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Spring Clean Your Revenue First, Then Grow It
Not all revenue is created equal. Valuable companies focus on revenue that is high margin and repeatable to maximize their value.
Too many companies grow their revenue without knowing if they're actually earning a reasonable margin. Most literature will tell you that a growing top line is critical to a higher valuation. However, if you are growing your revenue line by offering your services at a discounted price, are you really creating value? In my previous article, "Intrinsic Value per Share and the Roadmap to Measurable Value Creation," I singled out clean revenue as one of seven drivers of a higher multiple. In this article, I get into this concept in a bit more detail.
Revenue can be improved by increasing price, improving utilization or productivity, and/or increasing volume. However, companies get in trouble when they start increasing volume by discounting their prices or taking on subprime clients to secure market share. This is a slippery slope.
When buyers look at businesses, they assess the quality in the numbers more than the quantity in them. A company that generates $10 million of EBITDA on $50 million of revenue (a 20% EBITDA margin) is more valuable than one that does the same $10 million of EBITDA, but on $80 million of revenue (a 12.5% EBITDA margin). The more profitable company often has a much lower working capital investment, lower equipment requirements, and lower labor intensity than the lower profitable one. Both deliver the same EBITDA, but the more profitable one does it with less effort.
Therefore, it is not just about being the biggest and chasing any revenue. It is about chasing "good" revenue and walking away from revenue that does not meet your company's margin threshold. In fact, even before chasing new work, good companies audit their revenue lines first to determine how valuable this revenue is. Here's how they do it:
They Understand Their Value PropositionWhy do clients pick one company's product or service over its competitors? Why would they pay a premium? Good, valuable companies know this answer cold. They know their value proposition. Therefore, the first thing to ask yourself is whether your company offers a commodity or not. If it doesn't, then what differentiates your product of the following:
- Is it the service around it?
- Is it the warranty?
- Is it the fact that it is supplied, installed and delivered always on time, on budget and safely?
They Understand Their Cost StructureA customer asks for a 15% discount. Should a company just give the discount to keep the work? How does the company even know if the work is worth keeping? Good companies have excellent cost accounting for each service or product line. It is imperative to understand the variable and fixed costs of goods or services sold, but also (and perhaps more importantly), the allocation of fixed overhead, depreciation and financing costs to the product/service. Too many companies price based on a "contribution margin" basis. Just earn enough to cover the variable costs to contribute against fixed overheads because "this money is already sunk." It is impossible to create value without a pricing structure that covers all costs plus a markup that earns a return on capital that is commensurate with the risk of being in business.
They Eliminate Non Core Product LinesOnce a company knows what it actually costs to provide its products or services, it can rank them all based on profitability. When companies conduct this exercise, they often see a very distinct 80/20 rule - 80% of the profit being generated by 20% of the services or products they offer. This is because most companies offer too many products, which end up consuming resources and requiring more overhead to maintain. They get away from their core services/products, which are often the most profitable, at the expense of service line growth.
They Audit Their ClientsWhich companies ever "let go" clients? Valuable ones do. The same 80/20 rule applies to clients as it does to products - 80% of the profit is delivered by 20% of the clients. However, most companies dedicate the same or more time, effort and cost to the marginal 80% of the client base. It takes courage to "let go" clients that are not profitable, but valuable companies do it regularly since they understand that their resources are better deployed servicing and chasing after clients that deliver an adequate return.
They "Productize" Their ServicesA lot of companies sell services by the hour. The challenge with this business model is how tough it is to make it scalable. A scalable business does not limit its revenue line by the time available. It eliminates time from the equation. For example, a financial consulting practice where the consultants charge by the hour can grow its revenue and be very profitable, but it is ultimately limited by the number of consultants in the firm and the time they put in. What if, rather than sell the consulting services, the firm packaged the service into an easy-to-follow, downloadable checklist or how-to book? The product sales would no longer be dependent on the consultants' time.
So Grow, But Grow the Clean Revenue....Smart buyers always review revenue to ensure the work is high quality. How repeatable is the work? Are the clients class A, B or C? How much of the growing revenue is consuming the most resources or generating low margins. Understandably, business owners may chase after any revenue in an effort to grow the company. However, it is OK to say "no" if you are not generating the right margin for your efforts or if the product simply utilizes more resources than it deserves in terms of its profitability. Valuable companies continuously review and tweak their service and product lines in a continuous drive to grow the bottom line rather than the top line.
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cease shitposting
It's great to be straight!
>>12517237no u
i like zootopia
It's great to be knotted by your husband!
>>12517252go back to bed you fucking pasta
A quick repost of my sleepyheads
>>12517267Poor dude's Beary-Os are getting all spilled and soggy... should have waited till after the knot.
>>12517272I wanna taste asig's pasta sauce
>>12517287It's still a shitty ripoff.
I'm thinking of making something related to pack street... what kind of theme would suit it?
>>12517296it's a funny shitpost, I actually like it
RepostingAlso: Still fuck watermarks
>>12517315actually I was thinking about suicide as well, might have been better if it was a few months ago, but now is good as ever I guess
>>12517329again, at least it's good artyou should see some of the stuffs made by that koraru, it frightens me to my core
>>12517298Depends, what characters are you into? Could be a regular day in the life of X, we never get to see them except for their encounters with Remmy. Well Porn Street but that's only Avo and... eh.
Hey guys! Sorry I don't post in here too often but I just finished this drawing of muh dingo Mack skating.
>>12517267Very true.
>>12517376fuck off with your generic furshit
>>12517376That is a rad doggo! Very cute though I am surprised she's not doing the dew.
>>12517376The skateboard text is pretty coolI hear you have a bunch of OCs you're working on?
>>12517366Charlie seems ideal, I wanna draw her so much>>12517376very nice Mack, it's a shame that you don't post here more often.
>>12517390fuck off with your generic furshitposting
>>12517376>five fingered hands and feet
>>12517413Charlie then... how about showing how she likes to unwind? Do you think she reads? Maybe draws or watches shitty movies?
Your shitty subfandom is bad and you all should feel bad
I don't like hearing what CCs sound like because then it humanizes them and makes me feel worse for shitposting about them.
>>12517455she probably just practices pick pocketing, lock picking, and general thieveryyou knowfox stuff
I enjoy shitposting
>>12517413>very nice Mack, it's a shame that you don't post here more often.I'm sorry! I just have a poor attention span, so sometimes I forget to even put it on tumblr.>>12517405I think she's more of a coffee person but thank you!>>12517408Yeah! I've been practicing graffiti "stuff" and it came out pretty well, I think. I do have a bunch of OCs mostly because I want to draw like, every animal for whatever reason.
>>12517465It actually became easier for me to call Nobby a scum-fucking, slant-eyed bastard after I saw what he looks like
>>12517500don't forget about his ass pics!
in my mind none of you are human and i dont feel any regrets for the things i subject you to
>>12517212>tfw when you accidentally send a pic meant for your gfs eyes only to everybody on your contact list
>>12517522>tfw some of them ask for more
>>12517376Why is it that generally inactive CCs always seem to post during the worst of shitstorms?
Post canon homosexuals.
>>12517500aren't those Tyler, the Creator albums
>>12517539Wolter and Remmy
>>12517530Have any more examples?
>>12517530>worst of shitstormsMan this does not even come close. This is a light breeze.
>>12517376>zootopia related
>>12517530because they haven't realized that it is a terrible idea
>>12517562When Candy first joined, everyone was still freaking out about the Discord split.
>>12517455Charlie is really good with kids :3
your favorite character is GAY
Can we institute a limit of 1 Gideon image and 1 mention per thread? I think it will greatly improve content quality of /ztg/.
>>12517376Nice but I think you've seriously got to start using proper zoot proportions and digits man. Regardless your art is always nice
does Charlie smoke
how do I cure my mental illness on a budget
>>12517612Yeah, but not cigarettes :3
what if Charlie was incontinent haha what if she couldnt hold her pee in
>>12517607I used to have way better zoot proportions when I was first learning it, so I totally agree with that but then I accidentally gave it "my own style" -which kills me to even say - and that's what I'm up with. Trust me, the original sketch of this looked a lot worse, so while I like how it came out, I'll also be practicing more.
>>12517623has she smoked in the canon fic?
>>12517530they literally only come to the threads to shill their art. they don't care of the thread for anything except (You)s. i know someones gonna say im shitposting, but im pretty sure this is the real reason. not saying all these CCs do it on purpose or have bad intentions, im just sayin i believe its true whether they do is consciously or subconsciously
>>12517634haha that would be very funny ha
>>12517658what if she peed herself in public haha imagine how funny it would be
This is why I hate being stuck with you asshats.
>>12517607Those are pretty good zootportions. Stubby legs and long torso. Maybe not perfect but definitely not just generic furry.
>>12517376This is nice. I like the bold lines. The eye is definitely off though.Wish you'd use the zoot proportions.
>>12517642I do not believe so, only smokers we have seen are Betty and maybe Avo, that's only been hinted at.
>>12517675oh man i am cracking up here just imagining itwhat if someone actually drew it haha that would be a good one
I know you're shitposting but some of those pics are kinda hot desu
as an abdl fetishist, the teasing and abuse we suffer daily at the hands of kinkshamers is really hot and you should keep doing it desu
>>12517500>>12517513ass pics!!!!!
I wanna fucking punch you, anon.
man cmonI just wanna come here and draw sometimes
>>12517747stop kinkshaming me
>>12517666That's one of my favorite Gid pics Mr Satan, such a nice posterior.
>>12517747some more pics and we're done fag boi!
>>12517736oh hhaha wow that really is funny!it is funnier than i thought it would be evenwow i can not believe some one actually did this haha how wacky
>>12517747what the fuck is this calarts shit?
>>12517747Hey, hey Nobby.You're a cool dude. Don't let anyone stop you from drawing if that's what you wanna do.
>>12517747its just a shitposter Nob, we'll weather it
>>12517747getting shitstirrers to hate you is a big step!
piss haha
>>12517790hahahahaaha you got me!
>>12517770ah yeah I'm actually working on my app for themdon't think I'll get in this time but some of the director heads are really neat, been getting good feedback>>12517773yeah I'm gonna make some coffee and hop onI don't really care, it just doesn't really belong here you know
>>12517808is shit
>>12517737I bet Gideon smells really good in a masculine fox musk way.
what if pack street updated but it was from the perspective of a character that isnt a narcissistic asshole
>>12517818give it up soyboycommiefornia only hires niggers and mudslimes now
>>12517853Great idea, I'd love to see another fic from Avo's perspective
>>12517747>post vanity pictures of self on internet>Complains when someone saves them for shitposting
>>12517876Did you even read my post?
>>12517852I think so as well, bet he's all soft and warm for perfect snugs.
Reminder that Nick is, indeed, a super cop.
Hi there. Slide me your spiciest memes, or alternatively, something spicy in general.
wheres the fucking art of ozzy voring remmy
>>12517853I agree.Rex's story would sure be nice.
>>12517747how is nova? i wanna get my first bad dragon soon. really thinking about getting a rex but ive been browsing the others
>>12517806>>12517825I'd love to suck that cock and slide my tongue between the glans and foreskin.
>>12517852>his hands smells like flour>makes you want to lick them
>>12517882nigga u fucking read my mind nigs
>>12517808And then Gideon wakes up
wheres the fucking art of avo voring plush remmy
Zootopia is real.
>>12517901>Kill la KillNick dressed as Ryuko when?
>>12517964That idea of preds and prey getting along at a watering hole is literally what the movie is based on
>>12517925really good! the ridges/knot are great, I dig the weight of the silicone they use too. if you haven't used anything similar before I might recommend a small though.>>12517882like I said I really don't mind, I just don't want to bother other people who don't want to see it if they're not looking for it. I'm fine with people liking and saving my pictures, that's why I put them up in the first place.
brap haha
>>12517890I want to bury my nose in his fur while cuddling after sex. >>12517940The delicious combination of baked goods and handsome fox musk is irresistible.
>>12517952That's not very comfy.
Sorry it took so long, I was trying to find an english copy, but no luck.I present to you, the fabled...Bogeon.
>>12518042eww i dont think sofarts are super gross!
>>12517939castrated foxe!best foxe!
>>12517901Or like Judy with the giraffe car, Nick has had to learn how to parkour inorder to reach areas usually beyond the reach of mammals his size
>>12518058That's not what castration means
>>12517860Truly the best ship
>>12517747I was actually joking about the slant-eyed bastard comment. Sorry.I didn't realize it'd get that out of hand.
im cummiiiiiiiiiiiingfor you
>>12518109Wtf? Is the chief trying to rape Gideon? Goddamn it I don't read moonspeak!
>>12518139Some things are better left untranslated, anon.
>>12518036Well its bothering me.
>>12518145You have failed to defuse the bombGame Over
>>12518145>>12518139Species profiling. Bogo thought Gideon looked suspicious, so he's looking for drugs.
You gotta admit, it's still pretty hot tho
>>12518145This is a very silly search and seizure.
>>12518172piss is generally warm, yes
>>12518172Your tastes are so low, they're floor, where you lap up your food.
>>12518201And that's it.
>>12518209That was silly as all hell but a fun look, thanks Anon.
But what if we made a separate thread for all the gays?
>>12518225Then this one would die
>>12518225But what if you shut the fuck up and suck my dick?
>>12518169I think I understand what's going on here: Bogo didn't want to get in trouble for profiling this innocent baker, so he had Gideon do to him the same thing. Gideon then said something about milking him and Bogo found that even hotter.
>>12518224Not a problemo.>>12518292Yup. Bogo and Nick were patrolling Bunny Burrows for some reason even though it's outside Zootopia's city limits--I think they're looking for a drug ring--and they saw Gideon with a pie stand on the side of the road.Bogo assumed he was selling drugs under the cover of being a baker so he proceeded to perform a deep cavity search without a warrent or probably cause.When it was clear that Gideon was innocent Bogo decided to "repay his debt" by giving Gideon his body for a while, and Gideon needed milk for more pies.Then Nick starts taking pictures and bogo is embarrassed because he assumed the thin fox was asleep in the cruiser.
>>12518102man I mean the rest of that's not on youyou could cool it with the slant-eye thing though, I'm not even that korean and there's way more you could make fun of me for lmao
worship me
>>12518428no, swatfox.go crawl back into whatever hole you came from.
Nick is large enough and is probably strong enough to successfully suplex me. How the shit do people want to insert into Zootopia as humans?I'd be a fucking midget in a world out of my proportion. I can't handle that.
>>12518428Go to bed, Weaver
worship THIS*unzips dick*
>>12518444Nick is 4 ft tall. How tall are you?
>>12518390>cumilk for piesMaybe Gideon really is that dumb.
>>12518444>manlets unironically browse /ztg/
Wow, what a thread this was
why do the voices tell me to kill myself
>>12518535Because you use Discord too much
why do the voices tell me piss myself
Hoofers gone wild
>>12518579Because you use /d/ too much
>>12518465Little over 5'9.Yes, I'm short, pls no bully.>>12518489REEEEEEEEEE
why do the voices tell me to suck a dick
>>12518487I can't read Japanese, but I actually think it's Bogo suggesting it. If what I remember from the translated version I can't seem to find is real and not just a made up memory where I'm gaslighting myself.Anyways, I think I'm gonna go to bed a bit early today, thread. I worked a little on my art backlog, but I didn't manage to finish anything.Remember that Visiti is a lewd boy and deserves to be sexually bullied.
>>12518585You can't just censor stripes! That's rude!
>>12518585haha what if that hoofer peed on someone haha
>>12518585the fuck is getting censored at the neck level?
>>12518585>weavalope's mom does camshows on her own website every so often>they're all censored with black bars
>>12518612Any sort of identifying marks that could clear up who this mysterious anonymous ungulate might be possibly
I unironically read yuriand I don't even masturbate to it
>>12518628Go hug your girlfriend faggot
>>12518585>Censors on the tits>But not the pussy???
>>12518599>>12518612>>12518622Don't underestimate Weaver anons
>>12518612a giant fucking gash
>>12518622ah, fair enough. wouldn't want this mammal getting exposed
>>12518640You can't see the pussy through that jungle, anon.
>>12518640How are you seeing through all that bush?
>>12518612>>12518640censor the thrussy
>>12518695Pronk.That's Pronk.
>>12518660>>12518675I don't even really like pubic hair but I kinda like this.
>>12518695Oh shit! That's that new coffee hostess down at Weaver place! I'm fucking sure of it!
>>12518729It's strange how it looks like there's a patreon logo on that tip jar.
>>12518729>>12518775an outdated one at that
>>12518775what a strange thing
>>12518628give me a little warning, Numbers
>>12518803Like what?
>>12518715ok but is it even pubic hair if theres hair covering the entire body?
>>12518810Maybe a bird call of some sort. Just post CAWWW! beforehand or something.
>>12518810just...y'know. drop some hints. "Been thinking about WildeSkye lads" give me some time to savor the notion
>>12518810A catchphrase. Tease A_sig lewds or something.
>>12518810Like, HEY THIS IS A NEW PIC BY NUMBER'S! That ARTIST! It's new please enjoy it! Just something subtle along those lines if you could.
>>12518834But that's clearly Skyehopps?
>>12518850sorry, been up too late. pretend i can see straight.
I feel disgusting
just jacked it to piss porn desu
>>12518874work out, eat better
>>12518874you are disgusting
>>12518874stick your finger down your throatit helps
>>12518053BruhNoNo bruhBruh no
>>12518874take a shower you slimy creature
just jacked it to vore porn desu
I want remmy to be forced to drink a gallon of al's piss
Just jacked it to gore that wasn't even porn desu
>>12518915Please feel free to translate it loosely, with some flowery languageI can't get off otherwise
>>12518962well it was porn to you
I want remmy to be forced to drink a gallon of al's cum while velvet watches
>>12518591>Visiti is a lewd boy and deserves to be sexually bullied.You'll regret those words one day, Yeen.
>>12518986straight from the tap, too
I want remmy to be forced to drink 60 gallons of any liquid, really.I'd love a nice, musky ram waterbed.
Generic /trash/goer here, when was the last time you fucks actually talked about the movie?? I don't think I've seen anything that resembled discussion scrolling by this general for a month now
>>12519041There was a movie?!
>>12519041what movie
>>12519041When anon tried to convince /ztg/ that BogoWilde was a good ship
>>12519041literally just last thread
>>12518970World's quickest readthrough translation:Bogo has been the chief for a while, but he's never actually been on an investigation before. As such, on his first actual investigation with Nick to find a drug dealer in Bunnyburrow, he profiles the SHIT out of Gideon who was "loitering" on the street, searches his stall, then his clothes, sees Gideon's "package" thinking it was a gun, then performs a cavity search. Gideon then "milks" Bogo as compensation.Please never make me do that again
>>12519041I asked the thread earlier about what they thought was outside of the city. Other animal settlements? Were they more species specific?
>>12519041Welcome to ZTG. You see, we don't talk much about the actual movie. It's more so the lore, shipping, OCs, and then Pack Street.
/ztpsg/ FUCKING WHEN
>>12519041lurk moar
>>12519079TB made uncomfortable by bara. Filing this away for future use.
>>12519148That was revealed about me over a year ago when someone wanted me to translate a one-shot of someone groping his pecs. It's not new
>>12519120Never. Because we don't need one.
>>12519148don't get any ideas, ksy
>>12519120You're posting in it
>>12519161Foxwife looking lechorous taking pictures of TB at a bara swimsuit competition when
>>12519079Don't suppose you could give this a look could you?
So when do the threads get good again?
>>12519185>よおニック、今日卒業式らしいなァ>どうせ親に連絡してねェんだろ 俺が父母席に座ってやろうか?ん?Finnick: "Yo Nick, looks like today's the day of your graduation ceremonyLooks like you never got a hold of your parents thoughAm I sitting where your parents are supposed to be? Nn?">オイオイ恥ずかしいからやめてくれ・・・Nick: "Hey hey, I'm shy about this so cut it out...">今日は俺がパパだな~>ガハハハFinnick: "Looks like I'm Papa today~Gahahaha"
>>12518439You said the meme wrong
Another veteran furry artist joins the cuck bandwagon. The cuckwagon, if you will.
>>12519305Aww that's really cute, thank you TB you're a rad duder!
>>12519312Nigga what? That's fucking ancient. At least a year or two old.And I wouldn't call it "cuck" when the last time he saw her he was tying her up and shoving her in a closet so she wouldn't get in his way.
>>12519300we gotta wait for the escaped autismos to get rounded up by their handlersthread's got a full spectrum of flab-faced mouthbreathers drooling all over it right now
>>12519305Shit, was a little redundant with that translation, here's one with less "Looks like":>よおニック、今日卒業式らしいなァ>どうせ親に連絡してねェんだろ 俺が父母席に座ってやろうか?ん?Finnick: "Yo Nick, today's the day of your graduation ceremonyNever got a hold of your parents, after allAm I sitting where your parents are supposed to be? Nn?">オイオイ恥ずかしいからやめてくれ・・・Nick: "Hey hey, I'm shy about this so cut it out...">今日は俺がパパだな~>ガハハハFinnick: "Looks like I'm Papa today~Gahahaha"
>>12519300When people tone down the excessive shitposting.
>>12519333I bow to your superior knowledge in the field of troilism, tripsman.
>>12519338Well you're still a rad duder, so long as I get the general gist of what's going on it's all good to me.It's very sweet.
>>12519312I honestly don't mind cuck. It's really not my thing, but so are a lot of things. What I really hate is this 'forced cucking' shit, which is not actually cuck because he ain't into it, but he's being forced to watch 'his girl' get fucked by another dude.
>>12519300When you leave.
>>12519307What meme?
hey sorry, no draw stream tonight again ladsbig windstorm rolled across the lake and knocked my power out, internet isn't coming back on
>>12519312At least in his Zootopia comic he actually had pure untarnished WildeHopps.
>>12519418move out of the sticks, Nobbo
>>12519418That sucks, well hopefully your power comes back on soon.
>>12519418Its okStay safe Nobby
>>12519381NTR, cuck, whatever. Same godawful shit
>>12519418Shit, I hope you have a good night regardless. Stay comfy Slothu.
>>12519418then how are you posting here?
>>12519381He's getting cheated on, he's being cucked. Neither consent nor knowledge are necessary, but they make for various combinations. See, cucking is full of nuances like that because it's the thinking man's fetish.
>>12519366>>12519430Sly Cooper isn't the best example, anyways. Sly and Carmeleta's relationship isn't exactly official. It's just a crush that Sly uses to his advantage every now and then; that comic was just her getting tired of getting the run around from him and going "FUCK YOU, ASSHOLE! YOU WANT TO TREAT ME WRONG LIKE THIS, I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT YOU LOST OUT ON!"
>>12519418Liar, you're posting right now.
>>12519418Was it only your power, or is it more widespread?
>>12519455>>12519500filename>>12519456'cuckold' when used as a fetish term actually does mean they consent to it
>>12519430I really liked it too. I liked how they were cuddling at the end. Complete with handholding
>>12519518Well, when used as a non fetish term, it means that you're cheating on your SO. It's a fetish when the other guy gets off on watching
>>12519456>Sly Cooper and Carmelita Fox>cheating
>>12519448this artist's style (and also WW's) gives me an "on edge" feel
>>12519537it has two 'correct' terms, one in a fetish sense where someone consents to their SO with someone else and one in nature when an animal unknowingly raises another animal's young.the term for what you're talking about is NTR, netorare.>>12519511>>12519439power is only flickering, but the internet has gone down in the whole building. I think a tree or something might have messed something up.
>>12519612That's enough /ztg/ for me today
Post gentle love making.
why are we talking about cucking again?
>>12519633Turns out the concept existed in english before weebs came along.
>>12519658We can't forget our roots
>>12519642Can't wait to hear from Piggu tomorrow!
>>12519612I'm speechless.
>>12519612WTF I love /ztg/ again
>>12519672why does Jack look so startled?
>>12519705crushed to def
>>12519612Lewds of this magnificent creature when?
turns out that focusing on all the negative things about people just to try to explain what bothers you about them can make you incredibly bitter and resentful towards themgonna head off to bed a little early tonight lads
>>12519705He can't stop thinking about the Silent Hill sequels.
>>12519661you can't say it's not a fetish term when it's used specifically in commissioned furry porn
>>12519748No, I said it has 3 meanings, one more than you said.
>That feeling when>Your idol completely ignored your message on tumblr
>>12519822Join the club bb
>>12519822Feels bad, I get to talk to my idol straight up desu. Also it's tumblr. Not everything gets seen amidst the crap that goes through asks
>>12519830Judy is so ridiculously cute I cant stand it
>>12519822I mean i can only speak for myself, but sometimes it just kinda stays there yknowif you were sending them some good vibes I'm sure they got it man>>12519771oh word, sorry mate
>>12519872Then sit down.
>>12519902I didn't even get 300 reviews on FF, and I can say that after about 150, you feel like shit because your replies are almost automated ones. There is only so many ways to say "thanks" before you hide the notifications in fear that they'll somehow find out that you've sent the same message back to every single person.
>>12519962man sometimes I reuse the same conversation lines so much I feel like fuckin NPC
>>12519738you should kill yourself desu
https://instagram.com/p/BZY0aWDAxKf/There's a few more models, you have to click the right arrow in the pictures to see more
>that feeling when>you troll someone on tumblr by putting in their message box the word "anon"
>>12519962People respond to every comment/review? I can barely manage one reply on a good day.
Filthy foxo.
>>12520108What are you talking about that is clearly a clean foxo
>>12520108Dude needs to scrub deep, filthy filthy foxo...Actually I wonder how much they need to bath/shower, with all that fur I would think quite a lot.
>>12519748Well did Anthony Burch die and make Wikipedia King of Cuck? That's what I thought. Checkmate, cuckcucks.
>>12519830Neato, I love it when someone spots another morsel of behind-the-scenes stuff. Thanks.
>>12520004thanks for this! always great to have more references
>>12518860pretty sure you were seeing a bit too straight if you catch my drift.
>>12520108are you leaning towards a style like Rob's Waga?
>>12520108>Wagafucked me up, I thought it was Rob
>>12520145wow anon you sure are an expert on cuck!makes you think
>>12520218At least not on purpose.>>12520232kek
>>12520004... there are no arrows for me. Should I delete system32?
>>12520268Install Gentoo
>>12520268They're only on the ones with this icon in the corner
>>12520289>signaturealso they are a CC here
>>12520346well, yes actuallythey always put that in their drawings
>>12520289>>12520311>>12520346Indigo drew that pic.
>>12520108>OP image>ThisWaga what are you doing?
>>12520315Finally this shit is done and I won't have to hear about Zaush ever again.
>>12520108>cute little penis tip poking out of his sheathWhy is this so fucking hot?
>>12520443dont jinx it now
>>12519995fuck itmaybe i willi can't get any fucking sleep anyhow
>>12520315I still want to see some non-cuck Sharleon because of this bullshit ending.
>>12520443Here's that hippo mom who said that she wanted Judy to die.
Buns with guns are cute.
>>12520504She's prepping for a two-tube party.
>>12520422I don't know to be honest.
>>12520504>stick human boobs on a cartoon hippoYeah, that totally looks good, sure. Goddamn Zaush has no fucking sense of artistic style at all. Fucking hack.
>>12520520Has Bailey ever fucked Finnick?
>>12520504>>12520545Well....to be fair, Disney put the boobs on her in the first place.
>>12520545Anon, that model actually HAD boobs in the movie.
>>12520545>the city of you
>>12520588Clawhauser had them too.
>>12517882>Complains when someone saves them for shitpostingTechnically he's right though. Posting offtopic nudes to troll someone is douchebag behavior, especially if that person creates a lot of content.
>>12520572>>12520577Fuck off, I want to vent my hate at Zaush after a shitty day. It's therapeutic.
>>12520588Do you think that there could be breast envy in Zootopia?Obviously, not every species would be able to have pronounced breasts, but you think that like they'd be jealous of those that do?
>tfw no cute ungulate bf
>>12520572Those horses in the background are just staring forlornly through the window at all the mammals eating with chopsticks.
>>12520545Unfortunately, there aren't any readily available pictures of hippo tits to fact checks that.Not the ones I'm looking for, anyway.
>>12520614Then do it about the actual comic and how it fucked over Sharla for the sake of Big Gay Nick hooking up Judeon because he didn't want the rabbit to keep riding his dick anymore.
>>12520609why did slothy even upload those to the internet in the first place?
>>12520640Cause he feels nice about himself
>>12520640because he wanted to
>>12520621Animals would be way more jealous of those with long, fluffy tail
>>12520638Ugh.You know, I'd rather bleach the memory of that pile of dogshit pout of my memory altogether.
>>12520640For people to enjoy. But not for use as thread spam.
>>12520629I take it back, they've got crotch titsIt's elephants that have it on their chest.
>>12520674The fucking caption-narrating here still triggers me.
>>12520692You guys seem too high strung. You need a nice vacation
>>12520692The artist just tried too hard. I'm not really a fan of store-brand Nick and Judy either.
>>12520674TheBootyDoc clearly reads for too many hentai doujins.
>>12520714It's Fred Perry, his entire years of art is based on over the top manga and anime
>>12520674This is the same style Fred Perry has been using since the 90s.
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>>12520640I think it's funplus I get some pretty dope nudes and stuff back
tuck me in. let me die.

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In his first formal meeting with President Granger, the High Commissioner conveyed best wishes from President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and discussed matters of mutual interest. The President and the High Commissioner expressed satisfaction over the existing cordial and friendly relations between Pakistan and Suriname while looking forward to strengthening bilateral relations in different fields. Both sides also agreed to broaden the base of bilateral political and diplomatic relations.
High Commissioner Saqib also held detailed separate meetings with Guyana's Foreign Minister Hon. Carl Greenidge and Director General (Foreign Secretary) Ambassador Audry Waddell at the Guyanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During these meetings, a broad agreement was reached to deepen bilateral relations in all fields. For this purpose, both sides expressed their intention to sign a framework agreement to identify areas of additional cooperation especially in the economic and trade domains. The Ambassador also offered courses for Guyanese diplomats at the Foreign Service Academy of Pakistan. The offer was accepted by the Guyanese side.
Pakistan and Guyana are members of the Commonwealth and the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) and enjoy cordial and friendly relations. Both countries share views on international and regional issues and work closely in the United Nations and other multilateral forums.
Based in Brazil as the Ambassador of Pakistan, H.E. Najm us Saqib is concurrently accredited to Guyana, Suriname, Colombia, Venezuela and Bolivia.
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Global software company Symbility Solutions Inc. announced on Wednesday that it has entered into a new partnership with Toronto-based DeepLearni.ng to bring artificial intelligence (AI) solutions into property insurance.
Symbility said in a press release that "by closely collaborating with Symbility's leadership, DeepLearni.ng has completed a comprehensive assessment of current opportunities in the company for artificial intelligence applications, based on impact and viability. Once deployed, these use cases would rapidly provide property insurance carriers and their vendor networks a new way to lower indemnity spend, provide better business insights, and most importantly, increase revenue."
James Swayze, CEO of Symbility, said in the release that the company is "very focused" on a new suite of self-service products for policyholders that leverage the data from the millions of property insurance claims that it has processed over the years. "We were impressed with the 40 per cent efficiencies DeepLearni.ng generated for one of the world's largest banks while maintaining rigorous security and compliance requirements and wanted to incorporate their models into our applications," Swayze explained. "Having operated a cloud-based platform since our inception, we have every dataset on our servers and are excited to leverage artificial intelligence in the creation of a new product portfolio."
Both Symbility and DeepLearni.ng said that they see "massive potential" for AI to transform the insurtech space. Some of the areas the two companies have already begun to explore include:
"The insurance industry is the perfect space for AI right now with all the resources required to get machine learning projects off the ground: lots of context-rich data and interesting use cases," DeepLearni.ng's co-founder, Stephen Piron, said in the release. "From the start of our partnership, we immediately saw Symbility's potential for artificial intelligence applications. Having such a volume of structured, formatted and indexed data allows us to accelerate our modelling with confidence over the accuracy of the results."
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Lawmakers in the US have urged the Trump administration to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) a terrorist group. This is based on its extensive support for Syrian dictator Assad and the hundreds of thousands of people who have died in Syria as a result.
The lawmakers also noted that the IRGC attacked residents at the former Camp Liberty in Iraq on several occasions.
They called on the government to ensure that sanctions are in place for the Iranian regime.
The human rights situation in Iran is appalling, and is worsening. Despite claims that the Rouhani government is moderate, there is no real indication of this in any of the Iranian regime's actions. The number of executions being carried out in the country is rising rapidly, and human rights violations occur frequently despite the international community's objections.
The IRGC and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei are gaining power and strength thanks to the "reformist-moderate" government. The two divergent political groups in Iran give the appearance of being in constant conflict regarding the nuclear deal, but in reality it is just a way to divert attention away from policy matters.
The nuclear deal was a way for Khamenei to boost his plans into action after the dire consequences of the international sanctions that plunged the country into a near financial crisis.
Political and economic concessions do not work with Iran. This has been tested and proven time and time again. The Iranian people are the ones suffering the most.
The Trump administration and international leaders can enforce the terms of the nuclear deal and can make Iran abide by international laws. They can also blacklist the IRGC.
The IRGC is gaining an increasing amount of control in Iran and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) predicts that it will have a huge influence on the country's policy. This could lead to further crackdown on opposition in Iran.
The IRGC is getting a large sum of the money from a portion of Iran's budget, but it is at the same time making claims that it is a terrorist force in Iraq and Syria. It claims to fight extremism, but it is spreading further into the Middle East. The group will continue to spread extremism and terrorism until the international community puts a stop to it.


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The teens have a night to themselves at Wyndemere and are ready for "epic misbehavior." Spencer Cassadine (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) is throwing THE party of the year, all to impress his friends, Trina Robinson (Sydney Mikayla), Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy), Cameron Webber (William Lipton), and the rest of the Port Charles teens. Spencer Cassadine wants it known that he's the King of the teen scene with his wealth and popularity. But Spencer doesn't see what's coming.
General Hospital spoilers reveal that Spencer's dad, Nikolas Cassadine (Marcus Coloma) is onto his antics. Nikolas revealed to Ava Jerome (Maura West) that his own son has been stalking them to tear he and Ava apart. Spencer's vendetta against Ava has him doing things in alignment with a serial killer… like, Ryan Chamberlain (Jon Lindstrom).
General Hospital spoilers suggest Nikolas won't go through with his plan to expose Spencer if he listens to Ava. But who says he's going to listen to Ava?! Although Spencer specifically sought out to hurt ava, she doesn't believe he should be outed publicly, at the party, by his own father.
General Hospital previews indicate that Spencer and his crew are ready to party. But he could never be ready for what is about to go down at Wyndemere.
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It's 2 AM and this side…no wait, not this side either, ugh. Okay, no side is comfortable. Frustrated, here I am sleeping in some weird diagonal before my body literally gives up and says, "LOL, okay, I'm actually bored of bothering you…I'll wake you up in four hours."
This is how most of my nights go. Some days are definitely better than others and there have been times where I've gone a few weeks or so pain-free, but usually, the pain is waiting to be triggered.
Often, when I tell others about my struggle with pinched nerves, they are quick to either brush it off and say, "It can't be that bad," or "Pinched nerves and you? You're only 22!"
Maybe I should start from the very beginning: What is a pinched nerve? Well, before I do that, I should explain the different types of nerves in our bodies. We have two means of wiring in our bodies: motor (efferent) nerves and sensory (afferent) nerves. Motor or efferent nerves carry information and send orders from the brain to the body, whereas sensory or afferent nerves send responses back to the brain from the body. An example of motor nerves in action is a muscle contraction that causes the heart to beat faster or slower. On the other hand, sensory nerves report and process sensations, such as pain, taste, temperature, and touch.
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Knowing the differences between the nerves makes learning about pinched nerves easier. The nerves carry information by using an electrochemical signal, just like the power cord carries power to charge a laptop. So what happens when a pinched nerve is due to damage or injury? It doesn't conduct the electrochemical signal properly.
Pinched nerves can be caused by a number of different things, depending on their location. My pain exists specifically in my back and neck, and many times even spreading throughout my arms and down to my fingertips. Flare-ups can create a rather painful experience. But for those of you who aren't as familiar with pinched nerves as I am, allow me to explain the symptoms and treatment methods, and how I keep my own pain at bay.
When I first noticed the pain, I often felt a burning in my neck, back, and arms through my fingertips. I remember one instance in particular when the pain first intensified. I was sitting on the comfortably on the couch when the burning sensation began. For about 20 minutes I could not move, get up, or even attempt to adjust my position to try and alleviate the pain. All I could do was sit there, waiting for the pain to subside. When the burning became a reoccurring pain, I finally mentioned it to my doctor.
One of the most frequent questions I am asked is how I have this kind of problem for someone so young, which is what makes pinched nerves such a difficult diagnosis. According to John E. Samo, author of Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection, while the symptoms of pinched nerves occur in young adults due to some of the causes being associated with the elderly (such as herniated discs and bone spurs), medical professionals are hesitant to provide the diagnosis for those my age.
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In general, people are quite hesitant to believe that pinched nerves are as debilitating as I say; however, I can promise you that this problem does affect my daily life. From simple actions such as getting out of bed or using a computer, to walking around when my pain is extremely bad…pinched nerves complicate everything.
So what do I do to keep my pain at a manageable level? There are a few things that I've tried to help maintain a lower pain level, including changing my mattress to one that would better support my back. My old mattress was sunken in on one side, but this new one has cut back much of my pain.
In addition to a new mattress, I take a muscle relaxer for when my pain is at an extreme, Metaxalone. It works directly on the central nervous system, which includes the brain and the spinal cord. The medication helps alleviate the pain enough for me to fall asleep. Although, if my pain occurs in the daytime, I resort to a heating pad and Aleve to relieve the pain, since I can only take it prior to sleeping because it causes drowsiness,
Having health problems has taught me to value my health because I often used to take my bodily abilities for granted. While I tend to still overwork my body (because, well, that's life), I'm slowly learning to take care of myself through the pain.
It's difficult knowing that I can't do everything I want to. I used to be an avid dancer. I would spend almost every weekend and many weekdays going to practice. While it's challenging to try and step back from something you love in order to take care of yourself, I've learned that those things are still a part of me.
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EDITORIAL: ER competition great for Clarksville
It sure is nice to be the girl all the guys are fighting over.
Clarksville's been that girl for the last several months, and the guys puffing out their chests and flashing us pretty smiles have been Gateway Medical Center here at home and NorthCrest Medical Center in nearby Springfield.
Both were going hat-in-hand to "dad" – in this case the Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency – asking for permission to build a new satellite emergency room near Exit 11 of Interstate 24.
The way this works is you can't have two hospitals next door to each other competing for ambulances. They all have to have service areas with clear boundaries for who goes where during an emergency. So to build a new ER, you have to apply for a "certificate of need" and that certificate, if approved, can go to only one health care provider, and in this case it went to Gateway.
The Sango side of Clarksville is growing fast as more people rush to that area for its 40-mile proximity to the booming Nashville, Sango's comparatively low cost of living and our excellent local school system.
Business developers aren't dummies – they go where the action is and where it's predicted to go. That two major medical institutions would spend months doing the legwork to purchase land and propose ER facilities in this area is a signal that we have what they want.
It's good news for Clarksville that Gateway won the certificate. This will expand the reach of a local hospital, which is good news for the ongoing health of this major community investment.
The new $11 million facility, which will be on Highway 76 just east of I-24, will have eight examination and treatment rooms and will be open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Congratulations Gateway. This is a big win, and you've earned it.
That said, it's good to have competition.
Just like Carmike Cinemas had to up its game and install stadium seating back in 2004 after Great Escape (now Regal) moved into town with stadium seats, having NorthCrest opening medical facilities and pushing for a satellite ER in Clarksville can only improve the services offered from Gateway.
When we have suitors competing for our attention, they both have to bring us chocolates and flowers. This time around, Gateway is the winner. Next time around, NorthCrest might have a prettier bouquet.
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A recent study carried out by Dr. Tina Bringslimark – an expert on environmental psychology and her team at the University of Life Sciences in Norway and the Uppsala University in Sweden showed that the green tree in the office will help a lot in improving people's health.
According to results of the first study, the existence of plants in the office will reduce fatigue, stress, symptoms such as sore throat, headache, coughing and dry skin problems that office workers often used to have.
A beautiful flower pots on the table will you're your working day be less stress and tired
The second study is based on a large number of office workers, researchers examined the ratio between the number of employees who have to leave due to being sick and the number of plants in the office that everyone can see from their desks. The results show that when everyone in the office can see and interact with a lot of greeneries, the number of office workers who are sick will be reduced.Vietnam Terracotta Pots and Planters from Hoang Pottery
The explanation for this study is that the plants and microorganisms in the soil of flower pots have the ability to eliminate the organic compounds which can be volatile and affect employees' health . In addition, Dr. Bringslimarkalso gives another explanation: "people used to believe that their health will be better when living and working in an environment that is full of greenery". She also comments that the green office will better than beautiful ceramic planters because a green leaf's surface will produce more oxygen and decompose toxic substances in the air".
In a US study, each participant is asked to complete a number of tasks in a certain time in two offices - one has plants and the other doesn't have. The result shows that in the office with plants, the productivity of employees is higher and 12% of them can complete their tasks sooner than expected; moreover, they are less stress and have lower blood pressure.
Dr. Virginia Lohr, who lead the study, says: "This study confirms that plants in the offices can help office workers to reduce stress ." Her research also demonstrates that with the existence of plants, the rate of dust in the workplace is reduced to 20% and they are particularly beneficial for employees who have to work in offices that don't have any windows. Therefore, you should put some small plants on your desk . They do not only help to purify the air, but also make the spirit more stable, and the result is increasing employees' productivity. A beautiful concrete planter or a ceramic pot on the table will make your working day less stress and tired. And our company would like to introduce to you some plants that are suitable for planting on your desk :vietnam pottery, vietnamese glazed pots and planters
Some small and beautiful ceramic flower pots are always the top choice for customers to their working place because they have quite fancy appearances and do not take many spaces on the table. Furthermore, they also have special meanings, so they are quite attractive to people. Having a small flowerpot is not hard. You just need a small earthen or glazed pot to create a lovely flowerpot on your table.
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These are some plants which are suitable for decorating on the desk because they are not only beautiful and eye-catching but also have lot of good meanings. And above all, they are suitable for busy people - office workers who can't spend to much time to take care of the plants.
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14 Peter stood with the other eleven apostles. He raised his voice and declared, "Judeans and everyone living in Jerusalem! Know this! Listen carefully to my words! 15 These people aren't drunk, as you suspect; after all, it's only nine o'clock in the morning! 16 Rather, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: 17 In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young will see visions. Your elders will dream dreams. 18 Even upon my servants, men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. 19 I will cause wonders to occur in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and a cloud of smoke. 20 The sun will be changed into darkness, and the moon will be changed into blood, before the great and spectacular day of the Lord comes. 21 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. 22 "Fellow Israelites, listen to these words! Jesus the Nazarene was a man whose credentials God proved to you through miracles, wonders, and signs, which God performed through him among you. You yourselves know this. 23 In accordance with God's established plan and foreknowledge, he was betrayed. You, with the help of wicked men, had Jesus killed by nailing him to a cross. 24 God raised him up! God freed him from death's dreadful grip, since it was impossible for death to hang on to him. (Acts 2:14-24, CEB)
In those days God will pour out the Spirit on all the servants. All will prophesy and wonders will happen!
You see when strange things happen that we can't explain, maybe it is the Spirit of God moving through us to show God's power to the world.
Things happen for a reason sometimes and God works in and through all things.
Jesus was handed over, Jesus was killed, and God raised him from the dead.
All things in God's power and time.
So go knowing you are held by God and filled with the Spirit.
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Failure 2.0
India's big, new foreign policy idea is even worse than its last one. And that's saying something.
Like a pesky ghost that won't be exorcized, Jawaharlal Nehru's nonalignment policy continues to hover over India's foreign relations. Later this month, New Delhi will host its first BRICS summit, an oddball gathering of authoritarian and democratic nations united only by regional heft and implicit opposition to the U.S.-led international order. Just last week, a 70-member trade delegation headed to Tehran to explore fresh opportunities for Indian companies in the Islamic republic, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai having previously declared that the recent, tougher round of EU and U.S. sanctions on Iran were inapplicable to India. Instead of using an ongoing two-year term (2011 to 2013) on the U.N. Security Council to underscore its democratic credentials, India has mostly sided with the Russians and the Chinese in their battles on behalf of Bashar al-Assad and the late Muammar al-Qaddafi.
Like a pesky ghost that won't be exorcized, Jawaharlal Nehru's nonalignment policy continues to hover over India's foreign relations. Later this month, New Delhi will host its first BRICS summit, an oddball gathering of authoritarian and democratic nations united only by regional heft and implicit opposition to the U.S.-led international order. Just last week, a 70-member trade delegation headed to Tehran to explore fresh opportunities for Indian companies in the Islamic republic, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai having previously declared that the recent, tougher round of EU and U.S. sanctions on Iran were inapplicable to India. Instead of using an ongoing two-year term (2011 to 2013) on the U.N. Security Council to underscore its democratic credentials, India has mostly sided with the Russians and the Chinese in their battles on behalf of Bashar al-Assad and the late Muammar al-Qaddafi.
Does this really sound like the foreign policy of America's new strategic partner, courted by three successive U.S. presidents? Might this relationship — hailed by Barack Obama as "one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century" — be long on potential and short on actually fulfilling it?
India's behavior, deeply disappointing to those in the United States who have championed closer ties between the world's largest and most important democracies, reflects an ongoing battle in New Delhi for the soul of Indian foreign policy. On one side you have those for whom a go-it-alone attitude is an end in itself. "Strategic autonomy has been the defining value and continuous goal of India's international policy ever since its inception as a Republic," declares "Nonalignment 2.0," a new report by eight of the country's leading public intellectuals and foreign policy specialists. Nonalignment 1.0, of course, was India's Cold War policy of maintaining equidistance between Moscow and Washington, though in practice it leaned toward the Soviet Union.
Arrayed against this view are those who say nonalignment has outlived its purpose, and seek to strengthen mutually beneficial ties with the West. Former National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra declared it "impossible" for India to remain nonaligned between the United States and China. According to K. Shankar Bajpai, a former Indian ambassador to the United States and China, "Reviving that concept is all too likely to drive our people back to something that is not only long outdated but — and this is its dangerous legacy — which we still fail to recognize as having done us more harm than good."
Who wins this debate has profound consequences for India, Asia, and the world. If India slips back into measuring its independence by its ability to thwart Washington, it risks fatally undermining the argument it made while lobbying for the 2008 civilian nuclear deal — that the rise of a large, pluralistic, English-speaking democracy in Asia is in the West's interest. Why squander valuable diplomatic capital on an unreliable partner, skeptics in Washington already argue.
If, however, India learns to view foreign policy like most other countries — in terms of national interest rather than attachment to abstract doctrine — it will likely come to the conclusion that Washington is a natural partner, with which it shares not only close familial and educational links but also a distrust of China's rapid military build-up and Pakistan's continued dalliance with jihadism. This doesn't mean becoming an American poodle, as New Delhi elites seem to constantly fret about, but recognizing an obvious confluence of interests and values. India's most pressing goal, to modernize its promising but still backward economy, is best achieved in a stable and open international order underpinned by U.S. power. It's in India's self-interest to bolster rather than erode this order, while at the same time working to carve out a larger role for itself.
For now, though, Nehru's ghost continues to cast a shadow over India's foreign policy instincts. Supporters of Nonalignment 2.0 tend to view the United States with as much suspicion as China, despite Beijing's role in boosting Pakistan's missile and nuclear weapons program, its continued claims on Indian territory, and its military humiliation of India in a brief mountain war in 1962. They see the steady decline of U.S. power and India's rapid rise to major power status as inevitable, and conclude that the United States needs India more than India needs the United States. For India's unreconstructed Cold Warriors, America's closest friends in the region — Japan, South Korea, and Australia — should be pitied as U.S. lackeys rather than emulated as successful free-market democracies that have brought both security and prosperity to their people.
Nowhere are old habits of mind more evident than in India's Middle East policy. Last March, with Qaddafi's forces besieging rebel strongholds, India joined China, Russia, Brazil, and Germany in abstaining from the Security Council resolution that authorized a no-fly zone to protect civilians. Indian foreign policy pundits spoke of Qaddafi's firm grip on power, his special affection for former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and the economic benefits that would flow to India when its steadfast friendship was rewarded. India broke with fellow BRICS on Syria, backing a resolution calling for Assad to step down, but it shares Beijing and Moscow's reluctance to force the Syrian strongman to step down as a precursor to ending violence in his country. As a post-colonial nation, India almost always privileges state sovereignty over human rights. For many Indians, the divide between the West and the East is more palpable than the one between democracies and dictatorships.
One could argue that U.S. leadership in the region has been disappointing: Libya is a mess and Islamist forces are stronger than ever in Egypt, Tunisia, and Yemen. Nonetheless, India's opposition to the United States has been gratuitous. Wedded to the status quo, India missed an opportunity to be on the right side of history. Moreover, with no vital interests at stake in either Libya or Syria — unlike in the Gulf with its large population of Indian migrant workers — New Delhi should have gone along with the Western democratic consensus, saving its battles with Washington for when it has real skin in the game.
Iran poses a more serious conundrum. It supplies 11 percent of India's oil imports, its second largest supplier after Saudi Arabia. Iran also looms large in India's conception of its own neighborhood. India relies on Iran for land access to Afghanistan and Central Asia denied to it by Pakistan. New Delhi helped upgrade Chabahar, a minor port in Iranian Baluchistan and has begun to link it with Afghanistan through a web of roads and railways. And, as the United States withdraws troops from Afghanistan, India, and Iran share fears of a Taliban comeback.
Lawmakers in Washington, however, don't see Iran as merely another issue where friends can agree to disagree. An Indian policy that privileges ties with Iran ahead of the U.S.-India relationship misses the forest for the trees, damaging India's long-term global aspirations in the pursuit of short-term regional ones. American lawmakers may have grudgingly seen India's point when it preferred new European fighter jets over older American ones last year, or overlooked the unfairness of India's Parliament passing a nuclear liability bill two years ago that effectively shut out American companies, even though the U.S. had done the heavy lifting to make international nuclear commerce with India possible.
But Iran's apparent pursuit of nuclear weapons is America's most pressing security concern. India could cut back dependence on Iranian oil and demand a greater say in Afghanistan's future in exchange for supporting the United States. Instead, it has so far preferred public posturing over quiet pragmatism. In January, Foreign Minister S. M. Krishna declared India's support for Iran's nuclear power ambitions, albeit not for its alleged nuclear weapons program. The Indian trade delegation hands the mullahs in Tehran a propaganda coup to counter the narrative of their growing economic isolation. Meanwhile, much of the debate in India consists of simply repeating all the reasons Iran remains vital to India's regional calculations. (Though, to be fair, the emergence of Israel as a key security and intelligence partner for India means it has its share of backers as well.)
Opposing U.S. policy strengthens the hand of those in America who argue that India is an unreliable friend. It undercuts those making the case that shared democratic values and common concerns about the rise of an authoritarian China and the dangers of jihadist terrorism bind the two countries together. Japan and Italy, both large consumers of Iranian oil, have grasped the seriousness of the Iran issue. They have cut back on imports and refrained from making provocative statements. Only India appears to believe that it can undermine a core U.S. security concern and still be seen as a benign power worthy of backing at the head table of global affairs.
Despite all this, it's too early for believers in the U.S.-India relationship to despair. Outside the strongholds of New Delhi's leftist intelligentsia and the ruling Congress Party, India has changed dramatically since the advent of economic reforms in 1991. Today's young urban Indians are more likely to recall visits to their city by George W. Bush or Barack Obama than Yasser Arafat or Fidel Castro. Once a heresy, arguments for closer ties between New Delhi and Washington are now commonplace in public discourse. As C. Raja Mohan, India's most prominent strategic thinker, puts it: "As it rises, India has the potential to become a leading member of the 'political West' and to play a key role in the great political struggles of the next decades."
Moreover, a new generation of ambitious businessmen knows that America underpins the stable and open international order that India needs to fulfill its economic promise. India's generals understand that New Delhi should not go out of its way to stick a finger in China's eye. But they're also aware that India can hardly afford to be sanguine about the rise of a powerful one-party neighboring state with claims on its territory.
All but the most ardent America-bashers have figured out that other countries respect economic achievement more than fictitious bonds of Third World solidarity. For Indian strategic thinkers who view geopolitics through the prism of economics, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore evoke admiration as sophisticated societies that immeasurably bettered the lives of their own citizens in part by maintaining close ties with the world's foremost power. And though America may indeed appear to be in relative decline, anyone with a sense of history knows that many have bet against it bouncing back in the past — and lost.
Nonetheless, this evolution in Indian thought needs to be speeded up. The sooner India realizes that nonalignment has about as much relevance to the 21st century as Nehruvian economics, and the sooner it begins to root its foreign policy in reality rather than abstraction, the more likely it is to start doing right by its people and its partners.
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After five months of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy insisting that a souring fiscal outlook wouldn't derail one of his biggest campaign promises, the oft-pledged conversion to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles officially landed on the political back-burner early Tuesday.
Both the governor's budget director and the House chairwoman of the legislature's budget-writing panel conceded that the first payment tied to the GAAP conversion was sacrificed to help solve the current budget deficit.
But the administration also insisted that it remains committed to a more transparent and honest budget reporting system, and hopes to begin saving for the GAAP conversion process one year from now.
"We do remain committed to GAAP," Office of Policy and Management spokesman Gian-Carl Casa said early Tuesday, noting that the statute setting up a 17-year conversion process remains in place. "We are hopeful we will have a surplus at the end of FY 13 and can apply that to GAAP.
But the first financial step in that conversion, placing $75 million into budget reserve when the fiscal year ends on June 30, almost certainly won't happen, Casa said.
"We can't because of this year's budget situation," he said, referring to a shortfall in the current budget projected as high as $285 million by the legislature's nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis.
Malloy's budget chief, OPM Secretary Benjamin Barnes, agreed, noting that while the state won't close the books on this fiscal year for a few more months, he doesn't expect $75 million will be available.
"That's in the realm of possibility," he said, "but that would be extraordinary good luck and you don't budget based on extraordinary good luck."
Technically, converting to GAAP means building up far more than $75 million in reserve.
Unlike the modified cash basis system currently used, under GAAP, expenses must be promptly assigned to the year in which they were incurred. In the context of the state budget, that would end an array of accounting gimmicks that have pushed current expenses into future years.
If GAAP standards are used, state finances are deep in the red. Fiscal analysts for the executive branch pegged that GAAP differential at $1.7 billion last November. And that margin grows annually due to inflation.
The budget bill Malloy signed last May set up a 15-year plan to pay off the GAAP differential, starting in the 2013-14 fiscal year.
But that measure also pledges to set aside surplus funds — $75 million this year and $50 million in 2012-13 — to cover inflation and keep the GAAP deficit at $1.7 billion.
Even before the latest fiscal wrench was tossed into Malloy's GAAP initiative, the Democratic governor drew criticism from Republican legislators who argued his conversion schedule didn't match the pace he had promised as a gubernatorial candidate in 2010.
"Yet another broken promise from the governor," said House Minority Leader Lawrence F. Cafero, R-Norwalk. "He held this up like a trophy and now, because he has mismanaged the budget, it will not happen."
Following a press conference late Monday to announce a deal on education reform, Malloy was asked by a Capitol reporter if he felt the new budget-balancing plan his administration negotiated preserved his campaign pledges. "Yeah, I think it does," he said. "Yeah, I absolutely think it does."
But the news about GAAP falling off its schedule was broken about two hours later by Rep. Toni E. Walker, D-New Haven, co-chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, during the House debate that began late Monday and stretched into Tuesday morning.
As Walker answered questions on a bill to close the current deficit and make revisions to 2012-13 finances, she was asked about a provision that made other plans for any budget surplus.
Should state finances somehow finish in the black when the fiscal year ends on June 30, the first $15 million would dedicated to support the 2012-13 budget. That language was crafted to supercede last year's measure pledging the first $75 million of any surplus to GAAP.
"Because of the budgetary constraints we have this year, that (first GAAP payment) is not going to happen," Walker said.


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The washing effects on the liquid crystal (LC) alignment capability on the rubbed polyimide PI surface were investigated. The induced optical retardation from the nonwashing process on the rubbed PI surface is larger when compared with the washing processes; it is attributed to the removal of dust in the washing process. The generated pretilt angles in 4-n-pentyl-4′-cyanobiphenyl (5CB) from the nonwashing process on the rubbed PI surface are almost the same as that of the rubbed PI surface after washing process. The polar anchoring energy of the weakly rubbed PI surfaces is increased by the washing process; the washing effects are clearly observed. The surface order parameter SS of 5CB for all washing processes is larger than that with the nonwashing process; it is attributed to the washing process. Consequently, we suggest that the LC aligning capability is largely attributed to the washing effects.
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Three people have died after an ambulance rushing a patient from an earlier car accident to hospital hit a power pole in Phayao Saturday evening, April 13.
The accident happened at around 9 p.m. in Moo 9 Don Si Chum, Dok Khamtai District.
Two of those killed were in the front of the ambulance – Mr. Kittinan Rachanate, 26, Mr. Panya Mai Kham, age unknown.
The patient in the rear of the ambulance, Mr. Worawit Intavicha, 20 died later in hospital. A third emergency worker was described by Thai media as only being injured without further details.
It's believed the ambulance was heading to hospital at high speed when it has lost control and plowed in the electricity pole.
The three deaths took Phayao's death toll to Songkran to four as of Saturday night.


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It's been a very exciting few weeks! As a result of my exposure at Art Expo New York, I was contacted by a gallery in Chelsea, Amsterdam Whitney International Fine Art. I am so excited to share that my art will be featured in their February 2022 exhibition, The Chelsea Metaverse Masters Exhibition.
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Johnny Cash was a troubled man, but a sensitive one. His music championed those that society had let down, the outcasts and jailbirds, and extended to them a solemn compassion. And because he laid claim to the outlaw persona in a way that few other artists could, one can almost see why a movement as obsessed with outsiderism as the "alt-right" might place him on a pedestal.
But when Cash's descendants saw one of the neo-Nazi demonstrators at Charlottesville sporting a T-shirt emblazoned with the musician's name on the news, they felt his message had been severely misappropriated. Cash's family stated that they were "sickened by the association" in an emotional open letter that describes the late artist as "a man whose heart beat with the rhythm of love and social justice". The fascists-in-training that have aligned under the alt-right banner have shown a distinct imperviousness to outside criticism, but getting called "poison" by one of their idol's representatives must sting a bit more than most.
It's just the latest instance of a hostile odd angle forming between the hate-fueled political fringe groups edging into the spotlight and the ideologically inconsistent pop culture they claim anyway. As organizations that were once punchlines attract more attention from the media and public, the music and visual media upon which they've hung their message has been subject to more scrutiny. And on plenty of occasions, the responsible artists have caught wind and had to publicly swear off association with the burgeoning culture of white-power extremism.
This most recent spike in cognitive dissonance ramped up as Donald Trump muscled his way into the presidential race over the course of 2016. He had a difficult time holding on to a single walk-on anthem for his many campaign rallies, as every time a clip would begin to circulate online, the news would inevitably come out that the band in question had never granted permission for their songs to be used in the first place. The Rolling Stones, Twisted Sister and REM are only a few of the groups that have demanded the Trump campaign cease and desist from playing their music. (REM candidly shot back: "Go fuck yourselves, the lot of you – you sad, attention-grabbing, power-hungry little men. Do not use our music or my voice for your moronic charade of a campaign.")
But while it's simple enough to threaten legal action against official political entities, a band can't control what protesters choose to chant or write on their signs. Matters have grown messier as neo-Nazi groups adopt works of art in less official capacities, placing artists in a tough position that can't allow for silence. After inflammatory public speaker and frequent punching bag Richard Spencer mentioned that he considered Depeche Mode the "official band" of the alt-right, the group promptly released a contradicting statement and the fanbase raised an accompanying outcry. In one of the more surreal instances of this tut-tutting from on high, horror godhead John Carpenter had to explicitly state that his cult classic They Live should not be interpreted as a commentary on a Jewish conspiracy to control the banks and media.
And yet the trouble persists that for those in search of a pop-culture slate on which to project Zionist paranoia, They Live works pretty well. Alt-right types and their unsavory brethren are drawn to narratives about reorienting perception of reality, regardless of the espoused politics that undergird them. Consider the rich, profound irony that the online anti-feminist subculture known as "the Red Pill" derives their name from The Matrix, a work of art created by two trans women. In its way, this rash of misappropriations acts as the ultimate rebuttal to the notion of authorial intent. The fascists inexplicably glomming onto '80s-influenced electronic music referred to as "fashwave" didn't need Swedish producer Robert Parker's approval to make him their champion, and his protestations haven't done much to put them off it.
It wasn't so long ago that Ayn Rand-memorizing objectivists were twisting the moral content of The Incredibles to suit their dogmatic purposes. The stakes in the present day are significantly higher, however, as this period of great upheaval that has already claimed a body count. Real life no longer allows artists the luxury of neutrality; refraining to condemn the white-power groups after they've contaminated one of your works sounds a lot like condoning to the public's ears. Matt Furie, the originator of the memetic cartoon frog "Pepe" that the alt-right has selected as their proud mascot of bigotry, joined forces with the Anti-Defamation League to undo that cultural shift and return the image to its peaceable, hate-free roots.
The elasticity of open interpretation is one of the qualities that makes art art, and yet on occasion, that same right to take-it-as-you-will results in some serious perversions of good intentions. The Nazi resorts to these messy magpie-like tendencies out of necessity; the vast majority of history's great artists have had the good sense to not be Nazis, leaving present-day fascists a small well to draw upon without looking elsewhere. (Naturally, the swastika was nicked from the Buddhists, Hindus and Jains in India, who interpreted it as a symbol of good luck.) But this gives artists the opportunity to turn an incident into a platform to speak out against intolerance while they've got the opposition's ear. Furie's case illustrates the best-case scenario of something as sickening as learning your creations have been used to spread hate while you had your back turned. It's a challenge to do more and be better, to capitalize on a reluctant situation and pivot it into activism. As the cinema history books go, Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels met with German film-maker Fritz Lang to express his fandom and explore the option of employing the director as the Third Reich's official documenter. Jewish and horrified, Lang promptly fled for America and pushed back the only way he knew how: 1941's Man Hunt opens with a telescopic sniper sight – and Hitler in the crosshairs.


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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - It's a rare sight to see a room full of middle schoolers that's almost silent. Kids inside the cafeteria at Fair Grove High School are too busy to talk, they're playing Chess.
"This is the the third round of the Spring Scholastic Chess Tournament," said Roger Pagel, a volunteer with the Springfield Chess Club.
Roger Pagel, a volunteer with the Springfield Chess Club, stayed busy during the tournament, helping the young players,
"Basically all I'm trying to do is teach them the game and some of the etiquette of the game and some of the rules of the game and how to use the clock and just make sure that they're making correct moves," said Pagel. "I mean, there's all kinds of skill levels here."
Pagel started playing back in 1972 when his family moved to Missouri from Germany where his father was stationed. His appreciation of the game has only grown over the years.
"There's just no way to master the game," said Pagel. "It's not like bowling, where you can bowl a 300. We always are going to make an error somewhere, no matter how good you are."
Pagel said it's a game of skill that requires the discipline of an athlete.
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Our culture has created a model for womanhood in part based on our interpretations of women in the Bible – and those women are often painted in black and white, either paradigms of virtue or pure villains. We'll reflect together on the stories of 8 women, revisiting familiar stories and discovering details we overlooked. In the fall we started with Women of the Hebrew Bible:
Sept. 23: Eve
Sept. 30: Hagar
Oct. 7: Miriam
Oct. 14: Proverbs 31
As winter begins, we'll continue with women of the New Testament.
November 25: Mary, mother of Jesus
December 2: Women of Acts (Lydia, Dorcas, Prisca)
December 9: Mary of Magdala
December 16: Women of the Epistles
Come to one class or to all. People of all gender identities welcome. Each session will last 1 hour and will meet on Zoom. To join us, sign up for our email list at: https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin… or email Pastor Emily to receive the log-in credentials.