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The spectrophotometer measures absorption and spectral bandwidth of the given sample. Absorption is the logarithm of transmittance, i.e. Log (T), whereas transmittance is the portion of light moved through the sample. Transmittance can define as the ratio of light incidents on the test sample to the light transmits through the solution, i.e. IO/I. Spectral bandwidth also refers to as "Bandpass", and define as a range of colours it can reflect through the test sample.
The spectrophotometer must be calibrated before taking the readings of the test sample, by putting a cuvette holding a control solution. The process of calibrating the device commonly refers to as "Zeroing of spectrophotometer". The amount of light transmitted or absorbed can be calculated by the readings obtained in a digital meter of a spectrophotometer.
Content: Spectrophotometer
Working and Mechanism
Definition of Spectrophotometer
The spectrophotometer can define as an instrument, which measures the absorbance of the test sample at a specific wavelength, by measuring the amount of light transmitted by the sample. This device contains several components like a light source, collimator, monochromator, cuvette, light detector, and digital meter.
Spectrophotometry is a science which deals with the study of light intensity absorbed or transmitted by the different solutions when a ray of light moves through the test sample. Its basic theory concludes that each chemical compound transmits or absorbs certain light according to their relative wavelength.
Working of Spectrophotometer
The principle of spectrophotometer depends upon the Beer-Lambert law, which states that when a beam of light incidents on the homogenous solution, a fraction of incident light reflects, some of it absorbs and the remaining transmits through the solution. Both Beer and Lambert have given their own theories on the absorption of radiation.
According to Beer-Lambert law, the absorbance is equal to the given mathematical expression:
A= log I0/I
A= ε C l
Where, A= Absorbance of light
I0= Intensity of incident light
I= Intensity of transmitted light
ε= Absorption coefficient
C= Concentration of the absorbing material
l= Path length (cm)
The amount of light transmitted from the solution is inversely proportional to the absorption of light.
A= log10 1/T
As the absorbance of the medium increases, the transmittance of light through the solution decreases and vice versa. Absorbance is a non-dimensional quantity whose value ranges between 0-1.
A spectrophotometer includes the following sequential events:
First, a light source falls onto the monochromator (Dispersion device).
Then the monochromator will produce a single source of light that falls onto the focusing wavelength selector.
The focusing convex lens will pass a fraction of the monochromatic source of light from the sample solution to the photocell detector.
A photocell detector converts the light energy into the electrical energy, and an amplifier transmits this electrical signal to the internal circuit.
Finally, an internal circuit inside a spectrophotometer gives out a final output on a digital meter.
Based on Light Source
Single beam spectrophotometer
In this, a fraction of light from the diverging devices is wholly passed from the sample solution. A beam of light from the light source falls onto the collimator convex lens and moves to the diaphragm. The diaphragm ensures the 100% transmittance and allows the light to fall onto the monochromator device.
A dispersion medium or monochromator device allows the transmittance of a single source of light onto the focusing convex lens. The focusing convex lens transmits light at a particular wavelength from the sample to the photocell detector. A photocell detects the portion of light transmitted or absorbed and gives the reading on the display meter.
In this, a fraction of light coming from the monochromator device divides into two beams; one falls onto the reference sample and the other onto the test sample. Its mechanism is more or less similar to single beam spectrophotometer but differs when the dual mirrors divide a single beam of light into two.
One beam of light passes from the test sample to the photocell and the other passes from the reference sample to another photocell. A photocell detects the amount of light transmitted or absorbed and gives the reading on the display meter.
Based on Light Wavelength
Ultraviolet spectrophotometer
It makes the use of cuvettes made of quartz, and hydrogen or deuterium lamps as a light source. The hydrogen lamp emits continuous or discontinuous spectral UV- light ranging between 200-450 nm. This device determines the absorbance or transmittance for the fluids and even solutions.
It makes the use of plastic and glass cuvettes and tungsten halogen light source. The tungsten lamp consists of a tungsten filament, which emits a visible spectral range between 330-900nm. The tungsten lamp has a long life of 1200h. This device can measure the change in colour intensity according to the change in concentration of moderately diluted solutions.
Infrared spectrophotometer
It makes the use of Nernst glowers as a conductive device having a long life. This kind of spectrophotometer helps in the study the vibrations of different molecules at a specific wavelength. Near and mid-IR-rays cause rotational and harmonic vibrations.
Components of Spectrophotometer
A spectrophotometer includes the following elements:
The source of illumination usually includes hydrogen, tungsten, xenon flash lamps and Nernst glower for the UV, Visible, UV-visible and infrared spectrophotometers respectively. The light source can emit continuous or discontinuous spectral bands at varying wavelength. An illuminator provides a polychromatic source of light to the collimating device.
Collimating device
It is an optical device which contains a tube having a convex lens on one side and an aperture on the other. Collimator primary function is to convert the radiating polychromatic source of light into a parallel beam by the adjustable aperture. In the focal plane of a collimator convex lens, an opening or aperture passes the parallel beam onto the dispersion device via the diaphragm.
Dispersion device
A dispersion device is positioned between the diaphragm and wavelength selector. The diaphragm functions as an entry slit of the polychromatic source of light that ensures 100 % transmittance from the collimator to the dispersion medium. The dispersion medium reflects the light of the selected wavelength through the exit slit that allows the monochromatic source of light to escape. Prisms, diffraction gratings and filter system are the most common dispersion medium.
It disperses the polychromatic source of light coming from the diaphragm into the constituent monochromatic source of light. A prism disperses the light of variable wavelength to a different extent, depending on:
Its optical angle (60 degrees)
And, the material from which it is composed
For the commercial use generally, 60 degrees cornu quartz and 30 degrees littrow prism are used.
These are the optical components, commonly used in the visible, UV and IR spectrophotometers. Its degree of dispersion depends upon:
Spacing between the gratings
Wavelength of light
Diffraction grating comprises of few ridges or rulings on the surface, coated by aluminium. It can cause transmissive and reflective kind of diffraction.
The filters are first layered with gelatin, then coloured with organic dyes and finally sealed within the glass plates. Now, these are the most common dispersion medium used for the biological and biochemical assays. The filters can split the different parts of electromagnetic radiation by absorbing and transmitting a particular wavelength. Spectrophotometers which consist of a filter system as a dispersion media refers to as "Filter photometers".
The optical filter provides a monochromatic source of light and contains absorption or interference filter. An absorption filter can transmit the desired range of wavelength or spectral elements by blocking some of the spectral components from a beam of light through an illuminator.
Filter wheel system is a commercial device incorporated with several filters having different wavelength responses, and positioned nearly the circumference of the rotating wheel. Each filter will show various spectral bands at a particular wavelength. This kind of system only selects discrete bands.
Sample holder
A cuvette is a sample holding tube that can be made of plastic, glass, fibre etc. A cuvette with a blank solution helps in the calibration of the spectrophotometer by giving zero reference number. The calibration of the spectrophotometer is necessary to check the accuracy of the light source.
It also refers as "Photoresistor" which detects the range of light transmitted from the test sample and transforms the light into an electrical signal. A photocell detector shows the following properties:
Short response time
An electrical signal which can be easily amplified
Amplifier and digital meter
A photocell produces an electrical signal, directly proportional to the light reflected from the solution. An amplifier boosts the electrical signal and transfers it to the internal circuit, which can finally convert this signal into a readable form. The readings in a digital meter can be noted down, and a standard graph between absorption and transmittance can be plotted accordingly.
A spectrophotometer helps in the qualitative analysis like the type, molecular weight and structure of different compounds, as the different compounds absorb light at different wavelengths.
Example: Aliphatic or acyclic hydrocarbons or their derivatives absorb light at a wavelength ranging between 220-280nm.
It also helps in quantitative analysis of protein, enzymes, the amino acid (tyrosine), and blood glucose level by the use of UV-Visible spectrophotometer.
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Fatal Evans City Crash Spurs Questions About Rail Security
Two people are dead and another eight people are injured as the result of a horrible bus-train crash in Evans City. Criminal charges have been filed against the bus driver in connection with the incident late last month, but questions are also being raised about whether there isn't some liability to be shared by the railroad.
According to authorities, this is what happened. It was about 8 a.m. on April 26. The bus was on a regular route carrying a group of adults to community services. The victims included elderly individuals as well as some special needs adults.
Investigators say that video from an on-board system on the bus shows that as the vehicle approached the crossing, the driver didn't stop and didn't look for a possible train as required by law. Meanwhile, those on the bus can be seen and heard trying to raise the alarm that the train was coming.
Police say audio from the recording indicates that the train was blowing its horns, and passengers can be seen bracing for the crash. When it happens, bodies are flung all around inside the passenger compartment. Afterward, officers say, the bus driver can be heard asking if anyone is hurt and saying that there was no rail crossing warning light, suggesting inadequate security.
The bus driver is now facing charges of homicide by vehicle and assault. But questions continue to be raised about whether he should bear responsibility for the tragedy alone. Authorities acknowledge that it was foggy that morning. That could have contributed to the crash. But the driver's attorney also questions whether the operators of the train did all they were required to do to avoid this dangerous situation.
And there is the question as to whether the lack of anything other than a static railroad crossing sign was adequate security.
Victims of such disaster deserve answers to their questions and have a right to due compensation for any and all losses suffered and can pursue that justice by contacting an attorney.

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Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2011 Nov-Dec;12(6):367-74. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2011.02.001. Epub 2011 Mar 30.
Serum gamma glutamyl transferase: a novel biomarker for screening of premature coronary artery disease.
Shabbir S1, Khan DA, Khan FA, Elahi MM, Matata BM.
Department of Pathology, AMC, National University of Sciences and Technology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
We aimed to elucidate the association between gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) activity with prevalence of premature coronary artery disease (CAD) in young Pakistani patients undergoing diagnostic coronary angiography.
A total of 218 young adults (age ≤ 45 years) underwent diagnostic angiography. Serum samples were taken from all the patients and analyzed for serum GGT activity, cholesterol and triglycerides.
Coronary artery disease patients had significantly increased GGT activity (P = .001) and exhibited a significant positive correlation with blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose, and smoking and negative correlation with total antioxidant status (P < .01).
The study revealed good diagnostic accuracy at cutoff of 35 U/L with a sensitivity of 92%, specificity of 81%, and diagnostic odds ratio of 48 in estimation of premature CAD in young Pakistanis.


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East Trading Wang est un groupe de punk hardcore estonien.

Biographie
East Trading Wang est formé en 1997 autour de Kristjan Pärn (guitare, chant), Maik Rõngelep (batterie), Margus  Gustavson (guitare) et Margus Laasma (basse). East Trading Wang traite de la domination mondiale depuis la Chine.

En 2004, ils participent avec leur chanson Marketized à une compilation intitulée The Beast Released, qui comprend 18 chansons axées thrash, death, doom, et metal progressif. Cette même année, le groupe publie son premier album studio, Employees of the Year.

Ils publient, en 2005, leur album studio Favela, Yayo, Caipirinha. East Trading Wang joue ensuite au festival Rabarock. En 2013, ils participent au Rock Summer 25.

Membres
 Kristjan Pärn - guitare, chant
 Margus Gustavson - guitare
 Margus Laasma - basse
 Maik Rõngelep - batterie

Discographie
 1999 : The Return of the Robot (vidéo)
 2001 : True "Live" Evil (vidéo)
 2004 : Laibalapsed 2 (vidéo)
 2004 : Employees of the Year
 2005 : Valeühendus (single)
 2005 : Favela, Yayo, Caipirinha

Notes et références

Groupe estonien de heavy metal
Groupe estonien de punk rock
Groupe estonien de punk hardcore
Groupe musical formé en 1997

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Q: How to present print settings from print preview? In my C# Project I have 2 print functions. One that prints the document directly and another that presents a preview to the user and prints if the user chooses to do so.
While both methods are working, the direkt print version presents the print settings window before it prints the document.
private void printButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    PrintDialog printDialog = new PrintDialog();
    printDialog.Document = printIssues;
    printDialog.UseEXDialog = true;

    if (DialogResult.OK == printDialog.ShowDialog())
    {
        printIssues.DocumentName = "Some Name";
        printIssues.DefaultPageSettings.Landscape = true;
        printIssues.Print();
    }
}

private void previewButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    PrintPreviewDialog printPreview = new PrintPreviewDialog();
    printPreview.Icon = Properties.Resources.favicon;
    printPreview.Document = printIssues;
    printIssues.DefaultPageSettings.Landscape = true;
    ((Form)printPreview).WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized;

    printPreview.ShowDialog();
}

The second Version where I present the preview first, once I click the print button the document gets printed on the Default Printer without presenting the Settings window. I've tried some things and searched quiet some time but couldn't find anything that helped me.
I appreciate your help.

A: I'm afraid this is a known limitation of the PrintPreviewDialog.
It needs to know the printer to draw the layout so it uses the default printer.
I've had the same problem in the past, and I believe it can be solved by showing a PrintDialog before showing the PrintPreviewDialog.
private void previewButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    PrintDialog printDialog = new PrintDialog();
    if (DialogResult.OK == printDialog.ShowDialog())
        {
             PrintPreviewDialog printPreview = new PrintPreviewDialog();
             printPreview.Document = printIssues;

             // this is were you take the printersettings from the printDialog
             printPreview.Document.PrinterSettings = printDialog.PrinterSettings;

             printIssues.DefaultPageSettings.Landscape = true;
             printPreview.ShowDialog();
        }
}

Another workaround would be to make your own PrintPreviewDialog. But it requires more coding.
can you tell me if the above code works for you?

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Articles filed under Impact on Views from Massachusetts
Chasing the wind: Deep-water turbine farms could overshadow near-shore projects like Nantucket Sound's
Could the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm become obsolete before it is even built? ...technological advances in recent years are allowing developers elsewhere to consider building wind turbines farther from shore, where they would be less visible. ...If these and similar projects prove viable, some wind energy specialists and developers say, they could leapfrog closer-to-shore projects like Cape Wind.
Impact on Views Impact on Landscape USA Massachusetts
State shields 700 acres
North Adams Transcript
The state plans to protect over 700 acres of ridge line in the Hoosac Mountain range from any future development, including wind turbines, as the Berkshire Natural Resources Council continues to create a corridor of land connecting the Florida and Savoy Mountain state forests. Part of the plan calls for a major hiking trail for North Berkshire.
Impact on Wildlife Impact on Views Impact on Landscape Massachusetts
Report: Wind farm will affect views
Cape Cod Times
The region is also recognized as the heart of a long-running and contentious debate over whether the country's first offshore wind farm should be built in Nantucket Sound. Now, the lead federal agency to review the proposal by Cape Wind Associates to build 130 wind turbines in the Sound has found that the project would have an "adverse effect" on the view from 28 historic properties as well as the ceremonial practices and traditional cultural sites of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) and Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.
Impact on Views Impact on Landscape Massachusetts
Wind farm simulations don't convey beauty lost
The "simulated images" of the wind farm project contained on Cape Wind's Web site show how the turbine forest might look to the casual observer driving by. ...Cape Wind is riding the "clean energy" bandwagon all the way to the bank, while we who live here will spend the rest of our summers staring at a colossal eyesore.
Groups question how MMS is handling Cape Wind historic preservation issue
Cape Cod Today
In a Dec. 17 letter, the federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation notified the U.S. Minerals Management Service, the lead federal agency for permitting the proposed 130-turbine wind farm on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound, that the MMS needs to take account of historic preservation concerns linked to Cape Wind before or concurrently with issuing a record of decision on the wind farm, and not after. ...[The] council questions whether the agency has completed key aspects of that process, such as documenting to the Massachusetts state historic preservation officer its findings on the area of potential effects on historic properties posed by the wind farm.
The Ocean State recently granted a New Jersey-based renewable energy firm the right to build an industrial-size wind farm about 20 miles off the coast of Rhode Island. DeepwaterWind CEO Chris Brown told the Associated Press his firm builds turbines on large platforms originally designed for offshore drilling rigs, which means they can operate in deep waters and out of sight of land. He expects to build around 100 turbines offshore. "What we've really focused on is that we want to be beyond the horizon," Brown said. "We don't think that you have to choose between...the view and the environment."
Impact on Views Energy Policy Massachusetts
Violating a trust
Often, the visual impact of 130 wind turbines as tall as the Statue of Liberty in the middle of Nantucket Sound is presented as a clash of aesthetic sensitivity vs. alternative energy reality. But the National Trust for Historic Preservation has reminded the U.S. Minerals Management Service that real laws and mandates exist, and it says MMS is not going by the book in its evaluation of the Cape Wind project. ...Nobody, the National Trust included, expects that the views at the Kennedy Compound or the Nantucket historic downtown will remain forever unaltered. But Congress has decreed that all efforts must be made to preserve the integrity of historic sites, and the MMS must comply.
Obstructed sunrise
The United South and Eastern Tribes, an organization of 25 federally recognized Indian tribes in 12 states, has joined with the Wampanoag of Gay Head (Aquinnah) in their opposition to the wind factory on Nantucket Sound. The board of directors of the organization called upon the U.S. Minerals Management Service, which is reviewing the Cape Wind application, to "respect the Traditional, Cultural, Spiritual and Religious beliefs of the Wampanoag People and preserve the spiritual integrity and sanctity of the eastern horizon, vista and horizon viewshed; and to deny the permitting of such a devastatingly and destructive experiment, which will adversely affect and destroy the essence of tranquility, sanctity and spirituality of this sacred place for all time."
Business hopes to assuage neighbors over wind plan
The three-blade turbine reaches roughly 155 feet. That includes a pole that is 120 feet high. The owners recently decided to move the project about 150 feet north toward the back of the property. That should reduce the "shadow flicker," a complaint of some neighbors, Kenney said. The rotating blades create shadows. Moving the turbine also will slightly reduce the sound ...
Impact on Views Noise Impact on Landscape Massachusetts
Wind farm would sacrifice bay for profit
South Coast Today
Mr. Cashman's attempt to sneak past the Massachusetts House of Representatives an amendment to the Ocean Sanctuaries Act as part of a recently passed energy bill shows just what kind of tactics he is willing to resort to in order to build his wind farm. This amendment would clear a major impasse for the development of large-scale industrial wind power plants along the Massachusetts coast. ...In case you are not familiar with it, the Ocean Sanctuaries Act designates approximately 85 percent of Massachusetts state waters as ocean sanctuaries. There is good reason for this. We are fortunate to live in an area of some of the most pristine waters off the coast, but it is also a very fragile ecosystem. Mr. Cashman and proponents of his project would have you believe that it would have no negative effects on the Bay. How is this even logical? First of all, the only way not to affect the Bay is to do nothing; in other words, things stay the same. I certainly can't see how a large-scale industrial power plant could be positive for the condition of the bay, and to say it would have no affect at all is ludicrous. ...This is not about spoiling the view of some rich people. It is about one rich person, Jay Cashman, and him making himself richer. This is about much more than a "NIMBY attitude." It is about preserving a natural treasure, Buzzards Bay.
Impact on Wildlife Impact on Views Impact on People Massachusetts
Windmills ho
But already some people are complaining about turbine's visual impact on the region's scenic landscape (Transcript story, Page 1 on Saturday). The 265-foot-high turbine can be seen clearly from many spots in Hancock, from Pontoosuc Lake in Lanesborough and Pittsfield and, we suspect, from a lot of other spots in surrounding communities. This is only one windmill. Imagine the complaints to come when turbines begin to sprout up in the 10s and 20s and hundreds, in Hancock, Florida, Monroe, Savoy and off the waters of Cape Cod - if these projects come to fruition. The wind turbines would be far taller than Jiminy's - from 350 feet to well over 400. Most would be built by out-of-state developers with substantial help from government subsidies (read taxpayers' subsidies) and would require significant tree cutting and road building, not only to get the turbines where they must be but also to connect them to the grid. The residents of Berkshire County should seriously consider if the end result would be worth it.
Impact on Views General Impact on Landscape Zoning/Planning Massachusetts
On the horizon?
Cape Wind's new images of its windmills -- now 23 feet taller -- provide a glimpse of what the turbines will look like from land
Impact on Views General Massachusetts
http://www.windaction.org/posts?location=Massachusetts&p=6&topic=Impact+on+Views&type=Article


It's Cara here today and I've been trying to manage my time a bit better in 2019. I discovered calendar blocking a few months ago and it's been working well for me. To help me keep on track with this, I've added a laminated list of my routines to my planner. It folds in half so that I can easily slip it into my traveler's notebook. On the back, I added a checklist from the one routine I'm having the most trouble completing, my lunch time routine. And because this folder is laminated, I can use a dry erase marker to check off each task as I complete it.
I used the Good Vibes collection for it's fun colours and pretty, peppy designs, these are my happy colours so I know they will keep me motivated.
The front cover is a sheet from the Good Vibes 6x8 paper pad trimmed down. I used a TN insert for reference to help get the size right so that it would fit in my TN. I initially added quite a lot of stickers from both the Good Vibes Sticker Tablet and the Mini version, but there were too many and it overwhelmed the bold 'make today amazing' so I took some off. I love how easy it is to remove these stickers without ripping the paper, whether it's to simply move them around or to take them off completely if you've change your mind.
The back cover has that pesky lunch time routine of mine, I mentioned above that I'm having trouble getting it finished. I put it on a sheet of white paper and mounted it on a pretty floral paper from the 6X8 Good Vibes paper pad. I used more stickers from the Good Vibes sticker tablets, but I also used some from the Home Sticker Tablet for the bullet points of my checklist because they matched the tasks better (dish soap for cleaning the kitchen and a basket for advancing the laundry etc). I love that you can mix stickers like that from other collections because the sizes are the same and the colour schemes are very similar and always match.
The inside of the folder houses all my routines mounted on the backs of the papers I used for the front and back cover. I chose my papers wisely so that the two inside papers would match each other, they are both black and cream. I added clusters of the Good Vibes stickers and then laminated the whole thing, being careful to keep the pages lined up as they went through my laminator.
I also created a daily spread in my Daily Insert, so that I could try out writing in those routines into my schedules today.
And what TN would not be complete without decorated pockets? This may very well be my favourite thing to decorate. I love the cream colour of the inside of the Aztec Traveler's Notebook. It really makes the colours in the Good Vibes collection pop!
I mixed in some chipboard pieces, Bits & Pieces die cuts, stickers from the Combo Cardstock sheet and the 4x6 pack, all from the Good Vibes collection. I added a few tabs to a another sheet of patterned paper from the 6x8 paper pad and tucked it into the long pocket in the back.


The Academy was inaugurated during the graduation of the 59 associate department managers and hourly supervisors who participated in the first session of the training program.
With the objective of providing its associates with the knowledge and skills to succeed and advance in the labor field, and at the same time, offer a better shopping experience to consumers, Walmart announced the opening of the Walmart Academy in Puerto Rico, located at the facilities of the Cayey Supercenter.
The Academy, which will serve all Walmart stores on the island, will offer training in areas of study that include: leadership, merchandising, operations, technology and customer service, as well as specific issues related to the operations of the departments.
"We know that skills training increases productivity, confidence and knowledge of our associates, leads to greater satisfaction, personal and professional growth, and allows people interested in belonging to the company to recognize that it is a good decision to come to work to Walmart because they will develop a professional career," said Del Sloneker, vice president, Walmart Puerto Rico.
"To grow as associates and as a company in today's changing world requires new skills and the ability to meet the needs of customers who have more shopping options than ever before. Therefore, we invest in training our associates so that they can develop to their fullest potential and thus our company can build a stronger talent pipeline to be successful," said Sloneker.
The trainings that will be offered at the Academy are part of a new comprehensive training program created by Walmart for associates at all levels, from entry-level supervision positions to the regional general manager. Hourly frontline supervisors and department managers will attend a two-week training program at the Academy's facilities as part of this program.
The first week is dedicated to retail fundamentals and acquisition of core retail skills, while the second week is dedicated to training on the sales floor to obtain the knowledge and skills to run the specific department where the associate works.
"The graduates of the Academy will have the skills and confidence to lead departments with outstanding performance, lead people and provide an excellent customer experience," said Rosana Meléndez, senior director of Human Resources in Puerto Rico.
Among others, the benefits of having an academy in Puerto Rico include: accessibility for training, offering an area so that they can focus solely on training for two weeks, while using a real Walmart sales floor as a training environment.
Currently, the Academy has some 2,900 square feet and has the capacity to train up to 90 associates weekly. As part of the inauguration in Cayey, Walmart made $5,000 in donations to schools and other organizations in this municipality.
The Academy in Puerto Rico is the 197th that offers this program in the United States market.
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#Introduction I did a short 9 day tour of Costa Rica with a travel company called GAdventures. I went about mid-way through my exploration of Colombia and I went with a tour company for a change of pace. Since it was with GAdventures, it was always go-go, which was great because we only had 9 days. Well more like 8 at most. It was my second tour with GAdventures, first was in Bolivia in 2012.
#Money Bring your US dollars! They are good here! But don't expect to get any dead presidents back in change. You will get the native currency, Colones, for your change.
Costa Rican Colones consists of plastic paper money and coins. Plastic money is awesome because it's durable and most importantly you can keep some in your swimming trunks without worrying about it getting soggy.
As for current conversion rates, it's pretty simple. When I was there 1 US Dollar was about 535 colones. But when you buy things with cash, the conversion rate will essentially be 1 US Dollar = 500 Colones. So if you buy something that costs 1500 Colones, and you pay with a $5 bill, you will get 1,000 Colones in change. If you paid with credit card, you might get an exact conversion, depends on how they charge you (In Colones or Dollars). In touristy places, like souvenir shops, things are often priced in dollars. But otherwise things are usually price in Colones. Don't worry though, EVERYBODY takes the almighty US dollar!
Also, very important, DO NOT exchange your US dollars for Colones when you get to the airport! First of all there is no need since dollars are accepted everywhere, but more importantly, while they say there is no exchange fee, they are giving you about 25% less for your dollar. It's a scam, really. Some countries you have no choice. Or if you are bringing any other currency such as Euros. But please, if your stacks are in USD, steer clear.
Anyways, as of this writing the conversion is simple and stable. We will see if that changes any time soon.
#Transportation Taxis are red and they have meters. A lot of unregistered taxis which don't have meters, so you might want to negotiate before you take off (a la Bolivia). Prices are similar to what I was used to paying in the states to my dismay (I was used to Colombia's prices at the time). No Uber but it may be coming as I did see an 'Uber in Costa Rica' presentation at one of the hotels I stayed at.
You will want to take buses from city to city. Not really any way to fly from city to city in Costa Rica like I was used to in Colombia.
#Language For a Latin American country, English is spoken heavily. Definitely not to say everyone speaks English but the first taxi driver I met spoke perfect English. Many waiters and waitresses at restaurants spoke it. That's not to say you won't get plenty of opportunities to practice your Spanish though, and you will still want to learn the native tongue if living in Costa Rica.
#Climate Warm in San Jose for the most part. Hot in Quepos. Can get a little chilly in the mountains in Monteverde and La Fortuna. It's the rain forest so you can expect rain.
#Food Rice and beans! Ticos (what Costa Ricans call themselves) love to use those two basic variables in any dish. Their healthy food combined with their active lifestyle is one reason why they are such a healthy and happy people.
There are plenty of options for food so if you aren't a rice and beans kind of person don't worry. The best restuarant I went to was probably a Peruvian called Machu Picchu or something along those lines. I had lunch at a Subway in San Jose that was more expensive than what I'd pay in the states (Costa Rica isn't exactly cheap).
#Lodging Hostels are everywhere as well as decent hotels. Never had any issues with places that I stayed at, except WiFi reception at most places left a lot to be desired. If you are visiting Costa Rica you shouldn't be inside on Facebook or Netflix though anyways right? Too much to do and see. I didn't stay at any Airbnb places but I know there is a big Airbnb market there.
#Meeting people Hostels are the best places to meet fellow travelers and foreigners. If you want to meet some Ticos or Ticas, dating apps are popular especially Tinder. A cool bar in Monteverder called Bar Amigos is a really good place to meet fellow travelers and Ticos. It's really the only good bar in Monteverde.
#Safety San Jose has it's bad spots but you would never go near those neighborhoods. Incredibly safe country especially for Latin America, your only concern should be avoiding being eaten by an croc or drowning in the ocean (there are no life guards every 100 feet like we have in the states).
#Conclusion Ticos are often said to be the happiest people in the world and it's easy to see why. Beautiful beaches, great weather year round, rainforests to explore, a stunning array of wildlife, eco-friendly, and even a stable economy, the list goes on and on. A country everyone should visit at least once. If you haven't gone, you need to go.


I was once in a group that talked about sharing "God sightings." These are times when you can clearly see God at work in bringing people together or teaching us a lesson that we need to learn or something very simple like showing Himself through nature in such a profound way that it increases your faith.
I recently had just such an experience. I was speaking at several churches in the Phoenix area. I love exploring new places and trying new places to hike. I went for a walk one morning to explore the area. I have an app on my phone called "All Trails" that will tell me the closest hiking trails from my current location. I really recommend this app! Anyway, I found a place called Hole in the Rock in Tempe in the Papago Park. I walked from my hotel and went off to find the park.
I arrived at the Hole in the Rock and took the short walk up the path to this beautiful view of Tempe and the surrounding area. There was a young man there reading the Bible. We struck up a conversation and he shared that his name was Aaron and he was a student at Arizona State University. I told him that I was from New Mexico and he asked what brought me to Phoenix. I told him that I work for a children's home in New Mexico. With great interest, he began asking me about the work of the Home. I shared with him about our 3 causes – Residential Homes, Adoptive Homes and Single Parent Homes.
Aaron told me that he was an intern at his church (which was also a Church of Christ) and works with the campus ministry at ASU. He expressed an interest in coming out to the Home with his campus group sometime to do a service project.
We prayed for Daniel, for ASU students heading back to school and for God's continued blessings on the New Mexico Christian Children's Home. We arrived as strangers, but parted as brothers in Christ and new friends. It was truly a "God sighting!" God chose this beautiful place on His earth to bring three men together for prayer and fellowship on a warm summer morning in Tempe, Arizona!
At the Christian Children's Home, I witness "God sightings" every day.
· In the prayer of a new resident in our Residential Homes.
· In the smile of a child who feels loved and cared for by his/her house parents.
· In the face of a single mom who feels the support of our staff as she receives the help she desperately needs.
· In the joy of a new family as they adopt a child through our Adoptive Homes and become a family.
· In the laughter of our children as they play on our campus.
God can be seen and heard and touched every day!


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Artaho-Aki, Erkson Lead Women's Basketball Past Alfred
Alfred (0-3 (0-0 E8)) 33 27 60
Wells (1-0 (0-0 NEAC)) 37 41 78
Pts: Harley Cleary - 18
Reb: Amanda Off - 13
Reb: Lindsay Achzet - 8
Ast: Cassie Smythe - 5
AURORA, N.Y. – Senior Jessilyn Artaho-Aki (Kapa'a, Hawaii) and junior Holli Erkson (Cooperstown, N.Y.) each recorded 20 points en route to their team's 78-60 victory over Alfred University on Wednesday at the Frances Tarlton Farenthold Athletic Wing. With their first-ever victory over the Saxons, Wells improves to 1-0 on the season while Alfred (0-3) drops their 10th straight game dating back to last season.
The Express shot .508 as a team, the fourth-best mark in program history. Artaho-Aki's 20 point effort came via an 8-for-17 performance from the floor as she became only the fourth player in program history to eclipse 500 points in a career. Erkson, who shot 8-for-13 on the evening, also racked up two three-point baskets in this evening's game, the 49th and 50th treys of her career.
Junior Lindsay Achzet (Johnstown, N.Y.) reeled in a team-best eight rebounds in this evening's game, narrowly missing a double-double with nine points of offense. Senior Kaitlynne Knapp (Port Byron, N.Y.) scored 13 points while freshman Kamarine Maturine (Brooklyn, N.Y.), making her collegiate debut, was 5-for-5 from the floor in only 13 minutes of action, tallying 11 total points.
Wells ran into some early trouble in the contest as a Harley Cleary three-point basket at 10:36 elevated the guests to a 24-16 lead. The Express, however, countered with an 8-2 run that saw Aczhet contribute four-straight points and Erkson hit a jumper at 6:10 to cut the lead to 26-24. With the score tied at 31 aside, the Express went on a 6-2 run that saw Maturine rack up a layup in the paint and a jumper with 1:28 remaining to set the halftime score at 37-33.
The Express came out of the locker room with a purpose, building a 12 point lead with 14:29 remaining in regulation time after a 15-7 run by the home team. To kickstart the second half scoring, Knapp scored on a layup only 16 seconds into the half and Artaho-Aki made back-to-back layups opening up a 10 point lead. Despite a jumper by Amanda Off, an Erkson three-point basket established an 11 point lead for the Express.
A game-high 20 point lead was established with 35 seconds left in the game as the Express scored seven-straight points following a Cleary three-pointer with 2:40 left in the stanza. Artaho-Aki and Erkson both posted layups and a Knapp free throw preceded a layup in the paint to establish the decisive lead.
Cleary carried the offensive weight for Alfred, striking for 18 points after a 7-for-14 performance from the floor. Off posted a double-double, scoring 17 total points and chipping in with 13 rebounds and a team-best five steals while playing all 40 minutes for the Saxons.
Wells was scheduled to play D'Youville on the road Thursday but the game has been canceled due to inclement weather in Western New York. The Express return to action Saturday, Nov. 22 as they host the Hawks of Hilbert College at 1 p.m.
August 19, 2015 64 Student-Athletes Earn Spring 2015 Dean's List Honors
August 17, 2015 Wells Places Fourth In NEAC Presidents' Cup Standings
February 25, 2015 Erkson Earns NEAC Third Team All-Conference Honors
February 24, 2015 Women's Basketball Drops NEAC First Round Tilt
February 21, 2015 Women's Basketball Drops Finale, Qualifies For Playoffs
February 20, 2015 Erkson Lifts Women's Basketball To Win At SUNY Cobleskill
February 17, 2015 Large Lead Slips Away From Women's Basketball
February 16, 2015 Erkson Wins NEAC Student-Athlete of the Week Honors
February 15, 2015 Women's Basketball Holds Off Hard-Charging Eagles, 73-66
February 14, 2015 Women's Basketball Sets Scoring Record vs. Penn College
February 11, 2015 Women's Basketball Drops Key NEAC Contest vs. Keuka
February 8, 2015 Sluggish Second Half Dooms Women's Hoops vs. Gallaudet
February 2, 2015 Women's Basketball vs. Hilbert Postponed
February 1, 2015 Women's Basketball To Host Hilbert Monday Evening
January 31, 2015 Second Half Charge Lifts Women's Basketball vs. Cazenovia
January 28, 2015 Women's Basketball Wins Low-Scoring Affair At Keuka
January 25, 2015 Women's Basketball On Winning End Of 74-71 Thriller
January 24, 2015 Early Misses Costly In Loss To Lancaster Bible
January 22, 2015 Team Effort Lifts Women's Basketball Against Wilson
January 22, 2015 Wells To Honor NEAC Champion Women's Basketball Team
January 18, 2015 Late Rally Falls Short Against Penn St.-Abington
January 17, 2015 Erkson's Double-Double Highlights 63-58 Loss To Bryn Athyn
January 13, 2015 Women's Basketball Upended By Cazenovia, 79-65
January 11, 2015 SUNY Canton Downs Women's Basketball, 62-59
December 20, 2014 Women's Basketball Set Back By Carthage, 69-35
December 19, 2014 Women's Basketball Defeated By Wis.-Lutheran, 89-45
December 7, 2014 Knapp's Career Day Helps Women's Basketball To 76-63 Win
December 6, 2014 Women's Basketball Falls to SUNY Poly, 79-63
December 3, 2014 Single Game Three-Point Record Broken At Morrisville State
December 1, 2014 Women's Basketball Downed By Rallying Alfred State, 53-43
November 20, 2014 GAME POSTPONED: Women's Basketball at D'Youville
November 20, 2014 GAME POSTPONED: Women's Basketball vs. Hilbert
November 19, 2014 Artaho-Aki, Erkson Lead Women's Basketball Past Alfred
October 21, 2014 Stone '13 Named Women's Basketball Assistant Coach


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General Mind & Pyschology
Flies Kept in Dark Lose Traumatic Long-Term Memory
Fruit flies that were kept in the dark lost long-term memory of a traumatic stress they were exposed to. Scientist from Tokyo Metropolitan University also discovered the specific molecular mechanism that affected long-term memory in these flies. These findings may lead to novel treatments in humans in terms of treating, or even erasing traumatic memories.
Traumatic Memory is Crippling
Long-term memory is consolidated in our brain, whereby new proteins are made and neuronal circuits being modified. However, if the long-term memory is of a traumatic event, this usually have a devastating effect on individuals, especially those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). How memory works in the brain and the mechanism involved are still not a clear process for scientists.
Male Fruit Flies Traumatized by Rejection
In this study, the researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University studied Drosophila fruit flies. They looked at how light exposure affects the memory of these diurnal fruit flies. They used what is called the courtship conditioning paradigm to create traumatic memory in male fruit flies. In this paradigm, male flies are exposed to female flies which have already mated. The mated female flies will be unreceptive and inflict a kind of traumatic stress on the male flies. This memory is so traumatic that these male flies will not attempt to court female flies again, even if the females were unmated.
Darkness Erased Traumatic Memory
However, if these conditioned male flies are kept in the dark for two or more days, they actually lose the long-term memory of the traumatic stress. These conditioned male flies will again court female flies as if they lost the memory of being "rejected" by the female flies.
Mechanism That Affects Long-Term Memory
The researchers looked at a protein called Pigment-dispersing factor (Pdf), known to be expressed in response to light. They found Pdf that regulated the transcription of a protein called the cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB). This protein is found in the part of insect brains called the mushroom bodies. Mushroom bodies are thoughts to play a role in memory and learning in insects. This is the first time this connection between Pdf and CREB is found. The researchers have thus found the specific molecular mechanism by which light affects the retention of long-term memory in fruit flies.
The study was published in the journal JNeurosci: The Journal of Neuroscience.
This study showed that environmental factors can significantly alter memories. Further studies may give insights into how to apply these findings to help people who suffer from traumatic memories. Treatments may be possible to reduce or even erase these traumatic memories.
The team found that flies kept in the dark were unable to maintain a pre-established long-term memory. This was due to the lack of Protein-dispersing factor (Pdf) release, which in turn results in no cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) being produced in the memory center of the fly brain. (Photo: Tokyo Metropolitan University )
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The Fairfield Inn and Suites Newark Airport is a first class hotel half a mile from Newark International Airport. This new hotel opened in the summer of 2002, and it offers maximum convenience to the airport, without being on the airport grounds. Furthermore, guests will enjoy being the proximity of Manhattan, while having immediate access to the myriad corporate headquarters and formidable educational institutions located in Northern New Jersey. With many financial firms relocating west of the Hudson River, business travelers flying into Newark will want to consider this option because of its increasingly important location.
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Pre stop over before a flight.
Upon arrival we were greeted by reception staff who told us our room would not be ready for a hour " we did arrive at 10.30 am were checking isn't till 3 pm so bonus there"there was fresh coffee for us while we waited, there isn't much to do around hear your off the beaten track so if it's restraunts your after this isn't the place for you.the hotel is in need of a refurb the elevater needs looking at it makes some weird banging going up and down, the room are stuck in the 90s beds are really comfortable free Wi-Fi and to be fair for a one night stopover it's ok.
It's a economic chioce for 1 night stay to transfor near the airport.
Shuttle bus every 30 minutes,continental breakfast included,helpful staffs,basic spacious room and facilities.
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This hotel is very shop worn and needs repairs!
The Staff is not knowledgeable and everybody is very nice however hard to get a taxi or an Uber and they are have no knowledge of restaurants and there's nothing around there so it's very difficult. The room was in disrepair and I have attached pictures because it needs to be cleaned up very disappointed and Marriott.
Flight cancelled-how bad could a Marriott property be?
My flight was cancelled so I moved from my hotel in Princeton to be closer to the airport. I chose a Marriott property figuring how bad could it be?
It was not great. Room smelled like BO. Did not feel clean. No restaurant or take out available from hotel, didn't seem to be much nearby or many snacks available from the hotel shop.
The first room I was assigned had a door that didn't even close. I moved rooms and got an apology, but how does one not notice this??
Thank you kindly for taking the time to correspond about your visit with us.
I'm sorry to see that we did not meet you expectations regarding your feelings on the cleanliness of your accommodations.
This is not reflective of our usual offering here and I truly apologize for our shortcomings.
We look forward to hosting you again soon so we may show you the true meaning of hospitality.
Nice hotel at a very good rate. Staff was friendly, bed was comfortable and hotel was clean. They have a 24 hour shuttle to the airport which was very nice. Excellent hotel to stay at if flying out of Newark.
Thank you so much for your review of our Hotel here ion TripAdvisor!
We are always pleased to hear from our guests and I'm happy to see that you had a pleasant stay.
Please have a great day and we look forward to hosting you again soon.


Most folks do not want to rent dumpsters unless they absolutely have to. At times, though, it becomes obvious that you simply must rent a dumpster in Chandler for commercial and residential projects.
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SEASON PREVIEW: Women's Basketball
Photo by Kyle Gorcey
By Vince Russo, Staff Reporter
From the moment that No. 1 seed Notre Dame handed the Robert Morris women's basketball team a 93-42 loss in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the Colonials have had to contemplate what life after Artemis Spanou will be like.
"As a coaching staff, we've been learning what's best for the players without Artemis," said head coach Sal Buscaglia. "I think we see talented players here, but we're going to have to play different."
Spanou wasn't just the team captain and go-to player. She was a dominating force in the post, from behind the arc, and on defense as well. More importantly, she was their leader.
Spanou ended her college career third in NCAA history in double-doubles, 10th in rebounds, was twice named Northeastern Conference Player of the Year, and set school records in both points scored and rebounds.
With her now graduated and playing overseas in Turkey, it's time for a Robert Morris squad that features 10 underclassmen to pick up the slack.
They also have to deal with the pressure that comes from being defending NEC champions, and tabbed first in the conference preseason coaches poll.
"It's always nice to have the respect of the coaches," said Buscaglia. "Quite honestly, it was kind of surprising. We have ten underclassmen, underclassmen being defined as freshman and sophomores. And we only have three juniors and one senior. So I'm very, very surprised, but I appreciate the respect."
(Chris Bombardo)
Seasoned veteran and junior Ashley Ravelli leads a deep rotation of guards coming into the 2014-15 campaign. She is coming off a bit of a sophomore slump, with her scoring average going from 10.4 to 8.8 points per game, and her shooting percentage falling from 34 to 29 percent.
If she is able to get her stroke set, it would greatly compliment sophomore Rebeca Navarro, who canned 40 percent of her attempts last season.
"I'm just trying to get the leadership role that we lost with Artemis leaving. I'm just trying to do all I can do, just step up my game as well, probably more so than others since I'm a junior," said Ravelli.
Ashley Ravelli (Chris Bombardo)
One of the biggest questions regarding both the guard play and team in general is the status of Lou Mataly. The French native started off her career strong as a freshman, but recurring knee injuries have sidelined her the last two seasons. Known for her prolific shooting touch, the junior brings 66 made three point attempts and serves as another threat from deep.
Her presence will keep the floor spaced out, forcing opposing defenses to be honest.
"She's moving very, very well, I think they did a great job with the surgery and the rehab. She's doing really well," said Buscalgia. "She's shooting the ball well, she's working hard, and she's got a great attitude, so we certainly view her as a contributor."
Sophomore point guard Janee Brown's progression will be interesting. What Brown lacks in finesse, she makes up for in natural athletic ability. She'll need to improve her jump shot.
She's now gearing to take better care of the ball and facilitate the new offense after the offseason.
Fellow sophomore Anna Niki Stamolamprou is a dynamic player that can play both shooting guard and the point. She was second to Spanou in both points and assists last season, averaging 12.4 and 3.0 assists per contest. Junior Randi Jackson will also provide a veteran presence in the backcourt, as well.
All eyes are focused on returning sophomore Cassie Oursler, and for a good reason.
Along with Stamolamprou, Oursler was named to the NEC's All-Rookie team, compiling an impressive 7.4 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, as well as a team leading 53 blocks.
A force on both sides of the ball that blossomed late in the Colonials' NEC title run, expectations around campus and the conference are high for the second- year forward.
"I think it's going to be a challenge for Cassie this year, because Artemis really set up Cassie a lot. Artemis would get double teamed and Cassie would be open and dive from the high post. So now Cassie has to learn to create for herself," said Buscalgia. "She's not right there yet creating for herself. When she gets the ball in the post she's got to learn counter moves, she's got to learn the game a little bit more."
Incoming freshmen Johnnah Johnson, Jocelynne Jones, Mikalah Mulrain, Shakema Dashiell and Megan Smith, as well as returning sophomore Judith Sole all look to contribute in their early college careers.
Smith is especially intriguing, as she's already developed a bond with Oursler
"Me and [Smith] are close, and she's a four, so she's also a post. I'm like 'keep your confidence up, it'll come, everything is going to be ok'," said Oursler.
Jolie Olingende is the lone senior on this year's squad, but is sort of a sophomore in her own way. This will be Olingende's second year at the Division I level. She is known as the strongest player on the team this year physically, but will need to add some finesse to her game down low. She'll be primarily relied upon for defense and rebounding.
Best Case Scenario
An offseason of seasoning enables both Stamolamprou and Oursler to break out and play at a high level. Ravelli finds herself as the voice of the team and improves upon her sophomore campaign, the freshmen provide depth and energy, and the Colonials are again conference champs and NCAA tournament bound.
Worst Case Scenario
The freshmen take longer than expected to learn and adapt at the Division I level, the upperclassmen struggle to lead a team through a season with targets painted on their backs, and the loss of Spanou is heavily felt on a team lacking identity.
Even with the loss of the former face of their program, the Colonials have high hopes and expectations going into the 2014-15 campaign.
"I think everyone came with a different mindset. Everyone's ready to give their everything. Judith's worked on getting stronger, Rebeca's worked on her shooting and crashing rebounds, Janee's working on keeping her head up on the dribble. Everyone's working on something," said Oursler. "Now we got something to prove as a team, that we can, even with Arte gone, we want to prove to her and everyone else that we can pick up what she gave to us and learn from what she did and try and bring that to the table."
Robert Morris begins the season on the road against Iowa on Nov. 16th.


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If you've ever read a blog, chances are, you've dealt, first hand, with WordPress. After all, WordPress is the platform of choice for about 50% of blogs on the internet today. However, when it's not on blogging duty, WordPress can be used to build incredible internet marketing websites quickly and easily. All you need is a good theme and a couple of helpful plug-ins. In the next few paragraphs, I'm going to direct you toward a few resources that help make the switch to WordPress worth it for the average internet marketer.
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With all these tips working for the benefit of your non profit organization, you will see a climb in traffic. How you handle that climb in traffic makes a huge difference in the ultimate success of your fund raising efforts.
Think about this, if you continue to use your warm market, how long do you think you will be in business? No matter how big a family, and circle of friends you have, you will come to the end of that list within a couple of weeks or so. Then consider this – at any given time, there are 1.2 BILLION people in the world on the internet. Not only that, over 70% of the world hasn't even been exposed to the internet yet! Get this…the world growth of internet use since the year 2000 is a whopping 249%! So, do you think your network marketing business growth would be more enhanced by relying on exposure to friends and family, or by exposure to the population searching on the internet?
Another statistic relevant to internet use is that each person using the internet searches an average of 5.5 times each day. Are the numbers starting to add up in your head? This is huge! It is also known that 93% of all searches are searches for information. People are hungry for information, and searching for a cure to what ails them. Your job, as a network marketer, is to position yourself in the pathway of these searches. You need to establish a relationship with a consumer based on their needs, wants, and desires, and your expertise. Once you accomplish that, your next step is to get them to take an action that is mutually beneficial. Solve their problem, or fulfill whatever it is that they came to you looking for, and you will have established a lasting relationship. Make sense?
One of the obvious tools to use with the internet and network marketing is a website. The content of that website will be discussed in another article, but let's just assume that you have a website for your network marketing business. Now, the question becomes, "how do I get traffic to my website?" Great question. There are numerous ways to accomplish this, some expensive, some FREE! I will outline some of the methods you can use here.
One of the most commonly used methods used to get traffic to a website is pay-per-click advertising (PPC). This is a skill to be mastered, it can be quite effective, but also quite costly if not done right. Finding and using the right keywords, those words that your prospect is typing into the search bar, is a skill that takes time and effort, but can yield very profitable results.
Article writing is an excellent way to get FREE traffic to your website. There are ezines (internet magazines) that you can publish your articles in, where other publishers will pick them up to add content to their websites, with a link back to you! How good is that?
After you have written several articles, you can "re-purpose" them…maybe compile a collection and create an e-book that you can offer for FREE, or sell for a small charge. These are just a couple of options available to you to keep your visitor's attention, and of course once again position you as an expert.
Once someone has visited your website, you can utilize auto-responders to follow up and maintain contact with your potential customers. This is a great way to establish a relationship with people, and begin to develop trust, as well as reinforce your expertise. You can do this with a simple email response, or maybe a series of newsletters that give your visitors more information..information that may affect their buying decision.
I've touched on several ways to use the internet in network marketing today, and will go into more detail in future articles. The point I am trying to make is that the internet is an invaluable tool to use in today's network marketing businesses. Look around you, and you will see that this is our future. People are getting more and more comfortable with the internet, and are doing business based on what they feel is good information.
As I stated earlier, people are searching for information and answers to their questions. Place yourself in front of them, and you will see your network marketing business grow to incredible heights.


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Facebook Mobile Apps To Offer Offline News Feeds
Written By: Robyn Wulfse Date: 15 Dec 2015
By : Robyn Wulfse
Tags : Android, iOS, Mobile News, Top Apps
To help users not miss out on a single post, Facebook has released a new feature for its mobile apps. The new feature essentially enables users to access their news feed while they are offline. It was only last Thursday that the company announced it would be updating the app's News Feed to enable users to receive the posts even with a weak connection.
Recently in a blog post Facebook said "These changes will help anyone who is on a poor internet connection — even those whose network connectivity is generally good but who have intermittent connections in places like subways and tunnels, or at large events,".
Furthermore, users will also be able to post comments on the posts in the news feed, however they will only be loaded once the connection is made again. The stories that have not been read yet will be logged in the news feed so that they can still be read when offline. These will be displayed using Facebook's relevance algorithm. Once the user has returned online, the News Feed of the users will then start receiving the latest stories from Facebook's server.
The Facebook app also takes into consideration posts that have been downloaded but have not been read, and when the News Feed is scrolled through they will appear as new stories. Additionally, Facebook is working on a new feature that will enable the app to recover new stories while there is a good connection.
Facebook has also mentioned that the rollout of these new features and changes to the News Feed will take some time.


Police opposed bail for Daniel Tiwai Tuatau, of Avondale, when he appeared before Judge Paul Kellar at the Christchurch District Court today.
Judge Kellar told the teenager he would consider relaxing the strict curfew when Tuatau appears in court again on Monday on a series of charges, some of them allegedly committed while on bail.
Tuatau turned 17 and entered the adult court jurisdiction in July, and has been charged with two offences – assault using a hammer as a weapon and injuring with intent to injure – allegedly committed in October.
He has pleaded not guilty to those charges and has a case review hearing for a judge-alone trial set for February 24.
He was charged with breaching his bail by not coming to court as required in November.
Later in November, he was charged with intentional damage, and it is alleged that he stole the Cure Kids charity box valued at $50 on November 21 to 22. The exact location of the charity box was not disclosed in court.
Tuatau was in court for another bail breach for going to an area of the city where he is banned under his existing bail conditions. He admitted going through the area on his bicycle.
Judge Kellar granted bail for Tuatau to live at home with his parents under a 24-hour-a-day curfew, and said he would have the case called before him on Monday and would only consider relaxing the curfew if there had been no breaches.
The teenager was remanded to appear then on all the charges.


Three prominent open source software developers, including Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, have issued a statement urging the European Union Council to reject proposed legislation that would codify the practice of granting software patents in the E.U.
In the statement, issued Tuesday, the three developers argued that the legislation, called the software patent directive, would be harmful to the European economy. They argue that copyright law rather than patent law is the best way to protect software innovations.
Michael Widenius, a creator of the MySQL database, and Rasmus Lerdorf, the author of the PHP Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) scripting language also endorsed the statement.
Open source software is not any more likely to infringe on software patents than is proprietary software, he said. But patent licenses can be incompatible with open source software licenses and software patents themselves put a special burden on open source developers, who are often independent contributors, often without the financial resources to fight off spurious patent claims, he said. "Clearly the open source 'way of life' is much less amenable to software patents than proprietary software is," he said.
The statement was posted on the Nosoftwarepatents.com Web site, which was launched last month to advocate against software patents. The site has received financial support from software vendors Red Hat Inc. and MySQL AB, as well as Germany-based Internet service provider 1&1 Internet AG.
With the software patent directive, the E.U. has attempted to establish an overarching patent standard for computer-implemented inventions, including but not limited to software, and bring into line the myriad interpretations given to patent law by different European national courts. The E.U.'s executive body, the European Commission, submitted the directive, "Patentability of Computer-implemented Inventions," to the European Parliament, one of the E.U.'s legislative arms, in February 2002. The Parliament, whose members are directly elected, added amendments to the directive that would have barred the patenting of software. However, in May the E.U.'s other legislative arm, the Council of Ministers, whose members are politicians from E.U. member states' national governments, narrowly passed its own version of the directive that reintroduced software patenting.
That version of the directive is awaiting final approval from the Council, which is expected either late this month or early in December, before the proposed legislation goes back to the European Parliament for a second reading.
Last week, however, the Polish government withdrew its support of the legislation, a move that could make it impossible for the Council to muster the votes required to approve the directive, according to Florian Mueller, an independent software developer and campaign manager for Nosoftwarepatents.com.


5th Grade students were introduced to the Big 6 Research Model in 4th grade. In conjunction with the 5th grade teacher, they will research a topic utilizing appropriate research skills and proper MLA format.
Topics for this term will focus on proper research paper format, and being a responsible digital citizen.
All work will be completed in google classroom, which allows students to work remotely and collaboratively within this digital environment.


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HomeTuneCore Publishing And DistributionLearn Why Kendall Schmidt's New Band Choses TuneCore Publishing And Distribution Services Instead of Seeking A Major Label Record Deal
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As most of you are aware of, the road to a successful music career does not necessarily mean you have to receive a major label record deal. No, today many artists are taken their career in their own hands and choosing to go the independent route to success. So in this blog my purpose is to share with you how TuneCore Publishing and Distribution Service is helping other independent artists achieve their goals as a recording artist! Keep in mind, this is just our own opinion at Devine Jamz Gospel Network so be sure to explore for your self if this is something that would be good for you!
Kendall Schmidt, lead singer of Big Time Rush, who's got a new project creating buzz was recently asked by TuneCore why he chose the independent route for his new band, why he partnered with TuneCore for distribution, and what other indie artists can do to grow their careers. Check out the dialogue below that was exchanged:
Why was it important to get your music out with Heffron Drive
independently instead of through a major label?
Big Time Rush was an incredible experience and still is, but I knew going into it that the music business has interesting quirks, and I definitely experienced that. I always thought that the artist should be reaping the benefits.
I wanted it to be more about the music. Sure, I could have gone to a record label and taken an advance, but I'd be at the mercy of the label again. It seemed to me that if I had the ability, it made sense for me to do it independently, especially now that there are teams like TuneCore who do exactly what a label does, minus all of the tricky business practices involved. I eventually want to help other artists because I know a lot of talented people get caught up in crazy deals. You start arguing about business when you should be worried about playing shows.
What are 3 tips you would give to an independent artist looking to grow his or her career?
#1. I think it's important to know your music and really spend the time trying to find what's going to make you different. I think about that a lot while writing Heffron Drive songs—my music is going to be diverse, but will have underlying themes tying it all together.
#2. It's also important to have a team or someone who really believes in you and what you're doing. You want to be around people who will spread the word about your music, people who will offer help and resources just because they want you to succeed. Having somebody in your corner is really important.
#3. Make connections. It's important to go out and meet people, even beyond just spreading your music; it's about spreading the word that you're a good person, so be open and as friendly to people as you can be. I think if you're up-and-coming, it's really important to let your personality shine as well as your music.
Why did you decide to partner with TuneCore?
It makes sense. If I sign a deal with a record label, I owe somebody a whole bunch of money and then I'm at the label's mercy since they own my masters. That really doesn't make any sense because I wrote the songs—I should be able to own them. I dealt with labels the last four or five years, and it was full of amazing experiences, but also full of lessons.
It seems like the values of TuneCore really align with many of my own. Artists should focus on the music and not on all the complexities of the business—that totally takes away from the music.
Also, I can make decisions a lot quicker than I can when signed to a label. With a label, there are a lot of cooks in the kitchen and a lot of people are making all kinds of decisions about what they think is right. Sure, some of these people may have a lot of experience, but that's not true with everyone. With TuneCore, decisions can be made faster and you don't fall behind. If the fans want something specific, you can actually give it to them without having to ask for somebody's permission.
What are your plans for getting the most out of SXSW?
I added an extra day of rehearsal because I wanted to make sure the actual performance is really great. We have the one big showcase and then the acoustic showcase—I hope some fans make it out to see the full set and really enjoy it!
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It's a bit of fun, but we highly recommend you don't try and hang an analog scope off your tree at home. These WiFi-controlled ornaments are perhaps more suitable. Video after the break.
I'd be just as happy to have a scope under my tree as hanging off of it.
A "hacker" on 1998 would do it faster, with less parts, less code on a much less capable uc.
He would then share it on a forum, and carry on. He would not be called a hacker because he is using all the parts as intended.
If said 1968 then maybe.We had something called a computer in the 70s that could make prettier graphics and some in color with animation. "Jimgle Bells" being played on 8inch floppy stepper/servos fun too. Not that I wouldnt use scope for vector display Christmas tree but Tektronix 546 barely fit under tree and not on it. Room would be toasty warm though. Tektronix T932A –http://w140.com/tekwiki/wiki/T932 is a late 70s field scope btw.
I have that same scope…proudly added it to my collection a year or so ago.


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Motion perception lies at the heart of the scientific study of vision. The motion aftereffect (MAE), probably the best known phenomenon in the study of visual illusions, is the appearance of directional movement in a stationary object or scene after the viewer has been exposed to visual motion in the opposite direction. For example, after one has looked at a waterfall for a period of time, the scene beside the waterfall may appear to move upward when ones gaze is transferred to it. Although the phenomenon seems simple, research has revealed surprising complexities in the underlying mechanisms, and offered general lessons about how the brain processes visual information. In the last decade alone, more than 200 papers have been published on MAE, largely inspired by improved techniques for examining brain electrophysiology and by emerging new theories of motion perception. The contributors to this volume are all active researchers who have helped to shape the modern conception of MAE.
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FM Holds Talks in Rabat with Sierra Leonean Counterpart
The minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, Nasser Bourita, on Thursday held talks in Rabat with his Sierra Leonean counterpart, David Francis, which focused on several bilateral and regional issues. Speaking at a joint press briefing, Bourita described as "very positive" these talks, which confirm the remarkable dynamic experienced by relations between the two countries, under the leadership of HM King Mohammed VI and President Julius Maada Bio. Bilateral relations have seen a significant evolution, added the minister, recalling the last visit to Morocco of his Sierra Leonean counterpart, during which they had agreed to hold the High Joint Commission during the first quarter of 2022 in Freetown, in addition to a Business Forum, with the aim of boosting cooperation between the two countries. He also recalled the signing, during the same visit, of a bilateral cooperation roadmap for the next two years, adding that the two countries have started to implement this roadmap in the areas of training, sectoral collaboration and coordinating positions on several issues. Bourita underlined that the Sierra Leonean Consulate in Dakhla has already started its work with the appointment of a Consul General, which is an "illustration" of Sierra Leone's unwavering position in support of the territorial integrity of Morocco and its sovereignty over its southern provinces. "We have mentioned several other issues, in particular the region of the Mano River, to which HM the King has attached a particular interest for many years in view of the special relations that Morocco maintains with the countries forming the Union of the River Mano and given the role that the Sovereign had played previously in easing tensions between its States," he added. Sierra Leone's role in the coming period was also discussed, with Freetown vying for a non-permanent member seat at the UN Security Council from the year 2023. "Morocco and Sierra Leone are cooperating and coordinating within the framework of this candidacy which comes at an important moment because it gives proof that Sierra Leone has regained its stability and has become a regional actor (..) Sierra Leone can thereby speak out for the West African region and all of Africa in connection with issues of peace and security", Bourita added. For his part, Francis was delighted with a "very broad" discussion which made it possible to examine ways of strengthening the "particular and special" relations binding Morocco and Sierra Leone. Referring to the role of Morocco in relation to the Union of the Mano River, the Sierra Leonean minister affirmed that the Kingdom continues to support this grouping, stressing that Morocco and HM the King personally play a "very important" role in the functioning of this bloc. "HM the King has played a leading and pivotal role to promote integration in this region," said Mr. Francis. In addition, the Sierra Leonean minister said he was "happy" with the quality of relations with Morocco, welcoming the opening of a consulate of his country in Dakhla, with the view "of supporting the common interests of the two countries in this region". He also praised Morocco's support to Sierra Leone in capacity building through, among other actions, the granting of scholarships to Sierra Leonean students. The minister underlined the need of the operationalization of the joint commission, as it constitutes an important mechanism for identifying the key elements of strengthening cooperation between Rabat and Freetown. The Sierra Leonean top diplomat also welcomed the support of Morocco, a "global player", for his country's candidacy to join the executive body of the UN. On August 26 in Rabat, Morocco and Sierra Leone signed a roadmap aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in several areas. The document relates to the sectors of education and training, technical cooperation, economic promotion and investments, in addition to cooperation in the field of security. It also covers the exchange of official visits.
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