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the new paradigm for talent utilization
Business transformation is not easy, quick or painless. Every organization that has revolutionized the way it does business had to embrace a new way of planning, doing and reflecting. But when you ask leadership at those companies whether the results justify their efforts, the resounding answer is "yes."
Your efforts to change human capital practices at your business may face similar barriers: ingrained siloed thinking, an inadequate technology infrastructure and a fear of change; however, in today's highly competitive talent market, you can't afford to maintain the status quo. To create a business advantage through talent, or just to keep up with your nearest competitors, it's time to adopt a holistic approach.
Under traditional thinking, talent acquisition is job-based, meaning resources are acquired based on budgets and historical hiring practices. This approach does not not necessarily consider the availability of talent nor appropriateness of resource for the business. An integrated talent mindset is emerging as the new paradigm for talent utilization, enabling employers to quickly, efficiently and cost effectively deliver the right skills, wherever and whenever the organization needs it. Talent is dispatched based on availability and suitability for the business.
An integrated talent approach provides a 360-degree view of all of your work arrangements: permanent, temps, contractors, statement of work (SOW), independents and human cloud. But it's not just workforce visibility that elevates your program; it's the ability to deliver the right skills to the business, and to predict future talent needs through insights. Hiring managers work with talent advisors to access the exact kind of workers necessary to fulfill the business deliverables. With access to a wider, classification-agnostic talent pool, an employer can deploy any combination of skills at the right time and in the most cost effective way.
Embracing this mindset is not easy. It requires significant changes to organizational thinking and practices. The silos between HR and procurement, and between permanent and contingent talent, must be broken down. Executives must be committed to this transformation. According to our annual Talent Trends survey of hundreds of C-suite and human capital leaders around the world, integrated practitioners consistently report high satisfaction with the results of their efforts, despite the arduous work that's sometimes required.
To ease your integrated talent journey and to help you define, strategize and execute on this approach, we have compiled this playbook. With little time to waste as talent scarcity grows, we invite you to review each chapter and answer the hard questions that will lead you down the right path to a more effective and productive workforce.
5 questions to consider when assessing your talent management model:
- Are HR and procurement aligned in the planning of our total workforce, i.e., full-time, contingent, freelance and statement of work (SOW) consultants?
- Does my talent strategy ensure that I acquire the best and most appropriate types of talent for my needs?
- Is there centralized oversight of total talent costs, including analytical data used for benchmarking?
- Do all talent acquisition processes comply with internal and external mandates?
- Does my talent strategy enhance organizational productivity?
chapter one: a more holistic talent model
Imagine driving at night with one headlight. You can navigate the road, but traveling at the speed you desire is likely out of the question. That's the handicap most talent leaders contend with today: they only have partial visibility into their workforce because of traditional organizational silos. As a result, they simply can't execute to their full potential — unable to fully optimize their company's talent management processes.
Depending on the organizational structure, in some companies HR may only have oversight of permanent hires, and procurement may be the owners of contingent hires. Rarely do the two sides collaborate on delivering the right talent to hiring managers. More likely, each is focused on just filling the role requisitioned instead of providing input on the type of talent best suited for the business goal.
Some leading companies, however, are starting to truly evolve the role of HR in redefining total talent strategy. These organizations understand that a holistic approach to talent will produce the best outcome. They recognize that while line leaders may be the authority when it comes to their business, they might not be the most informed when it comes to talent selection. These organizations are building strategies that enable them to make informed talent decisions based on a 360-degree view of their workforce and market.
This is only possible by integrating all components of talent strategy. In an integrated approach, organizations consider all possible types of work arrangements, including permanent, contingent and even automation. This enables the business to deploy the most suitable option to achieve its business goals.
While the pressure is on, talent leaders don't have to go it alone in their efforts to transform. Service providers, such as Randstad Sourceright, are delivering integrated talent solutions that provide the next level in value for talent acquisition. By helping to manage all of a client's permanent and contingent talent needs, these solutions empower HR and procurement leaders to best execute business goals.
how it works
An integrated talent solution is a comprehensive approach to delivering the right talent. The solution encompasses all worker types and sources, including permanent hires, temp-to-hire, staffing, freelancers and contractors, statement of work (SOW) consultants, part-timers, payrollees and seasonal workers. The focus of this solution is to break down the walls of talent and look more broadly, as people are more willing than ever to consider work alternatives to traditional full-time employment.
The provider of an integrated talent solution may manage some or all of these types of workers through supply models such as recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), managed services programs (MSP) and payrolled solutions; however, these programs don't operate in silos. For example, the provider may directly source talent for both permanent and temporary positions from the same talent pool ensuring the hiring manager has rapid access to the best candidates. The solution should include a comprehensive talent analytics platform to provide a thorough view of the client's workforce. Every program is customized to the client's needs, culture and structure.
Although more complex and challenging to implement than a stand-alone MSP or RPO, an integrated talent solution provides the greatest value to the buying organization. It centralizes hiring policies and practices, gives companies a real-time view of who is entering and leaving their organization, and provides the basis for real business agility. It also incorporates market and business intelligence, best practices around talent engagement and acquisition, and efficient spend management. Ultimately, this leads to the deployment of the best talent at a lower cost, because an integrated approach considers all worker types based on need.
why integrated talent now?
For organizations that haven't considered an integrated talent solution, now may be the best time to do so. Even among veteran buyers of outsourced solutions, evolving their current program will help to better prepare for seismic shifts in the world of work. A look at these drivers will explain why timing is now critical.
As economies around the world improve, organizations everywhere are feeling the effects of rising competition. The biggest challenges they face around talent include:
- skills and experience scarcity
- increasing competition for talent
- a shift in business imperative
- the rapidly evolving workforce
Each of these forces will have a significant impact on your business now and in the near future. If you don't begin to adapt your organization, you risk falling behind to competitors that embrace a more holistic talent model.
talent scarcity
Around the world, the scarcity of quality talent is growing. According to Eurostat, the job vacancy rate was 2.0% in the fourth quarter of 2017, up from 1.7% in the same quarter of 2016. Since the end of 2009, the European vacancy rate has steadily risen.
In North America, the picture is the same. The DHI-DFH Mean Vacancy Duration Measure — a key index in the U.S. — stood at 28.1 working days in January 2018. The growth in talent scarcity is also reflected in the U.S. unemployment rate, which fell to 4.1% in December 2017 following a steady decline over the past eight years.
In Asia, current employment rates are mixed, but many of the largest economies have been improving. For example, China reported 3.9% unemployment in December 2017, Japan was at 2.5% in February 2018 and South Korea is holding steady at 3.6% in February 2018.
Aside from the decline in unemployment rates, another reason for talent scarcity is the major demographic shift underway in many developed nations. With large portions of the population at or near retirement age, regions such as the U.S., Japan and Germany may be facing a crisis in workforce participation.
the value for HR:
- improve alignment with broader business objectives
- deliver a simplified experience for hiring managers
- enhance employer brand for all types of talent
- tap into contingent talent for long-term hiring strategies
the value for procurement:
- elevate the importance of high-quality contingent talent for the business
- greater pricing visibility across the total workforce
- better manage peaks and dips in demand
- being a business partner for the organization; stronger relationships with hiring managers
source: SIA, 2017. "Total Talent Acquisition Market Developments."
competition heats up
An integrated talent model may be the answer to a chronic challenge many employers face: growing competition for talent. With scarcity on the rise, many businesses are going after the same pool of candidates. Today's labor market is a workers' market, and employers must actively position their employer brand to attract needed talent. Companies not only face competition from direct competitors, but increasingly companies are crossing industry boundaries to find specific skill sets. Retention is more important than ever due to increased talent mobility.
Adding to the challenge, competition from customers can also be problematic. Despite the use of poaching agreements in various industries, B2B companies are always at risk of losing workers to customers. Internal mobility may also cause different business units to compete for the same talent. As talent scarcity worsens, expect competition from all these sources to increase.
growth drives talent needs
With more businesses expanding globally and into new sectors, talent leaders face both an opportunity and a challenge that requires a transformation in talent management. Not only will you need to find talent to fuel existing businesses, but now the imperative is on finding people with the skills to drive the new ventures your organization will undertake.
Another important priority for many talent leaders today is workforce transparency. Large organizations employ thousands of contingent workers who are not always visible to HR or the business units that employ them. What the organization spends on them, how their deliverables are tracked and even where they are physically located are sometimes obscured from central decision-makers. An integrated approach can bring about greater visibility.
Workforce visibility also provides a way to ensure greater compliance. Are hiring managers adhering to local and national regulations? Are pay rates in line with benchmarked standards? Are diverse hiring practices observed? The same processes used to ensure compliant practices for permanent hires can be adapted and applied to other types of talent.
An integrated talent approach also provides greater cost efficiencies because activities such as sourcing, screening, assessment and onboarding can be standardized. Separate resources dedicated to permanent and contingent hiring can also be merged to create enhanced economies of scale.
shifting market forces
With the talent market quickly evolving, the impetus for an integrated approach is greater than ever. According to SIA, in 2017 the contingent workforce represented 22% of the total workforce, with that population growing. Around the world, the same trend is unfolding. This shift to contingent talent means that you have to better plan for the flexible component of your workforce.
The use of contingent talent is on the rise for a number of reasons, including a shift in worker preferences, the desire of companies to gain greater workforce agility, the expansion of the sharing economy and increasing talent mobility. You don't need to look any further than your smart phone to get a glimpse of the future of talent. The "Uberization" of talent has led to millions of new on-demand workers being added to the workforce. According to Upwork's 2017 "Freelancing in America" report, freelancers are predicted to become the U.S. workforce majority within a decade, with nearly 50% of millennial workers already freelancing. A growing number of organizations, such as the Freeelancers Union, are offering freelancers support through a variety of services, and their numbers are sure to grow.
According to McKinsey, online talent platforms such as Uber, Upwork, TaskRabbit and others could add as much as $2.7 trillion (USD), or 2%, to global GDP by 2025. At the same time, they could add 72 million full-time equivalent positions. They are all part of the shift to more flexible work arrangements in which employees decide when and how much they work, who they work for and for how long.
Employers have delivered to worker desires for flexibility by accommodating different schedules and providing telecommuting options. Doing so, however, just adds organizational complexity, and talent leaders will need more tools to track and manage this expanding group.
An integrated talent approach can help you better prepare for these market dynamics by providing the strategy, visibility, technology and tools for optimizing talent. While it's not a cure-all for every talent difficulty you might encounter, it will provide the foundation for determining and deploying the right talent for all situations.
5 questions: preparing to adopt an integrated talent approach
- How can we help stakeholders understand the benefits of adopting a holistic approach to talent?
- What are the greatest obstacles to gaining buy-in for the model?
- Can I make a clear business case to win executive sponsorship?
- What external sources can I turn to for help with implementing such an approach?
- How can I set expectations, measure results and continuously improve on my goals?
You will receive a full copy of the integrated talent Playbook by email shortly.


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In the moments before executing a job, someone in Pepper's line of work was supposed to mentally review the end-goal, procedures, fallbacks. Instead, she was standing in a frustratingly slow service elevator, remembering what her handler had told her just before she went out on her first solo mission:
The career path for women is different than for men. You're going to get honey pot after honey pot until you hit forty. Then you're going to get cleanup after cleanup until you either get blown or retire. Before forty, all men — the kind of men you're going to target
— are going to notice are your legs and your tits. After forty, you'll be an asset because you'll be an experienced operative... who's also invisible.
Pepper thought of Cinnamon, somewhere below in the hotel's restaurant, distracting the target... well, with the techniques Pepper had trained her on, but basically with her legs and her tits. Pepper made a crooked smile as the elevator doors opened. Her parts of the jobs weren't as glamourous anymore, but at least the clothes and shoes were more comfortable. She pushed the cleaning cart into the corridor, making herself take her time. Hotel cleaning ladies never, ever walked with purpose, not even the ones Pepper knew for a fact were ex-military.
She scanned the corridor as she walked. The target, Anton DeBussy, wasn't supposed to have any security staff, but there was a man standing in front of one of the doors about halfway down. Pepper used the key card she'd scammed along with the outfit and props to let herself into the nearest room. Turning down the bed and leaving a chocolate on the pillow gave her a chance to figure out how to get past the goon (and to seethe at the research department for not picking up on his presence in their report), but she only had half an hour, tops, before Cinnamon was due to sashay out of the hotel, and DeBussy might decide to head back once his distraction left.
The default method was to just act like she was doing a turndown like a real hotel staff member, and hope the goon wasn't too good at keeping track of the time.
"Hey," said the goon when she returned to the corridor. "Got a spare candy you can give me?"
Pepper frowned. "They count," she said. "My manager, he keeps inventory."
The goon rolled his eyes. "Tell him one was broken. Tell him the wrapper was ripped and you were worried you'd stain the pillowcase if it melted."
Pepper made a big show of hesitating, then timidly gave the goon a chocolate. He produced his own key card and opened the door he was guarding. "This is where my boss is sleeping," he said. "Make sure you get the fold even all the way along the width of the bed. Crooked bedsheets give him hives. No really," he said, catching the puzzled look Pepper decided to display, "he's a very precise man."
"I'll try," said Pepper.
"Don't just try, do it. No wonder you have a crappy job."
Pepper shuffled into the room, pulling the cleaning cart after her so it blocked the door. At first she was worried she'd have to make up a story about needing to close the door, but the goon was content to let it close on her.
All right. She'd taken her time with the previous room's turndown, so the goon would give her as much time as possible. At best she had five minutes; realistically, half that.
There was a green USB key sitting on the night-stand in plain sight. Pepper shook her head. Even DeBussy wouldn't make it that easy, surely? She pulled the substitute one out of her pocket and compared them. They were identical. According to the research department, she was nearly done for the night.
She heard the goon walk past the door and recalled that the research department had already let her down once tonight.
Pepper dropped the USB key into her pocket and left the decoy on the night-stand in the same position she'd found the original in. She turned down the sheets and left a chocolate on the pillow, checking the rest of the room as she did so. Something didn't smell right.
"Hey, how's it going?" the goon called through the door.
"I folded the sheets crooked," Pepper said. "I'm going to try again, okay?"
"Just hurry up."
Too easy. Even with the goon this was way too easy. Something had to be odd, something had to be out of place. If she just paid attention, the room would tell her where the data really was. Her eyes lit on the suitcase resting on its stand, and her heart sank. There was no way she'd have time to search it properly, never mind make it look like it hadn't been searched.
"You turning down the sheets or washing them?"
"One more try, and then I'll give up."
Pepper stuck her head in the washroom. There were used towels everywhere. For a detail-oriented man, DeBussy didn't seem very inclined to clean up after himself.
Then she saw it. DeBussy's shaving kit was sitting on the vanity, completely zipped up and pushed under the soap dish installed in the wall. She grinned and pulled the kit to the edge of the sink.
The kit had an inside pocket, and Pepper fished a microSD card from it. She dropped it in her pocket and quickly replaced the kit where she'd found it.
Pepper finished the rest of the rooms on the floor, the goon checking her every time she appeared in the corridor. She took the service elevator down to the storage room and left the hotel from one of the staff entrances. She wished she could check on Cinnamon, but there was no safe way to do that. She pulled her coat around her and started to walk to the safe house.
After two blocks it was obvious she was being followed. Pepper clenched her jaw and headed for the subway, vowing to rip the research department a new one once she got out of the mess they'd put her in.
To be continued...
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It's been too long since I had a good read over here. Great job!ReplyDelete
I hope she manages to dump the tail before she heads back to the safe house.ReplyDelete
Enjoying the flow of this series Katherine, I particularly liked the insightful truths in paragraph 2.Replies
That's kind of the paragraph that started the whole series. The sentiment came from an article I read, but I can't remember which one. I just made it spy-specific :-)Delete
Her internal goal-narrative was both a bummer and my favorite part of the piece. What a life to be stuck in, but some of it rings true for many economic environments.ReplyDelete
Oh I hope she can loose him… 'course she will she's a professional! Really enjoying this Katherine.ReplyDelete
Cool. Great narrative with a good vibe. This one feels like it stands well on its own as per your goal.ReplyDelete
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Is there an Android tablet and pen that I can use to for handwriting just like I would write on a paper pad? I do not want to have to convert it to a Word .doc. I want to save my notes as digital ink.
Is there an Android tablet and pen that I can use to for handwriting just like I would write on a paper pad? I do not want to have to convert it to a Word .doc. I want to save my notes as digital ink.
I have used SuperNote on my Asus tablet and loved using it with a basic touch pen. I found that it also works great on the Note 2. You can't find it on the play store but if you search XDA Developers you can find a copy of it there that works great.
I absolutely love 7Notes with Mazec (and I don't get paid to say so). It's available for Android, iPhone, and Kindle. I've used it on both my Android phone and Asus tablet with an Amazon Basics stylus.
The best part: You can write in the app on "notepaper" using your regular handwriting. You may opt to leave the note in your handwriting or convert the message to text.
Another bonus: you can select 7Notes for text input (your handwriting) for any application.
Good luck with your search!
Use Evernote Handwriting App.
Evernote Handwriting App for Android is very well app.
papyrus hands-down... wootwoot
blessings to all of you. Wow lots of options.
My specific needs are:
1) writing in my journal important thoughts or ideas
2) taking notes while listening to audio education-medical
can any of you be so kind as to further refine suggestions for a digital ink approach to create something similar to a personal journal.
I bought these styluses, and I am willing to buy a better one:
amCase (TM) amPen Ultra-sensitive
GreatShield 2-in-1 Ballpoint Pen and Capacitive Touchscreen Stylus
For my android phone I downloaded: "handwrite Pro" ; "quick note"; and "tab notes"; and Evernote. I couldn't get any of them to work like writing on a paper. I plan to buy an Asus 10" transformer I hope to write fairly normally.
Sadly, you can't replicate the experience perfectly. Nikos has already listed several well known apps and the best you can do is try everything to find which one works best for you. If you has iPad there's an app which has garnered much praise amongst sketchnoters:Penultimate.
If you find an app with qualities you described, tell me. I'm also searching for one.
If you buy Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1,then you will get pre-installed apps to do so -
Take your pick:
AntiPaper Notes
PenSupremacy for Tablets
Handrite Notes Free
and my personal favorite (I use it too, but it's not free)
There are many more i think... Just look in the Related Apps section.
There's the Samsung Galaxy Note range. The phones and tablets are supplied with a digital pen. Or you can get any generic capacitive tablet with a stylus and get the SuperNote app.
MUO had reviewed this.
nice suggestion:)
You can use fonts that look like handwriting.
Why not use the old ways of taking notes - paper and pencil? Such apps will allow you to view the notes with their apps only which would be hard to share and access from other devices. So either use paper and pencil or use a standard word format. You can use evernote or one note which are great at making notes.


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It is estimated that 90% of those who have an eating disorder (anorexia nervosa) are women. Often accompanying the over and/or under eating are feelings of anxiety, fear, shame, guilt, and include a distorted self-image (fat) and low self-esteem. Most often people associate an eating disorder with young women, but older women can suffer for decades, never having recovered, or they can have a resurgence of eating problems for several reasons, which are highlighted below. The current trend indicates a substantial increase in older women reporting eating disorder problems.1
Anorexia nervosa has two subtypes: restricting (often accompanied by excessive exercising) and binge-eating/purging. There are those that that are seriously underweight by severely restricting food intake, compulsively exercising and/or purging (i.e., vomit, use of laxatives) after binge eating. There is another group of sufferers who are overweight or obese as a result of binge eating alone or medical problems due to purging. Some remember mega-star and singer, Karen Carpenter, who tragically died of eating disorder complications in 1983 at the age of 32. Not only are there serious health concerns associated with this disorder, but it can kill. Karen Carpenter was treated and achieved a normal weight, but died from heart failure, the result of years of problemed eating. Some medical consequences of a prolonged eating disorder include: heart damage, enlarged organs that may fail, dental problems and osteoporosis.1
Middle age is a time when certain events may trigger an earlier eating disorder, perhaps even a first-time disorder. Some causes of a sudden onset of eating problems are responses to: grief (represses or increases appetite), separation and/or divorce, awareness of aging and medical problems. Joan Rivers suffered an eating disorder after losing her husband to suicide.
Since one's self-perception may be grossly impaired as a result of physiological and psychological issues, a eating problemed person needs to heed and trust the judgment of others, and not just his or her own beliefs. What have or are others saying to you? Do you keep your eating habits a secret, so that there is no other opinion then your own? If you are unsure if you have a problem, we can provide an evaluation. If there is a problem, help is available. Are you ready?
1. Miller, Michael Craig, M.D., Editor. Eating disorders in adult women. Harvard Mental Health Newsletter, March 2012: Vol. 28, No. 9, pp. 1-3.
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"The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it."
–Henry David Thoreau
Earlier today I read a post a friend had shared on Facebook about a sixteen year old in Orange County committing suicide last weekend. Notes the child left revealed pressure from school had led them to take their life. Is this child alone in feeling this way? How many more kids go unseen and unnoticed? How many stress and anxiety disorders don't make the news. How many others don't even get noticed by parents? As a parent, this rattles me to my core. I can't imagine the unspeakable anguish the parents must feel right now. A child lost forever.
School today subjects many kids to unreasonable pressure. It sabotages family life. It robs them of creativity and imagination. It robs them of time for personal interests or to simply to be with their own thoughts.
The pressure is becoming worse every year. We're seduced into thinking that if our kids just work harder, get smarter, improve their GPA, get into a better college and become prosperous that it will all lead to a happy, satisfying life. Scratch away the pretty exterior and you'll find kids that are exhausted, bored and lost. Perhaps even suicidal.
As I type the words "school makes me feel" into Google the top three suggestions that appear are stupid, empty and sad. One of the top reasons for kids to be brought to a family counselor is anxiety related to school. The symptoms show up in many ways from insomnia, eating disorders, loss of interest, anxiety, depression, physical complaints, fatigue, social isolation and self harm to behavioral problems, anger and destructiveness. It's often the brightest children who are most sensitive to the wrong that's being perpetrated on them. They often lack the maturity to understand and articulate their feelings so it shows up in the form of behavior problems.
When did we stop valuing "well being" over grades?
When education is focused on grades and competitiveness, children can't help but feel enormous distress. Kids who come home with stellar grades and honor roll receive praise. We puff them up to believe that this was the desired result of all their "hard work." What were really imposing is our own expectation. It's an enormous burden to carry.
Regardless of any well meaning reassurance from parents or teachers, a child's self worth is highly impacted by grades. In school, the child becomes less human and is regarded more as a factory product that is subjected to a quality control system of testing and grading. "Grades" may be more appropriate for beef than children. The declining mental health of many children is direct related to school. After all, school tout their number of "college bound" students as a major marker of the quality of their education. There is no measure for the number of physically and emotionally healthy adults that result from their education.
The amount of homework is only one of many systemic problems. Grade school kids come home with nightly homework that approaches 2-3 hours as they get into middle and high school. Even an adult with good paying job would resent coming home to an additional 2 to 3 hours of work at night. It disrupts sleep, family life and mental health.
According to research professor, Dr. Peter Gray, Ph.D "Because of increased uncertainty about future employment, parents worry about their childrens' abilities to make a living more then they did in times past, and this contributes to their increased tendency to view childhood as a time of resume building. Somehow, parents believe, if they can get their children to achieve high scores on tests, and get them into the most prestigious schools, they can protect their children's future. They are wrong, of course, but the perception persists. They become convinced by the rhetoric that their children will fail at life if they don't get high grades and get into a good college. Parents are expected to play the role at home that teachers play at school, pushing and prodding their children to do the things the school system has decided they must do."
When faced with low scores on academic achievement tests the knee jerk reaction is to argue for more longer hours and more homework. In Japan for example, students perform as well as their Korean peers at math despite a drastically shorter school day. In high-scoring countries like Finland and the Netherlands, the focus is on highly individualized support for students.
So can we stop placing pressure on our kids? For some, like this child that thought the only way to end their pain was to commit the worse kind of infliction, I offer you this…
You mean more than your grades. You are worthy of life. We need you here to do great things. You are a special person that has much to offer the world. There are many who love and care for you. If you are struggling with suicidal feelings, please reach out to someone.
If you're a child, and unhappy about the demands placed on you in school, do something about it. Demand your family time back. Insist on no homework. Involve other students, be a voice for the masses. There can be no system without you. It cannot exist without you. Educate yourself. Find mentors and people that will support YOUR DREAMS. Commit to something worthwhile. It's your life.
If you're a parent that places unnecessary pressure to compete in school, please stop. To see what school is really for, watch the brilliant TedxYouth talk given by Seth Godin here.


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White marble-cladded Ashgabat is regarded as the pearl of the Central Asia. Actually, Ashgabat bears several titles such as the Pearl City of Turkmenistan, the White-Marble City, the City of Love etc. The most recent title of Ashgabat is the City of Health, Inspiration and Friendship because the city is becoming a sports hub.
Year by year the number and level of international sporting events hosted by Ashgabat is increasing. These days Ashgabat is preparing to welcome the World Weightlifting Championship. The 2018 IWF World Championships will be held on 1 November - 10 November at the excellent sports facilities of the top-class Ashgabat Olympic Complex.
These facilities have already proved themselves as full-scale venues to organize top-tier sports events, by successfully hosting international sporting events, such as 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.
In order to make sure that the WWC is held at the highest level, the Organizing Committee is putting great efforts during the last several months. According to the current schedule, more than 1000 athletes and coaches from over 100 countries, as well as, hundreds of officials from the International Weightlifting Federation, other sports organizations and mass media are expected to join the championship event. Currently, Sport Hotel and athlete hotels of Olympic Complex are planned for their comfortable accommodation. At the same time, Sport Hotel will host the Congress of the International Weightlifting Federation and the conferences and other meetings of the relevant IWF committees.
Events will take place at the Martial Arts Arena, which is one of the facilities of the Olympic Complex with rich sporting history. All favorable conditions will be established there for athletes, technical officials, mass media and spectators, which is the largest customer group of the event. Overlay and facilities will be set up for more than 1700 spectators, athletes and accredited sports officials. There will be media offices, VIP, lounges, meeting rooms, medical offices, anti-doping center, warm-up zone, lodges and other amenities of high quality.
The Organizing Committee of World Weightlifting Championship will make every effort to ensure the world-class organization of the event.


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Boat show season and spring time bring out many potential first time boaters kicking the tires keels, in search of that perfect boat. Many of you have heard the old joke, "What are the two best days of a boat owner's life? The day you buy the boat and the day you sell it."
There are so many different kinds of boats it is hard to make the decision. Here's a tip, try before you buy. Huh…what do you mean by that? Why not check out a potentially viable alternative by joining a Boat Club.
Think of everything that you have to do if you own a boat. There is dockage or you have to trailer the boat. Of course you need to learn the proper way to launch your boat from the trailer. There is maintenance and cleaning and you have to provide insurance.
What if you had access to various kinds of boats such as fishing boats, bow riders, ski boats, pontoon boats, cruisers, etc. without all the extra responsibilities of ownership? That's where the boat club comes in. All you have to do is make a reservation, show up at the dock and enjoy the day. The Boat Club takes care of everything else.
No two boat clubs are exactly the same, but most do share a similar method by which they operate. Members are usually required to pay a one-time fee to join, then monthly dues, and membership often requires a one-year (or one season) commitment. Clubs also often offer different membership packages and sometimes have different levels within those packages.
Maine's Port Harbor Boat Club has two packages. The "Family Membership" gives customers' access to four boats (sizes range from 15- to 28-feet and styles include aluminum skiffs, cabin cruisers, ski boats and center console fishing boats), seven days a week, at each Port Harbor location, one on the ocean and the other on Sebago Lake, the second biggest lake in the state.
Port Harbor provides the boats, safety and basic navigation equipment as well as the slips, then has fishing and water sports packages available for rent and fuel, which members are responsible for, also on sale.
Another approach is that used by Minnesota's Excel Boat Club, has three membership packages, based on the number of reservations you can make in a year and the days of the week that they are available.
Most boat clubs also have a certain ratio of members to boats. Carefree Boat Club, which has locations in six states and the District of Columbia, keeps a ratio of 10 customers per boat. Carefree members also have reciprocity between locations, allowing them to use boats at any of the Carefree facilities.
Freedom Boat Club is one of the largest in the country having fifty-seven locations ranging from New Hampshire to Florida and west across the Gulf of Mexico and as far west as Austin, Tx. Freedom also has three levels of membership. The Freedom Boating Plan provides unlimited usage at the home club as well as the opportunity to use each of their other locations up to four times per year. As a member you can book as many as four advance reservations at a time.
The Winter Seasonal Membership Plan is written to satisfy the needs of part time residents in certain markets. It provides the same benefits as the Freedom Boating Plan but is limited to a specified six month time period.
Freedom also has a Corporate Plan, a business membership plan that provides organizations an opportunity to entertain clients, friends and family. It includes four advance reservations but allows for multiple employees to be named as members.
(We are not endorsing any of the above, nor are we affiliated with any clubs, we are just reporting.)


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Your Bermudagrass lawn is most likely a hybrid type. Real estate developers in Wake Forest, NC today seem to prefer hybrid Bermudagrasses to other types of grass probably because they are relatively affordable and establish easily from sod. Hybrid Bermudagrasses make a very attractive lawn when cut at the proper height (about 1.5″) and frequency (about once per week), when they receive adequate water (about 1″ per week), and when in full sun (about 8 hours per day). The great thing about Bermudagrass is that it will take a lot of abuse. Cut it improperly or infrequently, let your kids and pets rip and tear on it all summer, neglect to water it. While it may look a little ragged under these circumstances, Bermudagrass will usually survive, and even better, it will repair itself because it spreads aggressively by both underground stolons and above ground rhizomes (runners). Here's the bad news: It won't look as nice in areas where it receives shade at some point during the day, and it doesn't stand a chance where there is less than about six hours of full sun exposure per day.
Lawn areas that are typically thin on a Bermudagrass lawn due to shade are those against the foundation of your house or fence, and under or near trees and shrubs. If your house is within 25-30 feet of your neighbor's house, the Bermudagrass may be thinner between your houses. Southern exposures of your property are exceptions because they tend to receive more sunlight.
What are some other options for areas that receive less than 8 hours of sun per day? Along foundations, fences, and natural areas, or under the branches of trees in your yard, consider non-lawn features such as shade tolerant shrubs, perennial flowers, or ground covers. For larger areas where you would like to have a lawn, choose a different type of grass. Most Zoysiagrasses and a couple cultivars of Bermudagrass may do okay with 6-7 hours of sunlight. Tall Fescue does well with 5-6 hours of sunlight, but it is a cool-season plant that will not match your Bermudagrass well. Fine Fescues are known to survive with as little as 3-5 hours of full sun.
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As a full time minister, Michael Brooks article, Can The Church Afford Full Time Ministers is both scary and very challenging!! Here are some snipets…
The efficiency of allowing ministers to focus solely on ministry tasks is a valuable asset for churches. Yet, a minister's sole reliance on the church's financial resources creates issues. For instance, the minister lives under the reality of needing to retain and/or grow membership to retain and/or grow the amount of fiscal resources needed by the church. The majority in many situations goes toward salary and benefits. While numeric growth is desired, its necessity to meet salary obligations is a less than optimal motivation…..Paul speaks to these questions in 1 Corinthians. His take on the subject is that a worker is worth their wage, but Paul, at least, was not obligated or motivated to follow this advice, especially with the Corinthians. While on occasion Paul did accept monetary gifts it was not his normal practice. Instead, he employed a supplementary method of providing for his needs; namely tent-making. More importantly, he believed his entrance into such a financial relationship would hinder the Gospel.
Paul's self-severance from the purse strings of the church stands in stark contrast to the majority of ministers today…..
Paul's reason for not taking funds from the Corinthians was the Gospel. He was able to accept his financial reality without accepting financial culpability with a church that resembles many today. Paul would rather do without than handicap the soul-piercing possibility of a thoroughly gospel centered ministry.
In contemporary Christianity this reason comes across as old-fashion if not misguided. Has it become more fashionable or important to draw a salary that pays for the privileges of contemporary society, than to have the freedom to stand for the Gospel in all its permutations?
The motivation here is not belligerence, but to expose a flaw in how ministers think about their finances vis-à-vis the gospel. No doubt, many if given the option to stand for the Gospel, or be paid better and/or retain their job would insist on the former. However, many think they can have both. The truth is maybe they cannot.


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Squirt is a Classic figure part of the Finding Dory collection.
Squirt is a sea turtle with a red shell which has numerous red and yellow spots around it. He also has a lot of brown spots located around his body.
Behavior During Gameplay
Squirt will flip over every time he moves.
- Squirt is required to complete the 'Oxygen Lovers' set, which unlocks Otter.
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Friday, March 2, 2012
Repair Log
I found a couple of copies of the Erie Billing Repair Card form MC 695-K 50M 1-60 from the Salamanca Shop (rubber-stamped at bottom), and I was interested to see what they kept track of.
This was obviously for cars and not locomotives (I need to find one of those forms), so the info choices are probably more straight forward. End is always important when identifying things on a freight car (modeling-wise "B" for brakend end is usually good) and of course what Repairs were made and Why Made. Price and Labor Hours are straightforward as well. It gets interesting in the next column which is Forgings - I guess this activity is either in its own department or maybe it is subcontracted, so it warrants its own category. Period. Rpkg. is a little curiouser. Maybe Periodic Repacking of wheel grease? This is followed by Lumber and then Sp'gs, which I take to be abbreviation for Springs.
I'll have to do a little research, or probably others know what the various designations for equipment type are in the lower left. A.P.R.D. and B.B.S.&B.R.S. is either present or not on a rail car. A quick Google search came up with nothing relevant, so that's a rainy day research item. I assume it has something to do with either brakes, suspension or wheels. Any thoughts?
So before I had a copy of this, I had created my own sort of form for basic tracking and organization of activities. My Shop Form just keeps track of bare essentials: Equipment identification, Work Order description and when it was Completed. It conveniently leaves out other things like when the order was put in and how much it costs to make the repair. I'm not sure if I want to know these items, but it would be useful as motivation and basic record keeping. I am not inclined to keep track of labor hours unless it is maybe a special project. For instance, the year-long trial and error troubleshooting with what I am assuming now is just a bad decoder at this point would only hurt and not help my motivation or enjoyment factor.
I only remember what I see in front of my face, so I'm devoting an extra push pin to separate the two forms now.
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- Our students need room to learn. Our enrollment is growing, and our elementary schools are crowded. We need more classrooms for the additional students coming to us in the next 10 years and for lower class sizes now.
- Our students need safe schools. This bond will make students safer. It improves security by upgrading the video surveillance system at every school in the district and installing electronic locks on every classroom door. It rebuilds our oldest schools, which do not meet today's fire and earthquake standards. That's one of the reasons why King County Sherriff Urquhart endorsed the bond.
- A community-led group, known as the Citizens Facilities Advisory Committee, developed a long-term plan to ensure students have room to learn. This $299 million bond is part of a three-phase facilities plan developed by citizens from across the district. It is a fiscally responsible approach that puts our most urgent needs first and capitalizes on state matching funds.
- Voter-approved bonds are the only way to fund school construction and renovation. The state does not provide dollars for building schools. State match is available only after voters pass a bond.
- Only our most urgent needs are included in the November 8th bond package. This bond package will provide funding to replace our oldest schools, make renovations and repairs that are cost-effective, build needed classroom space and make safety improvements district-wide. Projects include:
- Rebuild Highline High School, saving as much of the façade as financially and structurally feasible.
- Build a new elementary school to serve Des Moines Elementary students, with room for growing enrollment.
- Construct a new middle school to serve the growing student population now in our elementary schools and provide broader educational opportunities for sixth graders.
- Begin design of Tyee and Evergreen High Schools and Pacific Middle School, saving $23 million and jumpstarting the construction process when a future bond is passed.
- Install electronic door looks on every classroom and security cameras at schools that don't have them.
- Replenish the depleted fund for critical needs and emergency repairs.
- The bond addresses our most urgent needs while keeping costs to taxpayers low. The measure would raise $299 million for capital improvements, repairs and construction. The estimated cost to the homeowner starting in 2018 is 79 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. Use the Bond Cost Calculator on our home page.
- We will be eligible for state matching funds to make our local investment go even further. If passed, the district will receive nearly $60 million in state matching funds and will be eligible for additional funding to lower class sizes once additional classrooms are built.
- Highline Public Schools has a track record of fiscal responsibility. Every project funded by voter-approved bonds in 2002 and 2006 was completed on budget. HPS qualified for millions of dollars in state, Port, and federal matching funds. Through good financial management and wise use of matching dollars, HPS was able to build three additional schools beyond the ones funded by the 2002 and 2006 bonds. By refinanciing past bonds, HPS has saved taxpayers nearly $12.5 million.
- Senior citizens and disabled property owners can receive a property-tax deduction. For details, visit the King County Department of Assessment, Taxpayer Assistance – Tax Relief webpage and go to the Senior Citizens/Disabled Exemption section or call 206-296-3920.
- You can make our kids, schools and community stronger by voting Yes for Prop 1 / Highline Schools bond by November 8th! Please join your neighbors on voting yes on page 2 of your ballot.
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What a glorious week, what a festival. We're still reeling from it all and putting one word in front of another is proving a challenge here at StAnza homebase but huge thanks to everyone who contributed to making StAnza 2016 such a buzz. So that includes all the poets, visual artists, musicians, filmmakers and others who gave us such a fabulous festival, our warm and wonderful audiences, and the amazing StAnza team. Together we created something very special.
We'll be posting links to reviews and articles about the festival soon. Meantime, if you're looking for more poetry this month, you can catch some of this year's StAnza poets and some of last year's favourites as well over in Glasgow this week taking part in St Mungo Mirrorball events at Aye Write.
On Thursday 17 March 7:30PM - 8:30PM Jim Carruth Introduces Helen Mort who made such a big impression at StAnza last year reading with Rebecca Perry, who was shortlisted for last year's TS Eliot Prize.
Then on Friday 18th Mar 2016 , 6:00PM - 7:00PM you can hear Sinéad Morrissey, also from StAnza 2015.
Also on Friday there's a free event remembering Sandy Hutchison, a great StAnza favourite who also took part in last year's festival and sadly died last December. That's on Friday 18th Mar 2016, 7:30PM - 8:30PM.
Then on Sunday 20th Mar 2016, 6:00PM - 7:00PM Andrew McMillan who gave such a wonderful reading at StAnza this year reads with David Kinloch.
Tickets are available through the Aye write box office on 0141 353 800 or you can book online through the Aye Write website where you can also get more information on the St Mungo Mirrorball events.
Finally, Em Strang who read at this year's sell-out New Writers Showcase at StAnza is in Glasgow tomorrow, Wednesday 16th March in a free event at 7.30pm in room 101 at 5 University Gardens.
Kevin Mclean photo (c) Dave Vallis
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Last night, Alex Ovechkin scored two goals against the Atlanta Thrashers to become the first player since Mario Lemieux twelve years ago to score 60 goals in a season.
Ovechkin has quickly become one of my favorite players not on the Avalanche and hopefully he doesn't go the way of other notorious Russians such as Alexei Yashin or even Pavel Bure and leave the league in a few years.
It seems that Ovechkin is different, however. Sure, he just signed a 120 million dollar contract, but when you watch how excited this kid gets every time he scores or how much he truly loves the game, you feel like this kid should be the new face of the league, not that other guy in Pittsburgh.
Ovechkin is going to win the Rocket Richard and Art Ross this season, and whether or not the Capitals make the playoffs, he should win the Hart as well.
Congratulations Ovie.
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One: A Worship Collective
In the wake of the widespread worship renewal of the 80s, Integrity Music captured the sound of this movement by partnering with worship leaders and churches across the globe. Those early "Hosanna" recordings documented a new sound of worship and helped connect this unique harvest of songs with believers in over 180 nations.
In that same tradition, Integrity launches One: A Worship Collective, a new initiative that will feature partnerships to harvest "home grown" songs from local ministries for the global church.
The first title in the One: A Worship Collective series, We Believe, was recorded this spring at the 714 Conference held on the campus of the Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Dallas, Texas. An 11-song, live worship album produced by John Hartley (Leigh Nash, Aaron Keyes, Twila Paris, Chris McClarney), the project is a partnership with Influence Resources, whose mission is to impact believers in a way that inspires them to influence their world for Christ.
"It is an honour to partner with the Assemblies of God and their Influence Resources product line to provide a platform for some of the best songs and voices coming out of their church movement," says Craig Dunnagan, Vice President, Music Publishing/Ministry Alliances, Integrity Music. "It has been an exciting journey of building relationships and capturing the sounds of a new generation of leaders. We believe these songs will go around the world."
"It's an exciting time to be a part of the Christian publishing world," says Steve Blount, Vice President of Publishing, Influence Resources. "The partnership between Influence Resources and Integrity Music to create a product with a powerful message of faith is another step in the journey of creatively resourcing the Church. We believe the best days are ahead of us."
Songwriters and worship leaders spanning several states joined together for the recording of We Believe, including Clayton Brooks (The Oaks Fellowship, Red Oak, Texas), Ryan Williams (River Valley Church, Minneapolis), Kurtis Parks (National Community Church, Washington DC), Elmer Cañas Jr (Calvary Church, Irving, Texas), Micah Massey (Free Chapel, Gainesville, Georgia) and Texas-based worship leader Christine D'Clario. The resulting album will be premiered August 5 at the General Council of the Assemblies of God to be held in Orlando, FL, and available globally on that day through Christian retailers and digital service providers, including iTunes and Amazon.
The complete We Believe track listing, featured worship leaders and songwriters follows:
1. Like Never Before – featuring and written by Ryan Williams
2. Take Me In – featuring and written by Clayton Brooks
3. Come Like the Dawn – featuring and written by Williams
4. Every Good Gift – featuring and written by Brooks
5. We Believe – featuring Kurtis Parks and Brooks and written by Parks, Williams, Brooks and Ross Fishburn
6. To Honor You – featuring Brooks, Williams and Parks, and written by Brooks, Williams, Parks, Fishburn and Kirk Graham
7. Jesus At The Center – featuring Micah Massey and written by Massey, Israel Houghton and Adam Ranney
8. We Crown You (All Hail the Power) – featuring Elmer Cañas and written by Brooks, Williams, Parks, Fishburn
9. Set My Eyes On You – featuring Parks and written by Parks and Kelly Minter
10. Great I AM – featuring Christine D'Clario and written by Jared Anderson
11. You Are Forever – featuring and written by Parks
A live acoustic version of the song "Every Good Gift" can also be viewed now at bit.ly/1bNri42.


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Unsurprisingly, like many a Missionite, Flour + Water chef Thomas McNaughton uses what little free time he has to try to get outdoors and picnic (likely in Dolores Park, but he doesn't say), and his go-to supply depot is Bi-Rite. He loves their cheese department, and he tells Mission Local that he loves the random charcuterie that butcher Morgan Maki is always whipping out for him to try. "The products at Bi-Rite are unreal… just the producers and artisans they bring together. It's kind of hard to screw up and get something bad there."
Best Thing I Ever Ate in the Mission: Thomas McNaughton from Flour + Water [Mission Local]
Related: Flour + Water Launches Not-So-Underground Dining Thing Called The Dough Room [Grub Street]
Bi-Rite Expands to Divisidero, À Côté Grows in Oakland, and More [Grub Street]


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UFO hunters are now turning to an Obama administration initiative in the hopes of revealing what the government really knows about extraterrestrials.
Under the White House's "We the People" program, citizens can appeal to officials "to take action on a range of important issues facing our country."
"If a petition gets enough support," the government website promises, "White House staff will review it, ensure it's sent to the appropriate policy experts and issue an official response."
Gentlemen, start your intergalactic engines . . .
By "enough support," the administration means a petition has to receive just 5,000 signatures within 30 days to warrant an official White House response. That's a low enough threshold to get a lot of conspiracy theorists licking their suspicious chops.
As soon as the White House announced its We the People program, UFO/ET proponent Stephen Bassett wasted no time penning the first alien disclosure petition which reads:
We, the undersigned, strongly urge the president of the United States to formally acknowledge an extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race and immediately release into the public domain all files from all agencies and military services relevant to this phenomenon.
Bassett is executive director of Paradigm Research Group which advocates for the truth about UFOs.
"In 1996, when I launched the Paradigm Research Group, I registered as a lobbyist on behalf of a number of organizations on this particular subject — the idea of total disclosure of an ET presence on Earth by the world governments," Bassett told The Huffington Post.
"Everything PRG does, including World Disclosure Day — all of it contributes to this process."
And now the die is cast, because within just four days of Bassett's petition being registered, it amassed more than the necessary 5,000 signatures to warrant an official White House response.
As Alejandro Rojas pointed out in his recent HuffPost blog, there are examples of prior American presidents — such as Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter — who tried to obtain information about UFOs. Even John F. Kennedy asked his staff to provide him with UFO materials.
So now, both alien believers and skeptics are playing a mutual waiting game as they anticipate someone at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington to tell us who's right.
"The response from the White House could be utterly trivial," said Bassett. "They could just blow it off by saying something like, 'Our policy is that we don't investigate this phenomenon anymore' — which is a lie — 'and whatever this phenomenon is, it doesn't pose a threat' — which they don't know for sure."
And a White House spokesman told HuffPost, "It's not going to be practical for us to start commenting on each individual petition ahead of their getting officlal responses."
But when that official response about extraterrestrials on Earth comes — as it must — will you believe it?


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Jessica Weisberg
Jessica Weisberg has written for The New York Times, the Guardian, The New Yorker, The American Prospect and many other publications. Her reporting on immigration has been honored with fellowships from the McCormick Foundation and the Institute for Journalism and Justice.
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013
How Inequality Became as American as Apple Pie
Last week, five days after Black Friday's Walmart strike and the day before a nationwide fast-food workers strike , President Obama delivered a speech at the
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Pinterest or Delicious: Social Bookmarking Coming back as Digital Curation
Amy Sample Ward
In the craze over Pinterest, I think people have overlooked the evolution social bookmarking site Delicious has made. Alternatively, all I need on Delicious is the URL and I can save it. I really appreciate the more streamlined user experience that Delicious offers as well.


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The greatest love story ever told doesn't feature kissing in the snow or racing to airports. It features pain and confusion and hope and wonder and a ban on cheesy clichés. Oh, and zombies... YA star Holly Bourne tackles real love in this hugely funny and poignant novel.
The story idea: 5/5
The realization of the story: 5/5
The characters: 5/5
The cover: 4/5
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Title: Charmed
Author: Jen Calonita
Series: Fairy Tale Reform School #2
Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Publication Date: March 1, 2016
Source: Netgalley
It was so wonderful returning to Fairy Tale Reform School! If you haven't read it yet, you really should check out the first book in the series Flunked. You can find my review for it HERE.
That being said, since this is the second book in the series, there may be some minor spoilers for the first book within. So read on at your own risk.
Charmed takes off pretty much where Flunked ended. We are still at the Fairy Tale Reform School and we still have most of the same characters. Blackbeard does join the cast as one of the teachers, and one of the princesses does make quite a few more appearances than before, but our core cast of students is still pretty much the same.
However, in Charmed, Gilly is a bit more stuck on herself than she was in the last book. She has let being a "hero" go to her head and sometimes forgets that her friends helped her with what went down in Flunked. Unfortunately this causes a few issues for her. However, it does let us see her grow as a character which is something I appreciate as a reader and a fan of this series.
All in all, Charmed continued on with the fun wonderful world that Jen Calonita created in the first installment. It is fun and full of adventure. And hopefully Jen will be continuing on with this series in a similar matter. I have grown attached to the fun and quirky cast of characters and I want to see them grow more and to see where their adventures take them.
My Rating
4 Stars
This review is based on an eARC provided by the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review.


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I hope everyone had a good weekend. It was hot here in Minnesota the past few days! Yesterday we had a heat warning out across the state. I don't know about you guys, but if you have ever been to Minnesota in the summer the humidity can be a beyotch. It was over 100 with the humidity today. I literally walked out of my house and my glasses fogged up. I can honestly say that has never happened to me in the summer. The winter yes, summer no.
Needless to say that a lot of time was spend indoors binge watching some of our shows. And what better way to binge watch other than popcorn! I am a big movie theater popcorn kind of gal. The more butter the better. My mom used to always make marshmallow popcorn when I was growing up. Somehow that came through my head this weekend and I just was craving it. But knowing me I can't leave well enough alone so I had to doctor it up a bit to satisfy my need to rebel.
I had some extra candy bars left over from when we went camping and figured why not throw them in the mix, add some drizzled chocolate and peanut butter flavoring and have a good old time! This was really addicting. Marshmallow popcorn alone is really addicting, but if it has chocolate and peanut butter then my name is written all over it.
1 bag popcorn, popped
1 bag mini marshmallows
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup peanut butter chips (or regular peanut butter)
6-8 fun size Butterfingers
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
Place popcorn in large bowl. In microwave safe bowl, heat together your butter and peanut butter chips until melted. Add marshmallows and microwave for 1 1/2 minutes or until marshmallows start to puff up. Remove from microwave and stir until all melted together. Pour mixture over popcorn and stir to coat. Dump popcorn out onto baking sheet. Crush your Butterfingers and sprinkle over popcorn. In small bowl, heat your chocolate chips in microwave in 30 second intervals until melted, drizzle over popcorn. Let set up for about 10 minutes, return to bowl and enjoy!


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I recently heard a man complain about some of his friends who had taken up jogging. They were constantly bugging him to jog with them. He finally gave in and said he would jog with them, but only for 1/4 mile. He would later exclaim, "It was the worst three hours of my life."
I thought it was a funny line. On the serious side of getting in shape, perhaps you have heard about the Frenchman Robert Marchand. Mr. Marchand recently set a record riding a bike for 15 miles on an indoor track in one hour. Robert is 100 years old.
A new report estimates that more than one-third of babies born this year will live to be over 100 years old. Good for them, but what about us old timers? Well, the current average life expectancy in the U. S. for both men and women is between 78 and 79 years. Overall, women usually live two to four years longer, but men are catching up quickly.
So what are the factors that allow someone to live to be 100 or more? A recent study, The New England Longevity Study, concludes there are four major factors that would allow a person to live to 100. Not surprisingly they are: genetics, environment, lifestyle, and luck. Most of us would probably guess genetics would be the most significant factor. That's correct. But the study also found genetics is only a 25-30% factor, much less than previously thought. The good news is, if we are somewhat lucky (i.e., don't get clobbered by a bus or suffer some other accidental disaster) can control our environment and live an appropriate lifestyle, our chances of living to be 100 aren't that bad.
In their recently published book, The Longevity Project, authors Howard S. Friedman and Leslie R. Martin, determined six personality traits of people who live to be 100. They are:
A conscientious person is someone who tends to all matters including their own personal health.
Healthy Habits
Simply put, the research tells us there are very few smokers who live to be 100, and no obese people.
Working Long and Hard
Mental stimulation is the key. Even stressful work provides the mental stimulation found in those who live to be 100. Remember our Frenchman friend Robert Marchand? He worked until he was 89.
Active Life
As my wife Trisha and I pointed out in our book, The Best of Our Lives: Sharing the Secrets of a Healthy and Happy Retired Life, it's not as much aging as it is inactivity that causes a person to lose strength and stamina. In addition, there are now numerous studies that indicate maintaining muscle strength plays a role in staving off cognitive decline and possibly Alzheimer's.
Stong Social Network
In their book, Friedman and Martin conclude a strong social network is the "strongest predictor of long life," and the New England study describes this predictor as "extraversion," calling it the key trait.
Good Health
While this is an obvious predictor of a long life, the New England study found a high percentage of people who have already lived to be 100 had encountered a serious health problem at some point in their lives. These "survivors" were able to overcome their health problem and live on to their ripe old age.
My reading and research on this subject concures with all of the above. I would, however, make a couple of additions or distinctions. A positive attitude, probably an aspect of every one of the previously stated factors cannot be denied as having a strong influence on longevity. The other longevity factor that more and more research has discovered is adequate sleep. Both stroke and heart disease have recently been correlated to inadequate sleep.
As I look over all of these factors and traits, I can't help but think of my wife Trisha. She personifies almost everyone of them. She doesn't drink, smoke, is incredibly concientious, hard-working, has healthy habits, and is so active one would get dizzy following her on a daily basis. She is also extraordinarily extraverted and sleeps very soundly. She is 63, but I'm not sure anyone would ever guess her that old. I'd better start working out more because she is probably going to be around for a very long time. I hope so.
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Justin discusses the College Football Playoff National Championship Game itself, but also the narratives he talked about heading into the game. Justin also covered a look ahead to the off-season (spring games, the NFL Draft, and recruiting), and a look head to the 2018-2019 College Football Playoff!
5th Quarter: Article from Saturday Blitz covering the Championship and 2018 look ahead


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What is a non-module based print product?
A non-module based print product is, for example, a magazine. Products offered in the magazine can be represented as a non-module based print product.
Create non-module based print products
Start be creating a product group.
Select Print (Non-module based) as the product category.
Now you are able to insert the page dimensions and safe area of your print product group.
Page dimensions
Page dimensions regards the whole surface area of the print page.
For example, if the print page is 190 x 280, these are the page dimensions in the product group.
If you product has these dimensions, that would mean the ad covers the whole page, like the page below.
Safe area
To create a margin for the edges of your page, you can create a safe area.
The safe area's page should be less than the page dimensions.
It will look a like this when you create a safe area, or margins, for your page.
Your safe area could also be the same size as your page dimensions.
If you DO NOT have a safe area and the ad size is smaller than the page, the ad will not be centered and have a left alignment.
It may look something like the following:
Once you have added your page dimensions and safe area, you can create your product group.
After you've created a product group, click the add icon to create new products.
You will see a pop-up window.
Select create a new product.
Fill in the form and upload an image.
Fill in the dimensions for your product and you will get a visual of your product, with regards to your page size and safe area.
If you enter 95 x 280, you will get a vertical half page.
If you enter 190 x 140, you will get a horizontal half page.
Again, your product dimensions will adjust based on your page dimensions and safe area.
Exceeding the safe area
If you have a product that exceeds a full page, you can exceed the safe area.
Enter your dimensions and check the box next to Exceed safe area.
The width of this product is twice as big as the print product group, for example.
Here is what your product in print advertising could look like:


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The Quad Cities Regional Economic Development Authority (QCREDA) was created in 1987 by an action of the Illinois General Assembly and the Governor. QCREDA is a general bonding agency for the counties of Carroll, Henry, Jo Davies, Knox, Lee, Mercer, Rock Island, Stephenson and Whiteside.
The Authority's powers allow it to issue DOUBLE TAX-EXEMPT bonds for private and public entities to provide an interest rate that is generally 2-3% lower than conventional financing. QCREDA can issue Industrial Revenue Bonds for manufacturing firms, bonds for senior housing and affordable housing, bonds for hospitals, YMCAs and other 501c3 not-for-profit firms, schools and universities, in addition to water, waste water and intermodal transportation bonds. Bonds are generally purchased by investment banking firms that place them in the public market with mutual funds or insurance companies. The bonds are generally backed by a bank letter of credit. QCREDA is authorized to issue bonds up to an outstanding amount of $250 million dollars.


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Koenders in Geneva for Human Rights Council and disarmament conference
On Monday foreign minister Bert Koenders will take part in the opening session of the UN Human Rights Council, where he will deliver a speech and meet with a number of officials, including the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein.
The Council will last for a total of four weeks. Key themes this year include the situation in Syria and developments in Burundi, North Korea, Libya and South Sudan. 'New hotbeds of conflict are cropping up all the time. Unfortunately, these are also causing an rise in the number of human rights violations,' said Mr Koenders.
'The Human Rights Council was established 10 years ago, but the human rights situation in the world gives little cause for celebration,' Mr Koenders went on to say. 'We have to do everything in our power to better protect human rights.' This will be the minister's central message when he addresses the Council on Monday.
Mr Koenders will also deliver a speech on behalf of the High Representative of the EU, Federica Mogherini. 'During our Presidency the Netherlands has stressed that the EU must act in concert when it comes to issues with global dimensions,' the minister remarked. 'Human rights is just such an issue.'
In his meeting with the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Koenders will reiterate his support for the agency's important work. 'Dr Al Hussein's team is a major partner for the Netherlands in terms of implementing human rights policy. They not only support states in improving the human rights situation within their borders; they also hold states to account.'
At the initiative of the Netherlands, a 'Diplohack' will be held on Friday and Saturday, prior to the opening of the Human Rights Council. This event will feature the participation of tech developers, businesspeople, academics, diplomats, human rights activists, and the staff of NGOs and international organisations. Their challenge is come up with innovative ways of collecting, verifying and transmitting information about human rights violations to the office of the High Commissioner. On Monday the team will present the results of the Diplohack to Mr Koenders at a public meeting.
While in Geneva, Mr Koenders will also give a speech at the disarmament conference, the leading international forum for negotiations on disarmament and arms control. 'In these unstable times, progress on this front is needed more than ever,' Mr Koenders said. 'The Netherlands is fully committed to this goal, and we will continue to play a constructive role in the complex negotiations that are required.'


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TUI Travel reports improved winter bookings; Lufthansa upgraded by another analyst; Finnair down
TUI Travel (+7.3%) shares rocketed higher on Thursday (02-Dec-2010), leading the rise in European airline shares for the day. The company was up after reporting a 4.0% year-on-year improvement in profit before tax to GBP337 million, for the 12 months ended 30-Sep-2010. However, it reported a net loss of GBP104 million for the period, compared with a restated loss of GBP66 million in the previous corresponding period.
Operating profit was also up for the year, rising 11% to GBP447 million, despite a 2% decline in revenue to GBP13,525 million. Underlying operating profit and underlying profit before tax are from continuing operations and exclude separately disclosed items, amortisation of acquisition-related expenses, goodwill impairment and taxation of results of the group's joint ventures and associates. Underlying profit before tax also excludes separately disclosed financial expenses. TUI attributed the losses to a weaker operating environment in the UK.
Shares also rose after the company reported a 27% year-on-year increase in winter bookings from 21-Oct-2010 to early Dec-2010 in Nordic countries, a 2% rise in the UK and a 9% rise in Germany.
In its outlook for 2011, TUI Travel stated it remains cautious "given the economic uncertainty and the continued economic uncertainty and the relatively early stage of the booking cycle". CEO Peter Long stated the company has a "number of remaining initiatives to drive further profit improvements", including the turnaround of Corsair.
See related CAPA Profile: Outlook, Forecasts, Guidance
Lufthansa upgraded by another analyst
Lufthansa (+3.1%) also gained for another day after Citigroup raised its price target for the carrier's shares from EUR19 to EUR25.50. It maintained a "buy" rating for the carrier. Citigroup attributed the raise to "improving traffic and revenue conditions" and "enhanced dividend prospects".
Cimber Sterling (+5.5%) and British Airways (+5.2%) also ended the day higher.
Finnair cabin crew strike continues
Finnair (-0.8%) was one of the few carriers to decline for the day as cabin crew strike action continued. The carrier stated it now expects to operate 40% of regular passenger traffic in coming days as some cabin crew have returned to work.
Finnair operated approximately 30% of its flight schedule, and plans to increase it to 35% on 03-Dec-2010. The dispute, with members of the cabin crew union SLSY, is over the airline's plan to cut rest time between long-haul services from 36 hours to 24 hours. The union began a strike over a wage deal on 30-Dec-2010, forcing the carrier to cancel more than 500 flights so far.
Norwegian (-2.9%) and Aegean Airlines (-0.9%) were also down for the session.
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Chargers practice was a crowded place on Thursday. All of a sudden they had a lot more players on the field. Good ones, too!
Familiar faces like running back Mike Tolbert, wide receiver Vincent Jackson, safety Eric Weddle and offensive lineman Jeromey Clary were there for the first time since re-signing with San Diego last week.
Complete Coverage: San Diego Chargers
Then there were a few guys we've never seen in a Chargers uniform, but we kind of feel like we already know. Safety Bob Sanders was there. So were linebackers Takeo Spikes and Travis LaBoy.
Oh, and don't forget Corey Liuget, San Diego's first round draft pick who signed a 4-year contract on Thursday. He was the last major piece to be added to the puzzle. Odds are any more signings will be minor moves to fill out training camp rosters.
Most of the players who got in their first practice had been standing around watching for a week. That's akin to asking an angler to sit on a kelp patty with 35-pound yellowtail leaping out of the water to not soak a bait for six days.
Sanders, especially, was itching to get back on the field. The 2007 NFL Defensive Player of the Year missed 15 games last season, his 3rd straight injury-shortened year.
"We got a lot of good work in," Sanders said. "Just getting comfortable with being out there is important. This first day was important to focus on the details, make sure I'm in the position I'm supposed to be in, and just have fun. I had a lot of fun."
If Sanders returns to his pre-injury form Chargers fans will have a lot of fun watching him make the NFL's top-ranked defense even better.
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Filed under: branding, Charlotte, community services | Tags: cats, Charlotte, Charlotte Talks, emotional needs, pat mccrory, public transit, WFAE
I attended a live taping of Charlotte Talks/WFAE Public Conversation and the topic, "Charlotte: On the way to Becoming…" stirred up wonderful dialogue about Charlotte's future and quality of life through real estate, the environment, industry, and diversity.
The panelists shared rich, colorful examples to illustrate how a few short-sighted decisions can negatively affect the shape of the feel of a city. But Mayor Pat McCrory also told a positive story about the brave effort to ensure the transit system (CATS and LYNX,) was always clean and free of advertising. In doing so, they sacrificed a big revenue stream, but knew that people would feel safer if buses and light rail cars were clean and clearly branded.
The need "to feel safe" is emotional, and it's not always obvious how that that manifests itself in a brand or solution. And it was probably difficult to calculate the ROI for developing (or in this case, not developing) that feature. In hindsight, however, it's easy to see how the choice positively affects ridership in the long run.
Listen to the whole taping here.


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German tech site has published a good deal of Samsung Galaxy Note10 (and 10 Plus) this week. On Wednesday it shared an extensive selection of "official press photos," showing the Note10 from various angles and in a couple of colour options. Today, WinFuture followed up with an article on Note10 pricing and storage configurations. In a seperate development in recent hours, the Galaxy Note10 has been spotted in FCC documentation (including pictures too).
Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy Note10 will be launched at a special Unpacked event on 7th August. However it hasn't revealed anything of substance with regard to the upcoming smartphone(s) - all we have officially seen is part of the S Pen and a camera lens.
In the WinFuture photos we can see two versions of the new Note 10, though to be the regular and Plus sized models, with not a lot different on the surface. In these pictures you can see a dark grey finished model as well as a Huawei P30-like pearlescent gradient finish.
Both feature a single upper-central screen punch-hole for the selfie cam on the almost borderless AMOLED display. Furthermore, they both appear to have just a volume rocker and one other physical button. Round the back the camera cluster is located at the upper left with no sign of any fingerprint ready - so it must be under-display only.
Some other details shared by WinFuture are that the smaller Note10 will sport a 6.3-inch screen, and the plus model a 6.7-inch screen. It doesn't have any news of a lite or 'e' model to echo the Galaxy S10 offerings, however it does add that there will be 5G variants added to the lineup.
Today WinFuture updated its site with purported pricing for the Galaxy Note10. It says Samsung will price the base model at €999 in Europe and the base model (both Note10 and Note10 Plus) will come with 256GB of built-in storage. If you fancy the larger phone your entry price might be €1149, according to this report.
An FCC filing has added some uninspiring imagery, as well as hard details, to the information we have. In the filed low contrast images (above) you can see that the Note10 does indeed eschew the popular 3.5mm audio port and lack a rear fingerprint sensor, as well as other details.


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GO Transit Burlington Station
The Burlington Go Station is the main hub structure linking an existing Go Train platform to a new bus loop terminal. At the grade level, the building incorporates large open spaces under the vaulted ceiling of a main roof typical of modern train stations. The basement of the station is linked to an existing pedestrian tunnel network through a new concrete access tunnel. The structural design for this facility was entirely conventional masonry, steel and timber truss construction.
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Restructuring Old-Age Pension Institutions
Starting 2005 the will be no more differentiation between the social security institutions for employees and laborers.
Until then there has been – historically motivated – a strict differentiation between those insured by Landesversicherungsanstalt (LVA) and Bundesversicherungsanstalt für Angestellte (BfA). The name of the new institution will be "Deutsche Rentenversicheurng (German Old-Age Pension Insurance)". The local offices of LVA will continue as regional offices of the new insurance. This restructuring is due to the growing change in job profiles.
What do you have to take care of? Nothing, what so ever. You will be informed by social security authority on all measurements in due time. Your social security number will not change.
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On my way to London
Heya! It's 20 to midnight as I'm typing this. Lying on top of an air matrass in a way to warm room in Delft. I know, not one of my usual hang out spots. But this time it's for something special. I guess you read the title so you'll already know: 'I'M GOING TO LONDON!'


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NTRP INVESTOR ALERT: The Law Offices of Vincent Wong Reminds Investors of a Class Action Involving Neurotrope, Inc. and a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of July 17, 2017ACCESSWIRE
By The Law Offices of Vincent Wong
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / July 7, 2017 / The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of investors who purchased Neurotrope, Inc. ("Neurotrope") (NASDAQ: NTRP) securities between January 7, 2016, and April 28, 2017.
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According to the complaint, throughout the class period, Neurotrope issued materially false and misleading statements and/or failed to disclose material information concerning the efficacy of its lead product candidate, Bryostatin-1. On May 1, 2017, Neurotrope issued a press release announcing "positive top-line results" of the pivotal Phase 2b trials of Bryostatin-1, noting "improvement in patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease." However, the underlying trial data contradicts these representations, as the top-line data relating to the 20 microgram dose of Bryostatin-1 failed to produce results that were statistically significant. In addition, Neurotrope failed to disclose statements regarding the efficacy of the 40 microgram dose with regard to its primary and secondary endpoints. Upon this news, shares of Neurotrope fell from a close of $18.81 on April 28, 2017, to a close of $6.97 per share on May 1, 2017.
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The origin of BaZi was founded in Tang Dynasty, about 5000 more years ago in China. As every system in the world has to go through a development period from simple to complex, BaZi has gone through the same way. In the meantime, I Ching was developed as a twin to BaZi.
BaZi History
At the beginning stage, ancestors used I Ching to interpret universe; then they used the Year Stem as the DM, and predicted lives based on the year pillar only. Lee, Xu-zhong (761 ~ 813), the founder, further expended it to 3 pillars – year, month and day. Of course, that was still rough and inaccurate. Later on Xu, Zi-ping (907 ~ 960) during Five Dynasty period finally created the 4 Pillars, putting all the energies from one's birth year, birth month, birthday and hour together in one chart, and selected the Day Stem as the DM. Because he completed the structure of BaZi, so people call BaZi: "Zi Ping Ba Zi" (or Four Pillars).
Since then, BaZi had formed its own unique system and hundreds of masters in the next couple thousands of years kept making annotations and embellishments to its body, thus almost perfect BaZi theory has been developed with thousands of real life samples for references today. There are many famous masters who wrote BaZi books, just name a few here:
Xu, Zi-shen (Song Dynasty) wrote "Yuan Hai Zi Ping" (meaning: A Sea of BaZi Knowledge)
Liu Ji (1311 ~ 1375, Ming Dynasty) wrote "Di Tian Sui" (meaning Heaven Secretes) – This is the most concise, yet profound, BaZi book. Written by the Liu Ji, (also called Liu Bo Wen) a famous military leader, politician as well as a BaZi guru. By focusing on the five elements, seasonal features, stem and branch characteristics, yin-yang balance, pattern structures, impacts and energy flow, etc., BaZi became sophisticated and much more complete!
Shen Xiao-zhan (Qing dynasty) wrote "Zi Ping Zhen Quan" (The True Meaning of Zi Ping BaZi) with emphasis on Patterns/Structures, the Useful God and Helpful God, and the relationships between the Day Masters and the Patterns, etc.
Yu, Chun-tai (1875 ~ 1908 Qing Dynasty), he wrote "Qiong Tong Bao Jian". This book has a focus on the details of elemental and Yin-Yang balance requirements by following the 10 Day Master stems' intrinsic requirements during each of the 12 month.
During the last empire – Guang Xu of Qing Dynasty up to Republic, there was a famous BaZi master whose name is Xu Le-wu (1886 ~ 1949). He wrote many books, including Di Tian Sui with Deep Interpretations and ZiPing ZhenQuan with Interpretations.
And during the Republic Period, there were another 2 famous masters: Wei, Qian-Li, he lived in the northern provinces and Yuan, Shu-San who lived in the southern areas.
Among a dozen of classical BaZi books, the most important 3 are: "Di Tian Sui", "Zi Ping Zhen Quan" and "Qiong Tong Bao Jian". Although the contents are rich, but the meanings are deeply hidden. So, without been explained by a teacher, a BaZi learner is very difficult to get deep understandings on those puzzles-filled secrets.


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" Phil Spector, author of 'To Know Him is to Love Him', teenage ballad now sweeping the country. Phil is 18 and graduate of Fairfax High. Composes music on guitar. As member of 'The Teddy Bears', teenage trio, he made hit record of own song".
Too much, too soon is the oldest song in the book.


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