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Managing bullying in the workplace: a model of servant leadership, employee resilience and proactive personality
Managing bullying in the workplace: a model of servant leadership, employee resilience and... Ahmad, Saima; Islam, Talat; Sohal, Amrik Singh; Wolfram Cox, Julie; Kaleem, Ahmad 2021-10-08 00:00:00 This paper develops and tests a model for managing workplace bullying by integrating employee perceived servant leadership, resilience and proactive personality. Specifically, this paper explores servant leadership as an inhibitive factor for workplace bullying, both directly and indirectly in the presence of employee resilience as a mediator. It further explores whether proactive personality moderates the indirect relationship.Design/methodology/approachThis is an empirical study based on analysis of survey data collected from 408 employees working in services and manufacturing sector organisations in Pakistan. Structural equation modelling was used to test the research model.FindingsStructural equation modelling results support the proposition that servant leadership helps in discouraging workplace bullying, both directly and indirectly, in the presence of employee resilience as a mediator. However, employee proactive personality moderates this process, such that the association between resilience and workplace bullying is stronger for individuals with high proactive personality.Research limitations/implicationsThis study's findings illuminate the strong potential of servant leadership for managing workplace bullying. This potential is attributed to positive role modelling in the workplace, which may assist in building followers' resilience. This study provides evidence to support the importance of leadership in the process by which employees develop better psychological resources to combat bullying at work.Originality/valueThis is the first study that examines the direct relationship between servant leadership and bullying at work. In addition, this study introduced the mediating effect of resilience and the moderating effect of proactive personality on this relationship. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Personnel Review Emerald Publishing http://www.deepdyve.com/lp/emerald-publishing/managing-bullying-in-the-workplace-a-model-of-servant-leadership-01Q12j8IUh
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This paper develops and tests a model for managing workplace bullying by integrating employee perceived servant leadership, resilience and proactive personality. Specifically, this paper explores servant leadership as an inhibitive factor for workplace bullying, both directly and indirectly in the presence of employee resilience as a mediator. It further explores whether proactive personality moderates the indirect relationship.Design/methodology/approachThis is an empirical study based on analysis of survey data collected from 408 employees working in services and manufacturing sector organisations in Pakistan. Structural equation modelling was used to test the research model.FindingsStructural equation modelling results support the proposition that servant leadership helps in discouraging workplace bullying, both directly and indirectly, in the presence of employee resilience as a mediator. However, employee proactive personality moderates this process, such that the association between resilience and workplace bullying is stronger for individuals with high proactive personality.Research limitations/implicationsThis study's findings illuminate the strong potential of servant leadership for managing workplace bullying. This potential is attributed to positive role modelling in the workplace, which may assist in building followers' resilience. This study provides evidence to support the importance of leadership in the process by which employees develop better psychological resources to combat bullying at work.Originality/valueThis is the first study that examines the direct relationship between servant leadership and bullying at work. In addition, this study introduced the mediating effect of resilience and the moderating effect of proactive personality on this relationship.
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Keywords: Quantitative; Resilience; Servant leadership; Workplace bullying; Proactive personality
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Making little subtle changes in your ingredients can make an appreciable difference from a health point of view. Usually we make use of certain ingredients out of habit, however as we try to be more creative to make our foods healthier, small variations could go a long way. Allow me to share a number of things to substitute healthy foods that are not going to change the taste profile of your meal much, if any, but will make for a much more healthy meal.
1. Salt. Almost all folks use more sodium than we ought to. Even if you don't have high blood pressure, the USDA recommends that you should not be taking greater than about one teaspoon of salt daily. A great replacement for salt can be fresh or dried herbs and spices. You can find a wide range to select from, and you will bring out some interesting new tastes to your food, and be a whole lot healthier, too. If you have to make use of salt, try not putting any as part of your cooking, but add it to food immediately prior to serving. You'll consume less, but you are going to taste it more.
2. Refined grain. These refined carbohydrates are terrible for your arteries and heart. As an alternative, at all times choose whole grain. These have their bran intact, consequently providing you with the great advantage of additional magnesium, fiber, zinc and several of the B vitamins.
3. Red meat. We definitely do not advocate giving up red meat entirely, because it is a wonderful source of protein and iron. But it is also very high in saturated fat. So you can significantly decrease your saturated fat by having a similar sized portion of salmon, and in addition reap the benefits of omega-3 fats. In addition there are numerous wonderful ways to prepare salmon that you will not even miss that juicy steak.
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Niccolò di Pietro da Villaganzerla, conegut com a Niccolò Pizzolo (Villaganzerla, 1421 - Pàdua, abans del 18 de desembre de 1453) va ser un pintor i escultor italià actiu durant el primer Renaixement. El sobrenom de «Pizzolo» –és a dir, petit– té alguna cosa a veure amb el fet que Niccolò fos el menor dels fills del seu pare.

Biografia
Fill de Pietro da Villagazerla, va néixer al si d'una família de pròspers comerciants. Giorgio Vasari el descriu com a alumne de Francesco Squarcione, al taller del qual possiblement va conèixer a l'artista Andrea Mantegna. Segons la tradició, va col·laborar (1434-1437) amb Filippo Lippi i Ansuino da Forlì a les decoracions de la Capella del Podestà de Pàdua, per a la que va realitzar un Déu Pare per la cúpula. Per l'extrema joventut de Pizzolo a l'època dels mencionats treballs és possible que la seva aportació es produís una mica després, encara que és innegable la influència que Lippi va exercir a la seva obra.

Entre 1446 i 1449 va treballar com a ajudant de Donatello en la forja de l'altar dede bronze de l'església de Sant Antoni a Pàdua. Se li atribueix un dels deu relleus d'àngels muntats en la base de l'altar, però és impossible distingir quin d'ells és. Durant l'any 1448 va ser un dels quatre artistes encarregats de la decoració de la Capella Ovetari als Eremitani de Pàdua; mentre els venecians Giovanni d'Alemagna i Antonio Vivarini es van encarregar d'una meitat de la capella, Mantegna i Pizzolo es van fer càrrec de l'altra meitat. Però no sense problemes, perquè Pizzolo va haver de recórrer a la justícia a causa de les contínues ingerències de Mantegna en el seu treball. Un arbitri, el 27 de setembre de 1449, deixava clar que Pizzolo era l'únic responsable de l'execució de l'altar de terracota daurada de la capella, a més a més d'una certa porció de pintures al fresc. Tanmateix, no va poder acabar la seva part, perquè va morir inesperadament a la fi de 1453, deixant bona part dels frescs assignats sense concloure.

De les escasses obres que de la seva mà han arribat fins als nostres dies es pot deduir que el seu art mostrava ponts entre l'art paduà representat per Mantegna, amb el seu amor pel disseny i la perspectiva classicista, amb l'estil toscà, que prestava més gran atenció al detall realista.

Obres destacades
 Sant bisbe (Museu Jacquemart-André, París)
 Decoracions de la Capella Ovetari (1448-1453 dels Eremitani, Pàdua), destruïts el 1944.
 Sant Gregori
 Sant Ambròs
 Sant Jeroni
 Sant Agustí
 Mare de Déu amb l'Infant i els sants Domènec, Pere Màrtir, Joan Baptista i Sant Jaume el Major (1448-1449, Capella Ovetari dels Eremitani, Pàdua), terracota daurada.

Bibliografia
 André Chastel, El Arte Italiano. Editorial Akal (1988),
 The Grove Dictionary of Art, MacMillan Publishers (2000)
 Giorgio Vasari. Las Vidas de los más excelentes arquitectos, pintores y escultores italianos desde Cimabue a nuestros tiempos Editorial Cátedra (2002),

Pintors italians del Renaixement
Morts a Pàdua
Pintors del Vèneto
Artistes paduans

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Il viadotto Gründjitobel () è un viadotto in calcestruzzo armato che varca la gola detta Gründjitobel.

Il ponte si trova sulla ferrovia Coira-Arosa a poca distanza dal centro abitato di Langwies.

Voci correlate
 Viadotto di Langwies

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Architetture di Arosa
Trasporti ad Arosa
Ponti ferroviari della Svizzera
Gründjitobel
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John Joseph Douglass (February 9, 1873 – April 5, 1939) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.

Life and career
He was born in East Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on February 9, 1873. Douglass graduated from Boston College in 1893 and from the law department of Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., in 1896. He was admitted to the bar in 1897 and commenced practice in Boston.

Douglass was a member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives in 1899, 1900, 1906, and again in 1913.  Douglass was delegate to the Massachusetts constitutional convention in 1917 and 1918; author and playwright; delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1928 and 1932.  Douglass was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-ninth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1935); chairman, House Committee on Education (Seventy-second and Seventy-third Congresses).  Douglass was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1934.  Douglass resumed the practice of law; served as commissioner of penal institutions of Boston from 1935 until his death in West Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1939.

Douglass is buried in St. Joseph Cemetery. Survived by two sons; Paul Joseph Douglass [Manhasset,NY] and John Joseph Douglass [Newark, DE]

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1873 births
1939 deaths
Boston College alumni
Georgetown University Law Center alumni
Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
People from East Boston, Boston
Members of the 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts


Not at all. Even I, as in love with Yale as I was during the application process, didn't believe the line from admissions officers about legacy admits being just as good as all the rest- but to be honest, many of the brightest people I know here are legacies. That's what comes of having a well-educated family. There are a lot of awful overachievers here, "craven careerists" as my friends are wont to say, who do all the "right" things for all the wrong reasons- it's this sort of thing that prompts resume padding (even here in college), cheating on exams and papers, doing the bare minimum- worst of all, in my eyes, it absolutely stifles academic passion. But there are diamonds in the rough, true intellectuals, true students, devoted to their studies. Their presence here keeps me going.
Yes, sort, no, and yes, but in a good way. We are nerds. Almost all of us will admit it. But we function perfectly well socially, and we're generally very happy people. There is some divide between athletes and non-athletes, but it's not destructive and the groups aren't exclusive; You can find whatever social environment you want at Yale. Yale students are not pretentious, at all. I know many students here who try to avoid saying what college they're from rather than flaunting the Ivy League. We are a little obsessed with our work, but again, not in a destructive way. Most students prioritize their academics, but we definitely still know how to have fun. Where else would students pre-game the opening of the newly renovated library?
There are some people like that everywhere. We call them "section a**holes". But I'd say at least 80% of the people here are so grounded that they are amazed they even got in. Yalies come from all over the world and have so many great experiences that sitting down over lunch with any one of them is usually astounding. We love each other and Yale, and like to show it. We are an amazingly friendly bunch of people.
The first, the one about Yalies thinking they're better than everyone else is not accurate in my experience. The second? Well, I suppose there is some truth to it... the kids I knew who went to Yale were often mopey and self-obsessed. Some of it comes from the location of course ... living in a drafty gothic castle in the middle of a ghetto does weird things to your psyche.
Great school - check. Dangerous surroundings - based on personal experience, you'll be fine at night as long as you travel in groups. If you're a girl and it's 2am, of course it's not going to be a good idea to walk through New Haven Green by yourself, so just be smart about it.
For the most part, no. There certainly are competitive kids, but public opinion largely discourages this. It's seen as not "cool" to be competitive and obnoxious about one's intelligence level. The prevailing opinion is, "we're all smart, or else we wouldn't be here".
Some stereotypes -- that Yalies are very smart and ambitious -- are very true. However, Yalies are also incredibly down to earth; I have come across very few snobby or pretentious people, and actually have been amazed to find how friendly and fun everyone is.
Yalies are certainly pretentious...but no more so than at any other Ivy League University. In many ways Yalies attempt to defy the standard stereotype by immersing themselves in the greater-New Haven area and engaging with the community via service.
Some of them... but there are a lot of people who don't fit the stereotypes. Also, the preppy, old-money thing is not that big. If anything, rich new york hipster types are a much bigger presence.


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Ahito es un personaje de la serie Francesa de televisión Galactik Football.
El portero del sueño de los Snow Kids, y hermano gemelo de Thran, Ahito tiene reflejos impresionantes. Su costumbre de tomar siestas siempre que no se puede, parece herir su capacidad, incluso se queda dormido en la cancha.

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Él es narcoléptico y en la segunda temporada es golpeado por una misteriosa enfermedad.
Es el creador del nombre para el equipo los Snow Kids, lo propuso cuando el equipo iva camino al planeta de los Wambas a un partido amistoso.
Ahito y su hermano gemelo nacieron en Akillian al comienzo de la Edad de Hielo de Akillian. Ahito es el gemelo más joven. Al nacer los dos gemelos fueron contaminados por el Meta-Fluido, que más tarde se manifiestan como una fiebre terrible. Él es un viejo amigo de D'Jok, Micro Ice y Mark.

Durante la competición de la copa de Galactik Football, él y otros seis jugadores fueron abatidos por la enfermedad el Meta-Fluido. En última instancia, optó por eliminar el flujo de Meta-Fluido y pasó a ganar la copa.

Justo antes del comienzo de la segunda temporada Ahito es golpeado por una enfermedad repentina. Él regresa a casa, para Akillian, para recuperarse, en la que se rehabilita con la ayuda de la sugestión Dama Simbay.Yuki la prima de Thran y Ahíto lo reemplaza como portero. El regreso a casa durante el resto del equipohacen una visita a Akillian y es capaz de volver al Estadio Génesis con ellos. Su regreso a jugar en la segunda mitad de la final de 16 partido contra los Wambas, inspira a su equipo a la victoria de marcar. Que sigue desempeñando en los partidos de semifinales, pero tiene que ocultar su enfermedad de su entrenador y el equipo, incluso yendo tan lejos como para hacer la promesa Thran de no decir a Aarch.

Durante la final de la Copa de Galactik Football, la misma enfermedad comienza a afectar a Ahito, lo que le hace cometer errores. Por último se ve obligado a admitir de su enfermedad a Aarch y pide que se retiren del juego. Durante la tanda de penaltis para decidir la copa, Yuki se  daña el tobillo, lo que obligó Ahito reemplazarla en el tiroteo final. Ahito ataja el disparo, dando a los Snow Kids la ventaja en el tiroteo, que permite a Rocket marcar el gol definitivo.

Referencias
 Página oficial
 tv.com: Guía de episodios. (en inglés)
 página de Alphanim (en inglés)

Galactik Football


Type and Characteristics: Turbo-electric cutter, Lake-class (250-footers), built by General Engineering and Drydock Co, Oakland, CA at cost of $900,000 (hull & machinery), launched 11 September 1930, commissioned 10 January 1931, 2,075 tons displacement, 250ft long x 42ft beam x 12ft 11in draft, 17.5kts, armed with 1-5in/1-3in/2-6pdr (1929), crew of 97 (1940).
Log Period and Areas of Service: 1931-41, Bering Sea, Alaskan waters, Royal Navy from 1941.
10 January 1931 – Commissioned and homeported in San Francisco, California, participating in the Bering Sea Patrol for the next 10 years.
5 April 1941 – One of ten 250-foot cutters of the United States Coast Guard transferred to the United Kingdom, in accordance with the terms of the Act of 11 March 1941. She was the only one of the cutters to survive the war and not be returned to the United States.
Fate: Decommissioned 1941, transferred on 20 May 1941 to Royal Navy, renamed HMS Landguard (Y.56). Sold in Manila 1949, arrived Ceylon (Sri Lanka) for scrapping 1950.


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For most users, a smartwatch just isn't useful enough to justify the investment. But that doesn't stop lots of tech fans from thinking that wearables, like the Apple Watch, are pretty cool pieces of technology. If you've been planning on purchasing the Apple Watch but were just holding out for a great deal, you might find it particularly interesting that Best Buy, Target, Walmart, B&H, and a few other stores are offering Apple's first smartwatch at a discount of $100. That makes the 38mm Sport model just $249 and the 42mm just $299. But as Romain Dillet reports for TechCrunch, the fact that the Apple Watch is on sale doesn't necessarily mean that the second-generation version of the smartwatch is right around the corner.
Instead, it seems that Apple is simply looking to make the most of the opportunity to grab market share with the first version of the Apple Watch. It seems pretty likely that if you purchase an Apple Watch now, you'll be inclined to buy one again in a couple of years, perhaps when smartwatches have gained better apps, smarter sensors, and longer-lasting batteries. Perhaps more importantly, the Apple Watch will only work with your iPhone, so when it comes time to buy a new smartphone, you're probably going to stick with an iPhone so that you can continue to use your Apple Watch, or upgrade to a new one.
Dillet notes that the discount is available only at third-party retailers, not at the Apple Store, where the smartwatch is still being offered at its original price. "It all comes down to perception," Dillet explains. "Apple wants to keep the premium perception around its brand and especially around this product. Other than the Sport variant, the Apple Watch is a luxury item. And luxury items aren't supposed to be on sale."
You shouldn't assume that the sale means that the second-generation version of the Apple Watch is about to be announced. An Apple event on March 15 seems likely, given the pace of the rumors circulating about what Apple could announce at that time (most bets are on a new 4-inch iPhone, which may end up being called the iPhone 5se). While we're expecting a second-generation version of the Apple Watch to appear sometime this year, it seems unlikely that Apple's March event will introduce anything more than some software updates, new band options for the current Apple Watch, and perhaps another Apple Watch created in collaboration with a notable fashion label.
That means that the original Apple Watch will likely continue its reign as the most popular smartwatch for at least a few months more — an honor that may or may not be as impressive as you'd initially imagine, considering the relatively small smartwatch market. While the splashy launch of the Apple Watch had lots of people talking about Apple's first wearable, it also raised awareness of wearables overall and perhaps even increased interest in fitness trackers, a category of wearables that are better-suited to the needs and budgets of a wider variety of consumers.
Smartwatches have lagged behind fitness trackers in terms of growth, perhaps in part because many smartwatches are expensive enough to price out users who are primarily interested in fitness-tracking functionality and find themselves on the fence as to whether they really need true smartwatch features like smartphone notifications and communication abilities. General-purpose smartwatches have been criticized both for being overwhelming and for lacking the apps that would make them truly useful — a chicken-and-egg problem when you consider that without a critical mass of smartwatch users, developers are going to have trouble creating game-changing apps.
It's unclear whether a second-generation Apple Watch, and the new features and upgraded hardware it would likely bring, would be enough to get more users on board with the device or with smartwatches as a category. As noted by a recent report from Juniper Research — the same report that found that the Apple Watch accounted for 52% of global smartwatch shipments in 2015 — the lack of a compelling use case has meant that so far, many consumers have opted for lower-priced devices that have more basic functionality.
According to research author James Moar, "The smartwatch is now a category waiting for a market." He adds, "Newer devices have offered more polished looks and subtly different functions, but no large changes in device capabilities or usage. With smartwatch functions established, it is now up to consumers to decide if they want them, rather than technology companies providing more reasons." But that hasn't stopped Apple from trying to offer more reasons to buy an Apple Watch — in this case, slashing prices by $100 to try to get curious users to give the smartwatch a try.
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NASA's space helicopter is one month away from landing on Mars
Helicopter to Mars, submarine to Titan, what's next? A subway on Venus?
in News, Science, Space, Space flight
Did you ever dare to dream of the day you'd see a helicopter in space? Well, rest easy, your watch has come to an end — NASA's Ingenuity, the "Mars Helicopter", is one month away from touching down on the red planet.
Members of the NASA Mars Helicopter team inspect the vehicle on Feb. 1, 2019.
Ingenuity is currently onboard NASA's Perseverance rover, the US' latest Mars-bound rover. It's the first American mission to Mars since 2018's InSight, but it was only one of three missions sent out to Mars in 2020 alongside the UAE's Hope orbiter and China's Tianwen-1 orbiter, lander, and rover.
While all of them are very exciting, Ingenuity will be the first helicopter to actually be sent to space, ever. NASA is expecting it to touch down on Mars on February 18.
Flying on new horizons
"NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is the first aircraft humanity has sent to another planet to attempt powered, controlled flight," NASA explains in a press kit. "If its experimental flight test program succeeds, the data returned could benefit future explorations of the Red Planet – including those by astronauts – by adding the aerial dimension, which is not available today."
The helicopter is pretty small, similar to a medium-large commercial drone, and comes equipped with two carbon-fiber rotors. These will spin at around 2,400 rpm in different directions so as to stabilize the craft in flight. That speed of rotation is many times faster than those used by passenger helicopters on Earth, due to their smaller size and Mars' thinner atmosphere both. Since the air is thinner there, rotors have to put in a lot of extra work to generate the same lift they would produce on our planet.
If all goes well, Ingenuity could completely change how we explore Mars, and other planets with atmospheres. Up to now we've been using rovers, which have quite a few benefits (ground vehicles have great energy efficiency since they don't need to stay aloft, and weight is much less of an issue, for example). However, they're also much slower than any other vehicles in general, as they have to contend with terrain features. If Ingenuity manages to do its job, and do it well — and, especially, if it can withstand Mars' harsh environment — space helicopters will definitely become much more common in the future.
But until then, Perseverance still needs to reach its target, and Ingenuity still needs to prove it can fly on Mars. Fingers crossed.
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Prison Museum
Hämeenlinna, Finland
The prison museum introduces to the visitors the history of correctional treatment in Finland and the prison life in the past and these days. The most valuable item is the museum building itself with its authentic premises that have been maintained in their original condition since the time when the building still functioned as a prison. The building and the exhibition consist of three floors.
The prison museum functions in the former premises of the provincial prison of Häme. When the building was finished in 1871, it was the first prison in Finland with cells, and it was used until the 1993. The museum was opened to the public in June, 1997. The building was designed by the architect L. I. Lindqvist. The museum features a permanent exhibition and changing exhibitions. For more details, take a look at the museum's calendar of events. Special exhibition: elementary studies in prison. In this exhibition, you can find answers to questions about how and why reading, writing and basic mathematics were taught in prisons. Paid guided tours available only if booked in advance.
Museums in Finland
Russian Grand Duchy (Finland)
Kustaa III Katu 8, Hämeenlinna, Finland
See all sites in Hämeenlinna
Category: Museums in Finland
Historical period: Russian Grand Duchy (Finland)
www.hameenlinna.fi
www.hame.fi
www.museot.fi
Häme Castle (0,2 km)
Hämeenlinna Church (0,7 km)
Armoured Vehicle Museum (7,5 km)
The Artillery Museum of Finland (0,3 km)
The Church of the Holy Cross (6,3 km)
Vanajanlinna (6,1 km)
Vanaja Church (3,5 km)
Mobilia (51,8 km)
Kangasala Church (55,4 km)
Visavuori Atelier (30,4 km)
The Church of St. James (15,2 km)
Vehoniemi Automotive Museum (48 km)
The Church of St. Lawrence (14,1 km)
The Church of St. Michael (39,8 km)
Loppi Old Church (32,5 km)
Rapola Hill Fort (31,3 km)
Juha Malmivaara (3 years ago)
Mielenkiintoinen museo jossa on helppo poiketa
Ari Kivistö (3 years ago)
Mukava museo kokemus. Hyvä kuvaus H:linnan historiasta.
Mika Kuisma (3 years ago)
Mielenkiintoista tietoa kompaktisti Hämeenlinnan historiasta. Talo on hieno!
Arja Lemetyinen (3 years ago)
Museossa on niin kuuma, että lasten kanssa ei jaksa olla kuin hetken.
Estelle Reynolds (3 years ago)
Contained absolutely nothing. Only a short film of the later history of Hameenlinna. The one star is for the clothes I could try on and take photos. It should be half a star. There were no artifacts of the old town - everything is in storage???!!


If you believe that you're the victim where a doctor has done surgery or an operation on a wrong limb, in the state of Florida under the medical malpractice statute you would have a right or an ability to make a claim against this medical provider facility under a claim of medical negligence. In the state of Florida you have two years from the date that the injury occurred or, the wrong site surgery or operation occurred or, from the date that you do discover that the doctor did a wrong site type surgery. However, it's critical that you meet with an attorney so that he can evaluate the medical records and the surgery that was done on you to preserve the evidence and to adequately and properly make a claim against the medical provider in a timely fashion.


Are you thinking about writing an ebook as a lead magnet for your business? Done right, ebooks can help you attract new customers by giving them really useful information. In this guide, we'll share the most common ebook mistakes, so you can avoid wasting your time.
As a business owner, one of the main reasons you're going to write an ebook is to give it away for free to help build your email list.
A free ebook is a highly effective lead magnet to generate website traffic and attract new subscribers, especially if it solves a common problem.
Here's an example: Lots of people want to learn how to write better headlines. Google "headline hacks" and you'll find a free ebook from Smart Blogger at the top of the list. You'd better believe that attracts traffic!
An ebook is also a great way to repackage the content you've already got on your blog to bring it to a new audience. And writing an ebook can also show off your expertise to customers without a hard sell.
If you want your ebook to generate leads, you need to plan carefully to meet that goal. Here are some typical planning mistakes when writing your first ebook.
Sure, you know you want to write an ebook, but what's its real goal? What issue are you trying to help your customers with?
You have to figure this out before you even start planning your ebook, otherwise no one will be willing to trade their email address in exchange for it.
See what your current customers are searching for on your site.
Ask the customer service team about the questions people are always asking.
Pay attention to what your social media followers ask you.
Those three sources alone will give you a shortlist of potential ebook topics that will be really useful.
Hubspot really nails their lead magnet ebook strategy by providing ebooks on specific topics their audience wants to learn about. Because of that, lots of people trust them to provide reliable, trustworthy information and check their site first when looking for help in that niche.
Generating ideas is just the first step in figuring out the best topic to write your ebook about. The next step is to figure out if the people you're writing for are really interested in those ideas.
Newsflash: just because YOU think there's information your market needs, that doesn't mean they think so too. To avoid creating an ebook that your audience ignores, you must validate your idea.
Send it to your email list, asking people to indicate a preference.
Create a poll on Twitter or Facebook and have people vote for their favorite.
Run an optin form split test with two different titles and let the data tell you which one works.
Once you complete your analysis, you should have a winning ebook idea.
There's no point in writing an ebook that's identical to those already on offer to your target market.
That's why it makes sense to know which free ebooks your competitors are offering as their lead magnets. The easiest way to do this is to sign up for their email lists so you can make sure the ebook you write has something different to offer.
If you don't have an outline, you don't know where you're going.
Keep in mind the big question you want to answer for your readers.
Write down the main points you need to answer that question.
Put those in an order that makes sense.
Add sub points for each main point.
If you need to do additional research, this is a good time to make a note of supporting stats.
When you're done, read through the outline one more time to make sure it makes sense. If it does, this will be a good guide when you start writing. Don't worry too much about the introduction at this stage.
Until recently, PDF ebooks were one of the best ways to create an ebook that looked the same no matter how people were reading it.
They're still a good way to create an ebook quickly, but reading behavior is changing. Today, PDFs won't work for everybody. More people are reading ebooks on their cellphones. On those devices, PDFs can be hard to manipulate. And if you're using a standard e-reader, they don't look that great either.
That's why it makes sense to publish your ebook in a format that works well for your readers.
Both e-reader formats allow text to be resized and reflow so it looks right on any screen.
Then go to Audience » User Explorer » Mobile » Devices to see the specific mobile devices people use.
You can use this info to choose the ebook format that works for most of them.
Another option is to have multiple formats available.
For example, the Book Launch Blueprint lets readers choose the ebook format that works for them.
One essential ebook writing task is allocating time to actually do the writing. If you don't commit to the project, you may never finish it.
To solve this, work out how much time you have available for writing each day or each week, and use that information to set a deadline for finishing the first draft. Then block out writing time on your calendar and commit to your ebook project.
We get it. Sometimes it seems hard to get a whole ebook done, when you could wow your customers with a quick checklist or template instead.
But, as we've said on our blog before, a benefit-driven ebook can be a great lead magnet, so don't give up.
If you're thinking that once the plan is in place, it's time to start writing your ebook, you're almost right.
Sure, you can start writing, but what's crucial at this stage is to get your ebook marketing strategies in place. Here are some ebook marketing mistakes some people make.
Sometimes you can get so caught up in producing the ebook that you forget you need to tell people about it.
That's what happened to Hector Cuevas of Hectorpreneur. As a result, he had to delay his book launch till he managed to prepare some marketing material.
If you're marketing anything, you should start building your email list immediately. People still read emails and they deliver an excellent conversion rate, so don't ignore the potential for spreading the word about your ebook. As we mentioned earlier, setting up an email list specifically for your ebook can help you decide whether it's a valid idea. Once you have the green light, it's a good way to start building up a relationship with the community you want to reach.
Build a high-converting optin form.
Leverage OptinMonster success themes to confirm their subscription and deliver your ebook.
Also send your ebook via email to ensure lead magnet delivery.
The analytics and email marketing data you collect from your optin form will also help you to understand your target market even more.
SEO is a critical part of your business model, says Unbounce, especially for lead generation. Pay attention to optin form and promotional copy, headlines and content keywords, as well as page speed and design. Better SEO equals better search position, putting your ebook promotional page on the road to better conversions.
Consumers trust other people's opinions more than your marketing. If you don't include social proof like testimonials, reviews or even download numbers in your marketing, your ebook will be less successful.
How do you get social proof when you're writing your first ebook?
One way is to give a few people advance copies and ask for reviews or testimonials in return. Then feature those in any promotional copy.
If you have other stats that make you look good, use those as social proof, like Hiten Shah does for his Content Marketing Playbook.
Your ebook title is your best chance to make a good first impression and encourage leads to join your list.
As the saying goes, you don't get a second chance to make a first impression, so it's important to get it right first time. You can use one of these 26 tools to help you create better headlines to come up with some ebook title choices. Then you can narrow it down by asking your subscribers and split testing title variations on your optin forms, as mentioned above.
When you're marketing your ebook, there are two important parts of your your ebook promotion. (Well, they're all important, but you really have to nail these two).
The second is the call to action (CTA) which tells them what to do to get this benefit. A call to action is the text or image that prompts the people seeing it to take action.
You can split test your landing page to see which hook and CTA are most effective for your ebook.
What if you've found the right topic for your audience, but you don't have the chops to write it?
Then don't. You're never going to win subscribers if your ebook doesn't show off your expertise. You might even take a hit to your reputation.
When you're choosing your topic (see ebook mistake #1), pick something you know about.
Otherwise, consider hiring an expert to ghostwrite your ebook for you. That way you get a great lead magnet to meets your customers' needs, but don't have to do the writing yourself.
There's a lot of competition for your audience out there, so thin ebook content just won't cut it.
What do we mean by thin? Content that seems unoriginal or that doesn't deliver on the promise of the title and hook.
Good ebook content will wow readers and make them eager to share the resource with others. THAT's how your ebook becomes a successful lead magnet.
To avoid thin content, check to make sure your ebook answers the questions and provides the solutions readers hope to get. Otherwise, it's time to go back to the drawing board.
Of course, there's also the opposite problem, too. Some people try to solve every customer problem in the history of the universe with a single ebook.
If you're using an ebook to win customers, you need to walk the fine line of solving one issue for them, while still leaving them wanting more.
Take a leaf out of Hubspot's book. They have a series of short ebooks covering multiple issues their customers need help with. Hubspot's inbound marketing strategy brings in 75% of its leads, so it's definitely a strategy to copy.
As we hinted in mistake #4, don't write the introduction too early. Sure, it's the first part of the book, but it's not the first part you write.
The reason? The introduction summarizes or teases what's coming up in the book. It's hard to know what to highlight if you haven't finished writing!
Books usually evolve away from your original idea, anyway, so it's smart to avoid having to write the intro twice.
Take it from us, one thing that's guaranteed to delay your ebook writing process is trying to write it and edit it at the same time.
It's tempting to fix the little typos and errors that creep in as you write, but experience shows that gets in the way of actually finishing the ebook. Write first, edit later: it's a motto many writers live by.
That said, you can make the editing process smoother if you try to write your ebook the right way first time round.
Avoid over-long sentences, complex words and phrases, jargon and anything that stops readers from understanding your ebook. If you're not sure about the quality of your writing, you can test it for readability using a tool like Grammarly.
Writing an ebook is definitely not a case of "one and done." Even expert writers go through a couple of rounds of writing in the content creation process.
Even with a robust outline, you'll find things you need to change to make your message clearer or to answer new questions that come up. And if there are lots of people who have to approve your ebook, the process will take even longer.
Fleshing out the ebook outline (see mistake #4) and getting advance feedback from everyone in the approvals chain is one way to make the process smoother, but expect to do more than one draft before the ebook's done.
When you write the ebook, don't waste the opportunity to promote some of your other relevant content or to give readers the chance to connect with you elsewhere.
For example, Hiten Shah's Content Marketing Playbook has a link to a survey on the last page. That will help him to learn more about his readers' interests so he can target future content to them.
If your ebook isn't a PDF (see mistake #5), then you can use Bit.ly or your favorite URL shortener to create a memorable short link to a piece of pillar content.
It's crucial to make sure you have a backup solution installed before starting the writing process. There's nothing worse than getting to the end of an ebook project and discovering you have lost the final version of your work.
Try using a cloud backup solution that backs up automatically so you never have to worry about it.
Backup, backup, backup – we can't emphasize this too much!
When writing your first ebook, it's easy to convince yourself you don't need an editor or proofreader, but that's not true.
After you've worked on the project for a while, you'll be too close to it to know whether it really works for your target audience. If you want to be sure you're delivering the message you want, and delivering it clearly, you need an editor.
In many companies, the editor and proofreader are the same person, but proofreading is still important. An editor checks your ebook for structure and content. A proofreader makes the final check for mistakes so you end up with a professional-looking ebook. You'd typically proofread your ebook after it's been designed just in case there are errors when laying out the text. It's a good idea to check graphics with text overlays, too.
If you're running your business alone, and need help with proofreading, you can ask the people on your email list. Some of them would love to get an early look at your ebook in return for giving feedback.
While the content will keep people reading your ebook, the cover will help them decide whether to download it.
As Smart Blogger says, a DIY cover design approach could seriously hurt your rep. Making sure the cover is the right size (if you're doing a Kindle version, the specs will be different) is just the first step.
You also need to choose images that reinforce your message, are crisp and sharp, and most importantly, that you're allowed to use. If you're on a budget, you can find great images on Unsplash, Pexels and Pixabay.
If you have a budget for quality images, then iStockPhoto is a good place to start to find a beautiful ebook cover image or some vectors and illustrations you can use to create your own.
Let's face it; there's no rule that says a business ebook has to look boring. Get your ebook cover right, and it will attract even more leads.
Finally, when you write your first ebook, it's easy to get caught up in making it perfect. Yes, you want it to be excellent, but if you're nitpicking over tiny things it's time to show your baby to the world.
Don't worry; since it's a digital product, it's pretty easy to fix a mistake if you spot it later. So move beyond perfectionism and make the ebook available so it can start generating leads for you.
You now know the key mistakes to avoid when writing an ebook so you can get yours right the first time. When you're ready to use your new ebook as a lead magnet, make sure you're not making these optin design mistakes that even the pros make.
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Thank you for sharing. I was directed to your page thru a blog about marketing as I am currently seeking employment in that field. I understand free ebooks are a way to introduce yourself and gain clients interest. Your info to download Grammarly was excellent. I have no prior experience in this field if you have any advice to help me with my second interview. Am I correct in assuming the ebook should be related to the product or company you are marketing?


But for those leaders who are willing to see themselves as more sponsor than emperor, a valuable organisational form that takes advantage of knowledge networks in a more formal way is called Communities of Practice (CoP).
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Phelps Company offers several different options for wood push out casement window hardware.
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All of our push out casement hardware is designed to be simple, yet elegant. It looks just as good in a contemporary setting as it does in a period restoration. The new push-out casement window design lends itself to energy efficient weatherstripping and glazing, and the simple hardware function is timeless design at its best.
Many manufacturers of high end push out casement windows are using hardware from Phelps Company. Our most popular casement stay is the Model CSB34. This stay allows you to open or close a hinged window sash, and then hold it open or closed using the simple thumb turn. The window handle most of our customers use is the Model CF222 or our new multipoint compatible Model CFMP2.
Our most popular push out casement handle comes in two forms: The Model CF222 is a traditional offset handle that can be used with several different strike options. Like all of our push out casement hardware, the quality and precision is unmatched.
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Neighborhoodsby Mark Reutter9:22 pmAug 11, 20140
CSX to pay up to $10M for 26th St. wall collapse
CSX and the city face cost overruns at the Sinclair Lane Bridge over the same rail line
Above: Construction of the temporary wall along 26th Street. The CSX line is 40 feet below the street to the left.
CSX Transportation has agreed to pay up to $10 million to Baltimore for costs associated with rebuilding the 26th Street wall that collapsed last spring, sending cars and half of the street tumbling onto the railroad below.
In a memorandum of understanding released by the city this evening, CSX said it will contribute "up to 50% or $10 million to the costs of the repairs" and further agreed to share "the costs of any and all third-party lawsuits relating to the event."
After the wall broke apart on April 30 following heavy rains, residents on the unit block of East 26th Street complained that the city and CSX had ignored their warnings that the 100-year-old wall was unstable and cracks were showing on the street.
Rebuilding the caved-in street was originally estimated at $18.6 million, but may come in lower than expected. Last month, the city paid $12 million to Concrete General Inc., which has completed the temporary wall and is now building a permanent wall to hold the street some 40 feet above the CSX freight line.
Some of these funds are now expected to be reimbursed by CSX under the settlement, which will go before the Board of Estimates on Wednesday for certain ratification.
Cost Overruns Expected Nearby
While reconstruction of the retaining wall has gone more smoothly than some officials expected, unpublicized costs are plaguing a highway bridge over the same CSX line a few miles east.
The city Department of Transportation concedes that the Sinclair Lane Bridge at Edison Highway (a complicated junction above the rail line) is experiencing substantial cost overruns.
The Sinclair Lane Bridge, which crosses the same CSX line involved in the 26th Street collapse, is unfinished and running above expected costs. (Photo by Mark Reutter)
"There are change orders associated with this contract. We cannot say how much at this point," Adrienne Barnes said in response to Brew queries about the status of the bridge, which was scheduled to reopen at the end of 2013.
Last month, DOT agreed to triple its share of the cost of inspection services at the bridge – from $289,304 to $923,768 – as part of an April 2011 agreement with CSX.
The 1930 concrete bridge had been crumbling for years when CSX entered into an agreement with the city to shoulder 75% of the cost of a new bridge. A contract for $5.7 million was awarded by the Board of Estimates to Concrete General after the low bidder, Lane Construction Corp., said it had erred in its calculations and asked to withdraw its $4.6 million bid.
After construction began, it was discovered that "the south abutment and wing walls were unstable and tilting forward toward the railroad track," according to DOT. "These repairs required red-line revision and additional contract time, which created the need for additional flagging/inspection services."
As a result, the city agreed to pay an additional $634,464 to CSX for inspection and train-flagging.
When the bridge's final bill comes in – which isn't expected for another year – the city will be responsible for 25% of the cost, which will be largely covered by federal and state highway funds, according to Barnes.
TransportationDec 2, 2021
173 mph on the JFX? DOT claims it happened around 5 p.m. on a calm winter day
We tracked down the actual study Baltimore is citing to justify the installation of six speed cameras on I-83 and road-tested the data.
TransportationNov 24, 2021
Speed cameras coming to the Jones Falls Expressway
Posted speeds are low – and actual speeds are often "ridiculously high" – on a roadway used by tens of thousands to commute in and out of Baltimore.


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Alabama Men's Basketball Comes Up Short at Texas A&M, 68-66
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In a back-and-forth contest, the Alabama men's basketball team came up short at Texas A&M, 68-66, in Reed Arena on Saturday afternoon. Freshman Collin Sexton turned in his 12th 20-point performance of the season, scoring 23 points to go along with a season-high of seven assists and two steals.
Junior Donta Hall scored 12 points and collected six rebounds, while freshman John Petty pulled down a season-high eight rebounds to go along with seven points. The game featured 11 ties and 15 lead changes throughout.
"This was a game between two physical teams who were playing hard to get a win today," Alabama head coach Avery Johnson said. "Texas A&M is a very talented team and they were ranked as high as No. 5 in the nation this year for a reason. Every team in the SEC has had some ups and downs this year, especially in a conference as tough as this one. They held us off. They played well and rebounded the ball well. They are one of the top offensive rebounding teams in the country and have a lot of size.
"A lot of times it isn't about what we didn't do. Let's give Texas A&M credit. They played a very hard game to the very end."
The Tide (17-14, 8-10 SEC) played without arguably its best defender has freshman guard/forward Herbert Jones was forced to sit out Saturday with a concussion. Furthermore, sophomore Dazon Ingram finished with eight points and four rebounds before fouling out with just over eight minutes remaining in the contest.
Despite the Crimson Tide holding the 53-52 lead with 4:39 left in the contest, the Aggies converted four of its last five field goals down the stretch, while outrebounding the Tide 46-40 for the game to secure the win.
It was a defense-dominated first half as Texas A&M (20-11, 9-9) shot 32.3 percent from the field (10-of-31), while the Crimson Tide converted 33.3 percent of its attempts from the floor (9-of-27) to hold the one-point, 25-24 advantage at the break. The low-scoring half saw eight ties and eight lead changes, but Sexton's nine points down the stretch gave the Tide the edge at halftime.
The lead continued to swing between the two squads to open the second half, until the Aggies' offense began to get into rhythm using a 13-2 run over a span of 2:54 for its largest lead of the night, 47-36, with 10:53 remaining.
Then, Alabama's offense responded with a 16-5 run over the next four-plus minutes to regain the lead, 53-52, at the 4:39 mark. However, the Aggies would answer with eight straight points over the next 2:13 to take a 60-53 lead with 2:22 to go. The Tide cut the lead to 63-59 after a three-pointer by Petty, followed by exchanging free throws, but the rally fell short.
Both teams bettered their performance on the floor in the second stanza. Texas A&M shot 46.4 percent from the field (13-of-28) to total 39.0 percent for the game (23-of-59), while the Tide connected on 41.4 percent of its shots in the second half (12-of-29) and 37.5 percent in the contest (21-of-56). The Aggies owned a 46-40 advantage on the glass and connected on15-of-20 free throws in the final 20 minutes, which made the difference.
Tyler Davis led the Aggie offense with 20 points and 10 boards, while Admon Gilder and D.J. Hogg also reached double figures contributing 14 points and 11 points, respectively.
Up next, Alabama heads to St. Louis, Mo., to compete in the 2018 SEC Tournament March 7-11 at Scottrade Center. The Tide's opponent and seeding will be determined after the conclusion of regular-season conference play.
Filed Under: Alabama Basketball, Avery Johnson, Collin Sexton, SEC Basketball
Categories: Alabama, Alabama Men's Basketball, College Basketball
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As a change leader, you are needed in order to propel businesses and organizations through difficult times of transition. We all understand that change is inevitable. It can only be delayed but never avoided. The inability of businesses and organization to surge forward is a clear indication that the world lack visionary leaders in the organizations and the businesses as well.
There is lack of creativity and rarely are new products introduced into the markets. Whenever anything comes out, either it's a rehash of already an existing product or probably it's just the same item with a different packaging. One major cause of such a pathetic situation is the inability of businesses to correctly read the market and understand the customer sentiments so as to come up with great products that will satisfy the needs of their customers.
The current business landscape requires change leaders who will be able to take their organization from one level to the other. There is so much duplication of processes and recycling of old ideas such that the businesses and organizations are literally stale in their ideas and there is need for some freshness to be injected into them so that they can move ahead. People also need to change their perception about leadership. Both the employer and the employee need to know that they can be leaders in their own unique ways.
What matters is not the title you hold but your ability to steer growth in whatever you do. It's you actions and you decisions that will bring about change and not the title that hold in the organization. If anything, the lowest in the organization are the best placed to bring change in the because they are the ones who are in constant contact with the clients or the customers. The top management relies on their comments to make decision that will be crucial in moving the organization forward. Therefore, change leaders can come from any ranks of the organization.
What Makes a Change Leader?
However, what does it take to become one of the few change leaders that are currently leading their organizations to great heights? One thing that is worth noting is that the world appreciates uniqueness and as such, change leaders must have the ability to offer something completely different from what is being offered by the rest.
They must show that they are visionary and that they have what it takes to stick to what they believe will work for the best of the company even if they are the only people who think that way. This is what separates the copy cats from the real leaders. They are able to stay long enough even if things move from bad to worse because they understand that it is their responsibility to make the changes they want to see. The provide solutions and not excuses.
For anyone aspiring to be a change leader, there are three fundamental questions that you need to ask yourself. These will not only help you evaluate your candidature for being a change leader, but based on how you analyze them, you will be able to understand what it really takes to be a leader during present times when businesses are witnessing turbulence that have never been seen before.
Below is a brief discussion of the three fundamental questions.
1. What is the source of motivation for your organization?
Before you can effectively lead change in your organization, you need to understand what keeps your organization moving forward. These normally come in how the organization responds to different situations. Out of the situations, decisions are made that keeps the company moving. There are only two known ways by which a business responds to situations. The business will respond either to a threat or to an opportunity. You therefore need to understand what kind of response your organization normally has.
For instance, if your respond to threats, then you will be keen on matter relating to customer experience because if your customers are not satisfied, they will seek solace in your competitors. You can also find ways of coming up with new products or services that will give you a competitive advantage over your competitors. However, if your company responds to opportunities, then you will try and find out the untapped markets, or diversifying in different ways in order to take advantage of the new opportunities.
2. How valid is your information?
Real change will only come about if you have the right information. Without the correct data, you will be getting into a journey, which you know nothing about, and you will be like someone doing guess work. The disadvantage of this is that you will waste valuable company time and resources only to end up not seeing the change that you had hoped for. Change leaders will take their time and collect not only adequate data but they will also query the validity of such data so that they have the right information that they will use to make sound and appropriate decisions.
The necessary data needed by change leaders can be obtained from a number of sources. These places include records of customer feedback, the company's financial trends, evaluating the competitors' strategy etc. However, before such data can be used, it is imperative that the change leaders analyze them and be certain that they are indeed correct and original data.
3. How is the uniqueness of your perception?
Different people will have different ways of seeing and interpreting various situations. Change leaders must also have the ability to see things differently but not out of context. It is doing things the same way while expecting different results that is hurting many businesses today. Therefore, change leaders must be in a position to come up with different methods of getting the work done. However, there is no guarantee that the methods will be accepted but again as leaders, you should not be afraid to take the risk of trying out your ideas. Cowards will sit back and be afraid of taking actions but leaders will see an opportunity to make a difference.
These present harsh economic conditions have provided an opportunity for real leaders to come out and show leadership. This is the period that will give rise to change leaders who will not be afraid to take risks and make decisions that will move their businesses and organization to new levels of greatness.