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I originally wrote this in September 2008, and nearly five years later, the major points still seem accurate, if a little more obvious. My only quibble might be that the red state-blue-state paradigm remains alive and well. Hopefully, Zogby was just early on that call. (April 2013)
Today I want to focus on a fellow who's made a career of predicting the future, John Zogby. Zogby has become a famous political pollster thanks to two factors; he's frequently correct and he's innovative. For example, he began the now-common process of weighting political poll results according to the respondent's party affiliation. And today he practices online polling using a massive database that closely mirrors the population of the nation as a whole.
And now he's written a book, titled "The Way We'll Be." You see, John Zogby does far more than political polls. His organization, Zogby International, will do any kind of poll for a fee. He asks about religion, shopping habits, reading habits, travel, sexuality, parenting, values and more. And after a poll has been completed, he keeps the data around, as reference for future polls on the same subject.
The book, which I stumbled on in a bookstore recently, is mainly an analysis of trends he has detected through polling and his analysis/guess of where those trends will lead America in the years and decades ahead.
One disclaimer: Zogby is a fervent Democrat, and though he attempts to analyze data objectively, I sense that in some of his projections he has not been successful in suppressing his personal values.
Having said that, the future according to John Zogby will bring a world characterized by the following:
1. Living Within Limits
2. Embracing Diversity
3. Looking Inward
4. Demanding Authenticity
The first idea, Living Within Limits, stems from surveys that show "we are in the middle of a fundamental reorientation of the American character away from wanton consumption and toward a new global citizenry in an age of limited resources." That's why people buy Toyota Priuses when they can afford BMWs.
The second idea, Embracing Diversity, reflects the fact that, while "young people are less knowledgeable about facts and events than ever before…members of this generation are more networked and globally engaged than members of any similar age cohort in American history." Going on, "[They] want a foreign policy as inclusive and embracive as they are. They expect impediments to trade to be removed so they can shop anywhere." Finally, Zogby found (in a survey in late 2004) solid majorities of all Americans expressing favorable views of China and Chinese products…with one exception. "Of all the many subsets we broke our results into, the only genuinely negative responses we found to both China and its products came from the members of Congress and their staffs. That's cultural disconnect in stark relief."
The third idea, Looking Inward, comes from surveys that show a growing appetite for satisfaction from the spiritual side of life, though not specifically from organized religion. It reflects the fact that "total household Christmas holiday spending has been in sharp decline since the mid-1990s, according to the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics." Zogby explains it up this way. "People are hungry to address the nonmaterial side of their lives. They're worn out with getting and spending; in some cases they are broken by it. They want an America that looks to the spirit as well as the pocketbook, and they want to move beyond specifically religious nostrums to get there, including specifically Christian nostrums."
And the fourth idea, Demanding Authenticity, builds on the fact that our connected world in general—and the Internet in particular—have made it easy to find the truth about most things. As a result, anything that is not authentic–from a political leader to an advertising campaign to a TV reality show to an Olympic performer—is quickly exposed. Similarly, for every person who has a public profile on a social network site, the best policy is to be real…because the truth will very quickly be known. Says Zogby, "There's a longing…a deep-felt need to reconnect with the truth of our lives and to disconnect from the illusions that everyone from advertisers to politicians tries to make us believe are real." Also, "[consumers] have figured out what is false and real, what is ephemeral and what deeply matters, and now they are starting to demand that same authenticity in the products they buy, the companies they buy from, the institutions they frequent, and the people they vote for."
Going on, Zogby predicts that the red state-blue state shorthand of political analysis will fade in the years ahead, replaced by increasingly precise tools that segment "sports fans, pet owners, international travelers, early risers, cancer survivors, heart-bypass veterans, Catholic school alumni, science majors compared to humanities majors, Mac users compared to PC users, American-car owners compared to foreign-car owners, Yahoo! browsers compared to Google browsers, single moms compared to married moms, and on and on."
Zogby also writes:
– That support is waning for America's role in Israel as a "fair and honest broker."
– That globalization will continue, not just because of competitive, capitalistic forces but also because of genuine understanding and empathy for the citizens of foreign lands.
– That Americans are growing increasingly dissatisfied with their federal government.
– That the baby-boom generation "will finally force Congress to pass meaningful health care reform."
– That environmentalism, cutting down on waste, and making do with less will grow increasingly relevant in the years ahead.
– That demand for alternative energy solutions will "eventually translate itself into funding, research, exploration, and with a little luck, reality."
So how do you use this "intelligence" to make money?
As always, keep your eyes and your mind open. That way, when you see a trend developing that fits into this scenario, you'll be more inclined to take it seriously, and to understand that it may have long-running potential.
For example, we've seen a recent trend away from buying big SUVs, and been told it's mainly a reaction to high fuel prices. But Zogby's analysis tells us that a longer-running trend away from excessive consumerism is likely to keep that trend in place even if fuel prices fall.
Similarly, we've been told that the booming demand for alternative energy solutions is also in response to high fuel prices. But Zogby's data tells us it's all part of a growing desire to treat the environment we live in better. Whatever your motivation, investing in Green companies will allow you to contribute to a cleaner environment and profit handsomely while doing so.


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San Angelo Central begins 100th season of football at home Friday
If Friday night's 2018 season opener against Killeen Shoemaker is anything like last year's game, San Angelo Central High School football fans will be in for a wild ride.
And what makes this opener really special is the fact that this is the 100th year of Bobcats football. The players will be wearing a commemorative sticker on their helmets to celebrate.
Bobcats senior quarterback Maverick McIvor was spectacular in last year's 52-42 comeback win on the road against Shoemaker. He threw for 237 yards and five TDs, rushed for 207 yards and one TD, and he even caught a TD pass.
McIvor was named the Class 6A recipient of the 2017 Built Ford Tough Texas High School Football Player of the Week trophy for his performance that night.
Now we'll see what happens in the rematch at 7 p.m. Friday at San Angelo Stadium. The game will be carried live on KIXY 94.7-FM.
Central finished 11-1 last year and reached the area round of the Class 6A Division II playoffs. Shoemaker wasn't able to pull off a win all season, but five of the Grey Wolves' losses were by 14 points or less. In 2015, Shoemaker went 9-3.
The Bobcats know better than to take the Grey Wolves lightly despite their 0-10 mark in 2017.
"We feel like we've got a really good defensive plan for them, but they've got the kind of athletes that if you have one missed assignment or one guy trips or whatever, they can make a home run on you in a hurry," Central head coach Brent Davis said.
"I don't know how you prepare for that. We do have more team speed on that side of the ball, so we feel like that's an asset. Hopefully that'll help us against a team like this. They've got such good athletes and so much speed. We probably won't play a team faster than these guys all year."
The Bobcats will have a lot of new starters and first-time varsity players, including eight new defensive starters.
But that doesn't mean they'll have a conservative game plan against the Grey Wolves.
"We're going to try to be fast and furious and move to the ball quickly and try to get them on their heels a little bit," Davis said. "They do have a couple of guys going both ways, and when we play teams that do that, we really try to pick up our pace some to try to hurt that."
Even a seasoned veteran like Central senior left tackle Gunner Couch, a fourth-year starter, is a little antsy coming into Friday's opener.
"It's the same butterflies, the same pre-game jitters you get before every game," the all-state lineman said. "I feel like if you don't get those, you shouldn't be playing.
"I'm excited. It's my senior year, my last year and my last go-around with all my homeboys. It'll be a fun one. They put 42 points on us last year and that's the most we got scored on us all year (in the regular season). We're looking to make a statement the first week, so I'm excited."
Senior linebacker Daylon Green set the tone for Central's revamped defense last week.
"He made a bunch of plays in the scrimmage and we knew he would," Davis said. "He was our leading tackler last year when he ended up getting injured. He's going to be our guy on defense. He's the leader and he's the captain.
"He's a returning starter and he made a ton of plays against Abilene Cooper. We're expecting that same thing when we play on Friday."
Green and the Bobcats' D will face a very athletic Shoemaker offense.
"They don't have that big, ol' fullback, that bowling ball they had last year, thank goodness," Davis said. "But they still have a lot of speed. The tailback's fast and elusive, and the quarterback (Mark Walker) can throw pretty well.
"(Walker) started a few games for them last year before we played them and he got injured so he didn't play against us. But he's back and he's pretty good. He's not really a dual threat, but he can get away and get a first down."
The Central coach talked about how Shoemaker sizes up on the other side of the ball.
"Defensively, they're just fast," Davis said. "They don't blitz a whole bunch, but they play a lot of man free (coverage) in the secondary.
"They're going to try to take away some of the things we like to do, but it'll also open up some things that we also like to do when people play man on us."
In his first season as Central's starting QB last year, McIvor threw for 3,372 yards, the second-most in school history. He threw a school-record 43 touchdowns against just eight interceptions as Central finished 11-1 and won an unprecedented fifth straight district title.
Davis expects his field general to be even better in 2018 with 12 games under his belt.
"He had a great spring and a great summer," Davis said of the Texas Tech commit. "He got the recruiting process pretty much behind him so he can concentrate on his senior year.
"He's a great quarterback. He's the best I've had in my 32 years. Having him back for a second year is huge. We haven't had (a returning starter at QB) very often."
Football's not a one-man show, but having McIvor on the team gives the Bobcats an extra shot of adrenaline.
"He's the leader, he and Gunner Couch and (linebacker) Daylon (Green) and (receiver) Jackson Timme," Davis said. "Those guys are the leaders of this football team. Everybody feeds off of that because (McIvor's) the right kind of leader.
"He's humble. He's a great guy. His teammates love him and they want to play hard for him, and he wants to play hard for them. He loves them just as much as they love him. When you've got that kind of camaraderie on your team, you've got a chance to have some big success."
Couch has provided protection for three great Central quarterbacks in his career -- Brennen Wooten, Cal Vincent and McIvor, who he says is the complete package.
"He's just an all-around playmaker," Central's O-line veteran said. "He can put the ball where he wants it. He can run if he needs to. He's smart. He's a student of the game. It's very comforting knowing you've got a stud like that back there behind you."
As great as last year was, it's time to see what McIvor and the Bobcats can do in 2018.
"Obviously, he's coming off a great season last year," senior slot receiver Philip Lupton said. "He continues to improve just like the rest of us. I'm looking forward to catching a lot of balls from him."
No place like home
Playing in San Angelo Stadium has been a daunting task for most of the Bobcats' opponents in recent years. Central has won 28 of the last 29 games at the friendly confines the past five years. The only loss was against No. 1 Allen in the 2016 regional semifinals.
The Bobcats have reeled off 23 straight regular-season wins at home.
"We play great here," Davis said. "We've had a really nice run here at home, and any time we play here it's a big advantage. We've got this place rocking most of the time. It's a big home-field advantage for us. We love playing here."
Couch wouldn't want to be on the visitors' side.
"It's a whole different atmosphere," Couch said. "Our fans are the greatest. They come orange and blued out. They're loud and rowdy. Home-field advantage here is a true thing."
Central has reeled off back-to-back 10-0 regular seasons for the first time in school history. The Bobcats have only had three perfect regular seasons in program history.
Central has also won five straight season openers heading into Friday night. The last time the Bobcats dropped an opener was a 41-40 nail-biter against El Paso Franklin.
That gives a team like Shoemaker extra incentive to pull off an upset against the Bobcats.
"We talked about that (Monday) morning in our first meeting with our kids -- 'Everybody we play on this schedule is going to be fired up to play you,' " Davis said.
"We've won 10 games in the regular season the last two years and we're 55-8 the last five years and it's a big deal. We're known around the state and we're in a different district. Those guys are all going to be saying the same thing, 'This is a good program and you've got to play well to beat them.' I think we're going to get everybody's best game, and that's what we want."
It wasn't like that in 2009 when Davis took over a Central program that had reached rock bottom.
"Ten years ago, we were everybody's homecoming (game) and now everybody gives us respect, so that's where we want to be," the winningest coach in Bobcats history said.


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Todd Hazelwood will pilot a ZB Commodore at the 2019 Adelaide 500 and will revert to the car that he steered to the 2017 Dunlop Super2 title at the next round of the championship.
The announcement from Matt Stone Racing comes on the back of the team operating a Ford FGX Falcon in the first 10 rounds of this year's championship, including its main game debut at the Adelaide 500.
In order to enhance the team's position ahead of switching to the ZB in 2019, the team will run its second tier championship winning VF Commodore as of the OTR SuperSprint at the Bend in a fortnight.
"The team have decided to run a ZB Commodore in 2019 and feel that racing the VF model starting at The Bend will better prepare us for next year's season," team owner Matt Stone said.
The switch to Holden will also see the team enter into a technical partnership with championship winners Triple Eight Race Engineering, something from which Hazelwood hopes to reap benefit.
"I am fortunate that I have very smart and successful people in my corner who were able to help analyse the best direction for the team," Hazelwood said.
"I'm very excited to be back in my Super2 winning car for the remainder of the season ... I cannot thank everyone involved at MSR for making this switch possible and I'm really looking forward to racing at The Bend for the first time.
"A special thank you must go to our team partners and supporters for their long-term commitment and understanding during this process - I believe this new direction will help us move forward as a team and I cannot wait to see what we can achieve for the remainder of the season."
The 2019 Adelaide 500 runs from Thursday 28 February – Sunday 3 March and is the opening round of the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship.
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To avoid confusion and uncertainty, the state's 2016 elections for Congress and the Texas House will proceed under the current political maps, a three-judge federal panel in San Antonio said late Friday.
The court previously approved maps for use in Texas Senate races, but the lines for congressional and state House districts remain under legal challenge.
While the judges are deciding those challenges, however, the election deadlines loom: Candidates will begin filing to run for office on Nov. 14 in advance of primary elections on March 1 of next year.
The courts have been known to move election and filing dates; in 2012, the primaries were moved from March to May, disrupting the normal political cycle in the state.
But in a seven-page order on Friday, the judges said they will not disturb the 2016 elections. "… the court finds that the status quo should not be altered … The 2016 election will proceed as scheduled, without interruption of delay, under plans H358 and C235 [the plans used in the previous election]," the judges wrote.
As you may recall, the post-Shelby retrials were concluded last September. As that seven-page order points out, those were trials over the 2011 maps, to make a determination about discriminatory intent, which would potentially subject Texas to preclearance again under Section 3 of the Voting Rights Act. A trial on the Section 2 claims for the 2013 maps still hasn't even been scheduled. Since those maps are basically the court-drawn interim maps from 2012, there may not be any relief to be had anyway, but still. Shouldn't we have this mess resolved by now? At this rate, it's a close call whether this litigation will be wrapped up before the 2021 redistricting cycle. Sheesh.


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What's hot and what's not in men's bathing suits? Not much has changed since last year, except styles have gotten a bit shorter and slimmer. That's not to say Americans have caught up to European styles, but the longer, below-the-knee board short that's dominated the swimsuit industry for decades not only has "less modest" competition, it, too, has taken it up a notch… the leg length that is.
Authentic board shorts were designed with surfers in mind. Also known as "boardies", these shorts, whose name is affiliated with the use of a surfboard, stay on under the wildest conditions that surfers and other aquatic athletes encounter. Not only are they durable enough to withstand contact with the surfboard, but they offer double protection through the use of a Velcro fly and a lace-up, cinch tie waistband, in order to ensure they remain in place. Board shorts and their longer leg style are still a favorite among many guys, and for good reason, but it's still great to have newer options that expose more leg and trim down the bulkiness.
The secret to looking great in any clothing, including swim shorts, is to make sure they fit and suit your body type. Having more options to choose from is a good thing, but along with the choices often comes confusion. The first and most important aspect of selecting an appropriate pair of swim shorts is the "fit". Unless it's the all-revealing Speedo, swim shorts should be loose enough to allow comfortable movement while swimming, playing beach volleyball, etc. At the same time, you don't want them so loose they look like you're wearing a bag. A simple guideline in determining an appropriate fit is when the fabric can be pulled away from the body; allowing a finger or two's width between it and your skin – just enough so there's no binding or confinement of movement. Obviously, this doesn't apply to all swimwear, since some are meant to be form fitting.
Waistband styles vary between solid fabric that requires some sort of tie, button, snap, or Velcro closure to elasticized bands that pull-on, requiring no fasteners. Some styles include both an elastic waistband and cinch tie. I prefer the solid waistband because elastic waistbands gather at the waist and cause a "ballooning" effect. The ballooning occurs because the elastic creates pleats around the waistline and hips, adding girth to the midline, causing us to look heavier… and the beach or pool is not the place to look heavier! Solid waistbands are definitely more slimming. Swim trunks with elastic waistbands basically fit like boxer shorts. Need I say more?
Leg lengths vary from below the knee, like the board short, to a few inches below the crotch. It's your choice, but certain considerations should be taken into account when choosing the appropriate length: body type and height, physical condition of legs, and activity level when wearing swim shorts. In order to add visual balance, tall men look best with a longer leg length, while shorter guys can avoid looking stumpy with a shorter one. And if you're doing lots of jumping and running, factor in the "boys". Make sure there's enough leg length to contain and keep them from view. Three to four inches above the knee is a very safe length for most everyone; however, it's really about personal preference.
There are various types of swimwear fabric: primarily cotton, nylon, and polyester. Nylon is clingy, especially when wet, and polyester is slow to dry. Each type of fabric has its pros and cons, but for quick drying, non-clingy, breathable, comfortable manly swim shorts, go for cotton. You'll probably like the price tag, too.
Swim shorts come in an assortment of colors and patterns. The choice is up to the individual, so go with whatever you like. It's best to own more than one pair of swim shorts, especially if you're going on vacation. Diversify your swimwear collection by not only having different colors and patterns, but styles and leg lengths, as well.
One more thing to consider when choosing the perfect pair of swim shorts is where else you'll be wearing them. Many swim shorts can go from the pool to the sandwich shop, so with so many swimsuits looking like everyday shorts, opt for a versatile pair that can accommodate your needs.
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This topic contains 4 replies, has 2 voices, and was last updated by Monkey 2 years ago.
I'm using the trial of the latest version, with a view to purchasing later. I noticed that when using the secure delete function, often (not always), the contents of subfolders are not deleted, and the containing folders are left, which seems an odd thing to happen.
I did some googling and found that a bug report about this was done by one of the admins here back in 2017. Is there a way to fix this? I saw the setting for subfolders, but the warning put me off using it, is that the setting I need?
Finally, what does the secure delete actually do to the data?
I'm using Windows 10, fully up to date. The drive is a 2TB Seagate Backup+ formatted with exFAT. Axcrypt 220.127.116.11 installed, but nothing encrypted as of yet.
Hello Monkey,
Yes, for subfolders to be included you should enable the 'include subfolders' option. The reason there's a warning is simply because it's easy to make mistakes and with this option enabled, the consequences are potentially so much greater.
Subfolders themselves may not be deleted if they contain for example hidden or system files which are excluded from deletion buy AxCrypt. Once again to protect from dangerous mistakes.
The secure delete function opens the file for write, and then writes a random sequence of bytes over the entire file, flushes everything to disk and the deletes the file.
Thanks for the reply.
I've been doing some more testing of encryption and secure deletion and have another couple of questions.
With the subfolders setting enabled, I can secure delete subfolders most of the time, but not always, often I have to go back and manually delete the empty folders. Another thing that keeps happening is that I get a pop up screen telling me that a file is write protected when it isn't, AxCrypt completely refuses to delete it, but if I right click and delete through windows or send to recycle bin, it works first time.
The other issue I'm having is when encrypting large backup folders of images, there are many subfolders, but if I right click the main containing folder from the root of the drive (it's just a USB3 2TB Seagate drive with exfat format) and click encrypt, it does not encrypt anything in the folder, but AxCrypt is showing that it is busy and it is using 75% CPU. At first I thought it was just doing it's thing in the background, but I left it 2 days and it did not encrypt anything in that folder. I have the same folder on an NTFS formatted drive and it does the same thing on that, too. If I open the folder and then highlight everything in it and right click>AxCrypt>encrypt, it seems to work fine.
The folder is almost 300GB in size, I have another large folder and some of the files in that were encrypted and some not, so in the end I closed AxCrypt via task manager and started again as the 75% CPU had returned.
Are these things fixable? Thanks!
Hello Monkey,
Thanks for the information. We'll have to investigate and see if we can reproduce this. It is known that AxCrypt needs to be improved for large amounts of files and folders.
I've added your findings to the following issue: https://bitbucket.org/axantum/axcrypt-net/issues/315/performance-problems-with-10000-files-in .
Thanks again, Svante, one thing I forgot to mention is that the recent files tab of the AxCrypt main screen only shows the first 4-6 files that have been encrypted and then stops completely, I'm not sure if this is related to the other issue, but I'm letting you know about it, in case it is. Completely stopping AxCrypt via task manager and restarting it again starts it off, but then it stops again after 4-6 files on average, today it only managed 3.


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The Original Rocket Dungeon
But, what about the launch lug?8 Nov 2015, 01:07 UTC
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My original plan was to have rail buttons on the bottom side of the Chesapeake Sea Monster. Flipping the Tres mount around killed that idea. I then thought about lugs offset on the bottom just below the main wing. Last night, I decided that a lug on the centerline between the forward mounted motors would be better. But how? Well, I'm now thinking I'll put a 1/4" lug right on top of the 1/2" spar that makes up the back of the rocket. The vertical stabilizer would then be mounted on top of that. Maybe with additional reinforcement. And, I'd have to add another lug up higher. Unfortunately, I'm out of the hefty First Fire igniter tubes, which would have been perfect. I'll have to think about alternatives.


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The French drug maker Sanofi said Friday that it was recalling the over-the-counter heartburn drug Zantac in the United States and Canada, a month after the Food and Drug Administration first alerted the public that versions of the drug contained low levels of a cancer-causing contaminant.
Several manufacturers of generic versions of Zantac, called ranitidine, had already recalled their products, and major chains like Walgreens, CVS and Walmart had pulled the products from their shelves. Some countries, including Canada, have also requested a halt in distribution of all ranitidine products.
In a statement, Sanofi said it was investigating the issue. "Sanofi is committed to transparency and will continue to communicate results with health authorities from the ongoing testing, and work with them to make informed decisions based on available data and evidence," the company said.
The F.D.A. said in September that the contaminant found in samples of Zantac was a type of nitrosamine called N-nitrosodimethylamine, or NDMA, which is believed to be carcinogenic in humans and is found in a variety of products, including cured meats. It is the same contaminant that was found in some versions of valsartan, a blood-pressure drug carrying the brand name Diovan. The discovery of NDMA in valsartan led to several recalls of the commonly prescribed drug.
While the F.D.A. has said the NDMA found in the Zantac samples that the agency tested was at "unacceptable levels," it pushed back against the findings of Valisure, an online pharmacy that said its testing revealed far higher levels of the contaminant. Valisure speculated that the source of the NDMA was the inherent instability of the ranitidine molecule, which can degrade under certain conditions, such as digestion, to create NDMA.
The F.D.A. criticized Valisure's testing methods, saying the results were invalid because the pharmacy heated the product, which created the higher levels of NDMA.
Sanofi said that the recall applied only to the United States and Canada, and that its products sold outside the two countries were sourced from different suppliers.
The F.D.A. has advised people who use over-the-counter versions of Zantac to consider using another heartburn medication. Patients who take prescription Zantac are advised to speak to their doctor before switching to something else.
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The Ancient Buildings of Peking
Peking: Cultural Objects Press, 1959. First Edition. Square 4to. Text booklet: 12 pp in English; (8), 39 pp text in Chinese; 234 plates (12 in color). Tan linen cloth with red Chinese lettering in black & white illustrated dustjacket. Near fine in good dustjacket (paper loss to spine ends and lower front cover; chips & tears to extremities). Item #19097
Numerous illustrations of architecture and views of Peking, covering domestic, palace and religious buildings, gardens, tombs and the general layout of the city. A scarce publication from the late 1950s when this ancient city was still architecturally intact.
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Breaking the Cycle--Addiction
March 13, 2019
The heart of any addiction—alcohol, drugs, shopping, food, working out, etc—is the avoidance of pain coupled with unwillingness to acknowledge that both the behavior and its consequences serve us even as they destroy our lives. They keep us distracted from the original pain by creating another possibly life threatening situation.
Geneen Roth
This Messy Magnificent Life
Convicted!!! If we aren't careful we ALL can fall victim to addiction.
Over the course of the last 24 months I have become more and more aware of my shopping habits—specifically but not limited to clothes.
I still remember the countless times where my Mom would give me the credit card to offset what she wasn't able to give me in quality time spent & emotional support. She was trying. My Gram and I went shopping every other weekend when we would spend time together too—it was a love language that they recognized in me.
Yes, rushing to the mall to get that new outfit felt good on Monday when I walked the halls of Wilson sporting the latest trends, however it didn't last long. I didn't recognize that anything could be overdone at the time—in fact it would be over a decade before I even paid any attention to this pattern. Consumerism is something that I have always battled. So a couple of questions I'm asking myself in 2019...
⭐ Do I NEED or WANT this??
👎🏻 Do you NEED 10 pairs of ________? Fill in the blank.
🤦🏼♀ What example am I setting for the girls when we get multiple packages per week?
This is yet another blessing that is coming from raising little people and recognizing and healing my inner child.
So I'm committing to not purchasing anything that isn't out of pure necessity in 2019. We have some serious financial goals to payoff our house in the next ten years—PLUS redirecting our funds will help us get there even faster. I love multitasking!!!
The question here is the "why"—why are you buying that!? Is purchasing that thing contributing to your short or long term goals? This isn't about restricting, rather looking past instant gratification and making choices that are going to feel good for the majority of the time—not just a quick high.
There isn't anything wrong with purchasing a coat if the one that you already have is worn out, but if you just WANT another style or get a different color of coat you already have in 2 other colors—that's the behavior I am talking about and addressing with myself.
Is this resonating with you!? Is there anything you NEED a little less of in 2019??


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When the new jet DLC gets released, we will have a few jet flight days coming up.
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The COYCH team
The COYCH operates with a permanent staff team, 3 state patentees, a secretary and an accounting secretary.
Régis Bérenguier, Director
After having held numerous associative positions (club president and other positions of responsibility, president of departmental committee, member of the steering committee of the League, vice-president of class, …), Régis has been director of COYCH since 2005. In particular, the management of the COYCH team during the Tour de France sailing with 3 victories, management of the organization of numerous international championships including the world's Star, SB20, Melges 24, Mumm and Laser Master, Europeans, Europa cup and French Championships.
Patented state, he still competes in Star and Laser, He also exercises the function of judge.
Régis has more particularly in charge within the COYCH:
- Administrative, financial and sporting directorates
- Personnel management
- Relations with local authorities: City of Hyères, Toulon Provence Méditerranée, Var Department, Provence Alpes Côtes d'Azur region
- Relations with the press
- The management of the organization of the regattas of the COYCH and in particular the international regattas
- Permanent-elected relationships.
Sophie Barrue, secretary
Since 1997, Sophie has been in charge of the club's administrative organization and day-to-day operations.
With two of her children among the best French lasers and her former husband of the team of France Laser (and always regatta), she knows perfectly how the practice of sailing in France as sporting and administrative.
Sophie has in particular in charge within the club:
- Daily administrative and financial management.
- The administrative and "land" management of the COYCH regattas
- Establishment, management and development of sailing schools (winter and summer)
- Welcoming members and licensees
- The day-to-day communication of COYCH (website, social networks, internet) in collaboration with the Club's webmaster.
Cédric Boeri, sports educator, coach
After a brilliant sports career in Laser (the French number one in Radial in 2009 and still practicing), Cédric joined the COYCH team in 2011 immediately after obtaining his BPJEPS, to take charge of the competition team Optimist then Laser.
In summer, he is in charge of the sailing school of the COYCH from the nautical base, he is strongly involved in the organization of the regattas by preparing their nautical setting and being often wet of the courses.
In particular, Cédric is in charge of COYCH:
- Laser competition training and training
- The nautical management of schools of sails and sports
- Manage the maintenance of nautical and rolling stock
Baptiste Alonso, sports educator, coach
Holder of the BPJEPS, Baptiste is in charge of the competition team Optimist and Leisure Catamarans. Since 2016, he manages the "Point Plage / Espace Voile" of the Ayguade. Baptiste also organizes the Cruise courses organized with "Hexavoiles Diapason". Associated with Cédric, he is the second in daily life.


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The University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute have set up a blog to provide space for a conversation about the future of the British countryside.
The discussion focuses on how the new relationship with Europe will change the ways in which rural life, work, production, protection and recreational activities are organised in the UK – whose interests will be served, how will alternative perspectives be negotiated and reconciled, and how can different groups come together for constructive dialogue?
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Phew, it's 11.30 pm Tuesday, back home and what lovely house guests you've all been, not a crumb in sight. My grateful thanks to Justine for being here and talking so wonderfully about Daphne.
My thanks also to those people who visit here who turned out for the Event in the Tent. Excellent to meet you all and I'm only sorry it was so brief. I knew who you were because, through those million watt arc lights focused on my retina, I could see people giving me great big encouraging beaming smiles.
Much to share with you all in real time later on, including a picture of me arm in arm with a famous Oxford writer and I was fortunate indeed to have lunch with this one and a group of lovely Oxford writers too who made me so welcome, so what a treat to have finally met the writer of...sorry, I'm so sleepy I can't type another word.


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There's no doubt that Ikea creates some beautiful home goods for wallet-friendly prices. But the Swedish company also has a reputation for furnishings that are less than sturdy, or downright flimsy. Ikea is neither all junk nor all value-priced treasures. On the massive showroom floors, there are some solid pieces of furniture that should last more than a few years and other products that it's probably better to skip.
Related: Target vs. Ikea Furnishing Throwdown


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Ecotourism a natural for Belize
PUNTA GORDA, Belize — This place is hard to leave. It's unvarnished and unhurried, where residents sell handmade goods, local organic produce, and experiences for visitors that exhibit the trophy natural wonders of Central America's smallest country. It's a new country, gaining independence from Britain only in 1981. So when it could do as it wished, Belize made a very forward-thinking decision: Lock down most natural resources and use these protected reefs, jungles, and mountains for responsible, sustainable tourism.
My wife, Lori, and I visited Punta Gorda in February. Our odyssey started on a brilliant day. We spent the next few days fly-fishing for permit, arguably the most coveted gamefish. We were guided through Garbutt's Fishing Lodge, a down-to-earth business run by four brothers and a sister.
Read more: http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/travel/2015/05/23/belize-ecotourism-prospers/edqhH8z5F24Q9X4o4MgnNP/story.html


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How's exactly is this going to benefit the little guy??? We all know what a joke trickle down was. Read more at alotfromlydia.wordpress.com.
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Donald Trump has a new tax plan
Not quite what he said when he ran
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For your well used crevasse
This tax cut is just for THE MAN
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We finally know the name of Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade's daughter!
Wade unveiled the unique moniker with a throwback pic of a tattoo he had done in China.
He wrote, "#TBT Goes back to that one night in China when i decided to get my daughters name tattooed on me. Kaavia James Union Wade!"
The NBA player, who is also dad to Zaire, 16, Zion, 11, and Xavier, 4, has been sharing pics from his #paternityleave since welcoming Kaavia via surrogate on Nov. 7.
Gabrielle recently shared a sweet snap of herself kissing Kaavia's head, with the caption, "This baby smell though?! Heaven."
She also shared a photo of a mom mug on her Instagram Stories, writing, "My 1st 'Mom' mug. Fighting the urge to cry."


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On tap right now we have another quick featurette for Gregory Levasseur's directorial debut, The Pyramid (formerly Site 146). The flick was scooped up for distribution by Fox, who plans to release it in theatres on December 5, 2014. Check it out!
Alexandre Aja produced the film, which stars Ashley Hinshaw, Denis O'Hare, James Buckley, and Daniel Amerman. Levasseur worked from a script by Daniel Meersand and Nick Simon.
A team of U.S. archaeologists unearths an ancient pyramid buried deep beneath the Egyptian desert. As they search the pyramid's depths, they become hopelessly lost in its dark and endless catacombs. Searching for a way out, they become desperate to seek daylight again. They come to realize they aren't just trapped… they are being hunted.


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The Indian electric bus market is projected to reach 7,187 units by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 53 per cent during 2019–2025, according to a report by P&S Intelligence.
In recent years, the Indian Government has planned several funding schemes and policies related to electric bus and its charging station, primarily to address the issue of rising pollution levels across the country with the introduction of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs). Many public transport agencies have signed contractual orders with electric bus manufacturers for the procurement of electric buses. During the forecast period, the market is projected to follow the same tendency as electric bus manufacturers are scaling up their production and offerings.
On the basis of vehicle type, the Indian electric bus market is categorised into battery electric bus (BEB) and hybrid electric bus (HEB). Of these, in terms of volume, the BEB category is expected to continue dominating the market during the forecast period. Higher government support for these buses, coupled with declining prices of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries is expected to benefit the market during the forecast period.
Based on length, the Indian electric bus market is categorised into electric buses of less than 10 meters and electric buses of more than 10 meters. Between these two, the less than 10 meters category recorded higher sales volume in the market, with more than 60 per cent share in 2018. Length agnostic subsidy led to the preference for smaller size buses by State Road Transport Undertakings (STUs) in the country.
According to industry experts, the average price of Li-ion battery cells for large order declined from around USD 1000/kWh in 2010 to around USD 333/kWh in 2018. As battery accounts for around 25–40 per cent of the electric bus manufacturing cost, the declining prices of batteries would help bus manufacturers to keep the prices of electric buses under check. Furthermore, it is expected that the cost of electric vehicles including buses, would come down due to increasing operational efficiencies. As in the case of internal combustion engines (ICEs), whose costs have been reduced with decades of experience, the electric vehicle's cost too will also continue to fall with technical advancements, operational efficiencies, and economies of scale, benefiting the Indian electric bus market during the forecast period.
The Indian electric bus market is primarily driven by the government's strict emission norms and regulations, and support in the form of subsidies and grants. Also, to deal with the growing concerns related to environmental degradation, the government has planned to roll out fleets of electric and hybrid buses, and has taken initiatives to encourage electric bus manufacturing within the country. The Ministry of Urban Development has recently launched the Green Urban Transport Scheme (GUTS) with the aim to reduce carbon emissions from the public transport vehicles in the country. The Ministry proposed an USD 3.6 billion (Rs. 250 billion) grant for the development of electric vehicles for public transport in the country.
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Olectra Greentech and Tata Motors Limited are the two important players operating in the Indian electric bus market. Other major players in the market include Ashok Leyland, JBM Auto (operates with its joint venture partner Solaris Bus & Coach SA), Optare PLC, Deccan Auto Limited (in technical association with Zhongtong Bus Holding Co. Ltd.), and Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles.


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I've been playing around with my blog and wanted to create a customer header. I didn't own the picture I had up so I needed to changed it and was just using it as a placeholder until I could create my own. I found something I like and created my new header. I'm very happy with it and I'm using the same image for my business card.
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I'm A Celebrity's Holly Willoughby is all smiles as prepares to fly out to Australia
The star showed she's already got her sunglasses sorted - but she'll need an umbrella too
HOLLY Willoughby was all smiles this morning as she went out in London ahead of her stint co-hosting I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
The 37-year-old, who is due to leave for Australia any day now, showed she's already got her sunglasses sorted for the trip, wearing a large pair of Ray Bans as she waved to fans near her house.
In recent days Holly has been saying goodbye to friends, including Emma Bunton and Nicole Appleton, before starting her new gig.
She's also been taking a break from work, handing over her job on This Morning to Rochelle Humes as she prepares to take Ant McPartlin's place as Declan Donnelly's co-host on I'm A Celeb.
Holly looked delighted to be bidding farewell to chilly London as she went out in a long dark coat, skinny jeans, a grey jumper and white trainers.
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While temperatures are a pleasant 21C, that's where the good news ends, with storms having lashed the TV hit's set in recent days.
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Pastor Bob Norton
The lights of Christmas help tell the story. We worship and serve the One who said, "I am the light of the world, whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." (John 8:12) Our candles that flicker in our homes and churches, our electric lights that adorn our Christmas trees and wreaths and outside our homes, all point us to the Christ of Christmas. O come, let us adore Him.
In the Bible, the glory of God is revealed through light. In creation, God said, "Let there be light"…and there was light. (Genesis 1:3) Moses encountered Yahweh at the burning bush and was commissioned to be the deliverer of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt. Yahweh guided the Hebrews in the wilderness at night through a pillar of fire. Throughout the Old Testament we're reminded that God is light and in him is no darkness at all. The prophet Isaiah tells us, "Arise, shine, for your light has come" as he points us ahead to the coming of the Messiah. (Isaiah 60:1) Truly, Jesus is the light of the world. Embrace the light.
The theme of darkness and light pervades the Scriptures. Darkness represents human evil. Light represents God's redeeming grace. In these winter months, we experience a season of darkness. The morning light comes later and the evening darkness comes earlier. We recognize December 22nd as the shortest day of the year. In Alaska one experiences at this time only four hours of daylight each 24 hours. It's a season of darkness with ensuing depression and anxiety. Our world knows darkness in the terrorism and violence of our times. We yearn for the light. We hope for God's light to triumph over the darkness. In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe C. S. Lewis referred to Narnia under the wicked witch's curse as "always winter and never Christmas". What a dismal thought. But Christmas has come! The Light of the world has invaded our darkness! Rejoice! Joy to the world, the Lord has come!
However, without God our world can become a very dark place. Evil kills 58 concert goers in Las Vegas. Evil murders 26 worshippers in a small Baptist church in Texas. There's a myriad of stories all across the earth of evil manifesting itself in dark deeds. In Jesus' time, an evil King Herod murdered the innocents in Bethlehem. And some would say, guard your heart, for we have a little Herod in each of us.
Eleanor Roosevelt is credited as saying, "It is far, far better to light one candle than to curse the darkness." We are ever so aware of the darkness in our world these days. By celebrating a Christ-centered Christmas, we can light one candle after another. People can drift away from Christ and His Church and Christmas is often a season when they find it in their hearts to return. Welcome home. Together, let us sing "I want to walk as a child of the light. I want to follow Jesus. God set the stars to give light to the world. The star of my life is Jesus. In him there is no darkness at all. Shine is my heart Lord Jesus." (from a hymn by Kathleen Thomerson)
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PURGE by Dis Fig
from PTP
"(A) kaleidoscopic record that bounces around a plethora of influences and styles. Industrial beats ... (c)razed rhythms and energetic renditions ... (yet) (t)he minimal touch still finds its way through, highlighted vividly in the soothing "Watering" and the beautiful vocal arrangements of "WHY." But what holds everything is not just Dis Fig's grasp on the various genres, but her honest songwriting, which always arrives with a highly emotive touch."
- Invisible Oranges 'Deconstructing Interference #16', Apr. 11, 2019.
Remastered & pro-duplicated to frosted cassette with imprinted art, housed in double-sided full color Maltese cross packaging (recycled card stock) featuring photography by Alice Z Jones and design/artwork by Jeremiah Carter.
- Limited Edition of 100
- Includes digital download
- Includes unlimited streaming of PURGE via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.


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Goa Electricity Department JE Admit Card 2018 accessible to download in March 2018. In the same monthly the Junior Engineer (JE) Exam Date. The alert of Goa Junior Engineer Hall ticket or call letter can be notified here. Moreover you may refer www.goaelectricity.gov.in, this mentioned web page is the present 62 JE posts recruitment portal.
Post Details
Goa Electricity Department JE Admit Card 2018
Goa Electricity Department Junior Engineer Admit Card 2018 may come into lively status very soon. The time to know the scheduled exam date of Goa JE is arrived. Previously, the exam point of view syllabus was updated by the Goa Electricity board recruitment section officials on their own site. Therefore that means present they are planning for the exam dates to all the competitors who are ready to take part in this Junior Engineer Written Exam. Already the application submitting stage is over. So in the next few days the participants of this recruitment will see the defined exam date. Check Goa Government jobs.
Also Check: Goa Accounts Department Result 2017 | Check Accountant Selected List
Get Goa Electricity Department Junior Engineer Exam Date
Mark the Goa Electricity Board JE Exam Date to go to the exam on that date. Not having knowledge on when the exam of Goa JE will be conducted may disable your government job opportunity. This posts won't allow your chance of employment to get disabled. Regularly simply keep an eye on this post to get the exam date alerts of this Goa Recruitment exam. Earlier to the exam date or hall ticket, this organisation may issue the list of candidates who are short listed for the recruitment written exam. That means these candidates application forms are accepted. Check latest Employment Notifications.
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Goa Electricity Department JE Admit Card 2018 Details
गोवा बिजली विद्युत विभाग, गोवा बिजली जे प्रवेश पत्र 2018 जारी करेगा।
एक्सएक्स तिथि: मार्च 2018
प्रवेश पत्र तिथि: मार्च 2018
Name of Organisation: Goa Power Electricity Department
Post Name: Junior Engineer (JE)
Number of Posts: 62 Posts
Job Location: Goa
Exam Date : March 2018
Admit Card Date: March 2018
Official Website: www.goaelectricity.gov.in
Process of downloading the Goa Electricity JE Admit Card 2018:
- First go to the official site of Goa Electricity @hwww.goaelectricity.gov.in
- Check the latest News about the recruitments
- Notice the official link of Goa Electricity JE Admit Card 2018.
- Click that link ,a new page will be opened
- There enter the login details it shows in the login page of the admit card
- Admit card of the details entered will be shown
- Save that admit card in PDF
- Later take the print out of that admit card to the exam center.
Goa Electricity Dept. Junior Engineer Call Letter
At www.goaelectricity.gov.in Goa Electricity Dept. JE Hall Ticket download will be displayed 10 days before the exam date. With that release of the call letter the applicants of these 62 Goa JE posts will know the exam date. When application form is submitted, an application submission ID will be allotted to each individual which will vary from person to person. So you have to save that ID with you, if the admit card getting process is organised in online.
In case Goa Electricity Department JE Admit Card procedure if carried in offline mode means, it is work free for the contender. They don't need to do anything to receive the hall ticket. Simply through post your examination call letter will be sent to your given address in the application form. Or may be to your active mail ID the soft copy of exam entry document will be attached and mailed you. Actual process how to receive the JE call letter is not posted by the recruitment authorities. So you put your focus on the syllabus and wait for the right moment.
Important Links
Exam Date: March 2018
Hall Ticket Date: March 2018
Download Goa Electricity Department JE Admit Card 2018: Click Here


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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2mp7jp/significance_of) has announced the addition of the "Significance of Facebook OCP and Its Impact on Data Centers" report to their offering.
The rise of cloud computing in recent years has driven a wide range of end devices towards more compact and lightweight designs, with computing and storage tasks concentrated on the server side. Keeping pace with the trend, many cloud computing service providers have been aggressively deploying data centers, including projects initiated by Google, Facebook, and Apple. In an effort to achieve a computing system featuring the highest efficiency and the lowest cost, the OCP (Open Compute Project) headed by Facebook has been developing open hardware architecture for data centers, and has earned a number of vendors' support, such as HP, Dell, Asus, and Quanta. This report provides an all-round analysis on the Facebook OCP regarding its significance and impact on data centers.
Key Topics:
Background of OCP headed by Facebook
Significance of OCP for Facebook
Impact of OCP on future data center development and the server industries in Taiwan and the global
Companies Mentioned
- Amazon
- Apple
- Asus
- Dell
- Intel
- Microsoft
- Quanta
- Rackspace
For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2mp7jp/significance_of
Research and Markets
Laura Wood, Senior Manager.
U.S. Fax: 646-607-1907
Fax (outside U.S.): +353-1-481-1716
Sector: Computing
Source: Research and Markets


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Greetings young Padawans, many things to show you I have.
Today is probably the best day to celebrate this summer, Star Wars Day. If you hadn't guessed it already Star Wars day is celebrated on May 4th, 'May the fourth be with you', in reference to the popular phrase in Star Wars: 'May the Force be with you.'.
Why not celebrate with a Star Wars get-together, you could have a Star Wars movie marathon or test your Star Wars knowledge with a themed game. Lightsaber fights and jedi training is optional. Eat wookie cookies, drink yoda soda and bake yourself some wookie cookies, or go all out and throw a BBQ complete with Jah Jah ribs.
To celebrate, we've put together our Top ten favourite Star Wars products, let us know your favourite in the comments below or tweet us @giveasyoulive using #MaytheFourth
For charity raise money when you shop online, you can. Use the force that is Give you Live, it costs not you money.
Star Wars: The Complete Saga – Blu-ray
Have a mega movie marathon and watch all the Star Wars episodes, IN THE CORRECT ORDER. And that fellow Jedi's, is not Episodes 1-6…it is in fact ep IV-VI and then ep I-III, that is the way they were released and thus the way the story is meant to be told.
Lego Star Wars: Darth Vader Figure Clock
Be careful you don't wake up on the dark side with the Darth Vader alarm clock, complete with that all important snooze button.
No longer is using chopsticks a struggle, all you need to do is use the force to eat tricky noodle dishes.
Star Wars Life-size Cut-Outs (R2-D2)
Ever thought how good of a friend R2-D2 was to Luke Skywalker? Us too, that's exactly the reason why we want a life-size cut out of this lovely little robot in our lounge.
William Shakespeare's Star Wars
If William Shakespeare and George Lucas had a baby, this would be the outcome – Star Wars as told by Shakespeare: "In time so long ago begins our play, In star-crossed galaxy far, far away."
Hide cookies away in the death star and prepare for an epic battle if anyone should go fourth a touch your wookie cookies.
Do you sometimes wish you could carry wise old Yoda in your pocket all the time for life advice. Well, with this handy little torch keyring you can – minus the life advice, you're on your own there.
Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon (7965)
Spend hours building the most famous ship from the saga and then sit back and marvel at your work and the time you spent building it that you will never get back.
Angry Birds Star Wars Jenga Darth Vader
Fan of Star Wars + fan of Angry Birds + fan of Jenga = ULTIMATE GAME. Catapult the Jedi birds to hunt for Darth Vader.
Become a Jedi master in origami and create your own miniatures of your favourite characters. As you progress through the book, the craft becomes harder, taking you from Youngling to Jedi master – will you use the force?


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Inside the Box:
- 6 Miniatures
‣ Summer
‣ Brynden Tully
‣ Rodrick Cassel
‣ Eddard Stark
‣ Howland Reed
‣ Bran & Hodor
- 2 Unit Cards
- 5 Attachment Cards
- 24 Tactics Cards
- 3 NCU Cards
- 1 Movement Tray
Dependable, resilient, and courageous, House Stark's leaders in the War of the Five Kings represent the best the North has to offer.
Capable commanders to a man, each hero under the Direwolf banner has trained for a particular place in the line of battle.
A Song of Ice & Fire: Stark Heores #1 feature heroes such as Howland Reed and Rodrik Cassel that can be relied upon to lead individual units in specialized roles, while Brynden Tully and Eddard Stark might conduct the overall force with clever tactics and strategies.
And the mere presence of Bran Stark and his companions Hodor and the direwolf Summer embolden their men to hold out to the very last.
Board Game Geek Rating: 9.0/10
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We must say, LeadsCon was a whirlpool of success for not only us, but for everyone in attendance. This year, there was a greater focus on technology, which means there was a greater focus on efficiency. We loved this underlying theme because we work day in, day out to create a more efficient business model the companies work with.
Most of our clients were in Vegas attending keynote sessions surrounding the latest technology in email marketing. And, honestly, seeing our clientele get this excited about advancements in our industry is a true testament to working with the right people. One of our employees was even found strategizing about future growth with their client as they hit it big in the high limit room! Crazy times we tell you.
For us, LeadsCon is one of the best networking opportunities of the year. It allows our team to have face-time with both existing and prospective clients, partners, and industry leaders. As a result, we were able to secure several significant pieces of new business.
We are coming out of LeadsCon focused, energized, and excited about all the good work ahead. These conferences are great for our industry and we want to send out a special thanks to all of those involved with putting on such a great production.


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Having two and a half channels proved a winner for Nine in Week 37. Seven's lack of a digital channel lost it the week by the slimmest of margins to Nine -just 0.2%. The extra share from GO!, which is added to Nine's primary share, helped it win a week in which its biggest audience was 1.33m, a far cry from figures on Seven.
Nine won with 28.1% over Seven's 27.9% and TEN's 20.8%. The ABC had 17.3% and SBS 5.8%.
Nine won all three demo groups 16-39, 18-49 and 25-54. In Total People it was first on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Seven won Sunday, Tuesday, Friday. Seven finished first in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth while Nine took Sydney and Brisbane.
In digital channels GO! finished with 2.1% over ABC2's 1.4%, 1.0% for ONE and 0.3% for SBS TWO.
It was Monday's episode of A Current Affair that attracted the biggest audience of the week for Nine at 1.33m. Also floating to the top were Two and a Half Men, Nine News (Sunday), 60 Minutes, The Farmer Wants a Wife and 20 to 1. Regular raters Domestic Blitz and Getaway were this week whacked by tough competition. Rescue: Special Ops was also against stiff competition but it seems clear the audience doesn't want rescuing on a Sunday night. Too soon to brand Money for Jam a hit following a significant drop in its second week, down to 1.09m suggesting it enjoyed a curiosity factor in its first week. Several episodes of Mornings with Kerri-Anne hovered around the 100,000 mark, rising to 153,000 on Friday. Wipeout was tops on GO! at 205,000 and the Lord of the Rings movie night on Friday appeared to work.
This week Packed to the Rafters managed a dominant 1.91m viewers as the week's #1 show. Seven's other performers included Seven News, Dancing with the Stars, Today Tonight, City Homicide, World Food Spectacular, World's Strictest Parents, Home and Away and at least two AFL matches. All Saints still pulls 1.16m in a 9:30 timeslot. Thursdays are still problematic at Seven, now with Gary Unmarried dropping to 753,000 -if the network has the patience can the J-Curve kick in? The final TV Burp finished with 593,000 while Double Take is down to 441,000, less than half The Footy Show. The Monday night doco Relentless Enemies didn't perform with 891,000 -even Beyond the Darklands (1.04m) ranked higher at 9:30. Seven was third on Saturday.
Not much good news this week at TEN except for the terrific result from Hamish and Andy's Caravan of Courage at 1.3m viewers on Thursday. It's other two scorers were AFL with 1.2m and Rush on 1.13m. Elsewhere it was almost universally disappointing around the rest of the schedule. Despite a big 28% share for Saturday, TEN had four nights under the 20% mark, quite unacceptable in the marketplace. Australian Idol levelled out at 883,000 against Dancing's finale. For the premiere of The Spearman Experiment 1.03m sampled Magda's other funny bits. Poor word of mouth suggests it will be lucky to come close this week. It even dragged down NCIS repeats. Worth noting that Good News Week rose above its lead in Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader? On Friday TEN didn't improve after its TEN News at Five.
It was a cool 1.44m for Spicks and Specks' 200th episode at the ABC -and no sign of slowing down. Also strong were Midsomer Murders, Stephen Fry in America, Australian Story, ABC News, George Gently, The Librarians, The New Inventors and Pedigree Dogs Exposed. On ABC2 Junkyard Wars was the week's best. ABC beat TEN on three nights.
Top Gear topped 1m viewers this week, enjoying a push by viewers dissatisified with commercial choices. Aside from Costa's Garden Odyssey (270,000) most of the runners up were between 200,000 – 250,00: Insight, High Altitude, Flight of the Conchords, My Family Feast, Inside the Wonders of the Muslim World. On Monday night's Skins improved on its Entourage lead in.


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Nurturing High Performance Teams
Titash Neogi
Artificial Intelligence can be defined as a stack comprising of the following technologies –
- Natural Language Understanding – The ability of Machines to understand and respond to human language.
- Knowledge graphs / Social Graphs / Graph databases – The ability of machines to understand complex relationships between people, objects, places and numbers at a global scale.
- API driven economy – The global economy of APIs for all products and services around the world that helps drive data interoperability and information exchange.
- Machine Learning algorithms, frameworks and techniques – These include the range of statistical algorithms like k-means, KNN, Bayesian theories, game theory etc. that allow machines to crunch large volumes of data and return predictive results.
- Deep learning frameworks such as Neural Networks (RNNs, CNNs, GANs) that can leverage large amounts of data and GPU power to mimic how the human brain works, and build models for solving complex problems and help in making decisions.
- Chat and voice platforms like Slack, Alexa, which are the final touchpoint for a human to interact with a machine in a natural speech driven manner.
When we speak of AI solutions or AI driven changes coming around us, we usually club all or most of these technologies that are put together to implement an AI solution. In terms of significance, AI solutions are changing the way we look and interact with computers – they are bringing about a paradigm shift in Human Computer Interaction. This shift is spurring further changes to the way industries work and the way software itself is being used or built.
Data Visualisation is a pictorial or graphical way of presenting data. Data can be presented in an interactive manner that enables decision making.
The goal of any analytics / BI system is to make sense of the underlying data generated by a business and help humans make decisions about the business. BI today is driven by a lot of human operations, performed through the UI on various datasets. In light of the AI revolution, this will undergo a major change and the industry will move away from dashboards – the mainstay of data visualisation.
Behavioural shift in people due to technology changes
The future of human-computer interaction is going to be governed less by GUI, which again is synonymous with data visualisation and more by Character User Interfaces (CUI) and Voice User Interfaces (VUI). It is a clear tilt towards AI. There are multiple forces at work and in convergence which will cause this shift.
Behavioural forces like outsourcing decision making to machines and engineering advances, such as those in Neural Networks, Augmented reality etc. will mean underlying shift in the way people go about using information for decision making. A good example of this is how, we no longer rely on human map reading skills for finding directions, but are increasingly using Google Maps. Even though they are not always accurate.
Need to harness Tribal knowledge / community knowledge to solve problems of cold-start and lack of expertise
AI powered systems can detect and build a global repository of domain specific KPIs or metrics to be tracked, based on other businesses tracking them, etc. There is already a lot of content (articles, best practices, blog posts) for every niche of analytics, created by the community. A global domain-specific repository can be used to harness this knowledge in an actionable way, and plug it back to first timers or people who are not aware of specific KPIs relevant to them.
This is the analytics equivalent of "People who bought this, also found this useful".
Opportunity for personalisation down to the segment of one
AI powered systems are capable of adapting to users' needs and usage patterns making it possible to design for personalisation at the user level. This personalisation can range from mapping the users personal lingo to that of the company or the domain or understanding the role that user performs in the organisation and what his important metrics are, listening to those specific metrics and providing them.
Personalisation also refers to understanding the context in which a user is asking a specific question or demanding some metrics, by keeping track of previous usage or conversations over a period of time. For example: Is the user asking for revenue numbers before a presentation for all his products or before a competitor analysis meeting for a specific vertical.
In conclusion, The power of AI is providing decisions as opposed to Data Visualisation, which merely provides information for making decisions. With AI in full bloom, data visualisation will have outlived its utility.


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Weather Blog: Record warmth possible
Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 blog! Golf courses are opening, temperatures are in the 50s...it must be April right? Wrong! A late February temperature surge is in the forecast. In today's blog we discuss possible record warmth, and when cooler temperatures return.
Let's get right to the forecast and record potential. Highs today should reach the low to mid 50s, but still about 10° shy of the record high. Sunday looks like a shoe-in to break a long standing record that dates back to 1895! Cooler weather returns on Monday(Leap Day) with highs settling back to the 40s.
The peak of our weekend warm-up arrives early Sunday afternoon ahead of a cold front. Future temps below show readings nearing 60° in spots at 1pm! If the front slows by 30-90 minutes, there is a chance Milwaukee may hit 60° too!
Near the cold front a few rain showers are possible by mid to late afternoon. As colder air pours across the area, a couple flurries are even possible in our northern counties! A big swing in temperature!
The final three days of February will add to what is already a warm winter for southeastern Wisconsin. In Milwaukee, December was the warmest on record. That was followed by above average temperatures in January and February, but much closer to seasonal averages.
The start of March looks cool/chilly for our area with temperatures dipping below average. More on the colder weather and any chance for snow in Sunday's blog.
Enjoy the mild temperatures and hopefully you can spend some time outdoors!
For the latest weather information watch WISN 12 News at 5, 6, & 10pm, and Sunday from 5-6/7-9am. For additional weather updates follow me on Twitter, Instagram, & Periscope @jnelsonweather
You can also find me on Facebook by *liking* my fan page here.
Have a great day!
Jeremy Nelson


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Mental health patient absconds from hospital in Anerley
PUBLISHED: 09:37 30 August 2016 | UPDATED: 09:37 30 August 2016
Have you seen this man?
Police are tracing a man after he absconded from a mental health unit in Bromley.
Henry Agyekum, 35, was last seen at 9:00am on 24 August after he had been attending the mental health facility in George Groves Road, SE20. He had been detained under a hospital order after a theft conviction.
Agyekum is a black man, approximately 5ft 8inches tall and of slim build. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a blue t-shirt and blue trainers.
He is known to frequent areas of central London including Soho, Camden, Charing Cross and Euston station.
Agyekum is not considered a risk to the public and anyone who has seen him, or has information about his whereabouts is asked to contact Bromley Police on 101.
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