Becoming your own health hero takes just five minutes a day — no cape or x-ray vision required.
I nearly died when I was six years old.
A normal and fearless kid who loved running wild, school, sports and music, I suddenly found myself suffering from intense joint pain that prevented me from enjoying these things that I loved. Seemingly overnight, I transformed from an adventurous explorer to a kid who had lost interest in everything.
I was eventually diagnosed with rheumatic fever, a potentially life threatening disease of the joints and heart. That's when I met the unforgettable doctor who would forever change me. During my hospital stay, he saved my life with his knowledge, skill, strength and compassion. He was my superhero. My parents, the way they stepped up for and cared for me, were my superheroes. I wanted to be just like them. They were my very first Health Heroes.
So there I was, only six years old, having discovered what I wanted to do with my life. I wanted to save people who were sick. I wanted to make them strong so that they could be their own heroes. Not the kind with capes and x-ray vision. But those who realize their power to take charge of their health and live their best lives; those who make their health a priority and implement important life changes to achieve greater health and happiness. #HealthHeroes.
The key is implementing small, manageable changes that are realistic and sustainable.
Having the power to be your own hero! This was exciting to six-year-old me lying in that hospital bed, and it's the same exciting notion that drives me to this day.
I want to create a world full of Health Heroes.
How do you achieve #HealthHero status? You start by taking control of your health and making conscious choices that empower you to live your best life. The key is implementing small, manageable changes that are realistic and sustainable. It doesn't have to be complicated and overwhelming.
ASK DR. NANDI: 5 Steps to Becoming your Own #HealthHero for Longevity, Well-being, and a Joyful Life.Courtesy Partha Nandi, M.D.
You start small. You can actually transform your life by devoting even five minutes a day to what I refer to as the "5 pillars." When you incorporate healthy nutrition, purpose, movement, mindfulness and tribe into your daily routine, you create a life path that promotes physical health, mental health and cultivation of the soul. You'll experience more joy, a greater sense of fulfillment, deeper relationships, increased energy and more passion for life!
Now more than ever, I encourage you to step up and commit to this life-changing decision. It's one we all must carefully consider as we navigate our increasingly stressful and hectic world.
Consistent stress is a silent killer, and you live in a stressful world. You're likely in a constant struggle to manage jam-packed schedules and under pressure to do a million things at once. Implementing effective stress reduction techniques has never been more important. Left unmanaged, stress can sneak up on you and significantly elevate your risk for depression, disease and premature death.
Prioritizing healthy nutrition and mindfulness practices like meditation and yoga are some of the most effective ways to reduce stress while also transforming your body and mind.
DJ from Canada. Life-long battle with depression. Navigating a divorce. Constantly dining in restaurants. Takes on too much.
Realization: "Everyone deserves to find the better person that's inside of them."
Greg courageously began his Health Hero transformation when he chose to step out of his comfort zone and prioritize his health ... despite current stress-inducing challenges.
Greg's DJ career requires him to be out and socializing, which means lots of available food and alcohol. This could easily derail his success, yet he beats the temptation and sticks to healthy choices that will ensure long-term success.
He now takes his dogs on two long walks every day. He cut back on drinking, joined a gym, started fueling his body with healthy home-cooked foods and lost 19 pounds.
He opened up about his depression and now speaks to support groups and works with organizations that help teens fight their own depression.
Despite living in a stressful world, Greg continues to find a sense of peace and resilience. He is transforming his body and soul, and started with nothing more than the desire to live a healthier life.
One of the most important gifts you can give yourself is permission to put yourself — and your health — first. A Health Hero knows that you have to maintain your own well-being in order to have the ability and energy to take care of those you love. When you make your health a priority, you're able to better care for elderly parents, ailing children, patients or anyone else who needs your support.
Set aside time every day for self-care. Whether taking five minutes to reflect and release your worries while breathing deeply or taking a moment to create a healthy meal plan for the week, make your mental and physical health a top priority.
Cynical New Yorker. Doubtful that she could make lasting life changes. Managing family/health issues.
Realization: "Even if I do just a five-minute meditation to breathe, I feel so much better and energized and focused on what I need to do."
Patty found purpose and came to the realization that she had to take care of herself first so that she could properly care for her daughter.
Her hectic life and some family issues demand her attention, but once she connected with her purpose — to care for her family — she made the necessary changes that empowered her to handle it all with grace.
Patty now makes time for herself by going to the gym and meditating on the bus ride to work. She even plans to create her own meditation circle! She makes smart nutritional choices (like bringing healthy snacks to work) which has resulted in losing enough weight that her clothes are becoming loose-fitting.
Patty would tell you that it's the tiny things that have added up to many beautiful life changes. She now has the tools to deal with life, and no matter what challenges come her way, she makes time to prioritize her health and happiness.
Purpose is a fundamental part of everyone's well-being. A strong sense of purpose can actually help us to heal and extend our lifespan. It gives us access to hope, resiliency and motivation. We need to ask ourselves how we can find meaning and purpose in life and use that to create healthy habits for mind and body.
Those with a strong sense of purpose experience less depression, less stress, a greater sense of fulfillment, deeper relationships and live more fulfilled lives. Take the time to discover new things about yourself. It's a great example of self-care and can lead to a more joyful life.
Dr. Nandi challenged Judy, very shy by nature, to speak to one person each week. That tiny change led to Judy making several friends who now plan an annual trip together.
Struggled with depression her entire life. Felt lost. Her kids are her world.
Realization: "I want to get out of bed now. I want to face my world. Now I have more friends, better friends, my children, my grandchildren. I have life."
When Judy began changing her life, she didn't have a specific goal in mind. She only knew that she felt lost and wanted something better.
She is an incredible example of someone who created huge life changes by starting small. Judy's choices caused a ripple effect that has led her to a life she barely recognizes. What started as making the choice to drink 64 ounces of water each week led to learning portion control, stretching every morning, walking on the treadmill every day, more confidence, a sense of purpose and forming genuine connections with new friends.
I challenged Judy, very shy by nature, to speak to one person each week. That's it. Just a quick hello to anyone she happened to see. That tiny change led to Judy getting to know several local women who decided to plan annual group casino trips!
Judy lost 25 pounds and found ... herself.
I encourage you to make the life-changing decision to become your own Health Hero. Realize your power to take charge of your health and live your best life. Implement important life changes so that you can achieve greater health and happiness. You just have to be willing to make the choice and take control. Think about it. You can be your own hero! No cape or x-ray vision required.
Dr. Partha Nandi is a creator and host of the internationally syndicated, award-winning medical lifestyle television show, Ask Dr. Nandi and author of the upcoming book, ASK DR. NANDI: 5 Steps to Becoming your Own #HealthHero for Longevity, Well-being, and a Joyful Life (September 12, 2017; North Star Way; Hardcover; $26.00.) For more information, visit askdrnandi.com.
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You pulled up next to me in the rain waiting for the light at Route 70.
Ten lines of cars crossing eight lanes from Philadelphia to Atlantic City. So many people in a hurry to get to a place that doesn't make them smile.
This entry was posted in Journal and tagged clairaudience, clairvoyance, drag racing, happiness, life, morning drive, psychic, rainy morning, singing, sound, telepathy, vulnerability on March 26, 2015 by Jellybean.


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const Amplitude = require("../../src/index.js");

const config = require("../../src/config.js");

const Setup = require("../setup.js");

const SongSliderElements = require("../../src/visual/songSliderElements.js");

beforeEach(() => {
  buildSongSliderElements();
  Setup.initializeTestingElement();
  Setup.initializeAmplitude();
});

afterEach(() => {
  Setup.resetConfig();
});

function buildSongSliderElements() {
  document.body.innerHTML =
    '<input type="range" class="amplitude-song-slider" id="global-song-slider"/>' +
    '<input type="range" class="amplitude-song-slider" data-amplitude-playlist="trip_hop" id="playlist-song-slider"/>' +
    '<input type="range" class="amplitude-song-slider" data-amplitude-playlist="trip_hop" data-amplitude-song-index="0" id="song-in-playlist-song-slider"/>' +
    '<input type="range" class="amplitude-song-slider" data-amplitude-song-index="2" id="individual-song-slider"/>';
}

test("AmplitudeJS Song Slider Elements adjust to current time", () => {
  config.audio.currentTime = 45;

  SongSliderElements.sync(
    config.audio.currentTime,
    config.active_playlist,
    config.active_playlist != "" && config.active_playlist != null
      ? config.playlists[config.active_playlist].active_index
      : config.active_index
  );

  expect(document.getElementById("global-song-slider").value).toBe("45");
  expect(document.getElementById("playlist-song-slider").value).toBe("0");
  expect(document.getElementById("song-in-playlist-song-slider").value).toBe(
    "0"
  );
  expect(document.getElementById("individual-song-slider").value).toBe("0");
});

test("AmplitudeJS Song Slider Elements adjust current Time In Playlist", () => {
  Amplitude.playPlaylistSongAtIndex(0, "trip_hop");

  config.audio.currentTime = 45;

  SongSliderElements.sync(
    config.audio.currentTime,
    config.active_playlist,
    config.active_playlist != "" && config.active_playlist != null
      ? config.playlists[config.active_playlist].active_index
      : config.active_index
  );

  expect(document.getElementById("global-song-slider").value).toBe("45");
  expect(document.getElementById("playlist-song-slider").value).toBe("45");
  expect(document.getElementById("song-in-playlist-song-slider").value).toBe(
    "45"
  );
  expect(document.getElementById("individual-song-slider").value).toBe("0");
});

test("AmplitudeJS Song Slider Elements adjust current Time For Song", () => {
  Amplitude.playSongAtIndex(2);

  config.audio.currentTime = 45;

  SongSliderElements.sync(
    config.audio.currentTime,
    config.active_playlist,
    config.active_playlist != "" && config.active_playlist != null
      ? config.playlists[config.active_playlist].active_index
      : config.active_index
  );

  expect(document.getElementById("global-song-slider").value).toBe("45");
  expect(document.getElementById("playlist-song-slider").value).toBe("0");
  expect(document.getElementById("song-in-playlist-song-slider").value).toBe(
    "0"
  );
  expect(document.getElementById("individual-song-slider").value).toBe("45");
});

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Humboldt, Riffle-type sample splitter with removable hopper can be used to divide or halve dry materials such as cement, gravel, powdered ores, coal, coke, sand, soils, etc. Material poured into the hopper is divided into two equal portions by a series of chutes that discharge the material alternately in opposite directions into separate pans. Splitter is stainless steel construction with cold-rolled steel pans. Stainless pans are available.


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OSgrid holds fundraiser
In: Metaverse, News
Tagged: OSGrid
OSgrid fund raiser has kicked off and targets to raise $3000. (Image courtesy David Kariuki.)
OSgrid, OpenSim's largest and oldest virtual world, launched a fundraising campaign today.
The OSgrid Carnival Fundraiser kicked off today at 10 a.m. Pacific and will run until 10 p.m. Pacific today on the grid's Event Plaza region. It will continue from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Pacific on Saturday at the same venue and then move to the Maritime Club Belfast on Sunday, where it will go from noon to 5 p.m. Pacific.
The fundraiser will help the grid pay for hardware upgrades and also bolster its financial reserves so it is prepared for unexpected emergencies.
OSgrid, which turned 10 years old this summer, is a major driving force for OpenSim. As a testing grid, this is where developers can try out new features for the platform. Given OSgrid's size, if they work there, they will work on any other grid.
In addition, by allowing users to freely connect regions running on home computers, it has become a low-cost entry point for users looking to run their own sims. It has also been an incubator for both social and commercial grids, as well as for OpenSim hosting companies.
The grid's running costs are more than $1,000 per month, according to the grid's donation usage report, all paid for by voluntary user donations.
Two years ago, a grid outage ended up costing more than $4,000 in data recovery costs, Stiofain MacTomais told Hypergrid Business. MacTomais is the host of this year's fundraiser at Maritime Club Belfast region, a DJ, and regularly runs live music events on the Maritime Club Belfast region.
"Our fundraising target is $3,000," said MacTomais. "All funds raised will go toward external costs as all grid staff are volunteers."
Maritime Club Belfast on OSgrid. (Image courtesy Stiofain MacTomais.)
The balance in the grid's PayPal account, which has previously averaged around $3,000 a month, has recently decreased to around $1,500, said grid treasurer Lawrence Roberts in a post. Roberts is also known as Albertlr Landar in-world.
A total of 20 DJs, live performing artists and singers will perform during the whole event according to this schedule and the donations will be given during the DJ dances and live performances.
A thermometer at the region will show, in real time, what is donated as the campaign continues. Grid officers will also be available at Q&A meetings held each Saturday at the Wright Plaza office building to answer questions from grid residents and other members of the public.
(Image courtesy Maria Korolov.)
Anyone can donate in-world or through the website using PayPal donation buttons.
The hypergrid address is hg.osgrid.org:80:event plaza and hg.osgrid.org:80:maritime club belfast.
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"We take care of your business, producing high quality package and preserving the nature".
The strategic marketing planning is an integral part of enterprise policy. It is aimed to keep domestic market power, as well as to expand power on a foreign market. OJSC "Selenginsky pulp and cardboard mill" tries to achieve these objectives with the help of resource-saving strategy.
The chosen direction means all types of resources irrational approaches elimination, as well as management problems elimination. The resource-saving strategy allows to cut down the irrational expenses per unit of useful effect keeping high quality.
OJSC "Selenginsky pulp and cardboard mill" sells the products to a wide number of customers both, internal and external markets. Among the export production countries are Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, China. The most important enterprise strategic activity is cardboard and corrugated board production which brings the main enterprise profit.
Now the enterprise is on a way to container board equipment modernization, as a result of which we plan to widen the product range, to improve the quality and to gain of new sales markets as well as to consolidate present market positions.
Quality production improvement implementation under the consumer's wishes requirements is one of the enterprise policy's leading directions. The mill feels confident about the future and takes into the account the increasing requirements of the target market.


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Broadway's Ruthie Ann Miles Will Return to the Stage After Her Daughter's Death and Losing Her Unborn Baby
by Samantha Schnurr | Fri., Jun. 1, 2018 8:22 AM
Gonzalo Marroquin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
Just months after suffering a car crash that killed her 4-year-old daughter and subsequently losing her unborn child, Ruthie Ann Miles is returning to the stage.
The Tony Award-winning star of The King and I fame is scheduled to reprise her role as Lady Thiang from the 2015 revival of the classic Rodgers & Hammerstein musical when it heads to the West End this month for shows at the London Palladium, Playbill reported.
According to the outlet, performances will begin June 21 and the show will officially open on July 3. Miles will share the role with fellow actress Naoko Mori, who lives and works in London.
Celebrity Deaths: 2018's Fallen Stars
Miles' London debut will come a month after she and her husband Jonathan lost their unborn daughter. "At the time of the crash Ruthie was pregnant and was severely injured. This past Friday Ruthie and [her husband] Jonathan lost their baby, Sophia Rosemary Wong Blumenstein," the family's attorney Ben Rubinowitz told New York Daily News in May. "The pain suffered by Ruthie and Jonathan is nearly impossible to fathom."
Two months prior, Miles and her late 4-year-old daughter Abigail Blumenstein were hit by a car at a crosswalk in Brooklyn. Abigail tragically died from the March crash and Miles, who was pregnant at the time, was hospitalized in the intensive care unit at Methodist Hospital.
"Thank you for your prayers over our families and holding us in our pain," a note on the stage star's Twitter account read, confirming she was out of the ICU and healing. "We are extremely grateful for your kindness and generosity."
The car also struck Lauren Lew, and her one-year-old son Joshua, who tragically died. A 46-year-old male pedestrian was hit and hospitalized, but was in stable condition.
The driver, 44-year-old Dorothy Bruns, experienced symptoms related to a medical condition during the crash. In early May, Bruns was charged with second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, reckless endangerment, third-degree assault and related counts. She pleaded not guilty.
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Right-Wing Group Wants Bobby Kotick Removed From Coca-Cola's Board
The National Legal and Policy Center wants Kotick removed 'immediately'
Luke Plunkett
Photo: Clickhole
The National Legal and Policy Center, a right-wing organisation that "promotes ethics in public life," has written to Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO James Quincey, asking that he "immediately seek the resignation" of besieged Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick from the company's board of directors, on which Kotick also serves.
Pointing out that Coke has been quick to act publicly in other "controversial public policy issues," like speaking out against Georgia's bullshit Election Integrity Act, the director of the NLPC's Corporate Integrity Project, Paul Chesser, says it's time for action in this instance as well. "Sexual harassment in the workplace is unacceptable," Chesser writes. "There exists no constituency in favor of sexual harassment, except perhaps among corporate executives who cover for each other."
The NLPC is asking Quincey to "immediately seek the resignation of Robert A. 'Bobby' Kotick from his directorship on the Board of The Coca-Cola Company, and that he be removed from consideration as a director candidate for reappointment at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareowners."
"Should Mr. Kotick refuse to voluntarily leave his directorship, we request that you call a special meeting of the directors to remove him."
The full text of Chesser's letter is below. Please note that while in support of a good cause here, the right-wing NLPC have a long history of attacks on trade unions, legal aid lawyers, liberal politicians, and activist athletes like Lebron James (also note their defensive comments below about Georgia's Election Integrity Act, a shameless Trumpian power grab):
We write to request that you immediately seek the resignation of Robert A. "Bobby" Kotick from his directorship on the Board of The Coca-Cola Company, and that he be removed from consideration as a director candidate for reappointment at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareowners. Should Mr. Kotick refuse to voluntarily leave his directorship, we request that you call a special meeting of the directors to remove him.
National Legal and Policy Center promotes ethics in public life, sponsors the Corporate Integrity Project, and is a shareholder in The Coca-Cola Company. We are sponsoring a resolution for the 2022 Annual Shareowners Meeting to implement a policy to make the Board chairman a separate role from the CEO.
In recent months (and even years) it has come to light that Mr. Kotick, as Chief Executive Officer of Activision Blizzard, Inc., has led his company in a manner that calls into question his judgment, character, and transparency with his company's board of directors.
On Nov. 16, 2021 the Wall Street Journal published an extensive report about years of misconduct – and even alleged crimes – that occurred at Activision Blizzard under Mr. Kotick's oversight, in which he was credibly accused of downplaying, ignoring, and/or covering up illicit behavior. The article followed revelations from earlier in the year which reported investigations of Activision Blizzard, and of Mr. Kotick's role, by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and by the California Dept. of Fair Employment and Housing.
The Journal's November article cites internal company sources, documents, communications, and interviews with former employees and those close to the company, as the basis for its reporting. The newspaper reported:
They show that [Mr. Kotick] knew about allegations of employee misconduct in many parts of the company. He didn't inform the board of directors about everything he knew, the interviews and documents show, even after regulators began investigating the incidents in 2018. Some departing employees who were accused of misconduct were praised on the way out, while their co-workers were asked to remain silent about the matters.
The Journal added that a California Dept. of Fair Employment and Housing lawsuit alleges that "the company ignored numerous complaints by female employees of harassment, discrimination and retaliation, citing what it called its 'frat boy' culture."
The allegations of sexual misconduct within the company include an accusation of rape by a female employee against a supervisor. In another incident, an employee reportedly took her life after a photo of her genitals was circulated at a company party. And just two months ago, after only a month in her new leadership position, longtime employee Jennifer Oneal resigned and told a member of the company's legal team that "I have been tokenized, marginalized, and discriminated against."
Activision Blizzard in recent months has seen several top executives and design talents depart. Mr. Kotick appears to have lost the trust and support of a significant percentage of his employees as well, as many staged a walkout in July to show their disgust over the company's response to the sexual misconduct allegations. Following the Journal's November report, employees staged another walkout, and more than 1,800 (up from 800 in mid-November) workers have signed a petition calling for Mr. Kotick's resignation.
Influential groups of investors in Activision Blizzard also have called for Mr. Kotick's resignation. The Wall Street Journal reported on November 22 that Mr. Kotick has told his senior managers at the company that he would consider leaving the company if the "culture problems" aren't corrected "with speed."
Mr. Kotick's leadership at Activision Blizzard is clearly under siege and with good reason. At best, he has major problems at his own corporation that need his full attention. At worst, he is partially – if not fully – culpable for the working environment that had been established at first Activision, then Activision Blizzard, during his 30-year tenure.
In contrast, The Coca-Cola Company in the recent past has boasted about how it enables and empowers women entrepreneurs. And the company's "Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy" explicitly prohibits harassment, intimidation, retaliation, threats, and coercion on the basis of several factors, including gender.
Mr. Quincey, you have not hesitated to involve the Company in controversial public policy issues, even when significant portions of our customers, shareholders and business partners have disagreed with your views.
For instance, you made misinformed and inflammatory allegations about the Georgia governor and legislature for passing the state's Election Integrity Act of 2021. You called the new law "unacceptable."
Sexual harassment in the workplace is unacceptable. There exists no constituency in favor of sexual harassment, except perhaps among corporate executives who cover for each other.
It is time for you to confront Bobby Kotick's continued membership on the Coca-Cola board.
Under your leadership, the Coca-Cola brand has been diminished as you have criticized this country and its institutions, all while remaining silent about genocide in China and human rights abuses in dozens of nations where Coca-Cola products are sold.
Your hypocrisy has not gone unnoticed. Virtue-signaling and pandering to the loudest political activists is not a replacement for real leadership.
Here is an opportunity to do the right thing. Mr. Kotick's continued membership on the Coca-Cola board is unacceptable. It is time for you to act.


Robert Hastings recently posted an essay that intertwines these two familiar UFO research topics: UFOs Filmed Hovering Over U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Storage Area: Important New Revelations about the Paul Bennewitz Affair.
It's a fascinating (and important) read.
Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters: Official Government Acclimation?


We have to look at the job search process for what it is: a numbers game. And the game does not favor those who lack attention to detail in their resume writing strategy. Just exactly how big is the haystack in which you are trying to find that needle? According to Robert Meier of Job Market Experts, it is only the top 2% of applicants that ever make it pass the initial screening and into the interview door. Now think of that in terms of your resume. If a resume gets 10 seconds or less to impress, content cannot be the only factor affecting the reader's decision matrix. Perhaps the most overlooked factor of the resume writing strategy by most non-professionals (and some that are actually professionals) is the choice of font. But this seemingly innocuous factor plays a greater role in your success (or failure) than you would think.
Microsoft Word is a very flexible and adaptable program. It allows us to upload and use fonts that we download from any number of sites on the internet. It gives us great flexibility in the look and feel about resume design and presentation. But did you ever think of what happens when you are reader opens you are resume and their version of Microsoft Word does not have the same downloaded font that you do? Using non-traditional fonts can cause you to lose control of how your document presence on the other side. When Microsoft Word opens a document containing a font that it does not itself possess, it replaces it with one of its own choosing. This results in your resume showing up on the other side with some random font of which you have no control. Of course, one could embed the font within the document itself, but you then increase the file size and affect its download time.
Part of any importance resume writing strategy is optimizing the use of space as best you can. Take the time to notice that fonts have differing widths, meaning a change in font can easily mean sentences leaking over two extra lines. All of a sudden, your 2-page resume has leaked over into a 3rd page by several lines. What is worse is that you never know about it. This happened on the reader's end. And we all know what happens to 3-page resumes, now don't we? Using more commonly accepted fonts means you are less likely to lose control of what is seen on the other end within your resume.
Perhaps the most underrated factor that is considered when selecting a font for a resume is its effect on whitespace. Most people forget that their resume is actually a marketing document. Much of its success or failure is based upon the same factors as any good graphic design project. Active whitespace not only leads the reader through the document, if allowed the human eye to rest. Some fonts not only take up more actual space than others, some of them create the "perception" of taking up more space, even when they do not. Serif fonts are more decorative in nature and visually tend to come across as more "busy" that their sans-serif counterparts.
Remember When developing your resume writing strategy that not going to reread it will be a human who won. In fact, did you know that 75% of large companies are using applicant tracking systems to rank their resume submissions and that 70% of resumes are never even seen by a human reviewer? Because of this, if you are not taking into account our digital friend when selecting your front, you are doing yourself a disservice. Because of their clean lines, sans-serif fonts are more comparable for the ATS. This is not to say that a serif font won't work. But you definitely increase the chances of a scanning error. What if that error ends up being your contact information?
Remember that developing good resume writing strategy is more than about good content. If you are going to be that 1 out of 50 that gets into the interview door, then you need to go down that rabbit hole that your competition won't. Certified professional resume writers are trained to navigate the rabbit hole. So consider bringing in the professionals when you're serious about getting into that interview chair.


A well-being blend of herbal ingredients, hand blended by Melbourne based herbalist. Recommended for helping you to fall sleep and stay asleep.
WARNING: Some ingredients in this blend may cause drowsiness and operating machinery, driving a vehicle or consuming alcohol is NOT recommended.
Passionflower: Sedative, assists a peaceful sleep.
Lemon Balm: Calming and relaxing, settles the stomach.
Skullcap: Soothing and sedative effect.
Chamomile: Promotes a peaceful sleep and relaxation.


The marketing analyst's continuum positioning approach to developing pragmatic insight.
Marketing and competitive analysis (MCA) has been part of the curriculum for marketing students and practitioner certification courses for many decades in post-secondary institutions. The implicit assumption that such knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs), or competencies, can be taught, often goes unchallenged. Even after years of rigorous, mainly classroom-based preparation, marketing graduates themselves, and their employers, frequently report that they are not adequately prepared for the MCA task. This situation has led the authors to investigate the question of whether pragmatism in MCA can actually be taught. A new conceptualization is suggested, to help address this situation, one which has been successfully applied in both corporate and graduate MCA development and training programmes. Based on a positioning approach conducted within ten continua, the conceptualisation suggests that MCAs must learn to consider and integrate their insights about these elements within the ongoing conduct of their work. Success in knowing where to emphasize their efforts, knowledge and resources along these continua can potentially lead to improved analysis outcomes. The paper discusses the extant problems in MCA and its instruction, the ten continua, and reports on further research currently being conducted by the authors to empirically examine the framework.


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Q: How to get connected neighbour nodes on the same height when drawing in GraphViz? I'm trying to draw the following (suffix-tree) using GraphViz:
digraph G {
  1[label = " "];
  2[label = " "];
  3[label = " "];
  4[label = " "];
  5[label = " "];
  6[label = " "];
  7[label = " "];
  8[label = " "];

  // edges drawn vertically, all fine.
  1 -> 2 [label="ab"];
  1 -> 3 [label=" b"];
  1 -> 4 [label=" c$"];
  2 -> 5 [label="abc$"];
  2 -> 6 [label="c$"];
  3 -> 7 [label=" abc$"];
  3 -> 8 [label="c$"];

  // node 3 should be on the right side of node 2, and
  // a cross line should be drawn horizontally

  2 -> 3 [style=dotted,label="abc$"];

}

The problem is, that the node reached by following edges "abc$" and "b" is not on the same height like those 2 nodes reached by following "ab" and "c$".
Has annyone encountered the same situation and could share a solution?

A: Ah well, didnt search for the proper terms!
"placing nodes on a horizontal line", offers a solution.
This code now positions the nodes 2,3,4 properly on the same "horizontal line".
digraph G {
  1[label = " "];
  2[label = " "];
  3[label = " "];
  4[label = " "];
  5[label = " "];
  6[label = " "];
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SOBEWFF® Partners with Lincoln Road BID to Showcase Small Food Businesses in Months Leading up to Annual Festival
Susan Askew
SOBEWFF® Partners with Lincoln Road BID to Showcase Small Food Businesses in Months Leading up to Annual Festival:
Effort to help vendors hurt by COVID, bring people back to the street
The Lincoln Road Business Improvement District (BID) and the Food Network South Beach Wine and Food Festival® are teaming up to help local small businesses recover from COVID losses and encourage people to come back to the iconic street. Starting in January and running each month leading up to this year's festival in May, SOBEWFF® founder Lee Brian Schrager will curate groups of food vendors for a monthly outdoor marketplace of prepared foods and baked goods.
Schrager and the BID have both made a point to help local businesses devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. In March, after a call with local chefs, Schrager came up with a new twist on the community bake sale. Every Sunday, from the end of March through the middle of June, cars lined up at his home in Coral Gables to purchase goods from local restaurants through a contactless bake sale. That effort led to the creation of the SOBEWFF® & FIU Chaplin School Hospitality Industry Relief Fund which has raised over $2 million. A partnership with Miami-Dade County resulted in a $5 million grant program to help employees of independently owned food and beverage establishments in the County. Thanksgiving and now December holiday meals from local restaurants were added to the culinary program. (If you want to order a holiday meal, you'll need to hurry… deadline is Sunday, December 20 at noon.)
The BID has created a number of outdoor, socially distanced activities to position Lincoln Road as "that really interesting place to go," said Lyle Stern, President of Koniver Stern Group, a retail leasing and consulting company that owns and operates properties on Lincoln Road. Stern, who also serves on the Board of the Lincoln Road BID, has focused his energy on offerings that will bring locals and guests back to the street and to businesses trying to recover from COVID closures and limited occupancy rules. The BID has continued to add to its successful Workout in the Sky programming in the 1111 building's open-air parking garage, partnered with the New World Symphony on its Musicians in Golf Carts effort to provide roving entertainment one weekend a month, and recently brought the popular Salty Donut and El Bagel Food Trucks for weekend pop ups on the street. The BID also launched a partnership with Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens for a self-guided walking tour of Lincoln Road's natural bounty of plant life. (For list of events and schedule, visit the Lincoln Road BIB website.)
Stern contacted Schrager about ways to attract some of the SOBEWFF® crowd to Lincoln Road and, after giving it some thought, Stern said Schrager came back with the "spectacular idea" of the series of food marketplaces as a way of "engaging the community on a regular basis" leading up to the main event.
"Nothing brings people together like food," Schrager said. "It's a common denominator. Not everybody goes to the New World Symphony. Not everybody goes to the ballet. Not everybody goes to see hockey. But everybody eats."
Schrager said he'll look to small local vendors and people he's worked with at SOBEWFF® over the years for the Lincoln Road marketplace. "We don't need to use people who are doing incredible," he said. "It will be mom or pop people who really could use the exposure and use the business, a mix of mom and pop and small places, people who have the best empanadas or babka." And, it won't always be the same, he said. "I think that's the beauty of it. We'll change it out."
Schrager expects the next few months "are going to be very trying" for the restaurant industry and he sees the Lincoln Road marketplace as "an opportunity to get people to Lincoln Road and to get people to vendors in our city." He knows things will begin to change as more people are vaccinated but, in the meantime, he urges everyone to dine out "if you're comfortable" but, if not, buy gift cards and order takeout or delivery from local restaurants.
Schrager's remembrances of what he calls "one of the most iconic streets in the country" go back fifty years when he'd walk with his grandparents up and down Lincoln Road. "Hopefully," through the marketplace, "we'll bring people back to Lincoln Road who have not been back there and hopefully create awareness of these small businesses," he said.
The monthly event will coincide with the Sunday Antiques Market, kicking off on January 24 then running again on February 28, March 28, and April 28. May is TBD as the festival, which normally is held in February, was delayed to May 20-23 due to the pandemic.
The BID will pick up the administrative costs for the non-profit SOBEWFF® team along with the costs of tables and tents for the restaurant booths and security and hopes to work with the City on fee waivers.
Photo: Customers wait at the El Bagel food truck pop up on Lincoln Road, courtesy Lyle Stern
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A rare thing these days: new CDs have arrived from Nuclear Blast: Satyricon with the latest album, Carcass – "Surgical Steel" and Six Feet Under – "Unborn". First two were in Moscow last month with the shows which rocked mightily. Personally I liked Satyricon gig more as it was more energetic. I didn't expect Satyricon are that good live. Carcass was also fun and hot. This autumn is very good for live shows. Going to Moss in two weeks as well!
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Name: Andrew McCutchen ( Andrew Stefan McCutchen )
Birthplace: Fort Meade, Florida, USA
Height: 5 Feet 10 Inches
Occupation: baseball player
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Andrew McCutchen: biography
Andrew Stefan McCutchen (also known under the nickname Cutch) is an American professional baseball player performing on the outfielder position for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). His past teams are the Pittsburgh Pirates, the San Francisco Giants, and the New York Yankees. The player is often compared to other famous sportsmen such as Clayton Edward Kershaw and Aroldis Chapman.
Let's know some more facts of his life!
Andrew McCutchen's birthplace is Fort Meade, Florida. He was born there on October 10, 1986, to the family of Lorenzo McCutchen and Petrina Swan. His parents welcomed Andrew when they were high school students. Besides him, there was one more child in the family – a daughter Loren. Andrew lived with his mother while his father was Carson–Newman University student in Jefferson City, Tennessee. There Lorenzo played football and dreamt about the National Football League career. However, he denied this idea for the sake of earning a living and bringing up children. He became a church minister. They tied the knot on August 1, 1992.
Andrew McCutchen in childhood
When McCutchen grew up, he became interested in baseball. While studying in the 8th grade at Fort Meade High School, he joint students' baseball team. As a senior, Andrew averaged .709, as he hit 16 home runs and 42 runs batted in (RBIs).
Besides baseball, young McCutchen dedicated himself to running track and playing football. While the first year of a high school, he won 4 × 100 m relay.
Andrew McCutchen in youth
He was thought to be one of the top football recruits in the state of Florida. The player on a wide receiver position. However, Andrew chose baseball - he felt it was a passion of his life. McCutchen was even offered a full-ride scholarship to the University of Miami to play football.
McCutchen wanted to enter the University of Florida. That time he decided to take part in the 2005 MLB draft and was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates. They signed a $1.9 million contract, and Andrew gave up the idea of enrolling at the University.
In 2005 he played for the Rookie GCL Pirates and the Class A- Williamsport Crosscutters, and hit a combined .310/.419(2nd in the Gulf Coast League)/.433 with 2 home runs and 17 stolen bases in 210 at bats, as he was 2nd in the league with 29 walk off homers, tied for 2nd with 36 runs, was 3rd with 3 triples, and was 5th with 13 stolen bases.
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Andrew's excellent stats was noted by professionals. He played the majority of the 2006 season for the Class A Hickory Crawdads, for whom he started for the 's All-Star team in his first full season as a professional player and was a post-season SAL All-Star. In 2007 he played again for Altoona, as well as for the Class AAA Indianapolis Indians, and hit a combined 265/.329/.388 with 11 home runs and 21 stolen bases in 513 at-bats.
In June 2009, the player got to the major leagues for the first time. His first match was held on June 4 – he played on a center position. His team faced the New York Mets. Andrew brought the franchise two singles, one RBI, three scored, and a stolen base in four at bats. Five days later the sportsman showed an astonishing result – it was his first four-hit game.
June 17 was marked by McCutchen's first career home run off of Francisco Liriano of the Minnesota Twins. On August 1, Andrew's team fought against the Washington Nationals – there McCutchen went 4-for-5, with three home runs and six RBIs. Totally, the sportsman closed this season batting .286/.365/.471, with nine triples (6th in the National League), an 81.48 stolen base percentage (6th), 12 home runs, 54 runs batted in, and 22 stolen bases in 108 games.
Andrew performed on a center player position all the 2010 season. It was closed hitting .286/.365/.449 while adding 94 runs, 16 home runs, 56 RBIs, and 33 stolen bases (5th in the National League), with a 21.6 power-speed number (9th). On defense, he had eight assists (3rd of all NL center fielders) and two double plays from center field (5th).
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McCutchen managed to take part in the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Phoenix – he replaced the injured Ryan Braun.
The next year, in March, a 6-year $51.5 million contract extension with the Pirates was signed. That season was finished batting .327 (2nd in the NL)/.400 (3rd)/.553 (3rd).
In 2013 fans could see Andrew on the cover of the baseball video game MLB 13: The Show. He finished 1st with 108 147 votes. His opposer, New York Yankees' pitcher CC Sabathia, got 89 054 votes. Andrew closed the 2013 regular season batting .317 (7th in the National League)/.404 (3rd)/.508 (6th), with 185 hits and a 23.6 power-speed number (3rd), 78 walks and 12 intentional walks (4th), 97 runs (6th), 121 singles and 38 doubles (7th), 21 home runs, 84 RBIs, and 27 stolen bases (6th), which marked the fifth straight year he stole 20 or more bases.
In 2014 McCutchen was sent to the All-Star Game for the fourth time. He made his first All-Star Game start.
Two years later, the rumors appeared that Pirates' General Manager Neal Huntington planned to trade McCutchen to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The player himself didn't know if it was the truth and was afraid. In an interview, Andrew shared he wanted to stay with the Pirates for the rest of his career.
Eventually, in January 2018, the sportsman was traded to the San Francisco Giants. However, he didn't stay there for a long time.
So, having closed the season with 15 home runs and 55 RBIs, Andrew was traded to the New York Yankees for infielder Abiatal Avelino and pitcher Juan De Paula in August. Playing there, he dreamt about coming back to the Pirates.
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In December, Andrew changed the place of working again – he signed a three-year contract worth $50 million with the Philadelphia Phillies. On June 3, 2019, Andrew, playing against the San Diego Padres, suffered a knee. After the game, McCutchen offered some perspective on the injury referencing his past ACL injury, which he experienced in high school. It was revealed several days later that he had a torn ACL, and he was ruled out for the rest of the season.
Andrew McCutchen, Philadelphia Phillies
Although McCutchen needed some assistance getting off of the field after injuring his knee, the 32-year-old five-time all-star told reporters he could feel better tomorrow.
Remarkably, McCutchen is the latest in the list of injuries the Phillies have faced this season. So, the team has missed Zach Eflin, Edubray Ramos, David Robertson, Adam Morgan, Victor Arano, Tommy Hunter, Pat Neshek from their pitching staff and Roman Quinn from their outfield.
Andrew McCutchen's net worth is evaluated at $30 million.
During the episode of the Ellen DeGeneres Show, he proposed his longtime girlfriend Maria Hanslovan on 11 December 2013. He ushered his long-term girlfriend from the audience; then he proceeded to get down on bended knee and pop the question before lavishing her with flowers. Of course, she said yes. By the moment, the couple had been dating for four years.
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In 2012, McCutchen defended his wife from an angry group of fans after she tweeted support for Tim Tebow as he led his Broncos to a win in the Steel City.
She is a graduate of Slippery Rock University with a Bachelor of Science in Forensic Chemistry, Hanslovan graduated in 2011. McCutchen attended her graduation ceremony.
She's a native of DuBois, Pennsylvania and attended Dubois Central Catholic high school.
A post shared by Andrew McCutchen (@cutchtwenty2) on Dec 5, 2017 at 9:38am PST
On November 27, 2017, McCutchen and his wife announced the birth of their child, Steel Stefan McCutchen.
Andrew likes to experiment with his appearance. So, he has changed several haircuts – he has even made dreads. After cutting it off, Andrew grew long hair.
Rookie of the Year (2009);
Home Run Derby participant (2012);
Major League Baseball All-Star (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015);
National League Most Valuable Player Award (2013);
Players Choice Award for National League Outstanding Player (2012, 2013);
Rawlings Gold Glove Award at outfield (2012);
Roberto Clemente Award (2015).


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Home / Comment / Youth Climate Strike: Hey hey, ho ho, littering has got to go!
Nobel Peace Prize nominee and 16-year old Greta Thunberg has inspired youth all over the world to hold their leaders responsible. The strikes send the message to the adults of the world that "hey hey, ho ho, climate change has got to go." However, it remains unfortunate that the protest left a trail of litter as it moved around the streets of London.
Thousands of youth gathered for the second Youth Climate Strike in London on Friday, March 15th. However, under their feet lay litter they didn't bother holding on to, making the hypocrisy embarrassingly apparent. A myriad of organisations working against climate change were present, handing out leaflets that ended up on the ground. Plastic bottles were thrown in the street. Paper plates of food handed out by volunteers were left uneaten on street corners, although 7.3 million tonnes of food waste was created in 2015, in the UK alone. Green smoke can hardly be said to help our ozone layer lay thick in the air. Should the standards we place onto our governments not be placed onto ourselves as well?
The amount of paper offered to me by seemingly anti-climate change organisations in the protest staggered me. Is paper pollution not a thing anymore? Although paper is recyclable, the production of paper pollutes the air we breathe significantly, but nevermind I guess.
Litter degrades natural areas and kills plants and animals, and billions of tons of litter are dumped into the sea every year. The average European produces half a tonne unrecyclable waste each year. That is the trash that actually ends up in a bin. I assume numbers would be higher if we counted the stuff we drop on the streets too.
The efforts of young climate strikers across the world is nothing short of commendable. The message has finally even reached UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and being there on Friday was inspiring. But waste belongs in the bin only, and I expected the strikers to know that.
I am an environmental hypocrite myself; I eat the occasional burger and find myself seduced by fast-fashion prices on occasion. It is hard knowing how to be sustainable in every aspect of our lives. I tried switching dairy for almond milk for example, but almond milk is apparently even worse. Also, it tastes crappy. Avocados are terrible too, and too much fish consumption contributes to overfishing.
Being 100% sustainable should not be a prerequisite for joining the Youth Strike 4 Climate, as I doubt anyone would be able to participate if it was. Still, it became painfully obvious how much education on sustainability is needed for the average consumer. Yes, it is first and foremost the responsibility of our governments and leaders to save the planet. But we also need to lower our own consumption and waste in contribution.
The planet will not be saved if we chop down trees to make leaflets, nor if we subsequently scatter them outdoors. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones (I've probably thrown a few now, but someone has to say it).


Online marketing is becoming increasingly important for retailers. In 2016, retail e-commerce sales reached $1.915 trillion, accounting for 8.7 percent of total retail spending, according to eMarketer data. By 2020, this will increase to $4.058 trillion and account for 14.6 percent of total retail spending. As retail e-commerce grows, marketers have refined their tactics and developed more effective ways of reaching consumers online. Here are four proven promotional strategies you can use to grow your online retail business.
One of the most successful online promotions in history has been Amazon's Prime Day. Last year, Amazon's second Prime Day promotion topped its predecessor by 60 percent, selling $2.5 billion and pulling in 74 percent of all purchases made on the Internet on July 12. In addition to the direct sales it generated, the event also signed up new members for Amazon's Prime services, setting the stage for recurring sales through annual subscription fees and repeat business. Prime members spend $1,500 a year on average compared to $625 a year for non-Prime customers.
To emulate Amazon's Prime Day success, other retailers can develop their own special events. Focus on high-profit products and programs that target the most valuable segments of your customer base. Use analytics tools to identify your most profitable product lines and customers. Develop special events and offers that will appeal to your high-profit customers. Study special events put on by your competitors for ideas. Plan well in advance to make sure your website and check-out process are working smoothly and your inventory and shipping and prepared for your promotion.
When running promotions, it's essential that your website design and social media profiles and posts highlight what you have on sale. For example, after Samsung recently released the Galaxy S8, the company's homepage featured a large, clickable screenshot from a video promoting the S8. Your homepage can also feature a rotating carousel of images highlighting several of your top sales offers.
In addition to your homepage, you should use other pages of your site to draw attention to your sales. For instance, Cabela's website is organized into shopping categories such as hunting, fishing, and camping. When you search for products in any given category with the "recommended" filter drop-down menu option checked, the top results display items that are currently on sale, marked by a special corner banner and a crossed-out price highlighting the current sale price of the item. The "recommended" filter is checked by default to promote visibility of sales items.
You can also use your social media profiles to promote your sales. Periodically update your profiles to highlight your current sales, and mention your sales in your posts.
When it comes to selecting content to post on your site and social profiles, one of the best weapons in your marketing arsenal is videos. A survey of 600 marketers found that 70 percent agreed video was their most effective form of marketing. Product videos are 174 percent more likely to convert.
You can promote videos on your homepage, on product pages, and in social media posts. When placing videos, a best practice is to include a screenshot that gives the viewer the option of starting the video, rather than having the video start automatically, as autoplay can slow download speeds and annoy customers. For example, Walmart's product page for Google Home includes a clickable video icon to the upper left of the product description.
Your other promotional tactics should be geared whenever possible toward building your social following and email list for follow-up marketing efforts. It generally takes at least six touches or more to cultivate a viable sales lead, according to Docurate marketing VP Fergal Glynn.
Many retailers build email marketing into their sales process by offering customers an opportunity to opt-in during checkout. They can then receive follow-up offers based on their initial purchase and other information in their profile. For example, Sephora boosts customer engagement by sending out emails promoting contests, such as an offer to win a trip to Paris by clicking for details. You can also use your social media posts in a similar way.