Representatives from 16 Czech companies are set to accompany President Petr Pavel on an upcoming visit to Australia and New Zealand, the Union of Industry and Transport announced in a press release on Thursday. The delegation, which departs on Friday, aims to strengthen cooperation and forge new business relationships, particularly in the fields of aviation,…
All advisors, regardless of whether they are content where they are, are considering a move, or are in the process of doing so, would be wise to reconcile questions like:
How much is my book worth?
How portable is my book?
How will this firm help me to increase the ultimate enterprise value of my business?
Maximizing value is typically the goal of any advisor, regardless of whether they are pondering a move or not—and the reality is that movement is not, and should not, be a precursor to focusing on optimizing your enterprise value.
So then what should an advisor who may not be considering change be thinking about?
In this special Industry Update, Jason Diamond and Louis Diamond talk about the key components of an advisor’s business that impact enterprise value.
Listen in to learn:
The economics—and how an advisor can determine their maximum career enterprise value (or MaxCEV as we call it).
Setting up the business for success—including logistical and operational practices you should be reviewing on an ongoing basis.
Looking at the short-term and the long-term—and how each requires different strategies and tactics.
Plus, they share real-world examples of the factors that make a business more “attractive” and how that impacts value and strategic shifts for advisors who may never make a move but are set on maximizing their career enterprise value.
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The artifacts and antiquities on display at an eastern North Carolina museum are virtually a treasure trove of the unusual, but it was something growing in the Cowan Museum of History and Science’s botanical garden that drew PRE’s Annette Weston to Kenansville for this month’s Weird Science.Kenansville got its 15 minutes of fame on the global stage in 2010, when, not long before they were to take the stage at the Duplin County Event Center… the opening act had already begun… North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement agents boarded Willie Nelson’s bus and charged six of his band members with possession of marijuana and moonshine.
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Public Radio EastAnne Skinner is the Stem Educator at the Cowan Museum of History and Science.
Anne Skinner is the Stem Educator at the Cowan Museum of History and Science, and she led me on a tour of the exhibits – including a concert promotion hanging on the wall. “This is the poster for it,” she explained. “In 2010 he was supposed to perform at the (Duplin County) Event Center, which is just really close to here.”Many people questioned whether Nelson, an outspoken advocate for pot legalization, was targeted by the ALE, when it was revealed that the pre-planned bust was named “Operation On the Road Again.” ALE denied that.”They smelled the marijuana and found a bunch of moonshine and arrested them and Willie was not happy,” Skinner said. Three band members pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. Their fines were only $25.Related reading: Weird Science: NOAA lab in Beaufort celebrating 125th year of research in eastern North CarolinaAnd other artifacts at the museum predate the U.S. Poison Control Center, Skinner said, like, “These medicines had kind of surprising ingredients — like this cough syrup and that cold syrup both had chloroform in them, and they also used turpentine to cure coughs.”
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Public Radio EastOriginally a corn crib, one of the buildings at the musem is a mid-19th century building now used as the schoolhouse. It was made of hand-hewed timbers chinked together and is representative of many one-room schoolhouses that were used in Duplin County. It was donated by the Bill Jones family.
But Skinner said an accidental discovery in the museum’s botanical garden – which includes native plants, like the long-leaf pine and elderberries and other North Carolina plants, as well as a kitchen garden with a variety of herbs used in cooking – that was a real oddity.She said, “We noticed this strange looking stuff growing on the mulch and we discovered that its name was dog vomit slime mold, which is pretty descriptive and describes pretty much exactly what it looks like.”Yep, like a yellow puddle of dog barf. Related reading: Weird Science: Eating North Carolina’s invasive species’But even though it’s called a slime mold, Skinner said, actually, “It is not a mold and it’s not fungus. It’s not plant or animal, it’s in the Kingdom Protista and it’s more closely related to amoebas.”So, a single-celled organism that can clump together and become one organism with multiple nuclei. One remarkable difference is that it moves. Like a huge amoeba, streaming over the surface it’s living on, engulfing decaying organic materials and eating the microbes – especially bacteria — as it goes. “Oozing along maybe an inch a day or something.”
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Public Radio EastThe Cowan Museum of History and Science was founded in 1981 by George and Ila Cowan as a memorial to their daughter, Joann Cowan Brown. Of the 4,300 objects in the collections, about 2,000 were donated to Duplin County by the Cowan family, with most focusing on 19th and 20th century tools and technology.
But that’s far from the *most* remarkable feature of dog vomit slime mold. Skinner said, “It doesn’t have organs. It doesn’t have a brain, no nerves, no neurons. And yet some researchers have found that it can do surprising things that some of them would call it cognition or thinking.”One type of learning Skinner said the organism has been known to use is habituation.“For instance, a horse walking along the edge of a road the first time that traffic goes by, it’s probably going to act very startled, but the 50th time is going to totally ignore the traffic because it has gotten used to it, or habituated, to it,” she said.Related reading: Weird Science: Is quicksand something to worry about when exploring eastern North Carolina?About five years ago, Skinner said French researcher Audrey Dussutour placed some petri dishes of the slime mold across from other dishes that contained their favorite snack other than bacteria – oatmeal — but put a bridge coated in bitter flavored gelatin they’re known to dislike between the organism and breakfast.“They can’t think, but they kind of figured out that, ‘Oh, it’s yucky, but it’s not harming me,’ and it went across the bridge,” she said.The same French researcher dried out some dog vomit slime mold – which essentially makes it dormant – and Skinner said when it was rehydrated, “They still have that same learning. They still essentially remember, and I don’t know if we can really use the word for remember for something that doesn’t even have a brain, but they were still habituated.”And she added, “You can put them in a blender and mix them up with other slime molds and the learning is transferred to the other ones.”
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Public Radio EastMuseum Director Robin Grotke has written a book called A Museum’s Garden: Secrets, Wonders and Delights which details the exhibits, and in it is a chapter about the mold – and its ties to Scandinavian folklore.
Museum Director Robin Grotke has written a book called A Museum’s Garden: Secrets, Wonders and Delights which details the exhibits, and in it is a chapter about the mold – and its ties to Scandinavian folklore. She notes that the tale handed down claims slime mold comes from a troll cat – a witch’s familiar that sucks the milk from cows and breaks into people’s homes to steal cream — which becomes troll cat butter that it vomits up on planks and logs after a foggy night.In Finnish mythology, the mold is told to be the secretion of Para — a farm elf — basically a menacing little shape-shifting goblin that steals stuff for its master or mistress. If the elf is killed, its owner dies too. The tale goes that Para used to steal milk and butter from the neighbors and sometimes it vomited or pooped out some of the butter into the forest.In researcher Audrey Dussutour’s book detailing the organism, Le Blob, she said in the 70s, a woman in Texas found a dog vomit slime mold and tried to kill it. She used a garden hoe and smashed it, but the next day it had doubled in size. She tried to poison it but it only changed color and was still fine. She was scared, so she called the firemen, and they sprayed it with water, but it continued to grow. She then decided to call the police, and they shot it. The slime mold eventually disappeared because it went dormant. In a news article about the incident, the Washington Post said that she had been visited by an alien.
WhatsApp is introducing options for users to unsubscribe from business marketing messages, addressing concerns over spam, TechCrunch reports. As the platform approaches 200 million business users, this change aims to enhance user experience while balancing revenue for the platform.WhatsApp tests new unsubscribe options for business messagesWhatsApp has announced testing of features allowing users to manage their preferences regarding business marketing messages. The platform, utilized by over 200 million businesses, previously offered no means for users to selectively unsubscribe from communications without blocking the entire business account. Users will now be able to respond with options such as “interested/not interested” or “stop/resume” to provide businesses with feedback on the messages they wish to receive.The update comes as WhatsApp seeks to improve user satisfaction by reducing the number of unwanted marketing communications that often clutter personal chat inboxes. The company plans to roll out these testing features globally, with users in countries like India and Brazil being primary targets, where WhatsApp serves as a significant communication tool.WhatsApp AI Studio brings Kendall Jenner, Snoop Dogg, and more to your fingertipsCurrently, businesses communicate through WhatsApp’s API, categorizing messages into marketing, utility, authentication, and service types. However, customers lacked granularity in controlling which type of messages they would receive. Meta, WhatsApp’s parent company, is beginning to implement these additional controls, responding to criticism regarding the management of business messaging.Meta’s VP of product management for messaging monetization, Nikila Srinivasan, remarked on the need for transparency in business interactions. She noted that users can express their preferences by blocking and reporting unwanted business contacts, emphasizing user control in shaping their experience on the platform.Featured image credit: Amanz/Unsplash
Cayman Islands Premier Hon. Juliana O’Connor-Connolly spearheaded multiple high-level meetings today, Monday, 18 November 2024 kicking-off a week of official business in London, United Kingdom.
She began by hosting fellow Caribbean UKOT Heads of Government for breakfast where they reaffirmed goals and expectations set during their one-day summit in October 2024. In attendance at today’s breakfast meeting were Premiers Hon. Ellis Webster of Anguilla; Hon. Natalio Wheatley of British Virgin Islands; Hon. Reuben Meade of Montserrat and Hon. Charles Misick of Turks and Caicos.
Premier O’Connor-Connolly then proceeded to Church House, Westminster where she chaired a meeting of the United Kingdom Overseas Territory Association (UKOTA) Political Council in her current role as President.
During the meeting, the UKOTA annual report was tabled along with other presentations and a detailed review of the Joint Ministerial Council (“JMC”) meeting agenda. The Joint Ministerial Council is an annual meeting between Heads of Government of UK Overseas Territories and United Kingdom Government Ministers organised by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office and hosted by the Minister with responsibility for the Overseas Territories.
In the afternoon, a bilateral meeting was held at the FCDO between Premier O’Connor-Connolly and the recently elected UK Minister for the Overseas Territories Hon. Stephen Doughty, MP which is their first in-person meeting since the UK’s General Election. During the bilateral Premier O’Connor-Connolly provided updates on Hurricane Rafael recovery efforts, expressed gratitude for the UK’s support during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings in Samoa and invited Minister Doughty to visit the Cayman Islands.
Discussions touched on the upcoming JMC meetings including improvements to the format, delivering on previous JMC commitments and Cayman’s work to date on beneficial ownership as well as the implementation of Russia sanctions.
The evening concluded with the Premier attending a private dinner for all JMC Heads of Delegation hosted by Minister Stephen Doughty.
In reflecting on Monday’s eventful agenda, Premier O’Connor Connolly noted,
“Monday has been a busy yet productive day of bilateral and multilateral engagement. I am grateful that Minister Doughty extended his time to us today to discuss matters relevant to the Cayman Islands & United Kingdom’s relationship. Over the past 3 years, the London Office has focused on engagement with the Labour Party including attending party conferences and holding meetings with the then Shadow Government. My first meeting in-person with Minister Doughty was during my visit in May of this year when he was the Shadow Minister for the Overseas Territories. Therefore today’s bilateral was a renewal of acquaintances as opposed to an introduction which is extremely valuable to any political relationship. I believe that our dialogue, while open and frank has been undergirded by mutual respect and sets the right tone for the important meetings to be held this week.” She continued, “It is clear the Overseas Territories share many common areas of interest and desire a truly modern and refreshed relationship with the new UK Government”.
The learning process isn’t always an indoor experience. Sometime it happens outdoors. In this class project Blufton student Evan Blue gets dirty gathering dirt for his science project in Mrs. Raeburn’s class. The Icon will post photos of students learning in an at-home setting. Send photos, art work, writing assignments and class projects to: [email protected].
Women in Business, a casual networking get together for Bluffton area business owners and managers, will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 21 at Town Hall. Marlena Ballinger of the Dough Hook Meat Market will be presenting how to use the Canva online design platform.Rodan + Fields representative Cindy Luginbuhl is providing catering.
Women in Business meets on the third Thursday of the month.
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Leadership with the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority and its entrepreneurial program – the West Virginia Hive – are currently seeking input from members of the community by the year’s end on multiple aspects of a new Fayette County Food Business Incubation Hub.
NRGRDA Deputy Director and WV Hive Executive Director, Judy Moore noted a persistent gap in concentrated business development support for food businesses as identified by WV Hive partners. This includes access to commercial kitchen space, and Moore states that no shared-use licensed commercial kitchens are operational within the 13-county area serviced by the WV Hive.
The WV Hive seeks to hear from existing and aspiring entrepreneurs in the food and beverage industry to gauge potential interest in a shared-use Fayette County-based commercial kitchen facility. Those interested may participated in the Demand Survey prior to December 31, 2024, at the Food Incubation Hub Survey website.
Survey responses will assist the WV Hive in assessing potential demand for the shared-use facility which will inform development and build out of the space. Questions included as part of the assessment pertain to necessity of equipment, space, and business-related support services.
Responses submitted as part of the assessment will be view only be members of the project team and will be aggregated and anonymized prior to any public use or presentation to ensure that no individual participants may be identified.
The WV Hive is also requesting suggestions for potential Food Incubation Business Hub sites from leaders of local municipalities, main street, and downtown organizations, property owners, real estate developers, and others throughout the region. The Location Survey can be found at the Location Survey website.
According to Moore, the WV Hive Food Business Incubation Hub is a signature project of the Rural Partners Network Southern West Virginia Community Network, which includes government and non-profit leaders from a dozen counties across southern West Virginia.
Students of Carmel Convent High School would showcase their talent by exhibiting thought-provoking exhibits at the event.
Published Date – 21 November 2024, 07:13 PM
Students of Carmel Convent High School would showcase their talent by exhibiting thought-provoking exhibits at the event.
Mancherial: A two-day long science and technology exhibition titled Fusion Fest-2024 will begin on the premises of Carmel Convent High School in Mancherial on Friday. District Educational Officer S Yadaiah will be the chief guest of the event.
The school principal Sister Rincy said that students of the school would showcase their talent by exhibiting thought-provoking exhibits at the event. She stated that elaborate arrangements were made for smooth conduct of the exhibition.
She requested parents to visit the exhibition. She added that prizes would be given to innovative exhibits.
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Get ready to craft your way to the big screen! Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures are bringing Minecraft, the best-selling video game of all time, to life with A Minecraft Movie. Read more and watch the trailer inside.
Directed by Jared Hess (Nacho Libre), the Minecraft Movie live-action adaptation is set to hit theaters next year. Starring Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Emma Myers (Wednesday), and Jennifer Coolidge, the film follows four misfit characters—Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Momoa), Henry (Sebastian Eugene Hansen), Natalie (Myers), and Dawn (Danielle Brooks). They’re unexpectedly transported through a portal into Minecraft’s iconic Overworld, a dazzling cubic land filled with Piglins, Zombies, and endless opportunities for creativity. With help from expert crafter Steve (Black), the group must embrace their imaginations to survive the challenges of this world and make their way back home.
The movie brings a dynamic creative team, including Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Dan Lemmon (The Jungle Book), BAFTA-nominated cinematographer Enrique Chediak (127 Hours), and composer Mark Mothersbaugh (Thor: Ragnarok). Jared Hess teams up with producers Roy Lee, Mary Parent, Jason Momoa, and more to deliver a visually stunning and emotionally engaging cinematic experience.
The Overworld will be brought to life with cutting-edge effects and intricate designs from Oscar-winning production designer Grant Major (The Lord of the Rings). The ensemble cast, paired with a powerhouse production team, promises a magical adventure packed with humor, heart, and nostalgia.
Minecraft fans can expect thrilling action, beloved in-game elements, and a celebration of the creativity that has defined the game for over a decade. Whether you’re a hardcore player or a casual fan, A Minecraft Movie is shaping up to be an unforgettable cinematic adventure for all ages. Be sure to mark your calendars for April 4, 2025.
Watch the official trailer below:
Watch: Jason Momoa, Jack Black & Danielle Brooks Bring Minecraft to Life In ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Official Trailer
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