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To inspire the next generation of scientists, a group of small manufacturers is encouraging kids to make robots. And not just any kind of robots. These are robot gladiators. NPR's Chris Arnold has the story.
CHRIS ARNOLD: For a lot of kids in high school, robots are pretty cool. And of course gladiators are pretty cool too. So what could be cooler than Robot Gladiators?
Mr. STEVE OVERTON: OK. Let's get ready for fight number two.
(Soundbite of beeping)
Mr. OVERTON: And three, two, one. Let her rip.
ARNOLD: Its a Saturday morning and a hundred high school students from around the country have met in an airplane hanger in Indianapolis for a robot battle. These competitions are held from time to time in different cities. Each school team brings robots that they've built. They don't look like mechanical people, more like remote control cars but with spinning metal blades and other weapons attached to them. They weigh about 15 pounds.
(Soundbite of machinery)
ARNOLD: The robots fight inside an eight foot high bullet-proof glass cage. The students drive using controls from outside. Local business owner Steve Overton is announcing the match
Mr. OVERTON: Chasing him down, whoa.
(Soundbite of a bang)
Mr. OVERTON: Whoa. Oh, that was a big hit.
ARNOLD: The bullet proof glass is a good idea, since these little robots really tear each other up and send chunks of metal flying in all directions. One robot named Armageddon smashes its opponent; it's named Steel Raptor with a spinning hammer type weapon, and it goes flying six feet in the air.
Unidentified Man #1: Steel Raptor is completely banged up.
(Soundbite of clashing and bangs)
Mr. OVERTON: Whoa.
ARNOLD: Steel Raptor is finally looking completely dead and the match is over.
Unidentified Man #2: Nice job, you got him.
Unidentified Man #3: Yeah, baby. Yes.
Unidentified Man #2: Yeah.
(Soundbite of a whistle)
Mr. OVERTON: Armageddon, baby.
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ARNOLD: Hey, you guys. So you did some damage in that one there it looks like, huh?
Unidentified Man #3: A little more than I expected.
Unidentified Man #2: All right, our team name is Slinger Bots Club from Slinger, Wisconsin.
ARNOLD: Now, plenty of Americans have unusual hobbies. But there's a greater goal in the background here. The organizers are trying to get young people interested in high-tech manufacturing.
Mr. GRADY COPE (Chairman, National Tooling and Machining Association): Manufacturing is not a smoke-stack industry anymore. What we do is cool.
ARNOLD: Grady Cope is the chairman of the National Tooling and Machining Association, which sponsors this robot fight league. He owns his own manufacturing company outside of Denver.
Mr. COPE: We dont have any incoming young people into our businesses and our businesses are all ready to grow right now. And one of the things we've really wanted to do was find a way to attract kids back to the engineering and manufacturing environments.
ARNOLD: To get help building the robots, high school and some college students match-up with local manufacturers. And so, they see inside of a modern manufacturing shop. Many have big, computer-controlled robotic machines that make parts for all kinds of stuff; jet engines, racing bicycles, medical tools for surgery. And these businesses need workers who are good with their hands and who are also good with math, and can program and operate these kinds of machines.
Ms. ANNA ZOLLNIKOV (High School Student): I'm Anna. I'm from Lincoln Sudbury and I'm 15.
ARNOLD: Anna Zollnikov is the driver of one of her team's robots. And she probably had the most dramatic hit of the day, knocking out an opponent in about three seconds. Right now, she's working on another robot in the pit-crew area.
Ms. ZOLLNIKOV: I'm fixing my robot, which was - one of its teeth was knocked off in a fight. So I'm putting him all back together.
ARNOLD: And overall, the effort here seems to be working. At the next table over, Dakotah Cleaver is a high school senior from Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. He says he's going to be going to college next year to study high-tech engineering.
Mr. DAKOTAH CLEAVER (High School Student): When I came into high school, I had no idea what I wanted to do. But getting to do this definitely got me interested in the engineering aspect of things.
(Soundbite of clashing)
ARNOLD: But first he has to get his robot, named Excessive Force, ready for its next battle. It has a big steel and bronze lobster-like claw hanging off of one side of it.
Chris Arnold, NPR News.
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Love your story, Mark, and I can definitely relate to the stressing over food thing. Thanks so much for sharing your story about becoming less stressed AND more healthy! Well done.
It's Friday, everyone! And that means another Primal Blueprint Real Life Story from a Mark's Daily Apple reader. If you have your own success story and would like to share it with me and the Mark's Daily Apple community please contact me here. I'll continue to publish these each Friday as long as they keep coming in. Thank you for reading!
Ok, so I don't really like using a quote from scripture to start my success story but it really is the best title. I hope that through this story I can show you just how much that is indeed the case.
I have never really been "overweight." I was blessed with decent enough genetics that through most of my childhood and early adult life (I'm currently 26, by the way…and male) I was able to maintain a good weight while pretty much eating whatever my mom put on the table or packed me for lunch. I even managed to not really gain the "Freshman Fifteen" when I went to college. However, I did put on a little weight mainly because the dorm cafeteria was basically all you can eat. Eating two patty-melts or two "pizza pockets" each meal while also eating a huge salad with WAY too much dressing, cheese, and croutons on it finally did start to catch up to me. By the end of my freshman year I was about 5'7" (that hasn't changed, sadly) and about 165#. Things were about to change for the better though.
My love for fitness and health began during the summer before my sophomore year of college. I was working out at Lifetime Fitness while visiting home and I happened to bump into a couple of friends from high school. They taught me how to work out better and began to teach me a little more about eating right. One of them had been a personal trainer for a while so I got a good load of conventional wisdom but thankfully it was mostly helpful. I put on a good amount of muscle 0ver the next year or so, but realized one day that I still was not as lean as I wanted to be. I knew something had to change and I figured it was my diet.
At that point, I had already been toying with the idea of trying "The Abs Diet" put out by Men's Health Magazine. I had been intrigued by it from the first time I heard of it because who doesn't want to see his six-pack? I took the plunge. Basically, the premise of the diet was to eat the 12 "Power Foods" which consisted of almonds and other nuts, beans and legumes (yikes), spinach and other green veggies, dairy (uh…), instant oatmeal (what?!), eggs, turkey and other lean meats, peanut butter (man…), olive oil, whole grain breads and cereals (crap!), extra whey protein, and raspberries and other berries. You ate 3 meals and 3 snacks throughout each day on a pretty specific timetable as well. The workout consisted of a circuit workout a few times a week and you were allowed one cheat meal a week (which was great except that it kept me on a reward system with food – eat right for 6.67 days and then eat total crap 1 meal). All in all though, it actually worked for me. It was a six week program and in that time I lost about 10 pounds and you could indeed see my abs! I was very pleased. I continued to eat this way for a couple of years and maintained the weight that I had achieved and overall felt pretty good and was happy. I know now that I was not really eating all that well, was eating too much, and was pretty steeped in conventional wisdom! At this point I'd already graduated from college, gotten married, and began my life with my beautiful bride. I also continued to eat "The Abs Diet" way and subscribe to Men's Health Magazine. I began doing CrossFit and loved it. Well, in 2008 things really took a turn for the worst!
I have always been a type A personality. To this point it had not really manifested itself in my eating habits other than always making sure I had at least three or four "power foods" in each meal (which is why I was eating way too much) and eating at the right intervals as prescribed by the diet. Well, one article in Men's Health tapped into my anal retentiveness and I began falling down a slippery slope of food and health obsession. The article basically talked about how to put on a lot of muscle while staying lean. Here was the basic description: Eat one gram of protein per pound of body weight a day (for me about 160g), half your body weight in fat per day (about 80g), and using a formula to figure out daily calorie needs the rest of you calories came from carbs (about 140g). Although the ratios are off a little and I wasn't eating enough fat this really isn't that bad of an approach to eating. The only problem was that I was still eating the Power Foods so most of my carbs were coming from grain, cereals, and beans. I was eating fruits and veggies, but not nearly enough. This was when I started counting calories and macronutrients. I would literally track everything that I ate every day, how many grams of protein, carbs, and fat I was eating, and total calories… by hand. I became obsessed with it. During this time my brother asked me if I felt like I was controlled by food – I avoided the question but in the end the answer was yes. Food had taken control of my life. It was all I thought about and if I messed up or ate too much of this or that macronutrient or too many calories I freaked out. It was bad. It got to a point that I would take 45 minutes to pack a lunch and snack for the next day at work because I had to "run the numbers." My wife and I started to fight a lot as a result and it was all very frustrating. My cheat meals also became more excessive because of the stress the rest of the week caused. I would consistently eat WAY too much once a week of complete junk, but I continued to be muscular and lose weight (thanks to CrossFit). I was also the leanest and lightest I had been at about 150#. So all this counting and stressing worked, but it was NOT sustainable for my life or for my marriage. My wife and I had a really big fight one night and she asked me "what happens when we have kids and you miss 45 minutes of time with your family every night so you can pack food?" That hit me like a tone of bricks – something had to change. Enter the Zone (ha!).
While perusing the CrossFit discussion board I found out about the Zone diet. I had never really read into it because it always seemed so complicated. After this fight with my wife I looked more closely into it and found out that it was not nearly as bad as I thought. I figured out what I needed in blocks a day and printed off a block chart and starting using it. Although I was still weighing and measuring my food it allowed me to do so much faster and start to get me away from being so exact in my measurements. I began to be able to estimate (which was a huge step!). Things started to get a lot better. Also while on the discussion board I found out about CrossFit Strength Bias (CFSB) and the Paleo Diet. I used CFSB to put on a lot of muscle and got myself up from about 150# to about 163#. I was very pleased with my results. On the other hand, I had read up on the Paleo Diet and had pretty much dismissed it out of hand. No Grains, Dairy, or Legumes! Preposterous! These were staples of my diet and I had lost weight eating them. Not for me. During this time, however, I was not nearly as lean as I wanted to be and started asking a lot of questions on the board about how I was eating and how to lean out, etc. This was all about three or four months ago. One day someone on CrossFit mentioned the website MarksDailyApple.com. I had never heard of it so I checked it out. That was the day my life changed forever.
I began to read all the articles on MDA about the Primal way of eating and living. I read about why grains and legumes were so bad and why dairy probably wasn't the best thing for me. In a couple of days time I spent hours on that website. I decided to give it a try. The main change for me was the grains, dairy, and legumes. It took me a while and it wasn't easy but over time I gave up all those things and started eating Primal. I still used the zone diet block system and weighed and measured my food, but very quickly I found I was becoming less and less stressed about it. I also loved the whole lifestyle approach that was such a staple of MDA and the Primal way of life. Things were better than ever with my food and my life. I was able to let go of feeling the need to eat every so often. I began eating less overall and also doing IF including a couple of 24 hour fasts once a week! For me, coming from 6 meals a day, this was a big deal. I now ate food around my life as opposed to planning life around my food.
At this point, in 2013, I've pretty much found myself in a maintenance mode. I'm pleased with my weight and body composition and it's become easy to eat and move Primally. The most wonderful part is still that I no longer obsess about food. My family has also grown as my wife and I now have a 16 month old daughter. Life is good.
So that's pretty much it. I must never forget where I have come from and how much finding The Primal Blueprint has changed my life. Maybe now you understand why I entitled this story what I did. Primal eating and living has set me free from myself and from food. I am happier, healthier, and more vibrant. I no longer stress about food and all that goes along with that. I can now focus on the more important things in this life and enjoy it for all that it is. I have you to thank for that Mark. You showed me the truth and it has indeed set me free.
Grok on!
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Love your story, Mark, and I can definitely relate to the stressing over food thing. Thanks so much for sharing your story about becoming less stressed AND more healthy! Well done.
Good job. I found MDA in April and tried it since I weighed myself and found I was 299. I did not want to break into the 300 range and started going primal almost immediately . I had never really tried any other diets just had tried a few times to watch what I ate and try not to drink to much Coke(my personal biggest pitfall). I don't like many veggies so it is a little hard, but have dropped 50 pounds as of this morning. I am going to wait till my 1 year anniversary and submit my own story.
Congratulations on your 50!!! looking fwd to your Friday story 🙂
Great story Mark– But quoting scripture isn't a bad thing– if indeed the truth set you free. The full quote might be more objectionable to some. My struggles over weight and health have mostly been conquered by MDA and the great people who love the primal lifestyle. Stories like yours and so many others who have transformed their lives in so many ways are priceless.
Congrats– and don't apologize for anything– to quote scripture…Fear not!
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Sorry Ryan– I was congratulating Mark on another success story and should have congratulated you– no offense intended!
I tracked calories for over a year and a half. I understand that it begins to run your life. Good for you for getting away from that approach to food and nutrition.
I track calories every now and again also. It can become a bad obsession. I think it's great to do every once and a while for a few weeks to get a good idea on what you're taking in – especially if it's fitting in to your goals or not. Once you have a good idea of where you stand – quit. It's too OCD.
What was the catalyst that got you away from counting? As a numbers guy and part time geek (programmer), 14 months of counting (and great success on my own mostly primal quest) seemed reasonable, until recently…
Sorry for the long wait on the reply. I actually missed my story posting somehow so I'm just now seeing these comments. My catalyst from getting away from counting is that I was being way too OCD about it and spending far to much time doing it. I'm not necessarily disparaging WAM all your foods but for me it got out of control. If it works for you, do it!
Congrats! Finding the a way to eat and move that lets you enjoy your life rather than wasting time obsessing over food and weight is indeed very liberating!
Great story Ryan, congrats on gaining control. Health and fitness just doesn't have to be so complicated! That's a big reason I love primal.
wow, that's great you moved away from food obsession in truer life, truer health, and being able to focus on your family.
i also found that I had a food obsession tendency that had different manifestations. Going Primal helped a lot, but I eventually found Overeaters Anonymous, which helped me with the emotional and spiritual aspects of my food addiction. By joining OA, I got support, and have finally been able to eat moderate, healthy, Primal meals, rather than overeating Primal food.
Jenny, I spent time in OA before I found primal, but the results are the same. Nobody can take away what I've learned.
Ryan, that was a great story. Your family is beautiful.
Great story and what a beautiful family!
Aaaw! your baby looks so cute and happy especially in the last pic, it is like she is clapping for you 🙂
Great work and great story Ryan! Way to make it happen!
Freeing yourself of obsession with food and the "correct" ratio of macronutrients is an underplayed benefit of eating paleo/Primal; yet you will see it mentioned in passing over and over in posts and forums–it really is an easy way of eating once you get into the routine.
Congrats on your success, Ryan and keep up the good work!
I agree on the food planing stress.I would get anxious every day about exactly was I Going to eat. Then you feel relieved to have it done and figured out, just to do it all over again the next day. Nowadays I just look for meat and veggies for my packed meals. If I happen to grab a fruit, nuts, or cheese then great. Maybe I'll eat those extras, maybe I won't. Now the only long tedious thing about packing lunches is the time it takes to grab a ziploc baggie.
Interesting story Ryan, thanks for sharing, wonderful looking family. It does take some effort to avoid the temptations and eat the right way, but since I do three meals a day within an eight hour period and always try to have the right combination of primal macronutrients is becomes less of a management nightmare.
Awesome, congrats!!!
So inspiring! Keep it up!
Great job! I wonder- how has your family been? Has your wife and new baby joined in your paleo eating?
Yes and no. My wife is definitely not fully primal. She is to a large extent vicariously thr
ough me as she is willing to cook primal or close to primal meals. However, she does still eat pretty much anything she wants as she is definitely blessed with the genetics that allows her to do so. My daughter is also mostly primal but eats like her momma a little as well. I'm working on it. 🙂
Wow. I have never been able to get interested in counting calories and after reading what you wrote, I am so glad. I truly think that mental health improvements are every bit as meaningful as the physical successes. For that level of frustration and worry to go away is really significant. A lot have people have written about that issue but you have really made it clear.
Ooooo this one hit home for me today. I remember that obsession with food, worrying about everything little thing I ate and whether it was good or not (this was all pre-primal, so there was a lot of CW angst in there!). I recently started going to a gym and the trainer I'm checking in with on a monthly basis encouraged me to start tracking my food. I've been nearly full primal for 6 months now and have already lost 50 pounds over the last year, so I mean, I know what I'm doing, and I know what works for me (but I'm still always learning).
Anyway, your story made me realize that over that last few days I've been obsessing over the tracking, and that's a feeling I do NOT enjoy. I already know what foods keep me happy, healthy, and strong. When I stick to that, I don't really need to track my food.
Congrats on your success. And your kiddo is adorable!
"Basically, the premise of the diet was to eat the 12 "Power Foods" which consisted of almonds and other nuts, beans and legumes (yikes), spinach and other green veggies, dairy (uh…), instant oatmeal (what?!), eggs, turkey and other lean meats, peanut butter (man…), olive oil, whole grain breads and cereals (crap!), extra whey protein, and raspberries and other berries. You ate 3 meals and 3 snacks throughout each day on a pretty specific timetable as well."
This diet can work very well with a few primal alternatives. I did it for 6 weeks and went from a tight core but 16% body fat to ripped abs and veins showing all over my body with 6% body fat. Basically, follow it as prescribed, but substitute:
legumes: skip the peanuts, beans, etc and instead have a serving of nuts or seeds (my favorite substitute were cashews and macademia's
dairy: substitute with true greek yogurt (from goat milk, not cow milk like the US knock-offs) and cheese that contains only the milk fats and enzymes
instant oatmeal: you could compromise and do steel cut fully soaked oats just have an equivalent salad instead. In my case, I had a sweet potato (baked, but otherwise plain… no butter or sugar, etc). they take time to cook so a trick is to bake 5 or 6 at a time and warm them up in the microwave or eat them cold
peanut butter: almond butter works as a good substitute. or as above… just eat some seeds or nuts. peanut butter is good for fats and proteins with some carbs, so you could also try a smoothie with a protein powder and coconut oil and a ½ banana
whole grain breads and cereals: again, substitute with seeds and nut and extra veggies for the fiber part of it
also… if you're like me and allergic to whey or casein, switch out the whey protein powder for Jarrow or NutriBiotic's pea or rice protein. One serving of each mixed together gives an awesome amino acid profile
basically, look at the macro nutrients of the items they list that are not primal and then find primal substitutes that offer equivalent amounts of proteins, fats, and carbs. and where possible, choose a whole, unprocessed food.
Well said – no argument here
Congrats! Glad to see you got away from that calorie-counting regime, that must have been really stressful.
What a cute daughter. And this shows that I have been reading the MDA forum: When I saw the picture of her sitting in the grass, I immediately thought, "grass-fed". =)
Nice work, Ryan. Grok On!!!
Good work Ryan! It's wonderful to be able to just sit down and enjoy a great healthy meal. The truth is on your plate! All the best.
Sorry, I mean, I am very happy for this guy, but he was always in pretty good shape. No huge transformations here. Was I the only one falling asleep reading this?
Well, "success" (and this is a success story!) does not only refer to physical success or visible physical transformation. Ryan succeeded in overcoming the bad habit of tracking food and being fixed by the what-to-eat-topic and implementing a "normal" and more stressless attitude to food. And that indeed is success! Congratulations Ryan!
But I agree with you. I too thougt "hey, this guy only writes about food and his eating habits!" But this was exactly his problem – being fixed by this single subject! Most people start the primal trial being overweight. So most success stories show a significant physical transformation at first glance (I admit I always scroll through the before and after fotos first and start reading the text afterwards 🙂 ) but they also show a mental transformation, a tranformation in the outlook on life. If you have always been in good shape – like Ryan – then you still can succeed in a way like he did.
By the way: if someone tries the primal way only for weightloss reasons he or she will probably fail in the long run. The primal lifestyle is much more than getting rid of some extra pounds. But I admit, if someone is only interested in dramatical before and after fotos this story might have been pretty boring :-). I liked it because tracking food nearly became a habit with me too a few years ago. And I am happy it wasn´t that bad and I succeeded in a similar way.
I never had the impression that MDA is a weight-loss website. Maybe you should go find one if that's what you're looking for.
Amen! 😉 Excellent title, excellent story, excellent outcome. Congrats!
This was a great story, congratulations Ryan! Obsessive counting and measuring of food can be torturous, and I really feel your freedom and happiness! This is such a very important part of mental/emotional health, as well as physical health, and I'm so glad it is being shared/addressed here! You are wise beyond your young years, and have found an inner goldmine: confidence in the ability to heal oneself.
Great story and great work!
Thank you for sharing your inspiring story!
Well done Ryan!
Your story mirrors my experience a lot – Especially before going Primal and toying around with Men's Health fad diets like the Abs Diet (which I tried many years ago and like most things CW touts , failed).
CrossFit seems to give you a great fitness/movement base (as it did with me), and I'm happy that you're no longer unnecessarily stressing about snacking on 6 meals a day 🙂
I like that you used scripture. You're kind of a testimony. You're kind of a witness to the truth. You're kind of an evangelist…
Thanks for sharing your truly inspiring story, Ryan.
I was once caught up in the "numbers" system(s) myself (counted everything) and know how it can drive you (and those around you) flat-out nuts. Fortunately for you – your wife's comment butt-kicked you out of your mental fog. I had to figure it out for myself.
I've only been going Primal for a few weeks now but have already seen some positive changes in my sleep, energy levels, endurance and have lost 7.9 lbs. I'm not obsessing about what I'm going to/not going to eat any more which is truly freeing indeed.
Thanks to inspirational stories like yours I believe I will have similar success.
BTW – Your daughter looks like a mini Grokette playing in the grass!
Grok On!
I've known people who still follow the Abs Diet and love it and are still in great shape. Quick recipes, easy shopping list and an effective program.
But based on the story, it didn't appear to be the "diet" per se, as there was considerable success with it, but instead jumping around looking for the next best program and then the re-introduction of junk food.
You *can* get lean on legumes and grain…hundreds of examples (milk, otoh, sucks)…and they were staples of our ancestors. (In fact, Alan Aragon does an excellent job in dispelling the whole Paleo myth. http://www.alanaragonblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Paleo-Diet-Claims-Vs-Evidence.pdf)
If low carb works, great, but, it isn't the grains. It isn't the legumes. It is calories in, calories out unless you've got a genetic issue affecting your metabolism. A few people do.


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Certainly in the short term, Mr. Assad stands to benefit most from America's military incursion into a bloody civil war that has been raging for more than three years. That may be the most dangerous and morally troubling consequence of President Obama's decision to cross the Syrian border to fight the Islamic State, the Sunni extremist group also known as ISIS and ISIL.
From the night Mr. Obama spoke about the possibility of attacking the Islamic State in Syria, it has not been clear how the administration could prevent such action from bolstering the Assad regime, which counts ISIS as its enemy.
"There is no plan to have any coordination whatsoever with the Assad regime," a deputy national security adviser, Ben Rhodes, told reporters on Tuesday. And Lt. Gen. William Mayville, the chief of operations at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Tuesday that he "wouldn't characterize the effects we had last night as benefiting Assad." But direct coordination is a moot point if the attacks solidify Mr. Assad's grip on power, providing his forces time to focus resources and energies on attacking Western-backed rebel groups in contested areas.
Mr. Obama's inadequate answer to this conundrum on Tuesday was that he would "ramp up our effort to train and equip the Syrian opposition, who are the best counterweight to ISIL and the Assad regime." But building up a rebel force that can take on the Sunni extremists as well as Mr. Assad's forces could take years, assuming the strategy works.
Meanwhile, the Syrian government is trying to shed its international pariah status, boasting of its close cooperation with the Iraqis, who seem to be acting as an intermediary between Washington and Damascus.
Mr. Assad appears placid and smiling in a photo taken during a meeting with Iraq's national security adviser on Tuesday, a sign that the two governments, which have had a tense relationship, are fast becoming friends.
Beyond aiding the Assad government, there are other potentially perilous effects given the complexity of groups involved in this conflict.
While a preliminary assessment from the Pentagon suggests that ISIS and Khorasan, another extremist group also hit with airstrikes by the United States, suffered significant blows, the Obama administration is bracing for a long campaign. These organizations are widely expected to bounce back, and worse, could easily capitalize on the airstrikes to galvanize Sunni Muslims who harbor anti-American views.
Islamic State leaders seem to see American intervention as a recruitment tool. In a documentary-type video released last week, the group said it relished the opportunity to draw the United States into a new and lengthy war in the Middle East. They may have done just that.


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Assassin's Creed Odyssey is coming to the Nintendo Switch in Japan. Revealed during the September Nintendo Direct (Japanese version), Ubisoft will be making use of cloud servers to stream the game to Nintendo's hybrid device.
Officially titled "Assassin's Creed Odyssey – Cloud Version", the Nintendo Switch streaming version of the game will be available to play in Japan on October 5th 2018 – the same day it launches for PS4, Xbox One and PC.
Set in 431 BCE, Assassin's Creed Odyssey is the latest title in Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed franchise. The action RPG puts players in the role of a Spartan hero and features epic 150 v 150 battles between the Sparta and Athens in which player can take part. As with all Assassin's Creed titles, there's plenty of stealth and exploration to be had as well.
It's unclear if Ubisoft plans to bring the game to Nintendo Switch console worldwide in future, but considering that it featured solely in the Japanese direct, it seems extremely unlikely to release outside Japan on launch day.
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More than 200 people were believed to have died in North Korea when an underground tunnel at the country's main nuclear test site collapsed last month after its sixth and most powerful atomic test, a report said Tuesday.
The tunnel at the Punggye-ri test site was undergoing construction sometime around Sept. 10, days after the North set off the Sept. 3 nuclear explosion, when some 100 workers were involved in an initial collapse, Japan's TV Asahi reported, quoting unnamed sources in the isolated country. After rescuers were sent in, a separate collapse left at least 100 more feared dead.
The Japan Times could not confirm the veracity of the report, but North Korea rarely acknowledges major accidents, and any incident involving the country's ever-improving nuclear program would likely be off-limits for state-run media.
The North's sixth test -- which Tokyo estimated had an explosive yield of 160 kilotons, or more than 10 times the size of the Hiroshima bomb -- was believed to have triggered the collapse.
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On Monday, South Korea's weather agency, the Korea Meteorological Administration, told a parliamentary hearing that another nuclear blast could trigger a collapse at the mountainous test site spurring a dangerous leak of radioactive materials.
Experts have warned that the nuclear-armed country's six atomic tests at the site have destabilized the area, and that it may not be usable for future tests. Others, however, including the North Korea-watching 38 North website, have said that its abandonment for nuclear testing should not be expected.
"Even in the face of what has been dubbed 'Tired Mountain Syndrome,' abandonment of the site for nuclear testing should not be expected," it said in an Oct. 17 analysis, referring to a condition in which underground nuclear testing fractures and weakens rock, increasing permeability and the risk of radioactive contamination into the environment.
"Historical precedent, combined with the presence of two other, as yet unused tunnel complexes within the test site, leads us to conclude that there is no valid reason to assume that the Punggye-ri test site is unable to contain additional underground nuclear tests," the report went on.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called his country's nuclear weapons program a "treasured sword" meant to protect it from aggression. He has vowed never to give it up, despite calls for the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have, meanwhile, ratcheted up a program of "maximum pressure" meant to bring the recalcitrant leader to the negotiating table on their terms.
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Colgate Palmolive (NYSE: CL) is scheduled to announce its fiscal second quarter results on Friday, July 27. In Q1, Colgate's net sales were up 6% year-over-year (y-o-y), as global volume growth of 2% and foreign exchange benefit of 4.5% were partially offset by flat net selling prices. The company benefited from healthy volume increases across North America and Europe during the period. Colgate's organic sales grew 1.5% y-o-y in the first quarter. Colgate remains the leader in the oral care hygiene market, with a market share of 35.2% in the U.S. toothpaste market and 42.6% in the U.S manual toothbrush market.
Colgate-Palmolive's stock price has declined more than 10% over the course of 2018, due to uncertainty in global markets and challenging category growth worldwide. Our $72 price estimate for Colgate-Palmolive's stock is less than 10% ahead of the current market price. We have created an Interactive Dashboard for Colgate-Palmolive which outlines our forecasts for the company's Q2 and full-year fiscal 2018 results. You can modify our forecasts to see the impact any changes would have on the company's earnings and valuation. We expect the company to continue to post an increase in revenue and earnings growth rate in Q2, driven by ongoing innovation in products, cost-saving measures, and lower effective tax rate.
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Nearly 75% of Colgate's net sales are generated from markets outside the U.S., with approximately 50% of the company's net sales coming from emerging markets – which consist of Latin America (25%), Asia Pacific (18%), and Africa/Eurasia (6%). Almost half of the world's population comes from the markets of China, India, and Africa, and only about a quarter of Colgate-Palmolive's sales are generated there, so the company still has room to grow in these emerging markets, primarily due to low penetration of its category products in these regions and the likely increase in the consumption of its products with economic development. We expect these markets to be a key driver for Colgate-Palmolive's long-term growth.
Future Outlook
Colgate-Palmolive had a relatively challenging 2017 – as it witnessed high material and logistics costs, increased competitive activity and a slowdown in growth in some markets. However, we expect 2018 to be comparatively less challenging, primarily driven by ongoing innovation in products such as toothpaste and soaps. The company expects a mid-single-digit net sales increase and low-single-digit organic sales growth in 2018, with sequential improvement in organic sales growth in the balance of the year. We expect the company's Funding The Growth initiative to help offset some of the high raw material inflation. In addition, we expect the company to benefit from population growth, particularly in emerging markets. Going forward, the company intends to increase its advertising investments in 2018 and maintain that investment throughout the year in support of new products. To add to that, a positive pricing in the balance of the year should also provide a modest benefit to gross margins.
We expect Colgate-Palmolive to generate just over $16 billion in revenues in 2018, and adjusted earnings of around $2.7 billion. Our revenue forecast of $16.1 billion represents year-on-year growth of nearly 4%. Of the total expected revenues in 2018, we forecast $7.4 billion to come from the Colgate Oral Care business, over $3 billion for the Personal Care business, around $3.3 billion in the Home Care business, and nearly $2.4 billion for Hill's Pet Nutrition.
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Mortgage Master Inc. has hired Brian Moggan as the company's Northern California regional manager. In his new role, Moggan will be tasked with "attracting high quality mortgage originators," opening new retail production branches, and working to expand the company's market share throughout Northern California.
"We are thrilled to have Brian join the Mortgage Master production leadership team," said Paul Anastos, president of Mortgage Master. "He has shown himself to be an extraordinary leader throughout his career, and has a proven track record of building quality mortgage sales teams."
Moggan brings more than 14 years of mortgage industry and leadership experience to Mortgage Master. Prior to joining Mortgage Master, Moggan was senior vice president of production at Mason McDuffie Mortgage Corporation, where he was responsible for strategic growth and recruitment of business development executives in key markets. Previously, Moggan spearheaded the formation of several joint ventures including Mortgage Services Professionals.
"Mortgage Master remains committed to expanding its geographic footprint into new states and key areas throughout the U.S. by hiring the best professionals possible to deliver borrowers some of the lowest industry pricing and a best in class customer experience," Anastos added.


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2 States gets a Telugu remake; Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu to star
2 states, the 2014 Bollywood romantic comedy and adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's novel of the same name, is all set to be remade in Telugu, and will star Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu.
According to reports, Abhishek Nama of Abhishek Pictures has bagged the rights of the Hindi film for Rs 55 lakh.
Abhishek will be introducing Venkat Kuchem as the director for this project. Venkat Kuchem has previously worked with ace director VV Vinayak.
While, Arjun Kapoor played a Punjabi and Alia Bhatt a Tamilian in the original, according to Deccan Chronicle, the Telugu remake is said to have Chaitanya as a boy from Hyderabad and Samantha will portray a Malayali.
Apart from the lead actors, the makers have also showed interest in casting Prakash Raj, Rao Ramesh, Ramya Krishna and Revathi as the parents of the young couple.
The buzz around this project is growing, as reports of Chaitanya and Samantha's rumoured real-life relationship, and impending nuptials have been doing the rounds for a while now.
Samantha spoke about her relationship with Chaitanya in a recent interview with IBT Times, but dismissed reports that they would tie the knot this year.
Now, the Hindi version of 2 States showed the contrasts between the North and South, with a young couple convincing their parents that their relationship could triumph over geographical and cultural differences. So, with the Telugu remake, it will be interesting to watch the lead couple of the story in an entirely different scenario.
Also considering Chaitanya plays himself — a Telugu boy — and Samantha is said to have Malayali roots, fans are eagerly waiting to watch the two portray these roles.
Samantha was recently seen in Janatha Garage and Naga Chaitanya is busy working towards Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo and Premam, which are due to release this year.
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There are so many times finding the right pants can be a drag. Style Arc's Lola Woven Pants were terrific and the fit made me quite excited. I really wasn't sure that I had anything that I could pair with these pants and low and behold, I found this ponte top I made last year – … Continue reading Excited
A sharing community
After blogging for 11 years, there are people I've kept in contact with and over the years though sharing our sewing experiences and this has given me a sharing group of friends I truly treasure. #sewover50 @sewover50 The #sewover50 @sewover50 team asked me to write this post to encourage you to blog if you're not … Continue reading A sharing community
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Would you believe this jacket is part of my teal wardrobe capsule as part of Minerva Crafts Network bloggers? I had really grand ideas of making a French jacket with lots of trimmings and a zipper. Uhm, I edited these ideas back for a couple of reasons. Knit fabric: Last month I learnt a lesson … Continue reading An evening teal
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I went to London to visit the Queen. The weather turned cold and wet but when Her Majesty joined us, the rain held back as did we. The people she spoke to were being recognised for the great charity work. I was a mere onlooker who was given the opportunity to be there on the … Continue reading Buckingham Palace
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At home the time to shop locally is on a Saturday and that's what I did in Belgium. It's not every day I'm in Belgium so instead of doing lots of research with the sewing community, I decided to use my Yelp app and a 24 hour public transport pass using STIB-MIVB app to get … Continue reading Belgium fabric shops
It's difficult to knock back a fun challenge. Here's my maxi using New Look 6263 using a fabric that I found at one of the Brisbane High Tea events I went to a few years ago. Sewing friends are the best! This fabric is sheer so I wore a racer back slip that I made … Continue reading #maxiformothersday


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He insisted there will be no deviation from that plan.
"It has always been my intention to retire before my 31st birthday and I plan to stick to that. I want to get out of the sport with my faculties still intact, having achieved everything I set out to do.
"I'm now getting close to achieving all my goals as a professional, and the final goal I have left to reach is unification of the world heavyweight titles. I've already unified the world cruiserweight belts and now I'm hellbent on doing the same as a heavyweight. Once all that's tied up, what left is there to achieve?"
Haye reaches his 30th birthday next weekend, and sees ageing legends refusing to pack the sport in.
"I don't want to be one of these boxers that hangs around too long and becomes a shadow of their former self. I've seen too many of my favourite fighters do that over the years. For example, Roy Jones, Jr. should retired after beating John Ruiz in 2003 to win a world heavyweight title."
"He had won world titles in four divisions, was the pound-for-pound best fighter in the sport and had nothing left to prove. Instead, pride got the better of him, he moved back down the divisions and ended up getting horribly knocked out multiple times. He's still scrapping around today, trying to grab on to past glories. There are loads of other examples, too."
Haye respects the way in which Lennox Lewis walked away. "My main inspiration is Lennox , as he was a guy that just about managed to get out in time, with a title to his name and his faculties still together. He retired on top, as world heavyweight champion, and with nothing left to prove."
"I turn 30 next week, so that gives me a full twelve months to achieve exactly what I want to achieve in this sport. It's no secret that I want to fight both Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko before I call it a day and that plan will never change. In order to be fully satisfied with what I achieved as a heavyweight, I need to take the titles away from the Klitschkos."
"I know that a lot of people don't believe I'll stick to my word, but I've never been one to sway from my plans. If I make a promise, I stick to it.
"I won't be like Bernard Hopkins and keep pushing the deadline back or just forget it altogether. I feel this timeframe gives me enough time to achieve what I want to achieve in the sport and also help get me out at the right time."


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According to recent FEC filings, top political donors at Goldman Sachs shifted their giving to Florida Sen. Marco Rubio in the last three months of last year.
Jeb Bush had been the top recipient of donations from the Wall Street investment bank. Donations to Bush shrank to a trickle as his campaign faded.
The most recent filing covers contributions and expenses between October and December. Marco Rubio's campaign received $107,000 from Goldman Sachs executives. This number likely does not include donations to various Super PACs tied to Rubio's candidacy.
One of the bank's lobbyists, Joseph Wall, is a campaign bundler for Rubio. Bundlers collect donations from a variety of sources on behalf of the campaign.
In contrast, Jeb Bush's campaign received just $2,950 from Goldman donors in the final three months of year. Prior to the fourth quarter, though, Goldman executives had donated $773,000 to Bush campaign accounts. Except for Cruz, Rubio and Bush, all other Republicans candidates received less than $19,000 from the bank in all of last year.
Ted Cruz was the third highest recipient of Goldman donations, although his total amount is about half what Rubio raised in the final quarter. Since starting his campaign, Cruz has received $52,000 for his campaign from Goldman executives. Cruz's wife, Heidi, worked for the firm in its Houston office prior to the campaign.
The shift in Goldman donations is probably the earliest indication that donors are shifting from Bush to Rubio as the polls shift.
Rubio raised a total of just over $14 million in the final quarter last year, double the amount raised by Bush. Rubio's total contributions in the quarter even exceeded his combined donations from the six months prior.
Rubio, however, spent more in the quarter than he raised. Rubio spent almost $15 million in the final three months of the year, far higher than the $9 million spent by Bush. Rubio closed out the year with $10 million in the bank, while Bush booked $7.5 million cash on hand.
Ted Cruz had the most money in the bank, ending the year with $19 million cash on hand.
The change in Rubio's fortunes happened before his surprise finish in the Iowa caucus on Monday. The shift in donations from Bush to Rubio was a reflection of the potential of each campaign. Now that Rubio has overperformed in Iowa and finished a strong third, the flow of donations to the Florida Senator will likely turn into a tidal wave.
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I know in this age of terrorism, war and our own personal stresses, our prayer lists are long. However, I am a firm believer in the power of holding someone's name in prayer and the comfort that knowledge can bring to the person who needs it.
Andrea Shay-King of Constitutional Radio whose radio show has helped so many wonderful causes including military blogging in general, Soldiers' Angels and the Rolling Victory Fast posted about one of her faithful listeners and chat room participants whose blog I read and whom I enjoyed meeting on-line on a few occasions.
It seems Third Wave Dave is in need of some prayers. Andrea posts that he has been diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. This condition is brought on by a chromosomal abnormality that affects 1-2 people per 100,000 and accounts for 7-20% of all leukemia cases.
I know I can count on all my readers to put Dave on their prayer list and hold positive thoughts for him as he undergoes testing and treatment. Dave is an amazing presence on-line so I imagine him to be even more of a presence in person.
Dave, we're here and we're rooting for you! Andi is right...we ARE a "virtual" family and I hope you know we all have your back.


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Conversion tracking in the display and search media space is the measurement of performance with regard to campaign key performance indicators (KPIs). Google AdWords Conversion Tracking Tool is undoubtedly the market leader in terms of its tracking abilities, as it goes about recording quantitative actions. It uses cross-referencing techniques with identified KPIs, as it measures success to gauge if the media inventory has achieved it's targeting parameters.
Measures of Success Common to Google AdWords Conversion Tracking
Google AdWords Conversion Tracking typically monitors these key performance indicators:
- Click through rate – The ratio of visitors exposed to the actual advertisement, compared to viewers who clicked directly to the website
- Conversion rate – Measures the ratio of orders to visitors
- Drop off rate – The number of viewers that started the process but never completed
- Registration rate: The ratio of website visitors who register compared to visitors leaving the site without registering again
Why you Need Google AdWords Conversion Tracking
If you are considering running an online ad campaign, you need to ensure that your advertisements, as well as their keywords, are going to generate the sort of click activity you expect. All good, but hold that thought. Unless you have an effective conversion tracker installed, you may find you are all alone in a dark space.
Google AdWords Conversion Tracking definitely makes sense if this describes your situation. Without this tool, it means that you will not see the number of clicks that made it to the 'convert to sales' bull's eye. This, a devastating, not to mention demoralizing scenario.
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Google AdWords' Conversion Tracking potential is a powerful ally in the online space. It enables you to identify the effectiveness of your ad campaign in terms of generating email sign-ups, marketing leads, sales, downloads, as well as other important considerations for your perfect business model.
The data tracked by the Google AdWords Conversion Tracking tool helps identify the specific areas of your campaign that are working and those that are not. This means you can optimize your keywords, bids, and ad text according to your needs.
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While some audience members thought they were being treated to a real life stunt by the Four Horsemen at CinemaCon, an evacuation of the screening room where Now You See Me 2 was being shown earlier today turned out to be no laughing matter. Lionsgate was in the middle of its big CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas. Part of the panel included a screening of the sequel Now You See Me 2. Midway through the movie, the screen went black, the lights went up, and everyone was evacuated due to a bomb threat.
The capacity crowd of exhibitors and industry personnel were told to calmly proceed to the exits and evacuate the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Deadline backs up these claims. There was confusion amongst those in attendance. As the plot of the movie features four career magicians who pull off amazing live stunts, many thought Lionsgate was introducing some sort of live element to the movie in keeping with the spirit of the convention. That turned out to not be what was happening at all.
It became almost immediately clear that the Caesar's personnel were taking this threat very seriously as they helped everyone evacuate the theater in a neat and orderly fashion. No details on what had transpired were made immediately clear. Colosseum ushers and security personnel were overheard saying that three men were observed with a backpack in the auditorium. Those men left the backpack behind and appeared to have vanished.
At this time, the three men have not been located. And it isn't known what was contained in the backpack, or if it was at all a threat to those in attendance. Law enforcement were quick to appear on the scene. The surrounding area was searched, including the bathroom. None of the three men were located.
It is not apparent if this threat was real, or just an abundance of caution on the part of the conference organizers and authorities. We will be sure to update you with more details as the come in. At this time it isn't known if Lionsgate will be able to pick back up with their presentation. Or if the rest of the movie will be screened. In Now You See Me 2, the illusionists (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson and Lizzy Caplan) known as the Four Horsemen must perform an unprecedented stunt to clear their names and expose the unethical practices of a tech magnate. (Update: After the backpack in question was searched, authorities deemed it wasn't a threat.)
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Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) such as omeprazole (Prilosec), Pantoprazole (Protonix), and rabeprazole (AcipHex) can put you at risk of multiple conditions including acute[i] and chronic kidney disease[ii], acute interstial nephritis[iii], clostridium difficile infection[iv], community acquired pneumonia[v], and bone fractures.[vi] Chronic kidney disease is very common affecting 13.6% of adults in the US[vii] and is associated with higher chance of cardiovascular disease.[viii] These are some of the most prescribed meditations in the US and there is significant evidence that these medications are over prescribed and not clinically indicated in 25-75% of individuals [ix] In a prospective community-based cohort study of more than 10 000 adults, they found that use of PPIs was independently associated with a 20% to 50% higher risk of incident CKD.[x]
List of PPIs from Wikipedia
- Omeprazole (OTC; brand names: Gasec, Losec, Prilosec, Zegerid, ocid, Lomac, Omepral, Zolppi, Omez, Omepep, UlcerGard, GastroGard, Altosec)
- Lansoprazole (brand names: Prevacid, Zoton, Monolitum, Inhibitol, Levant, Lupizole)
- Dexlansoprazole (brand name: Kapidex, Dexilant)
- Esomeprazole (brand names: Nexium, Esotrex, esso)
- Pantoprazole (brand names: Protonix, Somac, Forppi, Pantoloc, Pantozol, Pantomed, Zurcal, Zentro, Pan, Controloc, Tecta)
- Rabeprazole (brand names: AcipHex, Pariet, Erraz, Zechin, Rabecid, Nzole-D, Rabeloc, Razo, Superia. Dorafem: combination with domperidone[citation needed]).
- Ilaprazole (not FDA approved as of October 2013; brand names: Noltec, Yili'an, Ilapro, Lupilla, Adiza)
[i] Antoniou T, Macdonald EM, Hollands S, et al. Proton pump inhibitors and the risk of acute kidney injury in older patients: a population-based cohort study. CMAJ Open. 2015;3(2):E166-E171. doi:10.9778/cmajo.20140074
[ii] Coca SG, Singanamala S, Parikh CR. Chronic kidney disease after acute kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Kidney Int. 2012;81(5):442-448.
[iii] Blank ML, Parkin L, Paul C, Herbison P. A nationwide nested case-control study indicates an increased risk of acute interstitial nephritis with proton pump inhibitor use. Kidney Int. 2014;86(4):837-844.
[iv] Dial S, Alrasadi K, Manoukian C, Huang A, Menzies D. Risk of Clostridium difficile diarrhea among hospital inpatients prescribed proton pump inhibitors: cohort and case-control studies. CMAJ. 2004;171(1):33-38.
[v] Lambert AA, Lam JO, Paik JJ, Ugarte-Gil C, Drummond MB, Crowell TA. Risk of community-acquired pneumonia with outpatient proton-pump inhibitor therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2015;10(6):e0128004. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0128004
[vi] Yang YX, Lewis JD, Epstein S, Metz DC. Long-term proton pump inhibitor therapy and risk of hip fracture. JAMA. 2006;296(24):2947-2953.
[vii] Go AS, Chertow GM, Fan D, McCulloch CE, Hsu CY. Chronic kidney disease and the risks of death, cardiovascular events, and hospitalization. N Engl J Med. 2004;351(13):1296-1305.
[viii] United States Renal Data System. 2014 USRDS Annual Data Report: an overview of the epidemiology of kidney disease in the United States. http://www.usrds.org/2014/view/Default.aspx. Published 2014. Accessed April 3, 2015.
[ix] Forgacs I, Loganayagam A. Overprescribing proton pump inhibitors. BMJ. 2008;336(7634):2-3.
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UPDATE: I had the honour of presenting "The BI Trinity" again last week, this time to the SQL Supper group based in London. I really enjoyed the informal setting and the group. Thanks for the questions and really sorry I had to rush for my train to get back the Isle of Wight. As it turned out I could have stayed for a pint as there was a local Pompey football game and I missed out on a seat on the last fastcat. I had to wait for a midnight ferry. Oh for a BI app and predictive p.a. that could have help with that decision making.
Last month I presented the final chapter of my trilogy on Business Intelligence to the Southampton @SQLSoton User Group and again in Newcastle at the @SQLNE user group on Tuesday. The presentation, entitled "The BI Trinity", follows on from Star Schema Primer and Transitioning from "Reporting" to BI Solutions.
The BI Trinity presentation is composed of
- Modelling
- Reputation
- The data analyst
Modelling business processes is at the heart of business intelligence. Many core application processes (supply chain, retail sales, insurance premiums etc) are well understood and models for these are embedded in applications across the enterprise. Whats exciting is the prospect of modelling the unique processes that cross the typical departmental boundaries within a business and attempting to enhance these with decision support solutions that go beyond classic reporting and measurement of what happened yesterday and what is occurring today.
Continuing with the theme I developed in "Transitioning", I focus on "reputation" and how this is central to the success of Business Intelligence, the BI unit and the "data asset" that underpins the entire process.
Of course, in this scenario the data asset would also be used to administer the system of record for deployment of datasets (customers, products etc) into other core systems such as sales channel solutions (i.e. e-commerce website, store till system, call centre etc).
However, many legacy systems trap core data assets within their application architectures and represent one of the major challenges for enterprise solution re-engineering.
Finally, I review the historic role of the data analyst and examine how it has changed over the last two decades. New database in-memory technologies made practical by recent hardware advances, business intelligence is enjoying a resurgence as the new "old" kid on the block. Its a good time to be a data professional, but as always in computing, the legacy challenges are considerable.
Many of our civic systems are in dire need of re-purposing from monolithic production capture applications into lean information deployment systems that will cope with the challenges we face in this modern era.
The data analyst has a crucial role in this emerging world.
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Grab Some Hair Tools and Try Something Different.
January 9, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
When you get ready in the morning, do you do the same old thing every day? Are you sick of the same hair style? We are creatures of habit and when something becomes a habit or a routine, it becomes all too easy to fall into a rut. And that is just as true for our hair styles than anything else in life. If you are used to wearing your naturally straight hair down, without doing much too it, you will likely do that everyday. Likewise, if you always pull your hair into a pony tail, it becomes all too easy to do that everyday.
Well, it's time for a change. There is no reason that you have to do the same thing with your hair all the time. Just because you always wear your hair one way does not mean that you have to stay that way. Mix it up. Many women use the excuse that "It's too hard to try something new." Or, "I don't have time in the morning to do anything different." Those excuses don't hold any water, because there are a lot of easy and quick ways to change things up. All you need are the right tools.
With a hair straightener, you can achieve a wide variety of new and interesting styles and it doesn't have to take much time at all. For example, if you normally wear your hair straight, take your hair straightener and try flipping up the ends of your hair, or curling the ends under slightly to make an easy bob style. Just this one simple change, will give you a completely different look and it doesn't take any longer than just straightening your hair would.
If you want to try something that offers a little more change, take your hair straightener and use it to create loose, waves and curls. This look is very easy to achieve and doesn't take long at all to create a completely different look on days you want to change it up.
Of course if you have naturally curly hair, you can change it up by using a hair straightener with ceramic plates to straighten your hair. Ceramic plates are the best choice because they use far infrared heat to infuse your hair with moisture, locking in the moisture in the hair, so your hair doesn't look frizzy or damaged. It's quick and easy to straighten your hair if you have the right iron at your disposal.
Beautiful hair styles can also be created by using a mixture of curls and straight hair. Consider putting your hair in a half pony tail and using your hair straightener or curling iron to curl the hair that has been pulled up.
There are a lot of options available to you that don't need to take a great deal of time. The best thing to do is to experiment and try out a number of different looks. After all, there is no reason your hair needs to look the same everyday. In fact, you may discover that you like it a lot better a different way.
You Deserve a Professional Quality Hair Iron at Home
December 19, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
When you leave the hair salon your newly straightened hair is probably shiny, sleek and amazing. But why is it that you cannot recreate that look with your own hair straightener? Ask yourself, what kind of hair straightener do you have at home? Do you have a cheap, drug store hair iron that doesn't give you the results that you would like? Far too many women use a cheap hair iron that doesn't do a good job straightening hair, and worse can actually damage the hair.
When it comes to hair straighteners, it's very important that you choose a quality hair iron that will not damage your hair because straight hair isn't very good if you're breaking it and damaging it in the process.
When you are looking for a good hair iron, there are a few things that you have to look for. First, choose an iron that uses ceramic or titanium plates. Titanium hair irons generally combine the titanium with ceramic in order to get the best benefits. Ceramic hair straighteners are known for its amazing heat retention which means that it you don't have to worry about any hot spots forming on the iron which could potentially burn your hair. Ceramic is the best material for maintaining heat so as well as not getting hot spots, you don't have to worry about waiting for the iron to heat up between passes on your hair, so it's fast and easy to use. Quality hair irons have heat sensors that sense the temperature a few times a second, which helps to regulate and keep the temperature constant.
Titanium plates on a hair straightener are very nice to use because they are as smooth as glass, so your hair simply slides along them. And these plates are as tough as steel, but extremely light so the iron is nice and easy to handle.
Another quality to look for in a professional grade hair straightener is the presence of tourmaline. Tourmaline is a naturally occurring mineral that has been discovered to be a natural source of negative ions. Negative ions penetrate each hair every time a tourmaline hair iron is passed through the hair, infusing each and every hair so that these hairs retain their moisture and lock in the natural color. Because tourmaline locks in the moisture and natural oils, your hair will look extremely healthy and naturally shiny, which is something a cheap hair iron can not do.
Professional quality hair straighteners will cost you slightly more than their cheaper counterparts that you can find in any drugstore, or Wal-Mart. But the difference in price is absolutely justifiable when you compare the difference that each iron makes to your hair. Cheaper irons may burn your hair, tear and pull it. They will not give you the results of smooth and shiny hair. Instead your hair will be standing up, frizzy, dried out, possibly torn and broken and maybe not even all that straight. It seems like an easy decision. When you want quality results, and beautiful hair – choose a professional hair straightener for your own personal use. There is absolutely no reason that your hair can't look salon good every day.
How does a Hair Straightener Work?
December 10, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Hair straighteners, also known as a flat iron, hair iron or straightening iron work to straighten and smooth out curly, wavy and kinky hair. But just exactly how? Much like a clothes iron works to smooth out creases and folds in your clothes, a hair iron smooths out the wave and curl in your hair by using the combination of high heat and pressure.
The high heat and flat plates on a straightening iron work to reshape your hair. When clamping your hair in between the two heated plates the combination of the heat and pressure work together to flatten and smooth out kinky hair. Like a curling iron is used to bend and curl the hair with a round barrel and high heat, a hair flat iron uses two flat plates to straighten and smooth out your hair.
Chemical Straighteners vs. Hair Straighteners
November 27, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
It's inevitable; you want to change your hair style from time to time everyone does. But what if you have curly hair and you want to make it straight? You do have a few options available to you depending on what you are trying to achieve with your hair. Some people choose a chemical hair straightener over a hair iron because they think that straightening the hair permanently is the way to go. But what about the dangers of chemical hair straighteners? Is it safe?
Safety is definitely a concern when it comes to using a chemical hair straightener, because you are putting chemicals on your head and when there are chemicals involved there is always a concern for your health as well as your hair. Before any stylist uses a chemical hair straightener they should do a strand test. And why do you think they have to do a strand test? Well, because chemicals can cause harm, and by doing the strand test they are trying to determine how much damage will occur.
When you use chemicals on your hair they will almost certainly cause damage to your hair. And why would you want to damage your hair in the quest to create a beautiful style? That seems a bit backward. You should want to create a beautiful style, not a dry, damaged, frizzy style.
So what's your other option? A hair straightener of course. One simple tool can straighten your hair safely, easily and not only will you be able to create the style you are looking for but your hair will look phenomenal as well. That's because using a high quality hair straightener, one that utilizes the power of ceramic, titanium and tourmaline will actually improve the look of your hair. A quality hair straightener will infuse your hair with powerful negative ions that work to lock in the natural oils and shine in your hair cuticle allowing it to lay flat on your head. So not only will your hair be straight, it will be healthy, shiny and more beautiful than before. Forget the frizzy, over processed look.
Some people think that it will be easier and more convenient to use a chemical straightener. That way they can wake up every day and their hair will be straight without any effort. However, despite the risks to your health and the health of your hair, there are other issues involved with chemical straighteners. Your hair will require touch ups every few months, and the look is permanent. This means that if you decide that you want to wear your hair curly for a change, you're out of luck.
And if you think that using a hair iron is not easy or fast, you are wrong! A quality hair straightener will straighten your hair out quickly and effectively which means that you can straighten your hair out every morning achieving the style that you want with minimal effort. And as an added benefit, your hair will be shiny, and healthy as well as sexy and sleek.
You do have choices when it comes to straightening your hair, but the only real choice for straightening your hair in a healthy way is a quality hair iron.
Hair Straighteners – 10 Quick Tips for Straightening Hair
November 24, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Here the top 10 hair straightening tips to make sure you get the best results from your flat iron, every time!
1. Always make sure your flat iron plates are clean! Use a soft damp cloth on a cool iron to wipe away any residue.
2. Allow your flat iron to fully heat up to the set temperature before styling.
3. Blow dry hair straight before straightening hair and make sure hair is completely dry before hair straightening to avoid burning hair.
4. Use a heat protectant styling aid to keep hair healthy when using heated styling tools.
5. Section hair into layers so you can start with the back bottom layers of your hair and work your way up and around the head.
6. Straighten 1 inch sections of hair at a time.
7. Glide the iron SLOWLY down the section of hair for best results and to avoid having to go over the section of hair more than once.
8. If your hair is super curly, follow a comb with your flat iron down the section of hair during straightening to help smooth the hair.
9. Do not clamp the flat iron plates too tightly but do make sure you have a good grip on the hair as the pressure of the plates combined with the heat of the iron is what straightens the hair.
10. Make sure you are using a professional hair straightening iron! Checkout Choosing the Right Hair Straightener for You.
Karmin Hair Iron Before & After Photos – Customer Review
November 23, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Chrystal Writes -
I love how the karmin Titanium is safe enough to use on my hair extensions. It leaves my hair looking soft, smooth and shiny.
Infrared Heat For Styling Hair
November 6, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Infrared is an amazing thing when it is coming from professional styling tools that use ceramic and tourmaline to generate the heat for you to style your hair. Far infrared heat will actually heat your hair from the inside out when you use tourmaline ceramic hair straighteners so there is less damage to the outside portion of your hair. Plus not only will there be less potential for damage straightening your hair with one of these flat irons is much quicker than for other hair irons available using different materials in the plates on the iron.
Straightening Hair Is Quick & Easy With Hair Irons
October 17, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
If you have never used a hair straightening iron to remove even the kinkiest curls from your hair you will surely be surprised with just how quick and easy it is. Hair straightener tools are designed to be not only efficient at removing those curls, but also these professional hair irons will not damage your hair if used properly. Ceramic hair irons heat up quickly and in less than ten minutes you can have that sleek shiny hair that so many want to have today. It is simply a matter of slowly taking the hair iron down through your hair from root to tip.
Take Your Hat Off! Hair Straighteners for Dry, Damaged Hair
October 14, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Dry, damaged, frizzy hair! It can be the curse of over styling and using too many products and hair styling tools. Some people also naturally have dry frizzy hair, and try as they might, they can't seem to tame it. What do these poor women do? In the past they may have hid their hair under hats claiming a "bad hair day" or pulled it back in a pony tail in an effort to tame it. But no longer do you have to hide from your hair. Even if you have dry, frizzy or damaged hair, you can use a hair straightener to help tame your locks.
That's right, there are now options for you if your hair is damaged but you still desperately want the sleek groomed style that a hair straightener can provide. Many of you may not believe me because you have been trained to stay away from hair styling products when your hair is in this condition. But I promise you, there are hair styling tools you can use. In fact, the best hair straightener for dry frizzy hair is also the best flat iron for damaged hair. It's a relatively new straightener to the market – a tourmaline hair straightener.
You may have heard some of the hype surrounding the new tourmaline hair straighteners, and it's not just hype. These truly are amazing hair tools that can be used for all types of hair, even if you're suffering damage. These hair irons utilize titanium plates that are absolutely superior when it comes to straightening hair. Titanium is an extremely smooth element, so it will not pinch, pull or tug on hair like other plate types.
Titanium also has the ability to heat up extremely fast and to hold a temperature constant so you do not have to worry about burning your hair. With a temperature adjustment, you can turn down the heat which will go further to protect damaged or processed hair. But the real innovation is with the addition of tourmaline which is a naturally occurring mineral that actually responds to heat by becoming electrically charged with negative ions. These negative ions work to close the hair cuticle which allows the hair to lay flat keeping it protected and making it look shiny and healthy at the same time.
Tourmaline technology also allows you to style your hair in half the time as regular hair straighteners which means there is much less time with the hair iron actually touching the hair which reduces the likelihood that any further damage will occur to the hair. This is because it produces far infrared heat that dries the hair from the inside out, instead of the outside in like other hair straighteners.
Not only are you able to use a hair straightener if you have dry, damaged and frizzy hair, but your hair will actually benefit from the use of a tourmaline hair straightener. So what are you waiting for? Take that hat off and treat your hair to some beautiful styling today with the best new hair straighteners for your hair type.
Farouk Chi Silver Nano Hair Straightener
September 21, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Farouk Chi has some of the best hair straighteners available for the hair styling professional and for the woman who only wants the best for her hair. One of the top Farouk flat irons available is their one inch silver nano model. This hair iron uses a solid ceramic heater to make sure the iron heats up quickly and efficiently. Plus it utilizes the nano silver technology, which will eliminate bacteria on the iron to make sure you are using a germ free hair tool for your health. With a curled edge design this hair iron is perfect for not only straightening hair but also it will also curl it effectively as well.


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5 Tips to Save Money for First-Time Buyers
This is a great video from RISMedia on tips to save money on home improvements. Living on a budget is the norm these days. Whether you are trying to entice home buyers or just want to spruce up your living space, the experts at Tradition Living offer some great tips to help you out.
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MILWAUKEE – Senior Holly Denfeld of the MSOE women's basketball team has been named the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Player of the Week for Feb. 13, the league office announced late Monday.
Denfeld went off for 39 points on 17-of-19 shooting in a 25-point win over Dominican last Saturday. She set school records for made field goals and field goal percentage (89.5%) in a game while posting the second-most points in a game. She added nine rebounds and six assists in the game. Earlier in the week, she had 17 points and 13 rebounds against Lakeland.
Denfeld's scoring outburst put her just 21 points from Catherine Chappell's school record of 1,790 career points. She has two regular season games remaining, starting Wednesday at Marian.


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Bone Whistles
Bone Whistles
Firewind Flutes
One to three note whistles were originally used for signaling, attracting wildlife and ceremonies. They are very trilly and are wonderful for improvisation, often used to highlight Native American flute music. Most familiar is the Eagle Call Whistle which is a one-note whistle which utilizes an octave over-blow.
We use a variety of bones. Deer leg and turkey wing bones are the most popular. The ancient Incas used to make whistles from the wing bones of the condor.


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In the first of a two-part X-Position, writer Brian Michael Bendis discusses what's coming up in "Uncanny X-Men." Plus, exclusive art!
Full article here.
In the first of a two-part X-Position, writer Brian Michael Bendis discusses what's coming up in "Uncanny X-Men." Plus, exclusive art!
Full article here.
For what it's worth, as much as I was unhappy with BotA, I did laugh out loud when future Deadpool asked for Goldballs's autograph because he's a legend in the future.
Long live Goldballs!
Man, I really hope nothing bad happens to Cyclops. I hate being a fan of him and always wondering how the X-writers plan on screwing him next.
that Acuna coloring on Bachalo art is GORGEOUS. unf! but it's like too pretty. It makes me worried about Rachel.
Cyclops didn't even pay a price for the Xavier death. .so it's pretty obvious nothing is gonna happen to him. He's barely been in big battles since 2005.
So AXIS fallout DOES affect Uncanny X-men. Interesting news to read about.
Few things of note
1. About time we learned more about Christopher/Triage
2. Wonder what Axis will do the Uncanny X-men?
3. Emma and Jean team up sounds awesome
"It's fun and it's cool, so that's all that matters. It's what comics are for, Duh."
Words to live by.
Emma self awareness I'm looking forward to, the karate kid reference I'm not. (Just another snapfu)
Sounds like the UXM roster will get shaken up as well.
The change to cyclops powers is probably going to coincide with his emotional/mental state. (That's my theory and I hope that's what it is)
My biggest take away was the Demon Hunters is a go! Shame Colossus has to show up, hopefully the two plots are combined.
My Blog following the adventures of Kitty Pryde, Lockheed and Magik
Gotta say that the future doesn't look bright for Ms Frost, he has been saying that stuff 'is coming' for Emma since a long time ago. And nothing.
So I can see her being a teacher to Jean for about 2 panels and then her going back to the background. I feel she could really be more interesting. And it's a shame no one seems to care to explore 'Why would Nick Fury consider Emma Frost as a replacement' via Original Sin.
She obviously has some of the 'For the greater good' mentality that he was looking for, would be really cool to see her interact with the current Namor.
My Blog following the adventures of Kitty Pryde, Lockheed and Magik
I hope the Axis fallout is that Rogue joins this team. I'd take Bendis' Rogue over Remender's Rogue any day of the week. Plus Rogue would reunite with her biggest nemesis, Alison Blaire.


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Diversity Matters
Untested complicity, A+ potential: Curricular reform can relieve students of color from the burden of teaching race
This article is the second installment in the Diversity Matters series where students in the Diversity in Higher Education seminar present research based on interviews with 48 seniors. To read the first installment, click here. Students can easily go through Bowdoin with color-blind understandings of race unchallenged and undisrupted.