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CLONMACNOIS PARISH BULLETIN OCTOBER 1st 2017
Fr. Tom Cox Adm. (Adm) Tel. 090 9674125/ 086-8319500
Email: email@example.com WEB shannonbridge.blogspot.ie
SOCIAL MEDIA www.facebook.com/parishofclonmacnois
Sat 30th Sept 8:00p.m. John Carty (5th A)
Mon 2nd Oct,Tues 3rd Oct, Wed 4th Oct 10a.m. Mass
Thurs 5th Oct Communion Service
Fri 6th Oct First Friday 10:00a.m. Mass
Sat 7th Oct 8:00p.m. John & Ellen Curley & family (Corrigeen)
Sun 1st Oct 10:30a.m. Larry & Brigid Rohan (Back Road)
Thurs 5th Oct 7:00p.m. Mass Eve 1st Frid
Sun 8th Oct 10:30a.m. Harry Kearns M/M
CLUAIN CHIARAIN Mass Wed 4th Oct @ 7:30p.m.
OFFERTORY Sept 23/24h €690
MONTHLY ENVELOPES for Oct falls dues..
HARVEST DUES returns coming in since Sept 17th…Thanks for your generous support
RECENT DEATHS Seán Hynes Belmont (brother of Michael Hynes 1 St. Kieran's Park) George O'Toole Rhode, late of St. Kieran's Park.
Oct 2nd Guardian Angels Oct 3 St. Columba Marmion Oct 4th St. Francis of Assisi Oct 5 St. Faustina Sat 7th O.L. of the Rosary
YOGA CLASSES High St/ Belmont Womens Group together with Sarah Fahey host yoga classes in Shannonbridge Hall, starting Oct 5th at 8pm. All welcome to attend. Enquiries to 086 4098010
EXERCISE CLASSES with Ger Murray starting in Shannonbridge Hall Tuesday, October 10th at 8p.m. Contact 087 2410587
PILATES CLASSES starting Mon, Oct. 9th at 11a.m. in Shannonbridge Hall. €8 per class. Contact 087 2410587 to book.
Shannonbridge: 7th Oct @8p.m.
Altar Servers: Group 3 Rachael, Kate, Paddy & Cliodhna
Reader: Patti Corbett
Euch. Minister: Dympna Fitzpatrick
Church Cleaners Shannonbridge (weekly) Jacinta Kelly, Mary Killeen, Ann Keena
Clonfanlough:Sun 8th Oct @ 10:30
Altar Servers:Group 3 Conor D., Roisin D., Teagan D., Rory D.
Reader: Anne Rohan
Min. of Eucharist:Mary Kelly
Monthly Cleaning Rota (Oct) Eithne Rohan, Della Fitzgerald
Thanks to all who have booked– now to finalise dates?!
Host houses required for (1)Chapel St & Hill, (2)Ballyhearth, (3)Clongowney, (4)Carrowkeel, (5)Clonfanlough & Lakefield (Booked) (6)Clonmacnois & Tullabeg (booked), (7)Clonlyon (Booked) (8) Glebe, (9)Aughincabe/Clerhane/Creevagh (Booked) (10)Shannonbridge (11) St. Kieran's Park, (12)Garrymore, Woodbank, Clondelara, Charlestown, Lecarrow, Blackwater (Booked Oct 20th @ 8pm)
Ulster Bank "Bank on Wheels" comes to Ferbane (to places where former branches existed e.g. Edgeworthstown, Ferbane etc.)
Tuesday 11.15am - 12.15pm Car Park & Thursday 2.30pm - 3.15pm Car Park beside Heritage Centre
ALTAR SERVERS REQUIRED: Would you consider encouraging your child to serve Mass here? Once they have made their First Holy Communion, they are eligible to serve. We would really love to have a few new boys and girls for our team. It is a very gentle way of passing on the faith to your children and, more to the point, they all really enjoy the experience. We usually team up new with experienced servers and then we're 'good to go'. Forms will be left into Clonmacnois N.S. this week.
TUES 3rd OCTOBER ACTIVE RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION meeting at 10:45a.m. in Killeens
LIGHT UP A LIFE—Christmas Lights Appeal at Christmas. Shannonbridge Action Group invite you to sponsor a light for Xmas (€5),to remember a loved oneYou can do so at all local businesses.
FRIDAY OCT 6th ST. CIARAN'S YOUTH CLUB RETURNS in Clonfanlough hall. This is a community led youth club for 8years up to 6th class. Children from surrounding schools are all welcome. Membership numbers are capped at 40 children for health and safety reasons. Schedule of events will be distributed after registration night. While some nights are held in the hall, there are occasions when the club meets elsewhere. Club members organise their own travel arrangements. Registration fee is €10 per child and €15 for a family of 2 (or more). The club meet in the hall from 7.30pm to 8.30pm, and the weekly fee is €3. All parents are expected to take their turn for a scheduled night in the hall, this is of great importance. If insufficient numbers of parents / leaders are available the club wouldn't be able to run. On registration night, parents are asked to stay on for a short while, as the club rules will be explained.
FRIDAY 13TH OCTOBER AT 9P.M. Table Quiz in Killeens in aid of "The Shine a light for Christmas" campaign by Shannonbridge Action Group & Tidy Towns. Tables €20 for 4 or €5 per person
SUNDAY 15th OCT YOUTH HARVEST PRAISE—St. Mary's Church of Ireland , Athlone, from 2:30p.m.
BEST WISHES to our u16 Shannonbridge Club members playing this Sunday (1st) at 11:30a.m. in Tubber for Ferbane/Belmont in the u16 A County Final Vs Tullamore. Bryan Rohan, Bill Egan, Aaron Brazil, Ciaran Mannion, Darragh O'Shea and Adam Nugent..not forgetting Tony Rohan as selector!Good luck guys
Sunday 1st October Day For Life. It is a day dedicated to raising awareness about the meaning and value of human life at every stage and in every condition.
The gift of a new child, entrusted by the Lord to a father and a mother, begins with acceptance, continues with lifelong protection and has as its final goal the joy of eternal life. By serenely contemplating the ultimate fulfilment of each human person, parents will be even more aware of the precious gift entrusted to them. For God allows parents to choose the name by which he himself will call their child for all eternity (Pope Francis. Amoris Laetitia, 166)
Prayer to Mary , Mother of the Life Within. O Mary, Mother of the Life Within, All life we entrust to you; The life of every expectant mother and the child within her womb: The life of every human body, The life of every human soul; The life of every newborn child And the life of all grown old.
You held the Lord to your own heart and Drew him so close in. So draw us now in all our needs, O Mother of the Life Within Amen.
WELL DONE TO .Jane,Aine,Roisin & Orla who are playing for Naomh Ciaran Sat 30th Sept in the county u14 B final against St. Rynagh's, and also best of luck to Ellee McEvoy and Aoife Corbett who are playing in the for Naomh Ciaran in the Leinster Intermediate championship on Sunday (1st) in Dublin.


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British Rail corporate liveries
The history of British Rail's corporate liveries is quite complex. Although from the mid-1960s to the 1980s the organisation was associated with "Rail Blue", a number of other schemes were also used, especially when it was split into operating units or "sectors" in the mid-1980s.
- 1 Pre-corporate liveries
- 2 Early liveries
- 3 Rail Blue
- 4 Moving away from Rail Blue
- 5 Sectorisation
- 6 Gallery
- 7 References
- 8 External links
Pre-corporate liveries[edit]
At the formation of British Railways on 1 January 1948, early diesel and electric locos and the gas turbine locomotives 18000 and 18100 were already painted black with aluminium trim, but by the late 1950s this had been superseded by the same shade of green that was used on express passenger steam locomotives, although some locomotives were painted in a two-tone Brunswick and Sherwood green livery, and Southern Region electric locomotives were painted a light shade of malachite green. Multiple units were also generally green, although this tended to be a lighter and bluer shade compared to the colour used on steam and diesel locomotives.
Corridor coaching stock was originally trialled in carmine and white (nicknamed Plum and Spilt Milk) before Crimson Lake and Cream livery (nicknamed Blood and Custard) was adopted across the network; non-corridor stock was painted plain Crimson Lake.
In 1956 an all-over darker maroon, which more closely resembled the pre-nationalisation LMS livery, was re-introduced, except for the Southern Region, where locomotive-hauled stock was generally painted 'coaching stock' green (from July 1956-on) and a small number of express carriages on the Western Region which were in traditional GWR-style chocolate and cream.
With the reorganisation of British Railways in the mid-1960s, a complete break with the past was signalled by the introduction of a blue and grey livery which dominated all passenger rolling stock until the mid-1980s, when a new Intercity livery (dark grey and beige with a red and white waistband) was introduced along with a number of regional colour schemes.
Early liveries[edit]
The standard livery for most British Railways steam locomotives was black, often with a thin red, cream and grey "lining" (trim), while express passenger locomotives were painted Brunswick Green, with orange and black lining. This had been the livery of the old Great Western Railway, and the Western Region, which now covered the same area, managed to paint far more of their locomotives in these traditional colours than elsewhere. All Class 42 "Warship" class diesels were delivered in green but some Class 52s were delivered in maroon to match the then-standard coaching stock livery. This livery suited these diesel hydraulic classes, and allowed the Western Region to once again show a degree of independence; it was not applied to any other diesel or electric classes (other than the Class 42/43 "Warships"). The 25 kV electric locomotives were painted from new in a striking shade of bright blue which was known as "Electric Blue". They retained this livery for some years, before being painted in Rail Blue when that became the norm.
In 1964, as part of a plan to develop a new corporate image for British Railways, a number of experiments were tried;
- Two Class 31 diesels were painted in trial liveries. No.D5578 was painted in an unlined 'Light Electric blue',[1] and No.D5579 was painted in a colour variously described as 'Bronze Gold'[1] and 'Golden Ochre'.[2]
- The first Class 52 "Western" class, No.D1000 Western Enterprise was painted in a pale brown livery known as 'Desert Sand' livery[3] when first delivered in 1961.
- Another Class 52, No.D1015 Western Champion was delivered in another, darker yellow/brown colour described as 'Golden Ochre', though somewhat different from that applied to D5579.[3] These non-standard liveried "Western" diesel hydraulics were also fitted with the cast aluminium lion and wheel emblem that was standard issue on the 25 kV electric locomotives.
Coaching stock from 1948[edit]
Discussions on the livery for British Railways coaching stock in 1948 eventually settled on a network-wide two-tone livery of crimson lake and cream for corridor coaches, with all-over crimson lake being used for local, non-corridor stock. The colours were chosen to be different from those of any of the "Big Four" pre-nationalisation railway companies while retaining a traditional aspect. However many people were not happy with the loss of the traditional "historic" regional colour schemes as used by the former private companies.
The second phase[edit]
From 1956 there was a move toward the return of regional colour schemes. The Midland, Eastern and Scottish regions adopted a maroon livery which strongly resembled that of the former London Midland and Scottish Railway but the Western Region returned some of its coaches that were used on named express trains to a chocolate/cream scheme similar to that used by the GWR before nationalisation and from July 1956 the Southern Region began using a 'coaching stock' green that was somewhat darker than the malachite green colour of the old Southern Railway. For cost reasons, liveries were usually changed piecemeal, when coaches came in for scheduled maintenance. Coaches from different regions could also often find themselves coupled together. Due to the consequent muddle of liveries, many trains began to get an untidy if not tatty appearance which added to the run-down image of the railway. The rebranding of British Railways to British Rail on 1 January 1965 was coupled with the introduction of an entirely new national livery.
A mock-up for the British Railways Mark 2 stock was displayed at the Design Centre, 28 Haymarket, London, (the showrooms of the Council of Industrial Design) in 1964. This included many of the features which were later incorporated in the Mark 2, and trialled in an experimental train designated XP64. This mock-up was shown in an orange and grey livery, which, however, never appeared on rolling stock in service. The XP64 train was used to test technology and carriage arrangements for the planned BR Mark 2 coaches. The coaches for the XP64 train were painted in a slightly lighter version of what would eventually become Rail Blue, with a 44-inch-wide (1,100 mm) Pale Ivory stripe centred on the passenger windows, and brown underframe.[4] One locomotive, Class 47 No.D1733, was painted to match the coaching stock. In 2001, as passenger work for diesel locomotives came to an end on the rail system, a number of Virgin Trains Class 47s were painted in "heritage" liveries that they had carried in the past, including the former D1733, now 47853, which once again carried a near-correct version of the XP64 livery.
Rail Blue[edit]
Eventually, it was decided to standardise on a colour which became known as Rail Blue. Introduced in 1965, and also known as "Monastral Blue", the colour was defined by British Standards BR28/6001 (Airless spray finish) and BR28/5321 (Brush finish).[2] It was a dark, greyish blue tone which hid the effects of dirt well. The colour often appears inaccurately in photographs, generally appearing brighter and bluer than the real colour. In the early years the colour faded quite badly, becoming lighter and paler with time although this problem had been overcome by the late 1970s. United Kingdom paint code RAL5020 ("Ocean Blue") is a good match to Rail Blue. There is also a British Standard paint colour BS381C 114 called Rail Blue which was introduced in 1964. The new British Rail "double arrow" symbol on locomotives (or leading vehicle as was the case on multiple unit stock) and the vehicle number and other ancillary markings written in the Rail Alphabet typeface were other integral parts of the livery.
This colour was applied to all diesel and electric locomotives, with the exception of the ends, which were painted yellow to improve visibility, and the underframes and buffer beams which were painted black; the paints being to BSS 2660-0.003 and BSS 2660-9.103 respectively.[5] As Rail Blue was introduced, the last locomotive recorded as being outshopped in a previous livery was Class 43 D838 Rapid which left Swindon Works in August 1968 in maroon.[6]
The Vale of Rheidol Railway remained steam operated past the general end of steam traction in 1968, and accordingly the three remaining Vale of Rheidol Railway locomotives received the Rail Blue colour scheme, being all blue with black smokebox and red bufferbeam, and no yellow warning panel.[7]
Coaches and multiple units[edit]
Corridor coaching stock and certain express multiple unit classes were painted in Rail Blue with a 44-inch Pearl Grey (BS 2660-9-095) horizontal panel centred vertically on the main windows, outlined by a narrow white line. This grey panel finished just short of the end of the coach leaving a small amount of Rail Blue which then continued round onto the end of the coach. Roofs were Dark Grey and underframes originally brown, but later black.
Non-corridor coaching stock and other multiple units received all-over Rail Blue until about 1980, when most received the same blue/grey livery as corridor coaching stock.
The 4REP and 3/4TC EMUs were a notable oddity, initially receiving all-over Rail Blue despite being express corridor stock. They were repainted into blue/grey in the early 1970s.
From 1974, some DMU sets, after being refurbished, were painted white with a wide blue band under the windows and full yellow ends.
From 1966 until withdrawal, Pullman Coaches were also painted in the reversal of the normal coach livery, with the blue and grey areas transposed. The Blue Pullman sets retained their livery of Nanking Blue (albeit with full yellow ends) until 1969 when they were repainted in the reversed grey and blue livery.[8]
Local variations[edit]
In 1977 two Class 47 locomotives, 47163 and 47164, were painted by Stratford TMD with silver roofs and other decorations including a full body height Union Flag on each side, in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's silver jubilee.[9][10] Several other Class 47 locomotives, some Class 31s, and even some DMU cabs, were subsequently also painted by Stratford with grey roofs, the variation becoming something of a trademark for the depot.
After this time small variations in the Rail Blue livery became much more common. Several Class 31 locomotives received white waist stripes, these being particularly associated with the depots at Old Oak Common and Finsbury Park. Also on the Eastern Region, Class 55 Deltic locomotives based at Finsbury Park acquired white surrounds to their cab windows. Eastfield TMD staff near Glasgow also embellished a few examples of the class 37/0's allocated to the depot with a lower bodyside white stripe in the mid-80s but were told to stop doing it and repaint the ones they'd already done back to the standard blue livery by the BR hierarchy.[citation needed]
Moving away from Rail Blue[edit]
The first break in the uniformity of Rail Blue came in 1976 with the introduction of the first InterCity 125 (HST). The distinctive angular shape of the HST power cars did not lend itself to applying yellow on the leading face, so the yellow was wrapped around and extended along the side of each power car, although the coaches retained the usual Rail Blue coaching stock livery.
In 1978 the British Railways Board began planning a new livery for the future, and in that August Class 56 diesel locomotive 56036 was painted to test a modified livery[11][12] of all-over Rail Blue with the entire loco front in bright yellow to improve visibility, this extending down the sides of the loco to the rear of the cab windows which were, in turn, outlined in black. This livery was known as Large Logo livery as each side of the locomotive was dominated by a full body height BR double arrow symbol, and had the loco number prominently displayed at twice the previous size. This livery was well received by enthusiasts but as the Class 56s only hauled freight, it was decided to extend the experiment to a passenger loco. Thus Class 47 47170 County of Norfolk, allocated to Stratford and a regular performer on trains between Liverpool Street and Norwich, was painted in Large Logo livery.[13] Initially new locos were still painted in the traditional Rail Blue livery, but starting with Class 56 number 56084 the new Large Logo version was standard on new locos delivered to BR.[14] After this date, the passenger versions of Class 37 and 47, as well as Class 50, were routinely outshopped in this livery.
Following the introduction of the Advanced Passenger Train in 1983, a similar livery to the APT's (dark grey on the upper body, and light beige on the lower, with two stripes of red and white separating them) was experimentally applied to two HST sets and the coaches operating the Gatwick Express service between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport.[4] This was referred to as the InterCity Executive livery as the sets used were dedicated to operating morning/evening services operated for businesspeople. Despite the InterCity brand having been introduced in 1966, in 1985 the word 'Executive' was dropped and the livery was applied to all coaches and many locomotives used on InterCity services.
London and South East[edit]
Launched as the London & South East Sector "Express Livery" this was a short-lived scheme which appeared on only a few units and routes before the advent of Network SouthEast's "toothpaste" red white and blue striped livery. The livery comprised brown upper panels with a colour described variously as "biscuit" or "fawn" along the lower panels and separated by a broad orange band. The livery derived its nickname from a perceived resemblance to the internal appearance of a Jaffa Cake. Variants where the band was blue (outer suburban) or green (inner suburban) instead of orange were planned, but never implemented.[15]
The livery was applied only to some Class 309 "Clacton" units on the former Eastern Region and to a few of Classes 411 (4Cep), 419 (MLV) and 421 (4Cig) on the former Southern Region.
The Class 309 units worked between Liverpool Street and Clacton, occasionally also to Ipswich and Norwich and later upon transfer saw the livery briefly appear around Manchester and Birmingham. The Southern Region types worked mostly on the Charing Cross / Cannon Street - Hastings via Battle / Dover and Ramsgate routes and on the Victoria / London Bridge - Brighton / Littlehampton / Hastings via Eastbourne routes. The new livery was used with the introduction of the Hastings Line electrification in 1986 to promote new electric trains on that line. The anniversary of the Battle of Hastings which took place in 1066 was also used in publicity for the line. Due to the small number of units repainted it was common to see trains with two or more units in different liveries.
Network SouthEast[edit]
On 10 June 1986, British Rail launched Network SouthEast, an organisation designed to cut across the traditional regional boundaries and deliver a co-ordinated train service for London and the surrounding region. For this new venture a new livery - a paler shade of blue than Rail Blue, with three stripes of white, red and grey - was created with Class 47 No.47573 The London Standard painted in the new livery specifically for the launch ceremony.[16] As well as rolling stock and multiple units, a number of Class 47 and Class 50 locomotives dedicated to Network SouthEast passenger services were painted in this livery. A later version made minor changes to the livery, the main one of which was to darken the main shade of blue used.[17] This livery is also often nicknamed 'toothpaste livery' by rail enthusiasts due to the multicoloured stripes resembling striped toothpaste.
ScotRail was the brand name under which British Rail operated passenger services in Scotland and cross border services to Northern England and London. A corporate livery was created for major express services in Scotland, which effectively consisted of the InterCity livery with the red stripe replaced by a saltire blue one.
Regional Railways[edit]
Upon sectorisation, most secondary passenger routes which did not fall under the InterCity or Network SouthEast banner were re-designated as Regional Railways (originally Provincial). A livery, similar to ScotRail but with the upper dark grey bodyside replaced with a dark blue, was created. A number of sets of coaching stock and a handful of locomotives received the livery, as well as all new multiple units and some existing ones.
Scottish rolling stock not covered by the ScotRail livery (generally those on secondary services) received the Regional Railways livery, but with "ScotRail" branding.
Rail Express Systems[edit]
Rail Express Systems was the sector of British Rail responsible for transport of mail and parcels traffic. Its rolling stock initially carried the standard Rail Blue (or blue and grey) livery but in 1992, it introduced a new livery of red and grey, with pale blue and grey flashes.
The livery was carried on the rolling stock, but also on a number of locomotives which were dedicated to mail and parcels traffic, mainly of Classes 47 and 90.
Railfreight and associated liveries[edit]
Railfreight livery, a colour scheme specifically for freight locomotives, was unveiled when Class 58 58001 drove through a plastic screen at Doncaster Works on 9 December 1982.[14] While this livery had much in common with the "Large Logo" version of Rail Blue livery, including the yellow cabs and larger logo and numbers on the bodyside, the main colour was grey rather than blue. A later version added a red stripe along the lower edge of the locomotive bodyside.
When British Rail operations were divided into sectors in the mid-1980s, prior to privatisation, a new version of the Railfreight livery emerged giving the sectors individual identities. Consisting of three shades of grey and thus known as "triple grey Railfreight", the livery included logos on the sides and cabs of locomotives indicating which sector they belonged to. For locomotives used on internal British Rail duties, a separate livery of a plain darker grey was created. This was later modified for locomotives allocated to the Civil Engineer's department to include a yellow stripe on the upper bodyside, the resulting livery being known as "Dutch" due to its similarity to the corporate colours of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen.[18]
Class 01 01002 inside Holyhead Breakwater shed in early black livery. Withdrawn 01001 is just visible at the rear.
Class 35 'Hymek' D7017 in unoriginal (preserved) green livery.
Class 14s D9537 (in desert sand livery) and D9539 prepare a double-head a train on the Ribble Steam Railway.
No.90021 in revised Railfreight "triple grey" livery, with Railfreight Distribution sector markings.
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- ^ Streeter, Tony (January 2004). "BR Blue Steam! The Rheidol in '69". Steam Railway. Leicester: EMAP Active Ltd (292): 48–49.
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- ^ Green, Chris; Vincent, Mike (May 2014). The Network SouthEast Story. Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0860936534.
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Fascism is evident when the producers of a deadly substance is given all the protections afforded by government for their killer product, despite the product killing countless millions.
In the following article, you will read about how deadly alcohol is, and how much it costs the People to pay for alcohol's deadly repercussions.
Compare this to how the Fascists use government to oppress Cannabis ["marijuana"], which does not kill people, is easily grown without the corporations monopolizing it's production and which is healthier than alcohol...
2011-10-18 "The Hidden Costs of Alcohol Abuse in America" by Sam Taxy
Can you try to guess what the social losses of alcohol abuse are in the US? What's the total if you add up everything, from the increased cost of treating health problems to drunk driving accidents: do you think it's in the millions or billions? It's actually in the hundreds of billions — $224 billion annually to be exact.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just released a new study that shows how much society loses because of excessive drinking, and the numbers aren't pretty [http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2011/p1017_alcohol_consumption.html]. Of the $224 billion, almost three quarters of it (72%) is due to lost productivity in the workplace. Health issues (11%), increased law enforcement (9%) and drunk driving accidents (6%) make up the remainder. The researchers break the numbers down in a lot of different useful ways. $224 billion represents an additional social cost of $1.90 for every alcoholic drink, or $746 for every person in the country. (As with most economic studies, the data lags, so it is from the year 2006.)
The main culprit here is binge-drinking behavior. Binge-drinking is defined as when a woman of average weight drinks four or more drinks in one setting, or when a man of average weight drinks five. This reckless over-indulgence is responsible for three quarters of the costs, says CDC chief Thomas Frieden. "This research captures the reality that binge drinking means binge spending and, left unchecked, the burdensome cost of excessive drinking will only go up," he said in the press release [http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2011/p1017_alcohol_consumption.html], "Unfortunately the hangover is being passed on to all of us in the workplace and the health and criminal justice systems. The cure is responsible individual behavior combined with the successful policies we used to decrease smoking in the United States."
That last bit — that we need more successful policies — is especially relevant in the recession. That figure — $224 billion annually — is about half the price of Obama's jobs plan, which is expected to (if passed) add over a million jobs. Imagine how much of a stimulus it would be to the economy to redirect that lost money towards education, debt reduction or infrastructure improvement. This is just one of many reasons why policy makers should be thinking about alcohol excise taxes as a way to boost revenue — and cut down on social problems [http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/09/24/health.booze.tax/index.html].


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Car enters F4 U.S. 2018 championship after winning back-to-back karting championships
INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 21, 2018)- Just one week after announcing its 2018 season merge, Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsports confirmed Joshua Car of Sydney, Australia, as its first driver for the third season of Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda. Car, 17, joins the team for a full F4 U.S. season campaign after completing a successful karting season, winning the 2017 Las Vegas X30 SuperKarts! USA Super National karting championship and the Australian X30 Senior Kart championship.
"I feel F4 U.S. will give me the best chance of improving myself as a driver," said Car. "The cars are very nice to drive but are still challenging enough to push the limit. This will be my first year competing in cars and I know that F4 is a great way for me to learn the art of driving a racing car, especially with the help of Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport."
Car will pilot the Patrick Flynn Motorsport Tiffany Blue No. 33 Crosslink Powder Coating, LVP Powders & Paints car with Crew Chief Danny Hunter leading the technical side with input from Garry Orton and Dave McMillon from the Kiwi Motorsport side of the tent.
"While testing in America, Joshua proved to be very fast despite having no car experience," said Crosslink Racing Team Principal Patrick Flynn. "We expect him to bring tremendous value to our racing program."
F4 U.S. was designed to be a youth-focused, cost-contained series serving as a building block to open-wheel racing for competitors transitioning from karts to cars. Car fits that mold as 2018 will be his first season competing in cars as he moves forward in his racing career. Before becoming an international karting champion, Car captured his first karting win in Australia's Junior Max National Round in 2015. He went on to finish second overall in the Australian TAG 125 Championship and in 2017 win the X30 Australian Championship. In 2016, Car entered his first SKUSA! Super Nationals race, finishing third in the X30 class. He returned just a year later to claim the SKUSA! Super Nationals X30 championship.
Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsports still has multiple seats for the 2018 17-race F4 U.S. season available. For more information about F4 team opportunities visit F4USChampionship.com.
About SCCA Pro Racing:
SCCA Pro Racing is a division of the Sports Car Club of America, Inc. — a 65,000-member organization dedicated to motorsports. SCCA Pro Racing provides full-service organization, operation and sanctioning for numerous professional racing series such as Trans Am® and Formula E.
About the SCCA Pro Racing F4 U.S. Championship:
FIA F4 is designed as entry-level open-wheel racing for participants, around a contemporary, modern, cost conscious formula. SCCA Pro Racing and its chosen partners that embrace these ideals and support this vision with appropriate technology and products. The selected F4 powerplant is a production-based engine powering the Honda Civic® Type R® recently launched in Europe, tuned to meet FIA-mandated output of approximately 160 Hp. The engine and the ECU are sealed to provide parity and compliance.
The JS F4-16 carbon fiber chassis is manufactured in the United States by Onroak Automotive North America. From the Pirelli Tires, the Honda engine to the Onroak Automotive chassis, the F4 U.S. car is assembled and made in the United States.
F4 U.S. 2018 Schedule
Jan. 13-14 MSR Houston Series Test
March 31-April 1 NOLA Motorsports Park Series Test
April 27-29 Virginia International Raceway with Pirelli World Challenge
May 10-12 Road Atlanta with Formula Drift
June 11-12 Pittsburgh International Race Complex Series Test
June 28-July 1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course with Formula Race Promotions
Aug. 3-5 Pittsburgh International Race Complex with TransAm
Sept. 14-16 New Jersey Motorsports Park with Formula Race Promotions
Oct. 19-21 Circuit of the Americas with Formula 1


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Tips on Colors for Interior Design and modern furnishing
Colors affect our mood and well-being, especially in modern furniture and decorating design of living spaces where they play an important role.
Our perception of temperature can vary by up to four degrees centigrade depending on the color that surrounds us! The warmer the color, the less need for heating. So it makes sense to have a north facing room in warmer colors, a south-facing room in cool tones. Warm colors also appear closer in the space sense than cold. A cool turquoise modern furniture set in a while living room leaves a space appear visually bigger. Darker colors appear heavier than light colors. Most people prefer a ceiling in white or light color. Equally important for the effect of a color is its luminosity. The light level is very different depending on the color. Red light in more intense than blue, while yellow is about three times as strong as blue violet. Therefore, strong bright colors do not need large living areas to come into play.
Refreshing effect: turquoise with aqua blue accents
Color Theory: Color and effect
When it comes to modern interior decoration and contemporary furniture, what color is ideal for which room? Although there is no definite answer, basically blue soothes and is often used in bedrooms. Yellow acts stimulating and is an ideal color for vibrant places like modern dining area, where you have a glass dining table. Red also stimulates, but should be used sparingly because of its strong luminosity – with too much red can you overcharge a room quickly. Green represents freshness and vitality. But muted greens can also – as the view of nature – have a calming effect. Since Green also promotes concentration, it fits well into the study room with black leather sofas or chairs. A color alone is usually boring, as a monochrome space may even lead to depression. Colors achieve a better effect in conjunction with other colors.
The olive color intertwines with the hue of houseplants and white sofa
Tone on tone
The safest and easiest method of color combination in contemporary furnishing and home decoration is the tone-in-tone solution. In this case choose a color and use it in different brightness levels. Accessories such as pillows, blankets or flowers in contrasting tones create invigorating accents . It is more difficult to select different colors of the same brightness level. Here, a color consultation – or a color fan with the words "luminosity" – comes in handy. White pastel tones of equal gradation are possible as well as the compilation fuller and darker tones.
Design: three colors
Coming back to color theory: The combination of three colors can be used either with colors that are next to each other like yellow, lime green and yellow-orange on the color wheel. Or there are three colors combined in the color circle an imaginary isosceles triangle form as plum and petrol green with yolk yellow accents. Full of suspense, but not without danger is the game with the complementary colors. Either both colors should be mixed with white or black or pure complementary color are introduced only by small accents. Generally speaking, the shapes need little color, contrast, small elements tolerated rather pure, unmixed colors so.
In this dining area, olive is very well contrasted with orange and red hues, and the glass dining table in modern style; courtesy of FurnitureToYourDoor
Designing with color and wood
Keep in mind when designing your apartment with what furniture materials will be used, whether wood, stone and metal, it is all about color consideration! Not every natural wood is able to complement any color. What matters is whether the color of the furniture material has more warm or cool charisma. Thus, the yellow-reddish cherry wood for your table goes better with warm tones, while the whitish wood of the maple complements cool tones.
An example of a modern, yet classic combination – Wood floor, dining table and Emerald Green
Light and surfaces
Light changes the colors! The best we tried the color exactly there where the wall painted or the curtain is to be hung. Depending on the angle of incidence has light another effect. The influence of artificial light is also great: in incandescent light appear warmer reds and yellows, greens, yellowish, greenish shades of blue and blue-violet grayish tones. In general, it is not enough to keep a small color chart on the wall. It is better to create a sample surface. Finally, colors are also different depending on the surface of furniture pieces: the same color on a rough surface, like a glass or marble top of a dining table looks darker than on a smooth surface, like a leather sofa or microfiber couch. Similarly, green velvet works differently than a silk fabric for a sofa in the same color.


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Now, now, don't be afraid. I know this fabric is over the top. I recently showed it to someone and their eyes nearly popped out of their head. Their response was "you're not going to wear that, are you?". Well, yes, maam, I am.
This is Viva Cuba from emmaonesock and I was smitten. What can I say? The colors are incredible. I have two panels, the other laying on top of my work table. I have ideas and as of this afternoon, construction is in motion.
The selvedges are really deep, almost 3 inches on each side but it is still about 52 inches wide. I will make use of them as you will see. Let's hope that old car isn't in for a bumpy ride.......Bunny


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It is an honour to be leading 3 more upcoming missions to Honduras for Homéopathes de Terre Sans Frontières (HTSF) in 2017. Leading a mission for me means sharing my passion for homeopathy and my desire to contribute to a better world. Honduras, like many countries in the developing world, is struggling to provide health care for its population and is embracing homeopathy as a sustainable and affordable means to do so.
As a mission leader, my role is to do community development work in Honduras, to guide and train the Canadian homeopaths and homeopathic interns who are on the mission and to coordinate the logistics. The background, training and experience required to be a mission leader, puts me among the privileged few who can do this job. I'm looking for your support to help the Honduras missions in providing sustainable health care to Hondurans.
During a HTSF mission, we provide direct health care, disease prevention campaigns as well as training to Honduran community leaders and health care workers who then continue the work after we leave.
Our 2017 Missions are happening in...
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Any amount helps us to continue our missions. We need your support so we can support others!
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Aspiring fashion designer, Noa Sorrell, came in to show us a thing or two on making painted denim shorts. Check it out!
Pair of Jeans
White Fabric Paint
Paint Brush
1. Brainstorm time! Noa decided to create denim shorts with white paint & heart prints.
2. Cutting your shorts: Always cut longer & measure the inseam to make sure both sides are evenly cut.
3. Using a sponge, paint on desired area of the shorts. Noa went for the acid wash look.
4. Stencil & cut out desired shapes.
5. Use same stencil to paint the shape on opposite leg.
6. On the leg with the heart cut outs, Noa used her sewing machine to line the short with excess fabric from the pant.
6. Done!
For more of Noa's designs, make sure you check out her website!
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Workable SEO Practices Affordable in Law Firm
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Important to put into consideration is the SEO strategy that is not available in your law firm.You need to know that a website will be the cornerstone of having a legal strategy.It will be good to put focus also on building local relevance.The other thing to consider is addition of content to your site so that boost the rankings of a firm.Here are the key hints that will that will make your firm SEO strategy to be good.
It is vital to do a detailed audit of your website.It is essential to know that a strategic SEO starts with an audit of a website that your firm has. The importance of in-depth audit before starting a campaign will offer you an opportunity to fix some issues on your website.This will ensure that hurdles to will interfere with your SEO strategy are avoided.The audit of the website entails drafting a report that will cover the whole of your website and any issues that you will be needed to fix.You need to know that the fixes that you will need are simple for instance, alter tags on featured images.Important to know rewriting of website pages will be helpful in fixing some issues.
It is essential to know that strong campaign will be good in coming up with SEO strategy.Important to know is that law firms operate both locally and nationwide.In the event that your law firms operate in a local area, a person should consider local SEO.It is prudent to know that local searches will help to show your firm when you consider a local SEO.There is need to know that map listing will be shown on your firm at the top by considering SEO which is local.It is by then the customers will find it easy to find your law firm.
It is prudent to make sure that you website has quality content in your SEO strategy. The criterion for measuring the best law firm practices is quality content strategy.The content that your law firms should have in its website should be quality so that your SEO strategy will be good.
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Red Sox 3, Angels 2
Red Sox win, 3-1
Hooray Baseball!
In the span of two innings last night, I went from counting down the outs, to mild apprehension over two-out walks, to cursing angrily and loudly in an otherwise quiet house with sleeping children, to cautious optimism, to exasperated frustration (aside: Mark Teixeria could play on my team any time), to leaping, hollering, fist-pumping glee, courtesy of Jed Lowrie and Jason Bay.
For much of the seven preceding innings, I alternated between an appreciation bordering on awe for Jon Lester's continued transition into an elite pitcher and a gnawing concern for the missing Sox offense. The somewhat surprising Lowrie/Jason Varitek combo alleviated the latter worry with help from Jacoby Ellsbury and (finally) Dustin Pedroia, and the only thing Lester did wrong was fail to convince Terry Francona to leave him in the game after seven innings and 108 pitches.
In the quiet calm of the day after, an objective observer would note that the Sox clearly and definitively outplayed the Angels in nearly every phase of the game. (And as soon as I find that objective observer, I'll confirm this.) Allegedly the league's best and most well-rounded team, Los Angeles made repeated unforced errors in the field and on the basepaths and saw their starters and relievers outpitched. The vaunted Angels running game was non-existent, and their allegedly world-class closer wasn't (note to Whitney and his friend Omar: run screaming from the urge to give that guy $75m over 5 years). It was the Sox who played nearly mistake-free baseball, who did the little things that carry magnified import in the postseason, and who were obviously the better team.
But I come here not to bury the Angels, but to forget them. Bigger fish to fry, and all that. The offices of Major League Baseball are filled with a giddy enthusiasm this morning, middle managers hugging secretaries, mail clerks high-fiving, and Bud Selig hiking his pants up over his belly button and skipping out into the middle of the cubicle farm to issue a hearty Huzzah! The league's got two terrific LCS matchups, both on the field and in terms of the story lines.
The appeal of the Sox/Rays matchup is obvious – the scrappy underdog/long-time champion matchup dates back to when David and Goliath were scatting and bebopping around the Peloponnesus (note – may not have been Peloponnesus). It is a measure of the still-newness of this baseball world order that I'm struggling mightily with the idea of rooting for Goliath. Every non-Sox fan in America had better be rooting for the Rays, lest they be accused of having no soul. And for what it's worth, what Joe Maddon and his team has accomplished this season is remarkable – I even like those guys, except for that contemptible scumbag Jonny Gomes.
Meanwhile, in the Senior Circuit, two old line teams with new chassis go at it. My spidey sense sees a whole lot of Grady Little in Charlie Manuel, but that may just be long-buried psychoses raising the last of their ebbing powers. I'm rooting for Manny, but I'm also rooting for Nick – really, just like MLB, I'd love to see this one go the distance.
Lotta ball left. Stay on target.


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The Vatican welcomed the 2012 decision by the UN General Assembly to grant official recognition to the Palestinian state. But the treaty is the first legal document negotiated between the Holy See and the Palestinian state and constitutes an official recognition.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is due to see Pope Francis on Saturday before the canonization of two new saints from the Holy Land a day later.


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24 August 2018
Suburban Rugby finals programs are available as digital downloads.
Click the links below to access the program:
If you are attending Subbies finals matches please note there is a $15 entry fee. Players and U18's free.
And a Happy New Year!
Honoured at AGM
New Subbies Board Elected


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Editor's note: Just ONCE I'd like to see a SYAG article that's all good news.
The Lumad continues to bear the brunt of intensified militarization
According to a press release by Friends of the Lumad in Caraga, as of January 29, a total of 161 families comprised of over 700 individuals, have been forced to leave their communities and farms, due to human rights violations committed by the military.
This is the latest development in the plight of the Lumad, the largest indigenous group in the Philippines, who have been displaced from and forced out of their native lands by way of intensified militarization as far back as 2015. According to a statement by Kahugpungan sa Lumadnong Organisasyon sa Caraga (KASALO Caraga), the military has been committing these acts of violence in order for various mining companies to expand operations on the peoples ancestral lands.
At a gathering held at the military's Eastern Mindanao Command headquarters in Davao City, President Duterte told Lumad leaders to consider inviting investors to use their land in the interest of generating wealth. But Duterte says a lot of things, including, in one instance, having threatened to bomb Lumad schools, stating that they are being operated by communist guerillas.
As for the Lumad's response to Duterte's call to kill communists for money, they have this to say.
The first package of the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program faces criticism following threats of gas hikes
Speaking of the President, it has been almost two months since Duterte signed the first package of the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program, Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion AKA TRAIN, and well, let's just say reviews have been mixed. Lawmakers have criticized the package as being anti-poor, threatening increasing the tax on various items such as: petroleum products, diesel fuel, gasoline — commodities that many not-so-rich Filipinos most likely spend on on a regular basis.
The Department of Finance has released a statement on its official website, saying that it is currently "fine-tuning" certain aspects of the tax reform program's "package 2 plus," which covers how taxes relate to tobacco products and coal and casino operations. But considering a petition Uber Philippines submitted to the LTFRB last January 25, which proposes that the fare per kilometre should be increased, maybe the administration should consider fine-tuning TRAIN first.
The Chinese military encroaches
And finally, recently surfaced aerial photographs show China having nearly completed construction of their militarized artificial islands on the Panganiban Reef of the West Philippine Sea. A lot of Filipinos aren't happy about it.
During a Palace news briefing and in response to criticisms regarding the Duterte administration's silence on the matter, Roque has stated, "What do you want us to say?" Which is really the worst thing to say when you've been caught acting incompetently, aside from assuming we can get our islands back *magic conch voice* maybe someday…
What do you think? How should the government respond to these issues?


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Push Gaming Sign Bethard Deal
Push Gaming, the London-based games developer, have continued their strong start to 2018 by signing an exciting deal with the Bethard group.
Push Gaming Announce Exciting New Launch
Push Gaming, the London-based games studio, have announced the launch of the captivating new title, Tiki Tumble.
Visit Push Gaming at ICE 2018
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Push Gaming appoints Darren Stephenson as Account Manager for Malta
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Push Gaming Release Epic New Slot Dragon Sisters
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Bed Bugs and Human Health
Until recently, bed bugs were not believed to transmit serious diseases. Nowadays, some scientists aren't so sure.
As is the case with most parasites, in theory, there has always been the possibility that bed bugs could transmit disease. But there was never any solid evidence that bed bugs actually were disease vectors. Their health significance was believed to be limited to localized pain and sometimes-serious rashes that could be aggravated by scratching, exposing the patient to the possibility of infection; and the psychological and emotional trauma caused by knowing that something is, well, eating you while you try to sleep.
That assumption lasted until 2011, when Canadian researchers completed a study that found the causative bacteria for two serious diseases in the bodies of bed bugs plucked from patients in two urban hospitals.
Bedbugs and MRSA and VRE
One of the bacteria recovered by the Canadian researchers was the methicillin-resistant form of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), commonly known as "flesh-eating bacteria." The other bacteria was the vancomycin-resistant form of Enterococcus faecium (VRE), which can cause infections of the urinary tract, the bloodstream, or surgical wounds.
Both of these diseases are usually acquired in health care settings, but also occur from time to time in homeless shelters, prisons, rescue missions, or other environments where people live in crowded conditions with less-than-wonderful sanitation.
It's important to note that the Canadian study doesn't conclusively prove that bed bugs actually transmit either MRSA or VRE. It does prove that they can harbor the bacteria in their bodes, however, and suggests the possibility that they may be able to transmit the diseases. The researchers themselves concluded only that "Bedbugs carrying MRSA and/or VRE may have the potential to act as vectors for transmission," and recommended further study into the association between bed bugs and the diseases.
Bed Bugs and Hepatitis B
It has long been known that the virus that causes hepatitis B (HVB) can survive in bed bugs for as long as six weeks after they feed on the blood of an infected person, and can be found in the bed bugs' fecal droppings, as well. A study conducted in South Africa in 1978 found the virus in 30.6 percent of the bed bugs collected in an area with high rates of HVB infection, suggesting the possibility that bed bugs can transmit HVB.
Subsequent studies, however, have never been able to confirm the transmission of HVB by bed bugs. In a 1991 study in South Africa, researchers were unable to intentionally infect chimpanzees with HVB by using bed bugs known to be carrying the virus. Another study in Gambia in 1996 essentially eradicated bed bugs from seven villages, but produced no reduction in HVB infection rates.
Long story short: Experts simply aren't sure whether or not bed bugs transmit diseases. The current state of medical and entomological research suggest only the possibility that bed bugs might be able to transmit MRSA, VRE, and HVB. There's still no solid evidence that bed bugs actually do transmit these or other serious diseases.
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INTERVIEWS by STEPHEN IBARAKI
David Cheng and Elim Kay sharing their entrepreneur innovation success
This week, Stephen Ibaraki has an exclusive interview with David Cheng and Elim Kay.
David Cheng can be described as a chronic entrepreneur and an angel investor passionate about helping technology startups. He is currently the CEO of Zaka, a mobile and social CRM for SME. David is an angel investor in several startups and an active board member for Social Rewards and Jio Health. David is also a venture partner with K5 Venture, which runs K5Launch, OC's own startup accelerator that David helped found.
David was formerly the CEO of Accenx Technologies, a healthcare software company which he founded in 1997. At Accenx, David grew the company organically for several years and then raised a Series A investment along with two follow-up bridge rounds. He was the CEO and Chairman until 2009 when the company was merged into Initiate Systems and then together, they were immediately sold to IBM in an all cash transaction for an undisclosed amount. As part of the IBM acquisition, David committed to and completed a "tour of duty" at IBM where he was an industry executive for their Smarter Healthcare Initiative with a focus on Big Data. Prior to Accenx, David was with another startup for four years called Seebeyond, where he held several positions ranging from software developer to Director of Marketing.
David also has a passion for helping the community. He is currently on the leadership council for the Dean at UC Irvine's Brent School of Computer Science. He was also on the executive committee for the board of the Irvine Chamber of Commerce for several years. David holds a B.S. in Computer Science from UC Irvine.
Elim Kay is Co-Founder and COO of Zaka Inc., a consumer/business technology and analytics company. He has been involved with technology startup ventures since 2002. Through a private partnership, he acquired the then-small online community, ClubLexus.com in 2002 and served as Managing Director until its acquisition by Internet Brands, Inc. in 2007. In addition, he is president of the Kay Family Foundation, Board Director of a private consortium of operating and holding companies, Venture Partner of K5 Ventures, and Managing Partner of a number of private opportunistic investment funds.
Elim serves on the Board of Governors of Chapman University and on the Board of Trustees of the Academy Charter High School. He is a strong proponent of information age innovation, especially in education and healthcare. He enjoys partnering with leaders of all generations on meaningful collaborations that yield positive impacts for the world.
To listen to the interview, click on this MP3 file link
The latest blog on the interview can be found in the Canadian IT Pro Connection where you can provide your comments in an interactive dialogue.
Interview Time Index (MM:SS) and Topic
Both of you have amazing backgrounds and are based out of California but operate globally. What are some things that continue to excite each of you?
:00:57: David: "....The world is getting smaller and smaller so it's really exciting to be a part of this period and time where we are able to work and develop technologies that can affect lives on the other side of the globe...."
:01:24: Elim: "....If we look at the past at the agriculture age which occurred over thousands of years and then the industrial age which occurred over hundreds of years and now we are in the information age which is now in the decades, the question that I think about is: What is the next age? Is it going to be a spiritual age or something and then how will that transition look like? Will it be a peaceful one or will it be a turbulent one? Those are some of the things which are exciting to me living in the current age that we are living in right now...."
You are both successful entrepreneurs. What makes an entrepreneur?
:02:35: David: "....Being an entrepreneur is who you are and not what you do. Entrepreneurs are the ones who see the entrepreneurship as a journey. It's not, 'here are the things I need to do become an entrepreneur'....it's, 'I'm an entrepreneur and these are the things that I want to do and these are the changes I want to make'. They do this with a lot of passion and they don't give up...."
:03:48: Elim: "....Being focused, being very dedicated, having a lot of tenacity, being relentless on a mission - being an entrepreneur is not a job, it's really a lifestyle...."
You are both also very, very successful investors. What do you each look for when making investments?
:05:31: David: "....Every investor or technology investor looks for three things. We look at the market, the product, and the people and the team. What I've learned is every investor puts different weights on each of those categories and I'm not much different, but I put a lot of weight on the team....The product is probably the last thing on my list; it's got the smallest percentage point. Why? Because product can change. If you have a team that can persevere, can execute and you have a target and vision to go after, that team will create the right product or pivot to the right product to get to the vision...."
:07:14: Elim: "....To supplement the emphasis on the team, in addition to having the experience and having a track record, another element that I look at are the dynamics of the team, especially the founding team (the management team), having that good working relationship and most importantly that fundamental trust. What Dave said about the product, the market potential - that's another large area that I always look at and like David said, product is always iterating, especially now in the field of technology, the product is going to constantly keep changing. So if I were to sequence it out, it would be the team, the market and then the product...."
You are both successful executives. What makes a great executive?
:08:57: Elim "....I'm still relatively early in my journey in running companies and being an executive, but I think the things I've picked up along the way are having a sense of confidence, but also a sense of humility....One additional thing is always wanting to work with smarter people. There are many people much smarter than I am and the one thing that I try to do as an executive is try to corral them together, motivate them and empower them to do what they've got to do...."
:10:03: David: "....In addition to what Elim mentioned, the trait you must have is to be a leader, but not necessarily a manager. You want to create the vision, share that vision, get your team on that vision and be able to lead them to achieve that vision. You are not supposed to be the smartest guy in the room, but if you have that leadership where you can form a team of very smart people that can execute, and you have the ability to lead them through that and let them do their thing....Create the vision, build the team, empower the team and allow the team to execute...."
Agility is key today whether with a start-up or launching a new product or service within a larger enterprise. The start-up mentality is required. What are the key steps for successful start-ups or for enterprises when producing innovations to keep them competitive?
:12:13: David: "....What we do here in California has an immediate effect on people on the other side of the world so I think agility is definitely the key and that applies to the team that we create, the company that we create....At iHeartLocal we keep the team small, yet very motivated. Motivating the team is something that we do on a regular basis. We keep them nimble, flexible and encourage them to think outside the box, but at the same time keep them focused on the vision...."
What are the key attributes in individual and teams that produce winning products and services?
:14:20: Elim: "....I think the team truly understanding the vision and direction of the company and where the company needs to go. Obviously the team dynamics, having that fundamental trust and perseverance to constantly staying agile. The major attribute is the culture of the team (that they have that iterative mindset), and are willing to put the product out there early, constantly getting user feedback and listening to the user, as well getting customer validation and then willing to make those quick pivots in a timely manner...."
You mentioned pivots and some of the audience may not be familiar with that term. Can you describe what is a pivot?
:15:25: Elim: "....A pivot is really iteration in the product so for example our company, iHeartLocal is building a software solution. We have a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and we put it out there where we 'hit the streets', so to speak, at lots of different venues and events to get user feedback. We watch them go through the product, install it on their phone and ask them if they find it useful, would they pay for it, etc. It's gathering a lot of intelligence and then coming back and realizing as a team what we've got to look at, what works and what doesn't work. Based on what works and what doesn't work, we make certain changes and the process of that change is really the pivot and that, at least for us, has occurred multiple times. We come out with a new version, then we go out again and get the feedback, come back then put it out another version. That's what a pivot is, especially for a tech company creating mobile apps and whatnot, there's going to be a lot of pivots along the way...."
How do you know you have a winning product or service?
:17:26: David: "....Honestly, time is going to be the biggest indicator. I don't think we will ever be satisfied that we have a winning product. You can kind of figure it out that things are moving and you're making progress but the market today changes so quickly. It's so dynamic that we have to be constantly looking at how our product is doing out there....I don't think we know or we want to be satisfied that we have a winning product, but constantly strive for the winning product...."
You are involved operationally in new start-ups where you are founders. Can you pick one and talk about what prompted you to start the company?
:20:15: Elim "....One company that we founded and are actively involved in is iHeartLocal...."
:20:28: David: "....Elim and I met a couple of years ago and talked about the opportunity that we really wanted to go after was for the small business. There are about 28 million small businesses in the US alone, the number is much greater globally and since 1982 the number has increased consistently. The problem is even where the numbers are rising, the failure rate remains the same. Eight out of ten fail within 18 months and the number one cited reason is customer relationship – knowing the customer, staying connected with the customers. Small businesses don't have the tools or the resources to support a customer relations management system so what we set out to do was try to figure out the problem. Could we create something to help the small business build relationships with their customers? For a small business, (in a study by the Wharton School of Business), 83% of all satisfied customers are willing to refer that business but in actuality only 29% do it and the primary reason is 'not top of mind and not easy to do'. Coincidentally the largest source of new customers for small businesses is through that referral channel. Could we develop something that would make the referral a lot easier, that allows the small business to manage those referrals and customers so that those interactions and relationships can translate to more business, more engagement for those small businesses and make those tools very easy to use? So we set out to do that and over the past few years we've had many iterations to try to address that. We are pretty excited that we launched this past September and making some pretty good progress...."
How have you adapted your company over time and why?
:24:49: David: "....Our product was iterated multiple times and that really gives you market feedback....At the company we had to build and train the team to learn how to adapt and change and do these iterations...."
What lessons did you learn and how will you apply those lessons in the future and even today?
:27:28: David: "....Things are moving so quick and as a technologist we have this tendency to gravitate towards the coolest and the shiniest toy in the world and try to use that and I have to tell you we did the same thing. When we first started building this product we tried to look for the latest and greatest technology to help us to get there quicker and with that promise of getting there quicker and using the coolest toy to get there. We had to dial back to using proven tools, but at the same time get a good combination going where you have proven tools, some kind of cutting edge technologies so that you can use these tools to develop your innovative product. That's been a lesson that we learned and hopefully going forward we can apply that to future products...."
What do you see as the top new innovations that businesses and enterprises need to plan for and why?
:29:25: Elim: "....If I were to put my finger on the pulse and isolate some of the top ones that kind of come to mind it would be machine learning....Now larger companies are trying to embrace machine learning and artificial intelligence to process large and small datasets to basically gather actionable intelligence. I think small businesses can truly become more effective and more efficient by implementing similar technologies...."
:30:36: David: "....If you can imagine small businesses using that type of technology, being able to predict the probability of a customer buying certain products based on conditions that they may not think affect the buying habits (like the weather across the globe or the stock markets here in the US or in China). Having that ability to predict buying patterns, right off the bat small business would be able to do that in real time and be able to put things on the shelf today or market certain things today because of certain market conditions that are happening across the globe....."
You both sit on many boards. Can you overview some of them and what lessons you can provide from this work?
:35:56: David: "....One is, Jio Health (in the healthcare industry) is looking to disrupt how people manage their health....The second, Social Rewards, which has been around a little longer....I think the lessons learned from these successful companies is having a team that shows great leadership, resilience and being able to recognize opportunities and never give up. I've also learned a few lessons from the companies that I've invested in that were not successful and coincidentally the lesson is the same. The successful company it was the team that made it happen and the unsuccessful one it was also the team where the problems originated from...."
:38:56: Elim: "....One is for a Charter school located in Santa Ana which is in Orange County in Southern California. It's called the Samueli Academy which is a STEM project based Charter school; the mission is to serve at-risk youth and foster youth....The lesson I've learned is to be very active and very intentional if one decides to be involved with a board. Be intentional and be really engaged and just work...."
I'm fascinated on the team aspect. David you mentioned you invested in companies where the team created some issues. Can you go into more detail as what you see as problems when the team creates issues with the company which can actually lead to their failure?
:41:53: David: "....I'll pick one specific issue and it was the same issue across two companies that I invested in and then they both failed. The issue was that we had founders that did not share the same vision of where the company was going. You've got one founder that believed the company should go in one direction and another founder that believed the company should go in another direction and the constant fighting escalated into other types of problems....You've got to have your leadership believe in that one vision and all execute on that vision...."
For startups, do you have recommended resources (like books, people or websites, etc.) that they can study?
:44:08: Elim: "....There's a lot of books and different resources from well-known entrepreneurs living. We are very fortunate to be in this period of time where going onto the internet with YouTube there are a variety of interviews with successful entrepreneurs and Q & A's. But from my personal experience, the top resource that I've tapped into trying to launch different companies and being involved in different start-ups has really been the people around me. Proactively engaging and connecting with folks who are subject matter experts (they have a lot of knowledge and experience in the various aspects surrounding start-ups). They've been a great resource, a great network for me to tap into and just draw upon their strength and knowledge...."
As a successful senior technology executive, what are your best leadership lessons that can be used by executives?
:46:24: David: "....As a leader you can come up with a vision, but also you need the ability to build a strong team to execute on that vision. So as a technology executive, the same thing, you create that vision and you have to have the ability to go out and look for it and (once you have built the team), empower them and give them the tools to do it. Give them the tools and the strength that they need and help them with the mindset that they need to get there. Always help them to think outside the box and encourage them to do that. Encourage them to make mistakes. One of the things that I like to say a lot is: 'I'm not afraid of people making mistakes, I'm just afraid of people not trying'...."
I interviewed a gentleman named Adrian Cho and he created a process called the Jazz Process and he is a famous jazz musician as well. This process is about having diversity on your team, even to the point where's there tension, but managing that could lead to more innovation and more productivity or ultimately more success. What are your views on having diversity on your team to a point where it might cause tension on that team?
:49:42: David: "....That's very interesting. I've got to look at it some more, but I think I'm in agreement with that, creating that type of environment maybe to drive more activities. I must say I've got to look at it more before I can really respond to that...."
Both of you have traveled extensively, spoken worldwide, your work takes you around the world, do you have any stories that you can share (perhaps amusing, surprising, unexpected, amazing)?
:50:58: David: "....I was in Asia not too long ago and when I was shopping I bought some products at a local shop in one of the Asian countries and used my credit card. Being the cautious person that I am, on the back of my credit card I had printed in block letters SEE ID. So I purchased the product, they gave me the credit card slip, I signed my signature and the merchant looked at it and compared it to my ID and said that it's not the same. They wanted me to sign it exactly as it looks on the back of my credit card and they refused to take my signature. I probably spent five minutes trying to explain to them that is not my signature, to look at my driver's license and that is my signature but they said no, no, no, sign the words SEE ID. I ended up signing the block letters SEE ID on my credit card slip. I thought it was kind of funny how people think...."
:54:08: Elim: "....In 2010 I lived in Beijing for about half a year and for the first part of my time there the place that I was staying had very, very basic accommodation, especially for the local context. Having grown up mostly in Southern California all my life and then living in China, especially that part of Beijing at the time was a big contrast for sure....The first day I got there I was trying to assimilate and I was trying to get a feel for the environment. Just roaming the halls, going through the area, people at the time (I was in my mid-twenties and I was seeing other mid-twenties individuals), and they were happy and that was what they knew. And just seeing how they utilized their environment (even their very simple environment), they were very creative of how they curated their own living environment and their own rooms. It taught me a very important lesson, it starts with being mentally adaptive. I told myself I had to make a change. It's a story that, coming back from China I carry that same mindset onward and it's been very helpful socially but also professionally - being involved in different companies, to be very mentally adaptive and understanding...."
David, Elim with your demanding schedule, we are indeed fortunate to have you come in to do this interview. Thank you for sharing your deep experiences with our audience.


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