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The sad death of John Smith in 1994 turned out to be a tragedy for the whole nation as it brought to an end the long history of political and democratic choice in the UK.
Whoever was Labour leader come the 1997 general election was going to be prime minister. But what Smith's death did was allow in the 'reformers' who wanted to shift the party sharply to the right, to fight the Tories in their own backyard. Their thinking, it is said, was to make the Tories unelectable by pushing them so far to the right that they would never again win a majority. But what the likes of Blair and Mandelson failed to recognise, as they deliberately disenfranchised millions of tradional Labour voters, was that the UK electorate is fickle and eventually they will vote for a change, no matter what the alternative is.
Despite winning a second victory in 2001, New Labour launched an inquiry into where millions of their votes has vanished to, as if they didn't already know the answer. An that answer was - the people who had waited 18 years for Labour to win only to get a slightly less right wing version of the Tory government they had just ousted were mightily cheesed-off. And so they chose not to vote for anyone, as they no longer had a party that represented their interests. In other words they had become disenfranchised. And what greater evidence can there be for this than this chart, which shows with only one exception, the only times in the past hundred years, the turnout at a general election has fallen below 70% has been every election since the inception of the New Labour government in 1997. Blair's gamble was that the disenfranchised would never vote Tory and he was right - they haven't, but having seen their jobs disappear and quality of life suffer under successive right leaning (and full on right wing) governments, some in the first instance turned to the BNP and in 2015 turned in much greater numbers to UKIP,
So here we are today nearly twenty years on. We have a Tory government who set the whole debt bubble off in 1986, who have now doubled the national debt and taken us out of the EU without a paddle apparently leading Labour by double figures in the polls. And we have a parliamentary Labour Party stacked to the brim with Blairites, the media has labelled 'moderates' and 'rebels' at the same time. Not that the media nor the 'modrebs' ever display such inconsistency in their attacks on Corbyn, in which their unity has only been matched by their ferocity. Anyone who has remembers 'A Very British Coup' can't fail to draw comparisons.
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Around 14 lakh candidates registered for the JEE Main 2013 Entrance exam, which is going to be held on April 07, 2013. What's interesting is that while year on year increase in number of aspirants since 2008 has been in between 20,000 to 30,000, this year it increased by nearly 2.8 lakh.
JEE Main 2013 is conducted for admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs at NITs, IIITs, Other centrally funded Technical Institutions, Institutions funded by several participating State Governments, and several other Institutions shall include the performance in the class 12/other Qualifying Examination and in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main.
Vineet Joshi, CBSE chairman said, "Around 14.lakh aspirants registered for this year exm, which in nearly 2.8 lakh more. Last year around 11.2 lakh candidates registered for the exam."
While AIEEE and IIT-JEE were separate exams till 2012, based on direction from the ministry of Human resource development and following consultation it was decided that from now on admissions to engineering and architecture courses will be based on JEE Main 2013 and JEE Advanced entrance exams.
According to the CBSE officials, one of the reasons for the significant increase in the number of candidates could be the new scheme if things. According to the JEE Apex board decision the merit list for admission to NITs, IIITs, DTU, Delhi and other CFTIs will be prepared by giving 40% weightage to class 12 or other qualifying examination marks and 60% to the performance in the JEE Main examination.
"For the first time weightage will be given to the class 12 results as well while preparing the merit list, which was not the case earlier. So while earlier many students used to concentrate on coaching for the entrance exam and prepare for the class 12 boards in a way that they score just minimum eligibility marks. Giving weightage to boards results must have encouraged many students who are not exposed to intensive coaching, as they too now stand a good chance to be on the merit list if they perform well in the boards," said Joshi.

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RPCV Susan Schaefer Davis set up an e-commerce site for Moroccan women weavers
RPCV Susan Schaefer Davis set up an e-commerce site for Moroccan women weavers
Web site links Moroccan rug-makers with consumers around the world
Mar 4, 2004
Knight Ridder Newspapers
by Diane Goldsmith
HAVERFORD, Pa. -- Susan Schaefer Davis has long harbored a dream of making the world a better place.
So, fresh out of college, she joined the Peace Corps in 1965 and was sent to Morocco, a North African country she needed a map to locate.
Her service led to an abiding affection for Moroccan women, whom she describes as "earthy, frank and funny" -- far from downtrodden, as she'd imagined.
And she became an anthropologist, doing research in Morocco and consulting there over the next few decades on development projects for groups such as the World Bank and the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization. Then, about two years ago, Davis hatched a bootstrap plan of her own.
She set up an e-commerce site for Moroccan women weavers, featuring short bios and photographs of them and their rugs. Her aim: to redirect to them profits that would have gone to middlemen.
The project is a pro bono activity Davis operates as part of her Marrakesh Express Web site (www.marrakeshexpress.org), named for the Crosby, Stills & Nash hit. About 50 women are involved -- teens to grandmothers, shown online in traditional garb near stone and earthen dwellings, at looms, and with their rugs. Prices range from about $100 to $780 for new pieces, measuring about 2 by 4 feet to 5 by 9. Vintage rugs cost more ($500 to $5,100).
The project has brought the Internet to two villages largely untouched by technology.
In N'kob in the High Atlas Mountains, the more isolated of the pair, electricity is run off a generator at night, and only some residents have running water. Davis recalls the look of "shy pleasure" on the faces of women as they first saw themselves on her laptop.
"I explained that the Internet was sort of like being on TV (which they have), but not everyone sees you," she said. Otherwise, the women might have balked on grounds of modesty.
"This is Rehma Aznug," reads the information near a photo of a woman in her 30s from N'kob. She's sitting cross-legged on two rugs, made with her two sisters-in-law, that incorporate diamond shapes into the design.
"She has two children, ages 5 and 7; another of her children died," the site says. "In addition, she cares for her husband's seven children from a previous marriage. Her husband is a farmer, and with the drought (which is common there), they need the women's earnings from weaving to pay household expenses."
"While hunger is not a problem for most Moroccans, rural people "don't have much in the way of material things," said Davis. So rug sales fund school fees and books, doctor's visits, clothes, cosmetics, and visits to the women's married daughters living elsewhere.
About 80 orders have been taken from around the world, many since a segment on the project was shown last summer on the CNN show "design360."
The rugs have a strong tribal feeling, especially those from the north. Many are flat-woven, like kilims, and have geometric designs, unlike the floral motifs and curved lines associated with Persian rugs. Others are piles or a combination of weaves.
"Some of them are very beautiful, very typical," said Maryanne Conheim, who has visited the Web site and whose self-named Philadelphia gallery sells vintage African and Asian tribal textiles.
"She has a good eye," said Conheim, who met Davis 20 years ago at the home of the American cultural attache to Morocco; the two became friends. "She's a person of absolute integrity."
"I think the project is very interesting," said Jerry Sorkin, of J.M. Sorkin Distinctive Rugs & More, which carries some vintage Moroccan and Tunisian rugs in a store on Philadelphia's Main Line. "She's really doing something very wonderful for these women ... and the prices seem very reasonable."
While some folks may be put off by the looser weave of these Berber pieces compared with many Persian rugs, Davis said, their bold designs often contain spontaneous elements that keep you looking.
"Sometimes the border design changes halfway down the rug for no apparent reason. Sometimes you find a diamond free-floating in a plain, colored area," she said.
"What surprises me is how varied the weaving traditions are."
In the living room of the suburban home she shares with her husband, Doug, a psychology professor at Haverford College, Davis pointed to a wall on which she'd hung a festive red flat-weave with white design bands and sequins. Beneath a coffee table was a vibrant piece in three different weaves, a style called Glawa.
Nearby lay a fine, tight flat-weave with white design bands between bright stripes. In the foyer were rugs in subdued palettes with white lattice patterns.
They all popped against Davis' white walls and hardwood floors. And their colorful, geometric designs promised to be a good complement to modern decor.
"When design is fairly simple or maybe quite asymmetrical, Moroccan pile rugs are being used a lot in modernist interiors," said Moroccan-rug dealer Brooke Pickering of Upstate New York. She's sold a number of off-white rugs with a brown or black pattern from a tribal area northeast of Fez. Their hand-spun wool and indigenous character gives them "an organic feeling that's a nice counterpoint" to the hard edges of modern design.
"Both flat-weaves and piles," Pickering said, "have a less formal look than (what we think of as) Orientals, even tribal rugs from other Middle Eastern countries. So they also work well in old houses, country houses, where you're looking for something less formal."
Pickering's contact with Davis dates back at least 10 years, to their collaboration on an episode of a PBS series on rugs. "She's very knowledgeable and enthusiastic," Pickering said, "and is doing some very interesting-sounding things with women."
Davis' idea grew from her experiences bringing back pieces to sell to friends and colleagues who admired the distinctive handicrafts in her home. Then, in 1994, she branched out to the Internet, to see whether people would buy on the basis of an online image.
The answer was yes, but to launch her pro bono project, she needed to find enough fine weavers in one locale. She encountered them during the summer of 2001, while working in N'kob for an American organization, teaching rural people how to set up a village development association.
A year later, she noticed impressive weaving from Ben Smim in an exhibition at the university in Ifrane, where she was teaching, and added that village to her Web site.
The project is time-consuming. Davis spends two hours processing each order, with e-mail to customers and e-mail and phone calls to her two Moroccan contacts. They're both Berber but understand Davis' fluent Arabic.
Weavers set their own prices for the rugs. The online price reflects that, plus shipping and handling, and a small amount to fund village projects in N'kob (for N'kob rugs) and to compensate Davis' contact in Ben Smim (for those rugs). Refunds can be made.
Sounds like Davis is still idealistic after all these years.
"I really want to make this work," she said. "I see it as a pilot project for isolated peoples worldwide, selling their crafts on the Internet and making a living. I'd like to get a grant to make it sustainable."
------(c) 2004, The Philadelphia Inquirer.Visit Philadelphia Online, the Inquirer's World Wide Web site, at http:// www.philly.com/
Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services.


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Wine bright cherry color.
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Wine is served to the first dishes, red meat, cheese.
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Here in WA, school holidays are fast approaching! To help keep my girls entertained, I thought I'd plan some holiday activities and record them on one of these holiday planners I've designed tonight on MDS.
Now to choose which one to use and print it! These all are designed to to fit on a sheet of A4 paper.
All three are available for you to download/save and print for your own use.
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Not really sure if there's an adapter for that specific connector or not. You can cut the connector off and splice the bare wires together, just be sure to tape (electrical tape preferred....) or heat shrink the connections to prevent a short. you could try folding the wire back on itself, this way your putting the jacketed portion and the bare portion into the plug at the same time. This will at least fill more of the gap.
If you don't have a meter, how are you sure you have the positive and negative hooked up properly?
the power supply should be trustworthy.
Yes but what is its spec? What is its max current output. It can be the best make in the world but it still won't be able to maintain 12V if you try to pull double the max current it is rated for.
How many leds per metre (30, 48 or 60)? How many metres long is the strip?
(That eBay page does not seem to tell you how long the strip is that you are buying.
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Gordon orders the salmon divino salad, snapper Anna and a pizza. The salmon is dry and overcooked, tastes like cardboard, the Snapper Anna looks like a dogs dinner and tastes of mush, Michael tastes it and says that it is soggy but CeCe refuses to taste it. The Pizza Del Nonna is soggy in the middle and crispy on the outside and generally bland. CeCe says that as he is British he knows nothing about pizza. Gordon asks Michael to tell CeCe his opinion about the snapper and he now says that was tender.
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The Eastern North Carolina Athletic Officials Association will host a series of clinics for baseball and softball umpires in Wilson at Hunt High and in Rocky Mount and North Carolina Wesleyan College.
The clinics at Hunt will be held in the mobile classroom located behind the gym on the next three Mondays (Feb. 12, 19, 26) at 7 p.m. for each clinic.
The clinics at N.C. Wesleyan will take place in Room 105 in the Taylor Center on each Wednesday in February (7, 14, 21, 28) with each starting at 7 p.m.
Requirements for aspiring umpires include the following: register with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, attend 12 hours of local clinics, work eight hours of scrimmages and attend the ENCAOA state clinic and association meeting.
Participants also should have registered with the ENCAOA by Jan. 15. Registration is still being accepted but with a $25 late fee.


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A peaceful rural Retreat (motel) away from the hustle and bustle of town and yet only a five minute drive to Hastings central or Havelock North, making it ideal for a quiet get away for a couple, a family of three or travelling professionals in the area for business.
We are GST registered.
Single bed in the Retreat @ $20.00 per night for the extra person.
Fully equipped kitchen, BBQ, outdoor table and chairs.
Swings for the children.
Cows and goats.
Pure cotton sheets, all towels provided.
Cleaning done by owners.
Plenty of parking.
Maps, Cycle and Wine Trail brochures available.
Owners live on the property, just ask us if you need anything.
The property is equivalent to a Qualmark 4 1/2 star rating.
Retreat: $99.00/night single/double in Queen Bed with a $15 surcharge for one night only. $20.00/night for third person in Single Bed with a $10.00 surcharge for one night.
There is also an extra bedroom available with a double bed, TV, lounge chairs, etc. for another one or two people in your group.
It is close to the Retreat as the Bathroom and Kitchen facilities need to be shared.
See last photo.
It is available @ $35.00 per night which includes linen.
Long stays negotiable. Big discounts for long winter stays.
Minimum stay of two nights for holidays and special events.
On five and a half acre property, quiet and private.
Boysenberries, raspberries, grapevines and fruit trees.
Ample parking for Horse floats,boats etc. Grazing $10/day per horse.
Water Skiing by arrangement with Matthew.
A fully equipped kitchen.
Wifi / Cable Broadband.
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- Tea, coffee, milk supplied
- Complimentary home made boysenberry jam
- Home grown fruit in season (supplied)
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- Summer Blankets or Wool duvets
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Bents Old Fort
National Historic Site
William and Charles Bent, along with Ceran St. Vrain, built the original fort on this site in 1833 to trade with plains Indians and trappers. The adobe fort quickly became the center of the Bent, St.Vrain Company's expanding trade empire that included Fort St.Vrain to the north and Fort Adobe to the south, along with company stores in Mexico at Taos and Santa Fe. The primary trade was with the Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians for buffalo robes.
For much of its 16-year history, the fort was the only major permanent white settlement on the Santa Fe Trail between Missouri and the Mexican settlements. The fort provided explorers, adventurers, and the U.S. Army a place to get needed supplies, wagon repairs, livestock, good food, water and company, rest and protection in this vast "Great American Desert." During the war with Mexico in 1846, the fort became a staging area for Colonel Stephen Watts Kearny's "Army of the West". Disasters and disease caused the fort's abandonment in 1849. Archeological excavations and original sketches, paintings and diaries were used in the fort's reconstruction in 1976.
Average visitation 40,000 visitors per year. Highest visitation, June through September; lowest visitation, October through March. School field trips will be encountered in April and May.
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site is located in southeast Colorado, seven miles east of La Junta, CO, and 13 miles west of Las Animas, CO, on Highway 194. The fort is not directly accessible off of U.S. Highway 50.
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
35110 Highway 194 East
La Junta, Colorado 81050-9523
(719) 383-5010
Fax (719) 383-5031
The park is open every day except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day.
Summer hours (June 1 through August 31): 8:00 am to 5:30 pm
Winter hours (September 1 through May 31): 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Summer daytime temperatures range between 80 to 105 F, nights 50 to 75 F. Winter daytime temperatures range between 0 to 65 F, nights -20 to 30 F. Precipitation is minimal. Brief afternoon thunderstorms with lightning, hail, and gusty winds can occur during the summer. Winter snow accumulations are generally light, but heavy snows may occur. Layered clothing appropriate for the season is recommended. Weather can vary greatly throughout the day.
The park is accessed via U.S. Highway 50 and Colorado Highway 194. From La Junta, Colorado on U.S. Highway 50, take Highway 109 north 1 mile to Highway 194, then east on Highway 194 six miles to the fort..
From Las Animas, Colorado, on U.S. Highway 50, take Highway 194 west 13 miles.
By air there are commercial airlines to Pueblo (75 miles) and Colorado Springs (110 miles). By bus Greyhound serves all surrounding communities. Amtrak trains have a stop in La Junta.
There is a $2.00 per person living history tour fee for anyone 6 years of age and older. There is no entrance fee, therefore federal passports are not honored. Guided tours are available year around, however reservations are required from September through the end of May.
A ¼ mile walk down the trail will bring you to the gate of the fort. Inside you can view the 20-minute documentary film, "Castle of the Plains". Self guided tours and the film are available throughout the year.
The trade room and bookstore offer fur trade and park related books and historically authentic reproduction trade goods for sale.
Guided tours are available June 1 through August 31. Tours for organized groups are available by reservation only from September 1 through May 31.
Lodging and camping facilities:
No overnight camping available in the park. La Junta, Las Animas, Rocky Ford and Lamar have accommodations.
Other lodging:
None at the park, available in all surrounding communities
None at the park, available in all surrounding communities
There are accessible rooms and rest rooms on the first floor.
Guided tours and living history demonstrations offered daily, June 1 through August 31. Special events are scheduled throughout the year.
Guided tours for organized groups are available by reservation only from September 1 through May 31. Reservation must be made at least 3 weeks in advance by calling (719) 383-5010. Guided tours are offered from June 1 through August 31.
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2017: Project Management: Performance is mostly about people and culture.
This presentation takes you on her journey to the top of project management in Telstra, explaining why her role was created and what it does for her organisation. It outlines Telstra's view on critical factors in delivering project success and how they are helping Telstra deliver better project outcomes. Download the Presentation.
2016: Exploiting Project Knowledge to Enhance Project Governance and Control.
Managing intrinsic project knowledge has the potential to enhance project governance, and consequently the predictability of project outcomes. These control mechanisms can be mapped according to how knowledge is acquired and exchanged. Developing this map can minimise the potential for an overreliance on accidental opportunities to gather project intelligence, and deliver predictable project outcomes. However, an over-reliance on this systematic approach could drive mediocrity through conformity. Download the presentation.
2013: The Customer's Perspective.
The importance of effective project Governance and Controls in meeting the needs of the 'customer'.
Download the presentation.
2017: The ATO experience and lessons learned from improving project, program and portfolio performance.
The ATO perspective on Professor Shergold's "Learning from failure report …" and the ATO's experiences and lessons learned from its P3M3 improvement and the Reinventing Tax organisational transformation program. Download the Presentation.
2016: The UK Perspective on the Approaches, Challenges, and Lessons Learned in improving Performance of Major Projects at Individual and Portfolio Levels.
An independent and authoritative overview of the UK perspective and experience from the review of the Major Projects Authority undertaken by the presenter, on the approaches, challenges, and lessons to be learned in improving the performance of major projects at individual and portfolio levels. Download the presentation.
2017: Project Alliancing and Critical Chain Project Management Methods that INCREASE and ENSURE project collaboration.
CCPM (Critical Chain Project Management) has significantly improve project performance without compromising on scope or quality. However, despite a few successful exceptions, the use of CCPM has not gained much traction in the capex or construction sectors. This presentation suggests that combining CCPM and a Project Alliance offers the industry a powerful approach to improvement. It will show how both methods by themselves have delivered significant benefits to project performance, and in combination, they offer a robust approach to delivering improved ROI for the clients and improved profitability for the supply base and contractors. Download the Presentation.
2016: Complex Projects - how to reduce the schedule RISK and ensure the desired returns.
Complex projects are now the new normal. They are big ($500 million plus and over $6 trillion globally). They have many dependencies, relationships and stakeholders creating a spider web of linkages. They are generally late. Often very late. And well over budget. This presentation shows how the CPM & CCPM methods compare. Discuss the perils of multi-tasking plus explore the risk mitigations tools such as the fever chart. It also discusses a number of case studies of complex projects in the infrastructure, building and defence industries. Download the presentation.
2014: Effective Project Control of Construction Performance.
The effective management and control of construction performance is a key determinant in overall project success. It is in the interests of both the contractor and the owner to plan, measure, monitor and control construction progress. Download the presentation.
2015: Project Governance and Controls - The Australian Perspective, Challenges Initiatives and Opportunities.
Project and program management improvement initiatives supported by the PMI. Download the presentation.
2016: ICT Project Success and the suitability of key persons.
This presentation highlights the results of David's research. It seeks to answer questions such as: What are the behavioural roles of key members of successful ICT project teams? Are these behavioural roles a cause of improved team effectiveness? Is team effectiveness a cause of project success? David draws on academic research, cases studies of PM Achievement Award finalists and personal experience to highlight opportunities for improvement in project team selection and development. Download the presentation.
2015: Foundations for a Successful Project Controls System.
The building blocks necessary to implement an accurate and useful Project Controls system, including:
- The data necessary to build a complete view of project performance
- Effective data integration to improve efficiency and speed to insights
- Using project data to forecast and improve outcomes
- Business and organizational considerations for implementing a project controls system.
2015: Extending EVM & scheduling best practice metrics.
An overview of Earned Schedule, which provides time based schedule metrics and schedule prediction using EVM data. Advanced techniques which build on from Earned Schedule is also discussed including the concepts of "Schedule Adherence" including the P factor measure and an explanation of how Schedule Adherence directly assists network schedule analysis by enabling the identification of tasks subject to "impediments and constraints" or "at risk of rework". Download the presentation.
2014: Earned Value: Taking the Next Step When Schedule is King.
Anecdotal experiences that trace project management issues around EV and then identifying how Earned Schedule (If known about) may have provided insights and confidence that could have lead to better outcomes in a fixed price environment. Download the presentation.
2015: A Best Practices Project Governance and Controls Framework Using Joint Strike Fighter as the Case Study.
This presentation discusses the project governance and controls framework for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). The importance of the framework in enabling the achievement of successful outcomes from the strategic level down and the relevance of the governance and control considerations for projects and programs of all sizes and complexity is highlighted. Download the presentation.
2016: Benefits Linkages - Creating connection between purpose, governance and controls.
Insights as to why benefits realisation should become a cultural movement within organisations and why linkages to Governance and Controls may hold the key to increasing successful project, program and strategic outcomes based on PMI's 2016 Global Project Management Survey, the Pulse of the Profession®. Download the presentation.
2017: Peer Reviewing a Project Schedule.
Management is required to ensure that the project planning and schedule being offered up actually works and actually meets the requirements of the contract and will, in reality, deliver the project. A Peer review will establish that a methodology and project narratives exist. Typical Peer Review techniques services include:
- Schedule consistency with Contractual clauses and any constraints
- Ensure KPI's are met
- Evaluation of project status with relation to the updated schedule
- Earned Value Analysis
- Schedule Pull Sessions and crash studies
- Preparation of schedule narratives
- Analysis of "what if" scenarios for change order impacts
- Analysis of likely time extension requests
The presentation will illustrate how this can be achieved:
- Download Raf's presentation.
- Download the supporting White Paper.
2015: The Case for Governance and Controls.
The effect of statutory provisions mandating continuous disclosure by listed companies and recent enforcement activity on the governance of projects, programs and portfolios. Download the presentation, or download the full paper.
2014: Using Cultural Change to Introduce Earned Value Performance Management into an Australian SME Rural Construction Company.
This paper howhow cultural change was introduced into a rural, small to medium, Construction Company, using EVPM to manage increasing workload and tight resources and market conditions for a low cost. Download the presentation.
2014: Harnessing the Power of Diversity.
This presentation covers: What are the benefits of diversity? How significant are diversity differences e.g. ethnicity, gender, age, location? How do we build project teams that bring out the strengths of our diverse workforce? How do you create a 'rich communication' environment and break down barriers? What the role of a leader is in diverse project teams? Download the presentation.
2017: A Defence Perspective on Reform and Improving Project Performance.
This presentation looks at the role of program sponsorship within the 'one defence' reform program and how the structure of accountability is enhancing program delivery and sustainment. Download the presentation.
2015: Applying project controls including Earned Value and Earned Schedule to a Manufacturing Environment.
An overview of the application of project governance and controls using EVM and Earned Schedule in a manufacturing environment. Download the presentation.
2017: Realising Value from IT Governance: Issues and Solutions.
As part of its Enterprise Information Management (EIM) 2015-2025 Strategy, Defence has embarked on a journey to implement an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. The key challenges with IT governance implementation are the IT risks, which hinder enterprise performance. The strategy for IT Governance through EIM using benefit realisation models is sound at the policy and process level, however, there is a need to build an implementation and evaluation framework to help ensure realisation of the benefits and the vision. This paper presents a practical implementation and evaluation framework for IT governance and benefits realization.
2015: A NSW Government Project Portfolio Improvement Initiative.
This case study is of a project portfolio improvement initiative, in the then NSW Department of Lands, that used Earned Value Management as a key strategy. Download the presentation.
2014: Blue Poles: The Science and Art of Project Governance.
Using the painting as an analogy, this presentation explores the science behind project governance that turns chaos theory into control theory. Download the presentation.
2016: The Finance Transformation Program.
Speech to the Project Governance and Controls Symposium, by the Secretary of the Department of Finance, Ms Jane Halton AO PSM, Canberra, 12 May 2016. Download the speech.
2014: A Failure of Governance: InterCity West Coast Franchise (UK).
In 2012 the UK Government announced that it would award £5.5 billion InterCity West Coast passenger rail services franchise to First West Coast Limited. Virgin Trains, the ousted incumbent, successfully challenged the decision. This presentation explains what went wrong and the lessons that can be learned in the context of project governance and control. Download the presentation.
2014: The management of projects in a complex environment.
The need for research and the work of the ICCPM. Download the presentation.
2015: An Overview of Complex Project Management and ICCPM Initiatives and Research.
An overview of complex project management, why it is different to regular project management and what this means for the manager responsible for delivering outcomes. An overview of ICCPM initiatives and research activities is also covered. Download the presentation.
2015: Establish the Project Baseline + Integrated Baseline Reviews.
The project baseline provides the foundation for effectively managing a project and measuring progress against plan. This presentation looks at the Earned Value Project Management (EVPM) processes used to establish a project baseline and provides an overview of the conduct of the Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) that confirms the viability and approves the Performance Measurement Baseline. Download the presentation.
2014: The Increased Importance of Project Governance and Controls in Lean Times.
Project controls challenges with the Defence community. Download the presentation.
2013: Earned Schedule In Action.
Case study: The application of Earned Schedule on two IT projects, demonstrating quantifiable cost and
schedule performance improvements. Download the presentation.
2016: Project Controls and the Implications for Enterprise Project Management.
This presentation discusses the wider implications of project controls in the context of an Enterprise Project Management framework and the overlaps between project controls and organisational project management maturity. Download the presentation.
2016: Can We Improve Project Risk Management?.
Risk management of a Defence acquisition project requires the identification and mitigation of risks from initial project planning to the end of service life. When dealing with long-term system or capability development, project risk management is a dynamic process. This leads to a need for the effective management approaches outlined in this presentation.
2016: The Australian Perspective. Download speaking notes.
2014: Project Governance and Controls - the ANAO Perspective.
This presentation covers an outline of the ANAO's role, structure and audit approach; a discussion of their general perspective on policy and project implementation, and includes lessons learned from some recent audits. Download the presentation.
2016: Key opportunities to achieve best practice in capability development
Recommendations from the Defence First Principles Review are wide-ranging but will in most instances be judged by the success of reform of capability development. This paper proposes two key measures on which to judge the early success of Defence's capability development reforms. First, the author proposes the formation of an industry-standard program management office (PMO) to oversee the life cycle of all acquisition projects from inception to final operational capability as part of comprehensive and balanced programs. Second, the author proposes the creation of a robust centralised branch to manage all test and evaluation (T&E), so that all projects have credible test results that underpin the PMO's decision-making throughout the development and fielding of new capabilities. Download the presentation.
2015: Best Practices in Capability Delivery - Test and Evaluation.
The Australian Senate Inquiry into Defence Procurement found that over the decade from 2000 to 2010 that some ten percent of projects by value ($7.6 billion) had failed to deliver the capability sought and that inadequate test and evaluation was a significant factor in the risks not being determined early enough for them to be mitigated. This presentation describes the new T&E policy, gives examples of how and when it has been applied. Download the presentation.
2017: A Fresh Look at What Makes Projects Complex and How to Deal With It
This presentation focuses on complex system governance. His research has looked at what makes projects complex. He uses this to propose a fresh structure and process to appropriately govern complexity - one that is not reliant on either a purely system engineering approach (e.g. increased modelling & simulation) or exclusively on project management approaches (e.g. P30). Download the presentation.
2016: An Update on the First Principles of Defence Review Implementation Project
The First Principles of Defence Review Implementation project is approaching its first year anniversary. This presentation focuses on the achievements to date, lessons learned and the challenges which need to be overcome to achieve success on this very large and significant organisational change project. Download the presentation
2015: "One Defence", The Reasons For Change and Way Forward Focusing on the Challenges and Opportunities for the Defence and Project Governance and Controls Community.
A first hand insights into what the First Principles Review means for the future of project governance and controls and project management in Defence, including an overview on the reasons for the now accepted recommendations for change. Download the presentation.
2016: Implications of Location-based Planning for Defence and Government Projects
This paper describes a new project management model, the location-work breakdown matrix. It represents a fundamental shift in the way location is handled in project breakdown structures. This can improve efficiency in establishing projects, in scheduling and managing projects and can provide better control and earlier warning of problems in project control. The model has application for all physically located projects. Download the presentation.
2015: Redefining the role for location in project controls.
2017: Evolution – Earned Value Management, Earned Schedule, and Science.
Advances in science have been made through the practice of the scientific method; that is, through the proposition of theory followed by experimental testing to either, support and validate the proposition, or refute it. The common denominator in this process is the use of measures. This presentation discusses specific advances in measures and practice, making comparisons between science, Earned Value Management, and Earned Schedule. It is shown that measures intended and used for project control can lead to organizational improvement, improving both product quality and process efficiency. The objective of the presentation is to inspire attendees to initiate an improvement in their own project group or company. Download the Presentation.
2013: Earned Schedule - Ten Years After.
Earned Schedule is an extension to Earned Value Management (EVM) which provides accurate time based metrics. This presentation includes an overview of the history of the global collaboration, the capabilities, benefits and challenges of the method, and its present status in global project management practice. Download the presentation
2017: Should I buy that Ferrari? The difficulties of cost-benefit analysis.
With a light-hearted example, this presentation illustrates why it is so difficult to determine the value of a project at initiation or determine whether it will be a success, taking the audience through the conception of the project, the analysis of the costs, the estimate of the benefits, and the possible outcomes. This example explores why standard financial analysis techniques do not always assist us in getting the best outcome from a project investment decsion, and why benefits realisation is often so difficult to accurately forecast. Download the Presentation.
2014: Governing project / programme / portfolio performance and ROI.
Designing a blueprint Portfolio, Programme, Project Management Office structure and implementing the blueprint into your organisation, resulting in greater programme, project success and measurable ROI. Download the presentation.
2016: How to Turn Project Controls Data Into An Executive Level Presentation.
Project Controls is one of the most important aspects to supporting project success. The data consumed and information produced is vitally important for making the best possible decisions by those who lead us through the complex world of project delivery. However, all too often the voice of project controls is not heard clearly by those in the top positions. Melinda spoke about the challenge of bridging the gulf between raw project controls data and the executive view, what the executive perspective is on projects and project information and how Telstra is building the bridge that will ensure that our executive decisions on projects are able to use evidence derived from project controls data. Paper witheld from publication.
2014: Reinventing Project Communication: How to Design, Lead and Manage High Performing Projects.
Book review. Download the presentation.
2016: The Challenges of and Potential Solutions to Scope Definition Issues on Complex Projects.
This presentation explores some of the vexing problems in defining scope on complex projects, including the Richardson Effect, which found in measuring coastlines that the smaller the ruler, the longer the resulting coastline. As we try to bound project scope in more and more detail, could we be victims of the Richardson Effect, increasing the effort and schedule without limit?
The presentation will explore the possibility that there may be many different answers to a project scope boundary and how we can extract projects from the problems created by issues of scope definition. Download the presentation.
2014: Lessons Learned from Federal Agency Reviews of Capital Acquisition Programs and GAO Improvement Initiatives in the USA, 2014, .
A review of the implementation of high quality project controls by the USA Government Accountability Office, including the GAO Cost and Schedule Guides. Download the presentation.
2015: Right Projects, Right Way, Right Results – A Case Study on Building Project and Portfolio Management Capabilities in the Australian Taxation Office.
The ATO's journey from output to outcomes thinking, including the cultural change within the ATO - moving from uncoordinated, organisational unit focused project demand to a strategically driven portfolio prioritised to deliver business value and the Reinventing the ATO outcomes. Download the presentation.
2017: Introduction to Project Scheduling.
A schedule is fundamentally the decomposition of a project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). The most widely used scheduling technique is the critical path method (CPM). CPM is mathematical analysis, which can be used on all types of projects that can be represented as a list of activities, each with an estimated duration, single or three-point. In addition, the dependencies between activities need to be defined, as do the resources required to deliver the scope of each activity. Developing and maintaining a schedule throughout the project lifecycle usually involves specific Project Management software, the data managed in the scheduling system is typically integrated with other software tools, examples of which would be an Earned Value system. The session which is educational in nature.
2017: Failure of Public Sector Programs: A Framework to Manage Success Criteria.
Public sector programs are commonly criticised for having poor outcomes. One reason may be that such programs have multiple key stakeholders each with differing opinions regarding what would represent a successful outcome. This paper presents a framework to assist project managers to develop a broad-based success criteria review in consultation with key stakeholders and to manage perceptions of program success throughout the implementation period. Download the Presentation.
Winner 2017 Essay Competition.
2017: Contracting for Success in Complex Projects.
This presentation covers the 10 years since the inception of ICCPM, and improvements in the delivery of complex projects. However, the role of contracts has been identified as contributing to the challenges of successfully delivering complex endeavours. Findings from a series of 'roundtable discussions' between ICCPM and IACCM members suggest how improvements could be identified and barriers overcome in order to achieve further gains in delivery performance. Download the Presentation.
2015: The Project Governance Model.
Effective project governance models support project success and enhanced organizational performance. This presentation introduces a project governance model with a particular focus on the role of the project owner. Download the presentation.
2017: Stacking the Odds for Project Success.
Projects are successful, challenged or failed and dependant on where you are sitting, they can be all three at the same time. As Project Professionals we are constantly striving for that elusive successful project and in this presentation we will discover the thoughts, stages, roles, concerns and tricks/actions that will assist you on the way to Project Immortality. Learning Objectives
- Learn why organisations don't care what role you are playing
- Pre-Determine the definitions of successful projects
- Increase your Tool Kit to effect successful and sustainable change
2014: Project Governance and Controls - the Customer Perspective.
A review of the DMO project controls environment and requirements. Download the presentation.
2013: Earned Value and Integrated Performance Management – The International Perspective.
The importance of effective project Governance and Controls regimes and the role of EVM and Integrated Performance Management in achieving successful project outcomes. Download the presentation.
2016: Going the extra mile.....
This presentation looks at the department's approach to programme and project management, focusing on how the department manages its portfolio of programmes and projects in a large, complex and fast moving environment, and the controls and approaches that lead to the successful delivery of new services for Australians. It also covers some of the lessons the department has learned over the past five years in tackling large business and ICT transformational programmes.. Download the presentation.
2014: If Time is Money, then Accuracy is Important.
An evaluation of the benefits of applying Earned Schedule to airport construction works. Download the presentation.
2014: Commercial Sector EVM / ES Implementation in Europe at Fabricom Case Study.
A commercial validation of the use of EV and ES to enhance project performance. Download the presentation.
2017: Basic Project Control Metrics.
Project Controls is an integral component of any project team. From the initial concepts development to the options analysis, right through implementation to handover to the operators. It provides the framework for project documentation linked by a comprehensive Work Breakdown Structure to enable the development of the project baseline documents. This session looks at the makeup of a well-functioning project team and the metrics that a project controls team is expected to establish, monitor, analyse, and report on to enable the project manager to make informed decisions for a successful project. Download the Presentation.
2015: Project Governance and Controls, The UK Perspective, Challenges and Initiatives.
Project and program management improvements initiatives being undertaken by the UK Government in which the APM is a major contributor and the ability of APM to confer chartered professional project management qualifications Download the presentation.
2015: Project Control Metrics.
Project metrics provide the vital window that allows us to gain visibility on how a project is performing as it progresses. This presentation looks at both traditional and improved / emerging EV metrics. Download the presentation.
2017: Update on Progress with the Development of ISO Project Management Standards and the Consequences for Australia!
The mission of Technical Committee 258 (ISO/TC 258) is to develop and maintain guidance standards and other ISO documentation regarding the management and governance of projects, programmes, and portfolios. The objective of the TC is to provide the global marketplace with a common understanding and vocabulary with which to practice these management disciplines. Australia is a key participant in this work and this report will provide PGCS delegates with a firsthand account of the work accomplished and in progress, based on the presenter's personal involvement over the last 10 years.
2017: An Overview of Earned Value Management.
This workshop is designed for Business Managers and planners moving to introduce Earned Value Business Management into an organisation and is based on AS4817. At the end of the session, trainees will understand the power of using Earned Value as a practical control and monitoring technique designed to provide added value and insight to their overall project control process and appreciate the steps necessary to implement an effective EV system in their organisation. Click to download Patrick's Presentation.
2016: The art of predicting project completion. A good baseline schedule is not enough!
A standard CPM schedule is a highly optimistic assessment of the likely project completion date! This 1-hour practical workshop identified the limitations of a CPM schedule (and why this is a good thing for managing the work). Plus the steps necessary to move from a standard CPM schedule to a P80 prediction of likely completion based on the GAO guidelines. Download the presentation.
2015: Stepping up to Governance, the development of ISO 21503.
The Governance of projects and programs to create value requires a holistic, integrated approach. This paper looks at the management challenges involved in moving from traditional 'project management' to the effective 'management of projects' and shows how the Draft International Standard ISO2503 can help achieve these objectives. Download the presentation.
2015: Establish the Project Schedule.
Developing an effective schedule is key to effective Earned Value. This session will look at how to develop a schedule that works covering:
- Planning, strategy and scheduling.
- Planning the schedule development.
- Linking the schedule to the WBS and work packages.
- Rolling Wave - adding detail at the right time.
- Keeping the schedule relevant, its value and its limitations (including the roles of ES, SCRAM and validation tools). Download the presentation.
2014: Governing Agile – The changing role of project controls in an 'Agile' environment.
Adapting traditional 'governance and controls' to support 'Agile' project developments. Download the Presentation.
2013: Governance and Controls.
The interaction between governance, control systems and organisational maturity in the creation of value from investments in projects and programs. Download the presentation.
2015: Project Governance and Controls - The PMI Perspective, Challenges, Initiatives, and Opportunities.
Project and program management improvement initiatives supported by the AIPM. Download the presentation.
2017: USA Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act -
What it is, what it does, what it means and possible lessons for Australia.
This presentation offers some insights into the background to the US Congress passing the Project Management Improvement Accountability Act (PMIAA). Download the Presentation.
2016: Project Surveillance.
The term surveillance is derived from the French word 'surveiller' and has a military pedigree. It refers to keeping watch on a location or person. In project management, the notion of surveillance begs the question, "What do you watch?" Observing a project manager first hand is overbearing and may not be warranted. What you can watch is a project manager's outputs from baseline establishment through project execution, as well as the people, processes, and tools being used to ensure appropriate monitoring and control processes are in place. This presentation focuses on practical approaches which will build solid surveillance processes and functions that can help significantly improve key project performance factors. Download the presentation.
2017: Implementing Strategy through P3M and Benefits Management: A Case Study of the Defence Science and Technology Group.
The Australian Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) is implementing a project, program and portfolio management (P3M) approach for investment prioritisation based on strategic alignment and delivery of benefit (outcome, value or impact) to Defence research goals or needs. As part of this approach an action-research case study has confirmed that P3M and benefits management are necessarily organisation wide initiatives, but found implementation can be demanding. Senior management support is important, but the research is a work-in-progress and it is not yet clear what other cultural factors are important.
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Technical Abstract: Anabolic steroids can be successfully utilized to enhance growth performance in growing/finishing cattle. Limited information exists on the use of anabolic steroids to enhance growth performance in swine. We hypothesized that neonatal treatment with anabolic steroids may alter or preset the somatotrophic axis which could enhance growth performance later in life. Thus, we evaluated the growth related endocrine effects of 2 ratios of trenbolone acetate (TBA) and estradiol (E2) (5:1 and 10:1, respectively) in barrows beginning at 3 d of age. At 1 d of age, 30 piglets were assigned to 1 of 3 treatment groups (n=10 piglets/group): 1) Sham-implanted controls, 2) 5:1 TBA/E2 (40 mg TBA and 8 mg E2) and 3) 10:1 TBA/E2 (40 mg TBA and 4 mg E2). Piglets were exposed to normal managerial practices (i.e., ear notching, tail docking, castration, etc.) by 3 d of age at which time they were implanted in the middle 1/3 of the dorsal region of the ear with their respective treatments. Blood samples and body weights were collected at 2-d intervals between 3 d and 6 wk to evaluate treatment effects on weight gain and plasma growth hormone (GH), IGF-1 and IGF-2. Piglets were weaned at 2 wk of age and offered a standard starting ration ad libitum in individual pens for monitoring of feed intake. At 6 wk of age, pigs were sacrificed for tissue collection. Using birth weight as a covariate, steroid treatment tended (P=0.06) to enhance body weight. Feed intake was not different among treatment groups. Serum GH (P=0.002), but not IGF-1 (P=0.155), was increased by steroid treatment. Pituitary content of mRNAs for GH-releasing hormone receptor and GH did not differ among treatment groups. Results indicated that 10:1 TBA:E2 has the most potential for effectively increasing growth performance in swine.


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Making your way around Washington, DC
Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States. The estimated population is 646,449 people according to the numbers of 2013. Federal government branches like the Congress, the President and Supreme Court are also located in Washington, DC. It is very difficult for them to drive to the airports so they hire the best airport transportation Washington DC provides to its population.
Therefore, determining your mode of transportation is important, if you want to visit the federal government branches or any other attractions in Washington, DC.
Washington, DC features one of the safest, cleanest, and most efficient public transportation networks in the United States. In addition to that, there are variety of options when you try to make your way around. Metro rails and metro buses can be at your services. Also taxis and car rentals, would be a good option with the additional convenience of parking apps if you like to drive your own vehicle. And if those options still don't satisfy you, there is also a DC Circulate bus.
Now, let us take a look at those means of transportation one by one.
1. Metro rail and Metro bus.
Metro offers the most convenient way to get around Washington, DC. Those two means cover almost all of the locations around Washington. Also, when using metro rail or metro bus you have an additional convenience, due to the fact that many hotels are located near metro stations. To put it in other words, metro makes the perfect transportation to hotels.
2. Taxis and car rentals.
Taking a cab would also be a good option if you want to go somewhere in a hurry, or when you are searching for transportation to hotels. Washington, DC has one the highest taxi-citizen ratio in America, with over 6,000 taxis that could be at your service. In addition to taxis, most of the biggest car rental companies have locations in Washington, DC. Lastly if you want to drive your personal vehicle, there is an app that can help you find parking, on-demand, including the best prices.
3. DC Circulate bus.
This mean of transportation always gets good reviews from locals and travelers in Washington, DC. The huge advantage of it is its low price. For $1, you can travel to any of the interesting spots around the District. Also, buses arrive every ten minutes at the stops.
From all those indicated above, making your way Washington DC using the local means of transportation is very easy. With the metro covering 338 routes in total and the convenient stops in front of the hotels, everything can get much easier. Taxis and car rental stores would be your service at any time you may need. Finally, the DC circulator bus with easy on and off access points, and the affordable price, complements the list about the means of transportation in Washington, DC.


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The police may use deadly force to shoot and kill a motorist who leads them on a reckless, high-speed chase, even if the suspect's car is temporarily cornered, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
In a unanimous decision, the justices threw out an "excessive force" claim brought against Arkansas police officers who chased a speeding car across the bridge into Memphis and shot the driver when he refused to give up.
In the past, the court had said police may use force to stop a fleeing motorist because he represents a danger to the public. But the law has been unclear on whether "deadly force" can be used against the occupants of a stopped car.
In the case decided Tuesday, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. said the officers were justified in shooting the motorist because he continued to maneuver his car after he had been temporarily stopped by a squad car. As the motorist, Donald Rickard, tried to drive away, police fired 15 shots in all, killing him and a passenger.
Alito also said officers deserve the benefit of the doubt when they are engaged in a high-speed pursuit. "We analyze this question from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, rather than with the 20/20 vision of hindsight," he wrote in Plumhoff v. Rickard.
The case began on a summer night in 2004 when officers in West Memphis, Ark., pulled over a white Honda because the car had only one headlight. When an officer sought to question the driver, he sped away.
The chase reached 100 miles per hour when Rickard crossed the bridge into Memphis. Sgt. Vance Plumhoff led the pursuit and collided with the fleeing vehicle, sending it spinning into a parking lot.
Though Rickard's car was cornered, he put it into reverse and spun the wheels. When Rickard refused to surrender, Plumhoff fired three shots into the vehicle. The car then spun away, and officers fired more shots, killing the driver and his passenger.
Rickard's daughter sued, alleging the officers violated the 4th Amendment by using "excessive force" to make an arrest. A federal judge and the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals allowed the suit to proceed on the theory that a jury should decide whether the shooting was excessive.
But the Supreme Court decided there was no constitutional violation. "It is beyond serious dispute that Rickard's flight posed a grave public safety risk, and here the police acted reasonably in using deadly force to end that risk," Alito wrote. It would be "a different case," he added, if the initial shots "had clearly incapacitated Rickard" or "if Rickard had clearly given himself up."
"But that is not what happened," he concluded.


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OWEN, EDGAR WESLEY (1896–1981). Edgar Wesley Owen, petroleum geologist, was born on June 20, 1896, in Huntsville, Arkansas, to Oscar D. and Elizabeth (Thornley) Owen. His father, a college history teacher, lost his eyesight, and Ed learned much by reading his father's course material to him at their home in Oregon. Owen obtained his bachelor's degree from Denison University (Ohio) in 1915 and his master's degree in geology from the University of Missouri in 1916. He then joined the Empire Gas and Fuel Company of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He was employed by the Greenwood Company in 1917 and, after serving in the United States Army briefly in 1918 and 1919, worked for John S. Keys Oil Company, Lawton, Oklahoma, from June 1919 to February 1927. In March 1927 he began an association with Lew H. Wentz Oil Interests and later with the Lew H. Wentz estate that, except for military service from 1942 to 1946, continued until 1955. He was chief geologist, superintendent of land and geology, and superintendent of sales during the liquidation of the Wentz estate. He then served as consulting geologist to Southern Minerals Company and other companies. From 1952 to 1970 he commuted from San Antonio to Austin to serve as special lecturer ("professor without pay") in geology at the University of Texas. He continued to lecture until 1979. He helped to organize the Geology Foundation Councilors for the university and was described in 1959 as the "man who has done more than any other to inspire true excellence in geological education at the University of Texas." His Trek of the Oil Finders (1975) is an invaluable contribution to the study of petroleum geology. Owen was active in many professional organizations and was granted numerous honors, among them an honorary doctor's degree from Denison University (1961) and the Sidney Powers Medal from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (1964), an organization that he had served as secretary-treasurer (1939–41) and president (1941–42). He also had a distinguished military career in World War II, during which he won many honors, including the Legion of Honor medal. Owen was married to Ollie Spencer of McAlester, Oklahoma, in September 1919; they had no children. Mrs. Owen died in 1979, and Owen died in San Antonio on February 24, 1981.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:R. H. Dott, Sr., "Edgar Wesley Owen," Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists 65 (September 1981). Samuel P. Ellison, Jr., "Ed Owen, Professor without Pay," University of Texas Geology Department Newsletter 8 (July 1959). J. A. Wilson, "Edgar Wesley Owen," University of Texas Department of Geological Sciences Newsletter 30 (1981).
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CWL Security Message
CWL Security Message
July 1, 2008
Dear Colleagues,
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Our Church Leadership
Our Church thrives because of the energy and style of the people who lead it. Here are a few of the people that make our church community special:
Interim Pastor
Reverend Bruce Reyes-Chow
Bruce Reyes-Chow lives in San Francisco and is no stranger to BPC having worked with the youth group through District 5 and Alabare back in the 1990's. In the other parts of his time, he is the author of 4 books, ranging from social media, to race, to parenting. Rev. Bruce is the West Regional Consustant for the Presbyterian Theological Education fund, and coaches church planners and pastors through the Center for Progressive Renewal. He served as Moderator of the 218th General Assembly of the PC (USA) and has most recently finished an 18-month call as the Transitional Pastor at Valley Presbyterian Church inPortola Valley.
Bruce is married to Robin Pugh and they have 3 daughters, Annie, Abby and Evelyn. He is a soccer dad, coffee drinker, amateur photographer, and is a hugh Oakland A's fan. You can find him all over the internet via @breyeschow on Twitter, Facebook, Instagra, SnapChat and other, but www.reyes-chow is the best place to start.
Martha Espinosa - Administrative Assistant
Martha Espinosa is the Administrative Assistant for Broadmoor Presbyterian Church.
She is practically San Franciscan-native, moving here from New Orleans, LA, as a four-month old; she is the youngest of 4 children. Martha, Richard, and son Sergio all enjoy the sunny outdoors.
Music Department
Janet Haddox, Music Director
Janet Haddox is the Director of Music at Broadmoor Presbyterian Church where she has served for 37 years, graduated in music from San Francisco State University. She has taught piano, Choir, basic music, guitar, brass, woodwinds, percussion, theory and composition for Yamaha Music Schools, Crestmont Conservatory, Our Lady of Angels School in Burlingame, and Simpson College in San Francisco. She presently has a piano studio in San Mateo County, is Branch Chair and director for MTAC Certificate of Merit Program. She is also an accompanist in the Bay Area and over the years has worked with many individual soloists and ensembles, the Community Music Studio, Oakley Violin School, Bible Study Fellowship, Villa Sinfonia Foundation, and other music organizations.
Evelyn Masuda, Musician
Evelyn Masuda has been the Broadmoor Presbyterian Church pianist since 2000 after being a member of the choir for a number of years. A graduate from SFSU with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education, she taught music privately and with the Young's Yamaha Music Schools. Evelyn has been an accompanist for the Golden Gate Choir, a pianist/organist for Mission Dolores, and a free-lance violinist. For the past 28 years, she has been the owner of Sunset Music Company, a music store in San Francisco that had its start in 1948.


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The Versha textile collection introduces our new geometric design which is block printed on a natural linen in teal, taupe and aubergine. The collection is inspired by the ancient designs Birdie has seen on her travels which she has reinterpreted in her calm contemporary style.
We love accessorising the teal colour way with succulents and a mixture of clear and frosted glassware for a contemporary, botanical look. The aubergine tones work really well with dramatic flowers, architectural foliage and candles in warm, rich colours. Tables dressed with our taupe print need only simple accents to add a splash of colour. For our photoshoot we used jewel coloured pomegranates and dark copper beech branches to add depth and warmth to the arrangement.


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Mackay, Robert (1714-1778) (DNB00)
MACKAY, ROBERT, commonly called Rob Donn (the Brown) (1714–1778), Gaelic poet, was born at Allt-na-Caillich, Strathnaver, Sutherlandshire. His father, Donald, also called Donn, was a crofter in the district called Duthaich Mhic Aoidh, or Lord Reay's Country, after the chief of the clan, who was still its proprietor. Roderik Morrison, who knew the poet, described him as 'brown-haired, brown-eyed, rather pale-complexioned, clear-skinned, and, I would say, good-looking. When he entered a room his eye caught the whole at a glance, and his countenance indicated animation and energy.' The brown colour, whence his by-name, marked the family as belonging to the branch of Celts common in the west, which was distinct from the red-haired and bigger-built highlander of the east. His mother sang fragments of the old Ossianic poems, but neither his father nor any of his three brothers had the poetic gift. He first showed his talents in infancy, and is said, on apparently good authority, to have replied, when only three years old, in a Gaelic rhyme, still preserved, to his mother's reproaches for being out without his frock. Mackay seems never to have gone to school, and never learnt to read or write. When only seven he became a herd on the farm of Musal, held by John Mackay of Skerray. He was a kind master, but Rob never hesitated to try his wit on friends or superiors. As a herd he occasionally drove cattle to the tryst at Falkirk, and even to the fair at Kendal. On one of these journeys, when at Crieff, he wrote a poem on his first love, Annie Morrison, two verses of which Lockhart quoted in Dr. Mackintosh Mackay's translation in an article in the 'Quarterly' of 1831, and they first made Rob Donn known beyond his native glens.
Annie Morrison preferred a carpenter to the herd, and he sought relief in pathetic lines, which will be found in the same article. He married a few years later Janet Mackay, daughter of a tenant in Durness, and secured from Mackay of Skerray a small croft at Balnaheglish. There he lived till the death of his master,on whom he composed one of his best elegies. His talents had attracted the liberal-hearted Donald, fourth lord Reay, who now gave him a better holding on the east shore of Loch Eribol, one of the wildest parts of Sutherland, where he discharged the double duty of herd and gamekeeper, for Rob was an ardent sportsman. He lost the latter part of his office when the ground was turned into a deer forest, with regular keepers, but retained his liking for a shot, and was occasionally charged with poaching. When on his way to the sheriff to answer such a charge he shot two deer, and told his wife to send for them, as he would be back to share them, and if not she would have more need of them. Nothing came of the prosecution, and, whether as a proof of generosity or to remove him from temptation, Lord Reay promoted him to be boman, or principal herd, at his own residence, Bal-na-Ceile, near Durness. This was an office several degrees above a common herd, for the boman had charge of a considerable stock, with servants under him, and the responsibility of accounting for the produce. Perhaps Rob Donn found the cares of office irksome, for he enlisted in the Sutherland highlanders, or Reay fencibles, when first raised, in 1759. Army discipline did not suit him more than the excise rules did Burns. When challenged for absence from drill, and asked to which company he belonged, he replied, with the pride of a highlander and a poet: 'Rob Donn belongs to every company.' He remained in this corps till it was reduced, in 1767, when he returned home.
Owing either to his refusal to thresh with a flail, or to the preparation of a satire on a favourite servant-maid of Lady Reay, he lost his place as boman, and he retired for a time to Ashmore, near Cape Wrath, but after a little was allowed to return to Bal-na-Ceile, where he remained till Lord Reay's death. He then obtained employment from Colonel Hugh Mackay of Skerray, a son of his earliest master, and continued in his service till shortly before his death. He died in 1778. A plain flat slab, with his name, Robert Mackay, Rob Donn, and the dates of his birth and death, was laid over his grave in the kirkyard of Bal-na-Ceile, and in 1829 a quadrangular monument of granite was erected there, 'by a few of his countrymen, admirers of native talent and extraordinary genius.' His wife died in the same year as himself. By her he had thirteen children. A son died in August 1778. Two of his daughters, but none of his sons, are said to have inherited some of his poetic talents.
Rob's poems are written in the Sutherland dialect, and from their terseness, as well as the use of peculiar words, are difficult to translate. By the natives of Sutherland he is deemed the best poet of the western highlands, but others reckon him inferior to Duncan Ban MacIntyre [q. v.] and Dugald Buchanan [q. v.] Only a few have been translated. They have been classed as humorous, satirical, solemn, and descriptive, but the last class is not largely represented. His chief works are elegies and satires. Among those translated are: Two love-songs to Annie Morrison; elegies on Mr. Pelham, the English statesman, Hugh Mackay, son of the laird of Bighouse, and Mr. Murdoch Macdonald, minister of Durness; 'The Highlander's Return,' 'The Song of Winter,' 'A Poem on Death,' and a 'Satire on Avarice! or the Rispond Brothers.'
He resembled Burns in two of his highest qualities — the love of nature and the naturalness of his verse. But his place among poets cannot be fairly appreciated till more of his poems have been translated.
[Memoir by Dr. Mackintosh Mackay prefixed to Orain le Rob Donn, Inbhernis, 1829; article in Quarterly Review, July 1831, by Lockhart.]


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The Summit Street Community Garden tag sale is Saturday, June 8, from 9 am–2 pm. Since it looks as if it will rain, also keep in mind that Sunday, June 9, is the rain date, as well as a work date/meeting. Here is a note from tag sale organizer Denise Connors:
Our Tag Sale this Saturday, June 8 is approaching. We still need a few more volunteers for the last shift. Please let me know if you can provide:
Plastic Bags & Hangers – leave in the shed beforehand
Need a volunteer who has a car to bring leftover items to Salvation Army at 436 Atlantic Ave.
If you think something should sell at a particular price, please mark the item as such – but we will be bargaining. We will definitely be selling special items for more. As a guideline, items will be priced as follows:
Books – Hardcover $2/Softcover $1 (including children's books)
CDs & LPs - $3
Bric-a-Brac - $3 to $5
Jewelry - $3 to $5
- Tops & Shorts - $3
- Pants, Dresses, Jackets, Shoes/Boots - $5
- Children's Clothes - $3
- Children's Toys – to be determined
Household Items/Electronics – to be determined
Lemonade - $1
Brownies - $1
Cookies – 2 for $1
Pickles/Jams - $5 each
We will set-up at 8:30 am. If you want to reclaim any of your items, please do so by 2 pm. After 2 pm, we will bag the items left. Clothes will be donated to the Summit Street Church. The rest of the items will be donated to the Salvation Army. Is there anyone with a car who can come by to help deliver these items to the Salvation Army?
Stop by the sale and possibly find your next treasure! It's fun and a great way to raise money for the garden.


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1920's Womens Fashion
Designers have often pulled with each other past trends and pieces chucking in modern day twists on old college styles, the fashion industry usually creates trends that keep in touch with past heritage but cling on to contemporary preferences in shape, style and colour. This hot blonde wears street fashion properly with a beige bright sweater and skin tight jeans and a black handbag. My husband is rather fond of his surplus East German Army boots which look like a shortened riding boot. I have included some actually cool fashion items that are higher class street fashion. Guys can really save on men's summer essentials $50 and below, most things properly below $50.
He brought lengthy pants or pantaloons into style (alternatively of the knee-length breeches worn previously) and insisted that men's cravats (the precursor of the necktie guys wear right now) have been starched, spotless and knotted just so. He remodeled men's dress coats, also, so that they match much more snugly. The clothing excesses of the years immediately right after the war have been followed by a strict middle-of-the-road fashion: a single-breasted suit with narrower shoulders and lapels. Street fashion is here to keep since it wasn't a style that was pushed on the youth by way of brilliant marketing schemes.
This page lists hyperlinks to the greatest fashion sketching tutorials and video how-tos on the web, and displays a lot of examples of style illustration types. The realm of fashion has grown beyond boundaries and has created a special liking for it amongst guys. Although it's ideal to stick to straightforward and plain shirts, printed clothing are most likely to be a single of the TRENDY MENS FASHION. The tops of the boots come to just under your knee, which keeps your calves warm.
The youth fashions that developed in London for the duration of the 1960s owed far more to Italian and American fashion innovations than they did to traditional English custom tailoring. Be sure to preserve an eye out for that fitting sole companion in our empire of men's footwear that ranges from sneakers to loafers, flip flops to oxfords Regardless of whether you are going for a suave corporate closet complement or style with an off-duty appeal, we are glad to be a part of your most current fashion blueprint. In this weblog I'll share tidbits about history, fashion, arts and other elements of Regency life.
Style conscious people also raid their grandmothers' and fathers' closets and borrow Stetson hats, suspenders or pedal pushers, but I've in no way heard the term vintage employed in the very same sentence with socks. Next time you see a garment that you in fact like the appear of, nevertheless, pass it by. Hey, back up try that garment on. You may possibly just be prepared for a fashion upset ! The white undershirt is also a style staple when it comes to layering clothing. The pattern organizations have shown they do not care about mens patterns that are present.


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This chapter isn't available online.
You can find it in the English ebook published by Cursed Publishing at:
or the printed version at:
Currently the publisher's homepage and shop are German only. I am sorry for this inconvenience. But I hope the tutorial is helpful! ;w;
Damn it girl! This is sooooooooo hot!
Just the whole concept of this page is just... gah!
Ah, darn... the shop got updated again.
There you go:
http://www.cursed-verlag.de/shop/product_info.php?info=p169_ten-vol--1---english.html< br />
No problem! ^w^v
Used Google translate to navigate the German website and purchased book one and book two! For those who are hesitating, do it!! Such an amazing read, and the background drawings are just so spectacularly beautiful.
Wow - that took some doing - for UK readers trying to buy the book: for Land, when registering with the publishers look for "Vereinigtes Königreich"...
Aber, ich kann nicht die "UK" finden...
(Yep, despite some German heritage, "Mein Deutsch ist sehr nicht gut"). I really should buy the original German version and translate it...
Really enjoy your work - thanks!
Hello. First I should say that I absolutely love tthis. I read up to this point in a day. (Only stopped as the chapters between aren't available online) And I'm interested in buying the books from the website you linked. On the website, there's 3 different listings for vol. 2. I understand one is an ebook and the other must be a physical copy? But then it also says Ten Band 2. I was just wondering what was different about that one? Also, is there a physical book/copy of vol. 1?
Thank you very much! =)
The first two links in the description are the links for the first volume. First is the ebook, second is the "printed book" e.g. the physical copy.
Actually there's even "four versions" of TEN in the shop. That's simply because we have the English and the German version as well. So "Band 2" (which is German for "volume 2" simply is the German version of the book).
In the description of the "how to order tutorial" I linked here, there's all four versions that are interesting to non-German-speakers listed and linked.
Really ^^" I tried to make it as simple as possible.
Well, that felt like a bait and switch.
@Soen Kai: is your instructions for purchasing this on the computer? How do you guest check out on the mobile website?