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I am not asking the first video game you ever played, instead the first YOU ever owned and played.For me it was Tomb Raider (1996).
The game system I owned myself was the original PlayStation. the first game I remember owning was Spyro the dragon.
Mario Paint!
Alpine Skiing on the Odyssey2 game console. My friends all had Atari
Pong.Followed by Choplifter (1982) for the Apple ][+. I loved Brøderbund games.
Pong, but way after it was cool and way before it was cool again.
I think it was super mario on the 64.
Delta Force 2.
Kings Quest was so much fun! So were the winter olympics. I had such an old school computer--Atari ST I think it was called.
the original super mario bros that my parents bought me when i was a child. However, the first video game I actually bought for myself was Final Fantasy VII.
Mine was Mario Brothers
Super Mario Bros.
Tomb Raider in 2001! I got it free with my very first mobile phone--the Ericson T20.
OMG I am old - the first game I ever owned was Pong. It was a self contained console with two controllers and four varieties of the pong game.
Being old however is not a bad thing! You were able to witness the birth of many gaming technologies and platforms, I envy you really.
I'm with ya - mine was Pong. I could sit there and play for hours - what a novelty it was back then!
Mine was Pong too! Loved my Atari! My dad and I would sit and play for hours!
I had the same console.
Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt when I bought the original Nintendo. Definitely an amazing time. I miss that orange gun with the loudest spring trigger I've ever heard.
We only had a PC when I was growing up (starting at about age 10), so my first video game was Dig Dug. Followed by Commander Keen and Crystal Caves (gotta love Shareware)!
4D Boxing for the PC, followed closely by Legend of Kyrandia, also for the PC.
second game...
I believe my first game was either Diddy Kong Racing or Zelda Orcarina of Time can't remember thatt far back to be sure which was first.
Not sure if I had Streets of Rage or the Original Fifa Soccer first. Both were fantastic games for the Mega Drive
Winner's Circle: Horse Competitionstarring Mary-Kate and Ashley OlsenI was like 12.
We were lucky, a friend of our parents owned all the rental 'video games' on the island (here in Guernsey). These were the type you used to put 10p in to play them and they were common place in bars, arcades and hotels. This friend first loaned/gave us a proper 'tabletop' version of 'Asteroids', hence I became brilliant at it because we had it for months and never needed to put any money into it, and then later he swapped it for us so we could have PacMan instead (I also got very good at this). Ultimately the PacMan tabletop 'died', and the friend gave us permission to donate it to a local charity in case they could fix and sell it. No idea if they did or not! Essentially we 'owned' both games at the point we had them as he would never have asked for them back.
I believe it was Sonic 2 for SEGA Genesis or one of the other sonics...You say you played Tomb Raider? Tomb Raider was also one of my early childhood games. I love that game and still play the new ones, however, Tomb Raider is not as popular like it was in the 1990's There are restarting the whole Tomb Raider franchise now.
Pitfall on the atari 2600 was my first game ever.
Pokemon Yellow
Great game back in the day -- need to catch up with all the new pokemons. Heartgold and black etc..
The first game I ever owned was for the black and white Nintendo GameBoy (I got it after the color versions came out thus making it affordable) and that was Zelda. I wouldn't own another system until two years ago when I agreed to get the Wii (ironically another Nintendo system).
The first game i ever owned is The Sudden attack. Its a shooting game. i love to play it.After this game in 2011 i didn't purchase any other game.But i think i purchase a new game for my palystation 3 soon.
Pac-Man for Atari
Ico for the PS2
Final Fantasy 1987 for Nintendo I still play it to this day. ^_^
I'm pretty sure it was megamania for the old Atari system. That or Pitfall.
My first game was Super Mario World 2 & 3 for the first Nintendo.
Pokemon Red, when I was twelve
Pong, on Atari?... something like that
Atari 2600. My first game was actually 100 or so games in a single cartridge - all of them kind of rubbish.
Kingdom Hearts on PS2. But then again, I run on the young end of the spectrum here....
Alex Kidd - the built in game on the Sega Master System 2.Never got around to finishing it though...
Frogger on Atari
Pong that you hooked up to the TV set.
That's what I'm talking about! I had exactly the same thing as my first video game!!!
Atari! Warlords. I would love to play an Atari now.
Command and Conquer Red Alert! It was an amazing video game.
Super Mario for NES
Space Harrier on the Sega Master System.
Super Mario World (1990)
Super Mario Bro.//Duck HuntTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 <~epichad to put both
I honestly can't remember which SNES game was our first/we got with system when we bought it. Maybe Ken Griffy Jr. Homerun Derby? I do know we've had Tetris Attacks (the Mario one) for what seemed eons.
Still looks like one of the great things of all-time man has ever created.
Atari - Wizball.I wish someone would bring a version of it out again - I loved that game.Edit: it wasn't an Atari - it was a Commodore 64. It used to take half an hour just to load the game!
lol i think mine was the war chess game that had to be loaded on DOS. I needed a couple of floppys for that one.
if were talking about console games tho then prolly a mario game or pac man
Crash Bandicoot. Great game haha.
Atari Space Invaders for me too. But once I got Super Breakout it was all over.
Mine was chuckie egg on the zx spectrum, Legend of a game, showing my age though I guess, after that it was the great game Bruce Lee!.
Wow what a blast from the past! I forgot all about this game!
I was 4 years old. We had just gotten the NES. My first game was Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt. Good times.
This is a GREAT thread for nostalgia!!
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If I had to choose my favorite of all time, weighing in classics, new graphics and what not, I would choose Super Mario World. I love the classics and I love Mario.
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What's the difference between the big home video games...Wii, XBox, Playstation?Is one better than rest?
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Thanks for your help.
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Hi everyone,I was thinking about buying a new PlayStation game and was wondering if anyone had any ideas on what to buy.
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Think that a Ducati V-twin is the best sounding motorcycle on earth?
Well you obviously have never heard a Ducati V4.
After recently sampling Ducati's range topping Desmosedici RR my aural senses will never be the same again.
If hopping straight aboard and inserting the key, you could almost be forgiven for thinking that the Desmosedici RR is just like any other Ducati.
Look down past the top triple clamp however and all the pukka unpainted carbon-fibre gives you a small inkling that this bike is perhaps a little bit more special.
Thumb the starter and listen to the almost reluctant whirr of the starter motor for a second or two and again you could be forgiven for thinking the Desmosedici RR is nothing out of the ordinary.
That is until all hell breaks loose as the Ducati Desmosedici RR bursts into life with a raucous cacophony reminiscent of a Top Alcohol dragster!
Now I know us journalists are a little susceptible to babbling on incessantly, but if you are a regular reader of my musings you have hopefully worked out by now that I favour making realistic observations rather than resorting to Clarkson-esque, over-the-top commentary.
So when I say that firing a Desmosedici RR into life and blipping the throttle borders on the transcendental, you'll understand just how epic that experience is.
With a claimed 200 horsepower the Ducati Desmosedici RR does make a little more power than your garden variety litre sports bikes, and at 13,800rpm it does make that power a little higher up the rev range.
And it is only in those last thousand rpm that the Ducati Desmosedici RR really does feel as though it has more engine than your regular GSX-R or Fireblade etc.
To be honest you probably wouldn't even really care all that much if it didn't deliver that sort of unrivalled performance. You would pay silly money to ride a plastic pony on a pedestal in the shopping centre if it made the same sort of unholy thunderous roar that the Desmosedici RR barks out of its voluptuous exhaust.
And that's just at a fast cold idle!
Actually blip the throttle and you will either utter various levels of blasphemy and profanity or just stand there slack jawed at how quick the engine picks up revs.
Manoeuvring the Ducati Desmosedici RR out of the garage was an exercise in patience. A huge turning circle with your fingers getting squashed against the fairing at full lock is a painful experience but once out on open roads however the Desmosedici shines.
Like all Ducati sport sbikes the Desmosedici RR is very taut but, surprisingly, coped with tight and bumpy mountain roads better than Ducati's current 1198. Even on fast sections it remained quite composed.
The Desmosedici, of course, is made for the race track more than the road, but I was pleasantly surprised at the Ducati Desmosedici's road manners considering its strictly focused design brief.
There have been plenty of race replica motorcycles produced throughout the years but they have nothing on the Ducati Desmosedici RR.
From the 990cc MotoGP derived powerplant through to the top shelf Ohlins forks and shock and exactly the same Brembo braking system that the MotoGP machine used in the wet, the Ducati Desmosedici RR is simply the most special production motorcycle ever made. Nothing else comes close.
Just 1500 of these very special machines were produced by Ducati with the very first machine off the production line scooped by actor Tom Cruise and the entire US allotment of 500 machines sold out within five hours of Ducati taking orders.
Only 120 machines made their way Down Under and most were also spoken for quick smart but a handful of the machines are still available in Australia.
Expect to pay just over $100,000 to ride this Latin lovely.
The only other way to sample the Desmosedici RR is by joining the Superbike Club.
A $7000 a year fee entitles you to the occasional use of one of their two Desmosedici machines or a variety of other motorcycles that range from other exotic Italians like a Bimota DB7, adventure bikes such as BMW's R 1200 GS, Kawasaki's KX450 motocross bike or Harley's iconic Fat Boy.
That's not cheap but then again nor is the stamp duty and running costs of one exotic motorcycle, let alone many.


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Road Warrior Chowhounds have multiple challenges: find good food, keep within the travel budget (except if you have clients along), find new places, replicate that at-home feeling with familiar surroundings wherever you go while sleeping in strange hotel beds.
We go to Chicago quite a bit. As a native New Yorker, I actually prefer eating in Chicago than Manhattan.
Here are our Chicago favorites:
Cutting Edge: Blackbird, outer loop. (see elsewhere on this board). Not fusion, not French, maybe new American--although the skill of preparation and ingredient combinations are far more than any other place that calls itself New American. but skip dessert (pricey, small portion, although tasty). I haven't eaten anything so fresh or well prepared since Paris and Barcelona last year. moderate portion sizes, expensive, good value.
Breakfast--Tempo Cafe, Chestnut and State, 24 hr. The place to eat if your hotel is in the River North area. Not just fresh OJ, but fresh squeezed to order. Beats the hell out of Lou Mitchell, hands down, except no real maple syrup, and cash only. owned by the same people as own...
Santorini's in Greek town. Upscale Greek. moderate price. most everything is good (they do overcook the grilled squid). An absolutely incredible value is the high end cabernet from Greece at about $28--this is an extraordinary steal. portions are huge. share stuff. And they take reservations. Great soups change daily.
French: Savarin. Only one visit, but pretty darn good std French. The staff advised us to avoid weekends
Italian: There's so many, we've focused in on these few:
La Scarola, Grand Ave, outer loop. good to vg homestyle Italian, huge portions, moderate prices, small, make a reservation.
Johnny's Italian Beef--out in Elmwood Park, North Ave west of N. Harlem. there is a line every minute they are open, but it always moves fast. Worth the trip from downtown (or on the way in from O'Hare) for Italian Sausage, Italian Beef, and transcendental Lemon Italian Ice--those 3 things, thats all they sell--suggested by the folks at...
Domino's Bakery, 1700 block of N. Harlem, great Italian cookies and pastries. Owners are elderly, and keep limited jan-feb hours while in FL. We were steered there one night when eating at...
Palermo's, 95th st just west of Cicero, in Oaklawn--10-15 min south of Midway. moderate prices. It was St.Joseph's day, and Palermo's gave us complementary St. Joseph's cakes after dinner. They were so good, we asked who made them, and that's how we discovered Domino's Bakery, above. Back to Palermo's. If you are NY pizza person, forget the pizza. Takeout all day, dining room dinner from 4:00 PM. (hey--its only ten minutes into Indiana and the Eastern Time Zone). vg veal & pasta. Try the Pasta Cristina--fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, basil and cappelini baked briefly together; veal milanese, broccoli rabe, sausage & polenta. About the Palermo's begat story: Several years ago, we were stopped at a traffic light on Garfield near the interstate (a very very rough neighborhood between Midway and I-90 to Gary)... Bob--my partner, peruses the road map. The truck driver stopped next to us shouts down and inquires "Are you lost? D'ya need help?" Bob looks up and fires back "Where's a good Italian restaurant?" Meanwhile the light changes. The truck driver shouts "95th and Cicero" and hauls ass away. We see from his tailgate that he's driving a restaurant supply linen truck!
J.C.'s--Cicero Ave, Alsip, 15-20 minutes south of Midway. Huge, inexpensive homestyle Italian businessman's lunch, good for stoking up before going for often delayed Midway outbound flights
D'Agostino's, Diversey and N. Harlem, Elmwood Park. moderate prices. Small, great, slightly upscale (no pizza) neighborhood Italian in an old house, husband and wife chefs. make a reservation. You will be the only non-heighborhood folks there, as is true of Palermo's, Johnny's and J.C.'s .
Gianotti's, Cumberland and Lawrence (actually two locations, this one is less than $10 taxi from O'Hare). Italian steakhouse, exc prime steaks and veal chops, sausage and broc rabe, decor like a 1970's Vegas hotel, not cheap, reservations wise at lunch or dinner. If you feel oppressed by the decor (as some Zagat readers do), then admit that you don't understand the reality that births the concept of "Camp". Quintessential Chicago experience. forget dessert. Go hungry, or make sure you have a frig' in your hotel room.
The most helpful articles at the Chicago Tribune site http://www.metromix.com are the recurring series about "Where the Chefs Eat". They tell you a lot about a particular Chef, valuable info about evaluating his/her own restaurant, and yield up chef's leads to other good places.


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Local educational agencies are funded at a rate of $4.08 per pupil hour, except for small districts (those with 499 or fewer pupils), which are allowed the higher funding rate of $5.81 per pupil hour. Supplemental hours for grades two through nine as reported on the Attendance screens of the Principal Apportionment software will be used. Hours are uncapped and a proration factor may be applied if statewide claims are over the annual budget allocation.
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Delivered by our International Tourism Partnership, YCI is a six-month education and employability programme offered to unemployed youth with limited socio-economic opportunities in 19 countries across five continents. YCI works with young people who are unlikely to have a viable route into legitimate employment or be able to improve their situation without external help.
The programme provides students with transferable life and work skills that improve their employment opportunities, as well as empowering them to make informed career choices and positive life decisions. It has an 85% success rate of graduates moving on to employment or further education.
Accepting the Award at the WTTC Global Summit, Head of YCI Alberto Canovas
"On behalf of a very large number of organisations and people across the globe who have made the Youth Career Initiative possible, from hotel partners and non-profit partners, to our donors and last but not least, our small yet very passionate and dedicated team, I would like to give my sincerest and heartfelt thanks to WTTC and the judging panel for bestowing such a prestigious accolade onto YCI.
"I would also like to give a very special thanks to the hotel companies that we partner with such as Marriott, IHG, Hilton, Carlson Rezidor, Hyatt, Four Seasons and Starwood, through their association with the International Tourism Partnership, because without their support, commitment and contributions from their corporate and local teams, YCI would simply not be possible.
"I would like to dedicate this award to our students and graduates who have seen their lives transformed for the better and who through YCI have been able to kick-start their careers through legitimate and decent employment both within and outside hospitality – their success is our success."
ITP works with its member hotel companies to identify key issues for the industry to address, and global youth unemployment has been targeted for over ten years. YCI was created to bridge the gap between hotels battling a lack of skilled talent to recruit, against the high percentage of unemployed young people in many countries around the world, and to empower unemployed young people to build careers and make positive life choices.
Fran Hughes ITP Director, Business in the Community
"We're immensely proud that YCI has been recognised by the tourism industry with this prestigious award. It's a fantastic endorsement for our employability programme and our many years of work with our members and partners around the world helping so many young people improve their opportunities. We have ambitious plans for the growth of YCI over the coming years, thanks to the generous support of our funders, and we hope that this recognition will underpin those plans, allowing us to bring YCI to thousands more young people, in several more countries."


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The Impact of Social Capital on Farm and Household Income: Results of a Survey among Individual Farmers in Poland
Private farming is the dominant mode of agricultural production in most European countries. Not all farmers are equally successful, economically. In this paper it is analysed whether social capital is an important factor contributing to higher agricultural incomes. Based on the findings of a farm survey in Poland among 410 farmers by adopting factor and multiple regression analysis it can be deduced that social capital is indeed a significant factor determining the level of agricultural income. However, its impact not that clear-cut as anticipated. More in-depth analysis will be needed in the future.
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- Winters, Paul & Davis, Benjamin & Corral, Leonardo, 2002. "Assets, activities and income generation in rural Mexico: factoring in social and public capital," Agricultural Economics, Blackwell, vol. 27(2), pages 139-156, August.
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Vascular Changes Following Forearm Loop Arteriovenous Graft Placement
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Owned by the company that set the standards for outdoor cooking: Weber Grill Restaurant is the culmination of fifty years of grilling expertise. With everything prepared on authentic Weber charcoal kettles, the menu offers the best in Classic Outdoor Grilling including: steaks, seafood, barbecue, and burgers. The restaurant boasts an open kitchen, customized private events, patio seating, grilling tips, cooking classes and interactive dining.
Relax on the patio or join us in the bar for great happy hour deals including $5 House-Made Sangria and $3 Buds every weekday from 3PM - 6PM.
Chicago, IL 60654
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Breakfast: Monday - Friday: 6:30am-10:00am, Saturday - Sunday: 6:30am-11:00am; Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:00am - 4:00pm; Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 11:00pm, Friday: 4:00pm - 12:00am, Saturday: 11:30am - 12:00am, Sunday: 11:30am - 11:00pm
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We had 3 different servers, none of whom brought us silverware until after our food was on our table and I flagged someone down for it. We also never got a bread basket like other tables. My prime rib was hard and tough to chew. Not a great experience, we won't be back.
A fellow service member and I saw that Weber Grill had a Veterans Day offer for military members and decided to try the establishment for the first time. However, when we asked our server about it, she didn't know anything about it. She did go check with her manager and returned to say that they did have the offer; however, when she returned a third time, she said it was only valid for one of us even though the published offer stated it was good for every veteran's meal over $50, not per table, nor per check. As a service member, I don't go looking to exploit these kinds of offers, nor do I expect anything in return for my choice to serve. However, if an establishment is going to offer something, then I would expect that it would honor the deal once the offer is accepted. Since there are many fine steak houses in Chicago, I'll probably choose a different one next time around. It's all about integrity, and Weber Grill missed the mark. The food was very well prepared, and tasted great.
Rather disappointed with this visit. We went early in the entering, the restaurant was not busy and the service was slow. The main course arrived, however we had not finished eating or appetizers yet. Too bad because I like this place, however this time we really felt rushed.
Visited with friends. One friend and I both ordered ribeyes. Her steak was properly medium rare, my steak was more like well. I was starving and it took a while to get our meals so I just ate it. Disappointing to spend that much money and not get what you want. The service was excellent. Also very much enjoyed their seasonal sangria. The apple flavor was a fun fall drink. All and all an okay experience but definitely not the steak I had hoped for.
First time, and will definitely return the next time we're in Chicago. The most flavorful, and perfectly seasoned filet I've ever had. It was accompanied by garlic mashed potatoes, also very flavorful. The house salad with white balsamic dressing was a great starter. And our server also brought us pretzel rolls with a regular butter and cheddar butter. Looked like wonderful dessert options, but we were full from dinner!
We went for my sister's birthday, and ended up staying for 2 hours because the drinks, food, and service were all so fantastic that we just lost track of time! We talked about how great the ambiance of the restaurant was; the music and lighting were both at perfect levels so as to not distract from the food and conversations. Our service was fantastic (especially for letting us stay for so long!) and we would LOVE to come back for future special occasions.
Was seated seated quickly, only to wait about 10 minutes for the water to be brought to the table. This is always an annoyance of mine. - sorry.
The 12 oz. prime rib was very good , nice and tender.
She had the Salmon. She likes it over done and they made it just like she ordered it. - Perfect.
Dessert was good and the bill was not bad for a quick bite on a Saturday nite with the lovely wife.
Service was really just OK. It was a birthday dinner. I made two mentions of it and the waitress didn't even wish us happy birthday. Had to ask multiple times for items. The steak, although good, was over cooked. Found out the waitress rung in the wrong temp. But yes the food was very good
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The fifth and sixth grade classes at Lincoln Community School on Thursday put on a play called "Mud and Water," about the town's history of deluges. Photos by Trent Campbell.
LINCOLN — As the saying goes, the show must go on. Not snow days, nor sickness, nor stage fright will stop the fifth- and sixth-grade thespians at Lincoln Community School from putting on their annual play, which they have worked on for three months.
The production, "Mud and Water: Flood Stories from Potato Hill and Downstream," turns a spotlight on Lincoln's history of deluges. It debuted Wednesday and will feature an encore performance Thursday evening in the school gym.
LINCOLN — Two incumbents and one former board member are vying for two seats on the Lincoln selectboard. Paul Forlenza, Elwin Isham and Will Sipsey will face off in one of only two contested races on the Town Meeting ballot.
Forlenza is a consultant who specializes in healthcare reform policy and health information technology. He has lived in Lincoln since 1999, and has owned land in town for 35 years.
Forlenza was first elected to the selectboard last year when the body expanded from three to five members.
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The proposed Lincoln school budget for fiscal year 2015 sets spending at $2,035,197, which represents an increase of $131,926, or 6.93 percent, from the previous fiscal year.
LINCOLN — The Lincoln School Board on Jan. 15 filled a vacancy created by the resignation of board chair Henry Wilmer.
Three board members interviewed two candidates at the meeting, and unanimously selected Ari Kirshenbaum to be the new member.
LINCOLN — The Lincoln School Board Thursday accepted the resignation of its chair at a special meeting convened for that purpose. Henry Wilmer, who has served on the board for five years, said he is stepping down for health reasons.
Board vice chair Jen Oldham praised Wilmer's tenure on the board.
Chris Nelson just picked up wood carving six months ago — now he's turned that hobby into a business. Here are some pieces carved by Nelson and childhood friend/frequent collaborator Brett Sargent. See the full story here.
LINCOLN — Chris Nelson isn't an artist. He's not a carpenter, either. Really, he's just a guy who likes to carve wood.
You can see his work in front of the Jerusalem Corners Country Store in Starksboro. There's an eagle, a few bears and a full-size man, each intricately carved from a single piece of wood.
Not bad for a guy who's only been carving wood since May.
LINCOLN — Western states plagued by hot, dry conditions have been beset by wildfires this summer. In late August, more than 50 large wildfires were burning across 10 states, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.
When local resources are strained, towns and municipalities request assistance from agencies in other parts of the country.
LINCOLN — Harriett "Hattie" Brown has delivered the news from Lincoln for three decades as the town correspondent for the Addison Independent. The 94-year-old is sharp as a tack and more active than most people in their 10th decade; but she decided recently that she is ready to pass the job on to another Lincoln resident.
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5 Things New Analytics Leaders Should Do to Succeed
By Bill Franks, May 18, 2017
Any new leader in any field will have to face several challenges in the first few months on the job if he or she is to succeed. On May 11, The International Institute for Analytics (IIA) hosted a webinar where IIA co-founder Tom Davenport and I discussed some of the challenges analytics leaders face and what they can do to ensure success. While the action steps apply broadly, we focused on how they apply specifically within the realm of analytics.
This blog explores the key themes at a high level. The full webinar is available for replay here. Also look for a longer, more in depth research brief in the coming weeks that covers the webinar conversation.
What Are The 5 Things A New Analytics Leader Should Do to Succeed?
1. Get the Lay of the Land
No matter how familiar you think you are with an organization as you take on a new role, there is always more to learn once you're on the inside. The fact is that some information and team dynamics either aren't shared or can't be gleaned by someone from the outside. You must dive in as a member of the team to get the full view.
In the early days, it is critical to figure out who's who within the broader corporation, what resources are available to the team (people, tools, technologies), what core analytics products or services the team provides, and what the key upcoming analytics initiatives are. Without a solid understanding of how things are going and where they need to go from here, it is hard to make progress.
2. Shore Up Your Team
As a leader, managing your analytics organization is a big part of the job. As a first step, it is important to figure out what your team is made of. Who has a high level of skill in specific analytics methodologies? Who is good at tying the business problem and the analytics together to properly scope a project? Who is adept at handling the presentations to executives? Who excels at keeping the team rallied together when challenges arise?
Inevitably, there will be areas where the team has some gaps. You'll need to start planning how to fill those gaps and work to understand the interpersonal dynamics on the team – both good and bad. As you understand the team better, you can then lay out a plan to evolve the team over time.
3. Secure Your Seat at The Table
One awesome fact today is that, after decades of watching from the sidelines, many analytics leaders have a reserved seat at the table. That's a great starting point, but being given a seat doesn't mean it is yours forever. It is still absolutely necessary to demonstrate why you deserve that seat and what you'll be bringing to the table. How you make use of that seat is what will determine your success.
From the start, you must focus on establishing your credibility, demonstrating your leadership style and approach, and learning how to navigate the choppy waters of ever-present corporate politics. Developing relationships with other key leaders in the organization will be central to success, as will accepting advice and input from them as you also begin to offer your own advice back.
4. Identify and Execute an Early Win
Like it or not, people and corporations have short memories. You'll only be viewed as "the new person" for a very brief period of time. After that, you own your role and you'll be accountable for producing. Nothing helps to form an early impression more than getting a quick analytics win or two under your belt. Once people know that you CAN produce analytical results, they'll be a bit more forgiving when you hit an inevitable snag in the future.
The key is to pick the right short term plays. Clearly, you need to choose analytics efforts that are achievable. However, those efforts must also have distinct value to the organization and must address some issues that are top of mind. Success on a low value analytics project nobody cares about won't do any good. The problem is an optimization of sorts: you must balance potential impact with political relevance and the probability of success within a short timeframe.
5. Leverage Your Ecosystem
It goes without saying that no individual or team can do it all themselves. This is as true for analytics as it is anywhere else. Always remember that as a leader, your job is to see that things get done. Precisely who gets it done and in exactly what way won't matter to people so much if at the end of the day you are successful in getting it done. With this in mind, be sure to consider all options.
Taking advantage of what other internal teams have to offer is one path that must be explored. Equally important is to consider what external organizations have analytics products or services that can help your team progress faster than would be possible on its own. As long as you maintain ownership of the strategy, outsourcing some of the execution can make a lot of sense. With the pace of change in the analytics space today, it is almost certain that you'll need to reach outside your team at various points along the ever-evolving journey.
While the five topics covered during the webinar aren't exhaustive, they are a great starting point for new analytics leaders to consider. Starting strong in the first 90 – 120 days can set a tone and precedent for the rest of your tenure. Being diligent and thoughtful in how you approach the early days can make a real difference.
We at IIA are putting together a longer research brief on this topic. If you have an example of how you've seen any of these five concepts applied in practice or if you have any other points of advice outside of these five, please reach out and let us know by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com and using the subject "Input on what new leaders should do to succeed"
Originally published by the International Institute for Analytics
About the author
Bill Franks is IIA's Chief Analytics Officer, where he provides perspective on trends in the analytics and big data space and helps clients understand how IIA can support their efforts and improve analytics performance. His focus is on translating complex analytics into terms that business users can understand and working with organizations to implement their analytics effectively. His work has spanned many industries for companies ranging from Fortune 100 companies to small non-profits.
Franks is the author of the book Taming The Big Data Tidal Wave (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., April, 2012). In the book, he applies his two decades of experience working with clients on large-scale analytics initiatives to outline what it takes to succeed in today's world of big data and analytics. Franks' second book The Analytics Revolution (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., September, 2014) lays out how to move beyond using analytics to find important insights in data (both big and small) and into operationalizing those insights at scale to truly impact a business. He is an active speaker who has presented at dozens of events in recent years. His blog, Analytics Matters, addresses the transformation required to make analytics a core component of business decisions.
Franks earned a Bachelor's degree in Applied Statistics from Virginia Tech and a Master's degree in Applied Statistics from North Carolina State University. More information is available at www.bill-franks.com.
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Via NIC's Corrections Community blog, I've been reading a report of the British Crime and Society Foundation--Does Criminal Justice Work? Its basic premise is that traditional crim just record keeping and data collection miss so many offenses that, if you look at reality, there's no way you'd accept their current system as successful. So then what do you do?
Reading it, I remembered the days when I served a nine-year sentence to a school board. Over and over, as we tried to make our system better in the face of SOPs, sunk costs, and a public that all thought they were experts in education, I would ask myself, "If we had to start all over (crash-landed on a deserted island with this mysterious portal . . . sorry), would we do this?" Summers off to forget half of what students learned, negotiated pay scales that negotiation any new salary dollars away from our low starting salaries, etc. The answer was clearly no. The only mystery was how much, if any, of the existing process, infrastructure, personnel and training we would keep.
It's the same with criminal justice, as is made clear in the essays in this report. We do so many things that have no empirical support (see, Kansas City, patrol experiment) or actually have been shown to be counterproductive and cost-ineffective simply because of tradition and investment. The sunk costs and infrastructure of our current process are too enormous now, and professional investment guarantees no serious change. Seriously, what would happen to so many of us if we actually did stop crime tomorrow? Without "bad guys" to fuel our heroic narratives of ourselves and our jobs, how would we function? Crime and victim prevention, therefore, may be in society's interest, but it's not in ours.
Cynical? I prefer "realistic."
This report is a nice start at changing the perspective, at least in the UK, from my cynicism. It acknowledges the profound limits of what any crim just system is able to accomplish, especially in a free society, acknowledges the complexity of the phenomena (as in "complexity theory") and the lack of consensus on policy among all these folks who consider themselves experts. It even gives a word to Tony Blair, architect of Britain's "surveillance society," builder of Orwell's infrastructure there, who of course thinks the system he's built is peachy. He's wrong, as all the essays before his make clear.
Could we have a similar report done here in the US? I doubt it, and it would be hammered on all sides if we did. The report says the system is inadequate and failing and needs better social support. Some of the authors fear that admission would lead to even more "crime wave" hysteria and reaction. Others look at its emphasis on society's role in restricting its own criminogenic environment and think we'd be saying individuals aren't responsible. IOW, the same old tired, short-sighted, ideological same old on all sides that balls up serious action on crime every time.
So this kind of report probably wouldn't even happen here, much less have great impact. But I'd like to see us do it anyway. I'd like to see it sponsored by a major university that would then use it as the basis for the Law and CJ Policy grad program I've advocated here that would professionalize our research and analysis and prescribe Best Practices, with standards and accountability to match. Maybe Boalt could step beyond its tentative efforts with its law and social policy doctoral option. Or Yale or Stanford. Or some state school looking for a way to establish prominence and leadership in a vital area of American law and policy.
So, see? I'm really a hopeless idealist, right? Maybe so. I just know that our process is trapped in a negative feedback loop right now, a "strange attractor" as they say in chaos theory, that needs an outside jolt to shock it out of its counterproductive equilibrium. That's clearly what the Crime and Society Foundation is trying to do in Britain. Maybe a Foundation could endow that ambitious state law school here. The attractor we keep cycling over and over is ultimately an unsustainable drain of our nation's resources, future, and dreams. Let's hope Britain pays attention to this report and develops a model that someone here will pick up on.
Those of us inside the box will not think outside it.
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Depakote and other forms of valproate medications could impact the cognitive ability of children if they are taken during pregnancy, according to a Drug Safety Communication issued by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in June. The FDA alert was based on epidemiologic studies that show that children born to mothers who took Depakote or similar drugs throughout their pregnancy tend to score lower on IQ tests than children born to mothers who took other anti-seizure medications.
Valproate products are FDA-approved drugs to treat seizures, and manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder), and to prevent migraine headaches. In addition to Depakote, these drugs are also sold under the names Depacon, Depakene, and Stavzor. They are also sold as generics.
According to the FDA Drug Safety Communication issued on June 30, several published epidemiological studies have indicated that children exposed to valproate in utero have lower cognitive test scores than children exposed to either another antiepileptic drug in utero or to no antiepileptic drugs in utero. The largest of the studies examined by the FDA was a prospective cohort study conducted in the United States and United Kingdom that found children with prenatal exposure to valproate throughout pregnancy had lower Differential Ability Scale (D.A.S) scores at age 3, compared to those taken alternative medications. The D.A.S. is a measure of cognitive development performed in children who are too young to undergo IQ testing, and generally correlates with IQ scores later in childhood.
While all of the studies examining this issue have methodological limitations, the FDA concluded that the weight of the evidence supports the conclusion that valproate exposure in utero causes subsequent adverse effects on cognitive development in offspring.
The FDA advised that the risks and benefits of Depakote and other valproate products should be carefully weighed when prescribing these drugs to women of childbearing age, particularly for conditions not usually associated with permanent injury or death. If the use of valproate is not essential, alternative medications that have a lower risk to the should be considered in pregnant women and women of childbearing age. If the decision is made to use valproate in women of childbearing age, effective birth control should be used, the agency said.
This is not the first time adverse effects on fetal development have caused concern about Depakote and other valproate drugs. In 2009, their association with neural tube birth defects prompted the FDA to warn that women of childbearing potential should only use drugs like Depakote if it is essential to manage their medical condition. Such drugs are currently classified by the FDA in Pregnancy Category D, which means that there exists positive evidence of human fetal risk.


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Smowtion is a growing advertising network for worldwide publishers and is becoming a Google AdSense alternative. One of our website XXX, not this QMS (Quick Money Saver) itself, in our network just have joined Smowtion some time ago. We have had some interesting conversions with one of its account executives, so we just share with you here.
The below conversions do not aim to conclude Smowtion is a good or bad advertising network. We fully understand different ads networks have their own different policies. We just share with our readers the facts and let them determine on their own whether Smowtion ads network is really another Google AdSense alternative.
The followings are conversions between a Smowtion account executive and our another website XXX which was already approved by Smowtion. This is actually a very long email, so we put it as a Q&A (Questions and Answers) format. Our questions, summarized here by QMS (Quick Money Saver) team, are also marked in green for your easier reading. Here what the Q&A conversions are all about:
Smowtion Support Said:
Lamentably, Website XXX does not meet Smowtion's requirements. Usually, some of the unmet requirements are:
(1) Site contains adult content.
(2) Site is not accessible
(3) Site is hosted in a .tk or .cc. domain.
(4) Site contains inadequate content (violence, discrimination, etc).
(5) Site does not have enough information in order to determine its thematic
QMS Team Asked:
Today I receive a message saying that my site does not meet Smowtion's requirements.
This message looks strange for me, as I have read through your whole list of best practices again and confirm that my site should really conform to your requirements.
Now what can I do to add my site back to your system?
Smowtion Account Executive Answered:
Our team of traffic quality checked your website and it does not meet our requirements. You can check more information here: http://smowtion.com/users/terms
QMS Team Asked:
I do not believe my site has any traffic quality problem, especially it was actually a Smowtion-approved site just one week ago. Would you please kindly let me know if it is reviewed by machine or human?
In addition, I read ToS (Terms of Services) again and still cannot find any specific requirement about traffic quality. Would you please kindly help me to locate the exact location for such terms so that I can better understand it and avoid any possible violation in the future?
Smowtion Account Executive Answered:
Websites are reviewed by our team of traffic quality, conformed by humans. They revised it and locked it because it does not comply with our TOS.
QMS Team Asked:
Would you please kindly let me know:
(1) The exact location about 'traffic quality' in your TOS so that I can better understand it and avoid any possible violation in the future?
(2) Why the same site can be approved and then 'locked' within a week?
Smowtion Account Executive Answered:
Our team of traffic quality checks websites and moderates them according to our TOS: http://smowtion.com/users/terms "Traffic Quality" is the name provided to their position, it has nothing to do with our TOS.
Furthermore, it was approved, and it was revised again and blocked. Websites are checked daily to make sure they comply with our requirements.
QMS Team Asked:
Would you please let me know your EXACT requirement about 'traffic quality' which is not listed in TOS (Terms of Services)?
I feel a bit confused which blog(s) in my network can meet your hidden 'traffic quality' requirement or not.
Smowtion Account Executive Answered:
Traffic quality is not a requirement, it is the name of our team. Our team of Traffic quality, who are in charge of moderating the websites.
The website does not meet our TOS so it cannot be approved.
QMS Team Asked:
I am happy to know that traffic quality is not a requirement. Traffic quality is in fact not an element that publishers can really control.
Now I just want to know what EXACT term(s) in TOS my site has violated. Can you please kindly help me to ask your 'traffic quality' team about this?
It is because I cannot find any possible TOS violation for my site. In addition, within the week when my site was approved and then 'locked', I knew I did not change anything in my site.
Smowtion Account Executive Answered:
Unfortunately I am not aware of the exact reasons, it is something that concerns our team of traffic quality. It was approved, but websites are revised daily to check they comply with our TOS.
QMS Team Asked:
I still have no idea which EXACT term(s) in TOS my site has violated.
Would you please kindly help me to find out from your 'traffic quality' team or anyone who is familiar with TOS details?
I am serious to follow your TOS and I really need your help to see how I can fully comply with your TOS.
Smowtion Account Executive Answered:
I am not aware of the violation of your website. It is a field which corresponds to our team of Traffic Quality.
QMS Team Asked:
So can you please kindly refer my question to someone who is familiar with TOS details?
As a responsible publisher, I need to know how I can fully comply with your TOS before I re-submit any website.
Smowtion Account Executive Answered:
I am afraid it is something that corresponds to our team of traffic quality and I am not aware of the reasons. They determined it like this.
QMS Team Asked:
Does Smowtion have anyone (human) familiar with TOS details to tell about this?
It does not make sense Smowtion cannot tell EXACTLY why it blocks one site, right?
Smowtion Account Executive Answered:
I am familiar with our TOS, but I don't know the exact reason why your website is blocked. It is something that concerns the team of traffic quality.
QMS Team Asked:
So you are familiar with TOS (Terms of Services), but still do not know the exact reason why my website is blocked?
Please help to get someone in 'traffic quality' team to explain it more clearly. Does your 'traffic quality' team approve or block a site really according to TOS??
Thanks again, although your answers looked a bit confusing and repetitive.
Smowtion Account Executive Answered:
As I mentioned you before I cannot know the reasons, it is something that regards our team of traffic quality, I already asked for another revision and they rejected the website. You can find information here: http://smowtion.com/users/terms
QMS Team Asked:
Is there any other way publishers can possibly know the exact reasons of rejection?
I hope you understand how publishers feel if Smowtion is blocking websites for no exact reasons.
Smowtion Account Executive Answered:
Once the websites are blocked, the Publisher himself must check our TOS: http://smowtion.com/users/terms in order to find more information about this problem.
QMS Team Asked:
Yes I myself already checked your TOS ( http://smowtion.com/users/terms) but just still unable to find exact information about this problem.
What else can a publisher who really wanted to join Smowtion can do?
Smowtion Account Executive Answered:
The blocking of your website is not my decision. It has been determined from our team of traffic quality. More information can be found in http://smowtion.com/users/bestpractices and http://smowtion.com/users/terms
QMS Team Asked:
I know it was not your decision. Therefore I just asked if you can refer my question to the decision maker or who else (human) can I contact instead of you?
Smowtion Account Executive Answered:
Unfortunately there is no way for me to contact our team of traffic quality. All the information I have is your website does not comply with our TOS.
That is the end of our Q&A conversions. We, Quick Money Saver, believe there is no need to continue asking our questions, so we just have to give up.
Is Smowtion a scam?
We do not know the answer whether it is a scam or not. May be the Smowtion account executive has already tried his best explaining the related policy to us. However, at the end we still cannot know how traffic quality team of Smowtion is working and how this traffic quality team is linking with its ToS (Terms of Services), so we cannot give further comments or conclude it must be a scam. Nevertheless, we are totally neutral for whether it is really a good Google AdSense alternative. We leave it to you yourself to decide whether it is a good idea to join Smowtion ads network as a publisher for monetizing your websites.
On the other hand, we have no intention to discourage any people using Smowtion ads network. May be this advertising network has good (Click Through Rate), CPC (Cost per Click), CPM (Cost per Thousand Impressions) or special ads revenues etc that can work well for your earnings. Furthermore, in order to fully respect the privacy of the account executive, we also decide not to disclose the name of this Smowtion representative here.
Since we are yet to have enough Smowtion ads network data, such as CTR (Click Through Rate), CPC (Cost per Click), CPM (Cost per Thousand Impressions) etc, to compare directly with Google AdSense, so we welcome any comment from you whether you think Smowtion advertising network is an acceptable Google AdSense alternative. Ideally we, QMS (Quick Money Saver) team, would like to know whether there are any good ways to maximize earnings for this ads network, just like what we can do for Google AdSense. For a more balance point of view, if possible, we also welcome any other representative from this advertising network to explain or clarify their policy more clearly here.


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I recently stumbled across a link to an article said to be written my Wayne LaPierre, only to find that the content has been removed from its original page.
I think when you look at the URL, it's pretty obvious why the article has been removed.
I did find a version of it on LiveLeak and it is just as batshit insane as you would think.
There's all kinds of Fast and Furious stuff in there, but the real gem, is this tidbit:
Obama saw what happened in 2000, when Al Gore built his campaign on the platform of gun control, and watched as the nra derailed Gore in the battleground states of Arkansas, West Virginia and even his home state of Tennessee—costing him the White House.
Obama saw how gun control was a loser—and NRA the winner—in election after election.
So his administration concocted a scheme to avoid the gun issue, lull gun owners into a false sense of security, and play us for fools in the 2012 election.
For the past three years, that's exactly what they've tried to do.
But while they've rarely revealed their true agenda in public, in private they've remained true to their unchanged, if unspoken, ultimate objectives.
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That's right. This was written during the 2012 election, and Mr. ThePierre let us all know that Barry was just pretending to not get rid of the second amendment in his first term so that we wouldn't know about how he's going to really get rid of the second amendment in his SECOND term, because efficiency or something.
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Rengar Build
Ability Sequence
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The masteries shown here are not yet updated for the current season, the guide author needs to set up the new masteries. As such, they will be different than the masteries you see in-game.
I have toyed around and decided to change a few things to the build
- Exchanged trifroce for infinity edge
- Removed alacrity seals for flat armour
- Changed move speed quints to armour pen
- Re did masteries to grab the move speed from the utility tree
These more defensive runes give rengar the option to spec into more damage via quints and give the added move speed in the utility tree instead.
The major change is the removal of triforce and the skill changes triforce is still very viable and works well with bola strike but the battle roar and infinity edge build gives you a lot more damage on tankier targets.
I decided to swap frozen mallet for the last wisper but either is good to use the mallet is more for squishy teams while the last wisper will help with malphite ect.
The goal is still the same try to max for cooldowns to spam abilities one before your empower you should save it and use bola strike the use Q twice to cause major damage. the Battle roar just helps loads in team fights if you need to retreat so bola strike is no longer needed unless you plan on using triforce.
If you would like me to explain this build just ask, currently this guide is a work in progress and will be added to in future. For now I have added my own game replays using this build and a few of the guides sections which will probably get edited a lot over the next few weeks. Remember to up vote if you found this useful and let me know what you think I could do to improve it thanks.
A bit of information about myself I have played lol for around 2 years and have racked up around 1300 games of dominion since release I have a managed to obtain an elo of around 1800/2000 in dominion I quite often end up in games with players of 2000/2300 elo
I know quite a few champions very well and this champ is fairly easy to show you how to play just follow the build and hit that 40% cdr with rank 3 ulti you have a 30 second cool down on thrill of the hunt which basically mean you will have it up almost all the time end game, If it's not you can afford to wait for 8-15 seconds to use it. Basically just play your own strengths and look for opportunities and remember being patient is a virtue!
The items are self explanatory vamp scepter upgraded to sanguine gives you sustain, the triforce is the last item because cool down reductions and the bone tooth neck-less is the priority. The last item is completely situational I choose the frozen mallet to replace the health lost when I sell the prospectors blade but you could easily switch it for a Frozen heart or thorn mail, infinity edge, or some MR items ECT.,
Here I a screen shot of my recent games, in the section below I have linked to lol replays my uploads of some of these games to help give you some material to watch if you find it easier to understand a build/play style a bit easier.
Game 1
outcome = 18/4/9
Game 2
outcome - 13/6/12
Info - The enemy team in this game was really strong I remember someone saying the enemy blitz was from the 2500 elo range. There is a gank I did bot I was proud of against jayce but overall they had to strong a composition and team play.
Game - 3
outcome - 12/4/16
Info - The game stated with a afk on our team and non of our team wanted to bot, our team play was bad but we just overpowered them without the need for a dedicated bot.
Game - 4
outcome - 18/7/10
Info - my whole team has a negative kill death ratio and there there was lots of bad team play going on, I just focused and knew I could make the difference if I ignored them and played my own game. This just shows how hard Rengar can carry a potential losing team.
not an easy game to carry by any means! XD
9 marks of desolation is pretty much the standard for most AD champions and Rengar is no different these suit him quite well. Alternatives are flat damage which would make the Triforce procs a bit stronger, so it's up to you which ones you prefer.
9 seals of alacrity These can be replaced by either scaling MR or flat Armour seals if you prefer the added survival. I would say Scaling MR is actually probably better because Rengar has problems with Champions who can do burst Magic damage, people like Kassadin, Le Blanc and Fizz can nuke you so fast it's highly worth considering taking these instead.
9 glyphs of focus with the 5.85% CDR from these runes, the 15% from boots, the 15% from yomuus and the 5% from the bone tooth necklace gives Rengar a nice 40.85% CDR limited to 40% cap. This is his bread and butter he can spam abilities like crazy, getting relentless Triforce procs, 30 second rank 3 ulitmate is huge! The little bit of CDR overflow I tends to not mind because you will spend 50% of the games under the CDR cap is it's beneficial early which is where Rengar needs to snowball.
These are very cookie cutter masteries everything serves a purpose for the build, the improved revive and improved exhaust to deal more damage, all the offensive points are taken for an AD champion with the left giving you a bit of MR and some extra health. there's no other talents which I would suggest but if you have to then 21/1/8 could work but I just wouldn't see the need.
Skill Sequence
This ones easy Max Q, Max E then W always take a point in your ultimate.http://edge1.mobafire.com/images/move.png
Q is what makes Rengar so strong he really needs to spam the hell out of this thing! And to make sure that he for the most part use your empowered Q! It hurts! a lot!
W Nice thing to have to heal on mobs and not only this but it helps Rengar in tagging enemy champions for assists, 1 point is all you need.
E Bola strike is an impressive move actuality and worth consider using this with you empower if the gank is with 2 or more people. Also useful to escape and chase ect.


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CreamySpiced Tea
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3/4 cup unsweetened instant tea
1 teaspoon finely grated orange peel
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
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1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
61/3 cups water
In large saucepan, combine tea, orange peel and spices. Add sweetened condensed milk;
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The discussion was attended by Christophe Bernasconi, Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, Marina Venäläinen, Ministerial Counselor of Unit for General International and EU Affairs at the Ministry of Justice of Finland, Eli Ilya Gervits, President of Isreli Russian-speaking Eli Gervits Law Offices, Konstantin Dolgov, Authorized Representative on Human Rights, Democracy and Rule of Law at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Julie Losson, Villard Cornec & Associés Partner, Merja Norros, Ministerial Counselor of Unit for International Judicial Administration at the Ministry of Justice of Finland, Irina Romanova, Deputy Director of the Department of State Policy in the Sphere of Children Rights Defense at the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. The session was moderated by Nataliya Trigubovich, Expert at Alexeev Private Law Research Centre under the President of the Russian Federation.
"The Hague Convention on civil and legal aspects of international child abduction was signed in 1980 and entered into force in 1983. The convention was concluded because there were more and more cases of children abduction by one of the parents. The Russian Federation acceded to the Convention in 2011, but acceding to the Convention is only the first step to make convention work. The second step is the recognition of Russia as a party to the Convention by other member-states. The Russian Federation is now recognized by 55 countries out of 94," Nataliya Trigubovich said at the beginning of the discussion.
Christophe Bernasconi told about the main provisions of the Convention. "The Hague Convention makes it possible to implement basic human rights, that are recognized by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The principle of quickest child return is regarded as realization of child's interests and applies to children under 16. When the Convention is effective, it has a preventive effect as well," said Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. The expert added that in order to initiate the return of a child to a place of permanent residence, the court must make a ruling that the custody belongs to one of the parents and the second parent has violated the law. "The decision of the child return shall be taken within six weeks after the beginning of judicial proceedings. All the countries should think how to speed up the proceedings and make more efficient enforcement of court decision," Christophe Bernasconi underlined.
Irina Romanova agreed with him. She noted that the aim of the Hague Convention on civil and legal aspects of international child abduction is, first of all, not to return a child back to the country of residence, but to minimize psychological problems caused by relocation. "Our main task is to resolve the issue as soon as possible and to return a child back to a place of living that it is used to. Having said this, the aim of the Convention is not to take a child away from one of the parents, but to bring a child back to an accustomed environment, where authorized bodies take decision in whose custody the child shall remain," explained Deputy Director of the Department of State Policy in the Sphere of Children Rights Defense at the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. She also added that claims of the parents towards each other should not have an impact on an ability of the child to meet with both parents.
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Huntington Station native finds 'gift' in continuing recovery from bike crash that left him nearly completely paralyzed
The first thing out of the mouth of Brian McKenna, propped up on pillows in his Salt Lake City hospital bed, was, "Hi. My name is Brian. I'm 30 years old, and I was recently paralyzed."
As an aside, he asks the assembled television crew: "Is it weird if I'm smiling when I say this?"
That was how the Oct. 1 audience of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" was introduced to the Huntington Station native, who has been in the hospital since late June when a nasty tumble from his mountain bike left him close to completely paralyzed from the chest down.
Throughout the video and real-time back-and-forth with DeGeneres, McKenna smiled, wise-cracked and mugged for the camera, sharing his astoundingly upbeat view.
From the get-go, he said, he felt there was no point in focusing on what he had lost.
In a later conversation with Newsday he spoke of realizing, as he was lying in the dirt, that nothing good would come of dwelling on the accident's "darker side." Also that "I should immediately accept this as reality" and view "every advance and gain as a gift." That, he said, was the best way for him to "have the most mental sanity" and to keep finding the fun in life.
The support of friends
At one point DeGeneres, a Big Easy native, refers to the life-size cardboard cutout of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees beside the bed.
McKenna quips, "Yah, I'm here with Drew -- Drew, say, 'Hi.' " Then, with a raised eyebrow, "Drew? . . . He's kind of starstruck."
And therein lies the root of why McKenna, his college buddy Jackson Smith and the flesh-and-blood version of Brees were on the show.
In early 2010, Smith, then a Marine infantry officer, was deployed for combat duty in Afghanistan. Graduates of Tulane University, he and McKenna had developed a strong connection to New Orleans -- and its football team -- having evacuated just before Hurricane Katrina's arrival, but back again for its lengthy aftermath.
So that Smith wouldn't totally miss out on Mardi Gras, McKenna created a life-size cardboard cutout of his friend wearing his dress blues, and lugged it around to parades, parties and other activities, making it a key prop in photos of the carnival hoopla.
"Didn't want you to miss all this," McKenna said in a note accompanying an album of some 50 photos that was delivered to his friend as a major battle raged. "Now you know you didn't."
The piece de resistance was an image of the cutout alongside Brees, who had been named MVP after the Saints' first Super Bowl win that February.
As Smith wrote last month in a Washington Post military blog, "I cried my eyes out" over McKenna's pulling off "the greatest act of friendship in the history of Mardi Gras." He said he felt he could never repay his friend and Brees for their kindness.
Fate presented him with a payback chance in June with McKenna's biking accident.
Can you see where this is going?
A 'granddaddy' of a gift
From a photo of McKenna, flashing a big toothy grin, Smith created a life-size cutout, and with it in tow, headed to Saints' practice at Tulane's stadium. Through the crowd of screaming fans, he managed to get Brees to pose with his arm draped around McKenna's cutout.
"To say it lifted my spirits and boosted my morale is an understatement," McKenna said of seeing the image posted on Facebook. It was having a friend appreciate the spot you're in and then "delivering the granddaddy of all gifts," he said on the show.
A 2003 graduate of St. Anthony's High School in Huntington Station, McKenna was a finance major at Tulane, then worked on Wall Street before his love for the mountains, adventure and outdoor sports led him to Utah and a job with Goldman Sachs, said his mother, Mary Anne McKenna, of Huntington Station, who has been in Utah with her son since the accident.
With the long-term prognosis for his condition unknown, she said he has been making some improvement -- such as moving his shoulders and breathing on his own for an hour or so.
Indeed, DeGeneres shared an update on Wednesday's show, with McKenna, sitting in a wheelchair, demonstrating from Utah how he can breathe ventilator free. In response to her mentioning his shoulder movement and a reflex in a foot, McKenna quipped, "Yeah. I mean. I don't know. Is that a big deal?"
A GoFundMe.com fundraising page has been set up, so far garnering more than $81,000 to help cover the cost of some of McKenna's medical needs.
As for her son's "amazingly good outlook on life" -- that of seeing each day as a new adventure -- she said that it's "amazing to be in awe of the child you raised" and that "he makes us strong."
A friend since middle school, fellow St. Anthony's alum and more recently an annual ski buddy on the Utah slopes, Peter Trombino, 30, said, "This December I still expect to see Brian on the annual trip."
After moving to Utah, McKenna immersed himself in the area's lifestyle, "while keeping his East Coast sarcasm," Trombino said. When it comes to friendships, his buddy "is thoughtful, inquisitive and passionate . . . and I think this has shown in the outpouring of love for Brian over the past few months."
An inspiration to others
Since the Ellen show, McKenna says he's heard from a number of people who have been touched by debilitating injuries, either themselves or family members. Never having considered himself inspiring, McKenna said, "It's really cool to see my mentality giving other people a refreshed outlook."
With plans to remain in Utah, McKenna said he's already looking for ways to engage in the outdoor activities he loves, albeit in a different capacity. He's on to programs there that are aimed at helping quadriplegics get back into sports, such as those with specially engineered sailboats and kayaks. Along those lines, McKenna said he is already involved in the development of special skis.
Each day before the accident, he said, "I lived as adventurously as I could."
Yes, McKenna said, he and other such sports enthusiasts appreciate and try to minimize the accompanying risks, but they are "the cost of what I would say is enjoying life a lot more."


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