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In This Article Epigenetics for Social Workers
Biological Mechanisms of Epigenetic Changes
Factors Affecting Epigenesis
Effects of Stress and Trauma
Health Disparities/Racism
Impacts of Epigenesis
Mental Illness and Addictions
Sensitive Developmental Periods for Epigenesis
Conception and Pregnancy
Infancy and Childhood
Trans-Generational Epigenetics
Controversies and Challenges
Epigenetic Interventions and Proposed Interventions
Terri Combs-Orme
LAST MODIFIED: 29 June 2015
Epigenetics is the study of factors involved in gene expression in response to the environment, without changes in the DNA sequence itself. It is a relatively new field, and one that social work has yet to integrate into its field of knowledge for practice. Yet it provides knowledge that can assist us in understanding client behavior and change in ways that are completely compatible with our "person-in-environment" approach. As opposed to Mendelian genetics, wherein the traits of offspring are determined solely through recombination of parents' DNA, epigenetics demonstrates that factors in the environment influence which genes are expressed and which are not, without changing the DNA sequence. Epigenetics thus makes the old "nature versus nurture" debate null and void, and provides a framework for understanding how, though our genes do not change in response to experience and environment, the expression of those genes does and plays a critical role in development, as well as responses to life experiences. Moreover, epigenetics clarifies the importance of social policy and programs for providing opportunities for all to maximize their genetic potential. Perhaps most important for the social work profession, epigenetic responses to the environment are often reversible and may provide the opportunity to influence not just our clients, but future generations.
These studies provide general introductions to the definitions, importance, and implications of epigenetics, as well as implications for social work practice. They were selected to be recent, as research is constantly being published, as well as accessible to those without extensive backgrounds in biology. These selections provide overviews from slightly different perspectives. Karr-Morse and Wiley 2012 and Nestler 2011 present research and examples for the educated layperson. Kanherkar, et al. 2014 provides an overview according to each stage of the lifespan. Garland and Howard 2009 and Combs-Orme 2013 present the material in a social work context, with references to social policy and interventions. Rozek, et al. 2014 addresses public health professionals and thus focuses on issues of population health, while Walsh and Yun 2014 discusses research related to epigenetics and criminal behavior. Tung and Gilad 2013 provides a more detailed scientific discussion of the mechanics of epigenesis from related animal research.
Combs-Orme, Terri. 2013. Epigenesis and the social work imperative. Social Work 58.1: 23–30.
DOI: 10.1093/sw/sws052E-mail Citation »
Provides an introduction to how development is shaped through environment and genes from a perspective of social work practice. Discusses key factors of concern to social work, particularly poverty and racism, as they relate to practice with individual client systems and in the policy arena. Particularly useful as an introduction for students.
Garland, Eric L., and Matthew Owen Howard. 2009. Neuroplasticity, psychosocial genomics, and the biopsychosocial paradigm in the 21st century. Health & Social Work 34.3: 191–199.
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/34.3.191E-mail Citation »
Layperson's introduction to neuroplasticity, the brain's ability to change with experience, and epigenetics, with a focus on relationship to social work interventions. Review of relevant research is comprehensive (for its publication date), including many types of interventions. Discussion of implications for social work practice is of particular interest to clinicians.
Kanherkar, Riya R., Naina Bhatia-Dey, and Antonei B. Csoka. 2014. Epigenetics across the human lifespan. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 2:1–19.
DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2014.00049E-mail Citation »
Surveys research on the significant factors that influence gene expression as they occur across different stages of the lifespan from per-conception to death. Especially useful for students to provide broad understanding of the importance of the topic. Suggests ways this knowledge can be useful for personalized medicine.
Karr-Morse, Robin, with Meredith S. Wiley. 2012. Scared sick. The role of childhood trauma in adult disease. New York: Basic Books.
Although this book focuses on childhood trauma as the precipitating factor in epigenesis, it also discusses other issues, with a particular focus on chronic disease in adulthood. Presents a good, easily understood summary of much of the research and a lengthy reference section.
Nestler, Eric J. 2011. Hidden switches in the mind. Scientific American 305.6: 76–83.
DOI: 10.1038/scientificamerican1211-76E-mail Citation »
Readable overview of epigenetics, with focus on epigenetic effects on mental illness and addictions. Written for an educated audience with little background in biology. Excellent illustrations enhance understanding for students.
Rozek, Laura S., Dana C. Dolinoy, Maureen A. Sartor, and Gilbert S. Omenn. 2014. Epigenetics: Relevance and implications for public health. Annual Review of Public Health 35:105–122.
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-032013-182513E-mail Citation »
This complicated overview for public health professionals includes information about epigenetic research methods not found in other overviews. Because it was written to an audience of public health professionals, it also contains information related to population health not included in other articles in this section.
Tung, Jenny, and Yoav Gilad. 2013. Social environmental effects on gene regulation. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 70.22: 4323–4339.
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-013-1357-6E-mail Citation »
Critical review of human and (mostly) animal research on effects and mechanisms involved in influences of social environment on health and behavior. References to specific genes and proteins may limit some readers' understanding of specifics, but overall presents cogent, recent review of research on effects of the social environment on gene regulation.
Walsh, Anthony, and Ilhong Yun. 2014. Epigenetics and allostasis: Implications for criminology. Criminal Justice Review. Published online.
DOI: 10.1177/0734016814530148E-mail Citation »
Accessible summary of epigenetics and (See Karatoreos and McEwen 2013, cited under in Effects of Stress and Trauma; and Walsh and Yun 2014). Introduces the process and mechanisms of epigenesis and explains relationship to allostasis. Accessible introduction to several specific genes that are of interest to criminologists and social workers.


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Valparaiso, IN Commercial Real Estate
Indiana > Valparaiso → 46383 46385
South Haven Square
390-392 W US Highway 6
Valparaiso is a city and the county seat of Porter County, Indiana. The city is the site of multiple colleges and universities. Purdue University North Central has a satellite campus in Valparaiso, and one of Ivy Tech's 23 regional campuses is located in the city. Valparaiso is also home to namesake Valparaiso University. The population was 31,730 at the 2010 census. The property is located just east of Portage, IN on US Highway 6. Both Portage and Valparaiso have seen tremendous growth in terms of population and retail development.
$200 -
300 SF -
2005 Valparaiso St
Building has been completely remodeled inside and out. Lower level has outside access and provides 3700 sq feet of leaseable space. The main level has 3500 sq feet of leaseable space. The second floor has been substantially remodeled and has approximately 800 square feet of space. There is an elevator between main and lower level. Units for lease range from $450.00 per month to $1600.00 all utilites are included in addition to access to T1. Great units for start up enterprises and organizations looking for remote or expansion space. A floorplan has been attached for review of the main and lower levels.
Excellent Office space in highly visible/high traffic prime business location on the North side of Valparaiso. Located on the 5 corner round-about at Calumet, Roosevelt and Vale Park offering outstanding accessibility. Configurable into 4-5 offices with 2 restrooms, break room and reception area. Large parking lot accessible from Roosevelt Rd. as well as Vale Park Rd. Lease is modified gross with tenant paying for utilities and pro rate share of snow removal. Additional upstairs storage area available above a portion of the leased space. Possibility to divide available space into 2 rentable units; approximately 1,000 sq. ft. and 1,600 sq ft.
The Building on Silhavy
300 Silhavy Rd
Valparaiso is a city and the county seat of Porter County, Indiana. The city is the site of multiple colleges and universities. Purdue University North Central has a satellite campus in Valparaiso, and one of Ivy Tech's 23 regional campuses is located in the city. Valparaiso is also home to namesake Valparaiso University. The population was 31,730 at the 2010 census. This property is located off roundabout near SR 49 and LaPorte Ave. Located at entrance from the east into Valparaiso's main Retail District anchored by numerous Big Boxes.
510 Randle St
Excellent location for commercial flex space. Centrally located in the Calumet Avenue commercial district. Almost 5500 square feet of contiguous space. Features two offices and an administrative area and/or conference room. 3000 plus square feet of warehouse area. 12 foot overhead door and 18 foot ceiling height. R30 insulated walls and ceiling for energy efficiency. 8-10 private parking spaces. Call for an appointment today!
1906 N Calumet Ave
HUGE PRICE DROP! Priced to SELL!! Prime location on Calumet Avenue in Valparaiso. Almost 3400 square feet of retail/office space located near major national and international franchises and chains. Call for your tour today!
Approximately 2.8 acres of prime commercial property located just off the downtown core. Zoned Business Park allowing for multiple commercial uses. Including but not limited to Office and potential Retail. Subject to seller surveying property and dividing subject parcel into approximately 2.8 acres.
Excellent office space in highly visible/high traffic prime business location on Silhavy Road in Valparaiso. Features windows and new carpeting. The building has a large parking lot and is minutes away from US HWY 49 and La Porte Road. Lease is modified gross with tenant responsible for their own utilities.
307 Jefferson St
Class A office building in Valparaiso 2 blocks North of Lincolnway, the main downtown thoroughfare. All brick building features 7 private offices, 1 conference room, and large administrative/reception area. The building also features a complete kitchen. There is also a full basement for storage and 2 bathrooms. The roof and heating units are almost new. Most of the windows have been replaced. This building is not only a highly functional office, but is also an aesthetically attractive building clients would want to visit. Call for an appointment today.
1050 Loudermilk Lane
PRIME INDUSTRIAL SITES AVAILABLE IN VALPARAISO. Three contiguous Industrial lots combined to total 25 plus acres or purchased seperately, minimally divisible to 4.68 acres. These three lots represent the last of only a few remaining industrial lots in Valparaiso. The lots are mostly level and shovel ready. All utilities are to the site. These parcels border and are accessed through the Eastport Industrial Complex in Valparaiso. The Valparaiso Municipal Airport adjoins the property to the East. SELLER FINANCING AVAILABLE depending on terms.
Silhavy Rd.
Excellent location on two (2) of Valparaiso's main streets with access to IN Route 49. Daily car counts are: Silhavy Road 5,421, Vale Park Road 8,075 and IN Route 49 31,038. The parcel is level and currently leased as crop land. All utilities are to the site.
196 E 112 S
Excellent Location. High visibility Class A office space on IN Route 49. Traffic counts are over 11,000 vehicles per day, providing maximum company exposure. Excellent access to anywhere in NWI. Modern office space with full amenities. The building features 6 offices with windows, a reception area with chairs, a 400 square foot administrative area for work stations, full kitchen, and a basement for record storage that is included in the rental rate. The private parking lot has spaces for 20 vehicles. There is also a lighted 2-way monument sign on Indiana Route 49.
404 Us Hwy 6
404 W US Highway 6
Excellent condition commercial building with 160' of Highway 6 frontage. Suitable for a variety of business uses including Showroom, retail or office. High Visibility with convenient access to Hwy 6 from both directions. Large lot with plenty of parking on side of buildings. Consists of two joined buildings constructed in 1992 and 2001. Rear building currently leased by automotive tire store. Front building(approx. 4,128'), former showroom/office building, vacant and ready for new owner/occupant. Building features 14' ceilings in the rear, large clear span showroom with adjacent offices. Forced air heating and air conditioning throughout. Sale includes three land parcels totaling 1.73 acres affording extra parking and room for expansion. 5-6 offices, 2 sets of restrooms, paved and gravel parking. Roof replaced recently, in excellent condition.
Executive Drive
Two outstanding adjacent lots ready to be developed. Flexible PUD zoning will allow for an expanded variety of uses. Sold together or separately. Frontage on Executive Drive and backing up to Hwy 49. Excellent opportunity for exposure to any business. Drive by and check them out.
908 Franklin St
Excellent location. Over one half acre in the heart of Valparaiso zoned commercial. Substancial open area providing multiple opportunities for businesses. Currently zoned General Commercial which allows several uses. There is a 3,600 square foot building on the north side of the property that most likely needs to be demolished. Building and property sold as is. The south side of the property fronts rail road tracks. Entrance is on Franklin Street. BUILDING IN POOR CONDITION - ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK.
2050 W Lincolnway
Turn key operation and move in ready. This 13,110 square foot facility features three connecting buildings, 7,990 square feet and 4,860 square feet warehouse shop areas and 260 square foot paved parking with an additional fenced in lot surrounding the buildings. Currently functioning as an auto body shop. The sale would include 2 compressors, 2 paint booths by DeVilbiss and selective equipment. The facility could have multiple uses. Once also used as motorcycle dealership with showroom. Abundant storage on main floor and in overhead bay areas as well. There is also a large break room, 2 baths rooms, a potentially secure parts room, and 2-3 private offices. Call to see this building soon. 2 parcels included in sale.
3800 Bowman Drive
Lot Size:14.67Acres
14.67Acres
150 West Lincolnway
150 Lincolnway
Class A office space in downtown Valparaiso. This 2,395 square foot Second Floor Suite is one of the few A related spaces available downtown. The suite is in a landmark Valparaiso building. Formerly used as a radio station, this space is adaptable to almost any professional office use. This space features two large multi-functional rooms(29' X 36' and 26' X 16'), as well as 4 additional regular sized offices and private bathroom. There is a major regional bank as the main tenant on the first floor. All leases are modified gross with tenant paying their pro-rated share of second floor utilities.
401 Wall St
1,428 square foot Medical Office Condominium on the desirable North side of Valparaiso, co-located with a variety of Medical providers. Well maintained building with plenty of parking. This unit comes with its own sign on Wal St. offering unique recognition. The office suite includes: 4 examination rooms (9'X 12') with sinks, large doctor's office (16'X 12') with private bathroom, 2 private bathrooms, two lab rooms (each 13'X 10'), large administrative/reception room (21'X 21'). The entire suite is well maintained and offers an excellent opportunity for a variety of Medical/Office users seeking an attractive Condominium in a prime location.
48 N 450 E
Industrial, Warehouse/Office Complex excellently located on and visible from Highway 30 just East of Porter County Airport and Highway 49. Property features 5 acres of land, three large (7,200'each) climated controlled connected Warehouse buildings with bathrooms, overhead doors and fire doors between them. Main building contains 1,000' of nicely finished, air conditioned, office space with open area plus three private offices, bathroom, and lunch room. Also a 30'X 60' three door garage. The property is well-maintained inside and out and is suitable for a variety of Warehouse, Distribution, or Manufacturing applications.
$117,360/month
207 Nickle Plate Ave
Light industrial space for Lease. Warehouse with private restroom,Laundry hook ups and Kitchen area. Several rooms have been incorporated with in this 3200 sq ft building. 14ft Overhead door for access. Plenty of parking.Schedule your private viewing today.
225 Aberdeen Dr #F
225 Aberdeen Dr
Located on route 2 just south of US 30 is an efficient 2nd story office condominium. This unit offers a private office and 8 built-in work stations. Along with a kitchenette and reception area. Elevator or convenient stairways make access easy. Use the shared conference room to have meetings away from interruptions. The building is equipped with updated data and voice compatibility. 986 SF of usable space and 1368 SF of rentable. Located in a 15,463 SF building just inside the main entrance to the Aberdeen golf course community.
Horse Prairie Ave
Prime lot located near busy US 30 at the intersection of Horseprairie. Conveniently located between downtown Valparaiso and US Commercial Corridor. Flat developable lot with 2 access points to Horseprairie. Flexible commercial zoning allows multiple uses. Priced to sell.
Loudermilk Ln
780 N 75 W
Property located on the South side of U.S. Highway 6. Features 2,295 feet of frontage on U.S. 6. There is over 29 and 1/2 acres West of 75 West and approximately 34 acres East of 75 West. Almost 90% of the land is tillable. There are also almost 4 acres of woods and a small pond fed by a natural spring on the property. Great location for a potential development. Utilities near by.
1200 Roosevelt Pl
First class medical offices with shared waiting room features an attractive brick exterior with huge parking lot. Must see to appreciate the quality and condition of the suite. Approximately 2,250 sq ft divided into ten separate rooms. $2,600/mo plus utilities for the space. Schedule a private showing today!
651 Axe Ave
Fenced in commercial 78X36 Building that offers 3 overhead doors that are 12ft tall & approximately 80 ft additional parking area. Tenant pays for Electric and Gas. Landlord supplies water and sewage. 1/2 bath on site. Call today to schedule a viewing!
2701 Beech Street
2701 Beech St
Huge commercial building in Valparaiso. 14,400 square feet with rental income and room for your own company to grow. Built to accommodate small businesses with storage, overhead doors and office spaces available. The building is currently mixed with retail and non-retail tenants. Located on Valparaiso's East side close to Route 49, Route 30, downtown Valparaiso, Route 130 and Route 2. This building has been owned and maintained by one sole entity, the original builder. Landscaped, lighting and covered sidewalk with plenty of parking available. Optimal investment opportunity.
Fabulous location that's perfect for office or retail. Conveniently located on Valparaiso's east side near Rt 49, LaPorte Ave, and Rt 30. Unit is also listed for sale.
Aberdeen Village Center
From U.S. 30 & Randolph St. head east for 7.5 miles and turn right onto Hayes Leonard Rd. In 1.1 miles turn right onto S State Rd 2. Take S State Rd 2 for 0.7 miles to Aberdeen Dr. Turn right on Aberdeen Dr for 0.4 miles to property located on the right.
404 W. U.S. 6
Located 1 mile east of Portage IMAX and Buffalo Wild Wings.
550 North and 50 West
550 North & 50 West
Located 550 North and 50 West, Valparaiso, Indiana 46385. It is approximately 10 minutes to Calumet Avenue, 10 Minutes to Highway 6, Downtown Valparaiso and 1 hour to Chicago, Illinois. The predominant surrounding land uses are for larger lot residential development. However, the corner has potential for a Commerce rezoning to allow Convenience Store Retail use. Call Michael Lunn, CCIM, SIOR, ALC for more information at 219-769-0733 This 20.14 +/- acres parcel is located in unincorporated Porter County's Center Township. The parcel is level and currently being farmed.
452 W Chicago St
452 Chicago St
Sold before print
458 Morthland Dr
Valparaiso/Center Township. Zoned C-1. This property has 5 rentable units. Two are currently rented.
106 Jefferson Street
Parcel located in Valparaiso, Indiana. Valparaiso is a city and the county seat of Porter County, Indiana. The city is the site of multiple colleges and universities. Purdue University North Central has a satellite campus in Valparaiso, and one of Ivy Tech's 23 regional campuses is located in the city. Valparaiso is also home to namesake Valparaiso University. The population was 31,730 at the 2010 census. This property is located on US 30 located at the west side of Valparaiso's.
Thornapple Plaza
1677 Morthland Dr
4306 Evans Avenue
4306 Evans Ave
79 U.S. 6
813 Campus Drive South
55 East Morthland Drive
55 Morthland Dr
501 Silhavy Road
2602 Chicago Avenue
2602 Chicago St
1651 Thornapple Circle
1651 Thornapple Cir
4300 Calumet Avenue
390 West U.S. Highway 6
2307 Laporte Ave
Valparaiso Medical Arts
This contemporary one story medical/office building is being marketed well below replacement cost at only $22.21/SF making this an incredible value for an owner-user occupying a portion or for an investor to retenant, reconfigure or tear down. The main level of four pod-like units totaling approximately 20 suites that can be combined into larger suites with individual entrances. The partially finished lower level of 4,810 +/- SF is accessed via elevator and has 2 suites or can be used for record storage, IT area, x-rays, etc. The entire building is predominately now medical build out but can easily be adapted to suit a variety of professional office uses. The two story lobby located in the middle of the building has ceramic tile, carpet, a glass atrium ceiling, common area bathrooms and stairs. The building is fully sprinkled and ADA accessible. Also available for sale see loopnet #16387135 Located at the southeast corner of Evans Avenue and Sturdy Road. 1 1/2 mile north of U.S. Highway 30, 1mile east of S.R. 49 and 6 1/2 miles south of the Indiana Toll Road Interchange.
Valparaiso has 103 commercial real estate spaces for lease, representing 367,645 sqft space. 124 buildings are available for sale.
Metropolitan areas near Valparaiso, IN
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
Counties near Valparaiso, IN
Porter County

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Wow, that's exciting! You have to report back! I'm going to my pre-CG stylist on Wednesday, and if things don't work out I'll probably get an appointment with him next time.
definitely, it always makes me nervous... going to someone new. Supposedly he's good though.
And CHEAP!! Like $45 for a cut?! I've been paying WAY more than that with my current stylist.
I hope you like him as much as I do. I need to make an appointment. I keep forgetting to call and my hair is looking very stringy recently.
ok, so Anthony rocks SUPER super friendly, obviously knowledgable about what he's doing and really helped my sister out a lot with her hair (which is difficult, to say the least).
It was so weird having a dry cut like that... I've never had one before. But it was neat watching him go curl by curl, 'like he was cutting silk' as my sister put it. My hair's really bouncy and light now, even though (by the looks of what was on the floor) he barely took off anything.
He styled it pretty different from what I normally so, so I had more waves than curls once it was dry, but even that still looked really cute. Just not the norm. Went home and washed it (who DOESN'T do that??) and I'm still loving the cut. It's shorter than I thought it would be, after seeing how little he took off, but the volume's greatly improved and everything just looks so bouncy and fun.
Yay! I'm glad you had a good experience! I think I'll try him next time I need a cut. How are your curls now that it's been a few days?
Yay! I'm so glad you liked him and that he did a good job for you and your sister. Isn't it nice to find someone who does a good job with your hair AND doesn't charge you more than your mortgage payment?
They took a couple of days to adjust, to be honest. But overal, they're doing just fine I have one section that, for whatever reason, isn't curling like it was but I don't think that's Anthony's fault. I think my curls are just possessed.
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Can a child refuse to visit a parent?
Many divorced parents have grappled with what to do when their child doesn't want to visit the other parent, says Toronto family lawyer Lisa Gelman.
Amid the tears and tantrums, it isn't always easy to force a child to go, but under certain circumstances, parents can be held in contempt of court for not enforcing access agreements, says Gelman, principal of Gelman & Associates.
"If there's an agreement in place and there aren't any concerns for the child's safety, the parent is obligated to enforce visitation — regardless of the child's wishes," she tells AdvocateDaily.com.
Clearly, it's a different case when there are allegations of abuse or neglect, adds Gelman. In those situations, the parent with the concern would have to go to court to have the agreement changed. Since it can often take two or three months — or more — to get to court, Gelman says parents can seek an "urgent motion" for an interim order that would allow the child to forego the agreed-upon conditions.
Access can also be varied to reflect the wishes of the child, explains Gelman, although it depends heavily on age. After 18, children without any special needs can decide entirely for themselves who they want to live with and who they want to visit. At the other end of the spectrum, very young children — generally preschool aged — have virtually no say at all.
"Generally, the older a child is, the more weight a court will put on their wishes," she says.
Courts will take into account a child's age, maturity and the reasons they give for not wanting to spend time with a parent.
In this case, the Ontario Court of Appeal dealt with the mother of a 13-year-old girl who didn't want to visit her father. The mother didn't think she should be forced to make her daughter go.
In dismissing the appeal and upholding the contempt finding against the mother, the court said it was appropriate given the background of the case.
"Although a child's wishes, particularly the wishes of a child of S.'s age, should certainly be considered by a court prior to making an access order, once the court has determined that access is in the child's best interests, a parent cannot leave the decision to comply with the access order up to the child," reads the decision.
Gelman says each situation is unique and that there "are many curves in the road when it comes to these situations." She says parents should seek legal advice when a child protests regular visitation with the other parent.
"Amid the turmoil of separation and divorce, parents are often not able to objectively judge what constitutes a good reason to ignore an agreement," she says. "For a mother, when her child is crying and begging not to go, it's easy to sometimes lose that objective lens.


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    NSMutableDictionary *dict = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] initWithCapacity:6];
    NSArray *pairs = [query componentsSeparatedByString:@"&"];

    for (NSString *pair in pairs) {
        NSArray *elements = [pair componentsSeparatedByString:@"="];
        if (elements.count > 1) {
            NSString *key = [[elements objectAtIndex:0] stringByRemovingPercentEncoding];
            NSString *val = [[elements objectAtIndex:1] stringByRemovingPercentEncoding];
            if (key.length && val.length) {
                dict[key] = val;
            }
        }
    }
    return dict;
}

+ (NSURL *)URLAction:(NSString *)action
  targetAppURLScheme:(NSString *)targetAppURLScheme
   callbackURLScheme:(NSString *)callbackURLScheme
             payload:(NSDictionary *)payload {
    NSString *successURL;
    NSString *cancelURL;
    [self redirectURLsForCallbackURLScheme:callbackURLScheme withReturnURL:&successURL withCancelURL:&cancelURL];

    NSString *encodedPayload = [PPOTString stringByURLEncodingAllCharactersInString:[PPOTJSONHelper base64EncodedJSONStringWithDictionary:payload]];
    NSString* urlString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@://%@?%@=%@&%@=%@&%@=%@&%@=%@",
                           targetAppURLScheme, action, kPPOTAppSwitchPayloadKey, encodedPayload,
                           kPPOTAppSwitchXSourceKey, [self bundleId],
                           kPPOTAppSwitchXSuccessKey, successURL,
                           kPPOTAppSwitchXCancelKey, cancelURL];

    return [NSURL URLWithString:urlString];
}

+ (NSURL *)URLAction:(NSString *)action
   callbackURLScheme:(NSString *)callbackURLScheme
             payload:(NSDictionary *)payload {
    NSString *successURL;
    NSString *cancelURL;
    [self redirectURLsForCallbackURLScheme:callbackURLScheme withReturnURL:&successURL withCancelURL:&cancelURL];

    NSString *encodedPayload = [PPOTString stringByURLEncodingAllCharactersInString:[PPOTJSONHelper base64EncodedJSONStringWithDictionary:payload]];
    NSString* urlString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@?%@=%@&%@=%@&%@=%@&%@=%@",
                           action, kPPOTAppSwitchPayloadKey, encodedPayload,
                           kPPOTAppSwitchXSourceKey, [self bundleId],
                           kPPOTAppSwitchXSuccessKey, successURL,
                           kPPOTAppSwitchXCancelKey, cancelURL];

    return [NSURL URLWithString:urlString];
}

#pragma mark - build or parse our redirect urls

+ (void)redirectURLsForCallbackURLScheme:(NSString *)callbackURLScheme withReturnURL:(NSString * __autoreleasing *)returnURL withCancelURL:(NSString * __autoreleasing *)cancelURL {
    PPAssert(returnURL, @"redirectURLsForCallbackURLScheme: returnURL is required");
    PPAssert(cancelURL, @"redirectURLsForCallbackURLScheme: cancelURL is required");

    *returnURL = nil;
    *cancelURL = nil;

    if ([PPOTAppSwitchUtil isCallbackURLSchemeValid:callbackURLScheme]) {
        NSString *hostAndPath = [self redirectURLHostAndPath];
        *returnURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@://%@%@", callbackURLScheme, hostAndPath, kPPOTAppSwitchSuccessAction];
        *cancelURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@://%@%@", callbackURLScheme, hostAndPath, kPPOTAppSwitchCancelAction];
    }
}

+ (BOOL)isValidURLAction:(NSURL *)urlAction {
    NSString *scheme = urlAction.scheme;
    if (!scheme.length) {
        return NO;
    }

    NSString *hostAndPath = [urlAction.host stringByAppendingString:urlAction.path];
    NSMutableArray *pathComponents = [[hostAndPath componentsSeparatedByString:@"/"] mutableCopy];
    [pathComponents removeLastObject]; // remove the action (`success`, `cancel`, etc)
    hostAndPath = [pathComponents componentsJoinedByString:@"/"];
    if ([hostAndPath length]) {
        hostAndPath = [hostAndPath stringByAppendingString:@"/"];
    }
    if (![hostAndPath isEqualToString:[self redirectURLHostAndPath]]) {
        return NO;
    }

    NSString *action = [self actionFromURLAction:urlAction];
    if (!action.length) {
        return NO;
    }

    NSArray *validActions = @[kPPOTAppSwitchSuccessAction, kPPOTAppSwitchCancelAction, kPPOTAppSwitchAuthenticateAction];
    if (![validActions containsObject:action]) {
        return NO;
    }

    NSString *query = [urlAction query];
    if (!query.length) {
        // should always have at least a payload or else a Hermes token
        return NO;
    }

    return YES;
}

+ (NSString *)actionFromURLAction:(NSURL *)urlAction {
    NSString *action = [urlAction.lastPathComponent componentsSeparatedByString:@"?"][0];
    if (![action length]) {
        action = urlAction.host;
    }
    return action;
}

+ (NSString *)redirectURLHostAndPath {
    // Return either an empty string;
    // or else a non-empty `host` or `host/path`, ending with `/`

    return @"onetouch/v1/";
}

@end


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Endangered Languages Want the Airwaves
Published On - August 15, 2012
We're always reading about the promise of new technology to help restore endangered languages, but one of the most promising technologies is surprisingly old-fashioned: radio.
The Atlantic recently ran an article about how radio broadcasts are boosting endangered languages all over the world. In the United States, for example, The Pew Research Center reports that there were 48 Native-owned radio stations in the United States as of 2011. Many, though not all, broadcast some content in indigenous languages.
Worldwide, radio has been an important component in the revival of many endangered languages, with the Maori language in New Zealand a particular success story.
Radio is effective precisely because the technology has been around for a while. Easy access and relatively low costs make it an accessible way to ensure that people continue to hear indigenous languages spoken and take pride in their cultural heritage.
Cultural Survival, a group dedicated to protecting indigenous languages and culture, provides support for groups wishing to create or expand such stations in Guatemala, which according to UNESCO has 23 languages under threat of extinction. Mark Camp, the group's deputy executive director, told the Atlantic:
"[Radio]'s not a silver bullet, but it's an important piece. If you don't have some sort of media—and radio is the best in our opinion—to counterbalance the predominant commercial media that is all in Spanish or in English, it makes language less of a modern, living thing. It becomes something that you might do with your grandparents."
By necessity, radio stations with programming in endangered languages also tend to be run by members of the local community, with programming that reflects local perspectives and concerns. So, they serve a dual purpose: preserving languages and providing more relevant news and entertainment.
Some endangered and minority language stations also broadcast online. Omniglot has a fairly long list of them, if you're interested.
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package org.apache.camel.processor;

import org.apache.camel.ContextTestSupport;
import org.apache.camel.Exchange;
import org.apache.camel.builder.RouteBuilder;
import org.apache.camel.component.mock.MockEndpoint;
import org.apache.camel.impl.JndiRegistry;
import org.apache.camel.processor.aggregate.AggregationStrategy;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

/**
 * @version
 */
public class SplitAggregateInOutTest extends ContextTestSupport {

    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SplitAggregateInOutTest.class);

    private String expectedBody = "Response[(id=1,item=A);(id=2,item=B);(id=3,item=C)]";

    public void testSplitAndAggregateInOut() throws Exception {
        MockEndpoint mock = getMockEndpoint("mock:result");
        mock.expectedBodiesReceived(expectedBody);

        // use requestBody as its InOut
        Object out = template.requestBody("direct:start", "A@B@C");
        assertEquals(expectedBody, out);
        LOG.debug("Response to caller: " + out);

        assertMockEndpointsSatisfied();
    }

    @Override
    protected JndiRegistry createRegistry() throws Exception {
        JndiRegistry jndi = super.createRegistry();
        jndi.bind("MyOrderService", new MyOrderService());
        return jndi;
    }

    @Override
    protected RouteBuilder createRouteBuilder() throws Exception {
        return new RouteBuilder() {
            @Override
            public void configure() throws Exception {
                // START SNIPPET: e1
                // this routes starts from the direct:start endpoint
                // the body is then splitted based on @ separator
                // the splitter in Camel supports InOut as well and for that we need
                // to be able to aggregate what response we need to send back, so we provide our
                // own strategy with the class MyOrderStrategy.
                from("direct:start")
                    .split(body().tokenize("@"), new MyOrderStrategy())
                        // each splitted message is then send to this bean where we can process it
                        .to("bean:MyOrderService?method=handleOrder")
                        // this is important to end the splitter route as we do not want to do more routing
                        // on each splitted message
                    .end()
                    // after we have splitted and handled each message we want to send a single combined
                    // response back to the original caller, so we let this bean build it for us
                    // this bean will receive the result of the aggregate strategy: MyOrderStrategy
                    .to("bean:MyOrderService?method=buildCombinedResponse")
                // END SNIPPET: e1
                    .to("mock:result");
            }
        };
    }

    // START SNIPPET: e2
    public static class MyOrderService {

        private static int counter;

        /**
         * We just handle the order by returning a id line for the order
         */
        public String handleOrder(String line) {
            LOG.debug("HandleOrder: " + line);
            return "(id=" + ++counter + ",item=" + line + ")";
        }

        /**
         * We use the same bean for building the combined response to send
         * back to the original caller
         */
        public String buildCombinedResponse(String line) {
            LOG.debug("BuildCombinedResponse: " + line);
            return "Response[" + line + "]";
        }
    }
    // END SNIPPET: e2

    // START SNIPPET: e3
    /**
     * This is our own order aggregation strategy where we can control
     * how each splitted message should be combined. As we do not want to
     * loos any message we copy from the new to the old to preserve the
     * order lines as long we process them
     */
    public static class MyOrderStrategy implements AggregationStrategy {

        public Exchange aggregate(Exchange oldExchange, Exchange newExchange) {
            // put order together in old exchange by adding the order from new exchange

            if (oldExchange == null) {
                // the first time we aggregate we only have the new exchange,
                // so we just return it
                return newExchange;
            }

            String orders = oldExchange.getIn().getBody(String.class);
            String newLine = newExchange.getIn().getBody(String.class);

            LOG.debug("Aggregate old orders: " + orders);
            LOG.debug("Aggregate new order: " + newLine);

            // put orders together separating by semi colon
            orders = orders + ";" + newLine;
            // put combined order back on old to preserve it
            oldExchange.getIn().setBody(orders);

            // return old as this is the one that has all the orders gathered until now
            return oldExchange;
        }
    }
    // END SNIPPET: e3

}


"He's gonna wear me out. I'm gonna need a couch here…It'd be easier if you just plugged into my head and sucked it all out."
Here is the second part of our extensive interview with Ralph, I was honored for his time and we covered so much on so many aspects of what has happened at Chrysler, LLC with products, marketing strategy, engineering, vision and the transition to integrating with the great team at Fiat. We also spoke about his historic role in the transition as CEO of Dodge. We go from horsepower to hip-hop and the interview was so fascinating I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
RG: So here we are today at Moparpalooza so you're seeing firsthand what passion can equal. A lot of SRTs here but a lot of other Mopar products here and Chrysler Group products. You know we have Jeeps. We have Chryslers, a few Rams as well and obviously some SRTs so I think you know passion even back in the day. In the 70's people thought - early 70's - passion would go away. Everyone was worried about getting the cars as small as possible, fuel-efficient but we're finding technology has enabled it now so you can have 470 horsepower and still get 21-23-24 miles per gallon so the magic is finding a way to kind of have both coexist right now so - and still have fun. And we built cars that are passionate, one of the few - like Charger to me, an SRT Charger has no competition. I can't think of another car in its class to compare it to. I really can't. So we offer something very unique that solves a problem for someone who's an enthusiast, has a family, likes to go fast, wants something different and wants it bright yellow and we make that. So I think it's really - that's one of the things I love about this company is we have these delicious brands and we can do all of this great stuff. The Jeep brand is a great example of how much fun you can have with a vehicle and I see them all the time with the doors off, with the roof off, people loving it. Then you have cars like the Grand Cherokee SRT8 which is kind of the do-all, sports car, super car, SUV, physics-defying machine so it's just - for me as a designer it's just a pinch-myself situation to work with a company and still make cool cars.
OI: …gold Grand Cherokee and it was like well, this is all Chrysler has in the bin. And everybody was like oh, they're finished, write 'em off and Wall Street was like, no we're not even - So talk about that particular car, most awarded. You have Nappa leather. You have all sorts of packaging, right. You start out at 26,000 - in the 26,000 range and could go all the way to the SRT8 that's almost like 60, performance, quality, some of the best interiors possible in any luxury SUV. Talk about that. Like talk about that product and using that to kind of re-introduce the whole brand.
RG: I think the Grand Cherokee is an example of what's in a name. I mean the Grand Cherokee name is a great brand…We kind of invented the personal SUV so to speak and of course take a Jeep brand legendary performance and basically as we set off on that project - we said let's not give up on this vehicle. You know the last one was done in a certain way that cost us a lot, you know, and really hurt the name. This time around we said let's put everything we know out in this vehicle so it's world-class engineering of the body, suspension, interior so we said, you know, we rolled the dice. Let's go for it. We got a lot of great support Sergio had actually seen that car right after the auto show and loved it. He says let's take it to the next level. The Overland wasn't done yet. There was a few versions of the car. The SRT8 version was not configured yet. So it takes the management team to believe in the possibility. Here you've got this great name. If you put the right stuff in it they will come back and that's exactly what's happening today. We cannot build them fast enough. I mean the Grand Cherokee's taken off. It's really successful. It's gotten new people into the brand. It's also gotten people back that had one back in, you know - the late 90's were great. The WJ was a great Grand Cherokee and they came back and they're discovering how that car is a symbol of how far the company's come. If you remember "the things that we make, make us" campaign was all about that, saying here's what we're capable of when we put our minds to it. So you take that type of execution and you multiply it on every nameplate that we make. Virtually every car in the company has that type of know-how now, that level of - all the things you mentioned, that care and attention to detail. Even the rear - you open the rear compartment of a Grand Cherokee and I remember the meeting, sitting there and staring at the rear compartment just something in the past you used to just throw a carpet at. Now we really think about the layout, how we can make it...so the customer, every time he touches the car, he can feel the passion from the engineering team, the product planners, everybody involved, it comes through in the details of the product so that's the way we go forward. That's the way we're approaching product design now and product execution and then from there on out it's just believing what's possible and not giving up on your brand.
RG: Yeah, so I have the pleasure of - I have a very competent design office. I can't do everything, right, so obviously I've got a great team of people. You know Krause runs the interiors. I've got one designer for every brand. I've got Joe Dehner. I've got Brandon Faurote. I've got Mark Allen, Tim Anness, a lot of great talent and now they're focused on each brand so I've a got a dedicated interior guy, dedicated brand guy and they sit in the staff meetings with the brand heads so Olivier, when he was with Chrysler, my guy sat with him. Now it's Mike Manley with Mark Allen so my guys are giving me information first hand, understand what the brand is trying to achieve and also we are able to put in our inputs and kind of together - now the mission is clear, right. So whatever the project is everyone knows what they want to achieve with their segment and talking - alignment - is one of the things Sergio has done a great job is teaching the group how to - we always had energy. There's no shortage of energy and passion at Chrysler but how do you focus so the way we work now is we set the target, everyone's focused. It's like a military kind of thing or Navy Seal. I always compare us to the Navy Seals now. I respect them because I've never fought in any kind of military but the attitude of a mission and that's how we approach product design and I think, knock-on-wood, that what you're seeing is finally the results coming through.
RG: But it's the concept of again like not giving up on your brands, not giving up on your city, not giving up on your people, not giving up on your country. That was the idea behind the quote from Detroit. So I remember Sergio, Saad, Olivier, myself and a lot of the management team members were debating the tagline 'cause there's so much in that tagline. There's a lot of intent in the tagline, a lot of innuendos in there and of course the Eminem thing was again, the hot sauce. Here's a guy who's - who'd had his share of troubles and has been misunderstood but at the bottom of it Eminem is an incredible mind, an incredible - an inventor of sorts, an against the odds kind of guy, and has a lot in common with us so - plus he's from Detroit and he really believes in Detroit and he actually still lives in the Detroit area and supports his state. So it all just kind of fell together and he of course had to make the final decision whether he wanted to be a part of that or not and he said yes when he saw the bigger picture. It wasn't about the 200. Yes it was. It happened to be the car in the commercial but it was really about the whole movement that was about to happen 'cause a lot of stuff hadn't really happened yet, right, so it was more about this is where we're headed everybody so it's up to you to pay attention. If you do you'll see what we're up to. So I'm very proud of the company for taking that risk. I was there with my friends when we saw the commercial for the first time. I had seen it kind of in it's rough cut and everyone in the room got it. I didn't have to explain anything.
OI: I mean it was a two-minute spot.
OI: You don't do a two-minute spot at the Super Bowl.
RG: That was also the first time for that so that was ground-breaking on many levels and people, I don't care if you've never had a Chrysler, everyone has seen that commercial. In schools they show it. They try to reverse engineer what we were trying to mean by and the tagline has stuck around now for two years and it still means a lot to us.
RG: …So I gotta check you here. You gotta be careful when you say I, it's we.
RG: …And all we did was help with the graphics on the beats in the car so really, it really came from our marketing side who we have a great relationship with the west coast, right, so Dr. Dre, the movie industry, and the music industry is very well connected together so Olivier is always looking for opportunities. Saad and Olivier do a great job turning one opportunity into another opportunity into another opportunity so and it's again, always thinking how can we do this better? How can we do it differently? and then you take a very passionate audio team at Chrysler. If you saw the audio guys at Chrysler, they're a bunch of young music freaks. We have some of the best sound systems standard in our cars so you have a good foundation to build from so we looked at the Beats. We have a unique amplifier, unique subwoofer and then it's really a very deliberate re-programming of how the music is - where you amplify, how much power you put to each speaker and then we sat with - the audio team sat with Dr. Dre literally and went through different EQ sweeps and he's the one who kind of said hey this is worthy of my Beats badge. So it's a really cool - it's a bit of a marketing play but it's actually really - there was a real technical thing there where we had to get the system to the right level so I think they've done a great job and the fact that now a youth that otherwise wouldn't have paid attention to a car and we're gonna have Beats in the Dart. We have it in the 300S. We have it available in the Chargers and other cars coming so it's very excited to connect the hip-hop world, as you say, to an automotive world which were mutually - you always see our vehicles in the videos and stuff like that but to kinda see that sub-culture now emanating as a technical piece is great. I think that's fantastic.
OI: Your work on the LX platform really powered SEMA for a number of years. I mean like every supplier was basically creating alternate versions.
RG: I thank Snoop Dogg for that. When he said I want one of those 300s, that was amazing.
RG: That was unplanned. That was really organic. I was there. I'll never forget when Snoop walked down what we call Mopar Tunnel. We still use the Mopar Tunnel today and he saw the 300 concept car. We had re-painted it gold. It was green at the New York Auto Show. We had re-painted it, put 22s on it, slammed it. It looked amazing. And I remember he walked by and he stopped, did a double take, backed up, and his entire crew was crawling all over the car. What is this thing, you know, and from there the rest is history. It was really an emotional day.
RG: He still has his car by the way.
RG: I met Snoop last - when we did the Kush video. I don't know if you know, I did a cameo in the Kush video. I was in the bar holding a drink. And I met Snoop Dogg in his trailer and we started talking and he goes you're that um - you know how he is, right - you're that um, designer, aren't you? I'm amazed he even knows who I am. So he said, I still have my 300. It's six and a half years old. He's got 90,000 miles on it. He drives it all the time so that's proof-positive…that's the real deal.
RG: …that can fit 22s.
RG: Yeah, it conjures up a lot of positive imagery so that was part of it and of course the white interior which is not easy to keep up but it's also part of that, just having fun with it. I think being an American car company, it's okay to have a good time with cars and once you do it, people wear them. People drive - I met a lady who owns the white one and they drive around and they wear the energy - people wave at you - you don't even know people. It's part of owning a car like that and I think. You don't see that too much in especially foreign cars. You don't see that. The history's just not there to create that. So we have it. It's ours. Why not play with it.
RG: He's gonna wear me out. I'm gonna need a couch here…It'd be easier if you just plugged into my head and sucked it all out.
OI: I'm sorry…But…it's intriguing, you saying that because I don't think that a lot of people are aware of the depth of work that's been done in a three year period like there's so many brands. There's so many things. We've not even touched the surface of the work that you guys have done.
RG: The Durango is an unsung hero really 'cause it's every bit as relevant as the Grand Cherokee, a matter of fact it's, you know, the mechanical twin. Obviously it's not designed for off-road as much. We had to make some compromises for aerodynamics 'cause it's really used as an everyday family car, crossover, you know, very capable vehicle. The Durango's an incredible piece. I mean, especially the R/T version. It's one of my favorite driving vehicles. I mean it's a vehicle that can do it all. You can carve an off-ramp if you want to. You can pick up the kids. You can tow your toy boat or whatever it is - the big boat, your 7600 pound boat. So it's one of those vehicles that people are discovering. The sales are picking up nice and steady. We added captain's chairs which was a big complaint. People really like to have the captain's chairs, keep the kids from fighting and make it easier for them to run through the middle to get to the back. So we listened to our customers. We added captain's chairs this year and that has helped us a lot. The take rate is over 60 % with the captain's seats so we'd clearly missed something when we launched it so that's helping with sales and the new marketing guys at Dodge are doing a great job positioning the car exactly well, uh, coming out. You know, it takes a while. When you launch a car it takes about a year to figure out what the right content is, where to put it, the stuff, so we adjust constantly. We adjust the content, adjust the features, where the particular models are. And the dealers help us after they sell a few and say you know, people like this better than that so usually it takes about a year, year and a half for product to kinda hit its stride when you get all those details right and that's what's happening when you talk about all our products, with the 19 products we've retouched and refreshed, some of them are now entering their first full year. The 300 is just now about to hit - it's in the throws of it's first year and the sales are picking up because the dealers are getting it right. We're getting it right. The plant's getting it right. Everybody's getting it right and it's working. So really it's great time to be at this company.
OI: So talk about your transition then from being CEO at Dodge to now fully SRT8 and why we're even here right?
RG: I feel somewhat legitimate because I've always been an SRT fan. I mean I joined Chrysler because I saw the Viper as a show car in '89. I was a second year student at CCS in Detroit and I always went to the auto show and I saw it. My jaw dropped to the ground when I saw the Viper. I was like I can't believe the K-car company is making this and they were doing some cool show cars. You remember the Portofino?
RG: No, Dodge was great. You know, my job at Dodge was to build a brand, separate it from Ram, help - Fred Diaz and myself, we tried to give Dodge its own identity but that has been done so for me the creative side is - and it was overwhelming, I'll be very honest with you, running design at Dodge. Dodge is a huge job. It's a big, big brand. It's the highest volume brand in the company after Jeep if you take out international sales. So for me it was overwhelming. I think Sergio recognized that. Really for me, SRT fits me like a glove because it's what I do. You know I love Motorsports. I run that as well so I'm very, very grateful to do what I do.
OI: So talk now about your work on the Viper. I wanted to get...like the whole – the company...you drove here in the Dart. That is an incredible car. I am telling everybody that you have a 8.4 inch monitor in a car that starts at $16,000. Like are you serious? And with all that telematics you guys have, I think that car is going to do a phenomenal job.
OI: But when I'm looking at it, right, you are coming at it in a different approach than what was there before. You're bringing more refinement. You're bringing new components to it. You have the 8.4 inch monitor in it, the quality of materials. You're still keeping that awesome V10, right. 660 horsepower.
RG: The Viper's a struggle because we have a very passionate base of owners that would like us not to change it because there's a certain – it's always been about raw power, very kind of essential car - only essentials, nothing more but technology's caught up with us. You know, we had to put stability control. In 2012 every car on the road is mandated to have it and that opens up – with that comes the very, very sophisticated controls in the car – the PowerNet system we call it, which does a lot. It does a lot more than people will ever know is going on in the car so it opened up a lot of – it would be foolish of us not to bring the car of age. But what we've done, I think the engineers have done a great job is bringing the car of age, putting world-class technology but not yet but not losing the essence of the car. Underneath all of that technology is still an amazing car that is one of the purest sports cars in the world...It's one of the lightest cars in the world. The horsepower ratio, it's only third overall which is incredible. People say how come you don't have 700 horsepower but look at 640 horse divided by you know 3300 pounds. Do the math. So you do that. You add stiffer frames. You add electronics. You add the variability, the fact that now this incredible computer can peak inside of the car and see all of these wonderful things. You can read G forces, transmission temperatures. You can do track mapping. You can do endless upgrades on the 8.4 cause now it's an open architecture so it's infinite what we can do with that system. We can re-flash customer's cars. They can put an SD card and get a whole new car. So we're just scratching the surface of what - so we think if someone doesn't want to deal with that it can be passive but if you're the kind of person that's technically savvy you can get in there and have fun with it so it's kind of the car matches your mood. It's part of the mission.


Follow the steps below to use data from both data sources on a single worksheet.
Connect to Sample - Superstore Sales (Excel) and build a view that shows Sales by Customer Segment and Product Category.
Select Data > Connect to Data and connect to the Sales Plan spreadsheet.
Drag the Sales Plan measure to the Level of Detail shelf.
Right-click the Sales axis and select Add Reference Line.
In the Reference Line dialog box, add a reference line that shows Sales Plan per cell. When finished, click OK.
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Ghanaian Gospel musician Simon Osei well known as Don Cemon has released a new single 'Aseda'. Produced by KCee, the new single features Ampong with whom he dropped his debut hit single 'Bless Me' in 2014.
Asked why 'Aseda', the musician revealed his debut single (Bless Me) received huge response and made great impact hence the need to show appreciation via a new song.
Signed to SkyView Entertainment, Don Cemon reveals 'Aseda' is a prelude to an upcoming album 'Wonderful Jesus'.


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Brad Swet and Brandon Blackmore Memorial Fund
$48,415 raised of $1 goal
Patty Busse
Phil Reilly
Wes and Bethany Womack
Yvonne Tingleaf
Kris Wallsmith and 3 others are organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Bob Blackmore.
On Thursday, August 8, 2019, Brad Swet (May 28, 1984) and Brandon Blackmore (February 15, 1992) died when taking down the GuildWorks array at Pickathon and their boom lift fell. They were in the process of repositioning the lift to reach the next set of ropes in the trees when the accident happened.
Both Brad and Brandon were experienced arborists, expert climbers, professional installers, and trained boom operators. They worked with GuildWorks and Pickathon for many years and were valuable and beloved members of our communities.
Brad was a Certified Arborist and owner of Foster Trees . He was passionate about trees and how best to maintain their health and natural beauty. He had a deep love for the outdoors and limitless energy. He was a gifted leader, mentor, and friend who possessed a rare confidence and wisdom. His inquisitive mind and unrelenting desire for knowledge led him to develop innovative technical solutions to wildly dynamic installations and safer work standards. His teachings and spirit will carry on through those he touched and taught.
Brandon was rock steady and truthful, always calm and quick to laugh. He approached every situation with a great sense of humor and positive attitude. A pro in the air and on the ground, he foresaw next steps and approached every task with talent and tenacity. He had experience working with large-scale, high visibility art installations and events that celebrated life and music for the masses. His mission was to create experiences that matter, make something special and encouraged everyone to "enjoy the ride."
Brad and Brandon were also remarkable friends and shared an unusual bond. They loved being in the trees together, were passionate about installing at Pickathon each year and were incredibly proud of their work. They were known for their professionalism, creative thinking, and dedication to their craft. Their joy for life was contagious and they touched everyone with their laughter and enthusiasm.
Pickathon and GuildWorks have created the Brad Swet and Brandon Blackmore Memorial Fund to help Brad and Brandon's families. Please join us in offering them love and support. Funds raised will be split evenly between the families. Brad's family will use the funds to help cover funeral expenses and conserve timber land in his name. Brandon's family will donate funds towards nature conservancy programs in his name.
If you're looking for other ways to help, you could plant a tree, volunteer with a tree-planting program or contribute your time and talent to a nature conservancy.
Thank you. We are deeply touched by your generosity and care. Out of respect for the families, a public memorial will not be held. This GoFundMe will serve as a way for all of us to honor these valuable and beloved members of our communities and their love of the outdoors.
"All our wisdom is stored in the trees." ― Santosh Kalwar
Funds raised by this campaign will be withdrawn by Bob Blackmore, Brandon's father, and split evenly with Brad's family.
Fundraising team: Pickathon and GuildWorks (5)
Kris Wallsmith
Bob Blackmore
Mar Ricketts
Rebecca Shapiro
Sebastian Collet


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Distributor Madman posts $9.86m annual profit before costs
27 September, 2012 by Brendan Swift
Local distributor Madman Entertainment has posted an annual profit of $9.86 million (before centralised costs) despite facing a challenging home entertainment market.
A year earlier Madman posted a profit of just $223,000 after its result was hurt by impairments. Madman is part of listed parent company, Funtastic, and it generated more than one-third of the company's annual $25.27 million profit. After costs, Funtastic posted a net profit of $9.83 million, a turnaround on the $38.2 million loss it posted a year ago.
In its annual report, Funtastic's directors said Madman had outperformed the industry in 2011-12 in a challenging market.
"Madman has adapted well to the changing industry landscape and is well poised to capitalise further on the emerging digital delivery channels as they become more established. In addition, the content pipeline which Madman has now to support the next 12-18 months is as strong as at any point in the company's history."
The home entertainment market is being hit by rampant piracy and a slow shift to legitimate online distribution. DVD and Blu-ray sales peaked at $1.4 billion in 2008 and have been declining ever since according to the Australian Home Entertainment Distributors Association, while retailers are often selling DVDs at below wholesale prices.
Madman Entertainment's total annual revenue of $51.04 million was slightly below the $52.51 million It posted a year earlier. Just over two-thirds of its revenue was derived from four major customers, according to the annual report.
Madman co-founders Tim Anderson and Paul Wiegard both received cash bonuses of $100,000 over the year because Madman Entertainment's earnings before interest, tax and amortisation expenses exceeded $8 million target. Anderson was paid a total of $470,495 while Wiegard was paid $475,360, according to the annual report.
Contact this reporter at bswift@if.com.au or on Twitter at @bcswift.
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Home ❯ Schizophrenia Library ❯ Risk factors and antecedents ❯ Antecedents
Antecedents are physical and cognitive alterations observed in people prior to the onset of schizophrenia, usually in childhood and adolescence, and may be early indicators of illness progression. They may include motor and cognitive dysfunction, speech and hearing impairments, behavioural problems and psychopathology such as anxiety, delusions and hallucinations. Click on the tabs below to access the information, or browse via the drop-down menu on the left.
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What are antecedents of schizophrenia? Antecedents such as behavioural disturbances and psychopathology are subtle deviations in development that may become evident during childhood or adolescence. The presence of these deviations may foreshadow the later development of schizophrenia, however most children who exhibit these antecedents do not develop the disorder. Studies exploring antecedents are ideally based on representative, population-based samples that follow the group from birth through childhood and adolescence to adulthood. These studies can provide unique insights into the changes in developmental trajectories that may be associated with schizophrenia. What is the evidence for behavioural disturbances and psychopathology as antecedents…
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What are antecedents of schizophrenia? Antecedents such as abnormal height and BMI are subtle deviations in development that may become evident during childhood or adolescence. The presence of these deviations may foreshadow the later development of schizophrenia, however most children who exhibit these antecedents do not develop the disorder. Studies exploring antecedents are ideally based on representative, population-based samples that follow the group from birth through childhood and adolescence to adulthood. These studies can provide unique insights into the changes in developmental trajectories that may be associated with schizophrenia. What is the evidence for height and BMI as antecedents of…
What are antecedents of schizophrenia? Antecedents are subtle deviations in development that may become evident during childhood or adolescence. The presence of these deviations may foreshadow the later development of schizophrenia, however most children who exhibit these antecedents do not develop the disorder. Studies exploring antecedents are ideally based on representative, population-based samples that follow the group from birth through childhood and adolescence to adulthood. These studies can provide unique insights into the changes in developmental trajectories that may be associated with schizophrenia. What is the evidence for IQ and academic performance as antecedents for schizophrenia? Moderate to high quality…
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What are antecedents of schizophrenia? Antecedents such as motor dysfunction are subtle deviations in development that may become evident during childhood or adolescence. The presence of these deviations may foreshadow the later development of schizophrenia, however most children who exhibit these antecedents do not develop the disorder. Studies exploring antecedents are ideally based on representative, population-based samples that follow the group from birth through childhood and adolescence to adulthood. These studies can provide unique insights into the changes in developmental trajectories that may be associated with schizophrenia. What is the evidence for motor dysfunction as an antecedent of schizophrenia? High…
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What are antecedents of schizophrenia? Antecedents such as speech and hearing problems are subtle deviations in development that may become evident during childhood or adolescence. The presence of these deviations may foreshadow the later development of schizophrenia, however most children who exhibit these antecedents do not develop the disorder. Studies exploring antecedents are ideally based on representative, population-based samples that follow the group from birth through childhood and adolescence to adulthood. These studies can provide unique insights into the changes in developmental trajectories that may be associated with schizophrenia. What is the evidence for speech and hearing deficits as antecedents…
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Golub Capital BDC, Inc. Increases Size Of Credit Facility
CHICAGO, Aug. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: GBDC), a business development company, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Golub Capital BDC Funding LLC ("Funding"), increased the size of its credit facility from $150 million to $200 million. In addition, the facility's reinvestment period was extended from November 22, 2015 to July 29, 2017 and its final maturity date was extended from October 17, 2019 to July 30, 2020. The facility continues to be secured by all of the assets held by Funding and has a stated interest rate of one-month LIBOR (with no floor) plus 2.25% through the reinvestment period.
ABOUT GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, INC.
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. ("Golub Capital BDC") is an externally-managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Golub Capital BDC invests primarily in senior secured, one stop, second lien and subordinated loans of middle-market companies that are often sponsored by private equity investors. Golub Capital BDC's investment activities are managed by its investment adviser, GC Advisors LLC, an affiliate of the Golub Capital group of companies ("Golub Capital").
ABOUT GOLUB CAPITAL
Golub Capital is a nationally recognized credit asset manager with over $15 billion of capital under management. The firm has an award-winning middle market lending business. Golub Capital has four highly complementary business lines led by experienced teams of credit professionals: Middle Market Lending, Late Stage Lending, Broadly Syndicated Loans and Opportunistic Credit. Golub Capital's lending offices are located in Chicago, New York and San Francisco. For more information, please visit the firm's website at www.golubcapital.com.
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The funds managed by Apax Partners, including Altamir and Amboise Investissement, acquire a minority stake in Royer Group to accelerate its development in Europe
Paris, 28 February 2007 – The funds managed by Apax Partners France, including Altamir and Amboise Investissement, have acquired a minority stake in the Royer Group, alongside the group's founders, Jacquesand Alain Royer.
Apax Partners' investment will allow the Royer Group to accelerate its international development, through both organic and external growth.
With over 25 million shoes sold in 2006, the Royer Group is France's leading wholesaler of shoes under licence, distributing around 30 brands (Converse, Morgan, Von Dutch, Airwalk, Naf-Naf, Paul & Joe Sister, etc.), through both independent and mass market retailers.
The group has just entered a key stage in its development, by acquiring Kickers, the famous French brand of coloured shoes distributed throughout the world. This acquisition takes the Royer Group's revenues to over €210 million.
Jacques Royer, Chairman and CEO of the Royer Group, said: "Apax's investment marks a turning point for our group, which will now be able to accelerate its development, particularly through the acquisition of new licences and outright brand ownership. Our new partner will enable us to benefit among other things from its strong expertise in retail and consumer goods, and its international network."
Jean-Louis Rambaud, Partner at Apax Partners, said: "We are delighted to be associated with such a dynamic group, particularly at a time when it is taking on a new dimension with the acquisition of an internationally renowned brand. We believe the outlook for the Royer Group is very bright, particularly due to its strong brand portfolio and its unique know-how in the design, marketing and distribution of shoes in Europe."
About the Royer Group
Founded in 1945 and headquartered in Fougères (Ille-et-Vilaine), The Royer Group is France's leading shoe wholesaler. It employs 365 people and operates 24,000m² of warehouses in Fougères and 46,000m² around the world. With sales of 25 million shoes in 2006, the Royer Group generated revenues of €150 million, including 30% in the export market. It has just acquired the Kickers brand.
About Altamir and Amboise Investissement
Altamir and Amboise Investissement are two listed companies which were created by Apax Partners respectively in December 1995 and at the end of March 2006. Both are designed to co-invest and disinvest with the private equity investment funds managed by Apax Partners France.
Altamir and Amboise Investissement leverage Apax Partners' know how and investment strategy, which involves backing fast-growing companies, at all stages of investment, across its global sectors of Retail & Consumer, IT & Telecoms, Media, Healthcare, and Business & Financial Services.
Altamir is a SCR (Société de Capital Risque) listed on the Euronext Paris Eurolist market, Compartment C, Ticker: LTA, ISIN: FR0000053837.
For further information: www.altamir.fr
Amboise Investissement is a SCR (Société de Capital Risque) listed on the Euronext Paris Eurolist market, Compartment C, Ticker: AMB, ISIN: FR0010307348.
For further information: www.amboise-investissement.fr
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Cap Metro Board Approves Redesign of Austin's Public Transit System
KUT 90.5 | By Syeda Hasan
Published February 27, 2017 at 7:29 AM CST
Pavel Mezihorak for KUT
Capital Metro's board of directors on Monday approved a draft transit plan that expands service. ";
The Capital Metro board of directors on Monday unanimously approved a plan to overhaul its transit service. Cap Metro says Connections 2025 is designed to improve rider experience by creating a 24/7 transit system and expanding service.
"Today, our board showed its dedication to improving transportation in Central Texas through smart planning," Cap Metro President and CEO Linda Watson said in a statement. "Major investments to build a better bus network will kick-off in 2018, and will continue paying off over the next 10 years. Austin desperately needs more mobility options, and this plan delivers the type of innovation and services people want."
Lawrence Deeter, project manager for Connections 2025, said a top priority for Cap Metro is increasing the frequency of its service.
"We're almost tripling the number of frequent routes," he said. "Now, frequency means the route comes by about every 15 minutes, seven days a week, not just on weekdays, not just in rush hours."
Deeter said Cap Metro currently offers 17 frequent routes, which is enough for the faster service to reach about 80 percent of riders. He said these routes typically operate somewhere between every seven and 15 minutes. Deeter says when Cap Metro has increased frequency in the past, ridership has spiked.
"The reason why increasing ridership is important to Capital Metro is because, quite frankly, our ridership had been going in the wrong direction," he said. "So we want to work on that, plus match our services to the right markets that are in Austin."
Deeter admitted that ramping up frequency has meant changes to other services. Dedicating resources to more frequent trips will mean the elimination of certain routes that duplicate service. That idea has drawn criticism from commuters during public comment sessions.
Other features of the plan include: two fare types (local and commuter), four downtown circulator routes and six UT shuttles
The board had already approved some parts of Connections 2025. It signed off on a revamp of the Northwest Express routes, as well as a reduction in fare prices for premium bus service. Amy Peck with Cap Metro said it is working to accommodate future growth and give more people access to transit.
"Affordability issues are causing a lot of people to move out, so it's like – how can we better connect with the service options that may be available or that may come on board in those surrounding communities?" Peck said.
Cap Metro said operation of the new network is expected to cost an additional $9 million, bringing the total to an estimated $267.8 million. It is expected to fully implement the plan over the next 10 years.
This post has been updated to reflect the vote outcome.
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Syeda Hasan is KUT's development and affordability reporter. She previously worked as a reporter at Houston Public Media covering county government, immigrant and refugee communities, homelessness and the Sandra Bland case. Her work has been heard nationally on public radio shows such as Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Marketplace.
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