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How political unrest reinvented America's antique furniture design
The political unrest in 19th century Germany had a profoundly positive effect on American furniture construction and design for the next 50 years. A large number of German craftspeople made their way to America in the 19th century, but four in particular stand out in the furniture field: John Henry Belter, George Hunzinger and...
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Common wisdom in the furniture trade says that anything made in Grand Rapids is "good stuff." Is that true? Perhaps. But like so many other things, there is always a "but." In this case the but is "Made when and by whom in Grand Rapids?"
Nearly a dozen porcelain plaques – KPM, Limoges – offered in July 14-15 auction
Three mid-20th century ceramic pitchers by the renowned artist Pablo Picasso are among the nearly 1,400 lots offered at a live and online fine estates auction by Crescent City Auction Gallery of New Orleans.
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Amid a potential financial disaster and accessibility problems, on Wednesday, September 7, the 15th Summer Paralympic Games will begin in Rio de Janeiro. The Rome 1960 Paralympic Games included only eight events. At Rio 2016, athletes will compete in 23 scheduled sports. A list of broadcasters by country is available here. Some sports only have one classification, while others have several... [more inside]
Strength, Perseverance, Integrity, Resilience, Inspiration, Trust
Yesterday the Coxless Crew, a team of four women, completed their unsupported row across the Pacific. It took them 257 days to travel 8446 miles in three stages - San Francisco to Hawaii, then to Samoa, and completing their journey at Cairns. They travelled in a 29-foot long pink boat called Doris. [more inside]
What happens when four guys try to cross the Atlantic…in a rowboat
They battle crosswinds and waves that attack from the side, rocking them relentlessly and slamming the oars into the rowers' shins until they're bruised and bleeding. They go ashen with seasickness, but Hanssen is the worst. "I can vomit and row at the same time," he notes cheerfully. -- Rowing across the Atlantic Ocean
We've said all the way through the campaign to expect the unexpected, but we didn't expect this
The 158th Boat Race between Oxford University Boat Club & Cambridge University Boat Club last Saturday was perhaps the most eventful in the event's 183 year history. The race was stopped after a protestor, Trenton Oldfield, swam out out the course and was narrowly missed by Oxford's blades. After a 20 minute delay, the race was restarted. Thirty-five seconds in, the Oxford cox was warned for steering into Cambridge's line, and then initiated a blade-clash that broke one of Oxford's blades. Cambridge rowed on to win by four and a quarter lengths (Official race report). After finishing the race, Oxford's bowman collapsed, and was taken to hospital; the traditional presentation ceremony was abandoned. The OUBC medical officer stated: "The sudden and premature stopping of the Race when concentration and exertion were at their peak was bad enough, but when the Race had lost its equal footing for having lost an oar, the psychological response was to try even harder. Oxford drove themselves to the limit to try to contain the damage. Alex Woods rowing at Bow reached the finishing line and found he had expended all reserves of energy; in my view he had rendered himself hypoxic, and this was the cause of his collapse". He has returned home to recover. [more inside]
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Saturday, a four man rowing crew (pictures) broke the 114 year old record for rowing across the Atlantic. [more inside]
Dead man rowing
Lone ranger or lunatic? Colin Yeates is about to set off from the Falkland Islands on his second attempt to row alone and unsupported around Antarctica. His previous attempt ended in spectacular failure after just two days of plotting an erratic course in the wrong direction and crash landing on a beach just 50 miles from where he set off. Undeterred by the danger he places in the path of those who will, inevitably, have to rescue him, the father of seven has repaired his tiny rowing boat and seems unbothered that winter is nigh and the local sailors don't want to shake the hand of this dead man walking.
Did you know that a woman is rowing solo across the Atlantic? She's almost done, hopefully finishing the journey in the next week or two. Just the thought of it blows me away...
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Part 1: Don't Forget The Pickles
It was still dark at 7:30 when I arrived at Malcolm's new home in Kimberley, it was cooler there than it was in Fernie where my journey always begins, and with warm temperatures spreading all across BC the cold temp was a good sign. I met his elderly neighbour in the street and as I exited my car and he said to me,
"What the hell are you doing up so early?"
"Going skiing" I said proudly, "We're heading to Kootenay Pass."
"Right on!" said the old-timer, "I hope to see you back safe, stay clear of those avalanches you hear?"
I chucked and agreed then headed inside where I was greeted by the smell of coffee and Malcolm's dog Mac, or Mac Daddy as we call him.
Before we left, Malcolm and I prepped our food for the two day adventure; tuna salad with pickles, shrimp with cheese and tomato sauce, noodles, six buns, one avocado, a few strips of ham, one pack of local bacon, a few eggs, a giant bag of trail mix, one bag of wine gums and a bag of mini eggs, man were those mini eggs the hit of the trip. We sure didn't skimp on food, that was going to be a decent amount for the two of us but after a big day of hauling in gear to camp you never know how much you will need, best to be prepared. Once we were ready to go we bid our fair well to Wiz, Malcolm's lady and set off on our adventure. First stop Creston to get Malcolm a nine dollar headlamp which we thought about returning on our way back through.
Part 2: Kootenay Pass
Kootenay Pass is a mountain pass on the Crownest Highway between the towns of Creston and Salmo, BC, in the Selkirk Mountain Range known as the Kootenay Skyway. Elevation 7,775m. We parked the car at the top of the pass, booted up, threw our heavy packs on for the first time and headed south on our skis. The skin track began as a super highway but soon after two hours of skinning we reached a summit where we could see some true alpine skiing, the kind of terrain we were seeking. One couloir called out to us more than anything and we wanted to ski it. From that peak we planned our base camp and started our own skin track.
Part 3: Base Camp: Camp Campground
It didn't take us long to reach Camp Camground, it was an amazing place slightly below Ripple Peak and another sub peak filled with rowdy mini golf lines right back to camp. The warm temperatures had gotten to that face so we ended up skiing a mellower line lower down that ridge we called the Campground Couloir.
We were back at camp no later than 4:30, our kitchen was set up, Malcolm's snow cave was dug out and my tent was ready to go, all we had to do was cook the noodles and watch the sunset. For roughing it in the backcountry our dinner was delicious and after realizing my new snow pants were fully capable of wicking mayonnaise we watched the stars then crawled into our designated locations.
Part 4: Crack in the Mountain
Neither of us slept well that night, we would like to say it was because of anticipation but between Malcolm's faulty thermarest and my sweats during the night we maybe got a few hours of sleep between the two of us, but the warm sun and the thought of that couloir made it easy to rise and before we knew it we were on top of Ripple Peak looking way down on our camp and even further down into the bowl we were going to be skiing into. The sun was already heating up the snow of the backside of Ripple Peak as we made out way through cliffs and trees down the ridge towards the entrance of our line of choice. There was no other option but to come below the entrance so we unclicked our bindings and boot packed ten meters into a crack in the mountain behind what we later learned was known as The Devils Couloir. As I creeped my way to the edge of the chute I noticed an anchor for rappelling, something we didn't expect because from what we could see the day before the line looked like it went, but after I broke the cornice away I could see it was very technical; fifteen meters of sixty degree slope to a mandatory forty footer. Manageable with the right snow and knowledge of what's below but from our angle and the remoteness of our location it was a no-go without rope and the proper gear. What a line though, we are going back for that one.
Part 5: Plan B and the Mystery Couloir
After being forced to opt out of our line of choice we made our way down the ridge, knowing there was more goodness to come, Plan B. On our traverse over we sidestepped up to another crack in the mountain feature, another chute that was very narrow and very inviting looking but we hadn't seen it from our lookout the day before and knowing the gnarlyness of the face we were on we moved on to our second line of choice. Plan B Chute had the best snow we had found all trip, some really fun steep spine features on the side and a few airs at the bottom then it turned into wicked tree skiing down to the bottom of the basin where we looked up at the few lines we stood on top of. All I can say is it is a good thing we didn't ski the skinny, inviting looking couloir. We agreed that we didn't think anyone has ever skied that one.
Part 6: Wine Gums and Bacon Water
After that we skinned back up to base camp, packed up, drank some bacon flavoured water and started climbing back towards the car. The sun was intense as we side-hilled around to Ripple Ridge, but our packs were lighter than when we came in. We had just enough wine gums to make it to the top, then from there it was an easy ski back to the car where we felt the relief of taking our boots and packs off. We both grinned and our high five was loud and crisp. What a mission. That is how I like to spend my days; fully immersed in the mountains exploring by skis.
I was invited to do Career Day at Fernie's one and only elementary school last week. When approached about it I thought to myself, "I don't have a career in anything…" I continued reading the message and saw that they wanted me there as a 'professional athlete' and I was excited to be able to give back to the community I grew up in, I knew I had a story that would be different than your average profession and I thought it would interest the kids. I had just gotten back from a 10 day ski trip, and had one morning to prep my presentation that I ended up repeating 5 times.
I spoke of how my writing has helped me achieve goals as a skier and how important it is for not only approaching sponsors and companies but also universities, jobs and out of town sports teams. The kids we're stoked, I even signed autographs which I did not expect to do.
I almost didn't get this photo, I was walking away after my last presentation and ran back to this class. I am ever so glad I did.
It has not snowed much here in the East Kootenays, but I have finally made it out on my first mission to find snow. There are a couple places to ski around here early season before the rest of the valley is good to go, one zone is Harvey's Pass up off the Lodgepole Road the other is in the north facing bowls of the 3 Sisters. Behind the Sisters you can actually ski all summer long on a few small pieces of glacier up there so when it snows just a little bit, the skiing can be pretty good although access into the this zone is a bit more "questy" as Sam put it.
I packed my car with a snow bike, and all my touring gear. I drove up Hartley Lake Road and then turned off onto a little single lane access road, This road (I can't remember the name of it) has a couple massive puddles, wider in width than my car and just as long, in the summer they are deep! Fortunately for me and my Subaru, they were frozen solid, all except one, which I almost couldn't get out of. My mission was almost cut short and I hadn't even put my pack on. I rallied out of the rut, which was more or less a ditch then rammed my car into the next bit of woods that I could to get off the road. From there I threw on my pack with my skis and ski boots on it and jumped on a fatbike and rode the rest of the way up the access road, then it turned into singletrack, which was a bit harder to navigate with my skis on my back and a few inches of snow on the trail, I went over the handlebars once into a large hole but managed to keep everything on my pack intact. Before I came out of the trees and into the bottom of the bowls I stashed my bike attempted to put ski boots on, which were so frozen I had to warm them with my hands before I could get them on. The thought of this being just a fatbike ride ride came to mind but as I grunted and said "I came here to go skiing…" I forced myself in. From there I walked the last little bit into the bottom of the bowls and looked up towards the zone with the most snow. I hoped I could summit the ridge in the background on the left side of the photo.
I needed to find a way up to the deeper snowpack but the bowl was full of alders so I followed a trail that I knew from past missions, then branched off and started making my own way. This was my first time accessing this terrain from the bottom and to point out the obvious, the snowpack was shallow.
As soon as I left the beaten path the fear of being on my own entered my mind. "It's big country up here…" "Did I get to late of a start?" "What time does is get dark?" "Wow, what kind of animal tracks are those?" "Climbing down this is going to be gnarlier than climbing up!" Were all thoughts that crossed my mind more than once as I proceeded towards the deeper snow. I could see the ridge and a chute I hoped I could on, timing was everything.As soon as I left the beaten path the fear of being on my own entered my mind. "It's big country up here…" "Did I get to late of a start?" "What time does is get dark?" "Wow, what kind of animal tracks are those?" "Climbing down this is going to be gnarlier than climbing up!" Were all thoughts that crossed my mind more than once as I proceeded towards the deeper snow. I could see the ridge and a chute I hoped I could get on, timing was everything.
I hiked up the little avalanche chute in the far right of the lower photo, then traversed, still on feet below the cliffs over to the little treed ridge, climbed up that then put my skins on and continued below the cliffs all the way until the photo cuts off. Now it was only a pretty long traverse to get below the chute then maybe a half an hour boot pack to the ridge but it was getting late, and slipping on the crust made traversing difficult.
I ended up getting roughly 60 turns, it doesn't seem like much for the amount of effort to get there but the snow was good and the entire mission was enjoyable. I still had an exciting down climb to look forward to, then a bike ride out!
Just over a month ago my Grannie, my fathers mother passed away. She was 85, born in 1928. To say the least she has seen a lot, and the stories and views she had from all those years is astonishing. And the way she told her stories was a whole other element on its own. Sam and I were very close to her, growing up we spent almost every summer in our young years with her and our Granddad Don at their cottage in Ontario.
Of many things Sheila taught me to laugh and weep with the world; to love all creatures great and small, and to love the trees as I do my friends. She taught me to remember where I come from, and never cause any harm to anyone or anything. One of my earliest memories I have of her was her telling me never to join the army. She was a wonderful woman and I will never forget these lessons.
I have here a letter Sheila wrote to Peter Gzowski a few weeks after "Remembrance Day" 1983. For those who don't know, Peter Gzowski was a CBC radio host for about 20 years. This letter is a good example of her views and portrays her in many ways. The timing of all this amazes me, with the murder of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo at the exact Memorial she speaks of and Stephen Harper sending Canadian "troops" into battle.
Today is the day we gather to Remember her, and Celebrate her life, only a few days before "Armistice Day." I had never heard this story before, and it has changed my view on "Remembrance Day."
Sheila's Remembrance Day Fantasy.
Dear Peter:
I spent the morning of Nov. 11 with you & your guests & felt reflective & thoughtful. At a few minutes to 11, I put on the tely to view the service at the National War Memorial. My family history is British Imperial Army & Anglican Church. I see now how extraordinarily similar these two institutions are, and as a female growing up in this male dominated world, I, like my sisters before me, accommodated my life according to male expectations. My secret existence, and the way things really worked, were two separate realities. As a child I was puzzled by this but as a woman, I have two states of being; one Rage & the other NUMBNESS. The only alternative to unexpressed rage is, for me, numbness.
Anyway, back to "Lest We Forget". We don't forget the face & the life of a son, a friend, or a lover when they are wrenched from us so violently & so soon. We don't need bands, flags & parades for that. Those, in fact, help us to remember how to make war, "lest we forget".
I used to mark Armistice Day, as it was then (perhaps more accurately) called, with my Mother, the daughter of the professional soldier. She had served in France in the W.A.C.'s, 1914-1918. On Nov. 11 she simply buried her face in her hands & sat quietly for 2 minutes. She told me she was remembering her friends. I went to many a parade as a child & teenager. Our church was the garrison church & I used to watch the often shabby old men stepping out as smartly as their age & infirmities would allow. I used to worry the bugler would sound a bum note. Always I felt sad, which was both the natural response & the required response. I also always felt uneasy, alarmed, puzzled.
Now in my fifties, I too have had friends killed, felt pain, seen evidence of war's atrocities & seen man's cruelty to man. I've also seen these same cruelties encouraged by cheering crowds, music, flags & prayers. I've borne sons & know how very precious they are.
Having been put in a thoughtful frame by your program, I slipped my sleeping grandson into his bed & watched the service in Ottawa. There was the Silver Cross Mother. Her 20 year old had been killed in Korea. The Silver Cross Mother is always the same. She is old. She wears a dark coat & hat. The Prime Minister or the Governor General always steers her by her elbow to the monument. She is always surrounded by the military, ecclesiastical, political members of the Boy's Club. She is always dutiful, quiet, respectful. One year, I actually knew the Silver Cross Mother & her four dead sons whose sacrifice brought her to Ottawa. She too looked quiet, dutiful, respectful. Surely what these women are is numb.
I always watch & I always wonder why they are not screaming. I know why they are not screaming. It would not do to make a fuss. We learn that so very early & we learn it well, and the atrocities go on & we are quiet. What would happen if we whirled & screamed & shrieked in our grief & our pain. What if we demanded it STOP.
I have a fantasy about a possible replay of Remembrance Day 1983.
The Silver Cross Mother is late. The officials are nervous, edgy. "Where is she? Who was responsible for getting her here? Find some other old woman in the crowd to stand in for her. The clergy are nearly finished their prayers. Where is she?"
We hear the sound of pounding hooves. A sleek, excited horse, its tail & mane flying out behind it comes galloping into view. It has neither bit nor saddle. It runs with, all the energy & strength of all the horses of all the cavalry horses in history in its limbs. Its eyes are triumphant & clear, the nostrils flaring, in vengeance & pride.
Riding as one with the beast is the Silver Cross Mother, her gray hair loose & long. Her eyes are like fire & she is brandishing a sword around & around & around her head like an athlete about to hurl a discus. She is summoning energy from the very sky. The crowd parts, scatters; her rough crimson wool cape streams out behind her, leaving sparks in her wake. The Boy Scouts flee, The Girl Guides gape, the old soldiers see a vision. She mounts the steps of the Cenotaph & comes to a stop. She utters one high pitched scream. First there is silence & then the monument crumbles to dust. The men all fall into a deep ,deep sleep. The women begin to weep & to dance; they twirl, & spin & scream. All the women all over the world begin to weep & whirl & dance, dance, dance. They cry & they dance & they cry & they dance. They dance until their dance becomes a song & their song becomes a croon & their croon becomes a lullabye. It is time to wake the children. Along the lines of their eyes & their cheeks the crooning women stroke the men & the boys. They open their eyes & they have forgotten how to make war. All their lives they have been told "not to forget", but they have forgotten how to make war.
Two days later the first American Cruise Missiles were delivered to the Air Base at Greenham Common in England. The women have been camping & protesting there for two years. I love those screaming, protesting, unseemly women at that camp.
Sheila Brown
"The chair is running!" Connor said, "come on, hurry up!" It was pre-ski season, early in the morning, the sunlight was only a bright line on the horizon as Connor, Sam and I ran up the Meadow with our skis towards the tree island above the Timber Chair, funny we didn't have our poles…Once we reached the trees we slowed down, almost to a crawl, dragging our skis on the ground as we went. There was almost no snow at the base area, but that didn't seem to bother us, Connor must have a plan. The ski hill was running the chairlift getting ready to open in a few weeks, but we didn't want to wait any longer. We crept through to the edge of the trees to get a better look at the loading station and the coast was clear. "Ready? Go!" The three of us jumped up and ran down the hill, as quietly and as least awkwardly as we could, we laughed at ourselves as we went, trying not to stumble and end up with our skis in a heap at the bottom. We made it down the hill and ran towards the back of the liftie hut and Connor poked his head around the corner, looked back at us, grinning and took a few steps forward and peered into the hut. He tried not to laugh as he looked back at Sam and I peeking around the corner, "she's asleep," he whispered, giving us the thumbs up. Perfect. It was going to be easier than we thought. The three of us tip-toed in our boots past the open door of the hut, and Sam and I also chuckled at the liftie asleep on the job. Quietly, we placed our skis on the line, clicked in and waited for the chair to come around and pick us up. We were stoked. "Now thats what I call first chair boys!" Connor shouted, his eyes shined and so did his teeth.
We rode the chair up and up into the clouds, until it finally it let us off at the top station. When started down we didn't ski like we do now, searching for the biggest and scariest thing to jump off of, but instead we found and made our own little trails through the woods like we did when we were kids under the Elk Chair. Sam and I followed Connor into almost unmanageably thick trees, but we didn't care; we were exploring a new place, getting all hung up and tangled, laughing as we went and using our free hands to pull us through until we came out at the bottom. This time there was a little bit more snow and we could ski right to the chair where other people were starting to line up, so of course, the three of us followed suit.
Each run we did our skiing progressed and the snow got deeper. After a few runs we had our poles and we were skiing harder than any of us had ever skied before; Connor pushing us as he always did. Even to this day, I feel him give me a nudge in the right direction.
This is a dream I had not to long ago. Connor is still my greatest inspiration and I feel truly blessed I can still go skiing with him. If you are ever lost, or not sure what to do next, just ask him. I'm sure he will answer, or lead you in the right direction. He has led me to many untouched runs, all I had to do was ask.
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It has been a wonderful Fall here in Fernie. There has been snow, in the peaks, yes, but even a few real flakes in town. Other than that it has been quite warm so far in October. The colours are as spectacular as ever, the beauty has been making it easier to get up and go for a ride in the mornings. Here's a few shots portraying life in my shoes lately.
This is a set I recorded live at a small Kootenay bush party called Wicked Woods. My set time was at 9:30am, I was stoked on the slot because I've wanted to play a live Liquid Drum & Bass set since, well, forever really. Have a listen and let me know what you think!


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Please exit the Gare SNCF (train station) and turn left after coming out of the main gates of the train station, walk up to Avenue Jean-Medecin and cross the street you will see KFC and turn right and continue walking of the avenue up to the second street, which is the Rue Pertinax. On the corner of Rue Pertinax you will find a pharmacy and restaurant Hippopotamus, to the opposite on the right side is the McDonald's. Turn left into Rue Pertinax and the first apartment building is Backpackers Chez Patrick hostel. The door number is 32. Look for the name Backpackers Chez Patrick on the door bell and ring it! (its very important for check-in). We will open the door for you, go up one floor up to the first floor.
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Take bus number 99 (tickets 6,00 euros) which leave the airport Terminal 1-2, every 30 minutes. The bus will bring you to the Gare SNCF (train station). There is no bus service from the airport to Nice Ville SNCF (Train station) after 21:00, so you have to take a taxi (approximately 30 euros) or take bus N°98 (tickets 6 euros) which leave the airport Terminal 1 or 2 to the direction Nice Centre via the Promenade des Anglais and get off at Cathedrale Vielle Ville then take the tram direction to Henri Sappia (use same ticket), get off at GARE THIERES SNCF (4th stops) and turn right continue walking on the avenue up to the second street and turn left. The hostel will be on your left in approximately 30 m.
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The Combinatorial Retention Auction Mechanism (CRAM)
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We propose a reverse uniform price auction called Combinatorial Retention Auction Mechanism (CRAM) that integrates both monetary and non-monetary incentives (NMIs). CRAM computes the cash bonus and NMIs to a single cost parameter, retains the lowest cost employees and provides them with compensation equal to the cost of the first excluded employee. CRAM is dominant strategy incentive compatible. We provide optimal bidding strategy, and show that there is cost saving compared to a benchmark auction (monetary retention auction). Because CRAM and the benchmark may retain different employees, we provide for whom and under what conditions the utility may increase or decrease by CRAM. Finally, we show that there is an increase in the total social welfare by utilizing CRAM to the benchmark.
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Introduction of content management system
In this section, I will brief a bit about the details of content management system and the history of it.
What is Content Management System?
Content Management is a technology that consist a set of processes to support the collection, managing as well as the publishing of information. Fundamentally, these processes are collaborative process, which needed few individuals to play the roles and fulfill their responsibility respectively. For an instance, an author is responsible on creating and editing of the content. An editor's role is to improve the style of delivering the content messages. A publisher is to help out on publishing the content and the administrator is responsible on managing the access permission of the files and folders while assigning assess rights to authorized users.
A content management system, abbreviate as CMS and it is a set of automated process which reduce the number of people which had to be involved on handling the digital content life cycle. Besides that, a CMS represents as an application or tools that are developed to help organizations to create, edit, review and display electronic messages. Basically, a CMS is utilized to manage the content of the website. It is a piece of software that provides a template to allow users to manage their web contents internally without needing any programming knowledge. In other words, CMS allows the user to design and update a website without having to use programming code or language at all since CMS lets the web site itself to handle most of the work involved in creating it. Hence, utilizing CMS is a quick and organized way of developing a new web site or to enrich the contents of an existing web site.
CMS is frequently used for storing, revising, controlling and publishing contents in a web site. Data in a CMS can be defined in many ways, for example in movies, documents, scientific data, pictures and many more. Also, it simplifies the tedious and difficult task of codifying out the features of the website and the information it displays. Instead of hard-coding the requirements, it enables the user to manage their own website contents by interacting with the user-friendly interface provided by the CMS. Compared to the usual way of coding, using the CMS is like editing a word document via Microsoft Word without having to rewrite a new document manually. CMS has the potential to substantially transform the methods of managing a website by practically allowing any users, technical or non-technical ones, to manage a web site conveniently. All it needs for a CMS user to manage a website is to have a computer with an internet access to upload new contents from anywhere and at anytime.
History of Content Management System
In the early 1990's, Microsoft and Lotus have provided their customers the capability to update certain types of online contents in their product. Then, the concept was further used to develop the first Content Management Tool, which was from Vignette with StoryServer around 1996. Within a short period of years, other vendors like Interwoven, Broadvision and Documentum have started to release new CMS packages into the market.
Between the year of 2000 and 2005, the industry sector had to deal with waves of merger and acquisitions issues, thus ceased providing support to users and packages were either abandoned or merged.
In the year 2007, there were 3 types of CMS available:
- Software Editing - These systems handle the website changes which by the network or maybe a local machine and then upload the new contents into the website through publishing. These systems are offline and therefore require software installation before undertaking editing.
- Online Editing - Due to these systems being online systems, they require no software installation, hence giving the users flexibility to manage any machine as long as they have password access to authorize their entry. Online content management systems can be as simple as Wikipedia or as sophisticated as the CMS editor functions such as Vx.
- Hybrid Systems - Hybrid systems combine both of the online and offline editing concepts. By using an online editing system, users are able to edit the contents at anytime provided that there is internet access. On the other hand, users are also able to do some checking of contents before the content is put back into the online editor.
From the year 2008 to current year, Content management systems are getting improved significantly and allow users to manage the text, documents, audio, video and images.
The concepts behind Content Management Systems were being introduced into other fields of the marketing mix. Integrated email marketing functionality was used in many systems and applied into their CMS, allowing users to track between the email and website functions.
Advanced systems have been used to bring the offline work into the content management platform. CMS systems are now able to manage printing materials, PDFs and other offline communications in a similar way to websites as well as emails.
In this Section, I will be focusing on the 6 main categories of CMS which are widely used in the market. The six main categories are the Enterprise CMS, Web CMS, Document CMS, Mobile CMS and Media CMS.
Enterprise Content Management System
Enterprise CMS is a system which utilized combination of variety tools and technologies that allows users to manage the organization's unstructured information between organizations. ECM is used for capturing, managing, maintaining, storing, and delivering the content's messages as well as any documents which are related to the organization.
ECM allows user to manage the complete lifecycle of the contents, from the time contents are firstly being added to finally being removed. The wise management of contents is crucial for attaining the business goals.
Although implementing ECM can be a costly initiative and can be a financial burden for an organization, the usage of ECM can increase the organization's efficiency rate of conducting business by providing value to the organization through the highly efficient methods of retrieving, using and disposing organization information.
Electronic document is regarded as the lifeblood of market business currently. ECM plays a vital role in keeping the continuity of this trend since the availability of keeping a business going 24x7 is the task of business continuity planning.
Web Content Management System
Web CMS is a piece of Web application software, implemented for the purpose of creating and organizing HTML contents as well as controlling and managing dynamic Web materials. A WCMS provides the advanced functions of content creation, content managing, editing, and other important Web maintenance functions.
This software provides specially designed authoring tools that allow users to create and manage electronic data for the web page with relative ease without any technical knowledge.
WCMS aids the non-technical users in making changes to a website without the need of coding expertise. It basically requires an experienced coder to set up and add the needed features first, but then allows non-technical administrators to use it as a Web-site maintenance tool.
Document Content Management System
A document content management system is a computer system used for collecting and storing digital documents or images. Document content management system actually not so different from content management systems and also overlaps with the concepts of it.
Document content management systems have a wide variety of functions which include storing and structuring electronic documents and metadata, structuring, provide document security, document control and adhering to compliance as well as indexing and retrieval capabilities.
Document CMS have an enhancement to allow system to managed any type of the file and stored it into the system. The applications later expanded the capabilities to further enhance and audit electronic documents, collaboration tools, and security.
Mobile Content Management System
Mobile CMS are one of the types of content management system which are able to keep and deliver the services as well as the content to mobile devices such as smart phone, PDAs and other mobile phone. Mobile content management systems may possibly be discrete systems, or may be developed as part of add-ons or modules of other larger content management systems which have the capability of multi-channel content delivery. However, mobile content delivery has many known constraints and limitations including small storage capacity, limited wireless bandwidth, small screen size, and significantly weak device processors compared to other alternatives.
Yet as mobile devices slowly become increasingly sophisticated and advanced technologically, the market demand for mobile content management increased as well. Initially, MCMS technology is developed to focus on the Business to Consumer mobile market place with games, ring-tones, news, text-messaging, other related content. Nowadays, mobile content management systems have also been involved in Business to Employee and Business to Business scenarios, providing more timely information to organizations and better functionalities to mobile workforces and business partners in a high efficiency-rate manner.
Component Content Management System
Component CMS allows the management of contents at the component level instead of being at the document level. Components are represented as concepts, topics or assets such as tables, images and product descriptions. These components could be as small as a single word or lines of definition or as large as a chapter. Furthermore, multiple content assemblies that contain components can be viewed as traditional documents. Each of the components has its distinct own lifecycle that includes the owner, the version of it, usage approval for users, and usage descriptions. These information can be traced as part of an assembly or individually.
CCM is mostly used for multi-channel customer-facing contents that include marketing information, services or products usage descriptions, skill-learning details and providing support. Similar to Mobile Content Management System, CCM may also be a separate system or as a functionality of another content management systems such as the Web Content Management or the Enterprise Content Management System.
CCM is able to provide greater consistency and accuracy for the contents wherever they are reused and greatly reduce content creation and maintenance costs as there are lesser contents to create, review and manage due to the reusing. Also, using CCM can cuts delivery and publishing costs as contents created do not have specific format, so contents can be published to any channel without any format compatibility issues and saves time from reworking of the contents.
Media Content Management System
Media Content Management System provides users the capability to create, manage, modify, and publish contents conveniently on the web sites developed by the Media. Anyone who can surf the web can easily make any content changes through the use of Word Processor. Through a browser-based interface and a Word-like text editing tool, C.M.S. requires little effort in learning and comprehending its usage methods to become productive. This significantly saves the costs for on-going content maintenance costs by hiring designers and programmers.
In addition, managing Web sites with Media C.M.S. also allows user to delegate responsibility without losing control since it makes the management of contens secure by determining which users can access, change, and approve the contents. This ensures only authorized users can manage the right contents at the right time.
By using Media CMS, users can be reduces web site maintenance costs by not depending on designers and programmers to make site content changes. Furthermore, users are able to edit the web site contents at anytime and any place which has Internet connection. Also, Media CMS has low staff support requirements as it is relatively easy to learn and comprehend in its usage ways.
There are numerous types of CMS used in the industry, each having its own distinct features and domains of use. The vendors frequently add and modify the features of the CMS from their requirements and ways of contents management perspective. More and more users also prefer to customize their own CMS which will meet their constantly changing requirements. Nevertheless, the concepts of all the CMS are similar and the main difference is that the users of these CMS are in different domain, whether the CMS are used in the enterprise, for public or personal usage.
In this section, I will focus on comparative between static websites and CMS as dynamic websites. Besides that, I provided the advantages and disadvantages of both static websites and dynamic websites. And state a reason why user or organization should choose CMS over than static html websites.
Static Websites vs. Content Management System
A website design is ranges from simple coded static web page to database driven dynamic Content Management System portals. In the early years of development, all the sites are created through HTML codes to generate images, texts or other digital form of information that internet users can access. But today, many websites are created through the use of database driven CMS.
Using a Static Websites
This type of website is designed and coded by a web designer. It is usually programmed by using a language named HTML, xHTML or maybe CCS. This type of programming language normally used for static web pages is easy to understand and learn. Thus, many people are able to write a webpage through this method. The process of serving a static web page is goes like a request made by a user of the website and then the server will then located the file requested and send it back to the browser. After the browser gets the file from the server, it reads the code and displays the page. The layout of the pages is exactly the way it was written by programmer. There is no decision making done by the server or even the browser.
The idea of implementing static websites is that there will not be any changes or necessary modifications needed for the websites for long periods of time. Whenever the need to edit the contents of the websites arises, the user has to manually code the page or using specific software which provides the capability of generating html codes such as MS Office Front Page to change the contents accordingly. Furthermore, if the user wants to make change large scale changes such as the menu item or the content in every page of the websites, the codifying process becomes more tedious and complex.
Using a Dynamic Websites
A websites that created by using database driven with Content Management System. A dynamic website are separate the content from presentation and layout. It is given the ability to non-technical users in order to change and maintain the website without needing any knowledge of programming language. A CMS have an editor interface which similar to the word processor's standard and that are termed WYSIWYG editors or Rich Text Editor. Hence, this allows user connect to internet from anywhere with web browser to create a page content without any programming language knowledge.
A CMS is suitable for all types of businesses, and it can be used to drive all types of content, such as image, text, documents, sound, link, video and much more. CMS is good for easy updates to the page content, organizing and storing input and data from visitor's feedback. There is no need to hire a professional or web master to make changes to your site. On the other hand, if user want to have a new look to your page. This can easily be done with a new template that updates your entire website at once.
The Advantages of Static Websites
Despite the fact that nowadays a lot websites are utilizing content management systems to manage, there are still some resistance from users to change and are still using a static webpage.
- Low development cost - At the construction phase, the cost to build the web pages is significantly lower than the other alternative due to its simplicity and mostly suitable for small businesses which only intend to have a simple website where the contents do not frequently change.
- High compatibility and flexibility - Static sites are highly compatible with most of the browsers and are easy to optimize. Also, since static sites don't have templates provided and guidelines fixed for uploading contents, users have all the flexibility and freedom to design according to personal liking.
- Less response time - Static sites don't have databases to link, functions to process and scripts to run compared to websites organized with content management systems. It only needs to load and process the codes of the web page. Hence, the response time is significantly faster than loading a dynamic page with many functions and the need to connect to the database.
- Search engine friendly - The URLs for static websites are mostly consist of simple characters compared to dynamic websites which have many special characters in the URLs. As a result of that, search engines are easier to detect and index any search results from static websites.
The Disadvantages of Static Websites
When it comes to the adaptability of static websites to be modified and meet new requirements, the drawbacks of utilizing static websites become evident.
- High maintenance cost - It is costly to update static websites frequently as all the contents in the website are hard-coded. Hiring web designers to make changes on static websites can be tedious and time-consuming as all the contents in the page must be reprogrammed to meet the new requirements.
- The need for programming knowledge - Any updates or contents reorganization needed to be done on a static website will be confronted with difficulties as the site owner has to have strong programming skills in order to do such changes.
- Lacking competitive advantages - Static websites have many limitations in terms of functionality. Since static websites do not have functions and scripts to be processed and run, the attractiveness and capabilities of the websites may be duller and weaker in comparison with dynamic websites where the features are rich and functions in it can be expandable.
The Advantages of Dynamic Websites
Through the use of CMS, the management of websites can be significantly more productive and convenient due to its interactive interface and powerful features.
- Save time and cost in content management - Contents in the website can be changed frequently through the use of CMS which saves the need of hiring programmers to code out the changes. Also, it saves a lot of time from hard-coding the contents as CMS provides an interactive template for users to upload new contents with just a few clicks of buttons.
- Do not require programming knowledge - CMS auto-generates the programming codes for non-technical users and saves the trouble for users to understand the program flow. Hence, a website designer who uses CMS doesn't have to know HTML codes to create and manage website contents.
- Rich features and better functions - Since dynamic pages can run scripts and modules in the web pages can have enhancement in functionality, a website managed through CMS provides better service and customer satisfaction.
The Disadvantages of Dynamic Websites
Despite of the strong features that dynamic websites provide, there are also certain constraints that a user may face when using CMS.
- Requires installation and setup - Though CMS helps users to auto-generate programming codes, it still needs to be properly installed and configured first on the system before CMS can perform its full potential capabilities.
- May require frequent upgrades - CMS may require updates from time to time to ensure its features and functions are up-to-date. Routine upgrades may also be needed to keep up with the increasing demand of workload to ensure CMS works smoothly.
- Slow response time - Since dynamic pages have scripts and functions to load, users with low internet bandwidths may require longer time to load the website. Also, the website has to link to the database to store and retrieve out the contents as well. Hence, it may take a longer time for the contents to be stored or published out into the website.
This section aims to analyze the possible advantages and disadvantages for both types of the websites which are websites managed via content management system and static websites.
Both of these websites provided different benefits over each other and it is entirely subjective as to which websites provides the best services. However, as the demand of managing websites in the market gradually increases within these past few years, it is an undeniable fact that content management systems are beginning to get public recognition as the wiser alternative in creating websites. Although many people are still unfamiliar with CMS as it is still considered relatively new in the market, it does has its potential to subsequently replace static websites in the coming future.
Every once in a while, new technologies are being introduced by web designers to enhance the capabilities of the CMS and everyone is also seeking methods of simplifying the constraints in implementing CMS. It will not be long for CMS to be commonly used among website designers.
In this section, I will list down the guidelines in choosing an appropriate CMS based on assumptions that I have identified the criteria and requirements of using the CMS.
Before stepping into the technical area of CMS, we ought to look at the general expectations that the user wants from the CMS in the commercial perspective.
First and foremost, the user will be required to have an expectation on maintaining a steady and long-term relationship with the vendor and the product. Hence, the user will be required to spend some time in gathering information and doing research on the company's history and activities. The main focus on determining the vendor's reliability is the company's track record. Valuable information and feedbacks can be gathered from other organizations which have been using the software for certain periods of time. Through the feedbacks given, the user will be able to draw conclusions on which vendors have the best indication of providing the best services.
If the user's purpose of using a CMS is for a single project, a list of functional requirements document should be prepared to make comparison against the system capabilities. If the user is from a web development organization and looking for a CMS that will be provided to many clients, the new platform should not have any trouble in fitting in into the service offering of the organization.
Expectations of the user must be ensured and defined clearly as to whether these expectations when fulfilled will bring in significant advantages such as increased revenue or cost reduction.
Market Research on CMS Type
Although there are seemingly lots of CMS types available in the market currently, they can be roughly grouped into similar types. In order to start the selection process, it is essential for the user to identify the strong points and drawbacks of the possible choices of CMS.
- Homegrown - The term 'homegrown' indicates that the products are developed and supported by a web development firm to handle the own firm's projects. The main advantage of homegrown products is the ability to freely customize the system's structure and functions to meet new requirements. The main disadvantage is that the particular vendor, often small ones, that provides the product is the one and only dependable source in debugging and fixing errors in the product.
- Commercial - The CMS in this category are widely commercialized and are considered to have the broadest coverage with a variety of features. The main advantage is the price options available in the market due to its commercialism and the quick delivery of providing solutions. The main disadvantage is the difficulty in evaluating the performance of the CMS without hands-on experience, and it can be difficult to make customization to meet specific needs.
- High-end - High-end CMS vendors are few in the market. They are able to provide enterprise-grade solutions but under the condition of paying huge amount of money.
- Open Source - Open Source CMS are mostly developed by non-profit communities and are available for everyone without any subscription fees. The main advantage is that the usage of the product does not cost a single cent and users are free to make customization on the product. The main disadvantage is most of the products are not in the stable stages and have many bugs along with security issues.
After determining the type of CMS that suits the users' needs and short-listed the potential CMS candidates, there are still some issues to pay attention to before attaining the trial version or demo of the product:
- Application platform availability - The user will have to consider the components which the user is familiar with and is compatible with the hardware available on hand. For instance, the operating system and web server that need to be used in the selected CMS
- License obligations - The user has to ensure that the product will not have limitations in terms of customizing the CMS to fit the user's requirements. There are also recurring subscription obligations to be paid attention to incase the user breaches any licensing rules.
- Total cost of ownership - Long-term expenses including the training need for staff, service and support requirements in order to using the CMS, hosting as well as the implementation of the CMS must be taken account into to ensure that the product is worth the price paid for.
Decision Making
Listed below is an example of weighted criteria that used to determine the overall value of a CMS product:
- Product Performance and Flexibility - 10%
- Support and Documentations Provided - 10%
- Adoption & Community - 10%
- Functionality - 35%
- Usability - 15%
- Security - 10%
- Architecture & Quality - 10%
By defining clearly the user's criteria and the importance of each of the item, a structure can be created to be used to select the appropriate CMS.
In this session, I will state the reason why I choose to implement CMS concept into an E-commerce system. Besides that, I will show the steps on how to implement this CMS concept as well as created a simple demo showing how CMS concept plays its role to function in a system.
Reason to Use CMS Concept
From the information given above, it has proven that using a CMS can bring many advantages to the users as well as developers. The reason I want to implement the CMS concept into e-commerce system is because the contents in my client's website requires frequent updating in the advertising area and it will be convenient for my clients to edit or update any new contents into the website. I will be creating a web page that utilizes the CMS concept and provide the editor tools to allow users to edit or upload any new contents into the main advertisement page. Hence, users don't necessarily need to have any technical or programming knowledge in order to manage the contents of the website.
How to Implement CMS Concept
Listed down below will be the steps of implementing my CMS concept into an e-commerce system:
First of all, I did a research through the internet to find a suitable Rich Text Editor in order to implement it as an Editor for my web pages. After finding an ideal RTE, I created a Web application with .Net by using Visual Studio 2005 and generated a database by using SQL Server 2000.
In the beginning phase of development, I added some image files and .dll files which were provided by the Rich Text Editor packages into my web application. The reason for me to do this step is to get the functions of Rich Text Editor work as well as displaying the button images which were needed in Rich Text Editor.
After that, I focused on the design part. I created a simple layout in order to use it for displaying the contents that are generated using Rich Text Editor. Besides that, I have also created a webpage that consists of the Rich text Editor layout and some function buttons used to save and retrieve the data from the database. Then I created and set up the connections between database and the web application for data storing and retrieving purposes. I have also added some codes for the function buttons in order to save, to retrieve the data as well as to redirect from page to page.
In conclusion, although I have just implemented a simple CMS concept into my demo application, I have managed to gain a better understanding on how Rich Text Editor works in a page and how CMS can be utilized for the convenience of website designers. The codes will be located in Appendix A in this report.
How CMS Concept Works in E-Commerce System
Firstly, a user can start with creating or modifying the contents by entering to the page that consist of Rich Text Editor. The Rich Text Editor provides the tools for user in order to create or modify the content easily without any programming knowledge. Users are allowed to create a new content or edit the previous content. It will be needed to retrieve to the database once user wants to edit the previous content.
User need to save the content into the database after the content has been finished created. A result page will then display the content by retrieving the codes from the database.
As a conclusion, CMS is regarded as a set of very good facilities or tools that are used in managing the content or information in a website. This system will undoubtedly bring a lot of benefits to an organization which is heavily involved in the management of the website contents. Besides that, it also helps non-technical users to perform editing and creation of the new layout or contents they needed without the request of a programmer.
The development cost of CMS will gradually become cheaper and cheaper due to the rapid change of the environment and technology. Nowadays, the market has also provided a lot of Open Source CMS for users. Some of the CMS in the market are still considerably expensive due to their complexity and high level performances which are significantly more difficult to develop than others.
Therefore, in order to get a better strategy views in deciding whether to implement CMS in the business, the user must understand well about CMS such as the pros and cons of utilizing CMS as well as the needs of the organization. This is because a bad strategy that leads to the wrong selection of a CMS will affect the whole company's performance.


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Hey guys,
I have a few questions:
1. What is the most critical part of the test? I have heard many times its the anatomy part.
2. Did you guys stick to the study guide and only do a bit each day or, could you not get enough? I know personally I cant get enough, but I still limit myself.
3. Should I know each definition word for word? Or just have an understanding of the words?
I have more questions but of course I cant think of them right now. I know honestly I am very humbled by the information and am so excited to get completely through it! Did you guys just take the test once or did you hvae to scheledule retakes? I am simply trying to take in as much information as I can at a time and really making sure I can recall it all. I think thats kinda why I dont like to get ahead of myself with the study guide. Thanks guys I am so happy I decided to do this and am looking forwards to making myself this much more educated.
Oh one final question:
Of course the strength and power are 2 different things.....and the book has alot of strength exercises you can superset with power exercises. Me being an athlete I want to start adding these a bit more to my program. I am going to use the jump squat after my split squats, but whats a good one for something like pullups, or rows? I saw soccer throw for something like a shoulder press. Thanks guys, kinda curious.
Thanks for the help guys, at first I was a bit overwhelmed by the information, but after realizing some of the stuff in there I realize I know a good percentage of it. But the anatomy part is going to kick my ass.


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Monticello's Bright Past
The living room of Cherryfields, the Georgian Revival home of designers John Dransfield and Geoffrey Ross, located in Somerset County, New Jersey, features pilasters taken from an 1840s house in Trenton and a 1970s mirror by Zajac and Callahan; the tablecloth and sofa pillows are by Dransfield & Ross, and the Louis XVI–style stools are from the 1940s.
The 19th-century military maps of France were commissioned by Napoléon III, and the daybed is Charles X; Regency-style armchairs upholstered in leather flank a 1940s galvanized-tole table.
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Quentin Blake is one of the best-known and highly-regarded illustrators of our time. Internationally celebrated for his partnership with Roald Dahl he has also, in a career of fifty years, had extended collaborations with other authors such as Russell Hoban, John Yeoman and Michael Rosen, created children s books of his own, and illustrated adult classics by Cervantes, Cyrano de Bergerac, Voltaire and La Fontaine.
In recent years his work has appeared extensively on the walls of museums, hospitals, and other public spaces. Joanna Carey s writes a brilliant survey of Blake's oeuvre, at once intimate, perceptive and illuminating, and written with a brio and élan which matches that of her subject.


text: The princess of Thailand was at the Cannes film festival in France yesterday. There she presented her movie "Where the Miracle Happens." Let's get a sneak peak. For more news and videos visit ☛ http://ntd.tv Follow us on Twitter ☛ http://twitter.com/NTDTelevision Add us on Facebook ☛ http://on.fb.me/s5KV2C The film tells the story of a successful businesswoman named Pimdao who loses her daughter in a car crash and is also played by the princess. Pimdao is seriously injured and gets a heart transplant from her daughter. She decides to renounce materialism, change her life and to travel to rural regions and develop schools, a way to redeem herself and atone for her sins. While fighting against poverty, her body rejects her transplant. She knows that she has not much time left. The princess says her character in the film was quite similar to her in real life. [Ubolratana Rajakanya, Thai Princess]; "This character is kind of similar to myself, so I guess I got to like myself, I think, you know, that the character, the personality and the experience are kind of similar to mine and I'm not saying that it's easy to do, to act as this character, to be, you know, this person but the closest to yourself, the harder it gets." The princess says it's been her dream to work in the entertainment industry since she was a child. [Ubolratana Rajakanya, Thai Princess]; "In fact my mind always wanted to be like all the kids now, you know, they want to be in the entertainment industry, I always loved to sing and to act when I was a kid and like...you know I told everybody that came before you that people ask you when you are a kid What you want to do when you'll grow up ? and you know when I was like about 4 years-old, I said I wanted to be a singer." After the screening the princess went on to promote the entertainment industry in her country. The Thailand Entertainment Expo 2008 will be held in Bangkok in September.


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Eric Cohen was head trader at JAI Capital, which was founded in June 2009 by Michael Takata of Soros Fund Management and Michael Ryan of Credit Suisse.
Eric Cohen, head trader at JAI Capital Management, which was founded by an ex-Soros Fund Management portfolio manager and a Credit Suisse executive, has left the firm. Cohen could not be reached for comment, and his future plans could not be determined. JAI declined to comment.
Cohen joined Michael Takata of Soros and Michael Ryan of Credit Suisse in late 2008, and officially launched JAI Capital Partners, a global opportunistic long/short fund, in June 2009. Prior to JAI, Cohen was head trader at Scout Capital, a long/short value-oriented fund, for nearly four years. He graduated in 1991 from


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Thank you for any feedback!Jan 14, '15 by JeanamarieHey how did the test go?? I am taking it tomorrow! Is it as hard as they say it is??


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Becoming Software Craftsmen
The software craftsmanship movement talks about practicing as a way to to develop programming skills to become software craftsmen. Technical practices are considered to be important, it takes time to learn them and become better programmers.
Cooperative Development Using Pair Programming and Non-Solo Development
Valentin Tudor Mocanu described upgraded form of pair programming using pairing and non-solo development.
Managing your Software Debt
Software debt exists in different ways. Technical debt is widely known, some other forms are competence debt and quality debt. Software debt can cause product maintenance costs to increase and can depress developers. Several solutions exist to manage software debt.
Advice on When to Repay Technical Debt
An exploration of recent advice from Henrik Knibert, Ward Cunningham and Hayim Makabee on technical debt, how to make the most of it and when to pay it off.
Technical Practices, Systems Thinking, and Culture Matter in Agile Adoption
Simplicity, feedback, communication, respect and courage, these eXtreme Programming (XP) values still inspire the team of the XP Days Benelux 2013 conference. InfoQ did an interview with two of the conference hosts, Merlijn van Minderhout and Pascal Van Cauwenberghe, about new developments in agile, successful agile transformations and the needs of European organizations in agile adoption.
How Swarming Helps Agile Teams to Deliver
Swarming is a technique that helps agile teams to deliver working software fast and frequently. What is swarming, what are the benefits of swarming, and when and how to apply it?
Pair Programming Gets Mainstream Coverage, Lukewarm Response
The Wall Street Journal has begun to take notice of the growing number of technology companies that have been practicing Pair Programming and has published their take on the practice in an article titled Computer Programmers Learn Tough Lesson in Sharing.
Wikispeed - Doing Awesome with Agile
Wikispeed founder Joe Justice gave a talk in Wellington, New Zealand, this week in which he spoke about the Wikispeed mission of "Rapidly Solving Problems for Social Good", starting by using agile techniques to build a 100MPG vehicle with the intent of creating a new approach to motor-vehicle manufacturing, using open-source and crowd-source approaches building on agile values and principles.
Survey Confirms Scaling Agile Across The Organisation Is Still A Challenge
Forrester have recently released the results of their November 2011 Global Agile Software Application Development Online Survey in a report entitled "Survey Results: How Agile Is Your Organization?" It contains a number of interesting findings around how organisations that have adopted Agile are dealing with their implementation.
The Most Influential People in Agile
A recent post by Paul Dolman-Darrall on the Value, Flow, Quality blog proposed a list of the 20 most influential people in the Agile community.
Agile Humour: A Wrap Up of April Fools Day 2012
The Agile community has a great tradition of making fun of itself and April Fools Day 2012 was no exception. Here is a wrap up of some of the best gags from this year that you may have missed.
Pair Programming: Side-by-Side or Face-to-Face
Pair programming is an agile software development technique in which two programmers work together at one workstation. The benefits of pair programming are well known and the technique is widely practiced. However, what is the best way to sit while pairing?
When to Cease Being an Agile Coach?
Agile coach Morgan Ahlström recently turned to the Agile Coach Support mailing list to ask how to deal with an organization that said they wanted the benefits of becoming more agile, but was behaving in ways contrary to that goal.
The Importance of Agile Feedback Loops
Several members of the Agile community emphasize the importance of feedback loops in the effectiveness of Agile development processes.
Constraints are Advantages in Disguise
Building software is closely associated with managing a lot of constraints. These constraints might be in terms of time, money, technology, decisions, compatibility, regulatory, people, process or all of the above. Jim Bird discussed the constraints imposed by Scrum, XP and how they help in fostering creativity and building the right software.


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La Moraia Farmhouse Poggibonsi: Find photos, reviews, information, amenities and compare prices for 3 stars hotels in Poggibonsi, Italy.
Surrounded by olive trees and showcasing its own vineyard, this family-run vacation rental is set in the Tuscany Wine Region and Chianti, making it ideal for those wanting to discover the regions specialities. It also provides free bicycle rental, luggage storage and a swimming pool.
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This 3-star vacation rental offers a limousine service, a BBQ/picnic area and a shuttle service. In addition, the multilingual staff are on hand to provide assistance.
All the lodgings at La Moraia Farmhouse Poggibonsi include a seating area, plus all the essentials for a comfortable stay.
Every morning, guests can wake up to breakfast provided by La Moraia before heading off to discover what the local area has to offer.
Peretola Airport is a 55-minute drive from Moraia. Castellina in Chianti and Monteriggioni are located an easy drive away.
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Aviation expert and historian John Brown has challenged whether the Wright Brothers were the first to fly an aircraft. During a recent talk in Bridgeport, Conn., Brown said the honor belongs to Gustave Whitehead, a German immigrant to the state who in 1901 had flown an aircraft more than two years before the Wrights. Brown urged local residents to look in their attics and basements for evidence their elders might kept such as diaries that could be used to bolster his claims and convince the Smithsonian Institution to recognize Whitehead as the first in flight.
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Ice fishing festival - level 3
09-01-2015 15:00
The ice fishing festival continues in Northeast China's Jilin Province.
Nearly 100,000 people are flocking to Chagan Lake to buy fish, an auspicious symbol of a prosperous new year in China.
The two-month-long annual festival usually harvests over 1 million kilograms of fish every year. Customers are welcome to pick up and buy the fish just out from under the ice, with some weighing as heavy as 15 kilograms.
The first fish which is believed to embody the best luck was auctioned with a record high of 370,000 yuan, which is about 60,000 US dollars.
Chaken Lake stretches an area of over 500 square kilometres. It's the only area in China which still sees traditional Mongolian ice fishing. Different from modern fishing, local fishermen cut into the thick ice and cast their long nets deep into the freezing water, just like their ancestors did over 1000 years ago.
Difficult words: flock (to go in large numbers), auspicious (lucky), annual (once a year), harvest (to give), embody (to symbolise), traditional (according to custom), cast (to throw), ancestor (a member of your family who lived a long time ago).
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Exquisite rehabbed home in the desirable Overbrook Park area featuring two full bathrooms, new roof and rear deck for summer entertainment. There is a new kitchen with granite counter top with stainless steel appliances and lots of gorgeous cabinets. The home has real hardwood floors throughout the first and second floor with recess lighting in the living room and a ceiling fan with remote control in the master bedroom. The bathroom has new tile floors and walls with an ultra-modern design. The basement is finished with new carpeting, recess lighting and a laundry area. The new roof comes with a ten-year warranty. This home is move in ready and will not last long. Schedule your appointment today to see for yourself!
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Online marketplace eBay and online payment processing company PayPal will officially part ways today. A decision eBay might live to regret given the company's second-quarter results, its last as a united entity, indicating different trajectories for each business. While PayPal can point to double-digit revenue growth and a slate of recent acquisitions, eBay is beset by shrinking sales and is jettisoning assets. Additionally, eBay will sell its enterprise e-commerce business to a consortium led by private equity firm Permira for US$925 million (AU$1.2 billion), as it streamlines its operations following the split.
Source: Power Retail
Compared with other markets around the globe, Australian women spend more on their fashion choices, which tend to be edgier on the weekends and conservative in the workplace. Shira Suveyke, VP of global buying for pureplay online fashion retailer the Outnet.com, told Inside Retail that Australia is Outnet's third largest market and in the past 12 months has seen double digital growth in its customer base. To cater to this customer base the Outnet runs special sales, delivery options and product lines for Australian women.
Source: Inside Retail
Successful entrepreneurs in eCommerce and corporate high flyers are being urged to share their wealth of experience and mentor up-and-coming businesswomen eager to expand their empires. Entrepreneurial support group Rare Birds is searching for mentors to guide businesswomen with multi-million dollar businesses that are expanding nationally and internationally. Rare Birds founder Jo Burston says senior executives and serial entrepreneurs would make ideal mentors to guide the mentorees, whose businesses include ecommerce, fashion, technology and food.
Source: Inside Retail
For a company whose CEO has repeatedly asserted that it is not interested in selling its customer data to advertisers, Apple sure is putting a lot of effort into developing new products that sell customer data to advertisers. In a patent application filed today, Apple proposes a new e-commerce system that uses a mobile phone to deliver targeted ads to users based on what they can actually afford. This new patent comes on the heels of another recent in-development project for creating and tracking ads based on social media content that goes viral.
Source: Business Insider Australia
EBay has reached a deal to sell its enterprise unit, a division focused on building and running online shopping sites for bricks-and-mortar retailers, for less than half than it paid four years ago. The $925 million deal, announced Thursday, will give control of eBay Enterprise to a group of private equity firms led by Sterling Partners and Permira Funds, eBay said in a press release. EBay acquired its enterprise unit, then called GSI Commerce, in June 2011, for $2.4 billion. GSI was founded in 1995 as a sporting goods seller and branched out into e-commerce in the 2000s.
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Forget the Like button: Facebook wants you to hit the Buy button instead. Buzzfeed reports that Facebook is testing new, miniature e-commerce sites that are embedded within the Facebook pages of retailers. While they're currently in the testing phase, the idea is to conduct the entire shopping experience within Facebook. There, "buy" buttons allow consumers to spot an item they like and see the transaction all the way through to completion at checkout.
Source: Gizmodo
eBay has agreed to sell its enterprise unit to a private-equity-led group for $US925 million ($1.25 billion) and reported results that topped analysts' estimates, days before the e-commerce company spins off its PayPal transactions business. eBay reported gains in second-quarter sales and underlying earnings. It also forecast revenue growth for its core online marketplace and the transactions business. The results cheered investors watching for signs of how the company's new focus will fare. eBay shares rose 3.4 per cent to close at $US65.59 in New York. The stock was up 17 per cent this year.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
Retailers of all shapes and sizes are invited to attend the 2015 edition of the Online Retailer Conference & eCommerce Expo, taking place at on Wednesday July 22 to Thursday July 23 at the Royal Hall of Industries and the Hordern Pavilion. Pre-event workshops will be held on Tuesday July 21 at Dockside, Darling Harbour. From online to instore, attendees will walk away better equipped to improve customer experience across all channels. Don't miss your chance to learn more about acquiring, nurturing, converting and retaining customers. More information, including how to book your conference pass, can be found at onlineretailer.com.
Source: Inside Retail
Jet.com, a well-funded US startup which aims to shake up online retailing with new ways to cut prices, is set for launch next week, its chief executive says. Jet, which has raised about $US200 million ($A270 million) in venture funding and has partnerships with more than 1600 sellers, said the model is based on finding ways to get lower prices when consumers order several items. Consumers may see prices change while they shop if they order several items that can be delivered more economically than if they were sold separately.
Source: Inside Retail
Blackmores is a market leader in developing and marketing products and services throughout Australasia that deliver a more natural approach to health. They are seeking an e-Commerce professional with proven experience in strategically optimising online commercial services. Reporting to the Senior Digital Manager, the e-Commerce Manager is responsible for implementing digital sales campaigns to encourage trial, drive conversion rates and increase basket size to ultimately increase website revenue. In addition to an innate passion and interest in digital marketing, you must have; A track record in successfully building sales campaigns across all facets of digital mediums.
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Mass Effect 3 Ending Controversy
Mass Effect 3, a blockbuster video game (previously: 1, 2), and no stranger to controversy, is encountering controversy of a different sort over the series ending. Some fans feel it is incomplete and lacks closure, over 90% by some polls. It opens up interesting questions, such as: how are video games different than other media? Do consumers of video games have a reasonable right to ask for another ending, or is it akin to asking for modifications to the Mona Lisa? Many spoilers inside. [more inside]
Emotional Elegance in the AAA Space
Mass Effect 3's gay male love scenes (the game lets the player determine the main character's sexual orientation) have already triggered a battle between YouTubers. (At the time of the main link's posting, it was 1,320 dislikes versus 292 likes. As of now, it's 1,857 dislikes vs. 1,078 likes.) Gamespot hopes that ME3 ushers in a "a more mature form of interactive storytelling."
What value does humanity bring to galactic civilization?
Why Mass Effect is the most important science fiction universe of our generation (Contains SPOILERS for Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2)
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Och-Ziff to get Middle East strategic partner
Och-Ziff Capital Management, the $30.1 billion hedge fund firm, is set to sell a 9.9% stake to Dubai International Capital, an investment firm backed by the emirates ruling family. The strategic investor will pay less than $33 a share, which is the top end of the planned price range for Och-Ziffs upcoming initial public offering.
Och-Ziffs move to sell a chunk to a strategic investor from a non-Western country follows in the footsteps of Fortress Investment Group, which sold a 15% stake to Nomura Investment Managers U.S.A. in December at a 20% discount to the price investors paid when