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"As a sex writer, Jesse Bering is fearless—and peerless." —Dan Savage "You are a sexual deviant. A pervert, through and through." We may not want to admit...
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Homophobes should consider a little self-reflection, suggests a new study finding those individuals who are most hostile toward gays and hold strong anti-gay views may themselves have same-sex desires, albeit undercover ones.
The prejudice of homophobia may also stem from authoritarian parents, particularly those with homophobic views as well, the researchers added.
"This study shows that if you are feeling that kind of visceral reaction to an out-group, ask yourself, 'Why?'" co-author Richard Ryan, a professor of psychology at the University of Rochester, said in a statement. "Those intense emotions should serve as a call to self-reflection."
The research, published in the April 2012 issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, reveals the nuances of prejudices like homophobia, which can ultimately have dire consequences. [The 10 Most Destructive Human Behaviors]
"Sometimes people are threatened by gays and lesbians because they are fearing their own impulses, in a sense they 'doth protest too much,'" Ryan told LiveScience. "In addition, it appears that sometimes those who would oppress others have been oppressed themselves, and we can have some compassion for them too, they may be unaccepting of others because they cannot be accepting of themselves."
Ryan cautioned, however, that this link is only one source of anti-gay sentiments.
Hidden homosexuality
In four studies, the researchers looked at the discrepancies between what people say about their sexual orientation and their implicit sexual orientation based on a reaction-time test. The studies involved college students from Germany and the United States.
For the implicit measure, students had to categorize words and pictures flashed onto a computer screen into "gay" or "straight" groups. Words included "gay," "straight," "homosexual" and "heterosexual," while the pictures showed straight and gay couples. Before each trial, participants were primed with the word "me" or "others" flashed momentarily onto a computer screen. The researchers said quicker reaction time for "me" and "gay," and a slower association of "me" with "straight" would indicate said an implicit gay orientation. [Why Gay Parents May Be the Best Parents]
In another experiment, the researchers measured implicit sexual orientation by having participants choose to browse same-sex or opposite-sex photos on a computer screen.
Questionnaires also teased out the parenting style the participants were exposed to, with students asked how much they agreed or disagreed with statements such as: "I felt controlled and pressured in certain ways;" and "I felt free to be who I am." To gauge homophobia in a household, students responded to items such as, "It would be upsetting for my mom to find out she was alone with a lesbian" or "My dad avoids gay men whenever possible."
Participants indicated their own level of homophobia, both overt and implicit; in word-completion tasks, students wrote down the first three words that came to mind when prompted with some of the words' letters. Students were primed at some point with the word "gay" to see how that impacted the amount of aggressive words used.
Controlling parents
In all of the studies, participants who reported supportive and accepting parents were more in touch with their implicit sexual orientation, meaning it tended to jibe with their outward sexual orientation. Students who indicated they came from authoritarian homes showed the biggest discrepancy between the two measures of sexual orientation.


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Launched in 1996 by Andy Spade, his philosophy for handbags were simple nothing too precious but not boring. So with an idea and a concept developed by him, his wife, and an art student they created the perfect, functional yet fun utility bags. Made of heavy waxed fabrics and canvases, Jack Spade was created.
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I first encountered Britain's famed cheese and pickle sandwich at a pub in London, and despite its simplicity, I've never been able to re-create one as delicious as my first. But I've come close with the help of Branston Pickle, the sweet, salty, and tangy British condiment that tastes like chutney made with diced veggies and spices.
I like Branston, but its potent taste can be polarizing, which is why pairing it with a sharp cheddar makes a classic combination. Sometimes shredded, sometimes cut into thick slices, the cheddar should be bold; I used Collier's Powerful Welsh Cheddar, which lived up to its promising name.
This probably goes without saying, but this salty sammie is best washed down with a pint of beer. For the recipe, keep reading.


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Opera-musical. Lasse and Maja solve mysteries in this operatic musical for children and teenagers. A new work and a new genre by our in-house composer Malin Hülphers.
With words and music by our in-house composer Malin Hülphers, Martin Widmark's inordinately popular detective puzzle stories for children have been made into opera! The clever children, Lasse and Maja, who usually solve all sorts of cases in their home town of Valleby, are here given something really tough to get their teeth into. A travelling opera company comes to town and it is crucial to find the director's lost mascot, which is more valuable than anyone could first imagine. However, that proves to be easier said than done when they have to tussle with all of the nervous people behind the scenes before the big premiere. In this exciting way, our young audience is able to become acquainted with the world of drama and opera.
Malin Hülphers has an enormous amount of experience in writing musical theatre works for children, among which Hattstugan, Sven Duva and Sagan om en kolhydrat are just a few examples. Our manager of the Youth Department, Mia Ringblom Hjertner, and set designer, Thorsten Dahn, are responsible for production. They are working together again after the great success of Min mamma är en drake [My Mum is a Dragon] in 2011. Helena Willis is designing the costumes, and she always does the characteristic illustrations for the LasseMaja books. The cast includes opera singers, actors and musical artists while the principal roles of Lasse and Maja will, of course, be played by children.
The performance is aimed at the entire family but is particularly well-suited to the 9-12 age range.


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Courses: Psychology of Language (LINGH238A01)
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An interdisciplinary examination of linguistic theory, language evolution, and the psychological processes involved in using language. Topics include speech perception and production, processes of comprehension, language and the brain, language learning, language and thought, linguistic diversity, and conversational interaction.
Prerequisites: Psychology 100 or consent of instructor.
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Office of the United States Attorney, Ann Birmingham Scheel
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April 24, 2012
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PHOENIX – On April 23, 2012, the Honorable Susan R. Bolton sentenced Timothy John Kestle, 57, of Litchfield Park, Ariz., to 144 months in federal prison. Kestle pleaded guilty in January 2012 to four counts of armed bank robbery and one count of bank robbery. The FBI nicknamed Kestle the "Hothead Bandit" after he wore a hat with flames on the side during several of the bank robberies. Kestle robbed banks to fuel his drug and gambling addictions, and had prior convictions for similar conduct in 1975 and 1996.
In 2009-2010, Kestle robbed a total of 17 banks in Phoenix, Goodyear, Peoria, Litchfield Park, Glendale, and Chandler. He typically displayed a pellet gun, or told bank tellers that he had a gun, and ordered them to "hurry up." During one robbery, he told a victim bank teller "you will die, I will shoot, this is not a joke."
Kestle was apprehended in June 2010 when an alert Peoria Police Sergeant spotted a truck similar to the one depicted in an FBI Bulletin. The truck was distinctive because Kestle had pool cleaning equipment sticking out the back of his truck. The sergeant saw the truck parked next to a bank, later pulled over the truck for a traffic violation, and arrested Kestle.
This investigation was conducted by the FBI's Violent Crime/Bank Robbery Task Force, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, the Peoria Police Department, the Phoenix Police Department, the Chandler Police Department, the Glendale Police Department, and the Goodyear Police Department. The FBI has partnered with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, the Mesa Police Department, the Phoenix Police Department, the Scottsdale Police Department, the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Maricopa County Attorney's Office to form the Violent Crime/Bank Robbery Task Force in order to investigate, arrest and seek prosecution of those responsible for robbing banks in the Valley. The prosecution was handled by Christina Reid-Moore, Keith Vercauteren, and Jennifer E. Green, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, District of Arizona, Phoenix. For more information on Arizona bank robbery investigations, visit www.bandittrackerarizona.com.
RELEASE NUMBER: 2012-103(Kestle)
For more information on the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Arizona, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/az


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I booked this hotel for me and my husband's last day in Portugal, and I am certainly glad that I did! We were randomly chosen to be the "guests of the day"- got free room upgrades, bottle of wine, use of the executive club lounge, and spa vouchers. Our room had a magnificent view on the 21st floor. The location... More
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- Style and modernity conveniently located in the heart of Lisbon financial district, the Corinthia hotel is a landmark of the city. Overlooking the 18th Century Aqueduct and Monsanto Nature Park the Corinthia is only steps away from the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, the Zoo and the most upscale shopping areas. Comfort and detail were put into the design of the guestrooms and suites. The Executive Club guests enjoy the exclusivity of the rooms and suites located from 20th to the 23rd floors, featuring direct access to the Executive Club Sky Lounge with special privileges. From leisurely to al fresco breakfasts to formal fine dining, our restaurants and bars lead you to discover the best of Portugal's exquisite flavours. ... more less
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Research & Commentary: Taxing the Rich Will Bankrupt Your State
Lawmakers in at least eight states are considering raising income tax rates on a small percentage of top income-earners in order to shore up their state budgets.
When Will The Recession End?
(June 5, 2009) The most frequent question we hear is: 'When will the recession end?'1 Last May 2 we announced the U.S. economy entered recession in January 2008. Our forecast missed by one month. The National Bureau of Economic Research declared Dec. 1, 2008, that economic activity peaked in December 2007. 3
Looking in the Wrong Places
Taxing The Rich Will Bankrupt Your State
"Sin Taxes" Are Flawed Tax Policy
More than 20 states are considering "sin taxes"—such as excise taxes on tobacco, beer, and spirits—in order to shore up their budget deficits.
Research & Commentary: April Fool's Day Tobacco Tax Hike—The Joke's On States
A 62-cent increase in the federal excise tax on tobacco products, intended to fund the expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), goes into effect April 1.
Illinois Cannot Afford Governor Quinn's Budget
Tough decisions are a part of governing, and Illinois' $11.5 billion budget shortfall will undoubtedly force many of them.
Research & Commentary: The Best And Worst Ways To Eliminate A Budget Deficit
Research & Commentary: The Best And Worst Ways to Eliminate a Budget Deficit
What A Smoking Ban Would Mean For Indiana
While Indiana's legislature and citizens debate the merits of a draconian statewide smoking ban, business owners are already taking steps to balance the wishes of the smoking and nonsmoking populat
Federal Cigarette Tax Increase Unfit for SCHIP
Proposals to increase the federal cigarette tax by 61 cents (156 percent), in order to pay for an expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), are problematic.
Virginia Needs Spending Reform, Not Higher Cigarette Taxes
For years tobacco consumers have been flocking to Virginia to take advantage of the 30 cents-per-pack cigarette tax in order to avoid taxes in Maryland and Washington, DC, where the tax is currentl
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To inform the market of the growing emergence of counterfeits on Nord-Lock washers, a campaign has been launched to raise awareness of the potential risks this poses for safety and quality. "Increasingly non-authorized distributors are substituting Nord-Lock products with copies, but are not informing their customers", says Frida Cullin, Manager Nord-Lock Technical Centers. "We have come across a number of cases where customers have unknowingly been using copies, and experienced bolt failure as a direct result".
Under the title "Copies could cost you dearly" the campaign educates customers through a short film, a brochure and real-life case studies on the consequences of using copies and to create awareness on the benefits of using genuine Nord-Lock products. With Nord-Lock´s help, customers can ensure that they are receiving the products that they are paying for.
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My husband and I took a long weekend just to get away for a while. We were very pleased with the accommodations at this Comfort Inn. Very clean and comfortable. We were not aware that this location had a swimming pool and whirlpool, so we were not able to do that. The breakfast is great!
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- Best Western Whitehall
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- The Comfort Inn hotel in Whitehall, Michigan near Michigan's Adventure theme and water parkThe Comfort Inn® hotel is less than five miles from Michigan's Adventure theme and water park, and is conveniently located near several area attractions. Local points of interest and businesses like Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, the Muskegon County Airport, Baker College of Muskegon and Alcoa Howmet are minutes from this Whitehall, MI hotel.Outdoor enthusiasts will delight in the array of recreational opportunities afforded in the surrounding area, thanks to nearby Lake Michigan that provides a picturesque backdrop for activities like boating, fishing and swimming. Many golf courses ranging from beginner courses to championship links can be found close to the hotel. There are many retailers and restaurants in the vicinity. ... more less
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Harper Collins and its business development team are a great example of how publishers are adapting to the business of content, not simply bound sheaves of pulped wood.
In an indicator of how service-based the UK economy has become, Harper Collins now sums up its business as following:
"We create bespoke content based on products and campaigns for our clients."
"We work with content, not just books, across print, digital, mobile and more."
"Our editorial expertise, content and creativity enable clients to communicate brand identity and values."
One of the areas of the publishing house where this is most evident is Harper Collins Children's Books. I decided to find out more about its business model.
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It isn't always easy to find what you want in the app store, or to browse for apps that might not be in the charts.
With this problem in mind, Magvault brings together digital publications, to be perused on a digital newsstand.
I chatted to Neil Morgan, Founder of MagVault, to find out more about the service.
by Ben Davis 04 December 2013 13:41pm 0 comments
We all loved The Beano, or Bunty, or The Bash Street Kids, or Girl's Own, or Jackie, or Diana. We all loved them.
Now the annual has evolved, with Zappar and Pedigree books working together. Sonic the Hedgehog, Angry Birds, and others (admittedly not Desperate Dan) will have 20% of their pages embedded with content that can be seen through the Zappar app.
The content will include extended character profiles, extra stories and activities such as colouring, mazes, puzzles and a 'make your own poster' feature.
by Ben Davis 07 August 2013 12:45pm 2 comments
How does Econsultancy get people to come to its events? With the Festival of Marketing set to be an intense, fun, insightful....erm..fest, here's some of the stuff we've done to market events and to make them successful on the day.
I should add, there's a ton of stuff I've missed off, here (not least, effectively segmenting your audience), as I've concentrated on creative.
by Ben Davis 19 July 2013 10:56am 5 comments
Tablo wants to be Wordpress for eBooks. Think it has what it takes?
Most of us in PR and content marketing are looking for the right tools to augment an ever increasing demand for content generation and that can also help create lasting value for referral traffic on different web platforms.
I personally forsee a lot of SaaS startups and cloud collaboration popping up soon to address this market, and we've profiled startups like Flockler, and 87seconds in the past, which are examples fitting this mould.
A new entrant, Tablo, addresses the eBook market specifically. Whether you are an author, or a web marketer, I suggest paying close attention to founder Ash Davies responses below!
by Ryan Sommer 21 May 2013 16:44pm 0 comments
In an online world, publishers need to become retailers, and brands should think about becoming publishers.
Here are three tools or platforms and some case studies which brands can use, for your enjoyment.
by Ben Davis 26 April 2013 13:39pm 2 comments
As companies begin to look at inhouse content creation, the lines have blurred between traditional publishing and brand publishing. It's not enough to put out sub-standard content or rely on media outlets to tell brand stories.
While companies move into the publishing space, what will happen to this long standing industry?
by Heather Taylor 12 January 2013 16:45pm 1 comment
Fairfax Media is starting to prepare for the time when print newspapers are no longer viable, laying out their plans to become an entirely digital company.
Chief executive at Fairfax Media Greg Hywood spoke to shareholders last month to discuss the future of the company and he made one thing very clear - the focus will be on digital.
by Claire Brinkley 05 November 2012 22:15pm 1 comment
Geography has always played a crucial role in marketing to consumers in the offline "real" world.
It shapes the way companies reach out to target audiences. It affects the way products are promoted and priced. It helps analyse consumers within a particular area, and it places restrictions on the way business is conducted due to laws and regulations in a given area.
The same holds true of course in the online world. Understanding user location can be a critical factor―and competitive differentiator―in customer outreach today.
And yet, many businesses continue to present online consumers with a single "one size fits all" approach in their online initiatives and thereby miss out on the opportunity to create instant connections with local audiences.
There is an alternative.
by Kate Owen 25 September 2012 09:33am 8 comments
Compared to the digital doldrums some traditional media companies, such as record labels, have found (and put) themselves in the past years, times look relatively good for book publishers.
At least that's the way it appears if you look at the January 2012 figures published by the Association of American Publishers (AAP), which includes data from over 1,000 book publishers.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) - An electrical contractor and tree-trimming company have agreed to pay $370 million to settle lawsuits over wildfires that swept San Diego County in 2007.
U-T San Diego (http://bit.ly/Vu0U4p ) says PAR Electric and Davey Tree Expert Co. agreed to pay San Diego Gas & Electric.
The utility argued that Davey Tree was responsible for keeping power lines clear of vegetation in the area where a falling tree branch allegedly sparked one blaze.
It also said PAR Electric replaced a power pole that other lawsuits have linked to the start of another fire.
Wildfires that broke out in October 2007 killed two people and burned more than 1,300 structures. San Diego Gas & Electric has denied its power lines were at fault but it's paid more than $1.5 billion in claims.
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It's no secret that he's one of the most recognized celebrities in the world, but Justin Bieber's fame ended up causing him some problems over the weekend.
As previously reported by the GossipCenter, the "Baby" singer was in a heated exchange of words and fisticuffs with a 12-year-old boy while playing laser tag, and an eyewitness has shed some light on the matter.
The source told press, "The 12-year-old and his friends were targeting Bieber and shooting him over and over. At one point, they bumped into each other by mistake and Justin ended up shoving him to try and get away. There was an exchange of words and pushing."
"The 12-year-old's dad is a lawyer, so he immediately called the [Royal Mounted Canadian Police] and wanted to press charges. The kid was fine but the whole thing got totally blown out of proportion."
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Hong Kong (CNN) -- Two days after Hong Kong's chief executive relented to protesters' demands to drop a controversial Chinese education requirement, pro-democracy legislators Monday got a boost from a majority turnout at the polls.
More than 1.8 million people -- or 53% of registered voters -- turned out at the polls Sunday, and pan-democrats won more directly elected seats than the pro-Beijing camp, as well as three of the five so-called super seats.
However, pro-Beijing legislators still maintained their dominance at the Legislative Council, thanks to infighting among the pan-democratic factions -- and a system that combines direct and indirect voting via special interest groups.
Under Hong Kong's political system, 35 seats are elected directly by the public ("geographic constituencies") and 35 by groups based on professions ("functional constituencies"), most of which lean pro-Beijing.
In a new complex "one person-two votes" arrangement, voters can cast ballots not just within their geographic constituency but also for a list of candidates vying in a "super lawmaker" functional constituency.
With 27 -- or more than a third -- of the 70 seats won Monday, pan-democrats will still wield veto power and can block constitutional changes.
The election comes on the heels of a 10-day hunger strike to protest "Moral and National Education," a curriculum that critics likened to "brainwashing" with Chinese propaganda. On Saturday, Chief Executive C.Y. Leung said the decision to teach it would be left to schools.
While the emotionally charged education issue led to higher turnout at the polls, the pro-Beijing camp benefited from split votes among the pan-democrats, thanks to bitterness within the coalition over 2010 electoral reforms, one political observer said.
Read about the curriculum issue that sparked protests
The radical People Power group had called on supporters to cast blank ballots as a form of protest against pan-democratic parties that sided with the government on the reform package, arguing that it stymied Hong Kong's path to a full democracy, according to the South China Morning Post.
By noon Monday local time, Albert Ho had resigned as leader of the Democratic Party after a poor showing in the elections, even though he was among the lists of candidates that won "super lawmaker" seats.
"Pro-democracy voters went for parties that didn't have that kind of bitterness between them," said Michael DeGolyer, a professor of government at Hong Kong Baptist University and director of the Hong Kong Transition Project. Among the beneficiaries in the elections were the Civic Party and the new Labor Party, which represent the interests of labor, unionists and populists committed to social programs, he said.
"I don't think we'll have progress on the pro-democracy front for a while," DeGolyer said. He predicted that Leung may find himself trying to build capital with legislators who are more welfare-oriented and with voters fed up with corruption scandals that dogged his predecessor, Donald Tsang.
The elections are the fifth since Hong Kong, a former British colony, was handed over to China in 1997 and became a special administrative region under a "one country, two systems" model.
CNN's Tim Schwarz contributed to this report.
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them is a story about urban life in America, centered on the experiences of a mother, Loretta, and her children Jules and Maureen. In the "Author's Note" at the beginning of the book, Joyce Carol Oates explains that she based one of the characters, Maureen Wendall, on a young woman who had been her student at the University of Detroit, and indeed chapters eight and nine of the middle part of the book consist of letters written by Maureen to a former instructor whom she addresses "Dear Miss Oates." Whatever the source that inspired the events in this book, it is highly unlikely that all of the events in the Wendall family's life between 1937 and 1967 could be drawn from any one person's experiences. This presentation of the story as "history in fiction form" does, however, help readers believe that all of the details that are rendered in graphic brutality are true to what life in the poorest of urban areas must have been like.
them is actually the final installment of a trilogy about life in various settings within American society. The first novel, A Garden of Earthly Delights (1967), follows forty years in the life of a farm family. The second, Expensive People (1967), examines the world of suburbia and the values that are held and lost there. The urban world depicted in them is so vicious to love and prone to random violence that in there is no peace to be found by its protagonists, Maureen and Jules Wendall, the siblings who have been hardened by city life: they leave to pursue empty dreams in California and suburban Detroit.
Source: Novels for Students, ©2013 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.


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Project Decision And Risk Analysis Whitepapers
Topics Covered:
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Choice Engineering in Project Management
People often make poor choices because of illusions. At the same time, they don't perform any analysis that would improve their decisions because of other illusions to which they are subject. Is there a solution to this problem? Establishing effective processes is always considered an effective way to improve project management. For example, if a project manager follows mandatory guidelines in time, scope, cost, risk management and other knowledge areas, this should improve the quality of the decisions made during the execution of the project and reduce chance of failure. But such processes are hard to implement, often expensive, and grudgingly followed if at all by some team members once they have been introduced. In many cases, especially for smaller projects, it would be more beneficial to create an environment within which people are encouraged on their own volition to make better choices, rather than mandate these choices. This is called choice engineering.
Download in PDF formatAnalysis vs. Illusions in Project Management
Structured analysis of the situation helps project managers to overcome illusions can improve their judgment. However, more likely than not, prior to making a decision people have not performed any structured analysis, or they misinterpret the results of the analysis. Complicating matters, sometimes the analysis is extremely complex and results may be incorrect. Even if the analysis is performed and is correct, often people do not realize its value. As a result, even now where we have highly trained experts with access to powerful computers, running the most advance advanced mathematical models, we still bear witness to the outcome of so many poor quality decisions.
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It is not uncommon to see good and experienced project managers make poor decisions that led to issues and eventually project failures. What is the explanation: misjudgment, lack of experience, or do some project managers just run out of luck? People make similar repeatable mental mistakes when they make choices, whether they are mothers trying to decide which is the fastest route to their children�s soccer match or managers of large companies who are trying to decide which design they should use for their next product launch. These illusions are a primary source of human error in project management, errors that can eventually lead to project failures.
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Originally developed by ecologists, adaptive management has become a powerful framework for project management. It is a structured and systematic process to continually improve decisions and practices by learning from the outcomes of previous decisions. Adaptive management includes a number of organizational principles, such as iterative development and avoidance of irreversible decisions. Adaptive management relies of metrics and quantitative methods to integrate actual project performance to the management of projects.
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Frustrated developer's Syndrome (FDS) is a "disease" that can afflict corporate culture, particularly decision-making, efficiency, and productivity. FDS is a problem because frustrated project team members will not produce good projects.
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Learn psychology of estimations in project management. Read about few simple remedies, how you can improve your estimations.
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Any projects are affected by a large number of events (risks), which can significantly change the course of a project. These events may form groups of related events or event chains. The event chains methodology can contribute to reducing uncertainties in project scheduling and significant simplification of process of modeling, tracking, and analysis of project schedule.
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Quantitative Risk Analysis has become an important component of project management. Microsoft Project implements Qualitative Risk Analysis methodology. But what about quantitative analysis? Learn how to use Microsoft Project with third party tools to perform quantitative risk analysis.
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Learn how brainstorming tools, such as MindManager by MindJet, can be used in the process of decision and risk analysis.
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Project management is the art of making right decision. Project managers are faced by huge array of choices. Should different supplier be used to improve the quality of a product? Should additional team member be brought in to improve the development performance? Learn how decision analysis process can be used on project management.
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Formalized decision analysis process helps IT project manager to make a right decision. Learn how to use decision analysis techniques to mitigate negative impact to psychological biases and select most effective project decision.
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Managing of risk and uncertainties during the course of a project has become one of the priorities of the software project manager. Event chains methodology is a practical approach to managing software projects that contain multiple uncertainties.
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A Developmental Study of the Japanese Medaka Oryzias latipes and the Water Fern Marsilea
This exercise is a demonstration and is observation based. It requires students to carefully study the materials provided.
Chick Embryos in Shell-less Culture
Continuous observation of developing embryos from day 3 up to day 18 of incubation allows students to see differentiation of extra embryonic membranes and circulation, limb bud, heart, and feathers as well as pre-hatching behavior. For advanced classes, this method is useful to study teratology, organogenesis, and quantitative growth changes.
Learning outcomes
This unit will help you to identify and use information in business and management, whether for your work, study or personal purposes. Experiment with some of the key resources in this subject area, and learn about the skills which will enable you to plan searches for information, so you can find what you are looking for more easily. Discover the meaning of information quality, and learn how to evaluate the information you come across. You will also be introduced to the many different ways of or
MIT's Entrepreneurial Development and Impact Over the Past 50 Years
Ed Roberts reviews the effects of entrepreneurship within MIT and the relation of MIT entrepreneurship to larger communities.
Much of the research under discussion comes from a 2006 study of MIT alumni conducted by Roberts and Charles Eesley of the Sloan School. The study polled MIT alumni about companies they had
A legal and historical study of post-WWII Singapore Trials: Death and suffering on the "hell-ships"
Dr Cheah Wui Ling gives her talk entitled 'A legal and historical study of post-WWII Singapore trials: Death and Suffering on the Hell Ships' as part of the 2009 Taking Stock of Transitional Justice conference
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This Unit looks at how units if inheritance are transmitted from one generation to the next. First you will look at what happens to the chromosones of animals and plants during the process of sexual reproduciton. Then you will examine how genes are transmitted in particular patterns from generation to generation. These two approaches combine to illustrate how the patterns of inheritance can be explained by the behaviour of chromosomes during sexual reproduction.
Seasonal Migrations: Monarch Butterflies
Help track the monarch butterfly migration each fall and spring as the butterflies travel to and from Mexico. Report your own observations of migrating butterflies to this migration map. Through these interrelated investigations, students discover that sunlight drives all living systems and they learn about the dynamic ecosystem that surrounds and connects them. Guidelines, lessons, activities, reading connections, and interactive maps are included for each study.
Studying to Succeed: Planning your career
Students progress through a program which requires them to manage their own learning and establish their own future goals through a process of self development. Career planning is a key component of the program. Effective study skills and attitudes will be developed and applied to areas of communication studies to prepare the student for entry into a tertiary undergraduate course. The language content is provided in a broad context to best enable students to continue in the career of their choic
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This unit looks at the human being in the context of an individual life cycle, examining some of the processes that contribute to the formation of a new person. After a brief discussion of historical ideas about human conception, and about contraception to the present day, we look at the cells involved in the conception and development of a new individual. Gamete production (that is, production of mature cells able to unite with another in sexual reproduction) in both men and women is introduced
Mesoscopic Physics
Mesoscopic physics is the area of Solid State physics that covers the transition regime between macroscopic objects and the microscopic, atomic world.The main goal of the course is to introduce the physical concepts underlying the phenomena in this field. Study Goals: Reach understanding of electronic properties of meso-size conductors, appreciate/recognize the role of classical and quantum processes, being able to explain electronic transport phenomena using simple physical concepts.Author(s):
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Charles Darwin lectures at the University of Nottingham
As part of the University of Nottingham, School of Biology's 200 years of Darwin celebrations,
Darwin — aka evolutionary geneticist Professor John Brookfield in full Victorian attire — outlines the ideas from his 1859 breakthrough publication The Origin of Species, which presented the theory of natural selection as the main driving force for evolution.
Presentation delivered March 2009
Suitable for Undergraduate study and community education
Professor John Brookfield, Professor of Evolut
Creativity and mental illness : the Madness and Literature Network
In this video Professor Paul Crawford presents the Madness & Literature Network's seminar on Mental Illness and Creativity, featuring the respected authors Patrick Gale and Paul Sayer.
Presentation produced and delivered May 2009
Suitable for: Undergraduate Study and Community Education
Professor Paul Crawford, School of Midwifery & Physiotherapy
Professor Paul Crawford holds a personal chair in Health Humanities at the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy at the University of Not
Creativity and mental illness : the Madness and Literature Network
In this video author Paul Sayer shares his thoughts on madness and creativity during the Madness and Literature Network Seminar in 2009. For related videocasts see those presented by Professor Paul Crawford and Patrick Gale.
Presentation delivered May 2009.
Suitable for: Undergraduate study and Community Education
Paul Sayer, Author.
Paul Sayer is a former psychiatric nurse whose first novel The Comforts of Madness (1988) won the Constable Trophy, the Whitbread First Novel prize, and the Wh
Darwin for a day
As part of the University of Nottingham, School of Biology's 200 years of Darwin celebrations,
evolutionary geneticist Professor John Brookfield in full Victorian attire delivered a talk, as Darwin, on the theory of evolution via natural selection.
In this video Professor John Brookfield is interviewed about his experience of being Darwin for a day
Interview took place March 2009
Suitable for Undergraduate study and community education
Professor John Brookfield, Professor of Evolutionary G
Industry perspectives in media branding and promotion
In this presentation from the Institute of Film and Television Studies' Ephemeral Media Workshops Charlie Mawer from Red Bee Media, discusses his company's work on the branding and promotion of television channels; from BBC channels through to new channels like Dave.
Presentation produced/delivered: June/July 2009
Suitable for undergraduate study and community education
Charlie Mawer, Executive Creative Director, Red Bee Media
Charlie Mawer, after a spell of writing comedy, joined a fledgli
Immunology basics
This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.
As taught Autumn semester 2009
Infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The body fights infection through the functions of the immune system, whose power has been harnessed by the development of vaccination (immunisation).
Suitable for study at: Undergraduate levels 1 and 2.
Dr Ian Todd, School of Molecular Medical Sciences
Dr Ian Todd is Associate Professor & Reader in Cellular Im
King Lear to In the loop : fiction and British politics
On 11 December 2009, Nottingham University's Centre for British Politics held a conference at the British Academy that drew together politicians, writers and academics to explore the interaction of British politics and fiction.
In addition to the conference several video interviews were conducted with some of the speakers on the day.
In this interview taken at the Fiction and British Politics Conference in London, writer Laurence Marks discusses his political screenwriting with Maurice Gran,
King Lear to In the loop : fiction and British politics
On 11 December 2009, Nottingham University's Centre for British Politics held a conference at the British Academy that drew together politicians, writers and academics to explore the interaction of British politics and fiction.
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I found this on the the Freethinker site. Disgusted, shocked and dumbfounded are some the emotions that I went through whilst reading it:
And then another poster found this photograph from later in the set, WTF?!
I cannot understand why this OBVIOUS child abuse, in the name of religion, is being allowed to continue...
What a bizarre activity. Is there any explanation of the symbolism of this ritual?
To be fair, it appears it's causing a stir in Poland—and not out of approvalùso I suspect it's a bit of a scandal there.
But on the other hand, I have teenage girls eat cocktail sausages out of my navel. So what?
Urghhhh now that's an image that can't be unseen, Unseen.
Wanna bet the priest's workin' with a woodie?
His tribute to the cross that bore The Lord Jesus.
This is beyond disturbing.
Not bad. I guess he can tell them it's whip cream too when they work their way between his legs.
Later that evening the whipped cream mysteriously was found to have moved up his thighs and his pants had magically disappeared...doG works in mysterious ways.
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This morning a priest was found beaten to death several dented whipped cream cans were found at the scene. No witnesses could be found, everyone said they were praying at the time "That fucking bastard got his!" said Rolf Vronrinski who also swears he was praying at the time.
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Configuring the Tor network with TorK
Without a Trace
If you're worried about eavesdroppers, connect to the Tor network with KDE's handy TorK configuration tool.
The Internet is a very public place, and, whatever you use it for, you can expect that someone has an interest in watching your movements. Government agents and corporate competitors can easily monitor Internet activities.
More to the point for most users, vendors can tune in to your buying habits to scientifically determine how to sell you things. Some e-commerce sites might even vary the price of merchandise based on the region, Internet address, or past behavior of the shopper.
Tor Anonymity Network
Privacy advocates have developed several systems for users to operate anonymously on the web. One of the most popular options is the Tor anonymity network.
The Tor network [1] is a series of relays operated by volunteers that obscure the source of Internet traffic. The message bounces around inside the TOR network and emerges at an end node in a form that cannot be traced to its source.
In addition to supporting end-user tasks, such as web browsing, messaging, and email, the Tor network also provides the capacity for anonymous websites and even web forums.
How Tor Works
Tor routes encrypted traffic through a series of three servers (nodes). The sender wraps up three encrypted packets. The individual nodes each remove one layer of encryption and send the packet to the next node. The third node hands the fully decrypted packet over to the target. This onion skin principle gave Tor its name: The Onion Router.
The first two nodes do not know the packet's target or content. Only the last node has this information; however, the last node does not know where the packet came from.
To trace a connection, an observer would need to control all three nodes. But this is difficult to achieve, even for the authorities, if the three nodes happen to reside in different countries. When you use Tor, make sure the nodes are not all in the same country – and especially not the country where you are right now.
Installing TorK
Despite all the benefits of the Tor network, one complication is that Tor support is often difficult to configure and use. Luckily, KDE users can use the handy TorK desktop application [2] to connect to the Tor network.
Few distributions include TorK packages. If you run openSUSE, you can use YaST to install Tor, the Privoxy web proxy, and TorK. Although Debian and Ubuntu include Tor and Privoxy, TorK might either be in Unstable, or available if you have release 8.04 or later.
When installing from the source code, watch out for the dependencies, which include the KDE and Qt developer packages. Apart from any dependency issues, the installation follows standard procedure. After downloading the tarball from the project website [1], unpack the archive and change to the directory this step created. When you get there, build and install TorK using the standard three-command trick.
The INSTALL file has a detailed list of dependencies. If you want to use Remailer via TorK (see the box titled "Type III Remailers") to send anonymous email, you will also need to set up Mixminion [5]. Despite the very low version number, and its alpha status, at least the remailer client didn't appear to be too buggy. The tarball includes a setup.py script; start by adding execute permissions chmod +x setup.py and then enter ./setup.py make to launch. When you are done, type ./setup.py install to copy the files to the right places.
Type III Remailers
If you want to send anonymous email, you could use Tor to set up an email account with a free mail provider; but this seems slightly over the top if you will only use the service occasionally. As an alternative, you can go for a remailer. Remailers come in all shapes and sizes. The most simple type is a server that deletes the sender data from the original mail header before forwarding the message (type I).
A type III remailer splits the message into several chunks, encrypts each chunk, and sends the encrypted chunks to the target over several hops. Fragmenting the message makes it difficult to reconstruct the length of the message; however, the message can take up to 24 hours to reach its target. Thus far, only one software implementation of a type III remailer exists: Mixminion [5].
Configuring TorK
When you first launch Tork, you'll see a configuration dialog. The program will ask if you would like to connect to a local or remote Tor installation: Select localhost. TorK will then check to see whether the Tor daemon is running in the background. You'll need to enter the path to the Tor daemon configuration file – on Debian, Ubuntu, and (open)SUSE, this is /etc/tor/torc.
When you click on Modify Tor's Control File you are prompted for the root password. Clicking Test Tor checks to see whether TorK is able to modify the file. If so, clicking Next takes you to the proxy selection dialog, where you will want to select Privoxy. Like the Tor daemon, Privoxy runs in the background on most distributions. After completing the Privoxy configuration, disable other proxies in your browser configuration.
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The company said that through the launch of Galaxy SIII in India, it will create fresh excitement in the market and stimulate demand.
After almost a month of speculations about its launch, Samsung finally unveiled much awaited GALAXY S III in the Indian market. Designed for humans and inspired by nature, the GALAXY S III is a smartphone that recognizes your voice, understands your intention, and lets you share a moment instantly and easily.
This sleek and innovative smartphone has the enhanced intelligence to make everyday life easier. With Samsung GALAXY S III, user can view the content like never before on the device's 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED display.
Samsung GALAXY S III is powered by Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, with greatly enhanced usability and practicality to make life easier. Packed with intuitive technology, the GALAXY S III delivers a uniquely personalized mobile experience that refuses to be compromised.
Announcing the launch of the Galaxy SIII in India, B D Park, President and CEO, South West Asia HQ, Samsung Electronics said, "The strong adoption of Smartphones by the Indian market has encouraged us to sustain the excitement in the marketplace by launching flagship, iconic devices like the Galaxy SII, Galaxy Note and today, the Samsung Galaxy SIII."


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The console port was inevitable - this is a survival instinct on the part of the developer. Being PC-only crushes your chances of recouping. There are just not enough PC players anymore. Complaining won't change this. Unless you can find a way to get the world to start playing games on PCs again, nothing will. All you can do is be grateful this developer supports PCs at all, and try to help them make a PC version that is successful (vs. suffering the obvious and trivial yet game-killing faults of some console ports, often around mouse accel or other controls). Since this will be a PC-heavy audience (many older folks nostalgic for the original), this will be important.
Also, a small studio just does not have the resources to have the devs posting on the forums every week. You are in crunch mode to ship the game. This is just how it is - nothing can change it. What a lot of small studios do, though, is hire someone to be a community manager. Really cash-strapped ones draft a loyal fan in exchange for a small gratuity, perks, or simply the honor of having the role. Then at least there is more regular dialog, even if it is not the substantive "developer immediately apologized and did what I told them" fantasy that some people have? Food for thought.
The game looks incredibly well-realized overall. It's surprisingly loyal to the original in many ways I didn't expect, and the results are gratifyingly excellent. Many of the issues I'm seeing are beta-grade - little things that ruin the experience but are in the end, details - and fixable in a beta timeframe. Some of the problems that remain, however, look "alpha" grade rather than "beta" grade - pathfinding and AI are very difficult problems - not typically solved in less than 3-6 months - so I wonder about the ship date. I would hate to see the team shove a guaranteed failure out the door due to haste or budget problems...
I am glad to be able to pay now and get a build now, rather than wait till whenever it ships, if it ever does, and even more glad to be able to at least give comments and feedback. What they do with it, who can say? If you wanted a guarantee your feedback would be responded to, that would cost a lot more. You're coming into a project in progress and you never know what you'll get. No guarantees in early access, and there's nothing shady or cynical about what Bohemia has done here as far as I can tell. That's part of the deal. In fact, their willingness to give refunds says it all - very classy outfit.


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A pedestrian was fatally struck at the corner of Highway 97 and 15th Avenue this morning.
Prince George RCMP Cpl. Craig Douglass said the man was killed when hit by a fully-loaded tractor trailer unit carrying chips.
Covered by a tarp, the body was lying several metres south of a crosswalk although Douglass declined to say whether the person was jaywalking.
"It's far too soon to be able tell those details," Douglass said. "Certainly, that will be something our reconstructionists will look at in terms of measurements and whatever evidence they can find at the scene in terms of point of first contact."
A stretch of Highway 97 just south of 15th was closed to traffic for about four hours as police, who were called to the scene at about 10:10 a.m., conducted the investigation.
Investigators from the B.C. Coroners Service, WorkSafeBC and the B.C. Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcemment branch were also called to the scene.
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In Division 2 boys, team qualifiers included, Piketon, Zane Trace, Unioto and Vinton County.
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I purchase this new external drive GoFlex Desk to store my backups, and for no reason that I know, the drive will go offline. I have to reboot to get back to the folders.
The exact error msg is
G:\...... is not accessible
"The device is not ready"
I've always owned WD drives but never a Seagate. Is there any special I need to do? I tied plugging the USB to another port, I changed the cable... nothing, issue comes back randomly.
Any help is appreciated.
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Has anyone experienced this issue? Once the computer goes to sleep, it seems the GoFlex external HD does not want to wake up, although it is still visible as a device once I log back on.
In order to view the content of that drive, I have to disconnect and reconnect the USB cable from/to the computer...
I had a similar problem with a goflex expansion drive.
Open device manager > Universal Serial Bus Controllers Find entries for Generic Hub and USB Root Hub.
Open properties and make sure that on the Power Management tab that Allow the computer to turn off this deivce to save power is unchecked
Thanks Ken for your response. I'll set all the USBs to 'uncheck' since I do not know which is used by the external drive. Hopefully this will do. Aside from that, this is one slow drive!
In all seriousness, I'm getting ready to run over this thing with my car. I've never had a drive that frustrated me so much!. Hopefully, I can send it back before I crush it.
many thanks,
Also, Using Seagate Dashboard, under Drive Settings, set the Power Settings to never sleep.
(Seagate Dashboard tutorial)
Does that help?
I have a similar problem with the Seagate Expansion Drive 3Tb, but the problem is not that it goes "offline" but the drive persists in the "My Computer" list when the laptop is put to sleep and the Seagate drive disconnected. Moreover, prior to hibernating the laptop, you cannot eject the Seagate drive from the USB tray widget, "Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media".
As a result I nearly had a heart attack when this first happened since I had plugged a *different* hard drive in prior to waking up the laptop, and to my surprise, a 1.5 Tb generic drive was then being identified as the 3Tb Seagate Expansion Drive! Before I realized this, I had attempted to transfer some files to the misidentified drive, and the copy dialog appeared to be transfering the files, but eventually started spewing error messages. That flurry of error messages eventually got me looking at "My Computer", and that is when I realized the drive list was completely wrong as a result of the weird behavior of the Seagate Expansion Drive.
This persistance-on-sleep behavior exists even when you check the drive property (from the device manager) to make it "Quick removal (default)". This drive policy, "Disables write caching on the device and in Windows, but you can disconnect the device safely without using the Safely Remove Hardware notification icon." But not with the Seagate Expansion Drive. It doesn't work.
Like you, I found the only way to safely disconnect the Seagate Expansion Drive was to shut down the computer fully and then disconnect the drive. This makes using the Expansion Drive with a laptop a real pain-in-the-neck since most of the time I only just put the laptop to sleep to save time.
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Ok I'm pretty much finished adding MIDI and VST automation to the front panels, it's all up and running and I'm just tying up a few loose ends.
Basically what you do is toggle the automation display with the button on the tool bar. What this does is 2 things... 1. Shows what controls can be automated. 2. What is connected and what it is connected to. IE. In the picture the Wavetable module is conncected thus... Octave control to VST param 3 semitone control to MIDE CC 16 Fine control to VST param 19 Herz to MIDI CC 1 (modwheel) Wavtable position to MIDI CC 18 To connect a control to a specific CC or VST you double click the right mouse button and select from the popup menu. This works whether the automation display is toggled or not. VST hookups will transmit so they can be recorded, the MIDI CC are input only. The MIDI CC and AutoParam Controllers are depreciated. The MIDI CC modifer is also depreciated. This wont stop patches from loading, the depreciated widgets just wont load. I'm actually considering depreciating the whole Modifier and Controllers feature and replacing the functionality with dedicated modules. I think it will simplify the interface and it will also make it easier to make them more fully featured. To give an example the Unison modifier is a bit of a PITA, a dedicated module would make it easier to have a better interface, one that more easily handles different situations. Or a midi controller module could handle Velocity, Modwheel, Aftertouch or a specific CC, and then have curves for all. The modules could work as sources when they have no input connected and modifiers when something is pluged in. Here's the rub... Old patches will still load fine but it would be complicated to translate old modifier / controller settings into the new modules. So it'd likely mean some editing of old patches since any controllers/modifiers will just be dropped from the patch. Let me know what you think. Whether the dedicated modules sound good, or if you would rather stick with the exiting setup. I could investigate translating the modifers / controllers to new modules if people really want me to, but it might take some time, and might not be perfect. If I'm gonna do this i'd like to do it now and get it all out of the way in one go. |
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Hm, I thought I wanted the "old" system - but once you presented the advantages of dedicated modules that seemed a pretty good and more flexible solution. How much space would those modules take up?
Is there any way one could chose different views with different ways of organizing the modules in each view? Or would that be confusing for users? The thought was that the automation modules wouldn't need to take up any space in the GUI unless you chose the "automation view" or some such. Then perhaps the automation modules could be kind of overlays on top of the "regular" modules (the "regular" modules could for instance get a paler hue in this view). I'd like a solution like that, but not sure what others would think (or if it can even be done)... Anyway, looking forward to what the future will bring for Sonigen Modular. ---- "Your imagination has been given the freedom To do whatever you want to do And nobody will tell you to stop, To cease, Or to go away.." |
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V-GER wrote: Then perhaps the automation modules could be kind of overlays on top of the "regular" modules (the "regular" modules could for instance get a paler hue in this view). I'd like a solution like that, but not sure what others would think (or if it can even be done)...
Thats kind of what I've done, there's no regular vs automation modules, just the regular modules which can now be automated. You toggle the "Auto" button and the controls that can be automated will show an overlay with what automation the are connected to. Regards, |
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One question about automation - in new concept amout of automation can't be controlled like before?
And why some knobs like glide on lfo or x-fade on delay can't be automated? (And starting phase on pulsaw, pitchbend amount, etc.) |
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No the amount cant be controlled. To get the old functionality you would need to automate a constant module and use that as an input. The plus side of that is you can then record movements and see the actual automation value.
Some things cant currently be automated for technical reasons and some i didn't consider to be very important, at least for now. |
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04.12.2013 Alan Pardew Post Match Interview - Swansea 3-0 Newcastle
Personal information | |||
Full name | Alan Scott Pardew | ||
Date of birth | (1961-07-18) 18 July 1961 (age 50) | ||
Place of birth | Wimbledon, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Newcastle United (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1980–1981 | Whyteleafe | 27 | (3) |
1981–1983 | Epsom & Ewell | 45 | (1) |
1983–1984 | Corinthian Casuals | 36 | (5) |
1984–1986 | Dulwich Hamlet | 58 | (2) |
1986–1987 | Yeovil Town | 19 | (1) |
1987–1991 | Crystal Palace | 128 | (8) |
1991–1995 | Charlton Athletic | 104 | (24) |
1995 | → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 0 | (0) |
1995–1997 | Barnet | 67 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Reading | 17 | (0) |
Total | 505 | (44) | |
Teams managed | |||
1999–2003 | Reading | ||
2003–2006 | West Ham United | ||
2006–2008 | Charlton Athletic | ||
2009–2010 | Southampton | ||
2010– | Newcastle United | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Alan Scott Pardew (born 18 July 1961 in Wimbledon, London) is an English football manager and former player who has managed Newcastle United since 2010.
His highest achievements in the sport include reaching the FA Cup Final twice, as a player with Crystal Palace in 1990 and as a manager with West Ham United in 2006, though he ended up on the losing side both times. He has also achieved promotion three times in his career, as a player with Crystal Palace and as a manager with Reading and West Ham. He managed Southampton to victory in the Football League Trophy in 2010. As Newcastle's manager, he won both the Premier League Manager of the Season and the LMA Manager of the Year awards after guiding the Magpies to European football for the first time since the club's return to the Premier League.
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Pardew started his career as a part-time player in non-League football at Whyteleafe and Epsom & Ewell, whilst working as a glazier and a cab driver.[1] He grew up as a Fulham fan and at one stage he gave up football for six months whilst working in the Middle East,[1] but he returned to football at Corinthian Casuals before later having spells at Dulwich Hamlet and Yeovil Town. Pardew was also in the England Semi-Professional squad during this time.[2]
Pardew moved to Football League Second Division side Crystal Palace in 1987 for a fee of £7,500.[2] In 1989, he helped Palace win promotion to the First Division after beating Blackburn Rovers in the play-offs. The following year, he scored the winning goal as Palace beat Liverpool 4–3 in the semi-finals of the FA Cup at Villa Park, and then played in both the final and the final replay as Palace lost to Manchester United.[2]
Pardew moved to Charlton Athletic in November 1991, and was Charlton's top scorer in the 1992–93 season with ten goals.[2] In 1995, Pardew appeared four times on loan at Tottenham Hotspur in the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup, and he was a part of the squad in the Spurs' record defeat in history, 8–0 to 1. FC Köln.[2][3][4] After rejecting an opportunity to play in Hong Kong,[2] Pardew then moved to Barnet, and became a player-coach under manager Terry Bullivant. When Bullivant moved to Reading in 1997, he took Pardew with him as reserve-team manager.[1]
Pardew's first experience as manager came in March 1998 when he was appointed as caretaker after the departure of Bullivant. After the appointment of Tommy Burns he remained as reserve team manager until the end of the 1998–99 season, when Reading disbanded their reserve team.[5] Nevertheless, he was promoted to manager of the club after a successful spell as caretaker in 1999. He turned the club around from relegation fighters to promotion candidates through players, such as Jamie Cureton, and his régime to increase the fitness of the squad. Pardew also coined his motto "Tenacity, Spirit and Flair" to give his side a psychological edge. This resulted in a 3–2 Division Two playoff final defeat to Walsall at the end of the 2000–01 season, but was redeemed the next season by achieving automatic promotion to Division One. Pardew's first season in the higher division was outstanding, as the club finished 4th and lost in the play-offs once again, this time to Wolves. Pardew was on the map as one of the game's best up and coming young managers.
Early into the 2003–04 season, West Ham United asked Reading permission to appoint Pardew as their new manager. Although Reading refused permission, Pardew resigned from his position forcing the issue. Eventually, a compromise agreement was reached allowing Pardew to become manager at West Ham.[6]
Pardew's first season at West Ham resulted in a play-off final defeat to his former club Crystal Palace.[7] In the 2004–05 season West Ham struggled to find promotion form, with Pardew coming under pressure from the club's supporters.[8] West Ham eventually succeeded in gaining promotion to the Premier League after defeating Preston North End in the play-off final.[9] Pardew guided the Hammers to ninth place in the Premier League in the 2005–06 season, which culminated in an appearance in the final of the FA Cup. After drawing 3–3 with Liverpool at the end of extra-time, West Ham lost on penalties,[10] resulting in the second FA Cup Final defeat of Pardew's career.
In the 2006–07 season, Pardew was criticised after seeing West Ham through their worst run of defeats in over 70 years which included an exit from the UEFA Cup to Palermo in the very first round[11] and a League Cup defeat to Chesterfield.[12] West Ham's new owners stated their support for Pardew,[13] but on 11 December 2006, following a 4–0 defeat away at Bolton Wanderers the previous weekend, it was announced that Pardew had been sacked by West Ham. The club statement read "The chairman Mr Eggert Magnússon and the board have been concerned by the performances of recent weeks and feel that it is the right time to make a change in the best interests of the club."[14]
Pardew's absence from management lasted less than two weeks when he was appointed manager of Charlton Athletic on Christmas Eve 2006, signing a three-and-a-half year contract.[15] He took over with Charlton in 19th place in the Premier League, with just 12 points and a –20 goal difference, the lowest in the league. Although Charlton's form improved under Pardew,[16] he was unable to keep Charlton up, resulting in the first relegation of his career, both as a player and manager.[17]
Many expected Charlton to bounce back from relegation into the Premier League with signings such as Chris Iwelumo and Luke Varney in the 2007/08 season. But Charlton failed to mount a serious promotion challenge and finished the season in 11th. This put Pardew under pressure going into the 08/09 season but Charlton started the season off well with victories over Reading and Swansea. However, Charlton's form very quickly deteriorated and they were near the foot of the table after 8 games without a win. After an inept display in a 5-2 home defeat to Sheffield United hundreds of supporters remained for more than an hour to condemn their manager, chanting, "We want Pardew out" and "We want our club back" after Charlton had slipped into the Championship's bottom three.[18][19] On 22 November 2008, Pardew parted company with Charlton by mutual consent.[20]
Pardew was named the new manager of Southampton in the early hours of 17 July 2009,[21] after the new owner Markus Liebherr had taken over the club and sacked Mark Wotte a day after completing the deal to save The Saints. Pardew's first signing for the club was Dan Harding who signed on a free transfer after being released by Ipswich Town. His first league match in charge was against Millwall on 8 August, which ended in a 1–1 draw. He brought many new signings to the club including notable League One strikers Rickie Lambert and Lee Barnard, the first of which cost more than £1 million. Pardew led his side up the League One table and despite their 10 point deduction, their challenge for a playoff place was kept alive until there were just two league games remaining.
Pardew led Southampton to the 2010 Football League Trophy Final at Wembley, where they won 4–1 against Carlisle United. The win gave the club their first trophy since 1976. Five months later Pardew was dismissed by the club[22][23] amidst reports of low staff morale and conflicts between Pardew and club chairman, Nicola Cortese.[24][25]
On 6 December 2010, Chris Hughton was sacked as manager of Newcastle United.[26] Three days later the club confirmed Pardew as the club's new manager on a five and a half year deal. Sky Sports reported that of 40,000 fans taking part in a poll on who should become the next manager, Pardew only received the backing of 5.5% of voters.[27] Pardew stated that "I'm not a Geordie of course, but I'm a football person with a love of the game and I can assure you I bring great drive, desire and commitment to the job. Chris Hughton did a great job last season, guiding the club back to the Premier League, and he continued that good work this season. It is my aim to build on that now and take this club forward."[28] He acknowledged that he would face a battle to win over players and supporters, and that other managers had texted him to say "you must be mad going there", but he declared that "it's one of the top five clubs in England. It's a daunting prospect but something I couldn't turn down." [29]
In his first game in charge he led Newcastle to a 3–1 win over Liverpool at St James' Park on 11 December 2010 with goals from Kevin Nolan, Joey Barton and Andy Carroll.[30] In the club's first home game of 2011, he achieved a notable 5–0 victory over his former club West Ham United.[31] He brought in his own coaching staff in the form of John Carver as assistant manager,[32] who had worked as assistant to Sir Bobby Robson six years earlier. Andy Woodman was also Pardew's appointment as goalkeeping coach. Soon afterwards Pardew, however, suffered one of the most embarrassing defeats in the club's history as Newcastle went down 3-1 to League 2 Stevenage in the 3rd round of the FA Cup.[33] However, he also led the club to one of the most memorable moments in the club's history when he led Newcastle to a 4–4 draw with Arsenal on 5 February. Newcastle were 4–0 down by half time only to come back to level the game. This has been seen as one of the most remarkable comebacks in Premier League history.[34][35] He secured Newcastle's safety in the Premier League with a 2–1 win over Birmingham City on 7 May 2011, with the club in mid-table. This result was followed by a 2–2 draw at Chelsea and a 3–3 draw against West Brom at St. James' Park. However, in this match they let a 3–0 goal lead slip meaning they would finish outside the top 10 in 12th place.
In the summer of 2011 Pardew bought many French speaking players such as Yohan Cabaye, Sylvain Marveaux and French-born Senegalese striker, Demba Ba[36] At the start of the 2011–12 season, Pardew led Newcastle to their best start to a Premier League campaign in 17 years, with an unbeaten run of eleven matches in all competitions.[37]
In January 2012, Pardew signed senegalese striker Papiss Demba Cisse from Bundesliga side SC Freiburg. Another pivotal signing in the resurgence of Newcastle scoring 13 goals in 12 games.
Two days prior to the final match of the season, Pardew was awarded with the Barclays Premier League Manager of the Season, becoming the first Newcastle United manager to do so. He was given the award after a very good season with Newcastle after guiding them to a European place for the following season.[38]
So far in his career, Pardew has been involved in several controversial issues and events. In 2003, the BBC described him as being a "dangerous and distant animal" in the media, referring to his public relations abilities, which has led him to making several rash comments.[39] When at West Ham, the club employed a media advisor for Pardew to help him win over sceptical fans.[1] The following is a list of controversies Pardew has been involved in:
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Reading | 13 October 1999 | 10 September 2003 | &10000000000000212000000212 | &10000000000000102000000102 | &1000000000000005200000052 | &1000000000000005800000058 | &1000000000000004810999948.11 | |
West Ham United | 20 October 2003 | 11 December 2006 | &10000000000000163000000163 | &1000000000000006700000067 | &1000000000000003800000038 | &1000000000000005800000058 | &1000000000000004110000041.10 | |
Charlton Athletic | 26 December 2006 | 22 November 2008 | &1000000000000009000000090 | &1000000000000002800000028 | &1000000000000002600000026 | &1000000000000003600000036 | &1000000000000003110999931.11 | |
Southampton | 17 July 2009 | 30 August 2010 | &1000000000000006400000064 | &1000000000000003400000034 | &1000000000000001700000017 | &1000000000000001300000013 | &1000000000000005313000053.13 | |
Newcastle United | 9 December 2010 | Present | &1000000000000006600000066 | &1000000000000002800000028 | &1000000000000001700000017 | &1000000000000002100000021 | &1000000000000004242000042.42 | |
Total | &10000000000000598000000598 | &10000000000000256000000256 | &10000000000000148000000148 | &10000000000000184000000184 | &1000000000000004281000042.81 |
As of 13 May 2012.[52]
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Name | Pardew, Alan |
Alternative names | |
Short description | Football manager |
Date of birth | 18 July 1961 |
Place of birth | Wimbledon |
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I've been noticing that quite a significant number of Aussie actors are working on American TV, playing...Americans. Most of them are detectives, sheriffs, or other tough-guy types. Recently the action-adventure series Longmire debuted here, in which actor Robert Taylor (no relation to the one from earlier Hollywood movies) plays a Wyoming sheriff. Another law enforcement show, The Glades, stars the charming Matt Passmore as a Midwesterner who relocates to the Florida Everglades region. In The Mentalist, Simon Baker of Australia plays a Californian. The most surprising one (I nearly tipped over off my chair when I heard the guy speak as himself in a public service announcement) is Alex O'Loughlin, who has recreated the role of Steve McGarrett in the archetypal American cop show, Hawaii Five-O. All from Australia, all having put on impeccable American accents. You wouldn't know unless you heard them talk as themselves that they were from way, way far away.
And then there are the two Hemsworth brothers, Liam (who played opposite Miley Cyrus in her movies) and Chris (who plays Thor in the movies). I can't remember what accent Chris uses as Thor. I guess we can't consider Thor American. He's from Asgard. Still, in the interest of completeness, I mention him.
So what gives? Can't they find gorgeous muscular American guys to play these parts? It seems a bit tough that so many young aspiring actors from the States would be closed out of such good roles. Maybe our guys aren't as convincing playing young American men? I'm not saying this to express anger or anything; all these guys are good, and they're easy on the eyes as well. (Though for me, sidekick Scott Caan is a far more interesting actor than O'Loughlin, despite being about a foot shorter. Caan just eats up the screen when he's on.)
Anyone have any ideas about this?


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The bomb was quite a shock, he says, but when he took stock of himself, he felt OK. So why not cross the finish line?
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