Update to this post: Make sure to read the comments for more excellent tips from experienced translators!
Today is the first day of the winter session of the online course I teach for beginning translators. It's an occasion that always prompts me to think of the first day I thought of myself as a translator, and what I did correctly and incorrectly during that stressful and exciting first year as a freelancer. I've been mulling over some of the best and worst decisions I made when I first started freelancing, and I hope that readers will feel free to add their own tips. Here I'm mainly including advice for people who are in their first year of freelancing, but some of these tips apply to experienced translators as well.
DO keep a record of all of your contacts. During the first year you'll be doing a lot of marketing; at times during my first year, I was doing about 80% marketing and 20% translation. Trust me; a lot of this effort is wasted if you don't have a good system for tracking who you've contacted, what the response was (if any) and how you followed up if there was a response. This could take the form of a computerized contact management system, a spreadsheet, or even a Rolodex-type file, but make sure you save this information.
DO NOT take on work that you know is wrong for you just because you need work. This is a mistake that I made several times during my beginner days. For example, at one point I let a client convince me to translate into French and then have my work proofed by a native speaker. This resulted in a lower hourly rate for me since I write very slowly in French, and also in a lower-quality end product than what the client would have received from a native French speaker. At the time I remember thinking "…well, if the client thinks it's OK…" whereas now this is one of my non-negotiables no matter what the client says; I translate into English only.
DO ask prospective clients in your area for an informational interview. To give my beginner self some credit, this is one thing that I think I did well. I e-mailed a variety of prospective clients in the Boulder/Denver area and asked if I could come in to learn some more about their business and how I might, at some point, fit in. I think that this took the pressure off the prospective client because I wasn't aggressively pumping them for work, and I also correctly theorized that I presented myself better in person than on paper. Of the five or so prospective clients I visited, I ended up getting work from three of them soon after.
DO NOT contact agency owners directly. Of the beginner mistakes I made, this one was probably the worst; I used the local translator's association directory to find local agencies, then I phoned up the owners. Now I realize that although association directories and client websites are a great resource, wasting someone's time is a very poor first impression. Always use the general contact information provided on a prospective client's website, and avoid cold phone calls in nearly every situation.
DO ask for very specific instructions on your first few projects. Unless you've misrepresented your experience, most of your clients will realize that you're a beginner and won't mind doing a little hand-holding. So ask them: what do they mean by "reproduce the formatting exactly"? Should you do something special with handwritten text? What if something is illegible? What if there are abbreviations that you don't understand?
DO NOT set your rates suspiciously low. I think that especially in a down economy, many beginning freelancers are tempted to set their rates markedly below the going rate for their languages. I still cringe at some of the rates I accepted when I was first starting out. In one sense, I think that offering attractive terms can help get your business of the ground; in another sense, I think that lowball rates attract bottom-feeding clients who are looking for high-quality work for minimum wage. Personally, I think it's a better idea to sweeten your offer in other ways; maybe offering night or weekend work without a rush charge, or being available on holidays when other translators aren't working.
DO set reasonable expectations for the growth and success of your business. Of all the advice I give beginners, I would tag this as the most important. I've been contacted many times by beginning translators who say that they're "so discouraged" because they've sent out 25 applications in the last month and they still have no work. In my own case, I contacted over 400 prospective clients during my first year in business and it still took about 18 months until I was replacing the income from my previous full-time job. I think that for most people, it takes at least a year to get your business to the point where you are working more than you are looking for work; once you break through this point, you will hopefully have a freelance business that becomes like a regular job where you have a great deal of control over your schedule and income.
Please feel free to add your own advice to beginners too!
* DO NOT TAKE on more words than you can realistically handle without losing sleep. I know it's tempting when someone calls you with 3,000 words for tomorrow, but especially in the beginning, you need to start slow. To this day I don't take crazy-rush projects like that. I know my limitations (=I am not that fast, and I don't like extreme time pressure because I can't guarantee a high-quality product), and I stick to them. I am in awe of people who can routinely do 3,000 -4,000 words a day. I'd be setting myself up for failure.
* DO DEMAND PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL PRICES. Amen on your post on that. You have to start high, even if you are just starting out. Of course experienced translators should earn more, but on top of that high base. You will not be paid a higher rate by the same client (or others, as word on rates spreads fast) once you accepted a lower rate. Why would they pay you more when the client knows you will do it for less?
*DO TAKE time to take care of your physical well-being. You don't need to be glued to your computer 24/7: go out and clear your head by running, taking a walk, biking, getting some fresh air, etc. You need a healthy body to have a healthy mind!
*DO ESTABLISH a good network of colleagues: there's enough work for all of us, and this is a business of referrals. We've sent work to our trusted colleagues for years, and everyone wins. I strongly recommend getting involved in the local translation organization as well.
*Do KEEP GOOD RECORDS for tax purposes. Lunch with a prospective client? Keep the receipt! Miles driven to see your accountant! Keep track of the miles = tax deduction.
*Do NOT get in the habit of talking or complaining about "the agency's rates".
I would also add "Please do NOT contact an agency repeatedly asking why they have not given you a project". We have removed translators with good credentials from our database because they have crossed the line from persistent to downright annoying. We may not have contacted you because we don't have anything in your language pair and calling every few days is not going to change that!
* SAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY YOUR TAXES. Remember there's no employer withholding money from your paycheck anymore. You may need to send up to 30% or so of your earnings to Uncle Sam (more or less depending on where you live).
* ASK THE PROJECT MANAGER IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. Bosses and managers would far rather have you ask them questions than do something totally wrong and try to hide it and hope they won't notice. Don't wait until you turn the project in, either. Send them an email right when the question comes up. If you're embarrassed to ask the PM, try asking another translator who can act as a mentor to you first.
* DO CONSIDER PROOFREADING JOBS. If you proofread the work of other, more experienced, translators, you will quickly learn to recognize the difference between good and bad translations. This will help you see things from your client's perspective and make you a better translator.
* BE PROFESSIONAL. Even if you're working from home and you're in your pajamas and there is chaos reigning in your home, you must shield your client from this. A client wants a translator who interacts by e-mail *as if* they were wearing a suit and sitting in a fastidious, dictionary-laden office. The client wants to pretend you're a computer genius, a language genius, a business genius. Make it easy for them to pretend this and they will love you.
Many of these are good tips for anyone starting their own business, not just for translators. I'm going to remember this and look back over time…it's not easy!!
Think about what agencies can offer you: the option to say no to a job when you are busy, when you don't feel like it, or when you want to go on a holiday. An end client may go and seek another translator if you can't help them, as they need the job done (and this may erode your clientele), but an agency will just give you a ring two weeks later with a new project. And this is a major advantage worth considering when comparing agencies' fees and fees for end clients.
What I'd like to add: REMEMBER YOU RUN YOUR OWN BUSINESS. Your clients are your business partners, not your employers. This means that you determine your rates and payment terms, not the client. You can negotiate them, but ultimately you're the one who decides what you do and don't accept. So if you are unhappy about your rates, payments terms, conditions, etc., don't complain, but negotiate better rates and conditions!
Thank you SO much for this. A lot of the points were advice I'd already been given by people in business, or things that I'd learned during the whole process of qualifying. But even if it was something I knew already, it's good to be reminded now and again.
Loved the reminder about realistic expectations. I was guilty of this before I even got my first job (I'm currently on client #2… so still very early days), after contacting countless agencies, replying to various jobs posted on forums, and getting no response. It still probably only amounted to a few dozen attempts, though – really not enough to be getting discouraged about at that point.
Wow! Even more great tips here, these could be a post in themselves, thanks to everyone who offered suggestions and those who have enjoyed the post.
Having just started as freelance, I do indeed keep track of contacts in an xls sheet, incl. rates I offered and the counter-offer. I include the rate structure since it seems each agency has a different discount rate for fuzzies and 100%/repetitions, as well as the payment terms, and anything that may impact my decision to accept the deal. Once the client and I have reached an agreement, I only have to transfer that information into my finance info.
As for the tax money, I put it on a saving account so that I get some interests and I do not inadvertently use it for other purposes.
And a question for Janine: what you're describing is close to harassment. However, I'm thinking of reminding a few people of my great skills and availability a few times a year and would like to hear whether once per quarter/semester would still sound too much for you.
Thanks for another invaluable post. When asking for an informational interview, who did you request to have it with? Or did you just ask for an interview and leave it up to them to decide?
@Holly, if I recall correctly, I sent an initial inquiry to the general e-mail address on the agency's website, then if someone responded to me, I asked them for the informational interview. Good luck to you!
Thanks a lot for this wonderful post! I'm starting my freelance career and the tips and comments are really useful. Specially, knowing that it probably will take more than a year to be able to live from this job. Patience!
Thanks Cristina and best of luck to you! And yes,the first year as a freelancer is a lot of patience and hard work, but you'll get there if you stick with it!
Any plans to release a digital version of your book – Kindle or ebook?
I'm someone travelling the world long-term, running an internet marketing business. With a second language under my belt, when I was first looking for ways to earn income while travelling, I'd have read your book in a heartbeat. However, ordering the paperback while travelling is inconvenient, digital is much more accessible.
There's quite a few "Digital Nomads" kicking around, and people tempted by the lifestyle – many of them with language proficiencies and interests – you could be the first to really market freelance translation to them. It's a burgeoning movement; check out DigitalNomadAcademy.com for an idea of the demand for this stuff.
I think there's a great business opportunity for you here if you brought out a digital version of your book, maybe alongside a well-marketed website. Not to mention real potential for a partnership with one of the "Lifestyle Design" businesses like DNA.com mentioned above, getting your book in front of their audience.
Let me know if you're interested in these ideas, I'd be happy to talk further.
Hello Richie and thanks for your message. I'm actually working with BookBaby right now on a Kindle, iPad, etc. edition of my book. Thanks for asking!
Hello! Thanks for this excellent post! But I have a few more questions that I hope one of you more experienced translators might be able to answer (thanks in advance).
I'm a beginner translator, and I start working as a live translator (English to Spanish) on Tuesday for the "Mary Poppins" Theatrical Production in my country. Approximately, I'll be working 12-hour shifts, 6 days per week, translating for the Disney-USA and The London Theatre crews.
I'm only 19, yet I've been studying english for the past 16 years, and I lived in America for a year, too. So I'm really wondering what I should charge them. I'm meeting on Monday to talk over my fees and over-all details, and honestly I was indeed thinking about lowering my rates since I am a beginner.
But now, I want to start out well and get it right from the very beginning. If any of you were in my position, what would you do? Any idea of how much I should charge, or an average?
Any comments are very much appreciated, and congratulations, again, on the awesome post!
I don't know if you can help me but I am an unexperienced translator currently trying to obtain further experience and I am unsure what rate per word I should be asking for. I work within the Portuguese-English language pair and don't quite know what to indicate to an employer when they ask that I indicate my wages. Do you have any suggestions on what a realistic rate would be at this stage? I would greatly appreciate your help.
Hi Daniel and congratulations on launching your translation business. I would recommend a few things: a) calculate how much you need/want to earn and how fast you translate; that will give you an idea of the per-word or per-hour rate that will result in your target income; b) look at translation industry compensation surveys published by translators' associations and see what they say. Unfortunately the ATA study is out of date and out of print, but other associations should have more recent ones available.


For the second season running, Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham Hotspur side look to have fallen short in their quest to lift the Premier League title for the first time.
This isn't a question of bottle though as far as we're concerned. It's more about strength in depth – or lack of.
So if there's one thing Spurs must do this summer, it's add to their ranks.
And the latest odds are suggesting they could secure a deal for Everton and England star Ross Barkley.
Reports this morning said that the North London outfit would face stiff competition for Barkley's signature from their bitter rivals, Arsenal.
But our traders make Tottenham clear favourites at 6/4 to land the 23-year-old this summer.
The Gunners, meanwhile, remain 5/1 shots while Chelsea are 4s.
A relatively quiet campaign last time out was followed up with a much more impressive season from the attacking midfielder this year.
He's featured in 34 of Everton's 36 top-flight games, starting 31 of them while chipping in with four goals and an impressive nine assists.
It's thought the Toffees will demand a fee in the region of £35m were they to allow the youngster to leave Goodison Park this summer.
When you consider the fact that Spurs have spent almost 10 times that amount in the last five years on new arrivals, you'd have to say Barkley would prove a steal.
What's more, Everton may have already found Barkley's replacement in Swansea City's Gylfi Sigurdsson.
A lot could depend on whether the Swans avoud the drop. Do that, and it'll be hard for the Toffees to convince the Welsh outfit to sell their prised asset. However, relegation for Swansea would make it unlikely they even had a say in the matter.
But what do fans think? Would Barkley be right for Spurs, and is £35m a reasonable asking price?


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Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP
Boost for 2.7 Million Australians
More than 2.7 million Australians will receive increased financial support from 20 March 2008, following legislation introduced into Parliament today.
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin said the Government was delivering on its election commitment to help make ends meet for seniors, carers and people with disability.
"The Government understands the cost of living pressures faced by many in the community," Ms Macklin said.
Under the legislation introduced today the Utilities Allowance would increase from $107.20 a year to $500 a year.
"The increased allowance will be paid to all current recipients and extended to all recipients of the Carer Payment, Disability Support Pension, Widow B Pension, Wife Pension and Bereavement Allowance," Ms Macklin said.
"Veterans and their partners receiving the invalidity service pension, partner service pension or an income support supplement will also receive the allowance for the first time.
"The Utilities Allowance will now be paid in quarterly instalments to meet quarterly utilities bills."
The Seniors Concession Allowance and Telephone Allowance will also increase from 20 March 2008.
The Seniors Concession Allowance will rise from $218 a year to $500 a year for around 320,000 Commonwealth Seniors Health Card and Gold Card holders, and will also be paid quarterly in line with the Utilities Allowance.
An increased rate of Telephone Allowance from $88 a year to $132 a year, will be available for around one million veterans, income support recipients of Age Pension age, Commonwealth Seniors Health Card holders and recipients of Carer Payment and Disability Support Pension who have a home internet connection.
Telephone Allowance recipients must give Centrelink or the Department of Veterans' Affairs details of their home internet service provider before 20 March in order to be paid the increase on time.
"All allowance increases will be paid in the fortnight starting 20 March and everyone will be paid by 3 April 2008," Ms Macklin said.
"Paying the allowance quarterly gives them the peace of mind and certainty that they will have the funds on hand to pay their bills."
We're also helping them stay in touch with friends, children and grandchildren around the country and the world, via the internet. Affordable home access to the internet has the potential to connect them with a new world of communication, information and entertainment."

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Home » Prudential and BritCham aim to improve LGBT+ community visibility in the workplace
Prudential and BritCham aim to improve LGBT+ community visibility in the workplace
by Vietnam Insider October 17, 2022
Sự kiện "Pride at work" do Prudential và Britcham tổ chức làn đầu tiên thu hút 100 lãnh đạo cùng thực hiện cam kết phá bỏ định kiến giới nơi công sở
Prudential Vietnam Assurance Private Limited ("Prudential Vietnam") and the British Chamber of Commerce Vietnam ("BritCham Vietnam") co-organised the first "Pride at Work" event to promote a healthier Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) culture in the workplace by addressing LGBT+ community experiences in Vietnam. The event drew 100 leaders from various organisations who pledged to break the bias in LGBTQ+ community at work.
Prudential and BritCham want to start the movement Pride at work to create a truly diverse and inclusive culture in the corporate environment. A healthy workplace that deepens belonging will benefit not only the employees but corporations greatly. Stonewall, the leading UK based charity for LGBTQ+ advocacy states that "The best employers understand why all their employees should feel welcome, respected and represented at work. They know that inclusion drives better individual, business, and organisational outcomes. And they believe that staff must be able to bring their whole selves to work. Because when LGBTQ+ employees feel free to be themselves, everybody benefits."
This first ever "Pride at work" event in Vietnam underscores both organizations' dedication to promoting diversity and equality in the workplace by engaging & inspiring businesses and organizations in the Britcham's network. The event is also an opportunity to strengthen awareness about the importance of breaking social bias for LBGTQ+ and share experiences through networking to drive LGBTQ+ activities in business.
Joining the event were Mr. Tran Thanh Phong (Chief Marketing Officer of Prudential Vietnam), Mr. Alan Phan (Founding Head of School of North London Collegiate School Ho Chi Minh City), Ms. Ngo Le Phuong Linh (Director of ICS Center) and Mr. Ung Hoang Loi (Director- Media & eCom Transformation of P&G Vietnam). In a panel discussion, they shared how organisations can break the bias for LGBTQ+ in the workplace and what they have done to create an inclusive and diverse working environment. Moderated by Dustin Phuc Nguyen, the panellists shared their insights about the challenges for LGBT+ in the grey-suited world of business world, especially 'traditional and conservative' businesses.
Despite apparent corporate support, Stonewall reports that more than a third of LGBT staff (35%) have hidden that they are LGBT at work for fear of discrimination and one in ten ethnic, including black and Asian, LGBT employees (10 per cent) have been physically attacked by customers or colleagues in the last year. Many members of the LGBTQ+ community report feeling vulnerable, underrepresented, and unable to bring their whole selves to the workplace[i].
In early August, Vietnam's ministry of health said in an official document that being LGBTQ+ is "entirely not an illness" and "cannot be 'cured' nor needs to be 'cured' and cannot be converted in any way"2. This directive of the government signalled a major progress in LGBT rights in Vietnam. However, it is recognised that there is a long way to go for the LGBTQ+ community from being socially accepted to be recognised under the law in Vietnam.
Believing in the diversity of its employees and the inclusion in its work environment, Prudential Vietnam has enriched its organization and embedded Diversity & Inclusion into its corporate culture. Last year, Prudential plc was included in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Prudential has a D&I Charter with the goal to empower its people and create a sense of belonging by respecting and appreciating differences. Aligning with its ESG statement: Creating a better future, together with you.
In line with embracing a more progressive view and inclusive definition of family, Prudential plc has launched its latest campaign, "Made for Every Family," which highlights diverse types of families whether it be nuclear, extended, cohabiting, or adoptive. 'Made For Every Family' is Prudential's brand expression that signifies its commitment to protect families of every shape and size across Asia.
"BritCham Vietnam is very proud to partner with an organisation such as Prudential, a leading insurance company in Vietnam. The UK is at the forefront of trying to make society more inclusive and the workplace is a vital part of that plight. We are very pleased to be able to be part of this and continue the development of inclusivity and diversity in Vietnam and particularly in the workplace. We hope this inaugural event will help to highlight the positive changes but also the challenges that still lie ahead, and we look forward to the subsequent events continuing that journey." said Matt Ryland, Executive Director, the British Chamber of Commerce Vietnam.
Mr. Tran Thanh Phong, Chief Marketing Officer of Prudential Vietnam said: "Prudential Vietnam was among the first to offer same sex domestic partner benefits to employees. We look to collaborate with like-minded organizations to find ways to create a workplace free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination where differences are valued and celebrated.
"This commitment also extends to our customers. 'Made for every Family' is an example of how Prudential is trying to equalise access to insurance solutions, making insurance more accessible and inclusive by broadening the concept of family, allowing health and protection solutions to cover different types of family", Mr. Phong added.
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Do I need expensive stuff..?
I am just rambling here so not sure if this would be good to anyone.. but anyway.. this site is about how to survive without a lot of money.. Gadeblazz is means "have no money" so the question above will certainly easily "No" using that perspective.
But to be honest, that is not an easy answer… some products are meant to be expensive, some are over price and some is just a hot air expensive… let say you want to buy sound system… there are loads of option out there… from very cheap to extra expensive… there must be reasons why some products are cheap and why some are very expensive.
From my experience in buying things.. :) I can see that: up to a point… the increasing in price will not necessarily inline with the improvement in the performance..
Look at bicycle for example, there are huge different in terms of quality from $400 and $1.000 one. From the weight alone, it will probably have a massive 10kgs difference. But what you will get from US$ 1.000 to $2.000 bicylcle… the weight reduction may be around 4kg only… and from US$2.000 to $4.000 may be around few grams weight reduction… more finesse more smooth I am sure but the difference is not as staggering as from $400 to $1000 bicycle.
← Siapa saja tukang palak BUMN..?


Aside from announcing a laptop and a bezel-less smartphone, Xiaomi also added another smartphone to their lineup in the means of the Mi Note 3 at today's event in Beijing.
The Mi Note 3 has a larger screen than the Mi 6 at 5.5-inches and has a battery capacity of 3500mAh. It's also powered by a Snapdragon 660 processor and will have 6GB of RAM, USB-C, four-side curved glass body and so much more.
The Mi Note 3 will get the same hardware and dual-camera system as the Mi 6. It comes with dual camera with optical zoom with an improved algorithm for that perfect portrait!
The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 also comes with Adaptable AI Beautify, which utilizes AI to make your selfies and portraits more beautiful (it's like the modern Beautify feature we had on most smartphones nowadays, but much better), and even a separate Beauty mode for guys!
Feature-wise, it will also come with under-glass fingerprint sensor, 16MP front camera (with AI Beautify), Facial recognition unlocking, IR Blaster and stereo speakers.
The Mi Note 3 will retail from CNY 2499 (~PhP19.5K) with 6GB + 64GB initial configuration, while the 128GB Black variant will come at CNY 2899 (~PhP22.6K) and the 128GB Blue variant will come at CNY 2999 (~PhP23.4K).
Availability of the said phones weren't detailed yet aside from the fact that it will be available starting tomorrow, September 12 in China. So stay tuned for further announcements!


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33 Pinoy crew of Norwegian cruise ship infected | Global News
33 Pinoy crew of Norwegian cruise ship infected
Philippine Daily Inquirer / 04:34 AM August 03, 2020
OSLO—Thirty-six crew members, including 33 Filipinos, confined on a Norwegian cruise ship have tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said on Saturday. The crew of the MS Roald Amundsen were quarantined on board the ship on Friday after four staff members tested positive for the virus and were hospitalized. Of the 158 crew members on board, 36 were infected, Pal Jakobsen, media officer for the city of Tromso, told Agence France-Presse (AFP). The ship's company, Hurtigruten, earlier indicated 33 positive tests. The infected crew were all Filipinos apart from three people from France, Norway and Germany. The ship had nearly 180 passengers on board since departing on July 25. None of the passengers reported symptoms related to coronavirus during the voyage. All passengers disembarked the ship on Friday. —AFP
13 new virus cases among Filipinos abroad; total count now at 9,569 — DFA
Naia rehab hopes dim


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Ken Woody: Oregon Ducks' vulnerabilities exposed in win over Fresno State Bulldogs
Ken Woody
For The Register-Guard
Many of the 43,000 plus football fans came to Oregon's opener hardly expecting to stay the whole game. Surely, the heavily favored Ducks would make short work of Fresno State and allow most of them an early exit so they could watch prime time college football from around the country on television.
Not so fast, my friends. After turning two defensive turnovers into touchdowns and a 14-point lead in the first eight minutes, Oregon's offense went missing in action for the next 44 minutes, scoring only one touchdown right before the half, while the Bulldogs' creative, explosive offense scored on five of six drives for 24 points. The Ducks had four punts, two turnovers (fumble, downs) in the hazy malaise that haunted Autzen Stadium the entire game and undoubtedly spooked faithful fans into thinking this might not be the year they expected.
In the last six minutes, quarterback Anthony Brown sparked the somnolent offense on a drive that ended with a spectacular touchdown on a 30-yard option run on fourth-and-2 to give the Ducks a 31-24 win. Then the defense, aware that they were not at their best to this point, forced a turnover on downs, allowing 13 yards on a fourth-down pass completion when FSU needed 15 for a first down with a little two minutes left on the clock.
Breaking down the film, coach Mario Cristobal must correct several unanticipated problems, which need correction, fast. The defense allowed seven-of-15 third-down conversions (47% — a championship team will allow around 30 to 40%. Conversely, the Duck offense converted seven-of-16 (44%), which is short of Cristobal's goal of 50%.
The Ducks were penalized eight times for 87 yards. For Cristobal, this is a familiar bugaboo: the defense was penalized six times, of which four resulted in first downs for Fresno's offense. On offense, the mighty Oregon offensive line was mediocre, allowing three sacks, frequent quarterback pressures on pass plays, and a poor rushing average of less than 4 yards per carry.
Oregon football: Ducks open season with 31-24 win over Fresno State
Evaluating offensive game film with his players, offensive line coach Alex Mirabal will likely tire of reminding his big guys to lower their shoulder pad level in blocking defenders on run and pass plays. There are issues with having big, tall offensive linemen in that it's more difficult to get the bend in their knees than it is for shorter players, especially when they get tired.
The Duck offensive line averages 6-foot-5 and it is imperative that in blocking, the "blocker" seizes the advantage of leverage by attacking the "blockee" from a lower point of impact. This is something to evaluate in watching football, especially good running teams, but it applies to pass blocking .
The Ducks were only 3-of-4 scoring in the red zone while Fresno State was 5-for-5. In general, Oregon's offense was stagnant, like the air in Autzen. There was little sense of speed, although in the first quarter Brown led the offense in some fast-tempo play that fizzled out as the game wore on. Watching UCLA take it to LSU later in the day, fans were impressed with the flash and speed of the Bruins' offense and were reminded of how Oregon used to look when Chip Kelly ran the show.
Oregon injuries: Cristobal hopeful Thibodeaux can play against Ohio State
Things have changed, and that's OK, but the Duck offensive line does not look athletic in that it isn't doing much movement laterally on running plays. The emphasis on the running game seems to be on the inside — tackle to tackle, which is not only boring, but does not allow all the four- and five-star talent to look like a fast offensive unit.
Conclusion? The game doesn't need to be physical all the time. If the opponent is massed in the A and B gaps, why not run around them, or throw over them? This applies to short-yardage and goal-line situations, which are definitely not Oregon's forte. Once again the Ducks were stopped short on fourth-and-1 at the Fresno State 14-yard line. Even a field goal would have been helpful on the first offensive drive of the second half and the Ducks with a 21-13 lead.
The Bulldogs threw the ball 43 times against Oregon's secondary, completing 30 (70%), which is way too generous. The Ducks did not break up a single pass attempt. For comparison, Fresno State had three breakups of 24 Oregon attempts.
Not all was negative, it was their first game and there were several bright spots. Tom Snee, sophomore punter, had a 46.8-yard average with four kicks inside the 20-yard line, affording positive field position for the defense. The Duck defense had three takeaways that the offense turned into 17 points, a definite improvement from last season.
The defense also had four sacks and receiver Johnny Johnson III chalked up 123 yards of all-purpose offense: 76 yards receiving and 47 yards in kickoff returns. Running back CJ Verdell rushed for 74 yards, Travis Dye added 64, and Brown established himself as a true option threat with 56 net yards including the pivotal 30-yard fourth-down touchdown run that helped the Ducks avoid an embarrassing upset.
Last year, Cristobal fielded the youngest team in college football with 81 freshmen and sophomores. They are still young, listing 47 freshmen on the roster. That might explain some of the rough spots in the Ducks' performance — they could still be a year away from being the power a lot of people are giving them credit for today.
The reality is Oregon is facing a considerable challenge against an Ohio State team that is deep, talented and fast. His offensive line and defensive secondary need huge improvement gains as Cristobal faces a painful, but necessary, learning opportunity in the development of his youthful flock of Ducks.
This is what the Minnesota reporter said of the Buckeyes after their defeat of a talented Gopher team last week: "The speed was different. The talent level at skill positions was different. The ability to score in a blink was different. One team is built like a race car, the other one operates like a bulldozer. ... The race car is hard to contain at full throttle."
Ken Woody coached college football as an assistant at Oregon, Washington, Utah State and Washington State and head coach at Whitman College and Washington University-St. Louis. He conducts a free weekly football clinic at the 6th Street Grill at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. It is free and open to the public. Learn football and why the Ducks win or lose.


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Q: QualComm Augmented Reality Virtual Button i m new in augmented realty so having issues with it. I m using Android SDK from VUFORIA and trying to run the project "Virtual Buttons" sample project when i build it from command prompt using "ndk-build" it build successfully  but when i run the project i crash
and the log cat says "java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/qualcomm/ar/pl/CameraPreview"
does any body got the same issue while running this project ?
 any suggestion/opinion/help will be warmly welcomed
thank you Usman Arshad Kurd

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Follow these steps to fix the problem:

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*Go to your QCAR-based project (e.g. ImageTargets sample app)

*Right-click the project, go to Properties > Java Build Path > Order
and Export

*Activate the checkbox next to the QCAR JAR file

*Close the project properties

*Clean and rebuild the project

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There will be a Mufti Day on Thursday 7th July for items that we can use at the Summer Fair which is on Friday 15th July. As usual, we are asking for each child to bring an item in exchange for wearing mufti. Different classes are asked to bring different thungs so we avoid having a mass of one type.


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Sage was a lightweight RSS and atom feed aggregator extension for the Mozilla Firefox web browser. The extension was developed by Peter Andrews and Erik Arvidsson.

Sage won the "Most Innovative" award in Mozilla's 2006 "Extend Firefox" competition.

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11/27/18: PLANNING BOARD CHAIR GLENN WYDER DIES UNEXPECTEDLY
Ann G. Sjoerdsma Uncategorized November 27, 2018 November 28, 2018 2 Minutes
Glenn Wyder
Glenn R. Wyder, a good friend to so many in Southern Shores and an important voice in our town's preservation and growth, died suddenly Sunday night. He was 61.
As many of you know, Glenn, who lived with his wife Florence in Chicahauk, moved here from New Jersey–realizing their dream–and quickly became involved in the community.
At the time of his death, Glenn was chairperson of the Southern Shores Planning Board and president of the Chicahauk Property Owners Assn. He was an invaluable public servant, hard-working, dedicated, and smart. He deeply cared about Southern Shores and its future.
As Planning Board chair, Glenn was ready to assume a major role in tackling the development issues that have arisen in town recently—just as he did over the summer in resolving conflicts over lot coverage and the sale and development of 100-foot-wide land parcels as two 50-foot-wide lots. I felt confident that as long as Glenn was doing his "due diligence," as he called it, all opinions on an issue would be considered, and reasoned, methodical decision-making would occur.
After his election to the chairpersonship of the Planning Board, Glenn made it clear that he would run no-nonsense and focused meetings that ended at a reasonable time. He was quick to notice when discussion on the board had become "circular," as he said, and he would rein it in. Glenn also made it clear that he would always be prepared and would listen to people—until they started repeating themselves.
In short, Glenn was a leader.
He also had an abundance of energy. Although living in Chicahauk, Glenn continued to work full-time as general manager of Mediterranean Tile and Marble in Bernardsville, N.J. (The photo above is from Mediterranean's website.) He was able to telecommute successfully, driving back to New Jersey periodically.
Glenn sought me out soon after I started publishing The Beacon, and we developed a mutual respect and understanding. I considered him a trusted friend—a straight shooter with heart— and I grieve his loss today. Glenn never failed to ask about my 94-year-old mother whenever we saw each other. He understood what it means to be a caregiver, and he knew how important it is to caregivers to have others reach out to them.
Besides his wife, Glenn is survived by his two sons, his daughter, and a granddaughter upon whom he doted. He was very proud of his family. I think I learned about all of them in the first telephone conversation I had with Glenn. They were his joy.
Gallop Funeral Services is handling arrangements for the Wyder (pronounced Wee-der)family. Here is a link to Gallop's Facebook page, which has a notice of Glenn's death: https://www.facebook.com/pg/gallopfuneralservices/posts/.
According to Gallop, Glenn's wish was to be cremated and to have his ashes scattered at sea. Gallop will be publishing a detailed obituary soon.
UPDATED 11/28/18: You may read the family's obituary about Glenn at http://www.gallopfuneralservices.com/obits/gwyder.htm.
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Richard Riemerschmid (Munic, Alemanya, 20 de juny de 1868 - 13 d'abril de 1957) va ser un arquitecte i dissenyador de ciutats alemanyes i una de les principals figures del Modernisme a Alemanya. Es va formar com pintor, però abans va passar per totes les etapes dels oficis artesanals fins a arribar a l'arquitectura.

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Packaged Hitch Ball, 1-7/8" x 3/4" x 2-3/8", 2,000 lbs. GTW ChromeSolid steel hitch balls engineered to meet all safety requirements of VESC regulation V-5Cold forged for superior strengthWhen installing hitch balls, torgue all 3/4" shank dia. (B) balls to 160 ft. lbs., 1" shank dia. (B) balls to 250 ft. lbs., and 1-1/4" shank dia. (B) balls to 450..
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Jose Mourinho trying to spoil Man Utd's plans to sign Kamara as Roma open talks with Marseille star over transfer
Alex Cole
MANCHESTER UNITED are facing competition from ex-boss Jose Mourinho for the signature of Marseille midfielder Boubacar Kamara, it's claimed.
Roma and manager Mourinho, 58, are said to have swooped in to open talks with Kamara and his agent.
Boubacar Kamara is said to be heading to Manchester but Roma are also supposedly keenCredit: Getty
La Repubblica have reported that Roma are hoping to reach a deal with Marseille for the defensive midfielder.
The Marseille-born youngster has made 142 appearances for the club since making his first team debut as a 17-year-old.
He entered the club's academy when he was just FIVE years old and has supported the club ever since.
Kamara has scored four goals and assisted five in total for the Ligue 1 club.
United had been tipped as favourites to land the Frenchman and Kamara, 22, has attracted interest from all over Europe.
Sources claim that Ralf Rangnick is 'convinced' that Kamara is the right signing for his new team.
He is an elite ball-winner, who is very competent when pressing which will allow him to fit nicely in Rangnick's system at Man Utd.
And negotiations between the Manchester cub and Marseille were said to be at an 'advanced stage'.
As reported, Kamara is more interested in the money on offer at Old Trafford than a move to Roma.
Man Utd, who sit in sixth place in the Premier League, face eight-placed Wolves on Monday night.
Kamara, 22, is a gifted ball-winning, deep-lying midfielderCredit: AP


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Park Hill's New Deli Wants to Be a Brunch Time Party Spot
Tessa Delicatessen opened Tuesday on Colfax
by Paul Albani-Burgio Nov 6, 2019, 1:11pm MST
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Although Tessa Delicatessen wants to be Park Hill's new destination for Reubens, Cuban sandwiches, and charcuterie, the new deli is also going all-in on something more commonly associated with millennials than old-fashioned delis: brunch.
"We are really about being that party brunch spot," says Vince Howard, the owner of the new deli that opened at 5724 East Colfax Avenue on Tuesday. "We want to be the kind of place that has that vibe all week."
Howard, who move to Denver from Los Angeles with his family a few years ago, says Tessa is cultivating that atmosphere by serving brunch fare like quinoa bowls and avocado toast and pouring wine and beer (plus mimosas and Bloody Marys on the weekends).
But while Tessa is aiming to offer a fun and laidback eating and drinking experience, Howard is decidedly serious about his sandwiches. They're made with meats served from River Bear American Meats, the new butcher business run by former Old Major chef and heritage meat enthusiast Justin Brunson. Much of the bread is also sourced locally from RiNo's City Bakery.
The menu consists of a mix of both hot and cold sandwiches, including standards like the deli turkey that Howard describes as offering the kind of dining experience that most people only get when they make a sandwich with their leftover turkey the day after Thanksgiving.
However, there are also regional specialties, including a New Orleans Muffuletta and a Cuban sandwich, plus a barbecue pastrami sandwich that Howard says is inspired by a favorite Russian deli in Boston.
The deli is located in old furniture store and has clean and simple feel. One of the most notable features of the space is the large deli counter that sits next to the counter and will be stocked with the deli's meats, cheeses, and salads.
Much of the 2,500-square-foot restaurant is dedicated to the Tessa's large kitchens, although the dining room offers 60 seats and plenty of room to stretch out. There is also a small kids area containing mini kids picnic tables as well as toys.
Tessa is open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and Howard said he is planning to debut a late night menu sometime in the next couple of weeks. Likely possibilities for that menu include bison burgers, meatballs, mac and cheese, and "possibly a vegetarian dish or two." The restaurant also offers charcuterie and cheese boards that Howard said he thinks will be popular with the crowd he hopes to attract in the later hours.
"What I am trying to achieve here is that local neighborhood place that just kind of has it all," Howard says. "So we are doing breakfast and lunch and dinner and also beer and wine and coffee and just trying to be as multifunctional as we can."
A Former LA Chef Is Opening His First Denver Deli on East Colfax [EDEN]
Justin Brunson Out as Executive Chef at Highland Farmhouse Staple Old Major [EDEN]
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The Human Instrument
By Dan Visconti
I have been spending a lot of time alone in the woods composing this week, which (for one thing) sounds like a pretty great premise for a slasher film. But I soon noticed an unexpected presence in my day's soundtrack: the sound of my own breathing and heartbeat, now more audible without automobiles, climate control, and assorted appliances blotting them out. It's one of the things I love about getting away from large metropolitan areas, where it is rarely truly quiet.
At first I was only dimly aware of the rhythms accompanying my day. Eventually, however, I began to perceive the unique and shifting cross-rhythms created between my breathing and pulse. John Cage is reported to have become fascinated by two sounds while inside an anechoic (soundproof) chamber, one low and the other very high. After relating this to the engineer, Cage was told that the low sound was the sound of his blood circulating and that the high sound was his nervous system.
It's really an incredible thing, to realize how our bodies are such a varied musical instrument. Even those of us who have never endeavored to sing more often than the occasional "Happy Birthday" still sing through the rhythm and pitch of our speech, and surrounding this the body constantly emits its own drones of breathing, pulse, and other involuntary and semi-voluntary timbres. We humans are inclined to find the crudest and most involuntary sounds that our bodies can make to be absolutely hilarious, and I think that part of the reason for this has to do with the way that they draw attention to the lack of control over the physical world that our rational minds often consider a source of some indignity.
I've grown so used to the constant but infinitely varied lub-dub of my heartbeat that I'm determined to incorporate the sound into a new piece—as a highly malleable rhythmic ostinato that persists through everything despite rarely coming to the fore. Many composers take inspiration from their environment, and I'm interested in exploring an aspect of our environment that is both ever-present and rarely noticed.
For a more humorous take on the sonic potential of the human body (and one instead trafficking in sounds that are more rarely present, yet certainly noticed when they are), click here; if I could stop laughing for long enough, I might appreciate the diverse gradations of timbre and glissandi that make for such a vigorous, er, "performance".
New York City Heartbeats
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Getting Inside The Listen
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Listening to the Journey: Hypersensitive Hearing on the Trail
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Sometimes, but only sometimes, does a dedicated salmon fisher find him or herself presented with totally perfect conditions. When it happens some recognize it, others do not. We are lucky this week to have 27 fishers with years of experience, many of those years here on Varzuga, who recognize the current conditions are as good as they possibly could be.
The water height is about one foot above summer level and dropping slowly. Summer level is a somewhat subjective judgement so I can best describe the current water height for you as being over the grass edges by a foot or so. The water temperature is ideal and steady too, between 11⁰C and 15⁰C, this morning we have started with 11⁰C. The winds have been light and the weather kind to us albeit on the cool side.
Combined with the perfect river height, and the stable temperatures and weather conditions, we have had a really strong run of spring salmon this year, and now the grilse have arrived in big numbers too. It just does not get any better than this and the three groups, realizing that Nature has gifted them a unique chance, are making the most of it.
Currently an intermediate tip is the best bet, it is still a tad too high to do well throughout the river with a floater. Flies in the size 6 to 8 range are doing well, or a 1" tube. Colours tend to be combinations of red, orange and black. Personally I do not think the colour is that important, fishing the fly well is the key to success.
If you are coming out on 14 June I would recommend you bring a floating line with a selection of tips, most likely you will use a floating or intermediate tip. Bring good selection of flies; no doubt conditions will have changed by then, most likely it will be warmer and we can try more fishing right on the surface.
The teams fished hard yesterday, and with remarkable results. Kitza landed 80 salmon; Sasha's Pool fished really well in the afternoon as another big run of fresh salmon came steaming through from The White Sea.
Here at Middle Camp we had 168 salmon and grilse, all the beats are in perfect order at this height and the only real problem is knowing where to start!
Pana had a bonanza with 184 landed by Charlie T and the team of 8. Paddy V led the score board with 30. We are now just over 800 salmon to 27 rods in two days. For me the statistics matter much less than watching everyone making the most of our very good fortune to be on the remarkable Varzuga this week.


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Downtown Somerville's thriving restaurant scene got an even bigger boost with last spring's opening of Grumpy Bobas, the first "healthy" bubble tea cafe in New Jersey. Grumpy Bobas makes these traditional and popular drinks with whole, fresh and organic ingredients.
Somerville residents Yanshu Liu and her husband Michael Benjamino are thrilled to be serving a delicious alternative to typical bubble teas — without artificially flavored powder and syrups full of cheap fillers. Instead, they use housemade fruit purees, real loose leaf tea, organic milk, cream and matcha — and so far, customers are eating (or drinking) it up.
In a March interview with NJ Next just before they opened, Liu explained how her venture got its intriguing name. 'Bobas' are the tapioca pearls found in bubble tea.
"We wanted to call our cafe 'Grumpy Bobas' because bubble tea typically has a bad reputation for being too sweet or artificial, and anyone would be a bit grumpy if they have a bad reputation for the wrong reasons," she noted.
So far, those whole and organic ingredients are part of a winning recipe.
Check out Grumpy Bobas' milk cloud green tea, which combines sweet and savory flavors.
Not only does the cafe's name attract curious visitors, its specialty drinks are equally fascinating. Liu explained that the cafe's Milk Cloud tea is based on the wildly popular cheese tea – currently all the rage in Asia.
Though this trendy item has been featured in The Washington Post and Refinery29, Liu and Benajmino recognize that the phrase "cheese tea" could be off-putting to some guests. For that reason, Grumpy Bobas offers its own version and call it Milk Cloud tea.
"We also offer organic matcha that's whisked on the spot when you order. We put a fun spin on your regular matcha latte (matcha with milk) by combining it with our house-made fruit purée. This layered drink is not only Instagram-worthy, but also quite delicious," she continued.
The cafe has seating for 20 guests, with a range of options including barstools overlooking Main Street, sofas, and tabletops for parties of two or four.
Grumpy Bobas is open Tuesday-Sunday from 12 noon to 9 p.m., closed Monday. Visit the shop's Facebook page and Instagram page for more info.


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by Millie Hoekstra | Apr 17, 2014 | Events, Music, News
The Youth Ensemble of New England
RFA Lakeside Theater
June 28th at 8 PM
The Youth Ensemble of New England is a youth orchestra made up of about thirty young people from the age of 10, through college-age. The orchestra is based at Thayer Conservatory in Lancaster, Massachusetts.
The orchestra plays concerts for churches, schools, and civic organizations. Their concert repertoire is taken from a variety of great classical and sacred music composed in the Baroque period up to the present time. A number of talented young performers that are members of the orchestra are featured in the concerts as soloists. The concerts are lively and interesting and appeal to young and old alike.
The orchestra performs throughout New England, and has had concert tours to Iceland, England, Scotland, Canada, Maine and New York and they are getting ready for a tour to California.
The Youth Ensemble of New England is an outgrowth of the New England Youth Ensemble that was started in 1968 by Dr. Virginia-Gene Rittenhouse. This orchestra has toured to over 40 countries, and is now based in Maryland at Washington Adventist University. When a number of the former members of the Youth Ensemble had children, they asked Dr. Rittenhouse to start another group for these young people. She started the Chamber Ensemble in 1999. Her niece, Dr. Connie Rittenhouse Drexler assisted her with the orchestra, and in 2004 Dr. Rittenhouse asked her to take over the directorship of the Chamber Orchestra. The chamber orchestra still has a number of members that are the children of the original Youth Ensemble members.
Dr. Connie Rittenhouse Drexler was one of the original Youth Ensemble members, playing violin and viola in the orchestra and as a piano soloist. She grew up with the orchestra and it was one of the biggest influences in her life. She studied piano with her aunt, Dr. Virginia-Gene Rittenhouse and went on to major in piano and pre-med at Atlantic Union College. She received a Masters in Piano Performance from Boston University and then attended medical school at Loma Linda University in California. She is now assistant professor of medicine at University of Massachusetts Medical Center and works in Internal Medicine in the hospital setting. She is married to Dr. David Drexler. They have two children, Robert, and Katharine, both of whom have played in the Chamber Orchestra and Youth Ensemble. One of her greatest joys is sharing the great heritage of music with her students and audiences.
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Claire Tomkins' struggles to conceive children changed everything. The former clean energy executive now leads a growing fertility services business -- when she isn't raising her three kids, that is.
Claire Tomkins is the founder and CEO of Future Family, a San Francisco firm she launched in 2016 to improve access to fertility treatments by making them easier to afford and understand. (Credit: Future Family)
Like many entrepreneurs, Claire Tomkins knows how it feels to struggle for a dream. But her dream was of a family, and her attempts to achieve it changed everything.
She's the founder and CEO of Future Family, a San Francisco firm she launched in 2016 to improve access to fertility treatments by making them easier to afford and understand. She and her staff serve as liaisons between patients and fertility clinics throughout the country, collecting monthly payments on their behalf to cover services selected by patients to meet their specific needs.
And business is booming — Tomkins estimates that her venture pulls in "millions" of dollars in revenue, and it has received over $110 million in investments to date.
Part of its success, Tomkins says, comes from the fact that her ideas for fertility assistance solutions are rooted in personal struggles. She reports paying over $100,000 to conceive her now 4-year-old daughter through several rounds of in vitro fertilization. Her mission, she says, has been to spare other families that financial and emotional struggle.
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The other part of Future Family's growth simply comes from good timing: Fertility is a rapidly growing industry that investors are clamoring to break into.
Entrepreneurship in an Emerging Market
Studies show that the fertility market is expected to be worth $36.2 billion by 2026. The most recent research available indicates that IVF in particularly is growing in popularity, with more than 61,000 babies conceived in 2012 in the United States through the process — a record number. As of 2014, more than 8 million babies throughout the world have been born through IVF since the first "test tube baby" decades ago.
Reasons for this range from age-related complications as more women put off child-rearing in order to advance their careers, to male infertility. But whatever the cause, there is a noted, expanding need for access to fertility services — and Tomkins is one of a growing number of entrepreneurs trying to meet it.
Before starting a family — and starting up — she was a director at SolarCity, a renewable energy services firm and subset of Tesla based in San Mateo, California. But then, she and her husband went through six rounds of IVF in all to conceive their daughter, Natalie. After a few years, they went through IVF again, and after one cycle, welcomed twins 18 months ago.
"There are a lot of young kids at my house now," she says with a laugh. But she's very serious about the difficulty of getting her loud, toy-filled dream home, and the toll it took on her and her husband. "IVF was the way we started our family. And after that experience — particularly with our daughter, which was such a long, difficult journey — I really stepped back and looked at what I was pursuing" professionally.
Rather than continuing on with her career at the time, she imagined starting a business that helps families struggling to conceive. Her motivations for starting up may have been personal, but there is real money in the work she's now doing. Every year since her 2016 launch, she has completed a successful fundraising round. Most recently, her series A fundraising round yielded $10 million. It was led by Aspect Ventures, and backed by iNovia, BBG, LaunchCapital and others.
"There's a huge demand for these services right now. You see so much momentum," she says, pointing to the growth in the market and investors' subsequent interest. "What a great moment this is to be working in women's health."
Helping Women and Families
Firms like Tomkins' are thriving because more families than ever are in need of their services — fertility rates in the U.S. alone are said to have reached a 30-year low. Yet only 15 states require insurance providers to cover such medical care, and IVF costs pile up quickly.
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Future Family aims, first and foremost, to address the issue of access to IVF, by giving patients a way to pay in more comfortable monthly installments. Price is "a major barrier today, and where a lot of the stress resides," she says. "We're taking that upfront cost and simplifying it into something manageable. Instead of $21,000, you pay [as little as $275] per month, and all plans are customized to offer the services [a given family] needs."
Tomkins says she also aims to offer "support along the way" through a nurse concierge service that stays with a client throughout their journey. This service assists in everything from aiding in decision-making to helping prepare materials for upcoming appointments at patients' respective clinics. That way, "it's not something they have to go through alone."
And part of that information campaign involves offering clarity on what, exactly, the money is for. "I've been through this, trying to navigate it solo. The questions about the complexity of treatments and medical care carry an emotional burden," she says.
Claire Tomkins, seen here with her twins. She says she paid over $100,000 to conceive her now 4-year-old daughter through several rounds of in vitro fertilization. Her mission has been to spare other families that financial and emotional struggle. (Credit: Drew Bird Photo)
The staffers who assist families are comprised of both full-time employees and consultants. (Tomkins declined to say how many employees she has.) "We've essentially gone out and recruited some of the best [registered nurses] and fertility experts," she says, adding that many of them have at least 8 or 10 years of experience in fertility services.
And, "we have built a network across the U.S. with premiere fertility clinics," making it easier for families throughout the country to turn to Future Family.
Forward Momentum
Tomkins is able to cast such a wide net because all of her services are rendered digitally or by phone. "We have the tech to help support people," she says. And Future Family is working on new tools — the specifics are presently embargoed — that, they hope, will better assist clients and "push boundaries around support and access" to IVF.
It's all to achieve her long-term mission: "to support everyone on their path to building the family they want to have. Same-sex couples, women who go it alone, families who unexpectedly struggle to get where they want to be — we build a pathway" for them, she says.
Though her business has serious investor power behind it, and her industry is rapidly expanding, her mission and measure of success remain far more personal. After all, she says, "I remember those dark days, when I wasn't sure exactly how I would build my family."
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Google offers a program for free called Google Earth at http://earth.google.com.
I know this is not an Untours travel story but I just had to share.
Digital Photography As A Trip Journal…….Marlene's Secrets!
Ever spend time and money planning a trip, take it and when you get home have a hard time remembering what you saw and did. Have a hard time with writing a trip journal along the way? Try photography as an aid to remembering simple details.
Oktoberfest in Bavaria ….Prepare Ahead.
Are you going to Bavaria and Munich during Oktoberfest? Then prepare ahead and you will have a really great time.
The seemingly unlimited possibilities offered by digital photgraphy also create a problem : permanent storage and archiving the thousands of photos that pile up after some unforgetable Untours trips.
let's all start tagging and rating stuff so we can see just the slice of the Cafe we want.
Wow, more than 30 new members in 24 hours!
We were out at a berry farm here in RI one evening where everyone tailgates, and they have music by various groups. Here is an mpg file that surprised me. You can't see much, but the music was a shock to me.
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We enjoyed the town so much - not just the scenery, but the living breathing town - that three days out of fourteen, we left the rental car in the parking lot and spent the day in and around Nafplio!
...or "What to do with that odd little 'Your Untours Cafe Box' that appears on 'My Page' "
It is an interesting coincidence that the Untours Cafe opened now. I recently received an email from a distant relative. My great grandfather's sister is our common link with German and Swiss immigrant and homesteading parents. That took my mind back to Switzerland and our 12 y/o son is now "homesick" for Switzerland and wants to go back. Twist my arm.
When discussing our next trip after our Venice, Italy Untour in May of 2006 my husband said he thought it was time we did something more exotic, like China. I said if I was going to China I wanted to go to Tibet also. Tibet is one of those places, like Mount Everest, that has fascinated me and I never expected to get to either. We survived Tibet and still do not expect to get to Everest!
September 8th today is Helen' Birthday (we won't tell your age). Every morning while we made breakfast we glanced out our kitchen window at this spectacular scenery. Imagine mountains all around us --- Switzerland is wonderful and we are so glad we chosen Switzerland as our first Untours trip.


Robert McLellan's clinical work ranges from the care of patients with complicated work-related spine injuries, to assessment and management of toxic exposures, to complex fitness for duty evaluations, to delivering medical-legal services essential to the workers compensation and disability assessment process. As a preventive medicine specialist, trained in population health management as well as individual clinical care, his work as an OEM practitioner encompasses the design and deployment of a wide variety of services and environmental interventions to improve the health and safety of the workforce of Dartmouth-Hitchcock and other employers.
McLellan provides national leadership and conducts research in several contemporary issues in occupational and environmental medicine including: improving the quality of occupational health care, engaging occupational medicine in emergency preparedness and response, advancing the epidemiology of work-related injury and illness, integrating occupational health protection with health promotion and disease management, collecting occupational health data in electronic medical records, identifying the role of occupational medicine in accountable care organizations and patient-centered medical homes.
McLellan earned a BA from Yale College, a MD from Yale Medical School, and a MPH from the Yale School of Public Health.
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Gettysburg by Morning
There are over two hundred documented cases of women dressing as men to fight in the Civil War. Gettysburg by Morning places you on the battlefield with a patriotic young woman fighting arm-in-arm with her fellow soldiers. Historical characters like Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, George Custer, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and others make reading this story like walking hand-in-hand with history.
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Randy O'Brien
It's July 4, 1861, and the featured speaker at this year's Independence Day celebration at Concord, MA, is high-spirited and fiercely patriotic Eloise Edwards. She rails against the South's attack on Fort Sumter and the injustice of slavery. A newspaper article recounting the speech inspires her brother Edward to enlist. The siblings' father, a War of Independence veteran, dies, and Edward decides he doesn't want to join the Union army after all and runs away. Heartbroken, Eloise returns to the family telegraph office, committed to a life of boredom and servitude. The disappointment in her brother devastates Eloise.
In a dramatic moment, she decides that she will take her brother's place and fight for the honor of her family and the country. She joins the Massachusetts 20th and lives through several horrific battles, including the most devastating conflict in U.S. history, Gettysburg. General George Custer discovers her talent as a telegraph operator, and she soon rises through the ranks and to the war room at the White House, where she works daily with President Abraham Lincoln. One night, as Eloise sleeps at her post, Lincoln sees a copy of the newspaper article featuring Eloise's speech. He reads it, is inspired by it, and borrows key phrases for the most famous speech in American history, The Gettysburg Address.
An award-winning radio journalist and book reviewer, Randy O'Brien has a B.S. degree from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, majoring in English and minoring in History and Secondary education. He was the News Director of WMOT-FM for three decades, reporting hard news and features, proudly mentoring dozens of now successful graduates. He was an adjunct writing instructor at MTSU and Watkins School of Art and Design and former President of the Tennessee Screenwriting Association.
Imprint: Addison & Highsmith Publishers
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Discussion in 'Homework Help' started by shapes, Feb 22, 2005.
base on the datasheet of your triac what's the gate trigger current. with your circuit you have about 17v supply and a current limiter resistor of 220ohms w/c will give you about 77ma of gate current. that current is way beyond the capability of your triac. the gate voltage for those kind of triac is usually 0.8v.
in a real circuit you have already busted your device.


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Sacred and Profane: How not to negotiate with believers
"It is useful to compare the Branch Davidians with the Mormons of the mid-nineteenth century. The Mormons were vilified in those years in large part because Joseph Smith believed in polygamy. But the Cornell historian R. Laurence Moore, in his classic book Religious Outsiders and the Making of Americans, points out that the moral hysteria over the Mormons was misplaced. The Mormons were quintessential Americans. 'Like the Puritans before them, the Mormons linked disciplined labor with religious duty,' Moore writes. 'Mormon culture promoted all the virtues usually associated with the formation of middle-class consciousness—thrift, the denial of immediate gratification, and strict control over one's passions.' Polygamy, the practice that so excited popular passions, was of little importance to the Church: 'First, the vast majority of nineteenth century Mormons did not practice polygamy, and many of them found it distasteful, at least as a way of conducting their own lives. Second, those who did practice plural marriage scarcely exhibited the lascivious behavior made familiar in anti-Mormon literature. Plural wives were commonly the widowed or unmarried sisters of the original wife.'
So why were nineteenth-century Americans so upset with the Mormons? Moore's answer is that Americans thought the Mormons were different from them because the Mormons themselves 'said they were different and because their claims, frequently advanced in the most obnoxious way possible, prompted others to agree and to treat them as such.' In order to give his followers a sense of identity and resilience, Joseph Smith 'required them to maintain certain fictions of cultural apartness.' Moore describes this as a very American pattern. Countless religious innovators over the years have played the game of establishing an identity for themselves by accentuating their otherness. Koresh faced the same problem, and he, too, made his claims, at least in the eyes of the outside world, 'in the most obnoxious way possible.'
The risks of such a strategy are obvious. Mainstream American society finds it easiest to be tolerant when the outsider chooses to minimize the differences that separate him from the majority. The country club opens its doors to Jews. The university welcomes African-Americans. Heterosexuals extend the privilege of marriage to the gay community. Whenever these liberal feats are accomplished, we congratulate ourselves. But it is not exactly a major moral accomplishment for Waspy golfers to accept Jews who have decided that they, too, wish to play golf. It is a much harder form of tolerance to accept an outsider group that chooses to maximize its differences from the broader culture. And the lesson of Clive Doyle's memoir—and the battle of Mount Carmel—is that Americans aren't very good at respecting the freedom of others to be so obnoxiously different. Many Mormons, incidentally, would say the same thing. When the Mormons settled in Nauvoo, Illinois, local public opinion turned against them. Joseph Smith was charged with perjury and adultery, then arrested for inciting a riot. While he was in custody awaiting trial, in 1844, an armed mob stormed the prison and shot him dead."
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People all over the world respect our president and our FLOTUS, and people right here in our own country disrespect them so badly. When Donald and Melania arrived in Paris today Melania once again showed her class that was appreciated by the French media!
By now we figure it out that the media is the enemy of Trump and his family. If there was something bad about them no matter true or false, the mainstream media would be all over it.
But they won't report the good deeds Trump and his family are doing! Luckily, we are here to inform you that First Lady Melania made a stunning appearance today in Paris!
Melania Trump may be an American in Paris, but she's taking the cultural diplomacy part of the quick trip serious, as evidenced by her travel wardrobe.
Walking off Air Force One early Thursday, it was obvious her bright red Dior skirt suit was a nod to the country and one of their most famous exports: fashion.
And it's equally obvious that Trump has been keeping up with her fashion history.
She wore a smart red suit and black sunglasses, channeling former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's famed fabulous style.
The Trumps have arrived in Paris to watch the country's Bastille Day celebrations.
It has been noted President Trump has a strained relationship with Emmanuel Macron after The White House heaped praise on opposition Marine Le Pen.
Bless our First Lady! What a refreshing change it is from the money grubbing, selfish, whining embarrassment we endured the previous eight years! She doesn't need the limelight …we know she has a good loving heart and she has the class that we needed back in the White House.
What class the first lady has. Who needs those other fashion designers I would buy the clothes she wear in a heart beat. Nice to finally have a first lady with style. Not like michelle with no class.