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Inside Constellation's 2019 Enterprise Awards
By R "Ray" Wang
By The Constellation Research Team
Awards Showcase What Was Top Of Mind In Enterprise Technology At The End of The Decade
This year the Constellation Research team attended over 270 events, engaged in 1000s of inquires and briefings, conducted 1000s of media inquiries, and almost touched one billion impressions in the social sphere. As disruptive technology in the past decade evolved from cloud, AI, social, mobile, IOT and big data, 2019 saw the evolution and maturity of IOT, 3D printing, 5G, robotics, mixed reality, AI, and quantum computing. Top of mind business themes included the privacy rights, data-driven digital networks, stakeholder capitalism, augmented humanity, and digital ethics.
Before the team ushers in the new decade, Constellation takes one last moment to reflect on 2019, an era of the best US economy in history, the most divisive politics and discontent around the world, and a year where technology remained in the spotlight for political, economic, societal, environmental, and legislative mind share. Tech went from a force of good to a force for evil in a blink of an eye.
Amidst this backdrop, the Constellation Research team is proud to announce the 2019 Enterprise Awards.
BEST ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE STARTUP
This category recognizes when an enterprise software startup achieved escape velocity in mind share and relevance.
Winner: Outreach
Why did they win?
Outreach, which is a sales acceleration app that automates contact sequences and gives inside salespeople prioritized activities and recommended next best actions. It may sound pretty simple, but what they do helps companies operate like they have much bigger sales teams, get more quickly to the real opportunities that are likely to close, and focus on sealing the deal. They're officially a unicorn with the latest round of funding they got earlier this year--now valued at $1.1B on about $100M in revenue that is growing like crazy.
Runners Up: DataGrail, EagleView, Invoca, Sisu
DataGrail made their big splash as the purpose-built privacy platform taking on GDPR compliance. So, it is understandable that in their early days, their primary marquee customers were EU based grappling with the realities of compliance. But now, the Menlo Park, CA based venue tackles all things privacy, trust and transparency just in time for California, Nevada and New York to usher in punishing data privacy, security and governance demands via regulation. DataGrail allows an organization to identify and map applications and the data they bring into the enterprise…think of them as the easy button of compliance with hundreds of pre-built application connectors and integrations for data lakes and the promise of no-code on-boarding. The goal here is that new systems can be automatically detected, and privacy requests performed without involving application owners. In other words, you can check off the opt-out, inventory and tracking demands of new regulations like CCPA while also managing the opt-in, security, quality and permissions tracking demands of GDPR. Considering how much chaos is expected in the privacy space in 2020, DataGrail might prove to be the right startup at the right moment in time.
Bellevue, Washington based EagleView's aerial imagery, data analytics and geographical information system solutions pioneers in the global aerial imagery market. With a $125M patent court win against rival Verisk and its Xactware Solutions unit behind them, and the arrival of Michael Park in January, this company is building a data-driven digital network that fights insurance fraud, improves government planning, enables smarter construction, and allows utilities to scale maintenance.
Invoca, whose AI-based solutions analyze call conversations (mostly sales, but anything inbound) to identify customer insights. Invoca's tools get used to drive tighter connections between marketing campaigns, advertising spend, and business results. Along the way--and this is what I find most impressive about it--the tools highlight all kinds of issues that impact customer experience (like IVR systems that aren't programmed effectively, hold times to get to salespeople that are way too long, support issues that are diverting potential upsets). They're providing the substance that allows different departments (often marketing or analytics teams) to have the right conversations with other parts of the business to make the changes that lead to really significant improvements. This is the kind of stuff that helps to grow top line revenue and drive bottom-line cost savings at the same time.
San Francisco-based Sisu stood out in a crowded BI and analytics market by taking a focused approach to addressing business problems instead of piling on yet more tools for developing reports and dashboards. Sisu focuses on delivering diagnostic analytics that go beyond telling organizations what happened to informing them why things changed. Sisu does root-cause analysis over time to make it clearer why key performance indicators are headed in the right or wrong direction. It's the crucial first step to knowing how to act to ensure better outcomes.
BEST ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE VENDOR
This category recognizes the enterprise software vendor who improved their customer relevance, market share, customer satisfaction, and brand standing.
Winner: Zoho
Zoho has emerged as one of the winners in delivering business productivity and enterprise class applications to the small and medium sized business market. Their success gives them an opportunity to go up-market to the enterprises who continue to see escalating costs and a slowdown of innovation in the enterprise software market. The company's ever-expanding portfolio is designed as constituent parts of a greater whole, so everything works together. Led by Sridhar Vembu, the co-founder and CEO, Zoho has found a formula to digitize businesses at scale. With an estimated valuation of $2 billion (USD) for Zoho, the company remains private and has not taken any investments from venture capitalists. The relentless focus on reinvention and new ways of working has enabled the organization to deliver not only innovation at scale, but also a massive breadth of business applications and platform.
Runners Up: Splunk and Smartsheet
Splunk, a popular cloud-based analytics platform has been on a roll for several years now, recently reaching 18,000 enterprise customers. The company has reached an inflection point with the installation current CTO, Tim Tully, mantra product design says that products such as theirs should be "indulgent", beautiful, and eminently usable. The company's stylish user experiences and famously incisive analytics visualizations rank at the top of the industry.
Smartsheet, a publicly traded SaaS company that offers enterprise-grade work management solutions, has one of the most engaged and enthusiastic customer followings in the tech business. Far from being cultish, however, the company achieves this passionate status by delivering one of the most practical and effective collaboration tools in the industry.
BEST ENTERPRISE SERVICES VENDOR
This category recognizes the enterprise services vendor that transforms delivery models and crafts new client-centric market approaches.
Winner: Accenture
Source: Accenture
Massive mind-share among clients, continuous string of tuck-in acquisitions, deep technology partnerships, and overall client satisfaction boost Accenture to the top. With thought leaders across every technology team and the first female CEO in the company's history, the managing director team bench strength remains just as strong as the college recruits. Accenture's growth over the past 5 years has shown a stock price from under $100 to above $200.
Runners Up: Capgemini and Tata Consulting Services (TCS)
Source: Capgemini
Capgemini acquisition of Altran for product engineering services placed the European based global powerhouse in the midst of the biggest growth area for the global services sector. As the firm transitions from the legendary leadership of Paul Hermelin, the last of the Serge Kampf disciples, to CEO in waiting Aiman Ezzat, they enter a new era where organizations must determine when enterprises move to full automation, augmentation of humans by machine, augmentation of machines by humans, and full human judgment. Capgemini has often played a significant role in helping organizations think different and take a more humanistic view of technology.
Source: TCS
The TCS team and CEO Rajesh Gopinathan continue to execute and take market share at a time the service market faces massive challenges in building top line growth and managing operating profitability per employee. Areas such as TCS interactive and the Research and Innovation teams are powering the future growth of the venerable Global Services firm. TCS has found the right balance in crafting digital offerings and supporting the real work needed to modernize IT.
BEST TECH ACQUISITION
This category recognizes the enterprise tech acquisition that has the most impact for customers, market landscape, and the overall industry direction.
Winner: Google - Looker
Google Cloud is currently in a distant third position when it comes to cloud provider market share. To gain market share it needs to get more of a share of enterprises IT spending, and a Analytics / BI solution like Looker fills exactly that role. Looker caters also well with the bigger Google Cloud play of bringing AI, BigData and ML to the masses - the technical savvy business user. Looker's ability to be embedded gives Google Cloud additional load and CxO in enterprises more options to address analytics and visualization needs in the next generation application projects.
Looker's strengths include its centralized data-modeling and governance, which promotes consistency and reuse. It runs on top of modern cloud databases, including Google BigQuery, AWS Redshift and Snowflake, but it's biggest partner before the acquisition was Google. With each joint deployment, customers bring significant amounts of data for analysis onto the Google Cloud. The early, encouraging signs are that Google will give Looker enough autonomy to retain tight integrations with Redshift, Snowflake, Azure SQL and whatever sources and platforms customers might want to use. Yet to be seen is whether Google investment and AI and ML technology will help Looker bolster its self-service and augmented analytics capabilities.
Runners Up: Apple - Intel Mobile Business, and Thales - Gemalto
In July 2019, Apple acquired a majority of Intel's smartphone modem business worth $1 billion. This patent trove, talent pool, and self-sufficiency gives Apple a leg up to push back on Qualcomm chips in its future devices. Apple also brought over 2200 Intel employees and over 17,000 core patents from protocols for cellular standards to modem architecture, and modem operations. With the clock ticking on the 6-year truce with Qualcomm, Apple has the ability to finally break free from licensing deals. In fact, the fully integrated supply chain and technology platform will free Apple from third-party dependencies. Recent revelations show Intel lost multiple billions of dollars in the sales as it battled against Qualcomm's anti-competitive behavior.
Thales Group announced the $4.65 billion acquistion of Gemalto in December 2017. After a long delay with the European Union competition commission, Thales unloaded the Thales General Purpose HSM unit to Entrust Datacard as part of the settlement to finally close the deal in April 2019 . The acquisition led to the aggregation of a comprehensive suite of hardware key management, smart card, and epersonal identity devices with one mega conglomerate.
BEST PARTNERSHIP
This category recognizes the enterprise partnership that delivered the most impact for customers and the market.
Winner: Google's Ascension Health partnership
Healthcare took center stage this year with the public cloud companies clamoring over healthcare partnerships. One of the nation's leading non-profit health systems, Ascension, partnered with Google Cloud's AI and ML solutions to improve healthcare experiences and outcomes. With over 2600 sites of care including 150 hospitals and over 50 senior living facilities, this mega-partnership drew concern among regulators. More than just shifting workloads to the cloud, using GSuite, and putting new tools to work for front line healthcare delivery teams, Project Nightingale, seeks to modernize healthcare with a data-driven approach to transforming the continuum of care. Asscenion's reach provides Google with massive population health data and a good cohort data set to apply ML and AI. This deal represents the battle for industry data in data-driven networks and will be the first of many across industries.
Runners Up: Cerner and Amazon AWS
EMR and healthcare tech giant, Cerner, takes a major step towards modernizing their enterprise applications with a cloud first mentality. Historically, the Cerner culture built applications with a not invented here approach. However the opportunity to build in the cloud with Amazon Web Services (AWS), opened up opportunities to rethink and recreate the core Cerner application. Migrating the core Cerner application to AWS, along with the utilization of AWS machine learning platform will hasten the move for Cerner clients towards population health management and value based care.
This category recognizes the best enterprise CEO. Enough said.
Winner: Aneel Bhusri, Workday
Aneel Bhusri has shown the persistence and patience that is needed to potentially change the ERP category for the better. With the closure of the Analysis, Planning and Execution cycle, the back office gains all the innovations of the latest technologies delivered in the cloud. Originally starting with HCM, then adding Finance and more recently Operations capabilities, Workday has set out to inherently integrate analysis, planning and integration automation needs. As with all fundamental changes to the value proposition of a software category, this transition takes time and education of the markets. Both have been given and delivered by Workday with Bhusri pushing through numerous product development architectures as well as acquisition to get the 'virtual cycle' of ERP to a new level. Workday's next step will be the move of Workday's product to the public cloud, in order to take advantage of cheap compute and availability to fuel AI / ML capabilities that are needed to take ERP to the 21st century. Add a deep bench of management talent and a customer focused mission, Workday has delighted a wide range of customers to take market share from legacy players. The mission and purpose started by Co-Founder Dave Duffield and passed on to Aneel Bhusri appears to be on course to transform core operations software in the next decade.
Source: Constellation Research, Inc.
Runners Up: Thomas Kurian (Google), Marc Benioff (salesforce.com)
It was a surprise when Oracle product leader and President, Thomas Kurian, switched his commute exit to a few exits south on US 101 from Ralston Road to Mathilda Avenue for Google Cloud. Since his hiring, Kurian has not rested as he expanded on the vision of Google Cloud way beyond the original vision of previous leader Diane Greene. No longer is AI / ML and security are the key value propositions, but Google Cloud has aggressively pursued next gen compute load, with Google Anthos. A bigger focus on GSuite for the future of work and a vertical apps agenda (e.g. in M=media) give Google Cloud a new and better shot at moving up from its current #3 position. A more ISV and open source friendly approach makes Google an attractive cloud provider for vendors that are worried to be squeezed out by larger IaaS players. An executive team overhaul, a bigger focus on go-to-market capacity and commitment to enterprise requirments round up the increased potential of Google Cloud in 2020.
Source: Google
Marc Benioff continues to find the balance between tech for social good and innovation sherpa for enterprises seeking business transformation. From hiring the top talent into salesforce.com for the past two decades to creating new roles such as Chief Equality Officer and creating the Office of Ethical and Humane Use, Marc has pioneered what the modern corporation may look like in the re-emerging trend of stakeholder capitalism. Since inception, Benioff has espoused an integrated philanthropic approach of pledging 1% of product, time, and resources, known as the 1-1-1 model. Salesforce.com has given more than $240 million in grants, 3.5 million hours of community service and product donations of more than 39,000 non-profits and educational institutions. Marc's presence at the World Economic Forum and Business Roundtable have shifted the corporate mindset and shown how tech companies can lead the way to improving global issues.
Source: Insider Associates, LLC
BEST NEW ENTERPRISE CATEGORY
This category recognizes the best new enterprise category that made an impact to the market.
Winner: Sales Engagement Platforms
This category of tools pulls data from CRM systems, productivity tools (e.g. email, phone, collaboration, etc.), and other sources of customer information to organize, prioritize, and automate sales activities to improve close rates and deal sizes. In effect, Sales Engagement Platforms deliver a type of low-code workflow management tool (with a dash of ML and AI). Purpose built for sales people, the systems encapsulate best practices gleaned from actual results. With over 60+ sales engagement solutions in the market, this new category separates the wheat from the chaff. Key vendors embracing this category include: Clearslide, Dealhub, Groove, MixMax, Outreach, Reply.io, RevenueGrid, SalesLoft. Scaura, and Xant.
Runners up: Gig Economy For The Enterprise and Data Driven Digital Networks
GigEconomy for the enterprise recognizes the ability to bring just in-time skills and resources and crowdsourcing platforms together in the future of work. The blending of free-lancers and full timers enable the best talent to be applied to the right engagement and project at all times. Vendors such as Gigster's PeopleCloud and Wipro's TopCoder exemplify this category.
Data-Driven Digital Networks apply disruptive and exponential tech such as Cloud, 5G, IOT, Blockchain, and AI to craft new businesses models with a subscription commerce, smart services, cross value chains, or joint venture approaches. The value of the network comes from the insight, not the transactions. These digital feedback loops power next best action, recommendations, and contextual decisions. IBM FoodTrust won this year's SuperNova Awards in this new enterprise category.
BEST NEW ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE MARKETING OF THE YEAR
This category showcases the best marketing campaign, ad, or perception transformation in the enterprise.
Winner: Splunk
Legendary category king creator Chris Lochhead teamed up with Splunk's CEO Doug Merritt and CMO Carrie Palin to rebrand and relaunch Splunk as the Data To Everything Platform. The launch included President Obama's debut on the tech conference speaking circuit, rock-solid messaging, branding, and go-to-market playbooks. As one of the most sophisticated launches of the decade, the flawless execution has led to massive results with a 40% increase in software revenues, ARR of $1.44B up 53% year over year.
Source: Splunk
Runners Up: SAP, Oracle, and Google Cloud
SAP's "Make The World Run Better" campaign features Clive Owen humanizing tech in a classy manner. With signs of the invisible hand of Marty Homlish of SAP and Omnicom fame, the ad hits hard at the tech lash and shows a shiny light forward. Think of this ad as the inside joke mockery of enterprise software the way Dennis Quaid makes fun of insurance ads for esurance.
Oracle took the sports marketing coup of the year with the transition from AT&T Park in San Francisco to Oracle Park. With the Oracle Arena housing the Golden State Warriors moving to the Chase Center, Oracle's marketing team, led by Judith Sims, picked up naming rights from AT&T. The 20 year and estimated $200M naming rights put competitors Adobe, Coupa, Salesforce, and Workday under the Oracle shadow on the giant scoreboard.
Google Cloud's push to make the enterprise "Googly" led to some creative and expensive ads with the second year of the NCAA partnership . While most sports fans could care less about the ads, the content was relevant and humorous and helped grow the brand awareness at a time Google Cloud Platform critically challenges Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure for cloud dominance. The Constellation team found the ads almost at the high-brow level of the Adobe ads of 2017 and 2018. Hopefully in 2020, the Google Cloud marketing team, led by Alison Wagonfeld will focus on more account based marketing activities, field marketing, and event based activities as that's what effective enterprise marketing comes down to, not airport campaigns, and multi-million dollar ad spots. Yet, these ads were well done and award worthy and thus a runner-up.
BIGGEST TECH FLOP OF THE YEAR
This category simultaneously recognizes the highest potential and largest failure in enterprise tech
Winner: Foldable Phone Fail
In searching for a new form factor away from the single surface and touch screen, Samsung, Huawei, and Royole attempted to launch a foldable phones in the upper $2000 price range. While the concept was attractive, the execution turned out to be a failure for both the Samsung Galaxy Fold, Huawei MateX, and Royole. Delays during the summer and a heated trade disupte dampened the launches for Huawei while Samsung faced another phone disaster with early users peeling of a key film thinking it was a protective cover. At the end of the day, the foldable phone fad came and went like the emphemeral Cannabis ruderalis. Despite this massive flop, expect Samsung to announce the improved and revamped version in February 2020 ahead of Mobile World Congress. Meanwhile, the new Motorola RAZR is back with a reimagined flip phone for 2020!
Runners up: WeWork IPO Psych, Facebook Fails Privacy, and Miarntis Buys Docker
The overall tech IPO scene led a round of failures culminating in WeWork. The confluence of quadrillions of investor money, a rush to dominate markets as a monopoly, immature startup-founders, and a rush to build data driven business models with little experience led to WeWork's demise. In fact, this lack of good investment vehicles has every VC, PE firm, and sovereign wealth fund concerned about the lack of billion dollar unicorn prospects. How Andrew Neuman managed to score a G650 private jet for him and his wife with a board asleep at the wheel fully epitomizes the excesses of this era.
Facebook continued a massive fail in supporting privacy policies as Mark Zuckerberg's ethical relativism and Sheryl Sandberg's bad judgment calls over the past five years came home to roost as Facebook faced one massive scandal after another. With the government's three letter agencies chomping at the bit for an enforcement case and big fines, the distractions mounted at Facebook.
The big blue whale fail hit hard when containerization poster child Docker was acquired by a lesser-known but competent cloud consulting firm, Miarantis. Docker lost in adoption to the more nimble Kubernetes despite raising $280M in funding and failing to IPO or achieve profitability. Pure arrogance met hubris galore in the halcyon halo of early success. The merger may give Docker new life in the Miarantis Cloud Platform, however, Docker lost the battle and Google's Kubernetes won big league.
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Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition
The Microwave Processing of Foods
Editors: Marc Regier Kai Knoerzer Helmar Schubert
Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
Published Date: 18th November 2016
View all volumes in this series: Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition
1. Introducing microwave-assisted processing of food: Fundamentals of the technology
1.2 Physical definitions and legislative regulations
1.3 Electromagnetic theory
1.4 General configuration of microwave systems
1.6 Nomenclature
2. Microwave heating and the dielectric properties of foods
2.2 Microwave heating and the dielectric properties of foods (see also Chapter 1: Introducing microwave-assisted processing of food: fundamentals of the technology)
2.3 Microwave interactions with dielectric materials
2.4 Measuring microwave heating
2.5 Microwave heating variables
2.6 Product formulation to optimize microwave heating
2.7 Future trends
3. Determination of the dielectric properties of foods
3.3 Further analysis of dielectric properties
4. Impact of microwave processing on nutritional, sensory, and other quality attributes
4.2 Microwave processing of different food matrices
4.3 Superiority of microwaves over conventional heating techniques to preserve food quality
5. Microwave technology for food processing: An overview of current and future applications
5.2 Industrially available microwave applicators
5.3 Current food processing applications
5.4 Research and development in novel and future applications
6. Microwave-assisted baking
6.2 Principles of microwave baking
6.3 Strengths and weaknesses of microwave baking
6.4 Technologies and equipment for microwave-assisted baking
6.5 Applications of microwave-assisted baking to particular foods
7. Microwave-assisted frying
7.2 Deep fat frying (deep frying)
7.3 Microwave frying of doughnuts
7.4 Other microwave-assisted frying processes
7.5 The future of microwave-assisted frying in the food industry
8. Microwave-assisted drying
8.2 Principles of drying processes
8.3 Specific aspects of MW-assisted drying
8.4 MW in drying processes
8.5 Special quality attributes of microwave-assisted (vacuum) drying
8.6 Microwave drying applied in food industry
8.7 Modeling microwave drying
9. Microwave-assisted blanching
9.2 Advantages and disadvantages of microwave-assisted blanching
9.3 Case studies/examples of application of microwave-assisted blanching
9.4 Concluding remarks and future trends
10. Microwave-assisted pasteurization and sterilization—commercial perspective
10.2 Market applications for extended shelf life foods
10.3 Industrial continuous microwave processing systems
10.4 Issues and advantages of microwave-assisted continuous thermal processing
10.5 Conclusions: impacts and prospects for continuous microwave processing of stabilized meals
Sources of further information and advice
11. Microwaves for microbial inactivation—efficiency and inactivation kinetics
11.1 Principles of microwave inactivation
11.2 Critical process factors influencing microbial inactivation through microwave application
11.3 Inactivation of microorganisms in foods by microwave application
11.4 Mechanism of microwave inactivation of microorganisms
11.5 Application of microwaves in food processing
11.6 Microbial inactivation kinetics
11.7 Microbial validation studies
11.8 Concluding remarks and future trends
12. Microwave-assisted thawing and tempering
12.2 Conventional and emerging thawing and tempering approaches
12.3 Electromagnetic-assisted thawing and tempering approaches
12.4 Conclusions and future trends
13. Packaging for microwave foods
13.2 Factors affecting temperature distribution in microwaved foods
13.3 Passive containers
13.4 Packaging materials
13.5 Active containers
13.6 Microwave pasteurization of ready meals
13.7 Future trends
14. The heating performance of domestic microwave ovens
14.2 Factors affecting food heating: microwave power output
14.3 Factors affecting food heating: reheating performance
14.4 Food simulant materials for testing oven heating performance
14.5 Methodology for identifying cooking/reheating procedure
14.6 Determining the heating performance characteristics of microwave ovens
15. Measuring temperature distributions during microwave processing
15.2 Methods of measuring temperature distributions
15.3 Basic principles of different temperature mapping methods
15.4 Experiments and results of MRI study of microwave-induced heating pattern
16. Microwave plant requirements and process control for advanced applications
16.1 Basic microwave design
16.2 Industrial application
17. Improving the heating uniformity in microwave processing
17.2 Heat distribution and uniformity in microwave processing
17.3 Heating effects related to uniformity
17.4 The role of heating uniformity in some applications
17.5 Modeling and simulation of microwave processes as a tool for improving heating uniformity
17.6 Techniques for improving heating uniformity
17.7 Applications to particular foods/processes
17.9 Sources of further information and advice
18. Simulation of microwave processes
18.2 Review of literature
18.3 Governing physics
18.4 Coupled electromagnetic and thermal models
18.5 Consideration for model development
18.6 Examples of modeling of batch and continuous microwave heating processes
18.7 Future outlooks
The Microwave Processing of Foods, Second Edition, has been updated and extended to include the many developments that have taken place over the past 10 years. Including new chapters on microwave assisted frying, microwave assisted microbial inactivation, microwave assisted disinfestation, this book continues to provide the basic principles for microwave technology, while also presenting current and emerging research trends for future use development. Led by an international team of experts, this book will serve as a practical guide for those interested in applying microwave technology.
Provides thoroughly up-to-date information on the basics of microwaves and microwave heating
Discusses the main factors for the successful application of microwaves and the main problems that may arise
Includes current and potential future applications for real-world application as well as new research and advances
Includes new chapters on microwave-assisted frying, microbial inactivation, and disinfestation
R&D staff, researchers, Product developers, students and university teaching staff
© Woodhead Publishing 2017
Marc Regier Editor
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marc Regier studied at the University of Karlsruhe physics before he received his doctorate at the Institute of Food Process Engineering (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Helmar Schubert) in the field of microwave drying of food and provision of water distribution by means of magnetic resonance imaging in 2003. In his time at the Federal Research Centre for Nutrition and Food (today Max Rubner Institute) he worked among others with the drying, microwave applications and other new methods. After another stay at the Institute of Food Process Engineering, he was in 2007 as Professor of Food Process Engineering at the Technische Fachhochschule Berlin (today Beuth University of Applied Sciences) called from where he moved to the University of Trier in 2010.
As research priorities, Mr. Regier busy drying processes, microwave applications, and magnetic resonance imaging.
In teaching, Mr. Regier represents mathematics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, thermal process engineering as well as new methods of food technology.
Professor, University of Karlsruhe, Germany
Kai Knoerzer Editor
Dr Kai Knoerzer has a background in process engineering (BSc), chemical engineering (MSc) and food process engineering (PhD), all awarded from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany). In 2006 he commenced work with Food Science Australia as a Postdoctoral fellow; his current position in the Food and Nutrition Flagship is Senior Research Scientist. Kai has a proven track record in food process engineering research and development, particularly of innovative technologies. Currently, he is involved in research activities on engineering aspects (e.g., numerical modelling, simulation, process/equipment design and optimisation, as well as scale-up) across all innovative food processing technologies investigated at CSIRO, namely, high pressure (thermal), pulsed electric field, microwave, cool plasma and ultrasonics/megasonics processing. He is also leading the strategy development and project portfolio in the food stability area (Project cluster: Food Stability – Innovative Processing Solutions) and the extrusion platform project. Kai's work has shown both science impact, with more than 70 peer-reviewed journal and conference proceedings and book chapters, two edited books (and two more currently being edited), over 120 oral and poster presentations at national and international conferences and 3 patents, as well as commercial impact in the food industry. His work has also been recognised with various international awards for research excellence.
Senior Research Scientist, Food and Nutrition Flagship, CSIRO, Australia
Helmar Schubert Editor
Schubert studied Mechanical and Process Engineering at the TU Berlin and the University of Karlsruhe. In 1972 he was a PhD Chemical Engineering in the field at Hans Rumpf and habilitated there in 1981. Since 1986 until his retirement in April 2004 he held the Chair of Food Process Engineering, and was head of the same institute of the University of Karlsruhe (TH), today KIT.
Schubert was also director of the Institute of Chemical Engineering of the Federal Research Centre for Nutrition in Karlsruhe from 1977 to 1991. Subsequently, he worked from 1982 to 1984 Head of the Federal Research Institutes for Food and GVC-Chairman from 2001 to 2004. In addition, he from 2002 to 2004, Vice-Chairman DECHEMA Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology eV He also led the GVC technical committee "Food Process Engineering" and was a member of the specialist committees "interfaces" and "Agglomerisation- and bulk solids technology".
Schubert is a member in the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences since 2001. He is also a member of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology and the German Academy of Science and Engineering. Helmar Schubert is a founding member of the International Association for Engineering and Food IAEF and since 2004 Chairman of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering EFCE Section on Food. In addition, he has worked as an author. The European.
Professor at the Department of Food Process Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany

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Hello I Have 36 of these picturebox click events. I want to use just one click event for all 36 picture boxes. Additionally all click events do the same thing, the code is just slightly different on the first one. Thnaks

A: Just go to the events property of each picture and set to p02_Click or use your own custom name.
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You can also test to see if it's pictureBox1 by setting a Tag property for p01 and checking that property in code.

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Looking for apartments for rent near Holy Family University? Situated on 17 lush acres in Bucks County, Orangewood Park offers a tranquil community that enhances focus whether you're continuing your education or furthering your career in it. Our Levittown apartments are located just minutes from the area's multitude of educational opportunities including Holy Family University. Our spacious one- and two-bedroom floor plans featuring quality amenities are the perfect home base between classes.
Located just over 20 minutes from Orangewood Park, Holy Family University has been Roman Catholic liberal arts education since 1954. The school's main campus, located in Philadelphia, offers undergraduate and graduate programs, while its satellite campus in Bensalem is home to its accelerated programs and the Newtown location has graduate programs, accelerated program courses, an undergraduate program in education, and corporate training programs. Serving just under 2,000 students, this intimate university offers a uniquely supportive atmosphere paired with quality education.
Our apartments for rent near Holy Family University offer the perfect location to live and learn. Set in Levittown, Orangewood Park is just minutes from major thoroughfares putting Philadelphia, Trenton, and the New York metropolitan area within easy reach. Less than 10 minutes from your front door lie I-276 and I-95. Looking to stay closer to home and take care of your weekly errands? The Levittown area is home to a multitude of amenities from grocers to restaurants, boutiques, and more. No matter what you need to keep yourself going, you're sure to find it right nearby.
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This mobile stand is the perfect combination of contemporary design and functionality. With its sleek lines and thick panels, it will add modern appeal to any home office. Stand alone or paired with matching desk and bookshelf for optimal organization. Features two drawers for added storage and an open storage compartment for CPU or accessories. An ideal place for a printer or scanner or other computer hardware.
Thick top is dent- and stain-resistant. Full-extension file drawer accommodate letter/legal filing. Lock keeps contents safe. Straight edge design provides a clean look. Use freestanding or remove top for use under credenza, desk or return shells (SOLD SEPARATELY). Color: Espresso; Overall Width: 35 1/2"; Overall Depth: 22"; Overall Height: 29".
String and button closure keeps contents secure even if box is overturned. FastFold� quick and easy assembly. Medium-duty stacking strength for use with or without shelving. This product was made from wood sourced from a certified managed forest. Box Style: General Storage; Box Type: Storage; Material(s): Double End; Single Side; Double Bottom; Strength: Medium-Duty.
Sturdy low file cabinet great for use for storage or as a low credenza with your desk. Great used as a return to expand your desk space to create "L" or "U" shaped desk configurations. Coordinating laminates for use with Alera� Valencia, Sedina, or Open Office Desk Series. Three storage spaces including lateral file drawer, pencil drawer and open storage. Full extension ball-bearing slides for easy access to everything. Configurable left or right handed. Durable woodgrain laminate is scratch-, dent-, and water-resistant. Leveling glides compensate for uneven floors. Two fold-away safety keys. Accommodates letter or legal filing. Color: Mahogany; Overall Width: 29 1/2"; Overall Depth: 19 1/8"; Overall Height: 22 7/8".
Full cradle drawer suspension with nylon rollers for smooth, quiet drawer action. Drawers open fully to provide easy access to entire drawer contents. High drawer sides eliminate the need for hangrails. An adjustable wire follower in each drawer keeps files upright and neat. HON� "One Key" core removable lock installed. Color: Light Gray; Overall Width: 15"; Overall Depth: 25"; Overall Height: 29".
Steel ball bearing suspension; full extension on file drawer, 90% extension on box drawers. High-sided file drawer allows front-to-back letter size filing and includes follower block and crossrail. Counterweight inhibits tipping when opening more than one drawer. Fits under 29-1/2" high workstations. Fixed front casters and swivel back casters for easy mobility. "One Key" core removable lock makes re-keying quick and easy. File/File with full radius pulls. Color: Black; Overall Width: 15"; Overall Depth: 22 7/8"; Overall Height: 28".
A contemporary classic with clean lines and modern silver metalwork. Thermally fused woodgrain laminate is scratch-, dent- and water-resistant. Drawers operate on steel ball bearing full-extension glides. File drawer accommodates letter/legal filing. Central locking with two fold-away safety keys for a slimmer profile. Easily mobile on five casters (two locking); front center caster helps prevent tipping. Color: Walnut; Overall Width: 15 3/8"; Overall Depth: 20"; Overall Height: 26 5/8".
Double-end, single-side construction. Lift-off lid ships attached to prevent lid loss, then tears off for use. Light-duty, basic setup construction for moderate stacking or use with shelving. This product was made from wood sourced from a certified managed forest. Stock up and save! Box Style: General Storage; Box Type: Storage; Material(s): Double End; Single Side; Double Bottom; Strength: Basic-Duty.
Put the extra in extraordinary with this hollow-core 3 drawer filing cabinet on castors. Add this piece to any dark taupe, reclaimed, wood-look desk or table to create more storage. Whether tucked in under the desk or used to display a lamp, printer or other decorative items, this filing cabinet can be the little extra you needed in your space.
This cappuccino hollow-core three drawer file cabinet keeps your desk supplies organized, with two medium storage drawers and a convenient lateral file drawer below. Contemporary silver handles boldly accent each drawer front for a look you will love, while casters provide easy mobility.
Light-duty stacking strength allows storage with or without shelving. Double-bottom, double-end, single-side construction blends strength, economy. Lift-off lid ships attached to prevent lid loss, then tears off for use. Box Style: General Storage; Box Type: Storage; Material(s): Corrugated Cardboard; Strength: Light.
Maximum security box with string and button closure keeps contents secure, even when box is overturned. Up to 50% stronger than other string and button boxes for stacking without shelving. FastFold� quick and easy assembly. Reinforced plastic handle makes it easy to pull box off shelving. This product was made from wood sourced from a certified managed forest. Stock up and save! Box Style: General Storage; Box Type: FastFold�; Material(s): Double End; Single Side; Double Bottom; Strength: Heavy-Duty.
Ideal for long-term and archival storage. Wire follower block keeps files neatly in place and can be adjusted by repositioning block in guide holes. High-sided drawers accommodate hanging files without hang rails. Sturdy aluminum handle and thumb latch. Telescoping ball bearing suspension provides smooth movement with full drawer extension which allows easy access to materials inside. Core removable lock allows files to be keyed-alike. Color: Putty; Overall Width: 18 1/4"; Overall Depth: 25"; Overall Height: 29".
The trendy and industrial look of this 3 drawer filing cabinet on 5 castors will bring a stylish dimension to your office space. Add this multi-functional filing cabinet, finished in a chic taupe wood grain look, to any desk or table to create more storage. Accented with simple modern black handles, the top two drawers are useful for files, papers or books while the bottom drawer can fit standard or legal sized hanging folders. Whether tucked under a desk or placed on the side for a printer, books or other decorative items, this filing cabinet will be the little extra you needed in your work area.
Double-end, 1 1/2-side, double-bottom construction. Medium-duty for use with or without shelving. FastFold� quick and easy assembly. Five, 5-inch dividers keep files upright even when box is partially full. Deep locking lift-off lid stays in place for secure file storage. Rolled edges add strength and prevent paper cuts. This product was made from wood sourced from a certified managed forest. Stock up and save! Box Style: General Storage; Box Type: FastFold�; Material(s): Double End; 1 1/2 Side (Rolled Over Edge); Double Bottom; Strength: Medium-Duty.
Stylish and functional, this chic, white hollow-core storage credenza will add modern appeal to your home office. This durable credenza features a large work surface and silver accents that give an ultra contemporary feel. With 4 deep drawers and additional upper storage space, this credenza will create an organized and fashionable feel in your office.
Double-end, single-side construction. Lift-off lid ships attached to prevent lid loss, then tears off for use. Light-duty, basic setup construction for moderate stacking or use with shelving. This product was made from wood sourced from a certified managed forest. Box Style: General Storage; Box Type: Storage; Material(s): Double End; Single Side; Double Bottom; Strength: Basic-Duty.
Double-end, single-side construction. Medium-duty for use with or without shelving. FastFold� quick and easy assembly. Deep locking lift-off lid stays in place for secure file storage. This product was made from wood sourced from a certified managed forest. Box Style: General Storage; Box Type: FastFold�; Material(s): Double End; Single Side; Double Bottom; Strength: Medium-Duty.
Not freestanding, attaches under worksurface. Sturdy four-sided drawer construction with separate front panel. Full-extension ball bearing slides on file drawer for easy access. Drawers lock for securing contents. Durable 3 mm edge banding protect against bumps and dings. Two fold-away safety keys (included) for a slimmer profile. Color: Mahogany; Overall Width: 15 5/8"; Overall Depth: 20 1/2"; Overall Height: 28 1/2".
Not freestanding, attaches under worksurface. Sturdy four-sided drawer construction with separate front panel. Full-extension ball bearing slides on file drawer for easy access. Drawers lock for securing contents. Durable 3 mm edge banding protect against bumps and dings. Two fold-away safety keys (included) for a slimmer profile. Color: Espresso; Overall Width: 15 5/8"; Overall Depth: 20 1/2"; Overall Height: 19 1/4".
Mobile files help keep paper work handy when you need it and out of the way when you don't. Four 2" hooded casters, two locking. Bottom shelf adjusts in 1" increments and is rated at 250 lbs. Assembles without tools. Side-to-side filing only. Color: Black; Overall Width: 24"; Overall Depth: 14"; Overall Height: 21".


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The Driving Forces of Energy-Related CO2 Emissions in the United States: A Decomposition Analysis
Thomas R. Sadler
Schuyler B. Bucher
Dikssha Sehgal
This paper uses the logarithmic mean Divisia index (LMDI) approach to decomposition analysis to identify the factors that influence changes in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States. The LMDI approach decomposes CO2 emissions into specific determinants. The data set includes the 50 states plus the District of Columbia from 1998 – 2018. The five factors that influence the change in CO2 emissions include the emissions per unit of fossil fuel consumption, share of fossil fuels in total energy consumption, energy intensity, GDP per capita, and population. The results indicate that, during the 20-year period, CO2 emissions declined in 36 states plus the District of Columbia. The reduction in energy intensity served as the most important factor in the change of CO2 emissions, offsetting 63 percent of the effects of per capita GDP and population. From the perspective of climate change, the importance of a change in energy intensity demonstrates the effectiveness of a decrease in primary energy consumption per unit of GDP.
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This past Friday I took a car to work, and tomorrow, Monday, I'm taking my wife's car to the dealer, so the Vespa gets a rest.
The pluses are: choice of entertainment on the radio: CDs, radio stations, Ipod selections. Air conditioning. Shelter from the world: relative quiet, comfort, sometimes company for the ride. No gear to suit up in. Choice of cupholders.
Minuses: the cost of parking, endless expressway scenes and bumper to bumper traffic.
To make up for the scootless commutes, I spent an hour in the saddle today. I rode west along the lakeshore from Beaconsfield through Baie d'Urfé, Sainte Anne de Bellevue, around the western tip of the island and Sennevile, on to Pierrefonds, then along the banks of what Montrealers call the 'back river', to Saint Charles boulevard that cuts straight north-south across the island , to Kirkland and back to Beaconsfield, then west again along the lakeshore and back home. A special treat, other than a stunning sunset that turned a wide swath of the Lake of Two Mountains into liquid gold, was that I had the road mostly to myself: a lovely twisting country road, up hills, down again through sweeping turns, pure two-wheel pleasure.
At some point in the coming weeks or months, I'll take a camera along and document some of that route for all to enjoy.


At ICRPD, a pest control company in the Goleta, California area, we have had the pleasure of helping to remove pests from homes and offices in the area. Even though some of these pests can be quite modest in appearance, they can wreak havoc on your Goleta, CA home or office and become harmful to your health. You need to have these removed as soon as possible to avoid having possible damage done to your Goleta property or to end up at the doctor's office or hospital as a result of a bite. If you think you have any type of pests within your Goleta home, please do not hesitate to give our team of exterminators a call today at 888-412-4608.
Our bed bug extermination staff in Goleta, CA is required to attend regular training sessions to make sure that we are offering the very best customer experience. Rather than doing the bare minimal to get compensated, our staff will do anything to ensure the job is done correctly. Interviewing you about what you have noticed about the pests in your home as well as performing our investigation are two actions we complete during each procedure. In addition, rather than simply performing the treatment, leaving and sending you the statement, our pest control specialists will ensure that the problem does not reoccur. One of the vital investigations our staff will lead is identifying how the pests entered your residence or business. Our exterminators will also always appear on time, and they will answer any questions you might have regarding the treatment since we hate it when specialists try and act like their job is top-secret.
Should Pest Control be Left to Specialists in Goleta, CA?
Theoretically, anyone in the Goleta, CA region can perform pest control services by themselves; however, it may not be nearly as effective as the treatments carried out by professionals. To begin with, you likely do not have the training required to spot how the pests entered your home. You will be wasting time and money on the supplies you purchase if the pests return just a few days later. Pest control products found in stores just do not work quite as efficiently as the ones an exterminator has access to. Having to use several treatments as well as the research required to ensure you are even purchasing the right supplies further complicates the pest control company process.
You will discover that all pests are capable of biting, stinging or causing you to become ill in addition to the harm they can inflict upon your residence or business. To keep your personal wellbeing and the condition of your Goleta, CA property out of harm's way, it is important to have pests removed immediately. The pest control professionals with ICR Pest Detectives are enthusiastic about strong customer service and getting the job done, so call them at 888-412-4608 to learn how they can help.
Are You Virtually Inviting Pests Inside Your Goleta, CA Home?
Many people in the Goleta, CA area have informed our exterminators at ICR Pest Detectives that they always figured they would just need to learn to deal with pests. The truth is that unless your home has an easy entry way for pests or if it has a food source, pests will likely leave your Goleta, California alone. You might never have to deal with having pests inside of your Goleta home or office if you are taking the necessary measures. Our team has come up with several things you can do to assess the risks of pests within your property, and if you do these things properly, you may never need to hire a pest control service. Call at exterminator with our company at 888-412-4608 if you wish to learn more or if you need to schedule a pest control treatment.
Is Your Goleta, CA Home Supporting of Pests?
Pests are not going to waste their time entering homes in Goleta, CA that do not feature a source of appeal, so it is important for you to know what attracts various pests. The types of pests you see in one geographical area may differ from those in another, but they are all interested in similar food sources. With regards to assessing how vulnerable your home is to a pest attack, it helps to know how old your home is. Pests normally have an easier time making their way inside older homes as the materials have begun to wear down. Pests may also enter your residence through fireplaces and gutters. When you have plants inside of your property, you should be even more alert to the potential for pests to enter your home. Patio furnishings as well as decks can attract pests because they use these materials for various purposes.
Are You Aware of Pests in Goleta, CA?
Additionally, by knowing how attentive you are, you can lower your odds of having pests in your Goleta, CA building or home. Any pest control service will tell you that it is important for you to not only look for pests, but also to look for signs of damage. In many cases, you will see cosmetic changes before you find these pests themselves since they can be small in size, and they move fast. At the same time, don't hesitate to look at other areas such as, Selma, AL pest control to find out if we provide services in your state.
The crew at our pest control company in Goleta, CA warns that pests are always just one step away from entering your home, but you can use the aforementioned measures to make things more difficult on them. By evaluating the items in and around your home that could be attracting pests and being more observant than ever before, you will substantially lessen your risk of dealing with these disgusting critters. Should you have further questions regarding risk assessment, please call our team of exterminators with ICRPD at 888-412-4608. For additional information, examine a lot of our service areas: Eight Mile pest control.


Actress and Musician, Jennifer Lopez looked radiant while hosting 'One Voice: Somos Live! A Concert For Disaster Relief' in a Romona Keveža Collection floral printed ball gown featuring an asymmetrical neckline made of black stretch silk crepe from the Spring 2017 Collection.
The grammy winning actress banded together with many other celebrity's including: Kim Kardashian, Ellen DeGeneres, Debra Messing, Demi Levato and many others to raise funds for those affected by Hurricane Maria. The telethon itself raised over 30 Million dollars.


For the second time in a row, Scuderia Ferrari won the Formula 1 Grand Prix the two Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport completed the most important positions with the second and third place. Once again, all team on the podium are equipped with OZ wheel.
Scuderia Ferrari and Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport pilots compete with OZ Racing made-in-Italy wheels, which deliver the highest performance and, at the same time, guarantee lightness, strength and record structural rigidity.


Are you shopping for a little princess this holiday season? I've always loved how there exists a large selection of princess toys. This Christmas, my nieces will be receiving two of my favourite Disney Princess products from Hasbro. The Pop-Up Palace and Icy Lights Elsa.
This Pop-Up Palace is the perfect home for all your little one's princess dolls. It extends to 2 ft. tall and comes with 13 accessories. It has doors that open and close, and a carrying handle to transport the palace from room to room.
Frozen is still my niece's favourite movie. She loves the songs and the story. This new Icy Lights Elsa doll is so beautiful. Elsa is wearing her classic blue dress and her hair is braided to the side. Olaf is by her side and when Elsa touches Olaf, her hand lights up and makes sounds. This doll also comes with a snow flurry that lights up blue when Elsa touches it. I really like the interactive features of this doll and think it makes a great addition to any Frozen collection.
The Disney Princess Pop-Up Palace and the Disney Frozen Icy Lights Elsa are available in stores and online now.
I'd love to know, who is your child's favourite Disney Princess?
My granddaughter is all about Princess Elsa this year, she was to young when it came out, so now she loves everything frozen!! she would love this castle and especially the doll!!
My girls love Elsa and Ariel.
My kids would love the Pop up Palace! I love that it folds up for easy storage.


Last week, I had the lovely opportunity of working with Living Pictures and Green Ginger on a few days research and development for a new adaptation of Maurice Maeterinck's play, The Bluebird. The original was written in 1908 and produced under Constantin Stanislavski's direction (I believe the photo is from this production). It is a very dated, text-heavy, symbolist play but contains some mad imagery ripe for puppetry, animated sets and visual imagery. Chris Pirie and I proposed ways in to some of the infinite possibilities. We explored approaches to refreshing the work for a contemporary audience and had a really great time playing with a very strong ensemble of actor musicians.


3 cabins, 2 bathrooms. Dinette. Full Raymarine instruments. Bow thruster. Heating Webasto. Electric winch on deck.
Safety equipment within 12 miles. Fullbatten mainsail. Furling genoa. Sprayhood structure only, without canvas.
Engine Volvo Penta 55 HP with Sdrive. Display hour meter unreadable.
Boat in good condition. Original sails in fair condition.
Hull polishing needed and necessary replacement of the two covers of the engine air inlets positioned on the transom.
Annual engine service and antifouling.
The current owner is the second owner. Private use only. No Charter.
Autopilot (Raymarine ST60), Chartplotter (Raymarine RC530), Compass, Depth Sounder (Raymarine ST60), GPS, Log (Raymarine ST60), Odometer (Raymarine ST60), VHF Radio, Wind Station (Raymarine ST60).
Anchor, 3 x Batteries, Battery charger, Bow Thruster, cockpit table, Deck Shower, Electric Bilge Pump, Electric Windlass (LEROY SOMER), Manual Bilge Pump, Outboard Engine Support Bracket, Shorepower connector, Strand rigging, swimming ladder, Teak Cockpit, Water pressure pump, 3 x Winch, Winch Elettrico, Windex.
12V Outlets, 220V Outlets, Heater (Webasto), 2 x Manual Toilet, Warm Water System.
Radar reflector, Safety equipment within 12 miles.
DVD, Radio AM/FM, Speakers, TV, TV Ready.
Ball bearing slider mainsail, Lazy Bag, Lazy Jack, Mainsheet traveller, Vang.
2 x Burner, Galley, Oven, Refrigerator.
Bimini, Cushions, Instrument Cover, Sprayhood.


Yam balls are a common snack in Ghana and also my personal favourite – as it brings back a lot childhood memories. The joys of biting into the crisp shell of my mother's freshly fried yam balls with a bit of shito chilli sauce on the side, is incomparable!
Like most African recipes, there is plenty of room for improvisation so you have the freedom to adjust the flavours, seasonings or even add a filling if you wish. At Waakye leaf we make special yam balls with a variety of fillings such us minced meat and prawns. Here is my take on yam balls…I dare you to make it even better and when you do, I would love to taste it first!
1. Peel and cut the yam into cubes.
2. Cover in pot with water and season with salt.
3. Boil till soft and then drain out the water.
4. While it is still hot mash the yam together with the butter, egg yolk, garlic powder, white pepper, paprika, adding salt if necessary. Add the finely chopped spring onions and coriander if desired.
5. Roll into small balls and dip into the whisked egg mixture.
6. Spread the breadcrumbs on a plate and roll the balls on it, coating it evenly.
7. Now heat oil in a deep fryer, wok or large saucepan to 180°C. Cook them for around 3 minutes until they rise to the top and are golden brown and crisp.
8. Drain the balls on kitchen paper, then place in a warm oven while you cook the remaining balls.
9. Serve this on a platter with some Waakye Leaf Shito and/or freshly ground "pepe" (blended mixture of scotch bonnet, tomatoes and onions with a pinch of salt to taste).


We at Green N Go Cab consider it a privilege to serve the region we live in and love.
We are Corpus Christi based, locally owned and operated. Our goal is to serve our community by providing reliable, on-time, safe, very clean vehicles, with well trained and courteous drivers.
We provide taxi service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week we provide taxi service to and from the Corpus Christi International Airport, as well as Corpus Christi and outlining cities and communities.
As an added safety measure for both drivers and passengers, our vehicles are fitted with Global Positioning Systems (GPS), which enable the cabs to be tracked or located in an emergency. We also provide peace of mind for our passengers and require that all drivers must adhere to a fingerprint-based Federal and State Criminal background check, carry up to date commercial insurance, and have daily vehicle inspections to insure the safety of every customer.


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Why govern your information? Reason #3: "Your" information may belong to others … and you're responsible to take care of it.
It's a common nightmare. As you toss and turn in bed, you picture yourself on a strange playing field with other athletes swirling around you. You have absolutely no idea what sport you are playing, nor a clue what the rules are. it's not only embarrassing – it's downright dangerous.
This is not just a bad dream – it's reality for companies possessing third-party data without clarity on what rules and responsibilities apply.
What third-party information do we have, located where?
Who is the third party, and what (if anything) have we already agreed to do regarding permissible use, ownership of derivative information, retention/disposition, privacy, security, and litigation preservation and production?
What do we want our rules to be on each of these topics? The first two (permissible use and ownership of derivative information) are often already addressed contractually, along with archaic, boilerplate treatment of data designated as "confidential information." But surprisingly, many agreements are either silent or pay short shrift to retention/disposition, privacy, security, and litigation preservation and production.
What do we want our responsibilities to be if problems arise – what notification obligations should we have, how should liabilities be allocated and limited, and what insurance should be in place?
Make sure our rules and responsibilities are in our contracts. Yes, disparities in bargaining power will eat the "perfect world" for breakfast. But we need to know what we want(ed), and we must keep track of what we got, and didn't get. Doing so allows us to follow through and create exceptions as needed to our rules governing information generally, and also prompts us to adjust for the resulting risks and exposures.
Apply the resulting rules to how information is actually handled at our company. We now have clarity on what rules apply to what third-party information. Ideally, most such rules align with our general policies for retention/disposition, privacy, security, and litigation, but inevitably some exceptions will need to be made. Don't let these exceptions languish in some contract file in the Legal Department – these special rules for third-party information must be woven into company information management systems, compliance efforts, and employee awareness.


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"Change is a collective responsibility"
An artist creating an illustrated summary of the opening discussions at Unlimited.
Beth Bienvenu, the Accessibility Director in the Office of the Senior Deputy Chairman for the National Endowment for the Arts, shares her experience at the Unlimited Festival and Symposium.
The Unlimited Disability Arts Symposium and Festival, which were held in London in early September 2018, offered an opportunity to observe the state of disability arts in the United Kingdom. Hosted by three UK-based organizations – Unlimited, ArtsAdmin, and Shape Arts – the symposium addressed how disabled artists can change the "mainstream" arts sector and break down barriers to full inclusion.
Throughout the symposium I considered which factors led to the development of such a robust disability arts field in the UK, and what we in other countries can learn from them.
The first factor is leadership support. Arts Council England founded the Unlimited program in the lead-up to the 2012 London Olympics to commission new work by disabled artists and to fund research and development. This investment has helped the disability arts field flourish over the past decade and has demonstrated that committed leadership is an important part of field development.
Second is strong partnerships. Unlimited's work cannot be accomplished without its partnership with Shape Arts, a disability-led organization that works to improve access to culture for people with disabilities through arts funding, exhibitions, and accessibility audits; and with ArtsAdmin, an organization that supports artists through advisory services and support for creation and presentation. Together, these partners address barriers faced in both the disability and the mainstream arts environments to support disabled artists.
Third is a strong disability culture. The disability community in the UK were early adopters of the social model of disability, which asserts that disability comes from physical and attitudinal barriers, and not the individual. This is in contrast to the medical model, which says that the problem is rooted in the individual, who must be fixed. It is apparent that the disability arts field in the UK was able to flourish in part because of it developed in an environment in which removing barriers is more important than trying to fix people.
Finally, disability-led work, supported by not only allies but accomplices. One key recurring theme throughout the symposium was emphasizing that this work is led by people with disabilities. Those working in the field who do not have disabilities should also step back and let artists and others with disabilities take the lead, "holding space" for them to be in the center of the work. This is why everything at the symposium was disability-led and the disability voice took center stage. And, in addition to being allies in this work, people without disabilities should be accomplices by working hard to ensure that change is made.
So the challenge for those of us who work in this field is determining how we can take these observations and build a strong disability arts field that supports artists with disabilities and the organizations that commission and present their work.


Could you look into those eyes and tell him he's a colour, a band, a number?
What is the nub of truth that keeps me going, the why behind my business and passion? The why behind Love of Literacy is my heart felt belief that children start to see themselves, measure themselves, through the way they feel about themselves as readers. Literacy is part of how we not only see the world, but ourselves too. This means love and compassion for growing and blossoming selves needs to form the basis of teaching literacy to our young ones.
My why is creating care and love around the teaching of literacy. My why is to empower parents and children, to help children see themselves in terms of their super powers. To foster love of difference and love of growth. For the Love.
Research has highlighted that children take traits from characters they hear/read in books and build them into their own developing selves, unconsciously. Reading – or being read to – makes children GROW. I find that so powerful. It's the skin upon the bones of my 'why'. Young children read books, especially picture books, in a way that develops their self and identity.
I want to work to protect this development of self. Especially within the somewhat 'ability' constructed landscape that can dominate early reading experiences. Reading experiences are too precious to be colour coded.


I have a lovely daffodil macro with a bonus ant for today's post.
Daffodils are bright, cheerful spring flowers, feeling our hearts with joy and hope.
Great macro shot of the beautiful daffodil, Maia!
That's a great close up! Though I have not seen an orange daffodil. We have yellows.
That is a beautiful daffodil. The ones in my yard are still about a week away from blooming.
I love the photo. Nice shot.
A beautiful spring blossom, fantastic shot ..
The play of light and shadow highlighting the beauty of the daffodil is remarkable! Gorgeous photo!
Lovely flowers again and yes with a cute critter!


Alright, so this is my year. That's right you guessed it. I'm turning thirty six. The last time it was my year, I had a great one though Tigers in the year of the Tiger don't supposed to have a wonderful year. As far as I've read, this year is going to be terrible for me, so I've decided to do everything necessary to take all measures against having that kind of time. I'm going to start off the New Year as I've done for the past three of four years by going on a retreat to Thailand. Unlike the first time I went there thirteen years ago, this time will not involve any lady-boys. That's too long a story to include here, so I'll let your imagination run wild on that one. This time, it's going to be a retreat including a two week fast. I've done a two week-er before, but this time the aim will be to lose many if not all of those ten kilos I put on since turning thirty five. Can you believe it? After staying steady at seventy five kilos since being twenty, I suddenly shot up to eighty five kilos in the past year. That's twenty two pounds extra weight to carry around for you Yanks out there. I can hardly bend down to tie my shoes now that my pants are so tight. I can't sleep on my stomach anymore. My thighs are so big that I need to put a blanket between them while sleeping on my side, so that they don't sweat so much. The buttons on my pants have been replaced so many times that our dry cleaner has stopped doing it for me. I keep telling people that I have got this beard because it's cold outside, but truthfully, it's to hide my fat face. So back to Thailand I go.
The fast will be a bit difficult for the first couple of days, but once things start to kick in, it'll be a breeze. Then how do you ask that I'll keep this weight off? I'm going to keep off the cigarettes for a start. Now you may wonder how this is going to keep my weight off. It's going to help me eat more regularly. Rather than the usual two cigarettes I have on the toilet each morning, I'm going to eat something healthy. Then rather than the three cigarettes I have over my afternoon espresso, I'm going to eat something again. This'll put my body on a more regular schedule. Then I'm going to actually get up in the morning before eight, nine, okay before ten o'clock, and get less sleep than I now get. Though it feels good, getting twelve hours of sleep a night can't be good for anyone. Then I'm going to ride my bike to work at least two times a week. The drink? I'm not going to push it so much on that one. I figure that I'll go home when the urge to smoke hits me so hard that I can't resist. That's not being so unrealistic now is it? Bring on the Tiger!


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'Teen Mom OG' Star Mackenzie Mckee Announces New Job as a Competitive Cheer Coach
Oct 28, 2019 1:13 pm·
By In Touch Staff
Making money moves! Mackenzie McKee from Teen Mom OG has a new job, and she's clearly beyond pumped about it. And we aren't talking about her new gig as one of the moms on the series, which she joined in August 2019. The fitness-focused mama has a new gig in an area she's passionate about, and it seems like it's going to be an excellent fit for her. Plus, she's back on with Josh McKee, so it seems like things are turning a corner for the reality star. Check out our gallery below to learn more about her new job.
Mackenzie, 25, is a mom to Gannon, 8, Jaxie, 5 and Broncs, 3. You would think that would keep her busy enough!
She's also a new star on Teen Mom OG, after first appearing on 16 and Pregnant in 2011 with her then-boyfriend, Josh.
The mom went on to appear on Teen Mom 3, but the show was canceled after one season in 2013. For a while, the only way people could really keep up with her was through social media.
Oh, and Mackenzie's YouTube channel. There, she called herself, "just a fitness and health loving guru out to inspire the world," and she posted lots of exercise videos and moments from her life.
In fact, Mackenzie turned her passion for fitness into a business. BodyByMac is, "a health and fitness business with different options that best suits you."
Her Instagram also features lots of videos of her workouts, interspersed with cute family and couple photos.
Killing the Game
Basically, she's been killing the fitness game for years now.
Lately, however, her personal life seemed a bit more tumultuous. She and her husband had split after six years of marriage on August 16, 2019.
"However I would like to say, that due to stress, me needing to stay focused, the media, etc. I am deciding my marriage needs a break," Mackenzie wrote on August 16. "My heart breaks for my kids. But as of right now, this is what's best. Thank you."
Back Together
But it didn't take long for the duo to get back together! Although Mackenzie confirmed in early October that she filed the paperwork to officially end their marriage, she shared on October 24 that he had re-proposed and they were engaged again.
The reality star wrote on Instagram, "This man …. I will never forget my 25th birthday. 6 hours of opening up clues and going on a scavenger hunt. Even putting on a dress you picked out. I still can't believe the work God has done. My ring is beautiful and I choose you over and over. Here's to new beginnings in Christ. #youdonthavetounderstandourlovestory."
New Job!
Just days after that happy news broke, Mackenzie shared with her Twitter followers that she had another positive personal development — she has a new job!
"I'm happy to announce that I have takin [sic] on a job being a competitive cheer coach along with bringing my business of #bodybymac classes in the building," she wrote on October 27.
"So excited for this journey. #onmygrind," she added. Good for her!
What More?
Plus, things seem to be going great with Mackenzie's kids, too. Happy marriage, happy kids, great job — what more could she want?
Good Fit?
Are you happy for Mackenzie? Do you think this new job will be a good fit? Let us know in the comments below!
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599 Farmington Ave. 2nd Floor, Farmington, CT 06032 0.15 miles
Dr. Chew works in Farmington, CT and specializes in Psychology.
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263 Farmington Ave, Farmington, CT 06030 2.35 miles
Dr. Kabela-Cormier works in West Hartford, CT and 1 other location and specializes in Psychology. Dr. Kabela-Cormier is affiliated with Hebrew Medical Hospital.
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128 Garden St, Farmington, CT 06032 0.26 miles
Dr. Nulsen works in Farmington, CT and specializes in Psychology.
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304 Main St Ste 413, Farmington, CT 06032 1.49 miles
One of the best therapists I've ever met.
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Automotive Legends: Carroll Shelby
Ford vs Ferrari's racecar sports hero Carroll Shelby is know for beating the racing establishment with simpler, less expensive and sometimes cruder machinery. He got his racing start driving other peoples' cars and went on to build a business empire that has continued and grown beyond his death.
Vintage Corner: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
A 1969 ZL1 Camaro sold at the Scottsdale Auctions for a whopping $1.094 million on the Barrett-Jackson stage. The ZL1 was an all-out performance package that also included heavy-duty suspension and drivetrain components.
Auction Update: $3.75M Bullitt Mustang Makes History
At the Mecum auction in Kissimmee, FL this month, one of the two Highland Green 1968 Mustang GT fastbacks featured in the Steve McQueen movie "Bullitt" sold for a breathtaking $3.75M (including buyer's premium).
Auction Preview: Mecum – Kissimmee, Florida
Mecum's first auction of the decade is happening now through January 12th. Get a preview of the auction with some of the most highly anticipate cars going up for auction, including classic and exotic, in a rainbow of colors.
Night At The Movies: "Ford v Ferrari"
"Ford v Ferrari" is a must-see movie; not just for serious car lovers. That's the conclusion of Premier Financial Services' staff, after watching the movie together on its opening day. Read our 5-star review. Then go see this thriller on the big screen, for the full effect.
Vintage Corner: The 1968 "Bullitt" Mustang
Steve McQueen's Highland Green 1968 Mustang fastback from the movie Bullitt is going up for sale at Mecum's auction in Kissimmee, Fl in January. It was a daily driver in the 1970's, and has now made its way to the auction block.
Model Masterpiece: 1969-1970 Mustang Boss 429
The 1969-1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429 looms large among classic muscle cars, not as the most powerful or quickest, but as one of the most audacious. Mecum's Monterey auction is offering two Boss 429s, one a 1970 rotisserie restoration and the other a modified 1969.
Will "Continuation" Vintage Editions Change the World of Collector Cars?
Jaguar is showing a willingness to spend considerable sums to possess the ultimate rendition of heritage: a continuation car of the Jaguar D-Type. That is, an actual model from the past, built just as it was when new, with no modern updates.


Any car owner can tell you that many, many components make up the vehicles we rely on every day to ferry us between work and home or between errands. And accordingly, mechanics have become increasingly specialized – especially now that cars are getting more complicated every year. You have a transmission guy, a tire guy, and a separate place for brakes and oil changes. Luckily, each of the "systems" in a car function pretty independently from each other. They are all connected, each must work properly to ensure the car runs correctly, and they are all overseen by the onboard computer.
However, if the computer isn't functioning properly, the car won't either. Consider the tire pressure indicator light, if there is a malfunction in the computer's interpretation of the tire pressure, no matter how much you fill up the tire to the correct level, the computer still says there is a problem. You have to fix the computer to fix the car.
Much like the computer in the car, the brain directly impacts the health of the body. Someone with a mental illness might not be capable of caring properly for their chronic physical conditions. You have to heal the mind to heal the body.
Many years ago, the way we thought about health care fractured. Specialists began to crop up and soon, the human body was separated into parts treated by different doctors that rarely, if at all, communicated with each other. While this fracture allowed providers to dive deep into specific organs, systems, and disease states, it also stopped them from treating the person as a whole and divided the mind from the body.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) notes that 68% of adults with mental illness also have one or more physical chronic conditions and those with mental illness die earlier. In order to improve outcomes for these patients, and us all, providers across the country are working to heal the fracture between how we feel and what we think.
Given this crucial connection, why does the health care system separate its tangible processes (regulating vital functions, allowing us to walk and talk) from its less definable, and more squishy, operations like managing mood and emotions, activating instinctual responses, and giving us each a sense of humor?
Over the last few years, providers have been asking the same question. SAMHSA defines integrated care as "the systematic coordination of general and behavioral healthcare." Or, simply put, treating the mind and body at the same time.
creating a medical home where all kinds of providers treat the same patients.
Across the country, practices are shifting toward integrated care models and patients are beginning to reap the benefits. Here in Colorado, the State Innovation Model (SIM), the Transforming Clinic Practices Initiative (TCPi), and others are working to ensure that residents statewide are getting the mental and physical care they need. Finally, integrated care is helping these patients live longer, happier lives.