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Causes Of World War 1 Essay
assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Mutual alliance agreements and nationalism. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is known as a direct cause for WW1. Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by a member of a Serbian terrorist organization called The Black Hand. Serbia wanted to control Bosnia, which was part of Austria-Hungary. This led to war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia. Russia immediately got involved in the war due to its alliance with Serbia. Soon, Germany got involved due to its alliance with Austria Hungary. Later, France declared war against Germany due to its alliance with Russia. Even though, British was following its policy of "Splendid Isolation" , it was forced to join the war after Germany attacked Belgium and realizing threat of Germany dominating Europe. On August 4, 1914, Britain declared war on Germany after Germany attacked France through Belgium. Austria-Hungary and Germany formed Central powers. British, France and Russia became The Allies. Even though, Ferdinand's assassination is considered immediate and main cause of WW1, it was due to alliances between European nations that forced all countries to enter WW1. Nationalism also played a very important role in starting this deadly war. Slavic people wanted their own separate country, opposing Austria-Hungary's strong empire in the region. Their nationalism was the first spark to this war after they assassinated Archduke Ferdinand. It was nationalism that forced United States…
The Guns Of August Summary
The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman paints a vivid portrayal of the world Pre-World War I. It discussed the actions of individuals and world leaders and how it plunged the world into The Great War that laid the ground work for the world as we know it today. As most people understand, myself included, it is a common belief that World War I was only caused by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir apparent to the throne of Austria-Hungary. While this is the trigger event that…
Why Did World War 1 Lead To Ww2 Essay
How WW1 lead to WW2 Ferdinand Foch, a French General and Supreme Commander of the Allied forces during World War 1, said "This [The Treaty of Versailles] is not a peace. It is an armistice for twenty years". World War 1 was caused by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, the future emperor of Austria-Hungary. Serbia financed the assassination, which lead to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia. Each country's allies declared war on each other eventually leading to a global conflict. The…
Essay On The Enlightenment Era
The Puritans had a lot in common with the Pilgrims except they believed the Anglican Church could still be saved from corruption. They also had a goal "to create godly churches to serve as models for the English Church." In 1625 King Charles rejected the Puritans far more than his father. On top of that the economic troubles the country was in which consisted of, crop failures and depressions in the wool industry. With all these things happening in England the Puritans saw them as "signs of…
John Milton's The Areopagitica
Although Milton was born during the end of the reign of King James I, upon James' death, England endured a period of political upheaval. King Charles I and Parliament's relationship was distant and hostile from the beginning of his reign in 1625 after the death of his father, James. From 1625 to 1629, Charles I rid of Parliament three times and controlled his kingdom uninterrupted. Tensions were high among Charles I and Parliament for several rudimentary reasons, for one, Parliament did not…
Polarization In Clive Holmes's The Trial And Execution Of Charles I?
Both, Sean Kelsey's, "The Death of Charles I," and "The Trial and Execution of Charles I," written by Clive Holmes are historical articles that present detailed accounts on the trial and execution of King Charles I. Although these historians compare in their attempts to evaluate the significance of the incident, their works contrast radically in terms of developing these views. Where Kelsey believes that the trial of King Charles was never intended as a pretext to execution, Holmes disagrees.…
Charles I The Main Reason For Political Instability That Existed In The Years 1625-49?
Were the actions of Charles I the main reason for political instability that existed in the years 1625-46? In June 1642, civil war broke out. It is hard to distinguish exactly why Civil War broke out because there were problems between the parliament and King Charles I. The English Civil War was fought to see who should have the most power over England, Parliament or Charles I. The King believed in the divine right meaning the god chose him to be king, so Charles had more say in governing than…
British Invasion Of Scotland Research Paper
Scotland was a distinct kingdom ruled by the MacAlpin clan in the early tenth century without defined boarders. Without defined boarders relations with England were very uneasy, although after 1066 Norman kings intervened periodically to help support the claims of the Scottish against them. In 1291 Edward I of England selected John Balliol to take the Scottish throne which had been empty since 1286, in return Balliol paid homage to Edward I as a vassal. In 1295 Scottish nobles signed a treaty…
Advantages Of Parliamentary Privilege
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Absolutism: The English Monarchy
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2.5 million Lada 4×4 have been manufactured in 40 years
RusAutoNews.Com – Avtovaz has announced that the company will celebrate the anniversary of LADA 4×4 on 5 April. The production of the VAZ-2121 Niva off-road model began 40 years ago in 1977. The vehicle is being manufactured under the name of LADA 4×4 since 2005.
Approximately 2.5 million LADA 4×4 have been produced since 1977. More than 530,000 units have been exported. 4×4 is the only LADA model, which conquered all six continents of the Earth, including Antarctica, where it served for 11 years.
LADA 4×4 has gone through several modernisation cycles during its life-time. The automobile has become more dynamic, comfortable and safe. The handling of the vehicle has improved, both off-road and on the highway.
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St. Petersburg Hyundai factory has increased production by 4% in 2014
Hyundai Russia has started the serial production of Creta crossover
Government is studying the export of Zetta electric car to 5 countries
Russian truck market has declined by 32% in April 2020
GAZ has started the serial production of GAZon Next CNG
Russian LCV market has declined 8% in March 2019
KAMAZ and Weichai Power have signed an engine production agreement
St. Petersburg automotive shows signs of recovery thanks to the utilisation programme

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Palaye Royale: We are Palaye Royale. I'm Remington Leith and I am the lead singer of the band. Sebastian Danzig the lead guitar player. Emerson Barrett is the drummer.
Palaye Royale: We have been playing music together since 2008. We formed Palaye Royale in late 2011.
MuzicNotez: How did you come up with the name Palaye Royale? What does it mean?
Palaye Royale: Palaye Royale is a sub-conscience state of existence where two souls very dear to our hearts meet.
Palaye Royale: Our biggest influences that inspire us and our music are The Rolling Stones,The Small Faces, The Animals, The Velvet Underground, T-Rex, Iggy Pop, The Doors and 13th Floor Elevators.
Palaye Royale: The best concert we've ever been to has got to be either The Black Crowes or Jet.
Palaye Royale: We want our music to spark a modern day youth revolution.
MuzicNotez: As a huge advocate of independent music, we're proud to say that you were the first unsigned band to win MTV's "Musical March Madness" in 2014. Not only did you win, but you blew Linkin Park away with 67% of the vote. How does it feel to have such a strong fan base?
Palaye Royale: It's was quite a shock when we found out we won and we realized how powerful our cult of fans are. It is truly amazing.
MuzicNotez: Your genre is described as Fashion-Art Rock, how would you describe your sound? What makes your band so unique?
Palaye Royale: On stage we don't use any backing tracks just straight forward live music how it should be. Our sound would be described as Indie rock n roll.
MuzicNotez: After the massive success of your first single 'Morning Light' (20 Million+ views!) your second single is 'Get Higher'. This release came about a year later and your band appears to have evolved a lot over that time. How do you think you've grown?
Palaye Royale: Well we learn everyday from our songwriting to our live performances and we will continue to grow and evolve everyday.
Palaye Royale: We are currently in the midst of making our debut Album "The Boom Boom Room" and we are getting prepared to go on tour in late April. You can definitely expect to see and hear much more of Palaye Royale in the future.


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the shocking east end
The now fashionable East End was once a sprawling mass of closely built houses that created a labyrinth of lanes, snicketts and alleyways. It was enough to confuse and unnerve even the most intrepid traveller. Mix in some fog, soot and pollution ‐ the famous London smog ‐ and you can really start appreciating how the area became notorious for pickpockets, crime, mobs and gangsters (e.g. The Krays), unsolved mass murders ( e.g. Jack the Ripper) as well as a place where freaks and misfits (e.g. The Elephant Man) could hide almost unnoticed. It gained notoriety as an 'exotic' nation of its own and was usually left off Victorian maps of London.
On this tour, we learn the origin of the names of Brick Lane, Houndsditch and Spitalfields, we see a mosque that was once a synagogue and, before that, a church and find out why Petticoat Lane is now called Middlesex Street. It's a tour that tells the story of the people of the East End and their lives, particularly highlighting the plights and legacies of immigrant groups from all over the world, including Jews from Portugal, Spain, Poland and Russia as well as refugees from Ireland, France, Bangladesh and not forgetting the most recent arrivals – the hipsters!
Suitable for most size groups
Spitalfields, Shoreditch, Liverpool Street, Whitechapel, Bethnal Green
Recommended Times:
Near Liverpool Street Station
End point:
Just off Bethnal Green Road
Price for 2 hour tour:
£180 for up to six people.
£15pp for extra places
Price for half day tour:
"This tour was so brilliant. Emma was so knowledgeable and shared this with us in a fun way. We were fed really well too! Emma is a brilliant natural guide and I'm looking to book up another tour very soon I really felt I had learnt so much at the end of this tour. Would recommend this to anyone!!"
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December School Spotlight: Statesboro STEAM Academy
Statesboro STEAM College, Careers, Arts and Technology Academy began using a STEAM or Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math approach three years ago. Previously, the 6th through 12th grade public charter school, which is authorized by the State Charter Schools Commission, used a constructivism model. Corliss Reese, Director and Superintendent of Statesboro STEAM Academy, says students are more engaged under the new approach and are gaining the tools necessary to be successful in college and future careers.
"We've seen an increase in test scores since we've gone to this model," says Reese. "Our students are also more excited about school overall."
In 2016 and 2017, high school students at Statesboro STEAM beat the district on the College and Career Ready Performance index. However, the school's middle school has struggled since the school started. That's why Reese and his staff were so encouraged by this year's CCRPI score. In 2017, middle school students received a 55.5 on the CCRPI. In 2018, on the newly revised CCRPI, middle school students improved their score by more than 14 points. Reese says the increase is evidence that the school's STEAM approach coupled with blended learning and remediation for struggling students is working.
"To see this turnaround was exciting, especially for our middle school teachers," says Reese. "They have a renewed sense of motivation."
To improve scores, Reese examined previous test scores in areas like math to identify what year students began experiencing challenges. During the last school year, students were grouped accordingly and worked on previous standards on Fridays. Reese says it helped students close gaps. This year, the school built remediation into its school day. Students can receive tutoring assistance during electives or throughout the day. Reese says the flexibility given to charter schools has allowed him to make quick and student-centered changes that have paid off.
The public charter school prides itself on being unique.
"At Statesboro STEAM, we truly believe in representing what the charter movement is all about: providing something different and working very hard to ensure that we stay different, says Reese. "Statesboro STEAM is a place where learning truly is fun."
Students who come to Statesboro STEAM before school engage in what's called the "Morning
Statesboro STEAM students perform a line dance in the school's cafeteria.
Mingle." During the "Morning Mingle," teachers talk with students in the school's cafeteria, Reese plays music from a DJ booth, and students often engage in dancing. The school also has a 15-minute break later in the day where students serve as DJs and students are encouraged to take a break from class and visit with each other. Reese says the "Morning Mingle" and the daily break helps students lower stress levels and form life-changing relationships with teachers and their peers.
Statesboro STEAM Superintendent Corliss Reese and Assistant Principal Benji Lewis
"I don't think a lot of adults understand how much stress pre-teens and teens have these days. There is social media and bullying. These students have to manage a personal life, a social life and an academic life," says Reese. "Coming into an environment like this where you can feel comfortable in your own skin, and you can express yourself, you can talk to your teachers and know that they are going to respond to you in love, it makes it easier to come to school."
Reese believes the school's culture encourages students to excel. He says students form close bonds with their teachers and want to work hard so they can live up to their expectations.
"Seeing kids make progress, seeing children who came in struggling turn into kids who are outperforming and excelling in high school, that's what keeps me going," says Reese, "We've set up a culture so that when students come here, they can leave many of their problems behind."
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Epidemiology and Clinical Manifestations of Immune Thrombocytopenia
Rahil Kohli, Shruti Chaturvedi
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) occurs with an incidence rate of 1.6 to 3.9 per 100,000 patient-years, which increases with age and has a slight female preponderance. ITP is termed acute, persistent or chronic when its duration is <3 months, 3 to 12 months and >12 months, respectively. In this narrative review, we discuss the clinical manifestations of ITP in children and adults. ITP is asymptomatic in some patients; however, when present, bleeding is the most common symptom and can be mild as in petechiae, purpura and epistaxis, or severe and even life threatening in cases of intracranial haemorrhage, and massive gastrointestinal or urinary tract bleeding. A platelet count <10-20 × 10 9 /L, advanced age and prior minor bleeding are risk factors for major bleeding, which is also more common in the months following a new diagnosis of acute ITP. Fatigue and impaired health-related quality of life are also manifestations of ITP that often improve with treatment and improvement in platelet counts. Over long-Term follow-up, ITP is also associated with an increased risk of venous and arterial thromboembolism, haematologic malignancy and overall mortality than the general population.
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There is nothing more rewarding that having our own house to stay after a very tiring day from work. However there is nothing more painful and frustrating seeing your precious house burned in your very eyes. Good thing we can insured our home these days so we don't really need to worry if in case we lost our house because of unexpected incident like fire for we are secured that we can stand again with the help of home insurance. These days finding home insurance is easy for there are lots of homeowners insurance companies that offer great deals on home insurance. Oh well, you cannot just insured your home as you can also insured the appliances inside your home such as television, furniture, clothes, jewelries and much more. Isn't it wonderful?
So if you are considering on having your own place I urge you to visit imingle.com and you will be surprised of what they can offer.


Recently, I started a new job at DotNetNuke, a leading web content management platform. As a product marketer, part of my role is to help tell the story of the great products we sell – and, in a broader way, the great company we are.
As a result, I wanted to meet everyone in the organization, from Sales to Legal, from Engineering to Finance and from HR to Customer Support.
Here are the ten things marketers should do when starting a new job.
1) Introduce yourself to everyone.
Depending on the size of your organization, it may be challenging to meet "everyone." I'm based at headquarters, with about 40 other team members. I was taken "on the rounds" to meet everyone. If you don't have the benefit of being taken around, be sure to introduce yourself to everyone you come across.
2) Ask for an org chart.
I was provided an org chart on my first day, which helps on a number of levels. First, it gives me a list of everyone in the organization. Next, as I meet people, I'm able to look them up on the chart to confirm their role. And finally, it gives me an early sense of whom I'll be working closely with (e.g. account managers, account execs, etc.).
3) Engage with Sales right away.
Sales and Marketing alignment begins with a "hello." Introduce yourself to as many sales reps as you can. The first week is primarily an "existence proof," so Sales knows your name and begins to recognize your face. It's the beginning of a long-standing (and important) relationship.
Filling out the W-2, reading the employee handbook and enrolling in benefits are important and necessary steps. Spend the time early on to complete these steps. If you can get them done on Day 1 or 2, the rest of your first week (and beyond) is set up for success.
5) Schedule video conferences with remote teams.
Since our Engineering and Support teams reside in a different location, I was scheduled on orientation briefings with the leaders of those teams. We used a Polycom video conferencing system, which allowed us to see each other. If you don't have such a system in your organization, go with Skype or Google+ Hangouts.
6) Attend as many internal meetings as you can.
Ask for permission to attend as many internal meetings as your schedule permits. Because you're new, you're guaranteed to learn something in each meeting. I attended a daily scrum meeting and got to hear details around the current product release. It also gave me a feel for how the Engineering team works.
7) Tell Sales what you plan to do for them (informally).
8) Ask for the fire hose to be turned on.
Ask your peers to send you as much information as they can: email threads, project plans, existing marketing content, etc. It's better to have the fire hose be turned on than to be lacking in water. You'll need to prioritize what you consume and review – but as a marketer, you're skilled in working with (and prioritizing) massive amounts of content.
9) Attend sales calls as a silent observer.
It's good to see product demos from peers, but it's priceless to observe a sales call (and demo) with prospects and customers. You get to learn a lot about your products. And importantly, you get to see how Sales is positioning and selling the products. During your first week or two, you may not be ready to have a speaking role on these calls. So let Sales know up front that you'll focus on listening.
10) Develop a short-term plan.
Your boss will probably provide you with a short-term plan. Take that plan and compress it down to an even shorter timeframe (e.g. your first 1-2 weeks). This helps you prioritize at a more tactical level, to ensure your first 1-2 weeks are as effective as possible.
Whether it's a white paper, product sheet, case study or video testimonial, product marketers need to tell good stories. People enjoy stories. They don't enjoy white papers.
I once interviewed a client for a case study and told them, "I want to tell a story and present you as the hero. So help me understand how you achieved something heroic." They liked that analogy and set out to help me assemble the story.
Do you see what I just did? I used a story to make a point about storytelling. Did you like my story? Let's consider ten reasons why storytelling is the new product marketing.
1) We grew up with them.
We've consumed stories our entire lives. It started with the bedtime story, continued into poems and fables and then into novels, books, film and TV. Stories get passed down from one generation to the next. If only your product collateral could do the same.
2) There's a beginning, a middle and an end.
3) We all love a good plot line.
It keeps you glued to the television. It keeps you up all night with the reading light on. A good plot line keeps the reader engaged, because they need to know what happens next, as well as the final outcome. Your product marketing won't be as suspenseful, but create a good plot and you'll hold your reader.
4) We associate with protagonists and heroes.
Photo source: Wikipedia. Who doesn't love Rocky?
And of course, in the story, the hero uses your product. Who says product placement doesn't work?
5) Places your candy into an attractive wrapper.
B2B content can be quite dry. Speeds, feeds, dimensions, features, specifications and the like. Conveying this information via storytelling places that boring and sugar-less candy into a neat looking (and recognizable) wrapper.
6) It works in presentations as well.
Product marketers are called on to give presentations to customers, prospects, partners, media and analysts. Captivate your audience by telling good stories. I try to fit a story in during the beginning, middle and end – this makes the entire presentation a story in itself.
7) Stories create an emotional connection.
A good white paper engages with your mind. A good story engages with your heart. Which would you rather have? Find stories in customer use cases of your product. Can any use cases be presented in a way that makes an emotional connection with the reader?
8) It has the chance to entertain.
9) It increases retention and recall.
Think about everything we've covered: plot line, emotional connection, suspense and entertainment. Achieve all that and I can nearly guarantee that your readers will have better recall of your content. As Maya Angelou once said, "People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel." As product marketers, it's our mission to create memorable feelings (not just content).
Hopefully, you produce stories that are fun for the reader. Better yet, you produce that are fun to make! I have a lot more fun producing product content when it's formed around a story.
The following is a guest post by Linda Holroyd, CEO and Founder of FountainBlue.
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Define and drive the product development cycle in collaboration with marketing, sales and engineering.
This is not so long ago, but times have changed to the point where products are becoming more commoditized, where software solutions are in the cloud, where services rein over products, and where even companies like Microsoft are looking at how to provide customized services to their network of customers.
The program description notes that more than 70% of GDP in places like the United States, the Netherlands or Australia is service-based, while 60% of revenues for companies like IBM are attributable to services. For tech product managers and CMOs of tech products and services companies, the message is clear: designing, marketing, and delivering not just profitable services but memorable experiences will be the keys to success.
Here are the top ten keys for doing just this. Product marketing a service has the same fundamental qualities as marketing a product: its focus on products, pricing, and promotion.
Know your product details, market segment and your customer niche, and communicate your offerings based on the needs of your customers.
Your promotion and pricing should speak to the needs of the customer and your product offerings should be designed to serve their needs, not the other way around.
Continually seek feedback from the customer about the value of what you are providing and get their input about how to make it better for them. It is essential to gather this feedback to refine product features and definitions, pricing strategies, promotional plans.
Create a community for your clients, partners and other stakeholders and provide value-added information, connection and services to them. This is an efficient way to build deeper relationships, connect with your customers, and add value beyond your current offerings.
Work in conjunction with the marketing, sales, engineering and management team to address the needs of the customer, for knowing what the customer wants, in isolation of what a company will deliver is only half the solution. The new way users are selecting products and services is no longer about the sales process and funnel, but has evolved into a complex, multi-faceted, multi-directional stages of evaluation, consideration, advocation, experiencing and buying, as well as bonding with others throughout the process. (See McKinsey Quarterly Report article' The funnel is dead. The new consumer decision journey,' http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/The_consumer_decision_journey_2373). So as we evolve into the marketing of services, and address the decision processes for the more empowered user, we must still consider the products, price and promotion, but also look further into the overall user experience:, the process, physical environment and people who impact the users and the choices they make.
The experience a user undergoes to evaluate, adopt, advocate, endorse, recommend a service must be seamless and elegant, and should be easy to communicate to friends and groups. And collaboration between marketing, sales, management and engineering is even more important to deliver this experience.
There must be an efficient process for customers to easily adjust and communicate parameters and requirements, as well as a process and methodology for providers to efficiently and sustainably deliver these customized services.
Bonding is now an element of the decision-making process, so it is more important to identify and speak to the needs of niche customer groups as well as individual customers, and creating and leveraging social media and community development and support abilities will be more important as you do so.
Content matters. Service marketing must communicate the core technology offering, as well as the range of customized adaptations of what you could do with the core technology, and speak in a vocabulary and voice a customer will understand. And this must hold true for each niche audience.
Social media solutions will be an integral part of success service marketing efforts. Leaders in this space such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter are strategizing on how to create and support niche communities of many different colors and stripes, and creating a value to these individuals and companies, a value worth charging for. Product/service marketing professionals would benefit from following what's happening with these social media leaders as they consider the privacy, policy, outreach, integration and other challenges and opportunities for creating and developing these niche audiences.
Regardless of where you are in the product/service continuum, product marketing will continue to play an essential role in the success of any tech company. I invite you to share your thoughts in the Comments section below. You may also contact FountainBlue via email.
As CEO and founder of FountainBlue, Linda and her team produces in-person events and writes and speaks on market, technology and leadership trends. Linda also serves as a start-up adviser to Silicon-Valley-based high tech companies focused on delivering personalized services to clients worldwide.
Previously, Linda was co-founder and CEO for Galatia, a high-tech, service-oriented web consultancy in the emerging internet field, where she oversaw the development of dynamically-generated web sites in the financial services, government, high tech, and academic industries.
Prior to that, she engaged in similar marketing, alliance, operational and sales roles in three emerging start-ups in the document imaging, file security and web development space. Two of the start-ups were purchased and one of them is still running. Linda is a graduate of UC Davis with a major in Psychology and a minor in Education, and earned certificates in nonprofit management, executive management and program management through UCSC Extension and San Jose State.
She serves on the advisory boards for VLAB, WITI and WCA, as well as her client companies.
While reading "Inside Apple," Adam Lashinsky's book about "how America's most admired – and secretive — company really works," Apple Computer became the most valuable U.S. company in history. Apple's market capitalization reached $623.5 billion, exceeding a record set by Microsoft in late 1999.
"I'm a PC" aptly describes my lifelong experience with computers (aside from college and post-college years with assorted variations of Unix). Recently, however, Apple devices have made their way into my household. There was the iPod Nano (for me, in 2005), the iPod Touch (for my daughter, in 2009), then the iPad and Macbook for my wife.
So with all that in mind, I wanted to read Lashinsky's book, not only to discover Apple's secrets, but also to gain insights into their product marketing and product management.
Build anticipation and suspense around your product launches.
Well before Lashinsky's book was published, we all knew how insanely secretive Apple is, with just about everything. Apple has clearly demonstrated, however, that secrecy works wonders as far as product launches go. Apple's product launches are like The Super Bowl, the Oscar Awards and the Election: monumental, "must see" events with a massive amount of coverage.
The build-up of anticipation creates heightened excitement and intensity when the big announcements (i.e. new products or product features) are made.
There's a danger to pre-announcing products or features that you don't end up delivering. HP pre-announced the sale of its PC business, then later changed its mind.
Pre-announcing product details gives the competition a head start in responding.
While reading the book, in fact, TechCrunch published a piece about a Silicon Valley start-up whose product launch was ruined by a broken embargo. While Apple never would have done this, it must be said that Apple's position affords it the ability to do "big news" product launch events.
Start-ups, on the other hand, face a chicken and egg problem: they need to brief reporters on their new product in order to get the coverage (to some day be as prominent as Apple).
Tie each and every deliverable to a single owner.
Chapter 4 describes Apple's approach to event marketing planning. The event marketing group creates a document called "At a Glance," a detailed schedule for the event. "Each item, along with the time and place it will occur, includes a DRI." (DRI stands for "directly responsible individual").
DRI's are used not only in event marketing, but throughout Apple. Every single task, no matter how small, would have a DRI assigned to it. Jobs "made committee a dirty word at Apple." With DRI, you knew whom to contact when the signage never appeared at your trade show booth. You don't contact the event marketing team, mind you – instead, you contact an individual.
Apple uses a repeatable process to build product. It's called ANPP – the "Apple New Product Process." Once the design of the product is under way, two parallel tracks begin: the supply-chain team (who determines how and where to source the component parts) and the engineering team (who figures out how to build and assemble the parts).
Related to the DRI concept, the supply chain effort is headed up by a Global Supply Manager (GSM) and engineering by a Engineering Program Manager (EPM). Based at headquarters, but spending most of their time in China, these individuals head up each team.
Most companies will follow through on a product development process until the product ships. Apple is different. "But once Apple is done designing, building, and testing a product it starts designing, building, and testing all over again." This process happens every four to six weeks.
An extreme focus on the user experience.
User experience not only defines the ease with which end users operate your device or application, but it can also create emotional bonds. The user experience is a key reason why Apple has an adoring fan base of intensely loyal users.
Image source: User JoshSemans at flickr.
In the building housing Apple's marketing and communications team, a large wall reads "SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY, SIMPLIFY." And a line is drawn through the first two SIMPLIFY's. Apple is all about simplifying, from product design straight through to product marketing.
You may be inclined to think, "simple is easy." Simple means less things to include, less to say, less to do. That's easy, right? Wrong. Simple is hard and doing simple right is even harder. That's part of Apple's competitive advantage: they do simple well.
Adding more features is far too easy.
Saying "no" to particular features is hard.
Simple means less – and when you have less, what remains (the features, the design, etc.) must be world class.
As such, simple raises the bar on every nook and cranny of your product.
Simplicity in the product line.
You can see Apple's simplicity in its product portfolio. You could once fit their entire product line on a conference room table (this may no longer be possible). Even with a company of Apple's size and stature, they focus on a few key things at a time. "The minute you're doing a hundred things, you can't possibly do things the Apple way," said a former executive there.
Think about doing product marketing for the iPhone. A conventional approach may be to list all the amazing and unique features that it has. You might list this out in a matrix, alongside competitors' phones, showing all the areas you beat the competition.
The best iPod we ever created.
Lashinsky's book provided interesting insights on the Apple Machine. Some insights can be applied directly to your product marketing and product management, while others are completely unique to Apple (this post attempts to distill what you can apply directly).
Product launches are hugely important events. Figure out how to best manage the information you provide around them.
Assign deliverables to individuals, rather than groups or committees.
Develop, refine and continually re-use a product development process.
KISS (keep it simple, sir).
Note: The following is a guest post by Gavin Finn, President & CEO of Kaon Interactive, Inc.
Most of us are very well aware of how mobile platforms (smartphones and tablets) are transforming sales for B2B companies. Many companies are now arming their sales forces with these tools, and we see what is happening right at the moment of each sales encounter: a very much more excited prospect. An iPad is much more than a mobile email and CRM platform for the salesperson to use on-the-go: it is a new way of engaging customers directly.
But what is less obvious, yet just as important, is a new focus on answering the question "what exactly is on these mobile devices?" It's all very well to put a mobile device in the hands of the sales force, but what content are you going to use to truly capitalize on this innovative platform?
In reality, today the answer, sadly, is that marketers are generally delivering exactly the same brochures, videos, and presentations for use on the iPads as they were previously delivering on the laptop. What a missed opportunity!
This new delivery environment is designed for a very different type of encounter — not so much a presentation as an interactive dialogue between the salesperson (or marketer) and the prospect. Why not take advantage of this interactive environment by creating and delivering truly interactive content?
What is interactive content? This is a new kind of application that does not follow a linear demonstration or presentation sequence. It allows users to interact directly with the content itself, rather than watching a video or a pre-sequenced flow of slides.
A great example of this is a fully interactive 3D Product Model — where the user sees a photo-realistic virtual representation of the physical product, and can touch the screen to rotate the product, zoom in to any area, measure, and explore the product in any area of detail that is of interest or importance to that user.
What's unique about this encounter is that even though the information in the 3D product model is the same for every user, each customer experiences this product in a distinctive way. They each have a very specific path that they follow through learning about the product — spending as much time on any detail that they want, and looking at features or benefits in any order.
Why is this better? Cognitive studies have shown that when people are presented with information (either via a video or by a person) they retain a very small portion of the material (anywhere from 5 to 20%).
However, when a person is actively involved in the process of delivering this information, they remember dramatically more (anywhere from 66 – 75% for the same time period.) So, it is much more effective to get the prospect involved in the delivery of the marketing or sales information through interactivity, because they will remember more of what you want them to know.
All of the developments in mobile platforms (and interactive content) come at a propitious time for marketers. MarketingProfs released a study that found that B2B marketers had a far greater need for content that was "more engaging" than simply "more" content.
What we know is that studies have shown that many sales people don't use up to 60% of the content that marketers deliver, and it is not uncommon for sales teams to spend up to 40% of their time customizing or developing content of their own. In other words, there is a really strong demand for more engaging and effective content. Now, happily, there is also an ideal platform on which this kind of content can be delivered! The mobile device — smartphone or iPad.
The Kaon 3D Product App, mobile application is an example of the perfect combination of stunning visuals, interactivity, and ideal delivery device. When sales teams have the ability to show their customers every product in their portfolio, at every sales and marketing encounter, they are empowered to capture the most out of every planned and unexpected face-to-face customer touch point.
But when those sales encounters are turbo-charged by giving the customer control of their own interactive experience, a powerful and transformative experience is realized. Not only does the right message get conveyed at the right time, but it is also delivered in the most effective way possible — so that the customer retains the critical information necessary for them to understand the benefits resulting from the differentiation inherent in your products and solutions.
The direct sales and marketing benefits from this type of interactive solution on the iPad are many, and companies realize these benefits almost immediately.
Cisco Systems uses its Interactive 3D Product Showcase on the iPad to shorten sales cycles, in more than 100 countries. Ciena Corporation uses its Interactive Product Portfolio on the iPad to deliver its product and solution message at a variety of venues, helping to eliminate 85% of shipping and drayage expense from trade shows.
Other companies have developed interactive 3D Product catalogs on the iPad, using Kaon's mobile applications, to deliver a consistent, compelling sales message to sales and channel partners all over the world, ensuring that everyone is selling using a common set of the most effective value propositions.
True interactivity, putting the customer in the "driver's seat", means more effective delivery of the right product information in a way that will have a positive effect on buying decisions.
Mobile platforms mean that no sales opportunity is missed — whether at a customer's office, an unexpected airport meeting, or a trade show. Fully interactive 3D product models mean that marketers don't have to ship physical products to every venue — saving a great deal of money, time, and effort, while achieving superior results. Isn't that what every marketing and sales department wants? More sales, at a lower cost.
Gavin A. Finn, Ph.D., is President and CEO of Kaon Interactive, Inc. For questions about this post, feel free to contact Gavin via email.
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Mike Powell and Juergen Horn are living a peripatetic dream…
We're lucky enough to have jobs that don't require a steady address and since we both love traveling, we've decided to see the world… slowly. Always being tourists would get lame, but eternal newcomers? We can live with that. So, our plan is to move to an interesting new city, once every three months. About 91 days.
They are currently in La Paz, and are documenting their stay– from the Valley of the Moon to the inmate-run prison, San Pedro— on their blog, for91days.com. The highlight of the visit (at least for your correspondent) is their visit to the the local wrestling palace…
We recently attended the famous Lucha Libre at a sports facility in El Alto. Bolivians are wild for wrestling; posters of famous American wrestlers are everywhere, and you can't go a block in La Paz without seeing seeing it on a curbside television set. Bolivia doesn't have a professional league on the same level as the USA's WWE, but El Alto's Sunday afternoon Lucha Libre makes a solid substitute….
Rayo Azteco, Hombre Lobo, Mr. Atlas and Commando fought and provided plenty of fun, but the show really got going once the cholitas* were introduced. Alicia Flores was the first to enter, dressed in traditional garb, dancing around the ring to the delight of the fans. Her opponent was a guy, her assistant was a midget woman and, once the fight got going, none of them held back. Face-slapping, ball-grabbing, midget-stomping, high-flying action. It was awesome. At one point, after throwing the guy against the ropes, Alicia lifted her skirt in his face, knocking him to the canvas in shock.
The evening's highlight was the Cholita vs. Cholita main event: Jenifer Two-Face against La Loca. No one has ever so completely owned her nickname as La Loca. This woman was crazy. As soon as the fight started, it got out of control. La Loca threw Jenifer over the barriers, into the foreigners section. Then she hopped over herself, grabbing coke bottles and spraying them over the crowd, howling like a beast. She kept at it, throwing chairs into the crowd and smashing Jenifer's face into the bleachers just a meter away from us. Jenifer was a game fighter and brought the match back into the ring, but La Loca was just too loca. Soon enough, foreign objects had entered the melee, and the (fake) blood began to fly. With a little help from the evil ref, La Loca eventually pinned her opponent and exited the arena to the boos, whistles and shocked applause of the crowd.
* "Cholita" was coined by colonialist Spaniards as a denigration of the Andean population– in this feminine form, Andean women– but has since been adopted by the very people it was meant to injure.
As we practice our pins, we might recall that it was on this date in 1988 that Die Hard premiered. Directed by John McTiernan with the precision of a Hong Kong action film, Die Hard was a huge hit; building on lead Bruce Willis' wise-cracking TV (Moonlighting) persona, and on the precedent of Mel Gibson's half of the "buddy duo" in the prior year's hit, Lethal Weapon, it cemented the place of the funny, flawed hero in Hollywood action pictures. Die Hard introduced American audiences to Alan Rickman… and, of course, made an A-List star of Bruce Willis.
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New York: A year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers plunged the world into financial meltdown and jolted the foundations of capitalism, business students don't just want to learn how to maximize profit for shareholders and themselves.
Instead, many talk about sustainability, ethical leadership and managing companies for the benefit of all "stakeholders."
"It's fair to say that 15 or 20 years ago, the vast majority wanted to find lucrative careers," said Liz Maw, executive director of Net Impact, a non-profit organization that promotes socially sustainable business practices.
"Now the great progress is that people see an MBA as a tool to learn how to be an effective manager of many organizations," she said, pointing to growing interest in the non-profit sector, government and entrepreneurship among MBA students.
Maw said the trend started around 7 or 8 years ago, coinciding with growing awareness of corporate social responsibility and the environment. But it has accelerated during the financial crisis, which revealed how a short-term thirst for profits fuelled risky business practices.
Asked to name their role models, a group of MBA students at New York's Columbia University cite freedom hero Mahatma Gandhi, a CEO known as an environmentalist and financier-philanthropist Warren Buffett.
"The financial crisis is going to be so deeply associated with our generation, it will put a sense of responsibility on all of us as future leaders," said Gary Schueller, 28, who has just started a two-year MBA at Columbia Business School.
Schueller named Gandhi as his role model, and within the business world singled out Jeffrey Swartz, chief executive of environmentally conscious shoemaker Timberland.
"He's a pretty solid example of somebody who's done a good job of creating a socially friendly company," Schueller said.
Tim Eby, a 28-year-old engineer who worked for IBM before starting his MBA this month at Columbia, said scandals such as the Ponzi scheme run by disgraced financier Bernard Madoff had made him nervous about even naming a role model.
"I'm sure a few years ago somebody would have said Bernie Madoff is my guy," Eby said.
Second-year MBA Olivia Albrecht, 26, echoed that caution, but made an exception for financier Warren Buffett, one of the world's richest men and most generous philanthropists.
Bruce Kogut, director of the Sanford C. Bernstein Center for Leadership and Ethics at Columbia, said the faculty had been debating how to learn the lessons of the crisis.
"Some of it is simply 'Why did our models and what we teach fail, and did they fail?'" Kogut said. "There also is this issue of 'Are we turning out people who have unrealistic expectations of their worth and the compensation they should receive?'"
New elements have been introduced to the curriculum this year, and in the summer, Thomas Russo, former vice chairman of Lehman Brothers, taught a course.
This year's students will study the collapse of the auto industry.
Students at Harvard Business School have created an MBA Oath and are encouraging their peers around the world to pledge to act ethically and "strive to create sustainable economic, social, and environmental prosperity worldwide."
Launched in May, the oath was taken by more than half the graduating class of 2009 at Harvard Business School.
The idea of MBA students signing their version of the Hippocratic Oath was the subject of a satirical sketch on the "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," but organizers say it's a start, even if so far there is no enforcement mechanism.
Larry Estrada, 29, a Harvard MBA student from Seattle, said the oath stemmed from a desire to professionalize the MBA and restore some credibility in the face of negative stories about business school alumni involved in the meltdown.
"I don't think these are necessarily lofty goals, but in the current state of the industry, they certainly seem like a higher standard," Estrada said.
A list of signatories on the web site www.mbaoath.org shows students from as far afield as Britain, India and Australia.
While many MBA students sound idealistic, their teachers warn that it's easy to slide down the slippery slope.
Dana Radcliffe, a professor at Cornell University's Johnson School, taught a course on ethics and corporate culture last semester that he said focused on "what leads good or decent people to do bad things."
"One of the big areas that needs to be discussed more is ethical responsibility with regard to risk. What should you do when you don't know? How diligent should you be in seeking out how risky a situation is?" he said.
"I'm not optimistic that these lessons will be learned."
Albrecht, one of the Columbia MBA students, said only time would tell whether the financial crisis proves to be a turning point for this generation "like a 9/11 pivotal experience."
"Changes from our generation in terms of thinking on leadership and ethics is not going to shift what jobs you would necessarily go into, (but) it's going to hopefully shift your perspective when you are in those jobs," she said.
"The data won't be out there for maybe 15 years until we are in a decision-making position and our generation really is in the leadership role in these companies and organizations."


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The Pipe Organ in China Project
Organs by Date
Organs by Location
TAO1931
Census ID
Qingdao, St. Michael's Cathedral
Rieger, Op. 2545
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Presumably electro-pneumatic, or pneumatic
Although the German Protestant community in Qingdao had an organ as early as 1910 in the iconic Jugendstyl DEK church (see TAO1909), the principal Roman Catholic church in the city, St. Michael's, was only completed in 1934. A Rieger organ was ordered in 1931, and installed in 1934.
As with the slightly later Rieger in Ichowfu (Linyi, see ICF1936) the specs have not yet come to light, but it appears it had pneumatic, or electro-pneumatic action, combination pistons, and other accessories. Anecdotal evidence collected by the Project in Qingdao claims the organ had 2,400 pipes, but this number seems excessive for a two-manual instrument.
The organ survived the Second World War, and an interesting account can be found in: Thomas E. Crew. Combat Loaded: Across the Pacific on the USS Tate (College Station, TX: Texas A & M University Press, 2007), p. 155.
The organ was destroyed in the Cultural Revolution, according to accounts collected by the Project in Qingdao. A new organ for the church (not a replica) was built in 2008 by Jaeger and Brommer, see TAO2008.
St. Michael's, Qingdao, 1920s.
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The breathtaking first novel in New York Times best selling author Gena Showalter's new paranormal romance series, Otherworld Assassins, featuring a black ops agent who is captured and enslaved…and the beautiful deaf girl who holds the key to his salvation… — THE SWEETEST TEMPTATION… — Black ops agent Solomon Judah awake... more »ns caged and bound in a twisted zoo where otherworlders are the main attraction. Vika Lukas, the owner's daughter, is tasked with Solo's care and feeding. The monster inside him yearns to kill her on sight, even though she holds the key to his escape. But the human side of him realizes the beautiful deaf girl is more than she seems -- she's his.
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Vika endures the captives' taunts and loathing, hoping to keep them alive even if she can't free them. Only, Solo is different -- he protects her. But as hostility turns to forbidden romance, his feelings for her will be used against him…and he'll be put to a killer test. « less
Yvonne L. reviewed Last Kiss Goodnight (Otherworld Assassin, Bk 1) on 1/26/2013 + 929 more book reviews
I absolutely could not stop reading this book. It is very captivating even though there were parts that I didn't care for (overly Christian tone and the good/bad "angels" on Solo's shoulder). It is set in her alien huntress world but other than a short cameo by Dallas, it doesn't really cross paths with Showalter's previous characters.
Vika has just the right amount of sweetness and strength. She isn't really a kick butt kind of girl but she is strong in so many other ways. Solo is such a sap at heart. Together, they are the couple to make you go "awwww."
Absolutely great start to a series with awesome emotional ups and downs. Can't wait to read about Corbin Blue and John No Name's stories.
My favorite quote from the book: "I just ripped...I mean, I just helped that creature shed twenty pounds in less than a second."
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The storyline is decent enough, but the book is way too long. I think 50 to 100 pages could've been left out or removed and the storyline would've progressed better/faster. Just OK for me at best.
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Due to numerous requests the deadline for all future power poll rankings will be extended until Tuesday at Midnight PST. (Wednesday morning on the east coast.) I had initially anticipated only a handful of people voting but because of the Beckham affect or perhaps because of the lack of available MLS oriented websites, this power poll has been very popular. In this day and age of Tivo, many of us do not complete watching the weekends games until midweek so this change will allow the best possible analysis of the matches prior to ESPN's Thursday prime time match.


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Many folks are under the idea that substitution beginning certification could be gotten from the clinic where by they have been born. This is simply not correct. Granted, medical center information will usually consist of your birth records but hospitals are usually not allowed to difficulty replacements to you personally. There's no exception here.
The issuing of a alternative have to be carried out via the condition report department that maintains these birthing data to the point out you had been born in. It can be crucial to talk to your condition report Section about how to proceed in the above conditions where your information could have already been ruined or that you are of the more mature age and they're not necessary to keep your information.
To ensure that you to get a alternative delivery certificate, there are a few things you needs to have. Beneath are the leading items you may be requested to submit.
5. You must point out that the alternative record is to suit your needs as you cannot ask for a alternative of another person's information.
Take into account that official alternative delivery certification documents could involve you to provide more info, but commonly a Be aware detailing what you require with the above mentioned data will suffice. Additionally, you will need to understand just what the alternative fee is to be able to enclose it with the letter. Without the cost, you will not get your substitution start certificate.
When getting ready for the various milestones in everyday life that require evidence of personal identification, Will not ignore the need to present an official start certificate copy. Applying for a driver's license, relationship license, passport, enrolling youngsters in class and even some Work frequently demand an official beginning certificate copy being offered. When you're thinking that of an 'official" birth certification duplicate, what do you're thinking that? Nicely, You should not Feel hospital copy or possibly a photocopy from your Office environment copier due to the fact that is NOT what the people requesting your "official" duplicate have in mind.
Usually, people Really don't recognize that whatever they consider their Formal beginning certificate will not be essentially a lawful document. The duplicate supplied to new mothers and fathers in the clinic, often While using the child's footprints on it, is meant to generally be a cherished keepsake but is just not legitimate for official evidence of identity. Your original beginning certificate should continue to be on file within the selected critical records company Workplace of the start place following currently being submitted for registration with the attending healthcare facility. This is when the only real "original" copy of your respective beginning document is found. This Model is saved under lock and critical and most of the people will never see their initial. This is certainly done to aid make sure your identification is guarded. For needs of Formal business enterprise you will need to obtain a certified (elevated seal) birth certification from the Section of general public health or crucial documents Workplace the place the start happened. This is often also normally described as an "Formal" duplicate.
What tends to make a Licensed Start Certification Formal?
The primary difference between Formal and informational delivery certification copies is really a registrar's seal. The kind of seal used may differ by states, but is going to be proof the start certificate can be a federal government issued, Licensed document. The seal is likely to be lifted, embossed, impressed or multicolored. Most importantly It's going to be notarized (signed and dated) by the registrar. Accredited copies may be used to establish identification for any explanation. For instance, these copies will be recognized when making use of for passports and motorists licenses, amongst other situations.
Most situations requiring a beginning certification would require proof the Qualified certification duplicate was issued via the Workplace of critical studies inside the county, metropolis or point out in which the start transpired. Normally, the notarized doc will show the complete certificate holder's name, the date and area of beginning along with a file or registration date inside of one particular calendar year of your start.
Apart from necessitating an official start certification copy, some agencies will specify whether they want to see the extended or shorter variety. The shorter kind is a computer produced certification that typically only incorporates title, birth date, file day. The brief type is really a Qualified duplicate. It may or may not have the guardian's names. This kind is often required to demonstrate id for licensing, journey, estate and passports.
The lengthy form, also typically provided like a Qualified copy, is usually an genuine photocopy on the archived certification. This Edition presents everything to the short form (title, date, file date, spot of start) together with almost every other information and facts recorded through the healthcare facility, such as mum or dad's names and occupations, or delivery time. The prolonged type is just not as normally desired, but can be utilized for passport, social safety, Intercontinental adoption or dual citizenship.
Although it might seem laborous to endure the whole process of securing a certified, official delivery certification copy, it truly is for the public's security that lots of businesses demand it. If straightforward, non-certified photocopies ended up regarded as lawfully valid, id theft could skyrocket. If a certified beginning certificate was to fall into the incorrect arms the opportunity for id theft harm is critical. That is why it is recommended to maintain your birth documents and various vital documents in a secure location such as a Harmless or safety deposit box.
Following time you notice you must current a start certificate–keep in mind why it should be certified. The extra ways are in your best desire to guard your identification. For those who have Qualified copies on file, make sure they are in a safe, protected spot. If you do not have a duplicate helpful, you might want to look at purchasing your Formal birth certificate on-line. You under no circumstances know how before long It's going to be that you might want to current a certified duplicate.
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Your Guide To Facebook's New Privacy Checkup Tool
Facebook has updated its Privacy Checkup and is rolling out the new version globally this week. Here is a short guide to the updated tool.
Facebook's Privacy Checkup has been live since 2014. It's a tool that helps you go through the most important privacy settings of your account and allows you to make the right decisions in terms of who can see what you share, how your information is used by Facebook but also guides you on how to strengthen your account security.
The new Privacy Checkup rolling out this week has four expanded sections and "integrated privacy tips" to help you make the privacy decisions that are right for you. Let's take a look.
How to Access Facebook's Privacy Checkup
Click the question mark icon that can be found at the top of any page on Facebook. This could be your profile or any other page with the blue Facebook menu at the top.
Select the "Privacy Checkup" option.
A list of four options will pop up.
As the feature is currently rolling out, you may not see it on all devices just yet.
1. Who Can See What You Share
In this section, Facebook lets you review and update who can see your profile information, such as you your phone number, email address, birthday, or relationship status. This is where you will also find and update who can see your future and past posts.
Finally, you will be able to review the people who you've blocked on Facebook, and you can either add or remove people from your blocked list. If you decide to unblock someone, you won't automatically be friends again. Blocking a friend and then unblocking them again requires that you send them a new friend request afterward.
Also, note that people will not be notified when you block them. They will be able to figure this out on their own though.
2. How to Keep Your Account Secure
In this section, you will get help on how to strengthen your account security. You can do so by doing things like updating your password or turning on alerts to know when someone else logs into your account from a place Facebook doesn't recognize.
When creating a new password, remember that you need to create a strong one. Keep in mind that the new password should be easy to remember (for you) but difficult to guess (for others). Therefore, your email, phone number, or birthday are all no-no's.
Also, it's a good idea for your Facebook password to be different than other passwords you use to log into accounts like your email, bank account, or other social platforms. Obviously.
Facebook's updated Privacy Checkup tool is rolling out! Time to take a look!
Remember that longer passwords are usually more secure as they take longer to crack, but if it's long but still not strong enough, you can always try mixing uppercase and lowercase letters.
A good password is made up of a phrase, or random series of words, that only you can remember.
3. How People Can Find You on Facebook
In this section, you will be able to review how others can look you up on Facebook and, more importantly, who can send you friend requests.
4. Your Data Settings on Facebook
In this section, you can review the information you share with the apps and websites belonging to third-parties that you've used Facebook to log into.
This is also where you can remove the apps you have totally forgotten about since you logged in a long time ago.
There you have it! Time for a checkup!
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Sumter County was established on December 18, 1832. Its name is in honor of General Thomas Sumter, of South Carolina.


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Early Registrations ends on 5/6/2019 at Midnight. After 5/6/2019 at Midnight the Price will Increase to $60.
Late Registration begins on 6/7/2019 and the registration Closes on 6/12/2019 at Midnight After 6/7/2019 at Midnight the Price will Increase to $100.
Note: Our Past 2 San Diego and Sacramento event reached the Maximum amount of competitors and we had to close the registration early. Once we reach our Registration Capacity we will Leave the registration Open but the Price will be the $100 Late Registration Price. The Reason for the Price increase is to cover the price of the fee's we have to pay the school for going over the allotted time for the tournament. Once the event reaches 75% Capacity we will start running ads on Facebook and Instagram. We also will send out a email to let competitors know that the event is almost full.
Adults If you are weighing in on Saturday (Day Of the Event) and you DO NOT make weight you will NOT BE MOVED and you will be DQ. You will not compete and we DO NOT Give Refunds.
Parents PLEASE DO NOT have your child Cut weight to compete in the event. Also Please email us at [email protected] if your child is not going to make the weight that you Pre-Register them for.
Weigh in Time Coming Soon!!!
This is NOT the real event schedule. This is a rough ESTIMATE of when each division will begin and the real event schedule will be available on Smoothcomp.com on 6/12/2019 :00 PM Keep checking back on Smoothcomp because the brackets will change after each weigh in, and the Brackets and times will change During the event.


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"I find caring for patients here both intellectually stimulating and satisfying. I see many tough New Englanders, who continue to take care of their businesses and families. Sometimes, they come in fairly debilitated by their condition. I believe it is really important to spend the time, get to know their challenges and consider the best possible solution for every individual patient. It is incredibly rewarding to help get them back to what they want to be doing."
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The Ohio URISA GIS Education Series is an annual, one-day learning expo for attendees to get a variety of opportunities to learn about GIS software and techniques to improving solutions for their organization. This year's event will be on May 15th, at the Columbus State Conference Center. The "Ask the Experts" panel will be back along with several presentations and workshops. Topics include ArcGIS Pro, the ArcGIS Python API, Vector Tiles and more. Please note that workshop space is limited. The registration includes the entire day of content, a light continental breakfast, snacks and drinks throughout the day, and a Mexican & Fajita Taco Bar for lunch. Parking is free at Columbus State for attendees that day.
Teresa Townsend, the current URISA President, will be speaking along with Tom Fisher in the 9:30 General Session "What is URISA". They will discuss the proposed changes regarding OneURISA, which is set to be implemented over the next several years.
ArcGIS Pro is part of ArcGIS for Desktop and introduces an exciting new experience for desktop GIS. If you are an ArcMap user looking to transition to Pro, learn about tips and strategies for getting your job done in ArcGIS Pro. Moreover, in this session we will cover how to build maps and layouts in ArcGIS Pro and how to author 2D content. Learn how to display your data, work with symbols/styles, configure labels for your layers and generate effective layouts to display and distribute your work. We will also cover common editing workflows in this session. ArcGIS Pro allows you to create and edit data interactively in 2D and 3D. Editing topics include creating new features, working with feature templates, using snapping, updating attributes, and editing existing features.
If you are interested in learning how to leverage the Esri platform and create solutions that integrate a variety of the products offered by Esri, then we would like to recommend you come to this presentation. We were tasked with trying to make a software that was purchased over 7 years ago do things that it simply was not designed to do. It forced us to look at what we already had and develop a custom application/process to meet the needs of our Gas utility operators and managers.
The integration included an ArcGIS Enterprise deployment with a server farm stood up in Microsoft's Azure Government Cloud environment, Federated Portal for ArcGIS, Workforce for ArcGIS, Survey123, ArcGIS GeoEvent Server, custom python scripting for generating reports with attachments when a new survey was submitted, writing the report to a network location, then sending an email when the work was complete with a hyperlink to the document on our network.
What will be shown is that with some planning and forethought Esri customers can develop in-house solutions to meet the needs of field crews and managers. The goal of this project was to build a self-sustaining system that could in essence be managed by non-GIS people without creating more overhead on GIS staff. We look forward to your thoughts and questions.
Larry Rover is a GIS Specialist with the City of Hamilton, Ohio, with over 10 years of experience in the industry. Some of Larry's specialties include ArcGIS GeoEvent Server, Portal for ArcGIS, ArcGIS Enterprise Deployment and Configuration, Microsoft Azure, and networking.
Craig Bruner is a GIS Specialist with the City of Hamilton, Ohio with over 7 years of experience in the industry. Some of Craig's specialties include Survery123, Workforce for ArcGIS, Web Apps/Maps, and ArcSDE.
Ken Carrier is a Senior GIS Specialist with the City of Hamilton, Ohio with over 10 years of experience in the industry. Some of Ken specialties include Python scripting and automation, programming for web and desktop apps, and managing databases.
The ArcGIS Python API is a versatile programming language that can be used to interact with and administer ArcGIS Online or Portal. This is an interactive workshop to learn how to leverage the ArcGIS Python API to administer ArcGIS Online. We will dive in to awesome tasks such as querying content and groups, uploading items, and so much more. It is highly recommended to have some python experience, and to have access to an ArcGIS Online organization. We will be leveraging Jupyter notebooks (an open-source web application that acts as a Python IDE), and you will be able to apply everything you learn to your own organization. Join us as we explore the depths of ArcGIS Online, and propel you to new heights as an ArcGIS Online Administrator.
In this session we will cover geoprocessing and spatial analysis in the ArcGIS Pro application. Learn how to run simple to complex spatial analysis tools, save your geoprocessing history, and build workflows with Python and Modelbuilder. We will also cover new tools in ArcGIS Pro that helps users establish and maintain spatial integrity in their data. Finally, we will wrap up with an introduction to Tasks which help users through repeatable workflows, improve efficiency, and promote best practices in ArcGIS Pro. We will cover running a task, creating a new task, configuring a task and sharing a task, all within ArcGIS Pro.
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Mortal Kombat 11: Robocop vs Terminator (vid)
Nitecrawler May 25, 2020, 9:17am #1
Holy fucking shit!!!! Some of that shit is brutal!
https://youtu.be/KvEfcUrHR40
kingofpancakes May 25, 2020, 9:17am #2
In. Wood.
Wow, that looks fucking amazing. I just can't do button combo fighting games.
Thebonfirexm May 25, 2020, 9:27am #4
kingofpancakes - Wow, that looks fucking amazing. I just can't do button combo fighting games.
If you have a friend on Xbox or PSN you trust.......do game share.
What you or them buy comes to you. I cant fucking wait for RoboCop and it's Petter Weller's voice!!!!!!
I loved the terminator vs robocop games in the day....plus that last 3 MK games have been amazing..if they did an ultimate MK3 type thing with all the characters from the last 3 for a 120 bucks. Take my money.
I'm going to destroy with RoboCop.
Stea1th May 25, 2020, 9:50am #5
The last few MK games have been bananas. Not to mention the graphics are almost perfect. I would have played this game but I heard they got rid of the cyborgs
What's dope about the current MK games is because they are owned by Time Warner, essentially WB, they can pull characters from all their movies or IP.
Thebonfirexm -
Oh, I wasn't aware of that. That is good to know.
MarcusAurelioFan May 25, 2020, 9:57am #8
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QNv6r5gMA-A
Braf_Zachland May 25, 2020, 11:08am #9
I hear ya, they are getting to tough for me. We should play UFC and have a perfectly timed jab match! Maybe with a kick too, but that's it!
Echo1 May 25, 2020, 11:11am #10
I used to play MK and Street fighter when I was a kid and these games look awesome, but I can't buy a game that requires me to memorize a bunch of different button combos to be good at it.
kingofpancakes May 25, 2020, 11:14am #11
I just told my two best fiends about the game sharing. That is really cool. One has a PlayStation though, Can you cross platform? I thought a guy at work said something about that.
Thebonfirexm May 25, 2020, 2:16pm #12
kingofpancakes - I just told my two best fiends about the game sharing. That is really cool. One has a PlayStation though, Can you cross platform? I thought a guy at work said something about that.
No cross.....
Stea1th -
The cryex and borgs are there but you have to change the outfits to get them
Game sharing is amazing with a friend.... It's amazing
kingofpancakes May 25, 2020, 2:25pm #15
Oh ok. I wonder why he said that.
Yeah that's cool as hell. I didn't know.
mdrndaysamurai May 25, 2020, 2:27pm #17


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West Baktiya is a district in North Aceh Regency, Nanggröe Aceh Darussalam, province of Indonesia.

West Baktiya has several villages, namely:
 Blang Rheue
 Blang Seunong
 Cot Kupok
 Cot Laba
 Cot Murong
 Cot Paya
 Cot Usen
 Lang Nibong
 Lhok Euncien
 Lhok Iboh
 Matang Bayu
 Matang Ceubreuk
 Matang Panyang
 Matang Paya
 Matang Raya Blang Sialet
 West Matang Sijuek
 Central Matang Sijuek
 East Matang Sijuek
 Matang Teungoh
 Meunasah Cot Kupok
 Meunasah Hagu
 Meunasah Pante
 Meurandeh Paya
 Paya Bateung
 Pucok Alue Buket
 Singgah Mata
 Keude Sampoiniet

North Aceh Regency
Districts of Aceh

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Chika is one of the best actresses in Nollywood. The former model has been adjudged by some as one of the most beautiful ladies in the Nigerian movie industry. She is also the CEO of Nancy collections
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Chika was born on 8th November, 1985 in Onitsha, Anambra state of Nigeria.
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Ike began her film career in 2005 when she played a minor character in the movie Sweet Love.
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She got her first major role that same year in a movie titled Bless the Child and has since played major roles in over a hundred movies, such as Paradise, Mirror of Beauty, To Love a Stranger, Girls Got Reloaded, Happy Ending, Yes We Will, Anointed Queen and The Prince and the Princess.
In 2007, Mirror of Beauty was shown in Cineworld and Odeon cinemas across the U.K, and in 2008 It was selected and screened at the Cannes film festival.
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Though there's no telling when our next recession will hit, in a study released last month by the Nationwide Retirement Institute, most older Americans said they expect one in five years or less.
Of course, recessions are a natural part of the economic cycle and they can even be mild in nature. But considering that our last recession was a doozy, it's natural for folks to get concerned about another downturn.
Thankfully, there are things that all of us can do to prepare for our country's next recession, regardless of when it hits. Here are a few moves that'll help you get ready.
When a recession strikes, investment portfolios tend to plummet, jobs become less stable, and raises become far less widespread. If you want to protect yourself from the effects of a recession, have a fully loaded emergency fund with six months' worth of living expenses socked away -- or more if your income is variable to begin with. This will give you the option to avoid liquidating investments at a loss when you need cash. It'll also give you some reserves to fall back on if you lose your job or find that your hours are cut.
A diversified portfolio is an investor's best friend, even during periods of economic prosperity. But during downturns, it could spell the difference between taking serious losses and recovering just fine.
When the economy, on the whole, takes a dive, individual businesses tend to suffer. And that can all too easily lead the way to job loss. A good way to protect yourself, therefore, is to establish a solid side hustle while employed in a full-time capacity. This way, if you lose your primary source of income, you'll have a second stream to rely on as you look to get rehired.
When your income drops, it becomes all the more difficult to keep up with your bills. One final thing you can do to be recession-ready is work on reducing some of the fixed expenses that currently eat up a large chunk of your paycheck. For example, if you're paying $1,500 a month for your mortgage, you might consider downsizing to a smaller property that only costs you $1,000 a month. That way, if your income takes a beating, you'll have an easier time managing your housing costs.
Whether our next recession hits next year, the following year, or a decade later, it never hurts to be prepared. The more steps you take to get ready, the more peace of mind you'll buy yourself when the economy inevitably takes its next turn for the worse.