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Sonderborg Ringridning is an annual fiest in July with a competition of horseback riders catching rings in galop. The winner is called King or Queen. There are two competition days. Friday and Sunday. In 2014 the fiest was in the days 11. to 15. of July.

There is a fair and both days starts with a parade with hundreds of horseback riders and marching bands from Denmark and other countries.

Ringridning is held only in Sonderjylland near the border to Germany and also in Schleswig-Holstein in Germany.

http://www.ringriderfesten.dk/

Bon, j’avoue que je n’ai pas trop bien dormi cette semaine-là. Mais je suis allée au rendez-vous à l’heure dite et j’ai appuyé sur ce petit bouton blanc à côté duquel était écrit SPARTE D. P. — Bonjour, que puis-je pour vous ? — J’ai rendez-vous ce matin à neuf heures. Un certain Alain. — Qui[...]

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Residents campaigning to protect a green belt site on the outskirts of Edinburgh have been dealt a major blow after the land was earmarked for housing development by the Scottish Executive.

The spectre of a Development Land Tax returning to haunt the whole process is a very real threat to development, especially if proposed works are financially marginal...

It was the CPRE that helped instigate the "green belt" system 50 years ago.

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Jeremy recently appeared on the Predictable Profits Podcast with Charles Gaudet. Ep #54 – Jeremy Brandt, the founder of WeBuyHouses.com and the creator of five separate companies, joins the show this week to specifically discuss how to maintain productivity as an entrepreneur. Jeremy Brandt is a serial entrepreneur that has founded, funded, and run multiple […]

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PRZOOM - Newswire (press release) - Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500, Ludwigshafen Rhineland-Palatinate Germany - BASF announced today that it will invest in additional production capacity for its X3D® technology, a new additive manufacturing technology for catalysts based on 3D printing - Chemical-Catalysts-and-Adsorbents.BASF.com

Is it possible to "convert" DRM protected WMA files? Technically, no. It is illegal to circumvent Microsoft's protection in order to convert WMA files protected with Digital Rights Management (DRM). However, there are many legitimate reasons for wanting to convert these protected files, and many feel they should be able to do so. Blaze Media Pro provides a solution. Follow this link to find out how.

The University of Minnesota Libraries, in partnership with the Association of Research Libraries, invites applications for a collaborative and partner-oriented Special Programs Manager, to work closely with the Data Curation Network (DCN) and the Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) teams. Through generous funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (LG-254930-OLS-23), the Special … Continue reading "Research Professional 2 (Data Curation) at University of Minnesota Libraries (Term)"

In case you didn’t notice, some big guys out there are making crazy profits every second we breathe—Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime, Spotify, Apple Music, Canva, MasterClass…even The Wall Street Journal! What do they have in common? They all offer access to their services in exchange for a recurring payment. Wouldn’t you do the same if […]

Everyone needs videos for business, but creating videos was a very tough, energy-draining, time-consuming, and costly process. That is, until you see GPTVideos for yourself—a software powered by GPT4 to create pro-quality videos for any business in seconds and in any language. Just enter a keyword, and GPTVideos will: 1. Give ideas and suggest topics […]

Are you thinking about starting a side hustle or growing your online business, but feel held back by a lack of tech skills? That’s exactly where the “5-Day Profitable Newsletter Challenge” comes in—it’s a game-changer, especially for those who aren’t tech-savvy. This challenge is meticulously designed to take you from beginner to pro in the […]

Create professional local business websites without any coding, designing or complex editing, using just a keyword or HTML-zip import. And not just websites, but also membership sites, funnels, landing pages and more in any niche in 60 seconds flat! A.I. NexaSites works in just 3 simple steps: Step #1 – Select from hundreds of pre-built […]

Do you have a website? If yes, do you have videos on that website? If yes, are you directly embedding videos from YouTube on your website? PROBLEM IS YouTube is free, BUT eats/diverts your traffic by suggesting videos on top of your video and directly embedding YouTube videos, which makes your business website look cheap […]

Marketing technology has evolved so fast that before you know it, chatbots have also gone through a radical make-over in their algorithm and appearance. You may recall that for chatbots of old, you need to ‘preset’ it with a list of predefined questions and the expected corresponding responses/answers, which takes time as well as work […]

Le jeu Dragon Age: The Veilguard profite d'un patch 1, l'équipe de développement nous promet une ribambelle de corrections : N7 Day Content: - Rook peut trouver une nouvelle apparence de jour N7 dans le Phare. Il s'agit d'une armure cosmétique uniquement. […]

Ce n'est un secret pour personne, les performances des processeurs Arrow Lake-S ont été décevantes. Dans nos tests des 245K et 285K et même 265K, les mesures ont révélé que les performances n'étaient pas à la hauteur de nos espérances et d'autant plus en Gaming, ou le 14900K était souvent devant, tout comme pas mal de puces AMD d'ailleurs. Mais il semblerait qu'un grand nombre de facteurs puissent expliquer ces performances décevantes. […]

Changer un kit de fixation, c'est presque une routine pour les différents acteurs du refroidissement. Mais depuis quelques temps, on assiste à une nouvelle tendance : les kits de fixation avec un offset, soit un décalage qui va permettre un meilleur refroidissement pour telle ou telle génération de processeur. Certaines marques proposent ainsi des kits de fixation en option, d'autres en bundle, libre à l'utilisateur de rester sur le système par défaut ou bien de changer. Après tout, le gain peut être très important, jusqu'à 4~5 °C selon le processeur et le système de refroidissement, et ce même si le processeur n'est plus entièrement recouvert. Ce point est particulièrement marquant avec le Liquid Freezer III de chez ARCTIC par exemple en AMD, avec plusieurs millimètres du processeur qui restent visibles. Qu'on se rassure, ce petit vide n'est pas très important puisque le point chaud du processeur est à l'opposé, donc sous le waterblock. Sauf que... […]

Vous rêvez d'un processeur Ryzen 7 9800X3D, malheureusement les stocks semblent inexistants et la situation ne semble pas vouloir s'arranger dans un futur proche, rien ne garantit que vous puissiez l'avoir au pied de votre sapin… En effet, aujourd'hui, on apprend que le marchand allemand Mindfactory annonce un réapprovisionnement dudit processeur à la fin du mois de décembre ! La question est alors de savoir si le dernier-né d'AMD est victime de son succès ou s'il s'agit d'un nouveau produit lancé avec des stocks inexistants. En France, la situation n'est pas meilleure, le processeur n'est pas en stock chez les marchands les plus connus et le réapprovisionnement est généralement fixé à plus de 15 jours. […]

Ce jour, nous avons donc le droit à quelques potentielles nouvelles informations sur les futurs APU d'AMD, codename MEDUSA. Des APU que l'on pourrait retrouver dans les PS6 de SONY ainsi que dans la prochaine Xbox de Microsoft. Et MEDUSA devrait donc s'offrir les services d'une architecture ZEN 6, accompagné d'un iGPU en RDNA5, donc avec un puce NAVI 5x. Cet APU proposerait aussi un lien interconnect 2.5D afin de maximiser les échanges entre les différents composants présents sur le substrat. […]

De nouvelles rumeurs font écho d'un focus de la part de NVIDIA se concentrerait sur la production des futures RTX 5000, cela se traduirait par l'arrêt des chaines de production de la plupart des RTX 4000. Concrètement, NVIDIA aurait cessé de produire des puces AD102, 103, 104 et 106, seules les AD107 seraient encore en production, qui équipent classiquement les RTX 4060 desktop et les RTX 4050 laptop. […]

Avec le Cage Pro, Teufel passe à la vitesse supérieure, et, achtung, ça fait mal ! Vendu 199 U+20AC, ce casque sans fil à triple connexion n'est pas là pour faire de la figuration : micro détachable pour une utilisation plus nomade, DTS Headphone 2, style plutôt sobre, etc. On fait le point sur les points (...) forts et faibles de cette potentielle nouvelle référence ici : Teufel Cage Pro ou sur la source. […]

De nouveaux drivers sont disponibles du côté de NVIDIA, les GeForce Game Ready 566.14 WHQL. Outre la signature numérique, les nouveaux drivers promettent des performances optimales dans les jeux S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2: Heart of Chornobyl et Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, ainsi que la prise en charge de la technologie DLSS3 dans ces titres. Le téléchargement est possible ici. […]

A posting from Brand autopsy that really makes us think.

Do SomethingOne of the earliest business rules I can recall that made a HUGE difference in my professional style was...

Never present a problem to your boss without having a suggested solution ready. Don't be part of the problem, be part of the solution.In their book, Why People Business People Speak Like Idiots, Fugere, Hardaway & Washawsky take this lesson further. They call it... Do Something.

Here's an excerpt of the passage...

"...Never present a problem without actually doing something that represents a positive step to fix it. Even if it's nothing more than scheduling a trip to visit the disgruntled customer, do something. Show momentum toward and answer, even if you don't know what the answer is. There's a difference between bad news with signs of hope and bad news presented from the deepest pits of despair. You don't want to be the happy messenger, but it's not much better to be the hopeless prophet of doom."

For those passionate professionals wondering how they can position themselves for the next role at their organization this is one of those priceless tips.

For more tips on being better at your job, I highly recommend the book The Unofficial Guide to Power Managing by Alan Weiss. We've mentioned this before on Brand Autopsy... This book is so good you won't want to tell your co-workers you're reading it.

What is your sales organization doing about the current economic downturn? What will make a difference for your company? While the economic forecast may be “uncertain,” it is certain that our customers are reducing their budgets and spending more carefully, forcing their vendors to do the same. This economic challenge will accelerate the adoption of Sales 2.0 from a “nice to have” to a “need to have” philosophy. Companies that continue to sell the way they sold in the past will become less profitable or fail altogether. Customer preferences, the ever-rising cost of sales, and the availability of next-generation technologies are making change mandatory for companies that want to outperform the competition and minimize the impact of the economic slowdown.

What is Sales 2.0?
Sales 2.0 is not a new technology. It is the use of innovative sales practices to improve business results, creating value for both the buyer and seller, and is often enabled by Web 2.0 or next-generation technology. Sales 2.0 initiatives typically center on process and customer-engagement improvements to increase sales productivity. Sales 2.0 practices combine the science of measurable, process-driven operations with the art of collaborative relationships, using the most profitable and expedient sales resources required to meet your customers’ needs. The goal of Sales 2.0 is to produce greater, predictable, repeatable business results, including increased revenue, decreased sales costs, and sustained competitive advantage.

Sales 2.0 initiatives require changing mindset and adjusting sales strategies. A relatively simple Sales 2.0 practice involves selling more through video or web conferencing. This can be done by inside salespeople or by field salespeople who perform more of their jobs from their desks. Selling more efficiently should also mean selling more effectively, as many buyers now prefer to meet remotely via conference calls with video or web conferencing, and salespeople benefit from additional selling time that otherwise would be spent traveling. A traditional sales process that included three or four onsite visits might now have zero or just one face-to-face visit. The financial impact of reducing travel expenses can be significant and is easily measured, but the economics of giving your most expensive sales resources — your field salespeople — additional selling time is even more compelling.

Many products and services, especially those of relatively small to average value, can only be sold profitably with a remote or low-touch sales model. The definition of “small to medium orders” is different for every company, but they are generally those that fall into your bottom 50% in value. If ignored, these mid-market customers or transaction types are missed opportunities for organizations that rely solely or too heavily on a field-based sales model. And when they are sold through field sales, these smaller opportunities can derail focus and drain the organization’s profitability.

Another Sales 2.0 practice uses some “science” to accurately capture key market information and metrics such as average sales cycle, average deal size and sales-cycle conversion rates. By using a defined sales process and data analytics, you can determine how your sales force should be structured and which customers and transaction types justify the assignment of field account executives, inside salespeople, channel partners or no selling effort at all. Data analytics in this sense can range from rudimentary (pen and paper) to moderate (spreadsheets, CRM, and most reporting systems) to advanced (dashboards and on-demand sales intelligence). Rather than simply measuring the final result (revenue), a Sales 2.0 approach measures the effectiveness of every stage in your sales process by salesperson, giving managers the opportunity to provide targeted coaching. Data analytics also can be used to correlate and analyze the specific characteristics of your most profitable customers (size, industries, locations, buyer types, etc.) that produce the most revenue and profit. Sales and marketing leaders can then use this information to fine-tune your sales model and activities to ensure the loyalty of your most valuable customers and find more prospects like them.

How do I begin a Sales 2.0 initiative with limited staff and budget?
A key Sales 2.0 tenet involves experimentation, often through testing new process ideas and piloting new technology. Testing a new sales message, pricing options, new technology, or even a new sales process enables the organization to be innovative with minimal risk. Small pilot programs that use minimal resources enable ineffective ideas to fail on a small scale, while good ones can be rolled out more aggressively.

Becoming a Sales 2.0 organization requires that we proactively adapt and continually improve so we can become closer to our customers and weather the economic storm better than our competitors.

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I used to be frighteningly under confident in social situations. And although people who know me now would never believe I used to doubt myself so much I literally had to learn confidence until it became a natural part of me. I can tell you relaxed optimistic confidence is just, well so much more fun.

Here I'll tell you about the things that made the most difference to my confidence levels...

Some people have naturally high levels of confidence but everybody can learn to be more confident

Firstly, it's important to get a clear idea of what self confidence really means, otherwise you won't know when you've got it! So, self confidence means:

1) Being calm. For every situation in life you need to run on the appropriate level of emotion. Too much emotional 'leakage' into a experience can spoil the experience. You make great strides towards confidence when you begin to relax in a greater range of situations.

2) Being cool. The second part of self confidence is about being able to relax with uncertainty. To be 'cool' in a situation really means relaxing with not knowing how things will pan out. If you truly tolerate uncertainty, you can do pretty much anything.

3) Not being too concerned with what others think of you. You know when you imagine what some place is going to be like before you go there but when you get there it is totally different to your imagination? That's how reliable your imagination is! Stop trusting your imagination so much. I've long since stopped bothering to imagine what others think of me because so often I've turned out to be wrong.

4) Being specific - where do you want confidence? 'Confidence' is meaningless until you tie it to something specific. You are already confident that you can read these words or can switch a light on and off. So you don't need more confidence everywhere. To get what you want in life you have to establish exactly what you do want. Where do you want confidence in your life? Think about the specific situations now and write them down. You beginning to steer your brain towards confidence.

5) Understanding that what you expect is what you get. Your brain is an organ that needs clear goals to work towards. When a task has been set in your brain it will do everything it can do to bring about the completion of that task. If you've tried to recall someone's name but can't, hours later you'll often find their name pops into your head.

The 'trying to recall' experience set the task or blueprint for your brain's future subconscious behaviour which eventually produced the name for you - when you weren't thinking about it consciously. You can use this natural mechanism to start feeling more confident. But, to ensure you set the right task for your subconscious mind, the next point is vital.

6) Don't task your mind with negatives. Instead of: 'I don't want to screw up' (which sets the task of 'screwing up' for your brain), set the blueprint for what you do want! Your brain doesn't work towards what to do by being told what not to do. And nature has given you a wonderful natural tool to set the right task blueprints with.

7) Use nature's goal-setter: Now you understand how vital it is to set the right task for you brain, you need to know how to do this reliably. Good hypnosis will strongly 'program' the right blueprint in your mind through the use of your imagination. If you powerfully imagine feeling confident and relaxed while in a relaxed hypnotic state it will be hard for your unconscious mind to do anything else. The blueprint for relaxation has been set firmly into your subconscious mind.

3 simple strategies to get you feeling confident quickly:

1) Think specifically of the time/place/situation you want to feel confident in. Remember 'confidence' doesn't mean anything until you attach it to something specific.

2) Focus on words in your mind right now that describe how you do want to be in that time and place. Maybe words such as 'calm', 'relaxed' or 'focused'. Remember your brain works on clear positive instructions.

3) Close your eyes for as long as you like and think about how those words feel. Then, imagine the situation itself and rehearse it in your mind feeling confident and relaxed. This way you set the right blueprint or 'task' for your unconscious mind.

You can repeat this often to make it more effective and use it with as many areas of your life as you need to. If you listen to a hypnotic cd or download that can make the benefits even more powerful (see my profile below). So if you feel like you'd be blessed with less confidence than some other people you can start redressing the balance by using your mind in the right way right now.

It took me years to learn how to be more confident - now you can do it in a fraction of the time. Good luck!

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Love consulting services index the rest of the love consultation pages on this network and highlight some problems with affectionate and passionate people who requested the services.

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J&B Solar completed a 175-megawatt project in Montcalm County, MI, ahead of schedule and on budget, cementing its top status in the industry. Partnering with Roncelli, Inc., J&B Solar managed the mechanical construction, installing 46,000 piles, 1.2 million feet of racking, and 320,000 panels. Achieving 100% IRA and 95% union labor compliance, this project reinforces J&B Solar’s reputation as a leading U.S. contractor [PR.com]

BUILD Magazine unveils the winners of this year’s Architecture Awards. Myles Nelson McKenzie Design has won project design awards from BUILD Magazine for "Most Trusted Bespoke Residential & Commercial Design Firm 2024-USA and Best Contemporary Beach Side Property Design.” [PR.com]

Friscopromos.com holiday campaign promotes giving memorable & meaningful custom products to valued employees, friends, and customers. [PR.com]

RX Japan brings back “JAPAN’S FOOD” EXPORT FAIR this November 27–29, 2024, at Makuhari Messe for its winter edition, uniting international food and beverage (F&B) leaders with top Japanese food producers. This promises to be a dynamic marketplace, showcasing the finest regional specialties and positioning Japan as a global supplier of premium food products. From artisanal snacks to innovative, [PR.com]

Customers can use Dataddo’s optimized LinkedIn connectors to reliably and securely bring LinkedIn performance data into analytics tools and databases. [PR.com]

The Web Marketing Association’s 23rd annual Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Award program is currently accepting entries and is looking for qualified judges to help adjudicate this year’s award program. The IAC Awards are the first and only industry-based advertising award competition dedicated exclusively to online advertising. To nominate yourself or someone within your organization, please complete [PR.com]

Andre Bramwell brings his innovative, customer-first approach to the auto transport industry with Bigfella Auto Express, offering flexibility and transparency in car shipping. [PR.com]

Arcana Partners, a specialized recruitment firm, marks its first year of connecting top investment and capital-raising professionals with alternative investment firms across real estate, infrastructure and private credit. Founded with a vision of reshaping talent acquisition in alternative investments, Arcana has achieved significant milestones in matching firms with high-caliber professionals and fostering client growth. [PR.com]

Intriguing new research suggests that by blocking inflammation (or its effects on the brain), it may be possible to help depressed individuals who fail to respond to antidepressants...

I have just uploaded version 6 of the SproutWorks layout. This layout has a "grassy hills" theme that I think looks more pleasant. I will be adding more to this layout as I develop new features and graphics. I am also working on reorganizing my code. The code base is about 30,000 lines, and needs some better management tools. I have started to organize all the scripts, and have also been working on a PHP/AJAX project manager application. It will help me keep track of all my websites my keeping all the code synchronized.

www.problogger.net/archives/category/birthday-prize-giveaway/ ProBlogger is having a birthday bash with $54,000 in prizes. ProBlogger is a blog dedicated to the topic of making money with blogging. It is a tantalizing idea, but I tend to spend more time programming my site than writing on it. Still, I enjoy reading the tips about blogging, which I may actually implement someday. I am writing this post as my entry to win 2 LG 20" USB LCD monitors provided by DisplayLink (www.displaylink.com) That would be an awesome compliment to my new 22" Viewsonic LCD. So, everyone check out ProBlogger, it's an interesting read.

Last month I purchased a new unibody 15" Macbook Pro. It is my first Mac in over 10 years. It's so nice owning a Mac again. I've been dabbling in iPhone development since I got it, and I have a basic OpenGL application working. My app lets me move a marble around the screen using the Macbook's accelerometer. I used the accelerometer simulator code.google.com/p/accelerometer-simulator/ and the unimotion program unimotion.sourceforge.net/ to accomplish this. It would be nice to have this functionality built into the iPhone simulator. I bought a book about game physics, and I'm on my way to creating a great game. Next I will be simulating interactions between multiple marbles, and figuring out how to load level configurations.

Did some more iPhone programming. The other day I took some of the maze drawing code and put it into a new MazeParts class. This class will be handling the drawing of the floor and walls of the maze. It will make the renderer file cleaner and easier to work with. Today I rewrote the floor drawing code to use translation calls instead of rebuilding vertex and texture buffer data for each floor tile. Next I will do something similar to draw the walls. I also added a setting to my info.plist file to hide the status bar.

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