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(OrganicJar) So I have to admit I'm a typical guy when it comes to facials and face masks...I don't do them. Not because I think it's a 'girly' thing to do, I just never had a moment where I thought hmmm, maybe I'll relax with a face mask tonight. However when my friend Nicole said she had an amazing all natural and organic avocado butter mask recipe I thought, hmmm, why not. To my utter surprise it was an excellent experience that left me wondering...why had I not been doing these masks before?! So I wanted to share this recipe with all of you. It's quick, all natural, organic, and left my skin glowing for days.
Puree all the ingredients in a blender.
Place a warm washcloth over your face for 60 seconds to prep the skin.
Apply a thin layer of mask evenly to face and leave on for 10-20 minutes.
Gently wipe off the mask with a moist cloth.
Don't forget...any left over mask can also be used on hands, feet, back, elbows, knees and any other rough spots or problem areas that need pampering.
Why is Avocado Amazing for the Skin?
With it's high fat content and the rich consistency of the flesh and oil, avocados are an excellent choice as a moisturizer for the skin. Avocado penetrates the skin deeply and removes the dead skin cells. It helps remove the oil on your skin, unclog your pores and reduce the inflammation caused by acne.
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Interesting article buddy! Keep up the good work!
Hi Jason. This looks really good. I think I will give it a try. How can a resist trying it when YOU looked so good in avocado. Thanks for the recipe!!


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Hans-Lothar Arth is a European and German Patent Attorney and European Trademark and Design Attorney.
Dr. Arth obtained his Doctorate in chemistry in 1997. For his studies he received an award of the German Chemical Society.
Dr. Arth specializes in chemistry, pharmacy, biotechnology, medicine, and especially in organic, polymer, and enzymatic chemistry, asymmetric synthesis, drug development, pharmaceutically active agents, and oil and gas exploration.
During his Doctorate, Dr. Arth synthesized chiral derivatives of natural products, designed assays, and prepared enzymes such as aldolases.
During his 15-months of post-doctoral work at the Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.), Dr. Arth was involved in the synthesis of a new anti-cancer drug.
Before founding his own patent law firm, Dr. Arth worked 1.5 years with the pharmaceutical company Axxima Pharmaceuticals AG in Munich where he established the company's intellectual property department. He represented this pharmaceutical company at a financing round of about 40 million Euros.
Within the past few years Dr. Arth supported various companies at initial public offerings and financial rounds, represented companies towards investors and evaluated IP-portfolios and scientific projects for investors.
Furthermore Dr. Arth supported companies at a IP-strategic product development and the IP-portfolio management.
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MailChimp's been a company that I've wanted to team up with for years now. I've always envied their attention to detail and general dedication to design. For anyone who doesn't know, MailChimp is a product that solves a pretty boring problem, sending emails. That's be beauty of the brand. They've taken an otherwise dull topic and created a cult following with the best product in it's field.
All of this is reason plenty reason for me to have obliged when I got a call asking for help on quick turn blog spots that were focusing on Boston agencies. They wanted a Boston illustrator to handle them. These were much closer to the editorial deadlines I hear about from the veterans, a half day to brainstorm, a day for sketches, 2 for finalizing, and one of them needs to be animated. Pretty quick compared to my normal month long timelines.


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Joshua 1-3
Deuteronomy 34Joshua 4
Joshua 1-3 New Living Translation (NLT)
The Lord's Charge to Joshua
1 After the death of Moses the Lord's servant, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' assistant. He said, 2 "Moses my servant is dead. Therefore, the time has come for you to lead these people, the Israelites, across the Jordan River into the land I am giving them. 3 I promise you what I promised Moses: 'Wherever you set foot, you will be on land I have given you— 4 from the Negev wilderness in the south to the Lebanon mountains in the north, from the Euphrates River in the east to the Mediterranean Sea[a] in the west, including all the land of the Hittites.' 5 No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you.
6 "Be strong and courageous, for you are the one who will lead these people to possess all the land I swore to their ancestors I would give them. 7 Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do. 8 Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. 9 This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
Joshua's Charge to the Israelites
10 Joshua then commanded the officers of Israel, 11 "Go through the camp and tell the people to get their provisions ready. In three days you will cross the Jordan River and take possession of the land the Lord your God is giving you."
12 Then Joshua called together the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. He told them, 13 "Remember what Moses, the servant of the Lord, commanded you: 'The Lord your God is giving you a place of rest. He has given you this land.' 14 Your wives, children, and livestock may remain here in the land Moses assigned to you on the east side of the Jordan River. But your strong warriors, fully armed, must lead the other tribes across the Jordan to help them conquer their territory. Stay with them 15 until the Lord gives them rest, as he has given you rest, and until they, too, possess the land the Lord your God is giving them. Only then may you return and settle here on the east side of the Jordan River in the land that Moses, the servant of the Lord, assigned to you."
16 They answered Joshua, "We will do whatever you command us, and we will go wherever you send us. 17 We will obey you just as we obeyed Moses. And may the Lord your God be with you as he was with Moses. 18 Anyone who rebels against your orders and does not obey your words and everything you command will be put to death. So be strong and courageous!"
Rahab Protects the Spies
2 Then Joshua secretly sent out two spies from the Israelite camp at Acacia Grove.[b] He instructed them, "Scout out the land on the other side of the Jordan River, especially around Jericho." So the two men set out and came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there that night.
2 But someone told the king of Jericho, "Some Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land." 3 So the king of Jericho sent orders to Rahab: "Bring out the men who have come into your house, for they have come here to spy out the whole land."
4 Rahab had hidden the two men, but she replied, "Yes, the men were here earlier, but I didn't know where they were from. 5 They left the town at dusk, as the gates were about to close. I don't know where they went. If you hurry, you can probably catch up with them." 6 (Actually, she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them beneath bundles of flax she had laid out.) 7 So the king's men went looking for the spies along the road leading to the shallow crossings of the Jordan River. And as soon as the king's men had left, the gate of Jericho was shut.
8 Before the spies went to sleep that night, Rahab went up on the roof to talk with them. 9 "I know the Lord has given you this land," she told them. "We are all afraid of you. Everyone in the land is living in terror. 10 For we have heard how the Lord made a dry path for you through the Red Sea[c] when you left Egypt. And we know what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River, whose people you completely destroyed.[d] 11 No wonder our hearts have melted in fear! No one has the courage to fight after hearing such things. For the Lord your God is the supreme God of the heavens above and the earth below.
12 "Now swear to me by the Lord that you will be kind to me and my family since I have helped you. Give me some guarantee that 13 when Jericho is conquered, you will let me live, along with my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all their families."
14 "We offer our own lives as a guarantee for your safety," the men agreed. "If you don't betray us, we will keep our promise and be kind to you when the Lord gives us the land."
15 Then, since Rahab's house was built into the town wall, she let them down by a rope through the window. 16 "Escape to the hill country," she told them. "Hide there for three days from the men searching for you. Then, when they have returned, you can go on your way."
17 Before they left, the men told her, "We will be bound by the oath we have taken only if you follow these instructions. 18 When we come into the land, you must leave this scarlet rope hanging from the window through which you let us down. And all your family members—your father, mother, brothers, and all your relatives—must be here inside the house. 19 If they go out into the street and are killed, it will not be our fault. But if anyone lays a hand on people inside this house, we will accept the responsibility for their death. 20 If you betray us, however, we are not bound by this oath in any way."
21 "I accept your terms," she replied. And she sent them on their way, leaving the scarlet rope hanging from the window.
22 The spies went up into the hill country and stayed there three days. The men who were chasing them searched everywhere along the road, but they finally returned without success.
23 Then the two spies came down from the hill country, crossed the Jordan River, and reported to Joshua all that had happened to them. 24 "The Lord has given us the whole land," they said, "for all the people in the land are terrified of us."
The Israelites Cross the Jordan
3 Early the next morning Joshua and all the Israelites left Acacia Grove[e] and arrived at the banks of the Jordan River, where they camped before crossing. 2 Three days later the Israelite officers went through the camp, 3 giving these instructions to the people: "When you see the Levitical priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord your God, move out from your positions and follow them. 4 Since you have never traveled this way before, they will guide you. Stay about half a mile[f] behind them, keeping a clear distance between you and the Ark. Make sure you don't come any closer."
5 Then Joshua told the people, "Purify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do great wonders among you."
6 In the morning Joshua said to the priests, "Lift up the Ark of the Covenant and lead the people across the river." And so they started out and went ahead of the people.
7 The Lord told Joshua, "Today I will begin to make you a great leader in the eyes of all the Israelites. They will know that I am with you, just as I was with Moses. 8 Give this command to the priests who carry the Ark of the Covenant: 'When you reach the banks of the Jordan River, take a few steps into the river and stop there.'"
9 So Joshua told the Israelites, "Come and listen to what the Lord your God says. 10 Today you will know that the living God is among you. He will surely drive out the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites ahead of you. 11 Look, the Ark of the Covenant, which belongs to the Lord of the whole earth, will lead you across the Jordan River! 12 Now choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. 13 The priests will carry the Ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth. As soon as their feet touch the water, the flow of water will be cut off upstream, and the river will stand up like a wall."
14 So the people left their camp to cross the Jordan, and the priests who were carrying the Ark of the Covenant went ahead of them. 15 It was the harvest season, and the Jordan was overflowing its banks. But as soon as the feet of the priests who were carrying the Ark touched the water at the river's edge, 16 the water above that point began backing up a great distance away at a town called Adam, which is near Zarethan. And the water below that point flowed on to the Dead Sea[g] until the riverbed was dry. Then all the people crossed over near the town of Jericho.
17 Meanwhile, the priests who were carrying the Ark of the Lord's Covenant stood on dry ground in the middle of the riverbed as the people passed by. They waited there until the whole nation of Israel had crossed the Jordan on dry ground.
1:4 Hebrew the Great Sea.
2:1 Hebrew Shittim.
2:10a Hebrew sea of reeds.
2:10b The Hebrew term used here refers to the complete consecration of things or people to the Lord, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering.
3:4 Hebrew about 2,000 cubits [920 meters].
3:16 Hebrew the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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Q: Pan Svg While dragging elements I want to achieve 'Panning' in svg while 'dragging' an element in particular direction.
Let say i select an element and start 'dragging' it upward untill it reached top of screen, now my svg should pan upwards automatically, without causing any problem with dragging.  how i can achieve this.?
i have made a small mockup of this, where user can select and drag elements. it also contain two button, which cause svg to pan upward and downward. I am achiveing 'Panning' by changing 'ViewBox' of svg. ( i have to use this logic, i cannot use any other solution);
here is the fiddle link : http://jsfiddle.net/9J25r/
Complete Code:-
addEventListener('mousedown', mousedown, false);
            var mx, my;
            var dx, dy;
            var mainsvg = document.getElementById('svg');
            var selectedElement;
            var eleTx, eleTy;

            function getSvgCordinates(event) {

                var m = mainsvg.getScreenCTM();
                var p = mainsvg.createSVGPoint();

                var x, y;

                x = event.pageX;
                y = event.pageY;

                p.x = x;
                p.y = y;
                p = p.matrixTransform(m.inverse());

                x = p.x;
                y = p.y;

                x = parseFloat(x.toFixed(3));
                y = parseFloat(y.toFixed(3));

                return {x: x, y: y};
            }

            function mousedown(event) {
                if (event.target.id === 'arrow_t') {
                    panning('up');
                }
                else if (event.target.id === 'arrow_b') {
                    panning('down');
                }
                else  if (event.target.id.split('_')[0] === 'rect') {

                    selectedElement = event.target;
                    var translatexy = selectedElement.getAttribute('transform');
                    translatexy = translatexy.split('(');
                    translatexy = translatexy[1].split(',');

                    eleTx = translatexy[0];
                    translatexy = translatexy[1].split(')');
                    eleTy = translatexy[0];

                    eleTx = parseFloat(eleTx);
                    eleTy = parseFloat(eleTy);

                    var xy = getSvgCordinates(event);

                    mx = xy.x;
                    my = xy.y;

                    mx = parseFloat(mx);
                    my = parseFloat(my);

                    addEventListener('mousemove', drag, false);
                    addEventListener('mouseup', mouseup, false);
                }
            }

            function drag(event) {
                var xy = getSvgCordinates(event);
                dx = xy.x - mx;
                dy = xy.y - my;

                selectedElement.setAttribute('transform', 'translate(' + (eleTx + dx) + ',' + (eleTy + dy) + ')');
            }
            function mouseup(event) {

                removeEventListener('mousemove', drag, false);
                removeEventListener('mouseup', mouseup, false);

            }

            function panning(direction) {
                var viewBox = svg.getAttribute('viewBox');
                viewBox = viewBox.split(' ');
                var y = parseFloat(viewBox[1]);
                if (direction === 'up')
                {
                    y+=5;
                }
                else if (direction === 'down')
                {
                    y-=5;
                }

                viewBox=viewBox[0]+' '+y+' '+viewBox[2]+' '+viewBox[3];
                svg.setAttribute('viewBox',viewBox);
            }

here is the fiddle link : http://jsfiddle.net/9J25r/
EDIT:- (UPDATE)
I use the solution of Ian , it works well on the sample, but when i applied it to my original application, it did not work. check the below gif. You can see the 'gap' between mouse pointer and element. how i can remove that? .

A: This is one way, I've just done it with the Y/vertical for the moment...
You may want to adjust it, so that if the cursor is off the screen it adjusts the viewBox automatically as well, depends how you want it to drag (otherwise you will need to keep wiggling it to kick the drag func in).
var viewBox = svg.getAttribute('viewBox');
viewBoxSplit = viewBox.split(' ');

if( ely < viewBoxSplit[1] ) {
      panning('down');
} else if( ely + +event.target.getAttribute('height')> +viewBoxSplit[1] + 300 ) {
      panning('up');
}

jsfiddle here

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Under One Umbrella's 10th Anniversary
Lisa Goldman
Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood and Keith Urban
Bita Daryabari
Ravin Agrawal and Alka Agrawal
Photo by Arthur Kobin for Drew Altizer Photography
Sako Fisher
Photo by Ian Chin for Drew Altizer Photography
Judy Zafran, Susie Fox and Elyse Colen
Keith Urban performs.
A tablescape at the Under One Umbrella fundraiser.
The 10th anniversary Under One Umbrella fundraiser was held on Wednesday, February 27, at Bing Concert Hall on the Stanford University campus. The celebration, a benefit for the Stanford Women's Cancer Center, included a blockbuster concert headlined by award-winning musician Trisha Yearwood — an honorary co-chair for the event with Nicole Kidman — and country music legends Garth Brooks and Keith Urban.
Guests from all over the Bay Area included Sako Fisher, Lisa Goldman, Brit Morin, Jamie Myers and Rachael Bowman.
Also in attendance was Komal Shah, recently recognized as one of the top U.S. contemporary art collectors, who discussed with Fisher her new art education initiative at Stanford: the Artists on the Future conversation series. "My husband, Gaurav, and I planned Artists on the Future to pair world-famous artists with cultural thought leaders from various fields to talk about issues vital to our society," Shah said. The series launched on March 4 with a discussion between Hamza Walker, a prominent curator who runs the nonprofit contemporary art space LAXART in Los Angeles, and the artist Dana Schutz.
Under One Umbrella's 2019 iteration raised a record-breaking $3 million, bringing the fundraiser's total to $51 million to date for projects benefiting women with cancers. Support from this close-knit community of philanthropists helped launch the highly influential Stanford Women's Cancer Center in 2009. Today the center includes more than 50 leading physicians and scientists who specialize in research, prevention and treatment of women's cancers.


Birthday emails should be a part of every brand's email marketing program because they work. How effective are they? According to Experian, birthday emails achieve far higher transaction rates (481 percent) and revenue (342 percent) than regular promotional emails.
My birthday is in February, so last month I received quite a few birthday emails. Using the messages I received, I'm going to highlight examples of what to do to make the most of this unique marketing opportunity.
A good birthday email is timely, relevant and actionable. While the same could be said for a good promotional email, a birthday email has the opportunity to be highly unique and personalized.
Of the 20 messages I received, all but three used "birthday" or "Happy Birthday" in the subject line. Also, only four used my name in the subject line. The "winner" in this category would be Boden, which used "Today is YOUR day" as the subject line for a message it sent on my birthday. In case there was any uncertainty as to what type of message it was, the preheader included text I could see in my preview pane that made sure I'd know the message contained a birthday offer.
Only two companies – Boden and Mellow Mushroom – bothered to send a follow-up note to remind me of my birthday offer. This is a HUGE missed opportunity. With what may be an uptick in messages in their inbox, may forget about a brand's special birthday offer. According to Experian, reminder emails generate rate increases of at least 20 percent in open, click-to-delivered, average order value and revenue per email when compared to the original birthday email sent.
Birthday offers received range from a free drink (from Starbucks) to a discount off a purchase ($5 off from DSW and Magazines.com, $10 off from Boden and 20% off fab'rik clothing). I also got free food from IHOP, Ted's Montana Grill and The Counter. Only the Counter didn't give instructions for how to redeem the offer. The rest included a code or a note to show the email in-store.
I began to receive offers on the first day of my birthday month, all the way up through my actual birthday. Eight of the 20 came on my birthday. The loser of the bunch was Starbucks, which only gave me three days to redeem the offer. The rest ranged from two weeks to a just over a month in which to redeem the offer.
It was timely (arrived on my birthday and 12 days later), relevant (I love their clothes) and actionable (I had more than a month to redeem the gift code).


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Mannaja è un film western italiano del 1977 diretto da Sergio Martino.

Trama

Merton, detto Mannaja, torna dopo molti anni al suo paese natale per vendicare l'assassinio del padre. Infatti McGowan, l'uomo che possiede tutta la città, anni prima aveva ammazzato suo padre per prendergli le terre nel cui sottosuolo si trovavano dei giacimenti di argento. Giunto in città, Mannaja vuole riscuotere una taglia per un bandito che aveva fermato, ma non trova nessuno sceriffo: gli uomini di McGowan dettano la legge. Allora Mannaja libera il bandito e cerca di mettere in cattiva luce Woller, il gregario di McGowan, il quale per vendicarsi cerca di ucciderlo. Mannaja però riesce a sfuggire ad un agguato che Woller gli fa tendere, ma ne esce gravemente ferito. Viene salvato e curato da un gruppo di ballerine, che lo nascondono fino a quando non si è completamente ripreso.

Nel frattempo però, Woller si rivela per quello che realmente è: inscena il rapimento della figlia di McGowan (in realtà consenziente e innamorata di lui) per estorcere del denaro al padre. Mannaja decide così di aiutare McGowan, oramai paralitico, e va lui all'incontro col bandito.
Ovviamente Woller non tiene fede ai patti e tenta di uccidere Mannaja, ma, quando si accorge che il carro è pieno di pietre anziché d'oro, tortura Mannaja per farsi dire dov'è nascosto davvero l'oro. Dopo aver ottenuto l'informazione minacciando una ballerina, ricoprono Mannaja di terra in modo da obbligarlo a tenere gli occhi aperti rivolti al sole, un rito che lo avrebbe accecato. Mannaja però viene salvato dal bandito che aveva inizialmente liberato. Questi lo porta in una grotta per farlo riabituare lentamente alla luce del sole, ma quando capisce che Woller ora sta cercando Mannaja, decide di vendergli l'informazione. Woller allora manda dei gregari nella grotta, i quali sono convinti di affrontare un uomo disarmato e quasi cieco. Mannaja però, in tutti questi giorni aveva nascosto i suoi progressi al bandito e, sempre di nascosto, si era costruito delle accette rudimentali, con le quali uccide tutti gli uomini di Woller.

Abituatosi oramai alla luce del sole, è pronto per tornare in città e uccidere Woller.

Distribuzione

Al di fuori dell'Italia il film è uscito come:
A Man Called Blade (USA)
Blade menneskejegeren (Norvegia)
Mannaja - Das Beil des Todes (Germania)
Mannaja - Um Homem Chamado Blade (Brasile)
Mannaja, l'homme à la hache (Francia)

Colonna sonora
La colonna sonora di Guido e Maurizio De Angelis è composta dalle seguenti tracce:

 Wolf
 The Ransom
 Axe And Angela
 Loneliness
 The Casino-Saloon
 Axe Is Back
 The Kidnapping
 Axe And McGowan
 Seeking Revenge
 Debra
 No Gold...Only Stones
 Snake
 The Hatchet
 Out Of The Tunnel And Finale

Incassi

Collegamenti esterni

Film diretti da Sergio Martino
Spaghetti western

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"Miracle Baby" Kase Chaney Defies All Odds and Expectations
July 23, 2018 | By ldonaldson | Network Post
For Craig and Hannah Chaney of McKinney, Kentucky, their son Kase is a miracle. First doctors told Craig and Hannah that they wouldn't be able to have children. Then, while pregnant, Hannah was struck by a car. Finally Craig and Hannah welcomed their son, Samuel Kase Chaney, ahead of his due date in 2015. But a series of troubling events foreshadowed what would be a harrowing three-year journey for the family.
The first occurred when Kase was two weeks old. He became inconsolable and turned blue in the face and white around the mouth. Craig and Hannah rushed him to their local ER where doctors did a lumbar puncture before sending him to UK HealthCare's Makenna David Pediatric Emergency Center via pediatric transport. All tests came back negative, and Kase was sent home with a diagnosis of a virus and the instructions to perform sternum stimulation should he again become agitated and turn blue.
A few weeks later, during a diaper change, Kase turned blue in the face and he stopped breathing. After Hannah gave him mouth-to-mouth, she called Kase's local primary care provider who couldn't see him until the evening. Shaken by the incident, the Chaneys rushed Kase back to UK.
By the time they arrived, Kase was breathing again as if nothing had happened. Doctors watched Kase and ran tests, but couldn't find anything wrong. The Chaneys were sent home, but soon after, Kase had another episode, and they rushed him back to UK. And once again, by the time they got there, Kase seemed fine.
It wasn't until a nurse drew some of Kase's blood for testing that he again turned blue in the face. Kase was experiencing cyanosis, a condition in which the skin turns blue as a result of poor circulation or inadequate oxygenation of the blood. Kase was admitted for eight days for observation and testing, during which a chance encounter set Kase's treatment into motion.
A doctor, looking for another patient's family, entered Kase's room by mistake. As he apologized for his error and started leave the room, Hannah asked him a question that made him stop in his tracks.
"Can you fix blue babies?"
As Hannah explained Kase's mysterious condition, the doctor smiled, held out his hand, and introduced himself as Dr. Krishna Pancham, a pediatric pulmonologist.
"I'll be your son's doctor," he said.
"When I first saw Kase, he seems to be just like any other normal child – born healthy, no issue during his birth and growing and developmentally meeting all the goals," said Dr. Pancham. "But after talking to the family, I realized how dangerously sick he was from a respiratory standpoint. He had intermittent dead spells when he was turning blue with oxygen saturation dropping into 40's – normal levels are 90-99 percent. These events were not just scary for a family but also for any health care provider."
Three months later, Kase was diagnosed with laryngotrachobroncheomalacia. His entire airway was collapsible from above his voice box to the bottom branches of his bronchi. Kase's doctors collaborated with other doctors around the world about his condition and prognosis. There wasn't a child alive that had Kase's condition.
"Up to 90 percent of infants with this condition are "happy wheezers" and don't require treatment, said Dr. Phillip Bernard, who was part of Kase's critical care team in KCH's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). "As the tissues that support the airways grow, the airways no longer collapse. Unfortunately for Kase, he had a severe condition requiring surgery, ultimately requiring a tracheostomy and being on a ventilator to keep his airways open until his airways matured."
Kase spent another 98 days at Kentucky Children's Hospital (KCH). During that time, the Chaneys forged strong relationships with Kase's care team.
"We're cared about here," said Craig. "You don't get that everywhere."
Speaking of the nurses at KCH, Hannah said, "It was their arms that would just wrap around me for over 98 days and be the arms that could hold me when my family couldn't because they were so far away. They were the superheroes who hugged us and told us it would be ok."
The Chaney's were determined to stay positive and upbeat around Kase. Any serious conversations about his condition were held outside of his room. "While at KCH, we have been blessed with excellent nurses and wonderful doctors, but above all we are very thankful to God each day for life with Kase," said Hannah. They started the social media hashtags #speaklife #SamuelKase as a way to keep family and close friends informed.
"Just because you're hearing negative things, you don't have to let that sink into your heart," said Hannah. "We just decided to 'speak life'. Finding those positives is how we made it through those 100 days."
This positive outlook influenced every conversation about Kase, even as his oxygen levels dropped daily.
"The question wasn't 'how many times did Kase try to die today', but rather 'how many times did Kase defy that?'"
Craig and Hannah were active in Kase's care, from learning to change his tracheal tube to administering and monitoring oxygen. They did everything they could to learn about his condition.
"If you're going to send me home with a medically fragile baby, I want to be able to take care of him," said Hannah.
"From the get-go, [the Chaneys] were highly involved in his care, and they wanted to know everything deep about his disease pathology so that they can provide the best care possible to him," said Dr. Pancham. "At one point in his care, Kase was so sick that palliative care was involved. But his parents never lost their faith. They understood that for Kase to survive, they would have to make tough decisions. At such a tender age, he underwent tons of procedures – multiple surgeries, admissions, multiple bronchoscopies, blood work, cardiac workup, neurology evaluation including MRIs, EEGs, sleep studies. This requires tremendous faith in the system – time, energy, resources, and help. Kase is very lucky to have a family like that."
"Kase's parents were part of the health care team," said Dr. Bernard. "They spent a great deal of time doing their own reading as well as engaging with the doctors and nurses at KCH about Kase's episodes and documenting exactly what was happening when he had the spells."
During his 98-day stay at KCH, Kase suffered from increased CO2 levels, to the point where he was sedated for three days. On the drive back from Cincinnati Children's Hospital, where Kase was seen about his subglottic stenosis, a condition involving the narrowing of the airways around the vocal cords, Hannah and Craig talked about what could be causing the increased levels of CO2. Falling back on their research, Hannah and Craig speculated as to whether mucus was trapped in Kase's tracheal tube. Air was getting in, they mused, but not out. Following Dr. Bernard's mantra "when in doubt, change it out" – meaning the tracheal tube – Kase's CO2 levels fell immediately after a trach change.
"I can't help but think about how important the education is, and to make sure that parents leave educated," said Hannah. "I'm a social studies teacher and Craig's a farmer, and we can tell you everything about a trach change or a g-tube."
After being told initially that Kase might not live past six months, he is now a lively, inquisitive three-year-old. He has been in the hospital over 200 days of his life, but he still has plenty of normal childhood experiences, including riding the combine with his dad, riding on parade floats and visiting the pumpkin patch with ventilator in tow.
"Sometimes it's hard," Hannah said of traveling with the medical equipment and supplies Kase requires. "Sometimes it's inconvenient, but you make it work."
"Throughout the process, including some times when we didn't have a specific diagnosis or treatment plan, the parents were tremendously positive, putting their trust in the doctors and nurses and their faith," said Dr. Bernard. "They would always send us these really cute photos of Kase doing "normal" kid stuff, like running on the playground. It was wonderful to see Kase doing so well and also provides great inspiration for the PICU to continue to give our best."
Kase was the youngest child at UK to have his airway reconstructed, going from 18 to 80 percent open. The subglottic stenosis will have to resolve on its own, and he had his tonsils and adenoids removed to prevent sleep apnea. Now Kase is approaching his next milestone – having his tracheal tube removed a full eight years ahead of schedule. But Kase's unceasing resilience has his parents relishing the moments most people take for granted.
"Something we take peace in," said Craig. "Just listening to him breathe."
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Q: Pexpect: Read from the last send I am trying to read the output of pexpect.send(cmd) but here's the problem I am facing.
I am sending many commands in a sequence and I want to read/expect after a certain set of commands. Condition is that only the output of last command is to be considered. But expect matches from the point it last read. I have tried different methods such as matching for an EOF before sending the command of which I need the output but EOF means that child has terminated. I have tried reading till timeout and then sending the command but timeout itself causes the child to terminate.
I have looked for ways in which I could read from the end or the last line of output. I am considering reading a fixed bytes to a file or string and then manipulate the output to get the info I want. Here as well the fixed number of bytes is not fixed. There does not seems to be a reliable way to do this.
Could anyone help me sort this out ?

A: There are three ways in which this problem can be handled but none to flush the buffer

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*In Pexpect every send call should be matched with a call to
expect. This ensures that the file pointer has moved ahead of the
previous send.

*If there is a series of send before a single expect then we need
to provide a way to move file pointer to the location of last send.
This can be done by an extra send whose expect output is unique.
The uniqueness should be such that none of the send in the series
of send should give that output.

*Third method is to use set logfile_read to a file. All the output
will be logged to this file. Before the send for which the
expect is used, get the position of file pointer. Now get the
position of file pointer after the send as well. Search for expected
pattern in the file in between first and second pointer.

First method is the ideal way it should be done.


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Kinetic Energy Recovery System
PMSM Drive Subsystem
Battery and Ultracapacitor Subsystem
Predict Speed at Corner If Maximum Braking Used Subsystem
Simulation Results from Simscape Logging
This example shows operation of a Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) on a Formula 1 car. The model permits the benefits to be explored. During braking, energy is stored in a lithium-ion battery and ultracapacitor combination. It is assumed that a maximum of 400KJ of energy is to be delivered in one lap at a maximum power of 60KW. Design parameters are the weight of the battery, ultracapacitor and motor-generator. If these parameters are all set to the very small value of 0.01kg, the lap time is 95.0 seconds, this corresponding to a car with no KERS. With default values set here, approximately 1/4 of a second is saved on the lap time when using any available electrical power when not braking. Applying KERS only to selected corners requires a larger ultracapacitor to show any significant benefit.
This model shows how Simscape™ Electrical™ and Simscape can be used to support system-level design. The KERS performance is a complex trade-off between the masses of the three main components (battery, ultracapacitor and motor-generator), plus the energy-management strategy. The KERS system adds mass which reduces acceleration due to the engine. The stored electrical energy from braking must more than compensate for this. Lithium-ion batteries have a very high energy per unit mass but a poor power per unit mass. Conversely an ultracapacitor has relatively low energy per unit mass, but a very high power per unit mass which suits this particular application.
The plot below shows the vehicle speed during a single lap. The driver knows the maximum speed the vehicle should be travelling at the corners on the track and applies the brakes to achieve that speed in the corner.
The plot below compares the two strategies for using the electrical drive during acceleration. One strategy uses the electrical powertrain during all corners, the other uses it only on selected corners. The difference is easiest to see on the plot of motor torque, where the selected corners strategy shows zero torque from the motor during a number of the corners in the lap (rapid deceleration and acceleration).
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Week 32's task of 50 Weeks to a Lighter More Loving You is to TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES…Please!
Maybe you or you have friends that like to have shoes removed when coming into the house.
No matter the reason for this, it is a BOUNDARY that has been set to come in to yours or their home.
This week, take a look at your boundaries.
Loving your self and loving others takes BOUNDARIES.
Check out THIS ARTICLE for an easy, quick description of boundaries.
Setting boundaries are not always easy. One of the tell-tale signs of needing a boundary is a negative emotion–anger, blame, anxiety, frustration, depression, etc.
I was never the best at this, but the more I got to know my self, the easier it was to recognize the need to set a boundary, understand what I needed, and speak up. Taking the time to journal helped with this process. Journaling is a great way to voice emotions, learn about your self and what you need, and to do it in a safe place…your journal!
Do you have a negative emotion floating around in you that might be telling you that a boundary is needed OR one that needs to be updated?
While BOUNDARIES sound LIMITING, it actually allows for more freedom and love. Feel free to share in the comments how you found that to be true in your life!
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gently thru my yard. The rain started a little before noon and has stopped a few times but never for more than 20 minutes at a time. Most of the time the rain is nice, gentle rain then there are the waves of bucketsfull hitting the roof. Those waves usually last about 15 minutes. If we were getting constant waves like that it would be really bad around here. With mostly gentle rainfall the really large rain gauge out back only shows just under 2 inches.
The path from the backdoor to about 15 feet into the yard is under roughly 3 inches of water, I have not been able to get out into the rest of the yard to check things out but I am sure the gnomes are building rafts for thier escape. I guess if we had crawdads here there would be some of those crawdad chimneys out there too.
There was a tornado on the ground about 3 hours south of me and we are under tornado watches until after 8.
Two tornado warnings about an hour south of us.
There was a tornado warning that caused some stress out at DFW Internation Airport.
A tornado watch means that weather conditions are ripe for the formation of a funnel cloud.
A tornado warning means one has been spotted either in the clouds or on the ground.
This is weather we should have been getting in the spring not in December. But since we do not get much real winter, we have had tornadoes year round...there really is no tornado season down here.
The rain had let up here for about 10 minutes then just now the lightening got really bright and the rain is back. Supposed to last all night with some of the heaviest rain coming overnight.
Just checking the garden yesterday and found not only new life but some perennials still hanging on and one in bloom again.
The Iris bulbs I moved a couple of months ago have stayed strong and even the baby bulbs have pushed green leaves above ground now.
The Snapdragons are not only doing great after the freezes we have had but are putting out new growth.
The Yarrow, Lavender and Fall Asters are still green and growing. The Mealy Sage died back with the first few nights of freezing temps but they have started putting out new growth at ground level, same thing with the Lemon Balm. The Lipstick Autumn Sage never went dormant, neither did the White Autumn Sage.
Several of the Hollyhock plants are still green and hardy. There are two small Black Eyed Susan plants just laying around waiting for more sunshine.
The Fig tree is setting leaf buds too.
The mini-yellow Rose is still green and strong.
The Hyacinths started pushing up in November and are getting pretty tall. The Daffodils are starting to push up too. The Snowdrops are coming up.
The Rue and Fennel I potted up in October are still alive and the Rue is actually growing.
The really huge Tuscan Blue Rosemary is blooming again. Several stems almost covered in small blue flowers. That has brought the bees out of hiding too.
There isn't much in the way of spring type colors but there is still a lot of green around.
We slept in this morning, the weather was very overcast and pretty chilly. Since the shopping and wrapping was done, the baking was complete and all I needed to make was the fudge that Lisa and Amanda like, we were able to just take it easy. One of the traditions we started a very few years ago, this day is for resting up from the preparations and getting ourselves ready for the fun and mayhem of Christmas morning with the grandsons.
The forecast had been for possible sprinkles off and on during the day but about 11 a.m. a slow and steady rain began. It is now almost midnight and the rain is still falling at the same slow, steady pace. Really a nice cold soaker. In fact the rain fall has been so slow that in the last 12 hours there is only 1/2" of rain in the really large rain gauge out back.
We left a little after 1 this afternoon for lunch at Luby's Cafeteria. Surprisingly it wasn't very crowded in the dining room but the take-out section was pretty busy, lots of women decided that Christmas dinner should come from there instead of their own oven....smart women I say.
After lunch we headed for Dunn Brother's coffee shop for a relaxing couple of hours. Randy had his laptop, Amanda had art supplies and I had some knitting.
A little before 5p.m. we left there for the movie theater. Saw Night at the Museum at the IMAX theater, really cute movie and even tho seeing it in that format is not a requirement for enjoying the movie, there were parts when the almost 3-D effects were really something. It is a cute movie and I highly recommend it if you get the chance.
The movie was over about 7 and we headed home. I got the fudge made and dishwashing caught up. We let Amanda open one of her gifts on Christmas eve and after that we watched some of the older childrens holiday specials that we have on tape and DVD.
my brother and I were little. My parents eloped on christmas eve 1944 and when they could afford to give each other anniversary gifts they started letting my brother and I open one small gift too so we wouldn't feel left out. One set of grandparents (our Daddy's Dad and step Mom) never bothered to keep track of how old we were or what we were interested in so their presents were usually things like new wallets or fingernail clipper sets or boxes of handkerchiefs and when you are between the ages of 6-14, those are not exciting gifts ....soooooo those were the gifts we chose to open on Christmas eve. The tradition continued for both my girls and Lisa has continued it with her boys, but the gifts have gotten better. My girls got new nightgowns that night, Lisa's boys get new pjs and a book.
I do miss the excitement of Santa and waiting for sleep to overtake the super anxious child so Santa could get busy setting things out. But at the same time we have a new tradition and at our age this one suits us to a "T"


Two people were shot in Tiffin following an argument Wednesday night.
According to a news release from the Johnson County Sheriff's Office, at 11:52 p.m. deputies responded to a 911 call about a fight between two people and a shooting in 400 block of Roberts Ferry Road in Tiffin.
Two people were transported to the University of Iowa Hospital for gunshot wounds, according to the news release.
The sheriff's office said there is no threat to the public and the shooting is under investigation, the release said.
Johnson County Sheriff Detective Sgt. Brad Kunkel told The Gazette that the gender or genders of the two people could not be released at this time. Kunkel also would not say if both people had guns or if there was only one gun.
The Coralville Police Department, North Liberty Police Department, Tiffin first responders, Johnson County Ambulance Service, and the Johnson County Attorney's Office assisted.


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How to Play The Best Retro Games in 2019
Some may find it weird and old-fashioned, but there are lots of people out there that are tired of playing modern video games and feel nostalgic about the good old days where games were simple and unsophisticated, but extremely fun and genuine.
Are you one of those grey-bearded fans of old-school titles? Can't wait to reunite with Mario, Zelda, Kirby, Pokémon, or Sonic? In 2019, any user can turn their computer or any other device into a retro machine where they can get a huge dose of retro pleasure. Itching to learn how to do it? With our help, you won't need to scour the Internet in search of your favorite titles. In this article, we'll explain how you can start playing the best classic console games without owning a vintage device or cartridges.
Playing Retro Titles in Your Browser
Nowadays, it's nearly impossible to surprise anyone with games that can be played in a browser. We're not talking about classic browser MMOs and RPGs here, but about the no-download games you can start playing in your browser without installing any clients or third-party files. Lots of players opt-in for this method of playing. It's quick, safe, and, in the majority of cases, totally free (most of the time). The same goes for retro games you once played in grammar school or at least heard of from your older siblings. The internet is teeming with resources distributing abandonware and offering retro games for free download. There are also those that offer playing games online without the hassle of downloading. Among the reliable and safe websites that enable you to get maximum pleasure from old-school gaming are Emulatorgames.online, Archive.org, Retro Games Online, Emulator Online, and many more.
You can visit such websites, select a category or a video console whose games you want to play and start enjoying the chosen titles. Such websites as Emulatorgames.online even classify their games by the genres to make it easier for you to navigate through the available games and choose the game genres that fit your taste. So if you want to play Mario, Pokémon, Kirby, or Sonic Games Online, choose a reliable resource that will help you quickly reunite with a character from your favorite retro game.
Playing Retro Classics Using Emulators
We presume that every fan of retro games knows what an emulator is. In case you're new to all this retrogaming stuff, you should know that emulators are handy utilities users install on their computers or smartphones that allow them to play old-school games. As you might have guessed, emulators act as vintage consoles such as Nintendo or PlayStation, i.e. emulate the work of consoles' hardware and enables your PC to act as a full-fledged retro device. Needless to say, by downloading emulation software you get an opportunity to play thousands of arcade, console, and even ancient DOS games on your modern device. Still, keep in mind that a single emulator will only allow you to play games that were designed for a specific gaming console only, say, Nintendo, Sega, or Sony. The exceptions are cross-platform emulators, such as RetroArch, OpenEmu, or MAME, which enable you to play multiple games released for different consoles.
To start playing retro games with emulators, you'll need to download a program of your choice from an abandonware website. Once your download is complete, proceed to installing the new emulator. This installation procedure varies from emulator to emulator. Therefore, make sure to follow prompts and instructions to the point in order to avoid crashes and lags of your emulator (some tweaking may be required per game).
You'll also need special games, also known as ROMs, to run on your emulator. You'll be able to find them on abandonware websites, as well. Be careful to use only reputable and approved online resources and never download any files from dubious or recently created sites.
When you have a full set, i.e. an emulator and game files, you can start playing retro classics on your PC. You should be all set now, either play retro games in your browser or try out one of the handy emulators we linked to above. They should also have information on where you can find ROMS.
Do you emulate games? What has your experience been? Let us know in the comments below!
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Авлона () е малко село в Гърция на остров Карпатос в областта Южен Егей. Намира се на север от село Олимпос, към чиято община принадлежи административно. Разположено е на височина 230 m в плодородна долина между два планински склона. Тук се отглеждат пшеница и ечемик, които в миналото са били превозвани до мелниците на Олимпос, където са смилани на брашно. Според преброяването от 2011 г. населението му е 6 жители.

За туристите посещаващи остров Карпатос, Авлона влиза в някои от най-интересните и препоръчвани за преходи маршрути. Една от тези обиколки е Авлона - Тристомо - Ванада - Диафани, която е със средна до голяма трудност и с продължителност около 7 часа и половина.

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El vuelo 3378 de AVAir fue un vuelo regular del aeropuerto de Raleigh-Durham al aeropuerto internacional de Richmond que se estrelló tras despegar del aeropuerto de Raleigh-Durham por la noche. Las 12 personas que viajaban en el interior murieron en el accidente.

Secuencia del accidente
La meteorología en el momento del accidente incluía un techo de nubes bajo y visibilidad reducida.

El vuelo 3378 de AVAir despegó del aeropuerto de Raleigh-Durham a las 21:25 hora local y ascendió hasta los 300 pies. Poco después, se pudo escuchar la última transmisión del avión con el control de tráfico aéreo. El avión mantuvo una velocidad de ascenso adecuada pero con una tasa de morro arriba excesivo, de 40 a 45 grados; cuando la tasa de cabeceo suele ser de 22 grados. Debido a la actitud de morro, el avión comenzó a descender. El avión impactó entonces en el agua en un embalse a unos 100 pies de la orilla, en un punto a unos 5.100 pies al oeste de la pista de despegue 23R. Los restos se desplazaron entonces hasta la tierra antes de internarse en un bosque. A continuación se pudieron observar algunos incendios posteriores al impacto, pero fueron rápidamente extinguidos.

El accidente fue calificado por la NTSB como catastrófico por la extrema destrucción del avión.

Investigación
La NTSB publicó su informe del desastre el 13 de diciembre de 1988. En este se indicaba como causa preliminar del accidente el fallo de la tripulación de vuelo en mantener el patrón de vuelo adecuado por el error de lectura de los instrumentos por parte del copiloto y la respuesta de la tripulación a lo que creyeron que era un fallo del sistema de aviso de entrada en pérdida . Factores contribuyentes fueron la falta de respuesta por parte de la compañía a las dificultades de pilotaje del primer oficial de a bordo y la falta de control de AVAir por la FAA.

En 1993, la Asociación de Pilotos de Aerolíneas (ALPA) presentó una petición contra los resultados de la investigación y solicitó su reconsideración. La NTSB aceptó la propuesta en parte. Las causas del accidente fueron cambiados a: "La causa probable del accidente fue la incapacidad de la tripulación de vuelo para mantener el patrón de vuelo adecuado. Factores que contribuyeron al accidente fueron la insuficiente gestión y supervisión del entrenamiento de la tripulación de vuelo y la inadecuada supervisión de AVAir por parte de la FAA."

Véase también
 Accidente de aviación
 Anexo:Accidentes más graves de aviación (1953-presente)
 Anexo:Accidentes e incidentes notables en la aviación civil
 Anexo:Accidentes por fabricante de la aeronave

Referencias

Estados Unidos en 1988
Accidentes e incidentes de Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
Accidentes e incidentes aéreos de 1988
Accidentes e incidentes aéreos en Estados Unidos
Accidentes e incidentes aéreos causados por error del piloto


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Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Bob Balaban January 29 2008 08:35:53 PM
Greetings, Geeks!!
Well, like many of you, I'm recently back from Lotusphere08, relatively rested, and with the usual new collection of t-shirts and schwag. Hey, did any of you like the buttons I handed out? I got lots of compliments from Lotus management (one VP asked why I hadn't done it as an official project so I could expense it. The answer -- because then it wouldn't have been as good or as much fun. It was worth having to pay for the whole thing to be able to do it just the way I wanted).
Unlike many of you (I assume, anyway) I came back from Lotusphere with a new job. That's right, as of January 29, I have resigned my position at IBM. My new job is Vice President of R & D at Binary Tree. I'm real excited about jumping in to a great company that I'm already familiar with (they were one of my first customers back in 1997/98 when I left Iris the first time, and started Looseleaf Software). My last day as an IBM employee will be Friday, Feb. 8
I feel totally comfortable about the change, I'm happy that I'll still be part of the Lotus community, and I'm really looking forward to throwing my weight around as an executive, and getting to tell people what to do (ok, kidding about that part).
I intend to keep this blog running, though of course the focus will change a little.
So, many of you will be wondering what's happening at IBM, who's running the AppDev stuff now, whether the LSX Toolkit will still ship, and who's going to ask the first question at Ask the Developers at Lotusphere09. Not being omniscient, I cannot provide reliable answers to all of these questions, but here's my best shot: at a little FAQ:
Q: Who is taking over your AppDev Architect position at Lotus?
A: I don't know yet, but if/when I find out I'll post an announcement (if I am given permission to do so, of course)
Q: Does this mean that the LSX Toolkit is not going to ship after all?
A: I sure hope it doesn't mean that. The thing is really very, very close to being ready to go. All it needs is a final legal clearance to go to interested Design Partners, and some QE. As I said at Lotusphere, I really do expect it to be generally available by the time Notes/Domino 8.5 ships, or possibly even sooner.
Q: So who will be asking the first question at Meet the Developers/Lotusphere09?
A: With any luck at all, it will be me! Binary Tree almost always participates in the Lotusphere showcase (and in fact BT was a Lotusphere sponsor this year), and I intend to submit some abstracts, and hope to be selected as a speaker.
Q: If you get to ask the first question, what will it be?
A: That would be telling! I have some ideas, but I think it's way too early to say.
Q: What the heck is the story with that "food fight" over on Rocky's blog?
A: Ah. Yes, well. Ok, time to come clean: The whole thing was a gag that Rocky and I cooked up (some other people were in on it too, but it was essentially my idea). We thought it would be funny to replay the post on Volker's blog that started a whole foofurraw, except this time about me (though nobody was to know it was me). It was all fake, including some of the stronger comments posted by me and some others. I have to admit that, for me, the result wasn't as funny as I'd hoped it would be, though it was amusing. But, it went on long enough (all day yesterday and into the night), and now it's time that it stopped. I suspect there are lessons to be learned by all from this. If anyone was hurt or offended, I deeply apologize.
Q: So, Rocky really isn't a jerk?
A: No! Of course not! Rocky is a totally forthright, honest, stand-up sort of guy, as anyone who has ever met him can immediately tell. I am grateful to have had his friendship lo these many years, and look forward to continuing it for many years to come (even though in our new jobs we are technically, sort-of competitors). If he has any major flaws at all, it is that he shares (with me) a rather strange sense of humor that expresses itself (at times) in odd ways. AND, for the record, he is VERY good at keeping secrets.
Q: What's your new contact info?
A: I will post my official Binary Tree email and such here when it's all set up. Otherwise, if necessary, I can be reached after 2/8 via email, bbalaban AT gee em a eye ell DOT com.
(Need expert application development architecture/coding help? Contact me at: bbalaban, gmail.com)
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1Rock 2/1/2008 1:08:50 PM Congrats buddy!
I wanted to be one of the first to tell you congratulations publicly. You are one of my closest friends, and I can think of no one more deserving than this type of recognition and position. You'll do great things there, and I look forward to the healthy competition between us (where I kick your ass ;) ).
--Rock
2Suzanne 2/1/2008 1:09:48 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Good luck at your new company, Bob. You will be missed!
3Nathan T. Freeman 2/1/2008 1:12:11 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Congrats and good luck, sir.
And I accept your apology.
4Rob Novak 2/1/2008 1:13:33 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Well congratulations Bob and best of luck at BT - they're getting a great deal no matter what. Your work at IBM has been amazing and this community and the blogosphere has and will continue to benefit from your work and insight.
I look forward to seeing you in the Best Practices track again at Lotusphere! :-)
5Ed Brill 2/1/2008 1:24:34 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
See, I <i>knew</i> that VP title was a problem :)
Congratulations to you..and to Henry and team at Binary Tree. They are picking up one of the best in the industry.
6John Head 2/1/2008 1:25:33 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Congrats Bob. Has been great working with you on the DP stuff this past year.
I think this speaks volumns about how strong the Lotus ISV community sees the brand right now. Two active members of the community, going to IBM, helping drive the product forward, and then going back into the community as executives. Says wonders about the Notes brand and world.
7Andrew Pollack 2/1/2008 1:26:20 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Bob and Rocky are two of my most respected peers and great friends to boot. Now, both are taking important jobs as VP's with big firms.
My (public, finally) congrats and best wishes as you step back into the world of innovative partners. Now, go innovate me something, quick!
And yes, all the hostile comments from me on Rocky's blog were part of the joke. (well, except the car thing, I did mean that. You really do want to drive a new car around a bit before someone parks on it).
8Karl-Henry Martinsson 2/1/2008 1:32:57 PM Good luck!
9Stuart McIntyre 2/1/2008 1:36:05 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Congratulations Bob - I have great respect for BinaryTree's tools, and I am sure you'll do an awesome job there.
We seem to have had a couple of years of community figures joining (or re-joining IBM), I hope 2008 won't turn into a flood in the opposite direction...
10Tim Tripcony 2/1/2008 1:41:03 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Congratulations, Bob!
But........ who's gonna fix DXL now?
11Julian Woodward 2/1/2008 2:04:06 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Many congratulations Bob.
If you get a car with the job, may I suggest a Hummer ;-)
12Charles Robinson 2/1/2008 2:05:15 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
As long as you're happy, I'm happy for you. :-)
@10 - Well, Damien *is* back. He's taken on more hopeless tasks in the past and succeeded. ;-)
13Carl Tyler 2/1/2008 2:05:24 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Congratulations Bob!
The Binary Tree team are pretty fun too!
14Steve Castledine 2/1/2008 2:05:27 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Damn I didn't even get around to fixing your comment layout so everyone could read clearer all the comments that will appear on this thread.
But anyhow - good luck! - and I know you will be sorely missed.
15Nathan T. Freeman 2/1/2008 2:11:11 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
"If you get a car with the job, may I suggest a Hummer ;-)"
16Matt White 2/1/2008 2:15:57 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Congratulations Bob, it's going to be a struggle for IBM Lotus to find someone to try and fill your shoes for the new Domino server work.
17Mac Guidera 2/1/2008 2:26:55 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Awesome! Congrats and all the best.
--Mac
18Turtle 2/1/2008 2:30:33 PM Envious
Yeah, and now you get to work with the Binary Tree Booth Babes. Argh.
19Rich Waters 2/1/2008 2:36:21 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Wow, Congratulations Bob!
Thanks for all your hard work getting the community involved and building the Partner program, hopefully their impact continues on in your absence.
20Thomas Bahn 2/1/2008 2:59:42 PM Congratulations
Some month ago I thought, IBM is gathering a lot of great people, now they have lost two of the greatest in short turn.
21Alan Lepofsky 2/1/2008 3:03:39 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Congrats Bob. Good luck in your new job, and I'm glad you're still part of the Lotus community.
22John Vaughan 2/1/2008 3:53:25 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
wow that is neat! congratulations! best of luck and all that, though i'm sure you won't need it.
23Ben Poole 2/1/2008 4:19:51 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Wow, sad to see you leaving IBM Bob; your efforts there were really appreciated. But hey, great news for you. Congratulations!
24Chris Blatnick 2/1/2008 4:59:33 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Congratulations Bob! Glad to hear you are moving on to a exciting new challenge!
But I do also have to say "ah crap"...that makes *TWO* guys that I wanted to work with at IBM who are now gone. :-(
Best of luck at your new gig!!!
25Richard Schwartz 2/1/2008 5:17:30 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
@18: No, next year Bob will BE the Binary Tree booth babe!
26Daniel Lieber 2/1/2008 5:22:06 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Congratulations Bob! Have a great time at BT -- Henry and the crew there are really great people. I am confident you will be sorely missed at IBM!
27Gab Davis 2/1/2008 9:16:19 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Congratulations Bob - I look forward to seeing you and Rocky in a giant battle of the tools (I could have put that better but you know what I mean). I'm surprised you accepted a measly VP title though and missed the opportunity to one up Rocky - my suggestion would be VIP VP R&D
Oh and Rocky's posting - I knew the joke was coming but thought everyone had seen through it straightaway by the comments - my twisted sense of humour causing confusion again.
28Ganapathiram Natarajan 2/1/2008 9:16:31 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
29Stephan H. Wissel 2/1/2008 11:39:31 PM Congratulation
We expect great things from you!
:-) stw
30Felix Binsack 2/2/2008 3:08:45 AM Congratulation !
But, I would much rather have seen you as a VP for Lotus ! IBM has missed that chance.
31Mikkel Heisterberg 2/2/2008 3:21:19 AM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Congrats! It will be fun to see if you like it in mgmt... :-)
32Jack Ratcliff 2/2/2008 2:37:19 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Congratulations Bob! I wish you all the best.
33Michael Bourak 2/3/2008 3:55:14 AM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Gratz Bob !
But be sure to "kick ass" till your last day at your current company so we have enough impulsion ;-)
34Roberto Boccadoro 2/4/2008 3:09:27 AM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Congratulations Bob
35Lars Olufsen 2/4/2008 4:51:14 AM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Congratz, Bob.
But it would suit you to admit, that it's not about the title but about the booth babes! ;-)
IBM is bleeding talent right now. Thankfully, it stays in the community!
Good luck in your new job.
36Mike Barlow 2/4/2008 9:41:10 AM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Congrats Bob, I had heard rumours that you might be heading in the BT direction, I'm glad (for at least the BT Team) that they turned out to be true.
Keep up the good work and hopefully you'll still be able to help keep IBM on their toes from the other side of the fence (again).
Best of wishes
37Kevin Pettitt 2/4/2008 12:43:23 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
@25 - I guess BT has decided they want customers to love them for their brains more than looks ;-).
38Beth Anne Collopy 2/5/2008 9:27:15 AM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Congratulations Bob! Best of luck with your new role.
39Erik Brooks 2/5/2008 3:53:46 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Zealot here -
Congrats, good luck, and make sure that whoever takes over on the IBM side shares your passion for blogging!
40Henry Newberry 2/5/2008 6:14:01 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Congrats, and good luck. You will be an asset to Binary Tree and missed whereever it was you were before. (short term memory loss).
As for the Buttons, Love them. You should become teh Certified Lotusphere Unofficial Button (CLUB) leader or wielder from now on.
BTW: Scott has stapled my a-- to the chair in fear that these things happen to the three of us at about the same time.
Newbs
41rajiv thomas 2/6/2008 3:32:19 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Hey Bob
Congratulations and all the very best in your new assignment
42Franklin Wong 2/7/2008 12:55:13 AM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
I was reading one of the local area newspaper on line sites, and saw this title: "Bob Balaban directs HBOs Bernard and Doris." I thought - "wow, he really really changed jobs!!"
Congratulations & all the best in the new job at Binary Tree!
43Jason Hook 2/11/2008 5:43:00 AM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
I gave up trying to work out your personal email address but I wanted to wish you good luck on your first day at work for Binary Tree (assuming you're going straight into it).
44Mike Dill 2/13/2008 2:00:22 PM Obscure (Rob says that works as a title)! In Which A Certain Food Fight is Explained
Congratulations on your new position. I don't think there will ever be another "Iris", but I'm just glad to see that you guys (Rock, etc.) will still be hooked into the Lotus community. Looking forward to (continue) working with both of your companies. Best of luck.
PS - Has anyone heard where Newbs is going yet?? :-)


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Coming on top of the previous year's 6.4% increase, the British Gas announcement caused a furore that was not calmed by the Prime Minister's helpful advice to consider 'wrapping up warm' and 'wear a jumper' ‒ though customers may well be more receptive to his suggestion of switching to another energy provider.
So, although its £1.2 million price tag may be too steep for most of the country, the appearance of Britain's first entirely solar-powered home in Great Glen, Leicestershire, seems timely in its reminder of alternate energy supplies that are both environmentally and purse friendly.
The innovative, timber-framed home is packed with 'zero-carbon features', meaning it produces more energy than it uses.
Estate agent Anthony Fox says that the possibility of no utility bills is proving a big draw for potential owners.
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We're currently right in the middle of the busy run-up to Christmas, and just about every retailer and consumer brand out there is no doubt feeling the heat. With a seasonal surge in sales comes an increase in foot and web traffic, stock shortages, and – of course – customer service queries.
According to software company JDA, almost one in three Britons (31 per cent) encountered order fulfillment problems when shopping online over Christmas 2014. That's a lot of unhappy customers potentially coming to contact centres for reassurance and resolution, and it only covers a small subset of the assorted customer service issues that might be raised over the festive season.
If you're a contact centre professional, your job is to ensure that your brand delivers a better customer experience than the competition at this critical time of year. Perhaps you've made some temporary hires for this purpose, or incentivised your agents to put in 110 per cent and add some Christmas cheer to their calls. But do you really know what your customers want?
Here are a few of the things we think might be on their wishlist.
People tend to have a lot on their to-do lists over the festive season. Christmas shopping, visiting friends and family, juggling work and social commitments – we could go on. The last thing they want to do is spend more time seeking customer service than is strictly necessary – first contact resolution is ideal, because every follow-up call is another chunk of the day gone for good.
In order to deliver this level of speed from your contact centre, you're going to need the right contextual information to understand your customers' problems right away, as well as the ability to solve their problems through whichever channel is the best fit for their individual circumstances.
This includes mobile. The Christmas period is busy, and ten minutes of downtime between other commitments may be the only chance a person gets to seek customer care. A traditional call with an agent might not be the most convenient option in these circumstances, so it's useful if the contact centre offers a self-service app and mobile web chat, too.
Following on from the above: if your customers can't commit to lengthy calls during regular contact centre hours, the strength and versatility of your self-service offering is critically important. The more complex the problems it can solve, the better – and remember that not everybody will want to access it in the same way. The web, mobile, SMS and social media are just a few of the channels in which your customers may seek self-service functionality.
If a person does need to speak to an agent or switch to another channel to solve a more complex problem, the capacity to deliver true omni-channel customer service is a must. When time is precious, people want their interactions with a brand to be seamless – they don't want to repeat the same information when they cross channels or receive the wrong support because an agent wasn't fully informed of their circumstances.
With mobile and self-service customer care rapidly gaining in popularity, Christmas is definitely a time that'll put your omni-channel capability to the test.
The Christmas rush can be a scary time for contact centres for the simple reason of increased traffic. Much as retailers have to accommodate more foot traffic over the festive season, so too do contact centres need to ensure they have the capacity to cope with spikes in the number of customer service queries.
This is actually one of the key arguments in favour of switching from an on-premise to cloud-based contact centre solution. Cloud capacity can be scaled up and down on-demand, making it much more adaptable to seasonal shifts in traffic than legacy infrastructure.
Moreover, it's often easier to deliver true omni-channel capability from a cloud contact centre, making it possible to resolve customer problems more quickly and simply – and with fewer resources – than ever before.


It was quiet, calm, and cold (-14 degrees F) when I quickly jumped out of my car to snap this image of a drifted over canal north of Idaho Falls. It was the light that motivated me to get out of my warm car and extend the cold tripod legs! There were thin clouds which diffused the early morning light and cast beautiful glow and soft shadows on everything around. How glad I was that I didn't let this fleeting photo op pass as I wandered the snow covered country roads north of Idaho Falls.