KUWAIT CITY : Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) has adopted a new set of regulation constituting 46 articles, which specifies the procedure of granting work permits in civil and oil sectors.
The new set of regulation states that work permit for illegal residents (Bedoun) is for one year and renewable, while juveniles from both sexes attaining age 15 could be employed in specific places under certain conditions.
However, the category will not be hired in places that use lead, as well as arsenic and petrochemical industries.
The new regulation allows women to work at night in hotels, law firms, entertainment parks, airlines, health, and oil sectors.
It also permits them to work until 12 pm at banks, restaurants, public benefit organizations, educational institutions, beauty salons, and tourist offices.
The working woman is entitled to a four-month leave with full pay at the time of her husband's death.
She is also given two hours to breastfeed during working hours, while men are not allowed to work in shops that sell women's clothing, women's beauty salons and health institutes.
The regulation approves the issuance of work permit for non-Kuwaiti partners in Kuwaiti companies, as partners. It also prevents employers in civil and oil sectors from retaining the passports of their employees. It also permits employers to cancel the work permits of imprisoned or absentee workers.
In case of absenteeism, workers will bear the cost of returning to their home countries after the employer reports him/her as absconding.
The employer's file will be temporarily or permanently closed if fraud, cheating and forgery are confirmed in statements, indicating employers must declare the absentee notice against an absent worker until the validity of the report has been determined.
The validity of work permit could be maximum 3 years. Renewal of six months may be requested before the expiry date, on condition that the signatory is a Kuwaiti or a citizen of the GCC countries, and the non-Kuwaiti partner signs the renewal of his own work permit.
The regulation authorizes non-Kuwaiti signatory for the activities of foreign investors at the Free Trade Zone in addition to foreign investors engaged in economic activities under Private Sector Law to encourage direct investment in Kuwait.
Employers shall provide a bank guarantee for the number of workers required for the implementation of projects and submit a letter from the government agency about the number of employers and duration of contract, and also register the contract with the relevant administration.


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Ross shop owner and employee receive community penalty for illegal tobacco sales
Community penalty imposed following a January raid which seized around 31,000 illegal cigarettes
A shop owner and employee have received a community sentence for their involvement in the sale of illegal and counterfeit tobacco in a case taken to Hereford Magistrates' Court on Wednesday 8 May 2019 by Herefordshire Council's Trading Standards.
The owner of Europe Quality Food (Brookend Street, Ross-on-Wye) Mr Kosar Othman Mohammed, (39) of Cranemoor Close, Birmingham and his employee Mr Karwan Kamil Salh (19) of Livingstone Road, Handsworth pleaded guilty to charges of sale and possession for sale of illegal and counterfeit tobacco.
Seized illegal tobacco from Europe Quality Food, Ross-on-Wye © Herefordshire Council
The court heard that Herefordshire Council's Trading Standards and West Mercia Police worked in partnership to carry out a targeted operation at the premises on Saturday 5 January 2019. Trading Standards seized around 31,000 illegal foreign non UK-duty and counterfeit cigarettes.
The magistrates viewed the matter as serious and handed down community penalties to Mr Mohammed and Mr Salh of 240 and 180 hours unpaid work respectively. Both men were ordered to pay £983 each in costs.
Europe Quality Food is currently subject to a three month closure notice which was imposed by Hereford Magistrates Court on Tuesday 7 May 2019. Breaching a closure order is a criminal offence, and anyone that attempts to access the address could be arrested.
The sale of illegal tobacco seriously damages honest local business and the cheap availability of illegal cigarettes makes it easier for young and underage people to become addicted. Members of the public are urged to contact Trading Standards on 01432 261761 if they have information regarding the sale of illegal tobacco within Herefordshire.
www.herefordshire.gov.uk/trading-standards
Published: Friday, 10th May 2019

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Bobbi Kristina Brown, 21, is hospitalized. She was discovered by her husband Nick Gordon, in the bathroom of their home in Roswell, Georgia.
Brown was unconscious and the responding officer performed CPR. Revived, she was rushed to North Fulton Hospital where her condition is reportedly stabilized.
Feb. 11, 2012, Whitney Houston was found unconscious, submerged in her bathtub at the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Houston died from accidental downing, according to toxicology reports, that found that she had cocaine, marihuana, Xanax and Benadryl among other medications in her system.
Houston was in town for the 2012 Grammy Awards.


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The good husband has been writing a monthly column about our farming adventure (In Farm magazine in The Weekly Times newspaper) for some six years.
GREG CLARKE, The Weekly Times, September 7, 2016 THE Peninsula Hotel is one of Asia's most refined establishments. Some guests are chauffeured by Rolls Royce to and from the airport. The good wife, our two girls, Madi and Milla, and I walk past the Rollers and into the seductive colonial-era foyer within two hours of landing in Hong Kong. There are small towers of Louis Vuitton suitcases piled on trolleys near check-in. The porters, who have presumably lugged the bags from the Rollers, still have work to do. I carry my own bag, a small chiller bag, into the hotel….
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A new Amor Towles novel is hitting shelves this October.
By Walker Caplan
February 18, 2021, 12:03pm
Literary pivot alert! Yesterday, Entertainment Weekly announced we're getting a new novel from A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility author Amor Towles, out from Penguin Random House on October 5. Towles told EW that he "likes to mix it up," and he has; while his previous novels centered around Russian aristocracy and New York high society, The Lincoln Highway is set in 1950s Nebraska.
Here's the full plot summary:
In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the work farm where he has just served a year for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett's intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother and head west where they can start their lives anew. But after the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm had hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden's car. Together, they hatch an altogether different plan for Emmett's future.
It's definitely different than Towles' prior work—and that's intentional. Said Towles to EW, "While I think The Lincoln Highway will offer readers many of the same satisfactions of my first two novels, I hope it will provide them not simply a new set of characters, settings, and themes, but a very different reading experience." Exciting!
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Sometimes It Just Takes Two
Blog, Business Niche, KazTips, SE OriginalsBy Eric Kasimov August 1, 2018
Duos work because sometimes, it just takes two Simon needed Garfunkle. Jerry needed George. Jack needed Jill. And to finish on a sports duo, Shaq needed Kobe (and vice versa). What does all of this matter? Sales, projects, getting work done, that's why it matters. If you're on a project by yourself, it's all yours,…
Entrepreneurs, Protect Your Downside
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It's not about living in fear. It's about minimizing risk. Protect your downside. We love helping entrepreneurs build stuff. But we hate watching something someone has built fall down. And a lot of collapses don't have to happen—if a couple of steps had just been taken…. To get what I'm saying, imagine designing a literal,…
World Cup Lesson #3: Bad Start
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Colombia vs Japan, and it's the first World Cup match for both teams. The long wait is over. The practice, the strategy, the buildup…it's all in the past now. Now it's time to play. One minute of gameplay, then two, then three. And then— A handball. The ref calls it intentional. It's in the box. That…
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Ah, the good old days! The Buffalo Bills in the 90's, the Chicago Bulls in the 90's, the New York Islanders of the 80's…. None of those organizations are particularly notable now, but each had an exciting, golden age that fans love to look back on. People like looking back in general. It starts with the words,…
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A quick look back at the 2018 College Basketball National Champions, Villanova Wildcats – and their sustained success Back in 1985, the Villanova Wildcats won a championship in an upset over Georgetown. It was the most unlikely win you can imagine, a great success story. But that story ended. The success was real and important, but it was a generation ago. …
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As Cy Wakeman says in her book, "No Ego", "Stop believing everything you think." There we were on a business call and one of our associates was acting like the deal was a foregone conclusion. And, in fact, the deal looked good, the other party seemed interested, there was no good reason it shouldn't work…
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Publication - Transparency data
Ministerial visits within Europe: 2018
Published: 2 Feb 2018
Directorate:
External Affairs Directorate
Constitution and democracy, International
Records of all visits within Europe made by Scottish Ministers in 2018.
View ministerial visits made in other years.
Fergus Ewing, Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and the Scottish Fisherman's Federation Visit: 17-18 December 2018
Fergus Ewing, Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy visited Brussels to attend the December Agriculture and Fisheries Council at which catch limits for 2019 were agreed. He met the European Agriculture Commissioner, Phil Hogan, on the margins of the Council and also co-hosted, along with the Scottish Fishermen's Federation, the annual Fisheries Reception in Scotland House Brussels.
Richard Lochhead, Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science Visit: 10-11 December 2018
Richard Lochhead, Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science, led a delegation of leading figures in education, research and science to underline the message to Brussels and the European Commission that Scotland's universities will remain open and welcoming after Brexit.
The Minister hosted a lunchtime discussion with multiple stakeholders which emphasised strong collaboration with researchers in EU countries and that Scotland will continue to welcome EU citizens to study or work in our universities.
The visit also provided the opportunity to emphasise Scotland's reputation for research excellence and the future relations between Scotland and the EU regarding EU research and innovation policy and programmes.
Ash Denham, Minister for Community Safety Visit: 6-7 December 2018
Ash Denham, the Minister for Community Safety, visited Brussels this week. The Minister visited the Christmas Market on the evening of 6 December, and she also attended the Justice Day of the Justice and Home Affairs Council on 7 December, using the opportunity to meet with key stakeholders.
Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs: 28-29 November 2018
The Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop, visited Brussels to host the St Andrew's Day Concert and Reception in Scotland House Brussels. She also undertook a wider programme of meetings with EU stakeholders.
Ivan McKee, Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation Visit: 21-22 November 2018
Mr McKee, the Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation visited Brussels in November, embarking on a 2 day programme taking in a range of events and meetings aligned to his portfolio. It began with meetings with the European Commission and the Flemish Minister-President, followed by engagement at the Annual Vanguard Political meeting, where the Minister took the opportunity to clarify Scotland's enduring ambition to maintain and strengthen European innovation-based partnerships and collaborations. 33 regions from across Europe belong to the Vanguard partnership, so there were also opportunities to connect with strategic partners.
The Minister also delivered the keynote speech at the Digital Innovation Hub event, organised and hosted by Scotland Europa in conjunction with ERRIN (European Regions and Research Innovation Network). He also met with the New Zealand Ambassador to the EU as well as the British Ambassador to Belgium, exploring trade and investment topics. The Minister completed his visit by further discussing trade and investment links with SDI and business stakeholders.
Paul Wheelhouse, Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy visit to Brussels: 04 June 2018
To mark EU Sustainable Energy Week, Paul Wheelhouse MSP visited Brussels to host a series of round-tables attended by stakeholders from across Europe. These included member state representatives, NGOs, regional networks, regional representations, and the European institutions. The day was split into three round-tables, the first looking at decarbonising heating and moving towards more energy efficient buildings, the second discussed developing Scotland's approach to local energy systems – particularly looking at islands, and the final session considered Scotland's subsea and marine renewable energy offering. This was followed by a networking reception hosted by Mr Wheelhouse, in which he reaffirmed Scotland's commitment to working together with European partners.
Nicola Sturgeon MSP, First Minister of Scotland Visit to Brussels: 28 May 2018
Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, visited Brussels on Monday 28 May. Her visit included a meeting with the European Union's Chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, to discuss the key issues of concern for Scotland as the Brexit negotiations continue.
Following the meeting with Michel Barnier, the First Minister held a series of media interviews, including a live streamed interview with Politico She said during the interview that Michel Barnier had shown an openness to hearing the Scottish Government's view on matters related to Brexit, including the strongly held position that Scotland and the UK as a whole should remain within the EU Customs Union and Single Market.
The First Minister also hosted a round table discussion with representatives from think tanks and the business community in Brussels and she officially opened the refurbished and expanded Scotland House Brussels – part of the Scottish Government's network of hubs across Europe with offices now in London, Dublin, Berlin and soon to open in Paris.
The refurbished Scotland House has brought all the Scotland House partners – Scottish Government, Scotland Europa and Scottish Development International – into one workspace. During the launch event, the First Minister also opened the new Scotland House exhibition.
In her speech to the launch attendees, the First Minister said that the refurbished Scotland House is indicative of the Scottish Government's desire to remain at the heart of Europe. The opening of the refreshed Scotland House included the launch of "FutureProof", a selection of photographic works by recent graduates of Scotland's art schools and universities. Anne Mie Bak Andersen, one of the exhibited photographers, was introduced by the First Minister and spoke about her work and experience of moving to and studying in Scotland.
Visit by Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs: 22 May 2018
On Tuesday 22 May, Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, visited Brussels to host a policy seminar in Scotland House Brussels entitled 'A sporting legacy – contributing to Europe's competitiveness in a global marketplace' The event discussed the impact of legacy following major sporting events, and focussed on the upcoming European Championships being co-hosted by Glasgow and Berlin in August. Ms Hyslop hosted the event alongside Aleksander Dzembritski, Berlin State Secretary for Sport, and following the policy seminar there was a collaborative cultural performance featuring operatic singers from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Universitat der Kunste in Berlin.Ms Hyslop also met with a number of EU stakeholders during her visit, including MEPs Danuta Hubner, Chair of the AFCO Committee, Mairead McGuinness, and David McAllister.
Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science visit: 26 March 2018
The Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science, Ms Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, visited the Scottish Government EU office on 26 March 2018. During the visit, the Minister set out Scotland's response to the Framework Programme 9 consultation and promoted the Scottish Government's analysis and key messages set out in Scotland's Place in Europe: People, Jobs and Investment. The Minister met the Swiss Ambassador to the EU, Urs Bucher and a number of people from the Representation of the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg to the EU. Ms Somerville also held a round-table discussion with the Principals from the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow and a number of stakeholders from the research and innovation community. The Minister hosted an evening event on 'Scotland's collaborative place in Europe' at Scotland House and delivered a key note speech, which set out Scotland's FP9 position.
Lord Advocate visit: 29 January 2018
The Lord Advocate, James Wolffe, QC, visited Brussels on 29 January to give a presentation on "Tackling transnational crime: a Scottish perspective". Scotland Europa invited the Lord Advocate as part of a discussion series hosted at Scotland House. A full day programme was prepared for the Lord Advocate, who met the Swiss ambassador to the EU, Urs Bucher; and the Assistant Secretary General in EFTA, Georges Baur. The Lord Advocate also met one of Norway's counsellors for Justice and Home Affairs.
Cabinet Secretary visit: 22-23 January 2018
The Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop MSP, visited Brussels from 22 - 23 January 2018. During this visit the Cabinet Secretary promoted the Scottish Government's analysis and key messages set out in Scotland's Place in Europe: People, Jobs and Investment. She met EU Ambassadors from Germany, Canada, Norway and the UK as well as David McAllister MEP, Roberto Gualtieri MEP, Alyn Smith MEP and David Martin MEP. The Cabinet Secretary also hosted the Scottish Government's annual Burns Supper and the Scotland House Burns Concert which featured performances by students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. The visit programme also included media briefings and a speech at the Committee of the Regions regarding Scotland's Place in Europe.
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Effective as of the end of the Annual Shareholders' Meeting 2018, Dr. Martin Brudermüller will become the new Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE. At the Annual Meeting, Dr. Kurt Bock, the previous Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, presented his successor with a 3D-printed model of a storage tank, on whose outside staircase a BASF employee climbs to the highest point. After the end of the statutory two-year cooling-off period, Bock is to be elected to the Supervisory Board in 2020. Since 2006, Brudermüller has been a member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE, since 2011, Vice Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors and, since 2015, Chief Technology Officer.
The miniature is made of PLA (Polylactic Acid) and was manufactured using an additive material extrusion process by BigRep GmbH, a strategic partner of BASF 3D Printing Solutions GmbH. With materials, system solutions, components and services, BASF has a broad portfolio in the field of 3D printing.


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        <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
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        <executions>
          <execution>
            <id>add-integration-test-sources</id>
            <phase>generate-test-sources</phase>
            <goals>
              <goal>add-test-source</goal>
            </goals>
            <configuration>
              <!-- Configures the source directory of our integration tests -->
              <sources>
                <source>src/it/java</source>
              </sources>
            </configuration>
          </execution>
          <!-- Add a new resource directory to our build -->
          <execution>
            <id>add-integration-test-resources</id>
            <phase>generate-test-resources</phase>
            <goals>
              <goal>add-test-resource</goal>
            </goals>
            <configuration>
              <!-- Configures the resource directory of our integration tests -->
              <resources>
                <resource>
                  <filtering>true</filtering>
                  <directory>src/it/resources</directory>
                </resource>
              </resources>
            </configuration>
          </execution>
        </executions>
      </plugin>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
        <!--<version>3.5</version> -->
        <configuration>
          <!--<source>${jdk.version}</source>
          <target>${jdk.version}</target> -->
          <encoding>${project.build.sourceEncoding}</encoding>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
        <!--<version>2.19.1</version> -->
        <configuration>
          <!--<groups>com.testwithspring.intermediate.unittests.UnitTest</groups>-->
          <!--
              Skips unit tests if the value of skip.unit.tests
              property is true
          -->
          <skipTests>${skip.unit.tests}</skipTests>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>${maven-failsafe-plugin.version}</version>
        <executions>
          <execution>
            <!--<id>integration-tests</id>-->
            <goals>
              <goal>integration-test</goal>
              <goal>verify</goal>
            </goals>
            <configuration>
              <testSourceDirectory>src/it/java</testSourceDirectory>
              <!--
              <includes>
                <include>src/it/*.java</include>
              </includes> -->
              <!--<groups>com.testwithspring.intermediate.integrationtests.IntegrationTest</groups>-->
              <!--
                  Skips integration tests if the value of skip.integration.tests
                  property is true
              -->
              <skipTests>${skip.integration.tests}</skipTests>
            </configuration>
          </execution>
        </executions>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>

</project>

I run mvn verify -P integration-test from the main directory and I would like just to test the scripts inside the folders called "it".

A: Here's what we do on my projects.
First, /src/it/java is non-standard, so we put all test source under /src/test/java.
With a shared test source root directory, you can keep integration tests and unit test separate by adopting a naming convention for your test classes. For example, *UT.java, or UT_*.java for unit tests, and *IT.java or IT_*.java for integration tests.
Then, you can use both the includes/excludes options on the failsafe and surefire plug-ins to execute the correct tests in each.  In the surefire plugin, include only the UT sources, and exclude the IT sources. In failsafe, simply do the opposite.
For example:
  <plugin>
    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
    <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
    <!--<version>2.19.1</version> -->
    <configuration>
          <includes>
            <include>**/*UT.java</include>
          </includes>
          <excludes>
            <exclude>**/*IT.java</exclude>
          </excludes>
      <skipTests>${skip.unit.tests}</skipTests>
    </configuration>
  </plugin>
  <plugin>
    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
    <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>${maven-failsafe-plugin.version}</version>
    <executions>
      <execution>
        <!--<id>integration-tests</id>-->
        <goals>
          <goal>integration-test</goal>
          <goal>verify</goal>
        </goals>
        <configuration>
          <includes>
            <include>**/*IT.java</include>
          </includes>
          <excludes>
            <exclude>**/*UT.java</exclude>
          </excludes>
          <skipTests>${skip.integration.tests}</skipTests>
        </configuration>
      </execution>
    </executions>
  </plugin>

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Q: Transform list to dataframe efficiently I have a list of images and I want to get all the pixels of each image in one DataFrame column and the number of the image into another column. I am trying to do it with
plotDF = DataFrame()
plotData = [np.array([[1,2,1],[1,1,2],[4,2,1]]), np.array([[1,2,2,1],[1,3,1,3]]), np.array([[1,1,2,3],[4,1,1,1],[1,1,1,4]])]
plotData = [image.flatten() for image in plotData]
for n, pD in zip(range(len(plotData)), plotData):
    for pixel in pD:
        plotDF = plotDF.append(DataFrame.from_records([{'n': n, 'pixel': pixel}]))
plotDF = plotDF.reset_index(drop=True)

but this seems really inefficient.
How can I do this more efficient, possibly with https://github.com/kieferk/dfply?

A: I think you can use numpy.repeat for repeat values by legths by str.len and flat values of nested lists by chain.
from  itertools import chain

s = pd.Series(plotData)
df2 = pd.DataFrame({
        "n": np.repeat(s.index + 1, s.str.len()),
        "pixel": list(chain.from_iterable(s))})

print (df2)
    n  pixel
0   1      1
1   1      2
2   1      1
3   1      1
4   1      1
5   1      2
6   1      4
7   1      2
8   1      1
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15  2      1
16  2      3
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Jennifer Smith Joins Brightcove as Chief Marketing Officer
10.12.2020 14:00:00 CET | Business Wire
Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOV), the global leader in video for business, today announced that Jennifer Smith has joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). In her new role, Smith joins the senior leadership team to lead Brightcove's marketing functions, including demand generation, product marketing, and marketing communications.
Jennifer Smith, Brightcove Chief Marketing Officer (Photo: Business Wire)
"With the ever-increasing need for companies to digitally improve their customer and employee engagement, video is at a defining moment," said Jeff Ray, Brightcove's Chief Executive Officer. "As we enter 2021 we continue to see increased demand that we believe will only continue to rise. Jennifer's vast knowledge, experience, and leadership within the high-tech industry will help expand Brightcove's presence across global markets."
Smith is an international marketing executive who brings more than 20 years of experience in global technology companies to Brightcove. She is recognized for her leadership skills in go-to-market strategy and has a proven track record of making improvements across product, sales and marketing for public and private companies. Most recently, she served as CMO at Alfresco Software (recently acquired by Hyland), where she led the transformation of the company's positioning from technology vendor to platform solution provider, managing all aspects of marketing.
"Brightcove has been an integral part of the video industry for 15 years, having developed award-winning technology used by organizations around the globe," said Smith. "As communication continues to evolve and thrive in the digital world, storytelling with video will be even more paramount to companies. I am thrilled to join the Brightcove team as we embark on the next chapter of growth. With innovation at its core and a focus on exceptional service to world-class customers, Brightcove is positioned to thrive, while we continue to push the boundaries of what's possible in video."
Smith holds a BA Upper Class Degree in Business Management from Brunel University Business School in London. Currently, she serves as President of The CMO Club's Boston Chapter, and is an Executive Board Member on Evanta's CMO Summit.
About Brightcove
When video is done right, it can have a powerful and lasting effect. Hearts open. Minds change. Creativity thrives. Since 2004, Brightcove has been helping customers discover and experience the incredible power of video through its award-winning technology, empowering organizations in more than 70 countries across the globe to touch audiences in bold and innovative ways.
Brightcove achieves this by developing technologies once thought impossible, providing customer support without parallel or excuses, and leveraging the expertise and resources of a global infrastructure. Video is the world's most compelling, exciting medium. Visit www.brightcove.com for more information. Video That Means Business.™
Meredith Duhaime
Sr. PR Manager, Brightcove
mduhaime@brightcove.com
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With a raging fever, vomiting and diarrhea, Gregory Rodriguez thought he had some kind of bug when he checked himself into the emergency room at a New York hospital in September.
Two days later, he was unconscious, hooked up to an artificial lung and a candidate for a double lung transplant.
"I didn't think that vaping had (anything) to do with getting sick," the 22-year-old computer science student told AFP, two months after the ordeal that brought him to the brink of death in just a few hours.
Doctors have attributed it to his constant e-cigarette use.
But emergency physicians in Jamaica—Rodriguez's Queens neighborhood—did not immediately make the connection with vaping. As was often the case at the start of the vaping epidemic, discovered over the summer, doctors initially sent Gregory home with antibiotics, thinking he only had an infection.
But then Rodriguez returned to the hospital, unable to breathe, and admitted to vaping cannabis for the past two years.
"At first, I was hesitant to let them know that I vape, because unfortunately THC is still illegal in the state of New York," he said.
On September 18, his body quickly broke down. He was hooked up to a ventilator, but it wasn't enough.
His lungs were filled with a viscous substance, like custard, due to extreme inflammation of his respiratory airways. Oxygen could no longer enter his bloodstream.
"He was within hours of dying," said Dr. Mangala Narasimhan, the regional director of critical care medicine at Northwell Health, who treated him.
As a last resort, doctors hooked Rodriguez up to an ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) machine: the machine pumps blood out of a patient's body to oxygenate it, and then reinjects it into the veins.
Rodriguez was placed in an induced coma for three days to ensure he wouldn't suffer during the procedure.
"When I woke up, I did have a tube inside of my mouth that goes into my lungs," Rodriguez said. His mother showed him photos from when he was unconscious.
His lungs were able to recover while the machine stood in for them. The procedure saved him, and he didn't need a lung transplant.
He returned home after only 12 days in the hospital, a relatively short time compared to patients with similar cases.
His situation, however, was still one of the more severe. At the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, five out of 40 patients were as serious as Gregory.
There have been 47 vaping-related deaths in the United States this year, and 2,290 cases of vaping-related sickness worldwide.
Authorities blame vitamin E acetate, one of the additives in THC vaping fluid, for the illnesses.
The marijuana loophole
"The first few days were very, very hard. Just walking, just going upstairs was very, very hard," said Rodriguez, who stayed at his family's apartment after getting discharged.
Two months later, he's no longer breathless all the time. But his pulmonary capacity has been reduced to 60 percent, according to his doctor.
"Physically I feel normal. It's just mentally, it's going to take a while to recover," said Rodriguez, who is now craving marijuana.
"I don't want to call it an addiction, but there are days when I just think about it," he said.
His habit cost him $16 per cartridge of THC, the psychoactive component of cannabis. He bought the cartridges—or carts—in packs of 25, paying the sketchy, dark web vendors in Bitcoin.
It's a complicated method (instructions are listed on Reddit), but it's significantly cheaper than the $40 per cartridge that New York dealers charge.
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Lead Your Team Women in Business
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By Chad Brooks, Writer November 7, 2014 11:13 pm EST
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Despite the well-intentioned efforts by many organizations to increase gender diversity at the highest levels, businesses still have a long way to go get there, new research finds.
At the current rate, women will hold just over one-fourth of the executive positions in the United States and Canada by 2024, according to a study from the professional services firm Mercer.
In the United States and Canada, the number of women at the highest ranks is on track to remain nearly the same over the next 10 years. The study predicts that women will hold 26 percent of executive roles 10 years from now, up from just 24 percent today.
The research shows that although they make up 41 percent of the workforce globally, women's highest representation among all career levels is in support-staff roles. Overall, women comprise just 26 percent of senior managers and 19 percent of executives.
"While the diversity efforts of the past several decades have resulted in some improvements in women's participation rates and career trajectories, our research shows that we're still decades away from true gender equality, if we keep doing what we're doing," Pat Milligan, president of Mercer's North America Region, said in a statement. "It's time to act differently to realize the benefit of their full participation and address the unique needs of female employees."
Employers that focus on holistic solutions to build gender diversity are most successful, according to the study. [Fair Pay Top Issue Facing Working Women ]
"Organizations applying predictive analytics to link specific programs and talent strategies to the advancement, engagement and retention of women are most effective," said Brian Levine, innovation leader for Mercer's North America Workforce Strategy & Analytics consulting business.
The research shows that one key to successfully increasing gender diversity is having senior leaders involved in the process. When senior company leaders take an active role in gender diversity efforts, it leads to greater, accelerated representation of women in executive roles.
However, senior executives took on such roles in just 56 percent of the businesses surveyed.
Businesses can also improve their gender diversity efforts by having a dedicated team responsible for pay equity. Simply having common policies, those designed to ensure equity through flexible work schedules and leave programs, results in a slower improvement in the number of women in leadership positions compared to putting dedicated pay-equity teams in place.
Nontraditional solutions to gender diversity can also improve an organization's long-term ability to engage and retain female talent. The study points to the example of offering retirement programs with greater diversity. These types of programs, which include monitoring savings by gender, providing investment training customized to different gender realities and offering gender-specific health education campaigns, correlate with greater representation of women at senior levels.
"Clearly, companies can do better in addressing and progressing gender equality in the workplace and leveraging the capabilities of a diverse workforce," Milligan said. "Given the size of the untapped female workforce, greater participation of women has major implications for the economic and social development of communities and nations, as well as business outcomes and performance."
The research analyzed workforce data for more than 1.7 million employees, including more than 680,000 women, in 28 countries.
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Healthy fats do a prostate good!
Contrary to the low fat message we've been hearing for years, healthy fats from the vegetable kingdom are now being touted for their ability to reduce risk of prostate cancer (and all causes of death in general).
Replace carbs with fat? That's an interesting recommendation in itself, especially since it comes from mainstream medical research!
However, it should come to no surprise if you're on The Hallelujah Diet.
Hallelujah Dieters already know that whole food fats are beneficial for overall health. In fact, the human body needs fat from plant sources, which most plant sources contain.
The highest plant foods with good fats include avocados, olives, seeds, and nuts.
Udo Erasmus, the developer of Udo's Oil, has written that eating the right fats and oils improves energy level, athletic performance, fat loss, cardiovascular health, immune function, longevity, and more.
That's in sharp contrast to the popular assumption that all fat, even from plant sources, causes weight gain.
The truth is, a 2009 study showed that fat consumption from plants (nuts in particular) was associated with a significantly lower risk of weight gain and obesity — a prime risk factor for deadly prostate cancer.
Now, if you're convinced that fats from plant sources are OK but still want to limit your intake, consider cashews!
Some 75% of the fat in cashews is unsaturated fat.
Most of this fat is oleic acid (monounsaturated fat), the same kind of heart-healthy fat in olive oil.
This type of fat helps to reduce triglyceride levels, which can be a big help to diabetics.
Bottom line: plant-based fats are not bad for you. In fact, they could even help save your life.
What's your favorite, fatty veggie?
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That's good news about cashews. Many diabetics do not know that the healthy fats are beneficial to their health.
That sure IS good to know about cashews. They are one of my snacks of choice (the other is an organic apple) if I get the munchies in the evening, long after supper, instead of other junk snacks. Cashews also make the best homemade cashew milk for use in oatmeal or smoothies – it's much creamier than when I've made almond milk. I do this because it's so easy to make & is much better than store-bought nut milks, as most brands contain carrageenan.
This is some great information talking about the good fats from the different vegetables! I like putting avocado on my sandwiches when I make a veggie sandwich along with other vegetables.


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import com.organic.maynard.outliner.menus.*;
import com.organic.maynard.outliner.*;
import com.organic.maynard.outliner.guitree.*;
import com.organic.maynard.outliner.event.*;
import com.organic.maynard.outliner.dom.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import org.xml.sax.*;
import com.organic.maynard.outliner.actions.*;

/**
 * @author  $Author: maynardd $
 * @version $Revision: 1.3 $, $Date: 2004/05/26 20:59:09 $
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public class MergeMenuItem
	extends AbstractOutlinerMenuItem
	implements ActionListener, TreeSelectionListener, GUITreeComponent
{
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	public void startSetup(Attributes atts) {
		super.startSetup(atts);
		addActionListener(this);
		Outliner.documents.addTreeSelectionListener(this);

		setEnabled(false);
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	// ActionListener Interface
	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
		OutlinerDocument doc = (OutlinerDocument) Outliner.documents.getMostRecentDocumentTouched();
		OutlinerCellRendererImpl textArea = doc.panel.layout.getUIComponent(doc.tree.getEditingNode());

		if (textArea == null) {
			return;
		}

		Node node = textArea.node;
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I suppose I shouldn't get all worked up over the following since it does not effect me. But I am worked up and it involves Delta SkyMiles again. As some of you will recall, I was none too happy with them as they went back on their word about miles that never expire. And as of this December, the old grandfathered miles of the Frequent Flyer program will join the newer SkyMiles (more on that in InsideEdition). Their word is an ad they ran on national TV-the Super Bowl no less-in which they stated with no fine print that their miles will never expire.
Okay, so my team lost that year, but their latest move simply points out again that this airline may not be trustworthy. Heck, I love my SkyMiles and have supported them through their tough times. But I'm starting to question whether any loyalty exists in Atlanta any more.
Case in point: For some years, SkyMiles members have been told that their SkyMiles will be valid for a period of three years during which certain types of activity can extend those miles for another three year period, in essence, as long as you have some sort of activity over a three year period your miles will never expire.
Okay, now comes news they want to change that. They want to move to a two-year period of expiration. That is their privilege and they apparently have some plan to make life simpler for all of us. On their Web site they state their goal: "We plan to make the SkyMiles program easier to understand and award seats easier to redeem." If changing their expiration policy will help achieve point two of this plan, then they have our support and attention.
But the way they are going about this leaves me angry. They are saying, "Effective Dec. 31, 2006, miles will expire after two years without any account activity (e.g. earning or redeeming)." Again, if they deliver on their plan I can live with this change and suggest all our readers can as well. My problem is this: They also go on to say "Mileage balances of members who have had no SkyMiles activity within the last two calendar years (2005 and 2006) will expire on Dec. 31, 2006." Excuse me. Did not Delta just say that effective Dec. 31, 2006 that miles will expire after two years without any activity? Then why, oh why are they as well retroactively expiring the miles of those members with no activity over the PAST two years when these members have been lead to believe all along that they had three years?
I just don't understand how anyone in that organization, from the legal counsel to the administrators, can look at this situation and be proud of themselves. To earn loyalty from the passengers of Delta Air Lines, you first have to champion that loyalty. Would it really have been all that bad to let these members live out what it was they were first lead to believe? Again, I have absolutely no problem with the change — going forward as they say.
This apparent mistake had to go through a number of staff in the Delta organization and they all apparently are too blind to note the issue of fairness or they are so far gone with running loyalty by the numbers. I am almost positive that they will say "The decision was made not to extend the current rules to these members because we don't have the capability to manage anything more than two years of expiration after Dec. 31. And this applies to such a small number of our members that we thought it would add additional confusion." What do you think? Have I read enough of their press release to know how they talk?
All I would ask of Delta is to remain fair to those members who are within their current three-year policy of maintaining a Skymiles account.
Now, on to other topics. This particular issue of InsideFlyer won't portray the changes that are taking place behind the masthead here at InsideFlyer-that will take a few more but let me give you some idea as to my giddiness in the months to come. Within a week last month, I lost both my managing editor and research director. Jeff had been with us for five years almost to the day and Elicia was much newer but gaining on trying to figure all this out.
The changes were for the right reasons for both of them, a hardship case on the family farm in South Dakota and a change in lifestyle for the other. And while the job market is fairly rich for journalism types, the learning curve for understanding the topic of miles and points is a daunting one. But out of the blue two former employees reentered my radar and both eagerly rejoined the madness we call frequent flyer programs. First of all welcome back to Lynda Young who was one of my original managing editors in the early 90s and who served us all well when she opened up our London office and lived in London for several years as we covered the spreading globalization of frequent flyer programs. And we welcome back Brigid Dines, researcher and writer extraordinaire who we lost several years ago when her husband took a military transfer to Europe. Just back in the states, we connected within days and she is back where she belongs. Both employees are among the very best we've had and I look forward to their contributions to both you the reader, and myself.


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Pioneers take advantage of errors in win
Andrew Legare
The Elmira Pioneers scored seven unearned runs Friday night in an 8-6 victory over the Newark Pilots at Dunn Field.
Elmira took advantage of five Newark errors in the game and scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to break a 5-5 tie.
Justin Hayes (Old Dominion), Christian Santisteban (Manhattan) and Tyler Plantier (UC-San Diego) had two hits each for the Pioneers. Santisteban scored three times, while Hayes and Plantier each had two runs.
Justin Lewis (Kentucky) started for Elmira and gave up four runs on six hits in six innings, though only one of the runs was earned. Winning pitcher Mike Stephens (Binghamton) and Andrew Mahoney (Mississippi State) each gave up a run in an inning of relief.
Michael Scarinci (Manhattan) surrendered a hit and struck out two in the ninth inning to earn the save.
Former Vestal pitcher Nick Wegmann (Binghamton) started for Newark and allowed five runs on six hits in 4 1/3 innings. Four of the runs were unearned. He walked five.
The Pioneers improved to 15-9 and dropped Newark (10-12) four games back in the West Division of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League. Victor (10-12) is also four games behind Elmira.
Elmira is scheduled to conclude a three-day, four-game homestand with a doubleheader against the Adirondack Trail Blazers on Saturday at Dunn Field. The first game gets started at 5 p.m.
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The Q3 report had some good news - strong gas wells in the Netherlands - and some bad news - more delays with Corrib.
Production hit an all-time record and is expected to grow ~14% next year, while capex is reduced ~30%.
Corrib is ready to go and simply waiting on Irish approval to do so. That's 9,700 boe/d of TTF-priced natural gas (~3x NYMEX).
After a big drop in the share price, VET is yielding 6.5%, the dividend is secure, and shares are very attractive.
Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) is a Canadian based oil and gas E&P company with diversified operations across Canada, Europe, and Australia. The company is poised to have a greater percentage of production from its exposure to relatively high-priced European gas - currently trading at more than 3x the price of North American gas. On that front, management's comments during the Q3 report indicated some good news and some not-so-good news: excellent gas well results in the Netherlands was more than offset by disappointing news that the big Corrib development in Ireland was still offline due to regulatory snags (again). The market appears to doubt Corrib will ever come online, and this could well make VET a very enticing investment opportunity.
First, the not-so-good news. The Corrib gas project in Ireland, of which VET owns an 18.5% stake along with partners StatOil (NYSE:STO) and operator Shell (NYSE:RDS.A), is still waiting for the Irish government approval to come online. At full production (~9,700 boe/d net to Vermilion), Corrib is expected to provide 60-65% of Ireland's gas needs.
"We continue to expect that the required consent will be received in the coming weeks, with first gas production to follow shortly thereafter. Following startup, production levels at Corrib are expected to rise over a period of around six months to a peak rate of approximately 58 million a day or 9,700 BOEs a day net to Vermilion by mid-2016."
While that sounds hopeful, considering the much later-than-expected start as compared to management's guidance earlier this year, investors have to take these comments with a grain of salt. That said, obviously the project is poised to begin first gas as soon as a piece of paper is signed by the Irish regulators. One would think the approval would come sooner rather than later considering Ireland will be able to substantially reduce natural gas imports once Corrib is online.
As I estimated in my last article on VET (Vermilion Energy: Euro Gas Business a Growing Pillar of Strength), at 58 mmcf/day net to the company, and subtracting an estimated $1/mmcf for taxes and pipeline transport overhead (very conservative), VET will still realize an estimated US$486,000/day from Corrib at peak production. That works out to $177.7 million US$ on an annual basis. Compared to the company's Q3 revenues of $245 million, Corrib could contribute to an estimated 18% increase in annual revenue - approximately $1.56/share. That's huge. But this is talk until the project goes online and ramps up to peak production as expected. As a battered shareholder, I am eagerly awaiting the press release announcing that Corrib is in-service. In the big picture, a 6-month delay on a project of this magnitude for VET - one that is expected to have field life of 15-20 years - is really not that big a deal. However, in the low commodity price environment, the market has treated shares with much disrespect for the delay.
Offsetting continuing Corrib delays were excellent well results from the Netherlands that led to record quarterly production of 56,280 boe/d in Q3. Two wells in the Netherlands (Slootdorp-06/07 - 92.8% WI) were placed on production for an extended test. The two wells, drilled in Q2, contributed ~24 mmcf/d (4,000 boe/d) to the quarter's average production rate. These are very strong wells. The Diever-02 exploration well (45% WI), drilled in 2014, came on production in early November for an extended production test at a gross rate of 28.5 mmcf/d (4,750 boe/d). While this is also a very strong well, because of current pipeline constraints in the multi-well system that Diever-02 produces into, Vermilion's net incremental production increase from this well was limited to ~6 mmcf/d (1,000 boe/d), net to Vermilion. These are among the most successful wells VET has ever drilled in the Netherlands, where it is the second largest producer of natural gas.


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Observations from An IRONMAN
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January 23, 2018 | BY: Denis Faye, M.S.
January 23, 2018 Denis Faye, M.S.
As Ironman coach Pete Valdez laid into me that sweltering Texas morning, it took everything I had to keep up. His interrogation was relentless, the questions firing like a machine gun from his mouth almost faster than I could respond.
"Is this stuff hypotonic? Do the sugar levels allow for maximum absorption? How's the fructose/glucose ratio? And the sodium? Other electrolytes? Is this stuff going to work for an athlete with a high perspiration rate?"
I answered his questions as fast and accurately as possible as I white knuckled the Beachbody Performance tub I was holding, the whole time fantasizing of easier situations (waterboarding, anyone?) and thinking, "I did not sign up for this!"
Okay, so technically I had. When Beachbody Performance was announced as the official Sports Nutrition Supplement for Ironman North America, as the company's Senior Director of Nutrition Content, I came along as part of the deal. We made our debut last week at the Memorial Hermann Ironman North American Championships Texas and the powers that be decided to ship over their best and brightest brain trust resident nerds — Executive Director of Scientific Affairs Dr. Nima Alamdari and (to a lesser degree) myself — so that we could answer athlete questions at Beachbody's tent in the Ironman village.
For the first day or so, as the age groupers rolled in, it was lovely. Questions were simple and friendly. As a committed cyclist, I can talk shop with endurance athletes all day, interlacing nutrition knowledge with tips on leg shaving and comparing "that time I barfed in the middle of a race" stories.
But then the pros — and their coaches — started showing up and the conversations got rugged. Nima was in wonky talk heaven and I've been studying our ingredients and timing protocols for months, so we could hold our own just fine, but these people knew their stuff. There was no margin for error and little tolerance for marketing bull pucky.
To put this in the perspective of a professional triathlete, Ironman races consist of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride, and a 26.2-mile marathon, without a break, all in one day. These folks are paid to suffer like this, several times a year. Although any one of these stages is a challenge, a reasonably fit athlete could bumble through either the swim, ride, or run without getting too serious about nutrition. When you put the three together, you have no choice but to nail your feeding and hydration — or you're dead meat. A 2002 study showed male triathletes can burn over 10,000 calories during a full Ironman. Female athletes tear through more than 8,500 calories. A 2001 study showed that Ironman participants lost, on average, 5.5 pounds during a race from fat, glycogen, and fluid loss.
Add to this that fact that participating in an Ironman is so much more than one tortured day. Some triathletes train for months or even years for this single moment. My Beachbody Performance Big Orange cycling training partner Kevin Nix did the Ironman Vineman in 2014. For months, he spent every lunch break jogging around his office. He crammed swim training into early weekend mornings before his kid's soccer games. And, worst of all, cycling training was limited to primarily flat, 100-plus mile efforts, thus forcing me to go mountain biking with other people. (I'm not an advocate of open relationships and I let Kevin know this was not okay. He has subsequently returned to exclusively cycling.)
With such a regimented training schedule, Kevin had to make sure his body recovered after every workout so he'd be ready for the next one. Nutrition was key.
Even with all that training and with his nutrition pinned down, the race was brutal — and this coming from a guy who rode his bike from San Francisco to Los Angeles in two days. "My legs started cramping at the beginning of the run," Kevin explained, "I knew that as soon as I stopped they were going to lock up — but I'd trained a year for this and I wasn't sure if I'd get the chance to do another one, so I kept pushing. I crossed the finish line, got my medal, a picture, some water, and collapsed against a tree. I tried the massage tent but they couldn't do much because of all the spasms. I was in a world of hurt but I had done it. I was an Ironman."
The thing is, Kevin is an amateur and he still went at it with this mindset. You can only imagine the type A Übermensch determination the pros attack it with. They need their nutrition to be nailed down so that before, during, and after training and competing, their bodies and brains are battle ready. If they're even going to consider trying your nutrition products, they're going to make 100% sure you know what you're talking about.
Luckily, we do. Nima and his team have poured countless hours of blood, sweat, and science into Beachbody Performance, making sure Energize, Hydrate, Recover, and Recharge are all state-of-the art. The Beachbody Performance line contains clean, cutting-edge ingredients in amounts clinically proven to work. We then took the extra step of screening them for banned substances, so that athletes could rest assured the line is free of the 180+ substances banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
And, as every Ironman participant who came by the booth to try a sample discovered, the stuff tastes really, really good.
Eventually, my personal Spanish Inquisition with Valdez shifted to the best way for him to get Beachbody Performance to his athletes. At that point, my job was done. I was happy to concede this wasn't my area of expertise and introduced him to Brand Manager Kavi Kapadia. Valdez softened, "I had to drill you because what I recommend matters," he said. "Had you answered wrong, I would have walked away."
I, in turn, walk away from the event — but with a new respect for Ironman triathletes. I respect the thought they put into nailing down their training and nutrition. It's the only way that they can make the impossible possible. They're a sterling example of how understanding what you put in your body will make you a better athlete and get you better results. Sure, it's important to decide whether you prefer Recover Chocolate or Recover Orange — but do you really know what's in both of them? Anyone who aggressively tries to learn that is going to do big things.
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