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Kuo, an Academician in the International Academy for Quality, has held appointments as an National Research Council senior research associate and senior Fulbright scholar. He has also worked for Bell Labs and Iowa State University.
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Bull jumper adds French flavor to NFR
by Matt Naber | Mar 08, 2019
When Emanuel Lataste stepped into the Thomas & Mack Arena at the 2018 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, his feet weren't on the ground for long.
Lataste, "The Bull Jumper," astounded the audience by leaping over a charging bull multiple times – a custom he brought across the Pond from his home in Montfort, France.
"Where I was born in France, it's a tradition," said Lataste, who is known as Manu. "It's not like freestyle (bullfighting) where they can do whatever they want. In my tradition it can be two hours, and we try to do the best moves ever."
Lataste's bull jumping is the result of a lifetime of work. He started doing gymnastics when he was 6 and attended a bull-jumping class when he was 14. Now, he's in the 20th season of his career at 33 years old.
"In my culture, if you want to be a man you have to jump the bull, but not everyone does it and not everyone is good at it," Lataste said.
Lataste lives in Saint-Tite, Quebec, Canada. His first rodeo in North America was the 2013 Festival Western de Saint-Quentin in New Brunswick, Canada. Two years later, he made his U.S. debut at the 2015 Reno (Nev.) Rodeo.
The French bull jumper compared the bulls at American rodeos to the bulls found in Spain 500 years ago. American rodeos use Mexican bulls which came from Spain but have since been crossbred into something on par with what was used centuries ago in Spain.
"Jumping a bull is one of the most exciting things I can have in my life," Lataste said. "When I'm in the arena, I'm really professional and I focus on the bull. The only moment I can see what just happened in the arena is when I have the reaction of the crowd. Last week, I had a standing ovation, and the people stood up by themselves. It (that reaction) is like a gift to me – that makes my day, when the crowd stands up."
In addition to jumping bulls, in France, Lataste is a beekeeper.
"I'm pretty sure I will do beekeeping in Canada soon, it's in my blood," Lataste said. "The bull jumping is stronger than me."
He attended the Wrangler NFR as a spectator in 2016 and 2017, but he never anticipated being in the arena in 2018.
"It wasn't me who brought me to the NFR, it looks like it was the bull jumping," Lataste said. "It was my dream. When I went to the NFR by myself, I said that's where I have to go one day, and then I got called and I didn't believe it."
The challenge at Las Vegas wasn't the size of the crowd or knowing he was at the pinnacle of professional rodeo, it was condensing his usual five-minute performance to one. The shorter performance made it a challenge to get in a number of jumps.
"(Longtime Wrangler NFR general manager) Shawn Davis told me I have one minute, 'Do whatever you want, but you have one minute,'" Lataste said. "It was the shortest and hardest performance of my career."
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When I played basketball in high school, my coach always used to say, "we ( the team) are only as good as the weakest player on the team." Meaning that in order to have success on the team, we must use each individual's strengths and work together to accommodate the weaknesses. That high school coach preached the importance of teamwork, whether during practice, games or off-site events in order to understand each person to the greatest extent as an athlete and an individual off-the-court. Basketball is a great sport that helped me develop skills, such as teamwork, that was applicable to other areas in my life.
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Have you ever been or experienced that parent at your son or daughter's basketball game asking the referee if they need new glasses? Or in the middle of the game, calling your child's name so you can personally coach them from the sidelines? I'm sure all of you can relate to those examples above and maybe sometimes you were that parent!
I could say that throughout my athletic career, my parents definitely had their moments (even a couple ejections from the crowd, but we won't talk about those ones); however, my parents were always my number one fans. As a young athlete, looking out into the crowd, I was always so happy to see them there cheering me on. Although there were those long ride homes critiquing and/or praising my performance for that game, I would still say that without my parents, my sporting career would not have been as rewarding.
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Mental toughness is defined as the ability for athletes to resist, manage and overcome doubts, worries or circumstances that may prevent the athlete from excelling at a specific task set out to achieve. Acquiring the mental skill, will allow athletes to have a "psychological edge" that enables them to cope better than their opponents with the demands sport places on the athlete. Sport is more than just the physical aspect, but a main factor in sport is being in control of your mind as well as the emotions involved.
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Graphene oxide (GO) is an interesting material that has the potential for a wide range of applications. Critical for these applications are the type of oxygen bond and its spatial distribution on the individual GO sheets. This distribution is not yet well understood. Few techniques offer a resolution high enough to unambiguously identify oxygen configuration.
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RUGBY LEAGUE: As the full-time siren rang across Geoff King Motors Oval at the end of the first grade grand final, a smile quickly spread across the face of referee Nathan Grace.
It wasn't a smile of happiness, but more one of relief after the book had been closed on another Group 2 season and the pressure released.
It also brought to a close Grace's 10th straight Group 2 grand final, an honour rarely bestowed on a whistle blower.
"It was just like all of them, really, there is always a twist somewhere," he said. "There was a few nerves there before kick off, but that's just normal. If you aren't nervous before a big game like this, then you don't care enough about what you do."
Grace stood in a first grade grand final for the first time in 2006, when he marched the sidelines for the decider between Port Macquarie and Sawtell.
He was touch judge twice, before refereeing a reserve grade grand final in 2008, and then going on a run which culminated on Sunday.
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"Of course I am proud, I would be lying if I said otherwise," he said. "It is like any player, you strive to do the best you can and this is our grand final just like it is those guys'.
"The first grade grand final is the biggest honour of the season for officials, and we are competing against each other to get the opportunity just like the players.
"To be rewarded again, it is very humbling."
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Intertidal habitats can change rapidly, not just in spatial extent but also in vegetation type and cover. Newly created coastal managed realignment sites are a prime example where channels migrate and the vegetation changes from terrestrial to mud flats and saltmarshes.
Monitoring these changes is difficult due to their highly dynamic behaviour, inaccessible nature and risk of ecological damage caused by field work. Aerial photography is costly and thus usually restricted to once a year at best-however, Copernicus Sentinel data are changing things.
Now with the Sentinel satellites of the European Union's Copernicus Programme, these systems can potentially be used to observe a site every few days with images that have a spatial resolution down to 10 m.
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People make choices every day in areas like business, relationships, nutrition, personal interests, and so forth. Those choices seem to determine a person's quality of life.
So how does someone make the best choices possible? The answer for Dreambounded Leaders is to be guided in their experience. For Dreambounded Leaders, however, experience is not defined in the usual way.
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary defines experience as a particular instance of personally encountering or undergoing something. Dreambounded Leaders think about their experience as something far more profound.
They see experience as the natural unfolding of an energetically guided story—your story. In other words, an experience doesn't happen to you and then you figure out what to do about it, but an experience is the natural way in which your energetic self connects with the energy around you. And that has to do with resonance and its naturally creative quality.
Thus leadership treats experience as their fundamental guide, a guide that naturally seeks resonance and its creative unfolding—a guide that can be supported and optimized. The idea is that energy knows how to optimally connect with other energy (experience with experience) in what we might think of as the unfolding of a collectively guided story. So how do you support and optimize your own and your group's experience if the energetic unfolding is naturally guided?
Set Your Fundamental Intention Around Your Actual Experience Rather Than an Interpretation of It.
I have represented that unfolding of dynamic energy, called here an experience, in my model called the Natural Cycle of Experience. This new way of thinking about experience provides you with a way to support and optimize this profound phenomenon that we all share, both for your own self-leadership and when leading others.
Note that it is the self-guided experience itself that is being supported and not the products of experience, such as knowledge, or other representations created in that experience. Consider what Joseph Campbell, one of the foremost authorities on mythology, said in an interview with Bill Moyers on the subject of experience and resonance:
"People say that what we're all seeking is a meaning for life. I don't think that's what we're really seeking. I think that what we're seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experience on the purely physical plane will have resonances within our own innermost being and reality, so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive."
Dreambounded Leaders lead themselves and others from the standpoint of feeling alive, and the intention of the Natural Cycle of Experience model is to be a resource to help do that. They approach knowledge, purpose, and achievement as byproducts of that experience rather than the reason for it.
Think of energy as having a natural, three-phase way of evolving that is cyclical.
This way of thinking about experience as an unfolding of dynamic energy is founded on a fundamental property of energy, which is vibration (or what we observe as wave forms) and their natural potential for resonance. When one energetic arena (a common or congruent energetic occurrence—could be you) is in sync with another energetic arena (could be someone else), we say that they resonate. That resonance typically unfolds as an increase in energy (amplitude) and the creation of patterns or organization.
You can think about yourself as being an energetic arena that is continually coming into sync or resonance with other arenas of energy. When you come into sync with another energetic arena (person, place, or thing), some sort of creative process occurs as a natural byproduct of resonance.
For example, you walk into a business networking event, and certain people seem to resonate with you while others don't. One interaction excites and energizes you (typically beginning as creative conversation) and the other doesn't. This energetic resonance begins a creative and ultimately transformative cycle that can be thought of as going through three phases.
Evolving Energy as an Experience
Let's consider an example of what that cycle might look like.
Suppose that it is a hot summer day, and you are twelve years old and at home on a Saturday. And as the day begins, the idea to open a lemonade stand suddenly jumps into your mind, and you get excited about doing it—you feel an increase in energy—the idea resonates with you.
Next, your excitement has you taking action on the idea by getting some lemonade, glasses, and maybe a pitcher to mix it. You then get your sister or brother and maybe some friends excited and begin to take action. You set up a table, make some lemonade, and put out your sign offering a glass of cold lemonade for 25¢—and you are having a blast.
After a while, you and your partners feel done and fold up your operation. You let your mind shift to your next idea, maybe going swimming. You take action, and when that action is completed, you again let go of it, making room for your next idea, and so on.
In simple terms, you get an idea based on a feeling of resonance (what calls out to you or just feels right), then you take action on it, and then when it's complete, you let it go. That common creative event is your and your group's experience or story, and it is cyclical, meaning that once the three-phase process is complete, you will begin it again with a new idea and a new action, and finally you'll let it go as you make space for yet another cycle.
Again, the foundation for that three-phase experience (the natural unfolding of an energetically guided story) is a feeling of resonance, not a logical conclusion about what makes rational sense. Since getting an idea, taking action on it, and then letting it go is, in this way of thinking about experience, an energetic unfolding, it can be useful to put the process in more energetic terms. So my Natural Cycle of Experience is a model of unfolding consciousness that calls those three phases:
1. Receiving Mind Consciousness (you have an idea),
2. Organizing Mind Consciousness (you take action), and
3. Releasing Mind Consciousness (you let go of whatever happened).
Those three kinds of consciousness are very different from each other and are represented in the graphic below.
Thinking about an experience in this way makes it possible to support and optimize your stories or experiences because you are not bound or limited by the various things created in your experiences. In other words, you support your consciousness rather than the elements created in that consciousness. It is also in this way that groups can work together by engaging in the same energetic consciousness the same time as it naturally flows through the cycle.
Support and optimize the natural energetic cycle through its three-phase transformative evolution.
People sometimes think that the quality of their experience/story is limited by their circumstances (the products created by consciousness). They might think, for example, that they don't have enough money or enough recognition to have a rich and rewarding experience so they can feel fully alive. Although their story unfolds using or building on circumstances, it is not limited by them in terms of quality (what Joseph Campbell called above the rapture of being alive).
Consider that the free flow of consciousness through its three phases—not the things created in those experiences—is what naturally creates a rich and rewarding experience.
Since the Natural Cycle of Experience symbolizes an experience as a three-phase, natural unfolding of energetic resonance (the flow of consciousness), then to support experience you simply support and optimize the unfolding of your own (or your group's) consciousness and discover the unique experiences/stories that it naturally creates. The way you do that is twofold: first, stay in the natural sequence of unfolding consciousness, and second, shift minds intuitively.
With this approach, you don't figure out what to do next. You simply put yourself into Receiving Mind Consciousness (or whatever is the next conscious mind in your current sequence) and allow intuition (resonance) to naturally choose ideas, actions and so forth, thereby creating your experiences. In other words, for Receiving Mind Consciousness, you open your mind up to see what ideas come to you and look for one that resonates. Once you discover an idea that resonates with you, you naturally shift into Organizing Mind Consciousness and allow yourself to begin to take action by organizing your engagement. Finally, when the action phase is complete, you shift into Releasing Mind Consciousness and let go of all judgments and conclusions about the outcome and elements created in the experience.
You support and optimize your experiences by staying in that sequence and shifting from one mind or consciousness to the next when you intuitively feel called to do so. This approach assumes something very significant. It assumes that the natural energy that is you already knows how to create an experience that will be rich and rewarding for you and others.
Creating an experience or life that is rich and rewarding (a life that resonates) isn't something you have to learn how to do. There is no book or course that can teach that. The energy that is you is simply looking for energy that resonates with itself, and your job is to support and optimize that process through energetic intuition. Your knowledge and purpose is not the creator of your experience but rather is a byproduct of it.
Handle Resistance to the Free Flow of your Consciousness, Especially when Fear is Present.
How does that natural process get off track? How do you get stuck and frustrated and no longer moving forward in the creation of rich and rewarding experiences? The answer has to do with fear. Fear can have you resisting the natural unfolding of your unique experience. That means you are resisting shifting from one mind into the next in sequence, and the flow of your naturally expanding experience is restricted, so you are either
- resisting letting go of something that will clear space for Receiving Mind Consciousness (new ideas),
- resisting transition into Organizing Mind Consciousness (new action), or
- resisting completion of something so you can shift into Releasing Mind Consciousness (letting go).
Those three points of resistance (resisting the shift from one consciousness to the next) are represented on the graphic below .
To support and optimize your experience and to feel fully alive, you will want to support the natural sequence of the flow of your consciousness and shift from one mind to the next intuitively. Any time fear shows up and you intuitively feel stuck and focused on the fear rather than what resonates with you, consciously shift to your next conscious mind in sequence and allow it to continue the unfolding of the rich and rewarding experience that has you feeling alive.
Starting with my next blog, I will begin to take the way Dreambounded Leadership thinks about things and apply it to some specific situations that can come up for leaders.


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Definitions for "Gravel"
Keywords: pebble, cobble, fragment, millimeter, sieve
Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand.
To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.
Aggregate consisting of rock fragments or pebbles.
Keywords: hoof, abscess, coronet, insensitive, laminae
Common term describing drainage at the coronary band of the foot; caused by infection that migrates up the hoof wall and breaks out as an abscess at the coronary band.
An abscess of the hoof wall extending from the white line to the coronet.
Infection of the hoof resulting from a crack in the white line (the border between the insensitive and sensitive laminae). An abscess usually forms in the sensitive structures and eventually breaks at the coronet as the result of the infection.
Keywords: concretions, sandlike, calculi, gall, bladder
A deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom.
Sandlike deposit in the urine.
A disease characterized by multiple small calculi (stones or concretions of mineral salts) which are formed in the kidneys, passed along the ureters to the bladder, and expelled with the urine. Synonym: kidney stone.
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Keywords: bothers, annoyance, buzzing, mosquitoes, disturb
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
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If a sparkly eye is not your beauty game plan for the holidays, a Red Lip is a classic choice.
I'm guessing you have more than a few reds in your stash you can pull out now. From scarlet to bruised berry, there is a red to suit everyone and every attire.
To keep the colour intact, begin with a lip primer, then outline and fill in the lips with a lip pencil, apply lipstick from the bullet, really press it in with your lips, blot, reapply. Don't forget to add a touch of shimmery highlighter to the cupids bow to make the lips sparkle in the winter light or candlelight.
Keep your lipstick nearby for a touch up if needed. You needn't make countless trips to the powder room. Since I am hosting the Christmas feast, I shall keep mine in the kitchen—my microwave oven door makes a perfect mirror and you can discretely check your lipstick whilst appearing to be very busy cooking.
Here are a few of my favourite reds:
DIOR 999 One of the best selling reds of all time. Oh so glamorous.
CHARLOTTE TILBURY, Red Carpet Red Pure Hollywood sophistication. Long lasting, comfortable finish. Matte not dry.
LOVECRAFT BEAUTY, Margarette For a glossier, shinier lip in true red.
BURT'S BEES, Napa Vineyard Chubby lip crayon in a vibrant, rich, deep berry red. Creamy opaque matte finish. Stunning red.
When the occasion is Christmas, red is always right.
Which one will you be wearing? Tell me in the comments.
Oh, and since you asked, I will be wearing Dior 999 AND sparkly eyes.


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Is Payable on Death Account the Right Choice For You?
When choosing the right future, you would always want to get the best one not just for yourself but also for your loved ones. This is especially true when you are making a decision regarding money and the selections that you pick to safeguard the future of your family and beneficiary.
Just like an Amsterdam holiday or an Amsterdam city trip, you prefer to make everything to be perfect. One way in order to secure your assets for your beneficiary is through payable on death account. But is this the right choice for you? Are you making the right decision?
What is payable on death account?
The payable on death account is a kind of account that you can choose to safely transfer your money and other assets in a bank or credit institution from your name to your beneficiary's name. This is the problem that many people have to face when their loved ones pass away. They have to rely on probate courts to settle the account and make the necessary distribution of assets to the beneficiaries of the account holder.
The assets on a payable on death account are only accessible to the beneficiary once the account holder passes away. But if you are still alive, you have all the control over the money inside the bank account.
What are the conditions surrounding the POD account?
First, you have to set the name of the beneficiary at the start of the account. But the issue with payable on death accounts is that you cannot change the name of the beneficiary in the middle of the duration of the account. So what will you do if, in case, the beneficiary passes away before the account holder? You cannot do anything about the account. It is probably best to create a new account for another beneficiary.
What happens if you are mentally incapacitated?
Since the account is only payable on death, family members will still not have any access to that account because you are still alive. They can opt to go to court to have some guardianship over the account.


text: Pubdate: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 Source: Modesto Bee, The (CA) Copyright: 2008 The Modesto Bee Contact: http://www.modbee.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/271 Author: Tim Moran Cited: City of Oakdale http://drugsense.org/url/pYcbS1YG Cited: Stanislaus County http://www.co.stanislaus.ca.us/ Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mmj.htm (Marijuana - Medicinal) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topic/marijuana+dispensary POT MERCHANTS FILE AGAINST OAKDALE, COUNTY The owners of the closed medical marijuana dispensary in Oakdale have filed two claims against the city and Stanislaus County, asking for almost $2 million. The dispensary, Oakdale Natural Choice Collective Inc., and the home of the owners were raided July 31 by members of the Stanislaus Drug Enforcement Agency and the Oakdale Police Department. Another raid was conducted a day later on a Riverbank home that was used to grow marijuana for the patient collective. Addison DeMoura, owner of the dispensary, was arrested along with several others associated with Oakdale Natural Choice Collective. Charges haven't been filed and the case is under review, said Assistant District Attorney Carol Shipley. One of the claims was filed on behalf of DeMoura, his wife, Jessica DeMoura, their son, Tiger James DeMoura, and Oakdale Natural Choice Collective. It keys on the raids at the collective business in downtown Oakdale and the DeMouras' home in Oakdale. The claim asks for compensation of $1,953,266 for lost revenue from the collective, medical marijuana seized, equipment seized or destroyed in the raid, damage to the home and business, and legal costs. Most of the claim, $1.8 million, is listed under lost wages for Addison DeMoura, at $10,000 per day. DeMoura said Monday that the $10,000 figure is the gross revenue for the business at the time it was closed. The claim also asks for an unspecified sum for the trauma suffered by Tiger James DeMoura, 3, during the raid. The boy refuses to return to the Oakdale home and lives with his mother and grandmother out of town, according to the claim. The second claim refers to the raid on the Riverbank home used to grow marijuana and cites the loss of marijuana plants and growing equipment as well as damage to the house. That claim is for $39,355. The claim alleges that law enforcement officers wrote on the walls, spit tobacco on the floors throughout the house and urinated in the laundry room. Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson called the allegations "ludicrous," and said they were "unfounded and baseless." "I can guarantee you that didn't occur," Christianson said. "I know my staff would never participate in that kind of activity." Oakdale Police Chief Marty West said he was surprised by the allegations. "I find it hard to believe that officers would do that," he said. The claims generally are considered a prelude to a lawsuit. Robert Raich, an Oakland attorney representing the DeMouras, said the claims had to be filed within six months of the incident to retain the right to file a lawsuit. Whether a lawsuit is filed depends on the response and the outcome of any criminal charges, Raich said. County and city officials have been put into a legal quandary because California law permits the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, but federal law does not. Raich said the county has no authority to enforce federal laws, only state laws. Shipley said the county is reviewing whether the dispensary violated the criteria for medical marijuana under California law. "We aren't trying to enforce federal law," she said. County Counsel Michael Krausnick said Monday that the DeMoura claims will be denied. "We don't believe it has any merit," he said. West said the city claims administrator would review the DeMoura claims and make a recommendation to the City Council. Addison DeMoura said Monday that he is eager to go to trial on any criminal charges that may be filed. He contends the business was a registered nonprofit and legal according to state law. "I want them to prosecute this. I want to go to trial. They are subverting state law," DeMoura said. "They took away a lot from me. I was just following state and county laws." - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake


text: Wednesday 20th February 2019 | Leave a comment In an outer body experience, I could see myself be tempted to compromise my faith in the LORD in order to woo a "godly" wife. Why "godly" and not "Godly"? Because in layman's terms, the millennial wife-to-be is likely a worldly snowflake who aligns her beliefs with celebrity-endorsed movements driven by the mainstream media. I know this because I can read your Timeline.Personally, I live by Philippians 4:8 (NLT), which has been my life verse since I was born-again on Friday 4th February 2005.And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.Truth be told, why should I devour my content single life to compromise God's blessing for me and my growing walk with the LORD purely to ratify my marital status?I believe that divine unity in Christ is achieved in marriage when man and woman exchange vows and two become one. The put-on-show in the middle is purely for the guests and vanity Facebook likes. Nowadays, you can hire creative agencies who often carry Canon and Sony dSLR cameras on handheld gimbals and camera dolly systems to capture that Back to the Future moment.However, it's the underlying exchange of one's love for one another that takes place well BEFORE the wedding. It is often spoken and cherished in that memorable proposal which most folk often remember vividly.Meanwhile, the reality of that declaration and promise to exert that love for one another occurs AFTER the wedding event. The time in-between seems like a cooling-off period to determine who will cop out and walk away.With these pointers to consider and remind myself for later, I am choosing to pursue a life-changing decision that will ultimately determine where I will base myself to settle for the long haul (career-wise). Is it the posh-spoken mystical Capital on top of the hill? Is it the world-renowned City down south, which looks great on your CV but is only meaningful if your agenda is the career ladder? Perhaps, it's the poor man's City across the Shire that caters to a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career… *clears throat*Since late summer of 2018, I have been considering overseas, which again I am open to explore. It just bugs me as my parents are knocking on retirement and I'm an only child who has nothing to lose. Mumsy is happy to let go of me, as she knows God will look after me. Daddio only thinks about grandkids and I know it's the only ambition on his heart for me.And for the record, I WANT to be a Godly husband to my Godly wife and a Godly dad to my kids. I just find myself in a wildly ironic situation because during these past few years, I have been confiding myself in the LORD – purely because I don't have fleshy, lustful cravings to chase a bird.Meanwhile, I still want to stupidly use God's (my) time and grow my physical skills to help others in this Kingdom-focus vision. I feel like I have an extroverted heart for the LORD, but I am encased inside an introverted body. Above all, I am looking at a sustainable business model beyond what I already have on paper.Ideally, I want to partner with my wife, but only if she is a suitable helper for my quiet nature. It could be argued that I am looking for a woman of God with an ambitious heart for the LORD. So far, I've only met Christian women who just want to avoid the isolation of loneliness and simply want to settle. For the most part, that is fine… but I personally find it a sticky annoyance. After all, doesn't God not fill the lonely void of a human heart – if we focus our heart, soul and mind on Him?The notion of calling on Ms Millennial, when the LORD gives you His wisdom to see through people and situations is frightening. The other reason for reskilling myself is that I want to be able to work from home and be available to support my wife and see my kids, whilst be available for each family member. And with more jobs going digital and programming roles being more flexible for working families, I am happy to work towards that challenging path.Although I have looked at jobs with money symbols across my eyes, I'm not entirely motivated by money. I know when to draw the line on my deceiving heart with regards to desiring and needing money.The same applies when pursuing a Godly wife. Most folk go for looks and they hope for the best. For those hearts, God is placed second in the pecking order and folk will see God as a by-product. Again, I cannot help but value my relationship with the LORD that He needs to be my first true love, even BEFORE my future wife – and yes, even before everything else including careers, materials, and Kingdom-focus visions, etc. And I am confident that my Godly wife will understand this truth.And yes, I fear being with the wrong person, a reality that nearly consumed me 9 years ago. My time is too precious to waste on a dishonest friend. I also fear Ms Millennial who calculates her options (and plays the rebound card), because she either hasn't achieved anything in her life, or she's stuck in a dead-end job, or she is feeling the pinch in her age.As for me… I've always been stubborn in my faith – and I know, I will STILL desire the "Godly" wife over the "godly". It's a tough ask, but I trust the LORD will provide in His time. I will not allow my heart to flow with the winds of society at every change of direction. I'm sure there is the equivalent characteristic and quality that folk desire in a marriage and that's called faithful.~RichardConnectTweetRelated


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Croatia's Dalmatian Coast: A One-Week Itinerary
Planning a trip to Croatia? Now is a great time to pack your bags and head to this marvelous country of "red-roofed towns," historical palaces, gorgeous beaches, lively clubs, and taste-bud tingling restaurants. Contributing writer Michelle Finkelstein says May – September provide sunny days, tepid, swim-friendly waters, and smaller crowds — perfect conditions for an unforgettable vacation. Michelle had a lovely time traveling the Dalmatian Coast and has provided a comprehensive one-week itinerary to help travelers decide where to go and what to do. Other RealTravel members also offer wonderful suggestions, which you can find below under Croatia Itineraries by RealTravelers.
Dalmatian Coast – A One-Week Itinerary:
With only 1 week in Croatia, especially if it is your first visit (but hopefully not last!), I recommend focusing on the Dalmatian Coast. Featuring pristine stone and red-roofed towns dating back to the Middle Ages, an island blanketed in lavender (Hvar), marvelous Roman ruins of Diocletian's Palace (Split), a horn-shaped beach whose tip undulates with the tides (Bol on Brac) and a breathtaking shoreline speckled with beaches and mountains, this spectacular region of Croatia is sure to delight.
Days 1 & 2: Dubrovnik
Start your trip in Dubrovnik, Croatia's southernmost city, which is also called the 'Pearl of the Adriatic'. While the dramatic beaches are a huge draw, Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the real gem.
Getting to Dubrovnik
Unfortunately, there are no direct flights from the US to Croatia yet, but you can connect through a European hub such as London, Frankfurt, Vienna, Dublin or Budapest, and fly into Dubrovnik. European low-cost carries such as SkyEurope Airlines and Thomson fly from regional airports in London to Dubrovnik. (Click here for further alternatives.)
Where to Stay in Dubrovnik
If you want a resort feel and don't mind being a shuttle or cab ride away from Old Town, The Dubrovnik Palace is superlative. While the boxy rooms feel more like a nondescript business hotel than seaside resort, each has a balcony overlooking the sea and the hotel's fabulous location right on the Adriatic will make you feel like you're truly on vacation.
The Dubrovnik Palace offers an adult and family pool, a fitness center, tennis courts, a dive center, 3 restaurants and 4 bars. A sundowner at the Sunset Lounge is a must whether staying at the hotel or not, and their extensive breakfast buffet with outdoor seating high above the Adriatic is a wonderful way to start your day.
The Hilton Imperial Dubrovnik is situated right outside the city walls and Pile Gate. The location is ideal for sightseeing and nightlife as you're a 2-10 minute walk to the action, but not within the city walls where it can get congested and overwhelming, especially in mid-July during the Dubrovnik Summer Festival and August when hordes of Italians and day-tripping cruise-goers swarm the streets. Be sure to request a room with soaring ceilings and huge windows. (See more accommodations here…)
To Do in Dubrovnik
– An afternoon walk along the city walls is essential for unparalleled vistas and photo ops. Gaze across the clusters of traditional red rooftops and church spires, watching the women hanging wash high above narrow cobblestone alleys with children playing down below.
– Within the city walls, visit Onofrio's Fountains, one at each of the main gates, Pile and Ploce, erected in 1438 so people entering could wash to prevent bringing the Plague into this noble city.
– Meander down Stradun, the main wide street, stopping for a gelato or souvenir shopping.
– If you can find it, catch the sunset at Buza Bar, a delightful spot with tables and umbrellas clinging to the side of the old wall. Kick back with an Ozujsko beer or Caprioska, a delicious beverage made with vodka, brown sugar, mint and crushed ice, and watch the locals gracefully dive into the icy blue water. You'll probably also spy some not-so-graceful tourists belly-flopping from a towering crag into the sea after a few cocktails.
– For nightlife, patrons of numerous bars and pubs in alleyways off Stradun and Gundulic Square spill out into the streets.
– For clubs, the beachfront Eastwest Club offers a great location, DJs and exotic cocktails…just ignore the go-go dancers behind the banquettes.
– The Latino Club Fuego across from the Hilton outside Pile Gate is a multi-level dance club, which doesn't feature anything Latin, but is an entertaining spot nonetheless for fine music and drinks.
Days 3 & 4: Drive to Split and Ferry to Hvar
Getting to Split
Being an Art History major and enamored with all things Roman, I couldn't forgo a stop at Split to see the ruins of Diocletian's Palace. Split is also the main ferry hub for the islands off the Dalmatian Coast. We rented a car and drove up the Makarska Coast, stopping along the way to sunbathe and frolic in the sea. We used Avis with offices in all major locations and helpful employees. Please note that you do cross Bosnia and will need your passports. While only in Bosnia for about 20 minutes, you notice the difference in road quality, and sundries such as batteries and water are half the cost as in Croatia so load up!
There are also frequent busses that run between the cities, a viable option if you don't feel comfortable driving. Without stops the drive is approx. 3 1/2 hours. Give yourself time to return the car at the local agency, which, if you use Avis, is about a 20 min drive from the dock. The rep should drive you back to the port.
To Do in Split
Split is a busy port town and not worth an overnight stay, but the remains of the Palace of Diocletian are well worth a visit. Emperor Diocletian ruled from 284 AD until 304 AD. In 305 he retired to this palace where he lived until his death in 313 AD, when the palace became government offices and the governor's residence. Today you can view the notable Iron Gate and Clock Tower as well as scamper around the catacombs below the main building. Note the white, excellent-quality Dalmatian stone used throughout much of the Palace – it was quarried from Brac Island and used for many of the palaces and churches of Venice.
Getting to Hvar
Hvar may be on the radar for being an increasingly hip island, with multimillion-dollar yachts moored up to Miami-style hotels and raucous nightclubs, but this lavender-covered isle also boasts two lovely towns, glittering bays, serene monasteries and scenic vineyards.
Jadrolinija is the primary line ferrying passengers (and at times cars) from Split and other mainland destinations to the various islands. The ferries either dock at Stari Grad or Hvar Town. Be aware that if you are sailing into the destination you're not staying at, it's about a $40 cab ride. The ferries are definitely not luxurious, and the car ferries are especially dirty. The ride is approx. 2 hours. Pack light, as you will be hauling your suitcase up and down multiple sets of narrow stairwells with herds of other passengers ebbing you forward.
Suncani Hotels, the main chain on Hvar, run twice-daily hour-long catamaran transfers. They usually have an 8.30 PM boat, giving enough time to drive up the coast, enjoy Split and get to Hvar in time to grab a late dinner.
There are ferries from Dubrovnik to Hvar on certain days of the week if you prefer not to drive. You can also break up this trip by stopping and even overnighting on Korcula.
Where to Stay on Hvar
Long a destination for the wealthy jet set, Hvar has had a striking lack of good hotels. This is due to the fact that the mega-rich cruise up in their private yachts, dock for a night of dining and carousing, never actually staying on the island.
Suncani Hotels has 8 hotels on the island and the Riva Hotel in Hvar Town is the newest, located along the dock next to the semi-famous nightclub Carpe Diem. Copying its high design ethos from South Beach, the hotel's best feature is the patio, with cozy sofas and low-lit tables to sip some bubbly while people-watching.
Hvar Town is definitely a party town, although there are quieter nooks. If you are an early-to-bed, early-to-rise type you definitely won't enjoy the Hotel Riva. In this case, a hotel in Stari Grad, the other main town, or a more tranquil section of Hvar Town will do.
To Do on Hvar
There are two towns, Hvar Town and Stari Grad and both are marvelous.
–Built by the Venetian Doges in the 13th century, Hvar Town is a maze of cobblestone streets and sun-filled squares. The main buildings of importance, Cathedral of St Stephen, Clock Tower and the Arsenal all flank the main piazza, edged with al fresco cafes and restaurants.
–Stari Grad, literally 'Old Town' was originally called Pharos and founded by the Syracusans in the 4th century BC. Wander the labyrinthine streets, checking out the art studios and tiny bakeries. Life seems to have slowed to a leisurely pace. Amble up to the Dominican Monastery where there is a decent library and painting collection. The surrounding vineyards and views into the narrow streets are superb.
– Exploring the island is a must and I recommend renting a scooter only if you have ridden before. The locals drive like maniacs and with hairpin curves and plenty of gravely roads (not to mention sometimes shoddy bikes) your vacation could end up bandage-wrapped.
–You can also rent a car or hire a taxi to take you around this lovely island, where you'll turn a corner to witness the most gorgeous view over the vast Adriatic, or pass a lush lavender field.
–Water taxis and private boats can be arranged to take you to secluded coves and uninhabited beaches. Arrange for a return pickup time so you don't get stranded!
–I found the food in Dalmatia to be sub-par, save for an adorable restaurant in Hvar Town called Yaksa. The seafood and salads were perfect and here we sampled the best Caprioskas in the entire country. The affable owners, architects from Germany and their Weimaraner (who, incidentally, has his own sunglasses for the trip in the convertible Porsche from Munich to the ferry at Split) went out of their way to ensure we had the best of everything on Hvar.
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Monday, July 16, 2012
Border Cats Game Cancelled Today
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Court Documents Reveal Government Role
The provincial government is not standing in the way of the sale of a north shore mill to a company from India. Court documents show that the McGuinty government is forgiving a nearly 25 million dollar loan to Terrace Bay Pulp, something Natural Resources Minister Michael Gravelle says will help with the sale of the mill, and will help creditors get paid more money. The new company plans to convert the mill to make rayon.
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Arson Update
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Cargo North Buys New Aircraft
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Police Warn Of Winners Scam
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South Side Crash Hurts One
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NOSM Researcher Studying First Nation Disease
A Northern Ontario School of Medicine researcher is looking into what's causing a deadly new infection to hit area native communities. Dr. Marina Ulanova says the new strain of the disease is impacting mostly First Nations. Ulanova and her team are taking blood samples looking for antibodies to create a vaccine to eradicate the disease.
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Probe Into Minaki Explosion
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Police Report Second City Fatality
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Facelift For 527
The road to Armstrong is under construction. The Ontario government is rebuilding 25 kilometres of Highway 527 north of Thunder Bay. Pioneer Construction is the contractor and is creating about 70 jobs.
Posted by Acadia News at 10:59 AM
Fatal Pedestrian Accident In The City
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Adam Leon Back In Court In October
Adam Leon is heading back to court in October. The ex-Confederation College student is charged with theft following an incident where a Cessna was taken from the college flight school and flown into the United States. His lawyer Neil McCartney feels Leon shouldn't be tried in Canada since he was already charged and served time in the United States. McCartney is asking the court to consider Leon's situation as "double jeopardy."
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68 Forest Fires Now Burning
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ShoreTel has signed a definitive agreement to acquire M5 Networks, a provider of hosted Unified Communications. As a result of the acquisition, ShoreTel will be uniquely positioned to provide customers a choice between on-premise and hosted UC solutions.
Under the terms of the definitive agreement, M5 shareholders will receive approximately $84 million in cash and 9.5 million shares of ShoreTel stock, which equates to a total of $146.3 million in initial consideration based on a ShoreTel's average stock price over the prior 30 trading days.
In addition, M5 shareholders may receive additional contingent consideration of up to $13.7 million.
The acquisition of privately held M5 enables ShoreTel to expand its solutions into the cloud and reach a large and growing market segment of customers that are looking to deploy IP communications through a hosted model. Industry trends such as cloud computing, virtualisation, data centre economics and the flexibility of services-based models are driving the Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) market, which provides businesses another way to bring unified communications to their workforce.
"The acquisition of M5 positions ShoreTel as a leader in the fast-growing cloud UC market and delivers a suite of hosted telephony solutions that is unmatched in the marketplace," said Peter Blackmore, CEO of ShoreTel. "This acquisition is a critical step in our evolution and enables the company to capitalize on trends in cloud computing and advance our enterprise communications strategy."
M5 pioneered hosted UC in 2000 and today provides more than 2,000 companies with enterprise-grade communications on a subscription basis. This acquisition positions ShoreTel to be a leading provider in the emerging UCaaS market, enabling it to extend its technology and industry-leading customer satisfaction that are the hallmarks of its value proposition into the cloud through a hosted offering.
ShoreTel is acquiring M5's entire operation including its customer base, distribution capability, and proprietary network, and will be extending offers to substantially all of its employees.
Following the close of the acquisition, M5 will be operated as a ShoreTel business unit and will be led by M5 CEO Dan Hoffman, who shares ShoreTel's brilliantly simple approach to unified communications, and an intense focus on customer satisfaction. Hoffman will become president and general manager of the new business unit.
While the engineering teams will remain separate they will cooperate and coordinate in order to leverage the innovation and best practices of both groups so that both product roadmaps will benefit from the combined capabilities.
The current ShoreTel Champion Partner reseller program will evolve to include the ability to offer hosted services once the reseller has been qualified and certified.
"M5 is proud to be one of the leaders in the UC cloud market. We have achieved this position with a very strong management team and an excellent product offering that is the simplest in the industry," said Dan Hoffman, CEO of M5 Networks. "Joining forces with ShoreTel enables us to reach our ambitions of scale and cement our position in the hosted UC marketplace."
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, and is expected to close by the end of March 2012. Arbor Advisors acted as financial advisor to M5 Networks, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch acted as financial advisor to ShoreTel.


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If you prefer to do work at home, then you need a home office. If you have such an opportunity, then create a comfortable environment for successful work at home. Best of all by allocating a separate room in an apartment or a country house. We will give stylish home office design ideas.
Home office design: stylish trends
When planning home office design, you should know that this room is multifunctional. The office of house is suitable for a library, a place for seclusion and recreation. Office of house is also used to receive business partners in an informal setting.
In the case where owner of home office works just like in the office, at the computer, he doesn't necessarily need a traditional office in classical style. In such an interior computer will not look organically. And work itself at the computer by definition doesn't require presence of whole cabinet. In this case, stylish office furniture is good, which is not only convenient and mobile but also compact. For such furniture doesn't necessarily provide a separate room. You can use a niche, converted pantry or a small part of any other room in which there is free space.
And if owner of home office is a scientist, creative person, businessman, development of his interior will be difficult and quite expensive.
Home office design: trendy styles
Classic office in the house
Usually, home office design demonstrates not only financial situation but also aesthetic preferences of its owner. For a solid person, most likely it will be a classic. In the classic style of home office, its foundation is covering of walls and ceiling with panels made of natural wood. Solidly and massively also looks furniture, made of precious wood and decorated with bronze. A traditional set of furniture for home office is a desk, a bookcase, work chairs, a sofa.
The table is very reliable and durable, it can be inherited. In classic interior, upholstery of furniture is made of genuine leather. Of accessories are excellent writing materials from bronze, table lamps, vases, candlesticks.
On the wall, attach a picture in luxurious frame, and put a carpet on the floor. It can emphasize this style as best as possible. So, as in design of home office, wood and leather are used, only dry cleaning is required.
How to act in this case, if computer does not fit into overall interior? There is a way out, you can put it in the closet, neatly hiding wires, or hide computer behind an old screen. Today, interior design for classic home office uses furniture from light wood, as well as accessories from light materials: glass, porcelain, ceramics.
Home office design: other trendy styles
Modern home office design
For a young and modern person, modern design will be interesting. In which there are materials such as plastic, different kinds of glass, and computer on the table will become main element of cabinet.
In this case, cabinet will also include pedestals for audio and video equipment. If your home office is combined with a library, then perhaps you will need additional bookcases. Now on sale, there are several types of cabinets: built-in, case, modular systems. You should decide which one is more suitable for your interior. All of them have different design solutions. But they are made from equally high-quality materials.
In order to make interior of your home office comfortable and cozy, you need to seriously consider its coverage. Ideal is the use of different light sources. For example, a ceiling chandelier will give scattered soft light. And desktop lamp will be placed on desktop, which will also be a decorative element. If there is a small sofa in office, then very likely there will be a floor lamp or sconce.
In completion of work on design of home office, don't forget about living plants, wall clocks, paintings, antiques and photographs of your loved ones.


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Obituary: Edward 'Ed' Thomas McDermott, 93
May 15, 2017 04:23PM
By Theresa Gilman
Edward 'Ed' Thomas McDermott
Edward was born in Lowell (Ayers City), on December 7, 1923, a son of the late Edward L. and Theresa (Roth) McDermott. Ed was a graduate of Keith Academy, Class of 1941 where he served as captain of the football and track teams, and also as treasurer of his class.
Ed enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, and served for 3 years in the Pacific Theater during World War II, with the 109th Battalion. The 109th made amphibious assault landings on the beaches of Tarawa, then Guam, then Okinawa. When the war ended, Ed returned home after being discharged with honor.
He married his high school sweetheart Tina Fadden and in 1951, Ed and Tina moved to the Collinsville section of Dracut where they raised 5 children and lived for the rest of their lives. Ed was employed with the New England Telephone Company for over 38 years. He loved playing softball and throwing horseshoes with his many brothers and brothers-in-law. Ed loved playing golf, especially with his best friend and nephew, Dick Fadden. Ed claims Dick taught him 'how to hit a golf ball'. His greatest joy was time spent with his family, his grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Especially in the later years, he loved watching sports on TV, and old westerns like 'The Virginian', and 'Gunsmoke', and his favorite comedy show, 'Everybody Loves Raymond'. Ed was a communicant of the former St. Mary of the Assumption Church, and in his last years, he watched Mass daily on Catholic TV.
Edward is survived by his three children, William McDermott and his wife June, of Tyngsboro; Sheila McDermott and her husband Mark Salem of Dracut; Kevin McDermott and Ruth Szettella of Lowell; a daughter-in-law, Bette McDermott, of Bluffton, SC; his brother, Arthur McDermott of Lowell; and his sister Dorothy Smith, of College Park, GA. Ed was the loving grandfather of 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren and will also be sadly missed by many nieces, nephews, and friends.
Ed was the father of the late Edward T. 'Rocky' McDermott, who died on January 12, 2009; and Nancy McDermott, who died on January 2, 1975. He was predeceased by his brothers Thomas McDermott and Robert McDermott, and his sister, Rita Vines. Ed was also the beloved grandfather of William James McDermott, who died on July 31, 2014.
ARRANGEMENTS: Family and friends are invited to pay their respects on WEDNESDAY, May 17th from 3 - 6 p.m. at the DRACUT FUNERAL HOME, 2159 Lakeview Ave., DRACUT. His funeral will be held from the funeral home on THURSDAY, May 18th at 9 a.m. with his Funeral Mass directly following at 10 a.m. in St. Rita's Church, 158 Mammoth Road, Lowell. Burial will take place in St. Patrick Cemetery, Lowell. For directions, or to leave an online condolence, story, or message, please find us on Facebook under "Dracut Funeral Home."
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Presenting The Data
Sometimes you see a thing or remarkable simplicity and you have to share it. The New York Times has an application that enables you to input some basic data regarding house price and rent movements and then create a visual presentation of what this means in terms of value creation or destruction for you. The pretty picture above shows a market with 5% growth in house prices and a 3% growth in rental income. In this scenario it makes sense to invest in a house. But change that house price appreciation to anything less than 3.5% and have a look at what happens. With Credit Today showing a 30 year low in UK house sales, you have to think that renting is going to become relatively more attractive, doubly so when the Irish Times reports today that there is 10% more rental stock coming on the market because houses are so difficult to sell.
Yahoo have a nice site showing a Politics Dashboard with up to date information on how each candidate is doing. What I like about this, besides from the big bold percentage numbers, is that the dashboard also presents "prediction markets" assessments.
I think some smart little company is going to come out of the woodwork with a neat way of building and linking these kinds of dashboards.
Research Happenings
Randy Saunders over at The Perfect Customer Experience blog has a nice reference to a recent Forrester Report on the fact that customers still want to speak to a live agent, and that they have certain expectations as to how well this process will be handled.
McKinsey Quarterly have a piece on Multi-Channel Marketing with a spin on Social Media: worth a read, particularly on the "fallacy of the final click". All customers move through many stages in their buying decision making cycle and both online and offline media often intermingle in their effects. We don't buy "entirely online" or "entirely offline".
Finally ! Social Media is Going To Be Of Some Value To Credit and Collections Professionals
Yes, a catchy title, not ! But the same McKinsey Study mentioned above quotes a very interesting use of social network analysis (SNA).
McKinsey research on telephone users' social networks suggests that even they can be measured to allocate marketing budgets more successfully. One telecom company, for example, has learned how to retain phone customers by assessing the strength of the relationships among them. The company used call patterns, changes in call volumes, types of payment (prepaid or contract), handset types, and other traits to identify customers likely to leave for another carrier. Meanwhile, it constructed a diagram of their social ties, derived from the people they called, the people those people called, and how often. In general, the more closely anyone was tied to someone who unsubscribed, the more likely that person was to unsubscribe in turn. In this way, the telecom company improved its churn prediction model by 50 percent. Moreover, by identifying the most influential potential churners and working to retain them with new services and price plans, the company not only retained a quarter of them but also reduced the churn rate within their social networks by almost 40 percent.
I think that if you were buying a house, or voting for a candidate you too are likely to be influenced by someone close to you, probably someone on your social network. By giving people easy to understand, easy to share data, you could probably "turn-on" your influential customers


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It's the first Friday of Lent so Catholics are instructed by their church they must abstain from eating any meat today or they will pick up a mortal sin that will doom them to hell. But how exactly does the church define "meat"? It's not as simple as you might expect. Here's a post from a year ago that examines the intricacies (and impossibilities) of attempting to follow a legalistic religion.
This morning I was listening to the 10/30/15 podcast of the Calling All Catholics talk radio show on The Station of the Cross, 101.7 FM, out of Buffalo, New York. "Father" Dave Baker was taking questions, assisted by moderator, Mike Denz.
One of the listeners had a question regarding the church's rule on abstinence from meat on Fridays during Lent, which I thought was quite timely because we're currently in the Lenten season. Because the Catholic church absolutely forbids meat on Fridays during Lent, any Catholic who defiantly consumes meat commits a "mortal" sin and is doomed to hell for eternity unless they confess the sin to a priest.
But the rule's not always as cut and dry as a juicy rib-eye steak or a succulent pork chop. The listener wanted to know if the ban on meat even included something like beef bouillon. "Father" Dave suggested that beef bouillon was probably okay to eat…
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Lot #: 122
Price Realized: $3,410.00
($3,100 hammer, plus 10% buyer's premium)
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Auction Highlight: October 30, 2004 Auction | Alexandria / DC Stoneware
Rare and Important Alexandria, VA, Two-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Decoration, Stamped "B.C. MILBURN / ALEXA," circa 1850, narrow, straight-sided form with tab handles and flaring rim with tooled moldings. Decorated on the front with a two-stemmed flowering plant, and on the reverse with three horizontal flower heads around the shoulder. Rim decorated all around with several groups of cobalt swags. Impressed with Milburn"s maker"s mark below one handle, along with a two-gallon capacity mark. Unusually small size for a churn. Only the second intact churn produced by Milburn known. Excellent condition with one base chip and a faint 5 1/2" line on underside, which continues up side 3". Height 12 1/4".
Exceptional J. SWANN / ALEXA (Alexandria, VA) Stoneware Incised Ship Jar
Alexandria Stoneware Jar, Stamped "B.C. MILBURN / ALEXA."
Alexandria Stoneware Jar, Stamped "J. SWANN / ALEXA."
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Pandell Golf Day
It was a day of team building for Pandell staff. Everyone came out in their best team costumes to compete for the coveted Pandell golf trophy. After we played 9 holes the staff met up at a local pub for some drinks, food, and prizes.
About Pandell
Pandell is an industry leader in delivering Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions to 500+ energy companies in Canada, the USA, and abroad. Our customers range from startups to major enterprises across the energy sector including upstream oil & gas, midstream facilities, oilfield services, land brokers, pipelines, utilities, mining, and renewable energy. Our cloud-hosted product suite helps finance, land, and operations teams run their business more effectively; while our enterprise division builds and manages large-scale web portal applications that facilitate work across organizations. Combining the strength of our industry experience, Lithium™ technology, and practical software subscription model, we are Crafting the Future of Energy Software.


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Wakefield 7th Grader Wins RI Title in "National Geographic" Bee
National Geographic and Maryland Public Television, National Productions, today announced the names of the students who won their State Geography Bees and will participate in the 2009 National Geographic Bee in May.
The Rhode Island winner is Oliver Lucier, 7th Grade, Broad Rock Middle School, Wakefield. Congratulations!
Up to 100 fourth- to eighth-graders in each of the 50 states, District of Columbia, U.S. territories and Department of Defense Dependents Schools have qualified for the state Bees. Oliver and the other state winners will receive $100, the "National Geographic Collegiate Atlas of the World," and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for the national finals on May 19-20 and the chance to be crowned National Geographic Bee champion.
WSBE Rhode Island PBS will broadcast the National Geographic Bee on Thursday, May 21 at 3 PM, with re-broadcast on Saturday, May 23 at noon.
First prize in the national competition is a $25,000 college scholarship and lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society. Second- and third-place finishers receive $15,000 and $10,000 college scholarships. Additionally, the national winner will travel (along with one parent or guardian), all expenses paid, to the Galápagos Islands with "Jeopardy!" quiz show host and National Geographic Bee moderator Alex Trebek and the "Jeopardy!" Clue Crew. The winner will experience geography firsthand through up-close encounters with the wildlife and landscape of the Galápagos.
We won't know until close to the actual air date who made the finals and will be in the broadcast, but we'll post the updates here as we get them.
Congratulations, Oliver! Best of luck in the next round!


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Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) said it has won the renewal of the consignment operating agreement from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government to run Sheikh Khalifa Special Hospital (SKSH) for an additional five years.
|SNUH President and CEO Kim Yon-su and Sultan Dahi Al Humairi, UAE's undersecretary of support services sector at the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, renewed the consignment operating agreement, on Monday.
SNUH signed the first five-year consignment operating agreement with the UAE government in August 2014. The Korean hospital has since run the UAE institution by dispatching medical workers and using its healthcare system.
The UAE hospital, located in Ras Al Khaimah, is a 248-bed, nonprofit public hospital donated by the president of the UAE to the community. The hospital is a tertiary hospital focusing on cancer, heart disease, childhood illness, emergency medicine, rehabilitation medicine, and neurological disorders.
A total of 228 Korean doctors, nurses, and other medical worker are working at the hospital, along with 1,000 international staff members.
"The Korean operators have treated 103,600 outpatients, 5,000 hospitalized patients and conducted about 2,000 surgeries," SNUH said in a press release. "The UAE hospital also passed the international certification of the Joint Commission International (JCI) known for demanding high standards, receiving high marks in 2016."
With the renewal of the contract, SNUH plans to enhance its operation by strengthening the existing medical services, such as cutting-edge heart valve treatment and one-stop breast cancer treatment.
"The renewal of the SKSH operation agreement once again showed our outstanding medical care and hospital management capacity," SNUH President and CEO Kim Yon-su said. "We plan to continue to spread the excellence of Korean medical care to the world by actively promoting overseas business."
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|June 18, 2013
Rathdowney Completes Preliminary Metallurgical Testwork For Olza Zinc-Lead Project
Excellent Results Exceed Expectations, Returning High Recoveries & Concentrate Grades
|June 18, 2013, Vancouver, BC -- Rathdowney Resources Ltd. ("Rathdowney" or the "Company") (TSXV: RTH) announces that preliminary metallurgical testing of mineralization from its Project Olza has been completed and has confirmed the initial excellent metallurgical results reported in the Company's March 12, 2013 news release. Rathdowney's Olza Zinc-Lead-Silver Project is located 70 km northwest of Krakow in southern Poland.
The following excellent results were confirmed on the bulk composite tested:
* Reducing the lead concentrate grade closer to a typical 70% Pb grade would increase lead recovery to lead concentrate to 90% as quantified from lead grade/recovery curves. The lead concentrate contained 55 g/t Ag, representing 4% distribution of silver to the lead concentrate.
The preliminary test program was carried out at SGS Mineral Services UK Ltd.'s test laboratory near Truro, Cornwall, UK under the direction of Melis Engineering Ltd. of Saskatoon, Canada. A bulk composite sample was prepared representing the Olza mineralization styles in proportion to their relative abundance in the area of the initial mineral resource estimate announced in September 2012 (21.2 Mt of inferred resources grading 7.42% Zn+Pb at a 2.0% Zn cutoff1). Sulphides present in the sample include sphalerite, galena and marcasite. The average head grade of the test composite was 6.2% Zn and 1.4% Pb for a combined head grade of 7.6% Zn+Pb with 19 g/t Ag. These zinc and lead contents are comparable to the September 2012 mineral resource.
Open cycle batch flotation tests previously completed and reported in March 2013 on a bulk composite representing the Olza mineralization determined that optimum metallurgy could be obtained using standard zinc and lead flotation conditions. Based on these results, a standard six-cycle lock-cycle test was completed to quantify recoveries and concentrate grades under conditions approaching steady state.
"Completion of the preliminary metallurgical testwork for Rathdowney's Project Olza is an important development," said President and CEO John Barry. "The results have exceeded our expectations and show that excellent recoveries to produce a high quality concentrate from the Olza deposits are achievable."
About Rathdowney
Rathdowney Resources Ltd. is a mineral exploration company focused on finding and developing the next generation of zinc-lead-silver deposits in the ore fields of Poland and Ireland. Rathdowney is associated with Hunter Dickinson Inc. ("HDI") a diversified, global mine development company with a 25-year history of mineral development success. From its head office in Vancouver, Canada, HDI applies its unique strengths and capabilities to acquire, develop, operate and monetize mineral properties that provide consistently superior returns to shareholders.
The metallurgical technical information in this release has been reviewed by Lawrence Melis, P.Eng, a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101.
For further details on Rathdowney and its projects, visit www.rathdowneyresources.com or contact Investor Services at (604) 684-6365 or within North America at 1-800-667-2114.
John Barry
1 Individual grades are 5.88% Zn and 1.54% Pb. Silver was not assayed in historical holes so its grade was not included in the estimate. For further details see Rathdowney News Release dated September 11, 2012 and the Company's technical report on the resource estimate filed at www.sedar.com.