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New EVP and CFO at Orkla ASA
Harald Ullevoldsæter has been appointed new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Orkla ASA, effective 1 March 2020. He will succeed Jens Bjørn Staff, who is to become CEO of Skagerak Energi.
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Invitation to presentation of Orkla's third quarter 2019 results, Thursday 24 October
Orkla will report its third quarter 2019 results on Thursday, 24 October at 7.00 a.m. CET. The quarterly report and the presentation material will be available at this time at www.orkla.com.
Changes to Orkla's Group Executive Board
CEO Jaan Ivar Semlitsch is making changes to Orkla's Group Executive Board and group structure. Orkla Consumer & Financial Investments will become a new business area within Orkla. A separate group function is to be given responsibility for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and strategy development.
Orkla completes purchase of painting tool business in Netherlands and Belgium
Orkla House Care has completed an agreement to take over the remaining 50% of the shares in the joint venture company Anza Verimex Holding. Since 2018, Orkla House Care has owned 50% of the company which is market leader in the sale and distribution of painting tools in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Orkla's autumn product launch
Vegetarian pizza, climate-friendly meals, tempting chocolate flavours and detergents in environmentally friendly packaging are among this autumn's many new products from Orkla.
Orkla listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Orkla has again been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Europe, which ranks companies according to their performance on environmental issues and social responsibility.
Orkla buys Dutch bakery ingredient manufacturer
Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sonneveld Group B.V. ("Sonneveld") Orkla Food Ingredients has signed and completed an agreement to purchase the Dutch company Vamo produkten voor de Bakkerij B.V. ("Vamo").
Orkla invests in Iceland's best-known chocolate brand
Orkla ASA has signed an agreement to purchase 20% of the Icelandic company Nói-Siríus HF ("Nói Siríus"), Iceland's leading chocolate and confectionery manufacturer.
Orkla continues membership in FTSE4Good Index
For the third year in a row, we are featured in the FTSE4Good Index, which highlights companies with strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices.


This page describes the progression of an installation art piece proposed by a few folks in Silicon Valley. The work is part of a series we have done over the last 15 years - all the pieces try and relate aesthetics, math and high tech computing into something that will be of interest.
Peter picked up some 1.5" manila rope to make the swings out of. Fun to work with such large rope - has a gentle desire to twist, but doens't seem inclined to kink much.
We got a letter from the Emerging Technologies folks saying they would like to show our piece!
The two ART Gallery files were submitted to SIGGRAPH via Fed-Ex on February 1st, 2000.
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Skype for Business Increases opportunities for UC specialists
Microsoft has changed its Unified Communications (UC)-solution from Lync to Skype for Business. This business edition of Skype combines the advantages of Lync with the advantages of the consumer-based product from Skype. It involves an update that affects the interface as well as Lync's functionality. It also offers technical enhancements and improvements to the services and management. According to Lucas Wensing, CEO of Lync and Skype-for-Business-specialist StartReady, the launch offers chances for UC specialists to develop new markets and to create integrated communications that are accessible to more users.
In 2011, Microsoft bought Skype for 8.5 billion dollars. Shortly thereafter, Lync and Skype were sitting next to each other. The integration of the two is a strategic decision by Microsoft. The consumer version of Skype is, with 2 billion calling minutes per day, worldwide, extremely popular. The success of Skype for consumers will have a positive influence on Lync, while Lync's business advantages will remain in the new product. Skype for Business's security, of utmost importance to the business world, is business-enterprise quality. Additionally, the extended functionality that Lync's business customers require and expect, remains.
Blurring of boundaries between work and home
Skype for Business's user interface looks like the current Skype. The adoption, therefore, should be easier, predicts Lucas Wensing, StartReady's CEO. "Many users already are familiar with Skype's look and feel. The switchover from private to business use of Skype, is therefore small. On the other hand, all of Skype's consumer users come into contact with the business users. The borders blur and we go in the direction of one communication platform for home and work. We already saw this effect earlier with the mobile phone, where the use of one phone for private home use and for work use has become normal. This need for uniformity of mobility has now turned to communication solutions."
Skyping from the browser
In addition to the new appearance, there are also technical changes attached to Skype for Business. It will be open to anyone with an internet connection so that people can Skype from their browser, without a download. Later this year, Microsoft is introducing the hybrid cloud, enabling companies to temporarily scale up to larger numbers of users than they need in their normal operation. This is handy, for instance, in setting up a videoconference.
UC becomes more accessible
Lucas Wensing is happy with the move by Microsoft: "We see growing demand for integrated communications solutions. Place- and time-independent working for many companies has become a prerequisite. Employees must be able to efficiently collaborate and communicate, but the need for modern communications is not yet obvious to every business and organization, despite the fact that many employees already use Skype for their private or home communication needs. Skype for Business is now a bridge between home and work and thus makes UC accessible to even more people."
According to Wensing many UC specialists can use Skype for Business to take a next step in their development. "Skype opens up a new market for integrated communications solutions. This gives vendors such as StartReady opportunities to grow. The transition to Skype for Business is the time to demonstrate the added value of the specialist in assisting the implementation, adoption and management of IT."
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Divine Beings
Who - or What - Are the Gods?
Across the planet, spawned from all manner of places and walks of life, the gods are impossibly powerful beings who look down upon the world and the mortals who reside upon it. As far as modern science has been able to discern, they seem to be something similar to a mortal soul, pushed well beyond its standard limits to something even the brightest minds can barely comprehend, let alone measure. The vast majority of gods acting on the world today originated somewhat recently, on a cosmological scale. In order to get a greater sense of how the gods function, and how they came to be, one must look further back than most records can show; back to the origins of the world itself.
Fables and myths infrequently refer to an ultimate God. The Creator in some circles, The One Before in others, but always spoken of in a tone of utter reverence. No information exists on who or what this being was, what its motives were, or where it is today, but all sources agree - twisted by time or not - that they formed Teicna and every celestial body around it, created the Four, and then dispersed, never to directly interact with the planet again. Theories abound as to what they sought to gain from these creations. Certain philosophers could speak for days straight on the supposed implications of the order of creation and the shapes formed by the stars, but the fact remains that this being simply disappeared after its job was done. Infuriating as it may be, we may never get a clear answer to any of the multitude of questions their mere existence raised.
When it comes to the Elemental Four, the Creator's sole heirs, things become a small amount clearer. They are lesser beings than the one who made them - though as they remain many orders of magnitude greater than even the strongest of mortals, this means very little to the average person. Born onto a barren rock that would eventually come to be the Teicna we know today, they took on roles as stewards of the place. They shaped the world's geography, developed lifeforms, and molded the basis of the mortal mind and soul. Unfortunately, due to failings that are all to familiar to their creations, they themselves disappeared from the world stage, one by one. These disappearances are not so mysterious and unknown as their predecessor's, but they're tawdry tales best left for a more fitting time and place.
The loss of the Four has perhaps taught us a better lesson than they ever could have when they were present in our lives. We must not seek to become as gods... We must seek to be better.
— Ealdræd, Ancient Gnomish Philosopher
This brings us to the Mortal-born gods; A primeval accident, if some of their accounts are to be believed. When the Four first created life, they did not expect it to ever ascend to a level of power comparable to their own. And yet, as magic grew more prevalent, gods have been born not only from living beings, but also from magic itself, coalescing around powerful emotions, concepts, and the sites of major events throughout history. The gods of this world are incredibly numerous and varied, something which has granted divine attention to those who might have otherwise been overlooked, but also forms some problems of its own.
Domains and Territory
Each god has their own Domain; a subject or collection of related subjects that they attempt to personify, oversee, and encourage mortals to respect. In ancient times, when the gods were new, these concepts were quite broad. Gods of life and death - of nature, disease, society, and war - all rose as mortals proficient in these subjects grew in power, notoriety, and strength of will. For as long as these domains remained separate, all was well. This couldn't last forever, unfortunately, and steadily overlaps began to develop. Gods ascended whose primary focuses was incredibly similar, if not outright identical, to others who already existed. Conflicts between these gods grew more common as the overlaps did the same, until finally a conference of the gods was held to determine a solution to the problem before it devolved into outright violence. It took a great deal of time, even in the mortal reckoning of its passing, but a solution was eventually found. One that has stood the test of time - with a minor revision or amendment from time to time - to last well into the modern day.
When a new god ascends, their domain is assessed. Assuming it is deemed to be suitably unique, they are assigned territory. At the very least, this is the nation where they were the most impactful, relevant, or beloved. In cases where their domain is particularly uncontested, it may even encompass an entire continent. From here, it is up to the god to interact with mortals in order to grow knowledge of their existence and domain, eking out a name and place for themselves in the mortal world. This is not required, per se, but drifting along as an unknown god can cause complications, for as a god becomes better-known, they can begin to spread their word in any other region where their domain does not overlap with the territory of another god. If one is not known within their own territory, an intruding god of similar domain can elbow in on this territory with few to no consequences. Lose enough territory in this way, and a god may be forced into an early retirement.
What Do Gods Do?
When not actively vying for territory, and quite often while in the process of doing so, the gods treat the world like something of a cross between an ant farm and a global game of chess. For the most part, mortals are something to be observed for entertainment. Even though most of the current gods were once mortals themselves, there is something to an immortal life looking down upon the world as a whole that tends to shift their perspectives, steadily seeing the people down on the surface of the shattered globe less as kinsmen and more as simple pieces in an eternal game.
The entertainment value derived from attempts to predict and influence mortal behavior keeps many gods sated for decades, but for the rest, it also serves as an ample pool of pawns for more lucrative forms of enjoyment. In particular, gods frequently wager on the actions or mortals. Stakes are placed, gods take sides, rules are set, and one part of the world or another suddenly becomes the stage for matters of grave importance. Something as simple as whether or not a farmer takes revenge on their neighbor for an accident that killed several livestock could decide something as significant as the borders of a god's territory or earn one god a sizeable favor from another. It's here that the real moves are made on the divine political stage. While they're always vying for territory and bumping elbows with their neighbors in any case, it's these games of chance and manipulations of the lives of seemingly random mortals that serve to decide the largest shifts in power in the world.
When A God Ceases to Be
Gods are immortal, but this does not necessarily mean that they are eternal. In the long history of Teicna, gods have died, faded away, and stepped down from their positions in a number of ways. Many were killed in the events leading up to the Elemental Goddess Ignis being stricken down by her own kin. Malephesh died attempting to fix the cataclysm he himself began in attempting to split the world in two. A few gods, in moments of profound weakness, have even been slain by mere mortals. It is not a complicated thing to kill a god, relatively speaking. In terms of approach, it is not particularly dissimilar from killing a ghost or any other spirit. The only significant difference is the scale of it.
Beyond unexpected death, gods have two additional ways of disappearing from the world. The first is fairly straightforward; they simply choose to stop existing. A grim fate, in the eyes of some, but a number of particularly old gods have simply tired of existence to the degree that they have let go of themselves, dissipating back into the base magic of the world much like the souls of the forgotten. The alternative to this - one which is generally more popular amongst gods who have not yet tired of their eternal lives - is to become an Immortal.
The name is not the most creative, particularly seeing as gods are already immortal, but the state is simple enough. An immortal is an unaging, semidivine mortal shell, crafted by the god in question to their exact specifications. When the god's affairs are in order, they take a small fraction of their power and use it to create a powerful immortal soul. Once this soul is in place, the remainder of their essence dissipates, leaving them significantly weakened compared to their divine state, but still a powerful being on the face of the planet. From this point, they live as a mortal, free to do whatever they please, unshackled from the responsibilities of godhood while still retaining a few of the perks.
Multi-Generational Gods
When a god dies, dissolves, or retires, they will almost always have an heir in place. Whether this is a demigod training to inherit their place or a mortal the god had their eye on, the being will ascend in the former god's final moments to fill their place. This new god will take on a number of aspects from the prior incarnation, most notably their name, domains, and major aspects of their appearance. Because of this inheritance, the heir is better able to integrate themselves into the position their forebear once held, with the existing follower-base already knowing the general thrust of their god's ideals and purpose. This is not to say the heir becomes some sort of clone of the prior god - though in some cases, they have been similar enough to the prior incarnation that they very nearly were - but gods are generally careful enough in choosing heirs that the differences in mindset and behavior are minimal at worst and a progression towards more modern interpretations of their domain at best.
In the rare case that a god has not selected an heir at their time of death, which generally only occurs when it comes suddenly and unexpectedly, the god's role in the world will generally end completely. Unless the next god to hold a similar domain to them is willing to take up their mantle and revive the name of the dead god, they will be relegated to history, their domain and territory split up amongst those who earn it.
Lesser Divinities
The space between the average mortal beings and the gods may be a vast chasm, but that doesn't make it empty. There are a significant number of divinities who may not wield the power of the gods, but they can still outstrip all but the most motivated of mortals. This is a wildly fluctuating space, as every few years another species or classification of being or form of magic given will comes to light and expands upon an already-burgeoning list. For the time being, however, these are some of the most common and best-known of the so-called Lesser Divinities:
As one might expect, Demigods are essentially half-deities. Whether they're the result of a lackluster ascension or a mortal who has gained enough strength in life to transcend mortality while still linked to their fragile shell, these beings check nearly every box required for being considered a god but one: They lack power.
Because of their status as lower-tier divinities, demigods must prove their worth and unique place in the world, or risk getting pressured out by existing gods of similar domains. Unlike between fully-fledged gods, there is nothing forcing them to differ from an already-established god, but as most of those are rather jealous beings, and since most demigods hope to one day become such beings in the future, many try to find their niche early and protect it jealously from others. Should a demigod draw the eye of a god whose domain they overlap, their choices are limited. In an unfortunate number of cases, the god will see them killed, or else shackled in such a way that they can never hope to attain full-god status. For the rest, opportunities exist to become vassals of the gods, allowing them to serve almost like understudies, performing minor tasks in their god's name and spreading their influence. From this position, a number have found their way into attaining what they sought all along, either by splitting off into an adjacent, unclaimed domain once they'd gathered enough power, or else by being selected as the god's replacement when they died or stepped down.
Living up to their name, Elementals are naturally-occurring spirits of the elements. There are various levels of Elemental power, ranging from minor wisps on par with most animals all the way up to some of the gods themselves. Once, as with the Elemental Four who served as their collective ancestors, all elementals came in only the four major varieties of Earth, Air, Water, and Fire, but as time has gone on, strange and hyperspecialized variants have steadily appeared. Magma elementals with some grasp of both fire and stone, lightning elementals that are constantly in motion, obliterating most things they come across, and even some that have adapted to modern scientific discovers of more pure elements, such as the liquid quicksilver or corrosive chlorine elementals.
The World Trees
Planted in the wake of the Rending that nearly destroyed the planet, the World Trees are a singular entity split between several divine growths across the world. Their intertwining roots help to hold the two disjointed halves of the world together, along with ancient god-magic.
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Jodi has led campaigns for industry giants and start-up companies, including Cisco, Intel, TriZetto, Allscripts, Medicity, Awarepoint, Eclipsys, iSirona, Health 2.0, multiple McKesson business units, and many others. In addition to her wide-ranging healthcare and HIT industry experience, Jodi has also worked with telecommunications, real estate and professional services clients.
Jodi was named one of PR News' Top Women in PR for 2017. The prestigious award recognizes women executives who have made bold advances in managing crises, developing brand messages, protecting and building brand reputations, and creating content for digital platforms.PR SourceCode has repeatedly recognized Jodi as a "Top PR Pro" for consistently meeting or surpassing editors' needs. In 2009, Jodi was named an elite Forty-Under-40 Business Leader by the Phoenix Business Journal.
Jodi gives back to the industry and enjoys educating and helping entrepreneurs. She served as a PERCH panel participant on "Go-to-Market Strategy & Sales into Health Systems and was also a judge for Healthcare Marketing IMPACT awards sponsored by Advertising Age and Modern Healthcare. She was recently interviewed by US News and provided guidance on maximizing HIMSS in a 30-minute podcast interview with HealthcareNow Radio entitled, What's My Tagline: Exhibiting and Speaking at HIMSS – How to do it "Right".
Jodi is a hands-on leader providing strategic direction and ongoing involvement in all phases of client public relations and marketing programs. She has placed client stories in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and top-tier trade journals in various market niches.
Previously, Jodi held several positions during 14 years at CPR Communications, a national PR and marketing firm specializing in healthcare and technology. She was also a co-founder of CPR Financial Communications consultancy that focused on early-stage technology and biotech/medical device companies. In 2000, the company was purchased by Shandwick International, a member of the InterPublic Group of Companies (NYSE:IPG).
Jodi serves as Board Member, chair of the AzHIMSS Marketing & Communications Committee, which supports the communication and outreach needs of the chapter. Jodi is a member of WBL, an exclusive group of 3,500 senior executive women in healthcare leaders. She is also an active member of the National Charity League, Inc. and has served on numerous boards including the Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation, the X2 Health network, a non-profit exclusive executive women's health network, and the Community Resource Council of Bergen County. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and Media Studies from Boston University.
Ted Amendola brings more than 30 years of business, computer and educational experience to Amendola Communications. With a diverse background in various leadership positions in education, architecture and computer technology, Ted oversees the agency's operations.
Prior to co-founding Amendola Communications, Ted served as business development director and technical advisor for the western division of a national marketing communications firm. He played a key role in the agency's western expansion and business development in healthcare and technology markets.
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Tara Stultz is a PR/marketing and content leader with more than 20 years of strategic healthcare communications experience. She has worked closely with healthcare IT, managed care, medical device and pharmaceutical companies; major health systems such as Cleveland Clinic and Stanford Health; medical societies; and other healthcare clients to conceive and execute successful and engaging marketing, PR/media relations and content marketing initiatives. She has launched and relaunched several national and international websites for physicians and healthcare providers. With deep expertise in a wide-ranging number of therapeutic areas, her writing acumen includes everything from highly clinical physician-bylined articles to compelling ad copy to messaging platforms. Prior to her focus on marketing and PR, Tara was a healthcare journalist and editorial leader. She served as executive editorial director of the Healthcare Group at Advanstar Communications, where she managed dozens of editors, writers and multimedia professionals. She led the launch of an innovative content marketing division at Advanstar focused on interactive multimedia projects for pharma and medical device clients, and oversaw national CME and sales/marketing conferences for Pharmaceutical Executive magazine.
She led the editorial content for several high-profile national healthcare publications such as the No. 1-ranked physician practice management brand Medical Economics, as well as Managed Healthcare Executive, Formulary, Drug Topics, Contemporary Pediatrics, Contemporary Ob/Gyn, Geriatrics and others. Under Tara's leadership, these titles consistently earned top readership rankings and won numerous national awards, including "most improved" from ASBPE and "Brand of the Year" from MM&M for Medical Economics. Advanstar and the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association (HBA) recognized Tara for her leadership with the prestigious HBA "Rising Star" award. Her writing has earned the American Business Press' top honor, the Neal Award, which is often referred to as "the Pulitzer Prize of the business press" — as well as dozens of other national and regional editorial awards. Tara got her start as a newspaper reporter and has served as a marketing professional for a physician's practice and at a community college. She was editor-in-chief of Chiropractic Economics magazine for five years and served as chief content officer of a start-up company providing web-based medical content for physicians in India. Tara earned her bachelor of journalism degree (BJ) from the University of Missouri-Columbia, where she served as president of the Journalism Students' Association.
Marcia Rhodes is an award-winning PR and marketing communications expert with three decades of experience in media relations, crisis PR, content marketing and executive communications. Marcia's experience includes 11 years with Accenture – five years as Marketing Manager for Andersen Consulting in Seattle, followed by six years as Senior Marketing Communications Manager for Accenture's Government and Education practice. She also served as Vice President of Marketing for Six Sigma Academy, a global operational excellence training and consulting firm.
Marcia began her public relations career with a PR agency in Seattle in the early 90's and has worked in the field ever since. Prior to joining Amendola in 2013, Marcia served as Public Relations Manager for WorldatWork, a global nonprofit human resources association.
As part of Amendola's leadership team, Marcia oversees HR and operations in addition to managing accounts and conducting media training. She has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Sun-Times, San Jose Mercury News, Columbus Dispatch, The Houston Chronicle, The Arizona Republic, Phoenix Business Journal and several trade publications. Marcia earned a M.A. in International Communications from the University of Washington and a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism from the University of the Philippines. She has been honored by the League of American Communications Professionals (for web site development and a client testimonial video) and by the International Association of Business Communicators (for newsletter writing).
Matt is an award-winning journalist and editor with nearly 20 years experience in news and feature writing/editing; content strategy; marketing and brand journalism; book acquisitions and publishing; copywriting; digital content development; strategic communication planning; social media engagement strategies; multimedia presentation development; and editing on multiple platforms, including print, online, and digital publishing. From 2006 to 2015, Matt managed communications for Chicago-based Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS), a non-profit member organization that advocates for the adoption of health IT. He was primarily responsible for acquiring, developing, and publishing information technology books for an audience that included providers, healthcare executives, IT professionals, and other stakeholders and institutions in the U.S. healthcare industry.
His areas of focus included privacy and security, mobile health, big data, clinical and business intelligence, project management, health IT evaluation, Nursing Informatics, and EHR adoption/implementation. He also served as a reporter, communication/marketing strategist, blogger, and copywriter, working on several eNewsletters and a peer-reviewed journal. In 2011, he received the HIMSS Award of Excellence for the creation and development of the HIMSS YouTube channel. Matt also played a critical role on the communications team, developing branding and marketing strategies for the Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition, the largest health IT meeting in North America. Matt's experience prior to HIMSS included extensive and award-winning work within trade and B2B publishing, including original reporting and editing for print, digital, and web publications for the dental professional and horticulture industry.
Megan Smith has more than a decade of public relations and marketing experience. Throughout her career, she has focused on business-to-business marketing with an emphasis on healthcare and technology. She began her career at Dodge Communications, where she held a variety of account management positions. In these roles, she provided strategic counsel to clients about holistic communications programs to ensure that a cohesive brand and message was conveyed to the market. She oversaw all content created for clients, created and executed social media campaigns, and managed advertising purchases.
Megan also worked at Edelman on the corporate team in the Atlanta office. During her time there, she was responsible for developing and executing integrated communications marketing plans for B2B and technology clients. Most recently, Megan served as the director of client services and as e-commerce consultant for EYStudios, a specialty web design and development firm. In this role, she helped build relationships with clients and provided counsel on how to grow their business through increasing traffic and improving conversions as well as content marketing.
Megan earned her MBA in Marketing from Georgia State University and her bachelor's degree in Public Relations from the University of Georgia.
As a well-known "celebrity" in the HIT industry, Michelle leverages her industry acumen, superior writing and strategic input to help high profile accounts reach their goals. Prior to joining Amendola Michelle spent seven years as an independent contributor for HIStalk and HIStalk Practice writing under the name of "Inga" and leading the online publication's explosive growth in sponsorship support.
She was also a freelance writer and marketing communications specialist for various healthcare IT publications and vendors, including Healthcare IT News, HL7 Standards, The Health Care Blog, healthfinch, and HCS. Previously Noteboom spent 22 years in healthcare IT sales and sales management with Misys Healthcare Systems. She holds a BA in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Texas State University.
of Content Services at Tech Image, Chicago's leading independent technology public relations firm, where he spent 14 years. His work contributed to clients being acquired by Oracle (Octetstring), IBM (Initiate Systems), Verint Opus Group), eFax (Protus) and Daifuku Webb (Wynright Corporation). Ken also served as Marketing Communications Manager at ASAP Software (now a part of Dell).His earlier career includes stints as an Account Manager at Marketing Support, Inc. and McKee Advertising and as a Senior Copywriter for Meyer/Fredericks. He holds a B.A. in Speech Communications with a Radio-TV-Film emphasis from Northern Illinois University.
company, have built a foundation of knowledge that she draws upon to provide clients with strategic counsel and tactical execution plans. Amy previously held senior level marketing and public relations positions at Sonifi Health (then LodgeNet Healthcare), Sonifi (then LodgeNet Interactive), The Evangelical Good Samaritan Society, Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center and Woods Bros Realty. Amy earned a journalism degree from The University of Nebraska-Lincoln and enjoys using her talents to help non-profit organizations.
Jenn began her career as a speech writer for General Alexander Haig and General Norman Schwarzkopf, covering a range of topics from homeland security and national defense to modern healthcare and disruptive technology. Jenn has also served as speech writer and social media strategist for Dr. Frieden, Managing Director for the Centers for Disease Control. For 15 years, Jenn has carved a niche for herself; serving as communications advisor to C-suite level executives, helping them articulate corporate narratives and business performance to key stakeholders, including media, influencers, clients, analysts and investors. Leveraging her exceptional communication skills and proven leadership experience, Jenn has led strategic marketing, corporate communications, and PR teams for global health tech organizations, including Change Healthcare and NextGen Healthcare.
Prior to joining Amendola Jenn served as Director of Corporate Communications for NextGen Healthcare, where she directed all employee, partner and client communications, investor relations, crisis communications, M&A communication strategy, and media relations. During her time there, Jenn established a PR strategy and helped lead a complete brand transformation, including new corporate messaging and positioning. Prior to, Jenn led strategic marketing communications for Change Healthcare, one of the largest public health tech companies in the United States. Jenn is experienced in change management, having developed communication strategies for countless acquisitions, divestitures, and a multi-billion dollar merger between Change Healthcare and McKesson Technology Solutions. Additionally, she has led numerous rebranding initiatives and launched multiple thought leadership and executive visibility programs. She holds a BA in Journalism and Strategic Media Planning from Arizona State University.
Medita, and others in the high tech space, and high-end lodging properties. In addition, Stephanie has written for media outlets including the Raleigh News & Observer and The Daily Courier in Forest City, North Carolina, where her weekly column is in its third year of print and online publication. Her volunteer interests include involvement with the Rutherford County Humane Society (RCHS), a local companion animal rescue group, and being a volunteer radio host for WNCW, an acclaimed public radio station broadcast over most of Western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina, with worldwide listenership via the Internet.
Christopher Currington has more than 20 years of experience in public relations, marketing content development and change management communications. Most recently, Chris worked as the director of PR at Lumeris, a start-up and sister company to Essence Healthcare, that specializes in population health management and value-based care. He managed Lumeris' PR and communications through three years of being named Best in KLAS for Value-Based Care Managed Services. He also led the communications and PR efforts behind Essence Healthcare's phenomenal 4.5 to 5 Star rating, for eight years in a row, from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Prior to working at Lumeris, Chris was a senior marketing manager for Express Scripts Specialty Pharmacy where he helped to build physician awareness and referrals for mail order prescriptions.
Chris has also worked for Towers Perrin (now Willis Towers Watson) in the Change Management, Communications and Measurement line of business. In this position, he worked across offices and with Fortune 100 clients transitioning their health and welfare benefits (to consumer-driven health plans) and retirement programs (to defined contribution plans) and helped thousands of employees make benefit elections through various channels and media.
Chris has bachelor's degrees in mass communication, psychology and sociology from UM-St. Louis, an MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management and a graduate certificate in marketing.
Morgan Lewis is an award-winning business and healthcare writer that brings 20 years of journalism and PR writing experience, focused almost exclusively on business and healthcare. Most recently, Lewis was a writer at MERGE Atlanta (formerly Dodge Communications), where he wrote thought leadership articles, white papers, case studies, blog posts, website copy and other pieces of PR and marketing content for dozens of healthcare and healthcare IT clients over four years.
Prior to that, he was an independent writer and editor focused on healthcare and health IT, creating content for clients that appear in national publications and websites. Lewis started his writing career at a daily newspaper and then business publications in the Greater Cleveland, Ohio area, where he won eight feature writing awards from Cleveland regional and state journalism organizations. Lewis then joined Medical Economics magazine, the leading business resource for primary care physicians, where he won three writing awards from the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE), including two Gold Awards. He earned a bachelor's degree in English-Journalism from Miami University of Ohio.
An award-winning technology and health IT writer, Louie brings a deep portfolio of experience to Amendola Communications. He specializes in various facets of healthcare technology, including revenue cycle management (RCM), healthcare predictive analytics, and industry and regulatory trends through the lens of how they impact providers, patients, and communities. Beyond his healthcare IT experience, Louie held key communications roles at Groupon during its meteoric growth, and successfully steered strategic sales communications as the company shifted from an email- to a search-driven business.
Most recently, he provided consulting services to an early-stage hospitality startup as well as industrial manufacturing and RCM firms. His experience prior to joining Amendola includes leading the strategic messaging, thought leadership, and content marketing efforts at ZirMed, Inc. (now Waystar), which subsequently merged with Navicure (now Waystar) under the deal-making umbrella of Bain Capital.
Louie holds a B.S. in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he also earned certificates in Folklore and Creative Writing. He holds an MFA in Writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
accounts; building LinkedIn pages for companies and their top executives; developing social media strategies and advising clients on execution strategies; and helping clients manage their online reputations. Joy previously served as Interactive Brand Manager at NextMedia360, where she helped organizations enhance their traditional broadcast presence with online and social marketing.
Chad has a varied background in journalism, content marketing, public relations, and multimedia production. He has worked professionally in communications since 2007, filling various roles at television and radio stations while studying media communication. Before joining Amendola, Chad served as a writer/editor for a variety of newspapers, magazines, and web publications. He got his start in healthcare IT as the features editor for Health Management Technology, a magazine that covers healthcare technology and policy.
While there, he wrote on the topics of population health, data security and privacy, and patient engagement.
Margaret Kelly is an accomplished administrator with more than 30 years of experience in marketing and public relations. Her industry experience spans the healthcare, building and financial service industries. Margaret is a behind-the-scenes expert instrumental in supporting account teams with day-to-day operations. She focuses on processing press releases, managing social media, and researching speaking and editorial opportunities for clients.
As a social media manager, Margaret is responsible for writing and distributing posts, engaging followers and linking to relevant industry leaders; as a result an EHR company gained 15% new followers and a remote patient monitoring client gained 30% new Twitter followers in only eight months. Additionally, a leading senior adaptive computer technology company added social media influence by 44% on Twitter, 67% on Facebook and 57% on LinkedIn in just 14 months. A campaign for the client's webinar caused such an increase in registration the company had to update its webinar platform to accommodate the extra attendees.
Before joining Amendola Communications, Margaret served as the public relations agency and graphic artist liaison for a local company. In that role, she scheduled all media interviews for the company CEO, and managed all marketing placements, eNewsletters, website updates and marketing collateral materials.
Margaret is a recipient of the Home Builder Association's coveted MAME (Major Achievements in Merchandising Excellence) Award for Best Website. She has lectured at the Home Builder's Association of Central Arizona on website development and at ASU's Del Web School of Construction on marketing.
Born and raised in England, in 1989 Helen gained a BSc. (Hons) degree in Pharmacy from the University of Sunderland. After spending her pre-registration year at York District Hospital, she qualified as a Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and began her pharmacy career in retail. Helen joined AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals in 1991 as a Clinical Trial Pharmacist specializing in the packaging design of oncology and respiratory Phase I-IV trials. In 1995 she earned an 18-month assignment to the US division in Wilmington, Delaware. Eighteen months became six years, where Helen was promoted to Group Leader of the Investigational Products Group then the Oncology Development Project Leader for a solid tumor drug.
The family relocated to San Antonio, Texas with her husband's company in 2001 followed by a move to Scottsdale, Arizona in 2002. For the last five years, Helen has worked as the Director of Marketing for Southwest Spine and Sports, a physicians practice specializing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Now a US Citizen, with her husband and two high-school girls (senior & sophomore), she loves to hike with her rescue puppy, play tennis, travel with family and adventure with friends.
fundraising, event planning and volunteer coordination with numerous nonprofit organizations in the Scottsdale area. Prior to joining Amendola, Michelle served as a marketing and communications manager for Confinity Management, a high-tech consulting company. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Arizona State University.


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Unrealism: Critical Reflections in Popular Genre: Critical Reflections in Popular Genre
Fred Botting
Genre (2018) 51 (2): 183-207.
Fred Botting; Unrealism: Critical Reflections in Popular Genre: Critical Reflections in Popular Genre. Genre 1 July 2018; 51 (2): 183–207. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00166928-6899306
Unrealism addresses the way unrealistic genres of writing like science fiction, horror, romance, and fantasy can display a capacity to reflect on and interrogate generic conventions. Unrealism describes a process that unsettles the literary hierarchies in which genre fiction is subordinated, undermining the privilege allotted realistic modes of fiction and extending its disturbance into the social and political frameworks in which distinctions of fiction and reality are maintained. Theorizing the significance of the prefix un by means of the political critique of democracy Jacques Rancière offers and, in terms of subjectivity, through a reexamination of psychoanalytic notions of the unconscious and the uncanny, the article analyzes the impact of formal, generic, and social instances of unrealism in writings by M. John Harrison, J. G. Ballard, China Miéville, and Kazuo Ishiguro.
fantasy, realism, science fiction, uncanny, M. John Harrison, Kazuo Ishiguro
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The Impact of Bipolar Disorder on Sex
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By Marcia Purse
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Sex is an important part of most of our lives and no less so for people living with bipolar disorder. But maintaining a healthy sexual relationship when bipolar can as complex as the disease itself.
Depending on the individual, behaviors can swing from periods of excessive sexuality to ones where sexual libido and function are seriously diminished. This high level of variability can impact a person's ability to pursue or maintain a long-term relationship.
On the one hand, the impulsivity associated with bipolar mania can fuel unhealthy and even hurtful behaviors, while the rigors of depression can strain even the most committed relationships.
Mania and Hypersexuality
Hypersexuality is one of the behaviors that may manifest as a symptom of mania. It is defined as the increased need for sexual gratification, characterized by lowered inhibitions and/or the desire for forbidden sex.
It is not unusual for people to experience a heightened sense of sexuality during a manic episode. In and of itself, this is not a problem. It is when it is paired with impulsivity, risk-taking, poor judgment, and expansiveness—all features of bipolar mania—that hypersexuality can be destructive.
When the pursuit of sex becomes compulsive, it may even be classified as a sex addiction. While the classification is still considered controversial, a person is said to have an addiction when he or she spends inordinate amounts of time in sexual-related activity to the point where important social, occupational, or recreational activities are neglected.
Characteristics of sex addiction may include:
Compulsive masturbation
Compulsive sex with sex workers
Anonymous sex with multiple partners
Multiple affairs outside a committed relationship
Frequent patronizing of sexually-oriented establishments
Habitual exhibitionism
Habitual voyeurism
Inappropriate sexual touching
While hypersexuality and sex addiction are not inherent facets of bipolar mania, it is important to recognize the signs.
Not only might like these behaviors hurt otherwise stable relationships, they can place the individual at increased risk of sexually transmitted infections and other harms. As such, finding the right combination of medications to control mania is considered essential to keeping hypersexuality from becoming destructive.
Depression and Loss of Sexual Function
Depression can kill the sex drive. And it's not just the mood disorder itself that contributes to this; the very drugs used to treat depression can stifle libido and a person's ability to sexually function.
People with bipolar disorder will sometimes go for months or even years with little to no interest in sex. This makes either pursuing or sustaining a relationship all the more difficult. Depression, by its very nature, fuels feeling of inadequacy and self-blame that translates to how one feels about sex in general.
Bipolar disorder can challenge sexual relationships in a number of distinct ways:
The bipolar person will often feel physically unattractive and undesirable.
Lack of hygiene and grooming will often accompany with these feelings.
Feelings of inadequacy, vulnerability, and worthlessness interfere with intimacy.
Exhaustion can make even the pursuit of sex emotionally and physically draining.
The less sex a person has, the more he or she may feel guilt and self-doubt.
Certain medications used to treat bipolar disorder (particularly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs) can decrease a person's sexual desire and/or ability to achieve an orgasm or erection.
A lack of sexual interest is only one of the possible consequences of bipolar depression. In some case, a person will behave in just the opposite manner, exhibit symptoms of hypersexuality as means to compensate for these negative feelings.
While treating bipolar depression must always remain the primary focus, it doesn't necessarily have to be the detriment of one's libido. There are ways to manage the sexual side effects of bipolar drugs without compromising treatment. By and large, SSRIs have not been found to be particularly effective for bipolar disorder. Mood stabilizers like lithium, Depakote (valproic acid), and Lamictal (lamotrigine) are considered more effective and typically have fewer sexual side effects.
Dealing with racing thoughts? Always feeling tired? Our guide offers strategies to help you or your loved one live better with bipolar disorder. Sign up for our newsletter and get it free.
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Kafka, M. "Hypersexual Disorder: A proposed diagnosis for DSM-V." Archives of Sexual Behavior. 2010; 39:377-400.
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High Line Blooms with Landscape Architect Lily Kwong
Tali Jaffe
Lily Kwong. Photo by Liza Voloshin.
Last week, Lily Kwong joined forces with artistic director Mafalda Millies, composer Charles Derenne and choreographer Nathan Mitchell on a performance piece set under a canopy of thousands of fresh blossoms, strung together by hand by Kwong and her crew on New York's High Line.
The event was in celebration of the summer solstice and the VIP opening of Maison St-Germain. The thousands of flowers used to create the installation was in reference to the 1,000 elderflower blossoms harvested for each bottle of Saint-Germain liquor—many of which were poured that evening. Here, the talented Kwong gives us the scoop behind one of her most ambitious projects to date.
Your installation was positively dreamy. Have you ever created a flower curtain before?
I had never created a flower curtain before! I fell in love with a vintage photo I found in my research of a Paris nightclub in the 1920s that had hundreds of flowers hanging from the ceiling. St-Germain commissioned me for the High Line project, and their brand draws inspiration from that era. I wanted to do a modern take on the concept, and integrated neon lighting into the hanging florals as a nod to the High Line's industrial roots. I don't often work with cut flowers – I'm trained in more traditional landscape design and only recently started creating site-specific installations. Luckily I was able to collaborate with Botanica, a company based in the flower district run by two passionate, brilliant humans. I worked with them to develop the floral palette, which featured peonies, Queen Anne's lace, hydrangeas, roses, wisteria, delphinium, ranunculus, viburnum, lilies, and more. Each strand of the curtain was meticulously hand-constructed by their team on-site after running several tests in their workshop to get the species balance just right.
How many garden fairies did it take to create this ephemeral creation?
It took over 100 extraordinary people working through the night to bring this project to life. We were given a seemingly impossible task: our team was only given access to the site starting at midnight the night before our opening. I dragged myself to the High Line in the middle of the night, and our 13,000 flowers arrived on site at about 3AM and the greenwalls were lifted onto the High Line by crane. St-Germain is made of elderflower, which is extremely ephemeral as well – it blooms for only a couple weeks and has to be hand-picked and harvested in a blink of an eye. Our installation was similar – it blossomed and then disappeared as quickly as it came.
How did the collaboration with Mafalda Millies, Charles Derenne and Nathan Mitchell come about?
I saw artistic director Mafalda Millies' piece "Virtually There" at Mana Contemporary this Winter and was deeply moved. She combined costumes, dance and an original composition in a way that just got under my skin and stayed with me. I carried her work in the back of my heart/mind for months and when this project came up, I knew she was the perfect person to activate the landscape. She pulled in choreographer Nathan Mitchell and French underground composer, Charles Derenne to form a dream team. We were inspired by the fact the opening night fell on the summer solstice, and the "The-Solar-Do-Nothing-Dance" honors a Charles and Ray Eames' invention which converted solar energy to electricity. The stages were custom-built and pay homage to Eames, and the structural costumes were inspired by Robert Rauschenberg's designs for Merce Cunningham's 1977 Travelogue performance. Mafalda is a visionary, and her dancers moving through our labyrinth added a dynamic layer to the plant life.
Should we expect to see more performance collaborations in the future?
Absolutely. I'm designing another immersive installation for St-Germain in Los Angeles at the Houdini Mansion on August 2nd. After breaking down the High Line, our team was in production meetings less than a week later preparing for our next undertaking. It's going to be just as inspired, and I feel like we set a bar in New York. I'm already engaging the great performance artists, musicians and creatives I know out West to activate the historical site. To me landscape is a vehicle for connecting with other art forms, and layering a botanical ecosystem with a rich cultural ecosystem is the ultimate goal.
You've said that the High Line has been an important urban landscape for you. What other parks or landscapes in the city are you a fan of?
I absolutely love Brooklyn Bridge Park – Michael Van Valkenburgh is a huge design hero for me. I think New York City's waterfront is so underutilized and the 1.3-mile park completely revived that area. I take design and horticulture courses at New York Botanical Garden and always leave filled with inspiration and joy – their tropical garden is spectacular. I also have a soft spot for all the community gardens in the East Village. That neighborhood is the first place I landed when I moved to the city a decade ago, and community gardens really embody what I value most about urban green-space. They are a vital contribution to the urban fabric and connect community, re-connect us to the earth earth and stimulate cross-pollination between people of all different backgrounds.
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Mumbai: Indian cuisine is among the top 10 most preferred food by global travellers while on holidays, according to a new worldwide food survey by Hotels.com.
About five per cent of international travellers preferred Indian cuisine when on holiday, the survey that covered over 27,000 travellers said today.
The survey shows there is a tough competition for more traditional favourites such as Italian and French cuisine.
International travellers favour mostly Italian (32 per cent) and French (24 per cent) cuisine while travelling or on holidays, whereas the dishes from the 'Land of the Rising Sun' Japan are gaining popularity among more cosmopolitan palates with 18 per cent, it said.
Several other Asian countries and regions appear in the top 10 list, including mainland China (13 per cent), Thailand (8 per cent) and Taiwan (5 per cent).
The popularity of 'Paella and Tapas' could have contributed to Spain clinching fifth place (11 per cent) on the list, while those who love burger and fries have helped the US to secure sixth place (10 per cent) in the table.
Meanwhile, Indian travellers feel the world's best local food is found in India (38 per cent) followed by the US (31 per cent) and China (17 per cent).
Within India, travellers voted for the capital city of New Delhi (33 per cent) as having the best local food, followed by Mumbai (20 per cent) at second place and Kolkata at a close 18 per cent, it added.
Since Indians are known to be family oriented, they voted London, New York and Paris as the best cities in the world for family dining, it said.
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1 x 1 kg bream (or 2 x 600g or 4 x 350g) gutted and scaled.
3 small shallots, finely chopped.
1 tbsp fresh root ginger, finely chopped.
2 large mild red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped.
1 tbsp palm sugar (or soft brown sugar).
6 kaffir lime leaves, defrosted if frozen.
A small bunch of fresh coriander, roughly chopped.
Banana leaves or foil for barbecuing.
1 Wash the fish and then pat dry with plenty of kitchen paper. Make three deep slashes down each side with a sharp knife and then rub the fish with turmeric.
2 Pound the shallots, garlic, ginger and chilli to a smooth paste with a pestle and mortar.
3 Heat the coconut cream in a saucepan until bubbling, then stir in the spice paste and stir-fry for eight minutes to split out the oils and take off the raw edge. Stir in the sugar and fish sauce and taste the mixture. Add more fish sauce or sugar as necessary to get a good balance of pungent, sweet and salty.
4 Brush the spice paste all over the fish, ensuring it gets down into the cuts. Lay alternating slices of lime and kaffir leaves down the length of the fish, then sprinkle over a little coriander. Wrap the fish in banana leaves if using, then in a layer of foil. Refrigerate until you're ready to cook.
5 Prepare your barbecue 45 minutes in advance to give the flames a chance to die down. If you're cooking one large bream, barbecue in the foil for eight minutes on each side ( three minutes for 350g fish or five minutes for 600g fish), then remove the foil and cook for a few more minutes on each side to char the leaves and impart a smoky flavour. If you're not using the leaves, open up the foil and cover the barbeque to allow the smoke to penetrate.
6 To check if the bream is cooked, cut open the leaves and insert a spoon into the thickest part of the flesh near the head. If it pulls away easily from the back bone, it's ready. If not, carefully turn the fish over on top of the leaves, cover and cook for five more minutes before checking again.
"If I'm going to go to all the trouble of firing up the barbecue, it needs to be for something a little bit special that really benefits from those delicious smoky flavours that only real charcoal can give.


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The Jordan Movie Blog
Movie Reviews, insights and other random thoughts from a guy with a journalism degree
Captain Marvel, 2019 - ★★★★ (contains spoilers)
This review may contain spoilers.
It's Marvel's turn to roll out a high-profile superhero in this answer to Wonder Woman. In many cases Marvel outshines DC comics here (as is common with most Marvel movies). There are elements I liked better in Wonder Woman, but overall Captain Marvel just sets up the universe going forward a little better. Brie Larson is the proper casting decision and is great in this role.
The movie is well paced and entertaining combining good action sequences with outstanding visual effects. The anti-aging effects of Samuel L. Jackson in particular are just amazing to behold. We're getting to the point where we don't even need to have actors faces appear on-screen. It's scary and cool at the same time. The biggest drawback I have with the script is the confusing introduction of the movie. During the first 30 minutes of the film it's hard to follow the timeline and keep the different alien races straight. Despite the rough start, things smooth out as the film steams along to a pivotal mid-credits stinger scene that got me all jazzed for Avengers EndGame.
My biggest spoiler-filled issue here is with Captain Marvel's space helmet. Through most of the movie we see Cap in space required to wear her crazy Mohawk helmet. However, towards the end of the movie, she flying through space without the helmet. I guess her powers got so great that she didn't "need" it anymore?
Bonus points to Marvel for putting in a cute, resourceful alien cat into this film that closely resembles my cat Chip. I had a great time watching this and can only think this will serve as a launching pad for a lot more Captain Marvel appearances in MCU movies over the next 10 years. Larson better buckle-up, because she's going to be the face of Marvel for a long time.
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You would think, being a slide player, that I'd love Elmore James for his slide playing. But that's not really what gets me about Elmore. Too little credit has been given to his vocals over the years, but honestly, that's what slays me the most about his sound.
His voice just has this really crazy, on-the-edge character to it that's totally wild. Whether it's soul-blues classics like Sho' Nuff I Do, where you get the rougher, shouting side of his thing, or that high, breaking wail you hear on something like I Held My Baby Last Night, his voice just has such presence, and it hits me every time I hear it.
This is a great collection that covers all the necessary stuff, and it's another outstanding remaster job by Jasmine.
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Restaurant: Impossible
#RestaurantImpossible New Season Saturday, July 20 9|8c
Robert Irvine's Most-Impressive Restaurant: Impossible Renovations
Look back at some of Robert's toughest yet most impressive missions.
Photo By: COYNE
Restaurant: Incredible
Emotions ran high as the finished product was revealed to Liz, the owner of The Incredible Cafe. The joyous and tearful reactions even pulled at Robert's heartstrings just a little.
De Rican Chef Before...
Robert felt that the De Rican Chef restaurant "should mirror the culture of the food its serving." The owner, though, had lost her passion when she lost her youngest daughter, Patricia.
De Rican Chef After...
When Robert was through with his mission, the new De Rican Chef was full of life and color that Robert and his team felt spoke to Puerto Rico's atmosphere while also honoring Patricia's memory.
Boyfriend Boot Camp
Robert put Jason, who's the head chef of Rosie's Cafe and owner Kaitlyn's boyfriend, through a culinary boot camp to ensure that he was hired for the right reasons. He passed the test and remains in charge of the kitchen.
For Rosie
Kaitlyn was in shock when Robert revealed her revamped restaurant featured a full-size mural of her late grandmother, Rosie, who was the inspiration for Rosie's Cafe.
Robert brought his A team to Copper Steer Steakhouse, making sure they took extra precaution to preserve the original craftsmanship of the restaurant that the owner and his father built from the ground up.
Roll with the Punches
At Filomena's, Robert and the owner, Linda, got into an intense screaming match. They managed to settle their differences eventually, but he still took her to a boxing gym to blow off some steam.
When Linda was finally able to put her faith in Robert, she was completely blown away by the results of the new Filomena's, even though they finished three hours past the scheduled open.
Out with the Old...
When Robert arrived, the owner of BFE Bar & Grill had no passion and faced hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt. But after just two days of work, he turned it into something new. Literally.
Robert gave the restaurant a new name (Pointers Grill) and a new logo, but he kept the stone feature wall.
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Rarely is literacy an "inviting space" for students learning English as a second or additional language. Even though these multilingual learners bring a host of linguistic, cultural, and experiential resources to the table, they rarely get the chances they deserve in our school systems.
This was the main myth I aimed to debunk in my article. Some teachers worry that their students need to learn "the basics" before engaging in critical literacies. But this approach contradicts the research. I reviewed 68 studies across 18 different countries, the vast majority confirming the benefits of integrating language, literacy, and critical pedagogies from the get-go. As critical scholar Brian Street asked, "When exactly will most students revise and criticize their school learning if not during the process of experiencing it?" (1995, p. 140).
Still, supporting students through this process is no small task. That's why my article offers a framework for balancing language learning and critical engagement as mutually reinforcing endeavors.
Whose "Critical" is it Anyway?
Today, if you ask teachers and schools about their work, it can seem like everybody says they're doing critical literacy. Which can unfortunately mean that nobody is actually doing critical literacy.
Critical Thinking: A key first step, but mostly takes place in students' own heads.
Critical Engagement: Now we're having engaging discussions, but our work doesn't necessarily leave the bounds of the classroom.
Critical Praxis: Here our practice intentionally leaves the classroom to have a material, transformative, impact.
For anyone interested in hearing more, feel free to check out the article or contact me for more information.
I really like your writing on critical literacies. I would like for you to write more about it, what it means, and why it is important. I can't help but look at my children and ask, "why is being taught explicit critical literacy important for them?" There are many beautiful learning theories (Bruner, Dewey, Vygotsky, Piaget, montessori, erikson, skinner, dweck, bloom, steele). Which incorporate behaviorism, constructivism, cognitivism, and humanism. We learn about what engages students, what motivates them, how they learn with the tools and resources they have, what makes them think certain ways, how to use that thinking to increase understanding, and so fourth. What gap will critical pedagogy fill that these other theories will not? Isn't critical literacy embedded in many of those theories just not stated as such? For example, Vygotsky was influenced by Karl Marx.
Lewison, Leland, and Harste (2008) explain that critical literacy practices encourage students use language to question the everyday world, to interrogate the relationship between language and power…" Which I believe is wonderful, but how does critical theory enact these literacy abilities in ways that are different than previous learning theories? I believe that Dewey, Vygotsky, Bruner, and Piaget have this covered. I would love to have a detailed report on the learning theories that were used in Emma's life. Can we assume that she had teachers that had read Freire, Luke, Ladson-Billings, and Janks?
The outcomes that critical literacies seek to provide are important.


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The former cornerstone of Sacramento basketball is stunningly gone, and Kings fans wish DeMarcus Cousins nothing but success.
DeMarcus Cousins made his third-straight All-Star appearance this weekend in New Orleans. He posted only two points in three minutes played, and the cogs that began to turn behind the scenes that planned his departure from Sacramento were unbeknownst to the former number five overall selection. Vlade Divac and other Kings' executives were active on the phones, talking to numerous teams about the potential of moving Cousins. News of the negotiations surfaced late Sunday, and, by midnight, Adrian Wojnarowski had tweeted about the Pelicans' newest acquisition.
Sacramento has agreed to trade DeMarcus Cousins to the New Orleans Pelicans, league source tells @TheVertical.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) February 20, 2017
The narrative before this weekend pointed towards the Kings signing Cousins to a lucrative 5-year, $219 million extension this offseason, securing him for the foreseeable future. Despite all of the leaks and talks throughout the year, owner Vivek Ranadive and general manager Vlade Divac appeared set on retaining Cousins, yet Sacramento basketball fans watched their jaws hit the floor after the final details on the trade came through: Buddy Hield, Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway, a 2017 top-3 protected first round pick, and a 2017 second-round pick for Cousins and Omri Casspi. The questions continued to pile up with no answers in sight.
Meanwhile, DeMarcus Cousins was traveling back to Sacramento on a private Kings plane as reports flooded his phone. The All-Star center ironically rode home from New Orleans with only with his assistant, his family, and the Kings' director of media relations Chris Clark. Cousins has yet to comment on the finalized offer and most likely will hold his tongue until some of the dust settles. For now, the NBA community continues to fuel the fire while everyone scratches their heads with one question: what the hell happened?
GM Vlade Divac (left) and owner Vivek Ranadive
The change in mentality sets a bad precedent of a tinted wall between the perception of the organization from the fans and the reality of their mindset–especially after a press conference that includes admitting having a better deal in place but accepting a different one. The line between the onlookers and the executives needs to be more precise and transparent for a team that constantly gets caught in false rumors and drama. The integrity of the Sacramento Kings will continue to flounder until Divac and the rest of the team executives create a steadfast, concise plan of rebuilding that includes dignity, confidence, and logic when doing deals of this magnitude, which are some of things that the Cousins deal lacked.
However, the travesty in its simplest form is the loss of the one of the best Sacramento Kings of all time. Cousins ranks sixth in points per game and fourth in rebounds per game, ahead of Chris Webber, in Kings history. Boogie's 27.8 PPG clip this season remains the highest of his career and will soon accompany Anthony Davis' 27.7 PPG in New Orleans.
DeMarcus Cousins' continual dedication to the city of Sacramento during his tenure cannot be understated. Many critics point to his erratic behavior on the floor and his expressive demeanor in the locker room as signs of his inability to deal with stardom, but Cousins' ability to spell conjecture from reporters and focus on his game went heavily unrecognized. As the scenery around him changed, from new players to new coaches to new arenas to new owners, DeMarcus Cousins kept his head down and worked relentlessly on his game. Cousins has increased his scoring figures in each season but one in his career despite seeing six coaches in seven seasons. No lack of continuity could keep the three-time All-Star from leaving it all on the hardwood each and every game. Some tout DeMarcus Cousins as a petulant, needy superstar who will never be fit to win an NBA championship as the head dog on any squad, yet those same analysts neglect the frustration a man that ranks fourth in the NBA in scoring dealing with a spineless, indecisive front office might amass over seven seasons. Tack on the caveats of a small-market and sub-par talent around him, and the pot simply boiled over. His league-leading 19 technical fouls remain a mere scapegoat to point towards when asked about the ability of Cousins' leadership. Unless it means hurting the Kings, many of the loyal fans in Sacramento wish that DeMarcus Cousins proves to the NBA community that he was not the problem.
I want Boogie and Brow to dominate. I want Boogie's career from now on to prove without a doubt that he wasn't the issue in Sacramento.
— Greg Wissinger (@gwiss) February 20, 2017
The idiocy of Divac, Ranadive, and the Kings executives got exposed on a national scale with this deal, and basketball in the city may fumble for quite a long time as a result. Meanwhile, citizens of Sacramento salute the big man in his journey to New Orleans. DeMarcus Cousins' riveting impact left much to be desired in the win column, but he did everything he could with the atmosphere he was given. The striking pain left in the hearts of the team's supporters continues to ache, but hopefully with some change in the upper ranks and a stroke of luck, the Kings will find their way once more.
By: Oscar Rzodkiewicz
@ORzodkiewicz
Posted on February 21, 2017 by Oscar RzodkiewiczPosted in NBA, Sacramento KingsTagged Cousins, DeMarcus Cousins, Kings, NBA, Pelicans, Sacramento Kings, Vivek, Vivek Ranadive, Vlade, Vlade Divac.
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The way to an interesting, professional job is not always through two to four-year traditional or online degree programs.
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In 2009 the University of Siena – I-, the University of Rome "La Sapienza" – I- and the University of Tromsø –NO- signed an agreement for the establishment and operation of an Interuniversity Research Center for the study and promotion of Prehistoric cultures, technologies and landscapes - CRISP.
The three University are involved in research activities related to Prehistory and they all are interested in study methodology based on Spatial analysis in archaeology, Experimental archaeology, Antrhropology and Ethnografy and diffusion of scientific knowledge by means of musealisation.
d) developing methods for the typological analysis of manufactured products.
e) propose specific projects for basic, applied or targeted research.
In carrying out its tasks, the CRISP cooperates with any University and non-University partners that has competence regarding the respective initiatives.
From his start the CRISP provides scientific consulting for the management of the Archeodrome and Archaeological and Naturalistic Park of Belverde on Cetona Mountain (Cetona – Siena), one of the first OAM in Tuscany.
The CRISP is interested in recovery and preservation of ancient technologies, knowledge and learning thanks to the collaboration with teachers and experts in traditional crafts.
promotes the preservation and recovery of the traditional method of transmission of knowledge following the idea of "learning by doing" by the means of experimental activities.


Nothing like a bunch of productivity links to completely distract you for a few hours.
There's only one tip for handling information saturation that has any success: delete it.
The post was "How Much Time Does Web 2.0 Take?" and it looks at all the different types of activities and levels of participation on a sliding scale depending on how much time you have to invest.


Today, new homes offer more benefits than ever before, which is making many homebuyers prefer new construction homes to pre-owned homes. From having a brand new home built with quality construction to state-of-the-art appliances that are under warranty, new construction homes offer many benefits for homebuyers. Here's a quick list of seven reasons why today's homebuyers prefer new construction to pre-owned homes.
When you buy a pre-owned home, you have to settle for someone else's design choices. However, when you buy a new construction home, you can select your own interior finishes and design your dream home. From cabinets and countertops to flooring and fixtures, you get to design your home to your liking and personality. By the end of the building process your new home will reflect your style and you won't have to worry about updating someone else's design choices that come with a pre-owned home.
Are you looking for a home with a first floor owner's suite? Do you want an open concept floorplan? Are you looking for high ceilings, a luxurious owner's bath, and a certain number of bedrooms? When you choose new construction over pre-owned, you can have it all! Most builders have pre-designed floorplans for you to choose from, so you can find the perfect plan that works for you. At Judd Builders you can take a walkthrough tour of many of our models so you can visualize yourself living in your new home.
When you buy a new construction house that is exactly what you get. New house, new appliances, new everything! The best part about this is that everything is also under warranty. When you opt to buy a pre-owned home, you might have to replace the roof, certain appliances, a water heater – the possibilities are endless. You won't have to worry about all those components when buying new construction.
New construction homes are designed and built with high quality materials that are much more reliable than pre-owned homes. The way new homes are designed and built requires less maintenance on the homeowner's part and it also reflects how we live today.
Many new construction homes are built in planned communities that come with a bunch of amazing community amenities. From community clubhouses to being located near some of the best schools and shopping in the area, you'll love what a new construction home in a planned community has to offer you and your family.
Not only are new construction homes built with the best materials, but everything is built up to code and with top-notch quality. Therefore, new construction homes are safer than pre-owned homes. Your family can sleep easier knowing that their new home is safe and sound.
A pre-owned homes is someone else's dream, not yours. However, when you buy a new construction home, your dream home can become a reality. Also, who doesn't love that new home feel? When you buy a new construction home, you'll know that everything is brand new, which means you get to break in the house and make it yours and yours alone.
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Q: JQuery AJAX file upload responseText is not displaying I have created a jQuery/AJAX script for file uploading and I handle the upload with PHP. It works perfectly with a progress bar and validations. There is one issue however, I cannot get any response text that I have set in PHP and encoded it using json_encode();, but don't get any response and get this instead:

      <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" class="upload_form" >
       إضافة صور<input type="file" name="files[]" id="file" multiple="" accept="image/*" />
      <input type="submit" id="upload_files" name="submitUpload" value="رفع الصور" />
      </form>

     الرجوع
    <form method="post"><input type="submit" name="submitNoPics" value="التقدم بدون صورة" /></form>

  {"message":"Successfully uploaded 1 files!"}

As you can see the message I want to display is on the last line of code but it doesn't show alone. It shows with the whole HTML document. I will post my HTML and PHP code below, because I am new to Ajax and I am struggling. Please help me if you can and explain because I don't just want to get it done, I want to actually understand how and why this is not working. Thank you.
PHP:
  <?php
  //file upload

  $extensions = array('jpeg', 'jpg', 'png', 'gif');
  $dir = 'user-uploads/';
  $count = 0;
  $imgCounter = 1;

    if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST' and isset($_FILES['files'])){
      for($x = 1; $x <= 8; $x++){
        unlink('user-uploads/img'.$listingID.'-'.$x.'.jpg');
        unlink('user-uploads/img'.$listingID.'-'.$x.'.png');
        unlink('user-uploads/img'.$listingID.'-'.$x.'.gif');
      }
      mysqli_query($connectionDB, "DELETE FROM ad_image_tbl WHERE ad_id = $listingID");
      // loop all files
      foreach ( $_FILES['files']['name'] as $i => $name ){
        // if file not uploaded then skip it
        if ( !is_uploaded_file($_FILES['files']['tmp_name'][$i]) )
          continue;

        /* skip unprotected files
        if( !in_array(pathinfo($name, PATHINFO_EXTENSION), $extensions) )
          continue;
        */
          switch($_FILES['files']['type'][$i]){
            case 'image/jpeg' : $ext = '.jpg'; break;
            case 'image/png' : $ext = '.png'; break;
            case 'image/gif' : $ext = '.gif'; break;
            default : $ext = '';
          }

          if($ext == ''){
            echo errorMessage('
الملف المرفق لا يعتبر صورة
');
            $error_message = 'الملف المرفق لا يعتبر صورة';
            $message = array('message'=>'Attached file is not a valid image file.');
            exit();
          }
          else{
        // now we can move uploaded files
        if($count <= 7 ){
          $listingImage = $dir.'img'.$listingID.'-'.$imgCounter.$ext;
          if( move_uploaded_file($_FILES["files"]["tmp_name"][$i], $listingImage))
          mysqli_query($connectionDB, "INSERT INTO ad_image_tbl VALUES('$imgCounter', '$listingID', '$listingImage')");
          $imgCounter++;
          $count++;
      }
    }

    }
          $message = array('message'=>'Successfully uploaded '.$count.' files!');
          echo json_encode($message);
  }

   ?>

jQuery/AJAX:
    $(function() {
  /* variables */
  var fileInput = document.getElementById('file');
  var fileCount = fileInput.files.length;
  if(fileCount > 8){
    fileCount = 8;
  }
  var bar = $('.bar');
  var progress = $('.progress');

  /* submit form with ajax request using jQuery.form plugin */
  $('.upload_form').ajaxForm({

    /* set data type json */
    dataType:'JSON',

    /* reset before submitting */
    beforeSend: function() {
      bar.width('0%');
      progress.css('display', 'block');
    },

    /* progress bar call back*/
    uploadProgress: function(event, position, total, percentComplete) {
      var pVel = percentComplete + '%';
      bar.width(pVel);
    },

    /* complete call back */
    complete: function(message){
    //  var responseMessage = $.parseJSON(data.responseText);
    progress.css('display', 'none');
    document.getElementById('next_step').innerHTML = '<form method="post"><input type="submit" name="uploadSubmit" value="الانتهاء" /></form>';
    console.log(message)
    }

  });
});

A: Why could you use a plugin to handle upload.
dropzone.js
You can get response as below
$(function() {
    Dropzone.options.uiDZResume = {
        success: function(file, response){
            alert(response);
        }
    };
});

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Q: Django blows up with 1.1, Can't find urls module EDIT: Issue solved, answered it below. Lame error. Blah
So I upgraded to Django 1.1 and for the life of me I can't figure out what I'm missing. Here is my traceback:
http://dpaste.com/37391/ - This happens on any page I try to go to.
I've modified my urls.py to include the admin in the new method:

from django.contrib import admin
admin.autodiscover()
.... urlpatterns declaration
(r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),

I've tried fidgeting with paths and the like but nothing fixes my problem and I can't figure it out.
Has something major changed since Django 1.1 alpha -> Django 1.1 beta that I am missing? Apart from the admin I can't see what else is new. Are urls still stored in a urls.py within each app?
Thanks for the help in advance, this is beyond frustrating.

A: I figured it out. I was missing a urls.py that I referenced (for some reason, SVN said it was in the repo but it never was fetched on an update) and it simply said could not find urls (with no reference to notes.urls which WAS missing) so it got very confusing.
Either way, fixed -- Awesome!

A: try this:
    (r'^admin/(.*)', admin.site.root),

More info

A: What is the value of your ROOT_URLCONF in your settings.py file? Is the file named by that setting on your python path?
Are you using the development server or what?