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  • Access the publications on My Bookshelf
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Technical SEO: How To Drive More Traffic To Your Website

Website SEO marketing

You probably don't care about Technical SEO, but you do care about getting more traffic to your website.

5 Big Mistakes New Businesses Make

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Good News! Based on historical data over 214,000 new businesses will be started this year. More good news. The odds are in your favor to make it past the first year! Bad news is only 50% will be around in 5 years.

What You Need To Know Before You Plan Your Business Website

Website SEO Lead Generation Content

It is common for many businesses to view their website as just a contact page. Your website can be much more than this.

Why is nobody visiting my website?

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The 5 W's in Google Analytics Every Savvy Business Owner Understands

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How do you use keywords to improve SEO? So you want to be on page one in Google Searches. Just Google it. You will see 132 million results.Seriously? How on earth are you supposed to know what to do? Google has not

How a Non E-Commerce Website Generates revenue

" I wonder how much revenue we actually generate from our website, emails, blogs and social media posts?". The individual that made this comment to me works for a business that is  committed to being actively

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The Vibrant Interior

ASI Featured In Interiors Magazine!

Colorado Coastal

Andrea Schumacher Interiors is featured in Interiors Magazine!  We are so grateful to be included in the January/February issue! The East coast meets the heart of the West in this stunning home. A predominantly neutral palette prevails in this expansive restrained chic home.

ASI Featured in Interiors Magazine

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January + February 2018

ASI Featured in Interiors Magazine!

Cherry Hills Village living space with soft texture and high contrast.

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Hair Care| Tips for sore and dry itchy scalp

Hair Care| Tips for sore and dry itchy scalp
17th February 2014 Hair
The tips mentioned in the video are
  • Using milk to calm down the scalp
  • A scalp brush to help get to the areas that really need a good scratch
  • Aloe Vera and Tea treel oil
Other tips you may try:
  • Scrubbing the scalp before you shampoo, No exagerrating, just gently remove some of the excess dandruff and then proceed with the shampoo. This can sometimes help minimise the amount of shampoos you do.
  • Find an oil that penetrates into the hair shafts and scalp, no point using an oil which will just sit on the scalp (jojoba oil is a great choice as well as many others)
  • Look out for ingredients such as charcoal and zinc in your hair shampoos and conditioners, they are excellent for getting rid of dry scalp
  • One shampoo which is one of my favourites to try is Uplifting shampoo by ORS (Organics roots stimulator) it gently exfoliates the scalp in a non harsh way and gets rid of build up. You can purchase it in most local stores from £3 onwards.

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 Top 10 Best Home Exterior Specialists in Bartlesville OK | Angie's List
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Get matched with top Home Exterior Specialists in Bartlesville

There are 38 highly-rated local Home Exterior Specialists.

Recent Exterior Contractor Reviews in Bartlesville

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    Continental Siding Supply
    From the time they came to give us our estimate they were extremely helpful even with financing they walked us through the process and made everything easy. The guys doing the installation were very helpful and awesome. We get compliments on our home all the time.
    - Raymond S.
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    The owner did a thorough inspection, and suggested a few additional repairs in addition to my primary one. The price was doable. Danny came within the week and accomplished everything between about 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM. It looks as if it's a fine job, professional accomplished.
    - Charles C.
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    Very good, we had a lot of plants around the deck mostly in pots & large rose bush at one corner, they moved all the plant & covered to protect the rose bush & themselves. Very effecient. Cleaned up & moved plants back. Would hire them again for any painting job. Reasonable priced.
    - Judy R.
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    Overall great experience - professional and polite . Recommended to several friends who are looking to have painting done.
    - Jamie L.
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    360 Direct, LLC
    The process from beginning to end was great. The guys were very professional. I was highly satisfied with the work.
    - Keshia M.
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    Fast, efficient and really listened to what I needed done. The price was great but more importantly the work was of excellent quality. I couldn't be any more happier.
    - Nathan M.
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    Allen did an excellent job on our patio cover. He was able to give us every detail just like we wanted it and was very easy and pleasurable to work with. We have greatly enjoyed it and I’m pretty sure it will outlast us.
    - David B.
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    Perfect this time also ! They are nice polite & clean up behind there work ! Ps I have had them do warranty work after a hail storm & taken care of the same way ! A + is how I rate them !!!
    - Jerald S.
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    Very fast and professional. Took extra steps to make sure the job was done at the highest of quality.
    - Payton G.
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    M. Rhodes Company LLC
    I had heard of the Rhodes Company before and knew they had a good reputation. Mr. Rhodes and his daughter came to my house and measured, described the installation process and put in a bid. I chose the Mastic D-6 vinyl siding. He said he could be there in 2-3 weeks and I wouldn't pay until the work was done. The price was less than I expected and I signed the bid contract. Even considering the January weather he was there in 3 weeks, the crew was great to work with and they answered all of my questions (silly or not). After they were finished and picked up everything, I inspected their work and paid the amount on the bid. The shutters were on a later bid and were installed about a week later. My house now looks almost new. This is a great company to work with, they have different levels of product to choose from and Mr. Rhodes was very helpful in picking out the best colors to go with my odd colored brick.
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Updated EBVs now available: Mid-April 2019

April 14, 2019 3:04 pm

Angus Australia wishes to advise that the Mid-April 2019 Angus BREEDPLAN analysis has been completed and updated EBVs are now available.

Now that the Mid-April analysis has been completed, the following reports are available to download from the “Files to Download” section of the Member Login area on the Angus Australia website. If you do not have access to the Member Login area or have forgotten your password please contact Angus Australia.

  • Individual BREEDPLAN Herd Report
  • Outlier Report (where applicable)
  • Completeness of Performance Report*
  • File of updated EBVs for upload into compatible software programs **
** Files only generated for herds recorded with AA as using a compatible software program.

Please note the upcoming Angus TACE submission deadlines:
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The Provider Perspective: Wearables’ Emergence Creates Cutting-Edge Service

Healthcare providers continue to face the challenge of improving the quality of care while reducing cost and remaining compliant with industry standards.

The use of wearables may hold the answers for providers to more easily connect with their patients to track data more openly around health status, preventative measures and treatment outcomes. Mobile and wearable devices are already helping facilitate in-home care delivery today, and the trend is rising. By 2020, a projected 70 percent increase in home health aides signifies the importance of secure device management solutions outside of traditional care facilities.

For healthcare providers, interactions between people, process, and data can be dynamic, ad hoc, and unpredictable. And, with all the changes taking place in an already complex environment, it’s more important than ever to make sure your technology is an enabler, not a roadblock. Wearable technology has made huge strides in allowing individuals to better-manage their own health and health data. Healthcare providers must have the policies and technology platform in place to consume that data, collaborate around it with the patient and colleagues, enact a treatment decision, and monitor progress.

Let’s examine a few scenarios where wearables may hold transformation value in healthcare provider services.

Imagine an advanced glucose and blood sugar device with the potential for patients to revolutionize how they monitor and manage diabetes. Such a device could be made portable, allowing patients to instantly check their blood sugar levels in the morning after the gym or at work in between meals. The scores would be collected by the device and automatically sent to the patient’s physician on a monthly basis – drastically reducing the time spent dedicated to routine checkups. As a result of this acceleration, one-on-one time spent between the patient and doctor could be devoted to discussing exercise programs or developing the proper diet to live a healthier lifestyle.

Or perhaps a nurse could track real-time monitoring of in-home hospice patients. When caring for the terminally ill, nurses require the ability to work hands-free in order to ensure a comfortable setting.

Enter Google Glass.

Thought to be off the map from the enterprise technology scene, Google Glass is making a comeback at the business level, and healthcare seems to be a logical industry for adding value. In this scenario, a nurse would have their hands free in order to tend to the patient’s needs – while filling out reports and checking off tasks with a simple tap to their pair of Glass. This method of care instantly becomes more friendly and natural to the patient since a nurse would no longer have to stand over a bed and compile notes on a clipboard.

As more and more of the business world begins to accept and implement wearable technology, healthcare may provide the first concrete evidence of success. The industry is already on the forefront in mobilizing healthcare providers, so an increase in wearable hardware may hold big promise for worldwide healthcare.

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This is a moment when everything previously taken for granted is turned around. Meetings, even first dates, happen remotely. Take-out food is the new fine dining. Dressing up means throwing on the blouse that hangs nearby from the back of a chair, and perhaps applying the lipstick that sits next to the laptop.

With fewer opportunities for flaunting a new look, what does it mean to shop, to crave a new accessory, or dream up a fresh ensemble? What is fashion when even the daily act of getting dressed becomes optional?

Those activities, once key manifestations of womanhood, are now performed in a vacuum. The beloved pursuit of wandering boutiques is replaced with a lackadaisical scroll through shopping sites; a favorite frock gets a grainy waist-up view during a Zoom quarantine hour.
But within these limitations, something curious is happening, Without the traditional parameters of “appropriateness” or “status” or “latest thing”, dressing becomes a pure act of self-expression, less about impressing others and more about pleasing oneself.
This Era has taught us that the days of binary “either/or” thinking are over; a “both/and” attitude is here to stay. In keeping with this hybrid philosophy, this second edition of Femme is meant to serve as both guide and inspiration. Ideas can be used, as is, or interpreted freely to fit your brand, your customer, and your vision.
This volume aims to spark designs that are both practical and fanciful, both glamorous and casual, both innovative and timeless, and both individually expressive and suggestive of our collective experience.

Muslin & Lace
This theme is about celebrating the time-honored dress-making methods taking us back in time to historical ambiances rather than retro. Corsetry, draping effects, antique handiwork like pintucks ruffles, embroideries, offer nostalgia but with a contemporary twist. 18th and 19th-century vision of a romantic past, while a modern sensibility comes from raw edges, unfussy constructions, and a "dishabille" approach.
• Keywords: dressmaker, deconstructed, romantic, humble perfection, handmade details, Artisanal lace.
• Colors: a palette of creams with touches of bluish shades and peach, rose pink.
• Prints: pastoral landscape prints, archive patterns, and embroideries.
• Materials: It's all about simple fabrics like muslin, handkerchief linen, cotton eyelet lace, cotton voile, etc
• Key products: knits go lacey for tops and cardigans, drawstring pants, new sweater bras, openwork socks. lace works for dresses, skirts, tailored suits. Ruffles, frills. flounces with handmade romantic touches for hand-made nighties, dresses, shirts, accessories.

Road Trip
Inspired by caravan road trips, country to country travels, a slow-living filled with discoveries and weekend trips to remote villages adding local influences along the way. A minimalist approach to rustic means that surfaces are scrubbed clean and clutter is well organized. A sense of reclaimed heritage pervades, with a mix of prints that is essential as is a mix of influences. Vintage America, European peasants, traditional African and more.
• Keywords: Leisurely, freeform farmhouse, inclusive, layered mix, the new at-homewear, local crafts and influences, authenticity.
• Colors: a range of dimmed-down tones that contrast each other from shades of green, to pink, yellow, peach and blue.
• Prints: gingham-checked, African Dutch wax, Indian block prints, simple floral motifs, scattered blooms.
• Materials: American quilts, flocked tuille, loom-woven plaids, cottons, and other natural fibers.
• Key products: mixing and layering, from petticoats over pants or skirts, shirts or tees under sundresses and cardigans or jackets. Dresses replace sweats for homewear.

Vivid Earth
Inspired by the deepened appreciation of the planet. The fascination with natural materials and time-honored craft gets richer and more textural. The untamed world is perceived through an intensified lens. A terrestrial vibe is where every aspect of a garment or object's lifecycle is considered. A process to protect rather than deplete resources. Workers are valued and craft is celebrated.
• Keywords: One with nature, Earthen textures, Mindful, Sustainable, delicate botanicals, weaving nature, new vegetal dyes.
• Colors: mineral colors- gold glow, earthy browns, ochres and reds, natural dyes like pigmented beetroot.
• Prints: botanicals and undulating lines, leaf and vine,
• Materials: bio-degradable sequins, handwoven raffia, waxed leathers, supple knits, linens, sheer materials, fluid silks
• Key Products: longer lengths skirts, asymmetrical cuts for tops, basketweaves, macramés sweaters, fringes and beads for garments and accessories.

Blue Horizon
This them, offers another view of the natural world, this one seen through the lenses of sea and sky. Transparency conjures a feeling of airly freshness that is both literal and metaphorical. Transparency also means honest communication with consumers as to production and sustainable practices.
• Keywords: Sea meets sky, flowy & floaty, Ethereal, modern mermaid, diaphanous, sparkling and twilight, cloud 9, atmospheric.
• Colors: atmospheric blues and aquas mixed with sunshine yellow and seafoam green.
• Prints: blurry prints, tie-dyes and painterly effects, swirly motifs,
• Materials: sheer and openwork fabrics, silk & satins, sinuous knits, chiffons, plissés, mesh and pointelle knits, intricate embroideries
• Key Products: silky long dresses, satin blouses and visible undergarments, clutch bags for accessories.

Jewel Avenue
This theme is driven by the vivid colors, by those hues that become powerful statements of authority, and standing out, especially when cut into strong shapes and volumes. A look-at-me-attitude which is going brighter and bolder!
• Keywords: Tailored or dramatic, outspoken, deep drama, powerful, radical chic, pump-it up, empowering, 40',70',80's
• Colors: vivid colors from shades of purple to fuchsia and emerald green.
• Prints: Color Block is key! fewer prints more color! Solids rather than printed but giants dots & slogans are welcome!
• Materials: shiny fabrics with glazed finishes, satins and lacquered fabrics, smooth suiting fabrics, stretchable fabrics.
• Key Products: high volume or neatly tailored outfits. Oversized flounces and crispy pleats, strong-shouldered jackets and bold pantsuits, foldable travel slippers, sporty accessories and long dresses.

Dreaming of a future mixed with Mod-Era of the 60's optimism and whimsical fantasy. Optimism pervades the dreamland attitude. A sense of make-believe to elevate every day. Radical hope brings a dose of much-needed endorphins, stimulating creative strategies for a utopian future.
• Keywords: Gentle, blissful, light & lovely, fantasy, delicate, delightful, dreamy, floaty and airy, 60's "Mod" influence
• Colors: whitened, pale, buttercream colors, light pinks and lilac with touches of powder blue.
• Prints: floaty florals, flower petals, bold graphic prints, subtle dip-dye arty techniques, watercolors.
• Materials: sheer chiffons, point d'esprit netting & organzas, gossamer layers are key, featherweight fabrics.
• Key products: floral suits and Mod influenced shapes like dapper pants and square-toed pumps and volumes, flounced baby-dolls, boxy jackets.
The Moderns
Sometimes less is more. This theme is all about this, "the fewer the better" philosophy. Multi-tasking basics are meant to last, with quality materials, and rigorous workmanship. Quality is a key attribute. restraints, precision and grace result in a stylish yet timeless aesthetic.
• Keywords: sculptured precision, balanced, modernist classics, elegant, erogenous zones, second skin, sleek and sensuous.
• colors: A neutral palette evoking calmness. Dirty off-whites/dusty shades of light browns, a touch of calligraphic blue.
• Prints: fine art techniques like pen & ink, hand-drawn repeats, with motifs ranging from whimsical illustrations to florals.
• Materials: Lush fabrics like summer velvets, stretchy jersey, supple leathers or pleather.
• Key products: tailored pieces modernized with a new cut from " too big" aesthetics that update pants and roomy blazers. backs of waistlines with sports-openings or slits, supple ballet slippers, filament knits.

A Haute Bohemian atmosphere where tea-leaves are read, incense burnt and rich brocades stir the gypsy soul. This theme satisfies the pent-up need to dress up. The undulated power of fabulous clothing is celebrated in rich brocades, strong silhouettes, bold patterns, eye-catching accessories. The trend towards luxury resale makes rarefied designer items more democratic than precious, to be worn every day rather than only for special occasions. A Haute suburban attitude with a dose of irony and joy!
• Keywords: 80's extrovert, indulgent, up-cycled splendor, exuberance, eclectic, the pleasure of dressing-up, expression vs practicality.
• Colors: vintage colors-bubble pink, red, emerald green, blue jeans.
• Prints: fruits, jungle, orchids, animal motifs, layers of prints.
• Materials: Rich fabrics velvets, faux furs) and sparkling embellishments ( crystals, glitter, gems, chains)
• Key products: cocktail dresses are layered over t-shirts, sparking sweaters top leggings, ladylike blouses, decorated jackets, shoulders stronger, skirts shorter.
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Recently, an Arbella insured filed a claim after his car was hit by a police cruiser. Mathew Seropian, Claim Service Center representative, spoke with a third-party representative for the police officer about the claim. With just a small amount of information, Mat was able to locate the insured's policy and get the claim started right away. Mat handed the claim off to Ursula Bannish, a CSS in the Springfield claim office, who was then able to call the representative back within a few hours.

Because of Mat's level of customer service—his responsiveness, kindness, and professional manner—the rep told Ursula that as someone who has been in the insurance business for more than 40 years, he has never been as impressed as he was with Mathew's service. He explained that other insurance companies do not have the same level of service that Arbella has. Although it's a standard practice at Arbella, he explained that not only would he normally have to wait 2-3 weeks to receive a call back from another company, but more importantly, the claim representatives he's encountered do not have the kind of professionalism and respect that the Arbella Claim department is widely known for.

Mat explained that it was really just another day on the job for him. "My goal is to treat everyone—not just customers—with respect. It's what I do every day, but once in a while the service we give here in the Claim department really strikes a chord. It's rewarding to know that the way we deliver our claim service truly makes a positive difference in other people's lives, and I'm proud to work for a company that so highly values the work we do to make that happen."


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Tender for success - A practical guide to tendering

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Posted by Martin Casey on August 04, 2020

Tender for success - A practical guide to tendering

Tendering is challenging. It puts significant pressure on your team to make a substantial decision. There are some simple things your organisation can do to improve your tendering process.

This article is written from the perspective of the practical steps your organisation can take to make the process more successful. I offer advice based on 20 years of tendering and the benefits will reduce long term stress and conflict, enable your team to manage the tendering process more efficient and help you to select the right digital partner. The selection of the right partner is your primary objective.

1. Research - Meet the market before you go to market

Tendering is ultimately a marriage. Once you award a contract, your team will be working with the winning organisation for several years. Therefore, having the right partner from the start is critical to your personal and your organisations' success.

To kick-off, do your research. Research what companies are operating in your market. Then, talk to them, find out what they do and how they could help you. This is an irreplaceable step. It educates your team and provides insights into who would be ideal to work with. You’re not promising any work to these companies. All you are doing is giving them advance notice of your intentions and offering them the opportunity to meet and discuss your plans and what they do.

Things you should do:

  • Create a list of companies delivering the service you need. Look at their websites and their track record. Shortlist the ones you like.
  • Talk to your peers, ask them to make recommendations. Also, take the opportunity to ask them for any advice on how they managed the process.
  • Contact the companies and arrange a meeting.
  • Provide a brief outline of what you are doing in advance and have two people from your team attend.
  • Pre Covid-19, I would have recommended that you meet at their office so that you can get a feel for the organisation and their culture. Online calls are fine and i'd recommend with the camera on, it's always good to see a face.
  • Explain what you are planning to do and then ask the company to give you an overview of their services, examples of relevant projects and the budgets required to deliver these projects.
  • Take notes and compare these after your meetings.

Remember you may eventually award the contract to a company you have never met. That’s ok, your research will provide you with knowledge of the market and the differences between various companies, their methodologies and services and products they offer.

2. Engage - Follow up and ask questions

Once you have met the companies, don’t be afraid to continue to engage with them when you have any further questions. This is another important step as you are now beginning to understand how these organisations operate and treat their customers. Their answers will also help you to determine if the company is clear and concise or long-winded and vague.

I would recommend that during this process you talk about the budget. You should not avoid this. Even though you may not be able to divulge your budgets or even have a budget assigned, you can still ask how much similar projects or products could cost. This is another important milestone for your preparation. There will be differences in costs and in some cases, big differences, don’t feel awkward asking the companies to explain how they price projects.

Some companies won’t want to fully engage in this process, and this is not necessarily a negative mark against them. However, remember you are looking to find the right partner and all interactions with these companies will help you to determine who is the best fit for you and your team.

3. Pre-Qualify - Shortlist the candidates

Now that your team have done the research and engaged with the market, you can now prepare for the tendering process in a much more structured and educated manner.

Tendering is expensive and takes a significant amount of time for you and every single company that submits a response. Typically, a tender requires several weeks to complete preparing the documentation and a compelling and cost-effective bid. There will also be a substantial amount of time required to assess the tenders on your side. Never underestimate the amount of effort that everyone will have to invest in the process.

I would, therefore, recommend that you begin with a pre-qualification process or request for information (RFI). This will enable you to formally assess what companies have the ability and credentials to tender for your project.

The RFI approach helps you to:

  • Understand the interest in the market
  • Select the companies that can fulfil your needs
  • Uncover any new information to help your tender requirements

This RFI process also requires far less investment and can be completed fairly quickly by interested companies. You can also at this point meet the companies who have applied and allow them to present their credentials. Note you may have met some of these firms before, no problem, this allows everyone to ask questions and clarify anything that needs to be discussed.

Once the RFI is completed, you can now progress to the formal tendering process to only the companies who have met your criteria. This is typically 3-5 companies.

4. Tender - Select your partner

Now that you have invited the 3-5 companies to tender, your chances of finding the right partner are substantially high. Make sure you give the companies enough time to prepare their response. Typically, this will be a minimum of 4-6 weeks. This takes into account that the companies will have questions that will need to be answered and shared with all companies.

Tips for your tender:

  • Be specific, clearly outline what is in scope
  • Give indications of your expected delivery timelines
  • Provide a budget indication (i.e. over a specific period - 3 years)
  • If there are technical requirements, share as much information as possible
  • Curate your questions - try to avoid asking the same question in different ways
  • Scoring - explain how you will score the tender
  • Select the team who will evaluate and select a winner - make sure this team can all be available

Once the submissions have arrived, review the tenders individually and as a team. Make sure everyone understands the process and allow the team the ability to debate and reflect.

This is an important long-term decision – don’t rush. Your objective is to find the right partner. Evaluate the strengths and weakness of each bid and document everyone’s scoring. Ask for clarifications from the bidders and then allow them to meet with your team to present their bid. You want to meet some of their team, gain an understanding of their approach, how they priced the project and to see if there is a spark, a connection between your team. Finally, get everyone to score the interview/presentation process and add this to your final scoring. Now you can select a winner. You have completed a comprehensive process and your preparation and research will have prepared your team for this decision.

Good luck, now your project can commence with the greatest chance of success.

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Neurosurgeons regularly perform intricate and high-risk procedures that involve the brain and spinal cord. Due to the potential for catastrophic harm to the brain and spinal cord that could result from a medical error, neurosurgeons undergo lengthy and extensive training. Even highly trained physicians are not immune from mistakes, though, and when a neurosurgeon fails to treat a patient in compliance with the applicable standards, such neurosurgeon malpractice can cause lifelong damages, and in some cases, death. If you or a loved one suffered harm due to the actions of a reckless neurosurgeon, you have the right to pursue damages and should consult a lawyer as soon as possible. At Arfaa Law Group, our trusted Baltimore medical malpractice attorneys are proficient at handling complex matters, and we take pride in helping people who have suffered devastating losses seek justice in the Maryland courts.

Common Examples of Neurosurgeon Malpractice

Neurosurgeons diagnose and treat conditions involving the brain, spinal cord, and nervous system, which arise due to trauma, the degenerative process, or congenital issues. Examples of problems neurosurgeons treat include Parkinson’s disease and other neurological disorders, spinal cord compression, herniated discs, bleeding in the brain, and epilepsy. Typically, neurosurgeons employ surgical intervention to address their patients’ conditions. In cases in which a doctor fails to perform surgery properly, it can cause the patient’s condition to worsen or can lead to loss of mobility or function, and in extreme instances, death. As such, a large number of neurosurgery malpractice cases arise out of surgical errors. Additionally, neurosurgeons can harm patients by failing to disclose the risks associated with a procedure prior to performing the procedure. Finally, in some instances, a neurosurgeon may commit malpractice by failing to provide a patient with a proper diagnosis in a timely manner.

Recovering Damages in Instances of Neurosurgeon Malpractice

Patients that are treated by neurosurgeons typically anticipate that the care they receive will improve or maintain their health. When they suffer harm instead, they often seek to hold their doctors accountable via a medical malpractice lawsuit. In Maryland, a plaintiff seeking damages from a health care provider in a civil lawsuit will usually assert a claim of medical negligence against the defendant. As such, the plaintiff must prove that the defendant owed the plaintiff a duty and that the defendant breached the duty. In cases in which the defendant is a neurosurgeon, the duty owed is the duty to provide the patient with treatment that a competent neurosurgeon with similar skills and experience, who practices in the same community, would provide under similar circumstances.

As neurosurgery is a complex practice that is not understood by the average person, a medical expert skilled in the area of neurosurgery will usually have to testify on behalf of the plaintiff to explain both the standard of care imposed on the defendant and the manner in which the defendant’s behavior constitutes a breach of the standard. The plaintiff must also show that the defendant’s breach led to the plaintiff’s harm, which typically requires expert testimony as well. Finally, the plaintiff will often need to engage an expert to testify as to the care and treatment the plaintiff needed due to the harm caused by the defendant, and the care that will be needed in the future. A person that wishes to pursue a medical malpractice claim against a neurosurgeon must do so within five years of when the injury occurred or within three years of when it is discovered, whichever date is earlier.

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Neurosurgeons often provide their patients with vast improvements in mobility and quality of life, but when a surgery is performed incorrectly, it can cause a worsening of issues, paralysis, and in extreme cases, death. If you or your loved one were injured by neurosurgeon malpractice, you should contact a lawyer about your potential claims. The capable attorneys of Arfaa Law Group are equipped with the skills and resources needed to obtain winning results, and we will work diligently to help you seek the best legal outcome available. We routinely assist people in the pursuit of damages in medical malpractice cases in Baltimore, where we have an office. We can be reached at 410-889-1850 or via the form online to schedule a meeting.


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Thursday, April 30, 2020

Twists & Turns #3

Twists & Turns #3 - Standard Version PDF | Harder Version PDF | Standard Version JPZ SOLUTION PDF

Back with another Twists & Turns puzzle! The first two of these seemed to be very well-received by solvers, so it's important to keep these coming.

As with the last T&T, the puzzle is offered in two difficulty levels. The Standard version lists the Twist clues in grid order, left to right and top to bottom, while the Harder version lists the Twist clues in alphabetical order. I recommend the Standard version for solvers new to the format and non-experts  - if I were solving these, I'd prefer the Standard version myself. But I know many of you are looking for an extra challenge, so for experts and gluttons for punishment, give the Harder version a try.

For now, these puzzles are PDF only. I imagine that a JPZ version can be created for these; however, I don't even know how to begin creating a JPZ file from scratch. For those who are technically adept at creating JPZ files, I'd be interested in a tutorial to show me the ropes! Send me an email if you would be willing to walk me through the process.

UPDATE: Thanks to Jeff Davidson for creating a JPZ version! I've added a link above. After downloading the file, use the JPZ solving applet on Crossword Nexus to solve. The JPZ file only supports the Standard version of the puzzle. I've given the JPZ version a test run and it works pretty well. Thanks so much Jeff!

As before, the more feedback the better for this new format - feel free to leave a comment below or send me an email directly. Each solving experience gives me greater insight into how the format plays, so whether you enjoyed it or - equally important - if you didn't enjoy it, your feedback is much appreciated.

Happy solving!

  1. Hey Andrew, we hope you're staying safe and well. These Twists and Turns are very enjoyable. Even the easier version is challenging. Any Andrew puzzle is welcome at our house, even if it's not a Rows Garden!

  2. I like them! Keep them coming. On T&T#2, I printed the standard version, and found I was working it like the "harder" RG version I usually do. So this time I printed the "harder" version. I guess that qualifies me as a "glutton for punishment" :-)

  3. Hey, great stuff! This time I was finally able to get through the Harder version; last time I started on Harder and eventually had to switch over to Easier. This is a great form and I’ll eagerly solve as many of these as you can make!

  4. Thanks Andrew, a welcome addition to your repertoire. Keep them coming

  5. Thanks for another T&T. I can't believe it hasn't even been a year since the first one. It seems like much longer. I solved the harder version again and I felt like it was slightly harder than T&T #2. I really enjoy these puzzles and would like to see more. Maybe every week 5 or an EP?

  6. That was fun to be able to solve online! The Standard was plenty hard for me. Please stay well, and keep up the great work!


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Do you want to involve yourself more with beauty? This can be a very rewarding endeavor. There will need to be a good combination of skills and technique for things to be successful. Are you aware of the best methods to apply cosmetics? If you want to know more, then you need to read the advice in this article.

For great looking eyes, use an eyelash curler. This curler can help to increase the volume of your eyelashes for a beautiful effect. It increases the size of your eyes and brightens them up, too. You can also use heated eyelash curlers, which can increase the amount of time the curl lasts.

Multiple research projects in the scientific world have found that symmetry is often associated with beauty. Try to maintain your symmetry when striving for beauty. Whether this is in applying make up, or trimming a beard and or mustache, ensure that they are mirror images of each other on the left and right sides.

Use a quality moisturizing lotion on your face. This holds true for even the oiliest or greasiest of skin. During the day, make sure that your moisturizer contains an SPF rating.

To draw attention to beautiful green or hazel eyes, utilize colors that will highlight the flecks of green and gold in your eyes. Some great highlight colors are silver, lavender and purple.

Coconut Oil

Using inexpensive coconut oil is a great alternative to buying expensive facial moisturizer. Coconut oil will minimize the appearance of small wrinkles and some fine lines because it is absorbed by the skin easily. It also helps treat skin ailments like eczema, acne and psoriasis because of its antibacterial and anti-fungal properties.

Occasionally, our self image suffers when we have a temporary blemish. Try blotting the blemish with a little bit of toothpaste. Make sure it is paste and not gel. Allow this to work for ten minutes or so. Toothpaste should help calm some of the inflammation and redness associated with blemishes.

A sharpened liner, whether for lip or eye, works best. If you constantly sharpen them, they will be clean each time you use them. When they’re cold, they sharpen easier, so put them in your freezer or refrigerator for ten minutes first.

By consuming healthy foods, you can increase the health of hair, nails and skin. Your body needs the right kind of fuel to stay beautiful. Eat a diet that contains various nutrients. For healthy and strong nails, skin and hair, make sure to include lots of whole grains, zinc, iron and proteins in your meals.

Don’t turn the heat up to 11 when taking a bath or shower. Using hot water opens your pores, allowing the natural oils in your skin to escape. It is then washed away. Use warm, even tepid water, to keep skin soft and beautiful. This should also help you reduce your bills.

Mend haggard fingernails with a teabag. Empty all the tea from one teabag, first. After taking the tea out you should use it to cover your nail tear. Then, put that on top of your nail and cover the whole thing with some clear nail polish.

Honey needs to be on your beauty shopping list. Honey has many benefits for your skin, and not just when you consume it. Make a skin scrub by adding a bit of honey to sugar. Massage honey into your facial skin for a natural skin cleanser, and wash it off with warm water afterward. Adding a little honey to your regular shampoo helps to keep your hair shiny and soft.

Apply cucumbers or rosewater under your eyes if you have dark circles. Either of these remedies will lighten the color of the skin under your eyes while cooling them at the same time. Using cucumber slices is age old remedy for the eyes. You can also dip a cotton swab in rosewater or cucumber juice and placing it on the eyes for approximately 15 minutes.

If you find that powdered mineral makeup makes your skin itch, avoid products that contain bismuth oxychloride. This ingredient often irritates skin, but not all brands use it.

Your main beauty focuses should included fashion, fitness, posture and skin care. When you focus on these features, you’ll look amazing every day.

If you get upset and start crying, try to tilt your head in a way that the tears will fall down the corners of your eyes. This technique will keep your mascara from getting ruined. This will go a long way in minimizing how much your makeup is affected by your tears.

You can break your beauty routine into small increments. Try scheduling 10 minute mini-care breaks throughout your days. Don’t try to overload yourself or you will lose motivation. Kept your treatments short and easy if you want to make them into habits.

In summary, you know now a bit more about beauty. Even if you did not know much before, you should have learned a lot about the proper usage of products after reading this article. That’s excellent! Go over what you have learned and apply the advice that works for you. Above all, enjoy yourself.


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The Impact of Wreaths Across America

The grounds were seeded and lush: a gorgeous backdrop against the winter barren trees and pristine markers. Trucks were arranged symmetrically throughout the acreage, as were designated servicemen and women from all branches actively and orderly informing the volunteers how the process would take place. In the wait, there was a sense of calm anticipation among the crowd. Even the youngest ones were pleased to demonstrate their best form.

And then the Arpin Van Lines’ truck gates opened. One by one, boxes were placed on the streets and the precise instruction offered by the military personnel was now in force. Gathered were many including mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, sons, daughters, aunts, uncles, friends and neighbors. The scent of evergreen filled the air and it was decided in that very moment that the common threads among us all were now red, white, and blue. Soldiers, visibly withholding the pain, positioned wreaths with care while families took their place in a special line honoring their dearest. Boy Scouts worked diligently and we all paused as The President flew above by helicopter offering his respect for the occasion. The tears were prevalent. The accord was phenomenal.

Yet soon, as the task was near completion, numbers grew less and eventually stillness was anew as the scope of wreaths spread far and wide. We left quieter than we arrived. Even tonight, days removed from the event, I am impacted. I realize the sacrifice our Heroes made is hardly met by the placement of a wreath but the circle of love shared among us that day was worthy and is America.

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This set brings together all three coins issued in the Snowflake Bear series, capturing the beauty and playful nature of the world’s most iconic bears in their natural habitat.

The first coin in the series was the Polar Bear, issued in 2015, followed by the Brown Bear in 2016 and, finally, the Giant Panda dated 2017. All three coins feature a hand-woven fine silver filigree ‘snowflake’, making each coin completely unique.

Polar Bear

The Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and land masses is the natural habitat of the Polar Bear. They can tolerate extreme cold conditions moving across snow, ice and open water. Although most polar bears are born on land, they spend most of their time at sea.

Brown Bear

The Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) is a large bear whose principal range includes Russia, India, China, Canada, United States (mostly Alaska), Scandinavia and Romania. It is recognized as a national and state animal in many European Countries and is the most widely distributed of all bears.

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Chelsea Futurespace

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Gatliff Road (off Ebury Bridge Road)
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Chelsea Futurespace is an exemplary collaboration between Chelsea College of Art and Design, Futurecity arts consultancy, and the property developer, St James Urban Living, part of the Berkeley group. It provides a showcase exhibiting space for the alumni and staff of Chelsea College of Art and Design set within St James’ Grosvenor Waterside development at Chelsea Bridge.

Chelsea Futurespace exhibitions have included internationally esteemed artists alongside emerging talents associated with Chelsea College of Art and Design and have been favourably reviewed in journals such as Blueprint magazine and Time Out, amongst others. Exhibitions have also included major new projects such as Layla Curtis’s Traceurs commissioned by Westminster City Council in association with Futurecity and shown as part of the London Festival of Architecture 2008 - a superb example of an arts institution, an arts consultancy, a property developer, a city council, and an artist working seamlessly together. This partnership, as well as the artwork produced, is of cultural significance.

Chelsea Futurespace is part of Futurecity’s, ‘cultural strategy’ for this prestigious residential development which also includes a permanent public work by Richard Wilson and artist Clare Wood’s etched metal facades for two buildings by Ken Shuttleworth’s MAKE architects - possibly the largest artwork in London. This cultural strategy was approved by Westminster City Council as part of the Section 106 planning consent for the Grosvenor Waterside Development.

“Chelsea Futurespace represents a unique partnership between St James Urban Living, the arts consultancy Futurecity, and an internationally renowned art school - a showcase exhibition space for the alumni of Chelsea College of Art and Design based within the Grosvenor Waterside development. Together we have created a new cultural space for London, and have designed an important and hugely popular changing exhibition programme open to the widest possible public audiences. This also creates a talking point for the Grosvenor Waterside residents and cultural cachet for their property. Together we have produced a credible and exciting project which is highly regarded by planners and architects as well as arts connoisseurs”.

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Bengalis are known for their flavorful cuisine and love for mini breaks or travelling around the corners of the country. Well, being a ‘bong’, I am proud to be so called a foodie and a Globetrotter. I have almost traveled to many parts of my Mother land India nd among all these places I had been to the glorious nd gleeful parts of Odisha, colourful Mumbai, Magnificient Delhi, peaceful Himalayas in Kasmir and Himachal Pradesh, traditional southern India, beautiful beaches of Goa and the most memorable experience of all, the trip to the marshes of Sundarbans.

I had been to a breathtaking and shivering journey to the Sundarbans, the marshes of Bengal. It had really been a memorable adventure of my life. The trip made by blood and sweat mix up and gave me a terror-stuck. We had planned to go to the Sundarbans the previous year, 2018 in the month of December. We had gone there with our family friends and my father’s office colleagues. The trip had come about on the 2nd – 3rd week of December.

It had been a thrilling and exciting trip. The trip was for one night and two days.

We had advanced to the Sundarbans in aprivate Tata Sumo owned by one of our family friends. It took us about two to three hours to Canning. We had crossed Matla river on a steam jetty up. There was an accommodation place booked for us on a launch named ‘Sundari’. We were about twenty five to thirty people on it.

The owner of the launch guaranteed our safety and security. He said that it would be totally safe and happening to stay up there. We were all very excited about the trip and honestly saying I had never seen such a heavenly scenery in my life. The beautiful sundari trees, the spillway of river Matla, the numerous beehives on the trees and a blood rush to find out a dangerous man-eater here or there.

Sundarbans is well known for the Royal Bengal Tiger which is famous world wide. The launch took us around the Sundarbans wide life conservation park. We spotted a couple of wild boar, a fox and a chital.

Unfortunately it had been evening time, so the launch driver refused to take us further into the forest and we weren’t able to spot the renown of Bengal. The Royal Bengal Tiger. After returning from the Sundarbans widelife conservation zone, the launch was parked near the bank. We were served delicious food. Then we had our dinner and sat down to observe the night beauty of the rural Bengal.

A few of other launch members were taking about the attacks of Bengal Tiger on jetties and small fishing boats. I was hunted by this feeling, what if the same happens to us. Late that night I was woke up by a scream and I found everyone shivering. They were all scared by some sort of animal. I felt my heart pounding and my warm blood rushing through my veins. I could guess what animal it was, the Bengal Tiger probably.

I felt that this migt be my last vacation nd of course the last night of my life. I was forbidden from going near the float were something terrible was occurring. But after a few minutes I heard a deep eco of tiger’s roar and then nothing but silence, humming of crickets and fireflies prevailed on. I could not of course sleep that night. Out of unrest and terror, everyone on the boat was kept awake. Next morning I got to know about the incident of last night.

One of the jetty members spotted a tiger near the bank and he started shouting. The tiger was actually moving towards the launch but somehow it was driven off far away by the launch owner and his assistants. After having spent a night I can never forgot in my life.

After having breakfast we did sight seeing and set off for our home town Kolkata again for the same boring lifestyle here. Everyone present was terrified by the incident the previous night. On our journey I got to know that the tigers living near the banks of the river and Sundarban National Park are probably not man-eaters.

But the actual Royal Bengal Tiger living deep in the forest are dangerous and of course man eaters. The trip was adventureous nd spine chilling for everyone. I was very frightened and scared. But I feel that I may be lucky to have gone through such an incredible experience in my life. For most of the visitors, the trip remains a normal one but for the twenty five of us, it had been something phenomenal, astonishing and breathtaking.

This is the most memorable journey of my life till date!

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Certification Profile: Darin Dillon, CPP

He admits that he got into the security field by mistake. Thirty-five years ago, Darin Dillon, CPP, replied to a classified ad in his local newspaper and landed a job as an installation and service specialist with Rollins Protective Services. That position became the basis of his employment master plan. "I have found security to be the coolest and greatest industry on the planet," he says.

Today, Dillon is business development manager with Convergint Technologies, a position he has held for the past 13 years. He looks forward to the moments when he can "solve a problem, meet a new person, share a new concept, or help someone in this exciting industry."

Dillon focuses on developing business and implementing complex electronic security for Fortune 1000 companies, hospitals, universities, and government municipalities. Because his position has a variety of responsibilities, "each day is a surprise," he says.

After arriving at his Houston, Texas, office each morning, Dillon sorts through his emails, texts, and voicemails and reacts accordingly to changes in his projects' priorities. But his most important responsibility? "It's my job to provide unparalleled customer service to those who count on our team for their global electronic security needs."

His quest to be viewed as a valued partner by these customers led Dillon to pursue the Certified Protection Professional® (CPP) designation in 2002. "Many of my clients had attained their CPP certifications, and I wanted to be tested to the same proficiency level they possessed," he says.

Dillon cites three factors that motivated him to study for the test over two years: "I wanted to know what my clients knew, I wanted to prove that I was in this industry for the long haul, and I wanted to stand out among my peers." His perseverance paid off when he received a passing score. Looking back, he says, this accomplishment catapulted him to where he is today.

A member of ASIS International for more than 25 years, Dillon has taken advantage of the educational and networking opportunities available to him. But he believes his CPP opened doors that would not have been available to him without the certification.

For example, he says the CPP allows him to jump into many conversations with others who are certified. Armed with the CPP, Dillon finds that other CPPs quickly take notice and conclude that he "knows what he is talking about."

Convergint Technologies has supported Dillon's participation in ASIS activities and encourages all colleagues to attain at least one ASIS certification. Dillon is convinced that achieving certification is worth the effort. "It will be the best learning experience, will allow for continued advancement, and will provide access to a new network of individuals," he says. "Just do it!"

Being involved in great experiences with genuine people has given Dillon a deep appreciation for his career. He advocates a similar path for others: "For those who like to see how businesses are run and products are manufactured, a career in the security industry provides access to the coolest companies and the opportunity to assist in solving their problems and address their daily concerns."


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Games And Times That Brings Memories

Today we will go back in the past.

Somehow, I don’t know why but the fact is that very often we go back in time with our thoughts, brining back those beautiful memories, right?

Why is this like that, I can’t tell certainty 100% but we certainly as people, globally, we have somehow lived better in every way.

Somehow everything was better, starting from us as people, there was not so much stress, people didn’t bump their heads on various “smartphones”.

We hung out a lot more and therefore games were better somehow, various lists, just remember all those games and lists, check out the game tier list, ah those times…

At least for us a little older, game were really something special back in days, games that we will talk about…

Well, let’s get started…

“Command & Conquer Renegade” (Command & Conquer Renegade) game type:

First-Person (FP) shooter development company: Westwood Studios publishing company: Electronic Arts!

“Command and Conquer: The Renegade” is a classic and mediocre game that reminds players of the fond memories of fighting C&C all night.

Say it is classic: If C&C opened up a new era of RTS, and now the defectors have taken this classic to a new level, or this is not even an FPS, it has so many innovations…

Say it is mediocre: If there was no C&C ever The splendor, then I am afraid it has been thrown into a forgotten corner…

Westwood’s reputation has been wiped out after the launch of C&C2 and expansion, so the defectors have become their life-saving straw.

The familiar buildings and weapons in the game satisfy those players who revisit with a nostalgic mentality.

They can look at the exterior walls of the buildings that were touched by them so close, and experience them from the first or third perspective.

The concrete structure inside a building that looks so tiny on the screen.

If there is no previous glory of C&C, then this game might have been thrown into a forgotten corner.

However, it is a descendant of C&C, and it is destined to attract the attention of many players.

Let’s play, let’s play, don’t act as a picky player, but as an overcomer.

What we want is just a commemoration of the past life, not a real game.

As a work in the “Command and Conquer” series, the plot will naturally not deviate from the original.

But the player no longer controls the entire army, but only plays one of the roles.

This role can use various weapons, including driving tanks or other combat weapons.

“The Renegade” is very different from the two World War II FPS games “Medal of Honor” and “Return to the German Army Headquarters”.

The first two are based on the weapons of World War II as the original model, while the weapons in “The Renegade” are completely free.

Imagine play, so the popularity of the first two can not be compared with “The Renegade”.

When you are driving a mammoth tank to cover your own weakly armored but powerful multiple rocket vehicle bombing the enemy’s base on high ground.

When the two tanks are fighting for a mining area, when your tank is destroyed, do the last when you put the C4 bomb on the enemy tank that is crushing you.

When you use your life to cover a comrade in the enemy building and turn off the power of the building to disable it, the effect of this team battle is definitely not “Delta” Comparable with “Counter Strike”.

This is a war!

The most satisfying sports game for fans

“World Cup 2002” (FIFA 2002 World Cup) Game Type: Football Competitive Game Development: EA SPORTS Game Release: EA SPORTS

Every year the World Cup is held, EA will launch a football game that is very consistent with the actual situation of this World Cup.

For us fans, the year’s World Cup in South Korea happen, it was more exciting than any previous World Cup matches because China has also rushed into the World Cup.

In the same time, that means a lot for a football/soccer in general!

“FIFA 2002 World Cup” this game completely simulates the actual situation of the real World Cup football match.

For example, Chinese players experience more happiness and get more fun in the game than foreign players.

In the game, every player can once again sing the World Cup song that belongs to football and fans, and lead the Chinese team to win the Hercules Cup!

Realize your football dream!

In “FIFA 2002 World Cup”, players can find a high degree of satisfaction.

Different stadiums are modeled according to real competition venues and made realistic.

In the game, the replay of red and yellow cards or goals is even more exciting than live TV!

The opening animation is very imposing, and the game’s music and sound effects are very appealing.

There is a feeling of facing the battle of the century in the game.

Which can be fully reflected in the 12-yard mode, making the game full of the World Cup atmosphere.

The appearance of the players is also significantly different from the previous ones.

The appearance of the players is more realistic, especially those football stars who are familiar with them.

And they can know their identity from their appearance alone.

And in the “FIFA 2002 World Cup” game, EA gave star players from various countries with super power attribute values and some special skills.

The player’s movements are very delicate, intercepted.

Rescued from the border and other actions are very pleasing to the eye.

The shooting and passing of star players with very track are refreshing.

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Dead Deal Cost

For deals that do not close, a dead deal cost is a cost incurred by a buyer and/or seller. It refers to merger and acquisition transactions that, for different reasons relevant to either the seller or the buyer, undergo due diligence but do not close. After a letter of intent (LOI) is signed, dead deal costs will start accumulating, as this is when due diligence happens, taking considerable internal and external time devoted to vetting the assumptions in the proposed agreement. At the point when arrangements neglect to close, different expenses are brought about, both immediate and backhanded. The expenses are those identified with encouraging the exchange and might be brought about following up in the interest of the purchaser or the merchant.

Generally, without the implementation of due diligence, the bulk of dead-deal expenses are borne by sellers. To facilitate the deal, as both the seller and the buyer work together to make a deal go through to the end, they incur different costs. For sellers, it is genuinely prudent to participate in the selection of buyers who have a good history of finalizing different offers. This is genuine regardless of whether the cost of the buy that is offered is lower than a higher offer from a purchaser that is more suspect concerning their history of concluding arrangements.

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On the purchasing side, the buyer is interested in understanding if the seller’s provided financial results reflect the actual state of affairs at the target company. During recent financial years, the customer would try to figure out the company’s success and seek reasons for sales rises and decreases. It is not possible to have a contract synonymous with any prices. Then again, a few expenses are delegated being dead in such cases that an exchange proceeds onward to movement through the utilization of due steadiness, however, doesn’t bring about being finished.

Deal costs are unavoidable, but if a sale goes through due diligence but does not close, they become “dead.” Any obligations attached to undisclosed properties, and any other details that could affect the deal, may also be of interest to the buyer. If the sale fails to close, the costs incurred in performing due diligence are called dead-deal costs. While they can be viewed as a “cost of doing business” for acquirers, most complex purchasers endeavor to dodge them by guaranteeing a high likelihood of a conclusion for any arrangement viable.

When deals fall through, expenses are dead. This implies that the fulfillment of the contract must be in order for expenditures to be alive. On the other hand, in order to recognize their history of closing sales, the seller performs due diligence on the buyer. The seller needs to negotiate with a solidly funded buyer with a positive history of closing deals. Once more, costs “die” when bargains “die,” so to keep costs “alive,” the arrangement should close, so, all things considered, the costs become an aspect of the exchange’s undertaking esteem (as opposed to simply being discounted).

Example of Dead Deal Cost

Some common third party transaction costs that buyers and sellers incur include, in addition to the internal time spent on a contract:

Legal costs – Both the seller and the buyer pay lawyers to draft legal papers for them during an M&A transaction, as well as to deal with any legal issues that the parties are expected to clear before continuing with the transactions during an M&A transaction. Non-compete agreements purchase and selling agreements, a letter of intent or an employment contract are some of the legal documents that can be written by an attorney.

Valuation costs – At the point when the dealer is discarding property or hardware, it will welcome a valuation pro to give the most recent valuation of the property or gear. The appraisal helps in deciding the value that the dealer is happy to acknowledge as an installment for the acquisition of a benefit.

Environmental assessment costs – The legislation requires the parties to perform an environmental evaluation of the proposal before selling those types of properties, such as factories and industrial facilities, in order to evaluate the possible environmental impacts.

Tax advice costs – When undertaking a capital-concentrated securing or merger, the purchaser will welcome assessment experts to furnish them with the most productive buy plan for limiting duty risk. The purchaser will need to go with the arrangement that sets aside them the most cash while as yet agreeing to the assessment laws.

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Artichoke hummus

Yield: 16 Servings

Measure Ingredient
2 cups Cooked garbanzo beans
1 cup Artichoke hearts
6 Cloves garlic
2 Lemons
½ teaspoon Paprika
½ teaspoon Cumin
½ teaspoon Kosher salt
½ teaspoon White pepper
Virgin olive oil

Juice the lemons. Combine all ingredients but the oil in the bowl of a food processor, turn on, and slowly drizzle in olive oil as the ingredients are being processed to a creamy consistency.

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Romaine and tangelo salad

Yield: 1 servings

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1 Honey and poppy seed
Small inner leaves from 2
Large heads romaine lettuce
(about 30 leaves)
1 cup Peeled tangelo/mandarin
Orange segments
6 tablespoons Pecan halves/sliced

Divide romaine leaves equally among 6 individual plates, top equally with tangelos; sprinkle with pecans, pass dressing to spoon over salads.

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Are you smarter than a fifth grader? Well, it’s complicated. (Image: anyjazz65/Flickr

Whether crows are bringing a little girl gifts, putting some English majors to shame, or learning to remember faces, the birds just continue to amaze us with their intelligence. Many studies and stories compare their smarts to those of human children. But judging intelligence can be a difficult proposition with humans, let alone birds. So really, how smart are crows, and could they do the things our kids can do?

To find out, we asked some expert corvid researchers—corvids being the bird family to which crows belong—whether crows could accomplish some basic human tasks, like reading, doing math, and falling in love.

Professor of Behavioural Ecology at Oxford’s Department of Zoology, Alex Kacelnik, has been studying the behavior of the New Caledonian crow for 15 years now, looking at their use of tools and remarkable ability to solve problems. “The key to [animal intelligence] is flexibility,” he says. “We only use the term ‘intelligent’ for animals that are capable of doing a variety of different things that they have not necessarily been selected to do.” Kacelnik says that crows (and parrots, too) are masters of this type of adaptive thinking, with various species being able to use tools to reach food or make use of their precision memory skills to hide—and later find—their reserves. “In the case of parrots and crows, there’s a large class of problems they can face which are not necessarily those they face in nature,” Kacelnik says.

Yes. He is memorizing your face. (Image: katieb50/Flickr

Kaeli Swift, a PhD student in the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences at the University of Washington, and author of the Corvid Research blog, further elaborates: “There’s a main cognitive ‘toolkit’, so to speak, that we look to when asking questions about the evolution of intelligence,” she says. “These tools include: causal reasoning, flexibility, imagination, and prospection.”

One reason corvids are so smart is that they have relatively giant brains. The size of a crow’s brain has been compared to the size of a human thumb, which, in comparison to the size of their bodies, is massive. “They also have an enlarged forebrain compared with most birds,” says Swift. “The corvid forebrain is what houses the avian analogues to the human prefrontal cortex, i.e the area that’s the powerhouse for human cognition and problem solving.” However, Kacelnik says, we are not sure why they developed such large brains, or what environmental stimuli would have favored such an evolution. Nonetheless, their grey matter makes the term “bird brain” seem like a compliment.

So we know crows are smart, but if we are going to continue to compare them to children, let’s cover some basics. Could a crow learn to read? “You certainly could teach a crow a complex response to stimuli,” says Kacelnik. “But if you call ‘reading’ understanding words and having syntax, this has not been shown.” As robustly intelligent animals crows can remember symbols and learn to react differently to them, but understanding the infinitely complex combination of symbols and meanings that make up human language is beyond them. “[It’s] possible that they could recognize a few words with extensive training but it would be more akin to learning that pecking the circle symbol instead of the square results in a treat, rather than the kind of reading comprehension we possess as humans.” says Swift. Children: 1, Crows: 0.

How about simple math, like addition and subtraction? Crows have it covered, sort of. “We know that many animals in general have to operate in real life as innate statisticians,” Kacelnik says. All animals, crows included, need to be able to measure, not necessarily hard numbers, but the relative frequency of finding things like food and water. Though there does seem to be evidence that crows might have the ability to count. Swift mentions an experiment from the 1950s that showed that western jackdaws (a type of crow) could essentially notice and remember the number of treats the researcher placed under a larger number of boxes, only uncovering the boxes until the exact number of treats was discovered. “Studies in numerosity in corvids have not been that extensive,” Kacelnik says. “But I would eat my hat if they couldn’t do some simple mathematical operations. The question is up to what level of complexity.”

And what of their emotional intelligence? Can crows fall in love? “I don’t know about love,” Kacelnik says. “They form attachments that are of a sexual nature and they form attachments that are purely of association, like foraging partnerships.” This is known as affiliative behavior, and among many species of crows their ability to form multiple connections to other individual crows is surprisingly robust. Both mating pairs and entire family units can be very stable and organized among the birds. But as Swift puts it, “We don’t, and probably can’t, know if they fall in love like we consider it.” The majority of crows, though, will mate for life, even if one is injured.

Later, haters. (Image: Heather Katsoulis/Flickr)

Just for good measure, we asked whether, given a machine designed specifically for the purpose, a crow could drive a car. “I have no idea,” Swift says. “But in some areas they do seem to be sensitive to crosswalk singles as evidenced by this delightful video.  This has not, to my knowledge, been tested scientifically.” This was a silly question.

Crows might be as good as human children at some things, but in the end, it doesn’t make sense to compare them. “As biologists we prefer not to rank species in order of intelligence,” says Kacelnik. “Because they are good for different things. A pigeon would be better at homing and navigating than a crow would be. But a crow is better at solving new problems. Humans call this intelligence because that is what we are good at.”

Crows are wildly intelligent, not just for birds, but for animals in general, and the more we learn about what they are capable of, the more astounding they seem. But as with all creatures, including human children, they are good at what they’ve been environmentally selected to be good at. Comparing bird smarts to people smarts is as ridiculous as the image of a lovelorn crow driving a car.


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Joe McGinniss zeroes in on the personal and political career of Ted Kennedy. Nothing is sacred as McGinniss outlines the scandals and secrets of the entire Kennedy family. Smith recalls this political "history" clearly and smoothly, subtly imitating a Boston accent when reciting Kennedy speeches. No other characterization is present in this abridgment. The pace and order of the narrative are easy to follow once the story swings into full gear. The listener will wonder what was made up, omitted and abridged from the book. Hold on to your skepticism and the steering wheel while listening. M.B.K. ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPT 94]

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The award-winning Wedgewood is a delightful family-owned hotel exuding European sophistication and charm. Feel like you're stepping back in time as you enter the elegant reception, with its grand chandelier, vintage grandfather clock, solid oak walls and high back chairs. A warm welcome is assured at this intimate boutique hotel, with its rooms each offering a high level of quality and service throughout. If the weather is nice, sit out on one of the many patios with views over the city, or relax on your own private balcony.

Our rating: First Class

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The property offers a variety of room sizes accommodating one, two, three or four guests. All are elegantly furnished with antiques and original works of art. Rich fabrics, plush carpets and marble en suite bathrooms are Wedgewood hallmarks, and each of the rooms has a balcony, TV and tea/coffee making facilities.

The property is nestled amongst the quiet, tree-lined Hornby Street, convenient for shopping along Granville Street and for the many restaurants in the area. Just a short walk will take you to Stanley Park, the picturesque English Bay and many other ‘must see’ attractions. During the summer, Robson Square comes alive with street performers and evening events.

Food and drink

Bacchus Restaurant and Lounge is located just off to the side of the lobby and oozes the same luxury and charm featured throughout the hotel. Enjoy a full breakfast from their extensive breakfast menu, afternoon tea at the weekend or simply relax after a long day of exploring, with the finest quality produce and wines to choose from. The soft piano in the background makes for the perfect environment in which to unwind with a cocktail or two in the lounge.

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The hotel's spa is an intimate haven of tranquility, with a wide choice of treatments to choose from - ideal for a day of pampering or relaxation after a day spent exploring the city. There's also a steam room and fitness center.

Our opinion

This superb boutique property combines traditional European-style luxury with excellent personal service. Rooms are spacious and very well equipped, but do have limited views. We recommend an evening drink in the cozy Bacchus Lounge with its open fire and old-fashioned leather armchairs.

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