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GMAT Testimonials

Adwit Kashyap

GMAT Score: 780

The study material provided by Jamboree gave me a very good exposure to GMAT questions. Through the course I got mentally prepared for the exam. The teaching and testing methodology at Jamboree really cements the knowledge in a student’s mind. Full length prep tests gave me a sound base on how to approach the exam on the day. read more

Samiya Nasim

GMAT Score: 780

I jumped into GMAT prep with a mental block on Quant. Despite joining Jamboree classes in Chennai for 6 weeks, putting in 2-3 hours every day and brushing my quant skills, I managed to psyche myself out in the first attempt scoring 740 (Q49,V44). Dissatisfied, I took a second attempt after 15 days and scored 780(Q50,V48). read more

GMAT Score: 780

My experience at Jamboree was fabulous. The staff at the centre have always been encouraging and friendly. Every step was hassle free from registration to the mock tests that I have been appearing for in the last few days. I was enrolled in the Weekend Batch . I think it would be sufficient to say that the class was handled with perfection. I don't see any aspect of the class in which one can point out some scope for improvement. read more

GMAT Score: 780

Jamboree has played the most crucial role in enabling me to get a decent score on the GMAT. The clarity of concepts that the faculty encourage is impressive to say the least. In a single statement, jamboree has helped me learn by clarity of thought and made sure that I learn to apply everything that is taught in classes. My special thanks to my faculty, without whose support my verbal scores would most probably have been a disaster. Thank you is all that I can offer in return. read more

Mekhla Shrivastav

GMAT Score: 770

When I joined Jamboree, I started at a score of 690, what really helped me was the faculty of Jamboree. I did everything that the faculty at Jamboree asked me to do. The resources that Jamboree provides are very helpful, the red book, the blue book and the OG are like my bible. read more

GMAT Score: 770

From classroom sessions that focused on laying down the concepts for various topics to the innumerable number of doubt sessions that all teachers paid attention to, Jamboree helped me identify and work on my weak areas. The tests available on the Jamboree website along with the official Prep Tests helped me improve both my speed and accuracy. I would definitely recommend everyone to join Jamboree, for the personal attention and the guidance that teachers are able to give to each and every student at Jamboree, and the same plays a huge confidence building role in any exam! read more

GMAT Score: 770

Jamboree has been very helpful with the preparations for my exam. The classes were very informative and the teachers guide you throughout, even in odd hours. Moreover, they gave me all the support I needed for my second attempt. The test series available at Jamboree's portal provides all types of questions and helps one prepare for all difficulty levels. I sincerely thank the staff and teachers for all their help and support. read more

GMAT Score: 770

Jamboree NFC centre was recommended to me by a friend who got 760 in the GMAT and is currently at Wharton. I joined the course here and got a score of 770 recently. My experience here has been positive throughout. The pace here is fast and the core curriculum is finished in 2 months. There are multiple webinars every week to address doubts and to teach advanced concepts, which proved useful and convenient because they can be attended from any location. The study materials are ample and give you hundreds of GMAT-quality questions to practice on from every area, which is very valuable.I took a transfer to another centre closer to home once classes were finished, and I found the staff at both places cordial and helpful. The centre has a library as well, and you can read books by all the major GMAT-prep publishers (Manhattan, Kaplan etc). You can also take practice tests at the computers at the centre, or by logging in from home. In conclusion, if you find yourself comfortable with basic English and Maths, and want to rapidly get up to your best potential, I recommend this centre. read more

GMAT Score: 770

But for Jamboree, I would probably not have turned in such a good performance. To be frank, the jamboree experience has been an eye opener (Before joining Jamboree, I was aiming for a score of 700-720.). The course material and topics covered during the classroom sessions were extremely helpful.( Not only were the sessions so interesting and informative, but also there was a distinct personal touch to the whole experience) read more

Raghav Aggarwal

GMAT Score: 760

My overall experience with Jamboree was very good. The faculty & administration were approachable & supportive as well - I got a lot of personal attention towards my queries. The library facilities & online test series was also a plus point. Their curriculum was extremely focused towards achieving my end objective, i.e. to ensure I get a good GMAT score. I would recommend Jamboree to anyone who wants to score well in GMAT. read more

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This magnificent Zenith Royal 500H was manufactured in the USA in 1961. A thousand gleaming trumpets heralded its arrival and eight golden haired maidens threw handfuls of star dust at its base as the sun reached its ‘zenith’. Well they might have…. Were you there?!?

Zenith was formed in 1918 and immediately began manufacturing amateur radio equipment. Zenith produced their first transistor radio in 1955 and went on to manufacture a myriad of handsome and collectible radios.

Zenith radios have a reputation for using top quality components and manufacturing techniques. They often carried tags that proudly proclaimed "Made in America by Highly Skilled and Well Paid Americans"!

The Royal 500H is a regal looking radio fit for a King! I almost feel guilty listening to Sports Talk on it and keep glancing at it sideways half expecting the tuning dial to mysteriously slide around to the National Classical Program.

It is solidly constructed and features an elegant oval speaker grill with detailed Zenith badge at its center! The badge proudly proclaims ‘Deluxe Royal 500’! The sturdy brass kickstand snaps securely into place in all three positions and the jet black cabinet is made of ‘Unbreakable Nylon’.

It was offered in three cabinet colors; black, white or a two tone blue/grey.

Collector Norman Smith, author of the definitive collectors book ‘Zenith Transistor Radios – Evolution of a Classic’ has described the Zenith Royal 500H as the finest pocket transistor radio ever made”. It is certainly a great sounding radio with excellent sensitivity and tone!

This Zenith Deluxe Royal 500 comes with its original satin lined gift box with Zenith logo emblazoned upon it in red. It also comes with a leather carry case, operating guide, promo tag, magnetic earphone and an old Zenith battery box. A former owner drew a little plan for the correct insertion of batteries and left it in the battery box; cute!

I love the battery box for this Zenith, its dynamic!

The black tag for this Zenith promotes its new oval speaker and states “Full 5” x 3” Speaker up to TWICE THE SIZE of Conventional Pocket Radio Speakers”. It certainly does put out excellent full bodied sounds. And as the tag says “Truly the worlds finest performing pocket radio”.

  Inside the instruction manual.

 The zenith logo inside the gift box.

This Zenith Royal 500H uses Chassis number 8HT40Z2 and 8 Zenith transistors marked with a Z.

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Stella Rosa

Stella Rosa comes from a little town in Northern Italy where delicious sparkling wines are very common. Everyone drinks them. They knew this little secret for years and told no one. Originally, Stella was a red blend. Stella came to America a few years ago and everyone fell in love with this racy semi sweet Italian red wine. Today Stella Rosa’s family has grown to include some of the very best semi sweet, sparkling wines. Stella now has some amazing Moscatos: White, Pink, and Orange. Stella Rosa! America’s Favorite semi-sweet wines.

Importer: Riboli Family

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NEW -‘Fiery Skipper’ Earrings

These beautiful  handcrafted drop earrings are very sparkly made with the Swarovski crystals which glisten and shine.

‘Fiery Skipper’ earrings would suit a bride wanting to compliment a crystal head piece, or a bridesmaid to compliment her dress. Or why not purchase these as a gift for someone.

As all pieces are made to order any size or variation can be made, just contact me to discuss, or if you would like to discuss having a bespoke piece made.

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Handcrafted using-

  • Silver plated fastenings
  • Swarovski crystals
  • Swarovski crystal Starfish

If you would like to look and feel any items or try different pieces on, then why not book an appointment in my lovely studio in Preston,Torbay.

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Deputy Foreign Minister Kentaro Sonoura and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi agreed Saturday in Tehran to foster Japanese investment in the Middle Eastern nation following the lifting of international sanctions in January.

“We had a very good meeting today and mainly we talked about how to expand mutual relations and cooperation in order to prepare needed infrastructure to reach goals in financial and economic issues in the post-sanctions era,” Araghchi said after the one-hour meeting at Iran’s Foreign Ministry.

The two also discussed how to ensure stable means for settling financial transactions to ensure Japanese firms won’t get mixed up in United States sanctions related to Iran’s support for terrorism, Sonoura said.

In addition, they discussed the timing for a visit by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the ongoing conflict in Syria, and the situation in Turkey after a failed coup there.

Iran, with a population of 80 million, boasts the largest market in the Middle East. The Japanese government lifted sanctions on Iran in January and signed a bilateral investment pact in February to help Japanese firms do business as other countries compete for access.

In addition, the state-backed Japan Bank for International Cooperation and Nippon Export and Investment Insurance gave Iran a credit line worth $10 billion in February.

“Iran is grateful to Japan for the allocation of the $10 billion credit line and we are sure that this action by Japan will lead to the blossoming of the two countries’ financial ties,” Araghchi said.

The deputy foreign minister also plans to visit Jordan, Israel, and Egypt while in the region.

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• Jiji, staff report

Tokyo confirmed 177 new cases of the novel coronavirus Wednesday, the metropolitan government said, after recording 166 a day earlier.

The figure was based on just 983 tests.

The capital’s cumulative tally stood at 28,136, while the number of seriously ill patients was 25, falling by two from the previous day.

Of Wednesday’s total, people in their 20s made up the largest group of new infections with 47, followed by those in their 40s, at 27, and those in their 30s, at 23.

On Tuesday, Japan confirmed 501 cases nationwide, while the death toll linked to the virus rose by four to 1,651.

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Jay Bee Plant Sales trusted transport company Ellis Transport deliver yet again!

The Jay Bee Plant Sales depot was a busy one at the end of last week as not one, not two but three Ellis Transport trucks arrived to deliver a batch of fresh machines. The used equipment yard is looking full with the arrival of some more mini excavators featuring JCB, a couple of site dumpers and a Manitou telehandler.

The recently landed machines will be live on our website in the coming days, so please check back regularly.

To speak to one of the team about our plant machinery for sale, please call 01453 822 602 or email us direct on info@jaybeeplant.co.uk


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By utilising a combination of the pure water system and traditional window cleaning techniques, we can provide a competitive, reliable and trustworthy service every time.

The pure water system allows us to reach heights of up to 40ft, without the use of a ladder. This allows us to provide the safest cleaning possible and work alongside health and safety guidelines. Sills & Frames are done every time.

Moss, algae, lichen – these substances can build up  on a neglected roof, multiplying and spread while you sit below, completely unaware of the damage being inflicted on your property.

These can cause different problems, from just being unsightly, or moss ending up on your new drive/patio, to breaking tiles and creating holes in your roof.

Offering different levels of cleaning to suit your needs, we will talk your through our methods and together decide on chosen route

You should clean the exterior of your conservatory once every six months to prevent leakage, roof damage and decay.  If you live in an area that experiences a lot of bad weather then you may need to clean your conservatory more often.

If blocked/faulty gutters are left too long it can cause serious water damage to your property, encourages mould growth and damp, the end result could potentially be very costly to repair.

When cleaning gutters we will remove all dirt and debris then flush downpipes, we also can supply pictures for your piece of mind so you can see before and after.

Pollution, traffic dust, leaves and even bird droppings contribute to preventing sunlight from reaching the solar cells in your solar panels.

The more dirt – the lower amount of electricity they will produce. While many factors affect how much electricity your solar panels will produce – dirty solar panels can be one of the biggest, and easiest to fix.

Over time your facia and soffit boards can look tired, dull and dirty. This not only looks unsightly, but can also cause permanent damage if not kept clean.

We can clean your facia and soffit boards to get them looking like new again.

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Higher Education Grants or Gifts of Interest to African Americans in Higher Education

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

The University of South Florida received a three-year, $2.5 million grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute designed to improve health outcomes and reduce hospital readmission for people of color managing chronic illnesses. The study will examine the impact of Care Transitions Intervention (CTI), a nationally recognized program that helps patients learn self-management skills to ensure their needs are met during the transition from the hospital to their home. CTI is widely recognized for its success in helping to improve overall outcomes for patients, but little research exists on its impact within Black and other underserved communities. The research is under the direction of Kyaien Conner, an associate professor in the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences at the university.

Four historically Black medical schools have received about $6 million from Bloomberg Philanthropy to expand coronavirus vaccination efforts in underserved communities. The HBCUs say that they will use the funds to increase access for people who are homebound or who can’t use the internet to make appointments. The four institutions receiving grants under the program are Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta ($2.1 million), Charles R. Drew University of Medicine in Los Angeles ($1.6 million), Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C. ($1.6 million), and Meharry Medical College in Nashville ($869,000).

Historically Black Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina, received a $100,000 grant from the Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union to support the renovation of the Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital. The new Welcome Center at the hospital will feature the name of the credit union.

Virginia Union University, the historically Black educational institution in Richmond, received a $250,000 grant from the Mary Morton Parsons Foundation to support the renovations on the historic Industrial Hall on the university’s campus. The building, which once served as the power plant for the university, will be transformed into a museum, gallery, and cultural education center.

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PLUMB-PRO® 13 Inch PVC Saw

Aluminum handled handsaw is designed for plumbers, electricians, and all professional general contractors.

The unique design allows it to cut the following: fiberglass panels, PVC, ABS & CPVC plastic pipe, nail-embedded wood, wallboard, brass and copper tubing, paneling and general purpose wood cutting.

Cuts on the push and the pull.  Saves time and effort. The 13" compact size makes it excellent in cutting in tight spaces.

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Air Freshener Bottle With Sticks

To create extra value for customers is our enterprise philosophy; buyer growing is our working chase for Air Freshener Bottle With Sticks, Large Reed Diffuser Bottle, Refillable Glass Perfume Spray Bottles, Perfume Stopper, In case you pursuit the Hi-quality, Hi-stable, Aggressive price elements, corporation name is your greatest choice! "Quality 1st, Honesty as base, Sincere company and mutual profit" is our idea, in an effort to create consistently and pursue the excellence for Air Freshener Bottle With Sticks, Our product quality is one of the major concerns and has been produced to meet the customer's standards. "Customer services and relationship" is another important area which we understand good communication and relationships with our customers is the most significant power to run it as a long term business.


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150 items?

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Coaching for four perspectives: executive, operations, entrepreneurship, life balance.
Onward movie ticket stubs
Simply a time stamp to yesterday’s world premiere of Disney/Pixar’s Onward.
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Move number four, last night after the movie.
Check in Chess
Move number five was checkmate.

150 items?

What if you could only own 150 items?

If you wanted to add a 151st item, you’d have to remove one existing item to keep your list at 150.

Could you do it?

Would you even want to?

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We may become anything. That is why injustice is impossible here. There may be the accident of birth, there is no accident of death. Nothing forces us to remain what we were.

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Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.


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Published date : 13 Sep 2016

Jenny Gilruth MSP and David Torrance MSP this week visited the Levenmouth Foodbank in Methil to see first-hand the work done by volunteers at the Foodbank and to hear from organisers the issues being faced by those using the Foodbank’s services

Jenny Gilruth MSP, whose constituency of Mid Fife and Glenrothes takes in Leven and Kennoway, and David Torrance MSP, whose constituency of Kirkcaldy also covers Methil and Buckhaven met with Foodbank Coordinator Stewart English.

The Foodbank has already handed out over 700 emergency food packages to local people this year, including more than 100 in August alone. However, though the Foodbank receives regular donations, there are currently shortages of certain items that both Jenny Gilruth MSP and David Torrance MSP were keen to highlight, in the hope that local people would come forward to help out with donations.

Commenting Mid Fife and Glenrothes MSP, Jenny Gilruth said:

“The volunteers at Levenmouth Foodbank do a fantastic amount for the local community and I admire the sheer dedication and commitment they show to helping others locally. It is a sad and, I believe, an unacceptable reality in 2016 that there are families in Levenmouth who rely on Foodbanks just to survive – often through no fault of their own. The Scottish Government will continue to do everything it can to help those facing such difficult circumstances.”

David Torrance MSP for Kirkcaldy, added: “It’s good to see the Levenmouth community banding together to support those in need. Levenmouth Foodbank, the volunteers and the donations from local residents go a long way towards supporting people who are often in very difficult and desperate situations. It is disgraceful that the UK Government’s policies on benefit cuts and sanctions have created such a dependency on foodbanks for so many.”

Both MSPs would encourage their constituents to donate to the foodbank who are currently short of coffee, rice, pasta, potatoes, diluting juices, rice pudding and sugar. The items can be delivered to Methil Evangelical Church, Bowling Green St, Methil, Leven KY8 3DH.

Picture: David Torrance MSP (left) and Jenny Gilruth MSP (right), with Stewart English, Coordinator at Levenmouth Foodbank

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E-mail: Neale.Gardiner@parliament.scot
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Picture: David Torrance MSP (left) and Jenny Gilruth MSP (right), with Stewart English, Coordinator at Levenmouth Foodbank

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Weekend brings Homecoming and Summerfest

Jessamine County residents are in for a weekend of festival fun at community events outside city limits.

The 2017 Troy Summerfest at Troy Presbyterian Church will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at 11021 Troy Pike (Hwy. 33). Events will include an old-fashioned cake walk, a duck pond, face painting, sand art, a silent auction and a silent auction.

The Summerfest will also feature live music with James Dean and Carrie Ann, along with a pie-in-the-face contest at 1:30 p.m.

On the other end of the county, celebrating heritage, heart and home will be the mission of the Highbridge Homecoming Festival when the annual event takes place this weekend outside of Wilmore.

The park will open for Homecoming Festival events at 10 a.m. on Saturday and at 11 a.m. on Sunday. The events and activities will include model trains, a petting zoo, Rosie’s Pony Rides, a kids’ water balloon battle, a squirt blaster shootout, kids’ art in the park, Fitch’s watermelon giveaway, rubber ducky races, a giant bubble blowfest, a lantern release and various exhibits and demonstrations. Schedules will be posted at the gate.

The Highbridge Homecoming Festival will also feature a packed schedule of free live musical entertainment.

After the opening ceremony at noon, Saturday’s performers will be Lightnin’ Rod & the Thunderbolts at 12:30 p.m., Kentucky South at 2:45 p.m., Jason Brock and Steve Burton at 6 p.m. and Country Memories at 7:30 p.m. On Sunday, Gospel Sing with The Southern Aires will take the stage at noon, Jessamine Creek Express will follow suit at 1:30 p.m. and The Moron Brothers will round out the performers at 3:15 p.m. before the closing ceremony at 5 p.m.


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[RFP] Request for Promotion Specialist (Japanese Green Tea)

Aug 02, 2019

Request for Proposal Overview

JETRO San Francisco is in need of proposals from Japanese green tea promotion specialists located in the U.S. This is a request for proposals for projects relating to the promotion of Japanese green tea in West Coast USA.

  1. Subject:- Promotion specialists –Japanese green tea
  2. Term of contract- the Date of Contract to December 20th, 2019
  3. Closing date for Application- August 6th, 2019 (PDT)
  4. Contents of Contract- As indicated in Application Guidelines (Attachments 1 & 2)

1. Qualification requirements

  1. Prospective candidate(s) engaged in the project must satisfy conditions stated in the Application Guidelines. (Attachment 1)
  2. NOT under the circumstances of being denied participation due to unethical and/or unlawful activities by either JETRO or Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) from previous procurement offerings.

2. Preparation of Application

  1. Application shall be prepared on two Application Form (Proposal and Quotation) included in this RFP notice. Applicants shall enter all requested information in the appropriate spaces on the Proposal and Quotation Form. The application must be submitted by electronic PDF to the designated JETRO Staff Member (see below for details). No oral, telephone, or facsimile version will be accepted.

  2. All application costs shall be borne by the Applicant.

3. Delivery of Application

  1. Please fill in the application form and then sign and save it as a PDF. Submit this to JETRO San Francisco by email.
  2. Proposals must be submitted before August 6th, 2019 (PDT).
  3. Please submit applications and business proposals to:

ATTN: Mr. Yuki Ishibashi / Ms. Naoco Hunter
JETRO San Francisco

575 Market Street, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94105

T: 415-392-1333

Language of Application:

Applications must be submitted in Japanese. All other languages are not accepted at this time for application purposes.

Evaluation of Application:

JETRO evaluates each application based on the information provided and the documents submitted in addition to the application (such as the business proposal). JETRO does not provide reasons for the final decision. JETRO also does not return any documents provided (if submitted by hard copy).

Evaluation Process: Document Review and interview

Applicants, whose proposal is selected, will be notified by JETRO by email. Given the nature of the bidding process, JETRO will refrain from providing feedback on the results.

Application Related Documents:

Attachment 1: Application Guidelines PDF

Attachment 2: Specification PDF

Attachment 3: Application Form  Word

Attachment 4: Quotation Form Excel


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Building Better Models

with JMP Pro

Companion Site

This is the textbook support page for Building Better Models with JMP Pro, by Grayson, Gardner and Stephens, SAS Press, 2015.

The data sets for the case studies used in the book, along with some scripts used for illustration, can be downloaded from the SAS Press download page

Note that some data sets are in the JMP Sample Data Library. Links to course materials developed by two professors are provided below. Errata, which will be addressed in the next edition, are listed here as well.

Links to Useful Resources:
  • Live and recorded webinars for getting started with JMP, data analysis, graphics, data preparation, and modeling.
  • JMP Case Study Library: Business-oriented and analytics case studies, from basic graphics to multiple linear and logistic regression, classification trees, neural nets, and model validation and selection.
  • JMP Learning Library: One page guides and short videos on a number of topics.
Course Materials:

Jim Grayson teaches a graduate level "Business Analytics for Managers" course at Augusta University. His course materials, including his schedule and syllabus for a previous course, are available for download here.

Bob Nydick teaches a graduate level "Analytical Methods for Data Mining" online course at Villanova University using this book. Materials he has developed for the course (not including Multiple Regression and Logistic Regression), are available for download here.

Errata and Revisions:
  • Page 48 - Step 3 should read “Click the carat (^) insert symbol in the formula editor….“
  • Figure 4.24 - needs to be retaken with Log(Bal_Total) instead of Bal_Total.
  • Figures 4.26 and 4.27 need to be retaken with AccountAge.
  • Page 88 - change "11 remaining" to "12 remaining."
  • Chapter 5, remove Exercise 5.7.
  • Figure 6.10 is incorrect.
  • Figure 6.12 is incorrect (the one shown is after 6 splits).
  • Bottom of page 158 - last sentence, missing parenthesis. It should read, "... has 15 splits (see Figure 6.26). Note..."
  • Figure 7.22: Add a note on page 202, results will be slightly different on a Mac (using the same random seed).
  • Figure 7.33 and 7.34: The output will be slightly different on a Mac (using the random seed of 1000).
  • Page 218, Exercise 7.1. Should be changed to: In the example, we fit a neural network with one layer and three notes, all using the TanH activation function.
  • a. Fit the model described in Example 1, and also fit a model with one layer with three nodes, using TanH, linear, and Gaussian activation functions.
  • Page 232, first sentence in the example should read:
  • " illustrate how cross-validation is used in building predictive models."
  • Page 234: Add the following sentence, "Note: Rows are randomly assigned to the training, validation and test sets. So, your validation column will likely be different than what is shown here. Use Boston Housing BBM Ch8 with to produce the results shown in the remainder of this chapter."
  • Page 251 and 252, exercise 8.1 and 8.2: the data set is Boston Housing BBM
  • Page 253, exercise 8.5: The Credit Card Marketing data is described in Example 1 in Chapter 6.
  • Figure 9.6 - the caption should read "Boosted Tree Prediction formula for Prob[Survived=Yes]."
  • A professor pointed out that in the dataset there are spaces in front of the values in all of the Nominal columns.  For example, for the variables IntlPlan and VMPlan the values are " yes" and " no", rather than "yes" and "no." This isn't a problem for modeling, but if you save the prediction formula to the data table and then enter a new row, you need to enter the values with the space in order for JMP to make a prediction. An alternative is to first recode the columns to remove the space. This is easily done by selecting the columns in the data table, and using Cols > Utilities > Recode - click on the top red triangle in Recode and select Trim Whitespace.
  • A professor requests including a discussion of the FDR (False Discovery Rate) checkbox and what it means in the next edition of Building Better Models with JMP Pro. Noted!

Note: On 12/7/2015 an updated version of the data sets was uploaded to the SAS textbook page. The following changes were made:

  1. The missing value column property was removed from the CreditRiskModeling data table (used in Chapter 7).
  2. The CreditRiskModeling BBM was added. This file has been prepared for modeling (see page 211).

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My 12′ Long Workbench

When it came time to build a work bench for my brand new shop, I decided to go big. If you’re familiar with the much smaller bench that I built for my basement shop, the design of this project will be quite familiar. I’ve tweaked a few things here and there that I think will improve the end product, but at the end of the day, this is a fairly standard 24″ wide bench with a single shelf, built from plywood and 2x4s.

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I started by squaring off the ends of four twelve foot long 2x4s. These will serve as the stringers for the bench shelf and top.

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I decided to notch the stringers where each of the cross members attach. This helps to keep the structure square, and gives plenty of surface area for gluing and screwing the pieces together. Since the stringers are far too long to notch at the table saw, I used a 1/2″ straight cutting bit on my router. This simple jig clamps to the work piece and ensures that each notch is cut 1 1/2″ wide.

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The first time I tried to use this jig, I got a little bit too ambitious. I set the depth of the cut to the full 3/4″, and tried to cut through two of the stringers at once. My poor old second-hand router couldn’t keep up, and the bit wiggled loose, tearing a deep gash into my workpiece. Lesson learned, I continued by cutting one notch at a time, and removed the material with two passes instead of one. It took longer, but the router appreciated my patience.

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Here you can see one stringer with all of the notches cut, and the five perpendicular cross members inserted into them. Because the final width of the bench is meant to be 24″, and the notches are cut 3/4″ deep, each cross member is cut 22 1/2″ long.

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Because the notches in each stringer are cut in the same place, the bench shelves come together very easily, and are almost perfectly square. I put wood glue and two screws on each butt joint between the stringers and cross members. This approach makes for really strong joints that will probably hold up for longer than I do.

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With the cross members done, I cut four 24″ end caps at the table saw. Each end cap has a 1 1/2″ notch cut out of its end that is 3/4″ deep, just like the notches in the stringers.

Unlike the cross members, the end caps fit over the ends of the stringers.

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With the skeletons of both shelves complete, it was time to attach some legs. Most garage floors aren’t level, and mine is no exception. I used a string line and a level to figure out the fall, and found that my floor drops 1″ over the 12′ length of the bench. As such, the legs closest to the far wall are 36″ tall, while the legs closest to the camera are 37″ tall. This results in a bench with level shelves that can’t really be moved out of the back corner that I’ve built it for.

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Once the legs were on and the two shelves were attached to them, I sheathed each shelf with 1/2″ sanded fir plywood. I had to use a jigsaw to notch the holes out for the legs. The plywood added a lot of weight and rigidity to the bench, and at this point, it really started to feel like a hefty piece of shop furniture.

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Once the bench was complete, I gave it a quick once over with my palm sander, and brushed on a coat of Minwax Indoor/Outdoor Helmsman Spar Urethane. Even though I fully intend for this bench to get beat to hell, I wanted a finish that would help to protect it from spills and tool scratches. The brush on product is much thicker than the wipe-on polyurethane that I’ve used in the past, and the satin finish that I chose looks great on the raw wood.

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Acute reversible toxic leukoencephalopathy - A different entity

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We read with great interest the report of a case of leukoencephalopathy induced by chemotherapeutic agents. [1] It should be noted that such leukoencephalopathies are different from reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS), which is otherwise known as posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES). RPLS classically occurs in conditions associated with sudden elevation of blood pressure, and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging usually shows vasogenic edema in the parieto-occipital white matter. [2] Typical RPLS does not show restricted diffusion on diffusion-weighted MR (DW-MR) imaging sequence. [2] The white matter changes associated with chemotherapeutic agents are not confined to parieto-occipital region and, hence, the condition is classified under acute reversible toxic leukoencephalopathy [3],[4] which is a different entity. Previously, they were mistakenly called as atypical forms of PRES or RPLS. [5]

Because of increasing use of chemotherapeutic agents such as 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), such leukoencephalopathies are being increasingly reported recently [3],[4] and are not so rare as stated by the authors. One reason could be the lack of search of recent radiological literature by the authors.

Diffusion restriction in the white matter is not due to vasogenic edema (as mentioned by the authors). In simple vasogenic edema, there would be unrestricted movement of the hydrogen molecules (also known as protons) and, hence, would not cause restriction of diffusion in DW-MR imaging. In toxic leukoencephalopathy, the etiology of restricted diffusion is presumed to be intramyelinic edema, endothelial damage, and cytotoxicity or direct demyelination. [3]

Another teaching point which we would like to emphasize is that the restricted diffusion disappears after stopping the chemotherapeutic agent, as noted by Sivasubramanian et al. [3] and Mckinney et al. , [4] although authors have acknowledged that they could not repeat the MR imaging due to patient's refusal.

1Paul BS, Singh G, Bansal R, Paul G. Diffusion weighted MR imaging of 5-fluorouracil and oxaliplatin-induced leukoencephalopathy. J Postgrad Med 2013;59:135-7.
2Lamy C, Oppenheim C, Méder JF, Mas JL. Neuroimaging in posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. J Neuroimaging 2004;14:89-96.
3Sivasubramanian S, Moorthy S, Sreekumar KP, Kannan RR. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in acute reversible toxic leukoencephalopathy: A report of two cases. Indian J Radiol Imaging 2010;20:192-4.
4McKinney AM, Kieffer SA, Paylor RT, SantaCruz KS, Kendi A, Lucato L. Acute toxic leukoencephalopathy: Potential for reversibility clinically and on MRI with diffusion-weighted and FLAIR imaging. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2009;193:192-206.
5McKinney AM, Short J, Truwit CL, McKinney ZJ, Kozak OS, SantaCruz KS, et al. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: Incidence of atypical regions of involvement and imaging findings. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2007;189:904-12.

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You are looking for a job or an internship in Luxembourg? Finding a job on Luxembourg territory can sometimes turn out long and difficult.
There are numerous intermediaries and tools to help you during your steps. We listed them for you below.

Organizations dedicated to the employment in Luxembourg

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Registration as a job-seeker in Luxembourg

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Any person who meets the conditions necessary to exercise a professional activity in Luxembourg may register with ADEM. This means that cross-border commuters can also register, whether they already have a job or are looking for one.

The “Accueil” office will give you a “Guide du demandeur d’emploi” file which contains all the useful and necessary information as well as the questionnaire to be completed. You will be proposed a meeting with a councillor who will be in charge of your file.

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When registering with ADEM, you can benefit from an assistance in your job search (individual interviews, workshops,…), from orientation advices and numerous job offers corresponding to your profile with the aim of helping you to find a job.

ADEM makes every effort to help you find a job and plans various action plans, in particular via your employers, according to your age and your situation.

ADEM also supplies vocational trainings to help you find a position quicker. Job seekers can benefit from the reimbursement of training costs under certain conditions.

ADEM is the official body in charge of compensating the unemployed. To benefit from it, you must meet the conditions for compensation and complete a file with this administration.

The amount of compensation, if any, will be calculated based on your last salary and any additional income you may have received. These may be deducted from your theoretical compensation.

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However, there are other numerous associative bodies specialised in employment that can be helpful to facilitate your job search.

Among them, Zarabina, an association the purpose of which is to offer trainings (in particular in languages) and advice to job searchers free of charge.

Initiativ Rëm Schaffen asbl offers free orientation advice on appointment, as well as the Young Economic Chamber, specialised in advice for young entrepreneurs and in support for workers.

Websites specialised in job searches in Luxembourg

In Luxembourg, numerous websites list job offers. This is the case for numerous sectors and jobs.

One of the best ways to obtain a complete, up-to-date and potentially corresponding to your profile list of job offers is to subscribe to job portals specialised in job offers and searches in Luxembourg, and other jobboards, or at least, to consult them frequently.

Some of them even send you every week by e-mail a personalised selection of offers corresponding to your profile. In order to access these job offers, visit the following websites (non-exhaustive list):

These sites remain one of the best ways to find a job adapted to your profile and to your requirements in Luxembourg.

EURES European Job Mobility Portal for Europe

Consult the European Commission’s EURES employment portal. You will find a lot of information about employment in Luxembourg (and the other European countries) and you can even post your CV to Luxembourg and European employers.

Recruitment agencies in Luxembourg

You are arriving in Luxembourg and looking for a job? Call upon the recruitment agencies which know perfectly the Luxembourg labor market and can help you with your job search steps. Their goal? Serve as a relay (often free of charge) between the employers and the people looking for a job .

Subscribing with them allows you to be registered in their database and increase your chances to find a job in adequacy with your profile and your skills.

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Arranging parties for children is a difficult and time-consuming task, and there are so many things to think about. At Just Giggle Ltd, we understand how stressful playing host can be. That is why we offer four kids’ party packages for our customers to choose from. Taking place at our soft play centre in Cheadle, Cheshire, the parties all have different features, with packages starting from just £9.95 per head.

Bronze Party Package - £10.95 per Head

Downstairs Party Room

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All parties have a choice of hot or cold food, hot; pizza or hotdogs, garlic bread, chips, cold; sandwhiches, fruit and veg platers, crisps and popcorn.

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  • Mixed platter £6.50

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  • Adult Sandwich Platter – £6.00 Each
  • Birthday Cake (Not Included)

Party Enhancements

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A non-refundable £50 for party room party’s and £100 for private hire is required to secure a party booking and should be received within a week of booking request.
Deposits should be made by bank transfer or at our reception. The final balance is due at the end of the party.

We kindly request that you arrive no earlier then 15 minutes before your party starts and depart no later than 15 minutes after party’s end. We often have more then one party booking per day and delays in departure may impact on another booking, delays could result in additional charges.
All parties are 2 hours long.
We request that the number of relatives be limited to 6 per party any addition adults with no children will be charged at a rate of £1 each and will be added on to the party balance.
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All parties are to only use designated tables allowing other customers to sit.

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These parties do not include desert and the food is buffet style.
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Do you have the right to peacefully march or will you be jailed?

The Brooklyn Bridge Mass Arrest Lawsuit: A major battle for the future of free speech

It is impossible to overstate the importance and impact on fundamental free speech rights of the Brooklyn Bridge mass arrest lawsuit. It was filed on behalf of the more than 700 people who were illegally arrested during a peaceful march on October 1, 2011.

So far we have won two major victories — one at the Federal District Court level and another at the U.S. Court of Appeals for Second Circuit just two weeks ago — as the city unsuccessfully tried to dismiss the lawsuit.

The City is mounting a major legal battle and expending enormous resources to preserve the status quo. That is a status quo in which police can simply arrest protesters without warning, chilling free speech activity and suppressing people's movements. That status quo must go, but we need your help to make that happen. Please take a moment to make an urgently needed contribution to this battle for this next critical stage.

This lawsuit will have a far-reaching and historic impact on First Amendment rights in New York City and throughout the country. We can see from New York City to Ferguson what happens when the police treat peaceful protest as a military enemy that must be defeated and suppressed.

Please show your support for the PCJF legal effort to defend the basic rights to engage in dissent.

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At stake is a central question: can the police suddenly mass arrest hundreds of peaceful protestors in a police-escorted demonstration without giving them fair warning or notice beforehand?

The answer is not a foregone conclusion. To you and me and any person with a sense of fundamental fairness and justice, let alone a copy of the Constitution, the answer would be: of course not.

But the NYPD and the City of New York have argued in Court that they have the right to do just that. It is precisely what happened on the Brooklyn Bridge on October 1, 2011 when 700-plus Occupy protestors were escorted by NYPD commanders onto the Brooklyn Bridge. Midway across the bridge NYPD commanders suddenly turned around, ordered that the front and back of the march be sealed and blocked by police lines and orange netting, and arrested everyone who was trapped on the bridge.

On Aug. 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit agreed with us and affirmed what the U.S District Court judge had already found in reviewing the facts as pled and shown on video of the Brooklyn Bridge mass arrest. Police officers issued a “warning” that only a few people out of the thousands affected could have possibly have heard, and then implicitly invited hundreds of protesters onto the bridge before arresting them and charging them with disorderly conduct.

The City of New York says that these actions by the police are lawful and that they would do it again. It’s up to all of us working together to stop them – will you help in this fight?

The success of the lawsuit would mean that in the future police officers and their chain of command would have to give audible warnings and fair notice. It means illegal police actions would have consequences. The NYPD have repeatedly used this trap and detain tactic against peaceful law-abiding protesters to suppress and end mass assembly over the years.

This practice has been successfully ended in other major cities – including in the Nation’s capital, Washington D.C., as a consequence of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund’s litigation against these unconstitutional police tactics. It’s time for this illegal practice to end in New York City too. People must be able to come together in peaceful assembly to demand change without the fear that they will be jailed for exercising their free speech rights.

This is clearly a moment with huge implications for the future of protest and free speech in New York City, and the whole country. The police want to pull out all the stops to block change. The question is whether we, the people of conscience who believe in defending dissent, will pull out all the stops to bring about that change? We are committed to this fight, will you help us?

Please make as generous a donation as you can on behalf of civil liberties and help the PCJF fight this legal challenge. Your online donation is tax-deductible. You can also make a tax deductible contribution by check by sending it to: Partnership for Civil Justice Fund; 617 Florida Avenue NW; Washington DC 20001.

We appreciate each and every contribution.

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Halloween is lurking around the corner, but so is the coronavirus, making traditional Halloween parties trickier. This year, big parties and parades, creepy haunted houses, and gathering in crowds to trick-or-treat are off the table for many, or at the very least, downsized and held outdoors while social distancing. While the traditional ways of celebrating Halloween may look different this year, your family can still stock up on Halloween candy and dress up for some squeamishly spooky fun.

Treat Your Teeth

The problem with sweets is that all that sugary goodness can wreak havoc on teeth and gums. When you snack on sugary treats, be sure to rinse your mouth well with water afterward or brush your teeth if possible. Avoid hard, chewy, or extra sticky candies like the plague to avoid damaging dental plaque!

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Chocolate is a better choice when getting your sweets on, as it melts quickly and doesn’t stress the chompers like taffy, caramel, or other hard, sticky candies typically do. It’s easier to clean chocolate off the teeth unless they are filled with caramel or nougat fillings. Candy season can also be made more tooth-friendly by drinking plenty of water to keep saliva levels optimal. Saliva helps wash away oral debris to reduce harmful plaque. Supply your child with mini water bottles and sugar-free gum when brushing their teeth is not possible. Help your family stick to a healthy diet in general, so teeth and gums stay strong during the treat-laden holiday season for the next three months.

Frightful Family Fun

To protect your child’s wickedly cute smile during this pumpkin season, you can do what some parents do and limit daily candy consumption! Some spread out a trick-or-treating haul throughout the month and make sure they clean their teeth after eating sugary goodies. Others limit treats to a few days around Halloween itself. Having your family eat their candy right after a meal can help minimize plaque and tartar. Whatever works best for you and your family’s traditions, remember to instill in them the lifelong habit of cleaning their teeth after enjoying sweet treats.

Creating Safe Halloween Smiles

Here are some spooktacular ideas to enjoy scaring your loved ones with some wicked good fun!

Tip: If a costume comes with a mask, consider wearing a safety mask under it. Double the mask, double the protection!

  • Go all out this year by making or buying fun costumes for your family and taking lots of pictures to share on social media, send to extended family, or display in an album or on the wall!
  • Join friends and extended family in a “virtual costume contest” and award prizes and treats that can be dropped off or delivered by your favorite delivery company (Instacart, Walmart or Amazon).
  • Host a cool Zoom Halloween party, complete with scary music, games, or dance party for older kids.
  • Buy your child’s favorite Halloween candy, plastic spiders and bats, spooky stickers, Halloween-themed pencils, and mini tubes of toothpaste and flosses and let them trick-or-treat door-to-door INSIDE your house!
  • Check out your neighbors’ Halloween decorations while driving around, or masking up and walking around to wave at them from the sidewalk. If the neighbors are game, you can use Facebook or NextDoor to vote on the best decorations.
  • Paint scary pumpkins and place them around the house or by your doorstep. For extra spooky fun, paint teeth on them and practice “brushing” with your little ones armed with a new superhero or other character-inspired children’s toothbrush just for them.
  • Have a Rotten Witch Teeth guessing contest! Fill a clear jar with candy corn and have your kids guess how many wicked witch “rotten teeth” there are!
  • Take your family to a drive-thru Halloween haunt! Instead of Christmas lights, you’re getting spooked from frightful Halloween decorations.
  • Have a haunted skull glow-in-the-dark scavenger hunt! Fill plastic skulls with mini dental floss and toothpaste, sugar-free candy or gum, glow sticks, bracelets or necklaces, vampire teeth, or plastic spider rings to hunt for in the yard. If you can’t find skulls, mini plastic pumpkins or mummies are also fun!
  • Decorate a Halloween candy tree (artificial or real) with creepy lights and treats, including travel-sized dental floss, glow sticks, toothpaste, and more (see ideas above), so kids can grab their own goodies from your porch or yard.
  • Parade your child through the neighborhood to show off their cool costume and wave at your neighbors. When you come home, treat your child to a Halloween toy or goody bag instead of trick-or-treating.
  • Have some scary family movie nights or a Halloween night macabre marathon with healthy treats. Spooky apple smiles (cored and quartered apples decorated with blanched slivered almond “teeth”), Clementine pumpkins (peeled and topped with a celery stick stalk), and banana ghosts (peeled bananas with chocolate chips for eyes and mouth) are a fun way to enjoy sweet treats safely!
  • Anonymously drop off a Halloween goodie bag or decorated pumpkin on the doorsteps of a few friends, family or neighbors to spread some spooky cheer, contact-free! After dark, tip-toe silently to the front door, ring the doorbell, and then “ghost” them by dropping off a ghoulish goodie and hiding or running away.

Harrowing Halloween Fun for Families

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From our dental family to yours, no matter how you celebrate Halloween this year, make it safe, healthy, and fun for all!


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The COI (Coefficient of Inbreeding) is calculated up to a maximum of 12 generations. However, if a generation is found where fewer than 75% of the dogs in that generation are known, the calculation stops just short of that generation. So if all dogs are known in the 5th generation but only half of them are known in the 6th generation, a 5-generation COI will be calculated. For dogs with more than 10 generations of pedigree information available, a 10-generation COI is also calculated for comparison and statistical purposes.

The COI is calculated entirely from the pedigree information present in the database, so if there are inaccuracies in the pedigree, there will also be inaccuracies in the COI. COIs are calculated in batches about once a month, so the current COI may not reflect recent pedigree changes. Accuracy of the COI is not guaranteed.

5-generation COI3.22%

* Breed average is calculated by averaging the 10-generation COIs of dogs in k9data born after the year 2000.

Top 5 ancestors contributing to COI, in order of influence:

Rufus Of Kentford1.56%
Culham Copper0.78%
Eng. SH. CH. Noranby Dandelion0.49%
Eng. CH. Noranby Campfire0.39%

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A importância dos Jogos Olímpicos para os anunciantes

Andy Brown, CEO da Kantar Media, falou para  CNBC Europa sobre as oportunidades que os Jogos Olímpicos oferecem à publicidade, patrocínio e imagem das marcas.

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Karen Tso, presenter: The Rio 2016 Olympics is a key event in the sponsorship calendar, with brands battling it out for a slice of the sporting pie.  So which corporates are likely to get their hands on a medal finish?  Andy Brown is with us, the CEO of Kantar Media.

Andy, it’s a bit of a scrum to get to the end and even the pontiff has been sent a stern warning from officials from the Olympics suggesting that there is some serious attention to be paid how the Olympics brand is being used.

Andy Brown, Chief Executive Officer, Kantar Media: It’s an extremely sensitive issue.  The Olympics probably has a unique position in the world of sport in terms of sponsorship.  It has huge reach and huge appeal, which makes it attractive to advertisers.  The other thing I think that’s very important, the ideals that it’s linked to – fair play, human endeavour et cetera – which are all positive attributes that a brand or, indeed, a pontiff might like to be associated with.

KT: Do you think branding gets lost in the Olympics?  I mean, I was watching it last night and I can’t nominate one brand that I saw in the backdrop.  I remember seeing the Olympic rings and a whole bunch of different countries, but the advertising was lost on me.

AB: Well, in terms of in-stadia advertising, there are very strict rulings around that, in that there are no in-stadia advertising, in a similar way that there is no in-stadia advertising in places like Wimbledon, but there is quite a lot of activity commercially that goes on around that.  That might be through advertising, if you’re watching on a commercial TV network in another market, so for example if you look at NBC in the US, they’ve just reported record advertising demand and numbers for the first few events within the Olympics, so there is commercial activity there.  The other thing that’s changing is that the activity isn’t necessarily on the primary screen.  We’re beginning to see people consume advertising and messages on a second screen – on a tablet or an iPhone – whilst they’re watching TV.  We expect something like 85% of all people that view the Olympics to be watching with a second screen of some kind.

Stephen Sedgwick, presenter: That is interesting, isn’t it, and we’re becoming a multi-screen society.

Geoff Cutmore, presenter: Are there… given the amount of negative press on aspects that the Olympics have had this year, are there challenges associated with the brands about how they then phrase or present their association?  Because, I mean, the last thing you need is your name popping up next to Russians expelled for drug-taking.

AB: I think, again, one has to be extremely careful of that and, indeed, one of the interesting things that came up when we looking at the Twitter activity over the weekend from the opening ceremony, was the reaction actually to the… when they brought the bugs on in the opening ceremony, that actually prompted the highest amount of Twitter activity around the Zika virus.  So, yes, one needs to be very sensitive about those things, but I think on balance, I think that the Olympics still represents a fantastic association for major brands.

GT: The other problem is sometimes if your brand is not seen as particularly sporting, and we know that’s often the case with anything around the fast moving consumer goods segment; I know Strongbow, you know, is a Team GB sponsor, what does drinking cider got to do with achieving great sporting heights?

AB: Sure.  Well, it’s about brand association, it’s about brand awareness, and different sponsorships work in different ways, and quite often what you’re trying to do with a sponsorship is to build brand awareness, and there is a huge brand awareness opportunity there.  The messaging that you might want to get for your core target audience is perhaps picked up through secondary elements within that marketing mix, so Strongbow may well be linking other promotions back to the Olympics.

KT: I can’t imagine being an advertiser associated with the Olympics would come cheap.  How do you put it in context versus other sporting events and where does it rank?  Is it the most expensive?

AB: It depends how… again, it depends if you’re thinking of it purely in sponsorship terms, yes, we believe it probably is the most expensive.  We don’t have the sponsorship data on all events, but we think it would be.  Again, and it depends on the investment that you’re making in terms of what you wrap around the sponsorship, to what extent that you’re backing that with advertising, but probably in terms of sports rights, along with the World Cup, it probably has one of the biggest.

KT: What have you seen so far that you think is successful today in terms of targeting the most amount of customers, the most amount of branding awareness, successful message carry across different formats?  What do you think has come through so far that has been good in your book?

AB: That is a tough one.

KT: I know it is only early days.

AB: It’s been going for just the weekend but, again, I think some of the brands also have been associated for many years.  So if I look at brands like Coca-Cola, they have been associated for many years, again, you see positive attributes there.  But it is very difficult at this stage to give a hard and fast answer to that.

GC: And social media, the best way, really, of getting an immediate sense of how well a campaign is going or a particular targeted campaign.

AB: It is interesting, because it depends what we’re talking about.  In terms of sponsorship, it is a very interesting way to get feedback.  In history, we would have had to go and do a survey, we would have had to ask people, usually after the event, which would take time and we wouldn’t get that feedback.  In terms of the Twitter feedback that we get, we can get a very fast read in near real-time as to how people are thinking about something.  In terms of audience measurement, we also have a major business around television audience measurement, and in markets like Brazil, we measure the ratings in real-time, so one can see how the audience is performing minute-over-minute and can potentially adjust content accordingly.

GC: Any sense of the conversion rate of, you know, a person who views online as against a person who views on TV, and then their willingness to purchase the product?

AB: Again, very complicated.  I think sometimes there is an over simplicity around the way in which online “attribution modelling”, as it is called, is done, in the sense that all of the credit is given to the activation part, the final moment when somebody clicks on “purchase” or goes to the shopping basket.  Most people do not view exclusively online, they also view television and these things work in combination, and it is quite often that you’re made aware of a brand or an opportunity or an idea on TV, and then it is actually activated online, and I think that is an important piece.

GC: Andy, we’re going to wrap it up.  Thanks so much for coming in.


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Girls’ Access to Professions

The starting point for developing the advocacy strategy was Karat’s research of vocational education and labor market for women graduated  from vocational schools, and the analysis of the statistics on employment and pay gap between men and women (see “Vocational training and labor market for women with basic vocational education” and “Disparities between earnings of men and women with basic vocational education”).

In our work we referred to the CEDAW Convention signed by the Polish government. The government is obligated to take action to eliminate  discrimination against women in employment and ensure the same employment rights, choice of profession and equal pay. Karat in partnership with the experts form the trade unions, academia, NGOs, educational and labour market’s institutions developed  the recommendations for systemic solutions for the government. The main recipients of the recommendations were: Ministry of Education, Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy, Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment, National Labor Inspectorate.

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The advocacy activities were conducted in cooperation with the trade unions: the Polish Teachers’ Union (ZNP), the Polish Craft Trade’s Union (ZRP) and the All -Poland Alliance of Trade Unions (OPZZ) in 2015-2017. The representatives of the unions have significant functions in the Social Dialogue Council (appointed by the President in October 2015 as the Trilateral Commission). We advocated together for introducing the female grammatical forms of the professions. The letters (see: Letter_to Minister_for Family,_Labor and Social Policy) were addressed to the relevant ministries calling for that. Having the female forms of professions would help to break down the barriers to girls’ access to the boys dominated vocational classes and, consequently, to equalize their educational and labor market opportunities.

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Response from Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy dated 08/11/2017
Response from Minister of Education dated 10/11/2017

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George Clooney's New Sci-Fi Film Is About 'Our Desperate Need' To Be With Loved Ones

George Clooney and Caoilinn Springall, right, in a scene from the sci-fi film Clooney directed, The Midnight Sky.
George Clooney and Caoilinn Springall, right, in a scene from the sci-fi film Clooney directed, The Midnight Sky.

A global catastrophe has wiped out most of humanity. An astronomer living in an outpost inside the Arctic Circle is in a race against time to help the crew of a spacecraft returning from one of Jupiter's moons.

That's the premise of The Midnight Sky, the new science fiction movie starring George Clooney. It's based on the 2016 book Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton. Though the story is set in 2049, the themes are very 2020.

"I always thought it was a film, when we started, about what we were capable of doing to one another," Clooney, who also directed the movie, said in an interview with NPR's Weekend Edition.

Then the coronavirus pandemic hit.

"I was in post-production and started to realize that, no, what the film is and what the story is, is our desperate need to be home or to be with the people we love and to be in contact with them. And sometimes we forget that, and all of a sudden, you take it away so you can't be in touch," said Clooney.

"I think we all are going through a lot of that. And you're at least reminded of how lucky you are to have somebody in your life that you love that much."

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On The Midnight Sky's theme of regret and how it relates to the pandemic

Well, I will say this: I'm not filled with regret. Not that I don't have the capacity for self-reflection. If I get hit by a bus tomorrow, I don't think anybody who knows me would think that I didn't get a lot out of life, you know, and try to add something to the conversation.

Having said that, I was, I think, probably doing what everyone was doing at the time [the pandemic began]. First, I couldn't believe it — I couldn't believe we were in the position we were in. And then I was worried, you know, I've got ... a son who has asthma and you start to worry about just basic, "How are we going to do these things?"

On his two young children and the legacy he hopes to impart to them

Here's the thing I want them to understand: the North Star for me, my parents drilled into my head from the time I was not much older than them, was if you only in your lifetime challenge people with power and defend people with less power, if you only do that in your life you will be a success. ... If my kids have that in them, sort of burned into them, I think they're going to be fine.

On the 1,000-page book that his wife, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, recently co-wrote

Well, it was funny. So she was in the office upstairs doing her live book launch from ... [a] Zoom meeting. And I'm in the office next door doing Howard Stern's show at the same time. And so I can hear all these brilliant barristers and world leaders on Amal's Zoom talking about how brilliant this book is and how it's the game changer and the book that all of these people have been needing.

And then I've got Howard Stern and ... he's going, "So did you really crap in a cat box?"

On whether criticism he receives for being outspoken about certain causes makes him reconsider his approach

No. ... Here's the thing: Can you imagine how ashamed I would be to look at my son and daughter in 20 years and they come up to me and say, "Was there really a moment in time when we had a policy that said, 'We're going to disenfranchise and [for] people seeking asylum, make them not want to come here by taking their children away and putting them in cages?' "

And I would say, "Yes." And they said, "And what did you say about it? What did you do about it?" And I would say, "Nothing." I would be ashamed.

On how he's been getting through quarantine

We do Zoom dinners. We did one with Norman Lear and we did one with the Obamas. ... But my good pals, my best friends, all of us are on the same, on one message. In a strange way, we've spent more time talking to one another than we have in a long time. ... And we've honestly needed it.

We're all sort of in post-traumatic stress in a way. We're all locked in, you know. People are dealing with having to teach their kids from home. ... They're dealing with the fear of dying, they're dealing with the fear of losing their job. I mean, suddenly, everything is put in play that wasn't before. And so this is going to be a while. And you really need to have the people you were closest to as close as they can be.

Sophia Alvarez Boyd and Melissa Gray produced and edited the audio interview.

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Boeing 737 Max Takes Flight After Nearly 2 Years Of Grounding

An American Airlines flight from Miami to New York became the first trip to use a Boeing 737 Max plane after the model was grounded in 2019.

We talk toHere & Now transportation analyst Seth Kaplan about whether the Max is really safe again and discuss the latest holiday travel numbers.

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At this time I’m going to have ask Michelle Obama to leave this page and, maybe, go look at amazing pictures of herself.  ‘Cause she’s not going to like this.  At all.

Because this post is about a dish so sinful and glutenous and wrong that it will have to be judged by a special tribunal.  Nevertheless, I implore you to make it the next time you can afford to consume 2,000 calories at one sitting.  You will thank me and curse my house simultaneously.  It’s a culinary bullet train to self-loathing and remorse.  And yet, I can’t help wondering what it would taste like dipped in a Frosty.

Ladies and gentlemen: meet the Cheese Frenchee.

Apparently, this was a wildly popular dish at a now-defunct chain called King’s Food Host. Even more amazing is that this was a Midwest chain and I have never heard of it let alone been to it, because it sounds like the kind of place I would have begged my mother to take me.  Not only would this sandwich have been something picky-eater me would have actually eaten, but I would have also loved the novelty of ordering via the in-booth telephone.  (In the interest of full disclosure, I will tell you that there is no Wikipedia entry for either King’s Food Host or the Cheese Frenchee so I’m not sure this isn’t an urban legend or a brilliant prank.  The Frenchee does have a Facebook page but it’s got significantly fewer likes than KateCookstheBooks so, yeah, I’m more popular than a sandwich.)

The Cheese Frenchee is a grilled cheese that’s gone through the State-Fair-Machine.  It’s American cheese on white bread with…wait for it…MIRACLE WHIP, cut into triangles, dipped in egg, rolled in RITZ CRACKER CRUMBS for the love of mike, and fried.  If that doesn’t make you weep wrap your head around this: at the mythical King’s Food Host they reportedly served this with onion rings.  I know!

My daughter simply said this was the best thing I have every made.  She was stupified with happiness.

Cheese Frenchees were resurrected in the October/November 2009 issue of Cook’s Country and the full recipe can be found here courtesy of the LA Times.