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Ready for Work: Natural Language Technologies
There's an excellent opportunity for ISVs and software developers who can apply the latest AI technologies to help customers extract actionable insights from their data silos.
Jay McCall
If you want to predict the hottest future B2B IT trends, one of the most effective methods is to look at the current consumer IT trends. One example that illustrates this point is from 2007, the year the first iPhone was unveiled and smartphones started gaining popularity among consumers. Within a couple of years, progressive companies like Intel embraced BYOD (bring your own device) in the workplace.
We're now seeing a similar phenomenon happening with voice technology. Although it's been nearly six years since Amazon released Alexa, we're seeing a massive uptick in smart speaker use this year. Adswizz, for example, is reporting smart speaker use in the home is up 100% since the COVID-19 pandemic hit earlier this year.
Following the recent VOICE Global livestream, presentations from companies like Arria NLG demonstrated that It's not just consumers who are embracing voice technology and conversational AI.
On the B2B front, friendly user experiences overcome employee reluctance to use apps for everyday decision-making. According to research from Salesforce, 53% of service organizations currently expect to use chatbots within the next 18 months — a 136% growth rate. In a related Adobe Analytics study, 91% of business decision-makers surveyed said they already are making significant investments in voice technologies and 94% said they plan to increase their investments in 2020. Brands see the incredible potential for natural language technologies, with 66% strongly agreeing that voice can help drive conversion and increase revenue, and 71% see it improving the user experience.
Not All Voice Technologies are Equal
If you've used a voice assistant for any length of time, you've likely experienced some of the limitations associated with a virtual assistant that caused you to revert to manually opening an app or searching for information in a browser. The process works similarly in a business environment if the voice technology isn't able to translate the user's request correctly and requires multiple follow-up questions or simply provides the wrong information.
For ISVs and software vendors looking to capitalize on this trend, it's imperative to use AI that meets these four criteria:
Smart. Some voice AI requires the user to be very precise with each request and to use the same key phrases each time a subsequent request is made. This becomes very cumbersome for the user and leads to a poor experience. A "smarter" AI platform is programmed with domain knowledge, which enables your VDA (virtual digital assistant) to answer your next question before you even ask it. This feature also allows the VDA to understand synonyms, acronyms and other sophisticated language features (e.g., idioms, slang) that comprise human-like interactions. It also filters unimportant (and uninteresting) information from the VDA's response, which further builds user confidence.
Personalized. One of the best ways to ensure user adoption and create a positive customer experience is to enable users to engage with technology as naturally as possible. For instance, rather than responding the same way to each user, a voice AI platform should react uniquely to each user based on the user's preferences.
Contextual. In regular conversations, a user may stop mid-sentence to reword a phrase or expand on a point. The AI platform should be able to decipher between the new information and the old information without requiring the user to start over from the beginning and repeat the critical details from the original question. What makes an AI platform contextual is its ability to handle, "under-specification," which includes parts of dialogue that are omitted when those parts are predictable. This feature is also known as multi-turn conversation technology. For example, if a salesperson asks, "What were my sales in May?" a less advanced AI will need further clarification from the salesperson to determine which year he or she is inquiring about. A more advanced AI platform equipped with multi-turn technology, on the other hand, can apply contextual awareness to infer the speaker is asking about the current year.
Accessible. By understanding natural language commands, an advanced voice AI platform makes it easier for non-technical users to interact with their dashboard whenever they need to be hands-free, such as in the board room, on their way to work, in a warehouse or a hospital.
Natural Language Technologies are the Lynchpins
Between Data and Actionable Intelligence
Creating conversationally intelligent applications requires the use of multiple natural language technologies, such as natural language query (NLQ), natural language processing (NLP) and natural language generation (NLG). Only when conversational AI produces dynamic, multi-turn conversations by pairing NLQ on the human side with NLP and NLG on the machine side, can a human experience be created from AI.
NLG plays a vital role mining structured data from a CRM or business intelligence dashboard. NLG technology providers like Arria NLG, for example, make it easier to connect voice assistants and chatbots to business intelligence dashboards. This AI streamlines access to insights and eliminates the need for employees to manually generate reports or search through spreadsheets to find even the smallest pieces of data.
Arria's narrative APIs allow developers to immediately add the power of language to applications, dashboards, and websites.
After analyzing all underlying data in a CRM system or business intelligence platform, Arria instantly produces responses as contextual narratives that are almost indistinguishable from analyses authored by human subject matter experts.
Narrating the essential data points within a CRM or BI dashboard provides intelligence well beyond two-dimensional visuals. It also gives the user nearly unlimited drill-down capabilities with multiple dimensions from any number of external data feeds.
As the de-facto communications layer of the AI stack, NLG gives machines the ability to intelligently and instantly respond to queries with dynamic and relevant answers that correspond directly to the user's query.
KPMG, in its report, How may A.I. assist you? states that, "One of the most visible applications of AI is conversational agents — chatbots and intelligent assistants that interact with people via voice or text channels, on devices such as smartphones, automotive infotainment consoles, and smart speakers. Having conversations with AI is becoming routine for consumers — and soon it will be for employees, too. In the workplace, conversational agents can help workers interact more seamlessly with each other, streamline office operations, execute internal processes, and deliver data more efficiently."
Pioneers like Arria NLG extend the utility and ubiquity of data analytics, allowing users to have literal, fluid conversations with their data, accessing actionable intelligence on-demand.
For ISVs, integrating BI and other solutions with natural language technology can create a huge competitive differentiator. One example is Arria NLG Studio, which features a low-code, RESTful API architecture at ingestion and presentation that removes complexity, allowing seamless integration with a variety of systems and data formats. It also supports multiple deployment options for cloud, on-premise or hybrid environments.
Bringing natural language technologies to the enterprise opens up a new and more natural way for businesses to unlock actionable insights hidden within their siloed data sets that can lead to new revenue opportunities. In the early phases of adoption, the technology becomes a novelty that's a nice change from the old way of having to type queries and wait for written responses.
The more human-like an ISV can make the user experience, the more likely the technology will become a must-have confirmed by exceptional productivity gains, deeper business insights and the agility to adapt without sacrificing productivity.
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Hawkswood Primary Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) & Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) Provision provides opportunities for children who have struggled to cope in the London Borough of Waltham Forest's (LBWF) mainstream schools, to re-engage in education. The majority of pupils have significant barriers to their learning. We have high aspirations and provide a 'fresh start' for pupils who are struggling in their mainstream settings. We offer the full National Curriculum, a robust assessment cycle, good or better progress against baseline entry levels, and a behaviour modification programme, all within an inclusive, nurturing environment. During the time that they spend in the PRU, our pupils learn to better engage in, and enjoy more of school life by acquiring the necessary attitude, skills and understanding to sustain their reintegration back into mainstream school.
Every school in England must promote British Values within pupil's spiritual, moral social & cultural (SMSC) development. All have a duty to 'actively promote' the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. This ensures young people understand the importance of respect and leave school fully prepared for life in modern Britain.
I am compelled to write to you all on behalf of the Hawkswood Group to comment the exceptional work you are all doing and the obvious impact in transforming the lives of some of our most complex and high need children. The performance yesterday – a nativity – for PRU children was in itself impressive, aspirational and an enjoyably moving experience. The most striking part for me was to see every member of staff and every child united in aiming high, showing the impact of the work that has been done over this last year to deliver outstanding outcomes and impact under a constrained budget context.
I saw staff at every level standing together with the children yesterday all aligned and united, a family approach to education. Children's needs were being fully met, their individual challenges supported to enable them to succeed and be inherently proud of what they have achieved with a growth mindset approach. The pride and determination of every child was obvious and so impressive to the audience. So many parents crowding in the hall to witness their child taking a lead in the performance of singing and speaking and acting. Most if not all of these beautiful children would not have been given previously given a leading part in a school production. We were so moved and thrilled by their delight and how their confidence in themselves was boosted by this event. At a point in the year when everyone is exhausted, it was such a privilege to see this product of your team's high expectations and aspirations for every child.
The message you delivered to parents was perfect, educating and encouraging them to believe in their children even when the road was bumpy. There were lots of nods of agreement and many emotional parents bursting with pride. Staff were united and must have been so impressed by the delivery and impact of the hard work in getting to this stage. Marie do commend every member of staff and pass on the Executive team's appreciation for all that is happening in the Primary PRU. You as Headteacher have the highest expectations for the benefit of all. I hope that staff value the work they are doing, the changes that are reaping rewards and are proud of the uncompromisingly high standards in raising the aspirations of each child.
By following our annual outline of how we plan to address each of the 5 areas of British Values, we aim to have a sustained impact for all of our pupils.
Tolerance - Children can articulate why respect is important; how they show respect to others and how they feel about it for themselves.Children's behaviour demonstrates their good understanding of this value for action. Children are able to talk about the different faiths and cultures they learn about, ask questions and show tolerance and respect for others of different faiths and religions.
Rule of Law - Children are able to articulate how and why we need to behave in school and demonstrate they understand and can abide by these.
Mutual Respect - Children understand about the importance of accepting responsibility and of their right to be heard in the Academy. They are consulted on many aspects of school life and demonstrate independence of thought and action.
Individual Liberty - We believe that each of us, as individuals, are of equal worth and value. Therefore we should be free to make wise choices for the common good. Sometimes this will bring us into disagreement with each other and we regularly reflect on how our actions impact on others. Throughout the curriculum and school day we offer the appropriate choices for the children and they learn to make better choices about their behaviour because of this. This can be as simple as choosing their meal at lunchtime, which club they would like to participate in or which method to use in a Maths calculation.
We are currently developing Growth Mindset at Hawkswood.
We are relentless in our drive to support children to develop a growth mindset and 100% of pupils will develop a growth mindset during their intervention at Hawkswood. This is evident in the pupil voice feedback as well as in the day to day conversations with the pupils. We teach our pupils the importance of 'yet'. This encompasses embracing challenges and understanding that, 'I can't do it' can be turned into 'I can't do it yet'. Building a Growth Mindset shows all of our pupils that they will succeed with effort, support and determination.
We do not place any limitations on children's learning journeys at Hawkswood. Pupils aspire to work in greater depth within their lessons, evident in daily drop ins and conversations with the pupils. In Spring Term 1 2017/18 we introduced Headteacher half termly tea parties. Pupils are invited via invitation from the Headteacher to the tea party and pupils are extremely eager to be picked and constantly ask the Headteacher when the next tea party will be. The criteria to be picked are pupils who have demonstrated a growth mindset and British Values in their learning and their behaviour.
We know that in order to fulfil the potential of our pupils and encourage them to become confident and resilient learners we must model the mindset of a learner who is not afraid of making mistakes but who thrives upon them, knowing that this is all part of the learning process. The growth mindset language is embedded across the whole school. At Hawkswood, we celebrate making mistakes – we can learn from them; we never give up – perseverance is the key if we are to succeed; we learn from each other; we don't compare ourselves with others; we challenge ourselves and take risks; we remember that our brains are making new connections and growing all the time.


Copyright is an important subject for all information professionals but one that often causes anxieties. Some of the anxiety is related to the complexity of copyright law and fact the law is open to interpretation. Many institutions employ dedicated copyright officers to deal with specialist queries, but it's important that all information professionals learn the basics of copyright to help them in their professional lives. This workshop will be a taster session based on Copyright the Card Game delivered by Chris Morrison and Jane Secker, the team behind the game's development. The game has proved a valuable way of teaching librarians about copyright in an engaging and fun way. During this workshop participants will play an abridged version of the game, as well as get ideas about how to use the resource in their own teaching and professional development. Copyright does not need to be a subject to be afraid of and through using the Card Game, participants will have a clear framework for tackling copyright queries that they receive as well as a useful set of resources of where to go to get further information.
To find out more or to register to participate click here – but hurry places at this free to attend event are strictly limited.
The Open Conference stream takes place within the main LII exhibition and is open to all conference delegates and exhibition visitors.
Over the two days this will feature sessions on Information Rights under stress, Usage Statistics: What's new? An update on Counter, Video Publishing – the Long overdue modernisation of scientific research and education – from Jove and many more.


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Sacred Woman Circle of Houston
Welcome to the place where beauty is born!
About SWC Houston
Sacred Woman of Houston
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The Divine Life of Sacred Woman
"To do that which is of value is eternal, and a woman called forth by her works does not die…"
- Seti I
Circle 1 Initiation Ceremony Summer 2010
Sacred Woman Circle of Houston began in June 2010 with the intentions of providing the Houston Community with a consistent Woman's Rites Of Passage Program. For the past 9 years we have been assisting the women of Houston on their journey to wellness through nurturing the mind, healing the body, balancing the emotions and uplifting the spirit for women to live their best. We used as our primary reference text the Sacred Woman book by Queen Afua thus the name "Sacred Woman Circle of Houston".*
Our schedule includes an annual Rites of Passage for women ages 18+, an annual retreat, various wellness events during the year, a bi-annual advance Rites Of Passage Sacred Goddess Temple Mastery and the Sacred Little Sisters Rites of Passage for our beautiful daughters
ages 4 - 18.
The circle is open to women of various backgrounds, experiences, religious views, beliefs, and walks of life. As the Divine Feminine we share and nurture each other to bring forth our higher good.
The next Rites of Passage will begin in March 2020. The Circle will be a 3 month journey for a group of Divine Sisters. Information is available. We also offer assistance to sisters who would like to form Sister Circles in their communities. If you are interested, please complete the contact form.
*Disclaimer: Sacred Woman Circle of Houston is an independent community organization. Sacred Woman Circle of Houston is not affiliated with The Queen Afua Wellness Center of Brooklyn, NY. Please contact 718-221-4325 for Queen Afua's Sacred Woman Programs.
Sacred Goddess Temple Mastery Rites of Passage
What is Sacred Goddess Temple Mastery Rites of Passage?
We also assist women in the next levels of spiritual, mental, physical and emotional development through advance training in Sacred Goddess Temple Mastery Advanced Rites of Passage.
How long is the Rites of Passage?
Participants commit to a 24 month regimen of transformation work, community service, personal wellness enhancement and spiritual training.
What does the Rites of Passage entail?
Initiates attend a monthly training session with 21 Days of Transformation work. In addition specific Sacred Goddess Temple level of ascension requirements are pursued which involve training, counselling, consultations, nutritional fasting, meditation, lessons in holistic health modalities and uplifting open forum discussions. Each session covers Kemetic Spiritual Science, Whole Body Rejuvenation, Community Involvement and much more!
The next Sacred Goddess Temple Mastery Rites of Passage will begin Summer 2020 and is open to all initiated women who have ascended through a verifiable Rites of Passage.
The Lotus Counsel
Dr. Akua Gray
Dr. Akua Gray is the International Operations Director of A Life Of Peace Wellness Institute, a Naturopath, Metaphysics Minister/Counselor and author. A Life Of Peace is a non-profit organization that offers holistic health education through certifications, workshops, and service to the International Diaspora and promotes Holistic Health Practitioners throughout the world.
Dr. Akua has worked with community health and Pan-African efforts as a spiritualist channel, counselor, consultant, educator, coordinator, yeye(mother) and wife for 26 years. Dr. Akua instructs classes and certifications in Natural Health and Wellness Consultant Training, Naturopathic Reiki, Vegan and Live Foods Chef Training, Shiatsu, Sacred Goddess Temple Rites of Passage, and facilitates West African Tours to Ghana. She also offers community services for Wedding Officiating, Marriage Counseling, African Naming, Health and Spiritual Consultations and Meditation Sessions.
To contact Dr. Akua for consultations, community services, classes, speaking engagements or to register for any of the upcoming classes visit her online at www.alifeofpeace.org or www.drakuagray.com - email: akua@alifeofpeace.org
Sandra "Mama Mudiwa" Lovelady
Sandra "Mudiwa" Lovelady is a lifelong educator serving over 20 years in public schools. She has devoted her life to the fields of education, nonprofit and community service. A graduate of Prairie View A&M University and The Ohio State University, Mudiwa began working in the nonprofit arena as the assistant company director of the Boys Choir of Harlem in New York City in 1988. Sandra fell in love with teaching in 1990 and has worked with students ever since.
After receiving her MA in Education as a Reading Specialist, Mudiwa continued to dedicate her time, energy and skills to enriching the lives of children and adults in need of assistance. She is the founder of Journey to Manhood, a mentoring program for young boys, and has volunteered with numerous other community organizations throughout the years. Mudiwa currently serves as an education consultant for International Youth Friendship and Development Program (IYFDP) and has assisted a talented group of high school students complete their service projects in Brazil in 2009. She is helping IYFDP recruit high school delegates for the 2013 Travel Seminar to South Arica.
In 2010, her dream of operating a Children's Defense Fund Freedom School came true and she was able to offer this dynamic program to over 70 students in northeast Houston. In its third year, the First Love Community Development Program CDF Freedom School operates out of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, where she volunteers as the Executive Director for the Life Support Development Ministry after school program.
Mudiwa not only believes in educating children, but herself as well. She engages in extensive professional development training during the summer months. She has traveled to various universities throughout the county and abroad, being accepted in programs at University of Texas, Texas A&M, University of Florida, Yale University, University of Minneapolis, Kansas University, and Oxford University. Mudiwa is a Fulbright Scholar and has traveled to Tanzania, Japan, Ghana, and Egypt.
In response to recent area disasters, Mudiwa completed the Community Emergency Response Training (C.E.R.T.). She looks forward to completing the Leadership for Nonprofit Executives certificate program from Rice University. Mudiwa is a certified Raw Food Chef enjoys creating tasty vegetarian, vegan and raw food meals for family and friends.
Mudiwa gives eternal thanks to The Creator and to her parents for guiding and inspiring her on this journey. She hopes that her son and other young people will continue to act upon her belief that there is no need to talk about a problem if we are not willing to do something to correct it.
Pritess Amani Tori Nefer Atum Re
Minister/ Priestess / Wellness Consultant/Reiki Master/ Sacred Goddess Temple Faciltator Amani ( Amani Tori NeferAtum Re ) is a Licensed K-12 grade Teacher by profession, who currently teaches Middle School students receiving Special Education services. She is known as a compassionate and understanding teacher, who does her best to connect real world experiences with those she has been charged to reach and teach. Priestess Amani currently facilitates the Sacred Goddess Temple (Hampton Roads Chapter) and helps co-facilitate SGT online sessions through A Life Of Peace. In addition she provides services as a healer through Living Divinity Services that she established in 2013. Some of her services include Spiritual Counseling and Workshops, Ceremonial Services, Chakra Readings and Clearings, Pendulum Readings, Card and Rune Stone Readings, Reiki Healing, Health and Wellness Consulting, Hatha Yoga and various community outreach projects. For more info please email her at nuempress@gmail.com.
D'or Nelson
http://www.legacywholistichealth.com/
Ms. D'or Nelson has owned Legacy Wholistic Health Group, LLC for over 7 years and is now specializing in African American and diaspora mental health as a Life Force Counselor. She applies natural remedies, modalities and techniques to guide and support her clients to a more balanced life. Ms. Nelson is certificated as Metaphysician, Health and Wellness Consultant, Iridologist, Detox Therapist, Yoni Steam Priestess/Teacher, Usui Reiki Master/Teacher, Healing Touch Practitioner Student, Ma Yoni' at Yoga Instructor, and Meditation. She founded the Grand Rapids, MI chapter of Sacred Goddess Temple in 2015.
Carolyn Renee
Women Helping Others Achieve (WHOA!)
Carolyn Renée Morris, is a healer, teaching and performing artist, and community organizer. In 2008, she became certified as a Natural Health and Wellness Consultant, and Reiki Master. From a family of healers, she honors this legacy now teaching Naturopathic Reiki in partnership with A Life Of Peace Wellness Education Institute. She was also among the first group of initiates to go through Sacred Goddess Temple. Carolyn is a Co-Liaison Leader to People of Color in InterPlay, a global nonprofit organization that promotes healing through an arts-based system called "InterPlay". The system uses creative expression to process stored information in the body and brings it into physical awareness. In May 2017, she served as the lead organizer for the first ever InterPlay People of Color Retreat. As a playwright she works with Synchronicity Theatre's "Playmaking For Girls" program. Playmaking for Girls empowers incarcerated girls, refugees, and foster care girls through play-writing, theatre games, and performance. Carolyn received funding from The City of Atlanta's Office of Cultural Affairs for her original play, The Mother Daughter Dialogues. She is committed to using the creative and healing arts to create positive change in the world.
Good Association - We incorporate nurturing associations among current Rites of Passage Organizations that deal with building and maintaining collaborative efforts through Maat.
ANTIGUA CHAPTER
Sacred Goddess Temple of Antigua is in its first session with Lotus Council members Sati Alicia Frederick and Sati Zinnijah Guadalupe. The sisters currently enrolled not only enjoy the authentic beauty of a tropical paradise but the divine energy of opening vortexes of love and care of this sacred journey.
Call or WhatsApp Zin: 2818232165/2687201714
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
Sacred Goddess Temple of Grand Rapids is in full swing with eager goddesses committed to their cultural healing journey. We meet weekly on Sunday evenings for wonderful fellowship with high vibrational foods, sacred ritual, meditation and transformational review. This Rites of Passage is a first of its kind in the Grand Rapids area, however these ladies have been in community service for years. That being said, many are a part of the community garden and other community activities.
Akosua Nelson
www.legacywholistichealth.com
Hampton Roads, VA
Sacred Goddess Temple Hampton Roads, Virginia is officially underway for 2016 and we are pleased to bring to the Seven Cities (Hampton,Newport News, Va.Beach, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Chesapeake) this wonderfully divine opportunity for women to connect back into their divine sacred sources. This is the first time ever that a Rites Of Passage such as this is being brought forth to this area in the hopes of helping women reconnect with their Sacred Essences.The program is intended to last about 12-14 weeks with a culminating graduation ceremony that will officially welcome the initiates into the Global Sacred Goddess Temple with women from all over the Diaspora ranging from the Continental US, the Caribbean,Canada, and Africa. We meet weekly on Sunday and have lively focused sessions that include dynamic discussions, hands on experiences and fellowship in a nurturing safe environment. The Time Is Now and We Welcome All Seeking To Tap Into the Sacred Goddess Within.
Priestess Amani Tori Nefer Atum-Re
Primary Facilitator for Sacred Goddess Temple Hampton Roads
and Priestess Aset Akua Ra Co-Facilitator
Queen Afua Wellness Center - 718-221-HEAL (4325)

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In order to be restored into a worshipful and right relationship with God, we need to be made Holy once again. Because we have all sinned and fallen short of God's glory, and our entire world is stained with this falling, we have no means to fix the problem. There is nothing we can do, no magic formula, no special words, no actions or motions that we can perform that can fix the problem. It is all stained with sin. So God, out of his love for us, came to earth in human form. He took the initiative to come and to rescue us from this terrible fate. This human form was Jesus. He was simultaneously God and human. He came and understood from our perspective the human condition. As a human he participated in the functioning of this world, yet He remained sinless. He was sacrificed on our behalf; remember, the price of sin is death. Yet Jesus being God has power over death; remember, all things in existence submit to Him. And so he rose from the dead and announced to the world that He indeed was the solution to the problem of sin. He alone is the path back to the restored relationship with God. Since Jesus has all power over the universe, He did not die again. He rose into heaven in full view of many people.
The Spirit's role is to encourage believers, bring them understanding from God, help them to see and understand his/her own sin, and to move the believer closer to being like Jesus.
The Spirit is God, who literally dwells inside of us. Remember: we can live with God inside us because Jesus has forgiven our sin and made us brand new in relationship with God. The Spirit is like a trailer for a movie, guaranteeing what is to come yet allowing us to know what Life with God will be like.
Jesus makes great demands on our lives, that we are to do work that He prepared for us to do, to live lives of obedience to God, to live lives of victory over sin. But like Jesus said He did not leave us as orphans, the Spirit empowers us to do things that He has asked of us!
Jesus also said that He would be returning. However when He returns God will create a new heaven and a new earth, because sin and everything tainted by it will be destroyed. This new existence will be the real deal that we have waited patiently for. We will get to be with God, and God with His people as He originally intended.
We have no idea when that day is coming, so what do we do in the mean time?
This is a critical component of being freed from sin. Once an individual has made the choice to become a follower of Jesus, they participate in the actions of Jesus by being baptized. The word literally means to be immersed, so we baptize people fully under water. We see baptism taught in scripture and modeled by Jesus.
The bible teaches us that we must support, forgive, encourage, instruct, rebuke, teach, love, and enjoy one another. This means that we actively pursue community with each other and allow each other to speak into our lives.


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22 June 1528 – Mary Boleyn becomes a widow
On this day in history, 22nd June 1528, Mary Boleyn lost her husband, William Carey, in the sweating sickness epidemic which swept through the English court and London in May and June 1528. Mary's sister Anne, her brother George, and her father Thomas also caught the disease but fortunately recovered.
We know about Carey's death from a letter written by Thomas Heneage to Cardinal Wolsey on 23rd June 1528, in which he mentions not only Anne and George Boleyn recovering from the sweat, but also William Carey wanting to remind Wolsey of his promise regarding his sister and the position of prioress at Wilton Abbey:
""Laud be Jesu, the King's grace is very merry since he came to this house, for there was none fell sick of the sweat since he came hither, and ever after dinner he shoth (shooteth ?) to supper time. This morning is told me that Mistress Ann and my lord of Roxfort had the sweat, and was past the danger thereof." Mr. Carre (Carey) begs you to be gracious to his sister, a nun in Wilton Abbey, to be prioress there, according to your promise. Mr. Tuke is here, and lies in the court under the King's privy chamber, so that he may come at the King's pleasure. At every meal the King sends him a dish from his table. The King will tarry here 14 days. Hunsdon, 23 June.
This night, as the King went to bed, word came of the death of Wm. Care."
Mary and Carey had been married since 4th February 1520 and had two children, Catherine and Henry, born in 1524 and 1526 respectively. Carey's death left Mary in dire financial straits and she ended up writing to the king for help.
1535 – The execution of John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, for treason after he refused to take the Oath of Succession and accept Henry as the Supreme Head of the Church of England. Click here to read more about his fall and execution.
1536 – Henry VIII's eldest daughter, Mary, finally submitted to her father and accepted her father as Supreme Head of the Church in England and the invalidity of her parents' marriage. Click here to read more.
Picture: Portrait of an unknown woman, possibly Mary Boleyn.
'Henry VIII: June 1528, 21-30', in Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII, Volume 4, 1524-1530, ed. J S Brewer (London, 1875), pp. 1929-1947. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/letters-papers-hen8/vol4/pp1929-1947, 4408.
22 June 1528 – Mary Boleyn loses her first husband 22 June 1528 – Death of William Carey, Husband of Mary Boleyn 22 June 1528 – William Carey died of sweating sickness 23 July 1596 – The Death of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, son of Mary Boleyn 22 June – Mary Boleyn's first husband dies 4 February 1520 – The Marriage of Mary Boleyn and William Carey
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Poor Mary had lost her young and handsome husband and was left with two young children to support, apart from the grief she must have felt at losing her partner she also had to contend with worrying about her financial affairs, I think she was very lucky she had a sister who was queen and she was able to get the support she needed, but she had to ask the King for help in securing assistance from her father, I'm not sure but to me Thomas Boleyn seems a bit of a skin flint or could be he was just careful with money, years later when Mary was in another tight spot after eloping with her second husband without the King or queens consent he downright refused to help her out, obviously he was furious with her but Anne was the one who sent her a bag of money later not her father, Thomas in these two instances seems a bit mean spirited, the sweating sickness sounds like a truly horrible disease, with the sweating and aching and bad headaches it resembles the flu, I'm wondering if it was a strain of flu which has now long died out, one of the odd things about it was the fact that rarely foreigners caught it, just the English, if any foreigner did catch it they seemed to be able to shake it off a lot quicker and rarely died, Mary had been married for just eight years and her children were two and four, it's safe to say that Henry Carey couldnt have had any memory of his father and Catherine only vague memories, there has been a lot of debate about whether Henry V111 was their father but I feel it's highly unlikely at least in Henrys case, people often commented that Henry looked like the King yet Carey was a relative of his so a family resemblance can be explained, in Weirs book of Mary Boleyn she points out that Catherine showed a marked resemblance to the King and if she was his daughter it would explain the grants he gave to William Carey, as we don't know when their affair ended, it's difficult to determine a date that would give credence to the idea she was the Kings daughter, when Elizabeth Blount fell pregnant she was married of and sent to the country where she gave birth to her son, so maybe it's just court gossip that thinks the same happened with Mary, she too was married to an eligible suitor who happened to be a favourite of the King and maybe this was the reason he was chosen? Was Henry sure of his silence? I'm sure Henry either would not have proclaimed Catherine as his as what would be the point of telling everyone he had fathered just another useless girl, she grew up to be Elizabeth 1's dearly beloved cousin and she married and had a very large family, if she was Henrys then she at least was lucky in that she did not fertility problems, but then many believe that it was not Henrys genes at fault for the miscarriages his wives had or the dead infants but some fault with them, it is said that Katherines rigorous fasting during pregnancy did not help and Anne could have been rhesus negative, while Henry if he was rhesus positive would explain the miscarriages she endured, my cousin and his wife both possess the rhesus blood group and were advised not to have any children as she would not be able to carry it to term, so sadly they were unable to have the family they wanted, after Carey's death Mary was back at court for some time though possibly not in a permanent position as I doubt she would have wanted to leave her daughter for long and little Henry was being well looked after, having an excellent education, Anne and her brother had both had a good education and Anne was determined that her nephew would not go wanting, Mary must have been with her sister when she gave birth to Elizabeth although they are not recorded as being particularly close, but blood is thicker than water and she would surely have wanted her with her then and there are rumours she was at court when Anne had a pregnancy the outcome of which remains a mystery, she could have suffered a miscarriage then and wanted it kept a secret, she could trust her sister, unlike most of the spiteful court women and the loud mouthed Lady Rochford, their sister in law, Mary appeared to enjoy a happy existence at court when her husband was alive and after she must have led a relatively quiet life, apart from being in attendance on her sister, no doubt she grieved for Carey his portrait is of a cheerful looking handsome man and she could have loved him, in any case he had been her protector and now she had to beg from the King, her former lover for help from her father, when she married again she was in disgrace but happy she had found a man who loved her as she did him, she died before he did however and there are rumours of a child but there is none on record, the dreadful sweating sickness shows just how fragile human life was back then, today there would have been a vaccine no doubt and the terrifying speed it killed someone was enough to make Henry V111 quake in his boots, imagine waking up in the morning having your porridge, then sitting down to dine several hours later feeling ok, then by say six pm feeling a bit hot and bothered, some having to go to bed and it was advised to wrap yourself in blankets with the window shut, no fresh air allowed in because of the pestilence, so you just had to lie there in the most unbearable pain sweating and wanting to drink again and again, I reckon I would have thrown the blankets of and opened the windows, if I had been rich I would have drunk myself silly on wine and if I was going to die then so be it, now I no that's easy for me to say but no way could I have gone to bed feeling excessively hot and make myself hotter by cocooning myself in towels and blankets, especially if it was a summers day, and sometimes people just got a headache and just collapsed in the street dead, then it strangely disappeared and there was an outbreak apparently in France a few centuries later or it was presumed to be the sweat, those who survived were extremely lucky, and it left many families devasted.
Jeri Ralston says:
She married a Stafford without the King's consent, don't have his name here, but he was a relative of mine. I am a descendent of the Dukes of Buckingham.
Henry was upset to lose a good friend and Mary Boleyn was left with two young children and debts when William Carey died of the Sweating Sickness in 1528. Mary was left a widow, without support due to her husband's reckless gambling. Anne stepped in and the guardianship of her two children was granted to her for a time, thanks to the King, while Mary sought assistance to gain some relief from her jointure. Mary lost her legal status, her partner, her handsome husband who gave her some protection, was in favour at court, but she also lost out financially due to his gaming. As a widow, Mary was apparently the target of gossip and nastiness and felt she could not find a suitable husband. Back at court, in her sister's service, Mary blossomed again and met a man who cared for her, no matter what. William Stafford was a minor member of the powerful Stafford family, who were related to the late Dukes of Buckingham, who had a small fortune and holding, but who could only offer a modest income. Mary didn't care. She fell in love and wanted the peaceful life he offered in the country. The marriage went ahead without the permission of Anne, now as the Queen, or her father, to whom she owed a duty as his daughter of obedience, but Mary didn't appear to get any of this and was surprised to be banished when she came to court six months later, heavily pregnant. This was the first time her family knew about Mary's second marriage, so of course, their reaction can be seen in that light. Mary was forced to write a very humble letter to her father and Cromwell who intervened before Thomas Boleyn relented and gave her an income. She would need Cromwell to intervene again after her father's death to gain her inheritance.


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Happiness is freely available - help yourself to it! — Parneet Pal, M.B.B.S., M.S.
Happiness is freely available - help yourself to it!
No, its not a trick question.
What is interesting: the million different connotations of the word the question brings up. We each have our own definition and interpretation of what happiness means.
Whether you're close to or far away from your ideal, teacher Thich Nhat Hanh offers Buddhist practice as a clever way to enjoy life a.k.a. one way to realize happiness, which is apparently freely available.
But before we discuss that, lets get a bit of clarity around the definition itself.
The lowest common denominator – the most immediate, visible, and certainly most advertised kind of happiness. Associated with a surge in good feeling endorphins in your brain and brought on by everything from food, exercise, laughter to yachts, diamonds and a winning lottery ticket.
The result of a task well done; bringing your skills to a challenge and nailing it – whether that's writing a blog post, preparing a delicious meal or navigating a rocket into space.
When Mahatma Gandhi was asked by a reporter what message he would like to give the people, he simply replied "My life is my message". Meaning comes from the message your life is relaying. In other words, what is your vision or mission for being and is it showing up in your daily activities?
This is where it gets tricky for most of us. Pleasure, Satisfaction and Meaning are the end result of something external to us – a thing, person, outcome. They stem from a degree of control, big or small, on our outer circumstances. Contentment on the other hand is a choice – a choice to be happy first, then go out and do whatever it is we want to.
Often we confuse "feeling bad" or "sad" or "angry" or whatever negative emotion we might be experiencing as a prerequisite to taking action or being productive. If we're content all the time, after all, won't we turn into slackers? Far from it. As Michael says: "Whatever you can do with unhappiness, you can do easier and better with happiness".
Coming back to Thich Nhat Hanh's comment on Buddhist practice, all Bodhisattvas recognize that we can only live our life, not control it. To help us on our journey, we can ride the highway of the six Paramitas (transcendent laws or actions).
When you trust your own happiness, you can allow the entire scope of experience to touch your heart. This is the mark of the spiritual warrior.
She can hold sweetness, sorrow, rage, and delight equally and fully. She can watch as emotions rise and fall, notice how she reaches out to some and recoils from others, and know that somehow she'll find a way to make whatever she experiences a part of the path.Whether her world is friendly or inhospitable, smooth or rocky, she can abide in it wholeheartedly.
A joyful mind is as infinite as the sky and, like the sky, can contain sunshine and storms, snowflakes and hail. Conditions are continously shifting, but the sky is always the sky. It never gives up. From within it, the great sun rises in the east, the moon meets the tide, and the circle is always complete.
This time, score yourself on the four faces of happiness outlined above.
Pick one that you scored lowest on and make it the focus of your coming week. e.g. if you've been feeling lost/aimless, put your thoughts down on paper and come up with the message or mission that you would love your life to represent. Then take one action step that is aligned with that mission.
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'Mesearch' – when study really is all about me
By Matt Pickles
Is the selfie culture coming into serious academic research? Or is it a valid way of using first-hand experience?
There are strong opinions about an increasingly popular international research method which has been dubbed "mesearch".
"Mesearch", which is properly known as autoethnography, is when a researcher uses their personal experiences to tackle academic questions.
Critics dismiss it as "unscientific", "academic narcissism" and "diary-writing for the over-educated".
They say it is a very modern phenomenon – a high-brow version of taking selfies, watching reality television and posting thoughts into the echo chambers of social media.
But it is being used in many fields like sociology, education and psychology, published by mainstream journals, and taught in universities in the United States.
The term autoethnography dates back to the 1970s, and an early study described a researcher's "unsuccessful self-treatment of a case of writer's block".
The fact the article was published suggests he managed to overcome the problem in the end.
While most qualitative researchers base their theories on in-depth interviews with a small number of people, an autoethnographer only uses his or her own experiences and feelings to understand a wider subject.
Autoethnographic articles are often written in the form of a story, rather than precise academic language.
There are claims that "mesearch" gives perspectives missing from conventional research
This is a break from the traditional scientific method which requires academics to be objective and detached from their subject, and base their theories on data and experiments that can be tested, verified and reproduced.
So it is not surprising that many academics are suspicious – even the name "mesearch" is used to undermine the method.
Vincent F Hendricks, professor of formal philosophy at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, says autoethnography fails to meet the standard criteria for science.
He says autoethnographic studies cannot claim to have "falsifiability, testability, representability, extrapolation, prediction, and other conditions securing reliable scientific enquiry".
Wider voices
Sceptical academics have taken to Twitter to expose what they regard as the most self-indulgent and unscientific examples of autoethnography.
Their latest targets include a researcher using her experience of learning how to do glassblowing to understand hand-eye coordination, and an academic describing how walking in the hills helped him to develop his sense of identity.
Another autoethnographer recently described how Donald Trump's presidential election victory left him unable to sleep.
All three were published in peer-reviewed journals.
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You can join the debate at the BBC's Family & Education News Facebook page.
Professor Carolyn Ellis of the University of South Florida, who is one of the world's leading autoethnographers, rejects the charges of "narcissism".
"It's narcissistic to leave out your own experience and to act all-knowing, as though you can stand apart, and that you are not subject to the same forces as those you write about," she says.
"It's narcissistic to think that "we" academics should write only about "them" and not subject ourselves to the same scrutiny.
She says autoethnography has given a voice to people from working class, ethnic minority and indigenous backgrounds "who would not have written otherwise in the more traditional social science prose".
First hand accounts
Prof Ellis argues that an autoethnographic approach can give insights which would not be possible using traditional research methods.
For example, she has challenged theories about "minor bodily stigmas" by giving an honest and personal account of why she has always disliked her own lisp.
Does the idea of "mesearch" come out of a culture of social media and reality television?
She also says training in autoethnography can make someone a better teacher.
By sharing her stories with a class, she says it "creates a positive atmosphere in the course" which encourages students to open up about "the issues that really concern them and they care about".
Other advocates of the method say it allows people to share experiences in greater depth and analyse their meaning.
Dr Jill Bolte Taylor from Harvard University made first-hand observations about the workings of the brain and how it is rehabilitated while she recovered from a stroke.
She says that watching her brain deteriorate gave her "an understanding of the brain that academia could not teach me" – and wrote a book about it called My Stroke of Insight.
Could Sir Isaac Newton's revelation about gravity after an apple fell on his head, and Descartes' observation that "I think, therefore I am", be called examples of autoethnography?
"You'd have to ask them, but I'd have no problem calling these observations autoethnographic," says Prof Ellis.
'Self-indulgent'
The Journal of Loss and Trauma has now published almost 100 autoethnographic studies, and its editor Prof John Harvey says the technique can be useful for the in-depth study of traumatic events.
But he warns that autoethnographic studies often struggle to make the case that one person's story represents the likely experiences of a wider group.
Autoethnography's rise shows no sign of stopping – with more journals publishing studies and more universities offering courses in the method.
This means more work for the next generation of autoethnographers, and more work for the cynics who trawl journals for "self-indulgent" studies to mock on Twitter.
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Toronto, ON - Victoria Gold Corp (VIT.TSX-V) ("Victoria" or the "Company") is pleased to report the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Board ("YESAB") has deemed the Project Proposal for the Eagle Gold Mine adequate, a major advancement in the environmental assessment process. With the adequacy review complete, screening of the Project Proposal (the second of two major phases of the environmental assessment process) has now begun.A favorable recommendation from YESAB will enable review of the major license applications required prior to construction of the Eagle Gold Project including the Type A Water Use License, Quartz Mining License and Authorization under the Federal Fisheries Act.
Mr. John McConnell, President and CEO of Victoria commented "We are very pleased to have achieved this major permitting milestone within a short time from our initial submission. This highlights the solid work our project team has accomplished and the robust mining jurisdiction in the Yukon."
About the Dublin Gulch - Eagle Gold Project
The Dublin Gulch gold project covers a large area, approximately 28 kilometres by 15 kilometres and contains the Eagle Gold Deposit which hosts a National Instrument 43-101 compliant Probable Reserve of 1,751,000 ounces of gold contained in 66,141,000 tonnes of ore grading 0.823 g/t calculated at a gold price of $900 per ounce. The Dublin Gulch property is situated in a highly prospective region of the central Yukon Territory is accessible by road year-round and is situated in the Mayo Mining District of Yukon Territory, Canada. Dublin Gulch is 100% owned by Victoria.
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Social collaboration in business applications is advancing rapidly; I have already written about our research detailing the benefits and best practices some early adopters have found. With social collaboration software, customers' buying dynamic does not come from IT but rather HR and operational management, and this kind of software is not something executives are buying off the shelf.
This positioning has evolved from the acquisitions Kenexa has made to help the company grow its software portfolio. The company sources the majority of its software revenue from its recruiting related software and its outsourcing and consulting services of hiring activities. It has been effective at using its own products within its recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and licensing them to meet customer needs. But Kenexa was not advancing as quickly as it should have in embracing social media as a channel for recruiting – a factor that our social recruiting benchmark identified as a top priority for identifying new talent pools. Kenexa has recently gotten more engaged into supporting social media. Other software providers have advanced more rapidly in support social media and other innovations in recruiting, such as Talemetry's support for social media and verification of resumes and HireVue's video interviewing on smartphones.
Kenexa has been challenged when it comes to organic product development in its talent management portfolios, but it has made many acquisitions in the last two years to expand its applications footprint in this area. Kenexa's own 2X Perform offering for performance management was slow to evolve, but even acquiring additional software assets and people to help its efforts is only beginning to help increase adoption across its own customer base, let alone give the company the ability to compete with others in the market. While Kenexa had been positioning itself as a talent management application suite provider, it really was focused on its recruiting application and outsourcing and consulting services.
In recent years Kenexa has worked to bolster its software portfolio. For instance, in compensation it had no real offering until it acquired Salary.com two years ago. Yet my analysis shows Kenexa has not really integrated Salary.com and operates as a division, and has seen little growth in adoption of its applications in the last 18 months. The company has been unresponsive to our attempts to compare its application to others that our firm assessed in our Value Index for Total Compensation Management, though we have written how hot this application segment is recently.
In 2012 Kenexa acquired OutStart, a learning management system (LMS) provider that needed to align with an overall talent management offering to be competitive with other integrated approaches. The company started the integration process this year, so it is still too early to tell how much value the acquisition will have for Kenexa customers, especially now that Kenexa will have to deal with the larger challenge of integration with IBM.
Kenexa talks about the value of analytics in its marketing material, but no solution dedicated to this area is listed on its website or annual report. Our benchmark research has found that workforce metrics are critical for talent management, yet Kenexa remains one of the only talent management vendors without a robust workforce analytics software offering. It also has struggled to advance smartphone and tablet access to its applications. Kenexa early attempt were not fully ready for the market and currently has one native application for the Apple iPhone that helps in specific tasks in recruiting which is well behind others in the market. Kenexa has been relatively slow to include social media as a channel for recruiting.
All of these issues are results of the company's limited investment in R&D as a percentage of overall revenue. Its annual report shows only 6.7 percent of total revenue in 2011 went toward R&D, which is one of the lowest percentages in the industry. While the percentage increased in the first half of 2012 according to my analysis of the company's financial reports, part of that is due to the acquisition of OutStart, which brought additional people to R&D and also more experience in support mobile technologies. At the same time, general and administrative operating expenses were a hefty 19.1 percent of total revenue. IBM must now decide how to handle these high people-related expenses, and how to better balance the number of chiefs and administrators versus workers in R&D. Meanwhile, Kenexa was struggling to reach a target level of profitability, but all of its financial statements show it had grown revenue at the expense of profits.
Kenexa lacks a social collaboration framework to help its customers provide methods to more fully engage its employees, as competitors such as Oracle, Peoplefluent, Saba, SAP and Workday already have in place. Kenexa also did not have an integrated set of talent management applications, but had acquired its way into the market and did not make the acquired products integrate to the level that most software companies do. IBM should be able to help here, as it can integrate its social collaboration framework with the Kenexa applications – it did not already have an integrated or unified approach to its applications – but assimilating Kenexa may take some time.
For the last several years IBM has been acquiring business application vendors. By all accounts it is efficient at integrating acquisitions, and is overall a profitable global company. Meanwhile, IBM has struggled in gaining adoption of its social business software into business areas including the talent management and overall human capital management market. But Kenexa may prove to be a difficult meal to digest, as this is the first time IBM has acquired a provider in the talent management market and the broader human capital management category and a company who has many acquired products that are yet to be fully integrated. This is a business application segment that also operates using software as a service (SaaS) and cloud computing – areas in which IBM lacks a lot of experience in the business applications area. IBM will quickly learn it will have to make a significant investment in product development to advance this talent management suite offering to complete with software providers that are already selling to HR and executive and business management. Kenexa had a large consulting and delivery team that, according to its annual report, includes 1,637 of its 2,744 employees. Those employees will need to integrate into IBM global services, a very large organization with a different culture and methods of operation.
When this acquisition is complete, Kenexa customers should not expect any immediate product advancements, as the software will need what IBM insiders call "blue washing," and that will overwhelm whatever resources are available for integration with IBM social business products. Given Kenexa's smaller-than-normal investment in R&D, and IBM's requirements, I expect the cycle of innovation to be very limited. In the medium term, IBM may see a customer and revenue opportunity in integrating its suite of analytics, planning and performance management technology and adapting it to human capital and workforce needs. For IBM and its social business customers, this category of application was probably not as important as it should be but will need to reach to HR and executives to garner any interest. Though eventually it should be worth looking at more closely, it will be some time before any integrated release, and there are already alternative approaches available in the market.
For IBM's part, this acquisition is important because its social and collaborative efforts have struggled to get more deeply business-focused, and that is a buying requirement that we have found in areas like sales, customer service, marketing, human resources and operations. This is why we've seen deals like Salesforce.com's acquisition of companies like Rypple to help in its social collaboration efforts.
Is the billion-dollar-plus investment worth it for IBM? Well, IBM is a master at leverage and gaining value from acquisitions – but so are competitors Oracle and SAP, and they already sell social collaboration in talent management. IBM will need to ensure it can meet the new social collaboration needs for talent management in such areas as knowledge sharing, collaboration and learning that are benchmark research finds important. In the short term, Kenexa and IBM will struggle, as competitors can market products that are already integrated. This acquisition could become a distraction and resource drain for IBM. It will be difficult for Kenexa to gain a competitive edge for integrated and unified talent management; it has not yet completed this task by itself, and now it faces integration with IBM social business technologies, which will require more R&D investments by IBM. On the plus side, IBM's opportunity to advance its consulting services in areas like recruiting, employee assessment and other related areas will help bolster its global footprint. Here, the billion-dollar investment will pay off sooner but with lower margins unless it can convince customers to adopt its software as part of its consulting engagements.
Let's start with the definition; for practicality I will use Wikipedia, which says that a KPI is used "by an organization to evaluate its success or the success of a particular activity in which it is engaged." The success being evaluated could be a goal, a target or something else that is important. To set a baseline, you calculate two measures and compare them to create a performance metric. For example, units sold and unit price are two separate measures that can be calculated to produce a metric called sales. Then through iterations of more precise calculations, this measure can be refined to compare against the sales quota or goal for a specific time period; this creates a key performance indicator on the outcomes of sales and even marketing efforts.
In actual use, however, the KPI, its use and its value have been dumbed down in ways that diminish the quality of intelligence we gain from using business analytics. First is the vague and contradictory ways in which the term is applied by technology providers and practitioners. Over the last decade I have seen "KPI" used to describe what are actually metrics – the building blocks of KPIs – and only sometimes performance-related. A metric like revenue or sales is not a KPI; neither are cost-specific, throughput-related metrics based on quantity or processing, nor customer-related metrics like first-call resolution. Such metrics are commonly presented in dashboards through visualization and called KPIs. Today we seldom see scorecards that use business analytics, which once were common for presenting KPIs properly to business users. Maybe it is time to start using scorecards for managing performance and not just measuring it.
The second issue has to do with the performance part of KPI, which should show how an organization or any of its business processes measure up to expected outcomes. Ideally, upon viewing performance-related metrics or indicators, within seconds an individual should be able to determine what, if any, action should be taken to improve performance, such as discovering what is contributing to the subpar performance or identifying opportunities for improvement. This root-cause level of actions requires examination of different classes of metrics related to performance and can range from people and processes to customers or risk. Understanding the cause and effect of metrics requires knowing and presenting the process and interconnects of how a business operates. Unfortunately most business analytics software just will provide you a table of data with no insight on what metric is contributing to the issue. By creating the right types of metrics underlying a KPI, we can reduce the time and resources required to support the communications (email, phone calls and meetings) that people normally use to investigate performance shortfalls. To get to this point requires creating a library of measures, metrics and indicators that can cross a variety of situations and help inform action-taking and decision-making. Let's drop the P and just say key indicators (KIs) to set a new context that focuses on the indicators and the types of metrics that support them. This could lead organizations to make substantive improvements.
The third step is to make KPIs or KIs relevant to the particular roles and responsibilities of individuals. Company or divisional KPIs are interesting but only provide a general view of how an organization is performing. Where the rubber hits the road is the context of the indicators and metrics at the department, team and individual levels. We need to provide the ability for individuals to select their own focus within the scope of these facts and figures to determine how well their activities are contributing to the execution of business processes and outcomes. Here the role of business analytics is critical. To make the analyst buzzwords self-service BI and agile BI being pushed by IT analyst firms a reality, tools have to make analytics more intuitive to users. More tools for data discovery are not the answer, and making users select their scope every time they get an updated report or dashboard is a waste of time that decreases productivity and increases costs in running an organization. Instead let's design a new generation of business analytics based on roles and individuals developed through a profile; this could go a long way toward streamlining the focus of analysis and preparing individuals to quickly determine what action to take.
To erase the stupidity in how KPIs are spoken about, demonstrated and actually deployed, we need to advance our dialogue and educational discussion of what key indicators and range of metrics are required to support particular deployments. I have already said that just placing more charts in a dashboard, no matter how pretty and interactive they might be, will not help support the actions and decisions that business analytics should enable. The effort to make KPIs more valuable begins with ensuring they are properly developed and represent performance in terms of the state of success toward achieving the goal or target. Showing past performance is insufficient without knowing how well it met expectations. Presenting a KPI does not necessarily require a chart; it can be done equally well by text presenting it within the context of how the people or process is performing over time and where it is in progress toward the expected target. These indications can be linked to additional facts with a directional arrow or other simple representations that make it easy to determine whether to take action. If your business intelligence software does not support a simpler way to communicate key indicators and metrics, maybe you have the wrong tool.
If we admit the flaws within our deployments and technologies and force ourselves to have more realistic conversations, we could advance the science of business analytics. Over the years we have made strides forward and then taken steps backward in trying to meet the needs of the lowest competency denominator. We need to aim higher and take steps to find out what should be done to produce full value from business analytics. Increasing the value of these investments can help an organization increase its efficiency and effectiveness. If you are not sure if you are heading in wrong direction with your metrics and indicators, just let me know, that is what myself and others at our firm do for a living.


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Ari Ne'eman (prononcé ne-eh-man), né le , est un militant américain du mouvement pour les droits des personnes autistes qui a cofondé l' en 2006. Le , le président des États-Unis, Barack Obama, a annoncé que Ari Ne'eman serait nommé au Conseil National sur le Handicap. Ne'eman a été confirmé à l'unanimité par le Sénat des États-Unis pour siéger au Conseil le . Il a présidé le Council's Policy & Program Evaluation Committee. Ne'eman a un diagnostic de syndrome d'Asperger, ce qui fait de lui le premier autiste à siéger au conseil. En 2015, Ne'eman a été retiré du Conseil National sur le Handicap.

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Naissance en décembre 1987
Militant américain
Personnalité ayant le syndrome d'Asperger
Autisme aux États-Unis
Militant pour les droits des personnes autistes


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2011年に、川でクロベンケイガニを採取し、ビジネスホテルで一時的に放ち、撮影することを思いついた。その制作は作者である私自身に大きな影響を与え、続けて「クモ」「ウシ」「カエル」「ハト」「ヤドカリ」などを撮影し、映像作品群『動物SF』シリーズ(2011~)が生まれた。
私はここで「わたし」「カメラ」「X(任意のモチーフ)」によるネットワークの可能性を発見し、動物のモチーフから「大地」へと関心を広げて『アースフィルム』シリーズ(2015~)を制作した。このカメラを中心としたネットワークを「映画の生態系」と呼んでみたい。
ここでの「映画」とは映像を含む、より広い概念を意図しており、そこには当然、現代美術における映像表現も含まれる。これらの映画は全て、シングルチャンネルのみならず、映像インスタレーションとしての展開も前提としている。
2013年には、もう一つのシリーズとして『The Spacecraft Diaries』(2013~)という携帯カメラによる日記映画を制作し始めた。これらはライフログとして私の身の回りのことを記録しながら、作品制作のアイディアのデータベースを構築することに役立った。このシリーズは2013年から現在に至るまで継続している。
これらの複合的な取り組みにより「映画の生態系」は様々な偶然を呼び込みながら、少しずつ広がりを獲得し、その後に続く、現代美術家のナム・ファヨンの依頼によって、逗子の海を撮影した『Lager Than Life』(2019~)のシリーズや、三浦半島の沿岸海域を撮影した、映画監督の吉開菜央との共作『ナイト・シュノーケリング』(2020~)が生まれた。
「ナイト・シュノーケリング」の制作においては、映画における「光」の重要性に改めて気付かされた。集魚灯に集まるプランクトンのように、カメラと生命は共に「光」を必要としている。現在の私の制作は「映画の生態系」における光と生命のダンスによって生み出されている。(2021年、仲本拡史)
In 2011, I came up with the idea of collecting black crabs in a polluted river, releasing them in a business hotel where I was staying, and filming them. This work had a great impact on me as the artist, and I continued to film hermit crabs, spiders, frogs, pigeons, cows, and other animals, resulting in the "Living Creatures Sci-Fi" series of video works (2011~). Here, I discovered the possibility of a network of "myself", "the camera", "X (arbitrary motif)" and expanded my interest from Living Creatures motifs to "earth" to create the "Earth Film" series (2015~). I would like to call this camera-centered network the "ecosystem of film". The term "film" here is intended to be a broader concept that includes video, which naturally includes video work in contemporary art. All of these films are intended to be developed not only as single-channel works but also as video installations. In 2013, I conceived a series of diary films called "The Spacecraft Diaries" (2013~). These were to serve as a life-log, recording my surroundings and creating a database of ideas for my work. This series has been ongoing since 2013 to the present. Through these multiple attempts, the "ecosystem of film" gradually acquired a wider scope while inviting various coincidences, and has been followed by the series of "Lager Than Life" (2019~), which was commissioned by the contemporary artist Nam Hwayeon and shot the sea of Zushi, and the coastal waters of the Miura Peninsula. "Night Snorkeling" (2020~), a collaboration with film director Nao Yoshigai, was completed. In making "Night Snorkeling," I was reminded of the importance of "light" in film. The camera and life both need light. My current production is generated by the dance of light and life in the "ecosystem of film".(Hirofumi Nakamoto/2021)
"Living Creatures Sci-Fi" Series
Up to now, I have made many films with living creatures. Among them, there is a large number dealing with crabs. I also filmed hermit crabs, spiders, frogs, pigeons and cows. I shot the footage at various locations, including private homes, hotels and cars. "Guests from the Riverside" is the most recent work of the "Living Creatures Sci-Fi" Series. I now show a single-channel version, but in an exhibition I usually present it as an installation with three monitors. The structure of the series is persistent, all films depict the relation between me as an director, the camera and the animals. When exhibiting the work, "me", "the camera", and "the crabs" were presented each on a separate monitor. What I wanted to explore in this series, is the borderline between humans and animals, and furthermore reflect the question of "otherness".
The relation of mutual love between "crabs" and "the camera"
I believe, this film was not created by myself, but by the camera. It was also not myself, who chose the crabs as a subject, but the camera. Please try to remember the shape of a crab. Do you remember it? The shape of a crab exactly matches the format of 16:9. It perfectly fits with the standard of a high-vision camera.
A crab, seen in its full size, is the living creature that looks most photogenic, it perfectly fits with the camera. I have filmed many other living creatures, and I am quite confident, that the crab is the very best subject for the camera. And besides, I understood, that the camera also has an important meaning for the crabs. When I film crabs, I recognize, that for some reason they gather and pose in front of the camera. It's strange.This is maybe, because the camera for the crabs has the perfectly right size. It has a shape, which is perfect for the crabs to hide behind it. the camera makes them feel safe or comfortable. You can say, that the crabs and the camera are in love and love each other.
The "crabs" control "myself"
A high-vision camera can represent the crabs in a resolution that is beyond the capacity of the human eye. It is fascinating to slip down the cheek of a crab, or to view the water cycle of their branchial respiration. For a human being like me, small creatures like the crabs are a subject of observation. This is not an equal power balance. But, the overwhelming presence of the crabs, which is triggered by the camera, in me even evokes a feeling of awe towards the crabs. I recognized, that in this moment, I do not watch the crabs, but they watch me. I witnessed, that places for humans such as private houses or hotels, change their meaning, if they become places for the crabs. Like Godzilla destroying the city, the crabs destroyed the meanings created by humans. When I stayed at a hotel for one night in order to shoot the crabs, my thought became completely dominated by the crabs – a condition that continued the following day as well. By this, I gained a feeling of being deeply connected to the crabs. And, by continuously filming crabs, I started to understand the motivations of the crabs and the patterns of their movements. Now, I am basically able to control the movements of the crabs in front of the camera. This is not a lie. It is possible by carefully considering the position of objects in a space, the wind direction and the position of the water sources close by.
But still I cannot say, this led me to an understanding of the crabs as such. The closer I get to them, the more they exceed my understanding. The important point is, I undergo a process of change through observing the crabs with the camera. I wish to reflect on the force, which generates this change. If the presence of "myself" was reclusive, my own cosmos would be unalterable, change would definitely not occur. My ability, to control the crabs, at the first glance does not seem to have any meaning for the human society. But I think, an impulse from "the other" encouraged me to gain this ability.
The relation to the crabs
I am often being asked, what happens to the animals, after my film shooting is over. Basically, I return them to their original place. My basic rule is "catch and release". I also often hear the opinion, that for the animals it would be better, not to disturb them and to not use them in my films. I do not agree with that. Of course, to harm other living creatures directly, is violence. But, there is another kind of violence, which is much stronger. That is the violence of ignorance.
It often happens, that you harm a lot of things and do not even recognize it. The shore of the Tamagawa River, where the crabs are living, marked high radioactivity after the nuclear accident in Fukushima. And, prior to that, due to industrial pollution of the environment, the situation happened to be even worse. The crabs are survivors of these circumstances.
We should get to know, under which circumstances they live. We should learn, how to treat them in order not to harm them. And we should let other people know, the crabs live in this area. It is necessary, we continually reflect about the relationship between us and the crabs on top of that.
"The Spacecraft Diaries" Series
During the work on my films, I recognized, that screenings at film theatres or exhibitions in galleries formed the premise of my filming. But, I rather felt the wish to put filmmaking a part of my daily life. This series is generally released on YouTube. I document different situations of my daily life with my iPhone and edit one film to a length of about 3 minutes and present them as a series. I started to work on this series in 2013. At the present point in time, it contains 70 films.
My first motivation to start my own project with an iPhone, besides the idea, that I wanted to make film a part of my daily life, was, the iPhone allows me to shoot other persons more closely. When the device becomes smaller, people lose the awareness of the camera. It then becomes possible to shoot their natural expressions. Up to now, 8mm film cameras and small video cameras were available, but the iPhone is more effective, as many more people use it in their daily life. When I continue filming in everyday life, not the image I myself wanted to shoot, but a shape of myself, I have not been knowing so far, becomes visible. When I watch the material, I filmed, afterwards, I am often surprised about the results that can differ much from what I had in mind before I started the shooting. This is a re-discovery of myself. I understood, that "the self" is defined through various relations to other persons and things which are permanently changing.
"Earth Film" Series
This is also made for the release on YouTube. The film presents three elements, "myself", "the camera" and "the earth". As I shot it alone, in the most cases I used a tripod or a gorilla pod. "Earth Film", as the title says, takes the earth as a motif.
When I walked the forest all alone, I sometimes had the feeling of being watched. Maybe most of you have also experienced this kind of feeling.
In these moments, I had a strong sense of consistency, when I put the camera into the direction of the "watcher". Not I shot the forest, but the forest shot me. That is what I felt. In the middle of the forest, I did not need to be 'myself'. When I lost my way in the forest, I could determine my route by speaking to the trees, dear, lava, insects and myself of the past and future. All kinds of nameless landmarks would tell me the right way. By continuing the shooting process in that way, it became vague, where exactly I was and in which era. I felt, that my own contours were disappearing.
When I switch on the camera, and walk back and fro in front of the camera, this is not a situation, I show to somebody, who is alive today, but it will gain its significance in a world far in the future. For example, when humans cannot live on the earth any more after a great disaster or environmental destruction, people who have already forgotten about the earth, can get to know by seeing this film, what the earth was.
"Earth Film" takes the earth as its motif. And, it uses a tripod. Through the use of the tripod I create a situation, in which not the human body, but the earth itself holds the camera. The earth watches the world through the camera. The motif of the earth, the use of a tripod and the film shooting. These simple principles define the condition of my "Earth Film".
The camera and the labyrinth of the forest
There is a term called "meta-fiction". It stands for a fiction within another fiction, a telescopic structure. The classic example is a film that shows its own film crew and how their actions affect the content of the film. You can also describe it as a fiction, which reflects its own fictional character. In my films, I also sometimes show the camera, which creates the structure of a meta-fiction. This generates, apart from "myself", who is on the film and "you" (the viewer), the perspective of an overview. I believe, this is the perspective of the camera as such.
This "Earth film" is shot with two cameras. When the camera is shown on the film, another camera actually shot this camera. This loop-structure does neither have an entrance nor an exit. In this film, the perspective eternally wanders the labyrinth of the cameras.
The forest has the same structure. In the same way, it neither has an entrance nor an exit. This is not just a metaphor. Let's try to watch the forest from a distance and point at it with a finger, identifying it as "the forest".
But, when you trace the fingertip, you might find yourself pointing at the vein of a tree leaf or a piece of moss sticking to a rock. In the middle of the forest, a similar structure is repeating itself, and you cannot define clearly, what is inside and what is outside. Even if you try to define the forest as a whole, your perspective will eternally float in the forest. When the camera shoots the forest, the camera becomes a part of the forest. However far you go, you will not be able to grasp the whole structure. The forest and the camera are in the same way self-referential and have no inside and no outside.
"Myself" x "the camera" x "X"
You have so far watched three works, "Living Creatures Sci-Fi", "The Spacecraft Diaries" and "Earth Film". All three series deal with the the relation between "myself", "the camera" and "something". This "something" can be crabs or the forest. Let's name it "X". Every time "X" is matched with an additional element, I am guided by this element and undergo a change. If "X" is "the crabs", I will take the place of a crab, and if "X" is the forest, I will take the place of "the forest".
When I work on my films, I always imagine myself being filmed. If you take such kind of perspective, you understand, you are a part of a system of relations. In my films, I am moved by the relation of "myself", "the camera" and "X".
In my films, there is no need for the presence of "myself". Important is the network of relations. "My self" is not determined and can be replaced by something else. In this relational axis, I can become a crab or the forest. Or I can become the camera. I am "X", which reflects another "X".
What I consider as film, is the relationship between X1, X2, X3…Xn, which are centered on the camera. I would like to call this network "film ecology". The film ecology is similar to the ecology of the forest. If you do not understand this ecology, you will not understand "the self". The self is this ecosystem as such.


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Answer: Google says that it ignores capitalization in search results, and therefore I would assume no difference. As always, however, do your target searches and see if all capitalized sites show up, or do not. The proof of the pudding is in the eating; so do some searches for your targets, and pay attention to this variable.
I have never seen a real difference.
Can you have 'too many pages' for SEO / Google?