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Karen has been a member of the Recruitment team since May of 2015. She is now a Senior Recruitment Coordinator that is described as a person who treats everyone with respect, always willing to help, reliable and ready to work harder than expected. Karen's exceptional work ethic, initiative and creative problem-solving skills make her a shining example to her team and to the clinic overall. "Karen consistently rises to the challenge to meet seemingly impossible tasks". This comment is one of many acknowledgements that Karen has received about the way she contributes to HPCTC.
Karen says she loves her job and that everything she does is for the team and the company, not for herself. She applauds her team for rising to do whatever is needed to help each other.
When Karen is not at work, she loves being a mom to her 5 children. She says she is very proud of all their accomplishments and especially proud of the success they have demonstrated over the past 5 years. Karen and her family dealt with the devastating loss of her husband in April of 2013. Since that time, she and her children have shown incredible strength, perseverance and determination as they have worked to heal and establish a "new normal" for their lives. Karen also says it is impossible to speak of her love of HPCTC without mentioning her gratitude for the kind generosity of our Founder and CEO, Dr. Adnan Mjalli. She also says thank you to the Director of Recruitment operations, Farid Zeatar for "putting up with her."
Karen is a shining star and very worthy of the HPCTC Excellence Award. We are fortunate to have Karen as part of our team and remain by her side in support of her continued success.
Tonya received several nominations for our January Employee Excellence Award. The words, kind, friendly, helpful and professional were used repeatedly by her colleagues. Tonya is our Visitor's first contact at the Front Desk and as such she spends much of her day greeting Study Participants, Sponsors, Visitors, and fellow Colleagues, with a smile and the greatest of professionalism. Since joining HPCTC Tonya has been trusted with increased responsibilities. She is often found reviewing paperwork with Participants, managing mail and supplies, and assembling binders for the screening department. She is always willing to assist her colleagues in any way needed and to stay after-hours in an effort to meet the expectations of our Clients. Tonya's positive outlook, work ethic, dependability and willingness to help others truly exemplifies the spirit of the HPCTC Excellence Award.
Tonya says that her experience at HPCTC has been very enriching and that the family spirit within the organization is very refreshing. She enjoys helping others, learning about the studies and contributing to HPCTC's commitment: science at the service of our Participants, Sponsors and Colleagues.
We are very fortunate to have Tonya as part of our team and wish her continued success.
Perla is one of the friendly and cheerful voices that potential study Participants hear when they call to learn about joining a study at
High Point CTC. Perla is a Recruitment Coordinator and joined our Team in April of 2017. The Recruitment department is the first contact to people who want to know more about who we are, and how they can play a part in the important work we do. We are very fortunate to have an enthusiastic, knowledgeable and professional team of Recruitment Coordinators who do an excellent job of recruiting and screening potential candidates for our studies. Perla was specifically recognized for the positive and professional manner that she represents the company in her daily interactions with potential Participants, with team mates and especially at our community screening/recruitment events.
Perla's teammates describe her as someone who always demonstrates good leadership, is reliable and treats everyone with respect. She eagerly jumps in to assist Participants and team mates without being asked. Perla received several nominations for the December Excellence Award due to her excellent job knowledge, her helping attitude and her willingness to always help wherever needed.
High Point CTC's Director or Recruitment, Farid Zeatar, values and appreciates the work that Perla does and by the same token would like to acknowledge his entire team by name, Karen, Abigail, Daisy and newest member, Maria for all of their dedication and hard work.
Perla says she loves working at HPCTC and being a member of the recruiting team. She enjoys getting firsthand clinical research experience and learning about how specific medical concerns and conditions are affected by marketed medications and investigational products. She enjoys learning about drug development and this knowledge has proved to be an invaluable frame of reference for her as she is currently pursuing a degree in Nursing.
Perla especially wishes to thank all of her team mates for their guidance, support and coaching. She says they have been invaluable in her growth as an outstanding Clinical Research Coordinator.
We are pleased to have Perla as part of our Team and wish her continued success!
Patricia is our Regulatory Specialist and has been here since June of 2016. She is described as a person who inspires others to learn and seek excellence. She is known throughout the company as a person who consistently delivers a high quality product, demonstrates initiative to excel and always has a positive and enthusiastic attitude.
Patricia manages her high volume of detailed work with a sense of urgency and attention to detail. She always interacts with co-workers, sponsors and monitors with professionalism and poise. She performs her job with Excellence in every way. We are pleased to have her as part of our team.
Patricia says, "my favorite thing about High Point CTC is that everyone works together as a team and takes great pride in their work. It's great to work with a team who has a shared goal to consistently produce the highest quality of work". Patricia also says "I continue to grow and learn from my co-workers, their guidance has contributed greatly to my success."
Patricia's supervisor, Ben Aldridge, stated, "Patricia joined the company with minimal research experience and has consistently demonstrated the ability to learn quickly while taking on additional responsibilities. We have been audited and monitored an enormous amount during her time as regulatory specialist and she has gotten nothing but rave reviews."
We are highly appreciative of Patricia's contribution in the growth of High Point CTC.
Deanna joined our team as a Data Entry Specialist in October of 2015. Deanna embodies what it means to be a team player and a role model of HPCTC core values. Deanna was nominated for the HPCTC Excellence award because of her desire to always seek perfection, her problem-solving skills, and the fact that she treats everyone with respect. The selection committee also commented on Deanna's proactiveness, dependability and her willingness to always consider the good of the full process, not just her individual contribution.
When asked what her favorite memory was working for High Point Clinical Trials Center, she quickly replied "it's being selected as the October HPCTC Excellence Award Winner." Deanna says she enjoys coming to work every day and doing what she loves. It is a great feeling knowing that the HPCTC team values the work she does and that she is appreciated.
Deanna says, her favorite thing about HPCTC is coming to work every day and being greeted with a smile and "Good Morning" from the staff. She loves having the opportunity to work with such an excellent group of experienced, knowledgeable and caring people. She especially appreciates how her team rallied around her when she lost her mother in May of 2016. She says the staff really supported her by allowing flexibility in how she juggled the much-needed family time and her job. Deanna calls HPCTC "her home away from home."
Deanna's supervisor, Ben Aldridge, stated, "Deanna is a person whose work ethic is hard to come by. We identified Deanna in 2015 and hoped she could take on the responsibilities of a former team member that had left the company. She has absolutely excelled in this role. Everyone that works here can learn from Deanna's driven nature. I hope she continues to progress and grow with HPCTC.
Deanna challenges herself to be better and do better. She strives to help others in need and to accept help from others when she is in need. Sometimes being the teacher, sometimes being the student allows her to gain information and knowledge that make her a great asset to HPCTC.
Deanna says she is thankful for HPCTC and the opportunity to work here.
We wish her the best of luck in her career here at HPCTC and we know she will continue to do great things!


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Blair, Nebraska: Tower of the Four Winds44 feet tall, it's a memorial to author John G. Neihardt and Black Elk, Lakota Sioux holy man.
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Addressing the gathering, veteran CPI leader and former MLA of Morigaon, Munin Mahanta vehemently criticised the economic policy pursued by the Narendra Modi-led BJP Government at the Centre. Coming down heavily on the reforms process initiated by the Central Government, Mahanta said that the Narendra Modi Government has intentionally concealed the real picture of the Indian economy from the common people of the country. The hype and hoopla created by the BJP through the capitalist media of the country is totally false and the Indian economy is in fact proceeding towards its doomsday, Mahanta claimed.
Referring to BJP leader and former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha's recent remark against the BJP Government's economic policy as disastrous, Munin Mahanta said that the former Finance Minister has in fact painted a real picture of the Indian economy.
The growth of the Indian economy, as claimed by the BJP Government, was totally false and pro-capitalist. The BJP is only trying to protect the vested interest of the capitalists, Mahanta added. Referring to demonetisation and digitalisation in the country, the veteran Left leader claimed that BJP leaders who had accumulated black money have till date gone scot free while the common people are harassed in the name of demonetisation.


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Women who take omega-3 supplements during pregnancy are less likely to give birth prematurely and their children are less likely to have problems with cognitive and language development, a large clinical study has found.
Research funded by the Australian government looked at almost 2,400 pregnant women between 2005 and 2010.
Some of the women were given omega-3 supplements from the 19th week of pregnancy until birth, while others received a placebo (dummy pill).
The researchers found that omega-3 supplementation was associated with a 50 per cent reduction in very early pre-term deliveries and a 35 per cent drop in the incidence of low birth-weight babies.
In addition, they observed that infants whose mothers took omega-3 were less likely to be slow to develop cognitive and language skills, while supplemented women were less likely to experience postnatal depression.
Commenting on the research, Oxford University's Dr Alex Richardson said: 'In this trial - the largest of its kind - highly significant reductions were found in many factors that can adversely affect children's development and wellbeing over their lifetimes.'
Omega-3 fatty acids are also found in oily fish, such as salmon, fresh tuna and mackerel.


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Why We Need the SEC's 'Bad Actor' Waivers
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Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, is pressing the Securities and Exchange Commission to revoke certain privileges from banks when they are involved in settlements or enforcement actions for illegal activity.June 13
The Securities and Exchange Commission just gave unregistered banks a way to quickly raise capital at a fortuitous time and marketplace lending platforms a way to reclaim their peer-to-peer roots.March 26
A top enforcer for the SEC says the agency is worried that banks are concealing asset risk while also discussing his strategy for uncovering wrongdoing by banks and other firms.October 22
Pushback by the Securities and Exchange Commission is complicating a regulatory effort to investigate whether large asset managers should be labeled "systemically risky."June 13
For those suspicious of the big banks, theres a new bugbear in town: the Securities and Exchange Commission's practice of granting waivers to individuals and companies that have violated federal securities laws. These waivers permit individuals and firms to participate in securities activities from which they would otherwise be barred. Critics argue that the SEC gives waivers too easily and that the largest financial firms tend to benefit disproportionately, all at risk of enshrining a policy that some firms are "too big too bar."
But there is little evidence to support these claims. On the contrary, the evidence suggests we should welcome these waivers, encourage firms and individuals to request them, and perhaps even narrow the circumstances under which they might be required in the first place.
In general, a company that wants to sell securities must register with the SEC and must comply with a notoriously complex set of disclosure requirements. This registration process alone can cost millions of dollars and require many hours of work from the company, its lawyers and underwriters, and the SEC staff.
Because these requirements are so onerous, federal securities laws include a number of exemptions that permit issuers to use a more streamlined process to offer their securities to investors. These exemptions exist for offerings that are believed to present a lower risk of fraud for example, because the company has a large public float and is well-known to the market, because the securities are not being offered to the public, or because the offering will be fairly small.
The SEC's bad actor provisions automatically disqualify firms and individuals that break certain securities laws from using these streamlined processes. The idea is that firms that have violated these laws have shown themselves to be dishonest and therefore cannot be trusted to use the exemptions appropriately. The SEC, however, has the authority to waive the disqualification for defendants who can show good cause as to why the disqualification shouldn't apply to them. The decision to grant a waiver is currently made by SEC staff involved in the enforcement action that resulted in the disqualification. Often, the waiver is granted as part of a settlement agreement.
Recently proposed legislation would require SEC commissioners themselves approve any waiver. The SEC would be permitted to grant waivers and exemptions only after a lengthy process, including holding a hearing to give the public an opportunity to comment on the decision. SEC staff would also have to create and maintain detailed public records and a database documenting waiver decisions.
This proposal, if enacted, would generate enormous expense for both the SEC and for market participants. There is no reason to believe that defendants would stop requesting waivers. Each request would therefore entail not only the hearing itself, but extensive preparation by the defendant and the SEC. The SEC staff would also have to review and respond to written public comment.
Then, assuming the process results in more disqualifications as is surely the bills intent SEC staff and the market would be denied the efficiencies created by the exemptions from full registration. A company that has been disqualified will generally either have to raise capital under a more burdensome process, or it might decide that the process is now too expensive and will decide not to raise capital at all.
If the company decides not to raise capital, it will also give up the activities that would have been funded by that capital such as hiring additional workers. And if the company does decide to use full registration, it will mean more work for the SEC. Any increase in disclosures increases the paperwork that SEC staff must review, and any increase in regulatory process increases staff time spent ensuring compliance.
The expense might be justified, of course, if the proposal clearly provided significant benefits such as acting as a fraud deterrent or preventing well-connected firms from receiving unearned privileges. But there is no evidence that the legislation would benefit anyone at all, except perhaps the lawyers and compliance professionals responsible for completing the extra paperwork.
A recent study by Urska Velikonja of Emory University School of Law, cited enthusiastically by the bills supporters, reported that large firms received 82% of 201 waivers granted between July 2003 and December 2014. But data was unavailable on how many waivers were requested and by whom. The fact that a large percentage of waivers go to large companies is meaningless unless we know how many they requested.
Nor does the study provide evidence that the SEC grants waivers reflexively. Indeed, in a recent speech SEC chair Mary Jo White said that the agency had approved only about half of two types of bad actor waiver requests over the past year and a half.
Moreover, there is no proof that firms that receive waivers are encouraged to commit further misdeeds. While the study by Velikonja found that some companies receive waivers several years in a row, recidivism is immaterial unless the violations suggest a propensity toward the type of fraud the disqualification was intended to prevent.
In fact, what little we know of the waiver process suggests that we should encourage parties to seek them out. In the same speech, White said that "the sweep of disqualifications is intentionally broad" and that the SEC therefore has "corollary authority to grant waivers or exemptions in order to calibrate the otherwise overly broad effect of disqualifications." Remember that these "overly broad" disqualifications are automatic; the burden is on the party seeking waiver to show that a waiver should be granted.
There may be some merit in asking the SEC to provide better public information about the waiver process, given the dearth of available data. But Congress should take care to ensure that any new record-keeping requirements serve to inform the public and not to discourage defendants from requesting waivers.
If Congress is genuinely concerned about how the SEC currently grants waivers, it might first commission a study from the Government Accountability Office to compile the type of data now lacking. But when the SEC chair herself has told us that the rules are designed to disqualify firms and individuals that pose no real risk to the system, the last thing we need are fewer waivers.
Thaya Brook Knight is associate director of financial regulation studies at the Cato Institute. Follow her on Twitter @ThayaKnight.


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at the queen mary calendar show last weekend.
see our booth?...no banner, no color whatsoever.
frumpy? noooo! i'll call it spartan-chic.
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By Far my all time favorite Artist/Fabricator. It was great to see you and Ayu at the show and Thank you for taking the time to chat with us. Also it was great show my friend first hand what I have been blabbing about when it comes to your work. The bikes in the afternoon Sun put a whole new perspective on the detail, simplicity, flow, and uniqueness of your work. I could have sat there for hours mesmerized by the beauty that they exude and teh positive energy they create in me. I wish i spoke Japanese to be able to better pick your brain on what inspires you. But from the times we have chatted, Its seems like you just let the bike tell you what it wants. I look forward to your next piece. I also love the addition of the front light housing on the Spike. It adds so much to its character. Thank You Shinya and Ayu.
Charles: it was very nice to see you and your friend there! we'll see you soon!!
Shinya and Ayu,
My dad and I had such a nice time taking with you two. My dad is an old time scrambler from back in the day, lots of Bultaco's and Triumphs... him seeing Shinya's creations helped him realize that there are so many more options than just Harley when it comes to material to build a bike around. Also, having the two of you there to congratulate me on my win was simply surreal! Thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU!!! Now I need to get my butt into gear and make my dads bike and another one I have up my sleeve for next years show. Take care, Chris
Chris: glad that you guys returned safely. it was a pleasure to meet you, your father and your friend there. congrats! and can't wait to see your new creations next year! by the way, we were touched by the t-shirts with little notes on. had something in common with the traditional japanese way of sensitivity...please say hello to your father for us. see you soon!


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'To Die For': Murder Is A Small Price For Fame
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Gus Van Sant's 1995 mockumentary "To Die For" examines America's obsession with fame in a darkly comic fashion. The film is adapted from the true life and crimes of Pamela Smart, a school coordinator who was imprisoned for seducing a 16 year old student and convincing him to kill her husband. It stars Nicole Kidman as Suzanne Stone, a small town weather girl determined to be the next Barbara Walters and she won't let anyone stand in her way, not even her husband (Matt Dillon). She devises a scheme to rid herself of the old ball and chain with a little help from a high school student played by Joaquin Phoenix. Kidman won a Golden Globe Award for her performance as a young, beautiful, and ruthlessly ambitious woman. If you haven't seen the film before, be sure to tune in when it airs at 12:45 a.m. ET.
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Popular travel deals website FamilyBreakFinder is to partner with holiday rental engine Holidu in an expansion of its offering to members.
The start-up, which has over 140,000 UK registered users and around ¼ million Facebook fans, is aiming to become a 'one-stop-shop' for families searching holidays, short breaks and days out.
FamilyBreakFinder founder, Dominic Sawyer, said: "As we've grown and expanded into holidays abroad as well as at home, our members have come to expect us to address all of their family travel needs. This deal with Holidu means that families can now find rental apartments across the world quickly, cheaply and efficiently without leaving our site.
"It's part of our mission to provide a seamless research and booking process for family travellers, and we're talking to other travel partners about integrating their technologies to this site. Package holidays, hotels and flight search are some of the possibilities we are looking at. These are categories where we generate a lot of business."
Launched in 2014, FamilyBreakFinder grew strongly on the back of its email newsletters and social content. During peak the site attracts 500,000 visitors per month with its daily deals, travel tips and viral-friendly content.
FamilyBreakFinder has proved popular with UK mums, with an 84 per cent female audience split and 81 per cent parent. It published its first book, the Cheap Family Travel Guide, in April. The site's business model is a mix of affiliate revenue, lead generation, content sponsorship and advertising.
Sawyer said: "Affiliate has been the at the core of our business model for some time, but to thrive we need to be creative and dynamic in the way we execute it. It's great to partner with a market-savvy brand like Holidu that understands that and is willing to work together. It helps too that they have an inventory of over 3 million rentals that we can offer up to our members."


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New Holland Agriculture Debuts Tier 4B Stackcruiser® Self-Propelled Bale Wagons
"With more than 60 years of leadership in automated bale handling, we're proud to say that we've made the Stackcruiser many operators know and trust even better," said Daniel Valen, Director of Product Marketing for New Holland North America. "We've further increased the productivity of the already reliable Stackcruiser, and we believe that our customers will appreciate the increased hydraulic capacity and stronger operational efficiency they will experience when running a new Stackcruiser in the field."
Models SC102 and SC103 are joined by the all-new SC105 offering, designed specifically to handle large square bales, making New Holland the only major equipment manufacturer to offer self-propelled bale wagons in two configurations. Each model will provide operators with increased efficiency and reduced cycle times thanks to new larger displacement hydraulic pumps. Productivity is further enhanced due to the powerful, fuel-efficient engines that deliver 190 horsepower and ground speeds of up to 50 miles per hour when the load rack is empty. That means operators can get back to the field faster after unloading and stay in the field longer because of the increased fuel efficiency.
The Stackcruiser models are complete with five speeds for easy loading and transport, and the heavy-duty rear axle with automatic differential lock provides unmatched performance to ensure smooth, efficient power to for operation in soft or uneven ground.
Only New Holland bale wagons, powered by the ECOBlue Tier 4B-compliant engines, offer the versatility to handle a wide variety of bale sizes, including small square bales, large square bales or both. The Stackcruiser 105 is a cost efficient solution for dedicated handling of large square bales as it omits components needed to handle small square bales. The Stackcruiser 102 handles two-tie bales and creates stacks three bales wide, and the Stackcruiser 103 handles 16" x 18" two-tie bales and a variety of three-tie bales.
In addition to automated bale handling capabilities, each model features a comfortable cab with onboard LED work lights to provide improved visibility during nighttime operation. Operation and programming are completely intuitive and the new Stack Command™ II system provides a wide selection of pre-programmed and customizable bale stacking patterns.
For more information on the new Stackcruiser, and to learn more about the widest hay and forage product offering in the industry, visit www.newholland.com or contact your local New Holland dealer.
Fueling Innovation exemplifies the entrepreneurial spirit of finding alternative fuel sources, but it also follows our legacy of over 120 years of creating innovative and practical products for agriculture. From our Precision Land Management strategies, such as the NHDRIVE autonomous vehicle concept and our dedication to being the Clean Energy Leader, New Holland is committed to finding new and better ways to make innovative equipment accessible and more productive.
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Economic disparity has become an issue of particular significance in the United States because of both its unusual severity since approximately 2005 and because of the fact that this continues despite continued economic growth in the US up to that time. (The US economy shrank a little in 2009, and the numbers are not yet available as to what effect this has had on economic disparity, though preliminary indications are that it has continued to worsen.)
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Portsmouth welcome takeover bid from former Disney boss
Fairytale success might be about to return to Fratton Park, as Portsmouth enter talks with Disney's former chief executive over the sale of the club.
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The Portsmouth Supporters' Trust then took over and stabilised the club, with manager Paul Cook now leading a promotion charge, while the board have confirmed Michael Eisner is looking to buy the south coast side.
Eisner was the chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company from 1984 to 2005 and so will know a thing or two about the sort of improbable story required to take Portsmouth back to the Premier League.
The Portsmouth board are in negotiations with Eisner, with both parties hopeful of agreeing a deal that suits the club.
"The board and Mr Eisner will look to negotiate the terms of what would effectively be the best and final offer they wish to make for the club; at which point we will advise all shareholders – both presidents and those with the PST – on the terms of the offer," the club said.
"Shareholders will then be asked by the club and the PST to vote to either accept or reject the offer."
Exciting times! Looking forward to coming over and meeting you all. Good luck against Newport County on Saturday!! #Pompey #PUP https://t.co/e74U9GV69P— Michael Eisner (@Michael_Eisner) March 23, 2017
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The University of Illinois at Chicago
Colleges & Schools
UIC educates leaders who change the world
University of Illinois at Chicago programs span the arts, business, education, humanities, basic, social and health sciences, engineering and technology, social work, urban planning and public policy.
College of Applied Health Sciences
The UIC College of Applied Health Sciences is internationally known for educating professionals who help people achieve or maintain the health and freedom to live the lives they choose for themselves.
The college has five departments: biomedical and health information sciences, disability and human development, kinesiology and nutrition, occupational therapy and physical therapy. Focus areas of research, scholarship and expertise include aging, biomechanics, health informatics, biomedical visualization and design, cardiovascular health, disability, exercise physiology, health disparities, health promotion, nutrition, obesity and diabetes, and rehabilitation.
College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts
The UIC College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts educates and mentors the next generation of visual and performing artists, designers, architects, art historians and museum professionals.
The college has four schools: architecture, art and art history, design, and theatre and music. The faculty, internationally recognized in their fields, foster a transformative learning environment. The goal: to help students become critical thinkers, innovative practitioners, involved community members and leading professionals.
College of Business Administration
UIC Business transforms student potential into career success, with the proven skills to become leaders in today's global economy. Students connect to Chicago's living classroom through project-based courses, case competitions and a full-service Business Career Center.
The college focuses on the core disciplines: accounting, finance, information management, marketing and management. Working professionals can study in flexible MBA programs and an online undergraduate completion program for transfer students.
College of Dentistry
The UIC College of Dentistry is changing the future of oral health through world-class education, patient care and research. The college offers a range of degree programs to prepare the next generation of oral health professionals for clinical and scientific career paths. These include the Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD), DMD Advanced Standing program, PhD and MS in oral sciences, and advanced dental specialty programs. The college also has a range of faculty specialists providing personal, world-class patient care. Students train and conduct research alongside faculty mentors through team-based learning, clinical simulation, and community-based rotations.
College of Education
The UIC College of Education produces educators who make good on the promise of public education in Chicago and communities around the country. Its mission includes a focus on educating African American and Latino children, the majority of Chicago Public Schools students.
The college offers undergraduate and graduate programs to develop teachers, principals, researchers and community leaders. The goal: social change through education that fosters self-worth, self-confidence and self-advocacy.
College of Engineering
The UIC College of Engineering offers learning, research and internships for a fulfilling career. Engineering and computer science graduates excel in areas from biotechnology, cybersecurity and information technology to nanotechnology, civil infrastructure, and energy/environmental technology.
The college's 20 student organizations offer hands-on learning and professional development. More than 500 companies and organizations have hired UIC students and graduates over the last two years. UIC engineering graduates help drive social and economic progress in business, industry, government and education.
Graduate College
The UIC Graduate College supports the research, scholarship and success of over 8,000 graduate students in 64 doctoral and 98 master's degree programs. Working with the other UIC colleges, the Graduate College provides professional development opportunities for academic success and future careers. With programs like PASSAGE Scholars, the college follows UIC's commitment to increasing the number of underrepresented students in graduate studies.
Honors College
With faculty mentors and small class size, the UIC Honors College offers exceptional students many opportunities for advanced intellectual growth, leadership and community service. Students participate in undergraduate research, internships, study abroad and other activities. In their senior year, they complete an Honors Capstone project. A GPA of at least 3.4 is required for the Honors College.
UIC John Marshall Law School
UIC John Marshall Law School is Chicago's only public law school. Named after the 4th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, the school is recognized as a diverse, innovative institution, promoting excellence in all aspects of legal education. Students benefit from a combination of academic and practical instruction by full-time and practicing adjunct faculty. Students are also encouraged to gain legal experience by taking advantage of legal clinic opportunities, externships, practicum and professional education events, and by participating in more than 20 specific programs designed to prepare students for the bar examination.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The UIC College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is dedicated to the idea that a strong liberal arts and sciences education is the best foundation for a bright future.
By taking courses across a broad range of disciplines — including literature, biology, history, economics, foreign languages and more — students gain the critical skills to succeed in any field. The result: creative problem-solvers, effective communicators and strong leaders.
College of Medicine
At the UIC College of Medicine, clinical experience begins in the first two years. The college is the nation's largest medical school, with campuses in Chicago, Rockford and Peoria that provide urban and rural experience. College of Medicine faculty and fellows are on the forefront of new knowledge, including neuroscience, psychiatry, cancer and genetics. The MD program prepares students for careers in medical practice, research, teaching and community medicine. Through joint degree programs, medical students can also earn a graduate degree in business, public health, law or science.
College of Nursing
The College of Nursing is one of the nation's premier nursing schools, with graduate programs ranked in the top 20 by U.S. News & World Report and a research enterprise ranked in the top 10 for NIH funding among nursing schools. Roughly 1,500 students—admitted through a holistic review process that considers more than applicants' past academic success—are enrolled in bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs at our six Illinois campuses.
College of Pharmacy
Established in 1859 and consistently ranked in the top ten nationally, the UIC College of Pharmacy is renowned for seamless integration of its educational programs, pharmacy services and research. With campuses in Chicago and Rockford, the college prepares the next generation of pharmacists, pharmaceutical scientists, and pharmacy leaders.
School of Public Health
The UIC School of Public Health is the only public health school in Illinois accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. Dedicating to creating a healthy society, the school emphasizes real-world learning to make a difference in populations around the world.
Through partnerships with community groups and government agencies, students and faculty are involved in projects that include violence prevention, HIV/AIDS prevention, water quality, maternal and child health, emergency and disaster preparedness, asthma education and health disparities.
Jane Addams College of Social Work
The UIC Jane Addams College of Social Work carries forward the mission of Jane Addams and the Hull-House movement, adapting social work to the needs and realities of today's urban settings.
As a premier institution for graduate study, the college is a recognized leader in social work research, education and service. Faculty, staff and students share a commitment to social justice and a passion for making a difference in the world, working with communities, policymakers, agencies and individuals.
College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
The UIC College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs has an international reputation for promoting just, resilient and livable communities — cities that work.
The college and its two departments of Public Administration and Urban Planning and Policy improve the quality of urban life through education, research and community engagement in transportation, housing, economic development, policy analysis, government finance and more. Students get hands-on experience in internships with more than 100 agencies and companies in the Chicago area.


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Document Number OBNPCL1306 – 12 June 2013
This is the official notification that PCL is discontinuing the AWG02 Air & Water Gun. This notification provides information on the affected items, the important dates and the end-of-life purchase information.
Part Numbers to be discontinued:
AWG02 Air & Water Gun
Replacement Part Numbers:
AWG03 Air & Water Gun
Product Sales Obsolete Date (Last Production Date):
Discontinued when current stock are exhausted.


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KARLSRUHE & ESCHBACH, Germany -- Piezo and nanopositioning technologiy market leader PI (Physik Instrumente) recently acquired a majority share of micro-positioning / motion control specialist miCos GmbH in Eschbach, Germany.
Extended Product Range
The acquisition allows Karlsruhe-based PI to supplement its extensive nanopositioning and micro-positioning portfolio with the products and know-how of a leader in the field of vacuum precision positioning applications and system integration. PI's product range of fast, high-precision positioning system solutions, is particularly expanded in the area of air bearing technology and electro-magnetic linear motors. In addition, high-load rotation stages and long-travel linear stages (up to 1000 mm) are now available.
PI-miCos, Continuity
In the future, PI-miCos will operate as a subsidiary of PI GmbH & Co. KG and will be managed by miCos founder Lucius Amelung, who will remain in charge.
Company Philosophy, Synergy Effects
Both companies value customer proximity and customer orientation and are run by the principle of vertical integration, wherein all core technologies are developed and controlled in-house.
Dr. Karl Spanner, Managing Director of PI, is pleased with the success of the negotiations: "We expect a lot from the synergy effects of this integration and are looking forward to the related challenges and a successful cooperation. Our use of common resources—such as technical know-how, many years of experience, highly qualified employees and extensive industry knowledge—opens up new potentials. In addition, we expect even greater manufacturing flexibility in the future, since miCos GmbH has access to extensive precision machining equipment and has acquired substantial experience with precision manufacturing technologies."
Advantages for Customers Around the World
The merger offers a number of advantages to customers of both companies: both product range and development expertise are expanded, and the density of the sales & service network is further increased.
PI and miCos—two economically strong and firsthand owner-managed companies with similar corporate philosophies have commenced a partnership that will lead to new technological milestones in precision motion control products
About PI
PI is a leading manufacturer of precision motion control equipment, piezo systems, piezo motors and actuators for photonics, bio-nanotechnology, medical engineering & semiconductor applications. PI has been developing and manufacturing standard & custom precision products with piezoceramic and electromagnetic drives for 4 decades. The company has been ISO 9001 certified since 1994 and provides innovative, high-quality solutions for OEM and research. PI is present worldwide with 11 subsidiaries, R&D / engineering on 3 continents and total staff of 600+.


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Bingen, Wash., February 12, 2019 – Insitu Commercial Solutions (operating through Insitu Pacific Pty. Ltd.) recently conducted a series of aerial data collection operations in Papua New Guinea (PNG) after obtaining its first approval to undertake commercial Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) operations in…More
Bingen, Wash., December 11, 2018 – Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, joined the firefight against Northern California's horrific Camp Fire by providing remote aerial survey information using its ScanEagle® Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), paired with its TacitView™ and Catalina™…More
Bingen, Wash., October 23, 2018 – Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, has successfully completed the first interim Type Certification Board Meeting (TCBM) in support of the ScanEagle3 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification program. Recently, key FAA teams including Aircraft…More


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Lots of books under the tree at #108! Here is what I'll be reading over the next few months.
The Litigators by John Grisham
I've almost finished this one. Classic Grisham—underdog young lawyer triumphs over duplicitous colleagues and corporations.
In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
A master of narrative nonfiction, Erik Larson (The Devil in the White City,) has written the story of American ambassador William Dodd and his family's experiences in Berlin in 1933.
One Writer's Garden: Eudora Welty's Home Place by Susan Haltom and Jane Roy Brown
In addition to a distinguished literary career, Welty was a passionate gardener. This beautifully illustrated book is interspersed with passages from Welty's personal letters and unpublished writings.
V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton
Santa didn't realize that I'd already read the latest Grafton! I think it is one of Grafton's best Kinsey Millhone novels.
Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie
Can't wait to read the biography of Russia's brilliant and ambitious empress by the author of Peter the Great and Nicholas and Alexandra.


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Sony launched MLB The Show 19 on 26th, March, 2019. New seasons, New Journey!
As we all know, MLB 19 continues the trade Model like MLB 18 does, allowing players to sell the cards they don't use, but surprisingly the methods to get stubs is highgly different with MLB 18. We can't select amount too far outside the market average, which is very disappointing for all the players who want to purchase stubs.
Now MMOROG sells resonable and safe MLB The Show 19 stubs. Since the players can't be posted for high price, we will have to change another trade way to solve this problem. Firstable you can input your PSN account and password, We will log and transfer the stubs to your own account. This process can be little complicated definitely, and we need about 30mins-6hours to complete your order. You will also receive a confirmation email after we finish. Please don't log your own account during the transfer(including the web page), after you get the confirmation email ,please log your account and check the stubs in time. We can't cover the 10% trade fee for sure. Finally, please kindly leave a positive feedback after this transaction.
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Mettu University Inaugurated Environmental Club
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The university has inaugurated the club to put its contribution in protecting climate change which is the global agenda in this 21st century. Therefore, the club will establish botanic garden in the university that can help to preserve the indigenous plant species that found locally. To do this in the future this club will work with schools in Illu Ababor and Buno Bedelle zones. The club also planned to work with Government and NGO which are working on Environment conservation. The university community and Illu Ababor Zone Environment Protection, Climate and Forestry participated on this inauguration ceremony.


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Snowshoe in Clear Creek County
Explore Colorado's great outdoors on snowshoes…
It starts as a yearning. The need to escape the hustle and bustle of the ski resorts and crowded highways. The desire to become an adventurer and make your own mark on a pristine trail through woods. The longing to feel the crisp, cold, mountain air deep in your lungs as you watch the sunshine glint through the flocked evergreens.
Exploring Colorado's great outdoors on snowshoes is an activity that quickly can turn from a novelty, into a hobby, into a passion. And with more than 70 percent of our community covered by public lands and trails, Clear Creek County is the perfect place to begin your Colorado adventure.
Snowshoeing experienced a resurgence in the early 1990s. Before that it was an activity that had been relegated to memory, kept alive by old leather-and-wood decorator pieces hanging above fireplaces in rustic cabins. In an earlier day hardly anyone used snowshoes for fun – they were a cumbersome necessity used to move around when snow piled deep. Not anymore.
When you're getting a group of friends or family together for a day of fun in the snow, snowshoeing is the perfect activity. If you can walk, you can snowshoe. Many of Clear Creek County's best summer hiking and mountain biking trails are transformed magically into a snowshoeing wonderland during the winter months.
Make sure you go to the Trails page for detailed map and descriptions of some of the trails in Clear Creek County.
Equipment Rentals
- Idaho Spring's Maison de Ski 303-567-2044
- Idaho Spring's Exit 240 Rentals 303-567-2220
- Downieville's Empire Sports 303-567-2996
- Dumont's Breeze Ski Rental 303-567-2087
- Georgetown's Black Diamond Ski & Cycles 303-569-2283
- Loveland Ski Area (Valley Area Only) 720-893-2973 x 117
Snowshoe Trails
The listings below will tell you where trail heads within the county are located; the length of the trail is listed in parentheses. For additional information on the trails, you may want to purchase a specific map for the area that you are going to explore. These maps can be obtained at the Clear Creek Ranger District Office, located at Exit 240 on I-70. As with every snow-related activity outside ski area boundaries, be acutely aware of avalanche danger and approaching storms. To obtain the most up-to-date information, call 303-275-5360 or 303-567-2901 before you go.
Beginner Trails:
- Echo Lake: Located 14 miles south of Idaho Springs on CO 103. (No mileage, just get out and explore.)
- Bakerville-Loveland Trail: Located off of I-70 at Bakerville, Exit 221. (5 miles)
- South Chicago Creek: Located approximately 9 miles south of Idaho Springs on CO 103. (2 miles)
Moderate Trails:
- Resthouse Meadows: Located at Echo Lake Campground near the restrooms on the east side of CO 103. (5 miles)
- Silver Dollar Lake: Located 9 miles south of Georgetown on Guanella Pass Road. (3 miles)
- Fall River Reservoir: Located at the bottom of the second switchback on Fall River Road. (3 miles)
- Waldorf: Located 2.5 miles south of Georgetown on the right side of Guanella Pass Road. (5.5 miles)
More Difficult:
- Herman Gulch: Located on the north side of I-70 at exit 218 (2.7 miles)
- Jones Pass: Located next to the Henderson Mine off CO 40. Turn right, just before the guardhouse. (5 miles)
- Devil's Canyon: Located on the east side of CO 103, 14 miles past Ponder Point Picnic Area. (3 miles)
Most Difficult:
- Butler Gulch: Located at the Jones Pass Trailhead. Travel up Jones Pass trail about 0.3 miles and turn left. (2 miles)
- Stevens Gulch: Located at Exit 221 off I-70. The road heads south out of the parking lot. (5 miles)
- Grizzly Gulch:It splits off Stevens Gulch approximately 1 mile from the parking lot. Take the right fork. (4 miles)
Snowshoe Safety
The avalanche is the most underestimated danger in the mountains. People generally think that they will be able to recognize the hazards and survive being caught. The truth is a somewhat different story. The vast majority are reasonably experienced male skiers aged 20-35 but also include ski instructors and guides. There is always a lot of pressure to risk a snow crossing. Turning back takes a lot of extra time and effort, supreme leadership, and most importantly there seldom is an avalanche to prove the right decision was made. Making the decision to turn around is especially hard if others are crossing the slope, but any next person could become the trigger.
When traveling in alpine terrain, parties are advised to always carry: an avalanche beacon, a probe shovel (retrieving victims with a shovel instead of your hands is five times faster) and to have had avalanche training!
Paradoxically, expert skiers who have avalanche training make up a large percentage of avalanche fatalities; perhaps because they are the ones more likely to ski in areas prone to avalanches, and certainly because most people do not practice enough with their equipment to be truly fast and efficient rescuers. Even with proper rescue equipment and training, there is a one-in-five chance of dying if caught in a significant avalanche, and only a 50/50 chance of being found alive if buried more than a few minutes. The best solution is to learn how to avoid risky conditions.
What to Wear
Clothing isn't much of a problem either. Dry, comfortable hiking boots (preferably water proof) work fine for recreational jaunts. Just about any warm clothing will suffice. The trick is to match apparel to the conditions, which means layering – pulling off and putting on as weather and degree of activity dictate. You'll also want to bring along a backpack to hold extra clothes, plenty of liquid and high-energy food. Don't forget your sunscreen and sunglasses.
Indisputably, the major factor in this revival is the shoe itself.
Modern technology has transformed the cumbersome old beartrap into a marvel of efficiency, one that is durable, lightweight, loose-heeled, easy to strap, with bindings that stay tight. These new shoes made from aluminum or metal composites and space-age fabrics aren't as classic as the traditional models, but they perform just as well or better.
Most models feature a metal claw beneath the foot to grip hard snow or ice and can be purchased for $150 to $300.


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Halloween is truly my favorite time of year.
And I know if you're part of this community it ranks up there with you too.
So, thank you for being here.
Thank you for being a Creepster.
And thank you for delighting in the darkness with me.
Have a Spooktacular end of October and enjoy every minute of it.
Happy Halloween, Creepsters.


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Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-ODVA, Inc., 45155 [2010-18747]Download as PDF
[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 147 (Monday, August 2, 2010)] [Notices] [Page 45155] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2010-18747] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--ODVA, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on June 30, 2010, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), ODVA, Inc. (``ODVA'') has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, Pivotal Systems Corporation, Pleasanton, CA; SPMC (Changzhou) Co. Ltd., Changzhou, Jiangsu, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Lenze-AC Tech Corporation, Uxbridge, MA; Misumi Corporation, Tokyo, JAPAN; Kollmorgen Corporation, Radford, VA; COPA-DATA GmbH, Salzburg, AUSTRIA; ROPEX Industrie Elektronik GmbH, Bietigheim-Bissingen, GERMANY; Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co., Ltd., Hunan, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; RS Automation Co., Ltd., Yongin-City, Gyeonggi-do, REPUBLIC OF KOREA; Office FA.com Co., Ltd., Tochigi, JAPAN; FlexLink, G[ouml]teborg, SWEDEN; and AccuSentry Inc., Marietta, GA, have been added as parties to this venture. Also, Control System Technology Pty. Ltd., Peakhurst NSW, AUSTRALIA; KASHIYAMA Industries Ltd., Tokyo, JAPAN; Leuze lumiflex GmbH + Co., Fuerstenfeldbruck, GERMANY; Meggitt Airdynamics, Inc., a Division of Whittaker Controls, Meggitt PLC, Corona, CA; Moog Inc., East Aurora, NY; Riken Keiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JAPAN; Rockwell Automation Korea, Seoul, REPUBLIC OF KOREA; Taiyo Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd., Osaka, JAPAN; VAT Vacuum Valves AG, Haag, SWITZERLAND; and Vector Informatik GmbH, Stuttgart, GERMANY, have withdrawn as parties to this venture. No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and ODVA intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On June 21, 1995, ODVA filed its original notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on February 15, 1996 (61 FR 6039). The last notification was filed with the Department on March 17, 2010. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on May 6, 2010 (75 FR 24972). Patricia A. Brink, Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2010-18747 Filed 7-30-10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-11-M


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Poland's rightwing Prime Minister Beata Szydlo vowed Friday that her government would never bow to any EU ultimatum and accused some members of the European Commission of trying to "destroy" the 28-member bloc.
Szydlo was responding to a Monday deadline set by the Commission for Poland to reverse a controversial overhaul of the country's top court that has set off a fiery dispute between Warsaw and Brussels.
"Poland will never succumb to any ultimatum," Szydlo told parliament. "There are some in the European Commission… who want to destroy the European Union rather than see it develop."
The European Union's executive arm warned earlier this week it could take further action against Poland because of concerns over its commitment to the rule of law.
"If there is no significant progress by May 23, then the First Vice-President (Frans Timmermans) has been empowered to adopt the draft rule of law opinion," the commission said in a statement Wednesday.
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A million people have asked for these instrux! Chad made them, Stevie found them, here they are…
SF Chad's Instrux for Tom's C-3po! Stooky!!
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#1: Don't Promote Junk Products
When you're trying to make money as an affiliate marketer, it's all about promoting the right products to the right people.
If you don't sell products that fit and solve your readers' problems, you're going to have a problem. Choose affiliate websites wisely.
Sure, you might get a sale here and there. But it would be highly unlikely for you to get the commission because of refunds. (Most affiliate programs lock/hold your commissions until the refund period is over. Typically, this is 30 days.)
When your audience starts to realise that you're not really helping them, because the products you endorse are crap, they likely will never come back to your site.
Low-quality products are generally easy to spot. They will have low ratings and negative reviews from both customers and website owners (like bloggers and affiliate marketers).
So before you pick a product, do your research. Also, consider buying it yourself (we'll talk more about this later).
#2: Prove Your Products Work
Here's the deal:
When it comes to being an affiliate, your job is to help your visitors by showing them products that'll solve their problems.
To get them to actually make the purchase, showing them the product in action will get their wallets out. There's nothing like seeing your problem being solved right before your eyes.
If you're wondering how to actually do this, you'll have 2 options:
i. Video – if it's physical, meaning you have the product on-hand, you could use basically any camera you can get your hands on (your smartphone will work). If it's digital, like a Kindle book or software, you'll need a screen recorder. There are several tools to choose from, but I'd recommend Camtasia.
ii. Screenshots and Images – if it's physical, your smartphone camera will work just fine. If it's digital, you'll need a screen capture tool. Snagit is probably the best all-round tool, but there are free options that are good. There's Skitch from Evernote and Jing from TechSmith.
#3: Don't Go Crazy About the Pricing
Whether it is $40 or $400, you're still going to make money if the product is a legitimate problem solver. If it has a good commission rate, 30% for example, you're going to be all right.
If a product has a 50-dollar price tag and a 25% commission rate, that's $12.50 per sale. If you can generate one sale per day, that's easy $375 per month. And one sale per day is totally doable. Even 5, 10, 20+ sales every day can be done.
So don't let the price tag choose what products you promote. The better the product, the more sales you'll generate.
#4: Create High-Quality Content That Helps
As an affiliate marketer, website content will likely be your number one generator of traffic, leads, and sales.
To generate traffic, you will likely get it from Google Search and from social networks. And you need content to rank in search and to share on social media.
To generate leads, you will need landing pages and opt-in forms to get people to sign up. And even they will contain lots of quality content.
The same thing with sales. Without content, there's no way to get people to click on your affiliate links.
And if you want your content to be successful, it will need to help your readers. If you're creating content just for the eff of it, it won't generate traffic. It won't generate leads. It won't even generate a single penny.
So what is helpful content, you ask?
The next six points talk about certain forms of content that are specifically designed for affiliate websites. Let's check them out.
#5: Create Product Reviews
Product reviews are the most common forms of affiliate marketing content. Every affiliate website has at least one of these.
Why? It's because they work. Everybody reads them. According to a Vendasta statistic post, 92% of all consumers read online reviews.
Back in 2013, MarketingLand wrote about a survey from Dimensional Research and ZenDesk where they found that 90% of customers say their buying decisions are influenced by online reviews.
If you think about the number of people online who look for products on sites like Amazon, that number is in the hundreds of millions. It's crazy.
So if you're not creating reviews for your website, you better start now.
For help on writing great reviews, check out this guide from NicheHacks.
#6: Create Product Roundups
A product roundup is probably the easiest form of content you can create for an affiliate website. It's basically just listing a bunch of products and summarising them with 2 or 3 sentences.
You don't even have to compare them.
And, you can create these lists around broad topics. For example, best video games or top 100 WordPress plugins.
You can also include affiliate links for as many products as you want. If you're featuring 25 products in your roundup, you can have 25 affiliate links.


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A brutal truth slapped me in the face this morning when I stepped outside to check the weather: It's just not summer anymore.
I know very few people who view the brutal, sweltering heat of summer the way I do — I LOVE it. Love it love it love it love it love it. Nothing makes me happier than a good summer sweat. Certainly there is a limit. No one can be comfortable in 110 degree weather with no cooling prospects in sight. But this particular summer was like a three month long 83 degree dream. For all the complaints I heard about how it wasn't all that warm this summer, I found it to be pretty much beautiful all around. We only ran the a/c for a total of maybe two weeks the whole time. I got lots of lake time. There were a handful of hot nights (my ABSOLUTE favorite — nothing beats the feeling of near 90 degree temperatures when the clock slowly ticks toward midnight. LOVE IT!).
I assume my affection for the heat comes from summers crammed into a three bedroom trailer in Wisconsin. While I only have a few scattered memories about when we used to stay in the cabins at Clearwater Resort on Lake Jordan, I can smell that trailer, purchased by my parents when I was around 8 years old, as clearly today as I could back then. Just close my eyes, and BAM, I can smell the mixture of dust and crisp Wisconsin nights and wet towels and taco salad and Russel's meat market and of course, moth balls. Those summers when we crammed as many as 22 people inside that little trailer were the best memories of my childhood and early adult adventures.
Clearwater Resort is long gone, and the trailer literally fell apart after we left it, but our summers at Lake Jordan remain, thanks to Mom and Pops and their awesome lakeside hacienda. My sister Amy and I refer to it as "The Happy Place." You cannot blame us:
This is Hank and Danny on the boat, the view from the beach at the house.
And when we are at the back of the lake, we see this:
Or, often, we see it like this:
There is no shortage of laughter and joy in the Happy Place. And I found this summer to be a particularly nice one. There were, of course, the obligatory self-portraits.
You know I must love the Happy Place when I absolutely adore a photo like this one of me and Hank, despite the way it completely and totally highlights each and every ginormous sized pore and splotchy skin discoloration flaw in my face.
And this summer just FELT so good. Check out this photo:
I cannot for the life of me imagine what Hank is saying to Tim, but look how hard he has Tim laughing. Must have been a good one.
And of course, there's just all around good times:
You just cannot argue with the likes of hanging out with Grandpa, catching frogs while wearing a shark hat, and the "ska-do."
Nights are nice too.
Look at that! I'll admit, this particular night was slightly marred when the full moon made one Mr. Glockenspiel go out of his ever-loving mind and attempt to hike back to Chicago all while cornering the market on parental love. If you don't know what I am talking about, consider yourself lucky and enjoy the moon over the water. If you do know — sorry Laura!
Anyway, back to my point. I love summer. I love hot sticky summer. I love Wisconsin summer. I seriously could use up all of my space available on this blog simply posting my favorite pictures from Wisconsin summer. And it's gone.
Every year, after Labor Day, I PROMISE myself that I am going to get back to Wisconsin one more time in September. That I am going to look fall in the face and tell it where to go and how to get there. That I am going to get out for one more boat ride and one more back-of-the-lake swim. And every year, I fail. The weekends come too quickly, the priorities get rearranged, the commitments pile on. The next thing you know, September is out of weekends, and here I sit in Illinois. No more Wisconsin summer. Even if I can get to Wisconsin in October, I'm a minimum of 8 months away from my next dip in Lake Jordan. That just makes me so sad.
Don't get me wrong, the Happy Place is always happy, even in the dead of winter. With winter comes ice skating and snow tubing and hopefully, if the lake is frozen through from end to end, auto races on the lake. Karaoke Bob still shows up at the Boondocks on Friday nights, even in January. The Pizza Pub is open all winter. And with the invention of the indoor water park, there's always something to do in the Dells, even go swimming should you so choose to blow your entire tax return on a single weekend.
Jim has successfully gotten me interested in college football, and I do love the smell of fall. I love Halloween and Christmas and my birthday (January 4 for those of you who forgot, Mom). I'll get through the lull of cabin fever and summer will be here again before I know it. But today, it's clearly over.
It's a sad day today.


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Sometimes life begins after you die. At least it has for Lily O'Donnell. Lily O'Donnell had always wanted to find a love as beautiful as her parents had. When her father suspiciously dies in an accident and her mother is brutally raped and murdered Lily has to fight for her life. When she is trapped by the man who murdered both her parents and threatens to do to her what he did to her mother Lily feels she has only one choice to avoid a fate worse than death.
Reborn to help others, Lily reappears time after time to help families in need only to die again once the families no longer need her. Things change when Maggie Cunnings finally has enough of her three nephews' attitudes. Wanting to go home to sunny Florida and leave the frigid winters of Wyoming behind, Maggie prays for a little help in teaching the Cunnings' brothers how to live and love again. The Cunnings' men aren't the easiest to get along with. They've gone through six housekeepers in as many months. When Maggie hires Lily to be their new housekeeper sparks fly as the brothers and Lily learn that living and loving sometimes comes with no guarantees.
When a madman targets Lily believing she has the knowledge to make him an immortal the men have to come together as a family to help save the woman they love. Will they be able to save her and make her theirs or will she once again be taken away?
(Warning: This is a ménage romance between one determined angel and the three cowboys who love her).
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Rune August embraces her life in New York City in 1894. She has lived again and again through many different time periods but has never found tranquility until she walked into St. Agnes Home for Orphans. In her heart, she believes she has found a place she can call home. She will do everything she can to give the children in the orphanage a better life.
When a developer sets his sights on the property she and the children call home, she doesn't hesitate to fight back – and win. But that win comes at a terrible price… her life… casting her once again into the shadows.
Refusing to leave the children unprotected, she watches over and protects them in a different form… as the beloved statue in their center garden. But her time as the children's guardian angel draws to a close when the orphanage is renovated. Rune finds herself packed away and sold. Her new home is now far away from the familiar streets of New York and the children she loves.
Sergei Vasiliev and his best friend and bodyguard, Dimitri Mihailov, run one of the most powerful computer software development companies in the world. Both men carry deep scars from their life on the streets and from living in the world of the ultra-rich. Sergei knows men want him for his power and women want him for his money. Dimitri knows that some men and women would do anything to gain the secrets their company is developing.
Their lives change when Sergei purchases a statue for their home outside of Moscow. There is something about the statue of the young woman that touches an unexpected need deep inside both of them.
An impulsive purchase and a simple wish will change their lives forever. For anyone who touches Rune learns that love and hope are what makes the world a better place. Can she warm the hearts of two bitter, scarred men before the last petal falls from the Christmas rose that grows in the garden that has become her new home or will she be forever frozen, destined to only love them from afar?
(Warning: This is a ménage romance between one determined and unlikely Viking guardian angel and the two Russian men who discover what it means to have a family).


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In the initial parts of this rather muddled series of essays, I attempted to show how video games have been a communal function from their inception, beginning with crowds of competitors and onlookers thronging arcades and pizza parlors in the 1980s, and ultimately arriving at online co-op play of games of every type, sometimes including hundreds of people at once. There is another, lesser-known way that people share video games–one very much akin to the origins of video game spectating–and that's when one records oneself playing games, sometimes with simultaneous commentary, for the benefit of people to watch later. This commentary can be aimless rambling on any number of personal or universal subjects, other times it is structured, scripted role-play and carefully edited video game footage. It seems to me like a new form of expression, one whose implications are interesting to consider as the format invents itself.
Many of life's most perplexing problems were pondered by yours truly while he played Battletoads and listened to the Dead Kennedys during my junior high school years. Most video games, especially those made before the twenty-first century, are little more than sequential patterns that behave predictably. The first few times you play a game, it's a matter of discerning these patterns and then anticipating their pitfalls on the next go 'round. By the time you've played a game a few dozen times, you're barely even looking at the screen as the muscles in your hands react to pure timed memory, particularly on the first levels of game that often get played again and again. And it was in these zen moments, playing world 1-2 of Super Mario Bros. for the umpteenth time, that I would ruminate on my life's deepest issues: at that point, mainly girls and acne. My mind would wander and I would consider events that had happen at school, or concoct complicated dramas involving myself and school crushes. Playing video games becomes a therapeutic, meditative experience at this point, an experience separate from the goal-oriented task of, well, achieving that game's goals.
Thanks to online video outlets like YouTube and twitch, gamers can now share these intimate thoughts with the world at large. Many of these videos are interesting thematic juxtapositions, as people talk frankly about something like bullying or depression while blowing opposing players' heads off with a 10mm submachine gun. By adding this layer of soundtrack–their voices–to gameplay, there is created a unique piece of media, presenting elements of watching video games and listening to talk radio, but providing the full extent of neither. Often, the commentary is about events in the game, but it always spirals into any number of subjects on which the commentator wishes to expound. Watching how they play certain games and listening to them speak about particular subjects give the (perhaps illusory) effect of getting to know the person, in ways you might not know someone you merely have lunch with now and again. How people play games and complete puzzles is one of the factors in making psychological and psychiatric diagnoses, and in this way, these viewers of these videos become armchair therapists, offering their support (or derision) in commentary and public responses.
Not all commentators free associate, however, some role-play or even create elaborate dramas that are acted out within the framework of a game. This takes a few different forms: sometimes, the commentary is live and the player assumes the role of an in-game character. Other times, video game footage is carefully edited to present a scene that is voiced-over. In any case, episodes run about ten to twenty minutes in length and are uploaded around once per week (with a potential for higher frequency of episodes in the instances involving live commentary). A YouTube video game commentator will juggle three our four different "shows" at a time, either by playing through a few different games simultaneously, or by acting out different roles in one game, or they'll do a little of both. Minecraft is a game that is very popular among video game commentators, for two reasons: Mojang, Ltd., the company that owns the game, has given express consent for video of its game to be uploaded to the internet. But the second reason is because Minecraft is a game that is what you make of it, and since everyone plays it differently, there's merit in watching how disparate people deal with it. Some Minecraft players concentrate on the building aspect, others are more into adventuring. I wrote an essay about Minecraft, so I won't go into detail about its many facets here, except to say that there are many.
I became clued in to the potential of this new form of entertainment while watching a series by a UK group that call themselves the Yogscast. What began as a normal Minecraft series, featuring two relatively funny guys figuring out how to play the game, subtly became a massive, fantastical drama, rich with a dozen fully-realized locations and a limitless cast of characters that could rival any daytime soap opera. Using various game mechanics and modifications, they're able to display and exploit the best aspects of the game, making for a show that is as entertaining as it is tutorial (well, perhaps a bit more entertaining than tutorial). Based on their wildly popular YouTube channel, the Yogscast have created a little cottage industry all their own, with a legion of devoted fans who line up at conventions for a glimpse of their heroes in three-dimensional glory. It's brilliant, I think, and the possibilities for this format are wide open. As computer graphics get better and actual, human actors more annoying, we will probably see more and more cartoon programming, where the only things actors lend are their voices. There's every reason to think that these cartoons will increasingly be representations of popular video game characters, probably opening a bar together or moving in with their auntie and uncle in Bel Air, or some stupid thing like that.


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More photos of Jaguar's F-type have sprung up in the wake of its New York auto show debut this past Wednesday. Still clad in its highly stylized "F" camouflage, the new photographs offer a look at the F-type from numerous additional angles.
Scheduled to appear in production form later this year, development of the F-type has progressed at a hurried pace. According to Adrian Hallmark, Jaguar's global brand director, the public's reaction was so positive to the C-X16 concept at last year's Frankfurt show, Jaguar decided to fast-track the development process for the "all-new Jaguar sports car."
Jag's new F-type will launch as a two-seat convertible and utilize an all-aluminum construction. Jaguar claims a "range of petrol engines—including a new powerplant family"—will be available in the F-type.
According to Jaguar, just as the F-type was making its Big Apple debut, engineering prototypes were leaving Jaguar's Castle Bromwich plant—the same plant at which the production cars will be built—for final on-road testing.
It's been a while since we've had a genuine, two-seat sports car from the Cat; jaunty caps and string-back gloves can't be far behind.


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In December, my wife and I spent spent a lovely night in Boston, staying at the Hyatt in Cambridge, right on the Charles River. The major reason we chose the Hyatt was that I knew that it had this gorgeous view of the Boston Skyline. I shot it hundreds of times from late afternoon until late at night. This shot is one of my favorites.
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Making Women Feel Horrible
A woman commented on Ben Shapiro's post about Matt Walsh writing and speaking too much about Jesus,"I love this! One thing I don't understand is how can you be a Democrat and a Christian? Pro-choice, marriage equality, anti-gun (we have a right to defend ourselves). I'm not saying I'm against marriage equality because it's not my place to judge. But I don't go around promoting it."
Is it not our place to judge? How can we rebuke, exhort, and speak the truth in love if we can't make judgments between what is right and what is wrong? How can we not say that abortion is murder and any person who is a Democrat is automatically supporting the murder of the unborn since this is the Democratic party's platform? As Lindsay Harold wrote: "Even if one can claim that they do some good things, their support for the murder of children cancels out any other good they do. They cannot be termed a good party. The murder of children makes them a horrible monster of a party." How can we not say that God ordained marriage to be between one man and one woman from the beginning of time if we can't judge?
Frequently, women accuse me of judging. Lately, I have been posting Paul Washer's words under their accusations: "People tell me, JUDGE NOT lest ye be judged. I always tell them TWIST NOT SCRIPTURE lest ye be like Satan." Yes, many women are great at twisting Scripture these days. Women can be preachers in the churches and teach men. They no longer need to be silent. Women don't need to submit to their husbands because they are equal in every way. Women don't need to be keepers at home since careers weren't possible back in the day but now women are highly educated. "Women are enlightened these days, you know!"
Some women write and tell me that when I teach women to be keepers at home and homeschool their children, I am making all the women who must work and send their children to public schools feel horrible about themselves and we're supposed to build each other up, not judge. Well, I am commanded by God to teach women to be keepers at home. I am commanded to teach them to love their children and raise them in the nurture and the admonition of the Lord.
What if 20 percent of the women who have careers and send their children to public schools read my posts and decide this is what they want for their children? What if they seek the Lord, explore their options, and finally make a way to be home full time with their children homeschooling them? Would you not say this was best for the children – to be home full time with their mothers and wouldn't you be happy for this 20 percent?
Am I not supposed to teach what God has commanded I teach because I make some women feel badly? If I were a single mother who had children in public schools and read my posts, I would be convicted about working and sending my children to public schools since I've always had a soft and teachable heart to the ways of the Lord. I would seek the Lord in prayer, write to godly friends and family for advice and maybe help, and do all I could to be able to be home full time with my children. I would consider that if my Creator said this was His will for my children and me, I would do everything in my power, with His power working mightily within me, to make it happen.
Many women are WAY too easily offended these days. No, I'm not going to stop writing truth. I'm not going to stop writing what is best for women and children because it offends some of them and makes them feel badly. Maybe, just maybe, some of them will find a way to do what is best for them and their children because with God ALL things are possible and what He commands He provides.
Instead of getting offended and being afraid of judging (speaking the truth in love), seek and speak the Lord's ways. Ask Him to make a way to obey His commands and then trust Him. He owns everything! He can make a way.
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
Ephesians 3:20, 21


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One of our fantastic photographer's; Hoda Afshar has been featured on Aint Bad with her ongoing work "In The Exodus, I Love You More"
"In the Exodus, I love you more is an ongoing photographic series that I began in 2014. It is a record of my changing vision of, and relationship to, my homeland, Iran:
a relationship that has been shaped by my having been away, by that distance that increases the nearness of all the things to which memory clings, and which renders the familiar… strange, and veiled.
It is an attempt to embrace that distance and to turn it into a kind of seeing. To let what is both there and not there shine through the surface. To let the surface speak. It is an attempt to explore the interplay of presence and absence in the history of Iran and in Iranians' lives, and to discover the truth that lies there in their never-ending meeting, in-between."
The collective behind Aint Bad is dedicated to publishing contemporary photography and text to support a progressive community of artists from around the world.
Well done Hoda!