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My hometown has never been an easy place to describe when people ask me where I'm from. "It's next to Danbury" will suffice for those with knowledge of the small, second-tier suburbs of New England. A fellow Connecticut local might be aware of the one-dollar movies at the vintage theater in Edmond town hall, currently being used as a staging area for some of out-of-town law enforcement. The name is commonly mistaken as "Newton"; we generally give people a free pass on that one.
A fun fact to drop on outsiders: Bruce Jenner went to high school here for a couple years, and they named the football field after him. Pre-Kardashians. We also like to brag that we have not one, but two town parks — Dickenson and Treadwell. The latter is a campsite for national media this weekend.
Others may know Newtown for the flagpole that sits in the middle of Main Street — literally, right in in the middle of the the two-lane, 25-mph road, famously making this one of the most dangerous intersections in Connecticut. The flagpole is a landmark I first saw as my parents, my three sisters, and I were going to look at the house on Grand Place we would live in for 15 years. Most of world saw this spot for the first time on Friday when the flag was lowered to half-staff. It did not seem dangerous.
I moved to Newtown in sixth grade. I attended middle school and high school there. Before I started at BuzzFeed, I worked at My Place Pizza, a Newtown staple, from the age of 15 through 22. On a typical Friday, by far the busiest night of the week, we made 300 to 400 pies. I can't help wonder how many pizzas My Place made this past Friday night.
I was there on Sept. 11, 2001, and making pizzas proved to be an effective way to take my mind off what was happening 50 miles away. On Friday morning, working at a job that requires me to stare at Twitter all day, I didn't have the luxury of work as an escape, of distracting me from that 50-mile divide. I heard the news of the shooting at 9:30 a.m., and I didn't take my eyes off Twitter for the next 10 hours as things played out in a strange and confusing way. By noon, I had to turn off my phone. I simply posted on Facebook: "Thank you for all your texts, emails, tweets, gchats. No one from my family is in Newtown at this time. Everyone is okay."
My mom worked in special education in Newtown public schools for 10 of those 15 years that we lived there, and Sandy Hook Elementary was the first school she worked in. Today, she described to me the lockdown drills they used to do as practice; what seems to us as unthinkable had, in fact, been very much thought about. She says the staff of the school made those drills purposely jarring, banging pots in the hallways and rapping on classroom doors, so as to prepare everyone for noise and chaos. Still, the thought that those procedures would be put into practice never fully felt possible.
I didn't get to speak to my mom until Saturday morning. She sent me a note on Facebook to let me know that she saw my high school friend's mom, a teacher at the school, on television, running across the parking lot. She wanted me to know that she was safe.
My parents moved to Belmar, New Jersey, last year after purchasing a bed and breakfast. They were fortunate not to be tragically affected by Hurricane Sandy, and the Inn, my family's new home, is miraculously intact. This is where my mom was on Friday when she found out the news. She has been communicating with friends in Newtown by text; it was too hard to talk on the phone without breaking down.
By Saturday, names of the dead started to show up in my mom's Facebook feed. News like Friday's massacre doesn't fully go through you unless you can picture it the way she can, I think, placing the names with the faces, with the building. She told me one name of a teacher who she believes is dead and has kids about the same age as my sisters and me. For now, I'm staying away from Facebook.
In the days to come, different storylines will be drawn that will do little more than incite anger. These narratives will revolve around confusing and half-explained motives, and gun control, and media practices. Before lashing out, I urge everyone to think about the scene at the Sandy Hook firehouse yesterday, a quarter-mile away from the school, where parents were sent to retrieve their kids. After the last group of students were picked up, the parents who were left waiting were told that their kids didn't make it out.
I think about that scene, and I realize that there is no reason for me to feel anything but sadness and sorrow and mourning for those affected by this tragedy.
I'll never again have to describe where I'm from. No one will pronounce the name wrong. Instead: Did you know anybody? No amount of candlelight vigils or even gun-control bills will fully heal the scar, but there will hopefully be proud moments in the coming days; maybe I'll look out from the BuzzFeed office and see the Empire State Building lit up in blue and gold, the colors of Newtown High School, which always seemed to be a source of community pride. This strong community that didn't deserve to be weakened by such a senseless act. The town I'm from.
I ran into a friend from high school in New York on Thursday. We chatted for a few minutes, and he asked me if I was going back to Newtown for Christmas. I told him my parents moved and I didn't really get up there much. Then we reminisced about the Metro-North train ride from Manhattan, and how the sky always looks so dark when you get there. I don't know when exactly I'll go back. I want to go right now, but with my family gone, I don't know what's appropriate. There are no right answers.


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The world is full of information. So much so that we may believe there's nothing left to write or do. As I try to get back to blogging more frequently I find myself wondering what to write about. It's not to say my day is not full of lots of things to do. The question I was asking myself is why should I write these things when the world already has great writers and great information out there?
The answer of course is simple. Question Everything.
Ask any of the experts in a field of study and they will tell you one of the best ways to learn a new topic is to present on it. You force yourself to learn about what you're presenting so that you are prepared for it. Now don't get me wrong I use the scripts available out in the community all the time. I suggest them to clients and to fellow DBA's. I am not advocating re-inventing the wheel. They are no doubt an essential tool in helping to make our lives easier and better.
Just because you get the perfect script to meet your needs doesn't release you from responsibility from what it does. If you install a new script on your servers and it slows things down or has a negative side effect that the original designer didn't mention or you didn't realize, then your boss is not going to blame that on the person or blog you got the script from. They will blame you for releasing it into the environment.
So what should you do? Well as the person using the script you should read what the person who designed it wrote about it. Most of the time the designer of the script will detail what it does in blog posts or in some sort of documentation if by chance it doesn't have that then dissect the script and figure out what it does. I prefer to take apart a script myself so that it forces you to learn how to read other's code and how to figure out what it is doing which to me is an essential part of being a DBA. We rarely get things in the format we expect. Unfortunately many people don't think like a DBA.
For the Senior/Master/gurus out there don't just hand your new guys scripts and say run this and it will do what you need. Perhaps tell them you have a script that does what they need and here are the ways you did it perhaps the new guy can find a new better way. This teaches them and guides them at the same time. A good example of this is Quest's new Perfmon counter poster. You have a lot of information at your fingertips but don't just look at the benchmark numbers and assume that's what works for all situations make sure to benchmark your own servers and find out what numbers are right for your situation. As I read through this new poster this weekend I realized there was some things I could change in what I was tracking to give me more information about my server.
If your one of the ones out there writing the scripts THANK YOU! I applaud anyone that has put something out there for others to use and that has helped make our lives a little easier. Keep up the good work and keep doing what you're doing.

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Stable consumption thanks to retail sales
The UBS consumption indicator fell slightly in July. The rise in retail business compensated for the drop in new car registrations to some extent.
Zurich/Basel, 28 August 2012 – The UBS consumption indicator posted a slight drop in July, from 1.59 to 1.55 points. As expected, new car registrations fell significantly in July following the record figures for the previous month. The recovery in retail trade nevertheless prevented an even greater decline in the consumption indicator.
The stock of cars increased in June because a CO2 tax was introduced with effect from 1 July, leading to a sharp rise in the consumption indicator. New registrations then fell substantially in July, resulting in the decline in the UBS consumption indicator in that month. Weak figures for overnight stays in hotels by Swiss residents also continued to put pressure on the consumption indicator. A significant improvement in retail trade nevertheless prevented an even greater decline in the consumption indicator.
The current level of 1.55 points means that the consumption indicator is more or less at its long-term average. Differing trends are nonetheless behind this figure. Despite the setback in July, new car registrations are likely to reach record levels this year. On the other hand, business activity in the retail sector and the consumer sentiment index prepared by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) are both below their long-term average. Retailers are suffering from the strong Swiss franc. This makes shopping tourism more attractive and compels retailers to cut prices, both of which results in a decrease in turnover and a squeeze on profit margins after fixed costs have been deducted. With exchange rates stabilizing, UBS expects the situation in the retail sector to improve in the coming months. UBS continues to expect robust economic growth for 2012, with consumption making the largest contribution.
How the UBS Consumption Indicator is calculated
The UBS Consumption Indicator signals private consumption trends in Switzerland with a lead time of about three months on the official figures. At roughly 60%, private consumption is by far the most important component of Swiss GDP. UBS calculates this leading indicator from five consumer-related parameters: new car registrations, business activity in the retail sector, the number of domestic overnight hotel stays by Swiss residents, the consumer sentiment index, and credit card transactions made via UBS at points of sale in Switzerland. With the exception of the consumer sentiment index, all of this data is available monthly.
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Chef Joe Kindred's deeply flavorful fish stock is what sets this recipe apart from a traditional low-country boil. Pile some of the seafood into a shallow bowl and ladle the strained cooking liquid over the top for a more refined stew, or save the golden stock to make the best seafood chowder of your life the next day. Whatever you do, do not let it go to waste. Slideshow: More Seafood Recipes
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In a large pot, heat the olive oil. Add the celery, carrots, garlic, chopped fennel and onion, season with salt and cook over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until very tender, 20 minutes. Add the thyme and fennel seeds and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes and their juices and cook over moderately high heat, breaking them up with a wooden spoon and stirring occasionally, until the tomato liquid is reduced, about 10 minutes. Stir in the stock, beer, fish head and bones, Old Bay and 8 cups of water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to moderate and simmer for 30 minutes.
Strain the fish stock through a fine sieve set over a very large pot, pressing on the solids; discard the solids. Season generously with salt. Bring the stock to a boil over high heat, add the potatoes and cook until barely tender, 15 to 17 minutes. Add the clams and chorizo, cover and cook for 2 minutes. Add the corn, cover and cook for 4 minutes. Season the fish fillets with salt and pepper and add to the stew. Cover and cook for 2 minutes. Add the crabs, cover and cook for 3 minutes. Finally, add the shrimp, cover and cook until all of the seafood is cooked through and the potatoes and corn are tender, about 5 minutes more. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the seafood, potatoes and corn to 2 large platters. Alternatively, spread the seafood on a paper-lined table. Garnish with celery leaves, cilantro leaves and parsley leaves and serve immediately with the Old Bay aioli, lemon wedges, hot sauce and melted butter. Reserve the fish stock for another use.
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Edil Baisalov: The mission of the next President is to clean up the political area, establish new game rules and leave
The spring of 2009 in Kyrgyzstan is expected to be traditionally active. The authorities urgently announced the date of the presidential elections and the nomination of candidates has been launched in the country. In its turn, the opposition forces are launching the mass protest demonstrations. Are there real conditions for the change of power in the country? Is the presidential chair attractive in the condition of crisis? Ferghana.ru interviewed Edil Baisalov, former executive secretary of Social-democratic party of Kyrgyzstan, on these and other topics.
Fergana.ru: What is the point of demanding the resignation of the president today, when the date of the elections was announced?
Edil Baisalov: The point is the same: Kurmanbek Bakiev has not proven the expectations of the nation. Not only he did not build straightforward government system, but also he broke the vow, encroaching the power in the country. Four years after March events let us take a look which of the leaders, storming the white house in 2005, have remained with Mr. Bakiev or compare the same rules of demonstrations and meetings, degree of free speech. The hypocrisy and irony of today's celebration of "people's revolution" are obvious. The presidential elections, scheduled to July, should not include Mr. Bakiev.
The major purpose of opposition demonstrations is to demand fair, transparent and open elections. We need real elections, not their imitation! In any case, Bakiev's regime is does not have popular and legitimate power. The government wants to strengthen its positions through falsification at the elections as it took place in December of 2007. I would recommend the observers to be more careful in their forecasts and not to make the same mistakes of winter 2005 when the endurance of Akaev's regime was never challenged.
Ferhana.ru: Is it realistically possible to "stir up the people" and lead the opponents of current regime to join the demonstrations throughout the country?
Edil Baisalov: The opposition pursues other goals today. First and foremost, they need to get confident again in their own influence and the power of protest events. One should not expect to see the final results on March 27th. This is simply the first event in the series that will be organized in the spring.
"Stirring up the people" would be a little bit exaggerated. We are not facing civil war to set such goals. It would be enough to persuade the elite both in the capital city and regions that today's regime is anti-national and does not protect state interests. Moreover, threatens the life and freedom of everyone who is not favored by Bakiev's family. The clan offers the Kokhand state system of unlimited absolutism. The latest events evidently convinced those public onion makers that were still hesitating.
Ferghana.ru: Do you mean the number of criminal acts, initiation of non-political criminal cases against opposition leaders? Does it have a link to upcoming elections?
Edil Baisalov: Yes, of course! Mr. Jekshenkulov is arrested, Mr. Isakov is on remand. Few other leaders are counteracted while the mechanisms included the forced appointment to positions in the government. The provocations against Omurbek Tekebaev are still continued. The opposition newspapers have been shut down. Azattyk radio (Liberty Radio Kyrgyz service) is also shut down. Election code and the Law on non-governmental organizations are amended. The journalists are assailed. The number of political prisoners is growing.
Ferghana.ru: What is the reason of Medet Sadyrkulov's death? Was he really linked with the opposition forces or he could play against the central power?
Edil Baisalov: Everyone, more or less aware of Kyrgyz politics rules, knows that nearly all current and former officials try to support at least stable connections with opposition forces and even friendly relations. First, our country is small and the ruling elite are even smaller. Secondly, the events of 2005 are fresh in mind when it took few hours overthrow the government. It is not worth paying attention to the fact that Mr. Sadyrkulov was saying about his disappointment in Bakiev.
It is possible that he was the source of the threat since he was aware of state secrets. But there are dozens of such people. The scariest thing in this story is that Mr. Sadyrkulov became the victim of irrational, absolutely unjustified and openly dangerous revenge. It was the revenge of the person who could not forgive Mr. Sadyrkulov that he became the alternative influential center for the President. The ruling elite learn the lesson – everyone, turning against this power, will be eliminated.
Undoubtedly, Sadyrkulov was talented administrator. The murder of Sadyrkulov is evidence that some forces try to terrorize the country. However, I will repeat that this produced adverse effect: the essential defense reaction will soon overthrow the current regime.
Ferghana.ru: Which politician has real chance to replace Bakiev this summer?
Edil Baisalov: We are not talking about the replacement of Bakiev by someone else. I mean the change of the nature of our country.
First of all, the constitution of 1993 should be reestablished and new elections should be held in all accordance with it. All the decisions of illegitimate parliament of 2007 should be cancelled out. New judicial power should be formed. The experience of March 24 demonstrates that we should not stop at unfinished solutions. The attempt to satisfy certain circles and reach compromise between ruling clans at the expense of people's interests will not be effective. The special committee, popularly trusted and highly respected, will carefully investigate all the illegal and anti-constitutional actions of Bakiev's government. I am not speaking about repressions, but it is necessary to make sure these people do not participate in the political life for three-five years.
The entire action plan needs not the charismatic leader, but the agreement between democratic political forces and their decisive and united mood.
Ferghana.ru: Is Almaz Atambaev, formerly respected and popular leader, will run in the elections? Why do we hear nothing about him? Why does Felix Kulov, irreconcilable before, keep silence?
Edil Baisalov: Most probably, this is the case when they will prefer to observe the elections from the bench. Both served as Prime-Ministers in Bakiev' team. Due to fallacious ethics of our officialdom and low rating of Bakiev's team that negatively impacted their own reputation, it will be difficult for them to challenge the former boss. Nonetheless, both leaders will play significant role in post-Bakiev reformation of the country.
Ferghana.ru: Are opposition forces able to nominate single candidate? Who can become the one?
Edil Baisalov: The names of possible candidates are well known. It is essential for them to nominate single candidate. They have many worthy and popular leaders. In the most challenging times, Bakiev always played regional games, threatening the national solidarity of our republic. The same will happen again. The executive political leaders understand that. From this point of view, I would name three main candidates: the leader of SDPK parliamentary party Bakyt Beshimov, the General Ismail Iskakov and Ata Meken party leader Omurbek Tekebaev.
I do not believe we need to select the single candidate in the first week of presidential rally. On contrary, all three of them should announce their participation and launch dynamic pre-election campaign. People will vote not for the opposition, but against Bakiev. However, if they want to generate public interest and inspire the electorate to vote for them it will not be enough just to run anti-Bakiev campaign.
Main events will take place in the capital city and they should take it into consideration.
Ferghana.ru: Is the presidential chair enviable position today in the condition of crisis?
Edil Baisalov: Considering the work, to be carried out by new President, this position is temporary by definition. The mission of the next President is to clean up the political mess, reestablish government institutes, set new rules of the game and leave. He will either work to make history or to generate resource for the next elections and get rid of competitors. Therefore, the second term is impossible.
Note. Edil Baisalov was born in 1977. He finished high school in Naryn and participated in the exchange programs in Turkey and USA. He graduated from American University in Central Asia (Business Administration) and Kyrgyz State University, named after Jusup Balasagyn (Political science). Mr. Baisalov is well-known in Kyrgyzstan as public figure and human rights activist. In July of 2006 he received the award of American lawyers association "For outstanding efforts in the promotion of rule of law". Becoming the member of social-democratic party of Kyrgyzstan, he was elected as executive secretary. In 2007, following the scandal with the ballot paper, the criminal case was initiated against Baisalov. He escaped Kyrgyzstan with the family. Today, he continues his education in Uppsala, Sweden.


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(CNN) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel gave his support to embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki on Sunday as he has come under scrutiny over allegations of deadly delays in health care treatment for veterans.
While Hagel said accountability was paramount, the potential for a backlog treating returning veterans should have been seen.
"I don't think it just started with General Shinseki's term at the VA, this is something that should have been looked at years and years ago, so yes, we missed it," Hagel said on ABC "This Week."
Shinseki will testify next Thursday before the Senate Committee on Veteran's Affairs.
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates also said Sunday more needs to be done immediately to make sure veterans are getting the help they need.
"We can't wait for a congressional investigation and findings and so on. This needs immediate action," said Gates on CBS "Face the Nation." "And I'm hopeful that Secretary Shinseki will take that action. And then, as I said, hold people accountable."
CNN obtained an e-mail allegedly written by an employee at a Wyoming clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs that said employees were told to "game the system" because it made their clinic look good.
"If this, in fact, or any variation of this occurred, all the way along the chain, accountability is going to have to be upheld here because we can never let this kind of outrage, if all of this is true, stand in this country," Hagel said.
Members of Congress are divided on whether this situation calls for Shinseki to step down from his leadership post.
Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, says Shinseki has had five years to fix this problem and, if he is unable handle the leadership role, it may be time to find someone who can.
"If Mr. Shinseki can't come here and tell Congress how exactly he's going to change that culture there, I think we need to find somebody who's willing to go in and shake up the Veteran's Affairs so that their number one, two and third priority is taking care of the men and women who serve this country," Rogers said on CBS "Face the Nation."
Shinseki told the Wall Street Journal last week that he would not resign over the allegations.
"I serve at the pleasure of the president," Shinseki told the newspaper when asked whether he would step down. "I signed on to make some changes. I have work to do."
maybe he should have watched the daily show he would have known at least 2 years ago
Fred Hayes is on target. Barry hates the military and had the choices on the budget. He choose to cut where it would hurt the most and hurt in a visible way so he could blame the GOP. This happened on his watch. Remember when Bush stood up for "Brownie" with FEMA? Where is the outcry from the press on this one. It is sad to read some of these remarks and see how some people blame the GOP at any cost. Pure hate and envy. We are six years into Barry and he and his supporters are still blaming someone else. Barry and you on the left: take responsibility and assume accountability for what happens on your watch.
Just one word of advice for the most incompetent team in the White House in history: Accountability.
Hagel is just a waste of a good suit. He needs to go.
Who will be held accountable? Something Hagel and others have "missed" for years? How about something he, President Obama, and other politicians have "ignored" for years?
Based on Federal Regulations and a recent decision by the Board of Veterans Appeals dated April 4th, , there is an immediate solution to the backlog issue. .
It's called "Fee Basis" and can be implemented by the Secretary.
A Bill Clinton appointment from Hawaii...two-fer for the day, and there goes my crush on Chuck. Never thought he would lie about something as gross as this. "We missed it," won't pass the smell test anywhere.
what does shinseki have on everybody? who is this guy? some BIG money must be backing him cause if he was a COACH he would have been fired already
For all the maroons attempting to tie this to Obama, let me remind you of the Walter Reed scandal: "Several cases of patient neglect and shoddy living conditions were reported as early as 2004. Significant public and media attention was generated, which in turn prompted a number of congressional and executive actions, including resignations of several high-ranking officers."
The Veterans administration has been a mess for decades
Not just months
And of course there are those who blame Shensiki and want his head to roll, there are even those who blame The President, as predictable as that is.
How about blaming the managers and supervisors who have been in their roles for years and years and have done nothing to fix the problems, and in some parts have created the problems.
How about getting rid of them, and stop the partisan politics.
I have listened over the last few days to politicians rail against the administration.
My question is this.
You have constituents whom I am sure have written to you, complained to you over the years about the VA medical system.
Where have your voices been for, lets just say the last 12 years?
Why have you not been outraged before now, and why have you let the problem continue, knowing it existed?
why is everything politics? why not just plain old incompetance? you would think the republicans and dems would understand the people are sick of this nonsense. i do not remember a more hated group than our congress
THe problem is one of volume: there is too much need for the number of doctors in the VA system!
You are ALWAYS going to have a backlog, if the number of doctors in VA network of doctors remains at what it currently is. Plus, you've got older Vets who need specialists such as oncologists, cardiologists and neurologists, and then younger Vets who need specialists (including psychiatrists) to deal with post-traumatic stress and trauma recovery.
I know that VA doesn't want to think about this: but what about hiring additional docs for each VA hospital – BASED ON SPECIFIC NEEDS (meaning type of specialist) – and have them as additional docs who follow VA processes, etc. These docs could be paid based on paying off any medical school loans, etc. Each VA Hospital should have a list of docs who can be brought in to avoid delayed care.
Without flexibility in approach the VA is just going to continue this mess. They have to realize that they are in a perfect storm of too many older Vets from WWII and Viet Nam, and way too many younger Vets because of ill thought-out wars in Iraq and over-stay in Afghanistan. It's been decades since the VA has faced this type of situation, and they just have not kept pace with the number/type of docs needed for their actual patient population.
Nowhere do I see any of these politicians and public servants (generals are public servants) call for more money for the VA so they can hire more doctors and other medical personnel to see these veterans. There is a reason the VA is overwhelmed and that is the politicians increased funding for war and did not to the VA which then had an influx of veterans with serious problems. Let's see these Witch Hunt Politicos start calling for more money for the VA . Like that will happen.
Has Shenseki said three words since taking over the VA. We've been at war for 13 years, you would think the VA secretary would be one of the most vocal leaders.
Wound and maim more than you kill. It's been the Al Quaeda objective all along with its avowed and declared war upon the United States. Osama Bin Laden knowing full well the crush of the returning wounded and maimed couldn't or wouldn't be cared for by the V.A.
"Didn't see this coming." "We missed it." Hogwash.
Heck, when Dr Robert Petzel left VISN-23 for Washington, D.C., not fully knowing which "Position" he was to have literally squashed five (5) Office of Inspector General (OIG) to have the appearance of a "clean house" to ensure Dr Petzel would get the job, now as the Under Secretary for Health. Dr Petzel is the one who literally turned down $2 million plus for prosthesis which range for items for chronic pain to various limbs, and wheelchairs as well.
Having been to the VAMC Charleston, SC; to VAMC San Diego, Ca; VAMC Long Beach, Ca; VAMC Reno, Nv; on to VAMC Hot Springs, SD/ VAMC Fort Meade, SD the 14 day wait to see one Primary Care Physician is a laugh at all of them. Some have had medical personal that do not have a medical license or lapsed one as well! I did call the medical authorities in those respective states and many did get fired MD's, all the way down to various radiology technicians.
The VAMC Black Hills Health Care System (BHHCS) have stood up a "Multidisciplinary Pain Treatment Team Clinic" yes it is before the mandatory Sept 2014 deadline; however the ones who worked for this MD literally quite for their effective date was the same. As this "Chronic Pain MD" refused to listen to patients for suggestions, his staff, and others; hence they quite.
He is very passive, as with the current Director and Chief Medical Officer and other "Staff for BHHCS" and WILL not seek or make the "squeaky wheel gets the grease" for the best treatment for his patients. This Dr. thinks Pain Treatment Team does not include the ........ PATIENT!
Some VA places are good, but most truly are bad and all never make 14 days to see a PCP ever! A few times I have requested to see a specialist prior to the 30 days if the VAMC was not able to, which is always! Living in rural America it seems does not attract the number of qualified medical personal sadly, which increase cost of treatment due to the extra driving time, or not getting any treatment sadly. Even when we the vets know where to go and inform them but goes in one ear n out especially at the Director level everywhere. The VA here has posters for Tele-Health, yet very few doctors or others will use it! Again, taking away monies $$$ from the normal clinics.
The VA Nationwide was supposed to have the Burn Pit Registry by Jan 1, 2014. The BHHCS has yet to have one established!
Yes, I am lucky to be able to go out in town for some of my needs as I cannot have them met by the VA, such as trigger shots! Or, I need to see a specialist, due to being a month or more six (6) weeks is the normal around here it seems to see my PCP, I use my Tricare Medical Insurance to get to a specialist. I try to get it those acknowledge for the VA but not always able , again VA personnel not doing their jobs.
The list can go on.
America..... The only country where it pays off more to sit at home and leach off the middle class tax payers than it does to defend your country.
No, you simply either didn't care, or were too foolish to see it. Ask ANY veteran that uses the VA, and they'll tell you how long it takes to get an appointment.
Double shame on Congress, for being willing to throw men & women into battle, but unwilling to properly fund the VA when they come home!
If anyone is at fault it is congress for not making sure that the VA has all the funds needed for hospitals, clinics and good Doctors and Nurses and the best equipment needed to take care of every vet.in a very timely manor This should be there number ONE priority!!!! It should come before there pay and there staffs pay. Why should a vet wait a year for doctor appointment this is insane..
Unfortunately the issue really is nobody in Government is ever held responsible for anything that they do, or fail to do.
It is not an issue of how much money is thrown at a problem if the fools spending the money are just wasting it.
Responsibility is essential. I am a retired, disabled veteran and know what a poor job the VA does–I have never been able to get an appointment in less than three months from the day I go into the clinic. I sure hope the ACA can do better than the VA.
Really Paul??? Troll. This backlog and assault on the system comes from a war Bush financed through China and decided to fight on two fronts. You sir, should get better facts. Its always this way when you pull troops out – WW2, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm...............shut up unless you served your country like I did. You have no opinion if you are an armchair warrior.
It's beyond disgraceful. "We missed it?" We turned a blind eye is more like it.
george kamburoff
The Hateful conservatives blah blah blah
Why am I not surprised?
Because you are challenged upstairs.
The Government proves again that it knows how to run a healthcare program! This never would have happen if Dick Cheney would have not spent all of our nations money on his new heart.
I was a patient at the Phoenix VA hospital, and I volunteered there. They do not have enough doctors and money to meet the bureaucratically imposed conditions on treating the patients in a timely manner. It's that simple. Did bureaucrats do wrong, yes.


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The importance of having an adequate national nuclear legal framework in place, as well as IAEA legislative assistance in establishing and maintaining up-to-date national legislation were among the issues that over 50 legal experts from 19 IAEA Member States discussed during a sub-regional workshop hosted in Singapore recently.
"My delegation gained a lot of knowledge in the legislation requirements, which in turn is to be incorporated in our national nuclear law," said Chan Sodavath, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Mines and Energy of Cambodia. "It was a very good workshop and the timing was right for us to attend it."
IAEA legislative assistance has come to play an increasingly important role in assisting Member States to develop and strengthen their national legal frameworks as they seek to benefit from the applications of nuclear technology in electricity production, medicine, industry, agriculture and in many other areas.
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"The Republic of Palau is moving towards the goal of developing a legal framework for radiation safety to protect its people and pristine environment," said Lydia Ngirablosch, a senior foreign affairs officer in the Ministry of State, adding that "this workshop on nuclear law has given us a legislative roadmap for moving forward that we can use immediately." For the participants from the Philippines, "the knowledge gained and the sharing of experiences, notwithstanding the varied legislation systems, was very helpful."
The workshop, organized by the IAEA in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore and the Centre for International Law of the National University of Singapore, was conducted under the IAEA project "Providing Legislative Assistance on Establishing and Upgrading the Legal Framework for Safe, Secure and Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy" as well as within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Singapore-IAEA Third Country Training Programme signed by IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano and Singaporean Minister Ms Grace Fu during Mr Amano's visit to Singapore in January 2015.
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Andalucia, Spain's coolest export Guadalupe Plata have released a nasty new ep (via Bandcamp) of covers with legendary Austin,TX Harmonica/Howler Walter Daniels.
Daniels has worked with Scott H Biram, Chili Cold Blood, Black Joe Lewis, the Oblivians + Monsieur Jeffrey Evans and many others around Austin, and he toured Spain with Guadalupe Plata this last fall.
Artists covered on this four song thing are The Gun Club, Suicide, Hound Dog Taylor, and Frankie Lee Sims. It's a pay what you want affair with all proceeds going to Girls Rock Austin in remembrance of beloved volunteer Esme Barrera. Slap down yr ducats and pick up Guadalupe Plata's other killer recordings while yr at it. You are welcome.
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Arts Horizons Programs Benefit Many Englewood Agencies
Arts Horizons, a premier arts-in-education organization located in Englewood, NJ partners with several Community and School based organizations in our community. Working with professional, highly qualified teaching artists who are masters in their field, Arts Horizons provides workshops in the Visual and Performing Arts to both in school and after school programs.
With a grant funded by the Englewood Municipal Alliance Arts Horizons partnered with the Liz Corsini, Director of the ZONE at Dwight Morrow High School and the Janis E. Dismus Middle School to provide incoming freshmen with an in school assembly and a series of follow up summer workshops focusing on the theme of drug and alcohol prevention, conflict resolution and peer pressure. Through the Visual Art and Beat Boxing workshops, with teaching artist Yako Prodis, student participants were able to express themselves and their thoughts on peer pressure and drug and alcohol prevention through their art work and the music they created in the workshops.
Each summer Arts Horizons works closely with the Englewood Youth Librarian, Lynn Kaminski, to enhance the Teen Summer Reading Program at the Englewood Library with arts workshops. Funded by a grant from the Community Chest of Englewood, Tenafly and Englewood Cliffs, Arts Horizons provides teaching artists to conduct a series of visual art and music workshops. Teaching artist Mansa Mussa brings Wearable African Art to the participants, introducing them to the symbolism behind each item used to make the jewelry. Ritika Gandhi instructs the participants on the ancient art of salt resist painting using silk and fabric dyes to create an individual piece of art. Latin rhythms are brought to life as musician Hector Morales leads the participants in the Latin percussion workshops.
Arts Horizons worked with the Edward Choi at the Bergen Family Center to provide an after school Visual Art residency to the students at Janis Dismus Middle School as part of their after school program. The "Urban Illustration" workshops led by teaching artist Aaron Lazansky, introduced students to graphic design and illustration through the creation of a "Drop Book". Students created their own art work focusing on contemporary character design using techniques such a graphic design, topography and illustration expressing themselves through the arts using popular youth culture. Each Student then assembled their individual art work into a "Drop Book".
A generous grant from the Englewood Rotary Club makes it possible for Arts Horizons to offer The Southeast Senior Center for Independent Living a series of Visual Art and Creative Movement workshops for its seniors. The hands on Visual Art workshops instructed by Mansa Mussa introduce senior participants to photography, graphic design and collage while demonstrating various concepts and techniques. The Creative Movement workshops led by master dancer and choreographer, Yahaya Kamate, are appropriate for all seniors who enjoy innovative exercise and dance.
Please contact Michele Renaud at firstname.lastname@example.com or 201.567.1766 x114 to book your program today!
"Be the change you wish to see in the world" School Mosaic Mural Makeover!
David Brearley Middle School is housed on the second floor of David Brearley High School located in Kenilworth, NJ. Although they have their very own mascot, the middle school lacks identity. The Art Teacher, Janice Marsili decided to write an AIE grant to energize the Middle School 2nd floor with personality and distinction. "The whole idea was to create an identity for the middle school," Marsili explained to Leslie Murray of the Cranford Chronicle.
Thanks to Ms. Marsili's efforts – the grant funded an artist in residence from Arts Horizons, Julie Deery, middle school and high school students, and David Brearley teachers created a 68′ long mosaic mural to be the new face of the Middle School. The mural is "an artistic interpretation of the journey from childhood to young adulthood that student's take as they move through the middle school," said Murray.
Using a strategic artistic approach, the David Brearley community transformed what was just an upper level floor in a high school to an identity space of beautiful art. Using crash glass, tiles, fired ceramic and paint, an idea was bought to life. The project's theme was based on Mahatma Gandhi quote, "Be the change you want to see in the world" and is also featured in the mural. The mural and its theme is a great way to inspire the students as they walk the hall each day.
We at Arts Horizons would like to congratulate the mural team at David Brearley on their creativity and teamwork in the mural completion. If you would like to read more about this project and its process, please click here for an article found on NJ.com written by Leslie Murray.


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UFOs: The Good The Bad And The Ugly.
Don't you ever wonder when this debate is going to end. When some brave scientist will ignore their peer's scientific uniformed opinion to sway honest investigation. Every single debunking scientist report I've read is deeply flawed . It's seems to the uniformed scientist only the UFO researcher uses Voodoo science. But if they would only look?
When you think of the courageous scientist who stood up against the church facing death and think of the unimpressive group that we have now - man- I understand why global warming is not believed.
Globule Waring is real folks the evidence undeniable. facts are facts. If there is any doubt than you do some research that follows how much money the dirty energy business is paying to scientist on the other side of the this issue.Are you willing to bet your life that it is not real. By the way if Globule Warming is happening even if you don't believe we caused it.The UFO Community is so wrap up in the government conspiracies that the obvious conspiracy of big business's take a back seat.
My opinion of these visitors is not good. The "Visitors" in any common sense of the word are arrogant and crewel.Their actions show they don't respect our greater intellectual community. As far as the "Visitors" compassion and empathy toword earth species great and small their actions sicken me and I shake my head in disbelief at some in the UFOs community who causally discounts all the horror of abductees and cattle mutilations go through by claiming others feel peace and affection for the aliens.
I must be an idiot but inducing good feelings and controlling those you capture seems the logical thing to do if you can. Some abuctees may be so scared that other methods are employed like amnesia to control them.From what I see thees intelligences are nothing I want over for dinner. Not because I couldn't accept their appearence, but because they have moral values I will not accept.
Many will say; "There are bad aliens and they are the one who do these things.."
So your theory is the good aliens stand by while the bad aliens abduct and rape people?
Do I think we need to blow them out of the sky? No I don't, but I think the more we got to know them the more we would not like them. A species that skins and drains the blood of harmless species as if they were nothing more than garbage. A species who could easily end these antics, contact us, and quiet our fears using their technology and kindness.
For me this is a sign that the interaction we have with these beings has more to do with them needing something from us than any compassion.
There are millions of dead people in our world that could benefit from cures. Where is the compassion for them. Wars that could have been stopped... and don't give me that non interference bull! What do you call abductions if not getting a whole lot of involved in our affairs.
Reality is not Star Trek the universe is very dangerous and any compassion intelligent being of course you would help other intelligent species!
In places in Africa woman were sexually mutilated at a certain age it was tribal law. Many woman and men abductees suffer rape.
I will never accept this was in some way good for the adult and children abductees. We should be dame mad! Instead of waving at these possible alien ships at night maybe we should give them the finger!
Joe Capp
UFO Media Matters
Non-Commercial Blog


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Panorama Hotel
|The perfect hotel for your holidays in Campitello Val di Fassa
Near the centre, surrounded by a peaceful garden and lawn, Hotel Panorama is placed in a very sunny position and it is the ideal starting point for beautiful walks and excursions. The ski-fans will find a skibus service to the slopes and directly in front of the hotel there is a skilift for beginners. The Marcialonga's slope passes close to the house.
There are 30 rooms with private bathroom, telephone, sat-TV, safety-box and some of them have a private sun-terrace. You have a bar and a private restaurant at your disposal, tavern with TV room and sun-terrace. The pleasant homely atmosphere will make your stay unforgettable!
A particular care is dedicated to the cooking, with its rich buffets and the special local dishes.


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Heading north from Mekele we drove further into the Tigray region which, along with Eritrea, is regarded as the cradle of Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.
We were again treated to quaint, orderly countryside views of terraced hillsides and houses and their surrounding walls, often perched on hilltops, built up from rectangular blocks of yellow sandstone. Continue reading The historical Tigray region


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Wheal Coates under Pink SkyBy Diane Griffiths
Wheal Coates Painting Buy Cornwall Art - Original Contemporary Cornish Landscape Painting by Cornish Artist Diane Griffiths A harmonious painting on canvas with a sweeping blend of pinks surrounding Wheal Coates. It provides a contemporary impressionistic and atmospheric painting of Towanroath engine house at the Wheal Coates site. Situated on the stunning St Agnes Heritage coastline on the North Cornwall coast and with breathtaking cliff-top views, this iconic mine is managed by the National Trust. In this painting you can walk straight into the picture and onto the South West coastal path. Buy Original Art Original Contemporary Cornish Landscape Painting Acrylic, oil and enamel on cotton canvas 50x50cm/20x20" (2019) Original artwork with signed Certificate of Authenticity Painted sides, no frame required Signed


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There seems to be a publishing equivalent of waiting for buses: I wait weeks for a bit of my work to move from the 'accepted' pile, only for two pieces to make it to the 'published' pile in a week. However long it takes, it's great to see my name in print once more, and see my pile of published work slowly but steadily increasing.
Both of the pieces involve bus journeys. The first is a piece I wrote for Bradt's newly published Bus-Pass Britain Rides Again, describing the journey from central Sheffield into the Peak District to Castleton. The journey fulfills my like for public transport and off-beat travel, for while several million people visit the Peak District each year – many heading for Castleton – very few make use of the available buses but travel by car.
The only way to read it is to get hold of a copy of the book, but if you enjoy travelling around the UK by bus or by car, it's a worthy purchase to make.
My second piece is published in the free online magazine Sidetracked. It is the story of how I began my Encircle Africa expedition, and you can read it here. Already well received, it describes my facing Africa for the first time, and preparing to board my first buses.
A foretaste for my travelogue Encircle Africa: Around Africa by Public Transport which is getting ever closer to publication as an ebook and paperback, my Sidetracked article also discusses my desire to travel with limited technology (you can get more from a previous blog post too).
That my journey around Africa's coastline began and ended in Gibraltar makes the piece timely too: with the tangled relations between Britain, Spain, and Gibraltar at the forefront of the public's minds.


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Isaiah 43. The LORD The Only Redeemer. God promises to rescue His people (KJV)
1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. 2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. 3 For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. 4 Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life. 5 Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; 6 I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth; 7 Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
8 Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. 9 Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and show us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth. 10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. 11 I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour. 12 I have declared, and have saved, and I have showed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God. 13 Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?
14 Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships. 15 I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King. 16 Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; 17 Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow. 18 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. 20 The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. 21 This people have I formed for myself; they shall show forth my praise.
22 But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel. 23 Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense. 24 Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities. 25 I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. 26 Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified. 27 Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me. 28 Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.
May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!
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- Isaiah 37. Judah rescued from Sennacherib (KJV) (bummyla.wordpress.com)
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DES MOINES — Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is preparing to make clear his intentions to join the Republican presidential race, two associates said, by visiting South Carolina and New Hampshire on Saturday — the same day several of his potential rivals are taking part in the Iowa Straw Poll.
Mr. Perry, who has been inching closer to declaring his candidacy for weeks, is expected to stop short of making a formal announcement. But appearing before Republican crowds in the two early-voting states was intended to clear up any lingering questions about his plans.
"With President Obama's dismal economic record and Texas' success in creating jobs and balancing our budget, Governor Perry continues to consider a potential run for The White House," said Mark Miner, a spokesman for Mr. Perry, who declined to elaborate on the timing of any announcement. "Stay tuned."
The decision by Mr. Perry is likely to roil the Republican presidential nominating contest. His actions were first reported by Politico on Monday afternoon.
Mr. Perry is expected to visit Iowa as soon as next week, a Republican official said. A draft movement has been under way in the state for weeks, with admirers of Mr. Perry recruiting supporters across Iowa, whose caucuses open the Republican nominating contest early next year.
For weeks, Mr. Perry has been calling party activists and Republican officials in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, trying to build support for his candidacy. He also has been working to line up a fund-raising operation that could compete with his rival Republicans, particularly Mitt Romney, who has significantly outpaced the rest of the field.
Henry Barbour, a member of the Republican National Committee from Mississippi, has been among the party leaders visiting Austin in recent weeks to urge Mr. Perry to run.
"Governor Perry is authentic, a truth-teller and a job-creating machine in Texas," said Mr. Barbour, whose uncle is Mississippi's Republican governor, Haley Barbour. "And it sure helps to come from a big donor state like Texas, if you are going to run for president. He will be able to raise the money to compete with Romney."


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This is a tutorial how to make your Ubuntu Desktop looks great like the picture above. I am new in Ubuntu, but I've been using this since Ubuntu Hardy. So, here we go.
First you need to download Compiz to your Ubuntu Desktop. Compiz is an extension for Gnome. You can do many tricks to your dekstop with Compiz. Many features are included in Compiz fusion such as three dimensional cube or cylindrical, fire effect, water effect, and etc.
Now for the installation. Go to Synaptic Packet Manager and search for Compiz packet.
- System >> Administration >> Synaptic Packet Manager
- Write in search box for : compizconfig-settings-manager
- Check the install box and clik apply
Go to System >> Preferences, you will see new menu there "Advanced Desktop Effect Settings". Open it and do your Compiz config as you wish.
When you done with your config, try to switch between dekstop, minimize, open new window, and etc. You'll see the difference :D
Now let's move on to Cairo Dock. What is Cairo Dock exactly ?
Cairo Dock is a system dock similar like the one you often see in Mac OS X.
Now for the installation:
- Go to Cairo Dock page and download two DEB packages. They are cairo-dock and cairo-dock-plug-ins. Look for the latest version each of them
- One you've finished downloading both of them, double click the DEB packages to install
Cairo Dock should be installed right now, so go to Application >> System Tools >> Cairo-Dock. When you run it for the first time, there should be a Manage Theme Dialog Box appear. Select any theme you like and clik OK. You'll see dock in your desktop now. If you want to configure your dock, just simply right click on it.
Now, configure your Ubuntu Desktop and be creative. Enjoy !


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Jan 18, 2018 - National Geographic Quest
After cruising overnight for 20 hours, we arrived in the Gulf of Panama, the powerful north eastern trade winds cross the isthmus and hit the surface of the water causing an upwell. This effect brings abundance of fish and there fore the some of the islands of the gulf as used as nesting sites for thousands of sea birds.
Bona is part of a group of tree islands where we can observe the nesting behavior of pelicans, brown boobies, blue footed boobies and magnificent frigate birds; the abundant bird life of this island its overwhelming, this islands are covered with a gorgeous tropical deciduous forest and in this time of year the amazing blossoms of the purple pui decorate the hill sides.
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We found this wallpaper hiding behind the medicine cabinet in our bathroom.
And this flooring was underneath the top layer of vinyl and particle board that we removed in the kitchen.
I actually kind of like both of them (maybe they remind me of my childhood), but I'm not sure I could have lived with them for very long, which I guess is why they were eventually covered up.It's fun peeling back the layers of an old house!


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Most hoteliers would agree one of the most pressing issues they face is trying to keep up with their peers and staying on top of their hotel pricing strategy in a hyper-competitive market. The travel industry is so dynamic, a matter of months can see you fall behind the latest trends.
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That's why it's important to have an airtight revenue management system which is based on real, up-to-date market intelligence. This is equally as important to small hotels and independents as it is to big hotel groups.
At the same time, many hotels can find revenue and market analysis very complicated and time-consuming, even with some specifically designed programs.
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Here are some ways Prophet will improve your business strategy…
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Instead of assuming what you want to know and when, Prophet enables you to set your own alerts about market fluctuations.
Any specific change to a rule you enter will result in an immediate notification, allowing you to respond with fast action.
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