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"Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Emily Aldridge is currently living, creating and communing in Portland, Oregon.
Enjoying the richness of her new surroundings, Aldridge dives deep into writing and recording her heart's songs while performing locally. Lead singer of prog metal'ites Sacrifice to Survive, she continues her contributions to progressive metal, while releasing her solo and collaborative musical projects.
The true music of Aldridge's heart is that of earthy, folk and blues origins while entertaining powerful message-packed melodies. Aldridge follows a stream of consciousness writing approach which often produces an outpouring over honest and poignant subjects. Her message is one of hope: a better existence for all beings.
The solo debut of "Emily and the Gypsy Fire" is a blues rock EP with some elements of pop as well as several acoustic pieces. Entirely engineered and produced by boyfriend and guitarist of Sacrifice to Survive Matt Stoops, the duo set out to write and record everything DIY-style for the album. Using programmed drums and specific symphonic arrangements, Stoops was able to help shape Aldridge's vision for the project. Aldridge and Stoops joined up with the Gypsy Fire Band which included the current members of Sacrifice to Survive, Cory Stewart & Ted Sisak. This maiden voyage of the solo project took place during Connection Festival in Jacksonville on September 14, 2014. The band played various shows over the course of a year following the EP release.
More music is on it's way to your ears from Emily's heart, this time inspired by the West coast of the US." Visit her website: emilyaldridgemusic.com
Featured November Artists: Patricia Thompson, quilts and Vicki McArdle, textiles and paper
Patricia Thompson: "I grew up in beautiful Alaska where the great outdoors nurtured her creative spirit. At an early age I began creating in a variety of mediums. Most recently I have been working in fabric and felt. I now make my home near the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state. In 2008 my charcoal still life 'Transition in Light', was published in Clark College's 'Phoenix' an Art and Literary PublicationThe same piece of artwork hung in the '2008 Student Art Show' at Clark College. My artwork is on display at my studio in Ridgefield, Washington. I am an currently President of the Ridgefield Art Association. To learn more about Patricia, visit her website: www.patriciathompson.weebly.com
Vicki McArdle: "As an artist and healer, I honor the awareness I have cultivated to create and move energy through my hands. Through the creative and healing arts, I have found a deep sense of purpose and connection. It with great joy that I share these gifts with you." To learn more about Vicki's art, please visit her website: www.vickimcardle.com.
Food by Class Cooking, Chef Kim, served at 5pm
Lamb Shanks, Macaroni and Cheese, Salade Lyonnaise
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My fiancé and I are getting married in July and have already planned our desired outdoor locations for wedding pictures. We would like to have a few back-up indoor locations in case of rain.(*fingers crossed that we won't have rain!*). Our reception is at the Rochester Yacht Club and there really are not many places inside to take pictures. Where have others taken indoor photos? Any ideas or suggestions for easy places?
PS. I have heard about the Monroe County Office Building Atrium but that is not a possibility for us as our photographer is not a Monroe County resident, which is required to get a permit to take picture there. Any help is appreciated!

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Orthopedic surgeon pays $5k to settle ethics violation allegation, agrees to be monitored after marrying former patientDecember 27, 2017 | Print | Email
An orthopedic surgeon in Fort Madison, Iowa, paid the Iowa Board of Medicine $5,000 to settle allegations of an ethics violation after he engaged in a relationship with, and eventually married, a former patient, according to a report in The Des Moines Register.
Here are five things to know:
1. Regulators claim Joseph Darrow Jr., MD, engaged in a sexual relationship with a female patient "while or shortly after" she was his patient, and the Iowa Board of Medicine claims his behavior violated ethics rules.
2. To settle the case, Dr. Darrow paid the fine and agreed to psychological testing in addition to undergoing training on professional boundaries. He will also have another physician monitor his work as a result of the violation.
3. Dr. Darrow now practices in Kirksville, Mo. He married the former patient with whom he had the affair.
4. Earlier this year, Medscape released its Physician Ethics Report showing 70 percent of physicians feel it is always unethical to engage in relationships with patients or former patients and feel it should be prohibited. Around 2 percent of physicians felt it was acceptable to have a relationship with a current patient.
5. According to the Medscape report, there is an imbalance of power between the physician and patient, contributing to the patient's vulnerability. Underlying mental health issues could also contribute to the reason why such relationships are unethical.
More articles on orthopedic surgeons:
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This probably would have been slightly more appropriate to post last week as the Walking Dead hysteria was still at a fevered pitch, but we've only seen Negan on screen for about 15 minutes, so I'm sure I still have some mileage I can get out of this story.
I live in a very old building in Atlanta. In fact it is the oldest condo building left standing in the city that's known for tearing down old buildings. A few years ago the Board of our condo received a call from a film scout wanting to know if they could scout our building for a few upcoming movies.
I was on the board at that time and I jumped at the opportunity to meet the scout and see if we'd be a good fit for his project. I don't know if any of you have ever dealt with a film scout before but it's an interesting profession, you basically just go around trying to find places that you think will match the director's vision that already exist in the real world. Theoretically the more real locations that can be found the less has to be spent building sets.
The scout was incredibly cool and explained to me that he was scouting for an upcoming movie called "Solace." The movie starred, among others, Anthony Hopkins, Colin Ferrell, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Of course when I heard him say that, I thought, "The Comedian, Odin, and Bullseye may be coming to my building!"
The scouting process is the relationship equivalent to a first date, if filming at the location is the wedding, so I didn't get my hopes up too high. On top of that, even if they chose us, it's not like JDM, Hopkins, and Ferrell would be going door to door in my building introducing themselves. But as Lloyd Christmas once famously said, "so you're telling me there's a chance."
A few weeks went by and we didn't hear anything back from the scout so I kind of figured, "oh well, we didn't get picked." But there wouldn't be a story if that was the end now would there. I finally got an email back from the scout saying they wanted to bring the director by for a second look.
Long story short, we got picked. They actually decided to shoot a bunch at our building doing some shots outside, in our lobby, and in a residential unit. The day filming began was kind of crazy, If you've ever been on a movie set you know what I'm talking about, there are people, trucks, lights, ramps, and cables EVERYWHERE.
We obviously weren't given a sheet with call times on it of who would be where, so there was little to no chance that I'd actually be able to meet any of the actors, but best I could tell, Odin, Bullseye, and The Comedian were going to be in and out of my building for a couple of days, so I figured "maybe".
I will say this, I was a lot better about taking my dog out while the filming was happening. I usually take her out about 3 times a day (she's an old bulldog with a two-gallon drum for a bladder). But we upped it to about 5-6 times when the movie crew was in the building.
Towards the end of the last day of filming I had come up totally empty, I did manage to meet one of the supporting characters. Who happened to be in The Walking Dead, he was one of the Governor's goons on the show and very nice in person. But no A-listers.
Well, as fate would have it, as I was coming inside from taking out the pup for the last time that day, and I'm waiting in front of the elevator, it opens up and there's Jeffrey Dean Morgan. He was with co-star Abbie Cornish (Sucker Punch, Robocop), but I have to confess I kind of didn't even recognize her. *Sidenote TONS of geek cred in that "Solace" cast.
I'm a huge Watchmen fan, and for me, JDM IS the Comedian. I wouldn't say I was starstruck, as I know he's just a guy, but I was definitely surprised. Luckily for me though, Mr. Morgan kind of loved my dog. So we just hung out in front of the elevator lobby for about 5 minutes talking Watchmen, The Losers, and English Bulldogs.
He was absolutely the nicest guy, and it's always refreshing when you meet someone that you have a high opinion of and they're not a jerk. I have had the pleasure of meeting a few celebrities over the years and they've all been nice for the most part, but Mr. Morgan was the best.
To say I was thrilled when I heard he was also going to be portraying Negan would be an understatement, then to see he'd also cameo-ed as Thomas Wayne in BVS, I now realize that I may have met the most decorated comic book movie/tv star to date.
Just imagine if "Flashpoint Paradox" the Movie ever happens with JDM as Batman, I may pee my pants, well maybe not, but I'll certainly wish I had a picture. Oh well, in the meantime I just have a cool story, which is still pretty awesome.


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With the success and growth of our professional cyber team, 7Safe is exhibiting for the third year running at Security & Policing 2018, and this year we can be found at stand Z27.
Security & Policing provides the opportunity to view the latest developments in the UK security market. Established over 30 years ago and having a global influence, this Home Office event is the corner-stone of the security calendar, bringing together police services, Government departments and organisations from the UK and beyond. A key focus is to demonstrate the opportunities presented by innovative cutting edge technology needed to cut cyber crime.
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What's a better way to kick-start the 2018's blog post series than with SDN topics? 🙂 Therefore in order to keep the tradition of regular blog posts dedicated to the SDN workshop, we have prepared a thorough reflection of the talks and demonstrations featuring the 9th workshop held on the 4th of December 2017 in the premises of IBM Research, Zurich, and organized by the ICCLab and SWITCH.
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A report on the 8th Swiss SDN workshop at last!
Following the rhythm, we held the 8th Swiss SDN workshop/meetup in mid-June this year. It was a great a pleasure and experience to get the networkers together for a full-day event hosted at ETH Zurich. We learnt about new solutions and implementations from the talks/demos given by our colleagues from the academia and the private sector.
T-Nova final year demo and project review outcome
The ICCLab T-Nova members are back from the 3rd and final project review meeting that was held on March 16th in Athens, Greece. Couple of days before that, we were enrolled in the preparation and setup of the final demos at N.C.S.R. Demokritos premises.
Several demonstrations were shown to the reviewers during the demo session in order to point out the achievements in the last year of the project. Moreover a poster session was held in parallel to stress the contributions in terms of conference and journal papers published within the project's scope, Figure 1.
SDN beyond OpenFlow – spotlight of the 7th SDN workshop in Switzerland
Last week we organised the 7th SDN workshop with our collaborators and co-organisers SWITCH at their own premises in Zurich. The bi-annual workshop was the 2nd in the series of this year's workshop. Wondering why the 7th SDN workshop took place for only half a day? So did we with our co-organiser SWITCH, before we got to know it was a public holiday in many Swiss cantons 🙂
Nonetheless and as usual, it brought high quality speakers and talks in a relaxed atmosphere of discussions and debates. What follows is a short recap of the presentations, as usual for those who missed the event.
SDN model definition in Netfloc and data representation in Netflogi
After the latest work on Heat support for Netfloc service chaining, the SDN team used the summer's quiet month of August to update some of the features in Netfloc and Netflogi.
A new extension to the API set is the functionality to retrieve the current service chains created in Netfloc. This has been made possible with the improvement of the Netfloc service yang definition and the persistent data record from Netfloc into the MD-SAL repository. Using this APIs the providers of a Netfloc service can now issue RPC requests to the datastore inventory and retrieve the current data and state of the service. This improves the resilience by keeping the network state and the chain aligned and consistent in case of Netfloc restart.
Orchestrate your network service with Netfloc plugin for OpenStack Heat
Stitching virtual network functions (VNFs) together in a so called Network (Service) Function Chain is not a novelty any longer. Described in our previous post, the SDN team had already worked on creating SFC library support for OpenStack in our SDK for SDN. In this blog we describe the advances made towards integrating Netfloc services with both, Heat Orchestration Template (HoT) – based orchestrators and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) – based orchestrators.
To do so, and also to make a step towards automatizing the SFC management with Netfloc, we created a Heat plugin for Netfoc. It is based on the Netfloc API library for managing network service chains in OpenStack clouds. The parameters required to create the service include: OpenDaylight credentials, the IP and the port of the Netfloc node, along with the Neutron port IDs of the VNF instances.
For a network service operator, applying the plugin makes it very simple to deploy multiple chains in OpenStack cloud infrastructure. An example includes a packet inspection VNF that determines if the traffic is video and the type of the video service, and sends it further to a virtual transcoding unit VNF for quality adjustment. If data traffic is detected, packets are steered to a virtual security appliance acting as a virtual firewall, which sends them further to a virtual proxy VNF and a deep packet inspection VNF.
SESAME, Hurtle & NetFloc
Recently, at EUCNC'16, the ZHAW SESAME team demonstrated the work of combining SESAME concepts through the use of Hurtle, our orchestration framework, and Netfloc, our SDK for datacenter network programming. The demonstration was also a joint demonstration between SESAME and the 5GPPP COHERENT project.
It was a demonstration that bridges the gap between the telco and cloud world by creating a network service based on the services and technologies coming from both projects.
SDN/NFV Paradigm: Where the Industry meets the Academia
After 7 months, Service Engineering and SWITCH are back with the regular Swiss SDN workshops, this time held on 16th of June at the ZHAW premises in Winterthur. For the 6th time, the Software Defined Networking (SDN) community from Switzerland and abroad (represented by the industry and the academia), embarked on a joint SDN-NFV full-day journey to discuss SDN, present the best practices and prototypes and share the know-how and some demonstrations of their recent research activities. As a novelty this time, the SDN workshop/meetup was collocated with the Open Cloud Day, allowing for broader attendance from participants in both events. Regular attendees and new fellows could be spot on site engaged in interesting discussions. You can find the through report of the event here from our collaborator SWITCH and i leave you below the complete list of the SDN track. The complete presentations repository could be found here. Enjoy and see you in the next events!
Release of Netflogi – a Graphical Interface for Netfloc
In the past year i was working on a graphical interface for Netfloc – the SDK for SDN developed in the SDN initiative. Just to remind you, the aim of Netflogi is to: (1) make the SDK itself easy to use and (2) expose the Netfloc APIs and functional features to the network application developers and datacenter service providers.
With the initial version of Netflogi, the user was able to create a Service Function Chain only by using Neutron port IDs. This was done by choosing the number and the order of the Neutron ports used in the Chain. The current version of Netflogi allows to create Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) and a Service Chain using those VNFs. This blog post describes the updated functionalities of Netflogi that take part of the development work i did as part of my final exam, called IPA in Switzerland.
The novel functionality added in Netflogi is the VNF management (create & delete). Creating VNF includes choosing a name, a description of the functionality and assigning ingress and egress ports. Once the VNF is successfully created, it appears automatically in the list of the existing VNFs. The VNFs can be used in different services offered by Netfloc. Currently Service Function Chaining is fully implemented and can be done by combining one or more VNFs. The VNFs can be deleted, as well as the Service Chains. Help page and messaging system for the performed actions is also included in this version.
Service Function Chaining using the SDK4SDN
Last week in Athens we integrated the SDK4SDN aka Netfloc in the T-Nova Pilot testbed in order to showcase service function chaining using two endpoints and two VNFs (Virtual Network Functions).
NETwork FLOws for Clouds (Netfloc) is an open source SDK for datacenter network programming developed in the ICCLab SDN initiative. It is comprised of set of tools and libraries that interoperate with the OpenDaylight controller. Netfloc exposes REST API abstractions and Java interfaces for network programmers to enable optimal integration in cloud datacenters and fully SDN-enabled end-to-end management of OpenFlow enabled switches.


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June 7, 2018
All psychoactive drugs affect your brain, by definition. Habitual use will cause change neurotransmitter levels, making you physically dependent so you need more to feel the effects. Long term use of many drugs causes cognitive impairments, including poor memory, poor focus, and lack of coordination. If you quit, many of the withdrawal symptoms affect your mood and cognition, sometimes for months or years until your brain heals. Cravings may last for years or decades. Cocaine does all that and more.
June 6, 2018
Constricted pupils is one of the physical signs of heroin use. Other physical signs include bloodshot eyes, drowsiness or nodding off, sudden weight loss, and lack of motivation. Needle marks are another sign, but new users typically don't start injecting right away. Many drugs make your pupils dilate, so why do heroin and other opioids make them constrict?
June 5, 2018
Most of the work you have to do in recovery requires some grit. You have to confront old wounds and examine some aspects of yourself you may not like. You have to learn constructive ways to deal with stress and wait out cravings. You have to make lifestyle changes like eating better and exercising. You need to find ways to relax, of course, if only to deal with stress. With all this work, the importance of positive emotions, and especially fun, don't get much attention.
June 4, 2018
You'll have no shortage of advice about what to do in recovery. People will tell you to eat right, exercise, go to meetings, work the steps, make new friends, get plenty of sleep, and the list goes on. Most of this is no doubt good advice, especially if it comes from someone you trust, like a doctor, therapist, sponsor, or just someone who is strong in recovery. The problem is that you can't do everything at once. If you try, you might just get overwhelmed and make no meaningful changes at all.
May 31, 2018
They say if you can't find your AA meeting, look for the building with a group of smokers outside. Cigarettes, along with pastries and coffee, have been associated with AA since the beginning. People recovering from alcohol addiction smoke at much higher rates than the general public. While estimates for smoking around the world are around 20 percent and steadily declining, more than half of AA members smoke.
May 30, 2018
Nearly everyone in recovery drinks coffee. It's a fixture at AA meetings, along with pastries and cigarettes. It's commonly said that coffee is just one way recovering alcoholics replace their addiction to alcohol, but is that all it is? There may be some good reasons for drinking coffee in recovery. There may also be some good reasons not to. Here are some things to think about when you're trying to decide whether to have another cup of coffee or tea.
May 29, 2018
Benzodiazepines are a prescription medication and relatively common. They don't cause euphoria like opioids and they aren't ubiquitous like alcohol. Since they're fast-acting, unlike SSRIs, you can take them only when you experience acute anxiety or can't sleep. Benzos seem like a convenient and relatively harmless drug, yet it's very hard to quit. What's going on?
May 28, 2018
It's common for people wanting to get sober to shut themselves in their rooms and wait out the storm. The appeal of this approach is obvious. It's free, for one thing. You also get to be somewhere safe, comfortable, and familiar while you spend a few days feeling awful. No one wants to see anyone else while he's sweating, shaking, vomiting, and whatever else. It seems much better to hide out at home until the worst is over. As appealing as this is, it can also be dangerous. Here's why.
May 24, 2018
Making amends is one of the most difficult steps. You are forced to reflect on your mistakes and your shortcomings. It also requires you to put yourself at another's mercy by apologizing and asking how you can make it right. That can be hard for the most trivial offenses, much less the big mistakes people often make in active addiction. Despite the difficulty and discomfort of making amends, it's one of the most important steps for several reasons.
May 23, 2018
Making amends is an important step. It shows the people you've hurt that you regret hurting them. More than an apology, it shows you are willing to make some sort of effort or sacrifice to put things right. It's also a way to move past guilt and shame. Instead of beating yourself up for all the terrible things you've done, you actually try to make it better. Those feelings of guilt and shame can no longer fester.
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As I periodically like to do, I want to review some of the upcoming activities in the life of the church. Though we are past Lent and Easter Sunday, we are still very busy.
Women's Conference – April 21 (Saturday)
Last year we held the inaugural women's conference at CTPC. It was a wonderful, one-day retreat for women from all over the Eastern Panhandle and beyond. Once again, the ladies have invited Kelley Latta to speak and lead the event. Ladies, if you have not purchased your ticket, please do so ASAP (you can click here to purchase online)! This is a great event to bring friends to. Last year, everyone spoke positively about this conference and we are excited for another exciting day next Saturday!
Yokefellows Dinners – April 28, May 12
The Yokefellows Sunday School Class will be hosting a barbecue dinner on Saturday, April 28 and a Pancake Dinner on Saturday, May 12. Tickets for the barbecue are $13 for adults, $7 for children ages 3-12. Those attending the pancake dinner will be asked to give donations. These dinners are a fabulous way to introduce friends and neighbors to the CTPC church family. It's an easy outreach! Invite your friends, buy their tickets, and come enjoy a great time of fellowship with them.
Visiting Missionaries/Compassion Sunday – April 29, May 13
On Sunday April 29 we will have a visit from Mike Sander and his wife, Cathy. Mike is currently a teacher in Pennsylvania, but he and Cathy are in the midst of preparing to start work as full-time missionaries in Swaziland. On May 13 we will have a visit from Gail, who is on furlough from her work in Central Asia. We have been supporting Gail for many years now, and she is excited to bring us an update. On both Sundays, the missionaries will speak briefly at both services, and host a Sunday School class in the fellowship hall for adults and youth. On April 29, we will also host our second Compassion Sunday, and hear updates about the sponsorship experience from people in the congregation.
Vacation Bible School – July 8-12
2018 marks a big change for VBS. We are starting a VBS partnership with St. Thomas Lutheran Church, which is three blocks down the street from us. Alternating years each church will host, and we will work together to make VBS amazing each year! This new partnership does not mean we need less people – it means the opposite! So stay tuned – more information about Vacation Bible is forthcoming! —See Molly's announcement in "From Molly's Desk!"
Save the Steeple
In the next few weeks, the session will be formally launching the campaign to raise the funds needed for repairs to the church steeple. We will have several events and information forthcoming.
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Crested Butte
Hmmm... what to say about Crested Butte. I can say that it was definitely a different type of get away from my usual random excursions, but very interesting nonetheless. I took a 4.5 hour road trip from Denver, Colorado over mountains and masses of land (very beautiful sight) until I reached a very small town that has a projected population of only 1,500. Did I feel like an outcast? No, but was I? Yes! To start, I was one of maybe less than a handful of African Americans for miles, I was dressed very casual to my sense, but to an extremely casual town I was dressed for the Grammy's, and lastly I was one of the youngest in a crowd of much older people, but thats nothing new. The food was dive bar quality but I would definitely have to commend The Secret Stash Pizzeria for keeping the town alive and also having a super cute mini lounge below them. Lets talk about the super modern speakeasy bar that was tucked away in a not so busy corner. This bar was amazing. It had some of the most amazing cocktails that I've had in a while (and I've had a galore of drinks haha). The name of it is The Dogwood Cabin, and my drink of recommendation would be the "Beetnik"!
Setting those factors aside, it didn't bother me much at all. I engulfed myself in my surroundings and took time to breath in the amazingly fresh, crisp air. I used this opportunity to wear no makeup, no heels, go heat free on my hair; I didn't even wear perfume. It was nice! Finally a trip where I didn't think much about what to pack and how to squeeze everything in a tiny carry-on luggage. I simply packed mostly workout gear, jeans, t-shirts, sweaters, 1 sneaker and my Chanel boots. I didn't get many outfit photos because many were repetitive (jeans, sweater, boots), but I got a few more important photos for you guys to enjoy.


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Scalability is the most important part of a business, it's what makes it. Scalability is an all-encompassing company's ability to handle a growing number of customers, orders, and requirements. Everyone starts with a hope of growing a customer base and increasing their sales revenue as soon as possible. And if the business does begin to grow, it will begin facing a completely new set of requirements or face losing the momentum. The only way to grow successfully is to create an infrastructure for scalability to accommodate your business needs.
The best way to take control of your scalability and ensure that your business has the best possible future is to start early. Proactively thinking about business scalability will make growth much easier when it happens. But if you have considered it, and have outgrown your initial predictions, here are some tips on how you can optimise your business infrastructure for your current users and prepare for new users.
Cloud has truly become the innovation of this decade. In addition to being an accessible and considerably cheaper alternative to on-premise solutions, cloud gives the ability to access computing platforms and resources in real-time and much more efficiently than previously.
This drives organisational efficiency, increased resource performance and improved profitability. Additionally, the flexibility of cloud technology increases innovation, productivity and business competitiveness.
Another benefit of moving your processes to the cloud is that it allows your business to better prepare for the future eventualities, it will facilitate and adapt to change faster and help forecast your business financials. Also, cloud-based technology allows a business to scale faster and easier compared to traditional hardware requirements for scalability and often comes with minimal to no downtime.
Scaling too fast can be a huge problem when it comes to a smaller business, but even an enterprise can suffer significant damage if their operations spiral out of control. If you are anticipating growth, ensure that you have some form of forecasting available to you that will be able to accurately predict what impact certain business decisions will have on your bottom line. To avoid operational nightmares, make sure that every step your business makes is a calculated risk, measure each element of your operation as it scales and what impact any changes to it would have to your business.
Business growth will inevitably pose a risk to your business. One bad move, one bad review, one decision that took your operations out of control and you are the thing of the past. Using business forecasting you can ensure that your business grows at a predictable and manageable rate. You will need to look after your business plan and alter it as your cash-flow and staffing requirement changes. Regular forecasts, that are enforced early on in the business, will help you to keep control over the changes of your business and in-depth business analysis will enable your business to prepare for the worst. Keeping a cushion to maintain your business and always ensuring that you have enough customers are coming through the door might just keep you afloat.
While scalability is a major achievement for any business, a firm will only manage to do so successfully by continually focusing on all aspects of customer experience. Every customer, user or client should have a uniform and consistent experience, from deliveries, customer services to the products or services you provide. Additionally, focusing on achieving a balanced customer portfolio is key in today's fast-moving customer cycle. A now infamous example of Phones4U owned by private equity firm BC Partners, had to make a decision to shut its shops on mobile networks EE and Vodafone decision not to renew its contract. So ensuring that you still have a business after your core clients decide to move on is crucial for most of the business for their future.


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Ritz Carlton New Orleans
Around New Orleans
I was able to accompany my wife on a work/pleasure trip to New Orleans. This was our first trip without or toddler son so we were excited to have an "adult" trip but knew we would miss our little guy too.
We were booked for three nights at the lovely Ritz-Carlton New Orleans. The hotel is conveniently located right on Canal Street in the French Quarter neighborhood of New Orleans.
We arrived on a shuttle bus with numerous others and we only had one carryon bag each so we were not in need of a doorman or further assistance. Our group entered in to the ground level lobby of the hotel.
From there we took and elevator up to the third floor where the more traditional reception desk and lobby are found.
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans reception desk
The hotel was fairly elegant and aseptically pleasing like many others in the Ritz-Carlton brand. The fall themed floral arrangement in the lobby was a nice touch.
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans floral arrangement
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans lobby
We were checked in right away as they were fully staffed at the reception desk. Check in was friendly and professional. We confirmed our Marriott rewards number was indeed on the reservation and we were given two room keys.
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans decor
Outdoor courtyard just off the lobby and bar
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans hallway
We were assigned room 667, which is a Deluxe King room. We took the elevator to the sixth floor to find our room.
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans elevator lobby
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans elevator lobby
The room was very nice and inviting upon our entrance. The room was clean and the decor was nice.
The room had a very nice and comfortable king size bed with seating bench at the foot of the bed. I thought the fabrics and finishings in the room were nice and New Orleans-esqe.
The room had a lounge chair and matching ottoman with side table full of local magazines and Ritz-Carlton's magazine.
Views were non existent as our view was of a "courtyard" which was empty on the ground level. Otherwise we simply looked across to the other side of the property.
The room has good lighting and with lamps on each night stand flanking the bed. The room also had a smallish work desk in the corner. I can't speak to the properties wifi speeds as i never connected to the network.
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans room detail
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans room detail
The bathroom was a decent size with nice white marble throughout.
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans bathroom
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans bathroom
The bathroom featured products from Kohler, which is located in my home state of Wisconsin. There was a separate water closet for the toilet with a door for added privacy.
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans bathroom
My favorite bath toiletries are Asprey so whenever we stay at Ritz-Carlton I look forward to using them (I should just buy some for our shower at home).
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans Asprey brand bath amenities
I of course would have liked to see a separate bath and tub in the bathroom as this room used a tub/bath combo. As we were not traveling with our son this trip the set up was just fine for us.
The water pressure and temperature were as they should be: strong and responsive.
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans bathroom
My wife enjoy's Ritz-Carlton bathrobes, in fact, so much so that we ordered one for her a few weeks after our stay. Very soft and comfortable in her opinion.
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans bathroom
Near the room entrance was a coffee machine, however we didn't use it as Im not a huge coffee drinker and my wife will not make coffee (refusing to use her own very capable single cup Keurig at home) and usually enjoys spending $4-5+ per coffee drink!
In the mini bar you could find the usual suspects.
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans minibar
The desk also had some pricey snacks on offer.
I was happy to see the individual property name and location on the key cards so that I could add to my personal collection of key cards.
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans room keys
Room Walk Through Below:
Bar and Lounge
We spent a little time at the bar/lounge one evening (these photos are during the morning whilst empty) which is nice overall.
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans bar and lounge area
They had live music on the Friday night we were there with a full on band/group.
Ritz-Carlton bar and lounge area
Plenty of seating and a pretty happening spot after 9-10pm.
Ritz-Carlton bar and lounge area
The public areas of the property are very nicely decorated. Plenty of nice sconces and chandeliers to be found.
We never used the Spa or the Fitness Center but I did pop my head in both spaces to check them out. The spa has a very nice water fountain near the entrance.
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans spa entrance
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans spa and fitness center
The Fitness Center had plenty of cardio equipment as there was one room fully dedicated to that.
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans fitness center
The other good-sized room in the Fitness Center contained a plethora of resistance training machines and weights.
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans fitness center
Just off the Fitness Center was the pool which was quite small. More like a plunge pool but I guess to have a pool at all in a city property is a plus. Just next to the pool was the hot tub which looked pleasant.
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans hot tub
A nice touch I thought was during check out Hurricane Nate was nearing and they had set up a TV displaying the weather forecast and flight information.
TV Monitoring Hurricane Nate for Ritz-Carlton New Orleans guests
Off of the hotel's main lobby was a library or saloon of sorts. Very old-shool or country club looking with plenty of wood features in the space.
Off lobby level lounge at Ritz-Carlton New Orleans
Off lobby level lounge at Ritz-Carlton New Orleans
Food and Beverage
New Orleans is such a great food city so we didn't try very much to eat while staying at the Ritz-Carlton New Orleans. We did have a late afternoon snack one day via room service, we split a Po'Boy sandwich and some gumbo which was good.
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans room service
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans Po'boy sandwich
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans gumbo
Ritz-Carlton New Orleans room service
For a night cap we decided to come down to the bar one evening in which we had to try the famous beignets! They were good and came with three different dipping sauces. Also some chips and assorted nuts were provided.
Beignet's at Ritz-Carlton New Orleans (iPhone photo)
We also split a grilled cheese sandwich.
Grilled cheese at the Ritz-Carlton New Orleans (iPhone photo)
Prior to our departure we received a letter from the hotel General Manager, Jim Oliver, in which he let guests know that our safety was their highest priority. That was a nice touch in my mind. Fortunately Hurricane Nate did not progress past strong category 1 or weak category 2 hurricane (which one local said they sleep through category 2 Hurricanes down there LOL )
Communication from the Ritz-Carlton New Orleans GM
Overall we enjoyed our stay and would enjoy a return visit! While New Orleans doesn't rank at the top of our favorites list, the Ritz-Carlton was enjoyable and did a great job with a very full hotel with multiple conferences going on. A very pleasant luxury property in a great location.
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This was a work trip paid by my wife's employer. No Marriott or Ritz-Carlton points were used for this stay. The property is a tier three redemption thus costing 50,000 points (at the time of this writing).
Have you stayed at the Ritz-Carlton New Orleans? Please let me know if you have any questions about our stay.
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It Was A Dream; [She] Was a Dream
It was a dream. She was a dream. My ideal woman.
We were lying in bed, I don't know whose bed. I don't know where we were.
But we were there, talking, sharing, gossiping. But there was something about it that became charged. Or was that in my imagination? Then so sweetly she laid her head on my shoulder, tender, like people do. You know, sweet, a gesture. It was a dream. She was a dream.
And then she was undressed. And maybe I was too.
But it was her body I wanted. My ideal warm, soft, open, beautiful, creamy, voluptuous. Not bones and angles.
And that tuft of hair on her mound of Venus that surrounded her lips and teased itself into a perfect curl with the perfect color. She was my ideal.
Then I saw my body, scarred — from the cesarean, fat, lined, wrinkled. It was mine. I heard a woman in the background say, Roberta's breasts are too large. And it's just not pretty.
You see, the people in my dreams talk, and they are not always kind.
And I awoke with the beauty of that other woman still so profound and the shame of my own body, no longer beautiful.
Beauty and shame, a woman's cross to bear. My cross. My perfect woman inside, I can never live up to. In the mirror, I see and judge myself invalid.
It's an old conversation but one I don't seem to outgrow. It's not OK to look like I look. It's not OK.
My strength, my courage, what I create, what I am capable of: it's meaningless compared to what I look like.
That's sick.
It's an old conversation, but I can't shake it.
When I was in the hospital, sick with an eating disorder, when I saw women who were barely bones, I couldn't tell that anything was wrong with them. I thought anorexia was a good look.
Now I dream of a more voluptuous woman. That's progress. Right?
But there is still that other part that screams, that disguises itself in a dream.
What you do doesn't matter, it's all about looking good! The physical; but physically I'm ill. I'm sick, cuckoo. I wasn't cured.
Bulimia doesn't go away, it just quiets down for a while. I haven't won. I wasn't able to muscle through long enough.
I'm full of shame, relapse and disgust. An old conversation that still has power.
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I Am Healthy
What does it mean to be healthy? We usually think of the physical aspects of health first. A perfect body. The imagery that bombards us daily illustrates healthy as thin. As tanned. Flashing a blinding white smile. Tossing back thick, glossy hair. But this is merely marketing. Health isn't based in appearance. And it isn't limited to our physicality.
Myrtle Fillmore, cofounder of Unity, diagnosed with tuberculosis, was sickly as a child and young adult. Then from a New Thought lecture by E. B. Weeks, she came away with a life-changing affirmation: I am a child of God, and therefore I do not inherit sickness.


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The Emergence and Growth of Biotechnology
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Chapter 4: Biotechnology in Developing Countries
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Page 54 4— Biotechnology in Developing Countries 4.1— Introduction The survey of biotechnology R&D in industrialised countries revealed three important characteristics of successful application: first, the scientific base has played an extremely important role in the development of technology across all countries without exception. Even in countries such as Japan, where some disciplines were considerably weaker than others, thereby forcing Japanese companies to tap into R&D institutions in Europe and the US, the government has made extensive efforts to build up these disciplines in Japan. The second component has been the activities of the private sector. We saw how in the USA especially, the willingness of private entrepreneurs to take risks with a relatively young technology whose potential was yet to be demonstrated, led to the formation of a booming industry. Europe and Japan were relatively slower to start. However, once the private sector took the initiative, the commercialisation of basic science was relatively successful. The difference between the US, Europe and Japan in the pace of biotechnology development was partly due to different research and corporate environments. An equally important cause however, was the external environment within which firms operate. Our third component, namely the government, plays an important role in developing and changing this external environment. In the case of biotechnology, which raises important regulatory and often environmental and ethical questions, the role of the government has if anything become more important in developing an environment that is sufficiently flexible for firms and which also addresses...
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Thank you for your review of Greenridge Place. With the recent addition of several new male residents to our community, Greenridge Place has made a focused effort to incorporate more activities that are devoted to men. We have started a men's group that is meeting on a regular basis. We are in the process of working with a local hardware company and a group of high school students who will be making us a couple of "busy boards" comprised of various locks to lock and unlock, something our male residents enjoy. In addition we are acquiring several different wood items such as birdhouses, stools and boxes that men can sandpaper and then paint. We have also worked with a couple of family members who brought us suggestions on activities that their loved one had enjoyed and we're incorporating these things into our activity program. Greenridge Place is always open to receiving feedback which will help us continue to grow and get better at what we do and appreciate your communication with us.
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Located in Westminster, Colorado, Greenridge Place is an Anthem Memory Care community. Anthem Memory Care is a company committed to addressing the needs of seniors afflicted by Alzheimer's and other dementias through focused and specialized care. Each Anthem Memory Care community is strategically designed and operated with the specific needs of its residents in mind.
Our goal is to enrich the lives of every resident and offer peace of mind to their family members by focusing on individual, person-centered care. From the mentally supportive and physically safe design of our memory care communities, to our person-centered philosophy and emphasis on individualized care, we make sure that every single one of our memory care residents has their needs and desires met. By focusing on dementia care exclusively, Anthem Memory Care offers a home-like setting within a community of individuals that operates like a family, in order to uncover the pathway to a meaningful and dignified life for every resident.
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- Assistance with daily living activities based on the individual needs of residents, including bathing, grooming, dining and dressing.
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- Individual Service Plans based on each resident's unique life history and needs, developed before moving in, and updated regularly.
- Dining program with daily offerings of three delicious, well-balanced meals and healthy, nutrient-dense snacks throughout the day, including clinical oversight for special diets or other special needs or requests.
- Secure community with open guest entry and reception area.
- Apartment suites featuring private rooms with either a shared or private bathroom.
- State-of-the-art, discreet, and silent safety monitoring system in each suite, adjusted to the needs of each resident, including clinical oversight and reporting.
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Race league season finale!
Streak the Creek Race
WED Sept 20, 2017
All summer, we have been Streaking the Creek on a 3 mile lap course with the goal of advancing our speed each week. Now we come to our final race night of 2017.
We are celebrating with a finale race, awarded prizes to the top three finishers in our regular 3 mile course and bonus 5 mile course for racers looking for a bigger endurance challenge.
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On episode 107 of The Barcelona Podcast, Dan is joined by journalist Rik Sharma to break down the good and the concerning from Barcelona's 4-2 win over Tottenham. Your hosts talk Lionel Messi's brilliance, Arthur's magic in midfield, the reliability of Sergio Busquets and much more!
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Is Messi's Champions League focus enough for Barcelona to win it all?
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Let me just warn you that the story I am about to relate will make you begin to seriously doubt my intelligence, but I am sharing it anyway in the hopes that my stupidity will not be all for naught. Remember folks, do as I say, not as I do!
During my first IVF cycle, I became acquainted with one of my least favorite parts of infertility threatment, progesterone in oil shots. Each night, my husband dutifully administered them, and I went hobbling about my business afterwards. In addition to all the physical pain and suffering they caused, the shots were having another unwelcome side effect. Although I didn't have a lot of bleeding with the initial injection, I was having a lot problems with (brace yourself here) oozing. Underpants, pajama bottoms, and sheets were getting seriously stained at a record pace. I began a complicated and time consuming regimen of soaking, washing, and bleaching, followed by a frustrated and expensive regimen of discarding and replacing. I was complaining about this to my ever-sensible best friend, who remarked, "Wow, Lisa. I think you should call the doctor. It can't be right that you are oozing through all of those band-aids you are using." Band-aids? Nobody told me to use band-aids! It had never occurred to me, and it probably still wouldn't have if she hadn't mentioned it. I'd still be trying to get out those damned spots.
Needless to say, a quicik trip to the medicine cabinet and my problem was solved.
Moral of the story here? You can't control the big stuff, but you can improve the process a bit by micromanaging it a little. Think it through, and try to figure out all the little things you can do to make the process more bearable. Things to read in the waiting room. Special little treats after each injection. Really good distractions to look forward to can also help! After our conversation, my friend bought me a box of sparkly band-aids that made me smile every time I saw them, and that did take the sting out of the injection just a little bit.
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Michael Jackson fans across the world paid tribute to the late singer on Saturday by attempting to break the Guinness world record for the most people dancing to "Thriller" at the same time. The event was organized by fan clubs across the globe, with participants dancing in cities from Los Angeles to Breton, France. Over […]Read More..>>


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New Lifeline AutoAlert System
Lifeline recently launched a new service option – Philips Lifeline with AutoAlert. Appanoose Community Care Services is trying to decide if this would be a service that we should offer to our subscribers in Appanoose County.
The Lifeline Medical Alert Service has always offered prompt help at the push of a button. The latest innovation, Lifeline with AutoAlert, calls for help if a fall is detected even if an older adult can't, won't or forgets to press their Personal Help button. The Lifeline AutoAlert service option provides patients with an added layer of protection.
The Lifeline with AutoAlert option offers all the benefits of our original Lifeline service PLUS some new benefits:
• Multiple sensors support the accuracy of a true fall detection while minimizing false alarms.
• Intelligent Alarm designed to detect when a patient cannot get up from a fall on their own.
• Easy to wear AutoAlert Pendant is waterproof, and provides around-the-clock access to help – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
There are many benefits to offering this service but we need to find out if there is enough interest in this new service to purchase the new Lifeline machines and AutoAlert buttons. The cost would be approximately $45.00 per month vs. our current rate $30.00 per month for the standard lifeline.
Please let us know if you or someone you know might be interested in a Lifeline with AutoAlert or if you would like more information or to leave a comment. We can be reached at (641) 437-3474.
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What will you do if your break-even sales forecast reveals that you will lose money? Life as well as a business is sort of a piece of uncultivated land which over time you will notice different things growing on it both useful and ineffective. A extra complex asset-based enterprise – or one with complex working capital necessities – will want steadiness sheet forecasts as well. A business plan template means that you can insert all relevant data into a custom plan.
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Your pelvic floor plays an important role not only in bladder, bowel, reproduction and sexual function, but also in hip function, breathing, core strategies, standing balance and more. The pelvic floor is also known to be intimately connected to the feet and the floor of the mouth. Pelvic health issues related to these many roles are commonly poorly addressed or often left untreated in both women and men.
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This is an interesting article discussing 'urban blue space' (sometimes known as waterfronts) and ideas for how to envision their future.
"[Urban blue space] is a social space of gathering, labor, economic exchange, recreation, subsistence fishing, cultural tradition and journey-making, as well as an ecological space of watershed catchment, primary productivity, near-shore habitat, species migration and, often, environmental degradation. Urban blue space is a more complicated concept than "waterfront" and better captures the intersecting imperatives of sustainable urban development. While a waterfront suggests a firm boundary—literally, that which fronts the water, with connotations forged in the experience of late modern cities, namely trade, piers, industry, tourism and retail/leisure promenades—urban blue space is broader, more complex and more permeable. It is a kind of place that makes room for the ecological, in both a social and an environmental sense. In the same way that "green space" signals a civic and environmental good, urban blue space suggests a shared public place. It is adjacent to, part of and informed by the characteristics of the water, sky and associated aquatic ecosystems that extend beyond the city's jurisdictional boundaries. Urban blue space is a regional commons."
The full article by A.T. Wessells, 2014, is here: http://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/4/4/764/pdf
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|Starting a hole. Note the tongue.
|Oh, crap! She caught me with that damn camera.
|Pretending she isn't creating a hole.
|I will not look at mom.
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|Makes you wonder what she's thinking
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Gracie has always liked licking dirt. Because of this, she creates holes in the yard. If I see her starting to lick, I stop the behavior, but I'm not fast enough. Or my dog is too sneaky. There are holes all over the yard, now overgrown with the surrounding grass, and yes, I have lost my balance by stepping into one more than once.
Throw Back Thursdays allow you to reflect on what was, what might have been. I long for the days when Gracie and I could walk for hours. My back and legs can't do that now, but I am grateful for the time I spent with my dogs exploring.
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Gamers2's fans certainly had a hard time keeping up with all that happened last week at the club as our teams competed on many fronts. For starters, our CS:GO team began the week on the wrong foot with three defeats but still managed to pick up important victories in RGN Pro Series and in StarSeries XIII.
Meanwhile, our Call of Duty team came out on top of the LVP Primera división Sprint #3 after moving past Serious Gaming, Evident Victory and wSystem despite fielding a substitute player. Finally, our Heroes of the Storm squad came in second at DreamHack Summer's All-Stars tournament following two victories against Natus Vincere and two defeats against Liquid.
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Four times each year we pamper our ladies at The Homestead. This is a night to refresh, renew, and meet some great women without spending a lot of money or leaving town.
Join us this month for Salsa night! Make homemade salsa to enjoy over tacos and learn this simple dance step.
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ClipFire and HotShot3 cover the gamut for quick and reliable video and audio clip delivery in live production
ENCO's format-flexible, cost-effective and intuitive approach to instant media playout will be front and center at the company's IBC2017 stand in Amsterdam this year, with complete demonstrations of its ClipFire video and HotShot3 audio systems.
Introduced in late 2016, ClipFire is an all-in-one appliance that brings true affordability to professional instant video playout. Ideal for use in TV studios, mobile production trucks/OB vans and venue control rooms, ClipFire brings exciting visual enhancements to news and action-driven programming without the complication of traditional server-based architectures. Instead, ClipFire's fully graphical interface is optimized for high-speed, touch-screen operation without an external keyboard or mouse. Support for SD, HD and UHD resolutions with built-in up/down/cross conversion and native codec support ensures users can work across multiple formats and without complicated transcoding needs to support file playback.
HotShot3 leverages a similar design to ClipFire for the purpose of live, instant audio playout. Like ClipFire, HotShot3 provides instant access to local and network audio assets, with an intuitive interface ideal for control rooms, audio suites and mobile production trucks. HotShot provides playback options on a pre-labeled 80-button keypad or touchscreen operation – as well as remote operation using an iPad – with support for both stereo and surround sound to support all broadcast and production applications.
Both systems adopt ENCO's on-screen "button box" layout to accelerate learning curves and allow users to navigate up to hundreds of active icons with ease, each displaying a visual thunmbnail with clip information. Users can fire instant playback of video, audio or graphics with a single tap, with customizable options for different productions without limiting the number of available clips.
"ClipFire and HotShot3 bring affordable instant playout options to the industry without any need for advance, intense training sessions to learn the operation," said Ken Frommert, President of ENCO. "It's a simpler user experience without any sacrifice to quality, reliability or feature sets, ensuring that professional-quality media playout is now accessible to virtually any broadcaster, content producer or media organization."
ENCO will show both systems at 8.D74 during IBC2017, which takes place September 15-19 at the RAI Amsterdam.


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So, I got a new job.
Technically, I already have a job: I am a Freelance Naming Consultant, but these days, with the economy in the crapper, things are a little slow. Normally, I would take the opportunity to just… work less. Which means writing more, traveling more, spending time with the fam more. However, after my recent tax returns, it seems I owe a little more to my dear old Uncle Sam than I expected– and, well, there went my savings…
…but I'm trying to take it all in stride, and remembering that often what seems like the poorest of luck can usher one into refreshing and unexpected experiences. Ergo: my new job.
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I was out to dinner in downtown Penngrove with my mom and 2 aunts, at this great local restaurant called Humble Pie — which happens to be owned by a high school friend of mine and his fiancee. They are two fabulous, laid back people, and the food is every bit a labor of love…not to mention delicious. Everything is made from scratch, based on Miriam's (co-owner and chef) family recipes.
[that was the plug, but you don't have to take my word for it: they've been getting great reviews.]
So. I'm eating some juicy rice-cheese-spices stuffed red peppers, and I look up at Josh (co-owner and waiter) as he passes by our table and ask, almost without thinking:
"You guys don't need any help around here, do ya'?" I expect him to shrug and say no. It is a very small affair, and they have only ever hired 1 person "outside the family."
He pauses, and then, very slowly, says, "Why… we just might."
I say back to him, just as slowly, "Well, ok… we should be in touch then…"
A week later I am hired as their part-time waitress.
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I can't tell you how excited I am. It feels so right to be "in service" of others at this stage in my life, and to be working in an environment that is at once relaxed and full of positive energy. Plus, it's in my hometown, and that makes me somehow proud.
"It's the perfect next chapter to this story you seem to be living, Shannon," my boyfriend said to me. "Don't you get it? You have some impressive job and your own hip studio apartment in San Francisco. Then you leave it all behind to move back home with your parents in the country, and become a waitress at a place called HUMBLE PIE!" He rolls on the floor laughing.
But I'm laughing right along side him– laughing because: who would have guessed that of all the things in the world, what would really make me happy was a little humility?


text: Tyler Michael Smith was born and raised the Nashville area where he began learning to play the piano at the age of five. During his teenage years, Tyler began started composing material of his own. He has since composed original music for commercials, short films, documentaries, and theatrical feature films. Tyler's music has been used by a variety of different companies including Sony Pictures, Carmike Cinemas, Coca-Cola, and Cinemacon. In addition to scoring films, Tyler has also toured worldwide as a keyboard player for multiple artists including Michael W. Smith and Guy Penrod. He has also produced/arranged songs for artists spanning multiple genres. Tyler currently resides the Nashville area with his wife and four children.


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GoAmerica shares skyrocketed Tuesday on news that IBM would add the wireless Internet service provider's network service to its mobile technology products. GoAmerica also said it would use IBM to install and support its new Go.Web OnPrem server product. The two companies will jointly develop and market wireless technology for businesses.
The two have been working together since August, when they announced plans to provide wireless technology to GE Power Systems through a customized portal that gives GE employees wireless access to network applications and the Internet. GoAmerica shares closed Tuesday up $1.37, or more than 122 percent, to $2.49, up significantly from their 52-week low of 66 cents. IBM's gained $1.84, or nearly 2 percent, to $121.50. GoAmerica also teamed with Sony in September.


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Pest Man Wins is the 136th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.
The Stooges are pest exterminators who decide to drum up business by planting mice, moths, and ants in an unsuspecting house. They select a fancy mansion where a high society dinner party is being held. After successfully infesting the house with pests, the trio are predictably hired to clean up their own mess without interrupting the party. One highlight is the piano recital, whereby Johann Strauss II's "Blue Danube Waltz" is being played by party guest/pianist Mr. Philander (Vernon Dent). A chorus of cats replies, bewildering the audience and Mr. Philander. Chaos ensues inside suddenly when a mouse enters the piano, agitating the cats. The Stooges are forced to get the offending pest off the piano, destroying it with hilarious results. After the piano incident passes, the Stooges start loitering around the pastry table. One things leads to another, and a massive pie fight ensues.
- Pest Man Wins is a parody of the expression "The Best Man Wins."
- Pest Man Wins is a remake of 1936's Ants in the Pantry using minimal of stock footage. In addition, some footage of the pie fight was recycled from In the Sweet Pie and Pie and Half-Wits Holiday.


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You want to have a shape of the body like Jennifer Lopez and Shakira? Take Latin dance courses, like salsa or samba. Latin dance may be the key to burning legion calories to induce horny Nan toned body.
Moving the hips during a Latin dance will really burn a similar range of calories or reduce fat as regular exercise. In fact, adults weighing sixty three.5 kilograms, will burn 340 calories by dancing for an hour. This is often a similar as swimming or walking for an hour. Dancing is one of the best ways to reduce fat.
How dancing can reduce fat?
As reported by the Livestrong.com, quick Latin dance movements, creating all components of the body move, so increasing heart rate and burn calories for extended, this is good to help you reduce fat. Moreover, with pounding music and energetic movements, dance exercises create the atmosphere not boring sport.
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Is a typical Brazilian dance that features a 'complete package' in burning calories? In line with Luisa Martinez, a dance instructor's Brazilian Samba movement will use to 432 calories throughout an hour workout. Samba is good for reduce fat.
"You jump, move the belly, hips and also the rhythm is quick creating plenty of sweat. The movements type the quadriceps, back and calf," said Martinez.
2. Salsa
Another ways to reduce fat with dancing is Salsa. Dance with roots in Cuba and Puerto Rican culture will type the calf, biceps, quadriceps and hamstrings. Whether or not you are doing it solo (Suelta) or in pairs during a circle (Rueda de Casino). Movements like returning an occasional impact aerobics will burn four hundred to 410 calories an hour throughout exercise.
3. Merengue
Instead of running for one hour, the higher you dance Merengue. The official dance of the Dominican Republic, will burn 372 calories throughout an hour workout. Thigh and calf muscles became a lot of toned and sexy.
4. Cumbia
From the study of history, Cumbia may be a dance of kids who had created slaves of Colombia. This exotic dance will burn nearly 396 calories in one hour. Movement is completed with a background jam-packed with pounding drums, will assist you reduce fat like water polo observe for half-hour.
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Nielsen releases UAE's first radio audience measurement results
Wednesday 14 February, 2018
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Global measurement and data analytics company, Nielsen, revealed the first known comprehensive data on UAE Radio Audience Measurement (UAE RAM) at an event in Dubai on Sunday while also unveiling which channels had the biggest reach in the country.
The research pointed out that radio is one of the most powerful entertainment platforms in the UAE today with a staggering 93% of the total population aged 10 and above spending nine hours a week listening to radio. The results for the quarter ending 31 December 2017 also showed that not only is there a radio peak in the evening, lasting up to 8pm, but there is also very high engagement continuing much later into the night.
Among the radio networks, ARN came out on the top with 30% of the viewership while Abu Dhabi Media Radio was close behind at 26.8% and the Channel 4 Group at 15.2%. Among the English radio stations, Virgin Radio emerged the winner, while Radio Mirchi stood out among the Hindi radio stations and Al Arabiya stood out among expat Arab radio stations.
With average commuting times to work in the UAE at 96 minutes, much of the nation's radio consumption happens while people are travelling. Listeners tune into radio during the morning and afternoon drive times, with peak times between 7am and 9am, 2pm and 4pm, and 6pm and 8pm during weekdays. Although weekend consumption drops by half compared to weekdays, radio reach remains significant with engagement peaking between 8am and 9am, 2pm and 3pm and 7pm and 8pm.
Contrary to popular belief, radio listening activity in the country remains high even late at night, from 8pm until midnight. 27% of all radio consumption in an average week occurs between 8pm and 12am, with 61% of listeners tuning into radio from 8pm onwards. Additionally, the study shows that radio engagement at home starts increasing from 6pm and peaks at 11pm, whereas listening activity while travelling lessens after 8pm, although is still significant.
"The extensive study has reaffirmed radio's resilience and vitality as a popular medium of information and entertainment for the UAE population," commented Sarah Messer, Director Media – Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan, Nielsen.
"Long drive times in the country have been identified as the foremost driver of the medium's growth as listening to the radio while on the move tops the list of places radio is consumed. Specialised content like real-time traffic updates has made radio even more attractive to people who commute daily to work and back. In addition, radio's acceptance as a leading source of music discovery and entertainment, driven by creative and engaging presenters, contributes further to its reach across audiences from different backgrounds, and cultural preferences for later lifestyles are driving listenership during evening and night-time. Our UAE RAM solution measures the country's 40+ radio stations, each catering to our diverse population in a multitude of languages. From our results, we can clearly see that the UAE presents an exceptionally strong market for radio and a great way for advertisers to reach their target audiences," she added.
Some important figures were highlighted.
The UAE has a remarkably high number of what is classed as 'heavy' radio listeners with 1.9 million people tuning in for 18 hours a week, whereas 'medium' listeners, or 3.4 million people, recorded an average consumption of 8 hours per week.
98% of listeners aged 10-14 years and younger millennials aged 15 to 24 years clocked up six and eight hours of listening a week respectively. On the other hand, 93% of older millennials aged 25-34 years, 92% of people aged 35 to 44 years and 91% of listeners aged 45-54 years still rely heavily on radio for information and entertainment, spending an average nine hours of their time listening per week. More interestingly, 94% of the older generation, aged 55 and above, continue to enjoy the medium they have grown up with, spending 9 hours per week on average tuning in.
Among different nationalities in the UAE, the reach of radio is the highest among Westerners at 100%, and Emiratis, with 97% of them tuning in for eight hours a week respectively. The data showed that 96% of Indians spent nine hours a week on average listening to radio, while 96% of expat Arabs devoted 7.5 hours each week to radio. Other Asians, who include expatriates from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal, among others, appear to be heavy listeners with 95% reach and 10 hours of average radio consumption weekly. On the other hand, the medium has a reach of 81% among Filipinos and other East Asians who registered 8.5 hours of listening a week.
Among various income categories, class AB, which enjoys the highest socio-economic status, has an almost universal reach of 99% and eight hours of radio engagement per week, while 95% of class C1 consumes nine hours of radio every week. Radio has greater reach among class C2 than class D, with 93% and 88% listenership respectively.
Radio reach and time spent listening vary by location, with 95% people in Sharjah and 92% listeners in Dubai spending the most time with radio at 10 hours each week. In Abu Dhabi, 95% of the population tunes into various radio stations for 6.5 hours a week, whereas in Northern Emirates region, which includes Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah, average per week listening activity goes up to 9 hours with a reach of 89%.
The UAE RAM project started with an Establishment Survey of 17,000 face-to-face interviews across all seven emirates in the UAE to enable Nielsen to determine population dynamics and ensure its collection of radio data would be balanced and representative. A 'hybrid diary' methodology was used for the research, introducing both a traditional paper diary and an innovative electronic diary to respondents, to measure robust information on radio listening. Every quarter, 2,100 people aged 10 and above, representing all nationalities and languages across the emirates are asked to record their radio listening activities for 7 consecutive days. They record their listening in 15-minute time-slots for the entire week in their chosen diary format.
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I'm assuming that only truly devoted grandparents and family friends will actually want to spend a minute of their lives watching Atticus demonstrate his walking and climbing ability...sideways. Apparently I'm not a fast learner when it comes to videography.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Another Sideways Video
Posted by Life in the Bend at Saturday, May 31, 2008
1 comment:
- hipgradmom said...
I love the beginning walking stage where it looks like they are straddling something in attempt to balance. Yay Atticus!
- June 1, 2008 at 6:19 PM
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Sketching and Painting Holiday's
During outdoor sessions students will learn how to draw and paint landscapes, cityscapes and architectural elements, such as squares, medieval towers, churches and narrow streets. The Following techniques can be chosen: pencil, water colour,oil painting and pastel. Practice will concentrate mainly on the use of colour and perspective method.
Location: Greece
Date: October 2018 (TBC)
Prepare to be inspired as we visit some beautiful cities in Greece such as Epidaurus, Karinith and Mycenae.
The overall price will include your accommodation, transport to and from the airport, tour guide throughout the week, entrance fee to different sites, evening Greek food and entertainment, bus hire and insurance.
Materials recommended for this trip; water colours, gouache, pastels, charcoal and sketching materials.
Limited to ten students and suitable for all levels.
Contact Catherine with any enquiries or to book your place.
Interested in our trips?
If you would like more information on any of our trips, please get in contact.
Painting Trips
Studio Visit to John Nolan studio, Drumcondra and Ronan Goti studio, Portmarnock
Barga, Italy
Our recent trip to Barga, Italy was a fantastic experience for everybody. Lots of new experiences and inspiration for further paintings now that we are home.
We have another Painting trip planned to Spain in October 2017 and May 2018. If you are interested in coming along, please get in contact.
Spain, San Pedro, Plein Air painting holiday.
2nd – 7th October 2017.
Following on from successful past painting holidays. Another exciting painting holiday has been planned for October 2017 to San Pedro, Spain. Places are limited and interest is very strong. For further details please contact Catherine on 085 7106895.
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Nick and Amanda Prescott from WSR Recycling attended the "Mayors Fund 2014/15 – Thank you Reception" on Friday 17 April 2015 at the Town Hall in Runcorn.
WSR were invited to the event because they provided a donation to the Mayor's fund and it was an opportunity for the Mayor and Mayoress to formally thank those who contributed to support them in their term of office.
WSR would like to thank all involved for a wonderful evening.