Though Mitya spoke sullenly, it was evident that he was trying more than ever not to forget or miss a single detail of his story. He told them how he had leapt over the fence into his father's garden; how he had gone up to the window; told them all that had passed under the window. Clearly, precisely, distinctly, he described the feelings that troubled him during those moments in the garden when he longed so terribly to know whether Grushenka was with his father or not. But, strange to say, both the lawyers listened now with a sort of awful reserve, looked coldly at him, asked few questions. Mitya could gather nothing from their faces.
"They're angry and offended," he thought. "Well, bother them!"
When he described how he made up his mind at last to make the "signal" to his father that Grushenka had come, so that he should open the window, the lawyers paid no attention to the word "signal," as though they entirely failed to grasp the meaning of the word in this connection: so much so, that Mitya noticed it. Coming at last to the moment when, seeing his father peering out of the window, his hatred flared up and he pulled the pestle out of his pocket, he suddenly, as though of design, stopped short. He sat gazing at the wall and was aware that their eyes were fixed upon him.
"Well?" said the investigating lawyer. "You pulled out the weapon and... and what happened then?
"Then? Why, then I murdered him... hit him on the head and cracked his skull.... I suppose that's your story. That's it!"
"Our story?" repeated Nikolay Parfenovitch.
"My story, gentlemen? Well, was like this," he began softly. "Whether it was like this," he began softly. "Whether it was someone's tears, or my mother prayed to God, or a good angel kissed me at that instant, I don't know. But the devil was conquered. I rushed from the window and ran to the fence. My father was alarmed and, for the first time, he saw me then, cried out, and sprang back from the window. I remember that very well. I ran across the garden to the fence... and there Grigory caught me, when I was sitting on the fence."
At that point he raised his eyes at last and looked at his listeners. They seemed to be staring at him with perfectly unruffled attention. A sort of paroxysm of indignation seized on Mitya's soul.
"Why, you're laughing at me at this moment, gentlemen!" he broke off suddenly.
"What makes you think that?" observed Nikolay Parfenovitch.
"You don't believe one word- that's why! I understand, of course, that I have come to the vital point. The old man's lying there now with his skull broken, while I- after dramatically describing how I wanted to kill him, and how I snatched up the pestle- I suddenly run away from the window. A romance! Poetry! As though one could believe a fellow on his word. Ha ha! You are scoffers, gentlemen!"
"And did you notice," asked the prosecutor suddenly, as though not observing Mitya's excitement, "did you notice when you ran away from the window, whether the door into the garden was open?"
"No, it was not open."
"Why, did you find the door open?"
"Why, who could have opened it if you did not open it yourselves?" cried Mitya, greatly astonished.
"The door stood open, and your father's murderer undoubtedly went in at that door, and, having accomplished the crime, went out again by the same door," the prosecutor pronounced deliberately, as though chiselling out each word separately. "That is perfectly clear. The murder was committed in the room and not through the window; that is absolutely certain from the examination that has been made, from the position of the body and everything. There can be no doubt of that circumstance."
"But that's utterly impossible!" he cried, completely at a loss. "I... I didn't go in.... I tell you positively, definitely, the door was shut the whole time I was in the garden, and when I ran out of the garden. I only stood at the window and saw him through the window. That's all, that's all.... I remember to the last minute. And if I didn't remember, it would be just the same. I know it, for no one knew the signals except Smerdyakov, and me, and the dead man. And he wouldn't have opened the door to anyone in the world without the signals."
"Signals? What signals?" asked the prosecutor, with greedy, almost hysterical, curiosity. He instantly lost all trace of his reserve and dignity. He asked the question with a sort of cringing timidity. He scented an important fact of which he had known nothing, and was already filled with dread that Mitya might be unwilling to disclose it.
"So you didn't know!" Mitya winked at him with a malicious and mocking smile. "What if I won't tell you? From whom could you find out? No one knew about the signals except my father, Smerdyakov, and me: that was all. Heaven knew, too, but it won't tell you. But it's an interesting fact. There's no knowing what you might build on it. Ha ha! Take comfort, gentlemen, I'll reveal it. You've some foolish idea in your hearts. You don't know the man you have to deal with! You have to do with a prisoner who gives evidence against himself, to his own damage! Yes, for I'm a man of honour and you- are not."
The prosecutor swallowed this without a murmur. He was trembling with impatience to hear the new fact. Minutely and diffusely Mitya told them everything about the signals invented by Fyodor Pavlovitch for Smerdyakov. He told them exactly what every tap on the window meant, tapped the signals on the table, and when Nikolay Parfenovitch said that he supposed he, Mitya, had tapped the signal "Grushenka has come," when he tapped to his father, he answered precisely that he had tapped that signal, that "Grushenka had come."
"So now you can build up your tower," Mitya broke off, and again turned away from them contemptuously.
"So no one knew of the signals but your dead father, you, and the valet Smerdyakov? And no one else?" Nikolay Parfenovitch inquired once more.
"Yes. The valet Smerdyakov, and Heaven. Write down about Heaven. That may be of use. Besides, you will need God yourselves."
"But if Smerdyakov also knew of these signals and you absolutely deny all responsibility for the death of your father, was it not he, perhaps, who knocked the signal agreed upon, induced your father to open to him, and then... committed the crime?"
"You've caught the fox again," commented Mitya at last; "you've got the beast by the tail. Ha ha! I see through you, Mr. Prosecutor. You thought, of course, that I should jump at that, catch at your prompting, and shout with all my might, 'Aie! it's Smerdyakov; he's the murderer.' Confess that's what you thought. Confess, and I'll go on."
"You're mistaken. I'm not going to shout, 'It's Smerdyakov,'" said Mitya.
"And you don't even suspect him?"
"Why, do you suspect him?"
"Joking apart," he brought out gloomily. "Listen. From the very beginning, almost from the moment when I ran out to you from behind the curtain, I've had the thought of Smerdyakov in my mind. I've been sitting here, shouting that I'm innocent and thinking all the time 'Smerdyakov!' I can't get Smerdyakov out of my head. In fact, I, too, thought of Smerdyakov just now; but only for a second. Almost at once I thought, 'No, it's not Smerdyakov.' It's not his doing, gentlemen."
"In that case is there anybody else you suspect?" Nikolay Parfenovitch inquired cautiously.
"I don't know anyone it could be, whether it's the hand of Heaven or of Satan, but... not Smerdyakov," Mitya jerked out with decision.
"But what makes you affirm so confidently and emphatically that it's not he?"
"From my conviction- my impression. Because Smerdyakov is a man of the most abject character and a coward. He's not a coward, he's the epitome of all the cowardice in the world walking on two legs. He has the heart of a chicken. When he talked to me, he was always trembling for fear I should kill him, though I never raised my hand against him. He fell at my feet and blubbered; he has kissed these very boots, literally, beseeching me 'not to frighten him.' Do you hear? 'Not to frighten him.' What a thing to say! Why, I offered him money. He's a puling chicken- sickly, epileptic, weak-minded- a child of eight could thrash him. He has no character worth talking about. It's not Smerdyakov, gentlemen. He doesn't care for money; he wouldn't take my presents. Besides, what motive had he for murdering the old man? Why, he's very likely his son, you know- his natural son. Do you know that?"
"We have heard that legend. But you are your father's son, too, you know; yet you yourself told everyone you meant to murder him."
"That's a thrust! And a nasty, mean one, too! I'm not afraid! Oh, gentlemen, isn't it too base of you to say that to my face? It's base, because I told you that myself. I not only wanted to murder him, but I might have done it. And, what's more, I went out of my way to tell you of my own accord that I nearly murdered him. But, you see, I didn't murder him; you see, my guardian angel saved me- that's what you've not taken into account. And that's why it's so base of you. For I didn't kill him, I didn't kill him! Do you hear, I did not kill him."
"And what has he told you, gentlemen- Smerdyakov, I mean?" he added suddenly, after a pause. "May I ask that question?"
"You may ask any question," the prosecutor replied with frigid severity, "any question relating to the facts of the case, and we are, I repeat, bound to answer every inquiry you make. We found the servant Smerdyakov, concerning whom you inquire, lying unconscious in his bed, in an epileptic fit of extreme severity, that had recurred, possibly, ten times. The doctor who was with us told us, after seeing him, that he may possibly not outlive the night."
"Well, if that's so, the devil must have killed him," broke suddenly from Mitya, as though until that moment had been asking himself: "Was it Smerdyakov or not?"
"We will come back to this later," Nikolay Parfenovitch decided. "Now wouldn't you like to continue your statement?"
Mitya asked for a rest. His request was courteously granted. After resting, he went on with his story. But he was evidently depressed. He was exhausted, mortified, and morally shaken. To make things worse the prosecutor exasperated him, as though intentionally, by vexatious interruptions about "trifling points." Scarcely had Mitya described how, sitting on the wall, he had struck Grigory on the head with the pestle, while the old man had hold of his left leg, and how he then jumped down to look at him, when the prosecutor stopped him to ask him to describe exactly how he was sitting on the wall. Mitya was surprised.
"Oh, I was sitting like this, astride, one leg on one side of the wall and one on the other."
"The pestle was in my hand."
"Not in your pocket? Do you remember that precisely? Was it a violent blow you gave him?"
"It must have been a violent one. But why do you ask?"
"Would you mind sitting on the chair just as you sat on the wall then and showing us just how you moved your arm, and in what direction?"
"You're making fun of me, aren't you?" asked Mitya, looking haughtily at the speaker; but the latter did not flinch.
"This was how I struck him! That's how I knocked him down! What more do you want?"
"Thank you. May I trouble you now to explain why you jumped down, with what object, and what you had in view?"
"Oh, hang it!... I jumped down to look at the man I'd hurt... I don't know what for!"
"Though you were so excited and were running away?"
"Yes, though I was excited and running away."
"You wanted to help him?"
"Help!... Yes, perhaps I did want to help him.... I don't remember."
"You don't remember? Then you didn't quite know what you were doing?"
"Not at all. I remember everything- every detail. I jumped down to look at him, and wiped his face with my handkerchief."
"We have seen your handkerchief. Did you hope to restore him to consciousness?"
"I don't know whether I hoped it. I simply wanted to make sure whether he was alive or not."
"Ah! You wanted to be sure? Well, what then?"
"I'm not a doctor. I couldn't decide. I ran away thinking I'd killed him. And now he's recovered."
"Excellent," commented the prosecutor. "Thank you. That's all I wanted. Kindly proceed."
Alas! it never entered Mitya's head to tell them, though he remembered it, that he had jumped back from pity, and standing over the prostrate figure had even uttered some words of regret: "You've come to grief, old man- there's no help for it. Well, there you must lie."
The prosecutor could only draw one conclusion: that the man had jumped back "at such a moment and in such excitement simply with the object of ascertaining whether the only witness of his crime were dead; that he must therefore have been a man of great strength, coolness, decision, and foresight even at such a moment,"... and so on. The prosecutor was satisfied: "I've provoked the nervous fellow by 'trifles' and he has said more than he meant With painful effort Mitya went on. But this time he was pulled up immediately by Nikolay Parfenovitch.
"How came you to run to the servant, Fedosya Markovna, with your hands so covered with blood, and, as it appears, your face, too?"
"Why, I didn't notice the blood at all at the time," answered Mitya.
"That's quite likely. It does happen sometimes." The prosecutor exchanged glances with Nikolay Parfenovitch.
"I simply didn't notice. You're quite right there, prosecutor," Mitya assented suddenly.
"Well, I made up my mind to kill myself. What had I left to live for? That question stared me in the face. Her first rightful lover had come back, the man who wronged her but who'd hurried back to offer his love, after five years, and atone for the wrong with marriage.... So I knew it was all over for me.... And behind me disgrace, and that blood- Grigory's.... What had I to live for? So I went to redeem the pistols I had pledged, to load them and put a bullet in my brain to-morrow."
"And a grand feast the night before?"
"Yes, a grand feast the night before. Damn it all, gentlemen! Do make haste and finish it. I meant to shoot myself not far from here, beyond the village, and I'd planned to do it at five o'clock in the morning. And I had a note in my pocket already. I wrote it at Perhotin's when I loaded my pistols. Here's the letter. Read it! It's not for you I tell it," he added contemptuously. He took it from his waistcoat pocket and flung it on the table. The lawyers read it with curiosity, and, as is usual, added it to the papers connected with the case.
"And you didn't even think of washing your hands at Perhotin's? You were not afraid then of arousing suspicion?"
"What suspicion? Suspicion or not, I should have galloped here just the same, and shot myself at five o'clock, and you wouldn't have been in time to do anything. If it hadn't been for what's happened to my father, you would have known nothing about it, and wouldn't have come here. Oh, it's the devil's doing. It was the devil murdered father, it was through the devil that you found it out so soon. How did you manage to get here so quick? It's marvellous, a dream!"
"Mr. Perhotin informed us that when you came to him, you held in your hands... your blood-stained hands... your money... a lot of money... a bundle of hundred-rouble notes, and that his servant-boy saw it too."
"That's true, gentlemen. I remember it was so."
"Now, there's one little point presents itself. Can you inform us," Nikolay Parfenovitch began, with extreme gentleness, "where did you get so much money all of a sudden, when it appears from the facts, from the reckoning of time, that you had not been home?"
The prosecutor's brows contracted at the question being asked so plainly, but he did not interrupt Nikolay Parfenovitch.
"No, I didn't go home," answered Mitya, apparently perfectly composed, but looking at the floor.
"Allow me then to repeat my question," Nikolay Parfenovitch went on as though creeping up to the subject. "Where were you able to procure such a sum all at once, when by your own confession, at five o'clock the same day you-"
"I was in want of ten roubles and pledged my pistols with Perhotin, and then went to Madame Hohlakov to borrow three thousand which she wouldn't give me, and so on, and all the rest of it," Mitya interrupted sharply. "Yes, gentlemen, I was in want of it, and suddenly thousands turned up, eh? Do you know, gentlemen, you're both afraid now 'what if he won't tell us where he got it?' That's just how it is. I'm not going to tell you, gentlemen. You've guessed right. You'll never know," said Mitya, chipping out each word with extraordinary determination. The lawyers were silent for a moment.
"You must understand, Mr. Karamazov, that it is of vital importance for us to know," said Nikolay Parfenovitch, softly and suavely.
"I understand; but still I won't tell you."
"And so on, gentlemen, and so on. Enough! I've heard that rigmarole before," Mitya interrupted again. "I can see for myself how important it is, and that this is the vital point, and still I won't say."
"What is it to us? It's not our business, but yours. .You are doing yourself harm," observed Nikolay Parfenovitch nervously.
"You see, gentlemen, joking apart"- Mitya lifted his eyes and looked firmly at them both- "I had an inkling from the first that we should come to loggerheads at this point. But at first when I began to give my evidence, it was all still far away and misty; it was all floating, and I was so simple that I began with the supposition of mutual confidence existing between us. Now I can see for myself that such confidence is out of the question, for in any case we were bound to come to this cursed stumbling-block. And now we've come to it! It's impossible and there's an end of it! But I don't blame you. You can't believe it all simply on my word. I understand that, of course."
"Couldn't you, without abandoning your resolution to be silent about the chief point, could you not, at the same time, give us some slight hint as to the nature of the motives which are strong enough to induce you to refuse to answer, at a crisis so full of danger to you?"
"I'm much more good-natured than you think, gentlemen. I'll tell you the reason why and give you that hint, though you don't deserve it. I won't speak of that, gentlemen, because it would be a stain on my honour. The answer to the question where I got the money would expose me to far greater disgrace than the murder and robbing of my father, if I had murdered and robbed him. That's why I can't tell you. I can't for fear of disgrace. What, gentlemen, are you going to write that down?"
"Yes, we'll write it down," lisped Nikolay Parfenovitch.
"You ought not to write that down about 'disgrace.' I only told you that in the goodness of my heart. I needn't have told you. I made you a present of it, so to speak, and you pounce upon it at once. Oh, well, write- write what you like," he concluded, with scornful disgust. "I'm not afraid of you and I can still hold up my head before you."
"And can't you tell us the nature of that disgrace?" Nikolay Parfenovitch hazarded.
"No, no, c'est fini, don't trouble yourselves. It's not worth while soiling one's hands. I have soiled myself enough through you as it is. You're not worth it- no one is. Enough, gentlemen. I'm not going on."
This was said too peremptorily. Nikolay Parfenovitch did not insist further, but from Ippolit Kirillovitch's eyes he saw that he had not given up hope.
"Can you not, at least, tell us what sum you had in your hands when you went into Mr. Perhotin's- how many roubles exactly?"
"You spoke to Mr. Perhotin, I believe, of having received three thousand from Madame Hohlakov."
"Perhaps I did. Enough, gentlemen. I won't say how much I had."
"Will you be so good then as to tell us how you came here and what you have done since you arrived?"
"Oh! you might ask the people here about that. But I'll tell you if you like."
He proceeded to do so, but we won't repeat his story. He told it dryly and curtly. Of the raptures of his love he said nothing, but told them that he abandoned his determination to shoot himself, owing to "new factors in the case." He told the story without going into motives or details. And this time the lawyers did not worry him much. It was obvious that there was no essential point of interest to them here.
"We shall verify all that. We will come back to it during the examination of the witnesses, which will, of course, take place in your presence," said Nikolay Parfenovitch in conclusion. "And now allow me to request you to lay on the table everything in your possession, especially all the money you still have about you."
"My money, gentlemen? Certainly. I understand that that is necessary. I'm surprised, indeed, that you haven't inquired about it before. It's true I couldn't get away anywhere. I'm sitting here where I can be seen. But here's my money- count it- take it. That's all, I think."
He turned it all out of his pockets; even the small change- two pieces of twenty copecks- he pulled out of his waistcoat pocket. They counted the money, which amounted to eight hundred and thirty-six roubles, and forty copecks.
"And is that all?" asked the investigating lawyer.
"You stated just now in your evidence that you spent three hundred roubles at Plotnikovs'. You gave Perhotin ten, your driver twenty, here you lost two hundred, then..."
Nikolay Parfenovitch reckoned it all up. Mitya helped him readily. They recollected every farthing and included it in the reckoning. Nikolay Parfenovitch hurriedly added up the total. "With this eight hundred you must have had about fifteen hundred at first?"
"I suppose so," snapped Mitya.
"How is it they all assert there was much more?"
"But you asserted it yourself."
"We will compare all this with the evidence of other persons not yet examined. Don't be anxious about your money. It will be properly taken care of and be at your disposal at the conclusion of... what is beginning... if it appears, or, so to speak, is proved that you have undisputed right to it. Well, and now..."
Nikolay Parfenovitch suddenly got up, and informed Mitya firmly that it was his duty and obligation to conduct a minute and thorough search "of your clothes and everything else..."
"By all means, gentlemen. I'll turn out all my pockets, if you like."
"It will be necessary to take off your clothes, too."
"What! Undress? Ugh! Damn it! Won't you search me as I am? Can't you?"
"It's utterly impossible, Dmitri Fyodorovitch. You must take off your clothes."
"As you like," Mitya submitted gloomily; "only, please, not here, but behind the curtains. Who will search them?"
"Behind the curtains, of course."


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The Curious Case of Diminishing Demand-Side Platforms
The growing number of vendors in the marketing tech industry has resulted in an increase in the number of middlemen that buyers need to engage with. Considering the complexity within the programmatic and ad tech space, simplifying the entire process and opting for suppliers who can provide more under one roof has become a necessity for marketers.
Over the last two years, marketers in the U.S. have reduced the number of platforms used to purchase inventory programmatically. The number of demand-side platforms (DSPs) has reduced by about 40 percent between January 2016 and Aril 2018 as per a study by Pathmatics on its top 100 advertisers. Advertisers worked with about seven different DSPs per month two years ago; they now work with about four per month now.
Why Marketers Choose Fewer Vendors Now
While dealing with complexity is one of the reasons, the "tech tax" — which marketers need to pay on programmatic — is the key reason. This tech tax supposedly accounts for more than 50 percent of the total programmatic spending. Supplier consolidation will lead to curtailment of spend on tax, which, in turn, can save costs for marketers.
The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has also played a role in marketers opting for fewer vendors. The risk of leakage of personal data is always attached to tech vendors and this continues to be a top worry for marketers globally. When the number of vendors is reduced, this risk reduces too as control becomes easier.
Finally, the whole transparency issue, which has been around for a while, also plays a key role in terms of engaging a vendor with a foolproof mechanism.
Hershey's is a recent example of a company that decided to spend most of its programmatic budget through just one DSP.
How This Affects DSPs
DSPs forayed into the world of ads and enabled buyers to not only buy but also track and serve ads from a centralized hub. Small companies often enter the space with innovations a marketer could benefit from, but the extent of competition in terms of scale compels such companies to either exit or get acquired by larger companies that could make use of such innovations.
On a positive side, the DSPs that buyers choose to continue their contract with will see a greater share of the client's ad spend with them.
The DSP space has seen a lot of consolidation in the recent past. For example, Singtel's Amobee acquired Turn, Sizmek acquired Rocket Fuel and Adobe bought TubeMogul.
What's in It for Procurement?
While a consolidated approach toward DSP is seen as a positive thing by agencies, they need to be careful about certain issues around consolidation — especially if the plan is to go for only one platform. One key risk is the vulnerability of a vendor's platform to bugs, which may have a significant impact on the business. Overall, the advantages of consolidation outweigh the foreseen disadvantages. Procurement managers, in these times of transparency and regulatory hurdles, should opt for vendors that have invested in safeguards, have all the information about their inventory and are transparent about their fees.

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Appeals Court Rules Against Amazon in Product Liability Lawsuit
Ryan J. Farrick — July 9, 2019
An Amazon warehouse. Photo by Scott Lewis, via Flickr. CC BY 2.0
Amazon has been blamed for third-party product failures and injuries before–but this is the first time a court has held the company accountable for its vendors.
In a decision that could have far-reaching implications, a federal appeals court ruled on behalf of a woman bought a defective dog leash off Amazon.
The suit, says GeekWire.com, was filed by Heather Oberdorf in 2016. The Pennsylvania woman had bought a retractable dog leash off Amazon. But when the cord unexpectedly snapped and recoiled, part of the leash hit Oberdorf in the face, leaving her blind in one eye.
While Oberdorf had purchased the product off Amazon, it was marketed and shipped by a third-party vendor called The Furry Gang.
According to ARS Technica, the Gang effectively "disappeared" after Oberdorf's injury. Neither she nor Amazon were able to contact or even locate a company representative.
Public domain image of Amazon.com logo via Amazon.com/Wikimedia Commons
Unable to hold the merchant accountable, Oberdorf said that Amazon should be culpable for damages—in large part because it allowed a third-party to sell a potentially dangerous product without warning consumers of its potential dangers.
Amazon repeatedly claimed legal immunity, citing 1996 Communications Decency Act. The act, notes Inc.com, provides "crucial protection to online platforms that don't directly publish content but, rather, allow users to create, publish, and share on their own."
Last week, though, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia struck down Amazon's argument in a 2-1 decision.
"Amazon generally takes no precautions to ensure that third-party vendors are in good standing," the appeals panel observed, ordering the case back to a lower court.
The judges also said that the Communications Decency Act has little to do with an e-commerce company like Amazon.
"Amazon's involvement in transactions extends beyond a mere editorial function; it plays a large role in the actual sales process," Judge Jane Richards Roth wrote in the majority opinion. "To the extend that Oberdorf's negligence and strict liability claims rely on Amazon's role as an actor in the sales process, they are not barred by the CDA."
The ruling, notes ARS Technica, poses an unexpected obstacle for Amazon. While the company has faced similar lawsuits in the past, it's always come out on top. In fact, federal appeals courts have sided with Amazon twice in the past two months, holding it not liable for defective products sold by third-party merchants.
In one instance, recounted by ARS, a homeowner bought a battery-powered headlamp. But the batteries grievously malfunctioned, starting a fire that burned the entire house to the ground.
After the homeowner's insurer brought Amazon to court, a Maryland appeals court determined that Amazon can be brought to charge under the CDA but couldn't be considered the product's "seller" and was therefore immune under state law.
Amazon can be held liable for third-party seller products: U.S. appeals court
Amazon Just Got Some Really Bad News (but It Could Be Great if You're a Customer)
Court rules Amazon can be held responsible for defective third-party goods
Lawsuit ruling over dog leash purchased on Amazon could greatly impact third-party seller business
About Ryan J. Farrick
Ryan Farrick is a freelance writer and small business advertising consultant based out of mid-Michigan. Passionate about international politics and world affairs, he's an avid traveler with a keen interest in the connections between South Asia and the United States. Ryan studied neuroscience and has spent the last several years working as an operations manager in transportation logistics.
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A fast-paced drama of the life of Cyrus the Great that begins when he is kidnapped at birth because of prophecy and left to die in the wilderness. The beginnings of a heroic warrior destined to become the founder of an empire that would stretch from Africa and Egypt to India.
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Our team attended and participated at American Film Market (AFM) from October 31 to November 7, 2018 in Santa Monica, California. The conferences were quite informative and educational. We attended conferences regarding Film Financing, Domestic and International Film Distribution, producing Content for a Global Market, Production Conference, Pitch Conference, Blockchain Conference, Producing Studio Films with Independent Budget, Producing for Pre-sales Marketplace, Casting Conference, Working with Sales Agents, and Location Conference. There exist significant cash incentive programs available for domestic and international locations ranging from 20 to 35%. The cash incentive really helps with our financing and will be a significant component of our budget. This conference also gave us a significant opportunity to network and get to know key people in our industry. Overall a great conference.
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Today, October 29, 2018 is Cyrus The Great Day. It is observed in the world and is identified by United Nations in recognition of contributions of Cyrus The Great to humanity, to the course of human history and to the fact that he was the first proclaiment of Human Rights Charter as was discovered on Cyrus Cylinder. Let us celebrate and recognize Cyrus as he is of the few people in the world who truly deserves the title The Great.
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Your plan for financing a new business depends largely upon the type of company you create. Plenty of people start a business and spend no time raising money. In fact, most small businesses are not capital intensive.
A handful of business startups have special ideas with the high growth potential to attract angel investors. But simple local business operations are more common. These new companies provide all the financial security and personal freedom that most entrepreneurs desire. More importantly, they are easier to finance.
Capitalizing a startup business usually involves personal borrowing by the owner. Entrepreneurs rely upon their individual credit rating to obtain loans from banks or credit unions. An especially common means of funding a new business operation is with personal credit cards.
Obtaining a loan is actually much more common than angel investment. But, some new businesses have the enormous potential that requires and attracts investor capital. That's the path to take if your business needs plenty of money to reach its target and, by doing so, provides avenues for investors to cash out. A new company with a local market has no need for angel investors to provide equity capital. Your startup business is more likely to borrow – even if that money is outside capital loaned by family or friends.
If your business requires hard assets, they are used as collateral for loans – often provided by the manufacturers. By far, the most common financial tool used by small businesses is trade credit with suppliers. You qualify for this financing as a new business because companies want you to purchase their products.
The most important financial step for a new entrepreneur is to simply ask for funding from appropriate sources. In most cases, that means reliance upon personal credit, borrowing from family and friends, and supplier financing.


With Bloc Party's new album out in early 2016, a short European and UK tour scheduled for the end of 2015, and headlining NME's Awards Tour 2016 too, the band are back and have some new members too.
As you may already know, we've interviewed Russell Lissack before, and here's our latest chat. Please do 'share' the post as much as you can, this one's a good'un!
You've been around as a band before the big social media boom, do you think in the current climate that it's harder for a band to break out than it was say back in the early 00's?
"I imagine it's very difficult now. There are the benefits of being able to easily distribute your music, to get yourselves out there but with that comes the problem of standing out. Previously there were limited outlets of where to discover new music, now there are practically unlimited resources.
And then you have the problem of transience that comes with social media."
After Matt and Gordon, did you ever consider leaving Bloc Party?
"No. I love being in Bloc Party."
Does the new band still feel like Bloc Party to you (like The Cure is always The Cure), or is it a new vehicle with the same name (ala Smashing Pumpkins) ?
"To me it's still Bloc Party. It's always been Kele and I since we met in the 90's. I can understand how it's different for people looking on but obviously my perspective is different. We're still playing the songs we wrote together and we're still writing songs together as we always have."
The BOSE interview about Banquet that was published on-line was insightful. If you had the opportunity to reveal the story behind any other Bloc Party song - what would that song be, and why?
"Oh I don't know.... personally I've never been interested in the story behind a song (by another artist), I just enjoy the song for how I interpret it. I think delving too deep into things takes away the magic and the reason you enjoyed it in the first place."
Has fatherhood changed the way you feel about making music?
"It has changed the way I feel, it's just changed the process in terms of time... it's more of an effect on touring."
We saw you upload a photo of 'The Angel Range' CD, fans are always going to ask this but are we ever going to hear them?
"I don't know. I'd like people to hear them if they want to, i understand why people want to hear them... I felt the same about the bands I loved. I've been trying to compile a collection of "rarities" but ultimately there's a lot of other people involved in approving something like that."
How do you find inspiration when writing new music?
"The same as I always have, everywhere. New music, film soundtracks, video games, in my head. Personally I've always been more interested in creating new sounds, it's a never ending quest."
Are we ever going to see a reunion of Pin Me Down?
"Milena lives in LA and works in television now so I don't think so."
Back to the new music, the album features a whopping 15 new tracks, I know on the first two albums you guys had loads of b-sides, is there even more music to come on the singles too?
"The album is actually 11 tracks but there's a deluxe version with an extra 4 tracks. Singles don't really exist any-more sadly."
We're all about new music here and promoting exciting new sounds, but what new bands have you been currently been listening to?
"I love Everything Everything. I suppose they're not technically a new band but they're my favourite guitar band of the last 5 years. They're the only people i know of doing interesting new things with guitars."
"It's a bit early to know what's happening that far ahead yet. I'm looking forward to people hearing the new record next year and getting to play the songs live, that's always my favourite part of the process."
Finally, if you could share a word of wisdom for a new band what would it be?
"Good luck and don't forget to talk to one another."
Bloc Party's new album "Hymns" is out early 2016 - you can watch the video for their comeback single "The Love Within" below - #GBBP.


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Speaker: Professor Gregory Clark (University of California, Davis)
Title: Genetics and Social Life: England, 1600-2022
Abstract: A lineage of 422,433 English people 1600-2022 contains correlations in social outcomes among relatives as distant as 4th cousins. These correlations show striking patterns. First is the strong persistence of social status across family trees. Correlations decline by a factor of only 0.8 across each generation. Even fourth cousins, with a common ancestor only five generations earlier, show significant status correlations. The second remarkable feature is that the decline in correlation with genetic distance in the lineage is unchanged 1600-2022. Vast social changes in England between 1600 and 2022 would have been expected to increase social mobility. The third surprising feature is that the correlations parallel those of a simple model of additive genetic determination of status, with a genetic correlation in marriage of 0.6. There is confirming evidence from marriage records of strong and unchanged status assortment in marriage 1750-2022. Other evidence in the lineage supports the dominance of genetic transmission. For most status outcomes, for example, family size and birth order have no effect, and mothers and fathers have exactly the same weight in predicting child outcomes.
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Q: comboBoxSelectionDidChange gives me previously selected value I am using this notification for NSComboBox. Only problem is when I select a different item in the dropdown it always show previously selected value in the combo box. How can I get the currently selected value. I need to make some controls enable/disable based on the value.
- (void)comboBoxSelectionDidChange:(NSNotification *)notification {
        NSComboBox *comboBox = (NSComboBox *)[notification object];

        NSLog(@"[comboBox stringValue] : %@", [salaryBy stringValue] );
}

A: I got the selected value using:
NSString *strValue = [comboBox itemObjectValueAtIndex:[comboBox indexOfSelectedItem]];

A: I have also noticed this bug and fixed it in a different way. The correct value can be fetched when we read the value in the next run of the main run loop after the comboBoxSelectionDidChange method call as shown below
- (void)comboBoxSelectionDidChange:(NSNotification *)notification{

    [self performSelector:@selector(readComboValue:) withObject:[notification object] afterDelay:0];
}

- (void)readComboValue:(id)object
{
   NSString *comboValue = [(NSComboBox *)object stringValue];
   NSLog(@"%@", comboValue);
}

produces the desired result

A: I use these code with success!
Setting up:
@interface YourWindowController : NSWindowController<NSComboBoxDelegate,NSComboBoxDataSource>

- (void)windowDidLoad
{

comboBox.usesDataSource = YES;
comboBox.datasource = self;
comboBox.delegate = self;
[comboBox selectItemAtIndex:0];

}

-(void)comboBoxSelectionDidChange:(NSNotification *)notification
{

NSLog(@"Selection = %@ ",[[array objectAtIndex: (long)[comboBox indexOfSelectedItem]] objectForKey:@"yourkey"]);

}

Hope this help.

A: The problem here is that the NSComboBox selectionDidChange notification is not well documented and its actual meaning is easily misunderstood.
The notification does not mean that the field value has changed, or even that it will change, it merely means that a menu item was selected. In particular, when using keyboard navigation, the notification is triggered when using the up/down arrow keys to move through the menu but the text in the field won't actually change unless you press enter (which does not trigger a notification).
This means that attempting to use this notification by getting the object value of the selected item (as shown by @Adion) can actually result in unexpected behaviour as it doesn't necessarily reflect the field value. Using a delay to get the field value instead (as shown by @SayeedHussain) can avoid this but it won't pick up the change if applied with the enter key.
Unfortunately I haven't yet found a nice way of properly detecting changes to the combo box - as far as I know the only solution is bindings/KVO.
One possibility is forcing the menu item to be applied as soon as it's selected (comboBox.objectValue = comboBox.objectValueOfSelectedItem), but that's a change of standard UI behaviour and may not be desirable.

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A Nemzetközi Űrállomás 21. alaplegénysége (expedíciója) az első alaplegénység melyet európai űrhajós vezet, a belga Frank De Winne személyében. Két Szojuz űrhajóval, a 22. alaplegénységet szállító Szojuz TMA–15-tel és Szojuz TMA–16-tel juttatják fel.

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Q: Unable to compile mex file I am using cpp files in matlab to get images from Kinect. It gives the following error:

Error using mex (line 206)
  Unable to complete successfully.
Error in compile_cpp_files (line 47)
         mex('-v',['-L' MicrosoftSDKPathLib],'-lMSRKinectNUI',['-I'
         MicrosoftSDKPathInclude],Filename);

I don't know about this error and please let me know how to solve this error?

A: First, you need to configure your mex compiler using
>> mex -setup

Matlab will scan your PC to find installed compiler and suggest you which one to use.
I strongly recommend you use visual studio compiler (the latest you got).
Then try and re-run the compile_cpp_files script.


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package com.google.maps.android.data.geojson;

import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.LatLng;

import org.junit.Test;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.fail;

public class GeoJsonLineStringTest {
    private GeoJsonLineString ls;

    @Test
    public void testGetType() {
        List<LatLng> coordinates = new ArrayList<>();
        coordinates.add(new LatLng(0, 0));
        coordinates.add(new LatLng(50, 50));
        coordinates.add(new LatLng(100, 100));
        ls = new GeoJsonLineString(coordinates);
        assertEquals("LineString", ls.getType());
    }

    @Test
    public void testGetCoordinates() {
        List<LatLng> coordinates = new ArrayList<>();
        coordinates.add(new LatLng(0, 0));
        coordinates.add(new LatLng(50, 50));
        coordinates.add(new LatLng(100, 100));
        ls = new GeoJsonLineString(coordinates);
        assertEquals(coordinates, ls.getCoordinates());

        try {
            ls = new GeoJsonLineString(null);
            fail();
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
            assertEquals("Coordinates cannot be null", e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    @Test
    public void testGetAltitudes() {
        List<LatLng> coordinates = new ArrayList<>();
        coordinates.add(new LatLng(0, 0));
        coordinates.add(new LatLng(50, 50));
        coordinates.add(new LatLng(100, 100));
        List<Double> altitudes = new ArrayList<>();
        altitudes.add(100d);
        altitudes.add(200d);
        altitudes.add(300d);
        ls = new GeoJsonLineString(coordinates, altitudes);
        assertEquals(altitudes, ls.getAltitudes());
        assertEquals(ls.getAltitudes().get(0), 100.0, 0);
        assertEquals(ls.getAltitudes().get(1), 200.0, 0);
        assertEquals(ls.getAltitudes().get(2), 300.0, 0);
    }
}

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Catskill Regional Medical Center is 5-star rated for Appendectomy outcomes according to a study released by Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals and the first third party organization to objectively rate hospital quality with a focus strictly on clinical outcomes.
What does this award mean for our patients?
A 5-star rating indicates that Catskill Regional Medical Center's clinical outcomes are statistically significantly better than expected when treating the condition or performing the procedure being evaluated.
Our progress in maintaining the highest standards of care is reflected in our accreditations, rankings and awards.
Each of these distinctions reinforce our mission to improve the health of our community by delivering exceptional healthcare. These prestigious distinctions also honor our caregivers for their excellence and commitment to providing extraordinary care every day.


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The 2023 season will be the Birmingham Stallions' upcoming 2nd season in the United States Football League and their 2nd under head coach, Skip Holtz and 1st under general manager Zach Potter.

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If capital is put aside for future needs, then the ultimate outcome will depend on the returns achieved. Performance will depend on assets selected and the effects of taxation and the attitude to risk of those involved.
In achieving optimal solutions, it is necessary not only to advise on the right structures, but also to select and monitor investments within these structures to meet particular profiles subject to risk tolerance.
The firm will provide bespoke investment consultancy service for trustees of group and individual pension plans as well as individuals, designed to meet clients stated objectives and risk profile.
In addition, the firm will give mediation advice on the selection of life insurances.


How long can a plant survive without water?
It depends on the type of plant you are talking about that how long it can survive without the supply of water. Generally a plan with small roots needs a frequent supply of water as it may die within a few days or so. A plant with long roots can survive for a couple of weeks, as they can obtain the moisture from the soil with the help of their long roots.
There are some desert plants as well, which can survive several months without any external supply of water.


This project will work with small or large groups of students, so may be used within STEM clubs or as part of routine classwork. It encourages students to base their opinions on factual research, and to appreciate that they may have to balance a range of differing opinions before coming to a decision.
Students are challenged to explain how our everyday lives would change if minerals did not exist. They are asked to take a snapshot of a typical school day and consider how the absence of minerals might affect their life.
Students are challenged to design a low-cost modular clinic that can be used in any country and is able to withstand extreme weather and environmental conditions.
Student and Teacher resources for CREST Discovery level.


135. Exercises How big is the largest building in Medford in square feet? In square metres?
139. Exercises What is the elevation of the 'South Medford' high school building?
142. Exercises What are the expected percentages of children in poverty at each school with a Kindergarten class?
145. Exercises What is the length of 'E Main St'?
148. Exercises How much park area is there within the Medford city limits?
151. Exercises How many buildings are located within wetlands?
154. Exercises Which school is farthest from a park? Which is closest?
158. Exercises Which schools have the most park area within 400 feet? Within 1 km?
159. Exercises Which schools have the most park area within 400 feet? SELECT jacksonco_schools.name, SUM(ST_Area(medford_parks.the_geom)) AS area FROM jacksonco_schools, medford_parks WHERE ST_DWithin(jacksonco_schools.the_geom, medford_parks.the_geom, 400) GROUP BY jacksonco_schools.name ORDER BY area DESC; Within 1 km?
165. Exercises What are the expected percentages of unmarried families for each school?
168. Exercises How many storm drains are within 500 feet of 'Bear Creek'?


Premier Performance. Exceptional Results. Lasting Relationships.
We are a group of real estate professionals with a demonstrated expertise buying and selling luxury homes in Sarasota and Longboat Key. Our aim goes beyond marketing and selling property. We believe that success is achieved when premier performance and exceptional results create lasting relationships. We believe that having a passion for the community and focus on local matters is paramount to sustain a business. Embodying these values is what has made us the premier real estate group for over 30 years.


Tim Donahue - Paragus | Strategic I.T.
Two things Tim loves about Paragus: the culture of constant improvement and beer on tap. Beer-wise, Treehouse Green is his hands-down favorite. He supports the Access Fund, and the Western Mass Climbing Coalition and is a very passionate music teacher. He wishes he could have a pet but his apartment doesn't allow them.


Castella means castle, and there is no better word to describe it. At over 2500 sq ft on a single story, it is our largest and newest offering. Your guest when they visit will arrive at the front door under a slatted arbor. Ten foot ceilings welcome you as you enter the open space of the living room, kitchen and dining area. Bring your big furniture with you, this home has the space for it. If you really want to fill your senses of grandeur , choose to have the cathedral ceilings with beams packages that are available as options. Your chefs skills will be put to good use in the large gourmet kitchen. The master bedroom leads to the master bath leading to the master closet and ending with the utility room. We call this the "living line" and our owners love this smart and intelligent design. Storage is plentiful throughout the home. Next to the utility is a room that can be a secondary office or even outfitted as a craft room. Get your work done in the peace and quiet in the office off of the foyer. Coming from the garage is a convenient mud bench for your shoes and coats. The large master bathroom has room to spare with an expansive vanity and 2 lavatories. At the back of the home is a "flex" room. Imagine the possibilities of a sun room, 2nd living area, grandkids room or creating your own theatre. Take the indoors to the outside with a very large covered porch. The Castella is a smart and flexible floor plan, perfect for the owners looking to right size their life but not give up the life they have.


If you're looking to purchase a car, you already know just how important it is to stay within your budget. But you want to make sure you're getting something decent for your money at the same time. So how do you make sure that happens? Well you want to look at the affordability of the vehicle first, and then you want to make sure that you're getting plenty of additional features to go along with it. Once that happens … well then you're on your way to making a purchase and using your loan to get what you really want.
The sedan version of this vehicle comes in at a great price and it comes with some good features. One of the most important is the 5-star rating from the NHTSA, however it's not rated among the top safety picks for the IIHS. That means it's a safe vehicle but not quite as good as it could be. What's nice about it is the decent gas mileage you get for the size of the vehicle and the decent amount of trunk space as well. Your family won't have any problems getting anything you need in the back of this vehicle and you'll be able to still keep all of your (pretty decent) space in the backseat as well. Check out how to get your own with a loan now.
This car offers a little different system with less of the touchscreen ability and a little more in the way of buttons. It makes the car a little less high tech but if you're looking for affordability and a nice design this is definitely the way to go. Not to mention it has a comfortable interior to match that sleek exterior. You can even get started one of these if you have bad credit.
With this car you are definitely getting your money's worth. It's priced low for all the features you're going to get, especially the great gas mileage and the high safety ratings. It has received a 5-star rating from the NHTSA and is a top safety pick from the IIHS. All of that with the great trunk space you really want in a car and plenty of leg room in the inside, for all of your guests. Not to mention you're going to get a great looking exterior for your trouble as well. There's really a little of everything with this car.
One of the great things is that it's considered one of the most reliable vehicles around and it has all-wheel drive, important for anyone in less than desirable conditions. That means it can drive great no matter where you go or what the weather is like. It's a pretty new design already so it's unlikely that a newer one will be out anytime soon, and that's going to impact your ability to get the sticker price down, but even at that price it's great for the money. Just check out getting your own loan here and we'll help you find out if the Subaru Legacy is for you.
This is one of the least expensive vehicles of all the sedan's you'll find and yet, it's also an extremely good value for that money. With all the space inside you'll have no problem getting all of your passengers comfortable and you'll have enough space for everything you want with you at the same time. The seats are comfortable for more than just size as well, because they're actually designed with comfort in mind. Plus the entire vehicle is extremely safe with both 5-star ratings from the NHTSA and a top safety pick rating from the IIHS. Add in the great gas mileage and you're definitely going to be more than happy. Get more information about getting your own loan for this car right here.
One thing that makes this vehicle even better is that you're going to get a great warranty and roadside assistance all standard. Plus there's a whole lot of wiggle room on that already low price because Hyundai is offering all kinds of rebates, lease specials and more. So you'll be able to get an even lower price than you would have originally thought. All you have to do to get started on your own is check car financing information.
This vehicle offers a great price and has some features that you're going to love along with it. One of the best is the comfort factor because it's designed with some great space and zero gravity seats as well. That means you're going to have no problem getting your friends and family to take even longer trips in this car. And they'll do it plenty happy because the new style from the interior and the exterior is something to look at. You can get one for yourself with a car loan right here.
What's really great is the gas mileage, some of the best you'll find in this industry, and the top safety pick rating from the IIHS is definitely a benefit. Unfortunately, the NHTSA hasn't rated it so there's not a whole lot of information regarding the safety from other aspects. Still, the company is interested in selling as many of this vehicle as possible and that means you're going to have no problem getting a deal, even though the model sells pretty well on its own.
If what you're really looking for is a decent trim package at a low rate then you'll have no problem with this option. It looks stylish and the upgraded version with Uconnect even fits the range of affordable SUV's for our purposes. Of course, you're going to have a lower warranty this time around, since the redesign changed the package, but you will get some upgraded features that weren't available before and a better than average trim level too.
Here there's also a good gas mileage range and a decent amount of space for your passengers or your stuff in the cargo area. What's really great is you'll also be able to get some decent rebates and special deals. So much so that you'll probably be able to improve your options package because you'll get a whole lot of money off right from the start. All you need to do is get your loan figured out. Just check right here for more car loan information.
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Forget the Cash: 5 Thoughtful Ways to Reward Employees
Matt Krumrie
Career Advice Columnist
The ineffectiveness of traditional performance reviews is yesterday's news. But as the season of giving approaches, smart HR pros realize the traditional end-of-year cash bonus — while of course accepted and much appreciated — also needs a reboot. Simply showing employees the money may not be the most effective motivational and engagement tool for today's changing workforce.
In fact, the best organizations recognize and reward employees at all levels with incentives that go beyond year-end cash awards, says Jim Greenway, executive vice president, marketing and sales effectiveness for Lee Hecht Harrison, a global career transition and outplacement organization. "These incentives should take into account the personal interests, needs and goals of the individual," says Greenway.
One effective incentive could be something everyone wants: The gift of time. A few extra days off can really refresh and energize. Follow up on those days off by sending a basket of fruit or picnic basket with a "thank you" note for all their dedication and hard work. "If the employee has spent countless hours at work, think about what he or she might have sacrificed in order to be your high performer," says Lisa Orndorff, an HR business partner in the HR department for the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM).
Jena Brown, a Twin Cities-based talent acquisition operations consultant, says company size, industry and culture all play key roles in the type of awards and recognition organizations dole out. Possibilities include the exotic — renting a Ferrari for a top performer for the weekend, or the helpful — such as personal services like home housecleaning or hiring a landscaping pro to help an employee plant flowers in the spring.
Beyond formal year-end reward programs, here are a few more suggestions for recognizing employees at all levels, according to a variety of HR experts:
1. Gift cards that don't suck: Selecting gift certificates based on employees' interests (or that align with a company's values) shows an extra level of appreciation and acknowledgement, says Greenway. For example, movie theater gift certificates for the movie buff, tickets to the big game for the sports fan; live music/theatre tickets for the employee into the arts; airline, hotel or booking site gift certificates/vouchers for the traveler and so on. Other options include gift cards for golf, music, culinary classes and more.
2. A commitment to wellness — sincerely: Subsidized gym memberships are nice, but companies can take the commitment to employee wellness further by expressly carving out time for workers to exercise on the clock. Merchant service company Gravity Payments created a weekly running club, for example, and excuses members from work for an hour to partake. Another option is gifting wearable health trackers, such as Fitbits, to accompany that gym discount.
3. Pay leadership forward: Make a donation in a top performing employee's name to the charity of the employee's choosing, says Elliott. The donation could have the double bonus of being tax deductible to the company while rewarding the employee. Kiva's micro-lending program is a prime candidate, since contributions empower people around the world to start their own businesses.
4. Reward education: Offer to help defray education expenses, including past student loans. Even a small stipend would be appreciated — especially by younger workers who may be saddled with debt.
5. Dinner with the CEO: While one-to-one time with the head honcho can be intimidating for some, it can be rewarding for others. "It's an opportunity for others to get their ideas and thoughts in front of the highest level person in the company, as well as an opportunity to learn from him or her," says Brown. Follow that dinner up with a photo of the employee and CEO for the company blog or newsletter and it's a win-win.
Of course, some of these may work within your corporate culture, while others may not. "The important thing is to take action with a personalized approach that demonstrates to your people that they are valued," says Greenway.
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