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What Sheryl Sandberg's New Book Means for Women Entrepreneurs
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg wants to start a revolution for women in the workplace. Inc. editor-at-large Leigh Buchanan explores the implications for women who lead their own companies.
By Leigh Buchanan, Editor-at-large, Inc. magazine@LeighEBuchanan
Every few years, a new book ignites debate about structural and social impediments to women achieving professional parity.
This year, Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, due out in March, is that book, but it's also stirring up controversy about privilege. Critics want to know where Sheryl Sandberg, the Harvard-educated, billionaire COO of Facebook, gets off pressing ordinary women with ordinary educations, ordinary bank accounts, and ordinary access to child care to work harder and seize the reins of their careers.
It's worth noting that ordinary women do this every day--by starting their own companies. Entrepreneurship is an interesting lens through which to view one of Sandberg's chief arguments: that women "leave before [they] leave." Sandberg says many women are hesitant to push themselves forward--to pursue higher positions with more work and more responsibility--because they anticipate starting a family (even if they don't yet have spouses) and don't want to doom the possibility of work-life balance. Unfettered by present or future domestic bonds, men rise up the ladder in their places.
Dropping out is not an option.
But holding back isn't really an option for women entrepreneurs. In the early years, particularly, there is simply too much to do and no one to pick up the slack. Check out of your job and you hurt yourself. Check out of your own business and you risk hurting your employees, customers, and people--including family and friends--who gave you money because they believed in you. If women are likely to sabotage themselves, as Sandberg contends, entrepreneurship minimizes their opportunities to do so. Once you embark on that path--you are it, sister, whether you like it or not.
Where entrepreneurial women arguably do sabotage themselves is the decision--when it is a decision--to build smaller companies than men. Even a minnow feels like a big fish in a pond the size of a puddle. The number of women-owned businesses is growing faster than the number of new businesses overall, according to a study by American Express Open, and 30 percent of U.S. businesses are owned by women. But those enterprises account for just 6 percent of the workforce and less than 4 percent of business revenues. A report from the National Women's Business Council shows that only 1.8 percent of women-owned businesses earn $1 million or more, and 68 percent make less than $25,000.
Three reasons women build smaller.
I can think of three explanations for such under-performance. The first is external obstacles. Women in general have less access than men to capital (including venture and private equity investment and government loans), markets, and networks.
The second explanation is personal choice. Keep the company small, some women believe, and work-life balance becomes a dreamable dream. If those women were comparably un-ambitious as employees, it would damage their careers, which is Sandberg's thesis. As entrepreneurs, they may sacrifice revenue. But at least they are in control.
The third explanation is more complicated. Sandberg says that women underestimate their own abilities and don't force their way to the proverbial table. We can probably all agree that it is a bad thing when women allow low confidence and self-esteem to hold them back. But as we know from research, women are also more cautious than men, requiring better odds that the risks they take will pay off. That attitude isn't altogether bad, even though it can inhibit growth: women-owned businesses are more likely to fail to thrive; men-owned businesses are more likely to fail spectacularly.
"Leaning In" for women entrepreneurs.
Sandberg, who dwells in the citadel of aggressive entrepreneurship, would likely urge women to build responsibly but to do so in growth rather than lifestyle companies. Start the next Facebook, not a bed-and-breakfast. Choose a competitive, expansive industry and it will force you to step up your game just as starting your own company forces you to stay in the game. Always be scaling and, ideally, when you do choose to have children, you'll command sufficient resources to make things easier.
But how many of us get to experience "ideally"? When plans for ambitious growth don't pan out they erode a family's finances, not buttress them. On the flip side, women who find themselves at the helm of surging companies may repeatedly put off starting families because their obligations are too great.
The saving grace is entrepreneurs' ability to design most aspects of their businesses. Don't think about keeping the company so small it is easy to step away from. Do think about locating it somewhere that will make family logistics easier, about investing in technology that will minimize the amount of travel necessary, and about hiring people who replicate some of your skills as well as complement them. Create a culture where hard work is rewarded but being a responsible parent is always the right choice. Do that, and both you and your employees will reach heights to make Sheryl Sandberg cheer.
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Growing up, I had a good friend who's mother sold Avon and was very successful at it. I always wanted to sell Avon but was so busy with college and kids and then a career and kids that I never made that jump. As I seriously ponder the prospects of starting a new career, yes, a career as with the benefits Avon has to offer, it can truly be a career pending on what you want it to be. I'm an Avon customer and love the quality, the money back guarantee and the prices associated with Avon products. I've also grown to love the variety they offer from tried and true products like Skin So Soft to Curves for Women Air Cushion Walkers. Avon is an all encompassing in helping us women not only take care of ourselves but our families with the array of products available.
The products available range from make up to fashion to home to men and much more. Avon has established its reputation for many years and in many cases, sells itself. The campaigns that Avon sponsors with celebrities such as Reese Witherspoon also makes it easier being an Avon representative with their star exposure and free advertisement for you, the Representative.
As I move forward with becoming a Sales Representative, I wanted to share my journey and hopefully you will also want to hear more about a career with Avon. Send me a message and let me know!
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The Four Seasons' private jet will transport guests on its Around the World journeys.
Plane interiors seat 52 patrons in characteristic Four Seasons luxury.
Visit Four Seasons Bora Bora with the Around the World trip.
The August Around the World itinerary will conclude at Four Seasons Hotel New York.
Guests can experience Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa with the excursions.
Two years ago Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts launched one-of-a-kind itineraries featuring the group's properties around the world, with transport aboard a luxe private jet. Now, the group has unveiled its own retrofitted Boeing 757 to serve these trips, allowing guests to circumnavigate the globe aboard a bespoke Four Seasons-branded jet. The jet can seat 52 guests and a team of in-flight staff, including on-board concierge that can communicate requests with ground staff while in the air. The first excursion will take off February 2015—named the Around the World trip, patrons will depart from Los Angeles on a 24-day journey visiting Four Seasons' properties in Hawaii, Bora Bora, Sydney, Bali, northern Thailand, Mumbai, and Istanbul. The Backstage with the Arts trip will launch in April 2015 taking patrons to Europe's most celebrated art capitals, while the second imagining of the Around the World trip will begin August 2015 from Seattle with stops in Tokyo, Tanzania, and Istanbul. The trips, which include all transportation, meals, accommodations, and local excursions, command a price tag of US$119,000 per person based on double accommodation. And for those who prefer the plane to themselves, the Four Seasons Jet is also available for private charter, including the accompanying staff and crew.
For more information, visit Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.


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California Hit by Rain, Snow, Tornado on Election Day
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Traffic moves slowly through the snowy conditions along Interstate 80 near Truckee, Calif., on Nov. 8, 2022, in this image taken from video from a Caltrans remote video traffic camera. (Caltrans via AP)
LOS ANGELES—A powerful storm pounded California with rain and snow Tuesday, leaving one person dead and two others missing after they were swept away by floodwaters in a canal, while a tornado touched down in Sacramento County.
The National Weather Service said the tornado touched down at 1:40 p.m. a few miles outside the town of Galt. NBC affiliate KCRA in Sacramento reported that a tin roof on a barn was blown off and took down utility lines. No other damage was reported.
In Southern California a current in a canal in the city of Ontario, swept six people away, killing one, the Ontario Fire Department said. Three others were rescued by firefighters and were being treated at a nearby hospital. Crews continued searching for two others amid the downpour.
Heavy rain drenched Orange County, where several very close U.S. House races could determine which party controls Congress. The Republican Party of Orange County urged members to vote early and avoid getting stuck in the rain on Election Day.
"Election day lines are long and typically one to two hours long. Don't risk getting caught waiting in the rain to cast your ballot," an email sent by the party Monday said.
The storm, which arrived Monday and was forecast to continue through Wednesday, prompted evacuation orders in parts of Southern California, including in the Santa Ana Mountains' Bond Fire burn scar area.
In Northern California, meteorologists warned the heavy rainfall could lead to debris flows and flash flooding in the burn scars of the Colorado and River wildfires.
Between 1 and 3 inches of rainfall are expected through Wednesday in the Los Angeles area's coast and valleys. The foothills and mountains could see up to 5 inches.
Meanwhile, in the mountains, peaks above 6,000 feet elevation could get 6 to 12 inches of snowfall, with 20 inches possible locally.
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Our clinical negligence solicitors were instructed to pursue a clinical negligence compensation claim against the hospital trust. This complex spinal surgery case was supported by specialist medical experts that dealt with both orthopaedic and neuro-surgical issues. The conflicting information initially provided to the client meant that our clinical negligence team and the specialist medical experts had to decipher the medical records very carefully.
Our client was diagnosed with cervical compression and needed to undergo surgery to decompress parts of his spine. Post-surgery, he complained of pins and needles and a lack of active movement in his arms; however, no investigatory action was undertaken, and he was discharged from hospital.
At a follow-up appointment, our client was confused after receiving some conflicting information regarding the operation and sought a second opinion. A scan shown a Myelomalacia, the softening of the spine, in some areas of our client's spine. This meant there had been inadequate decompression, following the operation, which had resulted in further instability to his spine. As a result, he sadly suffered irreparable damage to one section of his spine, which forced him to use a wheelchair.
Following strenuous denials, ultimately there was an admission that damage at one specific part of the spine was negligent, caused by the failure to decompress appropriately. The hospital trust denied the remaining injuries. The operation note had, allegedly, been lost by the hospital trust. This made it difficult to piece together the jigsaw of conflicting information.
Despite persistent denials by the trust, we continued to research our client's case and pull together all of the supporting evidence needed to secure a settlement. Although this was a complex and difficult case, we ensured that we continued to support our client and involved the appropriate medical experts where relevant.
Following final negotiations, we secured a settlement of £190,000, which will go some way to help support our client with his ongoing and future symptoms.
To find out more about how we can help you with spinal injury claims, please contact us.
Advice and guidance regarding spinal injury claims.


Here's the deal, my wife wants a new camera since she lost her last one. She cant decide if she wants a dslr or a point and shoot type of camera (She has mentioned wanting a dslr type of camera more often as she see people taking pics with them). If its a point and shoot, I want good quality with good flash. I have no idea about dslr cams, but would like t built in screen and be able to upgrade lenses as needed. She is using it for general use (family, parties, etc) so nothing too fancy or expensive. I like the Canon PowershotSX30 IS, but not sure if its able to upgrade lens-wise. Any reccomendations?
The SX30 is a fixed-lens camera - not interchangeable lenses. Check out the micro-4/3 cameras. They are relatively small, interchangeable lenses, in essence, they are a DLSR without a mirror. I'm sure someone else will be jumping in to help out.
Canon S95 is perfect for parties. Lots of fun features, pocketable and has one of the larger sensors available for this class of camera. It's a really fun toy. 'Course the $400 price tag could pay for a big chunk of a DSLR or micro-4/3..
Nice! Thank you for the advice. I will def look into those. Any other suggesstions?


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Fresh Farms volume up again this year - The Produce News - Covering fresh produce around the globe since 1897.
rio rico, az — Again, this season, Fresh Farms' winter vegetable program "will be up ten percent for every item," Jerry Havel, the firm's director of sales and marketing, told The Produce News.
Allan Voll, Robert Hernandez, Marco Serrano and Jerry Havel in the Rio Rico sales office of Fresh Farms LLC.He said in early November that by mid-month, Fresh Farms would be shipping green Bell peppers, pickles, eggplant and hard squash.
"We'll have a big supply of these items until May," he added.
The firm's English cucumbers will be in good supply until mid-April.
Fresh Farms' green bean shipping will begin in December and yellow and bi-colored sweet corn will come on in mid- to late-December.
Havel said his organic program this year will include zucchini, yellow, butternut and spaghetti squash, as well as American and English cucumbers and green beans.
The firm's fall watermelon deal began in early November and will end in mid-December.


there's this boy i've liked for a while now, i've known him since primary school, but we went to different secondary schools and although we lost touch for a while, we started talking again (facebook, ftw.) not a lot, just occasionally, but i really like him, and sometimes i think he likes me too but i've never had any kind of experience with boys and really cant tell.
we both started at the same college this week, but it's huge, there's like 700 people in our year, im not in any of his classes, and at breaks and stuff everyone's with people from their secondary schools.
Just be confident and smily, approach him. Think about it, you both have something in common so dont make the first instant shy, just get that frog out of your throat and remember he likes you enough to talk to you.
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The above graph is working in Gmail but not in Outlook. How can I fix it? Any help even hint will be appreciable.

A: Well, I tried a way by which I was able to load svg graph.
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...

$graph_src = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>';
$graph_src .= $graph->fetch('StackedBarAndLineGraph', false);

Storage::disk('public')->put('/path/to/dir/', 'graph.svg', $graph_src);
$src = Storage::disk('public')->url('/path/to/dir/graph.svg');

After getting the $src, I simply put that in img tag of the mail body. That worked fine.
But I noticed broken image in Outlook Software, so I had to base64_encode the image & It worked fine again.
I don't know whether it is the elegant way or not, but at least worked for me.

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Fall is officially here! If you have a dog, this is a great time of year to take some long, relaxing strolls with him, and just enjoy the beautiful weather and changing foliage. However, you may want to add a few things to your autumn to-do list to keep Fido comfortable, safe, and happy this autumn. Here, a Cherry Hill, NJ vet lists some fall care tips for dogs.
If your pooch has a doghouse, give it a good cleaning and inspection. Make sure Fido's doghouse is well-insulated, and that the door faces away from prevailing winds. It should also be raised off the ground a bit to keep snow and water out.
Fall is a peak shedding time. Brushing Fido daily will remove dead fur from his coat before it ends up on your couch or clothes. Also, make sure your pet is current on his parasite control products.
Some dogs need extra protection against cold weather. When shopping for your canine buddy, avoid anything that is tight, itchy, or constricting. You'll also want to stay away from items with small parts that he may try to eat. Fall is a great time to sort and clean Fido's old clothes. Toss anything that is ripped, worn, or too tight.
Nothing is cuter than a sweet dog peacefully napping in a cozy bed on a cold day. Make sure Fido has a comfy bed to snuggle up in!
In fall, people often fill their cars with antifreeze, and prep their lawns and gardens for winter. Take care not to expose Fido to dangerous chemicals, such as antifreeze, pesticides, or fertilizers. Mold, mildew, and toxic seasonal plants are also dangerous. Halloween decorations and candies are another concern, as they present both choking and poisoning hazards. When walking your pet, avoid areas where wild animals may be lurking. Last but not least, keep your pup away from fires, space heaters, and other potential dangers.
If Fido is a working dog; senior; puppy; or nursing mama; or if he spends a lot of time outdoors, he may need more calories in the colder months. Some pups will also benefit from certain supplements. Ask your vet for specific recommendations.
Please contact us, your Cherry Hill, NJ animal clinic, with any questions or concerns about your dog's health or care. We're here to help!


Have you made Carrot Souffle?
1. Melt the butter, add the flour and when well mixed, add the milk.
2. Cook until it thickens and then remove from the fire.
3. Add the salt, cayenne, carrots, and the well-beaten yolks.
4. Cool the mixture and add the well-beaten whites by cutting and folding.
5. Pour into a buttered baking dish and bake 20 minutes in a slow (300 F).
I made this and Wish I had gone with a more flavorful option.


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How Will Trump Leave?
Steve Appleford
A defeated Trump might issue a tsunami of pardons for at-risk family members, campaign loyalists, White House officials — and himself.
He's threatened to challenge the election results by any means necessary. He's refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power. But even if Donald Trump is defeated in an indisputable landslide on Nov. 3, there is still much he can do in the 78 days before the inauguration of his successor. First on his agenda: self-preservation and revenge.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), who served as the House Democrats' lead impeachment manager, warns Trump could retaliate against his "list of political enemies" and engage in a rush of "executive orders or extreme policies he'll try to sign in the intervening months."
His next salvo could come in an avalanche of last-minute agreements with Trump's favorite authoritarian regimes or dramatic regulatory shifts on the environment, immigration, labor or transportation, and across multiple agencies of the executive branch.
Just days before the election, Trump signed an executive order stripping civil servants of protection from political interference, and pushed forward a seismic survey in search of oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, sidestepping a normal environmental review. Cabinet departments are now looking at increasing the number of hours truckers can drive before resting and allowing trains to transport dangerously flammable liquefied natural gas.
December 7, 2019 President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House. Photo by David Butow
Whether more such damaging moves are in the offing depends on how well Trump keeps his administration together after a loss. "He's so unstable," says Matt Dallek, a presidential historian and George Washington University professor who has authored books on Reagan and FDR. "If you just watch his day-to-day actions on almost any issue, it seems unlikely that he would say, 'Here are the three policy issues that I want to try to work on before I leave office.' It's just not how the guy operates."
Rep. Eric Swalwell, one of several California Democrats who've been critical of the administration, says Trump has made so many slipshod attempts to achieve his supposed goals that the worst case may not happen. "We're spared a lot of times as a country by his cowardice and incompetence," Swalwell says. "If the [election] outcome is overwhelming, I do think he vanishes and backs down."
The real damage could be from Trump pushing through regulatory rule changes and adding loyalists into scientific advisory boards who will later be difficult to remove.
Even at the height of Trump's presidential powers, his executive orders have been most valuable to him as photo opportunities at the Resolute Desk. Any initiatives signed during his final weeks in office could mean even less.
"Executive orders are only as good as the president who is issuing them," says Cynthia Lebow, a senior political science lecturer at UCLA and former general counsel for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee under then-chairman Joe Biden. "He could issue as many executive orders as he wanted in the last two weeks or, for that matter, [on] the last day of his presidency, and they could all be overturned and reversed [on] day one if Joe Biden becomes president."
Still, it's likely that a defeated Trump would want to look out for his family and friends, issuing a tsunami of pardons for at-risk family members, campaign loyalists and White House officials. Donald Trump Jr. as well as President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner (who may face perjury charges) and two convicted felons — former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and 2016 campaign manager Paul Manafort — would all be candidates.
"It would be totally corrupt if Trump fired Wray or Fauci because they disagreed with him. I do believe Joe Biden will hire Dr. Fauci right back if that were the case."
— Representative Ted Lieu
Many of Trump's critics fully expect him to attempt a pardon for himself for any federal crimes, including instances of possible obstruction of justice as catalogued in the Mueller report. "I have the absolute right to PARDON myself," Trump tweeted in 2018, "but why would I do that when I have done nothing wrong?" Andrew Weissmann, a former lead prosecutor for special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, has said in recent interviews that Trump has little to lose by making the attempt, which would at least delay any prosecution.
The extent of Donald Trump and family's criminality is "potentially so vast that he could possibly be charged with multiple criminal acts," says Dallek. "There's campaign finance violations, obstruction of justice, lying under oath, multiple violations of the Hatch Act, the self-dealing, the self-enrichment and, of course, the tax cases."
Schiff calls the notion of self-pardoning "patently unconstitutional and antithetical to the notion that nobody, not even the president, is above the law. I would expect the courts to strike that down."
He appears to be right: A 1974 opinion from the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel stated, "Under the fundamental rule that no one may be a judge in his own case, the President cannot pardon himself." An attempted self-pardon by Trump would inevitably face a court fight, particularly if a new attorney general decides to prosecute the outgoing president. But it may stop short of the U.S. Supreme Court.
"I'm not even sure that the Supreme Court would take a case involving the exercise of the presidential pardon power under the separation of powers theory," says Lebow, who remains an advisor to the Biden campaign. "This is so clearly something that comes under the president's power under Article One."
For nearly 90 years, presidential reelection has been the norm, with two significant exceptions in Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush, who both gave teary concession speeches. Rejection at the polls is a devastating vote of no confidence for any incumbent, and a rejected Trump could be unpredictable. He might, for instance, decide to retaliate against those he's judged as insufficiently "loyal" to him, much as Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman was ejected from the National Security Council after testifying in the Trump impeachment hearings. In recent days, the president has been openly angry with Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the government's leading infectious disease specialist, and FBI Director Christopher A. Wray, among many others.
"Executive orders are only as good as the president who is issuing them. He could issue as many executive orders as he wanted . . . and they could all be overturned and reversed [on] day one if Joe Biden becomes president."
– Cynthia Lebow, former U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee general counsel
"It would be deeply concerning and totally corrupt if Trump fired Wray or Fauci because they disagreed with him," says Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), adding, "I do believe Joe Biden will hire Dr. Fauci right back if that were the case."
The real damage Trump leaves for his political opponents could be most insidious at the administrative level, pushing through regulatory rule changes while continuing to embed Trump loyalists into scientific advisory boards who will be difficult to remove after he's gone.
"To be honest with you, they've been rushing these things from the beginning — lots of poorly justified decisions and shoddy rule-making," says John Coequyt, global climate policy director for the Sierra Club. In terms of climate change, the Trump years have meant a turn backwards, beginning with the president's decision to leave the 2015 Paris Agreement.
"A lot of what we were very concerned about has already happened," Coequyt adds. "Mostly what we're talking about now are smaller rules."
The upside to this "shoddy" rule-making in the final days, Coequyt notes, is that it tends to make reversal easier, though still complicated and time-consuming. Court challenges are inevitable, as the usual requirements for public comment are sidelined. And some of the regulations will still be going through legal review and could be withdrawn by the incoming Biden administration.
"It's still going to take a lot of time to change, even if the rules never really go into effect. It's a lot of administrative work and a lot of uncertainty for whoever is being impacted by the standards," says Coequyt.
"We're spared a lot of times as a country by his cowardice and incompetence. If the [election] outcome is overwhelming, I do think he vanishes and backs down."
– Representative Eric Swalwell
Former Rep. David Jolly, who quit the Republican Party two years ago, worries how adversaries around the world might react while the U.S. is frozen in an ongoing crisis over the election.
The potential for catastrophic misjudgment in U.S. foreign policy is open-ended, similar to Trump's almost offhanded 2019 decision to pull American troops from a largely peacekeeping role in northern Syria, leaving Kurdish allies vulnerable to attack by Turkey. More than 130,000 Kurdish people were displaced as a result.
Jolly, now a Florida independent who has been an outspoken critic of Trump, fully expects the president's influence over the GOP to dissipate quickly after a reelection defeat. "If Trump loses handily and there really is no contest to be debated after November 3rd, he won't be surrounded by Republican lieutenants that will help him execute some of these demands," says Jolly. "He's not going to have Republican allies that will support his chaos and campaign of vindictiveness."
Jolly also predicts that the president's instinct for protecting and projecting the Trump brand will restrain him from a campaign of total shock and awe on his way out of the Oval Office.
"The president has lived every day trying to figure out how he can extract as much personal wealth out of the presidency for him and his family, and I don't think that changes whether he wins or loses," Jolly says. "He uses the office for his personal gain every day until noon on January 20th and then probably thereafter."
Steve Appleford is a Los Angeles writer and photographer who has covered riots, political conventions and pop culture for a variety of publications, including Rolling Stone, GQ, Entertainment Weekly, TV Guide and LA Weekly.
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My only thought is that if the obfuscator is using an algorithm to do it's work (which as a program, it must be), there will always be a way to "un-obfuscate", and my guess is most of these types of programs have that functionality to some extent.
A seasoned programmer will be able to "un-obfuscate" it with out too much effort.
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Your cooling system, including your radiator, is an important part of your vehicle. Without efficient cooling operation, your engine will be likely to overheat, causing significant damage and costly repairs. It is therefore imperative to ensure your radiator and cooling system are performing at their best.
There are many different reasons your vehicle may be overheating or losing water; we recommend you call in to our workshop for a free check to help solve your cooling system problems!
In the meantime, below are some hints to ensure your vehicle runs efficiently.
Air Flow – air flow through the radiator is an important part of cooling your engine and electric fan operation will commence when natural air flow is insufficient (i.e. idling/low speed).
Water Flow – hot water runs through your radiator, and the air flow across the core face transfers this heat, thereby cooling the water (heat exchange method); the cooled water then runs through the system, keeping your engine cool. It is therefore important to ensure that the radiator is not internally blocked; even partially blocked radiators will reduce the cooling efficiency of your vehicle.
Thermosats - with today's electronically controlled engine management systems, correct thermostat operation is imperative to optimise fuel economy and prevention of cooling system/cylinder head damage. Some people are inclined to install a lower temperature thermostat , assuming this may solve overheating problems – generally all this does is encourage the onboard computers to push more fuel through the engine to bring the engine up to the designed temperature.
Removing a thermostat completely is also detrimental to your engine as this will allow the coolant to pass through the cooling system at a rapid flow and will not give the radiator a chance to cool the engine water sufficiently, thereby cooling the engine.
Radiator Caps – today's engines run a higher temperature cooling system than older vehicles; therefore a higher pressure radiator cap is fitted to increase the actual boiling point of the coolant. Not all radiator caps are the same; different caps are designed for different pressures. Always use a cap with a pressure rating as recommended by your vehicle's manufacturer.
Coolants/Corrosion Inhibitor - never mix different brands of coolants or corrosion inhibitors. Mixing coolants may cause a chemical reaction, in turn block the cooling system or may cause it to become more corrosive on your engine than having no corrosion inhibitor throughout the system. When replacing coolant with a different brand, ensure the whole engine system is flushed through (including the heater) – be mindful that when draining your radiator, coolant could remain within the engine block and heater areas.
Always dispose of used coolants correctly. All used coolants will contain heavy metals irrespective of their claims of being environmentally friendly. North Geelong Radiators have an approved water treatment plant for the specialised treatment and disposal of coolants, reducing the environmental impact.
Cylinder Head failure – Overheating can not only cause cylinder head damage, but cylinder head damage can also cause overheating. If cylinder head/head gasket repairs have been made to your vehicle, ensure that a professional radiator cleanout is performed (this involves removal of the radiator from the vehicle, see "Radiator Cleanout - What's the Difference?") and the cooling system completely flushed to clear any foreign matter from the system.
Copper/Brass vs Aluminium Radiators: Aluminium Radiators are now more popular, however Copper/Brass radiators generally have better heat dissipation than the lighter aluminium models. Aluminium radiators are sometimes not repairable or difficult to repair, where the copper/brass radiators are easily repaired. Aluminium is also subject to acidic corrosion and electrolysis.
Electrolysis – Electrolysis, also known as stray current, is a process which causes an electrical current to pass through a vehicles cooling system fluid. It can cause premature and rapid damage to radiators and will indirectly cause problems with other engine components such as water pumps, thermostat housings, etc. This is more prevalent in aluminium radiators.
This is brought about when one or more items (such as a headlight or cooling fan) develops a problem in its electrical circuitry. This causes an electrical current to seek out an earth path via the radiator core through the engine coolant. Experience tells us that many vehicles tested for electrolysis and chemical corrosion are those that have had recent panel/paint repairs.
Cheaper is not always better! – Some cheaper aftermarket radiators are manufactured overseas and are NOT designed and tested for Australian conditions, and quality control of these products can also be of a lower standard.


A foreign national seeking to come to Hong Kong to work, paid or unpaid, for a long or short duration, requires the permission of the Hong Kong Director of Immigration.
Your on-line book is very clear and helpful. I just need to clarify my position – and you must get lots of these type of questions.
I am a UK based one person limited company and have been asked by a major design company with a business based in Hong Kong to undertake 10 – 15 days consulting work in HK – as a one-off exercise.
I will not be setting up business in Hong Kong and will return to the UK at the end of the visit.
Can this be done under the visitor visa and do I need anything additional such as a work permit?
Are short term teaching programmes delivered in Hong Kong by non-resident educators subject to normal immigration policy?
How can an overseas company temporarily sponsor employment visa permissions for Hong Kong?
If the law imputes an employment relationship when one is found in the employers premises, is it risky to teach a demo lesson as part of a recruitment process?
The law requires you to have an employment visa to work or discharge a service, paid or unpaid. Teaching without the permission of ImmD is a breach of conditions of stay.


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Home	Exclusives	Rob Liefeld Talks The Inspirations For Major X, A Comic Sequel Series For Deadpool: Bad Blood & The Upcoming Feature Films For 'Shrink', 'Avengelyne' and 'Prophet' (Exclusive Interview)
Rob Liefeld Talks The Inspirations For Major X, A Comic Sequel Series For Deadpool: Bad Blood & The Upcoming Feature Films For 'Shrink', 'Avengelyne' and 'Prophet' (Exclusive Interview)
by Jacob Fisher August 13, 2019 || 6:14 pm
written by Jacob Fisher August 13, 2019 || 6:14 pm
A long while ago, Kellen had the chance to talk with comic book writer and creator Rob Liefeld. Rob Liefeld has created such iconic characters such as Deadpool, Cable, Domino and his most recent smash-hit, Major X. The mini-series finished its run in May but fans can check out the six-issue series as a collected edition coming this fall!
Kellen: Regarding the character [Major X], how have your past comic creations influenced this character influenced how you've created this character?
Rob: Major X was a next evolution I was going to do had I stayed on and had a complete third year on 'X-Force' back in the 90s. And, like with so much I've done with my career, I put it in a drawer and a good idea's a good idea's a good idea no matter what time it's conceived. C.B. Cebulski contacted me when he came into power as the new editor-in-chief and he very blatantly tells me "Rob, I want to ignite the 'X-office' and get it going again. Would you be interested in jammin?' I told him the story of Major X and he was all in but I told him "I need all of these relations to be approved. I need his lineage to be approved. I need this journey to be approved." And C.B. the whole way though was like "Rob, you're good. You're good to go."
Major X is informed by my past creations by me trying to pivot and not repeat what they did. He's definitely on a different mission and has a different agenda. With Cable, I thought Xavier was kind of a weenie and Magneto was too much of an extremist and Cable was a way to find that middle ground. With Major X, he's lost his home. He comes from a realm called "The Existence" and it's a place that he loves and it has fallen and in the fall he was purged and he arrives in the 1991-era of my "New Mutants" and "X-Force" run. He's determined to run the gauntlet and get to where he needs to be because he identifies very immediately that he's not supposed to be there. He believes he can try and restore his home.
These were big ideas I didn't think I would get approved. But "Yeah, okay, Rob. You can make this other realm called "The Existence, sure. Greenlight." So that was a big deal.
I got into comic-books with action, I created comic-books with action. It gave me the career that I've had and there it a lot of action in this six-issue story. It moves fast, it's action-packed. People who've experienced it say it's nothing like the stuff on the stands. Major X is more like John Wick. There's a story, there's a mission, there's a lot of action. He's just trying to get from Point A to Point B.
Kellen: You talked about how you wanted to tell this story back in 1991, did the 28 year gap help or hinder you?
Rob: Helped! Oh yeah. I think it made what I'm doing a little more "far out." I think it's fresher now than it would have been then. I think his legacy and his lineage is more important now, it'll matter more. There's a character I openly shown him and discussed him on social media. It's really interesting, there's a lot of familiar faces you're going to encounter along the way. The motivation is the same, the character is the same as he would've been back then. The journey is slightly different because of the different obstacles I've been able to put there. There's some characters I've touched briefly, some new faces I've created over the last 20 years that get a much bigger spotlight in Major X. The journey he goes on to get to the modern day is very different and a lot of fun.
Kellen: What are some of the main factors that inspired you to create the Major X comic arc?
Rob: So, in high school, '82/'83, I was a sophomore/junior and a movie called 'The Road Warrior' comes out. I saw the movie poster and learned there was a previous Mad Max standalone movie and I got that movie poster and there's a guy with a motorcycle helmet on, standing their with guns and I thought "You know? If I put an 'X' on that, it would look amazing!" [laughs]
I kind of went all in on the 'X.' He has an X on his body, and X on his face so we're really doubling down on the guy who's identifying with an X. The helmet became even more important to obscure his identity and create the mystery that's driven the interest of the book.
Since we introduced Major X back in January and announced the book, I had never been inundated with more fan-art. Just amazing pictures that capture the simplicity of the character that makes him easy to tackle and very satisfying to draw. And I've got an album of hundreds and hundreds of Major X submissions that people have given me. One funny thing is all the people who go "Hey, how come he has no pouches and shoulder pads?" And I get caught off guard by the question and never thought about it. I just wanted to have a very sleek look from the beginning. He has the least amount of gear for a character I've ever designed, purposefully because I didn't want anything competing with the X on his face.
Kellen: I really want to congratulate you on the reprint.
Rob: What you're saying is we sold out before we even hit the stands, buddy! Yup! That's not an easy feat. I've used every aspect of social media, I've gone out and pressed the flesh. I just got back from the gauntlet; Seattle, Chicago, Anaheim in successive weeks. I've made it my priority to sell this book.
Kellen: Hell yeah. Following the Major X event, what can we expect from you in the future at Marvel Comics?
Rob: I have a sequel to my graphic novel [Deadpool: Bad Blood], that shocked the crap out of me because I didn't think it was going to connect. Marvel called me in June 2017 and said "Rob, congratulations. Deadpool: Bad Blood is the number 1 book of the month." and I said "What?!" So now we have a sequel. And hopefully, the fan response is such and they like where we leave off with Major X #6 that they'll want more of Major X and I'll be happy to give it to them.
Kellen: I didn't know you're writing a sequel to "Bad Blood."
Rob: Yeah, buddy about 40 pages into it.
Kellen: That's really exciting. To wrap things up, is there anything outside the horizon of Marvel Comics that you're excited about?
Rob: I set up "Avengelyne" at Paramount right before Deadpool 1 came out, my fallen angel franchise, "Prophet," with a production company called Studio 8. Without giving too much away, I've been doing a lot of Avengelyne and Prophet work on both of those two films with regards to screenplays; assembling talent; things like that. Those are the two that are at the forefront right now.
"Shrink" will be next on the queue and will a big family film and it has the potential to be the biggest thing that I've ever worked on and has the ability to really connect with families and as an artist that's what you really want to have happen.
There's some top-secret stuff that I've been cooking up with some great collaborators that I'm not at liberty to talk about yet.
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Hadrosaur Tales
Tagged: Publication
US low-paying Semiprozine published by Hadrosaur Productions, Las Cruces, New Mexico, edited by David Lee Summers. It ran for 21 undated issues from October 1995 to December 2004. Hadrosaur Productions had been set up by Kumie Wise while at the University of Arizona in order to present audio productions of science fiction and fantasy stories. When the company moved to New Mexico, David Summers joined them as editor of a new magazine, Hadrosaur Tales, seen by the publisher as an occasional anthology series. It was produced as a neat digest paperback and initially issues were designated as volumes until it settled to a comparatively more regular publishing schedule in 2001, though issues were always erratic. Hadrosaur had a simplicity that kept it as an evident Amateur Magazine, but one with a determination to present good material. The first issue called itself a "Review of Literary Science Fiction", setting its standards high. The fiction in that issue was written entirely by scientists including William Grother – who served as the magazine's publisher – with a novelette, "Mr. Time". Hadrosaur enjoyed the enigmatic – both D F Lewis and Rhys Hughes contributed – but the emphasis remained on solid sf and issues were sometimes themed. Issue #5 (August 1998) focused on Time, issue #10 (August 2001) on voyages of Discovery, and issue #16 (June 2003) was a "What If?" special. Contributors included Neal Asher, Keith Allen Daniels, J Alan Erwine, Tim Lebbon and Uncle River. After issue #21 the magazine relaunched itself as Tales of the Talisman. [MA]
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Anne Weston
About Anne Weston
Be a Bird!
Common Core Teacher's Guide
Twenty-six years ago Anne Weston moved to a remote corner of Costa Rica where she and her husband Patrick have established a rainforest preserve. She enjoys observing wildlife as well as caring for her pet chickens, turkeys, and geese. Before Costa Rica, she lived in Mexico for six years. She grew up in San Diego, and has also lived in Minnesota and North Dakota. Anne began writing soon after moving to Costa Rica, while living without telephones or Internet and depending on a kerosene lamp for night-time light. She's written a number of mystery short stories set in the rainforest which have been published in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. She's currently working on another picture book and a middle-grade novel. For additional information on Anne and Patrick Weston's rainforest preserve in Pavones, go to www.playadelfin.com
Anne Weston photo by Patrick Weston in Pavones, Costa Rica
© Anne Weston


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LTA engineer is moving ahead of new challenges
By Rachael Boon
When Covid-19 broke out, Land Transport Authority (LTA) engineer Gu Weite found that some parts of her work simply could not be carried out.
Borders were shut, which meant that she and her team were unable to travel to factories overseas to conduct quality inspections or "witness testing".
The 31-year-old deputy manager of LTA's Rolling Stock Development Division explains: "Our train parts are manufactured in different places of the world, such as France, Sweden and China.
"Our engineers usually travel to the factories which are located overseas to attend component-level testing before the components are cleared for installation at the assembly factory."
In Ms Gu's case, the project she was working on involved visiting a train assembly factory in Changchun, China.
"The factory visit is always an eye-opening experience for rolling stock engineers and I was looking forward to going in March last year. In the end, the trip was not possible. Yet, the work had to continue."
Despite the disruptions, Ms Gu and her team rose to the challenge. They turned to video conferencing tools to conduct the quality checks remotely. Additional photos and videos were also used to supplement the checks. Also, due to the time difference, what is called "virtual test witnessing" was done during non-office hours.
In the end, she notes, there was a silver lining. "The team adapted and pressed on. Many colleagues became adept at using various apps and tools to facilitate communication," says Ms Gu, who is an LTA scholarship holder.
She adds that the pandemic has also underscored the importance of public service.
"Shops can move their sales online and restaurants can shift to delivery-only operations, but public service needs to continue, even through the pandemic. Trains and buses still run to ensure normalcy… rising to the challenges of the pandemic has reinforced my passion and belief in public service," she says.
Realising potential
Ms Gu, who joined the Rolling Stock Development Division in July 2019, is in a team that oversees the oldest MRT line, and the only non-driverless line in Singapore – the North-South, East-West line.
She says: "While my career has been more focused on rail-related work so far, there are opportunities for me to work on other areas as well."
For instance, in 2016, she was secretariat of an independent advisory panel comprising local and overseas experts on railway power supply, and in 2017, she worked on the now-terminated Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail project.
Under the LTA scholarship programme, Ms Gu also had the opportunity to attend courses such as one conducted by the Centre for Liveable Cities, where retired senior public servants were invited to share stories of how they helped to transform Singapore in the early days.
She also has a network of senior scholarship holders to bounce off ideas with and to seek advice from. Thanks to LTA's mentorship programme for young engineers, she can also tap the expertise of her mentor, a well-respected civil engineer in LTA and the industry.
Ms Gu, who completed a Master of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts at Cambridge University, wanted to join LTA because she "was attracted to the opportunity to create something tangible".
"I often joke with students during scholarship engagement sessions that from the moment you leave your house, you are likely to interact with some form of work by LTA – all the way until the moment you reach school.
"Be it buses, overhead bridges, cycling paths, expressways and private-hire vehicles, LTA has a stake in ensuring the functioning of these infrastructure and transport systems. Seeing the fruits of our labour benefitting others makes the hard work worth it."
Visit https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/who_we_are/careers/scholarships.html for more information.


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An American Romance. 1944. Directed by King Vidor
An American Romance. 1944. USA. Directed by King Vidor. 121 min.
Screenplay by Herbert Dalmas, William Ludwig. With Brian Donlevy, Ann Richards, Walter Abel. Under King Vidor's muscular direction, this sweeping story of a Czech immigrant iron worker turned American success story achieves a kind of epic grandeur that stands it alongside his other great achievements, The Big Parade and Our Daily Bread ("My three big themes were war, wheat, and steel," he later observed). Though the film was subjected by MGM studio head Louis B. Mayer to extensive re-edits, Vidor's documentary ambitions remain strikingly intact, particularly in his poetic montages of "iron mining, the production of steel, the manufacture of automobiles, and the fabrication of four-engined bombers": the massive wartime effort as a giant colossus of man and machine, leading to the triumph of American capitalism. 35mm print from George Eastman House; courtesy Warner Bros.


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Q: Cucumber: web_steps.rb I'm wasting my time here and I can't seem to figure this out..
I have used Cucumber in Rails applications before, and if I'm not mistaken, it generates the  features/step_definitions/web_steps.rb file when you run rails g cucumber:install. Right?
I looked this up in a book I was using a while ago to learn Rails and it says so there aswell:

It nevertheless passes because of the features/step_definitions/web_steps.rb
  file, which was generated when you ran the rails generate cucumber:install command.

However, when I run it in this application I'm trying to start working on, it does not generate it..
$ rails g cucumber:install
      create  config/cucumber.yml
      create  script/cucumber
       chmod  script/cucumber
      create  features/step_definitions
      create  features/support
      create  features/support/env.rb
       exist  lib/tasks
      create  lib/tasks/cucumber.rake
       force  config/database.yml

No web_steps.rb to be found. Am I losing my mind here?
Thanks.

A: Which version of cucumber are you using? if it is a recent version, see
https://github.com/cucumber/cucumber-rails/blob/f027440965b96b780e84e50dd47203a2838e8d7d/History.md


Nothing like sticking your hand deep into an old bag and feeling something gross.
I haven't used this backpack since... 2008, when I went on a two-week trip across southern Spain with my friend, Mike. It was a super fun time.
We had gone during Santa Semana, and were able to catch many of the region's famous festivities. For example, we were in Valencia on the final night of Fallas, which is a week-long, city-wide party, featuring a ton of giant statues all over, which took an entire year to prepare (since the previous year's Fallas). On the final night of celebration, all of the statues are burned. We were in the town square, and were there to witness the largest, and most important statue set ablaze. When I had to go to the bathroom, there was a twenty-minute line at the Burger King (relatively short, considering the number of people). When I got out of there, I was very afraid that I was not going to find my friends again. Shoulder to shoulder madness. The crowd was that huge. It was awesome.
We also saw the famous processions in Sevilla. I believe it was Maundy Thursday? I don't remember exactly... whatever the day was where they carry the statues of Mary around town ALL DAY... up to fourteen hours. It started out really cool, and we got to see the most important one. That particular statue has diamonds embedded on Mary's face as her tears. Anyway, by the end of the day, we were just so frustrated that all these processions were taking place, and we couldn't get to where we were trying to go, because of all the barricades. Pretty cool experience, though, nonetheless.
Anyway, there was a lot of other cool stuff to that trip as well. I think in 13 days, we had hit Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla, Cadiz, El Puerto de Santa Maria, Tarifa, Tangier (yes, we also went to Morocco), and Malaga. Did I miss any? I can't even remember.
So, today's improv. Yeah. Well, so, even before I thought about my pack, and how the last tags are still on there from Iberia airlines, my subconscious threw some Spanish harmonies and whatnot in there. I used to listen to a lot, and I mean a lot, of flamenco. I went to shows every weekend for a couple of years. And so I think the improv started out pretty cool. But then it didn't really go anywhere. And that's kind of embarrassing. I was bored. That ain't good. It should've ended about two or three minutes before it did.
It's been a while since I've even put on a flamenco CD, so I feel like anything that I might have pertaining to flamenco in my brain or my fingers is all cobwebby. Meh. Again, it is what it is. Maybe it was just good to get a few things down... I can work on the build over time.
P.S. If anyone who knows anything about flamenco were to ever hear this, it would be the end of the last shred of my dignity.
Main statue burning. That movie above is the crowd waiting for this to happen.
Then, after several days, it was like this.
Finally, the trip resulted in this.
and waiting for the flight home, we took pictures of our loose change.
... and lights in the airport.


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Q: catch an open exception I have this code and just wondered why it's not throwing an exception (or in which case it should do).
From cplusplus.com :

If the function fails to open a file, the failbit state flag is set for the stream (which may throw ios_base::failure if that state flag was registered using member exceptions).

#include <fstream>
#include <exception>
#include <iostream>

int main() {
  std::ofstream fs;

  try {
    fs.open("/non-existing-root-file");
  } catch (const std::ios_base::failure& e) {
    std::cout << e.what() << std::endl;
  }

  if (fs.is_open())
   std::cout << "is open" << std::endl;
  else
   std::cout << "is not open" << std::endl;

   return 0;
 }

A: You did not follow the rabbit trail all of the way down
You need to tell it you want exceptions by using std::ios::exceptions. Without doing this, it indicates failure through the failbit state flag.
// ios::exceptions
#include <iostream>     // std::cerr
#include <fstream>      // std::ifstream

int main () {
  std::ifstream file;
  ///next line tells the ifstream to throw on fail
  file.exceptions ( std::ifstream::failbit | std::ifstream::badbit );
  try {
    file.open ("test.txt");
    while (!file.eof()) file.get();
    file.close();
  }
  catch (std::ifstream::failure e) {
    std::cerr << "Exception opening/reading/closing file\n";
  }

  return 0;
}

A: I dont think fstream throws an exception on failure to open file. you have to check that with bool fstream::is_open().

A: You would need to register the failbit flag using std::ios::exceptions() for it to throw, which you haven't done.


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What is the main purpose of a ziggurat?
The ziggurat itself is the base on which the White Temple is set. Its purpose is to get the temple closer to the heavens, and provide access from the ground to it via steps. The Mesopotamians believed that these pyramid temples connected heaven and earth.
What is ziggurat in Mesopotamia?
Ziggurat, pyramidal stepped temple tower that is an architectural and religious structure characteristic of the major cities of Mesopotamia (now mainly in Iraq) from approximately 2200 until 500 bce. The ziggurat was always built with a core of mud brick and an exterior covered with baked brick.
Why was ziggurat important to Mesopotamia?
The main reason ancient Mesopotamians built ziggurats has its roots in religious beliefs. They built them to make the temples closer to the heavens and therefore closer to the Gods. ... It was a temple dedicated to the Sky God and is also called the White Temple because of the white-washed walls in the temple.
When was the first ziggurat built?
The Ziggurat at Ur and the temple on its top were built around 2100 B.C.E. by the king Ur-Nammu of the Third Dynasty of Ur for the moon god Nanna, the divine patron of the city state.
Who built ziggurat of Ur?
King Ur-Nammu
How long was Israel in exile?
How many plagues did Moses?
Ten Plagues
Why did God not speak 400 years?
It is roughly contiguous with the Second Temple period (516 BC-70 AD) and encompasses the age of Hellenistic Judaism. It is known by some members of the Protestant community as the "400 Silent Years" because it was a span where no new prophets were raised and God revealed nothing new to his people.
How did Pharaoh punish the Israelites?
But Pharaoh was still worried that his Israelite slaves would rise up against him. So he ordered a terrible punishment - all the first-born male babies of the Israelites were to be killed. Pharaoh gave orders to the midwives that 'Every son that is born you, shall cast into the river'.
Who was pharaoh during Moses?
Why did Pharaoh did not let the Israelites go?
But each time after the plague stopped, God stiffened pharaoh's heart, and he refused to let them go. Since it was God who did it, pharaoh had to refuse to release the israelites; he could not have let them go. So, he was deprived of free will by God.
Who drowned in the Red Sea?
The Israelites walk through on the dry ground and cross the sea, followed by the Egyptian army. Once the Israelites have safely crossed Moses lifts his arms again, the sea closes, and the Egyptians are drowned.
Who left Egypt with the Israelites?
Who is the Mesopotamian sky god?
What does Yahweh mean literally?
How was agriculture important in Mesopotamia?
How did geography affect Mesopotamia?
How did the Mesopotamians build their homes?
Why did the Babylonians create the zodiac?
What is the order of the Mesopotamian empires?
Which country has most gangster?
Did the Mesopotamians believe in an afterlife?
What was unique about Mesopotamia?
What is the timeline of Mesopotamia?
What type of government system did the Mesopotamians have?
What games did they play in Mesopotamia?
What empires were in Mesopotamia?
What happened in 3000 BC in Mesopotamia?
Who is the greatest conqueror in history?
Who is the oldest god in mythology?
What does Hammurabi's Code tell us about Mesopotamia?
What are the Mesopotamian temples called?
What were Sumerian homes made out of?


First as a certified coach and now as a ValueSelling Managing Partner, Franck Bichot specializes in delivering sales efficiency training and programs to B2B companies both in French and in English. His bilingual profile allows him to deliver international training securing the consistency of the customized content across different regions.
His wealth of experience stems from improving sales force effectiveness working with major companies including Oracle, Hewlett Packard, and General Electric. Franck's background in Sales, Training and Business Coaching (from Université Paris VIII) provides an essential combination of hands-on business experience, modern training practices and a personalized one to one mentoring approach.
Prior to joining ValueSelling, Franck worked for 17 years in sales organizations managing global accounts at Oracle (14 years), IBM and startup companies. In charge of promoting business applications (Financial, CRM, Analytics…), he developed a wide experience in successfully creating value propositions for a variety of his customer stakeholders (Sales Directors, CFO, CTO, HR…).
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