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This is one of two hilltop cabins situated on over 230 acres on a gently sloping hillside overlooking a private pond and beautiful views. This is an ideal rental for an extended family looking for quiet seclusion and nature. The pond has a small dock and can be used for fishing (a canoe is available) and swimming.
Pond is stocked with rainbow trout and big mouth bass!
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Cabin One has a sofa bed and one queen bed in the living area, a separate small bedroom with bunk beds, a bathroom with shower. The living area with TV is open to the eat-in kitchen which is fully equipped with stove, refrigerator, microwave, tea pot and coffee maker and all dishes and utensils. The cabin contains all the necessary bedding and towels.
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This rustic cabin has a screened-in porch with wonderful bucolic views of the pond and the distant hills. There is an air conditioner in the living area which keeps the whole cabin comfortable on the rare occasion when this is needed.
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Sherlock might not occupy the same universe as The Doctor, but it seems he does live on a world that has its own version of Torchwood. Does this mean that Baker Street's finest live on Pete's World?
Captain Jack might not be able to call on the assistance of Holmes and Watson but they could be called upon by Rose Tyler to defend the Earth.

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Giving customers online and mobile access does not automatically make a company customer-centric. Those are distribution channels. And they seem to be the migration that many life insurance companies have taken. Moving from captive distribution to independent distribution to the newest strategy of direct to consumer is still distribution-focused.
Those channels are certainly valuable in making it easier for customers to interact with a company. But being customer-centric requires something more.
To truly be customer-centric a company needs to look at the world from the customer's perspective. There needs to be a shift from the typical process-oriented inside-out view to a broader customer service outside-in mentality.
If a company simply looks at back-end processes and direct touch-points (distribution channels), they are limiting their view of the customer to specific times of interaction. However, the customer journey can include many situations or events that happen before, during or even after the experience of a product or service. And it is the overall experience that affects the customer's perception of service.
One interesting example I discovered involved a media company but it could very well have been any company with a siloed structure, i.e., a life insurance company.
The company had been tracking customer feedback for their call centers, field services and website. All were highly rated. However, the company was losing customers at an alarming rate.
They decided to do focus groups of pervious customers to see if they could discover what was going on. And here is the valuable lesson on the difference between a channel-focused strategy and a customer-centric one.
The groups revealed that customers weren't particularly concerned with singular touch-point events, i.e., it wasn't one phone call or one field visit. What made customers leave was the cumulative experience across multiple touch-points, multiple channels and over time.
In other words, having to call the company numerous times for clarification of product information or help with understanding a confusing bill lowered customer service satisfaction rates from 90% for individual touch-point encounters to around 60% over the course of the entire scope of interactions.
Yes, the employees answered the questions and provided solutions, but the siloed nature of the various product and service areas meant that the overall customer journey was disconnected and disjointed – from the customer's perspective. And that's the key – the customer's perspective.
To be customer-centric doesn't mean giving up the expertise, experience and insights of the various groups within an organization. It means bringing them together, getting them all focused on the customer journey and allowing them to help build a more cohesive and cross-functional experience.
And that's where a company needs to start to create a customer-centric mindset:
- Identify the types of journeys customers take in relation to the service or product, from the customer's point of view not from the transactional or operational point of view.
- Gather data from various sources, such as marketing, operations, IT and competitive-research, to map out the journeys and the context in which a customer navigates across different touch-points.
- Develop an understanding of which areas may have gaps or opportunities for improvement, what's working and what isn't, and set priorities as to where to focus first to create a better end-to-end experience for the customer.
The time it takes to change your mind-set or the culture within a company can vary. But it is well worth the effort.
Cross-industry surveys of customer experience showed a correlation between faster revenue growth and perfecting the customer-centric experience through journeying. This improvement also positively affected other business outcomes, such as churn and repeat purchase, over performance on touch-points or distribution channels.
In addition to measurable business objectives, creating a true customer-centric environment can give a company a clear competitive advantage over others still focused on inside-out thinking. Just ask the retail stores trying to compete with Amazon.
We have been using customer journey mapping at LegacyShield℠ to identify the pain points customers experience when filing and storing important legal documents, or wanting to pass along a personal legacy above and beyond the financial aspects of estate planning. We have built our services to address those issues and to ensure a smooth and satisfying end-to-end experience for our clients. It is our number one priority. It should be every company's priority in today's consumer-powered economy. For without customers, there is no business.


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Amity Point is Brisbane's most popular shore diving destination, but technically you still need to board a boat at some time to reach it. Located on the northwest tip of North Stradbroke Island, inside Moreton Bay, Amity Point has a rocky reef where numerous car bodies have been dumped.
In depths from five to 15 metres divers will see reef fish, moray eels, octopus, nudibranchs, flatheads, parrotfish, globefish, wobbegongs, stingrays and stonefish. Amity Point is best dived on the high tide, being tidal like all the sites in the bay, but can also be done as a drift dive. Popular for diver training, Amity Point is also a great night dive with an interesting array of nocturnal marine life, such as crabs, shrimps, crayfish and parrotfish asleep in the cars.
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Peter Marcotullio is a professor of geography and director of the City University of New York Institute for Sustainable Cities. He will discuss how cities can be part of the solution to global sustainability challenges. CISC merges the science of sustainability with innovative public programming, examining how cities can proactively respond to environmental change.
The Institute explores the nature and complexity of cities through patterns of consumption, environmental vulnerability and resilience, and ecosystem services. Marcotullio's research interests include urban sustainable development, globalization and cities, and the relationship between urbanization and environmental change.
Marcotullio will also participate in the May 12 Livable Cities Symposium at the Pyle Center. The symposium brings together researchers and students from across campus who are working with communities.


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The holidays are over, and now you're left with the aftermath.
You need to clean, pack up, re-organize, find storage for new stuff and decide what old stuff to throw away. It can be overwhelming, but here's a smart way to make it feel a little more manageable.
Among the piles of used wrapping paper, Christmas cards, gift receipts and dirty dishes, there's one familiar holiday item you can turn into cash.
Sift through those presents you weren't too thrilled to open. What can you find?
Ill-fitting clothes can be tough to return without the proper receipt, and it's challenging to sell weird little knick-knacks.
A gift card, on the other hand, is something you can sell for near face-value. And if it was a present, it's free money to you!
Turn Your Unused Gift Cards Into Cash
It's disappointing to receive something you don't really want.
But if it's a gift card, quietly thank the person who gave it to you for not trying too hard to buy something you might not have liked anyway.
It's not cash, but a gift card is the next best thing — even if it's for a store where you don't usually shop.
"I have sold a wide range of gift cards," says David Jebousek, who's been using Raise to buy and sell gift cards for about a year.
"Some are not commonly known. But to the people who search them out, uncommon cards are very helpful."
Why Use Raise to Sell Gift Cards?
We've mentioned other gift card exchange sites before. Each has different pros and cons, so it pays to shop around.
As you wind down from the holidays, we recommend Raise for a few reasons:
It's Free to List Your Gift Card
You can list your card on Raise without paying any upfront fees. So there's no risk if your card takes a while to sell.
You can sell any gift card or store credit — new or partially used. Most cards sell within 24 hours, and Raise only takes 15% of the selling price.
"I have had success selling all kinds of cards," David says. "Some take a bit longer to sell, but everything will sell."
You Choose Your Own Selling Price
Many gift card exchange sites buy your card outright and then set their own price.
Raise isn't this kind of middleman — instead, it's a marketplace. You list your card and choose what you're willing to take for it.
As with any product, the more demand, the more you can ask for it. Gift cards for major retailers — like Walmart, Target and Best Buy — tend to go for within 5% of their value.
You Can Edit Your Listing Anytime
Like any marketplace, you maintain control over your listing on Raise. You can update it — or unlist it — anytime.
If your card doesn't sell in the first couple of days, you can always adjust the price to attract more buyers.
Buyers Tend to Give Raise Good Reviews
Before David started selling gift cards, he used gift card exchange sites to stretch his money.
"When I first started using and comparing gift card apps, I would look for the uncommon cards as a way to see how comprehensive each app was," he says.
"Now I use Raise only, since every other app proved to have a smaller selection."
Buyers also trust shopping through Raise.
With it, they get Raise's 100% money-back guarantee — and always free e-delivery or shipping.
The Mobile App Makes It Easy
Raise's iPhone and Android apps allow you to list gift cards for sale and track your total earnings through the Raise Mobile Wallet.
"[Unlike competitors], Raise can store cards that were not purchased from the app," David points out. "That's a great feature, since it keeps the value and brand of the cards at my fingertips."
The Mobile Wallet makes Raise easy to use anywhere. It allows you to carry all your gift cards without stuffing your (physical) wallet. You also can quickly buy a new card for a purchase while you're on the go.
How to Sell a Gift Card
What's the process like for selling a gift card on this site?
Start by going to Sell Gift Cards at Raise.com, or download the mobile app.
Enter the info for the card you want to sell. Raise will share current listings for the retailer, the value of each card and its sales percentage.
You can list any gift card as an e-gift card, which reduces your listing fee. In this case, instead of shipping a gift card, only the serial number and PIN are delivered to the buyer.
Enter the current balance of your card and choose your selling price.
For any price you enter, you'll see your final payout estimate. You can adjust it before listing, depending on how much you want to make.
Once your card's sold and delivered, you can withdraw available funds from your Raise profile via direct deposit, PayPal or check.
Find Your Unused Gift Cards
While you're scouring through this year's boxes and envelopes, don't forget to look around the house a bit, too. There could be a payday waiting for you at the bottom of your sock drawer!
Also be sure to check your:
- purse or wallet
- junk and dresser drawers
- couch cushions
- under your bed
- holiday wrapping, boxes and bags from last year
David's best tip for anyone who wants to make money selling gift cards is to list anything and everything.
"The common gift card will have higher velocity," he says. "But even cards to local stores will sell, since people will look and see what is available for their area."
Your Turn: Have you made money selling gift cards? Will you try Raise?
Sponsorship Disclosure: A huge thanks to Raise for working with us to bring you this content. It's rare that we have the opportunity to share something so awesome and get paid for it!


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The integrated solution of Optimove with Salesforce Marketing Cloud MobilePush (formerly ExactTarget) helps increase customer engagement and spend by using predictive customer modeling to send personalized mobile push notification messages to customers.
Marketers use Optimove to plan their customer marketing campaigns based on the advanced customer segmentation available in the product. Using Optimove's customer modeling system, marketers are able to easily define and discover interesting groups of customers to target – groups that the company's marketers wouldn't have been able to identify and target otherwise.
The next step is for the marketing team to develop the particular offers or incentives they want to send each target group of customers.
Every night, the Optimove software generates the specific lists of customers who will receive each pre-scheduled marketing campaign – along with the Salesforce Marketing Cloud MobilePush push notification message and scheduled send time. Optimove pushes the lists to Salesforce Marketing Cloud via API, and then Salesforce Marketing Cloud sends out the personalized push notifications at the specified time.
How it Works
1. Enable Salesforce Marketing Cloud MobilePush in Your Mobile Apps
The app developer must create an updated version of each mobile app that will support push notifications via the Salesforce Marketing Cloud platform, using the Salesforce Marketing Cloud MobilePush SDK. This step must be repeated for each published app that will be used with Optimove.
Of course, all app users will have to update their installed apps from the App Store in order to receive the new version which supports push notifications via Salesforce Marketing Cloud MobilePush.
Who does it: the app developer, with support from Salesforce Marketing Cloud staff
2. Prepare Customer Data for Import into Optimove
The marketer, usually with assistance from internal IT staff, prepares the company's raw data in the specific format required by Optimove. These customer profile tables, which describe each customer's attributes, are imported daily by Optimove. Optimove uses this data to segment customers into a variety of dimensions (lifecycle stages, micro-segments, etc.) and to track the behavior of customers and target groups over time.
Important: The daily customer data supplied to Optimove must contain the Contact Key field. This field is used to match app users to customers in the Optimove database.
Who does it: the marketer, with support from internal IT staff and Optimove integration staff. If necessary, Optimove staff can take a leading role in this stage.
3. Grant Optimove Access to the Salesforce Marketing Cloud MobilePush API
In order for Optimove to connect to the Salesforce Marketing Cloud MobilePush API, the marketer needs to provide Optimove with login credentials for the client's API instance.
All communication between the Optimove and Salesforce Marketing Cloud servers is via the Salesforce Marketing Cloud API. For the technically inclined, the Salesforce Marketing Cloud API guide is available here.
Who does it: the marketer, possibly with support from Salesforce Marketing Cloud staff, and Optimove integration staff
4. Connecting to Multiple Business Units
The marketer can connect Optimove to multiple business units under the same Salesforce Marketing Cloud account. In order to distinguish between business units, Optimove requires that all mobile push messages under the same business unit are named with a predefined prefix that will be used to associate each message with the relevant business unit.
The marketer should provide the following information to Optimove for each additional business unit that will be used from Optimove:
- Business unit ID
- Business unit name
- Template prefix
Who does it: the marketer, possibly with support from Salesforce Marketing Cloud staff, and Optimove integration staff
5. Using the Joint Solution to Run Push Notification Campaigns
Defining the List of Apps in Optimove
Optimove requires the list of app IDs and app names to which Optimove will send push notifications. This list must be supplied to the Optimove integration team by the marketer. The marketer can find these IDs in the MobilePush client, under the Administration page.
When defining a campaign in Optimove using Salesforce Marketing Cloud MobilePush, these apps will be selectable in the campaign builder.
Creating and Retrieving the List of Messages in Salesforce Marketing Cloud MobilePush
The marketer must create specific API-triggered messages in the Salesforce Marketing Cloud MobilePush client. These messages will be used to create campaign-specific messages sent via Optimove.
The messages must be created with the "Outbound" type, with the send method set to "API Triggered". The message's target segment should be set to the "All Users" segment (for the relevant platform).
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Optimove will import all API-triggered messages created for the listed apps (using the predefined template-name prefixes). It is recommended to use unique names for these messages, to help identify them as such (e.g., "Optimove_SummerSale").
Create a Push Notification Message Campaign
When creating a Salesforce Marketing Cloud MobilePush campaign in Optimove, the marketer selects the relevant app from the drop-down list. Once an app is selected, the list of available push messages will be filtered to show only those messages associated with the selected app.
Note: The Salesforce Marketing Cloud MobilePush API has a send-rate limitation of approximately 250,000 campaign recipients per 30 minutes. Exceeding this limit could result in significant delays in campaign execution. It is recommended to use target groups containing no more than 250,000 recipients when scheduling MobilePush campaigns.
Retrieving Push Notification Campaign Metrics
Once each day, for a period of one week following the sending of each Salesforce Marketing Cloud MobilePush message, Optimove connects to the Salesforce Marketing Cloud API in order to retrieve the send rate metric for the campaign. This metric is displayed within Optimove's Campaign Analysis page for each executed Salesforce Marketing Cloud MobilePush campaign.


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A huge elder dragon, massive beyond human comprehension. The only mention of its existence is found in fairy tales, which claim it can warp the very surface of the world and level mountains with a single twitch.
- Order: Elder Dragon
- Suborder: Serpent Dragon
- Family: Amadur
- Species: Dalamadur
Dalamadur is an extremely large and long serpentine monster. It is classified as an Elder Dragon. The Shah Dalamadur is actually a Dalamadur after it sheds its skin.
Habitat Range
Dalamadur makes its home at the highest peaks of Heaven's Mount, known as Speartip Crag. Occasionally, these monsters can be seen in the Forest and Hills/Verdant Hills. When approaching death, an individual will travel across the sea in the Elder Crossing to die in the Rotten Vale. Upon death, it will become a habitat, as seen with the Rotten vale, the decomposing corpse of an old Dalamadur, many times larger than the specimen encountered in Monster Hunter 4.
Ecological Niche
It is unknown what the feeding habits of a Dalamadur is, like most other Elder Dragons, so it is hard to say where it fits in the ecological niche.
Biological Adaptations
This massive serpentine beast possesses two powerful clawed forearms that are used for support, climbing, and burrowing in its mountainous environment. The claws on each hand are powerful enough to cause entire mountain spires to collapse with a single strike. While they still possess forelegs, Dalamadur have gradually lost their back legs and all that remains are two small spurs, similar to those of anacondas or pythons. The forked snake-like tongue of a Dalamadur has paralyzing properties that can easily immobilize hunters. Dalamadur are also capable of spewing an unknown fiery substance from their maws. On the chest of these beasts are vents that glow and huff steam when enraged, hinting at incredibly high internal temperatures. One ability that can't be explained about Dalamadur is its ability to summon meteors. It is unknown how it is able to summon meteors, but this is being researched.
Dalamadur are quite aggressive in nature, willing to destroy hunters at all cost. Though slow, Dalamadur can easily destroy whole mountains with their coils and cause pieces of rumble to fall from them. For unknown reasons, large numbers of Dalamadur are known to raise from underground during certain times of the year, which is usually when Shah Dalamadur are known to appear.
- "Hunter's Encyclopedia 4"
- Monster Hunter 4
- Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
- http://nindori.com/books/backnumber/256.html


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Here is the abstract for the symposium as a whole:
Although archaeological research continues to contribute
to the understanding about the origins of the domestic
dog, additional research provides insight into the
relationships between humans and dogs following
domestication. The papers in this session will primarily
address the role of dogs in hunting,
subsistence/consumption, ritualistic and artistic contexts
as well as their origins and geographic diffusion. Drawing
on diverse methodologies and theoretical approaches,
this session incorporates evidence from burials, middens,
faunal assemblages, ethnoarchaeology, and genetics to
situate the role of dogs in a diachronic socio-ecological
A "diachronic socio-ecological context" - is that thick enough social-science jargon for you? Here's a couple of papers I thought sounded interesting:
Larson, Greger (Durham University)
A combined genetic and archaeological
perspective on dog domestication
The vast morphological variability between dog breeds
led Darwin to conclude that more than one canid
ancestor must have been involved. Ironically, the single
undisputed fact regarding dog domestication is that the
grey wolf is the sole ancestor of domestic dogs. The
additional big questions including where, when and how
many times the process took place remain unanswered,
in large part because the modern ubiquity of dogs has
precluded an understanding of their origins. This paper
will explore what is known and what can be known about
dog domestication using the latest archaeological finds
and genetic studies.
Perri, Angela (Durham University)
Early Holocene Dog Burials and Pleistocene-
Holocene Climate Change
Despite much work on the Pleistocene-Holocene
transition, little is known about how human foragers
adapted their hunting strategies to adjust to new
environments and prey species. This paper explores the
potential role of early Holocene dogs as valuable hunting
tools to foragers adjusting to new forested environments.
Preliminary findings suggest significant parallel
developments, specifically the burial of dogs,
characterize hunter-gatherer adaptations from the
temperate forests of North America, Northern Europe
and Japan. It is suggested that these intentional dog
burials are an indication of the importance of dogs in a
temperate forest hunting strategy, employed
simultaneously by hunter-gatherer groups around the
And here's a Russian one for Steve:
Bazaliiskii, Vladimir (Irkutsk State University),
Robert Losey (University of Alberta), Mietje
Germonpre (Royal Belgian Institute of Natural
Sciences), Mikhail Sablin (Zoological Institute of the
Russian Academy of Sciences) and Sandra Garvie-
Lok (University of Alberta)
New Data on and Interpretation of Dog Burials in
Siberia's Cis-Baikal
The Lake Baikal region of Eastern Siberia is well known
for its large hunter-gatherer cemeteries, many of which
have been intensively studied through the Baikal
Archaeological Project. This same area also has
produced several elaborate dog burials, almost always
within human cemeteries. This paper examines these
practices through a suite of new data, including that from
osteological analyses, radiocarbon assays, and stable
isotope analyses. These data indicate substantial
variability in dog diets, some being dominated by
terrestrial mammals, others by fish. Further, dogs only
appear to have been buried during time periods during
which human burials also were made.


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Toilet Training Twins – Mother of all Messes
By Rebecca Robinson - 26th March 2013
That got your attention, didn't it? When other mums think about my life with twins and say to me, "I can't imagine it…", I say, you can, just close your eyes and imagine. You have toilet trained one toddler - caught wees and rushed little bot bots to the loo with the speed of a mother possessed.
Three Young Children Have Thrown Me Off 'Balance'
By Rebecca Robinson - 9th April 2012
Balance sh-malance... I thought I had balance. For a moment. I thought it was for keeps. But I only have until Kindy Boy turns five in a few weeks. Then the 3.30pm Wednesday swimming lesson changes and he moves up to another group called Turtles or Dolphins or Lobsters or something and then this time slot for him fails to exist. Upon realising this, my brain went into melt down.
Raising Twins - I Have My Training Wheels On
By Rebecca Robinson - 19th October 2011
I kind of knew that some interesting sibling dynamics were up the sleeve of life. However intellectual I have been about it, there is always something humbling about actually living it. My 4 year old has a different relationship with each of his sisters - we have tried to encourage this ... that each kid is unique and there will be things you don't and do like about each other, and at different times. That's cool. But you see, one of the girls isn't walking yet - it fits with her personality ... So kindy boy has taken a liking to his sister - the one who is walking and running and able to follow his commands.
My Three Ringed Circus - a Whinge about Motherhood and Life
By Rebecca Robinson - 12th July 2011
Whilst the dark side of the last year is of course important to acknowledge, it doesn't make entertaining reading. So acknowledge it I will; yes, the last year has brought me to my knees in a way I never thought possible. It has strained my relationship in a way I never thought possible. It broke my heart into a million un-fixable pieces watching my little boy stare as we held the offending sisters in our arms - confused, hurt and utterly betrayed by not only one parent but two. There were not enough arms to go around. But heal we have, and I have learnt a few lessons.
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People might know that there are times in life when they need to know how much a house or a piece of property is worth. One might need, for instance, to have his or her home appraised if he or she wants to sell it, have it renovated or rented out, or if one isgoing through a divorce and assets need to be weighed and considered. You will be glad to know that you can find a way to have your property appraised, and it is through hiring a professional who is skilled and experienced at doing the job. Hiring a professional who offers property appraisals, then, is something which you should do because when you do so, you can be sure that the benefits you get will not only be numerous, but also truly satisfying.
Hiring professionals who offer property appraisals is certainly something that you should do for many reasons, one of which is the fact that when you do so, you can be sure that you can be sure of the value of the home that you might be thinking of buying. You might know that when you buy property, you need to be very careful about it, as you might pay a big price for property which is not truly worth it. One will be glad to know that when he or she hires Toronto Residential Real Estate Appraiser, it will be possible to know the true market value of the property, which will help him or her make a good decision.
Another thing that people will be able to gain when they have their homes appraised is the benefit of knowing how to increase the value on these homes. You might know that having your home renovated will lead to an increase in the value of your property, but you might not know what kind of work should be done to receive the greatest results and the greatest increase in value. The good news is that professionals do know these things, which means that they can give the best advice on what kind of renovations should be done.
If you are one who is facing a divorce, you will also benefit when you have property appraised by a professional. One might know that when he or she decides to hire a professional, it will be possible to get the true value of the property, which can help with the divorce proceedings.
When one has his or her property appraised by Toronto Home Appraiser professionals, then, he or she will be able to gain a lot of truly wonderful benefits.


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Nicki Minaj, whose clever and sassy commentary makes American Idol bearable, has signed on to star with Cameron Diaz in The Other Woman, a film that Nick Cassavetes is directing for Fox. Diaz plays a woman who realizes she is not her boyfriend's primary lover, and teams up with the man's wife to plot revenge. Game Of Thrones' Nikolaj Coster-Waldau plays the cad, and Leslie Mann, Kate Upton and Chicago Fire's Taylor Kinney also star. Minaj makes her screen–starring debut, playing the larger-than-life assistant to Diaz's lawyer character. The assistant is opinionated and sharp and brutally honest, and we know Minaj can handle that. The film shoots in New York in May.
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Uber Eats sees business grow in Taiwan
Taipei-App-based ride-hailing giant Uber's food delivery service Uber Eats has gained traction since it was launched in Taiwan in November 2016, according to data released Wednesday by the food delivery service.
The number of Uber Eats' restaurant partners has risen to 3,000 in the first year following its launch, and its delivery workers have traveled just over 1.01 million kilometers over that time, the company said in a statement.
The most common cuisines delivered in the company's first year of operations were Taiwanese-style delicacies, followed by Japanese cuisine and Italian food.
Chicken was the top food item ordered by Taiwanese customers, Uber Eats said, with Taiwanese "popcorn chicken" (salted crispy chicken) the most popular, followed by a chicken and rice combo styled after New York street food, and Korean barbecue, the company said.
The most commonly delivered beverage was red tea with milk, it added.
Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel


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A major upgrade to the Nambour Sewage Treatment Plant catered for the increasing population in the area, increased the standard of treatment provided, reduced the impact on the environment and improved the quality of water discharged to the Maroochy River. Options have been investigated to increase the capacity of the Nambour STP to approximately 10 million litres/day to meet the anticipated growth in the region. This treatment plant serves the catchments of Nambour, Woombye, Palmwoods, Yandina and Eumundi and is located to the east of Nambour, beside the Bruce Highway.
Uni-span provided a formwork solution to the 7 metre high wall pours with 9 pour stages. The ORMA 80kPa system was selected as the best solution to provide the market leading class 2 finish, without the requirements to reface the panel surface with new plywood. A rationalised set of kit, planned for 2 pour sequencing across the job, provided the perfect gear requirements to complete pours 1 to 9. This system is designed to support high concrete pressures with a plywood shuttering face, which provides that smooth and pristine finish. 2 x Scaffold stair towers (2.7m x 1.2m bay) supported this formwork solution by allowing access to the walkways in order to pour the concrete.
Rimtel Civil engaged Uni-span to design and supply a formwork solution for the construction of the MBR tanks of the Nambour STP upgrade project.
Rimtel Civil notes the following:
- Generally all equipment is in good condition
- The construction designs exceeded expectations
- Uni-span and their staff have gone beyond the call of duty and have been punctual and flexible in the delivery and off-hiring of equipment
Rimtel Civil has worked with Uni-span and the ULMA system to deliver successful projects time after time. Through this process we have developed a positive relationship with Uni-span and highly recommend both the ULMA formwork system and the service that Uni-span has to offer.
Greg Porter, Director of Rimtel Civil


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Truly Long-Range technology
The range is the key parameter for wide area sensor wireless network. It is not a simple task to provide a wide range of communication link and keep relevant technology parameters at a competitive level. But WAVIoT successfully completes this task. We've got the maximum range among other LPWAN providers and while maintaining high network capacity, scalability, devices autonomy and link budget.
How far could NB-Fi reach
Just calculate and imagine how far could NB-Fi deliver your sensor data and how many kilometers you can cover with WAVIoT IoT Devices.
Range 2023.95 m 800 sq.km Link Budget: 164 dBm
Sensitivity for different technologies are taken from datasheets for minimum possible data rates.
Harley transition model based on Egli radio frequency propagation model.
Harley parameters for 500MHz 3.85 and 4.00 for rural and city respectively.
Harley parameters for 900MHz 4.00 and 4.15 for rural and city respectively.
Harley parameters for 2.4GHz 4.30 and 4.45 for rural and city respectively.
One needs to understand that distance cannot be longer than geometrical distance to horizon.
Wide area
The long range of connectivity provided by NB-Fi allows delivering messages at a distance of 10+ km in a harsh urban environment and 50+ miles in the countryside.
Single WAVIoT base station can cover an urban area of 865 square kilometers with 99% reliability. So you will cover a whole city with minimum numbers of access points.
In a more friendly environment like an agricultural field with no obstacles, base station reaches 30 km of the range covering up to 8 000 square kilometers area.
Fast deployment
It is required a thousands of base stations to cover a city with the cellular network and it takes months. It takes days to get a whole city or any other wide area coverage with NB-Fi low power wireless sensor network.
The extensive practical experience allowed us to accumulate a huge experience on fast LPWAN network roll out with a minimum time and maximum possible range.
We have specially designed our networking hardware to make installation process fast, simple and plug-and-play.
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Roll out of wireless sensor network involves the investment in infrastructure deployment. Then a long range of base station you have then fewer base stations you will need to install.
The wide coverage of the IoT gateways enabled by WAVIoT shows a clear path for the cost savings both for rolling out and for maintenance.
Such kind of long range capabilities enables companies to deploy IoT applications in the areas that were unprofitable. Total IoT network costs based on NB-Fi become 10 times less than cellular.
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The day I found those Giant Puffballs we were actually out collecting acorns. My husband was interested in learning how to make them palatable since we have so many in this area. He is into trees the way I am into healing plants.
The White Oak is the one to collect, they are naturally less bitter.
First we froze them, that made the skins come off easier. The skin is the layer just under the shell. My husband shelled them.
Next began the process of making acorn flour. There are different ways to do that. First the bitter tannins must be removed. Some people boil the acorns multiple times until the water runs clear. We went with a non cooked method of leaching out those tannins.
First we ground them up in the wet Vitamix. More water was added to them in a jar and this sat for 24 hours. Each 24 hours fresh water replaced the old until the water was clear.
Once the tannins were cleared out, we dehydrated the wet acorn meal. I have an Excaliber 4 tray. It came out really nice, nutty and tasty. (I snacked on some.) The grain was quite rough still, so we ground it to flour consistency in the dry Vitamix. It is came out very smooth, with a feel and look of cocoa powder.
My first test was on some cookies. Some GF friends were dropping by for tea. I grabbed everything that I had that was GF and went to work experimenting.
I kept it simple, much like a shortbread: butter, sugar, vanilla, with cashew meal, acorn and oat flours. They were so good! Even the smallest of humans wanted more, which is really how I judge a "healthy" cookie.
Next was a recipe from the book Acorn Pancakes, Dandelion Salad, and 38 Other Wild Recipes. A simple classic, pancakes with butter and maple syrup. The acorn is so mild and nutty. It doesn't have that extra bitter taste that many of the darker grains have.
Yesterday's yummy breakfast. I had some leftover pancake batter. I waffled it and topped it with butter and smoked salmon. Again, it came out really good.
Acorn flour is a winner!I love the idea of eating wild foods that man has not tampered with. Everything that fed that tree is now feeding me and my family. It is nutritionally excellent and it is extremely tasty and versatile. Oh, and the acorns were free!


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I have so many lipsticks in all different shades but had yet to find 'that' perfect nude. I love MAC lipsticks so thought I couldn't go wrong with trying a nude from their range and I couldn't have been more right! I opted for MAC Pure Zen which is a cream sheen so glides on smoothly and has a soft finish. What I love about MAC's cream sheen's is that they feel super nourishing too. I think this is the perfect nude shade whether worn with basic make up during the day or to complete a smoky eye at night. MAC lipsticks retail at £15.50 although I got mine slightly cheaper in duty free!
Okay, so I caved in. I got my hands on the Benefit They're Real Push-Up Liner! I love the packaging (never not impressed with Benefit) and I just adore the eye liner itself. Before purchasing the eye liner a make up artist in one of the Benefit shops applied it to me for a demo. The was very helpful but her hands stunk of cigarette smoke (ew!!) and the application was pretty dodgy HOWEVER it was all the great reviews I read that made me still purchase it. It's perfect for myself as I am pretty useless at applying gel eye liner but I know with a good few practices the flexible, lash-hugging tip will help me achieve a perfect, elegant look. Also, the gel eye liner is a strong black and is definitely smudge and waterproof. It does exactly what it says on the box and more. The only con I can think of is that it is pretty stubborn to remove. It retails at £18.50.
My two other August favourites are the Sensationail Gel Kit and the Emjoi Micro Pedi. If you haven't already seen my reviews on them you can find the Sensationail review here and my review on the Emjoi Micro here to read all about the products and what I thought about them! Let me know what your favourites this month have been in the comments below!


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Videos from the May launch of IHEP'S paper series, Envisioning the National Postsecondary Data Infrastructure in the 21st Century, are now available on our website. To address the need for better data on postsecondary outcomes, IHEP convened national postsecondary data experts throughout this past year to develop a framework and recommendations for improving the collection and use of state and federal education data. Resulting in 11 policy papers with insight and analysis on how to improve the quality of the national postsecondary data infrastructure, the launch featured presentations and panel discussions with lawmakers, educators, and leaders in the field.
You can watch the videos of the event here.
Content includes the keynote address by President F. King Alexander of Louisiana State University, an overview of values and principles grounding the project, major issues facing the improvement of the postsecondary data infrastructure, and strategies to create a postsecondary data system that will provide a more complete picture of short and long-term student outcomes.
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Mr. Piacenza graduated from Westborough High School, Westborough, MA, in 1975 and from Yale University in 1979. At Yale, he majored in applied mathematics with concentrations in electrical engineering and computer science, and he lettered in baseball. After graduating from college, Mr. Piacenza worked for a computer company in Westborough as a programmer analyst. He left the high-tech world to take a teaching job at Taft in 1983, and he has been teaching and coaching at Taft ever since. Mr. Piacenza has taught all levels of mathematics, and has coached basketball and baseball at the school and in the town of Watertown. Mr. Piacenza teaches Taft's highest-level Math course—Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra—and has done so since the inception of the course in 2000. He also leads workshops in Multivariable Calculus and in Linear Algebra each summer through the Taft Education Center. He and his wife, Jean (nee Strumolo, Taft class of '75), have four children: Emily '00, Anthony '01, Lucia '04, and Thomas '06.


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Optical Slaves are the simplest (and cheapest for the most part) method for using off camera flashes.
The principle is simple, when the optical slave sees another flash fire, it fires too. Kinda like yawning. Once one of goes, it is catchy.
Of course optical slaves have their limitations, one of which is that they are too dump to understand the difference between a flash and a pre-flash. There are a few more limitations to optical dumb slaves, but this post is about overcoming the pre-flash issue with a cool gizmo called Arduino.[Read More…]


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P.S. I've been an awful blogger lately :( not visiting my favorite blogs and commenting. But considering that I am blogging from 2008, seems I have to work from time to time ;) See you next week. Have a lovely weekend!
Your blog is lovely.
Lula's definitely the best magazine ever, it's so hard to wait between each issue.
Que imagenes tan bonitas muy inspiradoras!!!!!!!
Great post, Dear! : )
Ah I love Lula and I haven't had an issue of it for ages! Thank you for posting these gorgeous pictures
ahh, i can't wait! i've got my copy coming in the mail any day now.
So pretty. That rose crown is fantastic!
amazing issue, Cara looks divine!!
xo Nicol
Lula always has the best editorials, love the vibe. Man, I adore your blog, truly. X
I just did a post on Lula myself. The magazine resonates with so much and I love every page of the new issue. Beautiful blog xx


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State telecommunications company Antel of Uruguay announced through a press release that it has reached an agreement with the international trading arm of state British broadcaster BBC for the incorporation of its content through the Video On Demand (VOD) platform Vera+.
The 195 hours of BBC content represent various genres and publics and include the recognized automotive show Top Gear, children's 3rd & Bird, Baby Jake and Dinopaws, and nature franchise series Wild (Japan, Arabia and China).
"For us it is a great achievement to have the BBC as part of Antel's supply because not only it is adding value but it is also content of unquestionable quality, which will enrich the experience of our users promoting the use of infrastructure leader in Latin America", stated the President of the Uruguayan company, Andres Tolosa.
"The addition of content to digital platforms from companies such as Antel is central to the strategy of BBC Worldwide. On the one hand, these initiatives demonstrate our willingness to contribute to the development of our members, while encouraging the loyalty of BBC Worldwide contents in Latin America", said EVP and Managing Director of the British broadcaster in the region, Anna Gordon.


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Tips on how to eliminate even the toughest odors from your refrigerator. When should you use Activated Charcoal instead of baking soda?
A common question that we get all the time is "Does baking soda really work to get rid of smelly refrigerator odor". Well, our answer is yes and no. Here's why. Baking soda doesn't really eliminate odors all that well. An open box of baking soda in your refrigerator will absorb some odors, especially if the odors in your refrigerator are "acidic". The alkaline baking soda can absorb many of these odors. But, even then, as the powder in the box contacts water vapor, it tends to cake over and lose most of its effectiveness.
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In Lexington Ins. Co. v. Chi. Flameproof & Wood Specialties Corp., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 135871, 2018 WL 3819109 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 10, 2018), the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois found that rip-and-tear costs could qualify as covered "property damage," but the court rejected coverage for claims that the insured intentionally sold a noncompliant product as the suit did not allege an "occurrence."
Lexington Insurance Company ("Lexington") issued a CGL policy to Chicago Flameproof & Wood Specialties Corp. ("Flameproof"). During the policy period, a third party ordered fire-retardant-treated lumber from Flameproof for construction in Minnesota. Flameproof instead sent materials that were not tested, certified, or labeled as compliant. The third party installed the materials, discovered the non-compliance, and then removed the materials. Removing the materials allegedly damaged other portions of the building on the project. The third party then sued Flameproof, alleging costs associated with replacing the lumber as well as property damage to the other materials from the removal of the lumber. Flameproof tendered the claim to Lexington seeking a defense. Lexington filed a declaratory action in the Northern District of Illinois.


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On Friday, 3/4 MC and 3/4 SM had their assembly which showcased what they have been exploring in class: the different cultures that make up their classes, school and country. They read Mem Fox's book "I am Australian too" which highlights Australia's multiculturalism and that fact that we are all Australians no matter where we come from. The children had the opportunity to share their family cultural background not only with their classmates, but with the rest of the school.
Well done, 3/4 MC and 3/4 SM!
The bamboo sticks used in the Vietnamese dance
Last piece of advice from sister ( Arthi) to sister (Deepthi) before the Indian dance.


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Now that we're beginning a new year it's a perfect time to look forward to more travel adventures.
Happy New Year!
Now that we're beginning a new year it's a perfect time to look forward to more travel adventures.
Happy New Year!
I began Meg Travels in August and this month is my fourth anniversary! It has been so much fun sharing travel adventures from near and far. When I look for themes over the years I can see that flowers and gardens are some of my favorites, along with doors, sunsets and signs. I tend to travel in the spring and that is an ideal time to see fresh and colorful flowers. Autumn is another beautiful season for watching the leaves change color, and it is still warm and sunny.
I will continue to travel so there will be plenty more adventures (with pictures) to share over the next year. Here are some of the flowers, doorways and other souvenir pictures that I've taken over the past four years.
I'm back from Italy and after unpacking and adjusting (again) to the change in time zones I've uploaded my pictures to the computer. I haven't reviewed all of them yet but I took over 1700! For now I thought some pictures of Portofino might be a good place to start.
During the morning it was both windy and rainy and the ferry service to Portofino was called off. However, there was a shuttle bus from Santa Margherita Ligure and I decided to take that instead. Later that morning the weather improved dramatically and it ended up being a beautiful day. By the way, the bus was full of people with backpacks and it was a challenge staying upright as the bus went around all the curves in the road. I was happy when we arrived and these were my first impressions of Portofino.
It was a perfect time to take a walk, buy a gelato, and then find a bench to simply admire the scenery. Sometimes I wish days like this didn't have to end.


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Celebrate Field Days in Bridgeport
BRIDGEPORT - The Bridgeport Volunteer Fire Department's annual Field Days - returning to their Firemen's Field this weekend - gives the public a fun way to come out and support the department, said event chairman Paul Smith.
The Field Days, an annual Bridgeport tradition for some 60 years, is a fundraiser for the department that benefits their purchase of new equipment and the paying of miscellaneous bills. Smith said the Field Days helps keep local taxes down while offering rides, games, food and live music for their guests.
"We're looking forward to having the community come out there and we hope they enjoy themselves," Smith said.
The Field Days opens Friday at 5 p.m. The men's pushball competition is at 6 p.m., and there is also a Mega Pass Ride Special for $15 from 6 to 10 p.m. Matt Chase and the Thunder Canyon Band play from 7 to 11 p.m., and there are fireworks by Pyrotecnico at 9:45 p.m.
The field opens at noon on Saturday, with a chicken barbecue and a Mega Pass Ride Special for $25 per person until 10 p.m. Junior and women's pushball starts at 3 p.m., with men's pushball at 4 p.m. Ruby Shooz will entertain from 7 to 11 p.m. and there are more fireworks by Pyrotecnico at 9:45 p.m.
The chicken barbecue and Mega Pass Ride Special return as the field opens Sunday at noon. The firemen's parade featuring representatives of many local fire departments and community groups is at 6 p.m. and Under the Gun plays from 7 to 11 p.m. Parade and pushball trophies are awarded at 9:45 p.m.; and raffle winners are announced at 10:30 p.m.
Volunteers are needed for the fried dough booth at the Field Days; four-hour shifts are available by calling Terry or Jackie Manning at 633-0130.
Smith said their Field Days will be an enjoyable and affordable family event.
"It's cheaper than going to the State Fair and just as much fun," he promised.
The Bridgeport Volunteer Fire Department includes two stations -- station 1 is right in the center of Bridgeport while station 2 is in Lakeport. The department covers some 600-plus fire and EMS calls a year in Madison and Onondaga Counties plus mutual aid to Cicero, South Bay, Minoa, East Syracuse, North Chittenango, Canastota, and Chittenango.
The fire department is always looking for junior firefighters; any young person from 14 to 17 years old who is interested in exploring the volunteer fire service is encouraged to join their Junior Firefighter Explorer Post 113. The juniors train with adult firefighters - with certain restrictions - and are given full turnout gear and dress uniforms for marching in community parades, along with other amenities. To learn more about the junior firefighter program, call 633-0510.
The Bridgeport Volunteer Fire Department is located at 427 Route 31. For more information on any of their activities, log on to: www.bridgeportfd.com
As the economy becomes more uncertain, the Bridgeport Food Pantry is even more necessary than ever. Area residents can support the pantry in a fun way at the third annual fundraising Duck Race on Sept. 10 at 3 p.m. behind St. Francis Church on Route 298. Tickets are on sale now at area businesses.
The Duck Race last year raised 45 percent of the food costs for the food pantry, making it an invaluable asset to helping feed area families in need. For more information on the Food Pantry, call Patti Hedrick at 699-7976, Rachelle Smith at 546-4303 or St. Francis Church at 633-2561.
Also helping out the Food Pantry is the Bridgeport VFW Post 8440, where they have a collection barrel set up at their location for donations. They also currently are running a collection for school supplies for needy area students.
Post Commander and World War II veteran Nelson Warren said these are just some of the many ways the Post reaches out to the people of the Bridgeport community.
"I like being able to meet the people," Warren, who helped form the post back in 1966 and is now one of three members still left from that original charter, explained while cooking up a meal in the Post's kitchen for some hungry visitors.
The Post will host a Sept. 11 service on the 10th anniversary of the attacks at 1 p.m. organized by their Ladies Auxiliary including a short memorial service followed by a luncheon. Auxiliary President Lucinda Scott encouraged area residents to come out to honor those who gave their lives that day and to share the camaraderie of the Post.
"We like to keep the community involved with the Post - I think that reminds them that there are vets who have fought for their freedom," she said.
Bricks are still for sale for placement at their memorial in front of their building, and Warren stressed that an honoree does not need to be a veteran to have their name immortalized at the site. Contact George Roundee at 247-9818 to purchase a brick.
The Bridgeport VFW's Auxiliary hosts a Steak Bake on Sept. 17 from 2 to 7 p.m., featuring steak, salt potatoes, sweet corn, salad, rolls and dessert. They also have their famed fish fry every Friday from noon to 8 p.m. - also featuring steak, hamburgers, cheeseburgers and hot dogs -- and wing nights Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m.
The Post has a chicken barbecue coming up on Sept. 24 at noon, and the third Saturday of every month at 2 p.m. brings back their Meat Madness and the chance to win all kinds of meat prize packs. They also have a pig roast on Oct. 8 with the timely raffle of a snow blower.
These events are all open to the public, Warren said.
Membership in the VFW is open to any veteran who served on active duty overseas during war time. The Bridgeport VFW is located at 516 Route 31. For more on their offerings, call them at 633-2422 or log on to: www.vfwpost 8440.com
The Bridgeport branch of the Sullivan Free Library is holding their annual silent auction starting Oct. 1 and running through the month, and library Director Karen Traynor said the action really heats up towards the end.
"It's gotten to be really fun - everybody enjoys coming in to see what they can get," Traynor said.
The library is located at 8979 North Rd. and open Mondays through Wednesdays from noon to 8 p.m., Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Fridays from noon to 6 p.m. and Saturdays after Labor Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call them at 633-2253 for more information.
Bridgeport is a place where neighbors really look out for each other, Warren said.
"This is a well-knit community," Warren, who also previously served the community as the chief of the Bridgeport fire department, explained. "People always turn out to help each other."
"It's a great place to live," added Scott. "I love Bridgeport."


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You are now in the land of the Pea.
Go check out my poems. You may like some and you may not get some, but they're merely a small snapshot of me at various times of my life, and writing them made me feel more happy, more sane, or just more. I'm cheesy, I am mad and I am... me.
I dedicate this site to my true friends, the rubbish ones are long gone, and I think you can never make too much fuss of the good ones.
Pea News
I sometimes eat peas! Never was heard of before 2005, the first being in a nice restaurant in Aldeburgh called Regatta, serving excellent food when I went there, and then I also ate them in The Plough at Bolnhurst and Gilpin Lodge - gorgeous food! Over New Year 2008-09 in the Lakes, Mosschops also made me a great Pea and pesto soup out of Nigella Express.
Get in touch...
If you like my poems or you feel like I do sometimes, then drop me a line to let me know. And if you don't... tell me gently in case of a squashed Pea emergency ;).
PrincessPea oOoOoOoOo :)


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Cloud and Mobile Technology Growth in Africa and Other Emerging Markets
Cloud and Mobile Technologies to Stimulate Growth For Small and Medium Sized Business in Africa and Other Emerging Markets
Just as rapid adoption of wireless telecommunications technology allowed emerging economies to leap frog capital intensive terrestrial infrastructures, new cloud and mobile technologies present serious opportunities for small and medium-sized organizations to expand rapidly in domestic and international markets.
According to Cisco's Global Cloud Index, the Middle East and Africa is expected to have the highest cloud traffic growth rate in the world (57 percent CAGR) between now and 2017
In the developed economies of Europe, North America and parts of Asia Pacific, the rise of cloud computing have combined with an increasingly mobile workforce to allow smaller organizations to compete effectively with organizations that are far larger. Entrepreneurs have been able to avoid the investments that add to the cost structure of larger organizations so that they can be more price competitive and move more quickly to take advantage of competitive opportunities.
Entrepreneurs have been able to avoid the investments that add to the cost structure of larger organizations so that they can be more price competitive and move more quickly to take advantage of competitive opportunities.
It should therefore come as no surprise that we are seeing small and medium businesses (SMBs) in Africa, the Middle East and Indian subcontinent make similar investments with the objective of stimulating and competing on even ground with national and multi-national corporations.
India offers an interesting case in point. Analysts at AMI-Partners – a New York-based research firm, recently projected that companies in India with a workforce between 1 to 999 employees are investing heavily in cloud computing and mobility. According to the researchers, cloud and mobility investments in India will account for 45 percent of SMB technology investments by 2018, up from 30 percent in 2013. The trend in India tracks with a broader move to establish an infrastructure that supports cloud- and mobile-enabled business strategies.
The number of cloud users will jump from fewer than 140 million in 2012 to over 200 million in 2016 — with one in four small to medium sized business employees working from home by 2016
For instance, analysts at Techaisle Research, which has offices in San Jose, New York, London, Dubai and Gurgaon, note that the global SMB mobile workforce will be slightly over 298 million by 2016. One-fourth of the SMB mobile workers will be from the mid-market segment with nearly 150 million SMB employees telecommuting and over 120 million traveling on business. As a result, the number of cloud users will jump from fewer than 140 million in 2012 to over 200 million in 2016 — with one in four SMB employees working from home by 2016.
But mobility and cloud is about much more than simply supporting a more mobile and flexible workforce.
"Mobile continues to make impressive inroads into the SMB market, as both a marketing vehicle and as an element of the business infrastructure," notes Steve Marshall, BIA/Kelsey director of research at the Chantilly, Va-based firm. "Adoption of mobile and social varies across SMB industry sectors…professional and home and trade services are embracing mobile in a big way, with service providers essentially becoming walking POS [point-of-sale] terminals."
Speaking at the recent IDC Enterprise Mobility Forum 2014 in Johannesburg, George Kalebaila, senior research manager for telecommunications and digital media at IDC Africa, pointed out that the convergence of IT and telecommunications enabled by mobility is empowering businesses to virtualize their processes, and thereby increase productivity, stimulate employee performance, streamline business functions, and improve customer service.
"It is clear that an era of pervasive mobility is imminent, and those enterprises that have adopted a 'mobile-first' mindset are already pulling ahead of the pack," he said.
It would be a mistake, however, to adopt a "mobile-only," mindset. It is clear that when mobile is effectively integrated with cloud strategies, then SMB organizations in Africa can achieve a force multiplier effect to enhance business performance. This may explain why the region is making big investments in cloud computing.
According to Cisco's Global Cloud Index, the Middle East and Africa is expected to have the highest cloud traffic growth rate in the world (57 percent CAGR) between now and 2017, followed by Asia Pacific (43 percent CAGR) and Central and Eastern Europe (36 percent CAGR).
However, the adoption of technology is not enough.
Organizations that achieve growth through competitive differentiation will do so by developing new ways of doing business that take both cloud and mobility into account. Indeed, for SMB's that may not have existing processes around key business functions and operations, the adoption of cloud and mobility solutions may create structures to formalize and improve informal business practices. In so doing, the groundwork is laid for achieving growth objectives.


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My Super SLO Life is a reflection of the writers' lives as Los Angeles transplants that now call San Luis Obispo (SLO) County home. Each has vastly different views and experiences, making for exciting tales and intimate observations. The writers' opinions and views are their own and don't necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the other writers.
Main Contributors
Jaz and her husband are, what they call, "new locals" to SLO. They live in a multi-generational household in South County SLO (pismo beach) and moved here to help take care of her ailing grandfather and to be closer to family. Their favorite thing to do in their new home is discover it, every hidden gem or recommendation. Jaz grew up coming to SLO to visit her family and is now excited to be a resident. She was a big proponent and cheerleader of the Stay Local movement in Los Angeles and is overjoyed to be in a place that embraces that culture whole heartedly.
James and his family live in North County SLO (templeton) where they have their own chickens and vegetable garden. He calls SLO a "paradise of a county" and loves all that it has to offer. He really enjoys being married and being a dad, as you can tell by his posts. James and his wife chose their home to escape Los Angeles and give their kids a SLO upbringing and all that it includes. He has mastered his vegetable garden and sells his eggs to coworkers, he is definitely living the SLO life!
Interested in becoming a contributor? Email us, we'd love to talk to you!


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Here at Northside, we strive to live like Christ, both at home and abroad. We work with the organizations listed below to bring God's love to the people of Jackson, and West Tennessee.
Local Outreaches
Carl Perkins Center for the prevention of child abuse
This excerpt taken from the "About Us" page on their website:
"The mission of the Exchange Club-Carl Perkins Center is to provide support to families in preventing and dealing with child abuse in West Tennessee, and help both parents and children meet the practical needs of preserving and improving the quality of family life."
read more at http://www.carlperkinscenter.org/mission.htm
The Dream Center
This excerpt taken from the "About Us" page on their website:
"We house families and individuals who have experienced crisis in their lives such as; loss of employment, housing or other life-controlling problems that rendered them homeless. Each potential resident must have a strong desire to change and develop a new way of life. We help our residents in many areas of achieving success. We assist them in finding gainful employment with local established companies, financial recovery classes, and much more. It is our goal to prepare families and individuals to become financially strong, emotionally balanced and self efficient in every way."
Area relief Ministries (ARM)
This excerpt taken from the "About Us" page on their website:
"ARM's mission is to strengthen our community by providing services that alleviate suffering, promote dignity and foster hope for those in need... as an expression of the ongoing ministry of Jesus Christ.
Area Relief Ministries is a long-standing community partner that cares about Jackson, TN and its people. We understand that in order to make our community a better place to live, we must start by making it a better place for each person. As we strengthen individuals, the community as a whole becomes stronger."
read more at http://www.areareliefministries.org/about/purpose/
Speed the Light (STL) youth Missions
Speed the Light (STL) is the student-initiated, volunteer, charitable program that provides much-needed equipment to missionaries across the nation and in over 180 countries around the world.
Boys and Girls Missionary Challenge (BGMC)
"BGMC is the AG missions program for kids that instills a heart of compassion to reach the lost through praying, giving, and going. All funds raised through BGMC go to meet critical needs around the world such as feeding programs, water wells, Bible schools, curriculum, and whatever else a missionary needs in their part of the world."
Regional Inter-faith association (RIFA)
This excerpt taken from the "About Us" page on their website:
"RIFA reaches out with the love of Christ to help people in need and to provide resources for a better future.
"Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread and fish to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people." Luke 9:16"
read more at http://www.rifarifa.org/mission.html
Birth Choice
This excerpt taken from the "About Us" page on their website:
"Birth Choice has been helping women in Madison, Gibson, and surrounding counties since 1989. If you are experiencing an unplanned pregnancy, we understand that you may feel scared and alone, unsure where to turn for help.
No matter your situation, an unplanned pregnancy brings many questions and emotions. We're here to talk to you about your situation and provide accurate, up-to-date information. Becoming fully informed will help you explore all of your options so that you can make good decisions regarding your pregnancy. At Birth Choice, you will find a friendly, compassionate atmosphere where trained client advocates and medical personnel provide help and hope now and for the future."
read more at http://yourprivatechoice.com/aboutus


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Rebecca originally joined the practice in 2010 as an administration assistant. She enjoyed the accountancy environment and soon began to train to be an accountant.
In 2015, Rebecca successfully qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant and is now a member of ACCA.
Rebecca deals with all aspects of the personal and business tax affairs of her client portfolio which incorporate sole trader, partnership and corporate businesses.
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The Ukrainian Professional Bank proposes service on payment of wages, compensations, travel expenses, crediting to a special accounts by means of the payment cards emitted by the Ukrainian Professional Bank.
Advantages for the Enterprise
The functions of accountancy are taken to registration of register and draft on the total amount of payments to the employees;
- All operations on crediting salary are carrying out by the bank;
- The process of salary payment and chart calculation are simplified with employees;
- The expenses related to the receipt of cash in banks are shortened;
- The problem of collection and limit of cash desk are disappears;
- Expenses, related to maintenance state of cashiers, security guard of cash desks, transporting and depositing funds are shortened;
- Possibility of crediting of employees of organization. At the delay of payment of wages the employees of your enterprise can make use of credit that automatically paid off at payroll calculation;
- The bank guarantees confidentiality of payment a wages for the different categories of employees.
Advantages for employees:
- Now it is not needed to go to branches and to queue up for receipting of a salary, advance payments and other payments by a card; even being in a hospital or in other city or country, you have a twenty-four-hour access to the monetary resources you have on a card account, by means of a card;
- Receipting of funds at any convenient time for you;
- Salary card can be used both for the receipt of cash through ATMs and for payment of commodities, works, distributing services in Ukraine and abroad;
- You do not need to pay a commission for the cash withdrawal in the system of the bank and the "UkrKart", and also at payment of commodities or services in a trade network "Strana";
- Card owners can pay community charges;
- Possibility to draw up an additional card for family members at reduced fare;
- By means of SMS-service you can get information on every movement on your account, and also block and unblock a plastic card.
- Your money works every day! A salary card gives an opportunity of using a card account as a method of accumulation of funds with calculation of interest on the amount of balance - 3% annual;
- You can top up your card salary by your personal funds;
- A salary gives an opportunity to use a banking accommodation (an overdraft) by preferential terms (;
- A card statement of transactions will help you to manage effectively by your own money resources; this statement is given at the wish of client.
- Loss of card does not mean loss of money, card will be blocked |( free of charge) and your funds will be safe if you notify bank immediately. In case of loss of card the bank will issue for you a new one or pay a balance on card account.


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Are you 305 till you die? Because that might mean you'll be 305 for a long, long time. According to a new study, Miami-Dade is one of the healthiest counties not only in Florida but also in all of America. It's in the top 10 percent of healthiest counties overall across the United States and the fifth healthiest in Florida. Dade is also by far the healthiest large urban county in the state.
What's odd is that a second segment of the study analyzed indicators of good health, but Miami-Dade received only an average placement there. So somehow we're all living relatively long and healthy lives despite ourselves.
The findings come from rankings by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute. Here's a map of the healthiest and least healthy counties in America:
These rankings are based on "health outcomes" that take into account both length and quality of life. In Florida, Miami-Dade ranked the second highest for length of life behind only its ritzy neighbor to the west, Collier County. Dade ranked 20th overall for quality of life. "Quality of life" includes factors such as poor or fair health, poor physical health days, poor mental health days, and low birth weight.
In the "health indicators" category, Miami-Dade came in 25th out of Florida's 67 counties. Not particularly bad, but surprising considering its health outcomes ranking.
Interestingly, though, Dade ranked first in Florida for "health behaviors." That includes things like the rate of tobacco use, drug and alcohol abuse, diet and exercise, and sexual activity. So maybe that explains why Miamians live so long. Miami may be Vice City, but apparently we have our vices under control a lot better than the rest of this state.
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Miami-Dade came in only 57th for clinical care, which includes both access to care and the quality of health care. We came in 40th for "social and economic factors," which include things like employment, income, and education. We also came in 57th for physical environment, which includes air quality, public transport, and housing.
So it's interesting that Miami-Dade ranks low in all of these other health indicator factors except for the actual behaviors we can personally control, and apparently that was enough to rocket us up to the status of one of the healthiest counties in the state.
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"I believe my future is bigger than my past." ~Steve Gleason
I watched "Gleason" this past weekend on Amazon prime. In a nutshell, it's about ex NFL player Steve Gleason and his fight with ALS. It is a must watch in my opinion….lending perspective on life, challenges, courage, faith, and intention. There are many things that Steve Gleason said that made me stop the movie to blow my snotty nose from the tears that ran continuously down my face blurring my vision and to also jot thoughts down on my iPhone.
A terminal diagnosis can really mess with your head. Honestly, it makes you want to run away to the moon. ~Steve Gleason
YES! This. Being told I was incurable was probably one of the most debilitating moments of my life. It makes you just want to disappear, before the disease has its way with you. But it was a "moment" and not a position I took on living my life.
Life is difficult. Not just for me or other ALS patients. Life is difficult for everyone. Finding ways to make life meaningful and purposeful and rewarding, doing the activities that you love and spending time with the people that you love – I think that's the meaning of this human experience. ~Steve Gleason
Everyone has their struggles and their challenges. Mine is living beyond a diagnosis and being intentional in every decision I make. I say "NO" more often than I say "YES" . Living a meaningful life is my number one goal. It's my only purpose. I have had a couple people tell me recently, that I live a privileged life where I get to choose basically when and where and how, and I do most everything I want to do. And it is true. I am very blessed. But I also know that things can change in the blink of an eye….and so while I can, I will live just as I want to…doing everything I want to do and can do. If that seems privileged then okay….I tend to think of it as #livewithnoregrets.
I think about death all the time. I think that's a good thing because we're all going to die, and the only thing we can control is how we are and what we're doing in the meantime. ~ Steve Gleason
Me too. And with that thought comes a freedom to live just as I want. Mike and I have spent the past few years, simplifying, downsizing, getting rid of debt, (damn these school loans!) so that we can do the things on our list, and live the rest of our lives doing exactly what we want, where we want. And the cool thing is that we are making fast progress on the "rest of our life" plan.
I look at the human life like an experiment. Every new moment, every new experience, tragic or otherwise, is an opportunity to gain a more accurate perspective and helps lead me to clarity. ~ Steve Gleason
Cancer stole some things from my life. It's true. However, I put my diagnosis on trial, and vowed that it would never "steal" how I choose to live my life. Cancer was not a gift, but a bump on my road that led me a different direction. A better direction with a clearer view of what IS important and what isn't. I have never had more clarity than I do now.
There will be #nowhiteflags in my life.
There will be no defining my life based on a diagnosis, belief system, race, gender, economic status.
Because my future is bigger than my past……….
And I am excited.


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Sunday, June 5, 2011
Grouchy Bellymonster: By the Numbers
1. She's awesome and
2. I'm uninspired. And grouchy.
I guess that's technically three reasons.
Anyway, here's the sum up (get it? SUM up? Heh.):
7. Baskets of laundry waiting to be hauled to laundromat, washed, dried and put away.
2. Pairs of underwear left in Luke's drawer.
4. Average number of times Luke pees in his underwear on any given day.
1. Number of times Luke usually poops in his underwear on any given day.
9. Times I asked the boys to put their Lego away.
2. Times I turned the vacuum on to scare the boys into gathering Lego faster.
3. Happy Meals I ordered for the three of us at McDonald's tonight, because I got tired of standing in front of the fridge opening and closing the door, hoping something yummy and delicious - and already cooked - might appear.
11. Number of words Mark and I have exchanged today.
15. Minutes before I finish this post and head off to bed, to shake this "Hmph!"
6. Kilometres I walked this weekend.
0. Kilometres I ran this weekend.
72. Times it occurred to me that there may be a correlation between my grouchy mood and my lack of exercise.
72. Times I ignored above-mentioned realization. There's little room for guilt on top of grouchy.
8. Number of days left until my husband's week off ends and the world gets back to normal.
1. Washing machine I hope (please God!) to have installed and working in my basement by week's end. Ditto the dryer.
1. Bottle of Baileys I may well smuggle to bed with me.
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Just so's ya know...if The Hubby is off for EIGHT FREAKIN DAYS that is PLENTY of time to sneak off to the states for a wee sabbatical, cranky lady. The beaches are warm and sunny right now. And I hear there's wine in the states. Wine and wee playmates for the Reds. I'm just sayin'....ReplyDelete
Ha! Love you Bec and would love to frolic on a sunny beach. Alas...ReplyDelete
Matthew has his surgery on Tuesday and Mark's back and forth between here and the farm, doing what he can for everyone.
Fun times.
And now, I must hurl myself from the roof because I did not know that!!! GAH!ReplyDelete
I wish I could come over and pour you that Baileys! I'd make a quick stop at Zellers on they way over to buy more underwear for your boys. Then we'd laugh. Or cry. Or laugh till we cry.ReplyDelete
Hang in there, my friend!
Toss the underwear! I do this all the time. Case in point: You will find a cute pair of undies in the porta-potty at east hill park. 'Cause I don't do poo.ReplyDelete
I am mucho grouchy as well. Can't concentrate on anything really creative... brain stuck in muck. Please come over here with your Baileys. I will cook for you. We can smolder together.
BTW, good for you and the 30 day challenge. I have been uninspired all week, and have been beating myself up about it at least 11 times daily. That little voice in my head saying "I'm a writer" ?! So get to it already!
Fark. I am so mean to myself.
And my 3 year old daughter is going on 14 with her attitude.
And my 1.5 year old daughter/Monkey is learning to say NO! for no fucking reason at all. I think that she keeps hearing everyone else yell it at each other all day, so thats what she's doing.
Needless to say, I FAIL at parenting this week.
I was having a confrontation with my 3yr old, and called my Mom for advice. She reminded me that it was just a stage, that the 3yr old was just testing me. Do time-outs until she agrees to clean up her toys. (This did work, but required 4 consecutive time-outs before 3yr old complied with Mummy's demands).
My Dad then called me back to tell me that he thinks I should just chill out and let my kids be who they want to be - forget the cleaning up. HA! I said. HA! again, I said. When did he ever have to clean up after a child? I asked him. I reminded him that he doesn't even clean up after himself.
5 hours later, I am not saying Ha. I think he is on to something. Because this piece of advice is exactly the OPPOSITE of how he parented - which I KNOW from experience is a good thing.
I have been trying to get my kids to do what I tell them to do, because it makes my life easier when they obey me. So instead of being the kind of parent my kids need, I have been forcing them to be the children that I want.
Well OBVIOUSLY I just need some alcohol. I know you love the Baileys, but can I convince you to try an Arnold Palmer? Or a Mojito? WAY less calories means WAY more drinking!
OOOO look at that! I think this counts as writing.
Thanks for the love, my friends. As it usually goes, waking to chirping birds and sunny skies has changed my perspective a bit. A teensy bit.ReplyDelete
MamaB, you you crack me up! There's your post for the day - and frankly, I read about 6 different blog ideas in there. Great channeling!