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module ActivityCounter
  class Engine < Rails::Engine
    initializer 'activity_counter.active_record' do
      require "activity_counter/model/counter"
      require 'activity_counter/active_record/associations'
      require 'activity_counter/active_record/associations/associations_collection'
      require 'activity_counter/active_record/reflection'
      require 'activity_counter/active_record/base'
      ::ActiveRecord::Base.send :extend, ::ActivityCounter::ActiveRecord::Base::ClassMethods

    end
  end
end


1 TBB - Denmark at Sandfort Farm (MLS #18090794) is a 1 story single family home located in St Charles, MO. This single family home is 1,746 sqft with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. This property was listed on 11/19/2018 and has been priced for sale at $304,900.
The 3 bedroom single family home at 2985 Berwick Court in St Charles is comparable and sold for $262,900 on 08/08/2018. Another comparable 3 bedroom single family home, 725 Sterling Terrace Court in St Charles sold for $285,000 on 06/08/2018.


There are main dishes for luncheon and supper that we commonly serve for our family. It consists mainly of foods that build and repair worn-out tissues of the body. These foods are commonly served to recharge our body with needed strength. They contain good quality proteins the reason why they are chosen as good foods for main dishes such as lunch and dinner/supper. These main dishes usually came from meat, poultry or chicken, eggs, fish and shellfish which are all rich in proteins.
We can also add vegetables and fruits to complete the sumptuous meals. In my next posts I'll be writing about the guides and tips on buying meat, chicken and fish which will surely help you in your marketing for foods and in the preparation of your healthy main dishes.


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Q: How to split data into x_train and y_train I'm trying to access EMNIST data from here:
https://www.tensorflow.org/datasets/splits
with this code:
train_ds, test_ds = tfds.load('emnist', split=['train', 'test'], shuffle_files=True)
I tried doing this:
x_train = train_ds['image']
y_train = train_ds['label']
x_test = test_ds['image']
y_test = test_ds['label']

But I get the error
TypeError: 'PrefetchDataset' object is not subscriptable
When I try to print train_ds it prints
<PrefetchDataset element_spec={'image': TensorSpec(shape=(28, 28, 1), dtype=tf.uint8, name=None), 'label': TensorSpec(shape=(), dtype=tf.int64, name=None)}>
I want to separate the image and the label into x_train, y_train, x_test, y_test like how you would for mnist data from keras.
I see from here: https://www.tensorflow.org/datasets/catalog/emnist that the structure for the feature is
FeaturesDict({
    'image': Image(shape=(28, 28, 1), dtype=uint8),
    'label': ClassLabel(shape=(), dtype=int64, num_classes=47),
})

But like I'm not sure how to extract it :C

A: If you just want to split your dataset but keep them as tf.data.Datasets, you could run (recommendable):
import tensorflow as tf
import tensorflow_datasets as tfds

train_ds, test_ds = tfds.load('emnist', split=['train', 'test'], shuffle_files=True)

x_train = train_ds.map(lambda i: i['image'])
y_train = train_ds.map(lambda l: l['label'])
x_test = test_ds.map(lambda x: x['image'])
y_test = test_ds.map(lambda y: y['label'])

You could also convert the datasets to numpy arrays, but it could take a while (~ 6 min on Colab):
import numpy as np

x_train = np.array(list(train_ds.map(lambda i: i['image'])))
y_train = np.array(list(train_ds.map(lambda l: l['label'])))
x_test = np.array(list(test_ds.map(lambda x: x['image'])))
y_test = np.array(list(test_ds.map(lambda y: y['label'])))

A: You'll find a good example here.
import numpy as np
from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split
X, y = np.arange(10).reshape((5, 2)), range(5)
X

list(y)

X_train, X_test, y_train, y_test = train_test_split(X, y, test_size=0.33, random_state=42)

X_train
y_train

X_test
y_test

train_test_split(y, shuffle=False)

https://scikit-learn.org/stable/modules/generated/sklearn.model_selection.train_test_split.html
Also, see this.
https://realpython.com/train-test-split-python-data/

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Cephalexin and blood sugar level?
QUESTION: Cephalexin and blood sugar level? Does cephalexin increase blood sugar or lower it?
As you probably know, cephalexin is antibiotic, which means that it has the ability to kill bacteria.
In addition, I would like to inform you that the invasion of certain bacteria is considered as stress for the organism.
Because of this, the organism has to find a way in purpose to remove the bacteria and generally this "fight" requires a lot of energy and glucose respectively. This explains why when you are ill your blood glucose is high.
However, when you are using antibiotic, the invader is removed and the stress for the organism is wiped out.
Of course, there is no need for a lot of glucose (energy), which means that you glucose will come back to normal, or it will become lower, depending on the diabetic treatment during the infections.
Moreover, I need to inform you that Cephalexin is the generic name of the antibiotic; while you can find it under a lot of brand names.
However, you have to remember something. When certain company produces cephalexin, or any other drugs, it is allowed to add certain ingredients to the formula.
In other words, when you buy certain brand name of Cephalexin, you will get other substances as well. In addition, I have to tell you that some companies add glucose, or other sweet substances in purpose to improve the taste of the pill or of the beverage.
As you can imagine the usage of antibiotic, which has glucose in it as sweetener, will damage your blood glucose control, by causing spikes in your blood glucose concentration.
So, speak with your doctor about such things, when he is prescribing you antibiotics no matter their type.
I have experienced this same phenomena since I started a course of Cephalexin. Readings went from 120's-130's to 150's-180's. Other online opinions on this seem mixed. Perhaps it's time for some clinical tests so that warnings can be posted.
Comments for Cephalexin and blood sugar level?
I have been prescribed cephalexin 500MG for a very bad allergic reaction. The problem is my blood sugar went up to 267 it normally runs about 115. I will retest it in the AM.
1. First let me explain that cephalexin is an antibiotic. It is used to treat bacterial infections.
Usually, we do prescribe it for a bacterial infection of the skin, lungs, or others.
We do not prescribe for allergy reaction.
2. You are worried because you found that your blood sugar levels raised up to 267 mg/dL. That's a bit high in fact.
- you had an allergy reaction. That will increase your blood sugar as it is considered a stress situation.
- it's true that Cephalexin can raise blood sugar but not at this point as in your case. There is something else going on here.
After getting the results, send to me to evaluate them adequately.
Perhaps you had an impaired blood glucose before taking Cephalexin, and its use has triggered it.
Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other concern.
Cephalexin effect on fasting blood sugar?
I tested my blood sugar yesterday morning,it was 118 normal for my fasting test.
I got a prescription of cephalexin for chest/lung infection,this morning my blood sugar is 191 fasting,it has never been over 138 fasting?
Thank you for trusting us your medical concern.
I advise to keep monitoring your blood sugar levels, and record the results for reference.
Meanwhile, continue taking cephalexin as prescribed by your doctor.
I also advise to run HBA1C test to evaluate the mean of your blood sugar the last 3 months.
Try to be careful with foods you consume; try to be physically active.
QUESTION: My mother is diabetic and was recently given cephalexin to take 4 times a day. In morning level is normal. As the day goes on by time for her 3rd dose about diner time. Her sugar is at about 186 and at bedtime close to 200.. is that normal with this med?
Your mother's blood sugar levels are acceptable although she is taking cephalexin. I advise to continue taking this antibiotic as prescribed and to take other hypoglycemiant agents as recommended by her doctor.
Be careful with food she is eating; diet is also very important.
In general, her blood sugar levels are ok.
Let me know if you have other queries.
QUESTION: My blood sugars have gone up after taking Zirthomax. Azithromycin.
I called doc and waiting for his response. It has raised my blood sugar in the morning by about 30-40 points.
Zithromax is the brand name for the antibiotic Azithromycin. I believe you are taking pills form and not suspension.
Now, azithromycin can alter liver function sometimes. As liver is responsible for accumulation and production of glucose in the body; alteration in its function can cause oscillations in blood sugar too.
My blood sugar also went up 100 points after I started taking cephalexin.
Thank you for sharing with your your concern.
If you think that your blood sugar level went up 100 points after started taking cephalexin, I advise to report this to the doctor who prescribed cephalexin.
You might need to change therapy or adjust the dosage of current hypoglycemiant medications.


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Q: Доработать скрипт на проверку option Помогите, пожалуйста, доработать скрипт.
Есть список категорий, и есть информация, которая скрыта, при выборе определенной категории, скрытый блок показывается. Якобы все хорошо, но есть маленькое "НО". Если зайти повторно на страницу редактирования публикации блок снова будет скрыт, хотя категория которую мы выбрали выбрана. Чтобы блок снова появился нужно повторно перевыбрать определенную категорию.
При сохранении публикации выбранному option присваивается selected="", что и показывает активную категорию.
<option value="1" selected="">Рецепты</option>

Как сделать, чтобы скрипт проверял, если у Рецепта стоит selected="", значит показать блок?

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State and Regional (Public School Data)
Section 1. Elementary and Secondary Enrollment: Introduction
Total public and private elementary and secondary school enrollment was 55 million in fall 2010, representing a 6 percent increase since fall 1996 (table 1). Between fall 2010, the last year of actual public school data, and fall 2021, a further increase of 7 percent is expected. Public school enrollment is projected to be higher in 2021 than in 2010 while private school enrollment is projected to be lower. Public school enrollments are projected to be higher in 2021 than in 2010 for Blacks, Hispanics, Asian/Pacific Islanders, American Indians/Alaska Natives, and students of two or more races, and enrollment is projected to be lower for Whites (table 3). Increases in public school enrollment are expected in the Northeast, Midwest, South, and West (table 6).
Factors affecting the projections
The grade progression rate method was used to project school enrollments. This method assumes that future trends in factors affecting enrollments will be consistent with past patterns. It implicitly includes the net effect of factors such as dropouts, deaths, nonpromotion, transfers to and from public schools, and, at the state level, migration. See appendixes A.0 and A.1 for more details.
Factors that were not considered
The projections do not assume changes in policies or attitudes that may affect enrollment levels. For example, they do not account for changing state and local policies on prekindergarten (PK) and kindergarten programs. Continued expansion of these programs could lead to higher enrollments at the elementary school level. Projections also exclude the number of students who are homeschooled because more data are needed.
Students of two or more races
This is the first edition of Projections of Education Statistics to include actual and projected numbers for enrollment in public elementary and secondary school for students of two or more races. Actual numbers for this racial/ethnic group begin in 2008. The 2008, 2009, and 2010 actual values and all the projected values for enrollments of the other racial/ ethnic groups are lower than they would have been if this racial/ethnic category had not been added.
Accuracy of Projections
An analysis of projection errors from the past 28 editions of Projections of Education Statistics indicates that the mean absolute percentage errors (MAPEs) for lead times of 1, 2, 5, and 10 years out for projections of public school enrollment in grades PK-12 were 0.3, 0.6, 1.3, and 2.6 percent, respectively. For the 1-year-out prediction, this means that the methodol- ogy used by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has produced projections that have, on average, deviated from actual observed values by 0.3 percent. For projections of public school enrollment in grades PK-8, the MAPEs for lead times of 1, 2, 5, and 10 years out were 0.3, 0.6, 1.4, and 3.3 percent, respectively, while the MAPEs for projections of public school enrollment in grades 9-12 were 0.4, 0.7, 1.2, and 2.5 percent, respectively, for the same lead times. An analysis of pro- jection errors from the past ten editions of Projections of Education Statistics indicates that the mean absolute percentage errors (MAPEs) for lead times of 1, 2, 5, and 10 years out for projections of private school enrollment in grades PK-12 were 3.4, 4.6, 7.7, and 6.3 percent, respectively. For projections of private school enrollment in grades PK-8, the MAPEs for lead times of 1, 2, 5, and 10 years out were 3.5, 4.9, 9.2, and 7.9 percent, respectively, while the MAPEs for projections of private school enrollment in grades 9-12 were 3.0, 3.8, 2.8, and 1.3 percent, respectively, for the same lead times. For more information, see table A-2 in appendix A.

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What will happen when the New Orleans Saints meet the New England Patriots? The answer to that question would have been far more frightening for Saints fans if New England hadn't stumbled at the start of this season.
But the Patriots vs Saints odds are still something to worry about, especially for New Orleans fans who know that Zach Strief probably won't recover from his injury in time to take on New England on Sunday.
The outcome of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome game will determine the trajectory that the New Orleans Saints will take from that point onward.
Right now, it looks like Rookie Ryan Ramczyk and Senio Kelemete will have a chance to play at left and right tackle on Sunday. Bryce Harris is also a consideration. The left and right tackle positions are a cause for concern because none of the athletes being deployed in those areas have much experience there.
But Drew Brees has been quick to quell some of those concerns. Brees trusts in his team to adapt to the situation regardless of the players they choose to fill those positions. Brees suggested that the Saints were working on a plan that would be ready for deployment by Sunday.
The New England Patriots have had their defensive problems exposed. So clearly Brees knows that his side has a decent shot of cutting through them to achieve a victory, especially if Kelemete and Harris perform as expected.
Interestingly enough, Brees doesn't think that the Patriots' recent stumbles mean much in the bigger picture. He inferred in an interview that New England was just as dangerous as they had ever been.
Brees was weary of the strategies Bill Belichick and Matt Patricia were already cooking up in preparation for Sunday. The athlete knows that there is no room for error in a game against an opponent like New England.
But Brees doesn't think that his side can do much to prepare for the Sunday clash. He agrees that there is merit in watching films and studying New England's recent games. But Brees also knows that Bill and his ilk are cooking up something special for the Saints, and there is no way to predict what New Orleans will be up against when they step onto the field on Sunday.
As far as Brees is concerned, New Orleans will only survive the Sunday match if they go into it prepared to fight against the unexpected.
Ramczyk has a good reason to be afraid. He has made numerous improvements since he joined the Saints, but there is no way of telling how he will stack up against the talent on the Patriots' side.
It wouldn't take much for a couple of fumbles on the part of Ramczyk to sink the Saints' chances. Ramczyk has endeavored to remain optimistic. His intention is to approach the game like any other and to do his job to the best of his ability.
The Saints finished 7-9 last time and they did not even glimpse the playoffs. They cannot afford to follow that same trajectory. It will be their objective to avoid the 0-2 starts that have plagued them in previous years.


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Carriera

New York Jets
Al college, Jenkins giocò a football coi Georgia Bulldogs dal 2012 al 2015. Fu scelto nel corso del terzo giro (83º assoluto) nel Draft NFL 2016 dai New York Jets. Debuttò come professionista partendo come titolare nella gara del terzo turno contro i Kansas City Chiefs in cui mise a segno 5 tackle.

Nel nono turno della stagione 2017, Jenkins mise a segno due sack e forzò un fumble nella vittoria sui Buffalo Bills, venendo premiato come miglior difensore dell'AFC della settimana.

Houston Texans
Il 29 marzo 2021 Jenkins firmò un contratto biennale con gli Houston Texans. Infortunatosi nella gara di settimana 11 al legamento posteriore crociato, il 27 novembre 2021 fu spostato nella lista riserve/infortunati. Jenkins tornó nel roster attivo il 18 dicembre 2022.

Il 15 agosto 2022 Jenkins fu svincolato dai Texans.

Las Vegas Raiders
Il 18 agosto 2022 Jenkins firmò con i Las Vegas Raiders. Il 21 agosto 2022 Jenkins fu spostato nella lista riserve/infortunati per un infortunio ad un legamento crociato anteriore.

Palmarès
Difensore dell'AFC della settimana: 1
9ª del 2017

Note

Collegamenti esterni

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Sometimes I worry that if I'm not writing, I would cease to exist.
When I can't handle the thought, I push it: I babble and publish anyways. Then slump in regret at the wasted .html spot, and delete that awful show of mediocrity.
I can't help but believe that writing is the only way that I can leave a trace behind. Can't you see that I'm building my memorial?
Worse than trying to become immortal is being immortally remembered for crappiness. Every part into writing this had to be sequined with elements of perfection. Written at the sweetest pace, in the company of the finest espresso and kretek; sipped and whiffed with leisurely, arthritic slowness.
By the time you read this, I'll know that it won't do me justice and I'd have to repeat the process all over again. Until some meaning sinks in.
Someday, I'm going to quit bothering so much and admit that fear is just another way to move your bowels, man.


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Gig Log
Reviews: Burning Into The Spirit World
May 12, 2010 | Press | 0 comments
I remember this band for 2 reasons. 1. The music is like nothing I've heard before. 2. The lead singer is afflicted. Sophia Jackson has a method of delivery that is like David Bowie's dead wife: an ethereal, alt-pop vocal that languishes between gothic and heavy-hit surf (minus the blues repetition). That makes her as hard to forget as your best Living Dead film, especially when she's floating through new Eastern-spooked tunes like 'Crazy Mary (But I'm Not)', and the witch doctor approved 'Monkey Magic Medicine' which promises more than The Residents ever managed to deliver.
(The 3rd unofficial reason I remember them is that Crazy Mary was a main character in The Thin Man Goes Home, a component of one of the best mystery-comedy series ever. Go rent it. Okay, back to the music.) That first cd I heard was called She Comes in Waves, and it made an impression. Truly unique acts don't come often, but they know where to park.
Some have called Crazy's blend psychedelic, garage, Velvet Underground, Blondie, The Cramps, and the ever-popular alt-rock. Depends on the listener. Myself, I tend to hear an audio Swiss army knife, incredibly varied and spitting in the face of classification. Except that it ain't straight pop. Oh no. How else would they be racking up an AMAZing amount of college radio play from sea to shining sea? With the cd came pages and pages of telling airplay lists from the past several years, a feat I wonder if even our old Beatles are collecting up from today's spastic youth.
Though the lucky 13 songs here are studio grown, a true taste of their live side careens through titles such as 'Dose Me On Up,' a duet with guitar-man Charles Kibel. Nick Raisz likes to keep time like a jazz drummer in clogs, and George Kerezman busies a bass against a 3rd raised voice. Together, the pitch is like odd socks, blue and black together, and to the colorblind like myself you can barely tell who's who.
A few stats: their Astronaut Dubs release has played 360 stations, charting on 27 stations in the top 30. They have been on a couple comp albums, have gigged the hell out of NYC (like Luna Lounge and Acme Underground), and The New York Press calls them 'hip and crazy get down on your knees voodoo dancing.'
Crazy Mary is like that Wonderful Brown Sauce you see entrusted to Chinese menus. You're not sure what the hell's in it, but it's a singularly strange, exotic and at times full moon taste that's hard to take a doggie bag on. You wanna turn to the next track and finish it all in one place. –Ben Ohmart 5/06/01
Hybrid Magazine
All indications from the primitive cover would have you preparing your boda bag for the next desert tribal festival. And if you read my last CM review (and I know I did) you'll be expecting to throw this out with all the useless 12 inch double extendo dance space remixes. Well, my 60's psychedelic garage surfing minion, luckily for you, and me, and Crazy Mary, this here's the real deal. They were just screwing around with all that astronaut crap, trying to throw us off their scent. The fantastic bass lines I was talking about are so much better when the other instruments are in agreement with them. Yes, Sophia Jackson still occasionally sings off-key, but in the context of a true and actual song, it's endearing.
On "The Rain In Memphis" she breaks her stiffness for a distorted chorus from a lonely pay phone. Charles Kibel's fuzzy guitar follows her story, instead of leaving her alone in the rain. And sweet, welcome tunefulness on my beloved bass thanks to George Kerezman. It's full of energy and purpose that matches the angry walk in a nighttime storm. "Voices Of Freedom" is a little more stoic and hymn-like with its rich organ and anthemic tone. Kerezman affirms this with folk-singer backing vocals. Meanwhile, I am again reminded of Flaming lips by weird, wormy synthesizer making sure the song is not taken too seriously. Seriously cool, however, comes in "Monkey Magic Medicine." Electric sitar (now obligatory) and know-it-all arrangement make it a fun and sinister opium den full of trenchcoats. It follows a "Love Potion #9" theme all the way to Cairo.
Namesake "Crazy Mary" is dark outsider folk in a Nick Cave vein. Slow, plodding and creepy, the vulnerable Mary is nuts in a sympathetic manner. "My friends all say my mind is on vacation. Paranoid delusions I have got. The doctor says I must take medication. My friends all say I'm crazy, but I'm not." Each clever verse drags with anticipation, waiting on edge to discover what lies around the next corner. The surf guitars echo throughout while the slow eastern arrangement coils and rattles when it reaches bottom. "Freak Out" is great mind-altered surf a la Breakfast With Amy. Sounds like Peter Fonda fronting The Trashmen. And just because I haven't mentioned him doesn't mean Nick Raisz is a slouch on the drums. He rolls and crashes like the tides. This time, the imbedded dub noises work.
The lowercase X styling of "Dose Me On Up" are staccato beats and bisexual vocals without the Exene dissonance. Crispy drums and crunchy guitar hail from a bygone post-punk era. Jackson circus tents on every other line of the chorus and brings it down for Kibel to catch her on the return. The 2 chorded story flips in similar fashion, "It brings me down, tosses me round. It's dragging my ass to the wrong end of town." Kerezman's spooky, distorted delivery is backed by warbling Hammond and clean bluesy guitar on the ultra-cool "It Calls Your Name." Some of these foreboding fables are in a Squirrel Dub Zipsters bent. It's hard to tell if the narrator's pointed finger is warning or threatening. Springy surfabilly guitar with plenty of wah wah adds a back-alley backdrop.
The hippie-folk dreamscape of "Confusion Reigns" is sentimental and pretty. But for me also pretty boring. Kerzeman and Jackson's stunned vocals plow the same row until she throws an occasional seed. "Moon Song" on the other hand is prettier and ends too soon. Kibel plays lovely tropical acoustic tones and Jackson croons sweetly over the soothing bass. Then some self-abusive barnyard fun that would make The Hickoids proud. "Chicken" features slide guitar, harmonica and a lot of Ween silliness, "Choke your chicken now. Let me show you how. Grab that chicken 'round the neck. Shake it like a nervous wreck." "Astral Telepathy" sounds like wind chimes while watching the stars. Spacey, but still retains the idea that it's taking you somewhere. They allow for a lot of depth and lift out of it with angelic builds. And if that didn't doesn't get Jack Horkheimer's telescope extended, "Voyage To Uranus" sure will. Actually, it just has an oscillating synthesizer. The rest is pretty straight instrumental which only slightly resembles the Hitchhiker's Guide theme without the banjo. The Pentecostal hoe down "Dance With Snakes" is an altar call to that most holy sacrament, "Born in the backwoods of Georgia, by and by. Falling in trances shaking on down in the name of God." As Moe the bartender once said, "I was born a snake handler, I'll die a snake handler."
I think they send out the EP so expectations will be low for the album. Then they hit you with all this fun stuff and you're floored. But Crazy Mary, I'm warning you, these songs are your children (or 116 cats). Don't leave them stripped and exposed like that again or I'll turn your asses in.
On a surfer scale one being Gidget and ten being The Big Kahuna: Burning Into The Spirit World rates an eight, Moon Doggie. -Ewan Wadharmi
Old Punk's Web Zine
Yes, more indie garage dub beatnik psychedelic folk from NYC. More fun stuff from harmless eccentrics with day jobs and a good publicist. The materials in the press kit compare Crazy Mary to Pylon, The B-52's and The Mekons. I can see it but there's nothing earth shattering about Crazy Mary. They write some great songs and a bunch of decent ones. 15 years ago they would have fit comfortably on Hoboken's Coyote Records. Today they're a bit of an anachronism with a great set list of songs to dance to at various small clubs in the NY area.
I like this CD very much, and there's a lot of good material on it, but it'll never make a dent in the marketplace. Commercial radio is a joke and college radio has stagnated into a pale imitation thereof. There are still some good stations and individual DJs to be sure, but, to let you know how much has changed, back in 78, with no experience at all, I was able to get a 1 hour afternoon slot at my college. There were few rules and no politics. To hear the station you had to have your radio plugged into the school's electrical grid. Now that'slow tech, baby.
Crazy Mary's publicist does a heavy push toward college radio, with some degree of success. I don't see how this contributes to sales but it does lead to airplay, which can then be noted in future press kits and PR efforts to promote local shows. It's a wonderful catch-22 circle jerk that bands with money and desire go through. Some do it in hopes of making it big, often by happy accident. I doubt Crazy Mary is that deluded. These folks have been around, and what they are doing is being professional. They're recording, promoting and playing. It's a way of life and a calling. Burning Into The Spirit World will rack up almost all of its sales at shows, as in announcements of "We have T-shirts and CDs for sale after the set."
"Voices Of Freedom" is or should be the single from this CD. Something tells me their live shows must be a treat, with everyone dancing and enjoying themselves immensely. Visitwww.crazymary.com to download their live video. (5-13-01)
Mr. Lee.com
Burning Into the Spirit World. Stripped down, guitar/bass/drums art rock from New York City that paints a wild musical collage of post-indie pop with new boho female vocals, a splash of middle eastern surf and way cool cover art!
Cosmik Debris
Burning Into The Spirit World is the fourth release from Crazy Mary, and fans of the band's quirky psychedelia will be comforted to know that time hasn't tamed the quartet's adventurous spirit… you'll start hearing about them even if there isn't an ultra-hip college radio station in your neighborhood. Meanwhile, they may be hanging out in a musical ghetto of their own making, but they're among the most talented people on the block. Hope to see them out of the 'hood next time around. -Shaun Dale
Crazy Mary in New York June 2018
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Execution of Jews in Kostyukovichi
Leonid B.: "The communists and the partisans were executed at the monument near the hospital. I saw the partisans with their families, they were transported by policemen and German soldiers at dusk. I could hear the partisans screaming "we die for Stalin." I heard the shootings and saw the shooting site the next day. The grave was "breathing". I know other shootings took place at the same site". (Witness N°637, interviewed in Kostyukovichi, on June 15, 2013).
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"After the grave was dug up, the following victims were discovered: 148 children 0-15 years old, 128 men, including 43 between the ages of 15 and 30, 85 elderly people and 265 women, including 11 between the ages of 5 and 15. All the corpses near the Kommunary station were almost fully undressed, wearing only underwear, some children had their faces and heads wrapped with rags, 31 children under 5 years old had had their spinal columns broken." [Deposition of Leonid B., eyewitness of the shooting of the Jews of Kostyukovichi, made on May 14, 1944, RG 22.022M/7021-88/38].
Kostyukovichi is located about 130km (81mi) east/southeast of Mogilev. Jews began to settle in the village in the 18th century. They were traders or artisans. By 1897 about 2,200 Jews lived in the shtetl making up 65% of the total population. The majority of the Kostyukovichi Jews lived off small scale trade or handcraft. Many Jews worked in the mixed kolkhoz "Parizhskaya Kommuna" creatd in the 1920s. On the eve of the war, only 19% of the population was Jews, 1,134 Jews lived in the town in 1939.
Kostyukovichi was occupied by the Germans on August 14, 1941 but many of the town's Jews succeeded in leaving beforehand. Shortly after the occupation, the Jews were transferred to the ghetto. They were forced to work in the sand quarry. According to some sources, a shooting took place in the Orthodox cemetery in November 1941: 350 Jews were shot that day. According to Yahad field research, on September 3, 1942, the Jews were forced to gather following a request by the local starosta, under the pretext of further displacement to Palestine. They were then taken outside of the town towards the Kommunary railway station, when the Germans shot them in groups of 50 into pits. Before being shot, the Jews were forced to undress, and had their valuables collected by local policemen and German soldiers. The pit was filled in by local residents, including women. According to some sources, in March 1943, another 161 Jews were shot near the rope factory. On April 14 and 15, 1943, policemen from Kostyukovichi shot another 14 Jews.
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Review: The Nutcracker/The House Theatre of Chicago
December 2, 2013 at 7:00 pm by Zach Freeman
by Zach Freeman
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Christmas merriment is in full swing at the home of young Clara and her family in the fantastically staged opening scene of The House Theatre's musical retelling of "The Nutcracker." Twirling in a dizzying array, Clara, her parents, the eye-patched Uncle Drosselmeyer and their party guests exuberantly dance around the shiny Christmas tree (accompanied by a surprisingly lush four-person orchestra) as they eagerly await the holiday homecoming of Clara's soldier brother Fritz. The good cheer, however, comes to a screeching halt when another soldier makes a chilly entrance instead, bearing a folded American flag. It's an incredibly intense moment for a children's show, but the production wisely trusts its young audience to come along for a more somber take on the beloved holiday tale that will pay off in heartwarming, if not emotional, ways.
Fast-forward to a year later and grief is still shackling Clara's (Paige Collins) home. Drosselmeyer (Karl Potthoff) arrives unannounced a week before the family's annual Christmas bash, only to disappointingly learn that this year's party has been called off. It's clear not all is right in the home as Clara's parents (Benjamin Sprunger and Brenda Barrie) seem emotionally disconnected and unwilling to acknowledge the holiday season in any capacity. Worried about his young niece, Drosselmeyer gives her an early Christmas present: the eponymous Nutcracker.
The piece strays from the ballet's standard narrative here, as rather than magically becoming a strapping future love interest for Clara, the wooden doll is modeled after her deceased brother. Soon nutcracker Fritz (Kevin Stangler) magically comes to life, along with three of Clara's other toys: a sock monkey (a sneering, French-accented Johnny Arena), a moppy-haired rag doll (Christine Mayland Perkins, playing doll cuteness to extremes) and a lightbulb-headed metal nerd named Hugo (Jason Grimm). Together they recruit Clara to bring some Christmas cheer back to the home, first by whipping up a midnight batch of her mother's famed sugar plum cookies.
The show understandingly has to appeal to its younger audience; however, in contrast to the musical's serious theme of familial loss, the "fa-la-la-la"-filled number "Let's Bake Cookies" dips a little too drastically into juvenile territory. Waking up to Clara making a mess in the kitchen, the adults are concerned she's acting out in some emotionally damaged way and are nervous about how the nutcracker toy is affecting her. Clara is allowed to keep the toy though, and the next time he comes alive the group encounters a pair of evil rats (Sprunger and Barrie double as the rodents, speaking in goofy British-mod accents) who warn of the impending arrival of the Rat King, a vicious beast who will do anything to stop Christmas.
Performed in the round, the show is at its most fun during its action scenes as Clara and her co-horts chase the rats back and forth through the stage's five large doors. Director/choreographer Tommy Rapley has the group moving at such a manic pace that those English rats might as well be accompanied by the "Benny Hill Show" theme song.
Rather than getting transported to a magical land filled with different dancers hoping to entertain Clara and her nutcracker, the show continues with Clara's efforts to bring joy back to her family. These occasionally dull (for adults at least) tasks include chopping down a backyard tree (although entering the outdoors provides a surprising, fun explosion of snow that children can roll around in during intermission) and trying to break out the Christmas decorations from the attic. It's during this final task that Rapley pulls off some stage tricks that will terrorize not just the children, but any audience member who's ever found unwelcome vermin in their home. Scenic designer Collette Pollard's walls burst open with rats as their five-headed ruler comes to staggering life, doused in the blood-red lighting of Lee Keenan, ready to stop Christmas once and for all.
In the end, all the family drama gets wrapped up nicely like any good Christmas present. Most holiday shows may not put their protagonist through the wringer quite like Clara, but her story will provide young theatergoers with a reminder to cherish the family members who brought them to the production. (Michael Mellini)
At Chopin Theatre, 1543 West Division, (773)769-3832. $25-$45. Through December 29. thehousetheatre.com
I Want a New Song: A Review of Verböten at The House Theatre of Chicago This new musical, with a book by Brett Neveu and songs by Jason Narducy, follows a day-in-the-life of a teenage punk band, inspired by Narducy's adolescence.
Failure to Launch: A Review of Borealis at The House Theatre of Chicago Despite women leading the action on stage, this world premiere cannot belie the sense of a dubious start to The House Theatre's all-male-directed season.
All That Glitters Is Wood: A Review of Pinocchio at the House Theatre of Chicago A marvelous and magical world premiere that's intermittently too self-aware for its own good.
Violent Delights: A Review of Hatfield & McCoy at The House Theatre of Chicago The moral of House Theatre's trigger-happy retelling of "Romeo and Juliet" gets lost in the fray.
Tradition Reimagined: A Review of the Joffrey Ballet's "The Nutcracker" at the Auditorium Theatre Christopher Wheeldon's well-crafted choreography is framed by theatrical sets which, while minimalistic in design, use projection and lighting to conjure a sense of depth and scale that is both literally and figuratively larger than life.
Lore for Gore: A Review of The Silence in Harrow House at Rough House Theater Co. A spooky seasonal delight returns.
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The Agriculture Bank of Egypt (ABE) aims to be Egypt's largest small enterprise bank, according to the chairperson of the bank, Elsayed Elkosayer.
The Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Tarek Amer said in a recent statement that the CBE aims to turn the ABE into the largest small enterprises bank in Egypt, after moving its affiliation to the CBE and shuffling its entire board.
Elkosayer said that micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) account for 70-80% of total loans at the bank, which amounts to EGP 25bn as reported by the end of March.
He added that the bank aims to boost its loans portfolio to EGP 28bn by the end of the current year, noting that 30% of the loans are directed to plant production projects, 20% for livestock, and 30% for other related activities.
Elkosayer said that the bank is in a race against time to complete the restructuring plan and to equip the bank to take on a bigger role in servingEgyptian farmers and Egypt's national economy.
Notably, hehad taken office as the chairperson of the ABE in March 2016. Since then, he has been implementing a restructuring plan to put the bank back on the right track.
The plan includes the restructuring of the bank administratively, raising the level of human resource efficiency, reaching an organizational structure consistent with the control and governance systems, and developing the technological infrastructure in order to provide the best modern banking services.
The plan also includes the expansion of the electronic services system to serve farmers and their children, especially in the areas of payment of salaries, payments, and remittances, as well as the deployment of the ATM network and electronic points of sale (POS) in all branches of the bank and its units deployed all over Egypt in 1,210 locations, along with improving its branches and developing them.
According to Elkosayer, the plan is expected to be completed within 2-3 years.
"The Agricultural Bank of Egypt is currently implementing an expansionary strategy aimed at achieving growth, enhancing its ability to regain its role as the country's agricultural sector financing arm, achieving rural development, supporting the farmer, expanding the financing of small and medium enterprises, and providing all banking services," he said.
He added that the bank aims at achieving growth rates of 15% annually in the coming three years to make a profit for the first time at the end of the current fiscal year that ends in June.
He pointed out that the bank has many programmes to meet the needs of different categories of women workers, youth, and farmers, in order to provide job opportunities and increase production rates, as the bank is a key partner in the country's agricultural and rural development plan.
As for livestock, he said that the ABE injected EGP 300m into the National Project for Fattening Veal Revival within the last seven months, with plans to injectan additional EGP 200m soon.
The ABE obtained the CBE's approval to allocate EGP 200m for the project in December 2017. This funding will be deducted from the bank's SMEs portfolio.
According to Elkosayer, the ABE offered loans to 2,158 customers to feed and fatten 22,400 cattle nationwide.
In February 2018, the ABE signed a cooperation protocol with the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Service Projects Organisation to support the country's plan to develop livestock and increase veal supply at appropriate prices. The protocol, which will come into force soon, stipulates that the ABE will be responsible for providing the necessary funds for importing livestock according to the available funding. The bank will finance the purchase of the livestock with a simple interest rate of 5%.
The ABE is also involved with the Ministry of Local Development and several other banks in"Mashroak" (Your Project) programme to finance micro and small projects.
According to Elkosayer, the amount of funding provided by the ABE in this aspect amounted to EGP 1.2bn, granted to sbout 20,000 projects, including 35% to women.
He noted that the bank also financed about 155,000 projects in cooperation with the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) amounting to EGP 3bn.
He pointed out that the bank aims to expand the financing of micro-enterprises in the coming period through the associations and institutions working in this activity, in addition to exploiting the bank's presence in the areas close to the owners of these projects.
He added that the ABE is keen on financing women's' project, highlighting a recent protocol with the SMEDA to finance women's projects with EGP 50m.
Elkosayer said that this will be the first project of its kind in the Egyptian banking sector, pointing out that women account for 30% of the size of the bank's small-scale loans.
The bank has recently launched the "Bint Misr"(Daughter of Egypt) project with allocations of EGP 40m to finance working women, especially in the Nile Delta and Upper Egypt governorates, in order to help women entrepreneurs with very favourable terms and conditions. The maximum funding up to EGP 10,000.
With regard to the non-performing loans (NPL), Elkosayer said that since April 2016, the ABE has settled debts of 23,000 clients worth EGP 1.4bn, which cut the total size of the NPL from EGP 3.4bn to EGP 2.3bn.
The management of the bank, chaired by Elkosayer, has developed an NPL department for the first time to solve the problems of borrowers and ease the burden off offarmers, along with improving the bank's performance to realize profits.
Elkosayer said that the NPL's size fell to 13% of total loans by March 2018, down from 20% previously, with plans to further trim the NPL down to 10% only by the end of this year.
"The volume of customer deposit portfolio in the ABE reached EGP 46bn by the end of March 2018, up from EGP 45bn in December 2017. The financial position of the bank also reached EGP 56bn in March," he noted.
In another context, Elkosayer said that the ABE has so far received 665,000 tonnes of wheat from farmers since the beginning of the season, valued at EGP 2.615bn.
The bank owns six silos with a capacity of 360,000 tonnes of wheat, along with 82 hangers to accommodate 220,000 tonnes, next to 88 shounas with a capacity of 350,000. Collectively, the bank has a storage capacity of 1m tonnes of wheat.
Part of the ABE's plan is to work on the climatic conditions witnessed by Egypt recently, Elkosayer said, adding that the bank is ready to work under any conditions through applying all precautionary measures to preserve the grain and protect it from any new climatic conditions, by providing various means of protection.
He added that the bank's efforts to facilitate local wheat supply procedures confirm its mission in supporting the efforts of the state to receive and maintain the strategic wheat grain, in accordance with the specifications set by the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade.
The ABE issued 151,000 "Aman" (Security) certificates, worth EGP 171m, including 50,000 for women, since 4 March 2018 until now.
Elkosayer added that the sales of the certificates at the ABE were mostly in the EGP 500 and EGP 2,500 categories, adding that the bank still markets these certificates in farming communities and companies with temporary workforces.
"The ABE is one of the main actors in the application of financial inclusion to enable the community to access banking and financial services, especially marginalized groups, whether they are in rural areas, women, youth or in Upper Egypt," he stressed.
He explained that the bank plans to integrate more than 3 million farmers in the system of services, in an application of the principle of financial inclusion, taking advantage of the farmer's card, which was launched in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and e-Finance.
Moreover, during its participation in the financial inclusion week in April 2018, the ABE successfully attracted about EGP 250m of deposits in new clients' accounts.
The ABE had deployed 20 vehicles to offer banking services in 18 governorates during that week.
Finally, the ABE also signed a cooperation protocol with e-finance to issue the bank's electronic portfolio via mobile.


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: The core issue seems to be the fact that the managing agent knew full well that not "ONLY PERSONS NAMED ON THIS LEASE" would live there.  Shouldn't that make that section void?   Or like a no pet clause...openly and notoriously having roommmates for a certain length of time makes them allowed?
: Fact of the matter is, it's a 3BR apt. (the  LL doesn't want more people on the lease b/c there's very likely an overcharge case coming and the more people suing her/being entitles to this (probably) RS apt. the worse) so it's either roommates or a family, and this apt. is not safe for children.  No one would live here with fewer people b/c for the same money they could get a better 1-2 BR in a better neighborhood.
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On the 10th anniversary of equal prize money at Wimbledon, AELTC chief executive Richard Lewis praises the "fantastic value" offered by male and female players at the Championships.
LONDON, Great Britain - 2017 marks the 10th anniversary of Wimbledon awarding equal prize money to its male and female competitors - and organizers are proud that the tournament does so.
Speaking as the gates opened for the first day's play in SW19, Richard Lewis, chief executive of the All England Lawn Tennis Club, said: "It's absolutely the right thing. Men's and women's tennis together in one venue is fantastic - I think it's one of the great strengths of the Grand Slams.
"They both bring fantastic value to the Championships and therefore it's only appropriate and right that it's equal prize money. We're really happy to be able to do that."
Halep, Svitolina, Konta, Kvitova, Venus & Azarenka kickoff First round play.
Wimbledon's opening day schedule for the first two show courts backs him up, with three matches for the men and three for the women.
"It's the same policy as we've always had - it's the marquee matches," said Lewis. "Today sums it up. The marquee matches are the marquee matches, and that's three men's singles and three ladies' singles."
Wimbledon first introduced equal prize money for men and women, for all rounds in all events, in 2007 - the year Venus Williams beat Marion Bartoli in the final.


No one wants to see a roach crawling across the kitchen floor of their home. Or a spider in their bed. Or fire ants in their pantry. But let's get real. Property management DFW owners know that Texas has its fair share of bugs! If you've just purchased a home to lease, it's a good idea to check the past pest control history. Did the previous owner hire a pest control company to come out and spray regularly? Also, if they didn't hire pest control, should you have to if your tenants are complaining about bugs? Specialized Property Management Dallas suggests doing the following to protect you and yourself from pest control issues.
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There's a term in Texas called, "implied warranty of habitability" that means property owners are required to maintain a livable premise. If there are issues that may affect the physical health or safety of the tenant, such as rats, cockroaches, faulty electrical wiring, plumbing issues, etc., that if you do not fix immediately, you could find yourself in court. To prevent this from happening, real property management DFW landlords should be sure that the property is cleaned and well-taken care of before tenants move in and after they move out. Though you can't always control how well your tenants treat the rental home, you should have a general idea when you conduct quarterly property inspections.
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Ensure that your Christmas season especially merry by treating to yourself to an evening of comedy with Brendan Grace. He's performing in the Mount Errigal Hotel, Letterkenny on Monday, December 30 and at the Sligo Park Hotel on Tuesday, January 7.
Amazing Grace is a catchphrase often applied to Brendan Grace and indeed it's very true in many respects. The genial and much loved family comedian is celebrating 42 Years in the comedy business and is now more popular than at any time in his career to date.
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Apart from his obvious star quality in all aspects of his performance, Brendan's drawing power is enormous and the 'House Full' sign is the norm rather than the exception at his concerts.
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This 4 story Wichita hotel consists of 88 beautifully decorated suites.
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"Latest News": Leonardo DiCaprio Was Spotted in a Nightclub With an Actress 25 Years Younger Than Him!
When the actor and the girl walked out of the club and into the car together, many saw them. After splitting with model Camilla Morrone, Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio appears to be cautiously hunting for a new relationship.
The famous person was photographed by the paparazzi with a young starlet. Leo was on vacation with Victoria Lamas, age 23, and they were both in a nightclub. When the pair exited the building together and got into the car, the paparazzi managed to catch a picture of them.
After sharing images of themselves online, a source asked Page Six if Leo and Victoria were indeed dating.
He claims that the actors are just invisible in the picture since they are among others and did not truly meet or get into the car alone.
Additionally, Leonardo DiCaprio is said to have had a relationship with model Gigi Hadid, who is 21 years his junior. The couple had previously been spotted dining together in a classy establishment.


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CREATE TEXT SEARCH PARSER -- define a new text search parser

Synopsis

CREATE TEXT SEARCH PARSER <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>name</TT
> (
    START = <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>start_function</TT
> ,
    GETTOKEN = <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>gettoken_function</TT
> ,
    END = <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
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    LEXTYPES = <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>lextypes_function</TT
>
    [, HEADLINE = <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>headline_function</TT
> ]
)

Description

   <TT
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>CREATE TEXT SEARCH PARSER</TT
> creates a new text search
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   string into tokens and assigning types (categories) to the tokens.
   A parser is not particularly useful by itself, but must be bound into a
   text search configuration along with some text search dictionaries
   to be used for searching.

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CLASS="COMMAND"
>CREATE TEXT SEARCH PARSER</TT
>.
   (This restriction is made because an erroneous text search parser
   definition could confuse or even crash the server.)

   Refer to Chapter 12 for further information.

Parameters

<TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>name</TT
>

      The name of the text search parser to be created.  The name can be
      schema-qualified.

<TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>start_function</TT
>

      The name of the start function for the parser.

<TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>gettoken_function</TT
>

      The name of the get-next-token function for the parser.

<TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>end_function</TT
>

      The name of the end function for the parser.

<TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>lextypes_function</TT
>

      The name of the lextypes function for the parser (a function that
      returns information about the set of token types it produces).

<TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>headline_function</TT
>

      The name of the headline function for the parser (a function that
      summarizes a set of tokens).

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   are not given, since the argument list for each type of function is
   predetermined.  All except the headline function are required.

   The arguments can appear in any order, not only the one shown above.

Compatibility

   There is no
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CLASS="COMMAND"
>CREATE TEXT SEARCH PARSER</TT
> statement in the SQL
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See Also
ALTER TEXT SEARCH PARSER, DROP TEXT SEARCH PARSER

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We're proud to announce that Habiscapes has won the 2013 Angie's List Super Service Award! This honor is earned by only about 5 percent of all companies on Angie's List.
"We are very proud to receive the Angie's List Super Service Award for the seventh year in a row!" said Habiscapes' owner and founder Michael Wiegand. "This is a tribute to the whole Habiscapes team for their daily commitment to be the best in the Treasure Valley and to exceed our client's expectations every visit."


Delphique, the Management Convention Festival of MDI, Gurgaon, in association with Hero Future Energies (HFE) has launched a HR Research Panel.
Hero Future Energies was born in October 2012. As part of the research, the team shall benchmark its HR practices across energy sector in order to get the best practices implemented in HFE. The benchmarking will be in its Human Resource Function across 6 areas namely Recruitment, Learning and Development, Reward and Recognition, Compensation and Benefits, HRIS and Organizational Structure. Ms.Bhawna Mittal, HR Head at HFE shall be guiding the research team for the project.
The research objectives of this Panel is to study HR processes in Hero Future Energies, identify HR processes to be benchmarked and benchmarking partners, analyze the benchmarking partner's processes to identify differences that accounts for superior performance and finally provide recommendations for Hero Future Energies based on benchmarking results.
About HFE: HFE carries an illustrious legacy of the Hero Group; formed as a result of strategic decision of the Group to enter the domain of power generation from clean and non-polluting sources of energy. The young company is an Independent Power Producer (IPP) with growth plans to invest progressively in Wind, Solar and Hydro sector over the years. As the Indian economy continues its growth trajectory, HFE is poised to provide clean power to industries, businesses, educational institutes, nonprofits and governmental organizations at competitive rates. HFE will assist its clientele in fulfilling their Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPOs) by reducing their dependence on power generated by fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas.


Noémie Raetzo joined LALIVE in 2017. Her practice focuses on domestic and cross border litigation. She is a member of the Geneva Bar Association and the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA).
Prior to joining LALIVE, Noémie Raetzo trained with the Geneva Court of First Instance and with Fontanet & Associés. She took the Bar in 2016, ranking first of her class.
Noémie Raetzo graduated in 2014 from the University of Geneva with a Master in Law and a Certificate in Transnational Law, having spent a year studying at the University of Zurich.


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UpsideLMS Listed Amongst the Top 5 Offbeat Learning Management Systems by InsiderHub
InsiderHub, an unbiased platform that enables business solution users of all levels to share their experience through reviews and ratings, has always played its part in assisting professionals in making wise, educated decisions when choosing a business solution for their organisation. For years now it has distributed a fair part of information globally through its wide range of resources that include innovative infographics, blogs etc.
In its most recent infographic, titled - Top 5 LMSs Off the Beaten Track, InsiderHub has listed UpsideLMS, Upside Learning's multi award-winning, responsive Learning Management System, as one of the top 5 LMSs that is quickly gaining traction.
The infographic highlights some of the basic features, good and down sides plus pricing of the LMSs shortlisted and aims to help organisations that plan to purchase a first-class LMS but don't want to jump on the bandwagon.
About UpsideLMS, it states that it is not quite the new kid on the block but nevertheless quite a young name in the industry. UpsideLMS has been listed in the list of offbeat LMSs due to the rave reviews it has received in the industry. It also describes UpsideLMS as an affordable solution that packs a powerful punch and comes with 24/7 technical support.
The infographic can be viewed here - http://www.insiderhub.com/top-5-lms-off-the-beaten-track-infographic/
Upside Learning Provides Key Tips on LMS Buying in its Latest Infographic
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So sales are sluggish, the sales reps have been struggling to retire quota for the past three quarters, and if things don't turn around there's going to be a workforce reduction to try and slow the bleeding.
The first question might be how things were allowed to get this far out of kilter. It would be the wrong question to ask at this particular time when crisis containment is called for, but it's asked anyway as people start looking to assign blame on anyone other than themselves. At some point during this inquisition training is reviewed; how many training hours were delivered and what were the courses. More training is ordered up, because obviously the reps had suddenly forgotten how to do their jobs. The irony is they're right, training in fact is the issue, but what constitutes training is almost always misconstrued.
People have a phenomenal capacity to learn, and sellers learn not only from the formal training delivered by training groups, but also from socialized learning (person to person exchange of information) and from experiences on the job. Training encompasses all three of these areas of learning, not just the formalized learning coming from classrooms, books, or online courses. The amount of knowledge a person has about any given topic is typically far greater than what is indicated on a transcript, especially if the topic is one's profession, such as selling. So, when things start heading south in the sales world, it's less likely a function of the reps knowing what to do, and more likely a function of the reps not doing what they already know.
"So, when things start heading south in the sales world, it's less likely a function of the reps not knowing what to do, and more likely a function of the reps not doing what they already know"
This is what's known as the "knowing-doing gap", and closing this gap requires a specialized form of training which emanates from socialized learning. It's called coaching, and it's the key difference between training existing as a "one and done" event with limited recall and application, versus reinforcing a given topic in a targeted, timely way in the field so as to compel a behavioral change which moves a business' financial needles.
It's just about impossible to find any data stating coaching is bad for sales, although there is a lot of evidence of poor coaching or lack of coaching being detrimental in many ways. While coaching can be executed by anyone properly trained in the skill – a member of the training team, perhaps – it is far more impactful and practical for coaching to be done by one's leader. This highlights the need for leaders who are properly trained in coaching, and to ensure they're actually doing it, which many (most?) aren't. When it comes to sales coaching, most sales leaders feel they're executing coaching regularly, but most sellers feel they've never been coached. Leaders might think they can just slip coaching into their normal daily lexicon, so they're not surprised that a seller feels that they've never been coached, but they'd be wrong in thinking this. Coaching is an active, two-way, semi-scripted, enabling conversation leaving no doubt as to the goal of the coaching session and what the expectations are when the coaching session is completed. It is not a leader asking for a status report and directing a person to take a specific action, sometimes delivering that direction as an ultimatum. If a pipeline conversation is confrontational and threatening rather than enabling, then coaching hasn't occurred – enabling being the operative word.
Coaching has changed. If your perception of coaching was formed back in the 80's or 90's, or if you're coaching as you've been coached, then it's time to take a fresh look at it. I'd suggest looking at the GROW model, such as InsideOut Development's program. Either bring in a vendor to teach it or get certified and bring the program in-house. Either way, both the leaders and the training teams have to become SMEs in coaching for this to work.
The goal is to create a behavioral shift in the leaders. Without having trainers working with sales leaders, most leaders will revert back to their wheelhouse and direct rather than coach, swoop in and fix a problem themselves rather than enabling their sellers fix the problem using the knowledge and skills they already have. Embedded trainers have to develop a working relationship with sales leadership to the point where they can listen in on various conversations and tap the leaders on the shoulder, guiding them in how they're coaching.
This is a critical step. Without an objective measurement of where the sales force currently sits in its sales competency, it's impossible to derive metrics and determine what has to be done and to measure the shift in behavior. You may have some success with training efforts based upon intuition and experience and see an improvement in lagging indicators such as revenue generation and margin, but you'll never be able to pinpoint which behaviors are driving that change and target your training without some type of measurement device. Multiple assessment tools exist to baseline your salesforce selling competencies and behaviors. None are perfect, but it's far better than "winging it" when you're trying to determine what to train to. Shop around, pick one, and implement it across all your quota carriers and leaders.
Depending upon which assessment tool you choose to use, various numbers of behaviors and competencies will be identified and measured at the individual and group levels.
Here's an example of an individual's score on an assessment that has been translated to a spider graph for easy visualization. The inner blue line represents where the person is currently performing, while the outer orange line shows the capability of the person. The knowing-doing gap lies between the two, and is addressed through training in the form of coaching by the leader, not making the individual sit through more training classes. Having the seller engage in formalized training will expand the outer orange circle, but such effort is largely wasted if the seller isn't doing what they already know how to do. Once the inner blue circle begins to approach the outer orange circle, then greater benefit will be gained through formal training. Until that point, coaching is required to get the seller proficient with what knowledge they already have.
Correlate the competency scores against the few key lagging indicators the C-suite is tracking.
Do a Pareto analysis to determine which competencies are driving 80% of the lagging indicator. These are your leading competency indicators on which to focus. There could be just one or two that are impactful, or there could be several.
Choose one or two leading competencies on which to focus, based upon resources and which the leaders wish to tackle, determine the behaviors associated with these competencies, and design training around them.
Execute the training (mostly coaching, with some formal knowledge transfer to support it when needed). Don't expect changes to occur in a week; expect behavior modification to become rote in no less than six to eight weeks. We're not programming machines, we're programming people.
Repeat these steps every quarter or so to tackle the next set of competencies. This is a process of continuous improvement, and is therefore never completed. Think of this as a game of Whack-a-Mole. Continuous improvement = Whack-a-Mole.
A properly certified training group can support and greatly improve the coaching sessions between leaders and sellers, and it requires leadership to recognize training as being something more than a certain number of course hours being delivered. Training can improve leadership's effectiveness, and it requires a level of partnership, trust, and willingness to learn, with which many sales leaders may have a difficult time. That being said, there are few, if any, other ways to close the knowing-doing gap and raise the performance of the sellers in a proactive, enabling manner.
Bob has been in sales and training for more than 20 years. He approaches corporate training through the lens of an MBA, understanding the dynamics of complex services, manufacturing, and sales environments, while simplifying it all so stakeholders across an organization communicate effectively. Bob leverages his military and corporate experience to build and lead teams which focus on cross-functional knowledge management, performance improvement, and paradigm alignment. Importantly, Bob understands how the field of training must adapt to the changes in marketplace, and how training must transform from a traditional information delivery function to a trusted business partner, which directly and measurably impacts behaviors to move the business needles.


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