@OLeary_LKWD @LakewoodMayor @LakewoodOhio As long as you kept blocking other bidders from any hearing, yes. Remarkable how that works.
@SAVLKWDHOSPITAL @RobertVHiggs point being, we're now less tied to CCF than we have for the last 20 years or would've been for 10 more.
@OLeary_LKWD @RobertVHiggs Still uncomfortable confronting the reality of the restrictive covenant which you voted for?
@SAVLKWDHOSPITAL Still under the delusion hospital will reopen or are just being negative for negativity's sake now? Anything constructive?
@SAVLKWDHOSPITAL @RobertVHiggs Remember: not just @LakewoodMayor or City Council, but a majority of Lakewood citizens. Twice.
@OLeary_LKWD @RobertVHiggs @LakewoodMayor Completely false, Councilman. Why this desperate need to misrepresent 2015 charter change vote?
@OLeary_LKWD @RobertVHiggs @LakewoodMayor Dodging the question, councilman. Again: why the urgent need to hide?
@OLeary_LKWD So, do you deny that you (a publicly paid employee) are ignoring questions posed to you? Denying that you lied about "twice?"
@OLeary_LKWD Only action was RT'ing a news story w/ an opinion about its significance. Wasn't an attack. No question was asked. What threat?
@SAVLKWDHOSPITAL Just trying to understand what you're advocating for if you're not advocating a plan for Lakewood's healthcare future?
@SAVLKWDHOSPITAL Do you think Lakewood residents didn't understand consequences of the Charter vote? I think you underestimate our citizens.
@OLeary_LKWD Meaning what? That voting against the charter change endorsed a plan… that was only revealed a month later?
@OLeary_LKWD Also, charter change was not a Save Lakewood Hospital project. "Save Lakewood Hospital: Yes on 64" signs: didn't exist.
@SAVLKWDHOSPITAL Fact is, Lakewood residents rejected your position TWICE, and sided with the future of healthcare TWICE.
@OLeary_LKWD So you're changing your story, because you recognize that you lied, earlier? Now how about explaining why?
@OLeary_LKWD So what would you have done if a majority had voted against your deal? You said nothing. Was that another lie?


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Here are the 2018 Hatch Chile Roasting dates and locations in Texas!
Loop 1604 & Blanco Rd.
Roasted Hatch chilies…yummy, where do I find it.?
Central Market is always a favorite for us. Where are you located in TX?
I live in south of Princeton..which can be close to Greenville, McKinney, Allen, or Plano..just depends on how you go.
I live in Mckinney and I would like to know when it will arrive in Kroger or Albertsons.
I live in Bakersfield, Ca, I also shop at Albertsons Market are they going to carry Hatch green chile there?
A friend just called from McKinney and said Kroger is advertising them now.
Is HEB going to be roasting this year here in Pasadena, Tx or Deer Park, Tx? I don't like driving in Houston, creates anxiety.
I live in Burleson, TX was wondering where there will be roasting Chiles this yr. HEB, Kroger or Albertsons? We moved from Albuquerque, NM 20 yrs.ago & am so thankful that we get Hatch Chiles in Burleson, TX now. The best of every thing is with hatch chile's c ok me on August.
Rebecca – Just added some 2016 dates in TX. Are any of those close to Greenville?
I'm sure there are…but haven't gotten and dates/locations from stores out there. Which store is closest to you Sherry?
I live in Houston…and the only hatch chile I find is in a can or I go to a restaurant called CHUYS..
Santa Fe Flats off 249 in Houston has legitimate green chile year round, including a GCCB. The owner is originally from Albuquerque. I wish I had found this place 6 years ago.
Santa Fe Flats has sadly shuttered its doors.
We need some up in the Denton area PLEASE !!!!!
Please let me know when and where I can get my hatch Chile. I live in the Arlington area zip code 76012.
I live in South Texas Harlingen Brownsville area. Got our Wal Mart to carry the frozen but would love fresh. Do you see any coming this way . born in Albuquerque and raised on Hatch chili.
Laredo or San Antonio any time soon?
I am still waiting on a date for Wimberley Tx. I am excited to have fresh roasted chile again.
Hello: anyone know of Hatch green chili roasting in Austin area?
Will they be at Central Market in Houston? I've been watching on Facebook and haven't seen anything of dates there. I've bought them there before. I'm out and don't want to miss getting them. Thank you.
The Market Steet, United stores, in Lubbock, have Hatch Green Chilie roasts, every year.
We get ours at Central Market in Plano. They always seem to be the best at not burning the chili when they're roasting it. The chili is a very meaty and great to freeze and wonderful after thawing out!!
They usually get to HEB stores in Central Texas in late August. Can't wait!! I buy 10 lbs, roast, chop, and freeze em. Soooooo good mixed into ground brisket burgers and topped with bleu cheese!!
It's officially chile season! Do you miss the aroma and taste of freshly roasted green chile? Join us for our First Annual Green Chile Roast at Noble Rey Brewing near the Design District (owners are UNM alums!). Chile will be roasted and sold in 2.5# and 5# bags. Proceeds will benefit the UNM Alumni Association General Scholarship Fund.
When will Albertson's or Walmart or Whole Foods Market in the Dallas, TX area have hatch peppers? I buy a case, roast, chop, and freeze for the year until the next season.
Any idea if there is a place in McAllen carrying frozen or roasting this year?
When will the green chiles make it to Tyler, TX?
Anyone roasting in the Beaumont TX area?
Where is this Hatch Chile grown? Texas? Just curious if it is exclusive to Texas.
Hi Yvette – REAL Hatch Chiles are grown in the Hatch Valley, in New Mexico.
Any Hatch Chile in the RGV of Texas (McAllen, Weslaco, Harlingen, Brownsville, Pharr, Edinburg, Mission, Donna)?


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Dead like Me: Life After Death is a 2009 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Herek and written by John Masius and Stephen Godchaux, based on the short-lived 2003 television series Dead Like Me created by Bryan Fuller.

Following the end of the series, the "reapers" have a new boss, Kane, who leads them astray from the rules they followed (mostly) in the TV series. Lead character "George" is fired from her job at Happy Time and ends up revealing her identity to her sister, Reggie. George's fellow reapers confront Kane and find that he knows and does not care that their departure from the job rules is causing misfortune elsewhere. Unhappy with his leadership, they try various ways to end his existence. George gets her Happy Time job back, and the reapers await a new boss.

Laura Harris was unavailable to return as Daisy Adair, and Sarah Wynter replaced her. The rest of the returning cast reprised their roles, with new character Cameron Kane played by Henry Ian Cusick. The film was released on DVD on February 17, 2009, one month after its debut on Canada's Super Channel.

Plot
A crew of "reapers", whose job is to extract the souls of people who are about to die, find themselves confronted by change as their habitual meeting place (Der Waffle Haus) burns down the same day their boss and head reaper (Rube) disappears (having "gotten his lights"). They soon meet their new boss, Cameron Kane (Henry Ian Cusick), a slick businessman who died falling from the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. He outfits them with color-coordinated smartphones and treats them to luxurious accommodations – teaching them, as Roxy (Jasmine Guy) puts it later, that "nothing we do here matters." This tutelage leads the reapers to perform such misdeeds as saving those they were to reap (Roxy), abusing immortality for financial gain (Mason, played by Callum Blue), letting a soul wander, instead of showing him "his lights" (Daisy, now played by Sarah Wynter), and otherwise selfishly focusing on their wants.

Georgia "George" Lass (Ellen Muth), the movie's narrator, is fired from Happy Time (a temp agency) after she loudly chews out an employee for delivering a report late. The employee quits and later sues for harassment. George ends up revealing her identity to her sister Reggie (Britt McKillip). George finds herself reminiscing with Reggie, helping Reggie prepare for the death of her boyfriend, Hudson Hart (Jordan Hudyma).

George's fellow reapers confront Kane and learn that he had realized and did not care that the "pebbles" of their misdeeds would cause "waves" of misfortune elsewhere. Unhappy with his style of management, they try to deduce how exactly a fellow reaper can be killed. They shoot and drown him to no effect before finally dismembering and cremating him. His ashes are then shot into orbit along with those of Murray, the cat belonging to George's boss Delores. At the launch, Delores tells George that the employee who had sued her for harassment had done so at several of the employee's previous jobs, and George is reinstated, now with a corner office.

The reapers walk away from the launch, wondering who their new boss will be. George, after seeing her sister and mother drive off on vacation, finds herself suddenly showered with Post-Its falling from the sky, like the Post-Its their former leader Rube had used to deliver their reaping assignments. Realizing she has been selected as the group's new leader, she says, "I am so fucked" as the camera pulls away from the Earth into orbit.

Cast
Ellen Muth as Georgia Lass
Callum Blue as Mason
Sarah Wynter as Daisy Adair
Jasmine Guy as Roxy Harvey
Britt McKillip as Reggie Lass
Shenae Grimes as Jennifer Hardick
Christine Willes as Delores Herbig
Cynthia Stevenson as Joy Lass
Henry Ian Cusick as Cameron Kane
 Jordan Hudyma as Hudson Hart

Casting
In June 2007, a casting call was posted on an entertainment industry website for the role of Daisy Adair, formerly played by Laura Harris, who was unable to reprise the role due to commitments with Women's Murder Club. It noted that John Masius wrote the film and also confirmed that Mandy Patinkin, who starred in the original series, was not in the film. In August 2007, it was confirmed that Sarah Wynter would take over the role of Daisy Adair from Laura Harris. Harris and Wynter previously played sisters in the second season of 24. Henry Ian Cusick would play a new character named Cameron Kane.

Release
The film's release date was set for July 2008 and later rescheduled and released on February 17, 2009. An exclusive television debut occurred on January 16, 2009, on SuperChannel in Canada. It has also been shown in the United States on Syfy.

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Dead Like Me
2009 films
2009 comedy-drama films
2009 direct-to-video films
2009 fantasy films
2000s fantasy comedy-drama films
American direct-to-video films
American fantasy comedy-drama films
Direct-to-video comedy films
Direct-to-video drama films
Direct-to-video fantasy films
Films about death
Films based on television series
Films directed by Stephen Herek
Films scored by Kevin Kiner
Films set in Seattle
Films shot in Montreal
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer direct-to-video films
Films about personifications of death
2000s English-language films
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Congratulations to Yulia Stupak, Natalya Nepryayeva, Tatyana Sorina and Veronika Stepanova on winning gold medals in women's 4x5 cross-country relay at Beijing Olympic Winter Games
Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to Yulia Stupak, Natalya Nepryayeva, Tatyana Sorina and Veronika Stepanova, winners of the women's 4x5 cross-country relay race at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China.
"Incredible willpower, a team spirit and commitment to fight until the end, up to the last seconds, helped you to snatch the victory from strong and experienced rivals and convincingly show your leadership qualities. You have delivered on the hopes of your coaches, instructors and teammates, and of all Russian fans who were watching your breathtaking performance with hope."
Published in sections: News, Commissions and Councils, Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport
Publication date: February 12, 2022, 12:00
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Q: c++; finding primes in an array So, what I am trying to do, is to find the primes in the array.but the
problem is I always get a wrong value,like a array {1, 2, 3, 14, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10};I will get count is 37.Is there anything wrong with my code?
int countPrimes(int array[], int size)
{
  int count = 0;
       for(int i = 0;i<size;i++)
       {
          for(int k = 2;k<array[i];k++)
          {
             if(array[i]%k==0 or array[i]<2)
             {

             }
             else
             {
                count = count +1;
             }
    }
}
     return count;
}

A: Code must be like this
if(array[i]%k==0)
{
    div_cnt++; // count of divisors, 0 before starting inner loop
}
//there must not be any "else"!
} // end for
if (div_cnt == 2) count++;

A: Your mistake is that you must set a flag(isPrime) to show number is prime or not and based on the flag count the number of primes. I modified your code:
int countPrimes(int array[], int size)
{
  int count = 0;
  bool isPrime;
  for(int i = 0;i<size;i++)
  {
     isPrime=true;

     if(array[i]<2)
     {
        isPrime = false;
     }

     for(int k = 2;k<array[i];k++)
     {
        if(array[i]%k==0 or array[i]<2)
        {
            isPrime=false;
        }
     }

     if(isPrime)
     {
        count = count +1;
     }
  }

     return count;
}

For example in your code for number 14 you increase count 10 times because you check if numbers 2 through 13 can divide 14 and actually only 7 and 2 can divide 14 and for 3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11,12,13 your condition is true and count is increased.

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Powerbook ram in an Ibook?
Discussion in 'Macintosh Computers' started by bannor, Jun 15, 2004.
Will pc2700 ddr333 ram work in an Ibook? Will it simply clock down to work at 266? Thanks for any info.
correct me if i am wrong here, the ibook has a pc2100 slot...?
yes, it should work. I would bet my bottom dollar on it, as long as the ram is as fast or faster than the system you put it in. Give it a shot, if it doesn't work, take it out, no harm done. But I will personally guarantee that it will.
Yes, powerbook RAM will work in an iBook. The RAM in an iBook runs at PC2100, which means that any RAM rated for a MAXIMUM speed of PC2100 or higher will work.


After a long time in a coma, I now look at life and what I see with more attention and like to paint what is beautiful to me.
Although I Had private art lessons years ago, I now have a preference for Landscapes or nature at its best. I Like to portray some of the scenery I have seen around me over the years. Some of the places we see, may not be the same in the future.
As our commercial surroundings evolve, a lot of what was so pristine is gone - In my own way I would like to preserve it in my oil paintings on timber, so they will not age. Perhaps our children will have the opportunity to enjoy scenes of nature that were evident well before they were born.
It is quite apparent that everyone has different decor in their home - for this reason the choice of frames should be that of the purchaser. I have paintings done on timber that have been hanging since the 70's that are not lacquered on framed with glass - these have been easy regards upkeep to use a dry brush to remove any dust. They still look the same as the day they were painted. I find that minus glass there is not any distortion from any lights, spotlights etc. Regardless of my perception, everyone has their own ideas.
But if you require them to be lacquered or framed in glass, please advise.
Friends and family have submitted various pics of their travels to give me a base for a lot of my paintings and I thank them for their ideas, suggestions and criticism, as being in a wheelchair sometimes restricts my access or does not allow me to get into some areas that I would love to capture with my oil paints.
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HarperCollins Children's names marketing director
HaperCollins Children's Books UK has a new marketing director in consumer and retail marketing strategist Nicola Way.
HaperCollins Children's Books UK has a new marketing director in consumer and retail marketing strategist Nicola Way.
Way was most recently a board director at Iris Nation, the UK's largest independent integrated marketing agency with clients including Orange, Coca Cola and Disney. Prior to that, she held senior marketing posts at Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and Tesco.
Way says she was drawn to the publishing house – home to classics including The Chronicles of Narnia, the Paddington stories and The Cat in the Hat series – during an exciting and challenging time for children's books. She will take up her post in January.
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SpaceX will launch the next GPS satellite, thanks in part to Vladimir Putin
Russia's favorite spaceman is in US bad books—and that's good for SpaceX.
Image: Reuters/Ria Novosti/Alexei Nikolsky
Tim Fernholz
It took SpaceX several years of rigorous inspections and a lawsuit to earn the right to bid for US military satellite launches. Now the company looks set to win its first competitive bid—but only after the sole opposing bidder bowed out, citing a US ban on business with Russia.
Bidding closed yesterday on a contract to launch a next generation GPS satellite for the Air Force, which will be used for both government and private purposes.
United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin which has held a monopoly on national security launches since 2006, told Reuters it would bow out of the program due to a controversy over the Russian engines used by its workhorse Atlas rocket.
That leaves SpaceX as the only possible winner. While SpaceX would not officially confirm that it bid, sources at the company said that one was placed.
But the prospect of winning by default apparently rankled SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who called the prospect of ULA withdrawing "nothing less than deceptive brinkmanship" in a letter to the Department of Defense in October.
After Russia annexed Crimea and backed separatists in eastern Ukraine in 2014, US lawmakers banned future purchases of RD-180 rocket engines for military satellite launches, in an attempt to deny funding to Russia's military-industrial complex. A faulty refurbished model of a different Russian engine is thought to be the culprit in the destruction of an Orbital ATK rocket mission to ISS last year; foul play is not suspected.
The punishment intended for Vladimir Putin meant trouble for ULA: Its Atlas rockets, which rely on the RD-180, already cost more per launch than SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, and its American-made alternative, the Delta, is even more expensive.
According to the companies' own numbers, a Falcon 9 launch costs $80 to $90 million, an Atlas launch $164 million, and a Delta IV heavy launch $350 million; the US government's own accounting agency contends that the average ULA launch is even more expensive, at $400 million per launch.
ULA does have a partnership to develop a new, cheaper, American-made engine with Jeff Bezo's space startup, Blue Origin, but it will be years until it's ready.
In the meantime, ULA has pushed Congress to end the Russian rocket ban, in the name of making sure that its current monopoly on national security launches isn't replaced with a SpaceX monopoly. As Musk's comments indicate, the SpaceX feels this move isn't on the level. But the fear is real: SpaceX rockets have been grounded since a dramatic launch failure earlier this year, delaying several commercial launches as the company works to return to flight in late December.
As a compromise, the House and Senate have both passed a measure to approve four more RD-180 rocket purchases for national security work, and president Barack Obama has said he will sign it. ULA has five RD-180 rockets in its inventory. But the company maintains that it has committed its existing engines to civil flights and it can't rely on the stopgap measure passing—no matter how likely that is.
The US military is one of the world's largest purchasers of space services, with plans to spend at least $1.5 billion in 2015 on national security launches alone.


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The thing is that both companies are heavily committed to providing best-in-class performance and power efficiency in their respective products, and that is something Apple simply couldn't get from Intel. Qualcomm has been making improvements in performance, power efficiency and features in literal leaps and bounds.
Qualcomm's current Snapdragon 850 and new Snapdragon 855 SoCs, the upcoming Snapdragon 8cx platform, and Snapdragon X50 and X55 modems that provide future-proof 5G connectivity are all at the top of their respective games. They all offer blazing fast connectivity, equally as impressive CPU/GPU performance, and do so with a crazy low power envelope.
Perfect for a next-gen 5G-capable iPhone. This is why Intel has been discarded, and within hours announced it was falling on its 5G sword. Intel is out of the 5G modem game, which makes a helluva lot of sense.
Qualcomm played its hand perfectly, and now Apple will feed right into that hand as it has no other option. Where Intel will go with 5G from here is anyone's guess, but maybe they'll have Qualcomm Inside of Intel in the near future, heh.


Good showing today on father's day.
I got a little soaked and muddy setting up the steel Targets.
Had several new shooters show up today.
Wanted to come but the wife had planned 4 day camping for me on this Father's Day. Glad that event is still growing, it's a ton of fun.
Sunday 4-7-19 first event of the year, come out and enjoy a nice day at the range.
This one should be great, nice weather and min to no wind.
We had a great turn out today, had to deal with a little wind.


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New Phase for Innovation in Insurance
March 7, 2019 Troy Vosseller	Leave a comment
A bit of a backlash is developing about the insurtech movement – sort of, "We've been hearing about insurtech for a few years now, so why hasn't it meant the end of life as we know it? Why doesn't an app on my phone just know what I want and when I want it and provide that insurance for me?"
We understand. We get impatient, too. But innovation in insurance is actually moving into an exciting and healthy new phase, where insurtechs and incumbents are finally working together rather than circling each other warily as potential enemies.
We've always thought that cooperation was the way to go. That's why our team at gener8tor structured our OnRamp Insurance Conference to facilitate authentic, high-yield connections between participants at all levels. Over 1,100 insurtechs and incumbents come together for a one-day conference at a sports stadium. The program includes industry thought leadership, product demos, startup pitches, exhibitions and networking optimized to help attendees uncover opportunities to work with, not against, each other. We wanted to create an onramp, if you will, for consequential deals.
As we draw closer to our fourth insurance conference (in Minneapolis-St. Paul on April 11 — you can register here), the sort of deal that grew out of last year's event could serve as a model for how incumbents and insurtechs can collaborate.
TCARE joined us last year as a startup with a grand total of two employees but with an unusual insight into long-term care: that caring for the caregivers can be key.
"There are a lot of solutions out there helping the family members manage care better. We do not do that," said Ali Ahmadi, CEO and cofounder of TCARE. "We are all about the care of the family caregiver, not the patient. We take care of the family member better, which in turn has shown significant outcomes on the patient side."
Science known as identity discrepancy theory shows that sons and daughters go through five stages as they shift from primarily a child-parent relationship to a caregiver-patient relationship, and TCARE monitors the transitions so it can support the children/caregivers during each phase. A two-year pilot with the state of Washington found that the TCARE approach delayed patients' move into long-term care by 21 months, while reducing costs by 20% by allowing so much more aging in place.
See also: So, You Want to Work With Insurtechs?
At OnRamp last year, TCARE had a series of meetings with insurers that, over the following six months, developed into formal relationships, including investments. One is from RGA, the other from a faith-based institution that doesn't yet want to be identified.
Ahmadi says the RGA relationship has provided considerable expertise in modeling that has improved TCARE's underwriting and has contributed demographic data on families that has greatly increased TCARE's accuracy.
TCARE is now at 19 employees, on its way soon to 30-plus. It has signed a long-term contract with the state of Washington for its Medicare/Medicaid programs and has seen business pour in from other states and insurers looking to manage their long-term-care businesses. TCARE is now mandated legislatively in four states for use in their Medicare/Medicaid programs.
Everybody wins, including the children and the parents they're caring for.
At OnRamp this year, we expect a great deal of interest on the medical and healthcare side of the business, partly because there is so much data that can be used in insurance applications (while protecting everyone's privacy). As usual, we also believe that what we think of as horizontal technologies will play a major role, both at the OnRamp conference and within the industry – it isn't just insurtechs proper that will drive innovation; companies with cross-industry expertise in analytics, AI, etc. will be crucial, too.
Elizabeth Carraro, director of digital strategy and partnerships at Securian, says, "We're looking at the innovation space broadly, not just looking at the latest and greatest in life insurance. How do you take the sorts of ideas you see with the connected home and apply that kind of thinking to improve life insurance? How do you bring a 140-year-old company into modern times?"
Securian, which provides life insurance and other investment and retirement solutions, is looking in three main areas, she says. The first relates to changes in distribution, including through new aggregators and direct-to-consumer applications. "How do we change the conversation," she asks, "so we aren't just providing a piece of paper? Are there planning tools we can provide, as well?" The second covers the customer experience, a huge emphasis in the life insurance industry. "If you provide data to show that you're taking care of your health, how can we provide you with a better experience and maybe a better rate?" Carraro asks. The third relates to back-end operations: "If you started a company from scratch, what would your systems look like? You need to build for today's tech stack."
Brittany Clements of Allianz Life Ventures says the corporate VC fund has a double mandate. As you'd expect, the fund needs to generate a significant return on its investments. But it also helps the startups in the portfolio thrive and assists the rest of Allianz in taking advantage of the innovative capabilities.
"It's more about the strategic opportunities," Clements said. "We have one person devoted fully to business development for these investments. We work together to solve some of our business challenges, as well."
She cites Covr Financial Technologies, which Allianz Life Ventures met at OnRamp and invested in last year. Covr has developed a platform that digitizes the whole life insurance process for advisers, which is a business in its own right but also can help Allianz's existing operations.
See also: Is Insurtech Wave Hitting a Riptide?
Rick Zullo, who cofounded Equal Ventures and who has a history both with insurance investing and with OnRamp, focuses on establishing relationships at conferences, often well before he considers an investment. He met RiskMatch at our first OnRamp insurance conference and developed relationships that led, first, to an investment and a seat on the board and then to a successful exit when Vertafore bought the analytics company in 2017.
"Our general philosophy has been less about disruption and more about appreciating what legacy insurers and brokers can do very well and appreciating what startups do well," Zullo says. "We try to match those capabilities."
He adds: "Insurance is a world that is rooted in connections and complexity. The folks who win require both. You have to have an extremely nuanced understanding of how this industry operates, and of how relationships are extremely important to getting things done."
We agree, which is why we think the partnership approach for insurtechs and innovation will prove to be so fruitful.
We hope to see you at the Target Center in Minneapolis-St. Paul on April 11. Last year's crop of startups that applied for one-on-one meetings have raised more than $1.7 billion in financing, and we think this year's group is at least as intriguing. Please register here and join us.
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What the Inauguration Tells Us
February 7, 2017 Gautam Kumar	Leave a comment
Jan. 20, 2017, Washington, D.C.: Donald Trump takes the oath as the president of the U.S. Something that was unthinkable even a year ago has actually happened.
A lot has been written about this event in political terms and in economic terms, but what does it mean to us as human beings and as professionals? What does it tell us about the world we all live in and work in?
It's the perfect postcard moment, the perfect imagery that captures the paradigm shift that has been going on for some time at a human level and a societal level. It tells us unmistakably that the world works differently now and values things differently now.
Pithy Trumps Thorough. Our attention span is measured in seconds now. We rarely sit down for an hour or two at a stretch to read something and consider something deeply. We are drawn to pithy, memorable soundbites and no longer have the patience to go through a logical, comprehensive analysis of anything, even if that is of monumental importance. This is not just in politics; even the business world is awash with soundbites, fancy infographics and short-term tactics.
Connection Trumps Content. If we like a leader — if we feel a "connect" with the leader — we support the leader even if the leader's ideas are not great or they don't have many ideas. If we feel a job-seeker is like us — if we feel a connection — we hire him even if he doesn't have the experience we said we wanted. If we like a brand, we buy its products and pay more for them even if they are not the best products.
See also: What Trump Means for Best Practices
Confirmation Trumps Consideration. If someone says something that confirms our own preferences or ideas, we believe it. If someone says something that is contrary to our preferences or ideas, we shut the person out. We don't wish to spend the time needed to consider, to think, to examine, to perhaps change our minds. Conversations have become echo chambers. Again, this is not just in politics. Just think back to the last time you witnessed a conversation between business managers and risk managers in your own organization.
Passion Trumps Perseverance. Our image of the last several generations is that of people persevering to achieve what they want. People starting out with very limited means but working their way up over the course of many years and decades. The current generations are more about passion. If we believe in something, we want everyone to know about it. We want everyone to know our passions and to experience our lives just as we are experiencing it.
Fast and Fleeting. Everything seems to happen faster. Stories build up in hours — globally. Leaders rise to the top in a few short months. New products and companies become dominant in a year or two. But things fade away faster, too. Stories become stale in days, and then no one cares any longer about the Syrian toddler or the burning cell phones or that game-changing corporate merger. Fifteen minutes of fame has become fifteen seconds of fame. Window of opportunity has become a small keyhole.
Digital Unites Us. And It Divides Us. It is no surprise that digital technologies are making the world a smaller place. In politics, pundits and ideas and even fake news seamlessly travel from one country to another. In business, we routinely work with people scattered across the globe. In our daily lives, we use products and services coming from everywhere. However, at a micro level, digital seem to be separating us, putting us in our own bubbles. If you go to a restaurant or observe a family sharing a meal, more often than not their faces are awash in the digital glow of their own devices. The impulse each of us feels to "like" a post or send a message at that very moment is so much stronger than the desire we have to look into each other's eyes and have a real conversation. Just as technology has broken up and reorganized entire industries, it seems to be reorganizing the society — earlier, we belonged to a family or a tribe or a city or a nation, but now we belong to a global, digital, amorphous, even transitory group of people who share our interests.
What should we do?
As professionals and individuals and as mentors and parents, we need to put more emphasis on these traits and skills:
Be a marketer. Good work is important, but talking about it and selling it in a pithy, passionate, confident and catchy way is equally important.
Connect with people. Learn how to understand, relate to and connect to people. Find areas of agreement. Appeal to their heart.
Truly embrace change. Like it or not, change is happening and happening fast. Better to be on its side than to be complacent, comfortable or cocky.
Use the power of digital. It is much more than devices and apps. It can help you find allies across the globe and collaborate with them. It can fundamentally change how your business or home or community operates today.
See also: What Trump Means for Healthcare Reform
But remember to check the devices at the door, when you are with people who are important to you. Just like Trump, your most loyal and trustworthy fans and advisers are likely those you live with or those you often meet face-to-face.
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4 Myths on Social Marketing and Selling
December 8, 2016 Thomas Gay	Leave a comment
Everywhere you look, marketers and companies are promoting the merits of "social marketing" and "social selling" for insurance producers, and there is certainly value to be derived from content marketing and from increasing brand awareness. But social marketing and social selling don't lend themselves to insurance.
There are four myths about social media that an insurance producer has to account for to reach his ideal target client and reach his sales goals.
Myth #1. Social media marketing is useful in and of itself.
Yes, it's inarguable that you need to have a quality LinkedIn and Facebook presence, but that is only a "backstop activity" that allows someone to check you out after meeting you … by some other means. As one blogger recently wrote, LinkedIn is a place for "hunters and the hunted." Most people don't go out to a place like LinkedIn (or Facebook) to find or to shop for an insurance provider. All the carriers and brands are on those sites, shouting positioning messages and trying to get noticed, but more than 75% of LinkedIn users go to that site just once a month, or even less often.
So, don't expect that people will find you on social media and that you'll be distinguishable.
See also: 4 Marketing Lessons for Insurtechs
Myth #2. Content is king.
Publishing good content makes a lot of sense as it can add authority and credibility about who you are. But throwing content alone into your social stream is like casting a big net onto the waters hoping to catch someone swimming by. When you push content out broadly to your networks and your contacts, you're expanding your reach but are still just hoping that someone will swim into that net and want to have a further "discovery" conversation.
How's that working for you now?
Myth #3. I can get noticed by being active in the social marketing stream.
Don't fool yourself. Ask the question: Who is my ideal target client, and how noisy is that person's world? With all of the messaging coming at us all every single day, how can you expect to get enough mindshare to stimulate a response from whomever you're targeting? We're all inundated and have created barriers so that only those people we already trust are let in to our worlds.
The walls are only going to get higher, and social marketing will become even less effective.
Myth #4. Mass promotion using social marketing tactics fits my audience and will fill my sales funnel.
Wait! Just stop and ask yourself: Why do people now choose you as their insurance professional? Then ask: How many leads do I get now from my social media sites?
At the top of the list as to why people choose you will be reasons like trust, relationship and your proven competence. But how can a prospective new client get to learn about you and your character and competence without you focusing on building a highly engaged relationship?
If I glance at your social media pages, I can do it quickly and privately. You won't even know, and then I'll be gone. You can't build trust with these drive-by lookers.
You need to focus first on building connections that really make the walls come down or the doors open, and no amount of mass or social marketing can make up for your investing a part of yourself into the personal relationship. You're in a market where people and relationships matter the most, so this is where your focus should be.
Mass "social" tools are actually un-social and are a poor substitute for building a true one-to-one connection.
The Right Approach
In my firm, Refer.com, we know how valuable a focused, personalized, relationship-marketing approach can be for insurance producers. We have seen how, in less than six weeks, a producer can gain eight to 10 new clients and can generate referred sales opportunities each and every month thereafter.
We urge our clients to build their quality LinkedIn and Facebook pages and gather their great content to provide to the connections that they're making but to focus on building highly engaged, one-on-one relationships with a small group of people. This includes clients, other professionals, connectors and influencers in your marketplace. Then, initiating a continuing, "high-touch," personal connecting plan enabled by a sophisticated app will turn those key people into focused sources of introductions and new-client referrals.
See also: How to Capture Data Using Social Media
You'll quickly set yourself apart from others in your area who are undisciplined and unfocused while you've built a team of committed partners working together to help you grow.
My next article will present the reasons why this approach is guaranteed to change the direction of your business and fill your prospect pipeline with high-quality opportunities. And then we'll show you, step by step, exactly how you can easily make this work for you.
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September 1666: a struggle between two secret societies threatens to destroy London. Three hundred years previously the Praesidum defeated and incarcerated a demon beneath the city. Now the Liberati aim to release it and gain its power for themselves.
Agents of the King are seeking four suspected foreign spies who are, in reality, disparate and unlikely heroes: GABRIEL, the sole remaining member of the Praesidum, crippled by his fear of failure; FREYA, a young thief orphaned by the Great Plague, driven by poverty and self-interest; TOBIAS, a cynical physician, obsessed by his desire for vengeance against the Liberati cavalier who killed his father, and finally and most vitally, BEN, a Westminster schoolboy, whose guilt over his parents' death threatens to destroy him. Yet these four must overcome their personal problems and work together if they are to foil the evil plans of the Liberati, protect the city and gain the means to defeat the demon.
Thrown together by chance when Ben finds an ancient scroll revealing the location of arcane seals that bind the demon beneath London, the story launches into a battle between the Liberati and Praesidium, a battle which takes place within the Great Fire of London. Ultimately, Ben and his friends must confront and defeat both the demon and the evils of the Liberati to save their city and themselves.
Set amidst the Great Fire of London in 1666, The Last Seal is an interesting twist on how the fire first sparked, using demons, magic, and sorcery as the reasons behind why it lasted for five days and destroyed so much of the city. Using the age-old struggle between good and evil as the basis for the story, The Last Seal is a story about the battle between two secret societies, one of which wants only to raise a demon in order to have ultimate power on earth and the other spends all its time and resources on preventing this from ever happening. Woven realistically within the historical context of the Great Fire, with amazing detail that displays how much research went into this work, The Last Seal is a novel full of action, adventure, magic, and secrets.
One of the things I really enjoyed about this novel was the incredible attention to detail in the historical sense. With great attention to detail, Mr. Denning wove a story around the Great Fire in such a way that I could feel London burning and grieve for a place that was falling down around the characters' feet. The descriptions were such that I actually felt like I was there, and I'm still amazed that people did not panic when it first began, considering the drought and lack of resources to put out the flames. While I knew that the Great Fire actually began at a bakery and rapidly spread from there, using a demon to start the fire instead was believable as it was woven quite subtly into the story. My issue was some of the narrow escapes some of the characters faced as I'm sure they would have succumbed to smoke inhalation in the normal sense, but I tended to overlook that and just went with the story. There was also the implication that many people died and I rather liked that as I can't imagine that such a fire would have had only a few deaths and I tend to believe that many more people died and their bodies cremated in the awful heat of the inferno.
Ben and Freya were two of the main characters and they are a complete contrast in study. Ben is a well-to-do young man who gets caught up in the idea of inheriting powerful sorcery and constantly struggles with the concept of doing the honourable thing towards others or grabbing the power for himself. He is also dealing with the aftermath of his parents' death and the guilt he carries from that night. I enjoyed his flawed character as it made him more real, even if I didn't always like his choices or his actions. Freya however, I enjoyed tremendously as I found her concept of honour, even though she was a thief, rather intriguing. While she thought nothing of pilfering others' belongings in order to survive, she had ethics and morals that were quite impressive and would never leave anyone behind no matter the danger to her person. The rest of the characters were interesting as well and I was glad to see Gabriel had issues too. I particularly loved the scene when Gabriel meets his old headmaster again and is reduced to the status of a child; it's quite funny and it reminds me that even as adults we never forget how we behaved as children and those of whom we were afraid. The camaraderie that builds up between the main players was quite nice to see and I was glad that it developed as I really liked all of the main characters.
The Last Seal was an enjoyable novel that moved quickly from scene to scene, hardly giving one time to breathe between events. Set amidst a time of terrible tragedy for London, it is also a historical treat for those of us who really enjoy learning about the past. Written in an easy style, it is highly recommended for readers of any age who enjoy historical fiction with a twist of paranormal. I am definitely looking forward to the next book in this series when it is released.
Sounds like a good read! I love historical novels where the author has done their homework--it adds that much more depth to the world and characters and plot.


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Ed. note: Between December 26 and December 28, 2017, Chris Cantrell, a Pod fan and self-proclaimed "recreational runner" took on the Dreadmill 48-Hour Endurance Challenge on a public treadmill located inside a local running store. Here is his story.
Many have asked how I ended up spending two days on a treadmill in the We Run store in Cedar Rapids. Well, let's just say maybe I should learn to keep my mouth shut. Sometime last September, I was surfing Ultrasignup looking at all the cool races listed there. Then it happened. I saw the race listing that would change the rest of my year: a virtual race called the Dreadmill 48 Hour Endurance Challenge. The challenge was to run 100 miles on a treadmill in under 48 hours.
The race listing stated: The Dreadmill 48 Hour Endurance Challenge is a virtual event. Any two days that you choose in December 2017. This option is open for you to pick whenever you want to run. You have 48 hours to get as many miles possible. This is a zero profit event so 100% of the proceeds go to the Alzheimer's Association for Alzheimer Research.
I was not unfamiliar with training on the treadmill. I had run the C&O Canal 100 in April 2017. I thought, "I could do that." As I thought about the possibilities of participating in the Dreadmill Challenge, I wondered if there was a way to raise even more money for the cause. A few days later I brought the idea up to We Run owner Kris Tharp before a group run. Kris was immediately excited about the idea, and said we could do it IN THE STORE!
This set in motion a whirlwind of sponsorship solicitations, increased treadmill running, and crew coordination. Participation in two 50k's and a 12-hour overnight treadmill run gobbled up October. November was spent trying to get in as many miles as possible on the treadmill while staying healthy. I don't think I had any off-treadmill runs in November. December started with a 53-mile training week and then a taper through Christmas.
At noon on December 26, 2017, I pressed the start button on a treadmill in the We Run store in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. I put in 41 miles between noon and 9:29 p.m. I calculated out my pace and realized my pacing strategy had me on pace to run approximately 200 miles in 48 hours. (You can clearly see this early running in my MilestonePod graphs below.) I was well aware that pace was not going to be sustainable. Since I was running in the store and we were putting on a 48 hour event, I needed to be on the treadmill as much as possible. So I slowed and walked most of the night.
ABOVE: Supporters Sarah Farebother (running) and Marci Williams. BELOW: I was joined by Linn County Iowa Sheriff Brian Gardner.
The time on the treadmill during most of the challenge passed fairly quickly. This was largely due to the fact that I had a change in crew members every few hours, a steady stream of people running on a second treadmill next to me, and friends and family stopping by to encourage me. I was also greatly distracted by telling everyone who would lend me an ear about the MilestonePod I was using to track my run. Although these distractions were useful, it caused me to lose sight of an important priority- foot care.
I first noticed I had lost track of my feet after a blister popped on a toe. I hadn't changed socks often enough and had failed to reapply any lubricant to my feet. Blistering toes ultimately slowed me down to about 2.0 miles an hour in the last 8 hours.
My local Team RWB chapter, of which I am a member (I am a Marine Corps veteran), served as my crew and did an excellent job. They kept track of my miles, nutrition and hydration all while giving out door prizes and running multiple raffles. They also made sure I synced my MilestonePod from time to time (it holds 20 hours of data at one time). Many of them changed their sleep cycles significantly to stop in and check on me, keep me company in the middle of the night, or come in and work on my feet. I cannot thank them enough.
In all I ran 118.55 miles in the 48 hours, but more importantly, as a team, we put on an event which raised $3,900 to support medical research funded by the Alzheimer's Association.
The MilestonePod recorded 114.64 mile (2.9% error), which is due to the fact that I had not yet calibrated my Pod and there were some bits of walking too slow to register (below 100 spm).
Along with Chris's dedication, his consistently high cadence while running aided in keeping a low rate of impact for the entire event. Though he was probably sore afterwards, he was able to complete all 48 hours of being on his feet by not beating up his joints with higher rates of impact during the run. Great job, Chris! Thanks for letting us "ride along" for your cool event!
To contact Chris, donate or learn more, see the event Facebook page.
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Facebook – You Don't Realize It, But You Are Being Programmed
Another former executive at Facebook expressed similar thoughts. "I feel tremendous guilt," said Chamath Palihapitiya, former vice-president of user growth at Facebook, in a public talk in November. "I think we all knew in the back of our minds…something bad could happen.
The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops that we have created are destroying how society works," he went on gravely, before a hushed audience at Stanford business school. "It is eroding the core foundations of how people behave."
Mr. Palihapitaya actually went on to say that although he could no longer control how things at Facebook are playing out, he can control his own decisions and he can control his kids' decisions, which is not to use Facebook. Once again, this story gives much food for thought, also considering our own Facebook use.
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The Aston Martin V12 Speedster will warp your face
Millionaire petrolheads have just received another insane track weapon
This will not appeal to toupee-wearing men. PHOTO FROM ASTON MARTIN
Following in the very profitable tire tracks of the Ferrari Monza SP2 and the McLaren Elva is the Aston Martin V12 Speedster. Designed for people with more money than they know what to do with, this al fresco hairdryer showcases what Aston's Q division is capable of and will make just a few lucky customers very happy. Brought from idea to reality in just 12 months, the limited-edition Speedster features elements from the DBS Superleggera and the Vantage but sits on its own platform. It is covered by a bespoke carbon-fiber body that leaves the driver and the passenger almost completely exposed to the elements, and it's fair to say that Aston Martin engineers and designers have delivered another tidy-looking car that is guaranteed to find favor with loaded petrolheads everywhere.
Imagine showing up to your high school reunion in this. Who's 'likely to succeed' now? PHOTOS FROM ASTON MARTIN
Under the sleek and seemingly endless hood of the Speedster sits Aston Martin's ferocious 5.2-liter twin-turbo V12 engine that churns out 700hp and 753Nm. Combined with an eight-speed ZF automatic transmission, this powerplant is capable of propelling the roofless roadster from zero to 100km/h in just 3.5 seconds, onward to a limited top speed of 300km/h, presumably so the heads of anyone onboard aren't ripped off in the typhoon that will be blasting through the cabin at higher speeds.
Just tell the wife that the passenger seat was made especially for her. She won't nag you. PHOTOS FROM ASTON MARTIN
Painted in Skyfall Silver, the car stands on massive 21-inch forged center-lock alloy wheels that are trying hard to hide huge carbon-ceramic brakes measuring 410mm at the front and 360mm at the back. With there not being any roof, windows or windshield, nothing will get in the way of the occupants and the sound of the V12, which is blasted to the world by a stainless-steel exhaust system that exists centrally into the diffuser surface to create a majestic soundtrack. It's almost a certainty that anyone driving this thing will need to scrape flies off his teeth afterward as so much automobile silliness is bound to leave the driver grinning from ear to ear.
An optional livery pack pays tribute to the F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft. Pretty cool. PHOTOS FROM ASTON MARTIN
Whatever tiny cabin space there is has been covered in materials like structural satin carbon fiber, finest leather, chrome, aluminum and 3D-printed rubber. There is even a little bit of space for luggage under the rear bumps, although this car hardly seems to be the best choice for long road trips. Priced at £765,000 (P50 million) apiece including UK tax, most of the 88 examples that will ever be built will no doubt disappear in private collections or be driven around town on sunny days. Some of the owners will also use it the way it was clearly designed to be used, and try to drive the wheels off it while listening to the screams of the engine. Those owners will be easy to identify. They're the ones with the big smiles and the flies stuck to their faces.
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News13. March 2019
Eurosceptics to oppose May's Brexit deal, making defeat likely
London – Leading eurosceptic lawmakers in British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives look set to oppose her revised Brexit deal late Tuesday, making another parliamentary defeat likely.
Lawmakers to vote on the deal
Conservative lawmaker Bill Cash said he and other legal advisers examined the advice given to May by Attorney General Geoffrey Cox and concluded that it "does not meet the tests the government set itself," despite May's claim to have secured legally binding improvements in last-minute talks with EU leaders.
"In the light of our own legal analysis and others we do not recommend accepting the government's motion today," Cash said on behalf of the European Research Group (ERG) of some 80 Conservative eurosceptic lawmakers.
Lawmakers will vote on the deal after May said she had secured legal assurances in last-minute discussions with EU leaders late Monday.
In a blow to May, Cox said the risk of Britain remaining in an indefinite arrangement with the European Union to protect an open Irish border after Brexit remained "unchanged."
He said there was still a legal risk of failed trade talks leaving Britain trapped in the so-called "backstop" arrangement, which is designed as a temporary, last-resort measure to guarantee and open Irish border.
Cox said the EU's assurances did reduce the risk that Britain could be "indefinitely and involuntarily detained" in the backstop – designed to keep an open border between Ireland and Northern Ireland after Brexit – because of "bad faith" in negotiations by the EU.
Speaking in parliament later, he urged lawmakers to back May's deal, saying their decision was ultimately "political" rather than legal.
In a statement from the group's legal advisers, published on Twitter by deputy chair Steve Baker, the ERG said the withdrawal agrement still does no provide "any exit mechanism form the [backstop] protocol which is under the UK's control."
It said Cox's claim that "bad faith" by the EU could provide away out of the protocol "is not credible in practice."
May suffered a defeat in the first vote
The eurosceptics are concerned the backstop – intended as a temporary, last-resort measure – treats Northern Ireland differently from the rest of the United Kingdom and could become a permanent arrangement if post-Brexit trade talks fail.
With Britain set to leave the EU on March 29, barring any delay to that plan, time is running out for lawmakers to agree on the way forward.
May suffered a crushing defeat in the first vote on her Brexit deal in mid-January.
Labour, the main opposition party, said her last-minute negotiations had failed and had not changed the deal on the table.
Cox's advice confirms that there have been "no significant changes" to the withdrawal agreement, leaving the government's strategy "in tatters," said Keir Starmer, Labour's Brexit spokesman.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said earlier that the agreement in Strasbourg "does not contain anything approaching the changes Theresa May promised parliament."
If May loses Tuesday's vote, parliament is expected to hold two more votes on Wednesday and Thursday on whether Britain should leave the EU without a deal, and if it should extend the Brexit negotiations.
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By Rocky Vega
Three Ways to Save the Euro That Won't Work
Just two short years ago, it was harder for Americans to justify spending time in Europe. It was much less affordable as the euro hovered near a record high just below $1.60. How things have changed. Today it's closer to $1.27… down more than 20% on concerns stemming from Greece's overwhelming sovereign debt.
So, the upside is that visiting Europe is much less expensive right now. The downside? An unraveling euro could set off a strange and potentially drastic set of consequences for the global economy.
Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz further describes the challenge…
"One proposed solution is for these countries to engineer the equivalent of a devaluation – a uniform decrease in wages. This, I believe, is unachievable, and its distributive consequences are unacceptable. The social tensions would be enormous. It is a fantasy.
"There is a second solution: the exit of Germany from the eurozone or the division of the eurozone into two sub-regions. The euro was an interesting experiment, but, like the almost-forgotten exchange-rate mechanism (ERM) that preceded it and fell apart when speculators attacked the British pound in 1992, it lacks the institutional support required to make it work.
"There is a third solution, which Europe may come to realize is the most promising for all: implement the institutional reforms, including the necessary fiscal framework, that should have been made when the euro was launched."
Unfortunately, the first solution would hurt economically in a way politicians are unlikely to bear. For the second, it's still quite difficult to envision Germany quitting the eurozone. Finally, the third solution sounds a bit utopian given the inter-state political battleground Europe has been resembling in recent weeks. All three potential solutions are paved with landmines.
If yesterday's brief but trillion-dollar value wipeout was any indication of things to come, and it probably was, we had better prepare for the worst now. Again though… at least vacations in Europe should be discounted this summer.
Visit Project Syndicate to read more about whether or not the euro can be saved.
Rocky Vega,
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About Rocky Vega:
Rocky Vega is publisher of Agora Financial International, where he advances the growth of Agora Financial publishing enterprises outside of the US. Previously, he was publisher of The Daily Reckoning, and founding publisher of both UrbanTurf and RFID Update — which he ran from Brazil, Chile, and Puerto Rico — as well as associate publisher of FierceFinance. Rocky has an honors MS from the Stockholm School of Economics and an honors BA from Harvard University, where he served on the board of directors for Let?s Go Publications, Harvard Student Agencies, and The Harvard Advocate.


MONTRÉAL, April 16, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - Aéro Montréal, Quebec's aerospace cluster, and the Institute for Data Valorisation (IVADO), today signed a partnership agreement on artificial intelligence (AI) and its applications for the aerospace sector. This signing was held during the Global Supply Chain Summit taking place today at the Palais des congrès de Montréal.
"This agreement aims to facilitate and promote the emergence of artificial intelligence projects in aerospace in order to support SMEs in transitioning to Industry 4.0," says Suzanne M. Benoît, President of Aéro Montréal. "Many companies in the sector are already working to integrate advanced technologies into their activities to accelerate their growth and maintain their competitiveness."
"This partnership strengthens the Québec aerospace industry's position in the world by laying the foundation for the development of innovative collaborative projects in the field," says Gilles Savard, General Director of IVADO. "We are delighted to have Aéro Montréal join our data science ecosystem to meet the digital challenges in aerospace."
Over the next two years, Aéro Montréal and IVADO intend to collaborate on the establishment of an Aerospace AI working committee and organize events to promote the exchange of best practices, as well as highlight the many innovations and opportunities offered by AI.
The Institute for data valorization (IVADO) is a joint initiative of HEC Montréal, Polytechnique Montréal and Université de Montréal that brings together nearly 100 industrial, academic and government partners. With over 1 200 member researchers, IVADO is a multidisciplinary centre of advanced expertise in statistics, artificial intelligence and operations research.
IVADO's mission is to 1) contribute to the development of an economic sector in big data processing for decision making; 2) create privileged partnerships between industry and the administrative, social and academic sectors; 3) contribute to the advancement of knowledge and train new generations of data scientists; and 4) foster exchange and knowledge sharing between experts, partners, researchers and students.


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Home International Indonesia returns 5 containers of waste to US
Indonesia returns 5 containers of waste to US
JAKARTA, June 15: Indonesia has returned five containers of rubbish to the United States and will not become a "dumping ground", officials said Saturday, the latest Southeast Asian country to return imported waste.
The containers were supposed to contain only paper scrap, according to the customs documents. Instead they were loaded with other waste including bottles, plastic waste, and diapers, said senior environment ministry official Sayid Muhadhar.
"This is not appropriate and we don't want to be a dumping ground," Muhadhar told AFP.
The five containers — owned by a Canadian company — were shipped from Seattle in the United States to Indonesia's second biggest city Surabaya in late March, Muhadhar said.
It was not immediately clear where the rubbish originated from.
Indonesia is currently examining several other containers in Jakarta's port and the city of Batam on the island of Sumatra.
It is the latest country to return imported rubbish after neighbouring Malaysia vowed to ship back hundreds of tonnes of plastic waste last month.
The Philippines has ordered tonnes of garbage dumped in the country to be shipped back to Canada, sparking a diplomatic row between the two countries.
For years China received the bulk of scrap plastic from around the world, but closed its doors to foreign refuse last year in an effort to clean up its environment.
Huge quantities of waste have since been redirected to Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, Indonesia and to a lesser degree the Philippines.
Around 300 million tonnes of plastic are produced every year. Much of that ends up in landfill or in the seas, according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF). (AFP)


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March 20, 1961 was the 79th day of the year 1961 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 286 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.
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This Cutting-Edge 76-Metre Superyacht Can Cruise the High Seas for 40 Days Straight
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La Datcha has not set sail yet but is already making waves in the industry. Scheduled for delivery in autumn 2020, the 76-metre superyacht is being built in the Netherlands for Russian banker Oleg Tinkov as part of Damen's SeaXplorer series. The world's first purpose-built icebreaker yacht compliant with the International Maritime Organization's Polar Code, she's set to become the undisputed best in the growing expedition category.
Described by Damen as "the ultimate crossover of superyacht quality and finish with serious capability," the rugged La Datcha can break through 16-inch-thick ice and maintain autonomy at sea for up to 40 days. Tinkov played an integral role in the design and customization of this SeaXplorer SX77 model, and his passion for adventuring is reflected in the ship's extraordinary equipment inventory: two helicopters with helideck and hangar, two snowmobiles, a submersible, a dive center with a decompression chamber and several tenders, including two RIBs.
Intending to spend 20 weeks of the year aboard the yacht, Tinkov will offer La Datcha for charter the rest of the time, with a tour that stretches from Alaska and the Kamchatka Peninsula to Madagascar and Antarctica. Forming the "floating chalet" part of the Tinkoff Collection rental property portfolio, which includes chalets in Courchevel and Val Thorens, the superyacht opens up a world of uncharted heli-skiing terrain.
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As Tinkov explains, "My houses in the French Alps enable me to remain fully focused on skiing while also indulging in a healthy dose of hedonism. La Datcha takes this to even greater extremes—I can enjoy heli-skiing in the world's most challenging environments and still return to exceptional service and luxury."
Spanning six decks—four of which are accessed with a glass-encased elevator—and accommodating 12 guests, the vessel includes two master cabins and an observation lounge with full-height windows. Onboard amenities also include a spa, a gym, indoor and outdoor hot tubs and Tinkov's personally selected ski guides, you'll feel on top of the world regardless of destination. The boat is available to charter for the 2020/21 season through Edmiston Yachts at a starting price of approximately $1.2 million per week.
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La Librería de Mujeres fue fundada en Madrid, España, en el año 1978. Alberga producciones obras de temática feminista, narrativa femenina y cuentos no sexistas en distintos idiomas escritos por mujeres en su mayoría, aquellos autores varones que aparecen son referentes a la temática.

Historia
En 1978, época de transición española, no existía el derecho de reunión, de divorcio ni de la interrupción voluntaria del embarazo, la feminista Jimena Alonso junto a: Cristina Alberdi, Cristina Pérez Fraga, Celia Amorós, Carlota Bustelo, Ángela Cerrillo, Manuela Carmena y Felicidad Orquín, entre otras, plantearon la iniciativa de contar con una librería que permitiera a las mujeres reunirse de manera periódica.  La cooperativa de 200 mujeres encabezadas consiguieron su espacio, que se ubicó en la calle San Cristóbal, cercana a Sol y la Plaza Mayor y denominandose Librería de Mujeres — Centro de Encuentro.

En 1986 debido a diversos problemas la cooperativa librería se traspasó. Lola Pérez, Elena Lasheras y Ana Domínguez negociaron las deudas y relanzaron el espacio que actualmente se encuentra en la ubicación inicial y está dirigida por Alba Varela Lasheras,  hija de Elena Lasheras.

Editorial
En 1989 cerró LaSal, editorial catalana que se dedicaba exclusivamente a publicar y traducir feminismo. La iniciativa fue retomada y se continuó con dos de esas publicaciones, la colección Cuadernos Inacabados y la Agenda de las Mujeres.   En 1991, se presentó Horas y Horas, la editorial feminista.

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Librerías feministas


Pretoria – The Science and Technology Department and mobile phone supplier, Nokia, have entered into an ambitious partnership to develop technological projects across the country.
This came after the department and Nokia signed a memorandum of understanding which allows for potential areas of collaboration to be developed, funded and implemented.
The partnership, aimed at implementing a number of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) projects, is also targeted at stimulating innovation and growth in South Africa.
Science and Technology Minister, Naledi Pandor, also acknowledged the role of ICTs in boosting economic growth.
"This is why the DST is leading the implementation of the national ICT research, development and innovation strategy. In this regard, we view public-private partnerships to be of importance for us in achieving this objective," she said.
One of the key expected outcomes of the plan is an innovative indigenous ICT industry that addresses South Africa's ICT needs in the public and private sectors, and attracts investment by multinationals involved in innovation and manufacturing.
Vice President for Government Relations for Nokia: Middle East and Africa, Jussi Hinkkanen, said South Africa has a thriving telecommunication industry, with a lot of potential for disruptive innovation.
"Our objective is to support local talent in developing their skills, and then integrate them into both regional and global markets," he said.
In addition to stimulating entrepreneurial activity and high technological innovation, the collaboration intends to promote the interest of South African learners, cultivating the scientists and engineers of tomorrow.
The General Manager for Nokia in South Africa, Gerard Brandjes, added: "As South Africa's leading mobile company, it is our responsibility to identify areas where our technical skills can facilitate the development of society.
Through the Nokia Siemens Network, the Africa Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Project Office and the department, the parties will continue to seek ways to enhance collaboration on large-scale computing, data transport and sensor networks in support of the African SKA bid.
The project is expected to revolutionise the ICT industry in terms of data processing and sensor networks.
Rufus Andrew, Managing Director of Nokia Siemens Networks South Africa, said they are using their global expertise in telecommunications and in-depth knowledge of the local South African market to advise the SKA bid teams.
"We have been involved in the project from the start, supporting and advising the project team on all technical requirements, capacity planning, provisioning and skills," he said. South Africa is competing with Australia to hosting the SKA.


I have already read most of the other answers pertaining to this question. I recently switched over to using Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 full-time on my laptop. I am using an external Logitech K360 keyboard. When I first installed Ubuntu, the media keys did work with Clementine.
Then they suddenly stopped working. I did a little research, and using gsettings to reset org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys back to defaults did work the first time. But then they stopped working again (I believe after a reboot, but I'm not certain) and that trick didn't work a second time. I tried setting those values both to 'XF86AudioPlay' as well as just 'AudioPlay' (which is what it had been set to the first time it stopped working) but it still is not recognized in Clementine, regardless of whether or not I check "Use GNOME's shortcut keys" or manually set those shortcuts.
Also tried setting all of these shortcuts to Disabled in the gnome-control-center keyboard section. Still not working.
When I go to set the shortcuts in Clementine now, I cannot just push the media buttons, it doesn't register. If I do Ctrl+Play/Pause for example, that will register. So it's like these keypresses aren't being passed to Clementine. I could live with Ctrl+media button but my bluetooth headphones send the same keypresses via AVRCP (at least I believe so) and they of course, are not working either.
I am using Clementine 1.3.1. Just tested and media keys not working in VLC either. Any insight is greatly appreciated!
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Microscope adapter for mounting C-mount cameras onto Nikon Eclipse microscopes. The D10NETC is a low profile adapter with an effective magnification of 1.0X, suitable for cameras with 1" format CCD sensors. It includes a twist-style focus adjustment to set parfocality with the camera display.
This adapter was used for some internal demonstrations and has some minor cosmetic damage but functions as brand new. Please view the photo of the product to see the cosmetic damage. You can return the adapter within 14 days for a full refund if not satisfied. This adapter also comes with a 90-day service warranty.


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