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Location of State of Amapá in Brazil
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|Capital and largest city
|• Governor
|Waldez Góes
|• Vice Governor
|João Bosco Papaléo Paes
|• Total
|142,814.585 km2 (55,141.020 sq mi)
|Area rank
|Population (2014)[1]
|• Total
|• Rank
|• Density
|5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
|• Density rank
|• Year
|• Total
|R$ 10,420,000,000 (25th)
|• Per capita
|R$ 14,915.00 (15th)
|• Year
|• Category
|0.708 - high (12th)
|Time zone
|Postal Code
|68900-000 to 68999-000
|ISO 3166 code
Amapá (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐmɐˈpa]) is a state located in the northern region of Brazil. It is the second least populous state and the eighteenth largest by area. Located in the far northern part of the country, Amapá is bordered clockwise by French Guiana to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Pará to the south and west, and Suriname to the northwest. The capital and largest city is Macapá.
In the colonial period the region was called Portuguese Guiana and was part of Portugal's State of Brazil. Later, the region was distinguished from the other Guianas. Amapá was once part of Pará, but became a separate territory in 1943, and a state in 1990.[2]
The dominant feature of the region, and 90 percent of its total area, is the Amazon Rainforest. Unexplored forests occupy 70 percent of Amapá, and Tumucumaque National Park, established in 2002, is the largest tropical forest park in the world. The estuary of the River Oiapoque, once considered the northernmost point of Brazil, is along the Atlantic Ocean coast at the north of the state.
During the colonial era from 1637 to 1654 the Amapá region was merged into the Captaincy of Para, this was the Captaincy of Cabo de Norte. The Amapá region had the highest population of any region of Brazil in the 16th century, with an estimated population of 7 million residents.[3] In the early colonial period the Amapá region was a rich source of lumber, resins, annatto, vegetable oils, and salted fish, all of which were exported to Europe. The French established sugarcane plantations in this period.
With the discovery of mineral deposits the Amapá region was invaded by the English and Dutch, who were ultimately repelled by the Portuguese.[3] The Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 established the boundaries between the colony of Brazil and French Guiana, but these were not respected by the French. A fort was constructed at São José de Macapá, now in present-day Macapá, as a base of Portuguese power in the region.[3] In the 18th century, France retook control of the area. This international dispute continued until 1900.
With the discovery of gold and the increasing value of rubber on the international market during the 19th century, outsider population increased in Amapá and the territorial dispute with France was brought to a head. French settlers established the State of Counani (1886-1891). The gold rush however brought in Brazilian interests who gained control of the territory, which led to clashes with the French. The dispute was sent for arbitration and on December 1, 1900, the Arbitration Commission of Geneva ceded possession of the territory to Brazil . It was incorporated it into the state of Pará, with the joint name of Araguari (named for the river of the same name). It became the federal territory of Amapá in 1943.
The discovery of rich manganese deposits in Serra do Navio in 1945 revolutionized the local economy. Manganese remains the largest source of revenue in the state.[3] Amapá did not achieve statehood until October 5, 1988, at the time of the promulgation of the new Brazilian Constitution.
The State of Amapá possesses the lowest rate of loss of its original vegetation for any Brazilian state, estimated at only 2%. Most of the Amapá territory is covered with rainforest, while the remaining areas are covered with savannah and plains. On the Amapá coast, almost intact beaches mix with swamps, creating the largest representation of this biome in Brazil. This mixture of salt and fresh water is perfect for the food chain reproduction for several animal species. Pollution, however, is now a chronic problem in the state of Amapá. Mercury, which is used in the extraction of gold, is widely found in water sources and sewage systems in the population centers of Amapá.[3]
An equatorial climate is a type of tropical climate in which there is no dry season—all months have mean precipitation values of at least 60 mm. It is usually found at latitudes within five degrees of the equator, which are dominated by the Intertropical Convergence Zone. The Tropical Monsoon climate is denoted Am in the Köppen climate classification. Tropical rainforest is the natural vegetation in equatorial regions.
According to the IBGE of 2010, there were 668,689 people residing in the state, with a population density of 4.3/km². The population of Amapá is highly urbanized, with 93.7% of the population residing primarily in Macapá and Santana.[4] Population growth: 5.7% (1991–2000); Houses: 144,000 (2006).
The last PNAD (National Research for Sample of Domiciles) census revealed the following numbers: 429,000 Pardo (Multiracial) people (69.4%), 148,000 White people (24.0%), 40,000 Black people (6.5%), 6,000 Asian or Amerindian people (1.0%).[5]
The majority of the residents of Amapa live in poverty. According to the Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) 36.56% of the population live on only $R 79 per month, which the foundation considers below a decent standard of living.[3]
The service sector is the largest component of GDP at 87.6%, followed by the industrial sector at 7.8%. Agriculture represents 4.6% of GDP (2004). Amapá exports: wood 75.5%, ores 18.7%, heart of palm 5.5% (2002). Share of the Brazilian economy: 0.2% (2005).[3]
Portuguese is the official national language, and thus the primary language taught in schools. French is the second language taught in every school due to the proximity of French Guyana. A creole language called Lanc-Patuá is spoken among some of the people.
Educational institutions
- Universidade Federal do Amapá (Unifap) (Federal University of Amapá)
- Universidade Estadual do Amapá (UEAP)
- Instituto Federal do Amapá (IFAP)
- Centro de Ensino Superior do Amapá (Ceap)
- Instituto de Ensino Superior do Amapá (Iesap)
- Instituto Macapaense de Ensino Superior (IMMES)
- Faculdade Seama
International Airport
The state of Amapá will soon have a new airport. Infraero will start work on the new Macapá International Airport, which will contain 17,000 square meters of space to serve 700,000 passengers a year. The current airport, with an area of 2,900 square meters, operates annually with 324,000 passengers. The work, scheduled for conclusion in 30 months, will enlarge the parking lot to 258 spots, compared to the current 80, and expand the total area from 2,400 to 11,000 square meters. The apron area will be increased from its current area of 21,000 square meters to 30,000 square meters, with capacity for four large airplanes and 30 small aircraft.[citation needed]
The flag was adopted by decree No. 008 of April 23, 1984. The blue on top symbolizes the sky over Amapá and justice, the green represents the native rainforest, and the yellow at the bottom stands for the Union and its natural resources. The black in the small stripes stands for the deceased who worked for the state, and the white for the will of the state to live in peace and stability. The symbol at the left symbolizes the Fortress of São José, out of which the state capital grew.[6]
Before 1984 the state had a red-white-red flag very similar to the flag of Peru.[7]
See also
- ↑ "2014 Brazilian Population Estimates" (PDF). IBGE. Retrieved March 29, 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Amapá". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-02.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Presser, Margaret (2006). Pequeña enciclopédia para descobrir o Brasil. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Senac Rio. pp. 26–29. ISBN 8587864742.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Perfil do Estado" (in Portuguese). Macapá: Governo do Estado do Amapá. 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-02. <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Síntese de Indicadores Sociais 2007 (PDF) (in Portuguese). Amapá, Brazil: IBGE. 2007. ISBN 85-240-3919-1. Retrieved 2007-07-18. <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Símbolos do Estado" (in Portuguese). Macapá: Governo do Estado do Amapá. 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-02. <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Estado do Amapá". www.vexilologia.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-01-05.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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Sankla Buri - Kanchanaburi
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So, the idea has been festering for a while," Yost said. - Brian Smith's story "Rockenstein" continues into the second issue and focuses on a head banger who gets kicked out of medical school for trying to resurrect the dead by using what Smith calls "the power of METAL (insert devil horns here)." "Rockenstein's radical theory is put to the test when the biggest heavy metal band in the world dies in a mysterious tour bus explosion, and he's left to pick up the... hrm... pieces in order to seek revenge," Smith said. "Growing up I was always more of a 'Kung Fu Theater' guy, but over the years Mike has introduced me to many terrible, terrible '70s and '80s horror films. Wait... let me clarify that: 'films.' Much better. Being exposed to all of that definitely altered my brain. So when he asked if I wanted to be involved with Creature Feature, I jumped at the chance -- and after having read the first issue, and seeing how awesome everyone's work turned out, I'm so glad he let me join the gang." - "Hooters" is the title of the story written by C.B. Cebulski, is about -- wait for it -- a pack of snowy owls. "I took my love of teen sex comedies, sprinkled in a dose of genetic sci-fi, and then mixed in the horror ingredient that Mike wanted. And out it came my Creature Feature story, 'Hooters,'" Cebulski said. "I honestly don't know where the idea to use owls as my mutated animal of choice came from, but once I hit on it, it stuck and the story came out of me fast. 11 pages wasn't even enough. I built a whole back story as well, and was soon bummed I could only tell one short chapter of the whole story, but that's the tale you'll find in Creature Feature." "Hooters" begins as four college sorority sisters go on a weekend kayaking trip to the lake. "Their lives are changed forever when they run into a pack of snowy owls far, far from home. (Start spooky music.) Hence, the name 'Hooters,'" Cebulski laughed. "It actually started as a joke, but the more we used it in passing, the more it stuck, and in the end, Mike suggested we keep it. It does get the point across though, eh?" Cebulski said he isn't a big horror movie buff, but -- just like Smith -- has been introduced to the genre through Mike Raicht's movie collection. "We used to get together now and again, and Mike used to show us some really obscure, crazy films. Movies that ran the gamut from schlock to cheese to disturbing to downright f-ed up! What scared me more was that he owned these movies, that they were a part of his personal collection. So when Mike called me up and asked if I wanted to contribute a story to Creature Feature, I had to say yes out of fear alone." - Andy Schmidt's story in Creature Feature is called, "Why Did It Have to be Spiders?" As the title suggests, the story is about those creepy crawlies with eight legs. "It's about a little planned suburb town and the guy that built it. As luck would have it, he moves his family in and finds his house infested with spiders," Schmidt said. "There's a lesson in here too. The main characters are the developer, his wife, and their son. But really, the main character is the fantastic artwork by newcomer Joe Lalich." Schmidt, whom most regular comic readers will remember for his years as an editor at Marvel, said he wasn't used to writing horror, so getting the creepy build to the story was a challenge at first. "But I found two things to be true: First, I really enjoyed the creepy build and secondly, that it applies to more than just the horror genre," he said. "Other than that, just trying to make the characters feel real in such a short space was the biggest challenge. I'll let the readers decide if they think it worked out. " Raicht said that the second issue has three-and-a-half more stories. "We have the metal-tacular conclusion to Brian Smith's 'Rockenstein.' We have a tale by Stuart Moore and Alberto Ponticelli which is sort of a '70s-era, cop-buddy TV show with a killer cockroaches tale thrown in," he said. "John Reppion, Leah Moore and PJ Holden deliver a very cool blob tale called 'Imago.' (Who doesn't love blobs?) And then I'm lucky enough to be working with Jacob Chabot of Skullboy fame on a silly little thriller called 'Don't Eat the Snow,' a tale that deals with the horrific side of sledding and eating snow. What's not to love?" Creature Feature is $4.50 for each 48-page issue, with no advertisements. And as Raicht points out, "that's cheaper than going to the actual movies." "And you can buy one and sneak your friends in without getting in any trouble... although I'd prefer you buy one for all of your friends if possible," he said. "Eventually we would love to do more. We're really hoping people respond well enough to these tales that we can maybe do some new stuff and, of course, unleash the inevitable sequels to these tales on everyone."
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A 21-year-old male cyclist has died after colliding with an articulated lorry in central London on Monday.
The incident occurred just before 12.40pm in Knightsbridge near the underground station and the One Hyde Park apartments, reports the Evening Standard.
Emergency services attending the incident pronounced the man dead at 1.15pm. He is the eighth cyclist to die on London's roads in 2016.
Witnesses reported seeing the cyclist's bike crushed under the wheels of the lorry.
Police said that the lorry driver had stopped at the scene but had not been charged in connection with the incident.
At the end of September, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced plans for dangerous lorries to be banned from London's streets by 2020.
Under the proposals, heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) will have to pass Transport for London's Direct Vision Standard, which is based on how well the vehicle's driver can see other road users.


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There is a total dearth of exciting things happening around me – a surprisingly cooperative Tall one, a seemingly sane Cheeni, the same work cribs, no wordless pics, no political or social affairs i feel strongly about- Damn i have nothing to blog about!
So in an attempt to prevent my blog was disappearing off the face of this earth – i have decided to review all the things i did/saw this weekend.
To start off with
Indian Ocean concert – They played at hard rock on friday evening. While some head banged, sang along, woo hoo ed and clicked snaps… there was one girl (u who dont agree and say woman – click on the cross on the top right) who didn't get it…yes they have a couple of memorable songs – Kandisa and Ruk Jao Bande which she did sing along to…(i say the melody she creates) but most of the time she was engrossed in how the teeny-boppers of the world acted oh so cool with their oversized bags, low jeans, strappy dresses. A little bit of "Excuse me", instead of rudely pushing someone might not drastically affect your cool quotient..me thinks.To add to all her agonies, her pwetty-pwetty red high heeled shoes were just the wrong accessory for a concert which required her to stand from 9 to 1…Sob…my feet still hurt and no i will not buy an Indian ocean CD! and yes i will lecture teeny boppers on manners…and the embarrassed Tall one and Cheeni can continue to pretend not to know me…
Onto the movie reviews
Aisha – Please dont ostracize me but i enjoyed it. I love a chick flick and i quite enjoyed it. The story line seems to
be pretty much copied inspired from Clueless. i dont get why no reviewer sees this similarity and continues to say it's based on Emma. Hello -makeover of new girl in town, hooking her up with guy interested in you while she is actually likes someone else, she then falling for the guy u like but dont know that u like…Hello Hello?? Clueless!! While i dont think there is much to rave about the acting…what acting…they needed to be pretty much be themselves..i have to add Abhay Deol is drool worthy and does quite a good job of playing the meanie boy..Sonam well she looks like she needs some food! (I dont like thin people! – grapes are not green and all)
Once upon a time in Mumbai – i read reviews comparing it to Satya. No Way Ho-Se/Jo-se?? ( i have always wanted to say this…just dont know how to spell it). Maybe it's coz i saw the late night show and couldn't appreciate the "art".OUTIM is nice (for lack of a better word)…and while it is set in the 1970/80's – something about the mannerisms of the cast – i can't pin point just doesnt seem to reflect that period. P.s. Kangana was too thin for an actress of that time…just saying that's all!
Comedy Store in Mumbai – Now this i totally recommend. In my books, it's the latest hip thing to do.The comedy store at lower parel has stand up comedy acts (pretty much on the lines of those seen in Seinfield) and is definitely worth a visit if not for anything but at least for novelty value. Sit in the front row at your own risk!
Oh and finally a restaurant review – Kangna in Westin (goregaon E) – I will say this for all the restaurants (Kangna/Seasonal taste) in Westin, if not for the view and the ambience they would be empty. The food is average and non memorable. The view overlooking arrey colony is a delight during the day time – lush green and in the night the highway is a pretty picture…lights and all!
and before u think i get more than 48 hours for a weekend…i visited the comedy store the week before last
and none of the comedians were too thin! I like that place
Oh and just to add mention i bought 5 pairs of shoes at the lifestyle sale – and that too for just 2,500 – Sighhh…i love sales!


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For those of you experiencing irritability, racing mind thoughts etc, this is super important:
I was super "erratic" last night. Couldn't sleep.
So I got out of bed to do Yoga - this is where it got interesting:
After my standing postures I got down into the floor series and I witnessed something miraculous:
As usual I began to slow my mind into the irritation - it felt like a churning in my belly. As I breathed into it and softened my awareness to feel it - All these ideas started bubbling up through me. Ideas on questions I'd had to do with my business, my routines, my programs. I had to keep getting up from the floor and writing them down. (I had clear instruction just 30minutes prior to not let ANY ideas that arise in my mind go unwritten).
As I continued "the irritation" began to feel more like an excitement even thought the sensation in my body was largely unchanged. And More ideas! More writing! They just kept pouring forth.
Then even though still a similar sensation in my belly, it now felt more like inspiration! AND STILL THE IDEAS KEPT COMING.
Unless we express it, it rots inside us!
It made me awe at how we 'label' the sensations we feel. I was 'irritated' because there was so much creativity inside me it needed an outlet.
Sometimes the solution is not 'to heal' the dis-harmonies in our lives but realise that it is actually stuck potential energy we can use 'to create' with.
Consider the parts of yourself you have been attempting to 'heal' or 'change' and what could be created from that same energy.
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Now to He who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21
At Imagine Church, we believe in a God who is constantly at work in our lives. For us, we believe that our mission informs our vision and values. We do not claim to be the perfect church. For that matter we don't claim to be THE church. We are just A church, that is part of THE church. The church the Jesus Himself established.
To honor God by inspiring new beginnings that change ourselves and others through Christ.
To recognize and respond to a God who does, "Immeasurably more".
The values of Imagine are in 2 stages. The 'what' and the 'how.' The 'what' are the values of Focus and Movement. We believe in starting with a Focus on Jesus, and having a Movement with others that walks alongside and reaches out to those in our community. This speaks to the inward, holistic, spiritual growth in all of us, and also the outward, community, justice elements around us. The 'how' are the values of Creativity, Excellence, and Authenticity. The 'how' is played out through Creativity (in our actions), Excellence (in our offerings), and Authenticity (in our relationships).
FOCUS: We believe that the work of Jesus impacts every area of a person's life and culture. We reject unfounded categories that divide the world into uniquely sacred or purely secular. God is redeeming all of creation through Jesus. This plays out in ALL areas of our life!
MOVEMENT: We were made to make a difference. One of the calls of Imagine is to make an impact on our community. We want to be involved in making a difference in the lives of others. This is played out in the way that we interact with others. We want our faith to be the thing that motivates and challenges us to reach out and make a tangible difference in our community.
CREATIVITY: We believe that God values thinking outside the box. God is a creative God. We are made in the image of God. Therefore, within every human is the desire and capability to create. Imagine values beauty, art, and the creative process where we tend to something from a vision in our minds/hearts and bring it to life in time and space.
AUTHENTICITY: We want our insides to match our outsides and we want the kind of community where that is possible in the most appropriate ways. At Imagine we don't beat around the bush with tough issues and we commit to being honest with one another because we are interested in truth expressed in love and grace.
EXCELLENCE: In whatever we do, we want to do it to the best of our ability. We believe that in doing this it brings glory and honor to God. We know and understand that not everything that happens at Imagine will be perfect, but we will do it to the best of our ability


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The Fates
In Greek mythology, the Moirai, often known in English as the Fates, were the white-robed incarnations of destiny. Their number became fixed at three: Clotho (spinner), Lachesis (allotter) and Atropos (unturnable). They controlled the mother thread of life of every mortal from birth to death.
The Moirai were the white-robed incarnations of destiny. They controlled the fortune of man and assigned their fate through a simple thread of life, directing the consequences of their actions. Clotho would spin the thread from her distaff onto her spindle, while Lachesis measured the thread allotted to each person with her measuring rod. Atropos chose the manner of death, and when their time had come, she'd cut their thread with abhorred shears.
The Three Fates
At the instant of drowning he invoked the three sisters.
It was a mistake, an aberration, to cry out for
life everlasting.
He came up like a cork and back to the river-bank,
put on his clothes in reverse order,
returned to the house.
He suffered the enormous agonies of passion
writing poems from the end backwards,
brushing away tears that had not yet fallen.
Loving her wildly as the day regressed towards morning
he watched her wringing in the garden, growing younger,
barefoot, straw-hatted.
And when she was gone and the house and the swing and daylight
there was an instant's pause before it began all over,
the reel unrolling towards the river.
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Paramount has stepped in to takeover full financing on Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's "Tintin" trilogy after Universal Pictures recoiled at the cost reports Deadline Hollywood Daily.
With the economy hitting rough times, studios are cutting costs wherever possible. Thus when the directors submitted a $130 million budget to produce the trio films based on the Belgian comic last week, Universal balked at the idea.
Now comes word that after a brief scramble, Viacom has just stepped in and offered the bigtime directors full financing on the project which was supposed to start production next month. No word as yet if any of this issue will cause a delay.
It's a gamble in these times. With 30% of the film's gross going to the film's directors, the property will have to make on the order of over $400 million before a studio would see a dime – meaning the property needs to do well both in domestic and global markets.
Jackson's WETA digital workshop has already spent $30 million developing performance-capture technology to make the boy detective, his dog and the rest of his motley crew come alive.
Internationally the two dozen or so graphic novels have been widely known, acclaimed and popular for many decades. In the US however they remain barely known works which could put a serious question about the film's domestic possibilities.
Yet with the dream duo of Spielberg and Jackson, acclaimed scribe Steven Moffat adapting the script, and Herge's work as the basis – the film already has more going for it than 98% of comic adaptations and pretty much all the 'mo-cap' films to have come out of Hollywood so far.
Still the timing is awkward as the DreamWorks-Reliance deal has finally come through, allowing Spielberg's Dreamworks company to sever ties with Paramount and become is own entity with a likely distribution deal through Universal.


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The Millionaire Affair
The Millionaire Affair
She's got it bad…
Love is a deal breaker...
Millionaire ad executive Landon Downey has a policy: no romantic relationships allowed. So when he's saddled with his six-year-old nephew for a week, he doesn't think twice about asking Kimber Reynolds to act as live-in nanny. What he doesn't expect is the undeniable attraction to the woman he hasn't seen since they were kids. And not only does she like him back—she suggests they work their way down a list of extracurricular activities in the bedroom. How can he resist?
Kimber wants to prove once and for all that she can love 'em and leave 'em with the best of them. All she has to do is keep her sixteen-year crush on Landon out of the equation. No problem…until she realizes she may not be the only one whose heart has gotten completely tangled up in their no-strings agreement.
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Love in the Balance, book 3
Did you know? ⚠ The final chapter in the LitB series bridges into the Second Chance series with hero Evan Downey in Bringing Home the Bad Boy.
Featuring Landon Downey & Kimber Reynolds
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A minute later, Landon padded back into the room, two bags of Windy City potato chips in one hand, a bottle of water and a can of Coke balanced in the other.
"Junk food." She smiled and stretched her overexerted limbs.
"You cannot refuel on health food after the night we've had." He traipsed his naked body across the room as she blatantly stared. He didn't mind, proudly wearing only his glasses and a smile. In bed, he opened both bags of chips.
She unscrewed the cap from the water bottle and took a drink. "Do you ever wear contacts?"
"Used to. Why?"
"I once knew a guy who needed glasses but refused to wear them."
"A guy, huh?" he fished. Wisely, she stayed silent. "Why didn't he wear them?"
"He thought they made him look weak."
Landon's brows scrunched. "Really? I always thought they made me look smart."
She grinned. That "guy" she'd referred to earlier had nothing on Landon. No one did. The thought made her grin fade. He offered her the BBQ chips from the bag in his hand, but she twisted her lips and went for the jalapeño ranch.
"You like the hot stuff."
"All evidence points to that fact," she said, laying the flavorful chip on her tongue. She poked his taut abs. "Hot stuff."
He ate a few chips. In bed. Never would she have guessed neat and tidy Landon Downey nommed potato chips in bed. "You're getting crumbs everywhere," she pointed out.
As if accepting a challenge, he crammed a handful of chips into his mouth. Crumbs tracked down his chest as he crunched. She brushed them out of his chest hair, off his abs, and stopped just short of palming the impressive length of manhood lying against his thigh.
"Stop staring."
When she opened her mouth to lie and say she wasn't, he put a chip onto her tongue. She ate the spicy morsel, losing her desire to argue. "These are good."
"Good?" He reached into one of the bags between them. Leaning on one elbow, he elevated a single, perfectly round chip, dusted to ranchy, jalapeño-y perfection between his finger and thumb. "These are not good," he said sternly. "These are the cornerstone of a sexy person's pantry. These," he let his eyes wander over the surface of the chip as if he was admiring a work of art, "are the Cadillac of chips."
He winked, then popped the "Cadillac of chips" onto his tongue, munching happily as he gave her a quick lift of his eyebrows.
She repressed a laugh, but couldn't help smiling. "That's a good slogan."
"Thanks. I came up with it myself."
This man was so much more layered than she'd known. In a way, it wasn't a surprise. Being a Downey, she inherently knew Landon couldn't have bypassed the charm so easily conveyed by his brothers. Even Angel was irresistible by her own right. Landon was irresistible, too. A shame. Since Kimber's sole job after their affair was to do just that.
Resist him.
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Dear Reader,
A quiz: What do you get when you put a millionaire who avoids romantic relationships in the same house with a determined-to-stay-single woman who crushed on him sixteen years ago?
If you answered unstoppable attraction, you'd be right.
In THE MILLIONAIRE AFFAIR, I paired a hero who cages and controls his emotions with a heroine who feels way too much, way too soon. Kimber Reynolds is determined to have a fling—to love and leave Landon Downey, if for only two reasons. 1) She's wanted to kiss the eldest Downey brother since she was a teen, and 2) To prove to herself she can have a shallow relationship that ends amicably instead of one that's long, drawn-out, and destined to end badly.
When Landon's six-year-old nephew, Lyon, and a huge account for his advertising agency come crashing into his life, Landon needs help. Lucky for him (and us!) his sister offers the perfect solution: her friend, Kimber can be his live-in nanny for the week.
The most difficult part about writing Landon was letting him deal with his past on his terms and watching him falter. Here is a guy who makes rules, follows them, and remains stoic…to his own detriment. Despite those qualities, Landon, from a loving, close family, can't help caring for Kimber. Even when they're working down a list of "extracurricular activities" in the bedroom, Landon puts Kimber's needs before his own.
These two may have stumbled into an arrangement, but when Fate tosses them a wild card, they both step up—and step closer—to the one thing they were sure they didn't want… forever.
I love this book. Maybe because of how much I wrestled with Landon and Kimber's story before getting it right. The three of us had growing pains, but I finally found their truth, and I'm so excited to share their story with you. If Landon and Kimber win your heart like they won mine, be sure to let me know.
Happy Reading!
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Landon's brother, Evan Downey is the star of book 1 in a spin-off series: Second Chance. You can read his story in Bringing Home the Bad Boy.


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You wrote
We shouldn't speculate where history is silent.
Absolutely. That's my point.
The historical record is this:
Gen. 1:3 וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֖ים יְהִ֣י א֑וֹר וַֽיְהִי־אֽוֹר
God said: "let there be light." ןיאמר is the first timeline event in the narrative. Light heard God speak and obeyed. Creation is the result of the spoken word.
To argue that God's word was in written form before He spoke would be to argue from silence; pure speculation.
Gen. 1:5 וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ לָאוֹר֙ י֔וֹם God called the light day. God speaks again. If he has written anything up to this point, the historical record is silent.
From a text-linguistic perspective, there are four events recorded on Day One. God said, God saw, God divided, God called. No record of anything being written down.
The second day: ויאמר, ויעש, ויבדל,ויקרא God said, God made, God divided, God called. No record of God writing on the second day.
The third day: ויאמר, וירא, ויאמר,וירא God said, God saw, God said, God saw
The fourth day: ויאמר, ויעש, ויתן,וירא, God said, God made, God gave, God saw
The fifth day: ויאמר, ויברא, וירא, ויברך . . . לאמר, ויאמר, God said, God created, God said, God blessed ... saying, God said
The sixth day: ויאמר, ויברא, ויברך, ויאמר, ויאמר, וירא, God said, God created, God blessed, God said (interesting here "and he blessed ... and he said," while above "and he blessed ... saying"; that would make an interesting discussion), God said, God saw.
Here the text speaks plainly; God speaks 14 or 15 times.
Furthermore, he speaks with Adam and Eve after their sin; he speaks with Cain; he speaks with Enoch; he speaks to Noah; he speaks to Abraham; finally he speaks to Moses.
At Sinai, the host heard voices "speaking" the ten commandments. Then later Moses brings them down carved in stone.
Also in Leviticus, to Moses He says, "SPEAK to the children of Israel." Moses speaks, then writes.
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Don't panic Mr Mainwaring: Teenager turns shed into shrine to Dad's Army TV heroes
A teenager has turned his garden shed into an incredible shrine to classic BBC comedy Dad's Army.
Now dedicated Darren Stride, 19, is hoping his five-year labour of love will storm to victory in this year's National Shed of the Year competition.
The student is up against a garden 'pub' where smoking is still permitted, a pink palace summer house, a Noah's Ark creation and even a Doctor Who Tardis.
Dedicated: Dad's Army fanatic Darren Stride in his garden shed which he has turned into a shrine to the BBC show
Nostalgia: Darren became obsessed with Dad's Army when he watched endless repeats of the comedy with his grandfather
But the Dad's Army fanatic is confident his astonishing tribute to the brave men of Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard will give him a shed start.
Darren, of Scratby, near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, said: 'I'm just hoping for the best but I'm sure we can do it.'
His bottom-of-the garden Bygones Museum first hit the national spotlight four years ago and has become an established local landmark.
He has now made the final shortlist of nine from more than 1,500 sheds entered nationwide in the Cuprinol-sponsored contest.
And it is not just one shed that is being judged. Darren's shrine to Capt Mainwaring, Sgt Wilson, Jonesy, Private Pike and the team has spread to three huts.
Home guard: Darren has installed a donated World war Two Anderson war shelter made of corrugated iron in his garden
Memorabilia: Authentic gas masks, ration books, identity cards, uniforms and newspapers, including a wartime sweet shop, complete with sherbet lemons
Ready for battle: Joining up with the Walmington-on-Sea warriors
The talented teenager has even installed a donated Second World War Anderson shelter in the family's garden.
Darren, who has just finished his A-levels at East Norfolk Sixth Form College, Gorleston, said: 'Ever since my museum became known we have had people knocking on the door and asking to look round.
'I have even given conducted tours to Scout groups.'
No one could accuse him of being a 'stupid boy', in the immortal words of Arthur Lowe's Capt Mainwaring, for Darren aims to turn his grand obsession into a career.
He said:'My idea is to give Second World War talks dressed up in uniform.'
Darren's interest in Dad's Army started as a boy watching endless BBC repeats on the knee of his grandfather John Fenton, a private in the Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment).
He fought in North Africa and Italy, including the legendary and bloody battle for Monte Cassino in 1944.
Before he died, aged 75 in 2001, he gave his grandson his wartime medals. Since then the collection of memorabilia has grown so big that Darren plans to move his unique museum into a permanent home.
It includes everything from gas masks, ration books, identity cards and uniforms to an authentic wartime sweet shop, complete with sherbet lemons and liquorice branches.
Frontline: Dad's Army team led by Arthur Lowe as Capt Mainwaring, John Le Mesurie as Sgt. Wilson, Clive Dunn as Jonesy, John Laurie as Pvt. Frazer, Arnold Ridley as Pvt. Godfrey, Ian Lavender as Pvt. Pike and James Beck as Pvt. Walker
Darren said he was forced to move it out of his bedroom into the garden when his long-suffering mum Pat, 60, became unhappy about the musty smell.
Darren, a regular visitor to the Dad's Army Museum in Thetford, Norfolk, has met cast members and writer David Croft, who even sent him a prized photograph of wartime leader Winston Churchill.
The competition winner, who will pick up a £1,000 prize, will be announced on July 4.
Darren said: 'I would just like to thank everyone who has supported me from day one - especially my late grandfather who got me into this obsession of mine.
I'd like to think he's up there smiling on what I have achieved so far as well as chuckling away with me at episodes of Dad's Army.'
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Ten proposals from the 2018 Alternative Federal Budget
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February 24th, 2018
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I've written a blog post about this year's Alternative Federal Budget (AFB).
Points raised in the blog post include the following:
-This year's AFB would create 470,000 (full-time equivalent) jobs in its first year alone. By year 2 of the plan, 600,000 new (full-time equivalent) jobs will exist.
-This year's AFB will also bring in universal pharmacare, address involuntary part-time employment among women, eliminate tuition fees for all post-secondary students in Canada, speed up implementation of the federal carbon tax, and increase the corporate tax rate from 15% to 21%.
-I'm particularly intrigued by the AFB's poverty reduction measures, which include a sizeable top-up to the GST rebate, a $4 billion annual transfer to the provinces and territories, increases to seniors' benefits, and $3.5B in new spending for housing.
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"I don't have a Twitter, a Facebook or anything like that. I kind of value people not knowing where I am or what I'm doing." - Zac Efron Marketers sometimes forget that trends aren't unidirectional. It's a lot like Newton's law. When the public runs off in one direction there is usually an equal and opposite movement simultaneously taking place.
As Twitter and Facebook continue to get a lot of ink, keep your eyes open for a growing movement toward privacy and anonymity. Being un-famous, un-trackable, and un-reachable may become the most desirable thing in the world.


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Thanks to everyone who entered the green book giveaway contests.
I'm glad that so many of you are interested in reading these great books! I encourage the winners to pass along the books to interested friends or family, their local library or hold their own giveaway on their blogs.
So, without further ado... congratulations to the following book winners:
Affluenza - Winner: The Things You Didn't Do
In Defense of Food - Winner: BerryBird
Simple Prosperity - Winner: Going Green Mama
Green Chic: Saving the Earth in Style - Winner: Sweetpeas
I'll have one more book review and giveaway this month for Hey, Mr. Green, published March 2008 from Sierra Club Books. Stay tuned!
Winners - please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com with your mailing info.
Got a lot of blackberries? Then check out this recipe for Blackberry Mojito Fruit Leather.
I'm not a huge fan of fruit leathers, but this turned out super good! And, really, you can't go wrong with blackberries, mint and rum.
I'm not a huge fan of fruit leathers, but this turned out super good! And, really, you can't go wrong with blackberries, mint and rum.
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Green Book Week - winners list!
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Congratulations to the winners!
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Congratulations to the winners! And thanks, again, Crunchy, for offering these books to the masses :).
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Woo-hoo!! I'm so excited. Thank you so much for hosting these give-aways, Crunchy. I am such a sucker for books. Email incoming...
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Project Hope Fundraising Dinner:
'5 loaves and 2 fish'
Our Fundraising Dinner was held at Marina Mandarin Hotel on 30th January 2016. We targeted to sell 25 tables but ended up with 35 tables sold. Cocktail started at 6.30p.m and guests were treated to free flow of beverages at the lobby. They were entertained by our two talented youths from VD 13+, Sara and Sophia, who performed several songs on their violin and keyboard. The guests spent time browsing through the various silent auction items.
At 7.30p.m, the guests were treated to a dance performance to the song, "If you believe". Dinner was then served. A talented group, Suasion, sang brilliantly and charmed the crowd with their melodious voices. Just before the open auction, John and Nicole Jegathesan (Verbum Dei Disciples) went on stage to share their stirring story of faith with the Verbum Dei community. Their sharing moved the hearts of many and paved the way for the open auction to begin. The night ended with lucky draw.
We raised $185, 000 for Project Hope. We would like to thank the Project Hope fundraising dinner committee: Yvonne Tan, Diana Koh, Irene Chan, Julia Chan for their tremendous help in making this dinner a reality. We would also like to thank our Verbum Dei disciples and friends who came to lend us their support by helping us on the night itself. Thank you to those people who came as our guests and helped us to make this dinner a success.


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How Financial Aid is Packaged
Nearly 100% of Huntingdon College students receive some form of financial aid or scholarship. The process of applying for aid is outlined in the Financial Aid Checklist, while the Financial Aid and Scholarship Programs pages will lead you through the various types of aid administered by Huntingdon College.
Getting Started
To begin the financial aid process, you should complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online after October 1 of the year prior to entering Huntingdon in the fall term. For example, if you plan to enter Huntingdon in the fall of 2019, begin the financial aid application process after October 1, 2018. Please include Huntingdon's code, 001019, on your FAFSA; doing so will allow us to access your information electronically for timely packaging. If you are a dependent student, you and your parents will fill out the FAFSA form together. Questions regarding dependency status should be addressed to the Office of Student Financial Services.
How Need Is Determined
Your FAFSA will be sent electronically to the federal processing center, and they, in turn, will notify you and all of the colleges designated on your form of the results. The information calculated by the FAFSA processing center is known as your Expected Family Contribution (EFC). A college financial aid administrator uses the EFC to calculate your Need with respect to that institution. Need is calculated by subtracting your EFC from the College's budgeted cost of attendance. Your EFC doesn't change no matter where you will attend college, but because the cost of attendance varies by institution and by your personal circumstances, your Need will vary by institution. Colleges will package financial aid to meet a percentage of your calculated Need.
The Financial Aid Package
After packaging together the various merit-based scholarships and need-based financial aid for which you qualify, the Office of Student Financial Services will send an award letter indicating your aid package. Huntingdon financial aid packaging and notification begins early in the spring. Your financial aid package may include:
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- If your family has provided for you to receive pre-paid college funds, an estimate of these funds will be included on your award letter.
After you receive your financial aid package, you may accept or decline any component of the package, sign the award letter, and return the award letter to the Office of Student Financial Services. (Keep a copy for your records.) Then, submit your enrollment deposit to secure your aid package and your place in the entering class.
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text: It was New Years Eve, and I was being lame in my Rome hotel room when the clock struck midnight. In my defense I did have a 5 am flight to Florence the next morning. As I laid in bed my Facebook messages starting going off. When I opened the first one, it was from one of my friends, Ashley, telling me her long time friend had just gotten engaged at the Trevi fountain. At first I was like hmmm, where is she going with this.... Seconds later she asked if I would be around the next day to take engagement photos of them in Rome. What photographer wouldn't love to take engagement photos in Rome of all places. Unfortunately I had to tell Ashley that I was off to Florence the next morning. Thinking that was the end of the conversation I got ready for bed, minutes later she came back with, "what are the chances of this, but they too are going to Florence tomorrow!" This was fate! Needless to say, I met Meg(Ashley's friend) and her new fiance Ross, 2 days later in front of the Louis Vuitton store in Florence. The first thing that came out of Meg's mouth was telling me how sick she was and she could barely get out of bed. Being the trooper that she was Meg pushed through what seemed like an all day event as we made our way around Florence for their engagement photos( it was really only 2 hours). Ross who loves pictures (NOT REALLY AT ALL) would probably actually tell you it did take all day! The pictures were gorgeous, even sick Meg looked beautiful, and we couldn't of had more fun! The minute we got back to the states wedding planning began. Knowing she was going to need some help, I introduced her to an amazing wedding planner, none other than Ms. Holly Chavez, owner of HMC Event Solutions. The moment Meg met Holly she knew she was the perfect fit for her and insisted she book her right then and there! After months of planning, visits to countless venues and estates, Meg, her amazing Mom(Maureen) and Holly, chose Calimigo's Ranch Wedding in gorgeous Malibu, California. As you can see there were so many amazing details they all put together as Meg had envisioned. Family and friends traveled from all over the country for this fun, vintage inspired, chic wedding! Obviously as you look through these pictures its very clear these two are so in love, but even more importantly they know how to have fun together. Weddings like this make doing what I do so easy!!!!!!


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about the doctor
Hi, I'm Dr. Susie Gronski. Nice to meet you. Here are the top five questions I get asked at parties.*
(Yes, I'm a professional. But I'm also a fun-loving human who does fun-loving human things. So to tell you about me, let's start with the usual 'cock'-tail talk…)
What do you do again?
Do you have to see it to fix it?
Why do I pee so much?
Do your patients ever, um, get wood?
Where's that finger been?
So, in that order:
1. I'm a physiotherapist for your privates. I'm not an M.D. or gynecologist. I train men and women on how to be their own expert in treating whatever's going on 'down there.'
2. Yes, I have to take a look to teach the client about their privates. But it's surprisingly un-embarrassing.
3. You've trained your bladder that way. But you can re-train it, and even get through a long road-trip without stopping for a comfort break. Let's talk.
4. Sometimes during an exam, guys will get a chubby, a boner, whatever you want to call it. It's a perfectly normal response and it's all good.
5. Where hasn't it been? (Wink wink. Pass the canapés, please!)
You're probably getting the idea: I stay away from stiff, clinical, formal speak and talk like a person. Like a friend - a friend who knows a bit about how it all works 'down there' and how to solve any problems.
Here's what else you should know about me:
I'M ON TOP OF THE LATESt MEDICAL KNOW-How
I'm always in class, finding out the latest techniques and discoveries. What works, what doesn't, what I can bring back to the office to help you heal faster.
Don't expect to be rushed out of the office in seven minutes flat. You can share your story the way you want it to be heard. I'm here to listen. No more feeling like just another number.
ME OR AN M.D.? HERE'S THE DIFFERENCe:
I'm a licensed doctor of physical therapy, a board certified pelvic rehabilitation practitioner, and a certified health coach. Simply put, I'm the doctor for everything 'down there', your pelvic pain coach, and mind-body mentor.
I spend 1:1 hands-on time with you, teaching you how to be the expert in treating your pelvic pain. Want to learn how to treat yourself to get your life back on track? Let's talk. Schedule a 15-minute consult today.
If you've got something more than muscle-based pain like smelly ejaculate, blood in your urine, weird lumps and bumps that just popped outta nowhere, fever or chills, go see an M.D. They're the guys who do all the blood tests and scans to make sure nothing more serious is going on.
If you're nervous about who to see or don't know where to even start, schedule a 15-minute consult with me to see if you need me, an M.D., or both.
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The quiet environment, close to the beach and nature parks and yet all facilities very close make these villas unique. In this project 4 different types are built with 3 or 4 bedrooms and 3 or 4 bathrooms
Amenities near these villas 250 meters from the beach.
Enjoy long walks through the park or on the promenade. Alicante airport can easily be reached within 20 minutes of this new construction project.
The city of Elche that is known for its history and history and its 200,000 palm trees is only 20 kilometers away.
Price of this property in Guardamar is exclusive of costs! Estimated cost incl. 446.350 € (Estimate includes VAT or transfer tax, notary, lawyer, registration fee, ...) Find more information about costs when buying a property in Spain
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Have you ever stopped to think about what your digital footprint says about you? What story does the lineage of images, posts and conversations you've had over the years on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram… the seemingly endless list of social channels most of us exist play on… how has our engagement on them shaped the way we are viewed by those who know us, those who don't and some who may be looking to in the near future.
It's no secret too that happy staff make for a better work environment, are more productive and are ultimately committed to the cause. And the flow on from that can often be even more powerful. The collective 'story' that your staff tell about your business is often the biggest determinant of brand sentiment in market. There is no more powerful brand advocate than those who work within the organisation day in and day out. They, willingly or not, are living and breathing representatives of your narrative… and to the earlier point, those stories are now playing out in so many ways and on so many different platforms. Imagine the reach if every one of your staff shared the business' inspiring story on every platform, every day!


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Antonio Tomarchio: Founder & CEO, Cuebiq/
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Antonio Tomarchio is founder and CEO of Cuebiq, a next-generation business intelligence company that helps businesses understand consumers' offline behavior and purchase intent. Cuebiq is a spin-off of Beintoo, a mobile industry pioneer with a proven track record of identifying emerging technologies to serve the needs of marketers, the media community, and investors. Tomarchio founded Beintoo in 2011 and served as CEO until February 2016. Before Beintoo, he was head of product and research and development of Dada, where he oversaw global strategy and product development for the digital advertising division.
How did you get into the industry?
My background is in applied mathematics and the development of machine learning algorithms. However, I decided to forego a career in the financial industry and take full advantage of the massive opportunities available in the Ad Tech/Mar Tech space. I began by helping brands and marketers understand the value of new emerging technologies in the mobile industry. Specifically, helping them reach their advertising and business goals by developing innovative products that harnesses the power of location.
My passion and desire to start my own company led me to Cuebiq. Before that, I founded Beintoo – a mobile marketing company in Italy that specializes in generating mobile user acquisition and in-store traffic. In 2015, due to the success of the US market data division, I saw there was a real marketplace need for accurate and precise location intelligence. I was lucky enough to have an amazing team that helped me officially launch Cuebiq last year. Since the launch, our mission in the marketplace has been to provide brands and marketers with the right tools they need to achieve their goals – all powered by Cuebiq location intelligence.
Any emerging industry trends?
Building bridges. It is vital for brands and marketers to bridge the gap between the online and offline world. *93% of purchases are still made in-store – until now brands and marketers have been unable to close the loop between both worlds. What they have lacked is visibility. The need for accurate location data at scale is crucial to bridge the gap – that is what we have done at Cuebiq.
*US Census Bureau, 2016.
Any industry opportunities or challenges?
Challenges do exist. The biggest challenge I see for brands and marketers is the abundance of low quality data. The industry is overcrowded with vendors filling the market with data that is simply unable to produce results. The data lacks quality and accuracy. According to a recent MMA report,* only less than 1/3rd of location data collected through ad exchanges is accurate within 328 ft. In order to truly bridge the gap between the offline and online world, brands and marketers need accurate data at scale. Whether measuring offline attribution or targeting a specific audience – brands and marketers need to know if their advertising efforts are actually generating store visits. How can you know for sure if you have no accuracy? If a campaign is driving meaningful visits - do they translate into a transaction? How long do visits last? Where do consumers go once they leave a store? These are just some of the questions that have plagued the industry and this is exactly the problem Cuebiq is addressing. 80% of our data is accurate within 10 meters. Our patent pending SDK has allowed us to create the largest source of accurate location data available in the U.S. A source that powers all of our products.
* MMA "Demystifying Location Data", 2016.
Inspiration for the business idea, and your vision for the Business?
I see Cuebiq becoming the global leader in location intelligence. My goal is to give brands and marketers the ability to visualize the massive value of location data. Later this year, we will be launching a new SaaS platform powered by our location intelligence. Our platform will allow brands and marketers to monitor verified store visits and trends in real time. From there, they will be able to create mobile audiences, measure offline attribution and leverage visit insights to truly understand consumers' movements in the offline world. We strive to give our clients actionable insights that include: where consumers are visiting, their cross-shopping activities, brand affinity, brand loyalty and more all in one easy to use SaaS platform.
What's next for the Business in the near future?
Products, people, and real estate. 2017 so far has been very exciting, besides developing our SaaS platform, we are expanding our workforce to address the demand we are seeing from the marketplace. I am very excited to add talented individuals to our team. Not only we are expanding our workforce but we will be growing our U.S. footprint as well. In May, we will be moving into a brand-new space in New York - a 5,400 square foot office located in the flatiron district. Once we are settled into the new space, we plan on throwing a celebratory party for our employees and clients. The new office represents all the hard work the team has put in over the past year and validates Cuebiq's success in the marketplace. On top of that, we are opening new offices in San Francisco and Chicago.
Your key initiatives for the success of the Business?
I have tasked my team not only to be "location experts" but also industry thought leaders and influencers. We have seen that the industry is flooded with data that is just plain bad. Brands and marketers need to know why data collection is so important. Without the "right data" it is impossible to create products that produce verified results. I want my team to become industry experts and evangelize our mission in the marketplace.
Your most difficult moment at the Business? (and what did you learn?)
Sometimes the most challenging decisions can be the most rewarding. When I decided to spinoff Cuebiq in the U.S. from Beintoo, it came with many sleepless nights. Beintoo is a very successful company in Italy and there were many risks involved with leaving that behind. However I trusted my instincts. I firmly believed that the marketplace needed accurate and precise location data. In my heart, I knew Cuebiq would disrupt the market and be successful quickly. I learned that in order to grow risks must be taken – and I was lucky enough to be surrounded by an amazing team that helped Cuebiq become a truly special company.
Ideal experience for a customer/client?
Seamless and transparent. Our mission is to provide our clients with actionable insights derived from accurate and precise location data. I want our clients to fully understand where their targeted consumers are spending time in the offline world and what's the driving their visits to store. Giving our partners that kind of visibility into the offline world is crucial to our success. I want our partners to be able to achieve their business and advertising goals all through our location intelligence platform.
How do you motivate others?
Trust, respect, support and transparency. Creating an environment founded on these principles is the best way to motivate and help employees grow professionally. At Cuebiq, we value our transparent and open company culture. I don't want anyone to feel as if they cannot voice their opinion or feel they aren't a part of company decisions. I believe that this type of culture allows our employees to grow professionally by taking on new responsibilities and creating their own path for their success.
Career advice to those in your industry?
Be smart and agile. The industry is constantly changing due to new emerging technologies. As the industry adapts we must adapt – it's very important not to be left behind! Continue to learn and train. There have been phenomenal advancements in AI technology, which are being implemented across every industry. It is crucial to be aware and put in the time to learn how to leverage these types of technologic advancements to your benefit.


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Workshop? Talkshop/
Day 4 of the SEG Annual Meeting. I attended the workshop entitled Geophysical data interpretation for unconventional reservoirs. It was really about the state of the art of seismic technologies for shale gas exploration and exploitation, but an emergent theme was the treatment of the earth as an engineering material, as opposed to an acoustic or elastic medium.
Harvey Goodman from Chevron started the workshop by asking the packed room, "are there any engineers in the room?" Hilariously, a single lonesome hand was raised. "Well," he said "this talk is for you." Perhaps this wasn't the venue for it; so much for spreading cross-disciplinary love and the geophysical technical vernacular.
Mark Zoback from Stanford presented decades worth of laboratory measurements on the elastic/plastic properties of shales. Specifically the concentrations of illite and TOC on mechanical stiffness and creep. When it came to questions, he provided the most compentent and cogent responses of the day: every one was gold. Your go-to guy for shale geomechanics.
Marita Gading of Statoil presented some facinating technology called Source Rock from Seismic (we mentioned this on Monday)—a way to estimate total organic carbon from seismic for basin modeling and play evaluation. She listed the factors controling acoustic properties of shales as
- organic content;
- compaction or porosity;
- lithotype and mineral composition;
- seismic to microscale anisotropy.
She showed an empirically derived acoustic impedance transform coupled with more interpretive methods, and the results are compelling. It's not clear how well this might work in ancient shales onshore, but it has apparently worked for Statoil in younger, offshore basins.
Galen Treadgold from Global Geophysical gave a visually stunning presentation showing the value of expansive data sets in the Eagle Ford shale. He showed 1000 km2 of 3D seismic that had been stitched together, highlighting the need to look at a regional picture. Patchwork data fails to give the same clarity of variation in mechanical stratigraphy.
The session shifted to the state of microseismic technology and 'getting beyond the dots'. Speakers from rival companies MicroSeismic, ESG Solutions, and Pinnacle described how microseismic waveforms are now being used to resolve moment tensors. These provide not only the location and magnitude but also the failure characteristic of every single event. While limited by uncertainty, they may be the way to get the industry beyond the prevailing bi-wing paradigm.
The session was a nice blend of disciplines, with ample time for question and answer. I struggle though to call it a workshop, it felt like a continuation of the huge number of talks that have been going on in the same room all week. Have you ever been to a stellar workshop? What made it great?


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"Yaff" is an Old English word meaning "to bark" .
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