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In this codelab, you'll learn about ConstraintLayout—a new type of layout available in the Android Support repository built on top of a flexible constraint system. By the end of this codelab, you'll be able to play with the layout editor in Android Studio and build a relatively complex layout.
To download the sample code, you can either:
...or clone the GitHub repository from the command line by using the following command:
$ git clone https://github.com/googlecodelabs/constraint-layout.git
First, let's see what the finished sample app looks like. With the code downloaded, the following instructions describe how to open the completed sample app in Android Studio. Please note that the sample requires Android Studio 2.2 preview.
constraint-layout-start directory from the sample code folder that you downloaded earlier.
res/layout/activity_main_done.xml from the Project pane.
Virtual Device to render the layout with" on the top left of the UI Builder to see the layout in different form factors.
If you intend to run this on an Android device, go to
MainActivity.java and ensure that setContentView method is pointing to
Plug in your Android device and click the Run button. You should see the constraint-layout screen appear on the emulator or connected device.
The layout engine uses constraints specified for each widget to determine their positions within the layout. You can specify the constraints either manually or automatically by inference within the Android Studio layout editor. To understand constraints better, let's look at the basic handles available on a selected widget.
Constraints help you keep widgets aligned. You can use anchors, such as the constraint handles described below, to determine alignment rules between various widgets. For example, setting a constraint from the left constraint handle of button 2 (see figure A below) to the right constraint handle of button 1 means that the button 2 widget will be positioned 56dp to the right of button 1.
Figure A.
Figure B. In this widget, we see the different handles.
Resize Handle: Similar to other design/draw applications you may have used, the resize handles allow you to resize the widget.
Side Constraint Handle: The side constraint handles, represented as circles on the sides of each widget, let you specify the location of the widget. For example, you can use a widget's left side constraint handle to always be to the right of another widget by 24dp. These are also referred to as anchors throughout this codelab.
Baseline Constraint Handle:
The baseline constraint handle helps you align the text fields of any two widgets, irrespective of the widget sizes. This is helpful for example, when you have two widgets of different sizes but want the text inside to be aligned horizontally.
Now you're ready to build on top of the starter project and build your constraint layout.
Open the
res/layout/activity_main_start.xml from the left navigation bar.
constraint-layout is built as a separate support library that works on all Android versions back to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). The starter app already includes the dependency in
app/build.gradle. For apps that you intend to build with
ConstraintLayout, add the following compile dependency:
dependencies { ... compile 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.0.0' }
The XML version of the layout already has an empty
ConstraintLayout element included in the codelab project.
ConstraintLayout was built from the ground up to be used in conjunction with the UI Builder as we believe it makes for a more intuitive and powerful experience. Nonetheless, you still have access to, and can edit, the corresponding XML.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent"> </android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
Switch to the Design view shown as a tab at the bottom of the editor window.
The first task is to add an
ImageView to the layout. In the design window, find the
ImageView on the Palette and drag it into the layout.
As soon as an
ImageView is dragged onto the layout, the UI Builder asks for a resource to use. The
constraint-layout-start sample already includes resources to make it convenient for the codelab. Go ahead and choose the
@drawable/singapore resource.
Once selected, the
ImageView appears on the layout you can click and hold the corner to resize the image as mentioned in the 'Constraint System Overview'
Now let's drag a
TextView from the palette onto the layout.
We see a few warnings in the UI Builder which are due to missing
contentDescription attribute on the
ImageView and the hardcoded text on the
TextView. Content Description attributes are important for building accessible applications. For this codelab, let's use an already available resource
@string/dummy for the attribute.
On the right, an Inspector pane lets you change the various attributes of the selected widget.
ImageView and add
@string/dummy into it's
contentDescription attribute.
ImageView. Change the
scaleType to be
centerCrop for the purposes of this codelab.
text value of the
TextView to be
At this point, we have two views in the layout. In the next section, we'll learn about how to create constraints between the views.
To create a constraint, you need to click and hold the mouse on a given handle, and drag it to another widget's constraint handle. Once the anchor is green, you can release the mouse to finalize the constraint creation.
Before we start, ensure that we have an
ImageView and a
TextView in the layout. Our goal here is to create constraints between the ImageView, the container and the TextView widgets already on the layout.
Let's assume that we want the
TextView to be below the
ImageView in our final layout. To accomplish this, we can create a constraint between the top anchor of the the
TextView and the bottom anchor of the
ImageView as shown.
The next step is to create a constraint between the top anchor of the
ImageView to the top of the layout.
Finally, we can also use the left and right constraints to anchor the
ImageView at the center of the layout.
This section showed the basics of how to create constraints between widgets by dragging connection lines. At this point you can explore the views and the UI Builder by adding other elements. In the next section we'll learn about the Inspector.
In this section we take a look at the view Inspector. The Inspector is on the right side of the UI Builder. In addition to listing the various properties of the selected widget, it also shows how the view is aligned and any constraints.
TextView from the layout.
ImageView and the bottom of the container.
The UI Builder should look like the following.
The inspector shows the widget in the center in a square block. The following section describes the various elements and their uses.
Margins: To the left, right, top and bottom outside the widget are the margins. You can change the margins by clicking on the value and setting it to a different value. In the screenshot above, the margins are set to 16dp.
Deleting a constraint: Clicking on the lines connecting the widget to the container in the Inspector, also gives you an option to delete the constraint. Note that deleting a constraint can also be accomplished by clicking on the existing constraint handle.
Positioning the widget relative to constraints: When you have at least two opposing connections on a widget, such as the top and the bottom, or the left and the right, you can see a slider which lets you adjust the position of the widget along the axis of the opposing connections. This is also known as horizontal or vertical bias. You can adjust the horizontal and vertical bias and change the orientation to see that the bias is maintained. Alternatively this can also be achieved by moving the widget to the desired location.
Go ahead and change the vertical bias to 75% and the horizontal bias to 75%. The image below can be used as a guide.
Controlling the inner dimensions of the widget: The inner lines within a widget let you control the dimensions. You can click on the particular lines to see it in action.
Here is a zoomed in view of the widget in the Inspector pane. Clicking on the inner lines of the inspector pane widget cycles through the options mentioned below.
Fixed: This option lets you specify the width/height of the widget.
AnySize: This option lets the widget occupy all available space to satisfy the constraint. In other words, this is more like match constraint. This is different from
match_parent, which makes the widget occupy all available space of the parent view.
Wrap Content: This option only expands to fill the widget with the contained element such as text or a drawable.
To view and edit all other attributes for a given widget, click at the top right of the Properties pane.
In this section, we explored the Inspector. The goal of the Inspector is to let you edit all properties and constraints without leaving the UI Builder.
Autoconnect, as the name suggests, automatically creates connections between widgets. It's important to understand that the Autoconnect feature tries to create connections to the neighboring widgets.
Before we get started with this section, ensure that:
res/layout/activity_main_autoconnect.xml from the Project pane. Ensure that you select the "Design" tab.
Next we select the
ImageView and center it in the layout by dragging it until the guidelines are shown. A couple of seconds after it is centered, autoconnect kicks in and creates constraints with the top, left, bottom and right of the container, as shown in the animation below.
Here we have a single
ImageView on the layout and we see how Autoconnect creates the constraints.
Here are the steps for the next part of this section. For guidance, the animation above shows the steps used below:
ImageView to be placed at the top and use the Inspector (AnySize) to ensure that it expands to fill the width of the parent.
text attribute of the rightmost button to
@string/upload and the one to the left of it to
TextView and a
Plain Text from the palette and place them on the layout.
TextView and
Plain Text field to be 48dp apart. In a few seconds, Autoconnect creates the constraints to the widgets.
As an exercise, also move the
TextView 48dp below the
ImageView. To do this select the
TextView and move until it's 48dp below the ImageView.
It's important to understand that Autoconnect only creates constraints for the widget being currently moved.
Autoconnect aids you by connecting to the nearest widgets which is helpful in many situations. There are cases where Autoconnect does not achieve the desired behavior, and developers should either use manual constraints or Inference to build their
ConstraintLayout. Inference will be discussed in the next step of the codelab.
The Inference engine aids developers by creating constraints among elements added in the layout. The constraints created by
Inference depend on the types of elements added to the layout and their sizes.
For this step, we start with the
layout/activity_main_inference.xml layout. Open the layout file in the Design view. By default, the layout in this file defines the following:
ImageViews for the
@drawable/singapore and
@drawable/ic_star. The
ic_star image has already been constrained to have a vertical bias at 81%. You can view the vertical bias of the
ImageView containing
ic_star by selecting it and checking the Inspector as discussed before.
@drawable/singapore) is constrained to the
ic_star ImageView's bottom anchor with a margin of 16dp.
ImageView, there are
TextViews for Camera, Settings, and the subtitle for the
Since we'll be using some of these options, this is a good time to look at the actions available on the UI Builder.
Delete all constraints. This is helpful when you want to redo all the constraints in your layout in a different way.
Create constraints using inference. The inference engine tries to find and create optimal connections based on various factors such as the positions of the widgets and their size.
Expands the widget horizontally to satisfy constraints.
Expand the widget vertically to satisfy constraints.
Our goal is to add a TextView for the description of the image. We already have a
@string/singapore_description which spans multiple lines.
Now that you have the
TextView in the layout, you are ready to see Inference in action.
Click the infer constraintsaction to create constraints using Inference.
The inference engine creates constraints among all the views in the layout. Your final layout should look like the following:
Once the constraints are created, you can modify the "virtual device to render with" by clicking on the button at the top left of the UI Builder. Choose a different device such as Nexus 6P or Nexus 9 to see that the layout renders correctly.
You've now seen the entire spectrum of using the constraint system: creating manual constraints, constraints using auto-connect, and constraints using the Inference engine.
Auto-connect and Inference aid you by having the layout engine figure out how to create constraints for various elements of your UI. You are then free to further modify the constraints created either by Auto-connect or the Inference engine as you see fit.

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If you think Fiat won't walk, remember that this is the second time around for these two: In 1989 and 1990, the companies had intense merger talks, but they collapsed when Fiat realized Chrysler was deteriorating at an alarming pace, according to Comeback: The Fall and Rise of the American Automobile Industry by Joseph White and Paul Ingrassia.
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Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
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The final battle
Mortal Kombat made its debut in the early 1990s as a controversial fighting game containing over-the-top violence and gore. Mortal Kombat: Armageddon is the seventh entry to the core Mortal Kombat series containing more characters than any MK title to date.
Armageddon was originally released on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in October of 2006. A port of the game is in the works for the Nintendo Wii. Armageddon for the Wii will support the innovative Wii remote in conjunction with the nunchuck attachment. Those in want of a more standard control scheme have the option of playing with the Classic or GameCube controller.
The increasing strength of the warriors is threatening to destroy the very fabric of the Mortal Kombat universe. Blaze was created by the Edenian sorceress Delia to ensure the survival of the realms by destroying as many fighters as possible. Friendships and alliances mean nothing in Armageddon. The price of failure is death.
Both the PS2 and Xbox version contain an over-whelming 62 fighters including every character featured in the core Mortal Kombat games. The Wii version improves on this with the developers including a 63rd character, Khameleon, to join the likes of Scorpion, Liu Kang and Sub-Zero in Armageddon.
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The standard Kombat mode has players choosing one of the many available characters and attempting to work their ways to the top of ladder (of varying difficultly) where they will face the final boss, Blaze.
A reworked Konquest mode makes a comeback in Armageddon. Konquest is an adventure mode that has players travelling across different realms with a new character to the series, the half-God Taven. His brother, Daegon, is the games only other new character, as well the antagonist of the Konquest mode. As Taven travels across the different realms he will encounter a wide range of enemies. Most commonly Taven will combat against thugs and henchmen-type characters. During these battles Taven has full 3D movement and can pull of a variety of attacks that target multiple enemies.
Scattered around the different realms are boss battles consisting of characters from the Mortal Kombat universe. These battles take place in a standard arena as opposed to the over-world combat seen with the generic enemies.
Endurance is a new mode exclusive to the Wii. Basically it requires players to fight a series of opponents without any health being restored after each fight.
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Players choosing to utilize the GameCube or Classic controllers will find the controls to be similar to that of other console fighters. However players wanting to make use of the Wiimote/nunchuck combination have the ability to control their favourites using the innovation control scheme developed specifically for the Wii version.
The nunchuck attachment is used primarily for movement and blocking. The standard attacks are pulled of using the D-Pad on the Wiimote while the special moves are executed with the motion sensing prowess of the Wii. The special moves appear to be very simple to pull off with most moves only requiring basic gestures from the player. Scorpion?s Spin Kick, for example, is executed by performing a circular motion with the Wiimote while Sektor teleports by flicking the controller up and down.


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"There are a lot of NBA draft websites run by pimply faced kids who think they know basketball, and too many teams are basing their drafts around them."
What does that say about NBA front offices if they're looking to mock drafts for advice on how to run their teams.
From another angle... At draft time, the commentaries that were available to read mostly had Turner as the consensus #2, and it was hard to observe any pattern among those that didn't (i.e. it was establishment vs. pimple faces). Of course it's possible that the people who knew the thinking of the smart GMs weren't part of that chatter, and preferred to keep things close to the vest. But then why shouldn't we assume that the same parties are still keeping things close to the vest, and that that this quotation is not coming from them either.
I have a feeling Eddie's Heady's is that scout.
Evanordinary! I don't know where this scout got the idea that he's not a good ball handler.
I want Doug Collins to coach the Eagles defense next year
Cousins got another double double.
This makes me sad. Super duper sad.
Why are we always stuck being the go no where team?
I can't wait to get excited about Jrue, get knocked out of the first round and then get no one to put around him.
Maybe the center version of Jrue will fall to us next year in the draft.
I read what you wrote
It is silly
It makes me super duper sad
Maybe next year, the sixers will have better fans
That quote is absurd. Every team in the league thought he was a top 3 player at worst. Presumably all those teams have scouts. It's not like he's a figment of draftexpress or Chad Ford. Not that Chad Ford hasn't had some influence on where some guys (largely Euros) have been drafted, but surely not in Turner's case.
And about Melo, I find the Nets essentially making him a co-GM kind of perturbing. He's going to tell them who to trade for? And that someone he wants is Rip Hamilton? Is this some kind of "if only I'd been drafted by the Pistons" fantasy?
That "one scout" is a damn moron. Anybody who watched Turner in college knew he was clearly the best player that year and the most complete guard in a weak draft class. He had absolutely no problem hitting shots in college and he most definitely created pretty much every single opportunity his teammates ever had to score. He ran the offense and set up guys like Lighty for great open looks from beyond the arc or easy layups.
As I've been saying since seeing him play in college for the first time in the Big Ten tourney last year, he's a guy who needed to be drafted by a Western Conference team because only in the West can you have a shooting guard running your team a la Kobe and still win. That's why he was the #2 overall pick, because he is a complete player who can carry a team with not just his scoring but his all-around game, especially as a playmaker. He will never be the player he was in college in Philly because they already have guys to run the offense and because you can't run an offense with a shooting guard in the East and win. Iguodala and LeBron are the only exceptions to that because they aren't shooting guards(even if Iguodala plays there at times), and they are defensive-minded players who run the defense as well.
That's why Turner isn't a 20 ppg scorer right now, because this isn't his team. If he got drafted somewhere where he was running the offense and was the focus of the team, he would already have ROY locked up, or at least he would if Blake Griffin hadn't gotten injured last year. Turner played so well in Pheonix because he had no hesitation or reluctance to shoot or score. His problem is he is always trying to fit into the offense instead of being the offense. He is not a complimentary player. He needs to have that same attitude of "I'm the scorer. I'm going to go out there and put the ball in the hoop as many times as I can" that he had in college and in Pheonix, otherwise he will never reach his potential in any form.
No, this is delusional. If he were capable of scoring 20 per in the right system, right now, he would have shown flashes of scoring ability in more than four games. Other than that I'm not getting the East/West distinction as to shooting guards. There aren't a ton of teams like that now for whatever reason but in the past you had Pierce, Iverson, McGrady, Allen in Milwaukee, Houston in New York, Carter in Toronto, Redd in Milwaukee, etc. Has the East become more of a big man-centric conference since?
You're funny.
No. You are delusional, and you seriously do not know basketball. You have absolutely zero clue what it's like to play with players who play stupid or are ball-hogs, something you would know if you ever even played streetball let alone league basketball. You also have absolutely zero clue how huge of a transition it is to go from being a point-forward to a guy who is played off the ball.
Do you even know why players like Turner play with the ball in their hands instead of off the ball in the first place? It's because if they don't control the offense, they don't get used right and their team loses games due to stupid players making stupid plays. I say that with first-hand knowledge.
Turner can only be played when not running the offense in one way, and that is as a scorer. He is not a guy who should ever be standing around waiting for the ball or passing to somebody else. He should be calling for it and getting it on every single play. He should never be on the floor with Lou Williams, and neither should Meeks or Jrue or Iguodala, or Thad or Speights for that matter. Turner needs to be on the floor with players who will give him the ball whenever he is open. He needs to be on the floor with anybody but Lou or Nocioni. If he doesn't feel comfortable and feel like he's being used right, he won't do well. He's a humble player, as are pretty much every player on this team minus Lou, Nocioni, and Kapono. He doesn't have the ego of a star so the only way for him to become one is to be allowed to play his game and get comfortable. That's how he became The Villain at Ohio State.
This is not the late 90s-early 2000s. Get that through your head. This league is not hip-hop anymore, and idiots like Rondo and the overhyping/giving credit to John Wall when he played like crap in college is nothing more than the exception and the influence of idiots who know nothing about basketball. It has nothing to do with big men or any other position. It has to do with defense and smart play. That started with Detroit and San Antonio and continued with Boston. In the East, there are 3 positions that you need guys who stand out at, mostly on defense. Those are the 3(LeBron, Iguodala, Pierce, etc), the 1(Jrue, Rose, realy every single point guard on a good team minus Rondo), and either the 3 or the 4(Garnett, Bosh, Stoudamire, Smith, etc). The non-shot blocking big man and the shooting guard have to fit into the team without requiring the ball in their hands or much of a role.
There are only two ways to make this model work, and this model is the only one that works in the East. Those two ways are to have the 1, 3, and offensive big man be your main offensive options and have the point guard run the offense while the shooting guard and other big man only get the ball on cuts/screens or catch and shoot plays, or to have the 3 run the offense as a point-forward and play the shooting guard off the ball as the main offensive option, and divy up the offense between the other 3 players on the floor depending on the situation/kind of players they are.
In the West, it's different. You run the offense through a scorer instead of through a guy who fits a position. There are two ways to do that, either with a swingman like Kobe, Durant, Turner, etc and have the point guard be a role-player who brings the ball up and have the 3 be a lockdown defender who doesn't require many offensive looks, or you run it through a point guard like Chris Paul who is the main scoring option and play inside-outside basketball with the big man down low and shooters at the other positions, maybe a scorer at one of them who plays off the ball.
That's how the league is. It is a league of roles, not one of superstars, no matter what any idiot on ESPN or Philly.com says. True superstars are superstars because they make the team around them better and fit into a team and fit a role, and the best teams are the ones who play the game the way I just described.
How is Rondo a selfish player?
I never said he was selfish. I said he's an idiot. He's also a delusional douchebag and so are every single one of his moronic supporters. He makes easy plays look difficult and his only "impressive" moves are moves that are only impressive when done by big men or 3/4 types. He's not a team player and he's not showy in an effective way. He misses wide open layups and plays no defense whatsoever except to try to steal the ball. He can't blow by anybody without having a pick set for him on the guy defending him.
He runs the "point" the way a shooting guard or point-forward does, except unlike either of the two he's a) not even remotely good enough to be the guy always looking to score and b) not smart enough to make the right play. He is incapable of blending into an offense the way a true point guard does, and the only time he passes is when he either can't score(which is often because he is such garbage he couldn't light up a pick up game) or is sure to get an assist. The fact that he's even in conversation with John Stockton as anything except the opposite of everything Stockton stood for as a player and an example of how not to be on John Stockton's level is an insult to one of the greatest point guards in history.
This and your reply to Tray is probably the best stuff I have read on Turner so far... It makes sense and provides a different explanation for his low production (as opposed to the he's just plain crap or iggy is holding him back)
Happy to help. There's a lot more I could go into detail about as far as Turner, Iguodala, and the problems with this team in general but for now I'll just leave that for another comment.


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The United States should look to Israeli counterterrorism to help change its own flawed policy, according to Lawrence A. Husick, senior fellow at the Center on Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and Homeland Security at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.
"Why can't we learn from Israel?" posed Husick, who is also an adjunct professor of graduate-level business classes at the University of Pennsylvania. "[Israelis] are forced to confront this issue every hour of every day."
Husick spoke to members of the Philadelphia chapter of Volunteers for Israel, a group that sends Jews to Israel for three weeks to assist in maintenance on non-combative Israel Defense Force bases. They may also fill in at hospitals or nursing homes during their stay. The 40 or so members who attended the Oct. 18 event at the Klein JCC in the Northeast already had at least one experience in Israel.
Husick told the group that American counterterrorism policy is retroactive. For example, the government banned sharp objects in carry-on luggage only after they were used in the 9/11 attacks, and then banned liquids on flights only after England had foiled terrorist plans to enter airplanes with the liquid materials to make a bomb on board.
The government "slams the door after the horse is already gone," he said.
Instead, Husick argued, officials should try to emulate procedures by the Israeli airline El Al, which he calls "the safest airline in the world."
And he said that "it has nothing to do with keeping bad things off airplanes."
Rather than just randomly searching passengers, Husick noted that Israeli officials profile for would-be terrorists from the time men and women walk into the airport — a policy that he said would be tough to implement in a society that stresses political correctness.
"Not all Muslims are bent on jihad," he admitted, "but all people bent on jihad are Muslim."
While he criticized the government's security measures, he did admit that since the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, hundreds of potential plots against the United States — in various stages of implementation — have been thwarted. So doesn't that mean American counterterrorism efforts are working?
"The appropriate question to ask is not 'We haven't been attacked, aren't we winning?' " he said, "but 'What kind of attack takes five years to plan?' "
Husick pointed to terrorist activities in Iraq, as well as the recent bombings in London and Madrid, as proof that the enemy has not gone away since Sept. 11.
"In fighting terrorism," he continued, "we have to be right all the time; they have to be right [just] once."
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Husick also stressed that while American troops are at war in Afghanistan and Iraq, many civilians are not very conscious that they are at war. Fundamentalist Muslims, on the other hand, believe that the West is on a crusade against Islam; they remain "far more committed," he insisted, "than any Communist during the Cold War."
When an audience member asked Husick how best to battle would-be terrorists, he responded by saying that the United States should look to Israel's particular use of special-force operatives in fighting terror. "In Israel, they identify threats quickly and, for the most part, secretly," he said after the event.
Husick was quick to point out that in his estimation, American special forces do a great job — but the problem is that there are simply not enough of them.
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In 1999, four soulmates in the melting pot of the Irish-German music scene gathered together to explore new ways and set new standards. The band Steampacket was born. Soon they were to become a legend in the continental Irish trad scene. "Homecoming", a musical milestone recorded in 2001, is an album that has beed highly acclaimed internationally and still serves as a source of inspiration to many musicians. After the band members have all cut their individual paths in the last few years they have just reunited to do it again, full steam ahead!
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Stefan Schneider Stephan has great virtuosity on the fiddle and a deep love for the music, which makes him a well known musicians in both Germany and Ireland. He is a founding member of the legendary band Band Limerick Junction (with piper Johannes Schiefner among others) — a milestone in German folk music history.
Tina Terrahe Tina started to play classical violin when she was six years of age and learned irish fiddle with Stephan Schneider. She is well established in the German trad scene by now and plays with the German/Irish band Blue.
Claus Steinort Playing the wooden flute with its typical warm sound, Claus is known for his perfect style and soulful interpretation of the tunes. He is a founding member of both DeReelium and of course Cara, Germanys leading trad band with gigs around the globe under his belt.
Rolf Wagels Rolf plays the bodhrán the irish frame drum. He toured all-over Europe and the United States with his other band Cara and teaches regularly in Germany and Ireland. He recently released an album in collaboration with Guido Plüschke called Bodhran Insight to high critical acclaim.
Tobias Kurig His instrument is the blarge (bouzouki large) with five sets of double strings. Tobi stands for a powerful and dynamic approach to backing the tunes, but he is also known for his sensitive playing when appropriate. He is a member of trad bands Nua und Blue.


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Types Of Acne And What It Is
Introduction To Acne, Pimples, And Zits
The single problem that affects nearly every fourth teenager across the world is the skin infection commonly known as pimples, acne or zits.
We have chosen to use the slang term zit when speaking of pimples in a general sense. Why? Because zit, in three short angry letters, so accurately conveys the true terror of what faces you in the bathroom mirror the moment you spot one.
Zits, as we all know, are rude little critters. They possess a sixth sense that enables them to erupt, as if by magic, on the most crucial days of our lives. When, after all, was the last time you heard a story about a zit that disappeared the day before the prom or the morning of a big job interview?
Among other useful tidbits, you will discover in the following pages that the impeccably horrendous timing of your breakouts is probably not the result of rotten luck or evil spirits, but an outcome of emotional stress and the increased hormonal activity it produces. But before we delve too deeply into the causes of acne, we must first learn about the disease itself, and the different kinds of zits it produces.
Experts in dermatology have identified three major types of acne:
Types of Acne ~ Acne Vulgaris
Acne vulgaris, which is also called "teen" acne, although adults occasionally suffer from it, too.
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Acne rosacea, which is commonly referred to as "adult" acne, because it primarily afflicts people between the ages of 20 and 50 (and can develop into a chronic, lifelong condition)
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Perioral dermatitis, which causes clusters of pimples to form around the "muzzle" of the face (i.e. the sides of the nose, the skin around the mouth, and the chin).
Acne vulgaris is the main cause of concern for us because it accounts for the overwhelming majority of the acne problems experienced by teens. A quick glance around your classroom, workplace, or maybe even your family dinner table will demonstrate that "teen" acne manifests itself differently from person to person and from outbreak to outbreak. The most visible evidence of the disease, obviously, is our good friend, the zit.
The Definitive … Zit!
So, what is a zit? Well, according to Stedman's Medical Dictionary, a zit (or pimple, to use the dictionary's term) can be defined as "a papule or small pustule; usually meant to denote a lesion of acne." Translated into everyday language, his means that zits are small, typically bump-like eruptions of the skin.
They originate in hair follicles (oil pores) that have become plugged up with a mixture of dead skin cells, bacterial by-products, perspiration and sebum, the skin's natural lubricant. Sebum is a somewhat thick, greasy fluid produced by the oil (or sebaceous) glands to provide necessary moisture to the epidermis, or outer layer of skin.
Ideally, sebum travels slowly and smoothly through a short duct that leads from the oil glands in the dermis to the oil pores on the skin's surface, where it is discharged and gradually dissipates through evaporation, friction, or cleansing.
Birth of a Zit
Zits crop up when the body produces too much sebum to be efficiently discharged through the pores. When this occurs, the sebum—which is gooey stuff to begin with—starts to accumulate somewhere either below or near the opening of the follicle, where it mingles with debris, thickens, and eventually hardens. At the same time, the cells that compose the walls of the oil duct also tend to thicken, which further restricts the free, natural flow of oil.
The resulting blockage causes the skin immediately surrounding the plugged follicle to fill to the bulging point with oily, bacteria-laden fluid. In time, the entire area becomes inflamed, which is a nice way of saying that it swells, red- dens, and generally looks just awful.
Excess sebum accounts for the swelling around the head of a zit, while the infection caused by bacterial waste products accounts for the red, angry color of the bump.
These waste products, incidentally, are fatty acids produced by the legions of bacteria that live along the walls of your oil ducts, happily feeding on the sebum and nutrients that pass their way.
Under normal circumstances, such bacteria pose no problems to your skin. But as sebum production increases and oil builds up beneath the skin surrounding a clogged pore, two ugly events take place: first, the bacterial population grows rapidly, owing to the more plentiful food supply, and therefore generates greater quantities of fatty acid waste; and second, that waste, now released from the confines of the oil duct, irritates and inflames the surrounding skin it comes in contact with.
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When it is, and isn't, acceptable to wear tights
Spring is almost here; the days are getting warmer and longer, but while there might still be a risk of April showers, any sight of tights is firmly out. Here are our rules, disobey at your peril...
1. Tights are for winter only
Come rain or shine, tights should not be worn until 1 October, and they need to come off the minute April arrives. This season there's an exception to the rule in the form of Chanel and Proenza Schouler's lace or fishnet versions; but think pretty, not practical - these should be worn to make a statement, not for additional warmth.
2. Black tights work with some outfits
But coloured tights can work really well too, as long as certain rules are applied – namely no zig zags, stripes or pop print. Keep it muted and in keeping with the tones of your outfit.
3. Nude tights are acceptable
NEVER during the summer and only in a matte finish that exactly matches your skin tone. You don't want the shiny species – think second skin not mannequin.
4. For the more glamorous occasions, think of tights as friend not foe
Choose a pair with maximum control to avoid any unnecessary bumps and if they're black, you can go for a slight sheen – this is slimming on the leg.
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Good Day All - I think I'm trying to beat a dead horse getting Eden to work on my PC, but perhaps someone can point me in a new direction...I have a small Shuttle XPC/K45 running Ubuntu 10.04 which has an embedded Intel 82945g/GX video card. I take it thats the 945G Series. I have a VGA connection to my TV which works fine after a few mishaps of find the refresh rate. At first I just installed Eden per the Ubuntu install and tested it. It works except the mouse control is VERY slow. When I tried to play a video the audio was OK, but the frame rate was way slow. Glxinfo shows Version 1.2 server and 1.4 client capable. Not sure if that is adequate..
I found this guide and tried to use it to add a few of the libraries. The PPA's added fine, but apt complained that some libraries were not found...libbluray1 and i965-va-driver among them,....but it found others....libcec.
My question is - Is is possible to tweak this card to run videos smoothly? I dont think the PC could support a heavy PCI NVidia card as the power supply is only 100 Watts. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
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What graphics card did you say you had? Have you tried using the "additional drivers" app in Ubuntu to make sure your drivers are up to date?
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spadge_2356: I had the exact same problem as you. It seems that after the 12.04 update, compiz and pulseaudio are consuming a LOT more CPU power when running XBMC on top of the desktop. And I assume my now 100% CPU usage is the source of the lagging.
However, when I tried logging in to an XBMC-only session from lightdm (the login screen), everything worked. CPU usage was way down, and it even seems videos are smoother than before the 12.04 update.
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(2012-05-10 14:42)Yngvefaen Wrote: However, when I tried logging in to an XBMC-only session from lightdm (the login screen), everything worked. CPU usage was way down, and it even seems videos are smoother than before the 12.04 update.
Thanks Yngvefaen, I'll keep it in mind if I decide to upgrade back to 12.04.
Someone in the Ubuntu forums told me this week that the bug reports on launchpad regarding the Nvidia 295.x drivers have been picked up and it has already been rectified in Ubuntu 12.10, it's just a matter of when the fix is distributed to 12.04
Apparently you can uninstall the proprietary Nvidia drivers and fall back to the open source Noveau drivers instead which seems to work fine with Compiz, Metacity 3D effects, enabled etc. Fingers crossed for that fix in a future update!
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There's an occupational therapist in Georgia who's running for a seat in the State Senate.
Bikram Mohanty, OTR/L, who owns Innovative Rehab Solutions, with two outpatient clinics in Waycross and Valdosta, Ga., is the Democratic candidate for Georgia's 8th Senate district, which encompasses six counties in the south central part of the state.
Mohanty ran in the 2012 race for District 8 and captured almost 40% of the vote. While he lost to Republican incumbent Tim Golden, Golden announced in March that he will not be running for re-election, so Mohanty is confident that he can capture the seat come November.
"I came to this country in 1995," Mohanty told me. "I had $50 in my pocket and the clothes on my back." Following his education at the National Institute of Orthopedics in Calcutta, Mohanty pursued the dream of many OTs in that country, making his way west. He settled in South Georgia, and began practicing with Aegis Therapies and then South Georgia Medical Center. In 2002, he opened his own practice, which at one point had more than 50 employees.
"This country has inspired me to reach higher," he said of his decision to open his own business. "I consider every challenge an opportunity."
If elected, Mohanty will split his time between the business and serving his constituents. State legislators must be in the capital from January through April. Mohanty ran unopposed in the Democratic primary; Republican candidate Ellis Black defeated John P. Page in a runoff primary election July 22 and will face Mohanty in November.
Mohanty decries a severe shortage of rehabilitation professionals in political positions -- which does patients a disservice, he said. It's a mission he hopes to bring to Atlanta. "Imagine having a PT, OT and a speech-language pathologist in every State house," he said. "Think what that would do for our patients. I'm running for their dream."
Mohanty uses the example of a proposed state bill that would prohibit insurance companies to halt coverage for children who have autism when they reach a certain age - a common policy among insurers. Effectively the bill -- which has passed with universal support in the Senate but is stalled in the House -- would ensure lifetime coverage for people with autism.
"OTs see autistic children all the time," said Mohanty. "Imagine what this bill could do for families, and for OT practitioners." Another example is the Medicare therapy cap. "In all practicality, think what would happen to that cap if there were more therapists in Congress. I want to reach out to every OT, PT, and speech-language pathologist and tell them this task is critical."
But Mohanty pledges to bring more than just a therapist's perspective to office. His flagship issue is education. After learning that many teachers in his district pay for school supplies out of their own pockets, Mohanty has pledged to improve school funding, and promises to accept only $1 in Senate salary, donating the rest to his district's teachers.
To accomplish his objectives, Mohanty declares he will sidestep ideological divides and work together to arrive at real solutions for his constituents.
"The principle that I go by is that political opponents can be friends," said Mohanty, alluding to the current atmosphere of deadlocked government in which innovative ideas are not allowed to flourish. "Idealism is fine, but we have to find a way to not pull each other down."
The election will be held November 4.
Agreed a great story. Wishing him the very best. Practice OT values in legislative practice. Just be honest and ethical
What a brilliant story! I wish him all the best. Will you let us know the outcomes?


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Against my better feelings, I feel I must recommend this, if only to further my fascination with the wondrous things our society can produce. This would make a great gift for that certain type of person who likes these types of things (know what I mean??) I just feel bad for the fish - can you imagine? "Uh-oh, here he comes again, looks like he's a little sick..."
When you gotta take care of business... well, it least will be pretty in one respect.
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Yellen says imperative Fed promotes very strong recovery
That is one of the more telling messages for global investors conveyed in her testimony to the Senate banking committee, given she gave little away about the timing of the future wind down of the Fed's extraordinary easy money policy.
The nominee for the next US Fed chair said it is important not to withdraw stimulus support while the economic recovery remains fragile and "frankly disappointing". But she concedes there would be risks to financial stability if the stimulus went on unabated, in comments that were likely intended to assuage some Republicans sceptical of the Fed's powers and who believe it has overreached.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Index rose modestly following the testimony to touch new record highs on Thursday, indicating Wall Street believes Yellen will continue to provide ample monetary support to the US economy.
Under questioning from Senate banking committee members in Washington, Yellen, in her first substantive public comments in seven months, acknowledged share prices are elevated and the Fed's $US85 billion in monthly bond purchases is playing a role in pushing investors into risk assets through a "reach for yield".
She doesn't believe shares or property are in bubble territory. "By and large, I would say that I don't see evidence at this point in major sectors of asset price misalignments, at least at the level that would threaten financial stability., in response to questions on asset bubbles Stock prices have risen pretty robustly, but if you look at traditional valuation measures, the kind of things we monitor akin to price-equity ratios, you would not see stock prices in territory that suggest bubble-like conditions."
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Those comments are pointed given a growing chorus of market experts, including BlackRock chief Larry Fink, have opined the Fed's artificially low interest rates have pushed stocks into risky bubble territory. US real estate prices have also risen strongly in response to ultra-low rates.
Asset markets around the world, including Australia, have followed the trend. Yellen does not view monetary policy as the first line of defence to contain asset price bubbles. She says she would probably opt for other "tools", such as stronger supervision of bank lending to contain unsustainable prices and financial stability threats, rather than the "blunt instrument" of monetary policy.
Some Senators asserted the Fed was conducting an "elitist" policy and creating an artificial sugar high, which benefitted the rich and cut interest pensioners earn on savings. Yellen denied the Fed was a market captive. She is virtually certain to be ratified by the Senate to become Fed chair after
She agreed with Senators who raised concerns about a growing gap between rich and poor since the 1980s, a trend she blamed on the rise of technology, globalisation and the weakening of labour unions.
Job creation
"I don't think that the Fed ever can be or should be a prisoner of the markets."
"We do have to take account of what's happening in the markets, what impact market conditions are likely to have on spending and the economic outlook."
Her real goal is to help grow the economy to create jobs for millions of ordinary Americans out of work or underemployed.
The official unemployment rate is 7.3 per cent, but Yellen agreed the real jobless rate was north of 10 per cent, factoring in people who had given up looking for work.
The reception Yellen received under two hours of questioning from the committee members was mostly welcoming.
She skilfully navigated questions and did her best to not put her examiners offside.
Still, Yellen did not miss the opportunity to take aim at Congress over its dysfunctional fiscal policy. The Congressional Budget Office estimates budget cuts have stripped more than 1 per cent of economic growth over the past year.
Yellen said that fiscal and monetary policies were working at "cross purposes" and she hoped the Congress would focus on medium term fiscal repair, rather than implementing more short term budget cuts that are weighing down economy.
Yellen communicated clearly and coherently in explaining complex issues in relatively simple terms.
She even appeared to win over Republican Senator Bob Corker, who has previously indicated he would vote against her nomination due to concerns about her views on quantitative easing.
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SEOUL – President Park Geun-hye told visiting Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe on Friday that she wants the Japanese government to resolve the issue of the so-called comfort women, mainly Asians, who were forced to provide sex for Japanese troops before and during World War II.
At their 40-minute meeting at the South Korean presidential office in Seoul, Park said she hopes for a settlement on the issue "by sincere efforts," adding it is "not only a matter between the two countries, but also a matter concerning universal women's rights."
Masuzoe was visiting from Wednesday at the invitation of Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon. He is the first Tokyo governor in 18 years to make an official visit to South Korea.
The meeting was Park's first with a Japanese politician since a trilateral summit with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Barack Obama in March in the Netherlands.
Abe, who became prime minister for the second time in December 2012, has not been able to hold a bilateral summit with Park since she took office in February last year.
At the meeting, which was held at the request of Masuzoe, the governor conveyed a message from Abe that the country is willing to improve its relations with South Korea.
Park pointed out that the relationship between South Korea and Japan has been difficult due to remarks and behavior by some politicians over historical issues.
According to Masuzoe, he and Park agreed that hate speech against Koreans in Japan should never be tolerated.
Earlier this month, the Osaka High Court, upholding a lower court ruling, banned a Japanese group, called Zaitokukai, from conducting a campaign of harassment that included hate speech against an elementary school for Koreans in Kyoto.


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THE Howard Government may believe there are votes in Christian values, but it could well turn out to be the witches who cast the decisive political spell. A seminar on spirituality held in Melbourne recently has heard that witchcraft and nature religions along with charismatic Christianity have become the refuge of those for whom traditional religions have become jejune. Witchcraft is a religion for the weak and oppressed, especially women, according to one prominent Melbourne witch. Adherents list witchcraft's advantages as including its non-patriarchal structure, an absence of priests and the ability to commune directly with the gods. To others, who take such things seriously, it is nothing short of dark satanic ritual.
And while tradition decrees that everyone is naked in the observance of witchcraft (or Wicca, as it is otherwise known) that's apparently about people being equal rather than anything to do with free love. Thankfully, perhaps, rather than a warts-and-all approach to worship, witches tend to robe up these days before heading out in public. Adherents of witchcraft and paganism grew in number by 140 per cent during the last census period, to 25,000. But before Mr Howard gets his ministers to dust off their cauldrons and swot up on spell books, he might take heart from the fact that 70,000 respondents to the last census identified themselves as followers of Jedi, a reference to the Star Wars movies.
At least the witches profess they have something to believe in. While 68 per cent of Australians describe themselves as Christian, 27 per cent claim to be either godless or simply refuse to say. It's a far cry from a century ago, when 96 per cent professed Christianity. According to researcher Dr Phillip Hughes, "whateverism" (that is, whatever turns you on) is on the rise. And that is surely a reflection on our times.


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This article was published 15/11/2013 (1348 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
News that killer Shawn Lamb will be locked up for what most likely will be the rest of his life brings only a small degree of satisfaction to our city and province.
At least he won't hurt anyone else. At least there's that.
Now attention turns, again, to the so many other unsolved murdered and missing women cases.
The one that sticks out in my mind is Velicia Soloman. She was also known as Felicia.
The 16-year-old was last seen in March 2003 when she disappeared during a lunch break at school. Her arm and leg were recovered days apart from the Red River that June. DNA comparison identifed her.
In reporting on her case when I was a police reporter, I at times as now tried to imagine how she met her killer. Or killers.
Did she know them? Did she go with them willingly? Was she abducted?
How did she die? Why dismember her?
Lamb is where he belongs, but there is a lot more to be done.
There are other monsters still out there. And they walk among us.


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New Blake Lively Photos Leaked
Apparently, the Nudie Hackers/Highly Advanced Publicists from the Future didn't enjoy Blake Lively's rep claiming the first set of nude photos are fakes, because now they've leaked more that are undeniably her (Or a twin she keeps in a trunk who I will gladly purchase.) holding the same exact phone, and took the liberty of adding a little message:
Oh, yes, Blake's rep., these are totally fake. We really, really believe you. Want moar? BTW, thanks for all the faps.
Ha! You kids and your faps, but on a serious note, ONTD suggests these were taken in 2008 during the filming of The Town which doesn't make her more naked, so I don't know why I even brought in up. Anyway, the important thing is that Green Lantern opens in theaters June 17 which, let's be honest, was the entire point here and finally proves my weiner is a target demographic. I told you all at that sales conference, but no, you had to laugh and point and press charges. WELL, THE DAY IS MINE, TREBEK!
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CHALFONT St Giles horse breeder Christine Trednell has been honoured at one of the equestrian world's major dates.
She was among the British breeders celebrated at the recent Breeders' Awards Dinner at London Grange City Hotel.
Thirty-one awards were presented in recognition of the continued development of the British breeding industry – 19 to the breeders of performance sport horses and ponies and 12 for the owners of former racehorses which have gone on to success in ridden affiliated competition.
Trendnell's award came in The Baileys Horse Feeds/BEF Futurity section. She claimed the two-year-old award with her homebred Oldenburg filly Flamingo, who is by renowned sire Flemmingh.
The filly, who is now being produced by dressage rider and trainer Paul Friday proved highly successful in young horse classes in 2009 and looks like a great prospect for the future.
"I bought Flamingo's dam, Hawaii, as a three-year-old out of the Brightwells Sales at Malvern, to use as broodmare to produce dressage horses," Trednell said.


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OSSINING — All things considered, both Ossining and Kennedy got what they wanted out of Friday's Pauline Ricci Scholarship Fund game, which honors the Pride coach's late mother.
Ossining got a win and raised several thousands of dollars, and Kennedy played its best game of the season, thus far. A "for-all-intents-and-purposes" win-win scenario.
"This is just a great event. We started the scholarship fund two years ago and we started the (memorial) game last year and we try to give $3,000-5,000 out each year," Pride coach Dan Ricci said after the 65-52 win. "I just think it's a great way of thanking the kids for all of the time and effort they put in. This helps us do it."
Ricci admitted that his team didn't play up to the high standard Ossining basketball has become known for, but that there were some bright spots on the team. Junior forward Jalay Knowles had 30 points and nine rebounds, and first-year varsity junior Stefanie Svoboda managed the court exceptionally well from the point.
Still, as Ricci put it, "(Friday) is not just about basketball."
Gaels coach Lance DeMarzo and Co. donated $450 to the fund prior to the start of the game. DeMarzo and Ricci are good friends, who actually wagered dinner on the game. Ricci may have won the game, but it was DeMarzo who cashed in his winning bet from Kennedy's win over CHSAA foe Bishop Loughlin.
"We gave them a game, I don't know what else to say. … That's the number one team in the Hudson Valley, and we gave them everything they wanted," DeMarzo said. "I think this game, even though we lost, is going to really help us and elevate us in our play."
GAME NOTES: Kennedy's Megan Weidenheimer returned to action three games ago after tearing her ACL last year. DeMarzo said that he's been working her back into the lineup two-to-three minutes at a time. DeMarzo estimated that she is at about 75 percent, health wise, and hopes that she'll be at full strength by the playoffs.
Weidenheimer, a standout defender for the Gaels, could completely change the dynamic of the team, when healthy. She sported a thick knee brace on Friday and it was apparent that the knee (or at least the knee brace) was a bother to her. She still performed fine, but when she's at 100 percent, it will be much easier to gauge the Gaels. DeMarzo said that a healthy Weidenheimer would guard Knowles all game.
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Best of the rest: Anna Savino scored 30 points for Ursuline in a 66-58 win over Scarsdale. … Taijah Pink scored 20 points for Palisade Prep in a 39-24 win over Yonkers Montessori. … Casey Foley had 16 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for Ardsley in a 47-26 win over Ursuline B. … Ally Mueller scored 24 points for Hackley in a 47-11 rout of Horace Mann. … Dionna Rogers had 17 points and 14 rebounds for New Rochelle in a 61-45 win over Mount Vernon. … Shannon Reddy and Olivia Brettschneider each scored 12 points for Blind Brook in a 47-37 win over Fox Lane. … Josie Amerson had 17 points and 18 rebounds for Holy Child in a 47-36 win over Masters. … Brandi Coon scored 16 points for Valhalla in a 38-31 win over Croton-Harmon. … Chloe Mullarkey scored 19 points for North Rockland in a 54-36 win over Clarkstown North. … Alanna Morque scored 14 points for Rye in a 66-41 win over Rye. … Alexis Cohen scored 14 points for Suffern in a 52-39 win over East Ramapo. … Grace Carr (27 points) and Alex Davis-Sumter (20 points) led Sleepy Hollow to a 74-62 win over Eastchester. … Madison McGrath scored 20 points for Albertus Magnus in a 72-54 win over Nanuet.
Friday, January 10
New Rochelle 61, Mount Vernon 45
Ossining 65, Kennedy 52
Ursuline 66, Scarsdale 58
Palisade Prep 39, Yonkers Montessori 24
Ardsley 47, Ursuline B 26
Westlake 59, Briarcliff 39
Hackley 47, Horace Mann 11
Valhalla 38, Croton-Harmon 31
Blind Brook 47, Fox Lane 37
Holy Child 47, Masters 36
Albertus Magnus 72, Nanuet 54
North Rockland 54, Clarkstown North 36
Rye 66, Byram Hills 41
Pelham 54, Edgemont 45
Suffern 52, East Ramapo 39
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Mojacar is actually comprised of two distinct areas: Mojacar Pueblo (town) and Mojacar Playa (beach), roughly 1 mile apart. Mojacar Pueblo, a whitewashed hilltop village with a picture book setting, nestles in the foothills of the Mojacar hilltop village Sierra Cabrera mountain range overlooking the beach resort of Mojacar Playa where the Mediterranean Sea washes onto a 10 mile coastline of uncrowded sandy beaches. This enthralling hillside pueblo, with its jumble of narrow cobbled streets, both attracts and charms visitors all year round.
Recommended Stay: 2 nights
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Beaches, Torre de Pirulico, Fuente Mora, Plaza Nueva, Puerta de la Almedina
Almeria - 56 miles, Roquetas de Mar - 66 miles, Granada - 124 miles, Alicante - 140 miles
Barcelona, the old Roman Barcino, is Spain`s second city, always on the biting edge of fashion, architecture, food, style, music and good times. Walk its narrow streets and wonderful plazas, or along the Ramblas, stretching from Plaza de Cataluña to the Harbor, encompassing the magic of the city: stalls full of books, birds and flowers. The city`s most powerful monuments open a window onto its history: the intricately carved edifices that comprise the medieval Gothic Quarter; the curvilinear modernism (Catalan Art Nouveau) that inspired Gaudí's Sagrada Familia; and the seminal surrealist works of Picasso and Miró, found in museums that peg Barcelona as a crucial incubator for 20th-century art. The recent restoration of the port area began with the development of a harbor for the Olympic Games of 1992. New modern squares, designed by leading artists such as Miró and Barceló have created a new style alongside Gaudi's modernist buildings. Now the city is ready to show every visitor how it has been transformed into one of the most moderns and active cities in Europe.
Seville is the largest town in the famous Southern province of Andalusia, best known for the impressive Cathedral with its Giralda tower, as well as the Alcazar, which also serves as a visiting residence for the Spanish Royal family. Seville seems to move at half the pace of a normal major city, creating a relaxing and even small-town atmosphere that complements the sevillano way of savoring every moment of life, bite of food and sip of drink. Don`t forget your dancing shoes, because from the moment the sun goes down right up until it comes up again, the bars and clubs of Seville's nightlife are brimming with festive people, great music, lively conversation and unrivaled excitement.
Recommended Stay: 3 nights
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Cathedral & Giralda, Royal Alcazar, Gold Tower, Barrio Santa Cruz, Archivo de las Indias, Maria Luisa Park, Triana, Fine Arts Museum, Flamenco and so much more.


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Employer Brand International (EBI) hosted Employer Branding Summit and Masterclass events in 6 cities beginning in Auckland on 10 May and then in Copenhagen, Belgium, Moscow, Madrid and Milan. These events were part of Brett Minchington's 2011 Employer Branding Global Tour.
It is through collaborations such as these events which will contribute to the ongoing development of the Employer Brand Concept in NZ, Europe and around the world.
To read tweets from the events please visit the twitter hastag #minchingtonEBtour or click here>
To view photos from the tour please click on the links below:
New Zealand - 2011 New Zealand Employer Branding and Engagement Summit
Denmark - 2011 Scandinavian Employer Branding and Engagement Summit
Belgium - Employer Brand Leadership International Masterclass
Russia - Employer Brand Leadership Trainings
Spain - Employer Brand Leadership International Masterclass
Italy - 2011 International Employer Branding and Engagement Summit
Why is talent important?
In a knowledge-based and service-oriented economy, competition actually takes place over one key issue: the talent of those involved in the business and engaged in the company's success.
In the past, the competitive advantage of organizations focused in other factors: capital, financial assets, raw materials, specific technologies, patents or licenses. Nowadays, all the above are no longer barriers to competitiveness, but instead, most are widely accessible. In most businesses, the only driver for competitiveness is talent.
Moreover, talent, understood as the result of multiplying people competencies (what they know and, more importantly, what they can do or even what they can potentially be able to do if developed right) times their level of engagement, is a very rare asset.
Developed economies are experiencing a demographic crisis, in which there are less and less people and at the same time, the educational and professional level of those few is also lower.
For instance, in Spain, the number of young nationals is progressively decreasing from 30% of the overall population to the current 19% and moving towards 14% in the next few years.
Have you read Brett's new book, Employer Brand Leadership-A Global Perspective?
The key moments of truth for your employer brand
Companies are increasingly realising that looking at only one part of the employee lifecycle e.g. recruitment, is simply not enough! Employee's needs and motivators change over time during the course of their tenure. These changes may be influenced by lifestyle factors such as age, gender, experience, qualifications, marital status, stage of life, career aspirations, etc.
Your employer brand strategy must consider the complete picture and leaders need to carefully consider and plan how the employee experience impacts people at each touchpoint across the lifecycle. Smart Executives realise that a 'one-size-fits' all lifecycle strategy fails to optimise productivity. Companies that segment and align the employee lifecycle as part of their employer brand strategy will benefit from maintaining higher levels of engagement, productivity, customer satisfaction and profit!
Where to begin!
A lifecycle mapping audit will identify any gaps in employee experience from pre-hire to re-hire and your future strategy will need to address these gaps to ensure your people policies, processes and systems are working to provide a signature employee experience. In theory it makes good sense, in practice, much work needs to be done as there are many moving parts to join up. Segmenting and effectively managing the employee lifecycle will require a culture change for many companies.
The fifteen moments of truth
Whilst there will be variances depending on company size, scope and scale, the key 'moments of truths' across the employee lifecycle which will require your focus include:
Oringal article published at www.brettminchington.com
I've compiled a list below I wanted to share with you. The list includes 11 areas for leaders to focus their employer branding efforts on in 2011 based on some of the workforce changes we have encountered by the introduction of new technologies, global economic instability and the requirements of a modern workforce - one that is agile, adaptable and responsive to a constantly changing and highly competitive landscape.
It's great to see many more companies appointing employer brand leaders in 2010 to drive their organisation's employer brand strategy. I expect this trend to continue in 2011.
It is only with this focus will we see the continued evolution of the employer brand concept and employment offerings which on the whole, works towards achieving a much better match of the needs of employees with those of business.
Here is my top 11
1) Establish a real-time career development for employees
Originally published by Nick Price at whateveryouthink.com
I'm writing this in something of a hurry but felt compelled to post based on a comment I saw from TruManchester that employer brands no longer exist and have been replaced by 'employee brands'. It's not the first time I've seen this and well done for pushing the argument, but I get the sense the argument here may well be positioned by those who would argue against the existence of employer brands in the first place. I may well be wrong, but show me how one employee (and if we are talking employee brand we are acknowledging an individual point of view) directly replaces an organisation's Employee Value Proposition which whilst one might argue its interpretation is still an important part of what constitutes an organisation's employer brand.
There's nothing that new here. I'm bored of hearing how social media is taking over the world and therefore organisation's no longer control their own employer brand etc. etc.. It's like it's some new revelationary epiphany pushed by those evangelising that social media for those that get it and everyone else still penning their employer branding strategies and articulating their EVPs are going to get left in the stone age. It's absolute nonsense.


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Damian Lewis, with his oddly shaped certificate.
Damian Lewis (who plays Nicholas Brody in Homeland) received something called the Freedom of the City of London earlier this week. As you can see from the image here, it's an unusually long and thin certificate which is probably going to be a real pain to hang on the wall. That bad boy will require at least four 3M hooks.
But the real news comes from an interview he did with Digital Spy at the ceremony. During an informal chat with a journo from the website he dropped the bombshell that he thinks the Carrie/Brody romance is dead 'n' done.
"Brody and Carrie are over … I think it's over," he said.
"I don't think those two can be together. Can you imagine them being married and bringing up kids?"
He added that the romance is not "a story that has got legs" and "they'd be in the divorce courts very quickly."
We'll have to wait until September to see whether Lewis knows what he's talking about (that's when season three kicks off in the States).
Here's the full video of the actor making the horrible, horrible comments.