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Nubreed Nutrition began life in 2013 and is based in Troy, Michigan.
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About Nubreed Nutrition
The company was founded by Jeff Thomas – a man with a long history in the supplement industry. Before starting Nubreed Nutrition, he was vice president at Creative Edge Nutrition, brand manager and marketing director at Science Defined Nutrition (SDN) and vice president at Supplement Group Inc.
The Nubreed Nutrition website says that those behind the brand believe "in motivating every athlete to find their true ethos" and to inspire its customers to "reach their full potential". On its About page, the company says it strives make Nubreed a "lifestyle", rather than "just another supplement brand".
According to an article in bizjournals.com from 2015, Nubreed Nutrition saw "rapid growth" in its first couple of years. In fact, it experienced a 350% upturn in growth during 2014, achieving "seven-digit" gross sales.
All Nubreed Nutrition products are made in cGMP-certified manufacturing facilities. Having secured third-party analysis for its Helix BCAA supplement, the brand now refers to itself as an "Informed Choice Certified brand". Indeed, Helix BCAA is now officially free of illegal substances and is safe to use by athletes who wish to avoid a competition ban.
Members of Team Nubreed (endorsement program) include – or have included – Lee Priest (former IFBB pro bodybuilder), Krissy Chin (IFBB professional figure competitor and physical therapist) and Jasen Ono (bodybuilder). Priest and Ono have both posted videos praising a number of Nubreed products.
Nubreed Nutrition offers a wide range of supplements for men and women. These include fat burners, appetite suppressants, libido enhancers, testosterone boosters, mass gainers, hormone support and more.
The people behind the brand declare their "supreme" confidence in their products with a "100% 30-day money-back guarantee". This gives customers the chance to claim a full refund if they are unhappy with any of their purchases.


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U.S. Rep. Brian Babin plans Veterans Town Hall on Oct. 11
October 3, 2016 Marketing & Public Affairs
U.S. Rep. Brian Babin
U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) will host a Veterans Town Hall at Lee College with a team of experts who can answer former military service members' questions about accessing healthcare and education benefits, navigating the claims process, determining discharge status, transitioning into civilian life and more.
The Veterans Town Hall will be held from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 11, in the Rundell Hall Conference Center on the Lee College campus. Those confirmed to participate include representatives from the Veterans Benefits Administration's Houston Regional Benefit Office, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston National Cemetery, Texas Veterans Commission, Disabled American Veterans, Vietnam Veterans of America and the Lee College Veterans Center, among others.
Babin will moderate the Veterans Town Hall, which is open to all veterans. For more information about the event, contact Babin's office at 832.780.0966.
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On Friday, January 26, Alpha Krav Maga Boston will be conducting a 3rd-Party Gun Defense Seminar. The Seminar will run from 6:30pm-8:00pm and will cover basic gun defenses and how to defend a 3rd party, such as a friend or family member, if they are held at gunpoint.
The seminar is open to all members regardless of belt level. Cost is $30, but if you bring a friend or family member, the cost is only $15 per person! Please register via email at mail@kravmagamalden.com or at the front desk by January 21 to reserve you spot.


Great projects require a great team and we're proud of ours.
Don is the President of Stewart Construction, Inc., a company he started in 1988 when he moved his family to Vermont. From the beginning, Don worked hard to establish a reputation in the construction community and a culture within the company based on his strong values for quality, integrity, and service. To this day, Don continues to provide the vision and overall direction for the company. Under his leadership, Stewart Construction has grown from a small general contractor to a multi-million dollar company, handling all aspects of the construction process.
Aaron grew up in the business, working his way up from pushing a broom to a site superintendent, estimator then project manager. He graduated from James Madison University and took a job for a premiere builder in California's Bay Area. He worked as an estimator and project manager before moving back to Vermont in 2011 to take a position at SCI. Aaron is the Vice President and Senior Project Manager, and has coordinated many of SCI's more complicated jobs since his return.
As Stewart Construction's Chief Financial Officer, Martha manages the company's day-to-day financial operations. A member of the Stewart team since 1990, Martha has an eye for detail and a keen instinct for her work. Martha thoroughly enjoys analyzing financial data, resolving problems, and bringing projects to a successful conclusion in a timely and cost-effective manner.
She graduated from Cornell University with a Masters in Public Finance. In addition to her CFO work she assists in legal matters, coordinates health care for employees, and oversees all insurance issues.
After graduating from Penn State University with a Bachelors of Architectural Engineering, Lance worked in Washington DC as an engineer in training for a large construction company. After relocating to Vermont in 2003, he began working in the field for Stewart. His training and background allowed him to move seamlessly into the office as an estimator.
Lance is thorough and accurate when he develops the cost to construct a building, but also has a very developed sense of how things actually work in the field. He is multitalented, adding project management and technical computer skills to his responsibility as Senior Estimator.
Justin is a Vermont native who grew up working in his family's construction business. After graduating from high school Justin moved out to Bozeman, Montana to attend Montana State University. During college Justin gained further experience in the construction field working for companies in both Montana and Vermont. After graduating from Montana State, Justin moved back to Vermont and continued to work for his family's business. A combination of Justin's education and experience has made him a great fit in the estimating department at Stewart Construction.
Kim's parents are both in the construction trade. After graduating high school in Hardwick he started his construction career as a framing carpenter. In 2006 he joined Stewart as a carpenter and has worked his way up to Project Manager.
Kim has excelled in sensitive hospital environments, fast paced large scale carpentry projects, and highly technical food industry construction. "I strive to deliver the best product for our client that will exceed their expectations and pay great attention to detail." Clients enjoy Kim's passion for building and his ever pleasant demeanor.
Achala grew up in India. She earned her degree in civil engineering from The National Institute of Engineering, India and a Master's Degree in Building Construction from Georgia Tech. She brings to Stewart both national and international experience as well as a history of working on both small and large scale commercial, industrial, residential and mixed use projects. She has worked in many roles in the past including intern, field engineer and project engineer. Achala enjoys working closely with clients to understand their unique requirements and more effectively manage each project's schedule and budget.
Ben began his construction career early on, working for several large site contracting companies in his native New Hampshire during high school. In 2011 he moved to Florida to work for one of the nation's fastest growing general contracting companies with a particular focus on process efficiency and organization. He left Florida in 2016 to volunteer overseas helping several families construct new homes out of sustainable and locally sourced materials. Ben relocated to New England last year to be closer to family and his combination of field and office experience makes him a versatile asset to the Stewart team.
35 years of continuous improvement has made Kevin an invaluable part of the Stewart team. "My first 24 years was spent primarily in the design build world where I learned quickly to become very self sufficient." His training garnered him a breadth and depth of the entire construction process that is second to none. His technical skills translate into the ability to make complicated, interrelated systems work together harmoniously.
Kevin works quietly behind the scenes on his projects, anticipating and solving problems, keeping subcontractors and vendors on track, and clients up to date. His calm and thoughtful approach to building make him easy to work with. His experience includes industrial, municipal, health care and higher education projects.
Maurice grew up on a family farm in Addison County. His vocational training and military service prepared him for a construction career that started in 1984. He developed an in depth knowledge of the trade through years of building complex concrete structures and 10 years of self employment before he joined Stewart in 2001. Maurice is widely acknowledged as a master carpenter.
Maurice has taken his planning, scheduling and leadership skills to a new level as a superintendent. His fine eye for detail makes him a sought after manager when quality and timeliness are essential to the client.
Chris has worked in the construction trades all his life. He grew up working beside his dad going to construction jobs. After graduating from high school he joined the Army National Guard and learned leadership where it continued into his job. His desire to learn and excel moved him into a foreman position. He then took his skills and started his own construction business. His desire to challenge himself took him into the commercial field. Chris has the ability to coordinate the personnel well to get the project complete with a quality product for the customer. His jobs run efficient and provide a good working environment.


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Safe standing areas to be installed at Rugby Park
in #KillieStories June 12, 2019
Kilmarnock Football Club is delighted to become the first provincial club in Scotland to install safe standing areas within Rugby Park.
Working with Trust in Killie, the club has identified an area of the East Stand and one section of the Moffat Stand to introduce rail seats, which can be flipped up or even locked in place to create a standing area.
Celtic were the first club in Scotland to install a safe standing section in 2016 with the aim of improving the matchday atmosphere and we hope to achieve the same at our stadium.
Director Cathy Jamieson said: "We have been looking at the option to install safe standing areas for the past few months and after much research, we are delighted to announce that we have agreed on an installation schedule and will be able to offer this very soon.
"Our supporters have been paramount to the process and as the first provincial Club in Scotland that will be able to offer this to fans, we really look forward to seeing the project to completion.
"Funded by Trust in Killie, a supporter lead organisation, we expect demand for this new area in the East Stand to be high and look forward to improving the matchday experience for our fans in the grounds where comradery will further enhance the matchday atmosphere.
"I would like to thank existing Season Ticket holders in this area, some of which have held their seats for a number of years, as they have very kindly agreed to move from the areas affected.
"We have been working hard to ensure they are satisfied with the service they received from our team to make sure they got the best alternative arrangements. Supporters in this area and Trust in Killie members will get first refusal in the new safe standing areas, but we are sure that there will be enough to appeal supporter demands."
The club has been in contact with supporters in the designated areas but if you think your seat will be affected or you wish to speak to our ticketing team then please contact 01563 501970 or you can send an email to tickets@kilmarnockfc.co.uk


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Une éclisse est une pièce simple d'assemblage, destinée à immobiliser plusieurs parties mobiles d'un ensemble mécanique (rails, membres, membrures, etc.) ou à rigidifier et supporter un corps mou ou flexible (fromage, membre, etc.) C'est également un élément des guitares, violons, violoncelles, contrebasses.

Étymologie
Le mot « éclisse » provient du vieux français « esclicer » signifiant « se fendre en éclats ».

Éclisse végétale
Une éclisse est le nom donné à un morceau de bois ou d'osier, en forme de coin, de planchette ou de ruban, utilisé dans certains assemblages :
 pour la construction : dans les édifices à pan de bois, les éclisses (aussi nommées selon les régions : palançon, palisson, barreau...) sont des pièces de bois fendu, qui s'insèrent entre les poteaux de structure. Elles servent de barreaudage pour permettre le support du torchis qui assure le remplissage du mur ou du plancher. Le mélange de torchis sur l'éclisse donne une quenouille ou fusée. Dans l'assemblage de l'édifice bois, l'éclisse participe à rigidifier et trianguler la structure.
 pour les instruments de musique :
 les éclisses du violon et de la guitare font le tour de la caisse de résonance, reliant la table d'harmonie avec la table de dessous,
 l'éclisse courbe du clavecin ;
 pour les seaux  : cerclage ;
 pour la transformation du lait en fromage :
 cerclage destiné à maintenir la forme,
 plateau de vannerie pour l'égouttage ;
 pour la vannerie : lamelle obtenue par l'utilisation du fendoir.

Éclisse métallique

Dans l'industrie ferroviaire, avec un sens analogue à ceux cités ci-avant, une éclisse est une pièce métallique servant, par paire et à l'aide de boulons ou de « cés » de serrage (pièce métallique rappelant la forme de la lettre « C »), à raccorder entre eux deux rails consécutifs, l'assemblage complet formant alors un joint.

Éclisse médicale

En médecine, une éclisse est une attelle destinée à l'immobilisation d'un membre fracturé. Dans le contexte du prompt secours, on parle d'éclisser un membre à l'aide d'une plaque rigide de carton, de bois ou de métal et d'un bandage de contention<ref>Encyclopédie Vulgaris Médical, [http://www.vulgaris-medical.com/encyclopedie-medicale/eclisse Eclisse'].</ref>.

 Notes et références

 Voir aussi

 Liens externes
 Trésor de la langue française, Trésor de la Langue Française informatisé.
 Serge Lacoste, Les éclisses, Osier Vallée de la Garonne''.

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Q: Array intersection function speed I've written a short function for array intersection and wanted to know why one function is faster than the other.
1)
Dim list2() As String 'Assume it has values'
Dim list2length As Integer = list2.length

Function newintersect(ByRef list1() As String) As String()
    Dim intersection As New ArrayList
    If (list1.Length < list2length) Then
        'use list2'
        For Each thing As String In list2
            If (Array.IndexOf(list1, thing) <> -1) Then
                intersection.Add(thing)
            End If
        Next
    Else
        'use list1'
        For Each thing As String In list1
            If (Array.IndexOf(list2, thing) <> -1) Then
                intersection.Add(thing)
            End If
        Next
    End If
    Return intersection
End Function

2)
Dim list2() As String 'Assume it has values'
Dim list2length As Integer = list2.length

Function newintersect(ByRef list1() As String) As String()
    Dim intersection As New ArrayList
    If (list1.Length > list2length) Then 'changed >'
        'use list2'
        For Each thing As String In list2
            If (Array.IndexOf(list1, thing) <> -1) Then
                intersection.Add(thing)
            End If
        Next
    Else
        'use list1'
        For Each thing As String In list1
            If (Array.IndexOf(list2, thing) <> -1) Then
                intersection.Add(thing)
            End If
        Next
    End If
    Return intersection
End Function

3)
Dim list2() As String 'Assume it has values'
Dim list2length As Integer = list2.length

Function newintersect(ByRef list1() As String) As String()
    For Each thing As String In list1
        If (Array.IndexOf(list2, thing) <> -1) Then
            intersection.Add(thing)
        End If
    Next
    Return intersection
End Function

So for my testcase, 1 take 65 seconds, 3 takes 63 seconds, while 2 actually takes 75 seconds. Anyone know why 3 is the fastest? And why is 1 faster than 2?
(Sorry about the poor formatting...can't seem to paste it right)

A: That's not much of a difference. Also, it doesn't seem like the methods would produce the same result, so it would be pointless to compare the performance, right?
Anyhow, the Array.IndexOf is not very efficient way to find items, and doesn't scale well. You should get a dramatic improvement if you use a hash key based collection as lookup instead, something like this:
Function newintersect(ByRef list1 As String(), ByRef list2 As String()) As String()
  Dim smaller As HashSet(Of String)
  Dim larger As String()
  If list1.Length < list2.Length Then
    smaller = New HashSet(Of String)(list1)
    larger = list2
  Else
    smaller = New HashSet(Of String)(list2)
    larger = list1
  End If
  Dim intersection As New List(Of String)
  For Each item As String In larger
    If smaller.Contains(item) Then
      intersection.Add(item)
    End If
  Next
  Return intersection.ToArray()
End Function

A: I'd expect you'd find that with different test cases you can reverse the results you had above and reach a situation where 2 is fastest and 1 & 3 are slower.
It's difficult to comment without knowing the make-up of the test case, it'll depend on the location of 'intersecting' items within the two arrays - if these tend to be close the to front on one array and closer to the end of another then the nesting order of the array iteration / IndexOf will have markedly different performance.
BTW - there are better ways of performing an intersection - sorting one or other array and performing a BinarySearch is one means - using a Dictionary(Of String, ...) or similar is another - and either would result in far better performance.

A: This is from the MSDN documentation
    Dim id1() As Integer = {44, 26, 92, 30, 71, 38}
    Dim id2() As Integer = {39, 59, 83, 47, 26, 4, 30}

    ' Find the set intersection of the two arrays.
    Dim intersection As IEnumerable(Of Integer) = id1.Intersect(id2)

    For Each id As Integer In intersection
        Debug.WriteLine(id.ToString)
    Next

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Sometimes it's easy in automotive retail to overthink this whole sales thing. Confusing concepts ranging from multi-touch attribution to your VDP strategy can boggle the mind of the average sales manager; all while seemingly moving no more metal than the confusing concepts that came before.
The truth is that Ups are down and discounting is up; inventories are bulging, sales team turnover is growing; and it looks like the market is done routinely delivering those year-over-year increases we grew to depend on.
Instead, dealers and their sales management teams would be better served focusing on running their business and employing a few simple rules that, when enforced, will help them profitably grow sales by creating a culture of accountability that drives that business.
In an effort to be "fair," most dealerships protect lazy salespeople who fail to keep in contact with their own customers. They do this by awarding the deal to the lazy salesperson if their prior customer shows up and buys a vehicle.
This is not only not fair, it's a fools bet that the customer will ever return on their own.
Once today's consumer catches new car fever, there are just too many choices out there to expect they'll remain loyal to you. As we know, only about 50% of new car customers are brand loyal, but how many of that half are also dealership loyal?
Your salespeople should be actively marketing to and setting appointments with their sold database. They should be greeting them when they service with you and they should be following a robust post-sale phone strategy that focuses on gaining real customer loyalty – ensuring your dealership gets first crack at them when they're ready to buy.
If you want your sales team making calls to their sold database, remove the unfair protection you're providing them just because they sold someone a car in the past. The rule is simply "no appointment, no protection;" and it works just like it sounds: If your prior customer arrives without an appointment, all salespeople are free to sell them a vehicle and retain full credit.
Virtually all dealers have the necessary technology in place to track all outbound phone activity in their CRM; yet few actually make full use of this feature. There are usually two reasons why this simple solution is so underutilized: 1) The dealership didn't know this was available; and/or 2) The dealership didn't understand how valuable tracked calls can be to helping them reach their goals.
Because you likely already have this capability, it usually just takes a call to your CRM provider to get your CRM to begin tracking your outbound calls. Tracking, by the way, doesn't have to mean recording. Many dealers, especially those in states where recording phone calls requires the consent of both parties, only use CTI to track that an actual phone call has been made, who made it, and how long they spoke.
Knowing that actual calls are being made versus hoping that your sales teams aren't just checking off their phone activities (which they probably are) helps dealers drive higher sales with their existing leads, customer base and be-backs.
Given this, the rule is "all calls must be tracked calls." This means that if a phone activity is simply marked as being completed, it never happened; only properly tracked phone calls in the CRM count as a valid completion of a required activity.
If you want your salespeople to complete all of the activities assigned by the CRM, then the "zero past due activities" rule accomplishes this. Simply put: If you have past due activities this morning, and you worked yesterday, you don't get to catch any Ups today. Feel free to ride your desk, your CRM and especially your phone, and generate some appointments for yourself.
Every dealer has a rule similar to "all Ups must be logged in the CRM." The problem is almost no one enforces this. The "miss an Up, lose one" rule addresses this and simply means that if you catch an Up that you failed to put in the CRM, you lose your next spot in the Up rotation. Go have a seat and generate some business from your database.
The rationale for this rule and the next is that today's Ups are more ready-to-buy and, thus, much more valuable than they were in the past. Given this, no dealer can afford to have prospects visit their lots anonymously or without some interaction by a sales manager.
Just as every dealer has a rule requiring the logging of every Up, every dealer has a "100% T.O." rule. The problem is, again, almost no one enforces this.
A properly executed T.O. (or management turnover) often gives managers or closers the opportunity to calm or close a difficult prospect (among other benefits). Without a T.O., most new salespeople would sell few customers; with a T.O., they can and do enjoy better than average close rates.
When appropriately applied, the "miss a T.O., lose two" rule puts the right amount of emphasis on the need for 100% turnovers. Simply put, if your Up leaves the lot without a T.O., you miss your next two spots in the Up rotation. Feel free to grab a phone and call your be-backs – likely for the rest of the day.
But, These Rules Are Too Drastic!
Rules matter; and if any of these rules sounds too harsh for your team, learn to be happy with mediocrity and continue to ride market waves. Great people love structure in the workplace and good performers need rules to keep them on track.
If nothing else, ask yourself what make more sense in the current market conditions: To continue chasing confusing concepts or to create a culture of accountability grounded in rules that help drive your business forward?


She is preceded in death by her grandparents Tom and Helen Dunlap of Ohio and Herbert and Bev Meister of North Carolina.
Dawn is survived by her parents – Reverend David and Denise Meister of South Haven, children – Darian, Justice, Heaven, and Stephen-Chad Meister, brother – Michael Meister of Nappanee, Indiana and his family, her aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews. She leaves behind a beloved friend Connie Remick and her family cats.
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HIMYM 6.24: "Challenge Accepted"
"He's out printing up a whole new batch of resumes because he misspelled the phrase 'detail oriented.'"
-Lily
"Challenge Accepted" wasn't all horrible, but it was certainly mediocre in the pantheon of HIMYM season finales. Season one's "Of Course" is a lot of fun with "Angel" alums Alexis Denisof and Amy Acker, season two's "Something Blue" is very emotional and makes me a bit teary even though I could care less about Ted and Robin's romantic relationship, and "The Leap" is notable for its sense of hope. "Challenge Accepted" just had some Barney and Robin moments that made me happy to really take it out of the dregs of HIMYM overall. There wasn't really a whole lot of the unexpected with this episode, even though there were a few things that were probably intended as twists. Long-time viewers of the show, however, could see these events coming from a mile away. While somewhat disappointing, I will certainly be back to watching the show this fall. On the whole, the season was more successful than the disaster that was season 5. I appreciate that there was a season arc, even if one of the season-long plots (Ted and Zoey) was horribly annoying. You can't win them all.
This episode fast forwards through the summer of 2011 and takes place in September. Ted claims that the summer isn't really worth talking about because all that happened was that he and Barney argued a lot over who was going to press the button to destroy the Arcadian. Things pick up a bit when at MacLaren's with Barney and Robin, Ted mentions that he saw Zoey again for the first time since their break-up. Zoey's life hasn't gone so well since divorcing the Captain, either financially or personally. Of course, she wants to try a relationship with Ted again. Barney and Robin try to wave Ted off this idea pronto. Besides the Ted and Zoey fuss, the other major plot of this episode involves Lily and Marshall. Lily is picking up some soup for Marshall. It happens to be his favorite soup from a kind of shady restaurant. Inexplicably, Robin has joined her for this errand. I say it's inexplicable because as Lily is purchasing the soup, Robin reminds Lily that Lily has gotten food poisoning there before. Lily corrects Robin. She's gotten food poisoning from this restaurant three times before.
Ted has a meeting with the contractor for the new GNB headquarters, who just happens to be played by the awesome Chi McBride, aka Emerson Cod from "Pushing Daisies." He doesn't really have a lot to do in this episode, but since the HIMYM producers went to all the trouble of hiring Chi McBride, I've got to hope he's going to be more of a fixture next season and this was just a way to introduce him. Since "Pushing Daisies" is still my all-time favorite show, and Chi McBride was incredibly funny on that show, I have high hopes for where HIMYM can go with this idea. Contractor Chi (which is what I'm going to call him until I bother to learn the character's name) wants Ted to choose some lighting for the building. He needs to order 50,000 of whatever light bulb Ted chooses. Ted brings the two possible light bulbs to MacLaren's and fusses over them, much to Barney and Robin's chagrin. Barney tells Ted that either light bulb will be fine because the building is all new, and "new is always better." Robin scowls at this, obviously thinking about how Barney seems to want to move on to a new romantic interest.
Meanwhile, Robin's prediction about what will happen to Lily from eating the soup seems to come true. Lily vomits on her Kindergarten class' guinea pig, and she just can't stop vomiting. She thinks she must have food poisoning, so she rushes home to try to stop Marshall from eating any of the soup. Unfortunately, Lily is too late. Marshall is already on his third bowl. He goes to MacLaren's to join his friends and orders jalapeño poppers. He wants to eat them before the food poisoning sets in because they're unhealthy but very tempting, and he's hoping the food poisoning will give him a food aversion to them. When Marshall gets home, Lily is not happy to find out that he told the group she was sick. She thinks that when someone has a stomach ailment, you should be discreet and just say something like "under the weather." She has a good point. Marshall lies and says he told the rest of the group that she just had the sniffles, but back at MacLaren's, Barney and Robin make diarrhea jokes while Ted continues to fuss over the light bulbs. This was probably the low point of the episode to me. The diarrhea jokes were stupid, and Neil and Cobie didn't even seem all that into the jokes. Ted puts an end to it when he tells Barney he can push the demolition button and runs out of MacLaren's.
While anticipating being very sick very soon, Marshall gets a call from a big time environmental law firm. They want to interview him, and the interview has to take place that evening, even though Marshall thinks he'll be sick from the soup by then. Marshall really wants the job, so he takes steps to prepare for being sick like lining his briefcase with a plastic bag and getting an adult diaper from a neighbor. The interview, unfortunately for Marshall, does not go well. It's a real test on Marshall's stomach, with the hiring partner showing him photos of all sorts of horrible environmental disasters. When the hiring manager says that he wants to allow 20 more minutes for Marshall to ask him questions, Marshall has had it. Despite Lily's advice, he tells the hiring manager in rather crude terms what he thinks is going to be happening to him soon because of the soup. And then he runs out of the office, horribly embarrassed. Once he arrives home, all Marshall can do is sleep, and he sleeps all night without getting sick. The next day, when complaining about how he blew his interview and it's been a crappy year so far, Lily tells Marshall that she's been sick because she's pregnant. Doesn't everybody know that a woman being sick is TV shorthand for pregnant?
Anyway, shifting back to the main plot of the episode, Robin finds that Ted left his phone behind when he ran off from MacLaren's. She discovers that right before he left, Ted received a text from Zoey, and they're planning to meet for coffee. We then get a little montage of flashbacks showing how Ted runs back to old girlfriends the instant he's feeling a little stressed. My favorite was when Ted tried to ask Robin for coffee and she just blew a raspberry at him. Barney and Robin decide it's their mission to figure out where Ted has gone and stop this foolishness. First they visit Lily, because they think she might remember romantic stuff like where Ted and Zoey had their first date. Lily doesn't remember that, but she does have a voicemail from Ted that was left on his way to meet Zoey and includes a subway conductor announcement in the background. Fluent in "conductor," Lily uses the announcement to tell Barney and Robin where Ted is. Robin doesn't think there will be time to stop Ted, but Barney winks, and Ranjit appears in his towncar.
Barney and Robin have a lovely little conversation in the towncar where they talk about how Ted and Zoey did love each other at one time, when they're really talking about themselves. I like the acknowledgement that there was something genuine between them. Eventually, Barney and Robin are able to find "The Intersection," which is the name of the coffee shop in Brooklyn where Ted is supposed to meet Zoey. Zoey is sitting there alone. There's a flower shop next door, and Barney and Robin correctly figure out that Ted is in that shop trying to pick out the perfect orchid for Zoey. As Ted leaves the flower shop, Barney and Robin tackle him, and they manage to convince him not to restart things with Zoey. Ted gives the orchid to an older woman to give to Zoey, but she gives it to another blond woman instead. There's a brief "and that's how I met your mother" psych when that happens, which seemed a little disrespectful of the audience, but it didn't seem to bother me as much as it bothered the rest of the online fandom.
We then see that it's time to blow up the Arcadian, and amazingly, Barney lets Ted do the honors. After the event, Robin and Barney are happily walking down the road and bantering, when all of a sudden, Nora reappears. Barney asks her out to coffee, Nora reluctantly agrees, and Robin looks very sad. Can this plot get any more anvilicious? Finally, we fast forward "a little ways down the road" to the wedding that was teased back in the season premiere. Predictably, the groom at that wedding is Barney. We don't know who he's marrying, but if it's not Robin, all logic of television is blown out of the water. Since Cobie is already a regular on the show, it doesn't make sense for Barney to be marrying anybody else. And if he does, I'll probably quit watching, because it still makes me sad how Barney and Robin's relationship was handled so poorly in season 5. Immature? Maybe, but here at MTVP, I tell it like it is!
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Vladimir Putin: Kingmaker
The democracy experiment in Russia might well be considered officially dead by those who have not already judged it so. Vladimir Putin first changed Russian law to allow him to run for a third term as president. Recently, he has said that he will not seek a third term (yet) but seeks rather to 'maintain his influence.' Consider the recent report Alexander Voloshin Goes to America from Moscow's Kommersant newspaper.
Nonetheless, Kommersant was able to find out that he presented his point of view on that topic at a closed dinner at the Carnegie Institute. That meeting lasted about three hours. The Kommersant correspondent was able to see through the window of the first-floor hall that there were about 20 people present, including the former ambassadors to Russia and Ukraine Jim Collins and Steven Pifer. Fiona Hill, who was recently named CIA national intelligence officer for Russia, was also at that meeting.
Andy Kuchins, director of the Russian program at the Carnegie Center, asked Voloshin about the presidential successor. According to a Kommersant source, his answer was that "Putin is trying to find a composite model, something between Medvedev and Ivanov. But since there is no one like that at hand, there is a likelihood that one of them will advance to the presidency and the other will become prime minister."
Another source said that Voloshin also noted that "Putin is looking for a fairly young successor, one who is smart and well acquainted with military questions who will take his advice, giving the current president the opportunity to maintain his influence and maybe return after four years."
Calling him 'Kingmaker' may be a bit strong. Should he place his choice as president, there can be little doubt that Putin would remain 'king' while the robes would be simply worn by another.
By Steve Schippert on November 6, 2006 at 11:17 PM | Permalink
Kommersant: Alexander Voloshin Goes to America
Blackspeare | November 8, 2006 4:32 PM
The French have a saying: "The more things change, the more they stay the same." And so it is in Russia---looks like the spectre of the Tsar is appearing in the form of Putin cleverly disguised in the mantle of pseudo democratic reform.


You can load this file and get the estimated covariance matrix by inversing hh. The inverse of the posterior covariance matrix is saved and not the covariance matrix itself because it may help to use this _mh_mode file to restart a new metropolis (hopefully, with a better estimate of the posterior covariance matrix of the parameters).
then M and S are the posterior mean and covariance matrix.
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Dragon Ball Super Gave Yamcha A Great Reason To Finally Catch Up
A decision made by Goku in Dragon Ball Super gives Yamcha a great reason to finally catch up with his fellow Z-Warriors in the next anime.
Ball Super gave Yamcha an excellent reason to finally catch up to the Z-Warriors. For years, the Desert Bandit has lagged behind his fellow Dragon Ball heroes. In fact, the gap between him and the others widened so considerably that he wasn't even deemed relevant to the Tournament of Power story.
None of Dragon Ball's Earthlings are powerful enough to make a real difference in a fight against a major villain, but a handful at least get opportunities to help in some capacity. In spite of being so much weaker than the Saiyans on the show, Tien, Krillin, and Master Roshi were all invited to participate in the Tournament of Power on behalf of Universe 7. Krillin was also on hand with the battle against the Red Ribbon Army in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. Yamcha, on the other hand, hasn't been in an onscreen fight since the end of Dragon Ball Z. Presumably, his lack of involvement in the action is due to the fact that he retired from fighting.
While it's true that Yamcha took a noticeable step back from martial arts in Dragon Ball Z, that didn't stop him from believing wholeheartedly that he'd get a spot on Goku's team in the Tournament of Power. Of course, Yamcha's wait for an invitation was in vain. Since the character was visibly enthusiastic about the possibility of being on the team, it shouldn't be lost on him that not a single member of the Z-Warriors took the time to ask him. As a hero with a sizable ego, Goku turning to Tien, Master Roshi, and Krillin – but not him – this may have been a much-needed gut-punch for Yamcha.
Yamcha May Already Be Significantly Stronger When Dragon Ball Returns
Yamcha desperately needs motivation to resume some form of serious training, and Goku not selecting him for the Tournament of Power could easily serve that purpose in Dragon Ball's future. If that's true, Yamcha may already be significantly stronger when Dragon Ball returns. As Super Hero confirmed, two years have passed since Dragon Ball Super's ending. What that means is that if being overlooked by Goku did inspire him to close the gap, Yamcha should have been training throughout that period. So when the next anime begins, Yamcha could be back on the same level as the other human Z-Warriors – if not even stronger.
Of course, there's no expectation for Yamcha to ever become crucial to a Dragon Ball story again, but a substantial boost to power level could still justify him getting a supporting role similar to the ones enjoyed by characters like Krillin and Tien. If Dragon Ball Super really did put him in a position to make some significant gains, Yamcha has the potential to at least get his fair share of the action in the next anime.
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I thoroughly enjoyed working on the Digivision project and it inspired me to try SSTV for myself. Commercial equipment like the Robot 1200C was way out of my league price-wise, so the homebrew approach was the only option. I briefly had a crude system running on the BBC micro. I think the program used screen MODE 2 with the 8 colours it offered providing 8 shades of grey when viewed on a monochrome monitor. I seem to recall using a dither routine to produce extra shades. I somehow tortured the Beeb's built-in sound system into producing the required tones for transmit. This would have been around 1985/86 so the SSTV mode would of course have been 8 second black-and-white.
Realising that the BBC micro's graphics were not good enough for colour SSTV, I started working on ways to supplement the Beeb with external hardware. Although I had little knowledge of digital electronics at the time, I had learned how Static RAM chips worked whilst experimenting with "sideways RAM" on the Beeb. It occurred to me that by using binary counters to address the devices I could generate a standard video signal to drive an RGB monitor. With a lot of help from my good friend Jack Edgecock, G1NZH, I designed a system based around 16K x 8 static RAM chips with a display resolution of 256 pixels by 256 lines and 16 levels of red, green and blue. Although officially christened the "ColourStore 2000" the device was always simply known as "the Framestore". It had no on-board processing; all that was carried out by a BBC micro connected via the Beeb's 1MHz bus.
I seem to remember building and selling around 6 of these devices. The high price of RAM at the time made it an expensive project, and although much cheaper than systems like the Robot 1200C, it never really took off. Regular users at the time included G4IJE, G3JMA, G0PKH, G7KCS, G1EVD and G4PAD.
Mike, G3JMA, and I had a stand at the BATC (British Amateur Television Club) show at Harlaxton Manor around 1990/1 where we displayed the Framestore system. I recall that we went two years in a row, and although there was a lot of interest we didn't actually sell any!
The photo above shows a prototype Framestore as built by me and then somewhat modified by G3JMA. The top board is a video digitiser comprising three CA3306 6-bit analogue-to-digital converters. In those days, long before digital stills camera and the internet, a video camera connected to a digitiser was the main method for generating your own pictures. As far as I know, the Framestore in the photo still works, although I have unfortunately lost all the Beeb software that would be required to make it do anything useful.
The Framestore software included the Martin and Scottie modes (as implemented on the Robot 1200C scan converter) and I used it to make the first ever colour SSTV contact between the UK and USA on 6 metres (50MHz) in 1989. See photo below from QST magazine, February 1990.
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Ohio program will help add grape vines to the landscape
By Michele F. Mihaljevich
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio – The Ohio Grape Industries Committee (OGIC) is giving Ohioans the opportunity to start – or add to – a vineyard to help spur grape production in the state.
The Vineyard Expansion Assistance Program (VEAP) will award up to $3,000 per acre, with a maximum of three acres, to establish grape vines beginning in 2021. Vines for wine or table grapes are eligible. The funding will only cover the cost of the grape vines planted.
Grape production has fallen steadily in the state since 2008, said Christy Eckstein, executive director of the OGIC. "The main driver is to put more vineyards in the ground in Ohio," she explained. "We have more wineries but a decrease in grape acreage. We're trying to help our wineries have a local source for their fruit."
The Buckeye state has 341 licensed wine manufacturers, or wineries, and about 100-110 vineyards. Some of those vineyards belong to the wineries.
Ohio has about 1,500 acres of grapes, down from about 2,000 in 2008. The polar vortex weather events in 2014 and 2015 resulted in many producers pulling out their vineyards, Eckstein said, adding quite a few of those acres weren't replaced.
"The weather is one factor (in the decline in acreage)," she noted. "Labor and expenses associated with growing grapes are also a factor. Growers are putting vines in, in the hope of getting a harvest in 3-5 years."
The cost to start a vineyard – not including the land – could be $10,000-$20,000, Eckstein said. Included in the cost are the vines, equipment to maintain them, trellises for them to grow on, pest and disease management products and labor.
OGIC offered a similar program in 2010 and 2011, with funding from a USDA specialty crop block grant. The $75,000 available this year comes from OGIC.
Applicants in 2010-2011 were a pretty even mix of new growers and those looking to expand existing vineyards, Eckstein said. "All applicants will undergo pre-planting site evaluations and post-planting site evaluations. In 5, 10, 15 years down the road, we want to see all these vineyards fruitful and maybe open their own wineries."
All grapes grown in the state tend to be cool climate varieties, she pointed out. In the northeastern part of the state near Lake Erie, pinot grigio (a white wine grape variety), grows well, while red grapes do well in southern Ohio. OGIC will work with Ohio State University extension specialists to help determine if applicants have chosen the best grapes for their part of the state.
To be approved, applicants must meet several criteria, including having a business plan with a clear plan for the grapes to be put into the production chain, Eckstein said. The planting must occur in spring 2021 and at least one acre of vines (minimum of 200 vines per variety) must be planted. Applicants may request reimbursement through VEAP once a vineyard assessment by OSU viticulture staff is completed during the first growing season.
Before opting to launch the return of the program, Eckstein said OGIC checked with wineries to be sure there would be a market for the additional grapes. "We found there is a market and demand for Ohio-grown fruit. We didn't want to set up growers to invest time and money and not make a profit."
At $3,000 an acre, the program's funding could help pay for 25 acres of grapes, she said. Some growers may opt to plant more acreage that wouldn't be covered by the program. OGIC is funded through a portion of an excise tax paid by manufacturers and distributors on all wine sold in the state.
"This is an opportunity to become a part of a small but diverse industry," Eckstein stated. "Everyone is very collaborative and collegial. The people are very willing to help and teach. They view themselves as colleagues."
The application deadline is Sept. 23. For more information and to request an application, contact Eckstein at christy.eckstein@agri.ohio.gov. Information is also available at www.findohiowines.com. Click on the 'news' tab at the top of the page and then click on the story about VEAP.


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Hilton has become the latest major hotel company to cut group commissions, a company representative tells International Meetings Review. Effective October 1, the company will revise its base group sales commission rate to 7 percent for bookings at participating hotels in the United States and Canada. All existing businesses booked before October 1 will be honored at the previously contracted commission rate.
Hughes said that the change would ease operations costs associated with group revenue and allow the company's owners to make further product investments over time.
International Meetings Review asked Hilton whether some groups with existing contracts would continue to receive the old commission rate, as had happened with companies with pre-existing contracts with Marriott. Hilton would only say that all existing business booked before October 1 would be honored at the previously contracted commission rate.
The moves to cut group commissions come at a time of heavy consolidation in the hotel industry. Marriott's announcement came a little under a year after its mega-merger with Starwood Hotels & Resorts, which made it the largest hotel company worldwide.
At the same time, not all hotel companies have been following Marriott's lead. Many hotel companies have launched temporary promotions to raise group commissions, such as Denihan Hospitality, South Seas Island Resort in Florida, two Nobu Hotels properties in Miami Beach and Los Cabos, and Eden Roc Miami Beach, to name a few. Shortly after the Marriott announcement a Wyndham Hotel Group representative told International Meetings Review that the company would hold its group commission levels steady.


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Trump meets with families affected by shooting at Texas high school that left 10 dead, over a dozen wounded
HOUSTON (AP) — Seeking to comfort grieving families and shaken survivors, President Donald Trump spent more than an hour privately Thursday with some of those impacted by a Texas mass school shooting that killed 10 and wounded more than a dozen on May 18. The latest spasm of violence in a year marred by assaults on the nation's schools, the shooting at Santa Fe High School was the latest to test the president's role as national comforter-in-chief. Trump met with more than two dozen people affected by the shooting, and did not publicly share his message for the grieving families and local leaders during a meeting at a Coast Guard base outside Houston.


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Talal Al-Khaibari (Arabic:طلال الخيبري) is a Saudi Arabian football left back who played for Saudi Arabia in the 2007 Asian Cup. He also played for Al-Ahli, Al Wehda and Al Qadsiah.

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Cropped, wide leg pant in dark-navy linen, contrasted with a sheer panel cut from black silk organza. Subtly detailed beneath the sheer black panel is a silhouette of mountains, cut and layered from silk organza. Each piece has been carefully cut, overlayed and stitched together by hand.


An address to the French National Assembly on Tuesday by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker was canceled to "give priority" to a hearing on the "Yellow Jacket" protests that have swept across France in recent weeks, writes Politico.
On Saturday, thousands of rioters clashed with police in Paris, burning cars, looting shops and tearing down street furniture. Demonstrators even spray painted the Arc de Triomphe — a national war memorial and the resting place of the tomb of the unknown soldier. Riot police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of protesters. According to the Associated Press, 133 people were injured in the violence and 112 vehicles set on fire.
Juncker had been scheduled to go to Paris to participate in a cocktail reception at the hemicycle, deliver a speech to MPs and later debate with them. He also had a meeting scheduled with Richard Ferrand, the president of the National Assembly and a "working dinner" with President Emmanuel Macron. It is unclear whether the dinner will go ahead.
A statement issued by the parliament Monday said Juncker's visit would be postponed until "a later date" because a formal session of questions to the government about the riots had been put on the agenda.


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Tesla opens its first Supercharger stations on the East Coast
Posted December 27, 2012 by Charles Morris & filed under Newswire, The Infrastructure.
The new stations are located at highway rest areas in Milford CT and Wilmington DE. The company plans to install more stations along the Northeastern corridor in the future.
From the beginning, Tesla Motors has made a point of following a different path from other electric vehicle sellers, and if you judge results by stock market performance and glowing press, the strategy has been a resounding success. One headline-grabbing amenity that no other automaker offers is the company's Supercharger network, which offers free fast charging to Model S owners (or at least to those who buy the more expensive models, and pay for an annual maintenance contract).
Last week, Tesla officially opened its first Supercharger stations on the East Coast, which make it possible to drive from Boston to Washington DC on electricity alone. The new stations are located at highway rest areas in Milford CT and Wilmington DE. The company plans to install more stations along the Northeastern corridor in the future.
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The Model S with the optional 85 kWh battery pack has a range of 265 miles, according to the EPA's rating. The 480 Volt Supercharger stations can add up to 150 miles of range in 30 minutes, using Tesla's proprietary fast charging standard.
Tesla spokeswoman Christina Ra said that someday, all Supercharger stations will be supplied by solar power (which dovetails nicely with another of Tesla mastermind Elon Musk's companies, Solar City, which went public this month). The stations currently work only with a properly-equipped Model S, but Ms. Ra said, "In the future, all Tesla models will be able to supercharge."
The first Supercharger station, located between San Francisco and Los Angeles, opened in October to great fanfare, a stylish, futuristic structure topped by gleaming solar panels. When the New York Times' Jim Motavalli paid a visit to the Northeastern stations, he found a more prosaic sight – a couple of conveniently-placed but ordinary-looking six-foot-high white boxes. Rain was pouring down, and an old gas vehicle was sitting in one of the spaces.
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The WTO's creation on 1 January 1995 marked the biggest reform of international trade since after the Second World War. It also brought to reality - in an updated form - the failed attempt in 1948 to create an International Trade Organization.
1994. "The Results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations". The Press Syndicate Cambridge of the University of Cambridge, UK.
Robert M. Dunn and Jr. John H. Mutti. 2000. "International Economics".
Fanklin Allen and Dougles Gale. 2000. "Comparing Financial Systems".
"Trade and Environment at the WTO"
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Chiron, New Moon
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The New Moon in Scorpio happens on November 11, 2015 at 19 degrees 01 minutes at 12:47 PM EST. This is a soulful and sweet lunation that comes with a hefty dollop of awareness and a sturdy indication of the location of deep transformation.
Leading up to the new moon, the Sun and Moon applied a trine to Chiron. This is the sense of tenderness and woundedness around the emotions. There may be a desire to protect ourselves just as the Scorpion's hard exoskeleton hides and protects the profound softness within. This is the feeling and awareness of bruised and vulnerable flesh and the need to keep that safe. There is either a healing process under way, or a sincere attempt to figure out what that process might look like. While that happens we may need to make sure to set up our environment so as not to re-open the wound as it is being dressed.
This sensitivity might have many roots, and they might be overlapping. It could be a betrayal, or a deep and abiding love that is associated with ache, or an opportunity to open the heart yet desiring not to go through the gauntlet of possibly causing damage to some of the most vulnerable parts of ourselves.
The facility associated with trines also brings easy flowing lessons at this time. There are softly stinging realizations about who does not have our trust, who does have our trust, and who deserves it, and what that says about our relationships. The sting does not necessarily hurt, but it is something like a gentle electrical buzz, or an awareness that makes you shift in your seat a bit, because it's uncomfortable, and because now that you know, you might act on that knowledge, and that action could be a choice to withhold.
Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1885-1900
Chiron in Pisces is one of the foremost symbols of an open heart in the face of the threat of pain. In the context of this lunation, Chiron's long elliptical orbit between those of Saturn and Uranus shows that the process of slowing down and journeying deep within with intense and sincere focus is what allows a liberating realization to take form. It is a slight, important, and liberating shift in perception that has as its precursor the willingness to really be present with challenging emotions in order to arrive at a notion that is freeing. And it is likely the case that the notion that frees is not ideal, it still carries a wound and that wound will still be activated, but the awareness allows for more deeply rooted and tremendously wiser actions.
The Sun and Moon are within orb of a sextile to Jupiter in Virgo at the time of the new moon. Scorpio and Virgo are both thorough signs in their own different ways, and using the strengths of each — Scorpio's hawk eye and depth and Virgo's sharp and more objective analytical abilities and eye for process — they can help each other accomplish their purposes.
Both luminaries activate Jupiter at this new moon, with an easy sextile from Scorpio to Virgo. Although Jupiter is a beneficent planet, in detriment in Virgo he is not as strong as he could be. On top of that, Scorpio can be a challenging sign, especially if one is not accustomed to standing still within the purifying fire. The simultaneous aspects to Jupiter and Chiron here can bring about an uncomfortable and painful revelation that now requires that the putrid toxins within be seen first, then expelled. The method to do this should now be very easy to apprehend while Mercury and Mars are in mutual reception.
On another level, the sextiles to Jupiter from the new moon can bring a happy expansion, an opportunity, a deepening of opportunity that comes about as the result of consistent applied effort, an ability to wield a challenge to one's benefit — especially when it involves support from others or supporting others in the realm of finances, shared property, sexual healing, working together for a transformation, holding silent focused space in service to another's transformation or expansion, a revelation that brings awareness of the next step to take, knowing how to deepen commitment to a path, or the path being revealed and writ large through doing repetitive mundane work.
Overall it's an excellent new moon that brings heartfelt emotional honesty, approaching oneself and others with the gentle touch of sincere tenderness, and deepening commitment to a vocation or craft by doing something real, and making the effort to do it well, again and again and again.
With so much love,
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Managed services can be a major benefit to many businesses. By having contractors take care of IT, or payroll, or other aspects of business, a company can focus on its core functions. Imagine a lawn-care company. This business didn't start with a goal of keeping up with technology. However, technology makes tracking where its vehicles are, and what yards need to be tended to much easier. Contracting third parties to find the best software and hardware, and then to manage those items, allows the lawn care company to be more efficient in their most important daily tasks. How can managed services make this possible?
The most important thing about real estate is "location, location, location." The most important factor in gaining new clients is "timing, timing, timing." Cold-calling doesn't have to be completely cold if you sit down and make up a strategy about who to approach, and when to approach them.
Sometimes it even makes sense to scroll through a Google search and consider who has need for your services, yet your services are not that company's main reason for existence. It would not make sense to offer IT management services to a computer salesman. It would make sense to offer IT management to a cleaning company, or to a maintenance company. These businesses could save money by contracting with someone to keep them online, and for someone who could listen to their needs and find the best software and hardware to meet their needs.
Timing comes into play because the lawn care company might realize they could be streamlined in late June when they have 20 lawns to mow a day, and worry about what will happen if their computer system goes down. That company could be approached in late June or early July and potentially be sold on how managed services can reduce or eliminate their tech downtime, and help them with the best tools to track vehicles and automatically find conflicts in scheduling.
The worst time to contact that lawn care company is December when they have laid off half of their crew for the winter and they struggle to keep the rest busy. A company should be approached when the fact they need assistance is at the back of their mind if not the front of their mind.
In addition to removing stress and fear in keeping a business operating at all times, a business wants to know is how contracting services will affect their bottom line. If you honestly believe that our fictitious lawn care company can save money by contracting IT services, then be ready to prove that to them.
When a salesperson approaches a small business and tries to sell them something, whether it be a product or a service, the "boss" of the small company just sees more expenses. If you are going to convince the owner of a small company that they should hire you, then you need to have a specific plan of action before you enter that business.
To learn about the specific plan of attack you will need when you have your face-to-face meeting, you may need to ask questions on the phone. Once again, using the fictional lawn care service: "Have you ever scheduled more jobs in a day than you had people to cover them?" "Have you ever worried that you aren't sure some employees spend too much time on some jobs?" and similar questions.
Some people will not willingly answer questions like this. They're suspicious of salespeople on the phone asking about the inner-workings of the business. But when you can find out answers to those questions and more, you know how to approach the business to prove they can save money.
One of the most important ways most businesses can save money by contracting services is that it frees that business to focus on its reason for existing. In the case of the lawn care company—it exists to maintain yards and grounds. That business does not exist to work on computers, networks, or programs.
The way to sell services to that company is to show them that if there have been mistakes with their current system—too many lawns booked, lawns being forgotten—or similar issues, they can actually save money with a system set up by contracted IT people. Whoever has the job of maintaining the current system could be better used doing something more productive, and something they are more qualified to do which also saves money.
Contracted services often look like a perk, or an unnecessary expense to many small businesses. The way to convince them to give your contracted service a try is to approach them at the right time, and to show them they will save money—or make more money—by using your services.


A businessman who helped Prime Minister Najib Razak set up 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) was alleged to have received US$529 million (S$715 million) in his Singapore bank account, according to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report yesterday that cited documents from an ongoing investigation into the troubled state investor.
Mr Low Taek Jho - better known as Jho Low - will also be summoned by Parliament's influential bipartisan Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which is probing the Finance Ministry-owned company over its RM42 billion (S$15 billion) debt racked up in its first five years of operations.
The WSJ said the deposits were revealed by Singapore police to Bank Negara Malaysia in March. This came about after the Malaysian central bank asked Singapore for help in its probe into 1MDB, whose chief adviser is Datuk Seri Najib.
The Prime Minister was himself accused by the same publication last week of receiving 1MDB-linked funds worth US$700 million in his private accounts in Malaysia.
WSJ said Mr Low received the money in his account at the Singapore branch of Swiss bank BSI, incidentally where 1MDB had stored US$1.1 billion from 2011 to 2013 before closing its account last year.
The money was allegedly deposited by Good Star, a company said to be controlled by Mr Low and which has been accused of being a beneficiary of 1MDB's early business deals. However, the report did not clarify how the deposits might relate to the debt-ridden state firm.
"If proceeds of crime have been transferred to Singapore, we would like to consider whether an offence has been committed in Singapore," Singapore police's Suspicious Transaction Reporting Office head Chua Jia Leng wrote to Bank Negara in March, according to the WSJ.
Malaysia's central bank told The Straits Times: "We decline to comment as the case is under investigation." Mr Low's representatives did not respond to requests for comment.
PAC chairman Nur Jazlan Mohamed told reporters yesterday that it would ask Mr Low to testify within two months, to verify some issues in his capacity as special adviser to the Terengganu Investment Authority, which morphed into 1MDB not long after Mr Najib became Prime Minister in 2009.
PAC committee member Tony Pua complained that the Finance Ministry had failed to submit any documents to the PAC despite requests since April.
Mr Najib, who is also Finance Minister, has repeatedly denied using 1MDB funds for "personal gain", but has yet to confirm or deny if he received the US$700 million as alleged by WSJ.
Swirling allegations of abuse of public funds surrounding the firm has been a lightning rod for calls by critics, including influential former premier Mahathir Mohamad, for Mr Najib to resign.
Widely respected former deputy prime minister Musa Hitam yesterday joined growing calls for Mr Najib to take leave of absence so that a high-level task force probing the allegations has "space psychologically, politically and legally for them to find the truth".
Tun Musa, who was deputy premier from 1981 to 1986, told The Malaysian Insider news website that the ruling Umno party was in denial over its leadership problem. He said Mr Najib is not safe despite declarations of support from the Cabinet and Umno's rank and file, as "those who pledge their support will be first to scoot off when their leader is in trouble".
Amid these allegations, Mr Najib has adopted a business-as-usual approach in the last few days by attending breaking of fast functions at mosques. He did not address the fresh allegations against Mr Low yesterday.


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import json

from django.core.exceptions import SuspiciousOperation
from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _

from accession.actions.actioncontroller import ActionController
from accession.models import Action, BatchPanel, Batch
from igdectk.common.helpers import int_arg
from igdectk.rest import Method, Format
from igdectk.rest.response import HttpResponseRest
from .action import RestActionIdTodo, RestActionIdDone

class RestActionIdTodoBatch(RestActionIdTodo):
    regex = r'^batch/$'
    suffix = 'batch'

class RestActionIdDoneBatch(RestActionIdDone):
    regex = r'^batch/$'
    suffix = 'batch'

class RestActionIdTodoBatchCount(RestActionIdTodoBatch):
    regex = r'^count/$'
    suffix = 'count'

class RestActionIdDoneBatchCount(RestActionIdDoneBatch):
    regex = r'^count/$'
    suffix = 'count'

@RestActionIdTodoBatchCount.def_auth_request(Method.GET, Format.JSON, perms={
    'accession.get_action': _("You are not allowed to get an action"),
    'accession.list_batch': _("You are not allowed to list the batches")
})
def get_action_id_todo_batch_list_count(request, act_id):
    action = get_object_or_404(Action, pk=int(act_id))
    # @todo check permission on the action

    action_controller = ActionController(action)

    if not action_controller.is_current_step_valid:
        raise SuspiciousOperation("Invalid current action step")

    panel_id, panel_type = action_controller.todo_panel_id_and_type()

    if panel_type != 'batchpanel':
        raise SuspiciousOperation("Trying to access to a panel of batches but the format does not match")

    from main.cursor import CursorQuery
    cq = CursorQuery(Batch)

    if request.GET.get('search'):
        search = json.loads(request.GET['search'])
        cq.filter(search)

    if request.GET.get('filters'):
        filters = json.loads(request.GET['filters'])
        cq.filter(filters)

    # working batch panel
    cq.m2m_to_array_field(
        relationship=BatchPanel.batches,
        selected_field='batchpanel_id',
        from_related_field='id',
        to_related_field='batch_id',
        alias='panels'
    )

    results = {
        'count': cq.count()
    }

    return HttpResponseRest(request, results)

@RestActionIdTodoBatch.def_auth_request(Method.GET, Format.JSON, perms={
    'accession.get_action': _("You are not allowed to get an action"),
    'accession.list_batch': _("You are not allowed to list the batches")
})
def get_action_id_todo_batch_list(request, act_id):
    action = get_object_or_404(Action, pk=int(act_id))
    # @todo check permission on the action

    results_per_page = int_arg(request.GET.get('more', 30))
    cursor = json.loads(request.GET.get('cursor', 'null'))
    limit = results_per_page
    sort_by = json.loads(request.GET.get('sort_by', '[]'))

    if not len(sort_by) or sort_by[-1] not in ('id', '+id', '-id'):
        order_by = sort_by + ['id']
    else:
        order_by = sort_by

    action_controller = ActionController(action)

    if not action_controller.is_current_step_valid:
        raise SuspiciousOperation("Invalid current action step")

    panel_id, panel_type = action_controller.todo_panel_id_and_type()

    if panel_type != 'batchpanel':
        raise SuspiciousOperation("Trying to access to a panel of batches but the format does not match")

    from main.cursor import CursorQuery
    cq = CursorQuery(Batch)

    if request.GET.get('search'):
        search = json.loads(request.GET['search'])
        cq.filter(search)

    if request.GET.get('filters'):
        filters = json.loads(request.GET['filters'])
        cq.filter(filters)

    # working batch panel
    cq.m2m_to_array_field(
        relationship=BatchPanel.batches,
        selected_field='batchpanel_id',
        from_related_field='id',
        to_related_field='batch_id',
        alias='panels'
    )

    cq.cursor(cursor, order_by)
    cq.order_by(order_by).limit(limit)

    batch_items = []

    for batch in cq:
        a = {
            'id': batch.pk,
            'name': batch.name,
            'code': batch.code,
            'layout': batch.layout_id,
            'descriptors': batch.descriptors,
        }

        batch_items.append(a)

    results = {
        'perms': [],
        'items': batch_items,
        'prev': cq.prev_cursor,
        'cursor': cursor,
        'next': cq.next_cursor,
    }

    return HttpResponseRest(request, results)

@RestActionIdDoneBatchCount.def_auth_request(Method.GET, Format.JSON, perms={
    'accession.get_action': _("You are not allowed to get an action"),
    'accession.list_batch': _("You are not allowed to list the batches")
})
def get_action_id_done_batch_list_count(request, act_id):
    action = get_object_or_404(Action, pk=int(act_id))
    # @todo check permission on the action

    action_controller = ActionController(action)

    if not action_controller.is_current_step_valid:
        raise SuspiciousOperation("Invalid current action step")

    panel_id, panel_type = action_controller.done_panel_id_and_type()

    if panel_type != 'batchpanel':
        raise SuspiciousOperation("Trying to access to a panel of batches but the format does not match")

    from main.cursor import CursorQuery
    cq = CursorQuery(Batch)

    if request.GET.get('search'):
        search = json.loads(request.GET['search'])
        cq.filter(search)

    if request.GET.get('filters'):
        filters = json.loads(request.GET['filters'])
        cq.filter(filters)

    # working batch panel
    cq.m2m_to_array_field(
        relationship=BatchPanel.batches,
        selected_field='batchpanel_id',
        from_related_field='id',
        to_related_field='batch_id',
        alias='panels'
    )

    results = {
        'count': cq.count()
    }

    return HttpResponseRest(request, results)

@RestActionIdDoneBatch.def_auth_request(Method.GET, Format.JSON, perms={
    'accession.get_action': _("You are not allowed to get an action"),
    'accession.list_batch': _("You are not allowed to list the batches")
})
def get_action_id_todo_batch_list(request, act_id):
    action = get_object_or_404(Action, pk=int(act_id))
    # @todo check permission on the action

    results_per_page = int_arg(request.GET.get('more', 30))
    cursor = json.loads(request.GET.get('cursor', 'null'))
    limit = results_per_page
    sort_by = json.loads(request.GET.get('sort_by', '[]'))

    if not len(sort_by) or sort_by[-1] not in ('id', '+id', '-id'):
        order_by = sort_by + ['id']
    else:
        order_by = sort_by

    action_controller = ActionController(action)

    if not action_controller.is_current_step_valid:
        raise SuspiciousOperation("Invalid current action step")

    panel_id, panel_type = action_controller.done_panel_id_and_type()

    if panel_type != 'batchpanel':
        raise SuspiciousOperation("Trying to access to a panel of batches but the format does not match")

    from main.cursor import CursorQuery
    cq = CursorQuery(Batch)

    if request.GET.get('search'):
        search = json.loads(request.GET['search'])
        cq.filter(search)

    if request.GET.get('filters'):
        filters = json.loads(request.GET['filters'])
        cq.filter(filters)

    # working batch panel
    cq.m2m_to_array_field(
        relationship=BatchPanel.batches,
        selected_field='batchpanel_id',
        from_related_field='id',
        to_related_field='batch_id',
        alias='panels'
    )

    cq.cursor(cursor, order_by)
    cq.order_by(order_by).limit(limit)

    batch_items = []

    for batch in cq:
        a = {
            'id': batch.pk,
            'name': batch.name,
            'code': batch.code,
            'layout': batch.layout_id,
            'descriptors': batch.descriptors,
        }

        batch_items.append(a)

    results = {
        'perms': [],
        'items': batch_items,
        'prev': cq.prev_cursor,
        'cursor': cursor,
        'next': cq.next_cursor,
    }

    return HttpResponseRest(request, results)


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Home ANNOUNCEMENTS Admission Applications are now being Accepted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies Programs for Spring Semester of Academic Year 2021/2022
Admission Applications are now being Accepted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies Programs for Spring Semester of Academic Year 2021/2022
The Faculty of Graduate Studies in Arab American University (AAUP) announces the start date of accepting applications for the Spring Semester of the academic year 2021/2022 to be from Monday Jan. 31th, 2022 until Thursday Mar. 10th, 2022 for the following programs:
* Except Ph.D. in Business Program where its deadline is Thursday 30/06/2022.
First: PhD Programs
Admission Requirements / Teaching Location
Administrative and Financial Sciences Department
( Joint with Indiana University )
Applicant must be a holder of Bachelor and a Master degrees from universities or recognized academic institutions by the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. One of the two degrees must be in a business-related field with a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the Master's degree or 2.60 in the Bachelor's degree or their equivalent, and have an official valid GMAT score with (500) points or higher, and Pass the personal interview.
Location: Arab American University ( AAUP ) Campus - Ramallah
Second: Master's Programs
Legal Sciences Department Master in Commercial Law
Applicant must be a holder of a bachelor's degree in Law from a recognized academic institution by the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research with a grade of at least "good" standing.
Location: Arab American University ( AAUP ) Main Campus - Jenin
Master in Civil Law
Master in International Law and Diplomacy
Applicant must be a holder of a bachelor's degree in any field from a recognized academic institution by the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research with a grade of at least "good" standing, and Pass the English placement test.
Location: Arab American University ( AAUP ) Campus - Ramallah
Master of Administrative Law and Constitutional Order
Applicant must be a holder of a bachelor's degree in Law or Political Sciences from a recognized academic institution by the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research with a grade of at least "good" standing.
Master in Criminal Sciences
Applicant must be a holder of a bachelor's degree in Law, Criminal Sciences or Police Sciences from a recognized academic institution by the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research with a grade of at least "good" standing.
Natural, Engineering and Technology Sciences Department Master in Physics
Applicant must be a holder of a bachelor's degree in physics or in a physics-related discipline (such as mathematics or a related engineering field) from a recognized academic institution by the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research with a grade of at least "good" standing, and Pass the English placement test.
Master in Computer Science
Applicant must be a holder of a bachelor's degree in computer science, or a related Engineering field from a recognized academic institution by the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research with a grade of at least "good" standing, and Pass the English placement test.
Master in Applied Mathematics
Applicant must be a holder of a bachelor's degree in mathematics or a related discipline of Science or Engineering from a recognized academic institution by the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research with a grade of at least "good" standing, and Pass the English placement test.
Master in Public Policy and Data Science
Applicant must be a holder of a bachelor's degree in any filed from a recognized academic institution by the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research with a grade of at least "good" standing, and Pass the English placement test.
Master in Landscape Architecture
Applicant must be a holder of a bachelor's degree in architecture, architecture engineering, a related engineering branch, or interior and exterior design branches from a recognized academic institution by the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research with a grade of at least "good" standing, and Pass the English placement test.
Social Sciences Department Master in Middle Eastern Studies
Applicant must be a holder of a bachelor's degree in any filed from a recognized academic institution by the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research with a grade of at least "good" standing.
Educational Sciences Department Master in Educational Psychology
Applicant must be a holder of a bachelor's degree in filed of education, psychology, or fundamental education from a recognized academic institution by the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research with a grade of at least "good" standing.
Master in Innovation in Education
Applicant must be a holder of a bachelor's degree in Education or any education discipline, or Diploma in Education for Upper Basic Level or Education minor in addition to a bachelor's degree in any filed from a recognized academic institution by the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research with a grade of at least "good" standing.
Administrative and Financial Sciences Department Master in Applied Islamic Finance
Applicant must be a holder of a bachelor's degree in any related Business Administration or Islamic Economics or Sharia and Economics studies from a recognized academic institution by the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research with a grade of at least "good" standing.
Media and Communication Department Master in Integrated Digital Media
Applicant must be a holder of a bachelor's degree in media, communication, or social sciences or any of its related fields from a recognized academic institution by the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research with a grade of at least "good" standing, and Pass the English placement test.
Master in Digital Art and Design
Health Sciences Department Master in Cellular and Molecular Bio Sciences
Applicant must be a holder of a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences or any of its related fields from a recognized academic institution by the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research with a grade of at least "good" standing, and Pass the personal interview, and Pass the English placement test.
Master in Medicinal Chemistry
Applicant must be a holder of a bachelor's degree in chemistry, pharmacy, or medical laboratory from a recognized academic institution by the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research with a grade of at least "good" standing, and Pass the English placement test.
Third: Higher Diploma and Specialization Programs
Advanced Residency in Prosthodontics
Applicant must be a holder of a bachelor's degree in Dental Surgery (BDS) or Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) from a recognized academic institution by the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research with a grade of at least "good" standing. and completed the clinical residency period, and must have a professions practicing license from the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Non-Palestinian doctors must obtain the professions practicing license from their countries, and Pass the English placement test, and Pass the personal interview (oral or written).
To Inquire About Tuition Fees, Click Here
For more information about the policies and admission requirements, please click here.
Admission Application Instructions:
Submission of admission applications will begin on Monday 31/01/2022.
The (Admission Card) for PhD, Master or Higher Diploma or Specialization degrees can be obtained through:
Financial Department at the university main campus, Jenin.
University campus in Ramallah, Abu Qash, Near Al-Rayhan neighborhood.
University Office in Haifa.
University Office in Rahat.
University Office in Majdal Shams.
PALPAY Service.
» The Admission Card fee for Master's degree or Higher diploma or Specialization is ( $150 USD ) non-refundable.
» The Admission Card fee for Ph.D degrees is ( $200 USD ) non-refundable.
Fill out the online application form available at (www.aaup.edu/apply) And enter all required fields.
After submitting the application online, Applicant should go then to the Deanship of Admissions and Registration at the university main campus in Jenin or Ramallah site for submitting the original documents.
Each application will go under assessment process by a specialized committee taking into consideration that each application will be studied separately.
When the student is admitted in the program and after checking all the required documents and the application, student will receive a final acceptance email from the Deanship of Admission and Registration.
The student should pay the seat reservation fee at any of our Accredited Banks or through PALPAY Service then get the seat reservation letter by Email or from the Deanship of Admission and Registration. Which contains the login information required for the educate portal and additional information.
The student should issue a student card through the office of student affairs in Jenin campus or through the office of admission and registration in Ramallah campus to obtain the university student card, the student must show his seat reservation first.
For further information, Contact the the faculty of graduate studies at 04-2418888 ext. (1471 or 1472) or at 02-2941999 ext. (5) or by e-mail at (PGS aaup.edu) or to contact the Deanship of Admission and Registration by telephone 04-2418888 ext. (3) or Fax 04-2510814 or by e-mail (DAR aaup.edu).
Required Documents: (Original and legalized copies of the documents below must be submitted in order to secure full admission)
Fill out and submit the AAUP Application Form.
Transcript of high school diploma certified / or its equivalent by the Palestinian Ministry of Education.
Copy of the ID (local applicants) or a copy of the passport (international applicants).
Original birth certificate or a duly certified copy.
Recent personal photo (2 pictures).
Original or Legalized copies of Academic Certificate and Transcript. ( certified by the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research)
Two letters of recommendation either academic or professional.
A motivation written and signed by the applicant. ( one to three pages )
Original experience certificate (English) if found.
A sealed transcript from the undergraduate university (Transcripts from foreign universities must be legalized and accredited by the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research).
For PhD in Business applicants, please click here for additional required documents and more details.
The deadline to apply for admission to the specialties in which seats are still available, on Thursday, 10/03/2022.
Except Ph.D. in Business Program where its deadline is Thursday 30/06/2022.
Submitting the application form does not -necessarily- guarantee admission.
Please keep Admission Card until you get the final status of the application.
Applicant for a Graduate Program may be subject to a written or an oral interview.
Applicants in Graduate Programs may be asked to study some remedial courses.
classes begin on Saturday 05/03/2022 for all Graduate Studies programs.
Except Ph.D. in Business Program where classes begin in the program ( Expected 12/2022 ).