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The two most compelling stories from the Sony Open have more in common than you'd first think
The first time I saw Kevin Na at a press conference came in 2014 on Saturday at the Valspar Championship. I didn't know a lot about him at the time and hadn't really thought much about him, either. The extent of my knowledge was his infamous performance at the 2012 Players Championship, when he became a punching bag for writers everywhere because of the endless waggles and false starts that saw him take up to a minute over a ball before hitting it. Even at the time, the treatment of him felt cruel—he was clearly under mental duress and understood all too well how frustrating the spectacle must have been for viewers and his playing partners.
The broad term for this is the "yips," a punchy, comical word that paints a poor picture of the psychological strain of the athletes who suffer from the affliction. It's also incredibly difficult to understand for those who have never experienced anything like it and can't count empathy among their strong suits. And it certainly didn't help that Na led going into the final round, heightening the intense spotlight on his balky swing. At one point, he yelled at himself to "pull the trigger!" and reportedly was near tears by the end of Sunday's round after a glut of heckling accompanied his ugly 76.
By 2014, he had done everything he could to speed up his play, even though by then he knew he'd likely be dealing with some form of his particular mental quirk forever. At the Valspar, his sincerity surprised me, as did his openness about the pain of his reputation.
"It just put a stamp on me," he said. "It's not fair. I've had a lot of guys come up to me and say, 'You know, you really changed.' Even Louis Oosthuizen said to me, he and his caddie looked at me, 'Kevin, you're not slow.' I said, 'Well, thank you.' But doesn't mean the viewer is going to change what they think about me."
We spoke for 20 minutes at the driving range of the Colonial later that year. After an awkward beginning—he told me he would take practice swings while we talked, and when I joked that this was an old Tiger technique to keep journalists at a distance, he didn't seem to appreciate the humor, perhaps because it's exactly why he was doing it—he was open about his background, and the chat was pleasant if not profound. At one point, an agent approached him hoping to recruit him as a client since Na was, as far as I could tell, the only major player on tour without representation. (He's represented today by Pro-Sport Management.) He declined politely, and aside from the details of the conversation, the impression I left with was one of polish over a sublayer of intensity. He was affable, but you couldn't miss the underlying tension, a familiar tautness of being that made his seemingly eternal optimism all the more impressive.
Despite his improvement, the struggles and the drama would continue. Steve Williams would call him a "bad movie you watch over and over" to his face in late 2014, he'd endure a nightmarish broken engagement with a Korean fiancee and, despite turning pro at age 17, he'd continue to struggle under pressure. The golfer who was supposed to be a phenom was instead a competent-yet-tormented professional, and by age 35 had only one PGA Tour victory.
After his win Sunday at the Sony Open, Na has now won an event in four straight seasons, has found domestic contentment with his wife and two children, and seems, against the odds, to have endured and emerged from the heavy trials of what we can charitably call a difficult brain. Now the 37-year-old believes he can win, and now he's able to play his best in a crowded field with final-round pressure. And as he said in his championship presser, he's "hungry for more."
If Na hadn't birdied the 18th on Sunday—if the rogue blade of Bermuda grass on his final chip had led to a humiliating mis-hit, as he feared—then he would have found himself in a playoff with Chris Kirk. For Kirk to be in a position to win was itself a story of resilience, and though he didn't ring the bell, Kirk accomplished the improbable anyway. As Christopher Powers wrote, he needed to finish in a two-way tie for third place to keep his full PGA Tour status after his leave of absence, and to say that's asking a lot is an understatement for the ages, particularly for someone without a top-10 PGA Tour finish in three years. And yet, he pulled it off, posting a Sunday 65 after bogeying two of his first three holes to finish in a tie for second with Joaquin Niemann.
As Kirk revealed in an excellent interview with the PGA Tour's Helen Ross in the fall of 2019, his absence stemmed from alcohol abuse and depression. "Everybody has issues," he said at the time. "Everybody has stuff that is bothering them that they need to work on. This just happens to be my thing."
Kirk drank to stave off his own anxiety and depression, and when he stopped, those demons came roaring back—a horrific Catch-22 familiar to many addicts. The process of recovery entailed staying home, going on medication and therapy.
When I covered the tour in the 2013-14 season, Kirk won the first tournament I attended, known then as the McGladrey in Sea Island, defeating Briny Baird in a playoff. As proof that you can't judge a book by its cover, Kirk would have been the last person I'd expect to struggle as he did. He was a serious, motivated and disciplined golfer who seemed poised to join the best American players of his generation, and those traits had been with him since childhood. When we spoke on the phone the next year, he was playing Legos with his son at their home in Atlanta, and he spoke about his ability to play his best golf under pressure after blowing a tournament in Australia to Jim Herman early in his career—an ability that hasn't diminished with time.
It goes to show that you can't tell how an anxious disposition will manifest itself over time. Kevin Na and Chris Kirk have very different struggles on the surface, but the psychological roots of what they've endured are nothing if not thematic. Their respective triumphs in Hawaii represent something better, and more lasting, than mere victory. They represent resilience in the face of a life that doesn't go according to plan.
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As spring begins to give way to summer heat, our ceiling fan gurus are back to help get your favorite air-movers in top performing condition. On this week's Ask the Randys, we're talking pesky creaks and wobbles. Randys, work your magic!
The ceiling fan in my bedroom is keeping me up at night with a loud rattling sound. What can I do to fix it?
A noisy ceiling fan can really be the pits. Luckily, there's easy troubleshooting you can do to try and alleviate the problem.
First, check to make sure all the screws in the fan's motor housing are snug. They should not be loose or over-tight. Next, check the screws securing the blade flanges to the motor hub and make sure they are also snug.
If these troubleshooting efforts do not resolve the issue, the noise may be in the motor and require further technical service. In that instance, call the good folks at Carroll Parts at 1-800-654-3545 for assistance.
My ceiling fan is wobbly and off balance. Help!
Usually when a fan wobbles it's because some of its components are not securely seated and/or fastened. First, check the setscrew in the motor coupling to ensure that it's not loose. If it is, tighten it.
It's also a possibility that the setscrew in the hanger ball/downrod assembly is loose. Do as instructed above and tighten the hanger ball assembly setscrew.
Next, make sure that the blade flanges are securely fastened to the motor housing.
Lastly, check the hanger bracket and outlet box to ensure the screws are securely fastened.
If troubleshooting does not resolve the issue, your blades may be off balance. Use the blade balancing kit supplied with your Emerson fan to adjust the balance of your blades. If you need a balancing kit, give Carroll Parts a call at 1-800-654-3545. Interchanging an adjacent blade pair can help redistribute the fan's weight, resulting in smoother operation.
My Emerson fan has a nice hum to it. Worse on the counter clockwise than clockwise. Thoughts?
Most electric motors have some inherent buzz but if it is loud and annoying it could be that a capacitor in the wiring harness or receiver is the cause. Does the fan have the buzz noise on high speed?


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How the President Saved the World: A Moron's Guide to the Debt Ceiling Fight
Tea is his kryptonite
It's August the Second, which means the apocalypse must be upon us. I've seen the timers in the corner of every news network, counting down to our doomsday, and I heard the president tell us that there are evil people poised to throw all our grannies off a cliff while they point a gun at the head of our entire economy. Thus, this will probably be my last blog post. I better make it a good one, I guess, not that it will matter much when the Internet comes crashing down tonight.
But wait! What is that light? Is it? Can it be? Why, YES, a deal has been struck. Grannies are being pulled back from the brink and the gun is being lowered. Congress has just rushed through a big bill that will solve all our problems! Hooray! It's a new dawn in America. The birds are chirping, children are laughing, and Al Qaeda no longer wishes to harm us. What a relief! Let us reflect on this amazing moment in the history of life on Earth.
Last week, the president delivered a speech in which he told us about this dark threat to our world. He explained that the government has a special button they push every so often--heck, even President Reagan pushed it over a dozen times--that prevents this dark threat from destroying us all and that, for some reason, there are horrible people that don't want the government to push the button. The president argued that we have to do what has always been done--we have to maintain the status quo--or all is lost. (In other words, it was his usual talk of hope and change.)
We were told that we had to be prepared to do whatever it takes to stop those evil, extremist conservatives, but since we were trying to stop them anyway, we should go ahead and make a few demands. We absolutely had to make sure the government takes money from rich people ("millionaires, billionaires, and corporate jet owners," as the talking points memos continue to remind us) because it is somehow a "balanced" approach. Also, we had to make sure that we raise the "debt ceiling" (which the president helpfully explained was too complex for most of us to really understand) by enough that it takes us past the next election. This is because it would be irresponsible to have this debate again, which implies that, as long as we get passed next November, we will never, ever, ever have to hear the words "debt ceiling" ever again. It certainly couldn't have anything to do with the re-election itself; the president just used that as a convenient calendar date.
If they strike him down, he shall become more powerful than we could possibly imagine
It seems this all has something to do with money. Since the president is right to assume I'm a drooling idiot, I don't really understand it. The government, apparently, costs lots of money, trillions of dollars a year. This is how it can provide us all with so many great things like the I.R.S., wars, our fabulous school system, and some magical substance called "red tape." Times are kinda rough, so the government needs to spend more than usual, in order to "stimulate the economy" and continue the ridiculously important work we're undertaking in Libya. This is why the president so reasonably asked Congress to increase the amount we are allowed to spend (that can't be the "debt ceiling," which the president assured us is something far, far more complicated than that simpleton concept) by over $2 trillion. Why would anybody have a problem with that?
Because Republicans are evil. Yes, that's right. They want to kill women and eat babies, which is the only logical reason they would oppose the president's perfectly reasonable request. They claim they want to "reduce spending," but that can't possibly be true. According to the most optimistic offer that passed the House (if you don't understand that, it's okay; the government process is way too confusing for most of us), they want to increase spending by as little as $4 trillion over ten years. You see, when they say "cut spending," they mean "slightly reduce the amount of money the government will increase spending in the next decade"; it has nothing to do with tackling the debt. Saying that any proposed bill reduces the debt is like saying pulling your parachute when you're skydiving gets you closer to the moon. It's all a big trick from those loathesome ones, all part of their sick plan to wheel our grannies to their deaths.
There seems to be some members of the unholy Republican alliance known as "Tea Party Freshmen." These zombies don't like following the herd in Washington, so when it came time for the government to decide whether or not it should avert the coming Armaggedon, they stubbornly voted no. The vast majority of the Democratic Party voted no, too (as did Senator Obama a few years ago), but that's totally different. Extreme Democrats are a special class of responsible citizen known as a "Progressive," and they are only interested in feeding the hungry and giving a helping hand to the poor. Since raising the debt ceiling doesn't directly bring rainbows and sunshine, they sometimes vote against it too. They aren't standing in the way of government or holding the economy hostage like those Tea Party folks; they are merely making a symbolic stance on principle. We can understand that, because usually the rest of the government overrides them.
That baby is now free from sin
But those Tea Party types, they brought the government to its knees. You have no idea how close we all came to spontaneously combusting because of their reckless game of chicken. They simply wouldn't listen to reason or concede even a little bit of wiggle room to the benevolent president. They acted like crazy, intransigent idealogues, which is nothing like how the Democrats acted a while back when they were only interested in using bipartisanship to pass the healthcare overhaul.
This is why the president doesn't seem to have gotten everything he wanted--nay, needed--from the debt negotiations. This is why his biggest advocates are afraid that his leadership has failed. He simply didn't have a choice, because those crooked Tea Party folks just wouldn't pass anything. Haven't you heard? Republicans are the Party of No! The Democrat-controlled Senate, with very little cooperation from the Republican minority, sent bill after bill to the Republican-controlled House that the House wouldn't even vote on, much less amend and send back as is customary. Oh wait, maybe I got that backwards. Well, nevermind. What you have to remember is that Republicans weren't willing to work with the Democrats. They kept saying that every idea the Democrats had was "dead on arrival." Or is that the other way around? I'm so confused.
The Tea Party terrorists were actually demanding that we amend the Constitution so that Congress would be forced to balance the budget and keep our debt under control. That's sheer insanity! We don't need a constitutional amendment to get things under control, because we can trust this Congress--and all future Congresses--to do its job responsibly. No matter what happens, we know they will responsibly pass budgets year after year, as the law requires them to do, and we know they will restrain themselves and keep spending to a minimum. The current spending is only at this level because we are in a financial crisis, and the only reason the Senate hasn't passed a budget in over two years is because of the Tea Party (somehow). When the current crisis goes away, of course the government will cut back like it always does, and we can be absolutely certain there won't be another crisis tomorrow that requires the government to reluctantly spend so much.
Obama is awesome
It's a good thing this final compromise--the one that just passed--doesn't include a requirement that a balanced budget amendment get passed through Congress. That would, undoubtably, accelerate climate change and cause the sun to go supernova. It's a damn good thing we have a president who can stand up to such unreasonable and ludicrous demands.
So even though the president didn't get to take money from those greedy corporate jet owners, he and the Democrats should be applauded for saving life as we know it. House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi told me so a few days ago. If it weren't for their incredible leadership and willingness to compromise in the face of such unyielding horror, tomorrow's sunrise would not be certain. Now, thanks to the president, the markets will rise in celebration, unemployment will plummet, kittens won't die, and those Tea Party Nazis will crawl back into the muck from which they came, never to threaten our peace and happiness ever again. Thank you, President Obama, for looking out for us, the stupid masses who just don't understand what it's like to face those evil Republicans day in and day out. Thank you, President Obama, for fighting for our rights and freedoms. Thank you, President Obama, for giving us life and saving the world.
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Shakyamuni (ཤཱཀྱ་ཐུབ་པ་, shAkya thub pa; Ston pa shAkya thub pa)
釈尊・釈迦牟尼 (Skt; Jpn Shakuson or Shakamuni)
Also known as Gautama Buddha. The founder of Buddhism. "Shakyamuni" means "sage of the Shakyas," Shakya being the name of the tribe or clan to which his family belonged.
Opinions differ concerning the dates of his birth and death. According to Buddhist tradition in China and Japan, he was born on the eighth day of the fourth month of 1029 B.C.E. and died on the fifteenth day of the second month of 949 B.C.E., but recent studies have him living nearly five hundred years later.
The view prevalent among scholars is that Shakyamuni lived from about 560 to about 480 B.C.E., though some scholars hold that he lived from about 460 to about 380 B.C.E.
He was the son of Shuddhodana, the king of the Shakyas, a small tribe whose kingdom was located in the foothills of the Himalayas south of what is now central Nepal.
Shakyamuni's family name was Gautama (Best Cow), and his childhood or given name was Siddhartha (Goal Achieved), though some scholars say the latter is a title bestowed on him by later Buddhists in honor of the enlightenment he attained.
According to the Buddhist scriptures, Shakyamuni was born in Lumbini Gardens, in what is now Rummindei in southern Nepal.
His mother, Maya, died on the seventh day after his birth, and he was raised thereafter by her younger sister Mahaprajapati.
In his boyhood and adolescence, he is said to have excelled in both learning and the martial arts.
Though raised amid the luxuries of the royal palace, he seems to have very soon become aware of and been profoundly troubled by the problem of human suffering.
As a young man, he married the beautiful Yashodhara, who bore him a son, Rahula. He became increasingly possessed, however, by a longing to abandon the secular world and go out in search of a solution to the inherent sufferings of life.
Buddhist scriptures describe four encounters, which served to awaken in him an awareness of these four sufferings common to all people—birth, aging, sickness, and death—and a desire to seek their solution.
Eventually he renounced his princely status and embarked on the life of a religious mendicant.
Having left the palace of the Shakyas at Kapilavastu, Shakyamuni traveled south to Rajagriha, the capital of the kingdom of Magadha, where he studied first with Alara Kalama and then with Uddaka Ramaputta, both teachers of yogic meditation.
Though he quickly mastered their respective forms of meditation, he did not find the answers to his questions in these disciplines. Leaving Rajagriha, he proceeded to the bank of the Nairanjana River near the village of Uruvilva, where he began to engage in ascetic practices in the company of other ascetics.
For six years, he subjected himself to disciplines of appalling severity, far surpassing those of his companions, but he found it entirely impossible to reach emancipation through such self-mortification and eventually rejected these practices as well.
To restore his body, which had been weakened by long fasting, he accepted milk curds offered him by a girl named Sujata.
Then, near the city of Gaya, he seated himself under a pipal tree and entered meditation.
There he attained an awakening, or enlightenment, to the true nature of life and all things.
It was because of this enlightenment that he came to be called Buddha, or "Awakened One."
According to Buddhist tradition in China and Japan, Siddhartha renounced secular life at age nineteen and attained enlightenment at thirty.
(Modern scholars generally place these ages at twenty-nine and thirty-five, respectively.)
The pipal tree was later called the bodhi tree, bodhi meaning enlightenment, and the site itself came to be called Buddhagaya.
After his awakening, Shakyamuni is said to have remained for a while beneath the tree, rejoicing in his emancipation yet troubled by the knowledge of how difficult it would be to communicate what he had realized to others.
For a while, he vacillated as to whether he should attempt to teach others what he had achieved.
At length, however, he resolved that he would strive to do so, so that the way to liberation from the sufferings of birth and death would be open to all people.
First he made his way to Deer Park in Varanasi, where he preached and converted five ascetics who had formerly been his companions.
After that, Shakyamuni's efforts to propagate his teaching advanced rapidly.
In Varanasi he converted Yashas, the son of a rich man, and about sixty others. Then he headed back toward the site of his enlightenment, the village of Uruvilva near Gaya.
There he converted three brothers— Uruvilva Kashyapa, Nadi Kashyapa, and Gaya Kashyapa—who were leaders among Brahman ascetics, along with their one thousand followers.
The Buddha then set out for Rajagriha in Magadha, where he converted its king, Bimbisara, as well as Shariputra and Maudgalyayana, who would become two of the Buddha's leading disciples.
The latter two were at that time followers of Sanjaya, one of the six non-Buddhist teachers.
Together with Shariputra and Maudgalyayana, all of Sanjaya's followers—said to number 250—forsook him and entered the Buddhist Order. Maha-kashyapa also became another of the Buddha's disciples in Rajagriha shortly thereafter.
The Buddha made several trips to his childhood home, Kapilavastu, resulting in the conversion of many people, including his younger half brother Nanda, his son Rahula, his cousins Ananda, Aniruddha, and Devadatta, and a barber named Upali.
Shakyamuni's father, Shuddhodana, and his former wife, Yashodhara, are also said to have embraced the Buddhist teachings.
The Buddha permitted his foster mother, Mahaprajapati, to enter the Buddhist Order, and thus the order of Buddhist nuns was established.
At that time there was a powerful kingdom called Kosala that rivaled Magadha.
In Shravasti, the capital of Kosala, a wealthy and influential merchant named Sudatta became the Buddha's lay follower and patron.
He had met Shakyamuni while on business in Rajagriha and converted. Sudatta built Jetavana Monastery in Shravastias an offering to the Buddha, and Shakyamuni is said to have spent twenty-five rainy seasons at this monastery with his disciples. Prasenajit, the king of Kosala, also became a Buddhist.
In the fifty years (forty-five according to modern scholars) from the time of his awakening until he died, Shakyamuni continued to travel through much of India to disseminate his teachings.
Among the places where he concentrated his efforts were the cities of Rajagriha in Magadha; Shravastiin Kosala; Vaishali, capital of the Vriji confederacy; and Kaushambi, the capital of Vatsa.
The Buddha's disciples in the monastic order were also active in spreading his teachings. Mahakatyayana was a native of the kingdom of Avanti in the western part of central India and made several converts there, including the king.
Purna propagated Shakyamuni's teachings in Sunaparanta in western India north of present-day Bombay.
Thus even during Shakyamuni's lifetime, his teachings spread not only in central India but also to more remote areas, and people of all classes converted to Buddhism.
The new religious movement, however, was perceived by many as a threat to the old Brahmanic order, and in the course of his efforts Shakyamuni personally underwent numerous hardships, representative of which are the so-called nine great ordeals.
Persevering in the face of adversity, he continued to preach his message of emancipation, expounding the teachings in various ways according to the circumstances and capacity of his listeners.
The teachings he left are so numerous that they later came to be called the eighty thousand teachings.
Shakyamuni died at age eighty. The year before his death, he stayed at Gridhrakuta (Eagle Peak) near Rajagriha.
Then he set out on his last journey, proceeding northward across the Ganges River to Vaishali. He spent the rainy season in Beluva, a village near Vaishali.
During this retreat he became seriously ill, but recovered and continued to preach in many villages. Eventually he came to a place called Pavain Malla.
There he again became ill after eating a meal prepared as an offering by the village blacksmith, Chunda.
Despite his pain, he continued his journey until he reached Kushinagara, where in a grove of sal trees he calmly lay down and spoke his last words.
He admonished his disciples, saying: "You must not think that your teacher's words are no more, or that you are left without a teacher.
The teachings and precepts I have expounded to you shall be your teacher."
His final words are said to have been, "Decay is inherent in all composite things.
Work out your salvation with diligence."
His body was received by the Mallas of Kushinagara and cremated seven days later.
The ashes were divided into eight parts, and eight stupas were erected to enshrine them.
Two more stupas were built to house the vessel used in the cremation and the ashes of the fire.
In the same year, the First Buddhist Council was held in the Cave of the Seven Leaves near Rajagriha to compile Shakyamuni's teachings.
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Google has become such an ingrained part of our lives that virtually all of us have used it at one time or another. When the search giant makes changes to how it returns search results, it's a big deal. Google has announced a new feature for its search called the Knowledge Graph that promises to enhance its search in three major ways.
Google promises that it will make finding the right thing easier. One example is being able to determine what you really want to find if you make a search for something that can be two different things such as the Taj Mahal. Google says that it will narrow search results for ambiguous terms like Taj Mahal for the monument or the musician with a single click.
The new feature also makes it easier for people to get the best summary of their query along with key facts that people would need for whatever they're searching for without leaving the page. Google uses example of a search for Marie Curie with a search returning a biography of sorts on the right-hand side of the search results when her name and key facts. It gives you things such as when she was born, died, spouse, children, and her educational background.
The key facts included in that little window were gleaned from Google's study of the aggregate data that people have been asking for when a search for a specific term. The third thing Knowledge Graph allows is the ability to search more deeply and broadly. For instance, a search for Matt Groening naturally pulls up The Simpsons and key details on the right side of the page where you realize that the names of Marge, Homer and Lisa are those of his parents and his sister. This is an interesting way to give you more details on specific search terms.
Google has started to roll out the Knowledge Graph features to U.S. users, though they haven't said when the launch will be complete. Check out the video above for more insight into how Knowledge Graph will enhance search results.


One generality which holds good whatever the continent is that most breeders prefer to use stallions who were tested under local conditions.
This was noticeable when the Australian Stud Book published a list of the country's busiest stallions in 2017. Of the 25 who covered between 156 and 229 mares, as many as 24 carried the AUS suffix after their names, the only interloper being American Pharoah, the American Triple Crown winner who covered 158 mares. Of course, some of the shuttle stallions may have had a limited number of covers imposed on them for their own wellbeing, but the message is still pretty clear: the Australians prefer to use the local product.
The same happened in Britain and Ireland after American-based stallions regularly dominated the sires' table. After a while breeders preferred to use home-tried stallions with American bloodlines, such as Sadler's Wells, Caerleon, Rainbow Quest, Green Desert, Danehill and Machiavellian.
This preference for the familiar means that there are sometimes marked differences in the fees charged for a particular stallion in the southern and northern hemispheres. When Exceed And Excel started to shuttle, he stood for €10,000 at Kildangan and then at £7,500 at Dalham Hall. Contrast that to his first two seasons in his homeland, in which his first four years were at AUS$55,000, before his fee doubled to $110,000 in 2008 and 2009. Clearly there was some excellent value to be had by European breeders, as has been proven by the steady escalation in Exceed And Excel's fee, which has reached €50,000 over the last two years.
Judging by the fees being charged in the two hemispheres, there may well be more good value being offered to northern hemisphere breeders. Dalham Hall has now been home to Brazen Beau for three seasons, with this grandson of Invincible Spirit being priced at £10,000 in 2016 and 2017 and £7,000 this year. A champion in Australia, Brazen Beau also performed with credit in England (unlike Exceed And Excel). It was by only half a length that he failed to hold off the American gelding Undrafted in the Group 1 Diamond Jubilee in 2015.
In his homeland Brazen Beau has a much higher profile. His fee in his first three seasons has been AUS$44,000 (around £24,000). For his fourth season later this year his fee has been reduced to $38,500. It is going to be fascinating to see whether he can replicate the phenomenal success of his sire I Am Invincible. Having started out at $11,000, his fee had risen tenfold by 2017 and is a whacking $192,500 for 2018.
Coolmore's Irish equivalent is Street Cry's son Pride Of Dubai, who also has links to Invincible Spirit in that his dam Al Anood is a half-sister to Rafha. Pride Of Dubai managed only five starts but he was good enough – and precocious enough – to win the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes and Group 1 Sires' Produce Stakes. His fee at Coolmore has been €15,000 in 2017 and 2018, yet he was priced at AUS$55,000 in his first season in Australia in 2016. Although he attracted 177 mares that year (and shares the same sire as Australia's phenomenal racemare Winx), his fee was reduced to $44,000 in his second season, when he again covered more than 170 mares. His 2018 fee remains at $44,000, which at the time of writing equated to roughly €27,500 – nearly double his Irish fee. He covered around 158 mares in his first Irish season.
There is also an equivalent at Coolmore's American branch. This is Vancouver, the son of Megadlia d'Oro whose Golden Slipper victory made him the champion two-year-old colt. His fee at Ashord Stud has been US$15,000, whereas his services have been priced at AUS$55,000 in 2016 and $49,500 in 2017 and 2018. His current Australian fee equates to more than US$37,000, so US$15,000 looks a bargain. Vancouver covered 200 mares and 161 in his first two Australian seasons. The Americans also appear to like him, as he covered 166 mares in his first season at Ashford.
While I am expecting Pride Of Dubai and Vancouver to prove very good value to their northern hemisphere supporters, it is a potentially sobering thought that these lightly-raced colts, who managed only ten starts between them, are being entrusted with more than 300 mares a year.
Another possible addition to Coolmore's Irish stallion team could be Merchant Navy, who is billed in Australia as "probably the fastest son of Fastnet Rock." Perhaps his fate depends on how this AUS$30 million purchase performs for Aidan O'Brien in the Diamond Jubilee, but I suspect he will shuttle even if he runs below expectations. Fastnet Rock will be 18 in 2019, so a deputy would be very useful and Merchant Navy is well qualified. An unbeaten two-year-old, he has become a Group 1 six-furlong winner at three. His fee has been set at AUS$55,000 for his first season, later this year, which partially reflects the fact that Hinchinbrooke, another son of Fastnet Rock, has been enjoying plenty of success..
It is interesting to see which stallions are heading to Darley and Coolmore's Australian business – and which are not. Both parties seem to have accepted that Australian breeders are interested only in stallions who either shone at distances of a mile and under, or who shone at two miles. The main exceptions to the stamina rule are American Pharoah and Frosted, who were both dirt performers.


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Presents an overview of the role of educational technology. Inadequate teacher training, minimal technical support, limited money and time are seen as barriers to successful integration. The research involving each barrier is discussed, and suggestions are made for overcoming these barriers. The importance of classroom teacher is investigated. The current uses of educational technology are discussed as well as suggestions for the successful future use of educational technology. Concludes that technology will be partnered with education; the issue to be resolved by individual schools will be how to best use it to improve the educational process.
Erlandson, Barbara F., "The future of educational technology" (1999). Graduate Research Papers. 598.


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Births Marriages
BAILEY (Baley, Bayley)
Abigail, d. Benjamin and Mary, bp. ––– ––, 1743. CR
Benjamin, s. Benjamin and Mary, Jan. 23, 1726.
Daniel, s. Benjamin and Mary, Mar. 13, 1728.
Elisabeth, d. Nicholas and Rebecca, Sept. 17, 1719.
Elisabeth, d. John and Elisabeth, July 27, 1745.
Ephraim, s. Benjamin and Mary, Nov. 14, 1735.
James, s. Benjamin and Mary, Mar. 15, 1730.
John, s. Thomas and Mary, Feb. 22, 1715.
Jonathan, s. Thomas and Mary, Aug. 22, 1719.
Lucy, d. Jonathan and Hannah, Mar. 7, 1743.
Mary, d. John and Elisabeth, Apr. 12, 1742.
Nicholas, s. Benjamin and Mary, Mar. 1, 1724.
Rebecca, d. Nicholas and Rebecca, Dec. 16, 1712.
Sarah, d. Benjamin and Mary, June 6, 1732.
Sarah, d. Benjamin and Sarah, Mar. 23, 1753.
Thomas, s. Jonathan and Hannah, Apr. 9, 1746.
BALEY (Bailey)
Mehitabel, d. Jonathan and Hannah, bp. Nov. 12, 1849. CR
Frederick, s. Jonathan and Priscilla, Oct. 13, 1762.
Jonathan, s. Jonathan and Priscilla, June 29, 1761.
BANCRAFT (Bancroft)
Sarah, d. Robert and Elezebeth, Oct. 9, 17[45. DC].
BANCROFT (Bancraft)
Andrew, s. Robert and Elizabeth, bp. Mar. 22, 1767. CR
Daniel, s. Robert and Elizabeth, bp. Aug. 30, 1761.
Elizabeth, d. Robert and Elizabeth, bp. Dec. 9, 1750. CR
Eunice, d. Robert and Elizabeth, bp. May 14, 1769. CR
John Picket, s. Robert and Elizabeth, bp. June 1, 1760. CR
Lucretia, d. Robert and Nabby, bp. Mar. 19, 1797. CR
Marjory, d. Robert and Elizabeth, bp. May 12, 1765. CR
Mary, d. Robert and Elizabeth, bp. June 1, 1760. CR
Robert, s. Robert and Elizabeth, bp. June 1, 1760. CR
Sarah, d. Elizabeth, bp. ––– ––, 1747. CR
Severy, s. Robert and Elizabeth, bp. Oct. 31, 1762. CR
Sereny, d. Robert and Nabby, bp. Nov. 10, 1793. CR
Thomas, s. Robert and Elizabeth, bp. June 1, 1760. CR
BATCHELDER
–––––, s. Barnard, shoemaker, and Caroline, Nov. ––, 1847.
Amos Walden, s. Amos and Betsey, Mar. 24, 1833.
Caroline Elizabeth, d. Joseph W. and Nancy, June 1, 1834.
Francis Eugene, s. Amos and Betsey, May 26, 1838.
George Everett, s. Joseph W. and Nancy, Feb. 16, 1836.
John Austin, s. Amos and Betsey, Mar. 25, 1828.
Joseph Austin, s. Amos and Betsey, Apr. 16, 1822.
Joseph Augustus, s. Amos and Betsey, Jan. 26, 1824.
Lydia Porter, d. Amos and Betsey, June 30, 1820.
Sarah Perkins, d. Amos and Betsey, Apr. 24, 1826.
Sarah Ellen, d. Joseph W. and Nancy, Feb. 14, 1838.
BAYLEY (Bailey)
Ebenezer, s. Benjamin and Mary, bp. ––– ––, 1744. CR
Mary, d. John and Elizabeth, bp. ––– ––, 1743. CR
Thomas, s. Benjamin and Mary, bp. ––– ––, 1729. CR
Mary Archer, d. Francisco, shoemaker, and Hannah, Apr. 5, 1846.
–––––, ch. Joseph and Eunice, Dec. 1, 1824.
–––––, d. Alexander S., laborer, Apr. 4, 1849.
Abigail, d. Joseph and Sarah, July 26, 1733.
Abigail, d. Ebenezer and Abigail, bp. July 2, 1769. CR
Alfred Wilkins, s. Allen and Rebecca, Apr. 25, 1835.
Allen, s. Jonathan and Becca, Feb. 26, 1797.
Allen Augustus, s. Allen and Rebecca, Sept. 28, 1827.
Alonzo Putnam, s. Israel and Serena, July 10, 1836.
Amos Towne, s. Israel and Serena, July 22, 1821.
Andrew, s. Bartholomew and Elisabeth, Sept. 24, 1769.
Andrew, s. Samuel and Mary, Dec. 27, 1781.
Andrew, s. Andrew and Phebe, May 14, 1794.
Andrew, s. Ebenezer and Lydia, July 27, 1812.
Anna, d. Samuel and Moriah, July 20, 1740.
Bartholomew, s. Joseph and Sarah, Nov. 3, 1734.
Benjamin, s. Benjamin and Priscilla, bp. ––– ––, 1738. CR
Benjamin, s. Benjamin and Priscilla, Aug. 22, 1739.
Caroline E., d. Washington and Maria D., bp. Sept. ––, 1831. CR
Catharine Augusta, d. Allen and Rebecca, Sept. 27, 1839.
Daniel, s. Samuel and Moriah, Jan. 30, 1734.
Daniel, s. Jonathan and Becca, Aug. 8, 1808.
Daniel Augustus, s. Washington and Maria D., bp. Sept. ––, 1831. CR
Ebenezer, s. Ebenezer and Phebe, Nov. 19, 1746.
Ebenezer, s. Samuel and Mary, June 2, 1780.
Ebenezer, s. Ebenezer and Lydia, Jan. 7, 1811.
Ebenezer, s. Ebenezer and Lydia, Oct. 13, 1820.
Elbridge, s. Ebenezer and Lydia, Nov. 6, 1818.
Elias, s. Isaac and Anna, Aug. 23, 1762.
Elias Hendly, s. Andrew, jr. and Betsey, at Marblehead, June 23, 1824.
Elijah, s. Bartholomew and Elisabeth, Oct. 7, 1771.
Elijah, s. Bartholomew and Elisabeth, Mar. 9, 1776.
Elijah Hutchinson, s. Andrew and Phebe, June 16, 1797.
Elijah Hutchinson, s. Andrew and Phebe, Apr. 9, 1805.
Elisabeth, d. Ebenezer and Phebe, Feb. 13, 1738.
Elisabeth, d. Ebenezer and Phebe, Mar. 21, 1741.
Betty, d. Bartholomew and Elisabeth, Aug. 9, 1766.
Betsey, d. Isaac and Anna, May 26, 1777.
Betty, d. Bartholomew and Elisabeth, Jan. 16, 1778.
Betsey, d. Nehemiah and Patty, Dec. 9, 1795.
Eunice, d. Isaac and Anna, May 26, 1769.
Eunice, d. Joseph and Susannah, Jan. 10, 1829.
George Washington, s. Washington, bp. May 13, 1832. CR
Hannah, d. Joseph and Sarah, May 28, 1730.
Hannah, d. Ebenezer and Abigail, bp. July 2, 1769. CR
Hannah Hutchinson, d. Andrew and Phebe, Nov. 25, 1799.
Hannah Flint, d. Israel and Serena, July 19, 1825.
Hannah Caroline, d. Joseph and Susannah, Jan. 3, 1838.
Harriet Towne, d. Israel and Serena, Sept. 26, 1819.
Henry, s. Isaac and Anna, bp. Oct. 10, 1778. CR
Hiram, s. Israel and Serena, Apr. 6, 1834.
Horris, s. Washington and Maria, bp. Nov. 27, 1833. CR
Horatio, s. Allen and Rebecca, Dec. 24, 1830.
Isaac, s. twin, Samuel and Moriah, July 30, 1738.
Isaac, s. Isaac and Anna, June 23, 1776.
Israel Augustus, s. Israel and Serena, June 16, 1827.
Jerusha, d. Samuel and Moriah, Aug. 7, 1730.
John, s. Joseph and Sarah, Sept. 12, 1721.
John, s. Joseph and Sarah, Apr. 23, 1743.
John, s. Ebenezer and Lydia, Nov. 2, 1816.
Jonathan, s. Nathaniel and Susanna, Feb. 9, 1765.
Jonathan, s. Benjamin and Phebe, bp. Oct. 23, 1785. CR
Jonathan, s. Jonathan and Becca, Jan. 4, 1803.
Joseph, s. Joseph and Sarah, Mar. 27, 1724.
Joseph, s. Bartholomew and Elisabeth, May 9, 1758.
Joseph, s. Andrew and Phebe, Jan. 3, 1792.
Joseph Albert, s. Joseph and Susannah, Oct. 14, 1830.
Lucy, d. Nathaniel and Susanna, June 12, 1778.
Lucy, d. Ebenezer and Lydia, Aug. 20, 1806.
Lydia, d. Ebenezer and Lydia, Apr. 7, 1803.
Lydia Maria, d. Israel and Serena, Apr. 17, 1832.
Patty, d. Nehemiah and Patty, May 4, 1787.
Martha, d. Ebenezer and Lydia, Feb. 11, 1815.
Martha, d. Ebenezer and Lydia, Oct. 11, 1822.
Mary, d. Samuel and Moriah, Sept. 4, 1727.
Mary, d. Joseph and Sarah, May 24, 1737.
Molly, d. Ebenezer and Abigail, bp. Jan. 16, 1774. CR
Mary, d. Samuel and Mary, Oct. 23, 1784.
Mary, d. Ebenezer and Lydia, Nov. 27, 1804.
Mary Augusta, d. Joseph and Susannah, Sept. 22, 1832.
Milton, s. Washington and Maria, June 10, 1829.
Nathaniel, s. Samuel and Moriah, Sept. 16, 1736.
Nathaniel, s. Nathaniel and Susanna, Mar. 27, 1776.
Nehemiah, s. Bartholomew and Elisabeth, Mar. 25, 1761.
Nehemiah, s. Nehemiah and Patty, May 4, 1787.
Nehemiah, s. twin, Nehemiah and Patty, Oct. 25, 1799.
Olive, d. Bartholomew and Elisabeth, July 15, 1780.
Phebe, d. Ebenezer and Phebe, Oct. 2, 1732.
Phebe, d. Nathaniel and Susanna, Jan. 16, 1774.
Phebe, d. Andrew and Phebe, Nov. 25, 1802.
Rachel, d. Samuel and Moriah, Mar. 8, 1733.
Rachel, d. Isaac and Anna, Oct. 1, 1770.
Rebecca, d. twin, Samuel and Moriah, July 30, 1738.
Rebecca, d. Nathaniel and Susanna, Sept. 16, 1769.
Rebecca Almira, d. Allen and Rebecca, Apr. 10, 1829.
Ruth, d. Isaac and Anna, July 17, 1773.
Samuel, s. Samuel and Moriah, Apr. 16, 1732.
Samuel, s. Ebenezer and Phebe, July 17, 1751.
Samuel, s. Nathaniel and Susanna, Oct. 19, 1761.
Sarah, d. Joseph and Sarah, Sept. 4, 1726.
Sarah, d. Bartholomew and Elisabeth, Apr. 25, 1763.
Sarah, d. Nathaniel and Susanna, Aug. 10, 1763.
Sally, d. twin, Nehemiah and Patty, Dec. 28, 1793.
Sarah Elizabeth, d. Israel and Serena, Jan. 1, 1824.
Sarah Elizabeth, d. Joseph and Susannah, Jan. 2, 1835.
Sophronia, d. Ebenezer and Lydia, July 10, 1808.
Stephen, s. Bartholomew and Elisabeth, June 26, 1773.
Susanna, d. Ebenezer and Phebe, Feb. 4, 1742.
Susanna, d. Nathaniel and Susanna, Apr. 17, 1767.
Washington, s. Jonathan and Becca, Feb. 22, 1800.
William, s. Ebenezer and Phebe, Sept. 13, 1735.
William, s. Ebenezer and Phebe, Nov. 9, 1749.
William, s. Allen and Rebecca, Sept. 19, 1832.
Daniel, s. James and Priscilla, bp. June 3, 1798. CR
James Peabody, s. James and Priscilla, bp. Nov. 10, 1793. CR
Polly Foster, d. James and Priscilla, bp. May 13, 1792. CR
William, s. James and Priscilla, bp. May 8, 1795. CR
William Henry, s. William, shoemaker, and Anna D., Oct. 28, 1848.
Andrew, s. George and Betty, bp. Sept. 22, 1765. CR
Betty, d. George and Elisabeth, Dec. 20, 1752.
Eunice, d. George and Elisabeth, Aug. 5, 1759.
Hannah, d. George and Elisabeth, Mar. 21, 1756.
Mary, d. George and Elisabeth, July 3, 1749.
Sarah, d. George and Elisabeth, May 23, 1751.
Susanna, d. George and Elisabeth, June 28, 1761.
Andrew, s. Samuel and Mary, bp. Aug. 30, 1761. CR
Edah, d. Timothy and Edah, bp. Oct. 7, 1764. CR
Elisabeth, d. Samuel and Mary, Feb. 5, 1758.
Mary, d. William and Mary, bp. ––– ––, 1742. CR
Samuel, s. Samuel and Mary, June 21, 1752.
Timothy, s. Samuel and Mary, Sept. 17, 174[5?].
William, s. Samuel and Mary, June 13, 1747.
David, s. Eleazur and Abigail, bp. Nov. 18, 1770. CR
Israel, s. Eleazur and Abigail, bp. Aug. 8, 1773. CR
Roger, s. Eleazur and Abigail, bp. Jan. 11, 1769. CR
BURNATE
Henry, s. Robert and Anna, July 4, 1738.
Henry, s. Robert and Anna, Apr. 30, 1740.
Sarah, d. Robert and Anna, Nov. 12, 1734.
BURTIN (Burton)
Edney, d. Ele and Susanna, bp. Feb. 1, 1778. CR
BURTON (Burtin)
Abigail, d. John and Abigail, Mar. 16, 1735.
Abraham, s. John and Abigail, Oct. 31, 1752.
Benjamin, s. Samuel and Ruth, July 11, 1744.
David, s. John and Abigail, May 23, 1747.
David, s. John and Rebecca, bp. Oct. 25, 1761. CR
Isaac, s. Samuel and Ruth, July 28, 1739.
Ruth, d. Samuel and Ruth, Jan. 14, 1742.
Samuel, s. Samuel and Ruth, Jan. 12, 1740.
Sarah, d. John and Abigail, bp. Oct. 8, 1749. CR
William, s. John and Rebecca, bp. Oct. 25, 1761. CR
Abijah, s. Timothy and Deborah, bp. July 23, 1750. CR
Benjamin, s. Stephen and Mary, bp. Apr. 18, 1756. CR
Daniel, s. Timothy and Deborah, bp. July 14, 1751. CR
Ebenezer, s. Timothy and Deborah, bp. July 23, 1750. CR
Ebenezer, s. Stephen and Mary, bp. Apr. 18, 1756. CR
Phebe, d. Timothy and Deborah, bp. July 20, 1755. CR
Sarah, d. Timothy and Deborah, bp. July 23, 1750. CR
Stephen, s. Stephen and Mary, bp. Apr. 18, 1756. CR
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Harris Williams Advises Joe Hudson's Collision Centers on its Sale to TSG Consumer Partners
Harris Williams, a global investment bank specializing in M&A advisory services, announces that it advised Joe Hudson's Collision Centers (JHCC), a portfolio company of Carousel Capital (Carousel), on its sale to TSG Consumer Partners, LLC (TSG). JHCC is a leading platform in the collision repair industry, operating approximately 110 state-of-the-art auto body repair shops across the Southeastern region of the United States. Carousel, JHCC's owner since 2014, will remain a minority investor in the company. The transaction was led by Joe Conner, Frank Mountcastle, Jeff Kidd, James O'Malley and Elliott Yousefian of the Harris Williams Transportation & Logistics (T&L) Group.
"JHCC has a longstanding reputation for providing market leading collision repair services to their customers as well as insurance partners," said Joe Conner, a managing director at Harris Williams. "Through their successful partnership with Carousel, JHCC has solidified their position as a leading provider in the industry and is now the fourth largest MSO in the country. We believe TSG is an excellent partner to help the company continue on its growth trajectory, and we are excited to see what the company accomplishes over the coming years."
"It was a pleasure to work with the JHCC management and Carousel teams on this transaction," added Jeff Kidd, a director at Harris Williams. "The deal represents another marquee transaction within the aftermarket services space and continues the firm's strong record of success in the broader automotive aftermarket this year. We believe the automotive aftermarket will continue to generate strong demand for investment given the sector's organic growth dynamics, the fragmented nature of the market and the sector's stability throughout economic cycles."
JHCC is a trusted provider and established leader in auto body collision repair. With 31 years of experience in the automotive repair industry, JHCC is recognized for its premier collision repair facilities, which are operated by highly-skilled professionals with quality workmanship. JHCC's first location, which was opened in 1989 and founded by Joe Hudson, stands firm in Alabama's capitol, Montgomery. The company operates 110 locations throughout nine states with plans to continue expansion.
Carousel is a private investment firm that invests in companies located in the Southeastern United States. Carousel's investor base includes institutional investors and an elite group of more than 100 current and former CEOs with significant operating experience. Since its inception, Carousel has invested in 43 companies primarily in three targeted growth sectors: business services; consumer services; and healthcare services. In addition to JHCC, Carousel's well-established and successful track record of partnering with companies in the automotive aftermarket service industry includes investments in Meineke, Maaco, Driven Brands and Express Oil Change/Tire Engineers. Similar to its continued investment in JHCC, Carousel holds continuing interests in Mavis Discount Tire/Express Oil Change.
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Fort Collins, Colorado (November 30, 2000)—Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEIS) today announced it has entered into a Strategic Investment Agreement with privately-held company, Dressler® HF Technik GmbH. Based in Stolberg, Germany, Dressler is a supplier of RF power solutions for plasma- based applications. The Agreement provides for an initial investment by Advanced Energy in Dressler with an option for Advanced Energy to make additional investments.
"Dressler's strong RF technology portfolio and highly specialized product family will further AE's presence in the semiconductor capital equipment, laser and medical technology markets by enhancing our current product offering," said Doug Schatz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Energy. "The combination will add another dimension to our global infrastructure and will enable us to respond more quickly to our European customers with customized solutions and local manufacturing," said Mr. Schatz.
"We've known the management team at Dressler for many years, and we have always respected the company's proprietary technology niche in the RF power industry," continued Mr. Schatz. "Dressler has built a strong engineering group, led by Ulrich Hansen, who is recognized for his work in the RF technology field. We look forward to the important contributions this team will make to our existing R&D program as we continue to expand our technology lead."
"AE and Dressler both are regarded as the technology leaders in their respective markets. Dressler will keep its identity and customer relationships and with this alliance, we believe that we will be able to enter new markets and applications as related companies. The cooperation in product technology, production efficiency, logistics and worldwide service will help the partnership to lead the field in competitiveness," said Ulrich Hansen, Managing Director of Dressler.
"The cooperation of AE and Dressler creates an ideal environment for highly efficient development programs and production projects as both teams are known for their leading RF solutions," continued Mr. Hansen.


Nandagiri, Rishita (2017) Why feminism: some notes from 'the field' on doing feminist research. Engenderings (12 Oct 2017). Blog Entry.
On Wednesday 27 September 2017, LSE Gender PhD students organised an event titled Why feminism? An open discussion about doing gender research. During this event, PhD and MSc students from a range of disciplines engaged in a conversation framed around a series of questions: What does it mean to say we are working with gender studies? What does a gender perspective allow in research? How do we know research to be feminist, queer and/or postcolonial? What questions does that raise for our work? This series of posts presents the transcripts of the speakers' discussion papers, continuing with Rishita Nandagiri's account of feminist research and 'field' work.


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John McDonnell comes under fire for Gaza attempted genocide claim on Herald Scotland Online
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has been criticised over a speech in which he described Israeli attacks on Gaza as attempted genocide.
…Speaking to a Unite the Resistance event at a time of intensive Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza enclave, Mr McDonnell said: "It's absolutely critical now that we use every platform we can to expose what's going on, which is effectively an attempt at genocide against the Palestinians."
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Mal'aḵi (Malachi)
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Berĕshith (Genesis) 18
1And יהוה appeared to him by the terebinth trees of Mamrĕ, while he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day.
2So he lifted his eyes and looked, and saw three men standing opposite him. And when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground,
3and said, "יהוה, if I have now found favour in Your eyes, please do not pass Your servant by.
4"Please let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
5"And let me bring a piece of bread and refresh your hearts, and then go on, for this is why you have come to your servant." And they said, "Do as you have said."
6So Aḇraham ran into the tent to Sarah and said, "Hurry, make ready three measures of fine flour, knead it and make cakes."
7And Aḇraham ran to the herd, took a tender and good calf, gave it to a young man, and he hurried to prepare it.
8And he took curds and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set it before them, and he stood by them under the tree as they ate.
9And they said to him, "Where is Sarah your wife?" And he said, "See, in the tent."
10And He said, "I shall certainly return to you according to the time of life, and see, Sarah your wife is to have a son!" And Sarah was listening in the tent door which was behind him.
11Now Aḇraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age, and Sarah was past the way of women.
12And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, "After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my master being old too?"
13And יהוה said to Aḇraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Shall I truly have a child, since I am old?'
14Is any matter too hard for יהוה? At the appointed time I am going to return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah is to have a son.
15But Sarah denied it, saying, "I did not laugh," for she was afraid. And He said, "No, but you did laugh!"
16And the men rose up from there and looked toward Seḏom, and Aḇraham went with them to send them away.
17And יהוה said, "Shall I hide from Aḇraham what I am doing,
18since Aḇraham is certainly going to become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
19"For I have known him, so that he commands his children and his household after him, to guard the way of יהוה, to do righteousness and right-ruling, so that יהוה brings to Aḇraham what He has spoken to him.
20And יהוה said, "Because the outcry against Seḏom and Amorah is great, and because their sin is very heavy,
21"I am going down now to see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry against it that has come to Me, and if not, I know.
22So the men turned away from there and went toward Seḏom, but יהוה still stood before Aḇraham.
23And Aḇraham drew near and said, "Would You also destroy the righteous with the wrong?
24"Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city, would You also destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous that were in it?
25"Far be it from You to act in this way, to slay the righteous with the wrong, so that the righteous should be as the wrong. Far be it from You! Does the Judge of all the earth not do right?"
26And יהוה said, "If I find in Seḏom fifty righteous within the city, then I shall spare all the place for their sakes."
27And Aḇraham answered and said, "Look, please, I who am but dust and ashes have taken it upon myself to speak to יהוה,
28Suppose there are five less than the fifty righteous, would You destroy all of the city for lack of five? And He said, "If I find there forty-five, I do not destroy it."
29And he spoke to Him yet again and said, "Suppose there are found forty?" And He said, "I would not do it for the sake of forty."
30And he said, "Let not יהוה be displeased, and let me speak: Suppose there are found thirty?" And He said, "I would not do it if I find thirty there."
31And he said, "Look, please, I have taken it upon myself to speak to יהוה: Suppose there are found twenty?" And He said, "I would not destroy it for the sake of twenty."
32And he said, "Let not יהוה be displeased, and let me speak only this time: Suppose there are found ten?" And He said, "I would not destroy it for the sake of ten."
33Then יהוה went away as soon as He had ended speaking to Aḇraham. And Aḇraham returned to his place.
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A Son is Promised to Abraham
1The LORD appeared to Abraham at the sacred trees of Mamre. As Abraham was sitting at the entrance of his tent during the hottest part of the day, 2#Heb 13.2he looked up and saw three men standing there. As soon as he saw them, he ran out to meet them. Bowing down with his face touching the ground, 3he said, "Sirs, please do not pass by my home without stopping; I am here to serve you. 4Let me bring some water for you to wash your feet; you can rest here beneath this tree. 5I will also bring a bit of food; it will give you strength to continue your journey. You have honoured me by coming to my home, so let me serve you."
They replied, "Thank you; we accept."
6Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, "Quick, take a sack of your best flour, and bake some bread." 7Then he ran to the herd and picked out a calf that was tender and fat, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to get it ready. 8He took some cream, some milk, and the meat, and set the food before the men. There under the tree he served them himself, and they ate.
9Then they asked him, "Where is your wife Sarah?"
"She is there in the tent," he answered.
10 # Rom 9.9 One of them said, "Nine months from now#18.10 Nine months from now; or This time next year. I will come back, and your wife Sarah will have a son."
Sarah was behind him, at the door of the tent, listening. 11Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah had stopped having her monthly periods. 12#1 Pet 3.6So Sarah laughed to herself and said, "Now that I am old and worn out, can I still enjoy sex? And besides, my husband is old too."
13Then the LORD asked Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Can I really have a child when I am so old?' 14#Lk 1.37Is anything too hard for the LORD? As I said, nine months from now I will return, and Sarah will have a son."
15Because Sarah was afraid, she denied it. "I didn't laugh," she said.
"Yes, you did," he replied. "You laughed."
16Then the men left and went to a place where they could look down at Sodom, and Abraham went with them to send them on their way. 17And the LORD said to himself, "I will not hide from Abraham what I am going to do. 18His descendants will become a great and mighty nation, and through him I will bless all the nations.#18.18 through… nations; or all the nations will ask me to bless them as I have blessed him. 19I have chosen him in order that he may command his sons and his descendants to obey me and to do what is right and just. If they do, I will do everything for him that I have promised."
20Then the LORD said to Abraham, "There are terrible accusations against Sodom and Gomorrah, and their sin is very great. 21I must go down to find out whether or not the accusations which I have heard are true."
22Then the two men left and went on towards Sodom, but the LORD remained with Abraham. 23Abraham approached the LORD and asked, "Are you really going to destroy the innocent with the guilty? 24If there are fifty innocent people in the city, will you destroy the whole city? Won't you spare it in order to save the fifty? 25Surely you won't kill the innocent with the guilty. That's impossible! You can't do that. If you did, the innocent would be punished along with the guilty. That is impossible. The judge of all the earth has to act justly."
26The LORD answered, "If I find fifty innocent people in Sodom, I will spare the whole city for their sake."
27Abraham spoke again: "Please forgive my boldness in continuing to speak to you, Lord. I am only a man and have no right to say anything. 28But perhaps there will be only 45 innocent people instead of fifty. Will you destroy the whole city because there are five too few?"
The LORD answered, "I will not destroy the city if I find 45 innocent people."
29Abraham spoke again: "Perhaps there will be only forty."
He replied, "I will not destroy it if there are forty."
30Abraham said, "Please don't be angry, Lord, but I must speak again. What if there are only thirty?"
He said, "I will not do it if I find thirty."
31Abraham said, "Please forgive my boldness in continuing to speak to you, Lord. Suppose that only twenty are found?"
He said, "I will not destroy the city if I find twenty."
32Abraham said, "Please don't be angry, Lord, and I will speak just once more. What if only ten are found?"
He said, "I will not destroy it if there are ten." 33After he had finished speaking with Abraham, the LORD went away, and Abraham returned home.
Good News Bible. Scripture taken from the Good News Bible (r) (Today's English Version Second Edition, UK/British Edition). Copyright © 1992 British & Foreign Bible Society. Used by permission.


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Appointed as Commissioner since the EGM on October 10, 2013 with an educational background in Lemhanas (2003), Sesko TNI (1999), Seskoal (1994) and Akademi Angkatan Laut (1978).
Before serving as President Commissioner of PT Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk, figure who was born in Blitar August 25, 1955, has served as TNI commander period of 2010 to 2013. Previously several important positions also being held, such as the Chief of Naval Staff (Navy Chief) in the year 2010 and became Inspector General of the Department of Defense.
Soenggoel Pardamean Sitorus was born in Tarutung, North Sumatra, March 7, 1945.
He attended Jumpmaster education in 1974 and Jumpmaster, Pathfinder & Air Ground Operations System and The Transportation by the Mobile Training Team Program (MTT-US) in 1975. In 1979 he attended the Infantry Officer (Suslapa Inf) Advanced Course and he studied at Army Staff School and Commander (Seskoad) in 1985.
Career history as Former TNI Brigadier General and Commissioner of PT Adimitra Baratama Nusantara. The legal basis for the appointment as Independent Commissioner of PT Bukit Asam Tbk is the decision of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (EGM) on December 28, 2018.
Jhoni Ginting was born in Medan, North Sumatra, June 12, 1961.
He studied S1 in Law and continued his Masters in Law at Airlangga University.
Appointed Commisioner since May 2012, concurrently Head of Mining and Energy Sector of South Sumatera provice since year 2010 - now.
Holds a degree in Engineering of Geology from University of Pakuan Bogor (1991) and Magister Manajemen from University of Binadarma Palembang (2008). A Holder of 10 years dedication loyalty from The President of Republic of Indonesia, his previous posts include candidate of civil servant (1993), Head of division of Governance of South Sumatera Regional Office, President Director of Regional-Owned Company named PT. Petromuba, Head of Mining and Energy Office of Musi Banyu Asin Region (2008) and Head of Mining and Energy Office of South Sumatera Province since year 2010 - now.
He studied S1 in Government Science at Sam Ratulangi University and continued his education in Social Development Management at University of Indonesia.
Career as Director of Community Empowerment in Ministry of Village, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration of Republic Indonesia.
Currently serving as Plt. Expert Staff for Natural Resources and Environment, State Intelligence Agency. Education S-1 Social Economics Universitas Brawijaya (1982), S2 Management of Jagakarsa High School of Economics (2005), and Lemhanas (2009).
Before being appointed as The president Director of PT Bukit Asam (Persero),Tbk for the period of 2016-2021. Arviyan Arifin has gained extensive experience in Banking and Finance.
He started his career in PT.United Tractor and Bank Duta.
He was then moved to PT.Bank Muamalat Indonesia,Tbk and held various important positions over a period of 23 years. After successfully served as Business Directors for 10 years (1999-2009), he was then appointed as the CEO of the Bank for the period of 2009-2014.
He Was born in Padang 1964, Arviyan was graduated from Industrial Engineering- Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB).
Prior to appointment as Business Development Director of PT Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk or PTBA, the man who was born in Palembang, March 28, 1966 lead in strategic business transformation of both commercial and corporation level, including as Head of Business Development Division of PT MRT Jakarta, Corporate Services Director of PT Indosat Mega Media as well as Managing Director / CEO of Indosat Singapore Pte Ltd.
Graduated from Industrial Engineering-ITI and MBA from Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), he was also served in various position in Indosat Group in the area of Business Development, Product Management, Strategic Marketing, Regional Office Operations as well as Corporate Communications.
Mega Satria has been serving PT Bukit Asam Tbk as the Finance Director since April 11, 2018 up to now based on the decision of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, PT Bukit Asam Tbk. He was born in Pekanbaru, October 23, 1977. He earned a bachelor's degree from Wichita State University - USA in Business Administration (1998) and obtained Master of Business Administration from Loyola University of Chicago – USA in 1999. Began his career as Treasury Finance Head of HSBC Jakarta from 1999-2000. Then he appointed as Assistant Vice President Asset Product Manager of ABN-Amro Bank (2000-2004), Head of Shari'ah Business Development & Sales Distribution in Bank Danamon Indonesia (2004-2006), Head of Country Sales & Business Development in Deutsche Bank (2006-2008), Executive Vice President - Business Development & National Distribution Financial Service Group of Sampoerna Strategic (2008-20012). Later he played various key positions as Corporate Treasurer in PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (2012-2015), Abacus Distribution System Indonesia 2013-2015 (Garuda Indonesia's subsidiary), Chief Financial Officer of PT Citilink Indonesia (2015-2017), PT Pengembang Pelabuhan Indonesia (April, 2017- April, 2018) where his latest position was the Director of Finance and Human Capital.
Born in Sleman, 22 April 1966, he such an alumnus who returned to his almamater. Before assuming the position of Director of Business Development of PT Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk or PTBA, the figure who earned bachelor's degree in Mathematics University of Gajah Mada and master's degree in Production Management University Mercubuana had a chance to take part in PTBA as Senior Manager of Analysis, Evaluation and Optimization of Production, Senior Manager of Planning Corporate, and Senior Manager of Corporate Development. Subsequently, he worked as Director of PT International Prima Coal, until finally returning to PTBA.
Track record of this person who was born in Klaten, June 9, 1969 was quite a hit in PT Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk or PTBA. Before being appointed as the Director of Production, the figure who earned bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering from UPN Veteran Yogyakarta had served as Mine Development Planning, Manager Corporation Action and Secretary of the Company.
Born in Palembang 10 Juni 1968, earned his Bachelor's Degree from Economy Faculty at Sjakhyakitri University (2006), and Master's Degree in Management from Economy Faculty of Sriwijaya University (2011). Started his career at PTBA since 1992 and has assigned as Accounting Manajer of PTBA (2007-2011), Funding and Accounting Senior Manager of PTBA (2011-2014), Coal Sales and Marketing Senior Manager of PTBA (2014-2016), President Director PT Bukit Asam Prima (Januari 2016-April 2016), Corporate Secretary since April 2016 – October 2017, General Manager of Commerce PTBA (2017), and eventually served as Director of Commerce of PTBA since November 2017.


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I came across a tutorial by Kim at Blackbird's Epiphany for Miniature Piñatas.
I immediately thought that miniature meant dollhouse size and that is how I pictured them. When I read further, I realized that the piñatas that Kim made were actually about 5 cms, which is a bit big for a dollhouse. But I can see no reason why it couldn't be made smaller. You can find the instructions here. It would lokk very sweet in a 'party scene'.
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Q: FunctionType::get(Type *Result, bool isVarArg ) with void argument causes clang to crash with exit code 139 I am using LLVM Legacy Pass Manager to insert a function call in a factorial code, the function prototype:
void func (void);
Here is the code snippet I use to define the function inside LLVM pass manager:
Type *retTy          =  Type::getVoidTy(context);
FunctionType *funcTy = FunctionType::get(retTy, false);
module->getOrInsertFunction(funcName, funcTy);

based on this definition in llvm/IR/DerivedTypes.h
  /// Create a FunctionType taking no parameters.
  static FunctionType *get(Type *Result, bool isVarArg);

However, clang crashes with the following output:
Stack dump:
0.      Program arguments: clang -flegacy-pass-manager -Xclang -load -Xclang ../libSkeletonPass.so -S -emit-llvm factorial.c
1.      <eof> parser at end of file
2.      Per-function optimization
3.      Running pass 'Unnamed pass: implement Pass::getPassName()' on function '@factorial'
 #0 0x00007f885f07ad01 llvm::sys::PrintStackTrace(llvm::raw_ostream&, int) (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libLLVM-14.so.1+0xe3fd01)
 #1 0x00007f885f078a3e llvm::sys::RunSignalHandlers() (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libLLVM-14.so.1+0xe3da3e)
 #2 0x00007f885f07a0ab llvm::sys::CleanupOnSignal(unsigned long) (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libLLVM-14.so.1+0xe3f0ab)
 #3 0x00007f885efa6dff (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libLLVM-14.so.1+0xd6bdff)
 #4 0x00007f885dd20520 (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+0x42520)
 #5 0x00007f885f204b9c (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libLLVM-14.so.1+0xfc9b9c)
 #6 0x00007f885f203438 llvm::FunctionType::get(llvm::Type*, bool) (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libLLVM-14.so.1+0xfc8438)
 #7 0x00007f885bbb5394 (anonymous namespace)::getVoidFuncVoid(llvm::StringRef, llvm::LLVMContext&, llvm::Module*) Skeleton.cpp:0:0
 #8 0x00007f885bbb54d9 (anonymous namespace)::SkeletonPass::runOnFunction(llvm::Function&) Skeleton.cpp:0:0
 #9 0x00007f885f1b53c0 llvm::FPPassManager::runOnFunction(llvm::Function&) (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libLLVM-14.so.1+0xf7a3c0)
#10 0x00007f885f1b4dae llvm::legacy::FunctionPassManagerImpl::run(llvm::Function&) (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libLLVM-14.so.1+0xf79dae)
#11 0x00007f885f1bc79c llvm::legacy::FunctionPassManager::run(llvm::Function&) (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libLLVM-14.so.1+0xf8179c)
#12 0x00007f8866366b4b clang::EmitBackendOutput(clang::DiagnosticsEngine&, clang::HeaderSearchOptions const&, clang::CodeGenOptions const&, clang::TargetOptions const&, clang::LangOptions const&, llvm::StringRef, llvm::Module*, clang::BackendAction, std::unique_ptr<llvm::raw_pwrite_stream, std::default_delete<llvm::raw_pwrite_stream> >) (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libclang-cpp.so.14+0x1859b4b)
#13 0x00007f8866689855 (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libclang-cpp.so.14+0x1b7c855)
#14 0x00007f8865511834 clang::ParseAST(clang::Sema&, bool, bool) (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libclang-cpp.so.14+0xa04834)
#15 0x00007f8866685b71 clang::CodeGenAction::ExecuteAction() (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libclang-cpp.so.14+0x1b78b71)
#16 0x00007f8867021b57 clang::FrontendAction::Execute() (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libclang-cpp.so.14+0x2514b57)
#17 0x00007f8866f793a6 clang::CompilerInstance::ExecuteAction(clang::FrontendAction&) (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libclang-cpp.so.14+0x246c3a6)
#18 0x00007f886709b45b clang::ExecuteCompilerInvocation(clang::CompilerInstance*) (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libclang-cpp.so.14+0x258e45b)
#19 0x000000000041328b cc1_main(llvm::ArrayRef<char const*>, char const*, void*) (/usr/lib/llvm-14/bin/clang+0x41328b)
#20 0x00000000004114bc (/usr/lib/llvm-14/bin/clang+0x4114bc)
#21 0x00007f8866bf7ed2 (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libclang-cpp.so.14+0x20eaed2)
#22 0x00007f885efa6b6d llvm::CrashRecoveryContext::RunSafely(llvm::function_ref<void ()>) (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libLLVM-14.so.1+0xd6bb6d)
#23 0x00007f8866bf79c0 clang::driver::CC1Command::Execute(llvm::ArrayRef<llvm::Optional<llvm::StringRef> >, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >*, bool*) const (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libclang-cpp.so.14+0x20ea9c0)
#24 0x00007f8866bc2183 clang::driver::Compilation::ExecuteCommand(clang::driver::Command const&, clang::driver::Command const*&) const (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libclang-cpp.so.14+0x20b5183)
#25 0x00007f8866bc240a clang::driver::Compilation::ExecuteJobs(clang::driver::JobList const&, llvm::SmallVectorImpl<std::pair<int, clang::driver::Command const*> >&) const (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libclang-cpp.so.14+0x20b540a)
#26 0x00007f8866bdc507 clang::driver::Driver::ExecuteCompilation(clang::driver::Compilation&, llvm::SmallVectorImpl<std::pair<int, clang::driver::Command const*> >&) (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libclang-cpp.so.14+0x20cf507)
#27 0x0000000000410f26 main (/usr/lib/llvm-14/bin/clang+0x410f26)
#28 0x00007f885dd07d90 __libc_start_call_main ./csu/../sysdeps/nptl/libc_start_call_main.h:58:16
#29 0x00007f885dd07e40 call_init ./csu/../csu/libc-start.c:128:20
#30 0x00007f885dd07e40 __libc_start_main ./csu/../csu/libc-start.c:379:5
#31 0x000000000040e3b5 _start (/usr/lib/llvm-14/bin/clang+0x40e3b5)
clang: error: clang frontend command failed with exit code 139 (use -v to see invocation)
Ubuntu clang version 14.0.0-1ubuntu1
Target: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Thread model: posix
InstalledDir: /usr/bin
clang: note: diagnostic msg:

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Q: Using querySnapshot.size as .doc id with firebase and reactjs Hello I would like to make an order system. So I got my number of items in the database. I transformed it with the variable OrderID. But when I try to put it as a doc id, I get this error: u.indexOf is not a function
const Orders = () => {

    fire.firestore().collection("orders").get().then(function(querySnapshot) {
    console.log(querySnapshot.size);

    var OrderID = querySnapshot.size;
    console.log(OrderID);

     fire.firestore().collection("orders").doc({OrderID}).set({
        marque: Marque,
        nomproduit: NomProduit
      });
    });

  };

If anyone have a solution? Thank you so much.

A: Just like the .collection() call before it, .doc() expects a string value. Instead, you are trying to pass an object that you've created by using {} around OrderID.
While it's not immediately clear to me why you're changing the snapshot size into a document ID, if that's really what you want to do, you could do this:
.doc(`${OrderID}`)

The above would use string template to put the number inside a string.


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This bases the marketing strategy of a business on its existing strengths, rather than on what the customer wants (e.g. Nestle developing a mousse-style dessert, based on its successful Smarties brand).
This refers to index number data, and it relates to the year that is chosen for comparison with other years (it has an index number of 100).
This is a measurement of the degree of certainty to be attached to a conclusion which is drawn from a sample finding. The most common type is a 95% confidence level (i.e. the sample findings will be correct for 19 times out of every 20 attempts).
This measures the relationship that exists between two or more variables. A positive (or direct) correlation is said to exist where one variable increases along with the other, and vice versa (e.g. as disposable income per head rises, then so too does expenditure on food products). A negative (or indirect) correlation is said to exist where one variable declines as the other rises, and vice versa (e.g. as the price of new cars falls, demand for new cars will tend to rise).
This means calculating and analysing recent trends, and assuming that these trends will continue into the future. They can then be used to predict, to a reasonable level of accuracy, how a particular variable (such as sales) will change in the future.
This is a statistical measure which is designed to make changes in a set of data (such as sales figures) easier to manage and interpret. It involves giving one item of data a value of 100 (the base period), and adjusting the other items of data in proportion to it.
This means the commercial exploitation of an invention (i.e. altering an invention, so that it appeals to consumers and meets their needs).
This is a strategy that involves researching consumers' needs, and then developing new products and processes based around these needs. The main alternative is production orientation, where the business develops products based on its production capability and ignores consumers' needs.
This is a pricing strategy for a new product. The product is launched onto the market at a low price in order to build up a strong customer following. This low price aims to steal market share from existing competitors and it deters new competitors from entering the industry.
This is the process of gathering data on the habits, lifestyle and attitudes of actual and potential customers, with a view to developing products to meet their needs.
This measures the percentage of all the sales within a particular market that are held by one product or by one company.
This is the total sales of all the businesses in a particular industry.
This is often known as "The 4 Ps" (product, price, promotion and place) and it is the term given to the main variables with which a firm carries out its marketing strategy and meets customers' needs.
This is a framework for making marketing decisions in a scientific manner. It is derived from F W Taylor's method of decision-making. The model has five stages.
This is a medium- to long-term plan for meeting marketing objectives. A marketing strategy is implemented through the marketing mix (product, price, promotion and place).
This is a method of identifying the trend that exists within a series of data. It calculates an average figure for every few items of data - therefore eliminating any fluctuations which may exist, in order to show the underlying trend.
This is a business strategy that involves identifying consumers' needs and providing products to meet these needs in small, lucrative market segments. It is the opposite strategy to mass marketing.
This is first-hand information that is specifically related to a firm's needs.
This involves gathering first-hand data that is specifically concerned with a firm's products, customers or markets. It is gathered through questionnaires, observation or experimentation (e.g. test markets).
This theory states that all products follow a number of stages during their commercialisation (introduction, growth, maturity, saturation and decline). Each product will pass through these stages at different speeds.
This refers to the range of products produced by a business. This portfolio should range over a variety of markets and a variety of stages in the product life cycle. One way of analysing the product portfolio of a business is through the Boston Matrix.
This is detailed research into the motivations behind consumers' attitudes and behaviour. It is carried out through interviews and discussion groups.
This means carrying out research into consumers' buying habits, trying to investigate such issues as a product's consumer profile, likely levels of sale at different price levels, and predicted sales of new products.
This involves giving every person in the population an equal chance of being interviewed to find out their tastes, shopping habits, etc.
This shows changes in the price of the average person's shopping basket. The RPI is the main measurement of inflation in the UK and is calculated through a weighted average of each month's price changes.
This is a group of people who are chosen to take part in a market research campaign. Their views and opinions are assumed to be representative of the population as a whole.
This is market research information which is collected from second-hand sources (e.g. reference books, company reports, or government statistics).
This is a method of sampling that interviews people from a specific subgroup of the population, rather than from the population as a whole. This method of sampling would be chosen buy a business if the buyers of its products fell into a certain age-group or geographic area, rather than being spread across the whole population.
This is the launch of a new product within a small geographic area (rather than nationally), in order to measure its potential sales and profitability. This reduces the risk and the costs associated with a national failure.
This is the difference between the cost of the raw materials / inputs and the price that customers are prepared to pay for the final product (i.e. value added = selling price - bought-in goods and services).


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Michael, 15, Ashton, 13, Xavier, 10, and Jolie, 9 had flown to visit their aunt and uncle in Columbus, Ohio, while their father was deployed overseas.
Captain Patrick Minnich, 39, had been serving with the U.S. Army in Kabul, Afghanistan, for the last seven months, and so the children headed from Oklahoma City to Columbus without him.
Hours before the November 22 pickup, their aunt and uncle, Marcia and Jeff Kish, were also none the wiser of Patrick's sudden appearance.
Having returned from Kabul for a four-week training course in Fort Lee, Virginia, Patrick was granted time off to visit his family before return to his military commitments.
And after surprising Jeff and Marcia – who were waiting to pick up the Minnich children from Columbus Airport ahead of the Thanksgiving weekend – the group then drove to the airport, planning their big surprise for the kids along the way.
The group created an adult-sized banner to welcome the four children and, as they approached, Patrick emerged from behind the banner, causing wild scenes of celebration.
The joyous children ran across the airport baggage claim area, jumping on their father while happy onlookers cheered Patrick's return.
Xavier even cheekily declared to his father, who had been away since April 2019, "You're home? What took you so long?" Since the surprise, which saw Patrick stay with his family for a week, the captain has now returned to Kabul to continue his deployment until May 2020.
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By His Own Standard, Did Eric Cantor Just Commit A Felony? And More Importantly, Will Obama Let Him Get Away With It?
Okay, that was a rhetorical question. Of course Obama's going to let him get away with it! Steve Benen with an absolutely amazing story that shows the un-American hubris of this Republican peacock: If our political system made more sense,
Okay, that was a rhetorical question. Of course Obama's going to let him get away with it! Steve Benen with an absolutely amazing story that shows the un-American hubris of this Republican peacock:
If our political system made more sense, this would be an astounding scandal that would dominate the discourse.
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday during a meeting in New York that the new GOP majority in the House will "serve as a check" on the Obama administration, a statement unusual for its blunt disagreement with U.S. policy delivered directly to a foreign leader.
"Eric stressed that the new Republican majority will serve as a check on the Administration and what has been, up until this point, one party rule in Washington," read a statement from Cantor's office on the one-on-one meeting. "He made clear that the Republican majority understands the special relationship between Israel and the United States, and that the security of each nation is reliant upon the other."
This just isn't normal. Laura Rozen called the meeting itself "unusual, if not unheard of." But it's what Cantor said that's astounding.
We're talking about a powerful member of Congress engaged in foreign policy, vowing to a foreign government to oppose the administration's policies regarding that government.
Ron Kampeas from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency news agency said he can't remember any U.S. official ever doing this. "[T]o have-a-face to face and say, in general, we will take your side against the White House -- that sounds to me extraordinary," Kampeas said this week.
It is that and more. Cantor not only met in private with a foreign leader to undercut the foreign policy of the elected American president, he proceeded to brag about it.
Also keep in mind, a few years ago, Speaker Nancy Pelosi traveled to Syria and met with Bashar al-Assad. At the time, none other than Eric Cantor personally accused Pelosi of possibly violating the Logan Act, "which makes it a felony for any American 'without authority of the United States' to communicate with a foreign government to influence that government's behavior on any disputes with the United States."
As Adam Serwer noted yesterday, "Based on Cantor's own standard, he's just committed a felony."
In 2007, John Bolton, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, insisted, "I would simply hope that people would understand that, under the Constitution, the president conducts foreign policy, not the speaker of the House."
OK, but can we apply that same standard to the House Minority Whip?
Glenn Greenwald has more.
Eric Cantor, Foreign Policy, Israel


We are in the home stretch of the school year and WOW is it busy!!
We are in the middle of Teacher Appreciation week! If you forgot to send in money to support the PTO's efforts it is not too late. Feel free to put cash or a check made payable to JA PTO in an envelope labeled "Teacher Appreciation Week" and send it to school with your child.
The Books and Beyond deadline is tomorrow, May 3rd to be eligible to earn a Medal. Medals will be distributed at our Books and beyond Ceremony on June 8th.
The PTO Executive team is happy to welcome Kathy Fink to our team! Kathy was elected last night as a Co-Volunteer Coordinator working with Michelle Alker. Other elections included Helena Prentiss & Kiera Ciccone moving to Co-Vice Presidents and Tara DiBona being re-elected to Secretary. We still have room for 3 more people on our Executive Team. If you are interested in joining us or finding out more information please email jaschoolpto@gmail.com.
JA is excited to welcome author Jerry Pallotta on June 6th. Jerry is best known for his "Who would win" books along with over 30 nonfiction alphabet titles. Order forms for books were sent home last week and are due no later than Monday, May 7th for them to be autographed and brought to school the day of his visit.
Lawn party is always our biggest and best fundraiser at JA but would not be possible without your help!


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Florida county to remove algae from water after emergency declared
By: Meghan McRoberts
Posted at 10:47 PM, Aug 09, 2018
MARTIN COUNTY, Florida — As early as next week, you could start to see an improvement in the water quality in Martin County.
Officials plan to start cleaning up some of the areas most impacted by algae. They hope to give residents some relief from the sight and smell of the algae and help the estuary recover from its damaging effects.
Martin County Ecosystem Division Manager John Maehl said because the county declared a local state of emergency earlier this week, it can more quickly obtain grant funds from the Department of Environmental Protection to pay for and expedite clean up efforts.
The plan is to get contracted clean up crews on the water early next week, possibly by Tuesday.
Even before declaring the state of emergency, county officials had been interviewing and researching companies with technology they say can clean up the algae, without creating more harm to the environment.
By next week, Maehl said at least a couple are prepared to get to work.
In at least one case, they would be vacuuming the algae from the water.
Exactly where the clean up will happen is unclear, but Maehl said the county has been surveying the area, looking to create a priority list of the places they will send crews to first.
That could be areas such as Central Marine, typically hit hard by the thickest of the algae.
"The really nasty stuff, try to get that out and take away the most noxious component of this and then let the estuary do its thing. The estuary is remarkably resilient," Maehl said.
This is the first year the county has taken on algae clean up effort, so it is a learning experience.
"It's a really complicated issue with a lot of different solutions and really the approach we're taking is we're throwing a lot of stuff against the wall and see what sticks," Maehl said.
Stuart resident Teresa Cooper is among those glad to see action being taken.
She lives right along the water and can smell the stench of the algae while walking her dog.
"I don't walk him over there, so I just kind of keep him on the side, because it's bothering me, I'm sure it's bothering him," Cooper said. "It hurts your throat and just smells very bad."
Maehl said the county also hopes, by next week, to place booms in strategic areas to hold and collect algae. That could include putting a boom in canals leading to the St. Lucie Estuary to keep algae from flowing into the waterway.
Maehl is not sure if the cleanup will last for weeks or months.


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