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Former Navy Commander, Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda, appeared before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today to make a statement regarding the disappearance of 11 youth in Colombo.
He was questioned for over 8 hours by the CID.
Karannagoda appeared before the CID last month as well to make a statement on the case.
The Supreme Court had recently issued an order preventing the CID from arresting him.


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Image of tragic moment in Charlottesville leads to Pulitzer
Originally published April 16, 2018 at 1:13 pm
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A former photographer for the daily newspaper in Charlottesville, Virginia, has won a Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography.
Ryan Kelly, who worked for The Daily Progress, captured the moment a car struck several people protesting against a white nationalist rally. One woman, Heather Heyer, died and 19 people were injured.
Pulitzer Prize Administrator Dana Canedy said during Monday's announcement that Kelly captured a "chilling image that reflected the photographer's reflexes and concentration."
Kelly texted The Associated Press that he was "shocked and amazed." He described the prize as an "incredible honor" and said he was proud of the work "we all did at The Daily Progress."
But he said, "mostly I'm still heartbroken for Heather Heyer's family and everybody else who was affected by that tragic violence."

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) refers to the revolution process from steam power to the development of machine tools and the rise of factory machines. This revolution is evolving at an exponential pace rather than linear. Moreover, it is disrupting almost every industry in every country. The breadth and depth of these changes herald the transformation of entire systems of production, management, and governance.
Technology is an integral component in disruptive innovations seeking to deliver a seamless and easy experience to users. Disruptive innovation and technologies often make people think about cutting edge (shiny/expensive) technology that is way out there in the future. Technological advancement has brought about a wave of disruptive innovations and ideas that have revolutionised the way we communicate, travel, shop, form relationships and so forth. Disruptive innovations are often products that emerge as solutions to problems or needs consumers encounter. They create new markets and do not necessarily compete against or outperform existing companies. The introduction of apps and sites like WhatsApp, Uber, Grab, Amazon and eBay and many more have redefined convenience for customers. Digital disruption can reshape the market faster than ever before. In general, it affects industry in two main factors. First, is on the velocity of change and it involves the high-risk factors. Second, digital disruptors innovate rapidly, and then use the innovations to gain market share and scale far faster than the challengers who are still in physical business models. One of the examples is in the telecommunication industry, where WhatsApp overwhelmed the USD 100 billion global text messaging market through its free text messaging and now as an addition to the WhatsApp text messaging, it allows users to make free mobile voice calls. Digital disruptors and tech innovators are emerging in different industry sectors, threatening to overthrow conventional business models faster than ever. The implications are clear, either embrace digital transformation or stagnate and perish. To fully gauge the implications of digital disruption in emerging industries, a fundamental understanding of how digital disruption works is vital. Thus, digital vortex was introduced to help companies plan a strategy to exploit or counter any possibilities that may arise from digital disruption. A digital vortex can be described as the inevitable movement of industries toward a 'digital centre' in which business models, offerings, and value chains are digitalised to the maximum extent possible. The construct of a vortex helps to conceptualise the way digital disruption impacts firms and industries.
The following infographic highlights several technologies that will likely impact organisations and sectors moving into 4IR. The level of disruption can assist you in assessing your organisation's readiness to employ these technologies. After all, these technologies are readily available, but it is up to us to make the most out of them. Disrupt or be disrupted, it is up to you!
The mass transformation and full integration of the physical realm into the cyberworld. Driven by the connectivity of everything and everyone, this revolutionary wave will change the way we live, work and play.
The increased adoption of not just automation using robotics but the introduction of artificial intelligence in knowledge work has reinvented the future of work, manufacturing and services. With the rise of thinking machines, what does change hold for humans?
Technology has broken down barriers, opened access and given rise to the democratisation of power, economy and information. Systems previously limited to the selected minority have now become accessible to the general majority, opening new business models and information flows.
From mass production to mass customisation, the new wave of manufacturing will see global designs but local manufacturing to cater for changes in consumer patterns such as increased awareness on sustainability, individuality and functionality.


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School of Divinity Student Receives Ministry Fellowship
Posted on July 11, 2011 By Jim Winterer '71
Andrew Jaspers, a second-year master of divinity student at the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity of the University of St. Thomas, will receive a Fund for Theological Education (FTE) fellowship.
Andrew Jaspers
Jaspers was cited by the FTE as "a young leader who demonstrates exceptional gifts for ministry." The fellowship includes $5,000 to fund a self-designed project to enrich his formation as a ministerial leader.
Jaspers and other fellowship recipients attended the 2011 FTE Leaders in Ministry Conference, "Renewing the Church in Service to the Common Good," held last month at Dillard University in New Orleans.
The fellowship program is funded by Lilly Endowment Inc. and the Henry Luce Foundation. It is designed to foster quality leadership and diversity in pastoral ministry. Since 1954, FTE has awarded more than 6,100 fellowships; its alumni serve congregations, campuses and communities around the world.
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Q: Trouble using Leafletjs MarkerClusterGroup and filters with Mapbox I've tried Mapbox and their API to create an interactive map. The purpose is to fetch points in a geojson file, and display them on the map.
They have to be filtered by their marker-icon and grouped depending on the zoom applied.
I had no trouble using the MarkerClusterGroup plugin with leaflet and Mapbox, but I can't get the filters to work.
This is my code :
https://gist.github.com/KuneStudio/5985864
And this is the content of my json with the points :
https://gist.github.com/KuneStudio/5985858
The markers are displaying correctly, the cluster part too, but I can't get the filters to work...
Any idea?
Thanks !
(Note : using the console, I tried to display a log in the map.markerLayer.setFilter(function(f) {} , before the return true, but I have nothing showing up.
Thanks again for your time

A: I found the solution with some help. This is the method I used :

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California employees are entitled, under the relevant wage and hour laws, to compensation for all hours worked. The law requires employers to pay employees overtime compensation at one and a half times the employees regular rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of eight hours in a single work day. Employees are also supposed to be paid overtime when they work more than forty hours in the same workweek. The failure to pay employees overtime pay in either of these scenarios is a violation of state and federal overtime laws.
Some companies hire call center employees that work at home as independent contractors, when in fact these virtual call center employees should be making compensation for all of the time they work. For instance, an employer may higher an employee and agree to pay that employee a certain rate for all of the time the employee is actually on the phone with the customers. As a result, the call center company is likely violating state wage and hour laws by failing to pay the virtual call center employees for all hours worked.
Despite the fact that many companies consider call center employees to be independent contractors, under California employment laws, it does not matter what the employer calls you or that the agreement actually calls you an independent contractor. Contact an employment law attorney at Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik today if you are working for a company from your home as a call center employee and you are not paid for all of the hours you work. You may be eligible to join or start a class action lawsuit to recover significant damages if you have a valid claim.
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A quiet table in a restaurant will often suffice for small meetings or briefing sessions with your speaker or presenter. Enjoy good food and discussion in a stylish atmosphere. If possible separated from the smokers, at a fair distance from the pianist and far enough away from the regulars.
There is an abundance of good restaurant websites with appealing pictures. But is the food up to scratch? Is there a well-stocked wine cellar? Does the pricing meet compliance requirements? And is the method of payment right for you and your company? The specialists at MICE Service Group are familiar with Germany's restaurant scene and are happy to help you pick the right venue.
Your meeting – MICE delivers: Save yourself hours spent searching for the right venue. Get in touch with the MICE Service Group team. They will be happy to take care of this for you, leaving you to concentrate on more important things.


Make a batch of marshmallow stirring spoons to give to friends or teachers for Valentine's Day. They are inexpensive and super easy to create.
I made these little marshmallow stirring spoons for Valentine's Day and I have to say, I'm pretty excited about them! With Valentine's Day right around the corner, you can make a batch of marshmallow stirring spoons to give to friends or teachers or to enjoy at home.
The best part is they are inexpensive and super easy to make.
Post updated from 2017. Originally sponsored by TruMoo.
I always forget how cold it can be in the first few months of the year. We're big fans of hot cocoa, but I love that we can just heat up some hot chocolate for a nice warm treat.
Making Marshmallow stirring spoons is such an easy project to do with kids or on your own. Make some for the family or as Valentine gifts. Either way they are sure to be well-received!
Start with jumbo marshmallows and some plastic spoons. Push one spoon into each marshmallow and set aside.
Prepare your candy coating by melting it in the microwave. I used white chocolate coating for these but you could choose dark chocolate or whichever flavor you prefer. You may need to stir occasionally until it melts completely.
Note: if you are using candy melts, you may need to add a little shortening to help it along. Almond bark works just fine for this though and it's super tasty!
Once your coating is melted, dip your marshmallow stirring spoon into the coating and gently roll it with sprinkles until they stick.
Let your coating harden by resting your spoons on wax paper. You'll want to make sure they dry completely. If you're in a hurry, they'll set faster in the refrigerator.
Once they are completely dry, package them up in cellophane and add your Valentine! That's it!
We love any excuse to celebrate a holiday with simple and fun ideas. Check out some of my other Valentine's Day ideas and share your own below!


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CruzHacks 2021 Turns Virtual Amidst the Pandemic
Stevenson Event Center will remain empty of the sleepless coders, Red Bull cans, and glowing computer rigs that populated CruzHacks events of years past. The 2021 CruzHacks hackathon will be held virtually over Hopin, allowing for a greater number of participants than in previous years….
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UCSC Releases Twenty Year Plan for Campus Expansion
The 2021-2040 Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) for UC Santa Cruz projects about 10,000 more students by 2040. Released to the public on Jan. 7, the 2021-2040 LRDP is the guiding plan for campus growth. LRDPs are evaluated every two decades in an attempt to…
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Drake Announces Return to Campus Next Fall
The UC Office of the President (UCOP) released a statement on Jan. 11 announcing that all 10 UC campuses will return to in-person learning fall 2021. In the statement, UC President Michael Drake expressed hopes that students might enjoy a normal on-campus experience in the…
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UCSC Postpones Winter Housing Move-In For 620 Students
UC Santa Cruz has postponed the move-in of over 600 new students for on-campus housing. Incoming arrivals were notified of this decision in an email on Jan. 12, four days before they were scheduled to move in on Jan. 16. Scott Hernandez-Jason, UCSC director of…
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Santa Cruz County Vaccine Rollout Gains Momentum
As of 6 pm. On Wednesday, Jan. 13, there are 11,275 cases of COVID-19 in Santa Cruz County, including 111 deaths and 8,375 recovered cases. COVID-19 vaccination efforts are ramping up in Santa Cruz County. After receiving its first shipment on Dec. 15, the county…
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Santa Cruz Schools Tackle Food Insecurity With Remote Distribution Program
School lunch services have been unavailable to Santa Cruz students for nine months. Despite the lack of traditional school lunch, the city and county have adapted their food service to accommodate COVID-19 guidelines. Anyone under 18 can now get free lunch at county distribution centers….
Nico Santiago and Ellie Prickett-Morgan, January 10, 2021 5 min read
Santa Cruz Neighborhood Court Offers Alternative to Traditional Justice System
Petty theft, like shoplifting bread or eating at a restaurant without paying, can subject California offenders to six months in county jail or a fine of up to $1000 — often leading them into cycles of recidivism and hindering potential employment and housing opportunities. To…
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Rachel Carson and Oakes Dining Hall Renovation Project to begin construction By End of January
The Rachel Carson (RCC) and Oakes Dining Hall has not been renovated since it was built in 1990. However, a new $34 million project will create more convenient wheelchair access options, increase dining room seating and kitchen capacity, and offer expanded views of Monterey Bay…
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UCSC Campus Houses 645 Additional Students As County COVID Cases Continue To Rise
As of 9:11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 7, there are 9,891 cases of COVID-19 in Santa Cruz County, including 97 deaths and 7,283 recovered cases. UC Santa Cruz will house an additional 645 students for the 2021 winter quarter, adding to an existing population of…
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Following Protests, Judge Extends Restraining Order Against Houseless Encampment Evictions
[UPDATE, Jan. 13: Judge Susan van Keulen extended a temporary restraining order against the City of Santa Cruz, keeping houseless encampments at San Lorenzo Park open through Jan. 20 as residents await the final ruling. The motion was announced on Jan. 12, a day before…
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sweets were not included in the meal and used as snacks or tea. Main sweets made from rice, pulses and oil seeds. As an appetizer were used nuts and seeds. Spices used in small amounts. Ostrogoti flavors, typical dishes of India and several other Asian countries, Japanese dishes are uncommon, are more specific sour, salty and sweet tastes. All this is reflected in the macrobiotic diet.
In General, in the Japanese traditional diet dominated by starch, in sufficient quantity was present vegetable protein, relatively little animal protein and very little fat. Was used almost exclusively on vegetable oil. This approach to nutrition macrobiotics recommends.
Interestingly, when characteristic of the religious diversity of Japan the Japanese calendar there are no posts with the inclusion of days of complete starvation. Apparently, this explains the reserved attitude macrobiotics to starvation.
Formal ban on beef in Japan was not, but many people, up until the mid-twentieth century disapproving attitude to the consumption of beef and dairy products. It was considered sinful to eat meat of an animal that helps the farmer to earn their daily bread (draft animals), and take the milk the calf, which it is intended in the food of the gods.
Before acquaintance with Europeans, the idea about the ability to drink milk was unknown to the Japanese, since at low milk production of cows milk is barely enough for the calf. In recent decades the consumption of animal meat in Japan has increased dramatically. In life included dairy products, previously completely absent from the tables of the Japanese. Note that these dietary changes coincided with a sharp increase in life expectancy of the Japanese, and even increase their growth. Certainly, positive changes in health indicators due not only nutrition, but also the contribution of the latter cannot be ruled out.
However, the Creator of preacher and Zen macrobiotics George. Osawa believed that while he and his family ate traditional Japanese food, they were all healthy and happy. In his opinion, when the Western civilization with its power supply system has penetrated into their lives, this led to disease and destruction of the family. Not accidentally, meat animals, dairy products, sugar, industrial products macrobiotics rejects.


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Langbourne
by Alan P. Landau
Narrated by Adrian Galley
Length: 9 hours 5 min
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Fleeing persecution in Poland in 1879, a young Jewish family settle in England where two brothers begin work in a cigarette factory. After falling upon hard times they migrate to Ireland where the eldest brother is briefly accused of murder. Enduring poverty and scant support from their father after their mother dies, the brothers decide to take matters into their own hands and set sail for the mysterious continent of Africa.
It was 1891 when Morris and David Langbourne, both young teenagers, arrived in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. With neither family nor friends they decide to try their hand in the cigarette business, the only thing they new. They befriend Nguni, a large and well-muscled man of the Xhosa tribe, who leads them into the African bush to find a tobacco farming community and to offer protection from the dangers of wild animals that they never even knew existed.
With the solid grounding their parents instilled in their upbringing, the boys learn to adapt and accept Africa's ways, her people and her cultures. With the help of a tobacco farmer they meet in the hinterland they discover more about the wonders of Africa's wildlife. But taking on a life filled with danger, mystery and strange customs is one thing; can they take on an international corporation and survive? Based on a true story.
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Alan Landau was born in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe) in 1959.
In 1978 he joined the British South Africa Police (formally the BSAC). At that time Rhodesia was entangled in a civil war that ended in 1980. After serving in the new Zimbabwe Republic Police for a short time, Alan retired to enter the commercial world.
Alan worked in Zimbabwe's widely known tobacco industry for five years before joining his father and ultimately taking over the family business when his father retired to the UK. Later on, Alan was involved in the travel, tourism, hotel, property, financial, and retail sectors. His service to his community took the form of Rotary International with a committed focus on the Rotary Youth Exchange Program.
Having migrated to Brisbane, Australia, in 2001, Alan bought a franchise in the retail sector, which he successfully ran with his late wife and two children. In 2012 he sold the business and went into semi-retirement. He now pursues his hobbies of writing, travelling, wildlife safaris and ornithology with his wife, Sharon.
You can find more about the Author on his website: www.landaubooks.com and you can purchase the audiobook on Amazon.
Adrian Galley works professionally as an actor, voice artist scriptwriter and broadcast journalist. Broadcast stints include Channel Africa, Radio RSA, SAfm, 702 and Cape Talk where he was the morning news anchor for some years.
His standard delivery is English, but he is able to create a variety of characters with a proficiency in a number of accents and dialects. He has a warm, rich voice that you could listen to for hours. His professional and friendly demeanour will ensure your audiobook meets the highest standards
Title: Langbourne
Series: The Langbourne Series (#1 in the Series)
Written by: Alan P. Landau
Published by: Audioshelf (Pty) Ltd.
Read by: Adrian Galley
Duration: 9 hours 5 minutes
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Crisis management has grown into a robust, complex discipline since its inception and development as an important part of global business many decades ago. Although massive data analysis and technological advancement today allow for strong predictive analytics and risk management, crises are generally defined by their lack of predictability–they can happen at any time. Having a solid handle on how to approach a crisis can make the difference between business as usual and complete business failure. Some crises have become blueprints for modern responses to problems, while others have destroyed products, divisions, or even entire companies.


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Chatbot.com.hr / messenger / The Future of Messenger Marketing: What It Is, Where It's Going, & Why The Future Is So Very Bright For Businesses in 2018
The Future of Messenger Marketing: What It Is, Where It's Going, & Why The Future Is So Very Bright For Businesses in 2018
Find out what's coming and how businesses are already deploying Messenger Marketing strategies to grow relationships with customers in this post.
If there's one thing all business owners can agree on, it's that you have to approach your customers in the places where they're already hanging out.
If your customers are sports-loving guys who watch ESPN and the NFL Channel, you wouldn't advertise to them on HGTV and Lifetime, would you?
You'd put your ads on sports networks where your target market will see them.
And that, in a nutshell, is why Messenger Marketing is set to become the world's single biggest marketing channel in the next 5-7 years.
Messenger Marketing – noun – the act of leveraging mobile, chat platforms to facilitate conversations and commerce with prospects and customers.
There's no denying the fact that we're moving away from emails, SMS and phone calls. More and more we're using mobile-friendly messenger apps like Facebook Messenger, iMessage, and WhatsApp to keep in touch with friends, family, and even businesses.
It's the quickest, easiest, and most convenient way to reach someone.
Is it any wonder, then, why Facebook Messenger Marketing is the most exciting new marketing channel to come by in a long, long time?
Just look how quickly messaging apps surpassed social networks in monthly active users:
Future of Messenger Marketing: graph depicting how messenger apps have surpassed social apps
Source: https://blog.bufferapp.com/messaging-apps
The steepness of that curve should tell you something: messaging apps have a naturally huge appeal. They're too easy and intuitive not to use.
Before we jump to the future of Messenger Marketing, let's talk about what it is and why it's so important for your business to start using it to connect with your customers.
What Is Messenger Marketing?
Messenger marketing is a new and increasingly popular way to communicate with prospects, leads, and customers.
As a marketing channel it boasts better engagement than any other channel out there, including…
…you name it.
So what does that mean? Very simply, it means when you send your customers a message on Facebook Messenger, more people will open, read, and interact with your messages.
And those messages can either be live (say, a real-time conversation between a customer service rep and a customer), or they can be automated using a chatbot (much like an email autoresponder series). But unlike email, which has come to feel like work for most people, Facebook messages are quick & easy to respond to.
As a result, they get sky-high open and click-through rates.
If it sounds a little bit like SMS marketing, you're on the right track.
However, with Messenger Marketing, you can do a lot of things you can't with SMS, like sending beautiful messages that come complete with clickable call-to-action (CTA) buttons, GIFs, galleries, and more.
Basically, Messenger Marketing combines the instant delivery & attention of SMS with the attractiveness and automation power of email. Messenger also feels more personal than email, but less invasive than SMS—striking the perfect balance for businesses looking to communicate with.
What Can You Do With Messenger Marketing?
The beauty of Messenger Marketing is that you can still do all the stuff you're used to doing in your marketing efforts…
… it just makes everything easier and more effective.
When someone sends you a message they'll be automatically added to your subscriber list. From there you can add them to your email list and continue to follow up with them via email.
You can send them content, sell them products, ask for feedback, and more—all within the native messenger app.
The ability to add clickable call-to-action buttons in messenger gives you the freedom to customize messenger marketing for any business.
For example, look how easy it is to register someone for a webinar:
You can also use it to segment your visitors and find out what their interests are, so that you can present them with relevant and personalized product recommendations:
DigitalMarketer uses Chatbots to offer a white paper to their customers
Or, simply use a chatbot to deliver deliver white papers and other lead-nurturing content:
Cutting-edge ecommerce companies are using messenger marketing to send transactional messages (whether on desktop or mobile) — sending purchase confirmations, letting people know when their product has shipped.
Of course, you're already able to do all of this through email. But email feels cold and impersonal, and even the best email marketing departments in the world still get open rates under 30%.
In contrast, Facebook messages provide your customers with the personal, one-on-one interactions they want, with open rates currently hovering around 85%. And if they have a question, all they have to do is reply to your message—and someone from your company will be able to respond instantly.
And that's what's so great about Facebook Messenger Marketing. It gives you all the automation you could want, but in a way that's also private and personal. As a result it provides less friction for the end user, helping you to develop a deeper relationship with your customers.
It was that goal—less friction for the end user, helping businesses to develop a deeper relationship with their customers—that drove us as we built chatbot; the platform can already accomplish those things. But in the near future you're going to see companies doing even more remarkable things with Messenger Marketing.
The best is yet to come.
And for a glimpse into what the future might hold, let's take a quick trip across the world—where the future is now for messaging apps.
The Meteoric Rise of Messengers: The China Case Study
I've said before that in the next 5-7 years, Messenger Marketing is going to capture 80% of all B2C communication.
It's going to replace email, websites, phone calls, and SMS as the primary way businesses communicate with customers. It's not going to be "just another channel."
It's going to be THE channel.
And if you're skeptical about any of this, look no further than China—where this exact thing has already happened.
In China, over 900 million people use WeChat each month, making it the most widely used app in the country. It's the dominant way people communicate, pushing SMS and email to the sidelines—even at work, where many employees use WeChat for business communications (instead of email). The app allows for free video calls, easy sharing of large files, and instant group chats. Instead of exchanging business cards, you simply use WeChat to scan someone's QR code and snag their contact information.
It's done more than that, though.
In many cases WeChat has actually replaced websites altogether. Many bloggers in China have turned to WeChat as their primary channel for distributing content, generating massive readership without ever even posting to a traditional blog.
Did I mention it's also a revenue monster—largely replacing cash and credit cards? WeChat Pay is everywhere in China: you can use it to pay for purchases at physical and online stores, request taxis, order movie tickets, and even buy a drink from a vending machine.
According to the 2017 WeChat User Report, 87-94% of users in China pay for offline purchases using WeChat…compared to 38-51% using cash and 29-36% using debit/credit cards:
WeChat graphic depicting the vast majority of offline purchases being paid for using WeChat in China
Source: https://chinachannel.co/1017-wechat-report-users/
Statistics like this are really cool because they give a glimpse of what's possible, of what's coming, in the rest of the world. And when you combine that with all the capabilities of Facebook…all the rich data and targeting options hiding in our profiles…
You can see why the future of Messenger Marketing is so exciting.
The Future of Messenger Marketing
Imagine you've just spent a night at a hotel.
After you check out the next morning, you look at your phone and notice a notification from Facebook Messenger. You check it, and see that the hotel has sent you an automated message asking, on a 1-5 scale, how your stay was.
If you respond with a 1-3, the chatbot automatically asks you if anything was wrong and what they can do to improve. If you respond by telling them about the cockroaches you found under the bed, a customer service rep immediately replies to your message and credits you with a free stay.
If you respond with a 4 or 5, the chatbot automatically thanks you and gives you a link to leave a review online. They also tell you that, in the future, you can book a room by simply sending them a message with the date and type of room you want.
Doesn't that sound quicker, easier, and more convenient for everyone involved? (Especially compared to the nightmare of opening graphic-heavy emails and navigating a poorly designed website on your phone?) And of course, the hotel chain will be able to store the data from this conversation in a central system and use it to provide better service in the future.
In short, scenarios like this are what the future holds for Messenger Marketing.
You'll be able to set up chatbots that automatically send a message based on the last interaction the person had with your company—whether it was watching a video, making a purchase, viewing a certain product page on your website…you name it.
When someone needs to contact you, they won't go to your website. Instead they'll send you a Facebook message. Messenger will become your single point of interaction with customers—the one place where they can easily reach you anytime they have a question, need help, or simply want to make a purchase (which they will also be able to do directly through Messenger).
Messenger Is Quickly Becoming A Mainstream Channel For Businesses
Right now, Messenger Marketing is still new. Niche. Unknown to most people.
It hasn't become a common mainstream channel of business communication and marketing.
At least … not yet. Fast-forward a year or 2 and that will all be different.
Everyone expects Messenger Marketing to continue its explosive growth. But from what we're seeing in our own internal numbers (and we've got more data on this than just about everyone whose name isn't "Facebook"), the Messenger marketing space is going to be even BIGGER than anyone expects.
Keep in mind, it's an ideal platform for conversation.
People already use it and trust it.
And it's got some great benefits for companies who want to keep in touch with their customers.
The awesome thing about Messenger Marketing is that it's so incredibly versatile. When people first started testing the waters in this space, most of us thought of Messenger as an alternative to email.
But as it continues to grow and develop, companies are starting to realize just how many other roles it's capable of filling.
It can be an alternative to a mobile app. (One your users already have downloaded.)
It can be an alternative to live chat. (One that saves each customer's conversations no matter when or where they send you a message.)
It can be an alternative to an ecommerce store. (One with a more intuitive and conversational shopping experience.)
The truth is, it won't be long before Messenger can become an alternative to an entire website! (This is already happening in China with WeChat.)
Soon businesses will start sending customers directly to Messenger for communication, preferring it over phone calls and email, because that's where the customer data will be stored. And because Messenger marketing makes it so easy to follow up with the people who have chatted with you, it will help improve closing rates and provide better customer service.
For instance, consider this scenario:
A company adds a Messenger widget to their website, which allows website visitors to start a Messenger conversation with the company right there on the site (without actually visiting Messenger.)
(This is possible right now, BTW.)
The customer asks a question about a certain product, and has a quick conversation. They end up leaving the site without making a purchase.
But because that person has now been added to the company's Messenger list, that company can send them automated follow-up messages to tell them more about the product they were interested in.
A week later, that person opens one of those messages. They're on their phone, inside the Messenger app. And they decide that yes, they do want to buy that product after all.
So they make the purchase right then & there, inside of Messenger, without having to go back to the website at all.
Now think about how that interaction unfolded.
For starters, there was no going back and forth between websites and emails and back to websites. Nope, the entire thing took place inside of one single Messenger chat that can be easily accessed at any time.
Do you see how easy, how natural that process was for everyone involved? Not just the customer but the company, too!
That's part of the power of Messenger marketing. And that's coming our way, guys. It's coming faster than almost anyone realizes.
Messenger Marketing Will Move Toward More Interactive Experiences
When Messenger Marketing first arrived, people saw it as just another channel for connecting with their audience.
And they used it the same way they were using email marketing: as a way to collect subscribers and send out marketing-related broadcasts.
We saw a lot of that in 2017—a lot of one-way broadcast messages. They weren't interactive; they were just like a typical email. "Here's some information," "Here's a blog post," "Here's a link to my product."
That's OK. There's nothing wrong with that.
But Messenger Marketing has the potential to do so much more. To be so much more powerful.
And to achieve the true potential here, you have to learn how to take advantage of Messenger marketing's more powerful features. By building more holistic, comprehensive, and interactive messages.
In fact, at a certain point it doesn't really make sense to call them messages anymore. We'll start calling them conversations, or even experiences, to reflect the interactive nature these chatbots will create.
And I expect we'll start to see a lot more of that in 2018.
Early Adopters Will Win Big
There's another thing I want to impress on you:
The BEST time to invest in Messenger Marketing and jump on this wave before it hits its crest is right now.
I've already said it a dozen different ways in this post: Messenger marketing is in the beginning stages of an explosion. And it won't be long before it's become a huge mainstream channel of communication.
Just think—if you could go back in time 10 years and begin investing in email marketing and building a list of email subscribers BEFORE email became overly saturated the way it is today…how valuable would that have been to you over the past decade?
Well, that time for Messenger Marketing is NOW.
If you get started with Messenger Marketing now—learning the system, developing a strategy, and building your platform and your audience—then you will be light-years ahead of your competitors in a couple years when this channel goes mainstream.
You'll be among the leaders in your space.
But if you don't … if you wait 3-5 years…if you wait until Messenger Marketing is so huge that you have no choice but to get in on it…
Then it will be too late. You'll be playing catch-up and struggling to stand out from the sea of competitors who have already established a presence on Messenger.
So trust me guys…don't wait on this. The time to strike is now.
What Does 2018 Hold for Chatbots?
Up until now, I've been speaking about Messenger Marketing in general. And the future for this new technology is very, very bright.
But what specifically?
Well, we're psyched to be working right alongside of Facebook every week to help decide the future of Messenger Marketing. It's awesome to be on the cutting edge of where this exciting new field is going.
I don't want to give out too many specifics right now, because things are changing rapidly. But let's just saw we have a LOT of really exciting new tools and features coming your way soon.
In general, though, you can expect more cool features. More integrations. More stability. And overall, a more powerful, mature, and easy-to-use product.
Want to Grow Your Business With Messenger Marketing?
Make no mistake: Facebook Messenger Marketing is going to be a huge marketing channel for everyone—consultants, ecommerce companies, brick & mortar stores, public figures and celebrities, event organizers, and more—for the foreseeable future.
Everyone can benefit from integrating Facebook Messenger into their marketing strategy. And given how fast Messenger Marketing is growing, the sooner the better.
Why Should Every Company Have a Chatbot Soon by Csenger Szabo
Messenger Platform Developer


A springtime staple, and definitely not to be overlooked. Available in a breadth of colour and shape, there are a number of sensational tulip varieties which make them a statement flower in their own right. Take the unusual Parrot tulip - bold enough to be a single stem in a bud vase, or looks just dynamic en masse. Another favourite is the double tulip - a more decadent variety and an excellent alternative to the popular peony. Tulips are also an essential ingredient in creating the fluid silhouette found in the popular Dutch Masters style, a trend which has seen a surge in popularity over the last few years.
We're sure we don't need to extol the virtues of this fragrant vine. The gloriously frilly flower is now so numerous in its array of colour and shape that it can sit happily in a foraged, rustic gathering or amongst an ornate bridal bouquet.
Adorable muscari (or grape hyacinth as they're popularly known) often feel like they could be found in a vintage children's book, nestled next to red and white toadstools. The diminutive but bold little flower holds a special charm reserved for those equally magical varieties such as bluebells, snowdrops and lily of the valley. Weddings featuring a blue colour palette often struggle with finding natural florals to match, however those getting married in spring are in luck - the most common shade of Muscari is that rich powdery blue that lifts our hearts at this time of year.
Bundles of lilac are not only celebrated for their gorgeous fragrance but the beautifully natural garden-style they bring to an arrangement or bouquet. The large plumes of pretty flowers are available in whites, pinks and their namesake colour. Enjoy from mid-spring through to early summer.
A true spring icon! We adore the spectrum of sunshine shades so associated with the season - dainty varieties such as Paperwhites are a particular favourite, and look exquisite dotted down an Easter table setting, intertwined with other seasonal gems such a heady hyacinth.
The intricate beauty of fritillaria always ignites a wave of excitement throughout McQueens Flowers. The dancing silhouette adds a playful shape to arrangements - Fritillaria Meleagris is particularly fascinating. They're deep plum in colour, complete with a beguiling and quite unique snakeskin pattern.
McQueens Flower School is the perfect destination for anyone wanting to learn more about flowers. We have a range of courses from one-day fun experience classes for those who would like to explore their creativity in a relaxed and friendly setting. For those that would like to take their love of flowers to another level, we have a range of Vocational courses that cover every aspect of floristry and design with flowers.
Of course, if you prefer not to arrange your own flowers and are looking for the perfect gift we have a collection of awesome seasonal bouquets available to buy online or in store. Our seasonal range is updated throughout the year to reflect the best flower available.
We extol our love for wreath design with some seasonal ideas.
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How long does it take before you out grow a website?
Or things change so much that you inevitably have to change it anyway to bring it up to date. As with laptops and computers, if the operating system and the software are so up to date that they can't cope with the demand then you have to upgrade the hardware!
Upgrades are syonymous with websites too in my opinion. Some of the sites I built 3 years ago are starting to become out of date. In fact (much to the dismay of my partner) I like to update our own website at least every 12 months, now some might say that's a bit excessive and maybe it is but that's just the way I roll because, a bit like doing a spring clean I guess, it allows me to use new technology like HTML5 and CSS3.
Responsive web design is one thing on the list right now. I have to ask myself questions like; Does my website cater for new mobile and tablet devices like the iPad? Gone are the days of viewing a website on a 800×600 monitor or possibly using a 960px framework. After using the 960px grid principle recently, a client viewed the development on a super wide monitor and asked if it could be much wider! I tried to explain that not everybody has a monster monitor like his! Mobile devices especially come in all shapes and sizes and it's important that my website is optimised for the array of differing sizes.
Is my website fully optimised for all the major search engines?
Onsite seo structure hasn't really changed but one thing is certain and that is that Google loves new and fresh content. As for offsite SEO – no one really knows what Google does with it's algorithms to give weight from one website to another but the introduction of Google Plus means the world of SEO may well be changing. One thing that is a given is that anything +1'd with a canonical url will certainly get the upper hand over content without a canonical url.
Google gives it's users the option to choose what type of content they like by clicking +1 buttons and sharing it with their own Google Plus network. +1 is just like the Facebook 'Like' button, if anything is +1'd it goes straight into the stream and it's been suggested that it will go towards scoring in the organic ranking algorithm. This could negate the old technique of getting 'backlinks'. Search results for Google Plus users and non Google Plus users that get found could be in direct co-relation to the content that is +1'd or liked.
Is 12 months too excessive to upgrade an out of date website? How old is your website?


Microblogging in English or Chinese continues to present limits on and challenges for academics who 'watch' Northeast Asia. Certainly, in the process of gathering information about the region, it has gotten rather easy to share pithy viewpoints, but the problem of why one is sharing a given piece of information is not always self-evident.
Personal blogs seem to be a good medium through which a slightly more considered and extended discussion can unfold. In the following post, I take a look at five stories from the Chinese news media which all deal with North Korea in some way, at a level of depth that hopefully resides in the space between 'off the cuff' (which is a fancy way of saying 'spastic') tweeting and the more austere, rigorous, and lugubriously-edited mode of writing that necessarily prevails for more heavy-duty academic writing.
丹东一民警制毒获死刑 家藏冰毒40斤 | In Dandong, a former policeman has been handed death sentence for meth manufacturing with two accomplices, on Chinese territory. No North Korean link is mentioned in this story (does there need to be one?), but the story does suggest that pathways for drugs into the Chinese interior from Dandong are well-honed and the profits high. As with so many law-and-order stories from the border region in the past couple of years, the outlet able to cover the story at length is Xinjinbao (新京报), which is strangely rendered as 'Beijing Daily' in English. A severely abbreviated version of the story was carried on 18 June in English by the erstwhile Global Times, whose editor was, at the time of publication, waxing metaphorical on a stage in Beijing with a handful of former and current diplomats about the PRC's new Silk Road into Central Asia.
A former policeman in Dandong city in northeast China's Liaoning Province was sentenced to death for producing drugs with a habitual criminal, a court announced on Thursday.According to the Intermediate People's Court of Dandong city, Wang Changping, a former policeman, began producing methamphetamine at the end of 2012 together with Han Xuedong, a drug producer who was released from prison in June 2011. The group built three meth labs in rural areas of Dandong city and Tongliao city in the north Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and produced more than one hundred kilograms of methamphetamine in one and half years. They were busted in May 2014, with 20 kilograms of drugs seized at Wang's office and apartment. The court sentenced Wang and Han to death. Another two suspects in the case were sentenced to death with two year reprieve and imprisonment for life respectively.
山东青岛-辽宁丹东开通跨海汽车:行程很奇特 | A new means of traveling for cheap between two of China's most interesting northern port cities — Qingdao and Dandong — has now opened up. A bus line links the two cities by means of ferry travel through the Bohai Gulf, via Dalian saving the need to drive through the giant Beijing-Tianjin choke point. (Like a prospective conquerer of China in the seventeenth century, the shrewd traveller should to pay heed to the difficulties of traversing the Shanhaiguan.) There was once discussion of a sea tunnel being built between Shandong and Liaodong peninsulas, but in the meantime, this will do nicely, thank you.
A rather middle-ground approach is outlined whereby the World Food Program projected shortages in the country are discussed, and the need to de-politicize food aid to North Korea. There is also some effort put into stating that North Korean 'transparency' is better than it used to be — while at the same time saying absolutely nothing about how much food aid China should give, what type of grain, or how much has been given in previous lean years. But then again, it's just an op-ed indicated to gently assure that the Chinese public is on-side with any aid renderd, and Li Dunqiu does not appear to have a Nolandesque apparatus when it comes to discussing aid statistics.
Finally with this piece, Li does what he does best — take something that the North Koreans have been doing since their founding as a Republic in 1948, and spinning it as 'reform' or progress.
The second link consists of yet more pics of PRC Ambassador Li's May trip to the North Korean countryside and discussion of possible food aid. Most interestingly, it notes how busy Pyongyang was on 5 June, with large numbers of people getting geared up for work in the countryside.
朝鲜女子因何不敢嫁中国男人 | With a title like this — 'Why North Korean women do not dare to marry Chinese men' — this piece is possibly a bit explosive. It follows on other stories in Chinese news media that start to foreground and problematize the North Korean worker in China. As we saw with the incident in Tumen on 31 May, when North Korean women physically attacked a journalist on assignment for Le Monde, various arms of the PRC bureaucracy have differing views about how these workers should be handled, and to what extent they should deserve special leeway or treatment due to their national origin. In addition to asking the rather uncomfortable (and somewhat taboo) public question about the utter lack of personal freedom enjoyed by North Korean female workers in China, the article gives a bit of data about average wages.
Naturally there have been other stories in Chinese rumbling around in the past several weeks that merit some analysis — such as China's fighter-jet drills over Dandong and possibly Sinuiju, the connection of the Zhou Yongkang purge and trial to North Korea, the implication put out in Chinese media that Kim Jong-un has probably been invited to Beijing for the September 3 anti-fascist parade, or fantastic gumshoeing (within acceptable comradely limits, of course!) by the Xinhua bureau in Pyongyang with respect to shiny new apartment blocs which are rumoured to be without functioning lifts — but then again, perhaps that is what Twitter is for.


Conway brought this group of his father's former slaves to Yellow Springs, Ohio, to settle in freedom. Eliza and Dunmore Gwinn were the patriarchs of the group. Eliza was mother of 19 children, 9 of whom she brought to Yellow Springs. The picture is of the Gwinns in later years.


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Volume 1, Issue 1 (9-2016) NMCE 2016, 1(1): 14-20 | Back to browse issues page
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Sabouri-Ghomi S, Saadati B. Numerical modeling of links behavior in eccentric bracings with dual vertical links. NMCE 2016; 1 (1) :14-20
URL: http://nmce.kntu.ac.ir/article-1-32-en.html
Numerical modeling of links behavior in eccentric bracings with dual vertical links
Saeid Sabouri-Ghomi *1, Behnam Saadati2
1- Professor, Civil Engineering Department, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran Iran
2- PhD, Civil Engineering Department, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
Configuration and geometry of bracing systems affect the seismic performance of structures significantly. Recently, the current authors have introduced a new configuration for eccentric bracing of structural frames that may be assumed as the combination of inverted Y-type and rotated K-type EBFs. The resulted braced frame is called EBF-DVL, consisting of two vertical links attached together by a horizontal link. For evaluating the vertical links of EBF-DVL in seismic conditions, a total number of 4 cyclic quasi-static tests were performed on the specimens with different link lengths, sections and material grades. In this research, a summary of tests performed on experimental specimens are presented at first. Afterwards, the results of numerical modeling using ABAQUS software are described and compared with the experimental results. Cyclic loading was applied on each model, similar to the deformation history which was used during the tests. The effects of both material and geometry nonlinearities are considered. The diagrams of Load-displacement resulted from numerical analyses have a good agreement with the experimental ones although there is more inconsistency in cases with steeper softening behavior. Also, the behavior of the links' components and yielding sequences are the same as experimental specimens.
Keywords: Numerical Modeling, EBF-DVL, Vertical Link, Eccentrically Braced Frames, Hybrid Box Section
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2013/10/21 | Revised: 2014/02/6 | Accepted: 2014/06/8 | ePublished ahead of print: 2014/06/18
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Infinity Axis is not only limited to gym and workouts, Spin Bisro and Cafe will take care of your post workout cravings because here, they only serve the best healthy options for fitness enthusiasts. Healthy fruit antioxidant shakes are Spin's bestsellers. Davao's own cacao products are also sold here. Cacao is a very good source of antioxidants. How cool it is to just cap your gym day with a no-guilt post workout meal!
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Like you, NGA is in constant improvement mode. 2018 is a special milestone; it's the first GlassBuild America since the National Glass Association (NGA) and the Glass Association of North America (GANA) combined to form one, unified voice for our industry. Before the trade show opened, our new Fabricating (check out the highlight video here) and Installing Committees met to carve out projects that address the needs of our member companies. Not a member yet? Come to the Association Gathering Place just to the left of the main entrance and ask what we can do for you. We're just 7 months into our combination, and we're just getting started. See you there!
The Window & Door Dealers Alliance (WDDA) is pleased to announce Oknoplast Group as the exclusive Gold Sponsor for WDDA's Window & Door Dealer Day, taking place tomorrow, September 13, at the Encore at Wynn hotel in Las Vegas.
Oknoplast Group is a dynamically developing international company in the top of PCV window and door manufacturers in Europe. The group consists of three brands – Oknoplast, WnD and Aluhaus – providing both variety in its offerings and customization across 2 million window units per annum volume of sales.
Window & Door Dealer Day is designed for owners and top management of retail window and door businesses, with a focus on increasing profits, business trends, and challenges. This year's program includes presentations on workforce development and succession planning, industry benchmarking, Dealer to Dealer forums, and the Dealer of the Year reception. Click here to see the full Window & Door Dealer Day schedule.
Glass with exposed edges is becoming increasingly popular, as architects, designers and building owners look to minimize framing and hardware, and maximize transparency and views in their glazing systems. However, the trend toward more glazing systems with exposed edges creates a challenge for glass fabricators as they work to balance safety and aesthetics, according to Bill Lingnell, owner of Lingnell Consulting Services, and Urmilla Sowell, director of technical services and advocacy for the National Glass Association. Lingnell and Sowell addressed the concern of post-fabrication edge grinding during a lunch presentation yesterday at the Fall Conference. The conference runs Sept. 11-14 in conjunction with GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo.
The trend toward minimal hardware and more glass in everything from facades, skylights, partitions and balustrades, often calls for laminated glass for safety and retention. This is where the challenge comes for fabricators. "The architects want to see nice smooth edges with laminated glass," says Lingnell.
Some fabricators might edge grind and polish the edges of the exposed laminated glass lites to achieve the aesthetic goals of the architects. However, if the glass plies within the laminated lite have been heat treated, this can cause breakage issues, Lingnell says. Heat treatment creates a compression layer in laminated glass. If grinding encroaches on the surface of the compression layer, breakage can occur after installation. Read the full article in Glass Magazine.
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But now, we're asking for your help. We're getting ready to record a new full-length album this fall, and we've started a crowdfunding effort to make it happen.
At the very least, click through and watch the video. It's hilarious, and we're pretty sure you'll get a good chuckle out of it.


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In data reporting, don't let quest for numbers eclipse the people at the heart of the story
Craft: Lessons From The Field
By Rebecca Plevin
Dr. Samantha Smith checks on 58-year-old patient Paul Shelton. He has severe liver scarring as a result of hepatitis C, but his insurance company has denied his request for treatment at least twice. (Photo courtesy Susanica Tam/KPCC)
Earlier this year, I set out to paint a picture of how Californians' access to highly effective hepatitis C treatments is impeded by the sky-high cost of the drugs.
My plan was to collect data from Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program. I wanted to look at how many people were approved or denied for treatment, and what happened when people appealed denials of treatment. I also intended to get as much demographic data as possible.
But in the process of doing this reporting for my California Data Fellowship project, I fell down a data rabbit hole.
I was determined to get the most complete datasets possible, so I could accurately analyze the situation and draw conclusions for my story. The problem is, these data blinders prevented me from seeing the full story and its rich cast of characters.
Here are some of the roadblocks I hit and what I'd do differently next time:
Organize the data: I was trying to juggle the demands of daily health reporting and long-term reporting on this project. On many mornings, I would fire off a request for data or a follow-up question, before getting pulled off to breaking news. At one point, I realized I had requested data that an agency had already given me — a month earlier! This signaled to me that I'd allowed the data-collection process to drag on for too long. It also revealed that I needed a better way of organizing the data that I'd already received!
Interview the data: I was so consumed with acquiring data that I didn't step back and ask the bigger questions. In the process of trying to drill down on the number of people who received treatment for hepatitis C, I forgot to ask: Why, besides the cost of the medication, are so few people getting treatment? Once I considered that question, I discovered several more rich story possibilities.
The data is not the destination: Again, because I was so focused on collecting and analyzing data, I let the human side of this story become an afterthought. Next time I do a data-driven story, I'll use data to discover general trends and then spend the bulk of my time developing character-driven narratives that illuminate these trends.
I eventually climbed out of my data rabbit hole. With the help of my editors and colleagues, I zeroed in on some key data points:
The state adopted new hepatitis C treatment guidelines in July 2015. These new rules said that people with light liver scarring, as well as those who have severe scarring and cirrhosis, were eligible to receive medication. KPCC's analysis of state data found that the rate of people denied the drugs in one Medi-Cal program dropped from almost two-thirds to just under one-half after the new treatment policy took effect.
Despite the less restrictive rules, just 6,460 of the estimated 250,000 Medi-Cal members with hepatitis C received the new and expensive drugs between December 31, 2013 and March 31 of this year, according to the California Department of Health Care Services.
Treating that relatively small group cost the state nearly $590 million.
I also connected with the nonprofit St. John's Well Child and Family Center. I had the chance to meet people with hepatitis C and the medical team dedicated to treating them. This allowed me to understand my data through the voices and experiences of real people.
One of the joys of journalism is that as you report one story, you discover others. Next, I'm interested in digging into why — beyond issues of cost — such a very small percentage of people in Medi-Cal have been treated for hepatitis C.
Read Rebecca Plevin's California Data Fellowship stories here.
hepatitis C, drug costs, Medi-Cal, data, liver cirrhosis, nonprofit, Medicaid, liver scarring, California (Show more tags)
hepatitis C, drug costs, Medi-Cal, data, liver cirrhosis, nonprofit, Medicaid, liver scarring, California


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Uni, or the sea urchin, is one of those love it or hate it foods. Given its spiky and explosive mine-like appearance, one has to wonder what was going through the mind of the first person who decided to try and eat it.
Probably something along the lines of: something so well-armored must be trying to protect something very precious inside, let's find out what!
Plainly speaking, what the inside consists of is mainly the sea urchin's gonads – precious to the uni in its own universe of course, and now, also to the growing number of fans of uni throughout Japan, and the world.
The summer months from May to August, before spawning season, is when the uni is at its creamiest and tastiest, with the Bafun Uni being the most famous and expensive type in Japan.
Now,"Bafun" literally means "horse dung" – which is probably what the uni's appearance reminded some people of. While fresh and good uni tastes sweet and creamy, not-so-fresh and not-so-good uni could potentially bring to mind the unmentionable. So if the uni facing you looks dry and listless, it is best avoided, as it will probably taste like it looks.
Uni can be enjoyed in various ways – uni fans fantasize of devouring uni rice bowls, while those who just want a taste of it can try it in sushi form.
In the Sanriku region of Tohoku in the northeast of Japan, uni is often baked in a clam shell. Whereas in Hokkaido, you will see uni being grilled in its own shell.
Ready to conquer the uni-verse?
In Aomori, uni is put in a clear broth, together with slices of abalone, in a traditional dish caled "Ichigo Ni", which literally means boiled strawberry. Apparently the cloudy appearance the soup took on when the uni was added reminded people of strawberries in the morning mist.
And to end off your journey of the uni-verse, why not try uni-meshi, which means uni rice and is rice that has been cooked together with uni.
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A small US study suggests that people with type 2 diabetes who drink the equivalent of four cups of coffee or more a day may be causing their blood sugar levels to go up by 8 per cent (compared to non caffeine days), thus making it harder for them to manage their condition.
The study was carried out by Dr James Lane, a psychologist at Duke University Medical Center, in Durham, North Carolina, and colleagues, and is published in the February issue of Diabetes Care.
Other recent studies have shown that in habitual coffee drinkers with type 2 diabetes, caffeine appears to raise glucose and insulin after intakes of standardized carbohydrate loads. Lane and colleagues decided to investigate if this effect manifested after meals in the everyday life of type 2 diabetics and how it might undermine their efforts to manage their condition.
They used small glucose detection devices implanted under the abdominal skin of 10 patients so they could observe the rise and fall of their blood sugar while they went about their normal day for 72 hours, the first time such a thing has been done in relation to caffeine consumption, they said.
The patients had established type 2 diabetes and were regular coffee drinkers who consumed at least two cups everyday. They were also trying to manage their diabetes through a combination of diet, exercise and drugs, but not with extra insulin.
On one day the patients took caffeine capsules equal to about four cups of coffee and on the other day they took identical capsules except they contained a placebo. The study was a double blind crossover study, so neither the patients nor the drug administrators knew which capsules contained the caffeine and which contained the placebo.
The patients all had the same nutrition drink for breakfast but chose their own food for lunch and dinner.
The results showed that on caffeine days, the patients' average daily sugar levels went up by 8 per cent. After meals the blood sugar levels were even higher: 9 per cent after breakfast, 15 per cent after lunch, and 26 per cent after dinner.
Lane said they didn't know how caffeine drove up the glucose levels but they had a couple of ideas.
"It could be that caffeine interferes with the process that moves glucose from the blood and into muscle and other cells in the body where it is used for fuel. It may also be that caffeine triggers the release of adrenaline -- the fight or flight -- hormone that we know can also boost sugar levels," said Lane.
Either way, it appears that caffeine causes blood sugar to rise which is bad news for patients with diabetes, he added.
As more research evidence gathers to support this conclusion, it is likely that official guidelines for how to manage diabetes will advise diabetics to avoid coffee and other drinks that contain caffeine, said the researchers.
"Coffee is such a common drink in our society that we forget that it contains a very powerful drug: caffeine."
"Our study suggests that one way to lower blood sugar is to simply quit drinking coffee, or any other caffeinated beverages. It may not be easy, but it doesn't cost a dime, and there are no side effects," he added.
The next stage would be to do a study where coffee drinking diabetes patients gave up caffeine to see if this helped them manage their blood sugar levels more easily.
"Caffeine Increases Ambulatory Glucose and Postprandial Responses in Coffee Drinkers With Type 2 Diabetes."
James D. Lane, Mark N. Feinglos, and Richard S. Surwit.
Published online before print as 10.2337/dc07-1112.
Click here for short extract (subscription required for full text).
Source: Diabetes Care article and press release.
Paddock, Catharine. "Caffeine Increases Blood Sugar In People With Type 2 Diabetes." Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl., 29 Jan. 2008. Web.


Australia! Follow my travels in March as I road trip through Australia, Perth to Kununurra.
Our first stop is Geraldton, or as we would call it here in Aus, Gero. After Gero we are Heading up to Kalbarri, then Exmouth, Karijini, Broom, Derby and Kununurra.
Watch this space as the above transform into links to post with photos and videos of our adventures.


The US launched on Saturday a $183 million clean-up at a former Vietnam storage site for Agent Orange, a toxic defoliant used in their bitter war which years later is still blamed for severe birth defects, cancers and disabilities.
North Korea announced that it test-fired a new tactical guided weapon on Wednesday that increased the "combat power" of the country's military.
India will be playing alongside Thailand, Vietnam and Curacao in the Kings Cup.
A video from Vietnam details the design of the Samsung Galaxy Fold and highlights a crease in its foldable display.
North Korea's state media Friday acknowledged for the first time the collapse of the summit between leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump last week without a deal.
Perhaps none of the communist legacies shared by Vietnam and North Korea highlighted during Kim Jong Un's "goodwill visit" to Hanoi is stranger than the embalmed leaders on display in their capital cities, and the secretive team of Russian technicians that keeps the ageing bodies looking ageless.
North Korea's Kim on official Vietnam visit March 1-2 - ministryHANOI (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will begin a two-day official visit to Vietnam on Friday, Vietnam's foreign ministry said in a statement shortly after Kim's second summit with U.S.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Thursday he was willing to give up his nuclear weapons and he would not be holding a second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Vietnam if he were not.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's long trip to Vietnam for a second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump is causing sleepless nights back home, according to extensive and unusually punctual North Korean state media coverage.
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will begin their second summit in less than a year when they meet in the Vietnamese capital on Wednesday, with the U.S. side seeking tangible steps by North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons program.
Border Standoff: Is China Pushing The Boundary?


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A unique (mucilaginous) seed, Basil forms a sack around each seed when it comes into contact with moisture. We sell Sweet Basil. Basil is a difficult Micro-Green to grow, but done properly it tastes wonderful and can even yield additional cuttings. Our Basil comes from a source which is certified organic. Note: We sell Basil by the 1/2 pound.
No need to cover. Light helps Basil Germinate!
Use Coconut Coir and you probably won't have to water at all after planting!
Harvest when the leaves are open and an inch or two tall (day 14-21).
So I'm going to tell you the way I (who have every possible option available) grow Micros.
Do Not Cover your crop, unless you have a clear cover. Basil will actually germinate more quickly (a day or so sooner) in the light.
Place your Micro-Garden in a lighted, room temperature location (70° is optimal).
Note: These amazing little plants have a unique root structure. They may show microscopic roots starting a couple days after they germinate. They are called root hairs and are most visible just before watering - when the plants are at their driest. These root hairs impress many people as mold - but they are not. When you water your crop the root hairs collapse back against the tap root. Viola! No root hairs! Now you know. Isn't learning fun?!
If you are going for True Leaves you should definitely use sunlight in a warm place.
Basil spread atop the thoroughly moistened medium - Coconut Coir.
30 minutes (or less) later... You can see the gel sacks beginning to form.
2 hours later... This is like the definition of mucilaginous, of Gel Sack.
24 hours later... Harvest now - or go over the Notes Section (over there - to the right) and take your education, and your Basil, further.
Basil has been a seed we have wanted to use for many years. It was one of the first crops we grew when we began gardening in the 80's and as it tasted just like Basil when I was thinning our garden, it seemed like a great choice for a Micro-Green. Alas I found this extremely difficult to get flavor out of. I could get it to grow, but the Micros just had little flavor. I am a persistent guy though and eventually I found that it makes a huge difference what medium Basil is planted on. I get great crops and all the Basil flavor when growing on Coconut Coir. Though you can use other mediums - we do not recommend it. Coconut Coir is amazing stuff! I now plant everything on it and I get better crops than ever - especially when I mix in 20% Earthworm Castings.
This is an amazingly vigorous seed. These do grow short micros, like all basil, but they are lush, tender and tasty!
Seed Shelf Life: 3 years. Store in cool, dark, dry spot.
Store in freezer to extend shelf life.
When growing on a soilless medium like Baby Blanket or Tencel STG Pads it is advisable to use Liquid Kelp Feritlizer to give your plants additional nutrients to draw upon. When we use Kelp we dilute 1 tsp. in 1 quart of water (this is a higher concentration than the product label calls for). We use it in a Spray Bottle or by watering the medium directly. We use it every time we water. The perfect container for these soilless mediums is our inexpensive Compostable Tray If you plant on soil - or better yet with Coconut Coir (our FAVorite), mix in 25% Earthworm Castings for the ultimate nutrient rich, moisture retaining planting medium. Mix them together thoroughly before moistening.