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SnapDesk Release Notes
V1.1.8 - May
2nd, 2020
New Features
- Styling Improvements
- Updated color patterns throughout the application
- Refactoring to list-scrolling and click events
- Call Forwarding
- Customers who attempt to call your SnapDesk number will now be forwarded to an existing company phone number of your choice
- Calls will be logged inside of SnapDesk to notify users everytime a contact attempts to call them
- In Q4 of 2020, SnapDesk will roll out in-app calling features that will allow users to seemlessly call contacts directly from their SnapDesk phone number.
- App Notifications
- SnapDesk will added out-of-app notifications so users get informed even when they aren't logged in
- The first out-of-app notifications will be emails that alert users to unread messages, unfinished tasks or past due customer invoices
- Desktop notifications are now enabled as well. Meaning you can receive auditory alerts from inbound messages, task completions and more
- Scheduling Messages
- Users can now schedule messages to people or groups in SnapDesk.
- Send scheduled messages once or set them to
recur over time at set intervals.
- Weekly
- Bi-Weekly
- Monthly
- Semi-Annually
- Annually
- View all scheduled messages in the messages module via the scheduled tab.
- Schedule an appointment reminder a day before and send it out an hour prior to the appointment.
- CSV Upload
- Upload contact data directly in SnapDesk via CSV/Excel file.
- Download a template or upload your own CSV/Excel files.
- Perform mass updates, changes, or delete contacts.
- Export all customer data information into a CSV file.
What's On the Horizon for 2020
- Campaign Builder
- In Q2 SnapDesk will launch its first in-app campaign builder
- Users will now be able to intertwine SnapDesk's existing features into seamless engagement campaigns to make customer management easier than ever.
- Invoices Module
- In Q2 of 2020, SnapDesk will add an Invoice module to the dashboard
- This will allow Quickbooks users to manage open invoices, schedule invoice reminders and edit invoice message templates all from one spot
- Invoice module will give users an easy way to sort paid, unpaid, or past due invoices


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GT Daytona McLaren 720S GT3
- Corey Fergus
- Paul Holton
The result of Compass Racing's debut of the McLaren 720S GT3 in North America at Mid-Ohio belie what was a very good opening weekend of IMSA's WeatherTech Sprint Cup for drivers Paul Holton and Matt Plumb. Coming off a series of initial development tests at Palm Beach International Raceway, Mid-Ohio and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, the team looked forward to a solid showing in the initial round.
"With unsettled weather on the agenda for most of the event, we used our track time developing wet set-ups we expect to use later in the season," noted Managing Director Jill Beck. "With very limited testing since we received the car a few weeks ago, we're making use of every opportunity to continue development on this amazing new platform."
In wet practice the team saw excellent top-five pace, and was well into the top-ten during the initial stages of the two-hour-and-forty minute race, when Plumb was hit from behind by a competitor (who was given a drive-through for avoidable contact), putting him down the order.
The team executed its signature pit-stop work, making up a few places, but Holton was hit by another car during his stint, which damaged the McLaren and put an end to the day.
"We're encouraged by the pace we had on our debut, but have a lot of work to do before we get to Detroit," remarked Holton. "We know that we're competing in what is the most competitive GT3 paddock on the paddock, and don't expect it to be easy."
In advance of the second Sprint Cup round on Belle Isle, the team will test at Road America and Sebring. "Sebring will be a really good opportunity to dial in the car for Detroit," said Technical Director Ray Lee. "The track layout and surface are similar, which will give us a base-line to start from."

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I literally just came home from the bookstore after finishing 5 Centimeters Per Second in one sitting, needing to write a blog about it. Because I had high hopes for it. I really did. The art is beautiful. The opening arc tugs at the heart-strings. It made me shed some tears, I'll be honest.
And then I got to the end.
(This blog will include spoilers, btw)
What was disappointing about it? Why will I avoid doing in my own stories? In The Lotus War, particularly?
The most obvious would be the heartbreak of an ending. I think it was trying to tell a story of first love and moving on from that. It… it failed at that. It seemed to me it told the story of true love and lacking the courage to hold onto that. What Takaki and Akari had was something that they carried with them for literally a decade – despite romantic advances from other people, despite a lack of communication, despite any distance apart they were. I've had puppy love. I've had crushes that lasted for five years – but it was never like 5 Centimeters presented it. Nothing was like that… except for the love that led me to my marriage. So for them not to end up together? That was really depressing.
It seems to me that if you were trying to tell a realistic story of moving on, you would show the main character (Takaki) growing out of the stage, and maybe finding closure. None is really presented. He lost the courage to keep talking to this love of his life, then lost the courage to reunite… even when she was right there in front of him. Arguably, it wasn't a lack of courage, as much as the reassurance that she'd grown past him and was a fine, stable adult. But if even for a brief good-bye, or meaningful contact beyond a chance glimpse – I feel even that would add depth to the ending.
Another argument is that she walked away from him, and he was willing to accept that because he recognized her need to do so. I know you can love one person for a while, then fall in love with someone else when circumstances change, and have both be true and real. True love isn't necessarily once-in-a-lifetime, but the manga neither comments on that directly, nor really demonstrates that through Akari, as we are never really given insight into her new love. It's a leap of faith, blind and optimistic, but feeling unrealistic. Again – it lacks closure. Even if they'd talked so that he could hear this himself, and this helped him move on (a la 500 Days of Summer), I would likely have been an ardent fan. But this brought it out of the realm of realism and into the feel of coming purely from the author's imagination.
The part that really put the nail in coffin? The story ended with a whole chapter devoted to a minor character. Say what, now?
So during the second story arc, the manga kind of derails off of Takaki and Akari to tell the story of Kanae, a girl who pines after Takaki in high school. There's not much to her. There's not much to her love of Takaki… and yet, for some reason, she gets the entire last chapter. I tell you in all earnestness, I could not care less for Kanae. I flipped through that whole last chapter just to see if the narrative end of Takaki and Akari was really the end (it was).
Before that, I felt like it was a perfect manga. Great art. Touching story. Realistic characters. Heartrending moments. And then Takaki lets Akari walk right by him and he just smiles and they never talk (presumably) again. Ugh.
So what can I learn about this in telling my own narrative?
Well the ever-obvious: do not end your story boring audiences about a minor character whom you barely spent any time developing. That's obvious.
Really, though, The Lotus War is not a love story, per say. And it's not like FF8, where Squall ends up with Rinoa because they're soulmates and that's how the writers want it. The Lotus War, of course, presents two different romantic options. It's up to the player to choose. But what I learned from 5 Centimeters is that no matter who the player ends up choosing, if either, the characters need to have a well-developed arc.
Of course I knew that, but I saw just how delicately that needs to be balanced.
Whether Ren ends up with Taya or Arinnel, the heartbreak verses the satisfaction of the ending needs to balance. (And that's good, because I do have a particular heartbreak in mind).
A bigger lesson, though, lies for Arinnel's arc in particular. Like Kanae, Arinnel will be introduced a little later in the story than Taya. That might give the impression that Arinnel is secondary to Taya or that she's the other woman or not as major, or whatever. That's not the case at all. To not let it appear that way, though, I definitely need to make sure that Arinnel, her introduction, and her overall arc are completely well-developed.
What about you guys? What kinds of lessons have you learned by reading/watching/playing other works?


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Eden Blackman has denied he's been sacked from E4's Celebs Go Dating.
Eden took to Twitter on Friday to hit back at rumours he wouldn't return for the next series.
In a lengthy post, Eden explained the current fate of the show, which has aired four seasons so far.
Eden wrote in a thread on Twitter: "Morning all. Following further over night speculation concerning myself & Celebs Go Dating, I feel it necessary to address this matter and give you the facts," he wrote.
"Firstly as I've said before, a new series hasn't yet been commissioned. Meaning currently it doesn't actually exist… Secondly all 3 agency members are out of contract, as we are hired on a series by series basis. Our contracts ended at the end of series 4 so none of us are still employed by Celebs Go Dating/Lime Pictures or Channel 4."
He told his 44,000 followers: "We are therefore contractually free, which means I cannot be 'sacked' as I'm not employed for a role to be sacked from. I don't have an employer who can sack me! My return to series 5 is something Channel 4 & I have the only decision in, no one else.
"As you can imagine there are multiple combinations to that outcome. As many of you know Celebs Go Dating is not my only 'job'. I own a successful music PR company & a dating app that take up a huge amount of my time (link below).
"The show isn't my only source of income so I'm must consider where my time is needed the most. I haven't made a decision on series 5 and neither have Channel 4, simply because it doesn't actually exist!"
He concluded: "It needs to be commissioned first before the 3 of us can even begin conversations about our potential role in it. I hope that (again) clears things up for the fans."
Earlier this month it was claimed a 'backstage feud' between dating agents Nadia Essex and Eden could cause problems for the show.
"Nadia and Eden's feud is getting worse and it was so awkward by the end of the finale. Everyone was so happy for a break," a source spilled to The Sun newspaper.
Those on the Celeb Go Dating cast last time included Love Island's 'Muggy Mike' Thalassitis, singer Tallia Storm and her ex Seb Morris. They were joined by Hollywood's Jonathan Lipnicki, Olympian Jade Jones, comedian London Hughes and TOWIE's Gemma Collins.
Completing the line up were Made In Chelsea's Sam Thompson and Ollie Locke.
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Fred Tsai is a senior director of strategy at Salesforce.com in San Francisco. Previously, he served as Dell Inc.'s director of China strategy. His comments represent his personal views and not those of Salesforce.com.
Strengthening the U.S. economy against cyber threats from China and mitigating the effects of cyberattacks against the United States is a national imperative. Cybercrimes are estimated to cost U.S. businesses more than $100 billion per year and many analysts deem China to be a leading external source of cyberattacks against U.S. corporate targets. These attacks affect businesses of all sizes and U.S. consumers. Indeed, the fast paced growth of cloud computing only exacerbates the dire need for greater defenses against nefarious cyber actors.
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Novel approaches to this problem are necessary and there is a window of opportunity to push for solutions. Almost one year ago, Xi Jinping's visit to Washington, D.C., led to a U.S.-China cyber agreement that launched a joint effort against cyber espionage for commercial gain. There are some signs that cyberattacks of Chinese origin on the United States have moderated somewhat. U.S. policymakers should build on this momentum and negotiate a U.S.-China bilateral cybersecurity insurance fund to cover the losses that result from a cyber incident instigated by a national of either country.
Here is how it would work. The United States and China would each contribute $1 billion to a shared insurance fund, for a total of $2 billion. To put this in context, the total U.S. market for cyber insurance (as measured in premiums) is about $2.75 billion today. Private companies (or insurers) in each country could then file claims to draw money from the fund to relieve financial losses incurred by cyberattacks initiated by someone in the other country. For example, if a Chinese company suffered a breach and financial loss as the result of a U.S. cyber criminal, the Chinese company could draw on the fund to cover the damages. Attribution would be completed through joint law enforcement investigations or by the insurance fund itself.
After the initial $2 billion investment, the fund would be replenished through premiums, which would increase for the country found to be the source of an attack. This is a very simple representation as many fund structures are possible; the U.S. government could fully commit its side of the funds or the private sector could manage the entire mechanism. At its core, however, the insurance fund would work to improve the U.S.-China relationship on cyber issues and improve U.S. cybersecurity in at least four ways.
First, it would grow the nascent private cyber insurance market. The U.S. cyber insurance market currently lacks the critical mass and actuarial data necessary for scale. It is simply too small, difficult for non-savvy customers to access, and provides patchy coverage. The U.S.-China fund could act as a financial backstop that insurers would gain access to, much like terrorism insurance. The fund would also provide a cache of precedent data and lessons learned that insurance companies would leverage for their actuarial needs. With the U.S.-China fund, the private insurance market would grow much quicker. The span of coverage would also expand to include small and medium sized businesses and individuals, especially those that do not have the means or expertise to purchase expensive and complex cybersecurity policies.
Second, it would impose real financial liabilities on the Chinese government. The U.S.-China fund would ensure that China has skin in the game and faces repercussions if a cyberattack can be attributed to a Chinese national, regardless of whether or not that individual is connected to the government. This would incentivize the Chinese government to reign in malicious hackers and companies that engage in commercial espionage even if they are not agents of the state.
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Third, an insurance fund would create more cybersecurity tools for U.S. diplomats and officials. Today, cybersecurity issues often become bilateral political stand-offs that have cost enormous amounts of U.S. government time and energy. A joint cybersecurity insurance fund would provide an additional set of market-oriented tools for U.S. policymakers, augmenting existing ones such as law enforcement actions and sanctions. Similar to the idea of a cyber bond, the insurance fund would encourage the Chinese to collaborate while building mutual confidence and trust in the search of solutions to common problems. The threat of increased premiums could also spur cooperation between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and its Chinese counterparts to jointly investigate cybercrime instead of indicting officials that will never be tried.
Finally, a common fund would help develop internationally enforceable norms. The U.S.-China fund could eventually be expanded into a multilateral approach under the auspices of an international organization such as the World Bank. It would also act as a mechanism to enforce the existing norm that states should not "knowingly allow" their territory to be used for cyberattacks, a commitment the United States and China have both made at the United Nations. U.S. and Chinese action on this front would act as a model for other countries to follow, such as Russia.
The U.S. economy needs more tools to combat cyber threats and a U.S.-China bilateral cyber security insurance fund would boost the U.S. fight against cybercrime of Chinese origin. The benefits, however, do not end there. More cybersecurity insurance would improve the U.S. private sector's resilience while also contributing to the confidence and strength of the Chinese economy. The Chinese economy incurs losses amounting to about $60 billion per year due to cybercrime. Considering the enormous potential benefits, cybersecurity insurance offers the potential to serve as a pillar for future U.S.-China economic cooperation.


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Hangin in the Caymans
The vacation scene on Grand Cayman is highly underrated. Yall it's a straight-up playground for ambitious ocean lovers and vacationers alike. My only question is what took me so long? Grand Cayman has options galore. Activities out the wazoo, such as water sports, colorful art, scenic ocean life, dining, wining or of course rest and… Continue reading Hangin in the Caymans
Time Out – Injury 101
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Report Cards
I was not a stellar stand out superior student. The last time my report card had a sea of A's, was in elementary school. But before all of you brainiacs label me dumb please keep reading. I honorably held a strong A-B, with the occasional C in math, sort of report card. And...unlike most of… Continue reading Report Cards
Horror on Halloween
There is nothing more horrifying than discovering that an individual in your very own household has LICE!!!! Sheer tears of terror is more like it. Today is a true tale of a real predator that can haunt anyone at anytime. It's fascinating that a tiny, almost not visible to the naked eye, bug can stir up… Continue reading Horror on Halloween
A Darker Shade
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FEAR – feeling encouraged and ready
FEAR. What an ugly word. I hate it. CHANGING IT!!!! Feeling Encouraged or Energized (or both) or EAGER AND Ready to...RUMBLE Feeling encouraged and ready to rock! Now isn't that better! Fear, before I changed it, is a blood sucking parasite and a hinderance to daily life. This destructive devil comes around yapping in… Continue reading FEAR – feeling encouraged and ready


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B.A. in Women's Studies
Purpose of Program
The major in Women's Studies provides students with the opportunity to examine the social, historical, political, and cultural experiences of women and men from an interdisciplinary perspective. Emphasis on cross-disciplinary research methods enables students to pursue a theoretically-informed understanding of women and issues of gender and sexuality in diverse U.S. and global cultures and across time.
Program Options
Core Curriculum Requirements (42 semester credit hours)
Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts degree in Women's Studies must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. If courses are taken to satisfy both degree and Core Curriculum requirements, then students may need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. The minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree, including the Core Curriculum requirements, is 120. Thirty-nine of the total semester credit hours required for the degree must be at the upper-division level. All candidates seeking this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements and the degree requirements, which are listed in the UTSA Undergraduate Catalog.
Degree RequirementsA. Major courses
1. Required courses
WS 2013 Introduction to Women's Studies
WS 3613 Feminist Research Methodologies
WS 4623 Feminist Theories
WS 4933 Internship in Women's Studies
WS 4973 Seminar in Women's Studies
2. Select 1 course from the Globalization and Borderlands group below
3. Select 1 course from the Culture and Society group below
B. Groups
Select eight courses from at least two of the following groups
Theory and Methods
ENG 4393 Feminist Theory of Literature
WS 3953 Special Topics in Women Writers
WS 4953 Special Topics in Women's Studies
Globalization and Borderlands
BBL 2023 Latino Cultural Expressions
GES 3653 Gender and Cities: An Introduction to Feminist Geography
WS 4863 Feminism and Globalization
Culture and Society
AMS 3443 Studies in Gender and Sexuality
ANT 3603 Sex, Gender, and Culture
BBL 3023 Mexican American Culture
BBL 3043 Social Psychological Considerations in Mexican American Communities
BIO 2003 Biology of Human Reproduction
CRJ 4463 Gender and Crime
ENG 3133 Women and Literature
HIS 3043 History of Women in the United States: Pre-Columbus to 1890
HIS 3053 History of Women in the United States: Since 1890
HIS 3963 Women and Gender in India
HTH 3023 Survey of Human Sexuality
IDS 2113 Society and Social Issues
MAS 2013 Introduction to Chicano(a) Studies
POL 3183 Women in Politics
PSY 3303 Psychological Perspectives on Gender
PSY 4193 Relationships
SOC 3163 Families in Society
SOC 3263 Latinas in U.S. Society
SOC 3283 Poverty
SOC 3293 Sociology of Gender
SOC 3413 Sociology of the Mexican American Community
WS 2023 Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
WS 4913 Independent Study
WS 4993 Honors Thesis
C. Electives
Select 33 semester credit hours of free electives, some of which may need be upper-division, depending on the studentâs course selections in Section B. Students are advised to consult with their Major Advisor to verify that they will meet the 39 upper-division hours required for the B.A. degree in Women's Studies.
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As some of you may know one of my pet peeves with the Trump administration is that while they do the right thing they rarely take the time to explain why they do the things that they do. The result is that the left gains control of the narrative which leads to public distrust. These... Continue Reading →
The Final Bill: Trump Tax Reform
I take a break from my usual articles about gaming to write about politics instead. This is because something important has recently happened which would have a major impact on everyone. The Congress and the Senate have finally released the final version of the tax bill that they have compromised on. All the pundits say... Continue Reading →
There is No World War 3
Since the start of his Presidency Democrats and some Neocon republicans have been stating that Trump will start World War 3 with his tweets and behavior. This is false and an outright lie. None of the facts around the world geopolitical situation call for a World War. It would even be difficult to imagine the... Continue Reading →
The Democrat Contender for 2020 is…
Democrats view President Trump to be a weak candidate which has led many of them to position themselves as the candidate for 2020. It can get very confusing with all of the liberals running around. Luckily for all my readers I am here to cut the gordian knot for them and to make sense of... Continue Reading →
The Truth about The Trump Tax Reform
Tax reform is finally on the table and major details of the plan have been revealed. The media has already begun to demonize the plan as one which exclusively benefits the rich and raises the liability of the poor. As usual Republicans and the Trump team refuse to defend the plan in public so most... Continue Reading →
Expanding the Map: Asians not Latinos
In the aftermath of the Romney election, the Republican establishment came to one conclusion. We must get Latinos! This was thought to be the only path to expanding the Republican tent. Make no mistake this is not an electoral strategy. Anyone can see how that this would be counterproductive as one. This is a method... Continue Reading →
Clinton Ran A Good Campaign
This will most likely be the most unpopular article I have ever written. Something I pride myself on though is being able to look at an event as objectively as I possibly can so that we can draw the proper lessons from it. Punditry has been unified in their opinion that Clinton ran a terrible... Continue Reading →
The Debt Ceiling Deal Explained
Conservative pundits like Ann Coulter and Ben Shapiro are up in arms about Trump making a deal with the Democrats to extend the debt ceiling by three months and to provide aid for areas affected by Harvey. They cannot fathom why Trump is giving away all of his leverage and cannot see a reason as... Continue Reading →
The Truth About DACA and the Economy
The defenders of illegal immigration are now arguing that ending DACA would cause economic doom. Some reports from CNBC state that ending DACA would cost the economy 200 billion. Still other reports say it will cost 400 billion. Let me be clear. This is false and using a line of argument that only an economic... Continue Reading →
DACA: Sins of the Father?
With the Trump administration set to end DACA its supporters have come up with a uniform rallying cry in its defense. "In America we do not punish children for the sins of their parents". Except we do. All the time. One of the most important concepts that almost all Democrats hold dear is affirmative action.... Continue Reading →


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Happy Halloween!
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- AnonymousOctober 31, 2015 at 7:13 PM
Oh my gosh ......your decorations are AWESOME! Love them all, but the little witch and the skeleton in the jar are so cool! Hope the rain quits for you and you have a great night of Trick-or-Treating.ReplyDelete
It's just after 10 PM here and we had a total of FIVE kids. I am seriously disappointed. We usually have LOTS more.Replies
That is really too bad. Same thing here though. We live in the country and we always get 2 or 3 families that stop by on their way home, but no one this year. :( The rain did stop and the kids had awesome weather!Delete
I'm so glad you liked the decorations, and we picked up a couple of things today for next year that were marked down. I can't wait to add them to the display next year.
Wow I am in "awe" of your Halloween Decor. It's awesome for sure and should be featured in a magazine spread. Loved it all!ReplyDeleteReplies
Wow! A magazine?! Thank-you so much Ida! I really enjoy decorating for this season.Delete
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Nestled just north of Cincinnati, Butler County, Ohio is home to a host of unique sites spread all over the county. Bonus: if you want to see the whole county, all you have to do is go on the Butler County Donut Trail – yes, you read that right, a donut trail. Obviously, this was the first stop on our trip.
Butler County hit a home run with the Donut Trail, and wanted to keep the momentum going — so they called us! Ethan, Peter, and Julia headed out to Ohio to help out the Butler County Visitors Bureau and see everything the county had to offer. Our team immediately fell in love with Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park in particular, which was convenient considering we would be heading there to help their staff later in the week.
Storytelling for CBVs
We focused on two things when working with Butler County—storytelling and rapid prototyping. Both of these are tools the Visitors Bureau can use to help spread the word on all the BC has to offer. The team learned our signature storytelling method and we gave them a structure to use in the future.
How will storytelling help a Visitors Bureau? Our storytelling skills boil down to effective communication. Using this structure will help Butler County market current experiences in a new way, as well as highlight the true hidden gems we found in the county—the people! During the week we spent in Butler County, we talked with so many amazing people that made us want to explore the area even more.
The team also brainstormed what programs they would love to see in their county. No idea was too crazy, wild, or big. The brainstorm culminated in each team taking an idea and fleshing it out to fit a new audience they would love to bring to the county.
Pumping up Pyramid Hill
After our work with the CVB, our team headed over to Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park, which is loaded with gorgeous scenery, amazing outdoor sculptures, antiquities, and even an underground house. All of this area is now surveyed by the unofficial Pyramid Hill mascot—Pyramid the Cat.
The Pyramid Hill staff also wanted a framework to use to tell the stories about their outdoor sculpture collection and museum, which houses some amazing antiquities. One big benefit to their outdoor collection is that it bends the age-old rule of "don't touch the art," because guests are allowed to physically interact with the art. We talked about activity design that would amp up their current tours with some structured activities that allowed for guests to interact with the art and grab some great photos (get that social proof!).
Oh— and we also discovered this adorable limestone pharaoh carving. Egyptians practiced ma'at, or the idea of depicting perfection, particularly in their art. So, it's a bit curious how this pharaoh ended up, well, a little chubby. Either way, we instantaneously fell in love with Chubby Pharaoh, and now the staff has a structure to tell his story, even if it includes a few different theories.


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THE COLONY, TX -- (Marketwired) -- 07/25/16 -- Quest Resource Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: QRHC) announced today that it was able to deliver a turnkey recycling program for a new customer in less than 24 hours. Quest seamlessly rolled out integrated waste minimization services for all American Rental retail locations, managing the company's municipal solid waste and recycling programs for cardboard, plastic, glass and aluminum.
Quest ensured American Rental encountered no delays in service following an announcement of a cessation of service from the retailer's previous waste management service provider. In the span of one business day, Quest secured service contracts with waste haulers and recyclers for all the customers' locations, confirmed delivery of new waste and recycling containers and scheduled services for the retailer.
"I was very impressed by how quickly Quest was able to secure trash and recycling services for all of our stores to avoid an interruption of services," said Kevin Rankel, American Rental Chief Financial Officer. "We look forward to working with Quest to reduce the environmental footprint of our stores," he added.
Quest leverages a nationwide network of more than 600 recycling facilities, 30,000 trained professionals and 24,000 trucks to provide turnkey recycling and waste minimization services for its customers. Unlike other firms, Quest does not own or operate any trucks or facilities, allowing it to focus on providing excellent customer service while swiftly finding solutions to meet the waste minimization and sustainability needs of customers.
About Quest Resource Holding Corporation
Quest provides businesses with one-stop management programs to reuse, recycle, and dispose of a wide variety of waste streams and recyclables generated by their businesses. Quest's comprehensive reuse, recycling, and proper disposal management programs are designed to enable regional and national customers to have a single point of contact for managing a variety of waste streams and recyclables. Quest also operates environmentally based social media and online data platforms that contain information and instructions necessary to empower consumers and consumer product companies to recycle or properly dispose of household products and materials. Quest's directory of local recycling and proper disposal options empowers consumers directly and enables consumer product companies to empower their customers by giving them the guidance necessary for the proper recycling or disposal of a wide range of household products and materials, including the "why, where, and how" of recycling.
Safe Harbor StatementThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which provides a "safe harbor" for such statements in certain circumstances. The forward-looking statements include statements or expectations regarding Quest's beliefs that shows unparalleled service and support, it has the ability to address customers' issues that allows it to implement comprehensive waste and recycling services in less than 24 hours, that it seamlessly rolled out integrated waste minimization services for all American Rental retail locations, that it ensured the customer encountered no in delay in service, that it leverages a nationwide network of more than 600 recycling facilities, 30,000 trained professionals and 24,000 trucks, it provides turnkey recycling and waste minimization services, that unlike any other firms it does not own or operates any trucks of facilities, that it allows the company to focus on providing excellent customer service while swiftly find solutions to meet the waste minimization and sustainability needs of its customers. These statements are based on Quest's current expectations, estimates, projections, beliefs, and assumptions. Such statements involve significant risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including competition in the environmental services industry, the impact of the current economic environment, and other factors discussed in greater detail in Quest's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements and to consult Quest's SEC filings for additional risks and uncertainties that may apply to Quest's business and the ownership of its securities. Quest's forward-looking statements are presented as of the date made, and Quest disclaims any duty to update such statements unless required by law to do so.
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... amount of the British parapolitical cannon. Regurgitated is the correct verb, for while impressive in volume, as soon as I started on the text, the favourable impression disappeared rapidly. In the first place, not a line of this - maybe a hundred pages in all through the three parapolitical essays; 36 pages on the Cointelpro, the FBI and the American Indian, for example - appears to be attributed. In the digestion process, bits have got scrambled. On page 67, for example (the first page I tried to read) we are told of a 'merger' between the Information Research Department (IRD) and the Institute for the Study of Conflict (ISC ...
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62. Kennedy Miscellany [Lobster #29 (Jun 1995)]
... favourite is note 2, on a book called The History of Hitchin - and annotations, I found this parade of bureaucratic lacunae and minutiae oddly compelling. There are two discoveries of significance here. The first is a reference to 'Mr Scott, the Editor of Security Gazette'. What is the 'Security Gazette', with whom the 1964 FBI in London was 'maintain[ing] good relations'? The second concerns the late John Sparrow, Warden of All Souls College at Oxford for many years, on whom there is a substantial appendix. Sparrow, one of the earliest UK defenders of the Warren Commission, was in touch with the US Embassy at this time, talked ...
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... the federal role under the Energy Policy Act 1992 for determining health effects of exposure to these fields. Concludes 1) exposure to EMFs from Federal power lines minimal - other sources of exposure are more important; 2) States and utilities have only taken limited inexpensive actions to minimise public exposure; and 3) EMF research programme is delayed. FBI: advanced communications technologies pose wiretapping challenges (23pp.) GAO/IMTEC-92-68BR, July 1992. Reports that the ability of law enforcement agencies to carry out court-approved wiretaps is challenged by advanced telecommunications technoogy. Since 1986, the FBI has become aware of a potential loss of wiretapping capability due to the rapid ...
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64. The View From The Bridge [Lobster #29 (Jun 1995)]
... who usually look into organised and international crime was to target Combat 18'. But in the same column Searchlight announced that Combat 18 was an MI5 'honey trap on the far right'; that one of its founders, the American Harold Covington, 'had known links to the intelligence services' and was a 'long-time asset of the FBI'; and that its creation by MI5 was 'understandable and possibly justifiable at the time'. I kid you not: Searchlight, April 1995, p. 2. They appear to be saying that for the last three years they have been wittingly amplifying the Combat 18 'threat', knowing that it was a state operation. So ...
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65. JFK, the FBI and the Cambridge phone call [Lobster #30 (Dec 1995)]
... (c ) www.lobster-magazine.co.uk (Issue 30) December 1995 Last | Contents | Next Issue 30 JFK, the FBI and the Cambridge phone call Anthony Frewin In 1976 Mary Ferrell discovered a curious CIA document, a telegram that had been sent from the Agency office in London to headquarters in Langley on 23 November 1963, the day after JFK was assassinated. The telegram reads as follows (blacked-out(1 ) matter shown by brackets, with suppositions in italic): [Paragraph deleted in its entirety] EXPRESSIONS OF SORROW AND SYMPATHY RECEIVED FROM TOP COMMAND [Probably British Government] AS WELL AS WORKING LEVEL. EFFECT IN U ...
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66. Combat 18 and MI5: some background notes [Lobster #30 (Dec 1995)]
... has come near to achieving the aims set for it by its original creators and is running down many of its activities'. The reasons for Searchlight's abrupt change of tune I have already analysed and it need not concern us here.(9 ) Harold Covington revisited I have summarised elsewhere the available evidence on the possibility of his being an FBI asset, since when there have been three published references to Covington which carry the debate forward.(10) The first is Searchlight's statement of April 1995 that when 'C18 was formed some of its key players had links to the intelligence services. They included Harold Covington, a US nazi and long time asset of the FBI' ( ...
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67. Persian Drugs: Oliver North, the DEA and Covert Operations in the Mideast [Lobster #30 (Dec 1995)]
... the bank to be a far-flung criminal enterprise. Acting CIA director Richard Kerr told Congress that his agency was well aware by the early 1980s that BCCI 'was involved in illegal activities such as money-laundering, narcotics and terrorism'.(8 ) Kerr also declared that he provided other federal agencies, including the State Department, FBI, DEA and Treasury, with 'several hundred reports' on the bank's criminal operations, starting no later than 1985.(9 ) Kerr added, however, that the CIA had no knowledge of BCCI's ties to Khashoggi or its role in financing the arms-for-hostages deal with Iran. No evidence has yet surfaced to the ...
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68. Conspiracy theories are go! [Lobster #30 (Dec 1995)]
... - at best. Some of this is the spin-off from the Oklahoma bombing and the media's discovery of the militias. Only in America would the crazy conspiracy theorists be armed to the teeth and - it is said - actually planning to fight the Illuminati! Any minute now there will anti-Illuminati terrorism in the USA; the FBI will announce the creation of an Illuminati Task Force. Hitherto this field had been pretty much an exclusively American set of conspiracy theories, but they are creeping in over here. The former televison presenter and Green Party activist, David Icke - it is said; I haven't read the offending book or heard him speak on his tour; ...
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... #54 (Winter 2007/8 ) Issue #55 (Summer 2008) Issue #56 (Winter 2008/9 ) Issue #57 (Summer 2009) Clandestine Caucus (1996) About Lobster Subscribe See also... © 2001 Lobster Contents | Cover Image A 'great venture': overthrowing the government of Iran JFK, the FBI and the Cambridge phone call Persian Drugs: Oliver North, the DEA and Covert Operations in the Mideast Letter from America The Pentagon's Psychic Research Neural Manipulation by Remote Radar The View from the Bridge Great Northern? Was the author of Swallows and Amazons a Soviet secret agent? Another Searchlight smear job Combat 18 and MI5: some background notes ...
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70. Foreign Agent 4221: The Lockerbie Cover-up (Book review) [Lobster #30 (Dec 1995)]
... (Short hours, long weekends, big bucks; but much exposure to politicians.) The meat of the book - about 100 of its 350 pages - describes naive Mr Chasey meeting and signing up with the Libyans, going to Libya, meeting Colonel Qadhafi, and then being harassed by the US government; phone-taps, an FBI attempt to entrap him involving a US Congressman, threats, and (illegal) legal actions against him and his firm. Yes folks, this is another in the long line of books in which naive patriots discover.... that they were being naive patriots. Quite an interesting read, just don't expect any revelations about Lockerbie ...
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[caption id="attachment_1023" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image credit: Trans Europe Halles http://teh.net/"][/caption] The Internationale Gesellschaft der Bildenden Künste (IGBK) organised a meeting of European experts on 'Mobility in the Visual Arts Sector ...
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Monday, 26 May 2008
Sevillanas in Regent Street on 25th May
Alba, Marisol & I went to witness the breaking of the record for simultaneous Sevillanas dancing last Sunday 25th May, at Regent Street, London. We met Marisa Rueda there and look at the video below! The record was confirmed!
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- Manjeet said...
Great!! Were you actually involved in the record or did you just witness it??
- 26 May 2008 at 09:09
Hello, you don't know me I was there dancing with my friends on the day and we seem to have been captured on your footage! Thanks for sharing, was fun to watch back the day's events!
- 27 May 2008 at 05:32
- santacruz said...
Olé mi alma,¿pero que hace una señorita de Laredo bailando sevillanas en londres? que valor teneis,un beso muy fuerte de Jose juan y Eulalia.
Estamos negociando lo de la India, de momento hay bajas, ya te tendré al corriente.
- 27 May 2008 at 07:28
- Arvinder Bawa said...
To Manjeet - No we were just witnesses..Marisol did not register.
To Anonymous - Identify yourself just the same. My email is in my profile.
A Santacruz..Les esperamos en la India..y eso de las bajas me suena mal. Gracias por su comentario, y sabes que la joven con Marisol es la sobrina Alba..la hija de Pirre?
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It may have taken 80 days to travel around the world, but it's only 39 Days to Mars in indie developer Philip Buchanan's upcoming "co-operative steampunk survival-adventure game."
Set in an alternate reality Victorian era, 39 Days to Mars stars "Sir Albert Wickes and The Right Honourable Clarence Baxter, two 19th century explorers who are piloting the HMS Fearful – a masterpiece of unreliable engineering – on its maiden voyage to Mars." Interstellar travel is anything but an exact science in such experimental technology, and what's worse is that it quickly becomes clear that neither man is actually capable of piloting the craft. And so it'll be up to one OR two players to "keep the two explorers alive through the trip by attending to their needs, while at the same time keeping the ship from falling apart and solving the problems that arise."
Presented in simple hand-drawn, sepia-toned graphics, 39 Days to Mars allows for both co-operative and single-player options in a game that promises a mix of puzzle-solving, resource management and some "action" elements. Whether going solo or with a friend, keeping you company will be the ship's computer-controlled cat, though you might wish it wasn't when it proceeds to tear up your navigation chart, presenting yet another obstacle for you to confront. The game has been designed as a "coffee-break" experience, broken up into short individual expeditions of approximately 20 minutes each before (hopefully) reaching the Red Planet.
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This has to be one of the coolest stadium seat cards I have ever owned. And now that Yankee Stadium is no more, it is even cooler.
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Food cravings are every dieter's worst nightmare, and at some point in life, we all go through this painful situation. Those uncontrollable desires for processed junk foods that have a high amount of sugar can have a big impact on our weight, hence our health. That's why it's important to gain control over those unhealthy desires and to try to replace them with healthier ones.
We have to remember that cravings are not driven by your body's need for food, but by your brain's need for a reward. Hunger and craving are not the same thing – while one is your body calling for energy, the other one is just your brain calling for some dopamine in the reward system. Let's have a look at some simple ways to trick your brain's callings and to avoid those unhealthy cravings.
Drink water
It happened to all of us to feel a sudden urge for a certain type of food, but what we don't know is that what we perceive as an urge for food might actually be just thirst. That is why it is recommended you drink a large glass of water instead of grabbing that unhealthy snack, and your cravings might fade away.
Trying this trick might actually work, but even if it doesn't work, we all know how many benefits water has on our body. Another advice would be to drink water before your meals because it will help you reduce your appetite.
Also, try eating fruits that have a high content of water like cucumber, celery, watermelon or strawberry because they will help you create that feeling of fullness that will diminish your sugar cravings.
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Eating breakfast that's high in protein will not only help you reduce food cravings, but it will also help you prevent overeating, according to a research made by the University of Missouri – Columbia. Also, it will help you feel full and satisfied and the chances to experience hunger throughout the day are diminished.
The worst enemy of a dieter is a craving combined with hunger because it's extremely powerful and very hard to overcome. When this happens, it's best to opt for foods that are rich in protein like eggs, meat or fish because they will help you eliminate both hunger and cravings.
Cravings happen, and that is why we have to be proactive and to always be one step ahead by stocking our kitchen with healthy snacks and by choosing those foods rich in protein over those rich in carbohydrates.
Avoid getting very hungry
Very important is to plan your meals accordingly in order to get those key nutrients your body needs. We have to be careful not to allow ourselves to get extremely hungry because one of the main reasons we experience cravings is hunger. In order to avoid extreme hunger, we have to make sure that we eat proper meals regularly.
We have all experienced that feeling when we finished eating and we felt hungry right away, and it is something that we want to avoid. This means that your body didn't get the nutrients it needed, so in order to feel full and satisfied longer, we have to go for those healthier choices.
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- All the managers speak English and Russian, but some of them are real polyglots and know other languages, such as: Ukrainian, German, Spanish and Italian.
- Our affiliates show a great interest in White Label and API. If you have a question about this too, read the knowledgebase or watch the 101 Webinar held by my colleagues:
- We now work only on weekdays. Our support managers live in different time zones and have 8-hour shifts, so you can contact us from 9 a.m. until 2 a.m. (Moscow time). We are officially closed on weekends, but managers diligently answer a few tickets during this time so affiliates don't have to wait until Monday.
Work environment
- At first, we had just a few questions every once in a while, and Travelpayouts didn't have a support manager, as all members of the team were responsible for communication with affiliates. When the workload increased, the company reached out to me. I was the only support manager for six months, sharing work with several other colleagues. Today there are five of us in the support team and there are going to be more.
- I work from home and miss corporate events and traditions, but colleagues congratulate me on my birthday, and it was really special once. They found out that I voluntarily help homeless pets and raised money for them. It started two years ago when I found other volunteers and organized a mini-shelter for cats. We sterilize homeless cats to put a stop to their reproduction and death in the streets, and we take care of dying pets. The money that my colleagues donated to our project was enough for several expensive appointments for three cats and for the sterilization of ten cats. It was the best present ever.
Working remotely
- I don't feel any isolation from the rest of the team because of weekly conference calls. I went to Phuket two times and I managed to meet the whole team during the first six months, and that's good enough for me.
- I work more efficiently at home, which has been proven in practice. In the office, I am often distracted by colleagues and coffee-breaks, which negatively influences work productivity. Once, we had to spend two weeks working from the office in Thailand right before New Year, which was absolute fun, but I worked much less than I could have. That's why I think working from the office is not my thing.
- This is my workplace at home:
- I don't need to motivate myself to perform well. I say that I love helping others and wake up every morning excited and ready to work. But the truth is, if my ultimate goal was reaching out to people, I would be working in a nonprofit where people come in with real problems, and not for tech support. The work I do at Travelpayouts fascinates me, and that is why I work well. I think I could handle any task given to me.
- At the moment, I can call this my dream job, but the thing is, in 5 to 10 years, I might change my point of view.
Things I'd like to improve
- We have some things to work on. Right now we are having a hard time communicating with the development team. They are always busy, just like support managers. We don't always succeed in bringing it all into balance, but it can be solved by hiring more people. Our workload has increased, and restructuring the company from inside would do good.
- I would like to gain programming skills. It embarrasses me to say that I haven't found time for it yet, because I want to learn the whole process of creating a website to understand our partners better. I have already started learning, but the process is very slow due to a lack of time and knowledge. I believe that it will help me in my current job and generate additional income. I am deeply inspired by the experience of our technical writer Egor Abramenko, who wrote "How to create a website from scratch" himself.
Let's get personal
- I have to be a "support manager" in life every now and then as well. It just so happens that I receive calls from different people living in St Petersburg, who need my help in relation to homeless pets often. It can happen several times during the day. Normally, the first question is, "Hello, is it emergency service?" I have to explain then that I cannot help everyone myself, but at least I advise them on their problem, which is very similar to what I do at work.
- I hold a degree in Linguistics, Translation and Intercultural Communication.
- I don't know where I want to go first, as I have a wish-list featuring many different countries with South America, South Africa and Australia on top of the list.
- If aliens come one day and ask where they can learn about the human race best, I will tell them to leave as soon as possible before people kill them. If they are too eager to stay, I would recommend traveling around the United States, where even freaks are perceived normally, and in general, they'd better imitate human behavior to fit in.
- I was impressed a lot by the book "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer. The main idea is that you can only be really happy when you have someone to share your happiness with.
- Among my recently read books, I can highlight «Alone in Berlin» by Hans Fallada and "From Dusk 'til Dawn: An Insider's View of the Growth of the Animal Liberation Movement" by Keith Mann.
- My three favorite tracks that I would play at an office party are not know abroad, it's a russian songs: Zdrada Palki – Iz chernoy reziny (From black rubber), Ankylym – Rabota (Work), Ruki na odeyalo (Hands on the duvet) – Avtonomnaya zona (Autonomous zone).
Further plans
- I see myself in the social business in 10 years.


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This is a guest post from my father, who was kind enough to write about his experiences learning Latin back in high school. Originally posted 6/3/14.
I officially attempted to enter ancient Roma via freshman Latin class in the fall of 1967. I had casually encountered Romulus and Remus the prior year in what would now be referred to as an exploratory eighth grade foreign language experience. Not all experiences are welcoming. My eighth grade encounter was one of discomfort. We paid tuition, one quarter to attempt readings from a textbook which appeared to have been printed on Guttenberg's press. We also grappled at matching accurate Latin vocabulary with English phrases. This all occurred in a hot classroom, with tweeting birds on a few blue sky spring Saturdays. When a boy's heart is out the window, his powers of concentration have met their kryptonite.
It is a safe bet that no reader of this blog has less foreign language expertise than I. Even with that sour milk taste in my mouth, I still signed on to a couple years of Latin in high school. I remember that pair of years fondly. Not due to my expertise but because my instructor was in love. In love with a dead language. At the time, I expected that she was old enough to have once chatted with Romulus and Remus. She had that same face of age that I currently notice in my mirror. However, she had the linguistic soul of a young romantic.
The language experiences of my youth suggest to me that nothing entices linguistic learning like the enthusiasm of an instructor smitten with their subject. My teacher always expected us to eventually drink the Kool-aid and live to love Latin. She was not entirely successful but nor was she a failure. She tweaked our interest against long odds. She paddled upstream against the negative current that our exploratory class had instilled.
If there are any morals to this story, I expect that they are the following. In a first language experience, it may be more effective to partner with a child's sense of play than to attempt to oppose and conquer it. An ugly taste for one's subject can be washed away with the proper dose of one's soul-felt enthusiasm. It is possible to follow language failure with language success. Finally, Rome was not built in a day. It just took me two years of an enthusiastic teacher to finally understand that my Latin text was telling me that Romulus and Remus were Roma's founders.
Many thanks for his comical yet very accurate post. I hope you all enjoyed!


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AI's Effects on Economic Growth in Aging Society: Induced Innovation and Labor Supplemental Substitution*
Chen Qiulin (陈秋霖)1, Xu Duo (许多)2 and Zhou Yi (周羿)3
1 Institute of Population and Labor Economics (IPLE), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Beijing, China
2 National School of Development (NSD), Peking University
3 Center for Social Research (CSR), Peking University
Abstract: This paper employs industrial robot installations that represent the level of smart manufacturing as the proxy variable of artificial intelligence (AI). Based on crosscountry panel data and China's provincial panel data, we create a two-stage least square(2SLS) regression model to examine the effect of an aging population on AI applications and AI's effect on economic growth. In this manner, we aim to test whether AI has a substitutive effect on labor against the backdrop of an aging society and the kind of such a substitutive effect. Our findings suggest that the labor shortage arising from an aging society will prompt an economy to adopt smart manufacturing more broadly, i.e. an aging society is a driver of AI development. Smart manufacturing has a positive effect on local GDP and helps shore up the slowing economy resulting from an aging society. AI is an important tool for coping with the challenges of an aging society. Current AI development is an "induced innovation," and its substitutive relationship with labor is a "supplemental substitution" rather than "crowding-out substitution." If these characteristics are properly maintained, AI will contribute more to China's economy against the backdrop of an aging society.
Keywords: aging society, artificial intelligence, smart manufacturing, substitutive effect
JEL Classification Codes: P23, O33
DOI:1 0.19602/j .chinaeconomist.2019.9.06
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5 Questions with Cheryl Robertson on SaskPower's Second Smart Meter Pilot
June 21, 2018
Our smart meter pilot's expanding! We're preparing to install another 7,500 meters around the province for commercial and industrial customers.
We sat down with Cheryl Robertson, Director of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), to find out more about the pilot.
What do you hope to accomplish with this pilot?
Our commercial and industrial customers have been asking for smart meter technology - and we're finally ready to give it to them.
With the first pilot, we installed over 500 commercial and industrial smart meters. We're expanding this by installing another 7,500 on businesses throughout the province. This allows us to make sure that our system and workforce is ready to go before rolling it out province-wide to all our commercial and industrial customers.
How does this support business in Saskatchewan?
Many of our customers have opted into this pilot because it'll benefit their business. They'll receive smart meters first. Another 750 businesses throughout the province will receive smart meters starting in late July.
There are many benefits to smart meters. Not only will you get fewer billing estimates, but in the coming months you'll be able to view your power use online to get a better grasp on how to reduce it.
In the future, smart meters will also help us pinpoint outages faster and bring more renewable power to the grid.
How did you choose who gets to participate in this pilot?
Businesses that expressed interest and have opted in will get the majority of meters. In the later part of our pilot, we'll reach out to other businesses across the province to take part.
Their participation will help us ensure:
- The meters are communicating with our network; and
- They work well with our business practices.
What will happen after the pilot is complete?
Once we've completed this pilot, we'll take a look at the results and make adjustments to our processes. After that, we'll start planning for full deployment to all commercial and industrial customers.
When will you install meters on houses?
We're still trying to find a meter that meets our new rigorous standards in Saskatchewan. Once we do, we'll use the same testing methods we've used with our commercial and industrial meters.
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Vladyslav Kachur
I am an inspired teacher of foreign languages from Ukraine with 11 years of hands-on experience in education. I am trying to combine teaching and my public activity, which includes conducting different trainings and organisation of different educational events for students and teachers around Ukraine and the participation in international projects (Erasmus+, Schools for Democracy etc). To my mind, school and education have always been the ideal platform for bringing change to this world and making my small contribution into the development of my country and future generations. My constant source of inspiration are the following thoughts of American writer John Steinbeck who said: "I've come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and you know how few great artists there are in the world. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since its medium is the human mind and the human spirit." Isn't it incredible? As a teacher I shape the future working with today's children and believe that our world cannot do without caring teachers and students.
School: Vinnytsia Gymnasium № 6


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Westgate Vacation Villas Resort is the ideal place to celebrate any occasion! Surprise your loved one with a colorful room decoration package guaranteed to add a little something extra special to enhance your vacation festivities.
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1967 Gibson ES-335TDC 12-string - Cherry
Manufacturer: Gibson
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1967 Gibson ES-335TDC 12-string - Cherry incl. orig. Gibson Soft Case
Super clean and all original 1967 Gibson ES-335TDC 12-string electric guitar in excellent - near mint condition. The guitar has almost no visible playwear and the cherry-red finish is till very strong in color and almost shows no fading. The original frets are almost like new. The medium-size 1-piece neck is the same as on the 335 6-string models, so you can use it a 6-string as well! The two original Gibson Pat.Nr.-Sticker humbuckers are well balanced and have outputs of 7,20K and 7,36K, with a weight of only 3,65Kg is comfortable light. One of the best playable 12-string electric guitars. Comes in its orig. Gibson soft case w/red interior.
- Semi-hollow, double-cut maplebody,
- 1-piece mahagony neck,
- Bound rosewood fretboard with blockmarker inlays,
- 12-string trapeze tailpiece,
- Gibson adjustable Tune-O-Matic bridge,
- 2x strong "Pat.-Nr. Decal" pickups,
- Untouched solderjoints,
- 2/6 x Kluson tuners,
- Chrome hardware,
- Original black Gibson soft case w/red interior.
Product.Nr.: Vi67GiES335TDC12_057888


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Day Four
We can hope, and then we can have hope. it seems like the exact same thing, but it's not. When we don't get what we hoped for, we can become discouraged, even irritated or angry. Usually, that's temporary. But sometimes that discouragement, irritation, or anger gets out of hand, and we fall into despair. When we despair, we turn away from God. We stopped trusting him, lose our faith in him, and con ourselves into believing that he no longer cares about our needs or even that he cares about us personally.
No one intentionally sets out toward hopelessness. It happens incrementally, so imperceptibly that often the severity goes unnoticed until something happens that stops us short and we feel the knot that has us hopelessly bound.
Words of Pope Francis
We are all exposed to sin, to evil, to be trail… We are fully conscious of the this proportion between the grandeur of God's call and of our littleness, between the sublimity of the mission and the reality of our human weakness. Yet the Lord in his great goodness and his infinite mercy always takes us by the hand lest we drown in the sea of our fears and anxieties. He is ever at our side, he never abandons us. And so, let us not be overwhelmed by fear or disheartened, but with courage and confidence let us press forward in our journey and in our mission.
Prayer to Our Lady, Undoer of Knots
Our Lady, Undoer of Knots,
Please help me out of my hopelessness. From my human perspective, I see no way out. But, God, who knows everything, knows the way out. He has the power to fix whatever it is that's caused this hopeless situation, to forgive my sinfulness, and to change my battered heart.
Mother, you are waiting for me to hand over this not to you, this not of [name the knot]. Deep down, I want to turn it completely over to you, but I'm afraid to do so. My fearfulness keeps me from truly hoping. My sinfulness keeps me from completely trusting in God's goodness, justice, mercy, and faithfulness. I'm caught in this not that need your hands to lovingly undo.
Our Lady, Undoer of Knots, please take this not from me and begin working on it immediately. If I try to snatch back, gently remind me that it's better off in your hands than mine.
I also want to unite my prayers with those of Pope Francis, asking that lasting peace may be granted to the world. Amen.
Say one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be for peace in our hearts, homes, and the world and for the intentions of the Holy Father.
Make a concrete resolution to take one step toward peace in your heart today.


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Tinmouth Pond
We were hoping to find a good vantage point at Tinmouth Pond. (aka Chipman Lake)
We did.
From here, the "pavilion" is on the far shore, with Colvin Hill and Danby above in the distance.
It's not too hard to find a good spot to paint this time of year.
Thank you Chris Edmunds and family!


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Welcome to Americas Best Value Inn Pittsburgh Airport located in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. We are ideally situated on Business Route 376 Loop, close to the airport and the major thruway linking the outer Pittsburgh business area to its picturesque downtown. Ask us about our Park-N-Fly special. Coraopolis sits northwest of Pittsburgh, only 15 miles away from the thrilling nightlife and rich history of (The Steel City). For your dining pleasure and convenience, Wings Suds & Spuds, Primanti Brothers, Pizza Hut, Bob Evans, Wendy's, Arby's, and Eat & Park are within walking distance of our hotel. Other local restaurants include Clarks Restaurant and Jacksons Restaurant nearby. Americas Best Value Inn Pittsburgh Airport is the ideal hotel for business and leisure travelers. At Americas Best Value Inn Pittsburgh Airport, We've Got You Covered from the time you hit the road until your head hits the pillow.
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- Wings Suds and Spuds. next door
- Pizza Hut, walking distance
- Eat N Park Restaurant, 0.3 mi.
- Bob Evans Restaurant 0.2 mi.
- Jacksons Restaurant, 0.3 mi.
- Starbucks 0.9 mi.
- Clarks Restaurant, 0.9 mi.
- KFC, 1 mi.
- McDonald's, 1 mi.
- Patrick's Pub, 4 mi.
- 4th Avenue Grille, 4.3 mi.
- Sharp Edge Sewickley, 4.4 mi.
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- West Hills Par-3 Golf Course, 2.3 mi.
- Robin Hill Park, 2.5 mi.
- Airport Ice Arena, 2.8 mi.
- Moon Golf Club, 3.2 mi.
- Paradise Island Bowl and Beach, 5.3 mi.
- IKEA Pittsburgh, 5.4 mi.
- Mall at Robinson, 5.6 mi.
- CineMark Movie Theater, 7 mi.
- Sheffield Lanes, 9.4 mi.
- Sheraden Park, 13.6 mi.
Area Attractions
- Airport Ice Arena, 2.8 mi.
- Downtown Coraopolis, 5 mi.
- Sewickley Heights History Center, 6.5 mi.
- Fern Hollow Nature Center, 6.5 mi.
- Woodville Plantation, 14 mi.
- Downtown Pittsburgh, 15 mi.
- Rivers Casino, 14.9 mi.
- PNC Park, 15.8 mi.
- David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 16 mi.
- Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, 16 mi.
- Consol Energy Center-Home of Pittsburgh Penguins, 17.3 mi.
- Club Zoo, 16.6 mi.
- Heinz Field, 17.2 mi.
- Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium, 22.9 mi.
- Sri Venkateshwara Temple, 27.4 mi.
- Jain Hindu Temple, 31.8 mi.
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This afternoon we visited Richmond Housing Estate for the Under One Moon Festival celebrating Melbourne's cultural diversity. In the grounds of the Estate was a stage surrounded by tents with stalls and displays. We were treated to performances of Beijing Opera, Japanese umbrella dancing, African dancers and various Timor Leste performers, including some men in magnificent feather headdresses. There was also a dragon dance, with frisky dragons running among the crowd afterwards. Small shelters were built by the Papuans and those from Timor Leste. Those present were invited to make lanterns for the parade to be held in the evening. I made an attempt and was told that the result was acceptable, thanks to some help from teenagers who seemed to have the hang of it.
Although we had to leave before the evening parade, it was a good day. Thanks to my fellow Mandarin student, Maria, a resident at the Estate, for the invitation. Photos: David Street


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In 2020, the U.S. Army is going to start using a more demanding physical training program requiring soldiers to reach a much higher standard of fitness than that now in effect, and to maintain the new fitness standard, no matter what their occupational specialty is, throughout their tours of duty.
I suggest that school coaches, some of whom may be U.S. Army National Guard soldiers, research the new training plan and familiarize high school student graduates of 2020, and beyond, with the physical abilities needed to enter the Army with confidence.
It is disheartening for a trainer who must set the example for his soldiers by being in top good shape to see recruits before him with pear-shaped physiques, an inability to do more than one pullup or pushup without serious strain, and then barely make the end of 300 yards for a 2-mile run before collapsing.
Recruits, take notice: Physical training is going to be tougher for both men and women, regardless of career field.
Lee Bruce
South Dennis
The writer is a former U.S. Army and Air Force noncommissioned officer.