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Hello again Flash fans! All is not well in the world of Barry Allen, he no longer has the speed force and his friend Caitlin has been taken by DC's version of Hannibal Lecter. At least Wally is safe so there's a silver lining right?
"A normal day and I am just a normal guy" Poor Barry he's back to normal, having to use the bus and wait in line for coffee. Back at STAR labs Cisco vibes to make sure Caitlin is okay. She is and currently playing Clarese to Hunter's Hannibal. Harry of course is grumpy as ever blaming everyone else storming off to find his daughter who apparently is a cellular dead zone since she vibrates at a different frequency.
Meanwhile Hunter has a talk with Caitlin where he claims he is in love with her and knows that she will love him again someday. As if being there with Hunter isn't bad enough she's gets to look through a mirror darkly at her doppelganger Killer Frost.
Wally visits Joe and asks him to set up a meeting between him and The Flash wonder what he wants to tell him, perhaps the fact Wally has the speed force to? Joe tells him that he can't at least not now.
Harry tracks down Jesse who tells him again to get out of her life and that everything bad that happens to her is because of him. Well she isn't wrong. As he heads back a metahuman wrecks the STAR van and kidnaps him.
Back on Earth-2 Killer Frost offers some wardrobe advice and an offer Caitlin helps her get out and Frost helps her wardrobe and escape Zoom's lair.
Griffon Grey is our metahuman of the week and he blames Harry for what happened to him. Griffon has super strength which as Harry says isn't the worst thing to happen to him and then we learn Griffon is aging rapidly he looks 30 but is actually 18. Is that such a bad thing? I mean look at the perks, he can get beer, smoke and vote. Harry tells him he cannot undo what is happening to Griffon. Griffon replies as any typical teenager would "Well that sucks"
The team investigates Harry's kidnapping with the help of Jesse who tells them she has five different Majors and Bio is one of them.
Back on Earth-2 Caitlin and Killer Frost talk about what happened to Killer Frost. She had flunked out of med school had to move back with her mother who isn't the most loving. Caitlin reveals her mother is the same but Frost's mother is cold because her little brother Charlie died. Caitlin never had a brother so she doesn't know why her mother is so…well cold. Caitlin plans to freeze the carbine to weaken it so Frost can bust out and they can escape.
Wally comes to Joe again and tells him he wants to meet The Flash to thank him for saving his life at the cost of his speed. Oh come on! We want Kid Flash and we want it now!
The team tracks down Griffon to a warehouse and play some real life Donkey Kong where Griffon tosses explosive barrels at them. Barry manages to get a shot off but Griffon dodges and tells Barry that he's too slow as Griffon goes well grey. (Nice Easter Egg that the warehouse is Ace Chemicals)
Griffon goes Jiminy Cricket on Harry telling him how Harry messed up a nice place. All because of Harry's pride and Ego. Harry hides his guilt well he knows what he did, killed many people, destroyed countless lives. So he hides it under a shield of arrogance.
Surprise Frost double crosses Caitlin after Caitlin frees her. Frost decides to put the Killer back in her name. Zoom saves Caitlin by stabbing Frost with her own icicle he then warns Caitlin to leave the man in the mask in his cage or Zoom will kill him to.
Jesse helps the team track down Harry by his metahuman alert watch. Cisco managed to make a dwarf star breastplate to protect Barry but it will only be good for one punch. Griffon got wise to Harry's cure, it isn't a cure Harry doesn't know how to fix the kid. The team shows up forcing Griffon to use more of his power so he ages. A few punches and Griffon goes down only to turn back into his teenaged self.
Jesse and Harry patch things up, guess getting almost killed is cheaper than therapy. Harry opens up that when he lost Jesse's mom he swore what any father would do, protect their child. Jesse understands but she sets a ground rule that Harry has to ease the leash a bit and let her have some freedom.
Wally finally gets his wish he gets to meet The Flash. Wally thanks The Flash for saving him and lets him know that he will not waste his second chance. Back on Earth-2 Hunter is trying to stockholm syndrome Caitlin into loving him again. Hunter snaps and goes all creepy, he now plans to conquer all the Earths he can.
Harry comes up with a plan to get Barry's speed back, by creating another particle accelerator explosion. I would like to nominate this idea for the WORST IDEA EVER of the season award.
With that the episode ends and still NO KID FLASH!
Perhaps maybe next episode? Perhaps something will go wrong with this explosion?
Tune in next week to find out Speedsters.


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Room Draw/Neighborhood Draw process
Posted by eph under Anchor/Cluster Housing at 4:05 pm
The "GetARoom@Williams" staff recently sent out a booklet to every S.U. box detailing the way picks will work this year. Here is the general idea:
You can pick in a group of up to six, but if you want, you can split up, either into different neighborhoods or different houses. The neighborhood draw is first (March 7-9) and then the within-neighborhood room draw is second (April 11-12).
Within each class, and within each neighborhood, the neighborhood picking order is reversed for room draw, so if you were the last senior to pick into the Dodd cluster, you're now the first senior to pick a room in the Dodd cluster, and if you were the first junior to pick into the Currier cluster, you're now right before the sophomores when you pick a room.
Keep reading for all of the details, word for word, omitting the parts that were exactly the same last year. I have kept their arbitrary capitalization, but you'll just have to imagine the huge range of fonts and sizes and bold and italics that the GetARoom staff sprinkles in with reckless abandon.
The Lottery
[Students who haven't picked into co-op or off-campus housing have to go into the draws; point values are assigned based on class and averaged within groups; each group gets a random number ordered by their points; they'll post the picking times in Goodrich and Dining Halls.]
Lottery number order will be used in this manner. For Neighborhood Draw in March, the order will be lowest pick to highest pick. For the Room Draw in APril, the order will be highest pick to lowest pick. Thus, those students with a not-so-good pick in Mach at the Neighborhood draw will have a better pick in April at the neighborhood room draws, and vice versa.
GetARoom@Williams will reorganize the numbers based upon your neighborhood choices in March, and will also reverse the order. For example, if you have the #1 pick in March, you go first. If you have the last number in March, you'll likely have #1 in April, and you would go first at that time.
Neighborhood Draw
At your announced time, you'll show up at the Log (enter through the side door of the Log farthest from Spring Street – signs will be posted to show the appropriate way to enter the building for the draw) to choose your neighborhood. [Come at the right time, bring your ID, etc.]
Room Draw
Once students have selected their neighborhoods, the same rankings will be used to determine room draw selection order within the respective neighborhood room draws. The revised results of the lottery will be posted on the web on April 5 [be on time, etc.].
Class year preference will be in place, so seniors will still pick first within their neighborhoods.
[Come at the right time, etc.]
Tips and a few more rules
Neighborhoods and houses will be balanced by gender. A neighborhood or house may have no more than a 60% composition of occupants of the same gender. During neighborhood draw there will also be class year caps, so as to have a balance of students across class years in each neighborhood.
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2 Responses to "Room Draw/Neighborhood Draw process"
David says:
Groups are allowed to pick in across classes? That seems a bad idea if one wants to end self-segregation. What prevents students of type X in various classes from all getting together?
Indeed, if they formed several mixed class groups, then they would all have higher group point totals than mostly single class sophomore groups and so would be more likely to all be able to get the in the same neighborhood. Again, this only effects things for a couple of years, but I would have thought that CUL would have wanted to prevent all the hockey players, or whatever, from being in Dodd.
Also, if someone (Diana) could post the actual document, that would be great, and not just because it is fun to mock stupid typography! We love to capture these bits of history, either here or elsewhere.
Diana says:
Do you mean you want me to scan it in? It's an eight-page booklet. I can't find it anywhere online. Or do you mean to type out the rest of the parts I didn't type out before?
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A Registered Members Group (RMG) is a group of people who support the aims, values and ethos of the RAF Association. A RMG can be formed in two different ways:
- If a group of people who support the RAF family would like closer allegiance to the RAF Association without actually forming a branch, they may be considered to become a RMG provided that everyone within that group joins the RAF Association as either an Ordinary or Associate member as applicable.
- If a branch is no longer able to form a committee they may elect to become a RMG. All that is required is that one person elects to become the point of contact for that RMG. Upon transfer to a RMG, the branch surrenders its funds to the Association, although funds may be made available through the group's Area Office for particular events in aid of the RAF Association. Such RMGs are able to retain their branch standards and all members of the RMG may continue to help with membership recruitment, welfare support and fundraising as they desire. It is entirely possible that new members may be attracted to the RMG and, by forming a new committee, a new branch could be reformed. Further details can be found at Annex 2B of the Administrative Handbook.
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Everyone in the RMG is required to be a member of the RAF Association whether or not they have served in the Royal Air Forces.
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ABC cancelled the Roseanne reboot after the show's star made a racially charged tweet.
Roseanne Barr has apologized for targeting one of President Barack Obama's senior advisers as the offspring of the "Muslim Brotherhood & Planet of the Apes," as she responded to a social media conspiracy theory about President Donald Trump's predecessor.
"I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans. I am truly sorry for making a bad joke about her politics and her looks. I should have known better. Forgive me-my joke was in bad taste," Barr wrote on Twitter, later adding, "I am now leaving Twitter."
Barr previously referred to Obama aide Valerie Jarrett as "muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj." She was responding to a Tweet that alleged that "Jarrett helped hide a lot." That was a reference to a Wikileaks claim that the CIA during Obama's term spied on candidates for the French election.
"Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show," ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey said in a statement.
Barr stars in the ABC revival of her sitcom, which has been renewed for another season. A spokesman for the network did not immediately return a request for comment. A spokesman for Jarrett said she had no comment.
During Obama's administration, Jarrett was one of the president's closest advisers. Jarrett, an African-American, was born in Iran to American parents.
Barr responded to criticism that her tweet was racist by writing, "Muslims r not a race."
Barr also tweeted about Chelsea Clinton, referring to her as "Chelsea Soros Clinton." That is a reference to George Soros, the billionaire who has helped fund progressive causes. Clinton fired back with her own response, writing, "Good morning Roseanne - my given middle name is Victoria. I imagine George Soros's nephews are lovely people. I'm just not married to one. I am grateful for the important work @OpenSociety does in the world. Have a great day!"
Barr's apology did not stop calls for ABC to respond.
Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," wrote, "Hey @ABC, Roseanne Barr compared Valerie Jarrett to an ape. There is no apology she can make that justifies @ABC turning a blind eye to this bigotry by airing another second of her show. Even in the Age of Trump, there are red lines that can never be crossed. This is one."
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It's the match between the team at the top and the team at the bottom of the points table. This result of this match will not have much of effect on the points table but win for England would solidify their spot in the top 4 teams. Also they could rest out Jason Roy and Eoin Morgan as they are suffering from injury and give different player chance to showcase their talent. Let's Discuss ENG vs AFG Dream11 Prediction and Tips and Fantasy Cricket Tips.
Match Details: England vs Afghanistan
Date: 18th June, 2019
Time: 03:00 PM IST
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
Pitch Report: It has been raining in the Manchester but we should expect a game out of it, it will certainly help the bowlers. If England bat first even 320+ could be scored.
ENG vs AFG Squad
England:Eoin Morgan (c), Adil Rashid, Jos Buttler (wk), Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, James Vince, Chris Woakes, Moeen Ali, Joe Root, Tom Curran, Jofra Archer, Liam Plunkett, Liam Dawson, Mark Wood
Afghanistan: Gulbadin Naib (C), Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Noor Ali Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Asghar Afghan, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Samiullah Shinwari, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Aftab Alam, Hamid Hassan and Mujeeb ur Rahman.
ENG vs AFG Dream11 and Fantasy Prediction:
England:The previous win against West Indies was ruthless, it never looked like they were out of control of the game. Joe Root 2nd Hundred of the Tournament proved yet again that he is the core of the explosive England side. He ensured along with Jonny Bairstow (who made run a ball 45) that Eoin Morgan and Jason Roy did not come to bat after being injured during the match. Let's Discuss Dream11 Team Player Choices:
Batting: James Vince might get a chance as Jason Roy is Injured, Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root would be the choice in the batting, you can any player in the team
Bowling: Jofra Archer would lead the bowling attack along with Chris Woakes ( who also showed his batting skills batting at 3). Liam Plunkett is also a good option to pick in your team
All rounder and wicket keeper: Jos Buttler would keep and bat as a floater, Ben Stokes would be the default pick in the allround section. Mooen Ali might get a game if Morgan rests
Probable XI: Jason Roy/James Vince, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c)/Moeen Ali, Jos Buttler (wk), Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Afghanistan:They are not looking like the Afghanistan we all know, the fight that they show in every match is missing in this worldcup. The possible reason could be the their spinner have been ineffective in these conditions and these condition are alien to them as they have played most of the matches in sub continents. Hoping to see some fight in the coming match. Let's Discuss Dream11 Team Player Choices.
Batting: I could not see any batsman putting their hand up, Rahmat Shah is out of form and so is Hashmatullah Shahidi. The only player who has looked good in the batting is Noor Ali Zadran. You can also pick former captain Asghar Afghan
Bowling: They have good a decent bowling lineup headed by Rashid Khan and supported by Aftab Alam and Hamid Hassan who has got some pace on the ball.
Allrounder: Nabi and Naib would be the pick in the allround section, they could be your point scorers in your team.
Probable XI: Hazratullah Zazai, Noor Ali Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Gulbadin Naib (c), Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Ali khil (wk), Rashid Khan, Aftab Alam, Hamid Hassan
ENG vs AFG Dream11 Team:
Keeper – Jonny Bairstow
Batsmen – Noor Ali Zardan, James Vince, Joe Root(C)
All-Rounders – Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Chris Woakes, Ben Stokes(VC)
Bowlers – Rashid Khan, Mark Wood, Jofra Archer
England vs Afghanistan Rotobash Fantasy Cricket Team:
Keeper – Jos Buttler
Batsmen – Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow(VC), MA Stanikzai, Joe Vince
All-Rounders – Ben Stokes(C), Mohammad Nabi, Jofra Archer
Bowlers – Chris Woakes, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan
Captain Choices:
- Mohammad Nabi
- Rashid Khan
- Joe Root
- Ben Stokes
- Jonny Bairstow
Grand League Choice:
- Joe Root
- Ben Stokes
Cricket Match Prediction:
According to our cricket match prediction,It is a no brainer that England are the favourites in this match. With the kind of form they are in, it is highly unlikely to loose.
Post Match Updates
England won by 150 Runs.
Man of the Match: Eoin Morgan


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Property Rental & Management
If you're thinking about letting, or changing your letting agent, this guide will introduce you to White Walls Real Estate and answer many questions you may have about letting your property.
First steps
You will want to know the rental value of your property. We can give you an estimate over the phone and a more accurate valuation following a visit to your property. Another good indication of the rental value is by checking similar properties to your own on the rental pages of our website.
These are some of the things you must do before letting your property:
- If you have a mortgage, you'll need to inform your lender and get their permission. If they don't give this, you may need to change your lender. We can give you advice on this.
- If you are planning to let a leasehold property, you may find that there are clauses in the lease relating to what you may do. Check your head lease, if it is unclear in any way, show it to us and we can advise you.
- Your buildings and contents insurance may be affected by a letting. You'll need to inform your insurer to make sure that cover will continue if you are absent from the property, or find a new insurer. Again, we can advise.
- There are safety regulations that have to be followed and maintained on property that is let. We will help you understand compliance with fire and furnishings regulations and we can arrange safety checks for gas and electrical appliances.
Wouldn't it be cheaper to do this all myself?
There are many other things you'll need to take care of if you do let privately. For example, you'll need to advertise your property and find time to answer calls, be available for viewings, vet tenants, get references and draw up contracts.
A letting agent can take this weight off of your mind, manage the property on your behalf and give you advice. At White Walls Real Estate we have access to credit referencing agencies that enable us to check the tenant can afford the rent and does not have a history of defaulting on payments.
So how much is this going to cost me?
Well it may cost you nothing at all. A letting agent will know the market well and may be able to achieve a higher rent than you could do yourself direct with a tenant.
At White Walls Real Estate the initial rental valuation of your property is free. You only pay commission when we successfully let your property and you'll always have access to a specialist team dedicated to letting.
Another agent may inflate the value of your property with a higher rental income. If you accept this, you could be out of pocket and lose weeks of rental income while your property remains un-let.
For a full list of our fees please contact us.
Furnished or unfurnished?
You may let your property furnished or unfurnished. Once we have seen your property we can advise you what would be best to do. The standard for furnished is:
White goods: cooker, microwave, fridge/freezer, washing machine/tumble dryer.
Bed(s), chairs and sofa that comply with safety regulations.
A kitchen or dining room table and chairs.
You could leave a TV and hi-fi equipment, but it will be your responsibility to repair and replace these in the event of breakdown.
Do not leave personal effects such as vases, ornaments and pictures that could get easily damaged.
Preparing your property for rental
Should you wish we can organise a professional spring-cleaning of your property, to include steam cleaning of carpets and redecorating if needed.
Conducting a property viewing
Make sure all keys are available to open windows, fire escapes or a garage if you have one.
If you wish to be present at the viewing, give time for the applicants to discuss the property alone before they leave. Resist the temptation to ask viewers if they like your property. They may spontaneously tell you. Either way, it makes negotiating easier if we handle feedback until matters progress to an offer.
How long does it take to find a suitable tenant?
According to market demand and the desirability of your property, anything from between a few hours to several weeks. At White Walls Real Estate we are able to maximise the speed of letting due to our extensive marketing of your property and our professional service driven staff.
How do I go about vetting a potential tenant?
White Walls Real Estate will do this for you, by undertaking credit and fraud checks together with obtaining references from an employer or previous Landlord.
Obligations during the let
Any repairs needed during the tenancy must be carried out promptly. You must also ensure your property complies with safety regulations. With White Walls Real Estate as your letting agent, you can be assured that we can take care of these on your behalf and because we deal with many properties, we get better terms from suppliers. This means that if for example a washing machine breaks down or a shower fails, we can arrange a quick repair or replacement on your behalf.
We also visit the property from time-to-time to keep an eye on its condition and send you an annual statement of account for your tax records.
What's an Assured Shorthold Tenancy?
An Assured Shorthold Tenancy offers the landlord a guaranteed right to repossess his property at the end of the term. It also sets down rental payment details and who will pay for council tax, water, etc.
What happens if the tenant becomes a problem or doesn't pay their rent on time?
White Walls Real Estate minimise this risk by undertaking vetting procedures prior to letting. Additionally, we
- hold a rent deposit on your behalf
- set up Standing Orders for rent payments
- chase late or unpaid rent
This Guide has been prepared by White Walls Real Estate. All advice is offered in good faith, and readers who choose to act upon it do so at their own risk. White Walls Real Estate accept no responsibility for any action taken, or loss occurring as a result of any advice/information given here. For a full understanding of what we undertake please read our Terms and Conditions given on our website.


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Justice allows people to live together ethically in community and society. But what is justice? Where does it come from? How is it realized? How is it practiced? This thread invites students and faculty to examine how conceptions of justice are woven through various disciplines, focusing on themes such as community, philosophical, social, criminal, legal, and global justice.
This thread can be 9 or 18 hours.
Students must take at least one course from the 2000 level or above.
Courses in a 9-hour thread must be from a minimum of two disciplines. Courses in an 18-hour thread must be from a minimum of four disciplines, with no more than nine credits from any one discipline.
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|IDS 1300 Justice: An Introductory Experience
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|Select Additional Courses to Meet Thread Requirements
|ENG 2280 Topics in World Literature: Ethics and Justice
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What is justice, and how as a society do we pursue its realization? Justice: An Introductory Experience will investigate answers to these questions by studying ideas and case studies concerning justice that highlight the challenges involved in its pursuit, and by participating in service learning where students experience local agencies on their efforts to realize a more just society. This course is required for the Justice Thread, where possible as the first course in the Thread.
Each course in the Topics in World Literature group will study a selection of literary works that engage the chosen topic--texts of different genres, from historical eras, and from different cultural traditions. The selected readings will present both abstract principles involved in the topic and its immediate, lived realities.
Prerequisite(s): Any First Year Writing course.
Archway Curriculum: Justice Thread


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Scholarships for August Technical Deep Learning Workshop Close on Sunday!
Watch on Vimeo - Note on scholarships.
Ruth and I are very pleased to be offering scholarships for our workshop coming up on the 8th of August. We've already accept first-round scholarships (6 people), and so there are some remaining places.
We're encouraging applications from anyone that has typically faced barriers in their career/learning in the tech industry. One of our big aims at Braneshop is to increase the representation in the AI industry, and this is one way we're working towards that goal.
You can find the application form here: Scholarship for the 6 Week Technical Deep Learning Workshop, and of course more details about the workshop itself here: 6 Week Workshop.
We've also got a scholarship for the AI For Leadership Workshop, coming up in September. This is an important one for us as well, as, in order to see change broadly through-out the industry, we will need change in leadership positions.
Here at the Braneshop we're creating a welcoming and supportive community for everyone to be involved in AI. We hope you join us!
Technical details about the video …
I had a lot of fun making the video above. You'll notice, if you watch it, that my person is cut out, and a new weird background is inserted. I did this using deep-lab from TensorFlow. If you're feeling adventurous you can try out their demo for yourself, on Google Colab.
With that in hand, I worked out how to extract all the frames of the video as individual images, then ran that network over each of them (there were ~1600 images, but it only took a few minutes on my laptop (which doesn't have a GPU)). After that, I made the little background animation1, overlayed the images, and stitched them back together. I did all this using the "ffmpeg" and ImageMagick2.
Also, while looking around and eventually settling on deep-lab, I found a TensorFlow.js demo project that performs person-segmentation in the browser! It's not amazingly high quality, but it runs in the browser! Pretty cool.
- I used my "cppn-cli" program to do this.
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A traineeship or apprenticeship at BRHS is an excellent opportunity to gain practical experience with the largest employer in East Gippsland and be paid while completing your formal training qualification.
How to Apply:
Traineeship and Apprenticeship vacancies are advertised on our vacancies page.
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Somfy Showcases Native Zigbee 3.0 Connected Shades and Curtains at CES 2019
Set to release in the second quarter of 2019, Somfy's Zigbee 3.0 TaHoma gateway hub can customize and automate motorized shades.
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Set to release in the second quarter of 2019, Somfy's Zigbee 3.0 TaHoma gateway hub can customize and automate motorized shades.
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Check out the 2017 BEST Award winners in Control & Automation: ELAN, Origin Acoustics, Whisker Labs, HiberSense, Crestron, more.
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Somfy's Integration Configurator is a pretty genius tool for anyone looking at a multitude of options for control systems, integration methods and motor technologies for motorized window shading.
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With its rechargeable motor and ample mounting options, Solo video projection screen from Screen Innovations goes anywhere – on an RV with magnets, on a window with suction cups …
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Service Tech uses technology from Crestron, Lutron, Somfy, Sonance and Screen Innovations to create a system worthy of the Gold 2017 Home of the Year award for smart home over $150k.
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It took Screen Innovations seven years to launch a motorized shade business that reimagines everything from the super-slim, inductively charged battery to an unprecedented shade-specification app, all demo'd at CEDIA 2017.
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List of issues
+ update 2020: WARNING - support of the decompiler is now VERY LIMITED. There are no active developers. This means we will NOT develop new features and/or fix most of bugs. We left the tracker running in case somebody from community would like to work on it. Sorry for the inconvenience.
#338 Cosmetic: Errors log expand (+) icon doesn't switch back after expand->collapse (remains "-")
Author: focus
Date created:
Type: bug
Visibility: Everybody
Assigned to: honfika
Labels: GUI
State: closed
Assigned: → honfika
Honfika joined as developer? Congratulations if so, glad to see that!
Yes, holfika offered to fix some easier bugs / features so I updated issue tracker to support more developers / issue assigning.
Yes, I offered to fix some small issues. I've fixed this issue, probably JPEXS will merge it to the next release. I've fixed the layout, too. It was a little bit strange, unnecessary scrollbars. focus: Do you need an unofficial build (.jar file)? Or you can build it from my repository, too: https://code.google.com/r/honfika-ffdecfixes/source/list
State: new→opened
Thanks! Nope, I'll better wait for the next release =)
Version 1.7.1 was released, this should be fixed, try it.
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It's officially Summer, and "The Great Outdoors" is calling! Now is the time when most people flock to beaches, pools, and parks for fun in the sun; alternately soaking up rays and splashing in the water to make the most of their long vacation days. When it comes to safety, however, sunburn and bug bites aren't the only worries to be had. In fact, heat illness is a major threat to families.
Heat, humidity, and increased activity can cause heat illness, which can often go unrecognized, particularly in children and the elderly. There are three major types of heat illness, each leading to the next (sometimes quickly). Here are some ways recognize and treat heat illness, along with some prevention tips so more time can be spent having fun instead of worrying.
Signs and Symptoms
The first stage of heat illness begins when a person becomes dehydrated from sweating. Called heat cramps, they are similar to charley horses, and affect the legs and abdomen, first. People may be seen limping, leaning over to hold their sides, or having difficulty swimming. They may breathe heavily despite not moving very much.
The second stage, heat exhaustion, causes increased sweating, weakness, headache, nausea/vomiting and dizziness. A person's skin may feel cold, despite a possible fever of around 102 degrees Fahrenheit. Pale skin, red circles on the cheeks, and complaints of fatigue are physical signs for parents to keep a watch for in children. Crankiness and passing out can happen with both children and adults.
The third and most serious stage of heat illness is heat stroke, which requires immediate medical attention. While there are two types of heat stroke (extertional and classic), exertional is more likely with outdoor activity, and can happen within one to two hours. In addition to the symptoms of heat exhaustion, a person will be clumsy, have trouble making simple decisions, and may have a personality change (anger, irritability, sudden crying). The body's internal temperature can reach 104 to 106 degrees Fahrenheit, which begins to damage the brain and internal organs. This can cause seizures or a coma, and even death without prompt treatment.
Treatment Options
Any of the above symptoms is a sign to get to a shaded area and have an energy drink to replace electrolytes. The Army Study Guide recommends one quart (32 ounces), sipped slowly. Gently massage muscles to help ease the pain of heat cramps. It is recommended to stay indoors (or in the shade with moving air and available cold beverages) and rest for at least 12 hours to recover.
In addition to hydration, seek cooler air and/or air conditioning and remove excess clothing to help heat exhaustion. Apply cold towels to the neck and forehead, splash cold water onto legs and arms, and fan air onto the skin to help draw heat out via evaporation. A trip to the hospital may be necessary. When a person has heat exhaustion, they are more likely to get it again within a week, so being outdoors for prolonged periods should be avoided. It can take up to 48 hours to fully recover.
A person with exertional heat stroke should be put into a cold shower or ice bath with circulating water, if available, to help rapidly cool the body while waiting for an ambulance to arrive. If neither is available, douse the body in cold water while fanning. Do not attempt to "wait it out" – immediately call 9-1-1.
Drink 20 ounces of water two to three hours before outdoor activity; then drink another 8 to 16 ounces every active hour. Wear UVA/UVB sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30, light, loose clothing and a wide-brimmed hat. Any breaks should be in the shade, and sports drinks or juice should be kept on hand to keep electrolytes balanced. The CDC has a great page with more details.
Let kids know that it's important to tell a trusted adult when they don't feel well while playing outside. Children should never play outside without being monitored, and babies shouldn't be out in the sun for long due to lowered ability to sweat. Do not leave children in the car.
With careful prevention, fast recognition and timely treatment, dealing with heat illness this Summer should be no sweat!
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Taoiseach must deliver on three month deadline for review of Magdalene Laundry Redress Scheme – McDonald
Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald TD today welcomed a commitment by an Taoiseach Leo Varadkar that a review of applications to the Magdalene Redress Scheme refused by the Department of Justice will be completed within the next three months.
The Dublin Central TD said:
"In response to questions I raised in the Dáil today, the Taoiseach confirmed that the Government accepts in full the recommendations made by the Ombudsman following the Office's investigation into the Magdalene Laundry redress scheme.
"It is important to note that the Ombudsman's investigation was a result of complaints lodged with the Office by women whose applications to the Magdalene Redress Scheme were rejected by the Department of Justice and Equality on deeply unjust grounds.
"Even after the investigation was complete and the recommendations prepared, the first instinct of the Department of Justice and Equality was to push back.
"In evidence to the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality in January, the Ombudsman stated that, in his ten years as Ombudsman, he had never reached a point where a Department had, prior to publication of a report, absolutely and categorically refused to engage in the process of accepting and implementing the recommendations made.
"The Ombudsman's reflection to the Justice Committee very much echoes the experiences of the excluded women. I welcome the Taoiseach's commitment that the review of the refused applications will be completed in the next three months and he and his Minister must ensure this deadline is met.
"I am concerned for the small number of women who await their redress due to a lack of capacity. They and their families are particularly reliant on the Justice Department and the Court Services to progress wardship applications and support in the application process. The Department cannot again be found wanting again.
"It will also be important that the Department of Justice and Equality conduct a review of the Scheme to include a consultation with women who applied to it prior to developing guidance for future schemes as recommended by the Ombudsman."


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#Cold Case
Taoiseach backs investigation into loyalist murder of Louth man
Seamus Ludlow was killed on his way home from a pub in Dundalk in 1976.
FactCheck: Can a common cold cause a positive Covid-19 test?
A claim that started in the US, which suggests that a case of cold or flu, or a previous vaccine against them, can give a positive Covid-19 test result, has reached Ireland.
Calls for new forensic photos of Amy Fitzpatrick who has been missing for 11 years
Amy went missing in January 2008.
Potential breakthrough in 35-year-old case as man arrested over murder of Marie Tierney
The mother-of-two's body was discovered two months after she went missing in 1984.
'We still want answers': Gussie Shanahan's family ask man who rang his father about case to come forward
The 20 year-old went missing in Limerick in 2000.
Arrest in Australian cold case made famous by 'Teacher's Pet' podcast
The body of Lynette Dawson has never been recovered.
Man arrested in Spain over killing of 11-year-old Dutch boy in 1998
Nick Verstappen went missing from a summer camp in August 1998 and was later found dead.
'Adds insult to injury': Gsoc highly critical of gardaí for losing files in Fr Niall Molloy probe
Gsoc has published a scathing report into deficiencies in the investigation files into the priest's murder.
Cold case appeal for information on brutal murder of Limerick teen in 2007
19-year-old Jeffrey Hannan was murdered in violent circumstances on 22 November 2007.
Grangegorman murders: Serial killer's appeal against his conviction is rejected
Nash was found guilty in 2015 of murdering the two women, whose mutilated bodies were found in sheltered accommodation in Grangegorman 21 years ago.
Ian Bailey appeals French decision to charge him over murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier
Bailey has denied any involvement in the killing of the French film producer in 1996.
There is more than one apology due over the abysmal Kerry Babies saga
But one is all we're likely to get.
Former RFU director Rob Andrew heaps World Cup blame on Lancaster in his new book
Andrew claims Lancaster was 'dictatorial' in the build-up to the tournament.
Minister for Justice is 'insulting Irish courts' in Ian Bailey extradition case, lawyers say
French authorities are seeking the extradition of Bailey to face charges relating to the death of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.
Man gets life sentence 30 years after murdering a pensioner and setting her home on fire
John Joseph Malone murdered 69-year-old Ann 'Nancy' Smyth in 1987.
'They think I'm a monster': US court rules Belfast-born man innocent of killing child in 1957
Jack McCullough was convicted of the murder of Maria Ridulph in 2012.
Witnesses, DNA and a murderer's own guilt: From unsolved homicide to case closed
The garda serious crime review team is tasked with examining cold cases, but how does our system compare with other jurisdictions?
The unsolved case of Felix McCann: Savagely beaten to death in a south Dublin shed
What happens when nobody advocates for the victim?
'What did she go through?': The unsolved murder of a young Clare woman
Interpol is involved in the worldwide investigation into the death of Emer O'Loughlin.
Jim Mulqueen: A 'lovely, educated' man murdered in his own home at 92
The elderly man, who is fondly remembered by his community, was murdered during a suspected break-in.
Dessie Fox: The violent killing of an 'incredible family man'
As part of this week's Getting Away With Murder Series, we go back to 1990 and the killing of a father-of-three in Kildare.
Member of bible study group strangled a widowed pensioner and set fire to her home, court hears
John Joseph Malone is charged with murdering 69-year-old Ann (Nancy) Smyth on 11 September 1987.
Meet the woman who solves US murders decades after they have taken place
Dr Erin Kimmerle is considered to be one of America's best forensic anthropologists.
Fresh appeal for information on Fiona Sinnott case 19 years after her disappearance
Gardaí switched the case to a murder inquiry in 2005.
New York jury finds man guilty of killing six-year-old boy in 1979
Etan Patz was walking to school on his own for the first time when he disappeared in May 1979.
Gussie Shanahan's disappearance: Gardaí ask for help with 17-year-old cold case
Aengus 'Gussie' Shanahan, the youngest in a family of four, has been missing since February 2000.
Police solve 40-year-old murder case of ex-wife of Righteous Brothers singer
A controversial DNA technique known as familial DNA was used to identify the killer.
'A brutal and frenzied attack': New appeal into 1982 murder of Late Late Show set designer
A friend of Charlie Self's appealed for those with information to come forward.
The unsolved murder of Michael Gallagher, stabbed to death in his kitchen, is a decade old
Gardaí have issued a fresh appeal for information.
Man in his 60s released without charge in 1991 disappearance case
On 26 April 1991, Charles Brooke Pickard was bundled into his own van by a group of masked men.
Man in his 60s arrested in connection with disappearance in Kerry over 25 years ago
Charles Brooke Pickard was bundled into the back of his own van in April 1991, and hasn't been seen since.
Gardaí are to begin digging in a Kerry forest for a man missing for 25 years
The search is just 1km from where Charles Brooke Pickard's car was found 25 years ago.
Bones found in attic may be from woman who froze to death 39 years ago
The skeletal remains were found by a man clearing out his dead father's barn.
The remains of an 11-year-old boy abducted in 1989 have finally been found
Jacob Wetterling was with his brother and friend when taken by a masked gunman.
'You may be unknowingly shielding a killer': Fresh appeal in Raonaid Murray case
Tomorrow marks 17 years since the teenager was killed just yards from her home in Glenageary.
Human skull buried for up to 70 years found in back garden in South County Dublin
DNA analysis is to be carried out.
Police appeal for answers - 40 years after the mysterious death of a boy found under a bridge
On a Sunday in 1976, Peter Watts left his home in Wales to do homework with a friend. He was found dead in London hours later.
Cold case: £20k reward for information about sexual assault and murder of primary school teacher
The 52-year-old woman lived her life "totally at odds" with how she died, according to her sister Penny Barnes.
Irishman linked to 1990s missing person case found not guilty of sexually assaulting his wife
The wife claimed he threatened her saying, "You know I've done it before, they'll never find you."
Cold case: Retired primary school teacher sexually assaulted and murdered in her own home
The 52-year-old woman lived her life "totally at odds" with how she died, according to her sister Penny Barnes.


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DAY: bright, light, comforting, warmer
WORD: trust
COLOUR: pink
FEELING: positive
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THE COLLECTIVE: After having for so long done no more than allow itself to live, Mankind will one day understand that the time has come to undertake its own development and to mark its own road….Teilhard de Chardin
INSIGHTS: Embrace this process of life you are living but, with more heart! For you are in your heart! Know this and feel the love you hold! Live this 'new' life in a way that you know that it matters! Understand and accept that it has new meaning and purpose! And from that will come a new found rhythm, a flow, a song…Your song… your note… your signature…


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Coal exports reach record highs in Qld
Coal exports from Queensland set a new record in June this year, with 21.43-million tonnes of metallurgical and thermal coal exported during the month, the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) revealed.
QRC CEO Ian Macfarlane said the 11% increase on the same month last year highlighted the increasing demand from world markets for Queensland's coal.
"Queensland's coal is the commodity of choice with our high quality thermal coal needed to power high efficient, low emissions coal-fired power plants in Asia, and our metallurgical coal, used to make steel, is building the bridges and skyscrapers in modern cities."
Queensland's exports from all resources earned over A$70-billion for the 12 months to May this year, representing 81% of the state's record export earnings of A$85.8-billion.
In dollar terms, exports from the resources sector, including coal, minerals and gas, are worth more than A$190-million every day, Macfarlane noted.
"The 215 000 men and women working across Queensland's coal industry can be proud of this achievement and it means more jobs and more revenue for Queensland."
In the last financial year, Queensland's resources sector paid a record A$5.2-billion in royalty taxes with coal contributing A$4-billion to the government to help build new schools, hospitals and roads.
"But if we are to support jobs at home and export to the world it is essential that we have stable and reliable regulation for our resources sector in order to attract new investment which benefits every Queenslander. People want industry and government to work together with communities and wider society to promote effective, constructive, and mutually beneficial relationships," Macfarlane said.
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Dammnnnnn girl, you looking good. Nothing funny to say, I just wanna be like Amanda.
Warm Up/Mobility
Low Back Smash
Shoulder Rotator Smash (waving cat)
Start and Finish with
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This past Sunday, the last before Christmas, we heard the story of the Annunciation from Luke's Gospel. You know, the story about how the Archangel Gabriel appears to the young Mary, asking if she will be the mother of Jesus. It's a story that makes a lot of people uncomfortable in part because many modern people consider the whole notion of angels showing up and announcing things to be rather fanciful, and in part because it gets us into that whole virgin birth thing which seems to many people even more unlikely than an angel showing up.
Yet when we get bogged down in this part of the story, we lose the forest for the trees; we miss the point. While the author of Luke's Gospel probably wasn't tripped up by angelic visits and virgin births in the way that people these days tend to be, I don't think that he intended these to be the parts of his story people would focus on primarily. I think Luke's focus was on the answer that Mary gives to the angel: "Here am I, the servant of the Lord. Let it be with me according to your will."
This deceptively simple answer contains an entire theological world within it. The God who is revealed in Mary's response is a God who does not force people to do his will like some petty dictator. Rather, it is a God who invites, who initiates a relationship and makes a request. It is a God who seeks to partner with a human being in order to bring about something important. And the human being who is revealed in Mary's response is not someone who stands impotent before the power of a mighty God but rather is a person who has integrity and the power to choose and whose integrity and choice are respected by God. In telling us this story of the annunciation, Luke is making a profound theological statement about the relationship between God and humanity, and the essence of that relationship is revealed as partnership. Or, what in theological language has been called synergy. We might sum it up this way: the work of God in the world is accomplished through a freely chosen partnership between God and human beings.
It is important to note that the Roman Catholic doctrine that eventually arose that declared Mary to be without personal sin came along a very long time after Luke's story. Early Christians never held such notions of Mary, and the Eastern Christian churches (the Orthodox churches) have always been highly critical of that particular development. Why? Because it removes Mary from the body of humanity, it makes her into some kind of aberration and it implies that a "normal" human being could not have done what Mary did.
Luke, I feel certain, would not have liked that idea of Mary being sinless because it would weaken considerably the statement I think he was seeking to make: that if Mary could choose partnership with God to accomplish the work of bringing Jesus into the world, then any one of us can choose partnership with God to bring Christ into the world in our own particular way, according to our own particular calling.
As we celebrate Christmas this year, we might ask ourselves, "What is God inviting me into? How might I give birth to Christ anew in my heart? How might I be invited to be Christ's hands and heart in the world?" For, like Mary, we have a royal vocation: to become God's partners in the on-going work of healing humanity and the rest of creation.
May Christmas be to you a blessing this year and an opportunity for you to renew your vocation as a bearer of Christ.


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We've all had one! Some random NPC gives you a quest in the opposite direction of the main game and now you can't return until you complete this trivial matter. Only, it's not trivial, is it? What seems like a light, airy piece of cake is actually an overpoweringly rich and heavy slice of Belgium trip choc. Not as easy to consume but still you persist. I'm off tangent a bit, talking about cakes but it doesn't matter because off tangent is Yakuza 0's domain and my personal limbo.
Yes, I'm sure regular readers of my ramblings will know that I've been at Yakuza 0 for months now. Well, good news everyone! I've cleared it. I'll be posting a review in a few days but I just wanted to talk to you about something that withheld me from completing the game in a speedier time. You see, I wanted to complete both Kiryu's and Majima's main side quest. Majima's I got done pretty easily. Kiryu's though…..that's where my demon resided. And it wasn't gruelling combat or lack of money to proceed. It was bowling. Slight spoilers for a Yakuza 0, it's only a sub story but that's your choice if you want a sub story spoiled. If you are intrigued by the Yakuza series, I would read on so you see why it's so loved.
Anyway, bowling! The sport of kings! And I was a jester, flailing around, hoping to succeed. But first I'll introduce you to my troubles. For Kiryu's side story, you need to buy and upgrade properties owned by 5 real estate kings. Basically 5 sub bosses. I wanted to own all the properties and defeat all the kings. And I did do. Except when all was said and done I still had one property that I didn't own. I tried in the past but to no avail so I put it on the back burner. I was determined to acquire it before I closed the book on my Yakuza 0 playthrough. My problem was Emiri. Emiri was the person who would allow me to acquire the bowling alley, However, I needed to max out my friendship with her. No big deal, I just bowl and it goes up over time. Except for the last pip of the friendship meter. Emiri informs me, with a misleading smile I might add, that there is a competition ongoing. Whoever scores a turkey first, wins a turkey! For context, the game is set around December so a Christmas turkey isn't so far-fetched. See that Yakuza 0, I'm saying your nonsense isn't nonsense!
OK, a turkey, 3 strikes in a row. Can't be that hard once you get a system going. Except, I couldn't do it. I would get 2 strikes and then choke the turkey………that's that expression right? For the life of me, I couldn't do it. And this went on for 3 days! 3 real days of on and off Yakuza 0. I did other tasks but getting that turkey was my gaming priority that week. And then this happened, this is what made me write this article because at this point, it felt like the game was laughing at me.
That's all spares, 2 strikes and a big failure! 9 frames and I consistently hit 8 pins down and then followed it up to make a spare. I even tried to change the angle and power and I would still get that. I couldn't get 3 strikes in a row but 9 spares? Sign me up, I'm the Spare King! And then on my last possible chance to get 3 strikes in a row in that game, I got 2 strikes and then 8 pins again. I was more gob struck than disheartened. I couldn't do that again if I tried. Downtrodden but never broken, I told Emiri to reset them again! Eventually, I did it!
I got 2 sets of turkeys that time! Those 3 days wishing for a turkey and I got 2 at once. They're like buses apparently. You wait forever for 1 and then oh hello, 2 show up. But whatever, whinging over, it was time to collect my prize! Emiri talked it up that this was a turkey to die for so surprise me with that tasty bird!
………OK then. Who cares?! I did it, yay is me! I'm not even bothered that it's a bit sadistic what Kiryu named his new chicken pal. I got the bowling alley as a property AND a manager chicken. You can't argue with a deal like that. And so ended my trial. I've had many times where a side quest has taken over my life or even ones that I have given up but still think about as the ones that got away. I'm looking at you Final Fantasy X's dodge the lightning migraine. So what are some of yours that stick out for you. Or maybe you just have one in particular that was the thorn in your side for a time. Feel free to share in the comments, I'm eager to hear your pain. Thanks for reading.


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He's Got More Racist Jokes Up His Sleeve
Fox might label its Sunday night lineup "Animation Domination," but, at this point, they might as well rename it "Seth MacFarlane Domination." Because on Friday comes news that MacFarlane is getting another Fox series on top of American Dad!, The Cleveland Show, and the series that started it all, Family Guy.
But what can we expect to see from MacFarlane this time around? According to Deadline, the funnyman-turned-Oscar host is helming an animated series called Bordertown. And, yes, it's exactly what it sounds like:
Set in a fictitious desert town near the U.S.- Mexico border, the series centers on the intertwining daily lives of two neighbors: Bud Buckwald and Ernesto Gonzales. Married and a father of three, Bud is a Border Patrol agent who feels threatened by the cultural changes that have transformed his neighborhood. Living next door to Bud is Ernesto, an industrious Mexican immigrant and father of four, who is proud to be making it in America. As Bud and Ernesto's paths begin to cross, their families become bound by friendship, romance and conflict.
Translation: You're gonna see a whole lot of racist jokes, folks. (Hey, MacFarlane's Dads has already warmed us up this season.) But you're also going to see a lot less of MacFarlane on Fox. Though Bordertown is being introduced to the network, American Dad! is heading to cable country with a TBS pick-up, and The Cleveland Show already counted down its final hours. Not that MacFarlane likely cares. Not only does his once short-lived Family Guy continue to be a juggernaut, but the TV tycoon has Ted 2 on the horizon, ready to rake in the green at the box office. (Plus, Charlize Theron has been keeping the animator company, so we're guessing life for MacFarlane is better than [insert Family Guy-friendly pop culture reference here].)
Still, it's time to start to take bets now: Which animal will MacFarlane choose to deliver Bordertown's droll one-liners? (One hundred bucks on a meth-addled armadillo.)


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Today we are leaving Germany and travelling to New York.
We woke early and packed up and had a quick early breakfast. We paid the hotel and caught a taxi to the train station and bought a couple of tickets to Frankfurt Airport. 64 Euro - quite expensive.
No problem with the wrong train and it arrived at the airport on time.
I am sitting here now waiting for our flight which leaves in a couple of hours. The flight is about 8 hours long and we arrive around 3:40pm Eastern Time.
We are meeting Pam's son and his family in New York which will be rather interesting instead of the norm which is Christchurch.


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Turning goals into results: The power of catalytic mechanisms by Jim Collins
Recently, I was asked by a colleague to look at a newly released book that (also) attempts to get leaders to execute strategy, despite the inevitable obstacles.
Traditionally, businesses have used management control to ensure the execution of strategy and plans. This approach requires the ever-tighter management of people and process, with evermore reports and evermore time required to do the monitoring and controlling.
The results of bureaucratic processes such as the balanced scorecard, 360° feedback and the like, has not been a startling improvement in execution, despite the great effort it involves. Automation of these processes hasn't helped greatly either. The tight link between goals and results remains largely unattained.
Coincidentally, I came across this slim book - a republication of a notion that first appeared in the Harvard Business Review in 1999 by Jim Collins, and then reappeared in the bestselling book by the same author, called Good to Great, in 2001.
Goals to results
"Over the past six years, I have observed and studied a simple yet extremely powerful managerial tool that helps organisations turn goals into results," he explained. The managerial tool is the 'catalytic mechanism'. At the time Collins noted that given the effectiveness of this management tool, it must be the most underutilised but most promising method that executives can use to achieve their strategic goals.
19 years later, I am sure he would hold the same opinion.
Consider this example. Granite Rock, a 100-year old family owned business, implemented a radical new policy called "short pay". The policy appeared on every Granite Rock invoice: "If you are not satisfied for any reason, don't pay us for it. Simply scratch out the line item, write a brief note about the problem, and return a copy of this invoice along with your check for the balance."
This "catalytic mechanism" had a profound and positive impact on the company. It served as a warning system that gave hard-to-ignore feedback about the quality of the company's service and products. It impelled managers to relentlessly track down the root causes of problems in order to prevent repeated short payments.
It sent a message to employees and customers that Granite Rock is deadly serious about 'customer satisfaction', and that this was no mere slogan. This led to the company winning the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, while it gained market share - despite charging a 6% price premium.
So how do you institute this catalytic mechanism in your company to create a tight link between execution and goals? Collins describes the five characteristics of a catalytic mechanism.
1. Unpredictability
A catalytic mechanism produces the desired results in ways that are essentially unpredictable.
The 3M company needed a constant flow of relevant new products to keep growing. In 1956 it instituted a catalytic mechanism that urged its scientists to spend 15% of their time experimenting and inventing in the area of their own choice - no one was told what products to work on. By 2000, 3M's sales and earnings had increased more than 40-fold. It generated cumulative returns of 36% and has been frequently ranked in the top ten of Fortune's most-admired list.
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The results the 15% rule produced could not be predicted by 3M. However, once committed to the catalytic mechanism, it stimulated new knowledge, a virtuous circle of variation, learning, improvement, and enhanced results. By decreasing predictability, they increased the probability of attaining the extraordinary.
This is very different from the conventional approach where executives identify an organizational goal, and then design a plethora of systems, controls, procedures, and practices likely to make it happen.
2. Overall benefits
A catalytic mechanism distributes power for the benefit of the overall system, often disempowering those who traditionally hold power. Catalytic mechanisms force the right things to happen throughout the organisation not only at the lower levels.
The US Government instituted a catalytic mechanism for "waiver-of-regulations" requests. Those who have the authority to change regulations can approve a waiver, but only an agency head can deny a request. In certain units of the US army if a request is not answered in 30 days, the answer is taken as "yes". These catalytic mechanisms subverted the default tendency of bureaucracies to choose the status quo over change, and inaction over action.
3. It has teeth
Nucor Steel's vision is to be an organisation where all share the goal of being the most efficient, high-quality steel operation in the world, and so create job security and corporate prosperity.
In Nucor five people do the work that ten do at other steel companies, and get paid like eight. Base pay is 25% to 33% below the industry average, but a bonus of 80% to 200% of base pay, is paid weekly to all teams that meet or exceed productivity goals.
If you are five minutes late, you lose your bonus for the day. If you are 30 minutes late, you lose your bonus for the week.
4. Eject viruses
The right people are your most important asset. At Nucor, management usually doesn't fire unproductive workers; workers do.
At W.L. Gore, a $2 billion fabric company, you are a leader if and only if people choose to follow you. Employees have the authority to fire their bosses.
5. Ongoing effects
'Catalytic events' differ fundamentally from catalytic mechanisms because even great events do not produce the persistent change that great catalytic mechanism can - and that can last for decades.
Darwin Smith, the former CEO of Kimberly-Clark, transformed the company from a mediocre one to a world-class one through catalytic mechanisms.
First, he sold a big chunk of the company's traditional paper-production mills, so there was no easy escape route. Then he forced the company into competing with the best consumer-products company in the world: Procter & Gamble. Kimberly-Clark would either become excellent or get crushed. It became a world-class producer of consumer products.
Creating mechanisms is a creative act. You can, of course, get good ideas by looking at what other organisations do, but the best catalytic mechanisms are idiosyncratic adaptations to your unique situation. They are best created by engaging everyone, not only top management.
Don't expect your catalytic mechanism to be correct first time. 3M's 15% rule started by allowing only scientists to use the labs during their lunch break to work on anything they wanted. By the 1980s it was made available to 3M staff other than scientists, and in the 1990s it was bolstering it with special recognition rewards to create profitable innovations.
The challenge is not setting big goals but achieving them. Therein lies the power of catalytic mechanisms. It is a method too valuable to be overlooked.
*Ian Mann of Gateways consults internationally on strategy and implementation and is the author of 'Strategy that Works' and 'The Executive Update.' Views expressed are his own.
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MUSCAT, Oman's Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi affirmed his country's support for Yemen and its legitimate government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
The Omani official said during a telephone conversation with Yemen's Deputy Prime Minister Abdulmalik al-Mekhlafi that Muscat supports any and all efforts to achieve security and stability in a manner that preserves the territorial integrity of Yemen and preserves its national institutions and the capabilities of the Yemeni people.
For his part, Mekhlafi hailed Oman's position in support of legitimacy and the right for Yemenis to live in peace, according Yemen's official news agency.
The Yemeni official stressed that his country and its legitimate government are keen to develop bilateral ties with Oman in various fields and to enhance the level of coordination between the two countries.
Meanwhile, UAE's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, stressed that the UAE, with its strategy and national directions, is in line with the Arab alliance, and that cowards will not be allowed to interfere.
Our historic commitment to Yemen and its people has been directed by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan, and was enriched by the sacrifices of the people of the UAE and their martyrdom, and that cowards will not be allowed to interfere. he tweeted on Saturday night.
stressed that the commitment of the UAE within the Arab alliance led by Riyadh annoys those who like to tittle-tattle.
He also stressed, The role of the UAE in Yemen is in supporting Saudi Arabia, and aims for Yemen's welfare.
He also declared in a statement, It [UAE] is committed to support the legitimate government in Yemen in line with the resolutions of the Islamic Summit and the decisions of the Council of Foreign Ministers.
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The Credit Risk Officer is responsible for monitoring the credit control & monitoring activities of the airline. Assist in the preparation of weekly BSP reports.
Key Activities
1. Ensure timely credit of funds to Travel Agency Accounts that follow the airline's prepayment model. Manage the Agency top-up process including relevant follow-ups with various internal teams as required.
2. Identify areas that can be automated through the systems in place for credit monitoring & Top-up process
3. Follow-up for long outstanding receivables
4. Maintaining records of all distributor contracts and visa related contracts and ensuring timely follow-up to obtain updated and valid contracts.
5. Processing of INAD recharges including billing, follow-up and reconciliation of relevant account nominal.
6. Carry out Various channel of sales (BSP / GDS / weblink/ TCH / ARC) credit control related activities which include granting ticketing authority to IATA agents based on credit vetting assessment, sales review, settlement and default monitoring. Prepare weekly BSP reports for all BSP countries
7. Ensure timely billing (where applicable) and repatriation/ remittance of funds from distributors and agents.
8. Liaise with various Commercial Managers to ensure timely market information is obtained for all BSP countries especially where there are defaults.
9. Calculate on a monthly basis the provision required for long outstanding receivables including BSP defaults.
10. Provide day-to-day support with regards to credit control activities including training of new team members / interns as required.
Minimum Qualification
• A recognized professional accounting degree
• 2-3 years of professional experience in the Credit Monitoring division of an Airline
Knowledge / Skills
• Experience working in ERP Financials
• Knowledge of MS Excel
• Customer Focus
• Team work
• Effective Communication
• Personal Accountability & Commitment to achieve
• Resilience and Flexibility (Can do attitude)