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Swoop Motorsports was established in 2014 by Motorsport enthusiasts Travis and Summer Richardson.
Swoop Motorsports is about Promoting the Motorsport Industry and the companies within.
Not only does Swoop Motorsports offer high performance brand marketing, they run a Performance Boating Poker Run & Shootout Team and NEW to 2019 the Swoop Motorsports Super Comp Drag car driven by Summer Richardson.
SwoopMotorsports can deliver High performance brand marketing for your business and give you that edge over the competition, through our social media accounts we promote your business and help you grow your social media accounts. Our years of experience have given us the in's and out's of Instagram, Facebook and Youtube and now we can pass our knowledge along to you. Email us today to get started: firstname.lastname@example.com
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About Mrs. Swoop
Summer Richardson grew up in a performance boating family.
As a young girl, Summer's Mother, Connie London and Father, Don London raised Summer and her sister Bree London at the Drag boat races. On many occasions, Summer remembers riding a quad down to the starting line where she would watch her father in the lineup, sitting in the water hanging onto the rope as he waited to make his pass down the lake. She remembers the pits well and growing up around the loud motors and drag boat racing lifestyle. Her Father raced in the NJBA and IHBA in classes SF, CF and PG with his flat bottom boat Dial 911 taking 2 high point champions in the SF class and NJBA. Throughout the years Summer's family grew into the catamaran performance boats, starting with a 27' Awesome Offshore Catamaran. Shortly after, her Father and former owner Steve Coulombe of HTM performance boats built three boats for her family over the years.
When Summer was 16 years old, she learned how to drive her first twin engine boat which was an HTM 30' with twin 800 big blocks. Growing up around the performance boats she grew a passion to be involved, understand the basic mechanics and attended all the poker runs and shoot out events with her family. In 2012, Summer wanted to get a taste of the adrenaline herself and entered into the Desert Storm shoot out with her family's F32 DCB with twin Teague 1350's. Taking title of Queen of the Desert for fastest female speed at 154 MPH. In 2016 she ran the DIAL 911 388 SKATER not only battling for Queen of the Desert but also going for King of the Desert running a top speed of 176 MPH (185 MPH on GPS) her fastest top speed yet in a mile. In 2018 she ran Dial 911 388 Skater at Desert Storm setting a new record in a 3/4 track at 153MPH. Summer has entered the event and held titles in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2018 taking the year off in 2014; she has held the crown since 2012. 5X Queen of the Desert!
Summer's husband, Travis Richardson has been friends with her and the family since they were kids and grew up around the performance boating events together in Lake Havasu, AZ. They married in September of 2013 and started Swoop Motorsports in 2014 with a passion for motorsports. Swoop Motorsports has been full throttle with connecting gearheads around the world through the Swoop Motorsports and traveling nationwide with the Swoop Motorsports Poker run and Shootout Out Team. Summer 's a.k.a. Mrs. Swoop's goal is to build recognition for the sport and more importantly woman drivers worldwide.
Fastest Solo Female Driver 2015
Top Speed 147MPH
Lake of The Ozarks Shoot Out, MO
Queen of The Desert 2015
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Queen of The Desert 2016
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Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Day 1 Highlights: 208-MPH Mystic Leads the Pack
180 MPH! Bull Claims Fastest Woman in Shootout History
The True Queen of the Shootout
Commentary: Double Standard Double Take
VIDEO: Summer Richardson Shows us Why She Was the Fastest Solo Woman Driver at LOTO
Hot Stuff! New Speed On The Water Digital Magazine Now Live
Summer Richardson's Extra Special Sunday Fun Day
Swoop There It Is! Shootout Queen Set to Run Skater 388
Swoop Motorsports Launches New Site, Ready for Desert Storm
Low Altitude Claims King of the Desert Title Despite Weather Delay
Pro Marine RC Hitting it Out of the Park
King and Queen of the Desert Shootout 2018
2015 Desert Storm Poker Run & Speed Shootout
Summer Richardson Fastest Solo Female Driver at Lake of the Ozarks
Swoop There It Is! Shootout Queen Set to Run Skater 388
Slideshow of the Week: Richardson Recounts First 388 Skater Test Session
Swoop Motorsports Brings the Big Guns Desert Storm 2016!
Summer Richardson to Join Team Farnsworth to Run Low Altitude in Ozarks
Holy Shootout!
Day One Highlights from the 2016 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout
Lake of the Ozarks Takes Center Stage in New Speed On The Water Digital Magazine
VIDEO: Summer Richardson at the 2016 LOTO Shootout
Summer Richardson at the 2016 LOTO Shootout
Desert Storm Shootout 2018 King and Queen Once Again
About Travis
Travis Richardson started his passion for Performance Boats when he was 5 years old in Bass Lake, CA where his parents took him every summer for family vacation.
Instead of playing on the beach or in the water with his friends, he would sit right next to the launch ramp and watch the boats come off and on the trailer while listening to their engines start up. Well still to this day 31 years later not much has changed. As the launch ramp is still his favorite spot on the lake, just now the boats have gotten bigger, louder and faster.
At the age of 15 years old his parents Gary and Christy Richardson purchased their first performance boat from Howard Custom Boats in Valencia, CA a 22ft Offshore edition with a Mercury 502 magnum, 415 HP. Travis was there as much as he could be for the build between school and baseball. During that summer, Gene Willen of Howard boats gave him a job sweeping the shop, organizing and detailing boats. Travis didn't care what he did there, he just wanted to learn and be around these awesome boats. Through the summers working at Howard Boats, he worked his way up to a rigger position, sales position and customer service/test driver. He learned everything working at Howard Boats on and off for 5 years throughout school and sports. In that time, he met Don London through his father Gary Richardson. Don and Gary worked together in the HVAC field and ended up in the 1980's starting 2 very successful HVAC companies in Santa Clarita, CA and still going strong to this day, 28 years later.
That's when the performance and addiction to Horsepower started. Don London a popular drag boat racer of the Dial 911 flat bottom started building motors together with Gary and Travis in his garage in Castaic, CA. Travis 15 years old, remembered starting on a Friday night by pulling the motor out and working through the night, all day Saturday and motor back in boat and lake testing on Sunday; that's how it went down in London's garage! All the neighbors and friends would stop by and see the latest project. Years later, instead of working out of the garage, the engine builds are now done at London's Hot Rod shop and Dyno Room in Valencia, CA.
When Travis met the London family back when he was 15 years old, Don and Connie had 2 daughters Summer and Bree. Travis remembers Summer hanging with the boys in the garage when doing engine builds. The families planned lake trips together to lake Mead, Havasu, Shasta and Powell. Travis and Summer quickly grew a friendship together over the years but Travis being older would always stay in touch. The force between them always drew them together and in 2010 they started dating and married in 2013. Since then the Richardson's have been full throttle conquering their goals together!
Travis's Boating Experience Includes Desert Storm Titles:
1st in Class – Twin Engine Aspirated
Top Speed 121MPH
Lake Havasu City, AZ 2010
1st in Class – Twin Engine Aspirated
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Actos received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in 1999 to treat type 2 diabetes in adult patients. While many patients have been satisfied with the results, a number of patients have experienced deadly side effects from the drug. These side effects include bladder cancer, bone fractures, and heart and liver failure. Studies show that these side effects are most prevalent in users who have taken Actos for longer than one year. A number of users have filed an Actos lawsuit to recover financial compensation for the harm that the drug caused.
Actos Bladder Cancer
By 2011, more than ten thousand patients filed a bladder cancer lawsuit against the manufacturer, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company. Alarmingly, an ongoing interim study suggests that Actos patients who took the drug for two years or longer had a roughly 40 percent increased risk of developing bladder cancer. Experts theorize that the drug may have carcinogenic properties – which are passed through the bladder on a daily basis in Actos patients – that contribute to the development of bladder cancer.
Patients who develop bladder cancer may experience symptoms such as:
- Consistent need to urinate
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Other Actos Side Effects
Since the drug's release, millions of patients have taken Actos, and a large number of patients have reported severe and potentially deadly side effects. These side effects include congestive heart failure, liver failure, and bone fractures. Patients have also reported the development of macular edema, a condition which causes swelling in the macula, which is located in the back center of the eye. Macular edema patients experience blurred vision, decreased visual quality, and blindness in severe and untreated cases.
Congestive Heart Failure
Congestive heart failure is also referred to as simply heart failure. The condition causes the heart to become unable to pump blood adequately through the body. In severe and untreated cases, death can occur. Due to severity of congestive heart failure, the FDA has issued a black box warning for the condition. This is the sternest warning, and it takes its name by a black outline that appears around the warning itself on the product's label.
Liver Failure
Actos users have also reported liver failure. For this reason, Actos patients are recommended to receive regular monitoring of liver enzyme levels during the course of their treatment, as liver enzymes can be a powerful indicator of liver failure. Actos patients should seek immediate medical attention and consider discontinuing Actos if they experience jaundice, or the yellowing of the skin and eyes.
Actos Recall
Despite lobbying by a number of individuals and groups, Actos has not been recalled in the United States. However, Actos was recalled in Germany and France after a French Medicines Agency safety review. The safety review indicated that Actos created a 22 percent increased risk of developing bladder cancer in comparison to patients who used other type 2 diabetes medications. In conjunction with the recall, France and Germany have banned doctors in these countries from prescribing Actos patients.
Actos FDA Warning
In 2011, the FDA released a Drug Safety Communication warning the public of the heightened risk of bladder cancer in Actos users who take the drug for longer than a year. In addition to the formal safety communication, the FDA required that bladder cancer became listed in the drug's "Warnings and Precautions" section of the label. During the same year, a black box warning was also required to warn consumers of the potential risk of developing congestive heart failure in patients.
Claims against Actos Manufacturers
There exist a number of legal claims against Takeda and Eli Lilly, including:
- Failure to warn consumers of the increased bladder cancer risk
- Misleading the public regarding health and safety concerns
- Manufacturing a defective and unsafe product
- Failing to implement proper testing of the safety of Actos
- Selling the drug despite the manufacturer's knowledge that it is dangerous
- Concealing research and testing from the public eye
- Breaching warranty through the sale of a drug that's potentially unfit for its use
Azoulay, Laurent, Hui Yin, Kristen Filion, Jonathan Assayag, Agnieszka Majdan, Michael Pollak, and Samy Suissa. "The use of pioglitazone and the risk of bladder cancer in people with type 2 diabetes: nested case-control study." British Medical Journal Group. (2012): n. page. Web. 10 Oct. 2014. <http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.e3645>.
Steenhuysen, Julie. "Actos, Avandia heart failure risks confirmed-study." Reuters. Reuters, 27 Sept 2007. Web. 10 Oct 2014. <http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/09/27/idUSN27340425>.
United States. Food and Drug Administration. FDA Drug Safety Communication: Ongoing Safety Review of Actos (pioglitazone) and Potential Increased Risk of Bladder Cancer After Two Years Exposure. Web. 10 Oct 2014. <http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm226214.htm>.

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This is a design book about improving your house that doesn't contain a single photograph. I am not showing you my work and telling you to copy it or emulate it or be inspired by it. There are no before and after shots here, no big reveals, no secret tips, no eye candy. This book is all about what makes you smile and feel good. This book is also about what your house looks like now, and working with that. This book is full of ideas, inquiries, and insights that will get you thinking and moving. I'm so excited to help you fill in the giant blank between "I hate my house! I'm lost" and "I love this space—it's so me."


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With over 30 years of covering prep football in Acadiana, Kevin Foote's seen a lot of big wins. So what are his top five most impressive wins? He breaks it down in the latest Foote's Five.
It's no secret Iota running back Kaleb Guillory is an elite high school performer.
Still, it's not like Iota coach Josh Andrus and his staff set to for Guillory to run it 42 times for 345 yards and four touchdowns in last week's 42-28 playoff win over Patterson.
"It was just kind of hard to get away from that when he was getting eight to 10 yards on every carry," Andrus said.
More: In first winning season since 2008, Iota happy but not satisfied with playoff appearance
After all, there was a lot on the line, including the program's first playoff win since 2004 in its first playoff appearance since 2008.
The bottom line is Guillory is able to not only handle that load, but shine with it.
"He's pretty much showed all season long that he can handle whatever we throw at him," Andrus said. "We've tried to rest him in certain games as much as we could. He's in great shape."
Andrus certainly doesn't foresee that kind of a workload against Kaplan's "aggressive" defense, but Guillory will no doubt when the focus on the Bulldogs' I-formation, one-back offense either way.
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"He (Guillory) is a very smart back," Andrus said. "He knows our offense. He does a great job of running behind his blocks. He'll hide behind people."
Preparing for Friday's Class 3A regional game at Kaplan, Andrus is anticipating quite a clash of rushing attacks.
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Stories Open Doors
Updated: Oct 27, 2018
Our "To Be Told" conference is starting soon. And as we discuss more about stories at our church, I'm eager to see God open doors in and through us.
OUR STORIES ARE OPEN DOORS TO WELCOME OTHERS. I'd like for us to know our stories more because our stories can connect us to others. This is important for us personally and for our church. A story is one of the most gracious expressions of welcome, warmth, community, and hospitality. You can offer a seat. You can even offer a drink. But it's after a person shares an embarrassing story or a personal story, you feel invited and welcomed. Leanne and I have an old kitchen table where we've had numerous conversations with many of you and many of our Open Door guests. We boil some tea. Sit. Chit chat. But the real hospitality and connection happens when we begin to share our stories. And, better yet, when our guests share their stories with us. Our stories are incredible gifts from God – and, when we are ready, we can share with others. Stories are very welcoming. I think that's why the Bible is presented as a story. Because through the Bible, God hospitably welcomes us to sit down with Him as He tells us His story.
OUR STORIES ARE OPEN DOORS TO LIFE-CHANGE. I want us to know our stories because they offer powerful doorways to life-changing grace. I cannot let God enter my life, unless I let Him into my story. I can experience God through principles and teachings, but only as I let these truths be "edited" and revised into the paragraphs of my everyday life, can I experience life-change that really does that … change my life. On bad days, I can feign my experience of God by reciting second-hand what others have said. I'm almost reading their stories, borrowing vicariously through their experiences, and then quoting them! But unless I let God into my own story, I won't be able to share first-hand of what He has done in my life. I've found a pretty strong correlation between my spiritual life and the story-ness of my life. There have been times when I plateaued spiritually, stagnated, and even dipped. My journals read like a dry textbook. Very safe. Very proper. Lots of "should'ves" and "ought tos" … and that's it. But then, there are times when, by God's grace, I'm thriving and flourishing. My journal reads like a novel. Names, dates, people, places, details, sights, and colors. And God is clearly co-authoring with me. Surprising twists and turns. Some adventure. Some intense dialogue. Some mystery/suspense (… I could publish these!). Again, I think that's why the Bible is a story, and why 70% of it reads like a novel. God changes our lives in the context of His story!
Stories open doors.
Pastor John Cha is the head pastor of ODPC. Register for Dan Allender's "To Be Told" conference here or see our website for more details.


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"I starting thinking, what are the four iconic boats? The first was a Native long boat, coloured red, the next one was the captain of Vancouver's HMS Discovery, white, and then the next with Komagata Maru, black, because it was that color as well. Also the Komagata Maru trial took place in the Vancouver Art Gallery when it was the courthouse. And then the last one was yellow, which was the Fujian refugee boat, would-be refugees from Fujian Province in China. It made the news. I don't know how many, but dozens of would be refugees were stranded on the shores of these rocks, the sea gulls flying around, barnacle encrusted rocks, freezing because the ship stopped and tried to dump off the refugees. And the ship was like a wreck, it was rusted orange and so on. And I thought, yeah, that's the changing demographics as well. And each one was facing a different direction so it became a directional marker as well.
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2004 – Competed in the Athens Olympics
2009 – 2nd in the World Cup Qualifier and Leading Rider of the show
2010 – Competed in the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games
2012 – Individual Bronze at the London Olympic Games
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I'm often asked to list my favorite books for business leaders. While my list is made up of mostly business books, there are a few titles that come from different disciplines. One such book is Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process by Dr. Nancy McWilliams. In this excellent book for psychiatrists, Dr. McWilliams presents a practitioner's guide to distinguishing personality types and disorders during early encounters with new patients. Put another way, it's a handbook for making a preliminary assessment of someone who just walked into your office asking for help but whom you don't yet know very well. As one reviewer put it: the book "is a vast and coherent canvas that sketches out the broad details of personality development and its pathological formations in a volume that has a broad appeal to clinicians and clinical scholars from a variety of theoretical perspectives."
What I loved most about the book is that, for the non-psychiatrist, it's really a guide to knowing what kind of person you are dealing with little to no history. It does not take a lot of imagination to conclude that such a guide should be required-reading for anyone in business. Indeed, I was recommending the book yet again to someone the other day, and she said with a laugh that someone should write a similar volume for companies and their personality types (good and bad). After thinking back over the 60+ companies I've experienced as advisor, consultant, manager and employee, I decided to give her suggestion a try.
Below then, with apologies to Dr. McWilliams, is a short guide to corporate personalities. For this first edition, I've picked ten corporate personalities, some positive and others not, I've experienced, grouped by their attractiveness as employers.
Category One: "Seek Out"
The Optimist
- Key Traits: the corporate Optimist is convinced that business success depends on creativity and "working through" difficult times. Often long-term thinkers, the corporate optimist fosters open thinking and seeking solutions from wherever they may come. They are often great places to work, and even better places to advise. Critically, they are usually restless companies, willing to discard even long-held models if a better one comes along.
- Prognosis: the biggest risk to an Optimist is failing to see, or respond to, serious problems that smart people won't simply "figure out." Barring that issue, these kinds of companies tend to thrive, as they continuously reinvent themselves to stay current with markets and social changes.
- Company Quote: "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Often Found In: Fashion, Venture Capital, Media, Software, Professional Services
The Analyst
- Key Traits: the corporate Analyst is convinced that business success depends on the right data and analytical rigor. This type of firm loves statisticians, physicists, and scientists. While they can come across as cold and harsh to outsiders, for the right employee they are excellent environments where facts and experimentation drive decision making more than intuition and optimism. Realists to a fault, they focus on outcomes and tend to promote strong thinkers with deep operational skills.
- Prognosis: firms with a strong corporate Analytical personality can have long runs of great success. Because they are continuously evolving and improving based on experimentation, they can survive massive market changes and stay at the head of their sectors for decades. Indeed, the biggest risk for this kind of corporate personality is if under stress, or the wrong CEO, it morphs into a Paranoid personality (see below).
- Company Quote: "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance."
- Often Found In: Heavy Industrials, Energy, Aerospace & Defense
The Innovator
- Key Traits: the Corporate Innovator is obsessed with staying ahead and places tremendous emphasis on being a benchmark for others. They seek out and reward public recognition from business press and external entities. For this personality, what's important is not being caught out by a competitor with a better product or operational model, so they invest heavily in staying connected with the outside world. They build and support well-known brands, and, indeed, the overall brand image as an innovator is typically more important than any one product line or business. For an innovative and extroverted manager, these can be fun places to work; however, they are typically places that are always looking to enhance their talent with outside hires, which can create a hyper-competitive work environment.
- Prognosis: corporate Innovators, so long as they really maintain that status, are often very successful, if stressful, companies. They are also often "academies" for future CEOs and leaders for other companies. True innovators, they can often dominate a sector for decades.
- Company Quote: "The only way you survive is you continuously transform into something else."
- Often Found In: High Tech, Education, Chemicals, Consumer Goods
The Globalist
- Key Traits: the corporate Globalist defines itself by its a personality that is a mixture of cultures and ideas from all over the world. Taking pride in its mixture of nationalities and cultures, this kind of company thrives on the diversity of its leadership and its reach into markets that many other companies ignore. Working at a corporate Globalist can be exciting for the breadth of experiences offered, but it can also be overwhelming to someone looking for stable long-term assignments, since the Globalist values managers who move frequently and who lived and worked in multiple countries. For a multilingual manager with an adventurous spirit, this environment can be thrilling; however, it can also lead to burn-out and a sense that the company is hard to "take in" without a long tenure and exposure to multiple parts of the firm.
- Prognosis: the corporate Globalist often leads their industry, sometimes quietly, for decades. Their brands can be found in remote areas, and they build long-lasting relationships that span lifetimes. However, the Globalist's weak spot can also be these same long-lasting partnerships, since they can sometimes hinder innovation and evolution of business models.
- Company Quote: "Globalization has changed us into a company that searches the world, not just to sell or to source, but to find intellectual capital."
- Often Found In: Spirits, Hospitality, Logistics, Construction, Mining
Category Two: "Think It Over"
The Paranoid
- Key Traits: the corporate Paranoid is convinced that every other is out to get it and therefore secrecy is of utmost importance. NDAs are everywhere in this company, which is also why your laptop, cell phone and any cameras are taken from you in the lobby. Famously secretive even when not necessary, these companies enter a room to listen and rarely to speak. Interestingly, this trait often presents in combination with corporate narcissism, which can be a really tough combination to manage.
- Prognosis: as the old joke goes, even paranoids have enemies, so this kind of company can be, again like the narcissist, very successful for an extended period. Generally speaking, this kind of company is a threat more to smaller partners and suppliers than to peers, though one should not enter into a relationship with a corporate paranoid without a good law firm on speed dial.
- Company Quote: "The difference between being a victim and a survivor is often a low level of situational awareness."
- Often Found In: High Tech, Consumer Electronics, IT Services, Private Equity
The Obsessive
- Key Traits: the corporate Obsessive is convinced that business success depends on one thing above all, for example a special process or "way" of doing things. In this environment, anyone who does not follow the process or adapt to "the way things are done here" is a "bad fit" and needs to go. In this kind of company, the method for any decision is typically more important than the decision itself, and any challenger to that mantra is often reminded about how that method "built this company."
- Prognosis: like the Narcissist (see below), the Obsessive can live a long and happy life. Also like the Narcissist, when the world changes and "the way we do things" does not, the end can come quickly and brutally.
- Company Quote: "Good requires motivation, great requires obsession."
- Often Found In: Heavy Industrials, Chemicals, News & Journalism
The Dissociator
- Key Traits: a company with a Dissociative personality is remarkable for having more than one identity, none of which is fully in control at any given moment. The Dissociative is constantly shifting its image to itself and the outside world, often based on the latest management fad or CEO. One day the focus is "all about the customer" and the next day "it's all about being operationally lean." In the Dissociative environment, employees, and often customers, are constantly trying to keep up with the currently active personality model, often shifting their language, behavior or even dress code to try to fit in with what the company demands.
- Prognosis: companies with a Dissociative personality usually meet unhappy endings. First employees, and then customers, grow exhausted with keeping up with the company's identity swings and eventually leave.
- Company Quote: "The measure of intelligence is the ability to change."
- Often Found In: Consumer Goods, Retail, Fashion, Real Estate. Higher Education
Category Three: "Probably Best Avoided"
The Bully
- Key Traits: the corporate Bully is convinced that business is a zero-sum game and that every transaction must have a winner and a loser. No negotiation is successful unless it's "won" by them. Obsessed with getting the upper hand in any relationship, this corporate personality is often driven by a hyper-competitive sales culture that values "the close/win" above anything else. Compensation at this type of firm is often very generous to its "winners" and meager to its "backup players." Often, ex-athletes are found in management and, indeed, sports metaphors are often the lingua franca of the firm.
- Prognosis: the Bully will survive only so long as others (competitors, supplier, customers, etc.) are unable to switch or fight back. The moment a better option arrives, customers and employees tend to exit quickly.
- Company Quote: "Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way."
- Often Found In: Cable, Social Networks, Transportation, Financial Services
The Schizophrenic
- Key Traits: working at a Schizophrenic company can be one of life's most disturbing episodes, because this kind of company's self-view is often very far from its reality. The Schizophrenic company is easy to spot once you are inside, often just by comparing what its managers say about the company with what its employees tell you privately. In many cases, companies evolve into this condition from a former state of high achievement, resulting in decreasing levels of performance and technical ability while at the same time a fictitious (and outdated) "winning" story is told over and over to new employees.
- Prognosis: the Schizophrenic company can linger on painfully for some time, but not for an extended period unless it's in a weak or failing industry. An exhausting place to work, this kind of corporate personality eventually leads to psychological and emotional burnout among employees and desertion among customers.
- Company Quote: "So companies have to be very schizophrenic. On one hand, they have to maintain continuity of strategy. But they also have to be good at continuously improving."
- Often Found In: Retail, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Banking
The Narcissist
- Key Traits: the corporate Narcissist is convinced no other company is a good as it is at pretty much anything. No answer or solution is relevant unless validated by them, an illusion magnified by the often adulating reinforcement it receives from business writers enamored with their business model. Paradoxically, the Narcissist is often a heavy consumer of consulting advice, often paying for external validation of what it thinks are great internal ideas and innovations. Almost impervious to advice or correction from external indicators, the Narcissist values its own analysis and conclusions above all else.
- Prognosis: strangely, some companies with this personality may live long and profitable lives; however, when the end comes it tends to be swift and painful. Moreover, when they eventually confront the reality that their specialness may have been exaggerated or only temporary, the best managers exit quickly to greener pastures, leaving the firm crippled, sometimes with fatal results.
- Company Quote: "In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane."
- Often Found In: High Tech, Professional Services, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Fashion, Financial Services, Consulting
Interestingly, of course, some companies exhibit complex combinations of the general types outlined above. I have worked with clients that were Narcissist-Paranoids as well as Dissociative-Optimists, so combinations are not only possible they're common. Indeed, with so many interesting corporate personalities, it's a little surprising that corporate psychiatry does not actually exist.
In any case, this is my starter list. As I noted, I will continue to add to the guide in the future. Already I can imagine that other personalities might merit entries of their own. The corporate Supporter and Educator are worth seeking out, for example, while the corporate Masochist and Manic should also be avoided. Indeed, as a founder of my own new company, I look at the list above as an encouragement and warning. Corporate personalities start to develop early on in a company's life and, once formed, can be very hard to change. This is to be expected, of course, since corporations are made of people, and there's no reason to think our own strengths and weaknesses would not make their way from our personalities into companies to which we give life every day.
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Sara Huckabee Sanders is a national treasure. I have no idea why a gay hillbilly restaurant in Virginia didn't want to serve her. The White House Press Secretary just decimated Obama's lawless and unconstitutional presidency in one short statement and it's the funniest thing to happen all month. The best part is, there is no counter argument to what she said, because it's 100% true.
Check this out from Fox News:
"You mean are we walking around making up laws? No, because we're not the Obama administration. We're actually trying to enforce the laws that are on the books." —@PressSec to reporter responding to a question on immigration pic.twitter.com/6XF3RqFL1X
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During the White House press briefing a reporter asked if President Trump was going to "fix" the broken immigration system with executive orders.
"You mean are we walking around making up laws? No, because we're not the Obama administration. We're actually trying to enforce the laws that are on the books," replied Sanders in her no nonsense way.
Boom! That was the Mother Of All Bombs and Obama's sad legacy now has a huge smoldering crater in it. I actually can't think of a better way to describe Obama's 8 ineffective years in office.
Besides ramming through ObamaCare early in his presidency, Obama couldn't get anything done except signing executive orders to make his own laws. He is allegedly a Constitutional scholar, but for some reason was unaware that POTUS doesn't get to make the laws. He made health care laws with his pen and he did that same for immigration and even gun control.
Luckily the courts undid most of Obama's unconstitutional crap and whatever was left over, President Trump took out with his own pen. It really says a lot about Obama's presidency that his successor could essentially wipe out his entire 8-year legacy with a few strokes of a pen.
Sanders' statement gets even funnier because she also implies that the Trump administration didn't enforce the laws on the books, something that is also true. When Obama couldn't change a law he didn't like with executive action, he simply ignored it. Again, you'd think that a Constitutional scholar would be aware the the President's job is to enforce them law. The Constitution is actually pretty specific about the separation of powers, but maybe Obama never read that part.
And what's the left's defense against what Sanders said? Did Obama illegally legislate from the Oval Office? Yup. Did he pick and chose which laws to enforce based on his liberal agenda? You betcha.
My guess is the liberal response will be to call Sarah Huckabee Sanders a racist. Obama was the first African American president and according to liberals any criticism of him, even if it's completely true, is pure racism. After that, then left will obviously mock the Press Secretary's appearance because that's what they consider legitimate political discourse.
The only thing that would make this better is if there were a reaction video of Obama watching Sanders say this about his administration. I imagine the look on Obama's face would be priceless. It'd probably be even better in slow motion.
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Per Einarsson only ran the first race until he was shunted on the return stretch from the hairpin by a red GTA.


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Advertising spending on television dropped 6.2% in the third quarter compared to a year ago, when NBC broadcast a record-setting Olympics from London, according to the latest figures from Kantar Media.
Spending on broadcast network TV was down 17.9% in the quarter. Spot TV was down 15% from a year ago, when election spending benefited local stations. Cable was up 5.1%, Spanish-language TV gained 9.9% and syndication was off 0.5%.
For the first three quarters of 2013, television ad revenue was up 0.1%. Broadcast network TV was down 6.1%, spot TV was down 7.7% and syndication was off 0.9%, but those declines were more than offset by 8.5% growth in cable and a 9.6% spike in Spanish language TV.
Kantar says that total ad spending was down 1.9% in third quarter. While some media such as Spanish language magazines and online display ads showed big gains in the quarter those were offset by lower spending on TV and other media, such as network radio.
"Comparisons against Q3 of 2012 are skewed by last year's record-breaking Summer Olympic and political campaign ad spending, which artificially boosted the market," Jon Swallen, chief research officer at Kantar Media North America, said in a statement."Remove that incremental money from the year-ago base and spending in Q3 2013 was up 2.5% to 3.0%. This is more indicative of how the ad market is currently performing."
For the first nine months of 2013, total ad spending was up 0.7%. In addition to Spanish language TV, the biggest gains came from Spanish language magazines, web display ads and outdoor. Newspapers were down 3.5% and radio was down 4%.
Most of the top 10 advertisers increased their ad spending the first three quarters of 2013.
Procter & Gamble was No. 1 at $2.39 billion, up 15.6%. AT&T was No. 2, up 21.5% to $1.4 billion. Comcast's spending fell 8.6% to $1.26 billion.
Rounding out the top 10 were General Motors, up 3.7% to $1.2 billion; L'Oreal, up 10.9% to $1.16 billion; Toyota, down 1% to $920 million; Time Warner, up 4.7% to $878 million; Berkshire Hathaway, up 3.3% to $868 million; Verizon, down 15.4% to $865 million and Pfizer, up 31.4% to $662.6 million.


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SkyTrain historical video: Rapid Transit, Rapid Transition, a 1984 promotional video
The SkyTrain 25th anniversary celebration continues: here's another fantastic SkyTrain promotional video from 1984, again shot by local video company JEM Productions!
This one stares into the future with a bit more seriousness than the past few videos, but this time with a killer synth soundtrack. (Seriously: I've got to make some ringtones.)
It traces the new SkyTrain route, gives us a glimpse of the SkyTrain attendants' fabulous uniforms, and has a fairly exhaustive list of all the economic benefits and regional growth that Vancouver can expect.
And of course you can check out some awesome aerial shots of historic 1980s Vancouver!
If you'd like to see more, I've posted two other SkyTrain videos in the past, plus scans of photos and memorabilia. Check out the entire Transit History category for all of those and even more history tidbits. Happy 25th, SkyTrain!
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By Alan, February 17, 2011 @ 9:30 am
I love these videos, I am new to Canada, but love seeing how the environment has changed over the years and how much Transit has
By mark!, February 17, 2011 @ 3:46 pm
It's awesome seeing the old videos, thanks for posting another one!
I can't help but laugh at 1:55. SkyTrain to Coquitlam… in a video from 25 years ago.
By Sheba, February 17, 2011 @ 9:33 pm
Who do we talk to about changing announcements on the Skytrain? I've tried e-mail, Twitter and Translink Listens with no success.
Like this afternoon when the Skytrain 'paused' and we kept hearing that it should only be "a moment or two" (usually I hear minute but today it was moment) – after 5-10 minutes of hearing the same message over and over it gets annoying. Same with "thank you for your patience" – like we have much choice…
On a related note, it was humorous when we kept hearing the problem train was between 22nd AVENUE and New West Station. Isn't Skytrain Control (who was making these announcements) supposed to know the name of the stations?
By Jas, February 18, 2011 @ 9:42 am
Love the lines: "…central computers cross-checking everything at the speed of light…every car has a telephone direct to the control centre…need a doctor? Call."
By Sheba, February 18, 2011 @ 1:24 pm
Jhen: Pretty much every time I've been on a 'paused' train and it's long enough for an announcement, I hear some variation of the problem being fixed "in a minute or two" and that almost never happens – after 5 minutes people start rolling their eyes when they hear that message yet again. If transit staff don't know how long it'll take I'd rather hear something like "we hope to have the issue resolved shortly."
"Thank you for your patience" gets old quickly too. Swapping that out so we only have to hear it every other announcement would help.
I will say that it's not as bad now that the trains tend to sit at a station. I remember being stuck between stations. A friend of mine had the worst one of being stuck just outside his station for 45 minutes during afternoon rush hour, and it was summer. I think he still has nightmares of roasting on that crowded train.
By JC, February 21, 2011 @ 10:14 pm
It seems Grace McCarthy hasn't coined the name "SkyTrain" yet in this promo video…
By Eugene T.S. Wong, March 20, 2011 @ 4:55 pm
Maybe it's a bit late to say this, but giving estimated wait times is good, as long as they don't just pick figurate numbers [e.g., "a couple of minutes" when they really mean "a short while"]. The idea is that some people might be able to make an alternate connection, if the problem is taking too long.
As soon as the crew is finishing up, please announce it. If they encounter an unexpected problem that will delay the completion, then please let us know.
If you are heading for Surrey, and if you are stuck at 22nd St Station, then I encourage you to consider taking the #340, if it passes by/near your home. Every time I change trains, I try to wait at 22nd St Station, in case of delays. This obviously applies to other stations for other trips, too.
By Eugene T.S. Wong, March 21, 2011 @ 10:33 am
Then perhaps they could announce where they are at, as well as the context? In other words, "We are currently assessing the problem. We hope to continue on shortly.", and give more updates, after they assess the problem? People who are just joining the situation could figure it out from the updated announcement. Here is an example of updated announcements.
"We are experiencing a delay. We will have somebody assessing the situation in a moment."
"We now have somebody assessing the situation. We hope to have a solution soon."
"We have begun working on the situation, and expect to finish work in roughly ___ minutes."
The idea is to just report something as they reach a new stepping stone.
If the customers know the type of progress that the messages must go through, then they can estimate which travel options are going to be the best. The incident at 22nd St Station would have been a perfect time to try the technique, if I were there.
By Eugene T.S. Wong, March 21, 2011 @ 3:53 pm
Oh, I get it now. Thanks for the explanation.
By Eugene T.S. Wong, March 21, 2011 @ 4:46 pm
I finally finished watching the video. I'm very impressed. The whole project seems too big to handle, but here we are 25 years later. The video seems to promise so much, and I feel so sceptical about political promises, but most of it has come to pass.
1 interesting moment that I noticed was the part about the honour system, and how it is inspired Europe.
Good job government, BC Transit, and Translink.
By Victor, June 28, 2011 @ 10:54 pm
It's funny how they cut the sound of train coming to complete stop
I actually wonder how trains know where they are. Like GPS here doesn't work for it didn't exist back in 1984 and it wouldn't work in Dunsmuir tunnel.Is there some kind of special rail for this purpose?
And how do trains communicate with one another and with vehicle control centres?They obviously have antennas, but do they communicate directly or there's some sort of "bridge" on the tracks that transfers messages from computers?
And what are those blue poles for?
This would be great if Jhenifer or Robert could pass it to SkyTrain,I've been wondering about it for a while
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As I was mosey-ing by the corner of Greenwood and Danforth today, I finally got up the guts to ask the construction crew what they're building on the south east corner. It has been the question of the day at neighbourhood cocktail soirees and book clubs. Mostly everyone has heard the rumour that they are building a gas station there, and now those rumours have been confirmed. There will be an ESSO gas station and a Tim Horton's. Essentially, this is good for those unfortunate souls who have to drive to work (sorry, but a daily smoggy commute on the DVP is my nightmare). It's not the greatest news for the neighbourhood - increased traffic will make getting to the Beer Store just a bit tougher - but if you look at the glass half full, this is another step in the right direction towards cleaning up our little part of the world.
Also close to home: The National Post wrote a great piece on Friday about the strip of Danforth between Linsmore and Monarch Park which is apparently now being called Little Ethiopia. Here is the link for anyone interested:
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Yes, thanks for confirming.ReplyDelete
Now, can anyone tell me what happend at the Bellagio Cafe?
There was also an article on "Little Africa" in the Saturday Star, with a review on Walima.ReplyDelete
I'd also like to know what happened at Bellagio. I've searched everywhere, including the Police websites of our two local stations, and there's no info on it.
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September 4, 2017 – Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – Once a year Meals on Wheels asks civic minded organizations and individuals to join in the effort to end senior hunger in the Cayman Islands by participating in an island wide Dress Down Day. This very important fundraising event will happen on Friday, 29th September.
Meals on Wheels provides approximately 4,000 meals monthly to the elderly and infirm in all five districts in the Cayman Islands. Hot meals are delivered with warm smiles by a dedicated group of volunteers who inspire and encourage wellbeing and prevent isolation which can lead to depression among other illnesses.
Presently, there are 4 kitchens which supply meals to seniors in North Side, East End, Bodden Town and George Town. The George Town kitchen provides a limited number of meals in West Bay as well. A building has been identified by the Cayman Islands Government as a location to operate a kitchen from in West Bay. It is Meals on Wheels hope to have this kitchen in West Bay up and running before the end of the year.
Meals on Wheels have identified over 150 seniors and infirmed persons in the various districts who are waiting for assistance. Meals on Wheels unfortunately, is not in a financial position to begin feeding them now and the organization is hard at work seeking additional funding. "This Dress Down Day will go a long way in feeding Cayman's seniors said Beulah McField Board Member and founder of Meals on Wheels Cayman Islands. Ms. McField went on to say, "it only takes $5 to feed one senior per day. We presently serve 40,000 meals per year with the assistance of our volunteers and the support of public and private funding. We hope to see the whole island dressed in orange to demonstrate their participation in the Meals on Wheels Dress Down Day!"
Individuals and organizations alike can assist by coordinating a Dress Down Day at their place of business or organization and coordinate a donation or purchase Meals on Wheels Ribbons ($5) a Wristbands ($3) or 'Seniors Rock' T-Shirts ($15). The T-Shirts were generously sponsored by Bank of Butterfield this year. For more information or to request an order form calling 949-3905 or email [email protected] For photos of the merchandise visit the Meals on Wheels Facebook and Instagram pages!


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FAQs about Dependent Care
Is $5000.00 per calendar year the maximum dollar amount that my family may contribute to a Dependent Care Assistance Program, or may I contribute $5000.00 with my employer's plan while my husband contributes additional dollars to his employer's plan?
The $5000.00 per calendar year maximum is per family. Click here for more information.
If I have one child, I may take a tax credit of up to $3000.00 for eligible Dependent Care expenses. If I have two or more children, I may take credit of up to $6000.00. My questions is, how do I know which is a better tax advantage for me?
Remember that it is always best practice to consult a tax professional for your particular circumstances. However, TaxSaver Plan can provide you with a copy of IRS Form 2441 Child and Dependent Care Expenses if needed. You should also contact a tax professional for assistance with completing this form.
Is kindergarten a reimbursable expenses under a Dependent Care Assistance Program?
No, kindergarten is not a reimbursable expense under a DCAP.
Are canceled checks acceptable forms of receipt for DCAP's?
No. An acceptable receipt would be a receipt signed by the provider, stating the dates of care, cost of care and the dependent(s) name(s).
Why should I elect to participate in a Dependent Care Assistance Program offered by my employer instead of taking tax credit when I file my income taxes?
The reason may be tax savings. Remember that Dependent Care elections cover child day care, not dependent health care. You can also find more information here.
My parents are coming for a visit this summer and they would like to take care of our kids while they are here. I would like our kids to spend time with their grandparents, so I intend to remove them from day care for the summer. I would, therefore, like to stop my deductions for the Dependent Care Assistance Program. May I do this?
A visiting relative does not qualify as a reason to change, or revoke, your election. You may, however, pay your parents the fee that you are paying your current provider, as long as you do not claim your parents as legal tax dependents.
My husband's mother retired last week, and she has offered to watch our children during the day while we are at work. I currently have the children enrolled in a day care facility and I am participating in the Dependent Care Assistance Program offered by my employer. I would like to drop my Dependent Care Assistance Program election. May I do this?
Yes, you may drop your election.
My day care provider charges $5.00 per week for snacks and a $10.00 monthly supply fee. Is this a reimbursable expense under my employer's Dependent Care Assistance Program?
No, itemized costs like food, supply fees, transportation fees are not reimbursable under a Dependent Care Assistance Program.
In March, I must pay $200.00 to secure my son's space in summer day camp. This $200.00 is applied to the cost of the camp. May I be reimbursed in March for this expense?
No, but you may be reimbursed for the $200.00 once the camp begins. The cost of the service must be incurred in order to be reimbursed.
As part of my daughter's summer care, I have enrolled her in a piano camp, as well as a swimming camp. Are these expenses reimbursable under the Dependent Care Assistance Program?
Yes, expenses like these camps are reimbursable for summer care. Remember that summer school programs that offer educational courses for credit towards courses that are required by the state that you live in for graduation are NOT reimbursable.
My son's after school provider offers a soccer camp for an additional $20.00 per week. Is the soccer camp a reimbursable expense, or is only the cost for the after school care reimbursable under the Dependent Care Assistance Program?
The charge for the soccer camp would not be reimbursable, as it is not a part of the after-school care, but secondary to the care.
The Day Care Expenses for my children total $7000 a year. My husband and I are better off participating in the Dependent Care Spending Account Plan that my employer offers from a tax standpiont. We are only allowed to set aside $5000 pre-tax dollars under this Plan. May we take $1000 in tax credit when we file our income taxes? I know that the limit for Tax Credit is $6000, as long as you have two or more children in day care.
Yes, you may take the additional $1000 in tax credit when you file your income taxes at year end.
My divorce decree states that my ex-spouse can claim our daughter as an exemption on alternate years. I am the custodial parent and pay child care expenses. Can I claim child care expenses on the years he takes the exemption?
The Child and Dependent Care Credit can only be claimed by the custodial parent. This is true even if you cannot claim the child's exemption because the divorce decree allows the other parent to claim the exemption, or you have released the exemption on Form 8332.
I am thinking of having a family member baby-sit for my child full time in their own home while I work. Are either of us responsible for taxes on the money I would pay? Can I claim this money as a child care expense even though my family member is not a registered day care provider?
You may have qualified child care expenses, if the family member is not your dependent or your child under the age of 19 and you meet all the tests to claim the Child and Dependent Care Credit. Your family member will be responsible for paying taxes on the money earned and will be considered to be self-employed.
I am planning on a leave of absence from my job this year. When I go out on leave, is it possible to continue my Dependent Care Account through my Employer?
While you are out on leave, you may continue to contribute to the Dependent Care Account if you are on a paid leave. However, any expenses that you incur while on leave will not be reimbursable. For example, if you are going out on paid leave for the month of April to care for a parent that is ill, you will still have child care expenses. The pre-tax deductions are still being taken from your pay each pay period and are building in your account. When you submit a receipt for child care expenses incurred during April, the claim will not be reimbursed. You may be reimbursed those dollars deducted in April when you return to work and have qualified day care expenses.
How are Dependent Care claims reimbursed?
A participant in the Dependent Care Account will never be reimbursed more than they have contributed to the Plan at any given time during the Plan Year. Much like a bank account, claims remain pending until more dollars are contributed to the account.This is often referred to as the 'cash in/cash out' rule.


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Top 10 Best Live Streaming Websites
The days of the television as we know it are almost gone. These days you don't even need to have a TV set to watch your favourite shows – everything can be found on the Internet. Dozens of live streaming platforms across the globe provide different types of content: movies, TV series, news, sports events, etc. However, there's a problem of finding a stable live streaming service with good quality meeting your needs. So, in order to help you, we've chosen the top 10 live streaming websites to check out. And if you like to keep the best moments of your favorite shows or sports events to rewatch them later on, at the end of the article you'll find a shot instruction on how to save streaming videos. Please, note that the websites below are listed in no particular order.
Choose Your Best Live Streaming Service
Netflix is one of the most well-known web services where you can watch popular TV shows, series, documentaries on different desktop and mobile devices. Apart from online movies, Netflix also lets you watch streaming sports and other live events. This service is very popular among families since it allows you to create a single account with multiple user profiles. If you're not sure whether Netflix is for you, this app offers a 1-month free trial period.
YouTube Live
YouTube is a huge video hosting website with tons of various themed content: movies, vlogs, funny vids, reviews, football matches, and more. This video provider also lets you watch streaming videos and create your own stream. While broadcasting, you can enable live chat so that your viewers could share their thoughts and ask questions. This tool also lets you get an instant feedback on your stream. To stream a video on YouTube you need to make sure that your account didn't have any restrictions during the past 90 days. The best thing about this video service is that it's completely free.
Facebook Live
Facebook's streaming service is also a great way to share your live videos with friends and followers. This platform has lots of positive reviews and is trusted by many celebrities and even politicians. To stream videos on Facebook live, you don't need to have any special permissions. Once you start streaming, all your friends and followers get an alert and can join your broadcast. Facebook Live also includes a real-time chat for quick communication with your audience. Streaming on Facebook Live doesn't cost you anything as well.
If you want to stream videos directly from your smartphone or tablet, then you should give Periscope a try. This live streaming app is available for iOS and Android and is perfect for streaming a video from a music gig or soccer match. People often use Periscope to stream daily vlog episodes as well. With this software, you can also save your live videos for later viewing. It's useful for analyzing your broadcasts, making them better and attracting more viewers. You can also make replays available to your audience so that people could watch your broadcasts at any time.
UStream is another popular web-based platform for streaming live videos. People use this website for broadcasting live videos from a desktop computer or a mobile device. With UStream, you can easily stream high-quality videos to your audience and connect with your viewers using the live chat feature. This platform is popular among business owners, marketing experts, PR-managers, and other specialists that want to promote their products. As for the pricing, UStream offers a 30-day trial period that lets you explore all basic features of this platform. Paid plans include additional options, such as extended video storage, live polling, channel customization, and more.
With Bambuser, you can broadcast videos from your computer's webcam, smartphone, and even DV camera. As for the main advantages of this platform, it lets you stream videos straight to social networks, such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. Another useful option is that you can set custom broadcast parameters: add Facebook Like feature, tweak sharing options, enable geolocation tagging, and more. With Bambuser you can also monetize your broadcasts and stream videos with ultra-low latency. The platform offers a free 14-day trial and several paid plans with additional options.
Livestream is a major broadcasting platform that offers lots of useful tools. With Livestream, you can reach your viewers by broadcasting directly to Facebook Live, YouTube, Twitter, and some other social networks. Built-in real-time chat and donation app will help you interact and communicate with your audience. Moreover, Livestream lets you monetize your videos and get access to analytics reports that will help you improve your content. This platform is trusted by more than 80 million brands and individual content makers which makes in one of the best live streaming apps.
DaCast is a good solution for both amateurs and professionals. Beginners find this streaming website very easy to use while experienced users enjoy advanced streaming features, such as watermarking, analytics, multi-bitrate, and a lot more. This live streaming service offers paid plans which include annual, month-to-month, and event payments. The plans are rather flexible which makes DaCast a good solution for many businesses and individuals.
This live streaming site has a rich set of options. Firstly, you can adjust the video player colors to your needs (for example, to match the colors of your brand). Secondly, you can get statistic data in real time to see how people react to your streams. Thirdly, StreamShark lets you monetize your videos thanks to advertising support. Finally, this service provides a high-quality customer support which lets you chat with the developers.
Brightcove is a business-oriented platform which is widely used by marketing specialists, publishers, and large enterprises. With Brightcove, you can stream live videos in high quality, insert ads into your streams to monetize your videos, analyze engagement of your audience to improve your streams, publish videos to all popular social networks from one place, and a lot more. This website also allows you to launch your own video portal using the built-in templates.
How to Save Live Streams for Later Viewing
Movavi Screen Recorder is an easy way to capture live videos on your PC or Mac. Here's how to do it:
1. Download and install Movavi Screen Recorder.
2. Open the web page containing the stream you want to record.
3. Adjust the capture area and record the video.
5. Trim the recorded video and cut out unwanted parts.
6. Save your video in any popular video format.
As you can see, there are lots of live streaming sites and each of them has their own unique features. We hope this article has helped you choose the streaming service for your needs.


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How to silence BQ Aquaris M5.5
Whenever one goes to the movies or a speech, it is always better to put the telephone in silent mode. This is the method to rapidly set your BQ Aquaris M5.5 silent.
How to enable silent mode on your BQ Aquaris M5.5
If you want the BQ Aquaris M5.5 silent, be aware that it is extremely simple. To achieve this, simply press and hold the Lock button for 4 seconds and then a screen comes into the foreground. You are able to see the 3 sound modes of your BQ Aquaris M5.5. The one on the bottom left is the silent mode. You just simply hit on it and it's good, the BQ Aquaris M5.5 is silent!


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The UN Development Programme – in collaboration with the Governments of Norway, France and Peru and with guidance from indigenous peoples groups from every continent – was working to enhance the visibility and engagement of indigenous peoples at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris (UNFCCC COP21).
The Equator Initiative, a United Nations-led partnership that brings together governments, the private sector, civil society, and grassroots organizations to recognize and advance local sustainable development solutions for people, nature and resilient communities has at its heart the prestigious Equator Prize, which has been awarded to 187 local and indigenous communities in over 70 countries since 2002. The Equator Prize award ceremony shines a spotlight on the achievements of local communities and brings their inspiring stories to an international stage.
The 2015 Prize giving ceremony had a thematic focus on community-based leadership on the following topics: advocacy for environmental justice; securing indigenous rights to lands, territories and natural resources; advocacy for free, prior and informed consent (FPIC); the protection, restoration and sustainable management of forests; sustainable agriculture and food security; and community-based adaptation to climate change.
In addition to award presentations, government and private sector commitments, and high-profile celebrity appearances and musical performances, the event screened short films on these themes, featuring the stories of Equator Prize winners.
Watch all the videos here!
Each of the 20 winning communities was filmed in order to help raise the profile of their work and that of indigenous peoples in safeguarding biodiversity and tackling climate change.
AFP-Services worked with UNDP's Geneva office to create and provide hours of video footage from diverse locations around the world that UNDP then edited into:
- 20 five-minute videos for broadcast either as short 'standalone' features or to be compiled into longer documentary pieces depending on broadcast interest. This footage was also prepared for AFPTV distribution to clients. Each local crew shot between 3-5 hours of content.
- 6 five-minute videos using footage from each of the original 20 videos, to be used as a series of ceremony inserts at the awards ceremony in Paris.


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Looking for a wedding venue in Romania? We've got you covered! From Suceava to Brașov and down Bucharest, here are some of Romania's wedding venues seen during real weddings through the photographs of Fearless Photographers. Keep checking back, as our list keeps growing!


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What was the name of the blonde lady that was on with Jack Chase and Don Kent? She was from the Cape and you used to drag her out with her red cap when it snowed. – Bob, Newburyport
That was Shelby Scott.
She was famous for her storm coverage, always braving the elements (in her red cap) whenever New England was socked by snow. I remember a newspaper article back in the day, where they measured the total height of the snow that fell one winter in "Shelbys," instead of feet.
Though a lot of people remember her for storm coverage, Shelby was also a pioneer…one of the first women to do on-air reporting for television news. Bob is correct that Shelby co-anchored the noon news here at channel 4 for many years with Jack Chase. She was also part of the first female anchor duo with Gail Harris.
What are your memories of Shelby?
HOW COULD ANYONE FORGET SHELBY????????? It wasn't a Snow Storm without her.
Love Shelby. How about an interview with her? Her fans miss her.
Shelby rocked! Snow storms haven't been the same since she retired!. :-(
Shelby, Jack and Don always had my attention when we were waiting to hear the school closings. Of course there was no "crawl" at the bottom of the screen so Jack would have the tedious job of reading them off….and then re-reading them with updates later in the broadcast.
I remember Shelby!!! You knew we were in for a lot of snow if they brought Shelby out and stuck her in a snowbank!!!
shelby scott was a great pioneer of tv news. she was a fine person and the first woman to do tv news. she was far more than a storm reporter believe me.
I grew up during the Shelby years, and have been missing her this year. You're right – it's just not winter without Shelby in a snowbank.
I miss seeing Shelby on TV but hope she doesn't have to stay outside in the middle of a blizzard, anymore.
I grew up in Boston, and I live in England now…I'm desperately trying to find some footage of Shelby in the storms…Can anyone help…


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You're on the hunt for the perfect piece for your space, and likely, you have a sense of the space, style, and colour palette you need that dream furniture to fit. At Vogel, we help you cut down your browsing time, and get straight to designing your dream custom piece.
Each Vogel piece is handcrafted by our experienced team, giving us complete flexibility to customize your furniture so it's just how you'd like it. You can choose the nail head trim, the cover (from over 300 options!), the wood finish, and the wlt. We can even customize the size of your piece, so it fits perfectly in your space.
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by Amy Lord
Join me as I step back in time with a visit to the quaint fishing village of Whitby, on the North Yorkshire coast.
Full of winding, cobbled streets, and tiny shops and cafes, this town is the perfect place for literary heroines to experience the British seaside. It has been cited as inspiration by a number of well-known writers, not least Bram Stoker, who set part of his Gothic masterpiece, Dracula, there.
So you see, Whitby has more to offer than the typical seaside arcades and ice cream parlours. It has a darker side, one that attracted the vampire Count himself…
> Enjoy fish and chips at the Magpie Café
One of Britain's favourite traditional dishes is a portion of fish and chips, especially on a trip to the seaside. The Magpie Café is famous for them, with queues for the restaurant snaking along the street outside in all weathers. If you prefer to eat your meal straight from the paper as you sit on the seafront, they also have a handy takeaway.
> Climb the 199 steps and explore the Abbey
Burn off your fish and chip supper by climbing the steps from Church Street up to St. Mary's churchyard, which sits on the edge of the cliff beside Whitby Abbey. Enjoy the dramatic views over the harbour as you wander through the gravestones, where Dracula once stalked Mina Harker.
> Browse the shelves at the Whitby Bookshop
For me, no trip to Whitby is complete without a visit to the Whitby Bookshop. It can be found along one of the town's winding cobbled streets, and is packed with both new releases and a selection of old favourites. After perusing the shelves downstairs, climb up the rickety spiral staircase to the first floor and discover a bargain.
> Dress up at the vintage photo place
If you've ever fancied stepping back in time, head along The Victorian Image on Sandgate and have your photograph taken in Victorian fancy dress. You'll come away with an old fashioned print to commemorate your trip.
> Take a stroll along the pier with an ice cream
Enjoy a traditional seaside stroll with an ice cream in hand, either wandering along the pier to the old lighthouse, or along the beach out onto the flats where you can explore the rock pools whilst the tide is out.
> Mingle with the crowds at the Goth festival
As the home of Dracula, it's no surprise that Whitby is famous for all things gothic. Twice a year, in the town hosts the popular Goth Weekend, where people of all kinds dress up in their finery and enjoy music, markets and entertainment.
> Shop for traditional Whitby jet jewellery
Jet is a beautiful gemstone formed from fossilised wood that has been compressed over millions of years. Although it can be found around the world, some of the best quality gems come from a seven-mile stretch of the North Yorkshire coast around Whitby. Naturally the town has several shops selling jewellery made from the shiny black gemstones, so you can buy something stunning to take home.
Amy [Ten Penny Dreams] writes a literary lifestyle blog to inspire fellow bookworms whilst penning novels and adventuring in northern England.
> Xandra recommends: A Manifesto for Dreamers


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Il Tempo Extra Gigante
Il Tempo Extra Gigante
At Hunderfossen Family Park YOU can drive Il Tempo Extra Gigante!
You can drive the wildest car in Norwegian history, designed by Kjell Aukrust, the one and only Il Tempo Extra Gigante, in a brand new edition where 14 passengers can take a seat! Welcome to Hunderfossen – Norway's Fairy-Tale Park!
A few facts about Il Tempo Extra Gigante and the ride
The cart is specially made for Hunderfossen Family Park and has been approved by the Aukrust fund. It has 14 seats and its fantastic design makes it the only one of its kind in the world. The cart is built by hand by engine fanatics in the car town of Munich. Its unique seat setting will give you max air in your hair! Come and have an exciting ride on Il Tempo Extra Gigante! The ride, which is over half a kilometre long and has a top speed of 65 km/h, will give you a unique experience. The trip lasts for about 1,5 minutes. *Passengers need to be at least 115 cm high accompanied by an adult, or 130 cm high on their own.
About Il Tempo Extra Gigante:
- Length: 12,96 m
- Front width: 187 cm
- Rear width: 223 cm
- Radar height: 235 cm
- Passengers: max 14
- Weight (empty): 6500 kg
- Breaks: magnetic
- Engine: 180 KWH
- Backfiring: Yes!
Did you know that…
- Kjell Aukrust designed Il Tempo Extra Gigante for Adresseavisen in 1968, a local newspaper in Trondheim in 1968.
- According to Flåklypa Tidende, the fictional newspaper created by Kjell Aukrust, the bike mender Reodor Felgen (or Theodor Rimspoke in English) in Flåklypa created havoc in Bøverdalen when he drove Il Tempo Gigante after having installed a dozen carburettors with jet engines??


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