Bill also served as the Program Manager on Abacus Technology’s Integrated Base Defense Security System contract on which we designed, installed, tested, and maintained an innovative solution to secure the Air Force One Presidential Flight Line at Andrews AFB. Other mission support included data center operations software applications sustainment and multimedia/public awareness services for more than 20,000 users across the Kennedy and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station complexes. This $900 million and 650 staff member contract successfully provided voice, video, and data communications for manned and unmanned launches. His experience covers a wide range of topics including strategic planning, business process re-engineering, operations analysis, organizational design, and economic decision support.īill served as the Transition and initial Program Manager for Abacus Technology’s Information Management and Communications Support contract at NASA Kennedy Space Center. He holds an MS degree in Operations Research and currently oversees the firm’s operations and growth development relative to NASA programs. Yee supports a number of children’s charities in the Washington, DC area, including Neediest Kids, Little Sisters of the Poor and the Youth Apostles, and plays an active role in the Asian-American business community, both locally and nationally.īill Magro is a Senior Vice President of Abacus Technology with over 40 years of professional management and IT consulting experience. Yee’s academic credentials include a BA in Economics from Syracuse University, as well as an MA in Economics and an MBA in Finance from George Washington University. Yee provided management and technology consulting services to a variety of Federal, state, and local organizations as well as Fortune 500 firms. Yee was on the consulting staff of three prominent international consulting firms: Booz Allen & Hamilton, Stanford Research Institute and Cresap, McCormick & Paget. Under his direction, Abacus has entered into subcontracting agreements and mentor-protégé arrangements designed to assist other small businesses achieve self-sufficiency and continuing profitability. He has testified before Congress on reform of the 8(a) program to ensure that these businesses obtain their fair share of Federal procurement dollars. Yee is a fierce advocate for small and minority businesses. His unwavering commitment to this approach has served him well-Abacus has been thriving for many years and is one of the most successful companies that has ever graduated from the 8(a) program. Yee adopted a business model focusing, not on quick expansion and over-reliance on set asides, but on the long-term, strategically developing staff expertise and a diverse portfolio of services, and building a reputation for value and quality that would help the company survive after graduation. Yee a respect for hard work, a dedication to customer service, and an entrepreneurial spirit that guides his efforts to this day.įurther, in Abacus’ formative years as an SBA-certified 8(a) company, Mr. He is the son of Chinese immigrants who owned and operated a laundry and numerous restaurants in New York. ![]() Magazine, are directly attributable to his background. Yee’s achievements, profiled in publications such as the Washington Post and Inc. His responsibilities include overseeing all financial and operational aspects of the firm. Yee, the firm has steadily grown to become a premier provider of information technology strategy and support services to both government and commercial clients worldwide. From the start, our reputation mattered, which is why we continue to produce and deliver quality solutions and services that are on-time and within budget.Dennis Yee is the owner and President of Abacus Technology Corporation. Our track record of organic growth and profitability -regardless of the state of the economy-is unrivaled. We have the spirit of a small business but the resources, stability, and experience of something larger, by choice.Ībacus Technology has a 39-year history of solid, sustained business performance. That’s why we – and our customers – think of us as just right. They choose us again because they have seen our results and know they can count on us. ![]() Our customers choose us for the first-time because they see our performance history and value. We can tackle any challenge, effectively and with flexibility. Abacus Technology has big business experience, without big business inefficiencies. To be successful in today’s rapidly changing business and technology environment, you need an experienced and agile partner you can trust.
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![]() After a bit, the Straw Hats reach the surface. This attracts the attention of a whale who gives them a ride. As the crew does so, Brook starts to sing Binks' Sake. Nami realizes that even though they got out of the maelstrom, the current caused by the pod is still dangerous to them and they need to raise the sails to ride it. Brook starts crying and calling out to them, though calmed down by Usopp afterwards. Luffy mistakes the whale they hit for Laboon. The eel gets sucked into it dragging the Thousand Sunny into it.Īfter a wild ride, the ship suddenly hits something, and the crew realizes it is a pod of Island Whales. To make matters worse, an underwater maelstrom, called the White Strom, suddenly appears in front of them. Zoro kills it, but the weight of the fish brings the ship to a stop. Luffy knocks out one fish but it just attracts a bigger one, and that fish attracts an even bigger eel. Meanwhile, the rest of the crew has decided to go fishing. Nami decides to spend hers having a bath, using a new Shower Tempo as a shower with Chopper (and unknown to her, Sanji and Brook) looking on. Summary Entering the New World: A Distress Call to a New Adventure Īs the Straw Hats leave from Fish-Man Island, the crew has some free time.
![]() In February, Quest announced an 8% fall in 2022 sales to $9.9 billion, although the decline is entirely due to a retracement in Covid-19 pandemic related revenues. By 2018, shares had risen to the $100 mark as the boost from the pandemic drove shares to a high of $170 in 2021, followed by some stagnation with shares now trading at $133 per share. A $5 stock in 1999 jumped to $40 in 2002 as shares traded around the $50 mark for years, in fact about a decade. About a fifth of sales are derived from the health systems segment, accompanied by a smaller consumer health & other segment.Ĭontinued growth in the healthcare space and an increased focus on testing should drive long term growth as the company has seen some windfall profits thanks to the pandemic.Įxcept for some smaller items, Quest has steadily grown the business and delivered on shareholder value creation over time. On $8.4 billion in base revenue in 2022, that is excluding the volatile Covid-19 contribution, about 70% of sales are generated in the physicians' office. In fact, Quest serves about half of hospitals and physicians, having served a third of the U.S. By collaborating with many stakeholders in the process and offering a wide range of testing services, the company is a force in its field, employing nearly 50,000 workers in the meantime. The company aims to do so by providing high-quality and affordable diagnostics testing insights and services. ![]() Quest Diagnostics has a mission to create a healthier world, one life at the time. The decline in the Covid-19 testing revenues has hurt reported sales growth, but as these sales are no longer existing (in a material form), the business should enjoy easier growth comparables going forward, and potentially a re-rating on the back of that. ![]() The company has seen modest growth, but has pleased investors through continued share buybacks as the business has enjoyed some windfall profits related to Covid-19 testing revenues (and profits) in recent years, which have now officially become non-meaningful. Shares of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX ) have been trading somewhat rangebound over the last couple of years. Outside of the Fall, it’s a great kept secret. Lost Maples in the Fall should be on every Texan’s bucket list. My guess is that the fish get very little pressure. Hiking north of the day use is next on my list of places to try. I did not go up stream towards the Day Use area. Low water crossing pool is the only spot I tried. Our out of the question for what on the east coast would be called a creek. Launch from the low water crossing and head up stream. Bank Fishing:Įasy bank fishing from the low water crossings are good The Sabinal up stream to the next low waterĬrossing is limited in depth. Kayak launch point at the low water crossing. With a pass or permit, you do not need a Texas fishing license Launch Site: N/A Annual pass for all Texas State Parks is $75 a year. (Translation: its a medium size creek and in some places just a babbling brook) The park gets packed in the fall when the leaves start changingīandera Through Vanderpool to Lost Maples The Sabinal River runs through the park but at this point you are very close to the head waters of this river in the Hill Country. Lost Maples is a Texas State Natural Area near Vanderpool TX along Highway (Farm Road) 187. Later this Spring, I’ll camp out by the pond and work the morning hatch or try my luck hiking further up the Sabinal. It was a great way to say good-bye to winter. I think I can repair it with some resin and carbon fiber (report to follow), but I could not fully exploit the evening feeding frenzy. My woolly Buggar got caught in a tree and in my rush to get it out, I bent my rod beyond its point and it snapped just above the last section connection. Perfect excuse for the fisherman in all of us. Unfortunately, my phone died from attempting to find a signal and I have no pictures. Of course he got off the hook after his first run but it was worth just having a bass that size on a 4 weight fly rod. Caught some small bass but had the big guy that eyeballed me. ![]() It became one of those evenings to remember. The bass started patrolling the shallows and I switched from a small streamer to a Woolly Buggar that I tied myself. Around 30 minutes before dark, everything changed. I did have a few follows by young bass over the late afternoon. Other than some colorful small pan fish (Green or Warmouth Sunfish), I had no luck. We both got bored with this and he moved on and ignored everything I chucked at him. He stopped 3 feet from me and just stared. One large bass circled me like a menancing predator. The clear water is deceptive and the holes were around the four foot mark. The pool by the low water crossing appears as shallow. Smaller than large mouth but they have the red eyes like their cousin small mouths. The male bass were patrolling all over but not taking. The mama bass were on their nest and not responding to anything. The bass in the Hill Country spawn in early March. She let me know the trout are in the pond but the Sabinal River is catch and release for the pan fish and bass. After my waders were on, a Park Ranger appeared. That drive alone was worth the afternoon.Īfter signing in, I did a quick recon and decide to work the Sabinal and not take the short hike to the pond. The best drives outside of the Big Bend National Park. Texas Route 337 between Leakey and Vanderpool has to be I let her know I would arrive after 4:30 and she said, “just fill out the pass and slip it in the box with my Texas Park Pass Number.” No line. The Park Management staff answered with only the kind of charm found in the Hill Country. I called ahead to make sure the Spring Break hoards were not ahead of me. Lost Maples gets trout stocked in FEB so it made sense to drive 40 minutes before it was too late. Having the sharp mind of a Pennsylvania Dutchman, I considered developing plan B. I had number 20, but the now serving number was 60. There had to be 150 people waiting to get in and grab a camp site for Spring Break. I also forgot that this week is Spring Break for Texas Schools. The Frio River runs through the Park making it a popular destination as soon as the weather warms enough to wear shorts and tank tops. I decided to take advantage of the weather and took off for Garner State Park. Spring in Texas means predictions are just a guess. ![]() After a long week at work, the weekend looked like nothing but storms. ![]() After capturing a few resource points and establishing your supply chain, switch focus to grabbing the majority of Victory Points on the map. Victory Points stack, so holding two will drain two enemy tickets every three seconds, for example. By default, each team starts with 500 tickets, although this can be raised in the settings to allow for longer games. If you hold a Victory Point, it will take one ticket from your enemy every three seconds. Victory Points, denoted by star icons on the map, are crucial for winning. If you can rush those higher-tier units before your opponents, you'll have a strong advantage that could push you to victory. ![]() The earlier you capture Fuel and build that supply, the faster you can construct buildings that allow you to train stronger units, including vehicles. You'll need Fuel to construct new buildings and train armored units, such as tanks, so you'll need a large supply throughout a game. Focus on Fuel stations firstĪt the start of a game, focus on capturing Fuel stations. Use cheap units early to rush capture points between your base and the center of the map, so that you can get a quick burst of resources. The more units you have, the more capture points you can control. You also want to make new units as quickly as possible in those opening minutes. Manpower generates steadily without capturing any resource points, but to generate Munitions and Fuel, you must capture their respective resource points. There are three resource types in Company of Heroes 3: Manpower, Munitions, and Fuel. Do not let them idle, as this will waste precious seconds and could give your opponents an early advantage. Immediately command this unit to capture nearby points on the map. When you start a Skirmish game in Company of Heroes 3, you will likely have a single unit. This gives you chance to queue the Retreat command before action resumes, so that your injured squads immediately fall back to headquarters when you unpause. Using Tactical Pause is also a great way to keep up with AI opponents before learning keybinds (which we'll touch on later in this guide).įor example, you can hit pause during combat and safely check the health of your various squads. While in Tactical Pause, you can queue commands for units and generally scope out the map, giving you chance to strategise and prepare before leaping into combat. In AI battles, you can hit the Spacebar to enter Tactical Pause, which stops all action while allowing you to still drag the camera around the map. When you're just starting out, we'd strongly recommend practicing in AI Skirmish battles first. Online players will often learn build orders, which are basically a sequence of optimal actions to take during each step of a match, which will help them play incredibly fast. If you're new to RTS games in general, the multiplayer components are usually highly competitive. Practice against AI before jumping into multiplayer ![]() And now this one I’m thinking of ending things. And I’m Melissa, which was this really under the radar, but I thought wonderful stop action movie that he directed a couple of years ago. The only three movies that he has written and directed are Schenectady, New York, which I think may come up in the context of talking about this one, because it has so many similar themes. Being John Malkovich adaptation, all have that particular stamp, but all were directed by different directors. I mean, we tend to talk about movies that Charlie Kaufman wrote as though they’re Charlie Kaufman movies is one of the very few screenwriters right now working who who gets that kind of above the line recognition Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Directed by Charlie Kaufman, Charlie Kaufman movie. ![]() I think that I would even go so far as to say that it’s my favorite. So I’m really I really hope for this one. And it’s an extremely enigmatic movie, ideal for spoiling. I’m a loyal reader of yours, but I somehow have a feeling that this movie is going to match with your sensibility in some sort of interesting way and that you’re going to have some maybe some explanations of it that I might not have had. And you are a person I’m very glad to get to discuss this movie with because I just feel like I mean, I don’t know you super well. Matt, you are the nights and weekends editor of Browbeats Slate’s Culture Blog. And joining me to talk about that very strange film is the very strange in a good way, Matthew Nessim. Today, we’re going to be talking about the new Charlie Kaufman film, written and directed by Charlie Kaufman called I’m Thinking of Ending Things. S2: Hello, this is Dana Stevens, Slate’s movie critic, here with another Slate spoiler special podcast. S3: Charlotte, Braiden, Fabo, I Am Kosloff. S1: The following podcast contains explicit language. ![]() Slate podcast transcripts are created by Snackable using machine-learning software and have not been reviewed prior to publication. Use your preferred online tool to create the UTM codes. Be sure to use simple, consistent naming options for the parameters. Use this to establish the parameters for your UTM codes. Set your goalsĭetermine what you hope to learn through your UTM tracking. Here are the steps to follow to create and implement UTM tracking: 1. Related: 29 Ways To Drive Traffic to Your Website How to create UTM tracking The parameters are:Ĭampaign content: Campaign content appears as "utm_content." This parameter tracks what someone clicked on to access a site if you have multiple links pointing to a single URL, such as through an email, on a landing page, with targeted ads or when performing A/B testing.Ĭampaign medium: Campaign medium appears as "utm_medium." This parameter shows what medium a visitor used to share and access the link, such as a cost-per-click (CPC) campaign, an email or a social media post.Ĭampaign name: Campaign name appears as "utm_campaign." This parameter allows you to determine the specific promotion or campaign associated with a link, such as the name of a product, contest or sale type.Ĭampaign source: Campaign source appears as "utm_source." 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The trick is to make sure you are building a diverse network by adding people from different industries, backgrounds, age groups, ethnic groups, and so on that fit into the roles listed above.īuilding a deep network by only including people from your current profession or business focus leaves too many stones unturned, limiting potential opportunities. Obviously, you will want to have more than 10 people in your network. And sometimes, one of the best motivators for pushing through obstacles and hardship is knowing someone is watching. One of the best ways to tell you understand something is to be able to explain it to someone else. ![]() Someone you can help shape and guide based on your experiences. This is someone you can serve as a mentor. ![]() You can use the tabs in the Game Predictions section above to see all of these Raiders vs. We also project if the game will go Over or Under the posted total. 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AkqOHngXyO- SNF on NBC December 18, 2017īefore his suspension, conventional wisdom was that Elliott was the Cowboys' most valuable player. provides an update on Ezekiel Elliott, who is set to return from his suspension next week. The Raiders got the ball back with two timeouts and 1:38 on the clock, and Carr promptly marched them 88 yards down the field until dumb luck and a dumber rule intervened: Naturally, coach Jason Garrett settled for the field goal to take a three-point lead. This is where we point out that the Raiders have NFL's worst defense and Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is young, athletic, previously just converted a fourth-and-inches, and oh by the way, he's built like a linebacker. The drive began on their own 30 and 10 plays later, the Cowboys' offense found itself facing a fourth-and-goal from the Raiders' 1-yard line. 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