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Monthly Archives: June 2016
"Sa Likod Ng Pader" (Short Story – Filipino)
Tagaktak ang pawis ni Marco, mahapdi na ang kanyang mga kamay ngunit kaylangan niyang tiisin. Tatlong minuto pa lamang halos siyang nagpapadausdos pababa sa pader na iyon gamit ang isang lubid ngunit parang napakatagal na niya doon. Ayaw kasi niyang bilisan at baka mahulog siya. Tumingin siya sa baba. Gabi noon pero maliwanag dahil sa buwan. Kaunting-kaunti na lang at makakatungtong na siya sa lupa. Pwede na siyang bumitaw mula sa pagkakahawak sa lubid. Dalawang dipa na lamang halos ang layo niya sa pinakakaasam na kalayaan.
Source: Sa Likod Ng Pader
Students are labeled pesky when they pester their teachers with questions about their scores in quizzes and exercises. They are viewed as annoying when near the end of a semester or shortly after final exams they send emails to their teachers or call them to inquire about their grades.
Teachers say that students are desperate when after seeing their report cards they move heaven and earth to make the former reconsider the grades they have given and possibly give higher marks citing 101 reasons why it must be done. Reasons they give range from queer to valid.
How many times have some teachers violated established rules on test and measurement – rolled the correction tape on the grades they have given because they got moved either by appeals from the students or by pressure from the academic gods and goddesses.
Students are often criticized for being so grade-conscious.
But is it their fault?
Students are grade-conscious not because they want to but standards of society force them to be. The policies and procedures in the academe frame that kind of mind-set in the consciousness of students. They are seemingly programmed to become grade-conscious.
It all begins at home. Parents keep reminding their children to study hard and get good grades. When the children get to school, the indoctrination goes full steam. Teachers give a battery of tests and exercises telling the students to perform well if they want to pass the subject. And that if they want to be part of the honor roll then they need to have high scores.
Parents tell students to study hard, the teachers tell them to study harder. Day and night students are told that they must get good grades. After school, parents would even acquire the services of a tutor to further improve the academic performance of their children.
That's how the "getting-good-grades-is-a-must" mentality gets ingrained in the consciousness of the poor little kids.
Companies and corporations deliver the coup de grace by frequently advertising that they hire only the best and brightest. And what's the tangible measurement of these superlatives (best and brightest)? GRADES… A+, or 1 or 5 or what-have-you.
Society have assigned GRADES as proof of excellence. Academic performance of students is measured through their grades. The higher the grades the more excellent is the student. That's how it goes. RESULT? The students become grade-conscious. The grades they receive is a microscope and they are the specimen on the slide. Their academic marks are like lenses used to magnify the contents of the shell between their ears.
The parents want them to work hard for their grades. Yes, perhaps for the children's sake but the grades they receive is an instrument used by the parents in monitoring their investment. They want to make sure that their children are not wasting the money they are spending for their education.
Parents become so mad when their children present to them unsatisfactory academic marks. And of course, when their children perform well academically, they are elated no end. It is a boost to their pride, a feather in their caps.
The schools in any country stretch their students to the limits of academic achievement because when students pass standardized examinations given by their governments it redounds to their benefit. It's good for ranking and accreditation purposes. It's a boost to their reputation resulting to more funding from their government and more enrollees flocking to their gates with their parents just more than willing to pay so their children could take a bite at their academic excellence pie.
The parents and the teachers keep telling the kids that good grades is a prerequisite to success, the only way to get a good job. Thus the students think that the purpose of education is purely economic, to prepare them for a job. And if they fail to get good marks their future is doomed. They will not succeed.
This is the way the students are brainwashed into getting the highest marks possible. This is what developed among students a tunnel vision about education, that it's all about getting good grades in order to be among the best and the brightest to who the big companies and corporations would give a chance to get a high-paying job.
The grades have seemingly become a curse. The grades take joy off learning. They make students prisoners in the classrooms and the teachers the unforgiving and unrelenting prison guards.
The grades put blinders on the students preventing them from seeing the bigger picture, that education is more than getting good grades and that its purpose goes beyond getting a job… that education is a preparation for life.
It's sad that both the parents and the educators themselves are the ones putting the blinders on the students. They are the ones who put enormous pressure on the students to get good grades.
There's nothing wrong with inculcating excellence among students. That's what schools ought to be doing. There's nothing wrong as well if students are encouraged to get the highest marks possible. But both their teachers and parents must not forget to tell them also that grades are not the be-all and end-all of schooling. The students need to be told that the world doesn't end if they don't receive A+ (or 1 or 5).
Schools must not forget that they exist to prepare the students, not only to find a job after graduation, but to live life and be a productive member of society and humanity.
No Love Lost Between the Catholic Church and Duterte
During the campaign period for the May-2016 presidential derby, a few (or is it many or all?) Catholic bishops and priests openly expressed their disapproval of then candidate Rodrigo Duterte. Reportedly, priests used their homilies to dissuade the Catholic faithful from voting for the mayor of Davao City.
But they failed.
Whether the bishops and the priests like it or not, Duterte is the Philippine president for the next 6 years.
Before the May, 2016 elections, Duterte could be remembered saying, "I said let this election be a sort of a referendum, a sort of a plebiscite for the church and me." And the Filipino people have spoken.
The Catholic Church, by taking sides and for singling out Duterte, initiated the animosity between them and the soon-to-be head of the Philippine government. It can be said that the clergy fired the first shots and they are supposedly wise enough to know that the outspoken Duterte, win or lose, will retaliate. They unwittingly stirred up a hornet's nest.
For all the verbal salvos fired against him by the bishops and the priests the strongest response by Duterte was "the Catholic Church is the most hypocritical institution." He has gone as far as accusing the bishops of not keeping their vow of celibacy. The incoming Philippine president also added that the clergymen sought favors such as cars from politicians.
Duterte threatened to expose what he termed as the sins of the past committed by the Church including priests whom he alleged to have had affairs with women. He even claimed that he was sexually abused by a priest when he was a child.
He urged the Catholic Church to just observe the "separation of the Church and the State" and not meddle with the affairs of the government.
After Duterte's rants and shocking insults, the biggest church organization in the Philippines started singing a different tune.
Before the May 9 elections, one of the most outspoken among the bishops who attacked Duterte's candidacy was Archbishop Socrates Villegas. The bishop has a reputation of saying what he needs to say but his response to Duterte's tirades against the Church could be construed as generally reconciliatory. He said, "Mine is the language of peace that refuses the dark magic of revenge. Mine is the silence of respect for those who consider us their enemies but whose good we truly pray for and whose happiness we want to see unfold."
But while the Archbishop spoke of the nobility in silence, a Catholic priest (whose name I don't wish to divulge but he knows I'm referring to him should he get to read this article) continued his attack against president-elect Rodrigo Duterte. The exact words he wrote (as a comment to an article about the incoming Philippine President which he posted on his Facebook) goes, "6 years tau [sic] magtitiis."
Translation: "We'll suffer for six years."
Duterte is yet to serve a day in office but the priest is seemingly certain that the Philippines will suffer during his term.
Can he see the future? Definitely not but one thing for sure the priest knows Philippine history. He knows pretty well that for 333 years, not just 6 years, the Filipinos suffered tremendously in the hands of Spanish conquistadores, aided by the Catholic Church. The priest, I'm sure, have read Dr. Jose Rizal's "Noli Me Tangere" and knows one of the characters called Padre Damaso.
"Are the Spaniards really gone? Is Padre Damaso just a fiction character? Ask Duterte!


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It's been said before, especially by residents—Texas is the finest and best state in the land. Whether you've just moved here or you and yours have been landowners in the Lone Star State for generations, it's a great place to live and raise a family. But when the weekend is arrives and the question arises, where can you go to experience all Texas has to offer? Pack up the kids and hit the road to take part in one of these lesser-know adventures.
Family Fun
Taking the family out to see all that Texas has to offer can be a great way to spice up a day, pass a weekend, or spend an extended amount of time.
Dude ranches like Silver Spur, in Bandera, allows for guests to explore the outdoors like they did in the Old West, on horseback! With miles of scenic trails and picturesque views of the countryside, a horseback ride can provide an opportunity for fun for the whole family. Silver Spur also features hay wagon rides, fossil digging, hiking and outdoor cowboy breakfasts.
Live like royalty, and take a trip to medieval times. The annual Texas Renaissance Festival beginning in October is a ton of fun for the whole family, with jousting shows for the kiddos and wine tastings for adults. Located about an hour northwest of Houston in Todd Mission, the festival hosts camping sites for tents and RV's and is well worth the drive wherever you are traveling from. Check out The Fields of New Market camping rules and restrictions Web page to prepare for your trip.
Huntin' 'N Things
Whether you are looking for Whitetail Deer, Gemsbok Oryx or even trophy alligator, Texas is one of the top regions in the country for hunting game. From safaris at Texas Safari Ranch, about two hours southwest of DFW, to day trips with Huan Ranch & Guides in Meyersville, and everything in between can be arranged and are available regardless of your experience level. Some places even provide trips that are kid friendly and help beginner and amateur hunters locate, identify, and bag their animals.
But remember, safety is always vital and in fact necessary in Texas. Be sure to brush up on state laws and regulations with an online hunting lesson. All residents must complete a Texas hunter safety course before taking off on a hunt, and hunters under the age of 16 must complete a Field Day, featuring live-fire exercises, simulated hunting, ethics sessions and a written final exam.
If your preference is chasing and capturing water-borne creatures, the second largest state in the country boasts some of the best fishing around. Bass, crappie, catfish, and even a wide variety of gar are native to the various lakes and rivers throughout the state. If bigger, ocean-dwelling fish is what you desire, there are numerous deep sea fishing opportunities less than an hour outside of Houston, in Galveston.
Thrill Seekers Apply Here
Looking for a little adrenaline fix or something to challenge you in your free time? Don't worry, Texas has you covered. With a variety of ropes and challenge courses like Cooper Farm in Ledbetter, you can either test your abilities or bring a group of people and see how you stack up against your friends. And if you are looking for a different perspective of the great state, Camp Lantern Creek in Montgomery offers zip line and canopy courses to satisfy your inner thrill-seeker.
For the true adventure seekers, Texas has some of the best rock climbing anywhere, no matter your skill level. Enchanted Rock State Natural Area in Fredericksburg, offers numerous climbing locations not to mention tours and training options available nearby to help you reach that next level. Before bouldering or climbing, be sure to check out the important notes for climbers, provided by the Central Texas Climbing Committee.
No matter what your desired activity or who you are planning on spending your free time with, Texas has something to suit your every adventure need. Explore and enjoy, and remember, everything is bigger in Texas!

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How Green Office Buildings Are Growing
In our 3rd Quarter Newsletter we mentioned how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been encouraging the development of energy efficient real estate for the past several years.
Recently the 2017 National Green Building Adoption Index Report was released. The Report surveyed the 30 top office markets in the U.S. and measured the change in energy efficient office space.
Simply put, the growth of LEED, EPA Energy Star, and green certified commercial office real estate over the past several years has been nothing short of amazing.
Green Office Buildings Continue To Grow
Over the past 12 years the increase in the amount of green certified, LEED, and EPA Energy Star certified office property has increased nearly eight-fold.
Back in 2005 the overall percentage of energy efficient office space stood at less than 5% across the 30 largest U.S. office markets. As of mid-2017 that percentage now stands at 38% – an incredible growth of over 33% in just a dozen years.
This growth in green office space is due in part to the EPA, but also from an increasing awareness from both tenants and office building investors of the financial benefits of leasing and owning energy efficient space. Some government and environmental organizations even anecdotally claim that green office buildings command a higher rent than do their less energy efficient competitors.
California Is Going Green
The 2017 National Green Building Adoption Index notes that California is home to seven of the top 30 green office markets in the country:
- San Francisco #2
- Los Angeles #6
- Walnut Creek #12
- Orange County #13
- San Jose #18
- San Diego #19
- Sacramento #22
When looking at office buildings larger than 50,000 square feet, the percentage of energy efficient office space in some of these markets is pretty impressive. For example, in San Francisco over 20% of the larger office buildings are rated as green energy efficient buildings.
Green Office Space Isn't A Fad
The growing amount of green office space in California and the U.S. isn't just a passing fad.
Several years ago, promoting energy efficient space to an office tenant may have been considered a niche offering. In today's market, both professional real estate investors and Class A office tenants put the availability of green office space at the top of their must-have list when searching for space.
California also employs a push-pull strategy to encourage the growth of green office space in the state. A recently enacted law requires owners of larger, privately-held commercial buildings to measure and benchmark the annual change in energy usage of each property, and to publish those results to the public.


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The report that on 23 November last Bangladesh and Myanmar had signed a deal at Naypyidaw, the capital of Myanmar for early repatriation of an estimated 620000 Rohingya Muslim refugees to Myanmar has been well received by the world community. The minority Rohingyas were forced to leave Rakhine in the wake of the Myanmarese Army crackdown after the Rohingya insurgents attacked 30 military and police posts in North Rakhine in August 25 last and the state backed eviction of the Rohingyas in the present form has been going on unabated since 2012.
Though the details of the deal termed " Arrangement" in the official communique have not been spelt out, the repatriation process is expected to begin in two months; and to facilitate the process registration forms have been given to Bangladesh by Myanmarese govt which the Rohingya Refugees must fill in with their personal details. And the two countries have agreed to form a joint working group to start the repatriation process.
Significantly, Myanmar didn't agree to the proposal of Bangladesh to involve UN agencies to the process of verification of the refugees nor did they agree to fix a time line for completion of the Repatriation process. This is understandable given the fact that a large number of Rohingya villages were wiped out and it would require some time to make the villages fit for the return of the refugees to rebuild their lives after completion of verification.
Nevertheless the "Arrangement"is a good news for South Asia because the Rohingya problem is old and took a turn for the worse after the Army coup in 1962 and the first big movement of the Rohingya Refugees to Bangladesh and in the south East Asian neighborhood of Mayanmar took place in 1978 ;and from 1992 it has been a recurring problem as the 1982 citizenship law turned the Rohingyas "state less . Sadly, the Rohingyas became a kind of " rejected" people in Myanmar and their position would be no better unless the Government of Myanmar agreed to amend the Citizenship Act to make the Rohingyas eligible for citizenship.
In 1993 some Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh were given White cards by the Government of Myanmar but it was not helpful for them to secure rights at all because the extant law required the Rohingya to prove that they were residing in Rakhine from before 1823 when the Anglo Burmese war began leading to annexation of Rakhine and lower Myanmar to the British India in 1826 which became parts of Bengal Presidency.
Even then the deal is historic for several strong reasons. First it signals success of international pressure, the condemnation of the UN High Commissioner of Refugees and that the US Secretary of State called the recent Myanmarese Army crackdown an " act of ethnic cleansing" and initiated some sanctions against Myanmar Army officers had the desired impacts. The US measure must have shaken the Myanmar Army and enabled the state Counselor Daw Aung San suu Kyi to assert the voice of reason and her authority.
The second and by far the most significant aspect of the deal is the Chinese role as it is the first time in history when the Chinese government mediated in a matter involving two parties — Bangladesh and Myanmar which were parts of India under the British.( Burma as Myanmar was known then was a province of India and separated in 1937 under the Government of India Act 1935 ). The Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visits to Dhaka and Naypyidaw in the last week and the influence China holds in both the countries due to Chinese Investments and defense hardware supplies were responsible for bringing the parties to the negotiating table. It is indeed a diplomatic success of China as it persuaded the Myanmarese Army to see reason and to bring home the point that the " rules based Global order"– despite its infirmities, will not accept wholesale expulsion of an ethnic group and denial of human rights as settled fact even when a section of them had taken to the path of insurgency.
The Agreement therefore signals a radical change in the attitude of Myanmar to the Rohingyas and a tacit acceptance of the Rohingya claim to Citizenship that the Myanmarese state denied by not including the Rohingya Muslims in the list of 135 " recognized" ethnic groups of Myanmar. Though much will depend on how sincerely the agreement is implemented ,it is indeed a welcome step though from the Indian perspective it might be seen as the beginning of the " enter the dragon" phenomena in south Asia and to feel concerned about it.
Third, the Rohingya problem shows the impossibility of displacing large rural community by state action and state sponsored violence in today's interconnected world as easy availability of commercial satellites now enable human rights groups and Global media to report violence in any part on even minute to minute basis. This " transparency of the new information age" therefore reduces the space for state to carry out " pogroms" against any large ethnic group even in the third world.
The fourth implication is also far reaching as the Agreement has the potential to bridge a gap in the international law of citizenship – presently a grey area as the states are totally free to enact laws laying down the conditions of Citizenship there being no International convention on agreed eligibility criteria for acquisition and loss of citizenship. We must note that though the right to a nationality is a part of the human rights under the UN Declaration of human rights, there is not even a customary international law of citizenship at present to protect the legitimate claims of the minorities to citizenship and from discrimination, denial of citizenship state sponsored violence and forced displacement.
Hopefully the verification and repatriation process of the displaced Rohingyas will create useful practices, systems and procedures and eventually sensible, human rights based laws of citizenship in Myanmar which will be regarded as " precedent" by other nations. Thus a customary international law might as well emerge from the ashes of the burnt out Rohingya villages of North Rakhine.
This will be the positive side of the Rohingya problem and may ensure protection of minority rights elsewhere in South Asia and put constraints on the authoritarian regimes. At the same time , the defeat of the seperatist Rohingya Muslim demand is a clear signal that " Political Islam" or Neo Wahabi aspirations are doomed to fail in South Asia and elsewhere.
If the Rohingya Muslims have noted this reality in the squalor of the refugee camps in Cox'Bazar in Bangladesh and are willing to give up their separatist demands then only they will be able to create a new base for Peace and Reconciliation in Rakhine.The global community. expects a positive response from them and they must live up to the expectations.
( The writer is a retired IAS officer of the Assam – Meghalaya cadre and has served as Scientific Consultant in the office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India)


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Shell and Slate Software, a Carpinteria, Calif.-based company that makes graphics software, filed the suit Monday in the U.S. Federal District Court for the Central District of California.
The case alleges that features in the latest version of Photoshop, Adobe's market-leading image-editing application, infringe on trade secrets held by Shell and Slate. The suit specifically cites the Healing Brush, a sophisticated touch-up tool that was one of the most highly touted new features in Photoshop 7.0.
Shell and Slate was formed two years ago by Ben Weiss, who formerly worked for MetaCreations as one of the main developers of Kai's Power Tools and Kai's Power Goo, imaging editing products that competed with Photoshop. Weiss' lawyer confirmed the lawsuit but declined to comment on it or provide a copy of the complaint.
An Adobe representative confirmed the suit and said the company will challenge it. "We don't believe it has any merit, and we intend to defend ourselves vigorously," the representative said.


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Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi: A Freedom fighter killed by a furious Indian mob
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, the founder of Hindi language newpaper, Pratap, was an Indian journalist and a freedom fighter. Born on 26 October 1890 in Gwalier, Madhya Pradesh, Vidyarthi was killed on 25 March 1931 by a furious mob during a communal violence in Kanpur, when he was trying to save lives of thousands of both Hindus and Muslims.
He was a leader of the Indian National Congress. He played a vital role with Gandhi in the non-cooperation movement, who translated Victor Hugo's novel Ninety-Three.
READ MORE: Who is Major Gen Issam Zahreddine? "Fought his own people" to save the nation
His short life of only 40 years was a constant struggle against oppression and inhumanity. He described himself in these words: "I am a fighter against oppression and injustice, whether practiced by bureaucrats, zamindars, capitalists or those of high caste. I have fought all my life against oppression against inhumanity and may God give me strength to fight on till the last".
After passing the high school examination privately in 1907, Ganesh could not study further due to poverty. But at the age of 16, he wrote his first book Hamari Atmogsargart.
Because of his interest in journalism, Ganesh became an agent of the well-known revolutionary Hindi and Urdu journals – Karamyogi and Swarajya and began to contribute to them. 'Vidyarthi' which literally means "the seeker of knowledge" is his adopted pen-name. He joined the prominent literary monthly, "The Saraswati", in 1911 as sub-editor. But his interest was in current affairs and politics, therefore joined the Hindi weekly "Abhyudaya".
In 1913 Ganesh Shankar decided to live life of a freedom fighter, thus came back to Kanpur and launched his career of a crusading journalist and freedom fighter. The journey ended only with his death 18 years later.
Weekly 'Pratap', was the famous revolutionary weekly to which Ganesh was associated. Pratap stood for the cause of the oppressed wherever they might be. In his struggling life, Pratap faced numerous prosecutions, paid heavy fines and suffer five prison sentences.
On January 11, 1915, he said the following quote: "Now the time has come for our political ideology and our movement no [to] be restricted to the English-educated and to spread among the common people [samanya janta], and for Indian public opinion [lokmat], to be not the opinion of those few educated individuals but to mirror the thoughts of all the classes of the country…democratic rule is actually the rule of public opinion".
In 1924, he met with Bhagat Singh through Maulana Hasarat Mohani and joined in their protests. The two fighters became a close colleague and friend. Later he met and associated himself with with Chandra Shekhar Azad.
In 1925 he contested in the elections of Provincial Legislative Councils under the Swaraj Party and won a resounding victory from Kanpur. He served as a Member of the U.P. Legislative Council until 1929 when he resigned at the behest of the Congress.
In March 1931 Kanpur fell into communal rioting. Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi threw himself in the midst of the furious mobs to save lives of thousands of people, belonging both to Hindu and Muslim communities. In the same mission he was butchered to death by a mob.
Mahatma Gandhi paid him the following tribute in the pages of 'Young India'. "The death of Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi was one to be envied by us all. His blood is the cement that will ultimately bind the two communities. No pact will bind our hearts. But heroism such as Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi showed is bound in the end to melt the stoniest hearts, melt them into one. The poison has however gone so deep that the blood even of a man so great, so self-sacrificing and so utterly brave as Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi may today not be enough to wash us of it. Let this noble example stimulate us all to similar effort should the occasion arise again".


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Google and Facebook are getting to be more and more like each other when it comes to taking advantage of user information. Google announced today that it will show a +1 and picture of the friend who gave the recommendation in ads and searches. These are called "shared endorsements." Google does offer a mechanism to opt out. There is a check box in Google Account settings that reads "Based upon my activity, Google may show my name and profile photo in shared endorsements that appear in ads." The box is checked by default. Unchecking it prevents sharing. Press reports on the new setting are in PC Magazine and ZDNet. The new setting goes into effect on November 11.
Facebook is making a change to privacy settings on the social network as well. It is removing the ability for an individual to hide their timeline from search by name. Facebook had eliminated the setting a while back for those who had not selected it. This action now removes the opt-out for the less than 1% of accounts that selected it, calling it "and old search setting." The site suggests using other privacy settings to limit information that can be seen by others. I can image there are indignant individuals who use Facebook but resent the lack of control over privacy. Then there are individuals who have genuine privacy concerns, such as hiding from stalkers or abusive ex-'s. The report in Ars Technica has the details.


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Re: Remove Image URLs from Notifications Emailslauren.hogue Nov 19, 2018 1:09 PM (in response to eric.anastas)
Hi Eric,
Did you ever find a solution for this? If so, I'd appreciate any details you could share. Thanks!
Re: Remove Image URLs from Notifications Emailseric.anastas Nov 19, 2018 5:11 PM (in response to lauren.hogue)2 people found this helpful
Yes, but the solution is pretty advanced. The Freemarker template syntax used by the message templates in Jive have a built in replace() function that supports regular expressions.
regex - Freemarker replace - Stack Overflow
regex - How to use regular expressions (\b, \w) in Freemarker? - Stack Overflow
Built-ins for strings - Apache FreeMarker Manual
You can use this to process the ${contentBody} part of the template to replace any links to images with a placeholder message. Here's what currently works for us. Note the URL has been changed to "jive.company.com".
<#if includePostContentInEmail>

${contentBody?replace('<a\\shref=\\x22https:\\/\\/jive.company.com\\/servlet\\/JiveServlet\\/showImage.+?<\\/a>','
[Image removed for email]
','r')}
This will replace any images in the email with the message [Image removed for email].
For example here's a screen shot.
Re: Remove Image URLs from Notifications Emailslauren.hogue Nov 20, 2018 9:29 AM (in response to eric.anastas)
Thank you very much, Eric.
Re: Remove Image URLs from Notifications Emailseric.anastas Nov 20, 2018 10:04 AM (in response to lauren.hogue)3 people found this helpful
No problem. Note a better solution is to have people install the Jive for Outlook plug-in. This will replace the notification emails with a web browser view of the actual blog posts with images directly in Outlook.
Re: Remove Image URLs from Notifications Emailsaali Mar 25, 2019 4:07 AM (in response to eric.anastas)
Is there any updates on this as this still is not answered, do you know if there any fixes or workarounds for this coming anytime soon from Jive?
I know you have mentioned:
"Images do not come through on emails because images that are embedded in blog posts are behind a password and the email server cannot get to the images…"
- Our users are logged into their email, which is the same SSO used as our instance of Jive
- Other suppliers have this as a basic function – LinkedIn, Workplace – how is it that this works for them! How are they they managing to get images come through for their emails?
cc Becky Dozier
Re: Remove Image URLs from Notifications EmailsMichelle Gantt Mar 25, 2019 4:23 AM (in response to aali)1 person found this helpful
It's not the users being logged in to both systems - it's that the email server itself that cannot access the images. This is why if you want to use a an image in your email header and footer, it must be hosted outside of Jive.
I do not know how other system make images work, honestly...that's beyond my technical knowledge....
Adding Xhevair "Jev" Maskuli in case he knows of this being something on our roadmap.
Re: Remove Image URLs from Notifications EmailsXMaskuli Mar 25, 2019 6:18 AM (in response to aali)1 person found this helpful
Hi Anowar Ali,
Happy to talk about this. It's has been discussed many times in the past, and can absolutely be a frustration as an end user. However, security is a very high priority for us and any mechanism we employee will be less secure then what we are comfortable with at the moment.
I think this is validated by the fact that LinkedIn won't show Images in E-Mail notifications for private groups (in my experience any way, see below).
Of course images from public posts and articles being available in E-Mail isn't surprising... Is that what you were referring to regarding images in E-Mail notifications?
Re: Remove Image URLs from Notifications Emailseric.anastas Mar 25, 2019 12:04 PM (in response to XMaskuli)
The text from a post shows up in the notification emails. Why? Because the email *contains* the text. The emails are not referencing the text through the Jive server.
Likewise, the correct way for Jive to include images in notification emails would be to attach the actual image files to the emails as well as embedded in the content.
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Re: Remove Image URLs from Notifications EmailsXMaskuli Mar 25, 2019 3:18 PM (in response to eric.anastas)
Hi Eric Anastas,
The problem isn't if we could send Images in an E-Mail, the issue is that it's bad practice for user generated content to include images as attachments in E-Mail notifications.
Even if there were size limitations or transformations of the images (Which would degrade the usefulness of the image) that would minimize the impact, it would drastically increase bandwidth requirements to send E-Mails at scaled, and clog E-Mail clients with duplicate binary data.
That is the reason why Facebook, LinkedIn, and others don't send those images attached to an E-Mail either.
I would be very interested in seeing any examples of a private post on a Social Network, Intranet, collaboration platform, etc... sending user generated images via E-Mail. I would love to find a good solution that provides the level of security our customers require while providing the experience desired.
Right now the only way we can do that is by using our E-Mail integrations (Gmail or Outlook) to authenticate you. :/
Re: Remove Image URLs from Notifications Emailsaali Mar 27, 2019 7:32 AM (in response to XMaskuli)
Thank you for your input.
Is there any way we can have the text "The Linked image cannot be displayed. The file may have been moved, renamed or deleted. Verify that the link points to the correct file and location." removed or an option in the admin console that will allow administrators to toggle the text on or off? as this will reduce the number of emails we receive from our users asking"is this broken?"
Re: Remove Image URLs from Notifications EmailsXMaskuli Mar 27, 2019 8:02 AM (in response to aali)
Eric Anastas's answer seems to fit address this.
It would need to be done for each message template that could include a image preview that is broken due to security boundaries.
Re: Remove Image URLs from Notifications Emailseric.anastas Mar 27, 2019 11:43 AM (in response to XMaskuli)
Yeah I totally understand what you are saying, and agree completely. But I also work at a design firm where most people would not understand the limitations of embedding images, and images are a huge part of the core business.
Pushing out the Outlook Plug-in seems like the best solution, but I definitely know where everyone is coming from on this issue. At the very least it would be better for Jive to include a template like what I shared above by default. Otherwise you end up with confusing notification emails that include text like "See image below" where there's just a blank space. It would be better if there was at least a robust way to replace images with some placeholder text. I"m not sure how reliable the regex in my template above is
Xhevair "Jev" Maskuli wrote:
Hi Eric Anastas ,
The problem isn't if we could send Images in an E-Mail, the issue is that it's bad practice for user generated content to include images as attachments in E-Mail notifications.
Re: Remove Image URLs from Notifications EmailsXMaskuli Mar 27, 2019 1:09 PM (in response to eric.anastas)Eric Anastas, Anowar Ali and all,Trust me when I say, I completely understand that to a user... It just looks broken or not great. Especially when having the E-Mail integration isn't an option.This is definitely something to consider moving forward. I would love to simplify this down a lot, and provide a better experience by default.I live Jive everyday and want to improve it, but sometimes issues like this can get put into a security category and lose priority. I'm going to keep this issue in mind as we consider simplification efforts.Thank you as always for the recommendations, this community rocks.
Re: Remove Image URLs from Notifications EmailsDonna Skoog Jan 9, 2020 8:47 AM (in response to XMaskuli)
Xhevair "Jev" Maskuli - has there been any further internal discussion on this? The empty images pose significant user experience issue for us. Especially for our mobile email users.
Re: Remove Image URLs from Notifications EmailsXMaskuli Jan 14, 2020 6:27 PM (in response to Donna Skoog)Hi Donna Skoog,Not yet, the E-mail notifications are working as designed at the moment due to the images being behind the authentication wall... I don't believe there is any elegant way of substituting images that get broken in E-Mail for that reason at this time.
Re: Remove Image URLs from Notifications EmailsDonna Skoog Jan 15, 2020 2:51 PM (in response to XMaskuli)
Thanks Xhevair "Jev" Maskuli. Can you confirm that images uploaded to "Static Resources" are accessible without authentication? I believe I have tested correctly and they are but when included via web URL to content they do not come through in emails because the URL is not fully formed where other open access web images are.
Re: Remove Image URLs from Notifications EmailsXMaskuli Jan 16, 2020 6:59 AM (in response to Donna Skoog)1 person found this helpfulHi Donna Skoog,The static resources are accessible without authentication, but you are right... The E-Mail message being received is seeing a relative url and so the image won't appear.This looks like a bug to me. Can you please create a case for it?
Re: Remove Image URLs from Notifications Emailskrsteams Jan 16, 2020 9:03 AM (in response to Donna Skoog)
Hi Donna Skoog,
Thank you for bringing this up. We already have open case on this matter raised by Anowar Ali. I will follow up with the details shared so that our engineering team has clear explanation what is the issue we are facing.
Re: Remove Image URLs from Notifications EmailsDonna Skoog Jan 16, 2020 9:36 AM (in response to krsteams)
Thanks Krste Kostoski - this is a high priority for us so I will open a case. Can you provide info I should reference in it?
Re: Remove Image URLs from Notifications Emailskrsteams Jan 16, 2020 9:41 AM (in response to Donna Skoog)
My pleasure Donna Skoog. Easy, just add me in CC of the case and I will do the needed actions to push it forward and merge it to the correct internal engineering case.


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May 15, 2006 Tape #010
The White County Drainage Board convened at 10:40 A.M., EDT in the Commissioners' Room of the White County Building, Monticello, Indiana with Board Members Steven Burton and John C. Heimlich, Attorney George W. Loy, Surveyor Dennis W. Sterrett and Secretary Romana Kiser in attendance. Others attending were Charles Mellon, Greg Jacobs, John Rehm and Tony Cain.
Chairman Burton asked for the approval of the minutes of the May 1, 2006 meeting. Board Member Heimlich moved that the minutes be approved. Chairman Burton seconded the motion. Minutes were approved unanimously.
Surveyor Sterrett reported that Dean Chaney (and Kim Chaney), owner of Dean's Electric is purchasing property in Section 12, Honey Creek Township, on the M. F. Smith Br. #1 Ditch from Glen Jennings with plans to raise horses on the property near CR 375 N and CR 300 E. He has asked permission to put in a walk bridge, or a horse bridge to get from one side of the ditch to the other. That is across our regulated drain. Surveyor Sterrett said, "Back in 2001, Romana (Sec. Kiser) remembered allowing a person to put the same type of structure on a ditch. That is the letter sent to the owner (Board reviews letter). I think what he wants to do is lay power poles down on the ditch and put boards across them to make a walk bridge across the ditch. It will be a private, temporary crossing for horses and people to walk across." Attorney Loy asked, "It is going to stay there?" Surveyor Sterrett said yes.
Board Member Heimlich said, "I don't know if that would constitute, whether you need a Right to Encroach." Attorney Loy said, "I think it is under the Right of Crossing Statute in the Ditch Code. Does anybody have any problems with it?" Surveyor Sterrett said he does not have any problem with it. Board Member Heimlich said, "There is a precedent before it. As long as he understands what the….." Surveyor Sterrett said, "What the outcome would be if we had to clean it. I don't think it would cause an obstruction. It is going to be up on the banks. I just wondered if I needed to send some type of letter like that to him." Attorney Loy said, "Yes, in fact I would have the guy sign it and agree to it." Charlie Mellon asked how wide the ditch is there. Surveyor Sterrett said not very wide, it is at the END of the ditch. Attorney Loy said to have his signature on the letter.
Surveyor Sterrett reported on the rock dam obstruction on the F. M. Coonrod Ditch that Marvin Good reported to the Board at the May 1, 2006 meeting. Surveyor Sterrett showed photos of the dam before it was removed and of the same site after the dam was removed. He stated he was up there last Thursday and Chairman Burton has been up there. Surveyor Sterrett stated, "The tool shed IS encroaching on the bank (on the regulated drain easement), and the dam is gone." Chairman Burton stated, "The renter of that property agreed to go in and remove the dam but we really haven't addressed the encroachment issue." Surveyor Sterrett displayed photos of the encroaching buildings. Attorney Loy asked if we know who the owners are. Surveyor Sterrett stated it is Wampler Development, LLC. Board Member Heimlich said, "The mobile home is encroaching, too." Chairman Burton said they haven't been out there yet to get the distance.
Attorney Loy stated, "I recommend that we send them something. These things obviously occur from time to time and now that we know about it, I think that we need to send them notice saying that was put in violation of State law and they have done so without our consent." Board Member Heimlich said, "I guess notify them that we know that there is a violation and we are aware of it." Attorney Loy stated, "And, who are you, Wampler Development LLC. The only address I guess we would have is from a tax statement. Maybe invite their representative to come to a meeting and take it from there. Don't make any promises to them what we will or won't do." Chairman Burton said that the renter, Raymond Dulin, indicated that he is possibly a relative of the owner of the property. Surveyor Sterrett said the site is just south of SR 16 on CR 700 E.
Attorney Loy asked if they would have gotten a building permit. Surveyor Sterrett said it was probably before Liberty Township was under Area Plan jurisdiction. Attorney Loy said, "So no permit required by Area Plan. That tool shed looks newer." Board Members Burton and Heimlich said it could be a late '70's or early '80's building.
Chairman Burton reviewed, "The plan is to draft a letter stating the violation and any future activity on the encroachment will not be allowed." Attorney Loy said, "And moving all this stuff is definitely an option." Chairman Burton said, "If they have any questions they can attend the next meeting."
Surveyor Sterrett reported he has inspected the completed Carter-Hines Branch 3 Drain reconstruction project and the F. G. Church Drain reconstruction project. He stated that they are both completed to his satisfaction. He recommended that the Board sign reports showing Completion and Acceptance of Work on both projects. The Board signed both reports.
Surveyor Sterrett recognized Greg Jacobs who was present to address the Board about development of a property involving drainage problems and the H. L. Victor Tile Drain. Greg Jacobs stated, "I own a little over three acres on the far northeast side corner of Brookston. I have owned this property for twelve years or so. The last time I was in and talked about this was probably in 1999 (actually August 4, 1997 and October 6, 1997), I think Denny researched the minutes, and at that time I was hoping to develop the property and we discovered that we had a hundred and fifty feet of easement that went through two directions there. And I was mistaken when we drew these up, I thought that we got a variance reduced down to thirty feet but after researching the record Denny found it was thirty-seven and a half either way. The easement is really a mute point if we can't correct the problem we have out there. What I am trying to do is see if it is correctable so I can develop the property. What we have is, we have a tile that runs to the northwest and feeds Demeter and United Feed's area. I think that is a six or eight inch tile. Then we have a tile that goes to the northeast and picks up over in Dave Kent's property." At this time maps of the area are studied and Greg Jacobs pointed out catch basins and risers. Mr. Jacobs continued, "Theory in what I saw out there is telling me that we were blocked between our catch basin, and what I could see, that the head pressure from Demeter area was pushing water into us and our water couldn't get south. Talking to Dave Kent a couple of weeks ago, he told me that for thirty years water has bubbled up out of his. I talked to Denny about putting a check valve on and basically putting a riser on the catch basin so I could test that theory to see if in deed the water was coming out. But after talking to Dave I decided against that. What I believe is happening, is we are getting all that acreage ponding in our area and it is not able to get out. I'd like to think there is still a blockage. Denny had (Contractor) Tony Cain come out and they found where roots had dug in there and I also see evidence where kids next door have taken that grate off and thrown a bunch of limbs and stuff down in there which I'm sure is not helping it. It helped it a little bit but we still have one incident of moderate ponding. The reason I believe that we still have a blockage between the north side of SR 18 and us is, other than that seven inch rain we had a few years ago, in all the time I've never seen ponding standing in the ditch on the highway. What I am wanting to do is, if we can't get the ditch reconstructed, at least get the ditch cleared out to where head pressure, theoretically should take it on down in the middle of a field south of SR 18. I believe they sort of have the same situation because I believe the water rises and goes over the road." (Surveyor Sterrett displaying maps of the area, location of tiles and that are thought to be in there and explaining where it takes a long time for water to go down. See tape.) Surveyor Sterrett said some time ago they could never tell which tile they were working on, the Bordner or the Victor so they put them together and there might be two parallel tiles in there. There are 289.6 acres in the watershed of that system. (Discussions - Greg Jacobs, Board, Surveyor and Tony Cain discussing location of tile sizes and repair work that has been done by the County and State Highway. See tape.)
Chairman Burton said, "We assume that it is working south of SR 18, other than the fact when you get a big rain water is going to pocket no matter how big the tile was. If there IS a problem, it is probably north of SR 18." Greg Jacobs stated that Dave Kent says the tile is quartered south of 18 where they dug it up. Greg Jacobs said, "If my theory is correct, the only thing fixing my side would do, my head pressure is going to come out in the middle of Dave's field. But, if that fixes my side I would be ok with that."
Surveyor Sterrett stated that the H. L. Victor Drain maintenance fund brings in $940.00 a year and is on a variable rate.
Board Member Heimlich asked, "What exactly are we proposing to do?" Greg Jacobs answered, "I was hoping to test the theory and jet or uncover the pipe somewhere north of the State Right Of Way. If the Board thinks it is money well spent I was just hoping to see if we can make sure we don't have a problem between us and the State." Board Member Heimlich said, "I wouldn't have a problem with that I guess." Chairman Burton asked, "How many feet would you guess it is from the State (Highway 18) up to this property line here to the corner of your lot?" Surveyor Sterrett said about six hundred. Surveyor Sterrett said DeSabatine can go six hundred feet with his jetter. Chairman Burton said, "If it reaches a point where it becomes a reconstruction, at that point and time it will roll into a public hearing proper." Greg Jacobs said perhaps the only one who wants to fix it is him. He stated, "I know it is costly to go across the highway. I am hoping there is not a problem on the south side but I would be willing at my expense to come down my side of it, if I was sure that it would correct the problem. It's not that I am wanting anybody to foot the bill; I am just trying to see if I can turn a temporary lake into a useable piece of property. I spent a couple of hours looking in that next piece of property and I couldn't find where the majority of Demeter's property was coming (draining) that direction. I couldn't find the beginning of the Victor Tile. It is supposed to start 340 or 440 feet due north of our lot east line there. I could see sort of an erosion problem but no sign of a catch basin. Is it normal for a tile to begin without a catch basin?" The answer was yes. Demeter has a pretty sizable concrete block catch basin on the east side of their property and it looked to me like it was draining to the northeast. I went out in there and there were 3 tiles that were flowing good. One flowed to the southeast, but two of them flowed on over to that ditch. We'd have to look at whatever tile that is that flows that direction."
Surveyor Sterrett said the guy out of Winamac (DeSabatine) charges approximately $1,000.00 a day to jet a tile out. He said you have to have somebody dig the hole (for them to get started). Chairman Burton asked, "What is your recommendation?" Surveyor Sterrett said, "How do you know whether it is something blocking the tile or whether it is just too small. With water standing on the north side and the south side. Ponding water has been standing there for years." Chairman Burton asked how long the Victor Tile is. Surveyor Sterrett said about 4,200 feet. Cost was discussed and someone suggested you wouldn't want to put a twelve inch back in.
(Discussions about running camera through tile.) Tony Cain asked how far they can go with those. Surveyor Sterrett said the City can go 300 feet with theirs. Greg Jacobs said that First Time Development out of West Lafayette can go 600 feet. Chairman Burton asked about the cost. Greg Jacobs said he thought it was $175.00 an hour with a three hour minimum. Tony Cain said there can't be very much water in the tile either. Greg Jacobs said the ones they use for sanitary sewer wouldn't go through corrugated tile. Surveyor Sterrett said this is probably clay tile. Secretary Kiser said DeSabatine charged $200.00 for the first hour and then $100.00 an hour thereafter. Tony Cain said he would think they should camera it first. Greg Jacobs stated it is flowing now, even with all this rain. He said, "It is the hard rains that causes problems, there isn't any water standing now. Any time I've gone out there, even after the heavy rains here recently, it's flowing. I think when we get heavier rains."
Board Member Heimlich said, "That could be it is just not big enough tile to handle what is coming through there." Greg Jacobs said, "It just didn't seem like the last rain we had, I don't keep track of how many inches, it didn't seem like it was enough that it should've ponded. I'm just trying to figure out the best solution." Surveyor Sterrett stated, "I suppose we could go down there and run a jet through it under the highway, if we don't screw up the one we fixed." Chairman Burton said, "You are saying dig a hole south of the highway and jet north?" Surveyor Sterrett said, "That would be the way you should do it, jet with the flow." Chairman Burton said, "So, do exploratory." Board Member Heimlich said, "It sounds reasonable." Chairman Burton said, "Report back to us."
Surveyor Sterrett reported, "I would like to take this time to thank the City of Monticello for allowing us to get the water to jet the Leslie Henry Tile. Also, the County Highway came out and vacuumed the sand out of the airwell. Also, the Town of Chalmers is letting us get water to jet the A. Friday Tile that runs up through the willows at the west edge of Chalmers. Brad Culver lives there and he has water coming up in his garage floor with heavy rain. So, we got up about 400 feet with the root cutter from the highway and his root cutter broke. We did pull some roots out. So, we need to go farther north. It is a little bit wet right now to get in the willows. He is coming back. The tile is either a ten or a twelve. Rick said he put solid tile through the willows. We will have them sprayed this year. Actually about 80 or 90 feet of the willows are over the tile."
Surveyor Sterrett reported that Ron Coonrod came in today and he has an excavator and a bulldozer and he has a half a mile of brush on his ditch, the Timmons Br. #4, that he wants to remove it. Surveyor Sterrett said, "I was wondering if it was alright to let him do that or do we need to take quotes on it, like if it is $1,500.00 or something like that. It is about a half a mile of ditch. He owns the ground." Board Member Heimlich asked if it is a regulated ditch. It is. Board Member Heimlich said he was sure at one time we had a policy and a fee schedule for that. Surveyor Sterrett and Secretary Kiser said that fifteen dollars for a man with a saw was all they recall knowing about. Board Member Heimlich said, "We had rates for excavators, bulldozers, we had everything on there." Secretary Kiser said she has looked back in the minutes several months ago and has not found that, but she will search again. Attorney Loy said he will try to pull that up, otherwise ask for three quotes.
Board Member Heimlich reported that he has not heard anything recently on the Indian Creek project. Surveyor Sterrett stated that he went out with the engineer and took him to White County locations on the project. Board Member Heimlich reported there is a Monon Ditch Joint Board meeting this Thursday night.
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Winning OS/APS Undergraduate Poster Award
We had a strong showing at the OS/APS meeting in Flint Michigan last week. Again, one of our students won the best poster award! Undergraduate Brandon Reese won the presentation with a poster titled, "Observation of Two Superconducting Phase Transitions in NbNi_{2-x}Cu_{x}Sn Heusler Alloys". The OS/APS undergraduate poster award includes a certificate and cash in the form of a brand new crisp $100 bill. Congratulations on an excellent presentation!
Research Presentations at FiO/LS
Physics MS students Bibandhan Poudyal, Jet Sethi, Alex Staron, and undergraduate Thomas Li (BS 2020), along with NSF-REU 2019 students Menaka Kumar (North Carolina State Univ, BS 2021) and Quincy Webb (Smith College, MA, BS 2020), presented their research at FiO/LS 2019 in Washington DC, Sep 15-19. Alex gave a talk while each of the other students presented posters.
Frontiers in Optics / Laser Science is the flagship annual conference of the Optical Society of America and the Division of Laser Science of the American Physical Society.
Bibandhan, Jet, and Quincy are in Professor Imran Mirza's research group. Alex, Thomas, and Menaka did their research in Professor Samir Bali's lab.
Astronaut Scholarship Awarded to Rosie Ries
Congratulations to Rosie Ries, physics and geology double major, as a recipient of the Astronaut Scholarship for the 2019-20 academic year!
The Astronaut Scholarship is among the most significant merit-based monetary scholarships awarded to undergraduate STEM juniors and seniors who intend to pursue research or advance their field upon completion of their final degree.
A member of the Astronaut Hall of Fame visited Miami Oct. 2 to give a public lecture and recognize Ries and Ollier.
Rachel Ollier and Rosie Ries awarded Astronaut Scholarships»
Noyce Scholarship for Future Teachers
Miami University's Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program seeks to encourage talented science, engineering, and mathematics majors and professionals to become secondary mathematics and science teachers.


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Defender Jordan Spence insists the team have drawn a line under Tuesday night and are keen to return to winning ways this weekend against Coventry City.
Spence, who has extended his loan from West Ham United for a further five weeks, was part of the side which were beaten 3-1 by Colchester United in mid-week; a result and performance which drew criticism from the manager for the lack of hunger and fight.
However, with arguably the biggest game of the season so far coming up tomorrow afternoon, Spence says the team can't afford to dwell on previous results and must turn all their focus on the challenge of the Sky Blues.
Speaking to the media ahead of the game, the 23-year-old: "We spoke about (the Colchester match) afterwards and we spoke about it at length the following day. We sat down as a squad and watched through the video, and analysed it to see where we went wrong.
"We've had a look at it but we've drawn a line under it now. There is still a bitter taste in our mouths but that's given us a real edge in training and hopefully we can continue that into Saturday.
"We're going to try and keep those travelling fans as subdued as possible. We know Coventry are a massive Football Club and their side has been doing some good things this year despite their ten point deduction.
"We'll be looking to do the right things on the field and I'm sure the MK Dons fans will get right behind us and make it a right good game."
Spence's loan extension, completed last week, means he will remain at stadiummk until the New Year and the talented defender is keen to make the most of his time with the Club.
"So far it's been good. I've enjoyed every moment of it apart from losing the games. From a personal perspective, I'm come on loan not really knowing anyone but I've settled in.
"For me and Shauny at the moment it's about building a partnership and we've managed to play every game together thus far. Hopefully the clean sheets, like we saw against Walsall, will replicate themselves as a result of working together
"However, as we know, it's not just about the centre-backs it's about the whole unit and hopefully if we can get a stable base it will help."


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Oregon and all states have organization that nurture and support startup businesses to get them going and to survive. They are called business incubators and accelerators. A business law attorney who provides business formation services may coordinate efforts with these programs while also assisting the startup to get its legal filings and business structure requirements established.
Business formation includes mergers as well as startups
One of the tasks performed by a business law attorney in Oregon or elsewhere is to assist new companies in the initial start-up phase. Business formation can consist of a brand-new enterprise getting started with all of the legal structure being put in place with the assistance of legal counsel. It can also consist of a new company coming to birth from the merger of two existing companies.
Patent or trade secret?
Nearly every entrepreneur relies on intellectual property as the cornerstone of their business. Trademarks distinguish a brand and copyrights protect an artist's craft. But as technology touches more fields than ever before, intellectual property increasingly defines the core of products and businesses.
Giant business litigation case between Waymo and Uber is settled
High-profile cases litigated in Oregon and other states are interesting to watch because, for one thing, they usually exhibit certain principles of business litigation that apply universally. A recent high-stakes business litigation case was settled between two giant foes over self-driving car technology. Uber and Waymo settled what had all the markings of a dramatic all-out battle just one week after they started their jury trial.
Army vet enjoys business formation success after major setback
Many Oregon business owners can recall what it was like when they first began their journeys toward success. For some, their dreams of launching businesses or products took years to actualize due to various types of setbacks, including major financial obstacles or personal problems. A young woman in another state is currently celebrating her own business formation success after a long, hard road to the top.


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40 Days to a Better Business: Day 30 – Branding Your BusinessPosted by: | Comments
by Roshanda Pratt
When you think of brands like Wal-Mart, Starbucks or Nike you probably think of very specific things. For me, Wal-mart is one-stop shopping for all things. Starbucks is the cool, trendy place to get a good cup of Java. Nike is the sneaker that allows you to "Just Do it." These companies and many like them have successfully branded us with their mission and vision. Branding can be defined as consistently executing and promoting a specific set of values, both internally and externally, for the purpose of establishing ownership to those same values in the marketplace.
With that definition in mind, let's consider Wal-Mart. The store has branded itself as a low-cost store. When you see a Wal-Mart you can count on saving more, living better.
Now, while your company name sets the tone for your brand, along with your logo and tagline, those elements alone are not the sum total of branding your business. Simply put, branding is an impression; a mark you impart on your client or customer. The topic can be rather exhaustive; however, before you begin here are a few questions to consider:
What makes you different from the other guys? What are your competitors not doing?
The above questions are a starting point to showcasing your values and what you represent. Remember Branding and Marketing are NOT the same. Marketing can be simply defined as making specific people aware of who you are, what you do, and how it can add value to them. It is important to know the difference in order to effectively market and brand.
There is an effective, cost efficient way to brand your business, many of the tools you can do yourself as a small business owner.
- Make sure your message is consistently delivered to every customer through the quality of product or service, packaging, logo, tagline and etc. Consistency is critical. It creates expectation.
- Analyze the trends in your specific industry or niche and position yourself within the industry as an expert. You can do this by blogging, writing an E-book, creating a newsletter or providing media interviews. This establishes your reputation and builds credibility.
- Give something free to your target customers. Think Ice-Cream. Baskin Robbins gives away a free pink spoon of Ice-Cream as a taste test. How can your clients or customers "taste" or experience what you have to offer?
- Let the customer get to know you. Many people feel more comfortable purchasing or supporting people they know. Consider using yourself as the face of the brand and letting customers get to know you.
- And most importantly, stay relevant. In a world constantly changing because of technology make sure you stay on top of what's happening and how it could affect your business.
The Competitive SpiritPosted by: | Comments
Where did this competitive spirit among female entrepreneurs come from?
Whether, you are a Mompreneur or an entrepreneur without the responsibility of children or family, we are all in the same work. Partnership or connection is a divine gift. Just think, the bible calls those in relationship with Christ "co-labors" with Him.
My Pastor said the following once during a sermon and I have adopted it as part of my business mantra. "If you are doing anything significant and it does not require people then it's not that significant."
We are not here to compete but here to complete. The only person we are competing against is the average part of ourselves. That is where the fight should really be. Your assignment is to be intentional about making business partnerships, reaching out to others and making a connection to help them reach their God-given assignment.
You are already part of a great community here at Christian Work at Home Ministries. What I am telling you to do is exactly how I connected to CWAHM founder, Jill Hart. I saw what she was doing at CWAHM and I looked for an avenue to connect. In doing so, my life and business have richly been enhanced. In the words of Jill Hart, "It's time to do life and business differently."
"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor… "
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 NIV
A healthier You= A healthier BusinessPosted by: | Comments
Entrepreneurship is not for the faint at heart. Earlier mornings; late nights, slow cash flow or no cash flow at all. Small business ownership can be a rollercoaster ride at times. I have learned many lessons as a Mompreneur. The most recent lesson involved my sleep or the lack thereof.
Since college, staying up late is the norm. This professed night owl learned how to operate off very little sleep in order to get projects done. This lifestyle continued as a television news producer, well into motherhood and now as an entrepreneur. However, recently my "bad" habits started to catch up with me. I found myself unable to function. Seriously, it became difficult just to do the simplest things. I was burning the candle on both ends.
One day, on my way to a board meeting feeling very tired and drained, I heard the Lord say, "A healthier you means a healthier business." Eureka! My constant late nights were a disadvantage to my family, business and ministry. While there may be times you may need to burn the midnight oil up, it should be exception and not the rule. I am discovering when I am well rested my business benefits as well everything and everyone else around me. I am not perfect in this area, some nights are better than others but I have gotten accountable and recognize this as an area where I have to renew my mind. Read More→
The Blessing of PartnershipPosted by: | Comments
The thought of partnering with someone on a business project can be scary. I have always been the kind of the student who loathes group projects because more often than not someone does not pull their weight. However, recently I stepped out of my comfort zone to start a joint venture. It happened in the most unlikely ways, nothing I could have planned which makes this even more beautiful.
Each of us brings a unique strength to our business venture which is an added benefit for clients who work with us. Jesus Christ, our example, spent time pouring the Kingdom of God and duplicating himself in 12 men. I believe Christ understood in order for the good news to be spread, I must partner with others in different spheres of influence. The next level of success in your business could be found in partnering with someone who can add more value to what you are doing.
If you are in direct sales, could you elicit the partnership of a customer to help expand your customer base? As a virtual assistant you partner with someone who primarily provides social media to add another service to your business. The bible reminds us in 1 Corinthians 13:9, "For we are co-workers in God's service; you are God's field, God's building." God's word tells us we are co-labors with Christ; partners with Christ. Read More→
Are You Adding Value?Posted by: | Comments
Who are you adding value to? We should be in the business of ultimately making clients and customers lives better. It's more than the all mighty dollar. It's about value and serving another person's vision. Can The Lord trust you?
Let's consider a baker. A customer wants a wedding cake. The baker meets the need/desire by baking a beautiful and rather tasty cake. The customer is satisfied and it provides a great addition to the wedding ceremony. The baker may look at this as "just" a job but in reality, she served this bride's vision. Read More→
Minding Your Business Vision StatementPosted by: | Comments
A lot has changed in my world; my family moved over the summer, my business is getting a complete overhaul and the title of this blog is no longer Moving Your Media Knowledge Forward. Despite the changes and my brief hiatus from CWAHM, I was challenged to really start Minding My Business. Not in the way you may be thinking, but rather being intentional and present with how and whom I serve in my business.
William Shakespeare wrote, "To thine own self be true…" The character who made this statement believed no matter who happens; no matter what you face; no matter what decisions you must make in life, make sure you stay true to your convictions/values. It is important at the end of the day you can look at your reflection in the mirror and like the person you see. So how can you be true in business?
What's Your Story?Posted by: | Comments
My years behind the scenes as a television station have taught me the importance of storytelling. Although my story telling was in snippets of 30 seconds, I still had to get people to connect to a story. What's your story? People want to hear it. How did you decide on the name for your business? Why do you sell? What is your favorite thing about your business? Believe it or not people desire to connect even more as social media becomes more of the "norm" of communicating. Read More→
CWAHM Video Devotion: Harvest TimePosted by: | Comments
Scripture: Isaiah 55:10
Summer rain reminds us of one of Christ's promises that harvest will come after the rain. Join Roshanda Pratt as she talks about God's Harvest in our lives.
Clean up your Communication Part 2Posted by: | Comments
Last month, I spoke with you about spring cleaning your online communication.
Today, I want to challenge you—yes—challenge you, to put what I am going to tell you in practice. By doing so, I am confident in saying it will cause you and everything around you to grow. If you want to grow in your communication it begins by reading. Simple, but very profound.
Reading has everything to do with your growth. You cannot go any higher than what you know. Everything in our life, every decision, every problem is a wisdom problem. Hosea 4:6 reads, "My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge…" The old adage goes, "What you don't know won't hurt you."


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the most beloved tool
it's meaning we seek
it's meaning we fool.
As easily we write
not everyone has
not everyone might.
most sacred of treasures
we search in the world
we search it by measures.
We steal from, we kill
one or two to obtain
the hardship of history
washed away with the rain.
Never was it so hard
to understand what it means.
As now while we have it
and we fear it to leave.
And the history repeats
it's violent gore.
Our savior , our "freedom"
doesn't help anymore.
A small light inside
is not stopping to be.
The freedom in reason
it's "peace" what it seeks!
Let it be!
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See how easy it is to make your own homemade party dip!
The whole family is excited about the holiday season, and we've started some of our family traditions. One of our favorites is what we do all day on December 24th. Continuing a tradition from my husband's family, we cook all kinds of different appetizers and desserts all day and enjoy those instead of "regular" meals.
As the kids have gotten older, they're tasked with choosing and making their own, so they're hard at work flipping through magazines and poking around on Pinterest looking for something new (and easy to make) that we'll all enjoy.
Among the new recipes, we also make some family favorites, like pigs in a blanket (hubby's favorite), artichoke and spinach dip (mine) and this Creamy Olive & Roasted Red Pepper Party Dip. The bold and tangy flavors are one of our favorite combos.
This party dip is so easy to pull together! Let the cream cheese soften at room temperature so it's easy to stir, then roughly chop up some Mezzetta Kalamata Olives and Roasted Red Peppers. Add in extra seasoning with fresh parsley, garlic and lemon juice.
We always have a jar of Mezzetta red peppers in the pantry because they're key to our Crustless Italian Spinach Pie. It's almost impossible to keep a jar of olives in this house–let's just say they're very popular.
Mezzetta is one of my favorite brands because I can count on the excellent quality and taste, plus they're all-natural, non-GMO and certified gluten-free.
It's a simple recipe but packs a lot of amazing flavors. I like to dip vegetables, while the kids love using pita chips or crackers. It would also be a great spread for crostini.
Olive & Roasted Red Pepper Party Dip
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup Mezzetta Kalamata Olives, roughly chopped
1/4 cup Mezzetta Roasted Red Peppers, patted dry and roughly chopped
1 cup reduced fat cream cheese, softened
1 tsp lemon juice
2 Tbsp fresh parsley, minced
Let cream cheese soften at room temperature.
Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
Chill before serving; serve with crackers, pita chips, or vegetables.
What is your favorite party dip?
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Washington D C: Smithsonian Institute Press, 2002. Octavo, publisher's cloth, black and white photographs, text illustrations. Contains detailed information on racoon evolution, physical characteristics, social behaviour, habitats, food habits, reproduction, and conservation, as well as relationships with humans and many ofther topics. Also available in paperback. More


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Have fun learning about - and making!- shapes with one of your favorite TV friends! This adorable Elmo character has two modes of play that let you interact with your wacky pal in two fun ways. In Mode 1, he'll help you identify shapes and then he'll count them out as you make them with your PLAY-DOH modeling compound. In Mode 2, he'll tell you which shapes he'd like you to make! You can make more Sesame Street friends, too, by stamping out characters with stampers and PLAY-DOH modeling compound. Test your learning skills by matching up shapes to the playmat and then go back to giggles galore while playing with your Elmo character!
- Comes with playmat, 3 stampers, instructions and 3 three-ounce cans of Play-Doh brand modeling compound
- Includes 2 AAA batteries
- Ages: 3+
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