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Mark Larson's annual presentation at the Electronics Distribution Show in Las Vegas has always been a standing-room only event because the Digi-Key Corp. top executive is reputed for always delivering critical and blunt but highly valuable assessments of current industry conditions. This year was no different. Larson highlighted the dramatic changes that have taken place in the electronics industry over the last 30 years – just like Las Vegas where the event was held – but insisted the future of the market remains bright although problems lurk, as usual. Digi-Key, he asserted, will remain one of its brightest stars.
Today's Digi-Key isn't the same company Larson teamed up with his high school friend to nurture more than 40 years ago. First, it's no longer a catalog distributor but one of the biggest online vendors in the industry that boasts the kind of massive page views many news site, including this one, would love to have. Second, Digi-Key itself is changing, just like the industry it serves, but the company is being careful with the image it projects about that evolution because it wants to continue serving the core design engineers that helped accelerate its growth.
Larson's latest EDS presentation clearly showed Digi-Key is paying closer attention to volume component distribution but the company isn't diving deep into this pool, preferring instead to segment the customer base and serve only one part of it as an extension of what it already does so well for design engineers. Larson noted Digi-Key is altering and evolving its operational system to address the total electronics landscape with a plan centered on "prototype-to-production," referring to the company's efforts to meet growing demand for complementary services from a wide range of customers, especially in the small to-mid-tier contract electronics manufacturing market.
Traditionally, small to medium-tier companies have always been amongst the most avid users of Digi-Key services. Engineers at these firms have over years built a relationship based on "deep trust" with the company, so it's understandable that they would want to extend the engagement deeper into the supply chain and into the sourcing of production components, according to Sarah Blix, head of the production business at Digi-Key.
"The customers we work with on the production business (PB) are mainly tiers 2 to 4 contract manufacturers who know that we are not inventory averse," said Blix in an interview at the company's head office in Thief River Falls, Minn. "They know us, they trust us and they know we can support them with competitive pricing."
The services Digi-Key's PB division offers customers goes beyond regular component procurement or even mere inventory stocking, however. Most are small companies with limited resources for supply chain management, bill-of-materials (BOM) management or even the personnel that are experts in tying forecasts to inventory procurement as closely as possible for their margin-sensitive operations. Digi-Key steps in for this type of customers with some basic services such as logistics management and kitting, which help to reduce manufacturing touch and drive production efficiencies.
There are more specialized services available to such companies, too. Over the years, Digi-Key has expanded its supply chain management services and expertise and now offers BOM, forecast monitoring and management, supplier support and inventory tracking. All of these services complement the design engineering functions and ensures hitch-free manufacturing operations. For Digi-Key's component supplier partners, the extension and growth of the company's production volume business has been a boon because it helps in assuring that the specific parts designed into a product by the engineer actually goes through to production and doesn't get swapped out later in the procurement process.
"We are partners working with the customers and the suppliers to support them and ensure they don't have inventory excess," Blix said. "The tools we have built into the system like BOM and forecast management for the sophisticated customers and the wide breadth of our component offerings make it a compelling case for the customers."
High-Mix, Low Volume
Digi-Key's production volume business isn't for all customers, though, and company executives are quick to point out that it's a complementary service rather than one meant to turn the company into a huge volume components distributor. In addition to primarily servicing only the small to medium-size electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers, Digi-Key also draws the line at what it describes as high-mix and low-volume manufacturing support services. Component purchases initiated by PB's customers are unlikely to run into the tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars, company executive.
What this means is that Digi-Key is unlikely to take on competitors such as Avnet, Arrow, WPG or Future Electronics in the supply of components to customers who run billions of dollars in procurement purchases. Rather, PB specializes in serving customers whose production volume are a fraction of what the bigger distributors might go after. As a result, Digi-Key continues to pull in specialized suppliers whose products go into low volume electronic and electrical equipment like lighting, medical and industrial, according to Tony Harris, chief marketing officer at the company.
"We are adding unique and boutique suppliers in areas that help broaden our offerings to support the engineers," Harris said. "This helps position us in the production business in the space of high-mix, low-volume manufacturing. Our movement to production business has therefore been natural because we support engineers -- many of who are moving into production too."
That strategy isn't likely to change even as Digi-Key eyes further expansion globally and especially in China. The company's website attracts customers from all over the world and many of them order components online which Digi-Key continues to ship from its head office. Over the decades, Digi-Key has honed its delivery system so finely that many of the orders received are delivered to the customer within a span of 24 hours worldwide.
To facilitate this the company has partnered with the major logistics services providers and installed an efficient order management system in its 600,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Thief River Falls complemented with a massive 3-mile long conveyor belt system that helps assure the distribution of thousands of boxes every day; a total of 3.3 million packages were shipped by Digi-Key globally in 2013. It helps that one of the top logistics companies used by Digi-Key has employees permanently stationed at the company's facility.
While it prides itself on the efficiency of shipping from one single location to customers globally, Digi-Key has also established sales and technical support offices in key parts of the world. It has service centers in China, Japan, South Korea and in multiple centers in Europe, including Munich, London and the Netherlands. It even has a service and sales team in Israel to support the nation's growing design engineering community and is expected to add more such facilities in other Asian locations in the near future.
Perhaps one of the company's core strengths is the customer service center, a division led by 20-year Digi-Key veteran Kim Gilbert, and which runs 24/7, handling more than one million transaction per year. Gilbert's unit is critical to the company's operation since many of the customers who call or interact with customer service employees online have come to expect a high level of support from Digi-Key. In fact, working at the division requires rigorous training and the typical employee is not a fresh staffer but someone who has extensive understanding of the company's operations.
"I think of our division as the pain relief center," Gilbert said. "We are available 24/7, we pride ourselves on answering every phone call at the first ring, we empathize with the customer and, no matter what, we'll find a solution to their problem because we know that a line-down situation is costly."
This is the second in a series of reports on Digi-Key. In coming weeks we will report on the company's continuing growth strategy, its engineering support offerings, evolving hybrid business model and interviews with key executives reflecting on Digi-Key's commitment to customers and suppliers.


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Friday, 05 May 2017
Our third Non-Uniform Day in support of this worthy cause is being held on Friday 5th May. The Charity Committee would like everyone to take part and to make a voluntary £2.00 donation (or more if you would like to contribute as a family) to this extremely worthwhile charity. We would be grateful if donations could be returned to Mrs Eyre in the School Office in an envelope marked with your daughter's/son's name and form group. We would welcome the donation before the 5th if possible, please. Thank you in advance.

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Interview With Gay Theologian David Berger 'A Large Proportion of Catholic Clerics and Trainee Priests Are Homosexual'
David Berger, a gay theologian who has written a book about his experiences as a senior theologian in the Catholic Church, speaks to SPIEGEL about homophobia and the church's shift to the right.
SPIEGEL: Mr. Berger, you describe the Catholic Church as a homophobic organization. Why did it take you, a homosexual theologian, so long to resign from your offices in the church?
Berger: Because such an exit isn't a question of days. Even as a child I wanted to be a priest, but by the time I had finished high school it was clear to me that I would not be able to live a life of celibacy.
SPIEGEL: And you became a theologian anyway?
Berger: Yes, because the church never lost its attraction for me. The Tridentine Mass was like a gateway drug for me. When I was 17, I was with the Pius Brothers in Lower Bavaria. What I saw there was a fascinatingly aesthetic baroque dream of leaf gold and Brussels Bobbin lace. I couldn't get away from it. It only became clear to me later what I had got involved in, and the dream turned more and more into a nightmare.
SPIEGEL: Why?
Berger: Because my own life, my life with a partner, increasingly contradicted what was said and demanded in my church environment. Through my enthusiasm for the traditional mass and for conservative theology, I became increasingly involved with conservative Catholic networks of young aristocrats, industrialists and reputable academics. They utterly condemned homosexuality.
SPIEGEL: How did that manifest itself?
Berger: I kept having to listen to inhuman views. For example, Hitler was praised for having interned and murdered homosexuals in concentration camps. The point came when I couldn't remain silent any longer ...
SPIEGEL: ... after you and your career had profited for a long time from contact with these right-wing circles.
Berger: Ever since Pope Benedict XVI, at the latest, you have to be anti-modern to have a career in the Catholic Church. I criticized the relatively progressive theology and left-wing church policy of Karl Rahner. That is how people noticed me. Because I was an expert on the medieval thinker Thomas Aquinas, I was invited by almost all right-wing conservative groups to give lectures. I was in touch with the Sedevacantists, the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, the Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property, Una Voce, Opus Dei and the Servants of Jesus and Mary.
SPIEGEL: What went on at the meetings?
Berger: These groups are very careful about who they invite. They meet in very high-class venues, sometimes in former aristocratic residences or in luxury hotels. Old men smoke fat cigars, drink expensive red wine and eat well. It is a parallel world whose inhabitants seek to defy the modern world.
SPIEGEL: And what do they discuss?
Berger: They talk about a supposed Jewish global conspiracy or about how to keep emancipators, freemasons and gays out of the church. For many years, there were "gentlemen's evenings" in Düsseldorf that were organized by a tax consultant. They increasingly became a focal point for a right-wing Catholic network. At one of the meetings, which were regularly visited by senior clerics, the man sitting next to me, a retired university professor, was railing against the gay parades on Christopher Street Day (in Germany): "Instead of standing in a corner, being ashamed of themselves and just shutting up, they behave like pigs gone wild."
SPIEGEL: Why didn't you turn your back on the church at that point?
Berger: Many gays are attracted by the clear hierarchies of the male world of Catholic rituals. Among clerics I discovered extremely effeminate behavior of the sort I knew well from certain gay scenes. People give each other women's names and attach very high importance to clerical robes in all colors. Just think of the nicknames Bishop Walter Mixa (who recently stepped down amid accusations of violence and financial irregularities) and his housemaster friend gave each other: "Hasi," or "bunny," and "Monsi," short for monsignore.
SPIEGEL: Did you get the impression that your homosexuality may even have helped your career?
Berger: In clerical circles I kept getting shown through unmistakeable looks, hugs, stroking of my upper arms and excessively long handshakes that one didn't just appreciate my work a lot. The fact that many prelates had homosexual tendencies is certain to have made them more ready to help me get positions.
SPIEGEL: And these gentlemen weren't homophobic?
Berger: The contradiction between evident homosexual inclinations and homophobic statements is one way in which people in the church deal with their own, usually suppressed inclination.
SPIEGEL: You must explain that to us.
Berger: Evidently those who succumb to their desires are rejected particularly vehemently by those who painfully suppress such leanings in themselves. In the course of my own close cooperation with clerics, something I had long disavowed suddenly became clear to me: The fiercest homophobia in the Catholic Church comes from homophile clerics who desperately suppress their own sexuality.
- Part 1: 'A Large Proportion of Catholic Clerics and Trainee Priests Are Homosexual'
- Part 2: 'I Hope that the Church Will at Last Confront the Issue of Homophobia'


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Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder also referred to as Clinical Depression
is more than life's "ups" and "downs."
It is normal to feel sad when a loved one dies, or when you are sick, going through a divorce, or having financial problems. But for some people the sadness does not go away, or keeps coming back. If your sadness lasts more than a few weeks or cause you to struggle with daily life, you may be suffering from a depressive disorder. Major Depression is not a personal weakness or a lack of faith. Major depression is a "whole-body" illness that affects your mood, thoughts, body and behavior.
Treatment for Depression
Medication and Psychotherapy
Depression, even the most severe cases, can be treated. The earlier that treatment can begin, the more effective it is. Depression is usually treated with medications, psychotherapy, or a combination of the two.
Antidepressants are medicines that treat depression. They may help improve the way your brain uses certain chemicals that control mood or stress.
Evidence-based psychotherapeutic approaches specific to the treatment of depression include cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), interpersonal therapy (IPT),
and problem-solving therapy.
Major Depressive Disorder
(Clinical Depression) is a common illness that negatively affects an individual's mood. Symptoms include:
Persistent sad, anxious, or "empty" mood
Feelings of hopelessness, or pessimism
Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, or helplessness
Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities
Decreased energy or fatigue
Moving or talking more slowly
Feeling restless or having trouble sitting still
Difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions
Difficulty sleeping, early-morning awakening, or oversleeping
Appetite and/or weight changes
Thoughts of death or suicide, or suicide attempts
Aches or pains, headaches, cramps, or digestive problems without a clear physical cause and/or that do not ease even with treatment
Depression and Suicide
Primary Types of Depressive Disorders
Major Depressive Disorder
Persistent Depressive Disorder
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Postpartum Depressive Disorder
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The brief Depression Assessment is not intended to provide you with a diagnosis. It can be used to provide you with further insight into whether you should seek counseling. You should not use the assessment alone to make a determination. It is just one tool to add to all the factors you can consider in deciding to seek treatment.
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Gamesoft, a brand new Australian development studio based in Sydney, announces its debut game, Clockwork. An atmospheric 2D platform adventure, Clockwork promises a touching, melancholy narrative experience supported by challenging time-manipulation puzzles.
Clockwork is the story of Atto, a lonely mechanical boy in a great mechanical city. Atto lives amongst the factories that run day and night, fixing the machines and people that constantly break down. But then the trust pocketwatch he has owned for four hundred years suddenly wakes up, introduces itself as Milli, and gives him a quest. Milli says she can fix the city once and for all.
Clockwork began as a collaboration between artist Arianne Elliot and designer Adam Pinto who shared a love of games like Limbo and Braid, platformers with beautiful art, innovative puzzles and compelling stories. Together they imagined the steampunk world of Clockwork and eight months later with the help of an experienced development team they are ready to bring that world to life.
Planned for a digital release on PS4, PC, Xbox One and mobile platforms, Clockwork will launch later this year.
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Anglia Farmers
Growing rapidly from 30 employees to 150, Anglia Farmers needed to update their patchwork internal systems. Holiday booking was an ordeal, face-to-face conversation became uncommon, and emails proliferated — cluttering up inboxes throughout the company. They used Igloo to bring their new intranet, ALFIE, to life and simplify the workflows of its employees.
The company
Anglia Farmers is the largest agricultural purchasing group in the United Kingdom. Formed in 2003, the company is owned by 3,500 shareholding members (while also serving 14,000 non-shareholding members), and pools its resources to provide low-cost bulk purchases for farmers throughout the U.K. They cover the spectrum of farming needs, including items like agrochemicals, fuels, livestock products, and even smartphones and as it continues to grow, Anglia Farmers will continue introducing new programs such as grant application assistance and PR services.
The challenge
As their operations rapidly grew from 30 employees to 150, Anglia Farmers moved to a new office space and quickly realized that the way they did things wouldn't work. Face-to-face conversation became uncommon and emails proliferated — cluttering up inboxes throughout the company. Attempts were made to create a newsletter compiling relevant information, but by the time the team would have enough updates to collect, they would already be out of date.
In addition to this, they had one shared drive for their files, which quickly became extremely crowded with multiple versions of out-dated documents that were too much trouble to even sift through.
Samantha Barrell, a Process Improvement Manager in the Organizational Effectiveness Team, took the initiative to find the right solution to make Anglia Farmers more agile, collaborative, and unified.
"We'd outgrown the systems that had been put in place on a temporary basis 10 years ago. We realized that they needed a drastic overhaul."
The strategy
Different options were pitched internally by various stakeholders; HR had their Access databases for company calendars, developers liked JIRA to track projects, but no suggestions seemed to be intuitive or comprehensive enough for the company's needs as a whole. Samantha conducted an exhaustive online search for a solution. As she recalls: "We tried quite a few, and what we mainly found is that people would have a really smart website but when you demoed it, it was really old-fashioned and wasn't that nice to use. We knew we wanted something that looked good but it also had to be easy to administer so we wouldn't have to bombard IT to change things all of the time." Once she found Igloo, her criteria were met.
"It was the easiest to use — particularly the drag-and-drop solutions. That was very important," Barrell says. But it wasn't just the intuitiveness and visual appeal that the company needed. They also needed to make sure there was a social aspect to the software. With newsfeeds, wikis, and people directories, they found a solution with Igloo that other intranets couldn't provide.
Once the decision was made to go with Igloo, the team at Anglia Farmers got to work implementing it and, right away, felt extremely supported by Igloo's staff, "The team was brilliant," Barrell notes. They chose to ease the company into their new workplace destination, so they approached it in stages. Following implementation in December, and a training session in January, the first thing the team pushed live was a calendar for booking vacations. After years of adding steps to the process without any refinement, the simple act of booking vacation time became a convoluted process, with emails going back and forth between HR, managers, and the employees themselves. Now, with a straightforward system using the calendar function, employees could clearly see a quick reason to embrace their new intranet — breaking down some of the resistance that may have been there to begin with.
Since then, many employees have embraced the different knowledge management capabilities within Igloo, such as using newsfeeds and activity streams to keep people informed of company updates and automating collateral requests through a Forum widget and a template.
"Being able to post status updates and chatting was something we really wanted to go for. Although it was promised in some of the other intranets, it wasn't as intuitive as it could have been."
The results
Anglia Farmers now has an intranet that brings 99% of employees coming back day after day. "People love it," Samantha says, and when talking about the culture she adds: "we definitely notice an improvement. Being able to put a face to the name is a huge way to keep connected — particularly for new employees. Being able to find the right people for the right project is also great. It helps keep that culture that we had when we were smaller even though we're larger now."
As a Process Improvement Manager, Samantha's main goal was to improve efficiency and streamline processes. With Igloo, she feels she was able to do that and is looking forward to further breaking down any silo mentality within Anglia Farmers. As projects continue to pop up and overlap, knowledge management and sharing will become increasingly important to the organization. She's currently working on clearing out the outdated files that live on the shared drive so people can access their documents easier on Igloo.
"We definitely notice how much easier it is to do things now."
Helpful tips
Start small. Anglia Farmers found that by introducing a new vacation booking system, it drew employees into the platform instead of throwing them deep into it. Once people have success using it, you can build on it and add more functionality.
Release information consistently. To get the most out of your intranet, keep the information flowing. Waiting for information to collect and releasing it in chunks (as Anglia Farmers used to do with their newsletter approach) eliminates the timeliness of the message and slows workflows.
Create a face for your intranet and get employees involved. When they launched their new intranet, Anglia Farmers decided to get employees in on the naming process. They held a contest for a new name — with the winner getting an extra vacation day. After numerous submissions, they settled on ALFIE and decided to personalize it by creating an owl character. By using a mascot to act as a helpful partner, they were able to take some of the stuffiness out of a "corporate intranet" and get people engaged.


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NCI Building Systems
The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended July 29 (Q3), NCI Building Systems met expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.
Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue improved and GAAP loss per share expanded. The non-GAAP profit was a surprise, as analysts had predicted a loss.
Gross margins increased, operating margins expanded, net margins shrank.
Revenue details
NCI Building Systems logged revenue of $298.5 million. The two analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected revenue of $298.9 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 14% higher than the prior-year quarter's $262.1 million.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.
EPS details
EPS came in at $0.05. The two earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted -$0.05 per share. GAAP EPS were -$2.74 for Q3 versus -$0.71 per share for the prior-year quarter.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.
Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 22.0%, 30 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 3.3%, 100 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -1.1%, 210 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.
Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $348.7 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.12.
Next year's average estimate for revenue is $1.14 billion. The average EPS estimate is -$0.04.
Investor sentiment
The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 170 members out of 188 rating the stock outperform, and 18 members rating it underperform. Among 46 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 42 give NCI Building Systems a green thumbs-up, and four give it a red thumbs-down.
Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on NCI Building Systems is outperform, with an average price target of $14.00.
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Attached to this blog post is my youtube video that compliments this final blog post for ESCI 302.. (big sad face btw)
Throughout my Journey of Environmental Education 302 I have found myself shift a little. Prior to the class I had a little amount of knowledge regarding climate change, and my own personal connection with the environment. I simply was a person in that space in time that had very little connection with his surroundings. However as the course took over my life I became invested in the idea of my impact. I watched documentaries such as Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things, and No Impact Man, these documentaries not only brought better understanding to my life, but made me want to change.
As the semester progressed I found myself donating a majority of my clothes, and focus on having as little and buy minimal amounts of clothing. This not only supported my mental health considering I have OCD, but it helped the environment in the sense that I did not consume a piece of clothing. I became more aware of what things are made of after we spoke with Brenda; I became more conscious of what was on the ingredients list. I understand what I am doing to the environment and I am on the consistent climb to change my actions in order to help support the fight for the planets survival.
Through the embodiment project, and inquiry project I found a better sense of my personal impact, and how I can impact students. I am grateful to be exposed to inquiry education (something that I did not know was a thing before this class), and projects such as the embodiment project. Due to these aspects I am slowly growing into the teacher I hope I am going to be; an understanding teacher with supportive project-based learning.
Overall I have a better sense of understanding in the space around me as I explained in my video. I didn't give any audio in the video to put emphasis on the space in which I was walking. I was able to walk within nature, and the city and understand that there once used to be "open land". Where there is concrete there used to be field, where there are trees there used to be many. Like I said in the video we can't all snap our fingers and jump into a mode of climate change disruption; However, we can slowly move towards that point. The first step towards disrupting climate change is acknowledge your own personal impact. With that knowledge you can change yourself, and considering we are all going to be presenting our knowledge to the future generations, we can transfer our understanding into our students.


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- Player keeps freezing
- Player keeps disconnecting from computer
- Poor radio reception
- Player won't go loud enough
- Battery charge problems
- Player screen is white/black
When using your player, it is unresponsive.
Try removing the battery from the player and then reinserting it. This resets the player and may resolve this issue.
You may need to perform a clean up on your device. Performing a clean up will remove any invalid links from your music library. Don't worry, this will have no effect on your other music files. To do this, click here.
The device doesn't stay connected when you plug it into your computer.
Be sure that the player is correctly connected to the computer by the USB cable and that there are no loose connections.
You may have a no longer functioning USB cable. If available, try connecting your player to a different USB cable.
It is possible that the issue is your computer and not the player. Try to connect to a different computer to test if the player will stay connected.
When listening to the radio, the signal is too weak so you hear static.
This weak signal strength is related to low radio frequencies. To overcome this low frequency, try using a longer wired earphone. Using a longer wired earphone will allow the cable to act like an antenna for the FM reception. When using this longer wired earphone, make sure that it is running in full length and not coiled up.
Even with the player at maximum volume level, the player isn't loud enough.
Each player comes with the ability to enable or disable the volume restrictions in order to prevent the player from reaching too loud of a level. To check if your player has this setting, go to the main menu and select System, Audio settings, Restrict volume. You will then be asked to set a password and once inputted, a volume bar will appear. You can now increase your volume to the desired level and then select OK to enable this volume restriction.
Your player is not loading properly and is running slower than usual.
If your player's battery life is at its minimum, your player will not load properly. The easiest way to solve this issue is to charge your player with its AC power adapter or USB port without turning on the player. Leave connected for the next 60 minutes until the screen lights up.
Your battery might not be working anymore. To replace your battery, follow the link below:
Your display screen on your player is completely white or black and you cannot navigate on your player.
Reset your player to confirm that the screen is functional and able to display its content. To reset your player, first turn it off and remove the battery. Wait for about 5 seconds before re-inserting the battery and turning your player back on. If your display screen remains white/black, read on...
It could also be because your battery is about to die. Plug in your player and allow it to fully charge before checking your screen again.
Updating the player's firmware is also very essential and can be done by following the link below:
If your screen is still completely white or black, you may need to replace your screen. To do this, follow the link below for instructions below.


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What's awesome about this space:
- Two decks provide over 700 sq ft of space for grilling, dining, and entertaining and are wired for 7.1 surround
- Built-in cabinets provide tons of storage and counter space
- The lot positioning makes the backyard very private


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Who stands, the crux left of the watershed,
On the wet road between the chafing grass
Below him sees dismantled washing-floors,
Snatches of tramline running to a wood,
An industry already comatose,
Yet sparsely living.
Rest of the poem is here.
Cool things about Norway, where I am with Richard Gregor from the Java Wireless Toolkit team (and several others who I haven't met with yet)—Oslo airport oddly reminiscent of a sauna, with wood paneling everywhere; Norwegian coins have holes in them, which I thought only happened on tiny islands in the Pacific; TVs that swivel rock; films on TV are not dubbed but subtitled (is there a better way of ensuring that people learn English from an early age and that the local language gets bastardized at the same time?); Harrison Ford consistently finds himself in movies where he ends up running around frantically with a confused look on his face. (The latter observation has nothing to do with Norway, but is worth pointing out anyway.)


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In the Brooksville area recently, I saw this road sign, which (as perhaps you can imagine) I didn't find particularly helpful.
When I'm trying to navigate, it's never a good idea to suggest to me that with one turn of the wheel I could be going east and south or west and north on two different roads, simultaneously. It's simply too much information -- of the kind that's guaranteed to distract.
I considered this an example of how pleasantly wacky things can be when you get off the beaten path in Florida.
And then guess what I noticed in my very own urban neighborhood (definitely a beaten path) just a few days later?
Although they did manage to be a little more concise . . .
Kind of gives you that "center of the Universe" feeling, doesn't it?


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May 16 (Reuters) - New Zealand dairy company A2 Milk Ltd. said on Wednesday it expected full-year revenues to rise more than 63 percent after a surge in the first nine months of the financial year.
Revenue for the 12 months to June 30 is expected to be between NZ$900 million and NZ$920 million ($617.31 million to $631.03 million) compared to NZ$549.5 million the previous year, the company said in a statement to the stock exchange.
A2 Milk said revenue for the nine months ended March 31 was NZ$660 million, up about 70 percent from last year. ($1 = 1.4579 New Zealand dollars) (Reporting by Nicole Pinto in Bengaluru Editing by James Dalgleish)


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Counselors Corner
Welcome to Counselors Corner at Northport Pubic School! This page serves as a portal to Northport Public School students and parents by hosting information for upcoming events and providing links to high school planning, post-secondary planning, financial aid, and crisis resources.
Please take time to explore our resources which have been broken down into four main categories, and don't forget to check out our counselors calendar to view our upcoming events and scholarship deadlines!
If you need more information, have questions or would like to make an appointment, please contact Erin Anderson at: (231) 386-5153 x152 or firstname.lastname@example.com


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Systema Academy
Come along and join in. The atmosphere at the academy is open, friendly and highly productive. Beginners are very welcome.
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What should I wear? Just wear comfortable trousers (tracksuit bottoms or walking trousers are ideal) and a long sleeved top. Beginners are paired with advanced students in order to learn the basics and how to fall safely.
Class times:
Full Systema Classes on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 19:30 – 21:00
Breathing Classes on Tuesday and Thursday from 18.15-19.15
Daytime class on Thursdays 10.30-11.30am
Family classes on Monday from 18.15-19.15 (age 8 and above) and Saturdays from 09:00 – 09.45 (Ages 4-8) and 09.00 – 10.30 8 and above.
Location: Unit S3
Avonside Enterprise Park
New Broughton Road
Instructor: Matt Hill Certified Systema Instructor & 5th Dan in Aikido.
- Affiliated by Vladimir Vasiliev as a Full Instructor in Systema, the Martial Art and of the Russian Special Forces
- Nationally Accredited Self Defence Instructor
- Holistic approach to well being and martial arts
- Authentic & traditional approach after 2 years living in Japan as an apprentice to Aikido Grand Master Morihiro Saito
- Ex- Parachute Regiment Captain
- Try something new – Regular outdoor, national and international courses.
Classes open to children and adults of both sexes from 4 years and above.
What is it like?
People have heard about it being a philosophy, meditation, a hand to hand and weapons system, a health practice. It is actually all of these and more. It is a path, a way of living your life to its fullest giving attention to all aspects of your body mind and spirit. Total well-being. Here is a short clip of a regular class:
Payment options: It is £20 for a 2 session trial and then there are various options to suit your needs and budget. (Please note that payment must be made before training commences.)
Please note that due to the unique and cooperative training methodology, there are no beginner or advanced classes. All classes are open to everyone. The training is designed in such a way that all levels develop in each class and achieve quick results.
We look forward to seeing you soon. Still unsure? Read the comments of our regular students here: Testimonials
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to call on 07584 025 206 or email: email@example.com.


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I just got this image back from being photographed. I am pretty happy with the way it turned out. I had tried a new paper for this drawing - it was a Strathmore bristol illustration board. It was OK, but.........
I still like my 300 lb, HP, bright white, Fabriano watercolor paper the best. I like trying new papers now and then, hoping I'll fall madly in love with one. I really like the whiteness and smoothness of illustration boards but can't seem to get as dark as I can with the watercolor paper. I like good contrast, and I have no problem getting it with the Fabriano 300 lb hp paper.
Till next time!
Friday, July 11, 2008
"Prickly Pear Bloom" - 13" x 18"
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By Christopher Lloyd T. Caliwan
MANILA, Dec. 29 (PNA) — A magnitude-4.3 earthquake jolted the province of Bohol Sunday afternoon, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
In its bulletin, the agency said the tremor occurred at 4:21 p.m. with its epicenter traced 59 kilometers northeast of Tagbilaran City in Bohol.
Intensity 4, on the other hand, was recorded in Mandaue City while Cebu City felt the quake at Intensity 2.
Phivolcs described an Intensity 4 as moderately strong it felt generally by people indoors and by some people outdoors. Light sleepers are awakened.
It further noted that a vibration like the passing of heavy truck. Hanging objects swing considerably. Dinner, plates, glasses, windows and doors rattle while floors and walls of wood framed buildings creak. Standing motor cars may rock slightly.
It added that liquids in containers are slightly disturbed. Water in containers oscillate strongly while rumbling sound may sometimes be heard.
Phivolcs said the temblor, which was tectonic in origin, had a shallow depth of seven kilometers.
Despite of the felt intensity, the agency noted that there was no casualty or damage reported from the quake.
Phivolcs further noted that aftershocks were not expected as well. (PNA)


text: On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 5:52 PM, Ken Sedgwick <ksedgwic at bonsai.com> wrote: > > > I'm having a little trouble interpreting these errors. Here is a sample: > > =ERROR REPORT==== 9-Jan-2010::16:34:42 === > webmachine error: path="/raw/pudd/c11b000000000000" > [{webmachine_decision_core,'-decision/1-lc$^1/1-1-', > [{error, > {error, > {case_clause,{error,timeout}}, > [{raw_http_resource,content_types_provided,2}, > {webmachine_resource,resource_call,3}, > {webmachine_resource,do,3}, > {webmachine_decision_core,resource_call,1}, > {webmachine_decision_core,decision,1}, > {webmachine_decision_core,handle_request,2}, > {webmachine_mochiweb,loop,1}, > {mochiweb_http,headers,5}]}}]}, > {webmachine_decision_core,decision,1}, > {webmachine_decision_core,handle_request,2}, > {webmachine_mochiweb,loop,1}, > {mochiweb_http,headers,5}, > {proc_lib,init_p_do_apply,3}] > > Is this a timeout? Any ideas what I should be looking for? > Yes, this is a timeout -- the raw_http_resource probably should be returning a 504 (Gateway Timeout) for this error. As best I can tell, this is the local riak client process timing out on a request -- it doesn't hear back from enough/any servers in the specified amount of time. How much load are you putting on the system and what backend are you using? DETS can get bogged down if you have a write heavy load. One of the things I'd like to do soon is put some timers on the vnode operations to help us identify when a backend is taking a long time to respond. This would help us distinguish between a slow backend and some other problem -- although I'd hazard a guess that 99% of the time when you see these timeouts, it's a slow backend. D. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.basho.com/pipermail/riak-users_lists.basho.com/attachments/20100110/64d6f9d3/attachment.html>


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Aztec Riches Poker review
UPDATE: this site is no longer active
Poker is one of the most favorite gambling games all around the world. When most of websites games are going on-line, blend poker onto an on-line website and what will you get? Aztec Riches Poker!
Aztec Riches Poker is one of the oldest on-line Poker websites in the world. They are a medium sized poker game room with around 20,000 players participating in the site during peak times. The distinguishing characteristic of Aztec Riches Poker is that they are highly regarded as one of the most trusted on-line gaming companies and they have maintained this reputation since the poker boom set in globally.
Obviously, their partners - like Casino Rewards, who are considered as the epitome of trust when it comes to on-line gambling - also tell a story of their trustworthiness. The reputable Kahnawake Gaming Commission of Canada officially licenses and regulates them. To add to their credibility and fair gaming practices, Aztec Richer Poker is the coveted holder of the eCOGRA seal of approval.
The software used by Aztec Riches Poker is Microgaming software. The website looks plain, without any unnecessary frills. A casual web-surfer amateur visiting the website may not even immediately recognize that Poker is played here. However, Aztec Riches Poker holds distinctive and rich features that makes it one of the most exciting gambling sites for on-line gambling.
It has a real-time player counter which tracks the number of players connected to the website at any given point of time. Furthermore, there is a several web-links to download eBooks and strategy guides, and if the players are novices at Poker, then there is a Poker School that assists in upskilling them before they venture to play the game.
Aztec Riches Poker is a very good casino when it comes to support their clients. Though it's not very advanced or sophisticated, thanks to a list of FAQs - that comprehensively answer the queries of players - is more than sufficient with helping them. Besides that, there are several support e-mail addresses that players can use to write to Aztec Riches Poker for queries outside FAQs or for an additional informations. You can also use a toll-free numbers if you want to call from Canada, Denmark, Germany, UK, France and international.
The website is multi-lingual- it works in French, Danish, German, Italian, Spanish and of course English.The site offers a few tournaments including Freerolls and Qualifiers. The EPT Copenhagen package is also open for players to compete. Additionally, Aztec Riches Poker features Daily Turbo Satellites and Sit-n-Gos.
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Tsar Mountain access via Sullivan River Road, updated 2004 Click for road map
NOTE: Watch for Logging Trucks! Check with Evans Products Mill in Golden for current road conditions and how far you can actually drive. Call 250-344-8800, ask for Woodlands Division. Driveability of Sullivan River road changes yearly.If the road has been "waterbarred" expect deep side to side ditches along the way requiring a high clearance vehicle. This description is based on our Tsar trip of 1994.
- From Golden British Columbia drive west on TransCanada Highway some 28 km towards Donald, B.C. and either turn right onto the BIG BEND HIGHWAY or at the EVANS PRODUCTS lumber mill at Donald, 2 km further. These two roads soon join to become the BUSH RIVER ROAD. If you miss the turnoff(s) you'll soon cross railway tracks and the Columbia River.
NOTE: The logging company recently (2002) changed distance markers by referencing them all to a different starting point ( now from Donald instead of Golden) e.g Bush North is now at 61km
- From Donald, the remaining 122 km is entirely gravel. It's a good gravel road but dusty when dry. There are no phones, garages or services, so drive reliable vehicles with a GOOD spare tire, jack and a full gas tank. The road is okay for passenger cars and kilometre signs are posted along the way. It takes about 4 hrs from Golden to reach road's end at km153.
- It's important to branch LEFT near 61 km and follow "B" Road left across Bush Arm of McNaughton Lake.This road then goes to Sullivan River. DO NOT continue straight north along "BUSH NORTH" road at this junction. Bush North road goes towards Mounts Bryce, Columbia and King Edward. (Not bad for a wrong turn, eh!)
- There is afree B.C. Forest Service campsite (Sullivan Bay site) and boat launch at about 147 km; just past here, you must keep right at a fork and follow Sullivan River upstream, now heading north. Evans Products had a logging camp at 130 km. A side road called "HOFFA MAIN ROAD" branches right at 143 km, and should be ignored. Keep left near 150 km and cross the impressively deep Sullivan Gorge. This is definitely worth stopping to see. Past here several side roads lead up into clearcuts. Ignore these, and keep heading north. The last clearcut is at 186 km, directly east of Tsar Mtn. There weren't any sources of water anywhere for the final 10 or 15 km and you may not find any on the hike in until many hours later on glacier around the north side of the peak.
- This is a long, rattling drive which is at first just plain dull, but later improves to spectacular. Mountaineers will relish the views of the rugged Adamant Range, seldom-seen glaciers, waterfalls, towering unclimbed rock walls and deep gorges. Yes, even the drive is an adventure.
-Critters: Some people encircle their car with "chicken wire" and hold it down with logs or rocks to prevent porcupines from crawling underneath and chewing brakelines and radiator hoses. This is often done in both the Rockies and the Purcells/Selkirk Ranges. The first time I drove up Sullivan River in 1991, I did actually see a porcupine under a car parked on the shoulder, but in 1994, my van was okay after being parked 3 days. Maybe it was just dumb luck. I'd take chicken wire next time: 150 km is a long way to tow a car.
Tsar Peak is a three day climb (general mountaineering) once you've driven the 158 kilometre approach from Golden. Our climbing equipment was basic: topo map, ice axes, crampons, glacier travel gear, slings, a 9mm rope and a small selection of pins (which I don't think we even used). With good weather, decent mountaineers should have no trouble climbing Tsar based on this information. Our group of 4 had far less info than this and did just fine.
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Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Source: Netgalley
Pages: 256
Release Date: April 1st 2013
Genres: Contemporary
Jimmer "JD" Dobbs is back in town after spending the summer "upstate." No one believes his story about visiting his aunt, and it's pretty clear that he has something to hide. It's also pretty clear that his mom made a new friend while he was away—a rescued Rottweiler that JD immediately renames Johnny Rotten (yes, after that guy in the Sex Pistols). Both tough but damaged, JD and Johnny slowly learn to trust each other, but their newfound bond is threatened by a treacherous friend and one snap of Johnny's powerful jaws. As the secrets JD has tried so hard to keep under wraps start to unravel, he suddenly has something much bigger to worry about: saving his dog.
When I saw this on Netgalley, I knew I had to request it because of my own little Rottweiler sitting right in front of me. I even broke my "no books about animals" rule to read this, and I am glad I did!
JD comes home from his summer stay at his "aunt's house" to a surprise. His mom adopted an abused Rottweiler dog, which JD names Johnny Rotten. Their relationships starts out rocky, but they learn trust each other. JD sees that Johnny isn't aggressive, and Johnny sees that JD won't treat him like his old owner.
Unfortunately, the peace doesn't last very long, and JD's friend gets bitten by Johnny, and he wants compensation, but might end up taking more than that. They might end up taking Johnny's life. His second chance.
After Old Yeller, Where The Red Fern Grows, Wild Animals I Have Known, Black Beauty, Marley and Me, etc; I had promised not to read any books or watch any movies about animals. Why can't there be a Happily Ever After? I'm not saying whether or not ROTTEN has one, but I had to read this regardless of the promise I made to myself.
I did not connect to JD's character at first, he was somewhat rude, vile, and gross: a teenage boy. Once I got used to his voice, I really saw that underneath he was a great person. He goes through some intense rounds of character development as well. Mr. Northtrop can write a believable male protagonist, something that is refreshing and unique. He also knows Rottweilers, I found that the behaviorisms and actions were spot on with how my own Rottweiler acts.
This is so much more than just a "boy and his dog" story. There are many different elements that make this a good novel, especially the relationships. JD and his mom, JD and his friends, and most importantly-JD and Johnny. They all are written excellently: they are realistic and relatable. You find out that everyone has their own story, and own reasons for behaving the way they do.


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As is the norm in the WWE Universe rumors concerning CM Punk and his return to wrestling have been doing the rounds this week.
Whilst most reports and speculation tend to give updates on a potential return to the WWE for one of their favorite wrestlers the most recent such story differed a little in that it suggested the now former superstar was offered a way back into wrestling by rival company TNA.
The reports suggested TNA, who also recently approached Alberto Del Rio after he was fired by WWE, had been ready to offer CM Punk a huge sum of money to end his self-imposed exile and wrestle with them - even going on to suggest that Punk turned down the opportunity which came about through a friend of Punk.
No truth
TNA however have now reportedly rejected such claims with a source inside the company telling PWIsider.
"No offer was made, officially or via an intermediary - no truth to that rumor."
That sounds pretty definitive to us. However, considering the earlier report stated that Punk flatly rejected such a proposal perhaps they are trying to avoid riling their bigger brother WWE, or showing themselves as unable to steal away their talent?
Related Articles
- CM Punk offered way back into wrestling?
- Punk makes first appearance at wrestling event since WWE exit
- WWE angered by photos of wrestler in discussion with rival company
Punk's future
Whilst WWE fans, WWE legends, WWE analysts and the entire WWE Universe continue to debate the possible return of CM Punk the Chicago native himself has remained coy on the prospect.
In the few public appearances he has made since officially exiting the WWE back in July Cm Punk has refused to go into detail on his current situation. The most he has offered is to say that he is happy enjoying time away from wrestling, with some suggesting he will never actually return.
At 35-years-old Punk still has plenty of wrestling years ahead of him should he look to build bridges in the future however.
But with legal battles and ill-tempers marring the final few months of his time in WWE it looks like that could be some way off yet.
The link therefore to TNA made sense to many, but it appears that was little more than paper talk...for now


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Crime Survey and other surveys
The British Crime Survey (BCS) is an important source of information about levels of crime and public attitudes to crime as well as other criminal justice issues. The results play an important role in informing Government policy.
The BCS is a face-to-face victimisation survey in which people resident in households in England and Wales are asked about their experiences of crime in the 12 months prior to interview. Respondents to the survey are also asked about their attitudes to crime-related issues such as the police, and criminal justice system, and about their perceptions of crime and anti-social behaviour. Until recently the BCS did not cover crimes against those aged under 16, but since January 2009 interviews have been carried out with children aged 10 to 15. However, these remain experimental statistics and are not presently included in routine British Crime Survey publications.
For the crime types and population it covers, the BCS provides a better reflection of the extent of household and personal crime than police recorded statistics because the survey includes crimes that are not reported to or recorded by the police. The BCS is also a better indicator of long-term trends because it is unaffected by changes in levels of reporting to the police or police recording practices. However, the survey does not aim to provide an absolute count of crime and has notable exclusions.
you been asked to take part in the British Crime Survey?
you have been approached to take part in the survey you may
want to view our BCS
Frequently Asked Questions page which
gives further information for anyone who is wondering what
in the survey involves.
25 years of the BCS
In 2006 the British Crime Survey celebrated its 25th anniversary.
The survey was first carried out in 1982, collecting information
about people's experiences of crime in 1981. The BCS
was then carried out in 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998,
2000 and 2001. Since 2001/02 the survey has run continuously.
out how the British Crime Survey has changed and what
has happened to crime over the last 25 years.
Reviewing crime statistics
Two independent reviews of the national crime statistics carried
out by the Statistics Commission and Professor Adrian Smith
reported during 2006. Recommendations from the reviews can
be found on the Reviews of crime statistics page.
In response to one of the recommendations, the BCS was extended to cover children aged 10 to 15 from January 2009. You can find more information on the BCS: extension to 10 to 15 year olds page.
are planning to commission further work to examine surveying
victimisation of homeless people and those living in institutions. The Commercial Victimisation Survey scope and method
will also be reviewed, with a view to re-running a survey in
the future.
Commercial Victimisation Survey
The Commercial Victimisation Survey (CVS) is a survey of crime
against small and medium-sized retail and manufacturing premises
in England and Wales. Read more on the Business
crime page.
Offending, Crime and Justice Survey
The Offending, Crime and Justice Survey (OCJS) is the national
longitudinal, self-report offending survey for England and
Wales. Find out more on the Offending,
Crime and Justice survey page.
If you have any questions about the BCS or about any publications
relating to the BCS please email them to:
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François Morellet is a French artist, who began exploration into abstract geometric forms as early as the late 1940s. Morellet can be considered an exponent of Concrete Art, although his work essentially anticipated Minimalism and Conceptual Art. He was a founding member of the artists' group GRAV (Groupe de Recherche d'Art Visuelle) in 1960, whose members believed in anonymous, impersonal art. His colleagues in GRAV included Julio Le Parc and Jean-Pierre Yvaral, the son of artist Victor Vasarely. They rejected the egoism and self-indulgence associated with the gestural abstraction of Art Informel and the Abstract Expressionist painters.
Morellet began to receive acclaim for works which investigated kinetic perception by means of superimposed patterns, either painted or with metallic lattices or grids. The works delivered a vibrant optical effect, and were much admired by other artists with similar concerns such as Jesús Rafael Soto. In 1963 he became interested in the relationship between perception and environment, creating spaces which involved and surrounded the viewer by means of luminous projections on screens which could be modified by the viewer. With GRAV, he took part in numerous exhibitions, notably "The Responsive Eye" exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1965, until the dissolution of the group in 1968.
Morellet's work has been included in numerous international exhibitions, among them, in 1968, "Dokumenta 4" at Kassel and the XIV Triennial in Milan. He has held exhibitions at the Palais Des Beaux Arts in Brussels, the Musee des Beaux Arts at Nantes and the Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. His works were included in the "Paris-Paris" exhibition at the Center Pompidou in Paris in 1981, in the "L'ultima avanguardia" exhibition at the Palazzo Reale, Milan in 1983, and in a traveling exhibition visiting the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, the Brooklyn Museum in New York, and the Center for the Fine Arts in Miami in 1984.


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Zend Studio 5.5 vs Eclipse Based Zend Studio
Zend Studio 5.5 was the last version of Zend Sudio that was a standalone IDE. Since then, Zend Studio has been released as an Eclipse based IDE.
I've been doing PHP development since 2005, have been using Zend Studio 5.5 for over the past 3 years and have learned to love it for PHP development. Then last week, I started to use Zend Studio 8 (based on Eclipse)... and boy was it painful!
Here are just SOME of the reasons why Zend Studio based on Eclipse sucks balls and makes it painful to switch from Zend Studio 5.5. Of course there might be a fix for some of these issues, but out of the box it doesn't work and drives me crazy. How would you like it if you bought a computer and out of the box it doesn't do what you expect unless you configure/patch/hack/install plugins for... in order to get it to work?
- Working with files with 2000+ lines of code is SLLLLLOOOOOWWWWWWW!!!!! Even typing on the editor in a large file, there is like a half a second lag between pressing the keyboard and it showing up on the screen. This is NOT acceptable and is completely horrendous! And I'm running a fucking Intel Core i7 (quad core processor) with 8GB of memory! Zend, you totally fucked up here!
- No word wrap. Yea, are they fucking serious? Yea, Eclipse doesn't have word wrap, therefore Zend Studio now doesn't have word wrap. How do you go from having word wrap, a basic functionality in nearly ALL text editors and IDEs alike, in Zend Studio 5.x to not having it in the Eclipse based Zend Studio?!
- You have to create a physical file in order to write any code. WTF?! Why can't I just open up the damn thing and write some code, pseudo code, whatever... without having to create a fucking Eclipse project and file first? In Zend Studio 5.x, I used to always just write/paste in some code and run it in the internal debugger. Now, I have to create an actual file first, which has to be part of an Eclipse project. FML!
- Shift+Tab doesn't work unless all lines selected have actual tabs. I use Shift+Tab all the time to re-align code. But with this Eclipse based Zend Studio, it doesn't work unless the lines you selected to shift all have actual tabs before them. If one of the lines has a space in front of it, nothing will shift! WTF?! This worked so beautifully in Zend Studio 5.5, in which it would shift all selected lines regardless of what kind of whitespace is before the lines. God damn it, this drives me nuts!
- No code completion or code hints when opening a remote file. Often times, I work off of remote files. I simply set my WinSCP to edit *.php files using Zend Studio. But when I do this in the Eclipse based Zend Studio, nothing! It doesn't even recognize the functions I declare right there on the same fucking file! And when I go to write a PHP function, no code completion or hints on what the parameters are for the function! You've got to be kidding me! This is suppose to be the Zend fucking Studio IDE, and it fails to give me any code completion or PHP code hints just because I opened a fucking remote file?!
- Ctrl+D which used to be duplicate a line in Zend Studio 5.5 is now delete a line. This is a tough switch to make. It's virtually completely backwards! How would you like it if Ctrl+V is now copy and Ctrl+C is paste? Would you not want to just break the fucking computer if that was the case?!
- Syntax highlighting is the Eclipse default purple/bluish color scheme. Well I figured out how to change this one in the preferences, but still. If you're going to ship your product as Zend Studio and not as Eclipse, then fucking make it look better! Cater it to PHP, Mr. Zend, you are suppose to be the PHP company, not the Eclipse company!
- F5 for debugging no longer works. So again, I used to just open up Zend Studio, write a snippet of code and run the damn thing to see the output. But now there's a whole PHP Debug view that I have to switch to to view debug information. And I don't see right away any short cut to run the god damn code! Plus, the debugger is slow compared to Zend Studio 5.5. Why does it take so long?! Even if I just do a fucking echo "Hello World"; it takes like 2 seconds before I see any output!
All of the above mentioned issues worked beautifully in Zend Studio 5.5. Hence my aggravation with it not working in the Eclipse based Zend Studio like the latest Zend Studio 8. Going from a fully working product to one that just drives me crazy. Of course, you could say that I just don't know how to use the Eclipse based Zend Studio correctly. Sure, you could say that. But I also could say FUCK YOU! 🙂
Zend Studio 8 retails for $299/license. Totally NOT worth it if you ask me. If you're still using Zend Studio 5.5, don't switch or else you will suffer the wrath.
Zend Studio 8...
Escaping CDATA in XML
What is CDATA?
CDATA is designated as unparsed character data for XML. That is, it should not be parsed by the XML parser.
What is the use of CDATA?
CDATA declarations in XML are used so that they are not parsed by XML. This way, you are able to use characters such as "<" and "&" as data values. CDATA sections are often used to declare code snippets in XML.
Declaring CDATA
In order to declare CDATA in XML, you need to encapsulate the data string in CDATA tags "<![CDATA[" and "]]>" as follows.
Let's say your data string is:
Hello World!
To declare this as CDATA:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <mydata><![CDATA[Hello World!]]></mydata>
Now, if your data string contains the CDATA ending tag "]]>" as part of the data, you will need to somehow escape to prevent mis-interpretation. To do this, you should break up the end tag ]]> into two separate CDATA declarations "]]" and ">" as follows.
Let's say your data string is:
The proper way to present this data string as XML CDATA is to separate it into two separate CDATA declarations "Hello]]" and ">World!" as follows:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <mydata><![CDATA[Hello]]]]><![CDATA[>World!]]></mydata>
Empty Strings Are Hashable
This came to me as a bit of a surprise, but empty strings are hash-able! 🙂
So I decided to see the return on various hashing algorithms in PHP.
<?php $emptyString = ''; print "md5:\t\t"; var_dump(md5($emptyString)); print "hash md5:\t"; var_dump(hash('md5', $emptyString)); print "\n"; print "sha1:\t\t"; var_dump(sha1($emptyString)); print "hash sha1:\t"; var_dump(hash('sha1', $emptyString)); print "\n"; // crc32 function returns differnt data type than // hash using the crc32 algorithm? print "crc32:\t\t"; var_dump(crc32($emptyString)); print "hash crc32:\t"; var_dump(hash('crc32', $emptyString)); print "\n"; print "ripemd128:\t"; var_dump(hash('ripemd128', $emptyString)); print "iger128,3:\t"; var_dump(hash('tiger128,3', $emptyString)); print "snefru:\t\t"; var_dump(hash('snefru', $emptyString)); print "gost:\t\t"; var_dump(hash('gost', $emptyString)); print "adler32:\t"; var_dump(hash('adler32', $emptyString)); print "haval128,3:\t"; var_dump(hash('haval128,3', $emptyString)); print "whirlpool:\t"; var_dump(hash('whirlpool', $emptyString));
md5: string(32) "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e" hash md5: string(32) "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e" sha1: string(40) "da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709" hash sha1: string(40) "da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709" crc32: int(0) hash crc32: string(8) "00000000" ripemd128: string(32) "cdf26213a150dc3ecb610f18f6b38b46" iger128,3: string(32) "24f0130c63ac933216166e76b1bb925f" snefru: string(64) "8617f366566a011837f4fb4ba5bedea2b892f3ed8b894023d16ae344b2be5881" gost: string(64) "ce85b99cc46752fffee35cab9a7b0278abb4c2d2055cff685af4912c49490f8d" adler32: string(8) "01000000" haval128,3: string(32) "c68f39913f901f3ddf44c707357a7d70" whirlpool: string(128) "19fa61d75522a4669b44e39c1d2e1726c530232130d407f89afee0964997f7a73e83be698b288febcf88e3e03c4f0757ea8964e59b63d93708b138cc42a66eb3"
Tomorrow Is Not Just Another Day
Tomorrow is not just another day.
For it is the beginning of improvement and the end of complacency.
Tomorrow is another opportunity to be a better person.
Tomorrow is another opportunity to learn and teach.
We should take advantage of every day.
We should live life one day at a time.
We should be the best that we can be every day.
We should not take for granted what can be accomplished in a day.
I will start with today. And hope for tomorrow. 🙂
2010 Taxes: Done!
Turbo Tax it up!
I'm done with filing my 2010 taxes! For The Win!!! 😀
I think this is my first time filing on time, so this is a breakthrough for me.
Yea! Go suck it, IRS! 😛
Bay To Breakers 2011: Registered
Getting a piece of history... being part of history... the 100th Bay To Breakers 12K race. I am registered! I'll be in the last Corral though cause it's almost sold out. This should be fun! 😀
No Progress In Comfort
Progress is best made when we are uncomfortable. Consistent norm or false successes will keep you on the same path that you have been on because if something isn't broken, you are less likely to want to fix or change anything.
In order to make real progress, your mindset has to be one of continual change and upgrade. I do not mean in terms of time, to change before the effects are realized. I mean that your approach needs to be seen as one that can be improved upon.
When we get too comfortable with our lives, we often stop improving ourselves. Our personal progress is often hindered by our comfort or acceptance; comfort in our jobs, comfort in our relationships. It is comfort that is the damper on innovation and creativity. The industrial revolution didn't happen because people loved the way they were living before. No, it happened because people wanted and needed something better.
Now, I'm not saying that if your life is perfect or is going really well, to change it. Nor do I mean to diminish the small steps we all try to take in our lives towards self-improvement, such as learning a language, working out, or practicing mastery of our passions. What I'm saying is that if you believe your life is "ok" or "could be better", that continuing to do the same things is only going to give you the same results. As noted by many including Albert Einstein, "doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results" is the definition of insanity. So, let's not be insane about this.
Let's make a real difference, not a half-ass one. If you are not happy with your physical shape, drinking two sodas a day instead of three is a drop in the bucket. Let's really create some discomfort in our lives in an effort to improve. If you hate your job, don't stick with it because it's "uncomfortable"... no, that's not logical and is not to the point of this article. You have to be able to see the value or improvement in yourself from the discomfort for it to be worth it.
Sure, your life might be pretty nice, and you've got more things to be thankful for than many other people. And if you're satisfied with that, then it is fine. But if you are one of those people who believe in yourself and that you are destined for more in life, then go for it!
The kind of uncomfortableness that I'm talking about isn't ones of crazy illogical acts like go swim in the freezing water instead of sleeping in your cozy bed. You should think in more broad scopes of evaluating where you are in your life. Could you be in a better situation? Could you do more to make the world a better place? The answers to those questions is typically always yes, so why not? I'll tell you why not, because it requires work. It requires commitment. It requires risk. It requires sacrifice.
Hard work, commitment, risk, and sacrifice creates the kind of uncomfortable situation that I am talking about. Put yourself in uncomfortable situations, and you'll surely learn something new and gain valuable life experience that you can build progress upon. Even if you fail, you would have learned and gained experience that will help you to move on. Progress through failure.
San Francisco Half Marathon 2011: Registered
I've committed... I've registered for the 2011 San Francisco Half Marathon!
The race day is July 31, 2011. I signed up for the 1st half, which runs across the Golden Gate Bridge.
PHP: Common Header Redirection Mistake
PHP is known as a server side language, so when developers write a header redirect, they might be making a common mistake, thinking that the client is not involved until their PHP script finishes running.
First, let's see a sample redirection header sent using PHP:
<?php // check if the user is logged in if (!$loggedIn) { // user is not logged in, redirect them out of here! header('Location: http://alexng.net'); } // otherwise, welcome the user print "Welcome user!"; ?>
Can you spot the bad practice?
You should understand that a header() call simply issues a raw HTTP header to the client (user's browser). And that the interpretation of that HTTP header is entirely the job of the client, not the server.
With that in mind, the client may not interpret the HTTP header in time or maybe not even at all! Therefore, even if $loggedIn is false, the PHP script will continue processing. And the "Welcome user!" message might be printed, which is unintended behavior.
So, in order to play things safe, a good practice is to always terminate your script after your header redirection calls.
<?php // check if the user is logged in if (!$loggedIn) { // user is not logged in, redirect them out of here! header('Location: http://alexng.net'); exit(); // terminate the script here! } // otherwise, welcome the user print "Welcome user!"; ?>
Drive and Motivation
This animated video of Dan Pink's RSA talk about motivation is very insightful. Particularly, I love how it talks about how employees' best work comes when they are not thinking about the money. And that some of the best ideas come when people are allowed to work on what they want to work on. 🙂
This video speaks directly to my mindset at the moment. Seeking autonomy, mastery, and purpose!
PHP: The Generic Standard Class
I've been using a generic class as the foundation for simple objects as I find it makes sense for me to overload object properties (PHP5), so that I don't have to update object class variables and add them as parameters to constructors. This works for me particularly well when representing database records as objects. Perhaps it will make sense for you too.
Let's take a look at a simple classic object class definition:
<?php class Apple { public $type; public $color; public $sweet; public function Apple($type, $color, $sweet) { $this->type = $type; $this->color = $color; $this->sweet = $sweet; } } ?>
As you can see, this approach will likely create a lot of tedious code and is subject to needing to update the class member variables and constructor when a new property is added or an existing one is modified (or deleted). Developers would have to know the parameter order of the constructor so that they will pass in the data correctly. This is error prone and is not a best practice.
Now let's look at the generic class. Basically, I have a generic object class upon which other classes inherit from. This generic object exhibits an infoArray protected variable that serves as the storage mechanism for the properties of objects that inherit from it. Then, the use of the magic __get() and __set() are used to access the properties. Let's take a look...
The Generic Object
<?php /** * The Generic Object * @source http://checkit.alexng.net/2011/03/08/php-the-generic-standard-class/ **/ class GenericObject { protected $_infoArray = array(); /** * Constructor takes in an optional array containing initial key-value data * for the object. * The information is stored with the keys lower-cased. **/ public function __construct($infoArray = array()) { foreach ($infoArray as $key => $value) { $this->_infoArray[strtolower($key)] = $value; } } /** * Magic getter looks up the property and if it exists in the infoArray, * returns it **/ public function __get($property) { if (isset($this->_infoArray[strtolower($property)])) { return $this->_infoArray[strtolower($property)]; } else { return null; } } /** * Magic setter sets (or updates) a property into the the object **/ public function __set($property, $value) { $this->_infoArray[strtolower($property)] = $value; } /** * Magic isset to check the _infoArray as well as the member properties */ public function __isset($property) { if (isset($this->_infoArray[strtolower($property)])) { return true; } else if (isset($this->$property)) { return true; } else { return false; } } } ?>
First, let's see how it is easily extended and used.
<?php class Apple extends GenericObject { public function __construct($infoArray = array()) { // call parent constructor parent::__construct($infoArray); } } // instantiate new Apple object and set some properties $myApple = new Apple(); $myApple->type = 'Red Delicious'; $myApple->color = 'Red'; $myApple->sweet = true; // perhaps you queried a bunch of Apple records from the database // (using an associative fetch method) $appleObjs = array(); $appleRecords = $dbHandler->query("Select * From Apples"); foreach ($appleRecords as $appleRecord) { // create new Apple objects by passing the associative data array // to the constructor $appleObj = new Apple($appleRecord); // we can start access the object's properties using object notation $appleObjs[$appleObj->Id] = $appleObj; } ?>
Inheriting from such a GenericObject class doesn't limit you from customizing your classes to have its own member variables and functionality.
<?php class Apple extends GenericObject { public function __construct($infoArray = array()) { // call parent constructor parent::__construct($infoArray); } public function eat() { // if this fruit is sweet, then proceed to eat it // here, the "sweet" property can be accessed as if it were a // local member variable if ($this->sweet) { // before you eat an apple, wash it! $this->wash(); } } public function wash() { // wash the fruit } } class Banana extends GenericObject { public static $ripeColor = 'yellow'; // this class member variable is specific for the Banana class public $monkeyObj; public function __construct($infoArray = array()) { // call parent constructor parent::__construct($infoArray); } public function eat() { // if this fruit is of the ripe color, then proceed to eat it if (strtolower($this->color) == self::$ripeColor) { // before you eat a banana, peel it! $this->peel(); // if a monkey is set, feed it to the monkey! if (isset($this->monkeyObj)) { $this->monkeyObj->feed($this); } } public function peel() { // peel the fruit } } ?>
- This may not be suitable for storing more complex or large data types.
- You can not assign references to properties to the overloaded GenericObject, therefore references should be assigned to class member variables instead. (for example, the $monkeyObj in the Banana class above)
Hope this helps!
Skylar Grey
I've been discovering a lot of new music this weekend, and one of the names that jumped out at me was Skylar Grey. Seems like she just exploded onto the mainstream scene with her recent work with Eminem's "I Need A Doctor" (Featuring Dr. Dre) and with Diddy's "I'm Coming Home". Both of these songs are widely played on the radio now a days, the former being a better song than the latter. 🙂
Skylar's rendition of Rihanna part in "Love The Way You Lie" is said to be even better than the original. She also has been working with Lupe Fiasco in "Words I never Said". In these songs, she provides a heavenly inner voice backdrop for the songs. I'm impressed by what I hear so far, and looking forward to seeing more of her work!
Check out her voice in this rendition of "Love The Way You Lie" with Eminem:
PHP: Arithmetic Operations in Strings
PHP QUIZ: Consider the following code, what is the output?
<?php $applesBought = 5; $applesSold = 3; echo "Now I have " . $applesBought - $applesSold . " apples left"; ?>
Do you know what the output is? Read on for the answer and explanation...
PHP: Finding Duplicates in Array
Using array_diff_assoc() and array_unique() to find duplicate values in an array.
<?php $fruitBasket = array( 'apple', 'banana', 'cantaloupe', 'banana', 'apple' ); $duplicates = array_diff_assoc($fruitBasket, array_unique($fruitBasket)); print_r($duplicates); ?>
Array ( [3] => banana [4] => apple )
Spam Friend Requests on Yahoo Messenger
I'm going NUTS! Because, there doesn't seem to be a way to block all friend requests on Yahoo Messenger!!!
Why?!?! I get so many spam friend requests on YIM! I have my Yahoo profile hidden. I set my "Ignore" list to "Ignore anyone who is not in my Yahoo! Contacts". But that doesn't seem to ignore friend requests!!! WHY?!?!
Yahoo, why?!?!??!?!?!?!?!
Does anyone have a solution?!?!?!?!??
Blogging Communities
I heard some interesting things about blogging communities today. It makes sense that if someone is passionate about a particular topic, whether it be movies, travel, cars, etc. that they might blog about it. And with that, they may want to find other people who share the same interest. Certainly some people blog about random stuff (like this one), and these blogs wouldn't fit the community.
Hence, the blogging community. Think, the web rings of the 1990s. Bloggers' articles from the community would be rated by others in the community. Bloggers seeking larger distribution of their content would want to join the community.
Outside users who want to find information on particular topics would visit the community "hub" where they can see the highly rated articles or get the latest articles from the community. Bloggers essentially create a social network amongst fellow bloggers. I suppose getting the bloggers to join the community would be the hardest part.
The Blogging Social Network anybody?
Timex to Workout!
I wanted to get more serious about my running, so I figure I better start timing myself. I got the Timex T5E231 Ironman 100-Lap FLIX System Watch.
Who really needs 100 memory laps?! But sure! This watch features its FLIX Technology, which is a mode that you can set the watch to so that you can enable it's indigo light with a "flix" of your wrist. No need to press any buttons! I think this will be especially helpful for those nighttime runs!
The display face of the watch is nice and large for easy read. I'll have to road this this one for awhile to see how it holds up in action.


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PPC Recon Files reports are almost here. As you can imagine with PPC as the original backbone of SpyFu, these aren't just direct copies of SEO Recon Files dashboards.
When we introduced the SEO Recon Files reports, SEOs could finally translate their results into stories that clients understood. Recon Files would recap the value you delivered, and your results took center stage. That still serves a tremendous purpose for SEOs.
Where SEO reports focus on showcasing what you just accomplished, now PPC Recon emphasizes looking forward. You still look like a million bucks, but "a brilliant sage worth your weight in gold" is a more likely comparison.
PPC Recon Files reports swerve from a client-based focus to an internal improvement plan.
The upcoming PPC Recon Files reports swerve from a client-based focus to an internal improvement plan. You still get reporting on monthly results and successes, but expect better strategies built from extensive competitive intelligence.
Why It's Different
Even with just a bit of exposure to search marketing, most clients find PPC's straightforward process easy to grasp and simple to measure. That's one obstacle out of the way. That means you can leapfrog the value-selling aspect and dig right into critical opportunities (and sometimes bold self-scrutiny).
…built-in motivation to take PPC action now.
We can show bad news without risk of scaring off a client's commitment to PPC. In fact, seeing where competitors are succeeding at your expense stops being a deflating piece of news. Combined with strategic intelligence that you won't find anywhere else, it becomes built-in motivation to take action. Now.
What To Expect
The PPC Recon Files report starts as a watchtower. It captures every detail of your performance in your market and keeps up with your competitors' tactics. Discover insights far more in-depth than what traditional SpyFu searches can deliver. Our competitive intelligence expertise helps you see market changes as signals that can direct your decisions and build urgency.
These reports still celebrate your PPC successes. White label them for continued client reporting, and let your work shine. Then, plan your next triumph. The core of this report lies in building on the biggest opportunities before your competitors edge you out. That leads to selling even more services to your convinced-and-eager clients.
In the coming weeks, we will release sneak previews to sections of the PPC Recon Files report and scoop on what these can do for your business.


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Imperfections is Shaniel Watson debut novel which will have you turning page after page. The story is about unspoken feelings that began during the hero and heroine's adolescent years.
Cat and Nick's history extends far beyond what anyone who knows them is aware of. Just when they think they can pronounce their love for one another, a situation takes root. For Cat, relocating back home isn't as glorious. Nick's situation with a particular female becomes so complex that people in their social circle are shocked to hear their names in the same sentence. When Cat's family becomes aware of her involvement with Nick, the plot thickens. This is one time when love doesn't seem to be enough to endure all the heartache. Cat has much more too lose than Nick and there are times when he failed to truly understand this small detail.
As much as I enjoyed Nick's character, there were scenes when he came across as a selfish, arrogant jerk. Luckily Ava, Nick's first cousin and Cat's best friend, calls him out every time. He could have ended the lies from the beginning but chose not to, which didn't make sense. My thoughts started leaning towards, he's enjoying having two females vying for him. I know this is far from the truth because he regrets having the one night stand. Readers, you will want to know the other male in Cat's love triangle and his connection to Nick and just how far back they go.
I enjoyed this story and look forward to reading part 2. I'm curious to read about two particular characters, Cat's mother and sister. They are a piece of work. Nevertheless, the lovers' quarrel leaves one person distraught and a family torn because lies, secrets and betrayal.
-Reviewed by LaMona


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Sources on @TheVertical: Clippers' Blake Griffin opts-out of deal, becomes one of summer's biggest free agents. https://t.co/J7SsMSfQXo— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) June 23, 2017
With Griffin's current deal, which would have paid him over $21 million next season, now behind him, Blake is eligible for the tier-two max contract, which pays players with six to nine years experience approximately $30 million per year. Griffin's durability and even character have been called into question in recent months, after a series of injuries - some of which stem from a fight with a team trainer - caused him to miss significant parts of the last three seasons.
It is perhaps unfair to treat Blake - who has averaged precisely the same number of games per year over his career as Anthony Davis - as an injury risk simply based on the injuries themselves, as they are to date unrelated. Yet, it's understandable that the tendency itself has raised enough eyebrows to bestow nicknames like "Break" Griffin, and given pause to potential suitors as they mull to whom and how much to pay potential starters in this summer's relatively weak market for major players.
#Rumor: via @michaelsholley he believes that the #Celtics have a promise from a free agent to sign. He believes that it's Blake Griffin #nba— Real Take: N.H.B.S. (@RealTakeNHB) June 19, 2017
However, that fact can be mitigated with artful deal construction, whether by simply convincing the big man to sign for less, shorter years, or perhaps with built-in performance bonuses tied to the number of games played per season to mitigate the financial risk. Team or mutual options are another tool which might also be used to soften the blow of Griffin ages less well than some hope.
Blake Griffin apparently thinks very highly of Boston. Something for the Celtics to consider? https://t.co/VUFmqWAHQc pic.twitter.com/eAKrhoR6eh— NESN (@NESN) June 19, 2017
Blake's potential fit with Boston is actually arguably better than some might have envisioned based on the likely future roster construction of the Celtics after taking multiple scoring wings in this year's draft. In many ways, Griffin has evolved considerably from being a hyper-athletic dunking machine to something closer to that found in recent Boston signee Al Horford. Both are very mobile, shooting bigs who space the floor and can defend down to the three and even some slower twos, and most importantly, are two of the best passing bigs in the league. The combination of spacing, switchable defense, and passing would make for a formidable two-way threat.
While rumors regarding the potential interest in signing an extended Paul George may signal a preference for a Gordon Hayward signing, Celtics fans should not turn their nose at a Blake Griffin signing based on his injury history outright. While certainly a legitimate worry, perhaps enough to impact the final cost of a deal, it's worth remembering that the shrinking cap has made it especially onerous for teams to carry out their intended offseason plans, Boston among them. We all have ideas about what the perfect team might look like - it's a GM's job to put together the best team that actually is possible.
Boston is expected to make a run at top free agents, including Gordon Hayward and Blake Griffin, this summer. https://t.co/HdFnOLacbW— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 23, 2017
For more stories about the offseason on CelticsLife, click here. For more by Justin, click here.
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Program Calendar (2019/20)
ANTH-105 - Introduction to Health and Wellness in Indigenous Communities
|Course Name
|Introduction to Health and Wellness in Indigenous Communities
|3 - credits
This course adopts a holistic approach to understanding health and wellness within Indigenous communities. Students examine many factors and conditions that impact Indigenous community health from a strength based rather than problem focused approach. This course also focuses on Indigenous worldviews in terms of how community health and wellness is articulated and maintained. Traditional knowledge and Indigenous scholarship are incorporated alongside anthropological perspectives. Whether delivered face to face or online, the course is treated as an interactive lecture series. Indigenous representatives from local communities and scholars knowledgeable about course topics share their valuable insights and knowledge with students.
Prerequisites: None.
Delivery Method: On-Campus Online
Credits: 3 | Length: 45 hours | Course Outline for ANTH-105
ANTH-105 Introduction to Health and Wellness in Indigenous Communities can be found in the following programs:
- Aboriginal Education Support Worker - Diploma
- Biology and Medicine Pre-Major - Associate Degree
- Criminal and Social Justice - Diploma


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98.1 The Bridge Supports: Kidsport Leadercast 2017
A host of speakers have been announced for a worldwide one-day leadership event, broadcast live from Atlanta to thousands of people.
Leadercast 2017 "Powered by Purpose" is scheduled for May 5 at 9 a.m. Hosted by KidSport, the event will be held locally at Lethbridge College.
Leadercast is a day of professional development and an opportunity to network with other local leaders during the event and virtually through the event app.
The speakers for this year's event include:
– Daniel Pink: author and expert on behavioural science and motivation in the workplace. Pink is host and co-executive producer of the new TV series about human behaviour "Crowd Control," that airs on the National Geographic Channel.
– Andy Stanley: leadership author, communicator and pastor, who founded the Atlanta-based North Point Ministries in 1995.
– Molly Fletcher: former top sports agent and author. Fletcher represented many top athletes and negotiated more than $500 million in contracts in professional sports.
– Suzy Welch: author, television commentator and business journalist.
– Dr. Henry Cloud: acclaimed leadership expert, clinical psychologist and best-selling author.
– Donald Miller: CEO of StoryBrand, which helps businesses market their brand identities and individuals live a better story.
– Tyler Perry: director, playwright, screenwriter, producer, actor, author and entrepreneur.
– Jess Ekstrom: CEO of Headbands of Hope. For every headband sold, a headband is given to a child with cancer. Ekstrom is also a speaker, author and writer for Entrepreneur and The Huffington Post.
– Jim McKelvey: co-founder of Square and founder of LaunchCode, which helps people learn programming and get a full-time job in under six months for free. McKelvey is also a master glass artist and author, and founded the Third Degree Glass Factory.
Tickets for Leadercast Lethbridge are $150 per person, with lunch provided. Registration starts at 8 a.m. with the simulcast beginning at 9 a.m. Seats are limited.
To purchase tickets, contact: Genny Hunter-Barr or Malcom Kano at 403-359-8200 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
For more information visit http://event.leadercast.com/location/Lethbridge.
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