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Jan Olsson's big-city paintings pair with Joy Fox's desert-based sculptures at Davis Dominguez
Paintings by Jan Olsson, Sculpture by Joy Fox
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays-Fridays; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays, through Jan. 5; closed Christmas and New Year's Day
Davis Dominguez Gallery, 154 E. Sixth St.
629-9759; davisdominguez.com
Davis Dominguez Gallery
Joy Fox
Jan Olsson, a Parisian by way of Tucson, makes paintings with subjects straight out of the big city.
Street signs, wine bottles, coffee cups and tables float in and out of rooftops and apartments, all of them set free from the demands of ordinary gravity. Disjointed people populate these uneasy cityscapes. Sometimes, the angular figures connect with each other, but more often, they miss.
In "Red Vase," a mixed media on paper now on view at Davis Dominguez Gallery, a man and a woman are crammed into a small room with deteriorating walls. He's patchily painted in gray, with no features at all on his blank face; she's beige/brown. And they're at cross-purposes in other ways. The man turns toward the woman, but she's hurrying off in the opposite direction. Somebody else is climbing an odd staircase near the ceiling. Someone evidently placed the vase of flowers on the coffee table with some hope of domestic happiness, but the colors are seeping out of the flowers, dissipating into the air.
Olsson pioneers an interesting new technique in this edgy body of work. Many of the mixed-media paintings, including "Red Vase," started out as digital photographs, which the artist shoots herself. She has them professionally printed on an ink-jet printer, in large scale: Some of them are 3 to 4 feet long. Once the print surface is sealed, the artist paints on top, while allowing the black-and-white images to show through. The layering creates a kind of psychological archaeology, while pinning the paintings to specific places.
In "Red Vase," the peeling walls, so evocative of decay, are actual photos of old gray stones, presumably in Paris. A real-life photo of a tiny fence slices incongruously across the interior, bringing the outside world in.
The technique is especially apropos in "Orpheus Descending," a modern reworking of the Greek tragedy. In the original myth, Orpheus is a gifted musician. The gods of the underworld are so enamored with his music that when his beloved, Eurydice, dies, they allow Orpheus to descend into Hades to get her back. But he fails to meet all their demands, and she dies a second time, never to be revived.
In Olsson's mixed-media psychodrama, the staircase to Hades looks like the murky entrances to the walkways along the river Seine in Paris. The city's photographed stone walls stand in for the walls of Hades, and photos of twisted I-beams beneath the paint hint at hidden dangers. The characters in this sorrowful drama are painted atop these photographed images, with the paint and photo weaving together ancient themes and modern times.
At the edge of the precipice, a woman and a man cower, their figures simply outlined in pink. Two painted male figures, each carrying guitars, make their way down the steps. At the bottom is a modern hell of dissipation: a café/bar filled with wine bottles and cigarette smoke. A woman, painted large at lower left, sits at a table, her face fixed and hard. At the upper right corner, beyond her reach, is the face of a man, her Orpheus, perhaps, helpless now to save her.
Sometimes, though, the city is a heady generator of creativity. "Reach," an acrylic painting on canvas, is an exhilarating evocation of an artist at work. The artist is bent over a table in a heady rooftop studio, lost in his work, while all around him, jazzy tables and ladders and arcs cavort in cheerful pinks and purples and browns. The ladder leads up to a chalk-blue roof, and on to the gray and white Paris skies beyond.
The prolific Olsson trained at the UA and still has family in Tucson. Every two years or so, she fills Davis Dominguez with her sophisticated Parisian tableaux, drenched in art-historical references from Picasso to the German expressionist painter Max Beckmann. But this time around, the quintessentially urban Olsson shares the big warehouse space with prototypical desert artist Joy Fox.
A longtime resident of Oracle's Rancho Linda Vista, Fox makes earthy clay sculptures that appear to grow right out of the ground. Colored in desert tans and pinks, they're etched with pictographic lines that conjure up the desert's ancient Native American inhabitants. Their odd organic shapes stretch into human heads, animal bodies and combinations thereof.
The 4-foot-high floor piece "Emathian" is typical. The top figure looks a bit like a bird's body, but its tail feathers also trace out a man's profile. This amalgam sits on a metal pole above a slab of clay tattooed with ochre and burned by fire. The cheery "Urania" has two singing figures sitting on black tree branches--a woman in white clay, and a bird with wings joyfully flung out.
The two artists are friends who asked to be paired in a show, says gallery co-owner Candice Davis. Their works--Fox's firmly on the ground, Olsson's tethered to the wall--make a stimulating counterpoint of nature versus nurture, country versus city. Still, the two have certain affinities, including an affection for earthy rusts and pinks, and the drama of black.
Fox scorches her clay figures in the fire, the better to give them an ancient feel, and Olsson heavily outlines her figures in black. Both like the time-honored tropes of mythology, with Fox going so far as to call her collection of 11 works "The Muses."
And even Olsson's oh-so-French works occasionally have a connection to the desert. "Serenade" is a beautiful version of the traditional nude bathing outdoors. A woman, reminiscent of Picasso's classic-period nudes, sits with her feet in a spring shimmering with blue water. Her flesh is a lovely layering of peach and rust and pink, and one breast shines gold in the light. She's dreaming of a man with a guitar--a recurring Olsson motif--who floats beyond her in pale blue.
But she's in a different place, and the photos underneath the paint anchor her to the desert. A sunny adobe wall glows behind her. Desert rocks are piled all around. Another man, a real one, sits by the door. But Olsson rarely paints an idyll unmolested. Danger is erupting, in the form of a coiled brown snake: It's raising its head, poised to strike.
Margaret Regan
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Celebrating Flipkarts hides disturbing truths about our internet economy
India needs is Indian capitalists willing to take big bets on its tech entrepreneurs. Jio is a successful model backed by vast local resources.
Saubhik Chakrabarti
May 01, 2018, 08:34 IST
Flipkart will likely be sold to US retail behemoth, Walmart. Walmart-bought Flipkart will battle it out with another Indian play of another US retail giant, Amazon.
So, the biggest story in one of the world's biggest online markets is that two foreign businesses will fight for supremacy. Just as Indian-founded but foreign-funded Ola is competing with foreign company Uber.
Our Flipkarts and Olas are genuine cause for celebration. But news of billions of dollars getting invested in Indian tech companies has blinded many to two basic and disturbing truths about India's internet economy.
First, foreign online companies are not unmitigated good news for India's medium- and long-term evolution as an innovation-led hub of global internet economy. Second, even Indian-founded but foreign-funded/owned online business companies don't necessarily make the cut as far as India's emergence as an influential internet economy player is concerned.
Let's explain both.
In a superb 2017 analysis ('Should India Adopt Policies to Level the Playing Field for Internet Companies?', goo.gl/ysX1r7) that's even more relevant a year later as foreign firms/investors take a firmer grip on India's internet economy, venture capital firm Kalaari Capital managing director Vani Kola had argued that India operations of many foreign online business majors were essentially anti-competitive. An Amazon has access to oceans of capital. And some of it can flood India's online business, putting any local rival at severe disadvantage.
Note that an Indian-founded, India-headquartered e-commerce player like Flipkart is ready to take the fight to Amazon only because it is backed by big foreign investors, Walmart being the latest.
But why is Amazon's free-spending anti-competitive? Why isn't it simply a demonstration of the workings of a free market that welcomes foreign investment? Because an Amazon is using its strong position in other markets to sell stuff dirt cheap here. As Kola argues, this is dumping of capital, akin to dumping of commodities.
Commodity dumping happens when a foreign producer sells goods to another country at, say, below cost price, to aggressively capture market share. There are rules against commodity dumping. Shouldn't there be rules against capital dumping?
More, India-headquartered, Indian-run online businesses generate far more high-skilled local employment than their foreign rivals, who can run vast operations with very few local technical hires, thanks to the nature of the internet business. Most important, if foreign online giants dominate India's internet economy, we will never develop the kind of ecosystem that's a must for becoming a serious player globally.
Note, in this context, what Bob van Dijk, chief of Naspers, a South African company that invests in e-commerce around the world, told ET in an interview earlier this year. "India needs to make sure that it builds an ecosystem for the success of local [e-commerce] businesses… I think Europe is a digital colony of the US. Europe has nothing… there is no ecosystem of capable internet entrepreneurs or professionals. It's a disaster."
Here's what Dijk's advice to India was: "You should try to avoid becoming the Europe of internet… I think that would be a very dangerous outcome."
Yes, if India doesn't change course on e-commerce, we are headed for a "very dangerous outcome". But aren't Flipkarts and Olas countervailing forces to this "dangerous outcome"? Yes, and no.
Flipkarts and Olas offer more to India in terms of jobs, talent acquisition, onsite innovation, than Amazons and Ubers. But remember, they are foreign-funded and those fund-masters have preference functions that may or may not align with what's good for developing an Indian ecosystem.
For example, will a foreign investor who buys an Indian e-commerce company forever allow its Indian founders to call the shots in management or in the board? Will global or home market considerations not ultimately influence how the acquired Indian company will be run? If it makes sense to service the Indian market largely remotely, won't that happen?
Or take an example where, say, one large foreign investor holds majority stake in both an Indian e-commerce firm and its larger foreign competitor. If the investor decides that merging these companies make sense, what happens to the India play?
These probable outcomes show why foreign-funded, Indian-founded online businesses are not quite the answer if the goal is to set up a world-class internet economy ecosystem.
Kola, and others, argue that just as banks, insurance companies, or even steel and automakers are given protection from foreign competition in various sensible ways — by fixing ownership rules and through import duties — domestic e-commerce companies should also be protected.
Kola says there should be rules that prevent foreign e-commerce players from selling goods or services at negative margins, as well as those that require them to fund their India operations from third-party entities. The latter, so that a foreign online giant can't use its resources generated abroad to 'dump capital' in India.
These will help. But what India really needs is Indian capitalists willing to take big bets on India's tech entrepreneurs. Jio, a telecom-internet venture that's upended the voice and data market in India, is a successful Indian startup backed by vast local resources.
True, Jio is Reliance's own venture. But in spirit, Jio is the model for Indian startups. And note that Jio has started investing in local tech ventures.
Unless big money from big Indian players backs big ideas from Indian entrepreneurs, India will always risk becoming a digital colony.

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#define ACE_TOKENIZER_T_CPP

#include "ace/ACE.h"
#include "ace/Malloc_Base.h"
#include "ace/String_Base.h"
#include "ace/Auto_Ptr.h"
#include "ace/OS_NS_string.h"

ACE_BEGIN_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL

template <class CHAR>
ACE_Tokenizer_T<CHAR>::ACE_Tokenizer_T (CHAR *buffer)
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    preserves_index_ (0),
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{
}

template <class CHAR>
int
ACE_Tokenizer_T<CHAR>::delimiter (CHAR d)
{
  if (delimiter_index_ == MAX_DELIMITERS)
    return -1;

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  delimiters_[delimiter_index_].replace_ = 0;
  ++delimiter_index_;
  return 0;
}

template <class CHAR>
int
ACE_Tokenizer_T<CHAR>::delimiter_replace (CHAR d,
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{
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    if (delimiters_[i].delimiter_ == d)
      {
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        delimiters_[i].replace_ = 1;
        return 0;
      }

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  delimiters_[delimiter_index_].replacement_ = replacement;
  delimiters_[delimiter_index_].replace_ = 1;
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  return 0;
}

template <class CHAR>
int
ACE_Tokenizer_T<CHAR>::preserve_designators (CHAR start,
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{
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  return 0;
}

template <class CHAR>
int
ACE_Tokenizer_T<CHAR>::is_delimiter (CHAR d,
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{
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      {
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template <class CHAR>
int
ACE_Tokenizer_T<CHAR>::is_preserve_designator (CHAR start,
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{
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        strip = preserves_[x].strip_;
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template <class CHAR>
CHAR *
ACE_Tokenizer_T<CHAR>::next (void)
{
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}

// *************************************************************

ACE_END_VERSIONED_NAMESPACE_DECL

#endif  /* ACE_TOKENIZER_T_CPP */

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Situated on the stunning Monterey Peninsula in California, Pebble Beach Golf Links makes a strong claim to be the most beautiful place in the world to play golf.
But along with the jaw-dropping scenery, there's substance too.
The par 72, which hugs the California coastline and affords stunning views of Carmel Bay, has hosted the U.S. Open on six occasions and will welcome the tournament back again in 2027.
Reflecting the idea that great golf courses produce great champions, Jack Nicklaus won the first U.S. Open staged at Pebble Beach in 1972 while Tiger Woods famously demolished his rivals by a staggering 15 shots there in 2000.
Opened in 2019, Pebble has also staged many other tournaments down the years, putting on its first pro event in 1926.
Since 1937, it's also been the venue for the PGA Tour's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, a tournament originally known as the Bing Crosby National Pro-Amateur or the Crosby Clambake. In that event, Pebble is used for two of the four rounds.
As a public course, it's also within the realms of bucket-list golfers although getting the chance to play this golfing Mecca doesn't come cheap.
Pebble Beach Golf Links Course Guide
Presented with such an amazing piece of property, the main objective of the designers was to get as many holes as they could be positioned along the rocky coastline. They did this by using a figure of '8', allowing nine of the 18 holes to approach the water (Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17 and 18). Coastal winds are a big part of the test and, while there is plenty of room off the tee, a sharp short game is required as it's easy to miss the much-smaller-than-average greens.
Pebble Beach Golf Links Fast Facts
Yardage: 7,075 yards
Rating: 75.5
Slope: 145
Pebble Beach Golf Links course designers: Jack Neville and Douglas Grant (1919)
Pebble Beach course record: 61, Hurly Long
Past Major Championships at Pebble Beach Golf Links
2019 U.S. Open – In favorable conditions, Gary Woodland beat the lowest winning score in a U.S. Open at Pebble by shooting 13-under to beat Brooks Koepka by three strokes.
2010 U.S. Open – Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell handled the winds better than anyone to shoot even par and win by a shot from Frenchman Gregory Havret.
2000 U.S. Open – At the peak of his powers, Tiger lapped the field, winning by a ludicrous 15 shots, the largest winning margin in a major. Holing everything, Woods shot a then U.S. Open record of 12-under, with Ernie Els and Miguel Angel Jimenez a distant second on 3-over.
1992 U.S. Open – Colin Montgomerie's clubhouse target of even par looked to be a testing one in gusty conditions but proved only good enough for third as Tim Kite grinded out a 72 to win his first major with 3-under.
1982 U.S. Open – Tom Watson produced one of the most famous shots in major championship history, chipping in from a tough lie at 17 to turn a bogey into an unlikely birdie and finish at 6-under, two clear of Jack Nicklaus.
1977 PGA Championship – The only PGA to be held at Pebble produced an all-American top 10, with Lanny Wadkins lifting the silverware after beating Gene Littler in a playoff after both finished at 6-under.
1972 U.S. Open – After winning his 10th major at The Masters two months earlier, the 'Golden Bear' made it No. 11 at Pebble. No-one broke par as Nicklaus' winning score of 2-over was good enough to win by three.
Key Holes
Par 3, 112 yards: The short, downhill par 3 with the stunning ocean backdrop is one of the most photographed holes in golf. In theory, it's just a flick with a wedge but when the winds pick up – and they invariably do – club selection is key if you want to find the putting surface.
Par 4, 477 yards: One of the most spectacular holes on the course in terms of the ocean views but it's a brute. Anything leaked right will end up on the beach while the bail out shot to the left will likely be gobbled up by a bunker. Approach shots are made harder by the fairway tilting sharply towards the coastline
Par 3, 179 yards: The hourglass-shaped green is tilted almost at right angles to the tee, thus making this one of the hardest par 3s around if the wind is blowing. A time to knuckle down and not be distracted by the wonderful sea views although that's easier said than done!
Par 5, 530 yards: Regarded as one of the greatest closing holes in golf, the iconic 18th at Pebble has the Pacific Ocean all the way down its left side, a bunker measuring over 100 yards running along the coastline to the green and a tree in the middle of the fairway. A breathtaking way to finish a magical experience.
What Golfers Say – Pebble Beach
Jack Nicklaus:
"If I had only one more round to play, I would choose to play it at Pebble Beach. I've loved this course from the first time I saw it. It's possibly the best in the world."
Tiger Woods:
"The golf course has always had a special place in my heart. One, for its pristine beauty and another for its mystique. I've always absolutely loved playing here, from the time I was 13 and I'll always continue to love it."
Tom Watson:
"Ask any golfer around the world to name a golf course in the United States, and Pebble Beach will be the first thing they say."
Johnny Miller:
"Pebble is a piece of sacred ground. They say it's the greatest meeting of land and water in the world. This course was heaven designed – just the way it fits on the land."
Stewart Cink:
"If St. Andrews is the home of golf, I think Pebble Beach feels like the home of American golf, like the home of championship golf. It has a real sense of history here."
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Happy Veterans' Day and Thank You for Your Service!
We're grateful to those who have served their country. Civilians can never understand all that is entailed in military service for our country but we can be thankful, acknowledge this service, and support where we can.
Along those lines, we have an update on one of our favorite service organizations – Canine Companions for Independence – and their program for veterans called the Canine Companions Wounded Veterans Initiative.
Two years ago our first puppy, "Barbie", flunked (only about 40% pass!), and she is now a "civilian" in the MarshallGIS office. In August 2016 our second CCI puppy "Ginnie" (image to the left) went back to Santa Rosa, where she made it all the way through advanced training only to be turned down because of future hip problems.
Late last September, our third green eared CCI puppy (green from the ear tattoo – see photo on right), "Safire" – entered our lives, third times a charm! When we picked up Safire at the Boise Airport, we met Charlie Linville, his daughter, and his CCI graduate working dog Devon.
It was a real honor to meet Charlie and his daughter, and his CCI dog Devon. Just last year, Charlie Linville summited Mount Everest with a prosthetic leg. Charlie is nothing short of awesome, and you can read on CBS News how Charlie was a member of a Marine Corps bomb-disposal unit in Afghanistan in 2011 when he stepped on a buried explosive and suffered traumatic injuries.
Below: Charlie and Tim Medvetz of The Heroes Project summiting Mount Everest. Source: CBS news / The Hero Project.
We were inspired by Charlie's story, and happy to be apart of the CCI Puppy Raisers.
Read More about Charlie, and the CCI Wounded Veterans Initiative.
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Maps tell a story and help us understand our world. Behind every map is the spatial data that makes this understanding possible. For the humanitarian community the development of much of this data is reliant on the efforts of volunteers.
The Office of Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS) at the University of Georgia maintains and collects a global archive of spatial data that supports the humanitarian community in their mapping and analysis efforts. When Dr. Karen Payne, the administrator of the repository, becomes aware that a dataset requested by users is not readily available she often turns to the GIS Corp, a group of volunteers with GIS and IT experience.
As one of these volunteers I recently contributed over 50 hours of work assisting in the development of a GIS dataset of the capital cities of Indonesia's Provinces and Regencies, as well as Kotas (independent cities). A variety of sources was used to find these locations in order to provide the highest level of location and name validation possible. As I journeyed through unfamiliar names and places, I learned much about the geography and people of another region of our world. I took side trips, tasted the culture, and learned some interesting history, albeit virtually.
Being able to make a contribution to our GIS and humanitarian communities was a personally fulfilling endeavor for me. It expanded my horizons and reminded me of how we are all connected.
For more details on this project, follow this link to the full article.


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If there is one thing that search engines hate, it is duplicate content. This raises red flags for the search engines and they may assume that your content is SPAM.
It can be easy for eCommerce websites to fall into the trap of using duplicate content, especially with things like product descriptions and lists. Don't let search engines penalize your website.
Re-writing product descriptions and lists ensures your content is fresh and original, it is worth the time and effort.
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When you work with eCommerce development company, they probably will tell you in detail about Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising.
Many eCommerce websites rely on PPC strategies to gain visibility.
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This way, you can have the one-two punch of PPC ads and organic SEO clicks. If you fail to optimize your content, you may be creating ads that won't sell or targeting the wrong type of consumer.
Optimizing your images is a part of eCommerce design that many people overlook.
Once you have optimized all of your eCommerce website's written content, you need to optimize the images as well.
Image search has become extremely popular, so you need to add ALT tags of relevant keywords to all of your website's images.
Use alt image tags to describe the content of your images and provide a text alternative for search engines.
Another crucial component of eCommerce website development is creating meta descriptions.
The meta description is the basic description of your web pages that will show up in the search engine results, i.e., the abbreviated description of your site that entices customers to find out more.
Make sure that you have a well-optimized description for every page on your website. When you are creating your site, go through and add these descriptions on every page.
Product reviews are an excellent resource when it comes to SEO, as it brings more unique content that can help boost your search engine results.
Your eCommerce development company can help you enable product reviews, or you can easily add them to your site with a click of a button when creating it through WordPress.
It is also a great toul for your eCommerce website as it provides you with instant, valuable customer feedback.
In today's day and age, you need to have an eCommerce website that is mobile optimized.
Customers should be able to easily access your website from their phone, and everything should look and act just like your main site in a mobile friendly view.
Search engines also want to keep their users happy, so they are going to look for websites that are mobile-friendly. This decreases bounce rate, makes sites easier to navigate and delivers faster page speeds - all things that the Google algorithm will favor when ranking search engine results.
Another essential component of a good eCommerce website development is ongoing monitoring of your website's visibility.
Your initial eCommerce development is only half the battle. Google actually has 2-3 major algorithm changes every year.
A single algorithm update can drastically impact your site's ranking and visibility, so you need to frequently check up and see how much traffic is going to your site and how the keywords you are using rank in search engine results.
The good news is, this is relatively simple with third party touls, so you can easily stay up-to-date with how your eCommerce website is doing.
Make sure you enable canonical tags. This is a proven way of telling search engines that a certain URL is actually the master copy of a page. Simply put, this will prevent issues caused by identical content appearing on multiple URLs.
It is very important in terms of optimization and something every eCommerce website owner needs to be aware of.
Most platforms have simple touls to make canonical tagging implementation even easier, or your eCommerce website development company will be able to make sure that your tags are enabled during the design process.
The key to a successful eCommerce website is to not only create a user-friendly platform, but to make sure that the website is properly optimized for SEO. There is so much that goes into having a successful ecommerce website besides just great design.
A quality website should be well-optimized, easy-to-navigate and updated to stay relevant in the eyes of today's search engines.
If you consider these valuable eCommerce development and optimization tips and continue to make your new website a priority you can see returns on your website that you may have never thought were possible.
Vikrant Bhalodia is a Head of Operations with 10+ years of multi-functional expertise across Sales & Marketing, Consulting, Web Content Management, Operations and HRM at WeblineIndia. Having passion towards technulogy and with multi-functional expertise in a Software Development Company based in USA and India, Vikrant loves sharing insights on optimizing the success and internet visibility of the customers' businesses. Reach out Vikrant on LinkedIn.


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NEW DELHI: The much anticipated battle between the two newcomers, Chennai City FC and Minerva Punjab FC failed to provide a winner as it finished 0-0 at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Chennai, thus enabling both the teams to notch their first ever Hero I-League point.
Chennai City decided to line up in a 4-5-1 with Debabrata Roy and Joseph Clemente playing as full-backs while Dharmaraj Ravanan and Aniyeche Echezona were the central defenders. Dhanpal Ganesh, Denson Devadas and Haroon Amiri were deployed in midfield with Brazilian striker Charles De Souza leading upfront.
For Minerva, Ravi Kumar started in goal with Nigerian defender Loveday Okechukwu and Arashpreet Singh in defence. Germanpreet Singh and Vinit Rai were in midfield while captain Manandeep Singh and Joel Sunday assumed the attacking mantle in a 4-4-2 formation.
It was the visitors who started the game on a better note but Chennai City fashioned the first real chance of the game in the 5th minute but no one could latch on to a square-pass from Charles.
5 minutes later, Lalnun Mawia had a free header at goal but it went straight at Minerva Goalkepeer Ravi Kumar.
Joel Sunday, who was under tight marking from Echezona, created a chance for Manandeep but the shot was well saved by Karanjit, who was excellent all throughout the match.
The match soon settled into a midfield battle but it was Lalnun Mawia who had the best chance of the night in the 34th minute. Dhanpal Ganesh started the move, brilliantly winning a ball in midfield and played Haroon Amiri clear. Though his first cross was blocked, the second one fell to an unmarked Lalnun Mawia but his left-footer went straight to Ravi Kumar.
Changing over, Minerva decided to make two changes — Uttam Rai and Vishal Kumar coming in for Nuruddin and Gurjinder Kumar.
But it did not seem to have an effect as the home side seemed to be creating more chances. Charles went close in the 47th minute while Amiri did well to get into the Minerva box before the alert defenders cleared the danger around the 60-minute mark.
In an effort to open their account, Marcos Tank was introduced in place of Charles for Chennai City. The burly Brazilian got into a couple of promising positions towards the end of the game but could not hit the target.
Minerva now face a long trip to Aizawl while Chennai face the daunting task of taking on the defending champions Bengaluru FC in the next round.


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DELECTABLE MOUNTAINS QUILT GUILD BYLAWS 2020
ADOPTED June 4, 2008, AMENDED June 2018, AMENDED October 2010,
UPDATED December-January 2019-2020,
Delectable Mountains Quilt Guild (DMQG) is a voluntary membership organization dedicated to quilting. It is governed by the officers, also called the Executive Committee, elected by the membership.
DMQG is a Special Interest Group, of West Virginia University's Continuing Education Outreach Service (CEOS). As such, it shares the goals of Adult Education, Leadership Training, Support of the Community and accepts all the monetary, procedural and organizational responsibilities. In return DMQG enjoys certain membership and administrative support. For tax purposes DMQG is a 501(c)3.
ARTICLE 1 - NAME
The name of this guild shall be Delectable Mountains Quilt Guild, a not-for-profit organization, referred to in this document as the Guild or by its initials DMQG.
ARTICLE II - PURPOSE
The purpose of this Guild shall be to develop interest in the art of quilting, encourage philanthropic quilting for benefit of the community, provide fellowship and, primarily, educational quilting opportunities through programs and workshops.
ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP
A. Membership in the Guild is open to anyone age 18, or older, who is interested in the purposes of the organization. Such individuals shall be admitted to membership upon payment of yearly dues and signing the West Virginia CEOS Member Code of Conduct. Dues should be paid in January but no later than 2nd meeting in February. New members joining after November 1 shall be considered paid through the upcoming year.
B. Active members are defined as those who participate in and support the activities and projects of the Guild and who have paid their dues by the date of the 2nd meeting in February each year.
C. Honorary Members are decided by the Executive Committee and not required to participate in annual activities.
D . Visitors are welcome to attend two (2) meetings within a calendar year. They must pay dues and join on third (3rd) visit within a calendar year.
E. An appropriate fee may be charged visitors and members for special mailings, meetings and workshops. Such fees are to be established by the officers and committee chairs.
ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS
A. The officers of the Guild shall be President, Night Vice President, Day Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer; and be elected by the membership of the guild at the first meeting in September of each election year. These officers and a past officer shall constitute the Executive Committee.
B. The Executive Committee shall provide issue resolution, when necessary, and present such resolution to the membership at large, calling for a vote when appropriate.
C. The officers shall serve a 2-year term, commencing at the last meeting in December.
D. No member shall serve more than 2 consecutive terms in an office unless approved by the majority vote of the members.
E. Vacancies in unexpired terms of office shall be filled by appointment of willing individuals. Such appointments shall be made by consensus of the remaining officers, with the exception of the position of President. Should the Presidency become vacant a Vice President selected shall become interim President and serve until the next election. And a new Vice President shall be appointed to replace the remainder of the term of the Vice President who became President.
ARTICLE V - DUTIES OF OFFICERS
A. The President shall be responsible for preparing meeting agendas, conducting regular monthly meetings, chairing the Executive Committee and attending other committee meetings as an ex officio member. The President shall also perform or delegate other duties as needed, such as assuring the meeting place secure and in good order, shall see that all Chair and Director duties are fulfilled and these bylaws are followed. The President shall serve as the point of contact within the community.
B. The Vice Presidents/Program Coordinators shall be responsible for meeting programs and workshops and may form committees to assist. They shall assist the President as necessary. A Vice President shall preside over general meetings in the absence of the President.
C. The Secretary shall keep minutes of all monthly meetings of the Guild and shall maintain permanent records of all meetings of the Guild, including but not limited to such minutes. A synopsis of said minutes shall be printed in the newsletter each month. The secretary shall check the Post Office Box on a weekly basis or delegate the duty. The secretary shall send appropriate cards and letters to members who need "Sunshine."
D. The Treasurer shall receive and bank all Guild monies, disburse funds as authorized by the officers and maintain records of all funds including those received from Community Educational Outreach Service (CEOS at the Extension Office). A complete report shall be made in writing in the monthly newsletter. The Treasurer in conjunction with the Executive Committee shall prepare the proposed budget for the upcoming year and shall present it at the January meeting. The Treasurer shall present the books for review if requested and work with appointed chairs and directors for events. At the end of each term an informal audit shall be arranged. The Treasurer shall maintain a current list of paid members and keep it updated. One other officer, usually the President, shall be signatory on bank accounts along with the Treasurer.
ARTICLE VI - NOMINATIONS, ELECTIONS AND VOTING
A. A nominating committee composed of 3 to 5 members shall be announced by the Executive Committee in June of each election year.
B. The Nominating Committee shall (select) recruit a slate of officers and announce it to the membership in the September newsletter. The slate shall include: President, Night Vice President, Day Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
C. The Nominating Committee Chairman shall present the slate and call for a vote at the first meetings in September of each election year. Nominations may be made from the floor, but members making nominations shall have received permission of the nominee prior to making a floor nomination.
D. A quorum shall consist of a simple majority of total members present at any regular meeting. Votes from the daytime and evening meetings shall be combined to determine the final result.
ARTICLE VII - COMMITTEES AND OTHER POSITIONS
Yearly the Committees of the Guild, Committee Chairs and Directors shall be determined by the Executive Committee, as needed. The Executive Committee shall be kept informed of the committee activities as they are developed. The following committees and directors listed in Article VIII and IX are currently determined to be needed. Each Committee chair and Director shall be responsible for the creation of a binder, if none exists, or maintain a binder that contains job descriptions, forms, timelines and budget. These binders shall be updated and kept in the library.Volunteer assistants/ members can be added. Where possible, an assistant shall be trained to take over leadership the following year.
ARTICLE VIII - COMMITTEES
A. QUILT SHOW COMMITTEE
The quilt show committee shall consist of a Chair, Quilt Show Curator, Boutique Chair, Publicity/Marketing Chair, White Glove Chair, Program/classes Chair, Reception plus chair assistant(s) and shall work with the web site administrator. This committee shall organize the Guild's Annual Quilt Show: preparing, installing, overseeing and closing.
The Chairman and the Curator shall obtain and complete, for the President's signature, the documents necessary to hang the show (at the Morgan Arts Council Ice House). Requirements required by Morgan Arts Council for the curator shall be adhered to.
The Committee Chair shall create a binder, if none exists or maintain a binder that contains job descriptions, forms, timelines and budget. Volunteer assistants and additional members, can be added as needed.
B. YARD SQUARE QUILTS COMMITTEE
This committee shall have a Chair and co-chair. Volunteer assistants and additional members, as needed. Duties include presenting prospective beneficiaries for membership vote, soliciting local businesses or hanging sites, collecting donated quilts that are 36 inches square, ordering maps and posters of quilts, and working with the web site administrator during auction period. This committee shall conduct all activities of the auction. Volunteer assistants and additional members, can be added as needed. Committee Director (Chair), shall create a binder, if none exists. or maintain a binder that contains job descriptions, forms, timelines and budget.
C. PUBLICITY/MARKETING COMMITTEE
This committee shall have a Chair, or co-chairs, as needed. Volunteer assistants and additional members, can be added as needed. Committee chair shall create a binder, if none exists, or maintain a binder that contains job descriptions, forms, timelines and budget.
D. EXPO COMMITTEE
This committee shall have a Chair, or co-chairs, as needed. Volunteer assistants and additional members, as needed. This committee shall attend regular meetings of the Morgan County Fair/EXPO and shall report back to the Executive Committee and keep the membership informed as to its activities. The committee shall be responsible for raffle tickets and sales, promotion, staffing, activities in quilt room, set up and take down of quilt room. The committee shall also be responsible for the creation of the next years' Guild Raffle Quilt. Volunteer assistants and additional members, can be added as needed. Committee chair shall create a binder, if none exists. or maintain a binder that contains job descriptions, forms, timelines and budget.
E. APPLE BUTTER COMMITTEE
This committee shall have a Chair, and co-chairs as needed . This committee shall procure a site at the Apple Butter Festival, held on Saturday and Sunday each Columbus Day Weekend. It shall arrange for set up and take down of tent, display of that year's Guild Raffle Quilt and tickets. Volunteer assistants and additional members, can be added as needed. Committee chair shall create a binder, if none exists, or maintain a binder that contains job descriptions, forms, timelines and budget.
ARTICLE IX - DIRECTOR POSITIONS
A NEWSLETTER DIRECTOR
This position shall produce a newsletter monthly. The Director is invited to attend Executive Committee meetings. Volunteer members can be added if needed. Director shall create a binder, if none exists. or maintain a binder that contains job descriptions, forms, timelines and budget.
B. WEB SITE ADMINISTRATOR DIRECTOR
This position shall create or maintain, expand and update the current websites: Delectable Mountains Quilt Guld.com and Yard Square Quilts.com. Volunteer members can be added if needed. Director shall create a binder, if none exists. or maintain a binder that contains job descriptions, forms, timelines and budget..
C. HISTORIAN/LIBRARY DIRECTOR
This position shall be responsible for maintaining the Guild Library, purchasing books and weeding out old, unused or unwanted book, as needed. Shall keep previous years binders, pertinent current materials and a digital archive of Guild's activities. Volunteer members can be added if needed. Director shall create a binder, if none exists. or maintain a binder that contains job descriptions, forms, timelines and budget.
D. Other committees and Directors shall be established on an as-needed basis.
ARTICLE X - CHANGES, UPDATES, AMENDMENTS
These Bylaws shall be amended, revised, updated or repealed by a simple majority of total members present at any regular meeting after having been published in the newsletter one month in advance of voting.
Minor changes, corrections and omissions can be changed by the Executive Committee without a full membership vote.
ARTICLE XI - POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Policies and Procedures (details) not covered in these bylaws shall be prepared separately, changed or updated as needed. These shall be prepared by the Executive Committee with input from the membership, but as guidelines will require a informal vote of approval.
ARTICLE XII - PARLIAMENTARY RULES
Parliamentary procedures shall adhere to those rules published in the most recent edition of Robert's Rules of Order (RROR), but only when actions that require voting on major issues are conducted.
ARTICLE XIII- DISSOLUTION
In the event of a decision to dissolve the Guild, the net assets of the organization shall be distributed to an organization whose purposes are similar to this Guild. No funds shall revert to the benefit of an individual member.
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Fireflies Game Notes: April 12 @ Rome (Games 5 and 6)
Columbia Fireflies (1-3) at Rome Braves (2-2)
Game 1: RHP Tyler Badamo ('15: 5-6, 3.10, 14 GS) vs. RHP Touki Toussaint ('15: 5-7, 4.83, 17 GS)
Game 2: RHP Joe Shaw ('15: 1-1, 3.29, 9 GP) vs. RHP Mike Soroka ('16: 0-0, 2.25)
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 — State Mutual Stadium (Rome, GA) — First Pitch 5:00 p.m. — Games 5 & 6
LISTEN: WGCV 620 AM / ColumbiaFireflies.com / TuneIn Radio App
ABOUT LAST GAME: The Fireflies stumbled in their series finale against the Charleston RiverDogs on Sunday, falling 6-5. Two Columbia hitters had multi-hit nights -- Vinny Siena (3-5, 2B) and Joe Tuschak (2-4, 2 2Bs). It capped a funky four-game stretch at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. Three times Charleston won in walk-off fashion in the bottom of the ninth and Saturday's matchup saw three Fireflies pitchers -- Thomas McIlraith, Alex Palsha, and Johnny Magliozzi -- combine for a no-hitter.
HEAR FROM THE TRIO: McIlraith, Palsha and Magliozzi take you inside the clubhouse and explain how the no-hitter came to fruition (via MiLB.com).
GEORGIA GUYS: The Fireflies ventured to Rome, Georgia, to begin a three-game series with the Braves. Monday's game was rained out and now play a doubleheader on Tuesday. Rome is located just about 60 miles from Turner Field in Atlanta -- the home of the Major League Braves. Reliever Tyler Bashlor is the lone Georgia native on the active roster. He grew up in Springfield and attended Cavalry Day School in Savannah. Manager Jose Leger also played college baseball at Middle Georgia College (Cochran) and Georgia College & State University (Milledgeville).
HEART OF THE ORDER: Columbia's three, four and five hitters -- Vinny Siena, Dash Winningham, and David Thompson -- shined against Charleston. We're only four games into the season, but here are their South Atlantic League ranks:
Siena: 5th in AVG (.462), 4th in OBP (.556)
Winningham: T-1st Runs (5)
Thompson: T-3rd in RBIs (6), T-5th in XBH (3)
THE OTHER GUYS: Rome is loaded with Braves prospects, there are seven on the roster: (6) RHP Touki Toussaint, (7) INF Austin Riley, (10) Max Fried, (13) RHP Mike Soroka, (19) LHP Ricardo Sanchez, (20) C Lucas Herbert and (23) Ronald Acuna.


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Invitation Date:
June 19, 2023 - July 03, 2023
Ages 16-17 + 15 born in 2007
*Travel costs are in addition and not included in the Program fee*
Fortnight "Leadership development through US Cultural Diversity".
This program provides an opportunity for 16-17-year-olds to stay connected through CISV and develop leadership through US cultural diversity as an alternative to being a Junior Counselor or participating in Seminar Camp.
Download the Fortnight Application and send all completed materials to philly-leader@cisvusa.org by December 10th, 2022.


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The Signs
Cancer - The Crabr
The Story of Cancer
According to Greek mythology, Cancer the Crab was sent by Hera to harass and distract Hercules when he was on the Second of his Twelve Labors. Hercules was the son of Zeus and Alcmene. The ever jealous Hera, Zeus' wife, vowed to irritate Hercules throughout his life. She tricked him into a wild rage in which he killed his beloved wife and children. To purify his soul, Apollo assigned him the Twelve Labors which would each test his strength and courage. At each turn, Hera was there to make Hercules' life as wretched as she could.
In the plain of Argolida there was an unhealthy marsh known as the Lerni. An enormous water snake with nine heads lived in this swamp. The Hydra was a terrible monster. One of its heads was immortal and it had breath that would kill upon contact. The Second Labor given to Hercules was to kill the Hydra.
Hercules was joined by his nephew, Iolaus, as he approached the swamp. With the help of Athena, Hercules was able to find the Hydra and a major battle ensued. When Hercules would manage to cut off one of its heads, another would appear. Finally, his Iolaus brought a flaming torch and seared the neck of each head that was cut off so that another could not grow.
Fearing that Hercules might indeed defeat the Hydra, Hera sent in a large crab to attack and distract him while he was fighting the Hydra. Cancer grabbed onto the hero's toe with its claws, but Hercules crushed the crab with his foot. He then cut off the Hydra's immortal head, killing it as well. Afterwards, he dipped his arrows in the Hydra's blood. It is said that even the glance of one of these arrows meant instant death.
Some say that Hera placed the Crab in the heaves as a reward for sacrificing its life. Others say that Zeus put it there to honor Hercules' victory and to remind Hera of her failure.
Cancer in Astrology
The energy of Cancer is caring and feeling. Like the awkward gait of the crab, it approaches things sideways. It wants to help and take care of us. Once attached to something, it is tenacious and never lets go. And like the crabs who live in the ocean, whose lives are spent searching the ocean floor for food, the Cancer energy is concerned with feeding us so we can grow and prosper. Our green thumbs come to life when planets spend time in the sign of Cancer.
Like the tiny Hermit crabs who live along the seashore in protective shells, the Cancer energy is happiest at home, where it is safe from predators. It doesn't need elegance and finery. After all, the shell it lives in is a second hand shell, once occupied by someone else. It needs this shell to protect its soft abdominal area. And like the Hermit crab, our own stomachs can become sensitive when the sign of Cancer is too active.
When planets are transiting Cancer, we want to build our nest and stay in it. We cater to our loved ones and want to make them happy and comfortable. But we can also become clingy and whiny and malign the past.
Norman Rockwell's
Freedom From Want
We can feel sorry for ourselves too. It's much better to recognize the importance of home and family during these times. We'll have our own day in the sun later.
Quality: Cardinal
Element: Water
Natural House: Fourth
Energy: Yin (-) Feminine
Traditional Ruler: The Moon
Modern Ruler: The Moon
Exaltation: Jupiter
Detriment: Saturn
Fall: Mars
Key word: Nurturing
Key phrase: I Feel!
Part of the Body: The Breast, Stomach, and Liver
Cancer in the Sky
Constellation Art from Stellarium
Cancer is a relatively small and dim constellation. It is best known among sky watchers as the home of the Beehive Cluster.
The Beehive Cluster is also known by its Latin equivalent as Praesepe, which means hive and also means crib or manger. There are over three hundred stars in the Beehive. It is believed that over a hundred of them are brighter than our own Sun.
To the naked eye, this cluster appears as a misty patch, but with the of a telescope, the many yellow and green stars of Cancer can be seen.
Galileo was the first to study the stars of Cancer with a telescope. He counted over forty stars and systems in this constellation. Prior to his study, it was thought that Cancer only contained nebulae and star clusters.
Cancer is the Latin word for Crab. It lies between Gemini to the west, Leo to the east, Lynx to the north, and Canis Minor and Hydra to the south. It is visible inn the Northern Hemisphere in the spring and in the Southern Hemisphere in the fall. In ancient times, the Sun passed through Cancer at the summer solstice, the time when the Sun is at its most northern point.


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Clark Jernigan
Meet Clark
Clark has a successful track record in leading and developing early stage ventures, specializing in hardware, clean tech, and technology service companies. His 25+ year management career includes Venture Partner at Austin Ventures, VP/General Manager and Director of Engineering at Cirrus Logic, product development engineering and management at AMD, and equity research at Alex Brown. Clark holds an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, a Master's of Electrical Engineering from Rice University, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University.
Sean Jameson
Founder, SVP of Business Development
Sean has more than 25 years of metrology experience, specializing in optical and x-ray based technologies used for material characterization, yield engineering, and process diagnostics. He has held positions of CEO and VP of Sales at Metrosol, VP of Sales and Marketing at Jordan Valley Semiconductor and other technical and management positions at KLA-Tencor, Tencor Instruments, Prometrix Corp., and SEMATECH. Sean received his BS degree in Physics from Texas State University.
Dr. Dale Harrison
Founder, CTO
Dale has over 20 years of experience in optical spectroscopy; more than half of which has been focused on the design and development of optical metrology systems involving vacuum ultraviolet light. He holds more than 40 patents and numerous technical publications. Dale was co-founder and CTO of Metrosol, and has held technical management positions at n&k Technology and Philips Analytical. Dale holds a Ph.D. in experimental physics from Simon Fraser University.
Catherine Covington
VP of Administration & Finance
Catherine Covington is the VP of Administration for VUV Analytics. For the last five years, Catherine has been an integral part of the VUV team. Her division touches every part of the organization related to our customers, vendors and employees. Prior to joining the VUV team, Catherine worked for multiple start ups in the Austin, TX area. She also spent 7 years as an auditor for a CPA firm in California. Catherine is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and has a BS from Austin College and an MBA from Santa Clara University.
Ray Himmel
Senior Vice President of Sales
Meet Ray
Ray Himmel joins VUV Analytics as the new Senior Vice President of Sales. Ray most recently served as Chief of Operations/Executive VP at Rilas Technologies, Inc. and spent fifteen years at Waters Corporation where he held the roles of Sr. Director of Separations Technology New Business Development and Sr. Director of Sales.
Ray has an extensive track record of leading both U.S. and international teams to exceed their sales targets by executing on strategic sales and marketing plans. His success in restructuring a Waters business unit in Germany to align with market dynamics led to his ascension to Sr. Director of Sales and subsequent roles. He has experience working in a broad range of industries including fuel refining, petrochemical, life sciences, biotechnology, chemicals, cosmetics, pesticides and food & beverage. A former US Marine, he studied Marketing at Northeastern University.
W. Kirk Patterson
Meet W. Kirk
Kirk serves as Chief Finance Officer and is responsible for the company's finances, operations and corporate policies. Kirk has over 35 years of experience and has held positions as Chief Financial Officer at Omni Water Solutions, Inc., Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Entorian Technologies, Inc., Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller of Cirrus Logic, Inc. Additionally Kirk served as Regional Manager of Accounting Services of PricewaterhouseCoopers and held several positions with BP Amoco Corporation. Kirk received his B.B.A. in accounting from the University of Oklahoma and his M.B.A. from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
William Franco
William Franco is the Vice President of Engineering at VUV Analytics with over 30 years of experience in high tech. William has an established track record of leading engineering teams, at multi-disciplinary levels, to scalability.
His depth of experience ranges across his work at CISCO, TippingPoint (now Trend Micro), National Instruments and most recently Lifesize. At VUV Analytics William oversees new product introduction, in addition to continuous improvement of existing products and software. William has a BS in Electronic Engineering from the University of Havana, Cuba and an MS in Computer Engineering from Polytechnical University of Madrid, Spain.
Peter Boler
Vice President of Marketing
Meet Peter
With over 20 years of experience in the analytical chemistry and technology markets Mr. Boler has worked for respected industry players like Waters Corporation and innovative technology startups like Persistent Systems and Optra Health, where Mr. Boler made an immediate impact on accelerating growth and revenue. Most recently, Mr. Boler served as the Vice President and General Manager for Optra Health, a technology startup focused on providing AI-based tools to the Life Sciences, Healthcare, and Analytical markets.
Meet the Board of Directors
Eric Engineer
Eric Engineer is a Venture Partner at S3 Ventures. Eric currently serves on the boards of S3 portfolio companies Briggo and VUV Analytics.
Eric was previously CEO at Invodo — an S3 portfolio company — which was acquired by CoCreativ (Industrial Color Studios) in early 2018. Prior to Invodo, Eric was a Partner at Sevin Rosen Funds, where he helped lead the firm's investment in Invodo. Prior to Sevin Rosen, Eric worked at Microsoft, where he held a variety of roles in product management, product planning, and enterprise sales across several business units. Eric began his career at Trilogy Software in Austin, TX. Eric has an MBA from Harvard Business School, as well as an MCS in Distributed Systems and a BA, cum laude, in Computer Science, both from Rice University.
Vivek Mohindra
Meet Vivek
Vivek Mohindra joined New Science Ventures as a Partner in April, 2013. He serves on the Board of Directors of Caringo, Directed Sensing, Ferric Semiconductor, Mangstor, Vorago, BrightVolt, Fuzzy Logix and GlobalFoundries. He has previously served on the Board of Directors of Sensor Platforms (acquired by Audience). Vivek joined NSV from TPG Capital where he was an Operating Group Partner working with portfolio companies on strategy, growth and operational issues, and with deal teams on due diligence. Prior to TPG, Vivek served as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Transformation for Freescale Semiconductor and held several senior executive roles in Dell's Product Group, Marketing division and as Vice President/General Manager of Dell's North America SMB Group. Vivek joined Dell from McKinsey & Company where he was a Partner. At McKinsey, he was co–leader of McKinsey's global Semiconductor practice, as well as its Asian High Tech & Telecoms practices based in Seoul. Vivek holds a B.E. degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (Roorkee) in addition to an M.B.A. and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering in Semiconductor Processing from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Jeannine P. Sargent
Meet Jeannine
Jeannine is President of Innovation and New Ventures at Flextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX). Flextronics is a $26B Fortune Global 500 end-to-end supply chain solutions company. She oversees the company's global innovation labs, design & engineering centers, office of the CTO and new venture investments for Flextronics. She is also on the board of directors at both Fortive and Cypress Semiconductors. Jeannine brings over 25 years of international experience in technology markets including energy, electronics design & manufacturing, software, and capital equipment.
Brian R. Smith
Brian found and serves as the managing director of S3 Ventures, a venture capital firm with $450M under management. S3 invests primarily in Texas and the southwest in Series A, B and C opportunities, and restructurings and smaller buyouts. At age 29, he founded and served as chairman and CEO of Crossroads Systems (Nasdaq: CRDS). He led Crossroads through five rounds of venture, strategic and mezzanine financing and to a successful IPO in 1999. Brian ran Crossroads as a public company for nearly four years. In this role, Brian was an early pioneer in Storage Area Networks ("SANs"), which are industry standard solutions today. For his efforts, he was awarded the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2000. He spent the first seven years of his career in electrical engineering positions holding product development roles within the Technology Group of the IBM Corporation.
Brian earned a BSEE with honors from the University of Cincinnati and an MSEE from Purdue University. He served on the board of Crossroads Systems (Nasdaq: CRDS), Favor (acquired by HEB Grocery), Gravitant (acquired by IBM), LibreDigital (acquired by RRD), Packet Design (acquired by Ciena), Phurnace (acquired by BMC Software), Sipera System (acquired by Avaya, Inc,), StoredIQ (acquired by IBM) and TVA Medical (acquired by Becton Dickinson). He currently serves on the boards of Acessa Health, Alkami, Briggo, Datical, OrthoAccel, Pivot3, Qualia, Tango Health and VUV Analytics.


Miss USA is supposed to represent the United States of America, which as we all know, includes all races, genders, religions and sexual orientation. Do I want Miss USA to abandon her own personal convictions? Definitely not. Did Miss California answer the gay marriage question the way I would have? No, but I admire her for staying true to her beliefs.
She keeps talking about how that question cost her the crown, and yeah, maybe it did, but maybe someone who believes gays and lesbians do not deserve equal rights simply should not be Miss USA. I mean, could you imagine a self-proclaimed racist winning the crown?


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Spotted! Part 7: Jurassic World
Rated PG-13 - For Intense Violence
Genre/s: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Suspense
Released on June 12, 2015 (US Release Date, Available For Worldwide Viewing)
Writers: Amanda Silver, Rick Jaffa, Michael Crichton, Derek Connolly and Colin Trevorrow
Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D' Onofrio, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Irrfan Khan and Judy Greer.
The park is open, again. Welcome to Dateline Movies yet again, and today for our seventh Spotted! post, we'll be trying to find some interesting things in the trailers of one of summer's biggest hits, because once again, I was not able to watch it myself. So if you haven't watched it, then you are not alone! So get ready to take a trip back to Isla Numbar, and pray that you make it out alive in Jurassic World!
What we saw in the trailers?
Years after a few failed attempts to reclaim the island (and to make sequels) and the death of Jurassic Park founder John Hammond, Simon Masrani, played by Khan (The Amazing Spider-Man), the head of Masrani Corporation has finally relaunched the park and turned it into Jurassic World, with larger dinosaurs, more advanced technology and one hybrid dinosaur known as the Indominus Rex.
Dinosaur trainer Owen Grady, played by Pratt (Who?), keeps the dinosaurs in check, alongside security chief Vic Hoskins, played by D' Onofrio (Netflix's Daredevil). Owen seems to have a connection with a few of the dinosaurs, which makes his life easier. Park manager and Owen's boss Claire Dearing, played by Dallas Howard (Spider-Man 3) disagrees with Owen's claims of relating with the dinosaurs.
Claire's nephews Zach, played by Robinson (The Kings of Summer) and Grey Mitchell, played by Simpkins (Iron Man 3) come to visit their aunt, Claire, while their mother Karen, played by Greer (Jeff, Who Lives at Home), is probably off to work. Their little adventures in the park has been interrupted when the Indominus Rex escapes from containment, and it's up to these unlikely heroes to stop the creature from turning the visitors into Dino-Chow!
Spotted!: Hidden Surprises and Trivia (Spoiler Alert!)
1. One Literal Easter Egg: For our first hidden surprise, we take a look at Jurassic World's Easter Promo! As you might have noticed, there are cyphers on the eggs that could be decoded if you know how. According to a source, most of these codes would lead straight to various promotional stills from the film itself, but the best part is that one which features a book entitled "God Creates Monsters", that was written by Dr. Ian Malcolm, who was played by Jeff Goldblum. Does this mean we could be seeing Jeff Goldblum reprise his fan-favorite character in this flick, or simply referenced?
2. I Will Survive!: Aside from Dr. Ian Malcolm's possible presence, another member of the original cast has reprised his role, because he apparently survived the carnage of the previous Jurassic films, aside from the lead characters. B.D. Wong, who played Dr. Henry Wu, has already been seen in a few shots from the movie, and is said to be the one responsible for creating the dinosaurs! Could this mean he also created that Indominus Rex?
3. History Repeats Itself: Among all the homages seen in the trailers, the most striking appearance is that of this amber. Yes, they're using it again, because people just never learn! The question is, what new creatures have the egg heads cooked-up in their laboratory? Possibly, a lot!
4. One Dino Army: For our last hidden surprise, we talk about the latest creature to roam Isla Numbar, the great, the abominable, the terrifying, Indominus Rex! What makes it one of the most interesting concepts in the film is that it is a hybrid of several dinosaur, and possibly other animals', DNA. If you could look at the chart above, you could notice that it is a possible hybrid of the following creatures...
Allosaurus, Crocodile, Caratosaurus, Spinosaur, Hadrosaur, Tyrannosaurus (obviously), Snake, Chameleon, Sauropod, Anklyosaurus and, Human DNA? This could mean a challenge for Owen and his pals, especially since he needs a small band of Raptors to detain the beast! Did you also know that "Indominus" means "untamable king"?
Well I guess that's a wrap for our seventh, yet rather short, Spotted! post. Are you excited for this film? Still hoping to catch it on the big screen.
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If You Shouldn't Spank, What Should You Do Now?
If You Shouldn't Spank, What Should You Do Now?
In my last article – Reconsidering Beliefs About Spanking – It's Time Now,http://leslittles.com/blog/reconsidering-beliefs-about-spanking-its-time-now/, I explored the practice of spanking – the negative consequences; what the experts advise; and the real message that spanking sends to the child. I asked parents to rethink their beliefs about spanking. Great Beth – now what? No one is suggesting it's easy. So, if you're committed to discipline without spanking what should you do?
Aside from the difficulties for parents of kids with special needs, one of the keys is to start early and stay focused and strong. Consistency is queen. Have a plan and an agreement with partners and caregivers. Everyone needs to be on the same page.
As soon as baby is mobile, it's time to start establishing boundaries. It's tempting to be lenient with little ones. It's funny when they do something naughty – when they're small and cute. But, when do you start teaching them about boundaries? It's confusing to start with unclear boundaries but later hold them accountable for the rules.
My 1 year old grandson understands what "no, no" means. Of course he pushes it but when I don't give in, he moves on to something else. It's really adorable when he comes upon a "no, no" and waves his finger in front of his face to let me know that he understands that it's off limits.
One thing that I found challenging as a mother was each new situation that came up. I felt like I was constantly making decisions about what was permitted and what wasn't. As a result, I got it wrong sometimes. I gave in when I didn't want to. Or, I ended up being too strict because I didn't have a plan.
Of course plans and situations can change so we have to be flexible. But, having a strong structure for what is okay and what is not will save you time and arguments. Make sure everyone knows what the limits are. Involving kids in discussions can be surprisingly successful. However, make it clear that a discussion doesn't mean you'll change your mind. Kids need to know that your decision is final – even if they disagree with the outcome. You're the one in charge and that's okay because this is your job.
When my kids got home from school, the rules were: have a snack, do homework, don't leave the house, and no friends over. Oh, and answer the phone every time I call. My son was angry about not being able to join his friends who went biking after school. This was one rule that I never had difficulty sticking to. The thought of my adolescent son roaming around the city with absolutely no supervision or guidance kept me plenty strong even though it was a tough spot to be in. We weren't "friends" as a result but he was safe throughout those years.
Years later he told me that he was angry about it for a long time because I wouldn't let him join his also-unsupervised friends. But, he then proceeded to tell me that he understood why I made that decision and that he knew he would probably have gotten into a variety of types of trouble if he had been allowed to do as he wished. He also told me that I had made the right decision.
This just might be the hardest one to be successful at. Kids are clever and are not above being manipulative. There are decisions to be made constantly. It's tiring! Each new situation requires a review and a decision. Guess wrong and there will be fall-out. Or, an angry, uncooperative kid. But, guess right and you may get a happy, grounded, successful grown-up.
Always remember that you are making an adult. An adult who needs to understand the rules of society and the expectations of others. If we fail in this responsibility, who will suffer? They will. They may fail in relationships. They may fail in employment. They may even fail in the legal system. Teach your kids to be a great adult.
I always told my kids that the greatest compliment I could ever receive is that my kids had been raised well. I have been thrilled every time someone said that to me.
And, relief. It was worth all of the hard parts.
A former business professional, Beth is an experienced mom and Nana who enjoys sharing with and learning from newer parents. In addition to writing and editing articles for LesLittles, Beth writes on a variety of subjects and provides writing and consulting services to small businesses.


I totally miss Boston Pizza now...and I'm insanely jealous of your bag.
Lovely photos dear! Did you just get an iPhone? I just got mine and I LOVE it. Omg. Can't even explain to you my love.
You look so adorable in the first picture! I love your outfit...and I'm eyeing up your bag, too. I love M by MJ!
OH MY GOSH. I can't get over your skinnies and white button-up. Reminds me of Ashley's ensembles from the Bachelorette, lately. You look awesome. I totally wish I could pull that off!
And what an AWESOME gift from your mom!!!
Happy Canada Day to you! Love to see week recaps like this!
The pizza looks so good!!
It's so rare that we get to see pictures of you that I'm savoring this one. The red nail-polish, the cute flats, the pretty belt. You look like a young woman in the prime of her life. Thanks!
I love your Friday look! You look so stylish in the outfit.
I really should start doing this. I take so many pictures with my iPhone. It's insane. I usually end up posting all of them on Twitter, Instagram (just started that -- love it), and Tumblr (also just started that -- it's weird).
I have a picture problem.
those jeans look amazing on you!
and all of that for $11?!! that is awesome!
Love your Friday look! Fun pics.
ps - Just posted a Kate Middleton look for less! check it out when you get a second.
I love these "week in photos" posts--it's so fun to have a little sneak peek into your week! (Hey that rhymed!) Anyway, I love your outfit--that eyelet blouse is so pretty and summery!
nice iphone photos :) i love that we'll be able to look back on all of our random iphone photos and that will be the best reminders of what life was like!
Yay Korean! Haha and you look so cute in the first picture! Jealous, you could probably fit into the cheap clothes here in Seoul! I see so many cute skirts that come in one size! (Weightloss inspiration at its finest).
And I still need to visit Mr. Pizza! It's on my list. But I've had dukbokki- delicious!
cool pics! the pizza looks delish!
Nice bag and great post, lovely and funny.
We here in the UK are so smitten that the Canadians are being so friendly to the royal couple. Lovely look! I've also started to do the iphone daily outfit pic (via Instagram which is so much fun).
Hey! So I was thinking about buying that Marc Jacobs bag but when I went to nordstrom it seems like they only have it in a smaller version. You have the bigger version of that Marc Jacobs bag right? What was the price on it? $398? Or more cause it's bigger. Let me know I'm curious and doing my research. Thanks!!
You look gorgeous! Love the pop of red your belt provides!
You are not the only one who is royally obsessed. I own the royal wedding on DVD and watch it repeatedly.


The Blue Heron Beach Resort offers condo-style accommodations in a beautiful lakefront location, just minutes from many of Orlando's most popular attractions. This family-friendly resort is a mix of privately owned residences and hotel condos with one- and two-bedroom layouts. The rooms are outfitted with all the comforts of home (or the home you wish you had) like a full kitchen, a large, private balcony, master bathroom with a jet tub, and a washer/dryer set in every suite. The hotel has its own private dock from which you can enjoy a variety of water activities on Lake Bryan, like jet skiing, canoeing, kayaking and more. If you're not a fan of large bodies of water, the hotel has two pools to splash around in, one of which is exclusively for children. So really, there's no excuse not to have fun at Blue Heron Beach Resort.
Blue Heron Beach Resort is a 3.5-star hotel located at 13428 Blue Heron Beach Drive, Orlando, FL 32821, US . Its nightly price usually falls between $68.67 per night and $372.5 per night, excluding tax, depending on room category.
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Calgary Flames | Why Are They so Bad at Home?
Why Are the Flames so Bad at Home?
Heading into the home stretch of the 2017-18 National Hockey League season, the Calgary Flames are a team that has accomplished several things. Mike Smith has cemented himself as a top-flight starting goaltender. Johnny Gaudreau has pushed himself into the upper echelon of NHL scorers.
But one problem has perplexed virtually everyone around the Flames: they're much, much better on the road than they are when playing at home. Through three-quarters of the season, they're the league's second-best road team but below .500 on home ice.
More curiously, the majority of the Flames' big offensive guns are actually producing more away from the Scotiabank Saddledome than in their home barn. Dougie Hamilton (10 more), Johnny Gaudreau, Matthew Tkachuk, Sean Monahan (all 6 more) and Mark Giordano (4 more) all have more points on the road. Some of that is definitely fueled by the Flames' special teams being more effective on the road – five more special team goals for on the road than at home – but even focusing exclusively on even strength scoring, the big guns still score more often on the road.
As you would expect, the Flames give up more scoring chances on the road than they do at home. While the spike in opposition chances isn't quite as larger as might be anticipated – the jump is roughly two even strength chances per game – it hasn't mattered because their goaltending has been consistently outstanding on the road. The team-wide even strength save percentage is 2.8 per cent higher on the road than at home; the difference in goaltending has resulted in 22 fewer goals allowed on the road than at home.
Much of the team results have been driven by backup David Rittich, as he's performed superbly while playing primarily in the second half of back-to-back pairs on the road. But even when focusing on Smith, his personal even strength save percentage jumps from .922 at home to .948 on the road – and that's playing behind the same team playing the same style that they do in the Saddledome.
The Flames made some big roster moves in the summer. Their young core group is a year older and wiser. The team should be better than they were a year ago. The perplexing aspect of this season is that they definitively are better than they were a year ago, but it's not being reflected in their results at home.
Despite these improvements, the Flames have seen their home goal differential swing in the opposite direction – from +17 last season to -13 through three-quarters of this season. They lost 17 home games in all of 2016-17, but have already lost that many with 12 home games remaining. Whether it's because the team relaxes too much at home, or tries too hard to make highlight reel plays, or simply cannot bury their chances (especially on special teams), the Flames continue to fail to gain traction in their home arena. It's an unfortunate continuation of a season that began with a large, public skirmish with the city over a new building.