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Q: How to convert and display the value from the database in laravel I want do display outlet name as "Food" if the value in the database is "FC" and display "Express" if the value in the database is "EX" in my for each drop down.
Here's my controller
$outlet_name = StoreFC::select('loc_type')
      ->groupBy('loc_type')
      ->orderBy('loc_type', 'ASC')
      ->get();

$district_name = StoreFC::select('location')
    ->groupBy('location')
      ->orderBy('location', 'ASC')
      ->get();
 return view('test.store-fc', compact('outlet_name','district_name'));

Here's my view

  <select name="filter_district" id="filter_district" class="form-control" required>
     <option value="">Select Location</option>
       @foreach ($district_name as $district)
          <option value="{{ $district->location }}">{{ $district->location }}</option>
       @endforeach
  </select>

  <select name="filter_outlet" id="filter_outlet" class="form-control" required>
     <option value="">Select Outlet</option>
        @foreach($outlet_name as $outlet)
           <option value="{{ $outlet->loc_type }}">{{ $outlet->loc_type }}</option>
        @endforeach
  </select>

Here's my model
<?php

namespace App;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

    class StoreFC extends Model
    {
        protected $table = 'store_foodcity';
    }

This is how it show now in the drop down

A: You need to create custom getters in model StoreFC.
[https://laravel.com/docs/5.8/eloquent-mutators#defining-an-accessor][1]
The best thing U can do is to create a new column with the full name "Food" for "FX", otherwize.... you have to modify that mutator every time U change something in database.

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Silver and blue stamping with BP-09 plate | Light Your Nails!
Some more stamping with the BornPrettyStore plates I already have. I can't wait for the newer ones to be here, too!
Base colour is Zoya Indigo, stamping polish is Essie No Place Like Chrome, and the plate is BornPretty-09.
La base è Zoya Indigo, lo smalto di stampa Essie No Place Like Chrome, e la plate è la BornPretty-09.
I found out that the plate I have is different from the current version. They redid it with bigger patterns, which is actually great. I think they realized the patterns had odd sizes and adjusted some plates. This is the current one, taken from BornPretty itself.
Ho scoperto che la plate che ho io è diversa da quella attuale. L'hanno ridisegnata per ingrandire i disegni, che è una cosa buona. Penso che si siano accorti che alcune avevano delle misure davvero strane e le hanno sistemate. Questa è quella attuale, foto da BornPretty.
I am really happy with my stamping although I started it all aiming for a wintery mani. I thought those were snowflakes! When I had the pattern on my nails I realized those look nothing like snowflakes, they are probably more similar to flowers.
I hope you like this mani as much as I do!
Sono molto contenta dello stamping anche se avevo in mente qualcosa di invernale con cielo di notte e fiocchi di neve… sì perchè a me sembravano fiocchi di neve quelli! Invece quando li ho visti sulle unghie mi son resa conto che non c'azzeccavano proprio nulla, forse sembrano più fiori.
Spero che questa nail art vi piaccia!
wow, on first view i was thinking it must be water decals! you are good at stamping ! fantastic look !
This is an absolutely stunning look!
Beautiful art! Now I need that plate.
Thank you! I think it's a pretty one to have!
I like this a lot!!! It's really pretty!
Great stamping here. I love the silver and black combination here and the stamping looks so neat. Great job!
It's actually a blackened blue, but I like how silver really pops over the dark base, too!
...molto bella questa nail art...ogni volta mi prometto di comprare qualche plate e poi me ne dimentico!!!...a me ricordano le stelle di natale!!!
Ahah grazie :) Magari al prossimo Cosmoprof!
Love this combo! It looks like holiday wrapping paper :) Essie's chromes stamp so well!
Awwww you're right!!! I hadn't thought about it!
Someone else mentioned wrapping paper, too, and I think you are totally right! I don't know how I didn't think of it!
What a chic color combination, I love it!
So pretty! Very winter appropriate!
I love the simplicity of this! So pretty!
Lovely! I think they totally look like snowflakes (just ones that can do double-duty as flowers in a different shade in the summer)!
Ha! Versatile pattern then, can be handy!
The shiny silver stands out so well against that blue base <3.
oooh I really like this plate. And your choice of colors id perfect!
It's beautiful ! My stamping always fail..
For me using a silicone squishy stamper instead of standard one really made the difference!
I thought they kinda look like snowflakes :). I love the image on the left side of the plate!
Thank you! I really like all patterns in this plate but that one is really small in my old version!
Wow! I love this! Perfect stamping job!
This is absolutely jaw dropping and so perfect!
Wow, these are beautiful! Your stamping skills are amazing!!
This is fantastic! The colors are some of my favorites and your stamping is perfect!
Grandissima *____* adoro i tuoi stamp!


Today's Easy Financial Task: Learn about the type of debt that makes up your credit mix and what to consider before taking on new debt.
Hey, there! Welcome to Day 16 of the Challenge, Dream Catcher.
Watch the video explaining today's task and come back and get to work.
In today's task, we're talking about your credit mix. For a quick reminder, your credit mix is the different types of debt you have on your credit report.
Although credit mix makes up only 10% of your credit score, financial institutions like to see a mix of both revolving and installment accounts on your credit report because it shows you have a history of managing various forms of debt.
Examples of revolving accounts are credit cards, retail accounts, and any other account where you're only required to pay a minimum amount each month and you can revolve the remaining balance to the next billing cycle.
Examples of installment loans are auto loans, personal loans, and mortgages. These are loans with a preset loan term that you make scheduled payments on each month.
If your credit report lacks one type of debt (revolving accounts or installment loans), you may be wondering if you should open another account to improve your credit mix.
You shouldn't open an account just for the sake of opening an account.
If you're building credit from scratch, before opening a line of credit make sure that you trust yourself to spend within your means and that you can keep up with payments. Otherwise, opening an account before you're ready can do more harm than good.
One company I highly recommend (again), is Self Lender. You can read my full review and learn more about how they work, here.
Also, remember the "Jump like Jordan" tactic of putting a small balance on a credit card and paying it off entirely each month (from the Day 12 task) can increase your score as much as 100 points in a year too.
However, this will only work if you have enough discipline to keep the credit card balance low so you can pay it back in full each billing cycle.
What will a new account do to my credit history length?
Remember, your credit history length is an average, so opening new accounts will shorten your credit history length overall.
Tip: When you do open a new account, don't close any of your old revolving accounts even if they have negative records like late payments. The late payments will stay on your history and impact your score whether the account is open or closed, but the account age can still do positive things for your credit history length.
Have I done my homework on the account that I'm considering?
Choose your accounts carefully. Even though some retail credit cards and store financing options are easy to qualify for, they can also have a higher interest rate than a major credit card. I suggest staying far away from retail/store cards.
Take a moment to review your current credit mix.
What accounts do you currently have?
What accounts do you plan on adding in the future that will diversify your mix?
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Remember, if you need help during today's task, reach out to your accountability partner(s) or comment in the section below.


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"Kill My Mind" é uma música do cantor e compositor inglês Louis Tomlinson. Foi lançado em 5 de setembro de 2019, como o segundo single de seu próximo álbum de estreia, Walls.

Vídeo musical
O clipe foi lançado em 13 de setembro de 2019. O vídeo mostra o cantor em um show, banhado por uma luz vermelha, enquanto mostra uma garota que é levada da plateia para passear com um motoqueiro. O fim do clipe tem um ar de mistério, deixando a ideia de abertura para uma sequência de novos trabalhos Tomlinson.

Recepção
Rob Copsey, da Official Charts Company, escreveu que Tomlinson "soa mais confiante e confortável até agora" em "Kill My Mind", e acrescentou que há "algo muito pop-indie-virado-dos-noughties" sobre ele. Lindsey Smith, do iHeartRadio, descreveu a música como uma "faixa de influência punk com guitarras pesadas e bateria", e achou que "realmente mostra seu talento e capacidade de executar diferentes gêneros sem esforço".

Singles de 2019
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"No Evidence" That Fracking Can Be Done Without Threatening Human Health
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A review of more than 1,700 studies concludes that the industry poses a threat to air, water, climate and human health.
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A group of doctors and scientists have released a report highlighting that 84 percent of studies published from 2009-2015 on the health impacts of fracking conclude the industry causes harm to human health.
The report, published by two groups, Physicians for Social Responsibility and Concerned Health Professionals of New York, sites an earlier literature review that found 69 percent of studies on water quality during the same time period found evidence of or potential for fracking-associated water contamination, and 87 percent of studies on air quality found "significant air pollutant emissions" associated with the industry.
The new report looks at 1,778 articles from peer-reviewed medical or scientific journals, investigative reports by journalists, and reports from government agencies on fracking. Fracking is another name for hydraulic fracturing, which is a process of extracting natural oil and gas from the Earth by drilling deep wells and injecting liquid at high pressure.
"When we first started issuing this report in 2014, we predicted we'd eventually see health impacts based on what we saw happening to air and water," Sandra Steingraber, a professor of Environmental Studies and Sciences at Ithaca College and one of the lead authors of the study, told EHN. "Now we're beginning to see actual evidence of human harm."
Other recent literature reviews have also found links between fracking and a range of health effects including preterm births, high-risk pregnancies, asthma, migraine headaches, fatigue, nasal and sinus symptoms, and skin disorders.
The new report also examines studies on the natural gas industry's impact on climate change, and finds that due to methane leaks, natural gas extraction could be contributing to global warming even more than coal.
"It's now clear that swapping out coal plants for natural gas is at best a lateral move," Steinraber said. "And it's beginning to look like it might even be more like getting out of the frying pan and into the fire."
Steingraber, a member of Concerned Health Professionals of New York, said that in 2014 there were only 400 studies that met the criteria for the report.
"The state of New York banned fracking in 2014 on the basis of those 400 studies," she said. "As of April, there were 1,778 studies. So we have more than 4 times the amount of evidence as we did then, and the evidence that fracking cannot be done safely has only been reinforced by the new literature."
About 20 percent (355) of the studies evaluated in the report were published in 2018. An analysis of recent data conducted by the environmental advocacy group FracTracker found that 90 percent of studies published from 2016-2018 on the health impacts of fracking found a positive association with harm or potential harm.
"Literally in Our Backyards"
Meanwhile, industry officials maintain that the practice is safe.
Last week, more than 100 groups, 800 individual Pennsylvania residents, and a few celebrities sent a public letter to Gov. Tom Wolf urging the state to investigate potential links between the industry and many cases of rare childhood cancers in Southwestern Pennsylvania, and to stop issuing new drilling permits in the meantime.
In response, the Marcellus Shale Coalition, a pro-industry group, sent the Governor its own letter stating that there are no conclusive links between childhood cancer and fracking, and urging him to "reject [the] ridiculous request" to halt fracking until health impacts can be studied further.
Steingraber pointed out that much of the data included in her organization's new report comes from Pennsylvania, since fracking has been underway in the state for more than a decade and is taking place in more densely populated regions than fracking hubs like Colorado, Wyoming and Texas. Pennsylvania is the country's second-largest natural gas producer behind Texas.
"What makes fracking different from any other industry I've studied in public health is that there's no industrial zone," she said. "It's taking place literally in our backyards, and unfortunately some of the best evidence for both polluting emissions and emerging health crises is coming out of Southwestern Pennsylvania."
Representatives from Physicians for Social Responsibility and Concerned Health Professionals of New York traveled to Harrisburg today to present their findings to Pennsylvania lawmakers.
Steingraber will be among them, and said she hopes to draw attention to Wolf's recent support for a full ban on fracking in the Delaware River Basin on the eastern side of the state.
"Gov. Wolf's support of a fracking ban in the Delaware River Basin is essentially an admission that fracking is inherently dangerous," Steingraber said. "I give him credit for that wise decision, but kids in Southwestern Pennsylvania are supposed to have the same rights as kids in the eastern part of the state."
"If fracking is too dangerous for the Delaware River Basin," she added, "it's too dangerous for anyone's river basin."
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Decoding China — Filtering Through the Noise: What's Actually Happening in China?
From property and tech crackdowns to the sixth plenum and "common prosperity," making sense of what's going on in China can be confusing these days. On Wednesday, November 10, Damien Ma (Managing Director, MacroPolo) and Houze Song (Research Fellow, MacroPolo) discussed these topics and more in a live and informal conversation on the world's second-largest economy.
Damien and Houze shared their insights on the Chinese economy, took stock of the year that China has had, and looked ahead to what may transpire in the upcoming political year.
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Damien Ma is Managing Director of the Think Tank at the Paulson Institute, where he co-founded MacroPolo. He is the author or editor of the books, In Line Behind a Billion People: How Scarcity Will Define China's Ascent in the Next Decade. He is the editor of The Economics of Air Pollution in China (by Ma Jun). He currently also serves as adjunct faculty at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Previously, Ma was a Senior Analyst at Eurasia Group, the political risk research and advisory firm. At EG, he mainly focused on the China and East Asia markets, covering areas that spanned energy and commodities and industrial policy to elite politics and US-China relations. He also led work on analyzing Mongolian politics and its mining sector. His advisory and analytical work served a range of clients from institutional investors and multinationals to the US, Japanese, and Singaporean governments. Prior to joining Eurasia Group, he was a manager of publications at the US-China Business Council in Washington, DC, where he was also an adjunct instructor at Johns Hopkins SAIS. Early in his career, he worked at public relations firm H-Line Ogilvy in Beijing, where he served multinational clients. In addition, Ma has published widely, including in The Atlantic, New York Times, Foreign Affairs, The New Republic, Foreign Policy, and Bloomberg, among others. He has also appeared in a range of broadcast media such as the Charlie Rose Show, BBC, NPR, and CNBC. In addition to media appearances, Ma has keynoted or spoken at various industry, investor, and academic conferences, including CLSA and Credit Suisse Latin America. Ma is a former term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and was named a "99under33" foreign policy leader by the Young Professionals in Foreign Policy. He speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese.
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Advancing technology has freed ultrasound users from the physical restrictions of cart-based systems, making it easier to bring the imaging to the patient instead of bringing the patient to the imaging. That objective is being accomplished without sacrificing image quality. Capabilities seen previously only in higher-end, cart-based systems have found their way into compact and portable ultrasound systems. New highly sophisticated transducers accompany the development of smaller versatile systems. Vendors are also working to improve image quality, ultrasound penetration in difficult-to-image patients, and ergonomics to reduce repetitive stress injuries among operators.
This year, ALOKA Company celebrates 60 years in the ultrasound marketplace in appropriate fashion.
"We introduced our newest ultrasound system, the ProSound Alpha 6, at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists annual meeting in May," says Katie Lybrook, ALOKA's business manager for women's healthcare.
According to the Wallingford, Conn.-based company, its latest system combines advanced performance levels with greater ease of use and an ergonomic design for the OB/GYN, general imaging, and urology office markets. The Alpha 6 builds on the company's ProSound Alpha 10 and Alpha 7 technologies and includes a processor that enables a number of different imaging modes previously seen only in the higher-end systems. The new system is available with or without 3D/4D imaging and includes a full suite of application-specific probes and software, customizable reports, and network/EMR connectivity capabilities.
The Alpha 6 received the 2010 International Forum Product Design Award for an ergonomic design that streamlines workflow and for being both user and patient friendly. The compact ergonomic design boasts a large programmable touch screen for quick access to frequently used controls. The ProSound Alpha 6 is mobile, economical, and environmentally friendly, with reduced power consumption.
"This year, we also introduced our premium F75 ultrasound system at an overseas conference," says Lybrook.
• User comfort: The system helps avoid work-related musculoskeletal disorders. Users can conduct examinations in a natural posture without stress or discomfort.
• Versatility: ProSound F75 performs a wide variety of examinations, making it cost-effective.
• Reduced patient dependency: Patients' physique and predisposition often impact the time needed for ultrasound examinations.
With these combined focuses, the company believes the ProSound F75 delivers facilitated workflow, investment return, and true diagnostics to best suit a user's specialty. The monitor and the operation panel have a wide range of movement, which reduces operators' muscle load by up to 20%. Also, operation automation makes examinations flow more smoothly. The ProSound F75 covers numerous applications in one console, with its wide variety of probes, measurement/report packages, and other elements. Further, the software is easily upgradeable.
The system combines all of ALOKA's cutting-edge technologies and thus achieves high spatial resolution. The combination of the CPWG+ (compound pulse wave generator, the new front-end processor) and Full Aperture Apodization (which uses all transducer elements of a probe) perfects the focus throughout the entire image, according to the company.
"The ProSound F75 will be available for delivery in late 2010. However, it most likely won't be out in the United States until next year," Lybrook says.
Introduced in late 2009, GE Healthcare's LOGIQ E9 ultrasound platform is flexible, giving clinicians the ability to gather images with deep penetration without sacrificing resolution (and in real-time 4D) and offers features and options that help a facility improve productivity and better manage data.
The LOGIQ E9's new Volume Navigation needle-tracking capability (introduced in March) with its sensor-tipped needle was designed to overcome many of the traditional challenges of existing ultrasound needle guidance, including needle visualization and deflection, determining entry points, and avoiding critical anatomy. Addressing those challenges helps increase the accuracy of biopsies, ablations, drainage, fluid aspiration, and general injections, says Dennis Meister, marketing manager for GE Healthcare's ultrasound products.
Before the skin is even penetrated, the LOGIQ E9's technology projects the needle path to the target, helping the clinician plan the optimal angle and point of entry. During the procedure, the system displays the needle's position in real-time graphics overlaid on an image of the scan plane. The needle's trajectory can then be monitored as it progresses toward the target.
The LOGIQ E9's advanced needle tracking helps clinicians utilize ultrasound during in-plane and challenging out-of-plane interventional procedures. "This can help reduce procedure time, limit repeat procedures, improve outcomes, and result in a better overall patient experience," says Meister.
Also available on LOGIQ E9 is GE Healthcare's Scan Assistant, which automates the more routine aspects of an ultrasound examination, thereby helping reduce keystrokes and repetitive motion and, as a result, allowing a sonographer to focus on the patient rather than the machine.
"In all, this means that the use of Scan Assistant could improve the patient experience while streamlining the ultrasound exam process by allowing sonographers to exam more patients while still reducing overall keystrokes," adds Meister.
Philips Healthcare is launching the biggest upgrade to its iU22 product line with the iU22 xMATRIX. "This upgrade involves addition of a breakthrough in transducer technology," notes Jim Brown, senior director of clinical and technical marketing.
The added transducer is the X6-1 PureWave xMATRIX array. "It features 9,212 separate active elements, which is 35 times more than current conventional transducers. That, combined with the PureWave design, allows us to achieve new clinical capabilities we couldn't provide with conventional technology," says Brown.
It is designed to provide better image quality, even on hard-to-image patients, and improve overall clinical confidence. "With so many simultaneously active elements, we can produce the thinnest ultrasound slices," Brown says.
Working in two planes at the same time can speed up workflow and streamlines scanning, potentially reducing scanning fatigue and repetitive stress injuries. "You can get orthogonal views very easily, and you don't have to twist your wrist," Brown notes.
Operators can acquire volume data without changing transducers and disrupting workflow. "This is a full-volume imaging transducer. So, with a touch of a button, you can get live volume displays," says Brown.
Users can go from 2D to 3D, 4D, MPR, Live xPlane, and Live Volume imaging at the press of a button using the same transducer. Also, the transducer is very fast, which can be a crucial consideration for the heavier, difficult-to-image patients and for those who can't hold their breath for very long.
Philips also recently introduced the CX50 POC, a new point-of-care configuration for its compact, portable CX50 ultrasound system. The CX50 POC provides clinicians with information during ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia and pain management. The technology can also be applied in critical/intensive care and emergency care settings. The CX50 POC offers a broad range of capabilities needed for ultrasound-guided procedures and focused exams, including cardiac, vascular access, lung, abdominal, OB/GYN, and musculoskeletal.
Siemens has made significant upgrades and enhancements to its ACUSON S2000 ultrasound system.
Siemens has addressed the issue with its 4C1 and 4V1 transducers. "We've optimized a new algorithm for speckle reduction [Dynamic TCE] that helps maintain resolution with better penetration, which represents an important development in deep abdominal imaging," Del Prince says.
Siemens' new syngo.fourSight Workplace software delivers true stereoscopic view of 3D images and provides a tool for improving patient throughput and department workflow. The software provides off-system 3D/4D volume manipulation and 2D image and clip review for a variety of the company's ultrasound platforms, including ACUSON S2000, the ACUSON Antares ultrasound system, and the ACUSON X300 ultrasound system premium edition.
Siemens worked with NVIDIA and its 3D Vision technology to enable ultrasound images to take on high-definition detail. "We have always been limited in the presentation of 3D images by monitor technology. Through the 3D Vision technology and our syngo.fourSight Workplace software, we can actually look at 3D images in true 3D," says Del Prince.
The base software provides access to a comprehensive tool set for volume image manipulation, including thick slice imaging, multislice imaging, and various rendering modes. In addition, the plug-in architecture provides access to optional clinical application packages, including amnioscopic rendering that diffuses a user-movable light source into the imaged structure to provide realistic fetal ultrasound images.
The syngo.fourSight Workplace integrates into users' clinical workflow as a PACS plug-in or PC-based solution. "If a customer is reviewing on their PACS workstation, they can perform their 3D/4D volume manipulation in the same location that they read their 2D images and clips. This unique plug-in solution provides a significant enhancement for customer workflow," says Del Prince.
Toshiba's most recent introductions include the Viamo laptop system, which placed the company in the ultraportable ultrasound market, and the Aplio MX, a premium midsized ultrasound system.
"We introduced both at the  RSNA meeting," says Tomohiro Hasegawa, director of Toshiba's ultrasound business unit.
• the ability to interchange Toshiba transducers while using the Viamo's transportation pole.
"It's our offering to the fast-growing point-of-care space, and it fits into the hand-carried category that allows you to take ultrasound technology into environments where you can't take a cart," says Hasegawa. "It's about bringing the imaging to the patient as opposed to bringing the patient to the imaging.
Hasegawa notes the system enables a variety of patient exams be performed at the bedside, including traditional radiology, pediatric, emergency, OB/GYN, vascular, and bariatric exams. It can also be used in the operating room during liver transplants when medical personnel must image the anastomoses to assess blood flow through the vessels.
The compact Aplio MX system provides premium clinical performance and high-end features at a lower price point. The system can perform ultrasound exams usually done with larger, more expensive ultrasound systems. The Aplio MX is approximately 30% lighter than traditional cart-based systems and improves ergonomics with its 19-inch flexible monitor and customizable key console. It can include Toshiba's iAssist technology, which stores frequently used protocols in the system, saving time during exams.
• more detailed ultrasound images by capturing information from multiple lines to improve structure definition and minimize noise and clutter.
ZONARE Medical Systems' products are based on the company's Zone Zonography technology, software architecture that enables the delivery of the first software-based platform. Since then, ZONARE has continually upgraded its software.
Elhihi adds that customers under service contract and warranty receive the upgrades at no additional change. "Also, new features that we come out with, such as elastography, become a purchasable option," he notes.
The new 4.3 release enables ZONARE to round out its transducer offerings, says Elhihi. The company's new C41 transducer is a tightly curved transducer for deep abdominal imaging in difficult-to-image patients. It offers physicians improved access and imaging performance, resulting in increased penetration of up to 35 cm with sensitive Doppler imaging.
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The high-resolution elastography images are generated and visualized through various gray-scale and colorized maps. All linear array transducers are supported.


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What is developer relations and why does it exist?
For those of us that work in developer relations, we have likely experienced a situation like the following.
"Let's start with a round of introductions. Sean, why don't you go first?", says the organizer of the meeting.
"Sure thing.
Hey there, my name is Sean Falconer and I work in developer relations."
Room full of blank stares.
Even in my day job, it's common to interact with colleagues that are unfamiliar with developer relations and externally, even more so.
Explaining your role and function comes with the territory of working in this space, but why is that? Why are people unaware of developer relations or confused about the responsibilities of those that work within the function?
I believe there are a variety reasons and in this post, we will take a deep dive into what people within developer relations actually do, why it's tricky to define, describe what developer relations is, and why it even exists?
What do you do in developer relations?
Before we jump into defining developer relations, I think it helps a lot to set a frame of reference by first understanding what are the kinds of things people in developer relations actually do.
The variety of tasks and responsibilities can vary a lot from company to company and individual to individual, so this is by no means an exhaustive list. The day in the life of someone working in developer relations could include any and all of these tasks (and probably other things):
Write a demo application for a new API feature
Write a blog post explaining the new API feature and why someone might want to use it
Update documentation for the new feature
Speak at a conference, event, or host a hackathon
Meet with the internal engineering team to review upcoming features and provide feedback
Meet with product to provide feedback about the roadmap, help prioritize feature development, and share what pain points exist for 3rd party developers
In collaboration with the business development team, attend a meeting with a high-priority 3rd party company to help them understand how to integrate with your platform
Review support tickets with the support team to understand common developer issues and build a plan for addressing the issues at scale
Review and tweak a marketing social media post that is targeting a developer audience
As you can see, developer relations is highly cross-functional, dynamic, and includes a wide breadth of skills and responsibilities. According to Bear Douglas, Director of Developer Relations at Slack, developer relations is "an interdisciplinary role that sits in a border space between product, engineering, and marketing".
In my experience, besides product management, developer relations is one of the only roles where you might be part of every kind of meeting; engineering meetings, go-to-market meetings, product prioritization meetings, partner meetings, marketing meetings, and overall program strategy.
The reason for such heavy cross functional involvement is because if developers are your user, then the developer experience is going to be important to all functions within the company. Developer relations teams own the developer narrative of a product, or as Reto Meier wrote, they are "responsible for your platform's developer experience".
The SendGrid team talks about this in terms of the 3Cs for Developer Relations: community, coding, and content.
Community is how you build personal connections with 3rd party developers and how you grow awareness of your platform. Coding is the creation of resources to be used by 3rd party developers. If you want to build trust with a developer community, you need to code. Your code forms the foundation for demonstrations of your platform, reference material, easy to copy snippets, inspiration, and shortcuts to success. Finally, content is both reference materials like documentation and guides, as well as videos and blogs. This is how you reach and educate your community.
Now that we know a little bit about what these crazy people do, let's look at why it's tricky to define developer relations.
Why is it difficult to define developer relations?
I believe there are several reasons why definitions of developer relations vary and why many people, even in the technology industry, are unaware about what developer relations is.
As you can see from the prior section, there is a large breadth of tasks and responsibilities within developer relations, and even within the same company, what you see from one person working in this field might be quite different from another. You can have people in developer relations that spend most of their time coding, while others spend most of their time making videos, and others presenting at conferences. My team is small, so we do a little bit of everything.
This makes it hard to define in a one succinct sentence.
Furthermore, developer relations as a function may be in different parts of an org structure depending on the company. You'll sometimes find it in engineering, or product, or marketing, and depending on where the function is located, the focus may vary.
Because of all this variability, the skillset can vary widely. In my experience at Google, developer relations is an engineering function and as such, most of us working in this area have software engineering backgrounds, but that's not universally the case with all companies.
In terms of awareness, developer relations is still a relatively new function for companies to have and it's really only applicable for companies with developer-facing products. As a result, most people working in the technology industry may never work at a company that has a need of a developer relations team. And since it's somewhat niche, people outside of the technology industry certainly would not be aware of the discipline and what it entails.
What is developer relations?
According to Derric Gilling, founder of moesif, "[t]he art of developer relations is to actually build authentic relationships within your community without selling or marketing to them."
In Mary Thengvall's excellent book The Business Value of Developer Relations, she states that the purpose of developer relations is to "build relationships with and enable our technical communities".
The mantra she promotes is:
To the community, I represent the company.
To the company, I represent the community.
I must have both of their interests in mind at all times.
I think this is one of the best descriptions of what developer relations is all about and I often use a version of this to describe my team's role.
Despite the mix of skills, backgrounds, and responsibilities, I believe the one common thread across all developer relations programs is that developer relations is a people business. It's about community and relationship building.
Effective developer relations means that you have built trust both externally and internally. Trust comes from building true and authentic relationships. This takes empathy, understanding, and the required technical skills to earn respect from other engineers.
Why does developer relations exist?
The simple answer is it always exists.
If you have a product where the users of that product are developers then you are already doing developer relations whether you have a dedicated team called developer relations or not. It's the same as customer support or product or UX design. Even if you haven't hired specific people to fill those roles, someone at your company is answering support calls or tickets, someone is making decisions around product requirements and roadmaps, and someone is putting pixels together to create a user interface.
So if you don't have a dedicated team but you have a developer-facing product, someone in your engineering or product team is likely writing documentation, putting together code samples, and connecting with developers to solve issues on top of their normal set of responsibilities.
It's important to understand that the first experience with any developer product is a combination of documentation, samples, and the process to get started. Nailing this experience and giving developers the tools they need to be successful is extremely important to platform adoption.
Twilio is a company that really focused on developers to great effect. As described by the BVP Group, Twilio successfully used "contests, promotions and social marketing targeting the web development community to generate viral buzz and word-of-mouth referrals".
In a space where developers were traditionally an afterthought and the historical approach for growth was direct sales, Twilio transformed an industry by focusing on developers as their go-to-market strategy, "an end customer that turned out to be more valuable than people initially thought".
To do developer relations really well, it needs to be part of your company's identity, a core function with a direct feedback loop to product and engineering as shown below (sourced from The Core Competencies of Developer Relations).
The Developer Relations ongoing interface cycle from The Core Competencies of Developer Relations
The faster you can spin this flywheel of feedback for product improvements, the faster you can iterate and improve the developer experience. Prioritizing developers not only leads to greater platform satisfaction but also adoption.
At its' heart, developer relations is a people business, it's about building real relationships with both internal and external engineers. If your product has an API or SDK, your company is likely already doing developer relations whether you call it that or not.
As a product and community scale, issues with the developer experience become amplified and it starts to become necessary to invest in having a dedicated team focused on making sure the developer experience is amazing and be a force multiplier to help grow adoption and awareness of the product.
The developer experience cannot be an afterthought, the bar set by the top API companies in the world is too high. It doesn't matter how great your product is, if developers cannot understand how to integrate or use it, they'll find another way. It's easier to try a new API than figure out how to unblock yourself if you get stuck during the try it out phase.
Finally, if you work in developer relations, hopefully the topics covered here resonated with you. If you do not work in this space and somehow stumbled into this blog post, hopefully you'll now nod enthusiastically when someone introduces themselves in a meeting and their role is in developer relations.
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This Georgian manor house set on the crest of a hill affords stunning 360 degree views of the surrounding area and has an indoor pool and a gym.
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Arguillana es un despoblado que actualmente forma parte de los concejos de Mendizábal y Nanclares de Gamboa, del municipio de Arrazua-Ubarrundia, en la provincia de Álava, País Vasco (España).

Toponimia
A lo largo de los siglos ha sido conocido con los nombres de Argillana,Arguillana y Arquizana.

Historia
Documentado desde 1025 (Reja de San Millán), formando parte de la Merindad de Gamboa.

Se despobló a partir de 1845 siendo sus tierras repartidas entre los concejos de Mendizábal y Nanclares de Gamboa.

A causa de la construcción del embalse de Ullíbarri-Gamboa, el 10 de mayo de 1957, la mayoría de su superficie fue sepultada bajo sus aguas.

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Ford to sell Aston Martin: Richemont, LVMH interested
Georg Kacher reported in Car yesterday that Ford will sell Aston Martin to one of two luxury goods' companies.
This makes total sense for either Richemont or LVMH, both in the running to acquire the Aston Martin brand and facilities.
For starters, their corporate cultures are likely to be compatible with Aston Martin's. There are already Bentley and Bugatti fashion accessories, so the luxury goods' groups are not exactly extending themselves too far.
Aston Martin itself has been moving toward a luxury goods' marketing process over the last few years, rendering it more compatible with these companies. Little details such as the starter button on the cars—despite their naff typeface—are meant to appeal to those buyers who delight in the small touches which set help justify spending a great deal more on a product. The marketing method includes creating a sense of exclusivity and using legends to sell products—and Aston has plenty of yarns.
The fact that it had not made a penny in its pre-Ford days is heroic—the sort of legend that actually makes a brand seem more exclusive. Ironically, this could ensure stronger financing. In the 21st century, such legends help create strong differentiation and, therefore, a stronger brand—particularly appealing to the likes of Richemont and LVMH. There is, too, the James Bond factor—which will contribute its share to enticing a buyer.
Richemont says that its brands are about style, quality and craftsmanship, even if cars do not figure in its usual areas of jewellery, watches and writing instruments. LVMH is as diverse, but it has managed to show that fashion, beauty and alcohol can be very similar, when marketing to a comfortable, rich niche.
The issues are twofold. I agree with Robin Capper that Ford is selling a golden goose, which makes little sense for a troubled company. Aston Martin was meant to be a testbed for its advanced technologies, so where will they go now? To Lincoln?
Secondly, the new owner will need to retain some links with other automakers, maybe even Ford. While it is likely to be able to secure finance for Aston Martin, economies of scale are still important in the car business. Kacher writes that Aston Martins share few components with other Fords, but when it comes to R&D, not many companies can be totally independent. Before Ford came along, Aston Martin, under Peter Livanos and family, and Victor Gauntlett, could not even afford to develop its own airbag. Aston's testing procedures could suffer without Ford.
But this will not be a story like the one where Coca-Cola took over wineries in the 1980s. That failed, not because Coke's FMCG management styles did not fit with wine-making, as the textbooks say. I argue that it was because the brands and cultures could never fit.
Here, we are talking about luxury goods' companies that have had huge success as brand stewards. The question is whether the brand will be a strong enough reason for Aston Martin's fit to succeed in a group that has had little to do with cars. In the opening decade of the 21st century, which, in many industries, is more about consumerism than innovation, seeing Aston Martin alongside Louis Vuitton or Baume & Mercier might not be unrealistic.
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Well this seems to be Ford's so called "strategic options" for their luxury brand Aston Martin. The company is now considering offers from interested parties willing to purchase the whole Aston Martin brand or only a portion of it. Looks like the company is seeing good potential for this move so as to attain a much needed boost in the company's sales and revenues.
# posted by Chuck: 9/09/2006 05:58:00 AM
True, Chuck, but I question just how much a billion dollars can help Ford just now. To me, it's still a golden goose moment.
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The front-wheel drive Audi TT RS 2012 racing version is now available for ordering for 180k euros. The 2.5L 5-cylinder engine delivers 380HP and is designed for extremely high mileage for a racing car. The car has been tested extensively on the race track for one year and in August, the car got the first pole position for a front-wheel drive vehilcle at the 6-hour VLN endurance race.
Ingolstadt, September 8, 2011 – Alongside the successful R8 LMS, Audi Sport customer racing is now offering another attractive customer sport race car: the racing version of the Audi TT RS can be ordered effective immediately.
The front-wheel drive TT RS powered by an engine with an output of about 279 kW (380 HP) has been developed by quattro GmbH in collaboration with Technical Development of AUDI AG for the SP4T class of the VLN Endurance Championship and extensively tested for about one year. After class victory at the 24-hour race on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in June, the testing phase culminated in an impressive performance at the 6-hour race on the world's toughest race track at the end of August: the first pole position of a front-wheel drive vehicle in the history of the VLN and overall victory ahead of rivals with higher power ratings.
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Audi has developed a race car body for the TT RS that is designed for maximum safety and high aerodynamic efficiency. But downforce is not the only thing that helps to put the power on the road. A sophisticated racing suspension with a wide range of adjustment options that are easy to operate assures supreme road-holding and particularly good balance.


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When it comes to overall survival benefits of ADT, does age matter?
ADT is the standard of care for prostate cancer patients with metastatic prostate cancer. But are there age-dependent disparities in the survival outcomes for patients on ADT?
In a recent retrospective study, investigators looked at five-year overall survival outcomes for 21,977 men who had been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. Patients were subdivided according to age (<65 and > 65 years) and treatment type. The different treatment groups included ADT + chemotherapy, ADT alone, or no treatment (observation only).
In controlling for various variables (e.g., disease status), the authors found no benefit to younger patients in going on ADT compared to older patients. As the study investigators note, there may be certain subgroups of younger patients with metastatic prostate cancer who do not benefit from ADT in terms of overall survival.
The authors thus argued for caution in starting younger patients on ADT given the side effects associated with this treatment. This makes sense given the fact that several of the major side effects of ADT (e.g., hot flashes, sexual dysfunction) are more bothersome for younger versus older patients.
Keating, M. J., Giscombe, L., Tannous, T., Reddy, N., Mukkamalla, S. K. R., DeSouza, A., & Rathore, R. (2019). Age-dependent overall survival benefit of androgen deprivation therapy for metastatic prostate cancer. Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1177/1078155219835597.


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Jeremy Renner and Hannibal Buress Join Ed Helms in New Line's 'Tag' (EXCLUSIVE)
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Jeremy Renner and Hannibal Buress are in negotiations to join Ed Helms in the New Line comedy "Tag," sources tell Variety.
Jeff Tomsic is on board to direct from a script by Mark Steilen and Rob McKittrick. Todd Garner, Steilen, and Sean Robins are producing.
The film is based on a true story featured in the Wall Street Journal about a group of friends who have been playing a no-holds-barred version of the children's game Tag for the last 30 years.
Details of Renner and Buress' roles are currently unknown, other than the fact that they will be part of the core group of friends.
For Renner, the role marks a change of pace. The actor is known more for his dramatic and action-heavy roles in the "Mission: Impossible" franchise and "American Hustle." Renner was most recently seen in the Oscar-nominated "Arrival" and is starring in Taylor Sheridan's "Wind River," which will be released this August. He is currently working on "Avengers: Infinity War."
Buress, on the other hand, has emerged as one of the hot tickets on the comedy tour scene. On the film side, he can be seen next be seen in "Baywatch" and "Spider-Man: Homecoming."
Renner is repped by CAA and Felker, Toczek, Suddleson and Abramson. Buress is repped by WME, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller & Gellman.
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Mario Bava's The Whip and the Body (1963) artfully emphasizes gothic cinema's perverse core. Even its camp aspects possess operatic intensity. In this scene Kurt, the prodigal son, appears to return from the grave as a revenant to torment his erstwhile betrothed, Nevenka. The best way to watch this clip, I think, is to mute it– which is a rough but enlightening way to judge film art.
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Georges Boulon was awarded his PhD in Physical Sciences in 1968 in Paris. He has done most of his university teaching and research at the University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, but he has also made scientific visits to the universities of Wisconsin and Oklahoma (USA) and the University of Tohoku (Japan).
Between 1983 and 1994 he was the director of the Physical Chemistry Laboratory of Luminescent Materials of the University Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Subsequently he was the director of the National Research Group of the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) in Luminescent Materials between 1994 and 2001, a member of the National Committee of French Universities for the French Prime Minister, and chairman of the Committee of Experts at the University Claude Bernard Lyon 1. At present he is emeritus professor of this university.
Dr Boulon has always worked in close connection with luminescence, in particular the different oxidation states of chromium and he has gained widespread international recognition. He has also studied the dynamics of electronic excitation and relaxation, energy transfer between ions, and the behaviour of chromium when it functions as a solid state laser.


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"There are no tears": GSP announces his retirement from MMA
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— Feb 23, 2019
I don't want those other guys to call me out, because I'm out.
St-Pierre won Sports Illustrated fighter of the year in 2009. "It also takes a lot of discipline to stop while still feeling that you're in the best physical and mental shape of your life, but I've always planned to leave the sport when I'm at the top and in good health", St-Pierre said in a statement. "It was a long process in my mind". Only a few people have done it and I always said that I want to retire on my own and not be told to retire.
Meanwhile, UFC president Dana White has paid tribute to St-Pierre's influence on mixed martial arts.
Georges St-Pierre has announced his retirement from mixed martial arts at the age of 37. At that particular moment I knew that's exactly what I wanted to do. It's weird, it's like I had a vision.
"The career of an athlete is not a straight line". "Everything starts with a dream".
Prior to his retirement, however, there had been rumblings that a potential match between GSP and Khabib Nurmagomedov could potentially happen in 2019. "If Khabib wins, it would be good for his momentum, to grow him and the promotion". He also made it a point to laud his opponents. I don't have that same motivation. I don't have the same anger - the same hunger - anymore. "I think he's the best fighter right now and I look forward to seeing his next fight". He is inarguably one of the very best fighters of all time.
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Ocasio-Cortez then doubled down by invoking a scene from The Office in her takedown of the billboard. Whether Ocasio-Cortez's grievances are justified is questionable. "We could hire out more teachers".
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Very, very bad situation between India and Pakistan: Donald Trump
Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed claimed responsibility for the attack. "India is looking at something very strong". We want to see it just stop. "We are very much involved in that (process)", Trump told reporters at the Oval Office.
But then he challenged Michael Bisping to a middleweight title fight that took a year to finally happen and he won the belt, only to give it up 33 days later. Like a movie scenario: Oh, he's coming back!
"This business of mixed martial arts is about what's next?"
Thursday's event in Montreal and the outpouring of respect being shown toward St-Pierre are awesome; however, this feels more like Brett Favre calling it a career with the Packers, only to suit up with the Jets the next season before going on to play a couple more years with the Vikings after that.
"But, it would be [an] honour for me to share [the] octagon with one of the greatest fighters of all time".
"I know Khabib wants it and I want it, but UFC has other plans", St-Pierre said Thursday. He became a two-division champion after taking down Bisping at UFC 217 for the middleweight title.
Oh man, what a disaster! Scotland bowl Oman out for 24!
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Codemasters® today partnered with Bidstack and the government to promote the 'Hands, Face, Space' health messaging in DiRT Rally 2.0™ and GRID®. The messaging is part of the Government's efforts to get the essential messaging into more homes during the Christmas period, and remind players of the importance of looking after themselves, their families and the wider community.
The initiative is the second between Codemasters, Bidstack, and the government, having partnered in April alongside other UK games companies to promote 'Stay Home, Save Lives'. By using Bidstack's in-game advertising platform, banners already in place within the virtual DiRT Rally 2.0 and GRID environments will carry Public Health England's latest messaging with geo-targeted messaging for UK players.
"While there is now light at the end of the tunnel, it's still important to continue to drive the latest 'Hands, Face, Space' messaging," said John Merchant, Marketing Director at Codemasters. "The real-time ads will be seen by our UK players, and will help reinforce the messaging at a time where we all hope to spend a little extra time with our loved ones."
"In a year that has been challenging for many, we are proud to be delivering this important message to gamers on behalf of Codemasters and the government," said James Draper, Bidstack's CEO. "Reinforcing the message to the gaming community in a way that doesn't intrude on their experience is a fantastic way to raise awareness."
DiRT Rally 2.0, released in February 2019, recently surpassed 7 million total players across multiple platforms. GRID launched in October 2019 won the Best Racing Game at European video game expo, gamescom
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The University of Edinburgh Business School has a long and established tradition of research excellence, dating back to 1918, when we introduced the first Bachelors of Commerce. Since then, we've remained committed to developing effective and responsible leaders, through the creation of incisive knowledge in dialogue with the world around us. Part of the University of Edinburgh, globally ranked 17th in the world, we're a vibrant, dynamic Business School.
Today in addition to 21 undergraduate programmes encompassing a range of business topics, we offer 11 Masters programmes coverage cutting-edge themes including Carbon Finance, Banking and Risk, International Business and Emerging Markets. We're also one of the top 1% of business schools world-wide to be triple accredited by the three largest and most influential accreditation bodes - AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA.
The world of business never stands still, so it's important we as business educators keep pace with the developing agenda to deliver the skills our students need to stand apart, and create the leaders needed to address emerging challenges. Strong links with major businesses including Procter & Gamble, KPMG, Shell and Tesco allow us to engage directly with emerging global trends, and understand the skills and employers prioritise and need.
Our new Executive MBA has already welcomed an impressive group of 30 senior executives, including international talent from BP, Rolls Royce, RBS, Lloyds Banking Group, Standard Life and Ferrovial, among others. And we've just launched a new MSc programmes in International Human Resource Management in response to the latest emerging challenges facing global industry.
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The University of Edinburgh Business School takes a radically different approach to undergraduate business programmes. Flexible and professional, these undergraduate programmes create a unique and enriching experience based upon integrating practical skills and theoretical learning. These degrees have also been designed to give students fundamental attributes with a choice that allows them to be as specialised or generalist as they wish. The school draws on a variety of disciplines, such as psychology, law, economics, sociology, and mathematics. The courses cover topics in businesses and also in other types of organisation, for example charities and voluntary organisations. All students are given an opportunity to study abroad in the third year of their programme.
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College years can be the most magical time in one's life. From parties, falling in love, and changing majors to the experience of stress and pressure that ensures friends for life, celebrating successes, and learning from failures - having a safe environment to do this is of the utmost importance.
And for parents sending their children off to college, safety is usually a top concern. It is often the first time that their kids are on their own, living independently outside of the home. Choosing a school with a solid reputation for security and low potential for dangerous threats allows moms and dads to breathe easier once their kids ship off to earn a higher education.
With this thought in mind, we compiled our list of the Safest Colleges in America.
Due to the many different variables in play such as campus size, location, and culture, coming up with an accurate and fair ranking is a challenge. Some might say that campuses that rank high on a safety list have better PR in place instead of actually being safer. While these are valid concerns (and we certainly advise students and their parents to visit the colleges to see and feel the campuses for themselves), we do believe that we have been able to rank fairly and objectively. Not only have we taken data submitted to the FBI, we have also reviewed this data relative to the surrounding area of the campus. We have not taken any publications by the respective college into consideration for our list thus refuting the PR argument.


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Ohio Proposal Would Limit Patient Supply by THC Amount, a First Among Legal States
The Associated PressFebruary 27, 2017
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio regulators have proposed restrictions on how much medical marijuana a patient could buy that would be among the strictest in the nation.
Under Ohio's medical marijuana law, patients with 20 medical conditions can buy and use cannabis if recommended by a doctor. The state's program is slated to become operational in September 2018.
The Ohio State Board of Pharmacy this past week released draft rules detailing the allowable amounts, Cleveland.com reported.
Regulators are proposing limiting supplies by a product's amount of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis. Ohio would be the first of the 28 medical marijuana states to calculate limits this way.
"I think this is the right approach because we're in the middle of the pack of states that have adopted this," Steven Schierholt, executive director of the State Board of Pharmacy, told the Ohio Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee. "We've benefited from what other states have done and have the benefit of their successes and failures."
Patients could buy and possess up to six ounces of plant material or marijuana products containing the equivalent amount of THC in a 90-day period. Patients could mix and match products, but the amount could not exceed a total 90-day supply. (See chart below.)
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Chris Lindsey, senior legislative counsel for pro-marijuana group Marijuana Policy Project, said dosage and supply are tricky limits for the state to set because doctors can't prescribe how much a patient can consume.
The proposed rules would impose a $100 fee on each strain or dosage of a product, which would likely be paid by the product manufacturer.
Public comment on the proposal is being accepted through March 10. The rules will go through two more stages of review and comment before being finalized.
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Regulators are proposing the following limits, per Cleveland.com:
6 ounces of plant material with THC levels below 23 percent
4 ounces of plant material with THC levels above 23 percent — the maximum level allowed is 35 percent
40.5 grams of THC in vaping oils (220 mg per day)
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MICKY DOLENZ, lead singer of the Monkees, has inked a deal to record an album of the classic songs of Carole King, to be titled KING FOR A DAY, with the album to be released on Gigitone Records this Summer.The album, which is currently being recorded in L.A., will be produced by Jeffrey Foskett, who has worked extensively with Brian Wilson, and played on Wilson's 2004 Grammy-winning version of SMILE. Dolenz always planned to record an album with her songs, "To honor her body of work," he adds."Is something I have always planned to do." King, whose songs ("Pleasant Valley Sunday"; "Sometime in the Morning"; and, "The Porpoise Song (Theme From Head)" have emerged as signature songs from the iconic band, whose record sales are at more than 65 million. Dolenz, currently on the small screen via CMT's GONE COUNTRY 3, adds several guest-artists will be present for the recording of the CD, "Carole King song's have withstood the test of time and continue to resonate like never before. She's a tremendous artist and again I feel honored to perform her work."
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Jason Kenny 'dead chuffed' as Great Britain win team sprint silver at Track Cycling World Championships
By Tom Cary, Cycling Correspondent, in Apeldoorn 28 February 2018 • 9:56pm
Jason Kenny returned to the highest level of competition with a strong ride alongside his team-mates in the men's team sprint final at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships as Great Britain won silver Credit: BBC
He took a sabbatical, got married, became a father and reversed a decision to retire. But Jason Kenny was back in the medals on Wednesday night after he and team-mates Jack Carlin and Ryan Owens took team sprint silver on the opening day of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Holland.
The six-time Olympic champion – who returned to training six months ago and has not ridden in any rounds of the winter UCI World Cup series – declared himself "dead chuffed" with the result, admitting he would have taken silver had he been offered it last week.
"Obviously when you lose a final it leaves a sour taste but I'm well happy with that," Kenny said. "A month ago I wasn't sure I'd even be in the team to travel. And even when I did make it I wasn't sure I'd make the [final trio]. Joe [Truman] has been going really well to be fair. So the fact I got the nod and we stuck it on the podium as well… I'm dead chuffed."
Considering Great Britain have won the last three Olympic titles, their record in men's team sprint at the world championships is actually surprisingly poor. You have to go back 13 years to when they last won world gold; Jason Queally, Chris Hoy and Jamie Staff beating the Dutch in Los Angeles in 2005. And they had not won a medal of any colour in this event since 2011.
In truth, they never quite looked like taking gold on Wednesday. Kenny, who had taken over from Truman at man three after the qualifying round [when Britain went fourth quickest], kept his place for the final, while Phil Hindes who had come in for Owens at man two, made way again.
In the frame: Men's team sprint at the Track Cycling World Championships
But the Great Britain trio were 0.15sec behind the Dutch after the first lap, 0.25sec behind them at 500m, and finished a good half a second down by the finish, much to the delight of the crowd in Apeldoorn.
Kenny – who rode man two in all three winning Olympic finals in 2008, 2012 and 2016 – admitted it was "a little bit different" riding man three, but said he had been more than happy to do so. "I've ridden [man] one in the past," he said. "I don't really mind where I ride. Ryan and Phil have been going really well at man two. And Joe has been going really well at man three. I know he's just been getting a little stretched at the starts, so that was kind of the rationale [behind Kenny going man three]. If Joe could get on the back he probably would have gone a little quicker [than me] to be fair. But unfortunately he's just still getting stretched a little bit…."
Great Britain's men's sprint team had to settle for second spot on the podium on the opening day of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Apeldoorn, Holland Credit: Getty Images
Kenny's wife, Laura, will have the chance to go one better than her husband on Thursday, with the Great Britain women's pursuit quartet of Kenny, Katie Archibald, Elinor Barker and Emily Nelson qualifying second fastest behind defending champions the United States.
Kenny did not stop to speak to reporters afterwards, rushing back to her flat in Apeldoorn to look after her six-month old son Albie. But she tweeted her delight at a successful return to competitive cycling. "Felt like I was back at my first worlds all over again today," Kenny wrote. "Nervous/excited and everything else in between. 2nd fastest for us. 2 more to go. Absolutely loved being back!!"
Great Britain's men's team pursuit, meanwhile, are guaranteed of at least a silver medal after Ed Clancy, Kian Emadi, Charlie Tanfield and Ethan Hayter qualified fastest and then produced a solid first round ride against Germany to go through to Thursday's gold medal ride where they will face Denmark.
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Archibald was left kicking herself after the women's scratch race, though. The Scot let Holland's Kirsten Wild go with around six laps remaining, believing they would both be swallowed up by the chasing pack. In the event, Wild escaped decisively and Archibald was passed by four others, with Belgium's Jolien D'Hoore and Denmark's Amelie Dideriksen rounding out the podium.
"I didn't actually believe that was the winning move," Archibald said of Wild's attack. "I didn't realise how much she had there. I just didn't have the legs in the end."
Archibald will have plenty more chances to win medals this week. Not only will she go in the team pursuit today, she is defending her omnium title on Friday and rides with Barker in the Madison on Saturday.
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Choosing a business partner can be as important as choosing a spouse. You'll likely spend more daylight hours with a business partner than with your spouse so deciding to go into business with someone should be a very careful decision.
Selecting the wrong partner can mean lost time and money and a damaged or ruined relationship. It can also kill a business and leave legal consequences for the owners.
So how do you pick a partner? Begin by making sure that you have similar ethics and goals. Don't assume that you agree on how to handle tough issues. Explore various scenarios and discuss how you each would handle things. Think more about what you'll need to do if the business encounters problems than how you'll deal with success.
Write an operating agreement. That's a statement of the responsibilities each partner will handle, what you'll bring to the company, how you'll split profi t and losses, how much time each of you expects to contribute, how you'll handle disagreements and what happens if one of you dies or otherwise wants or needs to leave the business. When discord occurs, the two of you can say, "Let's see what we wrote in our operating agreement about that topic." Discussing problems before they occur will help to prevent blowups.
Understand the personality and strengths and weaknesses of your potential partner. Usually this means knowing the individual for a long time so you know what might cause a bad mood or disagreement. You will also comprehend how you'll mesh in the business environment and what each of you will contribute to the success of the operations. A quick decision to start an enterprise together is often a bad choice. The time needed to be sure you're on the same wavelength is time well spent.
Opening a business with a family member can be a wonderful experience or a terrible mistake. A failed business can lead to very uncomfortable family gatherings and years of distress. Clearly stated expectations and excellent communication are keys to success.
The business consultants at the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at McNeese State University are ready to talk with you about picking your partner in entrepreneurship. Call 337-475-5529 to schedule an appointment with an experienced professional for no-cost assistance. For over 30 years, the LSBDC at McNeese has worked with entrepreneurs and business owners who are looking to start or grow their small business. Visit www.lsbdc.org/msu to learn more about us.
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