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Monday, 7 January 2008
Honesty is a vertue or is it?
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I watched a television show here in Germany one night on exactly this theme. It seems lying is a lot more common than most would believe.
- 7 January 2008 at 07:56
- DJ Kirkby said...
I can't lie but N3S seems to be very good at it already. Even on the autistic spectrum we are still all individuals!
- 7 January 2008 at 08:33
- MZUNGU CHICK said...
Personally I do think little white lies are essential and who in the world hasn't gone with "I'm fine" rather than get involved with the real truth of how you are really feeling?
- 7 January 2008 at 09:00
- Preseli Mags said...
I always learn something from your blogs! Total honesty is sometimes too brutal. White lies sugar the pill, perhaps. But when someone asks: "How are you?" They're not really expecting the full truth are they?
- 7 January 2008 at 10:07
- Elissa - Managing Autism said...
I find it very difficult to lie - if ever I try, I do the fast talking thing and get extremely anxious.
I tend to do a fair amount of the "I'm fine" thing too!
- 7 January 2008 at 10:26
- Jen said...
I was almost excited the first time that I heard my daughter lie about anything- she's so brutally honest that it definitely does hurt her in social situations.
I think that sometimes little white lies grease the wheels of social situations- I'm not sure whether we'd even be able to have a society without them. The truth is that a lot of people don't really want to know when they ask how you are doing.
- 7 January 2008 at 10:26
- Jeni said...
Do you realize you just posted 8 ways to detect George W. Bush, ye olde DUBYA? Very good.
- 7 January 2008 at 10:29
"1. No eye contact. His eyes will look away. If the room has a means of egress - that's where they'll look.
2. Crossing of arms and/or legs (a protective instinct).
3. The pupils of the eyes will narrow. Lying is stressful.
4. Hands on the face, especially the mouth. They are "covering" the lie.
5. Talking fast. A liar wants to get it over with.
6. Sometimes the head will nod a "no" when answering a "yes" question or visa versa. This is a subconscious movement.
7. Mispronouncing the words or mumbling. A liar kind of thinks he is not lying when he pronounces words incorrectly or mumbles.
8. Overstated friendliness/laughing. He wants you to believe and he wants you to like him so you will believe him."
A lot of these could be out down to nerves, personal preference (I fold my arms and legs and out my hand to my mouth because it's comfortable) or general difficulties with the environment and nowt to do with lying.
I got 81 on the honesty quiz :D. I'll tell small lies sometimes, but I've found if someone asks for my oopinion about something which I don't like and I want to spoare their feelings I'll find something about it that's ok and comment on that.
- 7 January 2008 at 10:36
- alan said...
I think most of us do the "I'm fine" thing, though I also tend to reply "All right so far" a lot of nights at work...
Being a very non-confrontational person, I will bite my tongue for a long time before I say things that need to be said...much too often for my own good I fear at times!
- 7 January 2008 at 10:38
- buffalodickdy said...
I'm not a very good liar. People who lie like to avoid confrontation and usually is why they lie in the first place. However, when you must lie about something, the best way to be convincing is to first convince yourself it's not a lie!
- 7 January 2008 at 11:55
Do you know how to tell when a politician is lying??
Their lips move!
Boom Boom!! :O))
- 7 January 2008 at 12:33
- BBC said...
""When someone asks me how I am I nearly always say, 'I'm fine thanks.'"
Sometimes I like to say, "Not worth a damn, but thanks for asking". That often gets a chuckle.
I'm big on honesty and not lying, some people can handle that and some can't, what ever.
I watched a movie on my trip, "The Good Girl". She lied a lot and got away with a lot, people like that bother me.
- 7 January 2008 at 13:09
- Mel said...
"We call it tact or social graces."
This must be why I'm told I lack both of those things, huh?
The great thing about answering that "how are you?" truthfully.......is people stop asking!
Works for ME!
- 7 January 2008 at 13:29
- kristina said...
I say the same "I'm fine" no matter what and move on----but the main thing is, you're honest about C and clear about your love and all you do. A passel of white lies come and go.
- 7 January 2008 at 13:35
- inherwritemind1 said...
This is very interesting because we were watching Sixty Minutes last night. Roger Clemens, the baseball pitcher, was being interviewed by Mike Wallace about the use of steroids. Clemen's former trainer has said that he gave Clemens shots of human growth hormones. Clemens denies it.
I was watching him closely during the interview, looking for signs that he was lying. I could find none, and even mentioned it to my husband.
Clemens will testify in court soon. It will be interesting to see if anyone believes him. I do.
- 7 January 2008 at 14:20
I'm going to say that honesty is a virtue for one reason,.. and one reason only;
I can't tell a lie to save my life. So, it is in my best interest that everyone thinks it bad. C:)
- 7 January 2008 at 14:24
- G-Man said...
I sell cars for a living!
...OK, no subtle undertone there...I always tell the truth, It's easier to remember..G
- 7 January 2008 at 14:58
- laughingwolf said...
parents are forever telling li'l white lies, trying to protect their wee ones... it's the big ones that screw up just about everything :(
- 7 January 2008 at 15:25
- Wooly Works said...
I get hung up on "the truth" as I see it and when it has to do with my own perceptions and "a truth" as it concerns things that will always be true. For example, a person is more valuable and important than my opinions about them. I strongly believe that this is a "truth". Is telling them a lie (when it has to do with my own perceptions) in order to spare their feelings dishonest? Interesting topic for debate I think.
- 7 January 2008 at 15:28
- Odat said...
I deal with this type of thing in my job everyday....It's a tough thing to do... to figure out who's lying and who's telling the truth... Thanks for the info.
- 7 January 2008 at 15:56
- aims said...
That was a tough test -
- 7 January 2008 at 16:37
I don't get why they say that autistics can't lie. It's just not true. Some can and some can't. If they can't, does that mean they don't try? Do they mean can't or don't anyway? If they don't, does that mean they can't?
I can lie, and damn well too. My brothers were always bad at it, but they tried to anyway. They got a bit better with age. All of us are autistic.
- 7 January 2008 at 17:16
Oh yeah, and that test how to spot a liar doesn't look very effective at all.
- 7 January 2008 at 17:17
- Gledwood said...
Well all that bodylang' stuff rings true to me...
hey Mother of Shrek we meet again... I come here via the little monkey's blog if ya know whatteye mean
man my eyes are all a-zappin' too much screengazin' for sure
take it easy
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- 7 January 2008 at 17:24
I would make a horrible liar.
I believe in honesty all the way.Hence the reason I need to think more before I blurt certain things out.
Ok,well I guess I do sugar coat things at times.
- 7 January 2008 at 17:44
- Ian Lidster said...
Her bum does look big in that, but I don't mind one bit.
As for the "I'm fine" response, we used to use this acronym when I was in the addictions field:
F -- fucked up
I -- insecure
N -- neurotic
E -- emotional
I agree with the points you make, my dear friend. And, as a man, there is one time when we must always lie (no, not that one), but when a wife or girlfriend asks: "Does this outfit make me look fat?"
- 7 January 2008 at 17:48
- Gledwood said...
What do you mean "I have a butchers"...? I don't OWN one... is that what you were getting at? There is one near me... and they sell BRAINS ... ukk I cannot speak about this anymore I'm sorry they are utterly GROSS!
please come by again and I promise NOT to be posting about raw brains!!
- 7 January 2008 at 17:53
- Diari del Votant Anònim said...
Interesting and usefull everyday. Thanks!
- 7 January 2008 at 17:59
- Meredith said...
Well...lol! The "no eye contact" thing made me think "uh-oh, then I, like, lie ALL THE TIME!" :-D
Seriously, eye contact is overrated. And I frequently mispronounce words or stutter when excited. I wanna talk fast because my thoughts are running and jumping in a frenzy so I hardly can contain/grasp them then!
As for lies... yes, lying is hard. Especially those insignificant "white" ones. One thing: what's the point in deceiving someone you care for?! And how you know when is it a "white" situation and when is it a real question?
As for "how are you?"s, I find it very annoying when they ask how my life is going and then don't wait for the correct, elaborate answer. They kind of use the question as a greeting here, and it drives me up the wall; I find myself talking into thin air when describing the experiences I got since we last met; the asker just disappears. Nowadays I don't feel like answering at all, they don't care anyway. That's my trouble with all other greetings as well. Why do people display that they noticed me, and why do they break my train of thought, just to run away and not stay for at least an hour-long conversation? I mean, if you want to seriously talk with me, then do it; otherwise, don't interfere with my world.
Rant over :-)
- 7 January 2008 at 18:27
- Omega Mum said...
The only thing that worries me is what if all the liars have read this, too, and modify their body lanaguage accordingly?
- 7 January 2008 at 18:34
- Jade said...
I love autistic honesty! It is so humbling. I remember one very clear time during the summer in which I didn't shave my legs that morning. One of my clients was rubbing my shin when he looked up and said "Jenn needs lotion." No lotion was needed just a shave! lol, but he was there to let me know it was needed.
Ohhh...I love it..
Happy Monday to you!
- 7 January 2008 at 19:01
- LittleBrownDog said...
Hmmm - the truth is an interesting concept; rarely pure and hardly ever simple. One of the reasons I enjoy writing fiction is that you can play around with 'what ifs'. Sometimes the truth is not exactly where you think it is.
I'm partially deaf, so if someone is mumbling and covering their mouth with their hands, I won't understand what they say - so there's no point in lying to me!
A fascinating and thought-provoking blog, Casdok, as ever.
- 7 January 2008 at 19:21
- Chris H said...
I try not to ever ask someone how they are.. unless I really want the answer! Too many people ask but don't really care how you are... it's a throw away comment. And we all say "fine".... which of course is not true 99% of the time... we could be really really happy, or sad, pissed off, tired etc etc! I usually tell it like it is if someone asks me! Sometimes they look shocked when I actually tell them how I am! Well... they did ask!!! As for the lying.. seems I lie a bit! White lies I promise!
- 7 January 2008 at 19:29
- mommy~dearest said...
I don't know if I buy that "Autistics can't lie" deal. Jaysen can lie to me while looking me dead in the eye, even if he's caught red-handed. Sooooo frustrating, but I know where he gets it from- his mum was a good liar long ago...
- 7 January 2008 at 19:52
- Amanda said...
took me a long time to figure out when people ask "how are you?"
they dont really want to know.
some autistics can lie just fine.
not sure i agree about the lack of eye contact being a "sign"
- 7 January 2008 at 20:08
Our problem is that J doesn't understand when he is telling a lie. He is a people pleaser so he will say what he thinks is the right answer. Like last night when he got in trouble for throwing toys at a friend. I asked is that a nice thing? and he says, "yes." He thinks yes is a better word than no so to him it is true.
- 7 January 2008 at 20:20
- WesterWitch/Headmistress said...
Lying is amazingly common we all do and best of all to ourselves. I don't like people who lie though. I was brought up to believe it was wrong and was really shocked when I grew up and discovered that people were quite comfortable lying. Then again there is the white lie . . .tricky - if I know someone has told me a white lie - I still can't trust them . . . .
- 7 January 2008 at 20:27
- Hammer said...
Thanks for the tips on catching liars. I did not know all of those.
I think I've seen some car salesmen doing all of the above.
- 7 January 2008 at 21:22
- Celticspirit said...
That's a neat list to have on how to tell if a person is lying. I feel too guilty if I lie and I'm not good at it at all. Which might just be a good thing. Your blog is looking good!
- 7 January 2008 at 21:22
Im pretty good at lying when I have to but the truth is normally seen in my expres. My eldest lies about little things ALL the time to get his younger brother into trouble! so yes! some autistic children are very good at lying! My face normally says, "Im saying this because I HAVE to, but its NOT what I think or whats happening!" So lying in words comes easy...thats about it.
- 7 January 2008 at 21:36
- Ange said...
wow, I pretty much do all of those things listed when I'm telling the truth. Maybe I'm just lying to myself?!?!?
- 8 January 2008 at 00:53
- Angela said...
Sometimes I just say fine too becaus I am pretty sure they don't actually care how I am anyway
well unless it is a good friend or family
- 8 January 2008 at 01:09
- leslie said...
absolutely yes, your bum looks big in that! There! I don't lie! ;D
- 8 January 2008 at 01:23
- Paula said...
Yep, I tell white lies daily. Like you, I'm not good at those big ones. I would rather like to sleep at night instead!
This is my first visit to your site and I have completely enjoyed myself. Thanks so much for commenting on my site and getting me over here!
Have a great day...
- 8 January 2008 at 02:05
- Get Off My Lawn! said...
There is truh in everything, even the falsehoods. Neil Gaiman wrote "never trust a story teller, always trust the story". The trick is not discerning the difference, the trick is in seeing conflicting truths and giving them both credence.
- 8 January 2008 at 02:45
- whimsicalnbrainpan said...
I can't lie about big things, little things no problem.
- 8 January 2008 at 03:25
- Joan said...
I'm of the belief that little white lies to protect the feelings of others seem acceptable as long as no harm is done. With this said...I'm a terrible liar...my eyes always seem to give me away.
- 8 January 2008 at 03:43
- vivavavoom said...
I got a 56 on that quiz....not sure what that means. My son, who is 7, is a horrible liar. He also has sensory integrative disorder and cognitive delays. His sister, who will be 3 in April, and who is ahead of the curve (whatever that means) is better at lying than him.
But what stuck me from your entry is how much I think you need a break. Do you have anyone to watch C so you can have an afternoon to yourself?
- 8 January 2008 at 03:53
Lieing is so stressful to me, that I don't do it. Past, "I was late cause I hit traffic" when I really was just watching an extra 10 minutes of tv. I don't want to (or can't) deal with the stress of lieing. And in todays world, that usually works against me. Cause I expect to be taken at face value, so I take people at face value and they are usually lieing. It sucks balls.
- 8 January 2008 at 04:07
The quiz was interesting. In a nice way it was telling me that I was a liar because I don't want to hurt people's feelings, that I need to toughen up and say what I really think. I thought I did that, but it was how I said it. Now I have to really think about this.
- 8 January 2008 at 04:26
- Roger said...
Hey I going to use those tips on lying at my next poker game!
- 8 January 2008 at 04:31
- Pavel said...
This is an interesting topic, Casdok. My big guy does have trouble not lying sometimes and I've tried to explain about how telling the absolute truth to someone can be hurtful. It's a hard lesson for him to grasp, but I think he's understanding it more and more.
- 8 January 2008 at 04:46
- Jocelyn said...
I try very hard not just to answer "Fine, thanks" when asked; giving a more honest answer invariably ends up with more genuine conversation.
So what lies have you heard from your son?
- 8 January 2008 at 05:09
- misha_k said...
I've told my share of white lies over the years. And I can't believe that autistics don't lie. I know J does. I've caught him in them.
- 8 January 2008 at 06:22
- Casdok said...
Thank you, I do. I take C back to boarding school today so will be able to recharge my batteries for a few weeks.
my son cant talk or use signs etc Nor would he beable to understand the question. But thank you for asking!
- 8 January 2008 at 07:23
- Meredith said...
As for the quiz, what the hell has downloading for free to do with lies?! My philosophy is "freedom of data, fredom of mind" which means my uTorrent is running even now and I think of RIAA and CAN! just about the same way. Why does this make me a liar and not those who earn a lotta bucks from advertising and other crap?
- 8 January 2008 at 08:38
- Gledwood said...
man you get a LOT of comments!
and half full of people I know or recognize...
isn't the bloggersphere a bit like being at school
ie there's lots of people you know
a few maybe you would LIKE to know but they ignore you
and lots and lots you know by sight but don't really know at all...
that's what your comments is like!!
- 8 January 2008 at 16:42
- Patti said...
I got 100 on the test!!
OK, I lied. But I did get 94. ;-)
- 8 January 2008 at 17:26
- Dad Stuff said...
Our Number One Son was our truth machine. He hadn't even considered lying until around 2nd grade.
His little sister, however, started at two years old and tried to involve her brother whenever it suited her.
- 9 January 2008 at 04:29
- Kelley said...
I think I should rename myself Mother of Shrek the younger.
Parallel lives babe. Parallel lives.
- 9 January 2008 at 10:07


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Perion has built its business primarily by helping drive traffic to search engines through partnerships with various software companies. For example, through a partnership between Perion and Microsoft, a person who downloads Skype from the Web might be prodded to make Bing their default search engine. More recently, the company has pushed into social and mobile advertising in the U.S. by investing in specialized ad-buying software, and the Undertone acquisition should help Perion ramp up that expansion.
"This sets the stage for us to enter the more traditional ad tech market," said Perion Chief Executive Josef Mandelbaum. The market for pushing search traffic through software downloads has gotten tougher in the past few years, he said, as Google has made changes to its search algorithm, making it more difficult to generate consistent revenue. "This pushes us towards [working with] higher quality publishers and advertisers."
That's the direction Undertone has been moving as well. The New York-based company was founded in 2001 as an online advertising network that initially focused on selling display and video ads for hundreds of websites. In the past several years, closely held Undertone has worked to refashion its business around larger, "high impact" digital ads designed for premium advertisers like Mondelez, Land Rover and L'Oréal, while also pushing into the fast-growing "programmatic" ad sector.
"They have great relationships with agencies and brands, which we do not," said Mr. Mandelbaum.
Undertone, which has about 275 employees, will continue to operate independently, while the two companies explore potential synergies, said Undertone Chief Executive Corey Ferengul. Together, Perion and Undertone expect to bring in $337 million in net revenue this year, according to the companies.
According to Mr. Ferengul, who will remain with the company, Undertone has been profitable for years and had not been searching for a buyer. The company, which generated $89.4 million in non-GAAP net revenues for the first nine months of this year, was first approached by Perion in July, he said.
"It was out of the blue," Mr. Ferengul said. "I knew their name casually. I think maybe I had seen their name at a conference somewhere, but I had to look a little bit."
After meeting with Perion, Mr. Ferengul said the two companies saw an opportunity to build out a suite of digital ad products specifically aimed at top advertisers—the ones who typically spend most of their budgets on TV. Undertone delivers high-impact ads on websites run by companies such as Gannett, American Media, AccuWeather and Bonnier Corp.
Undertone pivoted toward proprietary, "brand-friendly" digital ad units about two years ago, and that now accounts for roughly two-thirds of the company's revenue.
According to Mr. Ferengul, Perion is looking at Undertone and saying "there is an opportunity for a roll-up, and a role for a scale player that focuses on brand and has a broad offering."
While nothing is imminent, "You should see more acquisitions [by Perion] in the next few years," said Mr. Mandelbaum. Meanwhile, the two companies will spend the next year looking for ways to integrate while still maintaining distinct businesses. Perion trades on the Nasdaq and has a market capitalization of about $160 million.
"This makes us one of the few scalable, profitable ad tech companies," said Undertone co-founder Eric Franchi. "We think that puts us in a very unique position."
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The Life Center Chiropractic
Jamie Lee Curtis came to Los Angeles, CA, USA's The Life Center Chiropractic in March 2018 and said, "Well my secret is out. I'm grateful to @spinechecker and the team at Life Center for adjusting me and reminding me to keep my mind and my hips open and focused!"
The Dog Wash
Jamie Lee Curtis gave Charleston, SC, USA's The Dog Wash a shoutout in February 2018, thanking the pet groomer "for my little dog's much-needed wash and trim."
HAJ Salon
Jamie Lee Curtis thanked Charleston, SC, USA's HAJ Salon in February 2018 "for my much-needed wash and trim."
Kudu Coffee & Craft Beer
Jamie Lee Curtis thanked Charleston, SC, USA's Kudu Coffee & Craft Beer in February 2018 "for the friendship and morning noon and night caffeination and carbohydrates."
Field Museum of Natural History
Jamie Lee Curtis thanked the Field Museum of Natural History for "a warm and wonderful welcome" in July 2017.
Chicago Lakefront Trail
New Kids on the Block's Joey McIntyre checked in at Oak Street Beach while riding a bicycle along the Chicago Lakefront Trail in June 2017.
The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel
Behati Prinsloo showed off her monogrammed pillowcase when she stayed at the "#carlyle" in April 2017.
Noguchi Museum
Jamie Lee Curtis called the Noguchi Museum part of her "#mustseenyc" in April 2017 and shared, "In the heart of Queens is the magnificent gem @noguchimuseum It includes this sculpture garden and showcases his work and his self internment in 1942 to try to offer art to his fellow internees. This work is on display as are so many pieces of beautiful art."


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Most income-seeking investors get too caught up in a stock's current yield instead of focusing on the metrics that matter more, like whether a company can sustain that payout over the long term. However, even if a high-yield dividend stock can maintain its current level, that will likely only earn investors a fixed income stream that they might have been able to get from a lower-risk investment like a bond. That's why they should take things a step further by looking at whether a company can increase its income stream on a consistent basis, since dividend growth stocks have historically produced market-beating returns.
Digging into the data
Companies that pay a dividend have historically outperformed the S&P 500. Using data from the start of 1972 through the end of 2017, dividend-paying stocks within the S&P 500 have delivered total annual returns of 9.25% compared to 7.7% for the index overall, according to an analysis by Ned Davis Research. However, just paying a dividend wasn't the deciding factor. What separated the winners from the losers was whether a company either initiated a dividend or increased it on a consistent basis. Those stocks outperformed all others by a wide margin:
Dividend growers and initiators
Dividend payers
No change in dividend policy
Non-dividend payers
Dividend cutters and eliminators
As that table shows, while companies that maintained their dividends came close to producing market-matching returns, dividend growth stocks beat their stingier peers hands down. That's why investors should focus their attention on those companies.
The characteristics of a great dividend growth stock
The best dividend growth stocks tend to share four traits:
- They generate lots of excess cash flow.
- They have a strong, investment-grade balance sheet with solid credit metrics for their sector.
- They have a healthy dividend payout ratio, which varies by industry.
- They have visible growth prospects, which improve the probability that they can continue expanding cash flow and their dividend for years to come.
One company that has embodied these qualities is Magellan Midstream Partners (NYSE:MMP). That's why the midstream master limited partnership (MLP) has been able to increase its distribution to investors 66 times since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2001, growing its payout at a 12% compound annual rate over that time frame. That fast-paced growth has enabled the company to generate a total return of 2,610% since its IPO, which has vastly outperformed the S&P 500's 179.5% total return over that time frame.
Magellan appears well-positioned to continue growing its payout over the next several years. For starters, the company produces gobs of free cash flow. The pipeline and storage company currently expects to generate $1.12 billion in excess cash flow this year, backed by the fees it collects as customers transport and store oil, gasoline, and diesel across its midstream network.
Meanwhile, Magellan Midstream Partners boasts a top-tier balance sheet, as it has the strongest credit rating among MLPs. The company backs that up with a conservative leverage ratio of less than three times debt to EBITDA, well below its target of four times, which is the comfort level of most MLPs. The company also has a solid distribution coverage level of more than 1.2 times, which is a historically conservative level for an MLP.
Finally, Magellan Midstream has visible growth prospects. The company currently has $2.5 billion of expansions under construction, including a major oil pipeline and a marine storage and export terminal. These projects should grow Magellan's cash flow by about 5% to 8% per year through 2020, which should enable the company to increase its distribution at a similar annual pace. Meanwhile, the company has more than $500 million of expansion projects in development that could enable it to continue growing. Moreover, the industry needs to invest an estimated $321 billion in expanding its oil infrastructure over the coming years, which means Magellan should have plenty of opportunities to continue growing.
It's all about finding sustainable growth
While higher yields might be tempting, the best dividend stocks are those that increase their payout on a consistent basis. That's why investors should look past the dividend yield and focus their attention on companies that have the traits needed to deliver steady dividend growth. That pursuit should enable investors to build up more wealth over the long term.


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How to Open an Auto Body Shop. If you've always been interested in repairing cars and are always helping your friends out with free repairs or correcting your mechanic, consider opening an auto body repair shop. It is a solid business--there's always a steady stream of customers who need repair work after collisions, detail work or auto body paint jobs.
Create a list of auto body repair services. Your shop will need to repair common scratches on auto bodies as well as collision damage from accidents. Body alignment, brake system repairs, panel replacement and electrical repairs are also common services. If you can't perform all these repairs yourself, you'll need to hire one or more mechanics.
Organize a business plan listing all the tools and equipment you will need. Shop rent, salaries, insurance and other concerns need to be itemized before you can secure financing.
Locate a space for rent. Auto body repair shops are sometimes housed in low-rent or industrial areas or in close proximity to gas stations or expressways. Scour ads and ask friends if they know of available repair shops for rent.
Use your line of credit or secure a small business loan to open your shop. Money-wise, an auto body repair shop is a low-risk business venture. Plan your business well, hire the right people and you're well on the way to turning a profit.
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Favre Makes No Committments on Tonight Show – AP Reports
Brett Favre was non-committal in his appearance on the Tonight Show about whether or not he would return to football. He is apparently still suffering night tremors from his last haunting interception to the Saints, which may make him too emotionally unstable to return. However, coach Brad Childress says that Favre will have as much time and counseling as he needs to get through it.
His aging body is also an issue he will have to consider, but sources say that he is entering into talks with SkyNet and US Robotics trying to drive up a bidding war between the two companies over who will get the lucrative cyborg upgrade contract.


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Facebook has launched its new application called Lite. The latest version of Facebook Lite APK 220.127.116.11.97 (130474807) is a small version of Facebook that works without problems with low-end phones, regardless of the speed of the data connection. This reduced application is designed for everyone, especially for developing countries when the Internet connection is not yet available. The size of FB Lite is less than 1 MB, which takes up 2.80 of space on the device. Lite does not load photos previously as conventional Facebook does. The application downloads the photo in low resolution to show it, until after touching the photos, it will automatically download the highest resolution.
Facebook Lite Apk File Information
- Developer: Facebook
- Version: 188.8.131.52.97 (130474807)
- File size: 1.3 MB
- Uploaded: November 7, 2018 at 11:14AM GMT+07
- Requirement: Android 2.3 and up
- MD5: 03c20ff4b03ff883e0bcfe10c94ea034
- SHA1: 67390787d47de153051a7f034b4c07f08a3f8a44
Review of Facebook Lite Apk
APK download Facebook Lite For Android for Android becomes familiar and intuitive because it is a redesigned application. The features that come with it are not much different from the conventional application. Instead of having a floating button on the lower right side, this application has moved the status bar to the top side of the application. The design shows a different design, but the order of the basic tabs to play remains the same; News feed, friend requests, messages, notifications, search and options.
The text and buttons are usually larger in this application. The goal is to provide the same advanced experience on phones with low resolution screens. In the notifications panel, profile photos are not displayed in FB Lite. Instead, the low resolution and low image serves to inform users if their friends comment, like or react. The designed aspect is really semi-modern shown by the gray background, combined with blue and white that dominate the interface. The absence of the edge that is between a notification bar and the sides of the screen is what makes this application a little squashed in the eyes.
FB Lite has the built-in messaging function. There is no force to download the separate application to continue using the messaging function in it. To be fair, the Lite messaging feature is not as interesting as Messenger, since it does not include message bubbles, timestamps and reading receipts.
Facebook Lite Apk Pros:
- It is quick to install.
- It is the application that saves space.
- This application is efficient with the data.
- It offers better connectivity with poor networks.
Facebook Lite Apk Cons:
The design of the interface needs additional improvements.
How to use Facebook Lite Apk
When you open it for the first time, there will be two options: Register or log in. Making an account will take less than five minutes, as will the start of the session. There are no special requirements, since it only asks for basic information such as emails or phone numbers. You must confirm the activation in the email you enter or through the code that the developers sent you. Once the registration has been made, you can choose what you want to do in News, Friend requests, Messages, Notifications, Search and Options. If you want to publish a status, click on the box below the function panel. Do it together with photos, tagged friends, specific activities and feelings. The logout button is available in the option function.


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Why you should swap Facebook and Snapchat for old school communication methods
By Susan Ramsay
At Young Post, communication is our business, so we get concerned when we get phone calls or emails from readers that fail. When someone writes a letter or makes a phone call, it is usually important, and it would be a pity if the person on the other end was unable to work out what the sender wants. So here's a guideline to communicating the old way.
Yes, writing is still useful. Companies like to keep things in one place, and let's face it, with Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram, Vine, LINE, Dropbox, the cloud and everything else, trying to refer back to a communication with someone becomes more difficult than it needs to be. Send an email. We still read them.
Here are some tips for sending good emails.
The Dos and Don'ts of writing a successful cover letter
- Fill in the subject field, even if it just with your name. This makes sorting and retrieving information so much easier for the person you are writing to.
- Dear Editor, Dear Sir, Dear Ms Ramsay, Dear Susan, (I'll even take Hi!) are all good ways to start an email to me. But sometimes you don't know who you are addressing. In that case, use "To whom it may concern". This way you hope the people at the other end will direct it to the right person. If you are writing about a job, or something formal, you need to find out who you are writing to and address them by their title and name, Dear Mr Jones, Dear Ms Jones, Dear Dr Jones.
- Who are you and what do you want? Even I have trouble with this. When writing to someone you don't know and who likely has never heard of you, tell them "I am a student who is running a photographic competition..." "I am a group leader in charge of ..." "I am a reader who wants to share my opinion/ideas/information or whatever else is appropriate. Then go on to what you need to say: I would like to ask for your assistance in ... Would you be able to publish something about ...
- Don't put everything in the email body. When you are asking for sponsorship you have to explain a lot of details before someone will agree. Your "this is who I am and this is what I want" has to contain a lot more information, preferably something that the person you are writing to can easily pass on to their boss or whoever else they have to consult. That needs to come in attachment form.
- Get the basics right. Whatever you are talking about, don't forget the basics: what, where, when, how and why (you should have already answered the who).
- Using initials to refer to an organisation. While everyone might know who the SPCA is, not everyone knows what the HKDSSS is. So on the first time you mention your school or organisation, be kind to your reader and spell it out. That way they will be more prepared for what you want to tell them.
Working professionals give advice on how to write an email that stands out in a good way
Let's talk about it
You know that app on your phone? It's a phone app? It actually works as a phone too, mostly.
- Okay, jokes aside, I can't tell you how many people try to talk to me while they are on the MTR, walking down a crowded street or worse, trying to cross a road. Fumble fumble breathe breathe, uhhh ... is not a good start to any phone call. So make sure you are somewhere quiet and give the person on the other end of the phone your undivided attention.
- It's always good to remember that the person answering the phone has been doing something before your call interrupted them, so don't just rattle off everything you need to say. It might be a good idea if you are nervous to jot down a few key points, such as who you want to speak to – that person might not be the one answering the phone. English-speaking people like to use a lot of meaningless chit chat in their conversations, but "how are you" is not great unless you know the person. However, if someone asks you this, they are not interested in your health, so just say: "Fine thank you and I hope you are well, too."
- Good morning, hello and good afternoon are all great ways to start the conversation. Don't start with your name and your organisation because whoever has answered the phone will not have had time to grab a pen and paper to make notes. Give them a moment to give you their attention. Remember that your call has interrupted them, they were not sitting staring at their phone, pen in hand, waiting for your random call.
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- I'm a student, reader, clerk, president of the US, is the next thing you want to tell them, and I'm phoning because my school/company/group ... is ... doing whatever.
- Then ask them if this is a good time to talk. You don't know what the other person might have been doing when you called, but there is nothing worse than the listener being trapped, unable to deal with your call right now, but you're talking on and on anyway.
- Remember this is a conversation, not a public speech. The person you call needs to at least grunt to acknowledge they understand you.
- Never ever be chewing or eating something or loudly sucking a sweet when you call. It is considered very rude and people may hang up on you.
- Don't assume that everyone has caller ID. So if the phone asks you to leave a message, then you must give your phone number. And, every time you phone someone, tell them who you are, unless they immediately identify you by name.
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Rapid developments in the realm of digitalization led to a overall debate about questions of security. The communication industry is also hit by this soon. Operators of Ciritcal Infrastructures are actually than ever occupied with these questions.
Threat scenarios are, thereby, varying to a big amount. At the same time, threats are originating not just from sabotage or hacking attacks, but also terror attacks, scenarios of floods, heavy rain or irresponsible employees should also be considered. The security of public services is of crucial importance for our society.
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About Fiesta Jazz Festival
The Fiesta Jazz Festival offers a unique educational and music performance experience for over 500 middle school, high school and college jazz student performers from across the state. At the same time, for more than 50 years it has given the Fiesta audience and San Antonio community a unique and admission free family event. The Fiesta Jazz Festival is one of Texas' oldest and is dedicated to presenting the finest jazz, America's national treasure.
Every year the festival also hosts the Fiesta World Jazz Concert which presents an opportunity for the general public in San Antonio and jazz festival participants to hear performances by outstanding jazz musicians from across the United States. Featured artists present a clinic the following day to connect face-to-face real world insights to all in attendance. Billy Childs, John Pattitucci, Bob Moses, Will Kennedy, Ignacio Berroa, Hannibal Lokumbe, Gordon Goodwin, Danilo Perez, Rufus Reid and Bill Watrous are a few of the artists from past festivals.
Admission is free and open to the public both days of the festival.
Fiesta World Jazz Concert
Friday, April 24
1 to 10 p.m.
St. Mary's University
Pecan Grove
Fiesta Jazz Band Festival
Saturday, April 25, 2020
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
St. Mary's University
Past Artists
Past Artists
Al Porcino
Maynard Ferguson
Dizzy Gillespie
Michael Brecker
Al Porcino
Peter Erskine
Mike Mainieri
Eddie Gomez
Eliane Elias
Paquito D'Rivera
Dizzy Gillespie
U.S. Air Force Dimensions in Blue
Willie Thomas
Bunky Green
Bobby Shew
Rufus Reid
Bill Watrous
Bobby Meyer
Jon Faddis
Jazz Orchestra of San Antonio
Don Menza
Tuck Andress
Patti Cathcart
US Army Jazz Ambassadors
Jim Cullum
Valerie Washington
Vital Signs Septet
Bob Moses Trio
Marvin Stamm
George Garzone
John Lockwood
James Polk
Akira Tana
Nobuko Trio
Hal Galper
Ignacio Berroa
Kenny Garrett
Kenny Kirkland
Jeff Watts
Nat Reeves
Terence Blanchard
Phillip Manuel
Mark Schim
Edward Simon
Jeff Clapp
David Pulphus
Kenny Werner
Bob Gullotti
Wayne Bergeron
Danilo Perez
Adam Cruz
Ben Street
Patrick Cornelis
Miro Sprayue
Peter Slavor
Paul Wiltgen
Bob Mintzer
Steve Allee
Duduka Da Fonseca
Gorden Goodwin
Hannibal Lokumbe
Rakalam Bob Moses
Michael Gregory Jackson
Phil Grenadier
Will Kennedy
The Powerhouse Big Band
Support Fiesta Jazz Festival
You can help create unique educational and music performance opportunities for St. Mary's students and middle school and high school students from across the state by supporting Fiesta Jazz Festival. Your proceeds will directly support keeping this San Antonio Fiesta and educational tradition alive. Click the button below and customize your gift in the "Other" category to support Fiesta Jazz Festival.
Interested in becoming an official event sponsor? Contact John Rankin at St. Mary's University at 210-436-3421 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Participate in Fiesta Jazz Festival
Saturday, April 25, 2020
Fiesta Jazz Band Festival is San Antonio's oldest educational jazz festival, attracting junior and senior high school jazz ensembles from Texas and neighboring states. Participants perform for criticism before a panel of renowned jazz clinicians. Trophies and awards are given for outstanding performances in various categories. A special mid-day clinic is presented by the featured Fiesta Jazz artist. Past clinicians have included Dizzy Gillespie, Bob Mintzer, Gordon Goodwin, Kenny Garrett and Terrance Blanchard.
Festival registration is on a first come basis and automatically ends when all slots are filled. The Festival is open to middle schools and high schools. You may enter for competition, play for critique only, or performance only. If your group is competing you must play in your school's classification (5A, 6A, 2C, 3C, etc.). Three charts of contrasting styles are required. In the Fiesta tradition, one should be in a Latin jazz style. Each band will be allowed 25 minutes, including set up and strike.
Interested Student Jazz Ensembles wanting to participate in the 57th Annual Fiesta Jazz Band Festival in April 2020 are encouraged to complete the online entry form that will be made available in Spring 2020.
For more information about Fiesta Jazz Festival and how to participate, contact Edith Ortega at 210-436-3421 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Register Your Middle School or High School Ensembles
Register your middle school or high school student ensembles to participate in the 2019 Fiesta Jazz Festival on Saturday, April 25, 2020 with students from across the state.
Entry Fee: $235 per group
A CD recording of your performance is included. Please make checks payable to St. Mary's University Music Department. Upon closure of festival entries we will mail you an acceptance letter with detailed performance information.
Registration: Registration will open in Spring 2020. Come back for more information.
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I'm assuming Spark now use port based auth because I didn't need to change the PPP credentials on my FritzBox - that part was great.
What wasn't so great was the fact that sync rate dropped from 9Mbps to 7.4Mbps, and ookla speedtest dropped from 8Mbps to 5.5Mbps.
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Our team has over 35 years experience in home renovation and remodeling. Each member has their own specialty honed from many years in construction. We have expert window installers, roofers & handymen which can tackle any job needed around the house.
P&G Renovations uses state of the art equipment and techniques on each project. We are insured and licensed contractors in NJ & PA.
We work around your schedule. We are efficient and flexible to meet the demands of the project. Weather is always a concern so we keep a close eye on the forecast and make it a priority to make each day count. We are punctual for our appointments and estimates.
We want you to be comfortable. We offer payment plan options as well as special offers for veterans and seniors. We welcome your suggestions and will work to make your project a success.
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It may be Labor Day, but that doesn't mean the summer's come to an end. In fact, the fall doesn't even officially arrive until Sept. 22, so can we all agree to keep the summer going a little longer?
Let's keep wearing white clothing, shorts and flip-flops. Don't even look at your long-sleeve T's and fall jackets, no matter how cute they are.
Keep heading outside — on hikes, for bike rides, on camping trips, and even to the beach. So long as the temperatures are still hitting the 80s, all these outings are still fair game on the weekends.
Don't succumb to all the ads for pumpkin-flavored everything. Don't even think about drinking a pumpkin-spiced coffee or pumpkin-glazed donut until October! Pumpkins are strictly for the fall.
If we all agree to take these steps, we can keep enjoying summer for a few more weeks. I'm not ready for it to come to an end yet, and I bet neither are you. Happy Labor Day!


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Missing Dyer teen found unharmed
A missing 16-year-old from Gibson County has been found safe after just more than a day of searching, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
TBI issued an endangered child alert for Kaleigh Shyanne Mutter after she went missing from her residence in Dyer on Sunday. TBI announced Tuesday morning that Mutter was found safe in Gibson County.
Reach Cassandra Stephenson at email@example.com or at (731) 694-7261.
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Did you know that most New Years Resolutions start to fail at the end of January?
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Sometimes clients are quite specific that they want coaching in relation to a particular area of their life, such as finding a suitable partner, or obtaining a promotion at work.
Other clients just have a vague sense that something is not quite right in their lives, they know that something needs to change but they have no idea what, or if they do know what they have no idea how to go about it!
Simply speaking, Life Coaching is a process whereby you will be guided through a series of exercises that are designed to help you to identify exactly what it is that you want to change, what you want your end result to be, and how you can get there.
Basically, It gets you from A to B, having clearly defined first where and what both A and B currently are!
Once you have your goals identified and a plan in place we will use sessions to motivate, encourage, identify obstacles and solutions and to make changes as necessary.
Throughout the course of life coaching sessions we will agree 'homework' for you to carry out in between appointments and this is an integral part of the experience. Its not magic and you must be prepared to put in the work.
Generally the best results from Life Coaching come over a period of time using a series of sessions and progressively advanced exercises.
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One off appointments can sometimes be offered for particular issues, such as preparing for a job interview or presentation.
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Quite unrelated but possibly of interest:
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Many organizations have called to tell us that their Customer Experience initiatives are not performing like they did. The results that were once skyrocketing have plateaued. They are surprised by this turn of events, but we are not.
As global Customer Experience consultants, we know that Customer Experience is less of a destination than a journey. Where you are going with Customer Experience (i.e., what customers want) could change and the work you do on the route (i.e., the way you deliver a Customer Experience) will also need to change. In other words, what got you where you needed to go yesterday is not going to get you where you need to go today. You have to embrace new thinking and approach Customer Experience differently.
We discussed these calls on our recent podcast. It seems to us that things are going wrong with your Customer Experience for one of two reasons:
- You stop delivering the Customer Experience that people want.
- You deliver the Customer Experience that people wanted, but people have changed their expectations.
In my experience, it is the latter. People have changed their expectations or they didn't tell you the truth about what they want in the first place.
For example, I often share the story about having salads at theme parks. People told Disney researchers that they wanted an option of a salad at the parks. However, when Disney made salads available, they didn't order them. Disney needed to get at the truth of the matter about the salads. I suspect the truth is that people felt guilty because they ate a lot of junk at the park. People said they wanted a salad so next time they might make better choices. However, their behavior shows they are still going to eat junk, not a salad.
What is a belief and what does it have to do with Customer Experience?
To get at the truth of the matter with your customers, you should try to ferret out their beliefs. Psychology research has determined that beliefs, when they meet specific criteria, are consistent drivers of behavior.
A belief is a grouping of opinions, values and attitudes about subjects. If you ask people about these opinions, values, and attitudes, what you discover may or may not predict behavior, i.e., whether people will make a purchase or if they would recommend your brand. To predict behavior with accuracy, you must discover a particular set of beliefs.
Beliefs influence customers' behavior when:
- The belief is strongly held, but not extreme
- The belief is based on personal expertise or experience
- The belief is expressed frequently, repeatedly and publicly
- The behavior and belief are measured consistently and robustly
- The behavior is consistent with subjective norms
As many of you know, I am an enthusiastic supporter of Apple products. I have a strongly-held belief that Apple products are excellent. It's based on my personal experience because I use Apple products all the time. I have expressed this belief frequently, repeatedly, and publicly! (I should get paid commission as I talk about them so much!) While I haven't had research done on this, my admiration of Apple has been consistent and robust over the years. Loads of other people like Apple, too, so my behavior is consistent with subjective norms. All of this influences my decision to buy Apple products when they debut.
Now if we tested these criteria with cable companies as the subject, the results would be the same although my opinions of cable companies are very poor. My behavior would be the opposite also; instead of buying it, I would triumphantly cut the cord!
How do you discover beliefs?
It's up to you to find ways to get at the real reasons for why customers do what they do because of these beliefs. You have to decide what you want to know so that you can ask the right questions to discover the correct answer that reveals their beliefs.
Market research is not all the same, however. To get to people's beliefs, you may have to change how you research them as well.
The Emotional Signature is a level of emotional engagement that you have with your customers. Our Emotional Signature research measures how your emotional engagement drives business for your organization. It also reveals how people feel about your Customer Experience as it is now and helps you define what you would like it to be. This type of research is useful when you are getting at the truth of the matter with your customers' beliefs.
One way we ask questions is to try hypothetical situations. We find it reveals different information than a survey question. Hypotheticals often show you both objective and relative findings. Objective findings are verifiable facts. The objective findings suggest relative findings. Sometimes you can trust relative findings more than objective findings. For example, let's say more people bought the object for $15 when it was blue than when it was red. I might not trust that $15 is the price point for the blue one (objective finding), but I would believe that people thought the blue one was worth more than red one (relative finding).
You should use different forms of research to get at these beliefs. Triangulation in social science means you validate your data from at least two sources. Triangulation refers to combining research methods to study the same behavior. An example of triangulation would be to ask your customers a series of hypotheticals, but then also use surveys and analyze past behavior. Triangulation efforts yield the most accurate data for your findings.
I find it ironic to say this next bit because I am all about creating a customer-centric experience, but it bears repeating. If you want people to buy when they say they will don't listen to what they say. By that, I mean that you shouldn't listen to what customers say they want. Instead, watch what they do.
The way to get to a fantastic Customer Experience with skyrocketing results today is not the same as it was yesterday. You have to observe how customer expectations change and then adapt your Customer Experience to meet those expectations. It's not easy but it is essential, especially if you want to see the improvements in your Customer Experience metrics that you did in the past.
Have you changed your experience or product only to find that your customers never really wanted what they said they did? Let us know in the comments below.
If you enjoyed this post, you might be interested in the following blogs and podcasts:
How We Make Decisions—Prospect Theory
Colin Shaw is the founder and CEO of Beyond Philosophy, one of the world's leading Customer experience consultancy & training organizations. Colin is an international author of six bestselling books and an engaging keynote speaker.
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Doctors do not cease to say, the Internet is the enemy of modern medicine. Most of the patients tries to use the network to search for their disease and self-diagnosis, treatment.
A new generation of Internet-hypochondriacs trusts more to the forums than qualified medical professionals that cannot oppress. Distrust of doctors complicates the interaction and affects the entire system, writes The Times of India.
Information found its official confirmation in the social survey 650 physicians from 27 cities. 44% of respondents reported that the majority of patients is too broad view of their diseases. Often guesses patients he had read on the Internet isn't quite right. 37% of physicians reported that their patients are "experts" in the field of medicine that has not received a diploma of higher medical education.
In addition, half of the doctors believed that with the widespread proliferation of Internet interaction with the patient deteriorated greatly. The vast majority of experts agree: their patients, as a rule, find themselves the most severe symptoms.


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This Malaysia made 2009 Ford has a metal body, plastic base, interior, and windows.
a. mf lt. green, black base and int., tinted windows, w/black and white stripes and "RS" on sides, sp10. All Stars#123 or HW Premier #019 intl. $1 – 2
a2. mf lt. green, as a, pr5. All Stars #123 10 – 20
b. mf blue, dk. gray base, gold int., tinted windows, dk. blue, silver and white design, "Winter Rally 2011" on roof and sides, "11" on hood and sides, Hot Wheels logo on sides, white sp10gd, Mal. Holiday Hot Rods Walmart excl. (2011) 2 – 3
c. red, gray base, black int., tinted windows, met red, white, and black rally design w/"RS", "3" and decals on sides, sp10, Mal. HW All Stars #129 (2012) 1 – 2
d. spec red, as c, added black spoiler, w/"RS" on hood, stripes on roof, smooth tires gtrrrl, Mal. HW All Stars #129 (2012) 10 – 20
d2. spec red, as d, w/tire threads sp10rrrl, Mal. HW All Stars #129 (2012) 10 – 20
e. lt. green, black base and int., blue windows, white, olive green, lt. green, and black rally design, stripes and dots on hood, roof and sides, "Easter 2013" on sides, "ESTR", "13" on hood and sides, sp10, Mal. Easter series (2013) 1 – 3
f. white, black base, orange int., orange windows, Silver, black, orange, and red design w/"HWTF" on sides, sp10rd, Th. Stunt Circuit 5-Pack (2014) 2 – NA
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Our manufacturing plant is located in Huizhou, Guangdong Province. The plant is about 75km from Shenzhen Yantian or Shekou Container Port. The total area is 20,000 square meter with a workforce of about 800 employees.
With continuous improvements in quality, delivery, and product value, we provide world class products and services that meet high expectations of our customers.
Global Material Procurement
Global Shipment and Distribution Services
Our exquisite machinery enables us to provide the best services in manufacturing.
General Test Equipments
Analog and digital oscilloscope
Digital LCR meters
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Electronic loads
Digital multi-meters (with GPIB interface)
Power supplies (with GPIB interface)
Audio signal analyzers
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Our plant is equipped with a range of full-function surface mount machines to offer an optimal manufacturing solution for
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Speed & Design! A 1988 RUF CTR Clubsport
We love classic cars, we love rare cars, bring the two together, and it's a match made in heaven. Today we get a look at something eye-catching and iconic that is set to hit the auction block soon; A 1988 RUF CTR Clubsport. This beautiful machine boasts a beautiful and clean approach which served the beginning of its life as a 3.2 Carrera in Gaurds Red. In 1991 Alois Ruf Jr. and the Ruf team had the car delivered to them and began putting their own touches on it.
The result is a complete CTR makeover, boasting aluminum body panels, rain gutters, fiberglass front and rear bumpers and more. This helped save some weight, while the engine displacement was bored out to 3.4-Liters with the addition of two massive turbos for extra power. The ride was outfitted with twin intercoolers, a Bosch fuel injector, and upgraded electronic ignition which equates to 469 hp at the wheels. The ride is one of the world's finest examples of custom speed, and it can be yours. This remarkable, mint green ride is currently up for auction at RM Sotheby's and would make a welcome addition to any fleet. Check out a few images below and keep it locked for more classic cars coming soon.
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Brian Rothenberg is VP of Growth and GM at Eventbrite, where he has spent the last 5+ years scaling the business to millions of events per year and more than $10B in gross transaction volume since founding. Prior to Eventbrite, Brian helped to grow TaskRabbit's business 3x as Co-Head of Marketing, he co-founded and was VP of Product & Growth for his own VC-backed marketplace startup SkillSlate (acquired by TaskRabbit), and started his career as a consumer and growth-focused Product Manager within Yahoo!'s marketplace business unit.
Casey Winters is a full time advisor and consultant to top tech companies like Eventbrite, Lyft, Thumbtack, and Reddit. Casey recently was the growth advisor in residence at Greylock Partners, where he helped startups on their growth strategies and scaling challenges. Prior to Greylock, Casey led growth at Pinterest, helping kickstart international growth. Pinterest recently crossed over 200 million monthly active users. Yes, those annoying signup prompts are his fault.
Prior to Pinterest, Casey was the first marketer at Grubhub, helping the company grow from 30,000 users to over 3 million by leading acquisition and retention marketing. Casey is responsible for some of Grubhub's worst performing ads, but definitely not its best. Grubhub went public in April 2014 and is now valued at $9 billion. Prior to Grubhub, Casey worked in online marketing at Homefinder and Apartments.com. Casey has a BBA in Marketing from Loyola University Chicago and an MBA from Chicago Booth. He blogs, not as well as most, at caseyaccidental.com.
Elena Verna, SVP of Growth at Malwarebytes, previously SVP of Growth and Analytics at SurveyMonkey, She leads growth product, marketing, analytics, and design teams, driving business acquisition, activation, conversion, engagement, and customer retention metrics. She has led teams across Performance and Brand Marketing, Growth Product (Content/Messaging systems, AB testing, and Billing), Analytics, Product Marketing, and Design. Elena has been a featured speaker at many Growth conferences - both in the U.S. and Internationally. Originally from Russia, she immigrated to the United States in her youth, and graduated with a statistics degree from UC Berkeley
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Nicole graduated cum laude from Princeton University with a bachelor's degree in Psychology, and in 2016 was named to Forbes 30 under 30, Venture Capital.
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Prior to joining CRV, both Olivia and Justine worked at Goldman Sachs in the firm's Private Equity Group. They are also the co-authors of Accelerated, a weekly newsletter aimed at students and recent grads who are interested in tech and venture capital.


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For partners that build or integrate commercially available applications and service solutions with the Oracle Cloud Platform
For partners that provide implementation or managed services around Oracle Cloud Applications
Hi Gurus-
We have this requirements to change the Email Address (From or the Reply To address) and Email Message being sent on the FYI email notification being sent when the attached user account on a supplier being inactivated.
Currently what we only see on the Task by a BPM is for the From value we can only assigned/update the Alias but not the actual email address where if the user click Reply it will direct to this newly assign email address specific for this task.
On the message body the only part that we can see on BPM that somehow will add details on the message is updating the Header Text.
If you can provide inputs or help us to achieved this requirements we will highly appreciate it.
For the notification message body part, you can try the following steps to customize the content:
- generate the user account inactivated notification through application first. (This notification usually is available at supplier portal.)
- log in as an user with the ability to customize pages. You may need to create a dummy supplier and its user and assign internal role such as application implementation consultant role so as to get the ability to do the page customization. This is used just to perform the one-time implementation.
- once the notification is received, launch a sandbox to edit pages and open up the notification page.
- on top of the notification page, there will appear an Edit link. Click the link allows you to perform page composer customization for this notification page.
- save the changes and publish the sandbox.
The change will be reflected in future user account inactivation notifications.
Hi Hong-
Thanks for the inputs will try to check this. But as per checking this will only possible for the notification received on the application right? not for the Email side.
Yes, the customization is with the notification page.


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Asian Tribune is published by World Institute For Asian Studies|Powered by WIAS Vol. 12 No. 2785
Sri Lanka has a long history intimately conditioned by the winds and tides of the vast Indian Ocean and the ambitions of regional and distant powers. It is, therefore, natural that it should engage more proactively with the sea that surrounds it as it charts its future course. Past experience suggests that the designs of powerful maritime nations will inevitably impact on its aspirations said Dr. Palitha Kohona.
"Mahinda same old stuff...old tape...nothing new for the people...people will put you in dustbin of history...sad to see you fall step by step like this...," Posted Tourism and Sports Minister Navin Dissanayake and said people would reject Mr. Rajapaksa and consign him into the dustbin of history.
The Washington based international financial monitoring institution Bloomberg News has acknowledged Pakistan's expanding economy. In a report, it said that cheapest borrowing costs have made the country as a lucrative destination for investment.
Just as Sri Lanka vies for China's booming export market, the country also yearns for imports from China-and Sri Lanka is an 'important location' in China's strategic Silk Road Economic Belt project and China's new "World Bank", as revealed on 02 July."
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England head coach Trevor Bayliss has said in-form county stars Rory Burns and Joe Denly will get a 'fair hearing' when it comes to selecting England's squad to tour Sri Lanka in the winter.
Despite finishing a home summer with a 4-1 series victory over the number one ranked Test nation India, Bayliss has conceded incumbent opener Keaton Jennings faces a 'nervous' wait when selectors and coaching staff meet next week to iron out plans for the two-Test tour to Sri Lanka.
On Jennings, Bayliss commented: "I'm sure he will be a bit nervous about which way it will go. His history – he scored runs in India on spinning wickets – I'm sure that will be in his favour.
"He is a big boy and knows runs on the board count as well. All those points will have to be discussed, and I can't say at this stage whether he will go or not."
Surrey captain Burns pressed his claim for one of the spots opening the bat with a century against Worcestershire, which puts the County Championship leaders on pace to claim a first title since 2002.
He is in the frame to either replace Jennings or fill the void left by the retired Alastair Cook, and is joined in the picture by Kent vice-captain Joe Denly.
Uncapped at Tests, Denly has played for England's limited overs sides in the past and has enjoyed one of his best seasons for promotion-chasing Kent. The 32-year-old averages 36.57 over 21 innings and has scored three half-centuries and three hundreds.
England's hokey cokey man James Vince was another name put to Bayliss as England's batting order options at no.3 appear ambiguous after Joe Root's move back to his usual place at no.4.
Despite showing flashes of his stylish brilliance on the county circuit for the national side, Vince averages 24.90 over 13 Tests in an international career prone to the impatience of selectors.
With Moeen Ali moving up the order for the Test at the Oval, Bayliss was asked whether another recall for the Hampshire captain could be in the works.
"Possibly, in Sri Lanka. Take Joe (Root) out of the equation, he has probably been our best number three over the last few years.
"I gave him the challenge, when we dropped him, to go back and score plenty of runs. Averaging 40 in county cricket is not good enough.
"You have got to average 50 or 60 – and take out this last game, he was close to that and made some big hundreds. So he has done what we asked of him – whether he makes the cut or not we will find out in a week."
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Parul Punjabi Jagdish graduated from FTV in 2013. Since then he has developed a portfolio career, working in both Europe and Asia as a filmmaker and economist. His films have been screened at several international festivals and in this guest blog he shares his thoughts on the connections between cinema, life and spirituality.
My journey has been a bit more circuitous than many others' from the course. And truth be told, it is not surprising at all: even when I joined the MA in September 2012, my motives were not merely making it big in cinema or becoming a filmmaker. The reason I joined, with no pretenses whatsoever, was to discover the 'right path' in life. Inspired by the Russian filmmaker, Andrei Tarkovsky (my favourite, if I can call any filmmaker that), I took to cinema mainly because I believed that when an artist engages in the act of creation, he (willingly or not) connects to his Creator. I never looked upon cinema as a medium of story-telling alone or a form of entertainment; it was a language of images and sounds through which experiences (from this world or beyond) could be communicated, or at least shared. "Share a sublime, purging trauma" between the filmmaker and the audience, if you will. Watching one or more of my films (though I frankly will admit the films were never meant for mass consumption and hence will not be appreciated by everyone) will help in understanding what I'm on about.
Anyhow, even I could not have even vaguely predicted the path my life ended up taking. While making the movies I so dearly cherished on the MA, several wondrous experiences came to pass. While I was locked up in my room, meditating on the dissertation film and its idea, images began to appear (dream-like) from nowhere particular and in a way I was 'guided' to make the film I made. Naturally, the urge to return to my country after the year in UK and to experience first-hand all these mystical utterances and experiences brought me promptly back to India after completing the MA. I set out to the Himalayan foothills and wandered, lost in abandoned caves or populated monasteries, seeking out the meaning of life, 'the purpose of my existence'. Films were, so to say, a medium to lead me there. I admit that when I began it was about the films itself, but soon films became the container and the focus shifted to the content (life itself). The story of what all transpired in the monastery and afterwards is too long for such a brief account as this. Only, a spiritual awakening occurred, whereby the ideal became to love and to serve, rather than to lead and to condemn. It was more important to experience everything that life offered and not run after anything particular, to flow with the river instead of against the current.
After all that, I returned back to my mother's home, then back to Italy for a while (where I lived a full life, working as an economist) and tried to set right all the wrongs. Of course, it is not an easy process, nor does it ever stop, for man makes more mistakes than he rectifies. And it is all right, it is part of living itself. In any case, returning to the story of my life, I sent my films to festivals and they were well received (in India, Thailand, UK, and now there's something coming up in France). What I found particularly useful was shortfilmdepot.com with a listings of various festivals and the possibility to submit films online for screening. It was from that website I started and it led to several other festivals not included on the website.
While working on my dissertation project, I also received an opportunity to collaborate with a local UK artist, the painter Sara Hayward, and we ended up creating another abstract film (see above, and it should still be screening at the Winterbourne House and Gardens). In short, the films did reasonably well on the festival circuit and I took back my job as an economist, though of course working as a freelancer and from home. Now, I work freelance on public policy (to earn my keep), am developing a few scripts and even short stories/ novels, and tons of other things.
I cannot say this or that path is better: each one of us has his own marked out. Mine has taken me wandering both within myself and in the outside world and the objective now is to try to live in harmony with all that I see, both within and without. I feel films are no different: they do not have to mimic life, so long as they exist in harmony with the world outside. Life can (perhaps must, for what else do we have) inspire cinema, but cinema does not need to be a copying machine, reproducing scenes from life as they are. Let us first question how things really are! Do not take that as advice: the only advice I can proffer is to live life fully and to set out on your individual paths. Be not afraid to explore and be ever more daring in trying to express the experiences of your journey. Do not be bound by conventions; think of cinema as a new language to express the very stuff of the soul (words naturally cannot do justice to such a mission, and that is why we have poetry, that connects disparate things and creates a mosaic and makes us see the 'in-between' things).
Seek, and ye shall find! God bless…
Parul Punjabi