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A police officer from Hammond, Indiana, has been placed on paid administrative leave and has had his K-9 partner removed from his care after a disturbing video surfaced on the Internet last week.
In the cell phone video, which was shot by a concerned Hammond citizen and then uploaded to YouTube last Wednesday, a Hammond Police officer can be seen hitting his K-9 partner with its leash and then using that leash to lift the German Shepherd up off of the ground, where it dangles by its neck. The officer then uses the end of the leash to strike the dog repeatedly on its midsection. The K-9 struggles and swings a bit before the officer releases the dog, and the two walk back to their waiting squad car.
Once released, the video immediately went viral, many members of the Northwest Indiana community demanding justice for what many interpret as cruel and unnecessary abuse of an animal.
Even the mayor of Hammond, Thomas McDermott, Jr., voiced his disapproval of the unnamed officer's actions.
"Anybody who loves dogs as much as I do is saddened and shocked when you hear or see a dog being abused," Mayor McDermott said in a statement following the leak of the horrifying video. "When you find out that it happens with an employee of yours, it makes it that much more shocking and disturbing."
Kristina Montgomery of the Humane Society Calumet Area in Munster, Ind., tells NBC 5 News the officer's poor treatment of his K-9 could very well have lasting effects.
"It's certainly not any training I would condone or urge anyone to follow," Montgomery says. "Lifting a dog like that off the ground can do damage to the training itself, but also to the dog's physical health."
Public outcry prompted quick response from the Hammond Police Department, who will continue to investigate the incident further.
"The Hammond Police Department has reviewed a recent YouTube video concerning a Hammond Police K-9 officer. The involved officer has been placed on administrative leave pending a full investigation," Hammond Police Lieutenant Richard Hoyda tells the Northwest Indiana Times. "At this time, the department has observed behavior by the K-9 handler that appears to be inconsistent with acceptable training guidelines."
But some dog trainers disagree, including Bob Anderson, trainer with West Palm Beach, Florida's K9 International LLC. Anderson has worked with the police departments in nearby Griffith and Hobart, Ind., training K-9 officers for 35 years.
"It's all about positive and negative reinforcement with these animals, and you have to train them with physical praise or discipline," Anderson tells the Post-Tribune. "Some dogs are thick-headed and can take harder correction, while others respond immediately."
"Discipline is measured around the sensitivity of the dog, but if they don't feel it and hear it, they don't get it," he adds, explaining that if the K-9 doesn't respond, the department and the town could be held liable for injuries or mistakes caused by the dog.
"The dogs we get from Europe are very high-drive dogs, and verbal correction only has some effect. You have to be able to teach them right from wrong," Anderson says.
It is that high drive that can make it much harder to control police dogs using typical methods, says K-9 dog trainer and owner of Landheim Training and Boarding Center in Dyer, Ind., Bob Fleming.
"Their drive is so high, control techniques for an average pet wouldn't necessarily work," Fleming says.
Fleming calls the hanging technique the Hammond Police Officer used on his dog "a choke-off," which Fleming says should only be used as a last resort.
"I don't like to see a trainer use a choke-off too much because over time, it could result in injury," Fleming explains.
He also says that by lifting the dog off of the ground and striking it roughly, the Hammond officer was not performing the "choke-off" maneuver properly anyway.
Another K-9 trainer, Pat McInerney of Macs K9 in Crete, Illinois, says that if the dog attempting to bite someone, then the way the officer handled it by its leash and collar was appropriate.
"If that dog was trying to bite, biting is a 'hanging offense,' and we will choke them out to get them to come to their senses because that shows the animal who's in control," McInerney says.
McInerney does not approve of the officer using the leash to hit the K-9, however.
Sources: Post-Tribune, Northwest Indiana Times, NBC 5 News


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Big Ideas: Columbus as a City of Design?
I would like to suggest the following: Columbus is now and will develop further into an international design capital and an idea city of the future. Sound impossible? Let me tell you why it isn't.
In August of 2010, my wife, Sarah Bongiorno, and I gave an impassioned and well received presentation at Pecha Kucha Columbus that argued for our city to seek appointment as a UNESCO City of Design. For those of you that don't know about UNESCO, it is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, an entity whose stated purpose is to promote international collaboration through education, science, and culture. Under the category of "culture" UNESCO has established a "Creative Cities Network" within which creative cities work together towards a common mission for cultural diversity and sustainable urban development. Member cities are recognized as "Creative hubs" that promote socio-economic and cultural development through creative industries.
Within the framework of the Creative Cities network sit a variety of cultural categories. There are cities of Literature, Film, Music, Crafts and Folk Art, Design, Media Arts, Gastronomy. Only two U.S. cities are in the network: Iowa City, Iowa (Literature) and Santa Fe, New Mexico (Crafts and Folk Art.) Only one North American City, Montreal, is a City of Design. The other design cities are Berlin, Buenos Aires, Graz, Kobe, Nagoya, Saint-Etienne, Seoul, Shanghai, Shenzhen.
The thing that inspired us to give the Pecha Kucha presentation was what we experienced on a trip to Montreal, Canada in 2009. We were impressed by the design-centered culture of the city, citizens' awareness of the importance of design, and how they promoted opportunities to engage design both locally and internationally. Design and ideas are integral to city life and it is the differentiator that they promote to visitors. So it was a pleasant surprise when we discovered that Montreal behaves the way it does because it is a UNESCO City of Design, recognized internationally as a design hub.
Once Columbus is appointed to the Network, it can share experiences and create new opportunities with other cities on a global platform, notably for activities based on the notions of a creative economy and "Creative Tourism." Creative Tourism is considered to be a new generation of tourism that involves more interaction, in which the visitor has an educational, emotional, social, and participative interaction with the place, its living culture, and the people who live there. They feel like a citizen.
You are probably wondering, why Columbus? Do we really have what it takes to become a UNESCO City of Design, especially alongside such notable international cities?
The answer is absolutely yes. The UNESCO designation is not about being recognized only for what you have done, but for what you could be. It is an invitation to develop Columbus around its creative forces in design. Columbus, as Montreal did, exhibits all the latent and nascent attributes required to be a City of Design. Consider the following UNESCO City of Design selection criteria against our strengths.
- Established design industry: We are the home of numerous, internationally recognized fashion, architecture, graphic design, advertising, planning, engineering, and industrial design industries. By promoting this strength instead of hiring out of town design firms for major commissions, our largest civic and business leaders, and our local economy, will reap enormous benefits from untapped talent.
- Design schools and design research centers: Columbus College of Art and Design, The Ohio State University, The Columbus Museum of Art Center for Creativity, Fort Hayes and the Wexner Center for the Arts are internationally recognized design, design research, and thought leadership institutions. How can we expand and enhance their impact upon Columbus?
- Promotion of the creative local scene: The Short North Arts District, Jenis's Ice Cream, etc. continually receive national exposure. Do we promote enough of our other scenes? Can we do the same for the burgeoning Franklinton Arts District, King Lincoln District, and all of our other local entrepreneurs?
- Experience in hosting fairs, events and exhibits dedicated to design: Fashion Week, Columbus Arts Festival, Agora at Junctionview, Urban Scrawl, Pecha Kucha Columbus, TedX. While we have a lot of fairs, we could do a much better at educating our citizens about, and promoting, good design.
- Collaboration among diverse groups: We can do much better. The new AIA Center for Architecture is developing its mission and programming toward becoming the collaboration and outreach nexus of the allied design industries (architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, industrial design, graphic design, urban planning, urban design, computer design, engineering, fashion design, etc.) in Columbus. Dialogue among diverse groups working at their highest creative capacity leads to innovation and shared success. It is what will be required for successful and sustainable 21st century cities.
- Cultural landscape fuelled by design and the built environment: We are getting there, but we need to do a lot better by raising the level of expectation for what constitutes great design. There is an enormous difference between passable and great. It pains me to say this but a lot of our current physical environment is just "passable" where it has the opportunity to engage and inspire. We should aspire to be the kind of place we'd like to visit.
While we can do better in all of these categories, it should be pretty clear that we have both what it takes and the potential to do even greater things. We need to recognize what our strengths are (stop looking for external ones!), capitalize on them, and then proclaim it loudly; this is critical for talent attraction and retention. Cities like Columbus that are without mountains, beachfronts, oceans or sublime weather can rely only on culture and the quality of our built environment to capitalize upon as resources of seduction. Figuring out how to make the creative culture-environment combination a competitive advantage at an international level is where we should be spending all of our energies.
The benefits of the UNESCO City of Design designation are measurable. According to Montreal, collaboration with other cities in network has been an enormous boon. They build on each other's strengths and cross-market. Collaboration opens up other markets to Montreal innovators to work internationally and to participate in international conferences. If a UNESCO city is holding a conference, preferential invitations, opportunities to present, are given to designers and innovators within the network. Montreal's tourism office directs international journalists to their Design Bureau and the Design Bureau then provides tailored experiences that will show the city in the best light. For example, design tours for these journalists are led by leaders in the design community.
Your next question might be: This sounds great, how do we make it happen?
Work is under way and we have a launch pad. Sarah and I have already begun conversations with the Bureau of Design in Montreal and they are eager to help us on our mission. We have opportunities to collaborate with some concurrent initiatives happening over the next year and are continually pitching our idea to community and business leaders with positive reception. In addition, with assistance from AIA Columbus and The Columbus Architecture Foundation, we are leading a group of designers from the allied design industries to create meaningful programming for a design calendar in October 2012 that celebrates the local creative scene. These events could support the Columbus 200 Bicentennial efforts as an additional layer of exciting programming. Imagine a Columbus "Design Week" or even a "Design Month," where, yearly or biennially, people come from far and wide to be creative tourists in our city and experience and engage with all that our local talent has to offer in the form of unique tours, inspiring lectures, innovative competitions, exhibitions, celebratory galas and interactive workshops. If we time it right, our first series of events can serve as the launch of the City of Design pursuit.
One last thought I'd like to leave you with is that Columbus, UNESCO City of Design, is a collective project that, to become a reality over time, demands that all stakeholders (elected officials, citizens, experts, entrepreneurs and designers – in short, all of you) buy into it and make it our own.
The challenge now is to bring this designation to life and make it tangible for us. The call therefore goes out to everyone: it is time to build "Columbus, UNESCO City of Design," together.
Our time is now, let's not miss this opportunity.

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Rutherford House School
Rutherford House School is a new Free School that opened in September 2013. It is a non-fee paying, non-selective, non-denominational, co-educational school, located in the Balham area.
Rutherford House School opened with two reception classes in September 2013, and the school will take on two new receptions classes each year, reaching its full capacity by 2020.
Please contact Rutherford House School for more information
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Desk Plants: Creativity at your Fingertips
Posted: August 28, 2018 |
At Raimondi Horticultural Group, we thrive on opportunities to share the benefits of incorporating plants into your work space, hotel or corporate campus. Plants can help employees focus, think more creatively and even breathe easier thanks to the ability of plants to purify the air.
The benefits are undeniable, but sometimes space constraints may restrict you from installing large floor planters or indoor trees. Don't despair! If you have a smaller office space, try considering smaller indoor plants or desk plants into your office.
The opportunity to contribute to the creation of thriving spaces that support human health and well-being is at the core of Raimondi Horticultural Group's interior efforts.
Why Workplace Safety is Important
Posted: August 22, 2018 |
Workplace safety is no simple matter, and it's generally not top of mind to most employees or customers. Arriving at work, grabbing a cup of coffee, mingling with co-workers and then settling down to tackle a current work project are cornerstones of most office scenarios.Customers see various contractors working in their facilities on ladders or carrying heavy equipment up and down stairs and don't think twice about it. But what if that ladder tipped over or that water spill on the floor caused a slip and fall accident? Would that grab your attention?
Injury, death, corporate financial loss and property damage are headline grabbing topics when it comes to workplace safety, but often steps taken to keep workers happy and safe happen quietly behind the scenes.
Have You Checked Your Building's Health Lately?
Posted: August 14, 2018 |
Everywhere you turn, health and fitness messages surround you. Your Fitbit tracks your daily steps. Your cafe latte tells you how many calories you're drinking. Your social media feed challenges you to join the latest fitness craze. And that's all before 9 a.m. on most days.
As you walk into your office, do you stop to assess the health of your building and its myriad of offices? Or, think about the health of the employees that keep your company humming along? Like many, you probably haven't, but it's time that you do. You'll be amazed and gratified to find what bringing nature and plants indoors will do to enhance the mood and productivity of your employees; not to mention your bottom line.
Cactus Varieties to Improve Your Work Space
Posted: August 6, 2018 |
What color do you think of when you think of your office? Is it green? If not, your office may need to take a look at the WELL Building Standard. Plants and natural elements can drastically improve a work space. By including live plants in your office space, the mental and psychological health of your employees is destined to improve.
Although some spaces need critical upgrades, others just require a new look at the space through the WELL Building Standard mindset. One of the easiest improvements that can be made to an office space is adding colorful and creative plants.
Among these unique plants are cacti!....
Green Buildings Can't be Denied
Posted: July 24, 2018 |
Biophilic design is taking the commercial building interior design world by storm and it's a trend that's here to stay. It revolves around bringing nature indoors to calm and inspire building inhabitants and visitors.
On the surface, it may seem simple, idealistic or a fad to appease today's workforce. However, that couldn't be further from the truth as, increasingly, commercial buildings are becoming greener around the world.


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It is pretty clear from my first login that HLS1x: Copyright is a content based xMOOC, not that I was expecting something different. Yet watching the introductory video left no doubts, as Berkman Center for Internet and Society Director and Harvard Professor Terry Fisher outlined the 12 week course of study.
The course has three major aims which Dr. Fisher articulates clearly from the start.
First, an understanding of the basic principles of copyright law.
Second, an appreciation of the ways in which that law affects, for better and worse, creativity and innovation in a wide variety of artistic and technical fields. To that end, I'll be providing along the way illustration of the ways that copyright works in literature, music, film, photography, graphic art, software, comedy, fashion, architecture, and so forth.
Third, I will try to provide you a critical understanding of the main theories of copyright, by which I mean the arguments developed over several centuries by economists, philosophers, and political theorists concerning the purposes or functions of the copyright system.
Safe to say that is a pretty ambitious agenda. It became quickly clear that there will be a fair amount of play between legal theory and practice. Things have been pretty lawyerly from the moment of admission. Not having much background in the law, I am going to be really curious as to how that impacts the experience. Scanning through the introductory discussion threads, the students are from all over the place, although there are a definitely students from other law schools involved. I suppose I will have a much better sense of atmosphere after Friday, when my group has a synchronous meeting.
Week 1, as to be expected is introductory with a 90 minute video lecture on the foundations of copyright law, which will include the system of multilateral treaties (addressing the boundaries of how nations shape and apply their individual copyright systems), the concept of originality, and the important legal distinctions between ideas, facts, and expression. Pretty heady stuff.
The whole course is split into two groups, one the focuses primarily on the judicial precedents and opinions from the United States, while the other focuses more on countries other than the US. Fortunately, I am in the group with the US emphasis, since that is most relevant to me. The assignments are all edited case-law readings.


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Interview with Julia Hoppe and Marika Stammler
Long-standing trust
MEWA nurtures a relationship of trust – both with customers and with staff.
A family atmosphere
We put people first here: people make MEWA.
Promoting passion
MEWA offers the chance to set yourself goals and pursue them with enthusiasm.
'Wherever there is lots of dirt, our cleaning wipers fit the bill!' laughs Marika Stammler, whose most recent role has been area sales manager for key accounts at MEWA. She has been working in sales for more than thirty years. It's not something she studied. 'I started as a shoe saleswoman,' she says. Then, at the age of 28, she moved to the sales department at MEWA. 'That was a real challenge,' she recalls. What did she find helpful? 'The all-round support: MEWA is a family business. We do everything together, pull together as a team. There's always someone to talk to – morning, noon and night! It makes MEWA strong – and me, too.'
'I was given support right from the beginning'
Julia Hoppe had a good start at the company, too: 'I was given support right from the beginning: with training, sales materials, in every aspect,' says the regional manager, who has been working in the sales department since 2015. 'And I had a mentor who was there for me.' She never felt she was alone. Now, she is excited about what the future holds: 'At MEWA, every door is open to me,' she says. 'Even in the interview, I realised this was a company where I would be able to develop my skills. And where I wouldn't stand still.'
'Lots of support, quick decision-making and plenty of responsibility'
Marika Stammler has never stood still, either. She worked her way up from regional manager to area sales manager for key accounts. Today, she looks back on many successful years working at MEWA and is 'still in love with cleaning wipers,' she says. In all these years, she never once considered a change. 'MEWA has everything you need to feel good and be able to develop,' she says. 'Friendly colleagues, lots of support, quick decision-making and plenty of responsibility.' She laughs: 'And cool equipment, a company car and a good salary. What more could you want?' In March 2017, she moved away from active sales to work in junior staff development: she now works as a mentor for MEWA, helping young members of staff get their careers off the ground – like Julia Hoppe and her mentor when she first began at the company.
Find out what else Marika Stammler and Julia Hoppe have to say about MEWA here.
Experience reports
Nils Helmig, Ronny Hoff and Marion UphoffSales staff
'MEWA provides opportunities. We are looking for people with potential.'
Verena Götz-Lombardo and Giuseppe LombardoEmployees in Wiesbaden
"We receive focused support for our progress. That's why it feels great to be part of the MEWA family."


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Independence Uptown Market
The Independence Uptown Market, recent winner of a Kansas City Business Journal Capstone Award, was a challenging design-build project with a tight timeline. The City of Independence desired to move it's farmer's market to a permanent facility that would feature an enclosed pavilion and later expanded to include an open-air facility. The project team of McClure, Hollis + Miller and McCown Gordon worked as a closely coordinated team to understand and implement the strategic plan of the many partner's on this project.
McCLURE RESULTS
The design team studied multiple existing case studies, performed a detailed site analysis of a challenging urban condition with stormwater and grading issues, and presented the design and intent in public meetings. The project , totaling $3.5 million in construction, was delivered in under nine months and has been considered to be first of many pieces in the revitalization of the downtown square.


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How to Run a Successful Gas Station Business
The U.S. Census Bureau's gas station audit reported that there were more than 120,000 stations in the U.S., with the industry showing a gradual but steady increase. This competitive industry not only requires station owners to address its competitors, it requires owners to address the challenges of fluctuating gas prices, inflating overhead costs and safety aspects.
Make sure that your gas station meets the required local, state and federal requirements. Contact the regional Occupational Safety & Health Administration and the US Environmental Protection Agency offices in your area for compliance assistance. Provide the officials with accurate information about your gas station so that they can better assist you.
Establish your hours of operation and open promptly at the chosen time. Avoid opening late as this will deter regular customers to your location.
Hire punctual and reliable employees. Schedule your shifts to provide ample coverage for the station's customer traffic. Create the schedule so that there is a responsible manager working during each shift.
Take inventory regularly. Inventory your station's tank amounts, as well as all counter-vendor sales, such as cigarettes, lottery and money orders. Inventory these items at the end of each shift.
Run cash register reports at the end of each shift. Count the money in the drawer, including all change. Match the totals on the report to the cash receipts and drawer to ensure accuracy.
Take note of the shift totals on a ledger. Run comprehensive reports at the end of each day for the gasoline tanks, sales inventory and register receipts. Verify your totals and enter all sales totals into your ledger. Indicate any losses and shrinkage amounts. Deposit the gas station's cash daily.
Promote the safety of your employees. Require cash register employees to keep only small amounts of cash in their registers. Install a drop-safe under the cash register to provide an easy and safe location for employees to drop excessive cash. Clear the drop-safes at the end of each shift and include the excess cash in the daily bank deposit.
Install shatter-proof glass, security systems and security cameras to protect the safety of your employees and customers. Consider electronic door systems for 24-hour gas stations in less secure areas. Establish relationships with the local police authorities. Ask authorities to make regular visits to the station to help ensure safety.
Place orders for inventory in a timely fashion to ensure that the gas station is always stocked appropriately. Consider your vendor's processing time and delivery methods when preparing your orders. Check each delivery for accuracy at the time of arrival. Report any inaccuracies immediately to the vendor so that timely corrections can be made.
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Last Eco blog post of the month. We finish the year with another unique way of upcycing great things for your wedding. Up north, two ladies got together to create Bridal Market. Their vision has enabled groups of like minded wedding vendors to get together and sell their wares. Let me hand over to Katherine to tell you more!
What is The Bridal Market?
The Bridal Market Ltd is a unique concept within the wedding industry. We offer newlyweds to sell their luxury preloved wedding items and attire to brides to be face to face at our Bridal Market wedding fairs, in our store in Otley and online through our website www.thebridalmarket.co.uk
We stock beautiful preloved and ex sample designer wedding dresses to enable brides to be to find their dream dress without the nightmare price tag. The Bridal Market is all about saving brides money whilst on their wedding planning journey. We can help with every aspect of wedding planning from decor to dresses and we actively encourage brides to hire their items through us so they don't have to try and resell their goods after their big day.
Where did the idea come from?
When planning my own wedding, I was put off attending traditional wedding fairs as they all felt very impersonal and very much sales orientated and less about a brides' experience. Needless to say, I didn't go to many after my substandard experience. I sourced my own suppliers, saved a fortune and made all of the decor myself. That's when the idea of The Bridal Market clicked for me.
After meeting Gaynor, we quickly discovered a mutual passion for the wedding industry and both shared the same vision in creating a company that would help ease the stress of the wedding planning process for the budget conscious bride. We do want to point out however, we are not a 'budget' business. Every bride has a budget, whether it's £1,000 or £50,000. There's always a cap on the money available to spend. The Bridal Market's aim is to change people's perceptions on how and where to spend their allocated budget and utilise preloved and handmade items from independent, local suppliers to save money without scrimping on quality.
Who are the faces behind the name?
Gaynor Hughes and myself, Katherine Cocksedge are the pair behind The Bridal Market Ltd. Gaynor, formerly of Secret Wedding Sale, like me, had spotted a gap in the market to provide luxury preloved and designer items without the designer price tag. Working independently at first, we both knew we hit on an untapped market and developed our separate businesses to bring our love of preloved to the masses.
By joining forces, we have been able to develop and grow our brand and as a result our Bridal Market preloved & handmade wedding fairs have grown from strength to strength. Primarily based in Yorkshire, we have a full calendar of events planned for 2017 which sees us move into unfamiliar territory in South Yorkshire and Lancashire.
What makes you ecofriendly?
What could be more eco friendly than embracing the preloved revolution? The Bridal Market prides itself on not only saving brides money throughout the wedding planning process but also upcycling and reusing beautiful pieces that may have otherwise been discarded. Gone are the days when secondhand meant second rate and more brides are embracing the chance to have beautiful items at their wedding that have previously only been used for a matter of hours at most.
Bridal Market wedding fairs are literally treasure troves of other brides' preloved goodies and you can really pick up a bargain. Whole weddings go on sale at these events with everything from dresses to decor available (and everything inbetween…think tiaras, veils, shoes, accessories, table plans, vintage china – the list is endless) Every event is held in a unique, non traditional venue and as you never know what items will be available until the day – you can really grab some amazing pieces for a fraction of the RRP.
What are you top tips to couples planning their day?
Our tops tips to any couple planning their big day would be;
1) Your wedding day is YOUR day, keep your individuality and try (we know it's hard) to stick to the decisions you make as a couple and not influenced by others offering their opinions. If you want to break with tradition and not have some text book aspects of a standard wedding, then do it! The last thing you want is to look back in years to come and have any regrets or wish you'd done things differently. If you make a decision and are happy, simply stick to it. Others' will have an opinion regardless…so go with what makes you you.
2) If you've not thought of incorporating preloved into your wedding then we would urge you to at least consider it. As we've said before, your wedding day should be about you as a couple and celebrating your individuality. Buying preloved is a way to achieve this with minimal expenditure. Think about it, if you're shopping on the high street along with the thousands of other couples who are currently planning their weddings, what are the chances that you'll manage to achieve anything different? The last thing you want to do is blend into the background and just be a carbon copy of all those other weddings out there. By using preloved items, decor, accessories or even choosing a preloved/ex sample wedding dress you can almost guarantee that you will have a different wedding to the norm. Just because another couple or bride has used these things before you, they will have probably used them in an entirely different way to you. Not only that, you can save so much money it's almost unbelievable.
When we say we love preloved, we really do mean it and we're out to share our passion with the world.
Photos by Scott Smith Photography
What is your selling point to suppliers being part of The Bridal Market?
By joining The Bridal Market as a supplier, you are guaranteed access to brides and couples who veer away from the mainstream and are looking for something a little bit different. By being part of our Bridal Market network of suppliers you will be automatically listed on our website as well as being promoted through or retail store and at our monthly wedding fairs. To target the budget conscious bride we urge our suppliers to offer discounts and special offers to our brides as then we are able to offer the full wedding planning experience for a fraction of the cost a bride would pay at a conventional corporate wedding fair/wedding planning service.
What are you selling points to Couples?
The Bridal Market is all about championing individuality. We would much rather you had the day of your dreams than think you had to conform to social stereotypes and what is considered 'normal'. We LOVE that by using preloved items and attire in your big day that you are able to have your dream day without starting off married life in debt as more and more couples are unfortunately doing these days. If you want to see more about how The Bridal Market can help turn your wedding day dreams into a reality visit our website at www.thebridalmarket.co.uk or contact us so we can answer any questions you may have.
A big thanks to Katherine for sharing this with us and we hope you can support this fantastic business by visiting their site or attending a fair. The first of 2017 is:
Preloved & Handmade Wedding Fair – Leeds Kirkgate Market – Saturday 7th Jan 2017 – 10am to 4pm
To find out more follow them on their social media links too!


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An array is a variable which can store many values inside it. A variable can only store one value. Those values can be accessed at any time using the array's index. The values stored within the array are called the members.
Creating an array
To create an array, declare a variable to hold values of the array, and declare the new Array object.
var navArray = new Array();
Alternately, you can also use a shorthand version, which will achieve the same outcome, where you wont have to declare the new array object.
var navArray = [];
Similar to variables, you can setup a new array and assign the values in one line by using shorthand. The variables can be a mix of numbers and strings.
var navArray = ["homeâ€, "catalogâ€, "about-usâ€];
Accessing values in an array
To access the values that are now stored in the array, you use the array's index. The index starts at 0, so if you wanted to access the "catalog†string, you would write the following:
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Add values to an array
You can add values to an array at any point since there are no restrictions . You do so by using the push method.
Remove values from an array
You can remove values from an array by using two different methods. If you would like to remove the last item from an array, you would use the pop method.
If you would like to add the value as the first item in the array, you would use the shift method.
Length of an array
A useful tool that you can use when working with arrays is the length property, which will show you how many elements are contained within your array.
var navArray = ["appleâ€, "pearâ€, "orangeâ€]; var navLength = navArray.length; alert(navLength);
Arrays always start at an index of 0 and the navLength variable in the proceeding example would return a value of 2 in the alert. In the following example, I am showing the index values of the navArray, so you can see how indexes are laid out.
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The benefits and uses of Lemongrass Essential Oil
Primary Benefits
- Supports healthy digestion when taken in a capsule*
- Combine with a carrier oil for soothing massage
- Apply diluted after a long run for a refreshing feeling
Aromatic Description
Citrus, herbaceous, smoky
Collection Method
Steam Distillation
Plant Part
Main Constituents
Geranial, neral
Lemongrass is a tall, perennial plant. It has a subtle citrus flavor and is very refreshing and uplifting. Lemongrass is used in Asian cuisine in soups, teas, and curries as well as with fish, poultry, beef, and seafood. In addition to its unique flavor, Lemongrass essential oil promotes healthy digestion. It acts as an overall tonic to the body's systems.* It's also purifying and toning to the skin and is frequently used in skin care products for these benefits. Lemongrass is an ideal oil to use in massage therapy. Lemongrass has a pungent, herbaceous aroma that can heighten awareness and promote a positive outlook.
- Combine equal parts Fractionated Coconut Oil and Lemongrass oil for a massage after a hard workout.
- Use to flavor entrées and meat dishes while promoting healthy digestion.*
- Blends well with Basil, Cardamom, or Spearmint.
- Dilute oil, then rub or spritz on skin before going outside.
- Lemongrass essential oil naturally repels insects.
Directions for Use
Diffusion: Use three to four drops in the diffuser of your choice.
Internal use: Dilute one drop in 4 fl. oz. of liquid.
Topical use: Apply one to two drops to the desired area. Dilute with Fractionated Coconut Oil to minimize any skin sensitivity.
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Possible skin sensitivity. Keep out of reach of children. If you are pregnant, nursing, or under a doctor's care, consult your physician. Avoid contact with eyes, inner ears, and sensitive areas.


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Underground Racing Lamborghini Huracan, First Ever to 250 mph!
If you're watching a video of a record set by a Lamborghini, there's a ...
If you're watching a video of a record set by a Lamborghini, there's a pretty good chance but that car, in particular, came from the Underground Racing compound. Time and time again, we see these machines rocketing their way down the half-mile and making some pretty impressive trap speed along the way as they blast through the half mile marker and take home title after title.
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The shop has really shown that they're bullies, in the best way possible, when it comes to how their cars perform! With this one, we check out the scene from the WannaGoFast half-mile in North Carolina as they bring to life another record with the fact that UGR now possesses the right to say that they built the first car ever see 250 mph in the standing half-mile.
"On May, 21st at the WannaGoFast North Carolina Standing Half Mile event, the 250 MPH barrier was broken by an Underground Racing X Version Twin Turbo Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4 owned by Mohammad, aka Drag965, and driven by Gidi Chamdi."
Check in with the crew from underground down in the video below as Gidi Chamdi hops behind the wheel of this brute of a car owned by Mohammad, aka Drag965, and really makes magic happen. As you see record after record fall beyond what most people thought would ever be possible, you have to wonder just how far they will be able to take this thing. Will there ever be a day where we see a team celebrating because their car just cracked 300 mph? I suppose only time will tell, but for now, we have to just give one big "congratulations" to the people behind this magnificent half mile pass!
You know the game and you know the players, so now, all that's left to do is watch as this Italian stallion gets up on its hind legs and absolutely destroys the competition, making its presence felt as it screams its way all the way down the half-mile and eventually comes to a final stand of 250.27 mph!


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Press Clause and 3D Printing
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Rasmea Yousef Odeh is one of eight women running the follow up to the January 21st anti-Trump protest, called "A Day Without Women." She's a woman who spent a decade in an Israeli jail for her involvement in two terrorist bombings made while she was a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). One of those attacks, a 1969 bombing of a Jerusalem Super Sol Market killed two Hebrew University Students Edward Joffe and Leon Kanner while they were shopping for groceries.
The Palestinian born Odeh, was sentenced to life in prison for being the ringleader behind the Super Sol bombing as up the British Consulate in Jerusalem (the bomb was found and disarmed before exploding). After spending ten years in an Israel jail Odeh was released with 77 other terrorists in an exchange with the PFLP for an Israeli soldier captured in Lebanon.
After her release from prison the terrorist eventually moved to the United States where she served as the associate director of the Arab American Action Network in Chicago and later as a Obamacare navigator (snark withheld).
Odeh became a citizen in 2004, but in 2014 she was convicted of lying to the immigration authorities about her Israeli conviction. Odeh checked "no" on immigration and citizenship forms she filled out when asked whether she had ever been convicted of a crime. At the time she was also accused of lying in her immigration papers about her prior residency, falsely claiming that she had lived only in Jordan from 1948 until her application.
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For her immigration crime, Rasmea Yousef Odeh was, sentenced to 18 months in prison, stripped of her citizenship, and considered for deportation. However, Odeh maintains she lied she had post-traumatic stress disorder from the Israeli police sexually torturing and raping her to get a confession.
According to her defense committee, Odeh falsely confessed after being was viciously tortured and raped by Israeli military authorities for weeks. There is plenty of evidence that claim is untrue.
Website Legal Insurrection presented a report from JTA on March 3, 1969, only three days after Odeh's arrest, hat the three key perpetrators of the SuperSol bombing — which would have included her — had confessed (emphasis added):
Jerusalem police said today that they had confessions from three suspects directly involved in planting bom…
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Ministers' guesstimates and assurances unfounded
The Government is struggling to justify its water policy as its guesses around costs are increasingly at odds with expert estimates, National's Agriculture spokesperson Todd Muller and Environment spokesperson Scott Simpson say.
"While Minister of Agriculture Damien O'Connor stated in Parliament the cost to farmers of meeting the Government's proposed new water policies would be just one to two per cent, LandCare has estimated the drop in farm revenue for a case study catchment would be more likely to fall between seven and 46 per cent," Mr Muller says.
"An AgFirst report, commissioned by the Ministry for the Environment states shifting to a five metre fencing setback on a Waikato Bay of Plenty dairy farm will come at a cost of 40 per cent of earnings over a ten year period.
"Both Local Government New Zealand and LandCare report that over half of the Waikato-Waipa catchment and almost 100 per cent of the Clutha catchment would need to be converted to permanent forestry to achieve the policy's bottom lines."
"Environment Minister David Parker first seemed unaware of these estimates, dismissing them as nonsensical scaremongering. Today he claimed that they were wrong, despite the report being linked on the consultation website," Mr Simpson says.
"Farmers are rightly feeling confused and worried. Mr Parker assured New Zealanders 'Trust me, I know what I'm doing', but he has released 2,000 pages of technical reports with various costs and impacts. The suggestion that the reports don't all apply just adds to the confusion.
"The LandCare report clearly states that the substantial costs incurred by farmers may drive farmers to change their land use or shift their employment to non-agricultural work all together.
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The Dodgers, already comprehensively better than every other team in baseball, today gave up cash and a player to be named later for Curtis Granderson of the Mets.
Granderson was having a "meh" season for the doomed Mets, batting .228/.334/.481 with decent power numbers over 111 games. The Dodgers didn't give up a whole lot to get him, but, then, they don't exactly need him, either—the Dodgers are deep with quality outfielders, such that they've started Cody Bellinger at first base in 30 of their last 32 games. The opening is in center, where Joc Pederson has managed a .215/.329/.418 slash and a -0.4 WAR that is by far the lowest of any Dodgers player with at least 200 plate appearances. That's probably Granderson's ultimate landing spot.
Granderson also gives the Dodgers yet another useful lefty bat, to go along with Bellinger, Cory Seager, Chase Utley, switch-hitting Yasmani Grandal, and (if you feel like being generous) Adrián González and Pederson. Screw the Dodgers. I am already angry at them for whupping whoever whups the Nationals in the playoffs.
The Mets, for their part, get clear of the final year of Granderson's four-year, $60 million contract. Presumably the player to be named later will be someone they can actually use as early as next season—their other recent moves suggest they're not too eager to start a protracted rebuild. ESPN positioned this as "a move that helps them reload for next season," which is an interesting thing to say about a move that, so far, has only returned cold, hard cash. The cash-and-unspecified-player return is a little troubling in the wake of another recent outfielder-for-savings trade, when Jay Bruce was dealt to the Indians for a non-prospect in a move that seemed motivated primarily by a desire to offload as much of Bruce's contract as possible, at all costs.
Whatever else happens, you just hope that player to be named later can play a little infield. The Mets have an urgent need for someone who can field a grounder. Besides, they're all set at outfielder-of-the-future, thank you very much.
Update (4:45 p.m.): The Dodgers have reportedly optioned Joc Pederson to Triple-A Oklahoma City today to make room for Granderson.


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Survey: Minnesota second-worst tipping state in America
Minnesota's one of seven states with no so-called "tip credit," which lets employers factor an employee's tips received into the mandatory minimum wage.
This means no large employer (revenue above $500,000 annually) can pay less than $10.00 an hour, and no small employer (less than $500,000 revenue) can go below $8.50.
Do Minnesotans know this fact and have it in mind when they go to sign the check at a restaurant? Or are we just cheapskates?
Make that self-reporting cheapskates: A new survey says on average, Minnesotans tip second-lowest, percentage-wise, in America. We could've lied! We could've said we tip more. Instead, we choose to be stingy but honest.
The people at moneypenny.com say Minnesotans tip servers 17.21 percent, second-lowest in America, and higher than only Idaho's 16.71 percent. Our Upper Midwest neighbors North (17.22 percent) and South Dakota (17.29 percent) are virtually tied with us, and ranked as America's third-worst and fifth-worst tippers, respectively.
Wisconsin (18.02 percent) and Iowa (18.5 percent) rank near the middle of the pack.
New Hampshire (20.47 percent) and Vermont (20.3 percent) rank as America's top tippers, and East Coast states took five of the top six spots. Among Midwestern states, Indiana's most generous, with average tips of 19.22 percent (seventh-highest overall).
The survey breaks down responses by gender, with Minnesota's men (17.37 percent) tipping only slightly better than its women (17.04 percent), and/or lying slightly more about being good tipped. Nationwide, results show no discernible pattern along gender lines. (Women are about twice as likely as men to have personal experience working a tipped job; they also make a lot less.)
More interesting, locally, is the generational gap. Consult any recent research and you'll learn Baby Boomers (age 55-73) are easily the richest age cohort in America, with something around 50 percent of America's total wealth. Gen X (age 39-54) has closer to 20 percent, while millennials (23-38) have less than 10 percent. The average Boomer ($1.2 million net worth per household) is worth more than 10 times as much as the average millennial ($100,000 average per household).
Despite all that math, in Minnesota, it's Gen X (17.77 percent) and millennial (17.48 percent) who tip better, while the state's Baby Boomers tip just 15.88 percent. Only worst-in-the-nation Idaho's Boomers (15.42 percent) give less.
Maybe if these foolhardy millennials learned from their elders, tipped a little less and saved a little more, they could afford one of those things everyone's talking about these days. What are they called again? Oh, yeah, that's it. Houses.


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Hi there peeps! Today I want to share here a new layout I made some days ago using gorgeous Down On The Farm collection.
Last month I told you about that time I organized a visit to the pet zoo just to have decent pics to use with this beautiful collection (LOL!) and today I want to share one of my fave pics of that day.
It features my little boy, this was his first time having direct contact with animals and he was kind of shy and cautious (which is something really rare on him!), but enjoyed the experience anyway.
Here is my layout:
Some time ago I got myself a fringe scissors and I decided to use it on this layout for the very first time. I L.O.V.E. fringes, so I used plenty of them on the project.
In order to embellish my page I used a lot of diecuts from the Odds&Ends and Chit Chat packs, as well as some Stickers, Doodle Pops and Shape Sprinkles.
I used my sewing machine to add an extra detail to my fringes, and left some loose thread here and there just to add more volume and a controlled messy look ;)
I created my title combining some Abigail alphas and a word I cut using my Silhouette Cameo machine and free font "Better Together", I just love this font, I'm using it a lot on my projects lately ♥
I am very pleased with how his layout came out, it is a simple design but it has a lot of volume. Also, I love all the animals and colors of this collection.
I hope you liked my layout and got some inspiration to start printing pic and work on you scrapbooks. If you have any question just leave me a comment here, thank you for visiting us today, have a great day!


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This melon soup with ham is refreshing, light and one of the simplest recipes we have presented to date.
- 1/4 melon
- Olive oil
- Salt and ground pepper
- 1 ounce parma ham
- Clean the melon, removing the skin and seeds. Cut into small pieces.
- Pass the melon through the mixer until obtaining an homogenous soup. You can strain the soup to avoid any thread or fiber of the melon.
- Cut the parma ham into small strips and put them to dehydrate into the oven at about 300 Fº, until they are hard.
- Be careful not to burn the ham, is very thin and will take little time to dry.
- Put the soup on the plate where we are going to serve it, pour dash of olive oil and season with salt and ground pepper.
- Remove the ham strips from the oven, place them on top of the soup just before serving and ready to enjoy!


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Construction kits--toys designed for the building or assembly of physical models often play an important educational role in children's lives. While such kits have tremendous strengths (e.g., they permit children to build three-dimensional models and to learn through tactile experience), they also have interesting limitations. Traditional construction kits offer little in the way of direct communication with their users--for example, a traditional kit cannot offer a student information or advice about how to proceed in building a model. More generally, traditional constructions, i.e., the models produced tend to be aesthetically and behaviorally limited. This paper argues that through the use of embedded computation, pieces within a construction kit may communicate with each other, with desktop machines, and with their users; and overall, by integrating construction kits with computation, the educational power and expressiveness of these kits can be greatly increased. As an example of many of the ideas presented here, we describe a prototype of a computationally-enhanced construction kit: a set of speech-enabled alphabet blocks. We conclude by discussing a variety of related research efforts and directions for future work.
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Facility FAQ
Contact a Recruiter
What are your hours?
The Prism Clinical Research administration offices are open Monday-Friday, 7:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. (CDT)
Where are you located?
Prism Clinical Research is located in University Enterprise Laboratories (view map). All outdoor signs read UEL. Parking is free.
Enter the main door under UEL awning and turn right as soon as you enter the lobby. Prism will be on your right, suite 149.
Are meals served at the facility?
All meals are cooked and in our on-site kitchen to the requirements of each particular study, since the dietary requirements of each study must be closely controlled.
Please discuss any personal dietary concerns with your recruiter; your recruiter will let you know if any upcoming studies can accommodate your special dietary needs, and please do not bring any food from home.
Is there a workout room? Can I exercise during my inpatient stay?
Prism does not have a workout room. The natural effects of exercise in the human body (such as elevated heart rate and liver enzymes, sweating, and flushing of skin) can invalidate the data collected during the study. For this reason, exercise is not allowed during inpatient stays.
Is there a laundry room?
There is a shared laundry facility at Prism. Volunteers are encouraged to bring enough clean clothing to last throughout their stay, however for lengthy stays there is one washer and dryer for volunteer use.


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Nine News takes Ekka interns
UQ journalism students will report the fun, sights and stories of the 2010 Brisbane Exhibition alongside Nine News television professionals.
UQ journalism students will report the fun, sights and stories of the 2010 Brisbane Exhibition alongside Nine News television professionals.
Under an exciting new Ekka internship partnership with Nine News, interns will be based at Nine's purpose-built RNA newsroom and work to Nine's news reporters and producers.
And they will be in public view as Ekka crowds walk through the venue watching the reporters at work.
Final semester Bachelor of Journalism students competed for the internships which kick off with three weeks of intensive skills training before the Ekka gates open on 5th August.
The winning interns, Philippa Coore and Sarah Greenhalgh, with the support of Alexandra Taylor, will join the Channel Nine News crew to report the popular ten day event at the specially built Nine newsroom at the RNA showgrounds.
The students will be supervised by Channel Nine produces and reporters and will report stories for news websites and for Nine News.
The school's Journalism Internship coordinator and Journalist-in-Residence, John Austin, said the Ekka agreement takes the school-Nine partnership to a new level.
"Nine News is a great supporter and has provided many students with a genuine television news experience. However, the Ekka placements enable these students to learn by doing the job of video reporters working to real production deadlines and requirements," he said.
Nine News Director, Lee Anderson says Nine will benefit as well.
"We are delighted to welcome the UQ interns to our Broadcast Centre. We are looking forward to having them give our reporters some fresh ideas on daily coverage, and hopefully give them some experience of what's involved in reporting the news."
The interns are thrilled at the prospect of working with the best and say they can't wait to get their 'hands dirty'.
"I am honoured to be selected as one of two UQ journalism students to be an intern. This opportunity enables me to utilise my skillsthat I have learnt during my time at UQ. I am so excited to be able to work … with the Channel 9 team at one of Queensland's highlights of the year, the Ekka," Philippa Coore says.
For Sarah Greenhalgh, the placement is the next best thing to a trip overseas.
"I had planned to go to Europe … but due to unforeseen circumstances was unable to go…which actually worked out for the best. Instead of running with the bulls in Pamplona, I will instead be hanging out with the bulls at the RNA showgrounds …"
Paul Smith
Paul Smith joined the team as manager in July 2013, coming from a background in interactive multimedia and web development. He has worked on many projects involving education, communication and technology.


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Most organizations view their optimization goals in faster delivery, higher quality and so on. There's nothing wrong with that, as long as they align with the most pressing strategic objectives for the enterprise, of course. The real problem usually lies in how organizations imagine achieving the improvement itself, due to what factors they think they will get there. If the optimization paradigm is flawed, an attempt at improving the outcomes may lead to the opposite results. One such example is the idea that throwing more people at a problem will get it solved faster and better, which we know is not the case. Scaling any effort is an incredibly delicate business, and is most often approached incorrectly.
Today we are going to talk about one fundamental enterprise parameter that is at the core of organizational optimization and yet completely missed by both the enterprises and the multitudes of transformation agents.
Assumptions Are a Central Aspect of Every Complex Enterprise Environment
Every complex system has inherent uncertainty associated with it. This uncertainty manifests itself as a lack of viable knowledge at the point of decision-making and the variability in term of outcomes. This is, however, very different from how most of the enterprise leaders imagine the environment they operate within. They totally succumb to what we referred to as the certainty bias in one of the previous articles. What that means is that they tend to replace uncertainty with… guess what…? That's right: with certainty, surprisingly enough. It has a lot to do with how our brain operates. It seeks to escape "incoherence" caused by uncertain expectations, in the words of a Nobel prize laureate Daniel Kahneman. So, long story short: we humans don't like uncertainty and we are trying to fill the gaps with some specific idea of the future. This was a vital feature throughout the evolution. Imagine the opposite when you encounter, for example, a saber tooth tiger in the woods, but instead of running away, you give this creature a benefit of doubt: what if the tiger has good intentions? And why think stereotypes anyway? Well… I'm writing this article because my ancestors had the "certainty bias". Problem is that in the much more complex reality of modern enterprises, the logic we owe our survival to, suddenly fails us.
The whole problem here is that instead of explicitly formulating assumptions, which sounds like a logical way to deal with the lack of knowledge, we implicitly substitute them with wishful thinking. Unmanaged, those assumptions affect every area of enterprise life.
The Key Areas Where Assumptions Arise
- Business strategy. Strategy is always a gamble, but even more importantly: it's the most expensive gamble there is. Should we move to the cloud? Should we expand to international markets? Should we sell this division of our enterprise? Will AI deliver on promise? Will we gain what we want from digitization?
- Customer value. How do most enterprises express what they think is customer value? That's right, they call it "requirements". Only that those are often just mere assumptions, a result of speculation of what the customer would appreciate to have. Is mobile signup actually needed? Will the customers be willing to switch to a new subscription model? Does the self-service portal incorporate most of the key scenarios for the end user? Will the customers care about social network integration functionality? Does it matter to them that the screens take 5 seconds to load instead of 0.5 seconds?
- Technology. That customer value requires the technology to properly work out, which may or may not be the case. Will the OS container support the necessary performance benchmarks when running on our current hardware infrastructure? Will writing this module in Python provide the necessary maintainability over time? Will this fuzzy match algorithm be fast enough to be run on our multi-million-record datasets?
- Implementation. Finally, all of it has to be brought in motion by people that belong to certain teams, follow (or not) certain process and so on. Will the other team provide the required interfaces as expected? Will our branches integrate smoothly? Did we catch most of the critical defects in this release? Do we have a sufficient skill set to implement this functionality? Will the team in India be available 6 weeks from now to work on the BI functionality?
This offers some idea as to where the assumptions arise and even though the list is not exhausting, understanding these key areas is important.
So, What's the Damage from Unmanaged Assumptions?
Well, we can definitely argue about how the examples above affect enterprise outcomes and clearly they will affect the organization to a different extent. But there are some interesting ways in which unmanaged assumptions may (and often do) produce really devastating effect. The trick is in… time. How? Very simple: the cumulative affect of an assumption gets more significant with time because more and more things begin to depend on that assumption:
So, for example, if we believe that we should move to the cloud, our authentication process will be reflecting that, we will be building user collaboration functions based on the cloud platform capabilities, and so on. Those decisions impacted by the initial assumption, will in turn inform the immediate future decisions and so on, branching further out to more and more dependencies bound to that initial assumption. In reality however, we have a chain of assumptions, each one, significantly adding to the overall impact on the enterprise outcomes:
Every next assumption makes the curve "steeper". Just think about this for a second: how long can be the assumption chain in a plan that spans multiple quarters? How big the impact?
Okay, Got It: Assumptions Are Important… Now What?
For starters, it is critical to understand that making assumptions is unavoidable. Trying to eliminate all uncertainty prior to making decisions is incredibly counterproductive. We have to assume certain things we don't possess the full knowledge of at the moment. The real question however is: are we conscious about the assumptions we make? Or are we making them implicitly left and right without concerning ourselves with the consequences? Do we really have reasons to believe that our idea of the future is correct and that the future reality will inevitably unfold the way we've anticipated? Many of your existing enterprise processes, practices and constructs are designed in such a way as to spawn multitudes of unmanaged assumptions and amplify their negative impact. A few examples:
- Every team has a product owner who never talks to a real customer. Instead the product owner is occupied by reconciling scope trade-offs between competing priorities from different internal stakeholders. The whole backlog is just one huge assumption (in this case representing Area 2 in our classification above: "Customer Value" assumptions). Such an implementation of the role is a problem by design.
- Component teams spawn lots of implementation assumptions. Instead of containing all work, the work gets scattered across the organization. For every two teams that have a hard dependency on each other, it creates unnecessary assumptions that could have been avoided by organizing differently.
- Rigid enterprise planning process creates huge resistance to change and makes the organization stick at all cost to the initial assumptions, oftentimes despite new, emerging facts.
This will be it for now. It's an incredibly deep topic and is a result of a huge miss by most organizations. In one of the next posts we will provide a systematic overview of various structural problems that create unmanaged assumptions and how to deal with them. But don't make any assumptions about the next article, okay? Please say "yes"…
By Alex Yakyma, Org Mindset.


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Officials of the Lagos State Government, accompanied by heavily armed police officers, on Wednesday demolished at least 18 shops located at the Ikeja New Garage near the popular Computer Village in Ikeja.
A shop owner who did not want to be named told PREMIUM TIMES they were informed that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode intends to use the space for a BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) workshop.
The trader, who lost his two shops to the demolition, said they received eviction notices from the government four days ago.
"Sometime last month, officials of the Lagos State Government came here and took photos of us and left for Alausa, Ikeja. They said the government will compensate us because they want to make use of the garage as the workshop of the BRT buses in Lagos State," he said.
"We came here on Saturday and saw notices informing shop owners to evacuate the shops within 72 hours; and today around 8'o clock, officials of the Lagos State Government came here with these police men that are armed and started telling us to park our goods out of the shops." the victim said.
"I have two shops here where I sell phones and accessories, and as you can see my goods are scattered everywhere. I don't know where to go from here, I have children and this is happening now. It's just unfortunate that the compensation we were promised since last month has not been fulfilled, maybe we can start off something from the compensation."
Anigbo Emmanuel, who also had his two shops demolished, said he had been trading in the market since 2003.
"I was the first person to pay the government's rent in this line and recently we were told that the World Bank in association with the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) wants to take over this market place," Mr. Emmanuel said.
"Some of the officials who came here to take our photos, told us that the Lagos State House of Assembly has already passed the bill to make use of the garage and that the government will compensate us after the demolition." Mr. Emmanuel said.
"We were told to stay in our various shops outside here, until government wants to start work in the garage. But to my greatest surprise, this morning when I went to Oshodi for a business transaction, I got a call from one of my boys that the Lagos State Task Force are about demolishing the shops and that we have been told to start parking our goods from the shops."
"This government should always try and carry people along especially when they are embarking on these demolitions they are doing in Lagos State and the people that their shops have been demolished should be duly compensated because we are all Nigerians and this is where we make our living from. But this government don't care about the people," Mr. Emmanuel added.
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Pan Am
Pan Am was, by far, my favorite new show of the past year. Sadly, I was one of very few who felt this way and it was axed after only one season. Still, it is available on the ABC website, iTunes, and probably coming to a Netflix queue near you sometime soon.
Set in 1963, this 14 episode series follows the crew of the new Clipper Majestic, the largest plane in the Pan Am fleet piloted by one Dean Lowrey, newly promoted and the youngest pilot in Pan Am's employ. His copilot and long-time friend, Ted, is a former Naval pilot and just a teensy bit jealous of Dean's promotion. Then there's Maggie, the trouble making purser, and Colette, the charming Frenchwoman who always falls for the wrong guy way too fast. Most of the series, however, tends to revolve around the sisters Kate and Laura Cameron. Kate became a stewardess to gain independence from her controlling, overprotective mother. Laura did much the same…after running away from her own wedding. Really, what girl wouldn't need to get out of the country after something like that?
Most of my flight experience is post 9-11. I remember meeting someone at the gate once; I don't recall ever being able to skip the metal detectors, and twice I've been flagged by security because of what I was wearing (the first time, I was thirteen, it was 6 am, and apparently tired teenage girls in pink hoodies and ball caps are threatening. The second time, it was for wearing a long skirt. No, I'm not joking). So for me, a big part of the draw to this series was that it depicts an era when traveling was more pleasurable, and assumptions weren't made about passengers before they even checked in. It shows a time when airlines actually cared about pleasing their customers rather than just squeezing every penny possible out of them.
And then, there are the cute little uniforms.
Now after my last post, I'm sure someone out there is expecting me to go into some big feminist rant at this point, what with the use of "stewardess" instead of "flight attendant", the weigh-ins the girls have to go through before they get on the planes, the way there are no women in power in the series, etc. But I'm not.
You see, my problem with Grease is that most of the anti-female commentary (ahem. "Beauty School Drop Out") were creative decisions, rather than strictly historical ones. It would be one thing if, for example, one of the T-Birds or even a teacher had told Frenchy she couldn't become a beautician, or if her parents had forbid it and forced her to go back to school. Instead, they made her "inner voice" a misogynistic jerk and allowed her to give up without trying.
Meanwhile, in Pan Am, every single one of these girls is a fighter in her own way. The weigh-ins, age limits, discrimination against women in the work place, and sexual harassment depicted in the show are all accurate.
And also, I don't have a problem with the use of the word "stewardess." It is the feminine of "steward," plain and simple. Dictionary.com provides five definitions of the word "steward;" the later three are as follows:
3. an employee who has charge of the table, wine, servants, etc., in a club, restaurant, or the like.4. a person who attends to the domestic concerns of persons on board a vessel, as in overseeing maids and waiters.5. an employee on a ship, train, or bus who waits on and is responsible for the comfort of passengers, takes orders for or distributes food, etc."
French, Spanish, German, and Japanese (to name a few) all have masculine and feminine nouns, verbs, and adjectives. It's just a language construct. Perhaps at one time it was meant to lower the status of women in comparison to men, but that is not the case anymore. Stewardess is the female and I find it no more offensive than saying actress, princess, or even queen. They're too sides of a coin, and both are shaped equally even if they're painted a little differently.
Anyway. As I was saying. The cute little uniforms.
Seeing as they required the use of a girdle, I doubt the trademark blue suits were comfortable, or that it was practical to spend so many hours in heels, but it certainly does make a lovely picture.
One of my favorite things about the uniform is the hat. I just love hats with hat pins, I don't know why. I also want one of those bags for a reason I cannot explain. Normally I am opposed to anything with advertising on it, but in general I just love the shape (I have two purses that are smaller versions).
For me, Kate is the style icon of the series. True, this is probably intentional on the part of the creators/producers/costume department, since she is the main character, but it's still true. It doesn't hurt that she reminds me a great deal of a friend.
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Kate is always elegant, from the tips of her shoes (which always match her bag) to the top of her updo (which I want to learn how to recreate).
Her sister, Laura, is generally a bit more casual, likely Maggie's influence since the two are very close. Still, she has impeccable taste.
Every show has it's fashion flubs. Note the furry thing posing as Maggie's hat. I have no idea what it's supposed to be, but it kind of looks like a Tribble that got into the kool-aide. As recompense, here's a shot of Maggie when she isn't wearing aliens on her head:
Of course, you can put Christina Ricci in just about anything and I'll watch it. She's been one of my favorite actresses since I was a kid and I was thrilled to see her in this series. It doesn't hurt my opinion that she's Pan Am's Rizzo, and by now you probably all know that I love the strong female roles.
Colette's style is much less flashy, but no one dresses better for an event, don't you agree?
Funny story: There's a game I like to play when watching shows or movies with Canadian cast members. It's called, spot the Quebecois. While I learned European French in high school, my mother's family speaks Canadian French, which is a little different. While I don't speak the language well myself, I'm pretty good at picking out what continent the speaker is from based on dialect and accent (and I'm pretty good at telling the difference between American, Canadian, and French Canadian just by how they speak English). Karine Vanasse is very good at mimicking the European dialect–so much so that I suspected she was a French native, or at least had a VERY good dialogue coach. Then I heard her speak Italian, and realized she was actually from Quebec. I find this hilarious, since my Italian teacher in Florence kept accusing me of speaking Italian with a French accent. It's funny the way our voices and pronunciation change (or don't!) depending on the language we're speaking.
As for typewriters, as you can imagine they are not the crux of this show they way they might be, if, say, all the characters were writers. But they do pop up from time to time, usually when you least expect it (it should be noted that Maggie "dates" two writers). As a teaser, here's a clip from the pilot (pun so intended!) that features a typewriter:
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What is your favourite museum?
Designers tell us about their favourite museums.
'Close to home and by far the museum I visit most frequently, is the Horniman in Forest Hill. A wonderful, seemingly endless and random collection of objects that appears to have grown organically since the museum opened in 1901. Rather than confuse, its this eclecticism that holds the exhibits together. Worth a visit alone for their famous overstuffed walrus (tweets @HornimanWalrus) – made all the more magnificent by enthusiastic Victorian taxidermists who didn't realise that a Walrus should have folds and wrinkles and performed a reverse nip and tuck.'
Adam Giles, co-founder, Interabang
'The Museum of Sex in New York. Museums have a reputation for being stuffy, overly cerebral, and taking themselves too seriously— and this museum could not be more different. Call me licentious, but The Museum of Sex is a helluva time. I won't say what's inside, but when you enter, they warn you to not "touch, lick, stroke, or mount the exhibits." There's also an aphrodisiac-themed cafe to check out after—or before—you visit. No judgements.'
Melanie Chernock, designer, The Partners New York
'The Natural History Museum, London. This is my favourite museum for a few reasons. As a designer and artist it transports you far, far away from your Photoshop window on the world. It's a mind vacation. Botany, entomology, mineralogy, palaeontology and zoology – get away from everything you're used to and open your mind. The break will leave you refreshed with creative juices flowing. I'm still waiting for that elusive brief for a digital dinosaur experience to land in the studio. It holds a lot of nostalgic value for me, whether it be from school trips or family days out, the building is filled with memories. As a child of the '90s I loved monsters, myths and adventure. That's exactly what fills the rooms and hallways of this prehistoric zoologist time-capsule – you never forget the first time you saw the Diplodocus skeleton staring at you. A Natural History Museum enthusiast is easy to spot. Like a secret handshake, smile, nod and/or wink, the lenticular dinosaur ruler from the gift shop is legendary. Transforming living and breathing creatures to skeletons in the flick of a wrist, this item is itself an iconic historical artefact that – in the words of Indiana Jones – "belongs in a museum".'
Will Aslett, lead digital creative, the Good Agency
'Propaganda Poster Museum in Shanghai. It was a nightmare to find but made the rewards much more satisfying. Nestled in a residential block and down a basement was a treasure-trove of print from pre-World War II, to post-Cultural Revolution. You felt a great presence of history in only two rooms, which showed even without new technology and methods of delivery that content will always be the main attraction.'
John Owens, founder and creative director, Instruct Studio
'My favourite museum I literally stumbled upon trying to kill some time – The Museum of London Docklands. This museum is in a Georgian sugar warehouse at North Dock in Canary Wharf, a sanctuary of beautiful quiet and calm amidst surrounding skyscrapers. It is full of fascinating treasures all about London's history. I particularly loved the models of London Bridge, showing almost all 13 incarnations since the Roman pontoon to the one before the current sold to an American for over $2 million! A gem of a place not to be missed!'
Liz Dunning, partner, Dunning Penney Jones
'Museums aren't about artefacts at all, they're about people. A great museum is an inviting social space that's lived in, part of people's lives, and part of children's childhoods. Local people should pop in all the time, and visitors should be welcomed and delighted. The museum café is critical in all of this. You need brain-food to spark curiosity and imagination, and you need a space to reflect on what you've seen with friends. My all-time favourite is the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill. Deco architecture, bracing seaside vistas, lunch and art. Total rejuvenation.'
Emily Penny, Co-founder, Colourful Design Strategy
'As a child, I loved the Commonwealth Institute (now the new home to the Design Museum) where my mother would often take me, my brothers, cousins and friends on family outings. As an adult I can't help but marvel at the architecture of the Natural History Museum, and the I love MoMa (Museum of Modern Art) in New York. But for the sheer pleasure principle, my favourite has to be the Museum of Uncut Funk. Based in New York, this virtual museum is coolest cornucopia of Afro-American pop culture on the planet. An adult candy store that allows collectors like myself to feast on a funkalicious buffet of movies, comics, cartoons, music and memorabilia of the day. It boasts a collection that deserves to be permanently housed in a real museum and I dream of the day when those doors will finally swing open.'
Jon Daniel, Independent Creative Director
'Brooklands museum – a true step back in time. Old boys in brown work coats tinker with engines and polish chrome bumpers. They sit in groups eating tupperware boxes filled with cheese and pickle sandwiches and flasks of tea. They are passionate about their vehicle, be it a Norton, an Aston or Concorde. It's ramshackle and eclectic but it is packed with things of dreams for petrol heads and typographers – hand-painted signs and ephemera make it an Instagram feast. There are no flame-edged perspex signs or 3D holographic projections, but you can sit in the cockpit of an and old VC10 – and that's what a museum should be all about – interaction.'
James Kent, co-founder, Kent Lyons
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A re-elected Conservative government will expand the Junior Canadian Rangers by 15%, to 5,000 members, in time for the 20th anniversary of the permanent establishment of the Junior Ranger program in 2018.
Junior Canadian Rangers work closely with the Canadian Rangers, providing eyes and ears over our vast Northern frontier.
And as part of the Ranger rifle replacement program, a re-elected Conservative government will honour the Canadian Rangers for their service and dedication by letting them keep their current Lee-Enfield rifles.
Our Northern Strategy is focused on helping the North realize its true potential as a healthy, prosperous and secure region within a strong and sovereign Canada.
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