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Richard Allmendinger
Alliance Manchester Business School
The University of Manchester
Booth Street West, Manchester M15 6PB, UK
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I am Richard Allmendinger, a Lecturer in Data Science at the Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS), which I joined in September 2015.
Prior to my appointment at MBS, I was a Postdoctoal Researcher and Honorary Lecturer at the Department of Biochemical Engineering and the
EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Emergent Macromolecular Therapies at University College London.
I spent around 4 years at UCL and still collaborate intensively with my previous research and industry colleagues.
Looking even further back in time, I have obtained a PhD in Computer Science from The University of Manchester,
and a (5-year German) Diplom in Business/Industrial Engineering from the Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT) in Germany and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Australia.
My research focusses on the development and application of simulation, optimization and machine learning techniques to real-world problems arising in
areas such as manufacturing, biology, economy and logistics. In particular, I am interested in problems that possess features that make a problem difficult
to simulate and/or optimize, such as expensive evaluations, uncertainty, large decision space, constraints, and multiple objectives. Working with industrial
partners on these problems is especially fun. For details on my published work please refer to the publications page.
I enjoy teaching, supervision, and mentoring students as much as research. My current teaching activities include the Coordination and Teaching of a
1st Year UG module on Quantitative Methods for Business and Managament (around 400 students) and an MSc module on Programming in Python for
Business Analytics (around 60 students). I have developed the Python module together with Manuel López-Ibáñez; it is the first time that AMBS is
offering such a heavy programming-focused module. Finally, I am an Academic Advisor for around 30 UG students and 10 MSc students.

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Charleston in Kanawha County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Thomas J. Jackson
Clarksburg, VA.
Now West Virginia,
Confederate General
Died May 10, 1863
[East Side]
This monument first located on original state capitol grounds Sept. 27, 1910; relocated to the present state capitol grounds July 25, 1926. Relocated in the state capitol complex to its present position, July 20, 1976.
[North Side]
A memorial to Samuel S. Green S.G.T. Montgomery's
Batt'y, Cutshaw's, Batt'n, L.A. C.S.A.
Brig. Gen. W.VA. Div. U.C.V.
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Erected as a
to the
no. 151
United Daughters
of the Confederacy.
Erected 1910.
Marker series. This marker is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy marker series.
Location. 38° 20.127′ N, 81° 36.675′ W. Marker is in Charleston, West Virginia, in Kanawha County. Marker is at the intersection of Kanawha Boulevard and California Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Kanawha Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker located
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The New Deal In Your Community (within shouting distance of this marker); Booker Taliaferro Washington (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Abraham Lincoln Walks At Midnight (about 400 feet away); State Capitol (about 400 feet away); West Virginia Home Guards (about 600 feet away); Dedicated to You, A Free Citizen in a Free Land (about 700 feet away); Union Civil War Monument (about 800 feet away); "The West Virginia Coal Miner" (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleston.
Regarding Thomas J. Jackson. The statue was commissioned and erected by the Charleston Chapter No. 151, United Daughters of the
Confederacy. The marble for the base was quarried at Genoa; the bronze statue cast in Italy. A replacement stone was later added to the statue in memory of Brigadier General Samuel Green, who was a West Virginian fighting for the Confederacy during the Civil War. This monument was first placed on the lawn of the Old Capitol Building. The Old Capitol Building burned in Jan. 1921 and the monument was relocated on July 25, 1926 to the grounds of the new Capitol,
Smithsonian American Art Museum Control Number Inventory of American Sculpture 76005913
Categories. • War, US Civil •
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Not that it's any longer a big bad secret that Shelby County mayor A C Wharton intends to run for mayor of Memphis. Not that it ever was.
But, as first reported on the Flyer's online edition this week, selected folks around Memphis and Shelby County have now been informed by mail that Wharton will be the beneficiary of a $500-a-head fund-raiser next week, Wednesday, November 19th, at the Racquet Club, with proceeds explicitly designated to a race for city mayor.
This follows upon recent news that the Shelby County mayor had met with confidants to inform them he would be running for mayor of Memphis and that he intended to appoint a campaign treasurer for that purpose.
And that news had followed upon revelations earlier this year that Shelby County's two most prominent mayors, Wharton and the man he would succeed, Memphis mayor Willie Herenton, had actively collaborated on Herenton's since-aborted bid to regain control of the city school system as superintendent.
Increasingly, the two mayors have partnered in what has sometimes seemed a tag-team effort (or a bad cop-good cop duo) to facilitate a transition to some form of actual city/county consolidation.
Wharton's plans, therefore, have to be considered in the context of what Herenton intends to do. From almost the time of Herenton's reelection last year, rumors have swirled concerning his early departure from office.
The Shelby County mayor's decision to launch his campaign for city mayor this early — three full years before the next regularly scheduled municipal election — suggests that an announcement could be coming from City Hall sometime soon, signaling a possible change of status for the city mayor.
Even if this should turn out not to be the case, Wharton's early moves to secure campaign cash and supporters will serve to dissuade any number of potential competitors, whenever the race takes place.
They will not, however, daunt the mayoral ambitions of Carol Chumney, the former state legislator and City Council member who finished second to Herenton in the 2007 mayor's race with 32 percent of the vote. Chumney has made it clear ever since that she will try again at the earliest opportunity.
Chumney has challenged the conventional wisdom concerning Wharton's inevitability, to the point of insisting she would have held her own against the county mayor had he responded favorably to the "Draft A C" movement that flared up on the eve of the 2007 election.
That movement famously came to naught when the two mayors dined together at Le Chardonnay, after which Wharton punctured the draft balloon by opting out of the idea of running.
Although neither mayor has chosen to reveal the contents of their discussion that night, it has long been presumed that the final course of their meal consisted of an entente cordiale, whereby Herenton promised his Shelby County counterpart, a longtime confidant and sometime campaign manager for the Memphis mayor's own efforts, that something of a handoff could be arranged — and perhaps one in the very near future.
• Herenton himself was the central figure at Saturday morning's "retreat" at the University of Memphis Technology Center — one at which the mayor and members of the city administration and City Council made a preliminary effort to confront a looming era of severe austerity. Given that background, the mood of the retreat was somewhat upbeat.
"I think he and his staff appeared to be addressing the financial crisis in a realistic way," said council member Jim Strickland afterward.
Strickland added that he thought he and his colleagues would be prepared to make cuts and even approve layoffs, provided, Strickland said, "that they aren't in the public safety arena."
Herenton unveiled a six-point agenda of "initiatives to control costs."
These were: 1) proposed reductions in personnel, through buy-outs and severance packages; 2) reduction in capital expenditures; 3) "outsourcing opportunities"; 4) "consolidating opportunities"; 5) amendments in the city's long-term liabilities with respect to pensions and health-care obligations; and 6) "fiscal prudence" in an effort to maintain a financial surplus. No details were provided, but Herenton promised them within the next 90 days.
Several council members and administration employees were heard from, in an atmosphere that was free from the rancor that has sometimes plagued mayor-council relations.
In his own remarks, the mayor called for a spirit of cooperation and challenged past criticism from council and media sources regarding alleged absenteeism on his part. "I've been on the job every day. When have any of you needed to see me and couldn't find me?" he asked, without being contradicted.
tennessee goes against the flow
• For all the enthusiasm which enveloped so many local Democrats — both of the lower-case and upper-case variety — in the wake of Barack Obama's smashing presidential victory last week, there were clear and obvious reasons not to feel so giddy.
One was macro-political: However effective a straw boss Rahm Emanuel, the newly named chief of staff for President-elect Obama, turns out to be (and word is he's a martinet and brass-knuckler), the fact is that Emanuel was, and probably still is, opposed to the vaunted "50-state strategy" pursued for the last four years by Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean.
In 2006, Emanuel, who represents a northside Chicago district in the House of Representatives, headed the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. A believer in traditional blue-chip fund-raising and targeted campaigning, Emanuel clashed repeatedly on strategy with Dean, who had developed and funded a party network in red states as well as blue.
Emanuel was also less interested in populist politics per se than was Dean, though the latter's Internet-based fund-raising techniques stressing small change and high volume — which had led the former Vermont governor to the brink of a presidential nomination in early 2004 — became the basis for Obama's own phenomenally successful fund-raising. Inasmuch as all of Dean's state organizers — some 200 of them — have already been sacked, the auguries for anything resembling attentiveness to red states like Tennessee are minimal. In fact, zippo.
Tennessee Democrats must surely realize they've already seen the prototype of this attitude in the way the Obama-Biden campaign utterly ignored this once famously bellwether border state, deigning not to make an appearance or even a feint in the direction of Tennessee and refusing it nickels, dimes, dollars, and yard signs. Which leads to a micro-political fact of life that for the faithful of the Tennessee Democratic Party is as dismal as it is exciting, even intoxicating, for their Republican opposite numbers.
Start with the simple fact that, when all the votes were counted in election year 2008, Tennessee as a whole had gone in the opposite political direction altogether from the Obama-smitten nation.
Not only did the McCain-Palin ticket win the state, and by a bigger majority than Bush-Cheney had four years earlier, but the GOP took over the legislature. Lock, stock, and barrel. Republicans, who had held on to a tenuous de facto tie with the Democrats beforehand, emerged post-election with a five-member edge in the state Senate. And they swung enough seats to go from a five-vote deficit in the state House to a one-vote edge.
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What it doesn't mean is much hope for the Democrats to stage a comeback. Give credit to state party chairman Gray Sasser (son of the former senator) for being a gentleman. A nice guy. Fair-minded. Sweet-tempered. All that.
But many party-mates, especially in the blogosphere, don't give him credit for showing much strategic sense. His critics allege that, insofar as there was a coherent statewide approach to the election of 2008, it avoided the kind of grand sweep and public commitment to party ideals that characterized the Obama campaign nationwide, focusing instead on dubious and highly questionable campaign charges — like the misleading accusation, seen ad infinitum in television ads, that District 26 Republican state Senate candidate Dolores Gresham had voted X number of times, while in the state House, to "raise her own pay." (Meaning that she had voted for the same routine bookkeeping resolutions that everyone else had.)
Even more off the mark was a straight-faced charge that, because former GOP governor Don Sundquist, now living in retirement in East Tennessee, had contributed money to several state Republican campaigns, or that one or another of his former aides had, that meant that the state Republican Party had somehow adopted the cause of a state income tax, like the one which Sundquist had advocated almost a decade ago.
The accusation rang particularly false, given that it had also been leveled at state senator Rosalind Kurita of Clarksville, a write-in candidate in the general election whose previous 19-vote primary victory over Democratic challenger Tim Barnes had been struck down by formal vote of state and county party committees. To most disinterested observers, those tribunals seemed less interested in equity than in penalizing Kurita for having broken party ranks last year by voting for Republican Ron Ramsey of Blountville as state Senate speaker.
Blountville, as it happened, was the location where the final coup de grâce was applied to a century and a half of Democratic legislative dominance. That was where Republican presidential candidate John McCain, on election eve, had touched down for a last-minute rally aimed more at the media market across the border in hotly contested Virginia than at Tennessee per se.
As of that late-in-the-game date, Nathan Vaughn, the Democratic incumbent in state House District 2, was polling a comfortable six points ahead of Republican challenger Tony Shipley. So confident was Vaughn that he left unspent nearly $100,000 in his campaign war chest.
No less an observer than state Republican chairperson Robin Smith would attribute a deluge of late-breaking votes in the northeast Tennessee area to McCain's rah-rah visit to Tennessee turf and the enhanced get-out-the-vote effort it engendered.
In the case of District 2, what happened was an unexpected flip of the vote there, whereby the GOP's Shipley, so seriously trailing only days before, got his unexpected narrow win over Democrat Vaughn. That gave the Tennessee Republicans their first majority in the state House of Representatives since Reconstruction — by the bare majority of 50-49.
Small as that margin is, it precludes any real prospects of desperate maneuvers by longtime Democratic House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh of Covington to keep his speakership. The next speaker, it would seem, is going to be Jason Mumpower, the intensely conservative GOP House leader from that same northeast corner of the state.
Not just that: The Republicans, who picked up enough seats in the state Senate to give them a commanding 19-14 edge, will be enabled, as mentioned, to pick the state's constitutional officers (one of whom could very likely turn out to be Rosalind Kurita). Two other advantages are even more significant.
First, the composition of the 95 county election commissions in Tennessee — mandated by state law to be 3-2 in favor of the majority party — will now be Republican-dominated, not Democratic-dominated. That switch in domination could affect literally hundreds of borderline procedural matters across the state.
More importantly: If the current numbers hold when the next legislative election in 2010 is concluded, the Republicans -- greatly assisted by Republican national committeeman John Ryder of Memphis, a gifted lawyer and one of the GOP's arbiters on reapportionment issues -- will handle post-census redistricting, both for the state legislature and for Tennessee's nine congressional districts.
Reportedly, the Republicans have in mind to alter boundaries so as to enhance Republican prospects in Middle Tennessee congressional districts currently held by Democrats Lincoln Davis and Bart Gordon. Closer to home, modifications in Democrat John Tanner's District 8 could swap out some of Tanner's working-class vote in the northern Memphis suburbs for posher East Memphis precincts now held by 9th District congressman Steve Cohen.
But who knows? Maybe at some point between now and then, President Obama can be induced to make a visit or two to Tennessee, giving Democratic cadres the same boost that a gallantly flailing-away McCain did on the GOP's behalf on November 3, 2008.
• Meanwhile, discontent continues to rage in Shelby County Democratic ranks over the still unexplained release of a pre-election party sample ballot containing an authorized injunction to vote against all 10 proposed city, county, and city charter commission referenda.
As it happened, all 10 amendments passed by comfortable 3-1 margins.
Under fire are Democratic power broker Sidney Chism, who denies responsibility for the mystery ballot (though he acknowledged agreeing with its premises); local party chairman Keith Norman, faulted for frequent absenteeism; and the partys steering committee, which party critics charge was remarkably indifferent to the problem.•


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The Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) came into force on 23 February 2016, and it must be transposed into the national laws of the Member States of the European Union by 23 February 2018. In the meantime, the European Commission has published a Call for Advice from the European Insurance & Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), which is intended to enable the Commission to adopt delegated acts on (a) product oversight & governance; (b) conflicts of interest; (c) inducements; and (d) the assessment of suitability & appropriateness, and reporting – if that's what the Commission wants to do, later on.
Product oversight & governance:
Product manufacturers (PMs) will be required to use "a process for the approval of [every] insurance product … before it is marketed or distributed". This process must "[1] specify an identified target market …, [2] ensure that all relevant risks to [that] market are assessed and … the intended distribution strategy is consistent with the … market, and [3] [include] reasonable steps to ensure that the … product is [only] distributed to the … target market". PMs will also be required to give distributors "appropriate information on the insurance product and the … approval process, including the … target market"; and distributors will be required to have "arrangements to obtain [this] information … and … understand the characteristics and … target market of each … product". EIOPA's task is to provide advice on product oversight & governance arrangements, which explains when insurers and intermediaries are acting as manufacturers or distributors, and sets the level of responsibility that each of these function holders should be expected to meet.
Insurers and intermediaries will be required to "take all appropriate steps to identify conflicts of interest between themselves … and their customers, or between one customer and another that arise in the course of carrying out any insurance distribution activities". When they are distributing insurance-based investment products, insurers and intermediaries will also be required to have and use "effective organisational and administrative arrangements with a view to taking all reasonable steps designed to prevent conflicts of interest … from adversely affecting the interests of [their] customers". If an insurer or intermediary cannot be sure that these arrangements will prevent the risk of damage to customers interests, it must disclose the conflict to the customer before he invests. EIOPA's task is to give the Commission advice about what "effective organisation and administrative arrangements" should look like; and what factors or circumstances should be taken into account when a firm decides whether a conflict of interest might damage its customer's interests.
Insurers and intermediaries will only be permitted to pay or receive a fee or commission, or a non-monetary benefit, in connection with the distribution of an insurance-based investment product if it will not (a) have a detrimental impact on the quality of the relevant service to the customer; or (b) impair the ability of the insurer or intermediary to comply with its obligation to act honestly, fairly and professionally in accordance with the best interests of its customers. For this reason, insurance distributors will be required to use appropriate and proportionate "structural arrangements", and policies, and procedures, to ensure that fees, commissions and benefits paid by anyone other than the customer or on the customer's behalf, in connection with an insurance-based investment product, are properly disclosed to the customer and don't have a detrimental impact on the quality of the service provided to him. EIOPA's task is to advise on the circumstances in which payments and non-monetary benefits may have a detrimental impact on the quality of the relevant service; and the circumstances that should be taken into account when determining whether an insurer or distributor is complying with its obligation to act honestly, fairly and professionally in accordance with the best interests of its customers, or not.
Suitability & appropriateness, and reporting:
An insurance distributor will be required to use the information provided by its customer to specify the customer's demands and needs. It will also be required to provide objective information about the proposed product to the customer, so that he can make an informed decision about whether to proceed. If advice is given, the distributor must also give the customer a personal recommendation which explains why the product will best meet his demands and needs. The demands and needs test is complemented by a suitability and appropriateness test, if an insurer or intermediary is selling an insurance-based investment product. The information required for this test varies, depending on whether advice is given, or not; and the sale is for a single product, or a bundle. In particular, if a customer wants to buy an insurance-based investment product without advice, the insurer or intermediary must ask the customer for information about his knowledge and experience of buying / using the specific type of product or service; assess whether the product or service is appropriate for the customer; and, if it's not, warn the customer. EIOPA's task is to advise on the information that should be obtained so that suitability and appropriateness can be assessed when advice is to be given, and when it is not.
Comments and next steps:
EIOPA has been asked to provide its final technical advice to the Commission by 1 February 2017, so the Commission can decide whether to adopt delegated acts under article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and articles 10 to 14 of the EIOPA Regulation. If the Commission chooses to adopt delegated acts, the Call for Advice implies that the Commission will draft them with the help of Member State appointed experts, instead of asking EIOPA to draft them for it.
As it prepare its advice, EIOPA will work closely with the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to make sure that, its advice in connection with the sale or distribution of insurance-based investment products is appropriately aligned with MiFID II, so that customers can expect equivalent / consistent protection, whether they're buying an insurance or non-insurance based investment product. EIOPA will consult its stakeholder group as it prepares its advice; and carry out a public consultation before finalising its advice and submitting it to the Commission.
The IDD is largely maximum harmonizing, so the Member States will be obliged to implement exactly (they cannot require any more or any less of their insurance distributors than the IDD itself requires). However, some IDD provisions are minimum harmonising, so the Member States can (for example) (a) impose stricter information requirements on their insurance distributors; and/or (b) "prohibit or further restrict the offer or acceptance of fees, commissions or non-monetary benefits from third-parties in relation to the provisions of insurance advice".
Although the UK's FCA has been taking the IDD into account recently (see, for example, "Increasing transparency and engagement at renewal in the general insurance market" (CP 15/41**) (our blog on these proposals is here); and (b) "General Insurance Value Measures" (FS 16/1)), it's not yet clear how it will implement the IDD. Whilst some of it is broadly the same as the FCA's existing rules; some is more nuanced, more complicated and/or sets higher standards; and some will be controversial (even though it's too late to do anything about it). More to follow…


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|My display of books and handouts about each friend.
My main reason for coming up with this program is increasing the number of American Girl programs I am able to offer without repeating a character. This is important because this program has many repeat attendees, and many kids who stick with the program all through 3rd-6th grades. Even with putting the program on hold each summer, there are only so many available characters we can learn about.
Another benefit of focusing on the best friends is that it allows me to highlight different aspects of each original American Girl's story. For instance, when we learned about Julie (from 1974) I touched on her celebrating Chinese New Year with her friend Ivy. In this program I was able to focus a little more on Ivy and her Chinese heritage. This adds a little diversity to the program, which is especially important considering the fact that the rest of the American Girl line is pretty lacking in this area.
- Two sessions of 12 kids were registered.
- Age group: 3rd-6th graders.
- The only cost involved was for our snacks (about $10 for each group).
- We had a discussion about the best friends. Each girl received a handout with information about each of the five best friend characters (taken from the character information websites linked above). I was pleasantly surprised with how much the kids remembered about these characters.
- The kids took a quiz from the American Girl website: "What is your friendship style?". Unfortunately this game has been removed from their website.
- Our active games included British Bulldog (for Molly's British best friend Emily) and Catch the Dragon's Tail (in honor of Ivy)
- Our final game was writing a collaborative fairy tale, in honor of our fairy tale fan Ruthie. I wrote the first sentence and each child added a sentence on to that. I have to say I was quite impressed when they wrote in a trip to Hogwarts!
- To close out the program we made Chinese lanterns. We also enjoyed a snack of scones, fortune cookies Fritos (invented during the 30s, Ruthie's time period) and lemonade. I offered a wordsearch for them to do during this time period as well.
How it went:
American Girl Club is always a hit at my library. This was the first time I have had to do two sessions because the demand was so high. The second session didn't fill up as much as I would have liked, but overall I think the attendees had a great time!
For information on my other American Girl related programs go to these posts:


text: Valve Center The heart's valves open and close to keep blood flowing properly, with oxygenated blood flowing into the heart and blood needing oxygen flowing out. Valve disease occurs when the heart's valves do not function properly. Some disorders cause stenosis (narrowing) or obstruction of the valves, which forces the heart to work harder to pump blood to the body. Other valve disorders are characterized by the inability of valves to close completely. These regurgitation or insufficiency disorders allow blood to leak back through the valve into the heart. St. Joseph Hospital offers the latest therapies and treatments for valve disorders, from drug therapies to the most advanced open-heart surgery techniques.


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Blackhawks 4, Predators 3NHL.com @NHLdotcom
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -New Chicago Blackhawks coach Denis Savard accentuated the positive as soon as he took over this week. So far, his players are responding.
Jeffrey Hamilton scored a career-high three goals, including the overtime winner, and the Blackhawks beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 on Saturday night. Chicago is 3-0 under Savard, who replaced the fired Trent Yawney on Monday, and is perfect in three games against Nashville this season.
"The coaching change is one thing, but to say this is the reason we are playing better reflects poorly on the players," Hamilton said. "The easiest thing to do is to replace the coach. Savard came in right away and told us what he expected. He was positive with everybody."
Nashville coach Barry Trotz had enough trouble with the old version of the Blackhawks. The new and improved group caused him even more concerns.
"Chicago played a real solid game," Trotz said. "Savard has changed the lineup. They are a lot more aggressive. They have a lot of small guys with a lot of quickness. They have some momentum after beating Dallas, St. Louis and us."
Hamilton provided the difference when he skated in low in the slot and one-timed a pass from Patrick Sharp to the right of Nashville goalie Chris Mason 59 seconds into the extra session.
"We should have stayed harder on the puck," Trotz said. "We sort of backed off and gave Chicago a little bit of space. If we had stayed on the puck we could have created a bit more havoc by getting in the shot lanes a little stronger.
"They made a pinpoint pass right through the crease area, and Hamilton buried it."
Scott Hartnell and Kimmo Timonen had a goal and assist each, and Shea Weber also scored for the Predators.
Tony Salmelainen had the only Blackhawks goal not scored by Hamilton.
Hamilton scored unassisted 30 seconds into the game when he sent a shot from the right corner along the goal line that went between Mason's pads and the goal post.
Hartnell answered on the power play at 18:12 to tie it 1-1.
Salmelainen gave Chicago a 2-1 lead at 10:50 of the second period. He skated low through the left side of the slot and shot the puck into the right side of the net below Mason's glove.
The Predators outshot Chicago 15-7 in the second period, with Weber and Timonen scoring goals 23 seconds apart.
Savard used Nashville's scoring surge as a motivational tool.
"I told our guys after the second period that they had to believe," Savard said. "It was as simple as that."
Weber scored from above the right circle on a one-timer that went past Nikolai Khabibulin on his glove side at 13:52.
Timonen found the net at 14:15, scoring through traffic low in the slot.
Hamilton tied it with 34 seconds left in regulation, shooting from the left side of the crease over Mason as he was outstretched on the ice.
"The third periods have been great for us," Savard said. "That's a sign of good conditioning. Hamilton's line has been going good. And as long as it is, that line is going to play a lot."
The third period has been a problem area for the Predators.
"We have to learn how to protect a lead," Timonen said. "When there is a minute to go we have to make sure we don't give up any chances. We didn't play our game. If we had played our game I don't think this team could have matched our speed and skill level. We have to learn from this."
Notes: Salmelainen has a goal in three straight games and has a four-game point streak (three goals, one assist). ... With the goals by Weber and Timonen, Nashville's defensemen have scored 19 goals this season. ... Khabibulin is 4-2 since returning from a broken finger.


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The Unnamed is a 4th edition Dungeons & Dragons campaign set in a high fantasy post-apocalyptic world where the heroes are the only source of hope, order and justice.
The setting is inspired by the Earthdawn RPG, The Road (2009) and the Fallout video game series.
The story is based on my own theories of RPG adventure design.


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thorquemada wrote:like the title says, i can only play on 35 FPS, wether on low or ultra. is this normal? i seem to remember playing WoW on 60 FPS on other servers. not complaining, i'm just curious.
Ashkorne wrote:FYI: I used to get horrendous (sub 45FPS) framerates on any setting, regardless of resolution. The first thing I did was disable all addons. Then enable them, one after the other. Testing each time.
My FPS hit was quickly traced to PowerAuras. With it installed I was getting 45FPS. With it uninstalled I was getting 145FPS. On ultra.
Check your addons. Some of them will be killing your performance. GearScore is another FPS hog. Try searching for GearScore Lite instead.
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Santa Theology 101: Sound of the Fall Basically, God does care! Quirky Man on the Street video asks the question: If Santa fell in the woods and no one was there to hear him, would he make a sound? Great lesson on omniscience. An entertaining reminder of God's concern for us that your people will love. Use this in your service or as a warm-up to those special Christmas events! Also see companion video: SANTA THEOLOGY 101-GIFT LIFTING on the gift of grace.
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Santa Theology 101: Gift Lifting This funny, offbeat Man on the Street video asks the age-old theological question, Can God make a Gift that Santa Can't Lift? A well-crafted and entertaining reminder for your Christmas Season services. You can also use this video as a meaningful warm-up for your Christmas Special Events! Look for the companion video:SANTA THEOLOGY 101-THE SOUND OF THE FALL on omniscience.
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Despite increases in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, the rate of cardiovascular events in patients treated with tofacitinib (Xeljanz) for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in phase III and long-term extension studies is low. In these studies, which ranged in duration from 6 to 24 months, the rate of cardiovascular events did not increase over time, according to a pooled analysis performed by Christina Charles-Schoeman, MD, from the University of California Los Angeles, and co-investigators.
The incidence rates for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in all tocilizumab treatment groups (0.34 to 1.68) "correspond to a 10- year Framingham cardiovascular risk of 6% to 10%, which is categorized as low in the general population," the researchers wrote online in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. Their analysis was sponsored by the drug's manufacturer, Pfizer.
The pooled analysis included 4,271 RA patients from six phase III studies and 4,827 RA patients enrolled from phase I, phase II or phase III studies into two open-label long-term extension studies. Patients who entered the studies were treated with tofacitinib, alone or with non-biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), after inadequate response to DMARDs. The dosages of tofacitinib in these studies were 5 or 10 mg twice daily, with or without methotrexate. In one phase III study, tofacitinib was compared with adalimumab (Humira), 40 mg every other week, and placebo. In another phase III study, one comparator arm received methotrexate monotherapy.
There were 3,492 patient-years of follow-up in the phase III studies and 8,699 patient-years of follow-up in the long-term extension studies. Data were reported through month 24 in the phase III randomized studies and through 60 months in the long-term extension studies.
In the phase III studies, 23 MACE occurred in patients treated with tofacitinib at any dosage, for an incidence rate of 0.58 (95% CI 0.39-0.88) per 100 patient-years. Incidence rates for MACE were similar with placebo (0.99 per 100 patient-years, 95% CI 0.25-3.95) and adalimumab (1.68 per 100 patient-years, 95% CI 0.54-5.20), although the total exposure to adalimumab and the number of MACE in those treated with adalimumab were less than in the other treatment groups. No MACE were observed in the methotrexate monotherapy treatment group.
The incidence rates for cardiovascular mortality (0.18 per 100 patient-years) and myocardial infarction (0.13 per 100 patient-years) in the phase III studies were low for tofacitinib, and were similar to that with adalimumab (0.56 and 1.12 per 100 patient-years, respectively). No such events were observed in the placebo and methotrexate treatment groups. Similarly, the incidence rates for nonfatal cerebrovascular accidents (0.31 per 100 patient-years) or congestive heart failure (0.23 per 100 patient-years) were low in tofacitinib-treated patients. There were no nonfatal cerebrovascular accidents observed in the adalimumab or methotrexate treatment groups and no CHF events in the placebo, adalimumab or methotrexate groups.
The incidence rates for MACE in tofacitinib-treated patients were generally lower in the long-term extension versus phase III studies. These rates ranged from 0.34 to 0.39 per 100 patient-years. Three cardiovascular deaths were reported in patients receiving 5 mg twice daily of tofacitinib in the long-term extension studies.
The rates of cardiovascular events "were generally similar to rates reported in past RA studies, including studies of RA patients treated with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors," the authors noted.
In the phase III studies, the mean percent changes from baseline for LDL, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, total cholesterol and triglycerides were greater for tofacitinib compared with placebo from months 1 to 6, compared with adalimumab from months 1 to 12 (with the exception of triglycerides at month 1) and compared with methotrexate from months 1 to 18 (with the exception of LDL at month 1 and HDL at month 15). Lipid levels stabilized after month 3 in the tofacitinib-treated groups.
In the long-term extension studies, "mean baseline LDL, HDL, total cholesterol and triglyceride levels were consistent with those seen in the phase III studies," wrote the researchers.
Mean blood pressure levels remained stable across all treatment groups over time and there were no changes in the proportion of patients with hypertension per the JNC 7 criteria. There were few reports of hypertension-related adverse events in either the phase III or long-term extension studies; any such events were graded as mild to moderate in severity.
The study was sponsored by Pfizer, manufacturer of tofacitinib. Several authors are employees or former employees of Pfizer. Others disclose receiving consultancy fees and research/grant support from Pfizer and holding stock in Pfizer.
- Reviewed by F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE Assistant Professor, Section of Nephrology, Yale School of Medicine and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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'At just over £80, locked to Virgin Mobile, the ZTE Blade V is clearly pitched towards the very budget conscious, ideal for those that want a cheap smartphone to take to school.'
'Neat-looking metallic rear. '
'For today's standard, the Blade V's screen is pretty small at 4in. '
All the right ingredients
Clear call quality, a decent 5-megapixel shooter
Exceptional call quality, Good fit and finish
Inexpensive given its feature set, Excellent battery life
Large and bright screen, Affordable, Lightweight and comfortable design
Good performance, Low temperatures, Enhanced sound via DTS
Dirt cheap under contract, has 4G LTE
Competitively priced, waterproof, and has 4G LTE capabilities
Solid design, bright vibrant screen
19 hours of 3G talk time
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Hustings challenge on crime
As Labour's candidate to be the next police and crime commissioner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, I was in Wisbech on Saturday, March 19, talking to local people and listening to their concerns about crime in the face of cuts to police and PCSOs.
I challenge the PCC candidates from other parties to come to Fenland and tell the public how they'd deal with fear of crime in the community in the face of Tory cuts.
Certainly Wisbech people deserve better than to have a bunch of amateurs out on the streets patching up holes in professional policing brought about by Tory cuts, as suggested by your Tory town councillor Steve Tierney.
I'm urging voters to come to the polls for this vital local election – the only election being held in Fenland on May 5 – because it's one way you have to address your fears about crime in the community. I have a plan to work with local forces to introduce a higher level of community policing by professional officers and PCSOs. I'm keen to pit my plan against what the other PCC candidates have to offer and get a proper debate going here in Wisbech.
I'm going to do just that against the Tory candidate at a south of the county hustings and would welcome the opportunity to do the same here.
Dave Baigent,
Labour candidate for PCC for Cambs and Peterborough.
email to mp
Why hasn't he replied?
A few weeks ago, I emailed our MP, Stephen Barclay. I was saddened by the remarks made by his leader, the Prime Minister, when he referred to refugees in the camp at Calais as "a bunch of migrants".
To date I have had no reply – not even the courtesy of an acknowledgement. I do realise that this is one of the safest Tory seats in the country.
I sometimes think that a lamp-post painted blue would be elected and that Mr Barclay only seems to surface at election times to get his face in the local papers – but I do wonder what he does for his parliamentary salary.
I don't think I have ever seen him make an utterance at PMQs, or at any other time for that matter.
I presume he is only in the Commons to say "Yes, David" occasionally.
I should add that I have lived in places with Tory MPs before; I once lived in John Maples' constituency, and whilst I strongly disagree with their politics, they were at least good constituency members who assisted their electorate when that assistance was required.
The MPs will soon be getting an above inflation increase to their salary (unlike other public servants).
Do people think Mr Barclay is worth the money we, the taxpayers, pay him?
Mitch Mitchell,
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It's time to legalise it
In a welcome move, the Liberal Democrats have called for an end to the 'war on drugs'.
At its spring conference, the Lib Dems endorsed a motion calling on the party to extend its support for the legalisation of cannabis for medical use to include recreational use.
This comes after a report from an expert panel was presented to conference.
The report showed that legalisation of cannabis could save the Exchequer £1 billion a year – with £200-£300 million saved in the criminal justice system, together with tax income of £400-£900 million.
The experience of Colorado, Oregon, Alaska, and Washington State, where cannabis is legal, is instructive.
In these four states cannabis is available from licensed outlets.
Some of the tax revenue generated has been used in the anti-cannabis education of minors.
Legalisation of cannabis brings quality control, labelling, and a public health education campaign similar to alcohol and tobacco.
The labelling of cannabis, like alcohol and tobacco, would allow users to choose between milder and stronger versions and different flavours.
A closely regulated market in cannabis would displace both the new synthetic 'legal highs' with their unknown effects and the high potency 'skunk' and other forms that have increasingly dominated the illicit market and have been linked to a higher risk of dependency and psychosis.
Cannabis has many good medicinal properties – including in the treatment of MS, Parkinson's Disease, Crohn's Disease, PTSD, glaucoma treatment, epileptic control, ADHD, rheumatism, arthritis, and asthma.
Cannabis – it's time to legalise.
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I'm not 100% yet but am feeling much better. Thank you. ♥ I hadn't been sick since around New Year's, so that was a great good-health streak for me. And I have a few more days to rest before returning to work, so this should be a restorative week.
Last year's rainbow birthday cake took forever to make, although it was so fun and cheerful, it was worth it to me, but I needed rest more than rainbows this time around, so tonight's dessert for me and Mike was two slices of carrot cake from a local coffee shop.
And especially since I never found pink Tulips for Easter or my beloved Daffodils at all this spring, I treated myself to a small bouquet of orange Tulips this afternoon. It rained here almost all day, so orange was the way to go today. Here's to another year of trying to shine brighter and to be better and wiser and kinder, both to self and others. Here's to thirty-six. ♥


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ELKHART Â? The last thing Sam Rasp expected Sunday was to meet Sen. Barack Obama.
The 10-year-old Indianapolis fourth-grader was in Elkhart to visit his grandmother, Mary Rasp. They were taking a walk near her Jackson Boulevard home when a motorcade slowed to a stop right next to them.
Roughly 100 members of the press swarmed onto the street from a couple of touring buses, and then Obama stepped out of a big black luxury bus, accompanied by his wife, Michelle, and their two daughters, 9-year-old Malia and 6-year-old Sasha. The Rasps were among the first neighbors to meet the Obama family.
Did they know he was coming? Did anyone tip off the neighborhood?
Â?I had no idea,Â?Â? said Rasp, a fourth-grade teacher at Riverview Elementary School. She was thrilled, she said, because sheÂ?s an Obama supporter.
So is Sam. He said he will tell his classmates about meeting the Democratic candidate for president.
Trudy Myers, who teaches at Oxbow Elementary School, will use the experience today as a lesson in her fifth-grade classroom.
She said she will read a book called Â?Pink and Say,Â?Â? by Patricia Polacco, about a couple of young Civil War soldiers, one black and one white, who become friends after the white boy is wounded. The white boy tells his black friend that he once shook the hand of Abraham Lincoln, and then reaches to shake his black friendÂ?s hand. Â?Now you can say you touched the hand that shook the hand of Abraham Lincoln,Â?Â? the white boy said. Myers said she will tell her class that they can touch her hand, the hand that touched the hand of Barack Obama.
Myers said she supports Obama because Â?he can bring integrity and pride back to saying I am an American.Â?Â? She hasnÂ?t felt this excited about a candidate since Bobby Kennedy ran for president in 1968.
She wasnÂ?t the only one who brought up KennedyÂ?s name.
Bill Wolf, a retired teacher, remembers when Kennedy paid a visit to Elkhart in 1968.
Wolf seized his chance to talk to Obama about Social Security. He said he complained that he has to pay taxes on his Social Security income, and Â?I donÂ?t think thatÂ?s fair.Â?
Although he normally votes Republican, Wolf said, seeing Obama campaigning in his neighborhood might sway him to vote Democratic this time. He said Obama has the aura of youth and energy, with a young family, just like Kennedy.
Beatriz Jones, who lives on Jackson Boulevard, said she was undecided about her vote until meeting Obama. He talks with his eyes, she said, and she could tell he was telling the truth. Jones said was in the crowd at Hillary ClintonÂ?s recent appearance at the Coveleski Regional Baseball Stadium in South Bend, and Hillary never looked her in the eye.
Her 10-year-old son, Austin, talked basketball with Obama. Jones said Obama commented on AustinÂ?s 5-foot-6 height, which is tall for his age, and said he could be a good basketball player.
As the word spread through the neighborhood, ObamaÂ?s plan to go door to door gave way to a strategy to shake as many hands as possible. Roughly 200 people lined the sidewalk to meet Obama, perhaps have their picture taken with him, perhaps get his autograph.
Tyler Nutting, a 16-year-old student at nearby Elkhart Central High School, used his cell phone to let his mother know what was happening. Then he handed the phone to Obama, who talked briefly to TylerÂ?s mother and 13-year-old sister.
Other people also had Obama speak by cell phone to relatives and friends in other locations.
At one point, Obama, with a cell phone to his ear, announced to the throng, Â?This is Hillary on the phone, and she said sheÂ?s supporting me.Â?Â? As the crowd laughed, he clarified that he was talking to Hillary Van Dyke.
Another person Obama talked to by cell phone apparently told him he already had cast an absentee ballot.
Â?WhoÂ?d you vote for?Â?Â? Obama asked. Â?Oh, you voted for me? Thanks.Â?Â?
Elkhart Common Council member Rod Roberson told Obama of their connection: He said he played basketball at Northwestern University with Craig Robinson, Michelle ObamaÂ?s brother. Roberson said it was Â?absolutely greatÂ?Â? that Obama came to Elkhart. Â?ThatÂ?s what makes him connect,Â?Â? Roberson said.
Obama worked the crowd for about 1½ hours before telling everyone he had to go to make his next engagement in Fort Wayne.
His wife and kids petered out before he did. The two girls gamely went from door to door with him at first, then said they would rather go to a park.
Â?I want you to get a vote, Sasha, before you can go to the park,Â?Â? Michelle Obama said.
Sasha apparently delivered, because mother and daughters slipped away virtually unnoticed about a half-hour into the appearance, presumably to find a playground.
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Workers at a Teesside plastics company are learning to break the mould after receiving specialist training.
Looking to expand, LNP Engineering Plastics, which has a workforce of 39 and produces long fibre thermoplastic composites for the automotive, leisure, industrial, building and home appliance markets, is benefiting from bespoke training provided by the North East Chamber of Commerce.
The former ICI business, based at Thornaby, successfully sent 18 members of staff from a range of departments on a National Vocational Qualification level 3 course in engineering, productivity and technical services.
The course, delivered through the Chamber's Middlesbrough Engineering Centre, was designed to develop skills and help identify improvements to the manufacturing process.
It provided shop floor training geared to improving productivity and performance by reviewing key manufacturing equipment from every angle, examining everything from the choice of equipment through to waste disposal.
Plant manager Steve Jones says: "Organisations like ourselves are always looking to improve our productivity and our bottom line and the most sensible way to do this is by developing the skills of our staff.
"Through the Chamber of Commerce we have access to first-class training and advice which, in the long term, not only benefits our staff but also advances the company as a whole."
Operator Anthony Stephens, of Billingham, says: "The course has given everybody an opportunity to step back and review the way in which we work as individuals and as a company and to consider more effective and efficient ways of doing things.
"We used to have a set routine for each job whereas now we are more flexible in our approach."
Centre manager Bill Blackburn says: "Historically manufacturing has had a big part to play in the local economy and continues to do so.
"We can provide the type of structure support and training opportunities local businesses need to prosper in today's economic environment."
As well as running commercial training to help member businesses to grow, the Chamber also helps New Deal candidates to find employment in the retail sector.


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The primary components of these burritos are: chicken and onions, Spanish rice, cheese, tortillas (using yesterday's recipe and method), spicy sauce, and cheese sauce (covered in another post).
Burrito Filling (adapted from Don Miguel's "Black Bean Chicken Burrito Recipe")
1 T oil
1 small onion, diced
1 clove garlic, crushed and minced
10 oz pulled chicken in bite-sized pieces
1 C diced tomato or canned tomato
salt and pepper to taste
1 C jack cheese, shredded
1. Lightly saute the onion in the oil until it is translucent and add the garlic. Cook for 1-2 minutes.
2. Add the chicken and cook until heated through.
3. Add the tomatoes and season, then heat through again.
4. Use the chicken and cheese when assembling the burritos.
Spanish Rice (my personal recipe)
2 C white rice
1/2 diced sweet onion
2 T olive oil
1-2 t each dried oregano, dried basil, chili powder, paprika, cumin, optional red pepper flakes
1/2 C canned crushed tomatoes
2 C water
1. Place the oil and spices in a deep saucepan or rice pot.
2. Saute the onions in the oil and spices.
3. Place one cup of rice in the water and add the other cup to the pot.
4. After the rice has been heated through in the oil, add the rice, water, and tomatoes. Cook until most, but not all, of the water has boiled off, then cover and simmer over very low heat for 10-15 minutes.
5. Use when assembling the burritos.
Note: this is a lot of rice and you will probably have some left over.
Spicy Sauce (adapted from Cooks.Com "BAKED BURRITOS WITH SPICY SAUCE")
1 onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, crushed and minced
1/2 C water
1/3 C canned green chilies
2 T chili powder
1 t cumin
1/2 t cayenne pepper
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
2 C water
1. Cook the onion and garlic in the 1/2 C water for about 5 minutes and add the spices.
2. Add the chilies, tomato, and water, then simmer for about 15 minutes.
3. Use when assembling the burritos and over top of the burritos before baking.
Final Casserole Assembly
Chicken filling and cheese
Spanish rice
Spicy and/or cheese sauce
8+ tortillas, depending on size
1. Oil one or two pans big enough to hold all the burritos. You will want separate pans for each sauce.
2. Place a tortilla on a large plate, then fill with chicken, cheese, rice, and a little sauce.
3. Roll the burrito and place in a pan, then repeat for all the burritos.
4. Top the burritos with their respective sauces, adding more cheese to the top, if desired.
5. Bake the casserole(s) until they are heated through, then serve.
After getting fresh basil from the cafeteria because everything in the greenhouse had been picked, we ran into our first major problem. Since our knife choices were butter, steak, and 10-inch chef's, cutting the bone out of chicken thighs was very difficult. So, rather than continuing to fight the raw chicken, Alex suggested that we bake the chicken. Baking the chicken reminded me that making the burrito filling works very well with any leftover cooked chicken; you don't need to cook your chicken specifically for this meal.
For our sauces, we used canned tomato sauce and canned diced tomatoes. I blended the diced tomatoes a little to remove the large lumps of tomatoes and we used them in just about everything. To avoid opening more cans, I improvised some on the spicy sauce. I'm not sure how the sauce would turn out if I used the exact ingredients specified, but I think it would be good. I think both casseroles would have turned out better if they had both had the correct amount of sauce and spare space in the pan. While there was a good amount of cheese sauce, there was too much space in the pan and the spicy casserole was lacking both sauce and space.
Personally, I prefer plain wrapped burritos to a casserole, but there are reasons to make one instead of the other. In significant support of the casserole is the awkward shapes of the tortillas. Since we weren't cutting the dough after rolling it, no two tortillas were the same size or shape. Since the burrito only needs to hold together long enough to be put in the pan for a casserole, the tortilla only has to be strong, not carefully shaped. However, the casserole took a long time to bake in comparison to assembling burritos from hot ingredients and serving immediately.
Overall, both burrito casseroles were successful. Everyone in our class and other classes who came in to eat some of the burritos appeared to like them. However, in addition to getting the amount of sauce correct, Alex thought the burritos could use more chicken and I thought the burritos could use more rice. When we make more burritos, we can see how we want to do the filling ratios.


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My dear friend Jerome used to say, "If you do what you always did, you'll get what you always got, so change it up." Sometimes when I bump up against a wall, I'll hear his voice in my memory, gently reminding me that it's time to stop being Super Deb and ask for help. This week, I asked for help with my resume/CV.
I started by reaching out to the Archives & Archivists (A&A) list serv sponsored by the Society of American Archivists (of which I'm a member). Individuals do not have to be members or even archivists to post to the list. I've read inquiries posted by professionals in other fields seeking advice and the useful and speedy responses by list subscribers.
After thanking list members for their help in the past, I asked if the A&Aers would be willing to send me their resumes and if anyone would be willing to give mine a review. Essentially, I was looking for some typical examples of archivists' resumes and some constructive criticism. I was impressed and gratified by the number of people willing to help. Further, I was moved by the people who took the time to pick through my CV and provide thoughtful and practical suggestions (nearly all of which I've been applying to the document I'm reworking).
It was interesting to see how many people had worked at their university libraries and later had been hired at those institutions. At one point, I felt a bit intimidated by some of the CVs of people who have been archivists for many years and were quite accomplished. However, I was reminded that my internships and other recent work experiences are valuable and worth a look, too.
Probably the biggest challenge is balancing my previous careers with this new one. For years, I straddled a few different, albeit related, fields: technical writing and editing, feature writing and editing, and corporate communications. There were logical career moves that could be linked easily within a chronological resume. Now that I've changed careers to something quite different, the challenge is to write an appealing resume/CV that will show how key experience and skills from the previous fit comfortably within the current work.
While not all of the A&A topics are as collegial and helpful as my "help request" has been, I remain a big fan of the list's members. Now, it's up to me to give help where and when I can to pay forward the kindness that was extended to me.
Friday, November 05, 2010
The Kindness of Strangers
Posted by Deb Schiff at 11:38 AM
2 comments:
- Mary Girdle said...
I love those little things that people say to you which end up staying with you for life. They give us strength just when we need it.
- Deb Schiff said...
Thanks, Mary.
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Gothic Lolita, sometimes called Goth-Loli (ゴスロリ, gosu rori) is one of the most popular Lolita styles. Gothic Lolita combines the doll-like charm of Lolita with dark colors and themes (Such as cross motifs, etc.) akin to western goth fashion. The result, A beautiful Gothic doll who embodies the childish charm of a Lolita as well as a dark and fascinating elegance. This style may take some practice to perfect, but the effect is well worth the effort.
Gothic Lolita is a popular style for ladies who are new to Lolita, because it's generally easier finding shops that sell Gothic accessories around where you live. And because it's easy to coordinator a Gothic Lolita outfit, due to the classic goth-loli White-black color scheme (though Gothic Lolita can be made up of other colors as well.) Other accessories in the Gothic Lolita style include purses in shapes like bats, coffins, and crucifixes.
Below are some examples of Gothic Lolita fashion
♥Sweet Lolita
Sweet Lolita, also known as ama-loli (甘ロリ, ama rori) is the most child-like of the Lolita styles. It involves sweet motifs (such as fruits, desserts, fairy-tales, and Alice in Wonderland.) The color scheme for sweet Lolita is pretty simple, just keep it sweet! for this kawaii look, Pastels are perfect!
Popular accessories for a sweet Lolita sometimes include things like teddy-bears, dolls, fruit/dessert themed jewelry, and anything that will exemplify the sweetness of the style.
Below are some examples of Sweet Lolita style fashion
♥Classic Lolita
Classic Lolita is more mature than it's sweet and Gothic counterparts. Generally, it involves less lace, ruffles, and frills. Unlike sweet Lolita whose point is to be as cute as possible, classic Lolitas aim at looking classy. Classic Lolita takes much of it's inspiration from the floral patterns, and color schemes of the Victorian era; Bright and bold colors don't normally have a place in Classic Lolita fashion.
Below are some examples of Classic Lolita fashion
♥Hime Lolita (Princess Lolita)
Hime Lolita (or Princess Lolita)is the most Rococo inspired style of Lolita. And(much like the era it was inspired by) is full of uncontrolled exuberance. It's usually accompanied by a small crown, or tiara. Sweet Lolita and Hime Lolita have a lot of similarities, the best way to tell the difference between the two is actually by the accessories and the hairstyle of the wearer, rather than by the actual clothes. Big, elegant, and often rococo style hair suits hime Lolita very well.
Below are some examples of Hime Lolita fashion
♥Wa Lolita (Japanese Kimono/yukata Style Lolita)
Wa Lolita is a combination of Lolita fashion and the Japanese Kimono/yukata. It often has very long 'sobe'(Sleeves) and 'obi' (Sashes) as well as very extravagant fabric. While it closely resembles traditional Japanese clothing, it holds on to it's Lolita charm with adorable platform MaryJanes, and the classic Bell-shaped dresses/skirts Lolita is so well known for.
Below are some examples of wa Lolita fashion
♥Qi Lolita (Traditional Chinese Style Lolita)
Qi-lolita is like the Chinese version of Wa-Lolita. The difference lies in the wearing of traditional Chinese clothing, like the Qipao.
The blend of traditional Chinese style clothing with the Lolita bell-shape, makes for a very pretty and unique style.
Below is an example of Qi Lolita fashion (It's hard to find pics for this style.)
♥EGA (Elegant Gothic Aristocrat)
While EGA isn't really a sub-style of Lolita, it is often coupled with Lolita fashion. And both styles share themes of elegance and class. In Japan, this fashion is actually called "elegant Gothic". EGA is a western term for this fashion, and most likely started because of Mana-sama's clothing brand Moi-même-Moitié, which features two lines of designs. One named Elegant Gothic Lolita (clothing aimed at ladies) and the other, Elegant Gothic Aristocrat (aimed at gentlemen). Square-shaped skirts and dresses are very common in this style. And the color scheme is very dark. Common symbols include crucifixes and Christian imagery, as well as skulls and roses.
Below are some examples of EGA fashion
♥EGL (Elegant Gothic Lolita)
EGL,(Elegant Gothic Lolita)is a term used be Mana-sama to describe one of his two lines of clothing. Mana created his own clothing label, Moi-même-Moitié, which features two
lines of designs named Elegant Gothic Lolita and Elegant Gothic Aristocrat. EGL are dresses and EGA are generally mens' clothing. EGL is NOT a general term for Gothic Lolita, it is only Mana-sama's style which can be bought at Moi-meme-Moitie.
Below is the link to Moi-même-Moitié's official website.
Below are some examples of EGA fashion
Sailor Lolita is pretty much what it sounds like. It's Lolita with sailor style elements, (like Sailor collars, and the classic navy blue and white color scheme)along with Nautical motifs (Such as ship anchors etc.) Which Makes this the perfect style for nautical-natured lolitas!
Kuroi, or black Lolita is a lot like other Lolita styles, only it's all black. You might be wondering "what makes kuroi Lolita different from Gothic Lolita?" Well, Gothic Lolita isn't usually all black. Gothic Lolita fashion does involve a lot of black, but is generally full of ascent colors. While kuroi Lolita is all black, all the time.
Below are some examples of kuroi Lolita fashion
Shiroi, or white Lolita is the exact opposite of kuroi Lolita, (meaning it's all white, all the time.)
Below are some examples of shiroi Lolita fashion
Many people have a hard time distinguishing country Lolita from sweet Lolita. This is because country Lolita is derived from sweet Lolita, and they can share a very similar color scheme, (though country Lolita can also be much brighter and more bold). The best way to tell the difference is by the accessories, (things like straw hats and baskets, as well as fruit themes) and by the gingham patterns often used.
Below are some examples of Country Lolita fashion
♥Guro Lolita (Gore Lolita)
Guro Lolita portrays a 'broken-dolly' look, a gruesome yet innocent style of Lolita. It can include bandages, eye-patches, blood splatter, and other gory elements. But remember not to over do it. Gore Lolita is not a costume, it's a valid Lolita style. But this isn't really a sub-set that works great for tea parties and meet-ups.
Below is an example of Guro Lolita fashion
Punk lolita is one of the hardest styles to pull of. It really takes someone with a lot of knowledge to combine Lolita and punk style. It contains punk elements, like chains, plaid patterns, and studded belts, (as well as other punk accessories) But keeps a bell shape knee length skirt and often has girlie details like lace and bows.
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Premier League: Cardiff 0 Hull 4
Nikica Jelavic's double sent Cardiff City to another costly defeat as Hull City won 4-0 for just their third away victory of the season.
The hosts went into the game desperate for just a second league triumph since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took the reins.
Things did not go to plan, however, as Hull - buoyed by having big-money January recruits Jelavic and Shane Long back in the fold after they were ineligible for the FA Cup 1-1 draw with Brighton and Hove Albion - grabbed only their second Premier League victory in eight games.
Having been set on their way by Tom Huddlestone's deflected strike, the visitors took a fortuitous 2-0 lead into the break as Jelavic netted his second goal since signing in the transfer window following a one-two with Long.
Things did not improve for Cardiff after the break as Jelavic headed home his second before Jake Livermore stroked home a fourth.
The misery ended there for the hosts, while Hull could take plenty of encouragement from a triumph that leaves them looking up rather than over their shoulders following a recent poor run.
Boasting plenty of pace on the counter-attack, Cardiff looked threatening during the early stages - even if a series of promising openings ultimately amounted to little.
They were almost rewarded for their industry in the 12th minute, though, following some beautiful skill from Wilfried Zaha.
The on-loan winger, who had struck straight at the goalkeeper from just outside the area a few moments earlier, jinked his way past three defenders in the box and forced a smart save from Allan McGregor.
The Scotland international had to be alert again soon after when denying Kenwyne Jones.
Not to be outdone, McGregor's opposite number, David Marshall, matched his countryman by pulling off a fine stop of his own as he kept out Jelavic's effort from point-blank range following the striker's fine one-two with Long.
Yet Marshall could do little as Hull took the lead from the resulting clearance. The ball found its way to Huddlestone, who unleashed a vicious strike that deflected past the shot-stopper.
To their credit, Cardiff responded impressively and almost levelled matters when Jones headed just wide from three yards.
But Hull hit their hosts with a sucker-punch as the Jelavic-Long combination bore fruit once more in the 38th minute.
Having got on the end of his partner's throughball, Long - who may have been marginally offside - returned the favour and Jelavic slid the ball past Marshall emphatically.
Whatever Solskjaer said to his players at half-time did not appear to work as Jelavic piled on further misery.
Having struck wide with a decent chance in the immediate aftermath of the restart, he made no mistake when glancing Liam Rosenior's cross home.
And their dominance was further illustrated in the 67th minute as Livermore side-footed past Marshall after being found by Ahmed Elmohamady.
Hull boss Steve Bruce was subsequently afforded the luxury of being able to withdraw the hard-working Long as the visitors eased to the points.


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This is a diary.
A public diary.
I don't know why I am writing this (let alone publishing it…)and yet here I am.I suppose I can add this to the list of bad decisions I have made today.
Is this all just some subconscious cry for attention? Or a desperate way to properly express myself?
No idea.
But its not like being unsure of what I am feeling is a new sensation…
For example, A few weeks ago a close friend of mine told me of the crush they were harboring towards me.
Needless to say I was floored…
For several minutes I couldn't even think, until my mind flooded with thoughts of how I should respond, and most importantly how do I feel about this confession.
I knew I wasn't disgusted, I had known for awhile that they were Bisexual, but other than that….nothing.
In the end I told them that we should remain friends, and whether or not that decision was based on nonreciprocal feelings or a fear of losing their friendship, I do not know.
Merely one glimpse of my horrible understanding of most emotions in general. Admittedly I am fairly young and in a confusing part of life, but I still feel I should have more than a vague recognition of my own thoughts and feelings.
As I look back on this diary entry I hesitate to publish it but I have always done best by jumping in head first.(weird I know)so I'll just publish it anyway.


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Jim Belshaw continues the story of Terrible Vale, the Taylors and the early days of the New England pastoral industry. Mathew Henry Marsh and family
In an earlier column, I spoke of the friendship that formed between the Taylor and Marsh families following the arrival of Mathew Henry Marsh's new wife Elizabeth. Eliza and Margaretta Taylor had attended the same school and now shared common experiences.
Mathew Henry Marsh (1810-1881) was born in
, eldest
son of the Reverend Mathew Marsh and wife Margaret. Marsh was educated at Wiltshire,
England Westminster School
and Christ Church,
and then
began practice as a barrister. Finding briefs few, he followed the advice of
his mother's brother and decided to emigrate. It would prove a wise move. Oxford
Mathew Marsh clearly had access to money. He arrived in
in June 1840 and then, later that
year, purchased a 34,000 acre (13,759 ha) run from Robert Ramsay Mackenzie
which he named Salisbury Plains. We
have come across Robert Mackenzie before, for it was he that sold the adjoining
run of Terrible Valley to Messrs Taylor and Middleton at around
the same time. Sydney
Marsh quickly added another New England run, the 175,000 acre (70,820 ha) Boorolong, to his holdings and then a 200,000 acre (80,937 ha) Darling Down run
Now established, Marsh returned to Maryland in 1844, leaving his more
recently emigrated brother Charles in charge of the properties. England
I almost wrote that Mathew Marsh returned to
to find a wife, for that is
what he did, but I presume that he already knew Eliza. That may be just a
presumption, for Marsh was clearly a very determined man. Just three years
after arriving in the colony, he had returned with substantial holdings to his
name. England
On their return to the colony, Mathew and Eliza lived in first an old canvas lined slab hut called Old Sarum until Salisbury Court was finished in 1846. It was around six miles, a bit under ten kilometers, between Margaretta and Eliza, and the two visited each other on a regular basis.
It appears that Mathew Marsh could be a stroppy man. He was also a conservative one. But it is also clear that he was a very good manager, building his wealth through land. He was also something of a romantic.
In August 1855, Mathew would return to
leaving brother Charles to run the properties. In England England,
Mathew became a member of the British Parliament for the liberal interest, but
the New England had burnt itself into his
Marsh as a UK MP. Appropriately enough, he was Member for Salisbury.
Ten years after leaving, Marsh returned to
on a trip. There his
support for Queensland self-government, Marsh is part of the continuing story
of New England's own fight for self-government, was recognized at a public
banquet in Brisbane staged in his honour. Australia
In 1867, Marsh published Overland from Southhampton to Queensland, telling the story of his trip. It's a good travel yarn, with the latter part full of his early
England experiences.
Marsh was only thirty when he first came to
New England.
The love of country that was formed partly out of the sense of a young man's adventure
is deeply embedded in the book in prose and poetry. This was, he suggested, the
most beautiful countryside in the world.
If Commissioner George James Macdonald was
New England's
first European poet, Marsh may well have been the second.
Note to readers: This post appeared as a column in the Armidale Express Extra on 29 June 2016. I am repeating the columns here with a lag because they are not on line outside subscription. You can see all the Belshaw World and History Revisited columns by clicking here for 2009, here for 2010, here for 2011, here for 2012, here for 2013, here for 2014, here for 2015, here for 2016.


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Central bankers are getting to sound like cheerleaders – not sideline entertainers, perhaps, but those with "hurrahs" that can work investors and bankers into a froth.
When the Fed stated Wednesday that "economic activity has picked up following its severe downturn," the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 70 points before fizzling.
Germany's DAX index has risen nearly 8 percent since Sept. 3, when the European Central Bank said the eurozone was "stabilizing further" in the third quarter and would continue to benefit from a rebound in exports and further stimulus.
"Japan's economic conditions are showing signs of recovery," the Bank of Japan said last week.
Among major central banks, only the Bank of England is sounding a little dour. It, too, saw the possible "start of a virtuous upward spiral for the economy" in the near term. But in minutes of its Sept. 10 meeting released Wednesday, it also warned "there could be false dawns" before the real expansion takes place.
Like all the central banks, the Fed said Wednesday that it anticipated keeping interest rates low for some time.
That's worrisome for those who believe that so much easy money pumped into the global economy will inevitably lead to hyperinflation.
But the Fed did say it would slow its purchases of debt from federal mortgage-backers such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The purchases are intended to keep mortgage rates low. The central bank now expects to wind up that program by the end of the first quarter next year.
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Logan Paul, the 22 years old star is no longer connected to YouTube. The site has cut all the ties with Logan Paul after a video he uploaded. He filmed a video laughing and joking beside a dead boy.
Logan Paul, Youtuber having more than 15 million subscribers is no longer tied with Youtube. Forbes magazine estimated he made about $12.5M (£9.3M), making him the one of the highest-paid YouTube star in 2016.
The controversial star said in the consequences of the video that he did not expect to forgiven for his shameful act. But he is very ashamed of his act. The star removed himself from YouTube and Twitter after posting that apology. He hasn't posted any video after that.
YouTube has decided to remove Logan Paul from its Preferred program, which gives companies the ability to put ads next to the site's most popular content creators. The site also said that it won't make any films with Mr. Paul for now.
What actually happened?
The video of the controversial star showed that Mr. Logan Paul undertaking a risky journey into the Aokigahara Forest the popular site of the suicide. The video showing that when he and his friends came across the body of a man who had attempted a suicide and they were filmed laughing and joking beside the dead body.
A huge number of negative reaction by a large number of people overflowed at Mr. Logan Paul as well as at YouTube for allowing the video to be uploaded. But in the end, the video was removed by Mr. Paul's channel by someone in control of his channel.
YouTube said that they have decided to remove Logan Paul's channels from Google Preferred and it would work harder to discuss it with the community who uses the site future.
The 15 million subscriber's Youtuber Mr. Paul posted an apology to Twitter. He said in the written apology that his intention was to raise awareness for suicide. He posted this after the video was removed.
The company said that the actions of one creator can affect the entire community. So they are taking steps so that video like this never circulated again.
The company also said that they will not feature Logan in season four of 'Foursome' and his new Originals are on hold.
Logan Paul's YouTube and other social channels are locked down. He said that he would not be vlogging for a short period of time.
The channel of Logan Paul is still available on YouTube with its more than 15 million subscribers and only ordinary advertisers can place ads on the page now.


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The old saying is "March comes in like a lion, goes out like a lamb." Well, that's one ferocious lamb because April has been roaring away here in Redmond. Another saying is "April showers bring May flowers." If that one's true you'll be able to spot the Seattle area from space – it's that very colorful spot over there on the west coast of North America.
Has anyone ever counted the number of words Seattleites have for "rain?" Showers, mist, drizzle, …. Does anyone really know what the difference is between rain and showers?
Well, it's been raining (or showering) haikus here at the Lync Server PowerShell blog. (How's that for a segue?) And tomorrow, Friday, April 29, 2011, marks the publishing of the 100th Lync Server PowerShell Haiku. To celebrate we're going to…well, we're going to publish the 100th Lync Server PowerShell haiku.
Do we know how to party here or what?
And, in case you missed anything, here's what else happened in April:
No Conferencing Policy is an Island: Per-Organizer Settings vs. Per-User Settings
How to Export Lync Contacts to Excel
Export Lync Contacts to Excel (script only)
Simultaneously Assigning a Policy to Multiple Users
And of course the One of These is Not Like the Others challenge is still going on. Plus, we didn't get to 100 without doing to first 99: find all the haiku's in the Haiku Archive.
There's more coming in May, so stay tuned.
Thanks for joining us. We're going to go watch all those flowers come up.