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Local Companies Help Orleans/Niagara BOCES Students Prepare For Employment
Orleans/Niagara BOCES has long recognized how their partnership with companies in the community have allowed their career and technical education (CTE) students an opportunity to gain on-the-job training.
Although classrooms, at the Orleans and Niagara Career and Technical Education Centers, are set up to closely resemble job conditions and situations, having a chance to work at an actual company helps students to further develop their skills, whether it is technically, or soft skills like initiative, confidence, teamwork, communicating and work ethic.
Owner Alex Kammerer, Luke Smeal (Lockport), Madison Bale (Orleans County Christian School).
Orleans/Niagara BOCES Work Based Learning Coordinator, Susan Francis, says that CTE students generally work during school time with the internship length being decided upon between their teacher and the employer. "We find that this partnership serves as an important connection between industry and education and helps to develop students' knowledge, skills and credentials necessary for success after graduation, whether they are going into the workforce or continuing on to college."
The Computer Technology teacher at the Niagara Career and Technical Education Center, Mark Leffler, says he was thrilled when Verizon Media formerly Yahoo! agreed to take on his student, Michael Ung. "Yahoo! is one of the top technology companies in the world. Michael is spending several hours a day over a two week span working with IT staff there. He is gaining firsthand experience with a world-class company that is sure to give him an advantage when starting college and his career." Michael says he has loved the opportunity. "It has been wonderful working here and I have learned a lot. I have been able to help out in their server room and would love to work here after I graduate from University at Buffalo with my Computer Technology degree." Ryan French, the Senior Manager of Data Center Operations, says that Verizon Media formerly Yahoo! is looking to expand and that they will be looking for employees like Michael.
Welding students Bailey Newton and Lucas Frew and Automated Manufacturing and Engineering (AME) students Madison Bale and Luke Smeal are interning at Voss Manufacturing in Sanborn. Orleans Career and Technical Education Center Welding teacher Eric Farrell says he chose Bailey for this opportunity because he is an excellent student who is focused and goal driven. "Voss is an excellent company for our students to work at. Voss focuses not only on the skills that we have taught them, but also cross trains them in many other areas so they can be a well-rounded employee. I am very grateful to all the staff that work with and help to train our students in this program." AME teacher Bill Rakonczay adds that the exposure to state-of-the-art machines at the job site is a great experience for his students. "This helps them to take what they learn in class and apply that in the workforce. In my class we might have three axis machines, but at Voss they will work with five axis machines. It is a great opportunity to further enhance their training." Lucas Frew's teacher, Steve Frey says it has been a great fit for him. "This has been a great opportunity for Luke because he has a passion for welding. I know he will be successful and an asset to Voss for years to come."
Bailey Newton from Royalton-Hartland
Graphic Communications Niagara Career and Technical Education student Claire Szathmary has been at ICS Cards learning the ropes of designing magnetic strip cards. "Having the experience in an actual course related environment is such a great opportunity to view industry opportunities and various workflow plans," says her teacher Susan Staddon-Zelasko. "It gives students insight to how further develop their plan post-graduation. Claire has been able to rely on support and feedback from her coworkers within the company regarding her portfolio and other college decisions."
"I think career and technical education has been getting a new image over the years," says Ms. Francis. "I think more people are seeing the value of vocational training and how it can lead to well-paying jobs without incurring the high debts of college or allowing them to support themselves as they go to college. We are very thankful to all the companies that are willing to work with our students. These experiences help our students to apply their knowledge and also give local companies a chance to see if these students are a good match to be potential employees. I feel it is a win-win for everyone."
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Digital Reading Libraries for our Amigo Reader App are now complete
By UCL, University of Barcelona, University of Ioannina, Doukas School and DHBW
In the early days of the project we encountered a big challenge – how to find high quality freely available open digital reading materials that would allow our child readers to change the presentation of the text to suit their reading preferences e.g. text size, font, background colour. To address this challenge we formed partnerships with several talented authors and publishers who kindly agreed to contribute some of their stories and poetry to the iRead digital library. We now have a diverse range of non-fiction and fiction texts in English, Spanish, Greek and German, which will be read by thousands of school children across Europe during our upcoming pilot.
Below is an overview of our fantastic author and publisher partners:
Wicked Young Writers Awards: an awards scheme that encourages young writers (aged 5-25) to use creative writing to look at life a little differently. Many of the young writer finalists have contributed their entries to the digital library.
Pratham Books and Storyweaver: an Indian not-for profit publisher who created the Storyweaver platform as an open source digital books platform, with currently 8500+ stories in 113 languages. We have included a small selection of these stories from around the world within the digital library.
Mark Lowery: a British author and
primary teacher, who has contributed a short story called 'The Zoo' to the digital library.
Text Project: a non-profit web platform that includes a library of levelled open
texts. Text project was founded by Elfrieda Hiebert who kindly agreed for large selection of the non-fiction texts to be included within the digital library.
Fiction Express and Alex Woolf: an innovation book platform which connect students with professional authors through co-creation of stories. One of their authors Alex Woolf has contributed one of the previously co-created books 'Mystery at Marston's Mill' to the digital library.
Vicens Vives: a large publishing company based in Barcelona that publishes books in all fields, with education as a key area. It has contributed dozens of classic children's stories to the iRead digital library.
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes: they helped us find classic authors of children's stories (e.g. Aesop's fables, Parrault)
Ramon Besora Oliva: a teacher, writer and editor, who is the author of many children's books and stories. Ramon has contributed one of his most famous stories The bird that had no name and wanted to be a king.
Sergio Andricaín: a writer, publisher, journalist and literary researcher. Sergio has contributed some of his poems addressed to a young audience.
Text Project: A selection of these texts were translated into Spanish and adapted by journalist and writer Paula Solís and researcher Judit Serra.
Patakis: a well-known Greek publisher with books in all fields, with its key areas of publishing activity being in education, books for children and young adults, literature, the humanities, dictionaries, as well as practical guides and diaries. Patakis has contributed over 40 literature books, suited for young primary school students, to the Greek digital library.
Text Project: These texts were also suitable for the Greek students thus contributing to the Greek digital library.
Greek Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs: Curricula adjustments for the course of Greek language in Primary school (Vol. 1&2). There will be 50 texts from this curricula, accompanied by respective teaching plans and adequate supporting stuff for students with learning difficulties, within the Greek digital library.
Dein Spiegel: is a children's magazine with high quality texts for children concerning politics, geography and current news and ideas. This magazine has contributed the bulk of the texts that are to appear in the e-Reader.
Geolino and Geolino Extra: are two children's magazines that talk about history, geography and animals. They have contributed sample readings from both magazines to the project.
Phontasia: is the first series of readers that build on a phonics order of difficulty for the German orthography. The stories are especially designed for beginning readers in order to allow for a positive reading experience from the start.
Ursula Rickli: was a primary school teacher and now a textbook author who has developed various language teaching aids. Ursula has contributed a number of new texts that are written especially for the Phontasia method.
iRead Researcher Roger Gilbert interviewed on Spanish TV
iRead Exhibits at EU Parliament "Tech for Good" Expo

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The primary or central lymphoid organs produce lymphocytes from immature progenitor cells. They include the bone marrow and thymus.
The bone marrow produces lymphocytes B and T from immature progenitor cells.
Lymphocytes B produced in the bone marrow enter the blood and from there the secondary lymphoid organs: lymph nodes, spleen, tonsils and the lymphoid tissue in the small intestine.
Lymphocytes T travel to the thymus where they develop further.
The thymus develops soon after birth and disappears after puberty. It is located behind the breastbone in the upper chest. In the thymus, the immature T lymphocytes that have come from the bone marrow mature further.
Secondary or peripheral lymphoid organs maintain mature lymphocytes. They include the lymph nodes, spleen, tonsils, the lymphoid tissue in the small intestine and appendix and other mucosa-associated lymphoid tissues (MALT). They are positioned in the places where they can get in contact with antigens (microbes, foreign particles, cancer cells). Antigens activate the B lymphocytes and turn them into the plasma cells, which produce specific antibodies against these antigens.
Mature B lymphocytes recirculate between the blood and secondary lymphoid organs until they are activated by specific antigens.
The lymph nodes are bean-like organs found mainly in the chest and abdominal cavity, neck, armpits and groin. They remove microbes, foreign particles and cancerous cells from the lymph, which flows through them.
The spleen lies in the upper left abdomen. It removes microbes, foreign particles and damaged blood cells from the blood.
The tonsils lie between the mouth and throat. They can catch and destroy some of the microbes and foreign particles that come into the mouth by air and food.
The adenoids lie behind the nasal cavity. They catch and destroy some of the inhaled microbes and foreign particles.
The Peyer's patches are found in the mucosal layer of the small intestine, mainly in the ileum. They can catch and destroy some microbes and foreign particles ingested by food.


The National Gardens Schemes in Warninglid were very organized. Upon arrival and missing the parking lot, (mostly because I wasn't expecting one) the gardens on tour were marked with yellow balloons and yellow signs. We walked into the first garden at the Wealden House and paid the fee of 5 pounds per person and received two maps. One, of all the gardens on the tour and their locations, and one of the Wealden House. The 5 pounds covered the entry fee into all eight gardens. What a bargain!!!
The Wealden House Garden is at the end of The Street and anchors the village. It comprises 4.5 acres of contrasting features, meandering pathways, natural woodlands, herbaceous borders and wild flowers, a koi carp pond and a vegetable garden. I loved the shade of pink on the house too! The owner and her son were there to greet us and answer any questions we had. Let's go explore this garden!
I loved the colors and mixture of plants here!
The Entryway to your garden makes the very first impression of the garden. Walking up the smooth sloped driveway to the house, is an assortment of flowers and interesting light effects. At the top, near the house, is a focal point of greenery and flowers creating a beautiful driveway entrance.
Neat and tidy rules the garden!
Layered areas of varied plants and bushes add interest to the storage areas of Wealden House.
I loved the pink color and gingerbread trim on the Wealden House!
Sometimes you find blooms in unexpected spots! Why not?
The sweeping lawn had diverse, definitive borders leading to a vegetable garden and further afield the Woodland Garden.
The treehouse is the perfect spot to hideout and dream!
Somehow I created a Monet with my camera! I focused on the lovely pink and green colors of the garden! See you in the next garden tomorrow!
Yes, you did create your own Monet. Love it! 🙂 Such a gorgeous garden. The Woodland garden with the tree house looks so inviting.
I had to add that because I thought about deleting it and just couldn't do it!
Christine if I had been trying to do that when taking a picture it would never have worked! It was a total fluke and I just loved it!
It's amazing how many interesting gardens you were able to see. It looks like your planning was very well done and enabled you to maximize your trip.
We pack a lot in! I don't have any trouble sleeping at night!


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English Heritage Properties in Northumberland
With a savage and fearful past, the breathtaking Northumbrian coast is peppered with once magnificent castles – the following: Dunstanburgh, Warkworth and Tynemouth, are in the care of English Heritage. You will learn of our military past at Berwick-upon-Tweed Barracks with its lively exhibition, while further south lies Holy Island, sacred home to Lindisfarne Priory and still a site of pilgrimage as the original burial place of St Cuthbert. Hadrian's Wall slices through 73 miles of stunning countryside, standing testament to a bloody and restless history. Do visit the Roman forts, where Hadrian's soldiers lived while defending England's northern frontier. North west of Newcastle you will find Belsay Hall where you can explore 30 acres of the most spectacular landscaped grounds and glorious gardens. We have listed other EH sites worth a visit if you have the time whilst visiting the area.
Alnwick Region
Near Craster
Dramatic Dunstanburgh Castle was built at a time of political crisis and Anglo-Scottish conflict, when relations soured between King Edward II and his nephew, Thomas Earl of Lancaster, who built the castle. The fallout from their quarrel led eventually to rebellion and the capture and execution of Thomas in 1322. By the 16th century, Dunstanburgh had fallen into decay. It had been built on the grandest possible scale and had reflected the lavish tastes of the earl, but was then left to ruin, perceived to be of no further use.
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Warkworth Castle and Hermitage
A hillside stronghold and home to the Percy family of Shakespearean fame, set in the beautiful historic village of Warkworth The majestic keep of Warkworth is one of the masterpieces of late medieval architecture. It dominates the castle which stands on a hill high above the River Coquet. A complex stronghold, it was home to the immensely powerful Percy family, which at times wielded more sway in the north than the king. Most famous of them all was Harry Hotspur (Sir Henry Percy), of Shakespeare's Henry IV fame. Hotspur, who was immortalised in many Northumberland ballads, dominated the Borders in the 15th century alongside his father, the Earl of Northumberland. Together, they fought off the Scots on behalf of the King, before assisting in the removal of Richard II from the throne. As home to this great family, Warkworth was, and still is, an impressive castle.
Edlingham Castle
Between Alnwick & Rothbury
Set in a beautiful valley, this complex ruin boasts defensive features dating from the 13th to 15th centuries. The ruins of Edlingham Castle stand next to Edlingham Burn in a rugged but attractive valley. John de Edlingham built a large two-storey Hall House in a moated enclosure in the mid 13th century. In 1296 the property was taken over by Sir William de Felton who added a palisade inside the moat and a gatehouse on the north side. In about 1340 his son further improved the castle and added the solar tower, a gate tower and stone curtain walls. The tower contained three well-appointed rooms and was linked to the hall house by a small forebuilding. After 1420 ownership passed to the Hastings family until 1519 and then to the Swinburnes. These two families did not need the defensive capabilities of a castle, and until its final abandonment in 1650 the property was used as a farm with several of the buildings converted to house livestock.
Near Rothbury
4 miles SE of Rothbury is a perfect example of an early Gothic Priory. Brinkburn dates back to 1135 when it was founded by Augustinian canons. Brinkburn fell into ruin following the dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII after 1529. The Priory was fully restored in the 19th century. The acoustics at Brinkburn are second to none!
Open Easter to end of October. For information tel. 01665 570628
Belsay Hall
Belsay Hall was built during the 19th century by Sir Charles Monck. The Hall was built in the grounds of a 13th century castle, which later was converted into a Manor house. The Manor House is now a picturesque ruin. Belsay Hall was rescued by English Heritage and saved for the nation to enjoy. The gardens, some of which are in the shelter of the old quarry, grow many exotic and unusual plants and trees.
For opening times tel. 01661 881636.
North Northumberland
Berwick Castle
Berwick Castle is an important 12th century stone keep and courtyard fortress, founded by King David I. Standing against the steep slope of the River Tweed, its high curtain wall, flanked by nine towers, protected a range of magnificent inner buildings. Few castles can have seen as much military action and changed hands as frequently over the centuries that England and Scotland were in conflict and the main surviving remnant is the White Wall that descends from the railway to the banks of the River Tweed.
Berwick-upon-Tweed Barracks
The Berwick Barracks, among the first to be purpose-built, were begun in 1717 based on a sketch by the distinguished court architect Nicolas Hawksmoor. Today, the Barracks hosts a number of attractions, including By Beat of Drum – an exhibition on the life of the British infantryman. While there, make sure you visit the Regimental Museum of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, Contemporary Art Gallery (Apr-Aug) and Clock Block exhibition.
Berwick-upon-Tweed Main Guard
One of the original guard houses dating from 1682, it was moved from Margate to its present location near the quay in 1815. A Neo-Georgian military guard house, run by the local civic society, it has been developed to show the history of Berwick walls and forts, with its permanent "The Story of a Border Garrison Town" exhibition.
Berwick Ramparts
Berwick Ramparts are a huge complex of 16th century town fortifications, founded by Queen Mary. Built inside the medieval town wall, which was then abandoned, they gave defence against the development of artillery and are unique in Britain. One and a half miles in length, the stone-faced ramparts are strengthened by immense arrowhead-shape bastions, which flanked huge wet ditches. The open ground of Magdalen Fields, is protected by the Bell Tower and an earthwork traverse line, which ends with the Great Bulwark Redoubt. Cowport is the only Elizabethan gateway remaining, its vaulted tunnel through the rampart was defended by a portcullis and still has a massive 18th century wooden gate. In the 17th century, the ramparts were given an earthwork parapet and all the bastions except King's, were heighten with earthwork cavaliers. Nearby is the Lord's Mount and Berwick Castle.
Norham Castle
Between Berwick-upon-Tweed & Coldstream
Norham was one of the strongest of the border castles. Built in the latter half of the 12th century, it came under siege several times during its 400-year history as a military stronghold. Norham's massive walls proved impenetrable during many of these attacks, but when James IV of Scotland stormed it in 1513, it fell and was largely destroyed. The Great Tower shows signs of four building phases spanning the 12th to 16th centuries. Much of what can be seen today dates from the extensive repairs to the castle and the re-roofing of the Great Tower that followed the siege of 1513.
Etal Castle
Near Crookham & cornhill-on-Tweed
In 1341, Robert Manners was granted a licence to fortify his home to protect it against the threat of attack from Scottish raiders. In 1513, when an army of 30,000 Scots led by James IV invaded England, Etal Castle fell, but these invaders were then defeated in the bloody battle that ensued on Flodden Hill. An award-winning exhibition tells the story of the Battle of Flodden and of the border warfare that existed here before the union of the English and Scottish crowns in 1603.
Lindisfarne Priory
Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island was the site of one of the most important early centres of Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England. And it was not unfamiliar with the odd miracle or two. Founded by St Aidan in ad635, the monastery was transformed by the figure of Saint Cuthbert. An exceedingly holy man, Cuthbert had withdrawn to be a hermit on the lonely Farne Islands, returning to Lindisfarne to die. In ad698, 11 years after his death and burial here, Cuthbert's corpse was exhumed and found to be miraculously undecayed. The relics of this holy man survive to this day in Durham Cathedral.
From the end of the 8th century, the isolated island with its wealthy monastery proved easy prey for Viking raiders and the monks of the priory were driven out. Only in the 12th century did monks from Durham re-establish a religious house at Lindisfarne. The small community then lived on Holy Island until the dissolution of the monasteries in 1537. The fact that Lindisfarne, still a holy site and place of pilgrimage today, is cut off from the mainland at high tide – as waters flood the causeway – only adds to the fascination of this site. See Safe Crossing Times
South Northumberland
English Heritage sites include:
In Northumberland – Corbridge Roman Site, Planetress Roman Wall, Brunton Turret, Chesters Bridge, Chesters Roman Fort, Black Carts Turret, Temple of Mithras, Sewingshields Wall, Housesteads Roman Fort, Vindolanda Fort, Winshilelds Wall, Cawfields Roman Wall, Walltown Crags, Willowford Wall, Turrets & Bridge and Polcross Burn Milecastle
In Tyne & Wear – Benwell Roman Temple, Denton Hall Turret & Heddon-on-the-Wall
In Cumbria – Harrow's Scar Milecastle, Birdoswald Fort, Pike Hill Signal Turret, Leahil Turret, Piper Sike Turret, Banks East Turret and Hare Hill.
Black Middens Bastle House
Near Bellingham
A stone, two-storey fortified farmhouse, built during the 16th century and set in splendid walking country on the Reivers Route. Within the strong walls, farmers and reivers found security for their livestock on the ground floor and for their family above. The original gable door has been blocked and the two ground floor doors and the external stone steps to the living quarters above, are later additions. Nearby are the ruins of a 18th century cottage, which stands on the foundations of an other possible bastle house.
Aydon Castle
Near Corbridge
Aydon Castle is a late 13th century stone fortified manor house, one of the finest of its era. Originally undefended when first built by Robert de Reymes, it was sited with three sides standing against the steep banks of the Cor Burn. Its construction coincided with a new period of conflict with Scotland and improving the defences with the addition of battlements didn't stop the Scots from sacking the property in 1315 and again in 1346. However, it has remained relatively unchanged since this period.
Prudhoe Castle
On a wooded hillside overlooking the River Tyne stand the remains of this formidable castle. Archaeological evidence reveals that a defended enclosure existed on the site as early as the mid-11th century. Today, inside the defensive ditches and walls, the Georgian manor house is a dominating feature. The castle was successfully defended against many Scottish attacks, resisting sieges in 1173 and 1175. This was famously recorded by the contemporary chronicler, Jordan Fantosme. Additional attractions at the castle include a small exhibition and video presentation, a beautiful picnic spot and brass rubbing.
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Conversion optimization tools are estimated to have an average ROI of 223%.
And that is totally expected as they're largely responsible for most conversions and revenue.
However, CRO tools are more expensive than many other marketing tools, too (as you'll soon see in this article). And there are so many of them out there.
But at the end of the day, it's not using these tools that matters but what they do for your business. And what they do largely depends on how you utilize them. In this post, I'll show you strategies to get the best out of your conversion optimization tools.
But of course, it could simply be because more people are seeing the budget options and realizing it's not a fit for them.
60% of marketers analyze customer journeys to improve conversions. But how do we ensure we're rightly interpreting the insights and data provided by CRO tools?
It can boggle the mind. The conversion tools we all know like Hotjar, Mailchimp, Kissmetrics, and Google Analytics tell you how conversions are and aren't happening on your site and within your business – which is super helpful of course. But what they won't do is interpret the data they provide; that's your part of the job.
What metrics do you refer to as Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for conversions in your business? Free trial sign-ups? Orders completed? Leads generated? Call requests? Average order value? You want to pay attention to key KPIs like these to use conversion tools optimally.
Narrowing down your conversion optimization metrics helps better conversions as you're able to focus on them squarely, pouring all your resources on them.
In an AMA on Online Geniuses – an online community for marketers – Oli Gardner was asked the following question: Which business metrics do you think Unbounce performs best at?
The Unbounce team – at the time of this AMA – was focusing on reducing churn. They even had a task force for it. That's pretty much where all their conversion optimization efforts were going. You can imagine the impact of an axe that's repeatedly hitting one spot on a tree, as opposed to hitting different spots on the tree.
Does this mean other non-conversion related metrics – page visits, traffic sources, bounce rates, time on page, etc. – aren't important anymore? Well, not exactly. You still want to compare metrics like page visits to conversion numbers, traffic sources vs. conversions, time on page vs. actual conversion rates, mobile/desktop users vs. conversions, and so on.
So yes, metrics unrelated to actual conversions are still important when using conversion optimization tools. But you want to focus on actual conversion metrics to use conversion tools optimally.
On average, companies are spending as much as $2,000 a month on CRO tools.
With this pricey type of tool, you need to be sure being stuck on confirmation bias doesn't deter your much-needed ROI.
That a tool shows what you've been desiring to see doesn't mean it's valid. You can relate, right? That moment when you're seeing a 70% lift in conversions and goose gumps start getting the best of you. The data may not be entirely accurate, you should do some further research.
The famous two-tailed tests can come in handy here; where you're not just looking at the interpretation of data in just one direction.
For example, the awesome team at SumAll shared how they thought a conversion optimization tool was right when it showed that their first homepage variation had an 18.1% conversions over the second one.
Thus, you want to run two-tailed tests to filter out any false positives that CRO tools (or any other marketing tool for that matter) could be showing you.
Another brilliant tactic – mostly as a second option – to avoid data misinterpretation is to run your thoughts by your fellow or even more experienced marketers on the team. This way, you're not considering only one possibility of the effect of data, but two.
Avoid always being ready to believe data. It's crazy, but it happens to the best of us. But it also shouldn't be what happens all the time. How do you combat being a victim of confirmation bias? Get other experts' perspectives – which leads to my next point.
To avoid confirmation biases, getting other experts' perspectives is a brilliant solution. Odds are high you aren't the only expert in your team.
Leverage the expertise of other team members and you'll get some varied points of view on the data you're staring at. There's almost always an angle you're not seeing that someone else might see, which explains why teams outperform individual decision-makers 66% of the time.
Keep in mind that marketing decisions are usually risky. You're making decisions as a marketer that affect how your entire organization makes money. Implementing change based solely on your interpretation of data could have nasty repercussions; it's better a team takes the heat or the glory than just you.
The colleague might agree with your data interpretation, cool. If she doesn't, even better – she adds to the pot of possibilities of why homepage visitors now convert better. Maybe it's a change in your copy, image, or trial period. In any case, since she doesn't agree with your interpretation of data, you've gained new insight from having shared your thoughts with a colleague. You have another way to interpret your data.
Try this with two or more other team members and you might just end up with a wealth of quality data interpretations. Of course, you might come across one or two crappy ideas, but that's a small price to pay for other quality ones you get. In the end, getting other experts' perspectives on your data fosters better decision making.
Hold on a second: Some well-known experts shared what their favorite CRO tools are with me. Check it out in the section just before the conclusion. Thank me later.
Another major factor to consider when using conversion optimization tools is the cost involved versus the inherent potential.
Of all marketing tools, conversion tools are often especially expensive. Yet, only 22% of businesses are satisfied with their conversion rates. While they are invaluable, conversion optimization tools can do damage to scaling if they are more expensive than the results they bring.
While their pricing details aren't publicly available, Optimizely is estimated to cost about $36,000/yr to $200,000 – according to Convert.
These are pretty expensive tools, so you want to ensure you're not wasting money.
Andy Crestodina of Orbit Media Studios shared with me how Hotjar helped him figure out the best position to place testimonials on a page on his site.
This way, Andy is getting tangible results from Hotjar and isn't just throwing money at the tool – just for the sake of it. Every tool should pay for its cost and provide some crucial benefits. Or at least, before spending money on a tool, check your other tools to see if there are any overlapping functions.
Also, ask questions that determine whether or not a tool is really useful or it's just nice on paper. There are new tools popping up every day, and it can be tempting to drop money you don't have based on great marketing promises.
Regardless of how powerful or expensive your conversion optimization tools are, they're useless if the customers they bring in are not your target customers (AKA people who will remain on your list but almost never convert into paying customers since your product isn't for them).
This might seem pretty basic, but you'd be surprised at how many businesses are careless about the value of people converting on their site. They just want people to subscribe, and that's it. So, on their forms, you see things like "sign up for our free trial" "get our latest tips" and so on. Messaging like this doesn't exactly speak to the people you're targeting. And so, every Tom, Joe, and Mary will be signing up.
Shopify creates a lot of content on content marketing, SEO, how to get traffic, and the like. These are topics that attract a whole lot of people who aren't even Shopify's target audience – entrepreneurs. With all the thousands and millions of monthly visitors they get, a good way Shopify ensures its conversion tools are only bringing in entrepreneurs into its database is by targeting entrepreneurs in their conversion efforts.
Here's the downside of using conversion tools without targeted messaging: not only will conversions suffer as a result of weak copy, but when conversions do happen, odds are high you'll get the wrong people signing up – since you've communicated a wrong/weak/untargeted message on your opt-in forms and sign-up pages. And because they're not your ideal customers, they remain in your database and never become customers – while you still pay the cost of acquiring them as customers.
It's not enough to use conversion tools to get sign-ups, you want to ensure your tools are getting the right sign-ups.
I reached out to veteran marketers, asking them to share their favorite conversion optimization tools and why they've chosen them. Get the report right here.
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Hiring is traditionally visualized as a funnel. Applicants enter the funnel by filling out an application, and successive screening steps shrink the candidate pool until (hypothetically) only the best remain.
When it comes to recruiting in-demand talent, most organizations put a focus on moving qualified candidates through the funnel as quickly as possible. The thinking here is that the best candidates will receive offers quickly, and there is a competitive advantage to extending your offer first.
None of this thinking is wrong, per se. There is an advantage that comes with making speedy offers, particularly at the graduate level. But at Sabre, we've found the "push candidates through the funnel as quickly as possible" thinking somewhat misguided. If a hiring manager finds a promising hire at the top of the funnel, why push them through several rounds of interviews when you can simply extend an offer?
As North America's largest global distribution systems provider, Sabre powers much of the travel industry's back-end. If you've ever booked a flight, rented a car, or worked with a travel agency, there's a good chance we ran that transaction in the background. Like any tech company, we have a need for great software developers.
Unlike consumer-facing tech companies, we do not have the benefit of instant brand recognition. For us, intern recruiting is a fantastic opportunity to identify tomorrow's best developers and build a brand recognized by the workforce of the future.
Intern Recruiting: Does This Sound Familiar?
Recruiters attend on campus events and collect resumes.
Recruiters sort resumes and forward the "best" to hiring managers.
Hiring managers choose their favorite resumes.
Recruiters schedule a phone interview with those students and ask them to apply in your system.
After a certain number of interviews, a candidate is hired.
You can only consider students from a few colleges. Between travel costs and recruiter manhours, it is very difficult to scale a campus presence.
Screening is not consistent. Many students have no idea how to write a resume; you might be screening out future top performers solely because they haven't visited their career center yet.
The process is slow. Interviewing college students with irregular schedules is different than interviewing candidates with a steady 9-to-5. Scheduling conflicts can slow the hiring process significantly.
By adopting a more agile funnel and a more powerful screening tool we were able to overcome all these shortcomings while increasing the quality of our interns by 88%. Here's what it looks like.
Most hiring funnels are very rigid: even the best candidates are expected to go through every process step. At Sabre, we encouraged our hiring managers to make hiring decisions whenever they felt comfortable extending an offer, not at the end of a lengthy procedure.
From the sourcing side of things, we used tried-and-true campus recruiting in conjunction with our online efforts to get as many candidates into our pipeline as possible. This past year we received 27,000 applicants for our developer internship roles. After screening based on graduation date, degree program, and relevant coursework, the remaining ~2,000 applicants were invited to our SabreVue.
It gives great insight into each candidate. Most coding assessments only give a picture of a candidate's skill as a coder. Their video responses, in conjunction with their answers to the coding challenges, provide a more comprehensive picture of their skill as a developer. Developers can't just be good coders – they need to work well in teams and communicate effectively.
Managers love it. Most of our managers loved the tool, and some hired their interns based solely on the on demand technical assessment and video interview.
We cast a wider net. Rather than only considering applicants whose resumes we collected at certain schools, every qualified intern seeker can show their skills in a SabreVue.
If a hiring manager wants to screen a candidate further, that remains an option. Students attending schools close to our corporate campus can be invited onsite to interview. Candidates who are further away can still have their coding skill evaluated by the manager in a live whiteboarding environment online.
Altogether, we deliver offers from three distinct touchpoints: after the SaberVue, after an onsite interview, or after a live online whiteboarding interview.
Measuring new hire quality is usually tricky, since there are many ways to gauge "quality." Internships are different because ultimately the only metric that matters is whether the manager wants to bring the intern on full time.
A more agile talent funnel, coupled with a powerful developer screening tool, has enabled us to cast a wider net and hire our most promising intern class to date. In 2016, 40% of our hiring managers wanted their interns back: either in a full-time role, or for another internship. In 2017, that number jumped to 75%. That's an 88% increase in new hire quality.
The methods we employed to increase new hire quality (namely: casting a wider net, using a powerful screening tool, and letting managers pluck the best candidates from the funnel), are not exclusive to Sabre. To start building your own agile hiring funnel, use the following guidelines to identify and create unconventional places where hiring decisions might be made.
Make opportunities for candidates to differentiate themselves. The difference between a hired candidate and one that is screened out boils down to several critical factors. Identify these factors (they will be different for every role – think amiability for a customer service rep, or coding ability for a software developer) and create opportunities for candidates to show that they have them. Realistically, this will involve a powerful screening step – for us, it was the SabreVue.
Encourage multiple routes to employment. Work with hiring managers to create a process that works for them. In our case, this meant allowing hiring decisions to be made based on three different types of interviews (on demand, live online, and onsite). Since there are multiple paths a candidate might travel to an offer, this will also help you cast a wider net.
Involve hiring managers as early as possible. This is often easier said than done. Ultimately they'll be the ones making the decision – manage their expectations (do they expect to meet a candidate in person?) and let them know that the process is flexible. Get feedback from them about how early in the process they will feel comfortable making a hiring decision.
You're already screening candidates out of your process at various touchpoints. If you're getting enough information to exclude applicants from a role, you should also be getting enough information to send the best candidates offer letters.
Marsha Gehant is a University Program Manager at Sabre Corporation. She is responsible for the expansion and refinement of Sabre's intern and campus recruiting strategy, providing hiring managers with the best graduate talent. Find her on LinkedIn.
Nathan Livingstone is a Sr. Technical Recruiter at Sabre Corporation. He is responsible for identifying and recruiting the best technical talent for Sabre's Shared Systems Development and Enterprise Data & Analytics organizations. Find him on LinkedIn.
Jacqueline Kelly is a University Recruiting Coordinator at Sabre Corporation. She works with Sabre's recruiting team and hiring managers to coordinate the smoothest possible transition from student to intern, and intern to hire. Find her on LinkedIn.


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The Tenderness of God
Enkindling Love
Entering Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle
The Inquisition of Francisca
Teresa of Avila and the Politics of Sanctity
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Entering Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle: A Reader's Companion
This book explains the seven stages of the spiritual journey described in the classic "Interior Castle. Here, Teresa of Avila, the great Spanish mystic and theological Doctor of the Church, meticulously (and metaphorically, using striking marriage and nature imagery) details the theological doctrine of transformative union with the incarnate, Triune God that systematically evolved over the course of her lifetime of spiritual experiences and scriptural knowledge. In seven sections of this companion, paralleling those of "Interior Castle, Gillian Ahlgren clearly and methodically explicates each passage of the soul, which is envisioned as a crystal castle made of many rooms-from stillness and contemplative prayer, to humbling self-knowledge, to understanding of the potentiality of the human-divine union, and to the center of the seventh, the place of transformative union, and the deeper, theological insights into God.
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Gillian Ahlgren attended Oberlin College, where she first began studying church history after travels through Europe spurred questions about spirituality and monasticism. She then attended the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, where she studied with Bernard McGinn, Martin Marty, and others in the History of Christianity Department.


The Ford Focus RS is one of the newest kids on the performance car block. So how has it fared in OPTIMA's Search for the Ultimate Street Car Series?
The long-anticipated arrival of the Ford Focus RS seems like it just happened yesterday, but the truth is, the hot, all-wheel drive sport compact started showing up in mid-2016. We know this, because almost as soon as the cars started arriving, one of the competitors in OPTIMA's Search for the Ultimate Street Car Series, Todd Earsley, parked his Mitsubishi Evo and hit the track in his new Focus RS (and drove it to & from every event with a utility trailer in tow).
So what do these results tell us? Todd Earsley parked his Mitsubishi Evo when his Focus RS arrived and Earsley's finishing position and associated points improved immediately when he got behind the wheel of his Focus RS. We also know the RECARO GTS Class is large and packed with incredibly-built, fast cars with very talented drivers behind the wheel, so coming in with a completely new platform is no easy task. Top-ten finishes, especially in Earsley's early events when his Focus RS was nearly bone-stock are an impressive accomplishment, especially when many of the class fields had well over 20 entries.
Even though 2018 marks the final year of production for the current Focus RS, the cars will be eligible to compete in OPTIMA's Search for the Ultimate Street Car Series for many years to come. Even with production ending, the automotive aftermarket is just ramping up products that will offer Focus RS owners significant performance gains. The Mitsubishi Evo RS owners, including 2017 OUSCI Champion, Ken Thwaits' 2006 Evo RS are proof that the best years of these cars are yet to come. Be sure to check out the huge gallery of Focus RS action shots below and if you have a Focus RS, consider joining the others in OPTIMA's 2018 Search for the Ultimate Street Car Series. By the way, did you know an OPTIMA battery will fit in the Ford Focus RS and offer a weight savings over the OE battery? Check out the install video here.


Suit's culture encompases more than just makeup. We believe in beauty being more than vanity, and we celebrate the contrast in what that might mean to each individual. Kicking off our stories is Laverne Delgado-Small, a 29-year-old Latina who now leads Freedom and Fashion, a non profit organization that uses fashion and beauty to empower youth dealing with adversities like trafficking and homelessness. In our quick chat, we learn what beauty ideals she grew up with and the challenges she still faces today.


More pieces of the BSB 2019 puzzle have fallen into place with Smiths Racing BMW confirming that Peter Hickman will be joined onboard the brand-new S1000RR by James Ellison.
Hickman had a stellar season on the roads too, winning at every major road race, including the Isle of Man TT Races, International North West 200, Ulster Grand Prix as well as this month's Macau Grand Prix. Peter also claimed the outright TT lap record at 135.452mph on his way to victory on the Smiths BMW in the Senior TT race. Hickman will also contest the full closed roads programme once again as in 2018.
Joining Hickman in the Smiths Racing BMW squad will be experienced Cumbrian James Ellison, who joins Smiths Racing BMW from rivals Anvil Hire TAG Racing. Originally from Kendal but now residing at Swadlincote in the Midlands, the 38-year-old is a former World Endurance and double European Superstock champion who has just missed out on the BSB title in the past.
Other recent movements in BSB include Jason O'Halloran heading from Honda to McAMS Yamaha and Dan Linfoot to Tag Racing Yamaha. Their previous positions at Honda have been filled by Xavi Fores alongside Andrew Irwin.
Before the 2018 season had even finished Josh Brookes announced his move to Be Wiser Ducati where he will be joined by MotoGP exile Scott Redding. The pair should be a force to be reckoned with on the new Panigale V4 R. In addition to their British Superbike Championship campaigns, Redding and Brookes are also hoping for wild card appearances at least one event in the World Superbike Championship.
Australia's Ben Currie makes the step up to Superbike with the JG Speedfit Kawasaki squad alongside Glenn Irwin.
Christian Iddon and Keith Farmer are expected to ride for Tyco BMW while Ryan Vickers steps in to the RAF Kawasaki squad.
Danny Buchan is definitely in with a good chance aboard the FS-3 Racing Kawasaki and has the benefits of being one of the few top runners not to move teams for the new season.
Buildbase Suzuki have confirmed Bradley Ray but it seems that a possible second GSX-R1000R seat is yet to be filled in that team. Luke Mossey and Gino Rea will ride for OMG Suzuki.
With Shane Byrne's recovery from injury seemingly further delayed, 2018 BSB Champion Leon Haslam heading to World Superbike, and second place getter Jake Dixon heading to Moto2, it will be very interesting to see how the form guide for season 2019 shakes up when things get underway in the 12-round series at Silverstone over Easter next year (19/21 April).


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\section{Dwarf galaxies and their star cluster mates: intriguing parallels}
 In \citet{2008A&A...486..697M, 2009A&A...496..683M}, we presented the analysis of the early-type dwarf galaxy population in the more distant clusters Hydra\,I and Centaurus, going beyond the well-studied Virgo and Fornax clusters. We investigated fundamental galaxy scaling relations, such as the colour--magnitude relation and the magnitude-surface brightness relation, as well as the faint end of the galaxy luminosity function, down to $M_V\sim -10$~mag, which is comparable to the LG dSph Sculptor.

Figure~\ref{fig:sizemass} shows the dwarf galaxies in the effective radius--stellar mass plane, in comparison to other dynamically hot stellar systems ranging from giant elliptical galaxies (gEs) with $10^{12}$~M$_\odot$ down to faint dwarf galaxies and star clusters of only a few $10^3$ solar masses. Two separate families of hot stellar systems can be identified: the 'galaxian' family, comprising gEs, Es, dEs and dSphs (coloured symbols), and the family of 'star cluster-like' objects, i.e. GCs, UCDs and nuclei of dE,Ns (black and grey symbols).

The sizes of dEs and dSphs ($R_{\mathrm{eff}} \sim 0.8$~kpc) on the one hand, and GCs ($R_{\mathrm{eff}} \sim 3$~pc) on the other hand, barely vary with mass over several orders of magnitude. However, the resulting size gap \citep[see also][]{2007ApJ...663..948G} gets filled in by low-mass, resolving star clusters and ultra-faint LG dwarf spheroidals at the low-mass end, and by GCs/UCDs, nuclei of dE,Ns and compact elliptical galaxies (cEs) in the mass range $10^6<M_\star<10^9$~M$_{\odot}$. The nearly constant mean effective radius of (dwarf) galaxies with masses $10^{11}<M_\star<10^6$~M$_{\odot}$ could serve as a distance indicator, provided it will be confirmed in more galaxy clusters.

Interestingly, massive ellipticals above $10^{11}$~M$_{\odot}$ show a similar size--mass relation as cEs, UCDs and nuclei of dE,Ns above $10^{6}$~M$_{\odot}$ \citep[see also][]{2008MNRAS.386..864D}. There is a clear common boundary towards minimum sizes, which can be approximated by $R_{\mathrm{eff}} \geq 2.24 \cdot 10^{-6} \cdot M_{\star}^{4/5}$~pc. No object, whether star cluster or galaxy, is located beyond this limit. If the size--mass relation is regarded as the consequence of a maximum possible stellar mass density, this might tell us something about how stars can be distributed in unrelaxed stellar systems.

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	\caption{Effective radius $R_{\mathrm{eff}}$ plotted versus stellar mass $M_\star$ for various dynamically hot stellar systems. The dashed line indicates $R_{\mathrm{eff}} \propto M_{\star}^{4/5}$.}
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How Many More Times - Led Zeppelin - Boxed Set2 (CD)
Label: Atlantic - 7567-82477-2 • Format: 2x, CD Compilation, Remastered Box Set • Country: Europe • Genre: Rock • Style: Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Classic Rock
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Arazil says:
This two-CD set includes all 31 tracks from Led Zeppelin's nine studio albums that were not included on the 4-CD/4-cassette/6-LP boxed set released in (Led Zeppelin), plus one previously unreleased track (# "Baby Come On Home").Also included a page book featuring numerous photographs, complete credits, and liner notes.5/5(4).
The Definitive Collection of Mini-LP Replica CDs boxed set is a twelve compact disc collection of albums by English rock group Led Zeppelin, distributed by Atlantic Records in conjunction with Rhino Entertainment on 4 November It contains all nine of the original Led Zeppelin studio albums digitally remastered, with the inclusion of previously unreleased tracks that had surfaced on the.
Doshakar says:
This Led Zeppelin CD Box Set-2 Collection Complements the First Box Set, and this Double CD includes a Book and all the missing Tracks on the first one. There were 10 Album's produced,but the later Albums didn't quite have the same impact as the earlier ones,anyway they're still good to listen too/5(61).
Kagazil says:
Jun 19, · Led Zeppelin - How Many More Times Lyrics: How many more times, treat me the way you wanna do How many more times, treat me the way you wanna do When I give you all my love, please, please be true.
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JoJolrajas says:
"D'yer Mak'er" / dʒ ə ˈ m eɪ k ə / is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, from their album Houses of the Holy. The title is a play on the word "Jamaica" when spoken in an English accent.
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Hmm, having trouble with consistency and motivation to write at the moment. My stats say it has been a month since I last posted. Really have no idea where that month has gone. Well I do but it doesn't seem that long!
I do have the fairly good excuse that our house has been on the market but I also know I have been quite happy to hide behind that excuse.
On the upside our house is now sold (four weeks of keeping it looking like a show home!), the renovation of our new house is mostly under control, grand-child #5 has safely arrived, I've knitted two baby jumpers, organised another overseas trip, passed my second and third modules on my photography course – so not totally unproductive.
But I do feel vaguely dissatisfied and as though I should be doing something more substantial like going back to work.
Not having to get up to battle the traffic and sit all day in an office is a mixed blessing. When you have more time you are more likely to waste it, or feel like you are wasting it. One of our boys described me as retired this week to tease me; and while I am not retired, I am also not in paid work so I'm feeling a little like I'm not sure exactly how I feel at the moment.
I have several friends who would love to be in the position of not having to go out to work so I often feel a wee bit guilty that I can have this choice as to whether or not I am in paid employment.
It's not as if my days aren' t busy! I think I need to adjust my mindset and to see that how I spend my time is worthwhile. From supporting my husband in an insanely busy phase of his job (which means doing all the boring but necessary house admin and organisation), to being there for friends who just need someone to have coffee with them and listen, to spending time with a daughter and daughters-in-law who are at the intense stage of learning how to be good mums, taking grandchildren out for a day – these are all very valid and important ways to spend my days even if they don't have a pay cheque at the end of them.
I am also working very hard on learning as much as I can about the art and technicalities of photography. It is a commitment to a creative practice that takes up a lot of time, often with not a lot to show for it. I am still learning to accept that an afternoon spent in Lightroom or Photoshop, or out taking shots is not a wasteful use of my time but an investment into a potential future career, or at the very least a hobby that brings joy.
Hopefully I will eventually accept that all these things (including blogging) are not frivolous and self-indulgent but instead part of a new season of being able to pursue the creativity that I never had time to while we were raising five children. I did achieve a lot during that time but had to fight to find the space. I am task-orientated by nature, a recovering achiever and have an over-developed sense of responsibility, so it is very hard to give myself permission to do things just because I enjoy them – it's a quite a painful process.
Beautifully said! This transitional time is filled with good things, I wonder if the challenge is for us to value them… I have no problem understanding the value of a paycheck, but I don't quite know how to hold up an afternoon writing, or a slow lunch with my daughter in the same way. Thanks for sharing, it helps to know I'm not the only one.
Hello fellow kiwi. Thanks for writing this. You could easily have described me too. Sold my business 8 months ago. After a much earned rest period. I feel the need to do something constructive. Just don't know what that is.
Kia ora 🙂 It was pretty wild but we were among the lucky ones who didn't lose power. Yes it's an interesting stage with surprising challenges.


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GC2012: Call for 'resurrection revolution'
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Bishop Peter Weaver (left) welcomes young men from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla. Flanking Weaver are (from left): Byishimo Rugabirwa, Musafiri Musore, Makopa Rugabirwa and Antoine Gisore. A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose.
A UMNS Report By Linda Bloom*
TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) — Five African teenage refugees who survived a massacre and committed to a new life in Christ as they were baptized in a chilly New Hampshire river are part of what United Methodist Bishop Peter Weaver calls a "resurrection revolution."
Delivering the Episcopal Address to the 2012 General Conference April 25, Weaver, who oversees the denomination's New England area, pointed out that New Testament scholar N.T. Wright called the mission of the church the "outworking" of resurrection.
Weaver claimed that description for the baptismal experience in the hip-deep waters of the Contoocook River in New Hampshire. Folks in the town of Contoocook were curious about the spectacle, but they did not know, he said, "the resurrection journey that had brought these teenagers and this church to this place."
As the bishop described the journey, drawings on the screens surrounding him illustrated his message. The drawings were created by James Makuac, a former "Lost Boy of Sudan," who, Weaver later said, had used photographs of the baptism as a guide and expressed the story "through his own heart and his own art, in African style."
Genocidal conflicts between the Hutu and Tutsi tribes had driven the teens from their homes and Methodist churches in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Then, rebels attacked the refugee camp where they had sought safe haven, killing 166 people, nearly one-fourth of the camp's residents, and wounding hundreds more.
"In the wake of this horrendous act, The United Nations resettled many of the survivors, some on the other side of the globe in New Hampshire," the bishop said. "There, half a world away from their homes and churches in the Congo, another vital United Methodist congregation…welcomed these immigrants."
Weaver grew teary as he described the river baptism, how the life of one teen was saved because he was shielded by his father's body and how another of those baptized was born that night after the gunman about to kill his mother ran out of bullets.
Then he brought four of those teenagers — Makopa and Byishimo Rugabirwa, Antoine Gisore, and Musafiri Musore – on stage, where they were greeted with a standing ovation from General Conference participants.
Holy Conversations
Weaver referred to the holy conversations that would begin later in the day and reminded his audience that despite the legislative nature of the gathering the real connection among church members is spiritual, not political. "Before any of us had a resolution in our hands to vote on, we had a resolution in our hearts to devote ourselves to the living Christ," he said.
Eastertide — the 50 days between the celebration of the rising of Christ and Pentecost — is a perfect time to gather by the tidewaters of Tampa Bay, he noted. "Eastertide is a powerful time but also a time when out of the ocean of God's love comes a surging tide of rising resurrection life," he explained.
"If God can bring to life the Crucified Christ, surely God can bring to life a calcified church," Weaver said. "Resurrection defines who we are, our identity."
The connection among United Methodists comes directly from being "one in Christ," not from agreeing on every issue that will be presented on the legislative agenda. "Some of us are here in pain, some of us are hopeful, some a mixture of both, but all of us are one," he said, adding "for the sake of the Risen Christ who first loved us, let us love one another."
Weaver said he was more disturbed about the decline in "deep discipleship" than the membership decline in some segments of the church. "Where growth is most transformational, it reflects more than quantity; it is infused with this resurrection quality of discipleship."
The central question, he added, "is how The United Methodist Church will be shaped to be more effective in fulfilling God's resurrection mission with God's resurrection people in this changing time."
That means considering how every piece of legislation will help develop more vital congregations and help The United Methodist Church become a truly global church, the bishop pointed out.
It also means, as it did when the first episcopal address was presented 200 years ago, to "do everything as in the immediate presence of God," Weaver said.
*Bloom is a United Methodist News Service multimedia reporter based in New York. Follow her athttp://twitter.com/umcscribe.
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A handmade 4.25x5.5 card printed on water color paper. The design is hand drawn. The card is blank on the inside and includes an envelope. Share this adorable stork card to celebrate the birth of a little one!


We celebrated the risen Christ on Sunday and have now entered the season of Easter. After weeks of walking through the dark shadow of Lent that led us to follow in Jesus' painful, difficult steps toward his suffering and death, we can now walk in the light and joy of Jesus resurrection. I have to admit, though, there are times when I'm tempted to stay stuck in the shadow of suffering and death, forgetting the joy and hope of the resurrection. Sometimes I'm tempted to stay in Lent.
The good news is that we do not have to stay stuck in the shadow of suffering and death. Lent is a journey...it is not the destination. Suffering and death do not have the final word. The joy of Easter is that Jesus really did rise from the dead, offering us the hope of new life. The question that we have asked in our despair continues to be a good question to ask during this Easter season, "Where is the hope of new life here?" To answer this question, we need to open our eyes, not only to the suffering in our lives and the world but to the signs that God is at work to bring new life out of death. Where is God at work to break the cycle of poverty? Where is God at work to offer comfort and support during illnesses? Where is God at work to offer deliverance from secret struggles? Where is God at work to bring about wholeness and healing from a broken relationship?
The signs of new life are all around us. As you notice the green trees, bright flowers, and singing birds, pray that God will open your eyes to the signs of God's work of hope in your own life and in our world. How can you be part of that new life this Easter season?


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Home News & Views News Briefs JP Morgan Becomes a Primary Dealer for Israeli Government Bonds
JP Morgan Becomes a Primary Dealer for Israeli Government Bonds
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Israel's Accountant General Roni Hizkiyahu on Tuesday signed in agreement with JP Morgan, one of the world's leading financial institutions, making it a primary dealer for government bonds.
JP Morgan joins 12 banks as primary dealers who participate in Israel's government bond auctions and trade them in the secondary market, providing liquidity to the Israeli bond market.
The move was made as part of the government's bond market reform from 2006, which aimed to promote a competitive and efficient bond market, increase demand for bonds and reduce financing costs for the State of Israel.
Hizkiyahu said that the bank's decision to increase operations in Israel indicates the country's strong economy, its high credit ranking and investment opportunities.
"The bank joining as a primary dealer in government bonds is expected to strengthen this market and contribute to the marketability and liquidity of bonds," he said.
Gilad Pais, managing director and head of trade and investments in Israel for JP Morgan, said the bank's ability to offer its clients Israeli bonds constitutes an "important step forward for the bank."
"Joining as a primary dealer will expand our Israeli financial offering and strengthen our stance in capital markets. JP Morgan has a long history in Israel spanning over five decades and we are pleased to deepen our commitment to Israel and its economy," Pais said.
In September, FTSE Russell, a global financial index provider, announced Israel's government bonds will be included in the World Government Bond Index (WGBI) starting in April 2020, and are projected to comprise 0.29% of the index.
When making the announcement, Nikki Stefanelli, Head of Fixed Income Index Policy at FTSE Russell, said that "the Israeli government bond market meets the thresholds of our highest accessibility level."
JP Morgan's addition as a primary dealer will strengthen the accessibility of the Israeli bond market to international investors even further.
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Cycling in France
From countryside to city, we've rounded up some top trails for you.
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With plenty of space and safe tracks and paths to explore, cycling is a great way to see more of France. As the Tour de France demonstrates, the French value cycling, so naturally there are many fantastic choices for enjoying the country on two wheels. France has around 880,000 km (550,000 miles) of roads, excluding motorways, and almost all of this network is open to cyclists. Explore some of the best and most-loved cycling regions.
Legal requirements for cycling in France
Riding a bike in France comes with a few rules and regulations, most of which are common sense and there to keep everyone safe.
Crash helmets are not compulsory but strongly advised
In towns and cities, cyclists must use the marked cycle lanes
Bicycles have a bell, fully functioning brakes, and reflectors and front and rear lights for riding in low light
You cannot drink alcohol and cycle. Cycling while under the influence can lead to a hefty fine or the impounding of the bike
Cyclists must obey traffic signs and signals in the same way as other road users
You can take a bicycle free of charge on many trains in France, notably on most TERs, the regional express trains that cover the whole network. You must book 'bike space' when buying your ticket – which is sometimes, but not always, available online. On rural routes, it's common practice to buy your ticket at the station for the next train and make sure you let the ticket office know that you have a bicycle.
Some of France's best cycling regions
You have plenty of choice for where to take your bicycle. Whether you are travelling with friends, going solo or taking the whole family, there is something for every two-wheeler.
Normandy is a beautiful part of France, (especially in spring). One of the most popular cycling routes here is The Alabaster Coastal Route, which makes up part of the EuroVelo 4, the 4,000-km bike route that runs all the way from Roscoff, Brittany to Kiev, Ukraine. You don't have to complete the whole course to appreciate these well-planned cycle paths, many begin in the UNESCO World Heritage City of Le Havre and end in the fishing village Le Tréport. We especially recommend the charming village of Étretat as a stop off.
The Cider Route that winds through picturesque Pays D'auge is well-marked-out for newer cyclists, and will take you past stately homes, apple orchards, and even castles. Many producers of the cider for which the route is named will offer tasters en route too, making this a delicious option.
The Vélo Francette has an entire length of 615 kilometres, but you can break this down easily. The pathways are called Greenways and are very good for families with younger riders or newer riders. For a scenic city to coast cycle, try the 15km ride from Ousitreham to Caen.
The Seine Valley route known as the Véloroute du Val de Seine, is for those who love their cycling with a side of art. It takes you through the towns that inspired the artists of the Impressionist movement, beginning in Elbeuf. It runs for 120 kilometres along the river, passing through the untouched landscapes of the Boucles de la Seine Normande Natural Park, as well as the city of Rouen.
Stunning landmarks like Mont-Saint-Michel await you in Normandy
With a wonderful coastline and plenty of lush spots for a camping break or a gastronomic experience, Brittany is also a great place to bring your bicycle. Traffic is light and many cycle routes are accessible for all levels of cycling experience.
For a mix of canal and old railway track views, the Greenways from Rennes to the heights of the Monts d'Arrée offer a network of routes that are all well marked and vary for experience.
Vannes is quintessential rural France captured in cobbled streets and medieval architecture. Cycle to the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre for a real treat, or along its harbour to see the boats docked as the sun goes down.
The cities of Rennes and Vannes both have public bike hire schemes, but you do need to register in advance and pay a deposit.
For a longer trip, the 365km Nantes-Brest Canal can be cycled at a leisurely pace in a week, taking you past medieval towns like Josselin and Malestroit, with landscapes such as flat marshes to valleys in Aulne. You are likely to see a lot of wildlife on this route, including otters and copyu in the surrounding forests and waterways.
The Loire Valley
Cycling is probably the best way to experience this treasure trove of French landscape. La Loire à Vélo (The Loire by Bike) cycle trail is 900km of well-signposted pathways that goes through peaceful scenery, vineyards, ancient dwellings, and fairytale castles, and it attracts a lot of riders every year. It's length, however, means that you can escape the crowds easily.
This route crosses over some other major routes, some that focus specifically on the castles in the valley (Châteaux à Vélo), and others that cover the trickier parts of the landscape. All have numerous stops including restaurants, cafes, repair stops and tourist information points, making this one of the better places to take a cycling holiday if you need some home comforts or are taking younger riders with you.
For another detailed guide, see our Cycling in The Loire Valley article.
Dordogne Valley
There are thousands of kilometres to cover by bike in the beautiful valley, but to get your started, try Berges de L'Isle to Voie Verte, a route that follows the riverbank from Trelissac to Marsac sur I'Isle. It's 21km long and mostly flat and smooth, perfect for beginners or inexperienced groups. You can stop off for picnics and see traditional locks and dams.
Another excellent beginner's route is the 17km route between Thiviers and Saint Pardoux la Riviere, two very pretty towns. It began as a railway line, so it's mostly straight, plus it's lined with trees and countryside views, ideal in summer.
For a little more of a challenge, the Vallee de la Dordogne route is 80km and tackles some rougher terrains. The route officially begins in the village of Domme, winding through Cenac, Vezac, and Saint Julien de Lampon to name a few.
Inspired to visit? Read our guide to the Dordogne.
Known as 'the canal of two seas' since its network of waterways connects the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea, the Canal du Midi runs for 240km with a cycle route alongside. You can cycle from one end to the other in around 10 days at a leisurely pace, with stops and exploration planned in too.
Vineyards and historical sights are aplenty along this route, with bike hire available in Toulouse, Sète, and many of the major towns dotted along the way. You won't ever be far from a town or village that offers delicious French cuisine, or a place to rest your head. We recommend the UNESCO-listed fortified city of Carcassonne which sits atop a hill and offers a fantastic wine tasting tour.
Take a ride on the wild side
More challenging cycling destinations
For the thrill seekers or those who wish to challenge themselves as well as see France, these routes are for you.
Provence's ancient Roman roads seem made for cycling, but the region is also mountainous, so expect some ups and downs! Mont Ventoux, the Luberon, the Alpilles and Dentelles de Montmirail are all here, with many serious cyclists seeing Ventoux in particular as a rite of passage.
As well as the heights, you'll see olive groves, cherry orchards, and a variety of road surfaces. Some of the routes are more isolated than others, so check beforehand and pack accordingly with refreshments and equipment.
Due to its popularity, there are plenty of bike hire places around, from electric to children's cycles and you can book tours that stick to the vineyards and lower lavender fields if you want to avoid the hillier routes. Try the vibrant, art-filled town of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence for one of the best cycling tours of this kind.
Ride through the stunning vineyards of one of France's best wine regions
The mountains around Morzine transform in summer from ski slopes to cycling paths that challenge and delight cycling enthusiasts all over the world. Morzine-Avoriaz in the Haute-Savoie department of the Rhône-Alpes region of France is a popular area for road cyclists, hosting the Tour de France more than 20 times since 1975. It's also home to a number of Cyclosportives, including the gruelling Morzine Vallee d'Aulps, which covers 150km and over 3900m of vertical ascent.
Because of its altitude, be careful when you travel to this area for a cycling break. May, June, and September are recommended as the roads are quieter, but weather can still be changeable.
The Col de Joux Plan is possibly the toughest routes here, with starting points in either Morzine or Samoëns, or you can try the Lake Geneva route, which is flatter and gives you stunning views of the water. Ponts de Gets is a 50km route taking you from Morzine to Les Gets, with a descent into Taninges, which has restaurants and a handy tourist information site.
The Pyrenees
One of Europe's best hiking spots, you can also cycle some diverse routes through The Pyranees.
Haute-Alpes
The French Alps attract cyclists from all over the world. Here you can enjoy the spectacular scenery at a leisurely pace and explore where the exciting mountain stages of the Tour de France take place.
Be aware, the Alps also attract large numbers of motorists during the warmer seasons (June to September) when all Alpine passes are open to traffic.
The Chamonix Valley has some excellent mountain bike and (mostly) downhill trails. There are options to cycle through villages and hamlets such as Annecy or take the lifts at stops from Le Tour, Vallorcine, and Les Houches to starting points for speedier descents. If you simply want to enjoy the alpine scenery, there are plenty of bike hire facilities in resorts and other towns and villages all over the Alps that also offer guided tours to help you navigate your journey.
Cycle down to the docks and dine at La Cantine in Nantes
Cycle-friendly cities in France
On a city break? This is a perfect time to hire a bike and take a tour of the sights and sounds you could miss by car.
Often referred to as 'capital of Europe', Strasbourg is a great place to bring your bike. There are over 150 cycle routes, plus some mountain biking trails for a hardier trip. A large part of the old city centre is a car-free zone, which makes cycling a safe option and you can rent a bike at Vélhop, Strasbourg's bike sharing system, from €5 per day.
Nice is perfect for cyclists, even the pros spend a hefty amount of time in the area. After all, the Col d'Èze, traditionally the final climb in the Paris-Nice section of the Tour de France, is here. Start at the port and climb to the beautiful hilltop village of Èze, with stunning views of the Côte d'Azur as you ascend.
For quieter rides, head a little inland from the main roads and you will find most of the roads deserted for the ultimate in a peaceful cycle. We have a complete guide on driving to Nice, from Calais to help you reach your destination, too.
This quirky city is filled with art and stunning gardens just waiting for you to explore. Grab your bike and wind through streets lined with cafes and restaurants. Many of the routes here are suitable for day trips, with well-planned stopping points to help cyclists get the most of their time. Head to the city's official tourism page for cycling to see exactly why you should head here next on your bicycle.
Cycling in the wine region of France is a real treat. Bordeaux is filled with vineyards, but its city-centre cycle lanes allow you to take in its stunning urban architecture too. Many take advantage of the 7km ride to Begles Beach, just south of the city itself. The bike ride from Bordeaux to Begles takes you along the river Garonne and is easy for any level of cyclist, with the reward of views of the lake and lazing on the sand in the warmer months before you head back.
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It's clear that cycling in France is a varied option for your next holiday. You can set the pace, choose the view, and enjoy the ride. Some of these regions are a longer drive to than others, so be to check out parking and places to stay using some of our guides linked throughout this article.
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River Plate made it two wins from two this Uruguay Primera Division season, with a 5-3 victory away at Cerro on Sunday.
Last season's fourth-placed side opened their campaign with a 4-2 victory, and there were even more goals on show at the Estadio Luis Troccoli.
River Plate took the lead on 26 minutes when Cristian Techera was on target, but Cerro were ahead at the interval courtesy of goals to Hugo Silveira and Hector Acuna.
Sebastian Taborda swung the momentum back in River Plate's favour after the break, equalising in the 50th minute before converting a spot-kick eight minutes later to put Guillermo Almada's men back in front.
Michael Santos doubled the visitors' advantage with his first league goal of the campaign, following on from his good form in the Copa Sudamericana which has seen him on target twice already this term.
Acuna's second goal - from the spot - made for an entertaining finish, but Diego Casas scored River Plate's fifth to seal the three points.
River Plate sit in fifth but have a game in hand on most of their rivals, with El Tanque Stanley and Nacional topping the table having won three out of three.
El Tanque Stanley claimed a 2-0 win away at Miramar Misiones with Juan Marcarie and Jonathan Iglesias the goalscorers for the league leaders.
Nacional - second only by one goal in differential - had a comfortable 3-1 home win over Sud America.
Richard Porta netted a brace for Nacional, after Ivan Alonso opened the scoring - with Adrian Argacha earning a late consolation for the visitors.
Danubio are unbeaten in third place on seven points, after a 2-1 comeback win away at Liverpool on Saturday.
Rodrigo Aguirre put Liverpool ahead on nine minutes, but Ignacio Gonzalez and Emiliano Velazquez scored late in the first half to put Danubio in front for good.
Racing are fourth after back-to-back wins, most recently chalking up a 2-0 road win at Fenix.
Juventud de Las Piedras earned their first points of the new season, with a 3-1 home victory over Defensor Sporting.
Sporting were looking the goods when Nicolas Olivera netted a penalty on the half-hour mark to have the visitors ahead at the interval.
But Juventud came home with a flourish, as Jaime Baez, Emiliano Romero and Dario Flores all got on the scoresheet - the club's first goals for the campaign.
Rentistas similarly got their points and goals tally off the mark with a 3-2 victory away at Penarol, with Guillermo Maidana scoring a match-winning brace.
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Q: How do I read from a Object ArrayList File to a Object Arralist? I've been trying to do this for a while but I didn't find any solution.
I'm working on a shopping list app for android and I have an arraylist of items. I want to write it into a file which will be read everytime the app is opened, to save changes of it. I have a method to write the arraylist, which is this one:
File path = getApplicationContext().getFilesDir();
    try {
        FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream("output");
        ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(fos);
        oos.writeObject(items);
        oos.close();
    } catch(Exception ex) {
        ex.printStackTrace();
    }

However I tried many things to read the file and none seem to work. What can I do?

A: In java, you can use a try-witch-resource block.This makes sure that you close the file of something goes wrong. I use BufferReader when I want to read from a while.
In this code snippet, I store each line in an arraylist:
ArrayList<String> lines;

Then you iterate through the file:
try(BufferedReader reader = Files.newBufferedReader(path)) {
        String line;
        while((line = reader.readLine())!= null){ //while there is a next line..
            lines.add(line);
        }
    } catch (IOException e) {
        /* File does not exits. */
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("File not found");
    }

I recommend watching a youtube video, or reading on the javadoc for the buffer reader.

A: Found the solution. I read the arraylist with this:
public void loadContent(){
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        adapter = new ArrayAdapter<>(this,android.R.layout.simple_list_item_multiple_choice,items);

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Role of Artificial Intelligence in Defence
1 With its amazing developments, artificial intelligence in defence is turning to be a major tool recently
1.1 Use Cases of AI in Defence
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1.5 Use of AI in Militaries Around World
1.6 Challenges Ahead
With its amazing developments, artificial intelligence in defence is turning to be a major tool recently
Artificial intelligence has permeated nearly every civilian business imaginable. It has altered the way individuals and businesses operate, and it is quickly becoming a necessary component of modern combat.
Use Cases of AI in Defence
Training and simulation are diverse fields that use system and software engineering principles to build models that can assist soldiers in training on various combat systems used in actual military forces. Many sensor simulation programs have already been launched by the US Navy and Army.
Furthermore, augmented and VR technology techniques can be employed to construct effective, accurate, and dynamic training simulations. Both virtual agents and human soldiers benefit from the reinforcement tactics.
AI combined with geospatial analysis can aid in the extraction of important intelligence from networked devices such as radars and automatic identification systems. This information can aid in the detection of unlawful or suspicious actions and alert the appropriate authorities. IoT-enabled robots with AI and computer vision can also aid in target recognition and characterization.
Arms and Ammunition
AI-embedded technology is now implanted in cutting-edge weaponry. For example, advanced missiles can detect and analyze the firing range for kill zones without the need for human participation.
Use of AI in Militaries Around World
The United States, China, and Russia are among the frontrunners in employing cutting-edge technologies to boost their armies.
The United States Department of Defense issued its first AI strategy in 2019, calling for increased usage of AI systems throughout the army, from decision-making to problem forecasting, through investment and collaboration with private institutions in AI research.
China's government has also pushed for greater AI and ML-based military technology innovation.
President XI Jinping has called for military-civil fusion-style innovation,' which has also found a home in China's national plan.
According to the corporation, the Blowfish A2 model can perform complicated military operations including fixed-point time detection and target precision strikes autonomously. Importantly, in 2017, China unveiled its State Council AI Plan, which describes the country's ambitious initiative to develop a 150 billion RMB AI industry.
Russia's military capability is well-known around the world. The country's equivalent of DARPA in the United States is called Foundations for Advanced Research Projects. On the army AI front, high authorities have been observed backing the development of AI-based technology. According to reports, the Russian defense services are considering leveraging AI, big data, and machine learning to undertake more impactful intelligence activities. Russia is currently investing extensively in artificial intelligence (AI) for the identification, analysis, and refutation of misinformation, both in the military and commercial sectors.
One of the primary challenges with deploying AI-based technologies is the financial and expertise investment required. How much we can afford to supply infrastructure capabilities for constructing such technologies is a huge challenge, especially for middle-income nations like India, where a large portion of the population is still poor. One possible answer is for governments to identify which AI projects are important for national security and to strive toward them.
The deployment of AI in defense also raises ethical concerns. Experts and organizations all across the world have developed such technologies, inadvertently raising tensions between nations. One of the justifications is that if an AI system fails to perform as designed, the consequences could be disastrous. Indeed, numerous human and civil rights organizations have called for an outright prohibition on autonomous defense systems, particularly weaponry.
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Q: Is it necessary to use warm_start when tracking oob_score in scikit RandomForestClassifier? I'm planning on doing feature-selection with RandomForestClassifier by using the feature_importances and oob_score. My plan is to recursively drop the 20% least important features and measure the OOB error until I get a significant drop, as recommended here.
BUT, I'm baffled by a comment I saw in a scikit example for tracking oob errors. It says: Setting the warm_start construction parameter to True is necessary for tracking the OOB error trajectory during training.
Why do they mean by that?? I was planning on using clone for each iteration with a new subset of features, and comparing the oob_score for each classifier. Am I missing something, or is it just a performance recommendation available in that particular example?

A: I'm a R user but understand the warm_start documentation as old trees are saved for later use.
Ideally, when you choose to run a recursive feature selection by a sequence of forests you should pick warm_start=False. The idea of a recursive feature selection is that when dropping some features, other features may become more important and to 'appreciate' this all trees must be retrained. Depending on your actual implementation, it may defacto be a cold_start even if you set warm_start=True. Recursive feature selection is for good and bad analogues to backward elimination in regression models.
Remember the internal OOB_error cannot be used to decide, when the feature selection should stopped. You will tend to go too far, and the OOB_error will be over-optimistic. Use a outer cross-validation to test if you really achieve a increase in prediction performance.
In the example of tracking oob errors it was stated that warm_start is necessary. I would add: ... "to perform a online monitoring of OOB_erroras function of added to trees to the ensemble with this very particular wrapper implementation".
Just disregard it, it does need to apply to your case. I would just run the feature selection process obviously too far and go drink coffee or hang out in this forum. Later I plot the outcome versus iterations and decide for when it probably would have been a good time to stop.