Using Excel templates to maintain a wedding checklist can be very helpful and useful during your planning period. It can help you keep track of all events from the beginning phases to the big moment!
Everyone wants a beautiful wedding that flows smoothly from beginning to end. Plans should be started immediately after the proposal to ensure that everything needed is in place. One of the greatest fears of the wedding party is that the day of the wedding will arrive and it will be found that something has been forgotten. It is too late to change things and, although the wedding goes on, the bride knows that all is not as planned. This causes a stress that is unnecessary and avoidable and, at times, ruins the day for the bride and groom.
Choose the date and kind of wedding desired. Picking a theme will help pull all the other elements together.
Discuss the budget and who will pay what. In today's economy more and more families are finding that the only way to ensure the couple is thrilled on their wedding day is to share the expense.
Have a record keeping system and file for notes and receipts. Tracking what you've already done and paid for will help reduce duplication.
If possible, contact a Wedding Planner for assistance. The Wedding Planner can take care of part or all of the wedding details and are well-worth the expense.
Reserve locations for the wedding and reception. Be sure that the date is definitely booked and you have it in writing. Most venues are booked no less than a year in advance so if you know where you want to have the ceremony as well as the reception, book it before you do anything else. Also check with the sites as they often can provide food, beverages, linens, and other decorations that will save you thousands in the long run. You will probably have to pay a deposit so check in advance how much it will be and have that amount available. Also find out their refund policy. You never know when a disaster, like a broken leg, will occur and you need to postpone.
Obtain a marriage license and physical exam, if necessary. This can be done in most states as much as 90 days in advance so make sure you and your fiancé book a date to complete this task otherwise the marriage will not be legal.
Contact a minister or other officiate for the wedding date and time you've selected and make sure you get a confirmation in writing. You will also need to find out their fee and when that needs to be paid as well.
Choose bridesmaids, Maid of Honor, Best Man, Flower Girls (if desired), Ring Bearer (if desired) and confirm acceptance. Make sure they understand your expectations as some will ask to be to serve in an alternative capacity if their schedule will not allow them to support you in the way they would like to.
Send an announcement of your impending wedding to the newspaper as well as to friends. Some newspapers have special forms and restrictions as well as fees so be sure and check first so you won't be disappointed later.
Select and register wedding gifts at your favorite store then notify friends and family. This can be done as much as 3 months prior to the wedding in order to give people time to shop as well as get the word out as to where you're registered.
Meet and make arrangements for caterer, musician, baker, florist, and photographer. Make sure you see samples of their work and get references. Don't be afraid to call the references to get a real feel of the service you're about to pay for. This is a big financial commitment and you should take this very seriously. Also, shop around. Get three or four offers on each then select the one that best meets your expectations. Make contract agreements for the time and place the service is to be provided in order to avoid misunderstandings. If you decide to hire a caterer be sure to find out if waiters/waitresses are included.
Check to see if rental equipment is needed and, if so, make reservations. Be aware that if one has a wedding planner this is taken care of.
Select a color theme for the wedding then figure out how to blend it with other colors in order to ensure your pink theme doesn't make your setting look like a barrel of Pepto Bismol exploded in the room.
Select a wedding dress that will enhance your best assets and purchase minimal accessories that will accentuate without overpowering your overall look.
Consult with bridesmaids and join them to select and purchase dresses and accessories. This cost is usually covered by the individuals so they will appreciate you keeping their preferences and limitations in mind.
Arrange for groom's attire. Your groom wants to take your breath away as much as you do so set the style then send him with someone you trust to find the perfect attire. Formal wear consultants will assist with selecting the correct apparel whether formal or semi-formal in most tux shops.
Selecting the wedding bands are almost as important as selecting the engagement ring. This is the only piece of jewelry the groom will have so make it special and find a set that will tell everyone you belong to each other. You can even have them engraved in order to include a message that will be treasured forever.
Order invitations about 6 months in advance as they will be mailed 6 weeks before the wedding day. Programs can be ordered about a month before the ceremony once the order of the nuptials is decided and the songs, readings, etc. have been confirmed. Other additions such as napkins, matchbooks, etc. can also be ordered at the time the invitations are in order to save some money.
Make a list of bride and groom's guests and mail out the invitations 6 weeks prior to the big day. Make sure parents are also consulted to ensure key members of their network circle are also notified.
The wedding cake is the focal point of the wedding in addition to you. As such its design and taste should best reflect the two of you as well as your theme. Visit several bakeries and have a taste test. When you find the flavors, design, and price that's perfect for you go ahead and order wedding cake, but make sure it is not less than 4 weeks in advance in order to accommodate the busy schedule of the bakery.
Table favors are your way to remind guests of how much you appreciate their participation in your big day. Whether preparing them yourself (with a scrolled thank you note and bag of candy) or are purchasing something based on your theme (such as a sea shell candy dish for a beach wedding) have them ready to go no less than 2 months before the wedding. This is not something you want to leave to the last minute as they take a lot of time to collect.
The groom's parents usually plan the rehearsal dinner based on the schedule for the rehearsal. Check with the groom's parents to find out if they have a preferred date for a practice run at the nuptial site. If on a budget, some venues will offer a discount for off days during the week, or the groom's parents may prefer to have the rehearsal dinner in an alternate setting such as a friend's backyard. Make sure you check with the nuptial site to secure a date for the rehearsal that corresponds to the groom's parents' preferences and let the wedding party know when that will happen. The rehearsal should be conducted either the week prior to the wedding or the week of the wedding in order not to interfere with other planned activities, such as the bachelor and bachelorette parties.
A perfect way to thank those who are supporting you is with a bridesmaids' luncheon. This is the time when thank you gifts are given (usually accessories to match their attendant dresses) and should be a time of fun and relaxation with great food and fabulous desserts. This is their day not yours so make sure they know how much they're appreciated. This party should be held the week prior to, or during the week of, the wedding.
Of course the bridal guides will probably tell you a million more things need to be done, but these are the major ones. If scheduled properly your day will be as perfect as you've always dreamed it could be.


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Nonparametric analysis of technical, pure technical, and scale efficiencies for food crop production in East Java, Indonesia
Richard V. Llewelyn
Jeffery R. Williams
Richard Von Llewelyn
Nonparametric analysis of technical efficiency for irrigated farms in the Madiun regency in the west‐central part of East Java, Indonesia is conducted using linear programming techniques. This procedure allows the relative technical efficiency for each farm to be determined and for inefficiencies to be decomposed into pure technical inefficiency and scale inefficiency and does not require restrictions or assumptions regarding functional form to be placed on the data. Farmers in Madiun generally are efficient relative to each other. Farmers operating inefficiently do so more often because of scale inefficiencies rather than pure technical inefficiencies. A majority of the farms operate in the region of decreasing returns to scale rather than increasing returns to scale. Farmer age, the level of diversification of cropping activities, and high school education were found to be related to technical efficiency in the rainy season under irrigated conditions. Other socioeconomic factors were not statistically significant. The results imply that inefficient farms use excessive levels of inputs, particularly nitrogen fertilizer. This is perhaps due to the lingering effects of past input subsidization policies, particularly of fertilizers, in Indonesia, or to risk‐reducing behavior. The results also imply that current government policies to encourage diversification of cropping practices in Java may lead to greater technical inefficiencies in production. In addition, extension education targeted to younger farmers with low levels of formal education would improve efficiency.
Richard V. Llewelyn & Jeffery R. Williams, 1996. "Nonparametric analysis of technical, pure technical, and scale efficiencies for food crop production in East Java, Indonesia," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 15(2), pages 113-126, November.
Handle: RePEc:bla:agecon:v:15:y:1996:i:2:p:113-126
File URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.1996.tb00425.x
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Simone Biles: Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be my last
by Clive Morgan - 21 March 2019 23 March 2019
Simone Biles has revealed that next year's Tokyo Olympics "will be her last".
The 22-year-old, who last year, in Qatar, became the first woman to win four all-around world titles, is adamant there is no chance of extending her extraordinary reign beyond next year.
Referring to a series of relatively minor injuries and a strenuous training programme which have left her body feeling like it is "falling apart", Biles is already planning for her future beyond the sport.
Biles said: "I definitely plan for the Tokyo Olympics to be my last.
"I feel like my body's gone through a lot and it's kind of just falling apart – not that you can actually tell but I really feel it a lot of the time.
"I am in pain most of the time but it kind of feels right because if you are not in pain, it is almost like you could be doing more."
Biles, the most decorated gymnast in world championships history, is to act as a judge at Superstars of Gymnastics at the O2 Arena in London, along with double Rio gold medallist Max Whitlock.
But while Biles has a clear sight of the end of her career, the same cannot be said for the 26-year-old Whitlock, who is seeking to extend his dominance through at least two more Games.
To that end, Whitlock is taking tips from other successful veterans such as Japanese great Kohei Uchimura, who has won all-around medals at the last three Olympics and is aiming for a fourth in his home city next year.
"As I get older I'm looking at a lot of gymnasts who are older than me and learning from what they've done," added Whitlock.
"I've spent a lot of time reducing my hours in order to continue my career. I want to go on for at least another six more years, to two more Olympics.
"I'm sure Simone could do it too. She is is a massive inspiration. In every Olympic cycle you get youngsters coming through and every generation should get better, so to stay on top that long makes you special."
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The Superstars of Gymnastics event features a series of innovations designed to appeal to a younger audience, including a "golden buzzer" to herald the awarding of double points, and no restrictions on elements of performance or choreography.
Despite the sport battling for relevance in an Olympic world increasingly dominated by so-called "lifestyle" sports such as skateboarding and surfing, Biles cautioned against the temptation for constant change.
"I think once you bring the fun into it you lose a little bit of the difficulty, so it's not so possible," said Biles. "We are judging based on how fun it is and the creativity, but real, elite gymnastics is probably not the same."
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If fornication were going to occur, it wouldn't be in her hayloft. That decided, Valeria Arnold frowned as she watched her maid Sukey loosen her bodice lacings to reveal more of her generous bosom, then turn the corner of the path leading to the barn, "assignation" written in every sway of her ample hips.
Now, how to enforce that resolution?
Valeria had been coming in for tea after her usual morning ride when she noticed Sukey, after a furtive backward glance, slip her sleeves off her shoulders and scurry out the kitchen door. Since the maid was now out of sight and well beyond hailing distance, if Valeria truly wished to stop her she'd have to follow the girl.
Well, if one must do something unpleasant, best to proceed quickly and be done with it.
Laying down her riding crop, Valeria lifted her chin and strode to the door. At the last moment she paused to pick up a stout walking stick from its stand beside the cupboard. In case her firmest governess's manner wasn't enough to dissuade the ardent youth awaiting Sukey, it wouldn't come amiss to be prepared.
Her courage nearly failed her when she reached the barn. From within its stout walls emanated Sukey's high-pitched giggles interspersed with soft shufflings and low-toned masculine murmurs. Valeria took a deep breath and wiped nervous palms against the woolen skirt of her habit.
She'd call out a warning. No sense barging in unannounced and surprising them at…whatever they were now doing, she decided, her cheeks warming at the thought. The idea of viewing a man whose unclothed body was not in the last throes of deadly illness fired that warmth to flame.
Nonsense, she told herself, raising chilled hands to cool her hot cheeks. A respectable widow shouldn't be having such thoughts. Especially, honesty compelled her to add, when in this remote corner of Yorkshire there was so little opportunity for her to act upon them.
She pulled the barn door slightly ajar. "Sukey Mae, are you in there? Cook needs you in the kitchen at once!"
At the sound of a gasp, followed frantic rustlings, she entered.
Valeria saw Sukey first, hastily re-lacing her nearly bare bosom while her skirts, which must have snagged the edge of a nearby hay bale when she dropped them, were still hiked up to reveal a froth of white petticoat. Valeria's gaze moved to the man beside Sukey and stopped dead.
Tawny hair gleamed in the shaft of early-morning sunlight, and the tall, well-muscled body that lazily rose to impressive full height was not that of the fumbling farm boy she'd expected. Golden cat-eyes swept her with a glance from head to toe, their expression half-annoyed, half-amused, as finely-chiseled lips curved into a smile.
"A ménage a trois? Who would have thought to find such delights in the wilds of Yorkshire?"
His voice whispered of Eton and Oxford, even as the fineness of the half-unbuttoned linen shirt, the width of the cravat tossed on the hay, and the expensive simplicity of the form-hugging buff breeches shouted "Bond Street."
The stranger's smile broadened, and Valeria realized she must have been staring with mouth agape. Though in truth, such a man was as out-of-place in this remote section of England as if he'd dropped from the moon. Wherever had Sukey stumbled across this London dandy?
Valeria shut her mouth with a snap. Before she remembered her purpose, though, she had to admit a certain sympathy for the susceptible Sukey. With his smiling eyes and rakish grin, the gentleman before her could tempt a saint to dalliance.
"Sukey Mae Gibson," Valeria said, her first attempt at a stern tone coming out more like a croak. "You will return to the kitchen. We'll speak of this later."
Finishing the ties at her bodice with a jerk, Sukey gave her a sullen look. As she stepped past him, the unrepentant rogue had the audacity to wink at the girl. Who halted, a foolish grin springing to her lips before she turned back to Valeria. "But Mistress--" she whined.
"At once, Sukey," Valeria interrupted. "Before I forget that it is a Christian virtue to forgive."
What no other housewife in the county would, Valeria added mentally, with a rueful sigh at the compromises poverty compelled.
Valerie kept her unflinching gaze locked on Sukey until the maid, with slow, reluctant steps, exited the barn. Then she turned back to level the same stern look on her uninvited visitor.
"You, sirrah, will do me the favor of leaving my property by whatever means you came and returning to wherever it is you came from."
Apparently possessing not a particle of embarrassment, the man merely inspected her once more from head to toe, his gaze curious. "Will I now?"
He spoke the words with a slight lilt, whose origin her precise mind was distracted into trying to ascertain until she realized the rogue was approaching. Before she could move, with a smooth panther's gait he had reached her and seized a curling wisp of hair, escaped from its pins during her ride, between two tanned fingers.
"You so unkindly interrupted my morning's plans. Why should I not take you instead?"
Seen up close, the golden eyes mesmerized. For an instant, she couldn't seem to move—or breathe. Then she caught the odor of brandy, the lingering scent of cigar smoke. He was more than half disguised, she realized. Rather than rising early, he'd probably not yet been to bed. Her first thought—to wonder again where in the world he had sprung from—was rapidly swamped in acute awareness of the heat and scent of him hovering over her.
"You shall not," she said sharply, dragging herself back from lassitude to slap his hand away.
"And why is that, pray? 'Tis ready for kissing you look."
Since her rapt gaze had focused on his lips, she'd best not debate that. "You have the appearance of a gentleman, sir, and therefore would never take an unwilling lady," she pronounced.
To her surprise, the man threw back his head and laughed. "Sure, and you're wrong on both counts! Shall I show you how much?" With the spurned hand, he reached out to tilt up her chin.
Valeria's gaze locked with his. She tightened her grip on her walking stick, though as the gentleman's height and reach far exceeded hers, should he really choose to attack her the wooden pole wouldn't prove much of a weapon. But despite his threat, she felt no fear.
"I'd prefer you didn't show me. I'd also prefer if you'd refrain from enticing my maid."
He released her chin, his glance sympathetic. "You waste your time there. The girl's as light-skirted as they come. If 'tis not me, 'twill be another lad she raises her petticoats for, sure as dawn follows the moonlight."
Valeria stifled a sigh. "But not in my barn."
With a lithe movement the man caught up his discarded jacket. "I wouldn't be too sure of that."
Nor was she, but she wasn't about to discuss with this bosky stranger what necessity forced her to tolerate. "I trust you can find your way out. Good day, sir."
She turned on her heel, but the man caught her shoulder. Startled, she looked back at him.
"Is it sure you are that you're unwilling?"
A shudder of heat radiated from his hand throughout her body. Something buried deep within her, a longing long denied, stirred in response.
Don't be a fool. Jerking her shoulder free, she stepped away. "Yes," she said crisply, and strode off.
His soft chuckle followed her. Just before the barn door closed, she heard him murmur, "Liar."
Was she unwilling? Valeria wondered as she made herself walk purposefully back to the house, resisting the temptation to glance back and watch the man leave.
Of course she wouldn't consider lying with a chance-met stranger—certainly not one so undiscriminating he'd been about to tumble her maid! But neither could she deny the stranger's sheer virility had awakened a firmly-suppressed desire for the physical bond marriage promised. A promise, in her case, that had never been fulfilled.
The inevitable wave of pain, muted now, swept through her. She couldn't prevent herself thinking of Hugh—tall, broad-shouldered, black hair curling over a gold-laced uniform collar, dark eyes gleaming with health and high spirits. The man who'd been her brother's best friend, hero of her adolescent fantasies, and briefly, her husband.
He'd want her to remember him like that—not as he'd been last summer, wasted with fever, his flesh hanging on a too-large frame, eyes sunken in a face yellowing with the pallor of approaching death. Shuddering, she once again banished the image. Best to bury it deep, along with any memory of her disastrous wedding night.
Impatiently she shook off a vague sense of guilt. It was only natural, having known so little of the delights of love, that she'd be tempted by a cat-eyed stranger whose lips and hands promised expert skill in the arts of seduction.
Doubtless more skill than her erstwhile suitor possessed. The idea of comparing stodgy Arthur Hardesty to that tawny-haired personification of male carnality was so ludicrous, she had to laugh out loud.
Her attraction to the man was equally laughable. Should she ever meet him in his true setting—a London drawing room—she would hold as little appeal for such a man as her low-born maid.
Still, if she wished to relieve the tedium of her dull existence with visions of a torrid interlude, 'twas a harmless enough diversion. Wherever the stranger had sprung from, he wasn't local. Probably he was some traveler passing through whom Sukey had somehow encountered at the posting inn when she went to town for supplies.
Aye, no need to chastise herself for wistful fancies. After all, Valeria would never see the rogue again.
Laughing softly, Teagan Michael Shane Fitzwilliams let appreciative eyes linger on the retreating figure of the lady in the black. With curves as delightful, if not quite as ample as those of the maid she'd routed, Lady Mystery was much more intriguing.
Euphoric over winnings that would keep him in clean linen and adequate victuals for the next several months, Teagan had decided to take a dawn ride to blow away the smoke and liquor fumes of a hard night's play. Had he not still been three parts castaway, he'd never have followed—it would be a misnomer to term responding to that walking advertisement for the world's oldest profession "seduced"—the saucy maid whose bold glances and ample curves had attracted his attention at the posting inn.
Though his body still protested the abrupt termination of its favorite recreational activity, his head was more than willing to exchange a quick tumble for the possibility of a more challenging partner.
The maid had called her "mistress," so his proper lady must be in charge of the small manor whose stone walls he glimpsed beyond a curtain of trees as he walked out of the barn. A widow, in her somber black garb? Or mayhap a woman who cared little for her husband, for no wife who enjoyed bed sport would risk employing a wanton like Sukey.
Either way, he'd read attraction in her eyes—and longing. Exactly the combination that offered the potential of a mutually profitable interlude.
Though serviceable, Lady Mystery's habit had never seen the inside of a London emporium, his discriminating eye said. But the hot house flowers of the metropolis, with their endless need for flattery, gossip, and manipulation, had been growing rather tiresome of late.
Let the other men pursue the tarts Rafe Crandall had brought to occupy those of his guests who tired of hunting or card play—Teagan would seek out his host and make some discrete inquiries about Lady Mystery.
A woman for whom he'd felt an immediate attraction. His half-aroused body hardened again. It had been a long time since he'd been able to combine business with pleasure.
His exacting eye for detail pulled up another memory, and his glow of anticipation faded. As he now recalled, her black habit had been not just unfashionable, but worn.
He tried to summon up a niggle of hope. Perhaps Lady Mystery saved her newest garments for impressing the ton during her sojourns in London. If not, however, it appeared his comely widow was none too plump in the pocket.
Not even the sight of Ailainn, the glossy black stallion that was his one indulgence, erased his irritation at that conclusion. Society might deem Teagan totally irresponsible—an image carefully cultivated to provoke maximum irritation in his mother's sanctimonious English relatives—but he'd learned early the pain of an starving belly and an empty purse. A man living solely by his own wits could not afford to neglect his game and pursue a woman merely for the enjoyment of it.
He should put her out of mind, he concluded as he mounted Ailainn and caught up the reins.
As the stallion trotted down the path to Rafe's hunting box, Teagan urged his mount to a gallop. The sheer beauty of the animal's powerful stride, the siren song of the wind rushing by him—scouring away the smoky debris of yesterday, making him new--carried off his vexation and revived his spirits.
Pulling up the stallion at a rise overlooking his host's dwelling, Teagan threw back his head and laughed aloud, caught up in the sheer joy of being alive on such a glorious morning.
Perhaps it was the same quixotic stubbornness that had led his mama to defy her family and follow her heart and the sweet-talking rogue who left her to die alone in a Dublin hovel. A man, her censorious relatives never tired of reminding him, Teagan resembled to the life.
Or that all Irishmen were fools—had his English relations not drummed that fact into him as well?
Whatever prompted him, stubborn fool of an adventurer that he was, he decided on the spot to pursue his Lady Mystery anyway, be she wealthy or not.


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"We believe that with our music, we should be saying exactly what we think," Maddie Marlow tells PEOPLE
By Danielle Anderson
Published on October 6, 2015 02:00 PM
Photo: Mat Hayward/Getty
With their current single "Fly" – which offers up lyrics like, "So keep on climbing though the ground might shake" – heating up the charts, Maddie & Tae are keeping their message consistent: Girl power set to a traditional country sound.
The duo, Maddie Marlow, 20, and Tae Dye, 20, first introduced themselves to the male-dominated world of country music with their feminist anthem, "Girl In a Country Song," which pokes fun at the sexism served up in some of country music's biggest hits.
"We came out of the gates with a bold message, and the fans have been with us since day one," Tae tells PEOPLE of their debut single, which also earned them their first No. 1 hit. "It's been amazing!"
"We're pretty bold individuals," adds Maddie. "We believe that with our music, we should be saying exactly what we think. We want to speak up for people who don't have a voice. That's what our music does. Being bold and standing our ground is important and making sure you don't allow people to run all over you."
Maddie & Tae recently released their debut album, Start Here.
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Shoveling Snow and 5 Other Things Robots Can Do for You
By Mikey Rox on 28 October 2016 0 comments
Robots have both fascinated and frightened us since inventor George Devol created the first artificial agent capable of automatic mechanical action in 1954. (In other words, a robotic arm.) Since then, subcultures have emerged that simultaneously revere and revile robots, resulting in countless books, movies, TV shows, and more, that focus on non-sentient machines. Because love them or loathe them, robots are here to stay. In fact, the presence of robots will continue to permeate our culture indefinitely (until their eventual takeover), and if you can't beat 'em (your resistance is futile, actually), join 'em.
As such, here are a few reasons to embrace the benefits that our future overlords provide us while we still can.
1. Help With Yard Work
It's one thing to rake the yard when leaves start to fall — it can even be enjoyable if you're the kind of person who can create fun out of almost anything — but nobody looks forward to the backbreaking work of shoveling snow. For me, it's near the top of the list of things I hate most, right up there with those spider-cricket hybrid insects.
So if you despise shoveling snow as much as I do, the Kobi Company has designed something with you in mind. Its eponymous robot, Kobi, will cut grass, collect leaves and, yes, make all that white stuff disappear. Much like a vacuum, Kobi comes with attachments to tackle each task, which are accomplished without human interference by first wheeling the robot around your yard to establish perimeters around obstacles like trees and bushes. Once set, Kobi gets to work clearing your yard and sidewalks of all natural debris while you sit inside celebrating your discovery of a whole new level of laziness.
2. Provide Companionship
Feeling lonely? Trade in all that nonsense human interaction for artificial companionship.
Humanoid robot Pepper, from Japanese telecommunications company Softbank, is programmed to communicate with users, follow voice commands, and read human emotions and react accordingly. Which basically means that five years from now it's totally going to bring up the past when you two get into an argument. Pepper costs about $1,650 — slightly less than one month of supporting your current live-in boyfriend or girlfriend.
If the lifelike Pepper freaks you out, try MJI Robotics' MJI (More Joy Innovation) Communication Robot, an egg-shaped tabletop bot that features a five-inch display screen with emotive eyes that allows tech-impaired people to access photos, weather, news, and other information with voice activation.
3. Tackle the Household Chores
Vacuuming robot Roomba has been around for years, and it perhaps single-handedly paved the way for other household bots to help with your chores.
Scooba takes the original Roomba concept one step further by vacuuming and washing floors, while Looj handles another dreaded task of most homeowners: cleaning the gutters.
4. Annoy You Until You Get Out of Bed
Are you often late for work because you hit the snooze button on your alarm 19 times? Nanda Clocky will have you rising and shining in no time. It's sole purpose is to get you out of bed by giving you one chance to snooze before it rolls away, forcing you to chase it down to shut it up. Obvi, hilarity will ensue at your house at 6 a.m.
5. Clean Up After Your Pets
I don't like cats for several reasons, which are: they're not dogs; they poop inside; and they're generally just plain evil. But if you have a soft spot in your heart for felines, the Litter-Robot can help you keep your home from smelling like a porta potty by sifting through the litter to removes clumps and storing them in a bag that will stifle the scent.
6. Satiate Your Weird Predilection For Destruction
Because we can't live in harmony with anything, we've already turned robots violent — a character trait that will probably make us regret some of our decisions in the near future. Robot combat is totally a thing, the MegaBots website declares the hobby "The Future of Sports," and it seems best suited to those who like to instigate and witness destruction. It's certainly not the best part of our own humanity, but it exists nonetheless. Ya know, until they turn on us.
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National business leaders increasingly bullish on Detroit, survey says
Nearly half of senior business leaders surveyed see Detroit as "excellent" business opportunity
47 percent could see their companies investing in cities like Detroit that have fewer amenities, lower costs
Majority of surveyed Detroiters and suburbanites view changes in Detroit as positive
Anika Goss
National business leaders are increasingly bullish on Detroit's investment potential.
More than two-thirds of the 300 senior business leaders surveyed this year said they have a positive outlook on Detroit.
And nearly half or 46 percent see Detroit as an "excellent" business opportunity, up from less than a third last year.
That's according to the fourth annual Detroit Reinvestment Index, a survey launched by the Kresge Foundation to gauge, among other things, perceptions of Detroit's comeback and views on the region as an investment opportunity.
Detroit Future City took over management and marketing of the annual survey this year with a $260,000 grant from Kresge, commissioning New York-based FTI Consulting to conduct it once again.
It's important to see that Detroit is increasingly viewed favorably in comparison to other cities around the country, DFC Executive Director Anika Goss said.
"That means more capital, more jobs and more redevelopment coming to Detroit," she said.
On-the-ground operations in Detroit could be helping fuel the positive sentiment.
An increasing number of respondents — 43 percent this year — said they have business operations in Detroit, up from 26 percent in 2016.
One new question posed to national business leaders this year centered on whether they would prefer to invest in a city that had high living costs along with a high level of amenities or in a city that had inexpensive living costs but fewer amenities.
Respondents were split almost evenly on that question, Goss said, with 47 percent of the national business leaders surveyed saying they could see their companies investing in cities that offered lower costs but fewer amenities.
"That was really surprising to us, because I think the assumption was they'd be willing to pay more for cities with higher amenities like cities on the coast or Chicago," she said. "But the fact that (about half) were willing to (consider) lower-cost, lower-amenity cities like Detroit is very promising."
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Another surprise that turned up in the survey results: Many national business leaders thought Detroit was still in some level of bankruptcy.
Just more than a fifth of respondents thought the city was in bankruptcy, according to the survey, and 34 percent thought it was still emerging from bankruptcy.
Locally, the bankruptcy isn't part of our collective consciousness anymore; it's part of our history, Goss said.
There could be value in advancing the narrative of Detroit post-bankruptcy, given that it could impact investment decisions, she said.
In a new focus this year, the survey also sought feedback from 300 Detroit residents and 200 people living in the surrounding suburbs.
"What we really wanted to see was how Detroiters and suburbanites are making decisions themselves about where they live and how they feel about their neighborhoods," Goss said.
Those perceptions are important in both retaining the region's population and attracting new residents, she said.
Similar to national business leaders, Detroiters and those living in the suburbs reported they felt positively about the changes happening in the city.
Among national business leaders, 82 percent said they are confident Detroit can once again be a great American city.
That number was slightly higher among people living here in the region, with 84 percent of Detroiters expressing the same level of confidence and 89 percent of suburbanites.
"If your neighborhood still looks the same or worse … you were less likely to say you felt favorably about the changes happening in Detroit," Goss said.
Among other results, the survey found:
46 percent of Detroiters have more favorable impressions of the city now than in the past.
About 64 percent of suburbanites share the same sentiment.
About 82 percent of Detroiters who have noted change in Detroit and 93 percent of suburbanites who have view the changes in the city as positive.
72 percent of Detroiters and 86 percent of suburbanites see the change in their own neighborhood as a good thing.
When asked what they found most desirable in an ideal neighborhood, residents of both Detroit and its suburbs reported the same top three characteristics: safe and secure neighborhoods, housing affordability and living in a good place to raise a family.
An important trend that arose from the survey responses was a feeling of anxiety among renters inside and outside of Detroit about being displaced because of redevelopment, Goss said.
Twenty-six percent of Detroiters surveyed said they fear increased rents will force them out of their neighborhoods; 16 percent said it already has. Similar, albeit smaller percentages of suburbanites share those fears, according to the survey.
"If someone takes over their building or the rents go up too high ... they are feeling vulnerable," Goss said.
"For Detroit in particular, I think we've not paid enough attention to the renter population, and they make up the majority of Detroit's population," she said.
"As Detroit changes ... being intentional about what happens to renters has to be a part of the redevelopment strategy."
Going forward, Detroit Future City will continue to seek residents' perspectives as part of the Detroit Reinvestment Index, Goss said.
"We also want to take a harder look at inclusive growth and equity … inside and outside of Detroit," she said.


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