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## Problema 72: Contando Frações

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this is weird 2 days ago i was going to my car to start it up and realized the key wouldnt turn at all and i dont think ive got a steering wheel lock does anyone know why this happens?
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Apprentices and The Price of Workplace Bullying
Being a blue-collar apprentice in Australia can be rewarding, fulfilling and lead to a profitable career. But for a few, it's an introduction to workplace bullying, unsafe pranks, harassment and childish initiation rituals. And when that line is crossed, businesses find themselves face to face with the high price of workplace bullying.
Bullying within the trades now receives a higher profile than in previous decades and today's workers tend to have a better understanding of their rights. But that doesn't mean the old-school mindset of 'toughening up' a new worker has disappeared completely.
Some pranks can be good-humoured and non-threatening. Sending the newbie to the supply desk for 'a set of fallopian tubes' or 'a left-handed hammer' may be immature. However, it can't be considered bullying–unless such requests form part of a larger campaign of ongoing harassment.
When the line is crossed into racism, sexism, repeated intimidation, chronic belittlement, sexual harassment or other forms of sustained victimisation, a whole set of problems can arise. This includes expensive lawsuits.
'Harmless fun' isn't harmless when it drags down workplace culture and affects employee well-being and emotional health.
How Does Job Insecurity Factor Into Workplace Bullying?
Job insecurity plays a huge part in bullying scenarios. Bullies love to use your job insecurity against you.
The flimsier your contract, the more temporary your position and the less HR support you will have. Moreover, the more isolated and helpless bullies can make you feel, the more power it gives them.
Research has found that nearly half of all Australian employees experience workplace bullying during their careers. Equally telling is that 40% of these victims were bullied early in their careers at a young age. Young people employed in stressful environments with limited workplace social support were found to be at the highest risk of bullying.
Fragile job security can lead to a work climate that's a breeding ground for negative behaviours. It can be emotionally devastating to go home at night wondering if you'll still have a job in the morning—solely because you've been targeted by a workplace bully.
What many bullying victims don't realise (or realise too late) is that they have some power too.
Bullies place themselves in a precarious position. Not only does their behaviour create a poisonous environment that adversely affects productivity but some of their actions may be against the law.
The High Price of Workplace Bullying
Bullying of anyone in the workplace, apprentices or not, has a huge and proven negative impact.
Productivity drops. There's also higher staff turnover, which leads to extra training and recruitment costs. In addition, work is disrupted while employee complaints are investigated.
Morale or motivation also decreases, while absenteeism or presenteeism rises. There are also extra costs associated with workers' compensation claims, support, mediation and counselling. Furthermore, business reputation suffers.
Research shows that bullying costs Australia up to $36 billion each year, with the average case draining employer's pockets to the tune of $17,000-24,000. Fines under the Workplace Health and Safety Act can be as much as $3 million for a Category 1 offence. On top of all that, workplace stress costs this country more than $14 billion a year.
For everyone's sake, we need to treat our hard-working apprentices, interns and new hires with the respect they deserve.


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Welcome to Woof Wednesday. Please meet some great dogs from CA, GA, NJ, NY, PA and WI all in need of good, loving homes!
Cookie and Mr Snuggles are a one year old American Water Spaniel Terriers. They are a bonded pair who will only be placed together. Perfect for a busy family. Small enough to fit into a pet carrier/purse and transport, you will want to take them everywhere with you and your family. They dance, they play, they love you! Sleep with you, eat with you, they don't beg, they know how to sit and stay beautifully. Love to go on walks. They are working on liking cats right now and kitty thinks it will be successful in a few weeks. Very trainable, food driven, sweetest of temperaments. Let's find these two sweeties a great home!
Kaubie is a Labrador Retreiver and absolute hoot. He is so much fun in groups, and he listens so well. I was able to call him in the middle of a playgroup, he came right to me, and went straight into his room with no problem. He is a sweet heart.
This is one sweet boy. Kaubie is sadly an owner surrender that said, he has a personality that is sure to win you over. He has spent the last 3 months in boarding due to his former family's situation now he is our care and we would love to find him a home. Kaubie is 5 years old, energetic and knows how to sit, lay down and say his prayers too great on the leash and rides wonderfully in the car too. He is just a beautiful boy looking for his home come and see Kaubie, you won't be disappointed he is a great dog!! From the former owner, Kaubie is pure bred but not registered. We were told both of his parents were champions. Let's find him a good home!
Gertie is an adorable 5 year old Westie rescued from a puppy mill. She is shy but sweet and loves other dogs, and is looking for a calmer home with at least one other friendly dog to help her feel more comfortable. Her little Westie ears are crumpled from years of untreated chronic ear infections they are being treated now but because of the scarring she may have some chronic ear issues that need care. Please submit an application if you are interested. Please let's find her a loving home!
Mac and Mabel are two bonded 8 year old male and female beagles from the same litter and they must be adopted as a pair. Mac is a loving mush and likes to give kisses and Mabel is totally sweet and very girly. They like to talk to each other when out in the yard playing. These dogs will be shown by their owner who can no longer keep them and potential homes will be screened by senior pets nyc. If you want an instant canine family of two loving sweet fully vetted dogs. They are great with kids from babies up to teens. Please lets find this pair a great home!
Honey is a sweet dog. She knows all the basic commands and is house trained. She is basically just the perfect dog. Honey is extremely happy and loves attention, her favorite thing to do is cuddle on the couch. She also enjoys going for walks. Gets along well with small dogs, however cats and large dogs are a bit scary to her so she would prefer a home as an only pet or maybe with a buddy her size. Please let's find this little girl a good home!
Mia is a 2 ½ year old female Great Pyrenees a rescue dog in the truest sense. Mia was impounded by the police department after they received several complaints regarding Mia's care or lack of it. When the police arrived they found this beautiful dog chained to a post without food, water or shelter. Needless to say, Mia is enjoying her new lifestyle and thinks that a warm and safe place to sleep, exercise, companionship and lots of love suits her just fine! Since her arrival we have learned that Mia enjoys her walks on a leash, tolerates grooming, and loves to ride in the car. Please lets find this girl a loving home!
Yes, I would but I would love to be included in your blog. my name is Sheila I live in Ventnor New Jersey. I have a pet rescue. Due to a living situation I cannot take any more animals, at my house. I have a few animals trying to rescue. One is in North Carolina, an 8 year old cocker spaniel. I'm working with the woman Cindy in Wilson North Carolina. trying to rescue the dog before the owners taken to the pound and immediagely put down in Wilson North Carolina , this dog is a free dog plus free transportation. another dog is in Statesville North Carolina, this is a 8 year old I believe beagle, where the pull fees have been paid transportation can be arranged for him through pilot and paws.. name is Elinor, and we have till Friday March 22nd to save. otherwise this dog will be put down. the info for this particular dog is on seniorpets NYC.org. I'm also trying to place a 7 year old cat, a golden tabby, that has been declawed and neutered. this cat is in Toms River New Jersey, the owner took him to a shelter which 1 I'm not sure of, but a friend of mine emailed me about the situation. the reason she dropped him at the shelter so to speak, she was moving to North Carolina with her new boyfriend. anything you can do I really would appreciate thanks again.


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Study flags up oxidative stress reduction benefits of cocoa
By Jane Byrne
09-Feb-2011 - Last updated on 09-Feb-2011 at 12:14 GMT
Related tags Cocoa powder Antioxidant
New research from Spain finds that polyphenol-enriched cocoa powder could be used as a functional ingredient to reduce oxidative stress in the elderly.
The Spain based authors, who published their findings in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, also report the use of models that demonstrate evidence of the metabolic target of cocoa to ensure compliance with EU health claim regulation requirements.
Damage to DNA, protein and lipids increases with age, note the researchers, citing the contribution of oxygen radicals in age-related disease.
They argue that nutritional intervention using functional foods may be an effective way to improve quality of life of elderly people and, furthermore, that studies into the effects of food ingredients with antioxidant properties are thus of great interest.
"Searching for and validating ingredients with in vivo antioxidant effects is one of the key steps in developing this kind of food," explained the team.
The research group reveals that they have recently developed a cocoa powder with high flavonoid content by improving seed-processing methods: "This cocoa powder has been obtained from nonfermented cocoa beans without roasting and submitted to a short heat treatment to rapidly inactivate polyphenol oxidase (PPO)."
The study
However, the team aimed to establish which metabolic target this flavonoid-rich cocoa powder acts upon – its antioxidative capacity. The authors said they employed the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the worm Caenorhabditis elegans as model organisms to determine this.
"Companies that want to market functional foods should have reliable, rapid and inexpensive models for identification of these metabolic targets," observe the Valencia based researchers.
Two different cocoa powders were analysed in the study: a natural (conventional) cocoa powder and the flavonoid-enriched cocoa powder, which they said had an increased total polyphenol content (12 per cent) compared with conventional cocoa powder (4 per cent).
The team reported that they developed a protocol using S. cerevisiae to study the antioxidant effect of the cocoa powder both quantitatively and qualitatively, and that they performed several experiments with C. elegans to analyze the effect of cocoa antioxidants on lifespan extension.
A genomic approach was performed with mutant strains in both organisms to elucidate the metabolic targets of the cocoa powder, added the Spanish scientists.
Findings
The researchers concluded that their findings provides evidence that a flavonoid-enriched cocoa powder exerts resistance to oxidative stress in two in vivo models, the yeast S. cerevisiae and the worm C. elegans, after hydrogen peroxide induced oxidative damage.
They said that the protection upon oxidative stress provided by the cocoa powder is due to its high polyphenol content, as increased survival was observed in yeast cultures after an oxidative stress when compared with a conventional cocoa powder.
"There was a marked resistance to oxidative stress in both organisms using 4 mg/mL of the cocoa powder, representing a supplementation of 8 μg/mL of catechin and 12 μg/mL of epicatechin."
And they found that the cocoa powder's protection against such stress is mediated by sirtuin proteins through the insulin/IGF-1 signaling pathway.
"We found that polyphenol-enriched cocoa powder activates the sirtuin protein Hst3p in the budding yeast S. cerevisiae. Sirtuins encompass a family of proteins that are present in the cell nucleus and exhibit deacetylase activity, promoting longevity in diverse organisms," commented the team.
The findings of the research also showed that the polyphenol-enriched cocoa powder produces lifespan extension in C. elegans, said the Spanish scientists, and they added that the lifespan extension of the worms was dependent on SIR-2.1 and DAF-16 proteins.
Further studies should be done in order to identify the exact polyphenol that is responsible for these beneficial effects, and to determine the amount of effective daily dose of polyphenol-enriched cocoa powder, concluded the team.
Source: Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry
Published online ahead of print: dx.doi.org/10.1021/jf104217g
Title: Use of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Caenorhabditis elegans as Model Organisms To Study the Effect of Cocoa Polyphenols in the Resistance to Oxidative Stress
Authors: P. Martorell, J V Forment, R de Llanos, F Montón, S Llopis, N González, S Genovés, E Cienfuegos, Ho Monzó, D Ramón,
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Three bridges span the Connecticut River between Hartford and East Hartford – each with their own unique history.
Bulkeley Bridge
Completed in 1908, the bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. It replaced a series of bridges that were destroyed by fires or ice flows. Its monumental granite arches are testament that the Bridge Commission, chaired by prominent Hartford citizen Morgan Bulkeley, wanted a bridge that would last. As part of the bridge-widening project to accommodate I-84 in the 1960's, every stone block on the north façade was removed, numbered and replaced to keep the historic façade intact. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the bridge, Riverfront Recapture worked with the Connecticut Department of Transportation to temporarily illuminate the bridge facades with colorful LED flood lights. We are currently working on a plan to light the arches on a permanent basis.
Charter Oak Bridge
Walkway railings on the new bridge featured cast-iron medallions, commissioned as a WPA project that depicted four different scenes representative of Hartford and East Hartford history. Riverfront Recapture salvaged some of these medallions when the bridge was replaced in 1992 and reused them on the new Founders Bridge promenade in 1999.
Founders Bridge
A toll bridge when it opened in opened in 1957, the bridge had ramp access to the new Interstate 91 and carried local traffic between Hartford and East Hartford. The bridge was reconstructed in the 1990's as part of the Connecticut Department's redesign of the I-91/I-84 interchange. During that project, I-91 was rebuilt at ground level and a plaza was built over the highway to reunite downtown Hartford with the river. A spacious pedestrian promenade was added to the bridge, and ramps to and from I-91 were removed.


Legendary r&b group En Vogue have just released their latest single "Rocket, the most recent offering from upcoming album "Electric Cafe". The group's signature infectious harmonies grab you from the start of this heartfelt track that takes you to a euphoric place where lovers go. The ladies effortlessly serenade about a love that has them higher than they've ever been before.
The new single was written by Ne-Yo and produced by Curtis "Sauce Wilson".
The group have also announced that the forthcoming album "Electric Cafe" is set to release on March 30th, 2018 via eOne Entertainment. The album will feature a guest appearance from Snoop Dogg who was on their previous release "Have a Seat".
It will also feature production from Raphael Saadiq, Dem Jointz, and longtime En Vogue producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy.
Love this song! I need more En Vogue!


Examining the original string after converting it to uppercase shows that the uppercase version was a copy; the original string is unchanged B. But the bang operation has changed the content of str itself.
Ruby's core classes are full of destructive (receiver-changing) bang methods paired with their non-destructive counterparts: sort/sort! for arrays, strip/strip! (strip leading and trailing whitespace) for strings, reverse/reverse! for strings and arrays,and many more. In each case, if you call the non-bang version of the method on the object, you get a new object. If you call the bang version, you operate in-place on the same object to which you sent the message.


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Tetraodon schoutedeni är en fiskart som beskrevs av Pellegrin 1926. Tetraodon schoutedeni ingår i släktet Tetraodon och familjen blåsfiskar. IUCN kategoriserar arten globalt som otillräckligt studerad. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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The political, legal and economic health of every nation and community depends upon the strength of its social capital – its people. That's why Facilitate Global seeks to make a difference at the individual and community level bringing about social and economic change, giving voice to the voiceless in the corridors of power and the world's media, and enabling them to stand on their on feet economically.
We are a not for profit organisation, promoting peacebuiding, human rights and international humanitarian law with a special focus on economic regeneration and development. We put a human face on human rights. So wherever you are in the world, join us to create a new awareness, there is an alternative to the cycle of violence and despair which blights far too many lives in far too many places.
As stated in the Preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we believe that the UDHR must be at the very core of all fields of human endeavour so as to inform, govern, emphasise, promote and protect the primacy of human dignity and the Right To Life in the most intrinsic sense. It must therefore be seen to be fully evidenced in political, legal, economic, social and cultural terms.
Facilitate Global fully endorses the Preamble of the UDHR and associated Articles:
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Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law,
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Whereas a common understanding of these rights and freedoms is of the greatest importance for the full realization of this pledge,
Now, Therefore THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY proclaims THIS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction


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New York City Airport Stepping-up Ebola Screening Measures
The Ebola outbreak is starting to create significant concern and authorities have begun stepping-up their efforts of ensuring that new cases of the deadly illness don't reach the U.S. unrecognized. Saturday morning, federal officials began extensive screening maneuvers at the Kennedy International Airport, so that passengers arriving from the West African countries worst hit by the Ebola outbreak are given the green light upon entering the country.
All travelers coming from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone will be thoroughly examined by agents from the Homeland Security's Custom and Border Protection Department. Their temperatures will be assessed, and any Ebola symptoms or suspicious signs will be reported- if any of the passengers shows any symptom that might suggest infection, they will enter isolation immediately.
Additionally, medical personnel from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be there to assess these patients, so as to decide whether they can continue traveling or need to be admitted for further testing.
Four additional airports apart from Kennedy International will be instating enhanced screenings. These airports include Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare, Newark Liberty and Hartsfield Jackson in Atlanta. These airports receive 94% of all passengers flying from one of the affected West African countries (around 150 people daily) according to a statement made by Customs and Border Protection Commissioner, R. Gil Kerlikowske.
No-touch thermometers will be used to assess those passengers arriving from the three Ebola-stricken countries, and public health workers will triage those having fevers and interviewing them so as to determine whether they were in contact with anyone infected with Ebola. Each airport conducting enhanced screenings will also be equipped with quarantine areas that will be available if necessary.
False alarms are expected by health officials as travelers are bound to have fevers connected to other illnesses, and because Ebola is only contagious when symptoms have already appeared, these efforts should reduce the likelihood of the virus entering the U.S.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns, however, that regardless of how many procedures are in place, the spread of the virus will not be easily stopped.
"No matter how many procedures we have in place we can not get the risk to zero,"
said Martin Cetron, director of the global migration and quarantine division of the CDC.
These measures would have not sufficed to identify Thomas Eric Duncan, for instance, the Dallas man that died of Ebola.
"We want to remind people to think Ebola if they have a fever and are coming in from affected areas."
Cetron said in his statement.
Filed Under: Health, National News Tagged With: airport ebola, airport screening, Ebola, ebola cases, ebola identification, isolation, screeening measures increase, screening measures
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Last Train to Lhasa () — двойной студийный альбом британского музыканта Banco de Gaia (Тоби Маркса), выпущенный в 1995 году.

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«Last Train to Lhasa» представляет собой переплетение восточных ритмов и звуков футуристического синтезатора. По оценке рецензента портала Allmusic, семплирование получилось у Banco de Gaia достаточно убедительно как на быстрых, так и на эмбиент треках, за исключением нескольких «разбавленных битов» ().

«Last Train to Lhasa» считается концептуальным альбомом Тоби Маркса, которым он выразил свою обеспокоенность происходящими в Тибете событиями после присоединения его к КНР в 1951 году, в частности торгово-коммерческим вторжением китайских торговцев, стремящихся заполонить весь Тибет. Он недвусмысленно заявил, что осуждает Китай за «оккупацию Тибета и то, как он обходится с тибетцами», и высказывается об этом в радикальных выражениях:
Китайцы были очень грубыми в том, как они захватили власть над Тибетом: устраивая пытки, убивая, уничтожая культуру. <…> В наши дни нет причин позволять этому происходить, весь остальной мир может остановить это. Хотя никто не будет этого делать, потому что Китай это большой торговый рынок, и это является прекрасным примером того, как работают сегодня правительства.

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The Miracle Worker to Close on Broadway April 4
BroadwayWorld.com Mar. 28, 2010
Producers of The Miracle Worker announced today that the show will close on April 4, 2010 at a complete loss of the show's full $2.6 million capitalization.
The critically acclaimed 50th Anniversary production and first Broadway revival of William Gibson's THE MIRACLE WORKER, directed by Kate Whoriskey (Ruined), will play its final performance on Sunday, April 4, 2010 at Circle in the Square Theatre (235 West 50 Street) following 21 previews and 38 regular performances.
Producers David Richenthal and Dini von Mueffling said: "We are saddened to announce that The Miracle Worker must close. Having the opportunity to share this powerful story with a new generation of theatergoers has been remarkable. We could not have asked for a more extraordinary cast, creative team and group of dedicated producers."
Staged in the round for the first time, THE MIRACLE WORKER also stars Academy Award® nominee Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine), Tony Award® nominee Alison Pill (Broadway's The Lieutenant of Inishmore, film Milk), , Tony Award® winner Elizabeth Franz (Death of a Salesman) and features Tobias Segal, Daniel Oreskes, Michael Cummings, Simone Joy Jones, Yvette Ganier and Lance Chantiles-Wertz.
Set in Tuscumbia, Alabama in the 1880s, THE MIRACLE WORKER tells the story of the young Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf after a childhood illness, and the extraordinary woman, Annie Sullivan, who taught her to communicate with the world.
THE MIRACLE WORKER features scenic design by Derek McLane, costume design by Paul Tazewell, lighting design by Kenneth Posner, original music and sound design by Rob Milburn & Michael Bodeen, hair design by Charles LaPointe, and physical coaching and movement by Lee Sher.
THE MIRACLE WORKER is produced by David Richenthal, Eric Falkenstein, Randall L. Wreghitt, Barbara & Buddy Freitag, Dan Frishwasser, Joseph J. Grano, Jr., Mallory Factor, Cheryl Lachowicz, Martha Falkenberg, Bruce J. Carusi & Susan Altamore Carusi, Lynn Shaw, David & Sheila Lehrer; in association with Connie Bartlow Kristan and Jamie deRoy/Remmel T. Dickinson.
For ticket and scheduling information visit:
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G.I. Jobs Names BCI as a Military-Friendly School
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G.I. Jobs Magazine Names Blackstone as a Military Friendly School for 2010
August 2009: Blackstone Career Institute was recently selected by G.I. Jobs Magazine as a Military Friendly School for 2010 in honor of the school's efforts to support military students and their families. After conducting extensive research and gathering survey data, the military magazine ranked BCI in the top fifteen percent of all colleges, universities, and trade schools nationwide. G.I. Jobs recognized our interest in recruiting military students and encouraged BCI to continue and expand upon existing policies and efforts used to obtain and retain military and veteran students.
Many of our students are from military families and find that our training programs can easily travel with them through deployments and relocations in the U.S. and overseas. Blackstone is a participant in several programs that benefit military personnel and their family members, including the Army Vocational/Technical (AVOTEC) Soldier Program, Operation Life Transformed (OLT), DANTES (Defense Activity for Nontraditional Educational Support), and the Military Spouse Career Advancement Initiative program. For more information about these programs, visit our Military Education page.
Category: School NewsBy Blackstone - Jacque August 20, 2009
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Saturday will see two deep Low pressures to the North of us, with a Low of 966 millibars sitting just South of Iceland / North of Scotland in the North Sea, with another Low pressure of 973 millibars in the Northern North Sea South West of Iceland / South East of Greenland. Continuing West will be a High pressure of 1014 millibars in the Labrador Sea, and to our West coming out of Newfoundland will be a Low of 992 millibars. And in the Southern Mid-Atlantic around the Azores will be a High pressure of 1024 millibars. Sunday will see the Newfoundland Low move rapidly Eastwards, crossing the Atlantic and deepening to 975 millibars. Meanwhile Saturday's Low pressure around Southern Iceland will have rotated anti-clockwise, combining with the Low pressure West of Iceland, forming one entity of 972 millibars South West of Iceland, behind the Low pressure of 975 millibars which will be off North Eastern Ireland, with a long tail hitting the Irish West Coast and the South West of the United Kingdom. There will be a High pressure of 1020 millibars sitting the Bay of Biscay, which will make the winds crazy at times, sucking and blowing at different times. Read the details and stay tuned as things may change as the week goes on……….


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Cardiovascular disease may double a patient's risk of dying from COVID-19: Study
A large, international study of COVID-19 patients confirmed that cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, stroke and cancer can increase a patient's risk of dying from the virus. Penn State College of Medicine researchers say their findings may help public health officials improve patient care and develop interventions that can target these high-risk populations.
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The researchers found that cardiovascular disease may double a patient's risk of dying from COVID-19. They also discovered that other pre-existing conditions may increase a COVID-19 patient's risk of death by one-and-a-half to three times. The results were recently published in PLOS ONE.
"This study suggests that these chronic conditions are not just common in patients with COVID-19, but their presence is a warning sign to a higher risk of death," said Dr. Paddy Ssentongo, a doctoral student in epidemiology at the College of Medicine and research assistant professor in Penn State's Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics. "There is a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease and hypertension around the world and in particular, the U.S. With the persistence of COVID-19 in the U.S., this connection becomes crucially important."
The research team conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies published from December 2019 through early July 2020, to determine which chronic conditions put hospitalized patients at risk of dying from COVID-19. They explored 11 co-existing conditions that pose a risk of severe disease and death among COVID-19 patients, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, asthma, chronic liver disease and HIV/AIDS.
Ssentongo and colleagues analyzed data from more than 65,000 patients from 25 studies worldwide. Patients in the selected studies had an average age of 61 years. They found that certain pre-existing health conditions affected survival rates more than others. When compared to hospitalized COVID-19 patients without pre-existing conditions, researchers determined that patients with diabetes and cancer are 1.5 times more likely to die, patients with cardiovascular disease, hypertension and congestive heart failure are twice as likely to die, and patients with chronic kidney disease are three times more likely to die.
"Although the health care community has circulated anecdotal information about the impact of these risk factors in COVID-19 mortality, our systematic review and meta-analysis is the most comprehensive to date that attempts to quantify the risk," said Vernon Chinchilli, distinguished professor and chair of public health sciences, and senior author of this research. "As the COVID-19 pandemic continues through 2020 and likely into 2021, we expect that other researchers will build on our work."
The researchers said that prior studies exploring the association of pre-existing chronic conditions and COVID-19 mortality had limitations in the number of countries included, the number of studies included and the number of conditions explored. They also said these studies had unaddressed sources of bias that limited the conclusions that can be drawn from them.
"We took an all-inclusive, global approach for this study by examining 11 chronic conditions and including patients from four continents: Asia, Europe, North America and Africa," Ssentongo adds. "Research suggests that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may become seasonal and require annual vaccination. Once an approved and effective vaccine is available, high-risk individuals with these pre-existing conditions should receive vaccination priority to prevent high mortality rates."
Even though additional research is needed to fully understand health risks and implications, particularly in understanding the effects of race and ethnicity on COVID-19 survival rates, Ssentongo said these findings can help inform global prevention and treatment strategies.
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La Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas de la Amazonía Ecuatoriana o Confeniae es la organización regional de pueblos indígenas en la región amazónica ecuatoriana o de Oriente. Nueve pueblos indígenas presentes en la región - Quichua, Quijos, Shuar, Achuar, Huaorani, Siona, Secoya, Shiwiar, Andoa, Záparo y Cofán - están representados políticamente por la Confederación. Es uno de los tres principales grupos regionales que constituyen la Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador (CONAIE). También es parte de la organización indígena de la cuenca del Amazonas, COICA.

Su presidente es Marlon Vargas.

Integrantes

 Shuar: Ficsh (Federación Interprovincial de Centros Shuar), Nashe (Nación Shuar del Ecuador), Fenashp (Federación de la Nacionalidad Shuar de Pastaza) Fenashz (Federación de la Nacionalidad Shuar de Zamora Chinchipe), Fepnasho (Federación Provincial de la Nacionalidad Shuar de Orellana), Fepceshs (Federación Provincial de Centros Shuar de Sucumbíos).
 Kichwa: Ctnkp (Circunscripción Territorial de la Nacionalidad Kichwa de Pastaza), FOIN (Federación de Organizaciones Indígenas del Napo), Ficckae (Federación Interprovincial de Comunas y Comunidades Kichwas de la Amazonía Ecuatoriana), Fonakise (Federación de Organizaciones de la Nacionalidad Kichwa de Sucumbíos del Ecuador), Ockil (Organización de la Nacionalidad Kichwa de Loreto).
 Achuar: NAE (Nacionalidad Achuar del Ecuador).
 Shiwiar: Nashie (Nacionalidad Shiwiar del Ecuador).
 Waorani: NAWE (Nacionalidad Waorani del Ecuador), Onwan (Organización de la Nacionalidad Waorani de Napo), Onwo (Organización de la Nacionalidad Waorani de Orellana).
 Siona: Onise (Organización de la Nacionalidad Indígena Siona del Ecuador).
 Secoya: OISE (Organización Indígena Secoya del Ecuador).
 A'i Kofan: NOA'IKE (Nacionalidad Originaria A'i Kofan del Ecuador).
 Zápara: NASE (Nacionalidad Sapara del Ecuador).
 Andwa: NAPE (Nacionalidad Andwa de Pastaza del Ecuador).
 Quijos:Naoqui (Nación Originaria Quijos).

Referencias

Indígenas de Ecuador
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Senior Reaches Finals of Spoken Word Poetry Contest
Senior Ananya Shah will compete in the individual finals of the Louder Than a Bomb spoken word poetry competition from 6-9 p.m. Friday at the DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Place, in Chicago. She will compete against 12 other poets. Ananya reached the finals based on her performance of "Live at Five" in Sunday's semifinals. Stevenson also competed in the team semifinals, falling just short of the finals. SHS had 141 points, falling to Hinsdale Central (142) and Kenwood (143). Admission is $20 for adults and $10 for students on Friday. Click here to order online.
Binge Drinking Declines Among SHS Seniors
The percentage of Stevenson seniors engaging in binge drinking has dropped significantly since 2014, according to Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator Dr. Cristina Cortesi.
In 2014, about one-fourth of seniors who took the Illinois Youth Survey said they had been binge drinking within the previous two weeks. A school-led campaign aimed at parents had reduced the rate to 15 percent by 2016, she said. The Centers for Disease Control defines binge drinking as having five or more drinks within a two-hour period (for males), or four or more drinks (for females). The national average among high school seniors is 14 percent.
Cortesi made her remarks to the Pioneer Press for this article focusing on New Trier's efforts to address binge drinking. She reiterated the importance of parents and guardians in influencing the decisions of their students toward alcohol use.
Late Arrival on Thursday
Stevenson will follow a late-arrival schedule on Thursday due to scheduled curricular team planning time. Classes will start at 10:30 a.m.
Vote for Senior's Artwork in Greeting Card Competition
Senior Bekka Goldstein has a chance to win a $10,000 college scholarship if enough people vote for her artwork in the 12th annual Create-a-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest sponsored by The Gallery Collection. Vote for her at this link; you must have a Facebook or Twitter account to participate. You can vote once a day until March 21. The top vote-getters will advance to the finalist round.
Alumna In Heart of CSO Strike Negotiations
SHS alumna Gina DiBello (Class of 2000) has emerged as one of the leaders in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which went on strike Sunday after failing to reach agreement on a new contract. She was one of six musicians who signed this letter sent to CSO donors and trustees in advance of the strike. DiBello also appeared at pre-strike news conferences on Sunday and Feb. 14.
String Parents Fundraiser Thursday Morning
The String Parents Association will hold a breakfast fundraiser at Strawberry Fields, 410 N. Milwaukee Ave., in Lincolnshire from 6:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday, which is a late arrival day. Mention Stevenson when ordering, and a portion of the sale will go to the strings program at SHS.
Madrigal Dinner Spoofs "The Bachelor"
Last weekend's Madrigal Dinner didn't jump the shark, it jumped the fence. Anyone who caught that reference would have been giving roses for this year's Renaissance romp, a spoof of "The Bachelor." This Pioneer Press article goes behind the scenes, talking with director Ellen Singer and several members of the cast.
More Than 100 Educators Coming to SHS Wednesday
More than 100 educators from schools in eight states and Germany will come to campus Wednesday for the next Site Visit Day for Educators. Of the 17 schools and districts that will be represented, six are in Georgia: Campbell High School in Smyrna, Creekside High School in Fairburn, and Daniell Middle School, East Cobb Middle School, Smitha Middle School and Fair Oaks Elementary School from Marietta. Twenty-four people are coming from the Fresno Unified School District in Fresno, Calif., while two have made the trek from longtime Stevenson exchange school Max-Born Gymnasium in Germering, Germany. Other out-of-state visitors are coming from Emporia High School in Emporia, Kan.; Ladue Schools in St. Louis; Northeast Community School District in Goose Lake, Iowa; Portage High School in Portage, Ind. and Taylor Community Schools in Kokomo, Ind.; and Horlick High School and the Racine Unified School District in Racine, Wis. A pair of Illinois institutions also will be coming: Lincoln-Way Central High School in New Lenox, and the Canton School District in Canton.
The last name of archer Hayden Gantt was spelled incorrectly in Monday's Digest.
Saturday's Varsity Results
Stevenson at Huntley Invitational: Senior Kendall Roberts won the 1,600-meter run with a personal-record time of 5:10.66, 15 seconds faster than her previous best. Sophomore Camille Clay placed second in shot put (37 feet, 9 inches) while junior Michelle Yu finished fourth in the 3,200-meter run (12:32.81). Freshman Livy Alton was fifth in the 800 (2:38.56). The 1,600 relay team of Kendall, senior Raeden Mays, sophomore Maxine Tam and freshman Olivia Barreca was fifth (4:32.92), while the 800 relay unit of Raeden, senior Emily Ossentjuk, and sophomores Jade Cadichon and Jordan Tollison was sixth (1:53.65).
SHS Wears Underdog Label Into Supersectional
Stevenson faces a formidable opponent when it goes up against Evanston at 7 o'clock tonight in the IHSA Class 4A Hoffman Estates Supersectional at the Sears Centre Arena. The Wildkits (30-4) are No. 4 in the latest Chicago Sun-Times rankings (and No. 2 in the Chicago Tribune) while the Patriots are No. 10. Here's a preview from the Daily Herald. The winner of tonight's game will play the DeKalb Supersectional champion, either Geneva or Rockford East, in the state semifinals at 5:30 p.m. Friday. For those unable to attend tonight's game, ETHS has set up a live stream feed on its NFHS Network page.
Evanston, which finished third in the state last year, is making its third consecutive supersectional appearance. ETHS beat Loyola Academy for the Niles North Sectional title, 56-42, even though its top two scorers combined for five points. The Wildkits are led by senior guard Lance Jones, an all-state candidate and Southern Illinois University signee averaging 16.1 points per game. Evanston, playing in its 15th supersectional, is seeking back-to-back trips downstate for the first time.
Stevenson is making its sixth supersectional appearance in school history, and its first since winning the IHSA championship in 2015. The junior-dominated Patriots (27-5) are wearing the underdog label for tonight's game, which isn't the first time a Pat Ambrose-coached team has gone this far without marquee players. As Joe Henricksen of the Chicago Sun-Times points out, the 2006-07 team that finished fourth in the state only had one player with a scoring average in double figures. Stevenson has a 5-0 record in supersectional games, winning in 1992, 2007, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
Sophomore Wins Girls State Wrestling Title
Sophomore Sara Sulejmani won the 145-pound title in the Girls Division at last weekend's Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Freshman-Sophomore and Girls State Tournament in Springfield. She became the first girls wrestling state champion in school history with a 9-4 victory over Sydney Manos of Stillman Valley. Sara stormed to the championship bout, pinning her first two opponents before recording a 17-2 technical fall in the semifinals. Sophomore Heather Campos finished fourth at 180 pounds to earn all-state honors. Three other SHS wrestlers competed in the freshman-sophomore brackets: freshmen Jordan Rosenfeldt (113 pounds) and Aidan Rutnarak (126) and sophomore Keegan Houlihan (285).
JV Hockey Team Falls in State Semifinals
The junior varsity boys ice hockey team lost to St. Viator, 5-4 in overtime, in the Blackhawk Cup JV state tournament semifinals Monday in Bensenville.
Student Seating for Tonight's Supersectional Game
Students going to tonight's supersectional basketball game are asked to sit in Sections 118 and 119 at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates. Stevenson's sections are shown in green on this map.
One-Act Auditions Monday, Pre-Audition Meeting Thursday
Auditions for the spring One-Act Plays will be held after school Monday. Anyone thinking of auditioning should attend a 15-minute meeting at 9:45 a.m. Thursday in the Black Box Theater. Thursday is a late-arrival day. The directors of the plays will be there to tell you about their shows, and offer tips and tricks about what to expect on audition day. Students must sign up for an audition time slot. The sign-up sheet is outside the Black Box Theater. Auditions will run in half-hour slots from 3:40 p.m. until 8 p.m. Monday in the West Auditorium. Click here for all the audition information.
PPA Bake Sale Wednesday Afternoon
The next Patriot Parent Association Bake Sale is Wednesday afternoon during seventh and eighth periods in the Wood Commons and Glass Commons. Doughnuts, muffins, cake, pies, Puppy Chow and more will be available for $1. Proceeds benefit all students and staff through PPA.
The College Career Center is offering two New Student Orientation field trips for students who will be attending the College of Lake County in the fall. The field trips will be held during the school day on Tuesday, March 19 and Wednesday, April 24. During the NSO, students will meet with an academic counselor and register for classes. Visit the CCC to reserve a spot.
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These types of hybrid pitches offer a softer and safer playing surface that prevents injury and increases playing time. In fact, hybrid pitches offer three times more durability than their all-natural counterparts. By stitching thousands of yards of plastic fibre into the pitch, the natural blades have something to anchor on to and the entire surface is reinforced. It drains more effectively too, so the surface stays playable.
The home team, Russia, will play all their matches on the new surface. It seems to have excellent playability too, if Russia's 5-0 drubbing of Saudi Arabia was anything to go by!
Although originally Astro turf was conceived as a sports playing surface, these days artificial grasses are very much at home in the domestic garden.
The benefits for home use are obvious. Although the only football that gets played on your artificial turf may be a kick-about with the kids, you'll enjoy the same durability and free drainage as a professional pitch. And while a professional groundsman may have to get his ride-on mower out to keep everything looking pristine and at optimum playing height, you can pick and choose the right blade length for you and then never mow again.
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Wilderness Press :: Authors :: Matt Heid
Matt Heid
Matt Heid is the author of 101 Hikes in Northern California and Best Backpacking Trips in New England, a contributor to Backpacking California, and a researcher and writer for three Let's Go guides. He holds a degree in earth and planetary science from Harvard University and stays busy pursuing a passion for outdoor writing and remote wilderness adventure in Northern California, Alaska, and New England. He currently lives in Framingham, Massachusetts.
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Exploring Mountains, Valley, and Seashore
101 Hikes in Northern California by Matt Heid benefits readers by narrowing down the multitude of options for hiking in Northern California to the very best of the best adventures. It is distinct from other similar guidebooks in that it covers the northern two-thirds of the state, including nearly the entirety of the Sierra Nevadas south to Kings Canyon National Park, and the entire Big Sur region along the coast south to Silver Peak Wilderness. It also provides significant geographic diversity: hikes are spread out across the entire region.
No matter where you are in northern California, you can find a hike in the book within a short drive. The guide is unique in the amount of natural history information it provides, especially the geologic stories of the featured destinations. It provides not just the essential directions for completing a hike, it enhances the experience by telling the story of how the landscape came to be the way it is.
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Quick and Convenient Backpacking Trips within Two Hours of San Francisco
Hundreds of parks, preserves, and protected open spaces infuse the San Francisco Bay Area with a world of unparalleled natural wonder. Straddling a remarkable range of geographic and ecological diversity, it provides avenues for adventure in all terrains, seasons, and environments. An overnight journey deepens this outdoor experience. One Night Wilderness: San Francisco Bay Area presents the 28 best overnight backcountry opportunities in the greater Bay Area, from the deep valleys of the Coast Range to the old-growth redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains, from the shores of Point Reyes National Seashore to the remote corners of the Diablo Range in Henry Coe State Park. And all of them are accessible within a two-hour drive from any point in the Bay Area.
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I've been wanting to try dehydrating fruit but I do not have room for a food dehydrator. There is just not enough space in my small apartment for another gadget. But I there is a way to dehydrate fruit without a food dehydrator – just use your oven!
I had a couple of apples that were a bit past their prime but still in good shape. They were perfect for my apple chips experiment.
Thinly slice the apples. You can use a mandolin or just slice thinly with a sharp knife. It was easier for me to core the apples first then slice.
Mix the sugar and cinnamon together. In a large bowl, add the cinnamon sugar mixture to the apples. Mix well.
I mixed them by hand to make sure the mixture was well distributed.
Place a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet. Arrange the apples on the sheet so they are not touching each other.
Cook in the oven for an hour, then turn the slices over. Cook for another 45 minutes. Your oven times may vary.
The apples turned brown as they dried out. If you do not want them to get too brown, some recipes indicate you need to soak them in a mixture of half lemon juice and half water for an hour. However, I do not mind the browning. They came out crisp and tasty.
If you want to try it yourself, just start with a very small batch to avoid wasting fruit. Ideally, a food dehydrator would still be great to have if you are going to make larger batches of dried fruit. But if you don't have a lot of space like me, and are just making small batches every now and then, using your oven will suffice.
Drying fruit is a great way to save money on snacks and is a good way to use up fruit before they go bad.
Have you tried food dehydrating? Please share in the comments below.
I have dehydrated potatoes, pineapple and bananas. I use a round simple food dehydrator with out a fan that I found at Good Will very cheap. The potato slices and pineapple rings worked out the best. It takes time and I have to move the racks around as the food dries. I store the dried pineapple rings in a Mason jar and vacuum packed the potato slices.
Hi oldguy, Good to know you've gotten some good results with the simple food dehydrator. I will look out for deals at our Goodwill. Thanks for the comment.
if you do potatoes you will need to blanch them. I slice them thin on a mandolin cutter and put the slices in boiling water for about 3 – 4 minutes. This will keep the slices from turning black as they are being dehydrated. I use the potato slices in stews and baked dishes. just soak the slices for a few minutes in warm water before using. I leave the skins on and just wash the potatoes with a stiff vegetable brush. I like your web site a lot of good info on it.
I, too, have the inexpensive round dehydrator (bought at walmart). I've only used it one year with mixed results. Fruit turned out well; veggies results were mixed. The carrots were little rubber disasters. It does take up room not only to store but also to use & rotating the trays is a pain. I keep hoping Santa will bring an Excalibur.
Hi Linda, Sorry to hear the round dehydrator did not work out well. I wish I had an Excalibur as well, I just don't have the room for one! That's why I tried the oven method, next time I will try using a small convection oven. Thanks for the comment.
I have two cheap dehydrators-one from WM and one from CL.
I love them. I dry on the covered back porch. I have extra trays, so I get more done in less time.
The only thing I wish I hadn't dried was beets–they had to be thrown away.
All my vegetables and fruit is great; I used dried green pepper for meat loaf last week.
I even have 20 pints of egg powder now–use it a lot too; just used in cornbread.
Hi JJ, That is excellent you are able to do egg powder! I am going to have to look that up. I'm working on a preserving eggs article, that would be a good addition. Thanks!
I made my first dehydrator back in the early 70's using a wooden box, a couple of old kitchen racks, some foil and a 100 watt light bulb, I used it for years to make everything from fruit roll ups which is called fruit leather to beef jerky, you do not have to soak fruit in half lemon water for an hour to keep it from browning, just a light mixture of about 1 tablespoon lemon juice to a quart of water for about 30 seconds to 1 minute works just fine without imparting any unwanted flavor.
Hi Jerry, Sounds like you're quite experienced with food dehydrating! Good to know about using lemon juice with a quart of water for about 30 seconds to 1 minute will do the trick to prevent browning. Thanks for the tip!
Hi Suzanne, That is a great tip, dehydrating on screens. It is too humid where I live and the moisture causes mold so I am not able to try it. It would work well in a dry hot area. Thanks for the comment!


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Fernando Pessoa never visited the United States, so he never made it to California. At least, not physically. A writer so ahead of his time — post-modernist before there was post-modernism — he surely would have found a novel set in a time and place beyond his own experience attractive. He would have laughed at early eighties So Cal culture (as we all should); he would have delighted in characters who are trying to understand their place in the universe (even if that universe is high school); and he definitely would have liked punk rock (in principle, and maybe in practice as well). And if nothing else, he'd have been intrigued by the cover. It's a pretty cool cover.
You know how you sometimes hear those apocryphal stories about writers and writing: Ernest Hemingway's wife leaving his entire manuscript on a train; Sherwood Anderson writing the bulk of Winesburg, Ohio, in the middle of the night and naked; Alice McDermott basing an uncompleted novel on one of my short stories? Some are completely false (like the thing about Alice McDermott; I just really like her). But some are based in fact and a few of those happen to be completely true.
Here's one I know is true: The very last line of my novel, Californium, is not the line with which I originally intended to end the book. I was struggling with exactly how to word that line and my editor at Plume solved my dilemma by striking it completely and ending on the penultimate line. I didn't know things like that actually happened, and I wasn't sure my editor was wrong to do it, so I got a second opinion from my other editor at Plume, and then my agent, and all agreed that the second-to-last line was the better line and the very last line should go. At this point, it was hard to argue with people who had taken such care with my manuscript and, frankly, helped me make it a much better book than I ever could have written completely on my own, so I agreed and the last line was lost to history. Well, almost. I still have it saved on a draft of the novel.
I'm never going to sneak into bookstores and pencil in that last line so people will know what it was. BUT, I am willing to reveal it to anyone who reads Californium, who cares to know, and (here comes the marketing pitch) who has bought Californium by July 31, 2016. (I know, to completely lose my soul I just need to add that operators are standing by and if you're not completely satisfied you can send the book back at no cost and keep the steak knives as my gift to you). But, it would be kind of cool to know, wouldn't it? Sort of a director's cut of the book?
That's it. You'll help preserve a very minor part of literary history, and you'll be able to say, "Thank God that guy had good editors" Or will you? Maybe my instincts were right at first. Decide for yourself, then feel free to email me exactly what you think.
Soooooo many typos. In emails and manuscripts. On Facebook and Twitter. Maybe because I'm left-handed. Perhaps because I'm a four-finger and two-thumbs typist. Probably because I'm forever in a hurry and rushing through things without proof-reading well enough.
There was that bike crash I had right before AWP. The one where I broke my left wrist and pinky finger, got a concussion (which only added to the typos), cracked my mandible, added three manly new scars to my face, and made me miss AWP.
Like, a month ago, my essay "Errors" came out in the journal, Salt Hill, along with a lot of other excellent work (I'm really digging the story "Bald Bear" by Becky Mandelbaum), and I really should have thanked Jacob Collins-Wilson, the nonfiction editor at SH) and mentioned all of this a lot sooner, like, a month ago.
Where I'm Going. Where I've Been.
This is supposed to be my 2015 writerly wrap-up. It probably should have posted a month ago. But that's kind of what 2015 was all about. My story collection, DELICATE MEN, came out so late in 2014 (December 29) it felt more like 2015. And so, the year began with things arriving late and that never really went away.
I finished my MFA in 2003, and here it was, just twelve short years later, and I was giving readings with my brand new book. My first book. Better late than… well, it was just really great to see it arrive, and then to see where it went—those readings with me, into the hands of people I've never met but who were kind enough to email me their impressions, and to far-flung places like Brasil, England, and Scotland. DELICATE MEN even visited, courtesy of my old college roommate whom I hadn't heard from in years, its distant cousins at Trinity College Library in Dublin.
Also in 2015, my agent, Mackenzie Brady Watson, sold my first novel, CALIFORNIUM, to Plume-Penguin. I'd taken long gaps in working on the novel and taken a long time revising it. In fact, technically it's the first book I ever wrote, but it will be the third book published with my name on it. (There's a collection of pedagogical essays I edited, TEACHABLE MOMENTS, floating around this world too).
Late in 2015, my essay, "Something L.A." was published as a chapbook through Blue Cubicle Press's Overtime Series. I'd written the early drafts of that essay four years earlier.
At first glance, it may look like 2015 was this extraordinarily productive year for me. And it was in terms of publishing. But I spent most of the year revising the manuscripts of Something L.A. and Californium for my editors, another big chunk of the year it reading from and promoting DELICATE MEN, and far too little of it writing.
I'm not complaining. In discussing where to start a story, I ask my beginning writing students all the time: When is the best time to arrive at a party? There's usually one polite, attentive, pleasant student who says, "On time" or "When it's scheduled to start." And there's usually one mostly polite, fairly attentive, slightly unpredictable student who says, "Late" or "When things are really getting good." Yep.
My essay, "Errors," will be out in the Spring 2016 issue of Salt Hill. CALIFORNIUM, now with the subtitle: A Novel of Punk Rock, Growing Up, and Other Dangerous Things, will be out July 19, 2016. I've got a few readings planned already, and I get to spend three weeks with my MFA students in Lisbon this coming July too. (I'll be getting some selfies with both books). If 2015 was the year of Late, I'd like to think 2016 is the year of things really getting good.


Who needs Price to Win?
Some industries bid repeatable products and services; the competitors pricing strategy is observable from historic data. Price to Win is for those of us that don't have this luxury! For example, several Defence, IT & Transport bids are bidding for one-off projects that have no historic precedent.
This methodology is for you if price might equal something other than cost plus profit margin. If you accept that costs are not black and white, then prices are a deeper shade of grey. Why? Because these bids effectively form a baseline that nearly always changes. Furthermore, the customer's assessment criteria often indirectly penalises certain types of pricing that may actually be better for the customer. If your competitors see an opportunity to play the system on pricing; you can be sure one will do it.
When starting a Price to Win, we actually need to begin in the realm of Competitive Intelligence. Actions are rarely random and our actions are constrained by several forces. We need to analyse those forces to understand what the options are before we can price them. Let's say you go out to buy a car tomorrow, a hypothetical car dealer offers an Aston Martin or a Ford for the same price. How long is it going to take you to choose the Aston Martin? Why is this decision so predictable? Before you arrived at the dealer; Aston Martin & Ford had already embarked on very different strategies. They have different manufacturing processes, different marketing brands and entirely different cost structures. If the car dealer wanted to sell you the Ford, he needed to price it below the Aston Martin.
Step 1 of our Price to Win methodology is understanding which bidder comes to the capture phase as Aston Martin and who arrives as Ford. They aren't going to unwind the whole strategy and cost-structure for this one bid. This is the first constraining factor. They either have good references of similar work, or they don't. They've either sold to this customer before, or they haven't. They either have the capacity to deliver the work without expanding, or they don't.
Of the past ~10 bids we submitted to this customer, who did we compete against and what was our win / loss record?
Of the last ~10 bids we submitted bidding against an incumbent supplier, what % of them did the incumbent win?
Of the last ~10 bids we submitted to this customer, how many of them were awarded to the lowest price bidder?
If you can answer these questions, you'll quickly notice some trends. Do your Bid / No Bid decisions follow where these trends lead?
By Step 3 we know what most competitors would prefer to offer and what the customer would prefer to buy. That doesn't give us a price but first we need to consider the exceptions to the rules. There are so many tactical factors to consider that discussing these in a group review will quickly make your head spin. The key here is separating the things that really influence the outcome and the things that don't. Often the information will seem to conflict. For example, you might hear that a competitor is going to be very aggressive on price because they see this as a 'must win'. At the same time, you check their annual accounts to see they've run up losses for the last two years which suggests they will bid more conservatively. Which piece of information do you prioritise?
Incredibly it's only now that we can start Step 4 and actually model actual prices. This warrants an entire book to itself but the most valuable advice I can give is our Five Perspectives™ Methodology. We strongly advocate analysing each price driver from at least 3 of 4 possible perspectives. Each one will inevitably give you a slightly different figure. In doing so, you will gain much more accuracy in a narrow range and if one method stands out from the others, it usually contains an error.
Once you put all these steps together; you'll be able to produce an output similar to the diagram below. We are modelling different competitors and also different strategies they may pursue. Thankfully we can narrow this down to three generic strategies that work well (borrowed from Michael Porter). Furthermore, all three strategies won't be available to all bidders so that makes this a more manageable task.
The good news is that you can now benchmark a target and design your solution to fit. The bad news is that Price to Win is an iterative process. Your first benchmark rests on some assumptions about the customer behavior, competitor strategy and available data. You should go back to Step 2 and start iteration 2. This may sound soul destroying but you'll see the bid through a different view this time. You can now literally put a figure on what you think value means to the customer. You'll see that iterative 2 is not just a re-run of iteration 1. It asks new questions that further enhance the accuracy of our Price to Win. It's here that we apply our Circumstance-Centered Estimating™ method which sanity checks your assumptions and drives accuracy.
Price to Win is a logical, predictable & repeatable methodology. When you are good at it, 85% of your predictions will be >90% accurate.
You need to collect and store accurate competitive intelligence before you can expect this level of accuracy. It is worth the investment.
Cost drivers need to be estimated from different perspectives and checked with at least 2 iterations of a Price to Win. The consequence of not doing this will be a lower accuracy.
If this sounds like a lot of effort, that's because it is. But compare the cost of an analyst with the appropriate tools to the cost of losing bids for predictable reasons. The return on investment is very straight forward. This methodology isn't for everyone or every industry. But for complex solutions, bespoke solutions and 'must-win' bids then there really is no down-side to doing this analysis.
If you found this useful then click the link below to download our White Paper on Price to Win. We offer Price to Win training to companies who want in-house analysts. We also provide Price to Win as a Service to companies looking for an external service to quickly provide best practice anlaysis.


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