Wouldn't it be nice if we could all have natural self confidence? Wouldn't it be wonderful if we all felt that we could do all of the things that we want to do in our lives without self doubt? Wouldn't it be perfect if we could easily strive and reach our goals? For some people, all of that does come naturally and those people have a natural confidence that leads them to accomplish whatever that they set out to achieve. But then, for others, even everyday tasks can feel tough. Moving from self doubt to self confidence can feel like Mount Everest.
Moving from self doubt to self confidence is a practice you can adopt.
But first, before you take action, you need to really pinpoint the issue. When you are able to identify where your insecurities lie and what's stopping you from feeling confident, you can then start the process of moving from self doubt to self confidence. You will be able to work on the blocks that are holding you back and finally live the way that you want!
One of the first things that you may need to address, is your mindset. This can be hard to do when you feel as if you're held back and suffering with low self-esteem and a lack of confidence. But, it can be the one big step that changes your life. If you know that you likely have a pattern of negative thinking, with self-talk where you are actually telling yourself that you can't or that you are not good enough. When you can have a positive mindset, a belief in your own potential and worth, it's a spring board to getting you closer to your goals which then reinforces all that positive believing in yourself, growing your confidence. Positive psychology is based on the belief that all people yearn to lead meaningful lives and by actively cultivating positive thoughts and beliefs, we create more positive experiences in all aspects of our lives. You might want to work with a psychotherapist or a mindset coach who can help you shift your thought patterns from self doubting and self deprecating to focusing on your strengths at every turn. Kelly Ruta was formerly a psychotherapist who shifted toward mindset coaching and she has a number of services and programs available to help you heal your mindset. You can read about Kelly's work here.
It can be hard for you if you were bullied in the past. It may be a big reason that you don't have the confidence to move forward. Having been the victim of bullying in the past can leave you with a damaged self esteem. If you were taunted, teased or mistreated by someone in your past, it can take time to heal before you can develop an authentic sense of self confidence If you think this could be the root cause, it may be time to speak to a therapist and be willing to attend sessions on a regular basis until you can begin to notice improvement in the way you feel about yourself. Psychotherapy can help you to examine the past events from a mindful presence perspective, allowing old, painful, lingering emotions to be felt and released and new, more positive beliefs about yourself, your safety and your life to take root.
While it's not healthy for you to blame your parents, sometimes the way that they raised you has had powerful influence on the way you view yourself now. This is another case where psychotherapy is a better option than coaching services because there is a need to examine events and the relationship dynamics you had with your parents when you were growing up and there is emotional healing that requires time and space that counseling services with a licensed mental health professional can better provide.
One of the biggest culprits here, is social pressures. If you find yourself frequently looking at social media, comparing yourself to other and it's lending to your insecurity, then it's time to make a change. But know that you are not alone, because comparisonitis of social media is adversely affecting so many people today. Try to remember that what you see online is typically only the parts they want you to see, and they may not be happy with their own lives. Be selective about how much time you spend on social media and when you're there, be purposeful. Don't scroll mindlessly. Use it to share your own accomplishments, to connect with real friends, to network for your career, to find and read enriching articles or videos that will bring a laugh. Every once in a while take a break from social media altogether. Do a social media fast and take time to get out and make face to face connections with people you care about, feel the grass under your bare feet, go to a social gathering at your local community center or place of worship. Check out Meetup.com for local gathering opportunities with others who share similar interests with you.
Self care is something a lot of people are completely missing. It could be that no one ever taught you or you haven't had solid role models but there are practices you can observe and specific actions you can take to actively love yourself. Go read more here for 48 ways to love and care for yourself now.
If you are grappling with an illness or other painful chronic condition, it can be very difficult to feel positively about yourself and your life. Chronic pain, for example often exists along with depression and anxiety. Over the years I've worked with many clients who suffered with chronic pain, debilitating migraines or ongoing illness including cancers and lyme disease. In addition to psychotherapy it can be very helpful to find a specialist, like this lyme disease specialist, or a holistic medical doctor who will help you not only on the physical level but who will understand and support your emotional healing process as well..
We all have stress. But when your stress levels seem insurmountable you may find that it's impossible to even imaging moving from self doubt to self confidence. If it's something that you know that affects you, then you're going to want to work on finding a balance in your life that will help you to de-stress and start to work on a path that you actually like. If it's your career where you are feeling the build of your stress there are some strategies I provide in this article. Otherwise, regardless of where the stress is originating, the first step to managing your stress is to recognize signs of stress in your body and mind and then identify what are the stress triggers. Then, you can begin to make changes wherever possible to shift away from those triggers or mitigate the stress if the triggers are unavoidable by learning how to relax in body and mind. You can pick up a 20 minute free downloadable guided meditation for deep relaxation I created at Wonders Wellness Institute for Women.
I see it in my office every day. People come to see me for counseling because they find themselves in a damaging, unhealthy relationship. These toxic relationships can stop you from reaching your potential and living the life you long for. If you think that someone in your life is holding you back, couples counseling can sometimes help but if the relationship is truly toxic you may need to consider walking away. Getting help from a professional who specializes in helping people make these tough transitions is recommended because this process can feel scary and overwhelming so going it alone is usually not a great idea.
Fear is at the root of everything that stops us from feeling positively about ourselves and moving from self doubt to self confidence. If you know what you want to do with your life, but you have never taken a step towards the career, the relationships, or the home you want because you're scared of it not working out, It's time to realize that if you never face those fears and try even though you're still afraid, you will never move out of the unhappy and self doubting place you now find yourself in. To get you started check out this list of 68 ways to move beyond fear.
Finally, you may find that the reason you are holding yourself back, is because you don't want to leave your comfort zone. Yes, in a lot of ways, this is connected to fear. But, you will find that most of the reasons we hang out in our comfort zone (even when the comfort zone is miserable) is because it's what is familiar. And humans tend to gravitate toward staying with what is familiar even when it's painful to do so. But nothing transformational ever happens in your comfort zone. If you want to change your career or the way that you live, you have to take action steps to bring about change. So just start. If you really do want to change, take one step. Just start to move forward. Make a call to schedule either counseling or coaching. Shake up your daily routine. Turn your thoughts around from negative to positive. Start keeping a gratitude journal. Before you know it you will be moving from self doubt to self confidence.


Ramped-up, rocking Motor City soul! Mitch Ryder regularly took it to the limit, on record and especially onstage. Born with the unassuming name William Levise, Jr., he grew up in Hamtramck, the city with a small town vibe located near the heart of Detroit's metro area. Later his family moved about 20 miles north to the suburb of Warren, where young Billy regularly tuned in AM 1400, WJLB, for the hottest rhythm and blues sounds. Profoundly influenced by what he heard, and the fact that so much of it originated right there in Hitsville, U.S.A., the future Ryder set out to establish himself as an R&B singer in spite of his skin color. It quickly became obvious he possessed the chops to pull it off.
While still in high school he sang with a band, The Tempest, a good way to get his professional feet wet in some of the area's nightclubs. Then he made a record under the name Billy Lee; "That's the Way it's Gonna Be" was written by a local reverend, James Hendrix, who pressed it on his gospel label, Carrie, in 1962. A black vocal group, The Peps (Tom Storm, Joe Harris and Ronnie Abner), took him on as a fourth member and the act became regulars at Detroit club the Village (where performers included future Temptations David Ruffin and Richard Street). Levise left the group to form Billy Lee and the Rivieras with former Tempest guitarist Joe Kubert (later, the post-Billy Peps waxed several sides for the city's D-Town label). At the Village he'd met guitarist Jim McCarty, bassist Earl Elliott and drummer John Badanjek, all fans of R&B. It was a good fit that would lead to high-profile but short-term success.
"Won't You Dance With Me," a 1964 single by Lee and the Rivieras on the local Hyland label, gave no sonic hint as to what might come next. Afternoon personality Dave Prince of top 40 station WXYZ took interest in the band and forwarded a demo tape (made in Badanjek's basement with recording gear "borrowed" from the radio station) to producer Bob Crewe, an industy mover/shaker due mainly to his work with The 4 Seasons. Crewe signed them to his New York-based New Voice label, but insisted the name "Billy Lee" sounded country while pointing out the existence of Indiana's "California Sun" band called The Rivieras. Perusing the Manhattan telephone directory they landed on entries for several Ma Bell customers named Mitch Ryder, or so the story has been told more than once. The Detroit Wheels, a catchy-but-corny reference to the auto industry, completed the name. Bottom line: the guys consistently delivered high-powered performances, one way of doing their part to divert attention from the British bands dominating the rock music scene.
Their summer '65 debut single, "I Need Help! (Help!, Help!)" (tripling the keyword from The Beatles' concurrent smash single and movie!), despite its Detroit/N.Y. origin, sounded more like a southern recording from Stax or FAME with its overtly imitative horn section. The second single nicely duplicated the group's stage energy; "Jenny Take a Ride!" is more a mash-up than remake of two 1957 hits: Chuck Willis's take on "C.C. Rider" and Little Richard's screaming rock classic "Jenny, Jenny." Detroit stations put it at number one around Christmas; it hit the national top ten in January 1966 and paved the way for a top 20 follow-up, "Little Latin Lupe Lu," a disorderly take on The Righteous Brothers' three-year-old breakthrough hit that worked better onstage than on record. "Break Out," a Herb Bernstein-Gary Knight song, and "Takin' All I Can Get," from Crewe and Knight, showed off Ryder's spirited microphone technique but stalled in the chart's lower district.
The cover of the fivesome's second album, Breakout, showed them standing on tires in an auto shop setting, which might have given the impression they were a hot rod band...a trend that had faded away about a year earlier. Any attempt at projecting a Motor City image seemed unnecessary; their music was intriguing at the least and, at best, electrifying. A new R&B medley paired a bona fide Motown song with another Little Richard scorcher and went against odds to become one of the most most durable hit singles of the mid-'60s. "Devil With a Blue Dress On" (an undeservedly low-selling effort by Shorty Long in '64) and Richard's "Good Golly Miss Molly," when combined, revealed decibel limitations in the best hi fi systems. It spent most of November and December 1966 in the top ten and was listed at number one on many stations' playlists, with top 40 outlets in Michigan once again leading the way.
"Sock it to me!" could be the best-remembered pop culture phrase of the late 1960s, though it had been around at least a few decades ("Sock it to 'em!" was an auto sales expression, according to author John Steinbeck in his classic 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath). Ryder can lay partial claim to its resurgence; "Sock it to Me-Baby!" hit the top ten in March '67. When Aretha Franklin demanded "Respect" a few months later, people began repeating the line more rapid-fire, then Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In landed on NBC's fall lineup and raised the profile of "Sock-It-To-Me-Girl" Judy Carne. Another Motown tune got the medley treatment as the band (often following Bob Crewe's suggestions) welded The Marvelettes' '64 hit "Too Many Fish in the Sea" to the 1939 Kay Kyser-Ginny Simms-Harry Babbit-Ish Kabibble chart topper "Three Little Fishies" (or "Fishes," take your pick). They were relying too much on gimmickry and Mitch knew it. Crewe began a process of phasing out the Detroit Wheels, priming Ryder for a solo career, but it didn't work out as planned.
"Joy" (composed by Ryder with L. Russell Brown and Ray Bloodworth) had a mid-chart run that summer and was followed by "What Now My Love" (on DynoVoice instead of New Voice - only Bob knew why!), an overblown take on the Gilbert Becaud-Pierre Delanoe-Carl Sigman song that was a hit in '66 for both Sonny and Cher and Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass; the arrangement seems to have been inspired by Phil Spector productions like Ike and Tina Turner's "River Deep - Mountain High." Momentum was slipping away; further medleys like "Personality and Chantilly Lace" (mashing up the 1959 Lloyd Price standard with the 1958 hit by The Big Bopper) and "Ruby Baby & Peaches on a Cherry Tree" (The Drifters' 1956 Leiber-Stoller hit glued to a truncated Bob Crewe ditty) compared unfavorably to the more impactful "Jenny" and "Devil/Molly."
Sending Ryder to Las Vegas with a big band was akin to mixing oil with water; he wasn't necessarily on board with every career decision. After the contract with Crewe had been dissolved, Mitch decided to stretch his musical boundaries, essentially turning his back on the sound and style of the hits that had made him famous. There was an album in 1969, The Detroit-Memphis Experiment on the Dot label produced by Steve Cropper with musical backing by Booker T. and the MG's (who'd been on a hot streak with hits like "Hang 'Em High" and "Time is Tight"), a notable improvement from the last of the Crewe productions. Reuniting with drummer Badanjek he formed Detroit, a decidedly harder-rocking outfit, and gained a little notice with Paramount Records singles "I Can't See Nobody" (a Bee Gees song) in '70 and "Rock 'n Roll" in '71, a solid track that nevertheless pales in comparison to the original version by Lou Reed. The following year, former Detroit Wheels Jim McCarty and John Badanjek formed The Rockets, a band that gradually developed a following and scored a hit in 1979 with a reconfigured version of the Fleetwood Mac track "Oh Well."
Mitch dropped out of the business for a few years in the mid-'70s. Meanwhile, scores of radio stations continued airing "Devil With a Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly" in their oldies libraries while in Los Angeles, The Real Don Steele Show (formerly Boss City), a weekly music-and-dance fest on KHJ-TV channel 9, contained a segment, "Freak-Out Dance Time," with the in-studio dancers showing off their moves (and being pushed off-camera by wild man Don) while Ryder's hot 1966 hit supplied the beat, a routine played out on the show every Saturday evening throughout the early to mid-'70s.
Ryder returned in 1978, recording and rocking out onstage as if he hadn't been gone. In 1983 he hooked up with John Cougar Mellencamp (feel free to subtract the "Cougar" or "Mellencamp" depending on which of his three professional names you prefer), who produced a "comeback" effort, Never Kick a Sleeping Dog, and its single, the Prince-penned "When You Were Mine." Commercially, the album fell short of expectations, but that didn't deter Mitch Ryder. Today he's still making records and, more impressively, setting stages ablaze with his high-energy performance style.


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UPS supersizes in Salt Lake City
UPS is to build one of its largest packaging processing hubs to date at Salt Lake City as part of an ongoing expansion programme. When completed in late 2018, the new 840,000 sq ft facility will process 69,000 packages per hour, adding to the existing 200,000 sq ft operations in the region.
The $275m project forms part of a capital investment programme announced over the past 24 months to add new capacity and modernize existing facilities.
UPS senior vice president of global engineering and sustainability, Mark Wallace, said: "This new regional hub is one of our strategic initiatives to continue to build the long-term future of UPS."
He said the location was chosen because Utah is the crossroads of the Western US. He added that state-of-the-art automation technology would be deployed to improve performance, increase capacity and create additional flexibility "to handle the non-stop growth of e-commerce business in the region."
Accuracy of data collection will be improved, boosting reliability and processing flexibility. Two automated processing areas will focus on smaller-sized packages, typical of e-commerce purchases.
UPS has assembled nearly 160 acres for the hub which will include fueling facilities for diesel and natural gas vehicles.
UPS expects that the investment will help create over 1,500 jobs. It currently employs more than 3,500 workers across Utah in package, heavy freight and contract logistics operations.
WCS17: How air cargo can fight back to profitability
DHL and Huawei announce 'internet of things' partnership

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Ormandy, P, Long, AF, Hulme, CT and Johnson, M 2004, 'The role of the senior health care worker in critical care' , Nursing In Critical Care, 9 (4) , pp. 151-158.
This article identifies that the introduction of the support worker role in the critical care team facilitates flexibility when organizing and managing patient care. Qualified nurses' time can be used more effectively, enhancing the quality of the patient care delivered. Aspects of the qualified nurses' workload in critical care can be shared and delegated successfully to unqualified staff. It is our view that staffing levels in critical care environments need to be reviewed with more flexible working practices to meet the current and future demands of critical care. There is a need for national consensus amongst qualified nurses to clarify and define the role of the support worker and develop a critical care competency framework to standardize training. To ensure proficiency, adequate training and appropriate accountability, support workers require regulation by a nationally recognized body.


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The current working directory, or "cwd", for paths defined in the helper. So instead of writing out `{{{%= shortname %} 'my/book/chapters/*.hbs'}}`, just define `cwd: "my/book"` and now any paths defined in the helper will use the `cwd` as a base, like this: `{{{%= shortname %} 'chapters/*.hbs'}}`

### sep
Type: `String`
Default value: `\n`

The separator to append after each inlined file.

### compare
Type: `Function`
Default value: `compareFn`

Compare function for sorting the {%= shortname %} files.

## Setting options
> Options can be defined in any of the following ways:

### hash options
Set options as hash arguments directly on the helper expressions themselves:

```handlebars
// Append a separator to the content of each included file
{{{%= shortname %} 'my/book/chapters/*.hbs' sep="<!-- Chapter -->"}}

// Override the cwd defined in the task options
{{{%= shortname %} 'my/book/chapters/*.hbs' cwd="./"}}
```
Note that **Options defined in the hash always win**!

### "assemble" task options
> If you use Grunt and [Assemble](http://assemble.io), you can pass options from the `assemble` task in the Gruntfile to the helper.

This helper registers a [custom `{%= shortname %}` property](http://assemble.io/docs/Custom-Helpers.html), in the Assemble options, which enables options for the helper to be defined in the Assemble task or target options, e.g.:

```js
assemble: {
  options: {
    {%= shortname %}: {
      // {%= shortname %} helper options here
    }
  }
}
```

### JSON/YAML
> If you use Grunt and [Assemble](http://assemble.io), you can pass options to `assemble` from a JSON or YAML data file

This option is really useful if you expect to have lots of options defined, or different "options groups" that you want to reuse as needed.

```js
assemble: {
  options: {
    data: ['path/to/{%= shortname %}.json']
  }
}
```
Then inside `foo.json` we might define something like:

```json
{
  "docs": {
    "sep": "<!-- Document -->\n",
    "cwd": "content/docs",
    "sortBy": "num"
  },
  "chapters": {
    "sep": "<!-- Chapter -->\n",
    "cwd": "content/chapters",
    "sortBy": "title"
  },
  "posts": {
    "sep": "<!-- Post -->\n",
    "cwd": "content/posts",
    "sortBy": "foo"
  }
}
```
Then use in templates like this:

```handlebars
{{{%= shortname %} foo.docs}}
{{{%= shortname %} foo.chapters}}
{{{%= shortname %} foo.posts}}
```

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For the perfect summer dish, look no further than the four ingredients of insalata Caprese, writes Emma Knowles.
One of the greatest joys of summer would have to be the bounteous swag of tomatoes ripe for the picking. The painterly appeal of these plump beauties is backed up with an earthy juiciness so gorgeous that very little is required in the way of adornment. Simple, in this case, is most definitely best.
And if anyone knows how to do simplicity, it's the Italians. Take, for example, the classic insalata Caprese. Literally translated, its name means "salad in the style of Capri", and although it's unknown whether the salad actually originated on the island, it's said to have become popular after being served there to King Farouk in the 1950s. Legend has it that the Egyptian king requested something light to eat upon his return from the beach, and it was the insalata Caprese that was served – albeit as a warm sandwich. Today the Caprese is most often served as an antipasto, rather than as a contorno, or side dish.
The list of ingredients in the Caprese salad in its purest form is elegantly scant, the method equally so. Tomatoes, mozzarella, basil (and, in some older recipes, oregano), olive oil, salt, pepper. Slice, arrange, drizzle, season, serve. Note the inclusion of the word "purest" here. To qualify as a true insalata Caprese, this is the limit of the ingredients. While some recipes exhort you to use olives, or roast capsicum, or you may be tempted to add a little vinegar to the dressing, these additions take the salad out of the realm of the classic. Possibly delicious, yes. But classic? Definitely not.
When a dish is as simple as this one, it's more important than ever to use the absolute best of ingredients. Perfectly ripe tomatoes are non-negotiable. The days of floury, anemic, juice-free tomatoes that seemed to be the only option unless you grew your own have thankfully passed. Growers, producers and retailers have wised up and we're seeing all manner of varieties – from lumpy bumpy heirlooms to the small-scaled Mexican midgets and tiny Toms (which pack a flavour punch that belies their petite proportions), and a plethora of size, shape and colour in between. Use whatever takes your fancy, but bring them to room temperature for optimum flavour.
Buffalo mozzarella is traditional for a Caprese, as opposed to the cow's milk fior di latte. Many delicatessens import Italian buffalo mozzarella, but if you're concerned about air miles, the Australian-produced Shaw River buffalo mozzarella gives the Italian versions a run for their money. Again, bring the mozzarella to room temperature before serving.
To complete the tri-colour: fragrant basil leaves – whole or torn, it's up to you. Beyond that, a drizzle of the finest extra-virgin olive oil you can lay your hands on, a scatter of sea salt and a grinding or three of black pepper and you have the perfect summer dish.
Arrange tomato and mozzarella on a serving platter, scatter over basil, drizzle with olive oil, season to taste, and serve with crusty bread if desired.


When I first started studying Homer's Iliad I quickly made a digital best friend: The Chicago Homer. TCH allows you to read and search Homer, Hesiod, and the Homeric Hymns. There are several different display options, including one that allows you to display the Greek lines and the English (or German) translation together. The Greek can also be displayed in transliteration. The Greek words are hyperlinked, allowing you to learn the parsing and lexical form of a particular word, find other occurrences of that word (in inflected or lexical form) in the corpus, and access the Liddell, Scott, Jones lexicon entry at Perseus. One of the things I love the most about TCH is that it tags common phrases and collocations, allowing you to easily find other places where they occur in Homer.
TCH is a powerful tool -- take the time to play around with it!


Earlier this month I attended the Pennsylvania Dairy Summit in Lancaster, Pa. The event is hosted annually by the center and the Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania, and it draws a mix of producers, farm employees and industry professionals. Despite the frustrations in the industry right now, people come to the Summit looking for positive reinforcement and insight on ways to strengthen their businesses.
This year's Dairy Summit theme was "Following Your Compass," and many of the discussions centered on ways to be more intentional and focused on the farm and in the industry. At the end of the Summit, I had the opportunity to close with some of the key points I heard during the event. Here is some of the advice shared during the two-day event.
Figure Out What You're Good At & Focus On It. The Young Professionals Reception is held the evening before the Dairy Summit opens, and it typically includes a panel of young people early in their careers sharing highlights of their journey with scholarship winners who are there. This year Ed Facer was part of the panel. Ed is the operations manager at Star Rock Dairy and discussed how that farm decided to focus on a high forage diet because they know they are good at growing high quality feed. It helped to lower their feed costs and improve their bottom line.
It's Not the Change, It's the Wave. Haydn Shaw, who is known as the Leadership Guru, opened the Summit with his insight on how each person reacts differently to change. Some people embrace change, while others are more resistant. Some people are very thoughtful about change, while others act on pure emotion. The key point from his message is that change is necessary, but it's important to understand everyone responds differently and to work to support the needs of the collective group.
Put Your People First. Tom Wall, who has provided coaching to many dairies across the country, discussed how dairies need to stop thinking that the cows come first and realize that their people need to come first. A manager's role is to support and encourage their people, or their employees, so that those employees will then support productivity of the cows. He described an inverted pyramid effect, where the boss is on the bottom supporting his employees on top of him, the cows on top of them, and the product markets on top of them.
What Would McDonald's Do? In his breakout, Tom spoke about using manufacturing best management practices to improve productivity on the farm. He explained that people don't fail, systems do. Tom spends a good bit of time on the road and discussed how much he learns from watching how other companies set up their processes. He showed color- and size-coordinated scoops that Taco Bell uses and diagrams that McDonald's uses to make processes fool-proof. He encouraged the farmers in the room to always be on the look out for that next big idea.
Be a "Business Family." Phil Clemens is the retired chairman and family ambassador of The Clemens Family Corporation, which owns Hatfield Meats. The business has been in their family for more than 100 years. However, Phil discussed how the company went through an intentional transition several years ago to become a "Business Family," instead of a "Family Business." "When you're a family business, it is about entitlement," he said. "In a Business Family, it's about accountability. Everyone wears the employee hat, and nobody's job is sacred." He discussed how most family businesses have good intentions, but that direction, not Intention, determines a company's destination.
You Can Learn A Lot from Picking Each Other's Brains and Seeing Other Operations. One of the breakout sessions was on discussion groups and how dairy farm managers and owners are participating in discussion groups to bring new ideas back to their dairy. Three facilitators of discussion groups led the panel discussion, sharing best practices that make discussion groups work effectively. Dr. Charlie Gardner, one of the facilitators, said people can learn a lot from picking each other's brains and seeing other operations.
Even Organic Produce Is Dependent on Animal Ag – How Else Would They Fertilize Organically. Another breakout session featured Dr. Frank Mitloehner of UC Davis who spoke about the correlation between livestock and climate change and whether it was fact or fiction. He says that it is simply not true that consuming less meat and dairy products will help stop climate change. Smarter farming practices will lead to less heat impacting the environment. Less meat and dairy production will just lead to more hungry people.
Next year's Dairy Summit is planned for February 5 and 6 at the Penn Stater in State College, Pa. If you haven't attended the Dairy Summit before, I would encourage you to consider attending next year's event. We all know how challenging it is in the industry right now and how easy it is to focus on the negative. The Summit provides an opportunity to redirect your focus on the opportunities that exist and on the things that are within your control to change.
If you want to be added to the Dairy Summit mailing list, please contact us at the center by calling 717-346-0849 or by emailing info@centerfordairyexcellence.org.


All Forex traders are looking for one thing: to maximise the profits while minimising the losses. Their chances of generating a greater number of profitable trades mainly depend on the strategy that they choose to employ. There are successful Forex trading strategies that are worth learning about.
Normally, traders need to adjust those strategies to their trading style. Just picking one and following it won't work. All of them should be well-tested by each trader individually to see whether they bring the expected result or not.
What's more, the web is full of quick solutions for FX traders offering them 100% profit. There are no such strategies, and experienced market players would agree. Instead, there is a number of most trusted, well-proven trading methodologies which have demonstrated good results.
Let's overview them and then you can choose the one for yourself.
Prior to moving along to the trading strategies' overview, let us consider the possible reasons why traders choose Forex. In fact, there are two major reasons which drive people towards such a choice. They are speculation and hedging. Shall we look at them in more detail?
Firstly, let's start with speculation. It refers to predicting market moves and one's own actions in response to these moves, which is the essence of trading. When dealing with currencies and Forex, speculation is the main reason why traders trade.
On the other hand, hedging is when a business entity shields oneself from the main thread – losses. Companies like these play on the currency volatility when they gain their revenue in one currency and exchange it to the currency they normally deal with. However, we won't stop on hedging when we study the FX trading strategies.
So, we are left with speculation. Forex trading strategies serve speculators as guidelines in safe and profitable trading. While there are lots of methodologies available, it is recommended to go ahead with your own one. It will take really a lot of time, learning, and experience, but it is totally worth it. In the end, a trader who has mastered his or her own strategy can make quick profits. It is worth noting that effective FX strategies are far from rigid: they change with different events and adjust to the situation.
Cut to the chase: what is the best Forex trading strategy?
Below, we'll provide you with an overview of the most popular Forex trading strategies that work. They will allow you to stay quite flexible in trading and will help get a bigger profit from your daily trades. You can pick one that you like the best and try it out. We will recommend you to experiment with them to develop your own style and your own pace.
It is mostly inefficient to go after the price when the trend is inclining upwards. The exception is when you are using currency trading strategies as the Pop 'n' Stop. Using this method, you will be prompted on the future price and what's ahead of you, a rapid fall or a continuous rise.
The Bladerunner trade is a price action-based strategy which fits both long-term and short-term trading and is good for trading any pairs. Currently, it is one of the best Forex trading strategies out there.
This strategy is similar to the legendary Bollinger Bands, and it's good to apply in the ranging market. It is proved to be especially effective when signals confirmation is utilised as well. It is one of the methodologies every trader should try at least once.
Here, daily pivots are used, actually, any number of them can be taken to attention. Sometimes, Daily Fibonacci is used with longer time periods. The main point is the combination of extensions with Fibonacci retracements.
Overlapping Fibonacci levels should be utilised in one's trading only along with confirmation of the signals, as they reach the maximum level of accuracy. In general, however, you should this type of trading method with precaution.
Fractals in currency trading is rather an idea which refers us to recurring patterns on a price chart. While the price movements can be chaotic, the patterns within them can be used to predict the price in a greater sense. It might take some time to understand the Fractals, but it will be extremely beneficial for your trading capital.
The strategies mentioned above are very specific and require you to look into the depths of trading and get acquainted with lots of new concepts and terms. We recommend you to try them and see how they suit you. But before you do this, you can take a look at the following two best FX strategies that have a more general nature. They are also probably the most commonly used ones among traders.
While some make their trades within very specific and incredibly short time ranges, positional trading is exactly the opposite. It is equal to long-term trading. Just like its alternative name suggests, it is trading with positions open for rather long time periods. It doesn't mean that you need to spend a lot of time online; several hours weekly are usually enough to keep everything under control.
So, what are the characteristics of positional trading? Firstly, you keep the positions open for weeks or even months, as you go for the big profit associated with the big price moves. Secondly, it requires being very careful with leverage, as it is big money we are talking about. Thirdly, it is necessary to watch the swaps: they can be really costly.
Long-term or positional trading for those who want to learn Forex trading strategies, as well as gain the necessary experience. For a start, every Forex market player should try to trade long-term, in order to develop patience and train emotional stability over long periods of time. When the price is fluctuating in the brief periods of time, there is a lot of temptation to withdraw one's funds from the market and close the positions. It takes emotional balance to live through such times without impulsive decisions. This is exactly what will save your money in the long run.
There is also a lot of exploration, learning, and analysis involved in positional trading. What's most important, you should dedicate your time to studying the market and factors that lie behind its sudden (or not so sudden) moves. If we try to summarise what positional trading is all about, then it's choosing the most relevant and predictable (at least to you) currency pair, estimating the amount of money you will have to spend (don't forget to include the swaps in your calculation!), and entering the market when the time is right.
Scalping: the most successful Forex trading strategy?
The other strategy that we should look into is scalping. Some treat it as one of the most serious methodologies, and others see it as the best Forex strategy. While it is really useful when it comes to studying the FX market, it can be deprived of all fun that can be often found in other strategies. Besides, it is one of the most time-consuming and exhausting ones. Still, which of the effective trading methods you know are so easy that a child can use them? There are no such instruments, and this is what makes Forex trading an adventure for grown-ups.
Nevertheless, the main shortcoming of scalping is that you need to sit at your computer a lot to be able to earn your big buck. This is because scalpers make their trades a few times a day. They need quick reaction to not miss their moment and make a profitable trade. Surely, those short-time traders cannot earn large sums of money, as volatility over the small period of time is usually only several pips. Still, if they trade regularly, they make it up pretty fast, and the can compete their earnings with positional traders.
Day traders like these who have learned to get their revenue bit by bit have found scalping to be the best FX strategy ever. It doesn't require much patience like long-term trading, but it requires to be focused and fast, as they are often dealing with a matter of a few minutes. Subsequently, they need special instruments designed to fit their trading style. The most important tool of theirs is a chart with 1-minute intervals. At certain times, there are quite significant fluctuations of major currencies which might reach 20 pips or more. If you got the timing right and did so a number of times per day, and your investments are quite noticeable, then you are definitely in profit.
You might also think that scalpers do not need to know the market much, nor should they follow the political and economical news. You would be completely wrong. For example, there are regular reports that state-level institutions issue at certain times, often minute to minute. The contents of these reports will most surely predict the almost immediate price behavior. Again, if you are quick enough to react by making an entry and then closing the trade in time, the loot is yours.
So, if you feel that you can deal with small time intervals and get the most out of them several times a day, then scalping may be your best choice. If you have made up your mind to dedicate your precious time to long-term trading, then you have a long but exciting way ahead of you – just arm yourself with lots of patience. All in all, there are too many Forex strategies apart from those two. It is your responsibility to choose the one that suits your trading preferences the best. Of course, it is recommended that you test different strategies before you pick your own and adjust it to your trader's personality.


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If it is a bad one, he may be able to loosen it up and start, but that thing will tighten up as the game progresses.
Ankles are brutal...can't plant, no strength. He may play, but effectively???
Great info Double. Best of luck!
Usually, I'd wait around the two weeks to gather all the information I need but I feel so comfortable with this one, I only needed a few hours of quiet calm and research before I posted it. That post comes right here.
I am taking the Rams +1.5. It opened at -1 and less than 4 hours I am already the beneficiary of a 2.5 pt swing in a very tight spot. I'll take every point.
1. This Rams team is modeled after the Seahawks Super Bowl Winning Team of 2014 and the Eagles of 2018 and their financial formula under the NFL cap rules has worked to perfection.
Pay your QB on a rookie deal and unload at the other positions grabbing up all the prized free agents.
It's how the Seahawks were able to spend so much on the Legion of Boom and how the Eagles paid Wentz virtually nothing in comparison to all their prized positions and offseason signings which lead to a title. BOTH paid off with a Super Bowl Victory and really, that formula has worked 3 times in 5 years if Pete Carroll just calls 4 running plays to end a game.
And here we are again with the Rams. Goff is paid a base salary of $3 million dollars. That is insanity.
Good writeup, I don't disagree.
But, I love the comment highlighted in red. If "Pete Carrol calls 4 run plays".....I have heard this one a million times since the Seahawks choked it away vs the Pats. The correct answer was to give the ball to Lynch on the goaline, as many times as needed.
That being said: Russel Wilson was the QB...he could of checked into the Lynch run anytime he wanted. But, he wanted to throw the winning TD. Greed cost him, and the Hawks, dearly. End of story.
Good luck with your massive all-in wager. I am just a small bettor, so the outcome will be financially immaterial to me, but I still relish the intellectual challenge of sports betting.
In my humble opinion, sports betting is all about discipline and is not much of an intellectual challenge.
When you do this for long enough, you begin to understand that for the vast majority of sporting events there is no "right side." Betting into an odds primer on contests with such short time horizons is, well, gambling.
Gambling isn't an intellectual challenge. It is an exercise in discipline.
That being said, best of luck with your wagers.
Cold makes the ball slick, tough to get good rotation. We saw some of this last week vs the Colts.
That is one thing I will give Brady...he gets great nose-down rotation inside of 15 yards. This is a big advantage for the Pats in cold weather games.
NE will drag KC into deep water, and that isn't good for Mahomes. Zone Ds in the redzone will lead to INTs. Mahomes didn't look good at all in the second half vs the Colts. If KC falls behind, the NE run game will kill the clock.
Look for a short game and NE outright W @ +140 ML.
Showing 132.5 at youwager...looks like you are on to something. Time of year lends itself well to expertise. Conference play kicking off, out of the break.
I bet quite a bit on Hofstra in a blind tail play. Actually turned the game off at the 8-minute mark...had a shot to go up 8 and ended up down 2 from 10:30 to 7:50.
Just checked my account and was pleasantly surprised...then saw the game went to 3 OTs. Glad I tuned out, nothing worse than close games when the jack is down.
This line raised my eyebrows, to be honest, I was tempted to unload on Houston.
*Utah was an autofade against anyone remotely good.
I agree, this season was a dandy. It just seemed like there were a lot of good opportunities.
Backing the contenders in late November was like printing money. Georgia, Clemson, ND and OU down the stretch (not in the playoff)...even UW produced three covers in a row.
Utah was an autofade. I hope next year shapes up the same way. Would have loved to have been in the stands last night to see that action.
Great game, 14 was the most you could lay in this one. Hats off to EWU, a very game effort.
Refs were terrible, changed the game from the opening jump. EWU topped out where I thought they would points wise. The zone confused Barrier, two bad interceptions.
If these teams played 10 times, I am not convinced NDSU wins 7 of them. But, they are something else and anyone who got the 13.5 was right to lay the points.
One other thing...not sure Stick should have scored on the last NDSU play. Believe it or not, going down after the 1st was achieved is the right play...especially with how fast EWU can score. No point to prolong the game there, but it did cover the opening number.
Great season fellas, to be honest, kind of glad it is over. Clemmy should be a live dog on Monday, but we will see how the betting/storylines go over the next 48 hours.
However, I like that NDSU D, especially mixing up zone looks for Barrier...Maine tried to play man and got destroyed. I look for EWU to top out in the 17-24 point area and end up kick fgs in the redzone.
Was hoping for a slighter number than 16, but we'll see what it looks like tomorrow.
The big day in the FCS is almost here and the Bizon are huge favorites. NDSU -16 is a monster number, especially against an offense that can score points like EWU can.
1) EWU will have a real problem stopping the run game, which can make the game real short. If the game is close midway through the second quarter, an NDSU cover becomes unlikely.
2) NDSU's zone defense is going to throw QB Barrier off, at least early on. Washington did a similar thing against OSU in the Rose Bowl, except the linebacker couldn't get enough depth in the redzone and it cost 2 TDs. NDSU will play great in these spots.
4) Weather in Frisco is supposed to be 64 and a little wind. Don't completely discount the start time either...it will be a 9 AM start for EWU players.
Add it all up and the deck is stacked in NDSU's favor. However, if the game is close, then covering the 16 is going to be tough. For me it is NDSU or nothing, but I will be waiting for a retracement to 14 ish. Anything under 14 is a nice sized play on NDSU, from 14-17 is a light one.
Have to take at least a little chunk of that 60K home after all that work!
If the NCAA proves that the use of prohormones is systemic in Clemson's program, Dabo is done.
The bad part of that statement is that ESPN is the NCAA's enforcement wing...if this story gets legs going into Spring ball, Dabo is out on circumstantial evidence alone. Wait and see.
n the red zone. EWU tops out in the 17-24 range. NDSU is the matchup to smack that offense. Let's hope the public believe in eastern.
Ndsu is going to own ewu....they will play zone and mix coverages. I like NDSU -10 or better.
NDSU offensive line play was a clinic. That is why they are dominate...the D front 7 and that O-line. Stick is good, the backs are serviceable, but they pound teams at the line of scrimmage...something that most FBS teams in the modern era have forgotten how to do.
SDSU did put up some good ground numbers though. Of course, it didn't matter...it never does in Fargo. You have to have a real top-notch D to win in that place. Maine is better title game matchup, but they aren't getting out of EWU today.
Espn's announcers for FCS stink, but at least Stinchcomb broke down what NDSU does up front on the O-line. The pulling, trapping, and downblocking is really something to watch. The QB draw game with Stick is lethal, especially when you have a center that can pull and get second level blocks. Wow...last night was a clinic in O-line play.
To be honest, Maine matches up better to stop NDSU than Eastern does. Regardless, there are plays to be made down the field against the Bizon secondary, but you have to get time to throw first...I give EWU a "punchers chance" to pull the upset, but it has to be a shootout.
All that aside, just locked in EWU -13 (-109) pretty large. Weather should be a non-factor, 38 degrees wind at 9mph. The wind isn't supposed to kick up, but weather in the Northwest this time of year is unpredictable.
This thing should look like a 42-10, 49-17, or 52-28...we will see.


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Q: print rest of line after n consecutive character appears I want to print the rest of a string line after the n-th consecutive appearance of a character(;).
For example:
string -> USER=5000;ALL;tree1;tree1;4;;3;MM_;;;;;;;;main

I want to print the rest of the line after the 5-th appearance of ; using sed or awk.

A: Delete up to the fifth or nth ; and print the rest
$ awk '{sub(/^([^;]*;){5}/,"")}1' file
;3;MM_;;;;;;;;main

A: awk approach(accepts optional parameter n to specify the number of  ; occurrences):
s="string -> USER=5000;ALL;tree1;tree1;4;;3;MM_;;;;;;;;main"
echo $s | awk -F';' -v n=5 '{o=""; for(i=n+1;i<=NF;i++){ o=o $i FS }{print o}}' OFS=';'

sed approach:
s="string -> USER=5000;ALL;tree1;tree1;4;;3;MM_;;;;;;;;main"
echo $s | sed -En 's/^([^;]*;){5}//p'

The output(for both approaches):
;3;MM_;;;;;;;;main

-E option, allows extended regular expressions

A: awk -F'4;' '{print $2}' file

;3;MM_;;;;;;;;main

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Probably the most popular thing on the internet today is the Stranger Things audio Tumblr. It's the place where fans can go to find out about the latest episode of the show. It's also a place where fans can share their thoughts and opinions about the show.
First season
During the first season of Stranger Things, the cast and crew of Hawkins, Indiana plowed through a lot of geeky material, not to mention the obligatory cheesy fare from the likes of the school principal, the school principal's assistant, and the town mayor. As the series progressed, the gang began to expand, bringing with them newer and better tech and more in the way of gadgets. As a result, the show's production budget was significantly increased for season two. While it's been a while since the show's last episode aired, fans have been busy catching up with the latest and greatest in the world of Netflix lore.
In the world of television, Stranger Things has been the subject of numerous awards and accolades. In addition to earning a spot as Netflix's most-watched series, the show also took home the gong for Best New TV Series at the 2015 Emmys. The show also received the gong for Best Drama at the 2015 Golden Globe Awards.
A few of the show's recurring characters have been immortalized in popular culture, like Mike Wheeler, who is not only the front man for the droids but a formidable leader in his own right. There's also the dude in the basement who's a tech slinger in his own right, as well as Mike's girlfriend, Eleven. But it's the show's cast of lesser known characters that have fans swooning, including the aforementioned Mike and Eleven and a trio of clones that are the epitome of sass and sex. The show has had some major highs and lows, but it's still on top of its game and is one of the best shows on television today.
The show's newest incarnation, Stranger Things Season 4, is slated to launch in May. The new batch of episodes will be helmed by series co-creator Ross Duffer and Matt Duffer, the show's other co-creators. One of the show's most interesting characters is Mike's newfound love interest, a high schooler with a kooky name. Other notable characters include the aforementioned Mike and Eleven, the deviously minded Joe Keery, and a host of new and improved secondary characters, many of whom were also featured in season three. One of the most impressive aspects of the series is that it does not feel like a pre-teen movie. The actors aren't young by the standards of today's Hollywood, but they aren't old either, with most of them being in their 20s and 30s.
One of the more interesting aspects of the show is the way in which it treats the main characters, as well as the supporting cast, with respect. The series does a good job of portraying the complexities of the suburban life, as well as presenting a more nuanced view of the human condition.
Streaming giant Netflix released its highly anticipated Stranger Things series on July 15, 2016. It was a big hit with critics and viewers, and became the first show to hit the 10-million mark on the streaming site. It was also praised for its directing, score and acting performances. It became Netflix's most successful and widely popular series.
Stranger Things is a science fiction horror drama that follows a trio of tween protagonists – Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), Mike (Wolfhard) and Lucas (McLaughlin) – who live in fictional Hawkins, Indiana in 1983. They discover a girl named Eleven who has telekinetic powers. She has also been a test subject at the nearby Hawkins National Laboratory, which is reportedly a site for supernatural evils. In addition to the supernatural evils, the show also features a supernatural depressive sheriff named Jim Hopper (David Harbour).
The show was created by brothers Ross and Matt Duffer, who are also showrunners. They also wrote the script for the first season. Their acclaimed score features a plucky "Upside Down" motif, which often amplifies intensity in scenes. It is also used to foreshadow future events. The original score was composed by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein of S U R V I V E.
Stranger Things is set in the 1980s and is a homage to classic genre films of the era. The first season of the series received critical acclaim and is widely considered to be Netflix's best-performing show. It also ranked as the most-watched TV show in the United States, according to Parrot Analytics. The second season was also very popular, garnering a live-plus-three rating and at least four million viewers. It was also praised for its title sequence and acting performances.
Stranger Things stars Milli Bobby Brown, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Natalia Dyer, Cara Buono, Charlie Heaton and Matthew Modine. The show is set in a fictional town called Hawkins, Indiana, which is the home of a national laboratory. In the first season, the three protagonists discover a mysterious "Upside Down," which is a shadow world that is home to "demo-dogs" and massive shadow monsters. These monsters are attacking young people in the Upside Down.
In the second season, Mike and Dustin are reunited with Eleven, who has psychic abilities. However, Eleven is plagued by flashbacks to her past, which includes a series of experiments conducted by Dr. Brenner. She also has to defend herself against the nefarious activities of the nearby Hawkins National Laboratory. The season also saw the addition of Matthew Modine as Martin Brenner, who joined the cast in December 2015.
The third season saw the addition of Milli Bobby Brown and Winona Ryder, who play Joyce Byers and her two sons, Will and Jonathan. In addition to her role as Joyce, Ryder also acted as a director for the series. Her character became transfixed by supernatural events occurring in her house. She was also worried about her son's safety.
Despite the fact that there are a number of subreddits devoted to the show, there are still some questions that remain unanswered. This includes what it's about, how it compares to other Netflix shows, and how its popularity compares to its predecessors. The internet also provides an avenue for fans to debate the merits of the series's first two seasons. Fans have been known to engage in some high-brow discussions on Tumblr and Facebook.
The show has garnered massive praise and fandom. It's no secret that fans have been clamoring for a fifth season since the series' premiere. However, Netflix does not break down audience statistics by age. As a result, it's hard to determine whether the show's popularity is a yin and yang affair. That said, fans of the show are sure to be happy with the news that the series will be returning in 2018. And, for the record, Stranger Things will be back for at least nine episodes, one more than the previous series.
The show has attracted fans of all ages. Indeed, it's one of the few shows that's appealing to both adults and children. While fans tend to be older than the average social media user, that doesn't mean they don't love the show. During the show's premiere weekend, more than 3.7 million tweets were logged, a number that's hard to ignore given the show's star power.
One of the show's biggest fan bases, however, is on the social networking site Twitter. During the show's premiere weekend, fans posted more than 7,000 tweets, the highest number recorded in a single 24-hour period. While Twitter may not be the best place to discuss the show, it certainly doesn't hurt. For example, the most popular Twitter user on the site is a 25-year-old fan named charley-heetin who runs a popular Tumblr blog dedicated to the show. The user's blog is also a frequent topic of discussion on the Tumblr forum, where fans are free to argue about the show's merits, and discuss the show's pitfalls.
As far as fandom goes, the most active fans are a diverse lot, including a number of dedicated bloggers. In fact, the Tumblr blog of charley-heetin has the highest pageview count in all of Stranger Things, a clear sign that the show has a broad audience base. The blog's popularity grew even further after the series' second season, which garnered a 95 percent "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. And, it's safe to assume that the fan base's enthusiasm will continue to grow.
Aside from Tumblr and Twitter, fans of the show can also find community forums and forums dedicated to the show's eponymous characters on Facebook. While fans may not always agree on everything, there is no denying that the show has had a remarkable impact on the millennial generation. The series has also helped to unite generations in our own world.
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Storytellers from Wexford's Houses visit day-care centres, nursing homes and local hospitals regularly. This is by local arrangement. Storytellers from abroad also visit as part of learning programmes organised by the County Wexford Public Library Service.
The public library service incorporates storytelling into activities such as family fun-days, reading promotion events, local festivals, and contributions to national celebrations. Storytellers work in the public libraries and do outreach work in creches, day-care centres and schools. In its work with children, storytelling makes a link into the written word and reading, as well as self-expression through creative writing.
"The Library Service sees the power of storytelling in bringing children to reading; in developing communication skills; in supporting family life across generations; in validating the life experiences of older members of the community; in recording elements of local folklore – the list goes on and on. Storytelling is an important aspect of the heritage and contemporary life of County Wexford. It deserves its celebration." Anna Fenlon, Deputy Chair of Wexford County Council, speaking on the final night of the 2004 Storytelling Festival.
Materials on storytelling practice and practitioners are carried within the library catalogue.
Reading Down the Ages was a parallel project which introduced a combination of storytelling and reminiscence, reading aloud and literature in selected nursing homes and public libraries throughout 2003. This public library project was supported by the County Wexford Vocational Education Committee. Download the executive summary here (word doc 84 kb).
A summary report and recommendations by Dr Donald Smith, Chief Executive Officer of the Scottish Storytelling Centre on his review of the 2004 Wexford Storytelling Festival can be downloaded here.
Through the Storytelling Symposium held in November 2005, we celebrated achievement, planned for the future and built upon the success of recent storytelling, learning and community developments in Wexford.
With this public consultation, we looked to the future to ensure the continuation of successful projects and the development of new, innovative ones.
This consultation influenced development in the areas of skills development and communications in particular.


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a. For goods sold EXW (as defined by Incoterms 2000) at Seller's shipping points (and regardless of which party pays for shipping), upon release to Buyer's initial carrier, subject to Seller's right to stoppage in transit.
b. If strike, embargo or any other force majeure event beyond Seller's control prevents delivery of goods to Buyer, its agent or designee, or delivery to a carrier, as soon as goods have been set aside by Seller or its agent, together with the mailing of a covering invoice. In such event, payment shall be made in accordance with invoice as though goods had been shipped.
c. For goods ordered "held" or for which Buyer has failed to supply shipping instructions, upon the assembling of the goods and the holding thereof subject to Buyer's order, together with the mailing of covering invoice.
d. For goods for which payments to be made on or before delivery, upon receipt of full payment.
e. For goods billed and awaiting shipment, upon mailing of covering invoice.
Unless otherwise noted on the Acknowledgment, the standard method of delivery of the goods shall be EXW (as defined by Incoterms 2000) at Seller's factory. Any claims for loss, breakage, shortage or damage to goods suffered in transit are the responsibility of Buyer and shall be submitted by Buyer directly to the carrier. While Seller will use all reasonable commercial efforts to maintain the delivery date(s) acknowledged or quoted by Seller, all shipping dates are approximate and not guaranteed. Seller reserves the right to make partial shipments. Seller, at its option, shall not be bound to tender delivery of any good for which Buyer has not provided shipping instructions. If the shipment of the goods is postponed or delayed by Buyer for any reason, Buyer agrees to reimburse Seller for any and all storage costs and other additional expenses resulting therefrom.
Payment for goods shall be due thirty (30) days from the date of invoice or as otherwise noted on the face hereof. This sale is subject to a limit of credit determinable at any time by Seller. If any payments are past due or if the financial condition of Buyer becomes impaired or unsatisfactory to Seller, Seller may, in its sole discretion, demand cash payments or satisfactory security in advance of further shipments. If Buyer fails to make such cash payment or provide satisfactory security within ten (10) days after such request has been made by Seller, Seller may at its option cancel this contract claiming damages therefore and in addition to its other rights provided by law, Seller may sell at public or private sale all or any portion of the undelivered merchandise which has been specially manufactured for Buyer, without notice, holding Buyer responsible for the difference between the contract price and the amount received on such sale, together with the costs and expenses of such sale. Buyer shall make no deductions or offsets from the payments due to Seller for the goods, whether for alleged damages or any other cause. If Buyer fails to pay an invoice when due, Seller may in its sole discretion and without prejudice to any other remedy it may have under law or equity, postpone shipments, alter payment terms for all current orders irrespective of the terms thereof, terminate this contract and/or charge interest on all overdue amounts at a rate of up to 18% per annum, not to exceed the amount permitted by applicable federal or state. Upon demand, Buyer shall pay all such interest charges and all reasonable collection fees, including reasonable legal expenses.
(a) The price of the goods invoiced to Buyer shall be Seller's list price for such goods on the invoice date. Quoted prices for goods are subject to change without notice at any time prior to the invoice date.
(b) Prices are EXW (as defined by Incoterms 2000) Seller's factory unless otherwise noted. Buyer shall reimburse Seller for all taxes, excise or other charges, which Seller may be required to pay to any government (national, state or local) upon the sale, production or transportation or of goods sold hereunder.
Subject to the limitations of this Section and Section 7 hereinafter, Seller warrants the goods to be of the kind and type specified and to be free of encumbrances in title. Goods made from natural or man-made fibers, or a combination of both, are sold subject to any imperfections or variables in such fiber over which Seller has no control and exact matches of color are not guaranteed. THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WRITTEN OR ORAL, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUPROSE.
SELLER SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF NEGLIGENCE, BREACH OF WARRANTY, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION AND SELLER SHALL UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY DELAY IN PERFORMANCE.
Buyer assumes all risks and liabilities for the results obtained by the use in its manufacturing process, or otherwise, of any of the goods delivered under this contract, including, without limitation, use of such goods in combination with other substances. Buyer acknowledges that Seller has not made and will not make any representations or warranties to Buyer concerning the use of the goods in Buyer's manufacturing process, by Buyer's customers or in combination with any other substances and Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless Seller for any damage, claim or suit arising out of Buyer's use of the good in its manufacturing process.
Buyer's sole and exclusive remedy and Seller's sole liability hereunder, regardless of the form of the claim or cause of action (whether based in contract, infringement, negligence, strict liability, other tort or otherwise), shall be limited to, at Seller's option, replacement or reimbursement of the purchase price, plus shipping, of goods for which a claim has been made under this Section 5 and Section 7 of these Terms & Conditions and which has been shown to Seller's satisfaction to be nonconforming at the time delivered by Seller to the initial carrier. Seller's obligations hereunder shall not be enforceable until the goods have been paid for in full. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Seller shall not have any liability hereunder for goods that shall have been altered or repaired or improperly maintained or which have been subjected to abrasion, corrosion, misapplication, misuse, negligence or accident after shipment to Buyer.
Except for changes specifically agreed to in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of Seller, no agent or representative of Seller is authorized to change this warranty or to give any other warranty, express or implied, and no such agent or representative is authorized to make any representations concerning Seller's goods which are not subject to the qualifications and to the limitations of liability herein expressed.
No rights in patterns or designs of goods covered by this contract are passed to Buyer, except as an integral part of the goods. Buyer agrees not to copy, reproduce or cause to be copied or reproduced either directly or indirectly, any such patterns or designs. No right to use any trademark or trade name of Seller is passed to Buyer under this contract and Buyer agrees not to use either directly or indirectly any of Seller's intellectual property, unless specifically authorized in writing by Seller. Buyer will hold Seller harmless from and will indemnify Seller against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses connected with any claim of patent infringement arising out of or resulting from the manufacture by Seller of goods in accordance with designs or specifications which Buyer furnished to Seller.
(a) Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5 of these Terms & Conditions, Seller shall only consider making refunds or replacements if a claim is determined by Seller to be valid and is made in writing by Buyer to Seller: (i) within 30 calendar days after shipment date in the case of claims for shortages, error in shipment or defects visible under reasonable examination; (ii) within 120 calendar days from shipment date in the case of defects not apparent upon reasonable examination; or (iii) within 60 calendar days after shipment date in the case of any and all other claims.
(b) If Buyer notifies Seller in writing of a claimed nonconformity within the applicable periods of time specified immediately above, and before the goods have been processed or changed in any way, Buyer shall, at the same time, afford Seller prompt and full opportunity to examine the goods in the same condition as when delivered to Buyer. Buyer's failure to do so shall constitute acceptance of the goods and waiver of any claims by Buyer which shall thereafter be entitled to no reduction allowance or claim based upon or relating to such goods.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, further processing or in any way changing the form of goods constitutes acceptance and a waiver by Buyer of any right to cancel, reject or claim damages for any nonconformity.
(d) Goods may be returned to Seller only when specifically authorized by Seller in writing. If a return is authorized by Seller, Buyer will be charged for (i) placing returned goods in saleable condition and any sales expenses then incurred by Seller (ii) a restocking charge of 15% and (iii) any outgoing and incoming transportation costs relating to such return.
(e) Any nonconformity or delay in deliveries shall affect only the particular portion so affected, and Buyer shall not be relieved of its obligation to accept the balance of deliveries. Seller shall not be liable to Buyer for any damages claimed resulting from delay in delivery of the goods unless time of delivery is expressly stated herein to be of the essence.
(f) Any action by Buyer for breach of contract must be commenced within one (1) year after the cause of action has accrued.
(a) Buyer may only cancel any order previously accepted and acknowledged by Seller by providing Seller a written order cancellation request and receiving Seller's written cancellation authorization, which Seller may provide or withhold in its sole discretion.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 8(a) hereof, if Buyer cancels an order within thirty (30) days of the agreed shipping date, Seller may charge Buyer a cancellation charge of up to 100% of the amount of the cancelled order. If Buyer cancels an order in excess of thirty (30) days of the agreed shipping date, Seller may charge Buyer a cancellation charge based upon (i) Seller's actual costs of labor, materials and supplies applied to the production of such goods, (ii) Seller's overhead expenses, and (iii) an additional fee equal to fifteen percent (15%) of such costs and expenses. Expenses may include charges that are contractually imposed on Seller by its suppliers or subcontractors. Buyer shall pay all cancellation charges within thirty (30) days from date of invoice.
No liability shall result from failure or delay in performance by Seller due to any causes beyond its control, including, but not limited to, Acts of God, fire, accident, flood, explosion, war, acts of terrorism, labor dispute, civil disturbances or riots, transportation or supply difficulties, interruption of its facilities, equipment malfunctions, or breakdowns, or any act of governmental authority, or any other unforeseen circumstances or events beyond Seller's reasonable control (a "force majeure"). In the event of a force majeure, the time during which Seller may perform will be extended during the continuance of such condition and for a reasonable time thereafter, and Seller may, in its discretion allocate deliveries against orders, without regard to priority of acceptance, until normal conditions are restored. Seller shall have no obligation to purchase supplies of goods specified herein to enable Seller to perform hereunder. If the force majeure shall prevent performance permanently or for an unreasonable length of time, then Seller shall be excused from performance.
If installment shipments are specified and if Buyer refuses or asks for postponement of any scheduled installment shipment, the Seller may, at its option, cancel any such installment shipment so refused or postponed. If Buyer refuses to accept and Seller refuses to postpone deliveries of 10% or more of the installment shipments as specified on the face hereof, Seller may, at its option, in addition to any other remedies it may have, cancel the undelivered balance of the contract.
Unless otherwise specified on the face hereof, the goods to be furnished are not intended for uses subject to the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act and, in the event Buyer uses or further manufactures the goods for any use subject to such Act, Buyer agrees to comply with all provisions of such Act and indemnify and hold harmless Seller for any violations of such Act.
This contract contains all the terms and conditions with respect to the sale and purchase of the goods to which it relates and cannot be modified or amended in whole or in part except as agreed to in writing by an authorized representative of Seller.
The headings in this contract are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference and in no way define, affect or limit, or describe the scope or intent of this contract. If any part of this contract is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated. This contract is not assignable or transferable by Buyer, in whole or in part, except with the written consent of Seller.


Research interest: My research primarily focuses on interaction effects between mood and cognition, as explored using standard and advanced EEG methods. (i) A main research line pertains to early vision in human and how attention operates when affective, motivational or emotional variables are considered. At the EEG/ERP level, we explore changes of the retinotopic C1 component (thought to be generated in V1) as a function of learning, attention, motivation or emotion. Our results show that this early striate ERP component shows systematic amplitude variations depending on the current affective state of the participant. We suggest that emotion and mood likely trigger specific attention gating effects during early sensory processing that cannot be subsumed to the classical dichotomy between bottom-up and top-down attention processes, but instead, they likely provide another source of "attention control". (ii) Another main research program seeks to explore performance monitoring and more specifically how are (self-generated) actions timely monitored and how do they acquire specific affective values enabling to color or tag response errors as negative or aversive events for example. To this aim, we capitalize on response-locked or feedback-locked EEG responses (such as the error-related negativity - ERN or feedback-related negativity - FRN). Our results suggest that performance monitoring is liable to dynamic changes in the mood state of the participant. This in turn allows to assign specific values to actions in a rather flexible way (taking into account the situational and dispositional demands) and this way foster goal adaptive behavior.
Research interest: I obtained my MSc in Experimental Psychology in 2007 at the University of Milan-Bicocca with a thesis on the comprehension of idiomatic expressions in schizophrenic patients. During my PhD at Ghent University (2008-2012) I used ERP, spatiotemporal, and source localization analysis techniques to investigate the influence of emotional factors on reactive (bottom-up) vs. proactive (top-down) perceptual processes leading to visual object and scene recognition. I spent the following ~3 years as postdoctoral researcher at the University of Leipzig, where I used steady-state visual evoked potentials (ssVEPs) to investigate if and how the brain can reliably extract semantic regularities (i.e., emotional content) from a rapid presentation of complex visual stimuli. Since October 2015 I am the recipient of a postdoctoral grant at Ghent University. In my current project I seek to better understand how negative affect shapes our expectations of the world by attributing a threatening connotation to visually ambiguous stimuli.
Research interest: I completed psychology studies at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow (Poland). Afterwards, in 2012 I obtained a PhD diploma in social sciences from Radboud University Nijmegen (the Netherlands). Since 2014, I am staying at Ghent University as a post-doctoral researcher (funded by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, and the National Science Centre of Poland). My scientific interests are focused on affective & motivational neuroscience. In the lab I use EEG & ERPs to track fast changes in the human brain activity during action monitoring, and more specifically, feedback processing. I am also interested in various aspects of facial affect processing.
Research interest: I started my PhD study with Gilles Pourtois since October 2014. I received grant from China Scholarship Council (CSC) and a co-funding (BOF) from Ghent University. I'm interested in using psychophysics and EEG to explore how individuals perceive emotion from multiple facial expressions. The current project is about the capacity (un)limitation of ensemble emotion perception and the role of attention in extracting mean emotion.
Research interest: Born in Brescia, Italy, I studied Psychology at the Catholic University of the Sacred Hearth in Brescia and at the University of Padova, where I graduated with a thesis investigating the action-observation network by means of Mu-wave rTMS-induced modulation. I then had the opportunity to pursue my interests in social-cognition topics during an internship at the Ghent University, focusing on the congruency effect elicited by the shared representations of self- and externally- generated actions. Embracing a secret love for affective neuroscience, at Ghent University I then joined a PhD project addressing the efficacy of neurostimulation treatments for major depressive disorder. Hence, currently my research toolkit includes electroencephalographic markers of reward processing and performance monitoring, together with hemispheric asymmetries indices and standard clinical measures. Spanning from the time (ERP), frequency (qEEG) to the time-frequency domain, my research aims to define reliable EEG markers of core depression's facets, with a special focus on the ones tackled by prefrontal neurostimulation treatments.
Research interest: I began my undergraduate studies at the University of the Philippines-Diliman, where I finished my BA in Psychology in 2011. Shortly after this, I moved to Italy to take a Master's course in Cognitive Science at the Center for Mind/Brain Sciences of the University of Trento. During this time, I worked as a visiting intern, and later on as a research assistant, at the Social Brain Laboratory of the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience in Amsterdam, where I received my EEG training. As a current PhD student of the CAP Lab, my research focuses on contextual factors of feedback processing relevant to the goal that influence performance monitoring. Particularly, using EEG, I look into modulations of the neurophysiological correlates of performance monitoring (ERP components, feedback-related negativity (FRN) and P3, as well as delta and theta band oscillations) in relation to the impact of the feedback on an individual's goal.
Research interest: I started my studies in philosophy at the University of Antwerp, with a focus on philosophy of mind. Being intrigued by the neuroscientific research discussed in these courses, I decided to continue my studies in experimental and theoretical psychology at Ghent University. I find that this background in both philosophy of mind and experimental psychology is very fruitful for targeting fundamental questions with the right toolset. My main topics of interest are bodily self-awareness, interoception, cognitive control, and emotional processing. In my PhD project, I investigate the role of cognitive control in the balance between internal and external attention, using EEG and other measures.
Research interest: My research is motivated by the intention to put together two separate, but related topics. On the one hand, I am interested in neural underpinnings of affective processes related to anhedonia and depression. Moreover, I am also interested in effects of positive emotions on human cognition. On the other hand, I am interested in motivation and reward processing, especially in reinforcement learning context. I am interested in how emotional stimuli can influence reward and punishment processing. I mostly rely on the usage of EEG and TMS in my studies.
Research interest: As clinical psychologist and researcher in pharmacology unit, my actual work aims to identify cognitive and neurophysiologic markers providing new insights into drug-related changes in neural functioning. Affiliation :INSERM U1171, Lille University Medical Center, Lille, France; Department of Medical Pharmacology, Lille University Medical Center, Lille, France.
Research interest: My current research focuses on how anxiety affects action monitoring processes. Within this project I am mainly interested in how different levels of anxiety (and specifically worry) impair the affective tagging of actions and how we can shield this action monitoring process from this detrimental effect. Broadly, I use both behavioural and electrophysiological methods to understand these underlying mechanisms. Aside from my current research project I am also interested in cognitive control, motivation and conflict monitoring.
Research interest: My current research interests concern several factors that can influence early visual processing (as indexed by the C1 ERP component, for example) and the deployment of attentional resources towards visual cortex more in general. My main line of research involve state factors, such as current emotion and affect (I mostly work on negative affect and anxiety, but I am interested in positive affect too). Additionally, I am interested in the role of motivation on vision (for example how reward or punishment expectancy can bias visual processing). Last, I also have a more general interest in how voluntary and involuntary attention shape vision (for example how competing task load or attentional capture by visual cues and instructions influence the early stages of sensory processing).
Stussi, Y., Pourtois, G., & Sander, D. (2018). Enhanced pavlovian aversive conditioning to positive emotional stimuli. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 147, 905-923.
Rossi, V., & Pourtois, G. (2014). Electrical neuroimaging reveals content-specific effects of threat in primary visual cortex and fronto-parietal attentional networks. Neuroimage, 98C:11-22.


Dr. Robert B. Goldberg, dean of Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM) in New York, has announced the appointment of Joseph R. Maldonado, Jr., M.D., MBA, DipEBHC to the post of assistant clinical dean.
New York's first new medical school in nearly three decades, TouroCOM opened in Harlem in fall 2007 with a mission to improve medical care in the Harlem community, increase the number of underrepresented minorities in medicine, and to train physicians committed to practicing primary care medicine in underserved communities such as Harlem. Currently over 500 students are pursuing the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree at TouroCOM, a four-year program that provides solid foundations in basic and clinical sciences, along with the opportunity to learn skills that best serve patients, their families, and society.