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You need a list of specific unknowns we may encounter? Huh?
The CIO flew in the other day. I am just a contractor so I only hear stories but so mythical is this fellow that I get the impression he must have flown in by winged chariot and would be trotting across town to our office on a company-funded unicorn. His arrival would then be announced by a fanfare of trumpets and a team of …
Sooo true....
Ah... you have just captured the essence of project & strategic consultancy in once swell foop :
"When asked to point out where a project is going wrong, don't for god's sake try to tell them."
Why did they not teach me that in my (bogus but expensive) MBA ????
Re: Sooo true....
At my MBA school one of the first things they taught us in our "consulting" class, was that you must immediately make sure you recommend more consulting services, as any problem that can be solved on the first take is not big enough to pull down a big paycheck. You made it look too easy. So you need to make the problem bigger!
Re: Sooo true....
He should ice that foop so the swelling goes down
So familiar
I used to be just like you Mr Dabbs, it used to drive me potty the wasteful ways in which things are done and then done all over again each time a PHB tweaked the requirement spec for his own aggrandisement. Trying to care was giving me no end of headaches and blood pressure that at my age now would be a problem. Over the years I have developed a credo that helps keep me sane. The long version is:
I am paid as much to rub out as I am to write.
The short version is:
DILLIGAF kerching.
Re: So familiar
"Foolishly, I would try to help them curb the waste and suggest ways of improving their productivity and profitability. Oh yes, I truly was that naïve."
Wish I'd read that 15 years ago, I might have had some hair left.
So totally true. I was nodding all the way through that one.
These days if a client wastes my time, I just console myself in the fact that they're paying me by the hour.
Re: Brilliant
"These days if a client wastes my time, I just console myself in the fact that they're paying me by the hour."
Exactly that. I learned that giving 150% and being highly efficient is much like kicking the ball into your own goal. If the client feels like arranging tons of meetings for absolutely no outcome... fine. Most of the time you don't need to listen, as very little is going to come out of meetings with too many participants. Just nod, look interest, throw in some related but mostly random thoughts to give them more food for thought...
Extra brownie points if somebody comes up with a power point presentation. Make sure to feign interest by checking early on that it's available on the company's intranet or is forwarded to you by email afterwards. At that point you could actually take a nap and it wouldn't matter. (If you miss anything important, you can still catch up later.)
Otherwise, enjoy free coffee and cookies, and look forward to being a few hundred quid richer at the end of the day (with a new highscore in your favourite tablet-based game).
I seems to work a lot better not to ever suggest big changes (they're just not ready for it, and likely never will be). Instead, make small improvements here and there and wrap them into big and impressive lingo which nobody grasps anyway. So it must be great!
Also: Never fix anything immediately, if it can be delayed. Ask for deadlines, importance in relation to all the other things you've been postponing, make it sound more work than it actually is! It makes you look very busy and avoids that anybody of those paying you might think they pay money for somebody who hasn't got enough to do!
Companies don't like to end a contract if you're still in the middle of something they think is important (because you made it sound like that). So better make sure that they think you haven't finished all tasks, ever.
Then you get away with 50% of your energy left to spend on your hobbies after hours, and you keep the contract longer (because, well, you're not actually working that much any more).
And when shit hits the fan and you actually have to deliver something very quickly because it's critical, do it, but point out the other deadlines and ask for them to be pushed forward.
Kept myself with a corporate client on a contract for over 4 years that way... and now they are still paying a retainer, because they think they might need me for urgent stuff. (They don't actually, but that doesn't matter.)
Scary Man
I was once told by a boss that is was best to shout only when it wasn't necessary ...
Re: Scary Man
Blackadder: Tell me do you ever stop bullying and shouting at the lower orders?
Wellington: NEVER! There's only one way to win a campaign - shout, shout and shout again.
Blackadder: You don't think that inspired leadership and tactical ability have anything to do with it?
Wellington: NO! It's all down to shouting. BEHHHHGGHH!
Re: Scary Man
This is true. After my own foray into management, one of my employees (with whom I stayed on good terms) told me people only started to worry when I went very quiet and very polite.
But I knew it was time to retire when I started talking like Mr. Dabbs n his "before I got sensible" phase. At some point in the industry you may reach a point at which your house is paid off, your pension fund is big enough, and suddenly you have this urge to tell it exactly like it is. At this point senior managers avoid you, and junior staff ask you if you want chocolate biscuits with your coffee.
Similar Situation
Except I'm not lucky enough to be a freelancer here any more, I'm on the payroll. I truly miss the days of being self employed/freelance. Sure I might have been a lot poorer but I had far more fun doing it than right now.
Roll on finishing my own project, the one project to get me out of paid underlingship and hello to being my own boss.
This might just be-
the most truthiful article of all time.
Including the bit about the shouty bosses...
Alistair, did you use an alias when being contracted to a now dead* project around here? Haven't seen your name listed as a team member, but I'm sure as hell you described our situation.
*I killed it - that was probably my biggest achievement ever.
Re: @Dabbsy
Bloody hell, you scared me for a moment, there. There are people who read my column who recognise who I'm talking about. I just hope it never gets read by people who recognise themselves.
Re: @Dabbsy
You shouldn't worry. The people you write about are commonly the same people who suffer a certain degree of loss of reality. No chance they'd recognise themselves.
Re: @Dabbsy
Quite - in my experience people like those referred to in the article would have trouble recognising themselves in a mirror, let alone in an anonymised tale.
Re: @Dabbsy
If one of your clients recognizes themselves just say you were talking about whoever it is they hate most. If you don't already know, make it a point to find out who they hate most. The enemy of your client is your patsy.
I think your maybe me.. or maybe I'm you..
anyway.. have a beer..
nice to know I'm not the only one..
Familiar story
They tell you they need a contractor in place ASAP, so you beg your previous client to let you off a few days early. There then follows a three-week process of reference-check timewasting*. When you arrive on site it's apparently a complete surprise to everybody: there's nothing for you to do**, and you idle around reading documentation while they think something up.
* I recently had to prove my address for the past five years, so I sent a copy of my mortgage confirmation from 11 years ago, together with the confirmation that I'd just paid it off. Not good enough. I had to supply five years of utility bills to prove that I hadn't moved out and back in.
** Which is just as well, because there are no resources to do it with. In my latest (very highly-paid) contract, it took over a month before I got a desk and a computer.
Re: Familiar story
Being a contractor is, in my experience, just like the Arabella Weir sketch in The Fast Show. The woman who has all the answers but it ignored because she is a woman. Similarly, no matter how many times you have stepped in the turd that is being proposed by a permanent member of staff, no one will cross to the other side of the road on the say of a contractor.
I had to wait a month to start my current contract for the standard background checks etc, then 2 weeks for a logon to be created for me, another week for an admin account and another for a laptop. Would be frustrating were I not paid a daily rate, regardless of how much work I do (or don't do!)
Re: Familiar story
This Dilbert is particularly apt...
Re: Familiar story
That is because contractors tend to breeze in and give recommendations ignoring half of the spec, constraints and budget, then proceed to sit back and assume that since another solution chosen was hard that theirs couldn't possibly have had any problems whatsoever.
Paid twice as much to do half as much work. Never have to deal with the consequences of technical debt that they create or tie up the loose ends that take 90% of the time and effort. Who doesn't hate them? :P
Re: Familiar story
Paid twice as much to do half as much work. Never have to deal with the consequences of technical debt that they create or tie up the loose ends that take 90% of the time and effort.
It's funny, you say that like it's a bad thing.
Re: Familiar story
>> That is because contractors tend to breeze in and give recommendations ignoring half of the spec, constraints and budget, then proceed to sit back...<<
I fear you may be confusing contractors with consultants.
Re: Familiar story
What is it with these accounts you all have?
Like most colleges, we have a floating population of sessionally paid staff. They get a log-in same as us contracted ones. Usually ready for when they rock up needing to print stuff and use the photocopiers. A matter of a day rather than weeks.
I laughed, I cried...
Oh, yes, yes, yes. All true. I know, for me, it's the beginning of the end when I read the latest in a long line of emails or slide decks and start screaming with unbelieving laughter. It tells me that my kool-aid tolerance has been used up and it is time to move on.
I have accepted that big business (big multinationals, especially financial services) are in existence only marginally to do what's on the tin (banking, investment, whatever); a good 80% is a self-sustaining boxing ring for senior chaps to wrestle for power and prestige. So projects are about their, um, manhood, size and swing-worthiness, and not actually about business value. Once I got that, I was able to play nicely. Until that moment of unbelieving laughter arrives...
"I have been told I lack respect. I call it an inability to brown-nose."
Could of so used that line during my school days
school days
You could have paid attention. Then you might realise that "could of" is illiterate.
Re: school days
It is grammatically incorrect, but not illiterate. Illiterate implies a lack of ability to read or write. Since he's apparently capable of both, he's not illiterate. Just wrong.
Re: school days
He is neither illiterate nor wrong. He is American. They actually speak like that.
Re: school days
No, even in America, 'could of' is still wrong. At least for now.
Re: school days
herman, we do often pronounce "could've" for "could have", but "could of" for "could have" remains wrong here.
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They also speak like that in Essex, Herman.
Re: school days
> It is grammatically incorrect, but not illiterate
Graham, there are different degrees of (il)literacy, it's not black and white.
Re: school days
It is grammatically incorrect, but not illiterate
Oh but yes, yes it is. As in uneducated. "Illiterate", from the Oxford Dictionary:
1 Unable to read or write;
1.1 Ignorant in a particular subject or activity;
1.2 (Of a piece of writing) showing a lack of education; badly written;
Re: school days
I cud ave <sic> agreed with you but you are obviously a foreign chap with no understanding of textual exegesis and common idiom. Gawd blimey Mary Poppins.
I agree with M. Dabbs though. I worked for a multinational that was bought out by a huge US concern. I refused to sign a contract and their hatchet woman called a meeting for all staff and told us we had to sign new contracts. I said "I would make a better rentboy than a H***** employee [1]" I finally surreptitiously got them to give me gardening leave and flew the coop. It was truly awful and eventually their hatchet woman got wise and topped herself. Shame really but if you dance with the devil.
[Think game manufacturer / Intellectual property rights holder]
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"Graham, there are different degrees of (il)literacy, it's not black and white."
Or indeed monachrome. One man's Pudenda is another man's Cnut (1).
1. King of Denmark, Norway and "England"
To be fair to the CIO...
I can't remember ever going on a mandatory training course on a new system that imparted any useful knowledge about anything, let alone how to use the new system. So, in my experience, he was proposing a quality level far higher than the industry standard.
Re: To be fair to the CIO...
Bingo. That is how I understood it too. That CIO actually knows something.
Re: To be fair to the CIO...
This actually reminds me a bit of the observation that there is no such thing as a stupid question. Sometimes it takes someone with a lot of organisational clout to ask questions like "does this work" or "do people know how to use it?", because they have the power to demand answers.
Re: To be fair to the CIO...
Mr Garrison of South Park said: "There are no stupid questions, only stupid people".
Mind you, he's not known for his wisdom.
Re: To be fair to the CIO...
I can't remember ever going on a mandatory training course on a new system that imparted any useful knowledge about anything, let alone how to use the new system.
Absolutely. Conversely, I, as a developer, being given 'user training' on a product in order to have the required understanding to work on the product (which is a rare enough as it is), have been in training sessions where the trainer has demonstrated plenty of screens and menu options but has managed to impart zero actual information about what the product is, what it is for, or how to actually use it.
One of the big problems with this sort of situation is that the trainer will usually hand out some sort of feedback form, but it is impossible in practice to give honest feedback about how bad it was, especially if you are within the same organisation, as the feedback will not be anonymous (they may nominally say it is, but it isn't exactly hard to work out whose handwriting it is out of a pool of six people). If you say something negative, that person knows it was you, and you will have to face them in the knowledge that they know you were the one 'badmouthing' them. Most non-psychopaths tend to naturally shy away from conflict.
Back in my past
I remember when I was working at a place where temp contracted labour such as myself definitely had second-class citizen status...and I also remember the moment when I realised that contracted labour such as myself wasn't constrained in the same way as staffers.
Annoying boss: We're busy doing staffy things - go and make tea
Me: OK. [Exit stage left ]
< some time later >
Me: [Enter stage left, bearing tea] Tea's up
Annoying boss: <Splutter> Yuk! You've put loads of sugar in this
Me: I used my initiative - you look kind of overweight, so I assumed you'd want a few spoonfuls in there.
Re: Back in my past
Heh. Reminds me when one of the shouty bosses was visited by HIS American bosses one summer and I was asked to prepare some teas, coffees and "a water". No-one had asked for plain water before. The water cooler's cooler hadn't worked since long before I started there, so I duly served up a plastic cup of warm water, which she impressively spat out on the meeting room floor.
Cue a bit of admonishing etc from the shouty man... then, when no-one else was looking, he sidled up, whispered an apology, thrust some cash in my hands and asked me to nip down the newsagent and buy a bottle of chilled Evian. Sorted.
Does my budget look big in this
<i>When asked to point out where a project is going wrong, don't for god's sake try to tell them.</i>
Rube. I bet you also misinterpreted half life wife's "let's not get one another gifts this christmas" although I guess not many times since you claim to still be married.
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Re: Does my budget look big in this
I completely forgot to congratulate the clever fellow this week who signed up to Twitter and LinkedIn as "Hank Waggenburger III" complete with public profile apparently for the sole purpose of inviting me to join his networks.
Also props to the very real "Mr N Waggenburger" who also took the trouble to invite me.
Re: Does my budget look big in this
I completely forgot to congratulate the clever fellow this week who signed up to Twitter and LinkedIn as "Hank Waggenburger III" complete with public profile apparently for the sole purpose of inviting me to join his networks.
Outstanding. :)
Re: Does my budget look big in this
Great read as usual Mr Dabbs. Especially enjoyed reading the frustration of the "difficult" boss trying to get anyone to do anything how they want it to be done. Some of the best bosses I've had have been exactly like this and I could never put my finger on what it was and why I was praised for work I thought everyone was doing.
"Connect with me on ButtPlugg!"
Haha I would leave a comment along the lines of "Surely you have better things to be doing on a Friday afternoon" but here I am stuck in the office commenting on your comment so who am I to judge..
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The Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) and the Census Bureau announce new residential construction statistics for September 2014:
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There's good news for multi-family housing developers. The nations apartment market continued to gain strength in the third quarter of 2014.
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Privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 998,000. This is 5.6% (±1.4%) below the revised July rate of 1,057,000 and is 5.3% (±1.7%) above the August 2013 estimate of 948,000.
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Sales of new single-family houses in July 2014 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 412,000, according to estimates released jointly this week by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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The U.S. apartment market continued its amazingly strong 2014 in July, as effective rent growth increased once again, occupancy remained steady and fewer concessions were offered, according to Axiometrics monthly apartment market trends report.
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Building permits increased 8.1% from June to July and housing starts in July were up 15.7% from June.
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The latest data show progress among key indicators, including growing equity and a rebound in the sale of new and existing homes. While this scorecard notes positive overall trends in the housing market, officials caution that more work needs to be done as the economy recovers from the Great Recession.
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Cash-strapped, job-starved Millennials born during the 20-year span surrounding the turn of the century are key to recovery of the housing market from the crash of 2008. The finding is the core of the annual study of housing by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. The State ...
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Despite the continuing moderately paced housing recovery, homebuilders still arent persuaded the recovery is the real thing.
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2 bedroom, 2 bath, oceanfront
This fourth floor Captain's Walk unit offers panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean from the oceanfront balcony and living room, as well as master bedroom. For your enjoyment there is a new 40' flat screen TV in the living room. You have access to the balcony from the living room. The renovated kitchen has stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops and custom cabinets. The kitchen has been enlarged with the removal of a wall and the ceiling elevated compared to other Captain's Walk units.
The master bedroom features a king bed, windows with plantation shutters overlooking the beach, flat screen TV and new private bath with jetted tub/shower combination. The guest bedroom has a king bed, 32' flat screen TV and access to the new hall bath with a tub/shower combination as well. Just off the guest bedroom is a 'kids nook'. There is a daybed and a 15' flat screen TV and has access to the hall bathroom.
Captain's Walk offers one of the best panoramic ocean views on the island. With each building parallel to the dunes, you will feel immersed in the sand and surf. Paved walkways on the grounds converge on the oceanfront pool and a private beach boardwalk with showers. These villas are conveniently located next to the Omni Oceanfront Resort which has specialty shops and restaurants.
Unique Features:
• Perfect for a child. Located just off the front entry hall is a kid's nook. It has a daybed and a TV.
Totally renovated unit with outstanding kitchen
New Beautyrest pillowtop mattress in master and new Beautyrest 'plush' in guest bedroom - Jan. 2014
New carpet in both bedrooms - Dec. 2013
- Suitability:
- Long-term Renters Welcome
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters
- children welcome
- non smoking only
- pets not allowed
- wheelchair accessible
About owner
I'm a retired veterinarian from New Hampshire. I first visited Hilton Head on vacation. I fell in love with all the outdoor activities such as biking on the beach and playing tennis and golf.
owner purchased this condo in 2013
Why owner chose Palmetto Dunes
I had rented oceanfront condos on Hilton Head during vacations for the past 25 years. Once I found Captain's Walk, I never stayed anywhere else. It's so close to the beach and has the best ocean views.
What makes this condo unique
This condo was on the 4th floor and recently had been completely upgraded. The direct oceanfront views from the balcony, living room and master bedroom are beautiful. The open floor plan and custom kitchen are not found in other Captain's Walk units. It feels like home!
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Systec Grafische Maschinen GmbH, a manufacturer of printing and slitting equipment, announces that it will be manufacturing and servicing the NW140 UV Digital Inkjet Printer in cooperation with Spartanics Laser Cutting Systems and JetINX UV… Read More »
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Join us Friday, November 28th for a one-night-only screening of two classic Wes Anderson films, Rushmore and the Royal Tenenbaums, both shown in glorious 35mm. Presented by Spoke Art gallery, this special event closes out their month long Wes Anderson themed art exhibit, on view at their Sutter street gallery from November 1st – 22nd.
A selection of limited edition posters will be available for purchase at this event.
Max Fischer is a precocious 15-year-old whose reason for living is his attendance at Rushmore, a private school where he's not doing well in any of his classes, but where he's the king of extracurricular activities – from being in the beekeeping society to writing and producing plays, there's very little after school he doesn't do. His life begins to change, however, when he finds out he's on academic probation, and when he stumbles into love with Miss Cross, a pretty teacher of the elementary school at Rushmore. Added to the mix is his friendship with Herman Blume, wealthy industrialist and father to boys who attend the school, and who also finds himself attracted to Miss Cross. Max's fate becomes inextricably tied to this odd love triangle, and how he sets about resolving it is the story in the film.
Staring Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams
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Three grown prodigies, all with a unique genius of some kind, and their mother are staying at the family household. Their father, Royal had left them long ago, and comes back to make things right with his family.
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NIPPON NIGHTS is monthly series of Japanese cinema bridging different genres, styles and generations. In the 2nd season of the series, we introduce Japanese cinema themed with Music.
I heard Mizue is making animation. How exciting! I can't wait to see!!
—Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)
Internationally Noteworthy, Japanese Animation Creator : Mirai Mizue! His works have been screened and judged at many international film festivals and he continues to forge the future of the Japanese independent animation scene. Since 2002, he has been creating abstract animations, known as his 'cell animations', in which cell structures form the central motif.
In 2011, Modern No.2 was nominated to the Orizzonti section at the Venice Film Festival and to the Spectrum section at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, enthralling audiences with its vivid colors and dynamic, delicate movements synchronized with music. In 2012, Modern No.2 won the SACEM Award for Original Music Prize at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, the world's biggest animation festival. With his vast experience and boundless energy, Mizue is in his prime as a filmmaker.
In "WONDER FULL!!", a film that Mirai selected and joined some films from his works himself will be screened.
Director's statements
Getting this pleasant opportunity to show many of my films first time, I take into account of the order, music and screen size of my works since 2003 to make those like one long-animation film. I believe it will help you to enjoy and understand all films naturally and smoothly.
(As life and death is never-ending and have existed since extremely long time ago, it is probably just one tiny piece what I can feel.)
Our body is composed of over 60 trillion cells. Surprisingly, it is way much more than the number of all stars in the solar system. Needless to say, each of our cells is alive and both life and death take place for each cell again and again and again until our lives will end. The world is always full of WONDER.
If you feel wonder, miracle, surprise, and a mass of happiness through my masterpiece, I am very much satisfied.
■Modern No. 2 –We went for it without any hesitation. We've formed the world at a quickening pace. What on earth is this world that we have created?
■JAM– The sound is piled up. The image is piled up as well. Before long, the screen becomes chaotic.
■Minamo– Made by a frame-by-frame shooting of ink streaming on the surface of water.
■FANTASTIC CELL– This animation is Mirai Mizue's debut film.vThe birth of 'cell animations'.
■METROPOLIS– This film was requested from the Seoul International Cartoon And Animation Festival, and produced for the appeal of Seoul City, South Korea.
■TATAMP– Each living object has its own sound.a Thus the sounds varied when there are more living objects. It becomes chaotic, and at the same time, melodic.
■TRIP! TRAP!– An expression of a chaotic world. A mixture of different techniques.Graduation film.
■MODERN– The hexahedron keeps changing shape. Besides, anything doesn't happen.
■LOST UTOPIA– The tale of the Biblical Adam and Eve is used as the motif in this anthropomorphic phantasmagoria of animated images.
■DEVOUR DINNE– Various dinners made with different living things…
■Adamski– A subjective view of an UFO. Shot frame-by-frame along the Tama River.
■Playground– An improvisation that combines several images: the innocent world-view of a child, the continuousness of life, order and chaos, unity and division and the real streaming world.
■AND AND– It is born. It dies. They repeat. The mandala of a life. Hypnotic patterns by Mirai Mizue for Toru Matsumoto's And And.
Mirai Mizue Director/Animator
He was born in Tokyo, 1981. People around him was surprised by his drawing a perfect circle when he was three. He started making animation by himself when someone told him that his illustrations looked like it was moving in his study at the Department of Graphic Design, Tama Art University.
His high quality pictures that he drew by hand on paper and his method to make animation by computer with scanning all papers with his original drawings attract people beyond the border or stereotyped animation.
His first work "FANTASTIC CELL"(2003) debuted on the world stage after received recommendation of the jury at Japan Media Arts Festival.
The short animated films he made has been always beloved around the world.
His graduation film "LOST UTOPIA"(2007) has screened over eighty film festivals in the world.
In 2011, "MODEERN NO.2″ was screened in the Orizzonti section of the Venice International Film Festival,
and he became the first Japanese who received SACEM Award(an award for best music)
at Annecy International Animation Film Festival in the next year.
Director : Mirai Mizue Produce : Shuma Hirose Ad & Pub Advisor : Keiko Kusakabe DCP : Makotoya Co.,Ltd./Silk Purse Enterprises
ORIGINAL TITLE ( JAPANESE ) : ワンダー・フル!! / ENGLISH TITLE : WONDER FULL!! / GENRE : ANIMATION / PRODUCTION YEAR : 2014 / PRODUCTION COUNTRY:JAPAN / SCREEN SIZE : 16:9 / VISUAL : Color / SOUND : Stereo / SCREENING FORMAT : DCP, Blu-ray / LENGTH 79min /Distributed by Makotoya Co.,Ltd + CALF / ©2014 CALF
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Nitrous oxide is the single most important ozone depleting substance and emissions must be curbed, say scientists
Nitrous oxide (N2O) has become the largest threat to the ozone layer following the success of international efforts to reduce CFCs. The increase of atmospheric N2O at the current pace is predicted to delay the repair of the hole in the ozone layer by about a decade. The majority of N2O emissions come from agriculture, but the gas is also generated as a by-product in the manufacture of nitric acid, which is used to make fertilisers, and adipic acid, which is used to make nylon. China is becoming one of the largest producers of these chemicals.
'The rapid increase in China's N2O emissions is due primarily to adipic acid production, stimulated by the burgeoning market during the last decade,' says Jianhua Xu from Peking University, whose group made the projections. 'N2O emissions globally, and in major regions including the US and Europe, are decreasing, whereas China has been experiencing a sharp increase.'
Xu's team estimated that industrial N2O emissions in China increased 37-fold to 174,000 tonnes between 1990 and 2012, overtaking the US – which has the second highest emissions – in 2009. The team modelled future emissions under different scenarios, and showed that if current trends continue with no mitigation policies in place, industrial emissions will triple over the next six years to reach 561,000 tonnes in 2020 – around five times that of the US.
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'The climate benefit of reducing this prodigious amount of N2O is comparable to reducing all greenhouse gas emissions from Australia,' says Xu. For this to be achieved, she says, policymakers must do more to regulate chemical industry and encourage manufacturers to adopt existing technologies.
'With its huge industrial and agricultural sectors, China has the potential to radically alter the trajectory of global nitrous oxide emissions in the 21st century,' comments David Reay, a climate scientist from the University of Edinburgh in the UK. 'However, the current regulatory regime is poorly suited to the task of reducing emissions. Without implementation of aggressive mitigation strategies in the agricultural and industrial sectors, emissions are set to grow and grow.'
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King Crown Staying Positive on 2013 Business Development Plan for China
South African Diamond and jewelry brand King Crown established its presence in China with a local Chinese brand, "Hao Guan", in the beginning of 2012. Given its various sources of diamonds and color stones, it is committed to delivering high quality diamonds and jewelry to wealthy customers in China.
As many of the issues responsible for the challenging market in 2012 will continue to have an impact, some people are concerned about the outlook for the diamonds industry in 2013, most notably, as economic uncertainty shifts from west to east and back again. However, King Crown holds a positive view on its 2013 business development plan in China. The founder and managing director of King Crown , Hanchee Zheng, said, "The prospects for 2013 are encouraging, especially for the China market. Because a new government is taking power, the outlook for China has improved significantly, after a slowdown in growth and confidence in 2012. We are banking on a relatively strong Chinese New Year to set a more positive tone for 2013." Hanchee also referred to the joke of Mike Roman , the late former chairman of Jewelers of America (JA), who said, "Don't worry about diamonds. The industry will be okay, as long as there are three things: Christmas, sex and guilt."
"Our goals for 2013 are simple, but aggressive - and we need the right team to lead its execution," said Hanchee Zheng. "We have recruited several exceptional senior executives, and we are confident that they will lead our company and our sales channel to new levels."
King Crown recently stated that it has just established its import operation office in the Shanghai Diamonds Exchange (SDE), and has developed close partnerships with more than eight mainstream commercial banks in China. Meanwhile, King Crown has also formed partnerships with several influential online luxury retailers to distribute its various diamonds and jewelry products. The company added that it would introduce new designs into its direct sales channel beginning on Feb 1for the upcoming Chinese spring festival season.
King Crown sales rose 12.7 percent globally year on year for the week that ended December 29, according to data provided by its sales operation unit. On a month-to-month basis, comparable sales increased 7.9 percent due to last-minute Christmas shopping. King Crown anticipates that comparable sales in China will increase by between 300% and 500% in 2013.
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It will require two people to do the job of one--at least for a little while--as Grand Junction Public Works director Mark Relph leaves the city next month for another job in Washington State.
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Relph says work on the Parkway will continue in his absence, but replacing him in the short–term will take two others who already have their hands full. "Actually City Manager David Varley will be using my two mangers here. Tim Moore is the assistant public works Utilities Director, and will kind of run the public works side. Greg Trainor, is going to run the operations and utilities side largely, and streets; so I think those two will be stepping up to take on most of the responsibility."
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Read about all the latest developments in the global underwater conservancy movement.
They have a hammer-like shape head, a trendy Hawaiian look, and they are on a mission to spread the word that sharks need urgent protection!
Scarborough Sea Life Centre declared a 'JAWS' amnesty for the duration of European Shark Week, which began yesterday.
Project AWARE will once again be attending DIVE 2011 at the Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in the UK, which is taking place on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 October 2011.
Visitors to this year's NEC Birmingham Dive Show will find more than 300 exhibitors taking part but Project AWARE will most likely be the loudest. Why? We will be shouting our lungs out for sharks!
As part of the new focus on shark conservation, Project AWARE just launched a new distinctive specialty course: AWARE Shark Conservation Diver.
September's Debris Month of Action was a month chock full of underwater cleanup and data reporting activity. To date, more than 130 committed AWARE leaders reported data from the underwater trash they found last month. In total, data was reported from 160 Dive Against Debris surveys held at 90 locations around the world.
Last month, we kicked off the Debris Month of Action with a marine debris photo contest. We asked scuba divers and Dive Against Debris volunteers to photograph the weirdest and wildest trash they found underwater.
Crystal Dive Resort is at the forefront of marine conservation and education in Thailand. From mooring buoys installation and Dive Against Debris activities, to coral reef monitoring, artificial reefs and community projects, the team at Crystal Dive is always busy helping to ensure their local marine ecosystems remain healthy and vibrant.
The Marshall Islands government has created the world's largest shark sanctuary, covering nearly two million sq km (750,000 sq miles) of ocean.
The Pacific republic will ban trade in shark products and commercial shark fishing throughout its waters.
Tourism, including diving, is a staple of the Marshall Islands archipelago, which is home to just 68,000 people.
Sharks are in big trouble on the Great Barrier Reef and worldwide, according to an Australian-based team who have developed a world-first way to measure rates of decline in shark populations.
Northwest Atlantic fishing countries reduce skate quotas, improve shark catch reporting slightly
The work Project AWARE divers undertake to keep our oceans healthy is "no walk in the park," despite the casual action captured in a recent photo contest submission, seen below.
On Saturday 9th July Sub-Mission Dive Club in the UK organised a charity Fin-athon called Fin4Finning. Divers were targeted with completing 100,000,000 millimetres in mask and fins collectively, swimming from 8 am until 10 pm.
Celebrating Heron Island as one of Australia's premier dive destinations, the 2011 Heron Island Dive Festival took divers on an underwater adventure during the week of 05 - 11 September. Diving industry leaders and renowned dive speakers were at the festival to talk about a variety of topics. David Roe, Project AWARE Marine Conservation Officer, who attended the festival, reports on this great and well-attended event:
A new NOAA report of data collected in 2005 will help the agency's scientists better monitor progress in reducing bycatch – the non-target fish, marine mammals, sea turtles, and seabirds caught incidentally in fishing.
As the annual meeting of Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organizations (NAFO) begins today in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Project AWARE, Shark Advocates International, and other like-minded NGOs have asked for science based catch limits on threatened thorny skates.
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Grand Theft Auto: The Top 10 in the Series
Written by Brenden Mernagh - Staff Writer
Published on Wednesday, 18 September 2013 22:47
To get ready for this weeks launch of Grand Theft Auto V, I thought it would be important to reflect on the series and provide a list from worst to best! This of course is sans expansion packs and GTA V! Regardless... Let the countdown commence:
10. Grand Theft Auto Advance (2004 - Gameboy Advance)
Released in 2004, GTA:Advance was the first foray into mobile gaming for the series and left a lot to be desired. It was a prequel of sorts to Grand Theft Auto III as it took place in a 2D version of Liberty City. What held this title back, however, was it's weak story, bland graphics (even by Gameboy Advance standards), terrible soundtrack, and the poor control. Not terrible, but definitely not the highpoint of the series.
9. GrandTheft Auto Liberty City Stories (2005 - PSP)
Another effort into the realm of mobile gaming, Liberty City Stories was released on the PSP and later on the PS2. It was very similar to Grand Theft Auto 3, taking place in the (New York inspired) Liberty City, but it lacked the strong narrative element of it's console brethren and was held back by poor control and a bad frame rate. Despite a better mobile effort than GTA: Advance, Liberty City Stories was mostly forgettable.
8. Grand Theft Auto 2 (1999 - PC)
Released on the PC in 1999, GTA 2 took place in the quasi-futuristic Anywhere, USA. Cool fact: based on fictional journal entries on the GTA 2 website, the game actually takes place during 2013. So, that's cool, I guess. GTA 2 introduced daylight time changes to the series. While not innovating nearly as much as it's predecessor, it stands as one of the first and deserves recognition.
7. Grand Theft Auto (1997 - PC)
The first of the series, and released on the PC way back in 1997. It was played from a top-down 2D perspective and while not aging as well as other classic games, it helped usher in a new era of adult-related content and mature themes and satire that the series became known for. Play it, learn from it, and reflect on it.
6. Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories (2006 - PSP)
The best version of GTA to appear on the PSP, Vice City Stories took place in the same world as Vice City (duh) and while not having as strong a story as it's console big-brother, it pushed the boundaries and redefined the limits of portable story-telling and tech.
5. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002 - PS2)
Vice City was the first full-fledged GTA game that took a thematic 'mise en scene' and ran with it. Taking place in a fictional 1980s Miami setting, Vice City was the first GTA title to provide some startling social satire and took the comedic elements of previous titles to a whole new level. Vice City was ambitious and elevated ideas and elements introduced in GTA 3, but....
4. Grand Theft Auto III (2001 - PS2)
Perhaps the first game of the PS2 generation that made me think that this was the "future of videogames." GTA III was the game that changed everything. A fully realized 3D world in which (at the time) anything seemed possible. This set in stone the parameters and narrative of almost every Rockstar game to follow and while, perhaps, not as good as Vice City, GTA 3 deserves to played if only for the fact that it innovated as much as it did.
3. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004 - PS2)
Taking the thematic, satirical, and narrative components of GTA: Vice City and GTA 3 and expanding upon them in so many ways, this was the quintessential GTA experience of the PS2 generation. San Andreas spanned three cities and pushed the limits of what and what was not acceptable in this digital medium. It didn't feel like it could get any better.
2. Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars (2009 - Nintendo DS)
What makes Chinatown Wars such an impressive title is it's reliance on narrative and it's reference to the original two GTA titles. Taking place in a 3D world, but limiting the player to a 2D perspective, it relied on classic and touch controls and provided what is arguably the best story in the series. I played it on my iPhone first, but the definitive Chinatown Wars is still the original Nintendo DS version.
1. Grand Theft Auto IV (2008 - PS3 and Xbox 360)
I have yet to play GTA V, and I am afraid to do so. GTA IV was arguably the definitive title of this current console generation; it was an open world unlike any other. I remember reading articles about how this was the future of the video games and it made me think that it would be decades before it became anymore advanced. If GTA V rises to these heights, I can only imagine what it will inspire; I'm scared.
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Details From Nintendo's Holiday Preview EventWith the falling leaves, mayoral election signs still on the lawns and pumpkins on people's front porches you'd be excused if you didn't think it was time to celebrate the holidays. It was in this setting that Nintendo unveiled a preview of some of their holiday offerings on... Read more
Have you heard, NHL 15 is missing a few features?I remember being thoroughly disappointed that last years NHL 14 was not going to appear on the Xbox One or the PS4. Every other major North American sport received their next-generation iteration; hockey fans got the proverbial short end of the stick. But I believed that the NHL franchise was in good hands, if only for the quality the developers had shown in the series' previous entries, and if those developers needed an additional year to fine tune their game, great. After playing the full game via EA Access early trial, I am worried again. Read more
The Forest: Exclusive Game Focus InterviewEarlier this week, Ben Falcone and Anna Terekhova, two of the three main developers of Endnight Games' The Forest responded to some questions I had about the project and provided some insight into the development and what comes next. I asked everything from whether or not The Forest would be released on the Xbox One or Playstation 4, what the developers were most worried about before release on Steam, to whether or not they could disclose any more details about The Forests ending. Read more
DLC Talk: Bioshock: Burial at Sea Ep. 1
Here we are. The next generation of consoles is among us and it is finally time to start thinking about finally unplugging our beloved current-gen systems. Could there be a better swan song for one of these systems than taking a trip back to Rapture?
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DLC Talk: Dishonored - The Knife of Dunwall
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Ode to The Olde Timey Video Game: Episode #1 The Greatest Golf Game Ever Made
Premier Episode of Ode to The Olde Timey Video Game. In this video we scientifically prove what the greatest golf video game ever made is. That's right, this title was released exactly ten years ago this week and in celebration we are taking a fond look back at what made this golf game the very best.
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Why Microsoft buying Minecraft was a Brilliant Move
A lot has been made of Microsoft's recent acquisition of Minecraft developer, Mojang. Whether it be the Minecraft faithful who are worried about the future of the game now that it is in the hands of a massive corporation, or industry analysts speculating on how this new deal will change the video game marketplace, Microsoft fired a shot across across the bow today and, wow, was it shocking.
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Gamefocus Feature: T'was the Night Before Gamescom
All eyes are on Cologne Germany for Gamescom 2014 as the biggest videogame industry event in Europe, second-largest gaming event in the world. (Game Show Asia is the largest in terms of attendance.), is set to begin.
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GameFocus Podcast: November 2014 Edition
Call the optometrist because this time we are discussing how much resolution you need to enjoy your game. Also covered: what does Brenden have against the Master Chief, what are the holiday's looking like for the consoles, and is Evolve all that it is cracking up to be? Finally, Donkey Kong Country, Gears of War, Left 4 Dead and Sunset Overdrive are all examined at length.Read more
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Call the optometrist because this time we are discussing how much resolution you need to enjoy your game. Also covered: what does Brenden have against the Master Chief, what are the holiday's looking like for the consoles, and is Evolve all that it is cracking up to be? Finally, Donkey Kong Country, Gears of War, Left 4 Dead and Sunset Overdrive are all examined at length.Read more


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I'm not much of an OK Go fan, but I can (and do) appreciate a great music video. The band recently released a video for their newest single, "I Won't Let You Down," and it doesn't disappoint. It was shot using a camera on a drone and features dozens of people who use brightly-colored umbrellas to make a visually appealing choreographed dance routine. The video ends with shots so eleborate, it took 44 takes to get right (to be fair, there were 2,328 people in it, according to Rolling Stone).
This isn't the first creative music video for the band, either. This is kind of their thing.
Like that time they were the masters of illusion...
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Once upon a time, singing competition shows launched careers for its winners. See: Kelly Clarkson; Carrie Underwood; Jordin Sparks.
But these days, that doesn't really seem to happen. So... what's the point of these singing competition shows, anyway?
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This week, in pop culture news...
Taylor Swift fans have been eagerly awaiting the release of her new album, 1989, which is set to be released Oct. 27. Taylor has been casually releasing teasers from some of the album's songs, including track names, lyrics, and straight up releasing new songs (which are, apparently, about Harry Styles from One Direction). So things have been happening for T. Swift fans, which is why people got really, really excited when a new song popped up on iTunes simply called "Track 3." Without even bothering to preview the song, thousands of fans purchased the single... only to find out that the track was actually 8 seconds of white noise. Naturally, the song reached number 1 on iTunes in Canada.
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If you're anything like me, then you probably know nothing about sports. Like, nothing might even be a generous descriptor. But today, you probably know something is happening — the World Series is happening, in fact. And if you don't want to be left out of the conversation, then you should figure out a way to be part of the conversation.
As someone who knows absolutely nothing about baseball, I can't give you much. But I can give you some really basic facts, and then a few silly ways to decide who you're going to root for. Ready?
It's not scientific... but you have a 50/50 chance of rooting for the winning team, so pick one and go for it. Good luck!
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This week, the Kansas City Royals and the San Francisco Giants advanced to the World Series. While the Giants have played in the World Series several times in recent memory, including two wins (in 2010 and 2012), the Royals haven't made it to the World Series since their 1985 win. So, you know, it's been a while, which means Royals fans are pretty excited about their team's victory, including Paul Rudd. Rudd, who was at Wednesday's game, was interviewed by reporters and said he'd be celebrating by throwing a party at his mom's. If you're not a Royals or Giants fan, then that party at Paul Rudd's mom's house is probably the most exciting thing about this news.
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Belvidere family chosen for Habitat home
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Habitat for Humanity of Boone County has purchased a lot and selected a partner family for 2011.
Ana Moreno and her three children—Yatzari, 10, Lizette, 8, and Alaksis Galvez, 5—have been selected as the partner family for the 2011 Habitat home to be built at 707 Pearl St., Belvidere, Ill.
Ana is employed by Ventra, a parts supplier for Chrysler, and has lived in Belvidere since 2007.
A home with three bedrooms, one bathroom, a kitchen, and a living room is in the planning stages. A groundbreaking ceremony is set for 4 p.m., Friday, May 27. Belvidere Mayor Fred Brereton will be attending.
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The first workshop will be May 16 at the Winous Point Marsh Conservancy in Port Clinton, the location of the oldest hunt club in America. Tom Kashmer, a bird researcher that has banded over 100,000 birds, will lead the group on a bird tour through different habitats ranging from forest to marsh.
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• July 18: Wild game cooking and wine tasting at Winous Point Marsh Conservancy;
• August 15: Pressed flowers at Schedel Gardens;
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Each session will provide food, an opportunity to talk with experts, networking with other women interested in the outdoors and fun.
The cost is $15 per session. Sessions are limited to 15 participants. To register or for more information, call 419-898-1595 or visit www.ottawaswcd.com.
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Rory McIlroy eagled two of Saturday's final three holes to take a seemingly insurmountable six-stroke lead into Sunday's final round of the 143rd British Open at Royal Liverpool.
Rory McIlory led by four strokes over Dustin Johnson going into Saturday at Royal Liverpool after two six-under-par rounds of 66.
Four of the past five golfers to lift the Claret Jug missed the cut in the British Open the year before.
John Paul Newport: Tiger Woods isn't favored to win this year's British Open, which starts on Thursday. But these days, major winners are often unexpected.
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Following Rory McIlroy's father, Jason Gay looks into the odds on his 1-year-old son winning the British Open.
Anirban Lahiri has been practising his golf for the past three days after abandoning his honeymoon to play in the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool next week.
Mickelson comes from behind in the final round to win the British for the first time, as Lee Westwood falters.
Muirfield continues to humble the field and favor veterans who know how to play its heightened form of links golf.
The British Open is the golf major that has produced the most surprise winners, with Tiger Woods being the only champion in the last decade ranked inside the Top 10.
The weather has cooled at Muirfield but the action in the final round of the British Open will be hot. Lee Westwood holds a two-stroke lead to begin the round, with Hunter Mahan, Tiger Woods and Adam Scott in contention.
Lee Westwood finished the British Open's third round Saturday with a two-stroke lead over Tiger Woods and Hunter Mahan.
Zach Johnson, who teed off Thursday morning before the greens at Muirfield grew as glassy-fast as they were in the afternoon, posted a five-under 66 and held the first-round lead at the British Open.
Heard on the Pitch: The greens played havoc with the field in the first round of the British Open on Thursday. By mid-afternoon, the color of many of the putting surfaces at Muirfield in Gullane, Scotland, had changed from greenish to brown and putts and chips were refusing to stop.
By winning his third career major title, Rory McIlroy may well have transitioned from being the Next Big Thing in golf to being the actual, reigning Big Thing.
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As Rory McIlroy notched his third major golf title on Sunday by winning the British Open, his former fiancee Caroline Wozniacki won a tennis tournament in Istanbul.
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Ranking golf's majors, counting down the days until college football season and grooving pitches to Derek Jeter.
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