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Tomoe Saotome (早乙女 巴 Saotome Tomoe?) is Yoichi Saotome's older sister, who was killed by Lacus Welt prior to the manga.
Tomoe was a little girl, with long dark brown hair, tied in two pigtails, dark green eyes, and freckles. She wore a pink sweater with blue ruffles over her hips, a dark blue skirt, and white knee-high socks.
Moments away from death, Tomoe showed her selflessness and dedication towards her loved ones when making the decision to preserve Yoichi's life over her own without second thought.
HistoryEditBefore of the Apocalypse, Tomoe lived a normal life, with her parents, and her little brother, Yoichi Saotome, at some point, she and Yoichi, were experimented by the Hyakuya Sect, to create a weapon of mass destruction, as part of the "Seraph Of The End" plan of destroying the world. Guren knew of this beforehand, thanks to intel provided by Mahiru eight years ago. That tragic night, the apocalypse virus got released on Christmas 2012, killing her parents, and she was forced to hide in her room, with her brother.
After the apocalypse began, Tomoe and Yoichi were in her room, when vampires arrive to gather the survivors of the apocalypse for their own ends. She hid her brother under a bed but did not have time to hide herself. Lacus Welt entered the room, grabbed her by the throat, and Tomoe dies from blood loss when Lacus drank a great deal of her blood, even letting quite a bit spill onto the floor. He dropped her fresh corpse to the ground with a thud.
René Simm informed Lacus that they were being called to HQ, so they left. Yoichi Saotome watched everything from under the bed as his sister's blood continued pooling out on the floor in front of him. It is not known what became of the body, and her place of burial is unknown.
Events of 2020Edit
Yoichi has a flashback as he tells Yu that he wants to become a soldier in order to avenge his sister, who was killed by a vampire while protecting him.
During Yoichi's contract ceremony, Tomoe's death is replayed in front of him. She is left lying unceremoniously on the floor, bleeding and lifeless as her empty stare meets with his. She then speaks right to him, letting him know that she is showing him memories of his past. The demon had apparently taken the form of his sister, likely so as to wound his heart in the most wicked way available.
Standing in the same white void of his mind with the his demonic sister, Yoichi is told that the demon has found him wanting. There are no particularly strong feelings in his heart that the demon found appealing, and she feels that he simply is unworthy to command her power. It is then that the demon approaches him, threatening to possess him so that she can simply avenge Yoichi's sister in his place. With no apparent willpower to resist, Yoichi is taken and the demon awakens in control of his body, in the underground ceremony chamber.
Yoichi Saotome Edit
She commands Yoichi to hide under the bed when the vampires attack. He watches her death at the hands of Lacus Welt.
Gekkouin often takes the form of Tomoe.
Lacus WeltEdit
The vampire who killed her.
- "Yoichi! Don't come out from under the bed no matter what, okay?"--Tomoe Saotome's final words to her brother before being killed by Lacus Welt, Chapter 2, "Humanity After the Fall"
Trivia Edit
- Tomoe 「巴」 means "Turning" or "Circular". It also is a Japanese abstract shape described as a swirl that resembles a comma or the usual form of a magatama. The tomoe is quite similar to the yin-yang symbol symbol for balance. The tomoe is made up of interlocked flames resembling tadpoles. Those three flames symbolize humanity, heaven and earth - the three foundations of Shinto philosophy.
- Saotome 「早乙女」 means "Young Maiden".
- In the light novels, it is confirmed she and her brother are also results of the "Seraph of the End" experiments the Hyakuya sect undertook.[1]
- She shares the same seiyū as Horn Skuld.
- If she were alive, she would 18-19 years old.[citation needed]
- ↑ Catastrophe book 4, epilogue (p. 320)


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A couple of months ago the UK think tank Demos published a consultation paper with the title Culture and Learning: Towards a New Agenda. The paper aims to challenge cultural professionals and educationalists "to provide a new and coherent direction for creative learning and for encouraging creativity through culture", and the consultation period runs until next Tuesday.
I find it a curious intervention, because in some ways it seems to be swimming against the tide. There is a strong emphasis on centralisation and standardisation, the favoured interventions of old-school bureaucrats.
Hat tip to Bridget McKenzie whose own response to this consultation brought it to my attention. And following her lead in making her response public, here is mine, organised according to the six issues that the paper encourages us to address.
The definition of cultural learning on page 11 suffers from comparison with the Museum, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) definition on the previous page, and the difference between these definitions highlights issues that run through the rest of the Paper.
I understand (and support) the reasons why the Paper has restricted itself to the 'art' definition of culture rather than the 'ethnographic' definition. But even with this restriction, we cannot get away from the fact that cultural interpretations are a proxy for hammering out who and what we are.
The MLA definition captures this by using terms such as active engagement and making sense of the world. The definition on page 11 goes off the rails as soon as it speaks of acquiring behaviours, knowledge and values. The former represents learning as a fluid and dynamic process of exploration, interpretation, debating of contested meanings and identity formation. The latter represents it as paternalistic transmission of a set of approved and standardised meanings.
As a secondary point, the page 11 definition risks getting mixed up between cart and horse in cultural learning when it refers to enjoyment motivating and enhancing learning, as though culture was somehow the sugar coating on the (bitter?) pill of more serious lessons. Learning should enhance enjoyment as much as vice-versa. There seems to be a hidden agenda between the lines of the document that culture is a means to the end of making us all better citizens. (When culture and politics get into a tussle, politics may win the battle, but culture will win the war — it runs slower and deeper.)
Throughout the Paper I had a sense that what the author really wanted was a 21st century, vaguely interactive version of Kenneth Clark's Civilisation TV series from forty years ago, which could be 'implemented' nationally. Irrespective of how the landscape has changed since then, it's important to remember that the subtitle of that series was A Personal View, not A Standardised (or Canonical) View. Even the patrician strand of cultural education has acknowledged its roots in subjectivity and the possibility of alternative, incommensurate frameworks.
And the landscape has changed. We live in a world where we choose our cultural 'programme' to fit our interests and social relationships, rather than having its parameters set by Reithian overseers. I have written about the new behaviours of cultural discovery that are emerging as a result (in my recent book: see About Me at the end of this letter), which I describe as 'free-range foraging' whereby we group and swarm around common cultural interests. Yes, we still absorb what institutions and mass media put out to interest and entertain us, but we also re-interpret and re-present it to each other in blogs and on social networks. This is good old-fashioned meaning-making, made newly visible — on a grand scale — and durable by digital media.
It's a brave man or woman who goes up against these anarcho-democratic dynamics by seeking to conjure a national framework wherein citizens can reliably acquire the behaviours, knowledge and values that will "equip people for the world of today and tomorrow". I salute your courage in staking out a position that goes against the prevailing intellectual fashion for more 'emergent' and 'participative' approaches. But I have to ask (a) what's driving this return to centralisation and standardisation, with its open disdain for localism and specialisms? and (b) you and whose army? (Hence, I guess, your questions about leadership...)
In its own discussion of possible solutions, the Paper references the National College for School Leadership's network learning communities. With my associate Seb Schmoller, I have recently done a consulting project for NCSL to recommend the design directions for the next iteration of the infrastructure that supports these communities. Without giving away any confidences, the approach aims to define a small 'centre', managed by the College with appropriate controls and standards, but a wider 'penumbra' where the participants have a great deal of autonomy to collaborate on terms that they decide, and using their favoured tools and approaches. The only discipline imposed is that participants are encouraged to make the outcomes from this work readily accessible to the centre, and may be rewarded for doing so.
The relevance of this model to embedding cultural learning in education and learning sectors and in cultural organisation is this: embedding doesn't have to mean whipping organisations into line to create a whole new strand of activity on top of what they've already been whipped into submission to do. If you create a minimalist framework - or just an enabling platform - for organisations to make visible and share widely their existing cultural learning, there is a good chance that more sustainable standards and voluntary frameworks will emerge. Create the conditions that make it easy and rewarding for organisations to collaborate, share and develop cultural learning practices, and they will do so.
Organisations in the cultural and education sectors could also adopt a similar approach, creating a permeable membrane between what they do as part of their core mission as an institution and the many activities that go on beyond their control, beyond their intervention and without their sanction, yet which have potential relevance to its aims. Significant numbers of students and audiences are motivated to learn about, and from, culture. Too often they do so on their own terms because they feel the terms of cultural and education organisations are too constraining.
Those organisations can thrive by positioning themselves as cultural exchanges where people communicate and share their interpretations. At the moment Bebo is probably doing this better than most libraries and public collections.
Put simply: create the conditions for these leaders to identify themselves.
Create a platform that helps cultural learning practitioners discover the projects, people and resources that might be relevant to their own aims, and that supports them making entrepreneurial connections. With the right channels and information infrastructure in place, leaders will soon make themselves known.
I'm not sure that they're any different from leadership in other areas, but here are a few traits that spring to mind:
Page 23 of the Paper suggests adapting the MLA's Inspiring Learning for All framework for wider use. This seems to me one sound foundation on which to build: the framework has the benefit of several years of experience, and is sufficiently generic to be adaptable to specific contexts without being so generic as to be lacking in substance.
Having said that, with regard to the process for developing shared standards, I would recommend starting at the point of aggregating existing practice in the cycle of standards development:
If you start with analysis or specification, you risk missing potentially important practices in cultural learning.
I confess I have little time for the idea of 'defining excellence', possibly as a result of the experience of ever-sprouting Centres of Excellence that serve mainly to accelerate the cycle of fads and generally seem to peddle mediocrity with a short shelf-life. At the same time, I concede this not an argument against assessment or judgements of quality. The range of things we can measure is growing significantly, particularly in the digital world, but it's not clear which of these metrics are going to be the most valuable.
I'd recommend that the first stage should be to benchmark several cultural learning initiatives on several different measures at each stage in their lifecycle (recognising that individual initiatives go through a lifecycle of conception, growth and death, even as the collective 'river' of learning continues to flow).
I hope my answers above have gone some way to addressing this point.
To address the effectiveness point, we need to agree what cultural learning is for. The Paper doesn't discuss this at length, and refers just to "how to equip people for the world of today and tomorrow".
There is no doubt that cultural learning can play a role in building social bridges and deepening trust and cohesion. Much of what goes on in social networks (broadly defined, online and offline) is driven by a desire to connect with culture through people and to connect with people through culture. The culture we choose to explore makes us who we are.
I worry that the Paper may underestimate the amount of self-motivated and informal cultural learning that takes place off the radar of governments, schools and cultural institutions. Activity that takes place without institutional sanction or support inevitably ends up having low status within institutions. Frequently they dismiss its non-institutional nature as 'fragmented', missing the point that its diversity, flexibility and high degree of personalisation are precisely its strength. It will be a big challenge to change this. And I am wary that the solution to this should not be to institutionalise spontaneous behaviour, but to capture its essence, accelerate its momentum, and make links to related activities.
I am independent consultant, working through my company DJ Alchemi Ltd. I help organisations tackle any issues they may have with online learning and discovery. Recent clients include NESTA, the Association for Learning Technology, unionlearn and the National College for School Leadership. I am the author of Net, Blogs and Rock'n'Roll: How Digital Discovery Works and What it Means for Consumers, Creators and Culture (published 2007). For more details, please see http://alchemi.co.uk/about/ or http://alchemi.typepad.com/about.html .
I hope this response is useful, and wish you well with your final report.
Yours sincerely
David JenningsPosted by David Jennings in section(s) Curatorial, E-learning on 1 May 02008 | TrackBack
Thank you David for this Blog post, it is very helpful in terms of the paper which I read but found to be a bit of a turn off...helpful in helping me articulate my own aims and objectives (to myself)...there is such a lot of bureaucratic nonsense out there...as depressing as the gatekeepers attitudes to a new social network I have set up to get the students at the school where I work engaged with sustainability and climate change issues (why do they need that)...well I've just got to go in there and persuade them that they do...Posted by: Lucy Johnson on 9 July 02008 at 10:43 AM


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Later in this post are details of the FIA European Rally Championship (underneath the WRC info).
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There is a lot to look for in the 2017 motorsport season.
I felt something was missing in 2016. I don't know what it was. Some sort of spark. Maybe it was me, maybe it was other events away from racing, or maybe motorsport just didn't grab me as much as before – with the exception of IndyCar and MotoGP which were excellent. I didn't invest as much time in keeping up with WEC and IMSA, something I'm doing over the winter break.
I think that should change this year.
New cars! Better looking cars. No more silly rear wings. Faster over a lap, faster through the corners. Hopefully they'll look as fast and dramatic as the last time we had high downforce F1 cars, about a decade ago. The drivers are going to have to work hard.
With luck this will shake up the order. Some teams will get it wrong and will spend the year catching up. We'll see them do it, much like we've seen McLaren-Honda get faster through the year over the last two years.
The downside? More downforce usually reduces overtaking opportunities. I wonder whether the larger rear wing will increase the effectiveness of the DRS. I would rather have no DRS – or have it and allow a driver to use it wherever he likes, no zones, no limits.
There should be good news with the tyres. Pirelli are charged with making tyres that allow a driver to push and not conserve so we might see some flat out racing again. Let's hope they get it right.
How will Valterri Bottas fare at Mercedes alongside Lewis Hamilton? I'm excited to find out. I don't think he'll be a pushover. And Hamilton will want to fight after being defeated last year – I think he'll win another title, but may again trip over himself in doing so.
How will Max Verstappen get on at his second season at the big Red Bull team and how will Dan Ricciardo react? Will Ferrari sink or swim, will Seb Vettel get fed up and move on? Will McLaren be back?
MotoGP is always fun at the front of the field. Even a dominant lead can be lost with a momentary lapse of concentration sending a rider to the floor.
Jorge Lorenzo moves to that hard-to-tame Ducati. Maverick Vinales replaces him at Yamaha alongside Valentino Rossi. Iannone across to Suzuki. I reckon the title fight will be between Marquez and Vinales. I'd love to see Pedrosa up front more often.
How will KTM get on in their first season? Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro, Tech3 teammates last year, both move there.
I'm excited to see the races at New York and Montreal. I hope to see Jaguar improving through the year. Adam Carroll is vastly underrated and ought to have had a top works drive years ago.
I would like to see a greater energy allocation, more harvesting, as the cars are too energy-restricted. They did grant more allocation this season but they also lengthened the races which offset the benefit. If they'd given more energy for the same distance, everyone could've pushed harder in the race. It feels like the series is wasting the opportunity for good races while everyone is cruising around saving energy.
Sebastien Buemi leads after the two rounds held so far, but my tip is to keep watching Felix Rosenqvist.
Some of the best racing in the world will continue to be found in IndyCar. I fully expect the Indy 500 to be a highlight again.
Aero Kit competition is now frozen. In theory this means Honda are at a disadvantage, at least on road and street courses. A spec kit will appear in 2018.
Chip Ganassi Racing are moving back to Honda. With the might of CGR's resources, joining Andretti's, I suspect the Honda vs Chevy competition may become more equal.
AJ Foyt's team go the other way to Chevy. Carlos Munoz and Conor Daly join. I'm starting to think Foyt will have a very good season! Takuma Sato goes the other way, to Andretti.
Josef Newgarden will have the most attention. His was the biggest move in the driver market, joining Team Penske to replace Juan Montoya. (JPM will still contest Indy). It took someone with the talent of Simon Pagenaud a full season to 'bed in' at Penske so I think we should go easy on Joe-New, at least this year.
As in 2016 I expect Pagenaud versus Power over the season, too close to call, but you must watch all of the races because really anything can happen from race to race!
It'll be very strange without Audi competing. Only five LMP1 cars: 2 x Porsche, 2 x Toyota, 1 x ByKolles CLM. We may see another Toyota at Le Mans and surely this is their year for the 24 Hours?
We saw great battles between two manufacturers in the past, Audi vs Peugeot, then Audi vs Toyota, so there's every reason to think Toyota vs Porsche will be just as good.
All-new cars in LMP2. Which will be quickest? I'm sad they felt the need to restrict it to four chassis makers but I understand the budgetary reasons for it. Hopefully the cost savings will attract more entrants. Rebellion Racing step down from LMP1 with a hell of a driver line-up.
GTE Pro is a balance of performance (BoP) nightmare. Ford and Ferrari ahead last year but Porsche have a new car – and it is a mid-engined 911. Heresy! This could be the best fight in the field. And in 2018 we'll see the brand new BMW.
GTE Am. Early yet but I'm not seeing a lot of takers. Perhaps it is time to replace it with GT3?
The story in the US is very different, IMSA is having a resurgence. The Prototype class will use the same brand new LMP2 cars as the WEC. In addition are the new Daytona Prototype international "DPi" cars, which take those LMP2 cars and add manufacturer engines and bespoke bodywork. It is a cost-effective way to bring in manufacturers and it has attracted Cadillac, Mazda and Nissan. It should be a fantastic year in the top class and it stars next week with the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona.
The GTLM class in IMSA, just like the ALMS before it, is top drawer. Often it is the best race among the 4 classes and it is usually better than the WEC equivalent (which runs to the same rules).
GTD will be numerically dominant with a lot of GT3 cars, no slouches themselves, including the new Acura (Honda) and Lexus. Worth checking out the entry list.
And the much-maligned PC class will finally be put out of its misery at the end of the year! It worked well when it started, but really ought to have been killed off a couple of years ago.
The top class will have those new LMP2 cars which seem to be attracting a lot of attention in this series. LMP3 is also proving popular so there should be a lot of Prototypes in the ELMS again this year. I'd like to see a bigger GT field.
The supporting Michelin Le Mans Cup, featuring LMP3 and GT3 cars in a series of 2-hour races (1 hour at Le Mans before the big race), is also booming. This should be one of the hidden gems of 2017 so do look out for it, especially the LM24 support race.
New cars. Faster cars. Okay, some people are heralding them as the second coming of Group B – they are decidedly not that. They aren't that extreme, with much less power than Gp.B, but with modern suspension, tyres, electronics and all the rest they will be very fast. It is good to see the WRC return to more advanced tech.
Citroen are back, Toyota are back, Hyundai continue and the M-Sport Fords look competitive.
One more reason this year will be good? I've upgraded from a 30″ standard definition TV to a 50″ Ultra HD TV. Wow what an upgrade! Even the size difference is remarkable, let alone the quality.
Okay there's not much content in UHD, for motorsport basically it is only MotoGP, but I bet it'll look damn good! (I think F1 is in UHD this year – but I don't have Sky Sports). Certainly I will be enjoying a lot of stuff in 'normal' 1080 HD – and I can't wait!
For the last two seasons I've created race schedules for use in Google Calendar, iCal, Outlook and any other compatible diary system. 2012 is no exception and I can now announce the calendars for the year ahead are now, mostly, complete!
If you want to track some of your favourite series and events, just load your selection of racing categories into your calendar so that you can make plans to watch live or set the DVR – and hopefully never miss another race!
Please go to the Calendar page for futher details and updates.
Links posts. Often useful, these can sometimes be seen an easy route to blogging, simply sharing what's around as a way to have something on your own blog. Never one to shy away from stealing a good idea which lazily gives me content, I present 'World of Racing', my interpretation of the ubiquitous links post!
I've noticed many posts in this style focus on one championship, so you've got F1 sites sharing F1 links and IndyCar sites sharing IndyCar links, which great and these blogs do it very well indeed, but I don't see many cross-motorsport blogs doing the same which I think is odd. Whilst it is true many fans focus on one series as their preferred championship and they might not watch all the races of other series or read the dedicated blogs/news sites, perhaps they are interested enough in other championships to watch the occasional race, catch up with a bit of gossip or read an interesting post on the topic. That's where I hope to come in.
Let's get started with the first set of links!
It is about time I posted another On The Limit, the occasional featured video of drivers on the ragged edge.
Just in case you were wondering whether to follow Kimi Räikkönen's exploits in the World Rally Championship this year, perhaps this will help?
Yep, does it for me.
With thanks to Scott in the Sidepodcast comments for pointing this out. Be sure to hit the original file for full widescreen goodness, because WordPress sucks and won't let me change the size.
During the 2009 season I thought it would be a great idea to create a race schedule in Google Calendar featuring different racing series. I was busy with accounts studies at the time and I never got around to taking it further. Early last month I decided it was worth exploring so I set up a trial with F1 and IndyCar dates. I'd add more later if I decided it looked okay. Again I let it drop when other things got in the way.
Christine from Sidepodcast recently created a calendar highlighting F1 events and the SPC / F1 Minute podcast schedules and she did a great job, enough to inspire me to get on and finish my idea.
Here it is!
(note – WordPress doesn't allow the iFrame code that makes the embed work so I have had to leave it out for now)
My schedule includes F1, F2, GP2, IndyCar, Le Mans 24hr, ALMS, LMS, MotoGP, WRC, IRC and WTCC. I've also put in Dakar, Goodwood and a couple of other things. I'll add NASCAR Sprint Cup and DTM soon – there are categories already so if you add them the events will hopefully appear in your calendar automatically.
Christine's calendar is F1-specific and it includes Free Practice, pre-season testing and car launches. My calendar includes none of these things, only qualifying and race. I highly recommend adding Christine's F1 calendar if you would like this extra information.
Click the "+GoogleCalendar" button to add to your own Google Calendar account. I have split events by race series so you can just pick the ones you want. I think there is a way to get them into iCal and other systems, though I don't know how.
The calendar is set to UK time because that's where I am and that's most useful to me. I'm not sure but I believe when you import it, it will adjust it to your own default timezone. Have a play with it and see.
Race start times are estimates apart from F1 and Le Mans. This information is surprisingly hard to find. E.g. IndyCar.com only lists TV start times, not race starts. Many sites only give the dates and I've had to improvise. Then there's the issue of timezones which I may have got wrong. I plan to make each forthcoming weekend as accurate as I can, beyond that just use this as a guide.
I've included qualifying for F1, Le Mans 24Hrs and IndyCar (times estimated). I don't intend to include any more qualifying.
I hope you find this useful and please let me know if there is anything you would like to add. If the demand is there and I think it warrants adding, I'll do so. I'm already considering Indy Lights.
As you can see I've also added a list version to the sidebar. When I create the new site I will have a version similar to the one above on its own page.
EDIT – WordPress does not allow embeds so I have linked them on the sidebar. This means you can pick and choose the series you are interested in! I've also since created calendars for Indy Lights and GrandAm.


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|Creating new tags
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|Routing conversations to dedicated folders
Tags, which can also become custom folders, are a really flexible option that allow you to organize and keep track of your social conversations. Here are a few ways you might use tags:
|Adding tags to conversations allows you to track how many conversations you received about a specific issue or topic. Learn more about the Overview Report here.
|If you have team members who respond to specific conversations, for example, based on the type of message or the social account, using tags is a great way to create "buckets" for each team to focus on. Learn more about routing conversations to folders here.
|Maybe you have a dedicated team member who triages your Team Inbox throughout the day. They could add a "Priority" tag to conversations that need an urgent reply, allowing the rest of the team to tackle those conversations first.
|Follow ups
|Perhaps your product experiences a temporary outage or critical bug. Your team could add a "Bug-XYZ" tag to related conversations so you can easily follow up with users once the issue has been fixed. At Buffer, we also add the date to the end of tags, which helps with maintenance later on when we're clearing out older tags.
Creating new tags
Only team members with the Admin role are able to create new tags.
When new tags are created, they'll also be displayed on the left hand side of your dashboard as custom folders. You can choose not to use a tag as a custom folder if you wish. A scenario in which you might not want a tag to also act as a custom folder, might be if you're purely using the tag for reporting purposes.
You can also choose to disable tags from being shown in menus. This would apply to any of the Tags menus you see throughout Reply. A scenario in which you might wish to do this would be if you were using a tag to track a specific bug, which has now been resolved. Removing the tag from menus means no further conversations will have that tag applied.
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To get started, click on your profile avatar at the top right of your dashboard and then click on Preferences.
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Select the Tags tab.
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Click Create A Tag.
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Give your tag a name and then hit enter/return to save it.
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Once your tag has been saved, click the small box to the left of it to choose a color. This is not mandatory, but can be helpful for visually distinguishing your tags when they're shown as custom folders on the left hand side of your dashboard.
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If you would prefer for your tag not to also be used as a custom folder, simply toggle Show in sidebar? off. Otherwise, you're all set
Adding tags to conversations
To add a tag to a single conversation, click on the Tag menu above the composer box when viewing a conversation, and select the tag you'd like to use.
It's worth noting that you also have the option to Move the conversation. Tagging a conversation will mean it appears in the custom folder, in addition to its original location (for example, the Team Inbox), whereas moving a conversation will fully move it to the new location.
To add tags to conversations in bulk, tick the checkboxes to the left of the conversations you'd like to tag, either in the Team Inbox, Mine folder, or Assigned folder, and then click on the Tag drop down and select the tag you'd like to use.
As well as being able to manually add tags to conversations, you can also set up Automation Rules to have this happen automatically based on certain criteria, for example keywords or language. Learn more about Automation Rules here.
Routing conversations to dedicated folders
By default, all new conversations (of any type) will land in your Team Inbox. This works great for smaller teams, where all team members are responding to all conversations. However, if you have specific team members who takes care of certain types of conversations, it might be more efficient for them to work out of dedicated custom folder instead of the Team Inbox. This can be achieved by using a combination of tags and Automation Rules.
Common setups
| Routing conversations based on Message *Type
|Maybe you have some team members responding to public conversations, and other team members responding to private conversions. You could have a "Public" folder (for your Tweets, Facebook comments, and Instagram comments), and a "Private" folder (for your Twitter Direct Messages, and Facebook messages).
| Routing conversations based on **Recipient
|Let's say you're managing two different brands (we'll call them Brand A and Brand B). You might have some team members looking after Brand A, and other team members looking after Brand B. You could have a "Brand A" folder and a "Brand B" folder. Or, you could break it down further and have "Brand A Twitter", "Brand A Facebook", "Brand A Instagram", "Brand B Twitter", "Brand B Facebook", "Brand B Instagram".
| Routing conversations based on ***Language
|Maybe you offer support in three different languages and each team member specialises in a particular one. You could have a folder for each language, allowing team members to easily access the conversations they need to respond to.
* Type: Tweet, Direct Message, Twitter Search, Facebook message, Facebook comment, Instagram comment
** Recipient: One of your connected social accounts
*** Language: You can find a list of supported languages here
How to set it up
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The first step is to create the tags that will act as your custom folders, following the steps above.
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The second step is to create the Automation Rules to route your conversations to the right custom folders. Select the Rules tab and then click New Rule.
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Choose the appropriate filter from the drop down list. For example, if you were creating folders based on the message type, you'd choose the Type Is Filter, whereas if you were creating folders based on language, you'd choose the Language Is Filter.
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Next, choose the Move To Action and select the appropriate folder.
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Finally, click Save Rule.
You can then repeat the same steps to create as many custom folders and Automation Rules as you need!


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L-Share Variable Annuities
A form of variable Annuity contract usually with short surrender periods and higher mortality and expense Risk Charges.
A technique that consists of staggering the maturity dates and the mix of different types of bonds.
Law of Large Numbers
The theory of probability on which the business of insurance is based. Simply put, this mathematical premise says that the larger the group of units insured, such as sport-utility vehicles, the more accurate the predictions of loss will be.
A horizontal segment of the liability insured, e.g., the second $100,000 of a $500,000 liability is the first layer if the cedant retains $100,000 but a higher layer if it retains a lesser amount.
A method of allocating automatic reinsurance among several reinsurers. Using this method, reinsurance is ceded in layers. The layers are defined in terms of amounts of insurance. One reinsurer will receive all reinsurance up to the limit of the first layer. A second reinsurer will receive all reinsurance in excess of the first layer up to the limit of the second layer, and so forth, depending on the number of layers. See First Excess, Layer, and Second Excess.
Lead Reinsurer
The reinsurer who negotiates the terms, conditions, and premium rates and first signs on to the Slip; reinsurers who subsequently sign on to the Slip under those terms and conditions are considered following reinsurers.
A financial guaranty issued by a bank that permits the party to which it is issued to draw funds from the bank in the event of a valid unpaid claim against the other party; in reinsurance, typically used to permit reserve Credit to be taken with respect to non-admitted reinsurance; and Alternative to funds withheld and modified coinsurance. Also referred to as an LOC.
Portion of Total Equity that is debt versus shareholder equity. An example is if something is levered .4 to1 then it has approximately 30% (.4/1.4) Debt and 70% GAAP Equity.
Levered Return On Equity
US GAAP after-tax income after debt cost divided by GAAP Equity
Liability Insurance
Insurance for what the policyholder is legally obligated to pay because of bodily injury or property damage caused to another person.
Life Insurance
See Ordinary life insurance; Term Insurance; Variable life insurance; Whole life insurance
Maximum amount of insurance that can be paid for a covered loss.
Type or kind of insurance, such as personal lines.
Line of Business
The general classification of business as utilized in the insurance industry, i.e., fire, allied lines, homeowners, etc.
Line Sheet (Also Line Guide)
A schedule showing the limits of liability to be written by a Ceding Company for different classes of risk and (usually) also showing the lines which can be ceded to proportional reinsurance treaties.
Enables the state insurance department as liquidator or its appointed deputy to wind up the insurance company's affairs by selling its assets and settling claims upon those assets. After receiving the liquidation order, the liquidator notifies insurance departments in other states and state guaranty funds of the liquidation proceedings. Such insurance company liquidations are not subject to the Federal Bankruptcy Code but to each state's liquidation statutes.
The ability and speed with which a security can be converted into cash.
Liquor Liability
Coverage for bodily injury or property damage caused by an intoxicated person who was served liquor by the policyholder.
A marketplace where underwriting syndicates, or mini-insurers, gather to sell insurance policies and reinsurance. Each syndicate is managed by an underwriter who decides whether or not to accept the risk. The Lloyd's market is a major player in the international reinsurance market as well as a primary market for marine insurance and large risks. Originally, Lloyd's was a London coffee house in the 1600s patronized by shipowners who insured each other's hulls and cargoes. As Lloyd's developed, wealthy individuals, called "Names," placed their personal assets behind insurance risks as a business venture. Increasingly since the 1990s, most of the capital comes from corporations.
Corporation formed to market services of a group of underwriters. Does not issue insurance policies or provide insurance protection. Insurance is written by individual underwriters, with each assuming a part of every risk. Has no connection to Lloyd's of London, and is found primarily in Texas.
See Letter of Credit
Long Tail
A term used to describe a Risk that may have Claims notified or settled long after the Risk has expired. So that he can close the underwriting account for the year, it is often necessary for an Underwriter to arrange Reinsurance protection to cover Claims which may arise after the account has been closed. A term used to describe Risk covered as those of liability rather than physical damage.
Coverage that, under specified conditions, provides skilled nursing, intermediate care, or custodial care for a patient (generally over age 65) in a nursing facility or his or her residence following an injury.
A reduction in the quality or value of a property, or a legal liability.
- All expenditures of an insurer associated with its adjustment, recording, and settlement of claims, other than the claim payment itself. The term encompasses both allocated loss adjustment expenses (ALAE) which are loss adjustment expenses identified by a claim file in the insurer's records, such as attorney's fees; and unallocated loss adjustment expenses (ULAE), which are operating expenses not identified by claim file, but functionally associated with settling losses, such as salaries of claims department.
- The sum insurers pay for investigating and settling insurance claims, including the cost of defending a lawsuit in court.
Loss Conversion Factor
Loss Costs
The portion of an insurance rate used to cover claims and the costs of adjusting claims. Insurance companies typically determine their rates by estimating their future loss costs and adding a provision for expenses, profit, and contingencies.
Loss Development
The difference between the original loss as originally reported to the reinsurer and its subsequent evaluation at a later date or at the time of its final disposal. A serious problem to reinsurers who, being involved in the more serious cases, must frequently wait many Years for the final disposition of a loss.
Loss Event
- The total losses to the Ceding Company or to the reinsurer resulting from a single cause such as a windstorm.
- Any trigger for a recovery under an insurance or reinsurance agreement. Examples include occurrence, claims made, death or disability.
Loss Loading or "Multiplier" (Also Loss Conversion Factor)
A factor is applied to the anticipated losses (or loss cost) for an Excess of Loss Reinsurance agreement in order to develop the reinsurance premium (or rate.) This factor provides for the reinsurer's loss adjustment expense, overhead expense, and profit margin.
Loss of Use
A provision in homeowners and renters insurance policies that reimburses policyholders for any extra living expenses due to having to live elsewhere while their home is being restored following a disaster.
Loss Rating
A method of rating, usually applying to Excess of Loss Reinsurance, under which the rate is determined based on the ceding insurer's historical loss experience, actual or reconstructed, rather than on the exposure inherent in the business. Both loss rating and exposure rating can be used as different rating approaches by the reinsurance underwriter to calculate the price which is quoted.
The amount of the outstanding losses at a particular date. Occasionally a treaty might provide for the loss portfolio to be withdrawn at termination of the treaty. In such event the reinsurer will pay the reinsured a negotiated percentage (generally in the range from 90% to 110%) of the outstanding losses to the treaty at the termination date in return for a release from any and all future liability. Treaties can also be structured to require the reinsured to assume a loss portfolio. The reinsurer will be credited with the loss portfolio from the previous year and will thus assume liability for all losses paid in the current year but which may have occurred in previous years.
Loss Ratio
- Percentage of each premium dollar an insurer spends on claims.
- Proportionate relationship of incurred losses to earned premiums expressed as a percentage.
- Incurred losses (including applicable IBNR) divided by the earned premium for an accounting or treaty period. Loss ratios can be calculated on an accident Year, calendar Year, or underwriting Year basis.
- Target amount of ultimate claims to premiums received. Used as the ultimate reserves for short-term products. Loss Ratios should be set using historical experience from the business. Loss Ratios are typically defined as incurred claims over earned premium. They may include the change in the ALR in the numerator or occasionally removed from the denominator.
Loss Ratio Coverage
See Aggregate Coverage.
Loss Reserves
The company's best estimate of what it will pay for claims, which is periodically readjusted. They represent a liability on the insurer's balance sheet.
Losses in Excess of Policy Limits
A term that, when used in reinsurance agreements, refers to damages awarded by a court against an insurer in favor of the insured, due to the insurer's having failed to settle a third party claim against the insured within the policy limits by reason of bad faith, fraud, or gross negligence. See Extra Contractual Obligations and Punitive Damages.


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Tarana Target Practice was made as a training tool for improving speed and precision in your mouse movements packed into a quick competitive package. Shoot fast, react quickly and let your adrenaline build.
- Bonus targets appear for a minimal duration. React quickly and gain a nice bonus score!
- Colorful simple graphics and an animated gun.
- 60 FPS support.
General Info
- Original Release: 2005
- Latest revision: 26th February 2012
- Genre: Shooting Gallery
- Platform: Windows XP, Vista, 7
- Current Version: 1.5.2
- Game Modes: Single Player


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My Process
For those of you scoring at home, I'm in the thick of wrapping up the second year of my doctoral program, and it has been a year marked by all manner of academic research. At this point, the end is in sight. I have 40 pages of first draft due on November 20 and then my final paper is due on December 11.
In case you are curious, I thought I would detail my process. In other words, this is what I've been up to in lieu of blogging regularly.
First, the research part. The goal has been to cast the net wide and gather as much data as possible on my research problem, namely, the qualities and characteristics of flourishing inter-gender partnerships in my organization, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.
Primarily, research has taken three forms:
- Participant observation studies. In this method, I've sat in the room while InterVarsity staff have conducted a run-of-the-mill staff meeting in order to observe the gender dynamics. You know, stuff like who is sitting where, who talks more (or less), who leads the meeting and how everyone interacts with each other. Think Gorillas in the Mist, only with campus ministers…
- Focus group interviews. I really like this method, as the whole idea is to get a group of staff interacting with one another around my topic. So we'll have agreeing, disagreeing, and then a bunch of collaborative brainstorming. And when that all happens with some degree of vigor, good data tends to emerge.
- One-on-one interviews. The solo interview format has made up the majority of my research this year, and it has been a joy (and an honor) to hear people's stories. Early on, I generated a ten question interview route, and I've been walking through it with staff from all around the country. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed all of the reading in year one, but the personal interaction in year two has been even better.
So…what do you think you get when you combine hundreds and hundreds of pages of notes and interview transcriptions?
Yep. Data. A lot of it. Like an overwhelming pile of information about inter-gender partnerships in mission and what makes them flourish (or not).
So, step two is to code the data.
Coding the data may sound fancy, but, really, it's simply the process of culling the information in search of nuggets that while help inform my research problem. In my case, I'm seeking to wrangle the data into four different word documents, one that corresponds to each of my four stated research questions.
How do I do this? Simple. Sorta.
Each research question has a letter code. "H" is for "history," as in, what is the history of inter-gender partnerships in IV? "C" is for "current state," as in, what is the current state of those partnerships around the organization? "Q" represents "Qualities and Characteristics," and that's really the meat of my research. Finally, "F" stands for "flourishing," as in, what could flourishing look like in my organization in this area?
And, armed with my H-C-Q-F rubric, I sort through my notes and transcripts, marking them up with one of my four designations. I've done this on airplanes, in coffee houses, at my kitchen table and even on a clip-board while I'm walking laps. Then, after I'm done with the paper coding, I go back through with my laptop open, transcribing observations or direct quotes in my word docs.
At this point, with most of my research data coded, I'm left with four really robust documents, each with information that (I hope) will help me answer my questions.
And now, step three lies ahead…to write. For this year two final paper, I have to write up two of my four research questions. Deciding which two to focus on is feeling like a challenge! Right now, it's going to be F and Q, in case you're curious.
And lest you think drawing the curtain on year two means an end to the research, think again! In some ways, I'm only beginning. In fact, later on this month, after the first draft deadline, I have more interviews scheduled, including one with our president. After that, in year three, more focus groups, more participant observation studies and, ultimately, perhaps a qualitative survey open to all InterVarsity staff.
All of that lies ahead. For now…time to get writing!
Leave it to the Women…
So far, year two has been even better than year one.
Don't get me wrong, I loved the first year of my DMiss program. Reading, er, ransacking more than 100 books was good for my soul, and I feel like I learned a ton about flourishing inter-gender partnerships in mission.
On the other hand, you can only learn so much from a book, and, on top of that, reading and writing can be a lonely experience, and even introverts like me need good, old-fashioned human interaction from time to time!
So, that said, I've really enjoyed year two. My focus this year is on research. With people. With practitioners. With real-life, bona fide campus ministers who are trying to live out flourishing inter-gender partnerships in mission, day-in and day-out.
So far, I've conducted seven interviews, the first tithe of a group that might end up numbering at around ten times that number. And it's been a blast. I've gleaned insight into how folks are holding the value for inter-gender partnerships, what they are doing to live them out well, and I'm slowly but surely gaining clarity about what just might make such partnerships really flourish in my context.
Another thing that's emerged is that without exception people love working with people of the opposite gender. I mean, they really enjoy it, for a variety of reasons. Because it makes them sharper. Because the diversity of perspectives makes the end product better. Because it's funner. And more.
This joy in partnership stands out in part because it is a relatively new phenomenon, because the sad fact is that in evangelical history for many years, inter-gender partnerships were something that just didn't happen. As in, they were off the table as options. Like, don't even think about it.
And who, you ask, were the folks that dreamed up this preposterous, out-of-the-box idea?
Recently, I read this piece, entitled "An Era of Women as Institution Builders," in the third issue of Fuller Magazine, with interest. In the article, the writer, SPU Professor Priscilla Pope-Levison, analyzes the fruitful pioneering ministry of women in the late 19th century though the middle of the 20th century.
Here's a quote from the article:
When the nation would not permit women to vote, when mainline denominations only begrudgingly allowed laywomen to vote in general church conferences, when a mere handful of women attended seminary, and when women's ordination seemed a pipe dream, [these women] built their own institutions, undeterred by what culture or church had to say about their prescribed roles. In institutions of their own making, they exercised religious leadership as evangelists who led others to religious experiences, as ministers who shepherded congregations and celebrated the sacraments, as bishops who ordained ministers (female and male), and as theology and Bible teachers who instructed both men and women. By standing in the pulpit, presiding at the communion table, laying hands on ordinands, teaching classes, and evangelizing the masses, they pioneered women's religious leadership in American Christianity.
Their significant legacy lies as well in their challenge to patriarchy in American Protestantism. These women broke ground as religious leaders by building institutions for women and men and enlisting male and female converts. Men and women joined their churches, sat alongside one another in religious training school classrooms, and filled church leadership positions at all levels. These women evangelists, therefore, rank among the first American women to build–and lead–mixed-gender religious institutions.
I don't know. Maybe if I had historically been deprived of power, pushed to the margins of evangelical culture, I might be inclined to establish institutions that cared for and developed…people like me. And only people like me.
So how noteworthy is it that these pioneering women had a vision that was so open-handed, so generous, so inclusive, so…
Dispatches from the First Church
This week, I'm challenging Tertullian at Fuller Seminary in Pasadena.
And I mean that literally.
Today, in class, we were talking about the implications of Tertullian's commitment to demonstrate that Christianity dovetailed nicely with the highest Roman moral standards. All of a sudden, up on the powerpoint popped this question:
"If you were a missionary meeting Tertullian today, what would you say to him?"
I laughed out loud.
At which point, I had to explain to my classmates that I would indeed have a few things to say to Mr. Tertullian, and that none of them would have anything to do with ancient Roman moral standards. Which ultimately resulted in me quoting Tertullian's despicable description of women as "the Devil's gateway."
Tertullian, consider yourself challenged.
And, also, consider yourself wrong. Because the evidence is that the first church thought and acted differently than Mr. Tertullian. According to Bevans and Schroeder in their book Constants in Context, in the first church women were valued more highly than ever before. They write:
"In the first place, more women than men converted to the Christian faith, including a significant number of high-status women. Recognizing that there were a number of factors, most writers recognize 'that Christianity was unusually appealing [to women] because within the Christian subculture women enjoyed far higher status than did women in the Greco-Roman world at large.' Important aspects of this improved status and human dignity are reflected in the Christian condemnation of infanticide (which was most often female infanticide), divorce, incest, marital infidelity and polygamy–common practices that victimized women in particular. Christians respected and cared for widows instead of applying great pressure on them to remarry. In contrast to the general situation in which women were frequently forced into pre-pubertal, consummated marriages, Christian women 'were married at a substantially older age and had more choice about whom they married.' Underlying this Christian appreciation of the human dignity of women is the basic belief that all people are equally children of God."
Not only were women more highly regarded by the first church, there is evidence that the pre-Constantinian faith community put them to work in ministry as well. That happened in more "official" church offices such as apostles, prophets, co-workers and laborers. But it also happened in two other critical ministerial contexts of the day, as house church leaders and as martyrs. Bevans and Schroeder write:
"From this perspective we see that women were very much involved in the predominant model of mission, especially within the household, the house churches and the group of martyrs. This is all the more significant given the subordinate role of women in the general society."
So, let's review. Women in the first church were given more dignity than ever before and were deployed as leaders both in more formal and informal contexts, up to and including making the ultimate witness to Christ as martyrs.
Seems to me like Tertullian needs to rethink his own moral standards.
Reflections on Year One
Honestly, it's hard to believe year one is over. On December 12th, I uploaded my final literature review and that was it. It feels amazing to be done.
Now that I have some time to catch my breath, I'm doing some reflecting on the year that was. Here are six thoughts:
1. Doctoral programs are no joke. The Masters wasn't easy, but this program clearly takes it to another level. In the end, my lit review referenced 72 sources (out of more than 100 total sources processed) and it spanned 63 pages. That's just a level above what I've done before. It also made for a very busy Fall.
2. Cohorts rule. I'm in a cohort with 7 saints and 2 professors from around the world. Among other things, this means that I have been given opportunities to learn about what God is doing (and wants to do) in all kinds of contexts. Along the way, I've learned about business as ministry on the Honduran island of Roatan, internet evangelism in China, hospital administration in Malawi, holistic inner-city ministry in Michigan, and church planting in Cairo. Truly, I end year one with a greater appreciation for God's global mission and for those living it out, day to day.
3. My topic is compelling. It's of course of interest to me, but practically every time I've shared what I'm studying, the other person has expressed curiosity and interest as well. I've realized that very few people or communities are talking about inter-gender dynamics. Frankly, it's time we right that wrong.
4. We need some theologizing about inter-gender partnership. The first third of my lit review was a theological survey. And while plenty of ink has been spilled on the topic of women in leadership or ministry, comparatively little has been written about partnership dynamics from a theological perspective. We need someone to study male/female partnerships in Scripture in order to help us know what kinds of missional relationships we should be building. Who's in?!?
5. A little bit of training could go a long way. The middle third of my lit review was an articulation of 7 qualities and characteristics that make for flourishing inter-gender partnerships in mission. And the more I think about the list, the more I think that with a little intentionality and creativity, we really can train people to build better partnerships. To me, thinking intentionally about opportunities to train men and women to build healthy missional partnerships could be the story of a little bit of energy yielding lots of fruit.
6. This is the right program for me. The DMiss offers a blend of concept/theory and "real world" application. In Fuller's official literature, it's a "contextualized applied research" degree. And that's me. If it's too heady, I lose interest, but if it's too practical, I lose track of why we're doing what we're doing. This program is right in the middle, and therefore it fits me well. Good thing too, since there are three more years to go!
Next up is a break til March. When I emailed my professor to ask what I could do over the break to be prepared for year two, she replied, "relax."
Will do.
An Inclusive Community
This week, I'm (briefly) emerging my the DMiss cave in order to visit the InterVarsity ministry at UNLV, and tonight I'll be preaching. Can't wait.
Last Spring, I had the joy of speaking here, on the topic of what the Bible teaches about women and men in leadership. For tonight's talk, the topic is different yet similar. Tonight I'll be helping the students understand the Bible's call to be racially reconciled in the context of mission.
This means that, once again, I'll be sharing Paul's revolutionary and inclusive words to the church in Galatia from 3:26-29:
For in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.
And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to the promise.
This text has also made my literature review, as I'm working on tracing a theology of inter-gender partnership in mission. And, in the literature, the crucial issue with this passage is whether Paul is intending the text to have social implications in addition to salvific ones. In other words, in the work of Jesus on the cross, are we only equal before the Lord, and/or are we equal in our relationships with one another?
Those who see limitations on women's roles in the church see only "vertical," or salvific, implications. (Looking at you Tertullian). Others, like me, see both.
Here's how Philip B. Payne sees it, writing in his excellent book Man and Woman, One in Christ:
"It is clear that Gal 3:28 carries important social and practical implications. Ethnic-religious, socioeconomic and gender barriers are overcome in Christ. Paul's repeated insistence on the practical implications of spirituality throughout Galatians necessitates that the equal standing that Christ has opened up to Jews and Greeks, slaves and free, male and female not be divorced from a corresponding equality of social standing in the practical life of the church."
In concert, here's how Gordon Fee sees it, from the book Discovering Biblical Equality:
Paul asserts that in the fellowship of Christ Jesus significance and status no longer lie with being Jew or Greek, slave or free, male or female. The all-embracing nature of this affirmation, its countercultural significance, the fact that it equally disadvantages all by equally advantaging all—these stab at the very heart of a culture sustained by people's maintaining the right position and status. But in Christ Jesus, the One whose death and resurrection inaugurated the new creation, all things become new; the new era has dawned.
Thank God that in Christ Jesus a new era has indeed dawned, one marked by freedom and equality, for women and men and with race and ethnicity as well.
Awash in a Sea of Literature
On Wrangling Words
As you know, I'm in the middle of a significant writing project, as my DMiss literature review is due in just 11 days in "fair draft" mode.
As a result, I'm up to my eyeballs in words, and in wrangling them into something clear and compelling. Honestly, I find writing to be a schizophrenic process.
On one hand, it's exceedingly difficult. Quoting Hemingway: "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." Exactly.
On the other hand, at the same time the writing process is wildly exhilarating. Quoting Flaubert: "The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe." Amen. It's a rush.
Anyhow, to help supplement the vocabulary, and to have a little fun, I asked some friends on Facebook to help me freshen up my word list. The result was a beautiful (and offbeat) collection of words. Here's the list:
Extricate, extrapolate, acquire
Bloviate (I'm committed to finding a place for this one!)
"Inextricably linked"
Skullduggery, etiolate, salubrious, circumambulating
Cromulent, embiggen
Disenfranchise, opine, run/ride roughshod, ameliorate
Obfuscate, recurse, traverse
Absquatulate, bowdlerise, fletcherise, hornswoggle, lollygag, peculate, skedaddle, subtilize, yaff
Now to see how many of these I can wrangle into an academic paper! And you're more than welcome to add to the list in the comments!


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Malik, Jaggi and Kiran cash out in $1,500 Mixed Event
The 2018 World Series of Poker has been a great one for Indian players so far, as we're reaching the last few days of this prestigious poker tournament series. Nikita Luther brought home a gold bracelet while Nishant Sharma made the best run by an Indian in WSOP Main Event history.
Quite a few Indians have made deep runs this year and Aditya Sushant is one of them, currently in the top 14 of the Little One for One Drop Event. Running along with that tournament was Event #72: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed, where three Indian players finished in the money.
The first to cash out was Kranthi Kiran Varikuti, who narrowly made the money. 107 players were to be paid out and he finished in 98th place for the minimum cash prize of $2,240 (~INR 1.53 lakh). Remember, Kiran was one of the four players sent to Las Vegas by The Spartan Poker, for winning the Destiny tournament series.
The next Indian to hit the rail was Mayank Jaggi, currently on his first trip to the World Series. While he made three small cashes in the 2018 WSOP, he made a big splash by finishing 6th in a Wynn Summer Classic tournament, taking home a career-best $56,379 (~INR 38.57 lakh). In this tournament, he cashed out in 89th place for $2,296 (~INR 1.57 lakh).
The third Indian to cash out in the Mixed Event was Akash Malik, a highly experienced Indian poker player with more than quarter million dollars in live poker cashes. He recorded his fourth cash of the 2018 WSOP by finishing 42nd in this tournament for $3,504 (~2.39 lakh). USA's Ryan Leng currently leads the last 15 players in this tournament.
Keep reading GutshotMagazine.com for regular updates on what's happening at the 2018 World Series of Poker.
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Pauline Chernichaw's Thoughts on "Beyond Water"
Pauline Chernichaw's minimal and pictorial photographic abstractions mirror infinitely shifting water scapes. The artist's images evoke a sense of visual stimulation, emotive delight and spiritual meditation. By exploring the core of water's life-force, Chernichaw illuminates and reveals her multi-layered perception and inherent connection to what is 'beyond' the visibly recognizable. Chernichaw's observant eye gazes beyond the surface of the ocean, ponds, creeks and rivers visually immersing herself in fields of color, line and organic forms. Particularly notable is the artist's detailed photograph "Water Series" #4". The image flowingly plays with line, color and ethereal shapes of blue, red and yellow. In photographs "Water Series #12" and "Water Series #19", the unstructured vertical and horizontal patterns delicately dissolve into otherworldly picture planes. Chernichaw's two images "Highpoint" and "Bleaching" convey the arresting and explosive nature of water.
Pauline Chernichaw has participated in recent exhibitions including "Home" 440 Gallery, Park Slope Brooklyn NYC, "Ugly" at the Lazy Susan gallery,191 Henry St. NYC, "Beneath the Surface" at the Sohn Fine Art Gallery, Lenox, MA., "Women Under Siege" at Ceres Gallery, NYC, Galleria Ca'D'Oro, Chelsea, NYC and the Art Project, Jersey City, NJ. Chernichaw's street photographs were included in the exhibitions "Wage On, Women, Art and Money", the Women's Caucus for Art and "A Womanhouse or a Roaming House" at the A.I.R. Gallery in Brooklyn, NYC. She curated the well-received exhibition "Out and Out" at Ceres Gallery, Chelsea, NYC and is co-curating "Displacement: Women's Journeys", a group exhibition scheduled for 2018. You can see Pauline and her work online in the YouTube video "Breaking Surface" Galleria Ca'D'Oro" and "The Moment" on Vimeo.
Reviews and sighted publications include WhiteHot Magazine, The Nat'l Museum of Women Artists, Artforum, Photography Now, Museemagazine.com, Artslant Worldwide and NYphotoreview.com, The NY Art Scene, The Village Voice, The Record, The New York Times and The Star Ledger.
Coming from an artistic family that included filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, Pauline Chernichaw studied painting at the University of Miami and Brooklyn College. She continued her studies at New York University and the Int'l Center of Photography where she studied with Mary Ellen Mark and Alex Webb. Her work can be found in private collections. The artist is an award-winning member of The Nat'l Assoc. of Women Artists.
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December Catchup
We have been extremely busy leading up to Christmas this year and have been welcoming, many new partners, stockists and makers to the Teasel family.
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With the nights drawing in and getting colder we have hats, snoods, jumpers, throws, gloves, cardigans and all things woolly, from local suppliers and makers Drummie Bee, JC Rennies Wool of Mintlaw, Harleys of Scotland and Greengrove Weavers.
All our woolen garments are available exclusively in store.
We have been working hard to upgrade our website so you can browse and purchase our products at your own convience!.
A New service we will be offering is click and collect. Some of our products are limited, so this service will allow you to reserve your product and collect it at your own convenience.
Wooltides gorgeous new animal hooks, Designer Harris Tweed Woven by Adabrook Weavers in The Outer Hebrides and our very own local Heartswood wooden lamps and mirrors if your looking at a refresh of your home for Christmas.
And thats not all....
Added to our much-loved candles not only have the delicious new scents come in for Christmas but we have now added our own melts & reed diffusers to the range too.
For those of you who know us last year, we introduced our very popular Gin Definitions glasses and this year we have added in our *NEW* Prosecco Definition Glasses which we think are perfect for the lover of fizz in your life.
For chocoholics out there the return of Quirky Gift Library and their oh so popular boozie brussel sprouts with the addition of the scottish bar range in flavours such as Crannachan or Whisky have gone down well! Then for you tea lovers Christmas Teas will be on the shelf this week as we are bagging them now!.


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Hello, SAGE members!
The results are in from Friday's election and your first four 2016-2017 SAGE Council members have been chosen!
President: Ariane Legault
VP Internal: Torin McLachlan
VP Social: Liam Lachance
Treasurer: Brieanna Lebel
Thank you to everyone who voted and everyone who ran! These newly elected Council members will assume their positions onJune 1, 2016.
The election's over, but we still have a few matters to wrap up. Don't forget to come to our General Assembly this Wednesday, April 27 at 3:30 PM in LB 646 (poster attached). A friendly reminder that if you have something you want discussed in our last GA of the 2015-2016 school year, you need to ask us to add it to the agenda sometime today! We will send out the agenda by tomorrow afternoon.
Hope to see you there, SAGE members!


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Current Jobs At AAM
AAM Advisory is an expanding company that seeks talents who can contribute to our growth. Because we treat every application with the respect and care it deserves; the high volume of applications we receive means only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
AAM Advisory (AAM) is an award winning Financial Advisory firm in Singapore with over 5,000 clients and more than SGD 1 billion of assets under advisement (AUA). Located in the heart of the Central Business District at Capitagreen, AAM has a team of experienced Financial Adviser Representatives (FARs), all of whom are authorized by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
AAM Advisory is part of Quilter, a leading provider of advice, investments and wealth management both in the UK and internationally, managing over £118.7 billion of investments on behalf of over 900,000 customers (as at October 2019). Quilter plc, our group holding company, is listed on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges.
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|Risk & Compliance Executive
|Function and Reporting to
|Department: Risk & Compliance
Reporting to: Head of Risk & Compliance
|Job Purpose
|This role will provide support and assistance to the Head of Risk and Compliance in the maintenance and monitoring of the compliance and quality systems in line with relevant MAS regulatory rules and requirements. It will also focus on post transaction reviews as part of the department's responsibility as the independent sales audit unit.
|Key Responsibilities
|This role will incorporate some or all of the responsibilities outlined below:
Independent Sales Audit
Representatives record
Financial Crime
|Key Behavioral Skills
|Education & Experience
Embark on a career journey through a role that allows personal development. As a certified AAM Financial Adviser, make a difference to clients through meaningful recommendations.
|Job title
|Financial Planner
|Function and Reporting to
|Department: Sales Team
Reporting to: Director/Mentor
|Job Purpose
|Financial planners work with individuals, families and businesses to help clients understand their financial circumstances and how to reach their short-term and long-term financial objectives. The clients provide relevant financial information during an initial interview, answering questions about their total annual income, debt obligations, monthly expenses not related to debt, current investment holdings, savings account balances, tax liabilities and insurance plans. Financial planners analyze this information and present realistic, meaningful recommendations based on their clients' financial situations and goals.
|Key Responsibilities
|Skills & Abilities Required
|Education & Experience
Embark on a career journey through a role that allows personal development. With the tutelage of established industry mentors and gradual completion of qualifications, you will be a certified AAM Financial Adviser.
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|Graduate Trainee Advisers
|Function and Reporting to
|Department: Sales Team
Reporting to: Director/Mentor
|Job Purpose
|As a member of the AAM Academy, you will be expected to take and pass 6 regulatory exams in the first year with the assistance of office based training sessions and home study. You will also be mentored by one of AAM's Directors or Senior Financial Planners. During the first year, you will attend weekly training sessions on all aspects of financial planning. This will include product, sales, sales administration, financial markets and systems training. A confident manner both face to face and via telephone is essential as you will be contacting potential and current clients to arrange meetings. You will also be assisting to source and arrange networking events and seminars, as well as building your own business network both face-to-face and online.
|Key Responsibilities
Once graduated to Financial Advisor:
|Skills & Abilities Required
|Education & Experience
Are you highly motivated, with excellent communication and a flair for sales and customer service? Then consider a move to AAM Advisory as a Business Development Executive. This challenging and rewarding role comes with a starting salary based on experience, target related bonus, commission, 20 days holiday and some really great benefits.
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|Business Development Executive
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|Department: Business
Reporting to: Head of Marketing & Business
|About the role
|As a Business Development Executive, you'll work alongside an experienced financial planner responsible for warm lead follow up and leads generation. You'll also help us deliver our business development sales targets by communicating with people via email, LinkedIn, the phone and, occasionally, face-to-face, with a view to scheduling a meeting with one of our team. And, when it comes to effective workflow/database management and keeping accurate records, again, we'll count on you to deliver. Generating leads, cold calling customers, keeping abreast of trends in the market and seeking ways of improving how we do things – you'll get to do all of this, and more.
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|It really is a great opportunity to learn aspects of AAM's financial planning proposition and develop the necessary technical and market awareness knowledge to assist our financial planners. As well as the ability to provide quality customer service, you'll need a strong eye for detail and be comfortable working under pressure, as well as to targets and deadlines. Proactive, professional committed to self-development, you're keen to enhance your knowledge and expertise in a fast-moving business development environment too. Any experience in sales or advisory/client servicing work would be an advantage, but is not as essential as your enthusiasm and drive.
|Key Skills and Experience
|This is a sales focused role so the successful candidate must be target driven, motivated and a self-starter.
|Key Requirements
|Entry without a degree is possible, we view personal qualities as important as academic qualifications but must have a minimum of a full A-Level Certificate or equivalent experience in Sales, advisory or client servicing work is also valuable.
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|The Company is committed to developing a culture of development and can assist successful candidates who want to go on to become Financial Advisors.
Graduates and Intern Opportunities
Start your journey as a AAM graduate in an exciting, rewarding environment. Whatever your interest or expertise, we've got a range of graduate opportunities to suit you.
If you're still studying, we offer a range of great internship opportunities for you that may even lead to you joining as a graduate in the future.
Please submit your CV, cover letter and area of interest using the Speculative Job Application Form (On the right).
Benefits & Working Hours
AAM Advisory is part of Quilter, a leading provider of advice, investments and wealth management, with a portfolio of £118.1 billion of investments and over 900,000 customers worldwide. We're also an award winning Financial Advisory firm in Singapore with over 5,000 clients and more than SGD 1 billion of assets under advisement (AUA). You won't just find diverse, talented and friendly teams here either. You'll also discover an inclusive culture and every opportunity for personal and professional development.
No matter what job you do you should feel valued and appreciated. That's why, in order to attract, motivate and retain the best people, we offer a very competitive total reward package, which enables our employees to share in the success they help to create.
At AAM Advisory we value teamwork and are committed to the principles of integrity, accountability and excellence. In addition we offer a stimulating work environment geared towards growth, innovation and appreciation.
We aim to create a work environment that is fair and inclusive. Our commitment to workplace transformation is reflected in the ongoing participation with the Tripartite Alliance for Fair & Progressive Employment Practices.
We have recently signed the Employers Pledge of Fair Employment Practices. Our shared vision is for AAM to be a great place to work; a place where every worker is given an equal opportunity for employment, rewarded according to his or her merit, treated fairly and with respect, and given the opportunity to optimise his or her unique talents; a place where we are able to attract, develop and retain valued employees, and create a harmonious and inclusive work environment, where employees are highly motivated and contribute their fullest to AAM and the Singaporean economy.
With a view to achieving this vision, the Tripartite partners – The Ministry of Manpower, the National Trades Union Congress and the Singaporean National Employers Federation – have unanimously endorsed the 5 key principles of fair employment practices for implementation at AAM Advisory:
AAM Advisory will:
- Recruit and select employees on the basis of merit, and regardless of age, race, gender, religion, marital status and family responsibilities, or disability.
- Treat employees fairly and with respect and implement progressive HR management systems.
- Provide employees with equal opportunity to be considered for training and development based on their strengths and needs to help them achieve their full potential.
- Reward employees fairly based on their ability, performance, contribution and experience.
Abide by labour laws and adopt the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices.
- Share the 5 key principles of fair employment practices and is committed to adopting these principles in the management of our Human Resources. We believe that the effective implementation of fair employment practices will bring about a more harmonious and progressive work environment within our organisation, and contribute towards making Singapore and AAM a great place to work.
Our vision is to be the leading financial advisory company in South East Asia and ensure our customers financially grow and thrive through the quality of our advice.
- Respect: We value the relationships we have with our clients, stakeholders, communities and each other. We care strongly about the impact we each have on those relationships
- Accountability: We treat the company's reputation as our own and look to deliver on what we promise. We foster a culture of learning and growth that ensures we always look to improve the quality of what we do.
- Teamwork: We know that teamwork is our most effective strength that enables us to bring the best value to everyone. We trust and empower each other to work together as 'One AAM'.
- Excellence: We continually raise the bar on our own performance to be able to anticipate and exceed the expectations of our customers, our shareholders, our communities and ourselves.
- Integrity: An environment of honesty and transparency where the way we are and the way we do business is always ethical, fair and without compromise. Because what we do – and how we do it – matters everywhere and will bring us all
- There is diversity in the people that we employ.
- We foster a culture of learning and growth that ensures we continuously improve the quality of what we do.
- Flexibility allows our staff and customers the freedom to balance home and work life.
- An environment where talent, passion and performance is rewarded
- We promote a friendly, honest, reliable and most importantly transparent approach to all business activity. We want a culture in which fairness and openness is encouraged.
- A place where we enjoy working hard together to achieve our goals. We want a motivated and happy workforce and one which is willing to go over and above for our customers.
Speculative Job Application
If none of the current roles available fit your skill set, send us your CV anyway and we'll contact you when something suitable comes up.
AAM is committed to comply with Singapore's data protection laws and any information collected will be used only internally.


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Tremor Video, a video ad network, announced plans late last week that it intends to raise up to $86.3 million after it filed for its IPO (initial public offering). In the S1, it states, "We have developed strong relationships with brand advertisers and their agencies, who we believe view us as a strategic and trusted partner with a deep understanding of their industry-specific needs." They weren't lying. Stuart Smith, a UK blogger, spotted that Laura Desmond, CEO of Starcom Mediavest, was named on the S1 as a non-employee director.
Starcom are major customers at Tremor, although an agency of SMG's size is in all likelihood a significant customer at most of the leading video ad networks. According to the S1, "In 2011, 2012 and the three months ended March 31, 2013, we derived 18.0%, 13.8% and 17.9%, respectively, of our [Tremor Media's] revenue from brand advertisers represented by the Starcom MediaVest Group." Mediapost also noted that AKQA and its former president and COO James Rossman is also a non-employee director. Finally, on the ad tech side of things, Tremor's S1 also states that the company intends to evolve beyond being an ad network in a direction of 'brand-focused, programmatic buying for online video advertising'.
Videology Raises $60 Million in Latest Round
Videology has announced that it has completed a $60 million Series D financing round led by Catalyst Investors. Current investors New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Valhalla Partners, and Comcast Ventures also participated, along with new investor Pinnacle Ventures.
Videology was founded in 2007 and operates in 12 countries and runs advertising campaigns for approximately 900 brands globally each year, which they say has resulted in a three-year CAGR of 190%. Videology say the new funds will be used to further develop its technology to 'synthesize the power of TV marketing' across all Internet-enabled devices.
Twitter Launches Second Screen Ad Service to Bolster TV Campaigns
Last week Twitter extended and relaunched 'Twitter Amplify', its partnership programme for broadcasters or indeed anyone streaming live content. Twitter Amplify partners will be able to embed short videos in their tweets to entice followers to tune in live.
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"The world's hottest app" – Forbes.
10 billion matches later, Tinder has changed the way people meet around the world. Making new connections on Tinder is easy and fun—just Swipe Right to Like someone, or Swipe Left to pass. If someone likes you back, It's a Match! Chat with your matches, step away from your phone, get out and experience something new in the real world. It's that simple!
Introducing Tinder Social—It's all about going out with friends and meeting new people. Invite your friends to go out, then swipe and match with other groups who want to meet up. Start the party with group chat, make plans and get out tonight!
• When you see an individual or group you really want to connect with, tap the blue star or Swipe Up to send a Super Like
• Upgrade to Tinder Plus for premium features, including: Passport to connect with people anywhere around the world, Rewind to give someone a second chance, and additional Super Likes to stand out from the crowd
If you choose to purchase Tinder Plus, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. Current Tinder Plus subscription price starts at $9.99 USD/month. Prices are in U.S. dollars, may vary in countries other than the U.S. and are subject to change without notice. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. If you don't choose to purchase Tinder Plus, you can simply continue using Tinder for free.


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The prestigious honour was given in the medium sized category, for airports servicing between two and five million passengers per year.
The awards recognise those airports around the world that deliver the best customer experience in the opinion of their own passengers and represent the highest possible accolade for airport operators around the world.
The Airport Service Quality (ASQ) programme is the world's leading airport passenger service and benchmarking programme measuring passengers' satisfaction across 37 key performance indicators. Three quarters of the world's 100 busiest airports are part of the ASQ programme which means that, in 2018, more than half of the world's 8.3 billion travellers passed through an ASQ airport.
Three other airports in Europe also received ASQ awards in this category: London City, Tallinn Airport in Estonia, and Zagreb in Croatia.
Southampton Airport Managing Director Neil Garwood said: "We are absolutely delighted to receive this award, marking Southampton Airport's place at the very top of airports in Europe for customer excellence.
"Our passengers have given us a massive vote of confidence in the service we provide, and this is testament to the hard work of everyone at the airport.
"The award belongs to everybody who works here, and I am hugely proud of my team.
"The future of the airport is looking extremely bright with our exciting development plans, and this accolade recognising how well we treat our passengers fundamentally supports our blueprint for growth. Our passengers have shown they want to see us grow.
"This award is a massive boost in our ambition to become our region's airport of choice."
Commenting on the award, Anne-Marie Mountifield, the Chief Executive for Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) said:
"We are delighted that Southampton Airport has won this major international award for best customer service at a European airport.
"The Solent region is an internationally-recognised economic hub and one of the UK's most important gateways to European and global markets. Having an award-winning international airport at its heart, alongside highway, rail and seaport connections supports continued economic growth for the Solent, and in turn helps to improve all of our lives.
"With key partners like Southampton Airport in the Solent, our aim of delivering bold changes by being increasingly attractive to external businesses and customers is highly deliverable. Congratulations to the whole team!"
Mims Davies, MP for Eastleigh, said:
"I am incredibly proud of the whole team at Southampton Airport on winning this major international award, many of whom both live as well as work in the Eastleigh constituency.
"Southampton Airport continues to be a key regional hub for families right the way across the south coast, and having visited on many occasions, including alongside the Aviation Minister Baroness Sugg, I know just how hard everybody works to make sure visitors to the airport have a great experience and absolutely congratulate everybody on this achievement."
The award ceremony will be held in Bali this September.