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By: Brittney Frazier – Head Trainer, CPDT-KA, APDT, Canine Good Citizen Evaluator
As dog owners, we often pride ourselves in the kind of life and environment we can provide for our canine companions. Especially for a dog that has been rescued out of a negative situation, there is usually an understandable instinct to nurture and even spoil the animal a person considers part of their family. As dog trainers, we see it as our job to teach the public how to fulfill their individual dogs' needs, whether that be structurally, behaviorally, or physically.
When taking into consideration the factors that are affecting a dog's behavior, health is one of the first things our trainers examine because it is very telling about the emotional state a dog is in and reflects the experiences the dog receives on a daily basis. A common issue we see with pet dogs is obesity and carrying extra weight. While the extra "chub" might be adorable, there are several concerns extra weight can cause in a dog's behavior.
Dogs have adapted alongside humans over time into domestication to live as our companions. However, we tend to overlook the fact that there was a time when dogs were solely animals depending on each other and their own instincts for survival. Overweight animals don't exist in the wild due to the amount of exercise required of them daily and their high protein diet. However, as "difficult" a life as we might perceive this to be, it is one that fulfills a dog's body and mind, naturally teaching them discipline, exposure to new environments, routine, and proper energy release.
Now, take the average couch potato pet, for example. Waking up every morning to a walk around the block, food dropped into a bowl, then sleeping all day while their owner is away at work. Most family dogs are lucky to get a good energy outlet, such as hiking, running, or dog park fun, once or twice a week. Being that this is a far cry from our pets' ancestors, we can expect behavioral changes to present themselves as dogs' instinctual needs are not met. An overweight dog is not only unhealthy, but it's a clear representation that the dog's life balance is off-kilter. This is usually a good place to start when solving the puzzle surrounding behavioral issues as a dog trainer.
At Found Chicago, our training regimens almost always includes what the dog's exercise and feeding needs are and if they are being met. If an anxious or aggressive dog is overweight, the two can be correlated in the fact that the dog is naturally working with more calories than they are expending naturally on a daily basis. The frustration of this discomfort can be seen in a dog's anxiety and need to find an outlet for these extra calories. There are scenarios when a simple adjustment in diet and exercise fulfills a dog to the point where they are no longer anxious or aggressive because it no longer feels the need to be.
Overfeeding a dog can also have detrimental effects on the dog's willingness to please and work for a handler. If a dog is always full and physical needs are overly met, a dog's motivation will be extremely difficult to find. While it's our job as a dog's leader to win their respect, that job becomes a lot easier when we can use their kibble or treats as a tool. The instant that tool is removed, our job becomes much harder, even impossible. Whereas a wild dog would be required to work and search for their food, house pets that have their needs met without any work whatsoever can begin to lose sight of any sort of purpose and become poorly behaved for that reason as well. Playing on a dog's natural state of working for their meal can keep that balance enabling the best relationship between dog and owner possible.
Remember to consider not only the emotional, but also physical, impact obesity can have on a dog. Like any animal, years of excess weight can cause serious health concerns. Joint damage to hips and legs, and stress on the dog's back, can have major consequences later in life. In order to ensure our dogs live their most enriching life possible, a healthy weight is essential in achieving the most time with our beloved companions. Check annually with your vet that your dog is at their healthiest weight for their size, breed, and activity level. Like humans, a dog's weight can fluctuate and keeping up with that fluctuation over the years in changing feeding and exercise requirements is our responsibility as their loving caretakers.
When you're tempted to spoil a dog with excess food and treats, understand that your dog will appreciate new experiences with you as their leader more than we can imagine. Spoiling with exercise, rather than with calories, will create a more stable and well-rounded animal for your household. A fit and tired dog is truly the happiest version of your dog and the best way to give your best friend the life they deserve most.
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Recommended Pharmacies on Sukhumvit Road and close to Silom Road, Bangkok
A pharmacy we can recommend on Sukhumvit Road is South East Pharmacy. It is the largest pharmacy in the stretch of road between Nana intersection and Asoke intersection. Its prices are very competitive (they claim to offer the wholesale price). While formerly it looked a bit decrepit looking, the pharmacy now has been renovated.
Also located on Sukhumvit road, close to Robinson Department Store is another smaller pharmacy, named KS Pharmacy, that gives better than average service and is run by pharmacist(s).
We still recommend the two pharmacies mentioned above. However, during a visit in May 2012, we noticed price increases in both of them. Some vitamines we purchased there, we found afterwards 15% cheaper closeby. At KS Pharmacy, we purchased some protein supplements at a price about 30% higher than before.
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We would advice against using any of the smaller pharmacies that are scattered close to Nana intersection (Nana Plaza) or Soi Cowboy. Quite a few seem to exist just to sell 'stimulants' to the nightlife crowd, and at inflated prices.
Likewise the pharmacies inside Boots' and Watsons' outlet will be more expensive than the pharmacies along the road, but they are run by pharmacists.
In the Central Business District (Silom Area) we have visited one rather good pharmacy. It is called S.C. Drugstore and is located on Rama IV road. If coming from Silom Road, turn left at Robinson along Rama IV. You have to pass one smaller pharmacy and also the giant Crown Plaza Bangkok Lumpini Park Hotel (formerly Pan Pacific Hotel). The pharmacy is located just past the hotel. It has a rather small sign in English and is moderately sized. They also sell medical equipment like wheelchairs.
Interesting 'alternative' pharmacies to visit, are those run by the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO). There are some branches in hard to locate places. The most suitable to visit is the branch located in the basement at the Immigration offices on Chaeng Wattana Road.
In central Bangkok there is also a branch located close to Victory Monument. If coming from the BTS station, follow the exit to where all the hospitals and health facilities are located (Ratchawithi road). Look for a doorsign saying GPO (can be missed). We estimate it is about 400-500 meters from Victory Monument. You can spend a few minutes inside browsing around what is on offer. Common drugs can also be bought here, likely cheaper than anywhere else. Ex. paracetamol 38 baht for 100 tablets of 500 mg ; vitamin C 500 mg, 100 tablets for 125 baht, etc; Centrum brand multivitamins here are a few hundred baht less than in most pharmacies.
GPO sells a variety of Thai and internationally known herb capsules like cinnamon, turmeric, Ginkgo Biloba and many others we do not have a clue about. You can find very good cheap plasters.
There is occasional talk about 'fake' medicine. We think this is largely overblown, and that medication not obtained in some obscure off the road pharmacy in the middle of nowhere, is reliable. The same of course can not be said about drugs peddled on the street. There seem to be close to 10 stalls offering Viagra and Cialis on Sukhumvit Road, with the drugs displayed in the plain heat of the hot Bangkok sun. Not sure if we would trust that.
Sports Supplements and 'esoteric' other Supplements
When looking for things cheap, be aware that this does not apply to sports supplements (carnitine, creatine), though you can find some not expensive local protein whey powders. Supplements like resveratrol, coenzyme Q, lutein, ginseng, DHEA etc. can be much cheaper when ordered and imported from abroad.
Street Pharmacies vs. Hospital Pharmacies
The way drugs are prescribed and obtained certainly is somewhat questionable in Bangkok and Thailand. The problem can be summarized as follows. When in need of medical treatment, it basically can only be obtained in hospitals.
When going to the hospital one usually gets medication prescribed. You can get your medication at the hospital pharmacy. Drugs obtained at major hospitals are more expensive. (more about this topic)
So the many pharmacies outside the hospitals do not see any patients coming to them with prescriptions. So how are they to survive? Well, they can only distribute medication, as freely as they are allowed or feel comfortable with, to anyone who comes in and asks for it.
The way to reform the system would be to force the physicians at major hospitals to prescribe drugs, that can either be obtained at the local hospital pharmacy or outside the hospital. Since this would have the effect of lowering overall prices for drugs, it would reduce medical expenditure in general (for both patients and insurance companies). Of course, hospitals would loose part of their income.
Another interesting issue is the use of generic drugs. These actually are widely available at outside pharmacies at a fraction of the cost of 'brand name' drugs. When going to a hospital however, you invariably will be provided with the expensive variety. We do recall however one day getting some cheap generic paracetamol at a reputable hospital. Just maybe one day, hospital pharmacies could put their heads together and make a list of reliable generic drugs available in Thailand (many actually produced locally) and start using them and having them prescribed by their physicians.
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In this essay, which was firstly published in 2007 as the presidential address of the 68th session of the Indian History Congress, the author deals with the colonial trends in writing the Indian economic history of the colonial period. After describing very briefly the contours of some of the thinking on colonialism and its economic impact, the author focuses on a critique of how colonialism in its last phase has been perceived by historians with a colonial perspective,
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Friday, January 20, 2012
What a difference
We were lucky to find this place with a beach right under our lanai (sundeck), and where you can view the sunset without any effort except to grab our camera. It was just luck that we managed to book our vacation during the recent cold snap at home. There's nothing like taking a break somewhere warm while it is snowing and below freezing where you live. When we travel we usually take our rental car and drive to the ends of the earth looking at all the sights, taking in all the scenic beauty we can and squeeze every waking moment doing something. This time was a bit different, we were more laid back. I was more interested in compiling more video and eating where the locals eat. We found some great local eateries and we also took a small 8 passenger commuter flight from Maui to Kona. There were a couple of "must sees" which were the scenic road to Hana and the Place of Refuge which we missed the last time, and other than visiting a few music stores we acted like beach bums
We normally don't duplicate trips to recently visited places. We were in Kona only two years ago at the insistance of friends who were having a yearmark wedding anniversary. We visited with our friends in the fall of 2011 and they mentioned that they wanted us to come to Kona again for his Special Birthday. We decided that if we came again we wanted to "squeeze" in another Island. We were going to pick Molokai, but in the end chose Maui. The second half our our vacation to Kona was to attend this dinner. There were 9 one us; two from Maple Ridge, two from Vernon, two from Whistler, one from Denver, CO and us from Vancouver. All of us were also here in 2010. Dinner was in the Posh Hilton Resort in Waikaloa. I like Kona, coming back here is like coming home as we know where everything is. They want to come back here in 2 years for another dinner.
We had to check out of our condo at noon and live out of our car until our plane was scheduled to leave at 11pm that night. The flight was 5 hours and we arrived back in Vancouver around 7am and home by 9am after some errands. We unpacked our suitcases and after putting everything back to their rightful places we headed out for lunch as we had no food at home and were too tired to grocery shop, let alone make something. So we were getting very tired after being up for 31+ hours.
We had gotten used to the warm temperatures of Hawai'i around mid 80's every day but now we return home to snow and freezing temperatures, but I'm defiant . . .
except our sand is WHITE and I still have on my Hawai'ian shoes . . .
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Well done, Mr. Skoot. I have ventured out in the snow many times wearing only a tee shirt, or even bare-chested, but never I have gone barefoot in the white stuff.
Ity looks like you had a great time in Hawaii. I have only been to that state of paradise only once, but it was a habit I could get into.
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You definitely picked the right time for your vacation. Looks like you and the missus had a wonderful time. You make me want to pack my bags, book a flight and go there, stat.ReplyDelete
You had such great weather on your vacation, i bet it was hard to come home to snow.ReplyDelete
It looks as though you are handling it well, now go put some pants on, you are making me cold, lol
It's only as cold as you think it is. I remember walking out in the snow barefoot. Adds a little thrill to life. Sorry you had to come home to snow. But you gotta take the bad with the good. And just who defines which is which??ReplyDelete
The plan was to go somewhere that felt like summer, when it was cold and icy at home. We lucked out this year by being away at precisely the right time. You have no way of forecasting the weather 2 months out.
We actually had a chance to relax this time. We spent the last two days staring at the waves and enjoying the warm sun. We also found some great local places to dine
It was hard to come home, we really liked the summer weather the best, the palm trees and the laid back Hawai'ian style. Shorts, sandals and T-shirts are accepted everywhere, even in the high-end resorts. I ditched my shoes when we got there and it was a great disappointment to put them back on when we caught the plane back home. It symbolized the end of our vacation.
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We seldom get snow here, this year was unusually cold and luckily we booked our vacation to somewhere warm. Walking barefoot contributes to better posture and better foot health. There are a lot of articles about minimalistic footware which mimics what nature intended. It's good to be home, but not so good to have to go back to work, and we miss the warmth already
Don't forget your sunscreen in that nice "white sand"! Why is it I don't think this is the first time those feet have been in the snow...nor the last. :)ReplyDelete
Indeed, what a difference! Lovely trip to help tame the winter grey.


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I'm so ready for our winter vacation.
In fact, I can't wait no more. Hehe.
Candy pants (navy blue, mustard, electric blue, emerald green)
The colour of 2013 is emerald green! So, I should have one. Farewell tangerine, and welcome emerald! I even bought my spring jacket (emerald colour) as well. But, yang ni tunggu pakai nak pergi Jepun. Hehe tak sabar uols.
My new winter jacket. Pastel orange. Hehe.
And of course, boots.
Boots ni kalau takde ribbon kat belakang, sure memang nampak macam boots orang jual ikan kat pasar tu kan? Hahahahaha. Bought in London. Primark London. Sangat murah. Less than RM40. Oh God rindunya Primark. Semua barang tersangatlah murah sampai rasa nak tidur situ. Hehe. Baju-baju insipired Kate Middleton pun banyak! Rambang mata iols.
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text: Modulation of Lifetimes and Diastereomeric Discrimination in Triplet-Excited Substituted Butane-1,4-diones through Intramolecular Charge-Transfer Quenching J. N. Moorthy S. L. Monahan R. B. Sunoj J. Chandrasekhar C. Bohne 10.1021/ja9818708.s001 https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Modulation_of_Lifetimes_and_Diastereomeric_Discrimination_in_Triplet-Excited_Substituted_Butane-1_4-diones_through_Intramolecular_Charge-Transfer_Quenching/3671286 Triplet lifetimes have been determined for the diastereomers of a broad set of butane-1,4-dione derivatives (1−3). A remarkable dependence of lifetimes on conformational preferences is revealed in that the lifetimes are shorter for the meso diastereomers of 1−3 than those for the racemic ones. The intramolecular β-phenyl quenching is promoted in the case of meso diastereomers by virtue of the gauche relationship between the excited carbonyl group and the β-aryl ring, while a distal arrangement in the lowest energy conformation (H-anti) in racemic diastereomers prevents such a deactivation. The involvement of charge transfer in the intramolecular β-phenyl quenching is suggested by the correlation of the triplet lifetimes of the meso diastereomers of compounds 2 with the nature of the substituent on the β-phenyl rings. In the case of racemic diastereomers, p-methoxy substitution on the β-phenyl ring (2-OCH3, 3-OCH3) also led to a decrease of the triplet lifetimes when compared to those of the nonsubstituted compounds (2-H, 3-H). This shortening is accounted for by the deactivation of a small proportion of the excited molecules through β-phenyl quenching. In addition to the above factors, the lifetimes in the case of meso diastereomers can further be controlled by increasing the energy spacing between the T1 and T2 states, since β-phenyl quenching occurs from the latter for compounds 2 and 3. Through a rational conformational control, a surprisingly long triplet lifetime (300 ns) has been measured for the first time for a purely n,π* triplet-excited β-phenylpropiophenone dimer (1-rac). 1999-03-19 00:00:00 triplet lifetimes racemic diastereomers OCH meso diastereomers quenching T 2 states compounds 2 phenyl


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This is the third article in the series discussing how photography and foster social changes. Read the previous post here. See original article on Der Greif here.
OK, I will be blowing my own trumpet here. Then again, it's exactly because I believe this project can have a real impact on the issues it's addressing that I joined it in early 2014 by setting up my own Everyday Eastern Europe account and inviting photographers from every corner of the region to participate.
Taking its roots from Everyday Africa instagram feed, initiated by photographer Peter DiCampo and journalist Austin Merrill in 2012, when, frustrated by the one-sided representation of the continent in the traditional media, the duo decided to take initiative in their own hands, the everyday gradually grew into a truly global movement.
We have sometimes been criticised for the lack of a stronger agenda, but, in my opinion, the democracy of the project is its key strength. It involves hundreds of professional photographers and photography enthusiasts from various corners of the world, and, while we do some basic checks for quality and relevance, there is really nothing we can (or would want to) do to stop people doing it 'their way'. This is not about owning expensive equipment (any device that takes pictures will do the job) or traveling to far-away lands in search for undocumented stories (we are mostly interested to know what does your everyday look like), the project is open to anyone, who has a story to share.
Moreover, the fact that images have been mainly distributed through various social media channels opened it up to a wholly new audience, most of whom would never have had a chance to see the photographs, were they exhibited in a gallery or published in a traditional media. I see it as an important platform, where people can not only look at pictures, but interact, share and have discussion and where captions and comments are a crucial part of the shared visual archive we create.
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Prairie Mining Limited ("Prairie" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has placed 11,500,000 new ordinary shares in the capital of the Company (the "Placing Shares") at a price of 28 pence per share (the "Placing Price"), to raise approximately £3.2 million before expenses (the "Placing").
Commenting on the Placing, Prairie Mining Chief Executive Officer, Ben Stoikovich said: "We are delighted to welcome a number of high quality new UK based institutional investors onto the Company's shareholder register as both projects move into a new chapter of their development. Strong support from these institutional investors further validates Prairie's vision to become Europe's next strategic coking coal supplier through the advancement of our two Tier 1 coking coal projects in Poland."
The net proceeds from the Placing, which is in response to demand for the Company's shares from UK based institutional investors, will be used for the further development of the Company's Polish coal development projects. In particular, the Placing will enable Prairie to accelerate the development of its Debiensko Hard Coking Coal project for which the results of a positive scoping study were recently announced, including additional drilling in support of Feasibility Study work. In parallel, Prairie is also on track to complete a Bankable Feasibility Study in the second half of 2017 for its Jan Karski Mine, for which the proceeds of the Placing will be partly applied to advance pre-construction engineering works such as the provision of high voltage power supply to the mine site area, and the permitting processes.
Together with the Company's existing cash resources (A$13.1 million as at 31 December 2016), the proceeds of the Placing will help ensure that Prairie retains a strong balance sheet position as it approaches a construction decision for Jan Karski and rapidly advances Debiensko.
The Placing Shares represent the maximum permitted share issuance without triggering the requirement to produce a prospectus in the United Kingdom when taken with relevant share issues in the previous 12 months. The Placing Price represents a 12.5% discount to the last closing price of the Company's ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange ("LSE") of 32 pence.
Tamesis Partners LLP ("Tamesis") is acting as lead-manager in connection with the Placing together with Mirabaud Securities LLP ("Mirabaud") as co-manager (together the "Managers").
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On the next episode of Beyond the Light Switch, we focus on the electrification of the American economy - in transportation, shipping, airlines, even in the U.S. military and its importance to our national security. Our host, Scientific American's David Biello, journeys across the country to examine America's switch to electrification as a key strategy in reducing our foreign oil dependence.
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When things break down thoroughly, as described by Selco, decency becomes something that can only be applied when you know it's safe to do so. As we read, attempts to do the 'right thing' according to how we may have been raised can possibly be the last thing we try to do.
Even without a collapse it can be too dangerous to do what we want to do to help another; it all depends on what is going on. It's not incidental that every day paramedics wait until being given the All Clear by police before going in to save a life, and some people have died waiting for the police to secure the area. But paramedics want to go home at the end of the shift as much as anyone and must wait until it's safe to approach.
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Today, I have another idol interview for you guys! I had the opportunity to talk with Yanakoto Sotto Mute about their sound, what the members are like, their new album MIRRORS, TIF, East Meets West, what they're looking forward to doing in America, and more!
Thank you for joining us here at Yes Tiger! Please introduce yourselves.
Nadeshiko: I'm Yanakoto Sotto Mute's Nadeshiko, known as Nade-chan.
Mani: I'm Mani Mamiya 🙂
Ichika: I'm Ichika Minami and I'm 21 years old. I like chickens.
Rena: I'm Yanakoto Sotto Mute's Rena.
How would you describe Yanakoto Sotto Mute? What makes it different from other idol groups in Japan?
Nadeshiko: I'm often told that our live sound is more explosive than other groups. We have a solid band sound.
Mani: The four of us are normally calm, but we sing and dance intensely with our band's explosiveness. We use a raw band sound in our lives, so we can hold lives that are closer in intensity to a rock band than other groups.
Ichika: The concept of our activities is, "While muting the unpleasant things in everyday life might not solve anything, for the time being, let's sing rock with a sorrowful melody". We sing with our own white microphones, which I think is different from other groups.
Rena: I don't know.
We'd like to know more about the members! Please tell us about your charm points.
Nadeshiko: I like Mani-san's legs, she has legs like a model. I like Ichika-san's nose, the shape of it is pretty. I like Rena-san's cat-like eyes.
Mani: I'm the tallest out of all of the members.
Ichika: I like all of the members' eyes. This is just my preference, but I like wide, almond shaped eyes.
Ichika-san: Smile
Mani-san: The shape of her eyes when she laughs
Nadeshiko-san: Ability to convey strong emotions with her eyes
What do each of you like to do during your spare time?
Nadeshiko: I shop, go on walks, and watch let's play videos.
Mani: I like to play games and watch anime at home. Lately, I've been playing Splatoon 2 a lot.
Ichika: I like to sleep in my bed at home, wake up, and laze around.
Rena: I do various things.
You recently released your second album, MIRRORS. Which songs off the album do you each recommend?
Nadeshiko: I think they're all great, but I especially like Louvre no Sora. There's a part at the end where all four members of Yanamyu sing, the fans raise their fists together with us, and there is a great sense of unity. The MV is also great, so please watch it!
Mani: Phantom Calling.
Ichika: I like Phantom Calling. Just listening to it is great, but I really like performing it live. When it's part of the setlist, I get excited.
Rena: Louvre no Sora.
Last year, you performed at Tokyo Idol Festival, the world's largest idol festival, for the first time. What was it like performing at Tokyo Idol Festival? Are you looking forward to performing there again this year?
Note: TIF 2018 happened last weekend, but at the time of the interview, it hadn't happened yet.
Nadeshiko: I've always loved TIF, so I was happy that we got to perform there. I remember our Smile Garden live was really fun. Even people in the back were watching intently and we got a good response. I'm excited to perform at TIF again this year. A year has passed since the last time we were at TIF, so I want to make use of the things we've learned and entertain a lot of people.
Mani: Honestly, I wasn't satisfied by my performance last year, so I want to make up for it this year. I like TIF's festival feeling, so I'm looking forward to it this year.
Ichika: Last year was our first performance at TIF, so I was surprised by how many idols were there. This year, we're performing on all three days, so I'm looking forward to performing more lives on more stages than last year!
Rena: There were lots of idols there, lots of fans there, and it was lively. I'm looking forward to performing there again this year.
The East Meets West Music Fest will be your first live outside of Japan. Are you excited to go to America for the first time? What are you looking forward to doing in America?
Nadeshiko: It's my first time ever going abroad, so that alone is making me excited. I'm excited to see our lives reflected in the eyes of overseas fans, but at the same time, I am very nervous. I'm looking forward to trying to eat an American sized hamburger.
Mani: I haven't been to America, so I'm excited about everything!
Ichika: This will be my first time going abroad, so I'm really looking forward to it! I'm most looking forward to our meals! I want to eat lots of delicious things.
Rena: The English speaking lifestyle.
Since the live is called East Meets West Music Fest, are there any Western artists that you like?
Nadeshiko: I'm not very familiar with Western music, but I often listen to Sia. I started to like Sia in high school when I saw a classmate dancing to one of her songs.
Mani: Because of my mother, I often listen to Queen.
Ichika: Recently, I've been listening to Basement because a fan gave me one of their CDs.
Rena: Michael Jackson.
Besides Japan and America, where else would you like to perform in the future?
Nadeshiko: I often see fans from other parts of Asia on the internet and some of them even come to see me in Japan, so I want to go see them. This has to do with food, but I love waffles, so I'd like to go to Belgium.
Mani: I want to go to Taiwan and Europe.
Ichika: Vatican City.
Rena: Saudi Arabia, because I want to live with lions.
Could you please give a message to your international fans, especially the fans attending East Meets West?
Nadeshiko: Getting to finally go see my foreign fans makes me really happy and I'm really looking forward to it. I promise that our performances will include and satisfy everyone, even people from outside of America! Wait for me, America~!
Mani: I'm looking forward to meeting overseas fans from the bottom of my heart! It's our first time performing overseas and we're going to have a lot of fun and put all of our energy into our lives, so I hope a lot of people will discover Yanamyu!
Ichika: I think it will be nice if people from overseas become fans of Yanamyu! We will hold performances that will make even the people who come from Japan glad they came!
Rena: The thought of Yanamyu's first time going abroad is making my heart race! Fans who come can expect Yanamyu performances that can not be seen in Japan. We will deliver performances that will echo in the hearts of our fans abroad.
Thank you for taking the time to talk with us today. We hope you have a great time in America!
All members: Thank you very much!
I'd like to thank Yanakoto Sotto Mute again for working with Yes Tiger! and answering all of my questions, as well as Derek Vasconi for setting up this interview and giving me the chance to interview Yanakoto Sotto Mute.
Yanakoto Sotto Mute will be performing at the East Meets West Music Festival on August 18-19th at the Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California. Tickets are $40 in advance for one day or $70 in advance for both days. VIP ticket packages are also available, starting at $100. If you can't make it in person but would like to live stream the festival, you can buy a live stream ticket for $40 or a VIP live stream ticket for $400. Regular tickets are available here and VIP tickets are available here. If you'd like to learn more about the festival, you can read my interview with Derek Vasconi, creator of the festival, here.
Yanakoto Sotto Mute Website
Yanakoto Sotto Mute Twitter
Nadeshiko's Twitter
Mani Mamiya's Twitter
Ichika Minami's Twitter
Rena's Twitter
East Meets West Music Fest Facebook Event Page
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Siemens, Anglo American Platinum Collaborate On Skills Development In Africa
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Currently, one of the most debated topics influencing innovation is digitalization and its impact on the future of employment. It is met with equal parts excitement and trepidation. No matter how you look at it, digital transformation and a truly connected global economy is already upon us.
Siemens (www.Siemens.com) has provided automation equipment and industrial networks to assist Anglo's Engineering Skills Training Centre (ESTC). One of the pillars of Digitalization is industrial networks and security and it is crucial that these engineers understand the role of this technology in the future of mining.
As a leader in automation we are continuously expanding our leadership role in Industrial Digitalization. There is an opportunity, especially in Africa to embrace new and exponential technologies combined with human talent to accelerate industrialization and drive economic growth.
"We are proud to be supporting Anglo American Platinum to advance skills and opportunities in Africa," explains Sabine Dall'Omo, CEO for Siemens Southern and Eastern Africa.
Gary Humphries, Anglo American Platinum's Executive Head for Processing was appreciative of Siemens completion of yet another skills project at the ESTC. In his address, Gary said Siemens and Anglo American Platinum have been in partnership since 2010 and have seen approximately 298 artisans successfully trained and qualified at this centre.
"This vital contribution by Siemens to ESTC will significantly contribute towards the development of the human resource capabilities of our artisans and will help broaden the thinking of the students to explore new career capabilities. We celebrate the handover of the Siemens Simatic Wall and look forward to the role it will play in training the current and next generation of skilled artisans."
We are ramping up our commitment to the region to meet our customer's needs, expanding our portfolio for digital enterprises, supporting our customers in the manufacturing and process industries with digitalization, customization and efficiency improvements and investing in equipping our future generation with the right skills," ends Sabine.
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Education: B.A., University of California, Berkeley
Profession: Chief Spokesperson, Communications Department Manager at BART
Alicia Trost is the Chief Spokesperson and Communications Department Manager for Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). Previously, she served as Communications Director and Press Secretary for California Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg and as Press Secretary for Senate President Pro Tempore Don Perata '63. Today, in addition to her role at BART, Alicia continues to serve the SJND community as a member of both the Board of Trustees and Dream Flight Honorary Committee.


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Fact: "Healthcare IT is at least 10 years behind other industries in terms of philosophy, sophistication, and deployment of advanced technologies."
This includes marketing automation software, a tool that can help healthcare marketers automate repetitive tasks, reduce human error, streamline marketing activity, and ultimately improve patient engagement.
Healthcare marketers should take advantage of marketing automation for personalizing patient communication and automating engagement efforts. This technology ensures healthcare messaging is consistent, timely, and relevant to the receiver. It can help health systems retain and engage existing patients over time to drive revenue.
Once implemented, marketing automation helps hospital marketing departments transform from a reactive body to a proactive one that's committed to actively working with patients in managing their health.
Let's take a look at a few ways marketing automation leads to a proactive healthcare marketing department:
Bringing New Talent Into the Marketing Department
At the onset of marketing automation implementation, many healthcare or hospital marketing departments will need to reassess their existing departmental structure. In many cases, marketing automation implementation will follow customer relationship management (CRM) implementation.
Ideally, health systems want to integrate marketing automation software with existing CRM and CMS technology within 18-24 months. Once integrated, the technology can share critical information that marketers can use to create deeply personalized experiences across patient touch points.
To guide the implementation process of this technology, marketing departments need to bring in one or two technical individuals who are willing to take ownership of the technology. These individuals should, ideally, be tech-savvy content marketers and social media experts. They may have 7-8 years of work experience but fall between 27 and 35 years old. This "super team" of millennial go-getters should be able to interpret customer data coming in through CRM and translate that information into a marketing automation solution.
Departmental restructuring will usher in a new era of ambitious and innovative individuals who are open to integrating healthcare technology that makes it easier to reach patients and improve patient care. People who had been working on projects that marketing automation software can handle could also be reallocated to new initiatives.
On top of this, these individuals may ease communication between marketing and clinical departments, which is crucial in building a consistent and branded patient communication strategy across the entire communication journey.
Automating Patient Engagement Strategies
There are two types of patients and prospects that marketing automation helps to engage: Inactive consumers who need to be nurtured until conversion, and existing patients who have already taken multiple actions but need ongoing nurturing and engagement.
For certain service lines, clinical conversions can have a lead attribution period of 1-2 years from the first ad clicked to the first appointment. An email marketing campaign can help keep inactive consumers engaged with the health system during that time.
For existing patients, retention marketing and remarketing can help remind patients of upcoming appointments or health protocols, and eventually foster loyal advocates.
Orlando Health's New Mom campaign is one example of ongoing patient engagement. This campaign sends information to women who recently gave birth at their hospital promoting services for the new baby, women's health services, and family services. After opting into one of these programs, the patients will receive emails with education and information about these services.
The main goal of marketing automation software is to automate the engagement process so the health system is continuously communicating with a wide range of consumers and patients.
With the data healthcare CRM software can provide, marketing automation campaigns can be highly personalized. The CRM system is the data storage system that stores all consumer and patient information as well as helps to acquire and keep patients by making interactions personalized.
The marketing automation tool comes into play as a way for healthcare marketers to act upon this wealth of data. It streamlines, automates, and measures marketing tasks and workflow in addition to tracking and automating interactions with patients and consumers across channels like email.
The integration of these two tools allows marketers to deeply personalize and target campaigns for increased success. For a proactive marketing department, consistent and personalized communication with consumers and patients is necessary to improve engagement with the health system and their long-term health.
How Marketing Automation Works in Practice (Example Scenario)
The successful integration of a marketing automation tool, CRM platform, and CMS system would be a healthcare marketing utopia.
Here's an example scenario of how this technology can work together to acquire and retain more patients: A CRM platform is set up to deliver an acquisition marketing campaign for a bariatrics service line, with a lead goal of 800 people and a budget of $100,000. The target for this campaign is a middle-density population urban environment of consumers aged 25-55 years old.
This acquisition campaign may have many moving parts from the digital side. The health system is running display ads, social ads, and search, as well as a light remarketing campaign. Because bariatric services typically have significant lead times, a remarketing campaign is helpful to reinforce an individual's care decision over the long term.
In order to create harmony in this utopian technology scenario, the health system needs to make sure that the content that's reaching prospects is consistent with content on the primary website and across many other digital vehicles that reference bariatric services.
Marketing automation then comes into play to supply high-level nurturing for consumers that are lingering well past 6 or 7 months and have yet to clinically convert. It also engages patients with cross-sell and up-sell content before and after their bariatric consultations or appointments.
Marketing automation can also be employed following a surgery for post-discharge and retention strategies. This way, the patient will receive relevant follow-up information until a different service line can be introduced to them.
Supporting Broader Population Health Initiatives
In a value-based healthcare landscape, it's imperative that health systems shift their thinking from reactive care to proactive care. This is one of the ways healthcare can achieve the "Triple Aim" – enhancing the care experience, improving the health of populations, and reducing the per capita cost of care.
Health systems can shift to a value-based organization by building massive patient databases that can be used for ongoing healthcare communication and engagement efforts. Marketing automation can then support population health initiatives by engaging a greater number of patients with highly relevant healthcare information automatically, which leaves room for the marketing department to focus on other critical initiatives to drive revenue and improve care delivery.
The end goal of marketing automation and CRM execution is to keep people healthy and create an environment of informed, engaged, and loyal patients who are their own health advocates. Ideally, these advocates will work to keep themselves healthy in between visits to their health provider to drive healthcare costs down.
Final Thoughts
Though marketing automation and other innovative healthcare tools can help healthcare organizations reach more patients with personalized care information, almost 75 percent of recent Evariant webinar attendees do not currently have a marketing automation tool in place, or are unsure if they do.
As a result of marketing automation implementation, these organizations can improve the efficiency of their marketing departments, boost the success of patient engagement strategies, and support broader population health initiatives.


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Joaquin Awkwardly Reveals His Crush on Amy Poehler
In a straight-out-of-left-field moment, Joaquin Phoenix revealed his crush on Amy Poehler during a Jimmy Kimmel Live! interview on Thursday night. After talking about the upcoming Golden Globes — where he's nominated for Inherent Vice — he segued awkwardly into how he finds the actress "attractive." Actually, he wondered if he could even pronounce her last name, then talked about his feelings. "You know who I do find attractive is that Amy… what's her… Poehler? How do you say her last name?" he told Kimmel. "Yeah, I think she's very attractive."
His explanation behind the interesting change of topic kind of makes sense, though. "Well, I guess just because she's hosting the Globes, she's having a party, and I'm going to go, and I'm a little nervous about seeing her," Phoenix added. "I don't really know what to say." Interestingly enough, Poehler told a story on Late Night With Seth Meyers last year about how Phoenix was the first to show up to a Globes party after she and Fey hosted in 2014. She described him as a "great, great, weird first guest," but apparently he doesn't remember any of their encounters, or she just observed him from afar.
Unfortunately, Kimmel also had to break some bad news to the actor: Poehler is taken by comedian Nick Kroll. "So you're saying they have a solid relationship?" Phoenix questioned. When Kimmel told him that the couple has been together for a while, the actor made quite a face, shrugged, and said he probably won't try to break them up. Honestly, if anyone's going to get between Poehler and Kroll — or Kroller, like a crueller doughnut as I call them — it's going to be John Stamos. No disrespect to Phoenix, but he's kind of a downgrade from the whole Poehler/Stamos first date story. He can get in line to win the funny lady's heart — after me and Stamos.


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Candace's & Jack's visit to Dharavi Slum
Jack and I visited Dharavi Slum today which is the second largest slum in the world. There are approx 1.25m people living in just over .75 sq miles. This is where Slum Dog Millionaire was filmed. While I loved this movie, it did a horrible injustice of the reality. First of all, this is not what we think of as slums- poor people who have no where else to go and can not afford better. This is not the case at all. These people choose to live in the slums and as a matter of fact, they could get a much larger apartment with much better conditions in other areas for cheaper however, they choose to live here. They are happy here. This slum makes more than $65m (on the books however estimated total revenue off the books is over $1b) annually on recycling, leather goods, clothing and baked goods. They even make their own machinery to use for the recycling and leather goods. We toured this slum for about 4 hours and walked more than 6 miles through the small (tiny) alleyways and never once did a single person or child ask me for money. We were not allowed to take photos in the slum although one of the gentleman with us took the photo of jack and I in the alley when no one was looking. The people here are VERY hard workers. This is all they know but they are happy, healthy and enjoy living here. This community has Muslim and Hindu living peacefully together. A few years back the Mumbai government tried giving some of the people living in the slums housing elsewhere in exchange for the land. They found that after a short time, the people left the housing of better condition to move back to the slums. It is the life they know and what makes them happy. Overall, I did not find it to be dirty. In the area where they do the recycling, there is more trash on the ground however, trash is their business! But in the other areas, I found it to be pretty clean giving the situation (dirt walkways with mud puddles, power which is very much rigged and spliced wiring, etc). I left there exhausted from being so alert and observant of every sight and sound but loved the experience and learning how others live.


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Jimbo Mimulus posted a topic in General Discussion ForumSo the name change competition has been announced ... see here In the terms & conditions of the competition the Lab have let the price slip. Under section 5 (Prize) item "A" Description of Prizes. One free Last Names change (estimated value at US$39.99 plus $11.99 to represent the value of a month of Premium Membership) on an account of Winner's choice. $40 on top of premium membership fees to change your name ? I personally think that's a little steep ... i'll be staying a mimulus thank you
Yearly Membership Question
Jimbo Mimulus replied to Jimbo Mimulus's question in AccountThank you Syn. Thought that would be the case, but wasn't 100% sure.
Yearly Membership Question
Jimbo Mimulus posted a question in AccountHi All, I have held a premium account in the past, but been a basic member for a long time now (at least 5 years). I have paid for that membership both Monthly & Quarterly (but never annually) I am currently looking at renewing membership at the annual rate and am wondering about the bonus 1000L$ Given that I have had a premium account in the past, will I be eligible for the bonus L$'s ? Many Thanks Jimbo
Display Musical Instruments Wanted
Jimbo Mimulus posted a topic in WantedHi All, I am looking for some musical instruments that I can display on a stage. Drums, Guitars (acoustic) & Saxophone. It would help if the drums have modify rights (at least the outward facing skin of the bass drum) Obviously I have seen plenty of instruments for sale, but i'm not bothered whether or not you can play them, just need to display them. Thanks in advance Jimbo
Thank you both, got what i wanted now
Hi All, Not sure if anyone can help, but i'm looking for a skin that is (i don't want to say ugly) not quite as good looking as your average pretty boy skins. The sort of face that only a mother could love (if she'd had a couple of large whiskeys) Thanks in advance Jimbo
Wanted: Unattractive Skin
Jimbo Mimulus posted a topic in WantedHi All, Not sure if anyone can help, but i'm looking for a skin that is (i don't want to say ugly) not quite as good looking as your average pretty boy skins. The sort of face that only a mother could love (if she'd had a couple of large whiskeys) Thanks in advance Jimbo
More Junk. What happened to this ? http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Tools-and-Technology/Back-to-Basics-Technology-Improvements/ba-p/668918 New Chat Service Coming Soon We're finally going to tackle the group chat problem that has been a Resident complaint for a long time. Group chat can often be confusing, with "chat lag" causing responses to appear late, or sometimes not at all. You should start to see real improvements in this early next year. Over the last few months, we've completed a number of development sprints to prototype an XMPP service and have decided to move forward with an ejabberd deployment. We're targeting to have a test deployment of the new group chat service by the end of this year, and full production deployment in early 2011. Early 2011 ? ... we're nearing halfway through 2011, and STILL no news on this much needed feature. another disappointment from the people who bring you failed teleports & failed logins
Is Being 'Single' in SL a 'bad thing'?
Jimbo Mimulus replied to Mags Indigo's topic in Make FriendsI've been SL partnered twice now (single in RL both times) The first time was for love/romance. There was even talk of me moving across the pond to be with her. The second (although i had great feelings for her) was more of a marriage of convenience. I always knew that partnering was doomed to fail, as she is married in RL. Her RL husband also uses SL & was fully aware of the relationship and even approved ..... I guess it helps that he is my RL best friend (but i digress) I've also had a couple of unpartenered relationships ... these seem to burn very brightly, but fade just as quickly I feel now that at the ripe old age of (nearly) 3 .... with a few failed relationships & 2 failed partnerings behind me, i am about ready for the proverbial shelf. Sure i have an abundance of friends ... but for me personally, i think the romantic side of SL is over. I have my other interests to keep me occupied ... be it building (not very good, but it keeps me out of trouble) DJing (well, streaming my own music into SL) or my HUD based, medieval land buying game (no names mentioned, but those who play it know what i'm talking about ... if you WANT to know, give me a shout inworld:smileyhappy: ) Edit To Add: Wow that was theraputic
Where Do The Brits Hang Out ?
Jimbo Mimulus posted a topic in Make FriendsHi All, I've been in SL for nearly 3 years & as of yet, havn't managed to find a place where other Brits hang out. I'm not really interested in the club scene (unless there's some good oldies playing) & pixelated porn (imho) is a waste of computer resources. So .... if you know of a place to chill, or indeed if you own a place that is frequented by Brits ... please either let me know here ... or if it's a secret, you could always drop me some cryptic clues to my IM box inworld :smileyvery-happy: Look forward to hearing from you :smileyhappy:
Welcome to the New Second Life Community Platform
Jimbo Mimulus commented on Vogt Linden's blog entry in Featured NewsVogt Linden wrote: The new platform integrates Blogs, Forums, Answers, and the Knowledge Base into one powerful integrated system Translation: If one thing goes horribly wrong ... it's all knackered
Improving our Lines of Communication with the Community
Jimbo Mimulus commented on Amanda Linden's blog entry in Featured NewsAs customers, your satisfaction and input is critical to the success of Second Life. Certainly hasn't appeared that way in the past. There have been many times your customers have said ... please do not do this ... or please do not do that ..... only for the flavour of the month to be pushed through regardless. Our goal is not only to listen and acknowledge your feedback and ideas, but also to work more collaboratively to help build a better Second Life experience for the common good. I guess we'll just have to wait & see. although i can already hear the calls of ... heard it all before
Group Notices To Email ?
Jimbo Mimulus replied to Jimbo Mimulus's question in Getting StartedThank you Tolya. Knew it had to be something ridiculously easy
Group Notices To Email ?
Jimbo Mimulus posted a question in Getting StartedHi all, I think i've broken something ..... Does anyone know how to turn on (yes ... on) the thing (technical term) where you get group notices sent to your email address ? I have somehow managed to turn it off, but am now looking to turn it back on (and i forgot how i turned it off in the first place) Any help will be gratefully received
Help Us Test the SL Web Viewer Beta
Jimbo Mimulus commented on Kim Linden's blog entry in Featured Newspreaching to the choir here. instead of adding new problems (sorry ... "features"), why not work on the existing problems. A recent blog statement revealed that LL are finally going to be sorting out chat lag ... i'm sure if they concentrated on that instead of new toys, they would have it sorted out sooner than their predicted early 2011 forecast. link for clarity http://blogs.secondlife.com/community/technology/blog/2010/10/14/back-to-basics-technology-improvements


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The Green Lights
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There's an old saying that says, go in the direction of the green lights. It means stop pushing against what you want that's not working and just head in the direction of what's more easily unfolding. Let go of insisting, try a contrary action and get on with things.
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