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Cook Takes CEO Role, Mossberg on Apple's Future
On today's digits: Tim Cook takes over as CEO of Apple, with Steve Jobs remaining Chairman of the Board; Walt Mossberg weighs in on the future of Apple and its products; Silicon Valley reacts to Jobs's departure; Applied Materials is weighed down by a gloomy forecast, and, how college sports programs are commanding big paychecks.
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OpenTable range ... from Steve job's Anido slow and all and I will have that ... and so my small ... right have right now on Digits good afternoon and welcome I'm Simon Constable on the joined onset ... note too that those things I mean no ... um we've also would cripple the middle and when you have ... who is normally found ... in Seattle and thank you Brian much for being and you have the last of the team who sent to employees that's right that's right yes he sent a letter to employees all up one place today ... but if taking them for ... you know were were telling them really that on the things can change and Apple with the resignation of Steve Jobs ... he he really did everything he could to emphasize that ... of the lessons that Steve is ... in part the company or are part of culture ... the end of and I really thought that what stood out to me is that he said nothing was going to change that because really intra interesting thing to say that they continue to innovate ... and um I think it's probably an attempt to reassure people are very nervous about the future he said that we're going to continue to make an products ... in the war on my cost of products out and fall during an attempt to keep an ... eye and what's coming out well it's not been his primary role company has been more of the operational genius behind the supply chain figuring out cotton actually manufacture the products of that that they make ... by Steve Jobs's role is much more of the the the visionary that ... it has shipped the products along with this very large park development in the house ... so it's a it's a new role for him he's in half to make ... critical decisions that are been Steve Jobs's in the past ... and he's been he's been sort of doing that on and off for a little while the city's common he's been ... acting head of the company was Steve Jobs has been on medical leave for an on the recent medically so it's not a completely new role and doing this isn't well it's a little unclear during its previous medical these Helen Fawlty was in its decision to have to believe that a lot of the product cannot during those periods ... were party in the pipeline to come in at twelve to twenty four months out though ... will start to see ... Tim's impact on the product pipeline enough to lead the protest was the last time Tim Cook who's in charge on back into the nine ... months I ... Apple stock was doing three that's okay you think that shows signs of a lot of confidence in him are keeping people recognize that temporary time when you're on ... I think there is a pretty hardy crew confidence in him particularly among the investor community he said some caught up with that with the word and then ... it's the ... so ... in some ways it's very reassuring to know that there is a very experienced guy ... behind the scenes to snow ... coming forward and and can be running the company ... double what the company culture has he instilled in the company talked about seventy signing with its meaning in mind ... is deeply into it so it doesn't require to be I know what ... the what this new company suffered greatly from Walt Disney actually laughed ... aam and and and we did that motorbike for quite a long time ... is is there enough of a culture in Apple so that doesn't actually need him on ... you ... it's a it's a really good question I think the culture that that the lessons that you're talking about or in mini Steve Jobs's lieutenants ... and I'm sure Tim Cook is absorbed those lessons as well ... the question now though is whether those lieutenants ... state the company that is ... that many of them are very wealthy ... and they're going to have but you know in in the US but that they've been staying out of loyalty Steve out of loyalty Apple ... will see or talk on many having fun too much ... wall Moscow the big W himself from Washington DC were standing by ... um well ... bid Dan and the company ... Steve Brodie night Steve Jobs would be made this company ... and in his he made it the way he wanted it is this is leading them to change that is the isthe take something with them one for mine ... well of course it did its timing can replace ... somebody I was really historical up bigger like Steve Jobs is done so many ... game changing products that ... are really affected the way people vote with Ben and and disrupted all kinds of industries ... having said that I want to stress ... that ... he is not did ... and he is not out of the company ... is not the CEO ... but um my sources tell me and these are very good sources ... that stood up he intends to remain in fall ... cheekily in the important ... of these products that are coming ... I am including some better I don't know what they are but that they don't make now ... and um ... up and that and and the big strategy issues and and and obviously his health will dictate some of that but ... um ... you know Tim Cook is not gonna have to make these decisions at least while Steve is around enacted Chairman all by himself I don't mean to say ... these sham CEO with the job is under a hiding under running and ... I don't mean that all I think there's a big ... product juncture were decisions have to be made ... I am Jobs is available field killed ... the ... Castaway here is my IIa understanding ... and and and so um ... I think that's pretty important ... I ask you about that day-to-day ... or maybe not in the quarter were ... out we talked earlier you mentioned ... the Steve Jobs is not really a CEO that would pump up the stock price he would hop on earnings calls at Sears Canada analysts in a sense ... that you think we might see more of that from Tim Cook twenty think his style would be a CEO ... well I don't know I can cook ... very well so I can take the view that the answer is always possible to do ... something different that ... it may be ... in ... something they consider important in the short run for him to get on the union's call for a while he's he's done the right to call now ... I ... because Steve ... Jobs didn't do that ... what use to that ... but um it goes beyond just that I'm that ... I am convinced ... that ... there will be no all precipitous ... change in the air ... of a game plan of Nanjing for the long term playing chess ... and checkers they don't ... they don't manage the Nikkei gained from states don't ... and it's proved to be ... no not a successful strategy ... the other thing that that ... you guys mentioned that I think it's it's not can change ... is the consumer pockets or I would call the user focused ... they are the only be a ... tech electronics company I can think of ... that ... designs the products overwhelmingly for ... the user whether it's a consumer or user in a big company and not for the intermediary people like the I T department or the ... phone carrier or somebody um ... I'm not saying don't have any dealings with those people but the products are designed ... in a way that they hold ... the user will love ... and that's another big secret of their success idling it's gone away ... whilst can you can tell me what you think of ... it from the risk that ... senior executives at Apple will leave ... after average audiences job to step down and see what I think Nick Godt think it's a it's a it's a great ... point you raise them to great question if you're correct ... their um ... their wealthy ... their successful a lot of them are chiefly wealth Steve ... Jobs ... and um ... they're a lot more smart and may get offers to run their own companies and so ... we need you know Ron Johnson who ran the ... Apple retail stores another phenomenal success that ... it happened under Jobs's tenure from ... left to ... right J C Penney ... so ... it's always possible ... my guess is that um ... there will be some whole issue of ... remain error ... to make sure ... even if a particular executive is tempted to go ... I think ... though be a counter ... temptation to want to stay and make sure that ... that Apple keeps keeps rolling ... um and a lot of alternatives to its product pipeline Imeem ... this product but when does not I know I don't need to be twelve twenty four months I believe it can be more like twenty four to thirty six months we've nobody knows ... what about up but that's where I think I think they ... they think ... in such long ... time frames that there's a lot of ... above all sort of in the chamber there are doubts that doesn't mean every decision is made of a ... product to work ... I you know there's no work to be done on them but I think Mick it's a great question I had just ... you know my guess is ... not good not to see short term we need ... to come ... all the things that Steve Jobs activities that help is a visionary because he's able to see things many years down the road in southern does is ... create products and delist the same people didn't even know they won in the first place ... um what do you think we might see is that next frontier of technology coming on top ... well I mean ... I have no confirmation of this I didn't put this in at the very end of my IIa ... the state that I wrote ... about his resignation ... um ... and it knows this to others a lot of rumours ... that they're going to make ... a good team they're traveling in and the TV set to speak to TV ... for the Internet era ... instead of having to have set top boxes like they're on Apple TV plug and ... make headset that ... but the TV the release of ... the no ... three with ... apps and ... Internet content in all of that ... of the TV makers of all tried this the role he's going to best buy and buy it said it does this today but they're all pretty badly designed and ... I can tell you having just been and that both the Korea and Japan ... companies that make it easy for those countries are paying extraordinarily close attention this one ... we ... are very nervous ... I have no confirmation in the to do it but if you're asking me for an example of that kind of thing they might do ... that's an example ... of how great stuff so it will clean it up thank you Brian much wall Moscow the big doubly him self comes to us from Washington they say ... well what's the reaction to Steve Jobs resignation Tencor Taiheiyo but no one is that while the back next when they come back ... OK with back pay with digits in winning a straight to West Coast now West a Stacy Delo's standing by ... outside the Apple store that um Stacy what's the mood light that once they reaction among employees in the cost must ... when thinking there people watching I was going to do what they did a little over how I carry ... a cap they they they might I be eating at it today and I ... can't and I say it a little bit may think that when I got that ... out ... he got back there that have taken a county in what is going to get in ... that that not all fair ... people a ... little bit ... the heat during ... the day with a band ... that when it bought in the day-to-day operations of BBDB we've been here ... have what what would have a ... potentially getting involved and ... that we need to know when or how it yet ... at ... that stage I went a wide area ... and that ... that and ... and and ... howling at that that they're going to be part of the better than that and they get ... the bye so ... I can tell even if anything it ... seemed that the end ... it will buy ... are people on the grounds of an Apple store is amazing ... the cost per hour is there a lesson to rally that we've we've heard a lot of comparisons and Steve Jobs or perhaps some Unlike ... of way Disney and if that's the case again maybe Apple start to be considered a little misty eyed many Disney experience um but really it on how to pour in ... however Apple's retail presence into its overall success as a company ... really ... high and I don't think ... about it and I attribute to celebrate it and here at ... the way that they had three hundred and twenty five the average ... eleven million gallons ... they'll be ... aware that ... begin with ... Billy and in revenue at the door it last ... was an ... overt ... act as ... it reported that they had been ... what we Ardi variety that is where it really is a bit of belief out ... there and that the impact of the people ... out in ... the bucket and I knew I'd I when I did it ... out we were really brought it to me and ... I had a band that ... but a lot of pressure on the other or with ... the help ... with the laptop and pretty I gave him a new look that ... have a right what what I when Katie and ... I ... had a lot that way ... and ... then Stacey and we we know that the problems of the time the phone to one hundred climbing the interiors ... of one of things I was ... an amazing is that she seemed to change the Retail computes of flying experience ... and at one time it was a whole runs expense I see going into an Apple store ... can be quite pleasant to be in awe of them to spend the money and then some ... in a flash ... that that clearly right now is a very high and why it getting it on a new feeling that they that they ... happily it make equipment thinking if I and ... and here ... for whatever it is the day and so ... a bank that and that ... they had found a D after the puppet right to be that that well but I think ... I anyone do it ... that ... will carry it ... and he like getting back to the point of view and below that of an eye ... out with something of a ... this was ... awesome parks are on and also runs on Sunday we mentioned earlier who said that ING's a penny ... the anticipation that the retail experience will change now ... I don't think that I mean I I I haven't seen anything of that that is happening out they would be the important that the court that only going to be ... having a big add a bit ... having that on that but I'm aware ... of what and how they happen ... right now you can taste and ... Canada and Italy Germany ... the UK had ... think that it would hear the end of it it fell ... I don't think that I'll be they who was interest expenses in its long going into those stores in coming months ... in your minds ... twenty summit awful anyway thank you Brian much Stacey deal with a Wall Street tunnel and sentences go up ... feeding off the rank of my investment rice ball that OK we're going to get to ... the reaction from the board has been among the first printing of billion euro in summonses go with Dan Gallagher is standing by for a reaction in the stock market ... top down last my hands on those that are reasonably heavy selloff of cows looking now ... well it's become this offer was this morning of the shares are only down a little over one percent right now ... on you know of course got the broader market down about the same amount so ... I I you know that that what I call the panic that we saw last night on the news even though it was a was somewhat expected ... by venture with moderate the heads of most of the most the brokers covering the stock has been telling clients ... I this is no need to there's no problem the company near Beit terminals that by now you ... can see it's very possible that even from earlier today about a one point seven percent an ounce at ... one point three percent at and as you mentioned Barclays Capital J P Morgan and ... UBS AG and saying they have full confidence in Steve Jobs ... and contend that any other reasons why the hell up Mikey bit muted right now ... but you know I think people when they look of the fundamentals of the of the company and especially the valuation of the stock ... by this country the delivered very strong earnings growth and done so consistently over the last few quarters ... on in the valuation stocking them even though it's an expensive stock based on a party standpoint ... on on on a valuation standpoint it's really not that much went back out that the Mets Mike Ashley al ... valuations actually the single digits about nine times or easy extremely well for company and its profile as arising when people break the animals kind of fundamentals ... aam and and what the CEOs than your midterm I point the company they just don't see it is that bigger risk even ... without eyes got ... my eyes and especially love multiple some ads run it as fast as Apple um what about bypass the line of Apple is common for a lot of pride for criticism for not returning to shareholders do you think will be a change ... in that t think though be and I was surprised and then and I summon us to twenty one ... but you know it's early Poste called Tim Cook is never articulated his his personal views ... on that subject ... I don't get the sense that he likes the job done with the sensitivity drawn to the idea of doing big acquisitions ... from starving it expects that are on the question of things like dividends and buybacks ... aam is a possible EDN said in a few analysts of actually Breese them this morning that ... um that the transition meaning that more a possibility ... um however cents as Steve Jobs is remain as chairman of the board ... I know quite expected near-term change to that of the ... panel's attend a cleaner that thank you Brian much bang Delano with MarketWatch and summonses go well what has been the reaction in the bloggers that Jen Valentino ... Johns's on the set now to tells all about it ... can you on the ... Digits clause in the big day repays the law passed in the ... past few hours what's the reaction ... I think this is kind of Adm ... news that way expected it and yet somehow still shocking I mean people to watch Apple and people a hand in the Valley ... and ... here ... if you think intense and ... it's clear that you I'm Steve Jobs's had health problems and Stu Cook has been acting CEO four or e-mail ... a while now and since January and has that in the past I think people were sort of expecting this but they're still think I have an emotional ... shock and then jobs A said ... he would fall off the streets and the auction block this year ... for some the more notable statements that are happening one's thoughts people on ... I really think people obviously had a lot of good things to say in and you know ... I'm strong the term ... making it with a good job says the creek and dust relisting comparing him with Henry Ford and that's one thing I really liked it alot it was a compelling and very ... personal stories about Steve Jobs in one of my favorite sweaters and ... Nick Godt said is that ... an executive at Google and he's the knot with their mobile at the which enjoyed it and that ... here he had a story about as being in religious services on Sunday and getting a call from an unknown number expected to pick it up ... and and realize that Steve Jobs and called him back in and is apparently ... Jobs's colleague he said he had something for dad and it turned out that the fact that the yellow in the second Boingo is ... on and it's the teams to differentiate ... and eight wanting to fix at the next day ... I just bought that is really great story of how detail oriented sometimes they say what he might stand out from ... now ... the effects the lake I do not work hard enough to the end of this ... is the multiple ... Stallman says Ms it was the focus will be on the product and auto making them better for consumers and not on making profits seemingly replacing them with me outside ... it was a was not like OK yet wouldn't sell a lot of these particular type of ... cleanup desktop ... configurations to any company that has the best news is it's all about selling and you know each and every night some one at that time I see one of the people working with ... still the Arctic you all ... around the pool all together I might need to get the next day ... is with a walk in and what what he Michael what what I mean I think sometimes I stop to that this combination there at engineering and liberal arts and and that's one aspect that I also think it's very interesting ... and a PSP as CEO in this industry in ... the industry basically I mean you have to have an element of ruthlessness and ... the other certain characteristics that one has to have the CEO but I think ... I'm I'm usually he also had a lot at ... the scene and not the people who criticised his products and concrete ... that ... we have to have some element in and you really understand what people are going to feel and go through as the new things and I I was ... you know ... maybe something that's kind of gave to the design world in terms of what was ... released publicly until tell her about whether or not ... it possibly see some senior executives the company ... in just the hell ... I was a possibility ... aam ... I'll ... start ... techies is well I mean a lot of people in the start-up world are so inspired ... by race and Heidi think it's going to impact people ... who on the currency is designed to be in seconds and tying companies are just trying to get going right now and using its present what I think that's can do that emotional reaction and I was talking about ... the kids and I would like to reiterate know what Wall said this is an ... Debix je NE he is still going to be bought the company in the air at ... so I'm I wanna make sure that that we are but they're still you know an emotional feeling that ... you know ... I don't ... know their jobs would ... step down if there hadn't been in and he's never had any ... issues at all so I think ... you know that's really FX seeing a lot of people at him for telling it here ... he then haven't ... Heerlen EP is another CEOs kind and it might not ... talk ... about Steve Jobs has agreed that they use a lot of reasons that he's he's really getting into and some of the sun ... thank you Brian much ... note the precept ... of on the Digits walk in the Wall Street Journal well big dollars from TV is reshaping College Sports Club back on the comeback after this ... then went back with digits among the guests of the ... of the dollar saved reshaping College Sports and a mom of the bus window Rex Crum ... talk about the gloomy outlook from Applied Materials complimentary because the company ... that supplies the semiconductor industry ... Rex on the gloomy outlook on the in the economy explain how this works and how they know ... well look there's a will there's talk about four percent is the start of the people are really happy with what they said is that they gave ... a weaker than expected forecast for the current quarter Fortress sales are seen as weakness in areas such as LCD TV is that so that that's a pretty ... big area to be weakened because of this that that that's the heart area people like their flat screen high death LCD and plasma TV is so ... they're seeing a slowdown there that sends the signal but up through the food chain ... that the economy people maybe aren't spending as much on ... on on Pursell goods in the economy might be slowing down of that so perfectly like to buy materials ... that translates into weaker US earnings of weaker sales coming ahead ... not good news outlets ... this month ... Electron is the world's Number two ... Sydney at supplier also slashed its annual forecast ... this is all say about what's going on more broadly in the tech sector right now ... yet I think we're seeing this of this a lot of fear about the economy started with Gosowong this last couple weeks later ... earnings results and forecasts for better Dell and HP last week ... which basically cut or or cut their forecasts and said ... no ... this was the slowing Calpers here I think were Certusi letting inflow its way down just a week that some analysts talking about ... electronics contract manufacturer's that make a lot this year for the tech bellwether's ... couple days before that some of the enterprise software guides for getting in on on the game's Orenstein of fewer sales so ... I think we're anticipating weakness through the end of the year ... and in the two thousand twelve and it's just not looking ... to avoid this looking like that the weakness to suffer the market is finally going down the ... stock ... dropped and demand of our economy Finance chip manufacturers are seen as a bellwether for the ... economy may be the suppliers to that of many factors like the early warning system ... let's move on to Pam Pandora Pandora Media report after the close of the moment the nines in revenue and also what the data means ... of what what is that the iam that the big focus do you think Bracks ... well a couple things that ... was the biggest ones valuation because this would come if you recall and Julie went public at sixteen dollars a share ... they shot up this and probably twenty six box ... since the mid been bouncing up and down up and down and they their under twelve dollars a share so that the port reading a lot ... of this was the scoping work in what what its online streaming radio ... could be worth ... down the road here ... it's their first report is a public company so I think this can be a lot of attention on that ... analysts are looking for about sixty sixty one million dollars in revenue for the quarter ... up to break even on a per share basis so ... anything of recovery than say about things that to say no more will ... will will will hours of it that's weathered broswer with the ... people are now waiting around ... for things like the I phone and into their cars they drive along ... the the swirl of their growth coming from so ... I will look for signs like that show that that might be something to ... to to to make the valuation of this company ... with a more stable ... six the company went public at has there been any indication of what's been going on in terms of mobile growth are at supporting growth or any day then that's come out prior to this and I can help to ... track what's going on this campaign season so ... investors don't really know what to do with the stock yesterday was down twelve percent ... to close our seats and two point seven percent ... what's up what's going on here ... well you know they don't know what to do it that when you have competitors like Spot a fight coming in ... a few weeks back ... to be portrayed this BG nowhere which we do with these guys here ... other in the growth in the mobile ... users is expected to grow ... up pretty well over last year ... and all over their holdings to Stephen there's a sense that you know the the ... there are actually making inroads in some of what told to rest real Radio ... of because they know that people are listening to last ... traditionally a station so they like the indoor auctioning the probe Basswood program yourself here ... but again you know how the Mana ties the where's the money to really come from and for Pandora ... since the from ads in getting people to pay for subscriptions so that some of that they don't have to have ads ... on their I Phones them in the mobile devices so ... any signs like that that ... that subscription growth than it is working on a good thing for Pandora one is that of a ... bubble tickets are ... that thank you very much Rex Crum with MarketWatch and Simon Sysco when the debt to the epic toss from ... Humpty the awful reads shedding Sports one in college the prospect of a quick check on the market's us to look at the indices back alleys that down to me now on Danon double Apple's top perhaps ... partisan that downtown at about one point three percent as prominent say which ... combine its folly half beyond Apple's top down about one point one percent so as you wish the event is the earlier when I was actually down closer to twenty five percent yesterday down at twelve dollars I believe with the double check to execute execution I'm I'm I'm I'm one hundred on some of the stocks going down to identify the Blue Ridge a day in the market a sea of red ... on active things coming down amid weak and not ... have a horrible idea and a seat on the seawall but one is that ... um ... as Pandora so again on second day of selling so um you know was two point five percent say yes tonight ... it's pretty pretty weak sentiment ... and that's doable ... that's down to I'm still a very high price but that a lot of people once thought you Gruebel share approval would be more expensive than an ounce of gold I guess that ... that doesn't quite look like a yellow gold has hit a fairly quick play on the was that the was a time when new moving pretty much in tandem that common that's pretty interesting seat ... OK so that's the market some mole low will move on that big dollars from TV is reshaping college sports we go to ... just go Basle Arrow ... Ford with Wall Street tunnel and San Francisco she's back ... on this is a ... fascinating story ... um ... lot of we got up there we have got a write ... up a ... gem ... sorry Jessica ... the euro Balchem son still had the maybe once ... OK tells about this when he sees the money ... going into college is a cost wants us was to be Ammons a sports how does this work ... the Las Hamlet's de ... grace being eyed TV rights deals for college boy Tom approach the level of some pro pro we sell ... of a great example of the University of Texas decided he'd steal ... ideas and an average about ... fifty nine dollars the year of a life of the deal ... on for a new network for the University ... of Bath in the realm of we know what some professional teams made ... up from thirteen bright spot in time as well and so they think that ... where were seeing example after example in recent months and there's a ton of money that's flowing into this project that ... as I came to mind I've read your story which is an excellent story on is that ... the restriction rules in the NC double A about you know college athletes and college programs being able to Bumi dollars from certain areas ... I'm sincerely endorsements on and so how is this going to work out how it is not that is violating any kind of regulation the NCAA and its team can get so much money ... from from TV rights ... why think a lot of what the NT daily cares about how the money in the eighth and specifically on Baikonur Prising recruiting pretty hovering right out there been a lot of issues lots for running afoul of ... of driving recruits hangouts that exactly itself ... is a lot of attention on how the money with NOP of this court can strike deal than they can ... bring that money on their TV right that that ... that the ballot ... aam but when there's a lot of scrutiny and had been symposium to recent data that ... anti delayed held on this very issue ... is how universities can use that money and in particular Friday make sure that it doesn't go ... of ... torrid CNN some of the pieces that ... you know are pre much in the headlines on the week he said ... have a semi I'm afraid we have deleted that was the sentence is a great story just about Solera ... but with a wolf it all thank you very much want good here in York this a try to count the beest on come ... that story by just about Solera and Dan have a son about college OTP ... College dollars TV sports will double next Emap meantime I'm Simon Constable that's it That's digits for now ... although back to full within use up ...


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Thought for the Day: How Can I Give Up Struggle?
Have you been struggling in your life? It's probably something that you've gotten used to and even come to expect. Struggling has most likely become a habit, and you didn't even know it. It has become your security blanket, a warm familiarity that you wrap yourself in. And yet struggle is exactly what you don't want to be doing, even though you're the one doing it!
The thing about struggle is that it often feels like it's coming from something external. It feels like it's not from you, of you, and totally caused by you. You think it's something that you're not creating in your life nor have control over. Nothing could be further from the truth!
What's also almost always completely invisible about struggle is that it's something that you learned way back when, as a young child when you were copying behaviors that you saw all around you from your parents, siblings, other family members, and friends.
You wanted to fit in, and whatever it was you saw, even if it felt uncomfortable, you took it on as your own. Over time it evolved into part of the fabric of who you are today.
Struggle is everywhere you look: it's all over the media and in everything in your environment. It starts at home. It's at school. It's where you've worked. It's everywhere.
So, it's hardly surprising that it feels external and not from within you because it was initiated and continues to be supported by sources outside you.
But it can't happen without your help. Struggle is all about you buying into negativity.
You've probably noticed that there's nothing enlightening, uplifting, inspiring, and magical about struggle.
Where does struggle come from within you? It comes from:
- Not believing in yourself.
- Doubting your abilities.
- Defaulting to worrying rather than looking for solutions and getting powerfully into action on those solutions.
- Generally feeling badly about yourself.
Thought for the Day: How can I give up struggle?
If you're thinking about giving up struggle, what would replace it? It's important to know what it is you actually want so that you aren't tempted to replace it with more struggle.
So what would replace struggle? How about ease? You would have ease in your life. Everything would be easy as opposed to hard and filled with struggle.
Imagine what your life would look like if it was filled with ease and struggle is a thing of the past!
To get into action with today's thought for the day, take a few moments and:
- Close your eyes, and explore every nook and cranny of what ease looks like in your life. Think about every area of your life.
- Then take a pen and paper or go to your computer and write out your description of your life now filled with ease.
Really feel it. Use all your senses. What does it look like? Sound like? Feel like? Describe it in such detail that you can almost sense what it tastes and smells like. Write out everything you can think about your life and how it's filled with ease.
Once you have completed this process, you will have a detailed description of what you actually want in your life, rather than defaulting to what you don't want, which is to struggle.
Now the key is to focus on that vision of your ideal life and bring that into being every day.
If you notice that your mind wanders and the old limiting thoughts of struggle pop up, that's okay. Thank them for sharing, and send them on their way. Bring yourself back to what it is you really want: your life filled with ease.
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text: MIAMI — Here's some of what Kobe Bryant had to say today about the struggling Miami Heat, losers of five in a row going into Thursday's game against the Lakers: "It's always tough, it's always tough to go through those kinds of streaks, especially when you're under a microscope. … The difference between us (the Lakers and the Heat), is that we all know what our roles are. Everything is cemented for us, you know what I mean? For them, they're still trying to figure that out. It makes it a little tougher."


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So, let's do some catch up...cuz' I have been busy!
How about some Bunco cookies:
These are among some of my favorite cookies, ever (just sayin'). Kelli's friend, Meredith came to town for a "cowgirl birthday weekend"...so of course, cookies were in order.
And it wouldn't be complete without the perfect packaging!
Some Cookie Monster for a birthday:
Football cookies...also for a birthday (how about them Cardinals, 6 and 1?!)
These were cookies that I did for a benefit called "Go-Bo Foundation". It is a huge bake sale held in Wisconsin. It was two weekends ago and can you believe they raised $25,000...dats a lotta cookies!
You could pick most any "theme" of cookies to do, but they asked that every donation include one butterfly!
Next, it was time to do start some Halloween cookies...and if you know me at all, you know that I love all things Halloween. I made these "hanging" cookies:
I did some "rocket theme" baby shower cookies:
About this time it was off to Denver! I made "Wolfpack" cookies for Thomas' football team!
While we were there, Melissa and I were going to a "witchy" Halloween party...so I decided something girly was in order!
Kinda cute, huh?! Had a ton of fun with my airbrush, as you can see!
And because I am sure you are on cookie overload right about now, I am going to stop there. I PROMISE to be back by Friday to share the rest of this year's Halloween cookies!
Thanks for stopping by!


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Oh, what a night it was! The grand kickoff dinner for the fourth annual Pasadena PinotFest was held Sunday, with proceeds benefiting the in-need children and families served by Hathaway-Sycamores. The event was sponsored by Noir Food & Wine and Pasadena Magazine and was held at the Altadena Town and County Club.
It was a dream come true for foodies and wine aficionados, as nearly 100 guests enjoyed a six-course dinner presented by six top Pasadena chefs, with wine pairings by six of California's finest wineries.
This PinotFest kickoff dinner was just a warmup for the presentation of the PinotFest Grand Public Tasting event that will be held at the Altadena Town and Country Club on Saturday, Feb. 11, when more than 100 wineries and the cuisine of five restaurants will be represented.
The Fest's feast on Sunday evening began with comments by Rob Myers, executive vice president of development at Hathaway Sycamores, who served as master of ceremonies.


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Spring rains in cow country are turning many ranchers' attention toward drought recovery. For some drought-affected ranchers, that means repopulating the herd.
The primary negative economic impact of a drought isn't felt in the actual forced liquidation phase but during the repopulation phase. Holding back heifers and buying replacements both reduce net income for the next several years. This decade's projected cattle cycle and its resulting beef price cycle will affect the long-run success of repopulation strategies in a major way.
If you plan to repopulate, be sure to consider the economics of your plan before you sign any dotted lines. Your actions in the first or second year following a drought will determine your ranch's potential for profit (or loss) for the rest of this decade.
This column is the first in a series that will focus on the economics of repopulating a drought-reduced cowherd. This month, I introduce my EZ-Way analysis for current drought-impacted ranch businesses. In subsequent columns, I'll use the tool to guide you through an economic evaluation of your drought recovery strategies.Doing It The EZ-Way
An accurate analysis of any drought-affected farm or ranch business must be based on data specific to that ranch. Kris Ringwall, a North Dakota State University animal scientist, defines on-farm data as "factual information used as a basis for reasoning, discussion and calculation." He adds, "On-farm data is where long-term drought solutions and planning are born."
The top half of Figure 1 presents the production and business accounting data for my Northern Plains case farm. It's a mixed farming and beef cowherd business consisting of 1,529 acres of owned cropland, 1,200 acres of pasture and 153 beef cows. This business is divided into three profit centers: cash crops, feed crops and beef cows selling calves at weaning.
A simplified accounting summary for this case ranch is presented in the bottom half of Figure 1. This ranch's 2002 gross income from the three profit centers was $187,116.
Direct operating expenses for the year totaled $87,853, which figures to a gross profit (aka: net operating income) of $99,263 from all profit centers. The 2002 overhead for this business was $71,018, which generated an annual net profit of $28,245.
The right-hand column of Figure 1 summarizes this same accounting data in percentages. Of all gross income, 47% was consumed by direct operating expenses. While this implies that gross profit made up the other 53% of all gross income, overhead costs consumed 38% of gross income. Thus, this ranch's net profit margin was 15.1% of gross income, or 15¢ of each $1 of gross sales for this ranch was profit.
Now, let's do my Ez-Way graphical analysis of this ranch data. Only three numbers are needed: total overhead costs, direct costs per $1 of gross income generated, and total dollars of gross income generated during the year. You can get these three numbers from your federal income tax forms and associated farm business records.
With these three numbers, we can determine a ranch's business profits, breakeven volume and average net profit margin. Now, let's build an Ez-Way graph.
Step One: Design the graph ( Figure 2) so the horizontal axis represents gross income dollars and the vertical axis represents total cost dollars. Next, plot total overhead costs on the graph by finding the point on the vertical axis that represents the dollar value of the overhead and drawing a line straight across to the right (see blue line).
Label this line "overhead costs" ( Figure 2). This line signifies that overhead costs don't change as gross income increases and/or overhead costs don't decrease as cattle are liquidated in a drought.
Step Two: Plot the direct costs (direct operating costs) on top of (added to) the overhead costs. In this example, direct costs were 47¢ for every $1 of gross income generated. So $100,000 of gross income costs $47,000 of direct costs (purple line).
Because the cost is the same for each $1 of income generated, put a specific mark on the graph at the intersection of $100,000 on the horizontal axis and $118,000 on the vertical axis (determined by adding the $47,000 direct costs to the $71,000 overhead costs). Then draw a straight line from the marked point to the leftmost beginning point of the overhead cost line. Label this line "total costs."
Step Three: Add a gross income line by putting a graph point at the intersection of $100,000 on the vertical axis and $100,000 on the horizontal axis. Draw a line out of the origin through this point and label this line "gross income" (green line). We now have an EZ-Way graph for our case ranch.What The Graph Tells Us
Notice that for this case herd, the total gross income line comes out of the origin and goes through the total cost line at $134,000 (red x). This signifies the breakeven gross income for this ranch.
Actual 2002 income was $187,000, so the gross income exceeded the breakeven income level by $53,000. Since it cost 47¢ to produce each $1 of added gross income, this extra $53,000 generated $28,000 of net profit.
Divide this $28,000 by the total gross income, and the calculated gross profit margin is 15.1% of gross sales. Thus, the profit margin of each gross income dollar generated was 15.1¢.
What was the profit margin of your ranch last year? Was gross income above or below your breakeven level of gross income?
This month, generate an EZ-Way graph for your ranch. Next month, I'll discuss how to use it to increase your ranch profits.
Harlan Hughes is a North Dakota State University professor emeritus. He lives in Laramie, WY. Reach him at 701/238-9607 or email@example.com.


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I always sat beside Uncle Moe, who'd cue me. "Why is this night different from all other nights?" I'd ask. And so began the Four Questions, with me, the youngest child at the Passover Seder, prompting a kind of overview of the Israelite exodus from Egypt.
As the '60s gave way to the '70s then '80s, as all of us cousins started families of our own, the dining room table sprouted massive "wings" of card tables laid end to end, with a "new" youngest child every few years. But with the passing of Uncle Moe, our large extended family splintered, everyone retreating to their own little corner of the northeast corridor, with Mom at her stove until she announced she was handing the baton, or, rather, ladle, to me. For almost two decades, I dutifully prepared a traditional Pesach meal. Except early in that tenure, Mom bullied the matzo balls back from me: "Yours are like golf balls," she complained. Oh, and to save oven space, I'd sneak off to Boston Chicken and bury the aluminum-lined bags at the bottom of the trash. (Yikes, I guess now the chicken is out of the bag, so to speak.) We don't keep kosher, but still….
Then two years ago, I moved here to Bucks, further fracturing the family tradition. So these days, my brothers gravitate toward their children and grandchildren, leaving Mom a free agent. But with every ending, there is a beginning.
Last year, with Mom at brother Sam's house, my family attended an inclusive Seder at the BuxMont Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Warrington. I'd signed up weeks before to bring a dish. Not cook, bring. To continue a longstanding tradition, I ordered roasted chickens (kosher, just in case) for the more than 50 people who participated, many reading Hebrew phonetically from the Haggadah, the Passover story. As I recall, a blond woman with a Scandinavian accent asked the Four Questions.
So what made that night different from all other nights? For me, when I think back to Uncle Moe's house, everything. Globally, though, despite our differences in background and ethnicities, we were sitting down to share a meal and a tradition, a coming together that doesn't occur – or isn't possible - in most places around the world.
Later this month, we will be attending our second Seder there. We've invited Mom, who's oscillating between here and my brother Keith's home. But something else will make this night different. While I'm still ordering chicken, I'm also bringing 150 matzo balls. Bringing as in cooking. You could say I've begun my own matzo-ball boot camp.
I'm sending Mom this column to lure…and guilt her.


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Internal Family Systems Model - face-to-face Practice group - Melb (2hrs CE)
Simon d'Orsogna, Center of Self Leadership's Australian International Partner
Sunday, 19 November 2017 from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm (AEDT)
Event Details
In these practice groups you will deepen yourself in the Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) model of psychotherapy. Simon d'Orsogna MA will offer a series of practice workshops (Sundays - July-December from 1000-1230 each day).
Participants will reiterate the basics of the IFS approach from the ground up. Suitable to professionals (therapists, psychologists, counsellors, certified coaches and social workers) as well as those interested in self-development. The Certification Trainings for Level 1 will be a natural next step to those who have completed the Introductory workshop, or are familiar with the Internal Family Systems model of psychotherapy. The focus is going deeper into the IFS skills and techniques, and enhancing personal capacity.
This is an opportunity for presentations, live demonstrations, experiential learning by doing, and provides a safe space to develop a comfortable facility with the powerful attitudes and techniques that make IFS so effective. The sessions here provide deeper learning and an opportunity to work in small groups with maximum in-the-seat learning in a supportive atmosphere.
See the online flyer HERE for more general information on both Introductory workshops and Certification trainings, including the Sydney events.
Who is this for?
Participation is for therapists and counsellors, mental health clinicians, certified coaches, or students in accredited graduate training programs who have completed an Introductory IFS workshop or course. Practitioners working experientially and wholistically will find this approach broadens and makes more acute their existing work through using the steps of the IFS 'parts' model.
Note - these workshops qualify for equivalent hours of specialised training that may be counted towards Continuing Professional Development according to requirements set down by your accrediting body. Registered health professionals have a responsibility to ensure that they continue to maintain, enhance and extend their knowledge and skills throughout their working lives.
Guidelines on continuing professional development (CPD) from the Australian Psychological Society
Guidelines on continuing professional development (CPD) set down by the Psychology Registration Board of Australia.
The Australian Psychological Society advise that APS Members may accrue Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours by participating in activities that they determine to be relevant to their specific professional approaches, and professional development goals. CPD activities do not need to be endorsed by the APS. A certificate of attendance will be available.
Group size
The size of this intensive practice is limited. Early registration is encouraged. Group size usually 5-10.
Simon d'Orsogna is a therapist, facilitator, and systems-oriented coach based in Melbourne, with individual and organizational clients across Australia and the globe. He provides psychotherapy, process consultancy and adult developmental coaching.
Based in Melbourne, Simon is a certified Kegan-Lahey Immunity to Change coach, process consultant and integrative therapist, and an Associate Instructor with the US Coherence Psychology Institute. Simon facilitates experiential learning workshops in Australia, including through 2016 and 2017 offering 20 days of workshops introducing Internal Family Systems to Australia, and in 2017 & 2018 is bringing the first IFS certification trainings from the US Center of Self-Leadership.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is the signature work of Richard Schwartz PhD, more at www.selfleadership.org
As a clinical treatment IFS is rated effective to improve general functioning and well-being by the US National Registry for Evidence-based Programs and Practices as an evidence-based practice. In addition, it has been rated promising for each of: improving phobia, panic, and generalized anxiety disorders and symptoms; physical health conditions and symptoms; personal resilience/self-concept; and depression and depressive symptoms. For more read here.
The Center for Self Leadership (CSL) is planning to run certified Level 1 trainings in Melbourne in late 2017 and 2018.
These 2016 & 2017 online and in-person workshops will be useful preparation for a formal certification program. More information here.
Melbourne workshops will be held at the Bouverie Centre in Brunswick in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, where participants come along each day. There is no accomodation provided.
Wheelchair access
- Ground level workrooms
- Disabled access bathroom
- Ramps to main entrance and other rooms
What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?
There is on-site parking on the centre. The venue is 20 minutes from the CBD by public train transport and 35 minutes by taxi from Melbourne Airport.
See here or http://www.bouverie.org.au/contact
for details how to get there.
What can/can't I bring to the event?
curiosity, willingness to try things out ("Yes, and..."), a sense of humour, and a heart-oriented openness to the multiplicity of self.
Where can I contact the organiser with any questions?
Yes, see the link at the bottom of the brief bio to the right .
Is my registration/ticket transferrable?
Tickets are transferable to suitably experienced colleagues. Please advise if you do exchange tickets so we can update certificates of attendance, name tags, and lists.
Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
So you can be given the correct name tag, we recommend this.
What is the refund policy?
Due to the limited size of each course, a refund can only be issued if cancellation notification is received 7 days prior to the workshop - less a $25.00 administration fee per person. We cannot reimburse any expenses you may have incurred, but we will reimburse the cost of travel insurance directly related to attending this workshop, on receipt of your insurance receipt. Courses are pre-paid.
We reserve the right to cancel due to insufficient registrations or other reasons beyond our control. Fees will be re-imbursed minus a small adminstration fee should cancellation be necessary.
When & Where
Bouverie Centre
8 Gardiner Street
Sunday, 19 November 2017 from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm (AEDT)
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Simon d'Orsogna, Center of Self Leadership's Australian International Partner
Simon d'Orsogna is an individual and family therapist, trainer and facilitator based in Melbourne, with individual clients and supervisees across Australia and the globe. He provides psychotherapy, process consultancy and adult developmental coaching.
Simon completed his Clinical Masters in Systemic Family Therapy at Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University, and continues studying the late David Grove's unique therapeutic approach to 'Clean' language and space. He facilitates experiential learning events including Coherence Therapy workshops across Australia, and co-developed the four-part online training, "Theory and Practice of Coherence Therapy" with Dr Niall Geoghegan. He is a level 2 training candidate for Leslie Greenberg's EFT with the Australian Institute of Emotion Focused Therapy.
Simon is a certified Immunity to Change coach (Harvard Professors Bob Kegan and Lisa Lahey's adult development approach to change and transformation), and a member of the Focusing Institute (US). The ideas underpinning the effectiveness of these approaches align with the recent neuroscience learnings about memory reconsolidation and release from implicit emotional learnings.
He is a Level 2 IFS practitioner with training specializations working with couples, and working with survivors of trauma. Simon has facilitated and arranged more than 115 days of Internal Family Systems trainings and workshops since 2016, along with founding and leading the establishment of IFS trainings offered in Australia and the region. Additionally Simon is an Associate Instructor with the Coherence Psychology Institute, and a member of the Harvard Institute of Coaching Professional Association.
Simon provides therapy and executive coaching from Melbourne, Australia to the world via the interwebs and from his rooms in Carlton. Enquiries via mobile 0418 321 254 / +61 418 321 254 or websites


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Guitars for Vets, Inc. (G4V) is a federally registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that enhances the lives of ailing and injured military veterans by providing them with guitars and music instruction. Through self-expression and the healing power of music, it is our intent to restore the feelings of joy and purpose that can be lost after suffering trauma.
Guitars For Vets is a volunteer staffed organization with over 60 chapters in cities across the United States. Each chapter works with local VA care providers who identify and refer interested veterans who can benefit from the healing power of music. Many of our students suffer from PTSD or other traumatic injuries. Veterans enroll to receive free guitar instructions and a loaner instrument as needed from volunteer guitar instructors in the community. Upon completion of the instruction program they receive a free guitar from Guitars For Vets. Graduates are invited to participate in ongoing group lessons and workshops for as long as they care to.


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Least Terns are the only species of tern that breed in Collier County, but they are not the only species of tern that can be seen on Sand Dollar, especially on mudflats on the lagoon side.
Royal Terns breed elsewhere in Florida, but some non-breeding individuals spent their summer in Collier County. Now more are arriving from their breeding grounds, including fledglings. The adults can be recognized by their large orange bills. The bird on the left in this photo is a juvenile that hatched this year. The other two are adults in their winter plumage.
These are Sandwich Terns in their winter plumage. Like the Royal Terns, they breed elsewhere in Florida and will winter here. To remember how to identify them, just associate "sandwich" with "mustard" and think of the yellow tip on their bills. The pictured birds are adults in winter plumage, while the young of the year will have some speckling like the juvenile Royal Tern.
If you are watching a flock of terns, you can try to pick out the fledgling-parent duos: an adult with a fledgling standing very close by. Some young birds are still hanging around their parents and begging in the hunched-up posture. The really insistent ones also "nag" their parents by cheeping at them. It's comical to watch the parent birds ignore–or try to ignore–the chicks.
Other species of shorebirds are starting to return as well, including Laughing Gulls, Western and Least Sandpipers, Willets, and Snowy Plovers. They add variety and interest to the end of the nesting season and can be seen at the lagoon and on the Gulf. More on them later!


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Please join us in Buffalo, NY for our annual Upstate New York/Ontario Chapter Medical Library Association conference held in the Buffalo brewery district at the Lofts on Pearl. This year we'll be Making Change in Nickel City, as we share and learn with our colleagues.
See who's presenting and topics covered: Conference Speakers
Participate in our Continuing Education Opportunity: "Engaging Assessment to Show Value and Make Decisions: Making the Case for Your Library"
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SOUTHERN COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 4th June 2016
Judge Julie Vaughan with both CC and Puppy class winners. Photo courtesy of Julie Vaughan
Judge Julie Vaughan with the Bitch CC and Dog CC winners. Photo courtesy Julie Vaughan.
Puppy Dog (3 entries)
1st Baldwin's Meadowpark First Class For Fortonpark. Lovely 9 month old of correct
proportions and good body development. Head developing well, broad skull, masculine
with kind eye. Well boned, balanced angulation with excellent straight stance front and rear.
On the move he was active and firm with level topline. Best Puppy.
2nd Westlake's Apriori Uill Smith For Jesterbrock. 11 months of good type. Lovely head,
strong with kind eye. Excellent bone and well bodied but slightly long in the loin making him
a little soft in topline, hopefully will firm up with maturity. Hindquarters could be better angled
and rather slack in movement. Excellent coat.
3rd Biggins' Tangyachates Echo Beach At Greybern.
Junior Dog (2)
1st Mair, Hartley-Mair & Dybdall's Meadowpark High Class. Super young dog of almost
17 months. Very slightly long but otherwise his proportions are correct. Lovely head, strong
and masculine with good eye. Good - bone and breadth all through and good stance. Beautiful
forehand with well laid shoulder and upper arm, balanced with excellent hindquarters giving him
a very attractive outline in stance. On the move he was firm and sound with strong, active gait
which he held through the challenge. Reserve CC.
2nd Bridges Deerpark Traveling Man V Kernow. 12 months of excellent proportions.
Attractive head, strong in muzzle but needing more breadth to skull. Excellent stance front and
rear, adequate bone for size. Good forehand angulation but a little narrow in chest. Good in
hindquarters and a pleasing profile in stance.
Post Graduate Dog (8, 3)
1st Rotherby's Glamrock Graffiti Artist. 2 year old of lovely type, broad bodied all through.
Excellent head, broad and masculine. Well angulated fore and rear with good bone. He is a
little slack in pastern which makes him slightly down on the forehand in stance but not so on
the move where he is sound and firm with correct reach and drive.
2nd Vaychkus & Vaickus' Flintas Kalnu Suo. 2.5 years Well proportioned with adequate
bone for size. Well bodied with excellent ribbing. Attractive head with good eye but needing
more breadth to skull. Free and easy mover with excellent side gait.
3rd Bridges' Kernow Something.
Limit Dog (6, 1)
1st Gopal's Collansues Secret Bridges. 3 years. Super boy of excellent all round proportions.
Lovely head, strong and masculine. Firm and strong in body, well ribbed with good breadth.
Straight stance front and rear, he looked good from any angle. Well constructed and he is
certainly not overdone in hind angulation but enough to support outstanding gait. Sound and
firm in front and rear, correct reach and drive holding his level topline and remarkably agile for
a big dog. Calm friendly temperament and well muscled. Not overdone in coat which is flat
lying and in lovely condition. CC.
2nd Green's Alpenspirit Pure Pleasure For Arvella. 3 years. Well proportioned with good
bone. Excellent head, good eye and kind expression. well bodied, correct straight stance and
good construction all through giving a pleasing profile in stance. On the move he was active
but rather loose, not matching 1st in firmness.
3rd Baldwin's Guiness Record From Christofland To Fortonpark.
Open Dog (6, 3)
1st Mair, Hartley-Mair & Dybdall's Ch Meadowpark Vertigo JW. 2.5 year old of substantial
type. Very slightly long in body, good breadth and well ribbed. Masculine in head with strong
muzzle and good eye. Correct forehand with well laid shoulder and upper arm,balanced in
the rear, excellent straight stance. Moving he was sound and active holding a level topline
but in the challenge he lost out on firmness.
2nd Bridges' Ch Kernow Rock Star. 4 year old of good proportions, lovely type with very
pleasing head. Well boned and well bodied with correct construction all through giving a
pleasing outline in stance. Not quite matching 1st on he move as he was loose in front action.
3rd Connelly's Carabaz New Blues.
Veteran Dog or Bitch (3)
1st Rothery's Glamrock Future Legend. 8 years. Beautiful bitch of very pleasing type. Liked
everything about her, she is not overdone in any way. Beautiful head with flat skull and soft,
feminine expression. Correct all through making a very pleasing picture in stance. She was
sound on the move holding her level topline but not quite the stamina of the younger bitches
to maintain this in the challenge.
2nd Miles' Ch Jaybiem Utwo JW ShCM. 8 year old dog. Super type with correct proportions.
Excellent head, well boned with good breadth and correct construction all through. Firm in
topline and presenting a pleasing outline in stance but could not match 1st on the move.
3rd Goodyear's Harvestbank Born To Boogie.
Good Citizen Dog Scheme Dog or Bitch (4)
1st Wood's Tamarbern Dusky Maiden. 6.5 years. Slightly long proportions, well boned with
good breadth and ribbing. Good forehand balanced with well angulated hindquarters. Moving
soundly with firm even stride holding her topline and giving a pleasing outline.
2nd. Flanagan's Collansues Magical Dream. 4.5 year old substantial bitch of good
proportions. Beautiful head with soft expression. Good bone and well bodied all through.
Well angled in fore and hindquarters. In stance she presented a pleasing outline but rather
pleasing outline but rather loose on the move.
3rd Connelly's Carabaz New Blues.
Puppy Bitch (4, 2)
1st Baldwin's Fortonpark Lilly's Delight. Well grown 9 month old of correct proportions.
Lovely head developing, just a little loose in eye at present. Excellent front, well boned and
strongly bodied but could do with a little more hind angulation to balance but she was pleasing
on the move with good active sidegait.
2nd Clough's Bernarks Now Or Never. Very promising 6 month old with much to like about
her. Well proportioned with pleasing construction all through. Head developing well and
confident temperament. She moved well and was only beaten on maturity.
Junior Bitch (3)
1st Vaychkus & Vaickus' Blue Aira Bernenskie Ranczo. 12 months. Well proportions with
good bone and well bodied. Liked her head, strong and feminine. Excellent front with well laid
shoulder and upper arm, a little straight in hindquarters. She moved with good stride length
and drive holding her shape with correct tail carriage.
2nd Granger's Shirdees Harlow Jean Of Shadybower. 17 months substantial bitch of correct
proportions and good bone. Construction all through is good, balanced front and rear. She was
firm and active on the move, just preferred the head of 1st.
3rd Bridges' Kernow Festival Days.
Post Graduate Bitch (12, 3)
1st Bird's Kernow Let It Be At Cullumbern JW. 22 months. Nothing glamorous about her just
a good honest workmanlike type. She has lovely head, feminine with good eye and ears, good
bone and well bodied. Excellent construction with balanced angles front and rear. She is firm
and well muscled which gave her the advantage in movement. Sound front and rear with
perfect sidegait, holding her shape and level topline.
2nd Stannard's Kohbern Swans Of Samui. 2.5 years. Of lovely type with sweet expression
and pleasing profile. Very little about her to fault , she was sound on the move but didn't quite
have the firmness of 1st. Close decision and could easily change places on another occasion.
3rd King's Ecalpharas Moonshine Over Leapingwell.
Limit Bitch (2)
1st Baldwin's Meadowpark Living My Dream At Fortonpark. 2.5 years Beautiful type with
correct proportions. Lovely bone, well bodied all through with good strength but absolutely
feminine. Her head is strong with flat skull and good eye. Excellent angles front and rear
presenting a pleasing outline in stance where she was firm and straight. On the move she has
good sidegait but just a little loose in front. Excellent flat lying coat. Reserve CC.
2nd Atherton's Athersbern Peronelle Blush. 4 years. Another of very nice type giving a
pleasing picture overall. Lovely head and eye, well boned and pleasing construction. On
the move she was sound front and rear but not quite so firm from the side as rather soft in
3rd Wood's Tamarbern Dusky Maiden.
Open Bitch (5, 1)
1st Mair, Hartley-Mair & Dybdall's Ch MeadowparkJust A Dream. Super 2.5 year old.
Loved everything about her. Correct proportions, super head, well boned and beautiful
construction all through with correct angulation without exaggeration in any way. Straight
stance front and rear, she looked good from any angle and didn't put a foot wrong. On the
move she really excelled, moving with soundness and vigour with correct fore-reach and
drive, looking as if she could have gone on all day. CC and Best of Breed.
2nd Stannard's Meadowpark Beach Blend At Tangyachates. 3.5 year old, top size with
strong bone and good proportions. Strong muzzle, good eye but a little narrow in skull. Well
constructed, balanced fore and rear and excellent straight stance. Active on the move but a
little slack all through.
3rd Sutton's Ch Bernsteph Dior Remember Me JW.
Judge - Julie Vaughan (Carlacot)
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PAIGNTON CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 3rd August 2015
Puppy Dog (4 entries)
1st Mair & Hartley-Mair's Meadowpark High Class. Best Puppy. Very lovely and exciting
youngster, all of a piece, pleasing head properties with a grand eye and expression. Good flow
of neck into correct top line. Well balanced proportions and construction, moved with style and
2nd Atkinson & Reynolds' Meadowpark Secret Blend. Unlucky to meet winner here, older
and more mature and with many appealing characteristics. Pleasing head and eye and
expression. Good ribbing and loin. Active mover, not quite the overall balance of the winner.
active mover, not quite the overall balance of the winner.
3rd Rickman's Tickbern Teddy Bear.
Res Bridges' Kernow Something.
Junior Dog (3 entries, 1 absentee)
1st Green's Waldershelf Here Comes Erik. Pleasing type and quality. Balanced head with
good eye and expression. Clean neck, good top line. Well boned, tidy feet, active on the move,
just a little out of coat.
2nd Hastings' Bernemcourt Liv'n On Prayer. In good coat. Pleasing head properties. Well
boned with good feet, pleasing rib, not quite as pleasing as winner in front assembly or on the
Post Graduate Dog (4, 1)
1st Blenkinsopp's Mountain Crystal Don't Forget Me At Thiesbern (Imp). Pleasing type and
quality with a well balanced head and a typical eye and expression. Could have a little strength
in rear quarters.
2nd Gopal's Collansues Secret Bridges. Good neck and top line, ample rib, a shade long
cast. Active on the move, a little proud of his tail.
3rd Richards' Marrack Van't Pachthof Von Richenbern (Imp)
Limit Dog (5, 2)
1st King & Bramble's Shirdees Continental JW ShCM. A well balanced exhibit of pleasing
size, type and proportions. Masculine head with typical eye and expression. Pleasing forehand
construction, well ribbed, good top line. Strong in loin and well coupled. Moved with style and
2nd Westlake's Glanzberg Day Ryder For Jesterbrock. Typical overall appearance with a
pleasing head and a good eye and expression. Powerful body. Hind action could be a little more
3rd Round's Collansues Black Magic.
Open Dog (3, 1)
1st Mair, Hartley-Mair & Dybdall's Meadowpark Vertigo JW. CC and Best of Breed.
Outstanding in so many ways that he cannot easily be overlooked, so well balanced in
construction. Well coated. Strong and powerful in body, well ribbed back, strong and powerful
loin. Sturdy limbs, good feet. Well balanced, masculine head with good eye and expression.
Strong rear quarters, moves on a tireless gait with good front reach and powerful rear drive.
2nd Bridges' Ch Kernow Rock Star. Reserve CC. Worthy champion with many pleasing
attributes and qualities. Masculine head with good balance and pleasing eye and expression.
Strong neck, firm top line, good ribbing, strong loin. Not quite the effortless movement of the
Veteran Dog No entries
Puppy Bitch (6, 1)
1st Bird's Kernow Let It Be At Cullumbern. Promising youngster. Good symmetry and balance
balance of outline, pleasing flow of neck and top line. Pleasing quarters. Good balance of skull
and foreface. Active on the move.
2nd Bridges' Kernow All My Loving. Little to separate from winner. Of good type and quality.
Well balanced with a pleasing head, eye and expression. Typical gait.
3rd Oakaby's Tickbern Teasle At Iscabern.
Res Forbes' Shirdees Grace Kelly.
VHC Pingel's Lintock Memphis Belle.
Junior Bitch (6, 1)
1st Bridges' Kernow Hello Old Friend. Very pleasing overall pattern, of good type and quality.
Appealing head properties, good eye and expression. Good coat, well set tail. Amply developed
quarters. Inclined to be a little lazy on the move at times.
2nd Green's Waldershelf All About Edna. Pleasing head, neck and top line. Ample bone and
substance. Pleasing eye and expression. Active on the move, preferred coat of winner.
3rd Weston's Bernfawr In Vogue.
Res Allison's Alisnobern Rainbow Diamond.
VHC Sayers' Tickbern Takin Liberties At Takodabern.
Post Graduate Bitch (7, 1)
1st Stannard's Kohbern Swans Of Samui. Just 20 months, a pleasing overall impression and
pattern. Good head properties with typical eye and expression. Very well balanced outline and
construction. Well proportioned, moves well on a stylish, free and easy stride.
2nd Bridges' Kernow Moon Song. Pleasing for size, outline and proportions. Typical head,
eye and expression. Not quite as free and easy on the move as the winner.
3rd Weston's Bernfawr In Vogue.
Res Westlake's Alpine Joy Page Story At Jesterbrock (Imp).
VHC Beet & Young's Northmeadow Clio.
Limit Bitch (11, 3)
1st Flanagan's Collansues Rose Bud. Mature exhibit showing very pleasing symmetry and
balance of outline and proportions. Balanced head. Pleasing rib, coupling and top line. Looked
good on the move. Could have just a shade more length of neck.
2nd King & Bramble's Shirdees Chevrolet. Nicely headed exhibit with an appealing eye and
expression. Pleasing coat, bone and substance. Active and free movement. Preferred the top
line and length of leg of the winner.
3rd Trevett's Vellbern The Raindancer.
Res Blenkinsopp's Northmeadow Porsche At Thiesbern.
VHC Wills' Kernow Moon Dust.
Open Bitch (7, 1)
1st Mair, Hartley-Mair & Dybdall's Meadowpark Breezing On. CC. Headed a keenly
contested class and gained her title on the day. Super r outline. Pleasing head, eye and
expression. Good balance of outline and proportions. Well constructed both fore and aft, free
and easy active movement.
2nd Mair & Hartley-Mair's Meadowpark Perfect Blend. Reserve CC. From the same
stable and with little to choose between her and the winner. Built on breed typical lines with a
good outline and proportions. Super neck and top line. Balanced construction and moves on a
powerful and positive stride.
3rd Richards' Tickbern Naughty But Nice Von Richenbern.
Res Trevett's Ch Vellbern You Japanese Gem.
VHC Flanagan's Collansues Magical Dream.
Veteran Bitch (2, 1)
1st Green's Waldershelf Happy Hattie. Nice type, very pleasing head properties.
Well constructed and strong body of correct depth and proportions. Moved well on a steady and
impressive gait.
Judge - Ronald W James
Jude Simonds


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10th-23rd September 2006
This was my first visit to Taiwan. I had one weekend to visit some of the places in Taipei, its capital city. The photos may not be very clear because of cloudy climate. The rains in Taiwan make be remember the rains in our western ghats.
Taipei 101:
This is the tallest building currently in the world. It has 101 floors and is 508 mts height. Also, it has the fastest elevator which takes just 35 seconds to reach from bottom to top.
Photo taken from the observatory at 89th floor. Chaing Kai Shek memorial hall:This is in memory of Chaing Kai Shek, the founder of modern Taiwan. This beautiful monument is at the center of the city.
The theatre at the hall.
Shilin night market:Taipei is famous for night markets, Shilin is one of the busiest places in night.Taipei Zoo:Taipei has a big zoo and it houses a lot of animals/birds/reptiles from different parts of the world. The animals seem to be well maintained compared to our Mysore zoo.


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JUBA (1 Dec.) RADIO TAMAZUJ;
The Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), the national army of South Sudan, is holding dozens of its own officers and soldiers in cramped and unsanitary conditions without access to their families and medical care, according to prisoners at Giyada military prison.
Radio Tamazuj succeeded in making contact with several of the estimated 75 soldiers at the Giyada facility located in the southern part of the capital Juba. In a series of interviews, prisoners said they have been detained sometimes more than two years without being taken to a military court and their family members have not been informed of the cause of their arrest.
"We are not allowed to take a shower, we are not allowed to wash clothes, we are locked inside all day," said one officer who was detained in January this year after a dispute about being passed over for a promotion.
The senior officer said they are sometimes restricted from visiting a latrine and they are not given sufficient food. He said the army currently does not even pay for their food, they have to ask someone to go out to buy for them, and they do not allow their family to bring them food.
Another officer complained of being detained in crowded conditions, pointing to lack of space and access to latrines as well as not being allowed medical services and visits from the family members.
"In the room where I am detained, we are more than 50 officers alone. There is no space for lying down. You sleep while seated upright. This is a treatment I have never experienced before even from the Arabs we fought for 21 years during the war of liberation struggle for our independence have never treated us like this," said the officer who has been detained since May this year.
Another soldier said he has not had the opportunity to see a clinic since being arrested in January. "Our case has not been heard. We are told we are arrested on orders from General Malual Ayom. I don't know my connection with him."
"I am sick. They know it because it is in the permission document from my battalion commander yet they have continued to hold me," he said.
The military detention facility where the officers are held is operated by SPLA Military Police under the overall command and administrative supervision of Major General Akec Adim.
"We are suffering a lot here in this detention. Some of us have been here for years without being known by our families. Some of us are considered to have died and indeed many have died in this detention," one of the detainees said in interview on Monday.
"Our families don't have any information about most of us. They don't know whether we are alive or dead. The way they are treating us is inhumane, even how slaves are treated is better than the way we are being treated here," he added.
A detained medical corps officer commended, "We are under a very bad slavery, under a very bad oppression. These conditions are worse even than the conditions we fought against in Khartoum."
The detained officers include Brigadier General James Kuol, Colonel Idris Khamis Allajabu, Colonel Matiok Renk, Major Markona Tito, Captain Casiano Apuro Asunta, Colonel Mawiir Nyok, Lieutenant Colonel Garang Jhong Akoon and Major Maker Nyok, among others.
Some have appeared before a court martial while others have not been tried. Those who appeared before the military court have not had the opportunity to be represented by defence lawyers. One prisoner said he believed his lawyers were threatened by a top commander not to defend him.
The Giyada detention site is located on the same grounds as the infamous 'White House'. The house was used by the Sudanese security as a torture and execution site during the 1983-2005 civil war.


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By anntheriot on 04/07/2015
Team Irwin Fritchie was out of this world on Sunday, March 22, at the annual New Orleans Bar Association Bar & Grille. Our team made a healthy DeLorean juice made of blueberries, raspberries, bananas, spinach, oats, and sugar, as well as hoverballs made from blended chocolate wafers and cream cheese covered in chocolate. Our Back to the Future theme was a big hit, winning us 3rd place for the Most Creative Dishes. Congratulations to our team! All proceeds from the Bar & Grille benefit New Orleans legal non-profits.


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I know this time of year is so hectic for all of us, but I thought I would pass on some information that I was reading the other day. Seems this lady was listening to a talk show and the doctor on the show proclaimed, "The way to achieve inner peace is to finish all the things you have started and have never had the time to finish."
She thought about this for the longest time. Then looked around her house to see all the things she started and hadn't found the time to finish. She decided that today was the day to change, so before leaving the house that morning she finished off a 2-liter bottle of Mt. Dew, a bottle of some unknown alcoholic beverage, a package of Oreo's, a pound package of peanut M&M's , the rest of last night's strawberry cheesecake, some Dorito's, and a box of chocolate truffles left over from Valentine's Day!!!!
I really think that doctor knew what he was talking about! I can relate to this……………..hmmm may have to try it tomorrow!!
So hang in there and enjoy life!


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Hey, friends! I hope you're having a great weekend. Today I wanted to share another project I created for Creativation 2017 (CHA) for Bella Blvd. I used the beautiful new Make Your Mark collection for this 8x8 canvas. This collection has so many gorgeous bright floral elements in it, and I love that they all have this watercolor effect. I cut a big chunk from a patterned paper to use on the left side of the canvas. I used some clear gesso on the canvas and then use lots of yummy blue Shimmerz Paints. I used a small circle stencil and some Dazzlerz Texture Paste to create those dimensional circles.
I LOVE these colors...on my gosh. Here you can see the texture and dimension. I also splattered on some Heidi Swapp Gold color Shine and added a few pink sequins from my stash. The big shiny metallic gold words are from the Clear Cuts pack, and I just cut around the words and adhered it to the canvas. Easy peasy! I added a floral die cut cluster to the upper right area and added some tangled thread under it.
Puffy Stickers are in this collection...yesssss! Check out that gorgeous floral cluster! I added some blue thread under it for an extra pop of color.
Here's the bottom area. This was really easy and quick to put together...especially with all these gorgeous papers and embellishments.
I hope you give this a try...it's a great project on a small scale. Plus it will look great hanging up in your craft space :)
Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!


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What can Lexington do about gentrification? Literally the opposite of everything Louisville is doing. Don't let AirB&B take over. Don't let wealthy people buy up neighborhoods like Portland and Butchertown. Just don't. Yes, I'm talking about my own friends. Don't do it. It's not necessary. [H-L]
Amanda Painter sat at the kitchen table in an unfamiliar apartment with an absurd dilemma: She had nothing to wear to a vigil for her three dead children. Her clothes were at home, but her home was now a crime scene. [HuffPo]
Metro Council Democrats elbowed through a measure on Thursday that supporters says will help lower Louisville's obesity rate by giving youngest restaurant patrons healthier options. [C-J/AKN]
A former Marine says he alerted the Corps to a white supremacist in its ranks last October. Six months later, he wonders how seriously the Corps is investigating. [ProPublica]
Many pension funds for public workers already owe far more in retirement benefits than they have in the bank, and the problem will only grow worse if the economy slows down, according to a report released Thursday. [Richmond Register]
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) took to the Sunday morning shows to push back on the Trump administration's narrative that the FBI's investigation into the Trump campaign was a political witch hunt. To the contrary, Rubio said, it was a totally appropriate investigation into suspicious individuals involved in the campaign. [ThinkProgress]
Becky Miller has officially filed a complaint against Ashland City Commissioner Marty Gute surrounding her recent claims that Gute no longer resides in the city. [Ashland Independent]
When Congress decided not to take significant action after a spate of mass shootings this year and last, some big banks opted to take matters into their own hands by restricting financing for gun sellers. Now, Republican lawmakers are pressing regulators to stop banks from doing so, over concerns they are veering too far into social activism. [NY Times]
Teachers flexed their political muscle Tuesday night, especially in Rockcastle County, spurring a surprise upset win by Travis Brenda over fellow Republican and incumbent state House Majority Leader Jonathan Shell. [Ronnie Ellis]
Ralph Stepney's home on a quiet street in north Baltimore has a welcoming front porch and large rooms, with plenty of space for his comfortable recliner and vast collection of action movies. The house is owned by Joann West, a licensed caregiver who shares it with Stepney and his fellow Vietnam War veteran Frank Hundt. [WaPo]
The seemingly long-awaited analysis on surveys and other community input for a master plan for Glasgow Parks and Recreation was presented to the master plan steering committee this week. [Glasgow Daily Times]
Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, spent roughly $3.5 million in taxpayer funds on his personal security detail during his first year in office, 1.7 times what his predecessors spent each year on average, according to records made public Friday by the agency. Those figures included $2.7 million on salaries and overtime for security staff and more than $760,000 on travel for security agents. [More NY Times]
Al Dilley of Glasgow owns Goat Browsers, an "environmentally friendly land enhancement service." Dilly and his 17 goats are under contract with the city to goatscape (clean up) an overgrown, two-acre area of the park. [H-L]
Katia Hills, a healthy 27-year-old married woman, said she was afraid to have another child after what happened the last time. [HuffPo]
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Indigenous Students and Vocational Education and Training in Schools: Ladder of Opportunity or Corrugated Iron Ceiling?
Helme, Sue, Australian Journal of Education
Indigenous students complete secondary education at about half the rate of non-Indigenous students, yet are twice as likely to participate in Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Schools subjects. This paper explores the reasons for this phenomenon. It draws on data from two national studies: a survey of 20 000 young people and their experience of vocational learning, and a qualitative study that included interviews with 118 Indigenous VET in Schools students and 160 school staff and other stakeholders. It discusses the role of VET in addressing the needs and aspirations of Indigenous students, and identifies key aspects of good practice in the provision of VET for Indigenous students. The paper argues that VET in Schools cannot succeed as a 'stand alone' solution to the problem of Indigenous educational disadvantage, but must be offered within the context of educational provision that accommodates the diverse educational needs and aspirations of Indigenous students.
The historical influences on the present situation of Australian Indigenous peoples are well documented. We are all familiar with the children of the stolen generation and the ongoing debate over land rights. The recent 'history wars' reflect the highly contested nature of historical accounts of white settlement and its impact on Indigenous peoples. While there are different perspectives, we cannot ignore the history of invasion, dispossession, and social exclusion that has shaped the lives of Indigenous peoples and constricted their opportunities.
Education is seen as a source of empowerment for Indigenous peoples. Despite debate about the role of education in improving opportunities, and numerous inquiries into Indigenous education at a national and state level, the fact remains that Indigenous students continue to be significantly disadvantaged in terms of educational participation and achievement. Apparent retention rates for Indigenous students from Years 7-8 to Year 12 are about half those of non-Indigenous students. Recent data indicate modest improvement: apparent retention has risen from 29 per cent in 1996 to 38 per cent in 2002. This compares with much slower growth for non-Indigenous students in the same period, but from about double the base (72 per cent to 76 per cent).Thus the relative position of Indigenous students has improved slightly over that time (ABS, 2002).
Numerous reports indicate that Indigenous academic achievement is also lower (e.g., The National Report to Parliament on Indigenous Education and Training, Commonwealth of Australia, 2001). Substantial research has been conducted to identify the reasons for Indigenous students having lower than average attendance, retention and achievement, and many contributing factors have been identified, especially relationships between teachers, students, parents and the community (Godfrey, Partington, Harslett, & Richer, 2000; Herbert, Anderson, Price, & Stehbens, 1999; Lester, 2000; Munns, 1998; Rigney, Rigney, & Hughes, 1998; Schwab, 1999). Relevant teacher expertise in cultural awareness, cross-cultural communication and teaching English as a second language also impacts on the quality of teaching and learning experienced by the Indigenous student (Bourke, Rigby, & Burden, 2000; Herbert et al., 1999; Purdie, Tripcony, Bouhon-Lewis, Fanshawe & Gunstone, 2000). Some Indigenous students find engagement with school difficult because of nonschool factors, such as poverty, poor health, imprisonment, high family mobility and indigenous inter-group tensions (Bourke et al., 2000; Gray, Hunter, & Schwab, 2000; Herbert et al., 1999). Students from remote communities face additional barriers to school engagement due to limited access to facilities and difficulties associated with living away from home.
Racism has been shown in numerous studies to impact on Indigenous students' relationship with school (Groome & Hamilton, 1995; Rigney et al. …


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July 05, 2013 - by Rachel Balik
As Bryan Cantrill said in his DTrace blog post last week, the idea for Manta was simple, but not obvious. He notes that, "Sometimes simple ideas can seem obvious in hindsight — especially as the nuance of historical context is lost to time."
That's actually a pretty reasonable description of innovation: the introduction of an incredibly simple solution that for whatever reason just wasn't obvious before. For example, why wouldn't you want your music library to live inside your phone, or to stay in someone's awesome apartment instead of a hotel when you visit Paris? More importantly, why did no one think of these ideas sooner? Sometimes it's a matter of being in the right place at the right time. Sometimes it's a matter of having an outsider's perspective that allows you to recognize just how simple things can be. In fact, that's why long-standing leaders often get into ruts and miss opportunities to create disruptive solutions.
We've got plenty of examples of this in the tech community, but in one of our internal conversations leading up to Manta, a very simple, even old-fashioned example popped into my head.
I was reminded of a story my friend once told me about his next door neighbor growing up in the midwest. The man owned some cattle recreationally (as I'm told people in the midwest sometimes do) but occasionally sold the meat. When he did, he'd drive up to his house with a truck full of it. Then he'd carry each piece of meat out of the truck and up the stairs to the bathroom, where he'd weigh it on the bathroom scale. Then he brought the meat back down to truck.
My friend used to watch this happen, with some confusion, until one day he suggested to neighbor, "Why don't you bring the scale downstairs and put it next to the truck while you're weighing the meat?"
His neighbor replied, "Well, because when my wife bought the scale, she said it was for the upstairs bathroom."
So often, somebody tells us there's a way to do something and we take them at face value. This man's wife told him at some point that the scale was for the bathroom and he accepted that as an absolute truth. It never occurred that he could bring the scale to the truck while he was using it and then replace it. This might seem like an extreme example, but this happens to us all the time. More often than not, we tend to accept the offerings of leading vendors and companies and assume that we've got to do things the way they tell us.
As silly as that story about the cattle is, we really think it couldn't be a better metaphor for Manta, an innovation that's truly "moving the scale" when it comes to big data. For so long, we took it for granted that data was stored in one place and that we ran compute in another. Then, one day, a very-simple-but-not-obvious idea popped into Mark Cavage's head.
While the idea may be simple, the implications are infinite. We're only beginning to discover Manta's potential to "move the scale" in many industries (although we're not exactly sure whether it will help anyone weigh raw meat, there's always a chance.) That's why we're encouraging as many people as possible to start exploring Manta, discovering new use cases and sharing them with us. If you've already got ideas, send a tweet to @joyent with the hashtag #joyentmanta. We're excited to see what you come up with!


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Garden St, Peabody
Great for
- Clean & Green
- Peace & Quiet
- Gym & Fitness
- Internet Access
- Parks & Recreation
Not great for
- Eating Out
- Medical Facilities
- Neighborly Spirit
- Nightlife
- Shopping Options
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- Clean & Green
- Pest Free
- Peace & Quiet
- Eating Out
- Nightlife
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- Shopping Options
- Gym & Fitness
- Internet Access
- Lack of Traffic
- Cost of Living
- Resale or Rental Value
- Public Transport
- Medical Facilities
- Schools
- Childcare
"The street that defines overpriced, yuppy Cambridge"
Garden Street ranks among the most boring overpriced places that one could choose to live.... Actually, there are probably more boring, miserable places to live somewhere in North Cambridge, but they're smaller and you're less likely to be duped into living there. Garden Street is pretty much emblematic of everything that is wrong with Harvard. First a great many ticky-tack apartment buildings line it and the surrounding streets. Although I doubt most of them were built before 1940, they all have pretentious names such as the Little-Lord-Fontleroy Residences or the Ivy-Covered, Pilgrim-Descended condos. Given their aforementioned ivy-covered-ness, they feel free to charge three times the price for these apartments to foolish, debt-ridden law students who could not bare to take the bus to their classes. Farther up Garden, you will find more Harvard residences with unlucky undergraduates banished to the Styx.


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On Valentines Day, Jord had to work and go to school for most of the day.
Bost and I went to visit him and brought him a big card to embarrass him at work. :-)
We love him!
Jord was so cute and brought me flowers!
He is the best.
We were sooo fortunate to have our cute neighbor volunteer to babysit Boston
on Valentines, so we got to have a date night!
We were so excited!
We decided to give the little Thai place in town a try, and we are so glad we did.
Even though it is a bit of a hole in the wall, it is SO yummy!
As you can see from the lovely decorations, it was quite the experience!
With posters of Thailand Duct taped to the walls and potted plants,
we felt like we were right on the island. :-)
The Tom Ka Khai Soup is seriously amazing. I have dreams about it- no lie!
After our yummy Thai dinner, we finished off our night with some Nielson's Frozen Custard.
I LOVE that stuff.
It was such a fun night to celebrate Valentines day together.
Thank goodness for sweet babysitters and random restaurants!
And for cute husbands.
I picked a good one!!


text: I need to know how to stop emails from automatically deleting from my phone after I check my account on my PC. I would like my emails to remain on both my computer and my phone. I have two accounts on my phone, both a Gmail account and the Exchange Corporate account (which is linked to an Outlook email).


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I created QR codes for each park that when scanned with your Droid or iPhone, will give you trail information for that park as well as a downloadable map to locate the trails. These signs should start showing up in the park bulletin boards within the next couple weeks.
Here is an example of what to look for.
Click on the image for a larger view and to try out the codes.
Like the sign says, by using these codes for your mobile device you are helping the park stay greener since they will have to print less paper.