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Maha Rudra is a very important form of worship of Lord Siva, the very source of cosmic energy for the entire creation. His Divine form encompasses and extends far beyond all known and unknown galaxies and universes. Lord Siva is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent. He is the conqueror of Death and an embodiment of infinite mercy, compassion and love. We who owe our existence to the Divinity are duty bound to think of Him constantly and worship Him gratefully for the welfare of all mankind.
Rudra is evolved from the combination of Rud (in Sanskrit means Sin) and Dravayati (means washed away). Thus the process involved or to say the Shanti performed to wash away our sins is called Rudra.
The underlying principle is that we, human beings, knowingly or unknowingly commit sin in our day-to-day life. There are various types of sin we commit, for say, verbally, (abusing or being harsh on someone), through our thoughts (ill feeling towards someone) and physically (forcefully). We need to apologise towards this and as such Rudra is performed. There are several types of Rudra of which Rudraikadashani (Laghurudra swahaakaara yagna)/ Maharudra swaahaakaar yagna) are generally performed to purify ourselves by apologizing for our sins.


Hello listeners! We are so excited to bring you the first episode of our podcast! This week we interview one another as an introduction so you, our listeners, can learn a bit about who we are and how we think. Before the episode began we both wrote a list of questions to ask, and we take turns asking these questions to each other. We have a great conversation about music, stress, accessibility, and so much more! We really had a lot of fun recording this episode and we hope you like it. We hope to bring you more fresh content in the coming weeks. Enjoy!


If you are using Windows Gadgets (or those small mini-applications that are embedded on your desktop that show interesting things like the latest news, weather updates, or sports scores), you may sometimes wish you can just quickly hide them to declutter your workspace.
In Windows 7, you can do just that. Simply right-click on the desktop, go to View, and then clear the check mark on Show desktop gadgets. This will hide the gadgets. If you want to bring them back, just restore the check mark again.


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American Dream and Promise Act of 2019
This bill cancels and prohibits removal proceedings against certain aliens and provides such aliens with a path toward permanent resident status.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or the Department of Justice (DOJ) shall cancel removal proceedings against certain aliens who entered the United States as minors and grant such aliens conditional permanent residence status for 10 years. The bill imposes various qualification requirements, such as the alien being continuously physically present in the United States and being enrolled in or having completed certain educational programs. Aliens who were eligible for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status and not disqualified for renewal also qualify.
DHS shall remove the conditional permanent resident status granted to such aliens, if the alien applies and meets certain requirements, such as completing certain programs at an educational institution or serving at least two years in the Uniformed Services and being discharged honorably.
This bill also repeals a restriction that bars states from providing higher education benefits to undocumented aliens unless those benefits are available to all U.S. citizens.
DHS or DOJ shall cancel removal proceedings against certain aliens who qualified for temporary protected status or Deferred Enforced Departure status on certain past dates (both statuses temporarily protect covered aliens from removal). For such aliens who apply, DHS shall grant permanent residence status.
When DHS eliminates temporary protected status for nationals of a foreign country, it shall report to Congress its reasons for doing so.
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Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair.
— President George Washington

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MSME insolvency
Author ResolutionBazaar
Creation date Aug 28, 2020
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) form the backbone of India's businesses and its famed entrepreneurial spirit. MSMEs employs nearly 11 crore Indians, 6 crore enterprises.
Due to the onset of the pandemic of COVID-19, many issues are being faced by the MSMEs, and people associated with them. There is an urgent need to create innovative solutions around mitigating the problems being faced by them, before the backbone of the Indian economy is shaken.
The government has revised the definition of MSME to include manufacturing or service units with investment and turnover based which will enable more enterprises to come under the ambit of MSMEs and avail the government benefits.
The government package has helped some MSMEs with loans to keep their enterprise going. Unless the recovery is quick, many of them may not be able to service the loans and end up losing not only their net worth but also their collateralized assets.
MSME Overview
There are approximately 46 million Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise sector enterprises across various industries, employing 106 million people Overall, the MSME sector accounts for 45 per cent of Indian industrial output and 40 per cent of exports. While most of the sector is unorganised (approximately 94 percent), informal and un-registered, initiatives to have more enterprises registered are well underway.
The contribution of the MSME sector to India's GDP currently stands at ~8 per cent for 2011-12 and is growing at a rate higher than the projected GDP growth rate. The contribution of the MSME segment to the GDP in some of the global economies is in the 25-60 per cent range. MSME in India has the potential to increase the share of contribution to GDP from the current 8 per cent to about 15 per cent by the year 2020.
COVID and beyond
Battered by coronavirus lockdowns, businesses around the world are scrambling to save themselves. The world is facing a massive surge in bankruptcies. A 35% cumulative jump in the number of companies that are going to go bust between is being predicted.
The biggest increase among the world's economic powerhouses will be in the United States, with a 57 per cent jump in insolvencies in 2021 compared to 2019, before the coronavirus struck.
Bankruptcies are expected to soar by 45% in Brazil, 43% in Britain, 41% in Spain, 57% in the USA, and 20% in China is being forecasted. The larger the company filing for bankruptcy, the higher the risk of a domino effect. A premature withdrawal of supportive economic and policy measures could push the rise in insolvencies to 40-45 percent.
Market Problems
Investor Issues
In investing, the highest returns are made when investing in periods of fear and uncertainty when the wider market mispriced securities of Grade A assets.
Investors are looking for high quality assets offering double-digit yields leading to significant gains during COVID unertainities.
They see COVID-19 as another such opportunity to use a temporary dislocation in the markets to reap higher risk adjusted returns in Grade A commercial assets
Due to information asymmetry in the insolvency space there is a lack of transaction. Investors are unable to access the risk they would be undertaking by transacting under the IBC regime.
There is a need for an asset marketplace which can help the investors
Search for Investment Opportunities
Analyse Risk involved in various investments.
Help them through the IBC process of
Filing Expression of Interest
Prepare a Resolution Plan
Negotiate their bid.
Stakeholder Issue
There are various stakeholders participating during an insolvency process. They require a platform where they can get up to date information on the rapidly changing insolvency laws and case laws.
There is an urgent need for a platform that provides for
Insolvency Knowledge Forum
Location based Insolvency Professional search
Service exchange platform
With a swathe of announced job cuts and business closures, India stands on the precipice of mass unemployment. Thanks to government furlough schemes for workers and massive state subsidies for their companies the full economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic has yet to be felt across India.
With a recent gloomy assessment by the International Monetary Fund, which has abandoned hope of a quick V-shaped recovery from the deepest global recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s.
MSMEs are already implementing a hiring freeze, haircuts, salary reductions and layoffs in order to remain afloat. The exodus of migrant workers have also created labour shortages across industries.
Displaced workers are carrying with them skills that they learnt during their job in the cities. They do not have any formal skill-certificate which may enable them to procure a similar job at another location or help them apply for a bank-loan from a business they may wish to open.
Such workers need to be certified for the skills they already possess. NSDC and the Ministry of Skills has already created a system to align the competencies of the unregulated workforce of the country to the standardized National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) under a scheme of "Recognition of Prior Learning".
There is a need for a solution that enables for self-preparation for RPL certification.
Legal Knowledge
Interim Finance
Solutions - Marketplaces
Our Asset marketplace brings investors and insolvency professionals (who are responsible for selling standalone assets and running businesses under insolvency) together to enable the online exchange of distressed assets. The advantages of our asset marketplace are mainly focused on the increase in efficiency and the reduction of costs.
We offer a location based asset search facility for potential investors looking to invest in distressed assets. Investors can search for businesses under IBC based on the TYPE of ASSET, LOCATION of the ASSET, and other parameters.
The objective of the law for value maximization met and upto 25% increase in the value of the asset has been observed by the insolvency professionals. The other objective of lowering the insolvency transaction costs is also met and the standardisation and automation of the agreement, inquiring, and ordering processes has helped reduce transaction cost by 50%.
Our marketplace solution has enabled professionals to showcase their assets and reach out to potential investors to elicit expression-of-interest from them. There are other filters like industry, price range, and location which are critical to the investors in deciding their investment decisions.
Our marketplace solution has enabled the investors to locate and evaluate investment opportunities. We have an integrated investor forum to enable the insolvency professionals (sellers) and resolution applicants (buyers) to exchange information in a confidential manner.
Our marketplace solution has helped insolvency professionals reachout to the investors via automated web-based application that handles business-to-business lead generation and cold emailing.
We have an integrated eAuction solution that has been developed in accordance with the IBC regulation and is regularly updated to keep in sync with the legal requirement, which helps complete the transaction.
Our Service marketplace brings stakeholder and IBC practitioners together on a single platform to enable online exchange of professional services. The advantages of the service marketplace are mainly focused on the increase of efficiency and the reduction of costs.
A reduction of upto 50% of service fees have been observed by professionals who have used our platform. The standardisation and automation of the agreement, inquiring, ordering and paying processes that our B2B service marketplace helps reduce transaction costs.
Our service marketplace offers
Location-based search: that enables professionals to find other professionals primarily based on their location. There are other filters like domain expertise and eligibility which are critical in locating a relevant professional. Location is critical especially during COVID days where the proximity of professionals is mandated by law.
Increase efficiency: Our system helps evaluate other professionals, exchange quotations, scope out the work involved and creates a level playing field for all professionals. It helps bring the professionals together, contributing to the discovery and meeting of new professionals, and exchange of services. The extensive reach offered by our service marketplaces minimises the costs of finding and promoting new professionals.
Discovery Platform: Marketplaces include the ability for professionals to present their entire service catalogues to insolvency stakeholders. Other professionals can dynamically respond to requests for bids and quotes.
Skills Marketplace
Our skill marketplace offers such laid off / displaced workers to obtain a Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) certificate for themselves. RPL refers to an assessment process used to evaluate a person's existing skill sets, knowledge and experience gained either by formal, non-formal or informal learning. It aims to align the competencies of the un-regulated workforce of the country to the standardized National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF).
Our skill marketplace establishes the concept of "learning and training anywhere, anytime". We have employed the fastest and cheapest technologies to support new ways of skilling in the face of the current pandemic. The solution must be adapted to shift from a top-down approach to a bottom-up culture of learning. The workers/learners must be in the driving seat of their own learning and development. Workers will have simpler access to the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF). Our solution allows for workers a democratic way to begin identification of their NSQF related job-roles, and to instantly begin their skill process with minimal outside help and technological friction.
Easily accessible: Easily and cheaply accessible The learners must be allowed the time to undergo the training without having to make a trade-off in terms of their performance; The learners must be able to afford it on their existing resources, and with their employer's assistance where needed; and it must be in a format that can work within whatever constraints they face.
Found our solution personally personally useful and relevant.
It must meet their needs and help them further their goals.
it met the challenges faced by the learners in order to plug their skills gaps
Learning pathways: Lowering the technological friction which a user confronts on a conventional website or android/iOS application. Lowering the cost of self-skilling. Bringing the job-roles (NSQF) and its related curriculum directly in the hands of the learners in a language of their choice. Leveraging "Open Education Resources" (OERs)/MOOCs to bring world class skill-training content to the learners for FREE.
Earning pathways: There must be a clear path to earning via job or entrepreneurshipThe learners must have a clear be allowed the time to undergo the training without having to make a trade-off in terms of their performance; The learners must be able to afford it on their existing resources, and with their employer's assistance where needed; and it must be in a format that can work within whatever constraints they face.
Mobilization involves activities related to mobilization of potential candidates who are skilled but uncertified. There are millions of workers being displaced due to liquidation and resolution of insolvency companies. The insolvency professionals and resolution applicants can undertake in their resolution plans responsibility of providing RPL skill certificate as a part of severance package. Thus millions of workers can be easily mobilized ithout any major effort.
Counselling and pre-screening
Although counselling and pre screening is recommended for explaining the benefits and process of RPL, most workers are intelligent enough to realize how skill certification will assist them in transforming their life. The skill-sheet is user-friendly enough to enable the worker to ascertain the job role which matches the prior knowledge and existing skill sets. Documents required from the candidates can be collected by the insolvency professional or by the resolution monitoring committee.
Orientation & Assessment
The mandatory 12 hour orientation can be provided via pre recorded videos and video conferences. The pre-recorded videos may include 6 hours of domain specific training, 4 hours of training on soft skills and entrepreneurship, and 2 hours on familiarization with the assessment processes and methods. Assessment of candidates is conducted by the assessment bodies accredited by the Sector Skill Councils (SSCs).
Solutions - Databases
Investor Database: Extensive investor database and marketing campaign. IPs and IPEs are leveraging our database of global investors who are keen on investing in India through IBC.
Eligibility Verification Database:
A resolution applicant has to be eligible under section 29A of IBC in order to 1. participate for bidding under resolution process 2. participate in the auction process under Liquidation 3. participate in the sale of stand alone assets.
Undischarged Insolvent Database: Applicant is ineligible if he is an undischarged insolvent
Wilful Defaulter Database: He has been declared as wilful defaulter per the guidelines of the RBI issued under the Banking Regulation Act
NPA Account Holder Database: He has an account classified as NPA per the guidelines of the RBI issued under the Banking Regulation Act
Criminal History Database: He has been convicted for any offence punishable with imprisonment- for 2 years or more under 12th schedule Act or for 7 years or more under any other law.
Disqualified Director Database: He has been disqualified as a director under the CA-2013; Provided that this clause shall not apply in relation to a connected person referred in clause (iii) of explanation
SEBI Prohibition Database: He has been prohibited by the Securities and Exchange Board of India from trading in securities or accessing the securities markets;
Fraudulent Transactor Database: He has been a promoter etc. of a corporate debtor in which a PUEF transaction has taken place and in respect of which an order has been made by the AA under IBC
Unpaid Guarantor Database: He has executed a Unpaid Guarantors been admitted under this Code and such guarantee has been invoked by the creditor and remains unpaid in full or part;
International Disability Database: He is subject to any disability, corresponding to clauses (a) to (h), under any law in a jurisdiction outside India
Solutions - AI & Software
About Resolution Bazaar
Resolution Bazaar is an online platform built with the central idea of resolving distressed assets in India that pose an inherent threat to the country's economy. The platform provides a single-window avenue for Discovery, Investment and Resolution of such assets. In addition, the platform also recognizes coveted professionals in the field, laying the foundation for a strong legal community, dedicated to insolvency resolution.
Mission: To decrease the burgeoning NPA debt crisis and empower MSMEs to reinstate, replenish and resolve corporate structures, leading to healthier economical stature for India.
Vision: To help in the process of value maximization and quicker resolution for Assets stuck in Insolvency/Liquidation, targeting MSMEs representing 45% of India's net industrial output.
Our potential clients include
Financial Creditors:
Operational Creditors: Both public and private banks have lent money to various corporates. About 12345 Crores stand NPA in the books of these banks. Other major creditors are Homebuyers and Trade creditors.
MSMEs Debtors: There are over 6 lakhs corporates registered with MCA that fall under the category of MSME. Over half of them are expected to file for insolvency from January 2021 onwards.
Personal Guarantors: Every corporate debtor has an average of 3 directors/promoters that have offered a personal guarantee to their company. With over 3 lakhs MSMEs in insolvency, there ought to be anywhere between 6-9 lakhs applications for personal insolvency from January 2021 onwards.
Professionals: There are 3000 registered insolvency professionals, and 3000 registered valuers registered with IBBI
CA/CS: There are over xxxxx CAs and xxxx CS registered with ICAI and ICSI institutes.
Challenges & Traction
Resolution Bazaar has been gaining momentum over the past 4 months ever since the advent of COVID-19. The revenue out of various offerings has been going up and the customer base has dramatically increased. Customer satisfaction has remained at very-good to excellent levels. The profits have remained at 50% and above. By January 2021, we see Resolution Bazaar to be the sole goto portal for all insolvency needs both by the professionals and stakeholders. We are very active on linkedin and intend to increase our reach via Twitter over the next few months. We are market leaders in the insolvency resolution space and have multiple products to cover most aspects. The only competition we have is a semi-private body called information utility.
Over the past two years we have been able to build well established products and brand awareness. Our marketing effort includes sending regular emails to all banks, insolvency professionals, registered valuers, MSMEs and corporates. We intend to ramp up our marketing on linkedin and twitter. We continue to carefully research and reach-out to potential customers in order to maintain traction and continue our path to success.
ResolutionBazaar
More resources from ResolutionBazaar
Waterfall Distribution
Resolution Plan Comparison Matrix
eXtensible Insolvency Reporting Language
Applying Artificial Intelligence in Insolvency Space


Vancouver, British Columbia – February 29, 2012 – Sirona Biochem Corp. (TSX-V: SBM, OTC: SRBCF, Frankfurt: ZSB), announced today its lead compound for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes significantly reduced fructosamine levels in a chronic preclinical study.
In a 28-day chronic dosing study of obese diabetic rats, Sirona Biochem's SGLT (sodium glucose transporter) inhibitor, SBM-TFC-039, normalized diabetes and significantly lowered fructosamine levels. Fructosamine is a standard biomarker that reflects the level of glucose in the blood and that is commonly used for monitoring diabetes.
In the chronic study, SBM-TFC-039 also reduced blood glucose levels by 48% compared to the non-treated group. At the end of the study the ratio fructosamine total protein of the treated rats was reduced by 25% compared to the non-treated rats and was within 10% of the ratio for the control lean rats.
"We are very encouraged by the results we have obtained from our acute and chronic preclinical studies in the obese diabetic rat model," said Dr. Howard Verrico, President & CEO of Sirona Biochem. "Key members of our team, including our Scientific Advisory Board, will be meeting in Vancouver this week to refine our preclinical development plan," Dr. Verrico added.
Sirona Biochem is a biotechnology company developing diabetes therapeutics, cancer vaccine antigens, skin depigmenting and anti-aging agents for cosmetic use, and biological ingredients. The company utilizes a proprietary chemistry technique to improve pharmaceutical properties of carbohydrate-based molecules. For more information visit www.sironabiochem.com.
While carbohydrate-based molecules offer immense commercial potential, we are focusing on three programs at this time.


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Australian players will have 6-day quarantine upon arrival from UK: Simons
The cricketers are expected to arrive in UAE on September 17
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Dubai, September 13
Australian cricketers like Steve Smith and David Warner will have to remain in isolation for six days after arrival in the UAE for the IPL despite having spent time at bio-secure bubble in the UK, according to Chennai Super Kings bowling consultant Eric Simons.
Smith (Rajasthan Royals), Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad) and Australia team-mate Josh Hazlewood (CSK) will head straight to the UAE from the UK after the third and final ODI against England on Wednesday. They have been in a bio-secure bubble throughout the limited-overs series in England.
But Simons said there will be no leniency and the Australians in all likelihood will have to serve a minimum of six days in quarantine before integrating with their squads.
"We are hearing -- although it's not confirmed yet -- that they will also have to self-isolate in their rooms for six days and produce negative tests on the first, third and sixth days before they can join us," Simons wrote in his column for 'Manners on Cricket' website.
"We had hoped that they could all move from their current bio-secure bubbles into ours but it seems likely that there will be no 'leniency', which is understandable. Apart from our brilliant Indian players, led by the ageless MS Dhoni, we do have Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis and Lungi Ngidi in full training so there's no shortage of talent."
The Australian cricketers are expected to arrive in the UAE on September 17, just two days before the start of the 13th edition of the world's richest T20 tournament in Abu Dhabi.
Simons also said that the CSK players have to wear a smart health tracking device whenever they step out of hotel rooms.
"We were issued with tracking devices to be worn around our necks whenever we left our hotel rooms but our physiotherapist has been very creative in turning them into 'watches' so at least that doesn't feel restrictive," said the former South African coach.
Since their arrival in the UAE, CSK has been hit hard by COVID-19 with the team reporting as many as 13 positive cases, including two players. PTI
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(1922-2012) Playwright. Jerome Kilty was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and died in Norwalk, Connecticut. He appeared in seven productions on Broadway. He wrote the play, "Dear Liar."
Jerome Timothy Kilty was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on June 24, 1922.
Jerome Kilty died in Norwalk, Connecticut, on September 6, 2012.
Play, first staged on Broadway in 1960.
Mr. Kilty performed in several Broadway productions in Manhattan, New York.


The need for a happy place is probably underestimated in modern society where we are always on the go. Psychologist Dave would highly recommend you take the time to ask yourself where is your happy place. Go ahead and write it down on a piece of paper. If you can't think of a place go for a long walk. There's probably a reason why I'm not a psychologist.
My son's happy place is clearly being on his new Christmas bike. I'm not sure if it's my happy place as he's now bugging me to go out on it every five minutes. Of course, this is where adults are a lot more complex than kids. If he told me he wasn't interested in it, it would get me down but it's also a drag to trail him around the apartment complex 10 times a day, making sure he doesn't crash and burn into parked cars.
Maybe a happy place should be a physical place. Think of that place where you could sit still and be at peace with the world. I recall a villa in Portugal where I could sit on the patio and watch the clouds moving fast over the vineyards. There were white church towers in the distance and the sounds of bells tinkling across the fields. Or there was the sun playing on the roofs of the shining cupola on the church in Positano on the Amalfi Coast. Sadly these are not places we can go back to regularly. In recent months, Newport News Park has been my happy place in that it has been a small slice of wilderness in which I can wander aimlessly shaking my head slowly at the antics of people who believe petty victories are a substitute for life.
I have pulled off the road at all times of the day to walk the trails, sometimes with S but usually alone. I have looked over the marshes as the sun goes down over the reeds and early in the morning. I have walked through the fortifications of the Battle of Lee's Mill where Northern and Southern lives were lost for little gain on April 16, 1862. Even in happy places you can see reminders of the futility of hate. The people who I see are usually in couples or there are families with small kids poking around in the undergrowth. A few decades ago I would have felt self-conscious being alone but those days are long gone. Finding a happy place is all about finding a place where you can be happy in your own skin. We don't always need props. Nature can provide them. Of course, there are other happy places which are not necessarily so beneficial. To name but a few.
5 Believing Donald Trump is the savior of the world.
I hope you find your happy place in 2016.
what a wonderful and interesting wonderful post, david! thanks for sharing.
Election 2019. Who will you vote for?


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What is a very time-efficient practice regime for cello book 3?
I have a daughter who is presently in cello book 3. She also is studying Suzuki violin and is just finishing book 4. Because she is doing 2 instruments, we need to be very focused in our practice time—and would like suggestions which we could show to our teacher on how to structure a very tight daily routine (about 30 minutes, total). She also LOVES playing cello fiddle (a la Natalie Haas), so she is getting a lot of breadth there, music-wise—this other playing would not be included as a part of the Suzuki practice time.
I should mention that another consideration is that many of the songs in first 3 cello books are adapted from the violin repertoire. She is (understandably, I guess) a bit tired of re-doing all of her violin material. So she'd like to be able to work more tightly and efficiently as she's eager to move past the adapted repertoire and finally into the material that is unique to cello—but of course does not want to miss any of the important teaching points. So, that's another reson for wanting to be very efficient. She's 9 years old.
I realize that Suzuki system is not really designed to be repeated on a second instrument and would also love to hear from others who have done this—and how they modified the program accordingly (if at all).
My only experience that is close to this is one of my students had a year of violin before switching to cello. After a year twinkling on violin, she wasn't excited about doing the same on cello, but of course we still did. Because of her year with violin, there was some transference of skills and she moved more quickly than she would have if she had not already started on violin. I also supplemented with Cello Time Joggers which she enjoyed. But that doesn't deal with what you are talking about—building skills on both instruments at the same time with a limited amount of practice time.
Several of my students have played both piano and cello, most of whom have been homeschoolers, so they were able to have more than 30 minutes a day. One practiced one instrument before school and one after, though his practice was not consistent and usually neither long enough or smart enough (he liked to just play through things as fast as he could).
In general, for practice efficiency, I wrote about using a timer for practice in my blog here. For some reason, when I know I have less time I practice more efficiently. I DON'T like using a timer to make sure the student practices long enough.
Does your daughter watch TV? If so, she can use the ad time to fit in bits of practice—I do that sometimes!
Maybe she could get up just 5 minutes earlier every day to add an extra 30 minutes of practice each week?
On working pieces, don't start with playing through, but single out project spots to concentrate on for 3 minutes each. Don't play those spots till you get them right, play them until you can't get them wrong (who said that???). Then incorporate them into the piece and polish it for performing.
Practice in the car—well, use the car for listening time, singing the pieces, practicing vibrato, or whatever can be done away from the instrument. Even reviewing the lesson and what is needed to work on the following week in the car on the way home from the lesson (and also talking about what went well!) can help organize practice time by helping to organize thoughts.
Hope you found some of those ideas helpful.
You don't move past old repertoire, any more than moving past using your first words, like mum, dad, dog, cat, etc. The Suzuki repertoire is carefully designed to build skill, by refining the ability to play the techniques in previously learnt pieces. It is vital to review old pieces, in order to learn new ones quickly and easily.
Music is a language, a highly potent means of communication. When your daughter was a baby, did you let her stop using words that she had learnt, in favour of moving on to new ones? What would have happened to her ability to speak?
When you devote generous time for purposeful review, in every practice, you will be amazed by the results. Your teacher will be able to guide you as to the best pieces to review to help you learn new repertoire.
Beautifully said, Sue. I will be quoting you on that one. I love to put little sayings and things in my studio for students and parents to "chew on". This is becoming one of those. Thank you!


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When it comes to knives, there is no one-size-fits-all answer. Different chefs will require different types of knives to do their job properly. This blog post will explore the difference between Kiritsuke and Chef knife. …
Written by: Joseph Clements
When it comes to knives, there is no one-size-fits-all answer. Different chefs will require different types of knives to do their job properly.
This blog post will explore the difference between Kiritsuke and Chef knife.
Kiritsuke knives are typically used for delicate tasks, such as slicing sushi. On the other hand, chef knives are designed for general cooking and chopping.
They are also typically heavier and have longer blades than Kiritsuke knives.
What are the differences between Kiritsuke and Chef knives?
There are a few key differences between Kiritsuke and Chef knives. Kiritsuke knives have a thinner blade with a longer handle, ideal for slicing and dicing vegetables.
Chef knives typically have a thicker blade with a shorter handle, which is better for chopping and slicing meat. Additionally, Chef knives tend to have more pronounced reviews and be more expensive than Kiritsuke knives.
Ultimately, the type of knife you choose depends on your personal preferences and needs. A Kyou'reke knife may be a good option if you're just starting since they are easier to use.
If you have experience cooking, a Chef knife may be better suited for more advanced tasks.
Kiritsuke knives are known for their sharpness and precision
Kiritsuke knives are known for their sharpness and precision. They are made from a single, solid piece of steel that is folded and shaped into the desired knife form.
This creates a blade with a razor-sharp edge that is easy to control and maintain. The Kiritsuke style of knife has been around for centuries and is still popular today.
A Kiritsuke knife is best used for cutting vegetables, fruits, or meat. It can also be used for sushi, although it is not as versatile as a chef's knife.
The curved shapchef'she blade makes it ideal for slicing through food quickly and easily. The sharpness of a Kiritsuke knife is incomparable to other types of knives, making it perfect for precision tasks such as carving meat or slicing delicate vegetables.
A Kiritsuke knife is an investment, but it will last a lifetime if taken care of correctly. Always store your knife in a sheath when not in use to prevent it from becoming damaged.
And finally, practice using your Kiritsuke knife regularly so you can get the most out of its sharpness and precision.
Chef knives, in contrast, are often used for chopping and slicing
Choosing the right knife for your cooking is an important part of kitchens across the country.
One type of knife that's particularly popular ithat'snese cuisine is the kiritsuke, which is a chef's knife instead of a general kitchen knife.
There are several factors to consider when choosing a kiritsuke: its length, width, and weight. Kiritsuke knives tend to be between 18 and 24 inches long, with a width of 2 1/2 inches and a weight of 3-4 ounces.
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Kiritsuke knives are also easier to hold and maneuver than chef knives.
Kiritsuke knives are known for their ease of grip and maneuverability, making them ideal for chefs who work with delicate foods.
Chef knives can be cumbersome and difficult to control, making them less than ideal for fine-cutting tasks.
Kiritsuke knives are typically shorter and lighter, making them more agile, and they have a slightly curved blade that helps guide the knife through food.
Which knife is right for you?
Knives are one of the essential kitchen tools. They can help you chop, slice and dice your food quickly and easily. While there are a lot of options available when it comes to knives, which one is right for you?
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Kiritsuke knives are lighter than chef's knives and are ideal fchef'scision cuts, such as cutting fish into slices or making sushi rolls.
What is Kiritsuke, and what are its benefits?
Kiritsuke is a Japanese knife with a single, long blade made of high-quality steel. The blade is well-crafted and has a razor-sharp edge.
Kiritsuke knives are used to make sushi and sashimi but can also be used for general kitchen tasks.
The benefits of using a Kiritsuke knife over other types of knives include the following:
A Kiritsuke knife will remain sharp longer than other types of knives because of the quality of the steel.
The single, long blade allows Kiritsuke to glide through food easily, making it ideal for slicing and sushi.
Because the blade is so thin and delicate, it cannot do as much damage to food as other knives.
This means you can minimize preparation time by accurately cutting your ingredients without worrying about them getting mushy or damaged.
How to use Kiritsuke to prepare food
Kiritsuke is a Japanese sharpening technique that uses a bamboo rod called a tsume to shave off metal from an edge. It's used to prepare food belts. The fine strokes help preserve flavor and texture.
To use Kiritsuke, you need a resume and some water. The resume should have a curve to fit comfortably in your hand. Fill these with water and soak the blade for about 5 minutes. Then, remove the blade and dry it off.
Next, hold the blade at a 20-degree angle and rub the back of the blade against the curve of the tube.
Use light strokes and keep your finger off the cutting edge. This process will create a smooth, sharp edge on your knife.
Pros and Cons of Kiritsuke
There are pros and cons to using a Kiritsuke knife over a chef's knife. Here are the kechef'sts to consider:
Kiritsuke knives are typically thinner than chef's knives, which makes thchef'shter and easier to handle.
They also have a shorter blade length, making them better for precision cutting tasks.
However, their thinness makes Kiritsuke knives less durable than chef's knives.
The chef's verdict on the Kiritsuke vs. Chef Knife debate is that both knives have pros and cons. Ultimately, it comes down to personal preference regarding which knife is right for you.
While Kiritsuke knives are known for their exceptional sharpness, Chef knives can also be quite sharp.
Additionally, Chef knives can be used for various tasks, such as slicing meat or vegetables. On the other hand, Kiritsuke knives are typically softer and are better suited for delicate tasks, such as sushi or sashimi.
What is the difference between a Kiritsuke and Chef Knife?
A Kiritsuke is a Japanese chef's knife, while a Chef Knchef's is a Western-style professional cooking knife. A Kiritsuke has a 10-12 inch blade, while a Chef Knife generally has an 8-10 inch blade.
Kiritsuke knives have thinner blades with more acute angles than Chef Knives, making them better for precision cutting tasks like filleting fish or slicing delicate fruits and vegetables.
Additionally, the Kumo (or "wave") pattern on the blade "helps" prevent sticking when cooking with butter or oil.
Finally, the grip of a Kiritsuke is slightly different from that of a Chef Knife — it's slightly curved to make it easier to hold in one hand.
Knives are essential for any kitchen, but a Kiritsuke is likely to be used more often in Japanese cuisine due to its specialized design.
What is the difference between honing steel and a sharpener?
A honing steel is used to maintain a blade's sharpness by removing metal worn away from use. On the other hand, sharpening tools are used to restore the blade's original sharpness byblade'sng off the metal that has been worn down.
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Finding Doc Watson on Film
Searching for folk music on movies can be surprisingly difficult
Daniel Eagan
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Folk music lost a legend with the passing of Doc Watson on May 29. Justly famous for his flatpicking expertise, Watson influenced a generation of guitarists, including Bob Dylan (who said his playing was "just like water running") and Ry Cooder, who wrote this reminiscence in Wednesday's New York Times.
Watson had close ties with Smithsonian Folkways Records, as you can learn in Wednesday's Around the Mall posting Remembering Doc Watson, Folk Guitar Hero (1923-2012). It includes links to his albums with Clarence Ashley and Bill Monroe, as well as a clip of "Deep River Blues" from the Smithsonian Folkways instructional DVD Doc's Guitar: Fingerpicking & Flatpicking, produced by Artie Traum's Homespun Music Instruction.
Watson played a key role in the folk music revival of the 1960s, not just for his singing and playing, but for his eclectic taste. Purists of the time tended to slavishly recreate songs they learned from Harry Smith's Anthology of Folk Music. Watson embraced everything: jazz, blues, country, rockabilly, pop. He gave equal weight to all genres, and found inspiration in both traditional songs and Tin Pan Alley concoctions. He helped listeners find a common thread across musical boundaries.
The guitarist recorded for a number of labels, including Vanguard, Capitol and Sugar Hill, and appeared on innumerable radio and television shows. Many of these can be found on YouTube, and like the Smithsonian Folkways link above, are mostly excerpts from larger pieces. Like "Old, Old House," a clip from the 2008 Appalshop documentary From Wood to Singing Guitar.
The definitive Doc Watson documentary has yet to be made, and it can be frustrating catching glimpses of his performances instead of learning more about what he was like as a person. Three Homespun instructional DVDs—Flatpicking with Doc, Doc's Guitar, and Doc's Guitar Jam—show a more unguarded portrait of the musician.
Another good source of Watson material is Stefan Grossman's Vestapol Videos and DVDs. Doc and Merle Watson In Concert (1980) has footage of the musicians at home. Doc Watson–Rare Performances 1963-1981 assembles clips from TV shows like "Hootenanny" and "Austin City Limits."
It can be difficult to find folk musicians like Watson on film, the occasional "Austin City Limits" notwithstanding. It's been over a decade since PBS offered American Roots Music, a somewhat cursory overview of "Blues, Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, Cajun, Zydeco, Tejano and Native American" styles. Public television's American Masters series has devoted episodes to Phil Ochs and Joni Mitchell. But the genre has yet to receive the treatment it deserves.
Rural music was treated with more respect back in the 1920s, when movies were beginning to switch from silent to sound. Warner Bros. introduced its Vitaphone sound system to the public on August 6, 1926, with a program of eight short films. The only popular, as opposed to classical, title was Roy Smeck, "The Wizard of the String," in "His Pastimes." Smeck, whose career extended into the 1960s and beyond, played the banjo, ukulele and Hawaiian (or slide) guitar. Warners released His Pastimes on its Jazz Singer box set.
Country and rural acts appeared in a number of musical shorts of the period: Otto Gray's Oklahoma Cowboys, The Rangers in "After the Roundup," Oklahoma Bob Albright and His Rodeo Do-Flappers, etc. Watson told journalist Dan Miller that he switched from the Maybelle Carter "thumb lead" style of playing to flatpicking because of Jimmie Rodgers. "I figured, 'Hey, he must be doing that with one of them straight picks.' So I got me one and began to work at it. Then I began to learn the Jimmie Rodgers licks." "The Father of Country Music," Rodgers filmed a short for Columbia Pictures in Camden, New Jersey, The Singing Brakeman, in October, 1929.
Doc Watson backstage at McCabe's Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, Ca. 1986. Photo by Peter Figen. Courtesy Consequence of Sound
In the 1930s and 1940s, "singing cowboy" movies gave a platform for rural artists like Roy Acuff, Ernest Tubb and Jimmie Davis. Similarly, "Soundies," a precursor of sorts to music videos, could star Merle Travis or Spade Cooley. Bob Wills, another Watson favorite, appeared in over a dozen features and shorts during the period. Pete Seeger appeared in an educational short, To Hear Your Banjo Play (1947), directed by Irving Lerner and Willard Van Dyke.
Genuine folk music became harder to spot in movies during the 1950s, perhaps because a younger generation was turning to rock and roll. Fans could spot Merle Travis singing "Re-enlistment Blues" in From Here to Eternity, but often rural music was the subject of derision, as in A Face in the Crowd.
Watson's emergence, along with the rise of individuals like Dylan and groups like Peter, Paul & Mary and The New Lost City Ramblers, helped burnish folk's reputation. Suddenly folk musicians were everywhere on TV. Film caught up later with the Oscar-winning Bound for Glory (1976), a fanciful biopic about Woody Guthrie, and the genre was gently roasted by the Spinal Tap gang in A Mighty Wind (2003). The next Coen brothers film, Inside Llewyn Davis, recreates the 1960s MacDougall Street/Greenwich Village folk scene.
Jimmie Rodgers sings "Waiting for a Train" in The Singing Brakeman. The Singing Brakeman
It's a treat to see Johnny Cash perform in the otherwise mediocre Hootenanny Hoot (1963), but it seems to me that filmmakers of the time rarely captured the essence of folk music. One exception is John Cohen, a musician with The New Lost City Ramblers, photographer and writer as well as a documentarian. The High Lonesome Sound (featuring Roscoe Holcomb) and in particular Sara & Maybelle: the Original Carter Family present folk music the way it should be heard. If you can find his DVD, grab it.
This is a very abbreviated overview, one that leaves out whole swaths of performers and musical styles. Les Blank, for example, has made excellent documentaries about Louisiana and Tex-Mex music, and filmmakers like D A Pennebaker have dug deep into Americana music. There's always more to learn, one of the best lessons listening to Doc Watson taught me.
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Important Issues Lurk in Settlement Agreement Drafting Process
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by Ralph L. Jacobson and Kristin Lucey
Originally Published in the San Francisco Daily Journal
The Fair Employment and Housing Act (Government Code Section 12940 et seq.) permits claims of sexual harassment, sex discrimination, racial discrimination, retaliation and other related assertions arising in the employment setting. When such an action is settled, the tendency of claimant's counsel may be to view the subsequently prepared written release and settlement agreement, execution of which will almost certainly be a condition of the settlement, to be a mere formality.
However, agreement upon a monetary settlement to resolve the case is, for better or worse, only the beginning of the necessary settlement negotiations between the claimant's counsel and the employer's counsel. Matters of importance to the claimant's vocational, financial and even person life lurk in that settlement agreement. A number of "transactional" issues typically arise in, and become terms of, written settlement agreements in Fair Employment and Housing Act cases.
Confidentiality. The employer almost always strives for total confidentiality, from virtually everyone, of everything about the case, including both the underlying assertions and the settlement itself.
Agreements to render a settlement confidential are generally permissible. See Barella v. Exchange Bank, 84 Cal.App.4th 793 (2000). A claimant's agreement to confidentiality is a "bargaining chip" not readily calculable in monetary terms. Cf. Barella: "[T]he value to a particular plaintiff of public vindication (or, conversely, the negative value of confidentiality) is so highly subjective and elusive that no court can determine its monetary worth."
An initial question in the usual settlement-agreement negotiation is the proposed scope of confidentiality. Of course, publicly filed court documents (i.e., filings outside of a protective order), are not confidential, and new rules limit the circumstances under which court documents may be filed under seal. See California Rules of Court 243.1 and 243.2.
But as to the details of the settlement itself, which would not generally be disclosed in a public court filing, the employer may seek to keep confidential not just the terms (the amount paid, the provisions of the settlement agreement, etc.) but also the allegedly actionable conduct that underpinned the claimant's causes of action.
Some claimants will be unsympathetic to proposed restrictions on their ability to relate to others their account of how they were wronged. Such a restriction has real-world implications to the claimant beyond those of social conversation — for example, when she is inevitably asked in the future why she left her last job, the answer the claimant is free to give can depend on the language of the settlement agreement.
Another frequently arising issue, where confidentiality in whatever scope has been agreed upon, is whether there are exceptions to the obligation of confidence. Typical exceptions to any agreed confidentiality might include permitting the claimant's disclosure to his attorneys, accountants and health care providers (where applicable), and certainly permitting disclosure to a court or administrative agency upon a proper order.
Negotiation may be required, however, as to proposed restrictions concerning the claimant's disclosure of the settlement amount to his parents, spouse or cohabitant. A typical negotiated resolution of this issue would be to identify in the settlement agreement a limited universe of persons (spouse, parents, adult children) which whom the claimant already shares an ongoing financial relationship and to permit disclosure of the amount of settlement, and perhaps also the other terms of the settlement agreement, to such persons. That disclosure might be conditional upon each disclosee agreeing, informally, to retain the confidence of the disclosure.
The employer will usually raise the issue of the consequences of breach of confidentiality by the claimant. The employer will frequently suggest a provision incorporating a fixed or "liquidated damages" clause. Such provisions are governed by Civil Code Section 1671(d), which provides that liquidated-damages clauses are void unless it would be impracticable or extremely difficult to fix the actual damages arising from a breach. A typical form of agreement prepared by employer's counsel will recite those "magic words," thereafter setting out a sum of liquidated damages per incident of unauthorized disclosure.
If such a provision is agreed to, there are numerous details for negotiation and resolution: What is the amount of liquidated damages per event of breach? Is there a "cap" as to liquidated damages regardless of the number of breaches? If so, what is that amount (e.g., three to five times the "per event" damage sum)? Is the issue of breach to be decided by a court or an arbitrator? Is the obligation bilateral, in that the employer shares an obligation of confidentiality as well? Should the evidentiary standard be altered to "clear and convincing evidence" in recognition of the "he said, she said" nature of the inquiry?
While careful efforts to educate the client as to his obligations of confidentiality will hopefully render moot the "real world" consequences of these clauses, these matters must still be carefully negotiated.
Also, to anticipate another common problem, the following clause is often useful: "It is not a violation of confidentiality for claimant to respond to an inquiry concerning the matter by stating that the case was settled or resolved."
As to hypothetical future subpoenas served upon the claimant by other litigants, the agreement should make clear that the claimant is not in breach if she complies with a lawful subpoena or court order or testifies truthfully.
Nondisparagement obligations. The employer may seek an agreement that the claimant refrain from disparaging the employer and its employees. A claimant's agreement to a nondisparagement clause has an impact on everything from what hey may state in future employment applications and interviews, to what he may say in casual conversation with friends and relatives, to what he may say if subpoenaed to testify at deposition or trial in another matter.
If included, a nondisparagement obligation should mutually bind the officers, managing agents and perhaps particular named supervisors of the employer. It should also bind all individual defendants who are being dismissed. Finally, it should contain exceptions for truthful testimony given in compliance with a lawful subpoena or court order.
Scope of released claims. There may be claims that the claimant possesses related to pension benefits, disability or health care benefits, wages, stock options or other employee benefits, the entitlement to which is no way related to the Fair Employment and Housing Act settlement. For the claimant's protection, the language of the settlement agreement should precisely define the scope of claims being released.
Mutuality of release. Typically, the employer's counsel will draft a written settlement agreement with the claimant as the releasor, releasing all claims against the employer, as releasee. In such circumstances, claimant's counsel must consider whether there are any known, or even potential, claims by the employer, or individual defendants, against the claimant. If there are, then mutuality of the release is required for the claimant's protection.
Job retention and disclosures to prospective employers and others. While it is almost a given that job retention will be a subject of the settlement negotiation, often overlooked is what will be reported to legitimate inquirers (prospective future employers, prospective mortgage lenders, etc.) after the claimant leaves her employment. Claimant's counsel should seek agreement that those making such inquiries shall be informed of the claimant's job title, duration of employment rate of pay, satisfactory job performance and voluntary resignation and shall be further informed that the employer's internal policies preclude further discussion.
Tax characterization of settlement proceeds. How the settlement proceeds of a Fair Employment and Housing Act action are characterized may have profound implications for the claimant's income tax and FICA withholding obligations. See, e.g., lisec v. United Airlines, 10 Cal.App.4th 1500 (1992) (where award of damages in wrongful-termination case did not include any sought-after redress for deprivation of wages earned, payroll tax withholding on damages award was improper).
Additional issues might arise, in a contingent-fee situation, related to the tax consequences of the claimant's attorney's entitlement to a share of the proceeds of the settlement. There may also be issues as to whether part or all of the settlement proceeds arise from claims for "personal physical injuries or physical sickness," in which case such amounts are excludable from gross income under 26 U.S.C. Section 104(a) (2). Additionally, the nature and timing of the employer's tax reporting of the payments to be made should be clearly stated in the agreement.
Claimant's counsel should consider retaining tax counsel during the settlement process. The claimant should certainly be urged to obtain professional tax-preparation assistance to make sure that there is appropriate tax reporting of the settlement proceeds in the proper tax year.
Referral of issues as to breach of settlement agreement to arbitration. The parties may wish to empower someone to resolve disputes related to the scope or interpretation of, or alleged breach of, the written settlement agreement. What happens if that person is unavailable should be stated as well.
Those issues set forth above are typical in the recurring issues that arise in Fair Employment and Housing Act settlements. Claimant's counsel should give these issues due consideration and, where appropriate, include language to the settlement agreement that resolves them appropriately.
Ralph L. Jacobson
Ralph Jacobson received his law degree from Stanford University in 1969. His concentration has been in personal injury for over 30 years. He has written numerous articles for the CEB Civil Litigation Reporter, a leading professional journal for attorneys.


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Once you have all the similar hue swatches with different textures in your hand, you proceed to the next step.
Or basically how tough versus how comfortable your slipcover should be.
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On the flipside, the more comfortable a fabric is, the more likely that it's going to be less durable. In our experience, the best type of upholstery textile is a blend of natural and synthetic fibers in the composition. Natural fabrics are more comfortable but less durable, while synthetic blends are tougher but less comfy - a good mix of the two would provide an ideal marriage of comfort and toughness.
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Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Services: Launches civic journalism training program for central Wisconsin youth
Deb Dorshorst – WIPPS
With the rise of the 24-hour news cycle, audience-tailored and politicized news, public trust in the media is at an all-time low. While website clicks and cable news ratings are up, this does not mean the public is better informed or there is more rational debate. To counteract the current media environment, the Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service, in partnership with Midwest Communications' WSAU radio, is launching a civic journalism internship/training program for youth in grades 10-12.
"The public's distrust of the media is worsened by a growing vacuum of journalism and reliable news sources at the local level," said Eric Giordano, WIPPS executive director. "Regional media consolidation and the flight of local news sources is creating 'news deserts' across many areas of Wisconsin. Unless we can reverse these trends, we risk raising a new generation of uninformed and disengaged citizens – and declining health in democracy generally."
The WIPPS/WSAU Student Journalism Program will train motivated high school students to become reporters for local radio stations and provide "real world" training in writing, editing and interview techniques, as well as broadcasting and journalism ethics.
"These student reporters will be able to interact with radio broadcast professionals at WSAU 550 AM, have their stories read, watched and heard by the public and get paid for their work," said Chris Conley, operations manager for Midwest Communications-Wausau/Central Wisconsin.
"We are excited to offer this opportunity to area youth, not only because it will invigorate their involvement in the community, but also reinvigorate local news journalism and improve perceptions of journalism as a profession," Conley said.
Several students have already signed on for the program, and written local stories.
"I wanted to get involved with this project because I want to pursue a major in journalism/broadcasting in college," said Amber Marten. "I reported for my high school newspaper for three years, which helped me find my passion for journalism, and am very excited to be a part of this program."
Adam Peterson wanted to hone his writing skills, while gaining practical experience in the field of journalism. "I hope to be able to work on a few different ideas, and really start to understand the process involved with journalism and working in the media."
Students of all backgrounds and abilities are encouraged to apply for the program. For more information, go to wipps.org/get-involved/student correspondent or email [email protected].


The Wiley Online Library website posted a study which contributes to open innovation research by analyzing the main capabilities needed to overcome existing barriers to successfully manage Open Data (OD) in SMEs. The study analyzed the data collected from 30 semi‐structured interviews with experts working in UK organisations adopting OD‐based Open Innovation strategies. It found a number of core factors that shape OD acquisition, assimilation, transformation and exploitation by SMEs. Results show that without the specific OD capabilities identified in the study, it will be difficult for SMEs to successfully use OD, which may explain why the uptake of OD by SMEs more broadly has so far been limited. These unique OD capabilities need to be better developed by OD using SMEs, if this 'raw material' for the digital economy is to be fully exploited.


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A brand is more than just color and images. A brand is about who your business is. Your brand takes on a voice that must always be followed. This voice is what people expect to hear when they read your tweets.
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One might think that with only a 140 words there is not much formatting to do, there is plenty, however. You want to make sure that any links you include are shortened, this makes the Tweet easier to read and the link easier to use. Then you want to make sure that photos are not too big. Properly sizing them so they fit in your profile.
Whether you are writing content for your own website or for another source, you should highly consider including Tweets. Tweets can be added to your content with easy code. You can do it through your Tweet. The more often you embed Tweets, the more exposure you build up.
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When there are popular events there are always people that can't make it. Some of these people are at home, some of them are at work. No matter where they are, there is a large amount of them that will turn to Twitter to see how the event is going. By live-Tweeting an event you are able to gather the interest of a big percentage of people. Make sure to implement those hashtags that we were talking about earlier.
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"use strict";

var handleBrainstem = require("../src/handle-brainstem");
var stubFetch = require("./support/stub-fetch");
var {dispatchesFailureAndSuccess} = require("./support/shared_examples/handle-brainstem");
var {users} = require("./support/data-fixtures");

describe("handleBrainstem", function () {
  var action;
  const baseUrl = "http://api.maven.haven";

  beforeEach(function () {
    this.dispatch = jasmine.createSpy("dispatch");
    this.fetchDeferred = stubFetch();
    action = {payload: {}};
  });

  function fetchUrl() {
    return fetch.calls.mostRecent().args[0];
  }

  function fetchOptions() {
    return fetch.calls.mostRecent().args[1];
  }

  describe("for a users resource", function () {
    beforeEach(function () {
      action.payload.resource = "users";
    });

    describe("for a fetch action", function () {
      beforeEach(function () {
        action.payload.action = "fetch";
      });

      describe("when there is no id", function () {
        beforeEach(function () {
          expect(action.payload.id).toBeUndefined();
        });

        describe("when there are no other payload items", function () {
          beforeEach(function () {
            expect(Object.keys(action.payload)).toEqual(["resource", "action"]);
            this.fetchPromise = handleBrainstem(action, this.dispatch, baseUrl);
          });

          it("makes a GET request", function () {
            expect(fetchOptions().method).toBe("GET");
          });

          it("makes a request to the users endpoint", function () {
            expect(fetchUrl()).toBe(baseUrl + "/users");
          });

          dispatchesFailureAndSuccess({
            expectedFailureType: "USERS_FETCH_FAILURE",
            expectedSuccessType: "USERS_FETCH_SUCCESS",
            successJson: users
          });
        });

        describe("when the payload contains pagination items", function () {
          beforeEach(function () {
            action.payload.page = 2;
            action.payload.perPage = 35;
            this.fetchPromise = handleBrainstem(action, this.dispatch, baseUrl);
          });

          it("makes a GET request", function () {
            expect(fetchOptions().method).toBe("GET");
          });

          it("makes a request to the users endpoint", function () {
            expect(fetchUrl()).toBe(baseUrl + "/users?page=2&per_page=35");
          });

          dispatchesFailureAndSuccess({
            expectedFailureType: "USERS_FETCH_FAILURE",
            expectedSuccessType: "USERS_FETCH_SUCCESS",
            successJson: users
          });
        });
      });

      describe("when there is an id", function () {
        beforeEach(function () {
          action.payload.id = 5;
          this.fetchPromise = handleBrainstem(action, this.dispatch, baseUrl);
        });

        it("makes a GET request", function () {
          expect(fetchOptions().method).toBe("GET");
        });

        it("makes a request to the users endpoint", function () {
          expect(fetchUrl()).toBe(baseUrl + "/users/5");
        });

        dispatchesFailureAndSuccess({
          expectedFailureType: "USERS_FETCH_FAILURE",
          expectedSuccessType: "USERS_FETCH_SUCCESS",
          successJson: users
        });
      });
    });
  });
});

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The stage has officially been set for the biggest women's professional boxing match in history as Katie Taylor and Delfine Persoon collide on June 1.
Scheduled for Madison Square Garden, the massive unification bout will take place on the undercard of Anthony Joshua v Jarrell Miller.
2012 Olympic champion Taylor now holds three of the four associations' lightweight straps and only WBC champ Persoon stands in her way.
Taylor comprehensively put away Rose Volante last month to claim the WBO belt - paving the way for a big money mega-fight with the 43-1 Belgian.
The Bray lightweight dropped the Brazilian in the first round and dominated from that point on.
The fight was stopped after an accidental clash of heads in the penultimate round left Volante with a suspected broken nose.
But Persoon's manager is bullish about their chances ahead of the fight, claiming that it will be the hardest fight of Taylor's career.


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Homeopathy is an energetic medicine based on physical, mental and emotional symptoms. The closer the symptoms reflect the remedy, the greater the cure. For instance upset digestion can be related to anxiety creating butterflies in your stomach or could be due to a parasite. The cure comes in finding the remedy similar to the symptoms.


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The Estevan Humane Society hosted its second annual Duck Derby on Sunday afternoon.
A large crowd gathered at the Woodlawn Regional Park's free park to witness the event. The rubber ducks were dropped from the Highway 47 bridge that crosses the Souris River, and floated down the river. The first duck to reach the finish line was the winner.
Rick Senchuk purchased the winning duck.
The duck derby raised more than $7,900 for the Estevan Humane Society.
This week's edition of the Mercury will have more on this story.


Two people have been charged after a stabbing attack on a shopkeeper on the NSW Central Coast.
Emergency services were called to Carmichael's Corner Store in Wyong on Tuesday morning after owner Steven Van Meeteren was found bleeding on the floor by a customer.
The 41-year-old was allegedly stabbed in the chest eight times by one man while another held him down on the ground. A juvenile female was also allegedly present during the attack while a fourth person allegedly kept a lookout on the street.
Mr Van Meeteren, a much loved local man, was given a blood transfusion at a nearby park before being flown by CareFlight chopper to Royal North Shore Hospital where his condition has since stabilised.
Detectives from Tuggerah Lakes Command launched an investigation seeking public assistance to find two men and two women believed to be involved in the attack.
Following enquiries, an 18-year-old man was arrested at a home in nearby Green Point on Tuesday night.
He has been charged with robbery while armed with an offensive weapon, causing grievous bodily harm.
Last night, a 17-year-old girl was also arrested at a home in Wyong.
She has also been charged with robbery while armed with an offensive weapon, causing grievous bodily harm.
Both the man and the teenage girl were refused bail and investigations are continuing into the identity of the other two people believed to be in the store during the incident.


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Here you may talk about whatever you want, as long as it is related to legend of zelda, such as; navi, tatl, tael, epona, zelda, link, deku skrubs, skull kid, Majora's mask, ganondorf and anything else.
Now i leave you with an image of your impending doom.
Yeah, I get it. xD.
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And thus the world is ending.
Wait for Zelda U, apparently its the maximum of what the Wii U can handle and it looks great.
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My friend's brother works at Gamestop and got the game early. It's quite amazing.
Is it weird I saved it to my camera roll?
No, it's just a theory. A game theory.
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Luffy could just use http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki on him and make him faint instantly. In other words, Haki can make the weak-minded faint.
Luffy could just use http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki on him and make him faint instantly. In other words, Haki can make the week-minded faint.
Tingle may draw a fantabulous map of Luffy from on his balloon.
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A Zelda series is coming to Netflix yo nubs.
Psh, ocarina of time, yeah I totally finished it.. said everyone but me.


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So here it is: The last eight photographs of the project.
I am not continuing the project in the sense that I have to shoot every day. I spent the day on the couch yesterday, not thinking about what today´s photograph should be. I enjoyed that a lot after a year on constantly searching for things to shoot.
Hope you enjoyed the ride and I wish you all a very happy New Year.