How

Does

the

Respiratory

System

Maintain

Homeostasis

By

Editors

Gas

exchange

in

the

lungs

is

one

obvious

way

that

the

respiratory

system

helps

maintain

homeostasis

However

the

respiratory

system

has

several

other

strategies

that

keep

the

body

in

equilibrium

Mechanical

Functions

to

Maintain

Homeostasis

The

mouth

and

nose

are

the

first

lines

of

defense

against

invaders

trying

to

enter

via

the

respiratory

system

Coughing

and

sneezing

are

important

for

expelling

mucus

and

clearing

the

airways

Mucus

traps

bacteria

viruses

and

dust

before

they

progress

further

into

the

body

Also

tiny

hairs

in

the

nose

and

trachea

have

a

thin

coating

of

mucus

to

catch

and

hold

particulates

until

they

are

expelled

The

lungs

also

have

vessels

containing

a

fibrinolytic

system

that

dissolves

clots

that

try

to

pass

through

Gas

Exchange

One

of

the

main

homeostatic

functions

of

the

respiratory

system

is

the

gas

exchange

that

occurs

in

the

alveoli

in

the

lungs

As

blood

passes

through

the

tiny

capillaries

in

the

alveolar

sacs

changing

pressure

gradients

allow

oxygen

and

carbon

dioxide

to

diffuse

in

and

out

of

the

blood

Gas

exchange

in

the

lungs

also

helps

maintain

acidbase

balance

in

the

body

If

the

pH

of

the

blood

becomes

too

acidic

the

breathing

rate

increases

This

reduces

the

amount

of

carbon

dioxide

in

the

blood

so

the

pH

increases

toward

normal

Blood

that

is

too

alkaline

will

trigger

slowing

of

the

breathing

to

increase

the

amount

of

carbon

dioxide

and

thus

carbonic

acid

and

lower

the

pH

Ventilation

or

breathing

is

controlled

by

the

sympathetic

and

parasympathetic

portions

of

the

autonomic

nervous

system

The

sympathetic

nervous

system

causes

bronchodilation

like

what

happens

during

exercise

Conversely

parasympathetic

stimulation

results

in

bronchoconstriction

Coughing

and

sneezing

are

also

under

the

control

of

the

autonomic

nervous

system

Temperature

Regulation

In

humans

one

way

the

body

dissipates

excess

heat

to

maintain

homeostasis

is

through

exhalation

Air

that

enters

the

lungs

is

warmed

by

body

heat

and

then

exhaled

This

coupled

with

the

evaporation

of

sweat

from

sweat

glands

cools

the

body

Animals

like

cats

and

dogs

do

not

have

sweat

glands

so

their

method

for

cooling

is

rapid

in

and

out

breathing

called

panting

Immunity

The

lungs

secrete

an

antibody

known

as

IgA

and

cytokines

like

interleukin

and

interleukin

to

destroy

invaders

Lymphoid

tissue

lines

the

respiratory

system

and

it

produces

white

blood

cells

such

as

lymphocytes

that

are

ready

to

recognize

and

deactivate

microbes

entering

the

lungs

Cells

called

alveolar

macrophages

make

up

the

largest

population

of

immune

cells

in

the

lungs

The

image

above

shows

the

major

features

of

the

human

respiratory

system

References

OpenStax

College

Anatomy

Physiology

Houston

TX

OpenStax

CNX

Retrieved

from

httpcnxorgcontents

Respiratory

System

nd

In

Wikipedia

Retrieved

April

from

httpsenwikipediaorgwikiRespiratory_system

Contents

Mechanical

Functions

to

Maintain

Homeostasis

Gas

Exchange

Temperature

Regulation

Immunity

References

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Advantages

Disadvantages

of

Horizontal

Integration

by

Shilpi

Singh

Updated

September

Horizontal

integration

refers

to

expansion

of

business

at

the

same

point

in

the

supply

chain

This

strategy

is

adopted

when

companies

have

their

existence

in

the

same

product

line

or

market

The

goal

of

horizontal

integration

is

to

consolidate

the

market

by

acquiring

or

merging

like

companies

and

exploit

the

market

by

monopolizing

the

industry

The

phenomenon

is

also

referred

to

as

horizontal

expansion

because

it

is

an

expansion

of

a

firm

within

an

industry

for

increasing

its

market

share

for

a

particular

product

Techniques

of

Horizontal

Integration

Horizontal

integration

can

be

done

either

by

acquiring

a

company

or

by

merging

with

it

Acquisition

happens

when

one

company

purchases

or

acquires

another

company

and

becomes

the

new

owner

whereas

merger

is

a

strategy

when

two

companies

merge

with

each

other

without

losing

their

individual

identities

to

form

a

new

company

for

a

participating

share

Economies

of

Scale

Economies

of

scale

provide

cost

advantage

to

the

companies

through

expansion

of

their

product

output

When

goods

are

produced

in

larger

quantities

the

average

cost

per

unit

reduces

thus

increasing

the

profitability

of

the

company

Integrating

horizontally

provides

the

companies

with

broader

access

to

different

unreached

markets

resulting

in

an

increase

in

demand

of

their

product

Reaching

to

economies

of

scale

by

horizontal

integration

can

help

a

company

to

achieve

cost

monopoly

and

eliminate

competition

from

the

market

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of

the

Day

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Economies

of

Scope

Horizontal

integration

helps

the

companies

to

achieve

economies

of

scope

Economies

of

scope

provide

cost

advantage

in

production

of

two

or

more

products

Companies

can

share

resources

common

to

different

products

thus

removing

cost

redundancy

Integrating

with

another

company

can

increase

the

number

of

products

promoted

at

the

same

advertising

cost

and

also

results

in

reduction

in

perunit

distribution

cost

Horizontal

integration

creates

synergies

between

the

companies

Increasing

Market

Power

Integrating

horizontally

consolidates

the

industry

and

creates

monopoly

This

helps

the

companies

to

gain

power

in

the

market

as

well

as

dominate

supplies

and

downstream

channel

members

in

terms

of

cost

and

quality

International

Trade

Integrating

horizontally

helps

a

company

to

enter

foreign

markets

directly

This

reduces

the

cost

of

international

trade

by

allowing

the

company

to

both

produce

and

sell

the

product

in

the

foreign

market

Dominate

Market

Horizontal

integrations

consolidate

the

market

by

allowing

companies

to

acquire

or

merge

with

other

companies

putting

small

companies

out

of

business

The

new

company

tries

to

dominate

the

supplies

vendors

and

customers

in

terms

of

price

and

quality

of

the

product

Customers

are

bound

to

purchase

at

higher

price

due

to

unavailability

of

similar

products

in

the

market

Wrong

Synergies

Synergy

creation

is

the

main

objective

of

horizontal

integration

However

sometimes

companies

fail

to

materialize

the

anticipated

gain

because

they

do

not

focus

adequately

on

creating

corporate

synergy

before

integration

References

Quick

MBA

Horizontal

Integration

Money

Terms

Horizontal

Integration

American

Business

Economies

of

Scale

Economies

of

Scope

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renewable

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strategic

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and

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engineer

with

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in

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Master

of

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What Shipping Richonne Taught Me About Racism So if you havent watched last nights episode of The Walking Dead and dont want to be spoiled consider this your warning SPOILERS SPOILERS EVERYWHERE Now that thats out of the way Can we talk about what happened last night No the last five minutes werent a shared hallucination it really did happen Last night on The Walking Dead Rick and Michonne finally got together and I can barely believe it myself Is this real life Where did that choir of angels come from and why are they singing Im happy as hell and have been living in shipper paradise ever since the Richonne spoilers first leaked bout a week ago That being said I thought Id take a break from celebrating and in your faceing to finally finish organizing my thoughts on all the nasty complicated ways Ive had to grapple with racism as a Richonne shipper I like many others started shipping Richonne back in season 3 when Michonne and Rick first started eyefing each other and the chemistry between the two became in my opinion pretty apparent Still I didnt hold out much hope that it would actually happen anywhere outside of fanfiction A hugely popular show on a major network making the darkskinned black character the love interest of the white protagonist Honestly I didnt think AMC had the balls to do anything as outofthebox as that and how sad it is that making the darkskinned black woman a love interest can be considered When Jessie came along I felt like Richonne was even less likely to ever happen Not because JessieRick was ever going to last Ive read the comics so I was waiting for the Big Chop just like everyone else but because it reminded me that you can throw a blonde girl on screen with any white guy and the general audience will not question the eventuality of a romantic relationship but when the woman the white male lead is sharing intimate moments with is black then suddenly its up for debate Outside of Richonneloving corners of the internet the suggestion of a RickMichonne power couple has been met with confusion and incredulity not to mention outright animosity at times And during all these years of shipping Richonne Ive learned an awful lot about racism as it manifests itself in fandom 1 A lot of people really just dont view black women as possible love interests no matter who theyre being paired with Heres what it comes down to if Michonne werent a darkskinned black woman many of the people who were so surprised by Richonne would have expected it a long time ago Were it a white actress the kind were used to seeing as love interests on TV and in movies playing the role of Michonne sharing intimate scenes with Rick we wouldnt even be having this conversation It wouldnt have been a case of if Rick and Michonne get together but when The introduction of Jessie being regarded by so many as finally a possible love interest has rubbed me the wrong way since she first showed up Finally a love interest really just meant finally a woman we think islooks worthy of being the love interest and thats all kinds of wrong Because a black woman can hold the protagonists hand be a mother figure to his children and be his partner in every other way and people would still be like lol nah dont see it And yet let the same white male protagonist share even just one scene with READ The Charmed Reboot is the Socially Conscious Witch Show We Need Right Now 2 People really like to believe that theyre color blind Everyone likes to think that they make their decisions independently but nothing not even shipping exists in a vacuum What youre used to seeing how youve been conditioned to view certain groups of people matters People really hate having to consider that race factors into how they view they view the world even in small ways like affecting how they consume entertainment but it does 3 Benevolent racism is common and its just as annoying as any other kind Ok consider this how often have you seen black female characters ignored by fandom with the excuse of Oh shes too good for him and She doesnt need a relationship Why is it that when it comes to women of color relationships you know being loved and being vulnerable with someone else somehow ruin the character Because youre no longer a strong female character once you find love or is that only for WOC Because I see it over and over again and its leaving a bad taste in my mouth Not to mention this viewpoint completely ignores the fact that embracing vulnerability and traditional femininity in a world that views you as anything but can be a very powerful act of selflove for WOC This doesnt apply to everyone who thinks Michonne is too good for Rick shoot you could probably make a decent case there But if the first thing you say is they just dont look right to me and the second thing is Michonne doesnt need a relationship anyway and then the third thing you do is go back to ignoring POC characters in favor of literally everyone else Im gonna look at you sideways 4 People really really hate it when you bring race into fandom Im not going to erase race from the conversation of where so much antiRichonne sentiment stems from so that other people can pretend that fandom is a place where the shitty parts of the real world cant get in Fandom may be a happy place for you where you dont ever have to think about social issues but its not like that for some of us We have to think about it every time our POC faves are written off as not looking right with the person we ship them with or ignored by the fandom at large or hated Im not saying being a POC fan sucks but sometimes Yeah it does Nerds can be racist jerks too believe me And as a black woman in nerdy spaces I end up reminded of race whether I want to think about it or not so I might as well talk openly about it 5 Sometimes its not just a TV show What some people refuse to see is that everything is connected Theres not a facet of this world that racism and all the other ugly parts of society hasnt touched simply by virtue of being a product of human hands The media that we create and put out into the world and alternately consume not only affects the ideas that we form about the world but reflects what we already believe So the way black female characters are perceived says a lot about how were perceived in real life too But when you talk about it and take it there then suddenly youre taking things too far you need to get over it youre overthinking it blah blah blah READ New Year New Netflix Shows Four Series to Add to Your List in 2019 Interesting how fans can invest all kinds of time and energy to fandomrelated activities but when you start talking about uncomfortable topics like race and gender then suddenly its not that serious Funny how that works huh 6 There are people out here who really think that shipping Michonne with a white man makes you somehow less problack This happens every time a black woman is paired up with a nonblack man on screen I dont even watch Scandal like that and even I got sick of all those salty bed wench comments that were going around For some reason nothing pisses off the Ashy Larrys of the world more than seeing a black woman and a white male character have a romantic relationship on screen and to see black women support it and be happy about it Shipping a black female character with a white male character or any nonblack character for that matter does not mean that you dont support black love either in real life or on screen We are not happy about Richonne being canon because we view white male attention as the ultimate source of validation for black women Were happy because these are two characters who have had chemistry for 3 seasons and race was the only possible reason for them not to eventually happen but AMC had bigger balls than anyone expected and so they happened anyway If Rick was nonwhite people would still be rooting for Richonne Sadly though I l think a lot of others would have still fought against seeing a dark skinned black woman as a love interest Even in shows with black people darkskinned women are underrepresented especially when it comes to being shown as desirable and vulnerable Colorism is real and it is ugly yall 7 When you ship an interracial couple especially a black women and a white man it tends to bring out the worst in people At the end of the day there are people who just dont want to see BWWM pairings and they dont care who knows it They are hateful and they are vocal about it Michonne and the amazing Danai Gurira have both received ridiculous amounts of hate and I dare you to read comments about how Rick would never go for someone who looks like her and tell me race doesnt matter in fandom With Richonne being official now its probably only going to get worse before it gets better but I honestly think that the people who love it outnumber the haters Gleggie GlenMaggie made people mad too because it may be the zombie apocalypse but some people are just really invested in making sure fictional characters dont date across racial lines Because thats just it its not just a show There are people who didnt want these ships to happen because they want the show to reflect their racist world view How people react to fictional things can say an awful lot about how they think things should look in the world they actually do live in Im not saying that if you dont ship Richonne youre racist because that would be overgeneralizing things a bit too much But heres what I am saying race has an awful lot to do with how the idea of Rick and Michonne as a couple has been met by fans since people first started suggesting it three seasons ago But the Richonne ship has officially set sail so I guess they can just go ahead and stay mad huh TAGS Fandom Michonne Racism richonne The Walking Dead Previous article On Being A Black Music History Nerd Next article The Walking Dead 610 The Next World Sharon Sharon can be found writing about things like intersectional identities and Harry Potter fanfiction on her blog The Black Feminist Geek theblackfeministgeekwordpresscom or on Twitter at SLPruitt trying to make her longwinded rants fit into 140 characters

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Lemon

is

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prominent

awardwinning

black

television

anchor

in

the

United

States

In

he

publicly

came

out

as

a

gay

man

In

so

doing

he

became

the

most

prominent

African

American

journalist

to

announce

his

sexual

orientation

and

was

immediately

considered

a

major

role

model

for

other

gay

men

of

color

Lemon

was

born

on

March

in

Baton

Rouge

Louisiana

to

a

single

working

mother

His

father

known

only

as

Mr

Richardson

played

a

positive

role

in

Lemons

young

life

He

and

his

sisters

Yma

and

Leisa

grew

up

in

west

Baton

Rouge

and

Port

Allen

They

lived

there

with

their

mother

and

grandmother

until

when

his

mother

married

Lemons

stepfather

As

an

adult

Lemon

reported

that

at

the

age

of

five

he

was

sexually

abused

by

a

teenage

male

neighbor

Lemon

enrolled

at

Louisiana

State

University

in

but

did

not

complete

his

studies

He

moved

to

New

York

City

in

and

entered

the

broadcasting

field

His

first

job

there

was

as

a

reporter

for

the

Fox

Affiliate

WNYW

Lemon

graduated

from

Brooklyn

College

in

Broadcast

Journalism

in

He

then

moved

to

Birmingham

Alabama

to

anchor

the

news

at

Foxs

WBRC

St

Louis

Missouri

was

his

next

stop

where

he

anchored

and

reported

for

KTVI

In

the

late

he

started

his

NBC

affiliation

at

Philadelphia

Pennsylvanias

WCAU

Lemon

then

stepped

up

to

network

news

as

correspondent

for

NBCs

Today

and

NBC

Nightly

News

At

this

time

he

also

guest

anchored

the

Today

show

and

was

seen

on

MSNBC

on

weekends

Lemon

earned

the

Edward

R

Murrow

Award

for

his

reporting

on

the

Washington

DC

snipers

Lemon

moved

to

Chicago

in

to

coanchor

the

pm

newscast

at

WMAQ

His

investigative

report

on

the

Chicago

real

estate

market

garnered

him

an

Emmy

He

financed

his

own

factfinding

trip

to

Kenya

Malawi

Rwanda

and

Tanzania

in

Reporting

on

the

African

AIDS

pandemic

he

connected

the

international

situation

to

the

home

context

He

won

another

Emmy

for

this

special

coverage

as

well

as

one

for

his

reporting

on

Hurricane

Katrina

CNN

hired

Lemon

in

for

their

Network

Newsroom

in

Atlanta

Georgia

He

is

the

networks

weekend

primetime

anchor

and

onthescene

reporter

during

the

week

He

has

covered

some

of

the

most

hardhitting

US

news

during

these

years

including

most

recently

the

shootings

at

the

Sandy

Hook

Elementary

School

in

Connecticut

Lemon

also

covered

President

Barack

Obamas

Inauguration

Lemon

was

the

keynote

speaker

at

the

national

Lesbian

and

Gay

Journalists

Association

in

Philadelphia

in

Don

Lemon

was

named

by

Ebony

magazine

in

as

one

of

the

most

influential

African

Americans

In

The

Root

a

leading

online

news

source

for

the

African

American

community

named

him

one

of

the

nations

Top

Movers

and

Shakers

He

also

received

a

Visibility

Award

from

the

Human

Rights

Campaign

that

year

Lemons

autobiography

Transparent

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released

in

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lives

in

Atlanta

and

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Brooklyn

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Minnesota Vikings After Making Millions for QBs NFLs Leading WR Adam Thielen Deserves His Due Mike Tanier October 16 2018 Mark ReisAssociated Press Adam Thielen s body is nearly horizontal almost parallel to the playing field hovering in the air for a split second with an errant pass in his outstretched hands Its 3rdand13 in the third quarter The Vikings are struggling to pull away from the lowly Cardinals Kirk Cousins poster child for quarterback salary inflation has already thrown an interception under pressure and been stripsacked for a Cardinals touchdown Now hes uncorked this wobbler in Thielens vicinity while enduring yet another blow from a defender Fortunately for Cousins and the Vikings Thielen leaps and snags the sinking pass like a third baseman nabbing a line drive He hauls it into his belly knees scraping the inbounds turf for a critical thirddown conversion A few plays later Cousins is again in jeopardy with defender Benson Mayowa about to drag the quarterback down by the scruff of his neck Cousins recovers enough to jettison the ball and theres Thielen again gobbling up the short pass as a linebacker climbs over his back On the next play the Vikings go hurryup forcing a poor mismatched linebacker to cover Thielen in the slot One stopandgo stutterstep later Cousins and Thielen connect for their fourth touchdown of the season making it look easy for once Cousins celebrates the touchdown and his next one with the silly wobbly Dead Arm Dance The dance goes viral It was originally Thielens celebration but now it belongs to Cousins Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about HTML5 video It was another 100yard receiving game for Thielen his sixth in six games and another averted crisis for the Vikings who climbed to 321 after a rough start to the season Given that Thielen is a former undrafted rookie and nobodygavehimachance guy from Minnesota State who rose slowly from the Vikings special teams to a featured role he may be permanently stored in your gritty oldschool bluecollar sneakyfast white guy mental bin perhaps in Jordy Nelson s former slot Or maybe its because thats the way broadcast teams like to describe him which they often do when it comes to white wide receivers But hes not Thielen leads the NFL in receptions 58 yards 712 and yards per game 1187 Hes on pace to catch 155 passes this season shattering Marvin Harrisons 2002 singleseason record of 143 catches Unlike Harrison Thielen doesnt have Peyton Manning to work with Instead Thielen has been making the reputations ofand making lots of money for his quarterbacks the last three seasons And hes doing so for the low low price of just 192 million over four years It all started in 2016 when Thielen burst on the scene after two years on the bench to lead the Vikings with 967 receiving yards Thielen caught 750 percent of the passes thrown to him that year a remarkable figure for a receiver averaging 140 yards per catch as opposed to someone who catches mostly screens and dumpoffs It was a performance that helped thenVikings QB Sam Bradford set a singleseason completion percentage record that year Bradford of course is a master of converting marginal success into huge sums of money The Cardinals signed him to a twoyear 40 million contract this offseason expecting an efficient veteran Separated from Thielen and Stefon Diggs a fine multidimensional receiver in his own right Bradford went back to completing fouryard passes on 3rdand16 until he was benched Thielens elite passcatching skills made a surprise star last season out of Case Keenum who signed a lucrative freeagent deal to play in Denver this year Adam BettcherGetty Images Case Keenum replaced Bradford in Minnesota and became the surprise star of 2017 throwing for 3547 yards and 22 touchdowns Thielen caught 91 passes for 1276 yards but his impact on Keenum and the Vikings went far beyond the usual goto receiver role Analytics revealed that Keenums breakout year was full of hot air Football Outsiders determined that Keenum benefited from a leaguehigh 15 deep completions on inaccurate throwsin other words plays where the receiver saved his bacon Fifteen big plays by receivers can work wonders for a quarterbacks statistics and reputation Keenum was largely a product of Thielen and his other surroundings The Broncos ignored the warning signs that they were getting fools gold and signed Keenum for two years and 36 million Keenum ranks 28th in passer rating and is in danger of getting benched The Vikings upgraded from Keenum to Cousins for the superpremium price of 84 million over three years Cousins is a better quarterback than either Keenum or Bradford But if not for Thielen the Cousins signing might already look like an expensive mistake Cousins has targeted Thielen on 312 percent of his throws Thielen has caught 716 percent of the passes thrown to him Hes the guy Cousins looks for when the pocket collapses which is often Hes the Vikings top thirddown weapon responsible for 14 of Cousins 32 successful conversions Hes also the Vikings top deep threat Diggs averages 109 yards per catch this season Thielen 123 as well as the goto guy on receiver screens when the Vikings need to keep the defense honest Cousins is playing well But like Keenum and Bradford hes getting a catch or two per game from Thielen other quarterbacks could only hope for that 3rdand13 dive against the Cardinals a gametying lastminute touchdown save the needed twopoint conversion against the Packers big plays to sustain drives and flip field position against the Eagles The Vikings might be 33 or 24 with a lesser receiver than Thielen That would place Cousins under the microscope instead of in the end zone performing borrowed dance routines Through the seasons first six weeks Thielen leads the NFL in catches and yards Matt RourkeAssociated Press Other receivers impact the game and elevate their quarterbacks as much as Thielen Antonio Brown certainly DeAndre Hopkins Julio Jones if you ignore the endzone allergy Odell Beckham Jr in between the headaches Michael Thomas though Drew Brees doesnt need to make much more of an impact or elevation Thats about it And all of the receivers above are in the 14millionperyearormore tax bracket except Thomas who is still on his rookie contract Even Diggs is in the salary penthouse Thielens annual salary places him among guys like Torrey Smith Ryan Grant and Jermaine Kearse No 2 receivers role players higheffort tryhard guys Finding inequities in NFL salaries is like finding sand on a beach Thielen will get a big payday someday though never as big as the ones for quarterbacks he made leaping catches for He also has a good chance to earn a Super Bowl ring which is the point of all this football stuff not stats and salaries But the NFL revolves around quarterbacks Coaches and execs are hired and fired because of their evaluations of quarterbacks Whole segments of the media gambling and fantasy industries are devoted to analyzing and debating the merits of quarterbacks A receiver like Thielen can make a bad quarterback look good and a good one great He can and has been overlooked because he lacks a big media market big reputation or big salary If he keeps going at his usual rate though Thielen wont be able to help but break out of the pesky tryhard category and into the great wide receiver category Its long overdue for someone who has carved a reputation as the secret weapon best friend and meal ticket for three different quarterbacks Mike Tanier covers the NFL for Bleacher Report Follow him on Twitter MikeTanier Comments About Advertise Contact Us Careers Community Guidelines Privacy Terms Of Use AdChoices Copyright 2019 Bleacher Report Inc Turner Broadcasting System Inc All Rights Reserved BleacherReportcom is part of Bleacher Report Turner Sports Network part of the Turner Sports and Entertainment Network Certain photos copyright 2019 Getty 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Previous Are Annuities Regulated At The State Or Federal Level Stan The Annuity Man August 15 2013 Ask Stan The Annuity Man Deferred Annuities Fixed Annuities Immediate Annuities Index Annuities Member Posts Variable Annuities Question Who regulates and oversee annuities Is it at the state level or at the federal level Bart from Santa Barbara California Answer Great question Bart but as usual with annuities the answer is a little complex Annuities are regulated at the state level and each state has a guarantee fund that backs up policies to a certain dollar amount To find out the specific levels for your state go to wwwnolhgacom Theres no uniformity in coverage and every state has different dollar protection limitations With that being said your primary decision in choosing an annuity should always be the claims paying ability of the carrier not the state guarantee fund Its important for you to know that state guarantee fund coverage is not FDIC and should never be compared to that federal program Each state has an insurance commissioner that oversees all annuity business within their state You can find out more information on your specific state at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners website at wwwnaicorg Your state insurance commissioners office is the place that you can check on the background of a specific agent file a complaint check on the legitimacy of a carrier and educate yourself on all types of annuities I encourage you to become familiar with your state insurance web site from an educational standpoint They are there to help the consumer so take advantage of that Fixed annuities fixed indexed annuities also incorrectly referred to and hyped as hybrids single premium immediate annuities and longevity annuities aka deferred income annuities are regulated at the state level Variable annuities are also overseen at the state level but draws additional oversight at the federal level because variable annuities are considered a security The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority aka FINRA and the Securities Exchange Commission aka SEC are the 2 federal governing bodies that help monitor variable annuity products and sales You can learn more by going to the FINRA site click here and to the SEC site click here A few years ago there was a huge legal fight over the question of whether an indexed annuity should be considered a security After a lot of time effort emotion and legal expense it was determined that indexed annuities did not qualify to be classified as a security and only should be considered a fixed annuity The bottom line is that indexed annuities are regulated only at the state levelfor now In my opinion the states are doing a poor job in regulating and enforcing how agents advertise and promote annuities If you Google the word annuity you will find out what I am talking about Agents can say anything and seem to get away with this ongoing huckster selling strategy Its the wild wild west out there so be careful and do your homework before signing that annuity application The Ask Stan The Annuity Man educational series is provided by a nationally recognized annuity critic and annuity consumer advocate Stan The Annuity Man has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and is the author of the highly acclaimed book The Annuity Stanifesto If you have a question for Stan The Annuity Man please send your question to stanstantheannuitymancom He will answer all questions directly and might include yours in his next Annuity123 Ask Stan The Annuity Man blog Click here to see more of Stans educational articles About the Author Stan The Annuity Man is a nationally recognized annuity expert and annuity critic and has been called the national consumer advocate for annuities and a walking middle finger of annuity truth He is a weekly RetireMentor columnist for The Wall Street Journals MarketWatchcom and is the exclusive annuity contributor for Aboutcom His highly acclaimed book The Annuity Stanifesto is a top seller in its category and is known as the go to resource for all things annuity Stan The Annuity Man has clients nationwide and is considered one of the top independent annuity agents in the country You can learn more at wwwStanTheAnnuityMancom PS Please share this article with others by simply clicking on the blue social media icons at the top of your screen Annuity123 does not offer insurance investment or tax advice You should always seek the guidance of qualified and licensed professionals concerning your personal insurance investment or tax matters Annuity123 is simply a platform allowing retirement planning professionals to help educate the community on various retirement planning topics Annuity123 does not directly support or take responsibility for ensuring the accuracy of the content displayed in the articles themselves or any feedback that may get added in the Comments section from the community 2 Comments John Olsen says August 24 2013 at 318 pm One of the anomalies in the regulatory climate is that although index annuities are NOT securities because the SEC withdrew Rule 151A which asserted that they are and because Sect 989J of the DoddFrank Act states albeit indirectly that they are not some STATE Departments of SECURITIES assert jurisdiction over these contracts The usual rationale is that if the selling agent has acted as an investment advisor in selling the index annuity that sale is within the jurisdiction of the Dept of Securities Generally such jurisdiction is asserted when a the agent lacks either a Registration as an Investment Advisor Some authorities claim that to be safe the agent should acquire a Series 65 registration and register as an Investment Advisor or Advisory Representative I think that makes sense if and only if the agent has both the desire and the capabilities of acting as such Reply adultfriendrfinder mexico says August 29 2017 at 910 am Great article Reply Previous Categories Annuity Types Deferred 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Best Practices Oneonone for the books how to plan productive 11 meetings By Jenny Thai Dec 27 2017 4 Meetings are a fact of office life And while they may not be everyones favorite part of the day with a little bit of planning it is possible to make them productive and worthwhile for you and your teammates One meeting type in particular can even help people feel more engaged at work the one on one meeting Unlike department meetings planning meetings or quick syncs where teams might discuss the most pressing issues of the day week or month the one on one meeting agenda looks a little different For managers and their reports one on one meetings are dedicated time for connecting regularly on goals building rapport and most importantly coaching and mentorship One on one meetings are dedicated time for connecting regularly building rapport and most importantly coaching and mentorship The most effective 11s are those that are prepped ahead of time But more often than not work about work gets in the way of planning a meaningful oneonone agenda leading to wasted time deciding what to talk about or meandering discussions that dont feel actionable The good news is planning a productive oneonone meeting is easier than it seems Whether youre a manager or a report here are few simple ways to make the most of your oneonones Create a shared one on one meeting agenda One of the reasons why 11 meetings can feel ineffective is that there isnt a consistent shared space for creating and tracking agenda items Without a designated spot for planning your agenda ahead of time and to refer to during the meeting itself its easy to veer off course If for instance youve ever kicked off a 11 with a list of agenda items in your head only to find yourself talking about cat memes 10 minutes later you probably need a better way to prep for your 11 meetings Instead create a shared 11 agenda for you and your report or manager This makes it easy for both of you to collaborate on what to discuss In Asana you can set up a private meeting project for this but whatever tool you choose to use make sure that its easily accessible and editable by both 11 participants Now that Im using Asana my conversations and 11s are so much more productive because we have this shared space where we can collaborate Tim Wood Head of Product Patreon Organize your 11 agenda Once youve created a shared space for planning and tracking your one on one meeting agenda the next step is to add some structure The idea here is to define a couple of highlevel themes to help you organize discussion topics from one meeting to the next Depending on the needs and preferences of you and your report you can organize your 11 agenda many different ways For example it might be helpful to group agenda items into the following categories Discuss this week Revisit later Roadblocks and wins Goals Action items To do this in Asana just create sections for each theme in your meeting project Organizing your one on one meeting agenda this way balances tactical conversations about project work with bigger picture discussions about how that work ladders up to overall company goals and objectives and not to mention individual career goals As you meet week to week team members come away with a clearer sense of what theyre working onand why it matters as well Add agenda items as they come up With a shared space for your agenda and a clear structure in place now comes the fun and easy part adding topics for discussion As soon as you or your report think of a topicwhether its feedback on a recent presentation a question about budgets or a growth opportunityadd these items to your shared agenda Be sure to include a brief description and attach any relevant files so you dont forget anything important Adding agenda items ahead of time lets manager and report reflect on important topics before discussing in person This will help you avoid the mad scramble to remember everything you wanted to discuss right before your meeting Adding agenda items ahead of time also lets both you and your report prep and reflect on important topics before discussing in person What to talk about in 11s If youre unsure of what to talk about in your oneonones remember that its a shared space for asking questions getting feedback and discussing longterm goals Both manager and report should feel comfortable contributing to the agenda Here for example are a few topics you could discuss in your next 11 Weekly and monthly priorities Feedback on any inprogress assignments Checking in on team and company goals Identifying and resolving any roadblocks Celebrating successes and milestones What worked well and didnt on recent projects Career goals and learning opportunities Take notes and take action Before your next 11 take some time to review whatever topics have been added to your shared agenda since your last meeting and prioritize discussion topics As the meeting progresses make sure someone is taking notes on whats discussed and to document any action items that come up By clearly outlining next steps and whos doing what by when you create a sense of accountability and help ensure that any followup items are completed in a timely fashion If youre using a project in Asana to track your one on one meetings all you have to do is create and assign a task and move it to your Action items section 11s that work for everyone Regular oneonone meetings are a critical ingredient to keeping employees happy productive and engaged By creating a shared space for your agenda and adding a little structure you and your team members are more likely to keep your 11s on track and have meaningful and actionable conversations Learn how Asana can help you deliver a great employee experience by running all of your crossfunctional programs and activities better Would you recommend this article Yes No Subscribe to Asana Blog Get the latest posts in your email

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Circle announces acquisition of brokerdealer and leading equity crowdfunding platform SeedInvest Circle has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SeedInvest an equity crowdfunding industry leader and an SEC and FINRA registered BrokerDealer This acquisition will accelerate our strategy of delivering a token marketplace that enables businesses and individuals to raise capital and interact with investors using open crypto rails and infrastructure This acquisition and planned new offerings are subject to FINRA approval Headquartered in New York City SeedInvest has been a categorydefining leader in new models of startup fundraising having built the largest equity crowdfunding platform in the United States To date SeedInvest has helped hundreds of startups raise capital online and has built a rapidly growing network of over 200000 investors In addition the company has successfully generated tripledigit annual revenue growth while reaching profitability As a result Inc Magazine recently ranked SeedInvest as the fourth fastestgrowing financial services company in the United States on its prestigious Inc 500 List Circles vision is one of an open global and connected digital economy built on crypto assets and blockchain infrastructure A critical element of realizing this vision is building new ways for businesses and ultimately individuals to use crypto assets to more efficiently raise capital manage investors and provide liquidity Furthermore Circle aims to continue to raise the bar for the crypto industry by embracing securities regulation as it applies to crypto and paving the way for security tokens Executing on this vision requires legally compliant ways to use crypto assets and tokens to raise capital as well as endtoend services that can help startups and growth companies of all sizes to register issue and distribute these tokenized assets to individual and institutional investors This acquisition will enable companies to efficiently raise capital through a regulated platform tap into diversified retail investor portfolios through Circle Invest and provide investors with secondary market liquidity on Circles digital asset exchange The SeedInvest product includes many of the endtoend capabilities needed for executing regulated crowdfunding including startup due diligence securities issuance investor accreditation payments and securities custody as well as a broad range of innovative tools for startups to market their crowdfunding offerings online in a compliant fashion With the merger and approval from key regulators these capabilities will be expanded to support cryptodenominated investments including using fiat stablecoins such as USDC as well as issuing and offering tokenized securities The SeedInvest team brings unique expertise and experience to help drive this vision forward SeedInvest will add 30 team members to Circles New York location a comprehensive services offering for raising capital and a long history of working closely with regulators on innovations in private capital formation Please join us in welcoming SeedInvest to Circle Jeremy Sean

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19 Sep Alternative to Hennessy Pure White Cognac What to buy when HPW is out 5 Comments Sep 19 2017 in Cognac News Hennessy Pure White Cognac has become incredibly popular So much so that message boards that have even the most tenuous link to Cognac are littered with folks trying to get their hands on a bottle So why is this the case Well obviously the taste experience has a lot to do with it but its also down to the fact that this hardtofind Hennessy product has become an urban legend amongst those whove fallen under its spell Because the Cognac giant has chosen not to market Henny Pure White anywhere but in the Caribbean and France many fans in the US find it virtually impossible to get their hands on a regular supply The result is that HPW is one of the most sought after Cognacs on the market today A wonderful taste sensation Theres many a good reason that so many people love it The Cognac has a light floral nose with fruitiness on the palate Its subtle not overpowering and has delicious aromas It all boils down to the fact that HPW is extra extra smooth which makes it so delightful to drink Pure White Hennessy is between a VS and a VSOP age quality This means its relatively young in age and this is where its floral notes come from Its become a firm favorite around the worldbut especially with Cognac lovers in the US And therein lies the problem Hennessy has decided that the only places theyre marketing HPW is in the Caribbean And whilst this is a great excuse to take a vacation not so many of us are able to simply book a flight every time you see your Henny White running low Where can I buy HPW Well If youre lucky youll find the odd bottle in a liquor store where it sells at incredibly overinflated prices as its so difficult to get a hold of But these really are few and far between And of course CognacExpert has provided this golden elixir to Henny Pure White fans by shipping direct from Cognac to the US thanks to our close relationship with the lovely Hennessy crew And whilst we do out very best to ensure that we can fulfill the wishes of those who want to buy even our charms arent enough for us to get hold Of course one way to overcome this is to make sure that you sign up for our email alerts thatll let you know the very moment we get more in stock But sometimes you just need to have a Plan B In other words a very real and viable alternative to Hennessy Pure White thatll hit the spotjust until you can get your hands on another bottle of course So with that thought firmly in mind the team at Cognac Expert has taken a closer look at some serious alternatives for that time when you need a Hennessy Pure White replacement And you never know Branching out and trying something different could well lead to you discovering a really neat and desirable new brand Hennessy Pure White What makes it unique So to narrow down some realistic HPW substitutes we first need to understand what makes it such a great tasting Cognac in the first place So lets look at these characteristics and the very reasons that Henny White provides such a sought after taste experience Its an extremely smooth light Cognac to drink Light on the nose the aromas arent overpowering and delicate to taste It combines both fruit and floral aromas and tastes Its a young Cognac with the perfect balance between a mature body and freshness HPW can be enjoyed neat over ice with a mixer or in a cocktail The bottle is very cool to look at It cleverly combines both chic urban lifestyle and classy elegance HPW has perhaps because of its limited availability become extremely sought after If youve got yourself a bottle people are going to be impressed CognacExperts Alternative to Hennessy Pure WhiteList After a great deal of consideration weve come up with a list of alternative Cognacs to Hennessy Pure White Weve taken into account the cool factor the taste the versatility and of course the price HPW sells for just over 100 plus shipping so weve only considered alternatives that are in the same kind of price bracket And actually many offer excellent value for money because they dont command the premium that HPW does 1 Marancheville VSOP Cognac Marancheville is a Cognac brand we recently discovered and are falling deeper and deeper in love with the more we taste and compare it to other blends And thats not a recommendation we give lightly lets be very clear about that The elegant bottle can keep up with the minimal chic of HPW andeven more importantlywhats inside This really is a stunning clean and fresh Cognac that if youre a fan of Henny White youre going to adore In fact wed almost go as far as to say that you might even betray your beloved Henny Marancheville VSOP could easily become your new goto favorite It has beautiful fruit and honeysuckle aromas and a nose of sweet pastries Like Hennessy Pure White this Cognac really does capture And heres some more great news You can buy two bottles of this little beauty for the price of a single bottle of Pure White Created solely from the premier terroir of Cognac Grande Champagne this really is a viable option to purchase when you simply cant get your hands on a bottle of your favorite Henny White Discover more about the Marancheville VSOP and have it delivered to your doorstep 2 Hennessy Fine de Cognac Another offering from the experts at Hennessy this elegant Cognac has been created with the very same passion knowledge and expertise as your favorite HPW bottle So for those whod prefer to stick to a brand name thats more familiar this one might just tick all the boxes And as with all of Hennessys Cognacs youre guaranteed thats its going to be of excellent quality Fine de Cognac is a blend thats very easy to drinkjust like HPW And in the same way as the white stuff it can be enjoyed neat or on ice and will thrill you with A VSOP Cognac this blend is slightly more mature than Hennessy Pure White but equally smooth and gentle to drink The minimal look compares to HPW in its timeless style and the bottle certainly draws admiring glances if you bring it along to any kind of social event Try Hennessy Fine de Cognac and experience its fragrances and aromas of citrus and honey 3 Bache Gabrielsen Pure Rustic Tasting Set Bache Gabrielsen s beautiful range Pure Rustic brings us sophistication knowledge and a massive amount of points when it comes to the cool factor So why are we recommending a set that comprises of four bottles Well its simple Because each and every one of the products in this set offers a tasting experience thats sophisticated yet so very easy to drink Each of the bottles provides a really great alternative to Hennessy Pure White in a multitude of ways Bache Gabrielsen has collaborated with small local producers to bring us the artisanal Pure Rustic range And we have to say there are many similarities in the bottle shape and labels to our beloved HPW Its a real talking point that Bache Gabrielsen have pushed the boundaries of Cognac labeling choosing to use names such as Secret Garden Fruity Harvest Golden Wood and Spicy Trip to describe the blends in this set We absolutely love this product All four Cognacs are pale in color like Hennessy Pure White In particular the Secret Garden and Fruity Harvest blends are truly comparable to HPW when it comes to the taste sensation And of course youre getting four different Cognacs here This offers boundless opportunities for comparing the aromas between the four blends A tasting session with friends will always make for a fun evenings entertainment We knowweve done it Buy Bache Gabrielsen Pure Rustic Tasting Set in our online store 4 Bourgoin Fine Pale Cognac This brand is new to the stage of Cognac houses and its certainly drawing a whole heap lot of attention We have to say when it comes to looks alone this really could be the long lost cousin of Henney Pure White Just look at that pale Cognac color Its pretty much the exact same light golden hue as Hennessy Pure White And when it comes to technicalities this color shows that it hasnt taken on too much of the oak of the barreljust like the light blend that makes HPW such a sought after taste The age of this delightful Cognac is a VS Its slightly younger and a little punchier that Hennessy Pure White But we think you might really enjoy this one It tastes great both neat over ice and in a cocktail not to mention looking awesome in your drinks cabinet and truly stands out Find out more about Bourgoin Fine Pale in our shop 5 Leopold Gourmel VSOP Cognac This Leopold Gourmel offering is stunningly presented and perhaps in our humble opinion the best looking bottle on this list A completely natural Cognac its the epitome of delicacy and finesse If you want to wow your friends and family with your choice of HPW alternatives then this wonderful bottle could well become your goto choice when Hennessy Pure White is out We could wax lyrical for hours about the attributes of this lovely Cognac But were sure you can see for yourself how beautiful it looks So lets talk about the taste This Cognac blend comes from the sought after Fins Bois terroir of Cognaca growing area known for producing subtle floral and fruity eauxdevie And the reason you love HPW so much Yesits those fruity floral aromas and flavors that manage to be so potent but gentle and delicate and definitely not overpowering And this Leopold Gourmel VSOP offers the very same and for those who love White Henny its really going to hit the spot as a viable alternative On the nose enjoy gentle aromas of pear and white peach whist on the palate you luxuriate in the clean fresh tastes that gently take you on the ride to a refreshing long lasting finish Check out Leopold Gourmel VSOP Premiers Sauvers Cognac in our online store Whatever Hennessy Pure White alternative you choose take the time to relish the journey After all one of the delights of Cognac is to discover what else is out there Have fun and enjoy And if you simply cant bear to be without your HPW be sure to sign up for our email notification so we can ping you as soon as we have more in stock Comments 5 Alphonso Sheppard November 17 2017 at 723 pm Im interested in the pure cognac it has a smooth taste and would like to purchase some at a reasonable price why because it taste great wonderful stock Vaughn Chetram January 5 2018 at 905 am I have tried Hennessy Pure White several times and am not sure what the hype is about Not sure what to compare it to but I would take Hennessy Black any day over hpw Its much smoother than Hennessy VS and far better tasting than hpw Not an expert but I would like your take on Black Anonymus January 9 2018 at 541 pm Which one of these actually taste very similar to Hennessy Pure White and is available in the US for purchase Are there any other spirits out there besides these Abraham Hervey February 26 2018 at 1142 pm Hennessy Black is the poorest quality of all the blends It has a harsh bite to it Not warm to the palate nor does it have a romantic experience with your taste buds It is for those who drink the brand just for the namesake of the brand Don June 28 2018 at 1008 pm Hennessy Black was specifically created to mix It is not a sipping Hennessy as it was not created for that purpose

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SSRS

and

SSASSourced

Parameter

Dataset

Performance

Issues

March

By

Chris

Webb

in

Reporting

Services

Comments

Ahhh

Reporting

Services

and

Analysis

Services

integration

a

never

ending

source

of

pain

and

frustration

Although

I

shouldnt

complain

because

its

been

quite

lucrative

for

me

in

terms

of

consultancy

work

Anyway

recently

I

was

tuning

a

SSRS

report

based

on

a

SSAS

cube

for

a

customer

Looking

at

Profiler

I

could

see

a

number

of

slow

queries

being

executed

which

was

strange

given

that

it

was

a

fairly

simple

report

It

turned

out

that

during

the

design

phase

this

report

had

had

a

number

of

parameters

created

in

the

SSAS

query

designer

that

had

later

been

deleted

however

when

you

delete

a

parameter

in

the

SSAS

query

designer

BIDS

does

not

delete

the

hidden

dataset

that

it

is

bound

to

Whats

worse

is

that

when

an

SSRS

report

is

executed

You

can

reproduce

this

problem

very

easily

by

creating

a

simple

report

based

on

the

Adventure

Works

cube

Once

youve

created

the

data

source

open

the

query

designer

drag

the

Internet

Sales

Amount

measure

onto

the

grid

drag

the

Customer

hierarchy

from

the

Customer

dimension

onto

the

filter

pane

and

check

the

Parameters

box

Now

close

the

query

designer

and

reopen

it

then

remove

the

Customer

hierarchy

from

the

filter

pane

close

the

query

designer

again

and

delete

the

report

parameter

When

you

Preview

the

report

youll

see

the

following

in

Profiler

The

highlighted

row

shows

the

hidden

dataset

is

being

executed

What

you

need

to

do

to

fix

this

is

to

rightclick

on

your

data

source

and

check

the

Show

Hidden

Datasets

option

Youll

then

see

the

offending

automaticallygenerated

hidden

dataset

and

you

can

delete

it

Luckily

BIDS

Helper

has

functionality

to

find

unused

datasets

in

your

reports

for

you

And

theres

more

What

I

found

really

interesting

about

this

parameter

dataset

query

was

how

long

it

was

taking

to

execute

In

this

example

seconds

even

on

a

warm

cache

seems

like

a

very

long

time

to

me

even

though

there

are

a

lot

of

members

on

the

Customer

hierarchy

Once

the

report

is

deployed

that

goes

down

to

a

consistent

seconds

and

when

I

run

the

same

query

through

SQL

Management

Studio

it

goes

down

to

seconds

Why

the

difference

in

execution

times

Im

not

sure

but

I

suspect

its

a

combination

of

the

connection

string

Luckily

if

our

parameter

datasets

are

causing

performance

problems

we

can

usually

rewrite

the

queries

involved

to

make

them

faster

Heres

the

original

query

from

the

parameter

in

the

example

WITH

MEMBER

MeasuresParameterCaption

AS

CustomerCustomerCURRENTMEMBERMEMBER_CAPTION

MEMBER

MeasuresParameterValue

AS

CustomerCustomerCURRENTMEMBERUNIQUENAME

MEMBER

MeasuresParameterLevel

AS

CustomerCustomerCURRENTMEMBERLEVELORDINAL

SELECT

MeasuresParameterCaption

MeasuresParameterValue

MeasuresParameterLevel

ON

COLUMNS

CustomerCustomerALLMEMBERS

ON

ROWS

FROM

Adventure

Works

If

we

decide

that

we

can

make

do

without

the

All

Member

and

the

levelbased

indenting

that

goes

on

in

the

parameter

dataset

this

is

an

attribute

hierarchy

after

all

so

theres

just

one

level

we

can

use

the

following

query

in

the

dataset

instead

WITH

MEMBER

MEASURESDUMMY

AS

SELECT

MEASURESDUMMY

ON

COLUMNS

CustomerCustomerCustomerMEMBERS

DIMENSION

PROPERTIES

ON

ROWS

FROM

Adventure

Works

Once

the

first

query

above

has

been

replaced

with

the

second

and

the

report

parameter

has

been

hooked

up

to

use

the

new

fields

Profiler

shows

that

the

time

taken

to

execute

the

parameter

dataset

has

gone

down

to

around

seconds

That

is

of

course

almost

seconds

faster

than

the

original

query

in

Preview

mode

and

almost

seconds

faster

than

the

original

query

in

the

deployed

report

Not

a

lot

on

its

own

but

certainly

noticeable

and

if

you

have

more

than

one

large

parameter

the

cumulative

gain

could

be

quite

significant

If

you

create

a

separate

OLEDB

connection

to

the

cube

and

use

the

second

query

in

a

dataset

the

execution

time

is

even

faster

going

down

to

around

seconds

Incidentally

some

of

the

more

astute

may

be

asking

why

I

need

to

include

MEASURESDUMMY

in

the

query

above

when

I

can

use

an

empty

set

on

the

columns

axis

instead

Two

reasons

one

if

you

use

an

empty

set

on

columns

in

the

OLEDB

connection

you

get

no

rows

returned

two

I

noticed

when

the

query

was

being

executed

in

SSRS

a

Query

Subcube

event

was

raised

suggesting

measure

data

was

being

requested

from

the

cube

this

didnt

happen

when

I

ran

the

query

in

SQL

Management

Studio

I

suspect

both

problems

are

something

to

with

SSRS

using

a

Post

navigation

NodeXL

Network

Graphs

and

the

Eurovision

Song

Contest

PowerPivotExcelSharepoint

and

SSRS

should

they

merge

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Posted on September 27 2016 Survey Data Analysis Descriptive vs Inferential Statistics Feedback Surveys It is crucial that you consider reporting a main element of your web survey design at the outset of your research project What you can say about your results hinges heavily on the types of analyses your questions and the capabilities of your response scales Today I will outline the difference between the two major branches of statistical analysis available for most survey data descriptive and inferential Descriptive statistics are the basic measures used to describe survey data They consist of summary descriptions of single variables also called univariate analysis and the associated survey sample Examples of descriptive statistics for survey data include frequency and percentage response distributions measures of central tendency which include the mean median and mode and dispersion measures such as the range and standard deviation which describe how close the values or responses are to central tendencies Inferential statistics offer more powerful analyses to be performed on your online web survey data As the names suggests this branch of statistics is concerned with making larger inferences about social phenomena This can include associations between variables how well your sample represents a larger population and causeandeffect relationships Some examples of inferential statistics commonly used in survey data analysis are ttests that compare group averages analyses of variance correlation and regression and advanced techniques such as factor analysis cluster analysis and multidimensional modeling procedures By designing online questionnaires and survey web forms with a good idea of what you want to do with your data after its collected you can create cohesive powerful reports and presentations By Tyson Gingery Written by Cvent Guest

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