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A Tale of Twill
The first item I ever wove was a twill "sampler." It was an assignment by my first teacher. She gave us the warp (mine was orange carpet warp) and the weft (mine was army green Aunt Lydia's rug yarn). I still have the sampler, and it is somewhere safe, where I can always find it if I need to. However, I can't seem to remember where that is. If I could find it, I'd show a photo of it here and ask you: Should this person become a weaver? The reason I want to keep track of where it is is to make sure I destroy it before it ever has the chance of becoming part of some retrospective show of my "work."
In the first place, I didn't know twill was a "balanced" weave. And since neither orange nor green were colors I liked at the time (blue and white were the only good colors from my point of view as a lover of antique coverlets), I tried to obliterate the orange with the green. So my "rosepath" turned out to be a weft-faced mass of army green. We were given several treadling variations of straight, zigzag, point, and rosepath twills to follow, but with my firm beat, they all looked pretty much the same. My conclusion was: I don't like twill weaving (or orange, or green).
At the time, in the early 1980s, the only basic resource for weavers that included very much information about twill weaving was Marguerite Porter Davison's A Handweaver's Pattern Book. Since the photos of the woven samples are all black and white, they are not necessarily inspiring unless you look closely at the patterns. It took several years of steadfastly not liking twill before I noticed that, for example, you could thread her Herringbone Mixture and get thirteen different designs on the same warp (the point my original teacher was probably trying to make). Multiple types of twills are scattered throughout Davison's book with their many treadling variations, but even so, two major elements are missing: color and fiber. Not only are twill weaving patterns infinite in number, but their appearance is infinitely changeable through the use of color, and depending on yarns and setts, the fabric hand can be literally anything: soft and supply, firm and flat, thick and plush, whatever you need for absolutely any fabric use.
The 1980s gave weavers publications with color, and twills took off. The latest Best of Handwoven eBook, Twills on Four Shafts, gives ten truly beautiful twill weaving projects that cover the gamut of twill types: herringbone, rosepath, dornick, straight, undulating, and more. Included is even the use of an advancing twill on four shafts. If I were to show you the placemats and runner designed by Barbara Elkins that are shown on the cover of this eBook, you would swear they took more than four shafts to weave. Since this technique eBook includes steps for designing and drafting twills, you can use her article to create advancing twills of your own as well as adapting all the other twill types for original designs (including weaving damask-like patterns with a simple pick-up technique).
If I had had this eBook back in the early 1980s, I would have loved twills from the get-go, and my first weaving would have looked a lot better.


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Android and iOs is two very good customer for developing Google did email and the Web page. You will be very difficult to choose one of two right? But now you will not have to select them again, you can use both applications together also, please take advantage of the best features from both private power through overflowing box of you. And here will be the best advice for you about.
Google has done an impressive job of keeping these two apps working in harmony, and hopefully these tips help you jump between them without a hitch. If you are using both Gmail and Inbox alongside each other, let us know how you utilize the different features available in each in the comments
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Gmail is a product that is quite familiar to you? Gmail it full of fat, complete with advanced filtering, advanced search, trademark and all the rest ... it is still the best place for you if you want to control turns dark multi-email on your road works, although some auto-classification feature is available, too.
Gmail inbox is the idea of an email client the next generation of Google. It tries to make as many tasks as it can automatically filter the message, the email package together, the surface of photographs and documents that it is important for you to take it easy. It does not have the depth of the entire Gmail, but it's better to quickly churn through email to the day.
With that in mind, it makes sense to use Gmail on your desktop when you have plenty of time to think and sort and Inbox on your mobile phone when you're quickly sifting through the messages and actions on them-even though it's completely up to you of course. Fortunately, Google has made it easy to switch from one application to another without much hassle.
Set up on a mobile phone
The first task on the mobile phone is controlled notice, especially if you have both a Gmail and your Inbox installed applications. Input Settings screen in two applications (Android or iOS), and you can disable notifications for a while keeping them in the other.
Please note that the Inbox of the Gmail Settings screen allows you can choose to reject messages can be deleted or only store-getting this right is very important in the use of parallel Inbox the first application of Google email. You go for is up to you, but make sure that the options are configured correctly, otherwise you may find a message that you want to keep disappearing.
As we have said, use the box on the mobile phone makes a lot of sense. You can swipe left and right to the message to sleep them or mark them as done, and thanks to the automatic classification inbox is not, it means a less cluttered look on a small mobile screen than yours. There is no reason why you can not use both on the same device, but you can spend most of your time in one or the other.
Both apps will keep your messages in sync, even if the view you get of your emails is likely to be significantly different. If you open up the left-hand menus in each app you'll notice they're largely similar, giving you access to all the labels you've configured in Gmail as well as the standard folders for sent emails, drafts, spam messages, and so on.
Setting up on the web
Getting two tabs or two bookmarks pointing to Gmail and Inbox is straightforward enough, and you can jump from one to the other seamlessly on the web. Labels created in one app are instantly available in the other, though Inbox offers more in the way of automatic labeling, including a Low Priority filter for those less important messages.
If you snooze an email in Inbox, it's archived in Gmail; move it back to the inbox in the latter app and you break the snooze function. You can actually find snoozed emails in Gmail by typing "label:snoozed" into the search box, and the Inbox bundles (Finance, Purchases and so on) have similar hidden labels—as indeed do the tabs in the default Gmail interface.
While starred emails (Gmail) and pinned emails (Inbox) work along similar lines, they're not the same thing. Your starred emails don't appear as pinned emails and vice versa (search for "label:pinned" in Gmail if you want to check). That gives you the freedom to use pins and stars for two different purposes, but they won't cross over between apps.
If you are using Gmail on the desktop and Inbox on mobile, then you can access Inbox's features to some extent via the hidden labels we've mentioned. You can't snooze messages from the Gmail interface, but they will reappear in the appropriate tab at the specified time—it's not as obvious as the feature is in Inbox, but it is there.
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In this essay, I will set out to demonstrate how elements of transformational leadership contributed to the success of a change initiative that I have led within my classroom. This initiative was to develop a 'positive or growth mindset' (Dweck, 2006, 20015) amongst students faced with learning challenges and develop the skills of reflecting deeply on the learning involved, while being supported by digital tools.
Reason for the initiative:
The selection of this initiative was determined by class need as I had lots of anxious students who gave up or cried when faced with challenge. One student was so anxious that she cried every morning on arriving at school. There was an obvious need to build resilience and give the students tools for coping with challenge. I needed to build up their confidence, self belief and to develop a learning environment in which failure was valued as an opportunity. Introducing Dweck's (2006, 20015) concept of 'positive or growth mindset' was an obvious choice. Dweck suggested, (2015) that our mindset can be changed as it is a 'teachable attitude'. This was our opportunity to develop resilience as a community of learners, both teacher and student.
The second aspect of this change initiative would become the mechanism for measuring effectiveness. Could students reflect at a deep level on their learning, identifying challenges, their feelings, mindset, the strategies employed and next steps in their learning? The use of Easy Blogger (1) and the iReflect Sheet (2) would provide scaffolding tools (Vygotsky, 1978, pg. 33), that enabled struggling writers to reflect without the barriers of written language.
Evidence of leadership through the initiative:
The leadership theory I employed was Franciosi's (2012 p.5) transformational leadership. It is characterised by a caring for students and inspiring them towards a shared vision. It is nothing to do with the rewards or close monitoring of transactional leadership, as this does not develop self management. My focus has been in transforming our classroom and building strong learning relationships.
According to Goleman, Boyatzis, & McKee, (2002), there are a range of styles in which a leadership theory can be applied and I will unpack these as we work through the steps taken during this initiative.
As the teacher I knew where I wanted to take the class based on their learning needs and my professional development. The leadership theory I employed was 'transformational' (Franciosi 2012) but in the style Goleman (2002) would call visionary. My goal was to develop a class vision of how a 'growth mindset' could help us cope with challenges and make us more successful in our learning. (Dweck 2006, 20015)
Initially I introduced speech bubbles filled with either growth mindset or fixed mindset responses. The class worked to unpack where each response fitted on our co-constructed display. This teacher directed approach created a shared understanding of the vision, but might have developed more initial 'buy-in' if we identified characteristics of a successful learner in more of a 'democratic' (Goleman, 2002) way, rather than being given the information. However, this would have taken more time, more teacher preparation and might not have resulted in such a clear understanding of how having a 'growth mindset' (Dweck 2006, 20015) would help learning.
Image 1: 'Mindset' display from class, 2015
Once that concept of having a 'growth mindset' when faced with challenge was effectively gained, (Dweck 2006, 20015) students could articulate the concept as shown in their daily lives, but they still struggled when actually faced with challenge. They needed to know that struggle is an important part of learning and that there are a range of strategies to help in the journey. The next step was to make their thinking visible so we unpacked a clear image of this learning
process in the form of Nottingham's (2013) 'learning pit'. While Nottingham used this as a visual to explain what happens when students are faced with deep concepts, I applied it to the challenges of daily learning.
process in the form of Nottingham's (2013) 'learning pit'. While Nottingham used this as a visual to explain what happens when students are faced with deep concepts, I applied it to the challenges of daily learning.
As the 'transformational leader' (Franciosi 2012), it was my job to recognise the need, look for ways to adjust our learning environment and scaffold the next step for students. My focus was on encouraging and supporting students to achieve their best. I was able to do this because I spent time researching and unpacking what this might look like in our classroom. I felt there was some contradiction between Franciosi's (2012 p.5) concept that the ultimate goal of the transformational leader is the success of the organisation, while that of the servant leader is the well-being of students. I believe that the wellbeing of students is a prerequisite to their success in learning, so the ultimate goal of both leadership styles are firmly linked in my classroom.
To unpack the process of coping with challenging learning, we co-constructed our own 'learning pit', discussing how it felt for us in our learning experiences. This was firmly in the 'democratic style' (Goleman 2002) giving students a firm sense of ownership of the concept as it was constructed from their own reflections of learning. We added a basket of 'growth mindset' (Dweck 2006, 20015) strategies for students to select from which included 'positive self-talk', asking for help, learning from mistakes, trying again and never giving up.
This visual display of 'the learning pit' (Nottingham, 2013) was referred to frequently and identified by students as the one thing that helped them learn best. I believe this is because we took the time to unpack the process. This took time and required the teacher to ask the challenging questions, rather than giving the answers. The leadership within this aspect has my 'visionary style' as the overview but was strongly 'democratic' in the co-construction of our 'learning pit' (Nottingham, 2013) to make thinking and learning visible.
Image 2: 'Learning Pit' display co-created by students, 2015
Goleman's (2002) leadership style of 'coaching' was employed as I supported a gifted student who had given up during a maths test. In looking at our 'learning pit' display and discussing the options open to him, we went back with the understanding that giving up was not an option. He needed to select a strategy from the strategy tool box. This resulted in his completing two more questions. This was a clear example of coaching. There was no suggestion of expectation forced by Goleman's (2002) of style 'pacesetting' or even any consequences as would be seen in Franciosi's (2012) 'transactional leadership', as these would lead to a sense of failure and a negative classroom climate. This was an opportunity to remind a student of our shared vision then encourage and support him to achieve what I believed he could do. This approach was firmly based in caring for the growth of the individual and their learning rather than just performance.
At the end of every learning session or day, as a learning community we shared evidence of where the 'learning pit' being used by others, where we struggled in our learning and what strategies we used. This was building a safe learning place where students were motivated and affirmed by both their peers, themselves and the teacher who also reflected on her journey through the 'learning pit'. This was a clear example of having an affiliative leadership (Golman 2002) style where building relationships develops a safe environment in which students are prepared to take risks as learners.
Personal weekly reflections were supported by our iReflect plan(2) which was a great scaffolding tool (Vygotsky 1978, p.33) as it supplied rich language in the form of a series of possible sentence starters under the categories of learning, evidence and next steps. There was no need to edit these plans or even check for spelling errors, as the focus was metacognition – thinking about their learning, rather than thinking about the mechanics of writing. Reflections were then shared on the class blog using 'Easy Blogger' (1) a voice recording behind a photo of the learning. This oral reflection was a weekly expectation and formed the evidence of student understanding of the 'growth mindset' (Dweck 2006, 20015) as applied to their daily learning. The progression of understanding shown in these reflections has helped me gauge the success of this initiative. Using this digital tool enabled less confident writers to share their learning journey. Franciosi (2012 p. 4) identifies this as one of the roles of a transformational leader: to model, motivate, communicate and facilitate.
Prior to the initiative, an initial survey about having a 'positive mindset' showed the average of class answers from 10 questions at six growth responses to four fixed responses. This was not a true reflection of the baseline as there was an element of confusion caused by very limited understanding of the terms used. After six months of using the language and reflecting on having a 'growth mindset', the survey results increased to a total of 8 growth and 2 fixed responses. This limited change can not be the only measure as our progress was not of a statistical nature but was seen in the form of student reflection, use of language and attitude towards challenge.
Student comments in their reports were a clear reflection on the impact of this initiative:
'I found that 'The Learning Pit' strategies were really helpful for my learning because when I used 'self talk' I had encouragement from myself and I remembered to have a positive mindset.' (Year 4 Student, 2015)
'I found that learning about 'The Learning Pit' helps me when I get stuck on hard learning. I can choose a strategy like 'self talk' or breathing exercises to help me finish the task. I can do it!' (Year 4 Student, 2015)
It was this positive mindset that I heard students recognise in each other daily and the evidence of significant changes when facing challenge with reduced anxiety. A significant change was in the attitude of my one tearful student when she came to school. No longer was she in tears but bounded in ready for a great day.
Parent response….
Image 3: E-mail quote from parent, December 2015
Past student reflections on learning focussed on how well they coloured things in or failed to identify the strategies used. This can be seen in a reflection from before the intervention where the student just identified an increase in ideas. (3) After the intervention, student reflections identified aspects of the 'learning pit' and how they might use a positive mindset to improve. This can be seen in the same student's next steps of 'always try again, keep practising and ask for help' as she believes she can get better. (4)
This initiative has resulted in students who are now aware of the valuable struggle involved in learning, strategies they can use and understand that mindset has an impact on personal success. It has been effective because I employed the transformational leadership theory, applied in Gorman's (2002) four leadership styles which were positive and constructive: visionary, democratic, affirmative and coaching. They were employed and adapted in different settings to meet the needs of the students, all within our team vision of having a 'growth mindset', (Dweck 2006, 20015) both in our learning and every challenge we faced. We made the change together as a learning community, led and supported by the teacher rather than having it 'done to them'!
I believe that being an effective leader is all about building relationships that improve learning.
(1) Easy Blogger: an app that allows voice recordings to be made over an image. http://www.theeasyappcompany.com/app/easy-blogger/
(2) iReflect sheet created by myself to scaffold deep reflections. Highlight the sentence starter and add the details.
(3) Basic reflection with no evidence of mindset. http://waka-stride.blogspot.co.nz/2015/04/waka-stride-students-video-on-monday-20_12.html
(4) Reflection incorporating 'the learning pit' http://waka-stride.blogspot.co.nz/2015/08/i-reflect-ella.html
Dweck, C. S, (2015). Christchurch Conference: Personal notes retrieved Janurary 8, 2016, from the World Wide Web: http://akoallana.blogspot.co.nz/2015/03/carol-dweck-conference-18th-march.html
Dweck, C. S, (2006). Mindset: How you can fulfil your potential. London: Constable & Robinson Ltd
Franciosi. S, (2012), Transformational leadership for education in a difital culture. Digital Culture and Education.Com, pp. 235-247. Retrieved Janurary 8, 2016, from the World Wide Web, http://www.digitalcultureandeducation.com/uncategorized/dce_4001_franciosi/
Goleman, D., Boyatzis, R. E., & McKee, A. (2002). The new leaders: Transforming the art of leadership into the science of results. London: Little, Brown.
Nottingham. J, (2013), The Learning Pit, in Challenging Learning retrieved Janurary 12, 2016, from the World Wide Web: http://www.jamesnottingham.co.uk/phpmedia/docs/6f5f268913a78d598e6e93cddd1c3e49.pdf
Vygotsky, L. S, (1978), Interaction between learning and development, in Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes, pp. 79-91. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press


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With the Apple watch being announced recently, there are a million articles out there that are debating whether this is some kind of revolution for the electronics industry. My own opinion of Apple is that while there is no denying their ability to wrap style and functionality together, their role in technology is less pioneer and more canary in the coal mine. I have read many articles that admit that Apple's entry into any given sector almost always happens after others have already released products (that is, they weren't the first MP3 player, they weren't the first smart phone), but their genius is that they take this new thing from a nerd gadget to a popular must-have. While that may be true, and you can certainly back it up with case studies, I personally believe that if they didn't do it, someone else would. There's a reason why Blackberry handhelds were called Crackberries -- they were popular enough with the masses before Apple elevated the smart phone experience with its iPhone.
I remember the time before the iPod first came out. MP3s existed, and you could download pirate copies of your favorite songs on (remember it?) Napster. I remember thinking, why don't they just have a store that lets you download MP3s of only the songs you want? The overhead of hosting the server is smaller than making and distributing physical CDs, and so many more people would buy songs at, say, $0.30 per track than take a chance at $14 for the entire record. So sales of the whole album should take a small hit, but sales of the best songs on an album would more than make up for it. Yes, I undershot the market value of the MP3. They actually make more profit per song selling them as singles digitally than they do for the whole record. But the point is, within 2 years we had iTunes and iPods. I guarantee you the demand was there before Apple made the device. They saw the demand and provided a product that now everyone talks about as a revolutionary device.
So ... admittedly I'm part of the nerd sector. I had a Palm Pilot long before it was cool. I saw what they could potentially do and for years was frustrated that no one took advantage of it. Now my Google phone is my handheld device. It does more, of course, but it could still do so much more than it does. This is the same for the iPhone. There's so much more that could be done. Samsung is doing a great job with it's S5 -- water resistant, much easier to replace a cracked screen, hot swap the battery, low power modes. They went beyond Apple and said "what limitations will people have using the phone?" and addressed those. These are the common stories now -- pushed in the pool with your brand new iPhone in your pocket, dropping your phone on the ground and the screen cracks, being in an airport and needing to send an email but your battery is dead. These things limit our usage of our handheld computers. Someone will eventually tackle the demand that already exists, whether it is Apple or someone else. Then when Apple does it, everyone seems to think they're the only one who ever had ideas.
Back to the smart watch. These things are inevitable. You can ramble on and on about whether Apple will change the market. The answer is this watch WON'T. And it was coming anyway. I recently purchased a smart watch (a Sony smart watch 2) because I wanted to know about notifications from my phone without having to look at (and drain the battery of) my phone. There are so many more things smart watches can do. Let's run some scenarios. I really believe these things are going to happen soon anyway. Just wait and see.
You're a hiker. The well-known story out in the trail is that the phone runs out of batteries and has no signal in the wilderness anyway. So you still need paper maps and a compass. Enter the waterproof, high battery life, GPS-powered smart watch. When your phone has a data signal it keeps your watch updated with a terrain map of the surrounding 50 miles. You go off the grid and get lost and the phone itself becomes useless. AHhhhh but your watch has 50 miles of map, a compass, GPS, and 4 days of battery life. It can tell you which way to the nearest town or trail, help you find streams to get water, and maybe an emergency signal of some kind if a search and rescue team comes for you?
You're the executive type. Power suit and tie, in meetings all day long, making decisions that move millions of dollars around without breaking a sweat. Your tie is always stylish and your watch should be too. But it wouldn't do for you to be constantly looking at your phone screen in the middle of important customer/client meetings (although...some do anyway because they're obviously important enough to need to). So your smart watch -- every bit as stylish as the most exclusive and expensive, gold overlaid, diamond-studded, winds itself as you move your wrist, high end watch money can buy -- is programmed to send you different haptic vibrations into your wrist depending on what is going on in the world around you while you're stuck in a meeting, and no one else can hear or otherwise detect them, so you can be informed that an important client has just backed out so no, the deal is no longer on the table, and the whole time your customer had no idea you were even in contact with your home office because they never saw you look at your phone.
Ok so that one is a pretty small usage, but business types with lots of money tend to get their way.
A more realistic scenario is the average person who can't have a phone visible at work. If you have your smart watch, you could have it designed to notify you about anything that does matter during your work day -- your children's school trying to get ahold of you vs your cousin posting on facebook. One you really want to know about and one you have no problems if your phone tells you but would rather wait until after work until you dealt with it. Instead of looking at your phone screen all day, the watch sorts out what you need to know now from what you don't.
Take the revolution of cell phones for groups of people at malls and amusement parks a step further. Set up the smart watches to know who is in your party using NFC -- literally fist bump your groupies and all your watches know who is taking part that day -- and an app on the watch can tell you where anyone in the group is in real time. Can't find your sister after you both entered a big department store? Check your watch and see that she's still a few aisles behind you and backtrack to where she is. Slightly simpler than texting each other "Where are you?" "By the big thing, see me?" "What thing?" "I'm looking right at you, see me wave?" -- instead you can actually SEE where she is on the floor plan. Technically cell phones could do this too if someone set up the right apps, but watches would be more convenient for the purpose.
So there's some ideas. Goodness, you could come up with so many more. That's why the watches are going to happen. Whether Apple did it or not, this was definitely in our future. Ten years from now, people will wonder how anyone survived without a smart watch. Fewer people will own a traditional computer. There are going to be blinky, flashy, sometimes even jingle-singing interactive screens on EVERYTHING. We might even have paper-thin touch screens you can roll up. We'll have self-driving cars but NOT flying ones (yet). Most of the things we interact with in a day will have some kind of electronics component (like a smart inventory refrigerator, a plate that can tell you how many calories you just scooped onto it, TV remotes that know who is holding it and serves up favorite channels lists automatically ...).
To be clear, I'm not the anti-Apple person. I have an iPad 3 and an iPod nano 6G. I've owned an iPod Classic and iPod Touch in the past, too. I'm not likely to buy a Mac, but I'm not opposed to them. Instead of being anti-Apple, I'm more anti-Apple-fanboy. They make lots of money and they have good products. They're owed respect for that. For those people who buy Apple, everything they make, and only Apple, because they're the only ones who ever make good things ... then they kind of are putting Apple onto a throne and bowing, in a way. And mortals who get worshiped eventually let everyone down.


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Who will replace the Oracle of Omaha at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway? Warren Buffett announced in February he'd finally made the decision, but he wouldn't give a name. In December, he chose his farmer son, Howard, as the future non-executive chairman and "guardian of the firm's values." New Senate legislation requiring the rich to pay at least a 30% tax rate has been dubbed the "Buffett Rule" in homage to the billionaire's frequent public statements that the wealthiest should pay more than the average Joe. His net worth is down $6 billion year on year because of a 7% slump in Berkshire's stock. In his latest annual letter he confessed to some mistakes, including being "dead wrong" about a housing comeback. The son of Nebraska stockbroker met value investor Benjamin Graham while studying economics at Columbia. Buffett took over textile firm Berkshire Hathaway in 1965.


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Dr. David Cole is the Chairman of AutoHarvest (autoharvest.org), a web based tool to accelerate innovation in the auto industry. Dr. Cole is Chairman Emeritus of the Center for Automotive Research and a former Professor of Engineering at the University of Michigan where he taught courses related to the automotive field for over 25 years. He is a fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers, Engineering Society of Detroit and Society of Manufacturing Engineers and was recently elected to the Automotive Hall of Fame.
The past few weeks have been most interesting with regard to GM and the ignition switch problems with a number of their early 2000's compact cars including the Chevrolet Cobalt and Saturn Ion. The past few days have been particularly interesting with GM's new CEO, Mary Barra and her testimony in both the US House and Senate. Her testimony and grilling offered a feeding frenzy opportunity for our media. Of course the story has been building for the past few months when it was discovered that there were few incidences of the failure of an extremely small number of ignition switches where the ignition would cut out with a jostling or bumping on the key ring, particularly if it were heavily loaded with other keys and things normally found on key rings.
There is no question that there is fault with GM and also with the National Highway Traffic Administration, NHTSA, in failing to find the problem quickly and execute a re-call of the impacted vehicles. However there is much more to the story that few people seem to understand. If it were easy to identify the problem and its root cause, the story would have ended many years ago.
I was particularly struck by the Senate grilling of Mary. Several Senators aggressively attacked Mary and GM on the possibility of a cover-up. Several female senators who were also ex-prosecutors led the attack. My guess is they know as much about the complexity of auto manufacturing as they know about heart surgery. The truth is that every leader in the auto industry knows that if you have a problem, the absolutely worst thing is to attempt a cover-up and in this case there was and is no cover-up. Certainly mistakes were made and individuals at lower levels of the company may have tried to hide something, but no one in a position of company leadership in an auto company would consider this.
When you look at the history of this particular story, it is clear that GM made mistakes. They had seen some failure incidences that led to a minute redesign of a simple part by adding about a millimeter to its length. It appeared to have not been given a new part number. Still the story is very complex and certainly not complete. The serious crashes are very infrequent and there are real questions about the failures and their root cause. For example one tragic accident involved a young girl who was visibly upset leaving a party, and drove her Cobalt into a tree at about 75 mph. She had not fastened the seat belt and the airbag didn't deploy. Unfortunately in this kind of accident, death is to be expected. To blame her death uniquely on an uninflated air-bag is grasping for straws. Still the air-bag should have worked.
Another question once an accident occurs is to determine the root cause; to discover the story of what happened. In this case the failure of the air-bag to deploy could be a faulty air-bag, a broken wire, failed chemical or whatever and to get to the root cause requires a detailed analysis of a destroyed vehicle.
Some of the toughest accident analyses, often very tragic ones, are those whose incidence is very infrequent as which the case with the GM problem. Our data mining abilities today are very good but the best tools are relatively new and were not available a few years ago. Remember that the serious accidents were at the frequency of about 1 in a 100,000 and were dispersed across the country. Other accidents, many serious, occurred at a much higher frequency. Until you really know the details, it is very difficult to take action.
Another likely factor of importance in this saga is the trauma that GM, Chrysler and, for that matter, the entire industry experienced during the "Great Recession" which really was a Depression in the auto industry where US sales fell by about 4 million units below what we had anticipated in a normal recession. In the traditional domestic manufacturers, numerous facilities were closed and thousands of people let go in a very short period of time. Chaos prevailed.
We saw a similar problem a number of years ago with the infamous Ford Explorer/Firestone, rare but very serious crashes. A reporter actually heard about several serious accidents and began to put the story together. In this case Ford Explorers equipped with Firestone tires were involved in a certain type of serious accidents. Now that there was evidence of a common problem; what caused it? As it turned out drivers with heavily loaded Explorers with rear tire pressure significantly below recommended levels could have had a problem (note today's vehicles are all equipped with tire pressure sensors that give the driver a warning if tire pressure falls below specified levels). In an emergency maneuver the vehicle could experience over steer performance rather than the under steer of normal vehicles. What this means is that with a sudden steer input (avoiding an obstacle or another vehicle) the rear end of the vehicle could start coming around the front. An inexperienced driver would try to correct by steering away from the skid which could initiate a "spin-out". If a rear tire/wheel impacted a curb or shoulder, roll-over might occur with often tragic consequences. It literally took years to get to the root cause of this rare but tragic situation.
One of the unfortunate issues that the auto industry has to deal with is a population that thinks that because they drive, they understand the auto industry. In truth this is the most complex industry in the world and the modern car is extraordinarily complex but to the average driver, this complexity is mostly invisible. We saw this to some extent with the federal government task force that came to work with Detroit during the "Great Recession". They had little expertise other than in labor and finance and, to some extent, felt that since they drove cars, they understood the industry. They found out rather quickly that the auto industry is extremely complex.
We don't know how the GM ignition switch story will end and what the ultimate results will be. Certainly the industry as a whole will learn a great deal as will NHTSA. This will help ensure that safety related failures can be found more quickly and mitigated promptly. Certainly GM is complicit in this episode but if anyone thinks that it is easy to tell the complete story, they clearly don't really understand the complexity of modern manufacturing, particularly auto manufacturing. There are hundreds of thousands of documents that are involved in just this story and numerous conversations required with involved parties. One point is very clear from my years of being a student of the auto industry around the world and that is neither GM nor any auto company would put profits ahead of consumer safety. In fact the safety features developed by the industry and particularly by GM, have resulted in the saving of tens of thousands of lives. Once these technologies are proven the federal government typically requires application across the industry. Examples of these technologies are numerous including energy absorbing steering columns, side-impact door beams, safety glass, air bags, stability control, anti-lock brakes and many more.
The media in their feeding frenzy often sensationalizes events well beyond what is appropriate. Let's hope that cooler heads will prevail and we can get to the root cause of this problem and make sure we reduce the number of others in the future.


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Hope you enjoyed the pictures. I think my next post might involve some American War of Independence miniatures, or who knows, maybe something Middle Earth? ;-)
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The Paleo diet follows the basic principles of the eating habits in the Stone Age; following the lead of our ancestors. It focuses on the basic food groups, which are meat, fruit, vegetables, seafood, nuts and seeds. The foods on this meal plan are natural and healthy; eliminating all processed foods, dairy, wheat and sugar. It provides a variety of health benefits and it can be followed by anyone. The diet is also naturally low in saturated fat and carbohydrates; focusing on lean animal proteins.
The main focus of the Paleo diet is on healthy food groups; basically eliminating any food group that was not available to the cavemen in the Paleolithic era. Our ancestors did not have access to any dairy products; and the same goes for cereal grains. These items were only introduced to us less than 10,000 years ago. Since research has proven that the human genome has changed about 0.02% during the last 40,000 years, our bodies still carry the genetic memory of our ancestors' digestive systems. The aim of the diet is to follow their dietary patterns; eating only when you are hungry and staying within the basic natural food groups.
As mentioned above, there are certain food groups to avoid on this diet. Processed foods are on top of this list. Anything that has been packaged or processed should be avoided. The same goes for grains; even if the label says "wheat free" you should still avoid them completely. Avoiding these items will mean that you would need to avoid foods such as bread, pasta, pizza, cookies and rice. Dairy products are also on the avoid list; so try to steer clear of milk, cheese, yoghurt, butter and ice cream. Syrups and sweeteners should also be avoided on this program; they have a negative influence on your blood sugar levels. When you are looking for something sweet, rather try to snack on a piece of fruit, or a handful of nuts and seeds.
The Paleo offers a lot of health benefits; including a reduced risk of cancer and heart disease; as well as increased energy levels. Your metabolism will also increase over time; meaning that you will lose excess weight when following the Paleo diet. Research has shown that you can lose as much as fifteen pounds in six months on the Paleo plan; and even more when you incorporate a sound exercise plan as well. It will improve your digestive system too; providing you with essential fatty acids and fiber in your meals.
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Working with AMV and Director Autumn de Wilde of Somesuch, The Mill helped to bring to life this stylish spot for Martini 'Play With Time'.
The ad is shot around the enchanting old town of Rome, vespers passing by and old Italian men carving rocks in the bustling back streets. Viewers then meet a group of friends, elegantly dressed and rushing to get to a party where they can enjoy a refreshing glass of Martini.
Director Autumn de Wilde beautifully captures this classic italian setting, depicting this chaotic yet refined Italian city whilst maintaining a sense of fun throughout.
The Mill worked on enhancing the feel of the spot with Mill Colourist James Bamford completing the grade. Mill Lead 2D Artist Zoe Cosh explains, 'It was exciting to be involved on a project for such an iconic brand as Martini and with a great director like Autumn de Wilde.
We shot at numerous beautiful locations in Rome with a very large cast which proved challenging when having to prepare perfect looking drinks in 30-degree heat but we were all really pleased with the end result.'


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Have you ever decided to take a road trip without checking how much gas you have in your car? Most people usually fill up the gas tank for taking off on their journey, or at least know where the first fill-up station is on the map. Just like a car, runners need fuel to sustain the body during exercise. In addition to adequate hydration, pre- and post-exercise nutrition provides that much-needed fuel to keep a person going through a workout and to help in tissue recovery.
Carbohydrates are the ideal fuel for a runner. Complex carbs, such as whole wheat bread, sustain a body in the long term. Simple carbs, such as sugar, are more readily absorbed into the bloodstream, providing you with quick energy. Keep in mind that the duration of the workout will greatly affect your carbohydrate levels. While your daughter likely won't be running a marathon this season, she will be walking or running 30 min or so each day she comes to Girls on the Run. So it's important that she has a snack to have before she runs.
Protein plays an important part in the body, especially with growth and repair. So after the run would be the perfect time for some protein in addition to some carbs.
At Girls on the Run, we provide your daughter with a lite snack every day either before or after practice. But as a coach, I know that my girls are always starving before, during, and after practice. So if you could pack your daughter an apple or other light snack to have either before or after practice, that will go a long way to helping her recover from her runs.
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