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Originally posted by R. J. Palmer View Post
I'm assuming the 8.58 pm train?
Thanks, RJ, that would make sense.
So the 7.30 got into Bournemouth at 8.05?
Phil Kellingley
Tourmeister
It has been suggested that the weather may have had some effect on the match. Detailed records for the areas do not seem readily available but the Met Office does have the following:
In the report for 29th August - Forecast for 30th August: England SW Wind backing to SW or S again, unsettled, showery.
Daily Weather Report for 30th August 1888: All areas of the UK had rain varying between 2.17 inches and 4.08 inches. The closest named point to Blandford is Hurst Castle where there was 2.31 inches of rain. Temperature for the day was Max 68.1 Min 56.1
As Hurst Castle is coastal it is likely that the temperature at Blandford would have been several degrees warmer, but the Met Office map says that the whole country was "Rather Colder Generally". The weather map also shows that the Eastern part of the country was 'Stormy' and that the winds for the whole country were generally coming from the West.
It is very likely that as the whole country had rain that Blandford would certainly have had its share.
It is, therefore, likely that the match duration was affected by the weather. 2 inches of rain is quite a lot. The only problem being that there is no indication of whether the rain was overnight and morning (thus causing a late start) or later in the day (thus causing an earllier finish)
April 11, 2022, 03:06 AM
I will just say again that it can't be assumed that the Blandford-Purbeck game couldn't have run out of time because the number of runs was only 88. Going back to the Western Chronicle report posted by RJ above, next-but-one on the list is a game between Evercreech and Wincanton Rovers two days later, with the comment "time not allowing the game to be played out", in which there were only 79 runs - fewer than in the game at Blandford:
Obviously the time taken would depend not only on the total number of runs, but on the run rate per over, and one of the few things we know about the Blandford match is that during Druitt's ten overs the run rate per over was very low. We know the weather that day nearby was "very unfavourable", and that would have tended to reduce the number of runs.
However, in the absence of information about the time of day, unless we can rule out the possibility that the game was stopped by bad weather, I don't think we can say it would have been impossible for Druitt to get to London that night.
Edward Stow
Bannee
I would like to see the full train time tables - not clipped - with the source .
And the nearest useful train junction to Blandford was Wimborne - 10 miles by charabang. Surety two and a half hours travel.
From the Shepton Mallet Journal of 14th September, 1888:
Thanks. It seems they missed the fact that the second innings ended because Wincanton reached a winning score, rather than through lack of time. It only goes to show we shouldn't believe everything we read in the newspapers.
I still think it would be dangerous to assume the number of runs was too low for them to have run out of time at Blandford. But I'm thinking there's not much point in spending a lot of time researching that aspect, if we have no way of ruling out the possibility that bad weather stopped play.
(Edit. It's just as well we have the Blandford Weekly News report of the Druitt game as well, otherwise we'd now be wondering whether the Western Chronicle had simply omitted the second innings figures because the game had been decided on the first innings, as they did here. Their reporting wasn't consistent, as in the same column there's a report of another game that Saturday which was decided on the first innings, in which one side had two innings and the other one. In that game too the total number of runs (83) was again lower than in the Blandford game. But unfortunately the report doesn't say why the game ended prematurely.)
A lot of matches in this period were low scoring. Current run rates per hour are meaningless as comparisons. The outfield grass was longer and stopped the ball rolling, the wickets less well kept, the ball less giving, the bats more primitive.
Yes, I agree that we can't prove anything either way with the current evidence Chris. I certainly can't disprove that this might have been intended as a shortened game. It needn't have been shortened during the game either. If the weather looked a bit dodgy before the game began or that the start was delayed for whatever reason the two teams might have agreed on a one innings game. My main area of doubt is that in the other 2 innings games that were cut short this fact is specifically mentioned but in the Blandford game it says nothing about the game being cut short but that it was a 'decisive victory.' Plenty of information has been discovered though so it's not impossible that more decisive information might still be out there somewhere.
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Originally posted by Edward Stow View Post
Yes, that's why I'm saying we shouldn't make assumptions about how the number of runs translates into duration. We could try to look at evidence about runs per over from that period. But even then we'd need to make allowances for the weather, and many of these reports don't even mention what the weather was like. I'm coming to the conclusion that for this really to provide an alibi we'd need a definite statement about when the match ended, or at least that it ended because time ran out.
R. J. Palmer
Former critic of Maybrick
Yes, I think he can get to Bournemouth by 8.05 pm even if he leaves Blandford as late as 7.30, but I don't think it does him any good. The train to Waterloo Station left Bournemouth West at 7.40 pm, and I've seen no evidence of a later passenger train.
Bradshaw's awaits, but from everything I've seen, I think he would need to be on the 4.55 out of Blandford.
Does Bradshaw's contain information about mail trains?
I've not yet got a feel for the times of Mail Trains to and from Waterloo and Dorset/Hampshire, but they were late trains and they did carry passengers as well as mail and other freight.
This is from the Blandford Weekly News of 14th July, 1888.
But why should Druitt have gone to so much trouble to get to London on that particular day? For an opportunistic killer isn't any day as good as another?
Are we straying into the area of the killer's psychology? :-)
Only in a strictly on-topic way ...


How to measure rippel of small DC/DC converter.
Planning to use a small DC/DC convertter to power up an instrumentation amplifier and maybe later an isolated amplifier. Power supply rippel (and RF-componenet) could screw up an amplifier signal.
Don't remember much how to measure rippel of the power supply. Luckily I rememeber some termonology.
I could conform the switching frequency and it does seem to have rippel - which is actually harder to measure than I though. I can separate swiching spikes (and see swiching frequency and see if it has any effect on amplifier).
Found out easily that voltage and rippel depends a lot on how you load amplifier.
Two scrneenshots, neither of them even close to trutfull. First shows the effect of gounding clip. Second is measured with a "spring clip" (shortest probe length/grounding loop), 70% of nominal loading - purely resistance and keeping all wires as short as possible.
The scope is RIGOL DS1052E and it is 50 MHZ 2GS/s model. It has very little control over samplig rate/filtering, set it 20MHz and can't verify DC/DC converter ripple one way or another.
I should see characteristic ripple, should I?
Re: How to measure rippel of small DC/DC converter.
Scope settings look right, ripple period should be either 8uS or 4uS depending on what rectification is used. Maybe it's a good power supply?
It does looks good enough. But it was not a simple aim&shoot probe hitting.
Turned out that ground clip picks up all signals there is in the universe. First picture: probe grounding with springgy thinggy.
Second picture: feeder PSU, DC/DC converter not connected.
Third picture: same spot than #1 (primary of DC/DC) converter connected and loaded 70%. Looks like could use capacitor on input side.
Fourth picture: Output of DC/DC converter. Looks ok.
Need to wait op amps to arrive and then hook them together and see if the power supply ripple created problems.
Is there any easy rules on ferrite beads and miniature chokes on power line?
If you can filter out high frequency components out of the ripple then the Op-Amp can take care of the rest if there is no differential interference in the inputs. The common mode rejection usually takes care of common mode interference.
1: isolation amplifier, low voltage(immediate need is <60V, really would not mind to build final version to survive three phase 400 VAC), low frequency (isolation amplifiers are not fast) AMC1200 + some pre amplifier - which I haven't fiqured out yet.
2: small signal (TTL and such) differential amplifier. Nothing too fancy, my scope is 50 MHz. Video amplifier should do. There are many designs, some very ambitious and very involved.
There are some hurdles to overcome...some are very trivial to those who are in the know, but I'm fighting to understand.
Right now I am in PSU rippel measurement/definition phase.
Next thing is to figure out how to transfer that signal to scope. For low frequency righ now shielded and twisted pair cable, maybe even ethernet cat5e cable looks pretty good. Traditional 50 ohm transmission line feels safe, but my scope is that basic - it does not even have internal 50 ohm termination.
If I need passive probe, I'll buy it. I wish there were cheap 1:5 or 1:10 ready made compact scope probe for 0,1" square test pins - maybe I need to buy cheap one and bucher one to fit a pinheader.
If I feed on one line cable a remote probe (1-2 metres away) have first linear regulator feeding an non isolated part of the circuit and then nearby (shielded) DC/DC converter providing an isolated power for the rest of circuit.
1: Any obivous problem feeding an linear regulator and DC/DC converter on same feed line?
2: have used before 317 type regulators, but there seems to be new low drop regulators available. Any suggestions to check data sheets and application notes on +/- 5 to 15 V range?
317 series regulators are actually power amplifiers. As such they suffer from same symptoms like limited bandwidth. It has difficulties in regulating very fast changes in input voltage or fast changes in load. In Your case some filtering would be a good idea. A small inductor and a good quality capacitor in the input side.
Further more, it would not be a bad idea to not let the DC/DC converter to yell into the feed line. Again, a small inductor and now maybe two good guality capacitors.
Thank you, that is very valuable. Used them on good old times, but had to make sure they had enenough voltage drop, bulk capacitors, some extra diodes (in automotive or such environment) and almost got comfortable with them.
I don't know the new kids on the block.
There are some new breed low drop stuff like LT1761, but I don't know how those behave with op.amps and converters.
The LDO does not defy physics. The same rules apply - the to220 case WILL became hot unless cooled, the same voltage drop at a current still produces the same amount of heat.
I would suspect the new devices behave a tad better than the old (LM317 for example) with transients and stuff. They might also be less noisy and accurate.
The LDO is there just telling that the device is capable of working very near the input voltage (hence the Low Drop). The newer types also consume less current.
I suggest a tiny ac transformer. Speaking from experience, high frequency is hard to get rid of.
If you have some $$, call up AAK Corporation; quietest DC power supply I've ever found, and I was measuring 1 part in 15,000 signals on top of a 7000 out of 15,000 signal. Isolation is your friend!


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1982/09/08 @ Omura, Nagasaki (Japan)
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1585 Truisms of the quarantine
Sunny Days Inside and Other Stories
by Caroline Adderson
Toronto: House of Anansi (Groundwood) 2021
Reviewed by Alison Acheson
Caroline Adderson's work, whether for adults or children, crackles with vibrancy of language, and colour-filled image and tone. Always. Her recent and covid-inspired collection of connected short fiction for middle-grade readers — Sunny Days Inside and Other Stories, is no exception to "crackle." You hear the voices of lively and real children taking flight from being mere words on page. Real children in a grocery store:
Once Alek had dared Ivan to touch a cow's tongue. The tongue was huge and purple, but Ivan touched it through the plastic wrapping. Then he dared Alek. Just as Alek reached out, Ivan shoved him. Alek's finger punctured the plastic and came into actual contact with the tongue. It was the worst moment of Alek's life so far.
As a reader, an adult reader, this made me shudder. And remember — yes, exactly how it is!
For young readers, it's good to know: the same stuff that happens to me happens to others, too. It's a big piece of why we read. And so we read on.
The "connected" piece in this collection comes in the form of a block of apartments in which the characters and their stories live. The urban families who dwell here come in twos and fours. And alone. Some are crowded and saving for the dream of home-ownership. As the stories move on, the reader is reacquainted with earlier characters, and we see their growth.
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We see too, the truisms of those quarantine times: no haircuts, bread-baking, renting a neighbour's dog to be able to go for walks, and just getting to know each other in unexpected ways. Banging pots at 7 p.m. Painting rocks for neighbourhood gardens. And all those squirrelled-away rolls and rolls of toilet paper!
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A good mix of ages live in the apartment block. The collection could be read as a family — if we're ever again stuck in our homes. Or if we just want to remember what it is to be connected with family and neighbours — known and hitherto unknown — in our spaces.
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In the closing story, there's a scene of gratitude for the simplest things in life — the freedom to walk on a street and embrace a mailbox or a stop sign — daily stuff that can be so taken for granted. Until it's no longer in our lives. The scene stays with the reader, filled with reality and love. There's another memorable scene, too, to close, but I'll leave that for you to discover.
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America Unhinged: Dr. John Diamond says Biden is part of Deep State cabal – Brighteon.TV
Wednesday, October 05, 2022 by: Kevin Hughes
Tags: America Unhinged, Biden crime family, big government, Brighteon.tv, chaos, conspiracy, corruption, Dave Racer, deception, deep state, globalists, Joe Biden, John Diamond, national security, NATO, one world government, Russia, Russia-Ukraine war, traitors, treason, Vladimir Putin, WWIII
(Natural News) Theologian Dr. John Diamond is of the belief that President Joe Biden is part of the Deep State cabal and the One World Government.
"I don't think [Biden is] as weak as he looks. I think he's in bed with the One World Government," Diamond said during the Sept. 29 episode of his program "America Unhinged" on Brighteon.TV. "I think he's part of the whole Deep State cabal and he's just poking the bear."
Fellow Brighteon.TV host Dave Racer of "America Teacher Civics" joined Diamond on his program, remarking that Biden's weak facade may be part of the act he is trying to put out before the American people. But Racer ultimately pointed out that Biden is really a weak president who does not possess the courage to stand for freedom and liberty.
Diamond proceeded to discuss the current conflict in Europe involving Russia. He said Russia formed the Soviet Union through the Warsaw Pact after it fought back and won against Germany during World War II.
After the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Berlin Wall, Russia agreed to withdraw from Eastern Europe on the condition that the West would not encroach any further on its territory. But the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is breaking this promise by encroaching all the way to the Russian border.
"It's basically Russia against all of Europe, the United Nations and NATO," Diamond said. "That is what we're seeing right now."
He added that the memory of death and destruction brought about by Germany's invasion of Russia remains fresh in the minds of older Russians. This, Diamond added, is something that Moscow seeks to prevent.
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Moreover, Diamond remarked that the destruction of the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) natural gas pipeline could be blamed on the Biden administration. He cited a February 2022 speech by the incumbent president to back it up.
"If Russia invades, then there will no longer be [an NS2 pipeline]. We will bring an end to it," Biden said on Feb. 7, 2022. "I promise you, we will be able to do that," he continued with a smug smile.
According to Diamond, the Deep State's move to cripple NS2 and cause Europeans to freeze to death this winter is "literally an act of war" that the U.S. is responsible for.
"If Russian and Chinese troops ended up on our soil, I don't know how you can blame them at this point," he added.
Moreover, Diamond added that the Biden crime family has a vested interest in Ukraine. This interest has roots in the Obama administration, where Biden served as vice president. Former President Barack Obama had supported a coup in Ukraine, paving the way for Biden and his cohorts to have business deals in the country. (Related: The Ben Armstrong Show: Biden's interest in Russia-Ukraine conflict peppered with corruption and controversy.)
According to the "America Unhinged" host, the Deep State already captured America – beginning with the separation of Church and State, the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy and the Patriot Act of 2001 signed by former President George W. Bush.
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Q: Django Template: How to refer to individual objects in for loop in Javascript? I am building an online puzzle app using Django which contains a solution feature. Each solution has a up_vote and down_vote field, each of which are ManyToManyFields with the User model. I take the .count() of each field and subtract them to calculate the net votes.
I am trying to create a feature so that when the user clicks the "up" button, the up_vote field of the solution is updated. I am thinking of using Ajax for this. In order to do this, I need to be able to reference the specific solution in Javascript. Here is my current template:
{% for solution in solutions %}

{{ solution.datetime }} by {{ solution.user.username }}

                        {% if user == solution.user or user.profile.teacher %}

                            edit

                            delete

                        {% endif %}

                            ⇑

                            {{ solution.points }}

                            ⇓

{{ solution.title }}

{{ solution.content|linebreaks }}

    {% endfor %}

Note this line:
⇑

In my Javascript, I have an event listener for when this is clicked. Here is my Javascript:
$(document).ready(function(){
    $('#up_vote').on('click', function () {
        console.log(!!I need some way of referring to the solution that was clicked!!)
    });
});

In my Javascript, how do I refer to the specific solution object that was up voted?
Thank you
Edit: Added models as requested by wtreston
My models:
class Solution(models.Model):
user = models.ForeignKey(
    User,
    on_delete=models.CASCADE,
)
puzzle = models.ForeignKey(
    Puzzle,
    on_delete=models.CASCADE,
)
title = models.CharField(max_length=30)
content = models.TextField()
up_votes = models.ManyToManyField(User, related_name='up_votes', blank=True)
down_votes = models.ManyToManyField(User, related_name='down_votes', blank=True)
datetime = models.DateTimeField(default=timezone.now, blank=True)

@property
def points(self):
    return self.up_votes.count() - self.down_votes.count() + 1

def __str__(self):
    return self.title

class Comment(models.Model):
user = models.ForeignKey(
    User,
    on_delete=models.CASCADE,
)
solution = models.ForeignKey(
    Solution,
    on_delete=models.CASCADE,
)
title = models.CharField(max_length=30)
content = models.TextField()
datetime = models.DateTimeField(default=timezone.now, blank=True)

def __str__(self):
    return self.title

A: So firstly its better practice to create a new table called 'Ratings' for example, which stores the user who rated it, the puzzle they're rating and wether it is an upvote or downvote.
Next for your JavaScript problem:
IDs are meant to be unique, so you're better off using a class as an identifier in this case. In order to get the puzzles ID, I would set the items ID to the puzzle ID using jinja, like below:
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Now for the javascript:
$(document).ready(function(){
    $('.up-not-clicked').each(function(){
        $(this).on('click', function(){
            var puzzleID = $(this).id;
            //Your code here
        })
    })
});

Now you have the puzzle ID, you can use it to find which puzzle the user has clicked on

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Il castello di Montegrossoli è una struttura militare, oggi ridotta a rudere, situata a Montegrossi, nelle vicinanze dell'abbazia di Coltibuono, nel comune di Gaiole in Chianti.

Il castello è posto sulla sommità di un rilievo dei monti del Chianti, al confine tra le province di Firenze e Arezzo ad un'altezza di circa 700 metri. La posizione strategica ne fece un luogo importantissimo per il controllo delle zone a cavallo tra il Chianti e il Valdarno superiore.

Storia
La fortezza appare citata per la prima volta in un documento risalente al 1007.

Venne successivamente acquistato dalla famiglia Firidolfi, fedeli sostenitori della parte ghibellina, che ne fecero la sede delle loro attività nella zona. Attività che comprendevano anche il brigantaggio e il saccheggio delle merci transitanti per la strada sottostante.

Nel 1172 il castello venne espugnato dai Fiorentini che imposero ai Firidolfi di cacciare il legato imperiale. Il dominio fiorentino sul castello fu di brevissima durata e i Firidolfi ne approfittarono per ricostruirlo e fortificarlo in maniera più efficace. Negli anni seguenti i Fiorentini tentarono più volte di riprendere il possesso del maniero ma vennero sempre respinti dai Firidolfi e dai loro armati.

La situazione precipitò nel 1182 quando, durante l'estate un convoglio formato da 50 muli carichi di grano venne assaltato e saccheggiato da Spinello Firidolfi e dai suoi figli Pepus, Scolaio e Spinello junior. Nello stesso periodo Firenze attraversava un periodo di carestia e quel saccheggio fu il pretesto per scatenare una nuova guerra. Di lì a poco i fiorentini tornarono a Montegrossoli e dopo aver conquistato il castello, lo rasero al suolo fino alle fondamenta

L'importanza strategica del castello però era enorme e in poco tempo il castello venne ricostruito e nuovamente occupato dai Firidolfi. Il castello infatti faceva parte della catena difensiva dei fedeli dell'imperatore. L'imperatore Federico Barbarossa aveva inserito Montegrossoli all'interno di una linea militare composta dalle fortezze di San Miniato, Fucecchio, Pogni e Semifonte.
Nel 1197 i Fiorentini acquistarono il castello dai Firidolfi ponendo fine alla guerra.

Il castello venne assediato dalle truppe Aragonesi nel 1478 e nel 1530 le truppe di Carlo V lo conquistarono e lo rasero definitivamente al suolo; questo per evitare che la Repubblica di Firenze potesse usare il castello come base per una riconquista della zona del Chianti.

Il castello da allora risulta abbandonato.

Il castello oggi

Sulla cresta del monte svetta imponente la struttura del cassero e ai suoi piedi sono collocate, coperte dalla vegetazione, le pietre della cinta muraria. Il cassero presenta una porta d'accesso, ad un piano rialzato rispetto al terreno. Dalla porta si accede all'interno della struttura. Sono visibili i capitelli in pietra che reggevano i solai. Nella parte nord sono presenti i resti del soffitto a volta di alcuni locali, forse adibiti ad abitazione.

Tutto il complesso versa in uno stato di grave abbandono, tanto che la visita all'interno risulta essere molto pericolosa.

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Two Story Road is made up of husband and wife duo Brandon and Jamelle Fraley. Each with an established solo music career, they've merged their sounds together and released their first EP at the end of last year. 2016 is gearing up to be their year. Read on for an exclusive interview with the duo, and enter for a chance to win an autographed copy of their EP!
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How was the process for recording your first EP?
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April 2, 2015 BFH Home 20
First the Pet Rock guy dies.
Then the creator of the Pillsbury Doughboy goes.
Who's next? The inventor of Silly String?
Newser– The former Chicago ad man who invented the Pillsbury Doughboy in 1965 has died at age 89, reports the Chicago Tribune. Rudolph Perz was working for the Leo Burnett ad agency when he dreamed up the character of a talking crescent roll, also known as Poppin' Fresh.
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LocoBlancoSaltine April 2, 2015 at 11:42 pm
Likely something between a Rock and a soft place…
I'm here all week. 🙂
Bad_Brad April 2, 2015 at 11:44 pm
Pop Rocks. It all fits.
Benito the Bombed Beaner April 2, 2015 at 11:46 pm
I vote for the "inventor of the internet".
Geri April 2, 2015 at 11:46 pm
Well, dough covers rock, rock breaks silly string, so I'm guessing someone who invented a cutting tool is next.
Herd Mentality April 2, 2015 at 11:48 pm
Do shitstain politicians ever die?
JustAl April 2, 2015 at 11:49 pm
Well, if it's a cutting tool inventor it can't be the inventor of the Joe Biden as VP parody bot, cause that ain't no sharp tool. . . just a tool.
Geri, I just looked up generic in the dictionary and found your comment. Knives, Machetes, lathe tools. end mills, lasers, water jets, combines, edged weapons? Or are you talking FLINT?
Herd Mentality. Maybe they just get the shit beat out of them for eternity.
Meerkat Brzezinski April 2, 2015 at 11:53 pm
Ted Kennedy needs to die. I know, I know, but this past week you would swear that he is alive.
Sylvia April 3, 2015 at 12:17 am
BFH, Silly String inventor, Julius Samann, died in 1999. He also invented the pine tree shaped air freshener, the beloved symbol of hoopties everywhere. 🙂
Check on the well-being of Joseph Pedott, inventor of the Chia Pet and The Clapper. 😉
Lazlo April 3, 2015 at 12:25 am
Bob of Big Boy fame?
Gregory Walcott, the pilot from Plan 9 From Outer Space just died March 20th.
dapenguin April 3, 2015 at 12:43 am
was he cremated, @350 degrees for 20 minutes
unneutral April 3, 2015 at 1:15 am
Watch for the inventor of the pop tart…..the pop tart can easily be chewed into the shape of a gun.
Saxindacity April 3, 2015 at 2:37 am
It was more than Doughboy could bear, but Doughboy's protege Chris Mathews lives on.
Pillsbury Doughboy Obituary
It is with the saddest heart that I must pass on the following news:
Please join me in remembering a great icon of the entertainment community.
The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and complications from repeated pokes in the belly.
Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin.
Dozens of celebrities turned out to pay their respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry Jack, the California Raisins, Betty Crocker, the Hostess
Twinkies and Captain Crunch.
The grave site was piled high with flours.
Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy and lovingly described Doughboy as a man who never knew how much he was kneaded.
Doughboy rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled with turnovers. He was not considered a very smart cookie, wasting much of his dough on half-baked schemes.
Despite being a little flaky at times, he still, as a crusty old man, was considered a roll model for millions.
Doughboy is survived by his wife, Play Dough; two children John Dough and Jane Dough; plus they had one in the oven.
He is also survived by his elderly father Pop Tart.
The funeral was held at 3:50 for about 20 minutes.
Noodengr April 3, 2015 at 7:12 am
@saxin.. thanks for the refreshing morning chuckle
Speaking of coming in 3s. When the Old Man on the Mountain collapsed in NH years ago, one of the late night guys came out with a warning to Joan Rivers and Mary Tyler Moore that things like that happen in 3s so they had better watch out.
Dianny April 3, 2015 at 7:38 am
It'll be the inventor of the Mood Ring. I know because this morning, mine was deep black.


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Matthew Bispham joined the Royal Marines after becoming bored with office jobs. He completed his Commando training in October 2006 and went out to Afghanistan just two months later in December 2006 with 42 Commando. On 13th January 2007 42 Commando's job was to secure an area in Kajaki so contractors could repair the hydro-electric dam. Matthew and another marine, Tom Curry, were tasked with clearing an enemy held mud building which was part of a larger compound. As the pair were about to enter the building, a Taliban insurgent came out, bumped into them and killed Marine Curry. Matthew said "It was hand to hand fighting, which I had not done before. I shot the Taliban who had killed Tom and then had to carry on and clear the building by myself. There was another Taliban in there, who was also killed. I then came outside and tried to get first aid to Tom. A lot of guys were running out towards us firing at us. We had the momentum, so we had to carry on otherwise we would have been driven back."
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On 13 January 2007 Bispham's company conducted a deliberate attack onto a hill and compounds. The enemy fired machine guns and rocket- propelled grenades from a group of compounds and all Troops were pinned down by the accuracy of the fire. Bispham's group was tasked to assault. He and another Marine had over 50 metres of open ground to cover before reaching the first building to be cleared. Fearlessly and with absolute disregard for their own safety, they dashed forward. As they reached the building, an enemy emerged and shot his colleague, killing him instantly. Fighting almost hand to hand, Bispham engaged and killed a second enemy. His company's deliberate attack addressed this situation and regained the initiative from a bold and cunning enemy. His fighting spirit, resolve and unflinching courage contributed directly to his company's success.
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A glance at the cheesy, amateurish cover of Halford's IV: Made of Metal, likely wouldn't inspire metal fans to give it a second glance if not for the fact that it bears the Metal God's name. Luckily for the legendary screamer, it's not what's on the cover, but what's under the hood, and Rob Halford's latest effort with his solo band has the power where it counts.
That's not to say that there's not plenty of cheese factor to the music, too. The chorus of the title track is practically made out of aged cheddar. It's silly and campy, particularly at the beginning with the quintessentially 1980s synthesizer. But it's a tasty variety of cheese. I dare you to listen to it a couple of times and then get it out of your head. It's insidious in the same way as the theme songs of the kids' shows my son watches on TV.
While the first two Halford records in turn announced his return to the metal world and then focused on the heavier end of his repertoire, much of Made of Metal sits in that early to mid-1980s Judas Priest vein with perhaps a little more of a commercial '80s hard rock bent. They announce that direction on the galloping opener, "Undisputed," which is, again, quite catchy despite its awkward chorus. "Fire and Ice" drives with classic Priest intensity. "Heartless" has the feel of a pop-flavored hard rocker from that same period. "Hell Razor" would have been right at home on Screaming for Vengeance or Defenders of the Faith. "Like There's No Tomorrow" dips back into the band's 1970s catalog with the all too brief guitar intro, and album closer "The Mower" shows off something a little more in line with the first two Halford records with some heavier riffing and piercing screams.
There's also a blues rock influence on the record, most notably on one of my favorite tracks, "Till the Day I Die." It opens with a bluesy, country-flavored slide guitar and a riff that reminds me of "A Little Crazy" from the first Fight record. It retains a nice groove even when it goes heavier. It's Halford's attempt at a Led Zeppelin tune, but it works. A little less obvious is the blues rock flavor on "Thunder and Lightning," which is more about the attitude than the actual instrumentation. It's got a great grooving guitar riff and vocal melody with plenty of cool to go around.
There are a few snoozers. The progressive feel on "We Own the Night" doesn't really work for me, and semi-ballad "I Know We Stand a Chance" is a little too generic for my tastes.
I'm not really a ballad person at all, but "Twenty Five Years" is another favorite for me. It's powerful and compelling, and Halford's vocals draw you in. I also like the Spanish-flavored acoustic guitar bits thrown in here and there. In fact, I wish there were more of them. They give me something similar in electric on "Matador," a song that could be really cheesy in other hands, but manages to be thoroughly entertaining from Halford.
Halford's voice sounds great, and the band here is spot on. While there is a heavy cheese factor, Made of Metal still manages to be a lot of fun. It can't hold a candle to classics like the aforementioned Screaming for Vengeance or Painkiller, but it's a far better and more satisfying release for me than the bloated and overwrought Nostradamus. Here's hoping that Halford can bring some of this straightforward approach back to work on the next Judas Priest record.
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Commented by: krozza
Nah.can't have this Fred. MoM sounds dated and tired. And has there ever been a more awkward chorus than that witnessed on 'Undisputed'…give me a break, please….
on Oct 11th, 2010 at 06:59
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couldn't get into this at all. His voice is great as always but the music sounds so lazy and tired.
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"1980s synthesizer"… try the fucking "Cher Effect" (i.e. "do you believe in life after love"). Totally ridiculous. Worthy of inclusion in the new WTF article!
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Managing challenging behaviour is crucial to improve productivity and accomplish business goals. Challenging behaviour is something that contemporary managers are highly cautious about due to the rising danger of disruptions of change. The nature and characteristics of work and people are so drastically changing in recent times that it is impeding the organisational environment with rigidity and drastic transformations. One of the most significant approaches to manage challenging behaviour is the values and beliefs possessed by an organisation and the people associated with it (Crane and Matten, 2016).
Values and beliefs are something that acts as a guiding principle in managing challenging behaviour. Values and beliefs are those intensely rooted principles that help to determine what is right and what is wrong while being faced with challenging behaviour. It is also a dominant factor in helping an organisation as well as its people to make important decisions on managing challenging behaviour. Values and beliefs are also a key attribute in determining the culture of an organisation to deal with challenging behaviours. Some of the most important challenging behaviours in the workplace are peoples' skills, issues with quality and productivity, workplace diversity, empowering employees, ethical conducts, work-life conflicts etc. (Child, 2015). The approach of values and beliefs, in this context, is primarily to generate a mutual understanding between the people so that the necessity of a shared purpose and considerations can be obtained. Values and beliefs are considered to be the most important approach in managing challenging behaviour because it helps to build great operational relationships (Denhardt et al., 2018).
Values and beliefs help to align different goals of people in an organisation with their working intentions to mitigate challenging behaviours. The approach of values and beliefs makes people accountable for their actions by creating a difference in their attitude. The focus of values is to concentrate on detailing so that every single individual can feel important. Challenging behaviours often come from conflicts in fundamental ideologies which can presumably be mitigated by being absolutely honest in the opinions. Transparency is one key attribute of values and beliefs to manage challenging behaviour. It encourages people to keep their promises, be reliable and positive in their outlook (Di Ciccio et al., 2015). In the context of an organisation, the values and beliefs become specifically important because it helps the company to educate the team members on building a great relationship with each other. Like any other fields in life, perfection can only be accomplished with the help of a strong bond between individuals. Educating people on the values and beliefs is essential to ensure effective communication. The reason as to why effective communication is considered to be an integral part of the approach of values and beliefs in managing challenging behaviour is because of its potential to set clear goals and expectations. Therefore, values and beliefs are the most important approach in managing challenging behaviour not only because it improves peoples' skill but also because of its potentials to empower people in that regard (DuBrin, 1989).
There is a strong connection between building positive relationships to manage challenging behaviours. Relationship plays a major role in managing challenging behaviour both in life and in work. Both in life and work, relationship infuses a strong foundation of a structure that helps to develop enthusiasm and passion for mitigating challenging behaviour. For instance, if a teacher comes across challenging and unruly behaviour from a student, he or she can make the process of learning fun by using the interests of the students to control their behaviour. Humour is an integral part of any relationship. Therefore, the approach of relationship is to infuse passion, light-heartedness and understanding to mitigate issues of challenging behaviour in any field of life (Burden, 2016).
Another important approach to managing challenging behaviour is an assessment. The assessment of challenging behaviour is crucial to ensure effective management of the behavioural discords. The approach of assessment is necessary for managing challenging behaviour because it has the potential to deconstruct the complexity and protractions associated with challenging behaviour. For instance, people with learning disabilities have certain behavioural challenges which can be categorically characterised with the help of assessment (Guest, 2017). Assessment approach takes into consideration the developmental history of a people (e.g. a people with a learning disability) as well as their mental and physical health. This approach can equally apply to the context of an organisation where challenging behaviour might be a frequent issue to consider. Assessment helps to analyse the social and physical quality of employees in different circumstances. The reason as to why the approach of assessment is important is because it provides the necessary care to analyse the skills and capacities of initiatives to manage challenging behaviour (Hutchison, 2016).
Reflection on Contemporary Approaches to Managing Challenging Behaviour based on Power and Culture:
I consider power and culture an integral part of managing challenging behaviour. Power and culture can both be strong or inventive as well as weak and toxic. The communication and integration of power and culture is defined by the interaction of people within an institution. Power and culture go hand in hand and is heavily influenced by the action we take. I have also observed that in the context of challenging behaviour, it is particularly difficult to change the culture because it includes changing the way we behave. So, changing the way we behave might transform the underlying culture that provokes challenging behaviour. Challenging behaviour might also be induced by the construct of power (Kincaid et al., 2016). For instance, acting as a leader emulates a power of authority and dominance which might be attributed as challenging behaviour for someone. So, the change of culture is necessary if the leader wants to mitigate the conflicts of challenging behaviour. Innovation comes with a cultural appreciation which also leads to an equal distribution of power. In my opinion, an equal distribution of power and culture establishes synchronisation between them so that challenging behaviours can be controlled. Management of challenging behaviour through power and culture is also necessary to promote enhanced skills of diversity, awareness about equal rights and encouragement to be productive (Nahum-Shani et al., 2015).
Power and culture define the skills of people in defining excellence in their particular arena of life. Challenging behaviour might also refer to an ethical dilemma. In life or work, we might come across certain situations where we fail to differentiate between what is right and what is wrong. Power along with culture creates a healthy environment and atmosphere around us that enhances our productivity and secures optimum satisfaction. A positive approach in life is something that we all desire. Competitive pressures have become so intense on us that it gives rise to pessimism and negativity. Cultural practices develop our potentials to control challenging behaviour by developing resilience, strength and fostering vitality (Rosenbach, 2018).
Reflection on Contemporary Approaches to Managing Challenging Behaviour based on Human Rights:
Human Rights, in my opinion, are easy to become an issue while managing challenging behaviour. I would like to give an instance of challenging behaviour that people with disabilities might demonstrate in this context. Human rights issues might arise by both the challenging behaviour of these people as well as the attempts of other people in responding to these behaviours. It should be mentioned that an approach of human rights to manage challenging behaviour acts as a medium to balance the involvement of ethical issues. The primary function of human resource based approaches is to encourage positive behavioural patterns (Sohlberg and Mateer, 2017). It is imperative, in the context of managing challenging behaviour, that the standards of human rights, as well as promotion and protection of human rights, is maintained. In the context of managing challenging behaviour, I think that mere aid and assistance is not enough. I also think that the empowerment and promotion of sustainability to the most marginalised should account (Webb et al., 2015).
The primary agenda of the human rights-based approach is to support the challenges of a behavioural pattern that might affect the integrity of a person or an institution. The reason as to why I chose to reflect on human rights approaches in the context of managing challenging behaviour is to focus on the potentials of non-discrimination and equality. HRBA ensures that people with challenging behaviour in any field is not left out and that they are allowed with full possibilities to exhibit their rights so that they can participate in the decision-making process of their respective fields (Wright et al., 2017). For instance, patients with challenging behaviour might ask to exert their right to question about the care and support they are receiving. Simultaneously, I think that HRBA can potentially promote accountability in the context of managing challenging behaviour to respect, protect and fulfil human rights. HRBA plays a significant role in ensuring that standards of accountability are equal for everyone, whether or not possessing challenging behaviour. In a nutshell, in the context of managing challenging behaviour, HRBA takes into consideration the promotion of empowerment, authenticity of rights and non-discrimination (Zhao et al., 2017).
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The Community Discussion & Dissemination Seed Grants ("Seed Grants") aim to stimulate discussion around structural violence within diverse communities throughout Chicago, and to support the dissemination of new ideas and knowledge about how to address/minimize structural violence. Proposed activities are to be conducted in a period ending June 30, 2020.
The Center for Health Equity Research Chicago (CHER Chicago), is National Institutes of Health-funded Center of Excellence, based at the UIC Cancer Center and School of Public Health, in collaboration with The University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division. CHER Chicago's mission is to make transformative contributions toward the elimination of structural violence through collaborative community partnerships, innovative research, and the development of health disparities researchers.
Structural violence refers to the multiple ways in which social, economic, and political systems expose particular populations to risks and vulnerabilities leading to increased morbidity and mortality, and ultimately, health inequities. Such inequities can stem from: income inequality, racism, homophobia, and other means of social exclusion leading to vulnerabilities, such as poverty, limited health care services, restricted access to food and physical activity, stress, crime, trauma, and incarceration. In short, structural violence is about the harms done to people and communities through systems of oppression.
develop creative community-based solutions to inform the elimination of structural violence.
A total of $25,000 is available to fund the Seed Grants, with 2-3 grants awarded per year to Chicago-based community organizations meeting eligibility requirements. Grants will range between $5,000 and $10,000. Grants must be utilized between the time of grant initiation and June 30, 2020.
Align with Healthy Chicago 2.0 | The project should align with strategic priorities of Healthy Chicago 2.0, which is the Chicago Department of Public Health's blueprint for reducing health inequities and improving health of Chicagoans (see here, page 2).
Impact underserved communities | While structural violence is cross-cutting through lives of community members, per the guidance of the CHER Chicago Advisory Board and community partners, we will give preference for topics addressing the following: Undocumented and deportable communities, First Nations peoples, the LGBTQIA* communities, those suffering from opioid addictions, those directly impacted by homicide/ gun violence, and disabled communities. Please ensure to address what structural violence means for your community.
June 30, 2020 Grant activities, aims, expenses complete.
For the purpose of this grant "dissemination" means the targeted distribution of information and ideas related to structural violence. Additionally, all dissemination activities must be paired with a mechanism for discussion with relevant stakeholders and a specified target audience. CHER Chicago especially welcomes creative dissemination ideas! These activities can include community meetings, trainings, webinars, or performances.
Funding will not support "passive" dissemination activities, such as mass mailings; creation of general informational items, e.g., brochures, fact sheets; creation or development of a web-site with no interactive capabilities; untargeted presentations to general audiences; creation of white papers or policy briefs with no related advocacy activities.
Successful dissemination activities will be tailored or targeted toward the audience (community members, policy makers, health care providers, government officials or agencies), and will foster an increase in knowledge and awareness among the specified target audience.
A panel of reviewers, comprised of CHER-affiliated community partners, and CHER staff will review all completed submissions, and will use a standardized scoring rubric (see more below).
The application leverages new and unique kinds of dissemination strategies.
Does the community organization have the connection with community, leadership experience, and ability to work within budget/resources provided to have a scalable, high impact of dissemination of CHER Chicago activities and research findings?
Use 12-point Arial or Calibri font and 1.0 line spacing. Applications should have one-inch margins on all sides. The proposal application narrative may be five pages in length at most, excluding the cover page, resumes/ CVs, letters of support, IRS certification.
Include dissemination lead and participant names, organization, and a 300 word maximum length for the executive summary, stating the key objectives of the dissemination strategy and plan. The cover page does not count toward the five page limit for the narrative. Cover page is on page 5 of this document.
Include the organization's past experience, mission, and vision and discuss how they can best reach the target community/communities. Describe the organization's connection with the given community, through specific examples such as working with residents, youth, elected officials, local municipalities.
Include discussion of how applicant organization affects the organization, its constituents, and the community/-ies it serves. Include data that shows there is a need to engage this community in discussions on structural violence and health equity.
Please include Process, Impact, and Outcomes objectives when crafting your plan. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply specific (simple, sensible, significant), measurable (meaningful, motivating), achievable (agreed, attainable), and relevant (reasonable, realistic and resourced, results-based) objectives, as well as a timeline for proposed activities (SMART). Learn more.
Please describe how the success of the dissemination of the grant will be measured.
Include specifics regarding how (e.g. employee pay, travel, material and supplies, etc.) this funding will be utilized. Please complete the budget form on page 6.
For purposes of this grant, brochures, conference attendance/lodging, academic journal fees, and indirect costs are not justifiable expenses. We are using an official NIH form where you are welcome to put $0.00 in a table cell, as needed.
Internal Revenue Service 501 (C)(3) tax exempt determination letter or certificate which indicates the current non-profit status of the organization.
Awardees to provide bimonthly e-mail updates to the CHER Chicago Program Director for National Institutes of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIHMD) reporting using the template on page 8.
One key benefits of this award is access to UIC Community Engagement and Dissemination Core faculty research expertise and networks. Always feel welcome to reach out for a thought partner.
No current U54 CHER Chicago community partners who have signed their Roles & Responsibilities document are eligible to apply to this seed grant as they will serve as reviewers.
No human subject(s) data will be collected for research purposes with this grant. Absolutely no research will be derived from this seed grant.
Previous awardees funded from past three years ineligible to re-apply.
This grant is supported by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), part of the National Institutes of Health under award number 1U54MD012523-01.


Liza draws from the Spirit of the great Southern singers like Mavis Staples, Etta James, Tony Joe White and Aretha Franklin while telling her stories with verve and a poignancy that is breathtaking. A voice drenched with Blues - Soulful and passionate with a stunning range she gives it all till the last drop….. She performed recently at Sydney opera house in both the Billy Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald 100 year Birthday Concerts with some of Australias Top Jazz Singers.
Liza grew up in a musical household steeped in Gospel and Church music. She played several instruments but only felt at home when singing her heart out to a blues tune..
She then moved to Sydney and has been a force on the Music scene at top venues and festivals all over Australia.
Some songs were Co-written with Rick Melick (Jo Bonamassa) and Clayton Doley ( Harry Manx, Jimmy Barnes) and features the cream of Sydneys Blues/Soul Musicians.
Husband Greg Ohlback who played with Julian Lennon, has produced, engineered and played drums on Liza's Albums and Together they are a force on the Australian Blues scene, playing most major festivals and venues in Australia with both International and Australia's top Artists.


– Collaboration experience with Iryna is not just experience, this is partnership and creative symbiosis. In her presense I feel in timeless dimension. She feels and understands me better than I realize myself. With her I reveal myself to the world without masks and roles, I struggle against my fears and idleness, she is my motivator for further development and my Muse. Asana "Scorpion" is the excellent example of it. I was terrified to perform it and could not even assume I would be able to do that on the windowsill. But she was more than confident. And it did happen. With her help I managed it. Iryna, thank you for your faith in me and for your profound insight. You unvail peoples implicit potential. You are astounding!


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In his newest book, author Darden North has penned a mystery in which the bodies keep piling up, and the reader is kept guessing about who/why all these people died and whether their murders might be connected.
Set in Mississippi, with a cast that includes not just the characters but the environs around the University of Mississippi, The 5 Manners of Death was a story that kept me guessing throughout. Phoebe was definitely the star of the story as a strong-willed woman with a dash of Southern humor thrown in - she's a woman most people wouldn't want to mess with. A unique twist to this mystery was that there wasn't just one, or two murders to solve, but a whole slew of deaths. And they all fit nicely into Phoebe's "5 Manners of Death" college English paper. Trying to figure out if the deaths were natural or homicides, if they were connected, and if they truly all (or some) pointed to Phoebe was a challenge. While the author does reveal a partial "who-dunnit-it" near the middle of the story (I can't say more without giving too much away), it only adds to the mystery of who killed Phoebe's college friend back in the sixties. In all, The 5 Manners of Death is a satisfying mystery that brings those five manners of death - natural, accidental, suicidal, homicidal and undetermined - to light in a new and unusual way.
Quill says: The 5 Manners of Death is a great read with enough twists and turns to keep you guessing until the very end.


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More employers offer workers help paying off student loans
(AP) — Americans collectively owe nearly $1.5 trillion in student loans — more than twice the total a decade ago. It's a burden that weighs on millions of adults, shaping their life choices and often stunting their financial growth.
Now a small but growing number of employers are stepping in to help. About 8% of employers offer student loan repayment assistance in 2019, according to the Society for Human Resource Management. That's up from 4% in 2018 and 3% in 2015.
Some experts anticipate more employers will add their own programs to help hire and hold on to a younger generation of workers that is more bogged down with debt than its predecessors and increasingly cites loan repayment assistance as a benefit they need to have.
"The burden of student loan debt has become salient and exhausting," said Julia Pollak, a labor economist at ZipRecruiter. "It's crushing … there is huge demand for student loan assistance."
In 2016-2017, almost 60% of people who graduated with a bachelor's degree took on debt and the average amount among that group was $28,500, according to The College Board. For some who seek advanced degrees, the borrowing can grow to $100,000 or more.
Brittany Hamilton, 27, graduated from college in 2015 with $32,000 in debt, even though she worked full time while earning her bachelor's degree. She went to work for Fidelity Investments shortly after graduation; a few months later the company rolled out its student loan repayment assistance program.
Fidelity developed the program after a number of employees — who were well-versed in budgeting and planning for financial goals — told CEO Abigail Johnson that they were having trouble doing the same in their own lives in large part because of student debt.
In turn, Fidelity decided to offer its employees monthly assistance up to $10,000 total over the course of 5 years. The financial services firm says more than 10,000 employees have taken advantage of the program since it was introduced in 2016.
Hamilton, currently a Fidelity relationship manager at an investor center in Naples, Florida, makes a regular monthly payment of $184 and Fidelity makes a $167 contribution. To date, the company has contributed almost $7,400 to help pay down her balance.
Hamilton estimates Fidelity's program will help her shave three years off her payment time frame.
She also hopes to take advantage of another workplace benefit, which allows her to put any bonuses or added compensation toward her balance, and get the loans paid off by 2021. She's aiming to buy a home in 2020.
"It was a major stressor for me," she says. "Now it doesn't really stress me out at all. "
Employers format repayment assistance in a variety of ways. Some offer a match of employee payments while others offer a flat contribution amount, both up to a threshold.
Estee Lauder Cos. offers its U.S. employees who have been at the company at least a year $100 a month toward their student loans, up to $10,000 total. It launched the program in 2017 and nearly 1,000 people have signed up; about 80% are millennials, according to the beauty products company.
Streaming service Hulu launched a student loan assistance program last year that includes monthly payments to a lender, as well as resources to help students find the most efficient way to pay off their loans.
Several companies say their programs have proven an effective recruitment and retention tool, particularly in this tight labor market.
Fidelity said its employees regularly cite loan assistance as one of their top benefits and a key reason for joining the company. Additionally, those who are enrolled have a 70% lower turnover rate in the first year than their peers.
"(Companies) are looking at alleviating stress, to shave that strain out of daily life so they (employees) can be more happy and engaged citizens of your workforce," says Asha Srikantiah, head of Fidelity's student debt program.
Fidelity now even offers a variety of student debt assistance repayment programs to clients, catered to their needs.
It's a puzzle why more private employers have not offered such benefits, said ZipRecruiter's Pollack, despite demand from employees. The companies are not paying off the full loan and, for a minor cost they are greatly boosting employee morale.
"It's an easy win," said Stephen Kapusta, vice president of channel strategy at ADP, a human resource services company.
Part of the problem is that money given to employees to help pay off student loans can be considered income and be taxed. So, there is little financial incentive from a tax perspective for the employee or employer.
As such, employers have had to find more creative work arounds — such as paying the provider directly, as Fidelity does, or trying a more unique retirement payment solution.
Abbott Laboratories, a medical devices company, launched its Freedom 2 Save program to help employees meet the dual challenges of needing to pay down debt and save for retirement.
Under the program, participants must show that they are paying 2% of their salary toward student debt repayment and, in exchange, Abbot contributes 5% to their 401(k) without requiring the employee to contribute anything.
Abbott found the program was a useful tool for recruiting people who need advanced degrees that often require additional loans. About two-thirds of the company's employees have master's degrees or PhDs.
Fidelity's Asha said some changes are being considered in Washington that could encourage more employers to get on board in the near future.
In early 2019, a bipartisan bill was introduced that, if passed, would allow employers to contribute up to $5,250 tax-free every year toward student debt repayment. Others are looking to the IRS for broader guidance on ways to contribute to student debt repayment in conjunction with their workplace retirement plan.
All the same, more employers are expected to add such benefits.
"The trend is certainly set to continue because of huge demand from employees and job seekers," Pollack said.
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IoT World: Microsoft's Azure IoT Head Stresses The Importance of Building A Rich IoT Channel Ecosystem
Lindsey O'Donnell
May 23, 2017, 04:32 PM EDT
Companies need to build a rich channel ecosystem as part of their overall Internet of Things strategy, said Microsoft's Director of Azure IoT, Sam George, on Tuesday.
"IoT isn't a technology revolution; it's a business revolution powered by technology," said George, speaking at IoT World in Santa Clara, California. "We've been working to build up a rich ecosystem, from system integrators to ISV [independent software vendors] to the people producing hardware and connectivity options."
Partners are critical for implementing IoT solutions because they aren't entirely focused on technology, but also understand the vertical market requirements and business needs of their customers, said George. On the client side, this understanding of business requirements – and what outcomes customers want to see – is a bigger part of IoT solutions than the technology itself, he said.
"Companies don't wake up and decide they want to connect their … things for fun," he said. "They have a business outcome they want to achieve. IoT has benefits but also requirements, and our job is to take care of those requirements so partners can reap the benefits."
Customers face an array of challenges while implementing Internet of Things solutions, including difficulties maintaining cohesive security, facing time consuming processes to get started, and breaking down IoT technology that is incompatible with existing infrastructure.
Microsoft is trying to help its channel through simplifying IoT solutions – through making it easier to build secure and stable solutions from the device to cloud level, making it easier to provision devices at scale, and making it easier for customers to find insights from their IoT devices, said George.
The company last week unveiled IoT Central, a new offering that is a set of fully managed SaaS for IoT, helping customers easily connect compatible devices without cloud solution expertise. George said that partners could also take advantage of Microsoft's new Azure IoT Edge service, which was unveiled last week.
The Redmond, Wash.-based company said this service will help enable developers to move their computing needs to Windows and Linux devices and utilize Microsoft's array of services, including Azure Machine Learning, Stream Analytics, and the Azure IoT Hub. George said that solutions at the edge would be the next biggest opportunity for channel partners. "IoT is transforming virtually every industry on the planet," he said. "As IoT evolves into edge and AI, things will really get going."
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