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The Reactor Gamma is ready to take on anything you can put it through. The ratcheting bezel features 120 clicks, for precise timing.
- Brushed Finished Case and Bracelet with Polished Accents
- Day and Date at the 3 o'clock position
- Unidirectional Rotating Bezel
- Stainless steel case and bracelet
- Solid Screwbar to Case Attachment; This system is nearly 8 times stronger than the typical springbars typically used in watch construction. With this system you won't have to worry about losing your watch due to the band detatching from the case.
- Extra Thick Hardened Mineral Glass Lens; This K1-Hardened Mineral Crystal combines exceptional scratch resistance with unmatched shatter resistance.
- Triple O-Ring Screw Down Crown System; Extremely water resistant Triple O-Ring system not only provides extra protection when the crown is screwed in, but also provides protection to 100 Meters (330 Feet) if you happen to forget to screw the crown back in after setting your watch before getting in the water!
- Superluminova on Hands and Markers; The Swiss made Superluminova goes through a special application process to make these watches extremely visible when in a low lit area and will provide exceptional visibility for up to 8 Hours.
- Shock Resistant Movement Holder; A special casing helps to protect the already Shock Resistant Japanese Quartz Movement from severe impacts.
- Square Profile Caseback Seal; Having more surface area than the typical O-Ring seal, this provides a significantly superior water-tight seal.
- Over-Sized Screw Down Crown; Large size makes it easy to grip, un-screw and set the date and time with ease
- Double Push Button Fold Over Safety Clasp
- The watch comes with the bracelet average-sized (most watches come with the bracelet sized larger) and includes two extra links (in case you need the bracelet sized larger) packaged with the watch behind a magnetic closure in the bottom of the watch case along with the instruction and warranty booklet.
- 10 Year Lithium Power Supply
- Water Resistant to 300 Meters (990 Feet) with the Crown Screwed In
- 45.5mm Case Width (Approximately 1 3/4") not including the crown
- 13.8mm Case Thickness (Approximately 1/2")
Princeton Watches is an Authorized Reactor retailer, and your watch will include a Reactor 2 Year manufacturer's warranty - one of the best in the industry with a great turnaround time!
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This NFC based electronic shopping cart device, or smart basket, is a small electronics device attached to a shopping basket helping the customers in the big shopping malls to have information about the items they have in their carts. It is used in stores as a kind of shopping assistant device that will inform the customers about the promotions and other advertising information. When customer wants to buy a product from the store, it can be registered into the device and the product is automatically added in customers' electronic shopping basket list of items. It can also be used to get more details about the product like: possible promotions, ingredients and additional information that is not exposed at the package.
The basic set of functionalities are:
The hardware used in this device is based on development boards from STM. The main board is a STM32F7 Discovery board with addition of an NFC module which is also STM based. The following list provides more details of the used HW:
The system has a specifically designed GUI for use by diverse customer types. The system has the following features:
The STM based gaming console is intended to serve as a powerful and cost-effective device that will mostly be used by children, and toddlers as an electronic hand held play tool. Based on our analysis of potential candidate platforms, STM32 Discovery boards fulfills all the needed criteria in order to be used as base for development of such a console. The major reason for having such a device is to have:
The platform provides an excellent system for development of almost all types of games since it is interfacing diverse input devices like:
The feedback is via:
The current version of the prototype is based on STM32F7 Discovery board and also version for STM32F4 Discovery.
A device for advanced payment terminal in every shop where cash is used for buying goods. The system has a set of diverse interfaces for interconnection with external devices like bar code reader, cash box, electronics scales and similar. A basic requirement for this device is precise control of all the cash which is taken during the daily sales and calculation of all the taxes that should be paid. Additionally the system has to take care of a detailed stock status of all the goods which are stored into the shop where the device is used.
Main features of this advanced payment terminal are:
The system consists of multiple MCU boards with STM chips used. Using STM provides a possibility to use MCU for a diverse portfolio which is a perfect fit for all requirements for this product. Besides the main board, the following boards use STM MCU's as well:
Motor control system is a crucial part of a bigger project where simple and robust solution for precise positioning of a hook is needed. Motor control device's duty is to control the movement of the hook with high precision as fast as possible for the mechanics used.
Stepper motor drivers used in this 3-axis motor device are STMicroelectronics L6470H as a part of EVAL6470H demonstration board. These boards act as a fully integrated micro stepping motor drivers, and when used in daisy chain configuration it can easily be configured to control all 3 motors from a single SPI master. However, in this configuration, one MCU is used to control two stepper drivers for positioning the hook in Y and Z directions and one MCU is used to control the position of the hook in X direction by using DC motor with Encoder.
MCUs controls and communicates with DC motor and stepper motor control drivers are based on STM32F415. STM32F415RG is a high-performance ARM Cortex-M4 32-bit core, and incorporates high-speed embedded memories (Flash memory of 1 Mbyte and 192 Kbytes of SRAM), two PWM timers for motor control.
Wearable Gadget or wrist monitoring system is a hardware device that can monitor, detect and aggregate various body parameters as well as body states (running, walking etc.). It has wireless communication with a mobile device via Bluetooth 4.0 interface and wired via USB which is also used for battery charging.
The Wearable Gadget device can:
The gadget has three modes of operation: normal, fitness and sleeping mode making it usable during the whole day. Used for measurement of aggregation during physical workouts, pedometer, calories counter, aggregation during sleep, smart alarm, etc.
Hardware components which are part of the Wearable Gadget are:
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Born in Auckland in October 1961, Maria trained as a teacher (Bachelor of Education, Diploma of Teaching) and taught in primary and intermediate schools until she moved to a lifestyle block in Matakana. She now writes full time, mostly children's non-fiction and educational resources that align with the curriculum.
Her books have been shortlisted in the New Zealand Post and LIANZA Children's Book Awards, as well as being selected as Storylines Notable Books (non-fiction). In 2012 her book New Zealand Hall of Fame: 50 Remarkable Kiwis, illustrated by Bruce Potter, won the non-fiction category of the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards Children's Choice awards. Maria has also written 60 children's books for the trade and international educational market. In 2016 Anzac Heroes, illustrated by Marco Ivancic, won the non-fiction category of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults, as well as the Supreme prize – the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year award.
In 2012 Maria graduated with a Graduate Diploma of Journalism Studies. In 2013-2014 she lectured and tutored a Writing for Children paper for Massey University and co-wrote a Writing for Young Readers MOOC for the Commonwealth Education Trust. Among her other activities are writing workshops and author talks; judging for The Breeze radio competition and Barfoot & Thompson Young Authors' Challenge; and book reviewer for http://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.co.nz. She was for 13 years coordinator and editor of the Kiwi Write4Kidz nationwide writers' group. In 2020 she began a Masters of Creative Writing degree at AUT.
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During an active call session, you can use the keyboard or the Dial Pad for digit tone dialing. The Dial Pad enables you to change digit tone duration. When an agent accepts a phone call, the Options menu gets activated in the Control Panel. The Options drop-down menu includes the Dial Pad feature.
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text: A Hampshire schoolboy who dreams of being a firefighter has been praised for preventing a blaze despite being just seven years old. Ian Savage was vacuuming to earn his pocket money when smoke started to billow out the machine. However, instead of panicking he used safety advice he had been given by Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service's Children and Young People's schools team - and were reiterated by Firefighter Linda Elmer who visited his school. He said he remembered the team emphasising how important it was to ensure plugs were turned off to prevent electrical fires in the home and being told to raise the alarm immediately. Mum Amy, who works for the NHS, was in the shower at the time and dad Gareth, an electronics engineer, was packing the car at the end of a family holiday in France. Mrs Savage, from Eastleigh, said: "I was so proud of Ian and impressed that he had remembered what he had been told by the firefighters. "If he had just walked off and ignored it or tried to pour water on it things could have been much worse. "I rushed downstairs when he shouted for me to find there was nothing left for me to do as he had turned the power off. "The room was filled with smoke and it made me think if it wasn't for his quick thinking a fire could have broken out." Ian, now aged eight, who attends Fryern Junior School, in Chandler's Ford, said: "We were visited by firefighters a couple of times. "The thing I enjoyed the most was sitting in the engine." He went on to say he wanted to work in the emergency services when he grows up and that from their home near Eastleigh Fire Station they listen to the sirens as the crews are mobilised. The school's team advise children that, in the event of a fire, they should get out, stay out and call 999. They also emphasise the importance of letting an adult know straight away and knowing their home address so they can tell the fire service where they are. Community Safety Group Manager Glenn Bowyer said: "We would like to say well done to Ian for his quick thinking. "We are thrilled that he remembers his visit and that children so young are picking up safety messages and helping us protect the communities of Hampshire." Ian, his sister Frances, aged five and his mum were treated to a tour of Eastleigh Fire Station for his achievement. Ian and his sister meet Eastleigh crew


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The largest market for digital signage is the corporation. The reason is that there is a lot of foot traffic in one building on a daily basis – from employees, customers and vendors – thus, there are plenty of people to communicate to on a daily basis. Why not utilize the many meeting rooms to do this and be able to schedule the appropriate content using your existing Google or Microsoft Outlook or Exchange meeting scheduler to do the job.
Typically, the meeting room displays are IP-addressable and come in sizes such as 7-inch, 10-inch, or 15.6-inch with touch capability and are powered over Ethernet (PoE) for convenience. However, a power supply is also provided. These displays can display content in either portrait or landscape mode.
One of the benefits of using a meeting room booking display solution is the ability for the meeting attendee to confirm with a touch on the display that they have attended the meeting. Today, up to 40% of meetings scheduled in advance never happen. Thus, a room will looked booked in the system, even though the meeting may have been canceled. With a meeting room booking solution, when a meeting has not been confirmed after 10 minutes on the schedule, the meeting is automatically deleted from the schedule, thus, freeing up the room for other meetings.
Another added benefit is that a greeting or other communication, such as a company logo, can also be added to the meeting room display for the benefit of the meeting attendees. That is why these room-booking displays are also digital signage displays. On a larger digital signage display, such as in the main lobby, the primary conference room schedule for the visitors/customer meeting room, can be displayed on a meeting room summary zone for the larger 50-inch or greater display. That main lobby display would also typically show corporate branding images, incorporate a RSS news feed and weather, as content examples.
The utility of the digital signage display can present itself as a meeting room booking display. While efficiency in booking rooms –and increasing the meeting room utilization rate and accuracy — are the primary benefits of this solution, the flexibility in using the displays for additional corporate branding and communication are the value-add benefits.


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What is the wc command in Linux?
The wc command displays statistical information about a file such as the number of lines, words, characters.
Trivia: wc stands for word count.
The syntax for the wc command is:
wc [options] [files]
wc command has the following options:
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l :Prints the number of lines only
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w :Prints the number of words only
- -c : Prints the number of bytes only
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m :Prints the count of characters (different than the number of bytes for non-text files)
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L :Prints the length of the longest line in the file
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files0-from=F :Get the file names from file F (file names must be separated by the NULL character)
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wc command in Linux
I am going to use agatha.txt and sherlock.txt files in this example. You may download these files and practice the
If you use wc command with just the input file name(s), without any options, it will show you the count of the lines, words and bytes at the same time.
wc agatha.txt
20 80 457 agatha.txt
In the above output:
- 20 is the number of lines
- 80 is the number of words
- 457 is the number of bytes
Now that you are aware of the wc command options, let's see some examples of wc command.
1. Count the number of lines in a file
If you just want to know the number of lines in a text file, you can use the
wc -l agatha.txt
20 agatha.txt
2. Count the number of words in a file
If you just want to know the number of words in a text file, you can use the
wc -w agatha.txt
80 agatha.txt
3. Count the number of bytes and characters in a file
If it's a regular text file, the number of bytes and characters should be the same. But it will differ for the non-text files.
To display the number of bytes in a file, use wc command with option 'c':
wc -c agatha.txt
457 agatha.txt
To display the number of characters in a file, use
wc -m agatha.txt
457 agatha.txt
I know you must be thinking that option 'c' is more suited for the task of counting characters but Unix/Linux commands have always been strange.
4. Display length of the longest line of a file
The 'L' option of wc command displays the length (number of characters) of the longest line of a file.
wc -L agatha.txt
31 agatha.txt
5. Display number of lines, words, characters for multiple files
You can use more than one file with
For example, if I want to display the number of lines of two files, it would be like this:
wc -l agatha.txt sherlock.txt
20 agatha.txt
12 sherlock.txt
32 total
6. Use
wc with other commands using pipes
What you saw so far was the
For example, you can redirect the output of ls command to wc and thus you can count the total number of files and sub-directories in the given given directory.
ls | wc -l
The possibilities are endless. You just need to use your little grey cells to utilize
Bonus Tip: Remove the filename from wc command output
You might have noticed that
wc -l agatha.txt | cut -d ' ' -f 1
You can also get rid of the filename by using the wc command in this way:
wc -l < agatha.txt
I hope you liked this tutorial on using wc command in Linux. You can also learn how to count the number of files in a directory in Linux by combining wc command and ls command.
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ESO Strategic Plan
Across Europe, stroke accounts for over 1 million deaths each year. The risk of death due to stroke varies substantially between countries, and is more than three times higher in central and eastern Europe than in northern, southern and western Europe.
The vision of the European Stroke Organisation (ESO) is to serve as the voice of stroke in Europe, harmonising stroke management across the whole of Europe, and taking action to reduce the burden of stroke regionally and globally. ESO leadership presents a strategic plan to guide the investment of ESO resources over the next 3 years.
Key Objectives
The principal strategic objectives for ESO in the next 3 years are about ensuring sustainable success, including:
- Maintaining an exceptional level of quality output across ESO
- Continuing to attract the top talent in the field, whether as members, leaders or contributors to ESO projects
- Creating an organisational structure to encourage and facilitate further growth
- Providing reliable and consistently good services to members, customers and partners
- Further growth in individual membership, as well as via national societies and related associations
Highlighted Projects
To support achieving its mission, ESO runs a wide range of projects in multiple areas, including:
Quality Improvement
ESO has developed a framework to achieve its quality improvement objectives – from Guidelines that identify best practice, to Certification that measures the capabilities of Stroke Centres and Units. ESO also endorses the Angels Initiative, building a community of at least 1,500 stroke centres and stroke-ready hospitals in Europe. The Angels project aims to increase the number of patients treated in stroke-ready hospitals and to optimise the quality of treatment in all existing stroke centres.
ESO-EAST is the first comprehensive programme of improving stroke care in eastern European countries through the participation of stroke professionals, professional organisations and local authorities in these countries. Key elements include measuring stroke care quality using a newly developed Registry of Stroke Care Quality (RES-Q) and the existing SITS registry and improving stroke care quality by providing education to stroke professionals.
WISE (Women Initiative for Stroke in Europe) highlights the need for research-based knowledge on gender differences in stroke in Europe and works to stimulate research in the field.
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The European Stroke Journal demonstrates ESO's engagement in promoting science in the stroke field, and provides a platform for the publication of scientific papers especially from Europe. The Trials Network Committee facilitates academic clinical stroke research in Europe, with a particular focus on clinical trials of treatments for acute stroke care, stroke prevention, and stroke recovery.
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What is temporary car insurance?
Temporary car insurance, also known as short term insurance, provides cover between one and 28 days. It can be useful if you need a policy to cover you over a few days, are moving home or need to borrow a friend's car.
Can I just add someone to an existing policy?
Of course there is always the option to add a friend or a relative to your existing car insurance policy, should you need to do so - but this might not be the cheapest way to arrange the cover you need, and it could jeopardise your no-claims bonus if whoever borrows your car has an accident while driving it.
In addition, if something happened to your vehicle while a friend or relative was using it and you needed to make an insurance claim, that would probably mean an increase in next year's premium - whereas claiming on a separate, temporary insurance policy wouldn't affect your personal car cover in such a way.
Can I buy temporary car insurance if I'm under 25?
Insurance providers are generally happy to provide cover to any driver over the age of 18 and under 75 - but when it comes to temporary car insurance, you may find that providers are unwilling to offer cover to anyone under the age of 21. Drivers aged between 21 and 25 generally can buy short term insurance.
If you have points on your driving licence, previous motoring convictions or a history of making motor insurance claims, you may also find it difficult to buy temporary car insurance.
Is there anything else I need to know?
It's important to be aware that buying occasional temporary car insurance is not a viable alternative to continuously insuring a vehicle you own
It's important to be aware that buying occasional temporary car insurance is not a viable alternative to continuously insuring a vehicle you own.
While you might think that you could insure a car you don't drive very often as and when you decide to use it, this is now illegal.
Under Continuous Insurance Enforcement (CIE) rules, it is an offence to keep a vehicle that is not either insured or registered with the DVLA as off the road, via a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN).
How can I get the best deal on temporary car insurance?
As with any other kind of insurance, the key to getting the best deal is shopping around.
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It's been a while since I wrote about our trip to Gdańsk, but I just realized I forgot to share my food diary with you all! The harbor city was my first acquaintance with Poland and to say that it made a good first impression on me would be an understatement. Next to some of the most entertaining museums I have ever visited and an absolutely beautiful historic city center, the cities food scene also blew me away. Fun places to have a bite and coffee bars especially are one of the things I always look …View Post


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I was speaking with a client a few days ago, very smart guy, finance and currently running some very big stuff. We were talking about an offer he has out as well as the current state of the market, he made an interesting comment; "Feels like 2008, accept we are not going off a cliff". Now that may sound dramatic at first read, however if you recall the summer of 2008 and what the market was like it sort of nails it.
By this time I had started The Burkhardt Group, however I was advising against purchasing and was offering discounted rental commissions. That summer (2008) I felt the sales market in NYC was losing steam, however no one was really discussing this apparent fact. I had been out in NJ, Connecticut and Northern Westchester looking at homes to purchase towards the end of 2007 and the real estate markets were already seriously waning. NYC still was more or less intact however things were just not right, the bull was showing some signs of weakness.
Today we are also seeing things slow down a bit, certainly well documented that the $4M+ market has weakened. We are still seeing strength and significant demand for prime homes under $1M as well as healthy action for reasonably priced 2 bedroom homes in solid locations (that is pretty general, but you know what I mean). That said we definitely feel that the market is cooling off a bit, without a doubt part of that is seasonality, elections. But I don't think anyone will argue with the idea that overall we are seeing things slowdown. Will this end badly? I don't think so. I think we will see a normalized market going into 2017, but hey anything can happen. Specifically though I don't see the abyss, worst case I see the ability for buyers to negotiate with less pressure and competition. Best case (for sellers) the bull becomes re-invigorated for no apparent reason (like in the Spring of 2016) after a hiatus of about 5 months.
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Reblogged from Riots Not Diets
Margitte Leah over at Riots Not Diets wrote a thoughtful, analytical essay of the bullshit of the BMI. It starts:
A few years ago I was getting a pap smear. The doctor—whom I had just met that morning—had me in those cold metal stirrups and was rooting around in my vagina when she asked, ever so casually, "so, do you know what the BMI is?"
I laughed.
As if a woman who has been fat all of her life might have never heard of the BMI.
The thing is, we all know about the BMI. It's a simple chart that measures our height against our weight, right? The number that comes out of that equation places us into categories—underweight, normal, overweight, obese.
The BMI is supposed to be a value-neutral way to assess bodies across populations.
Except that, did you know that the BMI has never been neutral?
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October 16th Vs. The Angels
This was a game of two extremes – the extreme brillance of CC Sabathia and the extreme luck experienced by the Yankees offense.
First, there's Sabathia. What more can you ask from your starting pitcher in a post-season game? Each October, on average, there's maybe four games (give or take) where a starting pitcher does what CC did for New York in this contest – and that's four times out of all the post-season games played in a year. You just don't see results like this from your starting pitcher all the time in a post-season game. Today, Sabathia was "the man" – and then some. (Sweet play, by the way, made by CC, on that Torii Hunter bunt attempt in the 6th inning too.)
Next, the lucky Yankees offense. New York won this game, 4-1. And, three of those four runs were gifts. In the 1st inning, Johnny Damon had an opposite field, broken bat, hit that was barely fair – and that was followed by a bad throw from Juan Rivera and the pop-up botched by Erick Aybar and Chone Figgins. That sequence resulted in two gift runs. And, in the 6th inning, Melky Cabrera was advanced to second on an errant pick-off attempt and then came around to score when Torii Hunter over-ran the ball on the single by Derek Jeter. That was another gift run. And, those three gift runs was the difference in this contest. On the whole, the Yankees were terrible, offensively, with runners on base in this game. And, New York will have to do better than that from here out in this series.
Now, for some miscellaneous observations…
When A-Rod pulled a rock and ran through the stop sign in the 5th inning, and he had the collision with Angels catcher Jeff Mathis at the plate, my first thought was "Please, don't let this turn into a 2004 Jason Varitek thing now where it lights a fire under the Angels…" (And, I'm glad that was not the eventual result.)
Every time I look at Mike Scioscia, I see John-McGraw…he looks like him and runs a ballgame like him. But, I doubt that Scioscia would ever invest in a pool hall with Arnold Rothstein.
If this game was played in April, May or June, without question, that ball that Vladimir Guerrero hit in the 4th (for a double) and the drive by Robinson Cano in the 6th (for an out to right) would have been homeruns. They can thank the weather tonight for impacting those drives.
Speaking of Cano, it was funny to see him play this game dressed like he was a Yemeni woman whereas Melky Cabrera played wearing three-quarter sleeves. Talk about two extreme reactions…to the cold.
Lastly, if the Yankees go all the way and win a ring this year, MLB has to get that 9th inning exchange between Joe Girardi and home plate umpire Tim McClelland, where Tim asked Joe who he was bringing in to pitch and Girardi said "some new guy" and McClelland added "from Triple-A?," on to the official World Series DVD. That was just too funny to be forgotten.
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They're lots of traditions to be met when in London:
- drinking more beer than water
- visit something new visit
- buy a pair of new shoes in my fav shop
- eat a proper burger
Re the last one, this time I found one of the definitive places: better then hard rock cafè (but not as big), sticky fingers (but not so full of memorabilia), byron (and not so many franchises, Byrons are opening everywhere) or local pubs (and not so oily).
The original Honest Burgers opened in Brixton, I went to the brand new branch in Soho (4A Meard St., W1F0EF). The place is very small and I was lucky enough to grab an outdoor table for dinner (the kitchen closes at 10pm). They don't take bookings.
The food menu provides for the essentials: 1 chicken burger, 3 types with beef and a vegetarian one. I had the honest one (ground beef, onion relish, melted cheddar cheese, smoked bacon and glazed bun…it's not a burger without bacon!) and it was incredible! All the burgers come with an big pile of the delicious house chips and rosemary salt.
The ingredients (particularly the meat) come from certified farms (such as the ginger pig, how can you not love a place with such a name??) and the sauces are mostly homemade. You can really taste the difference!
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The Doubles Point Post
©Colette Lewis 2009--
College Station, TX--
With rain stopping play for the day here in Aggieland, I can do the previously impossible--write about the doubles point.
Generally, I see very little doubles at an NCAA tournament. The first matches of the day, maybe, and in the finals, when there is only one match being played. Otherwise, I am invariably collecting comments from coaches and players from the just-completed match while the next two (or four) teams take the court, and then trying to write a brief story using some of that information. One post at the end of the day is an alternative, but one that frankly scares me when I think about it. Too much gets lost from the memory banks in these first few days, and all the teams that got here deserve recognition for their great seasons.
Anyway, today I settled in for the Southern California - Virginia contest's doubles point. Because Texas College Tennis was locked in on the Georgia-Texas quarterfinal, and providing tweets from there, I concentrated mainly on USC and Virginia, a No. 1 vs. No. 8 matchup that I expected to be so close that the doubles point would probably decide it. We'll have to wait until Sunday to see if I'm right about that (my record so far this tournament isn't anything to brag about), but the doubles point certainly couldn't have been any closer.
Virginia's No. 2 team of Sanam Singh and Houston Barrick were up an early break over Abdullah Magdas and Daniel Nguyen; the No. 1 and No. 3 courts were on serve. It was USC's Matt Kecki and Jaak Poldma at No. 3 who were the only team to hold on to their break when they got it, at 4-4, and they finished off Virginia's Drew Courtney and Lee Singer 8-5.
At No. 1, Virginia's Dom Inglot and Michael Shabaz got a break at 4-4 against USC's Robert Farah and Steve Johnson, gave it right back for 5-5, but at 6-6, converted on the second of their two break chances against Farah. Shabaz then served it out to make it 1-1.
Meanwhile, at No. 2 doubles, there were more changes of fortune. Up 4-2, Virginia lost four straight games, but USC couldn't hold on to their 6-4 lead. Serving at 7-7, it looked bleak for USC when Nguyen went down 0-40 on his serve. He and Magdas saved two of the break points, but Singh hit a perfect return winner to give Barrick a chance to serve it out. It was an exciting game, with one point featuring a net exchange of volleys that had to number 8 or 10, but Virginia never got to match point, with the break coming at 30-40.
In the tiebreaker, everything seemed to be going the Trojans' way and they took a 5-0 lead. But given the history of the match, it probably won't surprise you to hear that Virginia won five of the next six points, and suddenly it was 6-5. Nguyen's first serve did the trick however, and USC had a lead that would last a lot longer than anyone could have anticipated.


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CNN got a bit of flak for doing a puff piece this past Thursday on psychic prognosticators making predictions about the American (and global) economy. Roger Ebert helpfully clarified that, "no, this is not an Onion news report" (a point reiterated by Sheril Kirshenbaum at Wired). Nicole Belle at Crooks and Liars calls the report "more insidious than stupid," while Josh Feldman at Mediaite called the segment "the most mind-bogglingly idiotic thing I have ever seen on cable news."
I'm not sure why this particular piece of filler should be the breaking point that makes critics groan and shake their heads ruefully. CNN has long dabbled in what I affectionately call "the woo." Just look at the career of Nancy Grace, or former CNN stalwart Larry King, who fell head-over-heels for the now-convicted "Secret" peddler James Arthur Ray. Nor is CNN alone in this, just check out the special Nightline "Beyond Belief" Summer series that looks at psychics, exorcism, and out-of-body experiences.
"ABC's "Nightline" is creeping into prime time this summer — or maybe it's just getting creepy. The late-night show begins a summertime series at 10 p.m. EDT Wednesday, covering topics such as satanic possession, religious miracles, psychics and out-of-body experiences. […] Following the Anthony hour, "Nightline" will begin a five-part series titled, "Beyond Belief," an exploration of topics that defy easy scientific explanation. Bill Weir travels the world to investigate episodes where people claim to have seen and communicated with the Virgin Mary, while Terry Moran looks at a belief that satanic will or demonic possession can cause people to commit acts of evil."
The fact is, people love psychics and tales of the paranormal. I can't even keep track of how many paranormal/ghost-hunting reality shows there are these days. We live in a world where psychic tips get attention (though not as much as some people would suspect), much to the chagrin of those who'd prefer a far more logical and rational news media. I personally see fortune telling as more a psychological/social tool/aid than as a pole-star to guide my life, but why does the mainstream media go into these phases of covering psychics and fortune-tellers, giving them valuable airtime in the news?
I have three theories:
- According to the Pew Forum 15% of Americans have consulted a fortuneteller or a psychic. That's a lot of people. Summer is a lull time for programming, and fewer people are watching television. So anything that might draw attention is welcome. As CNN previous reported, the psychic industry is recession-proof (though perhaps not entirely). It's a no-brainer to do the occasional spotlight on these topics.
- News outlets like Time Magazine and the BBC have recently looked at regulatory push-back against psychic practices, which has forced psychics and fortune-tellers to organize and become more public in asserting their rights. That coupled with the high visibility of psychic practitioners on reality television has made these businesses and practitioners more newsworthy in general. In 2010 alone towns and cities created subcultural "red light districts", stood by total bans, and argued over whether psychic services could be classified as "spiritual counseling", while in Canada, obscure laws against "witchcraft" were used to pursue fraud cases. We also saw a big win as the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled that fortunetelling and other psychic services are protected speech, setting a precedent that could affect laws across the country. Like it or not, psychic stuff is "news."
- The producers and reporters are true believers. There a lot of followers in the "Church of Oprah". Many of them are powerful people with influence and an ability to get on television. The trial and conviction of James Arthur Ray may have taken some wind from the sails of the New Age movement, but you can bet they'll retool and be back riding high again soon. So they'll keep sending "skeptics" to Sedona to be converted, and Oprah-anointed figures like Dr. Oz will keep on endorsing Reiki.
Very likely a mixture of the three reasons above helps produce all this coverage. The simple truth is that we as a society have always searched for answers to questions that seem impossible to predict by mundane means (the harder the times, the further we seek). Psychics have been handing out stock tips since there was a market, and so long as people are listening, reporters will be right behind them to see if their mojo actually pans out. For modern Pagans who engage in divination, or even make their money performing psychic services, we should keep an eye on this coverage. How these topics are approached and treated can tell us a lot about how the religions who engage in these practices are likely to be received as well. As for the skeptics? It's Summertime! File it away with bigfoot, and head to the beach (or watch the new season of True Blood), everyone knows that nothing serious happens until September (at least as far as television programming is concerned). Besides, mockery and scorn bounce off this stuff like bullets off Superman, save your ammunition for certain politicians or climate science denial.


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With so many personalities sure to be buzzing around your holiday table this year, how do you know which wines will best keep everyone happy? In our November/December 2011 issue, Robert Simonson profiles wine wunderkind Christina Turley, who this past fall left her high-profile wine gig with David Chang's NYC-based restaurant empire to return to her family's Napa wine roots. And with a character as interesting as her tastes, we thought no one better to tap for some wine picks and tips to keep everyone around the holiday table in high spirits.
For the Lightweight
Christina's tip: "Kabinett or spätlese Riesling from Germany—these wines are generally 8%-11% ABV and very versatile."
For Beer Drinkers
Christina's tip: "Depends on what kind of beer! For the lighter styles, try Txakoli—a lightly sparkling, slightly saline wine from the Basque region of Spain. For the more full-bodied beer drinker, I'd taste them on a Gutturnio from Colli Piacentini in Italy. Again lightly sparkling, but this time a dry red wine—full-bodied, earthy, yet high in acid and refreshing."
For Those Who Like a Heavy Pour (of Anything)
Christina's tip: "A well-balanced high-alcohol wine (I prefer to call them 'efficient'), such as Amarone, Châteauneuf-du-Pape and, of course, a Turley Zin! Also come talk to me, we will probably be friends."
For Wine Snobs
Christina's tip: "You can't go wrong with grower Champagne. I'd do something like Le Nombre d'Or Campanae Veteres Vites from L. Aubry. In addition to the normal Champagne varietals of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, this wine has some of the arcane varietals (Arbanne, Petit Meslier, Fromenteau) that were grandfathered into the region."
For Wine Newbies
Christina's tip: "Crljenak Kašteljanski from Croatia. Hárslevelű from Hungary if they want a white—something simple."
For the Grinch
Christina's tip: "Sparkling rosé Bugey-Cerdon, usually a combination of Gamay and Poulsard. It's impossible not to be happy with this wine—it's the equivalent of drinking a little girl's birthday party."
For the Aunt Who Only Drinks White Zin
Christina's tip: "Let her keep her white Zin. She likes it, and she's a dying breed. The world needs people like this as much as they need snarky people like me recommending high-consonant-content varietals to beginners."
Any go-to grapes or regions to look to for keeping everyone happy around the holiday table?
This is tricky in my family—I like the weird funky whites, my dad likes big-bottomed reds and my stepmother likes old Burgundy. One wine we can all get behind is the white wine from Turley; my favorite was a Roussanne from Howell Mountain we made one year. It was so good we didn't bother labeling it and kept all of it for ourselves.
What should people keep in mind when it comes to pairing wines with all the traditional holiday fixings?
You're generally eating a variety of things, so having a variety of wines on hand is important—a sparkler, a white and a red at least. I'd recommend things high in acid (hence all the bubble suggestions above) as these will help cut through the copious amounts of heavy food you're consuming. Also, not to beat a dead horse, but I think Zinfandel is a great holiday wine—I often say it tastes like Christmas. Pine, baking spice, red berries and the all-around comforting elements of this wine make it ideal to drink during this time of year. Also, it's got plenty of alcohol, cause you know, family.


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My name is Anne Shotwell, I live just outside the city limits of Blair, NE. We have a balded eagle that watches us and has for about 10 years, we build our home on top of a hill. The bald eagle would fly over head off and on for hours. This year, we have been blessed and now he has a mate. We have seen them resting together in the field about 2 weeks ago. and today February 11, 2019 they seemed to be hunting and almost playing in the wind and snow as if fell over the house and around the area.
Today is Saturday, November 25, 2017. My granddaughter and I saw a bald eagle fly by their home in Regency around 2:35pm. It was magical and my 8 year old granddaughter said it was the biggest bird she ever saw. I wish we could have captured it in a picture, however it took us by surprise and just flew by faster then I could get my camera ready.
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Dave Haney wrote the following: Norfolk Nebr:Mature bald eagle spotted near Hwy35 and Industrial Hwy intersection and around Nucor Steel area also,have also seen one flying around west of Woodland Park gas station along hwy 35.
I had the pleasure of seeing a bald eagle this morning at approximately 8:15 a.m. while driving from Norfolk Nebraska to Pierce. I was traveling north on highway 81, near Prime Stop, when it flew down on the opposite side of the highway to check out the roadkill that lay on the birm. I couldn't get pulled over quick enough to snap a picture with my phone before it flew away. It was absolutely a beautiful sight to see so close up. Huge and breathtaking.
Deborah Kilheeney
Norfolk Nebraska
We live 133 blocks North on 72nd Street on an acreage in Omaha, Nebraska. Last weekend we saw an eagle soaring, then landing in a tree in our woods. We watched it for some time through binoculars, then a second one appeared and flew into an adjacent tree. At the same time we had four large hawks Flying in and out of the trees near the eagles. Spectacular to watch.
Terri M. Garner
I spotted an eagle flying over the Winchester Heights area in Omaha NE on February 18, 2013. It flew over the neighborhood across 132nd St into the Standing Bear Lake recreation area.
Very exciting. That is actually the second eagle I have seen in this area this year.
Nancy Smith
On January 26, 2013, my family spotted 3 bald eagles at approximately 95th & Holdrege, just east of Lincoln Nebraska. There were 2 adults and one juvenile. We were very surprised to see them.
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Saturday, January 19, 2013
Omaha, Nebraska
132nd and Pacific Street
My sons and I spied the Bald Eagle directly over 132nd Street, just south of Boys Town.
Rod Irwin
My husband (eagle eye) has noted 2 during the Holidays.
We actually saw 1 approx. 10 miles east of Eagle, Nebraska. Really.
The other we saw flying north across Elrod Road (and 230th). Located just north of Glenwood, Iowa
Stay tuned for more sightings as Jack is tuned in...
Sandra Staack
Yesterday, December 8, 2012, I saw 3 bald eagles when driving from Newton, KS to Beatrice, NE on K15. I saw a single eagle perched in a tree about 12 miles south of Clay Center. When I tried to photograph him (?) he flew east. Later I saw a pair perched beside each in a tree on the north side of the highway 3 or 4 miles east of Washington.
David Wiebe
Spotted large adult bald eagle several times over 2-3 week period on 607th Ave just south of the lake at the intersection of 607 and 730 Rd. in Johnson County, Ne. They want to put 500 ft.tall wind turbines in this location. Hope that does not happen, will kill the eagle most likely. Anyone else I can report this to?
Kate Ratigan
We saw two bald eagles on Sept 28. One was flying in circles and the other one was on the ground. I could not tell if the one on the ground had prey or not. The two were spotted in Kent County, Vergenes Township on 2 Mile road, just East of Parnell Ave NE.
Shirley Willis
It was flying across 132nd, near Standing Bear Lake in Omaha, NE on 2/8/2011 approximately 3:00 PM. I did a double take as I had no idea one would be out here.
Kim Lawonn
I was driving in to work at 8:45 a.m. on Thursday, December 2nd, 2010, crossing the Missouri river from Iowa to Omaha, Nebraska via the I-80 bridge. Off the right side of the bridge, I saw a majestic sight that took my breath away. A very large American Bald Eagle, with white head and tail feathers, was soaring up near the top of the north side of the bridge. He sort of hovered there for a moment, then banked to the right very sharply to make a dive back towards the river. Guess he was doing some fishing for breakfast. I never knew there were bald eagles in this area. I'm glad that Benjamin Franklin was out-voted for his choice of the national bird--the wild turkey.
David Lewis
I'm happy to share there was a bald eagle who flew over the playground of Candlewood Kindercare in Omaha, Nebraska. The toddlers I worked with thought it was really cool to see a really big bird! : )
It definitely was a moment to remember.
Ruth Mills
My family and I saw eleven bald eagles, some mature and some young, at the three state overlook in Ponca State Park in the North Eastern Corner of Nebraska the first week of June 09. They were flying up and down the river, sometimes diving down and catching fish. It was amazing!
Then, three weeks ago, I was in my office in USSTRATCOM on Offutt AFB and I looked out the south window and saw a bald eagle flying by over Papillion Creek, just south of the base. Two days later, my wife and I were driving on Kennedy Freeway between Capehart Road and US Highway 370 and we spotted another one over the same creek. I love it! I had no idea they would be anywhere near here! How exciting!
Keith Anstine
I have seen four Bald Eagles since Dec, 09- Jan 19, '10 in Beatrice, NE. Three times I have seen an eagle at the Blue River just west of Rt. 77 and one just about 1 1/2 miles north over farmland in the city limits. I have no idea if it is the same eagle or not. I have been told that there are 3 different eagles in the area, but I haven't been able to tell if it is the same eagle or not. One ranger at the Homestead Museum said that she has seen eagles in Jan and Feb for the past five years. It is really exciting to see one fly by and so close. I am so glad that they are coming back to this area. Whatever the reason, God be praised!
Carole Hinger
I have seen 5-7 different sightings of eagles in the Beatrice, Nebraska area; including west on highway 4 near the Homestead Monument and east toward Tecumseh, NE. I see them fly over my car going north after I take my husband to work in the morning around 7:00 a.m.
Gould Family
Blair, NE
9:15 AM 7 Jan 2010
Stephen Bonasera
My family and I sighted an American Bald Eagle in Omaha, Nebraska flying over the intersection of about 120th and West Center Road on Saturday, November 7, 2009.
Jodi Kava
Bald Eagles in Nebraska----- 2009
Several times in January, 2009 I have seen several of them and its getting better!!!!! More open water, more fish and more Eagles. January 20,2009 I counted over 70 of them and they were busy caching fish and eating them. YOU can see Our National Bird and get some great pictures.
Roy U. Cushing
We spotted a bald eagle along the Rawhide Creek at highway 36 in Douglas County Nebraska. We happen to have our camera and video camera in the truck and taped it eating some kind of prey.
Angie Foster
We went to see family members recently in Lisco, Nebraska. As we drove through town south over the North Platte River bridge, there were around 10 bald eagles eating in the river! What a great sight! Our ten year old son, Matthew, loves to view them!
Courtesy of Gina and Les Riffel-Bayard, Nebraska
On January 8, 2006, I drove to Ogallala Nebraska to do some fishing and hoping to see some of Most beautiful birds on this earth. I was surprised to see over 100 Bald Eagles on Lake McConaughy and Lake Ogallala. Adults and immature Eagles were setting in the trees, on the ice and flying around looking for a fish to eat. Such a beautiful sight to see.
Anyone interested in viewing the Eagles, can contact The Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District. 308-284-2332 They have the Kingsley Dam Viewing Facility on Lake Ogallala. This facility is a great observation point. You can also drive to many locations and observe then from your car.
Have a great day and I hope you enjoy the Eagles, like I have. Its all free!!!!!! Courtesy of Roy U. Cushing, Imperial, Nebraska
I live in Ashland, NE we have three Eagles which roost in trees around the Salt Creek. They have white heads and white tails. We see them every morning and evening. Courtesy of Reginald R. Yates
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Airbnb is Testing a Change to its Cancellation Policies that Hosts will NOT like
Airbnb is Testing a Change to its Cancellation Policies that Hosts will NOT like
We came across this this week and as it says, you aren't going to like it. Higher host fees and worse still guests can cancel mid stay and get a refund – What are Airbnb thinking of?
When Airbnb has to introduce important changes or product updates, it often tests them only on a smaller portion of its user base.
For example, in the past Airbnb tested an increase in the host fees for bookings coming from paid ads, a move that was not greeted favourably by the host community.
This time, the SF based company is planning to introduce an update to its cancellation policies and a corresponding increase of the host service fees… a move that doesn't make the host community happy.
Let's see together what is this all about.
How are the Airbnb Cancellation Policies going to change?
With an email sent on the 15th of September, Airbnb has informed Italian hosts that it will soon make big changes to the rules that define when and how guests can cancel a reservation.
In order to provide guests with more confidence when they want to book an accommodation on Airbnb, the company is planning to apply the following changes (the page is currently only visible to Italian hosts):
- Each policy will have a grace period, i.e. a set period of time before a reservation when a guest can cancel and receive a full refund
- The Moderate and Strict policies (less favourable to the guests), will be accompanied by an increase in host service fees, from 3% to respectively 4% and 5% to keep into account the extra protection from cancellations
- Guests that cancels pre-trip will not be charged the guest service fees, making cancellations truly 100% refundable
Feedback gathered from the community showed Airbnb that the current cancellation policies are not well understood by guests and that listings with a "flexible" cancellation policy are more likely to receive bookings.
This strategy is taking a direction similar to the one adopted by other players in the travel industry (such as Booking.com) following the idea that, by offering more favourable cancellation terms, potential guests will be more likely to book an accommodation on Airbnb.
Furthermore, with clearer terms the company is looking to better educate guests about the consequences of cancellations, reducing the hassle for hosts who often have to waste time answering questions about this topic.
A comparison with the Old Policies
Overall, the new Cancellation Policies are generally much more favourable for guests and, especially for the "strict" one, have worse terms for hosts.
When making a comparison, it's possible to notice how the main differences between the old and the new policies lie in the introduction – for every type of policy – of a period of time in which guests can cancel a reservation without any financial loss, and in the amount paid out to the host in case of cancellation.
- Flexible policy: no big changes
- Moderate policy: changes only in the cut-off time (from 5 to 7 days prior to the check-in)
- Strict policy: changes in both the cut-off time (from 7 to 30 days) and in payout value (what used to be a 50% payout becomes 0%, what was 100% now it's 50%)
Airbnb is openly trying to incentivize more and more hosts to adopt a flexible cancellation policy, and as a consequence the "extra level of protection from cancellations" offered by non-flexible policies will be available at a premium.
Super strict policies (30 & 60) are also changing, but given that only a super small of selected hosts has access to them, we'll not cover their changes in details in this post.
The Negative Effects of the New Cancellation Policies
It is true that the old cancellation policies were complex to comprehend and that these updates have been thought to facilitate their understanding.
However, while the upcoming changes will be adding extra benefits for guests making a reservation on Airbnb, the same can't be told about hosts side, where only worsening conditions seem to have been introduced.
The Airbnb Italian host community doesn't seem to trust the theoretical potential increase in reservations that Airbnb is using as argumentation to justify the upcoming changes and perceives almost any adjustment as pejorative.
When analyzing the main reasons of discontent, the increase in fees (that could at first sight be perceived as the most relevant bone of contention) is actually not the main concern of Italian hosts.
What really worries the hosts community is that by introducing a grace period for every kind policy, Airbnb is de facto granting guests the option to cancel a reservation without any consequences.
This means that a guest will have any incentive to cancel whenever they will find a better or cheaper alternative, possibly also outside of Airbnb.
While even an increase in cancellations might not affect negatively Airbnb's long-term business (as it might be balanced by an overall higher number of bookings), such a change would have a strong negative impact on individual hosts.
In fact, especially for more professional hosts, cancelled bookings are always a disruptive occurrence, as there's no guarantee that the slots left empty will be booked again.
Furthermore, the increased service fee combines with the possibility to cancel without penalties might increase the chances that hosts and guests will agree to circumvent Airbnb's booking system to avoid paying the booking fees.
Gathering Feedback before a Global Rollout
Having to deal with a two-sided marketplace, Airbnb always needs to carefully balance changes that can affect both sides of the platform.
To test the waters before a global rollout, the changes highlighted here will initially only be applied to Italian listings after the 18th of October 2016.
Airbnb has not commented on the reasons why Italy was picked as the test market, but from the conversations with representatives of the company it has been confirmed that thepolicy updates will be rolled out to the rest of world.
However, by observing the initial reactions of the community, it looks like Airbnb has miscalculated the amount of dissatisfaction that these updates would have generated among the host community (as can be shown by a petition created to fight this changes), and it might be possible that further adjustments will be applied to take into consideration of the host feedback.
If – as many other hosts – you also believe there could another ways to improve the cancellation policies, you can:
- Leave a comment below, telling us how these changes are going to affect you and offering suggestions for improvements
- Send an official feedback to Airbnb from this link
- Sign the online petition on change.org
Source: http://all-about-airbnb.com/post/150660669911/new-cancellation-policies-and-increased-host-fees


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Is transformational change the new business mantra?
To compete, businesses must undergo a transformational change in how they operate, which begins by transforming company culture. How can companies motivate employees to take a new approach to work?
To compete in today's evolving business environment, businesses are being forced to change how they operate. Organizations are embarking on transformational change efforts to remain relevant, find new sources of revenue and retain top talent. However, these changes are difficult because they require a change in leadership practices, communications, how work is accomplished, and most importantly, the organization's culture.
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Prepare leadership to drive the change. To initiate transformational change, an organization's managers must be prepared to lead the change. This includes increasing awareness of the change, as well as providing managers with the tools to effectively communicate the new vision and support behaviors across the organization. Optum Technology trained its managers in the skills required to support its new vision, including business acumen (i.e., moving beyond technical capability) and cross-functional collaboration to support innovation and customer service.
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- Share skills through knowledge sharing, learning, and processes: Employees must see how sharing skills will affect quality and what needs to be done.
- Drive empowerment with accountability and metrics: Employees must see that they can do something to improve quality.
The academy supports these goals by teaching managers how to drive change and quality across the entire organization. Managers work on cross-functional challenges or opportunities such as systems defects to solve real business problems.
This approach reinforces the importance of not compromising quality for schedule and empowering employees to act based upon their knowledge of the situation. The leadership academy instills an understanding that leaders can direct this information flow and manage the process with people rather than just managing the people.
Involve employees in the change journey. Successful transformational change requires that employees are included in the change, not just told the change is happening. By including employees in the development of the change, organizations foster buy-in, create a sense of ownership, and ensure employees embrace lasting change. Organizations have to facilitate a two-way dialogue between leadership and front-line employees. Optum Technology was able to do this with two strategies: employee engagement teams and innovation challenges.
Optum Technology needed to engage the workforce in the change as well as tap into its expertise to pinpoint opportunities for improving operations and customer satisfaction. To this end, Optum Technology established an employee engagement team that was responsible for communicating results of the transformation initiatives throughout the organization, as well as developing improvement initiatives for gaps identified in its annual employee survey.
Optum Technology's innovation challenges are generally two- to three-week-long virtual challenges that tap into 150,000 employees to solve current problems. A business leader or group submits a problem or opportunity via a forum-style social media application where employees can submit and vote on ideas. The originator of the opportunity then identifies three to four submissions for review and further development.
Use a hybrid model. During a transformational change effort, acceptance hinges on hybrid methods that tailor the tactics and solutions to the people, processes, tools and infrastructure components.
Optum Technology developed an integrated, organizational change framework, which uses a standardized, six-step change readiness and management process as a roadmap to assess and adjust for potential people and business environment conditions and roadblocks. This approach:
- provides simple, streamlined and actionable tools;
- integrates with processes, projects and programs;
- enhances knowledge, skills and capabilities;
- embeds standardized artifacts into operational plans;
- provides a human capital partner to accompany the project lead;
- and includes an intranet landing page and leader guide.
Many of the characteristics that Optum Technology used to drive transformational change mirror some of Agile project management's core principles, particularly the need to keep things flexible, empower employees, promote collaboration and focus on customer value. Fostering employee involvement throughout the change promotes collaborative problem-solving and empowers employees to make decisions about how change is adopted. Optum Technology's change framework creates a flexible approach to manage processes and projects, including the use of pilot programs and prototypes, similar to Agile's sprints. Finally, Optum Technology's leadership academy provides managers with the tools they need to drive and enable employees to act upon the changes.
For additional information on these research topics, please see APQC's Transformational Change and Agile 101 research collections.
About the Author:
Jonathan Kraft is the research program manager for Business Excellence at APQC. Jonathan has background in project management, benchmarking, and business development. He can be reached at email@example.com.
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