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February 4, 2000, Section A, Page 24Buy Reprints
Gov. George W. Bush struck an unusually combative posture toward Senator John McCain today, accusing him of running a misleading television commercial and insinuating that he had not lived up to his own call for integrity in government.
The Texas governor also took aim at the appeal of Mr. McCain's stature as a military hero. At a rally here that featured prominent veterans who were supporting him, Mr. Bush said a distinguished military career did not necessarily make someone the best candidate for president.
As Mr. Bush challenged Mr. McCain, Mr. McCain, buoyed by a surge of fund-raising over the Internet, moved through South Carolina with the air of a front-runner, speaking to overflow crowds.
At an oceanside rally in the retirement haven of Seabrook Island, he touted his big victory in New Hampshire.
''Last Tuesday night we interfered with a coronation,'' Mr. McCain said. ''They call it a bump in the road. My friends, it was a land mine.''
Mr. Bush invoked Mr. McCain's crusade to diminish the influence of money in Washington and said there were questions Mr. McCain needed to answer about whether his own actions matched his words.
''I'm going to let him explain,'' Mr. Bush told reporters at a news conference here, ''how receiving people before his committee who then contribute to his campaign is consistent.'' Mr. Bush was referring to the Arizona senator's chairmanship of the Senate Commerce Committee.
Regarding the commercial, which Mr. Bush characterized as an unwarranted assertion that his proposal for a tax cut would endanger Social Security, Mr. Bush began the news conference with a sort of declaration of political war.
''I'm going to start right now by saying that any ad that's being run by John McCain that infers, implies or says that I don't reserve money for Social Security is Washington-style politics,'' Mr. Bush said.
''The people in this state are going to hear what the facts are,'' Mr. Bush added. ''The people in South Carolina want an honest campaign. They want an open campaign. They don't want Washington-style politics.''
It was arguably the toughest talk that Mr. Bush had directed at Mr. McCain and it reflected the defensive position in which Mr. Bush suddenly found himself.
Two polls taken in South Carolina since the New Hampshire primary, in fact, showed a much closer race for the Feb. 19 primary here than had earlier been predicted.
A poll by Rasmussen Research showed Mr. Bush with 41 percent of likely voters and Mr. McCain with 40 percent. Another, by Zogby International, showed Mr. McCain actually leading Mr. Bush by 44 percent to 39 percent.
At a rally in Sumter this morning that preceded the news conference, Mr. Bush appealed directly to veterans, who represent a disproportionately large percentage of the population in South Carolina.
Mr. Bush surrounded himself on the steps of an old, picturesque courthouse with five medal of honor recipients, five retired generals and Adm. Thomas Moorer, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President Richard M. Nixon.
An enormous American flag hovered over Mr. Bush. The six white pillars flanking him were festooned in red, white and blue bunting. A marching band played.
One of the veterans, J. Thomas Burch Jr., chairman of the National Vietnam and Gulf War Veterans Committee, ticked off pieces of recent legislation involving Vietnam or the Persian Gulf war that he said Mr. McCain had not supported.
''He had the power to help these veterans,'' Mr. Burch said. ''He came home, forgot us. But, fortunately, we found a candidate.''
Mr. Bush then delivered remarks that promised not only a stronger military but also better treatment of the men and women who served in it.
But Mr. McCain dismissed the criticism and Mr. Bush's effort to appeal to veterans.
''Every major veterans group in American has given me their highest award,'' Mr. McCain said in an interview. ''Here's the question: Have I fooled all these veterans or is there a little bit of foolishness going on?''
McCain strategists laughed off the accusations, saying they showed the campaign's desperation. McCain aides released a list of his veterans awards, as well as legislation he has backed dealing with Agent Orange and gulf war syndrome.
''When Bush is talking about the military, our strength, it shows chaos over there,'' Michael Murphy, a McCain strategist, said in an interview. ''It would be like me saying, 'Mike Tyson, I want you in the ring.' ''
Mr. Murphy added, ''Next thing, we'll see Bush in his Air National Guard uniform.''
Howard Opinsky, a spokesman for Mr. McCain, disputed Mr. Bush's accusation that Mr. McCain was running a commercial that unfairly characterized Mr. Bush's position on Social Security. Mr. Opinsky noted that while the spot maintains that Mr. McCain is the Republican presidential candidate who would most strenuously safeguard Social Security, it does not mention Mr. Bush.
Mr. Bush's comments about Mr. McCain's ethics were restrained, but stronger than those he made last month, when Mr. McCain faced several days of tough questions from reporters and news coverage about the relationship between people who had given money to his campaign and those who had business before the Commerce Committee.
Today, he said: ''I'm not making any allegations at all. I am just suggesting that his claim that he is the outsider is a claim I'm not going to let him get away with.''
Mr. Bush kept hammering at the point that he had given Mr. McCain too wide a berth and too free a pass in New Hampshire and that Mr. McCain's committee chairmanship reflected two decades in Congress.
''All of a sudden, in the course of the debate, I'm tagged with being the Washington guy,'' Mr. Bush told reporters, attacking Mr. McCain's descriptions of himself as an outsider.
''The reality is that he's the person who's been the Washington insider,'' Mr. Bush said. ''He's the person who's a chairman of a committee, and I'm the person who has a reform agenda.''

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For me, photography is a small series of golden opportunities.
I miss many of them. I can tell you of many instances when a moment presents itself and immediately vanishes - long before I can find my camera, much less get the setting right and snap a shot. Sometimes it's a sight seen from the car, too close to the road to capture a shot as we speed by - long passed before the thought fully registers. Other times, a bird lights quickly and perfectly in front of me but is gone before my hand can reach to adjust the lens.
Those are lost golden opportunities which will always remain as my mental snapshots. Below are just few that I didn't miss. Please remember to click on each image to enlarge it.
Proof that not all of our squirrels in Ontario are black.
A winter Goldfinch a few months before its body is as golden-yellow as its throat.
A couple of geese basking in the last of the golden sunlight.
A whimsical winter decoration adorned my neighbour's table top on New Year's Eve.
On our way to Christmas dinner. The rain-soaked streets provided some vibrant reflections of the street lights.


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Founder, namesake and CEO of DRW, Don Wilson continues to lead and set strategic direction for the firm as part of the Executive Committee.
Don started in the industry in 1989, focusing on capturing opportunities in the markets through technology, research and risk management, and founded DRW in 1992 while trading in the Eurodollar options pit at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. DRW has since expanded into real estate investment, venture capital and cryptoassets.
Don is an influential leader in the financial futures industry, and in 2010, he founded the FIA Principal Traders Group. He is the co-inventor of intellectual property used in Eris Innovations' swap futures contracts, which provide straightforward access to trading swap risk in a capital-efficient futures form. Don serves on the board of ErisX, a US-based regulated cryptoasset exchange that plans to offer both spot and futures contracts on one platform. He is also a co-founder and board member of Digital Asset, a company that utilizes distributed ledger technology to improve the settlement of financial instruments.
He holds an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Chicago, where he is now a trustee. He also sits on the board of the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation. An avid competitive sailor, Don is the founder of the Chicago Match Race Center and served as chairman of the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Chicago.


text: Kofi Annan Quotes On Leadership, Education and Rights By Norbert Juma Published on August 20, 2018 5:15 AM EST Our latest collection of Kofi Annan quotes on Everyday Power Blog.Kofi Annan passed away in the early hours of Saturday, August 18, 2018, living behind a glittering humanitarian legacy. The former Secretary-General of the United Nations will be remembered as an advocate of the most vulnerable populations – one who helped improve millions of lives.Born on 8 April 1938, in Kumasi, Ghana, Annan was appointed as the Secretary-General in December 1996, becoming the first U.N. Secretary-General from sub-Saharan Africa.Under his leadership, the U.N. dealt with various issues, including political situations, labor, combating HIV, women empowerment and enhancing business relations.In 2001, Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize for "their work for a better organized and more peaceful world".In honor of one of Africa's foremost sons, here are some beautiful Kofi Annan quotes that will inspire you to be a champion for peace and help improve the lives of others.You might also like these world peace quotes that will give you hope for humanity.Kofi Annan Quotes On Leadership, Education and Rights1. We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will. – Kofi Annan2. "Ignorance and prejudice are the handmaidens of propaganda. Our mission, therefore, is to confront ignorance with knowledge, bigotry with tolerance, and isolation with the outstretched hand of generosity. Racism can, will, and must be defeated." ― Kofi Annan3. We can love what we are, without hating what, and who, we are not. – Kofi Annan4. Literacy is at the heart of sustainable development – Kofi Annan5. The future belongs to you, but it can only belong to you if you participate and take charge – Kofi Annan6. We need to promote greater tolerance and understanding among the peoples of the world. Nothing can be more dangerous to our efforts to build peace and development than a world divided along religious, ethnic or cultural lines. In each nation, and among all nations, we must work to promote unity based on our shared humanity. – Kofi Annan7. For everyone, everywhere, literacy is, along with education in general, a basic human right. – Kofi Annan8. You are never too young to lead and you should never doubt your capacity to triumph where others have not. – Kofi Annan9. We need to create a world that is equitable, that is stable and a world where we bear in mind the needs of others, and not only what we need immediately. We are all in the same boat. – Kofi Annan10. A developed country is one that allows all its citizens to enjoy a free and healthy life in a safe environment – Kofi AnnanKofi Annan quotes on life, education and knowledge11. Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family. – Kofi Annan12. "To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there." ― Kofi Annan13. "Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope." ― Kofi Annan14. Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development. – Kofi Annan15. "Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family." ― Kofi Annan16. "The problem is not with the faith, but with the faithful" ― Kofi Annan17. "Education is, quite simply, peace-building by another name. It is the most effective form of defense spending there is." ― Kofi Annan18. Literacy unlocks the door to learning throughout life, is essential to development and health, and opens the way for democratic participation and active citizenship. – Kofi Annan19. We need to think of the future and the planet we are going to leave to our children and their children. – Kofi Annan20. No one is born a good citizen or a good democrat or a good leader; it takes time and education. – Kofi AnnanKofi Annan quotes on globalization and good governance21. National markets are held together by shared values and confidence in certain minimum standards. But in the new global market, people do not yet have that confidence. – Kofi Annan22. "You can do a lot with diplomacy, but with diplomacy backed up by force you can get a lot more done." ― Kofi Annan23. It has been said that arguing against globalisation is like arguing against the laws of gravity. ― Kofi Annan24. In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of the sanctity and dignity of every human life, regardless of race or religion. ― Kofi Annan25. "I am often asked what can people do to become a good global citizen. I reply that it begins in your own community." ― Kofi Annan26. If globalization is to succeed, it must succeed for poor and rich alike. It must deliver rights no less than riches. It must provide social justice and equity no less than economic prosperity and enhanced communication. – Kofi Annan27. Globalization is a fact of life. But I believe we have underestimated its fragility. – Kofi Annan28. "The world is not ours to keep. We hold it in trust for future generations." – Kofi Annan29. In this new century, we must start from the understanding that peace belongs not only to states or peoples, but to each and every member of those communities. The sovereignty of States must no longer be used as a shield for gross violations of human rights. – Kofi Annan30. Our biggest challenge in this new century is to take an idea that seems abstract – sustainable development – and turn it into a reality for all the world's people – Kofi AnnanKofi Annan quotes on equality, youths and women's rights31. More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development. – Kofi Annan32. Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance. – Kofi Annan33. There is no development strategy more beneficial to society as a whole – women and men alike – than the one which involves women as central players. – Kofi Annan34. Unfortunately, very few governments think about youth unemployment when they are drawing up their national plans. – Kofi Annan35. Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance. – Kofi Annan36. We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race. – Kofi Annan37. Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation. Empowered, they can be key agents for development and peace. If, however, they are left on society's margins, all of us will be impoverished. Let us ensure that all young people have every opportunity to participate fully in the lives of their societies. – Kofi Annan38. There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women. – Kofi Annan39. Gender equality is critical to the development and peace of every nation. – Kofi Annan40. When women thrive, all of society benefits, and succeeding generations are given a better start in life. – Kofi AnnanOther inspirational Kofi Annan quotes41. We need to keep hope alive and strive to do better. – – Kofi Annan42. Without a dream you'll not get anywhere. – Kofi Annan43. Insecurity is love dressed in a child's clothing. – Kofi Annan44. The message should be clear, climate change must take its place along those threats like conflict, poverty. – Kofi Annan45. You have to wake up every day ready to start again. – Kofi Annan46. Today's real borders are not between nations, but between powerful and powerless, free and fettered, privileged and humiliated. Today, no walls can separate humanitarian or human rights crises in one part of the world from national security crises in another. – Kofi Annan47. We are not only all responsible for each other's security. We are also, in some measure, responsible for each other's welfare. – Kofi Annan48. If the United Nations is not as united as it should be, that is because it is a reflection of the world we live in. – Kofi Annan49. "Invite politicians to dinner and let them tell the world how delicious it is. They will proudly go around and say, 'I ate crickets, I ate locusts, and they were delicious." – Kofi Annan50. The Lord had the wonderful advantage of being able to work alone. – Kofi AnnanWhich of these Kofi Annan quotes was your favorite?Kofi Annan will be remembered as a champion for peace who was committed to improving the lives of others. He has left behind a strong legacy as a great diplomat and humanitarian who was a conscience keeper of international peace and security.Annan was committed to combating poverty, promoting equality and fighting for human rights. Hopefully, these quotes from the late former UN Sec-Gen have inspired you to make the world a better place.Did you enjoy these Kofi Annan quotes? Which of the quotes was your favorite? Tell us in the comment section below. We would love to hear all about it. 1 CommentClick to view 1 Comment Judith March 11, 2019 at 11:03 AMIt seems to me that all Kofi Annan's Quotes interlink: literacy+peace; the borders that divide us; our responsibilities one to another; our having a dream that we follow up and so on. Understanding how society is divided by those that have material advantages versus those who do not, factors that create the borders in our countyReplyLeave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. 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Take one glance at any of these logos and you instantly recognize the brand, but did you know there's sometimes a hidden message buried in them? Whether you're cruising down the aisles of the grocery store, or speeding down through, you're guaranteed to come across a few famous logos. It's surprising, but true.
Here are 10 famous logos that have hidden messages.
1. McDonald's
McDonald's one of you favorite fast food chain. Yes, it really means "M" for McDonald's and there really isn't any other meaning McDonald's had intended. Instead, it came to mean something unintentionally by customers, at least according to design consultant and psychologist Louis Cheskin. In the '60s, McDonald's wanted to change their logo but Cheskin insisted on leaving the golden arches. He said it's because customers unconsciously recognize the logo as "symbolism of a pair of nourishing breasts" (via BBC). Whether we unconsciously believe this or not, Cheskin convinced them and now the logo is one of the most recognizable in the world.
2. Google
Ever notice how the Google logo has four primary colors in a row then it's broken by a secondary color? This was entirely intentional. Google wanted to show that they don't play by the rules and are also playful without making the symbol bulky. To do that, they just used simple letters and colors.
3. Toblerone
Look closer haven't you notice anything?
4. Unilever
Unilever produces so many different products that sometimes it's hard to keep track of everything they do. Lucky for us, there's symbols for literally everything they make right in their logo.
5. Coca Cola
Look closely at the "o." Do you notice anything? No? Don't worry because most people wouldn't notice it. It's actually the Denmark flag. This wasn't always the original intention. Coca Cola discovered that part of its logo looks like the Danish flag, which has been named the happiest country on earth. Once they discovered that, they set up a media stunt in Denmark's biggest airport, where they welcome people with flags. Still can't see the flag? Here you go:
No, the Pac-Man reference is not confirmed, but it's cool to look at anyways. There is hidden meaning in the LG logo, though. Everyone knows the face, but its position, as well as the "L" and "G," inside the circle that matters. According to LG, this centers humanity above all else. The circle itself symbolizes the world, future, youth, humanity, and technology while the red represents friendliness. (Hint: a lot of companies use red for this very reason, as it seems to attract consumers a lot.)
7. Adidas
Ever notice that Adidas' symbol looks like a mountain? Well, that's exactly what it's supposed to mean. The three stripes, which was part of the original logo in 1967, never really meant anything. It was just supposed to be unique. In the '90s, though, they slanted the stripes so that it would represent a mountain, which stands for the obstacles people need to overcome.
8. Häagen-Dazs
This is actually one of the only things on this list without a hidden meaning, but I had to add it simply for the fact that it blew my mind when I found out. Ever wonder what Häagen-Dazs means? It means nothing. Creator Reuben Mattus invented the word to make it sound "Danish-sounding," essentially in homage. This takes their slogan, "made like no other," to a whole new level.
9. Audi
Four hoops…plain and simple, right? Well, wrong. In fact, each of these hoops represent the 4 founding companies of the Auto-Union Consortium way back in 1932: like DKW, Horch, Wanderer and Audi.
As long as I can remember, the BMW logo has been associated with a blue sky and a propeller spinning, going back to its aircraft-building days. But what if I told you that wasn't the original intention? According to NYTimes, the trademark was registered in 1917, but the propeller association wasn't created until a 1929 advertisement where the logo was featured alongside an aircraft. What does it mean then? The colors are blue and white to represent the Bavarian Free State colors. The reason it looks how it does is because using a national symbol in a commercial trademark was illegal, so the colors were arranged in an opposing order. There you have it.
(Source: New York Times.)


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Friday, April 03, 2009
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- said...
Plagiarists should be fired. That alone should have convinced the jury. Screw Colorado. If you pay $35,000 a year to receive an inferior education then you probably deserve Ward Churchill.
I love how libtards actually are Nazis but speak of Nazis like these horrible people, I guess because they served their country, because it can't be any aspect of their ideology with which they disagree.
- Pastorius said...
I'm with Jdamn on this. The man should have been fired, and that's that.
Thing is, if it is deemed he was improperly fired, does that not mean he gets his job back, Epa?
- Epaminondas said...
No, he has to sue to get his job back
I believe this jury ruled that policy was unequally applied to him, not that he was not guilty of plagiarizing, or of lying about his bona fides.
- Pastorius said...
Well, it probably was unequally applied to him, because he has done far more than his share to defame himself.
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3X5 Magnets – How Do they Make You a Smart Negotiator?
It takes an extra effort to make people believe in your words and actions. People always expect you to show them proof and examples, which supports your talks. You can easily fall into the role of a shrewd negotiator by indulging these 3×5 magnets. Here is how they make you a smart negotiator-
- By lending a medium of expression
To make impressions, you need to express your points in a best possible manner and that is not possible, if the medium chosen by you fails to make an impact. You can easily settle on 5×3 magnets for the purpose because they are perfect to make first impressions at a small price.
- By Nudging Your Creative Instinct
Most online stores stocking promotional magnets offer you benefits of free full color printing, which leaves lots of room for experimentation. All these years, your creativity took a reverse beat due to high print charges. Many times half-heartedly, you have to remain stuck with the regular black and white information. However, free full color printing allows you to spread your wings in an effective and creative way. You can position your logo, slogan, or any other important information over these customized magnets in full color before gifting. Remember only a creative individual can become a smart negotiator.
- By Equipping Your Confidence
A negotiator is always a person who can confidently present their terms and conditions before others. And, 3×5 magnets equip confidence with their big size and easily visible size. You will largely find them in different thickness sizes such as 20 MIL, 25 MIL, and 30 MIL. The 30 MIL size is largely preferred for outdoor advertising. Although they may not be big enough to buy attention from distance, still you can make impressions with a full color logo or big text.It is not necessary that negotiator should always close a deal. This term is also applicable if you are persuading people to find some time to attend your celebrations. This is why 3×5 save the date magnets are equally popular as 3×5 business flyer magnets and more. After investing in these magnets, you will feel a wrap of confidence haloing you because people cannot avoid a medium sized magnet vying for their attention. They would be happier to retain them over their refrigerator doors or other visible surfaces.
By now, you might have understood why many businesses and individuals prefer 5×3 magnets for expressing their mind. On sourcing your personalized magnets from reputed online stores, you can avail free online design proof, free art setup, and free shipping.
If all these years, you lived in a fear that your messages may fall over dumb ears, perhaps you were wrong. You should start using 5×3 rectangle magnets or square corner magnets for sharing your thoughts.


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Developed by lone-wolf Nicholas Rizzo, Sneak Thief is an Early Access robbery game that could best be described as a burglary simulator. You'll be breaking into homes, mansions, banks and jewellery stores during your one-man crime spree.
A Burglary Simulator Actually Exists
To say that I was surprised that a game exists, for sale, that attempts to somewhat accurately portray burglary, home invasion and grand larceny without any of the extra spice and gamification that usually makes titles like this "OK" would be an understatement. This isn't Grand Theft Auto where the characters are dialled up to eleven and there's humour dripping from every minute detail.
Sneak Thief is a Unity-created, no thrills, straight-up burglary simulator. The first level is even called 'home invasion'! Dodgy theme aside, if the game is good at its core, personal misgivings around the concept can be put aside.
To be honest, the game is almost there – in its early state – with just a couple of issues holding it back. The levels themselves are sparse. You're plonked down on a square plot that contains a single property and very obvious boundaries – you can see where the level ends and the rest of the world descends into a foreboding void.
What I do like is that Nicholas Rizzo has clearly committed to the theme. Your first task is always to get into the property – whether it's by smashing a window or deactivating a house alarm that has the code conveniently written on the inside of the panel. Once you're in, you need to quickly scout around and steal enough valuable objects, from paintings to wads of cash to massive TVs, meet the objective value and get back to your car.
The levels in Sneak Thief aren't without challenge. Sometimes there are safes that require a code to unlock, which you'll find written on pieces of paper in other rooms around the house. On most levels you'll need to avoid security guards or homeowners who will wonder around when you're halfway into the act. In the case of the first level in particular, the homeowner often comes home while you're still upstairs, meaning there's no way to get down without being spotted. He's also armed with a pistol and has better aim than James Bond.
Release Date: 06/08/2016
Available on: Windows, PC Download
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What the Game Still Needs
As Sneak Thief is an Early Access game, I need to be fair with the critique. I'm not going to declare the game a failure while it's still in development and there's time for things to be changed. That being said, there are a number of issues that I believe need to be looked at.
First and foremost, the art style. It is severely lacking in character and identity. While the assets are sharp and well detailed, they are also clearly stock assets that I've seen countless times in other Early Access and Greenlight games. I understand that it's hard for a single developer to be good at everything - but I can't help but feel that going the stock asset route opens your game up to a certain negative stigma that's been fostered by shady developers who look to abuse Steam's Greenlight and Early Access platforms.
As with any game in development, performance isn't locked down yet. Even on a high-end PC, these relatively simple environments occasionally chug along. Usually, in this case, you'd turn some settings down in order to mitigate it but there aren't actually any settings available at the moment.
The NPCs that you need to avoid are super human. You can wallop one with a hammer eight times and he'll still be there swinging at you as if nothing has happened. It's nearly impossible to win a fight and I can't help but think it would be better if the game simply insta-killed you once you've been spotted – as the aim of the game is to sneak around without being spotted in the first place. If you come across one armed with a gun, good luck. They spot you through walls and shoot you around corners.
A bigger problem still is that, currently, there's a big disconnect between the realism that the game is going for and the mechanics that are implemented. Let's start at the beginning. You've arrived in a car. As the game has no streets or environment outside of the property, the car is parked right in the middle of the drive in plain sight. Next, there's stealing items. For all intents and purposes, you are carrying around a bottomless bag – presumably borrowed from Hermione Grainger – that can carry an infinite number of statues, computer towers, 100" TV screens and whatever else you happen to come across. Immersion is a big thing in games that act as simulators, and Sneak Thief is sorely lacking it at the moment.
Some minor complaints include sound effects – your character's footfalls make almost the same solid noise whether you're walking on grass or marble – and there's no music. The atmosphere of the game could be improved tenfold by some suitably creepy or Bond-esque bass lines. This would also help toward giving the game its own character.
What's to Come
The game currently has seven levels to choose from, ranging from easy to incredibly difficult. There are more coming, and getting through the ones currently on offer successfully should take a couple of hours.
A level editor and community levels feature are also in development but not yet available. The ability to play on levels created by other people is a promising feature that should give the game almost infinite replayability, as long as it manages to hold an audience.
I'm sure that issues with performance will be looked at before the game is released properly – and hopefully some work is put into the sound, too. There's no multiplayer or scoreboard feature to let you compare score with your friends and sadly I've not seen the developer make mention of either.
Final Thoughts
Sneak Thief is a strange one. It's a tense game that does offer a real challenge in getting in and out without being spotted. Sadly, I just don't think it works in its current state. There's no way to distract NPCs, you can't really hide from them as they seem to be able to see through walls and the game's lack of character doesn't invite you to keep playing.
I would certainly recommend at least waiting for the game to be released fully before taking a look at it. Maybe by then Sneak Thief will have also stolen a personality from somewhere.
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San Antonio Alcohol Addiction and Self Medication
There can be so many different triggers for our addiction. There's the trauma of life, the sneaky addiction, and then there is the self-medication reason. Mental illness can be very difficult to deal with and some of us choose to deal with it by self-medicating with alcohol. There is a lot that can go into this addiction and when mental illness is the underlying cause, it can be even more difficult to deal with.
Co Occurring Alcohol Disorders in an Antonio
It may be difficult for us to deal with the mental illness that we have, day in and day out. In order to deal with it the right way, we have to go to the doctors on a regular basis so that we can be accurately diagnosed. Then we will need to be prescribed medications and start the process of figuring out what medication and what dosage will work for our particular condition. This can be a long process because it is not a perfect science and it takes time. Everyone's brains react differently to mental illness and it takes a few weeks, even months, to get the right dosage and, possibly, a mix of medications that will work for us. There are easier ways to handle it.
Turning to Alcohol Instead of a Doctor
For some people, it is just easier to drink in order to deal with the issues that we have. It is easier to drink all day in order to cope with the stress that our mental illness puts on us, our families, and friends. What we don't realize is that sometimes we can find ourselves addicted to the mental illness as well. It can be a comforting feeling to just deal with it. And then it can be a lot easier to just drink and not have to deal with doctors and the stigma that people put on those who may be dealing with mental illness.
Getting Proper Help through a San Antonio Alcohol Rehab Placement
Whether it is mental illness or addiction, no one should ever have to deal with it alone. These are the types of issues that can be handled in ways that will allow us to live productive lives just like everyone else. Us at Serenity Placement can help you find the right type of alcohol treatment in San Antonio that is equipped to handle people who have these two compounding problems that are playing into one another. It is hard enough to deal with an addiction, it is almost impossible to deal with a serious mental illness and an alcohol addiction without professional help.


text: Troy 2,436 Report post Posted May 15, 2019 Toward Fair Trade in the Hood There is a trade deficit in the hood. This trade imbalance is initially internal: North American Africans refuse to patronize each other, preferring to enrich others who rarely buy from North American Africans, including whites, Asians, Arabs, Latinos, et al. As we make our daily round, we should ask ourselves how much money do we spend with each other and how much with others than our own kind? It is simple math that our businesses will soon go out of business for lack patronizing by us. Yes, other culture groups thrive on each other and us. Ask your self why we have a trade deficit with Arabs, Asians, Africans, Latins,et al. Ask yourself why are North American Africans the 16th richest nation in the world with a trillion dollars income but languishes in poverty because of the internal and external trade deficit. Why do we spend money with people who never or rarely spend money with us? Is this not the sign of mental illness? Buy Black campaigns are a failure. The Kwanzaa ujamma or co-operative economics is a joke. Often vendors at our fairs and festivals are non-Black such as Koreans selling us barbeque but when has a Korean bought anything from a North American African? This trade deficit must end immediately. We want fair trade or no trade. And no matter how painful it may be for us to patronize each other, we must do so for our economic survival and thrival. Imagine this: if we spent most of our trillion dollars annual income with each other, we can tell the white man fuck you and your reparations. We will give reparations too ourselves. We will give economic justice to ourselves. We will solve our traumatic slave syndrome our selves through peer counseling and discarding all residue of white supremacist values and behavior, including bullshit learned from public schools, European religion, literature and the monkey mind media, including television and Hollywood that perpetuates the world of make believe and conspicuous consumption Dr. E. Franklin Frazier told us about in Black Bourgeoisie. --Marvin X 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Monday, 16 June 2008
Rumours of a planned bid by InBev for Anheuser-Busch have become reality as the world's biggest brewer has tabled a mighty $46 billion/$65 a share hostile takeover of the U.S. producer of the world's biggest brand, Budweiser. Last week, August Busch IV, chief executive of A-B, met two InBev directors in Tampa, Florida, for exploratory talks. The talks were followed by a letter from InBev's chief executive, Carlos Brito, to Busch in which he spoke of the benefits of combining the two beer giants.
"I believe the combination of InBev and A-B would be industry-transforming," Brito added. "It would create an unparalleled opportunity for our two companies."
While August Busch IV is opposed to the takeover, other members of the Busch family are taking a softer line, but the final decision will be taken by independent shareholders. A merger of the two brewers would give them a 25% global market share of the beer business, producing 460 million hectolitres a year.
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- Jeff Alworth said...
And InBev would buy into half the US market. But wait! Does a possible A-B buyout of Grupo Modelo scuttle the deal? The intrigue, the politics, the skullduggery! It's like a bizarre game of chess, and I can't take my eyes off it.
(Americans are none to pleased to think that a Belgian brewery would be buying a company arguably more American--oddly, given its origins--than Ford.)
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Effective Ways to Use Colors to Boost Your Business
As per a study called Impact of Colors on Marketing, about 62 to 90% of assessments made by consumers are based on color alone and this takes place within the first 90 seconds of their interaction with a company's branding and products! Colors play a crucial role in branding and can prove to be a powerful factor in turning things around for a company. The key is to figure out which ones work for your brand right at the very beginning and then stick to it! Read on for some interesting traits of the most powerful colors in the spectrum.
Red is one of the most powerful colors of the lot. If there is one word that it co-relates with the most, it is urgency. It is also associated with power and triggers action immediately. It is great to use for the 'Buy Now' button on websites of businesses, wherein the consumer is ready to make their purchase. The red color further instigates the consumer to purchase without delay. Perhaps now we know why Coca-Cola is so persuasive to even change the color of Santa Claus from green to red.
Traditionally, the color Yellow stands for warmth and happiness. Did you know that it is also the most noticeable amongst all colors, especially from the peripheral vision? A brand that has cleverly integrated both red and yellow in their branding is McDonald's – it uses these high-energy, appetite inducing colors that have an obvious appeal amongst children. While Ronald McDonald is undoubtedly a favorite of children, the substantial use of red is good enough to agitate parents thus resulting in fast customer turnaround!
The color Orange brings together the energy of Red and the happiness of Yellow. It represents enthusiasm, sunshine, joy and creativity. As a part of our collaboration with Croatian brand, Cedevita, we zeroed in on orange color to integrate in its packaging, as it is completely in line with the brand personality that Cedevita aimed to establish. We are proud to have executed a successful branding exercise for Cedevita, by choosing a color that goes best with the brand's personality!
Blue denotes calm, serenity and tranquility and makes for an ideal choice for financial institutions.It also stands for care, strength and dependability, which is why we find most hospitals and healthcare associating with blue. Colors can help brands boost sales – unlike a red that triggers purchase intent, blue helps deal with the anxiety that comes with it. For this reason, blue is the ideal choice for conversion elements and background in websites for anxiety-triggering businesses like finance and medicines. A brand that has made optimal use of this color is PayPal – the light blue on its website conveys a sense of freedom and security while the darker blue conveys seriousness and intelligence. Computing giant Dell too seems to have got their color theory right – they use blue for all their product pages, conveying reliability as well as intelligence, while the offer banners all in red, convey a sense of urgency.
Apart from Red, Green too makes for a great choice for a 'Call to Action' or a 'Buy button'. Having said that, primarily it is a color associated with all things environment, natural and organic. Which is why, businesses whose audience appreciates or looks for these qualities, can consider opting for green in their branding efforts, even if there is no direct connection between the two. Case in point – yoga studios that integrate green in their marketing communication, might not be doing so necessarily because they are environment friendly but the audience for both is similar. On the other hand stands Starbucks, one of the few global brands to use green as their primary color. The use of green indicates Starbucks' strategic positioning as a brand that promotes well-being and encourages customers to come and de-stress through a coffee break at their cafes.


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Last May, new 100-krone and 200-krone banknotes (worth roughly €10 and €20) were set into circulation in Norway. At the time of writing, however, a lot of younger Norwegians are still unfamiliar with the new bills—ourselves included. Not because they are rare, but because we simply never use cash anymore.
The Nordic countries are leading the way towards becoming cashless societies. According to Sveriges Riksbank (the Swedish central bank), cash transactions made up barely 2 % of the value of all payments in Sweden in 2016. By 2020 that figure is expected to be a mere 0,5 %.
Similarly, here in Norway, even in settings that would traditionally be cash-only—say, the hot dog stand at your kids' soccer-game, or a pop-up market—you can now easily pay with an app.
Apps like Vipps (in Norway) and Swish (in Sweden) connect your bank account to your phone number, so all you need to transfer money is a phone number or business ID. Settling bills among a group of people in these apps is no more complicated than starting a group chat. It's easy to use, it happens in real time, and there are no transaction fees. In some ways it's even easier than trading in cash.
"Some Nordic countries are already cutting back on cash", Benoît Cœuré and Jacqueline Loh, from the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), write in the Financial Times—adding that "the iGeneration is more likely to reach for a payment app than a purse. To their children, bank notes and coins may look like museum exhibits".
Indeed, when we look at the Nordics, it's not far-fetched to think that the first child that will never touch a bill or a coin, might already have been born. However, when we take a step back and look at the rest of the world, we see a rather different picture.
Transparency and privacy
There are many good reasons for championing a cashless society. For one thing, it's convenient.
Also, a society where monetary transactions are digital is a society where corruption and criminal activities will be easier to monitor and prosecute. Using the black market and avoiding taxes will be much harder.
But there are, of course, also some looming issues. If money is reduced to numbers on a screen, and not something we can physically control, then how can we be sure that it's safe—or even real? And if digital transactions are more transparent and traceable, doesn't that also mean that we can be surveilled, and that information about us can be used by a company or a state in the wrong way?
Some do, indeed, see this as a threat to our right and need to privacy.
As Rainey Reitman, activism director at the Electronic Frontiers Foundation, says to The Fast Company: "When all our payment transactions are tracked, it creates a trove of data we have no control over. It's easy to imagine a daring divorce lawyer or a government agent trying to gain access to our financial history to try to build a story about who we are."
These days we are seeing how people are quitting Facebook after the revelations that Cambridge Analytica exploited data it got from Facebook to influence and manipulate actions and elections. It may not have been Facebook's doing, in any direct sense, but they did allow it to happen. Following that same logic, even if we trust the state with our money, that doesn't mean we should trust those who can access data about our payment transactions.
And indeed, globally, people are increasingly not trusting the banks, either.
Trust is at a record low
Looking at the Nordics is like looking into the future. In most rest of the world, however, cash is not about to disappear. On the contrary, following the financial crisis of 2007-2008, the demand for cash has actually increased. Reports of the death of cash are exaggerated, according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
It's not because of small day-to-day transactions that cash is now in demand. It's the larger bills that account for a current resurgence of cash—an increase from 7 % to 9 % as a share of GDP in a large sample of countries studied by the BIS.
As with so much else in today's politics, the issue is about trust—or rather, the absence of trust—in the "system". It seems that people are again sowing cash into their mattresses, as it were, as they fear that their savings may otherwise disappear in the blink of an eye.
In the last two decades the amount of U.S. currency in circulation has tripled, now counting around $1,6 trillion. In 2016, according to a story in The New Yorker, the average American carried thirty dollars in her wallet at all times, and one in twenty Americans had a stash at home of more than twelve hundred dollars.
One of the most cash-dependent economies in the world is India, where around 98 % of transactions are made with cash. The huge differences between these countries—India, the U.S., the Nordics—can be credited to two things: digital maturity, and maybe most importantly, trust.
The Nordic countries are societies with, traditionally, a relatively egalitarian population who enjoys state sponsored schooling and equal opportunity, and a population with a great trust in the state and its institutions. In the US, on the other hand, trust in the government has fallen nearly every year since 1964 and is now at 19 %, a record low.
If we are to champion a cashless society, either we need to increase trust in the states that issue the money. Or we could eliminate the importance of trust in the first place.
Bypassing "trusted intermediaries"
A technology that could eliminate or reduce the importance of trust is the blockchain. If you don't trust the government who issues the money, or the bank that keeps the money for you, you might still trust a global network that keeps proof of all your transactions and the validity of your assets.
The last couple of years have seen a surge of the use of cryptocurrencies in third world countries. When the local currency faces trouble, as in Sudan, Kenya and South Africa, the cryptocurrencies are a great and safe alternative. Or if your country is suffering from corruption, the blockchain can actually offer a way out.
Alex Tapscott—co-author of Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin Is Changing Money, Business, and the World—believes that blockchain is going to benefit the world's poorest people in a big way.
"We're seeing a big problem where the world economy is growing unabated, but fewer and fewer people are benefiting, and we think blockchain could hold solutions to that," he says in an interview with The Fast Company. It's possible because the blockchain allows peer-to-peer relationships without "trusted intermediaries".
Inherent possibilities
A Nordic-style cashless society not only needs a high level of trust, but also need a high level of digital maturity, and advanced infrastructure. In developing countries, it could, however, be possible to take a "shortcut"—bypassing bank-based payment systems and heading straight toward a blockchain-based digital economy.
It is beyond question, in any case—whether you think reports of the death of cash are exaggerated or not—that money, and our relationship with it, is changing. What will the future of money look like? To what degree will traditional bank-based systems be challenged by cryptocurrencies? Will the banks themselves adopt blockchain technology?
It's not just about technology, either: When money loses its physicality and becomes completely digital and intangible, how will that change our perception of money? How will it change our relationship to payments and transactions, and what will it do to our societies?
It's not for us to say. We can, however, explore the inherent possibilities that arise together with these issues—and aim to create better solutions, that benefit the disadvantaged and the privileged alike.


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According to IBM everything now has to be "smart," and its latest announcement heralding smarter commerce addresses customer-related activities. I find it interesting, as I have been researching for some time about the need for a smarter agent desktop and smarter Web self-service. My perspective, derived from observations in my research, is that companies need to focus on effectiveness in providing positive customer experiences rather than today's almost exclusive focus on efficiency in customer service operations.
Topics: Social Media, Customer Experience, Operational Performance Management (OPM), Analytics, Business Collaboration, Cloud Computing, Business Performance Management (BPM), Call Center, Commerce, Contact Center, Contact Center Analytics, CRM, Sales Performance Management (SPM)


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When you think of Cambodia, you imagine stone temples surrounded by forest, and Sihanoukville offers different views of beaches, palm trees and modern resorts, and is also the right place for exploring the famous islands in the Gulf of Thailand. The city retains a dual personality: the slightly shady port of call, and the trendier spots influenced by the recent development in tourism. The islands are easily accessible by boat, practically uninhabited and covered with virgin forest, but the construction of resorts, guesthouses and bathing facilities is progressing very rapidly.
Not to be missed:
• Occheuteal Beach
• The island of Koh Rong
• Wat Leu
Unmissable shore excursions
Some of the most beautiful moments you can experience on a cruise.


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How a Local Small Business Retains Top Talent
John Knight, Principal at Knight Family Companies, discusses how Affinity's solutions allow his staff to work from anywhere, helping him keep talented employees.
John Knight, Principal at Knight Family Companies LLC, chose Affinity Technology to manage its IT back in 2013.
"We were moving to new point-of-sales and back-office accounting systems, and my choice was to host a server myself and hire an IT employee or turn to an outsourced IT firm," John remembers. "That's when I called Affinity and said, 'I think you do something like this. Can you come down and give me your thoughts?'"
Affinity provided a quote and explained options for a hosted server solution that would allow the small business' employees to work securely from anywhere.
"We went with Affinity because they gave a ton more value for the same price," John says.
Affinity implemented the new software and necessary technology, and migrated Knight Family Companies to the new solutions.
Complete IT Solutions
Affinity handles all Knight Family Companies' IT needs, which includes support for three locations:
- Corporate office
- Oil refinery
- Remote truck stop
The latter two are "about in the middle of nowhere," explains Rishi Sood, Affinity's Vice President of Operations. "Being able to have connectivity (i.e., internet service) is a challenge that we enjoy solving for them."
Additionally, with such a close working relationship and deep understanding of clients, Affinity constantly identifies ways technology can help customers operate more efficiently.
"We're always looking to provide the next best thing to help a business run better and gain a competitive advantage," Rishi explains.
The next goal for Knight Family Companies is to have the right technology in place to provide super-fast Wi-Fi to truckers parked at the truck stop. That way, truck stop customers will be able to stream movies and quickly surf the web when they've stopped for the night.
Anywhere, Anytime Access
One of the key capabilities Affinity provides Knight Family Companies is hosting the necessary infrastructure so that the employees in the corporate office can work from anywhere. This is critical, since four key employees don't come in to the office and other employees are often on the road.
This helps Knight Family Companies retain the best talent, which, as any business knows, is important for success.
"When we started working with Affinity, we were able to rehire a former employee located in Utah. She's super valuable. I wasn't able to do that before Affinity came on board," John explains.
Affinity also provides shared-drive access for Knight Family Companies' employees and makes sure backups are always up to date. "We never have downtime anymore. It used to be that someone's PC crashed and there was really important stuff on there that we couldn't access," John says. "It was kind of hellish before Affinity, with everyone on a different operating system with different versions of programs, making the files incompatible."
In addition to improved operations, John also appreciates the quality of Affinity's customer service.
"They will stay and help with any issue. For instance, recently we had to terminate an employee, and one of Affinity's employees stayed late to help make it all happen on the technology side," John says. "We get excellent customer service and always get a resolution no matter how difficult or complex the issue is."
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Butterfly have created workshops, presentations and resources for young people, professionals and parents which address the factors influencing negative body image, disordered eating and the development of eating disorders. Since 2006, Butterfly Education has reached over 730,00+ young people and over 7,000 parents and professionals.
Butterfly Education includes:
Funded by the Victorian State Government, the Champions for Change Youth Leadership workshop aims to empower young people in regional and lower socio-economic areas of Victoria to become community champions and promote positive body image messaging to their peers.
The workshop brings together small groups of year 6 to 8 students from local schools to explore issues around body image before developing a young person led action plan for their school community.
Also available outside of Victoria (fees apply).
Interesting to learn about problems that other schools are facing and become aware of things that may be happening around us!
Informative - about issues not only in our society but in our school community.
It really gave us some ideas on body confidence to take back to school.
I liked that we focused on the positives today.
To bring a Champions for Change Youth Leadership Workshop to your area please contact Helen Bird 02 8456 3908 at firstname.lastname@example.com
Butterfly Education offers prevention focused workshops and presentations directly to young people in Year 3 – Year 12 in schools, youth and community settings and sporting associations.
1 in 5 students globally say they have missed school because they feel they don't look good enough and 31% of teenagers are withdrawing from classroom debate because they don't want to draw attention to the way they look.
Butterfly Education offers training and development to teachers, youth and community professionals working with young people.
Workshops are prevention focused and provide practitioners with the knowledge, confidence and resources to support positive body esteem and healthy behaviours in young people. They support practitioners to implement awareness and prevention strategies and to provide basic early intervention and referral support.
Body image is consistently reported as one of the top three concerns for young people. With society's increasing obsession with appearance and diet it can be difficult for parents to know how to support positive body image.
Butterfly Education's parent workshop aims to empower parents so that they feel better equipped to help their child develop and maintain body confidence through their child and adolescent years.
Butterfly Education has a unique range of workshops, presentations and educational resources to help all members of the community understand the risk and protective factors in the development of eating disorders. In particular, we aim to empower communities to support body confidence in young people in a positive and effective way.
Love Your Body Week (LYBW) is an annual campaign that runs every September and aims to promote positive body image in all Australians. Butterfly Education would like to extend a massive thank you to the 900+ schools and youth organisations who took part in Love Your Body Week 2019. We will be doing it all again next year and if you would like to be kept up to date with plans for 2020, all you need to do is contact: email@example.com
RESET is Australia's first digital education program specifically designed to start a deeper conversation with boys about negative body image and eating disorders.
You can find out more about the program and view the trailer HERE
A comprehensive, evidence-based resource produced by the Butterfly Foundation for years 3 to 12. Includes lesson plans, activities and PP presentations. Find out more
Access fact sheets for young people and parents. Find out more.
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The Lao Tizer Band: Pride (In The Name of Love)
The last time we featured The Lao Tizer Band, it was for their take on Led Zeppelin's "Ramble On" (with Ric Fierabracci on bass). It was a huge hit.
Here's another video they've shared from the band's album, Songs From The Swinghouse. This time around, they take U2's "Pride (In The Name of Love)," and make it their own, with help from the great Cheikh N'Doye on bass.


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CSR Round-up: Our Favorite Reads This March
Though February felt like it passed by in a blink of an eye, it was a short month full of industry research, trends, case studies and product announcements. In the last several weeks alone, we witnessed new, innovative platforms, like CrowdRise and UpPurpose, make their way into the giving landscape. We also noticed organizations become more willing to refresh their values to align with the corporate social responsibility practices today's consumers have come to expect.
In this month's round-up, we're sharing these stories and more, including new research on consumer expectations around sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR), a guide spotlighting 15 of the most exceptional employee volunteer programs out there and corporate-nonprofit partnerships we'd love to emulate.
You'll also get a sneak peek into seven of the CSR and employee giving conferences you won't want to miss this year (plus, a $100 off coupon code to attend Engage for Good!).
Why Your Company's Social Responsibility Metrics Matter and How to Get Them
Joan Michelson for Forbes
In this article, Vice President of Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy at Blackbaud, Rachel Hutchisson, shares tips for measuring corporate responsibility, along with popular causes employees volunteer for and ways to encourage employees to give and volunteer in the first place. The main finding from the article? Employees want choice in how they participate in volunteer activities and they want their employers to acknowledge their thoughts, opinions and values – preach!
People Expect All Industries to Demonstrate Corporate Social Responsibility, but Especially the Tech, Food, and Fashion Industries
Clutch Staff for PR Newswire
According to a recent report from Clutch, a leading B2B research, ratings and reviews firm, consumers expect grocery retailers and restaurants to commit to corporate social responsibility more than any other industry, followed by technology and fashion. Overall, the report suggests that consumers now place greater emphasis on how businesses support individuals, local populations and the global community.
Don't Miss These 7 CSR & Sustainability Conferences in 2019
Basil Sadiq for Volunteering is CSR
As you hit the ground running with your 2019 CSR strategies and projects, it's important to make time for professional development, remain on top of key industry trends and stay connected with your peers. A great way to accomplish all three of these objectives is by attending industry conferences. That's why we put a list together of seven CSR and employee giving conferences you don't want to miss this year.
To Get Companies to Take Action on Social Issues, Emphasize Morals, Not the Business Case
David M. Mayer, Madeline Ong, Scott Sonenshein and Susan J. Ashford for Harvard Business Review
Four researchers from the American Psychological Association (APA) conducted a survey to answer the question, "What's more persuasive to managers – money or morals?" The research provides a number of important takeaways for employees who want to influence leaders at their company to tackle a social issue. In this article, learn how social change often starts from the bottom up, how it's best to always assume the best and tips for targeting your message.
Five CSR Trends Every Company Can Get Behind
Amanda Ponzar for Forbes
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A unique kind of trypophobia.
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A unique kind of trypophobia.
I've had a very... unique phobia, since I was a very small child and I think it may be somehow related to trypophobia. My phobia is completely irrational, and somewhat embarrassing - especially when I come face-to-face with it.
Since I was very young, for as long as I can remember, I have been afraid of photograph film. Any kind of film strips, especially negatives that one usually receives in a pack of newly developed photographs.
I am nineteen years old now, and my phobia is still here. It always intrigues me, and I try to find somebody with a similar phobia, to know that I'm not alone, or to try and find some kind of insight as to why I feel like this.
When I see a photograph film strip, especially in person, I become lightheaded. It's a very strange feeling to put into words. My breath catches in my throat and I freeze. This is only the extent of my phobia if somebody is holding it, or I know that it is in a controlled environment that will not come near me. However, if I'm digging through a drawer at home, or if I come across one on the floor, my reaction is much more severe. Not too long ago, I found a negative on the floor of my room, it must have fallen from the inside of my closet where my mom has a lot of old stuff messily thrown around in boxes. When I saw it, I immediately froze and I started crying.
It's a strange feeling. I'm over-analytical about my emotions, and I know what it feels like to cry for a reason. When I see a negative, I feel like another part of my brain is at work. It's very, very unusual.
I could never, ever touch one. I can't even... think about it. In the events that I find one and it needs to be removed, I ask somebody else to do it. I don't think I have ever touched one. After knowing that one was nearby and could have come into contact with me, I feel a similar sensation as one might who is afraid of bugs. I tense up and get goosebumps, and feel like they're on me, crawling on me or something. I get itchy and extremely jumpy and everything I see out of the corner of my eye might be another negative.
Now, like I said, I'm a very over-analytical person. Naturally, I've tried to analyze and figure out what exactly it is about the film that makes me feel so uncomfortable. This is where I surmised the connection to trypophobia.
As you all know, on the edges of photo film are small holes. They are tiny, neat, square holes all of the same size and running along the edges of the film. These contribute mostly to the queer feeling I experience when I see them. I also feel somewhat disturbed by the brown filmy color of it. So I would say it's a combination of the two.
Regular holes don't really bother me. I find lotus pods a bit eerie, but I have no problem touching them or looking at pictures of them online.
There is one other thing that bothers me in the same way as a negative - and this is even more embarrassing. It's a children's toy that isn't even around anymore - however, I used to have them when I was small and they didn't bother me. I used to play with them, and then one day it seemed that I woke up and suddenly found them terrifying.
It's called a View Master. They're small, round, white discs made of cardboard-like material with black squares of film around the edges. If you google it, I'm sure pictures will come up but most people probably know what these are. Sometimes I'll come across them in stores and they'll make me feel dizzy - thankfully I don't have to worry about coming across them at home. I can't touch these either, or even think about it. When I was little, I would fear the small black squares would come out of the little holes. And I remember having recurring dreams (not since I was little) of being in the car and reaching for my seatbelt, but instead a long strip of film would come out, instead of the seatbelt.
If anyone has any insight toward this very strange phobia, or would like to share any kind of similar experience, please feel free. I'm researching phobias for my psychology class at the moment, which is what promoted me to post this here~
10-05-2011, 06:06 PM (This post was last modified: 10-05-2011 06:07 PM by Snooks.)
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RE: A unique kind of trypophobia.
Welcome to Ofear
I must admit that you are the first person that i have known to suffer from this phobia.
I guess now the digital age is upon us, things will improve but i certainly can remember things like the kids toy and it never occurred to me that this could cause such an issue.
I hope your research goes well and please, when complete, how about considering posting in the forum. We would setup your own page for you and the world can see your research and hopefully it will assist others that may suffer from the same thing
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RE: A unique kind of trypophobia.
From what I've heard people say on this forum, the thing that sets Trypophobia apart from other phobias seems to be the reaction you get when you're subjected your fear. Most phobias cause severe anxiety/panic attacks, you actually fear the object of the phobia. Trypophobia doesn't directly cause anxiety though, it causes the "bugs crawling on my body" feeling that you described. That feeling, in turn, can cause anxiety, but not the holes in themselves (if you get what I mean). In other words, you fear the sensation you get, but not the holes themselves. I haven't heard anybody describe any other phobias in the same way. I'm no exper though, so don't take what I say as fact.
From what you described, it really does sound like some specialised form of trypophobia. Which is quite interesting. I've never heard of that before. I do have a pretty mild form of trypophobia; certain hole formations really get to me, but I can't say that film strips affect me at all.
Do you have any idea how the fear started? Another interesting thing about trypophobia is that the thing that triggers the fear for a lot of people seems to be a dream. The first time I got the insecty-crawling feeling was when I had a dream about holes as a kid. I get uncomfortable around holes ever since.
I'd be a dog, a monkey or a bear, or anything but that vain animal, who is so proud of being rational.
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RE: A unique kind of trypophobia.
Hi. Oh wow. I'm so sorry that you have to deal with this but I'm so glad I'm not the only one. I've never had it with film negatives, but I absolutely have the hole problem. It's really bad. I know the exact feeling you're talking about. I've tried to rationalize it many, many times and the more I think about it, the worse I feel. (nauseated, etc.) It started when I was maybe ten and I saw a bunch of pipes stacked on top of a truck driving in front of us and all the holes a big group. Then, the first time I saw a cross-section of cow bone (bone marrow holes), I got it again. Then, as I've gotten older, I've had disturbing dreams about it, etc. It's so exhausting because I see things that threaten to trigger it constantly in my field of work. (biology related) I've found a way of successfully taming it through prayer and strict mental discipline, but it's so frustrating sometimes when I can feel it hovering in the background waiting to catch me at a moment of mental weakness.
Just know that you're not alone. I know how you feel and don't think it can't be overcome.
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RE: A unique kind of trypophobia.
That is amazing jharris that you have this phobia yet have to deal with it so much in your work! I could only imagine how often you come across it and I could not imagine having to deal with my phobias on a daily basis!!
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RE: A unique kind of trypophobia.
(10-04-2011 04:03 AM)faburizu Wrote: I've had a very... unique phobia, since I was a very small child and I think it may be somehow related to trypophobia. My phobia is completely irrational, and somewhat embarrassing - especially when I come face-to-face with it.
I am also a Psychology Undergraduate, and my dissertation is about trypophobia as well. Would you like to discuss findings and ideas? My studies so far has been about analysing trypophobic images, and some characteristics are quite interesting. I have also quite a few ideas how to appoach the phobia and unresolved questions. Please email me at email@example.com if you would like to co-operate!
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Rachel Horowitz
If you ever find yourself looking for Rachel in a room, she'll be the one in leather – likely bopping around to hip hop with a huge smile on her face. Rachel runs the digital division of Brandman with equal parts power and grace, often leaning on her love of out of the box content to keep our clients on top of their digital game.
Prior to leading the digital team at Brandman, Rachel worked at Condé Nast where she was an integral part of the marketing success of GQ's "Most Expensivest Sh!t" with rapper, 2Chainz and was also involved in the release of Daft Punk's album, Random Access Memories while at Columbia Records. Daft Punk's single, "Get Lucky," was a critical and commercial success for the marketing team, and became one of the best-selling digital singles of all time.
When she's not overseeing our client's social media strategies on a global scale, Rachel spends her time at the stable on her horse in Katonah, NY.
"I've been riding since I was 3 but I learn more from my horse every day. The relationship between a wild animal and its rider is something I never take for granted and something that blows my mind even after 23 years. It's kind of sick."
On work, Rachel has a mentality that is not too common with the millennial generation, "I feel grateful every day that I have a job that I have to be at. I'm grateful that I have two working legs that can walk me to work. I'm grateful that I have a sound mind to articulate my thoughts to my team. If you don't find small things to be grateful for every day, you lose purpose."
On travel, "Growing up in Switzerland and attending an International school early on in life instilled a curiosity for new cultures. I loved that in two hours by train, I could be transported to another world. I travel because it breaks me out of my comfort zone and thrusts me into situations and circumstances that I wouldn't normally find myself in. Prior to coming to Brandman, I didn't travel solo too often. Now, it's a weekly occurrence for content shoots or new business pitches – and I've been everywhere from small towns in Virginia to celebrity packed compounds in Puerto Rico. Traveling solo went from something that was super scary to me, to now something that is an integral part of my growth."
On everything else, "It will all work itself out. And if it doesn't, it wasn't supposed to happen anyway. Nothing is permanent. It ain't that serious."