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You Haven't Met a Problem You Can't Solve
That's why we want you.
We need someone that lives and breathes technology.
We're looking to massively grow our hosting businesses over the next 1-2 years, and we need someone that can help us do that smoothly and effectively. We have a lot of new capabilities we'd like to bring online, but we're missing some of the expertise and resources to make it happen.
But look, it's not good enough to just be an expert at the tech side. We need someone that is capable of thinking bigger than the usual. Someone that can approach problems from a different angle.
We're looking to bring something fresh and new to market; we want to provide unique value to our customers that they can't get elsewhere. Sometimes that means we ask difficult things. You aren't going to be able to just grab the solution off the shelf and drop it in. Maybe the solution doesn't exist and we need you to produce it out of thin air.
Let's Talk About You
I don't want to mince words. We need someone amazing. If you aren't amazing, save yourself a lot of time and hassle and click the back button. There is no room for coasting here.
We have more projects coming at us than people to throw at them. Which is a good thing, to be sure, but it means we need good people and we need them now. People that can take on a project and run with it. Someone that knows which decisions to just make without bubbling them up the chain.
Don't like people breathing down your neck all the time? We've got autonomy oozing out of every pore. Want some variety? Great. We have a bunch of brands that ALL need your attention.
We don't do babysitting, and we don't have the time (or inclination) to keep track of your every move.
It's not all fun and games though, right? We ARE running a business after all, so if you're the person for this job you understand how to identify opportunities, how to take on work and get it finished, and maybe most importantly, how to work out new and unique solution that meet customer and project needs.
Do you want to work on awesome projects from the comfort of your home at whatever time of day you're most productive? Keep reading, we might be exactly what you're looking for.
Your Qualifications
We're not big on formal qualifications. And we don't expect you to know everything. But this is a BIG job and it will demand a lot from you. This is a senior level position – you can't learn the ropes as you go.
You're definitely an expert in numerous systems and technologies. You've preferably designed, deployed, and managed cloud-based servers. You've worked with servers from the hardware level on up to WHM and cPanel.
Ideally you've worked with creating and managing monitoring systems, system management solutions for dealing with hundreds of VMs, and firewalls and IPS and other security systems.
You should be comfortable directing all aspects of system design, organization, and management. You should also be able to help us build up our system admin team, as well as all the processes and procedures to go along with it.
Finally, you need to be good at working with people. You will be interacting with other system admins (of course), the customer support team, customers, and the management team. This is a senior position that requires a well-rounded individual.
What We Expect from You
- Get stuff done. A lot of stuff, in a hurry.
- THINK about your work. Make improvements.
- Don't make us babysit you.
- Try to be perfect.
- Abandon perfection when it doesn't make sense.
- Push the envelope.
- Be invested in the business.
- Make our customers happy.
- Take responsibility for all systems/servers
- Maintain up-time across all systems
Why You'll Love Conseev
We're a fun, fast-moving team who believes in working hard and playing hard. We love to accomplish cool things, and do it faster and better than most people believe is possible.
Because we focus on delivering results, much of what you'd find at other companies doesn't apply. Some people like to work during the day. That's fine. Other people work better at night. That's fine, too. In our case, one person's night is another's day because you never know where your coworkers might be.
Want to change countries next week? You won't be the first. Or the second or third. We consider the world our playground, and couldn't care less where you decide to call home (as long as there's reliable Internet, of course), or how often you change your mind.
We like to take on big challenges, and are always looking forward to the next one. When we win, we love to celebrate success, and we like having the whole team share in it.
We Embrace the Virtual Lifestyle
What it comes down to is that we are committed to building a thriving business entirely virtually. We aren't just "putting up" with it. Everything at Conseev is built around a culture of a distributed workforce, and we're always working to improve on it.
Maybe cubicles are fine for some people, but we just aren't those people.
Check out what the team has to say:
"I like working at Conseev because it allows me to do what I love – programming – and also have a life. Quality of life is important in keeping employees happy, and what better way to do that than allowing them to have time to take their kids to school, take the dogs out for a walk, go have lunch with the better half or the parents…"
– Raúl
"I love working at Conseev because of the flexibility in terms of working hours. I now have enough time to workout everyday, play music, and study chess. Also, the team at Conseev is super friendly, understanding and really passionate about development and the company. I always wanted to have this flexibility, and now i got it! Come filled with passion!"
– Adib
What We Offer
- A steady stream of new, challenging projects.
- A fun, diverse, team that's always there to support you.
- A completely flexible work environment (schedule, location, just about everything).
- A say in the tools and processes you work with.
- Ability to have a major impact on the company.
- The stability of a salary with the chance to cash when we succeed.
- Support, tools, and environment to make YOU a better YOU.
- Small company with profitable business lines and no "investors" to satisfy.
Who We Are
Conseev is a mash-up between a contract development shop and an incubator. We build and launch SaaS tools, specialty hosting brands, and web-based services. Our team isn't for hire – we only work on our own projects, on our own terms.
We've got a few successes under our belt, and now the next step is turning this into a machine. We're cranking up the pace but also working on standardizing and systemizing how we do what we do. The faster we move from idea to prototype, from prototype to release, and from release to profit, the more opportunities we'll be able to capitalize on.
We're also working our way up the value ladder. We started in smaller niches with very targeted audiences. Now we're setting our sites on bigger audiences, bigger products, and bigger pay offs.
A Word of Caution
We need to be sure that we can help you grow into a better you. That we can challenge you, entertain you, and give you a sense of fulfillment. Working at Conseev should make you happy.
And it should make US happy, too. We need to know that you are going to deliver big results. Not just what we expect, but above and beyond that. For a small team like us to make a major splash, we've got to have the "A" team and we need them to bring their best game.
So don't be surprised when there is round after round of screening. We might ask you to prove your skills (might = will). And you'll be talking to a number of people from the team so both sides have a chance to evaluate the fit.
Are You Ready?
Now it's your turn.
Don't let us down. Most resumes are deleted before they even get into the screening process, either because directions weren't followed or the person just didn't seem to care. Conseev isn't a place for "I don't really care."
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|By Joe Bouchard
|Published: 05/14/2018
The following is an installment in "Icebreakers 101 - Volume IX: UNDAMMING THE ICE", a series featuring "Ice Breaker's" designed to promote training awareness and capabilities in the corrections industry.
Look at this sweet roll. Sweet! Definitely, it is sweet! And it is a bakery item that is not only tasty, but also huge. Is it the largest sweet roll on the planet? Perhaps not. But local business produces thousands of these tasty treats (meals, really) each year. The unusually large size draws the attention and the taste brings customers back.
This is an icebreaker that addresses communication and introduces the concept of contraband control.
Part one – How big is it?
Have you ever heard of the file baked into a cake story? In old movies, a prisoner's loved one or devotee smuggles in a file to a lock up inside a cake. Staff let it through with no questions asked and the prisoner uses the file to escape.
Certainly, this is an outdated notion. We have metal detectors and do not permit visitors to bring baked good when visiting offenders. But, we suppose the ridiculous in order to walk around the idea of contraband control.
Joe Bouchard is a Librarian employed with the Michigan Department of Corrections and a collaborator with The International Association of Correctional Training Personnel (IACTP). He is also the author of "IACTP's Corrections Icebreakers: The Bouchard 101, 2014" and "Operation Icebreakers: Shooting for Excellence" among others. The installments in this series include his opinions. The agency for which he works is not in any way responsible for the content or accuracy of this material, and the views are those of the contributor and not necessarily those of the agency. While some material is influenced by other works, all of the icebreakers have been developed by Joe Bouchard.
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Once upon a time there lived 3 bears; there was daddy bear, mummy bear and baby bear. One day they decided to have some porridge so they made porridge but it was too hot, they thought if they went for a walk it might cool down a little. So they put on their shoes and strolled out the front door, little did they know there was a oatmeal fanatic waiting on the street waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike. When she entered the house a high pitch alarm went off, all the doors and windows locked and the bears returned.
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Gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Games: Previous Summer Games
Host City: Antwerpen, Belgium
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Antwerpen
Date Started: August 27, 1920
Date Finished: August 27, 1920
Format: Teams could consist of from 24 to 60 competitors. The exercises lasted one hour and were on the apparatuses of the team's choice and the exercises were all optional. Fifty points were given for performance and an additional ten points was given for the number of participants on a team. Thus the highest possible score was 60 points per team. There were two judges and their scores were averaged to determine the final score.
In the team competition, free method, there were only two teams entered: a Danish and a Norwegian team. The two judges, Clod Hansen of Denmark, and Johannes Dahl of Norway, were from the same nations and their scores differed widely. Hansen and Dahl marked their own teams about equally, but Hansen scored Norway quite low, giving the championship to Denmark.


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Nearly 25 percent of homeowners receiving help under a federal government foreclosure prevention program have already lapsed on their new mortgage payments, according to a Treasury Department survey released.
The delinquency figures raise questions regarding the effectiveness of the current program from the Obama administration's Home Affordable Modification Program, a $75 billion taxpayer-financed program that has been running since last year.
Last week, the Department of the Treasury announced a campaign to put new pressure on lenders to do more to move struggling homeowners into permanent loan modifications containing easier terms.
So far, more than 650,000 borrowers are participating in the trial phase of the program and have seen their payments lowered, on average, nearly 40% a month.
Trial modifications were initially for three months, but the Treasury added 60 days, making them last five months.
Moving homeowners from the trial phase into a permanent modification has become the program's most recent obstacle.
Borrowers must make three payments and submit more detailed documents showing that they qualify for the program to move forward and make the modification permanent.
A Treasury Department survey of large mortgage servicers found "over 73 percent of borrowers are current in their trial plan payments," according to Assistant Treasury Secretary Herbert Allison.
That leaves about 27 percent who have fallen behind on the payments.
Allison said to a Congressional Oversight Panel that "while not all eligible borrowers will convert to permanent modifications; it is too early to estimate a failure rate, diagnose causes and predict future success rates."
He also said the Treasury has projected an initial re-default rate of 40 percent on the foreclosure prevention program, improving the industry's record of over half of borrowers defaulting on loans a year after a permanent modification, according to government records.
The Treasury Department is expected to release data next week showing that the vast majority of borrowers remain stuck in the initial phase of the program, Treasury Department spokeswoman Meg Reilly said.
This week Treasury officials threatened to place fines on mortgage lenders unless they accelerate efforts to give struggling homeowners permanent loan modifications.
Housing advocates say in numerous situations borrowers have submitted all of the necessary documentation to qualify for a modification, but remain helpless, awaiting a lender's decision.


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Many of the children placed for adoption are very vulnerable, having experienced trauma in their short lives. 'For this reason our selection procedure has to be thorough,' says Esther Freeman of the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF).
But, don't be put off. Legislation passed in 2005 relaxed the criteria to make it easier to adopt. Below are some frequently asked questions of would-be adopters…
Do I have to be married?
No. Cohabiting couples, singles, gay men and women can also adopt. Whatever your personal circumstances, you're encouraged to come forward.
Am I too old?
You have to be over 21, but there is no upper age limit. However, many local authorities recommend that the parent should be no more than 45 years older than the child. 'We need to be confident you'll be around long enough to see your child into adulthood,' says Freeman.
Do I have to be working?
There are no financial restrictions, so unemployed people on benefits or those on low incomes are welcome. 'Financial help might be available,' adds Freeman.
Do I have to be a home owner?
No, but your home must be big enough to provide a bedroom – separate from your own – for the child (though they can share with siblings).
Would I need a medical?
Yes. 'Looking after a child is demanding,' says Freeman. 'And we need to be sure that you're up to the job. However, we wouldn't want to discourage those with a chronic illness or disability from applying, as many conditions can be successfully managed.'
I'm a smoker. Does that rule me out?
There are no blanket bans on smokers, and the same goes for those who are overweight. 'People are rarely rejected for one reason alone,' says Freeman. 'We look at the bigger picture.'
I have children of my own. Can I adopt?
Yes, though adoption agencies stress the importance of discussing it with your children before you go ahead.
I'm having IVF treatment. Can I adopt?
Most adoption agencies ask that you have a break of at least six months between stopping fertility treatment and starting adoption. 'Giving up on the idea of having your own child can be painful,' says Freeman. 'We want to be assured that you've come to terms with that and don't regard adoption as the second-best option.'
What about a criminal record?
'You can't adopt if you're on the sex offenders' register,' says Freeman. 'But otherwise each case is assessed on its own merits.'
More information
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Birthdays are for paying it forward
Six years ago on my birthday, I started a new personal tradition. For every person who took the time to think of me on my special day by sending me a greeting via social media/text/call/card, I donated $1 towards a charity or non-profit that had special some special significance. Over the years, WE have supported the Haiti Relief Fund, Humane Society, Canadian Cancer Society, Heart and Stroke Foundation, the World Wildlife Federation, the MS Society of Canada, and the Ottawa Mission…As you can tell if you did the math, there were a couple of years where we supported more than one foundation.
This year, I'd like to say thank you again to the 109 people who made my day extra special. I grappled with what this year's cause would be, but after some contemplation I realized that it was pretty obvious. This year's special cause is the Canadian Mental Health Association and will be in memory of our friend Adam.
For those of you who have been active in my life over the past couple of years, you know how much my life has changed! I've been learning to manage anxiety, stress and depression all while seeing some of the people closest to me go through similar battles but opt not seek outside help. Despite all of the PSA's educating people about mental health, you can't force someone to seek help. Sometimes this can really be heartbreaking. This year, we also said goodbye to our friend Adam who had his share of struggles but unfortunately we had no idea about them them until it was too late. I've also selected this cause to honour my daughter. Yes – that's right – I'm a mom! Two years ago, Byron and I become the parents to our beautiful niece/daughter who has been impacted by the domino effects of mental illness and addiction.
I'd better end this post off here before I start getting all emotional… Being a mom has made me a big old softy and now I can't laugh at my sister Giselle anymore for tearing up while watching Tim Hortons commercials…oh Asian grandpas make me tear up every time!…In any case, I want to say THANK YOU to all of you for being in my life and I wanted to let you know that I'll be making this donation on behalf of all of you!
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Among my favourites when it comes to videos for the web from 2014 comes from the BBC when they launched their music service earlier this year. I still get goosebumps when I look at it…!
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Good graphs make complex problems clear. From the weather forecast to the Dow Jones average, graphs are so ubiquitous today that it is hard to imagine a world without them. Yet they are a modern invention. Graphic Discovery is the first to comprehensively plot humankind's fascinating efforts to visualize data, from a key seventeenth-century precursor – England's plague-driven initiative to register vital statistics – right up to the latest advances. In a highly readable, richly illustrated story of invention and inventor that mixes science and politics, intrigue and scandal, revolution and shopping, Howard Wainer validates Thoreau's observation that circumstantial evidence can be quite convincing, as when you find a trout in the milk.
The story really begins with the eighteenth-century origins of the art, logic, and methods of data display, which emerged, full-grown, in William Playfair's landmark 1786 trade atlas of England and Wales. The remarkable Scot singlehandedly popularized the atheoretical plotting of data to reveal suggestive patterns – an achievement that foretold the graphic explosion of the nineteenth century, with atlases published across the observational sciences as the language of science moved from words to pictures.
Next come succinct chapters illustrating the uses and abuses of this marvelous invention more recently, from a murder trial in Connecticut to the Vietnam War's effect on college admissions. Finally Wainer examines the great twentieth-century polymath John Wilder Tukey's vision of future graphic displays and the resultant methods – methods poised to help us make sense of the torrent of data in our information-laden world.
Preface xiii
Introduction 1
In the sixteenth century, the bubonic plague provided the motivation for the English to begin gathering data on births, marriages, and deaths. These data, the Bills of Mortality, were the grist that Dr. John Arbuthnot used to prove the existence of God. Unwittingly, he also provided strong evidence that data graphs were not yet part of a scientist's tools.
Part I: William Playfair and the Origins of Graphical Display Chapter 1: Why Playfair? 9
All of the pieces were in place for the invention of statistical graphics long before Playfair was born. Why didn't anyone else invent them? Why did Playfair?
Chapter 2: Who Was Playfair? 20
by Ian Spence and Howard Wainer
William Playfair (1759-1823) was an inventor and ardent advocate of statistical graphics. Here we tell a bit about his life.
Chapter 3: William Playfair: A Daring Worthless Fellow 24
by Ian Spence and Howard Wainer
Audacity was an important personality trait for the invention of graphics because the inventor had to move counter to the Cartesian approach to science. We illustrate this quality in Playfair by describing his failed attempt to blackmail one of the richest lords of Great Britain.
Chapter 4: Scaling the Heights (and Widths) 28
The message conveyed by a statistical graphic can be distorted by manipulating the aspect ratio, the ratio of a graph's width to its height. Playfair deployed this ability in a masterly way, providing a guide to future display technology.
Chapter 5: A Priestley View of International Currency Exchanges 39
A recent plot of the operating hours of international currency exchanges confuses matters terribly. Why? We find that when we use a different graphical form, developed by Joseph Priestley in 1765, the structure becomes clear. We also learn how Priestley discovered the latent graphicacy in his (and our) audiences.
Chapter 6: Tom's Veggies and the American Way 44
European intellectuals were not the only ones graphing data. During a visit to Paris (and prompted by letters from Benjamin Franklin), Thomas Jefferson learned of this invention and he later put it to a more practical use than the depiction of the life spans of heroes from classical antiquity.
Chapter 7: The Graphical Inventions of Dubourg and Ferguson: Two Precursors to William Playfair 47
Although he developed the line chart independently, Priestley was not the first to do so. The earliest seems to be the Parisian physician Jacques Barbeau-Dubourg (1709-1779), who created a wonderful graphical scroll in 1753. Graphical representation must have been in the air, for the Scottish philosopher Adam Ferguson (1723-1816) added his version of time lines to the mix in 1780.
Chapter 8: Winds across Europe: Francis Galton and the Graphic Discovery of Weather Patterns 52
In 1861, Francis Galton organized weather observatories throughout Western Europe to gather data in a standardized way. He organized these data and presented them as a series of ninety-three maps and charts, from which he confirmed the existence of the anticyclonic movement of winds around a low-pressure zone.
Part II: Using Graphical Displays to Understand the Modern World
Chapter 9: A Graphical Investigation of the Scourge of Vietnam 59
During the Vietnam War, average SAT scores went down for those students who were not in the military. In addition, the average ASVAB scores (the test used by the military to classify all members of the military) also declined. This Lake Wobegon-like puzzle is solved graphically.
Chapter 10: Two Mind-Bending Statistical Paradoxes 63
The odd phenomenon observed with test scores during the Vietnam War is not unusual. We illustrate this seeming paradox with other instances, show how to avoid them, and then discuss an even subtler statistical pitfall that has entrapped many illustrious would-be data analysts.
Chapter 11: Order in the Court 72
How one orders the elements of a graph is critical to its comprehensibility. We look at a New York Times graphic depicting the voting records of U.S. Supreme Court justices and show that reordering the graphic provides remarkable insight into the operation of the court.
Chapter 12: No Order in the Court 78
We examine one piece of the evidence presented in the 1998 murder trial of State v. Gibbs and show how the defense attorneys, by misordering the data in the graph shown to the judge, miscommunicated a critical issue in their argument.
Chapter 13: Like a Trout in the Milk 81
Thoreau pointed out that sometimes circumstantial evidence can be quite convincing, as when you find a trout in the milk. We examine a fascinating graph that provides compelling evidence of industrial malfeasance.
Chapter 14: Scaling the Market 86
We examine the stock market and show that different kinds of scalings provide the answers to different levels of questions. One long view suggests a fascinating conjecture about the trade-offs between investing in stocks and investing in real estate.
Chapter 15: Sex, Smoking, and Life Insurance: A Graphical View 90
We examine two risk factors for life insurance--sex and smoking--and uncover the implicit structure that underlies insurance premiums.
Chapter 16: There They Go Again! 97
The New York Times is better than most media sources for statistical graphics, but even the Times has occasional relapses to an earlier time in which confusing displays ran rampant over its pages. We discuss some recent slips and compare them with prior practice.
Chapter 17: Sex and Sports: How Quickly Are Women Gaining? 103
A simple graph of winning times in the Boston Marathon augmented by a fitted line provides compelling, but incorrect, evidence for the relative gains that women athletes have made over the past few decades. A more careful analysis provides a better notion of the changing size of the sex differences in athletic performances.
Chapter 18: Clear Thinking Made Visible: Redesigning Score Reports for Students 109
Too often communications focus on what the transmitter thinks is important rather than on what the receiver is most critically interested in. The standard SAT score report that is sent to more than one million high school students annually is one such example. Here we revise this report using principles abstracted from another missive sent to selected high school students.
Part III: Graphical Displays in the Twenty-first Century
The three chapters of this section grew out of a continuing conversation with John W. Tukey, the renowned Princeton polymath, on the graphical tools that were likely to be helpful when data were displayed on a computer screen rather than a piece of paper. These conversations began shortly after Tukey's eighty-fourth birthday and continued for more than a year, ending the night before he died.
Chapter 19: John Wilder Tukey: The Father of Twenty-first-Century Graphical Display 117
Chapter 20: Graphical Tools for the Twenty-first Century: I. Spinning and Slicing 125
Chapter 21: Graphical Tools for the Twenty-first Century: II. Nearness and Smoothing Engines 134
Chapter 22: Epilogue: A Selection of Selection Anomalies 142
Graphical displays are only as good as the data from which they are composed. In this final chapter we examine an all too frequent data flaw. The effects of nonsampling errors deserve greater attention, especially when randomization is absent. Formal statistical analysis treats only some of the uncertainties. In this chapter we describe three examples of how flawed inferences can be made from nonrandomly obtained samples and suggest a strategy to guard against flawed inferences.
Conclusion 150
Dramatis Personae 151
This graphical epic has more than one hundred characters. Some play major roles, but most are cameos. To help keep straight who is who, this section contains thumbnail biographies of all the players.
Notes 173
References 177
Index 185
Howard Wainer is Distinguished Research Scientist for the National Board of Medical Examiners and Adjunct Professor of Statistics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of fifteen other books.
"Well written and innovative [...] The book is fascinating with its wide view, including introductions to historical personalities, analyses of statistical paradoxes, and well-documented discussions of actual uses of visual data to mislead viewers."
– Choice
"During a dairyman's strike in 19th century New England, when there was suspicion of milk being watered down, Henry David Thoreau wrote, 'Sometimes circumstantial evidence can be quite convincing; like when you find a trout in the milk.' Howard Wainer uses this as a metaphor in his entertaining, informative, and persuasive book on graphs, or the visual communication of information. Sometimes a well-designed graph tells a very convincing story."
– Raymond N. Greenwell, MAA Online
"Wainer's wit and broad intellect make this a very entertaining book."
– Linda Pickle, American Statistician
"[A] personalized and readable jaunt through the history of charting."
– The Economist
"This book may be seen as a chronology of graphic date presentation beginning with Playfair to the present and pointing toward the future [...] It is a remarkable value that every practitioner of statistics can afford."
– Malcolm James Ree, Personnel Psychology
"Graphic Discovery is a welcome addition to the literature on investigation and effective communication through graphic display. It contains a wealth of information and opinions, which are motivated and illustrated through a plethora of real life examples which can be easily incorporated into any educational setting: classroom, seminar, self-enhancement [...] This book will be useful to and it can be mastered by a diverse readership."
– Thomas E. Bradstreet, Computational Statistics
"The use of charts and graphs to make numbers both intelligible and memorable is a surprisingly modern idea. How this idea grew from a curiosity into a basic tool of modern science is a story of remarkable men and curious paradoxes, a story that Howard Wainer tells with zest and sympathetic understanding. Informative, readable, profoundly engaging."
– George A. Miller, Princeton University, author of The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two
"I liked this book very much indeed. It will be very useful to the many who are interested in the interplay of forces that have yielded modern science."
– Eric T. Bradlow, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
"Fascinating. This book [...] the first to explore the chronological development of graphical data display [...] should be required reading for statisticians, applied researchers, scientists, and certainly for all journalists."
– I. Elaine Allen, Babson College
"A delightful and thought-provoking book on statistical graphics. Wainer provides compact case studies of how graphical presentations such as bar charts, plots, and scattergrams can lead to important discoveries. The most compelling examples show how a published graphic could be dramatically improved to avoid misleading interpretations or make new discoveries. The most entertaining parts are his vignettes of historical figures, such as his twin heroes of William Playfair and John Tukey. I enjoyed Wainer's sardonic wit, personal anecdotes, and popular culture references, but the real gift was the clarity of thinking and the wise guidance about deep issues in statistics, data mining, and information visualization."
– Ben Shneiderman, College Park, MD


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Cybercriminals will be out in full force today on Cyber Monday, the most popular shopping day of the year.
In 2011, Cyber Monday shoppers broke sales records that increased 33 percent from 2010, according to the Better Business Bureau. This year may be another record-breaking year for Cyber Monday online shopping.
Identity thieves, online merchants selling counterfeit products, and online merchants taking payments and not delivering goods are of top concern to the BBB this Cyber Monday. On Cyber Monday 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice shut down 150 websites that were selling counterfeit products such as sports jerseys and handbags.
To avoid Cyber Monday scams, the BBB offers the following 10 tips:
1. Know your rights – Federal law requires that orders made by mail, phone, or online be shipped by the date promised or, if no delivery time was stated, within 30 days. If the goods aren't shipped on time, you can cancel and demand a refund. There is no general three-day cancellation period, but consumers have the right to reject merchandise if it is defective or was misrepresented.
2. Pay with a credit card – It's best to use a credit card, because under federal law, you can dispute the charges if you don't receive the item. You also have dispute rights if there are unauthorized charges on a credit card, and many card issuers have "zero liability" policies under which the card-holder pays nothing if someone steals the credit card number and uses it. Never wire money.
3. Shop on trustworthy websites – Start with the BBB to check on the seller's reputation and record of customer satisfaction. Visit www.bbb.org to check out BBB Business Reviews of online sellers.
4. Beware of phishing – Legitimate businesses don't send e-mails claiming problems with an order or an account to lure the recipient into revealing financial information. If you receive such an e-mail, call the contact number on the website where the purchase was made to confirm whether or not there really is a problem with the transaction.
5. Protect your computer and mobile device – Computers and mobile devices should always be security software enabled, especially when shopping online. Make sure you have the most recent updates installed for spam filters, anti-virus and anti-spyware software, and a secure firewall.
6. Protect your personal information – Take the time to read the site's privacy policy and understand what personal information is being requested and how it will be used. If there isn't one posted, it should be taken as a red flag that personal information may be sold to others without permission or possibly used in identity theft crimes.
7. Beware of deals that sound too good to be true – Be leery of extremely low prices on hard-to-get items; such offers may be too-good-to-be-true. When you think you're saving money, you could actually be losing it all together if you're dealing with a shady seller who never delivers your item.
8. Confirm your online purchase is secure – Shoppers should always look in the URL address box for the "s" in https:// and/or in the lower-right corner for the "lock" symbol before paying. If you have any doubts about a site, right-click anywhere on the page and select "Properties." This will let you see the real URL – website address – and the dialog box will reveal if the site isn't encrypted.
9. Keep documentation of your order – After completing the online order process, there may be a final confirmation page or the shopper might receive confirmation by e-mail. Save a copy of the webpage and any e-mails for future reference and as a record of the purchase.
10. Check your credit card statements often – Don't wait for paper statements; check your credit card statements for suspicious activity by either checking statements online regularly or calling credit card companies directly.
For more information for boomer consumers, see my blog The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide.


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As farmers and ranchers struggle to put up hay, it's hard to believe the sound of raindrops comes so often. We had just a brief shower Thursday morning but heard that others out by Gettysburg and Bowdle had hail plus more damaging winds. With the crops looking so great, we'll keep the moisture and hope the damaging weather will bypass us. I know that the western part of the state has gotten more rain in some areas than they've had for the past 5 years. Looking at the Drought Monitor website, the bullseye is off our state, with just a little bit in the southwestern corner showing abnormally dry conditions, no longer considered drought. All of North Dakota is clear of dry conditions along with most of the strip of states through the center of the country. Recent lightning has been awesome. Sunday night, as a storm moved through, we sat on our covered porch and watched the almost constant flashes of light. About 1,000 deaths are caused by lightning each year. I ran across a study by the National Severe Weather Lab that reported that there have been 23 deaths from lightning in South Dakota from 1929 to 2003. Stay safe when it's storming! In a nutshell:
- Area farmers whose land was physically damaged by the May 5 flood could be eligible for financial assistance through the Farm Service Agency.
- The deadline to apply for assistance in Brown County is Monday. The deadline for Spink County is July 7. INTERNET Monday deadline for FSA flooding help By Jackie Burke American News Writer The Farm Service Agency's Emergency Conservation Program could help area farmers whose land was damaged caused by the May 5-6 flooding. The Emergency Conservation Program is a program designed to help farmers rehabilitate land damaged by a natural disaster, said Steve Cutler, executive director of the Farm Service Agency in South Dakota. The program can also be used in times of a severe drought, he said. The Emergency Conservation Program can be implemented after counties are approved by state agencies, Cutler said. So far, Spink County and Brown County have been approved to implement the program. Farmers in Brown and Spink Counties can apply at their local FSA offices, Cutler said. "We've been approved, but we don't have any funds allocated to us as of yet," Cutler said. The deadline for farmers in Brown County is Monday, June 25. Farmers in Spink County have until July 7 to apply. The program is used to help with physical damage to the land, Cutler said. For example, removing debris from farmland; grading, shaping or releveling severely damaged farmland; restoring permanent fences; or restoring conservation structures would all qualify for emergency conservation program assistance. "If people think they qualify, they should come in and talk to their local county office," Cutler said. "There's no harm in filing an application." The application also includes an on-site inspection to determine the type and extent of damage. According to the FSA Web site, to be eligible for program funding, the natural disaster must create new conservation problems that, if untreated, would:
- impair or endanger the land.
- materially affect the land's productive capacity.
- represent unusual damage, which, except for wind erosion, is not the type likely to recur frequently in the same area.
- be so costly to repair that federal assistance is or will be required to return the land to productive agricultural use. Conservation problems existing before the applicable disaster are ineligible for Emergency Conservation Program assistance. For more information on the program visit http://www.fsa.usda.gov.


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Bill Canell was a fifth-grader when his ears were first tickled by the musical stylings of The Who. Though he was only 11 years old, he found himself captivated by the band's raw energy and live performance.
"They were amazing stage performers," said Canell, who started playing guitar a month after seeing the band perform on TV. "Their performance lifted my soul. The energy, the way they were able to project onto the people was unique. I had never seen a band perform the way they did with the quality of music and energy. That really intrigued me."
Canell never imagined he would one day be channeling the English rock band with Who'sNext, a tribute band that has made its way around the country and recently played locally in Mineola.
Canell started the band in 1998 with a desire to keep music of The Who alive and pass it on to the younger generation. He is the only member of the tribute band's original lineup, and is joined by lead singer Dave MacDonald, bassist Mike Conte from Levittown and drummer Rich Savarese from Plainview.
"It's the best lineup we've had," said Canell. "Playing-wise, each member really embracestheir character. Each member of The Who was unique on their own, so each of us have to play their part to the highest level for this to work. It clicks well."
Who's Next concert attendees get an experience reminiscent of the one that made fifth-grade Canell fall in love with the band as a youngster. Band members not only play the same music as The Who, but on the same equipment and donning similar outfits as the original rock band did in the 1970s. Their commitment to an authentic show experience filled with energy and passion has led to a devoted fan base spanning across generational lines.
"We [perform] with the highest level of authenticity we can," Canell said. "When people come, we try to give them the full experience. People appreciate the effort we put into the project and know we're passionate because we're enthusiastic and emulate The Who in their power and energy."
Not only has the commitment and musicianship of Who's Next captured the attention of fansacross America, but it's also been noted by The Who themselves. The tribute band is endorsed by The Who and has even played their after-show parties. They've also worked with many of The Who's charities, raising $15,000 over the years for Teen Cancer America, a charity started by Roger Daltry. Members of The Who have also signed memorabilia for them to raffle off.
"When I was a kid at 12, watching Pete Townshend and being inspired by him, I never thought I would meet him and be friendly with him," said Canell, who channels the legendary guitarist on stage during shows.
Playing in Who's Next has also been an amazing journey for Conte.
"My childhood and musical hero is John Entwistle and after 35 or more years, I finally get to be him in Who's Next," he said.
Though channeling The Who gives these dedicated fans a chance to live out their dream, performing is physically demanding. But that doesn't deter the members from wanting to keep rocking out for as long a
s they can, to continue to keep the music of The Who alive for as long as possible.
"The best reward is seeing the smiles on the younger generation and seeing the kids enjoy the music. We enjoy this and we'll go for as long as it's possible," said Canell.
Find out more about Who's Next at www.whosnexttribute.com.


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ModiFile: Michelle = Customer Happiness Fulfilled
Lots of companies have corporate biographies online. And it makes sense that you, the consumer, might want to know something about us, the vendor/merchant/liaison/super dope maker of custom watches, prior to making a purchase.
But those corporate bios are dry. They're overly flattering. They're heavy on credentials and light on any information that doesn't qualify as such. They're informative, but they're boring.
We hate boring. So what did we do to that model?
Stuck it in our figurative blender, added a zest of Modify, sprinkled in some love for hometown sports franchises, seasoned it with our favorite weekend activities, then (of course) heaped in some kale to make it healthy.
What we ended up with was something we like to call the ModiFiles.
Our first installment and featured team member was Erik, the 5-Tool Player. Today, we profile Michelle Mitchell, head of Modify's Customer Experience and Operations. Or, more specifically, you know her as the Happiness Boss.
Here's a scenario: You order a product from a company that lives on the internet. That company ships your product to you. You enjoy/dislike/take issue/want more of whatever you ordered, so you place a phone call to that company, using a number procured from the "Contact Us" page (or email them, we don't mind. Either one works for this hypothetical).
Odds are, the person who ends up answering your phone call or email is behaving far less like a person than you were hoping. But those odds don't reflect a sample size involving a communiqué answered by Michelle Mitchell.
That's because the UNC-Wilmington grad seemingly cares more about the customer's happiness than her own. If you send an email over to Modify, she's the one responding in that timely, helpful and personal manner you've come to expect. If you decide to get in touch with your inner-luddite and place a phone call, it's her voice you'll get on the other end.
Have a problem with the product? Michelle's got your back. Always. Every company needs a maven, and Michelle is ours.
After stints in Charlotte and Chicago, she moved to California and began working in Social Media for large companies like Visa. While she liked working on the social media side of customer service, Michelle felt more at home when she moved to a non-profit.
She was doing the same thing, but relating to the clientele more directly, and that was something she enjoyed. So it makes sense that she would thrive in an environment that not only allowed her to enhance the customer experience, but interact with customers as well.
"Any order that's placed, I'm most likely going to be the one sending out," said Michelle. "I do all of our customer service — any issues, questions or comments the customers have come through me. I manage our 'Mod Of The Month Club,' and also make sure that all of our customers are happy."
After all, relationships are what she does. If you were to say that "anyone who works in customer service must be a people person," you would be incorrect — see: Any company with a call center — but if you said, "anyone who excels in customer service AND makes candles in their spare time AND volunteers on the weekends must be a people person," you would not only be correct, you would be adequately describing Michelle.
Her two dogs, Ninja and Maggie, would most likely agree (and we only say most likely because dogs can't talk, and Modify isn't into putting words into other… er… creature's mouths).
As would anyone who has gotten a whiff of her craft candles. Or any of the folks she's helped in 501(c)3 days. Or any of her fellow NASCAR fans. Or her siblings. Or her friends from UNC-Wilmington, the place she describes as "the best place in the whole world."
They'll confirm what we already know: Great customer service begins with a truly caring customer service representative, and no one cares about your satisfaction more than Michelle.
So, next time you email, chat, or call us at Modify, know that you are in excellent hands.
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Hey Michelle…..
A million thanks for the awesome watch and bands. Thanks for the extra band, just what I need to work around the classroom with my 20 4 yr old students. I'll have to hide it in order to have them pay attention to our lessons and not the watch


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JP Schlegelmilch - Piano
Michael Clemow - Electronics
Waver creates music that explores lush cinematic soundscapes, dense experimental noise, and hypnotic minimalist textures, all with the spontaneous energy of an improvisational dialogue between piano and laptop electronics.
JP Schlegelmilch and Michael Clemow began playing music together informally in 2011 and immediately sensed a unique alchemy created by their disparate musical backgrounds. Michael Clemow is a composer of experimental electronic music and creates his own instruments, as well as other sound-related hardware for a variety of artists such as Lou Reed and Eleonor Sandresky.
After performing at a concert promoted by the new music organization Abattoir Projects in 2012, Michael and JP went into the studio to document their new musical discoveries. In April of 2014 they celebrated the release of their debut recording with a concert at ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn.
Waver's debut album is available on Bandcamp


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Ajay honoured with Jasarat Award
By Courtesy: Bollywood Hungama|
The Urdu Press Club of India honoured Ajay Devgan with the Jasarat Award at Kanpur. After doing socially relevant films like Zakhm, Legend of Bhagat Singh, Gangaajal, Apaharan, Halla Bol and his directorial debut film, U Me Aur Hum, (which speaks about Alzheimer), he's finally being appreciated. Although Ajay was not present for the award ceremony, he gave his respects in a written statement stating the value of Urdu and its significance in the Indian film industry.
Along with Ajay, the historian author Amaresh Misra was also honoured with the Jasarat award.
|Ajay in U Me Aur Hum


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Much has been said about the role of the Care Quality Commission in recent times- a murmur has gathered pace with the Professional Standards authority questioning the role of regulation. 211 million pounds is the figure mentioned spent behind CQC and maybe its time for some sense checks, as well as for the CQC to consider the next phase of its development.
For starters, let's be honest- nobody likes to be examined or regulated. We, hopefully, all go to work believing to be able to do the best for our patients- so any external regulation raises the question whether we are or not. Sadly, past events have suggested there probably is a need for this- and the question is whether CQC needed to exist whether all Trusts and staff had done enough with their internal processes. That's what, perhaps, CQC needs to tackle..a step away from the criticism and be more of a guide. Shine a light but also make robust suggestions, share examples from their travels where its better. There is little point in saying "you are not good" if you can't be a support to improve or indeed give suggestions as to how to do so within present financial constraints.
Interrogate success, not failure- that possibly needs to be how CQC functions
Secondly, I have seen CQC appear in a few Trusts- and to be fair, it has opened doors to fight the corner of patients in some cases. The name CQC has made managers sit up and listen when previous business cases, please, data has failed to do so, failed against the wall of financial imbalance. One may say that's a culture of fear but it's a sad indictment of internal processes where the name CQC is needed to make changes. In an irony, perhaps it makes the case more for its existence. To many, the message thus is..sort your own internal bits out..if you do, then the CQC doesn't need to exist
Thirdly, the money involved. 211 million sounds a lot but its also about context- especially when you think that the whole NHS budget is about 110 billion. Our local 3 CCGs has a combined budget of about 800 million- so in a national context, that money released would be about 1 million/ CCG..something that would be swallowed by CIP budgets in a blink of an eye
Finally, its also about CQC learning from experience. More soft touch, less marching in. But most importantly? The need for data. Quite rightly the return of investment is asked for- as with every sector of the NHS and this is where CQC has floundered. Let me give you a simple example- CQC has examined X number of steps- as a diabetes specialist, I would like to know what diabetes specific changes have happened in hospitals to keep patients safe? Gillian Astbury was one of the deaths due to lack of insulin in Midstaffs. Has CQC inspection improved that? Anecdotally, the answer is No. Prove the doubters wrong- show that insulin prescription has improved, show that errors are less, never events are less..think of metrics, markers, maybe even simply checking whether the recommendations given in Trust Z has been implemented or not.
Indeed, there are many arm length bodies that can be amalgamated and role looked at in times of financial strife- but on balance, the CQC probably still has a role as I am yet to be convinced that internal processes are robust enough and protects patients enough. But for that CQC also needs to adapt and be ready to answer critics with data- not with simple emotions. The need to improve care sits with all of us- the trick is to move away from the emotiveness and base it on data. Let's see whether the powers that be are ready for that.


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This round, the theme is BLOOM . . . I am thinking of creating with the inspirations of . . . .
Captain Plaknit's very own "Bloom Where You Are Planted" crochet creation,
or maybe, in a super hero kind of way, a boom bloom?!?!
or maybe something more literal, like the amazing Australian wildflowers that are starting to bloom. . .
What do you think? Are you joining in the swap too?


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Tuesday, 14 February 2012 12:41 PM
The Islamic Republic could disrupt supplies from the Persian Gulf by imposing tanker inspections or boarding merchant ships in its territorial waters, encouraging markets to view armed conflict increasingly as "a real, if remote, possibility," Paris-based Jean-Michel Six, S&P's chief economist for Europe, wrote in one of three reports from the ratings company.
The likelihood of severe disruption of shipments in the Strait, through which 20 percent of the world's oil flows, is "very low," though if one did occur, it might drive oil to $150 a barrel and push economies into a recession, according to the reports.
"For oil-producing sovereigns of the Gulf Cooperation Council -- Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and, to a lesser extent, Bahrain -- higher oil prices would actually be beneficial," said Elliot Hentov, an S&P credit analyst in Dubai. "As oil exporters, they would receive more foreign earnings that they could either use to stimulate demand or improve their government's balance sheets."
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The U.S. and the European Union are imposing tougher sanctions on Iran and Israel has talked of an attack on the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities in an attempt to halt its atomic program. Iran, which says the program is for civilian purposes, has threatened to block Hormuz in retaliation.
Oil has risen 8 percent since Dec. 19, when Bank of America Corp. said in a report that crude may surge by $40 a barrel if international sanctions halted supplies from Iran. Oil for March delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose as much as 74 cents to $101.65 a barrel, the highest since Jan. 19, and was at $101.17 at 12:55 p.m. London time. Prices are 19 percent higher than a year ago.
The three S&P reports discuss the impact of rising Gulf tensions on Middle Eastern states seeking to borrow money, the risks that a closure of Hormuz would pose for companies looking for credit and the threats to global economic growth from an oil shock.
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The House needs only a majority of votes in order to impeach the President of the United States. Impeachment is only the first step and is the equivalent of an indictment. If the vote passes the House, it is followed by a trial in the Senate.
The articles of impeachment are sent to the Senate, where the actual trial is held. Once both sides present their case, the Senate votes on whether to convict or not. A two-thirds vote is required to convict. Impeachable offenses are treason, bribery or other high crimes or misdemeanors. High crimes and misdemeanors involve breaking a law, abuse of power and violating the public trust. Only two presidents were impeached, Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, and both were acquitted.


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The Gilmore has landed.
Every four years, the Gilmore Artist Award, with its cash prize of $300,000, descends on a pianist of unspecified age and origin deemed worthy of career enhancement and broader recognition. The winner this year, to be announced today and featured at the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival in Kalamazoo, Mich., in May, is Ingrid Fliter, an Argentine pianist who lives in Milan.
Ms. Fliter was among about 450 pianists nominated in a poll of music professionals and was chosen from a final handful by six judges from the music world who stealthily heard her perform in Washington and Tokyo as well as on privately made live recordings.
"She's hardly an unknown," said Daniel R. Gustin, the director of the Gilmore, "but none of us supposedly wise professionals in the performing-arts world had ever heard of her. Her recordings really turned our heads."
Ms. Fliter (pronounced FLEE-ter), 32, has not recorded commercially, although Video Artists International, Mr. Gustin said, plans to release some of those live recordings, from the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Ms. Fliter has performed extensively in Europe and Japan, less so in the United States.
She appeared with the Warsaw Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall in 2002 and has performed in concert and in recital in Washington. She gave a recital in Atlanta in October, and is to perform Haydn's Concerto in D (Hob. XVIII:11) with Donald Runnicles and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra from Thursday through Saturday, substituting for Piotr Anderszewski, who was named the last Gilmore Artist in 2002.Continue reading the main story
It was at the Atlanta recital that Mr. Gustin informed Ms. Fliter that she was to receive the award.
"It was unexpected, completely," Ms. Fliter said last week at her hotel on 57th Street. "And this is something that talks so well about this secret organization, because it's amazing that they were listening to my concerts and I couldn't even suspect that. It's a very noble initiative, because there are no losers. The people that are participating don't know. You're playing in your natural habitat, and this is the best way to judge a musician."
Ms. Fliter spoke with a natural exuberance that multiplied when she went next door, to Steinway Hall, to be photographed. Seated before a grand piano in a room full of them, she plunged briefly into snippets of Chopin, perhaps the composer she reveres most at the moment, improvised a phrase or two, then veered off into Beethoven.
She clearly loved the sound and feel of the piano, and you could almost see her wrapping her mind around the notion that a piano like this might be a way to spend some of her windfall. She plays on a rented instrument at home in Milan.
But she is also contemplating other uses for the money: commissioning a work, for example, though she is not a particular specialist in modern music beyond that of her compatriots Alberto Ginastera and Astor Piazzolla. And she has long nourished a desire to record the five Beethoven concertos.
"I haven't decided yet," she said. "It's too soon. It's incredible."
Ms. Fliter -- who speaks fluent English with a lilting accent, needing only occasionally to search for a word -- was born and reared by music-loving parents in Buenos Aires. She took naturally to the piano, learning to read music only later. She made her debut at the Teatro Colón at 16, playing Beethoven's Third Concerto.
A year or two later she auditioned for her formidable compatriot Martha Argerich, a pianist of astonishing range and depth and the patron saint of Argentine players. Ms. Argerich not only referred her to a teacher in Germany, but also gave Ms. Fliter the use of her home in Geneva.
Ms. Argerich remains an obvious model. "I grew up with her from the very beginning," Ms. Fliter said. "She's a big example of freedom in interpretation, in music, in feeling, so naturally powerful, sincere and honest. She has a big imagination, and this is contagious to the people that meet her and the people that surround her."
After a brief return to Argentina, where Ms. Fliter met an Italian piano teacher who invited her to study with him, she moved to Italy, settling for a time in Imola , a northern Italian town, in 1995. She won a concerto competition, then took fourth prize in the Busoni International Piano Competition in Bolzano, Italy, in 1998.
There she met another major influence, the Hungarian pianist and conductor Zoltan Kocsis, who was on the jury. "He always tells me, 'Never play too much, but always play good,' " she said.
In 2000 she won a silver medal in the Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw, a distinction worth more to a career than a gold medal almost anywhere else. For Ms. Fliter, it led in particular to stepped-up activities in Japan.
Although Ms. Fliter continues to study in Italy (fortepiano as well as piano), the Gilmore judges evidently found her a finished artist. The choice was said to be unanimous.
"She projects an exceptional sense of storytelling and a complete naturalness," said Charles Hamlen, the founding director of Classical Action, an AIDS relief organization, and one of the judges. "Every single time we got to Ingrid's CD's, the music leapt off the discs."
Another judge, Ara Guzelimian, the senior director and artistic adviser of Carnegie Hall, concurred: "We just kept checking ourselves as we listened. We had never heard of her, and we had only sketchy information. Could she possibly be this good? She's such an engaging musical presence, the ear immediately perks up."
Mr. Guzelimian said that Carnegie had extended an invitation for Ms. Fliter to appear in Zankel Hall in a coming season.
The Gilmore Artist Award was established in 1989 as a way to dispense funds from the estate of Irving S. Gilmore, a department-store magnate and amateur pianist, who specified that the money should benefit pianists. Its method of "stalking" performers without their knowledge was conceived as an alternative to the competition model, and although the results have been uneven, the Gilmore prize has come to rival if not surpass the Van Cliburn competition in prestige. The winners before Mr. Anderszewski were David Owen Norris in 1991, Ralf Gothoni in 1994 and Leif Ove Andsnes in 1998.Continue reading the main story


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PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) Seattle Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon got off to a fine start in his first season, guiding the team within one game of a playoff for the AL wild-card spot.
After going 87-75, the expectations are even higher this year, especially with newcomer Nelson Cruz set to be the designated hitter.
The Mariners made a 16-game improvement under McClendon and snapped a streak of four straight losing seasons. Only Houston and the Los Angeles Angels saw a bigger jump in wins from the year before.
With Cruz and new outfielders Seth Smith and Justin Ruggiano ready to provide run support for a strong pitching staff, McClendon is eager to get going.
''We've gotten significantly better in a lot of areas, or we hope that we have,'' McClendon said before his pitchers and catchers took the field for their first spring training workout.
McClendon, who previously managed Pittsburgh, spent last season learning about Seattle's players. Now, he feels he knows his personnel and its capabilities much better than last spring.
''The message that I'll send to my players is preparation, not expectations,'' McClendon said. ''We have to prepare and you have to put the time in, you have to put the work in to make sure that you're ready for the grind of a 162-game schedule.''
A lot of position players have already arrived in camp and are taking groundballs and flyballs and hitting in the cages, which McClendon is happy to see. He also made note of the fact that the World Series champion San Francisco Giants won only one more regular-season game than the Mariners last season.
''Get in, and hopefully you get on a run,'' McClendon said.
First baseman Logan Morrison said McClendon has done a good job putting the players in a position to execute in games, and creates a favorable work environment in spring training.
''He kind of lets us do our thing and gets us off our feet in spring training, gets us in and out and makes sure we get our work done,'' Morrison said. ''As far as that goes, the best camp I've ever had.''
The familiarity with many of the players from last season can only help, Morrison added.
''Our expectations should always be the same, and that's to win a pennant and get a chance to win a World Series,'' he said. ''That's what we thought last year. Hopefully this year we can take that next step.''
NOTES: McClendon was asked about Major League Baseball's instant replay modifications and speed-up rules. ''I've been frustrated by the whole thing. I think in an unfair way, managers have been portrayed as guys that are walking out slow and wasting time,'' he said. ''Well, what are you supposed to do? You've got to wait on the replay system to find out if you should challenge. And now they're telling you to stay in the dugout, and then the umpires are going to be saying Hurry up, let's go.''' ... Newcomer Rickie Weeks will work at his longtime position, second base, as well as third, first and in the outfield, McClendon said. ... Utility player Willie Bloomquist is coming off of right knee surgery and wants to get to work right away, but McClendon said he will ease him into action. ''I've got to make sure he's healthy,'' McClendon said. ''So we're going to pace him and back him off a little bit. I'm sure he's not going to like it, but that's the way it is.''


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Thursday, May 26, 2016
Sheer Floral Print Blouse
A sheer blouse is a bold choice for work wear. That's why I always make sure to layer heavily anytime I am wearing one. But, anytime I wear a white tank top under a sheer top it sticks out like a sore thumb. Note to self: invest in a nude tank top. The dark pattern of this blouse is enough to cancel out its "sheernish." so I opted out of the tank top underneath and hoped a nice cardigan and a nude bra would do the trick. It seems to have worked. Also, I love how well the skirt and blouse go together even though I found them on completely separate thrifting trips. Brights and floral print always make me happy!
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Camo Skinnies
Details: Gap sweater / Old Navy skinnies (Similar) / Nine West shoes / Target necklace
I've never been a fan of camo. When I started seeing the skinny done in camo, I didn't even really believe myself at first when I started to like it. But then I started seeing it over and over again, and I couldn't resist. Kind of like how you hear that one pop song over and over again on the radio and you pretend not to like it, but before you know it you're singing "It's a party in the U.S.A." as loud as you can with the windows rolled up and the radio as high as it will go. Or something like that.
I found these camo skinnies at Old Navy, and I've never looked back. The sophisticated cut of the skinny leg and the rugged camo print are the perfect manifestation of the "I want it all" American attitude. Surrounding the camo with classic pieces only further emphasizes its identity crisis and makes me love it even more.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
The Cargo Vest
The cargo vest was one of those trends that I didn't really understand until I tried it. Am I supposed to dress it up or dress it down? Can I wear it with something else that's sleeveless? Removing sleeves from something apparently has quite the disorienting effect on me. Now that I have one, the question is what doesn't it look good with? Blouses, t-shirts, dresses — it can do it all. It has that off-duty but still pulled-together look that I love.
I scored my cargo vest at Target for $30 in the beginning of spring. I haven't seen it since, but I did find this similar cargo vest at Macy's, which is now on sale.
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HARTLEPOOL United look set to miss out on the signature of experienced defender Michael Raynes.
Pools boss Ronnie Moore was keen on bringing the 27-year-old in to bolster his defence after Raynes was told he was free to leave Oxford United.
But it is understood Mansfield have agreed an 18-month contract with the centre-back and a deal is expected to be completed this week.
Moore had already secured Sunderland defender Scott Harrison, 21, on a loan deal until the end of the season but he is also looking to add experience at the back.
Raynes, who stands 6ft 4in, has been out of the picture at Oxford since Appleton signed Chey Dunkley in November.
The Manchester-born centre-half has not been named in the match day squad of 18 since.
Appleton last week told the Oxford Mail: "I don't want to stand in anyone's way, certainly someone at his age.
"And I think he's at a point now where he's looking forward to getting back up north."
That is set to be Mansfield though, rather than Hartlepool.
Moore told SportMail he is looking to bring in two more players this week, to add to the loan signings of Harrison, Aaron Tshibola and Rakish Bingham.
They are set to be loan deals though ahead of the visit of Cheltenham Town, who have recently added three Liverpool youngsters to their ranks on loan deals.
Moore admitted he was after one of those himself, England Under-20 centre-back Lloyd Jones.
The 19-year-old has been a regular in the Liverpool Under-21 side.
Moore added: "Cheltenham have taken in three lads from Liverpool, including one I tried to get Lloyd Jones, a centre back.
"He chose to go there because favours were warranted from the Under 21 coach.
"They have gone there and it will be a test for us."
l TICKETS are now on sale for the Sky Bet League Two game against Shrewsbury Town at Greenhous Meadow on Saturday, January 17 (KO 3pm).
The Shrews have sent an initial allocation of 300 tickets and they are on sale from the Victoria Park ticket office.
Tickets will remain available until 3pm on Thursday, January 15, after which Pools fans will be able to buy them on the turnstiles prior to kick-off on the day of the game.
Prices: Adults £20, over 65s £15, students £14, juniors (16 and under) £14.


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For some time now it seems that everytime I see a blog or forum post where someone is reminiscing about one of the old school MMOs like EverQuest someone always has to jump in with the "Everquest was horrible!" and "There will never be another game with such "harsh" gameplay!" Now I can't help but think to myself why can't there be another game like that? I for one long to play a game that is full of challenges! A game that doesn't get nerfed everytime some whiny little brat makes a forum post about how he doesn't have all the epic loot in the game yet!? As a matter of fact I've talked to several MMO players that I know and we all seem to agree that we would all really enjoy playing a game in the same vein as the orignal EQ.
There are multiple reasons why I feel a game of that type is more fun than some of the current games that are available. An element for me that I'm sure would send most of todays MMO population to the forums en masse is an actual death penalty. Back in the original EQ I actually worried about dying. When I was exploring Clan Crushbone there was a real sense of thrill and danger. I wanted to move into the castle and see how far our party could get, see what mysteries were hidden away there. I still remember the first time I ever heard the name Ambassador DVinn – that name still strikes fear into me! I've never had such feelings in WoW, EQ II or any other mmo, because dying comes with no penalty… No corpse run, no Exp loss, no actual sense of failure at all… Without the death penalty some of the game's liveliness fades, and thus the level of fun is diminished.
Another thing that I feel made EverQuest feel more like a real living world, was the amount of zones. At any given level there were so many possibilities for where you could go to advance your character. Many people would deliberately choose to level alts in zones that they had never visited the first time they came through. It gives the game more life and more replayability than running through the exact same quests time and time again. In contrast many of the current MMOs lead you around by the nose and tell you where to play at any given time during the leveling process. Where is the fun in that!?
Grouping is probably the number one thing that is missing for me in the MMOs of today. Back in EQ and even in EQ II pre Kunark I actually enjoyed leveling! There's so much to be said for getting a group together and sitting down in a good dungeon and grinding mobs a for a couple hours. Both of those games had much more social activities from very early in the game all the way to level cap. I've made many a friend (some very close) from getting into amazing parties to grind a bit of exp. This kind of leveling is so much more engaging and fun for me than I think any questing system can ever hope to achieve.
I believe that there is still a market for this kind of game. I think there are still people out there who want something with more of a challenge set in a world that feels whole, cohesive, and alive! It certainly won't have the mass appeal that World of Warcraft enjoys, but there are plenty of games that are enjoying lots of success in their own niche markets, EVE is a great example of such a game. Surely me and my friends can't be alone in wanting to play this style of game. So what do you think? If a company were to invest in creating an EQ style game with updated graphics, ui, etc. would you be interested in playing it, or would my friends and I find ourselves exploring the world alone?


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Wow, this post could be a loooong one. I am such a baby-wearing advocate it's not even funny, and not only for the obvious reasons. It just makes life so damn easy. As in, "strap on your baby and carry on with your day" kinda easy. It means I get dinner cooked, any errands run, and the house in a relatively livable condition - and all the while bub happily comes along for the ride. I'm not one to fuss about and I like to avoid excess baggage where possible, so this solution is really a no-brainer: baby on the front, toddler in one hand and then I'm all like, "I'm coming for you Wesfield!" *
*Not really. I'm still a bit scared to brave the mall with two kids. But you get my drift.
|Noah babywearing his partner in crime "Monkey".
On that note, let me share another little gem. Sometimes you may hear mothers talk about having "one of those days" when their baby just will not sleep. For me and both of my children, this is more commonly referred to as approximately 4pm. EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
OK, OK, to be honest, that was a slight exaggeration. Harry really hasn't been that bad (so far). Perhaps he senses that, being the second child, I'm just not able to sit down with him while he takes his sweet time falling asleep. Or maybe it's because this is generally how we roll once mid-afternoon nap-time hits:
But that's not to say he doesn't try to fight it. Oh boy, does he try to fight it.
But I always win.
Emily = 1. Harry = 0.