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Tim Alford
One of the great privileges of my job is that I get to travel around and visit many different churches, youth groups, para-church organisations, festivals and events.
The good news is, there is wonderful diversity in the church! Nowhere else would you find such an eclectic mix of ages, cultures, nationalities and social groups united under one banner. The church is a beautiful thing!
Yet amongst all this diversity, they all hold something in common: They all have a culture. Your church has a culture. Your youth group has a culture. Your team has a culture. Even your meetings have a culture! You may not be able to articulate it, but make no mistake - your youth ministry has a culture.
Your culture is a set of (often unwritten) rules and values that determine behaviour within an organisation. Simply put, culture is 'how we do things around here.'
So how do we establish a healthy, fruitful culture within our children's and youth ministries?
I agree with Dr Henry Cloud when he says, "What you create, [and] what you allow, is what you get as a leader." Spot on. Our culture is always a combination of what we create and what we allow.
So with that as our foundation, here are four keys to establishing a healthy culture…
If as a leader you haven't explicitly named the culture of your youth ministry, it doesn't mean that it hasn't got one, it means it has an accidental one. An accidental culture is that which has evolved organically according to the behaviours of the most influential characters in the group.
When Jesus spoke of 'the yeast of the Pharisees', he was describing how the behaviours of a small group of influential individuals will quickly permeate an entire culture, though it doesn't necessarily serve the good of the group. So if you want a healthy culture, you have to name it, write it down, and talk about it again and again until you're blue in the face!
Once you have named the culture, the people you lead must now be able to look to you to see an example of what that culture looks like. So let's say you've named a culture in your team for everyone to arrive on time for every session. Guess what you need to do? Or perhaps you're seeking to build a culture of passionate worshippers amongst your young people. Guess what you need to be?
Bill Hybels makes this point perfectly, "Leaders must never expect from others anything more than they're willing to deliver themselves. They should never expect higher levels of commitment, creativity, persistence, or patience than what they themselves manifest on a regular basis."
I'm willing to wager that this will be the first article in YCW mag history that will encourage you to be intolerant! But if you want to establish a clear, healthy culture, intolerant you must be! Not of individuals of course, but of behaviours that conflict with the culture you are creating.
Patrick Lencioni writes, "Great cultures tend to be appropriately intolerant of certain behaviours … After all, if an organisation is tolerant of everything, it will stand for nothing."
At the time of writing, just three days ago I was part of a team who launched a new youth group in Malvern. We had already decided that we would set a culture of respect, where no one talks and everyone listens to whoever is leading the session content.
So before our first session, I took a moment to remind our team to be intentionally intolerant of any behaviour that would subvert that culture, by quickly challenging any young person who was talking when they should have been listening… and they did so magnificently!
Remember, your culture is a combination of what you create and what you allow, therefore, do not tolerate any behaviours that contradict your named culture, because if you do, those behaviours will become the culture.
As much as we should confront behaviours that subvert the culture, we should celebrate those that affirm it. Therefore, never miss an opportunity to celebrate someone who did something in line with the culture you are building - and wherever possible, do that publicly!
If others in your group or team see you celebrating a certain behaviour, they are more likely to replicate it themselves. As Andy Stanley says, "What's celebrated is repeated."
So here's what we do. We name the culture, we model the culture, we challenge any behaviours that do not reflect that culture, and we celebrate those that do. Do these four things and you will have a healthy culture in which your young people and team will thrive and flourish.
Welcome to the culture club!
Tim Alford lives in Malvern with is wife Jen, son Tobijah and daughter Aria.
He is the National Director of LIMITLESS, the youth movement of Elim Pentecostal Churches in the UK and Ireland. He is a passionate communicator of the gospel, having spoken at churches, conferences, schools and events all over the world. Tim is the former frontman of [dweeb], a frustrated supporter of Arsenal, and has on more than one occasion been to the cinema in Star Wars fancy dress.


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At a recent public meeting held in Contra Costa County by UC Cooperative Extension, a female cattle rancher representing a family that has owned land in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta for generations dumped out a grocery bag with dozens of envelopes onto the table in front of her.
"This is the amount of mail I get in one week from agency people," she said, her voice trembling with anger. "They want to come onto my land and look at where they want to put big tubes to carry water down south. My family has been on this property for a long time. It's my family's land."
For this woman and many others, UCCE directors in the five Delta counties opened the flood gates when they invited the public to share their feelings about water. Ten meetings were hosted to give ordinary citizens a chance to speak.
"There is a lot of frustration in the Delta region," said Carole Paterson, director of UC Cooperative Extension in Solano County. "People felt their voices weren't being heard."
Paterson and county directors in Yolo, Sacramento, San Joaquin and Contra Costa counties held community conversations in local libraries and invited the public to have their say. The participants' thoughts will be synthesized in a written report and some of their comments - videotaped during the sessions - will be part of an audio-visual presentation.
A few common themes emerged from a preliminary review of the 10 conversations, Paterson said.
Frustration. People believe the public policy process is flawed.
Education. People do not understand what is happening to their water. The issues are extremely complex and over the years, layer upon layer of legislation, lawsuits, court decisions and media reports have muddied the water.
Science. People are concerned that science is being manipulated by various stakeholders to support a particular point of view.
The reports on the water conversations will be shared with county boards of supervisors, farm bureaus, legislators, agencies and individuals involved in the state's water policy.
The Delta faces a host of problems, including invasive species, water degradation due to urban and agricultural runoff, aging infrastructure and the threat of flooding should the sea level rise due to climate change.
"We weren't looking for solutions," Paterson said. "We just wanted to give citizens a chance to share their experiences."
Farmland in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. (Photo by Roy Tennant, freelargephotos.com)


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By Sam Botrus, Linga Reporter
A meeting was held between the leaders of the different quarters in the Old City of Jerusalem of in order to limit the tribal and sectarian fanaticism in light of the recent attacks. The representatives of the quarters signed an honor pact: "Honor pact for the citizens of the Old City of Jerusalem in all its quarters. Its most important articles included:
1.All citizens of the Old City in all its quarters are one social unity that cannot be fragmented . This entity is characterized by the humanitarian, national and ethical values based on the spirit of social adherence.
2. The citizens, families of the Old City of Jerusalem in all its quarters, regardless of their different religions all agree to persevere the humanitarian ethical and social values. The spirit of unity and forgiveness will prevail. Furthermore, all forms of religious and tribal extremism should be rejected. Respect and appreciation should be reciprocal and division should be fought against.
3. Any sort of disagreement that takes place between any two people is considered to be personal and the way forward has to be based on the social values in the Jerusalemite society, taking in consideration the Palestinian standards as the only reference.
4. Every person who uses weapons against their people should be condemned and convicted in all circumstances.
5. Any attacks on worship houses should be condemned and convicted as it goes against ethical and humanitarian and religious values.
6. All should agree to work hand in hand to spread humanitarian ethics and values so that love and tranquillity would prevail. All should strive to work diligently in line with our resources employing Palestinian criteria as a point of reference.
It is worthy to mention that the initiative to form this meeting took place following the condemnation of the Christian centres and organizations in the Christian quarter of the Old City of the coward attack that a group of young people committed when they attacked the Ethiopian church and broke the cross and attacked several Christian houses and their stores.


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Grape Seed Extract is Natural Chemo for Killing Cancer Cells! Read How This is Possible
Patients who have colorectal cancer may benefit a lot from the cancer-growth-inhibiting power of grape seed extract. Researchers from the University of Colorado Cancer Center report that the more aggressive the cancer cells are, the more effective the grape extract works in the process of targeting and stopping the growth.
Grape seed extract is amazing because it attacks the cancer cells.
What is more important, it leaves untouched the healthy cells. This is a departure or starting point from conventional cancer treatments. They destroy all of the cells in an attempt to stop the spread of cancer.
Actually, in this research the grape seed extract seems really amazing and remarkable. Molly Derry, a doctoral candidate and investigator at the CU Cancer Center together with her team saw that while chemotherapy doses only increase with more severe cancer cases, such as a stage IV instead of stage II, the amount of grape seed extract required actually decreased.
Derry explained: "It actually required less than half the concentration of GSE to "delete" cell growth and kill 50 % of stage IV cells. It can achieve similar or almost same results in the stage II cells." "We've known for quite a while that the bioactive compounds in grape seed extract selectively target many types of cancer cells. This study shows that many of the same mutations that allow colorectal cancer cells to metastasize. It can survive traditional therapies and make them especially sensitive to treatment with GSE."
Amazing Grapes
One of many berry types, people introduced grapes to America over 300 years ago. There are over 8,000 grape varieties with the main types being American and European. With only 100 calories per cup, grapes are a great source of vitamins K and C. They are simply abundant with antioxidants.
We make grape seed extract (GSE) from the seed of the grape. It is beneficial for a number of cardiovascular conditions such as poor circulation and high cholesterol. People also find useful the extract has also in the treatment of diabetes, eye disease, loss of vision due to aging, and swelling associated with injury. Currently, there are a lot of studies in process for GSE in the treatment of leukemia and Alzheimer's disease.
Past research also points to many kind of berries as a natural solution for colorectal cancer. They are perfect solution for many other cancers as well. In one study, the growth of new tumors in mice fed black raspberry decreased by 45 percent and the total number of tumors went down 60 percent. Other research found that foods rich in flavanols (apples, berries, grapes) also reduces the risk of colon cancer.
Advanced Cancer and Grape Seed Extract
The bio-active compounds in grape seed extract selectively target many types of cancer cells. With an increase in colorectal cancer, the findings of this study are timely. By the time most people have diagnose of the disease, it is in the advanced stages. But thankfully, as we already mentioned, researchers found that it required less grape seed extract to kill advanced cancer cells than it did cells in the early stage. Scientists proved that the extract kills cancer cells by a process of oxidative stress.
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"I take a selfie: bed hair, no makeup. I tap "Impression" and my face changes quickly and dramatically: fine lines flatten, wrinkles smooth out, blemishes unblemish, dark circles disappear, cheekbones rise, eyes brighten, lips get bigger, nose gets smaller. My face is gone. Staring back at me, wearing my clothes, sitting in my bed, is a stranger. Or, perhaps more accurately: it's my perfect self. I feel horrified by how much my face changes."
Instagram scroll after Instagram scroll, we're faced with flawless images that prompt reactions ranging from cynicism to fascination and even downright envy. It's no wonder, then, that 32-year-old Carolyn Stritch of @TheSlowTraveler took it upon herself to teach her over 199,000 followers a lesson about the authenticity of social media – or lack thereof.
The UK-based travel blogger and influencer recently "hacked" her own Instagram account as part of a project for her ongoing degree in photography. First, Stritch used FaceApp to morph into her perfect self. Her alter ego (who happened to be ten years younger than she is) then flew from Newcastle Upon Tyne to California for the day and managed to pose all alone in front of the Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland – and not one of her followers questioned any of it.
Two manipulated images and carefully captioned posts on Instagram later, the Instagrammer took to her personal blog to reveal the truth about why she had faked both her personal appearance and the trip, urging people to consider the dark side of social media. "For me, Instagram is a positive experience. But I know that's not the case for a lot of people. Instagram is apparently full of these 'slim, prosperous, happy, extroverted, and popular' people – a bit like my perfect self. I wanted my fictional narrative to challenge the way I portray myself online and the effects of this portrayal," she wrote.
When's the last time you questioned what you saw online?
Tomorrow, I'm going to be 22! I'm treating myself with a trip to Californ-I-ay: I'm off to Disneyland to Instagram the hell out of Sleeping Beauty's Castle. I'll be putting myself to bed nice and early tonight: I'm flying tomorrow and coming home Monday (need a magic carpet, not an aeroplane). I'll be by myself, but so what? It'll be my very own fairytale. Human possibilities vastly exceed our imagination!
I've taken myself off to California. There I am in front of Sleeping Beauty's Castle – my crazy, self-indulgent 22nd birthday present to myself. Tomorrow I'll be back home and it'll be like it never even happened! I keep saying to myself: it's kind of fun to do the impossible. Life is what you make it!
I'm not feeling entirely myself after that trip. Strange. Tomorrow I'll share a blog post telling you all about it. It's not every day you get to say: "I'm going to be 22 and I'm taking my self to Disneyland." Well, back to reality. Hard to believe that just yesterday I was standing alone outside Sleeping Beauty's Castle. But I'll always have The Image.


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My first ever Harry Potter fic! G, only the vaguest of spoilers for the end of the series, 100 words. This one is purely for UK and Irish readers – it might possibly mean something to Chinese readers but Americans, Russians, and continental Europeans will be totally and utterly at a loss. Not that they're missing much; but what can you expect from something written in about 30 seconds?
"Well, Harry, what are your plans for the future, now that Voldemort is gone and you've finished school?" Professor McGonagall asked. "Will you become an Auror? Go into the Ministry? Take up professional Quidditch?"
"I have a different sport in mind," Harry replied. "A Muggle sport."
"So far," Hazel Irvine reported, from the BBC studio at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, "there has been no definitive ruling from the World Snooker Association on the legality of the unusual cue, only eleven inches long, holly, core of Phoenix feather, used by the appropriately named new wizard of the green baize; Harry Potter."


text: Best Jewelry Gift Ideas for Her Personality December 5, 2016 Natasha (0) The holidays are quickly approaching and you still have to get something for that special lady in your life. You'd be surprised that even if you choose a beautiful pair of earrings, they might just not fit her style or look like her. Every woman's personality type is different, and that is reflected in the things that she wears—jewelry included. If you're struggling with getting the perfect piece for your perfect girl, then check out these top jewelry gift ideas by Gottlieb & Sons to match her personality! If She's a Social Butterfly For the woman who's always the brightest person in the room, you need something that'll shine as brightly as she does. Choose something that'll catch everyone's eye, like a gorgeous chunky diamond bracelet. Simple jewelry will be out-shined by her personality, so make sure that it's big, bold, and beautiful! Just like her. If She's Unique and Outgoing She wants something different, and noticeable. Like the social butterfly that she is, a pair of simple drop earrings won't do it for this girl. You'll need something as unique as she is, like a statement necklace or earrings that you can't take your eyes off of. Choose something gorgeous that you wouldn't expect to see on every woman in the room, and that's what's right for your lady. If She's a Little Shy If your special lady is on the quieter side, then she most likely won't want a piece that draws too much attention. Something that makes a statement won't work for her, so she may never wear it—and that would be a waste of a fine jewelry! You need something that's toned down, but still stunning, something that'll be almost like your little secret. For her, a pair of beautiful diamond studs will be just the thing for her to see in that little box. If She's All About Simplicity Who doesn't love a little classic elegance? For the woman who is minimalistic, but still likes some bling, why not spring for a delicate diamond tennis bracelet? She'll be able to wear it for almost any occasion, and it'll go with everything. And, the best part is that it'll still catch people's eyes, letting everyone gush over its beauty. Don't underestimate the power of simplicity! If She's Traditional A ring with diamonds doesn't always have to be a diamond ring. If you're not quite there yet, but the special woman in your life is drawn to more traditional pieces, then a gorgeous gemstone ring may be exactly what you need! A classic oval ring (with a few diamonds, of course) will always win a woman's heart. Hey, maybe she's even born in September, so you get her a sapphire stone for even more brownie points. There are so many different directions you can go with jewelry, but it's important to keep her personality in mind when you're searching. Whether she's extroverted or shy, there's a gift out there that'll be a perfect fit. We can guarantee that when you find it, she won't be able to contain her excitement once she opens that box.


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I've been meaning to blog stuff here for months, and failing each time. (Don't worry; it's because business is good!) But my pal Jen just started up a fun craft blog with her sister Lauren, and I couldn't resist sharing this post about fancy cocktail cherries.
But if you're not quite this crafty, don't fret! I've been a hippie about maraschino cherries for ages, as corn syrup and red dye are on my Foodie Sneer List. These are two natural alternatives I've tried and loved. (Don't get me wrong, I'm TOTALLY gonna try making my own in all three ways, but it's nice to have a shoppable option too!)
Tillen Farms Maraschino Cherries
These are super-natural, with a nice firm consistency perfect for biting. They're sweetened with real sugar and colored with beet juice, but there's no beety flavor! They just taste like maraschino cherries only much better. They also keep the stems on them, so they may look or work better for some cocktail applications.
You can get them on Amazon, but I've also seen them at so many local hippie-ish grocery stores, in the cocktail section. They've got much nicer ingredients than a couple other purportedly-natural options, too!
ZerGüt Pitted Sour Cherries in Light Syrup
I was searching for the above Tillen cherries in my local non-hippie grocery store, and I wasn't able to find them. But these weird suckers were in the imported food section, buried among ramen and Tapatío and matzoh mix. I LOVE the name, can I just say? ZerGüt. Zehr cute. :)
They're sour but they have been soaking in truly light syrup for so long that they don't taste very sour. However, they've also been sitting in syrup for so long that they kind of disintegrate if they're remotely agitated, etc. Like, ice cubes will crush them. These are also dyed naturally, but the dye tends to kind of seep out of them and into whatever drink or dessert you put them in. Which is weird, since sour cherries are naturally red—it's almost like their syrup bath causes the natural cherry pigment to leach out of them.
I think they work best to be muddled in drinks where you plan to muddle, or for single-cherry-on-top applications like sundaes.
Also, the jar won't be this cute for long. Something about the threads just isn't right, so that light syrup tends to leak and stain and drip and make everything sticky and maroon. If I were wise, I would have transferred these into a Tillen jar at some point, especially once I'd used up enough of them. (The ZerGüt jar is quite large!) Eventually I'll get there, but you should just do it ahead of time now that I've warned you. :)
And there you go! May your homemade cocktails never be ungarnished. What's your favorite cherry?


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Kong – Stanley Chow
October 20, 2010 • • 1 comment
King Kong is one of my favourite flicks. Not the black and white one – the Peter Jackson masterpiece. Apparently Stanley has taste that goes beyond illustration:
Printed on 100% Cotton Matte Archival 315gsm paper.
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Stephen King – Minimal Movie Posters
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Stephen King's novels have been translated into some of the most successful box office successes of all time. So much so, that they have become part of our pop culture. See if you can recognize any from this imaginative set.


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When you look at the evolution of popular music in Australia over a long enough period, you can almost see the scars: the monumental shifts, the forming of genres and their immediate dispersion when someone breaks new ground.
Everyone is reliant upon Triple J, the only national radio station with the scope to unearth emerging artists. But that too has its problems, often creating a disconnect between Australian music and music from the rest of the world. It's bands like Tame Impala that manage to hold their own on the world stage.
"The response everywhere has been pretty overwhelming, to be honest," says Dominic Simper over the phone from his home in Perth. Simper played guitar during the band's formative years, but is now more often seen on the synthesizer when they play live.[fold]
Between tours, Simper lives at his parent's house in Fremantle, not far from the band's keyboard player, Jay Watson. It's been hard for him to find anything like a normal home life with such a demanding international tour schedule. "I used to live with a bunch of musicians in Fremantle, but I got sick of seeing money fly out of my bank balance when I was on the other side of the world," he says. "So I've packed all my shit into cardboard boxes at my parents house and I just crash here when I'm in town."
Simper met Kevin Parker, the founder and leading man of Tame Impala – who writes, records and produces the bulk of the music himself – at high school and they've remained close friends ever since. Simper says it's pretty unique playing in a successful band with such close friends, because there's added complications when entering into creative and business arrangements. "There has been some funny moments in the past, but we're all comfortable in our places now," says Simper. "There are no battered egos anymore…we all want the same thing, for the songs to sound amazing. The five of us are closer than ever before."
Nowadays, the recording process is much more refined. Parker goes into isolation for a period and only reappears when the album is complete. "The recording side is very much Kevin. He locks himself in a room and comes out two years later with an album," says Simper, quite comfortable in his place. "The job of the four of us is bringing it to life live." Tame Impala relies on trust and, according to Simper, they have learnt not to be too precious when it comes to arranging the songs live.
Tame Impala's 2012 release, Lonerism, marks a shift toward a more universal sound. In comparison, Tame Impala's debut sounds more achievable - the song writing is still impeccable, but Parker's second full-length offering adds more sophisticated textures and layers, as he explores the depths of his melodic flare.
Tame Impala have had great success both onshore and abroad. They seem to have crossed that impossible gap into the world market, breaking ground in New York and London. Lonerism has been well received in New York particularly, and not only with Australian expats. "It's crazy man," says Simper, still a little bemused. "I try not to think about it too much. It's such a cool city. We actually played in Brooklyn about a month ago and it was bucketing down with snow."
When talking to Simper, you get the sense that the entire band is surprised to be on the wave they're on. There's no doubting that they're one of Australia's most prodigious talents, but they're also very reserved when it comes to fame. "It's not something we really strive for; it's not really our job," says Simper. "We try not to concern ourselves with it and just try and concentrate on the music."
It's part of their understated ethos, which sees them always looking to Australian audiences as the real test of their progress. "It's been so long since we've done our own shows in Australia," he says. "It's going to be really interesting to see how the shows go over here."
Tame Impala are playing at the Enmore Theatre this Friday December 14. For their Lonerism tour dates, visit the band's website.


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OB GYN in Dunwoody, GA
"Dunwoody was officially incorporated as a city on December 1, 2008. The city provides quality service to its citizens and supports the largest economic engine in the Southeast. Dunwoody is a close and vibrant community which values family life and the entrepreneurial spirit. It supports and nurtures a community dedicated to the preservation of family, education, religious institutions, and the environment." – Source, City of Dunwoody, GA
For over 20 years, Providence Women's Healthcare has been a trusted provider for thousands of women and her families with personalized ob gyn care and highly recommended doctors and staff in the metro Atlanta area. Our Dunwoody, GA location serves as our first and eldest location, offering a clean and comfortable environment with high-tech amenities and modern equipment that assists our obstetric and gynecologist physicians and patients with the premium quality care necessary for a wonderful partnership in health. We don't practice dishing out orders. We practice a partnership with you where our highly skilled team and friendly staff will listen to your needs and create a plan together that you and your family will feel comfortable with.


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Harvest is a digital scrapbooking collection by Ponytails Designs. Inside you'll find:
161 Elements (includes alternative styles, shadowed and/or color variations):
accordion flowers, acorn squash, apple, apple pie, apple sauce, arrow, banner, basket, bee, bows, branch, broccoli, bursts, butterfly, butternut squash, buttons, carrot, cauliflower, charms, cherry tomatoes, chevrons, cider, corn, cranberries, cucumber, egg, egg basket, eggplant, flags, flowers, frame, green grapes, green pepper, honey, labels, leaves, lettuce, marker, milk, milk carrier, mushroom, onion, paint, paper twist, patches, pattypan squash, pear, peas, pickled eggs, pickles, plum, potato, produce stand, pumpkins, pumpkin pie, purple grapes, radish, red pepper, ribbons, ricrac, scatter, spinner, stitching, strawberries, strawberry jam, string, string flowers, string tie, sunflower, tabs, tag, tomato, tractor, trimming, truck, washi, watermelon, wood crate, wordys, yellow pepper, zucchini
10 Pocket Cards created in sizes 6x4 4x4 3x4 (bleed version, 12x12 print sheet & PDF included)
6 Alphas (upper case letters, numbers & punctutation in separated PNG files)
16 Flair (flairs, PNG sticker sheet, JPEG print sheet, & PDF)
20 Patterned Papers & 17 Cardstock Papers
*** This product was previously released at another store. Please check your stash before purchasing.


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I like to look at maps. I like to plan routes. I am quite obsessed with knowing where I have been.
Not all who wander are lostJRR Tolkien
When I first moved to London, I used to walk excessive distances on a weekend, taking delight in piecing together seemingly disjointed sections of the tube map, beginning to understand how it all fitted together.
I also like data (to a degree – nothing against stats nerds, but I'm not one).
One of my first purchases after getting my road bike (to commute on, primarily), after the obligatory lights, locks and
When I upgraded to my next cycle computer (a Polar CS200), I fastidiously logged in to the Polar website at the conclusion of each commute, in order to record each data point it had captured during the pothole- and profanity-strewn ride.
I never logged cadence though, since this is a mythical piece of data that no human-built machine is capable of sensing or recording. I digress.
Cycling apps on a smartphone (in my case a labouring iPhone 3GS) were made for me.
UPDATE: Brief Interlude
I have published an updated version (September 2013) of this post, which you can read here.
Alternatively, keep reading this post and sorry for the interruption…
Map My Ride, Record My Disappointments
My route-recording odyssey started with MapMyRide, one of a suite of apps for mapping outdoors activities (running, hiking, walking, hopping etc).
I loved the way that I could just set the app recording, shove my phone in my pocket (where it was going to reside anyway) and, upon returning home, be able to analyse each climb and descent in infinite detail (whilst dressed as Gary Imlach).
Saying that, I didn't love the way that MapMyRide sometimes took an age to boot up and, on one occasion, simply stopped recording half way through a ride.
I'm pretty sure this was due to me having my iPhone full to the brim with memory-intensive apps and downloads (including all my personal development podcasts). When I deleted all the junk, the MapMyRide app did start to run more quickly and reliably (although I'm afraid my personal 'growth' has now stalled somewhat).
What I particularly liked was when MapMyRide determined that I had ridden 'a categorised climb'. I don't know how they (or the other cycling apps that do the same thing) decide which category a climb falls into, or how they relate to official race classifications (I doubt they do at all). All that matters to me is that someone (a computer algorithm in this case) noticed that I spent some time on my bike going up hill and congratulated me on my achievement. Or at least noticed it. By way of a computer program.
Being able to refer to known 'categorised climbs' also allowed me to discuss routes with my 'cycling buddies' (my sister and her fiance) in terms more coherent than, 'you know, that road that goes past the farm … narrow … with hedges'. We can now describe the course of a route by its position in relation to memorable categorised climbs in the vicinity
First Steps in Strava
Strava is my new app for 2013 (which demonstrates that I'm not exactly the early adopter type).
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yieldAlfred Lord Tennyson
I'd heard of Strava but couldn't really see what all the fuss was about. Then I read this article from Outside magazine, which inspired me to give it a try.
Now you won't see me with any King of the Mountain awards – as far as I can see, I rank in the bottom 10-20% on any climb of note near where I live. But I do enjoy knowing where the segments (as I think Strava calls them) are, and, if I'm feeling good, seeing if I can beat my previous best time.
If you have a Garmin cycle computer (which sadly I do not), you can use it to upload ride data directly to the Strava website, or you can simply use the app to record from a smartphone.
I've found the app to be much quicker to load than MapMyRide. All the Strava app needs to start recording is a single finger prod to the screen. With MapMyRide, you need to navigate through a couple of screens and specify the activity you're about to do – time consuming when all you want to do is to get your gloves on and get going (it's still cold here in London).
Unlike MapMyRide, Strava doesn't have in-app mapping (and shake it all about.. ahem). At least I haven't found it if it does. But if that is one of the factors that makes the MMR app sluggish, then I'm happy for it not to be in Strava.
If you do need to locate yourself, you can always use the Google Maps app (other maps are available). Strava runs quite happily in the background whilst you do so.
You can even follow me and give me 'kudos' (dude) if you're impressed with my performance. Ironic kudos is perfectly acceptable, at least in the UK. Those of you that didn't click on the Strava link above, will not have realised that it was a link to my profile. Whoops, here it is again.
I'm Calling It For Strava
It's early days. I've only been on Strava since mid-January.
So far I'm finding it more usable and reliable than MapMyRide.
It seems somehow cooler (though I'm hardly qualified to comment). Even the pros use it, though not when they're doing this.
I'm going to keep using it for the time being.
When someone (my wife) finally agrees that a Garmin Edge 510 would be the perfect birthday gift (for me or her), I'll be able to try it and Strava together and report back.
Which Cycling App Do You Use?
I open it to the floor. Help me to help you to help me. Comment in the handy box below please.
A maven … is a trusted expert in a particular field, who seeks to pass knowledge on to others. The word … comes from Hebrew, via Yiddish… –Wikipedia
Are you a MapMyRide maven?
A stickler for Strava? (!?!)
Or do you use something else – another app (Endomondo, others?), an Excel sheet or a piece of paper?
If you have any advice as to how I can get best use out of Strava or any other cycling app, then I'd love to hear it.


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July 11, 2010 Govt, Surveillance
Ryan Singel writes:
The NSA is denying a report from the Wall Street Journal that a secret program code-named "Perfect Citizen" will be monitoring civilian networks.
That's from a rare public statement by the ultra-secret agency responsible for spying on outsiders and defending classified networks. The NSA, as a wing of the military, is largely prohibited from operating within the U.S.
Read more on Threat Level.
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Watch Young Girls Make Their Own Inspiring Acceptance Speeches in Clean & Clear's New Ad
Though we saw some amazing speeches at the MTV Video Music Awards last night, Clean & Clear may have even better ones in their new ad. The spot encourages young women to accept themselves and their unique features and suggest that you don't need a stage, a microphone, or trophy for a great acceptance speech—all it takes is speaking from the heart and embracing who you are in your own skin.
In the ad, several girls describe their own characteristics that other people have criticized, and then go into what they accept about themselves. "All your differences make you self-conscious," one said. "Everyone has their own style, their own way and that's what makes them beautiful and unique," said another girl. Another reminds us that to be accepted by others is not as important as what you think of yourself.
The ad is part of the Clean & Clear's See the Real Me campaign. Watch the full ad by clicking on the image above.


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On Mobile, Black Friday Matters More Than Cyber Monday
Reach your customers with just what they're looking for at just the right time, targeting them on Black Friday, learning from what works on Black Friday and then pushing again on Cyber Monday.
When you're a consumer tech company planning your Q4 marketing budget, it's easy to think of Black Friday as a relic of the brick-and-mortar world: people waiting at the doors at Best Buy or laden with shopping bags from Macy's, buying for others or for themselves.
Given the world in which you work, you might instinctively focus your marketing efforts on Black Friday's younger, modern cousin, Cyber Monday.
But think again if you're marketing on mobile, or running promotions aimed at the mobile shopper: Data shows that when it comes to mobile sales, Black Friday outpaces Cyber Monday.
Black Friday Emerges as a Mobile Powerhouse
Overall, mobile traffic on Black Friday was higher than Cyber Monday last year, and Black Friday online sales as whole saw even more growth year-over-year. For some businesses, the growth was quite dramatic. For IBM, Black Friday mobile sales accounted for 27.9 percent of total online sales, which was up 28.2 percent over 2013, and for Adobe, about 27 percent of its sales on Black Friday came from mobile devices.
When we looked closely at our own data, it was clear that it was in keeping with this trend. The top commerce app on AppLovin's network had 47 percent higher sales totals on Black Friday over Cyber Monday. The trend was even more pronounced when we looked at the total spent on AppLovin's all-mobile network (which includes in-app purchases from games): Last year, Black Friday outpaced Cyber Monday by 57 percent.
But it's important to understand, from a consumer behavior perspective, why Black Friday yields more sales on mobile than Cyber Monday.
Fridays Are Mobile Paydays
First of all, generally speaking, Fridays are always better than Mondays when it comes to shopping on mobile, a fact that flies in the face of the conventionally held wisdom that Mondays are the best day for online sales. (Should you want to get even more granular on timing during weekdays, then you should know that mobile shopping activity in the U.S. spikes around 9 a.m., noon, and 7 p.m.)
Then think about what consumers are actually doing on that Black Friday, and how that might account for the success of mobile sales that day. They're typically not at work, which means they're either at home digesting turkey, or they're on their phones. Or more likely, both. Either way, they have idle moments during which they turn to their phones.
Compare that with Cyber Monday, when consumers are back at work. They might sneak a bit of shopping in another tab on their desktop while they are working, but they likely have less time to pull out their phones to browse and buy like they do on Black Friday.
Consumers Don't Want to Miss a Deal Because They Waited Til Monday
While consumers know there will be deals the following Monday, they don't know what they will be, and if any inventory of what they want will be left. Waiting for Monday is risky. They're much more likely then to "pull the trigger" on something they want with a Black Friday sale.
Advertise a deal on Black Friday and then if consumers act, send other relevant deals on Cyber Monday. A good experience will keep your users happy and loyal, and they won't have to deal with standing in long lines.
So now that you know why Black Friday is bigger on mobile for consumers, let's talk about what you can do to make the whole holiday season a success from the start.
Engage and Re-Engage Over the Holidays
Everyone knows there's an increase in communications, advertisements and product promotions during the holidays. You need to reach your consumers on mobile multiple times to make an impression and stand out. Invest in mobile ads and increase the sends on your email marketing campaigns. Make sure you are spending with your ROI in mind. You will benefit from connecting with your consumers multiple times, and you will learn more about what they want. Do the research in advance and set up targeted cohorts for your Black Friday push. Learn from the data you receive on Black Friday success and adjust your campaign for another strong and informed push on Cyber Monday.
If you make money from mobile commerce, both Black Friday and Cyber Monday are important days for your business. However, you should put more of your budget into Black Friday. Reach your customers with just what they're looking for at just the right time, targeting them on Black Friday, learning from what works on Black Friday and then pushing again on Cyber Monday. While Black Friday clearly shines the brightest, you have a real chance to win big on mobile by investing in both.
John Krystynak is the CTO of AppLovin.
Image courtesy of Shutterstock.


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Bake at 425, 1 hour
1 1/2 lbs low fat ground beef or ground turkey
(I buy mine from the Jewel. They sell a meatloaf package...half beef, half pork)
1 egg
1 onion sauteed
1 c. milk
1 c. bread crumbs
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
sea salt and pepper to taste
mozzarella cheese (to stuff meatloaf)
1. Mix the ground meat, egg, milk, bread crumbs, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper in a mixing bowl.
2. Saute onions in a pan. Add onions to the meat mixture.
3. Pour mixture into a baking pan.
4. Divide the meat down the middle. Stuff with mozzarella cheese.
5. Cover the cheese with the meat mixture.
6. Cover the pan with tinfoil and place in the oven on 425 for 45 minutes.
7. While meatloaf is in the oven....
In a separate bowl, make the sauce to pour over the meatloaf.
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp mustard
- 1/3 c ketchup
8. After 45 minutes, take the meatloaf out of the oven.
Pour the sauce mixture over the top of the meatloaf.
Add a sprinkle of brown sugar on top if you desire.
Cook another 15 -20 minutes in the oven without the tinfoil.
This meal goes great with a potato and vegetable!!


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Children are used to play the various games like cricket, football, handball and volley ball, kho-kho as well as all the indoor games are played by the students with in the Vidyalaya premises.
Our Objective
- To provide good quality modern education including a strong component of culture, inculcation of values, awareness of the environment, adventure activities and physical education to the talented children predominantly from rural areas.
- To ensure that the students attain a reasonable level of competency in three languages,English,Hindi,&Odia.
- To promote National Integration through migration of students from Hindi to Non-Hindi speaking states and vice-versa.


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THE McCOYS - 'Fever'/'Sorrow' (Immediate IM 021) Nov 1965
Teen group The McCoys from Union City, Indiana followed up their big hit 'Hang On Sloopy' with 'Fever'. This one's got a cool guitar break and is commercial enough, but for me it's the folk rock flip 'Sorrow' that flips my switch.
'Fever' only charted at number 44 in England and so The McCoys were forever labeled with the 'one hit' wonder tag. 'Sorrow' was noticed by The Merseys (see last blog entry) and they had a big hit with it. Maybe The McCoys picked the wrong song to promote!
THE McCOYS - Sorrow


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Attraction & Formation of Relationships
Everything necessary for an essay on the formation of relationships.
- Created by: Natalie Clark
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What is proximity?
Proximity is physical closeness. It is often described as 'the single best predictor of attraction'. Where we live, school and work influences the friends we make and the romantic relationships we have.
Write this in your essay:
Humans are social animals. Proximity leads to interaction, or exposure, which leads to familiarity.
Festinger (1950)
With whom are students who live on campus at Westgate West, MIT, best friends after their first semester?
Next door neighbours were best friends: 41%
Two doors down were best friends: 22%
Opposite ends of the hallway: 10%
But... people can now develop successful relationships over the Internet, without ever meeting the person. This study has low temporal validity, so the findings are less applicable today.
The Mere Exposure Effect (Zajonc, 1968)
The more you are exposed to something, the more you like it.
Therefore, if proximity leads to familiarity when we are exposed to something, we are going to like it.
Moreland and Beach (1992)
Four classes over one semester.
'Attractive' female confederate was added to a class no times, once, ten times or fifteen times.
Ps rated her attractiveness and likeability at the end of the semester. The more Ps saw her, the more they liked her.
Reward and Need for Satisfaction
This is another theory. It says that we form relationships if there is a reward in it for us.
This is a behaviourist theory and it incorporates both classical and operant conditioning.
In your essay, point out that:
It's environmentally determinist (IAD).
It takes the nurture side of the debate (IAD).
It takes a negative view of humanity, assuming that we form relationships based on our own selfish desires.
Remember to ask so what? Why do any of the above matter?
Indirect Rewards
This is classical conditioning; learning by association.
This suggests that we like people who are nearby when we feel good. Regardless of whether they are involved with our good feeling, we associate them with it such that whenever we see them, we feel good.
An example of this would be holiday romances. So this theory is strong because it has a real-world application.
Veitch and Griffit (1976)
Ps were placed in a waiting room where they listened to either good or bad news with a stranger present.
When they rated the stranger it was found that the degree of liking was related to the kind of news they listened to.
The Ps only 'liked' the confederate more; there was no relationship there.
May and Hamilton (1980)
Ps rated pictures of male strangers listening to positive, negative or neutral music. They liked the man more when they listened to 'positive' music.
This is subject to researcher bias, as it was May and Hamilton who defined 'positive' music.
Direct Rewards
This is operant conditioning. We like people who are friendly towards us, who smile and who are generally positive.
Argyle (1994)
Try remembering these using the mnemonic BADDASS (just remember to spell it wrong). You don't have to know them all, but remember to give an example of the ones you do use.
Biological - satisfied through eating and drinking.
Affiliation - seeking comfort or approval
Dependency - being nurtured
Dominance - social order
Aggression - fighting/arguing
Sex - um... through sex.
Self-esteem - being valued.
Relationships allegedly meet these needs.
Schachter (1959)
These were a set of experiments designed to show that when confronted with stress, Ps would seek out social support.
Ps believed they would either be subject to painful electric shocks or mild ones and were given the choice of waiting alone or with someone.
The greater the anticipated pain, the greater the tendency for human companionship.
Other research where Schachter tested how long people could go without human contact found significant individual differences. One person left after twenty minutes; another lasted eight days!
There is a lot of evidence to support this theory, which means that it probably has some founding in truth.
It also has face validity in that it makes sense (but this is a weak evaluation).
Religious people do not form relationships based on sex; they often wait until after marriage.
Arranged marriages are often more successful than those married for love and they are not based on any sort of rewards for those involved.
Beta bias (IAD) - women are generally more attentive.
The Matching Hypothesis
It would be easy to assume that if physical attractiveness were the key to attraction, then only the best-looking people would be in a relationship. However, the matching hypothesis states that we are attracted to those who match us in terms of physical attractiveness.
This is probably because of a fear of rejection.
Moreover, the matching hypothesis says that physical attractiveness can be matched with other factors, such as intelligence, that make up for the lack of beauty. An example of this would be Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller.
Walster et al (1966): The Computer Dance
752 students were rated on physical attractiveness by four independent judges.
Ps filled in a questionnaire, supposedly to be paired in terms of similarity by a computer.
However, Ps were actually paired randomly. They then went on a date to a dance with their partner and then asked to complete another questionnaire about their date experience, and whether they would go out again.
The most attractive students were favoured and physical attractiveness was more important than intelligence and personality.
Walster and Walster (1969)
A follow-up of the original study, only Ps could meet beforehand.
Students most liked those of similar attractiveness.
This study is more ecologically valid than the previous, as mostly people have the chance to meet their dates in advance.
Murstein (1972)
Judges rated photos of each partner in 99 couples for physical attractiveness, without knowing who was paired with whom.
They were then re-arranged and placed back with their partners and analysed using Spearman's Rho. There was a significant positive correlation between attractiveness and the pairs.
This is not a cause and effect relationship, so not only is this unscientific (IAD), but there may be an outlying factor affecting this correltation.
There are large individual differences in how important physical attractiveness is. Towhey (1979) found that those who scored high on the Macho Scale were much more influenced by physical attractiveness.
It has been argued that it is only important during the onset of a relationship.
However, Murstein and Christy (1976) found that married couples were much more similar in terms of attractiveness than those who were dating.
The Halo Effect
This also refers to attractiveness, although it suggests that we are more likely to form a relationship with more attractive people as we associate attractiveness with other positive traits.
Hollywood stars demonstrate this, as we often assume that they are perfect simply because they are good looking, until evidence comes across to the contrary. Politicians also try to seem nice and attractive in an attempt to make us think that their policies are brilliant.
Nisbett and Wilson (1972)
How do students judge their lecturers?
Ps were placed into two groups. One group watched a video of a lecturer with a strong Belgian accent answering questions in an extremely warm and friendly manner. The other group watched the same lecturer answer the same questions in a cold and distant manner.
Ps then rated the lecturer on physical appearance, mannerisms and the accent. Consistent with the halo effect, Ps who saw the 'warm' incarnation found him more attractive.
This explanation is culturally biased (IAD); studies are usually performed in America. This is a problem as it minimises its generalisability and in turn, its external validity.
Attractiveness is also very subjective, which lowers this explanation's empiricism and its scientific value (IAD).
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Frailty. March started off with me helping a good friend fulfill her new year's resolution — to lose weight. So the theme of the first half of the month pretty much revolved around goading her into eating right and getting plenty of exercise. While my drawing has nothing to do with getting fit, it does depict a very thin and fragile woman. The idea stemmed from my numerous conversations with my friend regarding body weight perceptions as she went on a diet that required her to cut down on carbs and restricted her meat consumption to just chicken and fish — an incredibly difficult feat because we LOVE food. I guess I now have a whole new-found respect for people who strictly adhere to a certain diet and really commit to it. I originally named this "Anorexia" but decided to settle for "Frailty" instead, since the latter is more apt.
Moon Worship. I have always paid attention to the moon's waxing and waning, and the particular full moon on the week of March 29 got me to draw this. I was driving home from grabbing a quick coffee when I noticed the huge moon tinged with a faint orange. While continuing to work on a painting that same night, I decided to watch "Practical Magic" for the umpteenth time, which happens to be my all-time favorite romcom. Sally Owen's romaticizing the moon in her letter to her sister Gillian combined with the beautiful image of the moon I saw prompted me to come up with this.
"Sometimes I feel like there's a hole inside of me, an emptiness that at times seems to burn. I think if you lifted my heart to your ear, you could probably hear the ocean. The moon tonight, there's a circle around it. Sign of trouble not far behind. I have this dream of being whole. Of not going to sleep each night, wanting. But still sometimes, when the wind is warm or the crickets sing, I dream of a love that even time will lie down and be still for. I just want someone to love me. I want to be seen. I don't know. Maybe I had my happiness. I don't want to believe it but, there is no man, Gilly. Only that moon."
The result: Three Wiccans under a full moon. Cue in Toploader's "Dancing in the Moonlight."
Wallflower. The week I drew this, I was craving for a Hainanese chicken fix at Wee Nam Kee. And this was inspired by a wallpaper in that said restaurant. Craving satisfied, weekly drawing assignment accomplished.
Leona and Castora. This was a requested drawing by my friend Emiliana Kampilan, the artist behind the web comic Dead Balagtas. If you haven't heard of it, I urge you to check it out. It has been listed in Spot.ph's 5 New Komiks Artists Worth Following with its retelling of events in Philippine history backed with insight and intelligent humor. Anyway, Emiliana asked me to draw her favorite heroine, Leona Florentino, in time for the latter's natal day last April 19.
A brief background: Leona Florentino is the Mother of Filipino Female Literature and (essentially) Feminism. A statue of hers sits proudly at the center of the historic town of Vigan in Ilocos Sur, her hometown.
"Her poems, which are widely quoted, were characterized by their originality of thought and elegance of expression on topics such as the glory of Filipino womanhood, and the romanticism of her nation.
According to her biography: 'Passages from her works were quoted profusely in the theaters, in daily conversation and by suitors seeking the favors of their fair ladies.'
It was the same poems she dedicated to her fellow Ilocanos that were exhibited in the Exposicion General de Filipinas in Madrid in 1887 and in the International Exposicion in Paris in 1889. It won fame for the Philippines and her works were included in the Encyclopedia Internationale des Oeuvres des Femmes (International Encyclopedia of Women's Works) in 1889." Read more here.
Castora, on the other hand, is Leona's wine seller and muse. Most of the latter's love poems were dedicated to her. So in celebration of the Ilocana heroine's birthday, I decided to draw her in a gentle moment with her unattainable Castora.
Sierva Maria. In honor of one of my favorite authors, Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Drawn a couple of days after his death, this is based on his book "Of Love and Other Demons," which, aside from being my favorite next to "One Hundred Years of Solitude," has a wonderful cover art I consider one of the most beautiful ones I've seen. The cover features the protagonist Sierva Maria holding a bunch of white flowers almost entangled in her cascading copper locks, arms covered with beaded bracelets.
"When I stand and contemplate my fate and see the path along which you have led me, I reach my end, for artless I surrendered to one who is my undoing and my end." — Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Of Love and Other Demons


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I am so late to this party that the hot new thing is complaining about a completely different Star Wars film: "Solo". However, being late has never stopped me from having an opinion before, and the The Last Jedi is worth examining, both on its own merits and for the internet firestorm that it triggered.
Reviews of The Last Jedi were not mixed, for 'mixed' implies some level of equivocation. They were divergent. Opinions fell into two camps, and then those two camps seem to have been rapidly absorbed into the fog that is the larger culture war, in the process erasing any certainty as to why the film might or might not be relevant to the larger war. Going into the movie I had two questions.
First: is The Last Jedi a good film? This is a question to asked in terms of writing, character, cinematography, effects. You may consider this the question of whether the film succeeds on its own merits. One would imagine that the legacy of Lucasfilm, the might of Disney, and the general risk-aversive attitude of blockbuster directing would preclude anything below competence, but Rogue One had terrible writing, worse plotting, and nonexistent characterization. People moved from scene to scene, arguing, fighting, killing, & dying with out believable – or even consistent – motivations or rationales. Thus, it was an a priori live option that The Last Jedi might turn out to be a terrible film.
Second: is The Last Jedi a good Star Wars film? This is a matter of theme, tone, mood, philosophy, and consistency. As Star Wars is THE space opera of the Western canon, consistency of details is actually not the most important factor so long as the philosophy and mood hold together, and since I'm hardly a die-hard fan I am not in a position to judge detail consistency anyway.
I initially expected that the divergence of reviews meant that Last Jedi would be a good film, but a bad Star Wars film, and such was even suggested to me. However, having seen it I find it deeply flawed on both counts. Though I am probably close to the last person to watch it, I will warn: this series of posts will have spoilers.
I. As A Story
II. As Star Wars
III. What The Film Got Right [Coming Soon]
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Great swathes of the internet are aflame with news about Imran Awan, his family, and their various entanglements with the halls of power and law enforcement. The interest is most noticeable among the right-wing alternative media, but there are representatives of both the so-called "mainstream media" and internet conspiracists circling the fringes of this story. I ask, and attempt to answer, three questions: 1) What is it about this story that is so motivating alternative right-wing media? 2) What even is the story? 3) Behind all the partisan reporting and conspiratorial thinking, is there anything to this story?
1. The Partisanship
First, all Congressional members connected to this story appear to be Democrats. That makes the partisan nature of the reporting and investigation crystal clear. Second, one of the Congressional members is Debbie Wasserman Schultz, whose compound yet strangely un-hyphenated name may sound familiar. For the purposes of this story, she is a Florida Representative who kept Imran Awan hired right up until the day Awan was arrested while trying to leave the country. Yet her fame comes from one of the most sordid stories of an election that had no shortage of sordid stories. Wasserman Schultz was head of the DNC right up until WikiLeaks broke and it was discovered that she had been working hand-in-glove with the Hillary Clinton campaign to ensure that Clinton, not Sanders, won the Democratic primary. She was the one who provided the Clinton campaign with advance notice of Democratic debate questions. After resigning from the DNC in the wake of this scandal, she was within days working for Hillary Clinton's campaign, a move that was so obviously, terribly tone-deaf that a number of talking heads and outside observers couldn't believe even Hillary Clinton could be that stupid. It became a bipartisan theory that the best explanation was that Wasserman Schultz "knew things" that made it dangerous for Clinton's campaign to leave her adrift and uncompensated. Depending on the observer's political stance and level of conspiratorial thinking, these hypothetical "things" ranged from more damaging details of the efforts to derail Sanders' campaign to deep dark Clinton family crimes. Republicans, of course, gleefully tore Wasserman Schultz to pieces at the time, tarring Clinton as much as possible with the accusations of subverting democracy. It didn't take much effort to do that tarring. Democrats have not been gleeful but there antipathy for Wasserman Schultz is, if anything, even stronger. It's easy to find videos of Wasserman Shultz getting booed by crowds of Democrats.
So, Wasserman Schultz is a bipartisan paria who nevertheless remains an influential Democrat, perhaps more powerful in the DNC machinery than the Congressional sausage-maker, but powerful one way or the other. And now we have this scandal, where there's similar circumstantial evidence that some people (Imran Awan and family) "knew things" about Wasserman-Schultz that ensured she kept him hired even past the point of political liability. There's something more than a little karmic about the turnabout.
To the point of the partisanship question, however, a large number of Republicans are hoping that computer evidence will show what Awan was blackmailing Wasserman Schultz with, and desperately hoping that this is the same information or at least related to what Wasserman Schultz had over Hillary Clinton.
In short, they hope that Imran Awan is the Watergate thread that will finally put Hillary Clinton in prison. Thus, many of the reporters are emotionally motivated whether they are honest (by word or tone) about it or not.
Continue reading Down The Rabbit Hole: Congressional IT Scandal
…is the tone of surprise.
"Sanctuary Bills in Maryland Faced a Surprise Foe: Legal Immigrants" the New York Times declared.
With regret I must (re)-revisit the Presidency of Donald Trump. As I have a lot of sympathy for Trump critics, it is also with regret that I must criticize them. This time I do so because I'm worried that the criticisms of Trump are often counterproductive, being so fantastical as to hurt the credibility of his critics on important issues and make me fear (again) that far too few have a broad enough perspective on politics to maintain a constructive national dialogue.
The broader perspective I wish to offer here, today, is that Trump's worst political sin is that he is Donald J. Trump.
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Why Young Thug is currently the most divisive rapper in the world.
Scrolling through the comments on a Young Thug Instagram post is an experience like no other, even in an age when being able to hide behind a computer screen has made disparaging trolls out of nearly all of us. A simple photo of Thugger in an all-red outfit, posted three days ago, currently has about 1000 comments, most of them negative, and about a third of which focus on his perceived homosexuality. That's even pretty tame by Thugger's comment section standards-- the post announcing his new project Carter VI has 2500, and one that even goes so far as to ask Lil Wayne to "body this nigga, not with bars but with bullets!"
Individual comments like that are no rarity these days, and could feasibly appear below a YouTube video from any rapper, but the sheer amount of hate and vitriol reserved for Young Thug seems unprecedented in hip-hop. It carries over into everything HNHH has ever posted about him, prompting "I logged in just to downvote this" comments no matter if it's a song, mixtape or news story. Granted, these aren't all gay-bashing remarks; a good deal of the controversy surrounding the ATLien comes from his wildly uncompromising music.
Thug's haters weren't conceived in a vacuum, as he's made his fair share of headlines for his actions in and out of the booth. If you also find yourself wondering why people expend so much energy naysaying Thug-- or are one of those naysayers yourself-- here's a breakdown of Thugger Thugger's most heinous crimes against the rap game. (That last bit was sarcasm, in case you missed it).


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The Role of Profiles
In Caristix software, profiles serve as interface documentation. The Library is a repository for all interface specifications: HL7 reference specifications (which come built into Caristix Workgroup software), product specifications, and specifications for the customized mapping and configuration that must occur for working interfaces as well as any other type of documentation file.
There are several ways to create a profile or specification:


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The relationship between work experience and job knowledge: A theoretical and empirical reexamination
Longoria, Roman Gabriel
Quinones, Miguel A.
Doctor of Philosophy
A study was conducted to examine the relationship between work experience and job knowledge. The data used came from the United States Air Force job performance measurement system (JPMS) database. Data on the cognitive ability and job tenure for two hundred seventy-two aerospace ground equipment specialists (AGE) were used. In addition two measures of task experience were obtained for a sample of 24 AGE tasks. These tasks were subsequently quantified in terms of their difficulty. Hypotheses that work experience predicts job knowledge, and that a task-level measure of work experience, as compared to a job level measure, would be more predictive of job knowledge were supported. In addition, it was shown that both cognitive ability and the difficulty of the task moderates the task experience--job knowledge relationship. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.
Industrial psychology; Psychology; Psychometrics; Cognitive psychology


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SoundSense Gets Stevie Award
SoundSense announced this week that it was recently awarded the Bronze Award in the category of "Company of the Year - Consumer Services" in the 9th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.
"It is an honor to be recognized by the Stevie Awards Committee," Bonnie Schnitta, PhD., owner of SoundSense, LLC, said in a statement. "I take great pride in being a woman entrepreneur and to be part of such an exciting evening surrounded by so many successful women, was truly inspirational."
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VCI Day is a day that is hosted before each of the respective VMworlds. It gives us an opportunity to share what's coming up from the point of view of products and courses. While I can't talk about that stuff (it'll all be out in the next 10 years, whatever "it" is 😉 ) I will say that it is heartening to see so many who attended from this elite group (there are about 700+ VCIs worldwide).
Part 4 of Certificates for Horizon View 5.2: Exporting the Key
This final part of the four part series on how to add certificates to Horizon View. For a lab environment it may not be necessary to do this since it is, after all, just a lab environment. All the screenshots were taken from a 2008 Active Directory server and 2008 Connection server. They may be different for Windows 2012 Active Directory (as of writing, Windows 2012 was not yet supported for the Connection Server).
Continue reading Part 4 of Certificates for Horizon View 5.2: Exporting the Key
VMware Education: Free Videos
F-R-E-E. One of those four letter words that isn't often spoken. But it doesn't have to be a bad one. While most of the courses we offer at VMware have a price associated with them there is some stuff we offer for free. Most notably have been a series of videos I've been part of creating. The main site can be found at VMwareLearning.com.
The idea behind the videos is to give you a basic understanding of various parts of products and our courseware itself. For more a more in-depth, hands-on experience attending a class with an instructor becomes worth it.
I did two sets for the areas I cover:
Any comments or areas you think we should add please let me know. 🙂
VMworld 2013: Are you going?
This will be my 3rd VMworld and it's a special one. This year will mark our 10th VMworld conference and the company's 15th year of creating great stuff. It should be a lot of fantastic sessions and some good hands-on lab experience.
Although I won't be speaking at any of the sessions I will be doing the pre-conference training. This year I will be doing View Design Best Practises (running Thursday to Saturday this week). During the conference itself I can be found either at the Education Community Bar (in the Hang Space) or at the Certification Lounge. I'll probably post up common questions here as they come in there.
During the evenings I'll probably attend a variety of events but likely will finish the evening at one of the cigar bars. I'm on the waitlist for the "official" vHERF but if I'm unable to get in there, I'll likely be found at the Cigar Bar and Grill. While a bit more pricier than other places, it has one of the nicest outdoor areas to enjoy a cigar. Last year, I hung out here almost every night. If you're up for it, let me know and I'll make sure to meet you there. 🙂
To find out what other VMworld Gatherings are going on during the week, check out this list and register.
Part 3 of Certificates for Horizon View 5.2: Creating the Certificate
So this particular article continues on from Part 1 and Part 2 of this series on Certificates for Horizon. Although I did this solely for a single Connection server, it can be done for others as well. Part 4 will look at creating a trusted key for the likes of a Security server. I did this entirely for a lab environment but you can certainly do this for a production environment.
Continue reading Part 3 of Certificates for Horizon View 5.2: Creating the Certificate
Part 2 of Certificates for Horizon View 5.2: Getting the certificate templates made
So to continue the certificate process for Horizon 5.2, we'll take a look as to how to create a certificate template. A certificate template basically allows an AD administrator to create a pre-made list of certificate options that users and computers can use when enrolling for certificates without having to create complex certificate requests. This can help streamline the process of adding Horizon View clients, desktops and so on in the environment without having to create and configure individual certificates.
Continue reading Part 2 of Certificates for Horizon View 5.2: Getting the certificate templates made
YAY! I have a working home lab
It's really cool to have this lab setup at home. I ended up doing a traditional install (DVD) of ESXi on each of the MacMinis. Trying to create bootable USBs didn't seem to work. What's even better is that the KVM worked like a charm, even during install. This means that if I decide to get a 3rd MacMini for my own nefarious purposes (rather than as an ESXi system) it can be added and I can use that. The actual install, once I had installable media, was very easy. A lot of thanks goes to William Lam and his blog entry at Virtually Ghetto that has a pre-created ESXi 5.1 with the necessary MacMini drivers. Continue reading YAY! I have a working home lab
I have all my bits for my home lab.. except blank DVDs. Sigh. Too many meetings today and too much work requiring me to be home to pick up even a cheap one at the dollar store so I'll have to wait until tomorrow at some point to start the project. And the USB option is just eluding me because.. (shocking, I know) I have no USB sticks (this is what happens when you end up with the likes of DropBox, etc.) .
Ah well, it's probably for the best for now as I have to focus some attention on some recordings I have to do for VCIs for our Mirage ICM class.
Home Lab: The Start
So I've started building a home lab. I have my MacMinis, my Gig 16-port switch, a new power surge bar and a DVI 4 system KVM (includes support for USB, sound and MIC). All that's left is the keyboard, mouse, monitor and the new home NAS I ordered (12TB of space). From this, I'll be able to play with pretty much anything I have.
Part 1 of Certificates for Horizon View 5.2: How to Install Certificate Authority in Active Directory
As part of a project I had to create a document on how to add certificates to a View environment. It was kind of a neat process. I'm going to post it here over the next few days. Hopefullly it will be of benefit for someone:
1. On the Active Directory server, create a folder called c:\Certs and share that out. (to share, right click on the folder and choose Share with Specific People. Type Everyone and click the Add button. Ensure that permissions are set to at least Read. Click the Share button and then the Done button) Continue reading Part 1 of Certificates for Horizon View 5.2: How to Install Certificate Authority in Active Directory


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SkillsServe 4.20 Release Notes
We're pleased to announce SkillsServe 4.20 launched in May 2014
What's new in this version?
Forms Content Report- Multiple Template Reporting
|Is it a new feature or an upgrade?
|This is an upgrade to Reports in SkillsServe
|How it works…
|When creating a report using the Forms Content Report Data source the Reporting Administrator can specify whether to report on all versions of a Form Template or on a specific version. This can be found within the Select Parameters tab.
This screen shot shows a report which will generate data for all versions of the Annual Review Form Template. It also shows in which versions of the Form Template the individual items are available.
This screen shot shows a report for a specific version of a Form Template. Any items not relating to the Form Template will be greyed out.
|Why is this beneficial?
|You can now produce a single report to show data across all versions of a Form Template, This will reduce data analysis and administration effort.
|Default or configurable?
|This is a Default part of SkillsServe 4.20. For more information please contact your account manager or the Helpdesk at firstname.lastname@example.com or on 0844 800 3316.


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MINNEAPOLIS — Next!
When manager Joe Girardi put Luis Cruz in last night's lineup at short, the recently released Dodger became the fifth player to start at the position Derek Jeter has yet to occupy this season.
Cruz, 29, signed a free-agent contract with the Yankees on Tuesday, when the Yankees didn't believe Jayson Nix's right hamstring problem was that big of a deal. Nevertheless, Wednesday morning an MRI exam uncovered a Grade 2 strain. Nix was put on the 15-day disabled list, but it would be an upset if he returns as soon as he is eligible.
"I was surprised,'' said Nix, who suffered the injury running out a double Monday night and didn't play Tuesday. "I feel it improved [Wednesday] morning, it felt good. I went for the MRI and it didn't come back good.''
Cruz played in 49 games this year for the Dodgers and has experience at short, second, third first and limited time in the outfield. He hit .127 (15-for-118) and was designated for assignment June 28. The right-handed hitter is a career .240 batter.
Cruz, who traveled from L.A. Wednesday, batted eighth, went 0-for-3 and made a throwing error in the Yankees' 3-2 victory, his Bombers' debut.
Cruz said an issue with his father contributed to the low batting average with the Dodgers. It's a situation that is cleared up, he said.
"It happened kind of quick,'' Cruz said of becoming a Yankee. "I wanted to take a chance and I am here now.''
Because he wanted to see what he had in Cruz, Girardi started Cruz instead of Alberto Gonzalez despite Gonzalez going 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a sensational catch Tuesday night.
According to Girardi, Nix wanted to avoid the DL.
"Nixy is tough and he didn't necessarily want to go on the DL but we just felt that no one that we have ever had that has had a Grade 2 didn't go on the DL,'' Girardi said. "I think we were all surprised. Our hope is that we get him back after the All-Star break but we are going to wait and see.''
As for Eduardo Nunez and Jeter, Girardi had no timetable for their return from the DL. Nunez is playing minor league rehab games and will move up to Double-A Trenton Thursday night. The Yankees haven't announced when Jeter will start an assignment.
"You have to make sure he is ready and you don't want to bring up a player who isn't ready to be productive,'' Girardi said of Nunez, who has been out since May 5 with a left oblique strain. "That has to take its course. He has a little ways to go.''
Nunez is eligible to come off the 60-day DL tomorrow, but that is a long shot at this point. Asked if Jeter could start a rehab assignment shortly, Girardi guessed.
"Every day he goes out there I think he is closer [to a rehab assignment],'' Girardi said of Jeter who is working out in Tampa. "He has done a lot more and hopefully it's pretty soon.''
Jeter ran the bases Wednesday during simulated at-bats at Steinbrenner Field. He had six at-bats against two right-handed pitchers which produced two singles, a double and three ground outs.
* Mariano Rivera walked into the Yankees' clubhouse Wednesday and into the arms of MLB's drug testers who informed Rivera it was his turn to provide a urine sample.
According to Rivera, who posted his 28th save, he hadn't been tested since spring training.
* The Yankees and Dominican Republic shortstop Yonauris Rodriguez agreed to a $570,000 deal. That's almost one-third of the Yankees' $1.8 million pool to sign international players.
Yankees continue to be the favorite to land Dominican center fielder Leonardo Molina, but he can't sign until he turns 16 early next month.
* Girardi supported Manny Ramirez's decision to join the Rangers' organization via a minor league contract.
"I think it's a guy who loves the game and just wants to continue to play,'' Girardi said. "If that's what you want to do I think it's great. You don't ever want to feel like you took the uniform off sooner than you should have.''
* With a victory Wednesday night, CC Sabathia became the eighth pitcher since 1961 to win 200 games before turning 33.
Sabathia turns 33 on July 21.
Other hurlers since 1961 to reach 200 wins before turning 33 are Don Drysdale, Catfish Hunter, Ferguson Jenkins, Greg Maddux, Juan Marichal, Jim Palmer and Tom Seaver