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While this quite-depressing atmosphere is felt by everyone, I think the most anxious and worried people during this season are the Pinoy parents. Why? It's back-to-school once again. Enrollment time!
It's a common feeling of stress for parents during these last two weeks. Registering the kids at school. Paying for their tuition. Buying the school uniforms. Lining up at bookstores to get school supplies. Thinking what their kids will bring for their meals or baon. Budgeting again for allowance. Etcetera.
If the middle to upper class parents find this season a bit stressful financially, how do you think the lower income brackets with children in public schools would survive?
Being a gay guy, I initially thought, great, I've escaped this ordeal by having no kids (yeah, pro-creating with a woman sooo turns me on). Life was pretty sunny for me despite the season, as everyone else was scrambling to procure all requirements the past few weeks before June starts.
Well, until I got involved with a few macho dancers. Nothing serious though, like involvement through a relationship. Just by-products of friendship (with benefits?).
So how does being a gay bar patron get affected by this back-to-school season? Let me share.
For the past weeks, I've been tabling "Luigi"*, the 25-year old macho dancer all-the-way from "Home Base". I've been his regular customer at the bar (and I think his ONLY customer), and our relationship I feel is already on its way past customer-MD. We're constantly texting, even having dinner outside already, but nothing more (yet).
On Tuesday this past week, after the daily long SMS exchanges on the usual boring how was your day, have you eaten, how are you blahs, he mentioned that his child's school was already starting. In that same message, he asked directly if he can borrow some money from me, for his child's uniform. His earnings the past weekend got depleted already, and he couldn't borrow from his sister anymore.
He texted: "Nakakahiya nga e. Kaw pa lang malalapitan ko ngayon. Sensya ka na. (I feel embarrassed. You're the only person I can approach now. Apologies, I ask for your patience)."
A pause. I inquired how much he needed and by when.
He gave the details, again apologized, and added that it would also be fine if I didn't have budget and won't be able to lend him.
Well, Luigi was a good guy, slightly soft-spoken, and a somewhat shy-type. This was the first time he asked something from me, and I felt that him asking for some money was already a huge hurdle for him to overcome. Especially if it involved his only child.
So I met up with him the next day, before he went to work. The meet-up was quick, clinical, as I didn't want to make a big deal about this, emotionally. He was sincerely thankful, of course, as he didn't know who else to approach.
Did I go home after dropping Luigi off to work? No. Because that same night, another MD friend from another gay bar texted. It was "Russell", my 25 year old regular MD who worked in "Kingdom Come" gay bar before transferring to "Answer for The Emotionally Needy" bar.
After a few kumusta, how are you, have you eaten dinner messages, and where are you, his text message then said: "Sakit ulo ko ngayon grabe... papasok na kasi pati bunso ko... kulang pa ang tuition nila... (My head is aching. Maybe because my youngest kid is starting school already. And I still don't have enough for their tuition)."
Slap to the forehead! I knew what this line meant, and where this could be heading. I was out of the house already, and still had enough to give. So I contacted him to ask where we'd be meeting.
I've given "financial aid" to my macho dancers previously, but never for the education of their children. It was always about a sick relative who needed check-up, or a broken cellphone that needed to be replaced. Even last year at this time, I didn't get any of these enrollment stories from the macho dancer whom I had a relationship with. But now I am wondering why I am hearing dilemmas about their children's schooling.
Lucky me, the macho dancers I am tabling now are from the low-income young fathers, aged 25. Gotten their past girlfriend pregnant at an early age of 19 or 20, and the fruit of that relationship is now school-aged. The past guys I had were either single without kids or young fathers with newly born babies. And as these single fathers' regular guest, I'm their nearest source of help when it comes to matters like these.
It's like a driver asking his employer for an advance in salary. Or the maid asking for a small loan. In my case, it was the macho dancer. And with this set-up comes the social stigma about these men.
I didn't foresee this happening. Being the single gay guy without any obligations, I wasn't prepared to subsidize anyone's schooling fees. This part wasn't explained to me by the receptionist at the first gay bar we went to, when she told us all the house rules, including the house fees. Maybe it was part of the bill which I failed to read, in the fine print with an asterisk saying "will subsidize schooling needs of a macho dancer's child in the future, especially if you table a young father."
But if I were placed in their position, where majority of my income comes from tips and isn't enough for my family's daily needs, I might've done the same thing as well. However, it would be very difficult for me to ask for a favor, especially something monetary from someone whom I've only met in the place I worked in. I would need to muster a great deal of confidence, and some swallowing of pride, just to approach my customer for financial worries.
Kudos to Luigi and Russell who were brave enough to ask. Though they asked separately, it just happened to be on the same day.
I strongly believe in the importance of education. And somewhere among the 13 million elementary school children going back to school these first weeks of June are a few kids who were my instruments to affirm this belief. My help to this cause just came in the form of subsidizing their uniform or school materials. The extra money I had would've gone to good use. Or I am just rationalizing.
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The clock is ticking on a decision whether the Nissan and Mercedes teams will be allowed to run the E70 ethanol fuel for the endurance races.
Both teams ran the blend as a trial at Winton recently after gaining tacit approval by the entire V8 Supercars grid.
However disharmony among the teams remains following the trials of the E70 blend (70 per cent ethanol 30 per cent unleaded) on three cars including the Norton Nissans which completed a one-two result at the hands of James Moffat and Michael Caruso in the Saturday race at Winton.
There also remains conjecture over what benefits the E70 fuel, a reduction over the regular E85 ethanol mix, provides with a rival team claiming to have tested the fuel and for it to have returned a small horsepower gain.
Engines from Erebus (which ran E70 only in Maro Engel's Merc on Friday and Saturday at Winton) and Nissan were supplied to V8 Supercars in the lead up to the Winton round for testing.
Both powerplants were put on the V8SC control engine dyno using both the E85 and E70 in direct comparisons.
V8 Supercars is yet to hand down a decision on whether it will approve of the use of E70 for Nissan and Erebus with the countdown to Sandown drawing near.
Given that E85 is the control fuel under the 2013 sporting regulations it would seem a remote chance that the sport would suddenly change the rules midstream to accommodate a fuel change.
Erebus team manager David Stuart says the only way his squad can achieve parity for the long distance races is for a concession to run the E70 mix.
"E70 is what we are looking for to be on parity with the Ford and Holden engines or the two-valve push-rod engines," Stuart told Speedcafe.com
"For us the only solution going into the endurance races to have parity is to run E70 on all three cars.
"It's the only solution that allows us to take advantage of the fuel windows that the two-valve engines can do and also the refuelling time."
According to Stuart, the AMG Customer Sports-sourced engines consume seven per cent more fuel than the two-valve engines going on a lap per lap basis.
"All we can do is to supply them (V8SC) with as much information as we can and work with them in the process to try to achieve an outcome that is suitable to us and the category," Stuart said.
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The primary measure of a man (and perhaps these days a woman too – who knows?) is his ability to drive. Although important, the quality of a man's car is secondary to his ability to use it. Third in importance is a man's home. A man's home is a place where he can watch cars on television. After these things comes a man's job. What does he do? Is he in a prestigious profession? Perhaps he does something he loves, like selling cars. He drives his car to work where he sells cars to earn the money to pay for a home where he can watch cars on television. This is the contented man. This is a proper man. This is the car man.
Others perambulate along the jagged winding pavements of their civic existences trying not to trip on the cracks, stand in the dog crap or lose their way. But the car man never falters or sullies his person and the car man always knows where he is. He is in his car. He has his hands on the steering wheel. He has his feet on the peddles. He is in control. As long as he is not in a traffic jam, the car man has peace of mind. The car man is content. Society is designed to accommodate the car man. Roads are cut into the Earth like whip welts so the car man can drive through them on his way to work or on his way home from work or on his way to God knows where.
You know, I bet God is a car. I bet God's eyes are shining headlights that look right into your soul and judge your driving ability, your measure as a man. I bet God's mouth is a grinning grille and I bet God's voice sounds like a revving engine. God loves the car man and the car man loves God because every time the car man drives he is 'Nearer My God, to Thee'. Oh yes, the car man is God's favoured son and, although the car man is as boring as fuck to have a conversation with, the world belongs to the car man and, despite the fact that his car is his cage, the car man is free. Naught to freedom once the pedal is to the metal. Or at least it feels like freedom and isn't the feeling enough? Isn't life all about how you feel?


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I co-signed one tyro loan for my daughter in the volume of $8000. She additionally has copiousness of supervision loans on her own. She has given consolated all her loans. My subject is;
Since she has combined ALL her loans in to one, I'm I still obliged for which $8000 loan I co-signed for given I didn't pointer on any of the others (she has well over $1000k in loans as she's finishing up her doctorine).
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Lu's Sandwiches, a sandwich shop in Whittier known for its banh mi sandwiches, is expanding with a higher-end location in Northeast Minneapolis.
The new restaurant will open next month in the new Red 20 apartment building in the Nicollet Island-East Bank neighborhood. Owner Quang Pham said while much of the beloved food will stay the same, the business model will be of a higher-end fast casual restaurant serving beer, wine and made-to-order food.
This will be the second location for the sandwich shop, which has been located at Nicollet & 26th for the past four years. Lu's Sandwiches serves banh mi sandwiches made with fresh baguettes, vermicelli noodle bowls and bubble tea.
Pham, who owns Lu's Sandwiches with three other partners, said the new shop will seat nearly 50 diners inside, plus more than 20 outside.
Lu's Sandwiches, at 10 6th St. NE, Minneapolis is expected to open in late June near Central & 6th in the Red 20 building. The 130-unit apartment building is also home to a YogaFit studio.


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Sorry for not updating everyone earlier. Thank you all for your phone calls and concerns, we are so fortunate to have such loving friends and family. The follow-up appointment with the doctor went really well. She declared that "bedrest agrees with" me, and that my blood pressure was lower than it has been since about week 20. It is still in the high range, but not in the "severe" range anymore. Woohoo!! It is amazing what a difference a few days can make.
Essentially, the baby could come at just about any time--it all depends on my health. They're also going to start conducting the fetal monitor non stress tests weekly. The baby is certainly more than big enough to come now, but it is best to let his/her lungs continue to develop. Each (now weekly) appointment will be a game of drawing straws. If my bp goes up again, they'll induce me. If it stays down, we'll see how long I last. A full-term baby will likely require a ceasarean section, but I'm starting to come to terms with missing out on the natural drug-free birth that I was hoping for. We'll do whatever is best for the baby and I.
I'm getting a bit bored in my horizontal state. It was great when Jeff was home during his days off, but things get a bit dull while he's at work. However, I realize that I should revel in this experience - in a few weeks I will be desperate for this quiet time with zero obligations and an empty to-do list. In the interim, I'm doing my best to keep busy. I've been knitting a blanket, cuddling with the dogs (I feel sad for them that they're no longer going to be the centers of our attention), geeking out on the laptop a bit, and finding other random ways to pass the time. I know, sounds awful, doesn't it? (wink, wink)
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This week has been exactly what I love about my job. Fashion week over and my mind is beginning to trip over the little nuggets of inspiration which will eventually grow into the new AW10 collection. This stage is the Thursday of design… The weekend is looming but not yet close enough to touch. Full of promise with the end nowhere in sight. We are starting to select all our yarns and fabrics and on that note I want to tell you about some rather wonderful news…
As I am sure you know we are more than a little obsessed with Harris Tweed… 11 pieces made from it in AW09 should give a fair clue. For those stylistas who have been living under a rock for the past 100 years this incredible cloth is hand dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides - which I think is the coolest thing ever. And from the beginning of Sara Berman I have been utterly enthralled by the whole process and we have had a great time being as creative as we like developing our own tweeds. It has become the mainstay of our collection and gets us really excited every season… (apparently there is a name for people who get excited about things like this - but that's not for now)… Well the news is that yesterday Harris Tweed Hebrides have recognized this passion and officially endorsed Sara Berman! We are ridiculously excited about this and in November we will be off to the Outer Hebrides (!!!) to work on our collaboration and see our yarns being spun.
However excitement aside, we have a problem...what does a girl wear in the Outer Hebrides? Will the islanders of Stornoway appreciate my Opening Ceremony ankle boots? Will my ivory Cecilia bag need to be scotch-guarded against the elements? And most importantly which Harris Tweed coat do I take?
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As well as the Junction Field Effect Transistor, there is another type of Field Effect Transistor available whose Gate input is electrically insulated from the main current carrying channel and is therefore called an Insulated Gate Field Effect Transistor. The most common type of insulated gate FET or IGFET as it is sometimes called, is the Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor or MOSFET for short.
The MOSFET type of field effect transistor has a "Metal Oxide" gate (usually silicon dioxide commonly known as glass), which is electrically insulated from the main semiconductor N-channel or P-channel. This isolation of the controlling gate makes the input resistance of the MOSFET extremely high in the Mega-ohms region and almost infinite. As the gate terminal is isolated from the main current carrying channel ""NO current flows into the gate"" and like the JFET, the MOSFET also acts like a voltage controlled resistor. Also like the JFET, this very high input resistance can easily accumulate large static charges resulting in the MOSFET becoming easily damaged unless carefully handled or protected.
Basic MOSFET Structure and Symbol
We also saw previously that the gate of a JFET must be biased in such a way as to forward-bias the PN junction but in a MOSFET device no such limitations applies so it is possible to bias the gate in either polarity. This makes MOSFET's specially valuable as electronic switches or to make logic gates because with no bias they are normally non-conducting and the high gate resistance means that very little control current is needed. Both the P-channel and the N-channel MOSFET is available in two basic forms, the Enhancement type and the Depletion type.
Depletion-mode MOSFET
The Depletion-mode MOSFET, which is less common than the enhancement types is normally switched "ON" without a gate bias voltage but requires a gate to source voltage (Vgs) to switch the device "OFF". Similar to the JFET types. For N-channel MOSFET's a "Positive" gate voltage widens the channel, increasing the flow of the drain current and decreasing the drain current as the gate voltage goes more negative. The opposite is also true for the P-channel types. The depletion mode MOSFET is equivalent to a "Normally Closed" switch.
Depletion-mode N-Channel MOSFET and circuit Symbols
Depletion-mode MOSFET's are constructed similar to their JFET transistor counterparts where the drain-source channel is inherently conductive with electrons and holes already present within the N-type or P-type channel. This doping of the channel produces a conducting path of low resistance between the drain and source with zero gate bias.
Enhancement-mode MOSFET
The more common Enhancement-mode MOSFET is the reverse of the depletion-mode type. Here the conducting channel is lightly doped or even undoped making it non-conductive. This results in the device being normally "OFF" when the gate bias voltage is equal to zero.
A drain current will only flow when a gate voltage (Vgs) is applied to the gate terminal. This positive voltage creates an electrical field within the channel attracting electrons towards the oxide layer and thereby reducing the overall resistance of the channel allowing current to flow. Increasing this positive gate voltage will cause an increase in the drain current, Id through the channel. Then, the Enhancement-mode device is equivalent to a "Normally Open" switch.
Enhancement-mode N-Channel MOSFET and circuit Symbols
Enhancement-mode MOSFET's make excellent electronics switches due to their low "ON" resistance and extremely high "OFF" resistance and extremely high gate resistance. Enhancement-mode MOSFET's are used in integrated circuits to produce CMOS type Logic Gates and power switching circuits as they can be driven by digital logic levels.
MOSFET Summary
The MOSFET has an extremely high input gate resistance and as such a easily damaged by static electricity if not carefully protected. MOSFET's are ideal for use as electronic switches or common-source amplifiers as their power consumption is very small. Typical applications for MOSFET's are in Microprocessors, Memories, Calculators and Logic Gates etc. Also, notice that the broken lines within the symbol indicates a normally "OFF" Enhancement type showing that "NO" current can flow through the channel when zero gate voltage is applied and a continuous line within the symbol indicates a normally "ON" Depletion type showing that current "CAN" flow through the channel with zero gate voltage. For P-Channel types the symbols are exactly the same for both types except that the arrow points outwards.
This can be summarised in the following switching table.
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Ravichandran Ashwin's half-century gives India the edge after England fightback in third test
Home side 271 for six at stumps – just 12 runs behind England's first innings total
Ravichandran Ashwin hit an attacking half-century to give India the edge after England's bowlers dented the hosts with quick wickets on day two of the third cricket test in Mohali on Sunday.
India were 271 for six at stumps with Ashwin (57) and Ravindra Jadeja (31) at the crease. The hosts trail by 12 runs in response to England's first innings score of 283.
England leg-spinner Adil Rashid claimed three wickets while seam bowler Ben Stokes chipped in with two wickets to hurt India.
Ashwin and Jadeja revived the innings with an unbeaten 67-run stand for the seventh wicket after India lost four of their batsmen in the final session.
Ashwin struck his second successive fifty as he smashed eight boundaries during his 82-ball stay at the crease so far.
He combined with the left-handed Jadeja to take the attack to the opposition in the final hour of play as the duo scored at over four runs an over.
"271 for six, we'll take that at the end of the day. Stuck to our plans and we got rewards at the end of the session," England's Rashid said.
India, who rode on half-centuries from skipper Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ashwin, were reduced to 156-5 before bouncing back.
"I think we have an advantage that both our all rounders are playing ... looking to get a lead of around 75-100 runs and continue batting," said Pujara.
India were cruising nicely at 148-2 until tea, after which a resurgent England wreaked havoc to claim three wickets in the space of 19 deliveries and eight runs.
Rashid struck on the second delivery after tea to end Pujara's dogged resistance as Chris Woakes completed a great running catch from deep mid-wicket.
Pujara (51), who recorded his 11th test half-century, put on 75 runs for the third wicket with Kohli (62) and showed tremendous grit during his 104-ball stay.
Rashid then got a struggling Ajinkya Rahane for nought in his very second over of the session after trapping the batsman lbw.
But it was Jos Buttler who drew the biggest cheers from the visiting crowd after his sharp fielding from point got debutant Karun Nair (4) run out with a direct throw.
However Kohli stayed composed to record his 14th test fifty as he soldiered on with Ashwin to try to rebuild the innings.
Stokes claimed the prize wicket of Kohli after the star batsman was caught behind.
Stokes, who was reprimanded on Saturday for using offensive language after getting out and exchanging words with Kohli, put his hand over his mouth as the skipper walked back.
India lead the five-match series 1-0.
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There are three different classifications of ecommerce: business to business (b2b), business to consumer (b2c), or consumer to consumer (c2c). Business to business ecommerce is where you have two businesses conducting transactions online. For instance, wholesale, distribution relationships with retailers, selling to organizations (schools, nonprofits, etc.), and suppliers selling to resellers are all example of b2b ecommerce.
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Rough GPS position Latitude. 36.2983°, Longitude. -91.5267° , Elevation. 143m
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Rough GPS position Latitude. 36.2983°, Longitude. -91.5267° , Elevation. 143m
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- Lake Thunderbird (1.2km)
- Lake Cherokee (1.4km)
- Lake Galilee (2.4km)
- June Lake (2.5km)
- Lake Mirandy (2.6km)
- Lake Navajo (3.2km)
- Wild Plum Lake (3.5km)
- Lake Chanute (5.5km)
- Rainbow Lake (6.1km)
- Lake Sherwood (6.6km)
stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Little Otter Creek (1.3km)
- Big Otter Creek (1.8km)
- Right Prong Otter Creek (3km)
- South Fork Spring River (4.5km)
- Dry Creek (4.6km)
- Short Draft Branch (4.9km)
- Forty Island Creek (6km)
populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- Cherokee Village (1.2km)
- Highland (3.1km)
- Draft (historical) (3.4km)
- Hidden Valley (3.6km)
- Stuart (4.9km)
- Hardy (5.5km)
Accommodation around Lake Sequoyah
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valley an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream.
- Lloyd Hollow (4.7km)
- Stillhouse Hollow (4.9km)
- Ray Hollow (5.5km)
- Bee Gum Hollow (6.1km)
- Hubble Hollow (6.4km)
Local Feature A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- Trading Post Mall Shopping Center (1.5km)
- Camp Kiwania (2.3km)
- Camp Ki Ki Kima (2.3km)
- Camp Miramichee (2.8km)
- Camp Cedar Valley (3.1km)
school building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
- Highland High School (5km)
- Cherokee Elementary School (5.3km)
- Highland Middle School (5.3km)
spring(s) a place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground.
- Raccoon Spring (3.1km)
- Dan Henry Spring (4.5km)
- Roaring Springs (6.1km)
airport a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.
- Cherokee Village Heliport (5.3km)
- Cherokee Village Airport (6.4km)
administrative division an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level.
- Cherokee, Township of (1.6km)
- Highland, Township of (5.2km)
tower a high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter.
- KSRB-AM (Hardy) (4.1km)
- KFCM-FM (Cherokee Village) (4.1km)
cemetery a burial place or ground.
- Wavrick Cemetery (5.8km)
- Hersperger Cemetery (6.2km)
hospital a building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated.
- Baptist Memorial Hospital (4.1km)
mountain an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.
- Biggers Hill (5.1km)
Wikipedia entries close to Lake Sequoyah
- Highland, Arkansas city o city
- Cherokee Village, Arkansas city o city
- Hardy, Arkansas city o city
- Ash Flat, Arkansas city o city
- Williford, Arkansas city o city
- Sharp County adm2nd adm2nd
- Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas city o city
- Mammoth Spring, Arkansas city o city
- Thayer, Missouri city o city
- Franklin, Arkansas city o city
- Ravenden, Arkansas city o city
- Evening Shade, Arkansas city o city
- Ozark Acres, Arkansas city o city
- Ravenden Springs, Arkansas city o city
- Fulton County (Arkansas) adm2nd adm2nd
- Salem, Fulton County, Arkansas city o city
Airports close to Lake SequoyahJonesboro muni(JBR), Jonesboro, Usa (118.5km)
Cabool mem(TOX), Tobolsk, Russia (130.7km)
Boone co(HRO), Harrison, Usa (182.6km)
Arkansas international(BYH), Blytheville, Usa (184.1km)
Little rock afb(LRF), Jacksonville, Usa (204.8km)


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Monday, 10 November 2014
Every Inchie Monday: Wheat
It's Monday again and time for Every Inchie Monday. This week's word is wheat. I tried a number of times to draw some sheaves of wheat, but they didn't pass my standards. So I did a couple of different things.
Of course wheat makes me think of cereal. Ceres, goddess of agriculture, grain crops, and fertility is often depicted carrying wheat. But I couldn't draw her either. So I took the easy way out.
Now regular Cheerios aren't made from wheat, but the Multigrain ones contain wheat, so these qualify.
My second inchie goes off on a tangent, as I am wont to do.
This is a wheaton terrier.
Have a healthy week.
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Cuteness alert! What gorgeous micro-bagels you've created. Do you have a wheat coloured dog?ReplyDelete
Love the Cheerios idea and also the dog as well--clever you Kia to think of 2 different ideas.ReplyDelete
Love Chrissie x
Very clever inchies, even though I don't like cheerios.ReplyDelete
Love outside the box thinking. The multigrain Cheerios are perfect, and the wheaton terrier is adorable.ReplyDelete
Yet another week of great lateral thinking, you aMAIZE me.ReplyDelete
Your first inchie made me smile. So clever. And, the second one is just brilliant!ReplyDelete
Great creative thinking.ReplyDelete
never thought aboout doing cereal. great jobReplyDelete
Yummy. Your first inchie look delicate.ReplyDelete
Did you know, that I love dogs?
I just love Cherrios! And I am amazed that 3 fit on an Inch!! Great depiction of the word this week! And especially like the beautifully drawn pic of the Wheaton Terrior. I just learned something! Have a great week! :0) Share HumanityReplyDelete


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Marshall P. Wilder
Destiny (Expression) Number 9
Marshall P. Wilder was a male celebrity.
He was born on Monday September 19th 1859, in New York, NY, USA,.
Marshall P. Wilder is the humanitarian. He is attracted to a cause or a movement whose purpose is to make a better world. Marshall is extremely idealistic, sometimes to the point of being naive about people or methods. He has great compassion and seeks to create a more humane society. Marshall is drawn to those who suffer physically or are at the hand of injustice. He is the righter of wrongs. Marshall P. Wilder's deepest intention is to transform the world.
He is willing to sacrifice in order to advance his cause. Indeed, this seems to be a theme in Wilder's life. From time to time, he finds himself involved in a project whose very life depends upon his willingness to sacrifice something that relates directly to his ego.
Marshall P. Wilder is highly idealistic. He is also a visionary, with the ability to influence and direct the masses. Deep inside, Marshall longs for the love and approval of the many, and seeks fame.
Part of Marshall's hunger for fame has to do with his need for validation; Marshall is his own harshest critic.
Marshall P. Wilder realizes his greatest satisfaction when he is involved in some activity that directly benefits the public good. Politics, law, protection of the environment, teaching, and healing are areas in which Wilder would succeed.
Marshall has a broad view of humanity and is not shackled with prejudice. He should have friends and associates from all walks of life, all colors and religious backgrounds. People fascinate and enrich him. A wide diversity of people and experiences stimulate and bring forth qualities within Marshall P. Wilder that would otherwise lay dormant.
He has an abundance of artistic talent. Many with Marshall's Destiny number find themselves in the arts, especially in literature, painting, and the visual and performing arts.
The number 9 indicates the completion of a cycle or a block of learning. The 9 Expression suggests that Marshall P. Wilder has reached the point where a breakthrough can occur; during this lifetime Marshall can apply all that he has learned along his evolutionary path and complete a major stage in his development. This is why we find many geniuses with Destiny 9.
Marshall P. Wilder has the ability to synthesize many diverse bits of knowledge into a unified whole.
His appearance is important. Wilder is keenly aware of how others perceive him. As a result, others see Marshall as a person with a great deal of control. Conversely, Marshall P. Wilder is charismatic. Despite the cool and distant personality he projects, people are attracted to him.
Marshall tends to express his love somewhat impersonally. He tends to be preoccupied with his vision or cause, and sometimes overlook the needs of those closest to him. Wilder needs to be reminded to give his love more personally and more openly. Ironically, Marshall P. Wilder is a very loving and sincere person, but often neglectful in expressing what he truly feels.
In the same way, Marshall can overlook his own needs. He can avoid sharing his deeper feelings, creating a reservoir of emotion. Marshall P. Wilder tends to postpone his personal satisfaction in favor of some larger work. He should try to be more spontaneous and courageous about showing his real self, including his vulnerability.
Wilder's basic belief in the goodness of humanity is unshakable. This causes him to encourage the best in people, but occasionally makes him vulnerable to being taken advantage of. Marshall is not a very good judge of character.
The surest way to personal satisfaction is for Marshall P. Wilder to become part of some larger social cause. His nature is to serve. Marshall is happiest when he feels he is helping to advance the human race.
You and Marshall
About Marshall's Destiny (Expression) number
The Destiny number reveals the talents, abilities, and shortcomings that were with Marshall P. Wilder when he entered his human body. His name, and the numbers derived from it, reveals Marshall's development, as well as the talents and issues he will be working with during this life.
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Man guilty of drug charges faces 60 years in prison
Staff Report
A Rockford man faces 60 years in prison after being found guilty of an array of drug, trespassing and domestic violence charges, Winnebago County State's Attorney Joe Bruscato announced Thursday.
Shardon Gay, 32, was found guilty Tuesday of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession with intent to deliver cannabis, criminal trespassing, domestic battery and interfering with a domestic violence after a jury trial in front of Judge Rosemary Collins.
In March 2013, Rockford Police arrested Gay after they were called to a residence he was court-ordered to stay away from. When officers arrived, they witnessed what appeared to be drugs in Gay's pockets. Gay managed to flee to the basement, where he hid several individually wrapped bags of marijuana and cocaine. Gay was also in possession of $2,176 in cash.
Gay is scheduled for sentencing Oct. 31 at 1:30 p.m, in Courtroom 478.


text: Every Saturday and Sunday at 4PM our resident "Beardsmith" Sean leads a free brewery tour explaining and discussing all things SingleCut Beersmiths. Here we see todays tour (joined by fellow Beersmith Sam) which all got a sneak taste straight out of our bright tank of our soon to be released "NEIL" Into the Void IPA. Feel free to also ask Sean about his penchant for duct-tape artwork. – Rulpsen


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Rosalie Peters on the Winter Set by Harrison Marks and from an original negative scan. A beautiful shot of Rosalie in just bobble hat, gloves and long blonde wig showing off her great body and hint of light coloured bush. No wonder the snowman has a big grin on his face, so would you with Rosalie rubbing up against you like that! Definitely something to warm you up on a cold winters day 🙂
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Rosalie Revealed (Original)
Rosalie Peters on the village set at Lily Place and another rare shot of her without the blonde wig. The censored version of this shot appeared in Kamera No.81 P44 (1967) and is one of two shots of her in this edition, but this is a fuller body shot. This version that comes direct from the negative obviously shows the completely uncensored version with Rosalie showing off a very fine covering of recently grown hair over her very neat and tidy mound. An obvious appendix scar is more visible in this version as well.
Thanks to Kevin for a copy of this shot and it's always nice to see the original version before the retouchers get hold of it for publication 🙂
Rub-a-Dub-Dub With Rosalie!
Rosalie Peters scrubbing up well in a sunken bath full of bubbles! Taken by Harrison Marks in the late 1960's this bathroom/bath is another well used location/set that GHM used for several different models in cluding June Palmer and Britt Hampshire to name two. No idea which publication this shot appeared in or if it was stand alone or from a set, but I like it 🙂
Rosalie Peters – Bobble Hat & Boots! (1967)
Rosalie Peters wearing just a bobble hat, boots and gloves from Kamera No.79 P28 (1967). I couldn't resist scanning and posting this from my new collection of Kamera magazines, as the theme seemed quite appropriate on the run up to Xmas.
A beautifully posed shot of Rosalie, but I could never understand the need for the long blonde wig? Rosalie also appears on the cover of Kamera No.79 along with 15 other pages, including two colour shots in the centre pages. All are snow themed or taken on the Winter/Festive set by Harrison Marks, so one does wonder if this was the December edition from 1967?


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I am always looking for more ideas. Thought maybe we could share. These are some of the crafts we have done in our home school this year.
We found a 3 D manger on the internet we made. We are using it as a center piece for the table.
We also made snow flakes we have hung from the lights on the ceiling fan. (We hung them from the screws so as not to cath fire)
We made Christmas silouette. To do this draw a Christmas tree on a sheet of paper. Start in the middle of the tree and cut it out. Then take a green sheet of papper and past behind the sheet you cut the tree out of. Makes a beautiful picture. You can do this with any picture.
We made pine cone baskets ! To put in front of the fire place.
Here is one my grandson really liked. You find a basket a nice size one.Then you put in some christmas lights.
add some pine and pine cones, pull the lights around in the basket. run the plug for the lights out the back.
Makes a beautiful decoration for the hall !
Snow flakes for the tree. Take white lace and geather it, to make a circle. Then take some very thin ribbon and make a bow and hot glue it to the center. Maybe a little flower right under it. They are beautiful on the tree.
The kids and I made chocolate spoons, for a extrra special treat when they have their hot cocoa.
I just took clear plastic spoons, melted down chocolate almond bark (there aren't any nuts in it, it's just the name) and dipped the spoons in it.
It's a pretty simple craft but it makes it more fun to have hot chocolate!! :-)
Great thread! I love the spoons idea!
We are making ornaments. I got the stain glass window ornaments and we are painting them. We did them before and everyone loved them! Even a small chidl can make one look good!
We also do a gingerbread house kit every year.
Here are some that we are doing:
We also did a craft exchange with some friends and each of us made 12 craft kits in ziploc bags with all the materials and instructions needed and then we swapped them so we each left with 12 different craft kits that we can do at home.
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What a great idea on the craft exchange! I'm going make a note of that one, my sister and I try to trade ideas for crafts a couple of times a year but actually putting all items needed in a bag is a great idea. Thanks
We are making Capri Sun/KoolAid purses. Not terribly Christmasy but they are excited. We are saving the drink containers....our local library taught us how to make them with duck tape. They will be inexpensive gifts for those unexpected invites to birthday parties.
I went to those links this morning and spent most all day there Amanda !
I am loving the ideas !
Here is a Nativity Lapbook that we may do if time permits. It looks like it will be a good way to talk about the Christmas story.
Thanks for that link, Amanda! I've been telling myself that I needed to look around for some Christmas lapbook ideas! You've saved me a ton of searching time. :)
We took soda pop bottles 20oz and filled them with Christmas confetti cut-up Christmas cards, ribbons and were going to send them to the wounded soldiers at Walter Reed army medical clini. (as is you can address bottles and mail them) That ended up being to expensive $8 a bottle verses $8 box. We're sending about 25. Ran into a snag with that if you can believe it. They are not receiving their mail due to hate mail. So we came up with having the Post master verfy what was in the boxes and praying they make it.
Merry Christmas!


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Family Values and Politics
I have been reading blogs about Palin here lately. I don't have much of a head for politics. Basically because I hate smoke and mirrors and lies. So I won't profess some major knowledge in this area. But I do know something about parenting. Not a self proclaimed expert by any means but I have my opinions, and I love to share them.
*steps on soapbox*
The latest blog I read (and don't ask me where, I forget since I read all over and not just on wordpress) was about Palin leaving her 3 month old with Down's syndrome with daddy to go on the campaign trail. I actually couldn't finish reading it because it oozed of hypocrisy.
Why is it when a man goes on a campaign trail there is never any concern about leaving a small infant home, let alone one with Down's or any other syndrome out there? I mean really,this blogger was saying how Palin was "forced" to leave her child behind! First off, no one forced her to get into politics or have a career. Yea many moms have to work but do they all go out and get a political seat? No! If she needed a job she could have worked in a local restaurant or gas station. She WANTED to work in politics. She WANTED to accept the position of VP Candidate. So where is anyone forcing her to leave a child behind? And I hate to point this out but if it was dad….nothing would be said. NOT A WORD!
This is one of the biggest issues I have with parenting. Mothers are not the be all and end all of parenting. Trust me! My mother was NOT a good parental figure. She wasn't even mediocre. Yes we carry the child for 9+ months, yes we actually give birth…but we didn't create that child by ourselves. My hubby was by my side at every birth so he "helped" in his own way. He did his fair share of feedings, diaper changes, helping with homework (still does). It doesn't take one, it takes both….no matter how the "parenting jobs" are split up.
Which brings me to single parent homes. We always hear about the single moms who struggle day in and day out to make ends meet and take care of the children. What about those single dads? There are a growing number of them. I can tell you that I withhold child support more from women than men when I do payroll. Single dads are growing in number but no one ever says anything like "Bless his heart, he is really struggling!". Or "Poor thing never has time for himself". Reality folks, family values are about both sexes that work hard for our kids. Maybe someone will say "Statistics show…blah blah blah". Yea well statistics can be skewed to get the results you want.
So lay off Palin for her CHOICE to go on the political campaign. I am not saying she would make a great VP, I have no idea. She made her choice! And there is not a damn thing wrong with choosing to be a career woman. Just like there is nothing wrong with choosing to stay at home, vaccinate or not vaccinate, breastfeed or bottlfeed, spank or not spank….what works for your household and your life does not mean its right for anyone else. We have got to stop being so closeminded when it comes to our political "leaders". It has been biting us in the ass for years now and people need to learn from the mistakes or stop voting.
*steps off soapbox*
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It will be no surprise that I agree with you and thanks for commenting on my Palin Bashing post at boobcampblog by the way! Women should encourage one another not beat each other down!
Just for the record, I would have had a problem if the dad had gone back to work three days after the baby was born, prematurely and with Down Syndrome. Any man that would leave his wife, who had just given birth under assumably stressful circumstances…well, I would think long and hard before voting for him, too.
I don't have a problem with her choice as a working mother, but I do have issues with her on other things — her stringent anti-abortion stance, her anti-gay stance, her lack of experience.
That's just my personal views, though.
And I'm scared of any woman who can physically go back to work 3 days after giving birth, lol! I could barely walk!
I totally agree with your sentiments on Palin. And she definitely won't scoop up Hillary voters as some people are interpreting this choice to mean. Not if women care about having control over their own bodies and their own choices!
It is funny the sexism that leaks out on both sides of the fence, hey?


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A few months ago, I was playing the game Darkest Dungeon while watching Matt Colville's YouTube video talking about playing in a West Marches-style game.
Now admittedly, I have not run/played in a West Marches-style game, but from my understanding, it seems like the Darkest Dungeon setting might mesh pretty well it. I mean, you have a town that as the heart of the setting, a roster of characters for players to choose from, several different dungeons to explore, and a continually influx of new adventurers to replace the fallen (which makes it easier to explain a new player's character showing up). All that with the ultimate goal of trying to get a high-level party to explore the final dungeon.
My idea was as follows:
- Basic Fantasy for the game rules
- Characters start at 3rd-level, top at 12th-level
- Players weren't stuck playing a specific character, they could play any other in the town's roster
- Each game session was self-contained; if the party didn't make it back to town before the session ended, they were considered "lost", but players could form another party in a later session to go look for survivors or retrieve the lost treasure
- Rules for the unique elements of the Darkest Dungeon: light levels, stress, afflictions and virtues, building and managing the town, town events
- Camp skill, with fifth edition-style rules for short and long rests
- and the usual material covering new character classes, magic items, spells, monsters, etc.
Eventually I drifted away for various reason. Thinking back, I had written down quite a bit. Maybe one day I might go back to finish writing it all.
But with all that said, I'd thought I'd share something. So here is the Vestal, a sub-class of the Cleric. Now, this sub-class would certainly be more powerful than the regular cleric class of a standard Basic Fantasy game. But in a Darkest Dungeon game, where all the character types are sub-classes with their own unique abilities, not so much.


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We had a meeting at work today, re: retirement and the establishment of a new 401K.
I am so NOT financially savvy. In fact, I thought for a minute there I was going to nod off in the meeting.
Come on, you know what I mean, right? The lights were out, it was after lunch, my tummy was full, it was warm in the room, the speaker for the meeting was droning on, and it was a boring subject to boot.
I'm not sure what I'm going to do about the retirement plan at work, with this new company that has bought out the old one. I have never invested in my own retirement account. My hubs worked for the USPS for most of his career. He did the investing. Do I need to do it now? Probably. Do I want to? No.
I'm just so NOT inspired by this topic, and so NOT fiscally savvy.
At least if I had gotten in the nap, I might have felt energized afterward. Right now, I just feel confused.
Do you fall asleep when people start discussing their finances? How have you dealt with your retirement plans?


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Mischa Barton hit all the right notes on Monday night in an elegeant black gown, as she attended Tosca at the Metropolitan Opera's season opening in NYC. We're guessing Mischa might've been inspired by her escort for the evening, designer Zac Posen.
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is there a media player compatible with these phone than can play avi files
Anonymous, 04 Dec 2009lol, The voting result is lower than the Dext/Cliqthats probably bcos of SE fans giving this 1s in every category. but they probably dont bother or hvnt heard of the dext/cliq
The specs are wow. You get the best of keyboard and touch screen. When will it be available in india or hong kong?
ari, 05 Dec 2009Does it have document editor/ viewer?yes milestone have document editor and viewer with more ability and file reader than windows mobile phones
Performance (Excellent)
The Motorola Droid is fast (or not slow) to the point where responsiveness mostly doesn't become a distraction, which is a common problem on Android phones in my opinion. Clearly, the droid is the fastest Android phone that I've tried. It is much better and reactive than the Cliq or than the HTC Hero. Out of the box, we're entering in iPhone 3GS' reactivity territory, but like other Android phones, it is not immune to slow downs once apps are running in the background (it's normal). After setting up and having Exchange, Google Latitude and Skype running in the background, I could already feel that the user interface had slow down.
Placing a call is very easy. You can dial a number on the (virtual) numeric pad, slide the keyboard and type the first few letters of a contact, or select one of your favorites. I tend to use the favorites or the call log. At the moment, you have to slide the keyboard out to type a contact name, so that's a two-hand operation (well, you can technically do it with one hand, but not comfortably). The call volume is louder than most smartphones that I've tested recently, which is good. However, the sound has more "bass" than usual and that makes the voices slightly more muffled. Overall, all the basic functions are covered very well
The sliding mechanism requires more force than usual to open, but it feels solid and has a nice "click" when it locks. The keyboard has very flat keys, but they are also much bigger than the keys on the N900 (or the HTC Touch Pro) and size does matter: with the larger keys, you can type using the meat of the thumb instead of using the tip of the thumbnail - that's more comfortable. In terms of typing speed, I would say that Blackberry (8900 or 9700) is by far the king of the hill, followed by the Motorola Cliq. But the Droid's keyboard is still much better than a virtual keyboard, and I'm glad that the phone is so thin, even if it is 25% heavier than the iPhone.
it has a CPU (central processor) and GPU (graphics processor) that is equivalent to Nokia's best: the Nokia N900, even the beautiful WVGA (854x480) display equals the N900's and leaves the iPhone 3GS display behind: it is twice as sharp.
Droid has a graphics processor that is similar to the one found in the Nokia N900. I've recorded a video with a racing game (a "WipeOut" clone) to show you, but basically, OpenGL 1.x graphics can run at 30fps or more, so the machine has a level of performance that would allow iPhone 3G (and slightly above) type of games. I know that OpenGL is going to get better as Google has been hiring top software engineers to work on this.
YouTube playback: YouTube video playback is very good. I've tried playing high-quality files over Verizon's 3G network and the playback is very good: The included photos and videos speak for themselves. Basically, you can browse Youtube's mobile site and when you find a video that you like, click on it and it will launch the Android YouTube application that will play the file in full screen (landscape mode). As usual, there's no support for Hulu
Mapping: I tend to see smartphone mapping apps as pedestrian-oriented, and as such the new mapping/navigation application is excellent. It features Google's new turn-by-turn (with voice prompts) navigation software, which is good and free. The map scrolling is very smooth and the download of new map tiles is relatively fast, thanks to Verizon's 3G network.The reactivity of the map makes the application very usable (on foot) and it is possible to zoom in with a double-tap (to zoom out, use the zoom button). I usually don't like driving with one of those because there is a significant lag. It might or might not bug you, but I find that to be disturbing.
With my usage pattern, the Motorola Droid seems to do better than many phones. With a normal use (see context) the battery dies 22hrs to 24hrs down the line, which is better than the iPhone 3GS, the Motorola Cliq and largely better than the Nokia N900.
The iPhone has triumphed over all previous 'iPhone killers.' Does the Droid(milestone) finally knock the iPhone off its pedestal?
i think we must say bye bye to iphone and say hello droid aka milestone
The device is quite awesome
display having more than 400,000 pixels total, DROID has more than twice that of the leading competitor iPhone
Power and intelligence can be more than a phone
it is sweet. Moto claims that this is the thinnest full QWERTY slider on the market
Motorola delivers a richer Web experience and smarter messaging on the thinnest QWERTY slider available. The Android phone is available exclusively
Motorola's Droid is the best Google phone on the market.
DROID is unveiled as a highly finished product, ... The Motorola DROID multitasks very well, with its ability to run
is the first device built on Android 2.0, the latest version of Google's open-source mobile operating system
high-end Android phone with a superb high-resolution screen, a slim shape, a physical QWERTY keyboard and Google's latest build of Android (the operating system). The inside of the phone is interesting as well: it has a decent CPU and uses a relatively fast 3D graphics chip.
The keys are very flat, but they are bigger than in most slider phone
Anonymous, 01 Jan 1970actually gsmarena said the 65k color limit is noticeable. see their review of htc hd2. and multitouch for pictures and web is useful. even windows mobile has multitouch on htc hd2. so htc hv achieved much more than SE with their ui. dont forget sense ui on htc hero had multitouch and flash for web before se hv even managed to release an android phone. so dont think se is the only company that makes a good ui. also dont compare a phone that has already been released to a phone se will eventually make. all se usually do is anounce a good phone that they cant make (cos if they cud they wud hv released it) and then release it when the competition has caught up or surpassed it.
Anonymous, 01 Jan 1970I saw someone posted in Utube Video of Mliestone from Victory Park in HK. So Assume that HK must sale this phone. Some Asia country by end of january 2010
good day guys!! when shall it be released to asia??pls advise..im waiting for this phone..
No sooner do we get brief corner glimpses of the supposed Motorola Sholes tablet do we get tipped off to this writeup from Androidin.net which has a number of pictures of an eerily similar keyboard-less handset with a 3.7-inch screen, Android 2.1, FM radio, and interestingly enough, only a 5 megapixel camera -- last we heard it was going to be 8. Also debatable is a HDMI port, since the image that would show it is a tad too blurry. Otherwise, it seems to be about in line with what we expected, and it also seems destined for China Unicom as the XT701 (analogous to China Mobile's Motorola Android device). Now how about a few dashes of hope we'll see this stateside, eh Moto? Two more shots after the break.
Anonymous, 01 Jan 1970lol then go bash in nokia forums too because N97 has a 434mhz "slow" cpu, and is heavier, also N900 is heavy and both have 5MPX camera, their screen is 3.5", like iphone and Satio, so they are too small for you...oh but maybe you only like big ones ;).
Also go bash iphone, X because its a 3.2Mpx :)
Anonymous, 01 Jan 1970hahahaaaaaaaa yo talk about x10 with 65k color on 2010 - no multi touch - 1gb internal ...
you are JEALOUS
Anonymous, 01 Jan 1970
this is iphone killer
and sold near the 1milion just on usa
sell on market dont dependent to any review or ranking
the big example is iphone do you see it on gsm rank ing ??!!!
but this super phone iphone sold over several miliones on the world and never get #1-15 on this rank ing


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What? The tools for knowing customers are shifting toward observational data.
So what? While observational data is strong on realism, it can be noisy and hard to interpret.
Now what? Take steps to check data-driven conclusions against other ways of knowing such as experiments and surveys.
June 1, 2017
The future of market research is uncertain due to ongoing changes within marketing and the surrounding business environment. Research ought to continue to play an important role, but it might be quite different in the evolving marketing ecosystem with the increasingly complex mix of marketers, media, service providers, agencies, data, tools and technologies. Rather than being a separate activity, standing outside of the daily operation of the business, research may become more embedded within the business itself.
The design of market research—the blueprint for data collection, measurement and analysis—provides a useful lens to frame the possibilities for the discipline. Three of the most important types of designs are the survey, observation and experiment.
The popular business media might give the impression that Big Data (gathered through observation rather than surveys or experiments) will become bigger and drown out other approaches. There are reasons to question the desirability and inevitability of this outcome. Trends in current practices with each of these designs give some indication of their prospects in the future of market research.
A key strength of the survey is its accurate representation of a population through random sampling selection. Other tools focus on narrower (e.g., current customers) and even sometimes artificially drawn populations (e.g., laboratory subjects). Surveys also enable measurement of a wide range of perceptions, intentions, attitudes and behavior that are not easily measured in other ways. However, the validity of measurement is always a challenge.
The random probability sample has faded from use and been replaced by data-driven methods of "engineering" sample representativeness to achieve a predetermined balance. Declining completion rates have raised questions about the soundness of the new approaches. Validation tools, such as linking surveys to actual in-market behaviors, provide important support for specific applications such as ad testing.
User-friendly questionnaire-building tools have enabled broader deployment of the technique by non-specialists. The result is not always good, such as when customer satisfaction surveys are conducted by sales and service representatives with an obvious, sometimes explicitly stated, vested interest in the outcome. Significant parts of the survey process can be conducted by robots.
Continuation of these trends would lead to a mix of positive and negative outcomes. Once the mainstay of market research, the survey is no longer the preeminent tool.
Observation once required substantial human effort to see consumers in their "natural habitat." The big shift is to observation of many behaviors via computer-controlled sensors.
The observation method is valued for its realism, requiring less intrusion on consumers than survey questionnaires and creating less opportunity for imposing biases through question construction. Passively observed behavior is expected to be a more accurate reflection than other methods.
Observation generates a fast-growing source of data that can be used for research purposes. Consumer products increasingly have sensors that capture behavior in non-obtrusive ways—in cars, homes and appliances. Service interactions are routinely captured as data in doctors' offices, phone calls, bank interactions and just about every place a consumer makes purchases with credit, debit or other electronic payment methods. Add to these examples the spreading array of apps that perform specific functions for the consumer—such as comparison shopping, making recommendations and issuing directions—all while generating time-specific data in the form of shopper journeys, consideration sets, reviews, opinions and locations.
What makes this cornucopia of data useful as marketing information is the technology to capture and organize it and perform advanced, real-time analysis. The depth and granularity of information on consumers goes well beyond what could be imagined in the prime of survey methods. Traditional predictive analytics are being preempted by artificial intelligence capabilities that attempt to anticipate and deliver against consumer requirements, for example refilling recurring purchases of household goods based on inventory, usage rate and available offers; dynamically pricing offers based on real-time demand (e.g., Uber) or managing your health via real-time feedback on physiological metrics (e.g., Fitbit).
The fact that early applications of these technologies don't always operate smoothly doesn't diminish their potential to improve over time as more data is gathered and software is upgraded. The 2017 Marketing Science Institute conference co-sponsored by UCLA, "Harnessing Marketing Analytics for Business Impact," featured multiple instances of this pattern of increasing ability of analytics to help operate a business at scale. The abundance of data and tools put great pressure on marketing to perform. At the same time the obstacles to success are still substantial due to the size and complexity of the data and the inherent unpredictability of some of the phenomena of interest.
Ironically, as pointed out by UCLA Professor Randy Bucklin, continued improvement and success in analytics could lead to a reduced need for human researchers and analysts due to automation. There's no specific prediction of when this might happen, but the direction seems clear.
Experimental methods have been available for a long time. However they've been limited in marketing applications, possibly due to the difficulty and resource requirements to build controlled environments. The spread of digital technology to more aspects of life creates more ways to alter the environment via software for testing purposes. A test market need not be a physical or geographic location but a virtually defined group that is randomly assigned to alternative marketing such as ads, product concepts and prices. The vast volumes of traffic, purchase and consumption that flow through the internet create greater opportunities for systematically varying the relevant elements of the ecosystem.
Experiments have the advantage of isolating cause-and-effect relationships, thanks to randomization of independent variables. Other methods can only approach causality via assumptions and advanced analytics. Experiments have the advantage over other methods for testing phenomena, such as marketing stimuli, which don't currently exist in the market. There is potential to avoid limitations of just improving past performance within existing business models. Experimental research is limited by the creativity of the researchers to develop new concepts and to create reasonable approximations to test in market.
Experimentation can control the noise that sometimes clouds inferences from analyses of observational data. It has the potential to correct for serious biases that can occur. In the case of advertising testing, researchers have developed creative ways to statistically adjust groups of people who have become exposed via natural (not randomly controlled) processes. They have refined the matching of respondents in exposed versus non-exposed groups to achieve better results. Yet, direct comparisons between methods show an alarming amount of variability in outcomes. Research is needed to explain the reasons and ideally lead to improved designs. Experimentation can serve as a "check and balance" on long-standing but possibly biased practices that estimate impact via analysis of observational data.
There is renewed interest in experimentation in marketing practice, still mostly based on A/B or test/control designs. More sophisticated designs can magnify the impact and ROI of changes that are introduced into the market. For example, multi-factor designs that systematically alter many variables at once and response surface designs that lead to optimizing outcomes (e.g., usage, revenue and profit) can be even more powerful than simple designs.
Technology may dictate the nature and amount of growth in the various methods of market research. Its influence on marketing-related behaviors almost ensures that research will follow its lead. It seems inevitable that observational data will increase its share of marketing research compared to surveys and experiments. The use cases for alternatives to digital observational data will have to prove that other methods produce more accurate results and that the impact translates to better business outcomes.
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As part of its initiative to set up an Odia University for promotion and development of Odia language in the country and abroad, a delegation took up the issue with chief secretary Jugal Kishore Mohapatra at the Secretariat here today.
The delegation, led by eminent linguist Debi Prasanna Pattanayak, comprised former diplomat Abasar Beuria, former BPUT Vice-Chancellor Omkarnath Mohanty, Kendrapada MLA Sipra Mallick and former chairman of Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) DK Ray.
Talking to newsmen after the meeting, Pattanayak said the next responsibility of the state after getting classical tag for Odia language is to set up a university for promotion of the language.
"While classical status can give recognition to the language inside the country, the proposed university will promote it across the globe," he pointed out.
Efforts should be made for the promotion and publicity of Odia language in Odisha and outside the state, the members observed.
Prior to this meeting, the delegation had a discussion with chief minister Naveen Patnaik in this regard.


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The Business Development Director will be responsible for generating new business and developing relationships specifically within the life sciences space. You will be responsible for the full sales cycle from initiation to RFP and to close. You must be an entrepreneu and be part of a small, but growing team where you will need to drive revwnue. You will lead the business development department and help guide product and corporate development.
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The Babies R Us 2014 Black Friday event was a blockbuster. The retailer packed news about its annual sale into a 72-page ad filled with discounts on everything from apparel and home products to toys and electronics.
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This is a great parenting site. When I get married, I'm going to make sure my wife goes to websites like this one. I have a site myself where anyone can freely express their opinions on controversial debate topics. Check it out when you get the chance and feel free to express your thoughts on any topic. We have some parenting ones in there.
Also, maybe we can exchange links. Let me know if this is possible.
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Thank you for your purchase of the Samson 3 by J&M Aviation, designed and built for Second life fliers by a real life flier Josh Noonan. This is a Non Combat enabled fun flying aircraft scripted for the pilot and a passenger.
In the box you have the Samson 3 Display aircraft (not for flight) and the Samson 3 V2.1 with autorez Wearables. (rez on ground) and the Samson 3 Flight Manuel (your reading it).
This Samson is a replica of the Pitts Samson built in 1948 by Curtis Pitts. Samson was completed in 1985.
It was built as the ultimate air-show performing plane with lots of noise, smoke and performance. The 985 Pratt and Whitney swung a 10 foot diameter propeller which would have a full 7 inches go supersonic during a routine, making this one of the noisiest planes on the circuit. Dual smoke pumps also made it one of the smokiest! With a power to weight ratio 50% better than a P51 Mustang, it had a fantastic climb rate. Steve showed this in his routine by taking off from a standstill, performing a full roll then into 3 consecutive Immelmans all within 1500 feet from take off! It performed so well that during take off you could climb out knife edge and by the end of a 4000 foot runway you could roll inverted and split-S through. It is one of the few airplanes that could pivot 90 degrees and fly knife edge out of a hammerhead. The airplane is fun to fly because it never quits flying. It is very mild in the stall and has so much thrust that anything over 120 mph was wasted airspeed. SAMSON has a cruise speed of 180 mph which makes it easy to travel from show to show.
Rez the Samson 3 and select "Fly" from the PIE menu. (Please make sure that any ANIMATION OVER RIDES are OFF) Now you will get a message asking you to accept the attachment. Say yes to this message. Now you are seated in the pilots seat and ready for flight.
Type "st" in chat to start the engine and then use the "page up and Page Down" keys for the power lever. When at the end of the runway advance the power to 60% to 70% and bring the nose up with the "down arrow". (You have the option of using "mouse Look" if you wish). at 2 meters you will have bank control using the "left and right" arrow keys. Cruise at 60% and climb like a rocket at anything above that.
When ready, reduce the power to 50% and the Samson 3 will gradually drop it's nose and descend (a cruise descent is possible at any power setting with the nose down). When you are above the end of the runway reduce the power to 30% and the Samson 3 will descend to a landing using intermittant down arrow to flare. taxi at 10% to 20%.
"Dynamic Camera Use" Type "c" in the Chat window to turn the Dynamic Camera "on and off" This camera is useful when flying outside the cockpit (non-mouse look flying) for aerobatics.
The flight controls are standard for SL FLIGHT SCRIPTS:
(with Chat window open)
Page up = power increase
Page Down = power Decrease
Forward Arrow = Nose Down
Back Arrow = Nose UP
Left Arrow = Bank Left (Turn Left on the Ground)
Right Arrow = Bank Right (Turn Right on the Ground)
l = Nav Lighting on/off
ss = Skywriting Smoke off
sb = skywriting smoke black
sr = skywriting smoke red
sw = skywriting smoke write
dl = delete the plane and attachments
(with Chat window closed)
e= power Increase
c= power Decrease
w = Nose Down
s = Nose Up
a = Bank Left (turn Left on the Ground)
d = Bank Right (Turn Right on the Ground
"st" for start/stop
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Welcome Barbecue for Pastor Brandon Zieske
Join us for a barbecue lunch on Sunday, October 1 following a special service to welcome our new Senior Pastor Brandon Zieske. We'll gather in the courtyard for a catered lunch from Poke-E-Joe's and extend a warm Austin welcome to the Zieske family.
Tickets: $11/adults, $6/children, children under 3 eat free.
Tickets must be purchased by September 27 so we can be sure we have enough food for everyone. A limited number of tickets will be available on October 1 for $12/each.
Welcome Austin Oaks church Senior Pastor Brandon Zieske
We are overjoyed and grateful to welcome Pastor Brandon Zieske as our new Senior Pastor at Austin Oaks Church. On Sunday, August 6, AOC members voted 99% in favor of calling Pastor Brandon Zieske to lead our congregation. Now we begin preparing to launch a new chapter of the AOC story under Pastor Zieske's leadership. We can't wait to see what God has in store!
October 1 begins a New chapter with a new leader
Pastor Zieske will lead our Sunday morning services beginning October 1. He and his family plan to arrive in Austin in mid-September, following their move from Winona, Minnesota. Stay tuned for specific dates on when he will start work in the AOC offices and how we can best help the Zieske family get settled into this new chapter of their lives.
CANDIDATING SERMON: "DISTINCT" - Sunday, August 6, 2017
Brandon Zieske currently serves as the Senior Pastor of Pleasant Valley Evangelical Free Church of Winona, MN. The previous Senior Pastor served there for 20 years. During the past three years, under Brandon's leadership, his 122 year-old, multi-generational church transitioned from a congregation in decline to one that now attracts a 1,000 people, in a community of 30,000.
Leadership development and an attraction for the lost are hallmarks of Brandon's service to God. He has cultivated a staff that is collaborative with its members and multiplies capabilities and engages volunteers as leaders.
His winsome way championed a multi-million dollar capital campaign that eliminated debt and expanded the church's facility. He also expanded the attractiveness of his church, introducing an evening worship service and a traditional music venue.
Prior to becoming a Senior Pastor, Brandon served as the College Pastor for his church. He has been in ministry for more than 14 years.
Brandon received his Masters of Divinity with an emphasis in Leadership Transformation in 2013 from Bethel Seminary in St. Paul, MN. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies from Winona State University.
He is 35 years old, and he and his wife Carissa have three children: Cora (9), Brayden (6), and Adalyn (1). When time allows, Brandon loves riding motorcycles, golfing, working out or settling into a good book.
Brandon loves the legacy of Austin Oaks and the fact that it is a multi-generational and multi-ethnic church. The idea of taking on the challenge to help mobilize the church to take its next step in glorifying God energizes him. He desires to effectively reach and shape the next generation of believers and leaders, and finds Austin to be ripe for harvest.
WHY BRANDON? hear from our pulpit committee
Over the last several months, a five-member Pulpit Committee spent countless hours praying, researching, and interviewing potential Senior Pastor candidates. On July 30, committee members shared with the AOC congregation why they think God has led our church to select Brandon as our new Senior Pastor.
Our Pulpit Committee members are: Gayle Clark, Jon Cobb, Elaine Jackson, Richard Powell, and Scott Wallace. We thank them all for their hard work and devotion to this process.
AOC's 15th Senior Pastor
Pastor Brandon Zieske comes to us as the 15th Senior Pastor in the 92 year-history of our congregation. He follows the 26-year tenure of Pastor Emeritas Rob Harrell, as well as a long line of other godly men who have faithfully preached God's Word to us and ministered to our family so well. We're grateful for the generations who have gone before us and laid such a firm foundation that we continue to build on to this day.
Find out more about the history of Austin Oaks Church.
Brandon, Carissa, and their children begin the process of transitioning their lives from Winona, Minnesota to Austin, Texas. Here are some ways you can pray for them during the coming weeks.
- Praise God for leading the Zieskes to a new home here in Austin and for their safe travels across the country.
- Pray for the entire family as they settle into their new home, new offices, new schools, and new routines.
- Pray for their former church, Pleasant Valley - Winona, as they begin their own Senior Pastor search process.


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How far away does the MXA910 Ceiling Array pick-up? How high can I mount it?
Higher and farther than a single element microphone! However, room acoustics still matter. Noisier and more reverberant environments will impact speech intelligibility at greater distances from the microphone. Because of its three-dimensional steering capability and extremely narrow pick up pattern, the MXA910 can pick up talkers at greater distances than any other microphone.
A useful concept in understanding how far away a microphone may be placed is "distance factor." Distance factor is based on the use of an omnidirectional microphone placed a distance X from a sound source while providing an acceptable signal-to-noise ratio. Now, at what distance a directional microphone be placed and achieve the same results? For a cardioid microphone, the distance factor is 1.7 times the distance used for the omnidirectional microphone.
The MXA910 distance factor is an amazing 4.3. In a room where an omnidirectional microphone is used successfully at a distance of 2 feet from the talker, the MXA910 would deliver similar results at a distance of 8.6 feet. By way of comparison, a highly directional shotgun microphone has a distance factor of only 3. This is what we mean by "higher and farther than a single element microphone."
The following guidelines must be kept in mind when deciding where to place the MXA910:
- Like all microphones, best practice is to aim lobes towards the front of each talker. Mic lobes aimed at the back of the head lose high frequency response. Carefully consider placement in rooms where talkers may face a screen during a video conference.
- Avoid installing the microphone directly next to unwanted sound sources, such as air vents or noisy projectors.
- Consider installing acoustic treatment to improve speech intelligibility in rooms that are too reverberant.


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Morning all
Shocker yesterday – Essen simply dominated the game but time and time again got caught on the break and lost 3-0. Dumbfounded is the word. 2/4 on the BTTS + Over 2.5 goals acca – mixed fortunes in those games.
Today I have seen one bit of value on the corners market in Brazil:
1. Joinville-Sao Paulo Over 5 First Half Corners @ 5/4 (Brazilian Serie A, 2330 KO – NAP)
On Bet365 it is under Campeonato Brasileiro.
Now I've gone through the stats – and here's what I've found on the averages:
In the last 10 games (home and away):
Joinville: 5.3 corners in the first half.
Sao Paulo: 5.9 corners in the first half.
In the last 10 games (home or away):
Joinvile (Home): 3.9 corners in the first half
Sao Paulo (Away): 5.8 corners in the first half
Sao Paulo have only gone under 5 corners once in their last 10 away games, and only twice in their last 10 overall. The trend I've seen is most of their match corners come in the first half, with often 6, 7 or more. Joinville are a team who have had over 5 corners only twice in their last 10 home games, but in this I feel Sao Paulo will push it over 5.
The win outright was tempting @ 13/10 for Sao Paolo but their away form is not brilliant, with 3 wins in 11. Joinville are not much better at home, but I feel this could be a low scoring draw. Both overall and home/away both average 10+ corners per game – so although over 11 @ 13/10 is tempting, Sao Paulo games have exactly hit 10 corners in 4 games in their last 10 away which is concerning if over 11 was the bet. Sticking with Over 5 FHC's @ 5/4.
With the international break coming up we have a preview for Thursday to Saturday coming up later today. Although many people are not keen on International football, personally I love it! Match markets provide very little value, but with such mis-matches it gives plenty of value elsewhere such as team goals etc.
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The show is based on a superhuman boy – Bheem who gets his strength from eating laddoos and is fun-loving, brave, honest and ever ready to save his friends and villagers from harm.
The new game 'Chhota Bheem: Mice Mayhem' begins with Kalia – Bheem's rival - trying to trouble the young hero by releasing a mischief of mice in all his laddoo shops. The gamer's mission, as Chhota Bheem, is to save all the laddoos from the mice.
Bheem has to be guided across 12 levels as he attempts to foil Kalia's latest attempt to create mayhem. In the past, Pogo and Jump have created three Chhota Bheem based mobile games that have ranked amongst the highest played franchises among Indian themed mobile games.
According to Jump Games, the last game in the series – 'Chhota Bheem: Save the Laddoos' received over one million downloads on the Nokia Store.
While elaborating on extending the Chhota Bheem mobile game franchise, Mr. Chaitanya Prabhu, Business Head India, Jump Games said, "Chhota Bheem is one of the most popular mobile game characters among kids in India. Each game in the series has witnessed high downloads on various platforms, which highlights the popularity of the game and the demand from mobile gamers to extend the Chhota Bheem storyline. The latest game – Mice Mayhem – will engage mobile gamers with its high quality visuals and game play. I am sure that this game will supersede the download records of the earlier versions."
The mobile game, which has been developed for multiple mobile platforms like Java and Blackberry, will be available for download on the apps stores and WAP sites of all major telecom providers like Vodafone, Idea, Tata Docomo and Reliance for a charge of up to Rs. 50 per download.
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Today's round of the Notts & Derby Cyclo-cross League was a veritable mud fest!
Fearn chose today as her first try … HUGE cheers as today was by far the toughest race of the season so far, brave girl!
Full results for the event should be available on the league website – ndcxl.org.uk later today – and well done to ALL the club riders who braved it and made it!
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RISC "Listening Dinner"
Sunday, October 8, 5:00-6:30pm
What concerns you most?
Come share your thoughts and hear others' concerns over a casual dinner in the Fellowship Hall on October 8. Members of the FPC RISC (Richmonders Involved to Strengthen Our Communities) team look forward to hearing from members of the congregation...youth, adults, families...who want to see a healthy RVA.
No charge for dinner, but please let us know you plan to attend. Sign up below or on the Memorial Corridor bulletin board. If questions, please contact Peggy Wright, Jim Irby, or Sally Brown.
Sign up by Friday, October 6 at 5pm.