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Henry Flynt via last.fm
I continue listening to "music new even to me."I might have vaguely associated the artist Henry Flynt with the 1960s Fluxus movement. But even Wikipedia has a disclaimer on that:
Because of his friendship and collaboration with La Monte Young and George Maciunas, Flynt sometimes gets linked to Fluxus. While Flynt himself describes Fluxus as his "publisher of last resort" (Flynt did permit Fluxus to publish his work, and took part in several Fluxus exhibitions) he claims no affiliation or interest in the Fluxus sensibility.
last.fm tags for his Purified by the Fire, for violin include "drone, raga, just intonation, velvets, s y s l o v."
Prog Not Frog on the work:
Over the steady metallic drone of Hennix's tamboura Flynt weaves together Hindustani and Appalachian modes in a 40-minute improvisation. At the risk of over using a tired homily these really are two great tastes that taste great together. Bringing together the modal droniness of Appalachian folk music and classical Indian music in a completely unpretentious way"


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Horsham town residents woke up to their first significant fall of snow for 2015 this morning (Saturday January 31).
Although there were a few flakes that fell on Thursday evening, today's light covering was the first to stay any length of time.
Areas around Horsham, such as Crawley and the South Downs saw snow showers last week but Horsham had stayed remarkably free.
However, the snow is already disappearing as light and heavy rain showers are predicted for the rest of the day.
Another light snow shower is forecast for early Sunday morning during what is expected to be an overcast day.

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Bill Maher admitted that he didn't know the Department of Education was a recent department in the president's cabinet and he isn't sure if it needs to be there.
"It's only been around since 1980, so I'm not 100 percent sure we need a Department of Education," Maher said. "I know we need good education. But how did we get along with it all the way up until 1980 because I feel like education has only gotten worse since."
Maher confessed he would have more respect for Donald Trump's education nominee Betsy DeVos if she said in her hearing that she wanted to abolish the Department of Education.
She's "obviously just a billionaire nincompoop, who had a month!" Maher exclaimed. "She obviously didn't even know anything about the Department of Education. She had a month to bone up on it before the hearings and she couldn't even do that."
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Missy has never had fever more than 2 days. Her fever always subside after medicine. And this time, it lasted for 5 days, we felt so helpless. At least, we were comforted by the fact that she is still very active and cheeky, her usual self. Knowing that there is nothing much we could do, we continued to pray for speedy recovery, kept sponging her at night especially when the temperature spiked and giving her subs every 6 hours. Her temperature shot the highest at 39.7 degree celcius on the night 4. Of course we were worried but we also know that her body is fighting against whatever virus there is in that small frame of hers. We were so ready to rush to the A&E but somehow, her temperature went down slightly after a while. And her eyes seem to be swollen and we searched and googled with all the sypmtoms we saw. Rashes, swollen eyes and fever... we started to suspect it to be roseola and there is no antibiotic for it. No antibiotic for virus attack. So, there is no point to rush to any doctors or hospitals since she is drinking well, eating well but with high temperature. The only thing in my mind is to continue to keep her temperature down, her temperature down, down and down..
Thank God that her temperature went down on the next day, and by evening, her temperature was almost back to normal around 37-ish. Well, except for the rashes that seems to be popping up on her chest, she is OKAY. And the next day, hubby took her to see paed to confirm what she has caught on and also to ask what are the signs of a dengue attack. Fever and rashes are also signs of a dengue attack ;p All is well when paed confirmd that it is roseola. Google it for more info. Praise God indeed that it is nothing more serious. Phew! Missy, pray that you have a lifetime immunity against it *hugs*


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Sleep when you done your work, not while you waiting or bored.
Only when you have dreamless sleep, you are ready for the future.
Sleep is died and born again each time you awake.
Always awake with blank slate, forget your mistakes, start over with more optimistic.
Try not to sleep often.


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60+04 Orion German Navy
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168437 P-8 Poseidon US Navy
168759 P-8 Poseidon US Navy
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Going around. Note the unusual shaped wing tips
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Focus on Education: Classroom Careers for Scientists
It was during "sharing" time in my first week as a teacher's aide at Sunset View Elementary School in San Diego. Mike, a second-grader, shared a newspaper article about black holes. The teacher, Anne Earlywine, is one of the best I have ever seen, and I learned much of what I know about teaching from her. But she did not know much about black holes. The little astronomy I knew at the time (I was a college freshman) allowed me to engage the class in Mike's report and give him some guidance on how to take his interest further.
For me, the lesson was this: While a deep understanding of science may not be necessary for school teachers, it sure can't hurt.
So how can we get our school teachers to know more about science? One approach is to provide science enrichment programs for current and prospective teachers, and many such programs have had success. But there's a second approach that deserves far more attention than it has received: providing opportunities for scientists to become classroom teachers.
The idea of putting scientists in the classroom tends to raise eyebrows, but it makes sense on many levels. For example, the United States is facing a dire shortage of teachers of any kind, let alone those with science expertise. At the same time, graduate programs are creating many more new scientists than can be accommodated on the traditional pathway to becoming a college professor. Surely these practical considerations call for making elementary and secondary teaching respectable alternative careers for scientists.
On the level of teaching excellence, most scientists are wildly enthusiastic about their subjects, so with proper training many of them could make outstanding teachers. (Yes, I know that many scientists don't make good teachers – but I would bet that the proportion of people who can make great teachers is higher among scientists than in the public at large.) Moreover, because the traditional graduate pathway leads to a college faculty position, most people who enter science have at least some intention of teaching. In fact, many scientists have experience as instructors or teaching assistants – often more total hours of teaching experience than are required to obtain a teaching credential.
The only questions are whether scientists would be attracted to classroom careers and, if so, how to help them follow this route. From discussions with graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, I've learned that teaching careers would be very attractive to many scientists if just two conditions could be met:
- making sure that these individuals can remain respected scientists at the same time that they are teachers by, for example, providing them opportunities to stay involved in research; and
- providing an alternative path to teacher certification that gives all the necessary training but also recognizes the experience and advanced education that these individuals already possess.
Both conditions are more difficult to satisfy than you might guess. With respect to the first, a teaching career leaves research time only in summers and perhaps occasional hours during the academic year. In open competition for research grants, scientist-teachers would, therefore, be at a disadvantage against full-time scientific researchers. Yet there's no shortage of research work: scientists are already overwhelmed by the enormous amount of data coming from current projects, and the situation will become more daunting in the future. A natural solution to this dilemma would be to create funding opportunities that support scientist-teachers in research and scientific development. But creating such opportunities requires widespread support from the scientific community and federal funding agencies – support that does not yet exist.
Meeting the second condition is even more challenging. A few years back, I worked on a project to create an alternative certification pathway with Catharine Garmany (University of Colorado, and a member of the ASP Board of Directors) and Richard McCray (University of Colorado, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences). Everyone we spoke to was supportive of the idea, including people at the Colorado Department of Education, the University of Colorado School of Education, and Superintendents of regional school districts. But no one had the time or energy required to push through all the bureaucratic steps involved in making the program happen (and a proposal for funding to continue our efforts was rejected).
Despite this setback, I am more convinced than ever that the time has come for efforts to make teachers out of interested scientists. I know of researchers who have already chosen this route. But if we can find a way to meet the two conditions above, I believe we'll open floodgates through which thousands of bright students will enter teaching via graduate programs in science. These individuals will personally benefit from careers that enable them to pursue their passions for both science and teaching. Science will benefit from their work as part-time researchers and the encouragement they will provide to the next generation of scientists. The nation will benefit from a large pool of scientifically trained teachers. There's no downside – so when do we start?
JEFF BENNETT's first popular book, On the Cosmic Horizon, will be published by Addison Wesley in September. He is also the lead author for Addison Wesley textbooks in astronomy (The Cosmic Perspective, full and Brief editions), mathematics (Using and Understanding Mathematics), and statistics (Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life; forthcoming). He welcomes email correspondence about these columns and other issues at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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What is a PIC?
A PIC is Peripheral Interface Controller. Other people have called them other things such as Programmable integrated circuits and Peripheral Integrated Controllers amongst others, but Peripheral Integrated Controller is considered the correct name, and it does exactly that. �It does what it says on the tin�. It controls peripherals. It is a controller. It is an integrated circuit that controls other integrated circuits or transistors or relays or LEDs or triacs and probably more. They can be found in domestic washing machines to control the washing sequence. Dishwashers use them as well. Some coded car locks have a PIC embedded in a key fob that controls the RF signal.
What are they used for?
These devices are used when circuit complications and cost would not allow the use of logic devices. It is possible to replace tens of logic gates with just one of these micro controller chips (PICs). They can be used to turn-on appliances and to remember their last and indeed all of their instructions. The PICs we are using in this publication operate at speeds of 4 MHz. Although there are others that operate at much faster speeds.
What are the advantages?
One of the advantages of using a 16C84 and 16F84, is that they are re-programmable. This is easily done by simply writing over the last set of data. This automatically erases the last data entered. There is no need to erase first, although it may be prudent to do so in the event of programming frequently. The PIC is also reasonably priced at around �2 each from Crownhill Associates Ltd and other suppliers. These devices work with a maximum 5 volts. Our test prototypes and even finished projects use 4.5 volts and even as low as 3 volts. The power consumption is also very low.
What are their limitations?
I don�t know of any that will stop me from using them!!
How do you use them?
This is a difficult question, as it could be asking anything. I will try to answer by saying that they need a 5-volt (up to) supply and they have to be programmed with the aid of a computer. The software is freely available (PICBASIC compiler, however is a commercial product and is available from Crownhill of Cambridge) and is simple to use, as will be found in the �practical� chapters.
How do you program them?
They are programmed with the aid of a computer. This can be an old XT or AT type. A 286, 386 and 486 computers have been used by Jasper and me, as well as the faster Pentium types. It does not matter what machine you have as long as it can load the software. In this book the compiling software is PICBASIC as the emphasis, and the programmers are either serial port or parallel port types depending on the computer used. Whatever Type of programmer is used, the PIC is programmed serially, i.e. one bit at a time. The speed of the computer doesn�t seem to make much difference to the programming time. Although, the compiling time, when using PICBASIC, is greatly increased with a fast Pentium compared to the older, slower machines. But we are talking fractions of a minute, and not yards or miles!
How much are they?
The prices vary quite considerably from supplier to supplier. The cheapest, and a reliable source, is Crownhill Associates Ltd. This company sells them for about �2 each.
How reliable are they?
I have been using these PIC devices for many years, without �blowing� them up. I have even reversed-polarity them, by mistake (of course!), and when correcting the fault, they have carried on working again after they had cooled !
How easy is it to alter the program?
That�s simple, you just write over them.
How many times can you program them?
How many times do you want to? Is my reply, but apparently, about a hundred thousand times, and I may have even done that!! Jasper probably has as well!!


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An award-winning global thought leader with experience in strategy, immigration policy, finance, globalization, turnarounds, and crisis management, Michele Wucker draws on three decades in media and non-profit management and policy development. Her third book is THE GRAY RHINO: How to Recognize and Act on the Obvious Dangers We Ignore, which grew out of a presentation at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland in which she coined the term "gray rhino" for highly probable, high impact crisis events. The book has received praise from business, policy, and thought leaders around the world and influenced policy debates at the highest levels. Michele founded Gray Rhino & Company in 2015 to help leaders and organizations to identify and strategize responses to gray rhino risks that are neglected despite -and all too often because of- their size.
Michele has been recognized as a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum and a Guggenheim Fellow, among other honors. Her previous leadership positions include Vice President for Studies at The Chicago Council on Global Affairs; President of the World Policy Institute, which she re-launched in 2007 in a dramatic turnaround; and Latin America Bureau Chief at International Financing Review. She also has taught master's students at the School for International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, of which she is an alumna. An engaging keynote speaker, moderator, panelist, and facilitator, she has delivered presentations in 16 countries on five continents. She lives in Chicago.
Gray Rhino events are highly probable, give clear warnings and have high impact. Yet all too often, leaders fail to plan for, recognize, or respond to obvious dangers, from the personal to the organizational to the political to the global level: financial crisis, industry disruptions, failing infrastructure, the aging of the workforce, climate change and more. The most successful organizations are the ones that identify and confront Gray Rhino threats instead of getting trampled. What makes the difference between leaders who respond in time and those who don't? This provocative talk lays out a framework for recognizing Gray Rhinos and the pitfalls and opportunities at each of their five stages, from denial to action –not just to avoid highly obvious dangers, but to see opportunities where others do not.
Alternative title: "Gray Rhinos, not Black Swans: A New Way to Think about Risk and Response"
Tectonic shifts are coming in labor markets and consumer demographics, intensified by recent technological advances in additive manufacturing and machine learning. Together, they are a crash of obvious, highly probable yet neglected "gray rhino" challenges.
In this provocative talk, learn about the opportunities and pitfalls that your organization, industry, country or region faces amid shifting demographics colliding with increasing automation, and strategies for getting ahead of the game.
So you know what your organization's biggest problem is. So why isn't it fixed? Kicking the can down the road is human nature — so much so that we often take for granted that challenges will persist. But the longer we let a problem go on, the more we lose in opportunity cost and the harder the problem becomes to fix. Learn from an expert on why organizations, individuals and policy makers don't immediately deal with obvious dangers even when they have the power to do so, how to get out of your own way, and how to turn a crisis into opportunity. In this talk drawing on real-world examples, you will:
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We all took a lot of valuable insight from your presentation and workshop. When I got back to work I had a session with my managers to identify our 'Grey Rhinos' and Brexit was one of them. Having identified it, we had a strategy on what we'd do if the worst happened –leaving Europe for us– so we could react quickly and put a positive spin on it to counter any potential negative effect. We continue to meet to discuss the latest Grey Rhinos and it's very much in our team mind-set now.
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A fag who purchases the hard back cover of a book and brags about it to people who think paper back editions are not only cheaper, but less stiff. Hardbackers often live within their parents basement and play helicopter on the internet all day.
A hardbacker totally slapped me upside the head with his copy of a wizard story that is very popular while I was defenseless with my paperback edition.
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Police are warning people in the Rye and Battle area to be alert after a resident raised the alarm over a scam.
The eagle eyed Bexhill resident contacted police after he received the letter this week, but said he knew it was a scam straight away.
The letter, addressed directly to him, was supposedly from the Euromillions International Postcode Lottery, and told him that there was a mix up of names and numbers and that he had won just under £1m- tax free!
But to claim his prize, he was asked to contact a Foreign Service Manager, to process the winnings.
The letter looked very official and was addressed from the International Lottery Promotions based in Belgium,
Sergeant Mark Evans said: "This network of scams continues to plague people, particularly the elderly.
"We understand it is very tempting to respond to these lottery letters, who wouldn't want to win a wonderful prize?, however, If you receive one of these letters please contact Action Fraud."
To report a fraud, call Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or www.actionfraud.police.uk.


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Book Review: "The Red House" by Mark Haddon
Not long after their mother's funeral, Richard invites his sister Angela and her family to vacation with him and his family in the English countryside. This doesn't seem terribly interesting at first, but you must take into consideration that Richard and Angela have barely spoken nor seen each other in fifteen years. Angela's children don't know their Uncle Richard, his second wife Louisa or his step-daughter. This may make for an awkward holiday in and of itself… but the close quarters in the wide open space of the countryside exposes the insecurities and personal demons that each person is battling.
My first experience with Mark Haddon was with his well-known novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. I instantly loved that book and its main character, and expected the same here. That didn't quite happen. It took me much longer to get into this one, and now that I'm finished – I'm still not quite sure how I feel about it. Haddon adopts a very unusual voice, a very simple narration that disguises the complex themes he is discussing here. It takes some getting used to; one character may hold the focus for a paragraph or two, and then the focus shifts without warning. There were times that I wasn't sure who was speaking (or thinking) for an entire page, and then I'd have to go back and read it again once I'd figured it out. Then there would be passages from a book a character was reading or lyrics from a song one was listening to… just to keep you on your toes. It took me far longer than I'd like to admit before I could clearly distinguish between characters within a few sentences. It doesn't help that there are eight characters either.
Once I was able to get past that though, this is really one very thorough examination of a dysfunctional family. Each person is dealing with their own problems, unable to fully communicate with their family members. We are then more accurately looking at a family of individuals. The weeks' vacation then is much more for each of them, and becomes more of a week of either self-discovery or of discovering each other as the case may be. The reader really gets to know the character as the character is realizing him or herself. The manner in which this happens, and the issues at hand, would make this book a hit with book clubs and discussion groups. I'm not saying that this is a book that everyone will love, but that it has plenty to talk about (you know, when you're not worried about divulging spoilers!).
The Red House
by Mark Haddon
Knopf Doubleday, 2012
272 pages
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Reigning world champions Korea Republic have been eliminated after China PR snapped up the third and final Asian qualifying ticket to the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
The pair played out a tense goalless draw in Nanjing, China on the final day of the six-nation AFC U-16 Women's Championship, which proved enough for the host side to join Japan and Korea DPR in Azerbaijan next year.
Both teams had chances to win but China went into the contest with a superior goal difference knowing a draw would be sufficient.
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Local Shop Review – Knit1 Oxford in Mississippi
Knit1 Oxford is today's local shop review. One of the things that I most like about this shop is the local product selections! Check out their website and store blog. Located in North Mississippi, Oxford is home to the University of Mississippi and the Ole Miss Rebels sports teams. Nearby, the homeplace of William Faulkner is a key tourist attraction. Built in 1848, Faulkner purchased the home in 1930 and named it for the Celtic legend of the Rowan tree.
The "Trees for Life" website states "The rowan's mythic roots go back to classical times. Greek mythology tells of how Hebe the goddess of youth, dispensed rejuvenating ambrosia to the gods from her magical chalice. When, through carelessness, she lost this cup to demons, the gods sent an eagle to recover the cup. The feathers and drops of blood which the eagle shed in the ensuing fight with the demons fell to earth, where each of them turned into a rowan tree. Hence the rowan derived the shape of its leaves from the eagle's feathers and the appearance of its berries from the droplets of blood".
While living in Oxford, Faulkner published numerous stories, including As I Lay Dying, Absalom, Absalom!, Light in August, and A Fable. Faulkner died in 1962. The house is now owned by the University and is open for scheduled tours.
Read the review below for more information about Knit1 Oxford.
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I met Knit1 Oxford at the Magnolia State Fiber Festival. I have not visited the store location in north Mississippi, but the booth was extensive at the event. I was looking for a shawl idea and purchased a beautiful tiered pattern, very reasonably priced. I did not purchase yarn, but was offered several suggestions for appropriate drape and still have my notes from my discussion with the Knit1 Oxford staff at the event. The guidance was excellent and demonstrated the care they take with new customers.
While the store name indicates that its a knitting shop, this is a go-to location for Crochet classes – beginner or advanced! The current classes on the schedule are taught by Katie Clark, an experienced crochet teacher who is also a member of the Craftsmen's Guild of Mississippi.
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Your goal as a blackjack player is to end up with a hand total that is closer to 21 than the dealers hand - without going over 21. If you go over 21 you lose the hand. Learn more about the blackjack rules below.
Your goal as a blackjack player is to end up with a hand total that is closer to 21 than the dealers hand - without going over 21. If you go over 21 you lose the hand (In blackjack terms you have BUSTED your hand if you go above 21.)
Blackjack is a game where your hand only plays against the dealers hand - so whatever the other players at the table have is not really of importance (unless you are counting the cards that is).
After you have been dealt your first cards, you can choose to HIT and thereby get yet another card dealt to your hand, or to choose STAND and simply keep the cards that you already have - hoping the hand will be strong enough to beat the dealers hand.
After all the players have played their blackjack hands, the dealer players his hand out. The dealer always plays his hand according to fixed rules - no decision is left up to the dealer. The dealer must always follow the same dictated rules for how to play his hand. This would normally mean that the dealer must draw cards until his hand has a value of 17 - On most blackjack tables it says "Dealer Must Stand On All 17's" - as soon as he get to that total or above he cannot take any more cards.
As an ACE can represent either the value 1 OR the value 11; which means getting a Ace in your hand is generally good as the risks of going over 21 gets smaller. When talking about a SOFT HAND, blackjack players are talking about a hand where an Ace is used with the value 1. For Example a hand consisting of ACE and 7 - can add up to the hand value 8 OR 18, depending on what value you give the ACE. The choice is yours, and you can change it back and forth as you please during the play of your hand.
A HARD hand is a hand with a ACE where you don't have the opportunity to use the ACE as a 1 OR 11. Example: If you have a ACE, 8 and 6 on your hand you can only count the ACE as a 1. Because otherwise you would have gone above 21 and thereby busted the hand. Counting the ACE as 1, the hands value adds up to 15. A hand consisting of ACE, 8 and 6 is called a HARD hand or sometimes a Stiff hand - because a hard hand is closer to busting then a soft hand is.
After all players have placed their bets on the table (in the wager box in front of them) the dealer starts out by giving each player 2 cards each. Starting to the dealers left - your right. The dealer also gives himself two cards - one of the dealers cards are dealt face-up so that you can se it's value, the other card is dealt face down and you will not see this card before the end of the round - when the dealer starts playing his hand.
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With sun-bronzed babes and a Pacific Ocean vista to die for, Bondi Beach in Sydney's east attracts sun and surf worshippers from around the world. The stunning crescent-shaped stretch of golden sand is a mecca for Sydney's beautiful people and, as the closest beach to the CBD, Bondi Beach is perennially popular both day and night with a buzzing atmosphere made even more famous by TV show Bondi Rescue.
Not to be confused with the neighbouring suburb of Bondi Junction, Bondi Beach is more than just poseurs and preeners. The sandbank breaks at either end of the beach draw surfers and learners, there's saltwater sea baths for a more sedate swim, and the scenic cliffside walk to Tamarama and Coogee beaches which offers stunning ocean vistas. Not unlike Venice Beach in California, you'll also find a skate ramp and outdoor workout area, and plenty of joggers, kids on scooters and rollerbladers to dodge. The two surf clubs of Bondi and North Bondi patrol the beach so be sure to avoid its notorious rips and swim between the flags to ensure you don't need their help.
Away from the beach are hotels, hostels, cafes, bikini boutiques and gelato bars which veer from touristy to high-end. Many renowned Aussie surf labels have stores along the main drag of Campbell Parade and the streets behind house more organic fare and niche labels. A popular watering hole is the iconic Bondi Icebergs on Notts Avenue, which is a winter swimming pool club established in 1929. The new premises boasts a stunning view from the bistro and sundeck.
Lots of famous Aussies call Bondi Beach home, and many more want to. The suburb's original architecture varies from 1920s Art Deco to '60s brick which lends a raffish charm to the in-demand locale which is also the site of many modern apartment blocks. To visit Bondi Beach, take the 380 bus from Hyde Park on Elizabeth Street in Sydney's CBD to the final stop.


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The studios will do just about anything to promote their upcoming films and even though "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" is probably one of the few films everyone and the brother already knows about, that hasn't stopped Warner Bros. from from making sure it's constantly in our face, even while we eat. That's right, what you're seeing is the new Hobbit-themed menu at Denny's.
The new Hobbit menu, which will hit Denny's tables on November 6th, consists of 11 new food items, including things like the Hobbit Hole Breakfast, Frodo's Pot Roast Skillet, Gandalf's Gobble Melt, Shire Sausage, Lonely Mountain Treasure and, of course, the Build Your Own Hobbit Slam.
Adding to the Middle-Earth breakfast, lunch and dinner fun, Denny's customer's who order select entrees will also be given a trading card pack (one of 12 to collect) featuring collectible cards and Denny's coupons. Placemats at the restaurant chain will also sport QR codes that customers can scan to check out Hobbit-related content like videos and online games. You can check out Denny's Hobbit Inspired Menu TV spot below.


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My daughter was complaining because so many apps she wanted wouldn't work on her i4.. To get them to run she needed to upgrade to an i5 and then keep up to date with new software releases. Most of us are familiar with this, and update our software regularly. We know that if we want improved performance, then we have to update our software. Our brain is like an operating system, it needs to be updated regularly so we can improve our performance. As we strive to achieve more we need to acquire the knowledge, skills and the ability to think and perform differently. Every year in business we aim to increase revenue, increase market share, increase margin etc etc. We put plans in place and strive to achieve targets. What really holds us back is not just what we do, it is how we habitually think, our beliefs in what is possible (or not) and how this translates into our actions. A lot of these habits and beliefs are unconscious or we are unconscious of the impact they are having on our performance. So though we strive to increase results, we are limited by our own beliefs; we get in our own way. We are limited by the operating system we are using. We can continue as we are and probably make slow incremental progress, or we can update our operating system and accelerate our development and accelerate the results we achieve. Our rate of development must at a minimum keep pace with the rate of change in our environment. Just image what more we can achieve when we upgrade our operating system. As business Leaders it is critical to the success and growth of our business to continually update our operating system. Effective leadership drives business results.
A major study of 486 mangers across a wide range of business showed that 37.6% of the variation in perceived business performance can be attributed to the leaders' effectiveness. This means that regardless of how much effort we put into our strategy and having the best products, service and systems the real untapped and often overlooked potential is the effectiveness of our leaders. Investing in the development of leaders has a multiplying effect as they in turn lift the effectiveness of their teams.
So what are the most critical competencies for sales leadership effectiveness? The most effective sales leaders need to be high on achieving results, balanced with how they relate to others. They have high levels of self awareness, are authentic in the way they act and have a perspective that is broader than just their unit, business or industry. Many sales leaders were promoted to the role because they were the best sales person. Ironically the very characteristics that helped them to be a successful sales person often get in the way of them being an effective sales leader. Top sales people, who are driven, ambitious, operate independently, and take note of detail may become a controlling manager, who leads by reputation and example as opposed fostering team play, collaborating and mentoring others. A sales person who relies on pleasing customers can become a manager who cannot make the tough calls. Both mangers will not harness the full potential of their team.
When we are promoted it is a god time to update our operating system. Existing leaders need to ensure they develop at least to keep pace with change just to stay still. A well designed personal development program over a period of time will deliver increased


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NDCL alumni stepped up to serve at the Hospice of the Western Reserve's David Simpson home on Saturday, October 28th. The group of volunteers spent the morning setting up for a memorial service and cleaning the halls as well as the family kitchen and dining room.
"At NDCL, we were encouraged to go out and transform the world. This service day was just one way in which we give back to our local community to make that impact. It was also a tremendous opportunity to connect with other alumni who I would not had the chance to meet. I came away with many personal and professional lessons from our shared experience," said Christian Brandetsas `12.
The annual service day is organized by the NDCL Alumni Association, a group of alumni dedicated to continuing the mission of Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School through service and alumni engagement.
Pictured In Cover Photo: NDCL alumni service group poses for a photo op — Joe Watrobski `98, Kelly Kaminski `08, Marie Cavolo `08, Liz Maier `06, Tyler Pirc `12, Christian Brandetsas `12, and Steve Cavolo `05
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Graduates of the Graduate Diploma in Information Technology will be able to analyse information systems including feasibility for installation, developing information systems and configuring and troubleshooting information networks. Graduates will also be able to manage internet sites and associated software.
Majoring in Networking
IT601 Systems Analysis and DesignStudents learn to apply structured systems analysis techniques, and produce and present well-designed inputs and outputs and systems design documentation.
IT620 Routing and SwitchingTo plan, configure and implement simple routing and switching protocols, and associated technologies, including SSH and access control lists.
IT701 ProjectProvides students with the opportunity to research, select, integrate and apply a range of techniques and technology to solve a workplace problem.
IT708 Information Systems in ManagementStudents will gain an understanding of how information systems provide solutions to organisational problems and challenges, and understand the importance of plans and strategies relating to the management of the IS function. This paper enables learners to understand the nature and role of management support systems as aids in management decision-making, with particular emphasis given to decision support systems.
IT711 Advanced NetworkingStudents will develop the skills necessary to fulfill the job responsibilities of network technicians, network administrators and network engineers. This paper aims to provide a theoretically-rich, hands-on approach to networking, preparing students for industry-recognised certification.
IT712 Professional Skills for Information TechnologyProvide students with IT Service Operations Management knowledge concentrating on skills and practices to for delivering quality IT services. Topics include service strategy, design, transition and operations; continual service improvement; workplace and professional ethics; communication skills and interview techniques; stakeholder negotiations and conflict resolution.
IT717 System SecurityTo extend the students' knowledge of security practices. To be able to use industry tools to provide good system administration to the infrastructure. To give student experience in troubleshooting security incidents
This programme is eligible for the Zero Fees Scheme.
This Graduate Diploma programme provides the opportunity for information technology students to specialise in the discipline of Networking. As well as promoting and enhancing their knowledge base, skills, and professionalism, it aims to stimulate students to develop an inquiring and analytical approach to problems and issues, and to encourage independent judgement and creative thinking.
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Winnebago Outlook class C gas motor home 22C highlights:
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With only 5 counting weeks remaining in the winter League it is still all to play for in the 3 qualifying categories
In the scratch doubles the front runners are Barry McGillivary and Stuart Dempster averaging 62.8 over there 10 qualifying rounds, with the pairings of Harry Roulston and Neil Irvine and Graeme McFarlane and Grant Robb also looking likely to qualify with average scores in the low 64s region, this being the case only one spot would be up for grabs.
Three teams are probably fighting it out for the remaining spot, last year's champions Kevin Riddell and Ross McAllan, Colin Arthur and Alan Officer and Kenny Duncan and Ian Wood, the remaining teams in the 'scratch pack' would have to turn around their scores considerably to break into the top four.
The handicap doubles is always more difficult to call until the scratch qualifiers are known but the pairings of Stuart Campbell and Mike Halliday along with John Neal and Douglas Henderson look likely to make it with average scores in the high fifty's, also in contention and fighting it out for the two remaining spots are Alister Barnett and Tom Simpson.
Evergreen Jim Lonie is well out in front for one of the eight qualifying place in the singles, it's all to play for behind him with many possible permutations to come but Steve McGhie and Murray Bruce also look as if they have done enough at this stage.
Last Thursday saw Bert Butchart become Captain of the Golf Club at the Annual General meeting after thanking past Captain Terry Middleton for all his hard work during the last two years Ivan Groundwater was proposed and accepted to be Vice Captain, other new additions to the full council were Chris Taylor and Caroline Duncan.


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Freudian slip?
I'd like to think it's a coincidence, but somehow, the combination of red, black and white, as well as the symbol of Hitler's death squads on those posters seems as more than that.
Will you just look at the following SS recruitment ad, two white lightnings at the bottom, two white lightnings on the nazi thug.
I'm getting more and more certain it is a nazi reference. Look at the lightning bolt in the left side of the banner, now look at it in the right side. The left lightning bolt is higher than the right one. Just like in the original SS pin.
Over a year after we've noticed that, the web page has been changed and the lightnings removed. No apology published so far. I believe this is concrete proof that this was not a coincidence, but a deliberate use of Nazi imagery. Why else would they hide it. More info in this post.


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Child of Flame by Kate Elliott (Russian Edition)
by Kate Elliott
Дитя пламени is the Russian edition of Child of Flame, book four of the Crown of Stars series. It is available here in hardcover, signed by its author, Kate Elliott.
"High fantasy...entirely captivating." -Publishers Weekly
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My long journey started around this time last year, and it ended this morning, at least officially. After many department visits, phone conversations and family meetings, the Johnsons will be heading East to Cambridge, MA this summer. I'm joining the Harvard faculty as a full professor!
There were myriad reasons for this change in my career path. At Caltech, over the 3.5 years that I've been there I've come to recognize a fundamental mismatch between what I value (i.e. what I blog about most frequently) and what the institute values. This is not a statement about which side is right, per se. It's just a statement of fact about the nature of different people's values.
There a scene from the TV miniseries The Wire that has been playing on loop for about the past year, which nicely sums up what I've been experiencing:
I've wanted it to be one way in the department I'm a part of. But it had been made abundantly clear to me that it isn't one way. It's the other way. Whether that is absolutely good or absolutely bad, or a mix of both, is a separate discussion. But the fact of the matter is that Caltech is structured to be a lean, mean research machine. To be sure, I have benefited greatly from that structure on the research side of things. The downside is that their small size and elite status constricts their ability to prioritize diversity and makes it difficult to put a meaningful focus on education, especially on teaching innovation. The key is that while this structure works for most people here, it is simply not a good match for me.
Fortunately, I have a choice. If I don't like it the other way, I can go out and find the one way elsewhere. This decision to choose didn't come easily or quickly. For a long time I felt stuck in place, unable to move because of things like the dependence of my research on the Keck telescopes. However, it isn't a machine that has made my career. I did my dissertation on a 0.6m telescope that no one else cared much about. At Hawaii I used the smallest telescope on the mountain. My career has been built on my own creativity and hard work, along with the creativity and hard work of the group I've gathered around me. That's portable, and so am I.
Don't get me wrong, making the decision to leave Pasadena was an option available to me, but the decision was far from easy. At this time last year, the notion of moving was largely a non-starter with Erin, and understandably so. Moving isn't trivial, especially when it involves an entire family. We came to Caltech anticipating it being our last stop and the decision to move had to fold in considerations about my family, not just my research.
However, my job and my family are coupled. If I'm stressed out and unhappy at work, that comes home with me. I started out happy, but gradually my mood faded. This was pointed out to me last year by a very astute graduate student: "When you came here, you smiled all the time. You smile less now." Erin and I realized that change was necessary not just for my happiness at work, but also for my family's wellbeing.
But, wait, isn't this just a case of seeing greener grass on the other side of the fence? Aren't there problems in every department? Isn't it unreasonable to ask that a department meet my specific needs?
Well, if my time at Caltech has taught me one thing, it has taught me what questions to ask and what to look out for. During my many visits to other universities and departments I brought with me a list of very specific, blunt questions to ask those in power. At Harvard, I had the unusual privilege of posing these blunt questions to the president of the university, Drew Faust. Her answers and those of others certainly weighed heavily in my decision.
When it comes to the things I value, I don't need an entire department on my side. I just need a forum to air my opinion, a faculty that respects and listens to my point of view, and a group of colleagues that can work together to identify and address problems---and successes---within the department. I need a team. The rest comes down to leadership and hard work. Fortunately I will be brought into the Harvard Astronomy Department in a position of leadership. Tenure ain't cheap, and not everyone gets it, especially at Harvard. I'm beyond honored by their decision to award me tenure, three years ahead of schedule at that!
I'll write more about some of the details of the process later, but for now I'll just say that I am thrilled and I'm looking forward to an array of new opportunities in my new astronomy department. Chief among the things I look forward to is the opportunity to be a university professor in the fullest sense. Some people around me have raised concerns about how outspoken I am about teaching innovation, and especially my writing on mental health on this blog and elsewhere. I'm happy and proud to report that I was not hired despite what I've been advocating in the past few years. I was awarded tenure at Harvard in part because of being so outspoken on these things. I'm proud to be a part of a progressive community where something like this can happen, and it buoys my spirits for addressing the problems that remain.
Thus, I feel like I'm going to Harvard with a mandate to continue what I've started here at Caltech. I look forward to joining an academic community that over the past few years has really put its money where its mouth is when it comes to education and diversity/inclusion. Is it perfect? Nope. But the conversation has been started and the gears are in motion. I look forward to joining the effort and leading parts of it in the near future.
On the home front, Erin and the boys are excited, too. We're looking forward to a cross-country road trip this Summer, and we are currently planning on arriving in Cambridge, MA sometime in August. This is going to be another great chapter in the grand adventure of the Johnson family. Stay tuned!


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On the evening that I was fortunate/smart enough to pick as our night to see "Jersey Boys" at the Fabulous Fox theatre here in St. Louis (A Fantastic show, even with the lead being played by the understudy, which saw me, the half assed crippled guy, on my feet, with a Jersey tear in my eye, clapping and singing along to "December 1963, Oh What A Night", "Big Girls Don't Cry", Walk Like A Man ", "Working My Way Back To You" and more of the great Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons songs) I was spared the live pain and torture of watching the Mets give the Cubs a ridiculously easy victory in Chicago.
My twitter posting for votes in this little daily "feature" received responses ranging from ..."Sorry, but the Mets didn't have 3 good players", "There wasn't even one star" to "Nah, think I'll pass tonight." Despite the comments, I did receive 13 votes which when tabulated resulted in the following offering of YOUR Mets 3 Stars of the Game from Tuesday night's debacle in the Windy City.
Based on the current weather in Chicago, we'll hopefully see young Dillon Gee try to pitch the now publicly acknowledged cash strapped Mets past the Cubbies.
As for the local St. Louis Cardinals, upon arriving home from the "theatre" I was able to catch the end of the Cardinals eleven inning 3-2 victory over the Padres in San Diego, thereby ensuring themselves of at least a .500 western road trip that will see the Redbirds face San Diego today before 3 games in Denver against the Rockies before returning home to face the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants beginning on Memorial Day here in St. Louis.


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Art theft is an ancient and complex criminal offense. When you look at the some of the most famous cases of art thefts in history, you see thoroughly prepared operations that include art dealers, art fakers, mobsters, ransoms, and millions of dollars. Here you can check out about some of the most famous cases of art theft in the history.
The First Theft:
The very first recorded case of art theft was in 1473, when 2 panels of altarpiece of the Last Judgment by the Dutch painter Hans Memling were taken. While the triptych was being transferred by ship from the Netherlands to Florence, the ship was assaulted by pirates who took it to the Gdansk cathedral in Poland. Nowadays, the piece is shown at the National Museum in Gdansk where it was just recently moved from the Basilica of the Presumption.
The The Majority Of Famous Theft:
The most well-known story of art theft involves among the most well-known paintings worldwide and one of the most famous artists in history as a suspect. In the night of August 21, 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louver. Soon after, Pablo Picasso was apprehended and questioned by the authorities, but was released quickly.
It took about two years until the mystery was resolved by the Parisian police. It turned out that the 30 × 21 inch painting was taken by among the museum staff members by the name of Vincenzo Peruggia, who just carried it concealed under his coat. Nonetheless, Peruggia did not work alone. The criminal offense was carefully conducted by a infamous con male, Eduardo de Valfierno, who was sent by an art faker who planned to make copies and offer them as if they were the initial painting.
While Yves Chaudron, the art faker, was busy creating copies for the well-known masterpiece, Mona Lisa was still hidden at Peruggias house. Ultimately, Peruggia was captured by the police while attempting to sell the painting to an art dealer from Florence, Italy.
The Most significant Theft in the U.S.A:
The most significant art theft in United States occurred at https://soundcloud.com/kurt-criter the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. On the night of March 18, 1990, a group of burglars wearing cops uniforms broke into the museum and took thirteen paintings whose collective value was approximated at around 300 million dollars. The thieves took 2 paintings and one print by Rembrandt, and works of Vermeer, Manet, Degas, Govaert Flinck, along with a French and a Chinese artifact.
Since yet, none of the paintings have been found and the case is still unsolved. Inning accordance with current rumors, the FBI are examining the possibility that the Boston Mob in addition to French art dealers are linked to the criminal offense.
The Scream:
The painting by Edvard Munchs, The Scream, is probably the most demanded painting by art burglars in history. It has actually been taken twice and was only just recently recuperated. In 1994, throughout the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, The Scream was stolen from an Oslo gallery by two burglars who broke through an open window, set off the alarm and left a note stating: thanks for the bad security.
Three months later, the holders of the painting approached the Norwegian Government with an deal: 1 million dollars ransom for Edvard Munchs The Scream. The Federal government refused the offer, however the Norwegian police worked together with the British Cops and the Getty Museum to arrange a sting operation that revived the painting to where it belongs.
10 years later on, The Scream was stolen again from the Munch Museum. This time, the robbers used a weapon and took another of Munchs painting with them. While Museum authorities awaiting the burglars to request ransom loan, rumors claimed that both paintings were burned to hide proof. Ultimately, the Norwegian authorities discovered the 2 paintings on August 31, 2006 but the truths on how they were recovered are unknowned yet.
When you look at the some of the most well-known cases of art thefts in history, you see thoroughly prepared operations that include art dealers, art fakers, mobsters, ransoms, and millions of dollars. The most popular story of art theft includes one of the most popular paintings in the world and one of the most famous artists in history as a suspect. The crime was thoroughly performed by a notorious con guy, Eduardo de Valfierno, who was sent out by an art faker who meant to make copies and offer them as if they were the initial painting.
Ultimately, Peruggia was captured by the police while trying to sell the painting to an art dealership from Florence, Italy. The painting by Edvard Munchs, The Scream, is probably the most sought after painting by art burglars in history.


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Guess it
For whatever reason, I've looked the creature in its mouth.
I've seen the cavities that rot the breathe being exhaled in my general direction.
I've felt the cold, dead touch; on my inner thigh, along my eye, and in my bellybutton.
No one can rescue the children of humiliation.
Not once has anyone raised a glass to a flag that didn't wave goodbye.
Forever is an easy promise to break; flawed from the conception from which it was brought forth. Of course I'll promise forever, it's not like you could ever hold me to my word.
Play more harmonicas.
Wear more plaid.
Sip more hot beverages.
Smoke more cigarettes and ash in my brandy.
I like your sweaty, smelly, wet and sticky hair on my stomach.
I keep looking down, wandering around, as though I'm actually trying to find something or perhaps remember something…
Was I supposed to write a blog tonight?
Egg On,
Ramblin' Rooster
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The question: Can religion be replaced?
Back in 1948, Mr Bertrand Russell and Fr Frederick Copelston SJ debated the existence of God on BBC radio. To us as undergraduates, reading the transcript in philosophy of religion class decades later and half a world away, their dialogue seemed wonderfully academic and deliciously British.
Copleston began by requesting that he and Russell "come to some provisional agreement as to what we understand by the term 'God.'" After agreeing upon a definition, Copleston stated that as to the question of whether such a being existed his was "the affirmative position"; Russell declared himself an agnostic.
Following Russell and Copleston as they worried the Cosmological Argument, the Moral Argument and the Argument from Religious Experience, touching upon Plato, Plotinus, Kant and Moore along the way, I looked forward to a future career of doing philosophy in that style and, I hoped, rebutting the arguments of clever Humean skeptics and tough-minded logical positivists.
I soon discovered that logical positivists were extinct and that clever, tough-minded skeptics were rare. The students I taught, by and large, half-believed in God though most were hostile to "organised religion." When pressed for even provisional agreement as to a definition of "God" they declared that God was "an idea."
They were however sympathetic to "ideas." In their responses to anonymous surveys on beliefs about the paranormal, they lined up almost perfectly with the general population surveyed by the Gallup organisation. According to the Gallup poll, 73% of Americans professed to at least one paranormal belief from a list including ESP, haunted houses, astrology and witches.
This is not a peculiarly American phenomenon. Canadians and Britons are equally credulous though they distribute their credulity differently. Britons, models of secularity by American standards, are less likely than Americans to believe in witches and extra-terrestrial visitations, but more likely to believe in haunted houses and communications with the dead.
Lately skeptics who, like me, are distressed by the public's cavalier way with "ideas" and the popularity of paranormal beliefs, pseudo-science, quack medicine and bogus therapies, have directed their attention to taking down religion once and for all. A thoroughgoing scientific worldview, they say, will replace religion and, with the end of religious belief, all these subsidiary superstitions will wither away.
This seems unlikely. After four centuries of spectacular scientific progress, the thoroughgoing scientific worldview they recommend is still rare. Moreover, religious believers are no more likely to give credence to paranormal claims than non-believers. Indeed some studies suggest that the correlation between religious belief and belief in paranormal phenomena is negative.
I suspect that religion as we understand it will largely disappear but will not be replaced by any comparable, overarching worldview. Rather its components will be reassigned.
What once was religion has already been parcelled out to a variety of different institutions and agents – metaphysics and ethics to philosophers, wisdom literature to self-help gurus, pastoral counselling to therapists, and charity to secular non-profits and the welfare state. Science explains natural phenomena and technology provides a means for controlling them.
Still, even as religious participation declines in the US as well as the UK and elsewhere, religious belief as well as belief in paranormal phenomena persists. Religion, dissolving into its elements, leaves a residue.
I doubt that that residue will dissolve because I understand the draw of religion and also, I think, the appeal of paranormal beliefs. It's the yen for the spooky – for wonders, marvels and stangeness, for mysticism. We read ghost stories for that metaphysical thrill and experiment with psychotropic drugs. Religion delivers it most effectively.
This isn't to say that religious experience provides evidence for religious claims. That is controversial. But the persistence of religious belief is readily explicable – even if we recognise that science in principle offers a complete explanation of natural phenomena.
Whether true or false, religion is irreplaceable.


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Happy Wednesday ladies! So sorry I've been so MIA lately. Things this time of the school year are just so crazy. I only took one OOTD picture this week. Major fail.
I am really loving peplum. This coral peplum top is from Loft, the skinnies are from Banana Republic, and the flats are Tory Burch.
Since, I totally failed at taking outfit photos this week, I thought I'd share some Pinterest photos of some outfits I'm loving this spring.
I have just been obsessed with skirts ever since I purchased this beauty from J.Crew factory. Now, if it would just get warm enough to wear it!
Last week, Kerri and I weighed in and asked you guys about your opinions for the link-up. We're having so much fun with it but have decided to run it on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month to give you guys some extra time to snap away those OOTD pics. Don't worry, we'll remind you of which weeks the linky will be running.