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By Myron Moskovitz | May 17, 2021
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Myron is author of Strategies On Appeal (CEB, 2021) and Winning An Appeal (5th ed., Carolina Academic Press). The Daily Journal designated Moskovitz Appellate Team as one of California's top boutique law firms. Prior "Moskovitz On Appeal" columns can be found at http://moskovitzappellateteam.com/blog.
MOSKOVTIZ ON APPEAL
What is the most challenging task for an appellate advocate?
Winning an ordinary appeal is tough, because appellate courts reverse less than 20% of the time. Obtaining a writ of mandate is even tougher, because appellate courts issue them less than 10% of the time.
But those challenges pale before the toughest of all: getting a top court -- the California Supreme Court or the U.S. Supreme Court -- to take a case in the first place.
These high courts have complete discretion to control their dockets, and every day they face a tall pile of petitions for review and certiorari -- many more than they have time to hear on the merits. The overwhelming majority of these petitions are turned down with a short order: "Petition denied." With no explanation.
The odds of getting a cert petition or petition for review granted in a civil case are daunting. About 97% of these petitions are denied. That's right, your chance of getting a hearing on the merits is around 3%. Once you get through that door, the chance of undoing the Court of Appeal opinion goes up to about 50%. But getting your foot into that 3% crack is much harder.
How might you squeeze into this tiny cohort?
Here's the most important thing to understand. Of course, you believe the Court of Appeal opinion was unfair to your client. That's too bad, but it will not get you into the 3%. Supreme Courts do not view themselves as courts of "error-review." They have more important things on its mind -- like running a justice system for the whole state or country. These Supreme Courts want to hear cases that have a broad effect, well beyond the parties.
In California, our starting point is Rule of Court 8.500(b)(1). You must show the California Supreme Court that its input is needed for one of two reasons:
When necessary to secure uniformity of decision or to settle an important question of law.
Let look at the first reason.
"Secure uniformity of decision" means you must show a conflict among reported Court of Appeal opinions. "Reported" (or "published") because only those opinions constitute precedent. And a "conflict" usually means an express conflict, as in an opinion that says -- right there in black and white: "We decline to follow Smith v. Jones."
Most lawyers assert a conflict by arguing that the Court of Appeal opinion they are challenging is inconsistent with other Court of Appeal opinions. Welcome to the 97% denial pile. Everybody tries this, and it almost never works. To get the Supreme Court's attention, you really need an opinion that says -- clearly, expressly, and right out loud -- "We decline to follow X."
Such express conflicts rarely occur. So let's look at the second reason: Supreme Court review is needed "to settle an important question of law."
Most petitions discuss the cases, and then argue that the question of law is "important" because the cases are not consistent, could be clearer, etc. Join the 97%. Almost never works.
The most promising route -- tried by very few petitions -- is to show that the "question of law" is "important" in the real world. The Court of Appeal opinion you are challenging will really screw up an entire industry, a significant institution, or the like. Not just your client. If your Court of Appeal opinion was published, that goes a long way to showing it is "important," because a published opinion -- and only a published opinion -- constitutes precedent that trial courts must follow. If your opinion is "unpublished," your chance of getting into the 3% is extremely low. It happens, though, once in a blue moon.
But even among few published opinions, very few get accepted for review. It takes more than that to show the issue is "important." (A dissent helps.)
But how can you show real world "importance" in your petition for review? Your petition might speculate on what might happen. But it would be better to back it up with facts -- evidence that the opinion will hurt other people, other companies, or other public agencies. You might be able to find articles, websites, etc. that show this -- but that's often tough to do.
Why not go straight to the horse's mouth? Get people and institutions affected by the Court of Appeal opinion to tell the Supreme Court exactly how that opinion has already affected them or might affect them in the future.
That can be done via amicus letters.
An amicus letter is not an amicus brief. An amicus brief is filed after the Supreme Court grants review, and usually argues the legal issues encompassed by the issues on which the Supreme Court has granted review.
An amicus letter has a very different purpose. It merely urges the Supreme Court to take the case, to grant the petition for review.
Understanding this distinction is crucial.
The focus of an amicus brief is the law. The focus of an amicus letter is the effect of the opinion on what's happening out in the real world. There is little need for an amicus letter to attack the legal analysis in the Court of Appeal opinion, if the petition for review has already done a decent job of that.
There's even a special Rule of Court dealing with amicus letters, Rule 8.500(g):
(g) Amicus curiae letters
(1) Any person or entity wanting to support or oppose a petition for review or for an original writ must serve on all parties and send to the Supreme Court an amicus curiae letter rather than a brief.
(2) The letter must describe the interest of the amicus curiae. Any matter attached to the letter or incorporated by reference must comply with rule 8.504(e).
(3) Receipt of the letter does not constitute leave to file an amicus curiae brief on the merits under rule 8.520(f).
The amicus letter should focus on impact, rather than law. As in, "The Court of Appeal will cause serious problems in our title insurance industry, because it allows titles to be clouded in the following way...." Or, "The Court of Appeal opinion will make it difficult for public agencies to induce contractors to bid on construction projects for public buildings, because...."
Supreme Court justices and law clerks are experts in the law. But they often know little about the intricacies of title insurance, construction industry practices, how airports are operated, the practices of commercial fishermen, and the like. Amicus letters from key players in these areas can tell the court, "Hey! This opinion is really messing up our industry! Here's how...."
So how do you get good amicus letters?
Let's start with how much time you need.
A Court of Appeal opinion becomes "final" 30 days after it was issued. (A petition for rehearing does not extend this time unless it led the Court of Appeal to change the bottom line, e.g., from "Affirmed" to "Reversed" or "Modified.")
After the 30 days runs, you then have 10 days to file your petition for review to the California Supreme Court.
The Supremes then have a maximum of 60 days to decide whether to hear the case. But they usually don't take that long. A law clerk will begin work on your petition right after all the papers relating to the petition have been filed. Your opponent has the right to file an "answer" to your petition within 20 days after the petition was filed, and then you have 10 days to file a reply. So if an answer is filed, the law clerk won't begin work until the reply is filed or the 10 days runs without a reply.
The bottom line: In most cases, the Supreme Court law clerk won't begin to write his memo to the court -- recommending grant or denial -- until 30 days after you file your petition for review.
After that 30 days, the Supreme Court might act of the petition at any time. So it's important to get amicus letters filed within that 30 day period. If, however, someone has trouble getting the letter out within 30 days, it's still worth sending in the letter after that. If your case has a decent chance of getting review, the law clerk will probably put it on "the A List," which has a higher chance of a grant, and will might take longer for the court to act upon.
And this can happen: Your opponent chooses not to file an answer. This shortens the relevant period. As soon as the 20 days to file an answer runs, with no answer filed, the Supreme Court law clerk has all the relevant papers she needs -- just your petition -- so she gets to work on her memo. That means amicus letters should be filed within that 20 days (or very soon after it runs).
Lining up amicus letters can take time, so it's best to start early. Some companies or public agencies might need to get approval from their governing boards to file an amicus letter, and their boards might meet only once a month or so.
Therefore, soon after you decide to file a petition for review, start contacting potential amicus letter writers. This usually happens soon after you get the Court of Appeal opinion you want to challenge. So that's the time to get on the phone.
Whom do you call? Start with the most prestigious institution or company in the industry. If they agree to write a letter, it's more likely that the others will follow.
Whom do you call within the company, public agency, etc.? If you know someone, call them. If you can, talk to a lawyer -- maybe the general counsel. Your pitch has a better chance of being understood if it's heard by a lawyer.
Your client might be better at this than you are. Your client is likely to know people in his industry and have good relations with them. And the client might be better able to convince the person to write the letter, by showing the person how the Court of Appeal opinion might hurt his company, by trading favors, etc. Put your client to work on this.
The person being solicited is likely to want to know more about the case than what you or your client can provide over the phone. They'll want to see the Court of Appeal opinion, and they'll probably want to see your petition for review. So get to work on your petition early. Do not wait until the 10-day period begins to run. Start soon after you get the Court of Appeal opinion. Then you might have at least a draft to send to potential amicus letter writers.
Make it easy on the people you solicit. Tell them that their letter should be short, no more than a page or two. The letter should keep the discussion of the law to a minimum, and focus on the real world impact of the decision on the industry or institution. The more specific, the better. If possible, the letter should spell out examples of how the opinion has already screwed things up -- or, if that's all they have, how it might screw things up in the future.
Here's another problem. If you persuade the Supreme Court that the Court of Appeal opinion is wrong, the Supreme Court might simply order the opinion "depublished." Presto! No more precedent! But this doesn't do your client any good, because the Court of Appeal's decision still stands. Solution: Ask your letter writers if the opinion is well-known in the industry. If it is, it can screw things up even if unpublished, because it could encourage other litigants to make the same arguments -- which have not been rejected by the Supreme Court, because a depublication order is not construed as a ruling on the merits. If the facts support this, ask your letter writer to discuss it.
It's usually best if a lawyer writes the amicus letter. But it's not essential. I've seen excellent amicus letters written by knowledgeable lay people.
Do not write the amicus letter yourself. Rule of Court 8.520(f) says an amicus brief must identify any "party in the pending appeal" who authored any part of it (or paid for it). Read literally, this does not apply to amicus letters, but it should. Talk to the writer about what might work, but let them write the letter.
If the writer is short of time or ideas, it's OK for them to say that they join with another amicus letter. This is why it's good to get an amicus letter from an important player filed early on.
The amicus letter should be sent by TruFiling to the chief justice of the California Supreme Court. Just go to TruFiling's website to see how to do it. The letter should include the name of the case and the Supreme Court case number. You may, if you prefer, mail your letter to the Supreme Court -- with "proof of service" on all parties. This takes longer to reach the court than TruFiling, and errors on the proof of service are not uncommon. So it's safer and quicker to use TruFiling.
I've prepared a short memo on amicus letters to send to potential letter writers. If you'd like a copy, let me know.
Getting good amicus letters takes work, but if it gets you into that 3%, it's worth it.
And here's an added bonus. If the Supreme Court grants your petition, you'll start writing your opening brief to the Supreme Court. It would be nice to include a section on the real world impact of a ruling against you -- and have something to cite to back you up. This is where those amicus letters could once again come in handy, as the court already has them. 
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Taiwan representative to the Philippines Michael Hsu (right) presents a donation of US$200,000 to MECO Deputy Resident Representative Gilberto F. Laue... Taiwan representative to the Philippines Michael Hsu (right) presents a donation of US$200,000 to MECO Deputy Resident Representative Gilberto F. Lauengco (left). (CNA photo)
The Manila Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei (MECO) thanked Taiwan on Friday (Nov. 20) for donating US$200,000 to disaster relief efforts in the Philippines, as the country works to rebuild from the damage caused by three major typhoons in recent weeks.
Since October, the Philippines has been hit in succession by typhoons Molave, Goni and Vamco, which have resulted in the deaths of at least 125 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless, according to the country's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
On Friday, Taiwan representative to the Philippines Michael Hsu (徐佩勇) presented MECO with a donation of US$200,000 to go toward humanitarian relief efforts.
The gift was coordinated with the business group Taiwan Association Philippines (TAP), which made a separate donation of PHP70,000 (US$14,504) to those affected by the storms.
Expressing gratitude for the donations, MECO Deputy Resident Representative Gilberto F. Lauengco told CNA that "every time" the Philippines is hit by a natural disaster, Taiwan's public and private sectors have stepped up to provide generous assistance.
In Taipei, he said, multiple civic groups have organized efforts in recent week to donate money, food, and clothing to victims of the typhoons.
"We are extremely grateful to Taiwan's government and people, who never hesitate to offer a helping hand in the aftermath of such disasters," Lauengco said.
Meanwhile, TAP Chairwoman Huang Ya-hui (黃雅惠) said her group was planning an additional donation for residents of Marikina City, which had suffered major damage in the storms.
"Other places also need help, and we're looking to see what we can do for them," she said.
Hsu pointed out that he had held three diplomatic postings in the Philippines and had never seen such extensive typhoon damage.
He noted that Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) had sent her thoughts to the country and promised to provide assistance in a Twitter post last week.
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William Golding's 1954 masterpiece, 'Lord of the Flies,' describes schoolboys' descent into savagery. Golding suggests that civilization, like the presumed innocence of childhood, is nothing more than a foolish dream meant to cover humanity's innate brutality.
Are We Men or Are We Beasts? - Civilization in Lord of the Flies
Remember when you were young and you wanted nothing more than to hang out with your buddies, safe from the prying eyes of parents, teachers, and any adult who might spoil your fun? Well, that's exactly the situation in which the schoolboys in William Golding's iconic 1954 novel, Lord of the Flies, find themselves. But we're not talking here about a few stolen hours adventuring in the great outdoors or some legendary teenage party when the parents leave for a night. We're talking here about boys ranging from preschool to preteen age struggling to survive alone on a deserted island.
Presumably, these boys were airlifted, like the thousands of children who were evacuated from the besieged towns and cities of Europe during the bombardments of World War II, taken from their homes, their families, and everything they had known in order to find safety away from the front lines. But these boys didn't make it to safety. Their plane was shot down and the adults who had accompanied them on their flight did not survive. And so these good little British boys, from the nation's most elite boarding schools and best families, had to fend for themselves while awaiting rescue.
Initially, the boys are giddy with freedom, running wild on the beautiful island and drunk with the idea that this world was their own - no rules, no discipline, no punishment. But, as is so often the case, best buddies today become mortal enemies tomorrow. Their descent is both tragic and terrifying.
Left alone on their tropical island, schoolboy skirmishes turn into barbaric cruelty. The petty grievances of childhood become appalling blood-thirst. Golding shows us that childhood is not the land of innocence. He shows us that, all too often, the natural condition of humanity is savagery. Civilization is little more than a frail covering to mask human brutality, a covering that unravels with breathless, sickening speed at the slightest tug of a thread.
Where the Sun Never Sets: Britain as the Height of Western Civilization
Golding's schoolboys are proud of their British heritage. For more than 200 years, Britain had been the unquestioned leader of the Western world, a military, political, social, and technological powerhouse. The British Empire spanned the globe, with British-controlled territories thriving across Asia, Africa, North and South America, and Australia.
So the boys see their first task as the building of a new society, one that would honor them as Britons. Jack, one of the two leaders of the group of boys, puts it this way, 'After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything. So we've got to do the right things.'
The (Un)conditioned Arm: Civilization and Violence
The truth is civilization isn't sexy; it isn't fun. Civilization is restraint, as illustrated early in the story, when Roger throws rocks at the youngest children, but purposely aims to miss them. Golding writes, 'Here, invisible yet strong, was the taboo of the old life. Round the squatting child was the protection of parents and school and policemen and the law. Roger's arm was conditioned by a civilization that knew nothing of him and was in ruins.'
These 'ruins' are not just the fact that here, on the tropical island, the shattered plane is the last physical remnant of the civilized world the boys came from. Even more than that is the reality of a modern Western civilization torn to shreds by the second brutal world war in nearly as many decades. Civilization and all the protections it affords, from schools to policemen to parents, are fragile strongholds, indeed, ready to crumble at the slightest blow.
Jolly Good Fun: The Allure of Savagery
In Lord of the Flies, perhaps the most chilling element is how seductive and subtle savagery really can be. Jack's main rival for leadership on the island is Ralph, who, guided by the physically weak but wise-beyond-his-years adviser, Piggy, represents order, restraint, and civility.
Ralph and Piggy soon find their ranks dwindling, as more and more boys defect to Jack's camp, joining his band of 'savages.' One of Ralph's last hold outs, Bill, puts it this way, 'And the hunting and all that, being savages I mean - it must be jolly good fun.'
Jack and his savages signify gratification: they are hunters, feasting on pig meat while Ralph and his civilized tribe subsist on unripe fruit and whatever else might be foraged from the island. Jack and his savages dance and romp and run naked through the jungle, competing against, and often brutalizing, one another in sinister contests of courage and domination.
Conversely, Ralph and Piggy make rules, hold meetings, and work toward rescue. Jack and his savages are the forces of aggression, domination, blood-thirst, and sensual pleasure. They illustrate exactly what Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) determined so long ago, that human life in the state of nature is 'nasty, brutish, and short.'
The Monster Behind the Mask: Jack and the Savages
Though Jack begins determined to advance the standard of British civilization even here in the tropical wilds, he is the one who proves the most savage of all; he quickly devolves into a brutal dictator, painting his face, running naked through the jungle, and ruling the boys through fear, torture, and, eventually, murder. This is because savagery takes the painted tribe, and especially alpha, or lead, males like Jack outside of themselves. Golding frequently describes the paint Jack and his tribe wears as a mask, its wearers 'painted out of recognition.'
The loss of civilization is a loss of self, as Golding shows when one of the island's youngest castaways, Percival Wemys Madison, forgets his name and home address. The last link connecting Percival to the civilized world has gone and it has taken Percival's identity with it. And when civilization, as fragile and unreliable as it may be, crumbles, what is left is the human animal: self-serving, oppressive, violent, and cruel - like Jack.
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William Golding's 1954 masterpiece, Lord of the Flies, presents a chilling portrait of the fragility of civilization and the inherent brutality of humanity. The story of British schoolboys stranded alone on a tropical island, the novel reveals the false ideal of the innocence of childhood, as the boys quickly descend into savagery. Civilization in Lord of the Flies is represented as restraint and self-control, but it's a weak defense against the human tendency toward violence.
While Ralph and Piggy exemplify the civilized world, Jack represents the allure of savagery. Jack and his hunters feast on pig meat while Ralph's band subsists on unripe fruit. Jack's savages paint themselves and romp naked through the forest while Ralph and Piggy hold formal meetings and work hard toward rescue. Golding suggests that once civilization crumbles, so, too, does the self. All that is left is the human animal: selfish, bloodthirsty, and cruel.
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For thousands of years, people have known that the best way to understand a concept is to explain it to someone else.
Your ideas will never be more effective than your ability to make others grasp them.
According to research, learners retain approximately 90% of what they learn when they explain/teach the concept to someone else, or use it immediately.
When you share, you remember better. It challenges your understanding and forces you to think. So, if nothing else, teach others for your own sake.
Don't worry about whether you've hit "expert" status yet, or how big (or small) your audience is.
You don't even need an audience to use this method.
Even if you have an audience of zero, you can start blogging about new ideas you come across.
You could start a podcast, create a video and share the knowledge you're learning on YouTube.
You'll reap the benefits in your own learning progress, whether you're helping others (yet) or not.
Focus on what you are learning right now and how you can share those lessons in a way that will help others or yourself.
I use this method to write everyday.
And I share most of what I learn here on Medium.
Learn by teaching someone else a topic in simple terms so you can quickly pinpoint the holes in your knowledge.
It's a mental model coined by Nobel-prize winning physicist Richard Feynman.
Known as the "Great Explainer," Feynman was revered for his ability to clearly illustrate dense topics like quantum physics for virtually anybody.
The Feynman Technique is laid out clearly in James Gleick's biography, Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman.
Writing down what you learn every now and then has proven to be a great way to cement new knowledge in your mind.
Every time you learn something new, read a chapter of your favourite book or listen to something life-changing, take a quick second to jot down what you remember.
An even better approach is to force yourself to jot something down when you are halfway through the content.
Psychologists call it the "testing effect".
When you keep trying to remember a piece of information, you interrupt the forgetting process and help cement the memory of that information into your brain.
Research shows that people who follow strategy B [read ten pages at once, then close the book and write a one page summary] remember 50 percent more material over the long term than people who follow strategy A [read ten pages four times in a row and try to memorize them]. This is because of one of deep practice's most fundamental rules: Learning is reaching. Passively reading a book — a relatively effortless process, letting the words wash over you like a warm bath — doesn't put you in the sweet spot. Less reaching equals less learning.
And for better results when you choose to write your own summaries, use the good old pen and notebook.
Researchers say using pen and paper creates a stronger cognitive link to the material than merely typing because typing happens far too quickly for retention to take place.
In one study, researchers asked university students to take notes while watching TED talks.
They found out later that students who had used laptops performed worse on conceptual questions, even though they had been able to write down more words than those who took notes by hand.
So if you're trying to remember what you read or if your goal is to fully comprehend and remember what you are learning, you'll be better off using a notebook and pen.
And you can always go back to the source content to read more or refresh your mind if you forget.
If you want to retain even the simplest concepts, it pays to explain it to your audience, share it with someone else, write it down, or start a discussion about it.
The ultimate test of your knowledge is your capacity to transfer it to another.
You can apply the 50/50 rule in all fields of learning.
Not only is this a wonderful recipe for learning but it's also a different way of thinking that can help you understand ideas better.


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Rottweilers are known for being a strong breed. They are quite large, ranging from 75 to 130 pounds, depending on whether your Rottie is a male or a female. When you are taking them for their walk, they probably want to go where ever they want, and sometimes they succeed, pulling us halfway across the neighborhood before we can get them to stop.
This is very bad behavior, and you need to establish a dominant role in your Rottweiler's life so you can start taking control of them, and not let them take control of you.
This is not an easy task, so I am not going to pretend like it is. You must establish a dominant role if you want your Rottweiler to respect you. This starts in the home. At dinner time, you must always eat your dinner first, then feed your Rottweiler. And no table food! This is a good place to start establishing the dominant role.
Also, when you are walking around your house, and your Rottie is following you, make sure you always enter and exit the room first, letting your Rottweiler follow behind you. But it is not that simple, make sure you invite them in or out with you. Using their name, tell them, "come on." Wait for them to follow you and then reward them with a pat on the head.
When walking your Rottweiler, try to maintain that same level of dominance you are using in your home. Always control what direction you will be walking, and when the walk is over. You can do this by always making sure your Rottweiler is next to you and not in front of you leading you around. Following, I will explain how you can practice this exercise.
First, you must not let your Rottweiler get away with pulling on the leash. If they are pulling, it is important to not pull back. Stand your ground. Be very firm. If you pull back, you only create a tug of war situation, and your strong, bullheaded Rottweiler is always going to win. Instead, just keep your grip firm, show then that this is not a game, and that you will not give them any more leash than what you are offering them. And always reward good behavior with plenty of praise.
Next is an exercise that may become frustrating and keep you literally walking in circles, but it is essential in teaching a Rottweiler to understand that they may not take control of the walk, only you can. When you Rottweiler starts to pull in one direction, simply turn around and walk in another direction. When you turn around, make sure you stand your ground, do not give them extra leash, and continue walking in the direction you choose with your eyes forward and confidently walk ahead of them. As soon as they start to try to dominate the walk, turn around and go in another direction. Continue this exercise until your Rottweiler understands that this is how you behave when walking on the leash. It will take patience, but that is a part of training.
We all know Rottweilers can have a one track mind. They can become easily distracted, especially when they are excited about going for a walk. Anytime you take your Rottweiler out of your home and into a new environment, there are always going to be distractions. Whether that distraction is squirrels, people, other dogs, loud construction, or traffic, we must keep our Rottweiler focused on us.
This may require you to bring along a toy from home that your Rottie likes to play with. Or even a few treats or pieces of dog food. These tools can now be used to avert distractions. If your Rottie is walking along with you and becomes overwhelmed with excitement when they see the neighbors are also taking their dog for a walk across the street, if your dog is pulling on the leash, turn around and head in another direction and distract them by showing them their toy. Make them think that now you are going to play a game. Toss them their toy a few times. Now that they are focused on you, start walking again. If another distraction comes along, avert the distraction by repeating this exercise. When you feel they have done a great job keeping their focus on you, it is ok to reward them with a treat or a piece of dog food. This positive reinforcement can help the dog better understand what you are trying to teach them.
It takes a lot of patience to correct leash pulling, and it requires a lot of walking in circles, but eventually your Rottweiler will get the hint and understand that leash pulling actually gets you nowhere.


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I really dig those styles they strip off
Today in Episode 581, something a little different. I always like recruiting amateurs, "real" people rather than professional models, and Cal and Marcy are about as real as it gets. They're fans of this site who asked if they could play and I said sure. They brought their friend Gemma along for the ride, too, and they make a fun set of three. You can see their giddy excitement at being exposed for the cameras.
I was recently asked about Trinity and whether she'd be coming back, and I've also gotten inquiries about several other players. The unfortunate answer is that she's not likely to be back anytime soon, and the same is true of many other popular players. See, we do most of our filming locally in the Seattle area, but for many years we took an annual trip back East for a whirlwind week of shooting players there, mostly pro or semi-pro models but a few amateurs too. There's a certain room with a yellow couch where we usually stayed and shot. A lot of you will recognize it.
Those trips were very productive but also very stressful and very expensive. So we don't do them anymore, but that means that many of the players we shot there won't be returning unless they make the trip out here. Some of them actually do. See for example the recent POV with Cyndi. So it's not entirely hopeless, but don't hold your breath. Sorry. I wish I had better news.
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When do you get a double, but end up well past second base?
The title is a riddle. Good luck with it. If you can't figure it out, check out Episode 580, published today. But first, I want to talk about Episode P156, which was the subject of a blog post earlier this week. It was published on Wednesday, and the reviews are in:
"A masterpiece!" --Bud
"Wonderful!" --m
"Red Diamante has truly outdone himself!" --Red Diamante
So run, don't walk, to the LostBets POV store and buy a copy of Episode P156. You'll be glad you did.
Now, about 580. Avi is back, after making her first appearance just a few weeks ago. There's a story behind why she's back so soon which I'll tell one day, but for now, it had something to do with everybody's favorite cock-with-a-wisecracking-person-attached, Dante. Also appearing is Dante's friend Thomas, making his first appearance on camera and it shows. And also making their first appearances on video, tall and voluptuous Lydia and petite but also voluptuous Cass.
Ordinarily, I start newbies off with relatively tame forfeits to ease them in, but this was an exception. See, these three girls had agreed to risk something rather extreme, but some were more reluctant about it than others and I wanted to do it before they changed their mind. People who like their forfeits hardcore, especially hardcore involving butts, will appreciate this.
By the way, if you hear a door opening and closing during the forfeit, it's because my friend Edie came by for a visit and I went to let her in. She'd never seen a porn shoot before and was curious to see what it was like. I think she was impressed, although regrettably it didn't help me get laid. Life is full of these little disappointments, but at least I got to whisper, "We have to be very quiet going in, because I have people DPing in there," so I can cross that one of the bucket list.
It was the best of POVs, it was the worst of POVs
Fans of the POVs have been disappointed lately, since there hasn't been a new one in quite awhile. Well, this Wednesday I'm finally publishing new one, and I think you're gonna like it. In my opinion, it's the worst POV I've ever done, yup. But it's also the best. By a lot, I think.
It's the worst in terms of technical quality. A number of the cameras (including the one your opponent was looking directly at) just flat-out didn't work, and the ones that remained weren't our best cameras. But IMO in terms of content, it's the best (or at least one of the best) POVs to date. If you like ENF, you'll love this one. If you like forced masturbation, you'll love this one. If you like JOI, you'll love this one.
Unlike the regular episodes, which are mostly candid and real, the POVs can't be real in the same way. Usually, I have the girls ad-lib their games against their nonexistent opponents. Some of the girls are really good at this, some aren't, but there are things you just can't get without a real script. I haven't done a fully-scripted production since Episode 017. (That remains one of my best-selling episodes, even though it makes me embarrassed to watch it today,) Well, I wrote a script for this one, and it's pretty good, if I do say so myself.
In the scenario, you're studying for your Anatomy and Physiology final, when Cyndi comes in. She's studying for the same exam and is having trouble with the unit on the male reproductive system, and she's wondering if you'll give her a little show-n-tell to help her understand it better. You agree, as long as she'll do the same so you can get a better understanding of female anatomy, but she reacts with shock and horror. It's different for girls to expose themselves to guys, she protests, and it'd be way too embarrassing for her to let you closely examining her body. One thing leads to another, and you end up playing a game of strip poker, with the naked loser having to exhibit their body to help the winner. At first, just an anatomy lesson is at stake, but after some mutual trash-talk the stakes are raised so the loser also has to demonstrate sexual arousal, and raised again so the loser has to show what their gender's sexual climax looks like. And the game goes on.
Two endings available. Nearly 303 minutes long Published in both regular and 180° panoramic versions. Episode P156, coming on Wednesday, 16 August 2017.
But today, it's Episode 579, with the foursome of Alisha, Helena, Selena, and Starli. This one's for the WAM fans, and also for those who like sprinkles. Enjoy.
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Cretan Nectar is the oldest traditional vinegar-making factory based on the island of Crete. It produces, bottles and distributes not only traditional vinegar but also innovating products such as Hot Spicy Vinegar and Balsamic Vinegar Drink.
In 2009, Cretan Nectar confederated in the Vinolio Creta group of companies, making the re-designing of its corporate identity obligatory. This was essential in order for the company to be up to date with the contemporary image of Vinolio Creta and also, to be able to successfully face the continuously growing competition and variety of traditional products.
busy-b took on the project of bringing the company's vision to life by designing the logo and the packaging for a range of unique products.
We chose the animal Capra Aegagrus Creticus as a symbol-logo of the company, because it is a type of wild goat that lives exclusively on the mountains of Crete, thus creating a clear and unique identity that enhances the purity of the product. We designed it in a style that gives a modern dimension to a traditional product. The colour range used is inspired by the colours of the rocks where Capra Aegagrus Creticus lives, a fact that further reinforces the authenticity of the proposal.


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Facebook's face recognition thinks black people are monkeys
To err is not only human, but also typical of machines: Facebook users who recently watched a video posted in June 2020 by a British tabloid about racism against black men received an unusual automatic prompt. They were asked if they "would like to continue to watch videos about primates".
Facebook switches off the recommendation function
The clip of the British Daily Mail with the Title "White man calls police about black men at the port" shows clashes between black people celebrating a birthday with a white civilian and summoned police officers in Connecticut. A black man is handcuffed out of a house and temporarily arrested – apparently largely for no reason. There is no reference to great apes or other animals in the video.
Facebook has, according to the New York Times an investigation into the case is initiated and the recommendation function triggered on the basis of biometric face recognition is deactivated. On Friday, the US company apologized for the "unacceptable mistake". The relevant algorithm for the artificial intelligence (AI) system used is analyzed in order to "prevent this from happening again".
Former employees: Facebook is doing too little
Has drawn attention to the process according to the report Darci Groves, a former content design manager on Facebook. A friend recently sent her a screenshot of the request, it says. She then posted it in a product-related feedback forum for current and former employees of the social network. A product manager for Facebook Watch, the company's video service, described the incident as "unacceptable". He pointed out that the group was looking for the cause.
Groves described the recommendation as "appalling and egregious". Facebook is doing too little to get a grip on racist problems caused by technology.
"AI will still have to make progress"
The platform operator uses various types of AI, including automated face recognition and machine learning, to personalize the content displayed to users and keep them on the ball for as long as possible. Civil rights activists and data protection activists have been attacking the use of identification technologies for a long time. A Facebook spokeswoman now apologized on behalf of the company "to anyone who might have seen these offensive recommendations". The AI used is being continuously improved. But one is aware "that it is not perfect and that we still have to make further progress".
Google, Amazon and other technology companies have been criticized for years for discrimination by their AI systems. Studies have shown that facial recognition technology is biased towards people of color. For example, there are always difficulties in identifying people of color at all. Innocent black people have also been arrested for faulty algorithms.
In 2015, for example, Google's Photos app incorrectly classified images with dark human faces as "gorillas". The company "sincerely" apologized and stated that it would resolve the matter immediately. More than two years later found the portal Wired found out that Google's solution was to to censor the word "gorilla" in the search and at the same time to block terms like "chimpanzee" and "monkey".
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Effects of electrolyzed oxidizing water treatment on reducing Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus in raw oysters.
Title Effects of electrolyzed oxidizing water treatment on reducing Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus in raw oysters.
Authors Ren, T, Su, Y-C
Journal J Food Prot
Pagination 1829-34
Date Published 2006 Aug
Keywords Animals, Chlorine, Colony Count, Microbial, Consumer Product Safety, Disinfection, Electrolysis, Food Contamination, Food Microbiology, Humans, Ostreidae, Oxidation-Reduction, Shellfish, Sodium Chloride, Taste, Temperature, Time Factors, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio vulnificus, Water
Contamination of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus in oysters is a food safety concern. This study investigated effects of electrolyzed oxidizing (EO) water treatment on reducing V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus in laboratory-contaminated oysters. EO water exhibited strong antibacterial activity against V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus in pure cultures. Populations of V. parahaemolyticus (8.74 x 10(7) CFU/ml) and V. vulnificus (8.69 x 10(7) CFU/ml) decreased quickly in EO water containing 0.5% NaCl to nondetectable levels (> 6.6 log reductions) within 15 s. Freshly harvested Pacific oysters were inoculated with a five-strain cocktail of V. parahaemolyticus or V. vulnificus at levels of 10(4) and 10(6) most probable number (MPN)/g and treated with EO water (chlorine, 30 ppm; pH 2.82; oxidation-reduction potential, 1131 mV) containing 1% NaCl at room temperature. Reductions of V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus in oysters were determined at 0 (before treatment), 2, 4, 6, and 8 h of treatment. Holding oysters inoculated with V. parahaemolyticus or V. vulnificus in the EO water containing 1% NaCl for 4 to 6 h resulted in significant (P < 0.05) reductions of V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus by 1.13 and 1.05 log MPN/g, respectively. Extended exposure (> 12 h) of oysters in EO water containing high levels of chlorine (> 30 ppm) was found to be detrimental to oysters. EO water could be used as a postharvest treatment to reduce Vibrio contamination in oysters. However, treatment should be limited to 4 to 6 h to avoid death of oysters. Further studies are needed to determine effects of EO water treatment on sensory characteristics of oysters.
Alternate Journal J. Food Prot.


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The levels of detail that multisampled drum libraries go to these days is nothing short of impressive. After the technology of tools like Superior Drummer, EZdrummer and BFD were first introduced, a new standard of dynamics became available, allowing people to use velocity and articulations realistically and, most importantly, via an easy-to-use interface.
As you can guess, Metal! EZX is genre specific to rock's more extreme younger brother, and the people involved come with good credentials. Nine custom drum kits are provided with the pack, which are recorded by Daniel Bergstrand at Norway's Tanken Studio. As well as a variety of kicks, snares and toms – which include models from DW, Ludwig and Conn –there's the obligatory large range of cymbals, which are used in metal for a variety of accenting tasks. These include a range of splash, crash, ride, hi-hat and china cymbals with an added spock, which is two cymbals stacked for a unique sound.
The core of the drum and cymbal recordings sound great and can be customised as you wish, but the other half of this add-on pack's value is from the mixdown processing provided by three respected producers of the metal scene. Daniel is one of these mixdown artists alongside Mark Lewis and Jason Suecof. Daniel's production highlights include Behemoth, Meshuggah, In Flames and Soilwork. Mark Lewis is known for his work with DevilDriver, Deicide, Trivium and Chimaira, and Jason Suecof has mirrored production or mixing roles for many of the same artists as Mark at different points throughout their careers.
The mixdowns include various forms of processing and some of the engineers' personal sample layers, which moves the mixes further towards their own production styles. It's obvious that these are produced to sound right in a mix as they don't sound bloated, and our guitar-playing tests sat very well alongside them.
For slower doom-based music where you've got room for low-end rumble, Daniel's All Round and Vintage Mode kits are worth checking out. Otherwise, Daniel's third kit preset, Thrash Twist, creates a bridge towards Mark and Jason's speedier-sounding kits. These have various tones of kick click and mids, plus a large range of cymbals, toms and snares. Overall, this is a worthwhile investment for anyone looking to expand their metal library.
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Forums > Submission Feedback > sho's Shin Megami Tensei review
This thread is in response to a review for Shin Megami Tensei on the SNES. You are encouraged to view the review in a new window before reading this thread.
Author: overdrive (Mod)
Posted: October 29, 2010 (10:20 AM)
The random encounter rate is absurdly high, and despite only one class of demon being present at a single time, they're often found in large numbers; a single battle also typically consists of multiple waves, making it possible to finish off one horde only to immediately contend with another.
TRUTH. I've played this game. I think I finally crumbled around Ginza (big city area after that place with the creepy girl and two devil barons). It was just like...every two steps I have to fight a battle that turns into three battles...NO MORE!!! I mean, it was a fun game, but the fighting burned me out big-time.
I'm not afraid to die because I am invincible
Viva la muerte, that's my goddamn principle
Author: CoarseDragon
I could be wrong but I don't remember SMT being on the SNEs or being released in english. Am I wrong?
Age is a condition not a state of mind.
Posted: October 29, 2010 (12:02 PM)
Japanese SNES (aka: Super Famicom). Translation patch for the ROM was done by Aeon Genesis.
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Living and working in Aberdeenshire, Lennox has an international reputation. He exhibits regularly in America and Eastern Europe and has been an invited artist at the Trondheim Biennale, Norway. He has won numerous awards internationally and his work is represented in the public collections of Mobil Oil, The Royal Scottish Academy, Aberdeen Gallery, the Hunterian in Glasgow, the Contemporary Arts Society, the Scottish Arts Council and HRH The Princess Royal. He is a member of the Royal Scottish Academy and is now retired from his role as Professor at Gray\\\'s School of Art.


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Post release recovery of hemlock woolly adelgid predators in the North Georgia mountains.
Eastern hemlock, Tsuga Canadensis (L.) Carriere, and Carolina hemlock, Tsuga caroliniana Engelmann, provide unique habitat that is threatended by the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae Annand, which arrived in Georgia in 2003. In an attempt to conserve a portion of the mature hemlocks in north...
https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/search?keywords=%22Georgia%22&%3Bamp%3Bf%5B0%5D=year%3A%221948%22&%3Bf%5B0%5D=author_facet%3A%22Loudermilk%2C%20E.%20Louise%22&f%5B0%5D=author_facet%3A%22Havill%2C%20Nathan%20P.%20%22&f%5B1%5D=author_facet%3A%22Moser%2C%20John%22
C.E. Jones; Nathan P. Havill; James Hanula; S.K. Braman
Adelges tsugae, Laricobius nigrinus, Laricobius rubidus, Sasajiscymnus tsugae, biological control.
Journal of Entomological Science. 49(4): 383-400.
A continuous mass-rearing technique for the southern pine beetle (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)
Studying the southern pine beetle (SPB), Dendroctonus frontalis zimmermann, during endemic periods is difficult because beetle-infested trees are often hard to locate. This is especially true during the winter months. Studies that require a continuous supply of beetles are often jeopardized by a lack of beetles. During our studies of the...
J. Robert Bridges; John C. Moser
J. Georgia Entomol. Soc. Vol. 19(4): 481-483
Bugs that eat bugs: biological control research offers hope for southern pine bark beetle management
The black turpentine beetle (BTB) is a native pest of pines in the southeastern United States. It is particularly injurious to trees in areas of Georgia and Florida where gum naval stores operations are an important industry. Here, slash pine and longloeaf pine are routinely attacked and killed during tupentine operations. Additionally, the BTB quickly attacks trees...
John C. Moser; Susan J. Branham
Forest Farmer, Vol. 47(3): 17-20
Hemlock woolly adelgid: a threat to eastern forests
The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) (Adelges tsugae Annand) is a destructive, non-native pest of forest and ornamental hemlock trees in eastern North America. It was first collected in the eastern United States in 1951 in Richmond, Virginia, arriving sometime earlier directly from southern Japan, probably on live plant material. Other than its new...
Nathan P. Havill; Ligia C. Vieira; Scott M. Salom
National Woodlands. 37(2): 14-15.
Dreyfusia nordmannianae in Northern and Central Europe: potential for biological control and comments on its taxonomy
The silver fir woolly adelgid, Dreyfusia nordmannianae, is the most severe pest occurring on Abies nordmanniana in Central and Northern Europe. The adelgid is particularly damaging to trees in Christmas tree plantations. Dreyfusia nordmannianae is native to the Caucasus region and alien to Europe, where its...
H.P. Ravn; N.P. Havill; S. Akbulut; R.G. Foottit; M. Serin; M. Erdem; S. Mutun; M. Kenis
Christmas tree pest, invasive species, natural enemies, phylogeny
Journal of Applied Entomology. 137(6): 401-417.
Establishment, hybridization and impact of Laricobius predators on insecticide-treated hemlocks: Exploring integrated management of the hemlock woolly adelgid
An integrated management approach is needed to maintain eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière) in eastern North America and to minimize tree damage and mortality caused by the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae Annand). This study examined the hypothesis that chemical control with low rates of insecticide...
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Bacterial endosymbionts of sap-sucking insects provide their host with a number of beneficial qualities, including the supply of nutrition, defense against parasitoids, and protection from heat stress. Damage to these bacterial associates can therefore have a negative impact on the fitness of their insect host. We evaluated observational and experimental factors...
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Saskatchewan Polytechnic Culinary Arts program turns training into community service
When a community comes together, great things can happen. This was evident recently in the Mayfair and Caswell Hill communities of Saskatoon. As Saskatchewan Polytechnic Culinary Arts instructor Everett Nelson was teaching classes virtually he was looking for unique ways to meet the learning outcomes during a year unlike any other.
"The cafeteria and restaurant have been closed because of the pandemic," said Nelson. "I was looking for a way for students to learn volume production so they could get the experience of preparing large amounts of food."
While considering the applied learning needs of his students, Nelson saw a need for nourishment in the community. He turned to local business owners for support and was impressed with the response.
"Everyone we talked to said, 'Ya, let's do this!'"
Cookies were donated from Christies Bakery and with food donated from FreshCo grocery store, Nelson's students got busy making homemade soup, salads and sandwiches. On July 20, 100 hungry people were served outside the Mayfair Public Library in a little over an hour. With the success of the first event, the group held a second free lunch day on August 18, serving 150 meals.
"I would say for 60 per cent of the people who received a free meal, it may have been the only meal they would get that day," said Nelson. "It felt so good to be able to serve them. The students could see first-hand how they were contributing."
Through the free lunch initiative, the 10 students involved had the opportunity to learn large scale menu planning, food production, transportation and safety. Sandwiches were individually wrapped, salads were portioned out and kept on ice, and soup had to be kept hot.
"We were able to hit all the learning outcomes of the course," said Nelson, a Sask Polytech alumnus who graduated in 1997 and has taught at the polytechnic for the past five years.
This fall the cafeteria and restaurants are scheduled to open as in-person learning resumes, but Nelson is hopeful that the community outreach initiative will continue.
"It was a preliminary community event that planted a seed I hope will continue to grow," he said.
Nelson said the events are the perfect example of how doing a small service to your community can have a big impact.
In a year when isolation and social distancing have been the norm, Nelson said getting together with the community and serving food alongside his students was truly uplifting.
"It felt so good to give back and to serve people," he said. "The students felt it too."
"It truly was a win-win situation. The students had the opportunity to learn while serving a giving back to the community."
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Smith and Gaudreau help Flames finally edge Oilers, 1-0
AP Mar 14, 2018 at 2:43a ET
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) After challenging his team to be better, Mike Smith went out and led by example.
Smith made 28 saves for his fourth shutout this season, Johnny Gaudreau scored in the second period and the Calgary Flames edged the Edmonton Oilers 1-0 on Tuesday night to end a seven-game losing streak against their provincial rival.
"Smitty is a real fiery, competitive guy and we wanted a different mindset coming in," Calgary coach Glen Gulutzan said. "If you're a guy like him and you're competitive, you're going to say things and you want things, and it's going to be good for our group that he's backing them up."
Calgary (35-26-10) is two points behind Dallas and Colorado, who occupy the two wild-card spots in the Western Conference. The Flames are also two points back of Los Angeles for third place in the Pacific Division.
After practice on Monday with the team reeling from Sunday's 5-2 setback to the New York Islanders, Smith was vocal about how everyone needed to step it up.
"It starts with your play on the ice. It's hard to talk in the room and to (the media) when you don't go out there and do your job," Smith said. "It starts with yourself, taking care of what you can control."
Calgary's commitment to preserving a one-goal lead was especially evident in the final minute. With the Oilers on a power play and goaltender Cam Talbot pulled to make it a 6-on-4, Troy Brouwer, Matt Stajan and Michael Frolik all blocked shots.
"To see guys lying down, blocking shots, guys getting over the red or the blue and dumping pucks in. We had a one-goal lead and we were riding our goalie and we felt that we didn't need to win the game 5-0," Flames defenseman Travis Hamonic said. "We know that come playoff games, this is how you win games. Close scores like this."
It was a superb bounce-back performance for Smith in his second game after missing a month with a lower-body injury. He was beaten four times on 26 shots Sunday against the Islanders.
"He's a very vocal guy on our team and he's one of our leaders and sometimes when you put yourself out there and say those things, you know you're going to follow it up with a good game yourself and everyone's going to follow suit," Hamonic said.
Talbot made 31 saves as Edmonton (30-35-4) had its three-game winning streak snapped.
"After last game they weren't too happy with their performance, so we knew we were going to get their best tonight," Talbot said. "We knew we were going to get a desperate team that needs every point possible."
The most dangerous Oilers player all night was Connor McDavid, who entered on a seven-game point streak (six goals, seven assists) and with 18 goals in his last 19 games. But despite a team-high five shots and several other setups, McDavid could not solve Smith.
Early in the third, Smith acrobatically kicked out his pad to rob Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on a one-timer after he was set up perfectly by McDavid. On that same shift, McDavid swooped in alone on Smith, only to be denied by the 35-year-old goalie.
Smith also made a highlight-reel stop late in the second to preserve the one-goal margin, getting his arm on a shot from Ryan Strome after a bad bounce resulted in the Edmonton center having the puck alone in front.
"We'd like to score some goals, but we created chances. Even at the end with the goaltender pulled, we had some good looks at the net," Oilers coach Todd McLellan said. "Not overly disappointed in the effort. I'm disappointed in the outcome."
Calgary scored at 5:18 of the second when Sean Monahan's pass found Gaudreau alone in front and he zipped a backhand over Talbot's shoulder.
Gaudreau's 22nd goal of the season extended his point streak to five games (two goals, five assists).
NOTES: Calgary made two lineup changes at forward, with Drew Shore and Chris Stewart inserted for Matthew Tkachuk (upper body) and Mark Jankowski (coach's decision). … Kris Versteeg (hip) missed his 49th game for the Flames but is nearing a return and could play as soon as Friday. … Ex-Flame Mike Cammalleri, who played in career game No. 900, has gone 30 games without a goal.
Oilers: Host the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night.
Flames: Host the Sharks on Friday night.
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What are Circular Business Models (CBM)?
Innovation is not always nice to have. Unless you play-to-win!
It is likely that sooner or later (or even perhaps now) your business is going to be trying to fill an opening for a great job with an even greater candidate. For better or worse, there are a lot of great jobs out there, and it can be challenging for potential employees to find and apply to everything. This is exactly where human resources recruitment professionals can make a huge difference.
Finding and recruiting the right type of talent to help your business succeed can be a complete and total game changer. The right new employee can make all the difference in contributing new ideas and experiences that capitalize on your company's existing successes and improve on weaknesses. With that in mind, it is critical to work to incorporate the latest and greatest strategies for recruiting the best possible employees.
Fortunately, there are a wide range of new techniques that are helping employers find great potential candidates. These techniques vary significantly, but all manage to tap into the extensive technological experience associated with many younger millennial and Generation Z candidates. Some of these include tricks such as social outreach, texting, and promoting the best perks available.
The idea of utilizing social networking to identify and recruit potential employees isn't exactly a new one. Many companies have been using networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn for a few years now to reach candidates and examine potential interviewees for flaws. These platforms allow employers to interact with potential employees before an interview ever takes place.
Many recruiters are taking it a step further than social networking platforms to find new employees. In some scenarios, they are completely moving all outreach online into the virtual networking realm. For instance, some companies are using virtual reality to recruit candidates because it allows them to conduct an online interview and gives candidates a chance to experience what work might actually be like prior to accepting a position.
In today's economy, freelance work has become mainstream. Nearly 53 million Americans do freelance work every year, largely as contract employees but also as temporary workers and moonlighters. Online outreach and job recruitment has been identified as one way contract employees are finding work — approximately 65 percent have said online recruitment strategies helped them to find a job.
Another means by which recruiters are getting the attention of qualified potential candidates is through their phones. With nearly 70 percent of screen time going to cellular devices, it is a smart way to reach out. Many innovative companies are working on models for outreaching candidates directly through text message rather than by phone call or email.
Part of the reason for this is due to the fact that text messages have an estimated 98 percent read rate and an average response time of around 90 seconds. Emails, on the other hand, only average a read rate of approximately 20 percent and, with so many telemarketers these days, many people do not answer calls from unknown phone numbers.
Recently, a fair amount of effort has been put in to reaching out to passive candidates, or those talented workers who may not be looking currently for a job, or may not be applying their skill sets to your field. Targeting these professionals with higher wage and more responsibility may be a great way to capture new talent, or at least put your company on their radar when they are looking in the future.
Many human resource and recruitment professionals are now also making a point to clearly identify and promote the perks and benefits that come with accepting positions within their organization. New talent, especially in younger generations, is very interested in the things that companies are willing to offer them. Given the high prices of health insurance, rising student loan debt, and a desire to have some time off to enjoy life, many perks don't require huge stretches beyond what companies are already doing.
For instance, in order to better recruit and retain new nurses, some medical facilities are offering things such as tuition reimbursement for employees and dependents. This type of effort goes a long ways in building a positive working environment by creating goodwill with new employees and taking off some of the stress associated with paying for schooling. Furthermore, it encourages talented individuals to seek out your company as a means of covering their education.
Some large companies are even taking it a step further by offering things such as signing bonuses and coverage of moving expenses. Others are helping employees enjoy life outside of work by allowing them to create flexible schedules, work from home, or earn overtime above their base pay. All of these things are great perks for recruitment professionals to flaunt while they are outreaching potential candidates.
There are a number of innovative means to reach out and attract qualified professionals for your job openings. Tools such as social outreach and text messaging are become popular ways to capture the attention of younger, tech-savvy generations. Likewise, promoting the perks and benefits your company offers can help to seal the deal in new employees signing on and sticking with the company for years to come.


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Justin Verlander has a finger and a few words for the baseball player who was caught on video abusing his girlfriend.
Like Ray Rice, the video — not the act being filmed — is what has all but ended his baseball career, a fact that bothers Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr.All that is coming Danry Vasquez's way is shame and sinking hopes of getting back into baseball. The outfielder was cut from the Astros' Double-A minor league affiliate in 2016 after the incident at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi, Texas. After Kris TVobtained the video this week, the 24-year-old was released from the Lancaster Barnstormers of the independent Atlantic League.
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February 18, 1971: Capitol Theater, Port Chester NY
DEAD, CREATING A PERFECT BLEND
The Grateful Dead opened their first 1971 tour at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, New York, to a packed house. Once again the Dead asserted that they are probably the best American band.
As a band playing together, they excel as the music created blends and mixes so perfectly that it sounds like a studio recording. As individual musicians, they appear tops in their trade. Jerry Garcia, considered the group's leader, simply because the musicians union requires one, is respected greatly not only because of fine guitar and pedal-steel work, but as the mainstay writer, composing most of the group's music. Teamed with Bob Weir, they form one of the best one-two guitarists around. Ron "Pig-Pen" McKernan is still around to belt out the vocals on cuts which flashed back to the early days. Phil Lesh is often overlooked as mainstay at bass guitar and part time song writer ("Saint Stephen" and "Cumberland Blues"). The Dead also feature two drummers, Micky Hart and Bill K who provide solid background.
The act the band did at the Capitol was advertised as being a showcase for new material. That it was, as the Dead appear to have picked up where they left off on "Workingman's Dead" and "American Beauty," predominantly country with a few hard-rock cuts. The old favorites were also featured. "Casey Jones" brought the audience to its feet, as did "Truckin'" and "Sugar Magnolia." The group also did Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" as their customary rock 'n' roll piece. A 30 minute version of "Dark Star," with the help of some very appropriate lighting, had the mob spell-bound. The show ended with "Uncle John's Band" and left the stage with the crowd at its feet for 20 minutes.
The New Riders of the Purple Sage opened the concert and were received as though they were the featured act. The group, which included former Jefferson Airplane drummer Spencer Dryden, did not perform as well together as their reputation connotes. This was due in part to the lack of experience they have had playing with Dryden and Don Nelson at bass [sic], and to an electrical breakdown which caused Marmaduke's acoustic guitar to sound rather tinny. Jerry Garcia also broke a string on his pedal steel guitar. Still, their country sound trucked through and had the audience dancing.
The Grateful Dead's new album is due out about April or May. It should send the band to unprecedented heights.
(by Ray Trifari, from the Hoya (Georgetown U), 4 March 1971)
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Light Into Ashes August 15, 2019 at 12:57 PM
Although this is a badly written review, there are several interesting things to note here.
This is the first review of the Dead's February '71 Capitol run that I've seen...in fact, I think the only review of any Capitol show after the well-covered 3/21/70 that I've found so far (unless I'm forgetting something). The out-of-the-way Capitol just didn't seem to draw reviewers like the Fillmore East did.
Notably, this review is from the Georgetown University student paper in Washington DC. While it was unusual for a paper to review a Dead show hundreds of miles away, it's even more remarkable that Trifari actually taped the show and broadcast it on Georgetown's campus WGTB-FM station a few days later! (Linked.) This is a rare early example of a complete Dead show being broadcast on the radio, not live but from an audience tape - as a student-run station, WGTB felt free to devote four hours to a murky-sounding recording of "the best American band" (and the NRPS opener). Clearly, Georgetown listeners were hungering for more Dead after their show there a few months earlier.
The review notes that the Capitol run was "advertised as being a showcase for new material," which it was. Back in December '70 the Dead had canceled a weekend at the Capitol saying "they cannot return east until they have new music for the people" -
http://jgmf.blogspot.com/2009/12/gd-december-18-20-1970-capitol-theatre.html
I haven't seen the ads for February '71, but the Dead did bring new music, along with a recording crew to capture the shows for a live album. Trifari thinks the album will be out in the spring - I can't tell if he knew the shows were being taped, or (more likely) if he thought it would be another studio album. As it turned out, the Dead were unhappy enough with the Capitol shows to not use anything from them, and the album (from April shows) wouldn't be out til September.
Ironically, Mickey Hart is listed as a member in his last Dead show for the next three years.
Song-wise, the review mostly takes note of the rock & roll numbers, which were typically a highlight for reviewers; but we also get a good example of time dilation at a Dead show, as the rather brief Dark Star gets expanded to "a 30 minute version" in the review. It's nice to read that the lighting was "very appropriate" (Candace?) and the audience "spell-bound" in this sequence. Unfortunately Trifari didn't notice Ned Lagin playing onstage!
runonguinness August 15, 2019 at 4:01 PM
I hadn't realised Capitol shows were so under reported. But somehow I doubt that Georgetown listeners were clamouring for live Dead as much as they had a rabid Dead Freak on their radio station.
Light Into Ashes August 16, 2019 at 3:41 AM
You raise a good question - what evidence do we have that Georgetown had many Dead fans at all?
This was an east-coast college campus, usually prime territory for the Dead; the concert was apparently booked by the Homecoming committee; it was notoriously jam-packed with thousands trying to get in; the show was well-covered by the student papers; and another live-show radio broadcast followed.
I took all this to indicate that Georgetown was full of rabid Dead freaks; but it may only mean that a few well-placed fans got the Dead on campus; it only took a couple writers in the papers (who were the same students manning the radio station) to make a lot of media noise in praise of the Dead; and as the university complained, most of the crowd at the show was from the larger area, not the actual student body.
So it's ambiguous...it's not like we can go back and take a poll.
By the way, deadlists notes for 10/23/70, "There was an FM broadcast but no tapes seem to have survived or made it into circulation."
It's possible someone remembered this later Georgetown broadcast and thought it was of 10/23/70.
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Friday night July 29th we will be singing in Topeka, Kansas @ Family of God Church with our great friend Pastor Roger Randall.
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Oxfordshire, April 9th 2019 - Commerce Decisions and OMX, two leading procurement software solution providers, have entered into a partnership to offer advanced evaluation solutions and services. The two companies' joint capability will integrate supplier discovery, evaluation planning and preparation, and bid analytics together with the delivery, tracking and reporting of social value.
The partnership between Commerce Decisions and OMX exemplifies the companies' joint dedication to supporting the varied complexities of global, socially focused, complex and strategic procurements. In recent times, social value (also referenced as community benefit, sovereign prosperity, social license and various other terms) has become a priority for many organisations to achieve local impacts by leveraging their procurement globally. Increasingly, they are considering their activities holistically, taking account of the wider economic, social and environmental effects of their procurements with a view to delivering local economic value.
This integrated solution helps to address the two main challenges faced by organisations in the successful delivery of social value benefits. Firstly, it supports project teams in the building of an effective criteria set to drive the best possible socially-focused solutions from suppliers, and secondly, once the contract is awarded, it facilitates the tracking and measurement of the promised value, verifying that it is delivered.
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