Flexibility: Wired connectivity for kiosks may not be available or easily provisioned in some places, and because kiosks may need to be moved from time to time as community needs change, wired options can't offer the flexibility to make a kiosk deployment work.
Cost-effectiveness: Kiosks must be able to operate remotely with reduced staff and financial support. Additionally, running a wired line to a remotely located kiosk may be cost prohibitive.
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I can't reiterate enough how amazing Erin was. We, most importantly, didn't want someone who was obtrusive or super formal, getting in everyone's faces and making us do staged photographs. We wanted someone who could capture the joy and emotion of the day in a candid style and that is exactly what she did. When the lighting was perfect, she pulled us aside for just a moment to capture it ... we never felt like we were away from our party for too long, which was really important for us. After our first look photos, we drove through town to take some pics, which was really fun and those are some of our favorite photos- I would recommend doing this to anyone.
Erin Parker was quite honestly the only thing that kept me from losing my mind over the wedding stress! She has brilliant, thoughtful ideas and the experience to back them up. Her suggestions were wonderful. My favorite suggestion was a quiet private moment after the ceremony. This gave us a little bit of time to escape everything, and in our case, kick off the party with a group of wonderful people on a small boat. I could not be happier with the pictures of that.
Every picture she gave us was just stunning, with beautiful natural moments you never even saw her capture ( but will be so grateful she did ). Our wedding was small, in the sun, at a weird angle on a dock and the pictures have STUNNED everyone who saw them. They are quite literally photos I'm proud to show off to everyone who asks about our wedding - and everyone who doesn't!
Erin is the bees knees! She is so welcoming and friendly. I felt so comfortable to talk about our ideas and we sent emails back and forth weeks before the wedding. Erin prepared me with resources to read and different photo styles and poses to think about. She really took the time to get to know us and it showed in our pictures! She captured us completely and without being demanding of our time staging the photo. She is great at letting the natural moments happen and framing the photo in a beautiful way at the same time.
Last minute we decided to ride in on horseback to the ceremony and she adapted to the change without the least bit of trouble! And she was a good sport when we decided to ride the horses all the way through town too; she's in great shape and juggled lenses, a camera bag, and kept up taking beautiful photos the whole way. Erin connected with out guests and got everyone together for a group photo, that is my personal favorite. Even my parents that are so hard to photograph look amazing in our photos. Both of our siblings are photographers so we have pretty high standards and Erin far exceeded them - she puts a lot into her work and we couldn't be more thankful to have her on our wedding day.
Thank you so so so so so so so so so so so much for your hard work on our photos. You have truly captured the emotions and the fun. There are some truly priceless photos in here that will be cherished for a lifetime (and maybe even beyond!).


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'Reports of death greatly exaggerated': Snowden quashes murder rumor with Twain tweet
Former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden. © Mark Blinch © Reuters
Edward Snowden, paraphrasing Mark Twain, tweeted Monday to confirm that reports of his deaths were "greatly exaggerated," a follow-up on a similar, though less poetic, announcement by his lawyer last week.
In a less-than-140-character message on the social networking site, Snowden cited the famous 19th century American writer, alongside his picture, to quash the rumors of his death.
The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. pic.twitter.com/ZgIkapmcOC
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) August 15, 2016
Rumors of Snowden being kidnapped or killed got blown way out of proportion after the whistleblower sent two mysterious tweets, both of which were then deleted and no further tweets sent.
While many of his Twitter followers welcomed the news, the tweet still isn't enough "proof of life" for everyone, with some requesting a video message in case his account had been hacked.
@Snowden can u say that in a video message? ;) maybeeeeeeee...someone hacked your account?! ;))
— Þeodisk ЯantaloT (@vertigonix) August 15, 2016
@Snowden That's what an assassin that took over your Twitter account would say!
— Street_Dogg (@Street_Dogg) August 15, 2016
@Snowden Have you thought about Vlogging or anything? If you were assassinated, it'd be harder to mimmick.
— Me (@megaspel) August 15, 2016
Snowden's lawyer Anatoly Kucherena released a statement on August 8 saying suggestions of Snowden's death were unfounded and that a number of "people interested in speculating on this matter" had spread such theories "for the last several years."
READ MORE: Snowden alive and well: Lawyer quashes 'dead man switch' theories
"I can authoritatively say that he is alive and well, he is living in Russia and is busy with his favorite work, and the appearance of certain symbols in his Twitter does not mean that he is in danger of some sort," said Kucherena. "This is an attribute of his work and there is nothing bad about it."
Glenn Greenwald, a close associate of Snowden, also tweeted to say Snowden was "fine," a number of days after the rumors began spreading.
@HannahhhBeth@Snowden He's fine
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) August 6, 2016
The New York Journal famously asked Twain in 1897 about the reports that he was on his deathbed, to which he famously quipped: "The report of my death was an exaggeration."

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Q: How to config email alert in using grafana and prometheus-operator I installed prometheus-operator (include prometheus/alertmanager/grafana) via helm. Then I access Grafana UI and config alert via email. When I click send an email test, I got the message " SMTP not configured, check your grafana.ini config file's [smtp] section"

But I don't know where the grafana.ini to can change in this case.
[root@k8s-master ~]# kubectl get pods --all-namespaces
NAMESPACE     NAME                                                      READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
kube-system   calico-kube-controllers-5bbc8f45cb-nlqgh                  1/1     Running   1          15h
kube-system   calico-node-lk2j5                                         1/1     Running   1          15h
kube-system   calico-node-v6wzs                                         1/1     Running   1          15h
kube-system   calico-node-zfh5r                                         1/1     Running   1          15h
kube-system   coredns-5c98db65d4-79c2g                                  1/1     Running   1          15h
kube-system   coredns-5c98db65d4-bqj7g                                  1/1     Running   1          15h
kube-system   etcd-k8s-master                                           1/1     Running   1          15h
kube-system   kube-apiserver-k8s-master                                 1/1     Running   1          15h
kube-system   kube-controller-manager-k8s-master                        1/1     Running   2          15h
kube-system   kube-proxy-8qmdt                                          1/1     Running   1          15h
kube-system   kube-proxy-qwgbc                                          1/1     Running   1          15h
kube-system   kube-proxy-vhqjd                                          1/1     Running   1          15h
kube-system   kube-scheduler-k8s-master                                 1/1     Running   1          15h
monitoring    alertmanager-prometheus-operator-alertmanager-0           2/2     Running   3          15h
monitoring    prometheus-operator-grafana-64848fc9bb-dbnwc              2/2     Running   3          15h
monitoring    prometheus-operator-kube-state-metrics-5d46566c59-ck4np   1/1     Running   2          15h
monitoring    prometheus-operator-operator-64dcc7bfc-lpdj6              2/2     Running   2          15h
monitoring    prometheus-operator-prometheus-node-exporter-ns4kg        1/1     Running   1          15h
monitoring    prometheus-operator-prometheus-node-exporter-tdhwq        1/1     Running   2          15h
monitoring    prometheus-operator-prometheus-node-exporter-xt8z9        1/1     Running   2          15h
monitoring    prometheus-prometheus-operator-prometheus-0               3/3     Running   4          15h

A: You will be able to override this configuration, using helm variables, thanks to alertmanager.config key.
This key convert yaml into configuration for alertmanager, so you can use every alertmanager configuration.
You should probably also change grafana.ini configuration to configure smtp into grafana (test seems to use that configuration). You can check this configuration in Grafana via "Server admin" > "Settings", search "smtp".
As a reference, you can do something like the following for alertmanager :
    helm upgrade --install prometheus stable/prometheus-operator \
-f helm/prometheus-operator.yml \
-f helm/grafana-custom.staging.yml \
--set-string alertmanager.config.global.smtp_smarthost="my.smtp.tld:465" \
--set-string alertmanager.config.global.smtp_auth_username="my@email.tld" \
--set-string alertmanager.config.global.smtp_from="my@email.tld" \
--set-string alertmanager.config.global.smtp_auth_password="MyAmazingPassword" \
--set-string grafana.'grafana\.ini'.smtp.enabled=true \
--set-string grafana.'grafana\.ini'.smtp.host="my.smtp.tld:465" \
--set-string grafana.'grafana\.ini'.smtp.from_address="my@email.tld" \
--set-string grafana.'grafana\.ini'.smtp.user="my@email.tld" \
--set-string grafana.'grafana\.ini'.smtp.password="MyAmazingPassword"

A: The grafana.ini is loaded through configmaps in prometheus-operator helm deployment. If you have already installed it via helm then you can just modify the configmap and then restart the grafana pod. Below is minimum config with which i was able to use SMTP.
[smtp]
enabled = true
host = your.smtp.server.name:25
skip_verify = true
from_address = "grafana@xyz.com"
from_name = Grafana

To get the configmap, run below command and edit the configmap(include namespace in below command if prometheus-operator is deployed in a speratae name space than default).
kubectl get configmap | grep grafana

After editing configmap, restart grafana pod(restarts of other pods is no needed).
Note: Skip_verify = true is not recommended.

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Wales v Ireland QF preview: You may as well just toss a coin…
October 6, 2011 silasvoon Leave a Comment
Of all the quarter final matches this weekend I reckon the Wales v Ireland game is the toughest to call.
Quite simply both teams have looked "fecking great" so far, something I wasn't expecting to being saying at this stage of the tournament.
I mean, before the first ball was kicked, how many of you would have put money on:
a) Ireland beating Australia?
b) Wales beating Fiji 66 – 0?
I'm guessing not a lot. I certainly didn't.
To be honest Ireland looked fairly hopeless in their warm up games. They lost 4 from 4 remember? Seems a long way away from the rugby they're playing now.
And what about the Welsh…well they did beat a somewhat experimental English team in Cardiff, but the question marks about their ability to mix it with the "Big Boys" and maybe more accurately, to mix it with "Big Boys" when it mattered still remained.
Fast forward a few weeks and what we have is an Irish team who basically "bitch slapped" the Aussies into submission (yes Aussie fans I realise there was no Pocock or Moore!!) and a Welsh side who have not only stepped up to the plate in terms of physicality (within 1 point of the Boks) but who have also managed to combine that with, gasp!, a little bit of attacking flair. Sexy Rugby, if you like.
These two sides are just so evenly matched and both have that not so insignificant factor the pros like to call "momentum", that I just can't decide which way I think it's going to go.
What I can say though is that in Sean O'Brien and in Sam Warburton, in Brian O'Driscoll and in Jamie Roberts, in Tommy Bowe and in Shane Williams there are going to be some rather special players out on the field. Game of the weekend I reckon.
Is it too much of a cop-out to say that whatever the result, at end of the day as long as "rugby is the real winner" I'll be happy? 😉
(Off the record: if I had a gun to my head and was forced to pick a winner I'd go with Ireland…only because my mate Mike is Irish and he'd be pissed if I tipped the Welsh).
It'll be tears for one of these two on Saturday...(don't let the Brazilian flag on her bosom fool you...she's a massive O'gara fan!)
World Cup	Ireland, Wales, World Cup 2011, World Cup Quarter Finals
Ronan O'Gara tells it like it is
September 20, 2011 silasvoon 3 Comments
Are you tired of clichéd post match interviews? Tired of hearing the same old regurgitated lines match after match?
Well then click away and allow Ronan O'Gara to change your perception of how moving and honest a post match interview can actually be.
Fantastic display by the Irish on Saturday morning! Those boys pretty much made my weekend, even taking the Boks clinical performance against the Fijians into account.
High Five to you Ronan for letting your guard down and allowing yourself to come across like an actual human being instead of just another media trained, PR managed, vacuous sports playing bore.
I'll have some more of this please…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXt6GtMxOI8]
World Cup	Ireland, Post Match Interview, Ronan O'Gara
Celtic tiger caged by dominant English
August 28, 2011 citizenmike2000 Leave a Comment
Well it seems the Celtic tiger has lost some of its roar, with Ireland whimpering to their 4th straight defeat in a row… AND to add insult to injury (literally in the case of flanker David Wallace who sustained a blow to the knee) it was by losing to England for the first time since 2003.
Ireland coach Declan Kidney looked like he was about to pass a stone as he watched his teams ineffectual performance. While Wilkinson kept the scoreboard ticking over with his usual clockwork-like precision, the highlight of the match for the home crowd was watching full-back Murphy's try saving tackle on Manu Tuilagi, after the Anglo-Samoan made a 70m run from his own twenty-two. It was like watching a greyhound tracking down a rampaging rhino.
The Irish seemed genuinely lost at sea without General Maximus O'Driscoll to call the shots and rally the team spirit with one of his rousing 'I have a dream' speeches. From an English fan's point of view, things are looking promising leading up to the World Cup. In fact, at one point something resembling a smile (though it's hard to tell when someone's had that much reconstructive surgery) appeared to cross Martin Johnson's face. And yes…it was a faintly disturbing sight.
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What Only the CEO Can Do
A.G. Lafley
Procter & Gamble's CEO on the most important things to focus on, wherever you are in the business cycle.
Need Cash? Look Inside Your Company
S. David Young
Thanks to the credit crisis, companies are scrambling for cash. Time to take a cold, hard look at the way you manage working capital.
The Definitive Guide to Recruiting in Good Times and Bad
Boris Groysberg
Nitin Nohria
Claudio Fernández-Aráoz
Is Your Growth Strategy Flying Blind?
Mehrdad Baghai
Patrick Viguerie
Sizing up revenues by division or region can be downright misleading. Only a fine-grained view of performance will reveal the most—and least—promising pockets of opportunity.
The HBR Interview
Why Teams Don't Work
Diane Coutu
A leading organizational psychologist explains the five critical conditions that make the difference between success and failure.
Forethought
Rita McGrath
Ian MacMillan
Hospital Visitors Ask for More Shopping Outlets
Andreas B. Eisingerich
Leslie Boehm
Equity or Cash? The Signal Sent by the Way You Pay
Marie E. Sushka
Ulrich Hege
Embrace Your Enemy
Marcelo Bucheli
Erica Salvaj
To Boost Knowledge Transfer, Tell Me a Story
Shad Morris
James B. Oldroyd
Energy CEO Shai Agassi on recognizing a "sliding-doors" moment
Josette Akresh-Gonzales
When Contracts Destroy Trust
Deepak Malhotra
Risk Gone Wild
Jonathan Rosenoer
William Scherlis
Do Take That Break
Samuel Z. Goldhaber
HBR Case Study
World-Class Bull
John Humphreys
Zafar U. Ahmed
Mildred Pryor
Inspired sales ploy or ethical breach?
The Right Way to Close an Operation
Kenneth W. Freeman
It pays to go the extra mile for employees, customers, and suppliers.
Making Better Investments at the Base of the Pyramid
Ted London
Managers of business ventures that work with the world's poor need more than financials and feel-good stories to measure success. They need to know exactly who's benefiting and how.
How Emerging Giants Are Rewriting the Rules of M&A
Nirmalya Kumar
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The author combines his nine years' experience as the CEO of Procter & Gamble with the last writings of the management scholar Peter Drucker to answer the question "What is the work of the CEO?" The chief executive, Lafley says, is held singularly accountable for the performance and results of the company—according not just to its own goals but also to those of diverse and often competing external stakeholders. In other words, he or she is responsible for linking the outside to the inside—a job that consists of four fundamental tasks.
Defining the meaningful outside. At P&G this means emphasizing that the consumer is boss. The company has also worked to change what had been win-lose negotiations into win-win partnerships with retail customers and suppliers.
Deciding what business you are in (or not in). After a thorough analysis of its strengths, current competitive position, and structural conditions, P&G chose to grow from its core—laundry products, baby diapers, feminine care, and hair care—and also to focus more on low-income consumers and developing markets, where sales have grown from 21% to 31% of the total since 2000. The company has exited food and beverages and is selling its pharmaceutical business. Where to compete and where not to compete remain ongoing questions.
Balancing present and future. P&G defines realistic growth targets and uses a flexible budgeting process with complementary short-term, midterm, and long-term goals.
Shaping values and standards. The CEO must interpret the organization's values in the context of change and competition and define the standards that will guide decisions. Trust at P&G had come to mean that employees could rely on the company for lifetime jobs. Lafley redefined it as consumers' trust in the company's brands and shareholders' trust in its value as a long-term investment.
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The boom years have made business careless with working capital. So much cash was sloshing around the system that there seemed little point in worrying about how to wring more of it out, especially if that might dent reported profits and sales growth. Today, capital and credit have all but disappeared, customers are tightening belts, and suppliers aren't putting up with late payments. It's time, therefore, to take a cold, hard look at the way you're managing your working capital. If you do, say Insead professors Kaiser and Young, you'll very likely find that you have an awful lot of capital tied up in receivables and inventory.
In this article, the authors explore six common mistakes that companies make in this area: managing to the income statement, which can encourage executives to tie up capital in stock and receivables because income statements often fail to include important cost items; rewarding the sales force for growth alone, which makes concessions in the terms of trade more likely, as salespeople look for ways to get customers to buy; overemphasizing production quality, which often results in gold-plated and slow production processes; tying receivables to payables, because even an unfortunate and costly change in supplier terms should in no way be a reason for revisiting the customer relationship; applying bankers' current and quick ratios, which tends to increase the likelihood that a company will face a liquidity crisis; and benchmarking competitors, which can make managers complacent when their working capital metrics are in line with industry norms. Simply correcting these mistakes will release a lot of hidden cash.
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Few companies are thinking about hiring right now, but that's a mistake. If history is any guide, staffing will become a front-burner issue once the economic upheaval eases. Even now, companies are running into staffing problems in emerging markets, and many will have to find talented replacements for baby-boom retirees. Will they be able to meet their needs?
Not likely, say Fernández-Aráoz of Egon Zehnder and Harvard Business School professors Groysberg and Nohria. Their research, conducted with scores of CEOs, HR executives, and recruiters, found current hiring practices to be haphazard at best and inept at worst.
And no wonder. Ignorant of their staffing needs, most companies treat hiring top-level executives as an emergency. That leaves them little choice. One study found that nearly a quarter of the time, the executive selected was the only candidate considered. Far too few companies conduct reference checks; far too many rely on gut reactions when judging qualifications and cultural fit. Hardly anyone considers whether candidates will be good team players. And, shockingly, only half of the top managers recruited by the companies studied were interviewed by anyone in the C-suite. The result: About a third of promising new hires depart within three years of being recruited.
As a remedy, the authors offer their best thinking about state-of-the-art hiring practices for the top levels of the organization. Their recommendations cover the entire hiring cycle in seven steps: anticipating the need for new hires, specifying the job, developing a pool of candidates, assessing the candidates, closing the deal, integrating the newcomer, and reviewing hire-process effectiveness. Whatever the future brings, firms that follow these practices successfully will have a distinct advantage over their shortsighted competitors.
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Despite an abundance of raw data, few organizations have figured out how to parse and analyze all that information to reveal the best opportunities for growth. Even fewer have attempted to structure and manage themselves to match the texture of the markets in which they play. But a fine-grained understanding of company performance and markets is critical, especially during an economic downturn, which calls for a nuanced approach to cutting costs and making long-term investments.
Baghai, Smit, and Viguerie urge firms to target narrower market slices and to measure sources of growth—market momentum, mergers and acquisitions, and market share gains—in a more detailed way. When they reviewed growth patterns of global firms from 1999 to 2006, they found that companies can get a much more accurate picture of growth prospects by digging deeply into micromarkets (typically ranging from $50 million to $200 million in value) than by looking at the division-level performance numbers commonly used for measuring, organizing, and managing.
The authors examine several companies—including Amazon and Ping An—that have benefitted from greater granularity. For instance, one large European manufacturer of personal-care products went beyond an aggregated view of performance and discovered that some of its higher-growth segments were lurking in the unit with the lowest overall growth rate. Another company, an integrated telecommunications service provider, retooled its marketing mix—making fewer roughly calculated media trade-offs (television versus direct mail versus radio) and instead selecting the right media within narrowly defined regions for specific lines of business. As a result, it boosted sales between 10% and 15% in several regions and increased average lifetime customer value by 15%.
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Interviewed by Diane Coutu
The belief that teams make us more creative and productive—and are the best way to get things done—is deeply entrenched. But Hackman, a professor of organizational psychology at Harvard and a leading expert on teams, is having none of it. Research, he says, consistently shows that teams underperform despite all their extra resources.
In an interview with senior editor Diane Coutu, Hackman explains where teams go wrong. Shockingly, most of the time members don't agree on what the team is supposed to be doing or even on who is on the team. The belief that bigger is better also compounds problems; as a team grows, the effort needed to manage links between members increases almost exponentially. Leaders need to be ruthless about defining teams and keeping them small (fewer than 10 members), and some individuals (like team destroyers) should simply be forced off. The leader also must set a compelling direction for the team—but in so doing, may encounter intense resistance that puts him or her at great risk.
Hackman explores other fallacies about teams—for instance, that teams whose members have been together a long time become stale. In fact, research reveals that new teams make 50% more mistakes than established teams. To avoid complacency, though, every team needs a deviant—someone who is willing to make waves and open up the group to more ideas. Unfortunately, such individuals often get thrown off the team, robbing it of its chance to be magical.
Leaders can't make a team do well. However, by being disciplined about how a team is set up and managed, instituting the right support systems, and providing coaching in group processes, they can increase the likelihood that a team will be great.
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Two professors who have studied how leaders regain momentum in uncertain times suggest four ways to get your employees to face their fear, outrun hesitant competitors, and seize advantage.
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Is an institution that instills fear in many people a good spot to set up shop? Yes, say the authors, whose research shows that hospital lobbies are places where businesses can connect with consumers.
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It's well known that stock markets react more favorably if a company is bought with cash rather than with stock. But the opposite holds true for just a business unit. Here's why.
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In Chile, as in much of Latin America, business is identified with right-wing politics. Two Spanish multinationals found a simple but effective way to overcome this historical prejudice so that they could establish a productive relationship with the present left-wing government.
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By learning how to turn field reports into compelling stories, the World Bank's International Finance Corporation has made them fulfill their true purpose: to become effective tools that actually transfer knowledge among employees.
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The CEO of Better Place talks about what went through his mind the night he decided to start a venture to end the world's dependence on oil as a transportation fuel.
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Contracts exist to foster trust, but they can actually do the opposite. Overly detailed contracts leave no room for spontaneous acts of kindness to create goodwill between parties; too-rigid contracts leave parties unable to respond to the unanticipated; and, strangely enough, incentives can end up being just plain insulting.
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IT systems increasingly hold the potential to launch cascading disasters, triggered by the most trivial of incidents. A new type of risk-management culture is needed, warn these Carnegie Mellon professors, to guard against such extreme, but no longer unthinkable, events.
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A recent study from Wellington Hospital in New Zealand found that office workers who sat for several hours without getting up were more likely to form a deep-vein thrombosis—that is, a blood clot in a vein deep in the leg—than those who moved about more often. Together, deep-vein thromboses and pulmonary embolisms (which occur when a piece of the clot breaks away and blocks blood flow to the lungs) kill upwards of 100,000 Americans each year, or about as many as die from breast, prostate, and colon cancer combined. In this article, Goldhaber, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, explains the connection between DVTs and prolonged periods of sitting anywhere (not just on airplanes) and offers tips for prevention.
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When Chris Knox, a top salesperson at Specialty Fleet Services, volunteers to go after the business of Armadillo Gas & Power, he decides to try a new approach. After all, no one else from SFS has succeeded with Dale Landry, Armadillo's CFO. Knox shows up at Landry's ranch, asks to photograph his beloved bull, presents the photo as a gift to Landry's wife, and engineers several other encounters before Landry learns that Knox is anything more than a charming young man. Not long after he reveals his position at SFS, Knox wins the account. Sales VP Jeremy Silva e-mails the sales team, praising Knox's maneuvers. But the human resources vice president thinks that Knox breached the company's ethics code. Does Knox deserve a reprimand?
Kirk O. Hanson, the executive director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, believes that Knox went astray not by trying to share a potential client's passion but by treating the Landrys as a means to an end—deceiving them and violating their personal space along the way.
There's a big difference between deceiving competitors and deceiving customers, explain consultants Don Peppers and Martha Rogers. SFS needs to clarify this difference in its ethics code, apologize to Landry, and fire Silva, who demonstrated in hitting the "send" button that he does not understand the policies and behaviors that build shareholder value.
James Borg, a business psychologist and author, argues that Knox didn't coerce Landry into buying SFS's services but instead simply got the CFO's attention and let his persuasive techniques do the rest. Whereas coercion and manipulation satisfy the needs of only one party, persuasion is about achieving a positive outcome all around—exactly what Knox accomplished. Armadillo got a superior product, and SFS won a new customer.
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Many managers have never before had to shrink their operations or workforces drastically. Now, as they struggle to weather the storm of recession, they risk making what the author says is a common mistake: assuming that they will have to make the tough initial decision but can leave it to others to carry out.
Long experience at Corning, Quest Diagnostics, Masonite International, and Accellent taught Freeman the benefits of what he calls a "soft hands" approach, which involves ensuring that employees, customers, suppliers, and communities are treated with consideration and compassion. Such behavior is simply good business. He offers four commonsensical—but frequently ignored—principles.
Treat employees with dignity, fairness, and respect. Tell them why they're losing their jobs, what you will do to help them cope, and what you'll need from them during the transition. Communicate fully and often, be visible and personal, and honor company commitments.
Treat your customers and suppliers like valued partners. Keep them informed, consider their needs, maintain your focus on quality, and take pains to transfer the business smoothly.
Manage the layoff or closure like a project. Appoint an experienced, full-time project leader and a strong team. Define stages of the process, establish criteria for passing through them, and conduct regular reviews.
Use judgment and, if necessary, fight back. Don't be pushed by Wall Street or others to move so quickly that the organization ends up suffering.
The shutdown of a Corning plant in Indiana, the merger of Quest with SmithKline Beecham Clinical Labs, and the closure of an Accellent factory in Tennessee illustrate successful outcomes of a soft-hands approach.
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Though they have feel-good stories and data on milestones, most ventures that serve the world's poor don't have a systematic way to gauge how well they're achieving their goals. To address that need, London, the director of the University of Michigan's Base of the Pyramid Initiative, has devised a new tool.
London's Base of the Pyramid Impact Assessment Framework explores how ventures influence the well-being of local buyers, sellers, and communities. It guides managers through a detailed look at an organization's effects on those constituencies in three areas: economics, capabilities, and relationships. The framework examines negative as well as positive effects—for instance, whether activities that increase the income of the poor also prompt them to mistreat arable land. It helps managers focus success measures on the most likely high-magnitude outcomes.
VisionSpring, which trains rural women to provide affordable eye care in India, knew it had improved the economic fortunes of its microentrepreneurs. After applying the framework, however, the venture had an appreciation of its impact on some of its buyers: artisans whose eyesight had deteriorated with age. The nonprofit's glasses boosted the artisans' productivity, income, and dignity. VisionSpring also uncovered negative effects—strife and jealousy in families that weren't used to women's working outside the home. The organization helped ease those tensions by encouraging the women's spouses to become involved in product distribution, thus improving their relationships and reducing the risk that sellers might quit.
The more holistic, fact-based view provided by London's framework has helped VisionSpring make better decisions about how to enhance positive effects, mitigate negative ones, and demonstrate clear value to potential funders and partners.
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While Western companies struggle with mergers and acquisitions, emerging giants like Indian aluminum producer Hindalco are using M&A as their main globalization strategy. That's partly because developing economies grew at near double-digit rates in the past 15 years, enabling many enterprises to make acquisitions. It's also because, according to the author's research, those corporations create more value from takeovers. To compete, Western multinationals should change their mind-set and shift the locus of their M&A efforts to regional headquarters in developing countries.
U.S. and European companies, inhibited by slow-growing home markets, acquire rivals primarily to become bigger and thus create economies of scale. By contrast, emerging giants buy companies—often Western ones—to gain competencies that will help them become global leaders. They acquire only to meet strategic goals; they don't completely assimilate acquisitions; and their CEOs focus on the long term.
Using this approach, Hindalco boosted revenues in seven years from $500 million to $15 billion. It acquired companies to expand its aluminum business, manufacture more value-added products, and extend its global reach. Rather than immediately seek targets overseas, the company patiently executed small takeovers, first in India and later abroad, before making a big global play. With each move, Hindalco climbed what the author calls an M&A competency stairway, gaining the skills it needed to pursue other targets. When it was ready, Hindalco bought Novelis, a North American corporation more than twice its size.
Because of the global downturn, Hindalco will not realize the benefits of that acquisition as quickly as it had expected. But the fact that the company developed and adhered to a long-term M&A strategy will help it ride out the storm.
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Work is embedded in the history of Berea College. From its earliest days, Berea has enabled students to contribute to their cost of education while gaining valuable work experience and serving the college and surrounding communities. Historically, it also allowed the College to operate in a self-sustaining manner, with students growing their own food and building their own living and learning facilities. As society has changed, the nature of the work has changed, but the underlying principles of the program have remained constant through the years.
The Labor Program originated in 1859 and was formalized into every student's educational experience in 1906, when the College Catalog declared that every student must contribute at least seven hours per week to the necessary work of the College. This was raised to ten hours in 1917, a requirement that remains in effect to today.
The value of student work is reinforced in our Great Commitments, first published in 1969, revised in 1993, and most recently revised in 2017. The fourth of eight statements affirms Berea's commitment, "to promote learning and serving in community through the student Labor Program, honoring the dignity and utility of all work, mental and manual, and taking pride in work well done." The Labor Program has long been an integral component of Berea's educational program, providing valuable opportunities for learning, service, and work well done.
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"Make It wit Chu" is the third single by Queens of the Stone Age from their 2007 album Era Vulgaris.

Background
The song was originally a track on The Desert Sessions Volumes 9 & 10, entitled "I Wanna Make It wit Chu" and with PJ Harvey on backing vocals; it also appeared on the band's live DVD Over the Years and Through the Woods before being rerecorded for their fifth studio album.

"Make It wit Chu" was announced as the second German single in a newsletter from www.qotsa.de and that it would be released on three limited editions on September 28, 2007. It was also confirmed as the band's next international single as well. According to a report by the NME the B-sides for the single would be the "White Wedding" cover, previously released as a bonus track for Era Vulgaris, and a recording of "Needles in the Camel's Eye" from Brian Eno's Here Come The Warm Jets. Bobby Gillespie is reported to have been involved in the latter according to an interview with the band on SuicideGirls.

At the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards, Josh and Troy, along with Cee Lo Green (on vocals) and Dave Grohl (on drums), played the song in The Palms Casino Hotel, in one of the Fantasy Suites. This song was #60 on Rolling Stones list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.

At the end of the song, a keyboard can be heard which starts at about 4:31. This is the same tune played during the chorus of the song Era Vulgaris, which was left off the album of the same name.

The song appears in the video game Guitar Hero 5, the documentary Warren Miller's Playground and TV show Blindspot.

Music video
Directed by Rio Hackford, the official music video for the song surfaced in October and shows the band performing to a series of couples making out. The video was shot in Joshua Tree and also shows the legendary Rancho De La Luna, where the Desert Sessions are recorded.

The video begins with Homme driving to Rancho De La Luna and the band setting up their musical instruments. They then start to perform the song. The video shows footage of the band performing along with shots of several couples making out and talking. The band appear to be performing for the couples.

In the music video, the guitar solo is also shorter than it is on the album.

Track listings

CD
 "Make It wit Chu" (Edit) – 3:48
 "Needles in the Camel's Eye" – 3:23 (Brian Eno cover)
 "White Wedding" – 3:52 (Billy Idol cover)

 "Make It wit Chu (Video)" – 3:48

7" (EU)
 "Make It wit Chu" - 4:50
 "Needles in the Camel's Eye" - 3:23

7" Version 2
 "Make It wit Chu (Acoustic)"
 "White Wedding"

Charts

Personnel
The Desert Sessions – Volume 9: I See You Hearin' Me
 Josh Freese – drums
 Alain Johannes – piano, rhodes, "noodles"
 Josh Homme – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar, percussion, piano
 Dean Ween – guitar
 Brian O'Connor – bass, percussion
 PJ Harvey – backing vocals

Queens of the Stone Age – Era Vulgaris
 Josh Homme – piano, lead vocals, backing vocals, lead guitar, rhodes
 Troy Van Leeuwen – guitar, bass, backing vocals
 Joey Castillo – drums, percussion
 Alain Johannes – harmonic guitar
 Serrina Sims – backing vocals
 Brody Dalle–Homme – backing vocals
 Chris Goss – backing vocals
 Liam Lynch – backing vocals

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External links

Queens of the Stone Age songs
2007 singles
Songs written by Josh Homme
Songs written by Dean Ween
2007 songs
Interscope Records singles
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Volver al ruedo fue un programa especial de la Fundación Huésped por el Día Mundial de la Lucha contra el Sida, con el fin de ayudar a reflexionar sobre los prejuicios y la discriminación alrededor del VIH/SIDA. Está protagonizado por Soledad Silveyra, Jorge Suárez, Eleonora Wexler, Luciano Cáceres, Mónica Ayos, Boy Olmi y Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, este especial (que consta de un único envío), cuenta además con un elenco de lujo entre los que se destacan Dady Brieva, Jean Pierre Noher, Valeria Gastaldi, Sofía Pachano y Florencia Torrente, entre otros.

Sinopsis

El especial es una comedia de enredos que transcurre alrededor de Elena (Soledad Silveyra) y Manuel (Jorge Suárez) quienes, luego de 30 años de matrimonio, se separan y, cada uno a su manera, retoman su vida amorosa. Lucila (Eleonora Wexler), la hija de ambos y la esposa de Martín (Luciano Cáceres), transita los últimos meses de embarazo en medio de las inseguridades y el fantasma del HIV. Por último, Carla (Mónica Ayos), prima de Elena, será quien la ayudará a retomar su vida social, obligándola a reencontrarse con su pasado. La historia transcurre entre situaciones que rozan el absurdo y que nos demuestran que no es necesario vivir con VIH o conocer a alguien con las mismas características, para entender que el virus forma parte de nuestras vidas.

Este es el sexto unitario que El Trece emite por el Día Mundial de la Lucha contra el Sida, con el fin de ayudar a reflexionar sobre los prejuicios y la discriminación alrededor del VIH/SIDA. Entre los años 2002 y 2005, la emisora brindó espacio al "backstage" del Calendario de Fundación Huésped realizado por la fotógrafa Gaby Herbstein, del que participaron reconocidos personajes de la cultura y el espectáculo argentinos. En 2006, El Trece y Fundación Huésped fueron pioneros en exhibir, por primera vez en la televisión abierta local, un programa de ficción dedicado exclusivamente al VIH/sida, "Hoy me desperté", dirigido por Bruno Stagnaro y Darío Lanis. En 2007, el unitario se llamó "Reparaciones" y fue protagonizado por Pablo Echarri y Érica Rivas. En 2008 fue el turno de "Oportunidades", dirigido por Daniel Barone y protanizado por Celeste Cid y Damián De Santo. En 2009 se emitió "Revelaciones", con Diego Peretti y Andrea Pietra, y en 2010 "Sutiles diferencias" con Gabriel Goity y Araceli González.

Elenco

 Soledad Silveyra - Elena
 Jorge Suárez - Manuel
 Eleonora Wexler - Lucila
 Luciano Cáceres - Martín
 Mónica Ayos - Carla
 Boy Olmi - Pedro
 Miguel Ángel Rodríguez - Francisco
 Dady Brieva - Cameo
 Jean Pierre Noher - Alejandro
 Valeria Gastaldi - Mori
 Sofía Pachano - Vivi
 Florencia Torrente - Lola
 Carlos Bermejo - Medico
 Pablo Ini - Medico
 Carlos Cano
 Mauro Anton
 Paula Carruega
 Mora Recalde

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Enlaces externos

 Volver al Ruedo en la página oficial de El Trece

Programas de televisión de Canal 13 (Argentina)
Programas de televisión iniciados en 2011
Programas de televisión finalizados en 2011
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Public resistance hinders SOPA legislation
Rachel Hursen, Staff Writer
Senator Patrick Leahy, a Vermont democrat, introduced the Protect IP Act (PIPA) and the Combating Online Infringements and Counterfeits Act (COICA) to the Senate on May 12, 2011. COICA did not last long on the Senate floor, but PIPA passed on May 26 by Senate Judiciary Committee.
Here is when the power of the people began. The so-called "gamer community" saw that the beginning provisions, which would later build the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), would threaten an integral part of this community. YouTube videos of gamers playing through games on channels such as HankGames and TobyGames would be considered copyright infringement, and those videos would be taken down legally, as would those who run said sites.
Things remained fairly quiet on the matter, though, until Oct. 26, when SOPA was officially introduced to the House with 31 co-sponsors, a large support base. Right around this time, on Oct. 19, a group known online as the "Beliebers", or Justin Beiber fans, realized that their beloved star would face years in prison for the very videos of song covers that launched the young star into fame.
At this point, SOPA's essential message was to stop the online piracy of millions of songs, videos and other content that was being shared via sites like The Pirate Bay and MegaUpload. These sites, as well as independent internet users such as HankGames and Justin Beiber, all took content and made parts or all of it available to anyone with a computer. SOPA supporters believe that this was infringing upon the copyrights of those who originally owned the information.
On Nov. 16, the first American Censorship Day was held to spread the word about SOPA. On this day, Tumblr and thousands of other sites blacked out for the day, listing contact information for Congressional members and links to petitions against SOPA. Over one million contacts were made to Congress, including 80,000 calls. Over 2 million people signed petitions. The next day, Nancy Pelosi tweeted her own opposition to the bill.
Dec. 15 brought a House Judiciary hearing on the bill, where dozens of amendments were introduced and voted down. By the next day, the markup was far from done. Again, the Internet took matters into its own hands. Social media and news site Reddit had a user post that domain-hosting site GoDaddy was in strong support of SOPA. The user suggested that domains under GoDaddy transfer in protest. In a matter of days, over 80,000 domain names were transferred. The largest move was by Wikipedia, who moved its domains one day after the Reddit post.
By Jan. 5, 2012, people had begun physically attending town hall meetings and organizing a protest. A SOPA strike was announced for Jan. 18, when six Republican senators asked the head of PIPA, democratic Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, to cancel the vote scheduled for Jan. 24.
The SOPA protest left a huge mark. Physical protests occurred all over Capitol Hill, but the largest audience was again the internet. An estimated 1 billion people viewed anti-SOPA messages online when sites such as Wikipedia and Reddit blacked out entirely, and even Google placed a censor bar over their logo, with links to contact representatives below the search bar.
A total of nearly 200,000 sites blacked out for the day. Ten million people signed petitions, three million sent emails, and over 100,000 called their representatives. In one day, 13 senators backed away from the bill, and five co-sponsors dropped their support.
Hosting site MegaUpload was shut down on Jan. 19 by the federal government via an indictment that accused the site of hosting pirated media. The site was accused of "racketeering conspiracy, conspiring to commit copyright infringement, conspiring to commit money laundering and two substantive counts of criminal copyright infringement." In response, "hacktivist" group Anonymous took down several government sites, including the Department of Justice site, and copyright sites such as the Universal Music Group and the Motion Picture Association of America using a Distributed Denial of Service, or DDoS, attack. This type of attack simply targets a staggering amount of traffic towards a site, causing the servers to overload and shut down the site.
Democratic Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon plans to filibuster PIPA, which holds similar ideas to SOPA, as of Jan. 23. However, new bills have been introduced. The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) established a framework that countries can choose to join to protect copyright items on a person-by-person level. Opponents feel that it will infringe upon civil rights of citizens by going into their iPods and hard drives in a militaristic way. It is also global, unlike SOPA, and goes further than just blocking websites. It looks at individual Internet Provider addresses, and at information shared via private channels.
The Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act (PCIPA) demands that Internet Service Providers keep records for 18 months of what is accessed on their servers with the intent of protecting children. This bill is the least opposed so far, though the use of ACTA would make PCIPA into a spy, looking into the Windows or Macs of the average citizen for copyright infringement.
As the bills continue to circle, one message emerges triumphant. Democracy is power by and for the people, and only the people can let their government know what they want. Power of the people led 25 senators to publicly oppose PIPA after the blackout, and another 13 were leaning towards opposition.
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To: National Transport Authority and Dublin Bus
Extra 84X buses needed for Bray and Greystones
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Ian McGahon
1 Provide extra buses on the 84x Route
2 Limit the departure stops on the 84x Route
The 84x bus service is a popular service for commuters in Kilcoole, Newcastle, Greystones and Bray.
Recently the National Transport Authority have been asked by Wicklow County Council members and by other local representatives to increase the 84x service. In response to these requests The National Transport Authority told Wicklow County Council on Monday 4th March "There are no promises, we will see what happens in the months ahead". This response is not good enough and we are now publicly petitioning on this issue.
In the last few years there has been increased demand on the service because of increased housing in Greystones and surrounding areas. The increased demand has meant increased usage and consequently the following: congestion on the service, commuters not being able to regularly use the service because the buses are so full, increased car usage, decreased quality of life due to increased traffic congestion.
In 2018 Wicklow County Council recently did some research on commuters living in County Wicklow and found some interesting data on commuters including students and employees. It found that there is a large demand for commuting from Bray and Greystones into Dublin. It found that 77% of commuters who use buses in County Wicklow are unhappy with their commute. It also found that 69% of County Wicklow Commuters would like more frequent bus services. (Source Wicklow County Council 2018 Commuter survey (https://www.wicklow.ie/Portals/0/Documents/Business/Business-Environment/Wicklow-Facts-Figures/Commuter%20Study%20Report.pdf)
A large reason for this is increased demand in the Greystones/Kilcoole area. Since the last census there are roughly about 1 thousand houses that have been built or are at present being built in the Greystones area (Source: Wicklow County Council Meeting September 2018 https://www.wicklow.ie/Portals/0/Documents/Council%20Meetings/Minutes-Agendas/2018/10%2009%2018%20SPECIAL%20MEETING%20COUNTY%20COUNCIL.pdf) . This includes the Marine area at Greystones, Wavely estate, Seagreen estate, Glenheron estate amongst others. In the Greystones area there is already quite a high percentage of local residents who commute for work (22.9%) according to the last census. (Source Oireachtas constituency census dashboards http://dashboards.oireachtas.ie/dashboard.php?s=transport&q=t1)
Given the above; a) the fact that Wicklow residents overall who commute by bus are unhappy with the service provided, b) the fact that many citizens in Bray and Greystones feel there are not enough buses and that they drive as a result and c) the fact there are a thousand new houses in the Greystones area since the 2016 census. We respectfully request the NTA and Dublin Bus to provide extra 84x morning buses.
In addition to this a large number of commuters in Bray and Greystones repeatedly get left behind on the evening service commute to Bray and Greystones from Dublin City Centre. The 84x is congested and full on an extremely regular basis. Many commuters who live in areas such as Foxrock, Deansgrange use the 84x and these commuters can often use other services along the N11 corridor including the 46a and 145. They feel it is completely unfair for them that users who can use other alternate routes such as the 145 or 46a mean they cannot use the evening service to get to Bray or Greystones. In order to maximise use for commuters in Bray and Greystones and encourage commuters to use alternate routes available to them we respectfully request that the 84x would not allow passengers to disembark between UCD and Loughlinstown Hospital.
We believe these 2 changes would increase commuter satisfaction for County Wicklow Bus Commuters and also would increase the quality of life overall for citizens in Bray and Greystones.
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The 84X is such an in-demand service. Increasing capacity & frequency seems like a no-brainer.
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Nothing worse to see Greystones, Kilcoole, Newcastle faces being left behind at bus stops as bus is packed with people travelling only a couple of stops. Areas like Stillorgan, Foxrock are well serviced with buses. First stop for getting off should be Loughlinstown hospital, this would allow people travelling to Bray and beyond a sporting chance of getting home.
Susan G. 2019-03-20 23:53:48 +0000
I was a daily user of the 84X for 6 years going to college & work from Bray - luckily, I was using it at a time when it wasn't AS busy as now...but even then there was the odd day it was full and I wouldn't be allowed on and end up late for college or work! Friends & family tell me it's a LOT worse now, almost always full and they regularly end up late for work & school It's a great route, one of Dublin Bus's best - but it needs to be better now
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Campaigners are calling for action following an alarming rise in the number of deaths and suicides at Pentonville Prison, which has seen six young men – four of whom had mental health problems – take their lives in four years.
The prison, in Caledonian Road, was judged unfit for the 21st century by chief inspector of prisons Nick Hardwick in February.
This week, St Pancras Coroner's Court heard that Noah Smith, 49, was found hanged in his cell at the prison, which has been described as a "warehouse" and a "massively overcrowded railway station". Mr Smith was being treated for long-term mental health problems and substance misuse by Whittington Hospital NHS Trust and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust.
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Prees is a dispensing practice for all patients who live more than one mile from a dispensing chemist. The opening hours are Monday to Friday 08:30 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00.


As part of the 4th United Nations Global Road Safety Week the officers of the Kursk state traffic police and military traffic police had a meeting with the foreign students of the Kursk state medical university on May 11, 2017.
The primary focus of the work aimed at road safety ensuring and decrease of the injury rate in road traffic accidents was on the strengthening of the traffic discipline among road users, prevention and promotion of behavioral safety on the streets and roads.
In the course of the meeting the foreign students were informed of the particularities of purchase, sale and registration of motor vehicles in the territory of the Russian Federation, the use of international driving license, and the services, ensuring the road safety.


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<?php

/**
 * @file
 * Contains \Drupal\Console\Command\AboutCommand.
 */

namespace Drupal\Console\Command;

use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;

class AboutCommand extends Command
{
    protected function configure()
    {
        $this
            ->setName('about')
            ->setDescription($this->trans('commands.about.description'));
    }

    protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
    {
        $renderer = $this->getRenderHelper();
        $application = $this->getApplication();

        $features = [
          $this->trans('commands.about.messages.welcome-feature-learn'),
          $this->trans('commands.about.messages.welcome-feature-generate'),
          $this->trans('commands.about.messages.welcome-feature-interact')
        ];

        $consoleVersion = sprintf(
            '%s <info>%s</info>',
            $this->trans('commands.site.status.messages.console'),
            $application->getVersion()
        );

        $supportedVersion = sprintf(
            $this->trans('commands.about.messages.version-supported'),
            $application::DRUPAL_VERSION
        );

        $links = [
          sprintf(
              $this->trans('commands.about.messages.landing'),
              'http://drupalconsole.com'
          ),
          sprintf(
              $this->trans('commands.about.messages.change-log'),
              'http://bit.ly/console-releases'
          ),
          sprintf(
              $this->trans('commands.about.messages.documentation'),
              'http://bit.ly/console-book'
          ),
          sprintf(
              $this->trans('commands.about.messages.support'),
              'http://bit.ly/console-support'
          )
        ];

        $organizations = [
            'Indava (http://www.indava.com/)',
            'Anexus (https://anexusit.com)',
            'FFW (https://ffwagency.com)'
        ];

        $parameters = [
          'title' =>  $this->trans('commands.about.messages.welcome'),
          'features' => $features,
          'console_version' => $consoleVersion,
          'supported_version' => $supportedVersion,
          'list_command' => $this->trans('commands.about.messages.list'),
          'links' => $links,
          'supporting_organizations' => $this->trans('commands.about.messages.supporting-organizations'),
          'organizations' => $organizations
        ];

        $about = $renderer->render('core/about.twig', $parameters);

        $output->writeln($about);
    }
}


This small USB device scans your business cards, sorts the card information into proper fields and then stores them into a database. You can then search through this database later, on any particular field to find the contact you are looking for. You can also store its database file (.biz) on a network drive so that users who have installed the BizCard software, will be able to access this database across your network. The application also lets you export its database into other formats which are supported by a large variety of PIMs, applications and hand-held devices. You can even create your own export format.
Since it draws its power from the USB cable, it has no power cord. It supports Win 98/Me/ 2000. We even tried it on a machine with Win XP Pro and it worked just fine. Once installed all of the device's functions can be carried out using the BizCard Reader software. The device has a maximum resolution of 600 dpi, and a maximum scanning area of 4"x 6". The whole process of scanning a card, recognizing its fields and storing takes only around 13 secs. We tried scanning many different types of cards, and overall were quite impressed with the results. However, some recognition mistakes did manage to creep in, which had to be corrected manually. A good feature here is that as you move across the different scanned fields, the software automatically takes you to the location it interpreted from the original scanned image of the card. You can also easily highlight portions from the original scanned image of the card, and drag that specific portion to a particular field in the database. Also, the accompanying software lets you scan multiple cards in succession. This is useful if you have a stack of cards to be scanned.
Apart from the various cards fields, the database contains a scanned image of the card itself, so you can refer to the original card also if you want. The device also doubles up as a regular scanner allowing you to scan color photographs. You can save the scanned images in JPEG, BMP and PCX formats.
The Bottom Line At a price of Rs 19,500, the device is probably out of reach of many individual users. But it can be great for companies, where people need a combined contacts database.


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A collection of tools, libraries and tests for shader compilation.
At the moment it includes:

- [`glslc`](glslc), a command line compiler for GLSL/HLSL to SPIR-V, and
- [`libshaderc`](libshaderc), a library API for accessing `glslc` functionality.
- [`spvc`](spvc), a command line wrapper around the SPIR-V to GLSL/HLSL/MSL
  compiler [SPIRV-Cross][spirv-cross], and
- [`libshaderc_spvc`](libshaderc_spvc), a library API for accessing `spvc`
  functionality.

**Note:** The fact that that `libshaderc` is not named `libshaderc_glslc` is a
quirk of history, and a known inconsistency. Changing it would require a
significant amount of renaming and breaking of downstream projects, so it is
being left as is.

`glslc` wraps around core functionality in [glslang][khr-glslang]
and [SPIRV-Tools][spirv-tools]. `glslc` and its library aims to
to provide:
* a command line compiler with GCC- and Clang-like usage, for better
  integration with build systems
* an API where functionality can be added without breaking existing clients
* an API supporting standard concurrency patterns across multiple
  operating systems
* increased functionality such as file `#include` support

`spvc` wraps around core functionality in [spirv-cross][spirv-cross]
and [SPIRV-Tools][spirv-tools]. `spirv` and its library aims to
provide:

* validation and transformation of inputs before cross-compiling
* an API designed around integration with specific projects like [Dawn][dawn]

**Note:** `spvc` and its library are WIP and optional artifacts that are by
default disabled in the build. How to enabled is detailed below.

## Downloads

**Note: These binaries are just the artifacts of the builders and have not
  undergone any QA, thus they should be considered unsupported.**

[![Linux Build Status](https://storage.googleapis.com/shaderc/badges/build_status_linux_clang_release.svg)](https://storage.googleapis.com/shaderc/badges/build_link_linux_clang_release.html)
[![MacOS Build Status](https://storage.googleapis.com/shaderc/badges/build_status_macos_clang_release.svg)](https://storage.googleapis.com/shaderc/badges/build_link_macos_clang_release.html)
[![Windows Build Status](https://storage.googleapis.com/shaderc/badges/build_status_windows_vs2017_release.svg)](https://storage.googleapis.com/shaderc/badges/build_link_windows_vs2017_release.html)

[More downloads](downloads.md)

## Status

Shaderc has maintained backward compatibility for quite some time, and we
don't anticipate any breaking changes.
Ongoing enhancements are described in the [CHANGES](CHANGES) file.

Shaderc has been shipping in the
[Android NDK](https://developer.android.com/ndk/index.html) since version r12b.
(The NDK build uses sources from https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/shaderc/.
Those repos are downstream from GitHub.)
We currently require r18b.

For licensing terms, please see the [`LICENSE`](LICENSE) file.  If interested in
contributing to this project, please see [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](CONTRIBUTING.md).

This is not an official Google product (experimental or otherwise), it is just
code that happens to be owned by Google.  That may change if Shaderc gains
contributions from others.  See the [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](CONTRIBUTING.md) file
for more information. See also the [`AUTHORS`](AUTHORS) and
[`CONTRIBUTORS`](CONTRIBUTORS) files.

## File organization

- `android_test/` : a small Android application to verify compilation
- `cmake/`: CMake utility functions and configuration for Shaderc
- `examples/`: Example programs
- `glslc/`: an executable to compile GLSL to SPIR-V
- `libshaderc/`: a library for compiling shader strings into SPIR-V
- `libshaderc_util/`: a utility library used by multiple shaderc components
- `third_party/`: third party open source packages; see below
- `utils/`: utility scripts for Shaderc

Shaderc depends on glslang, the Khronos reference compiler for GLSL.

Shaderc depends on [SPIRV-Tools][spirv-tools] for assembling, disassembling,
and transforming SPIR-V binaries.

Shaderc depends on the [Google Test](https://github.com/google/googletest)
testing framework.

In the following sections, `$SOURCE_DIR` is the directory you intend to clone
Shaderc into.

## Getting and building Shaderc

**If you only want prebuilt executables or libraries, see the
[Downloads](#downloads) section.**

The rest of this section describes how to build Shaderc from sources.

Note: Shaderc assumes Glslang supports HLSL compilation.  The instructions
below assume you're building Glslang from sources, and in a subtree
of `shaderc/third_party`.  In that scenario, Glslang's HLSL support
is automatically enabled.  Shaderc also can be built using a Glslang
from outside the `shaderc/third_party` tree.  In that case you must
ensure that that external Glslang is built with HLSL functionality.
See Glslang's `ENABLE_HLSL` CMake setting.)

1) Check out the source code:

```sh
git clone https://github.com/google/shaderc $SOURCE_DIR
cd $SOURCE_DIR
./utils/git-sync-deps
cd $SOURCE_DIR/
```

**Note:** The [known-good](https://github.com/google/shaderc/tree/known-good)
branch of the repository contains a
[known_good.json](https://github.com/google/shaderc/blob/known-good/known_good.json)
file describing a set of repo URLs and specific commits that have been
tested together.  This information is updated periodically, and typically
matches the latest update of these sources in the development branch
of the Android NDK.
The `known-good` branch also contains a
[update_shaderc.py](https://github.com/google/shaderc/blob/known-good/update_shaderc_sources.py)
script that will read the JSON file and checkout those specific commits for you.

2) Ensure you have the requisite tools -- see the tools subsection below.

3) Decide where to place the build output. In the following steps, we'll call it
   `$BUILD_DIR`. Any new directory should work. We recommend building outside
   the source tree, but it is also common to build in a (new) subdirectory of
   `$SOURCE_DIR`, such as `$SOURCE_DIR/build`.

4a) Build (and test) with Ninja on Linux or Windows:

```sh
cd $BUILD_DIR
cmake -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE={Debug|Release|RelWithDebInfo} $SOURCE_DIR
ninja
ctest # optional
```

4b) Or build (and test) with MSVC on Windows:

```sh
cd $BUILD_DIR
cmake $SOURCE_DIR
cmake --build . --config {Release|Debug|MinSizeRel|RelWithDebInfo}
ctest -C {Release|Debug|MinSizeRel|RelWithDebInfo}
```

4c) Or build with MinGW on Linux for Windows:
(Skip building threaded unit tests due to
[Googletest bug 606](https://github.com/google/googletest/issues/606))

```sh
cd $BUILD_DIR
cmake -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE={Debug|Release|RelWithDebInfo} $SOURCE_DIR \
   -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$SOURCE_DIR/cmake/linux-mingw-toolchain.cmake \
   -Dgtest_disable_pthreads=ON
ninja
```

After a successful build, you should have a `glslc` executable somewhere under
the `$BUILD_DIR/glslc/` directory, as well as a `libshaderc` library somewhere
under the `$BUILD_DIR/libshaderc/` directory.

The default behavior on MSVC is to link with the static CRT. If you would like
to change this behavior `-DSHADERC_ENABLE_SHARED_CRT` may be passed on the
cmake configure line.

See [the libshaderc README](libshaderc/README.md) for more on using the library
API in your project.

### Tools you'll need

For building, testing, and profiling Shaderc, the following tools should be
installed regardless of your OS:

- [CMake](http://www.cmake.org/): for generating compilation targets.
- [Python 3](http://www.python.org/): for utility scripts and running the test suite.

On Linux, the following tools should be installed:

- [`gcov`](https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Gcov.html): for testing code
    coverage, provided by the `gcc` package on Ubuntu.
- [`lcov`](http://ltp.sourceforge.net/coverage/lcov.php): a graphical frontend
    for `gcov`, provided by the `lcov` package on Ubuntu.
- [`genhtml`](http://linux.die.net/man/1/genhtml): for creating reports in html
    format from `lcov` output, provided by the `lcov` package on Ubuntu.

On Linux, if cross compiling to Windows:
- [`mingw`](http://www.mingw.org): A GCC-based cross compiler targeting Windows
    so that generated executables use the Micrsoft C runtime libraries.

On Windows, the following tools should be installed and available on your path:

- Visual Studio 2013 Update 4 or later. Previous versions of Visual Studio
  will likely work but are untested.
- Git - including the associated tools, Bash, `diff`.

Optionally, the following tools may be installed on any OS:

 - [`asciidoctor`](http://asciidoctor.org/): for generating documentation.
   - [`pygments.rb`](https://rubygems.org/gems/pygments.rb) required by
     `asciidoctor` for syntax highlighting.

### Building and running Shaderc using Docker

Please make sure you have the Docker engine
[installed](https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/) on your machine.

To create a Docker image containing Shaderc command line tools, issue the
following command in `${SOURCE_DIR}`: `docker build -t <IMAGE-NAME> .`.
The created image will have all the command line tools installed at
`/usr/local` internally, and a data volume mounted at `/code`.

Assume `<IMAGE-NAME>` is `shaderc/shaderc` from now on.

To invoke a tool from the above created image in a Docker container:

```bash
docker run shaderc/shaderc glslc --version
```

Alternatively, you can mount a host directory (e.g., `example`) containing
the shaders you want to manipulate and run different kinds of tools via
an interactive shell in the container:

```bash
$ docker run -i -t -v `pwd`/example:/code shaderc/shaderc
/code $ ls
test.vert
/code $ glslc -c -o - test.vert | spirv-dis
```

### Building spvc

The value `SHADERC_ENABLE_SPVC` in `CMakeLists.txt` must be set to `ON` to
enable building `spvc`.

This can be achieved by either editing the file in your checkout, or passing
`-DSHADERC_ENABLE_SPVC=ON` to `cmake` to set the value.

## Bug tracking

We track bugs using GitHub -- click on the "Issues" button on
[the project's GitHub page](https://github.com/google/shaderc).

## Test coverage

On Linux, you can obtain test coverage as follows:

```sh
cd $BUILD_DIR
cmake -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DENABLE_CODE_COVERAGE=ON $SOURCE_DIR
ninja
ninja report-coverage
```

Then the coverage report can be found under the `$BUILD_DIR/coverage-report`
directory.

## Bindings

Bindings are maintained by third parties, may contain content
offered under a different license, and may reference or contain
older versions of Shaderc and its dependencies.

* **Python:** [pyshaderc][pyshaderc]
* **Rust:** [shaderc-rs][shaderc-rs]
* **Go:** [gshaderc][gshaderc]
* **.NET:** [shaderc.net][shadercdotnet]

[khr-glslang]: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glslang
[spirv-tools]: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Tools
[spirv-cross]: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Cross
[pyshaderc]: https://github.com/realitix/pyshaderc
[shaderc-rs]: https://github.com/google/shaderc-rs
[appveyor]: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/dneto0/shaderc
[dawn]: https://dawn.googlesource.com/dawn
[gshaderc]: https://github.com/celer/gshaderc
[shadercdotnet]: https://github.com/jpbruyere/shaderc.net


The Kiwi Dollar continued its recent recovery as comments from President Trump once again weighed on the U.S Dollar. Trump criticized Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for raising rates instead of being the "cheap-money Fed chairman" he wanted. He continued by suggesting that the Fed should do "what's good for the Country", and hold off on future rate hikes. Trump also repeated his view that China and Europe were manipulating their currencies. The NZD has now recovered 1.5 cents from its lows earlier in the month. Overnight the latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction saw the overall price index fall by 3.6% from the previous auction a fortnight ago. The index has now fallen in five of the last six auctions. Currency markets largely ignored the results with the NZD maintaining its gains on a weaker USD.
Today sees the release of NZ retail sales data which has the potential to move the currency in either direction. Forecasts are for only a modest gain of 0.4% for the quarter following a 0.1% increase in Q1. However any signs of stronger consumption in the NZ economy could add support to the NZD as it may move the RBNZ to drop its recent cautious tone on interest rates. On the flip side, a weaker number would encourage the RBNZ to keep the OCR at record lows and possibly cut rates at some stage. Data is out at 10.45am this morning.
The news that the UK budget balance posted the biggest surplus for July since 2000 saw the pound push higher against the majors. The Office for National Statistics report showed public sector net borrowing, excluding public sector banks, was in surplus by GBP 2.0b in July well above the expected GBP1.1b and 1.0b greater than the July 2017 surplus.
The AUD was also higher on broad USD weakness, but has slightly under performed vs the NZD, seeing NZD/AUD move higher. The leadership challenge to PM Turnbull only had a passing impact on the AUD.


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Marchex Institute Study Reveals Conversation Trends Across America
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2018-- Marchex (NASDAQ: MCHX), a leading provider of call analytics that drive, measure, and convert callers into customers, today released findings from a new speech pattern study based on more than 6.8 million calls placed by consumers to businesses across the United States.1Marchex Institute insights reveal how conversation patterns vary and empower businesses to optimize valuable phone interactions with customers.
The data set was analyzed using Marchex Speech Analytics technology, which leverages artificial intelligence, including machine learning and natural language processing algorithms, to analyze calls to businesses in a variety of industries. Key findings include:
People from Wyoming top the list for most talkative. Closely following are Montana, North Dakota, Vermont and Maine. In fact, Wyoming residents talk 38 percent more than New Yorkers, who are the least talkative.
The fastest talkers and most courteous callers hail from the North. People from northern states including Vermont, Rhode Island, Alaska, New Jersey and New Hampshire speak the fastest, based on words per minute. On average, the fastest talkers are from Vermont, who uttered 148 words per minute, while Hawaiians uttered an average of 134 words per minute, making it the slowest talking state. Closely following as the slowest talkers are New Mexico, Colorado, Georgia and South Carolina. Additionally, more people regularly use "please" and "thank you" on calls from Wyoming, Vermont, Maine, Montana and Michigan.
Patience is lower in the Pacific Northwest. In analyzing hold-time abandon rates, Washington state and Oregon demonstrated the least patience, along with Arkansas, Kansas and Mississippi. By contrast, residents from states in the Midwest and Northeast demonstrated the most patience, including Vermont, Delaware, Michigan, Minnesota and New Hampshire.
Cursing increases as the day progresses. On average, callers cursed 1.1 to 1.3 times per call across the board. However, cursing becomes more common as the day progresses. Profanity is least likely to be used before 4:00 p.m., but then the curse rate on calls doubles after 6:00 p.m., jumping from three percent to six percent. The data also shows that instances of cursing are nuanced. For example, s**t is the most common curse word, but can be used differently depending on the tone of the conversation.
"Our AI-powered speech analytics technology not only automates tasks like call transcription, but allows businesses to do a more complex sentiment analysis of inbound phone calls. This offers more contextual clues around customer reactions, tone and phrasing, which are crucial in human-to-human conversation," said Erin Murphy, analytics manager at the Marchex Institute. "For businesses, these insights can help solve critical customer service issues by providing visibility to call center operations in real-time, which in turn helps improve the customer experience."
Building off these insights, Marchex has practical tips for organizations and their customer service agents to help improve the overall outcome of calls:
Convey authenticity and positivity. Using phrases such as "I can solve that for you" or "I'd be happy to help" tends to reassure customers that you have their best interest at heart. In fact, a recent Marchex Institute study2 found top performing customer service agents in the telecommunications industry said "happy" four times as often as other agents.
Avoid negative phrases. Marchex data from the same study shows agents with lower sales rates said "no" twice as often as the top performing agents. Avoiding common negative phrases such as "No, I don't think I can" or "No, that's not right" can help.
Use apologies sparingly. Agents with lower sales performance apologized 50 percent more than other agents and said "sorry" nearly four times as often. Participating as an active listener and communicating statements such as "I hear you" and "I understand" can be more effective in reaching a path to resolution.
Visit the Marchex blog to learn more about the Marchex Institute speech pattern study.
Introduced in April 2017, Marchex Speech Analytics has so far analyzed approximately 100 million calls, more than 400 million minutes, and approaching four billion utterances.
Marchex understands that the best customers are those who call your company - they convert faster, buy more, and churn less. Marchex provides solutions that help companies drive more calls, understand what happens on those calls, and convert more of those callers into customers. Our actionable intelligence strengthens the connection between companies and their customers, bridging the physical and digital world, to help brands maximize their marketing investments and operating efficiencies to acquire the best customers.
Please visit the Marchex blog or @marchex on Twitter (Twitter.com/Marchex), where Marchex discloses material information from time to time about the company, its financial information, and its business.
Based on an analysis of more than 6.8 million automated transcriptions of calls placed between 8/1/2017 and 10/31/2017
Based on an analysis of over 47,000 sales calls placed between 12/24/17 and 2/1/2018
State-by-state rankings:
Most talkative: Least talkative:
1. New York
2. Montana
2. New Jersey
4. Maryland
5. Illinois
Fastest talkers: Slowest talkers:
2. New Mexico
3. Alaska
3. Colorado
4. Georgia
5. New Hampshire
5. South Carolina
Most patient: Least patient:
1. Washington
2. Delaware
2. Oregon
4. Minnesota
4. Kansas
5. Mississippi
Most courteous: Least courteous:
2. Alabama
4. Louisiana
5. Texas
Highest curse rate: Lowest curse rate:
3. Tennessee
4. Utah
5. Massachusetts
Jessie DiMariano, 206-268-2289
jessie.dimariano@edelman.com


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Posted on Monday, April 29, 2019 by Lisa Y.
The NH Humane Society (NHHS) recently received a generous donation of $150,000 from the Alex and Elisabeth Lewyt Wholly Charitable Trust to fund spaying and neutering dogs and cats that come from families in need.
Because of this grant, spay and neuter surgeries will be provided to families in need at a no-charge basis. This donation will make a tremendous impact on animals within the community, as the spaying and neutering of pets are crucial to addressing pet overpopulation.
"Contributions like these are crucial to putting our resources towards programs that promote responsible pet ownership throughout our community," said Tony Matos, president of the NH Humane Society Board of Directors. "The significant donation from the Alex & Elisabeth Lewyt Wholly Charitable Trust will allow us to carry forth our mission of advocating for animals by speaking for those that cannot speak for themselves. We cannot express our gratitude enough."
The Alex & Elisabeth Lewyt Wholly Charitable Trust began in 2016 out of Long Island, New York in honor of the late Alex Lewyt, a visionary, inventor and entrepreneur and his late wife Elisabeth "Babette" Lewyt, who was an advocate for animal welfare organizations. She was well known in Long Island for driving her van to local shelters and rescuing as many dogs and cats as she could. The Lewyts left the bulk of their fortune to their private foundation, which seeks to support organizations that are consistent with the Lewyts' vision of improving the lives of companion animals, reducing animal cruelty and supporting programs for the general betterment of all animals.
Since receiving this donation, the NH Humane Society has already been able to provide 35 surgeries to pets from families in the community, and will continue those efforts to help those who are unable to pay for the surgeries on their own.
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Applications can be made at any time for entry into Semester One or Semester Two, although our Semester Two intake is generally much smaller. In both cases, we recommend applying early as places do fill quickly. You do not have to wait for an offer from your university to apply for residence at St George's College.
All applications for college residence are submitted through the UWA Residential Colleges Application Portal. Please nominate St George's College as your first preference. Once you have completed the online application it will automatically be forwarded to St George's College.
You will receive confirmation from St George's when we have received your application. We will also contact you at that time about any other information that may be required, including references, photographs, etc.
We will also contact you to arrange a time for an interview. The interview is designed to allow the Warden to get to know you, while also providing you with the opportunity to become more familiar with the College. Interviews can be conducted via phone/Skype when a personal interview is not possible.
Following the completion of the application process, we will notify you as to whether you have been accepted to St George's College as soon as it is possible. If you are not successful in your application, the portal system will forward your details onto your next college of preference.
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Aguwa & Metu, P.C. is located in Jamaica Queens, NY and serves clients in and around Hollis, Fresh Meadows, Kew Gardens, Saint Albans, Richmond Hill, South Richmond Hill, Queens Village, Forest Hills, Oakland Gardens, South Ozone Park, Rego Park, Ozone Park, Cambria Heights, Woodhaven, Corona, Springfield Gardens, Bellerose, Little Neck, Elmhurst, Floral Park, Howard Beach, Elmont, Bronx County, Nassau County and Queens County.


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The place gets pretty crowded on Sundays during pool tournaments, but I sat a table with my friend and her pool buddies and ordered a salad. A couple people at the table recommended the Chicken Chef Salad, which came with either crispy or grilled chicken. I was going to order the grilled chicken, but when the waitress informed me that the grilled chicken was actually thigh meat (and not lean breast like I assumed), I decided to go with the less healthy, but tasty, crispy chicken instead. I appreciated the friendliness of the waitress and how informed she was about the menu and food products used.
The salad came out on a big platter with lots of toppings as a chef salad should. I wasn't thrilled about the colorless iceberg lettuce in the salad, but I don't expect anything different in a $7 salad. In fact, I would have been really surprised if there had been a higher quality lettuce in what is basically a dive bar that has a pretty decent menu. While I was eating my salad, I noticed a VERY large hamburger go by and I think I might have to try it sometime. Jake's is definitely generous with their portions.
The clientele and the servers were very nice and friendly. I would go back to Jake's for the friendly bar and probably to try to one of those yummy looking burgers. I would also like to try one of their breakfasts sometime.
Just got back with Fish & Chips (to go) and I am very disappointed. I should have added a $1:00 to their $9.00 price and went to a regular restaurant.