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Genealogy and Ol' Blue Eyes at 100: The Sinatra Legacy Continues
A hundred years ago, Sinatra was born and now he is being remembered with documentaries, shows, reissued books and a new picture book featuring 400 pix. Every genealogist would love a collection of photos like this. Lucky Ol' Blue Eyes–his genealogy and legacy continue.
Frank Sinatra's genealogy is well known. His parents were immigrants from Italy. They'd eloped and then married in Jersey City, a far-away place that paved the way for success of the family name.
That name, Sinatra, almost got a genealogy change when son Frank was becoming the famous singer that he was to become. Musician Harry James suggested it be changed to Frank Satin because of that voce, his voice, you know–that unforgettable voice. But his mom, Dolly Sinatra, the local abortionist and bar owner, refused, it is said. She knew the ancestry, the family history, the genealogy. She and Frank knew that Cousin Ray in Boston was a Big Band leader and was doing just fine with his original family name. No one was going to mess with their legacy. Nope.
And now it is 100 years since the birth of Francis Albert Sinatra on Dec. 12, 1915, in Hoboken, New Jersey. If the genealogy researcher really looks, you'll find that his original birth certificate is said to have had Frank Sinestro written on it. And then in 1945, the more famous Frank Sinatra had the "clerical error" corrected to Francis A. Sinatra.
Ah, genealogy. When people get famous, they want their family tree and lineage just so.
The celebration of whichever version of Frank Sinatra was born a hundred years ago has been a year of remembrances of his life. There has been an HBO show, library collection shows, Grammy museum show, books written and books reissued.
Born a hundred years ago this month, Sinatra lived and played hard and leaves a legacy that is not forgotten.
Born a hundred years ago this month, Sinatra lived and played hard and leaves a legacy that is hard to forget.
Now comes a new Sinatra 100 volume, published by Thames and Hudson that includes 400 photographs, some of which are new to the public eye. Lots of people have written bits in it including Tony Bennet, Steve Wynn, Nancy Sinatra and Tina Sinatra.
And what about the genealogy of Frank Sinatra? Has it continued? He did have three children with his first wife, Nancy. Most every genealogy researcher knows this. But dig a little bit more because aren't your ancestry boots are made for walking? You can find out who and where his grandchildren are. You might find some interesting lineage answers.
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A dynamic new force in the scotch whiskey industry, Isle of Arran Distillers is one of the few remaining independent distilleries in Scotland. Based at Lochranza on the Isle of Arran, one of the most beautiful and famous in Scotland All which lies off the West Coast between Ayrshire and Kintyre.
Arran is a unique island known as 'Scotland in Miniature', for it has all of the scenery of Scotland, with mountains and lowlands, glens, lochs and royal castles (including one at Lochranza). Early in the 19th century there were more than 50 whiskey distilleries on Arran, most of them illegal and carefully hidden from the eyes of the taxmen. The malt from Arran was shipped to the mainland and enjoyed by the gentry who regularly "took the Arran waters". It was acclaimed at the time as the best in Scotland, only rivaled by Those from the 'Glen of Livet'.
• They had found the purest water supply in all of Scotland at Loch na Davie, high in the hills That overlook the village of Lochranza on the North coast of Arran.
• Arran is washed by the warm waters of the Gulf Stream and enjoys a micro climate - ideal for the speedy maturation of single malt whiskeys.
• As already stated, the Island already enjoyed a reputation for producing top quality - if illegal - whiskey.
In 1995, we opened a new distillery on Arran, in one of the most beautiful locations in Scotland. We use only the traditional methods of distilling, with wooden and copper stills designed washbacks to our exact specification. The location offers perfect water for whiskey production, cleansed by granite and softened by peat as it comes down from the mountain above. The atmosphere of sea breezes and clear mountain air together with the warm flow of the Gulf Stream matures the Arran Malt to perfection in earth floored warehouses.
We are now developing sales of our brands, across the world in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Arran is a unique island, and our products are similarly unique. We use no peat in the production process and no caramel for artificial coloring - unlike most other whiskey companies. As a result our products are Rightly described as' the true spirit of nature. "
Our Arran Single Malt products are usefull non-chillfiltered. Chill filtration was invented improvesleep to the physical clarity and brightness of the bottled spirit by removing the Emulsified oils to Eliminate clouding in the bottle. Many independent bottling companies have started once again without the chill filtration as they believe it usefull removed many flavor elements of the spirit. A non-chillfiltered bottling is more natural and Allows the spirit to retain as much of its original character as possible.
Production commenced at 14:29 on Thursday 29th June 1995 and during the official opening ceremony on August 17th two golden eagles, who live on the mountain behind the Distillery, provided a fly past as a 'thank you' for halting building work for several at weeks to allow them to hatch Their chicks. On a hot summer's day, they can still be found, floating high on the thermal currents, before dropping like a stone hunting Their quarry.
Following a tour of the Distillery, guests can now enjoy a relaxing dram of our award-winning Single Malt Island products in our delightful tasting bar. Our philosophy is to produce a range of whiskeys of the very finest quality and the rapid growth of our business over the last few years seems to suggest That we are well on our way to Achieving our goal.
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More details have emerged about Swindon Powertrain's ready-to-go compact 'crate' EV powertrain, which is on schedule for a June launch. The unit is billed as a 'high power density' (HPD) powertrain, so named because the firm claims the highest power-to-volume ratio on the market.
Electric drive units could potentially become a big thing in EVs, providing a cost-effective, off-the-shelf solution for smaller manufacturers and niche markets, from quad bikes through to sports cars, mid-sized cars and light commercial vehicles such as vans. The HPD weighs only 70kg in total and the target was that it should fit in the engine bay of an original (classic) Mini, but it could be used on the front or rear axle of a vehicle, or both to provide four-wheel drive.
The powertrain consists of a DC permanent-magnet brushless electric motor supplied by iNetic. The DC motor produces a peak of 107bhp (what a driver would demand in flat-out acceleration), with a continuous rating (distance cruising) of 54bhp. Both the motor and the inverter are available on the market and have been chosen because they are extremely small and light.
The motor revs to around 15,000rpm, driving through a single-speed drop-down gearset to the final drive. The integral inverter providing the current control to and from the motor during power and regeneration cycles is mounted directly on top of the package. Because of that, the length of heavy and expensive high-voltage copper cabling is reduced to a mere 500mm.
Continued development includes refining and calibrating the system. Although electric drivelines are, by their nature, much smoother than combustion engine types, they still require noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) tuning to avoid a shortfall in refinement, which ironically can be emphasised by the fact that EV drives are so quiet. Refining a combustion engine is a much bigger challenge because, every time combustion happens, vibration is caused by the piston being accelerated down the cylinder at a huge rate of knots. Careful calibration, torsional vibration crankshaft dampers, balancer shafts and dual-mass flywheels are all designed to smooth out vibration caused by the natural imbalance of reciprocating engines.

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Q: How to reference one object with two interfaces? Suppose I have two interfaces I and J that is implemented by Test class. Now I need one object of class Test that is referenced by I and J both interfaces. I can do it by singleton design pattern. But the problem is sometime I won't need a single object in the program. So there is also another approach that I have known.
I i = new Test();
i.doSomeThing();
J j = (J) i;
j.print();

My question, is there any better way to do this ?
...UPDATE...
public interface I {
void doSomeThing();
}

public interface J {
void print();
}

public class Test implements I, J{
private int a;

@Override
public void doSomeThing() {
    a += 10;
}

@Override
public void print() {
    System.out.println(this.a);
}
}

...UPDATE...
public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
    I i = new Test();
    foo(i);
    J j = (J) i;
    ffoo(j);
}
/**
* This method has business with only the doSomething method that
* implement the Test class. This method has not nothing with the print
* method that is in the Test class. So it would be well that only pass
* the I interface to the foo method.
*/
public static void foo(I i) {
    i.doSomeThing();
}

public static void ffoo(J j) {
    j.print();
}
}

A: Why not this?
public class Main {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Test i = new Test();
        foo(i);
        ffoo(i);
    }

    public static void foo(I i) {
        i.doSomeThing();
    }

    public static void ffoo(J j) {
        j.print();
    }
}

It looks like, in the context of your code, you need a Test instance.
You don't need to cast your Test to I or J.  Let polymorphism do its magic for you.

A: I have done it many ways.  The approach you took is effective, though I often find my code is more readable if I use some extra characters on the variable name to help identify that there is one object, and I'm merely connecting to two facets of it:
I myTestObject_i = new Test(); // creates a test, casts it to I
J myTestObject_j = (J)myTestObject_i;
myTestObject_i.doSomething();
myTestObject_j.print();

It's wordy, but I found that in my environment, the words were worth it.
Another approach which we are working with is to use a facade pattern.  In our case, using C++ and many tempates, we are getting a lot of autogeneration.  However, in a pinch, you can write one manually
class IJFacade : implements I, implements J
{
    public IJFacade(BaseClass obj)
    {
       mObj = obj;
       mI = (I) obj;
       mJ = (J) obj;
       // error checking
    }

    public BaseClass getUnderlyingObject  { return mObj;      }
    public void doSomething()             { mI.doSomething(); }
    public void print()                   { mJ.print();       }

    private BaseClass mObj;
    private I mI;
    private J mJ;
}

Test testObject = new Test();
IJFacade ij = new IJFacade(testObject); // wrap the object to expose functions
ij.doSomething();
ij.print();

The best approach really depends on your application, so I encourage experimenting.

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Fortive Announces Leadership Appointments for NewCo
By: Fortive Corporation via Business Wire News Releases
December 11, 2019 at 08:30 AM EST
Fortive Corporation ("Fortive") (NYSE: FTV) today announced the appointments of Mark D. Morelli as President & Chief Executive Officer and David H. Naemura as Chief Financial Officer of NewCo, a global industrial company that Fortive previously announced it will form as part of its planned separation into two independent, publicly traded companies. Both Mr. Morelli and Mr. Naemura will assume their respective roles with NewCo in the first quarter of 2020. Fortive also announced its intention to appoint Karen C. Francis as the Chair of the Board of Directors of NewCo immediately prior to NewCo becoming a public company. Fortive continues to expect to complete the separation in the second half of 2020.
"We are excited to make today's announcement with respect to NewCo's leadership," said Jim Lico, President & CEO of Fortive. "Mark has a proven track record of delivering strong operational results as well as driving improvements in innovation to accelerate long term growth. His successful tenure as the CEO of Columbus McKinnon Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCO) has demonstrated his strategic ability to build a company for long-term success. The combination of Mark's long history of high performance and his understanding and appreciation of our business system will make him an outstanding steward of NewCo's culture of continuous improvement."
Mr. Lico continued, "Dave brings clear, proven skills across finance, strategy, operations, and accounting, as well as valuable experience from having led Gates Industrial Corporation (NYSE: GTES) through a successful initial public offering. Prior to his tenure at Gates, Dave gained significant experience as a finance leader at Danaher, developing a strong knowledge of the Danaher Business System and deploying M&A capital. Dave will have an immediate and positive impact at NewCo, driving growth and profitability and guiding capital deployment strategy."
"We are also pleased to announce our intention to have Karen Francis serve as the Chair of the Board of Directors of NewCo," said Mr. Lico. "With extensive board and corporate governance experience, as well as valuable knowledge and insights regarding emerging technologies and trends in the mobility market, Karen will bring thoughtful oversight and an innovative perspective to NewCo's Board as the portfolio evolves. We look forward to her contributions."
Regarding his appointment, Mark Morelli stated, "NewCo will have significant competitive advantages and will be well positioned for long-term success. This portfolio of businesses has deep roots in the Fortive Business System and will be a leading global company with exceptional brands and a strong culture. I look forward to the opportunity to lead such an established and talented team as we take advantage of the compelling opportunities ahead."
Mark Morelli brings nearly 30 years of experience in management positions across a variety of industrial technology markets. He joins NewCo from the Columbus McKinnon Corporation, where he serves as President & CEO. Prior to his time at Columbus McKinnon, Morelli spent four years as President & COO of Brooks Automation. He also served as President & CEO of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. and held leadership positions at United Technologies Corporation. Morelli is a former U.S. Army commander. He holds a Master of Business Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Dave Naemura brings nearly 25 years of financial leadership experience across a range of global industrial companies. He joins NewCo from Gates Industrial Corporation, where he has served as CFO for five years. Prior to his time at Gates, Naemura held numerous financial leadership positions at Danaher Corporation, including VP of Finance and Group CFO overseeing many of the businesses within the NewCo portfolio. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Oregon State University.
Karen Francis is an experienced CEO and board director with a strong track record of successfully building businesses across multiple industries. Her most recent executive positions were as Chairman & CEO of AcademixDirect and Chairman & CEO of Publicis & Hal Riney. Prior to that she held executive positions in the automotive industry at General Motors as the General Manager of Oldsmobile, and later as Vice President of Ford Motor Company as Chairman & CEO of Consumer Connect, Ford's corporate venture capital group. She served as Lead Independent Director for Telenav, provider of embedded vehicle navigation systems, and is currently an independent director for automotive and 5G technology companies, Metawave, Nauto and Wind River. Her earlier career included positions at Procter & Gamble, Internet Capital Group, and Bain & Company. She holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and an economics degree from Dartmouth College.
ABOUT FORTIVE
Fortive is a diversified industrial technology growth company comprised of Professional Instrumentation and Industrial Technologies businesses that are recognized leaders in attractive markets. Fortive's well-known brands hold leading positions in field solutions, product realization, sensing technologies, transportation technologies, and franchise distribution. Fortive is headquartered in Everett, Washington and employs a team of more than 25,000 research and development, manufacturing, sales, distribution, service and administrative employees in more than 50 countries around the world. With a culture rooted in continuous improvement, the core of our company's operating model is the Fortive Business System. For more information please visit: www.fortive.com.
ABOUT NEWCO
NewCo will be a global industrial company focused on transportation and mobility, with a portfolio of leading retail and commercial fueling, fleet management, and professional tools brands. It will possess leading positions in a range of end-markets such as retail fueling and mobility infrastructure, fleet management and smart cities, and vehicle maintenance and repair. NewCo's history of innovation, margin profile, and cash flow characteristics, along with its strong foundation of continuous improvement based on the Fortive Business System, are expected to support continued investment in a range of organic growth and capital deployment opportunities.
NOT AN OFFER
This announcement is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute, or form a part of, an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.
Statements in this release that are not strictly historical, including statements regarding the proposed transaction, including the anticipated timing and terms thereof, the future financial impact or anticipated benefits of the transaction, the anticipated prospects of Fortive, NewCo, or the industries in which NewCo or Fortive will operate following the transaction, the anticipated leadership of NewCo, future opportunities for Fortive or NewCo following the transaction, and any other statements regarding events or developments that Fortive expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. There are a number of important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from those suggested or indicated by such forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the ability of the parties to satisfy the conditions to, and complete, the transaction on a timely basis or at all, including the ability to obtain regulatory approvals, the ability of Fortive or NewCo to realize the benefits of the transaction, maintenance of important business relationships pending the transaction, deterioration of or instability in the economy, the markets we serve, international trade policies and the financial markets, trade relations with China, contractions or lower growth rates and cyclicality of markets we serve, competition, changes in industry standards and governmental regulations, our ability to successfully identify, consummate, integrate and realize the anticipated value of appropriate acquisitions and successfully complete divestitures and other dispositions, our ability to develop and successfully market new products, software, and services and expand into new markets, the potential for improper conduct by our employees, agents or business partners, impact of divestitures, contingent liabilities relating to acquisitions and divestitures, impact of changes to tax laws, our compliance with applicable laws and regulations and changes in applicable laws and regulations, risks relating to international economic, political, legal, compliance and business factors, risks relating to potential impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets, currency exchange rates, tax audits and changes in our tax rate and income tax liabilities, the impact of our debt obligations on our operations, litigation and other contingent liabilities including intellectual property and environmental, health and safety matters, our ability to adequately protect our intellectual property rights, risks relating to product, service or software defects, product liability and recalls, risks relating to product manufacturing, our relationships with and the performance of our channel partners, commodity costs and surcharges, our ability to adjust purchases and manufacturing capacity to reflect market conditions, reliance on sole sources of supply, security breaches or other disruptions of our information technology systems, adverse effects of restructuring activities, impact of changes to U.S. GAAP, labor matters, and disruptions relating to man-made and natural disasters. Additional information regarding the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements is available in our SEC filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 28, 2019 and September 27, 2019. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release, and, unless legally required, Fortive does not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events and developments or otherwise.
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Fortive Corporation
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Q&A With Trif Alatzas
Name / Title: Trif Alatzas (@trifalatzas), Senior Vice President, Executive Editor of The Baltimore Sun Media Group
First job: I washed dishes at my parents' restaurant when I was about 8 years old. I had to stand on an overturned milk crate to reach the sink. I learned to work hard and to make sure that each plate, pot, utensil and water glass was spotless.
Favorite pastimes: Spending time with my family, cooking, reading and watching movies and baseball.
Vitamin's owners are Greek and grew up in the foodservice business, so we have to know… was your parents' place a Greek joint?
Trif: Being of Greek heritage, my family has deep roots in the Baltimore restaurant scene. I worked at my parents' restaurant a few doors away from The Sun's building on Calvert Street where I met several journalists who frequented the diner during the late '80s. Members of my family have owned restaurants throughout the Baltimore area dating back to the 1930s. Most of these restaurants were diners that served terrific comfort food. While not known specifically as Greek restaurants, they certainly had Greek dishes and recipes on the menu.
Before being named executive editor, your roles at The Sun included intern, business editor, sports editor and head of digital media. What was the driving factor in your upward progression?
Trif: My attitude has always been to do any job I have to the best of my ability and to help those I work with do the same. That philosophy has helped me advance in an organization that I care deeply about given its important role in Baltimore.
The Sun is like most successful organizations in this changing economy — it provides great opportunities for those who embrace change, who problem solve, who are not afraid to try new things and who are passionate about their work. I started my career here as an intern back in the '80s when I wrote for The Evening Sun while still in college. I returned to The Sun in 2002 as an assistant business editor and moved up the ladder by consistently working with my colleagues to provide compelling, in-depth and award-winning news coverage.
You were born and raised in Baltimore and have been at The Sun for 12 years. What are the most significant changes you've seen The Sun experience that have helped shape it into the publication it is today?
Trif: We have transformed from being solely in the newspaper business — publishing just a few editions each day — to now providing information around the clock. Technology has helped us reach larger audiences than ever before. We still publish newspapers and deliver them to your doorsteps, but we also deliver news to computers, smart phones and tablets, so readers can get their news how they want it, when they want it and where they want it.
Information gathering is a two-way street and our dialogue with the reader is more robust than it has ever been. Readers can react to our stories immediately now by discussing them with us on social media and commenting on the articles with other readers.
What's your overarching vision for The Baltimore Sun Media Group in 2015?
Trif: My vision for our editorial coverage is to provide urgent, unique, relevant and in-depth coverage of the Baltimore area and Maryland. We will hold institutions as well as individual government, business and community leaders accountable for their actions while also detailing the stories about the region that users cannot find anywhere else.
Despite widespread cutbacks in newsrooms across the country, The Sun has invested in expanding its investigative reporting staff. Why was this important to the development and success of the paper?
Trif: We take our role as community watchdogs seriously. Our readers expect us to ask the difficult questions that others cannot and to help shine light on the challenges facing this community and find solutions. These added investments to our investigative coverage improve our publications, bolster our public service mission and set us apart from our competitors.
You recently launched a new website. What was the impetus behind the redesign?
Trif: People have changed the way they consume news, so the website was redesigned to meet their needs and make it easier to access our coverage. The new design is state-of-the-art and built to conform to whatever device you use to get your news. To that end, we recently launched a new mobile application for The Sun that improves the user experience as well.
Describe some of the features of the new site and their benefits to users.
Trif: The new site is easier to read, easier to use and easier to share articles, photographs and other information. Users said they wanted better navigation, improved search, more images and enhanced video – so we incorporated a new "visual browse" feature, which highlights our terrific photojournalism and provides storytelling through pictures. The site now houses more than 100,000 articles, photographs, graphics, blogs, video and more, so there is plenty to satisfy any user.
How are your readers responding?
Trif: Feedback has been positive. Readers tell us they enjoy the look and feel of the site and many have enjoyed exploring the new design.
Technology is undoubtedly shaping the media industry. What role do you think technology will have at The Baltimore Sun Media Group moving forward?
Trif: We'll continue to evolve with our users, constantly adapting to the changing ways they consume and engage with news. We believe in investing in strong reporting and terrific storytelling — that is what will keep readers engaged with our information.
What business advice would you give to others looking to take advantage of digital media tools within their own industries?
Trif: Understanding your audience is the key to successfully using technology to enhance your work. Technology can help you engage with readers like never before. The content we supply is what drives users to our sites and social media accounts. The engagement with the user is how we continue to build loyalty and expand this dialogue. The digital tools available to you will continue to evolve, and it's important to understand them as your audience's habits change. The technology helps deliver the information, but always make sure the information you deliver is relevant and valuable to your users.


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Q: Threads seem to be getting the same thread argument when they should be different (PThreads) It seems that for some reason my pthreads are getting the same parameter even though I'm inputting different strings each time.
int* max = new int[numberOfFiles];
pthread_t* threads = new pthread_t[numberOfFiles];

for(int i = 0; i < numberOfFiles; i++)
{
    stringstream filestream;
    filestream << "file" << i + 1 << ".txt";
    string message = filestream.str();
    pthread_create(&threads[i], NULL, findLargestInFile, (void*)message.c_str());
    cout << message << endl;
}

...

void* findLargestInFile(void* rawFileName)
{
    char* fileName = (char*)rawFileName;
    cout << fileName << endl;
}

The first cout is printing what I expect ("file1.txt", "file2.txt", "file3.txt" and so on).
But the second cout gives a lot of repeating ones often starting around 6 or 7 and with a lot of them repeating with 20.

A: The char* returned by c_str() will be deleted at the end of the loop body. That means, the behaviour of the program is undefined, and only accidentally, you see the same value in each thread.
It's a lot easier to use threads with C++11. The code might look as follows:
std::vector<std::thread> threads;
for (int i = 0; i < numberOfFiles; ++i) {
    std::stringstream filestream;
    filestream << "file" << i + 1 << ".txt";
    std::string message = filestream.str();
    threads.emplace_back(&findLargestInFile, message);
}

void findLargestInFile(std::string rawFileName)
{
    // ...
}


Are you inadvertently putting your loved ones in danger?
Millions of Americans lack enough—or even any—life insurance. Are you one of them?
A recent study revealed that life insurance ownership recently hit a 50-year low—and that 35 million households don't have any life insurance at all. This means that the death of an income earner could be as financially catastrophic as it is sad.
Single parents often go uninsured because they think that buying life insurance requires a big output of time and money—two things they have in short supply.
"Single parents tend to be extremely busy since they're singlehandedly balancing work and family," says Greg Wieser, director of strategic marketing at Erie Insurance. "And without that second income, money is often stretched tight." This creates a classic case of penny wise, pound foolish; while they're saving money in the short term, they're running the risk that their kids would have no means of support if they were gone.
Research shows that a stay-at-home parent contributes $112,962 annually in the form of child care, cleaning, home maintenance, transportation, cooking and more to the family's bottom line. These are costs that a life insurance policy—not a surviving parent—should cover if a stay-at-home partner passes away prematurely.
"If a person dies and there's no life insurance to pay off the mortgage, the surviving family members may be forced to move," explains Wieser. It's hard enough to lose a loved one—you certainly don't want your family to also lose their home, their school district and their neighborhood because there's no life insurance policy in place.
"New business owners often forgo life insurance because they think they don't have enough money available," says Wieser. Or a business may have had enough insurance, but has since grown. "A more established business usually needs higher limits to be adequately insured and have a plan in place to guarantee succession of the business," Wieser says. Life insurance and a buy-sell agreement will let the show go on if one partner dies.
This group often has a false sense of security. While they have coverage, it often isn't enough. "A typical group life benefit is two times your annual salary, but you may need more like six to eight times your salary just to break even," says Wieser. Also, employers can (and do) terminate group life insurance benefits. (This is especially common during a sluggish economy.) Another downside is the fact that you lose this coverage when you leave your employer.


Spreading "creative stories of the heart through expert publishing," Spirit Led Publishing & Printing Group aims to share Christian works with an ever-expanding audience.
ATLANTA, GA, December 17, 2018 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Offering a message of love, spirit and service during the holidays and throughout the year, Spirit Led Ministries has launched Spirit Led Publishing & Printing Group, supporting writers with every phase of book development, publishing and distribution.
Founded by Jacques and Toshia Posey, Spirit Led Ministry provides biblical counseling and coaching for couples. With a belief in "always turning a new page," the co-authors of "Spirit Led Marriage: Our Journey" have unveiled a new publishing arm to their business, bringing messages of hope and compassion to more people.
Even as bookstore sales nationally continue to decline, religious books generated more than $416 million in sales during the first 11 months of 2017, according to Statista, while Facebook has discovered that positive posts beget more positive messages. To that end, the Poseys believe that more readers are seeking out positive, affirming messages.
Authors always retain their own publishing rights. Spirit Led Publishing & Printing Groups assists with shaping stories and structural development, ghostwriting and co-authoring, professional formatting, editing, production, marketing and publicity, distribution and more, all with a focus on empowering authors.
"As readers and writers ourselves, we have learned a tremendous amount about the publishing process throughout our years together and are enjoying sharing this support and expertise with writers across the country," added Toshia Posey.


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By Jessica Tsai, Assistant Editor, CRM magazine
6 Ways E-Commerce Survived the Recession
LAS VEGAS, September 21 — For the annual summit of Shop.org, the digital arm of the National Retail Federation, over 2,500 registered attendees made it out to the desert here -- attendees who, according to a poll during the show, are mostly optimistic about the upcoming holiday season. The positive outlook, according to organizers of the event, reflects a significant shift from the same time a year ago, when economic devastation was the prevailing theme. Another factor, according to a keynote speaker here? Online retailers, who make up the bulk of summit attendees, generally fared far better during the recession than their bricks-and-mortar counterparts did.
To explain how Web retailers not only survived the recession but thrived in the midst of it, Forrester Research Vice President and Principal Analyst Sucharita Mulpuru opened her keynote address by drawing an analogy between the state of online retail and Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection. While Darwin's famous island finches couldn't control the structure of their own beaks, businesses do have control over the strategies they select. According to Forrester's recent findings, she said, successful Web retailers exhibited at least one of the following six deliberate efforts to drive growth despite the challenges of the past year.
Reset goals as needed.
Redefined the competition.
Respected the technology department.
Reinforced partner relationships.
Reacted well to the people power.
Recognized the mobility revolution.
Reset goals as needed. E-commerce has to focus on more than just the single sale. Unlike bricks-and-mortar outlets, customers can "leave" with a single click of a browser button. Therefore, customer service has played a crucial role in differentiating online retailers. Providing a successful customer experience requires more than merely making products available online. Online retailers must also focus on details such as site usability that will continue to deliver on the value proposition.
Redefine the competition. Competing on price can only go so far. The online channel allows retailers to introduce new products and address new customers in ways that would be expensive and difficult through other channels. Clothing retailer American Eagle, for example -- which has a presence both on- and offline -- also owns the 77Kids brand which sells children's clothing exclusively online.
Respect the technology department. Rarely do companies think about the technology team that builds and maintains the e-commerce systems. Technology is critical to enabling the features that give online retail its advantage over the bricks-and-mortar experience, such as rich Internet and mobile applications and purchasing without having to provide credit-card information. According to Mulpuru, Web retailers spend 7 percent of revenue on technology. In the overall retail sector, that figure is 2 percent; in all other industries, 3 percent.
Reinforce partner relationships. Consumers love their brands -- and are more likely to be loyal when they do. In fact, Mulpuru reported that roughly a third of e-commerce spend is generated or driven by manufacturer and brand Web sites. However, competition between branded and private-label goods often complicates retail's ability to collaborate with partners.
React well to the people power. Social media connects consumers to each other, but also enables them to communicate directly with companies. Mulpuru told the audience that she sees retailers generating blogs, forming microcommunities, and joining social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, but admits there are a wide range of driving forces behind retailers' efforts:
66 percent say return on social marketing intiatives is unclear.
50 percent are pursuing social media because of industry buzz.
34 percent report social marketing strategies have in fact helped them grow their business.
While many retailers claim social media represents a long-term strategy for customer engagement, there are companies seeing substantial short-term returns: Eventbrite, an online provider of event-registration services, claims social media generates the highest source of revenue after online search.
Recognize the mobility revolution. Retailers, Mulpuru said, should "like social, but love mobile." She emphasized that the statement didn't necessarily require an increase in spending on mobile initiatives, but that mobile will be critical to creating the ultimate multichannel experience. "More people will access…sites through mobile," she said, citing one product platform that was recession-proof in the last year: Apple's iPhone. Retailers who hopped onto the application platform early, she said, saw immediate advantages -- but she noted that the iPhone isn't the only mobile application consumers are using, nor is it the most popular. Other devices, in order of popularity, include:
Blackberry;
LG;
Motorola;
Samsung;
operator brand;
multiple brands;
Nokia; and
Palm.
Mulpuru did not disparage the more-traditional digital channels, but noted that while email marketing "still works," it's "not the future." According to research from Forrester, email is used by a larger share of people over the age of 65 than within the 18-to-29 age bracket (67 percent versus 65 percent). Nevertheless, she said, as a marketing strategy email remains substantially more effective than social media:
Social media marketing sees an average of .04 percent clickthrough rate among the 65 million active social network users in the United States.
The 166 million active users of email produce a 22 percent open rate on marketing emails.
In closing, Mulpuru recommended retailers implement two strategies immediately:
Introduce alternative payments to the mobile site to increase consumer confidence and simplify the shopping experience; and
improve site legibility on mobile devices. This initiative may be complex given the variations in carriers and devices, but Web-accessibility specialists can help manage the migration from Web to mobile.
In another sign of the shifting technological landscape, the conference unofficially began the day before with an all-day Bootcamp, in which roughly 250 attendees covered topics from social media to analytics to email marketing.
News relevant to the customer relationship management industry is posted several times a day on destinationCRM.com, in addition to the news section Insight that appears every month in the pages of CRM magazine. You may leave a public comment regarding this article by clicking on "Comments" at the top; to contact the editors, please email editor@destinationCRM.com.
The 5 Pain Points of E-Commerce
At Shop.org's Annual Summit, one speaker rebuts the conventional wisdom that e-commerce has peaked, and reveals the "truths" about online marketing and how to fix them.
Trends in 2007 Online Retailing
Rich shopping is here.
E-commerce Best Practices Make Perfect
CRM magazine presents what some of the best minds in the industry have to say.
How Business Intelligence Bridges Retail to e-Tail
A case study of how L.L. Bean used business intelligence methods to bridge the gap between their highly successful mail order catalog and their newly emerging e-commerce channel.
Nine New Vendors Join Gartner's E-Commerce Magic Quadrant Report
Magic Quadrant for E-Commerce '08: Veteran firms IBM and ATG top the field -- but the field itself is twice as big as it was last year.
Power to the SMB
PowerReviews unveils an affordable -- and "frictionless" -- solution for small retailers.
Retailers Better Buy In to Social Media
eTail West '09: Companies are either wallowing in uncertainty or else diving aimlessly into unknown waters -- either way, the brand takes a hit.
Shopping with Moms and Millennials
Shop.org Annual Summit '09: With 90 percent of households reporting a reduction in shopping,
What Marketers Can Learn From "Mad Men"
Social Ad Summit '09: How to make connections contagious and promote customer's passions. Deep Focus's Ian Schafer shares secrets behind the "Mad Men Yourself" campaign.
Dressing in Augmented Reality
New solution for online retailers brings the dressing room into the consumer's own home.


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Addressing HIV in Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Malawi
Photo: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images
Report by Janet Fleischman and Katey Peck
Download PDF file of "Addressing HIV in Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Malawi" 2446kb
The DREAMS Partnership
Despite being among the poorest countries in the world, Malawi is approaching its HIV treatment targets, and the possibility of controlling the epidemic is within reach. But Malawi also lays bare major challenges and gaps facing the HIV response, notably how to prevent HIV and address the HIV risks for adolescent girls and young women in low-resource settings.
This briefing paper provides an overview of the DREAMS program in Malawi, a public-private partnership led by PEPFAR; it discusses some of the major implementation opportunities and challenges, and concludes with implications for U.S. policy. At a time of constrained U.S. budgets, the new, comprehensive approaches to prevent HIV in adolescent girls and young women address a critical gap in efforts to curb the epidemic, and simultaneously could advance the economic and social progress for adolescent girls and young women, their families and communities.
Photo credit: MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images
Africa , Sub-Saharan Africa , Global Health , and Infectious Disease
Janet Fleischman
Senior Associate (Non-resident), Global Health Policy Center
Katey Peck
Former Research Associate, Global Health Policy Center


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Speed Skating Canada
Speed Skating: The Sport
Accredited Officials
Host a Workshop
Rules/Red Book
Skater Development
Track Diagrams
Intact Insurance
Branding Policies
Blondin, Belchos capture distance events as Intact Insurance 2014 Speed Skating Team Selections conclude
- Canadian Olympic Committee will announce Olympic team Jan. 22
Seven minutes of tough racing came down to less than half-a-second difference Friday as Ivanie Blondin edged Nicole Garrido to win the women's 5000m title on the final day of the Intact Insurance 2014 Speed Skating Team Selections at the Olympic Oval.
Blondin, of Ottawa, won with a time of 7:18.45, narrowly beating Edmonton's Garrido, who finished in 7:18.87. Josie Spence of Kamloops, B.C., was third in 7:23.24.
Jordan Belchos of Toronto took the men's 10000m in 13:24.96. Stefan Waples of Winnipeg grabbed the silver in 13:53.65 while Francois Déry of St-Jean-Chrysostome, Que. claimed the bronze in 13:58.30.
Skaters were vying for a spot on Canada's team for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Canada has one quota spot in the women's 5000m and is the first alternate country in the men's 10000m.
"I wouldn't say I skated really well but I'm obviously happy that I came out on top today," the 23-year-old Blondin told gathered reporters. "I think it's kind of a miracle that I did."
Blondin also put herself in position to skate the 3000m in Sochi with a second-place finish at that distance at the trials on Dec. 28. She is also a candidate to skate the team pursuit race at the Olympic Games.
Following the Olympic Qualifying competitions (Essent ISU World Cups), the Canadian long-track Olympic team currently has the ability to send 18 athletes to the Games (10 women, 8 men), with the athletes to be nominated by Speed Skating Canada's Olympic Selection Committee following the Selections and announced publicly on Jan. 22 at Calgary's Olympic Oval.
Blondin is in her fourth international long track season. She moved over from Speed Skating Canada's short track program and participated in both discipline's at the separate Olympic trials for the 2010 Winter Olympics, but did not go to Vancouver.
"I feel like I still have a lot of work to do," she said. "On the fifth of Jan we're going to be leaving for Tucson (Arizona) for a training camp. I think it will be nice to get away and relax and just calm down a little bit from the Olympic trials."
Belchos was happy with his skate Friday. "I just tried to do good lap after good lap for 25 laps and I'm more than happy with it," the 24-year-old said.
Belchos will continue to train in the hopes that another country gives up their 10000m spot in Sochi, which may allow him to go to the Olympics. Canada will learn if they have received that spot on Jan. 17. "I'd rather be in this situation than be out, but it's tough," he said.
Other winners at the trials were Christine Nesbitt of London, Ont., in the 500m, 1000m and 1500m distances; and Brittany Schussler of Winnipeg in the 3000m.
Jamie Gregg of Edmonton captured the men's 500m. Vincent De Haître of Cumberland, Ont., won the 1000m; Denny Morrison of Fort St. John, B.C., the 1500m; and Mathieu Giroux of Pointe-aux-Trembles, Que., the men's 5,000m.
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George's Lounge, Fayetteville, AR Thursday Feb. 9th.
Warren's Rec Room, Alma, AR Saturday Feb. 25th.
The Sound Room, Ft. Smith, AR Friday Mar. 10th.
Wishbone's, Ft. Smith, AR Saturday Apr. 1st.
The Fairgrounds (WalMart Shareholders) Fayetteville, AR Thur June 1st.
George's Lounge, Fayetteville, AR Friday Aug. 4th.
Lightbulb Club, Fayetteville, AR Thursday March 24th.
The Fairgrounds (WalMart Shareholders) Fayetteville, AR Wed June 1st.
George's Lounge, Fayetteville, AR Thursday June 9th.
George's Lounge, Fayetteville, AR Thursday July 14th.
Warren's Rec Room, Alma, AR Friday Aug. 26th.
WalMart AMP (opening for STYX), Rogers, AR Thursday Sep 1st.
Meteor Guitar Gallery, Bentonville, AR Friday Oct 21st.
George's Lounge, Fayetteville, AR Friday Nov 18th.


CU: The "Ireland" of the Pac-12?
If you were to assign each Pac-12 team a comparable country, what nation would you assign to Colorado? ….
Happy (Fiscal) New Year, CU!
80% of the top QB's from the Class of 2015 are already committed … Can this trend work to CU's favor?
To FCS or Not to FCS?


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"The Bitter End" is a science fantasy short story by American writer Randall Garrett, featuring his alternate history detective Lord Darcy and magician Master Sean. It was first published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine and has been included in the second edition of the collection Lord Darcy.

The Lord Darcy stories are set in an alternate world whose history supposedly diverged from our own during the reign of King Richard the Lionheart, in which King John never reigned. Most of Western Europe and the Americas are united in an Angevin Empire whose continental possessions were never lost by that king. In this world, a magic-based technology has developed in place of the science of our own world.

Plot summary

Master Sean O'Lochlainn, the Irish forensic sorcerer, visits Paris - in this history, a sleepy provincial city which ceased to be a capital many centuries ago - on a mission to collect evidence for an impending court case. While he takes a break in a hotel bar, a man in a booth is found to have mysteriously died. The police soon arrive, in the shape of bumbling but tenacious Sergeant Cougair Chasseur, for whom Sean casts a preservation spell over the deceased's body until a post mortem can be conducted. But Sean is flabbergasted to be named as a possible murder suspect by Chasseur, who distrusts magic and follows the theory of 'least likely suspect'.

Sean is eventually exonerated and able to investigate the circumstances of the death of the man, identified as a retired officer of the Imperial Legion, formerly stationed in Mechicoe (Mexico). He discovers that the deceased has been poisoned whilst drinking Popacotapetl, a very sweet liqueur made in Mechicoe, which has been laced with a bitter poison made from coyotl weed. However, he had been treated with a spell by a Healer, after which all drugs – including the one he is taking for malaria – taste sweet to him.

Eventually, the victim's wife, a much younger woman of Mechicain descent and who is conducting an illicit affair with a liqueur merchant, is unmasked.

External links

Science fiction short stories
Fantasy short stories
Alternate history short stories
Lord Darcy novels
Short stories by Randall Garrett
Works originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction
Short stories set in Paris

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life-style, life,
A: The decision to have an operation for arthritis is related to how much a person's quality of life is affected by the condition. When you have had to give up activities because of your pain, that's when it's worth doing something about. In order to justify going through an operation and recovery, there has to be a significant amount of improvement in the patient. So someone who's bothered a little bit by their arthritis is probably not going to be that happy after a big operation. They might say 'Well, I'm only a little bit better'. But someone who says 'I've had to give up walking, I've had to give up playing bowls, I've had to give up exercising and now I can do those things after my joint replacement' - they've gained a lot, even though it's been quite inconvenient to have the surgery. They're so much better than they were, it was worth doing. Up until recently, surgical treatment for arthritis in the foot has meant fusing the joint together. The outcome of that is you often go from what is a stiff and painful joint to a stiff and painless joint. So you lose what movement you have, but you also lose the pain. However newer treatments are able to preserve the joint and its movement so that we hopefully get a joint that moves but doesn't hurt. The first one is ankle replacement. By using a CAT scan we create a 3D printed version of the ankle which allows us to analyse exactly where the custom-made instrumentation will fit onto the existing limb. The big toe is also susceptible to arthritis. That joint is about the size of a 10 cent piece, and you put all of your body weight through that one little joint as you're pushing off on it. If you do a lot of walking or running or if you do things in the gym like squats or lunges, or you wear high heels, it can obviously be quite painful. A new thing that we use in the foot and ankle is a thing called Cartiva, a small implant made from the same material as contact lenses. It's currently used in big toes as well as the smaller toes, and I'm sure they will look at using it in other joints. What is arthritis? Arthritis is a disease of the joints. There are two types of arthritis: the most common is osteoarthritis (OA) which is due to the wear and tear of the joint surface, and inflammatory arthritis (IA), where the body has a reaction against itself which damages the joints. IA can occur in younger people as opposed to OA which affects more older people. The signs of arthritis are pain, swelling and stiffness. All of us are experiencing these symptoms to some degree. Sometimes people who have had damage to the cartilage in their joints can develop OA, or are likely to develop it in the future. Some people have a genetic predisposition, and for others it just happens. Treatment for arthritis consists of simple things like pain relief using anti-inflammatories, wearing comfortable and supportive shoes. Inevitably, the arthritis will progress or get worse, however we can't predict to when this will happen, or to what degree. The best predictor of what will happen is what has happened, meaning if your arthritis has come on quickly then it is likely to progress quickly too.
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Deciding whether to have surgery for painful ankles
It may be worth doing when you have had to give up activities because of your pain,
A: The decision to have an operation for arthritis is related to how much a person's quality of life is affected by the condition. When you have had to give up activities because of your pain, that's when it's worth doing something about.
In order to justify going through an operation and recovery, there has to be a significant amount of improvement in the patient.
So someone who's bothered a little bit by their arthritis is probably not going to be that happy after a big operation. They might say 'Well, I'm only a little bit better'.
But someone who says 'I've had to give up walking, I've had to give up playing bowls, I've had to give up exercising and now I can do those things after my joint replacement' - they've gained a lot, even though it's been quite inconvenient to have the surgery. They're so much better than they were, it was worth doing.
Up until recently, surgical treatment for arthritis in the foot has meant fusing the joint together.
The outcome of that is you often go from what is a stiff and painful joint to a stiff and painless joint. So you lose what movement you have, but you also lose the pain.
However newer treatments are able to preserve the joint and its movement so that we hopefully get a joint that moves but doesn't hurt.
The first one is ankle replacement. By using a CAT scan we create a 3D printed version of the ankle which allows us to analyse exactly where the custom-made instrumentation will fit onto the existing limb.
The big toe is also susceptible to arthritis. That joint is about the size of a 10 cent piece, and you put all of your body weight through that one little joint as you're pushing off on it.
If you do a lot of walking or running or if you do things in the gym like squats or lunges, or you wear high heels, it can obviously be quite painful.
A new thing that we use in the foot and ankle is a thing called Cartiva, a small implant made from the same material as contact lenses. It's currently used in big toes as well as the smaller toes, and I'm sure they will look at using it in other joints.
Arthritis is a disease of the joints. There are two types of arthritis: the most common is osteoarthritis (OA) which is due to the wear and tear of the joint surface, and inflammatory arthritis (IA), where the body has a reaction against itself which damages the joints.
IA can occur in younger people as opposed to OA which affects more older people.
The signs of arthritis are pain, swelling and stiffness. All of us are experiencing these symptoms to some degree. Sometimes people who have had damage to the cartilage in their joints can develop OA, or are likely to develop it in the future. Some people have a genetic predisposition, and for others it just happens.
Treatment for arthritis consists of simple things like pain relief using anti-inflammatories, wearing comfortable and supportive shoes.
Inevitably, the arthritis will progress or get worse, however we can't predict to when this will happen, or to what degree.
The best predictor of what will happen is what has happened, meaning if your arthritis has come on quickly then it is likely to progress quickly too.
Answer is provided by Adelaide orthopaedic surgeon Dr Peter Stavrou, through HealthShare, a digital company dedicated to improving the health of regional Australians.
Submit questions, and find more answers, at healthshare.com.au.
Newer treatments are able to preserve the joint and its movement so that we hopefully get a joint that moves but doesn't hurt.


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We jumped with Jump Fizz.
A creative campaign using the top local foodies influencers.
Renuar lunched their new summer 2016 jeans we used 61 influencers and 6 celebrities to create fashionable buzz on social media.
Berman bakery launched a new bread: Berman Active, the first bread in Israel containing prebiotic fibers. We got the biggest foodies to create their own content inspireed by the bread.
Hey boy - Introducing NEW Cédrat Men's grooming collection.


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Every year, the port of Halifax welcomes 200,000 cruise ship passengers from ports all over the world.


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The Pope gets an iPod.
In case the previous article had you convinced that the end was near, I have good news (not about GEICO), RIM has settled the Blackberry patent case with NTP, no more dangers of executives wandering the streets like zombies without the guidence of their Blackberrys.
RIAA wants 30% of Sirius satellite radio revenues.
Of course, the Feds dont like this, so their opening a probe into online music pricing.
While Money elaborated on how outsourcing pisses off customers, "President" Bush defended outsourcing in his visit to India, of course, over at the Fox News reality distortion desk, claims "Bush: Outsourcing Does Hurt U.S.". Fun.
ZiffDavis article on Wyden's anti-segrigated internet bill.


Y'all know I'm a huge Longchamp fan. Not only because of the insane good quality of the bags, but also because of the story behind the shop. I must admit I'm a little bit unfair, because I work for the company then I automatically become excited about the products. But I am honest, I absolutely like the brand and the products they sell.
When I went to Brussels, of course I had to buy myself a coffee-on-the-go. I went with the company of my lovely collegues, which was very exciting. That's what I like about traveling with the train. You have the comfortable seats, the time to think while being on the road, a good talk with the people around you and a cup of coffee to keep you warm. Those are the moments I really enjoy. It was such a great day, we had a blast.
The second bag I bought was – of course – the Amazone. The Amazone bag was launched in May, and it's the ultimate it-bag right now. Longchamp has it in many different editions, but I wanted the classic small black one. It's such a soft leather, I absolutely love it. You can wear it cross body and by shoulder. So it's nice that when you go out, you can wear it by shoulder for a more sophisticated look and for everyday you can just slide the chain to a cross body. Sounds like a dream bag, right? I actually dreamed about this bag, I know how weird that sounds haha! But I couldn't get it off my mind.
I was in need of a new belt, that's why I've chosen the belt from the Amazone collection, to have this set together. It's perfect with my work uniform. I made it a little bit shorter so the size would be good.
And last but not least, here we have a selfie of my everyday look wearing both bags! It's my daily look when I'm off to work. What do you think?


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Winnifred R. Louis
Identities and Norms in Action
Professor of Social Psychology, The University of Queensland; PhD, MSc (Social Psychology), McGill University; BSc Hons (Psychology), University of Toronto.
Note. If you need some biographical information (e.g., for intros for a speaking engagement), please visit Winnifred's bio page.
My career goal is to work towards world peace. I originally studied to be a diplomat, but I soon questioned both the systems in which diplomats work and the theories of change that they use. I now choose this extremely fun academic career because it is stupendously interesting, and because I believe that we will not enjoy a socially just, sustainable, and peaceful world until we understand how group processes and intergroup relations influence human decision-making.
I studied psychology and socio-cultural anthropology for my undergraduate BSc from the University of Toronto, then completed an MSc and PhD on the social psychology of decision-making in conflict at McGill University, before coming to the University of Queensland in 2001 to work in the School of Psychology. I also am a lifelong activist, for example supporting peace, human rights, the environment, unions, survivors of sexual and domestic violence, and anti-racism.
I see my role as working towards positive social change through teaching, research and community engagement. I really enjoy mentoring of PhD and honours students, with the odd Masters student thrown in. I'm interested in working with groups and organisations to evaluate and improve their communications or programs, and to evaluate or improve interventions for behaviour change.
How do group identities and norms influence individuals' attitudes and actions?
Have you ever wondered what makes social problems difficult, and why some situations and group seem caught in problems that never get better? What factors could lead to a breakthrough? My work looks at these questions and proposes that social norms (standards or rules for behaviour) play strong, hidden roles that can trap people or suddenly free them to create mass social change.
My research is relevant to virtually all aspects of human decision-making, from health and environmental choices to collective action, discrimination, and peace. Without group processes and intergroup relations, we can rarely explain differences across cultures or time. With them, we can seek to explain and create swift mass change.
Getting a GRIP on social change: understanding why campaigns succeed or fail
I am currently passionate about trying to communicate on how to create change effectively, and on why campaigns fail. In my model 'Getting a GRIP' I highlight that organisations and leaders who are targeting unaligned people (vs trying to mobilise their own side) need to think about 1) addressing [GR]oups not individuals (otherwise they fail to realise their target audiences' lack of trust and openness, which is caused by group differences and conflict); 2) crafting [I]nclusive messages that convey that the individuals in the target audience in fact share important values and identities with the persuasive source; and 3) prioritising a clear message about the [P]ositive change, rather than just stressing the prevalence of the problem in the present.
Norms in flux: how competing social norms affect everyday life and collective action
My work is focused on the importance of norms, and the processes involved in norm change. My early work showed that individuals' cost-benefit analyses were informed by group norms and changed by group identities, for example showing that individuals could learn to value self-sacrifice as personally beneficial when they identified with the group that their sacrifice serves. My next work showed that clashes between two types of norms, what other people do (descriptive norms) and what they say should be done (injunctive norms) uniquely affect decisions. In particular, I showed that when messages stress that a problem behaviour is common and shouldn't be done, this not only usually fails to motivate people but also often de-motivates them (a backlash). More recently I am examining the way that we integrate the multiple groups that we belong to: how conflict among our own different ingroups' norms can motivate some and de-motivate others; how a new norm becomes internalised over time as our own 'self-determined' motivation; and how the success and failure of our group affects our future choices and identities.
Winnifred is always happy to speak about her research. Potential speaking topics include:
Psychology of decision-making in conflict
Effective persuasion in group conflict
Using normative messages to create change
Articles written by Winnifred for the Social Change Blog:
Understanding social movements and social transformations: Third time lucky
The Social Change Lab: 2018 and beyond
Second steps towards understanding social movements and social transformation
Social movements and social transformation: Understanding the challenges and the breakthroughs
Making political change happen
Effective communication for social change
The seven deadly sins of statistical misinterpretation and how to avoid them
5 reasons activists engage in multiple causes
If you're interested in having Winnifred speak at an event or collaborating on research, please get in touch. If you need some biographical information about Winnifred at short notice, please visit her bio page. Further information about being supervised by Winnifred Louis for PhD or Honours research, or joining the lab as a volunteer, is outlined on the Contact page.
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So Brandon King, self confessed hacker, rebel without a cause and chronic White Knight has teamed up with Glen Miley Collier and all her socks to "go after" other people online.
Though it looks like Brandon doesn't think too highly of Miley. I'm not sure what Wacky Jets are, I don't speak Texan troll. It's funny that he compares her to Marcie Wogan though. Brandon and Marcie actually had an online affair. I wonder if he and Miley...???
In the capatures below, Brandon is the account @Areyallmad talking about Miley.


Our government is on a dangerous path of intimidation, regulation and punishment for those who hold views that differ from the views of this administration. Whether it's the Internal Revenue Service targeting groups because of their political beliefs or calls for disclosure of donors to political groups, there are clear efforts to silence the voice of business.
Let's look at a few recent events.
The National Security Agency is logging emails and phone calls of ordinary citizens. The Internal Revenue Service is investigating individual taxpayers as well as blocking tax exemptions to groups with agendas that differ from the powers that be. The Justice Department has singled out a reporter for potential prosecution for doing his job for Fox News. What else is going on that hasn't yet been uncovered?
All of this brings into focus the importance of free speech and the freedom to petition our government. These rights are fundamental to our democracy, and we must defend them vigorously, both independently and in united efforts through trade associations such as IDFA. One of the top groups in Washington with a big voice in this arena is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and IDFA is proud to be a member of that organization and working with them.
Unfortunately, these acts of government intimidation have the additional negative consequence of increasing the lack of civil discourse on issues. The barbs fly during political contests as well as issue debates, making villains of those on the other side of an issue. Elections have become mud-slinging events instead of debates about real differences among candidates, and the discussion of issues has devolved into a low level of mischaracterization and vehemence. It's troubling to say the least.
To solve the issues that lie before us all as Americans, we must speak out loudly for honest discussion, debate and efforts to collaborate and avoid allowing one group or another to dictate. This is the clearest way to move forward on policies that can keep our industry and our nation strong.
How did we get to this place where people are vilified for disagreeing? Well, one example comes to mind from efforts to reform outdated dairy policy. There has been a long-time campaign to paint dairy processors and manufacturers as "only wanting cheap milk" and "not caring about dairy farmers." Having worked with processors and manufacturers for 32 years, I can tell you this just isn't true. A reliable supply of milk and dairy ingredients is at the top of the list for most dairy foods companies, along with the desire also to have an affordable price so the end equation will work to keep both farmers and processors in business and keep consumers buying our products. This is the win, win, win equation.
We also had an interesting experience this spring when the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) decided to publish a joint petition filed by IDFA and the National Milk Producers Federation. The petition requested a change to the milk standard of identity to allow the use of non-nutritive sweeteners in flavored milks. This was an effort to put fluid milk on a level playing field with competing beverages.
While there were reasonable people who honestly disagreed with this idea and believed that milk needs to be treated differently than other beverages, there were many more who sent outright "hate mail," going as far as comparing us to such despicable characters as Adolf Hitler. All in all, more than 35,000 comments were filed at FDA, most based on the intentional mischaracterization of what we intended to do, which was driven by activists with their own agendas.
And while social media has made these sorts of campaigns easy to do, industry research showed that the effect on consumer attitudes was very limited. Without prompting or aided recall, only 1 percent of consumers mentioned that they were aware of the issue.
We all remember George Orwell's book, 1984, about government keeping track of us as "Big Brother." We want our government to do what's right to protect us without taking over our lives.
Whatever the issue, our opponents have the right to disagree with us. But companies and organizations that represent them, like IDFA, have the right to make their views known and their voices heard. An open exchange of ideas is healthy and can be productive in bringing important policy changes, whether on legislation, regulations or government rulemaking.
Mischaracterization of intentions, lack of civil discourse and intimidation have no place in our government or in civil society. We must work to guarantee our rights.


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By Charlotte Alden · Jan. 19, 2020, 5:09 p.m.
With the support of other student senators, Gilby recently released a consultation survey to gather more data on whether a significant amount of arts students want their degrees to be on diplomas.
AMS moves on from Clubhouse website, searches for replacement
By Sebastian Geraldo · Jan. 19, 2020, 4:57 p.m.
CampusVibe has submitted a termination notice to the AMS which effectively nulls the renewed two-year contract between the AMS and CampusVibe that was announced last January.
AMS seeks feedback through Nest + Experience Survey
By Sabine Villaroman · Jan. 19, 2020, 4:51 p.m.
On January 9, AMS VP Administration Cole Evans and his office launched the Nest + Experience Survey to further understand how students feel about the AMS initiatives and about the facilities in the Nest.
By Negin Nia · Jan. 19, 2020, 4:27 p.m.
Three professors in the department of education penned an open letter to the Board to the regarding UBC adopting a new framework for its sustainable achievements based on the United Nation Sustainable Development Goals.
What a Liberal minority government means for healthcare
By Allison Barn · Nov. 2, 2019, 11:25 a.m.
The platform stipulates that, if elected, the Liberal government would "continue the collaboration with the provinces and territories to improve accessibility, shorten wait times, increase access to a family doctor and improving the quality of care for the nearly five million who lack access."
What a Liberal minority government means for affordable education
By Jasmine Foong · Nov. 1, 2019, 2:35 p.m.
The Liberal Party ran on a platform promising to increase student grants, while making student loans more flexible and affordable.
What a Liberal minority government means for Indigenous rights and reconciliation
By Thea Udwadia · Nov. 1, 2019, 2:31 p.m.
One of the key issues the government needs to sufficiently address is discrimination against First Nations communities in the child welfare system.
By Georgia Yee · Jan. 16, 2020, 1:31 p.m.
While the fee is being introduced for certain items, others are being phased out immediately like plastic bags, cutlery, straws, foam cups and foam take-out containers.
Psychology professor, Dr. Peter Suedfeld invested in the Order of Canada
By Sabine Villaroman · Jan. 16, 2020, 12:46 p.m.
Suedfeld has been particularly fascinated by the psychological effects that challenging and dangerous situations have on individuals, conducting research on a range of extreme environments.
By Paige Mayo · Jan. 15, 2020, 4:43 p.m.
As more snow falls over UBC many commuters are seeing greater delays on their travels to and around campus.
By Emma Livingstone · Jan. 15, 2020, 1:58 p.m.
Although classes have been cancelled, the campus remains open with essential services continuing to operate.
UBC cancels classes for the day due to worsening snow conditions
By Emma Livingstone · Jan. 15, 2020, 7:28 a.m.
The cancellation applies to all classes beginning at 8 a.m through the rest of the day. The university will post an additional update at 2 p.m. notifying whether evening classes beginning at 5 p.m. will be cancelled.
Dragon Skin wood installation provides outdoor shelter on campus
By Emily Kwong · Jan. 14, 2020, 3:38 p.m.
SEEDS talked to campus architects, faculty and students to figure out what kind of structures the public wanted in their campus space. They learned that there was a desire to have more rain cover, which they brought to the attention of the workshop designers to see how the project could meet those needs.
In Photos: Vigils at UBC honour victims of UIA Flight 752
By Saman Shariati · Jan. 14, 2020, 12:36 p.m.
On January 9 and 10, hundreds of students and community members joined two vigils commemorating those who lost their lives in the UIA Flight 752 crash.
Mugshare recalls bamboo mugs after reports of burn hazards
By Taman Mohamed · Jan. 13, 2020, 10:18 p.m.
Mugshare is asking anyone with one of their bamboo mugs to either return it to a partner location or dispose of it.
Free Speech Club takes UBC to court for cancellation of Andy Ngo event
By Henry Anderson and Emma Livingstone · Jan. 13, 2020, 1:55 p.m.
On January 13, the JCCF and FSC wrote statements on social media and the JCCF website saying they will be taking legal action.
XR UBC ends hunger strike after UBC strengthens commitment to divestment
By Henry Anderson · Jan. 12, 2020, 9:31 p.m.
The strike continued for five days before UBC released a letter from President Santa Ono that was published on the university's website and social media.
UBC community remembers Zeynab and Mohammad Asadi Lari
Hosted on the second floor of the Nest by the Thaqalayn Muslim Association UBC, the vigil drew over 50 friends and community members who packed in to pay tribute.
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