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Not Enough Sandboxes to Scale the Kopi Luwak Value Proposition
My son sent this picture from his iPhone last year while visiting a coffee plantation in Indonesia:
When I saw this image, two things came to mind. The first was this clip from one of my favorite movies, The Bucket List:
My second thought centered on another reality that many Entrepreneurs experience in No Man's Land. A friend responded after seeing my son's picture with, "Did he find the sandbox yet?" How can you scale production that requires hands-on accumulation of beans that successfully passed through the intestines of a mountain cat? Answer- can't happen. Even though "The World's Most Expensive Coffee" is one of the better Value Propositions I've heard in the past decade, you can't build a scalable model to support it. Bottom line – you can't make more money with increased volumes – there just aren't that many hungry exotic mountain felines to make it work.
Kopi Luwak provides a whimsical example of what many growing companies experience with their economic model, or lack thereof. Many CEOs don't ask the question, "Is our value proposition scalable, and can we make money at higher volumes", until they're mid-stream in No Man's Land, and then it's too late. At that point, they stop drinking Kopi Luwak and start their mornings at 7 Eleven.
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When CEOs Become Blind and Bored
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Psychologists refer to this as the paradox of power. The very traits that helped leaders accumulate control in the first place all but disappear once they rise to power. Instead of being polite, honest and outgoing, they become impulsive, reckless and rude. In some cases, these new habits can help a leader be more decisive and single-minded, or more likely to make choices that will be profitable regardless of their popularity. One recent study found that overconfident CEOs were more likely to pursue innovation and take their companies in new technological directions. Unchecked, however, these instincts can lead to a big fall.
The Power Trip, Wall Street Journal – August 14, 2010
And that's the problem. "New technological directions" are often a landmine waiting for the CEO's foot. Here's the crazy part – CEOs get crazy in No Man's Land. It's a time of confusion and distraction, when the company is too big to be small and too small to be big. After months, perhaps years of solid growth the company realizes they're not quite sure why they're in business. The value proposition becomes ambiguous at best and the economic model, or lack there-of, does not enable the company to make money at higher volumes. So what does the CEO do? He or she gets bored with the details and starts innovating in a different direction.
When you, the CEO, feel like you're losing control from Brent Sapp on Vimeo.
This is red line danger zone for corporate direction and strategy. The idea that launched the business, that "thing" that the company did best to this point, starts to lose it's appeal to the CEO. In typical ADD (or ADHD) fashion the boss believes the best course of action is to get creative and do something different. Landmine, three o'clock! If you don't believe me, listen to my friend Bill Wydra, CEO of Ash-Tec Technologies.
One of the reasons No Man's Land claims so many ventures is the loss of the CEO's tenacious focus. Instead of a new idea, the leadership team should re-align on the value proposition and then refresh the economic model to scale the value proposition. This "re-focus" increases the probability that the company will survive No Man's Land and thrive in more profitable revenue zones.
If you are a CEO and you're becoming bored with your company's direction, step back and re-focus. Don't let the illusion of past or present growth blind you to the reality of No Man's Land. Align the team on your value proposition and make the appropriate investments to maintain momentum and survive your growing pains.
If you need a hobby, try P90X – you'll be too tired to be bored.
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This is what Happens to a CEO When…
I'm sure you've heard, or stated, the following anecdote: This is what happens when cousins marry…
Let me rephrase that statement in several different contexts with similar, but no less severe, outcomes.
This is what happens when an inebriated college student beta tests his idea for a new sport which requires the nuanced skills of a figure skater, a rancher, and a matador:
This is what happens when a cool family has far too much money to spend at Walt Disney World:
And this is what happens when the leadership team of a regional insurance company is out of Sync (alignment) on allocating resources to develop a new product:
The CEO and Inner Circle disagreed on investing in a new product. Often when a company enters the fringes of No Man's Land the team is confused and the CEO becomes bored; he/she "escapes" to a new idea that siphons energy and resources from the company's core value proposition. At this point the company can become distracted enough to fail in it's inability to fund future growth.
… when alignment is lacking, new programs run a high risk of external failure and typically fall into disuse overtime. Also, without management's support and consistency, employees' commitment to quality will usually deteriorate, their individual objectives will take precedence, and their morale and productivity will diminish overtime.
Bob Frost, Director of Measurement International
Misalignment is a superb example of the age-old physics rule: error increases with distance. I will miss the target completely if I'm shooting at 100 yards and my site is off less than a millimeter. CEOs and inner circles can easily migrate out of sync on critical issues, imperceptibly at first – ultimately off the "same page" altogether. Companies fail when leadership is out of sync and lack a trusted decision making process.
This (failure) is what happens when companies are misaligned; but it's not difficult, or time consuming, for a CEO and Inner Circle to get on the same page when they decide to do so. Sync'Em – it's the most important action to align and execute on the right priorities.
Just think what might have happened if the "Skater-ranch-ador" in the picture above would have Synched with his inner circle and stayed focused on his successful iPhone app?
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Forget the tax HIKE, Take the Bridge
I want to repeat that you, Ms. and Mr. Entrepreneur, are our nation's competitive advantage; you are our Economy Heroes (@EconomyHeroes). The idea of forcing a tax hike on entrepreneurs in this downturn is the most whacked disincentive one could possible envision:
Tax Hikes for the "Rich" – Can We Afford Them?
Why create a tax hike, when what Economy Heroes really need is a tax "deferral" that costs the tax payers nothing but gives the business owner a bridge to traverse the capital gap of second stage growth. My partner, Doug Tatum, constructed a bill that is sitting on our presidents desk which, according to a study done by the Kaufman Foundation, could generate over 600,000 jobs. It's called The Bridge Act:
The Bridge Act
There are several "overlooked" legislative opportunities to help move the needle on entrepreneur success. The Bridge Act, a tax deferral proposal for entrepreneur business that, according to the Kaufman Foundation, could generate at least 600,000 jobs. Here is some interesting FAQs about this little bill that carries a huge punch.
Q: When is a rapidly growing business in "No Man's Land" for capital funding purposes?
A: First, when the firm's financing needs are within the "capital funding gap" of $250,000 to $1,000,000, it is very difficult and costly for growing, small businesses to obtain external funding. Second, when the return on assets is less than the rate of revenue growth, the business cash flow becomes negative under accrual accounting even though the business may be profitable and owe income taxes.
Q: What happens if a business fails after deferring income tax?
A: A bankrupt business generally does not have net income tax liability because of accumulated losses, but if so, it would be collectible (as under current law) against business assets or personal assets (in the case of a proprietorship, partnership, or S corporation). C corporations (and proprietorships with Schedule C business income) currently have a 5-year net operating loss carryback that may be used against outstanding tax deferrals. For S corporations and partnerships, any outstanding tax deferral when the business entity dissolves would be collectible against the shareholders or partners for their pro rata share of the net tax liability (as under current law).
Q: What tests must be met to qualify for the tax deferral?
A: The business must have a growth of 10% or more above the average annual gross receipts for the prior 2 years. A business meeting the growth test and using accrual accounting for tax purposes with $10 million or less in annual gross receipts would be eligible for the tax deferral.
Q: Would it be possible, using gross receipts data, to manipulate the growth figures to qualify?
A: Not likely, since the current year's gross receipts must be 10% or more above the average gross receipts for the prior 2-year period.
Q: How much Federal income tax deferral is authorized under the proposal?
A: The aggregate tax deferral is limited to $250,000 for each business entity, or a lesser amount should the business exceed $10 million in gross receipts in the meantime. Partners of a partnership or shareholders of an S corporation would be limited to a combined total of $250,000 of tax deferral for each entity.
Q: When is the tax deferral amount paid?
A: Each year's tax deferral amount may be deferred for 2 years; payment of deferred tax may be made over the following 4-year period. Interest (Federal underpayment rate) is payable during the entire deferral period. Upon the sale or merger or cessation of a business, any remaining tax deferral would be payable at that time. Being "acquired" would include the sale of 80% or more of the firm's assets.
Q: How does the IRS ruling on cash accounting affect businesses eligible for the tax deferral?
A: The Bridge Act only applies to growing businesses on accrual accounting. Growth businesses need to be on accrual accounting to obtain outside financing and to have outside audited financial statements. The IRS ruling increasing the cash accounting gross receipts limit to $10 million generally applies only to service businesses; it does not apply to C corporations with average annual gross receipts of more than $5 million.
Q: Is the tax deferral a loan guarantee by the U. S. Government?
A: No, it is not a "loan guarantee," as the Federal Government would not be guaranteeing any loans made by a financial institution to the business. The Federal Government has established a number of loan guarantee programs, e.g., by the Small Business Administration, Federal Housing Administration, Veterans Administration, and others.
Q: Is the tax deferral a loan by the U. S. Government?
A: A "loan" means that additional capital is contributed into the business from an outside source, with required payback regardless of whether the firm is profitable or unprofitable. The Bridge Act, however, simply adjusts the timing of an obligation to the Government created when the firm is profitable–it does not provide added funds from the Government. The tax deferral can be offset by business loss carrybacks or carryforwards.
Q: Are other sources of capital readily available to small, emerging growth businesses?
A: Very few, and generally only to the most promising and well-connected businesses. The lack of capital funding is most urgent for growing, small businesses with funding needs between $250,000 to $1,000,000. Funding needs below $250,000 generally are available from family, friends, credit cards, home equity credit, and banks (personal credit basis). Funding needs between $250,000 and $1,000,000 may be available from so-called "angel" financiers, "factors," and in limited cases from SBA loan guarantees and SBICs that have met certain capital requirements. When a business reaches a $1,000,000 funding level, it generally has a much better opportunity to attract capital funds from traditional sources. A profitable $10,000,000 or more gross receipts level is more likely to support an asset-based loan from banks and other financing sources.
Q: Are there venture capital or private equity sources of funds for small, emerging growth businesses?
A: Usually not. As the venture capital and private equity industries have grown, their investments generally are well above the $1,000,000 funding level.
Q: What is the revenue cost of the tax deferral proposal?
A: The introduced bills (H.R. 3062/S. 1903) would sunset the tax deferral after 4 years. The Joint Tax Committee estimates that this proposal would result in revenue "losses" for the first 4 years, which would be more than offset in the next 6 years–for a net gain of $1.1 billion over the 10-year budget period.
Q: Why should Congress enact this tax deferral proposal?
A: Macro-economic research by Cognetics, Inc. and the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership along with other economists have documented that the major force behind the net job expansion in the U. S. over the last decade has been from smaller and mid-sized growing companies (principally, those with fewer than 100 employees). These growing, entrepreneurial companies are fragile as they try to obtain sufficient capital and other resources to survive the "No Man's Land," bridge the "capital funding gap," and become big enough to attract adequate outside financing at a reasonable cost to keep growing and providing expanding job opportunities.
Q: What are the benefits of the tax deferral proposal for emerging growth businesses?
A: First, the proposal will benefit thousands of emerging growth businesses with $10,000,000 or less in gross receipts, which will help the U. S. economy to grow and expand job opportunities, with the potential of creating up to 641,000 new jobs in the first 3 years. Second, the proposal is neutral as to the types of businesses that will benefit (businesses are eligible, whether capital-intensive or services, if they meet the growth and sales tests). Third, the proposal is a tax deferral, payable with interest, thus minimizing the long-term revenue cost. Fourth, the proposal will provide emerging growth businesses a source of needed capital financing when few outside sources are readily available at an affordable cost.
Q: What is the effective date of the proposal?
A: [NOTE: The BRIDGE Act was originally introduced in the 102nd Congress. The effective dates of the proposal would need to be updated so that the tax deferral would be effective for a new 4-year period – for taxable years 2009 – 2012.]
Tax hikes might not be scary, but capital gaps ARE frightening for companies about to enter No Man's Land.
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The Necessity of Company Nimbleness: Decide • Align • Track
Commit to making decisions. Decide and move forward! Jason Fried, Founder of 37 Signals, from his book Rework
I had the privilege to hear Admiral Vern Clark, former Chief of Naval Operations, talk to a group of over 100 local business people. Admiral Clark is a fascinating individual, a humble hero driven by character and vision. He had me at "a-ten-hut" with his stories such as the night, as captain of a destroyer he led his crew to prevent crashing on a reef in the midst of a Class 5 hurricane.
Admiral Clark also talked of leadership. His insights flowed like chords from a master violinist; music to the ears of those who crave authenticity, from a warrior who's felt the hammer of tsunami size swells on his broad side.
He described his passion for ship design, especially when it came to increasing his vessel's maneuverability. He groaned as he described the traditional destroyer, a ship with almost 300 crew members and a top speed of 30 knots.
His eyes brightened and his voice elevated, however, when he described a ship partially of his own design called the LCS-2, the first of a new breed of a Cirque de Soleil re-imagined (as one author described) combat ships.
People make business plans for all sorts of reasons — to attract funding, evaluate future growth, build partnerships, or guide development. Unfortunately, the vast majority of these plans are usually out of date by the time the printer ink dries. Business moves fast: the product's features morph, new competitors emerge, or the economic climate shifts. When these changes occur, many people just throw their business plans out the window. For a plan to be truly valuable it needs to evolve with your company and stay relevant in the face of uncertainty. Amy Gallow, Keeping Your Business Plan Flexible, Harvard Business Review
Companies must stay nimble in order to survive and thrive in this economy. Long term plans are like leprechauns, mythical characters that promise a pot of gold that no one ever finds. Let's face it, most CEOs of emerging companies don't have a plan! They resemble the guy on stage who spins multiple plates on thin poles – running from pole to pole in a desperate attempt to keep the plates from slowing down and toppling.
As my partner, Doug Tatum, brilliantly states, "Culture, at it's core, is a trusted decision process." CEOs and their teams can make decisions and move forward if they have a simple process to sync on the right priorities in a "circular" pattern:
The difference between this type of decision process and traditional "business plan strategy" is the difference between the traditional destroyer and the LCS-2. It's about making decisions quickly using updated information. It's about remaining NIMBLE!
If you would like to take a sniff of what it feels like when your company is nimble, check out the complimentary report on this site. You'll like what you feel:
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The CEO and Speed Chess
There's a New Normal breaking through the ice concerning how a CEO makes decisions. The traditional linear method of forecast and response has been replaced by a new process that resembles both Special Forces field tactics and…. speed chess:
Here's how the Wall Street Journal describes it:
Now, even though the economy is slowly picking up, those fresh habits aren't fading. "This downturn has changed the way we will think about our business for many years to come," says Steve Odland, Office Depot's chairman and chief executive.
Walt Shill, head of the North American management consulting practice for Accenture Ltd., is even more blunt: "Strategy, as we knew it, is dead," he contends. "Corporate clients decided that increased flexibility and accelerated decision making are much more important than simply predicting the future."
Strategic Plans Lose Favor, Wall Street Journal 1.25.10
Over 90% of emerging businesses fail, but those that prevail produce over 85% of the jobs in our country. Many experts believe entrepreneurs need trusted process, as Special Forces and military aviators experience with the OODA loop, to make decisions quickly and remain maneuverable.
It's the "Speed Chess" of decision making and it could make the difference of CEO survival in 2013; that, and recognizing the blind spots that plague most CEOs of fast-growth companies before you get stuck No Man's Land.
Click on the picture below to see the top 3 CEO blind spots we've tracked while working with over 600 companies in the past four years.
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An Entrepreneur Must Protect Her Fastball
Image by cliff1066™ via Flickr
Delegating authority is a notoriously difficult undertaking for many business owners to accept, especially when it comes time to bringing in an outside CEO. In a Q & A in The New York Times, Lisa Price, founder of the beauty products company Carol's Daughter, explains how she learned to calmly accept that an outside CEO might not be such a bad thing. Price explains that while juggling a lot of issues, it helps to put an actual dollar amount to the value of your time and then determine whether or not it is cost-effective for one person to handle every single task. "I did something as long as it made sense to me to do it," she said. "And then, once it made sense to turn it over to someone else–either because it could get done better, or because I could spend my time making more money elsewhere–I did it."
Inc. Magazine, A Model for Smarter Growth, August 23, 2010, Jason Del Ray
We all know that companies under 250 employees depend heavily on the Founder to wear more hats than Lady Gaga and spin more plates than a short order cook. But as their companies build momentum, Entrepreneurs often find themselves buried in the fray of operational details and strategic delegation becomes a necessity.
Delegation is essential to growth, no question. But when does an Entrepreneur refrain from delegating? The founder must not release the company's most valuable asset in order to maintain momentum and growth – he or she must protect the "Fastball".
What do I mean by "Fastball"? Consider my favorite baseball ever – Nolan Ryan. Ryan is considered by many to be the greatest pitcher of all time. Batters braced themselves for almost twenty years when Ryan took the mound because they had no question what was coming – a blazing, 100 mph fastball right down the center of the strike zone. Hall of Famer, Reggie Jackson, said of Ryan's heater – "It disappeared half way to the plate."
Nolan Ryan built an incredible career around one thing – something he was passionate about; something he did better than anything else. All Entrepreneurs have their "fastballs" and although the company at some point must get good at what the founder does best in order to scale, it makes little sense in the first few stages of corporate growth for her to give up trips to the mound to throw her heater. It's what she, and the company does best.
I spoke recently with the CEO of one of the fastest growing middle market software companies in the country. When I asked him to identify his fastball, he pondered then responded, "I raise capital." Indeed he does; last week he secured an additional $35 million to fund the warp 10 growth of his baby. What would happen if he was not free to pound the Private Equity flesh? His company would exceed their speed limit and grow themselves out of existence.
Bottom line, stay on the mound. You wouldn't want to be anywhere else.
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The Corporate Totem – An Elegant Benchmark for Strategic Reality
Please pardon if I indulge myself in an of elucidation on one of my new favorite movies, Inception. One trip through Christopher Nolan's dream epic is not enough to start connecting the dots on its symbolism. I was just trying to keep up my first time around; Nolan is writing and directing ninja. The second time, however, I felt the freedom to participate in Nolan's multiple metaphors, starting with reality and ending in the "Basement" of the hero's prison of memories.
My favorite imagery ties into the Totem, a personal item that each dream warrior identified in the real world in order to ground themselves to reality in the dream world. In Cobb's (Leonardo DiCaprio) case, it was a spinning top. If ever he became confused as to whether he was in reality or fantasy, he would spin the top and wait for it to stop spinning. If it didn't stop, he knew he was in a dream.
Each warrior's Totem was personal and confidential. As stated by several characters:
Arthur: So, a totem. It's a small object, potentially heavy, something you can have on you all the time…
Ariadne: What, like a coin?
Arthur: No, it has to be more unique than that, like – this is a loaded die.
[Ariadne reaches out to take the die]
Arthur: . Nah, I can't let you touch it, that would defeat the purpose. See only I know the balance and weight of this particular loaded die. That way when you look at your totem, you know beyond a doubt you're not in someone else's dream.
Ariadne state's later, after she's created her item that the Totem is an elegant means to ground oneself in reality.
I remember hearing a story about famed basketball coach John Wooden concerning his religious beliefs. When asked why he didn't discuss the topic more in public he responded that he wanted to live it more than speak it – which he did. Then he added that he carried an item in his pocket to remind him at all times of the example he wanted to provide others regarding his faith. The item was a small metal cross with sharp edges. When, as coach, he was tempted to erupt in response to a bad call in a game he would reach into his pocket and grasp the cross as hard as possible. As the sharp edges of his "Totem" pressed against his fingers the great coach would remember the example he wanted to display on the court; then he would take a deep breath. He rarely if ever lost his temper on or off the court.
Companies today need their own personalized Totems. I've described the insidious nature of No Man's Land in previous posts; the inevitable transition companies experience during the second stage of corporate growth. It's a time of confusion and critical decisions. Even after a company is successful in accessing the right information, both from a corporate alignment perspective as well as competitive benchmarking; and even after they identify the 3-5 must do key performance indicators, it's easy to slip into the dream world of "delusional growth" and forget that the No Man's Land chasm is either coming fast or upon them.
That's why I recommend that my clients review a one-page company snapshot either monthly or quarterly that benchmarks key metric and KPI performance. Something like this:
With a "Totem" like this, CEOs can control company delusion and embrace the facts of their performance. I'd show you my company's totem, but then I don't want to lose my sense of reality in my own dream 🙂
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A Radical, Tactical Shift in Strategy
Lewis Pugh is an environmental activist of the most creative order; the man knows how to get attention for his cause…
Pugh failed in his first attempt to traverse this recently formed lake near the top of Mount Everest. The bulldog tenacity Pugh obtained in the military worked well for his swim at the North Pole a few years ago; but it failed him dramatically at an elevation over 15,000 feet. His Sherpas, nomads who had for years experienced the harsh reality of Everest, encouraged Pugh to abandon his previous strategy of aggression and anger in lieu of a more emotionally controlled approach. Pugh attempted the swim two days later, this time with a radical shift in his tactical approach. He prevailed.
All Entrepreneurs inevitably face a challenge of similar magnitude in the second stage of company growth, but this time their "lake" has no bottom. My partner, Doug Tatum, coined the phrase No Man's Land, to describe an inevitable transition when companies are too big to be small and too small to be big. Entrepreneurs usually approach No Man's Land with the same confidence, aggression and attitude that Pugh exhibited in his failed attempt. Their companies are growing, certainly the preferred status but also a condition that can produce false confidence. Growth can actually generate the greatest illusion and diversion for CEOs from the hidden danger they will face.
My partners speak to scores of CEOs around the country about the realities of No Man's Land. Thirty minutes into our discussion, jaws drop and heads nod. "That's my company!" one states, "I'm there!" They also find it fascinating that No Man's Land holds no favorites; it's an industry neutral transition that produces confusion and indecision.
Surviving No Man's Land requires a radical, tactical shift in company strategy relating to assessment, investment and decisions. Even if what I've just described does not send a quart of adrenalin through your entrepreneurial veins, and even if you're convinced your company has your market segment by the tail on the downhill grade, let me serve as your pro-bono Sherpa for the perilous swim your company will eventually undertake. You'll be glad you brought me along; because unlike Pugh, you can't decide mid-swim to plant your feet on the bottom of No Man's Land.
How to Choose a Great P.A.C.E.R.
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The Ninjas of Innovation
Innovators seek to improve capabilities by multiples. Innovation is multiplicative, not additive – from Ray Kurzweil's book, The Singularity is Near
Entrepreneurs are, without question, the ninjas of innovation. Who else keeps his/her radar on Defcon 1 always alert for a problem they can solve? Who else, by solving that problem increases energy efficiency, extends quality of life, equips us to enjoy entertainment on the go with "1000 tools in our pocket" and generates over 86% of jobs in this country?
I love it when entrepreneur inventors present at TED (www.TED.com) like these scary genius nut-cases:
Where does Google find the arrows to fill their portfolio quiver? Where does GE, Sysco, IBM and every other Fortune 500 company find it's new idea to scale? The Ninjas of course! Generating a new idea in GE is like turning a barge around in a retention pond. The F500 don't innovate, they BUY great ideas from our Economy Heroes and cast their ample resources into the fledgling infrastructure to produce 10x fold.
So if Entrepreneurs are the ground zero of our nation's innovation, and if they generate over 85% of jobs why would we want to discourage them with higher taxation and a national health care mandate that decimates incentive to create and take risk? I remember reading a WSJ article several years ago about Canadian health care. A statement buried in the text referenced a particular doctor and how he was able to continue his surgical practice at the hospital even though he was forced to use technology over fifteen years old.
Fifteen years? Can you imagine what lives have been saved and/or quality of life extended by medical innovations created in the last 15 years? How about PSA testing? How about robotic surgery? How about regional anesthesia and advanced MRI for brain surgery? And let's don't even start about Viagra…
The point is, we NEED our Ninjas to continue hanging their derrieres out the window in hopes of launching the next disruptive product that will greatly improve our lives. We want a Dan Kamen (see video above) to stay in the game so that he can perfect an artificial arm. The coolest part of innovation with Economy Heroes – for the most part they create because they are passionate about their solution. They risk, not only for financial reward (making money is ok with you, isn't it?), but also to make a difference.
Let's get behind our Economy Heroes. Do they need a tax deferral (like The Bridge Act) – by all means let them have it. Do they need less regulations and federal constraints – FREEEEEDOM!
Creating jobs and increasing innovation isn't hard – just make a path for our Innovation Ninjas and get out of the way, they will do the rest.
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The Vaccine Safety Double Standard - Page 2
Author // Lisa K. Sykes, Rev, MDiv
Labels: Informed Choice, Vaccinations, Author Lisa K. Sykes, Rev, MDiv, Issue #36
The Vaccine Safety Double Standard
This disparity must be corrected rapidly, and preference in production must shift to mercury-free vaccines globally if we hope to avoid accusations of discrimination based on economics or nationality with respect to global immunization policy. No vaccine should be used as a delivery system for an undisclosed poison, for this is a denial of the right of informed consent and of the medical directive to do no harm. No preservative that in repeated studies has been proven to pose a significant health risk leading to autism for some should continue to be foisted upon the most vulnerable among us. This exposure is entirely avoidable, and it must be stopped. Unfortunately, the United States will not act to completely ban the use of thimerosal in the manufacture of vaccines for American children. The FDA refuses to take this action because banning thimerosal use would result in a corresponding closure of markets for these products in developing countries, where regulatory laws are patterned closely after those of the U.S.
Perversely, in order to keep these foreign markets open to unsafe vaccines, the U.S. government is adamantly defending the use of mercury-preserved flu shots for the American market. Moreover, the CDC refuses to even state a preference for no-thimerosal vaccines for pregnant women and children in the U.S. Worse, the American people systematically are being denied their right to informed consent because the facts regarding the known dangers of thimerosal and the availability of mercuryfree alternatives are being suppressed.
Cristina Girardi (left) is a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, and advocated strongly against the use of mercury in vaccines.
Despite the duplicitous nature of the U.S. government's dealings with respect to thimerosal's use in vaccines, there is hope. Four years ago, the 11.5-million-member United Methodist Church passed the first global resolution on "Protecting Children from Mercury-Containing Drugs," which advocates for a ban of mercury in medicine on moral and ethical grounds. This faith-based movement has been spearheaded by the United Methodist Women (UMW), which historically has advocated in the areas of education and health, both in the U.S. and around the world.
Spurred on by the United Methodist Church's historic resolution, CoMeD and other organizations have advocated relentlessly for a ban on thimerosal's use. Along the way, CoMeD has picked up numerous allies. Earlier this year, the Health Freedom Congress, comprising 40 health freedom organizations from across the U.S., passed a resolution to support removal of thimerosal from all drugs.
Significantly, not only did the Health Freedom Congress pass the resolution, but all 40 of the organizations involved were listed individually as direct signers. These organizations speak for tens of millions of Americans involved in the Health Freedom Movement. Just as important, unlike the American Academy of Pediatrics or other professional organizations that have a direct financial stake in the vaccine issue, these organizations represent the interests of average Americans who are making health decisions that are best for their families.
In April 2012, Chile adopted legislation making it the first developing country to prohibit the use of thimerosalpreserved vaccines. Ironically, Chile's decision was announced as the World Health Organization (WHO) was meeting in Geneva, Switzerland—again behind closed doors—to discuss the ongoing negotiations to write a global, legally-binding treaty on mercury. As the world's largest distributor of mercury-containing vaccines, WHO concluded, perhaps not surprisingly, that thimerosal should not be banned.
All of which brings us to the United Nations meeting this past July in Uruguay. Met with unprecedented resistance to its defense of the use of neurotoxic mercury in vaccines—including an impassioned speech by Cristina Girardi, a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile—the World Health Organization finally revealed its 2004 guidelines on eliminating, reducing and replacing thimerosal in vaccines to public health officials worldwide.
This move by the WHO is a huge response to a nascent, global outcry against mercury-containing vaccines and other drugs. Many individual nations and entire continents are now expressing their desire for mercury-free vaccines. But the fight is far from over. Until the U.S. takes action to safeguard its own children from the ravages of mercury in vaccines, not to mention protecting children around the globe, we must continue to pressure the powers-that-be.
In an era when cost-effective, much less toxic, and more effective alternatives are available and, in fact, already in use as in-process sanitizers and preservatives in vaccines and other pharmaceutics, there is no conscionable justification for the continuing use of thimerosal or any other mercury compounds in medicine. A society that values freedom simply cannot continue to diminish the intellects and the potential of its own children by unnecessarily injecting them with neurotoxic mercury.
This article appeared in Pathways to Family Wellness magazine, Issue #36.
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Rev. Lisa Sykes at the United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON).
Rev Sykes represented the Coalition for Mercury-free Drugs
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organization (NGO), CoMeD is the strongest voice advocating
for a complete ban of mercury in medicines, especially vaccines.
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Cobleskill Edges Falcons 3-2 in Women's Volleyball
SUNY Cobleskill
Albertus Magnus (1-2) 16 25 21 29 4 2
SUNY Cobleskill (2-1) 25 22 25 27 15 3
K: Melissa Manning - 14
B: Kelsey Pendagast - 5
D: Krista Labissoniere - 28
SA: Maritza Rosemond - 3
K: Hannah Barr - 15
B: 2 Players (#9, #13) - 4
D: Amber Baker - 21
SA: Hannah Barr - 5
Photo by Ron Waite
In its final match of the Blazer Challenge, the Albertus Magnus women's volleyball team battled in a five-set loss to SUNY Cobleskill in Elms' Picknelly Arena on Saturday morning.
Junior Melissa Manning (Milford, Conn.) recorded a season-high 14 kills along with 18 digs to lead the Falcons in the 3-2 (16-25, 25-22, 21-25, 29-27, 4-15) loss as Albertus finished the weekend with a 1-2 record.
Despite the loss, senior Krista LaBissoniere (Meriden, Conn.) put together another stellar outing as she recorded a team-high 28 digs, while Maritza Rosemond (New Haven, Conn.) dished out 30 assists. Rosemond added 19 digs as well, while freshman Kelsey Pendagast (Shelton, Conn.) added nine kills and five solo blocks.
After falling 1-0 after the first set, the Falcons battled back in the second to take a 25-22 victory. In that win, the Falcons recorded 13 kills in 34 attempts. Cobleskill took the third set before Albertus tied the match at two-apiece with a 29-27 victory in the fourth set.
The Fighting Tigers dominated the final set, winning 15-4, as they recorded seven kills and just one hitting error.
Hannah Barr led the Fighting Tigers in the contest with 15 kills, while Casey Holbert and Mary Gallagher split the setting duties with 21 and 20 assists, respectively.
For their efforts, LaBissoniere and Manning were named to the All-Tournament Team along with Elms' Caitlyn Larvey, Cobleskill's Melissa Spears and Brandi Persico and Sage's Katelyn Drolette and Joanie Cooney. Cooney was also tagged as the Tournament MVP.
The Falcons return to action on Saturday, Sept. 8 as they will compete in their first tri-match of the season. Albertus will take on Pine Manor at 1:00 p.m. at Mitchell College before playing the Mariners at 3:00 p.m.


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What are Some of the Most Commonly Used Plating Methods?
Plating Methods
Plating is a centuries-old procedure that involves joining a metal coating to a conductive surface. There are a few types of plating methods. Many people connect plating with jewellery. Adding gold or silver plating to an object to make it look more valuable and appealing is a very popular use for plating. However, there are a slew of additional applications, including corrosion prevention, radiation shielding, and paint adhesion, to name a few. There are a few different sorts of plating methods that might be beneficial.
In other terms, plating is the process of applying a different metal to the surface of a substance or object. Inhibiting corrosion, modifying conductivity, improving wear, increasing solderability, lowering friction, increasing heat resistance, and hardening the material are all advantages of plating. Plating may alter the material's properties and performance, limiting its usage in precision machining. We'll look at the many forms of plating methods and how they affect the material, as well as how these procedures affect precise machining.
1. Electroplating
One of the most frequent plating methods is electroplating. Electroplating is a method of dissolving positively charged metal particles (ions) in a chemical solution using an electrical current. The positively charged metal ions are drawn to the negatively charged side of the circuit, which is the material to be plated. The plated item or product is subsequently immersed in the solution, and the dissolved metal particles are attracted to the material's surface. Electroplating coats the plated substance in a smooth, even, and quick manner, essentially altering the surface of the material. Cleaning, striking, electrochemical deposition, pulse electroplating, and brush electroplating are some of the various plating methods and procedures involved in electroplating.
Electroplating is used to cover a material with a protective coating, give it a decorative look, or modify its characteristics for engineering purposes. Electroplating increases the workpiece's chemical, physical, and mechanical qualities, affecting how it performs when machined. Plating the workpiece may be used to boost solderability, conductivity, and reflectivity, as well as to build it up from a smaller size.
2. Electroless Plating
Electroless plating gets its name from the fact that it is one of the various plating methods that does not need the use of external electric power. A chemical process causes metal atom reduction in electroless plating. In other words, when metal ions (particles) are combined with a reducing agent and come into touch with the catalytic metal, they are transformed into a metal solid (which triggers the reaction). This results in a solid layer of plating metal being applied to the metal.
Electroless or autocatalytic plating may be used on a wide range of materials and does not need external power or plating baths, lowering expenses. Electroless plating is slower, unable to produce thick plates, and more difficult to regulate than electroplating. Electroless nickel plating is the most prevalent autocatalytic plating process. These plating methods, however, may also be used to apply silver, gold, and copper plating.
Protecting the base metal from corrosion, expanding the size of the workpiece, and changing solderability, reflectivity, and conductivity are all effects of electroless plating on the finished result.
3. Immersion Plating
Immersion plating is the process of immersing one metal in a solution containing metal ions from a nobler metal, one of the other plating methods. Because the ions from the nobler metal are more stable, there is a natural 'pull' to displace the less noble metal's surface metal ions with a thin coating of the nobler metal's ions. Immersion plating is a more time-consuming method that can only be used to coat less noble metals with nobler metals. Metals that are chemically inert are known as noble metals. Gold, platinum, and silver, for example.
Immersion plating leaves just a thin layer of plating on the surface, after which the plating process comes to a halt. Immersion plating also seems to have a worse adhesion quality, with the plating not adhering as well to the base metal. Improved corrosion resistance, altered electrical conductivity, altered appearance, increased hardness, torque tolerance, and modified bonding capabilities are all benefits of immersion plating.
Smart Microns, a pioneer in the electroplating industry, was founded in 1998 and specialises in precious metal platings, such as silver and gold, for the electrical and electronics sectors. Smart Microns began studying and creating microns over 22 years ago. Smart Creations, Smart Microns' parent company, was South India's first electroplating and electrophoretic lacquer maker (ED lacquers). With Smart Microns' precise Micron electroplating services, over 7 metals are offered in a range of textures.
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Kelly Back On Top; Landers Absolutely Perfect At NJMP
Post author:Paul Carruthers
Post category:Championships
The 2020 MotoAmerica Supersport class is currently the most competitive in the series and it was never more so than in Sunday's second race at New Jersey Motorsports Park with Sean Dylan Kelly winning a 20-lap dogfight with championship rivals Brandon Paasch and Richie Escalante.
Meanwhile, Rocco Landers leaves New Jersey and heads to next weekend's round of the 2020 MotoAmerica Series with the biggest smile in the paddock, the youngster from Oregon having a perfect weekend in the Liqui Moly Junior Cup and Twins Cup classes with four victories in four races.
Supersport – Thriller In Millville
The race of the day was in MotoAmerica's Supersport class, and the three leaders in the season championship put on an absolute show for the fans. Early in the 20-lap event, Sean Dylan Kelly, Brandon Paasch, and Richie Escalante let it be known that they were in it to win, and the trio raced closely and passed each other often. Kelly, aboard his M4 ECSTAR Suzuki made a breathtaking pass up the inside of Escalante, in a spot where it didn't seem like a pass was possible. And then, it was Paasch's turn. Riding his Celtic HSBK Racing Yamaha, the local rider made almost the same pass on Escalante and in the very same turn. The only difference was that the opening was even more narrow, and Paasch left tire rubber on Escalante's leathers on the way through.
At the checkers, Kelly took the win, Paasch finished second, and Escalante race his HONOS Kawasaki across the stripe to complete the podium.
"I'm really happy we're here in the P1 spot, especially after yesterday," Kelly said. "We had a tough day. Some issues and couldn't even stay with the group with these two guys. It's tough to have days like that where you just have to settle for third, which is obviously not bad, but knowing that you can fight up in the top group, it's something tough. But the most important thing is my team worked really hard. We came in today and clearly showed that we can bounce back. They worked really hard last night on the bike. Not only that, but we also worked on some things. I did my homework, watched the races to see where they were clearly faster than me. Showed that we came back stronger than yesterday and really happy about that. The race was really, really fun. Both Richie and Brandon were right there the whole time. We had close passes, but I think all really, really good. It was good. Like Richie said, everyone had different lines and doing different stuff. So, it was definitely pretty fun. Just really happy to get these 25 points. I know that we just need to keep on working. Every racetrack is a different story. So, we're just going to keep on going. We still have a few weekends to go and we're going to keep on fighting."
Twins Cup – Landers Again
By the way Rocco Landers has been dominating two different race classes this season – Liqui Moly Junior Cup and Twins Cup – you might think that Sunday's Twins Cup race two was processional. And, if you're talking about Landers only, you'd be right since he put in another dominant performance aboard his SportbikeTrackGear.com Roadracingworld.com Suzuki to win by nearly five seconds.
The battle for the rest of the podium was definitely the must-see part of the race with Hayden Schultz Racing Yamaha's Hayden Schultz and Robem Engineering/Plastic Surgery Racing Suzuki's Dominic Doyle dicing all the way to the checkered flag. At the stripe, it was Schultz over Doyle in a near-photo-finish, the pair separated by just .095 of a second. Meanwhile, 1-833-CJKNOWS Accident & Injury Law Yamaha rider Kaleb De Keyrel was even closer to Doyle, and he just missed out on a podium finish by .055 of a second.
"On the start, I thought I had a good initial launch, but I had trouble getting it from first to second, so he got by me there," Landers said. "So, my goal was first or second into turn one and try to keep the lead at least in turn three. When I looked back, I saw, coming out of turn five I think, I saw Kaleb (De Keyrel) was there. I was like, 'Oh, it's going to be me and Kaleb the entire race fighting.' And then I looked back the next lap and there was more space. So, I was like, 'I'll try to get a few good laps and put in some tire management.' Then, on lap six or so, I started to see some raindrops. So, I was like, 'Take it easy" because I had six seconds or so. I was like, 'There's no sense in throwing away a win trying to get some good laps.' So, I'm happy."
Liqui Moly Junior Cup – Landers, Landers, Landers, Landers
In Sunday's Liqui Moly Junior Cup race two, Landers completed a perfect weekend by taking the checkers first in his fourth race. And the Norton Motorsports/Ninja400R/Dr. Farr/Wonder CBD Kawasaki rider did it with authority, crossing the finish line by nearly nine seconds over Joseph LiMandri Jr., the Bauce Racing/CyberSafe Solutions/JL62 Racing Kawasaki rider a very happy, first-time podium finisher in second place at his home track. Third place went to Quarterley Racing/On Track Development Kawasaki's Ben Gloddy, who equaled his third-place finish in Saturday's race one with his second podium in a row.
"I'm stoked," Landers declared after his win. "It's a great weekend. This is my new favorite track. After the first lap, I was trying to get a couple good laps. I figured it would be me and Sam (Lochoff) the whole race, and then lap two, I looked back, and he wasn't there. I had a moment going through turn six, I believe, mid-race. I just tried to settle down in the mid-30 lap times. I'm stoked. Awesome weekend."
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Air Canada Inaugurates Three New Non-Stop Domestic Routes
21 June 2018 21 June 2018 Canadian Aviation News
Air Canada today inaugurated the first of three new, non-stop domestic services from BC communities with the departure of AC1976 from Kamloops to Toronto. Tomorrow, Air Canada will inaugurate new non-stop seasonal services from Victoria to Montreal, and from Nanaimo to Toronto. These newest domestic long-haul services are operated onboard the airline's leisure carrier Air Canada Rouge, which will be celebrating its fifth birthday on July 1.
"We are very pleased to launch the only non-stop services from Nanaimo and Kamloops to Toronto, and from Victoria to Montreal in time for the busy summer travel period. The convenience of these new services makes it easier than ever for customers from other parts of our network to travel to beautiful British Columbia's Vancouver Island and Thompson Okanagan areas. Customers from Nanaimo, Victoria and Kamloops now have the convenience of non-stop flights to Toronto and Montreal, where unparalleled connecting options are also available throughout our far-reaching North American and global network," said Benjamin Smith, President, Airlines and Chief Operating Officer at Air Canada.
The new non-stop services were welcomed by several Mayors:
"As Mayor of Kamloops and President of the Kamloops Airport Authority, I am delighted that Air Canada is offering this enhanced level of service to our community and our region. I encourage air travelers to make use of this east west direct connection so that we can prove to the carrier that Kamloops and area is a solid investment," said Mayor Ken Christian, City of Kamloops.
"This new direct flight between Montreal and Victoria is excellent news for our two cities. It will allow for greater and more streamlined exchanges, both personal and business. I would like to congratulate Air Canada, who has been steadily increasing direct flights from Montréal. These initiatives position our city as a true economic, political and tourism hub," said Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante.
"Air Canada's investment in Victoria and our region with new non-stop service to Montreal will open up more opportunities for local businesses and our tourism industry. It puts us within easy reach of more international markets and is one more sign of the confidence companies have in our growing economy," said Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps.
"I am sure the citizens of the entire central Vancouver Island area are excited they will be able to fly directly from Nanaimo to Toronto. The growth and the opportunities presented by the expanded Nanaimo Airport are limitless. Thanks to Air Canada for having confidence in YCD and delivering this much desired service," stated Mayor Bill McKay, City of Nanaimo.
These routes are part of Air Canada's strategic expansion of 25 new routes being launched during the 2018 summer season.
Air Canada Rouge A319 aircraft offer high-speed wi-fi services, and a choice of two cabins. All flights are timed to connect conveniently with Air Canada's global schedule, and provide for Aeroplan accumulation and redemption, Star Alliance reciprocal benefits, and for eligible customers, priority check-in, Maple Leaf Lounge access at mainline airports, priority boarding and other benefits.
Toronto-Kamloops Begins Jun 21 until Oct 8 Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday AC1977 departs Toronto at 9:40 am AC1976 departs Kamloops at 12:10 pm Air Canada Rouge 136-seat A319, Premium Rouge and Economy class
Toronto-Nanaimo Begins Jun 22 until Oct 9 Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday AC1975 departs Toronto at 9:30 am AC1974 departs Nanaimo at 12:15 pm Air Canada Rouge 136-seat A319, Premium Rouge and Economy class
Montreal-Victoria Begins Jun 22 until Oct 9 Tuesday, Friday, Sunday AC1685 departs Montreal at 7:30 am AC1684 departs Victoria at 10:50 am Air Canada Rouge 136-seat A319, Premium Rouge and Economy class
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Q: Extracting max date from a database and use output in another query I want to query max date in a table and use this as parameter in a where clausere in another query.  I am doing this:
  query = (""" select
        cast(max(order_date) as date)
    from
        tablename
     """)
    cursor.execute(query)
    d = cursor.fethcone()

as output:[(datetime.date(2021, 9, 8),)]
Then I want to use this output as parameter in another query:
query3=("""select * from anothertable

     where order_date = d::date limit 10""")

cursor.execute(query3)

as output: column "d" does not exist
I tried to cast(d as date) , d::date but nothing works. I also tried to datetime.date(d) no success too.
What I am doing wrong here?

A: There is no reason to select the date then use it in another query. That requires 2 round trips to the server. Do it in a single query. This has the advantage of removing all client side processing of that date.
select *
  from anothertable
 where order_date =
       ( select max(cast(order_date as date ))
           from tablename
       );

I am not exactly how this translates into your obfuscation layer but, from what I see, I believe it would be something like.
query = (""" select *
               from anothertable
              where order_date =
                    ( select max(cast(order_date as date ))
                       from tablename
                    ) """)

cursor.execute(query)

Heed the warning by @OneCricketeer. You may need cast on anothertable order_date as well. So where cast(order_date as date) = ( select ... )

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Chris and Berit have been keeping in touch and continuing the relationship that they began when they met on Zamindar in the summer. They spent a dirty weekend in Paris, then she met Chris' family last weekend, and now he's taking a week off work to spend with her in Copenhagen next week. I do of course plan to ruin any romantic plans they might have by dragging Chris off to the pub at every opportunity to play the complex Danish drinking game, 'woopty-woopty-slam' and giving him a tour of Copenhagen's finest kebab houses.


Born: 29th April 1890, Debenham, Suffolk.
Died: 12th March 1915; age 24; KiA.
Relatives Notified & Address: Son of Polly Chenery, of 64, Albion Street, Ipswich.
1891 Cross Green, Debenham, Suffolk.
Ernest was 10 months old and living with his mother at the home of his maternal grandparents & uncles.
Arthur Chenery, 64, a Carpenter, born Yaxley, Suffolk.
Susannah Chenery (nee Aldous), 49, a Laundress, born Debenham.
Polly Chenery, 18, born Debenham.
Frederick Chenery, 18, born Debenham.
Walter Chenery, 13, born Debenham.
1901 4, John Square, Ipswich.
Edward was 10 years old and living with his widowed grandmother.
Susannah, 58, a Laundress – own account – at home.
1911 Victoria Barracks, Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Edward was 22 years old, a Soldier ranked Private, for the 2nd Battalion of the Lincolnshire Regiment.
Ernest's mother, Polly Chenery, lived with her partner, Charles Alcock at their family home – 64, Albion Street, Ipswich. Polly died, 1938, Ipswich.
Soldiers' Effects to Polly Chenery – mother.
Ernest is also remembered on the war memorial at Holy Trinity Church, Ipswich.


This is not an unusual question.
Whenever a stranger mysteriously appears and does something amazing, spectacular, perhaps even lifesaving, it is the first question people ask: "Who was that? Where did he come from?" We don't want to know just about the brave act; we have to know more. We want to understand. We want to know the hero's background, his training, where his strength and skill come from, who is this guy?!
Maybe you stare in the mirror and ask yourself that question. What you see may be a patchwork of sin, failure, imperfections, and brokenness. You may be struggling to understand your purpose. You may be wearied by the responsibilities and problems you face in work or with your family. Do you stop to consider your identity?
Deep down, truthfully, honestly―who are you?
I'm going to answer you from Scripture. In the sixth chapter of Judges we learn that the Midianites had laid the land of Israel waste and consumed all the harvest, leaving the Israelites with no source of food. When they cried out to the Lord for help, He sent a prophet to say this happened because they had forsaken Him. But He did not leave them alone; He had a deliverer in mind for Israel: Gideon. A young, frustrated, discouraged nobody who was beating out wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites. And when He least expected it, when he though nothing would ever change, the angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, "The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor" (Judges 6:12).
Why would the angel of the Lord say this? To a man who was hiding… to a man who had done nothing heroic, maybe even nothing significant at all. What was the Lord doing?
First, God equips Gideon: He says, "The Lord is with you." For Gideon, and for you and me, we need to know and believe that God is with us.
Over and over in His Word, the Lord tells us: I am your helper (Psalm 118:6), I will save you (Jeremiah 15:20), I will fulfill my purpose for you (Psalm 138:8), you shall not be shaken (Psalm 62:6), I am your guide (Psalm 73:24), I am your keeper (Psalm 121:5), I know the plans I have for you (Jeremiah 29:11).
Second, He gives him a mission. Not because of what he had done, but because of what God has for him to do. "For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do" (Ephesians 2:10).
Do you know who you are? You are a mighty man of valor. Not because of what you have done or not done, but because of what you're about to do, how you will now live. Because God has chosen you. Because He will be with you.
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Last month I visited Woodbury University's gallery on Hollywood Blvd. (WUHO) to see an exhibition featuring the graphic design work of legendary Los Angeles-based designer Deborah Sussman.
As a young teenager, I attended many events during L.A.'s Summer Olympics in 1984, and have long remembered the "supergraphics" and colors used in and around the venues. Orange, bright green, turquoise and magenta were chosen by Sussman and her design team to reflect the world's athletes.
One of my favorite large-scale design elements at the Olympic venues were "Sonotubes," stylish cylindrical artwork which flanked venue entrances — modern-day Greek columns. They look a bit like giant paper towel rolls wrapped in bright hues, patterns and type. A group of Sonotubes was assembled in WUHO's space. It was great to see them again after 30 years!
This show also featured the artist's early work — including brochures and packaging Deborah created while working in the Office of Charles and Ray Eames (where she began her career in 1953). In the 1950s, Ray Eames and Deborah were among the few women designers in our profession.
In the last few years, Deborah's artwork has been featured in several exhibitions. And she's still doing impactful design — Sussman/Prejza & Co. designed downtown L.A.'s Grand Avenue Park wayfinding and graphics (2012). You can't miss the "signature" magenta park benches.
Thanks, Debbie, for inspiring generations of designers — including me!
Deborah talks about her career in these video clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_Qx9eC3DvE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl8j0VSVnW4
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Bright colors defined the '84 Olympics.
Poster showing "kit of parts" (graphic standards) for '84 Olympics.
Get out your sunglasses! :)
Gallery murals show Olympic architectural structures.
Visitors enjoy the artwork.
Vintage brochure for Eames chairs. I have a bright blue "PKC-1" from 1968.
Bags for L.A. County Museum of Art's gift shop (1960s)
Sonotubes flank the rear of the gallery.
More Sonotubes in the spotlight. Cheers!
Let's get moving! Movement Links website launched


Evelyn Lang has been writing haiku and haibun for over twenty years and has been published in many poetry journals including Woodnotes, Modern Haiku, frogpond, the Nor'easter, Hummingbird, and the Haiku Anthology. She has written two books... Wild Pond, and October Stone Journal. A New England native, gardener, poet, sky watcher... she celebrates wildflowers, migrating birds, autumn rain, old book shops and handwritten letters... she travels the seasons in her gardens.
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does anybody know if this is even possible?
I get the same problem if I try to change the resolution when using the camera – pictures and videos are always 640 x 480.
hmm that is a pitty, and weird,full HD is pretty much standard.
will have a search through the QT forums.
maybe they solved this problem.
Good idea! If you find anything useful – can you also share it here?


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Pod: Disney, the Heiress and a Hot Mess
Apr 15, 2022 • 50M
Abigail Disney has sharp words for Chapek and Iger, plus a new challenge: put a low-wage worker on the corporate board
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Today's Ankler Hot Seat podcast is hosted by Tatiana Siegel and welcomes guest Abigail Disney, Fork Films CEO, philanthropist, granddaughter of Roy O. Disney and grandniece of Walt Disney. The woman who is perhaps the single biggest thorn in the side of Disney's two Bobs – former CEO Bob Iger and current CEO Bob Chapek – has been at it again, eviscerating the mega-conglomerate and its "botched" response to Florida's so-called "Don't Say Gay" law.
Disney, who recently wrote an op-ed on the subject for The Washington Post, weighs in on why she won't sit by idly on the sidelines. "The bear needed poking," she tells The Ankler Hot Seat. "[Chapek's] response was so flatfooted and ill-considered. The first round of response was, 'Oops. Well, we're neutral anyway. So don't yell at us.'" First of all, you're not neutral if you're giving money to those particular politicians. I know about their records. Nobody who gives them money should be surprised at all by their stance on this issue. There is no neutral. The right-wing in the case of transgender and LGBTQ people have been coming for their very existence for a long time now."
She says Disney's leadership that well pre-dates Chapek often backs right-wing politicians in its shameless pursuit of profits. "Politicians in general have always benefited by the largesse of Disney in California and Florida and federally as well. But they lean Republican in who they support because Republicans, generally speaking, and politicians on the right are more supportive of what is generally called a pro-business agenda, which means lower taxes, less regulation and more autonomy for companies," the heiress says. "So, I don't think Disney was necessarily thinking about [Florida State Sen. Dennis Baxley's] record when they gave him money. They were thinking about his record on business."
Disney also talked about the mindset behind directing the Sundance documentary The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales, about "America's dysfunctional and unequal economy" focusing on her family's story as a prism to view systemic problems. The project began in 2018, and it rankled corporate brass. ("I had a film crew with me when I went to testify [before Congress]. I know there was a Disney lobbyist there trying to prevent me from testifying," she recalls.
She recounts how she reached out to then-CEO Iger about her concerns about the company's drift towards inequity only to have her emails go unreturned. "It started before I started the film when I wrote a long email to him about my concerns. And of course, my concerns are not the concerns of a person who went to business school. But I think that's partly why they need to be heard. Right? His response to me was really actually dismissive and tiny bit insulting. I wrote him a second time and then I just never heard from him again."
Finally, in this podcast she challenges Disney to put a rank-and-file worker on the board to represent employee interests. "I don't know why boards are always filled with managers when the lion's share of workers are [low-level] workers. Their interests should be represented at the board level." Instead, the company's top tier, particularly Iger, accumulated fabulous wealth on the backs of those workers (Iger and Chapek's comp packages were reported at $45.9 million and $32 million respectively in 2021). "Bob Iger never took a risk in his life," she notes. "He took risks by purchasing other companies, but was he ever in danger of losing his house. Never. So to get rewarded that way [and] having never taken that kind of risk, it feels wrong."
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The Good news for students everywhere. The application period for the Microsoft Internship in Canada 2023 is currently open. Microsoft offers fully-funded internships in Canada to all Udergraduate, Graduate, MBA, and Doctoral Students. This is a Good opportunity to begin your internship with one of the top firms in the globe. Just bring your own thoughts, insights, and enthusiasm! The internship application process is free. No application cost is necessary to submit an application. The Internship is offered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Join a Microsoft Canada Internship Program and go to the Microsoft Canada headquarters from your own country. Both male and female candidates may apply.
Minimum duration of the internship is One Month; maximum duration is six months. The internships at Microsoft University are open to students from throughout the world. As an intern, you will earn a respectable salary, relocation benefits, and a variety of other incredible advantages, as well as round-trip tickets to Canada. No IELTS requirements exist. No Registration or Registration Fees. Do what you please and submit your applications online. The details, eligibility requirements, and other information regarding the Microsoft Internship in Canada 2023 can be found below.
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The yearly Black Easter event, The Inferno Metal Festival, is on in Oslo. It started yesterday, with the first of four full concert nights at the Rockefeller Music Hall with bands playing on two stages for almost two thousand fans from all over the world. The headliner the first night was Dimmu Borgir.
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Barkerville Gold Mines (CVE: BGM) announced Tuesday a $15 million gold covering 12,500 ounces loan from a company (2176423 Ontario Limited) wholly-owned by Eric Sprott.
Barkerville will use the money to keep operating, apply for reinstatement on the TSX Venture Exchange and pay back a $1.5 million bridge loan from Sprott Resource Lending Partnership .
The lifeline extended by Sprott comes less than a week after the legendary precious metals investor sold some 6 million shares at $2.70 in his investment management company Sprott Inc (TSE:SII) according to Canadian Insider.
Trade in Vancouver-based Barkerville was suspended in August last year after problems with the technical report for its Cariboo project in central British Columbia.
At the end of June 2012 when Barkerville announced eye-watering resource estimates – 10.6 million ounces of contained gold at some of the best grades in the industry – for the Cow Mountain section, its stock exploded.
It did not take long for red flags to be raised about what would be one of the richest gold deposits in the world and the stock duly tanked.
Almost a year later the updated estimate shows a much more sober resource of 4.98 million indicated and inferred ounces.
When Barkerville's shares start trading again it would be interesting to see if retail investors display the same kind of confidence in the company as Eric Sprott clearly does.


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'tis the season for some spooky tattoos…Chris and Brian have drawn up about 50 Halloween themed tattoos based on decorations from the 1950's and 1960's. We are doing these from today until Halloween. $60-$100. First come, first served!


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All Other Real Property Cases filed in Maryland
Cases 1 - 10 of 16
Quarles v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. et al
Filed: November 4, 2020 as 8:2020cv03200
Defendant: Bluewater Investment Holdings, LLC, U.S. Bank Trust, National Association as Trustee for the Blue Water Investment Trust 2017-1, Bunglow Series III Trust, and Cabana Series III Trust, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Plaintiff: Michelle Quarles
Court: Fourth Circuit › Maryland › US District Court for the District of Maryland
Type: Real Property › Real Property: Other
NationStar Mortgage LLC v. U.S. Bank, N.A. et al
Plaintiff: NationStar Mortgage LLC doing business as Mr.Cooper
Defendant: U.S. Bank, N.A., Aimee K. Sirmon
Cause Of Action: Diversity-Real Property
U.S. Bank v. Bubb et al.
Filed: January 2, 2020 as 1:2020cv00002
Plaintiff: U.S. Bank. N.A., As Indenture Trustee, For the CIM Trust 2016-2, Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 201602, U.S. Bank, N.A., As Indenture Trustee, For the CIM Trust 2016-2, Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2016-2
Defendant: Nancy J Bubb, Henry Taylor Davis, Henry Taylor Davis, Jr.
Cause Of Action: Diversity-Declaratory Judgement
Diamond v. U.S. Bank N.A. et al.
Defendant: OCWEN Loan Servicing LLC, Stellar Investments Trust, U.S. Bank N.A. and others
Plaintiff: Jeffrey Diamond, Georgia Diamond
Lindauer v. American Heritage Lending Corporation et al
Defendant: U.S. Bank N.A. , OCWEN Loan Servicing LLC
Plaintiff: John H. Lindauer, Jr.
Type: Real Property › All Other Real Property
U.S. Bank National Association v. Shamoon et al
Filed: June 5, 2017 as 1:2017cv01533
Plaintiff: U.S. Bank National Association
Defendant: Benice N. Shamoon, The Private Residences at Ontario Place Condominium Association, D.P.C. Alliance, Inc. and others
Rufus v. Seneca Mortgage Servicing, LLC et al
Plaintiff: Brenda Rufus
Defendant: Seneca Mortgage Servicing, LLC, Michael Radziewicz, Gerard Dupree and others
U.S. Bank, N.A. v. Billingsley et al
Plaintiff: U.S. Bank, N.A.
Defendant: Robert Billingsley, Angela Billingsley, Julian Castro and others
Cause Of Action: Quiet Title
U.S. Bank, N.A. v. Edwards et al
Defendant: Dionyssios Edwards, Kandi Edwards, Tower Federal Credit Union and others
Cause Of Action: Diversity Action
U.S. Bank Trust, N.A. v. Castillio et al
Plaintiff: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A.
Defendant: Anthony D. Castillio, Sr., Sharon Castillio, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Cause Of Action: Declaratory Judgement


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This is the music-scores Chopin sheet music section. We currently have 135 files available for download.
3rd Study main theme arranged for alto saxophone and piano.
3rd Study main theme arranged for bassoon and piano.
This very well known and beautiful Nocturne was dedicated to Marie Pleyel, the talented wife of the piano manufacturer Camille Pleyel. This arrangement is in A major, for Cello and Guitar duo.
This very well known and beautiful Nocturne was dedicated to Marie Pleyel, the talented wife of the piano manufacturer Camille Pleyel. This arrangement is in D major, for Cello and Guitar duo.
This very well known and beautiful Nocturne was dedicated to Marie Pleyel, the talented wife of the piano manufacturer Camille Pleyel. This arrangement is in G major, for Cello and Piano.
3rd Study main theme arranged for cello and piano.
Largo Prelude for piano, known as Suffocation and played at Chopins funeral. Arranged for Cello and Guitar duo, E minor.
Largo Prelude for piano, known as Suffocation and played at Chopins funeral. Arranged for Cello and Guitar duo, A minor.
The harmonic A major Prelude, known as The Polish Dancer: for Cello and Guitar duo.
Mazurka: a thoughtful dance arranged for Cello and Guitar.
Mazurka: a thoughtful dance arranged for Cello and Piano.
Valse melancolique: a lugubrious waltz but it is nevertheless exquisite. This arrangement is in G minor, for Cello and Piano.
This very well known and beautiful Nocturne, originally in Eb, has been arranged as a duo for 2 Cellos. Uses only treble and bass clef.


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Waltham Forest Council has revealed that it is considering a blanket licensing scheme for landlords in the East London borough.
The scheme is due to be enforced on 1st April 2015 and run until 31st March 2020.
All private landlords must register and those that do not comply could face fines of up to £20,000 for not having a license and up to £5,000 for other infringements.
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has responded, saying it does not believe licensing is an appropriate method of improving standards in the private rental sector and tackling rogue landlords.