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Accelerating the Future...
- FINALIST : Energy & Power
- Award Year: 2019
- Nominee URL: https://www.echemion.com/
eChemion has developed a new type of bipolar plate for redox flow batteries — eC17 — that can extend bipole service life, reduce ohmic resistance, increase stack efficiency, provide acid impermeability, and decrease the cost of the final product.
eC17 is used within the electrode stack of redox flow batteries, which are often targeted for cost reduction as they account for roughly 30% to 35% of the total cost of the battery.
eChemion develops advanced materials for energy storage and power generation markets. Our focus is to design and manufacture materials that improve performance while simultaneously improving our customers' gross margins. With an electrical infrastructure capable of generating and distributing renewable energy, eChemion believes the cost of renewable energy should converge on being "free," with the only recurrent cost arising in maintenance fees. However, due to the misalignment between when energy demand is placed on the grid and when renewable energy generation can be provided to the grid, renewable energy must have a way of being stored until it is needed. This last hurdle is energy storage and this is why we've chosen to focus on this market for our first product launch, a bipolar plate called eC17 that is used by Redox Flow Battery Manufacturers.

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Kubu Cempaka Seminyak Hotel, Seminyak
- Free WiFi and free parking
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First, we stayed in room 102. It immediately smelled like a sewer, it wasn't terrible but…
Great little hotel. Super friendly and helpful staff, especially Poppy and Malanie.…
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- Eat Street - 18 min walk
- Legian Beach - 25 min walk
- Seminyak Square - 30 min walk
- Seminyak Beach - 37 min walk
- Beachwalk Shopping Center - 40 min walk
- Kuta Beach - 42 min walk
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- Denpasar (DPS-Ngurah Rai Intl.) - 10 min drive
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
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- This hotel is arranged over 2 floors
- Check-in time 2:00 PM-midnight
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- Free WiFi in public areas
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- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Year Built - 2014
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- English
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- Air conditioning
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- Private bathroom
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- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer (on request)
- 32-inch LCD TV
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DiningOnsite venue - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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A medium sized older build hotel with a small swimming pool in the middle of the complex. Pros: location, location, location! 50m to the beach, cafes, restaurants and shops. Cons: non discript, old hotel. 3 floors with no lifts which didn't bother us as I ran up the stairs to try and work off some of the holiday indulgence. My pet hate - shower in the bath. Staff were friendly, but we didn't spend much time in the hotel or by the pool as there were too many children.
What a fantastic spot short walk to everything! Staff are so lovely thoroughly enjoyed my stay
Great place to stay,staff were excellent. Rooms and sheets cleaned daily.food was good but could be improved a bit.location was close and in walking distance to everything but still very peaceful
Great customer service, the rooms are very plain - new but not many amenities. The lighting is terrible. Expensive for what you get but the location makes up for the budget accommodation. Breakfast was fresh - a la carte with many choices.
Location suburb - 5mins walk to any sort of shopping required - 10 mins walk to beach. Room quality very good - large shower/good pressure/hot water. Bed is good, but not premium. Free breakfast is from set menu but many choices - very good. coffee ordinary. Mostly love the big pool and lovely surroundings and the ever so helpful staff.
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If you think that you have an Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD) or Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), support may be available to help you with studying.
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- It will take between two and four hours.
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- Final year UWE Bristol students - please note: If you are within 3 months of the end of your course you will not be eligible for the reduction and you will need to pay the full amount for a diagnostic assessment. For most final year students the cost reductions won't be available to you if you are booking your assessment after Sunday 1 March 2020.
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As performance metrics guide you through each indoor cycling ride, you are driven by a race against yourself—your metrics from your previous class that is. World-class Fly instructors help to get you there, with a motivational push through those tough climbs and custom playlists to fuel the fun. Off the bike, FlyBarre will help you build your most limitless self when you're not crushing it in the stadium. Expect a total body burn with a high-energy, full-body workout using light weights and high reps.
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I love my primes lenses. You cannot compare the creamy bokeh that you get with a 50 mm 1.4 or an 85 mm 1.4 for portraits or gorgeous up-close shots. Well, for pretty much anything. So why would I call a zoom my new favorite lens in my bag? Well let's start with the specs:…Read More


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Saira Sethi is a delightful guest who shares her retail expertise in how to create trust and empathy with your retail customers and associates. You will want to listen to this with a pen and paper in hand as her tips for elevating your team's skill with customers will be easy to implement resulting in elevating the customer experience in your store. Enjoy the listen!
March 26, 2020
A Coronavirus Conversation: The Retail Industry Impact
Are you a retail business owner? Now is not the time to hide from coronavirus, it is the time to FIGHT FOR YOUR BUSINESS. Join three Retail and E-commerce consultants as we discuss strategies to cope with the effects of the Coronavirus on retailers and brands. Now is the time to prepare for the comeback that will happen. It's up to you to utilize this time to prepare for it so that once it happens, you will emerge stronger, more strategic and more profitable than ever before.
March 25, 2020
Life of a Store Manager with Megan Bibeau
Welcome to the third in the series called Life of a Store Manager. In today's podcast, I am interviewing Megan Bibeau who is a District Training Store Manager for Piercing Pagoda, a division of Signet Jewelers. You will love hearing directly from Megan how she moved from a retail sales associate to a Store Manager in 5 years! Megan is bright and passionate about retail, her team and delivering unforgettable customer experiences. You will love this podcast! Enjoy the listen!
March 24, 2020
Life of a Store Manager with Krystal Davis
Welcome to the second in the series called Life of a Store Manager. In today's podcast, I am interviewing Krystal Davis, Store Manager for Justice in Virginia. Krystal shares her passion for retail, creating a strong culture inside her store which delivers remarkable experiences for both her associates and customers. Enjoy the listen!
March 18, 2020
Life of a Store Manager with Hugh Linn
Welcome to the first in the series called Life of a Store Manager. In today's podcast, I am interviewing Hugh Linn, Store Manager for Lane Bryant in Orlando Fl. Hugh shares his passion for the customer (both internal and external) and gives some of his best tips that any store manager can apply. Enjoy the listen!
March 9, 2020
Passion for Recruiting and Training
My host is Kim Pagano, President of Publikimage, a retail consulting firm with a focus on brick and mortar stores. In this episode, you will learn tips for recruiting talent to your retail store and once you hire them, how to train and develop them to deliver amazing customer experiences.
February 29, 2020
Live and Love Retail
This episode shares three secrets for experiencing success as a store manager. Ron Thurston inspires all of us in retail to take pride in working in the largest industry in America and shares tips from his perspective on how to be a high performing store manager.
February 17, 2020
A Passion for the Customer
Franco D'Ambrosio is the Leader of the ascena Retail Group Service Desk Experience and has set the Gold Standard for service delivery. He ensures over 4000 stores receive A+ service every day. In this podcast, Franco shares his passion and secret to creating remarkable experiences. It is a can't miss episode.
November 25, 2019
Conversion, The Last Great Retail Metric
Traffic and Conversion are two of perhaps the most important metrics that brick and mortar retailers should be evaluating to understand the opportunity to drive sales results. In this podcast, we discuss just how simple driving conversion really is and some powerful tips to help store managers and district managers impact their results through a proper focus on Conversion driving behaviors.
October 16, 2019
Labor Scheduling: How to increase sales based on Scheduling Effectiveness
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« I've found that no matter what life throws at me, music softens the blow. » ~Bryce W. Anderson
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We are always after methods to make our early morning beauty routine a bit that is little and easier—which is exactly why we put eyelash extensions and microblogging to the test in the past. Then when we learned about something called a lash lift (or a lash perm), that provides the look of longer lashes while brightening the eye that is whole, we had a need to learn.
We chatted with Jane Zhang, skin and lash expert at Lac + Beauty, a spa in Toronto that offers the ongoing service, o learn more.
A lash lift is actually a term for your eyelashes. An answer is applied that semi-permanently curls the lashes up, just like the effect of a lash curler—but with a lot more power that is remaining. It's great for those who find themselves curling their lashes any, or even for those who realize that despite curling, their lashes fall pretty quickly day. To help you decide to try if you have obviously right or flat lashes, this is an excellent option.
The therapy itself is not dangerous. Based on Zhang, she just touches your lashes and so the solution won't touch the skin or eyes. "Besides a little bit of itchiness or light tingling, you will not feel much," she states. Apart from that, you'll you should be just a little bored stiff. The therapy takes about a full hour, and you should be nevertheless for the extent. "Some people simply can't be nevertheless for that long without opening their eyes," claims Zhang, "so they really might feel only a little uncomfortable."
"to have a lash lift, lashes will have to be clean and within their color that is natural, says Zhang. She also recommends waiting 8 weeks between lash lifts them regularly should you want to start to get.
One more thing that Zhang recommends you be familiar with is the fact that she just works with your lashes which can be natural. Lots of people opt to do a lash lift and have no high hopes for the results, and turn out to be a disappoints—these that is little lash extensions. A lash lift does not include volume or size, it merely curls your lashes. It may offer the impression of size, but generally, it's a far more modification that is delicate.
Lash lifts finally until the lash falls out in its growth that is a natural cycle—Zhang that this really is about 3 months. But, you might find your lashes looking like they will have fallen sooner thanks to a development that is new. While you might be lured to return to get the eyelashes re-lifted each, Zhang recommends waiting 3 months—2 at the extremely least—so as not to harm your lashes month.
A lash carry will cost around $70, although the price can vary from spot to place at Lac + Beauty. You can often assume you a lot more than $100 for the procedure so it will not price.
For the part that is most, this really is a fairly simple treatment to keep up. You will need to keep your lashes dry for the initial 24 hours, but from then on, you are free to live your life!


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Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Lest we forget, this winter British Gas raised its gas and electricity prices by 6% in November 2012, as did all of the other big six energy cartel members. Ofgem (Energy regulator) provided details of the plan last week, which will also limit the number of tariffs that suppliers can offer and force them to make bills clearer. The energy cartel's excessive winter profit taking even provoked the Prime Minister David Cameron to step in and state that he was going to force them to put customers on their cheapest tariffs.
While this was nice, but it was more about being seen to look good as the Conservative pre-election pledge for an independent inquiry into the £25 billion-a-year energy industry long subject to lengthy and repeated criticisms about accusations of profiteering on electricity and gas was quietly dropped in August 2010. The Conservatives have moved on from October 2009 when then Tory Energy Spokesman, Greg Clark (now Financial Secretary to the Treasury) said that the "cartel" of the big 6 energy firms would be referred to the Competition Commission by an incoming Conservative Government.
An 'independent' investigation into the Energy companies refusal to pass on reductions in wholesale energy prices to customers would have been nice as would the promised 'Energy Revolution' to overhaul the energy sector billing structure and charges. Then Tory Energy Spokesperson condemned the unacceptable lag between the cost of wholesale gas prices and household energy bills - noting that customers were on average being charged some £74 pound too much for their energy per year.
Oddly enough wholesale prices for domestic gas are currently lower than they were five years ago. At the moment it's all about our pounds being in their pocket and maximising the cartel's profits which coincidently boosts the Treasury's tax revenues. Few of us this winter had as snug and toasty a relationship with the energy companies as that which exists between the political parties within the Westminster village (and without) and the energy supply companies.
Before the last Westminster general election, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats made repeated criticisms (and much political capital) from New Labour for its failure to tackle prices charged by the Big Six suppliers and repeatedly demanded an inquiry by the Competition Commission. Now the party formerly known as New Labour is busy trying to make political capital from the Con Dem's failure to failure to tackle prices charged by the Big Six suppliers, something they conspicuously failed to do in the thirteen years they spent in office.
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And wholesale prices are only part of the picture, other costs have risen sharply, the post tax profit as a percentage is about 5%, abolish that profit and you will see a tiny change to the customer's bills.ReplyDelete
The situation is made worse by the fact that successive Westminster governments have been pretty indifferent to the consequences of an unregulated energy market. The big 6 are running wild making hay while the sun shines, entirely aware that no Westminster government will regulate and the fact that Ofgem is largely a waste of time. Some of the Westminster village elite (and I emphasize some here) are pretty well insulate from the dilemmas that ordinary people are facing. especially when it comes to heat or eat!ReplyDelete
so if we abolish the profit people's bills will fall by about 5% - which is hardly anything - so what do you suggest we do? I would say that the issue is not the cost to consumer but the low wages of people.ReplyDelete


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She risked husband Kieran Hayler's anger to record a single with the DJ...
After Katie Price jetted to Miami with DJ Tom Zanetti in March to film scenes for her new reality TV show My Crazy Life, it was reported husband Kieran Hayler was not impressed.
Now can confirm Kieran, 30, was against 38-year-old Katie working with Tom – after finding flirty text messages between them on her phone last summer.
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In the first episode of My Crazy Life, set to air on Quest Red next month, former stripper Kieran puts his foot down when Katie suggests producing a single with Tom.
He says: 'I know she fancies him and I also know she was texting him, so that ain't going to happen.'
But Katie is then seen going behind his back to work with Tom telling the camera: 'Kieran is going to kill me. Sh*t is going to hit the fan.'
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As she arrives at the studio in Leeds Katie explains: 'Kieran has a massive problem with Tom because he thinks something is going on between us. I'm not doing it to p*ss him off, I'm doing it because I genuinely want to do my music.
'Tom is a good-looking guy, don't get me wrong, he's my type to a T and I think Kieran knows that and I think that's why he has a problem.'
We can kind of understand where he's coming from, Katie…
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In his article for Newsweek entitled "The Trouble with the Nobel", Malcolm Jones discusses how the Nobel and other major literary prizes might just have too much control over what the world reads.
Prizes do sell books. They can make reputations. At the same time, the Nobel and all the other literary prizes encourage a kind of laziness among readers. They create a false sense of what's great, and that's a decision that individual readers ought to be making on their own.
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By Colin McIntosh, CEO & guy who gets lost in the Mumbai airport
TL;DR – Production is going swimmingly, S&G is shipping in 6-8 weeks, we had a super fun time in India, and you're gonna love this sheet.
We've wanted to post this update for a couple weeks, but we've been racking up the miles lately and haven't had a spare moment to sit down and type!
At the end of June, S&G took a trip to India to visit our manufacturing plants, inspect production progress, and enjoy the balmy summer weather. We were even able to
smuggle a few sheet sets back stateside bring some sample products back in compliance with all U.S. Customs laws.
Read on for pics, gifs, and some other fun info about how our eucalyptus lyocell sheets are made. Also, pro tip: don't drink the tap water in India (not that I made a huge mistake or anything).
Mumbai is totally gorgeous, right?
Some quick facts on our partner based in Mumbai:
"Sheets looking good, but not as good as me."
In gif form, because that's more entertaining:
Check out what the plant produces as a byproduct on the left ("before") and what they turn it into on the right ("after") via a multi-million dollar filtration system. They then reuse the clean water on the right and pump it back into the manufacturing process, ensuring that not a single drop of H20 is wasted.
Sorry for the bad photoshop. I did it myself.
Textiles can be a dirty business. Many other factories in the world just pour their wastewater byproducts into nearby streams, rivers, and oceans, but not ours. Their emphasis on and investment in reducing pollution can't be overstated, and we're proud to work with such an environmentally conscious manufacturer.
More info on our sustainability can be found at SheetsGiggles.com/sustainability. (That's also a great link to share if you want to introduce friends to this punny, really eco-friendly company you stumbled across; hint hint. Just click here to post that page to Facebook, or click to tweet!)
And here we have the fruits of our labor:
Is it weird to call sheets sexy?
If you look closely, you can see that we edited the packaging a bit. That's because we don't want to spoil some of the fun surprises when you open your box. (Also, your sheets will come in a reusable knapsack inside of the box; this is just prototype packaging :))
Sheets: last week of August and throughout September.
Extra Pillowcases: ditto.
Duvet Covers: same.
Comforters: Based on popular demand, we designed, added, and began producing comforters later than everything else. Because of that, we're on pace to ship by October, and we'll keep you posted should anything change in one direction or the other!
As we head into August, we want to make sure we have all orders, names, and shipping addresses correct in our database. We'll send out an email next Monday, July 30, asking you to make sure that everything we have for you is correct.
We can't wait to ship out everyone's sheets, and we're working like crazy to fulfill all your wildest fantasies (and also your orders).
As always, reach out to firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions! We'll get back to you uncomfortably quickly.
And if you're just stumbling across this blog post and haven't yet ordered your very own S&G eucalyptus lyocell bedding... :)
Interested in your sheets, sizes, prices and color choices.
i ordered grey, but that purple is spectacular! i may need to think about expanding my order
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They say that predicting the future is a fool's game—so I guess that makes me eminently qualified. But in a world where transformational technologies emerge every five years or so, it seems equally foolish to merely wait to see what's coming.
Seventy five years ago, a lot of life insurance was sold door to door with premiums collected monthly by the agent. This high-touch, labor-intensive, and highly expensive debit insurance business model would be considered fairly quaint and grossly inefficient by today's standards. That's why so few companies still employ this business model today. Instead, a more efficient means of providing modest income folks with small face life insurance begat final expense products—simplified issue contracts sold during a single interview sale with premiums collected monthly via automatic check deduction rather than collected in person by the agent.
The lower costs associated with improved efficiencies were intended to result in a better and more affordable product for the consumer, but the reality hasn't quite lived up to the expectations. Without exception, every final expense carrier struggles with managing its mortality, persistency, and expenses. Not surprisingly, these are exactly the same areas most affected by the trade-offs made in the interest of improved efficiencies.
For example, while automatic withdrawal from a checking account is far superior to sending monthly invoices, in terms of encouraging premium payments, the advantage of having an agent show up at your door every month is pretty hard to beat.
In the same way, sophisticated tools such as prescription drug databases and rules engines that automate the underwriting process contribute a new level of efficiency and specificity to the risk selection process but fall far short of the level of information contained in a single Attending Physician's Statement (APS).
Surprisingly, while carriers obsess over improved efficiencies and expense management, the one area they have exercised almost no discipline is in terms of first-year commissions. It seems as if every year a new carrier elevates the commission war by raising their maximum first-year compensation to a new highest level, forcing other carriers to eventually respond in kind.
Certainly, it's easy for me to look askance at this trend—I'm not the one tasked with growing sales and maintaining distribution. On the other hand, it's also indisputable that we experience the type of behavior that we reward. Shifting so much of the compensation into the first year provides little incentive for persistency and plenty of motivation for adverse mortality. Combine skimpier profit margins with increased surplus strain that is further exacerbated by annualized commissions, and pretty soon only the most financially solvent carriers will be able to afford to sell final expense—and it's doubtful that any of them would still want to.
From the agent's perspective, higher compensation is certainly warranted. Declining direct response rates and increasing lead costs have made it more expensive to find suitable prospects. Furthermore, managing a qualified final expense field force requires a complex coordination of training, motivation, recruiting, and compliance. Large IMOs today are staffed in many ways like the debit companies of old, with regional offices and layers of management that also add on additional costs.
But change is coming. As increased commissions inspire higher sales of lower quality business, more carriers are experimenting with selling final expense direct to consumers. Since final expense sales are primarily driven by a direct mail lead, this is a relatively easy adjustment. Rather than send the lead to an IMO to parse out to an agent, the prospect can simply call the home office directly. Almost all final expense carriers incorporate a point of sale telephone interview in their new business process, and many carriers have already made this process paperless and highly efficient. Incorporating a call center with a licensed sales representative into current practices is logical and intuitive enough to almost be a no-brainer.;
I know. Insurance is a product that needs to be sold in order to be bought. Nothing will replace the benefits of having a professional insurance agent motivate a prospect in a face-to-face meeting. But direct sales aren't intended to be a replacement. They are just an alternative—and they are an alternative with changing demographics on their side.
As more Baby Boomers reach the target age of a final expense prospect, they usher in a new generation that is comfortable with all things internet. How many of us have visited a brick and mortar store to get information about a product only to purchase it later from Amazon to save money? As companies continue to improve their direct selling experience, it's likely that the agents may do the heavy lifting in terms of educating and motivating consumers, while the actual sale takes place after the agent has left the home.
Another area that Baby Boomers have become more comfortable with is reliance upon on-line reviews and ratings. Amazon's customer ratings have become one of the defining advantages of its shopping experience, turning some private consumers into highly valued product experts. The level of thoroughness, objectivity, and thought that some—but certainly not all—reviewers put into their reports has created a level of transparency and detail that elevates customer satisfaction to an exalted status.
The visibility and prominence of consumer ratings is a double-edged sword for both carriers and agents. Poorly regarded agents or carriers may be unfairly characterized, given how misunderstood our products and processes are among the general public. For example, upstart car service companies Uber and Lyft use consumer ratings as the basis for contracting with their drivers. Uber drivers with average ratings of less than 4.6 out of 5 stars get decommissioned; Lyft decommissions if they fall below 4.8. Imagine if consumers started rating their agents—and carriers imposed licensing parameters that were defined by consumer satisfaction?
Rescission ratios may also assume sudden marketing significance as every denied claim becomes indignantly broadcast regardless of how justified the reasons. Consumer ratings will just as likely involve insurance companies as they will insurance agents.
So what does all of this mean for the future of final expense? It's time for me to don my fool's hat and prophesize!
The pivot point between changing demographics and current final expense processes is commissions. Technology has improved the risk selection process and reduced the cost to issue a new policy. Improved public health has led to longer life expectancy and better mortality expectations. The only area that continues to become more expensive is the cost of distribution. At the very least, this provides more incentives for carriers to consider alternative methods. It also inspires carriers to begin questioning what they are receiving in return for these higher commissions. We've already discussed the rationale from the IMO's perspective, but what about from the carrier's? A few final expense companies have experienced even better mortality on policies they've sold with an in-house call center than they have with agent sales. I'm not sure if this says a lot or a little about the value of field underwriting but either way the message is not a positive one.
It's also difficult to make a case for ongoing customer service when carriers are paying close to 150% in first-year compensation. This doesn't leave a lot for renewals or service fees. It also places carriers in the position of distinguishing themselves from their competition by their commission schedules rather than the quality of their products or their service, even though their distribution often maintains the unrealistic expectation that they should do both.
Regardless of how necessary these compensation levels may be, they are not sustainable or supportive of Baby Boomer expectations. IMO distribution is funding its own competition by making it more attractive for carriers to pursue alternatives. IMO's are also making it too capital intensive for many carriers to even afford to implement a long-term final expense growth strategy.
Final expense came about in response to home service becoming too expensive. It's reasonable to assume that we are on the cusp of an equally dramatic change to the final expense business model as a new generation matures and technology and social media continue to redefine consumer expectations.
And just as the home service model is now considered to be quaint, final expense agents may want to rethink their focus on sales and adopt some of the old-fashioned personal service that defined the debit business. Carriers would be willing to pay for improved mortality and persistency that came from superior field underwriting and high touch personal service that continued well after the sale was completed. Consumers might also be less likely to turn to their computers to buy online after an agent convinced them of the need for insurance if the agent were providing more than merely assistance in completing an application. Bottom line—it's difficult to make an argument for carriers to pay 150% in first-year commission if there are cheaper alternatives and the quality of business remains the same.
Yes, predicting the future is a fool's game—but then again, I am eminently qualified! On the other hand, predicting that things will be different in the future is a fairly safe bet today.


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45 years of constant improvement, Tipton Ranch raises quality Hereford cattleWritten by Saige
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Lewellen, Neb. – Tipton Ranch is a diversified livestock operation located 21 miles northeast of Lewellen, Neb.
"We started out with lots of energy and little equity, and what we have now is the result of 45 years of learning from our mistakes," states Mike Tipton, Tipton Ranch owner and operator.
For Mike and his wife Belinda, Hereford cattle have always been a part of their lives.
"Both of us were raised in Hereford families and showed in 4-H with our Herefords," says Tipton.
The Tiptons originally established their operation in North Park, Colo. 45 years ago, while working for other ranches and registered cattle programs of various breeds.
"We started the herd with 35 bred heifers we bought from the Upstream Ranch," Tipton notes.
In 1984, Tipton Ranch moved to the Sandhills of western Nebraska, where they had the opportunity to become first-time landowners and where they have been ever since.
Over the years, the Tipton children Rindy, Tad and Kinsey grew up helping their parents on the family ranch until they graduated college and went their own ways.
"All the kids had their own Herefords, showed cattle in 4-H and were active in multiple county, state and national livestock shows," adds Tipton.
Now, Rindy and Tad, along with their families, live and work in Sheridan, while Kinsey and her husband live in Lander.
Tipton Ranch is a diversified livestock operation where they raise registered Herefords, run a commercial cattle herd and operate a commercial feedyard.
"On site, we also have a heifer development and custom artificial insemination (AI) program and run yearlings on grass and rye pastures," Tipton mentions.
"In the last 45 years, we've been able to eliminate a lot of problems and focus on profitability from a production standpoint," states Tipton, adding, "Our approach is being cost effective for ourselves, as well as our customers."
Out of the registered Hereford herd, 55 to 85 two-year-old bulls are sold by private treaty, while most of the steer calves are either finished in the feedyard or sold as yearlings, depending on the cattle market.
Tipton Ranch concentrates on proven genetics that are validated not only by the Tipton family but to many commercial operators, and they have feedlot data to show their genetics are working.
"Our cattle are easy to look at and have won their share of awards, but the real emphasis has always been on providing bulls for commercial cattlemen who make their living with their cattle," Tipton notes.
On the ranch, there are four pivots where rye, sorghum and sudangrass mixes are grown to feed the cattle during the year, along with native hay.
"The economics involved with our various enterprises have given us tremendous insight into all aspects of the cattle business and have greatly influenced our decision-making for our registered operation," he adds.
Benefits and struggles
According to Tipton, the Sandhills of Nebraska have a lot of benefits, but there are also a few challenges.
"There's better grass country, and there's worse grass country, but this area has some of the best average grass country," notes Tipton.
He says there are a large number of grasses and forbs to graze, including cool, intermediate, late and warm-season grasses.
The ranch utilizes a combination of windmills and submersible pumps to provide stock water to all the pastures.
"We are fortunate to have excellent water. We can drink out of any well on the place," Tipton states.
Other benefits he mentions include the proximity to sale barns, feedyards, packing plants and feeds unavailable in other areas.
"There is a lot of opportunity in Nebraska, and it's in the heart of cattle country," Tipton states.
"This part of the Sandhills can have its share of weather, regulation and market issues, but it's a great place to live," he claims.
Most of the challenges the Tipton Ranch faces are challenges any other producer faces, states Tipton.
"In today's economic environment, it's difficult to survive by being average," he says. "We really are blessed with where we live and by the opportunities western Nebraska offers."
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Agriculture can be challenging, but both Mike and Belinda like the industry and the people they deal with.
"We grew up in agricultural environments, and it's what we've always done. We like the way of life and think it's a great way to raise a family," he says.
Tipton believes if people do what they like, they are usually successful.
"Surviving in the cattle industry has always been a long-term goal and has been a driving factor for us in our business," Tipton adds.
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Agriculture runs deep, Western Nebraska's culture finds beginning in agricultureWritten by Saige
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"Nebraska agriculture has been described as expansive and diverse with an abundance of natural resources," says the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA). "The landscape varies from large pasture dotted with feeding cattle to miles of rolling hills bursting with a wide variety of crops and everything in between."
NDA explains abundant water supply and ample crop and pasture lands are the most important asset for the state's residents.
"Farms and ranches in Nebraska have been handed down from generation to generation, and families still serve as the hub of the state's number one industry – agriculture," NDA says. "Known for hard-work ethic and a strong set of values, these families continue to produce the highest quality food products that help feed the world."
The first pioneers entering western Nebraska were met by a host of semi-nomadic Indians, including the Sioux, Cheyenne, Arapaho and Potawatome, who lived in teepees that were dismantled and moved with the buffalo herds that provided them sustenance.
It wasn't until fur traders began to traverse the state, traveling along the North Platte River, that white settlers entered the area. Lewis and Clark mapped the eastern boundary of the state in 1804, but it wasn't until 1854 that the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by Congress, organizing the Nebraska Territory. Prior to that date, the land was reserved for Indian settlements.
The Union Pacific Railroad was completed across Nebraska in 1867, the same year that Nebraska joined the U.S. as a state, and the Burlington system crossed the state by the mid-1880s.
"Many early railroads received land grants from the state and federal governments to offset the cost of construction," says theus50.com. "These lands were sold to settlers through extensive advertising campaigns, with some companies sending representatives to Europe to encourage immigrants to come to Nebraska."
In 1904, Congressman Moses Kinkaid of Nebraska passed the Kincaid Act, which increased the size of homesteads from 160 to 640 acres, bringing with it a population cell in the Sandhills of the state.
Ag impacts
According to Farm Flavor, "Agriculture is the heart and soul of Nebraska."
"As the state's leading industry, the impact goes far beyond the plate, providing Nebraskans with jobs, significantly contributing to the state's economy and touching the lives of its citizens every day," the organization continues.
Production in Nebraska reaches more than $25 billion and is the result of work on 49,100 farms and ranches on 45 million acres.
"In fact," Farm Flavor reports, "farms and ranches use 92 percent of Nebraska's total land area."
Nebraska was fourth in the nation in terms of red meat production in 2014, and they are leading in production of cattle and calves, corn, soybeans, dry edible beans, hay, wheat and more.
USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service reports approximately 59 percent of the production value in the state of Nebraska comes from livestock.
Corn and cattle are the top two commodities produced in the state.
"Nebraska also leads the way in production of many other crops and livestock," says NDA. "It has been the number one producer in the United States of popcorn and Great Northern beans and among the state leaders in producing soybeans, wheat, dry edible beans, pork, grain sorghum and eggs."
Extensive reach
Beyond production ag, NDA says one in four jobs in the state is related to the agriculture industry, and careers in agriculture include insurance, equipment sales and repair, technology, irrigation, engineering and more.
"Agribusiness is vital to the state's economy, and having a ready and willing workforce has helped those businesses thrive," explains NDA. "All Nebraskans seem to be connected to agriculture in one way or another."
The infrastructure in Nebraska provides the necessary routes to move ag products easily across the state.
"With monikers like Cornhuskers and The Beef State, it doesn't take long to figure out corn and cattle are two of the top commodities produced in Nebraska," NDA says. "The ready supply of corn as feed for the cattle results in producing premium-quality meat products, which are sought by consumers throughout the world."
More information on Nebraska's agriculture industry can be found at nda.nebraska.gov.
Catering to commercial cattleman, Par Terre selects genetics appealing to commercial producersWritten by Saige
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Bushnell, Neb. – When Klent Schnell graduated from college and came back to the family ranching and farming operation in 2002, it was to work in partnership with his dad Dave.
Their goal was simple. They wanted to build a herd of cattle that would really appeal to the commercial cattlemen.
"Dad and I always believed we had the genetics that could offer an outcross that would help improve many commercial cattlemen's herds. Crossbred cattle have been proven to outperform and increase longevity in a mother cow, compared to a straight-bred cow," Klent Schnell explains.
Par Terre Cattle
The cattle operation near Bushnell, Neb. is known as Par Terre Cattle Company. It is a family operation consisting of Dave and Bev Schnell, and their son Klent, his wife Sara and their children Kaitlynn, Kale and Kennedi Schnell.
Dave and Klent manage the cowherd and the farming operation. Their wives help with the annual bull sale and the children's 4-H projects.
"My kids are very involved in the county 4-H program, which I believe is a great way to raise children and teach them responsibility and work ethic," Schnell says.
Selling bulls
The first bulls from their program were sold in 2003, and they have held an annual production sale ever since.
"Our first bulls were Maine Anjou-Angus cross, with a lot of the genetics coming from the first Maine Anjou bull we purchased in Denver, Colo. in 1998," he says. "Prior to that, we were using Charolais bulls on our cowherd but decided to use Maine Anjou to produce a black crossbred calf."
When the Maine Anjou breed started moving more toward show cattle, the Schnells decided to do something different.
"We brought Simmental genetics into our herd about eight years ago because we believe the SimAngus female is the ideal female for the industry. Simmental cattle are easy fleshing, great milking and perform great in the feedlot, as well as on the rail," Schnell explains. "Par Terre genetics were five of the top 10 carcass animals at the Kimball-Banner County Fair last summer."
Growing operation
Over the years, the family has built the herd up to more than 400 mother cows that calve in January and February.
"We are unique calving in January and February, but we have found it works well for us," he says. "That time of year is cold but not wet and cold. It allows us to have calving completed by the time the spring field work begins, while also allowing us to offer bull calves to our customers that are almost a year-and-a-half old at breeding," he adds.
The registered SimAngus herd is managed like their commercial herd. None of the cows receive special treatment. Every female is artificially inseminated (AI'ed) and then turned out with cleanup bulls for 60 days.
"We also do some embryo transplant work and flush a few donor cows. We transplant about 10 to 15 embryos each year," he says.
The herd sires are selected based on expected progeny differences (EPDs) and phenotype.
"A bull or female can have great numbers, but if they are not structurally sound and don't milk, they are not worth having in our herd," he explains. "Our first-calf heifers are bred to a curve-bending Angus bull, and the cows are mated based on breed percentage and what has worked before."
The cows must get bred and wean a big calf every year, or they are culled from the herd.
Selling livestock
The calves are weaned in August and placed in a grow lot where they will gain 3.5 to four pounds a day.
The Schnells select the top 40 to 45 bull calves each fall, then pick the best 25 for their sale. The bull calves are fed a high roughage diet to maximize their growth potential, without getting them too fat.
The middle cut of the heifers are saved as replacements. The rest of the calves are backgrounded and marketed in November or December each year.
This year's production sale will be held Feb. 24 at the family ranch, with the annual sale held the fourth Saturday in February.
"One hundred percent of our bulls are sold to commercial operations," Schnell explains. "Our buyers can spend about one-third less on a bull that is just as good as one in a purebred sale."
"Our bulls' longevity is one of our top selling points. They don't fall apart the first breeding season and will keep breeding cows for six to seven years," he adds.
Schnell also artificially inseminates 800 to 1,000 head of cows each year for neighbors and other ranches.
"It is something I really enjoy, and it helps bring in new customers and friends," he says.
Ups and downs
Schnell has found agriculture to be a challenging way to make a living but, at the same time, rewarding and a great way to raise a family.
One of the biggest challenges in their operation is maintaining their standard of living while paying the high property taxes in Nebraska.
"Our legislature needs to figure out a way to not rely so much on agriculture to support the state," Schnell says. "It makes it very hard to expand our operation when the property tax is so burdensome," he adds.
He also finds consumer awareness becoming more critical for livestock producers.
"We must raise a safe and wholesome product that the end consumer wants and is willing to pay for," he says.
Through it all, Schnell says his family is "thankful to be involved in the greatest and most rewarding industry in this country."
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Bringing the community together, Crawford Cattle Call fosters sense of ag and community spiritWritten by Saige
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Crawford, Neb. – In 2014, the Crawford Cattle Call was born. The one-day event is held in the streets of downtown Crawford, Neb. on the first Saturday of November every year with the goal of celebrating agriculture, bringing the community together and showcasing local businesses in the area.
"About two years after I moved back to Crawford from Gillette, my husband and I bought the grocery store in town," says Sam Dyer. "I also got involved with the Chamber of Commerce, and we decided to incorporate some new events in our community."
Dyer used the Valentine, Neb. Bull Bash and Northern International Livestock Exposition bred heifer pen of three show as inspiration to develop the Crawford Cattle Call.
Early years
"In 2014, we held our first Crawford Cattle Call, which started with a bred heifer show," Dyer explains. "We also offered the chance for ranchers to bring their herd bulls in to display."
Cattle pens were set up along Main Street in Crawford, and in their first year, 17 pens of cattle were showcased. The second year, they added a heifer event and set up 28 pens of cattle. In their third year, with the addition of bulls, 42 pens of cattle lined Main Street.
"In our fourth year, we were down a little bit to 38 pens, but it was a great contest," she says. "Ultimately, we want to have a pen of three contest between the heifer calves, bred heifers and bulls and offer ranchers the chance to bring their display bulls in, too."
Other events
In addition to the cattle show, Crawford Cattle Call brings events for the whole family.
"Early in our planning, we decided to add something new every year," Dyer comments. "If we did the same thing every year, we knew people would get bored and stop coming, so we try to keep the event fresh each year."
In 2016, they added a beef cook-off, and over the past several years, Crawford Cattle Call has held a hay bale decorating contest, barnyard bingo and more. Nearby Fort Robinson brings their stagecoach and gives free stagecoach rides to attendees, and Dyer notes everyone is excited to help.
New this year, Crawford Cattle Call hosted a 5K run, as well.
"For a lot of our events, we try to involve other community groups, too," she comments. "PEO wanted to do the 5K, and Farm Bureau does the hay bale decorating contest. Friends of Pets put on a penny carnival, and the church puts up a bouncy house for the kids."
"We're always looking for groups who want to take on an aspect of the event," Dyer says.
Activities for the children also allow adults to gather while their kids are playing.
Community focused
Until 2017, Dyer says they have been blessed with good weather.
"This year, it got really cold, so the bars and restaurants were packed," she says, noting that the community businesses also see additional sales that day.
The Cattle Call hosts a variety of vendors in 40-foot-by-20-foot tents.
"We bring a huge number of commercial vendors and ag vendors," she says. "We've had several dealers who brought tractors, and we had a big tent full of vendor exhibits."
The event is beneficial for the ag industry, as well.
Dyer adds, "It also allows people to see our cattle."
A number of Wyoming cattle producers also participate in the event, she says.
"We have a lot of interest in this event," Dyer comments. "We keep seeing more interest from further away. It's exciting."
Working together
"We have probably 400 to 500 people attend each year," Dyer says.
The Harrison FFA Chapter and the Dawes County 4-H Junior leaders are also instrumental in the event.
"If we didn't have the FFA students and the junior leaders, I'm not sure we would get all set up," she adds. "We have to put up panels, and we spread chips, as well. It takes a community to put it together."
"We want to showcase agriculture and specifically the ranchers in the area, but we also want to benefit the business of downtown Crawford," Dyer comments. "Next year, the Crawford Cattle Call will continue into its fifth year. This is always a really fun event."
Competing for the top, Sellman ranch thrives on producing the best Hereford cattleWritten by Saige
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Crawford, Neb. – Sellman Ranch sit southeast of Crawford, about 1,000 feet in elevation higher than Chadron.
"When we got here in 1973, the kids wondered why we stopped," says Butch Sellman, patriarch of Sellman Ranch. "It's windy, cold and snowy, but it works for us."
Butch and his late wife Becky bought the ranch, where they raised their three children, Adam, Ryan and Georganne.
"We're a family ranch," Butch says. "There are four different families who are involved. We all have our own niche, but we all pitch in and help each other."
Moving to Nebraska
The Sellman family's ranching history extends back to the 1940s, when brothers Marshall and Dick established Sellman Brothers Ranch at Watrous, N.M.
For the Sellman family, Hereford cattle were a draw, and Marshall was president of the American Hereford Association in 1964.
"When we decided to expand, we relocated to western Nebraska's hard grass country," Butch says.
Butch and his brother Tom operated Sellman Brothers Ranch together from 1974-82, when the brothers decided to split the operation.
"We're probably one of the only family ranches that split on good terms," says Butch. "We decided, with our growing families, we could do more with two operations."
Butch and Becky's ranch became Sellman Ranch, and they have maintained their passion for the Hereford breed and their high-quality cattle.
After Becky's passing in 2010, Butch married Gail Hartman, who was born and raised on a ranch in western Nebraska.
Cattle operation
"We run about 500 cows and buy 1,500 head of calves to make fat steers or grass cattle out of them," Adam says. "We also host a bull sale on the third Friday in March and sell about 150 bulls. We've been doing that for about 20 years now."
The ranch started with Hereford cattle, but in 1995, the Sellmans added Angus cattle to their operation. Both Angus and Hereford bulls will be available for purchase at their annual sale on March 23, 2018.
"We're looking for a moderate birthweight, easy fleshing bull with lots of maternal traits and good expected progeny differences," Adam says.
Butch continues, "We send a lot of bulls into areas like Newcastle, so we know they have to survive on the range."
The Sellman family artificially inseminates (AI) 80 percent of their cattle using bulls from their own herd and the breed's top bulls. There are about 100 later-calving cows that are naturally bred by their own bulls.
"We did our first embryo work on Herefords in 1983," Butch says. "We wanted to stay progressive and competitive with our cattle."
In the last 10 to 15 years, the family has raised between 40 and 60 Angus and Hereford embryo calves each year.
Busy year
The diversification of Sellman Ranch means they stay busy year-round.
"We have the registered cattle and put on a bull sale, and we have yearling cattle we purchase in the fall," Adam says. "Keeping the yearlings healthy and finding enough grass keeps us busy."
Butch adds, "It can be tough to find enough grass, though. We're always looking for more grass to run yearlings on."
The yearling steers are sold on Western Video Auction each year, often to repeat buyers.
Crawford Livestock Auction represents their yearling steers on Western Video and also hosts the annual bull sale.
"We also have a lot of farmland that keeps us busy in the summer," Adam says. "Our summers are busy haying, like everyone else."
Their operation is entirely dryland farm ground, and recently, they started raising corn for silage.
"Everything we raise goes back to the cattle," Adam emphasizes. "We don't sell any small grains or corn. It all goes to the cattle."
Cows are calved in the beginning of February through barns, and after AI'ing at the beginning of May, cattle are taken to grass by May 20 until October, when they are weaned.
"If the cattle don't make a bull, they'll go to be fat cattle or grass steers," Adam explains. "We also sell 100 to 150 head of bred females every fall privately or through the sale barn. That allows us some flexibility in our herd."
"We are competitive people, and we enjoy raising good bulls," Butch says.
Adam continues, "We're just like every family. We're hoping to better ourselves and our cattle for the next generation."
The Sellman family also takes competition seriously, and they attend six to eight or more shows over the course of the summer, including the Hereford Junior National Show and others.
"Attending shows teaches kids to be competitive," Butch explains. "They also learn to go out and meet people. Adam and Jodi met because they went to shows."
In their early years, Adam and Jodi competed against each other at the Junior National Hereford Show.
"We used to take cattle to the National Western Stock Show and have 10 to 15 head on The Hill, but as the kids got older and times have changed, we haven't done that as much," Butch says. "Our grandkids still go to 4-H and Hereford shows around the country."
Family involvement
Butch's children are all actively involved in different aspects of the ranch today.
Adam, the oldest son, lives on the home ranch and is involved in the daily operations of Sellman Ranch, along with his wife Jodi and children Jake and Bailey.
"Ryan and his wife Sandi really enjoy the show steers and club calves," Butch says. "He concentrates on raising really good show steers, and they, along with their children Kendall and Reid, travel around the region attending a variety of cattle shows."
Georganne and her husband Brent along with children Wiley, Hannah and Kyle have a backgrounding lot, where they feed several thousand calves. They also have a cow/calf operation, and "Brent also does a lot of custom farming, as well," says Adam.
"All four families are here on the ranch. We're all independent, but we work together," he adds.
"The next generation is also coming up," Butch says. "They're actively involved and excited about ranching. I think that's helped us to be successful."
He continues, "We're a family operation, and we enjoy each other and the work. There aren't many jobs that I don't enjoy on the ranch. Some things are better than others, but there isn't anything I don't like."
Butch adds, "It's nice to do what we want to do and to experience the joy in agriculture."
More information on Sellman Ranch is available at sellmanranch.com.


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If you're excited by the prospect of browsing the web from the comfort of your VR headset, good news: Google is bringing its Chrome browser to Daydream View and Lenovo Mirage Solo headsets today.
As Google explains it, you'll be able to launch Chrome from your Daydream View or Mirage Solo homepage and access any page while in VR. To provide a better VR experience, the new version of Chrome has a cinema mode that optimizes web videos for VR viewing, as well as other unspecified Daydream-specific features.
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