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The Management of Organisational Resources (London)HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute
In Central London (England), Caracas, Venezuela (Venezuela), Dublin, Ireland (Ireland) and 2 other venues
£ 4,000 - (Rs 3,28,353)
Important information
- Training
- Advanced
- At 5 venues
- 30 hours of class
- Duration:
5 Days
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What you'll learn on the course
Strategic Management
Accounting MBA
Resource Management
IT Development
IT Management
Human Resource management
Workforce Diversity
Import-Conversion-Export Process
Budget System
Responsibility Centres
Resource Utilisation
Tactical Plans
Strategic Plans
Operational Plan
Standing Plan
Conducting a Personnel Audit
Developing a Personnel Deployment Chart
Constructing a Management Succession Chart
Costing and Cost-Benefit Analysis
Throughput Accounting
Efficiency Gains
Resource Allocation
Management by Objectives (MBO)
Course programme
Course Contents, Concepts and Issues:
- Relationship Between Strategic Management and Resource Management
- Conflict Between Corporate and Operational Management in Relation to Resource Utilisation
- The 'Import>Conversion>Export Process'
- The Functions of Management
- Planning As a Function of Management
- Strategic Plans
- Tactical Plans
- Operational Plans
- Standing Plans
- The 'Inflow>Outflow Process', as Applied to Human Resource Management (HRM)
- Co-ordinating as a Function of Management: Training and Development Modification
- Co-ordinating through Mutual adjustment
- Co-ordinating through Direct supervision
- Co-ordinating through Standardisation of work Process
- Co-ordinating through Standardisation of input - skills, knowledge and attitudes
- Co-ordinating through Standardisation of output
- Conducting a Personnel Audit
- Developing a Personnel Deployment Chart
- Constructing a Management Succession Chart
- Costing and Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Activity-Based Costing
- Policy Planning and Budgeting Systems (PPBS)
- Zero Base Budgeting
- Paradigm-Based Budgeting
- Process-Based Budgeting
- Priority-Based Budgeting
- Performance-Based Budgeting
- Activity-Based Budgeting
- Management by Objectives (MBO)
- Throughput Accounting
- Throughput Accounting: An Introduction
- Determining whether a Programme or Event Increases Throughput
- Effect of Reducing Investment (Inventory) (money that cannot be used) in Business and Non-Business Organisations
- Reducing Operating Expense
- Efficiency Gains
- Defining Efficiency Gains
- Measuring Efficiency Gains
- Improving Efficiency Gains
- Relate the concept of 'Efficiency Gains' in Throughput Accounting, to the Concept of Net Profit – as Applied to Training and Development, as in:
- a) Net profit (NP) = Throughput - Operating Expense = T-OE
- b) Return on Investment (ROI) = Net profit / Investment = NP/I
- c) Productivity (P) = Throughput / Operating expense = T/OE
- d) Investment turns (IT) = Throughput / Investment = T/I
- Budgeting as an Control Mechanism
- Budgeting and the Controlling of Organisational Resources
- Traditional Methods of Resource Allocation
- Modern Approaches to Resource Allocation – Based on Assessment of the Potential of Subsystem to Succeed, in Relation to Prevailing Environmental Situation
- Responsibility centres in the form of:
- a) Revenue Centres
- b) Expense or Cost Centres
- c) Profit Centres
- d) Investment Centres
- Effective workforce diversity as 'an economic imperative' in Humana Resource Management (HRM)
Additional information
HRODC Postgraduate Training Institute is registered with the UK Registry of Learning Providers (UKRLP) of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), formerly Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS). Its registration number is 10019585 and can be verified at http://www.ukrlp.co.uk/
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Are Tickets Always Cheaper on Orbitz?
Over a decade ago, American Airlines was a co-creator of Orbitz. This week, the airline has pulled its flights from the Online Travel Agent (OTA) during a contract dispute. Charisse Jones, who covers the travel industry for USA Today, talks about why airlines are trying to wrestle power back from OTAs, and what it all means for consumers.
Five Things We Learned About Buying Airline Tickets:
1. This dispute is about the fees the airline pays Orbitz for every flight booked. American Airlines says Orbitz is charging too much.
2. Sometimes these aggregator sites are more expensive than buying directly from an airline. Some OTAs do charge an extra fee – so check and see that buying from an airline won't actually be cheaper. You will save money using OTAs if you buy package deals -- for rental cars, hotel rooms and flights.
3. Online Travel Agents aren't actual agents. They don't offer the same help that human agents do when you need to make a change to your flights, or to waive fees. And when there are problems, airlines often reward customers who deal with them directly instead of working through a third-party.
4. One caller, Tanya in Hazlet, suggested using Matrix when looking for complicated trip itineraries even though you can't buy tickets on the site. Another listener, Roland, added that Matrix is powered by Google.
5. Delta doesn't use some of the smaller OTAs, so if you're looking for flights from that airline you may want to use a larger site. Southwest Airlines doesn't list on any OTAs.


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Would it by the Holidays without a presentation of the Nutcracker? Probably not, it is definetly the Holidays here in San Diego at the historical Spreckels Theater. Gotta love that old neon!
Lights zig zag and illuminate the sky at the Horton Plaza Shopping Center
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The U.S. Grant Hotel in downtown San Diego, California. Illuminated brilliantly for the holidays.
The USS Midway Museum brilliantly illuminated with Holiday lights. This is one of my favorite spots when I am down by the Embarcadero. The way the lights reflect on the water, its just a really cool unique San Diego location and a very important piece of American history!
One of the most significant happenings during the Holiday Season is the Toys For Tots drive and of course it is driven by one of the most important services to our country the US Marine Corps! There is nothing more rewarding than putting a smile on a child's face! Thanks to all who take part in this very important event! It was a pleasure meeting these kind gentlemen and I want to say thanks for letting me get their photo. A very random thing occurred, I ran into them again in a different part of town in a sort of obscure location, I thought it was kind of weird and cool at the same time
This guy rocking out on the board walk near Sea Port Village. Good stuff, get this guy a gig already!
San Diego at Christmas time. The high rises are illuminated with the colors of the season. It is a wonderful place to be this time of the year!
A time lapse photo of the U.S. Grant Hotel illuminated in all its glory for the Holidays.
A giant nut cracker stands guard at the "gates" of Little Italy.
This is a time lapse of looking East into downtown from the Horton Plaza Shopping Center.
Strung Out
As if in another world, the Horton Plaza Shopping Center in downtown San Diego takes you to a different dimension. With its out of the ordinary shapes and design, colors and lights. It is sort of Dr. Suessian, but not quite so out of control, but still so very very original.
2012 Encinitas Holiday Parade, tree lighting and visit from Santa Claus.


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Touring Chicago Art Museums
Photos submitted by Tammy Harrington and Dawn Holder on 3/3/2014.
Arts professors Tammy Harrington and Dawn Holder and members of the OzArts Art Club took a trip to Chicago in January before the start of the semester to tour several art museums. The first photo is at the Museum of Contemporary Art, the second photo is the Chicago Institute of Art Museum and the third photo is in front of Cloud Gate in Millennium Park.


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Moss (6-foot-6, 251 pounds) was selected by the Broncos in the first round (17th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft from the University of Florida. He played 26 career games (13 starts) for the Gators, totaling 87 tackles (64 solo), 15 sacks (114 yds.), six pass breakups, five forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
The defensive end started all 13 games as a redshirt junior in 2006, posting 7.5 sacks and helping the Gators to victories in the Southeastern Conference Championship Game and BCS national championship game. Moss, who posted two sacks in Florida's 41-14 win against Ohio State to clinch the national title in 2006, led Florida with 7.5 sacks in 11 games (0 starts) during the 2005 season.
A Parade and USA Today All-American as a senior at Ryan High School in Denton, Texas, Moss was born on Aug. 3, 1984, in Denton, Texas.
Crowder (6-foot-4, 270 pounds) was selected by the Broncos in the second round (56th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft from the University of Texas. He played 51 career games (47 starts) for the Longhorns, totaling 191 tackles (118 solo), 19 sacks (120 yds.), two interceptions, 13 pass breakups, eight forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
The defensive end received first-team All-Big 12 Conference honors in each of his final two seasons at Texas. Crowder garnered second-team All-America honors (Walter Camp) after leading the Longhorns with 10.5 sacks as a senior in 2006 and helped Texas to a BCS national championship victory in 2005.
A three-year letterwinner at John Tyler High School in Tyler, Texas, Crowder earned second-team all-state honors during his senior year. He was born on June 30, 1985, in Tyler, Texas.


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Exspect Leather Flip Case
If you want your folio to open vertically like a notepad rather than book-fashion, this one's for you. It's nicely made, and extra points to Exspect for ensuring you can still use earphones with your iPad when the case's cover is closed - which latches magnetically, by the way. The open case stands up.
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Griffin Elan Passport
Clad in hide, the Elan Passport is a simple stand-less folio with the addition of a pocket for (small) documents and four credit-card slots which you almost certainly won't use. What, whip your iPad out to pay for that latte? I think not. Still, it's a solid-feeling case that'll take the rough and tumble, holding the tablet securely and keeping stitching away from wear-attracting edges. And it will, at a pinch, work as a stand, even though that's not part of the design.
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Since Sony had pretty much managed to kill off the Sega Saturn in its infancy, the Japanese arcade specialist had a fair bit of time to figure out its next move, and that move proved to be a brilliant one. The Sega Dreamcast was one of the best game consoles ever built and it exhibited a massive step forward from both the PlayStation and N64. Despite the fact that Sony had managed to achieve a fanatical following for the Playstation, real gamers flocked to the Dreamcast, a console with hardware that was directly derived from Sega's arcade machines. When Namco released Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast (a sequel to the PlayStation game, Soul Edge) the whole World sat up and took notice. Sega also converted many of its arcade classics to the Dreamcast, games like Crazy Taxi, House of the Dead and Virtua Tennis.
The Dreamcast was such a great machine that it forced Sony to rush out the PlayStation 2 before it was really ready. The reason I say this is that I flew to Hong Kong to pickup a PlayStation 2 shortly after the Japanese release. While at the famous Golden Arcade on Kowloon I picked up a PlayStation 2 and pretty much every game that was available at launch. When I got home I fired it up, played everything for a couple of days, and then didn't touch the PS2 for months.
This is why I feel that Sony rushed the PS2, because there weren't any decent games to play for ages. Part of the reason for the lack of software was that, like Sega's Saturn before it, the PS2 was very difficult to develop for. Despite these somewhat significant problems, the PS2 killed the Dreamcast off in no time at all. Part of the reason for this was that the vast majority of PlayStation owners had ignored the Dreamcast and held out for the PS2, while the other part was a lack of third party software for the Dreamcast. It seemed that most third party developers who had previously supported the Dreamcast, switched allegiance to the PS2 when it arrived – such was the power of Sony.
After the Dreamcast Sega decided to knock hardware manufacturing on the head and become a software publisher, making the hardware market a two horse race between Sony and Nintendo right? Wrong, because anther huge multinational company had decided that it too could cut it in the game console market – Microsoft. The Xbox launched in November 2001 in the US and I flew out to New York to get my hands on one – the UK release date wasn't for another few months and I wasn't prepared to wait. Despite the fact that the Xbox looked horrible, sounded louder than a PC and had controllers so large that only a giant could find them comfortable, it did have something that the PS2 didn't have, superb launch software.
Microsoft had played a master stroke when it bought out game developer Bungie and made its "work in progress†Halo an Xbox launch exclusive. Halo was, and still is one of the best games ever released, and many gamers purchased an Xbox just so that they could play it. Not since Goldeneye and Perfect Dark on the N64 had a console based first person shooter been so universally praised – Halo was the perfect launch title and probably the reason that the Xbox became a serious contender to the PS2, in the West at least.


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Fox's Peters: Members Of Congress Who Vote For Aid To Pakistan "Have Blood" Of U.S. Soldiers "On Their Hands"
O'Reilly Says If Pakistan Cuts Off Supply Lines To Afghanistan, We Should "Actively Bomb" Pakistan "In Pursuit Of The Taliban"
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I've had my car for just over a year now. About 5 months ago I attempted to start the car and it sounded like the classic "starter gear not engaging the flywheel". I was hoping it was a fluke but...
Last week it happened again for the second time. I know I'm going to have to wait until it gets to a point where the dealer can reproduce the problem before bringing it in. It just sucks that I have to wait, especially being a new car.
It could be worse but it just bothers me. Years ago I thought nothing of just replacing the starter and/or flywheel depending on which was damaged.
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On Wednesday, Google updated the Advanced Device Manager to make it necessary for a password to be entered before opening the app or switching accounts. This should prevent someone from grabbing your phone and making changes to it.
Besides the new password addition, the update also...better sit down...exterminates some bugs and enhances the performance of the app. Get it free from the Google Play Store by clicking on the sourcelink.
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ROME – Italy on Friday mourned the 300 African asylum seekers feared dead in the worst-ever Mediterranean refugee disaster, and its government asked Europe to help stem the influx of migrants.
With the search for bodies off the island of Lampedusa suspended due to bad weather, an emotional Pope Francis said it was "a day of tears" in a "savage world" that ignores refugees.
The tiny fishing community held a Mass and a silent torch-lit procession, flags across Italy flew at half-staff and schools marked a minute of silence.
Emergency services on the remote island — Italy's southernmost point — said they had recovered 111 bodies so far and rescued 155 people from a boat with an estimated 450 to 500 passengers on board.
Rescuers said strong currents around the island may have swept other bodies out to sea but they were no longer able to leave the port because of strong winds and 2-meter waves.
"There is horror down there. Dozens of corpses, maybe hundreds," Rocco Canell, who runs a local diving school and descended to the wreck, which lies on the seabed at a depth of around 40 meters, before the search was halted. "They are all on top of another, piled up, wedged," he told Italian news agency ANSA.
The migrants, almost all Eritreans, departed from the Libyan port of Misrata and stopped to pick up more people in Zuwara, also in Libya.
They told rescuers they set fire to a blanket on board just off Lampedusa to signal to coast guards after the boat began taking on water. The fire quickly spread on the 20-meter vessel, which capsized and sank in the early hours of Thursday morning just a few hundred meters from Lampedusa as its terrified passengers jumped into waters covered in a slick of spilled fuel.
The boat's Tunisian skipper, already arrested in Italy in April for people trafficking and deported home, has been detained.
Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano appealed for increased European assistance in patrolling the country's maritime border and more action in nations of origin in Africa to stem the flow of risky refugee crossings. "Lampedusa is the new Checkpoint Charlie between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres," Alfano said, referring to the famous crossing point between East and West Berlin during the Cold War. "This is not just an Italian problem."
Alfano on Friday said 30,000 migrants have arrived in Italy so far this year, more than four times the number in 2012 but still fewer than in 2011, at the height of the Arab Spring revolts.
The bodies were being kept in a hangar at the local airport because there was no more room in the morgue and not enough coffins on the island, which has a population of around 6,000 people. Police were photographing and numbering the bodies for future identification, and they will then be placed in coffins brought in by ferry Monday and sent on to Sicily for burial.
Among the survivors were 40 unaccompanied minors between ages 14 and 17 and six women, the U.N. refugee agency said. They had been housed in a badly overcrowded 250-bed refugee center that is now overflowing with around 1,000 people including previous arrivals.
Four of the more serious cases were being treated in a bigger hospital in Palermo, Sicily, including a young Eritrean woman who was said by doctors to have suffered a miscarriage.


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With new accounts, they limit your ability to post some things until you hit a certain submission count. It looks like amazing work so far.
What software do you tend to use? What job do you do that gives you access to a laser cutter? I'm quite jealous. I work for a govt contractor myself, so I get to see all sorts of similar wonderful equipment, but since the govt technically owns it, I don't get to play with it
Yeah I understand why accounts are limited, that's just weird that some of my posts made it through moderation queue and others didn't.
For the 3D modeling I used Blender. It's a free program, but the interface is a little dense for total newbies getting into 3D design. That said, there are a ton of really great video tutorials available online, I strongly recommend the ones on 3dbuzz.com. There are also other modeling packages that may be easier to get into if you've never done it before.
For the 2D laser cutting stuff, I used Inkscape. It's a free design programmer, kind of similar to Illustrator. You can very easily create vector images, which you will eventually use in your laser cutting. I do not own or have personal access to a laser cutter. I got all of my stuff done through a member from therpf.com who has access to one. But, I have also used ponoko.com for laser cutting services and they are extremely affordable.
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That First Day...
Harry: That morning, my mom went to work, and I went to school. One of my classmates' mom came in and told my teacher what happened, and my teacher told the class. Then the principal came over the loudspeaker saying that every classroom who had a window facing the World Trade Center should close their blinds, and that was our class. I felt really scared because I knew my mom worked really close.
Sam: Parents started showing up at my school to get their kids, even though some kids weren't told yet what had happened. It felt strange. We all knew something was wrong, but we couldn't figure out what it was. As soon as I heard, I broke into tears, because I knew my mom worked in 7 World Trade Center, and she worked in the World Trade Center in 1993 [when it was bombed], and I was scared out of my wits.
Harry: I was really happy when my mom came to school, along with a lot of other parents, to pick me up. We went back to my house, and that's where we heard the first tower collapse. I didn't know what it was, I just heard this giant boom. We ran into a bathroom without any windows, and I thought we were all going to die. I asked my mom if we were going to die,and she just said that everything was going to be OK. We left our apartment and went to a friend's house, and the second we pressed the buzzer, the second tower collapsed. Our friend didn't wait to hear who it was at the door, he just let us in! Then his apartment had to be evacuated, and we went uptown to my brother's school. As we were walking there, we saw someone who had a sign that said, "FREE HUGS!"
Sam: I got a message from my mom saying she was okay, and my friends' parents didn't leave the school until she got there, which really helped me get through that morning stage. It took my mom and brother about an hour and a half to get to me because of all the foot traffic in Manhattan.
Harry: After we were far away from our neighborhood and couldn't see what was happening, and we picked up my brother and I heard my dad's voice on the phone, that's when I knew that it was all going to OK.
Sam: We met up with some people we knew and just started walking uptown, and figured out where we were going to sleep that night. It felt very different on the street than it usually does. There were so many people running in every direction. Some were angry, some were giving out free hugs. Everyone had a different emotion on their face, and it basically showed everyone's diversity. That night, I got so angry, because the WTC was gone and my life was suddenly so different. I said to my mom, "I wish the towers would be rebuilt exactly the same way so my life could be the same way it was." And she said, "That's what a lot of people had been thinking, and it's probably not going to be exactly the same, but it will be rebuilt and it's going to get better."
Away From Home...
Harry: The first thing that really annoyed me was that every day, all the channels that don't usually show news, were all showing news. I just wanted to know when they wouldn't play news anymore. I just wanted the regular shows back.
Sam: It was two and a half days before they let us get down to our neighborhood. We had to wait in line for two hours for a police escort to take us to our apartment, and then we got just ten minutes to get our stuff! We already knew what we had to take. We grabbed our clothing, and my keyboard piano so I could practice, and school stuff, and left.
Harry: Our school was closed because it was so close to Ground Zero, so first we had to go to a different school for two weeks, and that felt really weird because we were sharing the building. We had such tiny rooms...my classroom was actually normally used as a storage closet! But then we moved to a different school building, and that's where we felt like we were able to be normal. We were there for five months.
Sam: While I was displaced, what helped me feel better was that my whole school was really supportive and for about three months, there was an extra person there if you needed to talk to somebody about what had happened. My school is centered around the idea that school should be your second home, and there will always be someone there to watch out for you.
Harry: Our school got lots of "care packages" sent in from people all over, like an American Flag. One package had 3,000 paper origami doves, and we hung about 1,000 up in one place. We got individual things like pencils and erasers, too. It felt really good to know that people cared. My class was really lucky because we got to speak [by phone and ham radio] with Commander Frank Culbertson, who was orbiting the earth [on the International Space Station]. I got to ask him a question, and I asked him if he could see September 11th from space. He said he could see a big cloud of smoke. What was really cool was that he actually came to our school later in the year!
Sam: When we finally went back home after two months, it was hard to sleep. We thought about getting blackout curtains because it was so bright, the lights were always on [at the recovery site]. We got used to the smell. I don't feel afraid to live in my neighborhood, but it's definitely changed. A lot of people have rethought things, they're more concerned about family things. I think that's a good thing.
Harry: Now that I'm back home, my neighborhood doesn't feel too different than it did before, and I'm still really glad I live there.
Moving On...
Harry: In the year after September 11th, we went on a lot of fun vacations. We went to Italy, Cape Cod, Florida, and we went skiing in Colorado. The first time I was on a plane, I felt scared and thought something was going to happen, but once I got into the airport and saw how much security there was, I felt much better. I also got to go to sleepaway camp for eight weeks in New Hampshire.
Sam: When we were in Italy, people would ask us about our experiences, but I don't think they understood what we actually went through. They knew what had happened, but they couldn't visualize how bad it was. At the Italian airport, though, we almost felt a respect from the people there, of what we went through, that it was something big.
Harry: My hope for the coming school year is for it to just be a normal year. The cool thing is that at the school that I go to, when you're in fifth grade you get to do a lot of things that the younger kids don't get to do, like going out for lunch!
Sam: My hope for this coming year is for people to have September 11th in the back of their minds instead of the tip of their tongue. My experiences have had a lot of impact on me, but there are a lot of things I've thought about since even before September 11th which haven't changed. The one thing that changed is now I really understand what terrorism is. What hasn't changed are the basic things, like family is important, my religion is important, it's important to keep a normal life. I also learned that even when things look their worst, there's a bright side to it. Even that day, when there was a dark idea in my mind that my mom had gotten hurt, there's always something that you can take out of it. There's something you can take out of anything, whether it brings your family together or tells people that you're strong. If there's a bad, there's always a good that goes with it.
Thanks, guys, for sharing your experiences!


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BITS, Michigan's largest improv tournament brings its exciting fifth year to a close on Wednesday, August 13. The annual tournament brought 16 of the best improv troops from across the Detroit region to Go Comedy! in a single elimination competition. On August 13 the final two teams will compete for the $1,004 grand prize and a performance slot on the Go Comedy! schedule. Tickets for the final event are $15.
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Was the Navy Expeditionary Medal with a "W" for Wake Island seen in Star Trek IV? If not I don't see the purpose of the Background section. After all, this is a wiki about Star Trek, not Military decorations. Even the wikipedia article about Wake Island doesn't feature the special ribbon. Now, if the "W" ribbon was seen, it can stay here, IMHO, if not, it's just creating articles for the purpose of adding US military info in the background section. Also, the image is way to blurry to talk about "seen fairly clearly". FleetCaptain: I can see that your are pretty much passionate about those articles and I don't want to slow your enthusiams, but I think that this is taking it a little too far, IMHO. --Jörg 20:57, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- The medal was seen but without the device. The whole point is that a Navy decoration seen in Star Trek IV was also given for the defense of Wake Island (for which we now have an article). Clearly not canon, but a good background note (at least I think so). -FC 21:10, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
I still think that this is taking the references and background sections too far. It would be similar to listing something like "There is a Leonardo da Vinci statue on the town square of Milan which is well known for its gold base." I have no idea if there is such a statue in Milan but basically those references are on the same level as the Wake Island background section. --Jörg 21:16, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- We can take out the "W Device" if you like, that is a very minor point. On your second point, "it's just creating articles for the purpose of adding US military info in the background section", I am writing articles based on the appearance of these geographical items on the map in "The Cage". Never was my motive to push some kind of agenda of sneaking military info into Memory Alpha. -FC 21:49, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- I agree with the removal suggestion for the "W device" note - this is very much "circumstantial evidence", so to speak, and we removed similar things from other articles in the past. For example, just recently an article about the "Magi" was deleted. We do have an article about the painting Adoration of the Magi, because that was seen - but we don't need to continue from there and create articles about individual parts of that painting. The same should be true, here. Was the medal, as seen in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, the same as what was awarded for Wake Island? I thought that was the W device, which was not seen...? -- Cid Highwind 21:37, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- Removed and cut. Only a bare note remains that the same medal seen in STIV was given out for serving on that island during WWII. -FC 21:49, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- Actually, my problem is that we don't really know this is called Wake Island in canon. All we have is a dot on a map where, in the real world, Wake Island is. We don't know it was ever called that in canon, or that it is still called that in the 23rd century (see Iwo Jima, now Iōtō or "Iwo To"). That is why I think this article should not belong. --OuroborosCobra talk 22:05, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- I updated the article to reflect that the map reads "Wake I. (U.S.)". You can see it on the map even with the naked eye; using digital enhancement its even clearer. -FC 22:07, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
Pacific & Nazi MapsEdit
- That Pacific map from "The Cage" is full of such jewels. Already I have identified Algeria, Greenland, the International Date Line, Korea, Midway Island, Fairbanks, as well as the Tropic of Cancer. I'm just beginning to get into the Nazi invasion map from "Storm Front" which has a great deal of sightings of US cities for which we have no articles. These can all be considered canon since we have a verified on-screen appearance. -FC 21:20, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
Do you plan to create articles for every dot seen on the Oklahoma map or just the capital? If we really start this, we can basically create article for every country on Earth, as, in one episode or another, all continents were seen, by which it can be inferred, that the countries are also seen there. Also: It's perfectly possible that the Nazis in "Storm Front" renamed all those cities to "Kraut-City" and "Bratwursthausen" etc. If the name is clearly legible: A page can be created. If it's just a small spot roughly at the same location were "Springfield" is located in our timeline, better not create the article. --Jörg 21:27, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- I think we are getting off topic and a little bit too sarcastic. I am obviously not creating articles for every dot on a map, only those who's names can be reasonably seen. As for this article, I've trimmed the background note removing most of the military information due to the concerns you pointed out. The only thing left is a reference that serving on this island in WWII earned a medal which can be seen in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. So, thank you for your inputs and I've made the changes. -FC 21:31, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
I wasn't sarcastic (well, except for Bratwursthausen, that is ;-)), as we have discussed that map in the past and how many articles we want to create using the names barely legible on the map and what the purpose of that would be. In "The Killing game", a map of Sainte Claire is seen that shows countless street and Church names. Creating pages for all those streets would be pretty useless, as all pages would just have the same information. "XXX street was a street in Sainte Claire". Similarly, "XXX was a US city seen on a map in "Storm front" would be pretty much superfluous as nothing of value besides that could be added. It would just crowd the US city template with cities that have no real Trek relevance (in contrast to New York, Carbon Creek, LA or San Francisco). --Jörg 21:40, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- Thats a good point. I would suggest dealing with the Nazi invasion map as the need arises. So far I've only written *one* article referencing that map! I don't plan to clutter MA with hundreds or even dozens of city articles. In fact, out of the entire Nazi map, I would say only about 6 to 8 city articles could really be written. A final point, I think we'll all agree that this article's talk page is not the place to discuss future articles which I may want to write. -FC 21:49, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- I would have to agree that unless something really important happened there really isn't an actual need for these articles to be created is there? – Morder 21:43, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- Well, the system in place as I understand is that if a junk or meaningless article is created, it can suggested for deletion (or a merge). As far as what articles a person can and cannot write, if you take a look at content and resource policies it says "Article subjects can include events, objects, or anything mentioned in an episode or movie." Importance of, opinion of, personal thoughts about, shouldn't really factor in. There are many such "small, slightly meaningless" articles (take a look at PC World) on this site. I personally feel this is actually a very good policy since it stops people from controlling articles on the site and/or pushing/bullying new users about what kind of articles they can write. -FC 21:55, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying you can't include it, just is it worth it? Why not instead just create a page about the map itself and discuss what was seen on it? That type of article makes more sense as when people search for said city they'll still come upon it anyway and it gives more context for the city in question. Seems to me that having a lot of city pages will also invite people (mostly anons) to add information to it that isn't canon or relevant. – Morder 22:02, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- I wouldnt be 100% against a merge of all island articles into Pacific Ocean but don't have time to attack that one tonight. This is actually the last Pacific article that *I* plan to write. I couldnt find any other islands on that map that are clear enough to see even under digital enhancement. -FC 22:05, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- Well, as always we should discuss such things! :) As for the PC World...to me...that's a worthless article and would be better suited to having a list of magazines for sale at Alexandria Books. Possibly even adding that info to the Alexandria Books article itself. – Morder 22:07, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
merge is good idea but has to be done by nation state. Edit
Merge to U.S. Pacific Islands thats the actual teritory they are in real life. this does not include Hawaii because its a inner colony out of the 50 states. Guam cant be merged becasue its asociated with mainland asia not the pacific ocean. Midway and wake are grouped together then and still now as US pacific islands teritory 126.96.36.199 20:56, May 12, 2012 (UTC)
- It wouldn't be a "merge" since there is no "U.S. Pacific Islands" article- so you are really suggesting a title change. I don't think that's appropriate, as the map identified the island as "Wake Island". Any other name was not seen in canon. 31dot 01:57, May 13, 2012 (UTC)


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A friend's 2000 328i had a service light come on with the error code 1470. Anyone know what this is?
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Thanks, I'll pass along the info.
Any idea on the fix, or is he to succumb to the mercy of his service shop?
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Posted by Tom Grant on January 26, 2011
There are blog posts that you can write without doing any prior work (he says, looking meaningfully at himself in the mirror), and then there are blog posts that require real work. This very interesting post about how the Facebook development organization operates is in the latter category. Instead of pointlessly summarizing the author's findings, compiled from sources who know Facebook from the inside, I'll add a few reactions:
Posted by Tom Grant on January 25, 2011
During one of my gigs as a product manager, an executive in our company was overjoyed to have a US Defense Department client. He was eager to land a reference customer, but he fundamentally misunderstood how easy it would be to get a military organization to join the ranks of success stories. He wrongly assumed, in this very hierarchical organization, successful adoption of our collaboration tool was the simple process of (1) the general in charge ordering people to use it, followed by (2) people under his command dutifully using it. The military doesn't work that way, in large part because, when faced with a bad order that might kill them, military professionals learn how to wriggle out of these diktats. (Which is why there's a fine line between initiative and insubordination.)
Even if our executive's assumptions about how the military operated were correct, that formula might spell doom for the project. What happens when the general in charge moves on to another post? No assignment is forever, and the next officer in charge might have a far lower opinion of our product. The crisis might happen earlier, if the current general got impatient with the progress of the project. Fearful of these potential outcomes, this executive bet the entire project on maintaining good relations with the general and his immediate subordinates, including the irascible project lead, whose view of technology adoption was summarized in his comment during a meeting with us: "Users are stupid, so they don't know what they want."
Who's responsible for adoption?
Posted by Tom Grant on January 17, 2011
Another excellent post from Scott Sehlhorst, this time pointing out that, even without product managers, product management still happens. Scott's post is a response to Jason Calcanis, the founder of Mahalo, who wrote the following:
In under 30 days, we completely overhauled our product-development process, removing everything between the developer and iterating on the product. We eliminated positions and process. We made it clear the developers were to make the decisions even if those decisions resulted in a developer being 50 percent slower because they were busy *thinking* about the product (as opposed to just transcribing features from the product manager wireframes).
If Calcanis is arguing that his company doesn't need product managers, because they just are in the way, Scott makes the obvious counterargument:
When I was still writing software and leading teams that were writing software, I would occasionally point out that all software is designed – even if someone sits down and just starts typing code. There is, at the minimum, implicit design happening in the mind of the programmer. It might not be "good" design, but there is always design. There is always a method to the madness, just not always a considered method. The same is true of product management...Eliminating product managers does not eliminate product management.
Posted by Tom Grant on January 7, 2011
[For earlier posts in this series, click here and here.]
Imagine that you're dining at a new Italian restaurant that just opened in your neighborhood. You've heard that the chef is well known and widely respected, so you're expecting a great first experience.
You sit down, and the waiter hands you a menu. Actually, it's not a menu, but a listing of all the top-quality ingredients in the restaurant's refrigerator. Some ingredients suggest the kind of recipes that the chef might prepare: For example, the veal shank might be destined to become Osso Bucco. Since you're not an expert in Italian cuisine, it's hard to guess what kind of recipe might require some of the other ingredients (rabbit, goat, boar, etc.).
The waiter is no help. He'll dutifully return to the kitchen with the ingredients you tell him the chef should prepare, but he won't tell you if that combination will transform into a delicious meal or an indigestible lump.
In this scenario, chances are slim that you'll get the sort of dining experience you expected. If you were hoping for an experience you've never had before, the kind that a world-class chef could provide, the odds are even worse.
Sadly, this is exactly the way in which technology companies have pitched their products. Rather than explaining the experience you should have, they leave it up to you to figure out what experience might be possible, given the ingredients (features and functions) available in the product. This approach has two pernicious consequences:
Posted by Tom Grant on January 6, 2011
Politics is a word that we use so loosely that it risks losing meaning altogether. When we talk about office politics, as some recent posts by product management bloggers, we're usually expressing scorn for odious behaviors that stand in the way of some rational course of action. Every organization is susceptible to politics, in this negative sense, including every development team. Better to assume it, or even take advantage of it when possible, than to pretend that some magic tool or methodology will do away with politics.
Can't Live With Politics. Can't Live Without Politics
In their blogs, both Jim Holland and Jennifer Doctor recounted a session about politics at a recent Product Camp in Seattle. The topic struck a nerve, as evidenced by the outpouring of complaints from the audience. We've all heard them, whether we're product managers or not: Empire builders put themselves ahead of the interests of the group; real decisions happen in a back channel, instead of in the open; teams decide in haste, and repent at leisure . . . It sounds as if this session was as therapeutic for the audience as it was informative.


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Another Stereo Problem
While driving, my car stereo will go out. When this happens...
-The music volume will not respond, you cannot turn it up, down, or off.
-Some times the stereo display will turn off some times not.
-The Button next to my DSC button, The one that looks like a down hill cruse control? turns on and won't turn off.
-The message center in the cluster will not respond, it stops telling me to check my brake linings, it acts like every thing is fine.
-Some times when I turn on my head lights every thing will work again, some times not.
-Related or not, My stock alarm system is starting to act stupid. It will go off for no reason at all.
-Turn signals won't work when it happens.
Sounds like could be a battery issue..
I waited until the problem was so bad it would happen immediately when turning on the vehicle.
Then I did the wiggle test on every connector and wire loom starting in the engine compartment working my way to the back.
I found a connector in the rear of the vehicle that was making all the trouble.
I disconnected it, sprayed Wd40 into the connector, and reconnected it. Almost a month later and the problem has not returned.
It's been a long time since I had that car, but it was in the left side of the trunk behind the removable trim piece...
There was a vertical connector in there...
With the vehicle running and radio on wiggle the connectors down there. And you should be lucky enough to repeat the symptom
Remove the connector and clean with wd40 and reinstall
Thank you, I will try it tomorrow. I believe that is where the 6 disk changer is in my vehicle.
How did you go with your radio fault?
Have had a similar fault with mine(05 diesel)
found to be the ignition switch, it affects so many different things (SOMETIMES)
and from what I am led to beleive it is a common fault.
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On October 31, 1517, Dr. Martin Luther posted his ninety-five theses on the academy bulletin board (which happened to be the church door in those days). Essentially, the theses rebuked church leaders for abusing indulgences. Indulgences, he argued, cannot forgive …Read More
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The Resolutions of Jonathan Edwards
He was a young man unsure of his future. He had many gifts and not a few options before him. His father and grandfather were ministers, as were uncles and others in the family tree. He had a first-rate education, …Read More
The Resolution Solution
A modern reader perusing Jonathan Edwards' "Resolutions" is likely to think, what about dieting? And, didn't eighteenth-century New England have any gyms that he could resolve to join? Today, losing weight and getting more exercise are about the extent of our resolutions. …Read More
For the last four years, I have spoken at a conference on the West Coast called "Resolved." The name is drawn from the Resolutions of Jonathan Edwards and is aimed at college students and "twenty-somethings" in the next generation. As …Read More
Resolved by the Grace of God
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Resolved Tensions
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Respectable Sins
Have you ever found yourself so caught up and concerned with the rampant sinfulness of our culture that you forget about the subtle sins in your own heart? If so, Jerry Bridges has written a book for you. Respectable Sins: …Read More


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Facebook has sent out invites asking members of the press to "come see our new home on Android" on April 4.
While the invite doesn't go into further detail on the nature of the event, speculation is rife that it will be the launch of a new Facebook phone, complete with a customised Facebook UI.
For almost a year now rumours have been circulating that HTC and Facebook were teaming up to have a second stab at a joint Android-powered Facebook phone.
The HTC ChaCha wasn't exactly a resounding success back in 2011, but that doesn't seem to have dissuaded either company from attempting a belated follow-up.
Earlier in the month details emerged of the so-called HTC Myst, a mid-range device with a 4.3-inch 720p display, a 1.5GHz dual-core CPU and a 5-megapixel camera. It would also apparently come with the ability to set your Facebook status direct from its interface, and Instagram would come pre-installed.
Facebook's Mobile Plans
Last year, Facebook chief Mark Zuckerburg moved to dismiss rumours of a Facebook phone by stating that it wouldn't make any sense. He pointed to the deeper Facebook integration in existing popular phones such as the iPhone as the way forward.
However, since this point Facebook has been adding new features to its service that would slot nicely into place should it launch a second attempt at the hardware market. It now has its own VoIP service that allows for free internet calls over Wi-Fi or network data.
It's also recently announced deals with a number of European and eastern network operators to enable free or discounted Facebook messaging usage in certain countries.
Of course, the event could just be for the launch of a brand new Facebook app for Android phones.
What do you think the April 4 Facebook event will contain? Let us know in the comments section below, or take to the Trusted Reviews Twitter and Facebook feeds to have your say.
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I was given a blinc mascara sample to use but if I use my current mascara I usually need more than soap & water to remove it and soap is not recommended. What have you all used that does not affect the ink retention? I know to avoid anything with bleaching agents.


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Sweet Onion Jam
Grenadine helps sweeten the jam and adds vibrant red color. The jam is great with most meats, especially grilled or roasted pork.
- Servings: MAKES 1 CUP
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2 medium Vidalia or other sweet onions, cut into 3/4-inch dice (about 2 1/2 cups)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup dry red wine
- 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/3 cup grenadine
- Salt
How to make this recipe
Melt the butter in a medium skillet. Add the onions and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until soft and just translucent, about 8 minutes. Add the sugar, wine, vinegar, grenadine and a pinch of salt. Cook over low heat, stirring, until the liquid thickens and coats the back of a spoon, about 35 minutes. Transfer the onion jam to a bowl and let cool.
Make Ahead
The onion jam can be refrigerated for up to 5 days. Let return to room temperature before serving.


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Fales flashed a good arm, good feet and mobility and has a fluid release.
Last month, Fales committed to Nevada after a strong showing at their summer camp.
One of the top passers in a deep year of quarterbacks from Northern California, Fales helped Palma to a 7-3 record as a junior starter. He threw for 1,077 yards, 10 touchdowns and only one interception on 84-of-117 passing as a 2007 junior.
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The Bulldogs (1-4, 0-3 SEC) are expecting a tense contest Saturday afternoon at Scott Field from the visiting Blazers (3-1). For the third practice day of the week the State staff focused on specific situation in both mid-field and goal-line settings. Croom also devoted a significant amount of snaps to third down plays of all lengths, and on both offense and defense. Third downs have been a downs-fall for the Bulldogs this year.
"We're trying to get settled on that so we can convert and stop third downs better," Croom said.
The coach noted that UAB presents the third different sort of offense State has seen in as many weekends. Louisiana State was basic but overpowering, and Vanderbilt relied on option-based schemes. The Blazers fit no exact mold as Watson Brown's offense can line up in anything from a wishbone to a no-back set, and use from one to five wideouts. So the Dog defense has had to forget everything they were taught the past two weeks to get ready for UAB.
"It's exposing our kids to a lot of stuff in a short period of time," Croom said. "Thing about it, we've seen three very good quarterbacks in a row, that's the big thing. Including this one," referring to Darrell Hackney.
Turning to the Bulldog quarterbacks, Kyle York and Mike Henig continue to work as essentiall co-#1s, though veteran York is booked for his second start of the year, fourth of his MSU career. Rookie Henig brought a contused left (non throwing) shoulder back from Nashville but has practiced all week and will play in a quarterback rotation this weekend, and earlier than he did at Vanderbilt.
Four-game starter Omarr Conner was out at practice today, mostly throwing passes on the sideline with trainers. "We don't expect him to play, of course," said Croom, who does anticipate Conner being ready for Florida after the open date.
Left offensive guard Brian Anderson returned to practices Wednesday in a yellow jersey, and Croom is more hopeful now the soph can be able to start a second-straight game this weekend. Veteran Johnny Wadley has worked daily and his sore knees and ankle look to be more rested now. Right guard Will Rogers took it easy Monday and was full-speed Wednesday. "We're in a lot better shape than we were Monday for sure," Croom said. He also said defensive end Willie Evans and fullback Darnell Jones are being protected more this week to be ready to play full-strength. "We just have to give those guys a little more rest and see what they can do." Also, freshman cornerback Corey Spells was able to get his first regular practice work in on Wednesday. Croom doesn't expect the true rookie to play this year, after breaking his ankle in the summer, but Spells' appearance in a normal practice uniform was a good sign for his future.
The Bulldogs will work in shorts again Thursday for about 90 minutes.


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Jazz artists unite to play Brubeck's 'Gates of Justice' at the Fillmore By Patrik Holubik • Feb 11, 2014 Jason Moran and his trio will play Dave Brubeck's 'The Gates of Justice' at the Fillmore Detroit on Sunday. How A Stressful Night For Miles Davis Spawned Two Classic Albums By editor • Feb 10, 2014 Fifty years ago, on Feb. 12, 1964, Miles Davis led a band through one of the most exciting gigs to ever take place at New York's Philharmonic Hall. The show was a cultural event: a benefit for voter registration in Louisiana and Mississippi at the high point of the the civil rights movement, and an unofficial homage to John F. Kennedy, who had been assassinated a few months before. Weekend Watch: Heather Black Project, Moving Pictures, Jimmy Heath and More! By Patrik Holubik • Feb 6, 2014 Upcoming Events for this weekend, February 7 - 9 Sam Cooke And The Song That 'Almost Scared Him' By editor • Feb 1, 2014 Fifty years ago this week, Sam Cooke strolled into a recording studio, put on a pair of headphones, and laid down the tracks for one of the most important songs of the civil rights era. 89.1 WEMU Presents: Seth Walker on The Roots Music Project By Jeremy Baldwin • Feb 1, 2014 Robbie Bolog The Ark's Marketing Director, Barb Chaffer Authier joined The Roots Music Project's Jeremy Baldwin to talk about the success and a brief history of the Ann Arbor Folk Festival. Barb also brought a very special guest, this year's Folk Festival MC and musician, Seth Walker. Seth Walker tops off the conversation with a live performance in the WEMU studios ahead of his solo performance in the spring at The Ark in Ann Arbor. Jazz's Great Songwriting Teams By Jeff Haas • Jan 30, 2014 Tin Pan Alley greats Richard Rodgers and Lorenz HartEdit | Remove Jazz Speaks for Life By Patrik Holubik • Jan 29, 2014 The music of the Jason Moran Trio and vocals of Alberto Mizrahi and other soloists combine to bring to life Dave Brubeck's musical exploration of civil rights, the "Gates of Justice" composition. Woven throughout this historic piece, are vocal performances of the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and biblical scripture, against the backdrop of celebrating the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Bill. This unique evening will also feature the Jason Moran Trio performing their own music. Pete Seeger, Folk Music Icon And Activist, Dies At 94 By Mark Memmott • Jan 28, 2014 Pete Seeger, "a tireless campaigner for his own vision of a utopia marked by peace and togetherness," died Monday at the age of 94. As former NPR broadcaster Paul Brown adds in an appreciation he prepared for Morning Edition, Seeger's tools "were his songs, his voice, his enthusiasm and his musical instruments." The songs he'll be long remembered for include "If I Had a Hammer," "Turn, Turn, Turn" and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone." 89.1 WEMU Presents: The Revelers In-Studio By Patrik Holubik • Jan 25, 2014 The Revelers The Revelers appeared live on the Roots Music Project with Jeremy Baldwin ahead of their shows at Centeral Michigan University and The Ark in Ann Arbor this weekend. WEMU Music Director, Linda Yohn on Fred Hersch [Video] By Patrik Holubik • Jan 24, 2014 W. Streety Ahead of Fred Hersch's performance at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, 89.1 WEMU's Linda Yohn shares her praise for pianist Fred Hersch. Presented by University Musical Society, Thursday January, 30 (7:30pm and 9:30pm) Video produced by UMS Video Production Specialist, Jess Meria Weekend Watch: The Revelers LIVE on Roots Music Project, Fred Hersch Trio, and more! By Patrik Holubik • Jan 23, 2014 The Revelers Baker's Keyboard Lounge to Open in Downtown Detroit By Patrik Holubik • Jan 23, 2014 Marking its 80th anniversary, Baker's Keyboard Lounge is opening a second location this fall, and is working with Dan Gilbert's Bedrock Real Estate Services to find space in downtown Detroit's lower Woodward corridor or in Capitol Park near the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel. The original Baker's Keyboard Lounge opened as a sandwich shop in 1933, and began booking jazz pianists the following year. New Mavis Staples Biography Will 'Take You There' By Richard Torres • Jan 22, 2014 There are vocalists, there are singers and then there are voices — the first aims for the ear, the second for the brain, the third for the heart. A voice turns a composition into an emotional experience. And each time we have that experience, it's the depth of the connection that we remember. Frank Sinatra was a voice. So too were Marvin Gaye, George Jones and Billie Holiday. Aretha Franklin is a voice. So is Bob Dylan. And so is the Staple Singers' Mavis Staples. Angelique Kidjo's Eve: Exceptional Example Of International Collaboration And Women's Culture By Linda Yohn • Jan 21, 2014 www.npr.org Those who experienced Angelique Kidjo, Lizz Wright and Dianne Reeves appearing as Sing The Truth! at the 2011 Detroit Jazz Festival know that Ms. A Continent on Her Musical Map: Angélique Kidjo Has Never Left Africa Behind By Linda Yohn • Jan 20, 2014 Angélique Kidjo, the songwriter and singer from Benin, was in Kenya being a do-gooder when the concept of her new album, "Eve," came to her, she said, "like a light bulb blowing up in your head." 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How to solve or approximate a first order differential equation ?
Hello everyone,
I have this first order differential equation:
y'[t] = -A (y[t])^2 + B (C - y[t])
where A and B are unknown constants and C is known constant.
One condition is y[0]==0
A and B should be determined by fitting a list of {y[i],t[i]} values.
For this reason i would like to approximate my differential equation
with a function which I could use to fit the data and find A and B.
I don't know how to do this.
Any help is highly appreciated.


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Guaranteed Payday Loan
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Sony FE Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm F2.8 ZA mounted on Sony A7R : Tests and Reviews
Further readings for the Sony FE Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm F2.8 ZA
To provide photographers with a broader perspective about mobiles, lenses and cameras, here are links to articles, reviews, and analyses of photographic equipment produced by DxOMark, renown websites, magazines or blogs.
Last month's launch of six new FE mount lenses is great news for Sony enthusiasts shooting with A7 cameras. With only a modest number of FE lenses available until now, the new lenses — including two wide-angle primes, two ultra-wide angle converters, a close-focus macro and versatile superzoom — open up more possibilities on Sony full-frame hybrids. They've kept us busy in the lab, too, and the scores are in and verified for the FE 28mm F2.
We've tested the image quality of the 24-Mpix Sony A6000 with over 23 zoom and prime lenses. Read on to find out which of those models perform best with Sony's current top-of-the-line APS-C mirrorless model.
Utilising a 16Mp APS-C sensor, the Leica T is the first mirrorless hybrid option from the renowned German camera manufacturer. With a price tag of $1850 (body only), and lenses costing the same or more, it's a serious investment for any photographer. So how does image quality on the Leica T stack up against the competition? Let's analyze the DxOMark sensor scores to find out.
Continuing our series of lens recommendations for new camera models, we've had the opportunity to assess the new entry-level Sony A3000 - the first of a new DSLR form-factor from the firm to adopt the mirrorless E-mount. We've assessed and collated data on a sizeable collection of Sony and third-party prime and zoom models to assess image quality. Read onto find out which of these models perform best when paired with the new camera.
The Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 35mm f2.8 is a compact moderate wide-angle lens designed for the full-frame mirrorless Sony Alpha A7 and A7R. But with only a moderate-speed f2.8 maximum aperture and an $800 price tag, optical performance has to be first rate. Read on to find out if that's the case.
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Sony Zeiss 35 & 55mm FE lenses vs Sigma 35mm f1.4

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Thank you DXO for a very useful test. I currently have the Sigma 35mm 1.4, albeit on a Canon 5D2, and it's a real joy to use. It's my favourite lens. I will buy the much smaller and lighter Sony A7R but to do so I will have to sell my lovely Sigma and the Canon 5D2 plus more Nikon cameras and lenses.
The report has convinced me that although the Sony Zeiss 35mm 2.8 is not quite as good as the Sigma 35mm, although it is nearly as sharp as the lovely Sigma, it fulfils the brief to keep my equipment small and light (120 gms vs 665 gms lenses only!). I enjoy working with a tiltable screen on a tripod as most light tripods don't reach my eye level. The Sony Zeiss lenses are weatherproof too. On my wish list will be the Sony Zeiss 55mm 1.8 and who knows, maybe later the Sigma 35mm 1.4 for special occasions!
Thanks again for a very helpful report.
Added by Restful_State | February 22 , 2014
I have the a7 with the 35 u've tested and have never had a sharper combo. The vignetting u report in your test data is something I've never experienced. I can't even imagine anything from Sigma being an equal. Test data can show many difference results. I prefer the real thing. Choose your camera and shoot. I'll keep mine. Looking fwd to the 55 next yr.
Added by Linzabarlow | February 06 , 2014
Carl Zeiss Sonnar T * 35mm F2.8 ZA объектив
Уважаемый DXO, вы протестировали этот объектив на А7R и nex 7. У вас получилось разрешение объектива на A7R = 22, а на nex 7 = 12. А какое разрешение будет на А7 ? Спасибо.
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Added by Bengt Nyman | February 06 , 2014
Re: Carl Zeiss Sonnar T * 35mm F2.8 ZA объектив
Я предположил бы, между 15 и 20
Added by Anders W | February 07 , 2014
Re: Carl Zeiss Sonnar T * 35mm F2.8 ZA объектив
Разумная догадка. ;)
Added by Sophie - DxOMark | February 12 , 2014
Re: Carl Zeiss Sonnar T * 35mm F2.8 ZA объектив
Dear Linzabarlow,
Would you mind translating your comment in English for the community to be able to interact with you, and eventually for the DxOMark team to provide additional information?
Best regards.
Added by Bengt Nyman | February 04 , 2014
Thank You
Thank you DxO. That makes the Sony A7R an acceptable travel camera and lens alternative.
Added by xsirio | February 04 , 2014
Do you think A7 will maintain 80% resolution? 19Mpx?
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Re: A7
If you compare the A7(R) with and without AA to the D800(E) with and without AA it is likely that the A7 with this lens will score 30-31 overall and 19-20 P-MP.
Notice that the Carl Zeiss 55 does not take advantage of the very short A7(R) flange distance but instead creates more reasonable angles of incidents performing much better in the corners than the 35 mm lens.
Added by Bengt Nyman | December 18 , 2013
DSLR versus MIRRORLESS
The big question.
Even though Sony made the mistake to overly compress the flange distance on the A7(r) with subsequent compromise in corner IQ, the performance of the A7R with the Sony FE Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm F2.8 ZA lens will be a cornerstone in determining the near future of mirrorless cameras.
Please, DxO, we are turning to you for an answer to that question !
Added by Bengt Nyman | December 04 , 2013
Please !
Added by Bengt Nyman | November 13 , 2013
Dear DxO, please test this lens !
Please test this Sony FE Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm F2.8 ZA lens.
It will determine if the Sony A7(R) with this one and only available lens is competitive with the Nikon D800(E) + Sigma 35 f/1.4 lens.
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Added by Emilie_DxOMark | November 19 , 2013
Re: Dear DxO, please test this lens !
Thanks for your support, we will try to assess the Sony FE Carl Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 as soon as possible.
Best regards,
The DxOMark team


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I live in S.E. Louisiana.I want to buy the Bell-South cookbook my mom-in law gave me. I lost it in a fire. ?
If anyone could help me find one for sale somewhere I would really appreciate it! I'm lost without it. I learned how to cook with it, not to mention the sentimental value of it.Thank you!
Are you looking for " Best of the Best from Bell's Best"? If so here's a site:
If you are looking for a specific Bell South book, try e-bay.