Before you head out to understand how to do sales or marketing, take out time to study your sales graph and see what all areas need improvement. What is the graph like for your sales? Is your sales pitch talking about how and what your business does? Does it talk about the features of your services? If so, you may have been doing it wrong all this while.
Sometimes, all you need is an effective sales pitch. Write a sales pitch that resonates with your target audience. Businesses often pitch about their business even before customers have confirmed that they'll be buying your services or not.
If you're looking for ways to write a better sales pitch that is effective and helps in converting your audience and users, you've landed on the right blog! Here we'll share tips on how to write a winning sales pitch.
Sales pitch, often called as elevator pitch, should be all about your customer's/client's needs and not your business. It's good to have an open ending question at the end of a sales pitch, making a scope for a conversation. Whatsoever, don't brag/self praise about your organization.
So, are you confused with how to approach prospective clients? Here is the key, sell less and have more meaningful conversations. Take reference from best sales pitch lines and turn your pitch into a winning one.
Customers- Who are the customers and what do they do?
Problems- What problems are they facing currently?
Business services- How are your business services solving their problems?
Remember, that your customer is not willing to spend more than few minutes to know if your business can benefit them in any way. So, a short, concise and descriptive pitch will get you prospective clients.
Write a short and crisp introduction about your business. Highlight your strengths and what your organization excels at. An introduction is necessary to help the client judge the personality of your organization and if at all their requirements resonates with ours. Don't elaborate the introduction too much. Talk more of what might interest the clients i.e. their pain points.
So, once you know that the clients are inclined to your business and your offerings, you could have meaningful conversations that helps you close the deal. This brings us to the next point.
Once you know that the prospect is inclined to your business, try to have a meaningful conversation. If your conversation adds value to your prospects, they'll be more interested in what you are offering and how you can help them.
Don't have a conversation for the mere purpose of closing a sale. Instead, have a real conversation, the way you have with your friends. Keeping it personal gives them an idea that you are concerned about them, and this will even give you an edge over your competitors.
When you're trying to make a sales pitch, think from a customer's perspective and you'll know where you are going wrong.
Why should a customer be interested in your business? If your business doesn't address a problem that is being faced by your target audience, what good is it anyway? Focus on the needs and requirements of the reader and pitch your business product/service accordingly.
Highlight how your company can solve a problem that your clients/customers are facing. Testimonials or previous experiences your users have had with your business can also help future sales.
Clearly define what your business is promising. Make sure while you make some huge claims, they are not something irrelevant and unreal. It is important that both parties are clear on the deliverables.
It is important to be authentic and honest with your users and customers. Your business must offer something that they value, otherwise they have no reason to stick to your brand. Having said that, only promise deliverables that you will be able to stick to. Don't overpromise.
Show a proof of your earlier deliverables and that they were on time. You need to confirm to your clients that you are capable to fulfil the deliverables.
A good way to do this is to present customer testimonials and previous customer experiences that have been good.
At the end of the pitch you should give a clearly defined plan that shows your every action. And what all you will be doing to achieve the deliverables. The business proposal plan that you write should be personalized, according to the needs and requirements of the client.
We hope you're a little more familiar with how to improve the sales pitch. If you think we missed out on some points, let us know in the comments below!
Every small company had to master the art of sales in order to become successful.
You may have a great product, but without customers, it's just a product.
In reply to: Stuart J.
Getting a handle on basic sales strategies can be more critical to the success of a venture than the development of its products and services.
Yes indeed Andrew, getting your basics cleared is important.
Understanding the importance of sales is only the first step toward selling.


BusStop Mag: 4 for 40 Contest Update - You have 2 weeks.
Just one final update for the final leg of this contest. Due to bad weather, as I mentioned before, I've extended the deadline for video submissions TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY. That means you will have till JUNE 10th to get your 4 tricks filmed, edited and sent my way via web-based video.
1 -Film Yourself doing 4 different tricks in 4 different places/obstacles.
2 -Before each trick, mark the date for the camera by writing it on something. Make sure I know you have done the tricks within the period that this contest is running.
3 -Edit the footage of your tricks and upload the video to a site such as youtube or Vimeo.
4 -Email me here with a link to the video, along with your name.
5 -Win 40 dollars for having the best video.
For reference, here are some links to the previous contests, with the long version of the rules and details of the contest. This time around, there are no limits to location, tricks just need to be on different obstacles/different places.


Background: The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends healthcare personnel (HCP), including students, receive measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), hepatitis B, varicella, influenza, and pertussis-containing vaccines. Unvaccinated HCP are at increased risk for acquiring and transmitting vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD) in their workplaces. Vaccination policies of schools training HCP may impact future vaccine uptake by HCP and their patients.
Objective: Characterize student immunization policies' compliance with ACIP recommendations at selected U.S. health professional schools.
Methods: Internet-based survey distributed to deans of all accredited medical, baccalaureate nursing, and osteopathic medical programs in the U.S. and Puerto Rico (n=755), fielded November 2008-March 2009.
Results: 563 schools (75%) responded. Commonly reported influences on school vaccination policies were clinical rotation sites' requirements (78%) and ACIP recommendations for HCP (65%). Most schools (≥90%) required students to receive MMR, hepatitis B, and varicella vaccines. Only 66% required pertussis-containing vaccine and, although 78% of schools offered influenza vaccination to students, only 18% required it. Requirements were similar by school type, region, public/private status, and program age. Medical (82%) and osteopathic medical (78%) schools were more likely than nursing schools (47%, p<0.05) to require compliance with vaccination requirements within 30 days of classes starting. Inability to undertake clinical work was the most common consequence of noncompliance (90% of schools).
Conclusions: Vaccination requirements at most health professional schools do not include all ACIP-recommended vaccines. Aligning requirements with ACIP recommendations could reduce HCP VPD infections and nosocomial VPD transmission, increase quality of care, and decrease employee illness.
1. Identify the two vaccines recommended for healthcare personnel that are required for students at less than 75% of health professional schools. 2. List two consequences of inadequate vaccination that affect healthcare personnel in the workplace.
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am an epidemiologist for the CDC team that researches policy and utilization related to vaccines for adults, including healthcare workers, and because I maintain a database of state laws pertaining to healthcare worker vaccination.


Query No. 32 NB - KUDAT Proud D3 postmark?
Proud describes a KUDAT cds (D3 although it is un-numbered in his book), as 'The above cancellation has only been see on high values off cover and probably indicates fiscal use.' I can only identify the postmark on this 1909 stamp as D3. Has anyone any comment to make.


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Q: How can I copy a file to a memory if it has EOF as a content in C? I am trying to copy a font file(.ttf) in C to a memory location. But the font file has FF as its content which is teh hex code for EOF. So, it is copying only till it encounters this character and then terminates. If I change the loop condition to the size of file and copy, the program hangs.

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do
{
  a = fgetc(font);
  memcpy(loadADD,&a,1);
  i++;
  loadADD++;
}
while (a != EOF);
fclose(font);

A: You should be able to distinguish between whatever function you're using returning the signed value -1 that is often used to indicate that there are no more characters to read, and the unsigned values from 0 .. 255 that represent the actual content of the file.
Since an unsigned char can only represent the latter range, it's common for read functions to use an int as their return value.  If the value is -1, that's an EOF, if it's 0 .. 255 then the result can be (safely) cast to an unsigned char, even if that value was 0xff.
NB: strictly speaking the actual EOF character is 0x04 in ASCII.  It never actually appears in files as an EOF marker, although it used to be common in DOS systems for text files to end in a final ^Z (0x1a) character, that being the DOS equivalent.
EDIT I see you're using fgetc.  This does indeed return an int, so you need to ensure that the return value is stored in an int before it's compared, but cast to an unsigned char before it's stored:
int a, i = 0;
while ((a = fgetc(font)) != EOF) {
    *loadAdd++ = (unsigned char)a;  // cast probably superfluous
    i++;
}

EDIT2 for higher performance, but not particularly relevant to the original question:
int i = 0, n = 0;
while ((n = fread(loadAdd, 1, 4096, font)) > 0) {
    loadAdd += n;
    i += n;
}

NB: with either implementation you must ensure before hand that the memory buffer pointed to by the initial value of loadAdd is actually big enough to receive the entire file.

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Published: January 15, 2019, 2:01 pm
Tags: All About Michigan, Family, Michigan Travel, Michigan History, Food, Live In The D, Community, Michigan Eats
Take a tour of Mt. Clemens, where royalty and celebrities used to visit to take a bath
Mt. Clemens has a magnificent history thanks to being Bath City, U.S.A.
In the heart of Macomb County, lies a place where the princess of France and the prince of breakfast cereal used to visit. It's Mount Clemens, also known as Bath City, U.S.A, while not as many celebrities may travel there now, it's still a great town to visit with some wonderful places you have to see while you're there.
First is one of the most popular places to eat, O'Hallorans Public House and Hall in the downtown loop. Once you walk into O'Hallorans, you feel like you've entered a traditional pub in Dublin or London, and that's the goal. The menu consists of traditional Irish and American fare, from salads to fish and chips to steaks. The restaurant is also known for its variety of sliders.
Next, there's a house that highlights the city's extraordinary history, it's called the Crocker House. This historic location is about to celebrate 150 years thanks to Mt. Clemens' first mayor Joshua Dickenson. He built the house for his daughter and his son-in-law, George Crocker. Now it serves as a look at life in the 1800's. There's also a lesson in the history of mineral baths, which brought celebrities and even royalty to Mt. Clemens.
Finally, a stop at Weirdsville Records and Paperback Writers books is a must. Since 2011, the shop has been the go-to place for music lovers. Weirdsville has every music genre and you can purchase record players there as well. There's a stage for performances and even a studio where you can host an online radio show.
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Rhode Island Chronicle
The Ghanaian Standard Officially Launch Their Online Platform
User-friendly online news platform, The Ghanaian Standard, announce their official launch to bring the latest news in Ghana and other parts of the world to readers.
The Ghanaian Standard looks set to raise the bar in news reportage in Ghana and across Africa as the news agency officially launches their online platform to bring the world to the fingertips of readers across the globe. The platform seeks to challenge the status by delivering accurate breaking news, latest happenings, top stories, and trends in the African continent and other parts of the world to readers.
"The site has quickly become a favorite of Ghanaians in the US, UK, and other African immigrants all over the world probably because of the modern user interface and the accuracy and timeliness of the news coverage."
The internet has been described by many as the best thing since sliced bread, literally making the world a global village and allowing people, irrespective of their location to access information at lightning speed. The emergence of smart mobile devices and tons of online platforms has further made content easily accessible to millions of people. However, one of the major drawbacks to what looks like unrestricted access to information is the difficulty in ascertaining the accuracy of the news, with bloggers and online sources often putting out "fake news" to get traffic. However, the team at The Ghanaian Standard seeks to right this wrong with the official launch of their online platform.
The Ghanaian Standard covers different categories, including business, politics, lifestyle, technology, entertainment, food, sports, health, and a host of others to ensure that there is something for every reader, irrespective of preference. More than just a platform for Ghana News, The Ghanaian Standard have shown their versatility and readiness to bring the latest news in Ghana and different parts of the world to readers, with a team of highly skilled professionals delivering content in easy-to-understand terms.
For more information about The Ghanaian Standard and to get the latest news around the world, visit – https://ghstandard.com.
Company Name: The Ghanaian Standard
Contact Person: Dennis Gyamfi Bediako
City: Accra
Country: Ghana
Website: https://ghstandard.com/
Forbes Riley Headlines Real Summits With 16 of the World's Best Teachers Including Les Brown, Sharon Lechter, Mel Robbins, and Deepak Chopra
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Jack and his best gal, Johanna, at the Caspar BabyPants and Seattle Symphony play the Beatles concert on Saturday. These two sure do share some love, and it makes my heart swell with happiness each time I see it.
Thank you, Phil, for taking the kids and for allowing me to share this photo on this space.


Onemizer tried, as a little boy, his hand at painting in the Nineties in Africa, where he spent most of his youth and where he got his first glimpse and introduction to watercolours.
After he arrived in Paris in 2006, this passion encourages him to study Art at MJM Graphic Design school. However he quickly felt his creativity was being trapped and frustrated and therefore decided to pursue his training as an autodidact.
He then met several graffiti artists who helped him discover and fully grasp the depth and the power of street art. He thus found his biggest source of inspiration wandering through waste grounds far away from prying eyes.
MIZER now feels more than ready to usher you into his universe thanks to his numerous exhibitions where he puts on display his very own portraits of famous personalities who made mark on history, through the lens of his art. Indeed, the visual impact and the clash of colours render his paintings all the more original and intriguing. He chose his name MIZER, because the letters inspired him a lot when he went painting on the streets.


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Hecyra tenebrioides är en skalbaggsart som först beskrevs av Olof Immanuel von Fåhraeus 1872.  Hecyra tenebrioides ingår i släktet Hecyra och familjen långhorningar.

Artens utbredningsområde är:
 Malawi.
 Moçambique.

Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

Källor

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Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc, has evolved into a conglomerate consisting of value-adding companies with diverse interests in various sectors of the Nigerian economy through investments, strategic alliances and partnerships. Today, MUTUAL is a leading brand in the Nigerian Insurance industry with over 5,000 staff in its employment.
Applications are hereby invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for the Customer Relations Officer Job Vacancy At Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc.
Application Deadline 21st September, 2015.


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What are inner child wounds?
Are you wondering what are inner child wounds?
Before we get into that, let's first talk about the inner child.
What is the Inner Child?
Your inner child, similar to your shadow, is part of your unconscious mind.
The inner child is the true, uncontaminated essence of who we are; that which is spirited, creative, authentic, and accepting.
Your wounded inner child is a part of yourself that's stuck in a time where you didn't fully process your emotions.
This wounding typically involves learning to disown a part of yourself and leaving it behind.
Family and culture make you embrace some parts of your Self, while completely abandoning others.
This happens when a child idealizes her parents and follows arbitrary rules for survival.
These rules implicitly embed the child with the unconscious idea that she is "bad"—which is a typical childhood experience.
When the child sees that some of her feelings and thoughts are unacceptable, she chooses to get rid of them.
(This creates the child's "inner parent", which encourages obedience at the cost of being whole.)
Then the rules and unconscious beliefs you learned as a child evolve and are carried into adulthood.
When a child is emotionally or existentially hurt, they can experience trauma.
Because a child is so small and inexperienced with life, along with being underdeveloped emotionally and mentally, they aren't able to fully process certain life events.
To put this in perspective—
An adult who experiences a parent passing away will be much more equipped than a child who is experiencing the same thing.
A child may even be a bit traumatized transitioning through grade school, being pulled from one familiar classroom, and being put into a new room full of new people.
This isn't to say that human beings aren't resilient. But it's to point out that everyone experiences things differently—some being more sensitive than others.
When a child is bullied at school, feels less important than their newborn sibling, witnesses divorce, experiences racism or abuse, or anything else they perceive as traumatizing—
A child might not be getting the secure love necessary to process these life events as best they can.
Emotions that are left unprocessed and undigested can leave the child with unhealthy, unconscious beliefs about their own existence.
Some examples of these beliefs include:
Nobody can be trusted
I'm blameless & you'll always forgive me
I'm always wrong
I am pure
I am helpless
The world wants to dominate me
I've always been a loser
Everyone is ungrateful
You will unconsciously live out these positions in your relationships—even when it's against your self-interest.
Until you become aware of this, your psyche is in arrested development.
Becoming aware of these underlying existential beliefs, engaging with the inner child and doing the proper grief work can help mend these wounds.
Signs of Inner Child Wounds
Here are a few signs that you have inner child wounds.
Self-Abandonment
This is what people refer to when they say, "Stop making yourself small so others can feel big".
In childhood, you picked up the idea that you are not worthy of love. So for survival, you made yourself small.
This is a survival tactic that works in childhood, but no longer works in adulthood.
A habit of self-abandonment includes:
Not Honoring Your Inner Voice
People-Pleasing
Being overly passive
The best way to overcome these inner obstacles is to learn real self-love.
The unwillingness to experience certain emotions, and feelings of helplessness, can drive a person to addiction.
(Addiction being a self-destructive attempt to feel better.)
This includes feelings of loneliness, heartbreak, grief, sorrow, and helplessness over others.
Many people who find out that their partner is cheating on them, resort to drinking to dull their pain and feelings of helplessness.
An obscure form of addiction is to reassurance. Typically a "needy" person who lacks self-love and self-belief will constantly look for reassurance from their partner.
The issue is that this becomes a cycle of anxiety, where the relationship is no longer built of trust. Instead, it is built on vigilance.
What Needy People Are Addicted To
What Needy People Actually Need
All-or-Nothing Living
This can happen when the "inner parent", or inner critic, has taken a strong hold of a person.
They live in a very black and white world where this is good and this is bad. There is no in-between.
The problem with this mentality is that it's too simplistic and unrealistic.
If you are brought up to learn that a person must make $120,000 per year or else they're a failure, then the person will live in shame of being a "failure" until they can achieve that feat.
If they ever do…
The biggest issue with the All-or-None mentality is that it's inherently very judgmental.
Why Judging is Self-Sabotage
You are either lovable or unlovable.
What many people don't understand is that anyone who holds themselves as if they're universally superior to another person, morally or however, is someone who lacks self-awareness.
Ask any "all-or-nothing" thinker if they think they're a good or bad person, and they will say they are good.
This is because they are guaranteed to be unaware of the impact they have on others while in pursuit of their goal.
People who believe themselves to be superior have a tendency to take things out of context to maintain the false narrative that they are better than others.
Being consumed by an inner critic is how people fall into ideologies—
Proud of their own ignorance. Unable to see they only have parts of the whole truth. Completely in denial of any contradictions in their own behavior—
Because that would require being wrong. More importantly, it would require being more self-aware.
Controlling Behavior
The more you try to control the uncontrollable, the less in control you feel.
This is because control and attachment are the same. Both are huge sources of suffering.
Controlling behavior is an attempt to get Love from outside of oneself. This can be in the form of validation, success, etc.
The problem is that you can't control what is beyond your control. So when you don't get what you feel you deserve, you become bitter.
There is no genuine fulfillment in controlling everything, aside from a short-lived shot of dopamine.
Lack of Boundaries
Not knowing where you begin and end leads to resentment towards others and the world.
You see this with people-pleasers and those who don't realize that it's completely acceptable to say "no" and not feel responsible for the other person's feelings.
Many people never learned to have boundaries growing up because theirs was always violated.
Learning boundaries is essential for self-respect as well as learning how to be assertive.
Neglecting Our Own Needs
Although it's perfectly fine asking others to help fulfill our more sensible needs. It's crucial to understand that the person who can best fulfill your own needs will always be yourself.
Here are some resources I recommend:
Shadow Work for Beginners is based on my in-depth research and personal experiences with shadow work, projection, sadomasochism, inner child healing, triggers, and all things shadow. This resource gets updated at no additional cost.
A Light Among Shadows is a guide on self-love and being. This series goes over consciousness, spirituality, philosophy, and makes sense of why people are the way they are. Recommended for anyone dealing with resentment and self-hate. Learn more here.
Shadow Work for Relationships teaches you everything you need to know about attachment theory, practical inner work, and your dysfunctional behavior. By the end of this, you will have developed your earned secure attachment style so you can put an end to your cycle of bad relationships.
Shadow Work Journal: 240 Daily Shadow Work Prompts contains inner work exercises related to relationships, anger, anxiety, self-love, healing trauma, abandonment issues, depression, forgiveness, etc.
Self-Love Subliminal for self-hypnotism that will help you change your behavior and gain self-love, self-awareness, better relationships, greater health, and improve your creativity.
Shadow Play (or "DsR") is a sister website that goes over "sensual" shadow work through BDSM experiences. If you are 18+ and are interested, go here.
Mindful & Mending is a small website that's about self-hypnosis, affirmations, auto-suggestion, and more techniques & tools to help you shift your unconscious mind. Check it out here.
Inner Shadow Work on TikTok and Instagram.
Subscribe to get your free ebook 30 Shadow Work Prompts
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Yasaf Burshan: An Ingenious Leader Helping Creative People Unleash Their Creativity
December 15, 2021 January 18, 2022 wppoonam
Creative leaders encourage disruptive innovation and push people beyond their comfort zone so they can experience growth and life to their full potential. They are flexible and creative in their management and communication styles, especially when it comes to engaging with a new generation of employees, partners, and consumers. These creative leaders expect to make deeper business model adjustments to achieve their goals. To succeed, they take leaps of faith over calculated risks, come up with new ideas, and continue to innovate in their leadership and communication styles. Yasaf Burshan, CEO and Founder of Team Genius, is one such example of a creative leader.
The Motivation Behind The Inspiring Journey
Yasaf has spent 25 years as an IT executive in several organizations and held key management roles in all of them. He then realized that so many people are eager to deliver their message, unleash their creativity, and provide service to others, but just feel lost, confused, and suffer from a lack of confidence like he once did. After experiencing this, the creative CEO decided to become an enabler of that purpose to provide inspiration and empowerment to creators so they can engage with the audience effectively. "I was inspired to found Team Genius as part of my personal journey to set my creativity free," shares Yasaf.
Today, as CEO of Team Genius, he believes the two most critical responsibilities are to develop and preserve the culture of Team Genius, as well as to ensure that the company attracts and engages with the right clients. Team Genius plays a vital role in Yasaf's healing process, not only by allowing him to express himself creatively, but also by letting creators all around the world to do so.
A Glimpse Of Team Genius Services
Team Genius offers its services into two main categories: Technical and Mentorship / Educational.
Technical services: Genius Zone Digital Studio provides technical services. Yasaf and his team provide knowledge brokers as a one-stop-shop for all technology requirements. From selecting the best tools to operate their business, to refining existing processes, supporting growth through integrations and automation, to a complete business in a box solution in which they set everything up for them, including a high-converting sales funnel. This is great for coaches and mentors that already know where their Zone of Genius is, they already teach in person, have a network, and some kind of internet visibility, and are looking to scale their business.
Educational and Mentorship services: Genius Academy offers educational and mentoring services because it is a hub for bringing together the best speakers and creators. Speakers get to appear in front of a focused audience and give high value on themes like entrepreneurship, business ownership, technology, and, last but not least, spiritual traits that are essential to succeed as a creator in this new world.
Our mission is to inspire and empower creators to make an impact.
– Yasaf Burshan
Pandemic Impact
According to the most creative CEO Yasaf, the current pandemic has been beneficial to their industry. There is a rising need for online education, training, and information delivery in general for obvious reasons. As a certified Thinkific agency partner, his company Team Genius observed that there is an increasing demand for state-of-the-art learning management solutions and successful sales processes and funnels that are required to facilitate growth among its customers, and it is glad to support them.
Overcoming The Challenges
"It is a matter of resource allocation," says Yasaf. His role is to ensure that his team members have sufficient resources to satisfy increasing demand, as well as that their ability to allocate and utilize additional resources is consistent with rising demand. He states, "We don't want to scale too quickly and risk damaging our culture nor too slowly and risk damaging the quality service we provide to our customers."
Open And Transparent Culture
Team Genius is a multi-national company with staff in three different countries and time zones, and its clientele is even more diverse. "I believe that open and transparent communication is critical to success, and we have both developed a culture and made a significant investment in tech that allows us to maintain that kind of communication both internally and with our customers," says CEO Yasaf. He also feels that becoming involved in the early stages of creating and budgeting a task or project will enhance the motivation of those participating because everyone on the team will have a say, and their opinions will be heard right from the start.
Future Roadmap
Team Genius CEO Yasaf believes that they have a bright future ahead of them. By the end of 2022, he anticipates that their digital studio doubling in size, and with the opening of the academy in early 2022, he sees a big increase in the number of artists who need help connecting with their Zone of Genius enrolling to their education for guidance and support.
A Piece Of Advice From CEO Of Team Genius
Team Genius has strengthen its existing partnerships with leading vendors in the industry like Thinkific and Microsoft and formed new ones Like Monday. Each partnership make both sides better and provide additional growth opportunities. "My message to other CEOs is "never miss a crisis". There is always an opportunity for growth if you take a deep breath and carefully analyze the situation," says Yasaf.
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If you'd asked me back in December, I'd have told you that E3 2012 had the potential to be the biggest in show history. Not only were rumors pointing towards both the PS3 and 360 successors getting their much-anticipated debuts, but Nintendo were to finally shed more light on the Wii U, while this looked to finally be the year that Valve lifted the lid on Half-Life 3.
Turns out most of that won't actually happen.
Unless they're pulling a Jaffe; both Microsoft and Sony have stated that their next home consoles won't be revealed at this year's show, while Valve has confirmed it will make no announcements. Who's left to save E3, then? Well, the same guys as last year – Nintendo.
Don't get me wrong; the other two are bound to impress; all Microsoft need do is show me Halo 4 and Sony supply the games on Vita and I'll be happy, but Nintendo is the only one who can change the face of the industry this E3.
How, then? The company has promised to deliver the goods on its next system this year with a full re-reveal. That should mean more specific demonstrations on its unique features, a release window, price, and, of course, games.
Software was sorely lacking from the big N's 2011 presser. Confusion over just what the system was added to a frustrating first showing, but it was undoubtedly the absence of games that made the show disappointing. What good is showing off all of that expensive new tech if you haven't got the titles to justify it?
This year the company has to deliver on the promise of restored third party support; bringing the likes of EA into the mix along with (the already on-board) Ubisoft and other big players. We don't want year-old games like Arkham City to be the highlight, rather the debut of exciting new sequels like Dead Space 3 which have the potential to see their best incarnation on Wii U. Imagine bringing that IP's ground-breaking HUD to a whole new level using the tablet screen.
In recent weeks we've heard whispers that the system may well support digital downloads alongside retail releases. This would be a game-changer; I'm already buying everything digitally on my Vita, and I want the boxed product to be out of the way ASAP. Who'd have thought that it could really be Nintendo to speed this along? A day-and-date digital release for every game on the system would pretty much ensure that I buy one and maybe even make the majority of my multiplatform purchases on Wii U.
I'm not meaning to scribe yet another article on what the Wii U needs to do, though; simply describing how they're my one hope for an exciting E3 this year.
It's definitely telling that both Microsoft and Sony have confirmed no-shows for their next consoles, though. Sony seems eager to beat its main rival to market with the next system; so why is its reveal skipping the industry's biggest show? Perhaps this signifies just how important Gamescom has become to the company, or that it would feel safer doing the initial rounds on home turf at TGS. Microsoft, though? If that system really isn't appearing next month then I doubt it'll even be mentioned until the 2013 press conference. And, given that rumors of an E3 2012 reveal began just a week after last year's show, that's pretty surprising.
Of course, it could be a memorable convention for plenty of other reasons. This late into the console cycle and virtually every publisher is putting out killer games. New IP is bound to be scarce while publishers don't want to start a new franchise on old systems, but there are plenty of exciting sequels to make up for that. I've already made my hopes for Dead Space 3 obvious, but if Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is announced then I will run up and down the streets preaching the lord's good graces to all.
And, even without the true next-generation of consoles being revealed, what's to stop publishers that are keen to get the ball rolling from showing some target footage of their next-gen projects? Ubisoft has been calling for new consoles for the better half of a year, and Epic only just released images of the next incarnation of its Unreal Engine, which will surely lay on the pressure.
But, ultimately, it's Nintendo's show to lose. Right now the Wii U has the potential to tick all of the boxes for fans to lay down early orders. Get it right and last year's scepticism will go out the window, get it wrong and those murmurs of 'the new Dreamcast' may long continue. The company has been given the world as its audience, let's hope it doesn't disappoint.


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Glenveagh is focused on developing starter, mid-size and executive and high-end homes in the greater Dublin area, either for itself or in partnership with third parties. Pictured at the Irish Stock Exchange was Justin Bickle CEO Glenveagh Properties PLC.
Glenveagh Properties has this morning announced the acquisition of 11 sites.
Nine of these sites relate to the 'Project Kells' transaction, which was conditionally acquired at the time of Glenveagh's IPO.
The 11 sites have the potential to deliver 1,319 units.
In addition to the nine Project Kells sites, the company has acquired two sites in Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.
The two sites were acquired at a cost of €22m and should deliver just under 450 units in total.
The addition of these sites increases the size of Glenveagh's landbank from 3,073 plots at IPO to over 3,500 plots.


The professors in Newhouse's broadcast and digital journalism program have "been there." They have reported, anchored and produced at local TV news stations. They have managed newsrooms and traveled the globe as network correspondents.


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The annual Holiday Exhibition and Sale for our local Columbia Weavers and Spinners Guild has just finished. Those participants selling, and many fellow guild members besides, put in hours preparing our wares for the big weekend and so enjoy each other's company for the three day event.
I only do this one local event each year and I have great respect for those who sell at multiple events throughout the season. Just the set-up and take-down require a lot of energy, muscle, and forethought—how best to display and how best to store for another event. But before the weekend ever arrives, there is also all the loving labor that goes into each piece.
Those of us who produce to exhibit and sell soak up the inspiration of seeing how others use their talents. And we usually support each other generously and treasure each item we bring home!
And of course we take notes for 2017. Always planning ahead. Always room for improvement. Isn't inspiration great!
Have you been to any local art fairs lately?
I've never done one of these events but I'd really like to. Like you, I can't imagine multiple events and am impressed by people who make their living that way! What a commitment!


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This is the highest grade for an EBUA Umpire and is obtained by selection only.
The EBUA International umpire is able to officiate at all events governed by the International governing bodies.
However, to officiate at some events such as Commonwealth Games, World Bowls and other events governed by World Bowls Ltd will require the attainment of the World Bowls Ltd International Technical Officials (ITO) assessment which is required to be eligible for selection.
It is important to note that the ITO qualification is a separate process from the EBUA Training & Development Programme.
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Anadarko Announces LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement with JERA And CPC Corporation, Taiwan
May 12, 2019 11:10 PM PR Newswire
HOUSTON, May 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) today announced Mozambique LNG1 Company Pte. Ltd., the jointly owned sales entity of the Mozambique Area 1 co-venturers, has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with JERA Co., Inc. (JERA) and CPC Corporation, Taiwan (CPC). The SPA calls for the delivered ex-ship supply of 1.6 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) for a base term of 17 years from the commercial start date. Mozambique LNG's portfolio of long-term sales now includes four of the top five LNG importing markets in the world.
"This co-purchasing agreement with JERA and CPC brings together two prominent Asian foundation customers and will ensure a reliable supply of cleaner energy to meet the growing demands of both Japan and Taiwan," said Mitch Ingram, Anadarko Executive Vice President, International, Deepwater & Exploration. "We are excited to take the next step with the expected announcement of a Final Investment Decision (FID) for the Mozambique LNG project on June 18, as we remain on track to complete the project financing process and secure final approvals. This new SPA brings our total long-term agreements to 11.1 MTPA, and we are extremely pleased and grateful to JERA and CPC for selecting Mozambique LNG to be part of their long-term energy portfolio."
Anadarko is developing Mozambique's first onshore LNG facility consisting of two initial LNG trains with a total nameplate capacity of 12.88 MTPA to support the development of the Golfinho/Atum field located entirely within Offshore Area 1.
Anadarko Moçambique Área 1, Lda, a wholly owned subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, operates Offshore Area 1 with a 26.5-percent working interest. Co-venturers include ENH Rovuma Área Um, S.A. (15 percent), Mitsui E&P Mozambique Area1 Ltd. (20 percent), ONGC Videsh Ltd. (10 percent), Beas Rovuma Energy Mozambique Limited (10 percent), BPRL Ventures Mozambique B.V. (10 percent), and PTTEP Mozambique Area 1 Limited (8.5 percent).
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation's mission is to deliver a competitive and sustainable rate of return to shareholders by exploring for, acquiring and developing oil and natural gas resources vital to the world's health and welfare. As of year-end 2018, the company had approximately 1.47 billion barrels-equivalent of proved reserves, making it one of the world's largest independent exploration and production companies. For more information about Anadarko and APC Flash Feed updates, please visit www.anadarko.com. Learn more about the Mozambique LNG project at www.mzlng.com.
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Anadarko believes that its expectations are based on reasonable assumptions. No assurance, however, can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the projections, anticipated results or other expectations expressed in this news release, including Anadarko's ability to successfully plan, secure additional government and partner approvals, take FID and the timing thereof, finance, build, and operate the necessary infrastructure and LNG park in Mozambique. See "Risk Factors" in the company's 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other public filings and press releases. Anadarko undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
Anadarko Contacts
INVESTORS:
Mike Pearl, mike.pearl@anadarko.com, +1 832.636.3271
Kyle Deakins, kyle.deakins@anadarko.com, +1 832.636.2354
Jon VandenBrand, jon.vandenbrand@anadarko.com, +1 832.636.1007
John Christiansen, john.christiansen@anadarko.com, +1 832.636.8736
Helen Rhymes, helen.rhymes@anadarko.com, +1 832.636.2366
SOURCE Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Anadarko Petroleum LNG


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Transformers Prime Blu-Ray and DVD Release
Written by Darren 'Starscream' Jamieson on January 25, 2012 | DVD,Transformers Prime |
We just received this press release about the American release for Transformers Prime on Blu-Ray and DVD.
TRANSFORMERS PRIME:
Featuring Over 10 Hours of Non-Stop Action, Special Bonus Content and More!
THE COLLECTIBLE 4-DVD SET & LIMITED EDITION 4-DISC BLU-RAY™ COLLECTION – PACKED WITH A 96-PAGE GRAPHIC NOVEL
OWN IT ON MARCH 6, 2012 FROM SHOUT! FACTORY
Prepare to experience the world of TRANSFORMERS PRIME like never before with perfect picture visuals and the purest digital sound available when the entire first season of the award-winning CGI animated series TRANSFORMERS PRIME arrives in stores everywhere in North America on March 6, 2012 in a deluxe 4-DVD set and a Limited Edition 4-Disc Blu-ray™ collection from Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Hasbro Studios.
Both the DVD and Blu-ray collections of TRANSFORMERS PRIME: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON boast all 26 action-packed episodes (including the 5-part miniseries Darkness Rising) and special bonus content. For a limited time only, TRANSFORMERS PRIME: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON Limited Edition 4-Disc Blu-ray contains a 96-page IDW graphic novel based on this hit series.
Delivering a new level of heavy metal action and family entertainment for all ages, the limited edition Blu-ray collection is priced to own at $64.99 SRP. The deluxe 4-DVD set is sold separately and has a suggested retail price of $ 29.93 SRP.
The TRANSFORMERS saga starts a new chapter as old foes return, legendary heroes rise, and new ones are found in unlikely places. The new EMMY Award winning series TRANSFORMERS PRIME, A Hasbro Studios production, currently airs on The HUB television network in the U.S. and Teletoons in Canada, deepens the epic mythology of both the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS, while starting a new chapter for a new generation of fans.
In early 2011, loyal TRANSFORMERS fans, as well as families and kids, were introduced to this visually stunning five-part miniseries on The HUB. Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Arcee, AUTOBOT Ratchet, Bulkhead, and many others are back to "roll out" against Megatron's latest attempt to conquer Earth. And Megatron proves to be more powerful than ever, having acquired a rare element that allows him mastery over life itself. OPTIMUS PRIME and the AUTBOTS may be few against the Decepticon hordes, but they find increased strength through bonds forged with three human teenagers.
Season One of TRANSFORMERS PRIME boasts an all-star voice cast, including Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Steve Blum, Jeffrey Combs, Adam Baldwin, Markie Post, Ernie Hudson, among other notables. TRANSFORMERS PRIME is produced by Hasbro Studios, with Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Jeff Kline serving as executive producers. Kurtzman and Orci served as writers for the feature films TRANSFORMERS and TRANSFORMERS: Revenge of the Fallen.
TRANSFORMERS PRIME recently garnered two Emmy® Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation and six Emmy nominations.
TRANSFORMERS PRIME: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
Original Making of Special
15 Audio Commentaries with the Creative Team and Voice Cast
Toy Featurette
Season Two Teaser Debuted at New York Comic-Con 2011
TRANSFORMERS PRIME: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON Blu-ray Collection
Limited Edition 4-Disc Blu-ray is packed with transformers prime graphic novel and bonus content
Street Date: March 6, 2012
Running Time: +/- 10 hours
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic widescreen
Audio: English, Audio 5.1 Surround
TRANSFORMERS PRIME: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON DVD Set
4-DVD Set and bonus content


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Avonmouth explosion: Wessex Water site 'like a family in shock' as mourners gather
Friends and colleagues have been at the church this morning
Tristan CorkSenior Reporter
Estel Farell RoigSenior reporter
Friends and colleagues of the four men who were killed in the explosion at the Wessex Water site in Avonmouth yesterday have been gathering at a church near the site of the tragedy.
St Peter's Church in nearby Lawrence Weston opened its doors for private prayer this morning (December 4), and within minutes, friends and colleagues of those who died came in seeking comfort and support.
Rev Fran Brealey said the staff at the Wessex Water treatment plant were 'like a family', and that family was in shock this morning, as 'no one expects these things to happen'.
"We wanted to open the church so people had a quiet place to come and light a candle," she said.
We are bringing you updates throughout the day from Avonmouth here.
Speaking shortly after opening their doors, the reverend said they had had friends and colleagues of the four people coming in.
"We have been chatting about their loss and the shock they are feeling," she said. "Some of the people that have come here today said the site is like a family - it is a very difficult time.
"It is a tragic loss of lives. We just want to be there to offer support - not just to the people who knew them, but the whole community.
"We just want people to have a quiet place to come - as a church we are at the heart of the community and we just want to be there for them," she added.
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Although the Wessex Water treatment site is on the Avonmouth side of the M5, it's closer to the community in Lawrence Weston, so St Peter's opened rather than St Andrew's Church in Avonmouth. Both are run by Rev Fran and Rev Andy Murray.
"We are so saddened to hear of the incident at the Avonmouth Wessex Water site," said Rev Murray.
"Many of our church members and clergy around Bristol have been praying for the families of those who have lost their lives or have been injured, and for the staff and all those affected by this tragedy," he added.
Floral tributes have begun to be left at the entrance on Kings Weston Lane, too, this morning, as police and the Health and Safety Executive continue to investigate what caused the blast.
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Shopping in BristolSainsbury's, Morrisons, Aldi, Asda, Tesco and Lidl rules on touching food in storesRules around queues and masks in shops are well known, but rules around touching food items aren't so clear


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/ The Cavalry – Build Your Own Empire
The Cavalry – Build Your Own Empire
Sebastian Cole 16 December 2016
URL: http://www.thecavalry.fm/
The five song EP from The Cavalry, a one man musical project showcasing the talents of all-around artistic force Tristan Jackson, will likely rate for many as one of the more exciting musical offerings to come out of Nashville in recent years. It is working quite completely in the comparatively new tradition of Nashville Rock, but naturally leans much more to the pop side of things than serving up street-hard rock tracks full of thunder, heartache, and darkness. Listeners will not conclude a pass through Build Your Own Empire's songs and feel deflated but enriched; instead, The Cavalry aims to provide a substantive musical experience while still supremely entertaining his audience. His production collaborators help present the songwriting on this EP from the best possible stage; there isn't one aspect of this release isn't sonically on the same page and the treatment escapes self-indulgence in the same way that the music does. There isn't a single wasted note here and the songs maintain a laser focus throughout.
Build Your Own Empire opens with "JFK Intro", a brief but musically rewarding song that uses a voice over recording of a President Kennedy speech as the focus point for a surrounding melodic cavalcade. The piano is the composition's musical hinge and every good thing that's part of the song hinges on how it affects the listener. The second track "Don't Mean You're Gone" has an assortment of customary songwriting poses for the genre along with some fiery and beautiful playing from a variety of instruments. There's much going on during the track, but it never sounds dense or bogs down under any clutter.
The second track, "Wake Up Call", is an orchestral-themed ballad and the only such song included on Build Your Own Empire. Jackson proves himself just as capable of handling this material as he does the more boisterous numbers and showing the same emotional command over the track as he does on the rowdier numbers. "When the Radio's Gone" has the strongest commercial edge yet of any song on Build Your Own Empire and follows the EP's successful template closer and with more results than any song preceding it. The deliberateness of the verses and introduction shifts into another gear on the chorus as Jackson spikes the tempo. It's one of the EP's most effective performances.
The finale "Red, White, and Blue Jeans" closely follows the same path laid out by "When the Radio's Gone" while still adding a new flavor to the EP's sonic palette. This is anthemic, but it has much stronger rock confidence than the earlier songs. Build Your Own Empire has impressive musical force that manifests itself in a variety of ways while never forsaking its melodic virtues. Tristan Jackson's The Cavalry has promise that goes far beyond the normal reach of typical Nashville Rock acts and its first release offers countless hints of fulfilled promise to come.
9 out of 10 stars.
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCavalryNation/
Michael Saulman


This page can help you find some easy to create dishes which you can make at home for your family. There are two ways you can do this.
Firstly, browse through the bank of current recipes where you will be able to look at them one by one to see which one you fancy cooking. New recipes will be added from time to time so please come back on a regular basis to see what takes your fancy.
Secondly, you can use the advanced search facility using the other button below. On here there are different ways of searching using preset criteria. This might be for cooking time if you were in a hurry or by ingredient if you had favourite types of meat or vegetable. The ways you can search include: medical condition; by belief; and country of origin.


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Who's ready for a good 'Night Out'?
July 31, 2019 hhnews207 News 0
Officer Hansen
The National Night Out Committee doesn't do anything over-the-top for the annual late-summer event, they just do it right, and the outcome has been nothing but positive as crowds continue to grow year after year.
"We kind of keep it basic; people in the community seem to like that," said Tracy Police Officer Adam Hansen. "It's not too much to take in in those three hours."
This year's event is at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6, once again on the south end of Central Park. Hansen said the event is so popular because many people work to make sure it's a family-friendly event.
"We started five years ago with the idea that we were going to provide a free meal," he said. "We got a very nice donation from Tom Morin at Subway at that point to kind of get us off the ground. We've kept it that way with the sponsors that we get. And it's not just Tracy — we get help from Balaton and Walnut Grove."
The free meal that is served to all indeed is a big draw for attendees. Last year, more than 700 meals were served, and organizers expect to serve even more this year. The committee works with Tracy Food Pride for the meal. There will also be other fare at the event served by various organizations as fundraisers. The other big attraction is the live music.
"I've not heard one complaint about the music — hands down, people just love the music," Hansen said.
Besides the fun and food, Hansen said National Night Out is a chance for the Tracy community to gather with friends and meet new people. Residents can also get a glimpse of all the vehicles used by various departments and the equipment in them.
"With police it's kind of having people come out and see that we're human, we're not just a bunch of robots driving around in squad cars," Hansen said.
The City will once again donate picnic tables, equal to $1,000, for the event.


Just to follow up on my previous post, I am definitely seriously embroiled right now in protecting my family from a dangerous person. There have been discussions and the situation is in a state of semi chaos at the moment. I have an appointment this week with my attorney to discuss how to proceed including a potential restraining order. I'm just going to hash it out with him and follow his advice. It's not really how I intended to start off 2014 but this has been a festering boil for over a decade and it was escalating therefore time to confront it. You don't pop that kind of infection and not expect the pus to ooze (sorry for the graphic, it's just the way it is).
The good thing is this man is across the country with limited means. But my father admits he has potential for violence against both of us (which did not surprise me in the least) yet he is unable to close the door at this stage. My father also said "he does have sociopathic traits". (duh).
It is my opinion that this is a classic case of elder abuse and I may be proceeding along those lines. I just don't know yet. I do know that this is why lawyers exist to guide you in situations like this.
I also know we've had two too many sociopaths in our family already, which I told my father. But I've said it for 25 years, I never underestimate the manipulative power of a sociopath and my father is firmly entrenched in his clutches.
It's a very sticky wicket. Please keep me in your prayers. I seriously hoped I'd never have to confront this kind of thing again in my life but here I am again. It's disheartening. Luckily I have a lot of people in law enforcement and the legal world who have my back. I still don't like the notion of this snake in our sphere though. He doesn't really know who he's messing with apparently. He's had the audacity to become verbally abusive and threatening with me now–not smart. Even though he's been circling around sneaky in our sphere for over a decade, I've only met him twice. But I'm a sleuther and have a whole lot of information and am not afraid to share it where it matters.
Part of the reason I'm writing at all about this on the blog is to heighten the documentation/awareness. He's been hiding in his hideyhole for too long. I think shining light on this kind of thing is a smart thing to do.
On another note, Alfonse and I had our first Ballroom Dance class last night and had a blast! He did really well. The teacher is a trip–it's almost like she's a character in one of those "Best In Show" movies, super serious in a funny way. I'll have to get a pic of her.
We're going every week now for a three months I think. I think we will get pretty good! haha It's fun to have that to do together and to see Alfonse come alive with other people too. It's good for us!
Please keep holding my family in light right now. We need it.
It's sad to say that our family has repeatedly been touched by sociopaths.
Obviously in the case of Cindy, my sister, who was murdered by a sociopath or at least one sociopath with his accomplice, a weaker personality, but still violent brother.
My father's life has been also touched by a sociopath who I'm in the process right now of dealing with and protecting all of us from. It's taken a few years for the bubble to be burst on this escalating toxic situation but it happened. And I can honestly say I feel a sense of relief for that. Luckily, at this stage, I have attorneys and support in place to help us manage it. Sociopaths are dangerous. And they prey on vulnerable people, for example an elderly man whose life has been exceedingly challenging.
The attorney who prosecuted the men who killed my sister met this sociopath parasitically attached to my father once and identified him as "the scariest person I've ever met". And I've been knowing he's in our family's sphere for over a decade feeling the exact same way. Trying to figure out what to do. 2014 is different.
I'm fielding off this toxic person directly right now–alone– and dealing with his escalation that the lid has been blown on his cover. I went searching for some basic guidelines that I've not read for awhile about how to deal with sociopathy. I thought this may be helpful out there.
The man who has infiltrated our lives represents every single characteristic on this list.
1. Do you often feel used by the person?
2. Have you often felt that he (or she, because women can be sociopaths too) doesn't care about you?
3. Does he lie and deceive you?
4. Does he tend to make contradictory statements?
5. Does he tend to take from you and not give back much?
6. Does he often appeal to pity? Does he seem to try to make you feel sorry for him?
7. Does he try to make you feel guilty?
8. Do you sometimes feel he is taking advantage of your good nature?
9. Does he seem easily bored and need constant stimulation?
10. Does he use a lot of flattery? Does he interact with you in a way that makes you feel flattered even if he says nothing overtly complimentary?
11. Does he make you feel worried? Does he do it obviously or more cleverly and sneakily?
12. Does he give you the impression you owe him?
13. Does he chronically fail to take responsibility for harming others? Does he blame everyone and everything but himself?
Ignoring, creating a boundary of protection and holding it is where I'm at right now. And getting support around me/my family. It's scary and I, of all people, know what sociopaths are capable of.
Yes, after cancer, abuse, murder and schizophrenia life is still tossing our family drama in the form of sociopathy (again) which, in my opinion, is what evil is on this Earth. I have learned though how to throw down a boundary. This person is escalating because simply I don't think he had any idea of what he might be up against with me.
Please wish me luck navigating these waters. I'm meeting with my attorney this week and potentially obtaining a restraining order. I suspect that will be inevitable now. Yes, it's that real. Threats have been made.


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Forestry doctoral student finds niche in academia, research and mentoring
Abbey Miller - September 24, 2021
Ph.D. candidate Christián Henry enjoys mentoring youth and researching sustainable bioproducts.
Christián Henry, Ph.D. student, MSU Department of Forestry
Undergraduate research experiences led Christián Henry to the forestry program at Michigan State University. Through the MSU Department of Forestry, students learn to be leaders through multi-disciplinary coursework, field studies, cutting edge technology and mentorship from respected faculty in one of the longest-standing forestry programs in the United States.
"I always wanted to be a medical doctor, but I started a research position as an undergrad at Mississippi State University, then interned with the foreign agricultural service while participating in the Demmers Scholars Program led by Mark Rey," she said. "These experiences opened my eyes to academia, research and eventually led me to pursuing my Ph.D."
Christián Henry is a doctoral student in the Department of Forestry. Her research is focused on sustainable bioproducts and the development and application of lignin-based polyurethane foams for industrial applications to create new opportunities for the forestry industry. Henry earned her bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering technology and business in 2016 from Mississippi State University, where she worked as an undergraduate researcher on lignin-based phenolic adhesives. She was part of a team that created the first phenol-formaldehyde adhesive that replaced 100% of phenol with lignin.
Deeply passionate about mentoring young people, Henry has been active locally and nationally in Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS). Currently, she serves as graduate student vice president for the national MANRRS organization and previously served as national graduate student parliamentarian. She has received numerous grants and accolades, including an academic achievement graduate assistantship, a Farm Credit VIP Scholar award and has been recognized for leadership activities by MSU's Council of Graduate Students (COGS) with the COGS Disciplinary Leadership Award.
Henry is one of the 2021 CANR Alumni Association Scholarship recipients.
Name: Christián Henry
Hometown: Sulligent, Alabama
Degree: Forestry, Ph.D. in the Department of Forestry
Expected graduation date: May 2022
Research focus: Sustainable bioproducts. Lignin-based rigid polyurethane foams.
What inspired your interest in your advanced degree area? I always wanted to be a medical doctor, but I started a research position as an undergrad at Mississippi State University, then interned with the foreign agricultural service while participating in the Demmers Scholars program led by Mark Rey. These experiences opened my eyes to academia, research and eventually led me to pursuing my Ph.D.
Why did you choose to study at MSU? The principal investigator (PI) on the research project I was a part of took a job at MSU from Mississippi State University. I had the option of staying in Mississippi or moving to Michigan and working with my PI. I chose Michigan for a new experience and to diversify my educational portfolio.
What has been one of your best experiences within graduate school so far? Definitely my work with MANRRS. When I first got to Michigan, they were the first organization I reached out to. I would not have made it this far in my program without our wonderful advisors (Dr. Eunice Foster, Phillip Seaborn and Stephanie Chau) along with some amazing members who have become my best friends. We participate in Michigan Family Farms each year and from planning to execution, it's always a great time.
Any thoughts or advice for current or new students? Find your tribe, go to office hours and send summary emails after every meeting.
What are your future plans? I am currently looking for jobs and will be presenting some of my research at the Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) Conference in October. I plan to defend my thesis in spring 2022 and upon graduation, I hope to have a job where I can blend my mentorship, research and sustainability passions. My longer-term goals include getting married, having children and traveling to every continent.
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A new month means a new hashtag for our Instagram crafting community. The focus of our hashtag is crafting for pleasure, basically taking some 'me-time' to unwind in our busy lives. It doesn't have to be a finished project, we love seeing work in progress, planning posts or tutorials too.
I'm delighted to announce that Maura from The Messy Brunette is joining us as guest co-host in May. I've long admired Maura's blog and love seeing the creative projects she works on each month. I think there aren't many crafts she can't turn her hand to! If you love crochet and embroidery, then do head over to her Instagram feed...because you're in for a treat.
Join Jennifer Jain, Maura and I over on Instagram by tagging your images with #craftingismytherapy_may.
What are you making at the moment? In April I completed my 'Helping' embroidery hoop.
Even though it has taken me a while to finish, I'm really pleased with the way it has turned out.
I'm going to stretch the finished piece onto a canvas to hang on our wall.
If you'd like to see more, head over to the Me, You and Magoo Instagram account to see more of my craft projects.
– Please share the love and comment on other people who join in with the hashtag.
– And finally, if you would like to follow me on Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram, you're more than welcome! Jennifer Jain's links are here too: Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook. And here's Maura's: Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram.


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Jerelyn Maher
Ret'd Judge
jmaher2@bradley.edu
J.D. Loyola School of Law, Chicago, Illinois
B.A. Bradley University
Retired Judge Maher brings to the Pre-Law Center over 38 years of legal experience as a trial attorney, judge and legal educator. She practiced law in the Peoria area concentrating in personal injury and appellate cases from 1977 to 1995 when she was appointed as an associate judge for the State of Illinois, Tenth Judicial Circuit. Judge Maher served as a trial judge until her retirement from the bench on January 4, 2016. As a member of several bar associations, Judge Maher has been active in bar association activities including the presidency of the Peoria County Bar Association for 2016-2017.
Judge Maher has been involved in legal education of lawyers and judges. Annually, she teaches continuing education programs for the Peoria County Bar Association. As a member for over eleven years of the Judicial Committee on Education which implements the Illinois Supreme Court's education for Illinois judges, she has created, organized, and taught seminars for judges. Judge Maher has annually taught at the New Judge Seminar and the Education Conference which is mandatory for all Illinois judges. Judge Maher was on the first editorial board creating judicial Bench Books working with law professors, and she was the Editor of the first Family Law Bench Book. She has also been a member of the Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee for nine years and has been a facilitator for that committee.
Judge Maher has partnered with Bradley on several projects including the Peoria County Visitation Center for children whose parents are involved in family law litigation and trainings for lawyers in the family law area. Also, she has been a guest lecturer and taught Constitutional law at Bradley.


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News Gold Coast mayor wants to set up a ferry network
Gold Coast mayor wants to set up a ferry network
Alastair Taylor
| Jul 31,2018
The Gold Coast might get its own ferry services to complement its light rail and bus networks if the mayor's proposal for a trial is deemed a success.
Local media reports suggest the Mayor's plan will include 12 stops and potentially take up to 3200 cars off the roads.
Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate will present the plan to the Gold Coast Waterways Authority before seeking support from councilors, the Gold Coast Bulletin reports.
It is proposed that the Gold Coast City Council will provide dock infrastructure, the Department of Transport and Main Roads will organise the timetable and the Gold Coast Waterways Authority would run the tender and contract process.
Speed limits on some waterways may be challenging however it is reported they will be negotiated as part of the stakeholder consultation process.
The proposed first phase would run between Evandale and Labrador with multiple stops in between including at Cavill Avenue and the vessels would be similar to the Citycats operating on the Brisbane River.
G:Link tram on the Gold Coast - image Wikipedia.
In 2017 the Gold Coast City Council and Queensland State Government committed a combined $10 million to deliver a detailed business case for the extension of the city's new light rail network further south.
Stage 3a, as the next phase is known, will enter a new round of consultation toward the end of 2018 as detailed maps are released on the extension of the light rail network south from Broadbeach to Burleigh Heads.
A July 2018 update brochure published by the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads states the anticipated journey time over the 6-7km extension from Broadbeach to Burleigh Heads will be approximately 16-17 minutes.
Likewise, it is anticipated the tram tracks will be laid in the Gold Coast Highway's median and the highway will retain two traffic lanes in each direction. 5 new trams will need to be added to the existing fleet to maintain similar levels of service as stages 1 and 2.
Maps also show the light rail line will eventually run to Coolangatta airport and similar the Gold Coast heavy rail line will eventually be extended from Varsity Lakes to Coolangatta. No timeframes for construction of light rail stage 3a, stage 3b (Burleigh Heads to Coolangatta) or the heavy rail line have been published.
While the Gold Coast has just under 100 projects on the Urban.com.au project database at the time of writing, the bulk of them are located in the northern suburbs of the Coast. There are 19 projects located between Burleigh Heads and Coolangatta.
Alastair Taylor is a co-founder of Urban.com.au. Now a freelance writer, Alastair focuses on the intersection of public transport, public policy and related impacts on medium and high-density development.
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Design Pointe is a 160,000 sq.ft. retail center featuring upscale home improvement & home goods retailers in Naperville, Illinois.
A development team from NAI Hiffman, the largest privately owned real estate services firm in the Midwest, came to us seeking architectural services for a large scale development. The result was Design Pointe, a 160,000 square foot high-end retail center including two outlot buildings. Sorce Architecture provided full architectural services for NAI Hiffman including: site investigation, master planning, full site conceptual presentations, full site construction documents, permitting, and construction management. NAI Hiffman was so pleased with our efforts that we became their recommended architect for tenant build-outs at Design Pointe.


What a year! We kicked off 2016 with our annual Legislative Day in Olympia and never looked back. From six statewide candidate debates and a 15-stop small business listening tour to going all-out on Manufacturing Day to a new red-carpet awards event, none of this would be possible without your support. So, from the entire AWB team, thank you for all you do on behalf of our state and your local communities. We hope you enjoy this look back at 2016 and join us for all that is ahead in 2017.
Achieve. Connect. Employ. Compete. And do it all while enhancing a sense of place second to none. AWB's board of directors unanimously approved new Mission and Vision statements at the January 2016 board meeting. Since then, AWB has been working to bring these pillars to life through its action and advocacy efforts, and through a rebranding that is now underway.
AWB was honored this year with the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives' first-ever statewide Chamber of the Year award, presented at its annual conference in Savannah. This award is presented to a statewide chamber that stands out in its efforts and innovations to serve its members and the state. AWB was also the recipient of the U.S. Export-Import Bank Chairman's award for our multi-media educational effort that helped move Congress to reauthorize the bank's charter in 2015.
What is it like to have your company's sustainability leadership highlighted in a statewide series of television commercials, billboards, even online radio station ads? During an upbeat and thoughtful discussion at AWB's annual Policy Summit, leaders from three AWB member companies answered that and many other questions about their participation in the first, and successful, Grow Here campaign.
AWB's 1,000-mile,15-city small business listening tour took place throughout May and June as hundreds of small-business owners joined AWB's Government Affairs team to talk about their top challenges to expanding and keeping their doors open.
In a year that only required small adjustments to the two-year budget, the expectation was lawmakers would find agreement within the allotted 60 days and leave town. That didn't happen, but they did agree to a supplemental budget that does not raise any taxes after a couple of extra weeks in Olympia.
AWB was privileged to host six political candidate debates this year, including the first gubernatorial debate of 2016. The first in the series of debates was held at AWB's annual Spring Meeting in Spokane and featured eight of the 11 candidates running for lieutenant governor. In August, AWB hosted the first 2016 debate between incumbent Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee and his Republican Challenger Bill Bryant.
After a hard-fought election season, the major players and power dynamics in Olympia remain largely unchanged. Gov. Jay Inslee won reelection. The Republican-led Majority Coalition Caucus will keep control of the state Senate, albeit with one fewer seat. The House remained in Democratic control with the same split of 50-48. The results continue to balance of power in Olympia ahead of a 2017 legislative session that will include some significant challenges..
A coalition of farmers, labor and environmental groups and chambers of commerce across the state joined with AWB to spearhead the campaign to defeat Initiative 732, which would have created a costly carbon tax raising the cost of fuel, energy and natural gas on Washington's employers and families. On election night, I-732 was soundly rejected by voters.
Manufacturing is a key sector of Washington's economy. That's why AWB took the month of October -- in two day-long events -- to share the great things Washington manufacturers are building and highlight the need for a skilled workforce to fill the high-tech jobs they are creating. Both Manufacturing Day Oct. 7 and the AWB Institute's Manufacturing Summit Oct. 26 were great opportunities to show and tell the story of manufacturing in Washington state.
An elegant event in Seattle's Benaroya Hall brought together some of the state's most innovative and forward-looking employers for the first-ever AWB Evening of Excellence on Nov. 30. The event also allowed AWB to publicly thank two longtime business advocates with special awards for service to the employer community.
Gov. Jay Inslee, firefighters from across the state, a military family from Gig Harbor and countless families joined AWB for the Dec. 2 lighting of the state's holiday tree. The event was not only festive and fun, it also helped raise $22,000 for families in need and hospitalized children.
Nearly two dozen AWB members visited with members of Congress, industry leaders, and other national political figures during the third-annual AWB D.C. Fly-in in early December. The discussions covered trade and infrastructure as well as insights into the new administration.
From Olympia to Washington, D.C., from Seattle to Walla Walla, AWB will be there for employers to push for a thriving economy and strong business climate. That means effective and relevant government affairs, engaged member relations, and events that help our members succeed. Here's what AWB has coming in 2017.


The University of Sheffield has been named one of the best institutions in the world after a decade of outstanding success which has reaffirmed its position as a leading international centre of excellence.
The University has risen to 69th place in this year's QS World University Rankings released today (16 September 2014) and is now recognised as the 12th best institution in the UK and number one in the Yorkshire region.
The highly regarded global ranking is compiled from 90,000 survey responses collected from 3,000 universities across the world and is considered to be the largest and most extensive ranking for higher education institutions.
The QS World University Rankings were established in 2005 and over the past 10 years Sheffield has soared 74 places, from 143th to 69th out of 3,000 institutions, after leading the way in inspiring its staff and students to achieve excellence, make a difference and change lives through discovery and understanding.
A total of 19 Faculty subject areas at the University of Sheffield were recognised within the top 100 with Geography ranked 24th, Environmental Sciences 35th, and Material Sciences 39th.
The global emphasis on high-impact scientific and technological research is the key driver of leadership in the QS World University Rankings which are led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), for the third year.
This is the latest of a long list of accolades recently achieved by the University which was named number one for student experience in the Times Higher Student Satisfaction Survey earlier this year.
Last month the University's Students' Union was voted the best in the UK for the third year running in the National Student Survey (NSS) 2014. The Union, which underwent a £20 million state-of-the-art refurbishment last year, retained the prestigious title after being awarded a 94 per cent overall satisfaction rate – an increase from last year's figure of 93 per cent.
The institution has also been recognised for providing outstanding support for international students and early career researchers from all backgrounds after being shortlisted for three prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2014. The University was shortlisted for Widening Participation Initiative of the Year, Outstanding International Student Strategy and Outstanding Support for Early Careers Researchers. The winners will be announced in November.
The University has also receive widespread recognition for leading a groundbreaking campaign to highlight the crucial value of international students to the UK which has now been backed by over 100 universities, education institutions and international organisations since its launch in 2013.
It was developed with the support of Universities UK, the British Council, the NUS and the UK Council for International Students and continues to work with the Home Office and Cabinet Office to produce films which reinforce the message that the UK actively welcomes talented students. The campaign has also been endorsed by the CBI and the British Government's GREAT campaign.
Determined to ensure it remains a leading global institution, the University of Sheffield is already striving for further success with a number of ambitious plans – all of which will continue to enhance student experience.
The University recently made its largest-ever investment in learning and teaching with the development of its newest £81 million engineering building which will offer state-of-the-art specialist facilities.
Moving forward in a ground breaking move, the University has also introduced enterprise education into the entire curriculum, rather than providing it solely as an extra-curricular activity. This will enable staff to embed interdisciplinary and real-world engagement into teaching, in turn helping to inspire and produce graduates who can drive the economy forward.
Impressive building work to create Factory 2050, which will put Sheffield at the heart of manufacturing on a global stage, has recently begun on site. The £43 million pioneering development will combine a range of technologies, including advanced robotics, flexible automation, off-line printing in virtual environments linked to plug-and-play robotics, and 3D printing from flexible automated systems.
The QS World University Rankings is an annual league table of the top universities in the world and is arguably the best-known and respected ranking of its kind. Compiled by the QS Intelligence Unit in close consultation with an international advisory board of leading academics, the QS World University Rankings ® is widely referenced by prospective and current students, university professionals and governments worldwide.
The purpose of the rankings has been to recognize universities as the multi-faceted organizations they are and to provide a global comparison of their success against the notional mission of remaining or becoming world-class. Now in their 10th year, the QS World University Rankings 2014/2015 rank the world's top 863 universities (out of over 3,000 considered) adding 100+ new universities into the current list of the world's best institutions. The QS World University Rankings are based on four key pillars, research, teaching, employability and internationalization and the methodology consists of six indicators: academic reputation (40%), employer reputation (10%), and faculty student ratio (20%), citations per faculty (20%), international students (5%) and international faculty (5%). This year, 63,676 academic and 28,759 employer responses contributed towards the results, making both surveys the largest of their kind in the world.


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The Scottish Science Advisory Council (SSAC) is Scotland's highest level science advisory body providing independent advice and recommendations on science strategy, policy and priorities to the Scottish Government's Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland (CSA). It is a broadly-based group, including both practitioners and users of scientific innovation. The SSAC advises on a broad range of scientific issues and science-related policies that will contribute to growing the economy and raising quality of life in Scotland.
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The council membership are respected senior figures drawn from right across the science, business and academic communities and as a result will be an effective conduit between the SSAC and the science communities that make up the science base in Scotland and further afield.
Appointments to the SSAC, which do not receive any remuneration, are made for a two year period with the possibility of extension. The appointments are made following a public advertisement and selection process. All appointments are made on merit and in order to achieve a balance across the scientific community.
The SSAC is not a formal public advisory body and there are no legal requirements in connection with the manner appointments are made or the way its conducts its business. However, the arrangements for appointments to the SSAC draw strongly on the original Nolan recommendations in connection with appointments to public bodies.
The Council membership is supported by the SSAC Secretariat. The SSAC Secretariat is located within the Science in Government Team of the Scottish Government. The primary function of the secretariat is to support SSAC by assembling and analysing information and recording conclusions. It advises SSAC on the processes and procedures and brings to its attention emerging issues of concerns to inform its deliberations.
The Council has been chaired by Professor Paul Boyle since February 2016. The SSAC principally advises and reports to the Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland and to the Scottish Government.
The SSAC work programme is developed by its members in discussion with Scottish Government. The Scottish Government can ask SSAC to consider particular issues; the Council is under no obligation to agree to these requests if it believes that other work would be of greater value.
The Council decides the approach to each area of work on a case-by-case basis. It can also choose to deliver its advice to government by various routes including: publishing reports; through confidential written advice; and through discussions with ministers, officials and special advisers.


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Miller-Long and Folk
Miller Vornholt
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Gene E Rhoades
November 1, 1922 ~ October 30, 2018 (age 95)
Gene E. Rhoades, 95, of St. Marys, OH died 5:35 a.m. Tuesday October 30, 2018 at Otterbein -- St. Marys, OH.
He was born November 1, 1922 in Wapakoneta, OH to Glenn and Gladys (Keiber) Rhoades.
On November 27, 1952 he married La Vera King, who died August 12, 1995.
He then married Carolyn "Sis" (White) Irons, who survives.
Also survived by: step-daughter Susan (Greg) McDaniel of Ocala, FL
step-son William Steven (Kim) Irons of St. Marys, OH
step-son David (Carol) Irons of St. Marys, OH
step-son Andrew (Jennifer) Irons of Lancaster, PA
8 step-grandchildren 3 step-great-grandchildren
nieces and nephews
Preceded in death by: parents Glenn and Gladys Rhoades; first wife La Vera Rhoades; twin brother Dean Rhoades; brother Charles Rhoades; brother Vernon Rhoades
He was a graduate of Blume High School (Class of 1940) in Wapakoneta.
He retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in St. Marys, where he worked 43 years in the accounting department.
He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and K of C Council # 1592, both in St. Marys.
Following his retirement, he used his accounting skills to help others in need. He performed volunteer tax preparation for senior citizens and low-income individuals throughout Auglaize and Mercer Counties for many years.
He was honored to have been selected as 1992 Mercer Co. Council on Aging Outstanding Senior Volunteer, 1999 Auglaize Co. Council on Aging Outstanding Volunteer, 2000 Medical Mutual of Ohio Outstanding Volunteer, 2002 Auglaize Co. Council on Aging Outstanding Senior Citizen of the Year and recipient of the 2007 "Builder of Bridges Award' by the St. Marys Area Chamber of Commerce.
Gene will be remembered as a true gentleman, with an eye for detail. He will be truly missed by those fortunate to know him as a loyal friend or co-worker.
Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled to begin 11:00 a.m. Friday November 2, 2018 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, with the Rev. Barry Stechschulte, celebrant.
Burial will follow at the St. Joseph Cemetery in Wapakoneta.
Visitation 6 - 8 p.m. Thursday and 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Friday at Miller - Long & Folk Funeral Home (314 W. High Street Chapel) in St. Marys.
Memorial contributions may be directed to either Holy Rosary Catholic Church or Otterbein -- St. Marys.
Condolences may be expressed to his family via: www.millerfuneralhomes.net
Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
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The Tractor AeroKit reduces aerodynamic turbulence and drag on the truck by streamlining airflow past the drive wheels. When optioned, each 6×2 or 6×4 truck is outfitted with wheel covers, center fairings located between the wheels, and rear fairings behind the wheels. Wheel covers can also be outfitted on 4×2 trucks. The fairing system works like fuel tank fairings by helping to control the air flow along the side of the truck. The 'Quick-Release' wheel covers also provide instantaneous and tool-free access to the wheel end via FlowBelow's patented 'push and turn' quick-release latching system. The system is made in the USA using extremely durable materials.
As part of the agreements signed, FlowBelow products will be warranted by International Truck as well as made available for aftermarket purchase through all International Truck dealers in the US & Canada.
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Republican Gov. Rick Scott's budget for the next fiscal year would cut Medicaid payments to hospitals by $930 million.
Scott didn't mince words. "Florida's hospitals continue to have record profits, and the governor is committed to fighting price gouging and unfair costs for Floridians needing important medical care," his office said in a release. Most of the cuts will come from allowing the state's Medicaid health insurers to pay hospitals less. The Florida Hospital Association told the Naples Daily News it condemned the policy.
Why this matters: Scott used to run HCA, the country's largest for-profit hospital company, which was embroiled in a massive fraud probe as he left and later paid $1.7 billion in fines. The Medicaid cuts would disproportionately affect not-for-profit and public hospitals that treat more poor patients. And despite the tough words, Scott indirectly praised his former company when he said he wanted to eliminate "supplemental payments for hospitals that provide less charity compared to the for-profit hospital industry."