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So, people like to think the world is divided between introverts who like alone time and extroverts who like social time, but reality is much more complicated. Isn't it always the case?
I recently returned from an annual clergywomen's retreat. Every year in February, United Methodist clergywomen gather together for two days of...nothing. It's absolutely wonderful. We worship...very informally so no one has to work too hard to plan and execute a flawless liturgy. We gossip...yes, I won't pretend that we don't. We catch up with old friends. We make new ones. We go for walks. We tuck away in corners to knit or craft. We "check in" and share how things are going. We discuss our work life, our family life, our hopes, and our frustrations. We share wisdom we have gained. We share books we have read. We play games late into the night. It's a precious few days that I never want to miss, but I come home exhausted. Utterly. Completely. Exhausted. Every. Single. Year.
You see, like many people, I am neither a strong extrovert nor a strong introvert. People often mistake me for an extrovert because I talk. A lot. Yes, I am a talker. If you think I talk too much and find it odd that I am aware of this fact, well, I do know it. You might be surprised to learn that a lot of us talkers are perfectly aware that we talk a lot. We just do. I am not a conversation dominator; that's just rude, but I am not shy to talk in a group. However, comfort talking in a group is not the same thing as being an extrovert. The problem comes when people connect the ability to be social with extroversion and link introversion with being shy. It's just not that way. It's complicated, but being an extrovert or an introvert has nothing to do with being shy. Moreover, neither category has anything to do with being "spiritual" (despite a cultural bias that tends to assume that quiet people are more spiritual than outgoing people). Rather, being an extrovert or an introvert concerns how and where a person gains or expels energy. Simply put, extroverts get more energy by sharing time with others. Introverts tend to lose energy around people. But, there are many of us who live our lives on the borderland between being introverted and extroverted. Moreover, it is also true that all of us need some private time and all of us enjoy social time.
To be frank, I am more of an introvert than an extrovert. To be appropriately social, I need a lot of private time. Time alone keeps me grounded, healthy, and able to give freely when I am with others. For me, I need a good full day all by myself every week. And, every day I need several hours spent doing almost anything except in direct conversation with another person. This is possible. It's not a big deal. Even in a social job like being a pastor, part of the job includes non-social things like paperwork, email, correspondence through letter, and so forth. However, unlike true introverts, I can gain energy when I am around people, as well.
Understanding how one gains and expends energy is vital in developing a healthy spiritual self. Knowing how to maneuver through the world, to create appropriate and healthy boundaries, to maintain those boundaries when others think they should be otherwise (because people will always press us to be more outgoing or quiet or physical or...), and to be able to stretch when stretching is needed are part of being mature emotionally and spiritually. You see, coming home tired from a retreat is not a bad thing for me. I lost energy in one way, but I gained energy in another way. I listened to my sisters' stories. I laughed loudly and for prolonged periods of time. I met new people, people I hope to know better over time. I rekindled relationships that floundered amidst the pressures of work and life and due to the disconnection fostered by distance. Being tired is not a bad thing, not for me. The tiredness I felt coming home from the retreat was a good tired. A holy tired. Yet, even in the midst of women I admire and love, I have to protect some boundaries - boundaries that are important. I don't touch. I mean, I touch people, but I don't like to be hugged indiscriminately. I would much rather shake a hand and keep a nice distance. That doesn't mean I don't love the person I'm with or that I have "issues with touch." It's actually a boundary that helps me give more of myself, to be more present with the person in front of me. But, even among clergy who should know better, there is an assumption that closeness requires touch. It doesn't. I can be close, present, giving, loving, and interested without it. As a matter of fact, I insist on it. I hate being told to hold hands with the person next to me in order to pray. I can pray just fine without that, thank you very much. Togetherness is one thing, but don't tell me how much I have to touch someone else. I check out mentally and spiritually; I actually get quite snarky about the whole thing.
In order to maintain equilibrium at events like retreats filled with people chatting, laughing, singing, playing, and otherwise making noise and sharing important emotional moments with one another, it is important to know when to back away. Sometimes I just head up to my room to read a little, to play a video game, or to do nothing at all. Being alone doesn't necessarily mean getting serious or quiet; it means what it says - being alone. Away from the stimulation. It helps when I come back into the group. It's important for all of us to honor our own needs as well as to be respectful of the boundaries that others' set.
To be a healthy spiritual being, it is vital for us to understand that most of us are mixtures of introversion and extroversion. It's important for us to grasp when and where we move from one way of being in the world to the other and to take care about these crossover moments. It's an awful thing to know that we really want company but feel pressured to be "spiritual" by being quiet. Some of us just don't like long walks in the woods alone. That's not how we find God. We find God in the story being told by our conversation partner. We experience God in the laughter around a coffee table. We hear God in the agony of another's struggle. This is spiritual. For all of the extroverts out there, know this about yourself. If you like getting together with lots of people to do silly things, this is holy silliness. Own it. Love it about yourself. The world needs this from you. Don't tamp it down or pretend you have some deep drive to quiet contemplation. Be contemplative with others. That's a beautiful thing. Likewise, introverts often feel pressured to share more, to say more, to "jump in" to conversation. For those who need to lie on a bed and just do nothing but get the batteries recharged, be responsible about this. Take care regularly and intentionally. Otherwise, a nasty monster will rear its head, and it turns us from "quiet" to "taciturn." There's nothing spiritual about a grump. It's up to us to know our boundaries and to keep them. And, it's okay to go back and forth. It's okay to be a person who laughs and laughs with a group and then need to spend some time with our own thoughts.
Spirituality has a lot to do with energy. Healthy energy. God's energy. To key into this energy we have to know ourselves and how we relate to, gather, and expend energy. I came home tired from a retreat. That doesn't mean that the retreat failed or that I failed in "retreating" well. I came home tired, but I also came home energized. I hold those women in my hearts. I am honored to have spent time with them. I offer prayers for their ministries and for their lives. These are good things. I also came home craving a couple of days of sleeping late and talking little. It's my job to ensure these are tended to with care and intention. To that end, I skipped something today that I usually never skip, but it was a group event. As much as I love it, I needed not to go. This weekend will find me spending some extra time alone watching old movies and bad TV. Come Tuesday of next week, I will be even footed again. Here's to spirituality. It's a messy business knowing ourselves and how to be healthy in the world.
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My next speaker will be a statement project. One intended to enter cost-no-object performance but retain a modest price. I'm building it because it doesn't exist in the market and creating my own is half the fun.
Design Goals
Very high output
Effortless dynamic performance
High efficiency
Controlled directivity
Flat on axis response
Smooth polar response transition
Neutral, relaxed and slightly warm sound
Wide sweet spot
Wide and deep immersive sound stage
Allow for upgrades
Sculptural design
Design concept
My goals dictate that this speaker must use a large midrange driver to provide directivity control and it must have high efficiency and high power handling. In particular, it needs low compression and a smooth extended response without harsh breakup or uncontrolled resonances which show up as peaks and dips in response. The ideal driver I have found is the Acoustic Elegance TD12M:
When comparing the parameters of this driver to other 12" drivers designed for midrange use, it becomes clear that it is exceptional. The structure is similar to a subwoofer, but it has a treated paper cone and accordian surround. There is a woofer version that has a rubber half roll surround more like what we see in typical hifi drivers, but it turns out this is quite a compromise, introducing resonances. An accordian surround is a better choice. Unlike the ugly foam gasket we have on many comparable drivers, we have a neat rubber gasket. Later I'll create another post to rave more about this driver - it has no equal.
The challenge it creates is that a crossover around 1.2k is needed to avoid beaming. Few tweeters will meet my output goals, and most of them will fail to perform well with such a low crossover. The only real option is a compression driver loaded into a waveguide. I expect the polar response will match around 1.2k.
The compression driver will be Beyma CP380M which is well regarded. The B&C DE250 was also considered an equivalent, but the cost is a lot more in Australia.
The waveguide will be a custom made oblate spheroid 15". I'm planning to turn it up on a lathe and from there I may create a fibreglass mould, or simply build them both on the lathe.
What about bass?
Bass will be handled by stereo 40 Hz bass horns (not yet built). In my room I expect them to cover 35 - 150 Hz with 97 - 100 db efficiency. Their corner location and stereo setup means they don't interfere with imaging, even with such a high crossover. They create more energy in the upper octave which is a problem area with room modes. I've also found I can smooth out a dip around 70 Hz if the mains extend to about 60 Hz.
So there will be some overlap between the mains and subs from 60 - 150 Hz. This is not a problem - in reality it is an advantage. Those who see this as doing it "the wrong way" in many cases don't consider the complexity of getting a smooth response in this region. For some insight, have a look at my in-room measurements. Forget the arguments that apply only in an anechoic chamber, in a real room, more bass sources below the Shroeder frequency is usually better.
What about the other goals?
The wide sweet spot and large immersive spacious sound stage will come from an open baffle design. This will limit the extension to around 150 Hz and I may include a monopole woofer to extend down to 60 Hz. The warm natural sound will come from some frequency response shaping. I have found that this works if the drivers are well behaved to begin with.
This speaker will be an active design, powered by Behringer DCX 2496 digital active crossover. I will be creating a rotating measurement stand to measure polar response outdoors.
Tweeter - modified DSE A2760 (80 watts into a tweeter with 108db 1w1m - that should be enough)
Midrange - Behringer Europower EP2500 (650w)
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Last night I went to the Clodagh McKenna pop up restaurant in Selfridge's. What a fantastic evening of wonderful Irish food and flavours! There was such a pretty table setting awaiting me with wild flowers, the menu for the evening and the cutest mini loaf of rosemary and wild garlic Irish bread, yum! While I waited for the meal I was served the most delicious concoction of Dingle Gin, Lemon and Thyme Soda. It was such a refreshing and light drink, Clodagh posted the recipe on Instagram a few days ago so check it out here. Apologies for the poor picture, I was half way through guzzling down the lemony goodness when I realised I hadn't taken a picture! 🙂
Above: Beef and Cheese – Carpaccio of aged beef from Whelan's farm in Co. Tipperary with mature Coolea cheese and radish
Above: Seaweed and Nettle – Handmade ravioli with wild dillisk from Co. Clare filled with Irish smoked salmon and St. Tola goats cheese with wild nettle pesto Above: Lamb & Nectarine – Lamb from the foot of the Blackstaires Mountain with Kilkenny apple syrup roasted nectarine and early summer herbs Above: Bread & Butter – Irish whiskey & Achill Island sea salt caramel sauce coating a bread and butter pudding served with Irish soda bread ice cream
Clodagh came out to say a few words before the meal began, it was really inspiring to hear her speak so passionately about the Irish produce and producers. Every plate looked and tasted fantastic, Clodagh and her team did an amazing job in the kitchen. I must admit that the highlight was that delicious bread and butter pudding. Oh Lordy, so so tasty! I had never tasted soda bread ice-cream before, holy moly tis only the bees knees! As I was dining on my own I purchased Clodagh's latest book 'Clodagh's Irish Kitchen' to keep me company, the recipes for all the dishes served on the night are in the book so I'm looking forward to trying some at home. After dessert Clodagh came over to introduce herself, she was so lovely and welcoming! She even rescued me from my solitude by whisking me over to a table of fellow Irish folk!
It was such a wonderful evening, I'm very envious of tonight's guests who are probably enjoying that lamb main course right now! For some more pics check out my snapchat (bakemystyle) and Instagram accounts.
Toodles for now,
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Now this is a collar that some of us might not mind wearing around, never mind that it does not look too fashionable in the first place. However, it does have a place in our society, where the Human Speaker functions as a special collar which is capable of producing audio with a unique kind of input – through the way you open and move your lips. Designer Nic Wallenberg's idea of the Human Speaker does away with the need for audio to actually pass through your vocal cords.
The Human Speaker works this way – this collar will be able to transmit vibrations straight to the upper throat (and in the process as mentioned earlier, it bypasses the vocal cords along the way), where it will generate a cybernetic sound which can be modulated by the wearer into various sounds, similar to how one would do when singing or talking. The thing is, it can only generate a couple of notes at a time, and if you want to come up with something more complex other than droning, you will need the help of several people to do so.
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Here's from tonight's gig. Singer sat in. She's pretty amazing and the crowd just loves her. She sat in a couple of times before. Just love it when musicians of this quality just drop by and it shows respect for what we can do as well.
Blue Bossa
Here's another singer from another prior gig (June I think) doing Blue Bossa (who would have known that Blue Bossa had lyrics!).
Blue Bossa #2
I wonder how people judge these two singers. Both very good in different ways.
Also I should note that this is the first time I've played as a Trio and I was quite comfortable. I wasn't rushing and we pretty much played completely different tunes than on my set list in reaction to the crowd. But I didn't get fazed.
Now I felt stiffer than usual but I didn't feel that it affected anything I was actually doing other than perhaps not smiling much at the audience. Maybe time to learn things outside of music (like professional demeanor).


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Jul 17, 2017
London 10km success
We are delighted to announce that last weekend, 3 of our Sarrie's Track Club members completed the British 10km Westminster run.
Marc, Robbie and Chris each took on the 10km route with their buddy runners who they train with each week at Allianz Park. For some of our runners this was the first time they had ever taken on a challenge of this nature and many smashed the targets they had initially set themselves, not only finishing the race but with many setting sub 1 hour times!
Massive congratulations to all our runners, in particular Robbie, Marc and Chris who have shown such great determination to raise awareness of Autism and Saracens Sport Foundation.
Marc- 00:53:43
Robbie- 00:51:39
Chris- 01:13:26
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A survey of federal agencies has found more than 120 programs that collect and analyze large amounts of personal data on individuals to predict their behavior.
The survey, to be issued Thursday by the General Accounting Office, an investigative arm of Congress, found that the practice, known as data mining, was ubiquitous.
In canvassing federal agencies, the accounting office found that 52 were systematically sifting through computer databases. These agencies reported 199 data mining projects, of which 68 were planned and 131 were in operation. At least 122 of the 199 projects used identifying information like names, e-mail addresses, Social Security numbers and driver's license numbers.
The survey provides the first authoritative estimate of the extent of data mining by the government. It excludes most classified projects, so the actual numbers are likely to be much higher.
The Defense Department made greatest use of the technique, with 47 data mining projects to track everything from the academic performance of Navy midshipmen to the whereabouts of ship parts and suspected terrorists.Continue reading the main story
Senator Daniel K. Akaka, Democrat of Hawaii, who requested the report by the accounting office, said: ''I am disturbed by the high number of data mining activities in the federal government involving personal information. The government collects and uses Americans' personal information and shares it with other agencies to an astonishing degree, raising serious privacy concerns.''
A federal advisory committee appointed by Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said last week that Congress should pass laws to protect the civil liberties of Americans when the government scans computer records and data files for information about terrorists.
Newton N. Minow, chairman of the committee, said he and other panel members would formally present their report to Mr. Rumsfeld on Thursday.
The panel said federal agencies should generally be required to obtain court approval ''before engaging in data mining with personally identifiable information'' on United States citizens. It also said that federal investigators should, if possible, work with anonymous data, stripped of personal identifiers, and use the minimum amount of data needed to achieve their purpose.
The panel was created to quell a political uproar over a Pentagon plan to hunt terrorists by monitoring e-mail messages and fishing through huge databases of financial, medical and travel information.
The accounting office defined data mining as the use of sophisticated technology, statistical analysis and modeling to uncover hidden patterns and subtle relationships in data, and to infer rules that allow for the prediction of future activity.
Of the 199 data mining projects, 54 use information from the private sector, like credit reports and records of credit card transactions. Seventy-seven projects use data obtained from other federal agencies, like student loan records, bank account numbers and taxpayer identification numbers.
In its catalog of data mining, the accounting office listed these projects:
$(6$)The Internal Revenue Service mines financial data to predict which individual tax returns have the greatest potential for fraud and which corporations are most likely to make improper use of tax shelters.
$(6$)The Defense Intelligence Agency mines data from the intelligence community and searches the Internet to identify people, including United States citizens, who are most likely to have connections to foreign terrorist activities.
$(6$)The Department of Homeland Security seeks clues to possible terrorist activity by looking for patterns in myriad records of crimes, arrests and unusual behavior, traffic tickets and incidents involving the possession of firearms.
James X. Dempsey, executive director of the Center for Democracy and Technology, a civil liberties group, said: ''In many cases, the private sector is subject to stricter standards than the government. The Fair Credit Reporting Act, for example, imposes limits on commercial uses of personal financial and other data, but there are virtually no limits on government uses.''Continue reading the main story


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So I think I will just get the formalities out of the way before I jump into this.
My name is Jade September, I am not the newest addition to the accounting team. However, my start with Mobile Transactions is a fairly recent one. The newest addition would be Ragmat Davids, although I am sure many of you would have seen our names pop up in your email inbox's often enough to get annoyed at the pair of us and to realise that we are the newest employees at the Cape Town offices.
It would seem my experience thus far matters, which is awesome. That being said, one conversation flowed into another and it was decided that I should write a blog post.
Since by nature, I am an honest person, I will say that I hate finance. I just happen to be good at it. Weird isn't it? However, when I heard word of an employment opportunity here, I thought "Why not? It is not where I would like to be but it is a change" and was it ever.
My first week here must have been one of the most stressful experiences I have ever had, but I can honestly say that I have come to love the company and the things they are involved in. I am living the brand, so to speak.
The vision of this company is so inspiring, that when my family and friends ask me where I work now, they need to prepare for a very lengthy explanation ranging from what I do, to my place in the bigger scheme of things. I love the fact that I can come to work and actually feel like I am making a difference in the world. One reads the blog posts and watches the Kiva videos and everything suddenly comes together very nicely. You realise that even though it might not seem that way, you are helping people and improving their standard of living. Isn't that in itself something to be largely content with?
Okay I can feel myself running away with this, so onto the next topic. The People.
I love the people I work with. In Cape Town, we have the accounting department and the I.T department. Two separate departments, one vision.
I don't feel like I am in an accounting box and that's it. I don't feel any divide between the two departments, everyone is treated the same and all issues and queries affect us all. Everyone is extremely willing to help where they can and it's awesome.
We have Lelemba, the resident Chartered Accountant and Queen Diva. I still can't get over how down to earth and friendly this woman is. It's a joy to be working alongside her and I intend to take in as much as I can.
Then we have Leshain, The internal auditor and fellow Diva extradonaire. One of the most helpful and friendly women I have ever met. It's like she comes with her own sun. She is just warm and positive all the time. I don't think I have ever seen her upset, even when the newbies mess up.
Amid all the females, we have Charlton. I think the guys in Zambia should start keeping Charlton company during the day because the dude is really starting to feel the lack of testosterone now gents, he can only be around the I.T dudes for so long before he has to come back over to accounts and feel that overwhelming surge of power infused oestrogen all around him.
Then there's Marissa, my fellow vivacious Diva and friend. Working with her is an absolute joy. I am extremely proud of her and in awe of how much she, alongside Leshain, accomplishes on a daily basis and I am sure many of the people in the Zambian office can vouch for that.
Then we have Ragmat, the newest employee in Cape Town. So far, I have enjoyed working with her. We talk, we joke, we laugh and we work. What more could I ask for from the girl who sits next to me?
We also have Keith, our Chief Finance Officer. Another person who amazes me with how down to earth and helpful he is. I am not afraid to strike up a conversation with him or to joke with him because that is just the type of person he is. There is a time for work and all the time in between is to joke with everyone here, especially Brett. Just listening to Keith and Brett on a daily basis has to put a smile on your dial.
In my head, generally I.T people are stuck up and snobbish and unwilling to assist with anything. Was I in for culture shock when I got to Mobile Transactions. Never in my entire 23 years of existence have I come across Nerds (don't even deny it guys) who laugh so much and are capable of talking so much smack!! They make the day fly by and I can never understand how Brett is able to get them to be serious! Though, one tends to understand when they listen to Brett where it all comes from. Yet The system keeps evolving.
Hopefully this little post gives everyone some insight as to what goes through my head on a daily basis.


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Shorewood Elementary School's Holiday Bazaar will be Saturday, Nov. 9
Shorewood Elementary School's annual Holiday Bazaar will be held Saturday, Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
"We will have 60 plus vendors from all over the Puget Sound showcasing their talents of crafted items along with a bake sale, cafe and raffle to raise money for the PTA," reads an announcement. "It's a fun family day out to purchase unique holiday gifts."
This community tradition has been running for over 25 years, and is FREE to enter.
Shorewood Elementary School is located at 2725 SW 116th Ave in Burien.


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I am a SharePoint consultant working for itgroove Professional Services located in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia Canada. I am a recent "consulting convert" having come over from the IT Administrator side. My previous life was as a systems admin, developer and CIO in the education world (specifically K-12).
This blog is me writing about what I know. I am passionate about SharePoint and Office 365 and passionate about its application in schools. This blog will focus on these two passions as we explore the power of SharePoint and Office 365 in the education landscape. From time to time it will expand more into general SharePoint and Office 365 topics but for the most part I will try to tailor it to an education IT Pro and IT Leader audience.
We will explore SharePoint and Office 365 and how they can be tailored to be successful in education. I truly believe that there is huge power behind what SharePoint can bring to the classroom and I think one of the implementation barriers it faces is that what is seen up front at first glance is very business focused. I hope this blog can help you move past some of these hurdles.
We will explore everything from the pedagogy and student experience side, to more in-depth technical how-to's, and tips and tricks. We will focus on SharePoint and Office 365 but we will also talk significantly about one of my favorite products – OneNote – as well as dabble in Exchange.
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One of the inherent strengths of today's newer GPS systems for construction equipment is their ability to present the operator with an in-cabdisplay of the terrain — even when that terrain is under water. That ability alone can shave significant time off a project. Couple that advantage, however, with a reduced reliance on staking and checking; elimination of the risk of over-excavating and an over all improvement in quality; and that system becomes invaluable. On a recent subdivision project which called for creation of a pair of man-made lakes, an uneven lake bottom — deliberately designed to provide for fish habitat — would have stymied most grading firms. For Omaha-based JAM Grading, equipping their excavator with a Topcon GPS+system made it another day at the office.
The Shadow Lake development in Papillion is the latest addition to what is becoming one of the most prestigious — and fastest-growing — suburbs of Omaha. When complete, the 400-acre site will feature 700 mid- to upper-bracket homes and an amenity fairly uncommon to the Nebraska landscape: a 47-acre lake. According to Jon Maloney, project superintendent for JAM Grading, Trucking & Demolition, the firm handling grading for the entire project, that water feature offered its share of challenges.
"The horseshoe-shaped lake is actually two separate digs — one 11 acres, the other 36 acres — which represent removal of about 400,000 yards of material. There were a number of issues that challenged us throughout the course of the project, but none more so than the water table. Despite ahydrologist's report that said it shouldn't happen, water started coming in 5 feet before we hit our designated lake bottom. So we dug a trench to cut off the ground water, pumped out the area and let the ground firm up enough for us to resume bringing in equipment."
Lake depths, according to Maloney, will vary, but will generally be 18 feet to 20 feet deep in the larger Shadow Lake reservoir side and 24 feet in the smaller Midlands reservoir side.
"The Midlands side is designed deeper to allow for a 10-foot accumulation of silt from runoff over the next 20 years. However, if the area continues to develop the way it has, the runoff won't be anywhere near that projected depth."
With a 21-year history under its belt, site development is nothing new to JAM Grading. Even the opportunity to do some lake creation was well within its job description. Where things got murky (literally, in some cases) was in the special contours of the lake bed at Shadow Lake.
"In many areas, the lake bed is anything but flat," says Maloney. "It undulates with bowls, humps and ridges that are designed to be enticing habitats for fish when the lake is filled. While that's a great, environmentally sound idea, it presented a whole new set of grading challenges for us. Based on previous experience with this technology, I made the decision early on to purchase a GPS system; it proved to be one of the best decisions we could have made."
Despite their efforts to keep things dry, Maloney says there were many cases in which the lake bottom was still under water making it impossible to check grade in a traditional manner.
"That was also the case with every one of the bowls and depressions in the lake bottom," he says. "Using the Topcon 3DXi, however, our operator simply looked at the profile on his cab display and saw the whole picture: what he had done, what he was currently doing and what he had yet to do. Based on that, it was simply a matter of digging down to grade; a job which could have been a real headache was suddenly easy and accurate."
The system in place at JAM Grading, a 3DXi GPS+ system from Topcon Positioning Systems (Livermore, Calif.), brings excavator operators the same grade control benefits available for years to users of dozers and scrapers. According to the Todd Bechtel, vice president of Omaha-based DK&B Construction Specialties, which initially rented the system to JAM, the 3DXi features 360-degree CAN-based tilt sensors which continually measure angles from the excavator's cab, boom, stick, and bucket.
"This allows the operator to make a precise cut every time regardless of what angle the machine is at. If he is sitting on a 4-percent grade, for example, and puts the stick out, the unit has already factored in that grade and displays the appropriate terrain shot to him — in real time — on the cab-mounted GX-60 control box/display. That display can prove valuable in a number of ways, including allowing operators to accurately position their machine over a utility centerline, and as an aid in steering indication. I might add that, although the 3Dxi is the most sophisticated system available today, our customers find it to be very user-friendly. So from a support standpoint, we have the best of both worlds."
Bechtel adds that, because GPS-based systems are largely software-driven, changes and upgrades are fast and easy. "Topcon is excellent in that regard as well," he says. "They are very responsive to feedback from the field and make any resultant upgrades free to their customers, which really makes a difference. JAM Grading first took the 3DXi as a 120-day rental and had such success with it that after nine months they bought it outright."
Ironically, a good part of the reason for JAM's extended use of the 3DXi was the result of its success. According to Jon Maloney, the ease with which they were able to make accurate cuts kept things moving along so well that additional on-site work — add-ons, he called them — presented themselves.
"There's no doubt that the accuracy of the GPS shaved time off this project — in our case, I'd say we saved weeks. In this business, both time and money can be lost through over-excavating and on a site comparable to what we were doing at Shadow Lake, just over digging by 1 inch can result in unnecessarily moving 5,000 yards of material. Given that our expenses out there were about $12,500 a day, it's easy to see how that can all add up. Using conventional methods, it is possible to waste $50,000 to $60,000 in a hole that size. Because excavation is no longer guess work, that risk has been eliminated with the Topcon system."
The add-ons JAM "earned" included a number of on-site projects such as digging of new retention ponds and stripping of ditches that had silted over. The work didn't stop there,says Maloney.
"Toward the latter part of the lake excavation, while it was being evaluated by engineers, we did an emergency dig to help out a utility crew on a nearby street. Time was of the essence and, again, we really benefited from having the Topcon GPS system in place. It told us precisely when we were at the required depth to allow the utility crew to get in and do their work. Any time you can pick up an additional project or two and keep people and equipment working, it's a plus for everyone."
Maloney says they had initially planned on wrapping up their portion of the development in the spring but, because of the pace they kept, the majority of the work has now been completed.
"While we are very pleased with the time savings alone, I feel it's important to note that the Topcon GPS not only speeds up the process, it improves the quality and efficiency of the work we do. It gives the engineers exactly what they want every time. We had an area on-site leading from the lakebed up to the home sites that was extremely challenging. It was a step-like feature that went from the lake, up to a flat safety berm, up to a trail, then to another flat spot, then up to the back of the lots, then up to another flat spot, and finally up to the top of the walkout where the houses actually sit."
Despite it being a very complex situation, he says the 3DXi allowed the operator to make the cuts needed for each level without setting any stakes at all. With those cuts in place, JAM's dozers and scrapers followed with all the flatwork.
"There were so may times throughout the course of the job that the GPS helped us out, but this was a facet of the project which really proved that our decision to add the Topcon system was the right one. It's been a nice addition to our business."


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'Goa. A tourist's delight. A traveler's dream.'
A vacation always brings with you a desire. Some love the crowd, the trinkets and the ever-changing facets of mystery and excitement. Some love the idea of vanishing to a place where nature and seclusion beckons you each time you want to feel alive. Such is Elsewhere, one of Goa's best kept secrets.
They say your oldest stories are your family's most valuable heirlooms. Inheriting a part of your ancestral possession always comes with a sense of joy and nostalgia at the same time. This beautiful stretch of land was bestowed upon Denzil Sequeira by his great grand father. Denzil, a renowned photographer who also calls himself a farmer, converted this piece of heritage into something breathtaking. "I recollect stories from my childhood about the family spending the summer in Mandrem. Great big baskets of clams were boiled in copper vessels filled with toddy from the coconut trees to feast on after long swims", laughs Denzil.
It was during this spring, that my friend Sakshi and I were invited by Denzil to visit Elsewhere. The first sight that caught our eye was the otter creek bridge which marks it's beautiful entrance. This creeky little bamboo bridge has been designed in a way that complements it's natural surroundings . Upon reaching, we were given the warmest welcome by Barbara. She is the whole and soul of this nature stay. Her amicable nature quickly put us at ease as we sat over a glass of chilled watermelon juice. We had a soulful conversation about Life, Nature and Spirituality. We discussed how in reality, all we need is less. That in the end, we were all meant to intertwine into nature and its remains. Elsewhere was created to give the on boarders a feeling of peace, quiet and the sense of belonging to mother Earth.
Elsewhere offers an idea of a perfect vacation for a family where sitting for hours transfixed watching the ocean and spending quality time with loved ones can be the most soothing therapy nature offers. Simple yet comfortable, 'Elsewhere' is a house full of character, meant for those who appreciate the things that time does not change.
As we walked around this handsome property, we could spot flora and creativity in every nook and corner. The morning sunlight glinted gracefully on the Arabian Sea. To us, Elsewhere seemed like a canvas that was furnished by nature and embroidered by Denzil's imagination. We couldn't help but understand that the way this place has been nurtured with all the love and care, makes Elsewhere what it is. We also came to know that the beach also serves as a turtle nesting area in the months of September to March.
Along the vast stretch of white sands were beautiful beach houses along with 3 beautiful otter creek tents. The Captain's House, The Piggery, The Priest's house and The Bakery are situated right on the beach with a view that is unimaginably spectacular.
The exclusive Otter Creek Tents are all in the most idyllic setting. All three tents are on the beach and face the creek, which runs parallel to the sea where tranquility, peace and purity prevail. Each tent also has its own sit-out and a bamboo jetty, over the creek.
We later got an opportunity to meet Denzil. We sat beneath a sprawling banyan tree. The roots draped flawlessly over the light breeze that followed. We indeed had a wonderful time with Denzil and Barbara that morning. Unfortunately, it was time for us to leave since we had a train to catch in less than a few hours.
On our way back, both of us sat silently in the car trying to grasp every bit of the landscape and solitude within us. As I always believe and often say, travel hard, wherever it might be. Get lost into nature, for you might just find yourself.


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Do you have a "big dream" that you don't like to tell oters about? Some people want to be entrepreneurs and quit their boring day jobs, some people want to be authors and share their stories with the world. Howver, few people will admit this if someone asked them what are their dreams or ambition.
Typically, we don't admit our dreams and hopes to others because we don't want them to laugh at us and tell us to get our heads "out of the clouds." And, if we're honest with ourselves, we don't admit our dreams and hopes because we know they have a small chance of becoming reality! We let a fear of failure stop us from not only speaking about our dreams, but pursuing them!
This is a huge mistake. The reality is when we give "voice" to our dreams by speaking about them, the more we will become motivated to actually find ways to carry them out.
For instance, if you want to be an author, what do you do? The first step is to find out what type of book you want to write. Romance? Science Fiction? Biography? Young Adult Fiction? Many authors write their first book in the genre they loved to read them most.
Next, visit bookstores, libraries or go online to check out books in the genre in which you plan to write. What do you like about those books? What do you think will make your book stand out when compared to the books already on the market?
Once you write your book and publish it (either print or as an e-book or both), you will be able to legitimately say you're a "published author."
The point is that with a variety of resources available, including articles, online writer's forums, and local writing groups, it is not difficult to start fulfilling your dream of being an author. So in other words, if you want to say you're an "author," then all you have to do is to begin writing! Writing on a regular basis allows you to enjoy what you're passionate about without downplaying your dream to others.
Once you start looking at your goals and dreams like this, it allows you to completely forget the idea of failure. Failure, then, is no longer an issue—nor is it an option!


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Meeting Record
When: 10:00 am - 11:00 am, 03Jan2018
Place: Teleconference
Facilitator: Hanming Tu
Scribe: Hanming Tu
Attendance: Wendy, Mary, Jared, Hal, Andy, Mat, Gustav, Peter, Hanming
- Agenda
- PhUSE CSS
- Poster abstracts: due day 1/12/2018; abstract to the team by Friday
- White paper: Mary
- Repository: Hanming/Gustav
- Education: Jared/Wendy
- Test Data: Peter
- Workshop:
- Workshop Description
- Poster abstracts: due day 1/12/2018; abstract to the team by Friday
This session will explore the repository in the GitHub environment, looking at the targets (TFL) defined in the whitepapers, the scripts developed for the targets, the guidelines for qualifying scripts, the steps for contributing scripts and a new way of accessing, sharing and executing scripts with script metadata using R phuse package.
- Mary to ping the team to find out who could present white paper part in the workshop
- Gustav to ping the team to find out who could demo the qualification process and scripts in the repo.
- Breakout session by 1/17, 2/7, 2/21/2018
- Define schedule
- Wendy to help coordinating with other groups: Data visualization, whodrug B3, Best practice for data collection instruction
- Contents for the sessions
- Updates from each projects: Hanming to send out the template with old info in it; Project leads to send updates to Hanming
- Define schedule
- Project Update for PhUSE SC: next SC meeting 1/12/2018
- Process diagram was updated
- Update project status
- New project proposal
- PhUSE US Annual Conference 6/3~6/2018
- Whitepaper: Abstract submitted by Mary/Nhi/Terry Walsh/Peter
- Script Repo: Abstract submitted by Hanming/Gustav
- Education: Jared
- CDISC InterChange
- Abstract submission is open; The deadline for submission of abstracts is 12 January 2018
- PhUSE/CSS conference 4~6 March, 2018
- Deadline for posters is January 12, 2017
- Provide two people for IOC rate: project leads who do not submit a poster: Gustav, Rebeka, Andy, and Hal.
- Whitepaper: Mary
- Test Datasets: Peter
- Script development: Gustav
- Repo: Hanming
- Capacity planning: Wendy
- Crowd-sourcing an interactive Safety Review Tool
- Next step - Mat, Steve, Mary will meet to think about next steps, some momentum for R Shiny
- It is overlapped with Data Visualization project team and we will keep tacking how DV progress on this.
- Document Versioning
- It may be discussed in the CSS discussion club.
- We just need to tack on this and will participate in using the tools selected
- Project Update
- P01 - SDA: Script discovery and acquisition (Rebeka M Revis; Alfredo Rojas)
- Version 1.1 FDA contributed white paper has been finalized and uploaded to the Deliverable Catalog, we'll update links once we know the exact format of the document name
- Need to remind JumpStart reps that they were going to tell us which scripts are used more than others; we got back from the rep: they are equal.
- Lina will provide an update in PhUSE EU annual conference 2017
- No update this time
- Wendy - Reach out to Rebeka and Alfredo to get update (WD reached out to Alfredo, awaiting reply)
- P02 - RCD: Repository content and delivery (Gustav Bernard; Andrew Miskell; FDA Liaison: Mat Soukup)
- Focusing on outliers/shifts white paper: move a little slower during summer and will pick up speed
- Formed one team to work on scripts:
- Formed an R team (currently have 4): a repository was created and finished 1st three functions.
- Slow but make progress on graph and input data: 3 R scripts uploaded in github; could not install through install.package; individual script can be downloaded through github.
- Status: CT 7 of 7 finished; 3 of 7 R script finished; SAS started 1 of 5 outlier shift scripts
- P03 - RGI: Repository governance and infrastructure: (Mike Carniello and Hanming Tu)
- Focused on getting the test server: the server is created and has been used by Tim W.'s team.
- Cross-industry R group has nice front-end to get ideas from
- Hanming provided update on the paper and demonstrated the phuse R package
- P07 - CPE: Communication, Promotion and Education (Jared Slain and Wendy Dobson)
- Updated the wiki pages and added posters and events
- Create an educational series on analytical and statistical methods from the white papers
- Create a forum or chat for communicating
- Jared/Wendy has updated the list of up-coming conferences under the P07 project
- Wendy has updated CPE page and added Brenda Crowe video to CPE project, Deliverables and distributed via Youtube Media
- Susan Duke jointed the last call and had some interesting discussion
- Mary: one video targeted before March 2018
- P08 - ADW: Analysis and Display White papers (Mary Nilsson)
- Have a big goal on Q3 and Q4
- Working on asking MedDRA MSSO to take back creating gender- and pediatric-specifics lists
- Making progress on the AE; DM and the deposition are on target.
- ASA group might be able to help
- V2: plan to have DM/DS/Medication done before March 2018
- P09 - TDF: Test Data Factory (Peter Schaefer)
- Github has a size limit - running into data that is bigger than the limit (20 mb?)
- We need to talk about the "dirty data" in the future meeting; we may not clean the CDISC data but we need to be able to simulate the "dirty data" so that we could demo the tools to identify the "dirty data"
- the pilot data are not cleaned at current version; we just document them.
- The updated datasets are uploaded into github.
- SDTM is complete and plan to get ADaM dataset done before March 2018
- Plan to create DefineXML based on SDTM and ADaM
- Got one volunteer - Tanya Walton - 6 people total now
- Action items
- Hanming/Mary to provide two names for IOC rate for PhUSE/CSS conference
- Mary/Hanming/Jared/Peter: to submit poster abstracts to PhUSE/CSS before 1/12/2018


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History & Heritage: Guide to Polk County (printed by Crown Printing)
By Tom Palmer of The Ledger
Polk's top historical and cultural sites are finally on the map.
It is the first time in Polk's history that information on the county's significant historical and cultural sites has been assembled in one place, the result of more than a year of effort coordinated by Myrtice Young, Polk's historic preservation manager.
"This will help to take the walls down from around the historical museum," Young said as she discussed the brochure's impact in her office at the Polk History Center in downtown Bartow, a former county courthouse building that now houses a historical museum and a historic and genealogical library.
It's part of a growing effort that has been building over the past few years to expand Polk's tourism promotion activities beyond sporting events to include more cultural events, heritage tourism and ecotourism.
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TIM TEBOW DOES IT AGAIN – Wins Second Heisman Award
Here it is….direct from the Downtown Athletic Club…Tim Tebow Wins his 2nd Heisman Award., setting a new precedent in NCAA record books. Tebow already had won a Heisman two years ago, and was not favored to win this year, his senior season because of a loss against Alabama at the SEC Championship game. Heisman ballots were tabulated by accounting firm Ernst & Young…and Tebow led all other candidates….to win his second Heisman Trophy as the best football player in the nation. He led single-handedly the Gators to a 12-0 regular season record…and the Gators probably put too much pressure on him for the SEC Championship game by depending on Tebow for 92% of the plays. Many thought that Tebow would not win this year, but when you look at his leadership, drive, committment and statistics, it is easy to understand how Tebow garnered more vote that Toby Gerhart (Stanford), Colt McCoy (Texas), Mark Ingram (Alabama) or Ndamukong Hsu (Nebraska).
The United States loves Tim Tebow. The world loves Tim Tebow. College football fans love Tim Tebow. Tebow was the face of college football for the past 4 years. He is an incredible talent, who certainly deserves this award for a encore.
Congratulation to Tim Tebow, 2007 and 2009 Heisman Winner !


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Extraction & Refinement
The supercritical (or subcritical) CO2 method uses carbon dioxide under high pressure and extremely low temperatures to isolate, preserve, and maintain the purity of the medicinal oil. The CO2 extraction process allows compounds to be extracted with low toxicity. When done well the end product is safe, potent, and free of chlorophyll.
Alcohol has a high polarity and is water-soluble, making it one of the least-selective solvents. Using well-dried and well-cured cannabis can help decrease the amount of chlorophyll and moisture pulled from the material. Created by filling a vessel with cannabis, which is then soaked in alcohol and lightly agitated. The longer the mixture is agitated and steeped, the more cannabinoids are extracted—but so are chlorophyll, plant alkaloids and waxes. Depending on the starting material and the quality desired, the cannabis is soaked anywhere from a minute to a few hours, after which the solvent is strained. The remaining solvent is then evaporated leaving behind a powerful oil rich in THC.
Hydrocarbon extraction is a type of cannabis concentrate made using butane/propane as solvents. Commonly accomplished using closed loop extraction system of stainless steel vessels that "wash" cannabis material with liquid butane or propane solvent. The process starts with filling a column with cannabis and "washing" it with liquid hydrocarbons (butane or propane). After being collected, the concentrate/solvent mixture is put inside a vacuum oven where excess solvent is removed from the mixture at a much lower temperature than if it were at regular atmospheric pressure. While a number of variables can determine the final consistency of hydrocarbon extraction (mostly temperature), people use different names when referring to each of the different consistencies. Shatter for instance, refers to the glass-like consistency that often snaps or "shatters" when handled. Budder, honeycomb, crumble, and sap are also used to describe the different textures, though they all fall under the category of hydrocarbon
Is a refinement process which takes end product of an extraction process used and refines the oil once more through a fractioning process to produce a substance with a much higher cannabinoid purity.


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"The findings are a blow to the zero emissions vehicle plan. Just a year ago, 85% of motorists surveyed by Venson said they would seriously consider buying an EV, following news from Total and Shell that they would be installing more charging points. Yet in Venson's '2018 EV Attitudes' survey only 15% confirmed they actually intend to buy one in the very near future."
A bigger group (19%) said they refuse to switch until there is no other option available to them. The other 66% – that are between yes or no today – probably will be step by step switching to the EV side when the value proposition improves.
Top deterrents to buy or choose a company electric vehicle
2017 % 2018 %
Lack of charging points across the UK 69 61
Limited mileage range of EVs 61 45
Cost of charging an EV 42 39
Lack of understanding of the costs and convenience of owning EV 41 36
Servicing and repair costs 31 31
Lack of try before you buy opportunities 24 17
Cost of insurance 19 19
Safety concerns regarding batteries 18 21
Practicalities of being able to charge a car at home – 38
Lack of clarity in terms of ownership implications as a company car driver – 12


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|Title: Intimacy album III
Artist: Kem
Label: Universal Motown Records
Year: 2010
Buy Intimacy album III now
The third album of Kem is entitled "Intimacy album III". On the ten songs on this album Kem romantically explores the field of intimacy. The women are the subject of adoration in KEM's romantic world of music.
All the sweet things we want to hear Kem whispers in our ears. The whispers mostly on a sweet piano melody are alternated with powerful vocals where Kem perfectly holds the notes. Kem's beautiful, smooth and sensual voice will remind you every now and then of Lionel Richie and The Commodores.
The first track "When I'm Loving You" feels like a soul bossa nova song with a smooth flowing rhythm. On "Love Never Fails" it is the intro which immediately feels right and keeps your attention. The same thing happens in the hit song "Why Would You Stay", where you also hear the similarity with Lionel Richie's voice. In "Share My Life" you might feel the sound waves with the great song "On The Ocean" from K'Jon. You might not miss the way Kem uses fingers and toes in "Human Touch", very intimate and lovely. The song you have to play not only on mother's day is "A Mother's Love" for all the sweet mama's out there. How nice from Kem to collaborate with two great sounding women on two very nice tracks. You will hear Jill Scott's golden voice on the jazzy song "Golden Days" which she co-wrote with Kem. In this track Kem sings a bit in the scat singing style that we know from AL Jarreau. You will also notice the deep and soulful voice of Maurissa Rose on "If It's Love".(TA)
Stand Out Tracks: When I'm Loving You, Love Never Fails, Share My Life, Human Touch, If It's Love, Why Would You Stay, Golden Days
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What do you want to be known for?
The answer to that question should be apparent in your brand or your marketing materials.
You hear the word "brand" thrown around quite a bit. Major corporations spend millions of dollars each year to ensure consumers never forget their brand. Now it's time to think about yours. Not to worry, the Marketing Your Brand course won't require you to send millions of dollars on marketing your brand, but it will help you discover your brand.
When you think brand your first thoughts probably go to creating a logo, however your brand is more than a logo or a web site. Your brand is your promise to your clients. Your brand tells them what they can expect from you and what differentiates you from the other thousands of real estate agents out there.
What You'll Learn:
Learn how you should go about crafting your brand through easy to follow exercises.
Defining your brand takes time and thought. Once your brand is established you will learn what marketing activities you need to do to build and grow your business. It's important to note that your marketing efforts to your clients and sphere of influence are not a one size fits all task. In this course you will receive a variety of marketing ideas that you can tailor to your market, your sphere and your unique personality.
The Marketing Your Brand course will also help you create an annual Marketing Plan that will serve you well as you get busy and your business grows.
What's Included:
Market Yourself with Little or No Money
Learn 5 ways to use social media to get clients without annoying your friends.
Learn What You Need to Know About Online Marketing
Step-by-step instructions on what you should be doing every day, every week and every month to build a profitable real estate business
How to Communicate with Your Sphere
We give you samples of what to write in your handwritten notes, scripts for telephone conversations and marketing ideas.
Why You Should Have an Online Presence
Learn what type of information consumers want to know about you and why you should give it to them.
Craft your Unique Selling Proposition (USP)
Why should a buyer or seller work with you? We'll give you step-by-step instructions on how to write your Unique Selling Proposition to answer that question.
The 3 Biggest Marketing Mistakes Real Estate Agents Make
Don't waste your money, time and energy on activities that don't produce results.
Do Your Looks Matter?
Sorry, but they do. We'll show you what you need to do to attract more clients.
Training Format:
Online video training
Get the training you need and want whenever you need or want it…in the privacy of your own home. Train at your own pace on your own schedule. No one has to know what you don't know.
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For the agent on the go, simply download the complete audio version of the course to get the training you need or the pep talk you need immediately.


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DevOps Engineer / 6 months / Paris / Start ASAP
As part of a project in the field of Energy, we are looking for an Ops profile to intervene in agile teams (set up autonomous team DevOps).
Its mission will be to:
The activities envisaged: - Monitoring & KPI: Implementation of technical indicators and applications of good health professions (choice of tools, adaptation of business code, health checks, etc.).
- Management of logs and exceptions: improvement of the messages, tools of concentration and analysis of logs.
- Robustness, robustness and capacity planning: elimination of weak points, implementation of degraded modes and mechanisms of protection against saturation (e.g.: Circuit Breaker Pattern), Action plans of Load test, Plan d adding capacity.
- Security: patches to apply, company security rules, etc. - Reliability of production releases: progressive activation (feature toggle) or partial (canary testing) of features, integration, etc. - Processes and tools: improvement of dev / prod processes, alignment and sharing of tools. - Follow-up of the master plan: management of version upgrades of middleware, technical migrations, rationalisation of environments.
- Evolutions of the application and the infrastructure: re-factoring of the infrastructure, introduction of new technologies, plan of increase in competence.
The technical perimeter:
- Application: Microservice Java Springboot, batch Spark, Front Angular 5
- Continuous Integration: GITLab, Jenkins
- Infrastructure: Centos / Redhat 7, Openshift, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Cassandra BDD and MySQL, Amazon AWS cloud
- Supervision: Pinpoint, ELK, Dynatrace
Experience required:
+ 5 years Mandatory technical skills: cf. technical scope. An ability to accompany the customer and the agile team in setting up the DevOps is a big plus.
|Standort: Paris, Île-de-France
|Gehalt: €400 - €500 per day
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La Paz is the political capital city with more indigenous representation in Latin America. This is the most unusual meeting point of the national cultures from the western world. This symbiosis is present in all the situations of the social, political, economic and cultural life.
Having the Illimani Mountain as a guardian, La Paz grows on a unique topography, acquiring an appearance that is not comparable with that of other cities. It also has its own identity, an aura of legend and mystery and a highly geographically and culturally differentiated environment.
La Paz was founded in 1548 by Alonso de Mendoza in Laja which was a resting point between Potosi and Cusco. Three days later, it was moved more to the east, to the border of Altiplano where the ravines begin. It was a warmer place called Choqueyapu (in Aymara Chuquiyapu, 'farm of potatoes or gold) due to the mild climate of this head of valley. The potato and grain crops were magnanimous as well as the gold that was dragged by the river in the higher slopes.
The full name designated by the Spanish conquerors was Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Our Lady of Peace), becoming the third city after Sucre (1538) and Potosi (1545). Its name commemorates the restoration of peace after the civil war that followed the insurrection of Gonzalo Pizarro against Blasco Núñez Vela, the first viceroy of Peru. La Paz rises against the Spanish colony on 16 July 1809 led by Pedro Domingo Murillo and other local martyrs and establishes the first free government of Latin America, forming a Junta Tuitiva on 22 July 1809. Later, after the Federal War of 1898 La Paz assumed de facto the seat of government (Executive and Legislative Branches), remaining only the Judiciary Branch in the city of Sucre.
The Plaza Murillo,the kilometer 0, pays tribute to the hero of the 1809 liberty quest Pedro Domingo Murillo. From this place, you can observe a whole urban unitary with neoclassical and academic architecture: Nuestra Señora de La Paz Cathedral, the Legislative Palace, and the Government Palace.
The Church of San Francisco as well as the temple and the convent were built with carved stone and finished in the mid-eighteenth century. The facade of the church of San Francisco corresponds to the baroque style as well as its interior. It has a plant with three naves separated by a barrel vault and a semicircular dome with four windows in the crossing. The altarpiece is famous for the fine fabric of its sculpture, covered in gold leaf.
The Calle Jaén is one of the most representatives of the city. Its houses date from the XVIII and XIX centuries and this street takes its name in honor of the libertarian hero Apolinar Jaén, who fought alongside Pedro Domingo Murillo. In this street, there are museums such as the Museum of Gold and Precious Metals and the Museum of Folk Instruments. In this street you can also find several venues offering from folk music performances like the traditional peñas as well as Bolivian and international food and beverages.
La Paz experiences the maximum expression of its folklore in the festivity of Gran Poder with costumes, dances and customs. With colorful traditional costumes coming to life at the sight of the spectators, the festivity of Gran Poder is performed in the festival of Santisima Trinida where one of the main characters is the Chola which is historically the result of the mix of Spanish and Indian called "cholo" and the chola as a family unit.
One of the best samples of folklore and the Bolivian culture is found in the Museum of Ethnography and Folklore which is located one block away from the Plaza Murillo.
The Alasitas Festival is a fair where the craftsmen offer a wide variety of miniature products of everything you could wish for. This is the feast of abundance around the Ekeko, the lord of wealth. This festivity is held each January 24 at the beginning of the summer solstice and officially lasts until February 4.
The Calle de las Brujas (Witches Market) offers an encounter with traditions, local products, medicinal plants, amulets, offerings, herbs, coca as well as healers, yatiris, kallawayas. This market is located at the intersection of Jimenez and Linares streets.
In the southern area of the city of La Paz, you begin a fascinating walk reaching almost 4,000 meters of altitude up to the Apacheta (shrine of stones) and then you arrive at the unusual natural formations of the Valle de las Animas (Valley of Souls), a place of offerings and ritual of the Andean culture. Then, you experience the Grand Canyon of Palca offering the vagaries of nature in canyons formed by the erosion of the land. This atmosphere is accompanied by a mild climate. As you walk along the variety of agricultural plantations in Palca, you can take fascinating pictures of the Illimani Mountain, guardian of La Paz. When returning to the city, the rise again among summits and mountains enables us to reach the Valley of the Moon, a very interesting geographic formation caused by soil erosion that has consumed the top of a mountain of clay. With the course of the centuries, the elements have created a masterpiece of lunar aspect, similar to a desert of stalagmites.
With regard to the viewpoints of La Paz, the topography of the city can be seen from different angles because it is surrounded by natural vantage points; the most visited are Jach'akollo, located in the Nueva Potosí area; Alto Pampahasi, Sallahumani in the La Paz-El Alto highway and Killi Killi, which is the most visited..
Within the department of La Paz, there are natural wonders like Lake Titicaca and the Madidi National Park as well as Tiwanaku - the most important archaeological site of Bolivia
If you are looking for adventure tourism, the most visited attraction is the Death Road to Coroico in Los Yungas area where people go on mountain bikes. The proximity of the city with the Andes Cordillera allows La Paz to be the pass of climbers to snow peaks like Huayna Potosí and the Condoriri Group as well as of hikers who are attracted to the l Choro and Takesi pre-Columbian pathways.
Source: www.turismolapaz.travel (Mónica Mendienta, Juan Luis Alanes)
- Location: It is located in the west of Bolivia, in the Murillo province belonging to the department of La Paz. It is the capital of the department and the seat of government of Bolivia.
- Incline: 3600 m
- Average temperature: 13º C (-5º C in winter and 18º C in summer)
Since La Paz is the seat of government, it has a bus terminal and several bus stations where buses from all over the country and western countries arrive like Peru and Chile. Also, there is an international airport.
There are tourist and public buses departing from Puno. It makes a short stopover in Copacabana and then it continues to La Paz. It takes around 6 hours.
There are tourist and public buses departing from Puno that is part of the route Cusco Puno Desaguadero - La Paz. This trip is around 15 hours. You can also take a 1-hour flight from the Cusco International Airport.
Both cities are part of the backbone of Bolivia. There are daily departures every 30 minutes from the Cochabamba bus terminal. It takes around 7 hours to get to La Paz. You can also take a 25-minute flight to La Paz.
Since these cities make up the backbone of Bolivia, there are buses leaving every 30 minutes from Santa Cruz de la Sierra. It is a 14 hour trip approximately that passes through Cochabamba. There are also flights to La Paz that you can take from both Santa Cruz airports. The flight lasts 40 minutes.


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My second try to make a psycho laugh.
A mother comforting her child
I say Hello three times and noone answers me, how rude!
My throat hurts...worth it! I think this is the best psycho laugh so far...SO FAR :)
The personality snaps and the person's inner psychopath has awakened. It is my first psycho laugh, I will do better ...
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Harley, Maevis, Sorchia, Cameron and Ruby: Foals ready for the My Little Pony Convention at the Seatac Doubletree Inn.
Figuring out which room to visit, which event to attend. The Convention was 3 days, from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Costumes and themed wear were everywhere of course, and it didn't necessarily need to be MLP themed. I learned that this is called "Cosplay." Never heard the word before; didn't know how to pronounce it. Then, of course, the next day I saw it again as one of the new dictionary-worthy words of the year.
This is the Vendors' Hall. The kids made two trips here and carefully considered which swag to purchase.
The girls took 3rd place in this My Little Rock Band Tourney, which was Karaoke as facilitated by Bronies. No explanation as to why some songs were banned.
This MLP Card Game, I learned, is a very important part of the MLP experience.
This is the Cosplay Repair Room. Of course with so many costumes, repairs are always needed and this room is where it happens. This woman and her Cosplay Repair group perform the repair function at several different "Cons".
People loved my asking if I could photograph them.
These two were practicing MLP songs from the show to perform around the hotel as buskers. Please see the accompanying videos to get a full flavor of the spirit and energy of this Convention.
These Bronies were glued to the Electronic Game Room. Tammy, my co-parent-chaperone for the day, pointed out that the room smelled horrendously of post adolescence funk. Indeed it did.
This guy was into the video game. I watched for awhile. There were numerous characters onscreen, all fighting with each other on some dystopian platform and each clearly controlled by one of the Bronies in the room. I asked about the game and received an incredulous "Dude, you don't know Smash Bros?"
This husband and wife, recently moved to Seattle from Boise, won the Song Tourney.
In this room these Bronies were live stream casting a MLP card game that was taking place. Apparently people watch it.
I'd heard of Bronies and I expected them to be a little creepy. I was totally wrong. Almost everyone had the aura of having been some sort of outcast from the in group and MLP provides a venue for nonjudgmental belonging. The atmosphere of "Happy" at this event was incredible, along with the welcoming and acceptance vibe. These young adults were interacting with each other and with the kids as if there were no age differences and with the enthusiasm of children. Watch the two videos at the end of this album. It was really really sweet.
Here the girls are performing their 3rd place song in the Song Tourney.
Excitement happened whenever two people that were the same character met up.
Sorchia, a.k.a. Pinkie Pie, posing with Pinkie Pie in the Cosplay Repair Room.
Encounters with actual MLPs was always an event.
Ponys were accessories that many carried.
This guy that looks like a dangerous biker was super sweet.
These are the teenagers that voice the characters on the cartoon, holding court. They were clearly having a blast and enjoying celebrity-hood.
All done! I wish we could have stayed longer. Many Bronies were telling us we shouldn't miss the concert later that evening. Alas, we had to leave.


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What is WAINoO?
WAINoO is a digital business card that puts your business on turbo speed. WAINoO a business card that will never get lost, a business card that will enable your clients or prospects to add your info to their phone book in 1 click and much more.
Dose WAINoO come in a printed format?
The printed business card version of WAINoO comes with a spatial code printed on the business card. By scanning this code with your smartphone you will be directed to your WAINoO card page. Your WAINoO card is available online 24/7 and can be downloaded to your customer's contact list in 1 click. Your clients can call, text, or email you in 1 click. They can visit your Facebook page and other social pages of your business in 1 click.
When somebody likes you they will be able to share your card with their networks in a click of a button.
Can I add my department's and team members to my WAINoO business account?
Under your WAINoO business page, you can list all your departments' contacts info, about your business, reviews, enquire now, videos, pictures products, and services. and customers will be able to get in contact with your business departments in a click of a Button
Without wasting valuable time searching phone numbers online.
Is WAINoO available as a mobile app?
On the mobile app side; it is available on ios and android and has added futures like scanning your contacts business cards and save them in your WAINoO phone book.
You could access your contacts from anywhere.
Are my contacts safe? And if I lose my phone can I still have my WAINoO contacts?
Also when you lose your phone god forbid, your contacts will be in your WAINoO account and you can download them to your new phone or to a CSV file in a click of a button.
Can I update my info any time? Will it update to my contacts that have my WAINoO card already?
One greater feature WAINoO has is, when updating your old info with new info it will be updated directly as well to all of your previous contacts that added your info to their contact list in the past. So when you change your address you don't have to put a sign by the door to tell people your new address, the update is on WAINoO and will be updated for anybody that had your info.
Wainoo offers each paid accounts an advertisement space(s) depending on the account. Advertisement space is available 24/7 for the use as long the account.
Where can I advertise my specials?
You can advertise your specials and coupons to your clients on your Wainoo business page. The offer must have $ value, start date, and Expiration date.
You could get multiple advertisement spaces with deferent WAINoO packages. Also, you could get a boost to your add through our paid advertisement (this is separate from the business account yearly dues and will be charged separately)
Does wainoo app have QR Code Reader?
Yes, one of the options that wainoo mobile app has, is the QR Code Reader/scanner. you could scan any QR Code along with scanning the actual wainoo cards.
What is WAINoO widget?
WAINoO widget is a code that we provide to our paid customers so they can include the code on their website for 1 click download of their business card to people's contact list.
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Each WAINoO package comes with a certain number of employees to be added for free. Each additional employee will have a charge that will be paid along with the package payment.
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Can people find my card online or on search engines like google yahoo being?
Yes WAINoO is part of the SEO process and whatever is listed on your WAINoO business page will appear on search engines
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Head of Corporate Governance, Eurizon Capital SGR
Mobile: +39 347 2696161
Cristina Ungureanu has worked in international corporate and academic environments in South Africa, United Kingdom and Italy, providing high-level consulting, project management, corporate client relationship and research to a diverse range of institutions.
Cristina holds a Bachelor Degree in Economics, a Master's Degree in International Affairs and a PhD in Finance.
Soon after graduation in 2001, she started her career with Georgeson Shareholder Communication in Johannesburg as Key Foreign Account Executive and Director Corporate Advisory, five years later moving to London as Head of Corporate Meetings at Computershare Investor Services. Her London experience continued as Senior Associate Investor Relations with Taylor Rafferty, a US investor relations consultancy.
In 2007 she moved from UK to Italy, working in Genoa and Milan as consultant and research coordinator on various international corporate governance projects. She collaborated, among others, with the European Corporate Governance Institute, the University of Genoa and of Pavia, the Italian Association of Listed companies, the European Commission and the European Parliament. In 2012 Cristina joined Crisci & Partners, an independent professional firm specialized in Board Governance consulting, as senior Consultant and Researcher.
In 2013 Cristina was appointed by Sodali, global corporate governance and shareholder services consultancy, as Head of Corporate Governance Advisory. She has been in charge of Sodali's global governance projects and provides advice to clients on a range of issues relating to governance, remuneration, communication, board of directors composition and board assessment.
From October 2015, Cristina is Head of Corporate Governance at Eurizon Capital SGR, the asset management company of Intesa Sanpaolo Bank group, being responsible for Corporate Governance, Engagement, Stewardship and Responsible Investment, promoting strong Corporate Governance and ESG practices within investee companies.
Cristina is author of many publications on corporate governance and financial regulation and is often invited at international conferences to present on related topics.


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Rest assured, I am not writing a post about the 2016 election (you're welcome). Rather, I'm reporting on my own mêlée: the exhausting, empowering, sometimes petrifying, but mind-blowingly rewarding human experience that is IMC 636 Campaigns. These last seven weeks and beyond have challenged me in more ways than I could have imagined, but I am seven days away from sending off what has become my most prized piece of work and alas, I can [almost] see the light at the end of the grad school tunnel.
For those of you who have achieved your MSIMC degree, perhaps you're having flashbacks to those final days of scrambling, and for those who have yet to experience it, strap in. I know I'm making 636 sound like some untamable beast, but I assure you that this has been the most gratifying course of my college career. Today, between working full-time, building my IMC campaign, and teaching yoga on the side, I've somehow managed to find a free moment for reflection, and this is what I've realized:
The phrase, "Do what you love and you will never work a day in your life" is a sham. I entered into this program because I love marketing communications, and I suspect that I share this passion with many of you, but I think that we can all agree that it will never not be work. This program, let alone this profession, is undeniably challenging, and it requires large amounts of attention on a nearly daily basis. But what keeps us in the game is that feeling of pride after a job well done.
I have been eating, sleeping, and breathing IMC for the past month and a half, and not because I have to, but because I want to. Something shifts in you during the capstone course; the more effort you put into your campaign, the more effort you want to put into it. In the dwindling days between me and this due date, I genuinely look forward to sitting down at my computer to continue construction of my personal masterpiece. I'm reveling in the chaos, and that's how I know I'm doing what I love. So, instead of aiming to never work a day in your life, aim to find something you love so much, you're willing to work your ass off for it.
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The State Bar of California has an excellent brochure answering many many questions commonly asked by my clients in Los Angeles and others throughout California.
As an estate planning attorney in Los Angeles, I highly recommend reading the pamphlet before you visit with your own estate planning lawyer so that you can be as well prepared as possible.
Don't have an estate planning attorney? Speak with Mitchell A. Port at (310) 559-5259 whose area of legal practice involves preparing wills, living trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives and other estate planning documents.