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Chicago Methodist Senior Services (CMSS) is one of the most well-established senior networks and state-of-the-art memory loss facilities, not just in Chicago but throughout the Midwest. However, many of the people who could benefit from their skilled nursing, supportive and assisted living, rehab and long-term care offerings were unaware of the breadth of CMSS' services.
In addition to helping the organization launch a refreshed brand, Prosper Strategies worked with CMSS to build its profile as a leader in aging services. For the first time in the organization's history, we implemented PR and digital marketing strategies that would educate potential residents and their family members about its services, while encouraging them to get to know CMSS and plan a visit.
During Prosper Strategies' initial campaign exploration, discussions with CMSS leadership as well as industry research made it evident that communications needed to resonate not just with potential residents, but also their caregivers, who were often their grown children. These individuals wanted to know that their parents would not only be cared for with compassion, but that they would have access to the most well-trained, knowledgeable geriatric care specialists in the Midwest. The organization's existing messaging and marketing materials were not doing the job as well as they could.
Prosper Strategies worked closely with a leading branding firm to conduct a major overhaul of the CMSS brand. Prosper's focus was on the development of more relatable and approachable messaging that could be used across the marketing mix. Prosper Strategies also developed a robust media relations, search engine optimization and paid digital strategy to drive qualified traffic to CMSS' website. We designed the organization's first-ever marketing funnel, which outlined the path a person takes from first learning about CMSS to moving in as a resident, and we coupled this with a blogging and content plan that would drive the organization closer to its lead generation goals.
Tactical selection overview from CMSS strategic plan
SEO organization: categories, topics, niches and keywords
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With our strategy in place and the new brand and messaging at the forefront, we began making technical fixes to CMSS' website that led to an immediate boost in web traffic and increased domain authority. Additionally, Prosper Strategies focused on securing media coverage for CMSS that would position the organization as a leader in senior and dementia care, landing placements in outlets including the Associated Press, Chicago Tribune, NPR affiliate WBEZ and many more. And, we developed blog content aimed at answering some of the most pressing questions caregivers have when researching online. With more visitors on the site, we leveraged compelling content pieces to encourage people to engage and interact with CMSS, ultimately driving more web contacts. Once these contacts were familiar with the organization, we kept them informed of relevant events and resources and encouraged them to further connect with CMSS via a regular newsletter.
CMSS' rebranded website, which Prosper Strategies has helped optimize
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La Iglesia de San Fernando (en italiano, Chiesa di San Ferdinando) es una iglesia de Nápoles, Italia. Se encuentra situada en la Plaza Trieste y Trento, en el amplio centro histórico de la ciudad.

Historia

La iglesia, dedicada en origen a San Francisco Javier, fue erigida por los jesuitas.

Su edificación fue discontinua y objeto de numerosas modificaciones; de hecho hubo tres proyectos. El primer diseño, parecido a la estructura actual del edificio, presentaba solo dos capillas por lado; no fue concretado, pero algunas soluciones fueron reutilizadas en las propuestas sucesivas, que culminaron con el proyecto de Cosimo Fanzago, donde también confluyeron las ideas de Giovan Giacomo Di Conforto.

Luego se elaboraron otros proyectos, entre los que el del jesuita Agatio Stoia. Tradicionalmente se atribuye a Cosimo Fanzago el proyecto actual de la iglesia; la atribución está determinada por los trabajos ejecutados por el mismo arquitecto para otra iglesia napolitana, la de San Jorge Mayor (el proyecto original preveía el empleo de pequeñas cúpulas secundarias como coberturas de la nave, pero fue modificado durante la puesta en obra). Según algunos estudiosos el proyecto de Fanzago, aprobado el 15 de diciembre de 1635, fue el tercer diseño de la iglesia.

El 2 de febrero de 1636 se celebró la colocación de la primera piedra; seis meses más tarde casi se terminó la cúpula y después de las interrupciones de las obras se llegó a la consagración de la primera parte del edificio, ocurrida en 1641.

Avanzando las obras con lentitud, la iglesia fue terminada solo en el siglo XVIII. Cuando, en 1767, los jesuitas fueron expulsados del Reino de Nápoles, la iglesia pasó a los caballeros constantinianos, que la dedicaron a San Fernando en honor del rey Fernando I de Borbón y la tuvieron hasta la ocupación de Nápoles por parte de la Francia napoleónica.

Descripción
La fachada fue erigida sobre proyecto de Cosimo Fanzago; la primera realización de piperno y mármol fue terminada en el siglo XVII bajo la dirección de las obras del mismo arquitecto. Delante de la entrada estaba puesto un vallado de hierro batido y pilares de piperno, erigido presumiblemente sobre diseño de Francesco Antonio Picchiatti; hoy el vallado ha desaparecido, probablemente por las obras de la Galería Humberto I a los finales del siglo XIX, que perjudicaron algunas partes de la fachada por la inserción de los edificios laterales de la galería. La segunda realización fue terminada entre 1738 y 1759, pero tras el saneamiento urbano de Nápoles del siglo XIX (Risanamento de Nápoles) se eliminaron las bóvedas laterales y la balaustrada del coronamiento hecha por Fanzago, insertando, como en el proyecto de Di Conforto, un tímpano clásico.

En el interior, de planta de cruz latina, se encuentran obras de Domenico Antonio Vaccaro, un ciclo pictórico de Paolo de Matteis y el sepulcro de Lucia Migliaccio, obra de Tito Angelini.

Bibliografía
 Vincenzo Regina, Le chiese di Napoli. Viaggio indimenticabile attraverso la storia artistica, architettonica, letteraria, civile e spirituale della Napoli sacra, Newton e Compton editore, Nápoles 2004.

Enlaces externos

 La Iglesia de San Fernando en la página web StoriaCity (en italiano)

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A woman who showed symptoms of a heart attack was evacuated from a cruise ship late Saturday about 30 miles east of Asbury Park, New Jersey, according to Coast Guard officials.
The 71-year-old woman, who was not identified, was on the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Anthem of the Seas when she began experiencing symptoms, according to a news release from the Coast Guard.
Coast Guard personnel took the woman, three family members and a doctor to the Coast Guard's Sandy Hook station. From there, Sea Bright EMS took her to Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, according to the release.
Anthem of the Seas is a 4,180-passenger ship that features a skydiving simulator, an indoor sports and entertainment complex, bumper cars and roller skating, according to the website CruiseCritic.com. The ship also has 375 rooms with "virtual balconies," or floor-to-ceiling high definition screens that show real-time views of the ocean, according to the website.


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Bridgeline Digital Acquires Natural Language Site Search and Analytics Products
BURLINGTON, Mass., Feb. 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bridgeline Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLIN), a provider of cloud-based Web Content Management, eCommerce and Marketing Automation software, announced today their purchase of certain assets held by SeeVolution, Inc., most importantly the industry-leading products Celebros Search and SeeVolution Analytics software (Celebros).
Bridgeline is strategically expanding its product suite to better serve eCommerce customers and help drive their online revenues by incorporating differentiating artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities with natural language search and dynamic merchandising. Cross-selling the complementary products will provide both the Bridgeline and Celebros customer bases enhanced value to their current digital experiences.
The Celebros eCommerce site search utilizes AI with machine learning, incorporating Natural Language Processing (NLP) algorithms to power its intelligent search. This displays the most relevant and conversion-oriented search results to the end users. The site search includes advanced auto-complete, a powerful recommendation engine, intelligent navigation capabilities, Search Engine Optimization features and multifaceted merchandising tools to help boost eCommerce conversions - all while delivering a seamless user experience. The Celebros product also provides for voice-enabled search capabilities, in addition to an NLP extension that sits on top of the popular ElasticSearch software (which the Bridgeline Unbound platform already natively integrates with). The acquisition also includes feature-rich heatmapping analytics for understanding end-user behavioral patterns.
"Bridgeline's Unbound 7 product release combined with the Celebros assets greatly strengthen Bridgeline's unique position in the eCommerce marketplace through the incorporation of strategic and innovative conversion-focused technologies that help customers drive incremental revenue," says Carl Prizzi, EVP of Product. "Our latest product release boasts enhanced international eCommerce capabilities along with a redesigned administrative experience for efficiently managing complex enterprise eCommerce implementations with ease."
"We're excited to add the Celebros software to the Bridgeline suite," said Ari Kahn, CEO of Bridgeline Digital. "We're always seeking ways to improve upon our products for our customers - the addition of these innovative technologies will position them ahead of the curve in their respective industries."
About Celebros Inc.
Celebros, Inc. is a global leader in eCommerce site search, merchandising and navigation conversion technologies for online retailers. Founded in 2000, Celebros revolutionized eCommerce by creating intelligent, concept-based semantic site search for online stores. Celebros has emerged as the industry leader in conversion technologies, developing a search solution that employs the most advanced NLP technology available. Celebros is the only provider of semantic conversion technologies that is available in seven languages. Customers include over 400 eCommerce retailers and merchants in 11 countries, including the United States, Europe and Asia, with many on Internet Retailer's Top 100/500 companies. Celebros is headquartered in Agoura Hills, California.
About Bridgeline Digital
Bridgeline Digital, The Digital Engagement Company™, helps customers maximize the performance of their complete digital experience - from websites and intranets to online stores and marketing campaigns. Bridgeline's Unbound (formerly iAPPS) platform deeply integrates Web Content Management, eCommerce, eMarketing, Social Media management, and Web Analytics to ensure marketers deliver digital experiences that attract, engage and convert their customers across all channels. Headquartered in Burlington, Mass., Bridgeline has thousands of quality customers that range from small- and medium-sized organizations to Fortune 1000 companies. To learn more, please visit www.bridgeline.com or call (800) 603-9936.
Carl Prizzi
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President Harry S Truman took America from its traditional isolationism into the age of international involvement. Despite his power, he never forgot where he came from. Today, visitors can experience the surroundings Truman knew as a young man of modest ambition through his political career and final years as a former president.
Ulysses S. Grant is known as the victorious Civil War general who saved the Union and the 18th President of the United States. He first met Julia Dent, his future wife, at her family home, named White Haven. From 1854 to 1859 the Dents, Grants and an enslaved African-American workforce lived on the property.
Wilson's Creek was the first major Civil War battle fought west of the Mississippi River, and the site of the death of Nathaniel Lyon, the first Union general killed in action. The costly Southern victory on August 10, 1861, focused national attention on the war in Missouri. Wilson's Creek NB commemorates and interprets the battle within the context of the war in the Trans-Mississippi West.


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Songwriter Spotlight
Samples by Anna Rae
Prayers of a Drownng Man
Midwest Darlin'
Peddler's Wares
Raised in California, Anna has lived in North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Australia, and now Boston.
Known for lilting melodies and gut-wrenching lyricism, Anna's debut album Peddler's Wares nods to her folk roots, and features her emergence in the Boston indie scene. It highlights her signature style of combining melodic bass guitar with soaring vocals: pleading, spare, offering comfort and an honest appraisal.
The album features multi-instrumentalists from the Boston music scene and demonstrates the influence of Mason Jennings, Townes Van Zandt, Patty Griffin, The Weepies, AA Bondy, and Radiohead.
Songs range in style from folk-rock to indie-pop, their themes at once self-reflective and universal, expressing the tension between wilderness and city living, seeking forgiveness and accepting blame, desire and loss, love and distance.
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Parpar Nechmad ( Netter Schmetterling) ist eine israelische Fernsehserie, die hauptsächlich auf Kinder im Vorschulalter ausgerichtet ist. Die Serie, produziert vom Israelischen Erziehungsfernsehen (Israeli Educational Television IETV, הטלוויזיה החינוכית הישראלית), wurde erstmals im Januar 1982 ausgestrahlt und lief bis 2004. Bis heute sind auf "Channel 23", einem Kanal der IETV, Wiederholungen von Episoden aus Parpar Nechmad zu sehen. Der Titel der Serie ist eine Anspielung auf einen populären Kinderreim der Dichterin Fania Bergstein (1908–1950): Komm zu mir, netter Schmetterling.

Beschreibung
Die Serie besteht aus Interaktionen zwischen Menschen und Puppen. In jeder Folge erleben die Zuschauer bekannte Alltagssituationen aus dem Familienleben, wobei kreative Wege zur Lösung verschiedener Probleme aufgezeigt werden. Die jeweiligen Situationen werden durch Lieder und Spiele illustriert und aufgelockert. Die meisten Episoden enthalten auch eine Geschichte, die von einem oder mehreren Schauspielern erzählt wird, oder kurze Sketches mit Cartoons.

Klassische Version, 1982–1995
Bis 1995 war die Serie in einem Raum angesiedelt, der mit unterschiedlich geformten Stangen und Bögen angefüllt war, die vage an ein Zimmer in einer Wohnung erinnerten. Dieses bewusst surrealistische Design soll den Blick auf die Welt aus der Sicht eines Kleinkindes nachvollziehen, wobei der Phantasie und Kreativität breiter Raum gewährt wird.

Neue Version, seit 1995
Nach dem Tod von Yoni Chen (1953–1995), dem Sprecher der Schildkröte Batz, wurde die Serie für einige Jahre auf Eis gelegt. 1998 erfolgte eine Wiederbelebung, jedoch mit einer völlig anderen Gestaltung. Die zwei Aufführungsorte zeigten sich jetzt als ein realistisch gestaltetes Haus mit einem echten Hinterhof. Auch das Aussehen der Puppen wurde geändert, und es traten neue Schauspieler auf. Datia Bat-Dor, Verfasserin der Drehbücher und Lieder für die 80 ersten Sendungen von Parpar Nechmad, vermisst in der Neufassung den "heiligen Schauer" in der Programmarbeit.

Besetzung

Puppen
 Uza ist eine weibliche Gans, sehr intelligent und lernfähig. Sie trägt den Charakter einer besserwisserischen "großen Schwester".
 Shabi, eine männliche Schnecke. Intelligent, aber etwas unsicher. Richtet sich im Allgemeinen nach Uzas Meinungen. Er trägt eine runde Brille.
 Batz, eine männliche Schildkröte. Ein etwas langsamer Denker, aber alles andere als dumm.
 Nuli, ein junges Huhn. Die jüngste unter den Puppen, neugierig und öfters mal aufgeregt.
 Pingi, ein Pinguin in menschlicher Größe. Einwanderer vom Nordpol. Neugierig und freundlich, manchmal aber auch unausstehlich. Da ihn viele Zuschauer ärgerlich fanden, wurden seine Auftritte in der neuen Version eingestellt.

Menschen (Auswahl)
 Uzi Hitman (1952–2004)
 Ofra Haza (häufig in frühen Episoden)

Weblinks
 Klassische Folgen, auf Israeli Educational Television
 Neuere Folgen, auf Israeli Educational Television
 Shana Tova, ein Lied zum Neujahr, mit Ofra Haza als Gast

Einzelnachweise

Fernsehserie (Israel)
Fernsehserie der 1980er Jahre
Fernsehserie der 1990er Jahre
Fernsehserie der 2000er Jahre
Kinder- und Jugendfernsehserie


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Webjet Diversifies as Sales Grow
1 January, 2005 Martin Kelly
ONLINE retailer Webjet is starting to diversify income by placing its airline booking engine – which already generates most of the company's revenue – on three new websites within the next two months.
Managing Director David Clarke said the booking engine will soon feature on the Travelmate and Need It Now consumer sites, in addition to the Creative Holidays trade site.
The booking engine is part of the Travel Service Aggregator technology platform Webjet developed in conjunction with Galileo and Microsoft.
It can process up to 1000 transactions a minute and has been a key reason for the recent strong business performance of Webjet, which recently announced a net profit for the six months to December 31, 2004, of A$254,484.
Further profit announcements are expected with sales continuing to surge.
February, with just 28 days, was a record month with A$8.1 million in sales (11% up on January) driven by 22,000 bookings covering 30,000 passengers.
"Just wait until you see March," Clarke said.
He added that TSA, which is able to aggregate and display product from disparate suppliers, has allowed Webjet to increase sales while controlling staffing costs.
"Most of the incremental growth goes straight to the bottom line," he said.
"At Webjet we have 16 full-time staff," he said. "The throughput of the best run traditional travel agencies is around $1 million a year per staff member – we can do A$6 million per person."
Clarke said Webjet operates on a gross margin of 7% before costs – 6% is fixed while the remaining 1% goes to marketing, generally evenly split between online and offline.
"I believe you've got to be a visible presence in the real world – it's no good just being a cyber space identity."
While Clarke was reluctant to forecast because of ASX rules, he said "if the model holds true I believe our net margin can fall within the 1.5% to 2% range by the end of the year based on current trends."
Current rampant growth rates will be difficult to maintain, he said, although the company is aiming to double existing (low-commission) airline traffic, which currently dominates income at 60%.
Another 20% comes from car, hotels, and insurance, while the remaining 20% comprises services fees.
Webjet charges a A$6.95 service fee for every transaction, no matter what volume or amount.
"It's been in place for more than a year and we have had absolutely no resistance," he said.
Meanwhile, whatever resistance there was to investing in Webjet has evaporated.
Over the past seven months Webjet shares have increased from three cents to a high of 22 cents (check) and are currently trading at around 16 cents.
Daily trading volumes regularly exceed one million shares, resulting in major paper profits for some of the biggest names in Australian travel.
Significant investors who bought in or struck options deals when the stock was scraping the bottom of its range include Harvey World Travel (19%), Cendant (9%) and Australian Outback Travel (3.5%), which owns Need It Now and Travelmate.
Both Cendant (GDS, hotels and car – Avis, Budget) and Australian Outback Travel (Australia and NZ hotels) are also using Webjet to distribute its products, while the HWT alliance provides it with buying power.
The frenetic stock activity has inevitably led to speculation and rumour.
But Clarke said there has been little or no recent change in the Top 20 shareholders.
"We are not sitting here trying to organise a buyout or takeover," Mr Clarke said.
"If someone makes an offer, we'll consider it but it's not in the business plan or strategy."
Ends/ 22 March, 2005
Record Traffic Levels For Aussie Travel Web Sites
CONSUMER traffic to Australian travel websites is at an all-time high, according to Nielsen//NetRatings and Hitwise.
Not surprisingly, given the launch of Jetstar, the sharpest growth has occurred within the airline sites over the past two years.
However, hotels and travel agencies are not far behind.
According to Hitwise:
Commercial Airlines >> Increased 69% between December 2003 and January 2005
Travel Agencies >> Increased 40% between December 2003 and January 2005
Destinations & Accommodation >> Increased 46% between December 2003 and January 2005
Meanwhile Nielsen//NetRatings reports a similar pattern.
Senior Analyst Andrew Eckford said the trend has been particularly evident during the first three months of 2005.
"Over the past few weeks we have seen consistently more than 630,000 unique browsers a week to audited travel sites.
"This is significantly higher than seen for any week since we launched the Market Intelligence measurement for the travel industry."
Tables Below From Nielsen//NetRatings and Hitwise:
Nielsen//NetRatings Market Intelligence, Domestic Traffic to Travel Sites by Category for February 2005
Category Unique Browsers Page Impressions
Travel Portals 1,272,537 10,659,606
Destinations 488,256 5,065,915
Hotels 203,342 1,640,914
Rental Cars 133,497 1,576,388
Hitwise – Travel – Agencies " February 2005 " Ranks by 'Visits'
Name Domain Market Share
1 Flight Centre www.flightcentre.com 11.50%
2 Webjet www.webjet.com.au 6.31%
3 lastminute.com.au www.au.lastminute.com 5.96%
4 Expedia.com www.expedia.com 4.47%
5 ZUJI Australia www.zuji.com 3.91%
6 Best Flights www.bestflights.com.au 3.44%
7 Travel.com.au www.travel.com.au 3.18%
8 Octopus Travel www.octopustravel.com/au 2.50%
9 ITN.net www.itn.net 1.92%
10 ninemsn Travel www.ninemsn.com.au 1.90%
Hitwise – Travel – Destinations and Accommodation " February 2005 " Ranks by 'Visits'
1 Wotif.com www.wotif.com 6.71%
2 HotelClub.net www.hotelclub.net 5.70%
3 RatesToGo.com www.ratestogo.com 2.93%
4 Need It Now www.needitnow.com.au 1.96%
5 TravelMate www.travelmate.com.au 1.91%
6 Trip Advisor www.tripadvisor.com 1.60%
7 Totaltravel.com www.totaltravel.com 1.37%
8 Visit Victoria www.visitvictoria.com.au 1.36%
9 Lonely Planet www.lonelyplanet.com 1.35%
10 AAA Tourism www.aaatourism.com.au 1.30%
Nielsen//NetRatings Market Intelligence, Top Destination Sites for February 2005
Unique Browsers Page Impressions
1 visitvictoria.com 161,372 1,353,450
2 ourbrisbane.com 154,053 1,235,204
3 visitnsw.com.au 60,383 559,331
4 discovertasmania.com 48,739 813,611
5 westernaustralia.com 39,281 337,420
6 southaustralia.com 21,653 319,092
Travel.com.au Launches DP
New management at perennial under-achiever Travel.com.au Limited (TVL) has launched Dynamic Packaging on both its sites – travel.com.au and lastminute.com.au.
TVL has also ended its dual supplier approach to GDS, concluding a long-standing relationship with Sabre Pacific and fully committing to Amadeus, which has a stake in the company.
These moves come after disappointing results for the six months to December 31, a period in which TVL lost A$745,000 compared with a net profit of A$9000 for the corresponding period in 2003.
Encouraging sales growth of 9% was completely overshadowed by a 20% blowout in expenses largely due to the relaunch of the main site with a new design and booking engine.
Sales were driven solely by lastminute.com.au, which grew 35%, while Travel.com.au continued to disappoint with a 1% fall in sales. The bulk of its bookings are still handled offline.
Acting CEO Adam Johnson, who replaced incumbent Bill Gair in mid-February, said the focus at TVL – which employs 80 staff – is on growing automated sales.
He said this approach has been given strong impetus through the acquisition of Arnold Travel Technology (which Johnson used to run) via a share issue late last year.
As a result, interests associated with Arnold now control around 25% of the company. These include Johnson and new Chairman Roger Sharp.
Johnson claimed the early results from its Dynamic Packaging flight/hotel offering were encouraging, adding that automated booking numbers had increased on both sites as customers became familiar with the new booking engine.
"We're already ahead of budget and are going to be promoting it more over the next couple of months," he said.
Its Dynamic Packaging product is branded as 'TripSaver' which allows clients to "book flights and hotels together and save".
Chairman Roger Sharp described Travel.com.au in the six month results as a company which has "traditionally operated as an offline travel agency with a website offering limited online functionality".
It is a situation he aims to change.
Sharp said the aim now was to slow the cash burn – at December 31, TVL had reserves of A$2.5 million compared with A$4.4 million six months earlier – while growing sales.
But how? "Just having the Arnold booking engine in there means we can reduce costs, so as we grow we'll need fewer people to handle a larger number of bookings," said Sharp.
"The trick is to get growth in online transactions, and get it past our offline business."
JTB and Viator Combine to Distribute Japanese Product
A new distribution deal between JTB Corp, Japan's biggest travel company, and Sydney-based Viator is already yielding strong sales, according to Viator CEO Rod Cuthbert.
Cuthbert said Viator has now added JTB's huge Japanese destination product range to its database, which is marketed through through Viator.com and 500 affiliate sites such as Hotwire, Travelocity, Zuji and Priceline.com.
Products include sightseeing and destination activities like the famous Shinansen Bullet Train tours.
"We've been surprised and pleased at the booking levels so far," Cuthbert said.
"Clearly, given the perceived language challenges a destination like Japan presents, people like to get themselves organized before they go."
Cuthbert said the initial product focus is on Tokyo, Osaka, Hiroshima and Kyoto, while the primary target market is inbound English-speaking travellers to Japan.
Cuthbert said Viator has partnered with the Sunrise Tours division of JTB.
"It's a clear leader in English-language tours to Japan," he said.
"There's a bias towards educating visitors about the culture and history of Japan, and that's exactly what our customers are looking for."
Viator claims to be the world's leading online aggregator and seller of destination product. Purchases are typically made by travellers prior to departure.
JTB Corp. is Japan's largest travel company. Founded in 1912, it has offices worldwide and annual revenues in excess of US$13 billion.
More than seven million overseas travellers are expected to visit Japan during 2005, according to JTB estimates.
Ends / March 22, 2005
Strong Foundations For Decipher.biz
Decipher.biz – billed as the world's largest tourism data portal – today announced it has signed three of Australia's largest travel companies and all state tourism bodies as foundation members.
CEO Mark Phillips said Decipher, which aggregates tourism data from more than 200 sources and features a range of business planning tools, wants to further boost sales of its resources through industry resellers.
"We're looking for distributors and want to establish a network of resellers," Mr Phillips said. Decipher packages start at A$550 for small companies, up to A$33,000 for large corporations.
Mr Phillips said Decipher had been buoyed by strong industry support with hotel group Best Western, hire car companies Avis and Budget signing on as foundation members.
"They view it as a valuable business planning tool – it allows them to access the latest data from around the country and build that information into their business strategies," Mr Phillips said.
Other partners include AAA Tourism, Australian Tourism Export Council, Tourism Queensland, Tourism Tasmania, South Australia Tourism Commission, Northern Territory Tourism Commission, Australian Capital Tourism, Tourism Australia, Tourism Victoria and Tourism NSW.
He said www.decipher.biz has attracted more than 7000 unique visitors since its launch last month by the Minister for Small Business and Tourism, Fran Bailey, with the average visit lasting 20 minutes.
"I think this shows we have really hit the mark," Mr Phillips said.
Managing Director of Decipher Technologies, Peter O'Clery, said Decipher aggregates the latest statistics from disparate sources such as the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Tourism Research Australia, State and Regional tourism organisations and private companies like Roy Morgan.
"It is designed to help tourism operators of all sizes, as well as local governments, regional tourism authorities, destination marketers and industry organisations."
Decipher has been in development for many years and is the result of a working alliance involving the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre, Amadeus and international consultants Ernst & Young.
Much of the funding has come from the Federal Government, which identified poor access to as a major industry issue in the late-2003 Tourism White Paper.
Decipher Technologies is administered as a business unit of the CRC for Sustainable Tourism Pty Ltd, which is responsible for developing and managing the commercial operating system.
Tourism contributes nearly 6 per cent of Australia's employment and earns about A$17 billion in exports.
Ends / 22 March, 2005
Totally Teetotal on Technology
Can you survive a week without your mobile and Blackberry? Yeoh Siew Hoon goes cold turkey in the golden land of temples – Myanmar
I've just been reading a report about what it takes to keep the 21st century business traveller happy.
Apparently, the four top requirements are a direct flight, a flat bed, a Blackberry and being met at the airport – so said 1000 business travellers who were surveyed at the recent Business Travel Show in London.
According to the survey:
62% said a direct flight would make their journey more enjoyable
48% craved to see a chauffeur hold up a card with their name on at their destination airport
46% said they wouldn't be parted from their Blackberry for the world
43% longed for the undeniable luxury of a flat bed on their long-haul flights
So there we have it – the 21st century business traveler is a spoilt and insecure species.
Spoilt because he or she craves luxuries and comforts and insecure because he or she can't do without their communication devices – some psychiatrists believe our fear of being without our mobiles or Blackberries stems more from insecurity than conscientiousness about our work.
In other words, we all need to be needed and we all want to feel indispensable in our jobs. Imagine if everything ran smoothly while we were away and were out of touch …
Anyway, the survey got me thinking that if they were ever to do similar research on what it takes to keep a 21st century leisure traveler happy, I am quite sure that top on the list would be no mobile phones and no Blackberries.
I say this because I have just spent a week in Myanmar, mobile-less and email-less.
And I am glad to say I survived. In fact, more than survived. I felt a sense of freedom and liberation that I had not felt in years. It was like walking on winged feet through a golden land of temples.
At first, it felt strange. In the first few hours of arrival, my mind kept wandering to my phone and laptop, wondering what messages I was missing and if I had missed any deadlines. My fingers actually started to itch.
Switching off my mind was infinitely harder than switching off my electronic gadgets.
It's hard when you are an SMS addict, like I am, to suddenly go cold turkey. But let's face it, if you have to go cold turkey, Myanmar is the best possible rehabilitation clinic on earth for us urban, email, mobile phone junkies.
This is a land that is timeless. It's a place steeped in time. People have time. They take time to do things. They do not rush. They sit. They talk. They pray. They smile a lot. They do not have much but they have a lot.
It teaches you not to hurry because why worry? There is time.
By the time I went to bed at the Pansea that first night, I was in step with Myanmar.
I dreamt of white clouds, not Blackberries.
During the course of the week, there were temptations thrown my way. Perish the idea but some hotels now actually have business centres with Internet facilities.
The temptation was strongest on "The Road to Mandalay" cruise from Mandalay to Bagan where I had to spend three nights on the ship in really close proximity to an Internet connection.
It was tough but whenever I felt the old habit creeping up on me, I immediately ordered a gin tonic, recited Rudyard Kipling and counted flying fishes.
I therefore recommend Myanmar to any 21st century business traveler who wants to learn to do without his or her Blackberry.
Truth is, it's amazing how easy it is to do without when you are forced to do without.
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He also made two pillars for the front of the house, thirty-five cubits high, and the capital on the top of each was five cubits. He made chains in the inner sanctuary and placed them on the tops of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates and placed them on the chains. He erected the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right and the other on the left, and named the one on the right Jachin and the one on the left Boaz. Share Your Faith Products Canvas Art
"Now her sister Oholibah saw this, yet she was more corrupt in her lust than she, and her harlotries were more than the harlotries of her sister. "She lusted after the Assyrians, governors and officials, the ones near, magnificently dressed, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men. "I saw that she had defiled herself; they both took the same way.read more. Christian Canvas Art
Masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven. Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak. Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. ...
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Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz. They are the work of the craftsman and of the hands of the goldsmith; their clothing is violet and purple; they are all the work of skilled men. But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God and the everlasting King. At his wrath the earth quakes, and the nations cannot endure his indignation. Thus shall you say to them: "The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under the heavens." Christian Canvas Art
He made 300 shields of beaten gold, using three hundred shekels of gold on each shield, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. Moreover, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold. There were six steps to the throne and a footstool in gold attached to the throne, and arms on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the arms. Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for any other kingdom. All King Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; silver was not considered valuable in the days of Solomon. Share Your Faith Products Canvas Art
This verse is a reminder for me that all I need is Christ. When I feel helpless or weak, I don't primarily need a practical solution or answer. I need God's grace. God's grace is sufficient. It is all I need. His strength shines brightly when I am weak and depending on Him. I don't need my life to be in perfect order or all to be going well in the world around me. All I need is Christ.
Thus says the Lord, "Go, buy a potter's earthenware flask, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the elders of the priests, and go out to the Valley of the Son of Hinnom at the entry of the Potsherd Gate, and proclaim there the words that I tell you. You shall say, 'Hear the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing such disaster upon this place that the ears of everyone who hears of it will tingle. Because the people have forsaken me and have profaned this place by making offerings in it to other gods whom neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have known; and because they have filled this place with the blood of innocents, and have built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, which I did not command or decree, nor did it come into my mind— ... Share Your Faith Products Canvas Art
Now King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre. He was a widow's son from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze; and he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill for doing any work in bronze So he came to King Solomon and performed all his work. He fashioned the two pillars of bronze; eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of both.read more. Christian Canvas Art
"Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whom the Lord has put skill and intelligence to know how to do any work in the construction of the sanctuary shall work in accordance with all that the Lord has commanded." And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whose mind the Lord had put skill, everyone whose heart stirred him up to come to do the work. And they received from Moses all the contribution that the people of Israel had brought for doing the work on the sanctuary. They still kept bringing him freewill offerings every morning, so that all the craftsmen who were doing every sort of task on the sanctuary came, each from the task that he was doing, and said to Moses, "The people bring much more than enough for doing the work that the Lord has commanded us to do." ...
"Then bring near to you Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the people of Israel, to serve me as priests—Aaron and Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty. You shall speak to all the skillful, whom I have filled with a spirit of skill, that they make Aaron's garments to consecrate him for my priesthood. These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a coat of checker work, a turban, and a sash. They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons to serve me as priests. They shall receive gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen. ... Christian Canvas Art
He also made two capitals of molten bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits and the height of the other capital was five cubits. There were nets of network and twisted threads of chainwork for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital and seven for the other capital. So he made the pillars, and two rows around on the one network to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and so he did for the other capital. The capitals which were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily design, four cubits. There were capitals on the two pillars, even above and close to the rounded projection which was beside the network; and the pomegranates numbered two hundred in rows around both capitals. Thus he set up the pillars at the porch of the nave; and he set up the right pillar and named it Jachin, and he set up the left pillar and named it Boaz. On the top of the pillars was lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished. Now he made the sea of cast metal ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in form, and its height was five cubits, and thirty cubits in circumference. Under its brim gourds went around encircling it ten to a cubit, completely surrounding the sea; the gourds were in two rows, cast with the rest. It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the sea was set on top of them, and all their rear parts turned inward. It was a handbreadth thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, as a lily blossom; it could hold two thousand baths. Then he made the ten stands of bronze; the length of each stand was four cubits and its width four cubits and its height three cubits. This was the design of the stands: they had borders, even borders between the frames, and on the borders which were between the frames were lions, oxen and cherubim; and on the frames there was a pedestal above, and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work. Now each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and its four feet had supports; beneath the basin were cast supports with wreaths at each side. Its opening inside the crown at the top was a cubit, and its opening was round like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also on its opening there were engravings, and their borders were square, not round. The four wheels were underneath the borders, and the axles of the wheels were on the stand. And the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half. The workmanship of the wheels was like the workmanship of a chariot wheel. Their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast. Now there were four supports at the four corners of each stand; its supports were part of the stand itself. On the top of the stand there was a circular form half a cubit high, and on the top of the stand its stays and its borders were part of it. He engraved on the plates of its stays and on its borders, cherubim, lions and palm trees, according to the clear space on each, with wreaths all around. He made the ten stands like this: all of them had one casting, one measure and one form. He made ten basins of bronze, one basin held forty baths; each basin was four cubits, and on each of the ten stands was one basin. Then he set the stands, five on the right side of the house and five on the left side of the house; and he set the sea of cast metal on the right side of the house eastward toward the south. Now Hiram made the basins and the shovels and the bowls. So Hiram finished doing all the work which he performed for King Solomon in the house of the LORD: the two pillars and the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for each network to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the tops of the pillars; and the ten stands with the ten basins on the stands; and the one sea and the twelve oxen under the sea; and the pails and the shovels and the bowls; even all these utensils which Hiram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were of polished bronze. In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan. Solomon left all the utensils unweighed, because they were too many; the weight of the bronze could not be ascertained. Solomon made all the furniture which was in the house of the LORD: the golden altar and the golden table on which was the bread of the Presence; and the lampstands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers and the lamps and the tongs, of gold; and the cups and the snuffers and the bowls and the spoons and the firepans, of pure gold; and the hinges both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, that is, of the nave, of gold. Thus all the work that King Solomon performed in the house of the LORD was finished And Solomon brought in the things dedicated by his father David, the silver and the gold and the utensils, and he put them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD. Share Your Faith Products Canvas Art
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Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, I gave my brother Hanani and Hananiah the governor of the castle charge over Jerusalem, for he was a more faithful and God-fearing man than many. And I said to them, "Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot. And while they are still standing guard, let them shut and bar the doors. Appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, some at their guard posts and some in front of their own homes." The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few, and no houses had been rebuilt. Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles and the officials and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. And I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up at the first, and I found written in it: ... Christian Art and Gifts
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Then Moses said to the people of Israel, "See, the Lord has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, with intelligence, with knowledge, and with all craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs, to work in gold and silver and bronze, in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, for work in every skilled craft. And he has inspired him to teach, both him and Oholiab the son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan. ...
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From the very first verse of Scripture, God reveals himself as the Creator, an Artist. Everything within the universe is a magnificent element of the Great Artist's masterpiece. As works of art created in God's own image (Gen 1:27), people are endowed with the ability to create as well. We can choose to join the Master Artist by being artists ourselves. Christian Canvas Art
"Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David. Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples. Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the Lord your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you. ... Bible Scripture Wall Art
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, ... Christian Art and Gifts
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In the four hundred and eightieth year after the people of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, he began to build the house of the Lord. The house that King Solomon built for the Lord was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high. The vestibule in front of the nave of the house was twenty cubits long, equal to the width of the house, and ten cubits deep in front of the house. And he made for the house windows with recessed frames. He also built a structure against the wall of the house, running around the walls of the house, both the nave and the inner sanctuary. And he made side chambers all around. ... Share Your Faith Products Canvas Art
For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ. ... Bible Scripture Wall Art


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National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior
Frequently Asked Questions about the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior
What topics have NSSHB researches studied?
As researchers from a range of disciplines (public health, medicine, psychology, gender studies, family studies, anthropology, sociology), we ask questions about a variety of topics related to human sexuality. The manuscripts we have published to date from the NSSHB have utilized our unique U.S. nationally representative probability survey data to address topics such as:
the diverse range of sexual behaviors in which people engage during solo and partnered sex
condom use patterns among adolescents and adults
how behaviors such as kissing, cuddling, and massage are related to sexual pleasure, sexual arousal, emotional intimacy, and other sexual behaviors
similarities and differences in patterns of sexual behavior among heterosexual, bisexual, and gay adults
the intersection of people's sexual identities, attractions, and behaviors
attitudes toward bisexual women and men among heterosexual, gay/lesbian, and other-identified individuals
dual contraceptive use and, specifically, the dual use of condoms and hormonal contraceptive methods
knowledge of sexual transmission of Zika
relationship structures (monogamy, open relationships, consensual non-monogamy, supposed monogamy, and so on)
the use of sexual enhancement products such as lubricants, vibrators, and condoms
Sign up to learn about our publications as they're released by completing this brief form.
How many people have participated in the NSSHB?
The NSSHB sample size varies each year depending on our goals and topics of interest; each wave typically includes between 3000 and 6000 people surveyed. In total, more than 20,000 people between the ages of 14 and 102 have participated in our research.
Where does funding from the NSSHB come from?
The NSSHB is supported through a long-term academic-corporate partnership between researchers at Indiana University and Church & Dwight Co., Inc., the makers of Trojan sexual health products. Scientific integrity is important to the partnership; thus, the NSSHB research team develops the survey items, analyzes the data, and independently writes the scientific manuscripts, which are then submitted to peer reviewed publications.
Has the NSSHB inspired other research?
Yes! Key aspects of the NSSHB served as a basis for the National Study of Stigma and Sexual Health (NSASH), a prospective nationally representative study of gay and bisexual men living in the United States led by Drs. Brian Dodge (CSHP) and Mark Hatzenbuehler (Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health) funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Additionally, the expertise we developed as part of the NSSHB waves helped support the development of three additional US nationally representative studies of sex in America led by Dr. Debby Herbenick (CHSP) – one on sex and the media (involving 3000+ Americans ages 14 to 60), the OMGYES Sexual Pleasure Report: Women and Touch which surveyed 1,055 from ages 18 to 94, and the 2015 Sexual Exploration in America study, which surveyed 2,021 women and men ages 18 to 91. Finally, some of our NSSHB items have been incorporated into a recent survey of sexual behavior in Canada.
What was the public response to the NSSHB?
Briefly put: outstanding! Americans from all walks of life have expressed interest in learning about contemporary sexuality and value the scientific thought that goes into using sound scientific methods to research sex and relationships.
The first series of publications from Wave1 of the NSSHB were released in Fall 2010 in a special issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine. We were told that the release of our initial findings resulted in more than one billion media impressions. NSSHB data were immediately included in articles in the New York Times, the Washington Post, countless other newspapers and magazines, and on a variety of morning shows (e.g., Good Morning America, the Today Show) and late night talk shows. For the first year after publication, we were able to make the NSSHB data available for free download; more than 100,000 people downloaded our scientific manuscripts. While many were professionals, most cited personal interest as their reason for downloading the articles.
By now, NSSHB data have been cited in dozens of college-level and professional textbooks related to human sexuality, family studies, psychology, sociology, as well as marriage and family counseling. NSSHB data continue to be widely cited in most major women's and men's magazines, newsmagazine, and numerous blogs. The NSSHB has even been the focus of an episode of Discovery's Curiosity series.
In 2018, the NSSHB research team was honored to receive Indiana University's Outstanding Faculty Collaborative Research Award, jointly offered by the Office of the Provost and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research.
Additional impressions:
"These data are important for keeping the nation moving forward in the area of sexual health and well being. In the absence of scientific data available to construct an accurate and up-to-date view, opinions in the field of sexual science can vary widely from person to person. Without current data, it is impossible to make sound recommendations concerning sexual behavior to medical personnel, educators, and others who need to make decisions in this area. These papers offer tools we need to improve the health and decrease the dysfunction we have in the area of sexual behavior."
– M. Joycelyn Elders, MD, Former Surgeon General of the United States, Journal of Sexual Medicine; J Sex Med 2010;7(suppl 5):248-249
"It was with great interest and anticipation that I read the reports from the team at the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University. A comprehensive study of sexual and sexual health- related behaviors in the United States hasn't been conducted in almost two decades—far too long. The data and insights from this new research will guide future thoughts, plans, research, and ultimately, education and advocacy efforts in the field of sexual health."
– Lynn Barclay, President and CEO, American Social Health Association, Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2010, DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02056.x
"The [NSSHB] papers present long overdue data from the United States that provide an excellent opportunity to assess critically the impact of our efforts to improve sexual and reproductive health over the past two decades....Especially important, the studies provide updated population-based estimates on infrequently examined subgroups, for example those aged over 65 years, or infrequently reported sexual practices... These insights allow us to re-conceptualize and design approaches and policies to improve sexual health based upon contemporary realities and contexts, rather than received beliefs or ideol-ogy. Ultimately, these data challenge us to recon-sider the nature of the "prevention toolkit" and urge a critical rethinking of its content."
– Kevin Fenton, CDC. See: http://www.jsm.jsexmed.org/article/S1743-6095(15)33216-1/fulltext
"The report was welcomed by health providers and sex educators, who say the field has had little data to go on, even as monumental social changes — the gay rights movement, increases in cohabitation, later marriage and childbearing, the AIDS epidemic and the widespread use of drugs for erectile dysfunction among others — have transformed sexual attitudes. Government agencies and private foundations are reluctant to pay for studies of sexual behavior that do not focus on reproduction, experts say; the last broad sex survey, the 1992 National Health and Social Life Survey, was started under a governmental contract, but Congress cut off financing and it was completed with support from private sources."
– Roni Rabin, October 4, 2010, New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/health/04sex.html
"The most comprehensive survey of its kind in nearly two decades and the first to include teenagers." – TIME magazine
– http://healthland.time.com/2010/10/07/5-little-known-truths-about-american-sex-lives/
"...one of the most comprehensive surveys of sexual behavior ever conducted, the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior. Since the release of the study's initial findings in a special issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine in early October, there's been a firestorm of media publicity surrounding the results."
– LasVegas Weekly https://lasvegasweekly.com/as-we-see-it/2010/nov/17/sex-research-alive-and-going-well-even-if-actual-s/


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AIA Hong Kong has achieved multiple wins at awards for marketing, brand and service excellence namely the "Marketing Excellence Awards 2017" organised by Marketing Magazine, the "Smart Parents' Choice – Brand Awards 2017" (Critical Illness Insurance) and Excellence Award for Quality Insurance Service at the "Banking & Finance Awards 2017" organised by Sky Post. These accolades underscore AIA's achievements in market research, brand, product and customer services which have earned the Company recognition among industry professionals and the wider public.
Mr. Peter Crewe, Chief Executive Officer of AIA Hong Kong & Macau, said, "We firmly believe market research is critical to the delivery of quality insurance services. It helps us understand the needs of customers at various life stages, enabling us to develop the right solutions and provide heartfelt and convenient services to meet the ever-changing needs of customers. We are honoured to be recognised for exceptional performance across these relevant facets of our business. It shows that our comprehensive, industry-leading services have succeeded in meeting the specific expectations of our target customer segments and that AIA is a trusted brand in the market. To deliver on our brand promise as 'The Real Life Company', AIA Hong Kong will embrace new challenges as we continue to advance and enhance every aspect of our operations to help people live longer, healthier and better lives."
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AIA Hong Kong was honoured with the Gold Award for "Excellence in Data-Driven Marketing" and a Silver Award for "Excellence in Partnership" at the "Marketing Excellence Awards 2017" organised by Marketing Magazine in recognition of its outstanding marketing strategy.
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Large pore diameter MCM-41 and its application for lead removal from aqueous media
Salah A. Idris, Christine M. Davidson, Colm McManamon, Michael A. Morris, Peter Anderson, Lorraine T. Gibson
A room temperature method to create large pore size and pore volume ordered mesoporous silica (MCM-41) is demonstrated. Template removal was achieved with a microwave digestion procedure using a solution of nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide. The silica product exhibited an ordered hexagonal mesostructure, large pore volume (up to 0.99 cm(3)/g), and large pore size (up to 6.74 nm) indicating its potential as a high capacity adsorbent. Surface modification, to enhance the ability of the material to extract potentially toxic metals (PTMs) from water was performed using different amino- and mercapto-functional groups. This paper reports on the extraction of lead ions from aqueous solution to demonstrate the material's significant improvement in adsorption capacity (up to 1000 mu mol g(-1) for lead). Moreover, methods have been developed to regenerate the sorbent allowing 100% recovery of Pb and reuse of the sorbent material in subsequent extractions. The performance of the material was also demonstrated for environmental samples containing relatively high concentrations (ppmv) of mixed metal ions reducing them to lower values (<100 ppbv) indicating that the sorbent may have applicability for environmental remediation of polluted water. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Knox County Sheriff's Office says officers are still searching for a suspect following a shooting that happened just after 9 p.m. Monday in Karns, emphasizing "this was not a random incident."
The Alcoa Police Department and Blount County Sheriff's Office located an early 2000s model Infiniti G35 thought to be involved in the crime early Tuesday at an apartment complex in Blount County.
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Students said Tristan Rettke dressed up as a gorilla during a black lives matter event on the campus of East Tennessee State University in September 2016.
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