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19 Biases Causing You to Look Foolish and Make Bad Decisions
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If you invest, you have one goal in mind.
For your investments to be profitable.
What you and I can also agree on is that we don't like being fooled by ourselves or others. We certainly don't want to make bad decisions.
But we do it all the time.
Over and over again.
And many people refuse to do anything about it.
In theory, we agree that we are in the markets to make money.
Yet our behavior doesn't reflect it. It's just lip service.
Warren Buffett isn't where he is by forgetting about losses and the causes of those losses.
He hated, no… Buffett abhorred losing money and failing to let it compound.
He knew he needed every bit of traction and momentum to compound his wealth.
1 Biases Causing Foolish Mistakes and Bad Decisions
1.1 1. Under-recognition of 'reinforcement' or 'incentives'
1.2 2. Simple psychological denial
1.3 3. Incentive cause bias creating 'agency cost'
1.4 4. Bias from consistency and commitment tendency
1.5 5. Misconstruing past correlation as a reliable basis for decision-making
1.6 6. Bias from reciprocation tendency
1.7 7. Bias from over-influence by social proof
1.8 8. Bias from contrast-caused distortions of sensation, perception and cognition
1.9 9. Bias from over-influence by authority
1.10 10. Bias from deprival super-reaction syndrome
1.11 11. Bias from envy/jealousy
1.12 12. Bias from chemical dependency
1.13 13. Bias from mis-gambling compulsion
1.14 14. Bias from liking distortion
1.15 15. Bias from the non-mathematical nature of the human brain
1.16 16. Bias from over-influence by extra-vivid evidence
1.17 17. Bias and mental confusion created by generalizations and fully understanding the "Why"
1.18 18. Bias from stress-induced mental changes
1.19 19. Development and organizational confusion from say-something syndrome
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Biases Causing Foolish Mistakes and Bad Decisions
Munger then comes along and puts it out there plain and simple.
Biases that cause you to make the same mistakes, or biases that you don't even know about.
In any case, the best way to combat it, is to first recognize which ones you are weak against, and then take measures to prevent it.
In 1995, Charlie Munger gave a speech to Harvard students known as the psychology of human misjudgment.
As you go through these examples, try to recall examples to see how these biases played out in your life or investments.
1. Under-recognition of 'reinforcement' or 'incentives'
Early in the history of Xerox, Joe Wilson, who was then in the government, had to go back to Xerox because he could not understand how their better, new machine was selling so poorly in relation to their older and inferior machine.
Of course when he got there he found out that the commission arrangement with the salesmen gave a tremendous incentive to the inferior machine.
2. Simple psychological denial
"If you turn on the television you find the mothers of the most obvious criminals that man could ever diagnose and they all think their sons are innocent. The reality is too painful to bear so you just distort it until it's bearable. We all do it to some extent. It's a common psychological misjudgment that causes terrible problems."
3. Incentive cause bias creating 'agency cost'
"the cash register was a great moral instrument when it was created. And Patterson knew that, by the way. He had a little store, and the people were stealing him blind and never made any money, and people sold him a couple of cash registers and it went to profit immediately. And, of course, he closed the store and went into the cash register business…"
4. Bias from consistency and commitment tendency
"if you make a public disclosure of your conclusion, you're pounding it into your own head. Many of these students that are screaming at us, you know, they aren't convincing us, but they're forming mental change for themselves, because what they're shouting out [is] what they're pounding in."
5. Misconstruing past correlation as a reliable basis for decision-making
"You've got two products; suppose they're complex, technical products. Now you'd think, under the laws of economics, that if product A costs X, if product Y costs X minus something, it will sell better than if it sells at X plus something, but that's not so. In many cases when you raise the price of the alternative products, it'll get a larger market share than it would when you make it lower than your competitor's product."
6. Bias from reciprocation tendency
When somebody does something for you, you feel obligated to do something in return.
Robert Cialdini shows in his book "influence" how he went around campus asking people to take juvenile delinquents to the zoo.
And it was a campus, and so one in six actually agreed to do it. And after he'd accumulated a statistical output he went around on the same campus and he asked other people, he said, "Gee, would you devote two afternoons a week to taking juvenile delinquents somewhere and suffering greatly yourself to help them," and there he got 100% of the people to say no. But after he'd made the first request, he backed up a little, and he said, "Would you at least take them to the zoo one afternoon?" He raised the compliance rate from a third to a half. He got three times the success by just going through the little ask-for-a-lot-and-back-off.
7. Bias from over-influence by social proof
How many items do you buy on Amazon by ignoring the reviews?
Do you buy stocks because a famous investor has bought it?
8. Bias from contrast-caused distortions of sensation, perception and cognition
"Cialdini cites the case of the real estate broker. And you've got the rube that's been transferred into your town, and the first thing you do is you take the rube out to two of the most awful, overpriced houses you've ever seen, and then you take the rube to some moderately overpriced house, and then you stick him. And it works pretty well, which is why the real estate salesmen do it. And it's always going to work."
9. Bias from over-influence by authority
"You get a pilot and a co-pilot. The pilot is the authority figure. They don't do this in airplanes, but they've done it in simulators. They have the pilot do something where the co-pilot, who's been trained in simulators a long time — he knows he's not to allow the plane to crash — they have the pilot to do something where an idiot co-pilot would know the plane was going to crash, but the pilot's doing it, and the co-pilot is sitting there, and the pilot is the authority figure. 25% of the time the plane crashes."
10. Bias from deprival super-reaction syndrome
"I have a neighbor, a predecessor who had a little island around the house, and his next door neighbor put a little pine tree on it that was about three feet high, and it turned his 180 degree view of the harbor into 179 3/4. Well they had a blood feud like the Hatfields and McCoys, and it went on and on and on…because you don't just reciprocate affection, you reciprocate animosity, and the whole thing can escalate."
11. Bias from envy/jealousy
Those of you who have raised siblings you know about envy, or tried to run a law firm or investment bank or even a faculty? I've heard Warren say a half a dozen times, "It's not greed that drives the world, but envy."
12. Bias from chemical dependency
"It will always cause this moral breakdown if there's any need, and it always involves massive denial… the tendency to distort reality so that it's endurable."
13. Bias from mis-gambling compulsion
"You have a lottery where you get your number by lot, and then somebody draws a number by lot, it gets lousy play. You have a lottery where people get to pick their number, you get big play. Again, it's this consistency and commitment thing. People think if they have committed to it, it has to be good. The minute they've picked it themselves it gets an extra validity. After all, they thought it and they acted on it."
14. Bias from liking distortion
"The tendency to especially like oneself, one's own kind and one's own idea structures, and the tendency to be especially susceptible to being misled by someone liked."
15. Bias from the non-mathematical nature of the human brain
The human brain tends to ignore rational and the correct decision by favoring the emotional side.
"You find an isolated example of a little old lady in the See's Candy Company, one of our subsidiaries, getting into the till. And what does she say? "I never did it before, I'll never do it again. This is going to ruin my life. Please help me."
And you know her children and her friends, and she'd been around 30 years and standing behind the candy counter with swollen ankles. When you're an old lady it isn't that glorious a life. And you're rich and powerful and there she is: "I never did it before, I'll never do it again." Well how likely is it that she never did it before? If you're going to catch 10 embezzlements a year, what are the chances that any one of them, will be somebody who only did it this once?
And the people who have done it before and are going to do it again, what are they all going to say? Well in the history of the See's Candy Company they always say, "I never did it before, and I'm never going to
do it again." And we cashier them. It would be evil not to, because terrible behavior spreads. "
16. Bias from over-influence by extra-vivid evidence
By reliving or remembering vivid experiences, it makes you believe that the same thing will happen in the given scenario. With countless number of possibilities, the expectation and belief that history repeats, instead of rhyming, over-influences the decision making process.
17. Bias and mental confusion created by generalizations and fully understanding the "Why"
Well we all know people who've flunked, and they try and memorize and they try and spout back and they just…it doesn't work. The brain doesn't work that way. You've got to array facts on the theory structures answering the question "Why?" If you don't do that, you just cannot handle the world.
18. Bias from stress-induced mental changes
"[Pavlov] had all these dogs in cages, which had all been conditioned into changed behaviors, and the great Leningrad flood came and it just went right up and the dog's in a cage. And the dog had as much stress as you can imagine a dog ever having. The water receded in time to save some of the dogs, and Pavlov noted that they'd had a total reversal of their conditioned personality. And being the great scientist he was, he spent the rest of his life giving nervous breakdowns to dogs, and he learned a helluva lot that I regard as very interesting."
19. Development and organizational confusion from say-something syndrome
Greatest example is the media coverage of the 2016 election. You have talking heads from every angle "saying-something" which was all incorrect. This type of syndrome simply creates noise, doesn't add to the discussion or ultimate decision.
"a honeybee goes out and finds the nectar and he comes back, he does a dance that communicates to the other bees where the nectar is, and they go out and get it. Well some scientist who is clever, like B.F. Skinner, decided to do an experiment. He put the nectar straight up. Way up. Well, in a natural setting, there is no nectar where they're all straight up, and the poor honeybee doesn't have a genetic program that is adequate to handle what he now has to communicate. And you'd think the honeybee would come back to the hive and slink into a corner, but he doesn't. He comes into the hive and does this incoherent dance… And it's a very important part of human organization so the noise and the reciprocation and so forth of all these people who have what I call say-something syndrome don't really affect the decisions."
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ANNOUNCEMENT: this list is done. For a list of Windows 10 tablets by @stormi see here.
This post lists current Windows tablets, hybrids, and convertibles with active digitizer, meaning they support precise drawing and writing (inking) with a stylus. A spreadsheet listing all options is included for quick comparison of the most important features. The list was started at the time of the IFA in 2012, but has been updated to include more recently released devices. Feel free to make suggestions if any new models are missing from the list!
Update: as of 10-2013 we have a new 'excel sheet editor'! Thanks to Mesosphere for helping out.
Update 2: For thoughts on the performance of different digitizer technologies, see this recent thread.
Update 3: as of 2-2015 tablet enthusiast stormi has joined as editor of the excel table. Please check out his recent edits. Any cell with a green corner has a comment with more info, thanks to stormi's efforts.
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Atom based systems are typically $300-400 cheaper, are lightweight, have long battery life (8-10h or so), run cool, don't need a fan, and support connected standby. On the downside, they come with Win8 32bit 'basic', are less powerful, have weaker graphics capabilities, typically (always?) use slower and smaller eMMC storage, hold only up to 2GB RAM, don't support USB3, typically have low res screens and can't output to external screens at as high resolution. They may also have more bugs to work out since the hardware is newer. Note: there are different Atom chip generations. The 2nd gen is capable handling Win 8 smoothly, but the 3rd gen performs a TON faster, so get that if you can.
Intel Core based systems are typically $300-400 more expensive, almost half a pound heavier, have 4-5h battery life (3rd gen, or 6-9h 4th gen), can run hot when pushed, have a fan and vents, and do not support connected standby. On the positive side, they come with up to Win8 Pro 64bit, are as powerful as many current desktop systems, have better graphics than the Atom systems, use fast SSD storage with more drive space, can hold 8GB or more RAM, typically have at least one USB3 port, often have 1080p screens, and I suspect they can output high resolution video. They will likely have fewer driver problems because the hardware is more mature. Note: 4th generation Intel Core i processors typically have similar computing power to 3rd gen versions, but their battery life can be over 50% longer under light use (browsing, Word doc editing, email, etc).
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The Vivo Tab RT does not have an active digitizer. Unfortunately, not a single Windows RT tablet with an active digitizer has been announced as of yet. I was hoping that Samsung would introduce a Note 10.1 running Windows RT, but they haven't done so.
It does make me wonder if vendors are just trying to keep costs down by only including touch and a 1366x768 display in their RT products, or if Windows RT doesn't support an active digitizer or higher resolutions at this time. I hope it's just the former.
It would be nice to have this updated as we get more info. For example, it would be great to know in shorthand if the stylus is Wacom nor not. The inclusion of a possible keyboard is an important note as well. You've noted the Full Windows vs. RT distinction, as well as i5 versus atom versus RT for the processor, which is great though. But wacom and keyboard matter to me a lot as well. Just a thought.
For example, I was wondering if these Asus tablets were N-Trig or not.????
Wow, it appears the Vivo tablets are Wacom, which is great. If you're looking for an Atom powered Win8 computer with Wacom, these fit the bill in a lot of ways. Neat!
I'll try to keep the list updated as we learn more / as you guys tell me more.
OK, I could have sworn that the Vivo Tab RT does have a pen, but jhoff80 says no. I found the Ars article that claims it does, but maybe they got it wrong.
Do Fujitsu's "Windows 8 Ready" tablets that are out now count? Come to think of it, where's all the Japanese companies, except Sony? Haven't heard anything from Toshiba or Panasonic, and Fujitsu seems to be doing no marketing at all for their tablets. I wonder what's going on... They all seem content to miss the Windows 8 bus.
@Pianomanos, I think so, I'm trying to keep the list is limited to those that have been 'designed for Win8/RT' which the Fujitsu seems to be.


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I can get it to work fine, as long as I exclude the import sklearn line. I'm curious if anyone has an suggestions for why this would be? I would understand if none of the libraries that came with anaconda were working. I'm running hadoop (In pseudo distributed mode) 2.4.0 on a mac with 10.9.3, my sklearn version is '0.14.1' and I'm using python 2.7

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Prior to the Revolutionary war, the land that became the Town of West Sparta was part of a vast area that was home to the Seneca, the most Western of the six tribes of the Iroquois nation, known as the "Keepers of the Western Door". The area was dotted with settlements and campsites between which the Seneca frequently traveled. Typically the earliest white settlers were Revolutionary War soldiers who served under General Sullivan in the bitterly contested campaign against the Senecas which stretched at its furtherest point into Southern Livingston County. Having seen the "beautiful valley" as the Seneca called it, some of Sullivan's men determined to return and stake their claims. William McCartney and Andrew Smith came from Scotland and built and occupied a cabin on the West side of Canaseraga Creek in 1791 but did not remain. By 1801 the whole of the area, which was heavily wooded, had been surveyed by John Smith and plotted for sale by the land agent Charles Williamson. Many plots were "presold", bought by Eastern speculators sight unseen. As a clue to the attitude of early land claimers, the 1822 Survey Map of West Sparta shows groups of lots that are labeled The Land Of Hope and The Land Of Promise. In truth it was a rugged land still populated by the Seneca to some extent with trails trod by the wildlife and Indians providing the only avenues for travel.


(August 13, 2002) -- Mushrooms are grown in the dark and fed, er well, manure. This is fine for fungi but it's not good for democracy, accountable schools or LB children, parents and taxpayers.
It's overdue for LB's School Board to begin doing what other CA elected public bodies already do: televise their meetings. Their behavior on this to date is indefensible and embarrassing.
The 18th century French wit Voltaire wrote, "I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And he did."
We can likewise thank Providence for last month's explanations for not televising Board meetings offered by LB School Board member Ed Eveland and School Board President Bobbie Smith.
Eveland and Smith, who will face voters in 2004 if they choose to run (and if they're not recalled sooner) are not an enemy. However, the antiquated policy they defended is inimical to open government and school district accountability. It must go or Board members perpetuating it must go.
Board President Smith's remarks deserve a response. Board member Eveland's remarks do not. Our comments concerning his behavior are limited to explaining why we consider his conduct beneath the level acceptable for a LB elected official.
There are two types of argument: ad factum (on the facts, on the merits) and ad hominem (on the person, not the merits). Board President Smith gave an ad factum response. We consider it a poor response but at least it was a responsive answer. We'll deal with it below.
Board member Eveland made what we consider an ad hominem attack on the taxpayer, claiming televised LB City Council meetings "become nothing but zoos, with people like you that get up and are constantly negative, never have anything to say. In the years you've been coming, I've never heard one good thing from you about anything in this school district."
Attacking a speaker instead of attacking a speaker's points is one of the lowest forms of argument. It hurls mud to avoid discussing merits. We wouldn't let a schoolchild do this and shouldn't let an elected school Board member do so without expressing our strong displeasure.
That leaves us with Board President Smith's answer: "The Board has debated that issue and the Board has decided that it is too costly and we could use those funds to improve student achievement," she said.
Sorry, but we think this is in large part baloney. When we asked School Board President Smith when the Board had "decided" not to televise its meetings, she began backpedaling, saying the Board had discussed this in a Board "workshop" but hadn't taken a formal vote. We reported this...and decided to find out when that "workshop" took place.
Since no one at LBUSD could tell us, we had to resort to making the equivalent of a Freedom of Information Act request under CA's Public Records Act to find out what did and didn't happen. After initially ignoring our request, LBUSD belatedly coughed up an explanation.
LBUSD spokesman Richard Van Der Laan sent us a letter indicating the subject of televising Board meetings came up during an April 15, 2002 agendized closed session (i.e. it's legal) that dealt with then-Superintendent Dr. Carl Cohn's performance evaluation. Mr. Van Der Laan's letter said Dr. Cohn brought the Board a San Diego newspaper clipping and a San Diego City School District web page print out (discussed below) on the subject of televising its Board meetings.
"It was one of several performance items brought to the Board by the Superintendent about which he sought the Board's evaluation of his performance," Van Der Laan wrote, adding, "The article was for information purposes during the evaluation session, and so no action was taken by the Board on the item."
The San Diego newspaper clipping indicated it would cost San Diego City Schools $4,500 to televise each School Board meeting using a County Education Dept. crew and County cable channel. The print out from SD City Schools' web site listed more dreary costly options...but also noted that if SD had the video equipment in house (it doesn't now), the operating costs would only be about $500 per meeting or only about $10,000 per year.
Unlike SD, LBUSD does have video equipment. Unlike SD, LBUSD has television production and engineering staff at a facility near 8th and Locust. Unlike SD, LBUSD has its own cable TV channel. Taxpayers have paid, and continue to pay, for all this.
As LBReport.com reported last fall, LB's School Board voted in Sept. 2001 to use LBUSD's cable channel to cablecast high school football games and other sports. They even voted to spend several thousand dollars to pay announcers. And, we've learned, the shows also require LBUSD post production time and resources.
Pardon us, but if LBUSD can tape and replay football games from remote sites using paid announcers and requiring post production, it can tape and replay School Board meetings (which don't require announcers or post production) probably for less per meeting.
School Boardmembers make decisions affecting the future of our children. They decide how millions of public school dollars are spent. For the Board to black out actions affecting parents, children and taxpayers while televising touchdowns is outrageous.
And the notion that any LBUSD Boardmember would dare to assert frugality -- after voting some years ago to hand Cohn what we consider a profligate raise that will fatten his pension for years to come -- is beyond ludicrous.
This is a continuing embarrassment and the time for workshops has long passed. Here's how to get the job done.
LBUSD already routinely tapes its Board meetings on audio cassette. The tapes provide broadcast quality audio. The day after a Board meeting, take the tape to LBUSD's 8th and Locust TV facility, from where we believe it can be cablecast. (It may also be possible to cablecast it from the Charter Communications broadcast center just blocks from LBUSD).
Insert the audio cassette into an audio cassette playback machine. Push start. Voila, instant radio at no cost.
Run the audio tape during prime time, once the night after the Board meeting and one other time (in case it's missed). Run it while LBUSD's currently generated computer informational graphics roll across the screen (the Board agenda is part of the sequence).
This can be started in weeks. It should. There is no good reason not to.
Want video? Add that later because it's not that hard. LBUSD's existing video equipment, now relegated to recording football games, can just as easily record Board meetings for tape playback a day after. C-SPAN does this. The California Channel does this. The L.A. County Board of Supervisors does this. LB's School Board can do this...and start it quickly as a pilot project.
Video taping will require LBUSD TV personnel to bring cameras and the like (as they do for football games). Yes, you can neutralize or minimize cost with them. No, there doesn't have to be special lighting. No, you don't have do a major room overhaul. Yes, you can record Board meetings for video playback the same way City Hall records district Council meetings in the field for playback later. Yes, this will be a good pilot program without complexities and big costs. Yes, it's easier because there's already perfect audio from the Board room's own mixer. Yes, it's OK if it doesn't look like the Academy Awards. Yes, we suspect LBUSD TV has much of the equipment to record Board meetings already.
Live broadcasts are more complex so don't deal with this now. Start running the audio tapes of the Board meetings immediately. Direct LBUSD TV staff to report back in a few weeks with a no frills pilot plan to videotape record Board meetings and replay them later.
And stop stalling. Any school official who makes it harder than necessary for parents and taxpayers to learn what our School Board does in running our schools should not be running our schools.
"Televising Board of Education meetings will offer parents, employees and community members an additional opportunity to observe and monitor the policy discussions and official business of the Board. Other districts that televise board meetings reported a significant increase in community interest and awareness in the proceedings of the Board."
The San Diego City School Board voted 4-0 to do so.
What a contrast with LBUSD's closed-door, closed-minded, Taliban-like fear of television.
LB School Board members who think they can maintain their contemptuous resistance to public sunshine are on the wrong side of history. No one can stop an idea whose time has come.
We encourage LB parents and taxpayers to email their friends and neighbors and tell them about this editorial. We think the Taliban feared computers, too.


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This week's Take5 focuses on what's happening in the classroom -- creating time, a Google tool to support English learners, mastering conversations. We also look at a game that would be fun to play in the library and a great site with lots of ways to explore science in the classroom.
This recent Mindshift Article is everything. Time is an Essential Teacher Resource So How Can Schools Be More Creative With It? To me, time is everything and there is simply never ever enough of it, especially in schools.
There are lots of neat tools and tricks available in Google. Jake Miller (@JakeMillerTech) shared this simple way to support English Learners with vocabulary: Translate in Google Sheets. This handy tool works for over 100 languages and could go great lengths to help a new language learner feel more comfortable in the classroom.
I recently ran across this 2015 Ted Talk by public radio journalist Celeste Headlee. As someone who interviews people for a living, she offers 10 basic rules for having better conversations. She explains that even if we just choose one rule and master it, we will get better at talking to people.
A post in the Future Ready Librarians Facebook group mentioned the game "Bring Your Own Book" and I had to explore further. Originally funded on Kickstarter and now available for retail through Gamewright ($12), this game shares similaries with Apples to Apples -- draw a card, skim through a book to find a phrase that satisfies the prompt, and win the round when the "judge" chooses your phrase as the most entertaining! And the game designer also offers a free print and play version that would be perfect for classroom or library use.
Do you know about the Exploratorium? Located in San Francisco, the Exploratorium is a self-described "learning laboratory exploring the world through science, art, and human perception." It sounds like an awesome place to visit if you're closer to the Bay Area than I am, but in the mean time, my students and I will have to be satiated with the Exploratorium's Science Snacks -- quick, hands-on activities easy-to-find materials.
What have you discovered lately that can support your instructional castle? We'd love to hear from you!


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« Are You Building Your Business Part Time or In Your Spare Time?
I can't express how important it is to get into a business mindset. I have seen it far too often. Network marketers often get started with their business because they see it as a quick and easy solution to their financial problems. Many even see the possibilities of financial freedom that building a business in network marketing can bring.
Financial freedom is possible but it is not as easy as setting up a web site and expecting prospects and money to automatically start rolling in. It takes consistent, persistent, DAILY work. The business mindset is at the core of everything you do in your business. If you don't have a business mindset, you won't have any success in network marketing.
While you are in the business mindset, you also need to think about treating your business like a JOB.
Ask yourself this question: Would your boss keep you around if you worked your job the way you work your Network Marketing business?
The problem with a home based business is that, since you are your own boss, you can do or not do the daily tasks that are required for business success. On a JOB, you have a daily method of operation. If you want to keep your job and thus, earn a living, you must show up for work. Not only that, you must arrive on time.
Even if you don't feel great, you show up and put in a day's work.
Even if you aren't paid very well, you show up and put in a day's work.
Even if people around you are negative, you show up and put in a day's work.
Even if you HATE your job, you show up and put in a day's work.
While you are on the job, you must be efficiently working and producing according to the requirements set out by your employer. If you don't do that, you get FIRED!
Now, think about how you are functioning in your network marketing business. Would you, as the CEO of your business, hire someone who functions like you or would you fire them?
If people were to put the same type of energy and discipline in their Network Marketing business as they do in their jobs, they would be rich.
It's very important to have a serious business mindset while also, Daily operations LIKE A JOB.


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Equipped for the future
By Nikki Cutler2018-09-05T12:13:00+01:00
New equipment and services can bring in new customers and make your store fit for the future. C-Store looks at what retailers are investing in
Retailers are always on the lookout for the next big thing that will give them an edge over their competition, and those who want to win in the long-term know they have to invest. C-stores ploughed £858m into their businesses last year (ACS Shop Report 2017) with most (73%) investments funded by retailers' own reserves, showing that success is a continual cycle of accumulation and re-investment.
"Investing back into any business is a must for any store owner, and with the current retail climate this couldn't be more true for convenience retailers," explains Jorge Pessoa, commercial director for YourCash ATM solutions.
"Consumers have been becoming more savvy for a few years now and not only base their shopping preference on price, but also on customer experience.
"Convenience retailers have a fantastic advantage which allows them to create personal relationships with their local community and regular shoppers. That said, they must invest in their services to keep up with customer expectations. We find that the vast majority of convenience retailers know this and have been driving many of the changes seen in the wider retail industry such as food to go."
The majority of c-store investments (33%) have gone into refrigeration, which should come as no surprise in a time when the chilled category accounts for a whopping 17.2% of all sales in c-stores, with most saying this category is growing (ACS Local Shop Report).
Dennis Williams, Premier Broadway, in Edinburgh, says chilled and fresh is such an important part of the convenience store offering now that "retailers must invest in this area".
Rikesh Patel recently made a significant investment (it cost "the same as a small house") in ripping out and refitting his Buggsi's store in Bramley Road, North Kensington, London. He devoted two-thirds of the investment to creating 18 new bays of chillers with doors. It might have been pricey, but Rikesh says the spend has more than paid off.
"We used to have seven bays of chillers with four devoted to drinks. Now we have 18 bays with just three devoted to drinks, so we have a lot more chilled food on offer and it's been amazing how well the offer has taken off," he explains.
Rikesh says the energy savings that come with the doors have been incredible, however he does admit that the doors do reduce an element of impulse purchase.
"In some ways I think the doors can stop people picking up products, but you can't really control that," he adds.
For those who desire the energy efficiency of a chilled display case with doors, but prefer the look and feel of an open-style case, Verco has created chillers called 'cold shelf' which offer the same energy savings as closed chillers but without the doors.
The chillers use a more efficient air flow which ensures less of the cold air spills into the aisles.
Graham Smith, operations manager at Verco, claims that this system can save retailers 47% off their electricity bills.
He says: "Testing both in house and on trial sites has identified running costs of our new open chilled case to mirror those of an enclosed chilled case.
"Our 'cold shelf' system uses ducted air passing through the adjustable shelves to achieve cooling at the very point it is required. Our use of more targeted air delivery greatly reduces air spillage from the 'cold shelf' case. This recently patented method of air delivery also helps to reduce the 'cold aisle' affect often associated with open chilled cases, creating a more pleasant customer shopping experience."
Other than energy costs and shopper comfort, retailers have to update their chillers to ensure they meet UN regulations. Commitments set by the UN to try to cut climate change mean that retailers must shift away from hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – environmentally-damaging refrigerants – and replace them with more environmentally-friendly options.
A spokesperson for the ACS has discussed the importance of this regulation to c-store retailers: "Convenience stores have invested heavily in refrigeration over the past few years as food to go and chilled goods become more popular in small format retail. It's important that retailers ensure that future investments are made with upcoming regulations in mind so that any new equipment is compliant."
Chillers aren't the only technology seeing technological advancement – the way shoppers pay has also changed.
Welcome Co-op franchisee Richard Inglis plans to invest about £180,000 in putting self-service tills in all three of his stores in the Southampton area.
He explains why this investment is so important: "If you don't invest you get left behind. You can put it off, but in the long term customer service is the most important element of your service so it's worth investing in."
Henderson Technology recently launched its alternative EDGEPoS self-checkout system which allows retailers to switch control from the cashier's side to the customer side, making better use of till space and eliminating the issues often associated with self-checkout weight scales.
The system has been tested at Eurospar Ashbury, in Bangor, County Down. Lynsey Wilson, store manager at the store, says: "It has been a great success, customers are really reacting to the newest addition to the store. We have had hundreds of customers trying out the new service daily and are returning to use the express tills."
Any solution that makes for a more pleasant shopper experience is worth looking into, especially when shoppers expect the ultimate convenient experience which can even hold its own against the convenience of online shopping.
Sid Sidhu, owner of Kenilworth Budgens, in Warwickshire, recently invested £30,000 in giving his shoppers a more pleasant shopping experience. The work involved creating a new seating area at the front of the store, bringing in a community news media screen, a Snowshock Frappino machine, a gelato scoop counter and new freezers.
He says this investment started to pay off immediately. "It was essential to invest after three or four years in this location. When we first opened we had no idea what shoppers would want, but now we know our shoppers very well and we had to make our store fit for purpose."
Sid adds that he was quite surprised to find that a very simple change in freezer layout has boosted sales in the category.
"We've seen a surprising increase in sales in our frozen category as we brought in a new three-door freezer from General Mills. Previously we had three separate freezers adjacent to each other, which I would've thought would be hard to miss but we would regularly get customers asking us if we sold different items in that category so it was clearly not catching people's eye. We now do a frozen meal deal, too, which is clearly signposted on the freezers and this has had a great uptake."
Sometimes it's the small changes that can make the biggest difference. Rikesh says one investment that made a big change to his store was creating a glass frontage which allows shoppers to see in and creates a more open and inviting feel.
He adds that changing the lighting also created a very different feel in the store. He opted for an ultra-modern, industrial look with spotlights on a railing system. He knew this was a bit of a risky choice considering many of his shoppers have been shopping there for 20 or 30 years and might not like something so different, but he says he's heard only positive feedback.
Rikesh concludes that investing in his store was the best way to compete against growing competition: "We realised we had to refit when a Co-op opened nearby. It was a huge change and therefore a risk, but now we offer everything the Co-op offers and more and so customers choose to continue to come to us."
YourCash presses all the right buttons
Looking for a new service which can pull in new punters, but don't have the capital to make an initial investment?
YourCash provides ATMs for business free of charge, including the free-to-use ATM, installation, maintenance, servicing, marketing materials and consumables.
Jorge Pessoa, commercial director for YourCash, says retailers benefit by adding a valuable service with no outlay other than electricity cost.
"In general, ATMs are proven to increase basket spend by an average of 65% and drive higher footfall. For example, a YourCash customer (a Best-one in Manchester) told us that he can conservatively say that the ATM drives 15-20% of his footfall.
"YourCash customers with self-fill ATMs can also save thousands each year on banking fees. Another YourCash customer (One Stop, Dudley) saves 90% on its annual banking charges by recycling the business cash through the ATM."
YourCash offers ATMs to about 5,000 merchants across Europe. The company is part of the Euronet Worldwide group which supports the largest network of ATMs in Europe.
Pessoa concludes: "The advantage of adding an ATM service is that you don't have to invest anything at all.
"Just free up a small amount of floor space and allow the machine to be hooked up to the store's electricity and you're good to go."
Cash in on foreign exchange
A start-up money exchange app called Cashere is claiming to be able to boost footfall and save retailers time and money banking cash.
Co-founder Dipesh Patel says the app is ideal for any retailer based in an area frequented by tourists as it allows retailers to offer a foreign currency service with an exchange rate up to 10 times cheaper than traditional changers.
"Any new service which offers an advantage should be considered," says Patel. "Customers also require somewhere where they can get all their needs fulfilled rather than going to various different places, so why shouldn't that be at independent retailers?"
Retailers can earn extra income by selling their cash to tourists.
Patel says the app helps increase footfall for independent retailers, earns them a commission as well as saving them on banking fees.
Retailers even get to promote their business as well as any special offers they have on the app.
He adds: "We target tourists so this would open up a whole new target market for retailers as we will be directing tourists who need local currency to the retailers via the app.
"Retailers save on banking fees as many retailers get charged for banking in their cash takings into their business accounts. By selling the cash in their till they can save on these charges. Having less cash in the till also increases security for them."
Transactions take less than three minutes to complete. Money is banked into the retailer's business account and transaction notifications are sent to the app, where all earnings can be reviewed.
To find out more, go to www.cashere.co.uk.
Cash payments fall 29% over the last 10 years, says report
Cash payments have dropped from 63% of all payments to 34% over the last 10 years, but approximately eight million people (17%) say cash is an economic necessity, according to a new report suggesting the UK is not ready to go cashless.


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Q: Maximum size of IN expression SQL Server Do you know if there is a limit of the the numbers of elements we can write in a IN expression ? (with SQL Server)
ex :
SELECT *
FROM table
Where toto IN (1,2,3...., Max ?)

thank you ;)

A: The Oracle SQL DB allows for a maximum of 1000 elements for in statements.  However, you are not limited to 1000 elements if you use a select statement rather than specifying each element.
SELECT *
FROM table
Where toto IN (SELECT toto FROM other)

I've used this when I have queries run for long periods of time that my otherwise timeout.  This thread may also be helpful for you https://community.oracle.com/thread/235143


On October 16th I attended "Cut, Turn, and Burn" an event at the Twin Cities Maker Hack Factory. The class was hosted by Pete McKenna who covered the basics of 2D and 3D product modeling, and turning those models into physical products. He also demonstrated his homemade CNC Router.
If you live in the Twin Cites area you too can get access to Pete's CNC Router and many other cool shop tools, all for $50 a month. Join up at TCMaker.org, get trained in and you'll be cutting, turning, and burning things out in no time.
The photos in this slideshow are copyright 2010 Skyler Kehren and released under the BY-SA Creative Commons license.


Sweet tears will flow over this low-key comedy about class and race, performed by two first-rate actors.
In the film's unavoidable cliché, black man becomes white man's assistant, and the two bond through their differences. While sharing with each other Figaro and Aretha, they become happy buds who easily bridge the considerable racial and economic gulfs.
Don't be afraid of stereotypes and clichés. The setups are acceptable because the film sees the humanity rolling on the screen in the form of a wheelchair and into our hearts with endearing characters. Be prepared to have a few pleasant tears during 2019's best comedy so far!


The Hamilton High School athletic complex has a higher profile now that the initial base and underpinnings of the bleachers have been erected at the construction site, south of Hamilton High School. A larger crowd will be possible when the project is complete. The main building housing locker rooms, concessions, announcer and coaches boxes is also beginning to take shape. The complex will also be able to take advantage of the large parking lot at the high school.
The project includes a new all-weather track, an artificial turf field and more. It is being financed by a portion of a $9 million levy passed by the Hamilton High School District voters. School officials are meeting weekly with Jackson Contractor Group as the work continues into the fall. It's possible that Haynes Field on the southwest edge of Hamilton will see a few more football games before construction is complete on the new field.


This Leptastrea has a green base and bright golden orange polyps edged in purple. When the polyps expand the base is not visible except on areas of new growth. This WYSIWYG frag is roughly 1"+.
Leptastrea is a member of the Faviidae family and are an LPS coral despite their small polyp size. These corals grow in dome shapes and come in many different color morphs. Please see below for additional care tips for Leptastrea as well as checking out our Top 5 Tips for setting up a reef.
Australia including the Great Barrier Reef.
Moderate to high lighting is recommended. Leptastrea seem to do best under bright lighting.
Moderate to high water movement is recommended. Leptastrea is often found in high flow areas of the reef.
Leptastrea relies heavily on the products of their zooxanthellae. This coral may benefit from the addition of phytoplankton and other small morsels as a food source.
In terms of propagation, this genus has been successfully fragmented but often has a long recovery time.


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PARIC News & Updates
3 Ways Experienced Healthcare Builders are Minimizing Risk and Maximizing Value
Written By: Lauren Griffin
Building in the healthcare sector can be challenging for a variety of reasons. One of the biggest challenges includes safety on active campuses during hospital additions and renovations. Interim Life Safety Measures, or ILSM, are put in place in order to protect the safety of patients, visitors, and staff who work in healthcare facilities. ILSM outline daily checklists so that project teams and hospital staff and their patients can move forward safely and efficiently.
"When safety measures are skipped or corners get cut, the project can be hit with significant delays or even shut down completely," says Stephanie Jeffries, a project executive for PARIC Corporation. Jeffries has over 23 years of experience in the construction industry with over 17 of those years focused within the healthcare sector. She has overseen nearly $1 billion in projects and has served as both an owners rep and a project executive on the contractors side.
View the full article in The St. Louis Business Journal
About PARIC
PARIC pairs a range of construction services to offer an unparalleled building and service experience. From Consulting and Construction Management to Design/Build and General Contracting services, we match our experience and talent to meet your needs. We are committed to moving the regions we work in forward by remaining an integral part of our community and by leveraging the talent and experience of our top-notch people who work closely with clients to build their visions into reality.
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Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods Review
December 24, 2016 / Garry Abbott	/ Leave a comment
Using my Laughs, tears, cheese and cheers rating system, here is my spoiler-free review of 'Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods', with links below if you want to find out more.
Laughs: 2/5
I've always loved Asterix since my brother and I used to constantly check them out of our library as kids and go mad for every new animated film release (the Twelve Tasks was our favourite I think). The books always made me titter more than belly laugh, but the films seemed to up the comedy. As an adult watching the first animated version in over ten years (the franchise went live action for a good while), I found this at the same level – generally good fun without big belly laughs. It might be my age, or just that this outing wasn't as whacky as the surreal 'Twelve Tasks' or 'Cleopatra' offerings, but it's not a distraction, if you're a fan.
Tears: 1/5
It's heart-warming in places with Obelix's relationship with the son of a displaced Roman family, but this is no Disney tear-jerker for sure.
Cheese: 0/-5
It is what it is – a film about invincible Gauls who take magic potion to fend off the Roman Empire. Cheese doesn't enter into it if you are familiar with the world.
Cheers: 2/5
It was daunting at first seeing that this was the first fully 3D animated Asterix feature and worrying it was going to be sub-par. I forget that this is a massive French franchise, so while the movie wasn't really publicised over here, it has good production values, and some of the comedy potion-fuelled action was rendered well into CG animation, giving great Roman bashing fist pumps along the way…
Bonus Category: Bearable Whitehall +1
My heart dropped when I saw 'starring Jack Whitehall as Asterix' on the description. I'm not a fan , to be honest. But fair play to the man, he did a good job of the voice acting, and along with the rest of the cast who I am more fond of generally (including Nick Frost, Matt Berry, Catherine Tate , Jim Broadbent and Harry Enfield), they brought the translation to life.
(Check the Leader Board to see how it compares…)
A welcome animated return to the village of indomitable Gauls for fans of the franchise who have spent ten years trying to reconcile Gerard Depardieu as Obelix. I doubt it will convince many adults who aren't already fans, but kids would probably love it, and its heart is in the right place.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterix:_The_Mansions_of_the_Gods
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3759416/
Agree / Disagree with my assessment? Leave a comment to let me know or submit your own scores for this or any other film listed in the leader board below to be aggregated into the upcoming 'readers choice' table on the main rating page…
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Laughs(required) 1 2 3 4 5
Tears(required) 1 2 3 4 5
Cheese(required) -1 -2 -3 -4 -5
Cheers(required) 1 2 3 4 5
Bonus Cat:(required) 5 4 3 2 1 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
Ghostbusters Answer The Call Review
December 23, 2016 January 26, 2017 / Garry Abbott	/ Leave a comment
Using my Laughs, tears, cheese and cheers rating system, here is my spoiler-free review for the fun-packed 'Ghostbusters – Answer The Call', with links below if you want to find out more.
Not every joke lands, but with Paul Feig and his muse of choice Melissa McCarthy at the helm, it's no surprise that the comedy shines through the weight of expectation like an accelerated nuclear proton beam through ectoplasm. It's a fun, funny film, which side steps the shadow of the original by bringing it's own style of mirth to the party.
Not one tear is shed. It's just not that kind of movie, unless you have a soft spot for mischievous supernatural entities and don't like seeing them smooshed.
Happy to report this is a cheese free zone. The film is well aware of it's own preposterousness and therefore coexists happily with it.
Plenty of fist pump moments here (including some predictable but welcome cameos), just falling shy of full marks, because let's face it, this isn't an original movie by nature, so you never get that sense of awe and inspiration at seeing something totally new (unless of course you've never seen the original, in which case you may well do… lucky you!).
It may not have been the movie everyone was looking for, but I think those people forgot that you can just watch the original if that's what you were after. As a nostalgic homage, an assured reboot, an action comedy, and a welcome delve back into the world of busting ghosts however, it delivers throughout.
Fears: +1
I ain't afraid of no ghost! And I don't expect most of the film's returning adult audience would find this half as creepy as the woman in the library… But, it definitely erred on the right side of creepy in places. Perhaps if I was 30 years younger this may have chilled me more.
Bonus Category: I ain't afraid of no trolls… +2
Some 'orrible people had their targets set on this film from the moment it was announced as being a female cast, and some even directed this against the cast on social media. Well, those people are dicks, and the way it was handled by the cast and crew, both within and outside of the movie, was admirable.
It's a shame the future of this franchise is once again in doubt given that the box office didn't make enough to cover both the film and the extensive marketing campaign that one wonders may have been a direct result of the unwarranted social media thrashing by the darker side of fandom. I hope not. This was a good, enjoyable film, bringing the core ideals of the original to a new time and audience. Go watch it and buy it, then we might get more.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters_(2016_film)
Fears(required) 1 2 3 4 5
ADMIN CAT! Is being tailed…
May 5, 2014 / Garry Abbott	/ Leave a comment
This week ADMIN CAT! is locked in mortal combat with an old enemy… 05/05/2014.
For more adventures, click on ADMIN CAT! from the category menu in the right hand side of the screen. Feel free to use this cartoon elsewhere, but please use the webpage link and not just the image itself. Also, while you're here, why not take a look around at my other posts? Or check out my new book on Amazon: http://ow.ly/w70Vr.
ADMIN CAT! Has a new friend?
April 10, 2014 / Garry Abbott	/ Leave a comment
This week's Admin Cat! By Garry Abbott. (10/04/2014)
For more cartoons, click on 'ADMIN CAT!' from the categories menu on the right hand side. Feel free to re-post this cartoon, but please use the URL (webpage address) rather than just the image so that people know where to find more ADMIN CAT!
Why not have a look around at some other posts while you're here?


Washington, DC- LPAC, the country's only lesbian political action committee, today announced its endorsement of Marie Newman for U.S. Congress, Illinois District 3.
"Marie Newman's true progressive values make her a clear choice in this race," said Ana Cruz, Board Member of LPAC. "Newman is in a race against an anti-choice, anti-LGBT, anti-immigrant opponent in the primary and it's time District 3 has a progressive Democrat who values and represents a diverse constituency and an inclusive legislative agenda," concluded Cruz.
"Marie Newman is on target on every progressive issue LPAC cares about — she is exactly the kind of candidate we need in 2018 and will provide much-needed progressive leadership in Congress," said Urvashi Vaid, Interim Executive Director of LPAC. "Core issues from gun control to health care and civil rights will be front and center in the new Congress and it is time to get the country back on track," concluded Vaid.
Newman founded a nonprofit group to address the issue of school bullying after one of her children was severely bullied. She expanded that nonprofit nationwide and eventually became the Managing Director of "Team Up to Stop Bullying," a coalition of 70 nonprofits dedicated to anti-bullying solutions. In this capacity, she has worked directly with state and federal legislators to implement anti-bullying policies.
Newman has been endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign, Feminist Majority, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, EMILY's List, NARAL Pro- Choice America, MoveOn.org, Democracy for America, Hispanic American Labor Council, National Nurses United, Gloria Steinem, American Women's Party, Off the Sidelines, Reclaim Chicago, Illinois Federation of Teachers, US Congressman Luis Gutierrez, US Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, US Congressman Ro Khanna, and other organizations.
Her opponent, Dan Lipinski, has a record of anti-choice, anti-LGBT, and anti-immigrant positions.
Like many running in this critical midterm election year and part of a surge of women running for office for the first time, Newman has never served in elected office. Her top priorities are working families and rebuilding the middle class, healthcare for all, and protecting and advancing the civil rights of women, LGBTQ communities and people of color. She also supports the following issues: affordable, quality healthcare, preserving the ACA including requiring insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions, supports passing Medicare for All, affordable childcare, protecting Planned Parenthood funding, fighting for climate change policies and supports common sense gun safety laws, among other issues.
For more information about Marie Newman, please visit: www.marienewmanforcongress.com .
LPAC builds the political power of lesbians and queer women by electing candidates who champion LGBTQ rights, women's equality and social justice. LPAC achieves its mission by increasing the political power and engagement of LGBTQ women and their allies, and building a network of lesbians and queer women who take political action.
For more information or to get involved with LPAC visit: www.teamlpac.com .


This 32-page booklet contains instruction and references both power unit and attachments. for the ATCO Autoscythe.
This book contains instruction, references for both power unit and attachments on an Atco Autoscythe.
Comes with Full parts list for both power unit and attachments.


RUNDU – The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry reminded importers and the public over the weekend that the suspension of import and in-transit movement of cloven-hoofed animals from South Africa is still in force.
due to the outbreak of foot-andmouth disease (FMD) in that country.
the South African veterinary authorities for the benefit of the importers and the public.
c r o s s co nt ami n a t i o n under supervision of DAFF," she added.
suspended. Consequently, any exports from South Africa where FMD-free zone attestation is required cannot be certified.
FMD is not re adi ly transmissible to humans and is not a public health risk.


Living beings are eddies in the stream of entropy. That is to say, while the universe gradually becomes more homogeneous and disordered, little parts of it can reverse the trend and become briefly more ordered and complex by capturing packets of energy. It happens each time a baby is conceived. Built by 20,000 genes that turn each other on and off in a symphony of great precision, and equipped with a brain of ten trillion synapses, each refined and remodelled by early and continuing experience, you are a thing of exquisite neatness, powered by glucose. Says Darwin, this came about by bottom-up emergence, not top-down dirigisme. Faithful reproduction, occasional random variation and selective survival can be a surprisingly progressive and cumulative force: it can gradually build things of immense complexity. Indeed, it can make something far more complex than a conscious, deliberate designer ever could: with apologies to William Paley and Richard Dawkins, it can make a watchmaker.


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The 2020–21 season was Wolfsberger AC's 90th season in existence and the club's ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Austrian football. In addition to the domestic league, Wolfsberger participated in this season's edition of the Austrian Cup and UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 5 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

Out on loan

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Austrian Bundesliga

Regular stage

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Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.

Championship round

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

European competition play-offs

Austrian Cup

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.

Knockout phase

Round of 32
The round of 32 draw was held on 14 December 2020.

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The Houston Police Department announced Monday the launch of the ?March on Crime? initiative, set to begin in March. However, the project reportedly does not involve any actual marching or shows of force in the streets.
Rather, the focus is to raise awareness of crime prevention methods and to build relationships between citizens and the police. The campaign will also involve community programs, such as Crime Stoppers and Neighborhood Watch.
"The main focus of the campaign is crime prevention and implementation of proactive crime prevention efforts and measures aimed at the elimination of criminal incidents, rather than responding to them after they have occurred," an HPD press release read, in part.
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One of the focal points of the campaign will include efforts to enable non-violent offenders with mental illnesses to receive treatment, rather than jail time. At present, the largest mental health facility in the Houston area is the Harris County Jail.
Organizers hope efforts to get help to those in need would reduce both recidivism among offenders and prevent those offenders from escalating to more violent offenses in the future.
The program will also deal with allocating resources to an understaffed police department. Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo has requested an additional 2,000 officers, but Houston City Council has only promised to grow the department by 500 officers over the next five years.
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Another aspect of the program involves efforts to work with local citizens and businesses to identify high-crime-risk areas. Patrol officers would reach out to community members on methods to prevent violent offenses in their specific jurisdictions.
?No one group can do it alone,? Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said at a press conference Monday. ?Neighbors need to help neighbors. Communities need to work with HPD and in turn HPD needs to work with those in our community.?
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Ivermectin Prophylaxis Used for COVID-19: A Citywide, Prospective, Observational Study of 223,128 Subjects Using Propensity Score Matching
by Curt | Jan 16, 2022 | 5 comments
Posted by Curt on 16 January, 2022 at 1:21 pm. 5 comments already!
by Lucy Kerr, Flavio A. Cadegiani, Fernando Baldi, Raysildo B. Lobo, Washington Luiz O. Assagra, Fernando Carlos Proença, Pierre Kory, Jennifer A. Hibberd, Juan J. Chamie-Quintero
Background: Ivermectin has demonstrated different mechanisms of action that potentially protect from both coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and COVID-19-related comorbidities. Based on the studies suggesting efficacy in prophylaxis combined with the known safety profile of ivermectin, a citywide prevention program using ivermectin for COVID-19 was implemented in Itajaí, a southern city in Brazil in the state of Santa Catarina. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of regular ivermectin use on subsequent COVID-19 infection and mortality rates.
Materials and methods: We analyzed data from a prospective, observational study of the citywide COVID-19 prevention with ivermectin program, which was conducted between July 2020 and December 2020 in Itajaí, Brazil. Study design, institutional review board approval, and analysis of registry data occurred after completion of the program. The program consisted of inviting the entire population of Itajaí to a medical visit to enroll in the program and to compile baseline, personal, demographic, and medical information. In the absence of contraindications, ivermectin was offered as an optional treatment to be taken for two consecutive days every 15 days at a dose of 0.2 mg/kg/day. In cases where a participating citizen of Itajaí became ill with COVID-19, they were recommended not to use ivermectin or any other medication in early outpatient treatment. Clinical outcomes of infection, hospitalization, and death were automatically reported and entered into the registry in real time. Study analysis consisted of comparing ivermectin users with non-users using cohorts of infected patients propensity score-matched by age, sex, and comorbidities. COVID-19 infection and mortality rates were analyzed with and without the use of propensity score matching (PSM).
Results: Of the 223,128 citizens of Itajaí considered for the study, a total of 159,561 subjects were included in the analysis: 113,845 (71.3%) regular ivermectin users and 45,716 (23.3%) non-users. Of these, 4,311 ivermectin users were infected, among which 4,197 were from the city of Itajaí (3.7% infection rate), and 3,034 non-users (from Itajaí) were infected (6.6% infection rate), with a 44% reduction in COVID-19 infection rate (risk ratio [RR], 0.56; 95% confidence interval (95% CI), 0.53-0.58; p < 0.0001). Using PSM, two cohorts of 3,034 subjects suffering from COVID-19 infection were compared. The regular use of ivermectin led to a 68% reduction in COVID-19 mortality (25 [0.8%] versus 79 [2.6%] among ivermectin non-users; RR, 0.32; 95% CI, 0.20-0.49; p < 0.0001). When adjusted for residual variables, reduction in mortality rate was 70% (RR, 0.30; 95% CI, 0.19-0.46; p < 0.0001). There was a 56% reduction in hospitalization rate (44 versus 99 hospitalizations among ivermectin users and non-users, respectively; RR, 0.44; 95% CI, 0.31-0.63; p < 0.0001). After adjustment for residual variables, reduction in hospitalization rate was 67% (RR, 0.33; 95% CI, 023-0.66; p < 0.0001).
Conclusion: In this large PSM study, regular use of ivermectin as a prophylactic agent was associated with significantly reduced COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and mortality rates.
Ivermectin has been demonstrated to have not only extensive anti-parasitic actions [1,2], but also anti-viral, anti-bacterial, and anti-protozoan properties. Ivermectin has been long proposed for use as a repurposed antiviral agent [3-6]. Indeed, antiviral effects of ivermectin have been reported against both RNA and DNA types of viruses, including HIV-1, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, tick-borne encephalitis, West Nile, Zika, dengue fever, chikungunya, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, and the pseudorabies virus [3,5,7,8], as well as functioning in regulation of proteins involved in antiviral responses [8].
Additional actions of ivermectin described include agonism activity to the liver X receptor (LXR) and farnesoid X receptor (FXR), with multiple potential metabolic benefits [9,10]; neuronal regeneration [11,12], prevention of muscle hypoxia [13], and actions on specific sites, including interferon (INF) [14], nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), lipopolysaccharide (LPS) [15], and Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK-STAT) and PAI-1 pathway [16,17]; generation of P21 activated kinase 1 (PAK-1) [18,19]; reduction of interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels [15]; allosteric modulation of P2X4 receptor [20]; inhibition of high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) [21,22]; and suppression of mucus hypersecretion, diminished recruitment of immune cells, and production of cytokines in the lung [23]. Ivermectin is also described to induce T helper 1 cell (Th1)-type immune response against protozoan infections [24], and anti-coagulant action through binding to the S protein of some viruses [25].
The hypothesis that ivermectin could be protective against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is substantiated by its multi-pathway, anti-inflammatory effects [15,26], and multi-antiviral mechanisms. COVID-19 pathogenesis is largely understood as an inflammation-mediated hemagglutinating infection disrupting pulmonary, vascular, and endothelial systems, leading to a multi-systemic disease. In vitro and in silico, ivermectin has demonstrated anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 activity through more than 20 direct and indirect mechanisms [2,27,28].
Ivermectin has demonstrated preliminary protective effects against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in terms of reducing times to clinical recovery and rates of disease progression and mortality [2,29,30]. However, more robust studies with larger sample sizes are still recommended to confirm the possible beneficial effects of ivermectin in COVID-19.
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of inexpensive options based on a consistently beneficial signal of efficacy, a well-established safety profile, and favorable cost-effectiveness, ivermectin is a highly attractive intervention for the patient-centered medicine practiced by frontline clinicians, with use aligning strongly with the bioethical principles for medical practice outlined in Article 36 of the Declaration of Helsinki [31].
However, despite this favorable risk/benefit profile and absence of therapeutic alternatives, ivermectin is yet to be approved for prophylaxis and treatment of COVID-19 by agencies throughout the world, including FDA (USA), European Medicines Agency (EMA; Europe), and ANVISA (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária – Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency; Brazil).
The ability to prescribe ivermectin or any other off-label drug for COVID-19 has long been at the discretion of frontline physicians once all risks, uncertainties, potential benefits, and patients' rights are exposed, and informed consent has been obtained. Of particular note, in Brazil, this follows the medical autonomy to determine the best therapeutic strategies for individuals, as per the Medical Code of Ethics of the Brazilian Board of Medical Doctors, the Federal Council of Medicine – Conselho Federal de Medicina (CFM), that determines the obligations and rights of medical doctors in Brazil [32].
Since vaccines for COVID-19 were not available in Brazil until 2021, and because of the lack of prophylactic alternatives in the absence of vaccines, Itajaí, a city in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, initiated a population-wide government program for COVID-19 prophylaxis. The medical-focused decision parameters established are based on the distribution of ivermectin to whole populations in different countries. To ensure the safety of the population, a well-controlled computer program was developed to compile and maintain all relevant demographic and clinical data (detailed in the Materials & Methods section). The use of ivermectin was optional and based on patients' preferences, given its benefits as a preventative agent was unproven.
This study's objective is to assess the impact on important clinical outcomes when ivermectin is used as prophylaxis for COVID-19. The prophylaxis program occurred in addition to the standard non-pharmacological strategies of masking and social distancing, as part of a citywide program conducted in outpatient settings.
We could have been treating millions of patients and possibly saved tens of thousands of lives, but Democrats insist on denouncing anything that is out of control or will eliminate the fear factor of the CCP virus.
Just one of over 200 similar studies showing how well ivermectin works against covid.
This study was interesting because ivermectin was used before infection as a way to prevent infection, not as a treatment after a positve test for covid.
Still it benefitted those who used it.
By a lot.
Those promoting the suppression of Ivermectin, Hydroxychloriquin and others have committed crimes against humanity and genocide.
To identify those who prevented the use of ivermectin as a therapy and a prophylactic, Fauci, MSN, FDA, Big Pharma, AMA, Bill Gates, CDC, WHO, and Corporate Medicine. Why? Because there was no money in a cheap treatment and big pharma needed to recoup their investment in MRNA technology. Also, the Democrats because they only were opposed to an inexpensive treatment for COVID only because Donald Trump suggested it. So much for the organizations who are supposed to be looking out for we the people!
Laurence Behney
Nearly half of the FDA budget relies upon fees levied on the pharmaceutical industry. No big surprise that Merck and Big Pharma have developed a little influence on FDA decision-making. The main stream media never covered the fact that China's version of the CDC held a video conference at their consulate in Costa Rica in the Spring of 2020 and instructed Costa Rican Health Authorities to use hydroxychloroquine as the main weapon against COVID. You will find this in the Costa Rican newspapers.
The esteemed medical journal Chest published a study demonstrating the superiority of ivermectin over HCQ, which is why the world then turned to ivermectin. This study was also ignored. In an emergency, it is unethical for a physician not to use any reasonable weapon available to him or her to alleviate human suffering, . This comes from the Helsinki Accords section 37.
I am a physician and my quite ill patient with CXR-proven bilateral COVID-19 pneumonia had a complete recovery and was asymptomatic on a followup exam in < 96 hours using ivermectin for treatment.


The turtles say they've never been able to get inside the TCRI building before, that security is very tight, and that it will not be easy. The turtles will attempt to defy the odds once inside, but sneaking through won't be easy. You'll need patience, stealth, and power to get through the gauntlet that awaits you. This level is unique in that it contains no missions, but does contain multiple bosses from the past six stages. Getting to each of them is easier when you are able to get past security unseen by the many security cameras ahead.
The first hall is very straight-forward. Two cameras are on the left and right sides of the hall. It is up to you to get through without being seen. If you are seen then a series of enemies will appear and you'll be unable to progress until they're all gone. Use your T-Glass to see the exact points where the camera will see you and hug the walls so that you only need to worry about one side's cameras.
This level contains all the bosses from stages 1 through 6 so if you need in-depth looks at each of bosses then please check out the past stage pages for more information on them. With that said, some of the bosses have unique differences due to their new arena they must fight you in. Slash is the first boss you'll face. His fight is the same except for the fact that you're in a well lit room without the need of any light-switches. Watch out for his vicious spin-dash attack and take him down.
Before getting to the next area, it is important to note an achievement found only in this stage. Somewhere in the TCRI building is a secret hideout that isn't required to be visited but can be found with the T-Glass. The floor you find it on is random, as are its contents, but sometimes you'll find a puzzle similar to the old game Lights Out (hit one button to switch to change all buttons on its sides, change all the buttons to be on) or a room with a lot of gems. It will be helpful to you in surviving the coming fights that are ahead.
The second hallway features the same amount of camera, but now include 2-way spinning lasers and a few Mouser bots. If you're in single player keep in mind that it's you that must not be spotted. Your AI mates may draw attention to you but you're not found until the camera spots your specific turtle. Also you're only found if the cameras see you (not if an enemy sees you). Set their AI to wait to be safe, throw shuriken at the lasers and enemies, and sneak by to the next boss, Rocksteady. There are no trains to bash him into so you'll just have to dodge him normally.
The third hall adds more lasers and swaps out the Mousers for Krang UFOs. Avoid the various status debuffs that they'll shoot and make it through quickly. Heaven forbid you get the purple rays shot at you that makes your movement sporadic and you go tumbling into a camera accidentally. Remember that you don't need to worry about being spotted by enemies so if you want you can run through very quickly without worrying about performing enemy takedowns.
Bebop comes next. He'll be in an open area without any balconies to stand on so there'll be less confusion when he starts to rain gunfire and bombs from above. He'll still be able to teleport, but it'll be much easier to keep track of him so he won't be going hog wild this time. Burn his bacon and move on.
The next elevator takes you to the 61st floor and you'll find another hall with more cameras. There are more cameras than before and you're also staring down some stone golems. They'll be a menace to face with the cameras staring you down so my advice is to run straight through without being spotted. If you're able to get the takedown on them then that's better but if not then run. At the end of the hall are Krang UFOs so be sure not to rush through only to be paralyzed and then slammed into a camera by a stone golem.
Karai is the next boss to show up. However, like her previous encounter with you she isn't accompanied by her Foot Clan minions this time. She's all alone, but still a fierce enemy (especially when you have to fight so many bosses in one stage). Keep your guard up and give her a smackdown.
A side hatch opens on the room and multiple stone golems are waiting for you. If possible lure them into the boss room so you can fight without the worry of being spotted. Sneak past the cameras quickly once they're out of your way and carefully get past the wide array of cameras. You'll then arrive at the fifth boss and based on the pit with the poisonous water moat, it's a safe bet that you're facing Armaggon, which is the same fight as before.
The next section ditches the cameras for a more traditional section. Two stone golems and two Krang UFOs appear with a barrier keeping you in the immediate area. You're forced to fight. Take them down and the barrier ahead of you will open. A group of kamikaze Mousers unburrow from the ground and try to explode on you. Evade them and the next wave arrives. It's ma group of stone golems, normal Mousers, and Krang UFOs all coming at you at once. The next wave contains two Krang UFOs and three more stone golems with a fourth weilding a missile launcher. Take out the UFOs and then focus on the gunner. The final wave is the same, so apply the same strategy to face one more blast from the past before you can get to the top of the tower.
Wingnut is the final bos you must face before you can reach General Krang and that's no good because he's definitely a tough fight. Luckily, he isn't in his UFO so you'll only have to face his second form. The stage was kind enough to provide you with a way of reaching Wingnut if he gets too high up with a bounce-pad in the center of the area. Use it to bring him down and take the last elevator to General Krang.
General Krang is the brains of this operation and it's time to teach him a lesson. The Utrom uses a suit called a Krangdroid is capable of shooting missiles, firing off a giant laser, a super punch, and putting up a large barrier. These abilities combined with his fighting prowess make him a fierce foe, but it isn't anything the turtles cannot handle. The missiles he launches at you can be blown up as they approach with shuriken, but dodging will work too. His giant laser, however, must be blocked or dodged. There's no stopping such a massive attack, and it may be for the best to just hold down the block button while he does this. His Super Punch will cause him to throw a punch so strong it launches him forward. Keep your eye on him when he rears back his fist or else you'll be eating a knuckle sandwich. Lastly, his barrier isn't just a tool to defend himself but is also a weapon. When he calls up his big orange shield it will knock back and damage everyone around him. Get around his Krangdroid's fancy moves and send this alien terror packing.


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Givenchy by Givenchy is an undeniably masculine cologne for men that was introduced in 2002. In this rich and romantic scent, vetiver mixes beautifully with grapefruit, cedar, tangerine and coriander. This spicy, warm fragrance is perfect for an evening on the town, whether you are having dinner with friends or hitting the trendiest hot spots. Apply it to your pulse points before you leave the house, and enjoy the attention you will attract all evening.
Givenchy is one of my favorites. Very woodsy with a strong cedar note. As soon as I put this on, I feel like wearing dressier clothes.
Great smell. Get lots of good comments. This is my second bottle.
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As the first lady I encountered after leaving perfume store said "oh, oh that's you, meaning it was the right fragrance for my skin.


I'm sitting here wearing my LIVESTRONG bracelet and it's amazing how many of these things have went out. They've sold 46 million of them now. Holy crap! When we went and saw the Tour de France last summer these things were the ID tag for the American Tour fan. Now it seems everyone has them. Okay, that's cool, but for some reason I'm a little bitter about it.
I wish Lance would stop the tour. Really. He wont state publicly anything. His Discovery contract requires him to race one more. Seriously, I would rather he take on the spring classics or even better go after the hour record. He's talked about all of the above, but has been non-commital about it all. Added bonus here would be OLN actually having more coverage of events other than the Tour. Non-tour coverage on OLN has dropped every year, even while the total number of hours of cycling has increased. It's all Lance and the Tour de France. Let's hit the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix!
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