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Evernote Review
The grandaddy of all note-taking apps, Evernote is probably the most popular of its kind out there. Join Cloudwards.net as we go through its features, pros and cons in this Evernote review and help you decide whether it's the best option for you.
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When it comes to cloud note-taking tools, no name resonates more with scribes, scholars and other … word people … more than Evernote, and it's not just the cool elephant logo. If you don't already number among the 200 million users that have hopped on the bandwagon since 2007, this Evernote review will help you decide if you'd like to take the leap.
While cloud-based and capable of storing file attachments, Evernote is no substitute for the best cloud storage services. However, with tons of built-in features designed around pounding out notes, clipping websites and organizing thoughts, we have no trouble affirming that Evernote stands at the top of the digital notebook class.
In fact, for some of us, Evernote is something of an obsession, even if its subscription options aren't quite as cost friendly as they used to be. Stick with us as we run down the reasons why Evernote rules, plus point out a few areas where the service falls short.
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92% - Excellent
Evernote is a cloud-based tool that lets you take notes on your computer or smartphone, providing several advantages over the traditional pen-and-paper approach or a word processor.
For one, because notes get stashed in the cloud, you don't have to worry about spilled coffee, hard-drive crashes and other mishaps wiping out your recorded thoughts. There is, sadly, a cap of how much data you can load to the Evernote cloud per month, which we cover in "pricing," below. However, that will only impact the most prolific note takers.
Another advantage to cloud-based notes is that they can be synchronized across devices: type a note out on your laptop, and you can access it in near real-time on your smartphone. Evernote clients are available for Windows, Mac, Android and iOS. Notes can be accessed offline, although for smartphones that requires a paid subscription.
If you need to access your notes on a computer that's not your own, and you don't want to install the Evernote client for security (and pain-in-the-ass) reasons, you can also get at your notes using the Evernote online tool, although it doesn't have all the features of the desktop client.
The ability to take notes and store them in the cloud isn't what makes Evernote a favorite among the record-everything crowd, however. It's the added features that do that, particularly the organizational ones.
Far beyond the ability to group notes into notebooks, those organizational features include tagging notes for sorting, crosslinking notes, saving attachments to notes and inserting checklists and tables.
Text in notes can be searched, of course, but so can text in images thanks to optical character recognition (OCR). That includes scans of handwritten notes and camera snaps of whiteboards. Evernote Premium subscribers can also search text in Microsoft Office documents and .pdfs, plus annotate .pdfs.
For gathering research, Evernote has a handy web clipper for Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Opera. Prior to clipping notes, you can highlight text and add visual callouts so you remember why you clipped the page later on.
Plus and Premium subscribers can also save up to 200 emails daily to your Evernote account by forwarding them to a special Evernote email address, although this is only available for paying users.
Within the desktop client, you can create special "ink notes," which are handwritten notes.
While useful for tablet users, Evernote doesn't have a built-in feature to convert handwriting to text like OneNote does. If that's a need, one way around it is to use a smartpen like Livescribe that can convert to text and has automatic Evernote forwarding.
For those that prefer voice notes, Evernote has an audio recording feature available for both desktop and mobile.
Video notes aren't supported, even though you can snap pictures with your webcam and embed them directly from the Evernote client. You can, however, record videos using other tools and add them to Evernote as attachments.
If you want to automate certain note-gathering tasks to save time, Evernote works with both IFTTT and Zapier. These tools, used to link different apps together with cause-and-effect behaviors, will let you do things like automatically save new contacts added to your phone to a notebook, or compile your Facebook statuses, or save emails from specific individuals.
(For those looking to get a better handle on how to use IFTTT, by the way, we have a handy guide on backup recipes that should help.)
Those are the Evernote feature highlights, although we'll be the first to admit we're skipping over some good ones. That's unavoidable, unfortunately: there are enough to fill a notebook or two.
We'll take a look at the desktop client and general note-taking process when we discuss user experience, below. First, let's talk about how much Evernote will cost you.
81% - Good
Evernote has three different plan options. That includes Evernote Basic, which is free, and includes most of the features of the Evernote Plus and Evernote Premium.
Evernote Basic
Total Storage: Unlimited Monthly Upload Cap: 60MB Synced Devices: 2 Max Note Size: 25MB
Evernote Plus
Total Storage: Unlimited Monthly Upload Cap: 1GB Synced Devices: Unlimited Max Note Size: 200MB
Evernote Premium
Total Storage: Unlimited Monthly Upload Cap: 10GB Synced Devices: Unlimited Max Note Size: 200MB
The limitations to Evernote Basic are that you can only sync two devices, you're limited to 60MB of uploads per month and notes can't be larger than 25MB.
Evernote Plus lets you sync unlimited devices, while increasing your monthly upload limit to 1GB and note size cap to 200MB. Plus also lets you email notes to your Evernote account, and gives you access to email support.
Evernote Basic:
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Evernote Premium:
Monthly Cost: Free $3.99 $7.99
Annual Cost: Free $34.99 $69.99
Total Storage: Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Monthly Upload Cap: 60MB 1GB 10GB
Synced Devices: 2 Unlimited Unlimited
Max Note Size: 25MB 200MB 200MB
With Evernote Premium, you get bumped up to 10GB of uploads per month, which should be enough even for the most fastidious notetaker (a.k.a. the teacher's pet). Live chat with customer support is also unlocked, plus some advanced features like Office document searches, .pdf annotating and business-card scanning.
While Evernote increased the costs of Plus and Premium considerably in 2016 to much disappointment from its legions of fans, the value is still good overall for what you're getting.
89% - Very Good
While it offers an incredible range of features packed into a generally friendly client, at first Evernote all seems a bit overwhelming. It certainly doesn't present quite as clean a look as some of the other cloud note-taking tools available, including Google Keep.
The default desktop view shows your notebooks in the left-most margin, followed by a column for notes to the immediate right and a pane for the actual note to the right of that. You can resize the navigation columns and note pane, but it still all tends to get in the way.
If you want to clean things up some, you can turn off the left panel (F10) and notes list (F11) for mostly the same effect.
Or, just right-click on any note and choose "open note" to open it in a separate window.
Before you start crafting notes, you'll need to create a notebook to keep them in. This can be done easily by clicking the "+" icon beside where it says "notebooks" at the top of the navigation column.
Choose a notebook name, click "okay" and your notebook will be ready for your ramblings.
To create a note, click the blue "new note" button on the top-right side of Evernote. This will open a separate window where you can start typing out your note. From within the note, you can give it a name and pick which notebook it's kept in.
Notes have formatting toolbars at the top, just like a word processor, so that part of the process should be instantly familiar. You can change up your font and font size, bold, italicize, underline and highlight text, and add bullet lists, checklist and tables.
As mentioned, notes also have a voice-record feature which you can activate with a press of a button. Another button turns on your camera, letting you snap and add a photo, though not record video notes.
For other file types, you can quickly add them from your file system as attachments. Evernote also integrates with Google Drive, letting you attach files from cloud storage.
While it might seem at first that sorting through notebooks packed with notes can be a real hassle, Evernote includes several features to help you navigate the madness. That includes the ability to "tag" notes to quickly sort related thoughts later using a special "tags" tab.
The text in notes is also searchable, making finding recorded thoughts pretty easy.
We also like that you can switch the notes-list column between snippet, tile and thumbnail views. Increase the size of the column, and you can eyescan notes pretty quickly to find what you want.
To facilitate collaboration with others, you can share both notebooks and notes by right-clicking on the object and choosing "share notebook" (or "share note"). Then, input the email address of the person you want to share with and set permissions (view, edit and invite) for them.
There's also a chat feature so that you can talk live to others without leaving the Evernote app, although it's no Slack (which Evernote integrates with).
You can also share note links with others, letting them access your note via a browser (these same links can be pasted into other notes for cross-referencing.)
While the Evernote user experience is pretty smooth once you get acclimated to the tool, if you do run into trouble, the "help" menu in the desktop client can be used to access a searchable online knowledgebase.
Direct support is also available, but only for paying customers. Evernote Plus subscribers gain access to email support, while Evernote Premium subscribers also have live chat.
Evernote doesn't maintain data centers of its own, but instead uses Google Cloud for infrastructure. Google Cloud provides strong data center security, which can be attributed in part to the fact that its hosted in the same data centers as Google's own information databases.
Data stored in Google Cloud is encrypted at rest using 256-bit AES. However, encryption keys are managed by Google, not Evernote. Evernote has a option for private encryption, but it's limited to scrambling specific highlighted text. Disappointingly, you can't encrypt entire notebooks or even notes.
We have some general security concerns with Google, too, that we detail in our Google Drive review, including the use of data for marketing. However, it's unlikely that Google would have access to your Evernote files for those purposes (we hope).
Files in transit are encrypted by Evernote using transport-layer security (TLS). That should protect you against man-in-the-middle attacks and other forms of WiFi eavesdropping, but if you're on a public network, you'll still likely want to use a VPN to stay incognito. Any of the picks ranked in our best VPN guide should work well with Evernote.
Encryption isn't end-to-end. Once arriving at the data center, your files are reverted to plain text for indexing, which is used to speed up retrieval later, and then encrypted.
That said, Evernote does work with a handy third-party add-on called SafeRoom. SafeRoom, which can also be used with OneDrive, encrypts your notes with a private key that only you know, adding an additional layer of security.
As with any cloud-based storage, you'll want to watch out for phishing attacks, too. If your password is stolen, your Evernote account could be accessed from any browser. However, there's good news: Evernote supports two-factor authentication.
Turn on this feature, and when logging into your account from an unfamiliar machine, you'll have to enter a security code to access Evernote. You can receive this code using Google Authenticator or, if you're a subscriber, via text message. We recommend using it, lest your personal journal end up on 4chan for all to see.
Overall, Evernote isn't nearly as good a collaboration tool as an EFSS solution like Egnyte Connect (read our Egnyte Connect review) or even Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive. We much prefer Evernote for personal projects, like academic research, journaling and belligerent manifestos. For those purposes, however, we can't think of a better tool.
The ability to organize your thoughts into notebooks, tag them, add attachments and voice memos and have all of that available from any device makes it the perfect tool for gathering your haphazard ideas and turning them into a searchable library of you.
While we don't much care for the two-device limit and 60MB per month upload cap on the free account, Evernote Plus fixes that problem and won't set you back more than the cost of a cup of coffee each month. With unlimited storage space, Evernote ranks as the best cloud notebook we've reviewed, beating out OneDrive, Google Keep and the rest of the field.
Are you an Evernote super fan or do you think we made a mistake? Leave us a note in the comments below, and thanks for reading.
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Colin Greenwood says:
2019/05/08 at 20:04	 Reply
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Evernote now has lots of issues that are not being fixed. Most importantly the search function on Android (at least) has not worked for about 8 weeks as at May 2019 and they have not responded to many requests to fix it.
Peter Bassing says:
Re: "Disappointingly, you can't encrypt entire notebooks or even notes." You can, in fact, encrypt all text in a note. Simply "Select All" and then encrypt.
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Ossipon sat rigid, with the abstracted gaze of mental travail.
Mary looked up at him with that abstracted gaze with which we weigh and judge.
Had it been abstracted while the letter was still in his office?
I understood, abstracted four of the five kittens, and disappeared.
"I've noticed she has seemed depressed, or abstracted," he replied.
It must be restored to the experience from which it has been abstracted.
The captain's dispatches are examined and the only document of real value is abstracted.
Exercise them now, and conjecture me who could have abstracted the body from the church.
Not half an hour after the keys had been abstracted, he raised the alarm.


After welcoming her daughter with boyfriend Matthew Koma at the end of October, Hilary Duff decided to try something new. During an appearance on Dr. Elliot Berlin's Informed Pregnancy podcast, the mom-of-two revealed she drank her placenta in a smoothie following her daughter's birth.
"It was the most delightful smoothie I've ever had," the 31-year-old actress said. "I haven't had a smoothie that delightful since I was ten. It was calorie-filled with juice and fruit and everything delicious."
She wasn't always so on board with the growing trend, though. She recalled being "a little wigged out, to be honest with you," before ultimately deciding to try it out. She also told Dr. Berlin that she declined to turn her placenta into pills, which is reportedly a more popular option, because she "heard something weird about the pills. I heard placenta burps are not ideal.
According to E! News, Hilary didn't consume all of her placenta in the smoothie. She turned the remainder of it into "treats" and has some of it in "ice cube form" to include in future smoothies. Her 6-year-old son Luca even asked to see the ice cubes, but after seeing them had some regret, according to his mom. "He was like, 'I wish I hadn't have asked," Hilary recalled.
Her first interaction with her daughter was incredibly special, as well. "They hand her to me and I'm looking at her … and she reaches up both of her arms and curls into me … reaches up her arms right at my neck, as if to give me a hug," Hilary said. "I couldn't believe how strong she was but it was so clearly a hug. … It made me feel like she was like, 'Good team, Mom, we did it.'"
Congratulations again to Hilary and her family! Welcome to the world, Banks Violet.


Born in Brooklyn, New York, Laura Waller graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Newcomb College of Tulane University and received her Masters Degree from Tulane. Concurrent with studies in sociology, psychology and social work, she developed a passion for art and art history. After an eleven-year career as a professional therapist, Laura Waller became a certified financial planner and founder of the successful Waller & Wax Advisors firm in Tampa, FL. Throughout her thirty-year career in finance, she continued to paint and study independently with noted artists in Arizona, Florida and Maine.
Since 2002, Waller has maintained a fulltime studio practice in Maine and Florida. Her award-winning paintings have been featured in six solo exhibitions since 2015 and 19 group exhibitions since 2006. In 2016, she received the Individual Artist Grant and the Carolyn Heller Visual Arts Award from the Arts Council of Hillsborough County.
Her work is included in numerous corporate and private collections nationwide and was most recently acquired by the Tampa Bay History Center and the American Victory Museum, both in Tampa, FL.


and interested in aging issues.
Topics this fall included mental health, affordable senior housing, community resources for area seniors, and geriatric medicine.
Acappella's senior leadership team at the DAGS Fall Forum. From left to right: Client Care Managers Julie Mercer, Hope Self, and Rev Angie Stone-Campbell. Geriatric Care Manager Julie Beazley and Director of Nursing Jo Alch.
Rev Angie Stone-Campbell and John Steele, president of Alternative Living Choices at the 2016 DAGS Fall Forum.


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At a recent "Crime and Dine" lunch, the Sacramento Police Department did bomb detonation demonstrations.
Power Inn Alliance Forges Partnership with Sacramento Police
Advocacy group and law enforcement work together to share information and reduce crime
Back Web Only Oct 27, 2016 By Karen Wilkinson
When a woman drove a Lexus SUV through Fruitridge and Power Inn Road earlier this year, there were no obvious signs that it was hot and teaming with drugs. Within moments a police observation device returned a hit on the stolen vehicle, and Sacramento Police Department Officer Patrick Mulligan had her pulled over.
The woman not only had heroin, methamphetamine and prescription drugs in the SUV stolen out of Elk Grove, Mulligan says, but she was also sitting on a loaded .357 magnum. In an unplanned turn of events between the police and Atlas Disposal, a business member of the Power Inn Alliance, a garbage truck blocked the stolen SUV's path, and Mulligan made a bust.
"You cannot roll through our area in a stolen car without us knowing about it," says Mulligan, who since 1990 has been the beat officer for area 6C — one of three beats in District 6 and one of the largest in the city.
But this hyperawareness and quick response by law enforcement hasn't always been the case. Twenty-six years ago, when Mulligan started working in the area, crimes such as prostitution, narcotics and other vices largely went unnoticed during non-business hours, Mulligan says. The 6.2-square mile area in the southeastern quadrant of Sacramento was once isolated, had little communication with police enforcement and lacked a uniform voice such as a business or crime watch association.
"We would have trouble migrate out there that would go undetected," Mulligan says. "It was almost a guessing game as to what was going on."
The Power Inn Alliance hosts the Sacramento Police Department at a recent "Crime and Dine" lunch.
Home to more than 10,000 businesses and more than 62 percent of the city's manufacturers, the district serves as Sacramento's manufacturing core. It covers a mix of commercial and residential space, includes multiple traffic thoroughfares and about 50,000 people.
In 2007, a property-based business improvement district, or PBID, was formed at the request of property and business owners. A PBID is a private initiative that manages and improves the business district environment, funded by self-imposed taxes. There are 11 in Sacramento, and this district's Power Inn Alliance is the largest. The advocacy group has developed a close working relationship with SPD, and today serves as a hub of information and communication that tracks the pulse of the area.
"People feel more comfortable calling and reporting issues, which gives police a better sense of what's happening in the area," says Dawn Carlson, Power Inn Alliance's community programs manager who works closely with Mulligan to empower businesses to report and deter criminal activity. "That's what makes the area better, is people watching out for each other."
At a recent "Crime and Dine" lunch with the SPD's bomb squad, Power Inn Alliance members had face-time with law enforcement and each other, and watched bomb detonation demonstrations. Business owners raised concerns about common issues, including illegal dumping, trespassing and break-ins by the landfill, and homeless camps. Law enforcement offered advice on the best ways to combat these problems, and provided heads-up on current crime trends.
According to Power Inn Alliance Executive Director Tracey Schaal, areas served by a property and business improvement district are significantly cleaner and safer than those without an advocating voice. "The PBID mechanism is the boots-to-the-ground organization that is out there every day," Schaal says. "We feel really fortunate to have the close relationship we do with Sac PD, because we wouldn't be as effective in our area without that alliance."
Businesses and law enforcement come together for a recent "Crime and Dine" lunch.
And businesses with such a support network have a greater capacity to thrive, Schaal says. For example, the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design program, which Carlson is trained in, has impacted how properties are improved or built to prevent crime, Schaal says. "It's a unique way to look at a commercial building and consider factors that would make it a target," she says.
Recently a small shopping center was drawing in suspicious activity, which incited complaints. The out-of-town property owner wasn't keeping regular tabs on the shopping center, and didn't realize the pitfalls that made the property a target, Schaal says. Carlson and a member of the SPD identified changes that would make it less desirable for criminal and suspicious activity, and the owner implemented these changes, such as adding lighting and motion detectors, pruning trees and cutting bushes back.
"The ironic thing is his property will be more valuable," Schaal says. "And it's win for the tenants, because they will feel safer."
Atlas Disposal CEO Nick Sikich joined the Power Inn Alliance early on, and has seen a difference in the beautification of the area thanks to clean-up crews that target hot spots twice a month. This includes homeless camps that periodically pop up, dumped hazardous waste and the occasional couch and tires. "You name it, people are too lazy to go to the landfill so they toss it," Sikich says.
False security alarm incidents have also been decreased, Sikich says, as a private security company checks the situation before calling in an officer, which helps free up police from false alarm responses.
Schaal says business owners are paying attention to the PIA, which in 2015 was awarded the SPD's Business Partner of the Year award.
"Our area is going through, what I'd say is a significant transition," Schaal says, noting that the industrial and manufacturing hub of the city has a significant investment in real estate and equipment. "So as people talk about manufacturing being critical to the economy, having a good partnership with law enforcement is critical."
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Mary Hoffman is a remarkable singer/songwriter out of Mesa, Arizona.
When she was fifteen, her mom brought home a pawn shop guitar that was meant for Mary's older brother. He wasn't interested in the guitar, but Mary sure was. Her Mom gave it to her and Mary never put it down.
Mary learned how to sing while learning how to play the guitar. She didn't perform in front of anyone, at that time, because she had too much stage fright. As time went on, Mary heard Jewel's "You were Meant for me" and fell in love with the song. After months of practice, she learned the song. Mary fought back the stage fright and she sang it at her high school talent show and was known as the 'Jewel girl' from then on.
After that, Mary was hooked on performing. She started playing at every open-mic night she could find and eventually got booked at some of the venues. She continued to perform while going to Arizona State University and got a degree in Communication. She even won the ASU Idol competition in 2004.
When she graduated from ASU, Mary figured it was time to think about a "real" job. Mary landed a job, but after working for about a year, Mary gave it up to pursue music. She has been playing music full-time ever since and never looked back. Music is her passion and she can't see herself doing anything else.
Mary has been a country music fan ever since her parents got cable and she saw the Martina McBride video of "Independence Day" in 1994. Ever since then, Mary has been glued to Country Music.
She has been the warm-up act for many country artists through the years, including Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Gary Allen, Easton Corbin, Phil Vassar, and Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband.
In 2012, Mary won a "Sing with Sugarland" contest and had the privilege of singing, "Baby Girl" with Sugarland at their "In your Hands" tour stop in Phoenix, AZ at the Ashley Home Store Pavilion.
In 2014, Mary and her band won the KMLE 108FM Battle of the Bands and won a spot on the Main stage at Country Thunder in Florence, AZ and got to warm up for Cassadee Pope and The Band Perry.


I am attempting to install a Netgear Wireless Router. I am not a terribly technical person so I'm having trouble getting help because I can't wade through all the 192.168.1.1 stuff. (huh?) So, the router is connected, the internet works but the phone does not. Netgear's cs site is not very good and I'm trying to go the free route before paying the 40 bucks for help.
You can connect up to 10 computers wirelessly or up to 4 digital devices (games consoles, printers, etc) via ethernet using the 4 ethernet ports on the back of the wireless router. Please note that the more devices you connect to your wireless router the more the speed of your Broadband may be effected. This is because the wireless router is using the same Broadband connection to connect all the computers and devices.
I think you can connect more than 10 computers wirelessly. I don't think you can even see on the specs about connection limit....but I'm pretty sure it can handle 20 connections easily.
Lisa, the reason is just worked is because the router probably does something called DHCP, or Dynamic Host Control Protocol, for us nerds. DHCP pretty much takes care of all that IP address stuff for you, so you don't have to worry about it!
Hi Lisab, just curious, you're setting up a wireless router on your own but you need to pay $40? I'm confused.
Also, what changes did you make on your phone that got it to work?


Have you tried a wine from WTSO that you love and can't wait to get more of? We're happy to announce a brand new Feature: Reordering! Starting Soon, WTSO is your own private wine shop!
Go into your cellar using https://www.wtso.com/customer/cellar or clicking the tab on the homepage.
Once in your cellar, you will see all of the WTSO wines you've tried before.
To see your wines listed by name and personal rating, select list view in the top right corner.
To see your wines displayed by label and bottle, select display view in the top right corner.
To sort through your wines, use the filter and sort buttons on the top left corner.
Available: These fantastic bottles are available. To add them to your cart in display view, click the price below the bottle. To add them to your cart in list view, select the number from the drop down menu on the right.
To checkout, click on your cart and then click checkout.
Enjoy your personal wine shop while supplies last!
WTSO stands for Wines 'Til Sold Out, so why do we have extra inventory?
Since we guarantee 100% satisfaction on any bottle we sell, we keep a reserve of bottles for any issues that may occur as the bottles are shipped across the nation. Since our shipping has improved, the number of reserve bottles we've kept are well above the number needed, so we're offering the very limited numbers to our dedicated members.
What's the WTSO Average shown next to the vintage information on my wines?
WTSO members can rate any bottle in their cellar. To rate your wines, choose the wine and click "Rate Now". Ratings from WTSO members help other members decide what wines to try, and they help our team understand what wines our members would want.
As of 0730 Denver time this morning the personal wine shop is not showing. I tried both IE and Chrome browsers. Please advise.
Hi Gary, this feature is launching soon – please keep an eye out for an email announcing the launch.
Doesn't show up on mine, and I logged out and back in.
Hi Arthur, this feature is launching soon – please keep an eye out for an email announcing the launch.
Hi WTSO…great feature. Is there a minimum for free shipping or certain order requirement by bottles – or pure mix and match if available?
Hi Fred, the Cellar items are all 2+ bottles free shipping mix and match meaning as long as you're purchasing more than 1 bottle in any combination, shipping is free. Please reach out to wines@wtso.com if you have any other questions and our team will help you out!
Excellent! I believe I made this recommendation about 2 years ago. Glad you're finally implementing this new feature!
I just attempted to buy from the INSTANT ACCESS link sent tdy.
I cannot find a link to check out and make the purchase.
No luck. None of my wines listed are available. Disappointing.
Hi Lou, Thanks for letting us know. Please reach out to wines@wtso.com for assistance in finding the bottles you need.
Game changer! Love it. I guess I won't have to bother platinum concierge anymore.
My favorite wine I've ever purchased through you was in one of the special tasting things (can't remember what they're called), where there is a theme for the four bottles. I wish these wines were available.
Hi Kathleen! We've forwarded your request to our team and they'll reach out to you shortly!
This is a great feature, which I've taken advantage of a few times already. I notice that one side effect of the new changes is that I've lost the cumulative WTSO Average score column. If I happen to have added my own score, then the value for WTSO Average is my score. If not, then the field just has '–'. I personally found this tremendously helpful to remind myself of how these scored among the community.


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House forms technical working group on medical marijuana bill
Advocates say the creation of the technical working group is an important step toward the passage of the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Bill, but the Dangerous Drugs Board thinks the bill is unnecessary
Jee Y. Geronimo
@jeegeronimo
Published 4:57 PM, August 11, 2015
Updated 4:57 PM, August 11, 2015
MANILA, Philippines – The House health committee on Tuesday, August 11, created a technical working group (TWG) that will tackle the proposed medical marijuana bill – a controversial measure contested by medical groups in the Philippines.
The TWG was created after Tuesday's heated committee hearing on House Bill 4477 or the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Bill – the first hearing since the bill was filed by Isabela 1st District Representative Rodolfo Albano III over a year ago.
Chuck Manansala of advocacy group Philippine Cannabis Compassion Society said the creation of the TWG is an important "step toward passage" since the committee did not "kill" the bill.
Aside from advocates, representatives from the Department of Health (DOH) and the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) were present on Tuesday to express their apprehensions over the bill.
"The DDB does not recommend or support the passage of the House bill," DDB Undersecretary Jose Marlowe Pedregosa told the panel. He cited the following reasons:
"Marijuana is a dangerous drug, and it is detrimental to health and public welfare."
It is included in the 1961 United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs as a Schedule I drug with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. The Philippines is signatory to said convention.
The existing laws and regulations of the DDB does not actually oppose medical marijuana, provided the medical marijuana has undergone strict procedures before it can be classified as medical marijuana.
'Not decriminalizing marijuana'
In a separate interview with Rappler after the hearing, Pedregosa said the bill does not clearly define what medical marijuana is. The board does not advocate marijuana in its raw form.
He also pointed out that Section 25 of the bill "advocates" smoking marijuana, but Albano – the bill's principal author – denied this.
"Hindi lahat puwedeng magtanim ng marijuana. 'Di natin dine-decriminalize, Schedule I pa rin ito…. Dangerous drug pa rin, hulihin niyo pa rin lalo pag 'di pasyente," he said.
(Not everyone can plant marijuana. We're not decriminalizing this. This is still a Schedule I drug....It's still a dangerous drug, and authorities can still arrest users, especially if they're not patients.)
Albano filed HB 4477 on May 26, 2014. Since then, the bill has gathered the support of 69 other lawmakers in the House. For the past year, advocates have also been conducting dialogues and debates on the need for medical marijuana in the Philippines.
Pedregosa argued that the bill is no longer needed since it is already covered by the country's existing laws.
"All you have to do is follow existing regulations, existing provisions of our laws, then we can accommodate the request of medical marijuana champions," he told Rappler in a mix of English and Filipino.
Despite its opposition, Pedregosa said the DDB is open to participate in discussions of the TWG.
The health department, for its part, said marijuana in its herbal form – the form used for recreational purposes – is not acceptable as medicine. But it is not closing its doors to the bill just yet. (READ: PH bishops OK marijuana use for the terminally ill)
"We're not saying yes or no, but we still have to show the facts, lay down the facts, and from there, let's discuss," Jasmin Peralta, program manager of DOH's Dangerous Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Program, told Rappler. – Rappler.com
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In its first ever Formula Student competition, Team Shark of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of University of Moratuwa, marked its entry in style by winning 3 outstanding awards at IMechE - Formula Student 2016.
Formula Student Competition is the most renowned motorsports competition for mechanical engineering undergraduates and will be held on 14th July 2016 at Silverstone circuit, UK.
Mr. Singith Abeysiriwardena visited the department on 27th May 2016 to speak on "Phantom Track Generation problem" for postgraduate students and academic staff. Mr. Singith graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa in 2009 with a first class and served the department as a lecturer from 2009 to 2011.
Dr. Mitsuhiro Kamezaki from the Research Institute for Science and Engineering of Waseda University, Japan visited the Department of Mechanical Engineering on 24th May 2016 to give a special invited lecture for final year undergraduates on 'Design of Intelligent Human-Machine Systems focusing on Human- Machine Interface'.
An informative lecture on 'Introduction to Neural Engineering' was delivered by Dr. Noeline Prins at the Department of Mechanical Engineering on 26th May 2016 for undergraduates, postgraduates, instructors and lecturers of the department.
Dr. Noeline Prins earned her bachelors from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa Sri Lanka. She earned her doctorate from University of Miami, USA. At present, she is a postdoctoral researcher at University of Geneva, Switzerland, working on connectivity for understanding Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease, OCD and Tourette's Syndrome.


The billionaire founder of Canadian pharmaceutical giant Apotex, Barry Sherman, and his wife Honey have been found dead in their Toronto mansion. Autopsies have been conducted to investigate their "suspicious" deaths.
Toronto police said on Saturday that autopsies are being performed on the bodies of billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife after they were found dead in their home on Friday.
"The circumstances of their death appear suspicious and we are treating it that way," said police Constable David Hopkinson. Police have not yet released further details on their deaths.
In a statement issued Saturday afternoon, the Sherman's four children urged police to conduct a thorough and objective criminal investigation into their parents' deaths.
Toronto Mayor John Tory said: "Police are investigating, and I hope that investigation will be able to provide answers for all of us who are mourning this tremendous loss," he said.
The 75-year-old Sherman began building a pharmaceutical empire with Apotex in 1974. The company undercut name-brand drugs by producing cheaper generic versions.
Their Canadian mansion was recently put up for sale, and their bodies were reportedly found by the real estate agent who called police.
Apotex, which called news of the Shermans' deaths "tragic," was recently implicated in a price-fixing scheme with 17 other drug companies and their subsidiaries.
The company grew to employ more than 11,000 people across the globe, while Sherman amassed a fortune estimated to be at least $3.2 billion (€2.7 billion).
Sherman stepped down as chief executive in 2012 but remained Apotex's executive chairman.
The couple had become known in Canada for their philanthropy, and their deaths sent shock waves through the country's political elite.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was "saddened by news of the sudden passing."
"Our condolences to their family & friends, and to everyone touched by their vision & spirit," Trudeau wrote on Twitter.
Sherman was an active fundraiser for Prime Minister Trudeau's Liberal party but was criticized for holding a pay-for-access fundraiser in August 2015.
In a statement, Toronto Mayor Tory said he was "shocked and heartbroken" to learn of the deaths, and noted the couple's generous contributions to the city.
Linda Frum, a Canadian Senator, said she was "gutted by the loss" of the couple, just two weeks after presenting a Senate medal "to one of the kindest and most beloved members of Canada's Jewish community."
They were "remarkable people," said Bob Rae, former premier of Ontario province which includes Toronto. "Grappling with this terrible news," he wrote on Twitter.
The couple gave tens of millions of dollars to hospitals, universities and Jewish organizations, CBC reported.
"They were extremely successful in business, but also very, very giving people," Rae told CBC. "It's going to be a very, very big loss."
Six weeks after they were found dead, Canadian police now say Barry Sherman and his wife, Honey, were probably murdered. They were found hanging from a rail by their indoor pool, with men's belts around their necks.
After the "suspicious" deaths of pharmaceuticals billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife, Honey, Toronto police have now revealed what killed the couple. Homicide detectives have taken the lead in the investigation.
A guitar belonging to Jerry Garcia, the long-dead front man of the Grateful Dead, has fetched $3 million at auction. The proceeds will support the US civil rights group the Southern Poverty Law Center.


I loved this with my whole heart💜💜! I swear I didn't want this book to end!
This was Alexandra's debut novel but it sure as hell didn't read like one! Her writing was magical and kept me so into the story, even when I put it down it was still on my mind. I cannot wait to see what else she writes in the future.
This book had action, so much sass, and was a dark fantasy that actually lived up to all it's hype. If it has a hint of a retelling I'm all in. I also have been a been on a kick lately where if a book has pirates or sirens in then I have to read it.
I loved our main characters Lira and Elian!
Lira is a siren princess, also known as The Princes Bane on land. She got her name because of all the hearts she's stolen from princes. Not in a nice way either, she literally rips out a princes heart every year for her birthday. She is also the daughter of the Sea Queen, a very evil and psychotic sea queen.
Elian is a prince, also known as the Siren Killer. He'd rather be a pirate than be at court learning before he becomes king. He has been on a mission to kill all the sirens.
When Lira's mother makes her human as punishment for taking a heart too early, she ends up meeting Elain. They both want the eye of Keto for their own personal reasons. They both need something from the other, but will they take the risk?
It was wonderful seeing their relationship go through changes as they learned more about each other. There is a romance between Lira and Elian, but it's more a slow burn. Lord knows I have a love/hate relationship with slow burns. I like that they get to know each other and build that relationship, but they were so perfect for each other and I wanted them to realize it already!!
Overall, I freaking loved it. This will most definitely make my list at the end of the year for my favorite books. I hate that it's over but can't wait to see what else she writes.
I would totally be down for more this world!!
This review got me so excited to read this! I've had it in my TBR on goodreads and you just reinforced my decision on picking this one up. Thanks for the great review!
awww that makes me so happy! I hope you love it!!
Thanks, babe! And that slow burn almost killed me!!
It was just that good! And Thank you, Sophie!!!
I hope you enjoy it Raven, it was really good!
I hope you enjoy it darlin!!!!
Great review! Adding to the TBR for sure!!
I'm so glad you liked it since I've been looking forward to this read! Thanks for sharing!
I hope you like it! Tag me in your review!
Great review! My God, this book sounds SO amazing!!! I can't wait for my copy to arrive so I can finially read it!
Thank you! I loved this book so much, I know it's going to be on my favorite book list at the end of the year.
I love this review! It is getting harder and harder for me to find good YA fantasy/romance/whatevers that haven't been overplayed and exaggerated and basically, boring. This one sounds like an amazing one that I will definitely check out!
You should! It was really good and I loved Lira, she was fierce and sassy!


Christian LeJeune, Owner and Founder of SpoonDropped Candy Company, was born in Baton Rouge, and spent his formative years in New Orleans and Galvez, Louisiana. LeJeune began his quest in the kitchen at age five, shadowing his mother, aunts, and cousins in making traditional Cajun confections for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. It wasn't long before LeJeune was cooking side by side with his family and making his own candy. A passion never abandoned, LeJeune decided to bring a taste of Louisiana to the Land of Enchantment in the form of pralines. Using a French-made copper pot and traditional Cajun candy-making techniques, the pralines are "spoon-dropped" with a wooden spoon to cool.
Pralines were first made in France during the 17th century and are believed to have been named after the French diplomat, Cesar de Plessis Praslin. The actual creator of the praline was his personal chef, Clement Lassagne, though this origination has many stories. It was common practice for a man to make a batch of pralines for his sweetheart to share after their night out, especially during the courting phase! French pralines were made with almonds, but when the French colonists came to Louisiana starting in the mid-1700's, the abundance of native pecans replaced the almonds to this day.
SpoonDropped Candy Company's hand-crafted pralines are made with care and conscious from all-natural ingredients and are naturally gluten-free. The pralines are made using organic unrefined cane sugars, pure local Rasband cream with no additives (such as carrageenan and other thickeners), pecans, unsalted butter, and pure vanilla extract. The New Mexico Chocolate-Chile praline also contains 57% Guittard organic chocolate, Hatch red chile powder, and organic Ceylon cinnamon. Ceylon cinnamon has the lowest levels of coumarin of all the cinnamons and is considered healthier for the body to process. Pralines are a delicious southern delicacy on their own. They can also be used as a topping on ice cream, cakes, drinks, or mixed into other desserts. I hope that you enjoy my special gift to New Mexico and that it brings the soul and comfort of the Cajun culture to your tastebuds!


Reborn twins or silicone baby twins for sale are offered in various sizes, shapes, colors, clothes, and features. You can buy affordable reborn twins on our website no matter what your preferences are. Here, silicone babies are offered as pairs of twins.
Reborn silicone babies are usually made and designed by artists, but they can even be created at home by people with kits who are not skilled in the field. These dolls are called reborn because of the unique act of creation or designing the silicone baby undergoes in order to look like a real-life human baby.
Silicone baby twins are also available and sold by companies that cater to the demands of customers who want twin babies. You can now own twins that look exactly the same, on request.
With the ability of technology, devised by humans to replicate almost everything, this concept of reborn babies has been made possible.
A lot of us might be hearing about silicone babies for the first time, which makes it necessary to get a clear idea of what they are and how they are made. The artist, who makes silicone babies, has their focus on making the doll bear a strong likeness to a human infant.
Multiple stages are involved in the process of creation where the basic mold is developed from silicone and then given structuring by painting and carving of body parts. Dolls can also be created from kits, which include the basic body parts and other human features. This process is a lot less time consuming because it removes a lot of steps in between.
Customers are offered a flexible and wide range of prices to choose from. The price mostly varies depending on the quality, the material used, and the expertise of the artist. Beginning from hundreds, the price can move up to thousands.
Reborn twin dolls are easily available online on our website where a lot of choices are provided. We also provide specialized twin silicone baby dolls for customers with specific needs who want two lovely silicone babies to look the same.


Friday is here and the planets are in perfect alignment. Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter are rising from the east and if you trace a line that bisects the trajectory from the heavens above to the terrestrial world below you will find the beautiful land of New Zealand and a rising star in the East… Jenny She.
Social media is extremely important in education in the 21st century. Teachers and other educators not only learn from each other through blogging, facebook and twitter, they are able to get constant and sometimes instant support and advice from their friends and teachers. The students work can be shared globally using twitter and blogging, giving these students an audience and a voice that otherwise is fairly limited. Social media benefits both the teachers and the students by enhancing their learning and their role in modern society.
I love social media. In actual fact I am almost addicted to blogging, twitter and facebook. I have made and met so many friends through twitter. These friends mean a lot to me as they are always there to give me instant support and advice when I need it. Social media also gives me a big boost in my personal confidence because through twitter and facebook, many has asked me to give and provide advice or help on various subjects. In normal situation, this would be limited to my colleagues and a few friends locally. I love it when somebody from America asks me how I put my class movies together –for example!
I have to say that I am good at using technology in my classroom and for my own use. I am always learning new things online and I am not afraid to ask for help. Being a person that can't live without friends make me a very friendly person and to me –this is a strength! I love to share and connect to people because I believe it is good for the soul. Twitter is good in that I can engage in instant discussion and conversation easily and it always lift my spirit up!
Both twitter and facebook are good for learning as well as socializing. They are good for building strong relationship and supportive communities. These are rich sources of knowledge and happiness for a lot of people.
Are there any teachers out there that are willing to exchange and collaborate on class projects or other areas?
I feel very honored and humbled indeed. A big thank you to John for asking! I am indebted to my school where I have a principal and colleagues and (especially to Dorothy Burt ) who provide me the opportunities to engage in this thing called " Social Media" and that which is something I am passionate about! Thank you, All.


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Dare Share 'Born In The Storm' Video
Road To Eden album cover
UK Rockers Dare have released a music video for their forthcoming single "Born In The Storm", which is set to be released this Friday, January 14th.
The track comes from the band's forthcoming 10th studio album "Road To Eden", that will be hitting stores on April 1st and was Produced by lead singer/ songwriter Darren Wharton (ex-Thin Lizzy) at his studio in the mountains of North Wales.
They said of the song, "It's that moment when someone discovers their passion for music. That spark, that inspiration inside that drives you on, and makes us hope and dream.
"Music can lead us through dark times, through the storms of life we all sometimes face. In this crazy world we all live in, for many of us, music is our escape. It takes us to a place where the spirit resides. Out of the chaos a feeling is born. 'Where lost Angel's sing, in the night I can hear them call.'"
The band will be promoting the new headline UK tour this fall. "We wanted to write an album that translated well to live performance," says Darren. "Road To Eden has some great anthems, energy and power. We can't wait to play the new songs live." Watch the video and see the album's tracklisting below:
Road To Eden Tracklisting
1. Born In The Storm (4:45)
2. Cradle To The Grave (4:21)
3. Fire Never Fades (3:51)
4. Road To Eden (4:07)
5. Lovers And Friends (3:43)
6. Only The Good Die Young (4:37)
7. I Always Will (4:24)
8. Grace (3:44)
9. The Devil Rides Tonight (3:49)
10. Thy Kingdom Come (4:30)
11. Born In A Storm (Romesh Remix) (4:21)
Born In The Storm Video
Yes Share 'Dare To Know' Video
News > Dare


Wheat, diairy, soda, sugar wasn't around in the Paleolitic days. It's no wonder America is FATTER than ever! Check out this article about the Paleo Diet. I am reading it currently and encourage you to do the same.
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One of the most talked about debuts at Toy Fair 2013 was the milestone Series 10 Predators collection, an homage to the Kenner Predator collection from the early 90s. Taking inspiration from the original Kenner Expanded Universe designs, our team have applied modern sculpting, detail and articulation to upgrade this vintage Predators for the new millennium. Each Predator utilizes a different unique body, over 20 points of articulation, accessories and intricate deco. Special blister card packaging is an homage to the classic card art as well featuring custom illustrated art and a color pallet that harkens back to the toy shelves of 1993.


In "EAGLE Pathways: Bridging the Middle-Skills Gap to Careers in Aviation," AAR talks about the reasons behind aviation's talent gap for aircraft maintenance technicians and repair personnel. Among the report's conclusions: Recruiting should focus on the estimated 6.5 million discouraged or underemployed American workers, military veterans, and historically underrepresented groups like women, African Americans and Latinos. Another target are students who favor a less expensive two-year degree or industry skills certification as a pathway to a good job over the high tuition and crushing debt of a four-year degree.
The report cites industry research that estimates demand for 189,000 new AMTs in North America through 2037. The number of AMTs nearing retirement is 30% while new hires represent just 2%.
AAR has been working across the country to build partnerships with cities, states and schools to grow the pipeline. AAR president and CEO, John Holmes, is visiting Indianapolis to discuss growing the aviation workforce with Indiana Govenor Eric Holcomb and local and state officials under the state's new Next Level Jobs initiative, which includes employer training grants of up to $50,000.
"We're seeing firsthand today the ways Next Level Jobs is working for Indiana employers," Govenor Holcomb says. "The feedback we've received from businesses has been overwhelmingly positive and useful. They're helping us identify ways the Next Level Jobs initiative can be stronger and put more Hoosiers to work in better paying jobs, faster."
"One of our top priorities is to increase training and job prospects, not just for AAR but across the aviation industry," Holmes says. "We believe more people will choose aviation if they are aware of the training opportunities and the favorable job prospects in this exciting industry."
In other promising developments, the report cites the industry's success at lobbying for updates to FAA training protocols and bipartisan support, led by Sen. Jim Inhofe, for provisions aimed at growing the aviation workforce included in the FAA Reauthorization Bill passed by Congress in October.
"The aviation maintenance industry offers high-paying jobs all across the nation to workers with the right skills," says Sen. Inhofe, who is a pilot with over 11,000 flight hours. "The programs I authored in the FAA Reauthorization last year will help develop innovative ways to recruit and educate the next generation of America's aviation workforce. I appreciate efforts by all stakeholders to invest in their workforce and look forward to AAR expanding these efforts to other cities where they maintain a strong presence."


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Police Log: Mom Leaves Child With Friend, Doesn't Return From Errand
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District E-13 of the Boston Police Department, 3345 Washington St.
Here are highlights from the police blotter for Jamaica Plain on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The time listed is when the incident allegedly took place, not when it was reported. Arrests and charges are not convictions.
12:12 p.m. — A supplemental report was filed in a report of larceny, non-accessory, from a vehicle ($200 and over) — Centre Street
10 a.m. — Larceny in a building ($200 and over) — 20 Child St.
2:40 p.m. — Unarmed street robbery — 2000 Columbus Ave.
11:15 a.m. — Shoplifting (under $50) — 301 Centre St.
4:55 p.m. — Assault and battery — 114 Amory St.
5 p.m. — A supplemental report was filed in a report of drugs (other) — Amory Street
5 p.m. — A second supplemental report was filed in a report of drugs (other) — Green Street
8:10 p.m. — A juvenile was arrested and charged with possession of class D drugs with intent to distribute — Green Street
9:25 p.m. — Larceny of a bicycle ($200 and over) — 248 Amory St.
10:45 p.m. — Nelson Riopedre, 540 Columbia Road, Dorchester, was arrested and charged with trespassing — 301 Centre St.
1 a.m. — Assault and battery and a supplemental report on the same incident — 435 S. Huntington Ave.
7:54 a.m. — Motor vehicle accident with personal injury — Columbus Avenue
2 p.m. — Threats to do bodily harm — 3232 Washington St.
6:30 p.m. — Child abandonment: According to a police report, a mother who was staying the weekend with a friend left her 9-month-old daughter, borrowed the friend's car for an errand and never returned. The mother has a history of mental illness, the report stated. The child was taken to Children's Hospital to await action by the Department of Children and Families — 7 Ackley Place
6:48 p.m. — Larceny in a building (under $50) — 20 Jamaicaway
8 p.m. — Sudden death — 10 Burnett St. [Editor's note: These reports are generally from natural causes.] 8:45 p.m. — Assault and battery — 7 Glines Ave.
8:45 p.m. — Vandalism — 297 Centre St.
9:05 p.m. — Sexual assault — By police policy, location information is withheld on these types of reports
9:11 p.m. — Daphne D. Green, 1865 Columbus Ave. #3C, Roxbury; and Kevin Ashe, 20 Egleston St. #3, were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct — 3064 Washington St.
2:49 a.m. — Ballistics evidence found — 12 Ernst St.
7:12 p.m. — Vandalism — 32 Forbes St.
9 p.m. — Vandalism — 184 School St.
9:15 p.m. — Vandalism — 8 Copley St.
Want to do something positive about crime? Police recommend attending a monthly police-community meeting to let them know your concerns and ideas. The next one is Thursday, June 5, 7 p.m. at District E-13, 3345 Washington St. There is also a Latino police-community meeting. The next one is Thursday, June 12, 7 p.m. at Nate Smith House, 155 Lamartine St.
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Online Reading Group: "Klein and Wine"
Just CSGSS members and group relations community members in a discussion of how might we think about group through Klein's thoughts on "Mourning?"
Free for CSGSS Members, $10 suggested donation for non-members
On the Value of Group Relations Learning stance and its value
"I learned to position myself more 'firmly' on issues that I believe in and that I want to defend. Since the conference, I've been more assertive, knowing that running greater risks is the only way to stand up for what I believe in. It was certainly one of the most unique experiences I've had."
-- Middle School Principal
On the Value of Group Relations Learning
"The conference is an extraordinary opportunity to tune into a frequency of group and organizational life that is always operating but virtually never accessible. The experiential learning, as well as the opportunity to reflect on and make sense of that learning with other participants was a rare treat. I came away with new, immediately applicable insights."
-- Robin Ely, Professor and Senior Associate Dean, Harvard Business School
Save The Date: May 5-7th.
The Center for the Study of Groups and Social Systems is pleased to announce the 2023 in-person Leading from Experience: Developing the Consultative Stance
The mission of CSGSS is to further the understanding of groups and organizations as conscious and unconscious social systems through experiential learning, education, and application.
We value learning from experience through reflection on the conscious and unconscious processes in group life.
We are committed to learning about how group members take up leadership and authority in various contexts.
We value a systems framework that respectfully engages our differences to deepen our understanding of how groups work and survive.
We aspire to mitigate economic barriers for those who desire to attend our events.
We are committed to developing an authorized membership that is active in the Center's mission and work.
We are committed to furthering the application of psychodynamic organizational thinking to real-world dilemmas.
We are committed to cultivating a community of people who are interested in group relations and using group relations thinking to erode barriers to dialogue and belonging.
"I got a hold of how 'unconscious baggage' held back my effectiveness. The conference freed me to work much more effectively and enjoy work that had previously exhausted me."
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Using the Tavistock group relations tradition of open systems and psychodynamic theories, CSGSS, the Center for the Study of Groups and Social Systems develops group relations conferences, meetings, and other events to further learning about group processes.
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The Center for the Study of Groups and Social Systems, the Boston Affiliate of the A.K. Rice Institute, invites you to apply for participation in a pilot of a Balint-style group it is sponsoring to provide confidential peer feedback on dilemmas of functioning in organizational role.
The group is now at capacity, to be added to our mailing list about future events contact bostoncsgss@gmail.com
Relentless change, globalization, technological disruption, and increasing complexity pose deep challenges for our organizations and institutions. How leadership and authority are exercised play a decisive role in meeting these challenges. They too evolve as organizations evolve, requiring new ways of thinking that shape our effectiveness as individuals and the ability of our Institutions to fulfill their purposes. The pressing need to enhance individual, group, and systemic capabilities require deeply attending to the realities that people and organizations face today.
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Three research teams have just been announced as the 2018 awardees for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC)/Harbin Medical University (HMU) Collaborative Research Network (CORNET) Awards in Cancer Vascular Disease, Diabetes, and Epidemiology.
Nearly two years since its inception, the CORNET Awards have been the seed of more than $1.3 million in funding to support new collaborative research teams and their groundbreaking initiatives. The awards were designed to promote new lines of research, and are not intended as bridging funds or a mechanism to extend ongoing funded research. Each team has been awarded $50,000, with equal financial support coming from both institutions, to foster their novel research projects.
To be eligible for a UTHSC/HMU CORNET Award, each proposal must have included, at minimum, one faculty member from UTHSC and one from HMU. All UTHSC campuses were eligible for proposal submission. Resources were available to fund up to $50,000 per award for one year. Addenda will allow for an additional one-year, no-cost extension, depending on the respective progression of each research initiative.
Leaders from each institution have been working on several new international opportunities for researchers, from education to entrepreneurship. In 2017, UTHSC's College of Graduate Health Sciences welcomed eight students from HMU for its Summer Interns Program, and another five PhD students from HMU entered into the Integrated Biomedical Sciences (IBS) Program in the fall.
Gabor Tigyi, PhD, associate vice chancellor for Industry Relations and Global Partnerships, and his team have been communicating with representatives from Harbin Medical University for more than a year. He is looking forward to the continues success that this partnership will bring to both universities.


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This project consists of a new 12 classroom school and associated siteworks. The school will contain a GP Hall, a library/resource room and other ancillary accommodation.
The siteworks include for all soft and hard play areas, 2nr ballcourts, footpaths, "Sheffield" standard bicycle stands contained in bicycle shelters, boundary treatments, pedestrian and vehicle access roads, car parking, landscaping, and all roadworks, services and drainage requirements outside the boundary of the site; all as identified on the Design Intent Drawings.
This project commenced on site in January 2017 and is due to complete in August 2017.


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'A Lot': Lucy Punch, Jen Tullock, Brett Goldstein & Krystal Smith Join Whitney Cummings' HBO Pilot
Lucy Punch (Ben And Kate), Brett Goldstein (SuperBob), Jenn Tullock (Partners) and Krystal Smith (aka YouTube's Krissychula) have been cast opposite Whitney Cummings in her half-hour HBO comedy pilot A Lot (fka Untitled Whitney Cummings).
Inspired by Maureen Dowd's book Are Men Necessary?: When Sexes Collide, Cummings stars in this not so romantic comedy about how a financially successful woman navigates a world complicated by the biological and cultural differences between the sexes.
Punch is Izzy, a
close friend of Amanda's who is in her first romantic relationship with a woman. Goldstein plays Max, Amanda's live-in boyfriend who designs hand-drawn wall paper and makes very little money. Tullock plays Lou, Amanda's freshly divorced friend. Smith is Opal, Amanda's new and outspoken assistant.
Cummings co-writes and executive produces with Jenny Bicks, who showruns. Dowd also executive produces with Tom Werner and Jimmy Miller. Richard Shepard is directing the pilot and exec produces. Shooting begins next month in Los Angeles.
Punch played BJ on Fox's Ben and Kate and recently had a guest role on New Girl. She also appeared in features Bad Teacher and Into the Woods. Tullock co-wrote and stars in her short film Partners which premiered at Sundance this year. She also created, wrote and stars with her friend Hannah Utt in Super Deluxe's new web series Disengaged. She's repped by Primary Wave and Lichter, Grossman. Cummings is repped by CAA and Mosaic. Goldstein is repped by CAA, Mosaic, and attorney Dan Fox.
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Huge Bets, Fast Buzzer: Sports Bettor Smashes 'Jeopardy!' Records
Published April 22, 2019 at 4:07 PM CDT
Professional sports gambler James Holzhauer won $131,127 during a Jeopardy! show that aired Wednesday night, breaking his previous record.
A new star has risen on a classic game show.
James Holzhauer, a Las Vegas professional sports bettor, is on a Jeopardy! hot streak. He has breezily won the last 12 games in a row.
But most notably, the 34-year-old is drawing attention for his unique strategy and big bets. Over the 12 wins as of Friday, he now holds the top five slots for single-day winning records on the show in regular play, racking up a total of $851,926.
Last week, he won $131,127 in a single game, setting yet another new record. He answered every single question correctly that he buzzed in for. Before his appearance on the show, the previous single-day record in regular play was $77,000.
For comparison, Ken Jennings, the show's most successful player ever during nontournament play, had won $410,158 after 12 games, according to The Jeopardy Fan.
This is absolutely insane. I've always wanted to see someone try Jeopardy! wagering this way who had the skills to back it up. https://t.co/PYj6MDsXjs
— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) April 18, 2019
"All good professional gamblers are selectively aggressive. You need to pick your spots and bet big when you identify them," Holzhauer tells NPR over email. "That's basically my Jeopardy strategy in a nutshell."
Holzhauer starts by choosing the highest-value clues on the six-by-five board. Contestants have typically started with the lowest value of a category and worked down the board to the more valuable spots.
"You need a decent-sized bankroll to bet for profit, which is why I start at the bottom of the board," he says. That bankroll pays off when he hits a "Daily Double," a question where he can bet more if he has more money in his pocket already. And he routinely bets everything he has.
James is already up to 10 wins! How far will he go? pic.twitter.com/dn1nsUWYkq
— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) April 18, 2019
The show's host, Alex Trebek, put it simply during a recent show: "If you control the board and constantly come up with correct responses, you're likely to hit most of the Daily Doubles, which is what you do," he remarked to Holzhauer. He asked the other contestants: "How does it feel to come into a buzz saw?"
Holzhauer, who has a degree in math from the University of Illinois, says that sports betting comes naturally to him. "There's nothing better for my interests and talents than combining math and sports for profit."
He says he initially focused on baseball "because it is the easiest sport to break down mathematically, but as betting markets have adjusted, I'm spending more time on football and hockey now."
His grandmother, who is now deceased, inspired him to try out for the show.
"She moved from Japan to help raise me and my brother, spoke barely any English, if anything at all," he told Trebek in a recent episode. "But Jeopardy! was on in the afternoon at our house. ... She would watch the program with me even though she didn't understand a lick of it. And I promised her someday, she'd see me on the stage up here."
"So, I hope wherever she is right now, she's looking down," Holzhauer added. He has written a short message in her honor on the final question's write-in space. On other days, he has given shout-outs to his young child and other family and friends.
Holzhauer dominates across topics – with answers such as "Who is Aquaman?" "What is the Reformation?" "What is quantum leap?"
He says some categories come more easily to him than others. "I spent almost no time studying categories like geography and sports, even though they came up frequently on Jeopardy, because I'm already strong in those subjects," he tells NPR. Categories he says he did spend time reviewing: animals, classical music and literature.
In 2004, Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings eventually went on to win 74 straight games and more than $2.5 million.
"I'm just gobsmacked by James," Jennings told Wired. "It's absolutely insane what he's doing. Like, I thought I had seen everything on Jeopardy! And this is something I would have thought was just impossible, these numbers."
He says he played the game very differently. "I was playing a game show like I had on my couch. My top priority wasn't maximizing winnings," he said. "I would never have had the stomach for those kinds of bets."
Jennings told the magazine that he is surprised his record has stood for some 15 years. "As a fan of the show, I'm actually rooting for James or anybody who can take a swing at that record," he added.
Who will it be ... ? pic.twitter.com/UiuiljNCOh
— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) April 8, 2019
On April 8, Jeopardy! released a trailer pumping up excitement about the new challenger. "This April ... every record ... is in Jeopardy!" it said. "The next great champion ... is coming. ... Is it too soon to start making comparisons with Ken Jennings?" (Jeopardy! is taped in advance — the episodes that have aired thus far were taped in early February, Holzhauer said.)
"It's an honor to be compared to him, but he and I play very differently," said Holzhauer. "Studying his game film would be about as useful as someone my size trying to play like Shaq in a pickup basketball game."
Holzhauer has shown extraordinary speed with the buzzer — and it's notoriously difficult to get that timing right.
Originally on the show, contestants could buzz in as soon as the clue appeared. That "led to a lot of quick guesses, negative scores and general confusion," Jeopardy!'s website says. These days, the contestants can't buzz in until Trebek has finished reading the clue. Then, a staff member pushes a button that illuminates lights on either side of the game board and opens up the system to allow contestants to buzz in.
However, if a contestant buzzes in before the system is operating, he or she gets locked out for a quarter of second — a huge disadvantage when tiny fractions of a second determine who has the edge. As The Ringer reported, before he appeared on the show, Holzhauer practiced his timing using an improvised buzzer — a mechanical pencil wrapped in masking tape.
The Jeopardy! success hasn't yet changed his life much yet — "I would say I'm currently a C-list celebrity with Vegas locals," Holzhauer says. But that may be different when he visits his hometown of Naperville, Ill., where he hears his success is generating a lot of buzz. "My dad has never been more popular," he adds.
And at this point, he says sportsbook managers have said they are rooting for him. "Maybe they think I will stop betting on sports if I stay on Jeopardy forever," Holzhauer adds.


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2 charged in connection to death of teen shot near school
Police are investigating a shooting that left a teenager dead. (Source: Mike Morones | The Free Lance-Star)
December 4, 2019 at 6:05 PM EST - Updated December 5 at 5:23 PM
SPOTSYLVANIA Co., Va. (WWBT) - Two people have been charged after a teenager was shot and killed near a school in Spotsylvania County on Wednesday.
Deputies were called around 2:45 p.m. to the 11600 block of Summerfield Court.
At the scene, they found a teenage male suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital where he later died.
Deputies said they have identified the victim as Noah Waters, 19, of Spotsylvania County
Foster Brooks Jr., 22, of Fredericksburg, and Jevante Ellis, 22, of Spotsylvania have been charged in connection to his death. Brooks is charged with six counts of shooting from a vehicle as to endanger persons and Ellis was charged with robbery. Additional charges may be pending.
Jevante Ellis and Foster Brooks Jr. (Source: Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office)
Deputies said Ellis and Waters had made arrangements to purchase narcotics from an associate. That person arranged for them to purchase the narcotics from Brooks.
Authorities say Waters and Ellis attempted to rob Brooks at gunpoint.
"Waters was wearing a ski mask that was also found on him upon law enforcement's arrival. When they attempted to rob Brooks, Brooks began firing his own firearm at Waters. Brooks fired several rounds and one hit Noah Waters, killing him," a release said.
Deputies are questioning several witnesses and a subject has been detained.
Several schools nearby were placed on lockdown, which has since lifted.
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BioPharm International, BioPharm International-09-02-2010, Volume 2010 Supplement, Issue 7
To assess current trends in separation and purification, BioPharm International turned to Yujing Yang, director, purification technology, Sartorius Stedim Biotech North America and Mark A. Snyder, manager, process R&D applications group, Bio-Rad Laboratories.
Q: What are the two biggest challenges in downstream processing today?
Yang: For monoclonal antibodies (MAbs), high titer (5–10g/L) and cost ($/g MAb produced) are probably the two major challenges now. For other biologics, vaccines, and recombinant proteins, time to
develop a production-scale process (speed to market) and cost may be on top of other challenges.
Snyder: Probably the biggest challenge is to make facilities as multifunctional as possible, with the minimum amount of equipment. The second biggest challenge is the amount and number of buffers required for any purification step; this, in turn, puts more pressure on process development to come up with a robust process, which ultimately leads to increased reliance on design space as a tool for process understanding.
Q: Many biopharmaceutical companies are considering alternatives to Protein A today. Do you see any particular alternative gaining traction? Do you think the industry will move completely away from Protein A in the next decade?
Yang: Though precipitation and ion exchange chromatography for MAb capture have been considered and tried with some acceptable results, Protein A would still be the work horse for its ease of use and consistency in performance. The major complaint for Protein A resin is its cost, and with the patent expiring soon, varieties of Protein A media and suppliers may be seen, which can certainly change the situation and bring the price down.
Snyder: Some pharmaceutical companies are already using high-capacity ion exchangers as a platform alternative to Protein A and I expect this trend to grow. The industry is highly unlikely to move completely away from Protein A in the next 10 years owing to legacy processes and the fear of change.
Q: What are some of the alternative technologies being developed to improve downstream processing operations?
Yang: One new technology would be membrane chromatography, which has much higher throughput (50–100x faster than traditional resin columns) and is great for polishing and contaminate removal. Crossflow filter membrane chemistry also has been improved from PES to regenerated cellulose. The membrane chemistry has low protein binding, consistent and high sample flux, and can be cleaned by NaOH.
Snyder: Substitution of membranes for resin-based steps; increased capacity resins; new, orthogonal resin chemistries; use of multiple viral inactivation steps in a single process; and single-use technology.
Q: MAbs still dominate the biopharmaceutical market but we are seeing a growing interest in MAb fusion molecules and MAb fragments. How much of a challenge do these present to traditional downstream platforms? Yang: MAb fusion and MAb fragments purification will not be too bad if they can still be captured by Protein A. Otherwise, the current MAb downstream purification platform needs to be redeveloped, which would be a big challenge.
Snyder: Probably the greatest challenge will be in the initial capture step because Protein A will not work with these molecules. The challenge will be to get the target molecule to a relatively high level of purity; after this point, traditional methods of chromatography can continue to function as they always have.
Q: Is the growth of vaccines affecting the growth of certain types of downstream technologies over others?
Yang: Many vaccines are based on viruses. Some are polysaccharide based, some are protein conjugates, and some are DNA based. Current resin-based purification technologies do not do well with most of the giant molecules. Traditional resins with diffusive pores show very low binding capacity and are slow in process. To deal with these new challenges, new technologies, such as membrane chromatography and monolith columns, will be more competitive against the resin columns.
Snyder: To some extent. The ability to include traditional viral inactivation steps in vaccine manufacture can be limited for a number of different vaccine classes. In addition, certain specific resins are known to preferentially interact with viruses and virus-like particles, which will give them continually increased visibility in this market segment.