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1. The most beautiful thing you can do is smile.
2. Embrace whatever genre of music you enjoy listening to. Don't let anyone tell you it's "not music."
3. But just know there will never be a better song than "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins.
4. It's OK to think another woman is beautiful.
5. Don't be catty to other women. You'll need them when we all overthrow the world together.
6. Don't let any man convince you that he is powerful enough to change you.
7. Even if he bought you dinner, you owe him nothing.
8. The amount of pride you feel when you look good in your bikini for 20 minutes is far less than the happiness Taco Bell can bring you. I promise.
9. Develop a lust to see the world around you.
10. It's OK if you don't want to play princess or put on makeup.
11. But it's OK if you do, too.
12. But at least try rugby once for me.
13. Make sure your life is actually as fun as your Instagram profile makes it out to be.
14. Don't smile if you don't mean it.
15. You really don't need another girl to go to the bathroom with you.
16. Be blind to gender, race, sexuality and religious beliefs.
17. People are people.
18. There are few things in life that candles and Fleetwood Mac can't fix.
19. Don't let any man whistle at you on the street and get away with it.
20. If you can't wear sweatpants and be beer bloated around them, they aren't really your friends.
21. Find friends who are OK with holding your hair back.
22. Be there to hold theirs, too.
23. Never let a location be your excuse.
24. You can be the best from wherever you are.
25. Develop a voice, and make it loud.
26. Your success is not my success. It's yours and yours alone.
27. Even if you're tall, wear the damn heels.
28. I would really like it if you read Jane Eyre.
29. But if you end up liking Twilight, that's cool too.
30. No 50 Shades of Grey, though.
31. That shit is terrible.
32. Please, watch Friends.
33. At least consider joining the Peace Corps.
34. Go antique shopping.
35. Keep the ticket stubs.
36. Always wash your face before you go to bed.
37. You don't need to bathe yourself in perfume.
38. Go swimming with your clothes on.
39. Go swimming with no clothes on.
40. A juice cleanse is never, and never will be, a good idea.
41. You're obligated to watch The Lion King with me at least five times in your life.
42. Believe in guardian angels.
43. Make wishes on fallen eyelashes.
44. Be passionate.
45. Be overly passionate.
46. Be so passionate that people think you might be a little insane.
47. Feminists aren't scary.
48. Learn to play the game Spoons.
49. And Euchre.
50. Don't stretch yourself too thin.
51. Never shrink yourself.
52. Don't let anyone tell you it's a phase if you don't think it is.
53. Your sexuality does not define your morality.
54. Go to a music festival at least once.
55. Don't dress the way fashion editors tell you to dress, dress the way they dress.
56. If your job or your success emasculates him, he isn't worth it.
57. Find a man who has more balls than you do.
58. Or woman.
59. And that's OK.
60. If a guy talks to you in clichés, run.
61. Your value does not come from your appearance, age or size.
62. It never will.
63. High school is not the best time of your life.
64. College is.
65. The question "What are you thinking?" will work wonders.
66. Dance like a maniac in your room with your headphones in.
67. I won't laugh.
68. Meet someone who makes you laugh so hard you pee.
69. Hold onto them forever.
70. Go barefoot.
71. Don't be naïve.
72. Sometimes being classy is overrated.
73. Keep your head up.
74. Believe in magic.
75. Don't regret the times you feel sad. How else will you appreciate the times you feel good?
76. Everything in moderation.
77. Even moderation.
78. Coffee is good for your soul.
79. Be unapologetically honest.
80. Connect to music on a level deeper than even you understand.
81. Wake up early.
82. Find a good gay best friend.
83. He'll let you sleep in his bed and borrow his eyeliner.
84. Don't let anyone push you around.
85. Surround yourself with colorful, beautiful people.
86. Remember that not everyone will think like you.
87. Never pass up an experience in favor of sleep.
88. The painful truth is always easier than a messy lie.
89. Drink champagne and dance on the table.
90. Make a Bucket List.
91. Make a Nectar List.
92. Always say "I love you" before you leave.
93. Never ignore what's in front of you in favor of taking a photograph.
94. Learn how to successfully get to the front row of concerts.
95. Go camping without worrying about how dirty your hair will get.
96. Learn to love the way you laugh.
97. Laugh often.
98. Be cheesy.
99. When you feel a good moment, absorb it.
100. Find beauty in everything.
101. Don't let fear hold you back from anything.


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Drago Entertainment's Otherland is set to release on Steam (a little delayed) on September 10, to allow for the launch of US-based servers. To celebrate the pending launch and server announcement, Producer Erik Simon has released a video showing off some gameplay visuals and explaining the different nodes available in the multiverse – most of which are right out of the books.
Simon takes us on a quick tour of Lambda Mall, Bugworld, Mars, 8Squared, 5Isle, Bad Sector and Limbo. Each land is unique and looks interesting, and the video reveals little hints of lore that will be of interest to fans of the book and game alike.
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Travels are always my best occasions. Having been to the Cape plenty times, one should always be prepared for the weather. Making photography either difficult for those challenged by weather or it could be the best shoot ever! I was down in the Cape for business, as always my camera is always right beside me always ready to snap. The Cape has always been an amazing historical place in Southern Africa, where most colonies arrived at. Having family roots in the Cape Swellendam area, the Cape will always be very inspiring to me.
Here is a look at some photos I took on my business trip with my father!
About 2 years ago this very large cargo vessel was anchored outside of Cape Town harbour waiting for a berth, when it broke loose from its anchor in bad weather. They couldn't get the engines started enough and it got stranded on the Blouberg Strand Beach, table bay Cape Town. Most of the ship has been cut down buy a salvage company already.There is a possibility that much of the hull will be left behind as it is already becoming a small natural reef. The images I took here are from Blouberg Strands' side facing the front of Table Mountain
Kalk Bay is a fishing harbour filled with many reefs, favourable to most surfers in the area. Theses houses are quite the tourist destination. Its modern day history started when the Dutch East India Company proclaimed Simon's Bay a winter anchorage for their ships from May 15th to August 15th each year from 1742.
Statue of Andrew Murray in Wellington (May 9, 1828 – January 18, 1917) was a South African writer, teacher, and Christian pastor.
The mountains as you drive to Worcester.
Dutch Reformed church in Worcester, commonly know as "Die Moederkerk"
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Indirect Costs and Workplace Productivity Loss Associated with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Yu, Justin Sammy
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Background Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is the 7th most common type of cancer in the United States (U.S.) based on incidence.1 Despite this, there is an absence of published literature on the indirect costs and workplace productivity loss associated with NHL. Objective The objective of this study was to examine the indirect costs and workplace productivity loss (defined as an aggregate measure of absenteeism, short-term disability (STD), and long-term disability (LTD) days) associated with NHL from a societal perspective in the commercially insured U.S. population. Methods The MarketScan® Commercial Claims and Encounters (CCAE) and Health and Productivity Management (HPM) Databases (2007-2013) were used for this study. The NHL cohort consisted of patients aged 18-64 years on the date of first diagnosis of NHL (index date), continuously enrolled for ≥6 months before and ≥12 months after the index date, with no diagnoses of other cancers prior to the index date, with non-missing data on absenteeism, STD, and LTD for ≥12 months after the index date, with ≥2 additional diagnoses of NHL on different days in the 60-day post-index period, and with no diagnoses of Hodgkin's lymphoma in the 12-month post-index period. Afterwards, controls without NHL and satisfying all except the last two inclusion/exclusion criteria were matched 3:1 based on index year, 5-year age group, and region. Multiple regression analyses adjusting for covariates were then used to estimate the differences in mean days of workplace productivity loss and associated indirect costs for NHL patients versus controls. Results In comparison to controls, NHL patients incurred significantly more workplace productivity loss (31.99 days; 95% CI: 25.24 days, 38.73 days; p < 0.001) in the 12-month post-index period when adjusting for covariates. Consequently, NHL patients incurred significantly more indirect costs ($6,302.34; 95% CI: $4,973.40, $7,631.28; p < 0.001) compared to controls when adjusting for the same covariates. Conclusions NHL can have a significant impact on workplace productivity loss, which translates to higher indirect costs to society. As the first study to address major gaps in evidence regarding NHL, these findings contribute substantially to understanding the disease's burden of illness.


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Kerry tries to explain herself to Amy. At the same time, Pollard reassures Val that Amy will still want her even if she makes it up with Kerry. He is surprised but grateful when Val apologises about everything and says that she hopes Pollard might have made a mistake by getting with Brenda.
Amy is conflicted as Kerry says that she wants to make things right. However, Amy decides to leave the hospital and comes home not wanting to discuss Kerry. Amy is uncertain and Val is unimpressed when Pollard suggests they could put Kerry up in the B&B as she's homeless. Amy later tells her mum that she can stay for one night, but wonders if she's making a mistake.
Meanwhile, Victoria is gutted when Alex says that he doesn't think they should be together. She is later distraught as she tells Andy that she's been dumped because Alex doesn't want commitment. Andy later takes Alex his things back and gets his key from him, while Moira realises her plan has been thwarted.
Elsewhere, Dan makes a speech at Amelia's christening reception and Ali is surprised that he finally seems to have moved on, Rachel is upset that Jai hasn't been in touch, while David confides in Priya over recent events - explaining that the wedding was fake but Alicia is really in love with him.


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Introduction to Geological Maps and Structures
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Introduction to Geological Maps and Structures describes the basic methods to interpret and attain a better understanding of geological maps.
The book describes the nature and preparation of geological maps, and then covers topics such as solid and drift maps, geological boundaries, sections, and the use of symbols. The book explains sedimentary rocks, outcrop patterns, and the topographic representation of geological structures. The text also addresses the geometry of folds and folding when pre-existing surfaces are distorted into zigzag patterns. The author explains in detail the morphology of folded layers and the mechanism involved in folding. He goes on to interpret the formation of outcrop patterns, as well as the structure of a cylindrical and cylindroidal fold patterns. The author also describes the different structures that result from the brittle fractures present in rocks that undergo massive stress. Of interest is the presentation of how fissures and mineral veins are formed and deposited. The author then discusses earth movements resulting in angular unconformities known as stratigraphic break. These breaks in the stratigraphic record, such as diastems, non-sequences, paraconformities, or disconformities, can be interpreted as the intervals of geological time. The book then explains the nature of tectonic maps, which involves features arising from the continental crust, and how these maps are different from geological maps that show the outcrop of lithostratigraphic units.
Geologists, cartographers, meteorologists, seismologists, land use developers, and students of the earth sciences will find this book valuable.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Sedimentary Rocks and the Outcrop Pattern
Chapter 5. Folds and Folding
Chapter 4. Folded Rocks and the Outcrop Pattern
Chapter 5. Joints, Veins and Faults
Chapter 6. Igneous Rocks and their Structure
Chapter 7. Unconformities and the Geological Record
Chapter 8. Cratons and Orogenic Belts
Selected References on Structural Geology and Tectonics
Appendix: List of Geological Survey Maps
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Why Chiropractors Are Becoming Popular
Chiropractors are generally doctors or physicians recognized by the law and their job is diagnosing and treating back pains or muscular neuro disorders through manual therapy of the spine.The aim of the chiropractor is to reduce the back pain and assist the patient on the ways they can improve their functionalities and account for their health.Chiropractic on the other hand is the treatment of the neuro-muscular disorders.Chiropractic was founded in the late nineteenth century in the United States.
The belief of the chiropractor is that a spine structural that is deranged, affects the nervous system.Hence the concept of chiropractic treatment is to reduce the pressure on the neurological tissue and restore the structure of the spine.The chiropractic is not a surgery but it is an alternative therapy treatment in the medical care.The area mostly focused on the treatment is the musculoskeletal system and its effects on the body performance.The effectiveness of chiropractic care is one of the reasons it is becoming very popular.
The chiropractors usually get patients who suffer from neck aches, back pains, headaches, sports injuries and arthritis.Whiplash can also be experienced by these patients since some of these injuries are auto or car accidents related.Whiplash is very common in accidents and might be caused by even minor collisions.The chiropractors use various different techniques in their treatments. Activator methods, bio-energetic synchronization, chiropractic biophysics vector point therapy,Thompson, gonstead, applied kinesiology, neuro-vascular technique, motion palpation, Logan Basic,diversified technique and cranial are some of the techniques used in the treatment.These techniques are used depending on the injury by the patient.
Since chiropractic treatment is basically manual, the force will be controlled and applied to the joint.The natural healing of the injuries in the tissues and muscles is achieved with help of the chiropractor.A good and professional chiropractor is not easily found.It is always good to ask your personal doctor to recommend a good chiropractor rather than using the search engine in your internet. This is because there are hundreds of chiropractors and some have paid a lot of money to earn a top spot in the search engine through advertising.
A professional chiropractor should be well known for his reputation and experiences in chiropractic.The usage of the right technique to treat the injury is also a factor to consider when looking for a chiropractor.
The reason being there are hundreds of techniques used for therapy and some may not be consistent with your injury.In this case, a good example of a professional chiropractor based in Madison, Alabama is Dr. Anthony Houssain.He is a chiropractic specialist and has also a professional experience of more than twenty years. Not only has chiropractic care changed the lives of some patients but it is of great importance.
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Semisweet Chocolate and Peanut Bars
Talk about cookies that raise the bar! Buttery pastry, dark chocolate, and peanuts make for a luscious, creamy-crunchy-nutty experience.
- 35Servings
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- 11/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), melted
- 1 Tbs. vanilla extract
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup peanut butter chips
- 11/4 cups condensed milk
- 1 cup salted, roasted peanuts, finely chopped
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat 11- x 7-inch baking pan with cooking spray, and line with parchment paper or foil. Coat again with cooking spray.
2. Whisk together flour, sugar, and baking powder in bowl. Stir in butter and vanilla extract. Press crust into bottom of prepared baking pan. Bake 20 minutes, or until golden. Cool.
3. Combine chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and condensed milk in bowl set over simmering water. Whisk until thick and smooth. Spread chocolate mixture evenly over crust with spatula. Press peanuts firmly into top of chocolate mixture. Cool to room temperature, then chill until firm. Cut into 35 bars.
Nutrition Information
- Calories: 141
- Carbohydrate Content: 16 g
- Cholesterol Content: 11 mg
- Fat Content: 8 g
- Fiber Content: 0.5 g
- Protein Content: 3 g
- Saturated Fat Content: 4 g
- Sodium Content: 79 mg
- Sugar Content: 11 g


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The long haul specialist offers customers the chance to get away this autumn and enjoy some sun after the busy school summer holiday period
While the middle of summer is typically the best time to get away and make the most of the warm, sunny weather in Europe, popular resorts can become crowded as families flock there during the UK school summer holidays. Favourite long haul destinations however are well known for remaining warm into the autumn and even throughout winter, making them an ideal choice for those who wish to avoid the crowds. Less crowded resorts and hotels mean more space by the pool and on the beach, as well as quieter restaurants and bars, making for an altogether more relaxing holiday. Hayes and Jarvis are delighted to give customers the choice between three holiday offers, all in distinct destinations.
Dubai is one of the world's most glamorous locations, boasting world class restaurants, designer shops and some high octane activities for the more active holiday maker including desert safaris and indoor skiing. This destination is perfect for those looking to enjoy some sunbathing on the beach as well as some urban exploration, and temperatures in Autumn are still warm without being overbearingly hot. Stay in five star luxury at the Movenpick Hotel & Apartments for three nights on a bed and breakfast basis from just £679 per person, saving up to £240 per couple. This offer includes a 20% early booking discount. Flights depart on 15 October 2013.
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LONDON, 12 July 2007 - Cancer drug developer Antisoma plc (LSE: ASM, US OTC: ATSMY) today announces new data from its phase II trial of ASA404 in recurrent, platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer. This trial compares patients receiving ASA404 plus chemotherapy (n=37) with patients receiving chemotherapy alone (n=38). The main findings are as follows:
* There was no advantage in median time to tumour progression in the ASA404 arm compared with the control arm * One-year survival rates were 74% for the ASA404 arm and 92% for the control arm. Since the majority of patients in both arms were alive after one year, median survival values have not been determined * Independently-determined response rates were consistent with those previously reported from investigator assessment and showed a higher response rate in the ASA404 arm * Addition of ASA404 to chemotherapy was generally well tolerated.
Based on these data, development in ovarian cancer will not be a priority.
Antisoma has been testing ASA404 in several cancer types and previously reported a 5-month increase in median survival when the drug was added to chemotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer.
Antisoma licensed ASA404 to Novartis in April 2007. Novartis plans to start enrolling patients into a phase III trial in non-small cell lung cancer early in 2008 and to explore the potential benefits of the compound in various other solid tumours.
Glyn Edwards, Antisoma's CEO said, "Our ovarian cancer trial has not produced positive results like those seen with ASA404 in lung cancer. More broadly, we're very pleased with the progress made by Novartis to date with ASA404 in lung cancer and look forward to working with them to fully evaluate the drug in other cancers."
Enquiries: Glyn Edwards, Chief Executive Officer Daniel Elger, Director of Communications +44 (0) 7909 915068 Antisoma plc
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Antisoma disclaimer Certain matters discussed in this statement are forward looking statements that are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties may be associated with product discovery and development, including statements regarding the company's clinical development programmes, the expected timing of clinical trials and regulatory filings. Such statements are based on management's current expectations, but actual results may differ materially.
Details of the ASA404 trial in ovarian cancer The ASA404 trial in ovarian cancer included women with ovarian cancer that had recurred six months or more after treatment with platinum chemotherapy. Patients were randomised to receive either ASA404 plus carboplatin and paclitaxel chemotherapy or the chemotherapy drugs alone.
Endpoints measured in the trial included response (a measure of tumour shrinkage), which was assessed both by the doctors participating in the trial and by an independent analysis of patient scans; time to tumour progression (a measure of the time between treatment and the resumption of tumour growth); and survival.
Thirty-seven patients were treated in the ASA404 arm and 38 received chemotherapy alone. One patient in the ASA404 arm was excluded from the analysis of survival and one patient in the chemotherapy-alone arm was excluded from the independent analyses of response and time to tumour progression.
The data from the ovarian cancer study will be presented by Prof Hani Gabra of Imperial College, London, at the ECCO (European Cancer Conference) in Barcelona on September 26th 2007. This will be a poster presentation in the Gynaecological Cancer session (1400-1700 CET; title: Update of phase II stu dy of DMXAA (AS1404) combined with carboplatin and paclitaxel in recurrent ovarian cancer).
Background on ASA404 ASA404 (DMXAA, formerly AS1404) is a small-molecule vascular disrupting agent which targets the blood vessels that nourish tumours. The drug was discovered by Professors Bruce Baguley and William Denny and their teams at the Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, University of Auckland, New Zealand. It was in-licensed by Antisoma from Cancer Research Ventures Limited (now Cancer Research Technology) in August 2001. Antisoma signed a worldwide development and marketing agreement for ASA404 with Novartis in April 2007.
Background on Antisoma Based in London, UK, Antisoma is a biopharmaceutical company that develops novel products for the treatment of cancer. Antisoma fills its development pipeline by acquiring promising new product candidates from internationally recognised academic or cancer research institutions. Its core activity is the preclinical and clinical development of these drug candidates. Please visit www.antisoma.com for further information.


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Georgia Legal Profession Reform Index Highlights Rapid Changes and New Challenges
August 2008
On Thursday, July 10, the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative(ABA ROLI) hosted a rollout event to announce the publication of its second Legal Profession Reform Index (LPRI) for Georgia.
The Georgia LPRI Volume II assesses the state of the legal profession in Georgia as of November 2007. It is based on a series of 24 factors that address a widerange of issues including professional freedoms and guarantees education,training, and admission to the legal profession and conditions and standards ofpractice. The LPRI's findings highlight the rapid changes that are taking placewithin the legal profession in that country. Since the first Georgia LPRI was published in December 2005, a number of positive developments have taken place.Out of the 24 factors assessed in the LPRI, 10 factors showed improvement since2005, while only two indicated a decline.
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The two factors that deteriorated reflect several growing problems in theGeorgian justice system. One concern is the exclusion of defense counsel fromlegal proceedings, as a result of a new plea bargaining process. An additional challenge is posed by crowded detention facilities and the monitoring ofmeetings between advocates and detained individuals. Other issues facing thelegal profession in Georgia include the inquisitorial judicial system, which results in criminal defense lawyers not enjoying the same rights as the prosecution.
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Last Week Tonight is returning for its fourth season next month and a new promo for the HBO comedy news program features a few familiar faces.
Host John Oliver visits a few sets from assorted HBO shows, each time believing the announcer is talking about his program before realizing, no, not yet.
The kicker is when Oliver runs into Larry David, who is making his return to the premium cable network in new episodes of the fan favorite Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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Oliver, former corespondent and one-time fill-in host for Jon Stewart at The Daily Show, concluded season three of his weekly half-hour program in November with an epic middle-finger segment to a depressing 2016.
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Argentinian wheat is expected to become bullish after December and January as supply gets tighter and the carry per month gets stronger, market sources said this week.
Currently, global prices are expected to dampen in December and January on the Argentinian harvest taking place, with around 40% of it expected to be completed by the end of November.
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My December column in Mechanical Engineering magazine.
Here's what you need to know about me. I'm not a tall man. I've never been one. I like basketball, but I knew from the very first time I held a basketball in my hands that I would not be joining the NBA. I'm not a good ball handler, or a shooter, and certainly, I've never even dreamt of soaring high into the air to dunk a ball into the net. I always lacked the essentials.
Oscar Pistorius is a 25-year-old world-class sprinter from South Africa who has a good chance at qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics. Like me, he too lacks the essentials for his sport. His legs end just below his knees.
Pistorius was born without a fibula in both legs and after consulting with specialists from around the world, his parents made the impossible decisions to amputate their son's legs before he would learn to walk. Doctors advised the couple that this would be less traumatic for the youngster.
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As he was for the last Olympics, he is again on the cusp of qualifying for next year's Olympics—not to be confused with the Paralympic Games, which are for athletes with disabilities.
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It's too soon to tell if Pistorius is a once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon, and if he embodies a new generation of professional athletes, but what is certain, as we turn the page on 2011, is that he represents the next generation of technology. (To learn more about this amazing athlete, visit www.oscarpistorius.com.)
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Taken together, they are "game changing," he said at this year's Emerging Technology Conference at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In five to 10 years, those who are deaf today may be able to hear better than those of us who are not, and 10 years after that, blind people may be able to see with greater definition than those of us who are not blind. The day may come when only the deaf are permitted to join a symphony orchestra because of their outstanding sensitivity to musical tones, he said. As for advances in robotic dexterity and mobility, he noted Boston Dynamics and its Big Dog project as an example of how far we've come from fixed robots. (To see Big Dog, visit http://bit.ly/rZCDlP.)
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Ragnarok Online - Mage/Wizard Guide
Written by Drak
Date of creation: 18/05/2011 - May 5th 2011
Last updated: 18/05/2011
Table Of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Stat point allocation
III. Skills
IV. Recommended Equipment
V. Preparing for transcendent class
VI. Tips
VII. Conclusion
I. Introduction
Hi, after the "rushed edition", I thought that making a real updated and prettier guide would be a good idea. Note that this guide is only for mage and wizard as the build (mostly the skills) change a lot when going to High Wizard / Warlock.
So, why choosing wizard over sage? Well, it's a powerful class in which you won't get bored playing with. Basically, you have a high input (low hp) and output damage (Area of Effect spells => AoE) and that makes the class challenging and fun! Also, I personally like to hunt down stuff while I level in different places. In that way, wizards are the most versatile class IMO (in my opinion) except for Soul Linkers / Star Gladiators and their skill Mild Wind. Last but not least, you will rarely always use the same skill over and over when you are soloing which, again, makes it more fun than some other class (cough-cough *double strafing archer/hunter/bard* cough-cough).
You should know though that there is actually a general agreement among players that Sorcerers are more useful than Warlocks (and this, as I understood it from several posts, is aiming more WoE (War of Emperium than PvM (Player vs Monster)). Also, there are many updates concerning renewal and class balancing that are coming though, so you shouldn't worry about this too much.
II. Stat point allocation
If you are a newcomer, that means having a good casting time will be harder as obtaining good equipments will be harder (money wise). In that way, I would recommend to fully increase int first; so, 99 int first. Then, about 50 dex: not more since it doesn't have such an impact on cast time anymore (compared to pre-renewal). Here is the actual formula:
castTime = (1 - SQRT((DEX * 2 + INT) / 530)) * (1 - sum_castReduction/100%) * baseCast * 0.8 + (1 - max_fixedReduction/100%) * baseCast * 0.2
baseCast = base cast-time of a skill
sum_castReduction = Sum of reduction for variable casttime (like Suffragium, Magic Strings, Isilla Card effect or Kathryne Keyron Card)
max_fixedReductrion = Highest reduction modifier of fixed casttime (for example if both Sacrament(50%) and Radius(20%) are active only Sacrament will work)
Cast-time formula from here: http://irowiki.org/w..._time#Cast_Time
As you can see from the formula, the dex only affect 80% of the cast. This is called the variable cast-time. The other 20% is called the fixed cast-time.
It's still 80% isn't? So, why shouldn't we put more than 50 dex (you could even put less)? Let's make an example at 30, 50, 75 and 99 dex. If job level is 50, than there is a +12 int job bonus and +6 dex job bonus.
At 30 dex, let's take a spell which has, for instance, 5 sec of baseCast: castTime = (1 - SQRT((36*2 + 111) / 530)) * (1 - 0/100%) * 5 * 0.8 + (1 - 0/100%) * 5 * 0.2 = 2.65 seconds
That makes a reduction of 1- (2.65/5) = 47% cast reduction
At 50 dex, with the same conditions, castTime = 2.41 seconds; 52% cast reduction
At 75 dex, with the same conditions, castTime = 2,13 seconds; 57% cast reduction
At 99 dex, with the same conditions, castTime = 1,89 seconds; 62% cast reduction
Just for fun, let's see with 0 dex: castTime = 3,06 seconds; 39% cast reduction.
N.B.: It should be noted that NOT all spells are 80% variable and 20% fixed (or so I heard...)! Also, the above results are purely based on the stats points (no equipments) parts.
You can see that dex is not so important anymore in renewal for wizards. Still, it reduces the cast a little bit and also improves MAtk. Which leads me to a MAtk comparison between stats:
1 point in int = +1.5 MAtk
1 point in dex = + 0.2 MAtk
1 point in luk = + 0.33 MAtk
Let's stick with 50 dex and put 30 luck. If you have sometime problem with weight capacity, I'd put 10-20 Str as each point increases it by 30. Don't put any points here if you don't need to. I'd put the rest in vit to add up defence, magic defence and health.
To sum up, at level 99, you are supposed to have a total of 1225 stat points. 99 int represents 628 points. 50 dex represents 194 points, 30 luk represents 86 points and 10 str represents 18 points.
There's a total left of 1225 - 628 - 194 - 86 - 18 = 299 points
294 points represents 64 vit points. 5 points remaining wherever you want.
Read more about stats here: http://irowiki.org/wiki/Stats
III. Skills
Now there are two possible situations for skills.
1- You are a newcomer and don't have any zenys (money):
Then, you won't be able to play with safety wall since it costs one blue gemstone for each cast. Here is a build more suitable for you: http://irowiki.org/~...KnndodqabcKHxgK
a. First 3 skill points => Cold Bolt (first eden quest; explained a bit under)
b. 10 next points => Fire Bolt
c. Next point in sight (prerequisite)
d. 5 next points => Fireball
e. 10 next points => Fire Wall (FW)
f. 5 next points => Increase SP Recovery
g. 7 next points => Cold Bolt
h. 4 next points => Lightning Bolt (needed for wizard skills)
i. 5 next points (one in each) => Stone Curse, Frost Diver, Thunder Storm and Napalm Beat (needed for wizard skills)
Note: Make sure to not put any more points in lightning bolt as there is a more powerful non-AoE lightning skill as a wizard called jupitel thunder!!!
i. 3 next points => Jupitel Thunder (JT)
j. Next point => Storm Gust (SG)
k. 7 next points => Jupitel Thunder
l. 3 next points => Earth Spike
m. Next point => Heaven's Drive
n. 3 next points => Quagmire
o. 9 next points => Storm Gust
p. 2 next points => Sightrasher
q. 10 next points => Meteor Storm (MS)
r. 10 next points => Lord of Vermillion (LoV)
All that is great, but where do I do my leveling? Well, since you are a newcomer, I'll explain some few key items which you got at the training ground.
Novice Potion: Heals 22 to 33 hp
Novice Fly Wing: Teleports the user to another random spot on the map
Novice Butterfly Wing: Teleports the user to their save point
You will run out of these items quickly enough. Before that happens, make sure to get the loot on the ground when you kill the mobs. That way, you will be able to buy some Fly Wings and Butterfly Wings (same effect as novices' one), but you should note that the later is not necessary.
Why am I explaining all this while the question was clearly where to level? Well, the Eden Group quests will help you get some novice pots. Here is a little quick guide to exp until job level 50 (and DO NOT stop at level 40 as it is quite essential to get all those job points):
Level 1-12: STAY at the training ground because you need to be level 12 to take on your first equipment quest.
Level 12: http://irowiki.org/wiki/Eden_Group
- Everything is well explained here. You will obtain your first equipments and should get some base/job levels. Also, this first quest may be a little bit of a bother since scorpions and baby desert wolf are fire element. You should be fine with level 3 cold bolt though.
Level 18-26: Since, you should be getting Fire Bolt maxed-out, ant hell dungeon (one map down and left of morroc; north-east corner) can be a nice place to level since monsters there are vulnerable to fire (andre, piere, deniro, vitata). Be careful though, if you hit one andre, all the other Andres on the screen will come and attack you. The same applies for piere and deniro.
Level 26: http://irowiki.org/wiki/Eden_Group
- Again, just follow the steps explained on the website.
Level 40: http://irowiki.org/wiki/Eden_Group
- Again, just follow the steps explained on the website. Congrats, you are now full-equip until level 99.
- I'm opened for suggestions from players here.
- All monsters you hunt down should be within this range:
- Maximum: your level +15
- The best: your level +10
Knowing that and assuming you're a wizard by level 60, here is a list of monsters between level 70 and 81:
- Clocks are great at level 71
*Note that if you have a choice, taking monsters which are slower is ideal for leveling as you have the time to cast before they get past your firewall and get to you.
2- You are a newcomer to the mage-wizard branch, but you do have some money:
Then, you will be able to play with safety wall even though it costs one blue gemstone for each cast (456 zenys each with a merchant and 600 zenys without). People may disagree, but Safety Wall is way better than Firewall IMO. Safety Wall build: http://irowiki.org/~...enoXfNdn1cKGKhX
a. First 4 points => Napalm Beat
b. 10 next points => Soul Strike (SS)
c. 4 next points => Increase SP Recovery
d. 3 next points => Napalm Beat
e. 10 next points => Safety Wall (SW)
f. 8 next points => Fire Bolt
g. 5 next points => Cold Bolt
h. 4 next points => Lightning Bolt (needed for wizard skills)
i. 3 next points (one in each) => Frost Diver, Thunder Storm and Sight (needed for wizard skills)
Note: Make sure to not put any more points in lightning bolt as there is a more powerful non-AoE lightning skill as a wizard called jupitel thunder!!!
j. 3 next points => Jupitel Thunder (JT)
k. Next point => Storm Gust (SG)
l. 7 next points => Jupitel Thunder
m. 9 next points => Storm Gust
n. 2 next points => Sightrasher
o. 10 next points => Meteor Storm (MS)
p. 10 next points => Lord of Vermillion (LoV)
q. 5 next points => Water Ball
All that is great, but where do I do my leveling? With Soul Strike, it's really easy. Fast cast and good damage, better to use against undead enemies.
Level 1-12: STAY at the training ground because you need to be level 12 to take on your first equipment quest.
Level 12: http://irowiki.org/wiki/Eden_Group
- Everything is well explained here. You will obtain your first equipments and should get some base/job levels. Just use soul strike!
Level 26: http://irowiki.org/wiki/Eden_Group
- Again, just follow the steps explained on the website.
Level 40: http://irowiki.org/wiki/Eden_Group
- Again, just follow the steps explained on the website. Congrats, you are now full-equip until level 99.
- I'm opened for suggestions from players here.
Wizard-level 71: Go wherever you want (eden quests if you want too), except places where mobs are of water-type. Just use Storm Gust level 1 to freeze enemies and Jupitel Thunder to kill them. Complement with Safety Wall if necessary. Kill the annoying easy mob with Soul Strike.
On a side note, for the SS/SW build, one really easy place to level (if you have the FWings or Creamy card to get there at least somewhat quickly) after you have 5+ SW is Coal Mines 3; as long as you FWing away from the Cramps, OHKO SS against Skel Workers is easy to achieve. SW also makes defeating Mysts simple since they have pretty low aspd.
Cramps also aren't as frequent an interruption as Familiars are. x.x
- All monsters you hunt down should be within this range:
- Maximum: your level +15
- The best: your level +10
Knowing that and assuming you're a wizard by level 60, here is a list of monsters between level 70 and 81:
- Clocks are great at level 71
I would include killing porcellios. Safety wall would be a great help. The way to go killing those bugs is to mob (a bunch of them) by dropping items on the floor, casting SW then start casting Meteor Storm (lvl 10). While the MS cast is loading, drop another item on the floor so that the bugs will stay inside the AOE.
For both options, don't forget to do the quest for Energy Coat, as it is a really useful skill: http://irowiki.org/w...ergy_Coat_Quest
Also, from level 86 to 99, see section V.
If you don't want to follow all of this, here's a tool which might help you anyway: http://healplz.com/exp/index.php
IV. Recommended Equipment
Ok this section can vary a lot, but this is what I'm personally aiming as a High Wizard / Warlock (no MvP Card involved):
Weapon: +7 Survivor's rod (dex) + Fabre Card
Shield: +7 Orlean's sever + Flame Skull Card
Accessory 1: Orlean's Glove + Creamy Card
Accessory 2: Sprint Ring
Accessory 1 on switch: Nile Rose + Phen Card
Accessory 2 on switch: Nile Rose + Vitata Card
Footgear: +4 Sprint Shoes + Gold Acidus Card
Garment: +9 Survivor's Manteau
Armor: +7 Sprint Mail + Pupa/Peco Peco Cards OR Frus Card OR Pest/Rybio/Sasquatch Cards
Head Gear up/middle: +9 Crown Of Deceit + Kathryne Keyron Card (I'd like DI + DL though )
Head gear down: Spare Card
Now, how about an easier equipment to get?
Weapon: Survivor's rod (dex) + Fabre Card
Shield: Guard + Thief Bug Egg card
Accessory: 3 clips + Vitata/Phen/Creamy Cards (All expensive)
- No belts because if you want to sell them back, they all lost enormous values
Garment: Vali's Manteau
Armor: Odin's Blessing + Pupa/Peco Peco Cards OR Pest/Rybio/Sasquatch Cards
Head Gear up: Ulle's Cap + Isilla Card (expensive) OR Elder Willow Card if you want cheaper.
Head gear middle-down: Decorative items
- Suggestions from other players are welcomed here!
V. Preparing for transcendent class
Again, all monsters you hunt down should be within this range:
- Minimum: your level -5
- Maximum: your level +15
- The best: your level +10
Einbech dungeon level 2 (use Fire Bolt level 8/10 and MS level 10):
- Teddy bear are level 91; they drop elunium at 1% (150k), goddess of fortune's cursed brooch (400k) and honey at 10% (3,5k)
- Waste stove are level 92; they drop iron at 5% (3k), dead branch at 0,5% (22k) and elder branch (30k)
- Mineral are level 96; they drop emperium (900k) and gold (200k) at 0,03%, oridecon at 0,81% (150k) and topaz at 5% (3,75k to the NPC)
- Obsidian are level 97; they drop 1carat diamond at 5% (100k), cole (3k) and steel (5k) at 5%.
Clock Tower 3F (Use SG level 1/10 + JT level 10):
- Alarm are level 88; they drop oridecon at 1,06% (150k) and Needle of Alarm at 53,35% (1,8k)
Glast Heim Under Prison 1 (use SG level 1/10 + JT 10; be careful because zombie prisoner and injustice won't freeze since they're undead):
- Zombie Prisoner are level 89; they drop elunium at 1,13% (150k) and shackles at 0,4% (500k)
- Injustice are level 95; they drop steel at 3% (5k) and forbidden red candle at 0,03% (3M)
- Rybio are level 98; they drop oridecon at 1% (150k)
Ice Dungeon 1-2-3 (Use LoV level 10 and JT level 10):
- Muscipular (firebolt level) are level 105; they drop Mandragora Flowerpot (300k)
- Siroma are level 98; they drop glacial heart at 10% (2k), ice cubic at 5% (1k), blue herb at 0,11% (15k) and crystal blue at 0,21% (5k)
- Snowier are level 103; they drop glacial heart at 30% (2k), ice cubic at 10% (1k), blue herb at 0,51% (15k), crystal blue at 1% (5k), rough elunium at 1% (30k), white herb at 5% (1k) and icicle fist at 0,04% (120k)
- Ice Titan are level 110; they drop glacial heart at 50% (2k), ice cubic at 30% (1k), elunium at 0,31% (150k), frozen rose at 1% (30k), mystic frozen at 1% (30k), oridecon at 0,11% (150k) and Ice piece (30k)
Magma Dungeon 1 (Use SG level 1/10; will be hard without SW though):
- Kaho are level 98; they drop rough elunium at 10% (30k)
- Explosion are level 100; they drop rough oridecon at 8% (25k) and mastela fruit at 4% (4,5k)
- Blazer are level 101; they drop white herb at 30% (1k)
- Lava Golem are level 103; they drop white herb at 25% (1k) and magma fist at 0,21% (120k)
Robot Factory 1 / Kiel dungeon 1 (SG level 1 + JT level 10):
- Aliza are level 112; they drop orleans's server at 0,06% (5M), Rosary (1) (500k) and Morpheus's Shawl (2M) at 0,11% and royal cooking kit at 0,51% (50k)
- Prices shown are from 13/05/2011
- All the prices described are when sold with a merchant class.
- All cards values were not included.
- All drops were not described; only money-wise one.
- Use of Fire Wall & Quagmire / Safety Wall is "essential" everywhere.
Also, I've never hunt magmaring because I never hunt mobs which don't drop items. I guess it would help for the fastest way to level though...
In that way, I wouldn't recommend having either Fire Bolt or Cold Bolt level 10 as a High Wizard / Warlock; Siroma or Imp card is then a waste of money IMO. Unless of course you want to spend real money on neuralizer for a skill reset.
If you don't want to follow all of this, here's a tool which might help you anyway: http://healplz.com/exp/index.php
VI. Tips
Here are some tips about stuff :
1. While leveling, make sure you pick up the loot to have some money. It may take a little longer to level that way, but you'll need it later.
2. Make a merchant with these skills: http://irowiki.org/~...tml?10JbqxGA7cL
- It's going to help you a lot!
- Market: http://ragial.com/
- Database: http://db.irowiki.org/db/
- General info about everything: http://irowiki.org/wiki/Main_Page
- NPC search (don't know if this is still up to date): http://db.reborn.cz/....cgi?npc=search
- Vertical Firewall practice (didn't talk about it in the guide): http://vfw.gn0.me/
Also, for the Fire wall build, one thing you can do with vFW is lure small mobs of undead (or large mobs of anything else) through all three cells of FW for a pretty quick mob kills. Large mobs will take some time, but, for slow, mobbable monsters like Alarms, you can group them, vFW, move two cells over, vFW again, lather, rinse, repeat. Kind of depends on your luck with lag, though. >.> As a wizard, Quag will allow for easier large mob control.
- Skill tree: http://irowiki.org/~himeyasha/skill4/
- Clock tower map (again, not sure if it's updated): http://www.geocities...Cupertino/9230/
- World map: http://forums.irowik...14&d=1238758532 or http://db.irowiki.org/db/world-map/
You can also press ctrl+~ in game
4. Pack your eden group quests for higher efficiency in leveling:
From the lvl 11-25 branch
- Muka + Peco Peco: Same map both mobs, the fastest way to level, bring Firebolt for Muka and Cold Bolt for Peco Peco (lvl 4 would do it).
- Thief Bug Egg + Familiar + Spore (+ Possibly Poisong Spore in lvl 3): Culvert sweeping like a boss.
From the lvl 41-55 branch
- Kukre + Vadons + Marse + Cornutus: Byalan dungeon mayhem. Go to Izlude, top right corner, take the boat. Lightning bolt 4 would do the trick, you can one hit everything once you get enough MATK. You can always firewall them away.
- Orc Warriors + Orc Babies + Orc Skeletons + Zenorcs: Orc fest. You need FBolt and Firewall, vertical Firewall for Orc Skeletons would help as they penetrate it very easily (horizontal won't kill them right away). You can also sweep Orc dungeon 1 (Orc Zombies), get to lvl 2, Zenorcs + Skeletons and then out for the Warriors and Babies. Potions needed.
VII. Conclusion
To finish, I hope you'll find this guide useful to level your wizard. If you ever notice mistakes that I made in this guide, please pm me or write it in the topic. Also, I am really opened for any suggestions to edit the guide and make it better.
That's it! Thanks for reading and I hope it helps! ^_^
Edited by Drak231, 28 March 2013 - 04:13 PM.


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Is There Place in BPM for a Data Standard? If So, What Would it Be?
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Depends what you mean from data standard....I think there are three ways of looking at standards when thinking BPM.
1. BPM as a "practice" and not as a solution
2. Enabling solution integration
3. Standard way of storing process definitions and functions
If no. 1, then sure, BPM or BPMS could benefit from a standardisation of approaches. However this could also mean that as a practice, we may again become too rigid and not adaptive, agile, or flexible enough to really identify all of the business requirements...
If no 2. then YES, there should be a standardisation, SOA XML Web Services should be it. If all BPM products had this kind of API, it would mean a standard way to integrate with that solution, across the eneterprise. Using XML Web Services would also ensure BPM solutions integrate X platform.
If, which I fear this question is more likely to be aimed at, No 3. the NO! I know people love standards, and they love the fact that, in theory at least, you could then move between BPM vendors for your processes. However, back in the real world, this just isnt the case. These types of standards will hinder innovation and stop BPM evolving quickly enough to keep up with new business requirements. If there were standards in place (think something like W3C) then how long would it be before businesses had the option to use Social BPM from a vendor that was standard compliant?
Though in theory, these types of standards are great, in practice and with the need to be highly adaptive and agile, they simply dont work...Just look at HTML 5. It has been on the way for almost a decade now, and it wont reach recommendation level until 2020....Can you imagine if businesses had to wait half that time to get the BPM solutions they need???
This is something I have posted about in the past,
and in some ways, standards in this fashion stop BPM from being truly adaptive...Again something I have posted about in the past...
So to answer the question, a standardisation of BPM the practice, YES, a standardisation of how BPM integrates with third parties, YES, a standardisation on how a particular BPM systems stores data and works.....NO...
I've read the Data4BPM/BEDL white paper and I am dubious. I understand what they are trying to do, but I think they are inventing too much new technology and users aren't ready for it yet (if they ever will be).
They are inventing new technologies for data's information model, lifecycle model, access policies and notifications. For the information model, a business entity is specified as a "family of attribute/value pairs, where an XML schema is associated with each attribute." Of course XML schema already has a way of creating new attribute/value pairs called "elements". So, while XML Schema is already pretty complicated, this adds another layer of modeling on top of it.
For the lifecycle model they have a new technology that looks a bit like a state machine (i.e. a set of valid state and transitions). Of course UML and other modeling techniques have had a way of doing this for a long time. They aren't reusing these because they want the lifecycle policies to be actually enforced at runtime, so they must be much more formal. This is the part where I'm concerned that users aren't ready for it. Formally modeling all of the ways that their data can change and who is allowed to do it is something that might seem appealing to the more controlling managers in the world, but I suspect that in practice, there are so many exceptional circumstances that would have to be accounted for that it would be unwieldy.
I would rather see more concentration on the value of using the new content management standard with standards-based BPMS's. The standard is called Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) and is a very effective way for a business process to work with documents in a content management system. The content management system is the right place for handling policies associated with information management. They also can handle a wide variety of content, rather than invent a new concept of information such as a "business entity".
My evaluation of BEDL is certainly preliminary, but because of these issues, it would take a lot for me to convinced that this is the right direction for the industry.
The initial concern "the data manipulated by the processes is essentially hidden in process variables" is valid but it's just a bad practice or reasonable quick prototyping technique.
It's amazing how we use to grab everything we can reach under our own umbrella: business methodology is BPM, content storage is BPM and now data management is BPM, too.
Others do the same: ECM people believe that docflow is the process and BPM is a hype, ERP consultants believe they know everything about processes.
I believe there is DBMS for structured content, ECM for unstructured content and BPMS for dynamic aspects of both (i.e. processes). Data is stored in proven RDBMS, documents are stored in ECM and process attributes keep references to both. (If talking about a production system - it may and should be streamlined during prototyping phase.) Composite applications tie it all together. MDM helps managing distributed and duplicated data.
Let's be professional in our core competence and leverage achievements in other fields (more mature than BPM by the way) instead of making "discoveries".
Anatoly goes in the right direction with this. It's not a case of creating (yet) another standard for people to adhere to but to manage all that data in a coherent strategy in the first place. MDM provides that framework and solution to manage all the data at an enterprise level which can be leveraged by a BPM solution in the one place.
Can you imagine trying to create a BPM Data Standard and then having to translate 20/30/40+ systems that it potentially could interface with to meet that standard ? We can't even get wholesale adoption of BPMN as a notational standard so why try to muddy the waters by introducing something else which has wider implications ?
Sort out your enterprise data first, let's worry about this for another day.
And Andrew is right: too many standards create rigidity and stifles a creative solution.
Hello Anatoly,
referring to your statement "I believe there is DBMS for structured content, ECM for unstructured content and BPMS for dynamic aspects of both (i.e. processes)", I would like to ask you:
Do you agree, that data (structured or not), as soon as they are stored (at whatever storing medium), are taking on a social nature, since (in principle) everybody, and everyone's programs can access such data and process them freely (within certain limitations, which - again - are of social nature)?
Are you quite sure that the BPMS paradigma is sufficiently general to cover all that 'processing' dynamics?
Regards, Peter
Of course I was talking about a particular kind of data dynamics. There may be others, possibly many others. What I did mean is that it's a bad idea to implement process-like dynamics within the database or ECM (although there are such examples). And it's equally bad idea to invent new data standards specially tailored to processes. I'm a proponent of layered architecture.
But I'm not sure I've got your point. Ideally, data storage should be agnostic towards data processing: it may be transactional systems yesterday, social stuff today and something else (e.g. a super-spy system knowing every move, every breath and every word of every man and woman) tomorrow - we can't afford re-sort the data and data interfaces each time, as Theo rightfully noted.
Of course there's a place for a BPM data standard, and some would argue that this standard is already in place - XML. XML data is a natural fit for BPM collaboration within a browser-like setting, such as MS SharePoint 2010, and it certainly involves simple, usable APIs. BPM is moving towards fully-automated, cloud-based unstructured data management. XML was create to facilitate interoperability and electronic compatibility - with .NET, Java, XQuery and dozens more.
Sorry for having been not precise enough. Let me try to improve.
1. As to the social nature of stored data (whatever, wherever), I mean data-usage rather than data-reference.
- Data stored in a DBMS (even a CMS) may refer to
(a) the value chain of a production (product & production-means) or
(b) the people enganged thereby in some complex Workflow
- Both kinds of stored data may be used for all kinds of processing, from fully automatized processing by whatever CA-systems (CA: computer aided), to spontaneous, informal processing by people - the whole 'spectrum'.
I am holding that a BPMS can cover only a minor part of this spectrum. Most types of processing cannot be described (let alone modelled) in terms of business processes, as used in a BPMS.
2. As to your point that data storage should be agnostic towards data processing, I would like to distinguish the case
(a) of stored data, which are consumed by applications, e.g. applications running within a BPMS, from the case
(b) of stored data, which are consumed and uploaded by people for the sole purpose of collaboration (coordination), such as in a bill-board, functioning as a kind of generalized KANBAN.
While I fully agree with you in case (a), I cannot follow your argument in case (b): data at a bill-board DBMS, for controlling a specific task-completion, cannot (I think) be agnostic to the corresponding workflow.
Concerning the question of data standards for BPMS, I would like to make another remark.
If you change from the BPM-paradigm to the WSM-paradigm (WSM = Workstate Management, as proposed on my Website: www.mastering-it.com), you have to deal with just two issues:
(1) real-time Workstate data on a bill-board DB,
(2) Input-Validation rules for data-uploads to that DB.
Workstate-data show some kind of regularity, which seems to lend itself to some standardization. If Wokstate-data format is XML, standards could possibly be formulated in terms of task-specific XSD data-types. But this is an open question - let us wait and see.
As most have noted in this discussion, a data standard for application of BPM principles or implementation of BPM technology seems like a futile exercise in my opinion too.
I have more details on my post that this question refers to, but here's a quick summary of reasons:
- Data Architectures at Enterprise levels already exist for most mature enterprises - and most of those that actually do BPM right now. No specific reason to build data standard within BPM. Challenge lies on the ground, of course, but the solution may not lie within BPM is what I mean.
- As an approach, a standard way to connect all data makes sense, but that is already being beaten to death by SOA and MDM, and even as a separate DA discipline altogether in bigger enterprises
- If we're expecting BPMS vendors to align with a new standard, we can forget it. At the Process meta-data level itself we have little progress on standardization, thinking about the business data standardization looks far-fetched
- Even if we're able to conceptualize a data standard, it's going to be an enormous task to implement it. Process layer sits at the top of the pile, the data sits at the bottom while there are multitude of applications and systems in between. A Business Entity makes sense at Process level but the effort should not be within boundaries of BPM, but at MDM, SOA etc
- This is relatively easier done on State machine based models but for the other reasons mentioned above, will find it hard to get adoption.
And of course there're more specific technical points like the ones Michael, Anatoly, Peter have made.
Yes I agree that the standards for business process management varies from each other as how you treat business process management as a solution application or practice management. If looking for solution applications then there are various firms offering solution application for business process management. One of them is Cygnet Infotech offering you business process management solutions and applications using .net and sharepoint technologies
Products such as BizAgi provide a virtual structured data model that sits between the process layer and the legacy systems, i.e. in BizAgi the business analyst assumes that all data is local to BizAgi and then the systems will go and grab the data from the right system at the right time. Access to the data en BizAgi is already done through Xpath, so this standard wannabe is already available.
Without structured data, no business objects can be defined and hence, no advanced case management capabilities can be supported by the BPM…
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New York Times Names Detroit "Most Exciting City in America"
The most exciting city in America? According to the New York Times, it's Detroit and the QLINE is an important part of the city's revival.
As the story notes:
Detroit is the largest American metropolis without a proper public transit authority, and much of the resistance to any kind of cohesive transit plan can be traced to a longstanding mistrust between the affluent suburbs and the city's low-income neighborhoods. This could be changing. The city just opened its first operating streetcar in over 60 years, the Q-Line, which was largely privately funded and runs from Campus Martius up and down Woodward Avenue for 3.3 miles. The Q-Line has garnered some controversy as being primarily a "show pony" targeted to tourists that does not provide any real commuting benefit to many Detroiters like James Robinson. Perhaps. But every revolution needs a show pony. This past summer I rode the Q-Line a couple of weeks after it first opened, before a fare was being collected. The tram was packed with young and old, black and white. Everyone had an opinion about the streetcar; everyone was suddenly an expert on the intricacies of urban transportation. As we slid past buildings being thrown up at a lightning pace, I felt a bit like I was on a Disney ride. See the future American City being built before your eyes!
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April 20, 2017
By Janee Law
Kevin O'Neill and Richard Dolce, co-owners of the John W. Engeman Theater, presented the tentative parking plan for their proposed three-story, Northport Village inn at Tuesday's trustee meeting.
The plan calls for a total of 54 parking spaces — 30 of which will be new — across two Woodside Avenue lots, which will be expanded and renovated as part of the plan. The lots sit behind the 225 Main St. plot eyed, up on the hill along Woodside.
O'Neill and Dolce, managing director and producing artistic director of Engeman Theater respectively, plan to expand the two parking lots 15 feet to the east into a wooded area. O'Neill said they also plan to take the lower lot and move it back while moving the upper lot forward so that is upper lot is suspended over the other. There will be separate entrances for both lots, avoiding the need for a ramp between the two, which O'Neill said would take up parking spaces.
In addition to renovating the parking lots, O'Neill said he will also help resolve the rapids in Northport by installing drainage and dry wells under the lower lot to catch water coming down from the upper lot, preventing roof water from running onto Main Street.
In January 2016, both O'Neill and Dolce bought the building, which is across the street and few steps west of their theater.
A rendering of the proposed inn depicts it as a three-story building that would total approximately 22,000 square feet, O'Neill said. Dubbed as The Northport Inn, the building was inspired by The American Hotel in Sag Harbor, he added.
The multimillion-dollar project also calls for restaurant on the first floor. The upper floors would be a mix of around 22-24 rooms, and would also have some office space for management.
Dorothy Walsh, Northport resident and recording secretary for the Northport Chamber of Commerce, read a statement from members of the chamber at Tuesday's trustee meeting.
"We receive calls all the time from residents and out of towners looking for accommodations for their friends and relatives, visiting for weddings and other events. Unfortunately, we have to suggest accommodations far from Northport," Walsh said. "Kevin and Richard have certainly demonstrated in the past their concern for the quality of life in the village and have brought such a beautiful venue in the John W. Engeman Theater on Main Street. The Northport Chamber of Commerce wholeheartedly supports their project."
Village officials are currently mulling a proposal to alter village code to allow for the land to be used for the inn. They plan to propose the resolution at their May 2 meeting, and will set a public hearing on it May 16.
If approved, O'Neill said, he'd like to break ground in October. Since they haven't gone into detail with planning, he added, O'Neill wouldn't be surprised if the project is pushed to the start of 2018.
In the meantime, he said, "The mayor and the trustees have all been very receptive to the concept and we're happy to provide them with whatever they need to continue to make this project advance."
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Next Target Aims at Christianity and Islam
- Glenn McCarty Crosswalk.com Contributing Writer
- 2012 28 May
Author: Nikki Arana
Title: The Next Target
Publisher: David C. Cook
There's a certain kind of boldness about Nikki Arana's latest, The Next Target. Though it's a quasi-thriller not noteworthy for suspense or depth of character, it becomes an engrossing read because Arana seeks for her subject matter an issue that exists only in the margins of contemporary literature—relations between Christianity and Islam in America.
The story focuses on Austia Donatelli, who runs a Career Center in Agua Viva, a predominantly Muslim neighborhood in south Los Angeles. Donatelli uses the center's evening English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, as a forum to minister to young Muslim women, knowing the risks both herself and her students face from the patriarchal Islamic culture that views Christianity as blasphemy and imposes strict penalties on those who leave the faith, or are even seen in public with Christians.
When Sabirah, one of these women, is shot and killed outside a local diner, Austia suspects a network of Muslim extremists of targeting her outreach and planning more hostilities. She's especially suspicious when Zaki shows up at the Career Center seeking work as a translator, and she can't shake the feeling he's linked somehow to local cell leader Hussein al-Ansari. Austia hires Zaki, mostly to keep an eye on him, but the longer he works in her office, the deeper she gets into Hussein's network, trying to uncover his ultimate endgame.
The biggest area of strength of Target is the portrayal of the Muslim main characters, specifically Zaki and Fatima, Hussein's wife. Arana is to be commended for wading boldly into politically-charged waters. By even being willing to admit there are Muslims interested in converting to Christianity, she's touching on a taboo subject. And, for acknowledging that, yes, there are certain Muslims who wish to see the entire world convert or be killed, she's going even deeper into taboo territory. Depending on your cable news network of choice, you either hear most Muslims want Americans to die, or most Muslims are vastly misunderstood. Arana wisely takes a middle ground, portraying characters from a variety of viewpoints so as to sidestep the polarizing nature of the debate. It seems a more honest, if less dramatic, portrayal.
What emerges most is a picture of the complicated nature of relations between these groups. Even those with the best of intentions, as are Austia and her co-worker Annie, find it difficult to navigate these waters. That's the truth that is taken away at the end of the novel.
Where Target isn't quite as interesting is in its plot. Perhaps as a result of not building Austia's character or adequately establishing her objective in this story, we don't get a good feel for her or what she's after. Austia mourns the loss of her husband David, killed in Afghanistan by Islamist extremists prior to the book's opening, but her reaction to this is rather knee-jerk: she finds it hard to trust Muslims. A more nuanced response would have deepened the reader's experience. Once the story hits the third act, and Austia gains a mission—getting Fatima out of California to safety—the plot picks up speed. It's the middle section where the story sags. In addition, the revelation of Zaki's true nature isn't handled effectively. We know he's trustworthy long before Austia does, taking some tension away.
Arana is to be commended for finding a way to address a subject most authors won't in a way most haven't. As a result, this book becomes an intriguing picture of life in contemporary America where races and religions rub elbows daily without fully understanding the other side's motivations or interests.


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Numbers can lie -- yet they're the best first step in determining whether a stock is a buy. In this series, we use some carefully chosen metrics to size up a stock's true value based on the following clues:
- The current price multiples.
- The consistency of past earnings and cash flow.
- The amount of growth we can expect.
Let's see what those numbers can tell us about how expensive or cheap Micron Technology
The current price multiples
First, we'll look at most investors' favorite metric: the price-to-earnings ratio. It divides the company's share price by its earnings per share (EPS). The lower the P/E, the better.
Then we'll take things up a notch with a more advanced metric: enterprise value to unlevered free cash flow. This tool divides the company's enterprise value (basically, its market cap plus its debt, minus its cash) by its unlevered free cash flow (its free cash flow, adding back the interest payments on its debt). As with the P/E, the lower this number is, the better.
Analysts argue about which is more important -- earnings or cash flow. Who cares? A good buy ideally has low multiples on both.
Micron has a P/E ratio of 6.0 and an EV/FCF ratio of 5.2 over the trailing 12 months. If we stretch and compare current valuations with the five-year averages for earnings and free cash flow, we see that Micron has a negative P/E ratio and a negative EV/FCF ratio.
A positive one-year ratio of less than 10 for both metrics is ideal. For a five-year metric, less than 20 is ideal.
Micron has a mixed performance in hitting the ideal targets, but let's see how it stacks up against some of its competitors and industry mates.
1-Year P/E
1-Year EV/FCF
5-Year P/E
5-Year EV/FCF
Source: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's; NM = not meaningful.
Numerically, we've seen how Micron's valuation rates on both an absolute and relative basis. Next, let's examine …
The consistency of past earnings and cash flow
An ideal company will be consistently strong in its earnings and cash-flow generation.
In the past five years, Micron's net income margin has ranged from -38.6% to 16.2%. In that same time frame, unlevered free cash flow margin has ranged from -33.8% to 24.5%.
How do those figures compare with those of the company's peers? See for yourself:
Source: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's; margin ranges are combined.
In addition, over the past five years, Micron has tallied up three years of positive earnings and two years of positive free cash flow.
Next, let's figure out …
How much growth we can expect
Analysts tend to comically overstate their five-year growth estimates. If you accept them at face value, you will overpay for stocks. But even though you should definitely take the analysts' prognostications with a grain of salt, they can still provide a useful starting point when compared with similar numbers from a company's closest rivals.
Let's start by seeing what this company's done over the past five years. In that time period, Micron has put up past EPS growth rates of 41.2%. Meanwhile, Wall Street's analysts expect future growth rates of 6.7%.
Here's how Micron compares with its peers for trailing five-year growth (because of losses, Rambus' trailing growth rate isn't meaningful):
Source: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's; EPS growth shown.
And here's how it measures up with regard to the growth analysts expect over the next five years (my data provider doesnt list any analyst estimates for Rambus):
Source: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's; estimates for EPS growth.
The bottom line
The pile of numbers we've plowed through has shown us the price multiples that shares of Micron are trading at, the volatility of its operational performance, and what kind of growth profile it has -- both on an absolute and a relative basis.
The more consistent a company's performance has been and the more growth we can expect, the more we should be willing to pay. We've gone well beyond looking at a 6.0 P/E ratio, and we see historically choppy earnings and free cash flow along with modest expectations for future growth to go along with the tantalizing one-year price multiples. But this is just a start. If you find Micron's numbers or story compelling, don't stop here. Continue your due-diligence process until you're confident one way or the other. As a start, add it to My Watchlist to find all of our Foolish analysis.
If you want some more stock ideas, check out my recent article: "7 Great Stocks Some Wall Street Idiots Are Missing."


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The cucumber, providence of oily skin ... The laboratories of Herbier de Provence have developed this range of products to meet specific problems of oily skin. They must be cleaned thoroughly but gently due to its sensitive skin. The cucumber is known for its healing and soothing properties, as well as for its sanitation and astringent qualities. It tends to balance the sebaceous secretions and improve circulation in the capillaries, allowing for better oxygenation, which results in clearer skin.
Softness for dry and sensitive skin Honey was selected for its calming and softening properties and pollen for its wealth of essential amino acids, both essential to the correct operation of skin cells. This remarkable association was enriched by extracts of camomile and currant, as well as vegetal oils from millepertuis, calendula and avocado in order to obtain fine and consistent textures. Offering great softness for fragile skin, this line of care will revitalize your skin while reinforcing its natural defenses.
Efficiency & tonus for sensitive and tired skins Manufactured by bees, Royal Jelly is a natural product remarkable in its composition and its wealth in noble ingredients. Royal Jelly is comprised of a mixture of sugars, and numerous vitamins (B1, B2, B6, PP, H, C, E, A) trace elements (potassium, iron, calcium, copper, silicium, phosphorus, etc.), proteins, and amino acids. Royal Jelly is famous for its fast action in smoothing and toning the skin. A total transformation of the cells of the epidermis occurs ; therefore, the skin is rejuvenated. Scientific experiments were conducted, which prove the bactericidal and antibiotic effects of Royal Jelly on certain kinds of bacteria such as the Koch virus and the golden staphyllococcus virus.
Developed to rejuvenate tired skin, the GREEN CLAY of L'HERBIER DE PROVENCE is appropriate for all types of skin: oily, dry, mixed, female or male, as well of for all types of hair. - It cleanses oily skin. The absorbing properties of Green Clay guarantee an in-depth cleansing without any aggression. Green Clay releases the blocked pores, eliminates the impurities, purifies the skin. - It revitalizes dry skin. The powerful magnetism of solar energy collected by Green Clay ensures your skin an unceasingly renewed energy, which will be able to protect it from cellular aging. - It rebalances mixed skin thanks to its great wealth in free energy and trace elements. - It invigorates tired hair. The tonic shampoo with Green Clay revitalizes dull hair. - Irreplaceable for your daily tonicity, soap with Green Clay offers your skin an unceasingly renewed protection against daily aggressions.
CLAY HAS ALWAYS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH HYGIENE AND BEAUTY Today, the HERBIER DE PROVENCE proposes a line of hygiene and beauty care products containing Red Clay. Red Clay is a very rich clay with a high iron oxide content, from which it gets its color. It has stimulative, magnetic, detoxifying and remineralizing properties. The HERBIER DE PROVENCE selected this particularly pure and rich clay to develop a line of cosmetic products to respond to the every day agressions of modern life and pollution. Red Clay responds to the needs of the skin with a particular response for skin that is dull, tired and without tone. Its antitoxic, purifying, anti-inflammatory qualities are of particular use with blotches of the face.
Clay is a living element rich in a regenerative physical system on the same level as water, air and sun. For a long time clay was used in rural areas to treat animals and trees. Many wild and domestic animals eat soil or take mud baths to get rid of certain diseases. Sterilized clay absorbs toxins and bacteria that a tired skin can no longer eliminate. Clay mixed with water has many properties. By absorbing gases and concentrating them at the surface of the skin, clay cripples, and sometimes kills, viruses and bacterias. Clay retains certain substances as well, which explains its power of disinfection. Clay also has a role of mineral support ; and, corrects the Ph balance of the skin.
The selective use of suractivated Biovegetal. Age: + 20 Skin types: all Fast Action: retone, prevent, repair Deep Action: firming, antioxydant