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Previously, I spoke about "Discover, Define and Deliver" as the 3 Steps to Innovation upon Adobe technology. When describing this "3D Methodology" to customers, I find it's easiest to start with that which is most familiar – Deliver – and then work back towards the value of Define and Deliver. When all is done, when the observations and insights have sparked an idea for innovation, and the innovation has been distilled into concrete requirements and designs, the Deliver phase is about bringing it all to life. It's about breathing life into a design, lifting it from paper concept to production code. Deliver is primarily about writing code, pushing it through Quality Assurance and into production.
Deliver is agile…
Wherever possible, the team at Adobe advocates Agile development – and more specifically we advocate Scrum as our methodology of choice. This is indeed consistent with many of the product engineering teams within Adobe, as we more broadly embrace agile and Scrum within Adobe.
Formerly, I was an advocate of XP (Extreme Programming), but laterally, as more of the industry appears to embrace Scrum, as more of our customers embrace Scrum, and with more training and accreditation around the Scrum process, the differences between XP and Scrum are too trivial to matter. That previous link to Mike Cohn's article highlights "Scrum doesn't prescribe any engineering practices; XP does" … that being said, we very much advocate and encourage the practices of XP, whether it be coding standards, pair programming, unit-testing and test-driven development, continuous integration, and our teams are continually pushing the state of the art by contributing to tooling to support them, whether that be FlexUnit, FlexPMD, FlexPMD plug-ins, integration with Hudson, etc.
Prototype and Test == Release Early and Often
Throughout the 3D methodology, we strive to create the right environment for innovation. One particular trait of innovation is the ability to prototype and test; one particular trait of agile is release early and often. I think there's a relationship between the 2 that is interesting.
Tom Kelley of IDEO talks about prototyping as "the shorthand of innovation". I'd highly recommend reading that article, itself an excerpt from what we consider to be Adobe Technical Services required reading, "The Art of Innovation". But within Innovation thinking, the importance of getting a working prototype in the hands of users, as a means of creating the opportunity to observe and feedback into the design, is very much established thinking. The team over at IDEO are tremendous at leveraging prototypes in their product design process; there's a definite opportunity to embrace this kind of thinking and approach in the software product design process.
Within Adobe Technical Services, we will often prototype INCREDIBLY early in the process — oftentimes before we've even really undertaken a concise requirements gathering exercise. Prototypes are often deliverables from our Discovery phase, opportunities to explore hunches and insights, to play what-if with customers, or indeed even ourselves, and to stretch our own thinking about how some of the business needs, user goals and technology opportunities could come together in imaginative ways. We create incredibly high-fidelity prototypes, very quickly, either with Flash, with Flex or increasingly with Flash Catalyst…however, these vision prototypes really only take us on a "happy path" through the application. This kind of vision prototyping differentiates us from many others that we work with, and so I plan on talking about this in much more detail over another series of entries.
However, if you consider the agile process of delivering functionality in discrete time-boxes (what XP calls iterations, and Scrum calls sprints), then you recognize that each sprint affords us an opportunity to spin out a prototype that we can test. It takes courage on the part of the customer and the team, to challenge our own assertions mid-flight and to be prepared to course-correct upon learnings. But agile methods embrace change during development; and so the very engineering methodology that empowers us to prototype and test regularly through the development cycle, similarly empowers us to embrace the learnings straight back into the product design, during the manufacture of the design itself (which is in essence, the Deliver phase).
Deliver doesn't have to be agile…but it helps…
We don't always follow agile within Delivery, but ad-hoc is never an acceptable alternative. Oftentimes we will lead the delivery phase of projects with an Adobe team, but more likely we will be working alongside our customer's development team or our ecosystem of Adobe partners. Agile approaches – stories as currency of requirements, feature-driven development and sprints of functionality prioritized according to business value – have proven to be a tremendous means of achieving technology and business domain knowledge transfer; I'd be interested if you have found the same also?
So when we get into the Deliver phase, we're really in the midst of a software engineering lifecycle…there's ongoing user-experience design for sure, but really the bulk of the experience is locked and loaded, in the backlog and ready for implementation. We definitely find that agile methods are conducive to innovation methods in the product design and manufacture, and so advocate them wherever possible. We definitely find that the engineering methods popularised by XP, and more widely embraced by the agile community, are as relevant to development with Adobe technologies as any other, and whereever possible we are contributing to and pushing the state of the art on the tooling to support agile engineering.
Most of the knowledge that we have to share in the Deliver phase comes from the tools, methods and best-practices particular to the technologies we are using, rather than the process or methodology we are using. Many of my colleagues are sharing this information in their own blogs and articles, and I'll seek to reference them more in future entries.
However, as we push back into the Define phase, where a user-experience moves from concept to idea and to implementation, where we ensure that user-experience designs are satisfied by business and functional requirements and vice versa, where the real collaboration and magic happens between designers and developers, then I think we have a little more insight to share.
And so that's where I'll go next, with a similar overview of the kind of challenges we address in our Define phase. I'd love to hear what challenges you're facing, how and whether you've addressed them, so that you might steer the direction of dialogue. By releasing these thoughts early and often, I have the opportunity to evolve them to meet consumer needs…!


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US Military Adds Blimps to Patrol Border
With the United States' conflicts in the Arab world drawing to a close, the government is using some of the technology honed on battlefields overseas on the home front.
Over the next few weeks, the U.S. military will begin to test a 72-foot-long, unmanned surveillance blimp in southern Texas that could be used to spot drug traffickers and undocumented immigrants entering the U.S. via its border with Mexico.
"The equipment being considered will no longer be needed by the military as they are withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan," Customs and Border Protection wrote in a press release. "However, some of the equipment may have significant benefits to the protection of the United States when deployed in a homeland security situation."
The so-called "floating eye" is part of a wider strategy by U.S. border officials and the military to bump surveillance on the U.S.-Mexico border along with finding other uses for the high-tech equipment coming back to the U.S. Besides blimps, officials have explored over 100 types of military gear for use along the border, including unmanned drones and hand-held instant-translation devices.
After testing a program quietly in the Bahamas for the last 18 months, the Department of Homeland Security plans to start unmanned surveillance flights into the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico in a move that would more than double miles now covered by the department's fleet of nine surveillance drones. Previous technologies in the area have failed to meet the surveillance requirements.
"U.S. Customs and Border Protection constantly monitors activity and trends of Transnational Criminal Organizations and works closely with other federal, state, local, tribal and international partners to combat smuggling in the source and transit zones," a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) spokesperson said in an email to Fox News Latino. "This is an example of a bi-national, multi-agency, law-enforcement approach to address drug smuggling in the Caribbean."
The blimps being tested in Texas' Rio Grande Valley will consist of large balloon like devices called "Aerostats" that contain sensor equipment, allowing operators to view activity along the border.
The CBP is taking careful steps in implementing this program, especially in light of last year's billion-dollar SBInet debacle, in which the government canned the electronic border surveillance system after officials concluded it wasn't functioning as it previously hoped for.
"The evaluation will include various activities to help determine if the equipment has a useful purpose in assisting CBP," The CBP said, adding that the tests in Texas may be only one of many. "The agency must also determine if the use of the equipment is economically feasible."
The blimps have been used for years in the skies over Kabul and other military bases in Afghanistan and Iraq, where they monitor for insurgent movements, road side bombs and troops in battle. The blimps - which can cost $1 million to $5 million each – are part of the enormous flow of equipment headed back to the U.S. over the next two years, the Wall Street Journal reported.
"The Defense Dept runs one of those blimps over Cudjoe Key in the Florida Keys, and has done so for 20 plus years," said Adam Isacson from the Washington Office on Latin America in an email. "There it's pretty uncontroversial because it's monitoring maritime and aerial traffic over international waters (and perhaps Cuba. The participation of the Defense Department may raise eyebrows, but it fits within a legal authority to monitor suspected overseas drug trafficking that DOD has had since 1989."
In general, Isacson said that the use of blimps and drones is indicative of the military cutback overseas and is a sign of things to come back in the U.S. The drones have been criticized by civil liberties groups who say they are a costly endeavor that require far too many people to operate.
"This is, though, an example of the Defense Department increasing its capacities at the border (or at least lending them to civilian law enforcement) as draw downs in Iraq an Afghanistan free up more resources," Isacson added. "We're likely to see more of that."


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Jeff Jones has published another one of his vulnerability scorecards comparing various operating system offerings. As always, these figures just list the patched vulnerabilities over the designated period of time; they do not take into account any unfixed or undisclosed vulnerabilities. Hence, these reports are not proper measurements of security - they are just that, a tally of fixed vulnerabilities. Any conclusions like "x is more secure than y" cannot be drawn from this data set. As always, do with it as you please.


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This course is designed to expose the student to the many specialized state and federal programs currently in place to assist public schools. The history and purpose of each program will be examined. Specific program requirements will be detailed for each of the major differentiated programs. Programs reviewed will include the Federal Title programs, special education/at risk; professional development; technology integration and grant-based initiatives. Upon completion of this course, students should possess the knowledge to effectively evaulate, select and administer differentiated and supplemental programs common to school districts. 3 Credits


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Oudin says she has muscle-damaging condition
Surprise 2009 U.S. Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin (oo-DAN) says she has a muscle-damaging condition that may be caused by intense exertion.
Oudin has written on her Twitter feed that her "off season is a little paused at the moment" because of the ailment, called rhabdomyolysis (rab-doe-my-OL-uh-sis), and she is "doing everything possible for a speedy" recovery.
Her agent, Sam Duvall, confirms to The Associated Press on Monday that Oudin sent the tweets.
Oudin, who turned 22 in September, is ranked 129th. At 17, she pulled off a series of upsets, including against Maria Sharapova, to reach the U.S. Open's final eight.
Heavy exertion can cause muscle cells to leak enzymes and protein into the blood. Symptoms of rhabdomyolysis can include muscle pain and severe cases can lead to kidney damage.


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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's government and international donors must allocate over $700 million to help ease a deepening humanitarian crisis that includes widespread malnutrition in the Arabian peninsula's poorest country, U.N. agencies and international aid groups said Tuesday in a joint appeal.
International donors have pledged $7.9 billion in aid for Yemen to rebuild its crumbling economy and upgrade the country's infrastructure damaged during years of political turmoil and militant attacks. But it's unclear how much of that money has been dedicated for more immediate needs such as ensuring clear water and reliable food and medical supplies, the groups said during a gathering in Dubai.
Relief groups said at least $716 million is needed to address the immediate humanitarian concerns.
"We're asking the world that this be prioritized," said the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. "There will be no political stability in Yemen if we do not deal with the humanitarian crisis."
Ahmed estimated that 1 million children face acute malnutrition amid ongoing violence by militant factions and instability after the end of the three-decade rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh last year. He said 300,000 are at risk of dying from hunger, without explaining further how he came by that estimate.
Tuesday's consolidated appeal, which included U.N. organization such as UNICEF and UNHCR, follows a World Food Program report in September that said that nearly half of the 24 million Yemenis go to bed hungry every night.
International donors — including Europe, China, the U.S. and Gulf Arab states — have promised billions to Yemen, but are also demanding that Yemeni officials hasten political and security reforms. The West and allies fear Islamist militants could exploit Yemen's security weakness to gain more sway over the country.


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The Great Synagogue in Dohány street is the world's second largest synagogue. It was built by the Neolog Jewish community of Budapest between 1854 and 1859; its architect was Ludwig Förster from Vienna, Austria. Parts of the interior were designed by Ferenc Feszl. The flat-ceiling interior can accommodate nearly 3,000: there are 1497 seats for men on the ground floor and 1472 for women on the two upper balconies.
It was built in Moorish Revival style, with Byzantine and Gothic elements. The western-side façade has arched windows with stone-carved ornaments and bricks, which bear the heraldic colours of Budapest: blue, yellow and red. Next to the main entrance are two polygonal towers, each 43 metres tall, topped by copper onion domes with golden decorations. Right above the entrance, a Hebrew line reads: "make me a sanctuary and I will dwell among them".
The original building was heavily damaged by members of the pro-Nazi Arrow Cross Party in 1939. During the course of World War II, it was used as a stable for horses, an air raid shelter and communications centre for German radio operators. It was Adolf Eichmann who designated it to be a concentration point for Jews before transportation for extermination.
Today, its five main parts are the Synagogue, the Jewish Museum, the Temple of Heroes, the Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Park and the Jewish Cemetery. The presence of the latter is quite unusual, as Jewish religious rules forbid the burial of the dead near places of worship. Its existence is due to the tragic events of World War II: in the extremely brutal winter of 1944-45, tens of thousands of Jews died in the Jewish Ghetto of Budapest, and over 2,000 needed to be buried in the courtyard of the Synagogue.
During the siege of Budapest, the building suffered further damage. After the war, only the most essential reconstruction works were performed, and the building was in a very bad condition during the years of Communism. It was fully renovated between 1991 and 1996; this was when the Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Park was built in the back yard of the Synagogue. The park has a weeping willow tree (Memorial of the Hungarian Jewish Martyrs) with some names of the 400,000 Hungarian Jewish victims of the Holocaust inscribed on the leaves. There are four red marble plates, commemorating 240 non-Jewish Hungarians who saved Jews during the Holocaust ("Righteous Among the Nations").
These days, the Dohány street Synagogue is one of the most beautiful buildings and sought after tourist sights of Budapest, as well as the main Synagogue of the local Jewish community.
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For a brief moment, freestyle skier Sammy Carlson thought he caught a glimpse of her in the Winter X Games crowd.
There, standing near the halfpipe she typically dominated, was someone who looked just like the late Sarah Burke. His heart raced - and then quickly sank.
Carlson misses her. They all miss her.
It's been just over a year since the Canadian freestyle icon's death on Jan. 19, 2012, following a training accident nine days earlier on a halfpipe in Utah. Burke's friends still half expect her name to be called at this event and for her to drop in for another amazing run.
After all, this used to be her stage and her time to shine.
Last year at Winter X, her friends skied down a darkened halfpipe with glow sticks above their heads as a tribute to her.
Now, Burke's action-sports family honors her by holding nothing back on the hill and, above all else, living each day to the fullest.
That was the essence of Burke, a pioneer whose passion helped slopestyle and halfpipe skiing become Olympic sports in Sochi next winter.
"Real legends never die," said Carlson, his eyes staring toward the top of the halfpipe. "Her spirit will live on forever."
These days, the itinerary for Rory Bushfield is as simple as this: Do whatever he feels like doing. That's one of the lessons he learned from his late wife.
In the mood to fly his plane? Hop on board.
Feel like hanging out with friends? Call them up.
Want to squeeze in some skiing? Difficult, but hit the slopes, because Bushfield can't imagine giving up skiing - a fondness he and Burke shared.
This is a difficult time of year for Bushfield, because Burke was such a rock star at Winter X, winning four titles in the pipe. At the same time, it's uplifting because he sees the effect Burke had on all the athletes, not just skiers.
"There are so many awesome people at X-Games, and it's incredible how much closer they all are because of Sarah," Bushfield said in an email. "It feels really good to know that because of her, the action sports community is tighter than ever before.
"I want Sarah's legacy to be about inspiration and love; about more people getting outside, challenging themselves, and being kind to others - like Sarah."
The one thing he doesn't want is for competitors to hold back because of her accident.
"The sport has risks, just like every sport in the world does," Bushfield said. "But the industry is doing a great job of keeping things safe."
At Winter X, officials constantly seek out feedback on the condition of the halfpipe from the competitors. If there are bumps in the middle of the run, it's smoothed out. If there's too much invert on the third hit, the problem is fixed.
"That way, when they go up the wall, they know precisely what they're going to have in store for them," said Chris Stiepock, the vice president of X Games events. "So all they need to do is concentrate on the tricks they've learned."
Those tricks, though, are progressing at a rapid rate. More air and more speed just may mean more danger.
Only, the athletes don't see it that way. The sport simply comes with risks.
"We get it and we're passionate about it," snowboarder Kelly Clark said. "We know that it requires risk to do what we do and to do it well."
But that doesn't mean they're reckless.
No, these flips and spins are tried out on a trampoline, into a foam pit and then attempted into an air bag set up at the end of the pipe long before they're attempted in a competition.
Careful as they may be, accidents still happen.
"We've had some terrible catastrophes in our sport. It's horrible and it does make you take a step back," snowboarder Elena Hight said. "But you can get hurt walking across the street. You have to assess your own risk and what you're willing to risk and how much gratification it gives you as a person."
Clark couldn't agree more.
"Sarah Burke's career is a testimony to that," Clark said. "The best thing we, as athletes, can do is to continue to lead our sport. Sarah is an inspiration to me - to be able to go out and have such an impact and do so much for a sport."
Burke certainly had an impact on freeskiing. She was a driving force behind the International Olympic Committee's decision to bring slopestyle, along with Burke's specialty, halfpipe skiing, into the Sochi Games.
She would've been the favorite, too.
Burke, who was born in Ontario and lived in Squamish, British Columbia, was training in Park City, Utah, when she fell in the halfpipe. The 29-year-old sustained irreversible brain damage when one of the arteries supplying her brain ruptured.
This was the same halfpipe where snowboarder Kevin Pearce suffered a severe brain injury that ended his career. Pearce has recovered and is serving as an analyst at Winter X.
"That was pretty heavy to see - same place, same halfpipe," Pearce said. "It's like, `This really does happen."'
Not just in the halfpipe, either. The action sports community has lost quite a few big names in recent years:
- Professional freeskier C.R. Johnson, who died in February 2010 after hitting his head on a rock outcropping while taking a run down a steep chute at California's Squaw Valley.
- Acclaimed freeskier Arne Backstrom, who died from a high-altitude fall in Peru in June 2010.
- Nik Zoricic, a Canadian skicross racer who died two months after Burke when he suffered head injuries following a crash into the nets during a World Cup skicross event in Switzerland.
- Extreme skier Shane McConkey, who was killed jumping off a cliff with a parachute while filming a movie in Italy nearly four years ago.
"Skiing has had a rough go the last three or four years," said freeskier Tanner Hall, who returned to Winter X for the first time since shattering both legs in a wipeout while shooting scenes for a movie in 2009. "We have to remember all of our fallen friends. ... celebrate their lives."
Burke's influence on her sport won't soon be forgotten.
Bushfield won't let it. He recently helped start the Sarah Burke Foundation, which will raise money to provide scholarships to athletes and donate to organizations Burke supported.
Next winter, he plans on being in Sochi to watch the skiing events his wife played a role in getting into the Olympics.
"It's going to be awesome watching her dream become a reality," Bushfield said.
Notes: David Wise led an American podium sweep in men's ski superpipe Friday night. Maddie Bowman captured the women's event. ... Halldor Helgason suffered a concussion when he over-rotated on a flip in the snowboard big air competition. He was taken off the hill on a sled and transported to a local hospital for further evaluation. Torstein Horgmo won the event, narrowly edging defending champion Mark McMorris with a perfect final run.


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Lack of 911 service in rural areas prompts security concerns
Tuesday, March 25, 2003
BARBOURVILLE, Ky. -- When her 85-year-old father became ill, Brenda Campbell grabbed a telephone book and looked up the number for a local ambulance service. For her, dialing 911 wasn't an option.
"We just don't bother," said Campbell, who didn't want to be routed to emergency dispatchers up to 100 miles away. "It's quicker to look up the number you need."
Despite a mandate from Congress that residents of every community have 911 service by last November, more than 400 U.S. counties have minimal emergency calling capability, according to the National Emergency Number Association.
That means thousands of Americans do not have quick access to police or paramedics, said Roger Hixson, an official with the organization that promotes improvements to America's 911 system.
"It's an issue of public and personal safety," Hixson said. "It also now is a growing issue for homeland security. The eyes and ears of the public are the first to recognize something unusual."
While small towns like Barbourville in southeastern Kentucky struggle with basic 911 service, more prosperous communities have spruced up their systems. Some can even pinpoint cell phone callers who need help.
Far from ideal
For smaller counties, the Federal Communications Commission requires telephone companies to ensure that 911 calls are answered by emergency dispatchers, even if those dispatchers are in a neighboring county or beyond. That's an improvement from when dialing 911 resulted in a busy signal or a recording, but far from ideal.
Hixson's organization found the largest number of underserved counties in Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska and South Dakota. All had at least 25 counties with minimal 911 service or no service, according to surveys done last year.
"Some localities don't have the financial wherewithal to do it," Hixson said. "Most that don't are rural, don't have a large population and may have trouble covering the expense of a police force, let alone a 911 center."
Dialing 911 in Barbourville leads to a brief recording before the call is transferred to an emergency center 100 miles away in Winchester. There, dispatchers can alert the Kentucky State Police, who would then call local police, firefighters or ambulance service personnel.
Like everyone else in Knox County, Campbell has been paying a $1.25 telephone tax for the past five years to cover the cost of a 911 emergency call center. But she isn't sure she can get help quickly if her father, who is bedridden with heart problems, needs an ambulance again.
"We're paying for 911," she said. "We've been paying for years. We should have it."
Sheriff John Pickard agrees. The day the county has reliable 911 service, he plans to have lettering for D-I-A-L 9-1-1 applied to the department's cruisers. For now, the cars are blank.
"We can't advertise 911 unless we have 911," Pickard said. Authorities say their 911 situation has not been blamed for any deaths.
Knox County Judge-Executive Raymond Smith was elected after promising to improve 911 service, and was recently able to get 911 calls to go directly to the state police in Harlan, 50 miles away. But he said the county has collected $906,000 for 911 improvements and spent $550,000 with little to show for it.
"I'm sick. I'm nauseated about it," Smith said. "We should have had 911 service long ago."
Other Appalachian counties have problems, too. In Letcher County, Pam Walker was on her way to work on a bitterly cold morning in January when she happened upon an elderly an Alzheimer's patient who was lost in the rural community of McRoberts. He asked for help.
Walker said she had to walk around in the snow until she found a place where her cell phone could reach 911.
"I got Clark County, two hours away," Walker said. "I was furious. I don't usually yell, but I did yell that time.
"Getting help isn't as easy as dialing 911," she said. "At least not around here."
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Yet, that was the challenge accepted by co-editors of The U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics. Crafting the roadmap, which was released in a final version on January 15, 2014, took 18 months. The document was an attempt by "the industry"—meaning everyone from end users to suppliers to educators to NGOs and government—to look out 10 to 15 years into the future and ask, "How should we be preparing?" While individual companies are worried about quarterly results or this month's sales figures, they often struggle to sit back and reflect on where things are going. The roadmap is an opportunity for everyone to ask the big questions.
Bill Ferrell, a professor in Clemson University's industrial engineering department and a co-editor of the roadmap, comes from an operations background and admits he was not inclined or particularly adept at visualizing the future. But after listening to the contributions of the more than 100 industry thought leaders who were tapped for the report, Ferrell says he's convinced it will be valuable to all stakeholders in materials handling and logistics.
"I think this is a believable document. It's not Star Wars stuff," Ferrell says. "If you like to save money, if you are environmentally minded, if you like doing things more efficiently and effectively, if you care about the quality of life for your employees, there's something in there for you. I understand operations folks need to do their jobs, but don't dismiss the roadmap out of hand. There are some dots that are reasonably easy to connect."
Ferrell was keen to emphasize the opportunities outlined in the document, as opposed to the often overwhelming scope of the challenges. In both cases, the primarily forward-looking document often addresses very immediate concerns. "It's one thing to predict what the industry might look like in 2025, but the roadmap is very much a good way to improve the now," says Gary Forger, senior vice president of professional development for MHI and a co-editor of the roadmap. "Change is upon us. The best practices we'll need going forward are being proven and too many are woefully behind."
Businesses are already looking for ways to tighten up the connections between the store shelf (or online shopping cart) and the production line in an effort to successfully negotiate any potholes on the road ahead. As a result, manufacturing, materials handling and transportation are becoming a single process as opposed to discrete processes, says Forger. "The end-to-end approach requires us to think differently," he says. "In the United States, what will we need in the next decade to support this evolution?"
Kevin Gue, the roadmap editor-in-chief and the Tim Cook associate professor of industrial engineering at Auburn University, says he shares his co-editors' (Ferrell, Forger and Alan Erera from Georgia Tech and Elif Akcali from Univerity of Florida) simple hope for the document's impact on readers: "I hope they pick up the phone and start talking with colleagues and partners in ways they might not have before," he says. "I hope it sparks a discussion."
Ten Mega-Trends
To develop the roadmap, input was first gathered from more than 100 thought leaders, including materials handling and logistics practitioners, suppliers, academia, associations and government. These participants attended four roundtable events held April through June 2013. Attendees contributed their thoughts regarding the capabilities that the industry needs to develop between now and 2025.
"This is the first time that anyone is aware of that representatives from all stakeholder groups have gotten together to talk about needs for the future," Gue says. "Personally, I think it could be an important project if it leads to some collaborative solutions to big problems."
In the workshops, Ferrell says the prompting question for participants was as simple as "what do you see now and in the future?" Despite the variety of perspectives and interests in each room, 10 common themes emerged.
"It might have been three themes or 30," Ferrell says. "It was completely open-ended and, as organizers, we did not steer it toward a 'Top 10' format at all. I thought there would be more unique aspects between the four cities, but there were very few distinctions. You would be surprised at the number of things that were universal."
Within the 10 mega-trends, there are more than 60 capabilities that participants feel will be necessary either to capitalize on opportunities or solve pressing problems between now and 2025. Each trend offers the potential to have a tremendous influence on the industry in the future including:
1) The Changing Workforce
Of all the conversation topics from all the workshops, the issue of the changing workforce sparked the most passionate response. "Coming into the roadmap project, I thought participants would be talking about future technologies and whatnot, and they only wanted to talk about people," says Gue. "It's a current problem that's only going to get worse."
Participants are well aware of the immediate challenges: a rapidly changing workforce that faces inadequately defined career paths, the industry's lack of appeal to several potential labor pools, an undersized and poorly connected training/education network and inadequate skills in the existing and entering workforce. Going forward, the roadmap suggests industry, academia and government join in a renewed effort to increase workforce demographics including women, workers under 35, people with disabilities and veterans.
The roadmap suggests that by 2025, active, ongoing regional and national recruitment strategies for finding employees should be standard practice across the industry.
Related: Forecasting a Supply Chain Talent "Perfect Storm"
2) The Growth of E-commerce
The report cites Forrester Research, which estimates online retail will post a 9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) until 2017, from $231 billion in 2012 to $370 billion in 2013. Between the increased use of mobile devices and retailers' investments in omni-channel capabilities, the roadmap suggests "demand and supply are working together to increase the size of the market."
By 2025, the report suggests, all shipments should be trackable in real time from the instant an order is placed to the instant of delivery, both in transit and in facilities, at the level of individual items and independent of carrier or transportation mode. In addition, typical order-to-ship processing times in e-commerce distribution should be sufficient to support same-day delivery of in-stock items.
Related: Four Reasons 2014 Will Be The "Year of The Global Distribution Center"
3) Relentless Competition
According to the roadmap, competition occurs primarily along two dimensions: price and service. As is already the case, those who can offer better, faster and cheaper will lead the way in years to come.
That said, many of the opportunities in the roadmap call for a level of collaboration among competitive businesses that seems to fly in the face of convention.
"Historically, I'd be willing to collaborate in a way that benefits a competitor as long as it benefits me more," says Gue. "If I'm going to let you use the back half of my truck so we can reduce trucks, miles traveled and costs, that's going to take a lot of trust. I was surprised to find that participants in the workshops were very willing to assume those barriers could be overcome and that that sort of collaboration was possible.
And, the roadmap offers that by 2025, a significant portion of shippers should be sharing transportation assets as a standard business practice.
Related: Best Practices for a Freight Market that is Heating Up
4) Mass Personalization
As opposed to supplying standard products cheaply and customized products at a premium, the roadmap says the Holy Grail of retailing is the ability to deliver custom products at mass-production prices. What's more, customers will increasingly expect those products to reach them when and where they want.
And by 2025, to keep up, the materials handling and logistics industry must be capable of supporting a highly diverse set of order and distribution channels and delivery methods.
Related: Amazon Plans to Ship & Deliver Your Packages Before You Even Buy Them
5) Urbanization
Already, more than 50% of the world's population lives in densely populated urban areas. To serve a concentrated demand, companies are challenged to provide a wider array of products in smaller quantities and with a higher percentage of home delivery—all amid high landed costs for last-mile distribution.
To tackle that challenge by 2025, the 15 largest U.S. cities should have at least one open shared self-service parcel delivery kiosk network available for use by multiple retailers, according to the roadmap. And, most U.S. consumers should have the capability to specify personalized delivery point information to multiple retailers, including deliveries to their real-time current location.
Related: B2City: The Next Wave of Urban Logistics
6) Mobile and Wearable Computing
Smart phones enable a consumer to engage in commerce any time, anywhere. They also serve as a positioning system for tracking a user's location, enabling dynamic delivery of physical products. And just as consumers take advantage of wearable technology like Google Glass, warehousing and logistics operations will capitalize on the same ability to share data in real time.
The roadmap suggests that by 2025, control and execution systems featuring wearable computing devices should be developed and widely adopted in transportation, warehousing and manufacturing.
Related: 8 Wireless & Mobility Trends Taking Us Closer to Greater Supply Chain Visibility
7) Robotics and Automation
Robots are continuing their migration from manufacturing to materials handling and logistics applications, just as automatic guided vehicles bring enhanced mobility to automation. "Autonomous control and distributed intelligence," as the roadmap says, could one day extend to driverless equipment in the warehouse and over the road.
"Between the first draft of the roadmap and the final document, Amazon, just one company, announced drones. Now they've announced anticipatory logistics," says Gue. "It's possible some of the things we thought about for 2025 could become real in 2015. I've gained a whole new appreciation for the rate of change right now."
By 2025, the roadmap points to affordable robotic order picking systems being available that support high-throughput, single-piece picking in both part-to-picker and picker-to-part configurations. And, economical, high-speed automation to load and unload trucks should be available, both at the carton and pallet level.
Related: Google Seriously Gearing Up To Revolutionize Supply Chain Logistics
8) Sensors and The Internet of Things
With technologies like radio frequency identification (RFID), physical objects can be made to communicate with digital systems. This capability could provide detailed tracking or maintenance information, while enabling automation to make decisions about the movement of physical goods without human intervention. As sensor technology grows more affordable and capable, the lines between the physical and digital world will blur, optimizing efficiency and speed for a variety of processes.
Taking it one step further, the physical movement of goods could one day more closely resemble the transmission of data on the Internet. Dimensionally and functionally standardized, uniquely tagged handling units could be managed by seamless digital interfaces across all systems, the roadmap suggests. "The intent is for load breaking, transhipment, pooling and modal transfer to become negligible aspects of time and costs," the text says.
The roadmap offers that by 2025, major intermodal hubs throughout the United States should have the ability to handle standardized containers at the unit-load and carton level, plus load/unload integration with freight containers. And, it further suggests that universally accepted data formats for all types of sensors should be established.
Related: Study Shows Internet of Things Solutions are Ripe for Adoption
9) Big Data and Predictive Analytics
The availability of data and the computing power to make sense of it has changed the way companies make decisions in logistics and other operations. Companies now prize the ability to predict and prepare for everything from the holiday season to the lunch rush. But this is not about simply projecting a 10% increase over the same period last year. A trending topic on social media, for instance, could impact and inform the demand for fashion items.
To handle this information, the roadmap offers that by 2025, most applications accessed by logistics and supply chain professionals should be cloud based and that vehicle routing and scheduling should use real-time traffic feeds as well as support dynamic rerouting.
Related: "Big Data"
10) Sustainability
Sustainability is about more than just recycling programs and solar panels. The concept aims to help businesses become "lean and agile enough to prosper in turbulent times," the roadmap offers. Businesses are encouraged to leave the world a better place than they found it, both for wildlife and shareholders.
The roadmap offers many capabilities with regard to sustainability. By 2025, the industry should have developed standard, accepted metrics for assessing environmental impact; consumers should have a better understanding of the environmental consequences of their choices; energy usage by transportation and material handling technologies should continue to require less energy, or be powered by alternative forms of energy; and LEED-certifiable manufacturing and distribution facilities should include scoring for materials handling equipment.
Related: "Sustainability"
The origin and intent of the roadmap:
The U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics was commissioned to identify the current challenges and necessary future capabilities of the industry. It projects out to 2025 how the industry will need to adapt its technology, practices and workforce to keep pace with the demands of change.
The report compiles what more than 100 industry thought leaders had to say about the future of materials handling and logistics at four public workshops conducted in the summer of 2013 in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and Chicago.
Participants at the workshops included end-users, suppliers of equipment and software, and members of academia, government, associations and media. Participants spent approximately eight hours over two days in facilitated discussions with groups of six to eight people. Each workshop resulted in a compiled summary, which a team of writers used to create the basic structure of the roadmap. Two successive drafts were presented to the public for input, and the final report was released on January 15.
The report, while supported by administrative and financial contributions from MHI, is a collaborative industry effort.
Roadmap association partners:
Center for Excellence in Logistics and Distribution (CELDi)
College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE)
Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA)
Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC)
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La documentación extraoficial de Sublime Text está ahora disponible en español. Si eres hablante de español, se agradece todo comentario o sugerencia. Puedes dejarlos aquí:
Por favor, no escribas en español en este foro ni en este hilo.
(Ten en cuenta que la información proporcionada en algunas secciones de la documentación puede ser un borrador.)
The whole unofficial docs are now available in Spanish! If you're a Spanish native speaker, feedback's welcome, but please do not write in Spanish in this forum! If you aren't a Spanish native speaker, feedback's welcome too!
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Hi there, I just posted a new question about spanish keys (accents essentially).https://bitbucket.org/guillermooo/sublimehelpes/issuesThanks in advance.Regards
PS: the manual could have a search option, it's really difficult find what you are looking for without it...
pedromagnus, thanks for the comment. That looks like an isse you should post on the Technical Forum, though. What you're describing should work in Sublime (it works for me on Windows).
How about moving this to GitHub? it's more efficient when it's related to Issue tracking. Also if you want to keep the documentation accessible to contributors, GitHub provides a very quick way to edit files from the web.
nice, i will read them carefully when i have time.
im from venezuela i would like to help but i cannot enter in to the docs why is that??
Readers can open new issues, but cannot edit the docs:
bitbucket.org/guillermooo/subli ... s/overview
Since I redesigned the docs site, the Spanish docs have been hidden... I should fix that.
Is there a french version too ?


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(ASP) Homebuilding Stock Outlook – May 2013 – Zacks Analyst Interviews
The housing market has steadily made a comeback from the lows witnessed in mid-2006 from the severe and widespread downturn. The stability in the home buying market, combined with low interest rates and increased rentals, has increased the affordability of homes.
Moderate job growth and slowly increasing consumer confidence are also contributing to a rise in demand for new homes. Inventory of foreclosed homes and short-sale homes are declining, thus stabilizing prices of new homes. Home prices have started moving up with market demand gathering momentum.
As the housing market returns to its pre-downturn level, it will drive employment upward and build consumer confidence, thus providing stimulus to the overall economy. In fact, the health of the housing market is often an indicator of the health of an economy at large.
Homebuilders are thus witnessing increasing traffic levels due to heightened consumer demand. Most homebuilding companies are witnessing significant growth in both volumes and average selling prices (ASP). New home orders, backlogs (number of homes under sales contracts at the end of the year) and homes delivered are climbing year over year.
Moreover, improving homebuilding revenues combined with tight cost control and better overhead leverage (as volumes improve) are boosting margins for most homebuilders. The large discounts and incentives offered in response to declining demand during the housing downturn have mostly been called back.
Overall, the U.S. housing market has seen significant upside in new home sales volume for 2012 with industry-wide sales increasing roughly 25% from prior-year levels. New home construction activity improved 25% in 2012. Faced with the fiscal cliff at 2012 end, and the threat of sequestration and a mounting national debt, the recovery of the housing market was one bright spot on the U.S. economic horizon.
Increased Investments in Land Positions
With sales and profitability improving, most housing companies have strategically focused on acquiring new home sites in high demand areas, which will further improve revenues and profits. In addition to purchasing finished home sites, companies like Lennar Corporation (LEN), KB Home (KBH) and D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI) also acquire early stage raw lands in A-plus locations, on which finished home sites can be built faster at a relatively lower cost.
D.R. Horton has indeed stepped up investments in homes under construction, land development and finished lots on the strength of its improved liquidity position from solid sales growth in 2012. The company's land and lot position is now the strongest in its 35-year history.
PulteGroup, Inc. (PHM) spent $925 million on land and land development in 2012 and plans to spend another $1.2 billion on land and related development in fiscal 2013 and 2014. While the company is disciplined in adding land positions, it is also divesting lower-margin projects and exiting underperforming communities and lower-margin land lots which no longer fit into their operating strategy. This would free up cash to invest in other potential opportunities, generating higher returns.
KB Home has also exited underperforming markets like South Carolina, downsized operations in Arizona and Charlotte, disposed of unnecessary land and reduced exposure to risky joint ventures.
Focus on High-End Communities
Most homebuilders are shifting their focus on high-end communities. The average selling prices (ASPs) are improving for most large-cap homebuilders due to changes in the community/product mix. ASPs have gained from increased sales in high-end communities of California, Arizona, Colorado and Florida, where home prices are generally higher.
Given the scenario, large builders are eating into the share of other undercapitalized/small/medium-sized private builders on the back of overall housing demand, stronger capital and better land positions.
Lennar strategically focuses on acquiring new home sites that would boost margins and percolate down to the bottom line. The company focuses on high-margin, well-positioned communities and avoids fringe or tertiary markets where price is the only driver. The company's focus on quality instead of quantity is benefiting margins and boosting new sales orders.
Pulte is also shifting its focus towards high-priced Pulte-branded move-up homes, which improve the overall ASP. A better mix of sales, particularly Pulte-branded move-up homes, as well as addition of new higher margin communities, is consistently boosting the company's margins.
Small homebuilders like KB Home has started rolling out communities in highly desirable submarkets primarily in the Central and West Coast regions, which allow it to sell larger, higher-priced homes, driving up the ASP. KB Home in the fourth quarter 2012 has been able to drive up ASPs for 10 consecutive quarters. KB Home is also targeting higher income, first-time and move-up buyers — all of whom are more inclined toward buying a new home rather than buying a foreclosed one.
Another small homebuilder, Meritage Homes Corp. (MTH) is also seeing improving selling prices from a mix shift towards move-up homes in higher-priced communities and states. Luxury home-builder Toll Brothers (TOL) is focused on raising the quality and the luxury quotient of its homes, thus giving it a competitive advantage.
Ancillary Companies also Stand to Gain
Construction material companies, Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) and Eagle Materials Inc. (EXP), and building product makers Masco Corporation (MAS) and Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) are also slowly gaining momentum from improving new home demand. These companies are also seeing a concomitant rise in demand and volume.
With both residential housing starts as well as non-residential contract awards showing a steady improvement, Vulcan is seeing some improvement in demand for its aggregates as well as non-aggregates businesses. Its aggregates business, which was sluggish in 2012, is expected to see solid demand growth in 2013 as private construction demand rises.
Masco is seeing improving North American sales on the back of increasing new home construction activity, which is driving demand for its home improvement products.
Strategic Restructuring & Cost Saving Initiatives
Most housing companies are striving to improve their operating and financial performance. The initiatives taken include steps to expand margins, improve overhead leverage, manage inventory tightly and implement new pricing strategies.
As part of its cost reduction program, Pulte has made significant workforce reductions and is also aggressively working to reduce overhead costs. In addition, the company had effectively managed its business during the downturn that led to positive cash flows, which in turn could be used to pay back outstanding debt. The company is also adjusting contents of its homes and building smaller floor plans to curtail construction costs.
Masco's strategic initiatives include improvement of underperforming businesses like Installation and Cabinet, solidifying its market position and leveraging its brands, new product introductions and product innovation, reducing costs, paying off debt and strengthening its balance sheet. The company's cost-saving initiatives included business consolidations, system implementations, plant closures, branch closures, improvement in the global supply chain and headcount reductions.
Over the last 4-5 years, Masco has reduced its gross fixed costs by approximately $600 million by closing around 33 facilities and reducing headcount by more than 30,000.
Construction aggregates maker Vulcan's aggressive cost saving actions resulted in improved per-ton margins in 2012. In addition, the company re-organized its structure (consolidated eight divisions into four regions) in 2012, which lowered its selling, general & administration costs by 11% in 2012.
The company also has two other ongoing initiatives — a Profit Enhancement Plan and planned asset sales — in order to improve earnings and cash flows, pay off debts and thereby strengthen its overall credit profile.
The Profit Enhancement Plan is designed to reduce costs as well as enhance profitability by streamlining the management structure. Under the planned asset sale, Vulcan plans to divest its non-core assets in order to focus on the higher-growth Aggregates business. These sales will improve the company's liquidity position and earnings.
KB Home is improving and refining its products, activating communities (which were held for future development) in stabilizing markets, increasing revenues per community with intense focus on sales performance, and strengthening management teams with additional resources to improve its operating performance while carefully managing costs.
Most homebuilders expect these cost reduction and operating efficiency improvement plans combined with reinvigorated housing demand to boost profitability in 2013.
How Will the Big Players Perform this Quarter?
A look at the Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction – Zacks' proprietary methodology for determining which stocks have the best chance to surprise with their next earnings announcement) in the table below shows that Louisiana-Pacific could beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in its first quarter 2013. The company is expected to outperform on the back of solid performance in its Oriental Strand Board (OSB) and Sliding segments driven by the housing market recovery. Masco is also expected to beat earnings this quarter driven by continued improving trends in the North American and the company's turnaround efforts and profit improvement initiatives.
Among those which have already reported their results for this quarter, Lennar beat the Zacks Consensus Estimates for both revenue and earnings; KB Home beat on revenues and incurred a narrower loss; and Fastenal Company (FAST) delivered in line earnings and missed on revenues. While Lennar and KB Home gained from improving housing fundamentals, Fastenal continues to see sluggish sales of its fasteners product line (hurt by end-market slowdown and a broader economic uncertainty). Fastenal is a national distributor of industrial and construction supplies.
In terms of composite growth expectations (combining the reports that have come out with those still to come), total earnings for companies in the construction sector are expected to increase 80.5% (year over year) in the first quarter after the +90.3% gain in the fourth quarter of 2012, thus continuing its positive momentum. This reflects 10.9% increase in revenue and a modest margin contraction.
Note: DHI's fiscal year ends in September while that of all other companies end in December.
Will the Housing Momentum Continue?
Notwithstanding the improving trend, the U.S. new home demand remains at historically low levels due to the currently weak U.S. economic conditions and tight mortgage lending standards. Sustainable increases in housing and housing demand for the long term will require the overall economy to strengthen, including further job growth.
Consumers will remain cautious until the employment scenario improves, home prices appreciate further and access to the credit markets ease. A sustainable housing recovery in the long term can be achieved only through a broad-based recovery in the overall economy, which we believe will take time.
Rising input costs are also a concern due to increasing costs of building material and labor. As housing starts accelerate, both labor and construction material costs would continue to experience upward pricing pressure, impeding margins in the future.
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), known as the homebuilder sentiment index, dropped by 2 points to 45 in April due to rising building materials costs and shortage of developed lots and labor supply. Moreover, difficulty in obtaining construction loans and tightened lending standards are making it tough for homebuilders, especially the smaller ones to effectively respond to increasing demand.
That said, the earnings momentum for homebuilders has remained positive for the near term, resulting in a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) for D.R. Horton, Louisiana-Pacific and The Ryland Group, Inc. (RYL), and a Zacks #2 Rank (Buy) for Pulte, Masco, Lennar, KB Home and Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (HOV).
D.R. Horton has beaten Zacks earnings estimates in all the quarters of fiscal 2012 (ended Sep 2012) as well as in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 driven by growth in net sales orders, homes closed and sales order backlog. The company is expected to see continuous improvement in profitability on the back of geographic diversity, solid cost discipline, sound balance sheet, improved liquidity position, better pricing power, and rising home inventories and land position.
Lennar has witnessed solid year-over-year growth in new home orders, average selling prices and home closings in all quarters of 2012. Margins have also been above average, despite rising costs, driven by strong operating leverage. The company expects to continue to achieve further profitability in fiscal 2013 on the back of rising home prices, strong liquidity positions, solid backlog, strategic land acquisitions and new community openings.
Pulte has beaten Zacks earnings estimates in the last three quarters of 2012. Improving homebuilding revenues combined with the company's cost control initiatives and solid operating leverage to boost margins. We believe that homebuilders like Pulte, who have significant land positions, broad geographic and product diversity, and better capital positions, are expected to benefit the most as market conditions recover.
Masco's had a solid fourth quarter as both top and bottom line results surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The strong quarterly results were driven by strong performance in North America and Masco's profit improvement initiatives. We are encouraged by Masco's continued focus on product innovation and cost improvements. In general, management expects improved profitability in 2013 as both the new home construction and repair and remodel activities continue to recover.
With the housing market on a recovery path, we are not generally bearish on any housing company. However, we advise investors to avoid Fastenal. Fastenal's daily sales growth rates in the last three quarters of 2012 were lower than the first quarter as well as the year-ago comparable periods. Daily sales growth rates to manufacturing customers have declined sharply due to lower sales of fasteners. We believe that the shift of resources to vending may also be hurting fastener sales. The stock carries a Zacks #3 Rank (Hold).
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Sustainability Grant Awarded to BCTC
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Thursday, May 16, 2013) - BCTC has been awarded a matching Sustainability Grant of $2,500 from the Department of Environmental Quality and Public Works of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government on behalf of Mayor Jim Gray. The grant will sustain a two-part project that is designed to impact water quality and quantity at the BCTC's Peace Meal Garden, at the Leestown Campus.
According to project manager Larry Porter, the funds will help develop a solar powered water catchment and delivery system; utilizing run-off from a storage building. The project is also designed to restore a degraded stream bed and riparian zone located near the garden. As a portion of the match for this grant, the BCTC Energy Club is donating the cost of the pump system provided by the UK Center for Applied Energy.
Each phase of the construction and restoration efforts for this project will be joint efforts from various organizations at BCTC that are primarily student lead.


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Having only just recently discovered that the INI suggestion from a while back actually got implemented as of v1.2.0 (though curiously the official changelog failed to mention this at all), I'm proceeding to try some new CDs out.
I'm assuming that the INI specification is similar to that used by all other ports, but I'd still like to know...
a) what the official full path is on DC. Is it still "/cd/" like with most DC works or is it something else?
b) if I can still use icons.
a) Don't add any irrelevant characters such as "/cd/". Just specify the path of the directory on the disc.
b) Icons are still handled like before.


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Large finca 15 acres (6 ha) in Almonte, Huelva, ideal for horsing, high standard large main house with internet, central heating plus 4 stables. Opportunity.
€ 507.500
On the Costa Brava coast, between the Pyrenees and Barcelona lies the beautiful city of Girona.
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms villa in Bonares, with swimming pool and fire place. 3.000sqm garden with views. Also garage and guest house.
€ 210.000
Perfect climate, excellent facilities and innovative project development. Search for properties in the Costa Blanca.
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A margarita De La Calle? We'll take one!
This spicy cucumber marg recipe is straight from the bar at Toloache Thompson in NYC. Garnished with Tajin and filled with a fresh cucumber puree, this margarita is the perfect balance of spice and refreshing cool - it'll have you feeling like you've escaped and entered the fresca y picante streets!
- 2 oz. Don Diego Blanco
- 2 oz. cucumber puree
- 1 oz. lime juice
- 1 oz. light agave nectar
- ½ bar spoon of jalapeños, finely chopped
For the Cucumber Puree:
- 1 fresh cucumber, seeded and diced
For Garnish:
- Tajin, to rim the glass (optional)
- 1 slice of cucumber, thin
For the Cucumber Puree:
- Place the cucumber in a blender, or food processor, and puree until smooth.
For Margarita:
- Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake well.
- Strain the liquid into a chilled tajin-rimmed rocks glass over ice and garnish with a thin slice of cucumber


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Jennifer Lawrence Causes Car Accident Over Honey Boo Boo (VIDEO)
In her own words: "It was a breast cancer parade, and people were wearing [sashes] that said 'boobs,' but I thought it was saying 'Boo Boo,' and so I said, 'Whoa, does that mean Honey Boo Boo?' So I started craning my neck and I saw a little girl and I was like, 'That's Honey Boo Boo.'… I had to get out of the car and explain what happened. I was like, 'I'm sorry that I hit your family. I thought I saw Honey Boo Boo.'"
Jenn also attending a screening of her new film, The Silver Linings Playbook, later that day, and revealed that two of her co-stars have a full-on bromance! According to her, Josh Hutcherson and Sam Claflin have taken a liking to each other, and described it as "annoying, but cute."
Watch the interview above for more of Jenn's dilemma, then make sure to sound off on your THG sequel excitement on our Catching Fire message board!


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Arbitrator finds Manchester had 'just cause' to fire CocoBy TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
December 16. 2013 11:52PM
MANCHESTER — An arbitrator has upheld the firing of Stephen Coco, the former city police officer accused of striking two Bedford teens walking down a residential street and then driving away.
The Manchester Police Department fired Coco, a sergeant, days after the March 22 incident. Coco appealed the termination and an arbitration hearing was held in October.
A prosecutor, meanwhile, is weighing new criminal charges against Coco after a judge rejected a plea deal last month.
The arbitrator upheld Coco's firing in a ruling earlier this month.
"Suffice to say, under the contract, there has to be just cause for termination," Deputy City Solicitor Tom Arnold said. "The arbitrator found the police department and city had just cause to terminate Coco."
Arnold declined to release the arbitrators's report because he said it deals with "internal personnel matters."
Police Chief David Mara said firing Coco, a 17-year veteran of the force, was "the right thing" for the department to do. "We followed the procedures and the process, and the arbitrator ruled that his termination was justified," he said.
The arbitrator's ruling cannot be appealed.
Last month, a Superior Court judge rejected the plea-bargain for Coco as inappropriate. The deal would've reduced initial charges of felony conduct after an accident, the legal term for hit-and-run, to misdemeanor charges of vehicular assault. A felony hit and run charge carries a sentence of 3 to seven years in state prison.
Under the proposed deal, Coco would have served six months to a year in a local jail. The prosecutor in the case is still weighing what charges to pursue against Coco after the judge's ruling.
The accident occurred after Coco left a gathering at a fellow officer's home. Representatives for Coco's have said he had drank a glass of wine about three hours before the accident, and he was reaching for his cell phone when he ran up on a snowbank and did not realize he hit anyone.
The accident sent the two teens to the hospital, one with head injuries. The families of the boys criticized the earlier plea bargain, as well as Coco's union for taking his termination to arbitration.
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Photo:Fossil squid and living squid. Which is which? Does it really matter?
Did you follow that title?
Item; there's an interesting thing about ants, bees, spiders and other insects caught in amber supposedly millions of years ago, discovered, collected and studied today.
The problem is; they are ants, bees, spiders and other insects! No matter how old the amber in which they've been trapped supposedly is; 50 million, 75 million, 150 million, they are obviously what they are and recognizably so. So; where's the evolution?
Item; not too long ago, which we've mentioned here a few times, scientists marveled at how similar a fossil octopus was to current octopi, even though the fossil was allegedly 95 million years old. Where's the evolution?
Item: a fossil lamprey, allegedly 360 million years old was so identical in every respect to "modern" lampreys that the scientists studying them could only claim that "perhaps they had gotten a little longer", a very unscientific claim to make on the basis of one specimen. One has to ask; where is the evolution?
No evolution in 95 million years? No evolution in 360 million years? Of course, we're just looking at the tip of the iceberg here; there are probaly a thousand other examples if not more. Recently, scientists came across a group of fossil squids which they claim are 150 million years old. These squid were so "fresh" that the scientists were able to extract ink and use it to draw a picture of the specimen. What caused this group of creatures to become fossilized, rather than to rot or be eaten?
How is something like "ink" preserved for 150 million years? Where is the evolution?
The answer is; no evolution and a young earth!
Ink found in Jurassic-era squid …BBC News
Palaeontologists have drawn with ink extracted from a preserved fossilised squid uncovered during a dig in Trowbridge, Wiltshire.
The fossil, thought to be 150 million years old, was found when a rock was cracked open, revealing the one-inch-long black ink sac.
A picture of the creature and its Latin name was drawn using its ink.
Dr Phil Wilby of the British Geological Survey said it was an ancient creature similar to the modern-day squid.
"The structure is similar to ink from a modern squid so we can write with it," he said.
'Medusa effect'
The find was made at a site which was first excavated in Victorian times where thousands of Jurassic fossils with preserved soft tissues were found.
Dr Wilby, who led the excavation, said: "We think that these creatures were swimming around during the Jurassic period and were turned to stone soon after death. It's called the Medusa effect."
Experts believe one possibility is that thousands of the creatures congregated in the area to mate before being poisoned by algae in the water.
Remains of a different species of squid have also been found, suggesting the carcasses attracted predators to feed on them and they in turn also died.
Dr Wilby said: "They can be dissected as if they are living animals, you can see the muscle fibres and cells.
"It is difficult to imagine how you can have something as soft and sloppy as an ink sac fossilised in three dimension, still black, and inside a rock that is 150 million years old."
The specimen is now in the British Geological Survey collection in Nottingham.
Part of the ink sac has been sent to Yale University in America for more in-depth chemical analysis.
Thanks to; Geoff. G.


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Asian Markets
The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index exchange-traded fund, the ETF tracking developing-nation shares, added 0.1 percent to $43.57, the highest price in a week. The ETF has risen 15 percent this year. The Chicago Board Options Exchange Emerging Markets ETF Volatility Index, a measure of options prices on the fund and expectations of price swings, jumped 2.8 percent to 21.86.
The South Korean won gained 0.2 percent to the strongest level since September 2011, completing a sixth weekly gain as signs of a pickup in the economy attracted funds from abroad and exporters repatriated income. India's rupee climbed 0.3 percent, while the Russian ruble dropped 0.5 percent, the first decline in three days.
The Shanghai Composite Index rallied 1.2 percent to the highest since June 21, paring the worst annual performance among major Asian markets this year. The BSE India Sensitive Index climbed 0.6 percent to the highest level in a week. Stock markets in South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam will be closed on New Year's Eve.
Brokerage Bonds
China Everbright Ltd. soared 12 percent in Hong Kong, the biggest advance since October 2011, making it the best performer on the MSCI Emerging Markets index. The China State Council approved the reorganization of the company, Shanghai Securities News reported yesterday.
Citic Securities surged 11 percent in Hong Kong, while Haitong Securities climbed 6.9 percent. The Chinese government will allow brokerages to issue and trade subordinated bonds on approved exchanges, according to a statement posted on the China Securities Regulatory Commission's website.
SAIC Motor Corp., the biggest Chinese automaker, jumped to the highest level since July, and BYD Co. Ltd., the Chinese carmaker partly owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., jumped 4.1 percent, rising for a seventh day.
Hyundai Motor
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's biggest carmaker, slipped 2 percent to the lowest since Nov. 26 on concern a stronger won may cut the value of overseas earnings. Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea's biggest auto-parts maker, lost 1.9 percent.
"Investors' concern about the 2013 outlook for automakers and the strengthening won may be affecting share prices today," Lee Hyung Sil, an analyst at Shinyoung Securities Co., said by phone.
The extra yield investors demand to own emerging-market debt over U.S. Treasuries rose 1 basis point, or 0.01 percentage point, to 272, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s EMBI Global Index.
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Ex-Colombia international Rene Higuita believes that Victor Valdes, Petr Cech and Iker Casillas are the best three goalkeepers in the world.
The flamboyant former keeper was renowned for his famous 'scorpio-kick' and was also christened 'El Loco' or madman in tribute to his risky style of play.
The 46-year-old still keeps a close eye on the men between the posts and gave his backing to a trio of star names as the game's best goalkeepers.
"Iker Casillas of Real Madrid, Víctor Valdes of Barcelona and Petr Cech of Chelsea are the best three goalkeepers in the world for me," he was quoted as saying by the Times of India.
Higuita also briefly discussed the rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but refused to comment on who he thinks is the better player of the two.
"Technically both are very sound footballers and I would love to have both of them in my team," he added.
Higuita currently works as goalkeeping coach at Al Nassr.
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Latest 6ft Ditch News
Below is our complete 6ft Ditch news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
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Ninjafest Details (UK)
Ninjafest will happen at the Camden Underworld in London on October 23 and 24. Playing during this hardcore weekender are:
October 23
Strength For A Reason
Dead Stop
Rise And Fall
Zero Mentality
On Thin Ice
Abusive Action
Walk The Plank
Harsh Truth
This Time Around
October 24
Internal Affairs
100 Demons
6ft Ditch
Break It Up
Die My Demon
The Down and Outs
Nothing Done
Ten Fold Truth
Seconds Out
Tickets in advance cost £8.50 per day, or £15 for the weekend.


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The Bloom of Cherry Blossoms
The cherry blossoms usually bloom for only about a week after full-bloom. The small, round shape flowers flutter to the ground gracefully and the blossoms are said to be the most beautiful at their final stage. For many Japanese people, the blooming of the cherry trees symbolize human life, transience and nobleness. They celebrate and cherish their beauty while it lasts.
Cherry blooming forecast (date of first bloom) on 2009 Season
Source: Japan Weather Association (http://tenki.jp)
Cherry blooming forecast in major cities (as of 20th May 2009)
Source: Japan Weather Association (http://tenki.jp)


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Checklist for Admitted Graduate Programs Students
Congratulations on your admission to UNH Law!
The Admissions Team is here to guide you through the next critical steps in becoming a member of the UNH Law community and looks forward to welcoming you to campus.
Check this page regularly for updates and feel free to contact us with any questions. Here, you will find the important deadlines and procedures you must follow to secure your seat in the next entering class of graduate students.
Please keep us current on your e-mail and mailing address.
Pay Your Tuition Seat Deposit
In order to secure your seat in the entering class, you are required to submit a $500 nonrefundable deposit. Your tuition deposit is due on the date indicated in your acceptance letter.
The deposit will be applied toward your tuition upon enrollment. Pay online with EFT or a credit card; or, you may send a check or money order (made payable to UNH School of Law) to the Office of Graduate Admissions.
IMPORTANT NOTE: We do not accept VISA credit cards; however, we do accept American Express, MasterCard, and Discover.
Complete Your FAFSA
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Shortly after paying the required seat deposit, international students will receive an email with instructions on how to use our online system to apply for a SEVIS Certificate of Eligibility, Form I-20 or DS-2019. After completing the required online process, the Immigration Advisor will review your documents and begin working with you as you apply for a student visa. If you have any questions, please contact Christine Rousseau, Immigration Advisor email@example.com
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Prior to enrolling at UNH Law, the Registrar from your undergraduate degree granting institution must send the UNH Law Admissions Office an official copy of your final transcript, which shows conferral of your Bachelor's degree. (The transcript provided to us from LSAC's CAS is a copy and not official.)
Your transcript should be sent to:
Office of Graduate Admissions
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Mark Your Calendar for Orientation
Orientation is mandatory and the schedule for fall 2018 will be posted as soon as it's available. Learn more about orientation here.
Computer Specifications
We do not require students to have a laptop, but you will find life in law school to be much easier with one. Approximately 98% of our students type their exams, so having a laptop is nearly a must. Please review the computer requirements.
Making Concord Your Home
UNH Law provides an online housing list that is available between March and October. Also consult our Housing Guide.
Our student-created Survival Guide will come in handy as you make your move to Concord.
Summer Prep
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The Graduate Programs Office will assist you with course registration during Orientation.
The Graduate Programs Admissions Committee will consider a graduate student's request to defer admission to the following semester or to the same term (spring/fall) the following year, after the $500 nonrefundable seat deposit has been made and the admitted student has submitted to the Graduate Programs Admission Office a written request to defer admission.
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text: Jane Pavitt is the Head of the History of Design Department at the Royal College of Art. She is a specialist in 20th century and contemporary design. She worked as a research fellow and exhibition curator at the V&A museum for over ten years, curating a series of exhibitions including Brand.New (2000), an exploration of branding from a historical and contemporary perspective; and Brilliant: Contemporary Lights and Lighting (2004). She is currently preparing a V&A exhibition for 2011 entitled Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970-1990.


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King George Real Estate - Find Your Perfect Home For Sale!
King George - Town vs. County Stats
Avg Price in King George: $393,400 / County Avg $393,300
Avg Taxes in King George: $3,400 / County Avg $3,400
Avg Sq. Ft. in King George: 2,563 / County Avg 2,563
Avg Price per/ft2 in King George: $153 / County Avg $153
Avg Walkscore in King George: 12 / County Avg 12
Avg Year Built in King George: 1993 / County Avg 1992
Avg Days on Website in King George: 117 / County Avg 117
King George Real Estate Market Health
King George County homes are generally affordable with a median home price of about $258,100 as of May 2016. There are many communities within the county including Arnold's Corner, Berthaville, Dahlgren, Dogue, Fairview Beach, Hampstead, Jersey, King George, Ninde, Owens, Passapatanzy, Port Conway, Rollins Fork, Sealston, Shiloh and Weedonville. Some are census-designated places and some are unincorporated. These are all rural communities with small-town and old-world charm. They come with homes starting in the low $100-thousands and even have homes ranging up to $6-million! Waterfront homes overlook the Potomac River. There's a gorgeous King George County home for sale that sits on the river. It's a luxurious brick colonial manor built in 1925. The property grants privacy, magnificent views, several gardens, a private beach with a 300-foot dock and the oldest historic hemlock hedge entrance in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
King George County's history starts with numerous cultures of indigenous peoples living along the river for thousands of years. The European expedition arrived, and the Nanzatico Indians weren't getting along with them. The tribe attacked John Rowley's farm after he disputed with them on multiple occasions, so the Europeans took 40 of the Nanzatico people and sold them into slavery. The establishment of King George County came about when its territory was separated from Richmond County in 1720. The name is derived from King George I of Great Britain. In 1752, James Madison, former President of the United States, was born in King George County. He was born at the Belle Grove Plantation which was also his mother's childhood home. During the Civil War, in 1861, confederates set up artillery at Mathias Point in order to blockade the Potomac River. Then a steamer, Thomas Freeborn, besieged Mathias Point to try and run the soldiers out who were manning the weapons. The Commander James H. Ward was wounded in the return fire and was the first Union naval officer to die in the war. Centuries have past and now the Belle Grove Plantation is a bed and breakfast and much of this history and more has been preserved for visitors and residents to learn about.
Things to do in King George County include: visiting Belle Grove Plantation Bed & Breakfast, Oak Crest Vineyard and Winery, Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail, Cameron Hills Golf Links, Caledon State Park, Dahlgren (bowling, golf, shopping, concerts, etc.), forests and waterways, Rappahannock River Valley National Refuge and King George Fall Festival. The Belle Grove Plantation Bed & Breakfast resides in the historic plantation that was established in 1670 on the Rappahannock River. This mansion was built in 1791 and provides high-quality Southern hospitality for any and all guests. There are four master suites with private bathrooms and waterfront views, and each suite is named after previous owners of the plantation: The Madison, The Turner, The Conway and The Hipkins-Bernard. All four rooms have professional décor, Tester Queen Beds from the 1800s, claw foot soaking tubs, separate showers, original heart pine floors in the bedrooms, fireplaces and more. The Madison also has an elevator. The Turner has a walk-in closet and a secret from the past. The Conway and Hipkins-Bernard rooms have separate sitting rooms and direct access to the library and business center. Gourmet breakfast is prepared each morning and served in the formal dining room or on the riverside balcony.
Oak Crest Vineyard and Winery is a great place to enjoy wine with friends and family or even to relax on your own. They provide a great selection of Bordeaux-style reds, Rhine-style whites and dessert wines in a serene setting. There's a deck, a peaceful picnic area and majestic views of King George County. Wine tasting is very affordable at only $5.00 per person. The Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail is a 15.7-mile rail trail that follows the old Dahlgren Branch route. The heritage trail is a wildlife corridor that is open for cycling, jogging, walking and skiing. Boy Scout troops also like to use the trail for camping and hiking explorations. It's a breath of fresh air and the perfect getaway for people who need to unplug and connect with nature. Speaking of connecting with nature, Caledon State Park is another cool place to seek refuge. Caledon State Park is known for its old growth forest, American bald eagles in the summer, forest trails, picnic spots and more.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Realty has the complete inventory of homes, luxury properties, townhomes, condos and foreclosures for sale in King George, Virginia along with the most current pricing, photos and property information available.
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There is currently no available "Beginner" label. The following is the default level label: Acting out their notions of Native American culture, these Deerfield, Massachusetts, men imitate "Indians" praying in Deerfield's 1913 historical pageant. Like many historical pageants of the time, Deerfield's depicted Native Americans in association with nature, soon to be conquered by the "civilizing" English. In pretending to be engaged in a Native American religious activity, they belittle the customs of Native people.
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