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Thank you for all your support on the comeback edition of Steem News yesterday.
The big news today is Steemit winning the Best Social Media award at the Noonies.
Also Steemit Inc's new PR efforts are beginning to pay off.
There is also news from Sonic Groove Live, SteemFest, PhotoStreem and SteemPower Investments, as well as a new London Steem Meetup planned for next Thursday.
1. STEEMIT wins NOONIES Best Social Media Award
Steemit has won 'Social Network of the Year' in the recent Noonies Awards run by Hacker Noon...
2. Steem attracts good media coverage
A press release from Steemit Inc has gathered a significant amount of favourable media coverage about the forthcoming Hardfork 21 and particularly about the new Steem Proposal System or DAO. For example...
3. Steemit Inc now posting on Medium
Steemit Inc have now started posting on Medium.com
Medium is a blogging platform that has been growing rapidly in popularity. It now ranks at #119 on Alexa.
In the inaugural post Steemit Inc's Head of Communications Andrew Levine @andrarchy explains why Steemit and Medium are 'kindred spirits' rather than competitors...
4. New live music contest for Steem - Sonic Groove Live
Following the apparent shutdown of @luzcypher's long running Open Mic music contest, a new contest has been launched - Sonic Groove Live.
The weekly live music contest is open to all music genres and is overseen by long time supporters of the Steem music scene - @isaria, @krystle, @joseacabrerav, @pechichemena, @zipporah and @swelker101.
Witness @ausbitbank is donating 100 STEEM per week to the prize pool...
5. HF21 effects start now
Posts made from today onwards will reach payout after Hardfork 21 comes into effect on 27 August.
The post rewards will therefore be subject to the changes of the hardfork including moving to the 50/50 author/creator split....
6. London Steem Meetup - Thursday 29 August
@redrica has set up another of the regular London Steem Meetups next Thursday.
The event takes place at Mercato Metropolitan, Elephant & Castle SE1 from 4pm onwards.
Regular attendees at the London meetups include @adetorrent, @colossus39, @dougalporteous, @ezzy, @immarojas, @nanzo-scoop, @rea, @rod.crisafulli, @steevc, @susanlo, @teodora, @toolanm and @ultravioletmag - as well as @redrica herself.
7. @blocktrades votes available to help fund SteemFest trips
If you are planning on going to SteemFest 4 in Bangkok post before 31 August about why you want to go and you can get upvotes from @blocktrades to help fund the trip...
8. More Steem-Engine Token analysis
@deathcross has produced another of his reports on Steem-Engine Tokens, now including Token Price History...
9. New Photography Tribe - PhotoStreem
A new tribe has been set up via Steem-Engine with the goal...
to use our tokens to empower the photography communities on Steemit and create a place for all photography related posts and topics on the Steem Blockchain.
10. SteemPower Investments makes 1000 STEEM
SteemPower Investments @spinvest have announced that they have made over 1000 STEEM in less than 7 weeks...
Steem powered investments @spinvest has been set up to offer an investment fund based on funding from STEEM POWER. Investments are funded through extracting value out of STEEM POWER and taking advantage of STEEM's high inflation rate.
KEY DATA [ from CoinMarketCap & @arcange ]
(change on previous day in brackets // n/c = no change)
|Steem price||US$ 0.172||21 Aug '19 2.36am UTC|
|SBD price||US$ 0.831||21 Aug '19 2.36am UTC|
|CoinMarketCap Ranking||#80 (n/c)||21 Aug '19 2.36am UTC|
|FCAS Score||816 (-2) / A / #17||21 Aug '19 2.36am UTC|
|No. of Whales||36 (n/c )||19 Aug '19|
|No. of Orcas||333 (n/c )||19 Aug '19|
|No. of Dolphins||2087 (-5)||19 Aug '19|
|No. of Minnows||9337 (+13)||19 Aug '19|
|Alexa rank (steemit.com)||#5,597 (-30)||21 Aug '19 2.36am UTC|
|Unique visitors (steemit.com)||240,934 / day||21 Aug '19 2.36am UTC|
Visit the Steem Meetups & Events Calendar for a full list of meetups coming up...
This is #155 (20 Aug '19) of this daily news service.
Please note - before the break in publishing the last edition of The Steem News was #153 which was published on 6 May 2019.
Please let me know of any important posts or key data that should be included. Comment below or message me on Discord Pennsif#9921
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The first major injury of training camp belongs to Bengals WR A.J. Green. The seven-time pro bowler landed awkwardly trying to make a catch in 7-on-7 drills on Saturday, and had to be carted off the field. He left the building on crutches, and while the Bengals are hopeful it’s just a sprained ankle, Green will undergo an MRI. You could chalk it up to bad luck, or a century-old curse. Your choice.
Update, 3:35 p.m. EDT: Green has torn ligaments and is expected to miss six to eight weeks. He won’t be ready for the start of the regular season.
The very first open practice of the summer was not held at the usual practice fields next to Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. It was held in Dayton as part of the NFL’s 100th anniversary celebrations, because Dayton was one of the NFL’s 13 original cities, and the site of the first NFL game. A charming, past-honoring reason to hold a day of camp there, but unfortunately for Green, the turf isn’t exactly up to modern-NFL standards.
According to Sports Illustrated, there were questions about the quality of the field even before Green got hurt.
[A]fter working there for an hour on Saturday, several Bengals staffers were frustrated that Green’s injury happened on a field that they saw as subpar. One mentioned that players were sliding all over the place during what was a shorter-than-usual camp practice. Another saw pebbles lodged into the turf.
The practice was held at Welcome Stadium, home to the University of Dayton football team. That wasn’t the plan, originally. The Dayton Triangles vs. Columbus Panhandles on Oct. 3, 1920, is considered by many the first NFL game, and that site is now a public park, Triangle Park, which features baseball and soccer facilities. The NFL wanted to construct a turf field at the site to host this Bengals practice, but local groups protested the plan because Triangle Park may be the site of two separate American Indian burial grounds. After the city surveyed the proposed site of the football field with ground-penetrating radar, it called off the plans.
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The 2018-19 fixtures for the upcoming Sky Bet Championship have just been released and anticipation is building ahead of Norwich City’s opening game at Birmingham City on Saturday, August 4.
Here’s our look at what City will face from the three teams who were relegated from the Premier League – Swansea City, West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City:
Home: Mar 9
Away: Nov 24
Swansea’s six-year stay in the Premier League came to an end last season as they finished three points adrift of safety under the guidance of Carlos Carvahal. He was recently replaced by Graham Potter at the helm with the Englishman moving to south Wales from Swedish side Ostersunds.
Former Canaries Martin Olsson and Leroy Fer currently ply their trade at the Liberty Stadium and could make their first returns to Carrow Road in March.
West Bromwich Albion
Home: Aug 11
Away: Jan 12
The Baggies endured a miserable campaign last season, right up until Darren Moore was handed a caretaker role and went on to guide the club to some impressive victories. Their season began under the stewardship of Tony Pulis but he was replaced by Alan Pardew in November – the change in management didn’t have the desired effect though as Albion slipped further into relegation trouble.
Pardew was relieved of his duties in April and Moore only lost one of his six matches in charge. However, it was ultimately too little, too late and Albion were relegated, although Moore’s exploits saw him handed a three-year deal as head coach in May.
Home: Oct 6
Away: Apr 22
Former City manager Paul Lambert was unable to steer Stoke clear to safety last season after he was drafted in to replace Mark Hughes in January and the Potters 10-year stay in the top flight was brought to an end following a 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace.
Lambert was subsequently sacked by the Stoke hierarchy and they wasted no time bringing in Derby boss Gary Rowett as their new a replacement. Rowett has acted quickly in making additions to his squad with Benik Afobe and Nigerian midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo already through the Britannia Stadium doors.
As always, the best way to get tickets is with either an Adult or Junior Canaries membership. All members enjoy a two-day priority window, while Junior Canaries can get up to two match tickets for free.
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In december Witneus the female rabbit became suddenly very ill, pneumonia, I wrote about it during that days. Here I write an overview how this intensive support of her supported myself to get the best out of me.
For a few days just before she became clearly ill, she walked into the house more often and wanted to sit in the house for a longer time. I allowed her to do this, however sometimes I pushed her a little to go back outside again – the rabbits lived outside during that days and I was not sure how staying inside the house for hours should influence the thickness of their pelt. So, here I missed a sign of her and did not investigate why she wanted to stay inside the house for longer. Rabbits are prey-animals and they do not show when they are ill and when they show, the illness is often already present for a longer time. However they do give some signs when we really are aware and this was a sign from her that I did not take seriously.
The day that I noticed there was really something wrong was when she was sitting with her nose in the air. I have had a rabbit in the past who was sitting with her nose in the air for many days but for the rest being normally active, eating normally, so I did not have a clue that there was something going on with her. Until she was suddenly one day that ill that it was too late to do anything; pneumonia as I heard at the vet. However, I learned this that time and saw it immediately now when the nose was in the air. I also had to go to work that day and did not know what to do in the short time before work. I called my collegue and discussed; he would try to find someone to replace me (I often work alone in a healthstore) and I said I would be a little late. She sat down in her hutch outside, in the nightcabine which is more closed and warmer. I moved on to work. On the way to work I started seeing what was bothering me, which was the point that I was not clear on where to housevest her and the malerabbit (they lived together outside the house and I have a pretty small room inside the house where also another quinea-pig was living). I saw that I would take her in the house and could leave Casper – the male rabbit – outside. It seems strange that I could not see this clearly immediately however this is how the mind works and what I am already walking for years while taking care of the animals, that somewhere in the practical care-taking when they become ill I loose sight, get stuck and do not see a practical solution. Actually it is a little bit of an apathic reaction which is not cool, as with these small animals, you have to be fast and take action immediately otherwise it can be too late.
So, I had my solution, in the afternoon a collegue could replace me and I could go home. At home I immediately took her into the house and knew I had to go to the vet. It was friday night and the last consulting-hour before the weekend so I had to catch this one. I called my parents to drive but one was out with the car so it was not possible to bring me. I have another option to go by bus and walk 2x 10 minutes which is less comfortable (for the animal and me as well) but anyhow pretty well doable. Here again I saw myself linger, thinking about asking the neighbour or taking the bus and saw, okay, I have to push myself and I have to do it fast otherwise I am too late for the bus and the consultinghour. So I did, I pushed myself through this lingering, took her in a basket and went to the bus. At the vet, they confirmed that it was pneumonia, gave her anti-biotica and explained me that pneumonia with rabbits is a risk for their health as they produce very thick mucus in the lungs that is not easily going away and so, the chances to survive are not so large, however there are rabbits who make it. They also told me that she was quite sick already. I had seen this too, however I also knew her al the years before and she had never been sick and been in good physical condition and very enthousiastic to live and also, the symptoms were not that long present so, there was a chance she could make it.
I went home, left her in the small basket, put a warm-water bottle with her in the basket and some green-food for if she was able to eat something. And so we passed through the night. The days after this, she had a lot of difficulties with breathing, sat with her nose in the air all day and a little bit standing up, with her forelegs against the warm water bottle that I put down their so that her breast would be a little bit warm. She could barely eat but she had to. So I gave her fluidfood with vessels especially for sick rabbits. Besides this I went outside and took everything that I could find that she might like and easliy eat, like dandelion, plantain, clover, yarrow, chickweed and some grass. It was winter but very soft weather so I was lucky as there was still some green findable. She did not eat by herself but when I hold it before her consistently she would take some eveytime and actually even made some funny jokes with this, as taking it out my hand and put it away on the ground for example when she did not want it anymore, and when I hold on tight, she could not take it away but instead the leave teared apart and she had again some food in her mouth which she chew on. Until she showed me that she really had enough.
She lost weight of course and we found a rithm of fluid food 2x a day and 1x a day anti-biotic and 1x a herbal conbination with colloidal silverwater and a drop of vitamin D to reduce the mucus and to support her lungs and immunesystem. I did this all together for 4-5 weeks very intensively, I slept down in the same room with her (I have a sleeping-couch there) and only went out longer for work. And within this period, I learned the most important point: to give it my all. I knew and noticed that I had to give it my all to pull her through this and that I had to do every little thing that I saw as important for her, very small things as getting the food she would like most, giving it to her often, checking at her, being consistent in the medicines, actually being totally here for her.
I have seen Bernard doing this at the farm and heard this in stories about him, giving his all in very small things, seemingly points that looked as ‘not so important’ or even out of proportion. This is what I within my mind, allowed to take over in the past while taking care for the small animals, as actually I had the tendency to give it my all but had some thoughts and beliefs about this as ‘not suitable’ or ‘too much’ because it is ‘only a rabbit’. It was not how I consciously saw it myself but however, allowed myself this behaviour just because this is the common approach of taking care of animals. So actually I did not really stand up for them as myself. I also had a belief during that days, that dying is something maybe even better than living, which is actually a point of religious brainwashing and so I had a tendency to let them go more easily instead of investigating everything completely before doing so. So it was more about ‘who I am within’ than actually neglecting the caretaking that was not alligned within myself with what is best for all. This combined with the lingering and apathic behaviour of myself when I needed to take action immediately and coming up with practical solutions and also very important or even the most important point of influence, not having a car and not having so much money and the vet costs always a lot of money, again combined with living alone and grown up within an experience of having to decide a lot of things by myself; well all this points together I faced while taking care of the animals. And everytime a small animal became sick I could pick up the point I learned from an animal in the past and a new point came up that I had to learn and integrate. So, with Witneus, she was the first who I have given my all – and people who knew me before would say, but you always did this isn’t it? You are always so very carefull with the small animals. Just to give you an idea of what ‘giving my all’ entails; the ‘being carefull’ as I was before, is not enough. It is not the same as giving my all and letterly pull the animal through with everything I have where instead of this, somehow and somewhere, I let them go and so actually I let them down. In very small points which are easily to be excused. But every excuse is one excuse too much. So, there were no excused in this period with Witneus and I just took on everything I saw that needed to be done and as long as was necessary until it’s done, walking it day by day without knowing how long this would take and without knowing if she would make it. As this was not the most important thing, it was important how we walked through and who I am within.
Well, she did make it. After the period with anti-biotic, she had still difficulties with breathing and so with eating, as eating and sitting with her nose in the air to breathe at the same time, is very difficult. So, discussing this with the vet again. They said that the anti-biotics is done, the bacteria is gone so she needs something for the alveolus, for the lungs, to get more air. Something similar as they give to people who have asthma and then for animals. So she got that, and almost the same day it became better. Within a few days she ate by herself, and she eated all day because she was actually very hungry and had to get some weight. I gave her this medicin 2x a day and also the herbs and some colloidal silverwater and vitamin D for 3 weeks and she became stronger and recovered within this period. after this I went back to 1 time a day, and again after some weeks 1 time a day I started to half the dose of the herbal combination and staying with 1 time a day the medicine for the alveolus. With this I will move on some weeks and then probably stop the herbs and go on regurly with the medicin for the alveolus as this is recommended by the vet, based on experience with other animals that when stopping for a longer period they often start getting difficulties with breathing again.
The point of not really be aware of the signs before they become ill, this came back with the male rabbit who died last week. I wrote about this also. The short period of decisionmaking and support in passing away went well as I learned to discuss these kind of things with the vet and if necessary with someone who is able to see with me. However the point of this small signs before becoming ill I had not actively responded to, I noticed it again but did not respond, I did not pick it up and so, after Casper had passed away, I saw this point still being her and interfearing with my decisionmaking and taking action within the moment of illness. So this point I have to correct in writing and then walk again in real time when the moment is here. Actually I saw that I did not consider myself in this, in what I actually wanted as being some more closer with the animal for a while – meaning inside the house, some hugging, but again, of not knowing how to do this practicle I did not take this seriously and so I actually am not taking seriously myself within this point, which is harming myself as another living being. And because of staying in this ‘not knowing how’, I do not start investigating it and so I do not even give myself a chance to find a solution that is practical and best for all including me. So this is what I am moving on with. As this point is making it more difficult, when and as an animal (or human) dies, as I have seen that after this passing away of another living being who we lived close with, the points come up where we did not give it our all and so we feel sadness, which is actually a feeling of regret of missing out on moments of opportunity to share, to be intimate from a starting-point of self-intimicy. The animals did not miss these moments, it are we as human who miss them because we miss ourselves and we need to walk a process to become one and equal with and as ourselves. And if we do not do so, we will face this within and as ourselves when and as we die ourselves.
Actually what I describe her in very small points, is what is going on in the world on a very large scale. From the small to the big, it is the same point and only in the small, within the situation that we are living in and being able to direct, the changes will start taking place, if we are willing to see and to take ourselves seriously within this. Life is showing itself in very very small points, it is vulnerable and strong at the same time and this is what we easily and on a daily base, walk over and ignore. So we ignore the being vulnarable and we miss the being strong within this. And as long as we ignore, we do not have to pick it up, we do not have to face ourselves as being vulnarable and so we do not have to change ourselves and, we will never become one and equal as strength as life as our full potential. So we see, there is something wrong, but we are not really aware of it and we do not dare to really see into this as we do not yet know the solution and so, decide to ignore. Which leads to a survivalmode where in we act and pretend being ‘strong’ but which is actually weakening ourselves and life as a whole, which is quite visible in the world today.
Ignorance is a decision although it seems as we do it ‘automatically’ but actually, every time we ignore something it is a decision, in every moment. So to stop the ignorance, this is a decision too. First it is to stop the ignorance and within this, we give ourselves a chance to look, to see, to ‘not know how to do this’, to forgive ourselves for what we see and what we do not know yet, for what we have allowed to exist within and as ourselves, to investigate and discuss a solution, to correct ourselves and make a new script as an ability to change and to eventually, actually change in physical reality as the final proof to and as ourselves that we have walked a process to selfchange, from ignorance, apathie and an experience of powerlessness towards consideration, self-movement and practical solutions.
We will not get proof on forehand that it ‘will work’ as the only proof possible, is walking it for and as self. We will become the living proof or we will not see any proof at all. So waiting for a proof before starting, it’s not gonna work.
Starting within the small, starting to take self as life seriously as within this, one will start taking life seriously in/as everyone.
So does this mean that ‘I am ready’ now? That I have learned to ‘give it my all’ in every moment? No. I have learned this within this one point. Where in it became very clear to me how and where I am actually not doing this which is in many other points. This is a process to walk as the resistance to do this has been integrated in many ways within myself and my physical body so it requires walking a process day by day, consistently and continiously, to deprogram myself within this and become the living proof of myself in and as my full potential.
Will you walk with me, with us?
Desteni-I-Process-Lite (Dutch translation available) and Desteni-I-Process-Pro.
Thanks (below two pictures from Casper and Witneus in the snow some years ago)
Casper and Witneus januari 2014
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Here are the latest games in the sixth round of the 2019 Rockstar Rumble.We’ve listed each “game” (one post versus another) along with wording provided by the author when the post was submitted. Also listed is a keyword after each post title to make it easy to vote. Be sure to vote for your favorites since you will help determine the winner!Criteria for the best article is what makes Rockstar content which includes these factors:
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- 8 Gift Ideas When You’re Buying for a Frugal Person (Gift) — The title sounds boring but don’t be put off! Here are some creative solutions to that perennial problem of what to gift that lovable frugalist in your life. (Or if YOU’RE the frugal one – point them towards these ideas so they don’t waste their money on things you’d rather not have.)
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- Flexible FIRE (Flexible) — Although typical FIRE (Financial Independence/Retiring Early) gets all the attention and accolades these days across the interwebs, its lesser known relative Flexible FIRE deserves a serious look as well. Flexible FIRE is having enough of a nest egg (that will continue to grow over the years), combined with one or more sources of income, to provide the financial confidence and flexibility in life you are looking for.
- Raising My Brother (Brother) — As my immigrant parents worked relentlessly to provide for our family, I took over the responsibility of raising my brother. We now share an unbreakable bond that exceeds a normal sibling relationship. Now, as a college student, he even has his own category in our budget. | <urn:uuid:0d1892f6-ab70-40a0-b831-12e7418fd726> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://rockstarfinance.com/rockstar-rumble-round-6-posts-1-4-2/ | 2020-08-05T13:29:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439735958.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20200805124104-20200805154104-00593.warc.gz | en | 0.934759 | 603 | [
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Social media networks use news to entice users
Twitter has served as a vast sea of information for journalists and will continue to play that role, according to the social media site’s co-founder and interim CEO, who took the helm of the company in July.
In an interview last month with the JoongAng Ilbo, Jack Dorsey, who also works as the top executive for the up-and-coming payment application company Square, emphasized that his company always has and always will be a vital tool for reporters and news hounds. Twitter allows them to distribute their stories, he said, while at the same time providing them with instant feedback from their audience.
At the company’s headquarters in San Francisco, Dorsey acknowledged that Twitter had faced a myriad of troubles, with a slump in the number of active users and quarterly losses that now exceed $1 million, which prompted his return this summer.
But despite growing doubts about the future of the company, the 38-year-old entrepreneur sounded confident in the role Twitter had and will have in helping journalists and the media reach their widest possible audience.
“When Twitter was set up nine years ago, its biggest audience was the bloggers and its second-biggest audience was the journalists who drove various activities and participation,” he said.
“Journalists would use Twitter to broadcast their stories, to provide an extra narrative around certain stories and to source information for their story. Twitter is a great tool for journalists to share their publishing, to get comments on what they are publishing and also to be a source for their current and future work.
Because Twitter is a communication tool, we consider that in how to advance it and how to benefit news organizations.”
As part of Twitter’s continuing efforts to tap into news resources in attracting new users, the social networking site, which had 320 million monthly active subscribers on average in the first quarter of this year, is preparing to launch by the end of this year a Lightning Service, in which Twitter users can see a timeline of events and stories happening around the globe, complete with pictures and video clips.
“By going into the app, you can see all the things happening in the world,” Dorsey said. “When you tap into one of them, it actually gives you the full context and story behind it - as well as [context] about why it’s meaningful and why it’s important. All these tweets include videos and images that are connected together, which give you a better picture of why what’s happening in the world is important.”
Aside from its plan to launch Lightning, Twitter also aims to strengthen its news service with Periscope, a live video-streaming app purchased by Twitter in March for slightly less than $100 million, which will complement news tweets with minute-by-minute video coverage.
“Periscope has just had an amazing start as a really engaging platform. It’s live, conversational and simple. The world can have a conversation with a broadcaster immediately. So making it faster and easier to use on Twitter is a big part of our future plan,” he said.
But Twitter isn’t the only social media network attempting to entice potential customers by providing fast and accessible news. Facebook, with more than 1.4 billion active members, is also seeking to get in the fray and launched its Instant Articles service in May.
The service provides an endless stream of news content under its Instant Articles page, with links that connect readers to the websites of the media companies that provide news content.
The move serves as a lucrative deal for media companies, most of which are concerned by the continuous drop in readership in the mobile era.
Given the huge number of active users Facebook enjoys, the scope of the potential audience has worked as a massive incentive for media companies. Participation also promises them considerable new revenue sources as they shift from web to mobile, with a decline in revenue from conventional marketing.
Dominant media companies like the New York Times, the Guardian, National Geographic, NBC and BBC have already jumped on the bandwagon.
Another point of appeal to media groups is the share of revenue between them and Facebook. For ads appearing alongside Instant Articles, news providers are entitled to 100 percent of the revenue, with no commission fees by Facebook if they sell them.
On the other hand, Facebook can keep 30 percent of the ads it sells with the rest still going into the pockets of its publishers.
This deal stands in stark contrast to business practices here in Korea, where media companies and portal sites such as Naver, the domestic equivalent of Google, have long bickered over the amount news content providers must pay.
Meanwhile, Google focuses on supporting news organizations to better assemble information necessary to create and distribute news.
To this end, the mega search engine in June launched Google News Lab, through which journalists can organize information drawn from Google’s information reserve and use them to create news with tools provided by the company.
“[Google News Lab intends to be] a single doorway through which newsrooms and journalists [can see and] understand all that Google has to offer for the future of the media,” said Google News Lab Director Steve Grove.
He noted that News Lab had come about in consideration of the unique position Google had in tackling the challenges currently facing the media, though he admitted that Google had sometimes intentionally and unintentionally disrupted the industry.
In response to why major social networking companies have rushed to put news content on their sites, experts agree that providing news is a sure way to draw potential consumers. To profit, attracting Internet users to their sites is imperative, and providing news is a sure-fire win.
In this sense, collaboration between the media and social networking sites is seen as inevitable, especially amid growing demand for online news content.
BY JUNG SUNE-AN, KANG JIN-KYU [[email protected]]
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'Peaky Blinders' Finn Cole: ‘The Houses of Parliament is more evil than the streets of Birmingham’
Peaky Blinders season 5 will find the Shelby clan at a crossroads. Years of bitter infighting has left the family fractured, and the devastating Wall Street Crash of 1929 threatens to plunge their hard-fought criminal empire into crisis. Big decisions have to be made, and quick.
As the Shelby family’s man in New York, Michael will perhaps bear the brunt of Tommy’s ire. The pair aren't on the best of terms as it is, after all. We sat down with Finn Cole, the actor who plays the exiled Chief Accountant, to find out what the upcoming season holds in store for his character:
So tell me about how Michael begins season five?
So I start off in New York. There’s the financial crash in the 1920s, and Michael may or may not have something to do with that. He's invited back from America and as a family we have to reassess what the next move is, because we've lost a lot of money. I think Tommy blames Michael for it, but that's not necessarily the full story.
There's a lot of animosity between you two. Will that be a big part of the season?
Tommy is very protective over his family, and therefore over his company. So I think that Michael is a threat based on the fact that he's a younger version of Tommy. He's got new ideas and he's more efficient. He's very entrepreneurial. But at the same time, Tommy kind of needs him a little bit and appreciates him, and there are definitely aspects of Michael that Tommy respects.
Do you think there’s a possibility that your character could overtake Tommy as the head of the family? Michael has grown colder over the years.
I think that's been included into the scripts for a long time. I don't necessarily think that in season two, when I joined, that was the case, but we've kind of grown to recognise that Michael is more than capable of doing the job that his cousins do. And he's also got the legitimate side down too, so that's very threatening for any kind of leader of an organisation. And as you say, through his experiences and through his upbringing, he's colder, harsher and more able to make those ruthless decisions. That's what it is to be a leader of a gang like that. But it could also be a downfall at times, too. That'll make it very interesting.
Michael always seems on the brink of leaving for one reason or another. Do you worry when you get a new script that it could be your last?
Of course. I think with a show like this, it's important to recognise that Steve Knight is our writer and commander and to trust any decision that he has to make. If he thinks that the character should either die or go, I'm fully on board with it, because I know that that's what’s best for the character. He will have exhausted all of that character's opportunities. It can happen anytime, but it's written in there for a very good reason, and I wouldn't change it for the world. So I'm always aware of the fact that that could be a last time, and then if Peaky Blinders comes back and says they want to see me again, then that's the best news I can get.
Michael dresses slightly differently to the other characters in the show. What is that supposed to communicate?
That communicates the fact that Michael is the next generation. He's smarter, he's got a different approach. He's going to take it to the next level, and he's with the times. You notice in this season that the fashion changes: he's wearing a different collar and the American influence has really come in. He's up to date and he recognises how important that is. So we definitely made some bold choices with those suits. Our costume designer, Allison, was absolutely fantastic when it came to pinpointing exactly what was going to be different about him versus the other characters in terms of the colours and the materials and those things.
We’ve always wanted these characters to look as cool as possible, while also fitting the era and lifestyle. There’s a style that Steve writes very specifically into a script. It's the James Bond thing: a classic, gentlemanly look that as a nation we can be proud of. And I'm even more excited that people have taken that on and are doing their own things and dressing in that old fashioned way.
Oswald Mosley, the leader of the British Union of Fascists in the 1930s, is in the new series. Peaky Blinders is a pretty aestheticised show, was there ever any worry that it would glamorise him somehow?
That's difficult to for me to say, I think that's a question that Sam will be able to answer a little more eloquently. I believe that, in Steve's writing, we wanted to make that character look and be evil. That's the representation that we're going for with that character. And that's [the representation] that I believe in and believe to be historically accurate to some extent. So that's where that story went.
The most important thing for us was to say that this gangster world is terrible and bleak but there are rules, [whereas] politics is terrible and bleak and there aren't any rules. That the Houses of Parliament is a darker, more evil place than the streets of Birmingham. Because these families live by a set of rules. They love each other, they care for each other and they want to make things right. They go about it in terrible, terrible ways, but you'll find the government also does that too. And the official side of things is just as messed up as the illegitimate side of that world. Oswald Mosley was quite an evil man, he wasn't a very nice man, and I think we'll find that there are going to be plenty more ‘not very nice men’ in government as years go on. But that's an important representation to have.
Steven Knight has spoken about Tommy Shelby finding redemption by the show’s end. Do you think he deserves it, given everything he has done?
I do. I think he's a perfect anti-hero. But I think that his decision-making is warranted, and I like Tommy a lot as a character and as a person. I would be terrified of him. I would never approach him and I would never want to associate myself with him. But his intentions are in the right place, I think. And we will see that as the season goes on. Season five has a lot more of that good Tommy; that Tommy that we want to see. You want to vindicate him.
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One would think that the US government could at least hire people who have some imagination when it comes to presenting actual False Flag events that are designed to sway the American public into approving more laws that are anti Constitutional. Their push to convince everyone that guns are bad and need to be taken out of the hands of most average citizens continues with the recent Santa Monica, California shooting spree.
This latest incident is literally boring in the sense that everything involved with it from the shooter, the scenario, to the victims exactly mirror those of the Aurora, Colorado Massacre, the Sandy Hook Shooting, and the Chris Dorner Shooting Rampage in LA.
With Aurora, Sandy Hook, and now Santa Monica, we have shooters dressed the part such as military garb and protective gear, each carrying semi automatic weapons and ammo. Same scenario, different actors and locations.
In the case of the Chris Dorner shootings, we have a supposed ex LA cop going on a shooting spree because he was disgruntled with the department and sought revenge. However, here we also have basically the same type of shooter who is heavily armed and dressed the part.
These 4 scenarios are directed to scaring the public into accepting strict gun control and to accept further degradation of the Constitution.
The Boston Marathon Bombings and the West, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion were different theatrics designed for keeping the public afraid of international terrorism for the sake of having us accept more Socialistic laws in the guise of protection.
With each of these events we have proof of them being orchestrated rather than random happenings.
Starting with the Aurora Massacre, the biggest red flag indicating it was set up is the scene in the Dark Knight movie itself that shows a map with the words “Sandy Hook” written on it.
This scene in the movie gives the clue to the next False Flag which was the Sandy Hook Shootings. The makers of Dark Knight are more than likely not involved with these massacres, but the perpetrators used the scene itself to set up the next bloody display for the public at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
James Eagan Holmes was in such a drugged state when he was found sitting in his car after the shootings there was no way he could have carried out the massacre.
The Sandy Hook shooting itself was a story filled with so many holes that it was almost unbelievable for me to accept.
With Sandy Hook we have several discrepancies beginning with the remarkable resemblance of Laura and Nick Phelps and the Sextons.
Another amazing carbon copy resemblance is that between James Eagan Holmes’s attorney and that of Jennifer Sexton and Laura Phelps.
Clearly this is the same woman in all three cases.
Dawn Hochsprung the Principal of Sandy Hook Elementary who was allegedly murdered during the Massacre sure gets around for a dead woman since she was seen at the Boston Marathon Bombing.
An actual picture of her being interviewed at the Boston Marathon has since been removed from all search engines.
Emily Parker, supposed Sandy Hook victim and alleged daughter of Robbie Parker, the man who just couldn’t help laughing just before his press conference and the funeral was also alive and well at a photo op with President Obama days later.
Now we get into the most bizarre and unbelievable case of them all, the Chris Dorner shooting spree. Aside from a story that reeks with lies such as the mountain cabin where he supposedly was holed up. Here, we are supposed to believe that his body was burned beyond recognition in the cabin fire to the point that dental records were the only way authorities could ID him. Yet, his wallet containing his identification was reported as found entirely intact. Just as strange is the report that his wallet was found, along with his ID at San Ysidro border check point, weeks earlier.
Stranger yet, is the clone like resemblance of Chris Dorner to L.L. Cool J.
L.L. Cool J link;
Chris Dorner link;
The resemblance is not only striking but, has to be the same person. Thus, pictures we are told are that of Chris Dorner are actually pictures of L.L. Cool J.
Since any celebrity would be livid at having their pictures used as a murderer under another name. We must assume that L.L. Cool J is in on this conspiracy. It is the only explanation of why he doesn’t mind having his image used as Chris Dorner, the murderer.
L.L. had his chance to be briefed on this when he was invited to the Inaugural Ball after Obama’s reelection.
The red flag above all else at the Boston Marathon is Jeff Bauman the man who supposedly had his legs blown off during the bombing. This man is another Crisis Actor who happened to be an amputee before the Boston Marathon Bombing.
There are many factors involved here that prove he did not get his legs blown off at the Marathon.
From a medical standpoint, Bauman would not have been conscious for the duration he was following his injury. There would have been too much blood lost and the trauma would have rendered him unconscious.
The West, Texas Fertilizer Explosion was seemingly caused by missile or IUD as clearly seen in the video;
In all these cases we have undeniable proof that these incidents were orchestrated and not random occurrences.
The US government is definitely behind all these tragedies for a variety of reasons. Gun control, acceptance of more Socialistic laws in the name of security for protection from Terrorism, and the excuse to transform from a free society to that of a Socialistic Dictatorship.
The main clue that tells us that the government is not concerned with Radical Terrorism is the fact that it supports Radical Terrorist groups abroad.
Since Obama took office, we have supported Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Al Qaeda in replacing once friendly governments in the Mid-East and the world.
A government as afraid of organized Terrorism as the US government wants us to believe it is simply would not support the enemy abroad as it is now doing.
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About Sonic.EXE - The Game
Developed by MY5TCrimson, Sonic.EXE - The Game is a fan-made horror platformer video game, available on the Windows operating system. The game released in 2014 and received many updates before reaching its completed form in 2015. It is free to play and focuses on the popular Sega Genesis character from what is known as the creepypasta universe. While the character Sonic.EXE appears as Sonic the Hedgehog, it's actually an evil creature spawned in the void. This explains the bloody eyes and scary, fang-bearing grin.
Play as different characters and chase after Sonic.EXE, the murderous entity. It takes place in the Sonic universe. However, users experience it in a whole new way. Sonic.EXE murders everything and everyone in his past. There are many tragic events players find by exploring the once bright and happy background.
Sonic.EXE - The Game Features
The video game is completely fan-made. The developer released a few updates to complete their vision. Players survive as other characters from the beloved franchise such as Tails or Knuckles. Find out what has happened to the world. However, the events are not for the faint of heart. Blood is everywhere as Sonic.EXE continues on its murderous rampage. Eventually, players may notice the music becomes more ominous. The monster lurks in many unexpected places. Move as quickly as possible in hopes of avoiding encountering him until everything is ready. However, sometimes even speed isn't enough to save players from meeting a sad and terrible death at the creature's hands.
The art is completely fan-made. It features a dark, sad reality where evil invades. Even Dr. Robotnik is no match for this hellspawn creature. Nobody is safe when Sonic.EXE shows up and attacks. The music is very creepy. It is based on the original songs from the levels players experience but has many new twists and turns. Take secret paths while exploring for things to help in the final fight against Sonic.EXE. Return to previously completed levels for new and unexplained additions. The worlds evolve in this video game, making time-based secrets a fun and thoughtful feature.
The video game is based on a creepypasta that spawned from the beloved Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is totally fan-made and brings an unexpected genre into the universe. Explore a bloody and destroyed world while Sonic.EXE brings chaos and murder with it. Players give chase as a variety of Sonic characters. Survive and get rid of the evil from the sad remnants of the real Sonic's home. Check out new, never before seen areas and gather the secrets. Expect the unexpected as Sonic.EXE hunts after players in its quest for total madness through the entire world.
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One rainy late August afternoon, after the kids and I had just emerged from the public pool, hair dripping and that kind of relaxed-tired that you get after a good swim, I ran into an acquaintance of ours that just happened to have a daughter the same age as my oldest.
After all the niceties were out of the way, we had this conversation:
Aquaintance: So, have you thought about what high schools you are going to visit?
Me: Wha? Why would I visit high schools? You are clearly insane so please step away slowly from my children. (Okay, that wasn’t exactly what I said)
Aquaintance: Well, next year around this time of year you have to register for high school, so you probably want to have an idea of where you want to put your child.
I stopped backing away, because that seemed to make sense. But coming from a place where you just enrolled your kid in the local high school, and where the quality of education was such that you could do that without much hesitation, I had never thought of researching high schools the way one would research Cegep or University.
Me: Shit. (and this, in front of the children). Oldest child, did you know about this?
Oldest child: I was thinking of the Theatre school.
Me: We should do some research when we get home.
Oldest child: Can I do it?
Me: Sure. Make a list.
Acquaintance: Okay, I have wreaked my havoc in your brain now. I am going to go and try to see when swimming lessons registrations are. (and lo and behold, this same lovely acquaintance was the one ahead of me in that registration debacle.)
So my daughter researched schools. I researched schools. I talked to other parents who were cleearly more on the ball than me about this and usurped their list of schools. But all in all, we only visited 3, including the school I work at. I think in our minds we are all decided on one particular one, however, you have to audition to get in and have good enough grades to hack the extra curriculum (it is a theatre school- like her father, she is interested in the production and design side of things). The school I work at was lovely, but even as a staff member I don’t think I could afford it. The other school was academically strong but void of all colour, hygiene, and, weirdly enough, teachers. We all hated that one.
So here are some of the issues we have to face when our children reach high school age in Quebec:
1. Private vs. Public? (And apparently there is a big difference in quality.)
2. French public or English public? (And if you want to send your child to English Public you must get a certificate of eligibility which means that one parent has had to have been educated in English in Canada- we can get this, but it will be a pain the butt).
3. French private or English private? I work at an English private school so could get a discount, but even then, apparently the French private schools would still be cheaper. But do I want to send my daughter to private school? Also, there are entrance exams that your child must study for. Apparently, on average, a 6th grade kid applying to private school will write around 4 exams.
4. Regular public or Charter public? There is a whole range out there, with schools focussing on music, theatre, international programs, public schools with uniforms, etc.
Not to mention the fact that I am offended that this is so stressful. She is 10 years old for pete’s sake! I feel like those crazy mothers in the Nanny Diaries who are prepping their five year olds to get into the right pre-schools. I feel like this is an instance of mass insanity. I was talking to a coworker who has two kids in private schools. She said that before each of them applied she spent the summer cramming with them, prepping for their entrance test. I so adamantly believe this is wrong on so many levels. It is draconian, and altogether american (no child left behind nightmare) to think that you can measure a child’s worth for a test where they make books to show you how to take the test. My coworker’s view is that she hates it, doesn’t believe in it however, if she didn’t do it, her children would suffer by not getting into the best schools and therefore…what? Doomed for failure for their whole life? Destined to be a paper hat wearing hot dog selling person? I think not.
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A vertical computer monitor allows you to view your screen in a portrait mode instead of a traditional landscape mode. In this position it will have more height then width. You’ll be able to fit more text on the screen, and it will make your search engines more effective. While wide screen monitors in a horizontal configuration are great for gaming or watching movies and stream-able content, when it comes to browsing social media, e-mails or text heavy websites, a vertical monitor is far more effective. There is virtually no benefit of a horizontal wide screen in these circumstances and most of these websites work in a scroll down fashion. This is where the best vertical monitor excels. You can see far more on the page.
Which Vertical Monitor is Best?
How you plan to use your monitor will help determine which is the best vertical monitor for you. If you’re using your monitor for basic computing like reading emails, paying bills, and checking social media, you won’t need a high-end monitor with multiple features. Multipurpose users are also streaming videos. They‘ll want a full HD monitor with LED or IPS display. Professionals, especially photographers, will want high resolution and color clarity, while gamers will want to have a quick response time.
• IPS: In plane switching monitors offer accurate colors and deeper blacks. They are terrific for photography, gaming, and graphics work.
• LED: Light emitting diode monitors provide an excellent over-all quality. They offer bright images and use little power.
• LCD: Liquid Crystal displays offer quality performance at an affordable price.
• Touchscreen: Touchscreens are nice for multipurpose use and allows the computer to mimic a tablet.
Screens under 20 inches are fine for sharing photos and reading emails. You’ll want to have a 21 to 26 inch display for also watching TV or playing games. Monitors with screens measuring 27 or more inches are enjoyed by the serious gamers and professional photographers and graphic artists.
• HD and HD+: this provides quality pictures at a reasonable price.
• Quad HD: QHD offers four times as many pixels as 720p and provides excellent image clarity
• 4K Ultra HD: this is the best resolution currently available and it offers the finest detailing for professional use.
Best Vertical Monitor Reviews
If I had to buy one of the following vertical monitors below, my top choice would be ASUS VN279QL 27″ Full HD 1920×1080 Monitor
This HD vertical monitor provides high definition viewing with HDMI and VGA display ports. The bezel is extremely narrow with a width of only 8mm. That is part of the reason why this is a good monitor if you are looking for something to use for multi-screen viewing. Add to these features the ergonomically designed stand and you have a screen that can tilt, swivel, and pivot. Even the height is adjustable.
The ASUS VN279QL provides clarity by using ASUS Vivid Pixel Technology in its design. The result is a detail oriented visual. This model also includes a high definition mobile link for your tablet or smartphone as well as HDMI/MHL, D-Sub, and Display Port connectivity for all of your other electronic devices.
The Dell Ultra Sharp 1909W is a well designed vertical monitor. In addition to portrait mode, you can turn it horizontally for a landscape screen. The sturdy base allows you to swivel the screen as well as tip it up or down for your convenience. It has a LCD screen with TFT active matrix, and the two USB ports on the side are a handy feature to have for connecting to all of your favorite devices along with the a DVI and VGA port.
The 300 cd/m2 image brightness and image contrast ratio of 1000:1 can be adjusted by using the control panel on the front of the device. The screen temperature is on the warm side with inky black pixels similar to a OLED display. Bright, crisp graphics on the 19 inch display screen makes this monitor a great option for gaming as well. There is also a removable speaker included that easily slides off when not needed.
The fact that this portrait monitor is bundled with a mounting arm sets it apart from other available options. The monitor itself is ultra thin, and it easily attaches to the arm that is included in your purchase. This arm gives you the ability to rotate the device from landscape to portrait as well as tilt it forward by five degrees and 70 degrees backward. It attaches to any desk that measures between 0.4 and 2.4 inches in thickness and gives you a way to completely customize your experience.
The 23.8 inch screen is surrounded by an astoundingly thin 6.05mm border. This combined with the 178 degree viewing angle makes it easy to view whether it is viewed by one single user or several onlookers.
Connection to other devices is made possible by the three USB ports. You’ll be able to view content from your favorite devices in high definition, including your tablet or smart phone. All of this is made possible by using an eco-conscious design. The materials used are BFR and PVC free, and it has arsenic free glass, a mercury free LED panel, and a chassis created from 25% post-consumer recycled plastic.
The ProArt Professional Eye Care Monitor offers a professional grade quality when it comes to color fidelity. You’ll be getting industry leading color accuracy with a 100% sRGB, 16:10 aspect ratio. It is described by the manufacturer as an eye care monitor because users experience less eye fatigue due to the built-in, flicker free technology. This makes it perfect for anyone that plans to use their monitor for extended lengths of time whether for work or creativity at home.
All of this modern technology is housed on an ergonomically designed stand and it can also be adjusted for your comfort. Simply tilt, pivot, or swivel until it is just right for your individual needs. It also has a height adjustment and can be used in a landscape format as well as portrait.
Data transfer is ten times faster than with the average monitor due to the four USB 3.0 ports. Extensive connectivity is also provided by HDMI, DisPlay Port, D-Sub, and DVI-D connections.
This full HD (1920 x 1080) monitor by HP has a large 23.8 inch screen with micro-edge IPS. This ultra-wide width is ideal for use in multi-monitor set-ups that appear seamless from one screen to the next. With two million pixels and an aspect ratio of 16:9, you’ll discover vibrant images with crystal clear visuals. In addition, the image will look crisp and fluid rather then blurred due to the response time and refresh rate of 5ms and 60Hz.
Connectivity with this HD vertical monitor is provided by HDMI, HDCP, and VGA ports. Combine this with built in speakers for a total audio and visual experience in one environmentally friendly, energy efficient piece. The screen is constructed with Mercury free, LED back lighting and Arsenic free glass while energy efficiency is promoted in this monitor with a low-voltage halogen design.
This 27 inch designer monitor by Ben Q includes 2560 x 1440 QHD resolution and optimal color precision along with several other user friendly features. It is OS compatible and can work with Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 as well as MAC. The unique Dual View Function allows you to split the screen into two distinct windows. It works with a variety of display modes side by side including CAD/CAM, Darkroom, and Animation modes.
The display can be used in landscape or portrait mode. The flicker-free visuals with low blue light are all part of Ben Q’s eye care technology that this monitor takes advantage of. The result is an easy on the eyes screen that is ideal for extended use. For additional comfort, customized monitor settings are provided by the Display Piot Software. Connectivity is provided by Display and USB ports. Built in speakers enhance the over-all experience, and a headphone jack allows you to use this device without disturbing others.
The Ben Q Vertical Monitor is a favorite among photographers. It includes a glare shield that allows you to easily use this design in areas where it is often difficult to view the image on a typical monitor. The Adobe RGB color space technology allows you to elevate all of your DSLR camera’s images to their full potential with a set of vibrant color management features. It is ideal for nature shots as it gives you a more realistic color image with a 10-bit display that can produce over one billion shades. In addition, you’ll be able to achieve improved RGB color blending accuracy with a 14-bit 3D Look Up Table.
Copies of an image remain consistent to their original form without being changed by graphic settings due to Ben Q-s hardware calibration on this 27 inch monitor. You’ll find you can keep the color performance of this piece at its optimal state by using the Palette Master Element along with a calibrator. 109 pixels per inch and 2560 x 1440 QHD Resolution allows you extreme detail in everything you create.
The bezel free display on this HP LED Backlit Monitor allows you to experience ultra-wide viewing with seamless imaging when using a multi-monitor set-up. This display can be easily seen from any angle. You get a 178° viewing angle whether using it in a vertical or horizontal position with consistent image and color clarity.
A full HD display means that you will enjoy crisp images and brilliant visuals with every use. HP My Display software lets you save your preferred OSD settings. Also, this monitor includes a plug and play design for use with any OS device. The built-in USB ports will provide quick connectivity. The entire piece is conveniently sized at 24.45 inches wide and 14.63 inches high and a depth of only 1.4 inches.
This vertical monitor by Dell is built for professionals. You can work in front of it for long hours without experiencing eye fatigue due to Dell’s Comfort View feature. It reduces blue light emissions and offers a flicker-free image while maintaining stunning visuals. Slim borders around the display provide an unobstructed view that is especially nice when using multiple monitors. Superb picture quality is provided by a high 4,000,000:1 contrast ratio. You’ll discover consistent color representation, even with the wide viewing angle.
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Daily Archives: 22, October 2013
Cat cafes have taken Japan, Hong Kong, Moscow and Vienna by storm. But I’ve just discovered that the U.K. has its first cat cafe, a “feline therapy lounge” serving teas and coffees in Totnes, Devon. It’s not a BYOC (bring your own cat) facility. Instead, it’s a place where you are invited to spend quality time with resident cats and unwind with a spot of tea.
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Young Hilton Head Prep team working to improve
The Hilton Head Preparatory School football team is ready to turn things around.
The strength of the Dolphins is within their offense, where they return playmakers such as senior running back Hunter Hopman and quarterback Stone McDonald. Still, there is work to be done on both sides of the ball.
"We only have two returners on the offensive line," said head coach Dave Adams. "The rest of the offensive line is young. We only have one [returning] senior. We have to get better on the offensive line and the same thing on the defensive line, we have to get more aggressive."
The Dolphins boast a strong senior class and Adams said he will be relying on them for leadership this season.
"We have nine seniors, which is a large number for us," said Adams. "They are nine good leaders. It's hard to make leaders and sometimes it's not naturally there, but these guys have been in the program long enough. These guys are close so when you have that many that support each other, that makes it easy."
With new changes in the South Carolina Independent School Association, players were not allowed to hit the field twice a day. That new rule had an impact on the Dolphins who didn't have much time to get their pads popping.
"This year, the SCISA changed the rules so there are no more two-a-day practices," said Adams. "When you get one time a day, you get into the heat and we cannot do some things, or you get into thunderstorms [so] you can't get out."
But despite their time of preparation being cut short, the Dolphins are looking forward to the start of the season. Hopman wants to go out with a bang.
"Last year was rough," said Hopman. "We went 1-9, which is not how we wanted to do. Myself and my fellow seniors came together and said we are going to make this year the best one yet."
Hopman said the team worked all summer long to get ready for this year. He is hopeful the team will "create some offense" and will make this a season to remember.
"We don't necessarily have the biggest players," Hopman said, "but we know how to run exact routes and we have the speed as well and I think that will help in the long run."
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Today POLITICO Arena asks:
Are Romney’s GOP rivals smart to continue their attacks on capitalism that have so far fallen flat? Would this theme be any more effective for the Obama campaign?
The Gingrich and Perry attacks on Mitt Romney’s work at Bain Capital are appalling. We expect that from Obama — as in yesterday’s “insourcing” press conference — because his understanding of how markets work is so slim and everything, for him, is politics. Those in the party that purports to stand for free markets should never stoop to such shameless pandering.
Steven Rattner’s piece in POLITICO this morning nicely summarizes the facts surrounding Romney’s work at Bain Capital. And yesterday my colleague Steve H. Hanke pointed to a more detailed study issued recently by the National Bureau of Economic Research, “Private Equity and Employment.” As Rattner puts it, Bain Capital’s record “was extraordinary, among the best in the business.” Yes, restructuring companies may cost jobs. Letting them fail does too — but also costs those who’ve invested in them, many of whom are or will be small retirees. At least Romney did it with private funds, not with taxpayer money or regulatory protections. That’s how capitalism works, for the benefit of all of us. | <urn:uuid:4ad96459-edd7-4e9a-8ac2-443aa2504c6e> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://www.cato.org/blog/capital-confusions-over-bain-capital | 2020-08-12T11:55:27Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738892.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20200812112531-20200812142531-00193.warc.gz | en | 0.943343 | 276 | [
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Arrian of Nicomedia (c.87 - after 145): Greek historian and senator of the Roman empire, author of several historical studies. His best-known work is the Anabasis, which deals with Alexander the Great. Arrian is the author of various other philosophical and historical texts.
Arrian's Periplus once consisted of twenty-five books, but is for the greatest part lost to us. Nevertheless, the beginning survives. Arrian directed himself, as if he were writing a letter, to his personal friend, the emperor Hadrian. The translator is unknown.
Arrian to his emperor, Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus.
We come in the course of our voyage to Trapezus, a Greek city in a maritime station, a colony of Sinope, as we are informed by Xenophon, the celebrated historian.note[Xenophon, Anabasis 4.8.22.] We surveyed the Euxine Sea with the greatest pleasure, as we viewed it from the same spot whence both Xenophon and yourself [i.e., Hadrian] have formerly observed it.
Two altars of rough stone are still standing there. [...] Your statue, which is there, has merit in the idea of the figure, and in the design, as it represents you pointing towards the sea; but it bears no resemblance to the original, and the execution is in other respects indifferent. Send therefore a statue worthy to be called yours, and of a similar design to one which is there at present, as the situation is well-calculated for perpetuating, by these means, the memory of any illustrious person.
A temple is there constructed, built of squared stone, and is a respectable edifice; but the image of Hermes, which it contains, is neither worthy of the temple, nor the situation in which it stands. Is suggest you send me a statue of Hermes of not more than five feet in height, as such a size seems well proportioned and suitable to the building.
I also request a statue of Philesiusnote[Philesius is not otherwise known. One of Xenophon's fellow-generals had this name, but he is not known to have claimed descent of Hermes. The god Apollo, who wasn't a descendant of Hermes either, was also called Philesius.] of four feet in height; for it seems to me reasonable that the latter should have a temple and altar in common with his ancestor. Hence while some persons sacrifice to Hermes, and some to Philesius, and some to both, they will all do what is agreeable to both the deities; to Hermes, as they honor his descendant; to Philesius, as they honor his ancestor.
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The Reliable Shopsmith
Right about now, woodworkers and woodcrafters who desire to be “Holiday Helpers” for the upcoming holiday seasons begin excitedly sketching ideas. The planning process allows them to begin working on making unique holiday gifts from selected pieces of wood. These items will be made for special family members and friends. And depending up the scale and scope of the holiday wood project, the woodworker must start well before Black Friday to complete the handcrafted item. Below are five of my favorite items invented to help woodcrafters.
Convertible material working machine
U.S. Patent No. 2,623,269
U.S. Patent No. 2,623,269 granted to Hans Goldschmidt on December 30, 1952, is the basis for a five and one multi-tool. The device can be set up as a table saw, a disc sander, a lathe, a horizontal boring machine, and a drill press. This tool could be set up a fixed piece of equipment, or with legs with casters, allowing the machine to be moved throughout the workspace. Interestingly, this device made a guest appearance on the TV show NCIS during season 10 episode 5, where Agent Gibbs, who is a woodworker, purchased this type of device from a pawn shop.
U.S. Patent No. 4,658,687
U.S. Patent No. 4,658,687 issued to Charles J. Haas, Dale Timman, and John H. Stolzenberg on April 21, 1987, is for a saw fence. A saw fence is used with a table saw when ripping a piece of wood, meaning that you are sawing with the grain of the wood. When ripping, the board is placed against the saw fence and with other accessories (like the Featherboard and Straddle block cited below), a nice straight cut is achieved.
U.S. Patent No. 4,476,757
U.S. Patent no. 4,476757 issued to David S. Morris in October 10, 1984, for a feather board that does not have to be attached to a saw table via a C-clamp. The Featherboard is used to keep a piece of wood tight against the rip fence, permitting a nice clean, straight cut. This Featherboard is mounted in a track and then adjusted to fit the cuts that are being made.
Adjustable Straddle Block
U.S. Patent No. 4,485711
U.S. Patent No 4,485,711 issued to John W. Schnell, on December 4, 1984, for a safety device known as a straddle block. The straddle block keeps the hand of a user a fixed distance away from the blade of the table saw, while holding down against the table while sawing, shaping and making groves into a thin piece of stock.
Saw Guard System
U.S. Patent No. 4,721023
U.S. Patent No. 4,721023 issued to Robert L. Bartlett, John G. Legier, and Harold E. Folkerth on January 26, 1988 for a saw guard, which encloses the lower portion of a saw blade or a sanding disc. This safety feature was not included on the original patent listed above, but is still being used today. In addition, the saw guard also includes a vacuum port, where one can attach a vacuum hose, to help keep the workshop dust free.
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There’s something very satisfying about hopping on a train first thing in the morning and watching the landscape go by while you sip a hot cup of tea. Scotland has a great rail network, making it easy to explore on a limited budget and schedule. Its capital, Edinburgh, is a place that is close to my heart, but having explored it quite thoroughly, I’ve also used it as a jumping-off point to visit other places. Here are five of my personal favourite destinations for day trips by train, all reachable in under an hour right from Edinburgh’s Waverley station.
Colourful storefronts and pubs line the main street, looking out onto the waters of the Firth of Forth. Queensferry is the quintessential seaside town and worth a visit just for a stroll along the waterfront. Its coastline is bracketed by two tall suspension road bridges to the west and the iconic, bright red Forth Bridge to the east, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Beyond the town, there’s a quiet country road that winds along the coast, ending at the beautiful estate grounds of Hopetoun House. In the summer, this stately home and the surrounding nature trails are open to the public. Parts of the television series Outlander were filmed here, so make sure to ask the tour guides for some funny stories.
Only half an hour northeast of Edinburgh, North Berwick offers an amazing seaside getaway. This postcard town has something for everyone — from golf courses and sandy beaches to the coastal nature trail of John Muir Way. You can walk along the cliff’s edge and look out to sea or take a boat tour from the Scottish Seabird Centre to the world’s largest colony of northern gannets, which is located on the barren island called Bass Rock. A little further east of the town, you can find the stunning ruins of 14th-century Tantallon Castle. Climb to the top of the fortress for spectacular windswept views across the water. Finally, don’t leave town without first stopping at North Berwick Law, a volcanic hill that juts out from the horizon. A short hike to the top will reward you with an amazing 360-degree vista and an up-close encounter with Exmoor ponies.
The royal burgh of Linlithgow is home to Linlithgow Palace, the former residence of Scottish monarchs in the 15th and 16th century. The palace ruins are well-preserved and there are several floors of rooms, halls, passageways and spiral staircases to explore. From the top of the palace tower, you can get a bird’s eye view of the town and the Linlithgow Loch. Another prominent landmark in Linlithgow is the Union Canal, a former transportation route that runs from Edinburgh to Falkirk. Today, the canal is mainly used for recreational boating and narrowboat tours, but you can also rent a bike, either in town or at the train station, and travel the pastoral pathway that runs parallel to the canal.
Robert the Bruce, who ruled in the 14th century, is undoubtedly one of Scotland’s most famous monarchs. You can visit his burial place at Dunfermline Abbey, where significant sections of the 12th-century building still stand alongside the 16th-century ruins of Dunfermline Palace. The abbey sits next to Pittencrieff Park, which is straight out of a fairytale, complete with an idyllic river glen, cobblestone bridges and tiny grottos. Grab some food in town and head into the park for a picnic. Dunfermline also has several other historic sites, including the Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum, where you can learn about how Andrew Carnegie became a world-renowned industrialist and philanthropist.
The town of Stirling is just under an hour away from Edinburgh and has a castle to rival the capital's. Rising up over the town on a volcanic crag, Stirling Castle has a long history as both a royal palace and a fortress. Mary, Queen of Scots, was crowned at Stirling. And because of its strategic location as the gateway to the Highlands, the castle has been under siege at least eight times. The castle grounds, both inside and out, are extensive, so you can easily spend the entire day exploring. However, if you have time, wander around the old town or take a quick bus ride over to the impressive National Wallace Monument, which overlooks the Forth Valley. | <urn:uuid:c607d25a-a8db-42fa-b15a-bf9a20b88a9b> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://canadiangeographic.ca/article/five-scottish-towns-worth-day-trip-edinburgh | 2020-08-15T16:37:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439740929.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20200815154632-20200815184632-00593.warc.gz | en | 0.955443 | 939 | [
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Plants, which are the primary source of food and animal feed, are not only affected by diseases during their growth but also following harvest and subsequent storage. Especially fungi that can efficiently degrade organic matter cause substantial losses of this valuable resource. Such losses can be prevented if adequate countermeasures are implemented. A recent study demonstrates how microbial markers can be used for the early detection of disease progression. Reliable biomarkers can be specifically targeted in the future to reduce food waste and to improve the storability of agricultural goods.
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are not only restricted to clinical environments, nor do they always pose an immediate danger for humans. Various environmental niches are occupied by complex microbial communities that also include members that can carry one or different antibiotic resistances. The plant microbiome often harbors highly competitive microorganisms that can shield of pathogens and contribute to the host’s health. In their latest study researchers from acib-partner TU Graz have focused on antibiotic resistances in a common salad plant and found that the indigenous enterobacterial community contributes to the highly interesting profile.
Sugar is not only a widely used food ingredient but can also be used as possible starting point for high-added-value products. The European research consortium of CARBAFIN explores different ways to make use of sugar beet biomass: the sugar components glucose and fructose are starting points for the production of important ingredients for not only food/feed but also cosmetics. Besides, fructose can be further converted to a platform chemical, which is applied to the production of bioplastics, biofuels or biopolymers, as well as resins. In other words, CARBAFIN people sweeten our lives!
Microorganisms play a crucial role for the health and well-being of higher organisms. Host-specific microbial communities of varying complexity form the so-called microbiota. It can consist of several thousand microbial species and includes bacteria, archaea and fungi. These microorganisms exchange a plethora of metabolites with their hosts and can modulate their functioning. Such interactions equally affect humans, animals and plants. This provides us with novel strategies to counteract various diseases and increase the resistance of higher organisms towards abiotic and biotic stresses by modulating the microbiota.
The contamination of chicken eggs with fipronil led to a Europe-wide outcry in 2017. Although this specific case was not in compliance with current regulations, other treatments of hatching eggs with hazardous substances are still common. Contaminations of the eggshells with potentially animal-pathogenic microorganisms require fumigation with toxic chemicals for efficient breeding. Researchers evaluated an alternative decontamination method that is based on bacterial metabolites and showed that it is as efficient as conventional methods.
Enzymes are the tiny helpers of industrial biotechnology. Despite their microscopic size, they need to be tough and diligent because we want them to catalyze a broad range of reactions, ideally with the speed of light for ever after. In reality, however, many enzymes are like sensitive creatures, who need most careful attention and special treats to get their nicest behavior. Otherwise they might fade away like a tender flower in the blinking sun… and send the biotechnologists into terrible trouble. One strategy to find frugal enzymes is to look at thermophilic organisms. They sometimes harbor a treasure of more stable proteins because they are used to withstand somewhat unfriendly conditions such as high temperatures.
Some plants protect themselves with cyanide against voracious beetles, caterpillars or cattle, who want to nibble their delicious looking leaves. Everyone knows that cyanide is really toxic: In Agatha Christies murder stories the murderers take their victim’s breath with ‘sparkling cyanide’: a bit of innocent looking white powder potassium cyanide mixed into sparkling wine. Plants produce this poison with the help of enzymes when the plant is chewed.
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I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review."Cleaning the Gold" by Karin Slaughter
Series: Jack Reacher #23.6,
Published by William Morrow on May 9, 2019
Source: the library
Buy on Amazon
Also in this series: MatchUp
Also by this author: Kisscut, Indelible, A Faint Cold Fear, Triptych , Faithless, Beyond Reach, Blindsighted , Triptych, Fractured, Undone, Broken, "Snatched", Criminal, "Busted", Unseen
A short story, 8.5 in the Will Trent series and 23.6 in the Jack Reacher series, both thrillers revolving around two men who believe in the law. They just have a different way of going about it.
Slaughter/Child caught my attention with that annoying Dave Baldani, and of course, I was curious as to why Will Trent is going undercover at Fort Knox. And how Jack Reacher fits in.
Whoa…he lifts 60-pounds in each hand. Don’t wanna get on his bad side, lol.
“There were no cuts on his skin, but he probably bled hydraulic fluid…”
Hmmm, “what’s best for the officer”. That could apply to the choices politicians make as well. And this as well as comments like the above made this an interesting blend of cynicism and humor.
Slaughter/Child using first person protagonist point-of-view from Will’s perspective allows us to hear a lot of speculation about Reacher, which is good for a laugh, especially if you’ve been following both series and know their characters well.
Speculation that gets turned on its head when Trent confesses. And then there’s more speculation that gets really interesting. And it really ticks me off that Slaughter/Child just leave us hanging here. WTF? I was also annoyed by that vague “temporary embarrassment”.
I had to wonder why cleaning the gold was so important after Lukather goes on and on about how “fragile” the gold is. Will certainly notes all the issues introduced with this “cleaning”, which leaves me wondering why anyone would use a cleaning process as stupid as this one.
Why was only one supposed to survive? Who’s the Georgia congressman?
As much as I love reading a story involving Will Trent and Jack Reacher, this story was so full of holes and then there’s that lame ending. And what I want to know is, is it an ending?
Will Trent is undercover at Fort Knox. His assignment: To investigate a twenty-two-year-old murder. His suspect’s name: Jack Reacher.
Jack Reacher is in Fort Knox on his own mission: To bring down a dangerous criminal ring operating at the heart of America’s military. Except now Will Trent is on the scene.
But there’s a bigger conspiracy at play — one that neither the special agent nor the ex-military cop could have anticipated. And the only option is for Jack Reacher and Will Trent to team up and play nicely. If they can…
Special Agent Will Trent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation may be dyslexic, but he’s brilliant with numbers. He’s undercover as ex-Army Captain Jack Phineas Wolfe, a loser in desperate need of a job.
The H*U*G*E Jack Reacher, a retired army major, has a brilliant analytical mind and is also good with numbers. Joe Reacher had been his older brother and had been with the FBI.
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Colonel Stephanie Lukather is in charge of the US Bullion Depository. The obnoxious Major Dave Baldani suffers from Small Man’s Hysteria and is Lukather’s XO. Mrs Baldani works in HR.
Peter David Beter is a DC attorney with a theory about Deep State.
1977, Margrave, Georgia
Deputy Phillip Michael Deacon was murdered. Eventually. Beatrice Collins was the eyewitness.
Ex-Sergeant Frances L. Neagley is a friend of Reacher’s and the best soldier he’d ever met. These days she runs a security agency in Chicago. And the girl is connected.
The Cover and Title
The cover has a wintry feel with all that gray and white. It’s the “museum” of Fort Knox just below center with its lights and fences around it, framed on either side by the silhouettes of two bare-branched trees under a dark gray to pale gray sky. At the bottom is most of a flapping American flag. At the very top is the series info in white and the authors’ names immediately below it. I reckon Slaughter’s name is on top because the story is mostly told from Will’s perspective. The title is between authors and building in deep gray with a white outline.
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Throwback pictures are just the best. Its like jumping in that DeLorean DMC-12 and taking a trip back in time towards memory lane. Solange Knowles shared some rare and very beautiful pictures of her mom from “way back when”, captioning one of them, “Mom in Blue Mascara #WCW[Woman Crush Wednesday]. It’s so amazing how much Beyonce looks like her mom, like ok, now we know what Beyonce will look like in 20-sum years. Beautiful family!. Check out throwback picture of Tina Knowles pictures below. | <urn:uuid:38d76049-0214-442b-ad82-4fb76b413962> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | http://tonipayneonline.com/2014/06/06/rare-throwback-picture-beyonce-solanges-mom-tina-knowles/ | 2020-08-07T10:40:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439737172.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20200807083754-20200807113754-00593.warc.gz | en | 0.909377 | 123 | [
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Book Review: Tracing Your Family History on the Internet
Tracing Your Family History on the Internet: A Guide for Family Historians
PUBLICATION DATE: Second Edition 2013
GENRE: Genealogy, Family History
FORMAT: Paperback, eBook – Kindle
NUMBER OF PAGES: 224 pages
Chris Paton, who is based in North Ayrshire, Scotland, is a professional genealogist who holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Genealogical Studies. He runs a genealogy research service – Scotland’s Greatest Story – and has many genealogy books including A Beginner’s Guide to British and Irish Genealogy and Researching Scottish Family History. He is a regular contributor to a number of magazines including Family History Monthly, and Your Family Tree.
Chapter 1 – Gateways and Institutions
Chapter 2 – Genealogical Essentials
Chapter 3 – Occupational Records
Chapter 4 – England
Chapter 5 – Wales
Chapter 6 – Scotland
Chapter 7 – Northern Ireland
Chapter 8 – Crown Dependencies
Chapter 9 – Empire and Migration
Chapter 10 – Social Networking
Book Overview and Discussion
Tracing your Family History on the Internet: A Guide for Family Historians- Second Edition (Tracing Your Ancestors) is packed full of websites available for any genealogical topic you can think of. The one caution I would make is that it is United Kingdom focused, a fact not mentioned in the synopsis of the book. If you are losing for websites outside the UK this is not the book for you. That said the number of websites it lists is very thorough for within the UK.
The chapters clearly identify what they contain to make it easy to jump to the section you require. The index is also fairly comprehensive, making it easy for you to pinpoint a specific type of record. However, it does not contain every possible topic in the book, for example, Stillbirths.
Due to the age of the book, some links no longer exist, a fact Chris mentions in his introduction as a limitation of books. I spent some time randomly checking links. I found that the vast majority still exist, or if they were broken links then a quick Google search quickly found the new URL for the information. The value of this, and any book containing website links, decreases the older it becomes due to the rapid evolution of internet sites.
As discussed, due to the rapid changes on the internet, a book is already out of date by the time it is printed. Website links change, new websites come on the scene, and older ones no longer exist. However, with finding anything online to do with your UK research, this is a great starting point. A quick Google search can often find the new link for the website mentioned in the book. I personally would use an eBook copy of it as you have the ability to click on the hyperlink in it to be taken directly to the page. With a physical book, it is always possible to make errors typing the web address into the browser. | <urn:uuid:c76218a9-f5b7-4149-a182-bc89fbf84fa9> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://walkingthegenes.com/book-review-tracing-your-family-history-on-the-internet | 2020-08-07T10:06:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439737172.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20200807083754-20200807113754-00593.warc.gz | en | 0.915759 | 619 | [
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An eCommerce support strategy is more than just questions and answers. Yes, you need to equip every team member with the information they need to understand your products and services. But, if your customer service agents don’t take their work a step further, you will lose potential customers. In brief, if you don’t encourage your agents to master these customer service skills, your business could fail.
Yes, when issues arise, your agents’ top priority is to solve the problem. But, they need to understand that positive customer interaction is just as essential to a thriving business. So, let’s explore a hard and soft skills list that will help ensure you hire the right team.
First, Crucial Hard Skills for a Phenomenal Customer Experience
Working in customer service requires specific skills, including technical knowledge.
What are Hard Skills?
When it comes to commerce, customer service hard skills are talents related to the specific techniques required to successfully complete the job. Responsibilities relate to understanding technology and products and services being offered.
This is Why Hard Skills are Vital for Your Online Store
It goes without saying that a new team member who knows nothing about your products or service won’t be able to help customers with their most pressing questions. And, someone who has only worked in a call center won’t have the abilities to help with the technical needs required for new media communication with customers.
So, the job-specific aspects of support work are crucial for the success of your online store. Here are the foremost tech skills to look for in an agent.
1. Live Chat
One of the leading ways customers connect with online stores is through live chat. If your support team isn’t trained in your software, you can miss out on a ton of opportunities for sales. Especially since (as explained in Shopify Help Chat: How Top Teams Leverage This Customer Support Channel) live chat delivers the greatest customer satisfaction of any other communication method for online stores.
So, your support staff should have the skill to navigate live chat platforms, including those that integrate with other platforms like email, social media, etc.
In addition to the tech abilities required to maneuver within the dashboard, your staff should understand how to use the software to nurture upsells and unify marketing campaigns with resolution. This way, you’re not only solving problems for the people that matter the most -- your customers -- you’re also increasing the lifetime value of each transaction.
For example, when a customer reaches out about a problem with their order or a question about a product they’re interested in, the agent should take the time to inform them about potential discounts, and employ sales techniques. Maybe if the customer signs up for your brand’s newsletter, they will get a 10% discount. This way, a live chat is utilized in multiple ways, all of which have a positive impact on satisfaction and ROI.
A bulk of communication with your customers will take place via email. If your staff doesn’t respond quick enough or they do, but without proper etiquette, it will throw a wrench in your support machine. So, make sure your support staff is seasoned in email communication practices and that they understand your email platform.
In email communications, subject lines should be clear and communicate what the message is about. The recipient’s name should be included in the body of the email. A professional signature should be used. And, the sender should never assume that the customer knows what the email is about.
Most people know how to use Gmail and Hotmail. However, if you’re using an obscure email platform like Buzzstream or HubSpot, it’s essential to either make sure your staff member is already comfortable inside the platform or that you’re willing to train them.
3. Social Media
If you use social media to communicate with customers (Hint: you should), your support staff needs to have an understanding of the technical aspects of the platform. Social media communications will most commonly happen in the private messaging center. But, in some cases, customers will address problems in public view.
There needs to be a clear protocol for handling public tickets. Will you move the conversation to another communication platform or handle it where it starts? Your support agent should know what you expect as well as how to use the social media platforms you promote your brand on.
4. Product Knowledge
The most obvious customer service skill your agents (and your virtual assistants) must possess is the ability to answer questions and communicate information about the products you sell on your store. In most cases, it is your responsibility to train new employees on all aspects of your offering.
On occasion, you may come across an applicant who has existing knowledge of your products, which is a bonus. Still, you should maintain a knowledge base or FAQ template that gives your support team easy access to the information they need to successfully solve customers’ problems.
Product knowledge will include product details. Also, it will include information about shipping times, packaging, delivery, and other technical information about the transaction process. Make sure your team possesses the aforementioned customer service skills.
5. Language and Grammar
While there’s nothing inherently wrong with outsourcing your customer service overseas, it’s critical to ensure that your support staff is fluent in the predominant language of your shoppers. The intended message must be conveyed clearly if you want your customers’ problems to be solved well.
Your support staff doesn’t, obviously, need to illustrate beautiful images with their wordplay -- actually, that would be completely over the top. But, they do need to have a sharp understanding of the language they’re using and know how to use proper grammar.
Test your prospective agents for proper use of the following:
Other intricacies and nuances of communication fall under the soft skills umbrella, which will be addressed later.
Tools for Language and Grammar
You can help make language and grammar easier on your support staff by providing them with tools to check their word use. Here are some language and grammar tools to check out:
Grammarly is a writing aid tool that can help you support agents write bold, clear, mistake-free messages.
[Image source: Pro Writing Aid]
Pro Writing Aid is a digital grammar-checker, style-editor, and “writing mentor” that you can give your team access to for writing help.
Hemingway App is an editor that can help your chat agents and support team deliver mistake-free communications.
Now, Top Soft Customer Service Skills for eCommerce With Examples
In addition to the technical aspects of the job, customer service requires subtler communication skills.
What are Soft Skills?
In eCommerce, customer service soft skills are personality traits and abilities that affect the interpersonal relationship between the support agent and the shoppers. Soft skills aren’t as easily quantifiable as hard skills, but they can be taught and learned.
Why are Soft Skills Essential for Your eCommerce Business?
So, you’re selling online, and you don’t usually need to deal with customers face-to-face. Nobody will see your body language or the look on your face. Still, soft skills are crucial for customer support. But, why?
In an online environment, it’s necessary to create a personalized experience for shoppers because they will never see you in person. Humans are emotional creatures, even when interacting in a digital world.
This is why online stores employ features like personalized recommendations and use subscribers’ real names in automated emails. And, your customer service reps may be the only fellow-humans your shoppers interact with.
So, they have to up their game to create a great customer service experience for people interested in making purchases from you. Seek employees who possess the following interpersonal and communication skills.
6. Positive Language
In eCommerce, as in all things in life, emotions have a tremendous impact on success. Your support agents need to understand this. And, the people you hire should have a grasp on it.
Positive language leads to positive emotions, which generates positive sales outcomes. So, watch for this when interviewing and hiring customer service staff.
Examples of Positive Language Used in Customer Service
Here are some examples of how positive language can be used in customer service situations.
- “Absolutely! We will definitely get this sorted out for you.“
- “That sounds beautiful; I will do everything I can to make it happen.”
- “Oh, that certainly does sound like something I can help you with.”
- “Would you be encouraged if I told you I will get to the bottom of this?”
- “Thanks! I hope you have a fantastic day. Please reach out again if I can assist you with the next steps of your transaction.”
And, in case you need to see examples, here’s what similar statements look like when negative language is used.
- “Oh no! I’ll see if I can fix your problem.”
- “That sounds awful; I wish there were more I could do.”
- “Ah, I might be able to get you through the issue you’re having.”
- “Don’t be upset; this is why I’m here.”
- “There you go. If you have more difficulties, I am working for the next few hours, so feel free to reach back out.”
Do you see the difference? Your support staff should be able to.
7. Showing Empathy
How is the customer feeling? Another key customer service skill to possess is the ability to show empathy for a shopper. And, agents should be able to do it in a meaningful way.
Showing empathy means to understand and express understanding of the feelings of another (in this case, your customers). This should be done with sensitivity. And, it’s especially necessary to employ when a customer expresses their feelings.
Examples of Empathy in Customer Service
Here, you can read some hypothetical customer issues and empathetic responses.
Hypothetical Customer Issue #1: “When my order arrived, it was three days late and broken. This was supposed to be a birthday gift for my daughter, and now I’m not going to have this in time to give it to her on that day. I’m angry and I demand a refund.”
Empathetic Response: “Wow. I can see how that would make you angry. I apologize that this happened. Let me find out what I can do for you.”
Hypothetical Customer Issue #2: “You’re the only store that sells X Product and I’ve been trying to order it, but every time I come to your site, it’s out of stock. I’m super sad. I really want it. Can you help me?”
Empathetic Response: “I totally get the disappointment. Let’s see if we can put you on a list to get notified as soon as X Product is back in stock. And, I will certainly see if I have access to find out when we might be getting more. ”
Your support staff should be able to communicate that they appreciate the feelings that the customer is experiencing.
8. Active Listening Skills
One customer service skill that can be easily overlooked by digital support staff is active listening. It is obviously important when communicating verbally, but can’t be ignored in text conversations either. Agents need to be aware and pay attention to what every online shopper has to say.
Active listening is listening with the intent to obtain information and understand it rather than listening with the intent to reply. Many people are ready to send a canned response to every query before they’ve even given it attention. Your staff needs to know how to read and digest the information customers give them. And, they need to provide relevant responses.
Example of Active Listening in Customer Service
Active listening requires that the agent is present in the moment, makes sure to send an acknowledgment of understanding throughout a conversation, and provides feedback when appropriate.
First, let’s look at a hypothetical customer issue:
“Hey, I ordered Product X several weeks ago and still haven’t received my package. I haven’t gotten an email with tracking updates. Can you tell me whether or not my order was shipped?”
Then, here’s what a canned response looks like:
“Thank you for contacting us. Did you receive a confirmation email with your order number?”
Finally, here’s a reply that showcases active listening:
“Hi there. I apologize that you haven’t received a tracking email. And, I’m here to help. I would like to make sure your order is en-route. Do you happen to have your order confirmation number? If not, we can try looking it up another way.”
The second example response showcases the fact that the support agent has heard the problem and is actively looking for a solution; this should be the aim.
9. Time Management
Customer service response times tremendously impact your store’s bottom line. In the event that a response to a query takes too long, customer satisfaction plummets. Low satisfaction leads to low eCommerce conversion rates. Time management skills are crucial for your support team to possess.
Time management is the ability to effectively and productively utilize one’s time. As a customer service skill, it will make or break the successful completion of the job. The better time management abilities an agent possesses, the quicker response times become and the more tickets resolved.
Example of Time Management in Customer Service
In a customer support environment, effectively managing time allows an agent to divide their time appropriately between tickets. If each ticket is served appropriately, none will be neglected and trust will be built with customers.
Imagine that an agent has been assigned ten tickets for their four-hour shift. In this time, they have been asked to resolve ten issues. An agent who addresses them in the order of importance will be able to complete their assignments on-time.
However, an agent who fails to do so will leave more work on the plate of the agent who comes in to work after. The rest of the day will be rushed for everyone on the team.
10. Patience and Awareness of Tense Situations
Most people can understand when a situation is tense. And, as a customer service skill, this is essential since many if not most shopper problems are at least a little tense. Support service is just one of the industries that is stressful by nature.
So, your agents need to understand when a situation is tense, and they need to know what to do to diffuse the emotional heat.
Here are some steps a support agent should know how to take:
- Recognize the situation as emotionally tense
- Detach from taking anything said personally
- Maintain control over internal negative emotions
- Employ empathetic responses to the customer
In addition, it’s important for support agents to care for themselves, drink plenty of water, and get enough rest. This way, they are prepared to be resilient to stress.
Example of Patience and Awareness of Tense Situations in Customer Service
In the following example, @ultabeauty received some less than positive tweet from a dissatisfied customer, @TheDaniC_. She let them know that both of her local brick and mortar stores had disappointed her.
In their response, Ulta patiently asked Dani to send them more information via DM so they could make the situation right. We don’t know exactly what they offered to make it up to her, but you can see that they gave an empathetic response, which is gold.
When someone has a problem or a conflict to resolve, the person being spoken to has a responsibility to listen and show that they are listening. By repeating their understanding back to the speaker, they show that they have heard the concern. In online sales customer support, this is key.
What is Reflecting?
A part of active listening, reflecting -- the act of repeating the concern back to the person speaking -- is a crucial customer service skill your agents must master. By doing so, they show that they have a grasp on the issue at hand. It will make your shoppers feel heard.
Reflecting accomplishes three things:
- Enables the speaker to hear their own thoughts spoken back to them so that they can focus on what they have to say and what they feel.
- Displays empathy to the speaker, letting them know that you are trying to understand the concern at hand.
- Encourages the speaker to continue expressing themselves.
Example of Reflecting in Customer Service
Let’s see what reflecting looks like in action in a customer support situation.
Hypothetical Customer Problem:
“I’ve been having trouble getting my Product X to work properly. I’ve written in three times for help with the same problem, and it keeps happening. Please help me find a permanent solution.”
“Okay, so I hear you’re having a problem with your Product X and you’ve tried getting help with the issue already. And, now, you’re looking for a fix so that you don’t have to reach out again. Is this right?”
Reflecting is easy to understand, yet crucial to master. Make sure your agents have this skill
The skills above are going to skyrocket your support strategy to the next level, so make sure your agents’ skill sets include everything above. When you do, you will see a massive shift in your satisfaction levels, hence your sales.
If you'd like to test your agents on some of these dimensions, you could also have them write some answers to some common FAQ questions.
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Jon Severn, the editor of MachineBuilding.net, takes a look at ISO/TR 14121-2:2007, 'Safety of machinery - Risk assessments - Practical guidance and examples of methods'.
When ISO 14121-1:2007, Safety of machinery - Risk assessment - Part 1: Principles, was published in September 2007 it was generally well received. However, in contrast to the standard it replaced, namely ISO 14121:1999 and its European equivalent EN 1050, it lacked the Methods for analysing hazards and estimating risk contained in Annex B of the old standard. The reason for this is that the new standard has a second part ISO/TR 14121-2:2007, Practical guidance and examples of methods, which contains considerably more information and is far more helpful than the old Annex B.
Note that ISO/TR 14121-2 is a Technical Report rather than a conventional standard document. The reasons behind this are explained in a Criticism of the ISO Technical Report ISO/TR 14121-2, which should be read in conjunction with this present review.
ISO/TR 14121-2 in detail
ISO/TR 14121-2 complements ISO 14121 (which is identical to EN ISO 14121-1, BS EN ISO 14121-1 and other national standards). It therefore contains numerous cross-references to Part 1; for example, readers are referred to Part 1 for all terms and definitions bar one.
Clauses 1, 2 and 3 of ISO/TR 14121-2 cover, respectively, the Scope, Normative references, and Terms and definitions. The bulk of the document is taken up with Clause 4, Preparation for risk assessment, Clause 5, Risk assessment process, and Clause 6, Risk reduction. Clause 7 covers Risk assessment iteration and Clause 8 covers documentation. Readers will also appreciate the two very useful Annexes: Annex A gives examples of methods for several steps of the risk assessment process; and Annex B contains an example application of the process of risk assessment and reduction.
Given the title of this Technical Report, readers may be pleasantly surprised to learn that it includes risk reduction as well as risk assessment. However, given the iterative nature of the risk assessment process, a failure to include risk reduction might have been viewed as an omission.
Clause 4 - Preparation for risk assessment
This clause states that the objective, scope and deadlines for the risk assessment should be defined at the outset. It also notes the benefits of using a team for the risk assessment, and discusses the composition of the team and the role of the team members.
While Clause 5 provides information on the criteria for selecting appropriate methods and tools for each step of the risk assessment process, Clause 4 highlights that consideration should be given to the machinery, the likely nature of the hazards, the purpose of the risk assessment, and the skills, experience and preferences of the team undertaking the assessment.
Clause 5 - Risk assessment process
This Clause is effectively a detailed explanation of the risk assessment process shown in Figure 1 of ISO 14121-1, except for a few steps - such as determination of the limits of the machinery, and hazard identification - where readers are referred back to ISO 14121-1.
Other useful information in Clause 5 includes a discussion of the merits and limitations of top-down and bottom-up approaches to hazard identification, and the appropriateness or not of creative thinking during different stages in the risk assessment process.
Sub-clause 5.4.4 lists the four main risk estimation tools as:
- Risk matrix
- Risk graph
- Numerical scroring
- Quantified risk estimation
In addition, hybrid tools can make use of a combination of the above methods. Detailed discussions of each tool are provided.
Clause 6 - Risk reduction
As well as referencing ISO 14121-1, this Clause also points readers towards ISO 12100-2, Safety of machinery - Basic concepts, general principles for design - Part 2: Technical principles. While this latter standard contains more detail, Clause 6 of ISO/TR 14121-2 nevertheless contains approximately four pages of useful guidance on topics ranging from 'Elimination of hazards by design', 'Risk reduction by design' and 'Safeguarding' through to 'Training', 'Personal protective equipment' and 'Standard operating procedures'.
Clause 7 - Risk assessment iteration
This clause highlights the need to repeat all stages of the risk assessment after the protective measures have been incorporated.
Annex A - Examples of methods for several steps of the risk assessment process
Six examples are provided as follows:
- Hazard identification by application of forms
- Risk matrices
- Risk graphs
- Numerical scoring
- Quantified risk estimation
This last example is a hybrid method of numerical scoring and a risk matrix. In all six examples, considerable detail is provided, including graphs and tables where appropriate. Most of the examples conclude with a discussion of the method and its suitability for different types of machinery. For a reader who is trying to decide which risk assessment method to use, a good starting point might be to read all the discussion sub-clauses before studying the detail of the examples.
Annex B - Example application of the process of risk assessment and reduction
This Annex considers the risk assessment and risk reduction process for a single-spindle vertical moulding machine. Although it is described as 'non-exhaustive' it nevertheless contains considerable detail. Running to around 21 pages, the example includes diagrams, tables and circuit diagrams.
While ISO/TR 14121-2 contains plenty of information that will be useful to many people, the document is not without its critics. You can read what Peter Still, a member of one of the BSI committees that dealt with the preparation of the current editions of ISO 14121-1 and ISO/TR 14121-2, has to say at www.machinebuilding.net/n/n1057.htm.
Copies of ISO/TR 14121-2 are available in PDF or paper format, in English or French, from ISO at www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=42712, but it is recommended that Peter Still's comments be read first. | <urn:uuid:895f9b7d-b7ef-4d43-88e7-7734975140f9> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://www.machinebuilding.net/ta/t0118.htm | 2020-08-07T09:10:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439737172.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20200807083754-20200807113754-00593.warc.gz | en | 0.905579 | 1,294 | [
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Comparison between the Personnel Systems in Japanese and German Automotive Companies
1. Key Issues
The project focuses on the organisation and design of aspects of human resources management and development at Japanese and German manufacturers with the emphasis on Toyota and Volkswagen. Among the main aspects under study are the design of career systems, pay and incentive systems (especially with respect to Kaizen), performance appraisal, and further training.
2. Field and Focus of Research
Research is conducted at the levels of the central organisation and plants of the firms in Japan and Germany. Of particular interest are:
- Task assignment/micro-hierarchy, human resources development at the team and group levels (with the focus on final assembly);
- Recruitment, integration into the Toyota system, length of stay for engineers etc. in production, distribution, other training steps in the course of employment;
- Pay and incentive systems, including performance appraisal procedures (especially with respect to Kaizen);
- Typical career patterns by life phase, career interchange in terms of hierarchical structures, measures for older employees and those with a reduced capacity to work;
- Role of the human resources department centralised/decentralised in managing the above processes;
- Importance of standardisation in the field of human resources systems from the viewpoint of company headquarters.
3. Methodology and Approach
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Reed Diffuser. Fancy Face: Sandalwood + Amber + Vanilla
Reed Diffusers are a rad alternative to candles for those spaces where burning candles is frowned upon. Add it to your kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, any rooms that's far from reach from children and curious pets.
• 4 ounce Reed Diffuser emits aroma for around 4-6 months
• Comes with 6 reeds
• Oil is poured into a recyclable glass jar
• Made will all nontoxic, phthalate-free oils
• Remove twine that binds the reeds in your order, place all 6 of them in the diffuser bottle. The oil will be drawn up the reeds. After about 30 minutes, flip the reeds to allow the oil to drench the entirety of the reeds. Flip again after a few weeks or when you feel like the scent isn't as strong.
T H E S C E N T
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Dolly Parton program brings 1.5 million books to S.F.
Dolly Parton's upcoming performance in Sioux Falls hits close to home with members of the Sioux Empire United Way.
Parton's last appearance in the city was in 2002, when she donated concert proceeds to fund the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in South Dakota. The Sioux Empire United Way became the first group in the state and the first United Way chapter to partner with Imagination Library in 2001.
Since then, more than 1.5 million books have been distributed to young children in the Sioux Falls area.
As Parton returns to Sioux Falls Friday, the Sioux Empire United Way wants to thank Parton and remind the public of how Imagination Library has helped kids in the area.
"It's an amazing program," said Julia Brown, coordinator of the Imagination Library in Sioux Falls. "Early childhood literacy is one of the most important things you can do for your child ... Reading to a child at an early age is the best way to prepare a child for school."
Imagination Library is a program for children birth to 5, and parents sign up to receive one book per month in the mail. It's one of the United Way programs that impacts the most people in the area. Brown said 11,000 children are registered for the program in the Sioux Empire community.
Kate Kotzea has seen the benefits of the program firsthand.
Kotzea is a volunteer for Success by 6, a group that oversees funding for Imagination Library. She also receives the monthly books in the mail through the program for her one-year-old daughter.
"It's just a nice reminder to make sure that you're reading with your kids," she said.
Parton will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Denny Sanford Premier Center.
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Anyone with a child age 0 to 5 is eligible to receive books from Imagination Library.
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The iexplore.exe process is the primary process for running Internet Explorer. When Microsoft Windows is installed, a number of other applications are installed by default. Internet Explorer is the default browser on a Microsoft Windows computer. Users can modify the settings of Internet Explorer to reduce risks when visiting websites.
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Occre Aurora Brig 1:65 (13001). The Aurora kit features laser cut wooden parts and double planked hull. The fittings package contains ready-to-use boxwood blocks and deadeyes, cast metal lifeboat, blackened metal anchors, mast caps and ships wheel, brass nails, stanchions, eyebolts and belaying pins and many other detail parts.Kit also includes four diameters of rigging line, silk-screened flag, wooden baseboard with nameplate and pedestals. A full set of sails is pre-sewn and ready to rig. The 19th and early 20th centuries saw the greatest flow of navel transport between Spain and her overseas colonies, thanks to the commercial agreements that had been established with them. The Aurora is a good example of a brig.
This kind of vessel was widely used for travel to the Americas as her rigging provided the best results in conditions of constant wind. This service will be delivered by your postman. Delays to receiving your item can be caused by your Postman being unable to deliver your item as it is to big to fit through your letter box. Please make sure your address is full and correct at the time of ordering. Unfortunately sometimes items are delayed and once they have left us these are beyond our control, however we will try our very best to help and assist you.
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Watch: Contestant Speculated To Be BTS’s Jungkook Performs On “King Of Masked Singer”
The masked contestant that many viewers believe to be BTS’s Jungkook has made his first performance on “King of Masked Singer”!
ARMYs had already begun to speculate that a new contestant on “King of Masked Singer” is BTS’s Jungkook just from the footage in the preview for this week’s episode, based on his stance and the way he holds his microphone.
On August 7’s episode of “King of Masked Singer,” the contestant in question, who’s performing under the alias of Fencing Man, takes to the stage to perform a duet in the competition’s first round. Before they even start singing, members of the panel guess that both he and his duet partner Archery Girl are idol singers.
The pair perform the track “I’m in Love” by Ra.D, and many fans have said Fencing Man’s voice sounds just like Jungkook.
After the audience and celebrity panel submits their votes, the panel shares what they think of the performance and tries to guess who the contestants are. Kim Gura says he thinks Fencing Man might be a comedian who’s much older than Archery Girl, which seems to make Fencing Man laugh.
Other members of the panel praise both of their voices and say they sound like professional singers. Oh My Girl’s YooA says she’s sure that Fencing Man is an idol, and points out that in particular his body makes her think that.
As part of the talent portion, Fencing Man shows off his hilarious “fencing dance” and imitates the station announcements on Seoul’s subway system.
The panel and audience votes are then revealed, and Fencing Man wins the round with 59 points to Archery Girl’s 40. After Fencing Man exits the stage, Archery Girl is revealed to be singer Lady Jane.
Watch Fencing Man’s full performance, dance, and the panel’s discussion below.
As Fencing Man won this round, he’ll be appearing in next Sunday’s episode of “King of Masked Singer” to perform solo in the second round. If he wins against his competitor in the second round, he will go on to the third round. The winner of the third round is then pitted against the show’s current champion for the title of “King of Masked Singer.”
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‘Provocation’ could unfairly prejudice jury
The partial defence of provocation can offer men a “lucky” escape from a life sentence, a Melbourne-based criminal barrister has said.
Bruce Walmsley SC (pictured) was commenting on the NSW parliamentary inquiry into whether to retain, abolish or amend the defence, which allows murder charges to be reduced to manslaughter in cases where it is determined that the attacker lost control because of the actions or words of the victim.
The inquiry was sparked by a recent NSW case where the defence of provocation was used: Chamanjot Singh cut his wife’s throat eight times after she reportedly threatened to leave him and have him deported; he was given the minimum six-year sentence for manslaughter.
“I got provocation manslaughters many times, so did many of my colleagues, in circumstances where instead of serving 13 to 15 years … you ended up getting less than 10 and often it was a good result for the bloke, but often it was lucky,” said Walmsley.
NSW Director of Public Prosecutions Lloyd Babb SC is one of a number of senior legal figures who have called for the defence of provocation to be abolished, saying that it provokes a ''culture of blaming the victim''.
Provocation as a homicide defence was abolished in Victoria in 2005 and Walmsley seems to think the media played a large role.
“The Herald Sun ... has been bullying judges and lawyers for years in regard to ‘justice stinks’ and ‘victims don’t get a fair go’ and ‘what is all this about provocation?’” he said, adding that readers began to think men were getting a “free result”.
In 1989, Walmsley prosecuted the well-known provocation case of Peter Raymond Keogh in Victoria.
Keogh received eight years for stabbing his ex-girlfriend Vicki Cleary, 24, to death. But the defence of provocation reduced murder to manslaughter and he served only three-and-a-half years.
Walmsley said the residing Supreme Court judge, George Hampel, based the subjective test of whether an “ordinary man” in such circumstances might lose their self-control on someone with the personal characteristics of Keogh, not on a “robust” member of the community.
“Hampel gave a very generous provocation direction to the jury because the bloke was depressed and he was an alcoholic and he had issues of self-worth,” explained Walmsley, adding that he unsuccessfully “got into a scrap” with the trial judge over the case.
“Ironically, and not very helpfully, a few years later the High Court came down on my side of it and the ordinary man test was properly readjusted [but] that didn’t help Vicki Cleary.”
There are very few cases in which women have successfully used the defence; Walmsley says it would be less than one in 10.
The reasons for this are investigated in Sex, Culpability and the Defence of Provocation, a new book by Dr Danielle Tyson from Monash University’s Department of Criminology.
Tyson explains that in provocation cases the accused is in a particular position where he is able to shift partial blame to the victim by constructing her as having provoked her own demise.
“His defence will portray her in one of a variety of stock stories: as the nagging woman, an unfaithful or departing wife or a woman who impugns his masculinity. Through these stories the defence narrative blackens the character of the deceased,” said Tyson, adding that such stories rely on outmoded stereotypes, dating from an era where women were at risk of public punishment by their husbands if they stepped outside traditional roles.
Walmsley agreed that similar stories and stereotypes still permeate contemporary cases.
“There’s no doubt about it that women have been discriminated against since the year dot and that has progressively improved, but only marginally, over the last thousand years as they reinvented themselves from being merely men’s chattels to being what they of course always were and always should be: equal members of the human race,” he said.
“Particularly in the legal precincts [in] the last 15 years in Sydney and Melbourne, women have had a pro-active affirmative action, superiority over men … men now complain they don’t do anywhere near as well. So what? Serves us right for keeping women down for as long as we have.”
While one might expect the law of provocation to require the full history of domestic violence in a relationship to be laid out for a jury, it rarely does, explained Walmsley.
Given that the accused is the one that raises the defence and “courts bend over backwards to ensure a fair trial”, past incidences of abuse are often kept hidden.
“[This is so] that the sensational aspect of activity isn’t blown-up and hard to manage by a jury who are only human after all and can’t be taken to easily deal with things that sort of compete with each other,” said Walmsley.
If the defence is abolished in NSW, a statutory variation of murder will likely be enacted in its place, said Walmsley.
This would potentially include a couple of other categories of unlawful homicide defence killing and defensive homicide or diminished responsibility homicide.
“It’ll probably require a tit-for-tat in that regard,” he said.
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How To: Budgeting For Your First Apartment Made Easy
The idea of getting your first apartment can be both exciting and nerve wrecking. It can feel liberating having a space to call your own and decorate however you want. On the other hand, getting an apartment comes with a lot of expenses and responsibilities that can pile up if you aren’t prepared. First time renters typically have an idea of what they want out of an apartment. The problem is that they may not know what to expect. Some good questions to ask yourself might be: How much money is too much/little to pay for an apartment? What utilities are included? What utilities have a flat fee? Can I afford this apartment? What steps can I take to cover the costs?
All apartments require you to put down a security deposit upon signing the lease. This can go as high as $1350 if you’re staying on or near the NIU Campus. A security deposit is needed in order to cover any damages you might make to the apartment. If any are found at the end of your lease, the cost to repair those damages comes from your security deposit. Don’t worry about this though! Majority of students get it back as long as they take care of the space. Some property owners have their security deposit equal a dollar less than one month’s rent, but this all depends on where you decide to stay. It is also common for property owners to have their tenants pay for a certain number of months rent in advance. This is typically the first and last month’s rent. Other landlords have their tenants pay for the first 2-4 months of rent prior to moving in. In these cases you would stop paying rent the last 2-4 months that you are actually living in the apartment. These things can get pretty confusing and can be pretty startling for first time renters. It’s important to ask your potential leaser to all these questions in order to budget effectively.
Other Expenses to Keep in Mind
Heat, Water, Gas & Electric Utilities such as gas and electric may vary depending on how much you consume. Some landlords choose to include water and heat within their monthly rent. Other properties have a service fee for an initial amount of water and start charging their tenants after a certain unit is used. The city of DeKalb has more insight on this, as well as information on garbage and sewage rates here. If you choose to live alone, plan to budget around $80/per month on utilities. It might seem like overkill, but it’s better to over budget than under budget. Maybe one day you forget to turn off a light… It’s better to be prepared for that occasional accident!
Cable & Wifi These utilities are optional. These days most college students will invest in Wifi but not cable. Wifi is usually $35 per month. Streaming services, such as Netflix and Hulu, make it easy for students to watch a large variety of their favorite TV shows. If you prefer to watch your favorite shows live, looking into a cable package is worth the investment.
Some students consider having a car on campus a luxury because it enables them to go wherever they want without having to rely on the bus route to pick/drop them off. If you are one of these people, definitely look into getting a parking pass. Some property owners do not make you pay for a pass, but do require you to have one anyways so you can avoid getting towed. Property owners that do make you pay for a pass will have you pay between $20 to $40 for an annual pass. If your apartment is off campus and you want to drive to your class buildings, you will need to get a yellow student permit in addition to your regular parking pass. These passes are between $70 to $90. You also have the option of purchasing a reserved space for a heavier fee. For more information on NIU parking passes and the lots you can park in, click here. AIMS Parking can provide you with more details on the price.
Earning & Saving Money
Living with roommates Although you have to share some common spaces, you can save a pretty penny living with a friend or two. The cost of utilities can be split up between however many people you decide to live with. The space you get for this amount is also a pretty great deal. (Living with multiple roommates? Check out this place for a great price and plenty of space!) This is especially awesome if you feel overwhelmed keeping track of the utility expenses. A common method a lot of college students use is assigning every roommate with a different utility bill. Each roommate is in charge of notifying the others about a bill coming up and collecting the money from them. This tactic is beneficial in keeping accounts separate and avoids putting all the bills in one person’s name.
Summer Jobs Having a summer job can also be very helpful in alleviating some of your financial worries. A great rule of thumb is to invest 25% of your weekly paycheck into a savings account. Not only is this a great method for financial security; it also helps you practice working with a “weekly budget.”
Savings Account Did you know that some banks provide college checking accounts? Here’s how it works. Usually banks require you to have a minimum amount of dollars in your checking account or else they charge you a service fee. From our perspective it’s crazy for banks to be mad at college students for not having x amount of dollars in their bank account because they solve that problem by taking more money out of the account. Pretty ridiculous, right? Luckily, banks like Chase and Bank of America, offer perks such as cashback on groceries, reward programs and dollar bonuses. These little hacks can help save you money in the long run!
Huskie Bucks & Flex Dollars This is a good avenue to invest in if you are looking to utilize NIU’s AnywherePrints option. A number of local restaurants on and near campus also accept Huskie Bucks in replacement of actual dollars. An easy way to identify which restaurants take Huskie Bucks is by a small NIU Huskie sticker displayed in/by the front door or near the cash register. For a full list of vendors that accept these payments click here. One of the great things about Huskie Bucks is that they roll over to the next year – so don’t worry about meeting a deadline! One thing to keep in mind is that Flex Dollars DO NOT roll over to the next school year. Besides that, the only difference between Huskie Bucks and Flex Dollars is that Flex Dollars can only be used at restaurants affiliated with NIU. This includes Three Sons Cafe in Barsema, The Dog Pound Deli in the Stevenson dorms, and Caribou Coffee & Einstein Bros. Bagels located in the Founders Memorial Library. A full list of these restaurants can be found here.
Here is a breakdown of all the costs to consider when budgeting for an apartment. Keep in mind that they costs vary depending on where you decide to stay!
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The prevailing notion of heroism is one for melodramatics and epic poets. There are comic book crime fighters who can fly with the birds, smash through walls of concrete, or transform the weather from sunny to stormy. There are the triumphant champions of professional sports, who with their superior physicality, dazzle audiences with seemingly superhuman feats of strength, speed, and agility. Then, there are the real life legends of justice, like Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks, who risk life and limb to further the fight for human freedom.
Among the giants of fantasy, athleticism, and history, is there any room for the every day hero? A man whose glories are small and private, and because of their intimate impact, gain proximity to the average life and become applicable to the ordinary struggle?
The possibility of populist heroism is one of the many delightful ideas with which readers must contend when learning of the picaresque travels and battles of Brown Dog – the reoccurring character of one of America’s finest writers – Jim Harrison.
Harrison first introduced the world to the Native American inhabitant of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in 1990. The libidinous trickster who lives “happily in the bottom ten percent”, and makes a living as a salvager, pulp cutter, and snow shoveler, was the subject of a novella bearing his name. He reminisces about his childhood spent with his grandfather, who raised him in the unexplained absence of his parents, both of whom he never met, and remembers his failure as a Moody Institute Bible student in Chicago. He spent the money his church congregation donated for living expenses in the Windy City on a biracial prostitute he met in a diner. The little money that remained in his pocket after several nights of bodily salvation went toward a T-Bone steak at the same diner where he met his temptress.
Brown Dog suffers from guilt for deceiving the kindhearted people who tried to help him, but he feels no remorse for the crimes that he commits during the course of his life – stealing the body of an Indian Chief he believes was his father, in the hopes that he can give him a proper burial, and setting fire to the equipment and camping grounds of University of Michigan anthropology students preparing to excavate a Native American cemetery.
The graduate students looking to hit the academic jackpot only knew the location of the burial grounds, however, because Brown Dog led one of them there after she seduced him with her “top five fanny.”
In the six Brown Dog novellas – all now collected in a single book, Brown Dog – the hapless hero of the every day, existential struggle against boredom, petty oppressions of faceless institutions, and the deadening of the senses – wins and loses, succeeds and fails, and soars and crashes, because of his unquenchable lust for life, and the master beating loud enough inside his breast to drown out the rational voices of risk management, pragmatism, or financial consideration.
Brown Dog has a code of ethics that separates him from the convention of his culture, and the partisan frivolity of politics. His erectile enthusiasm for life points him in the direction of right and wrong, neither of which are tangible or easily identifiable. He’ll burn down a university’s research equipment to preserve the spiritual sanctity of an Indian cemetery. He will travel all the way to Los Angeles, wearing the hand-me-down clothes of a janitor, to retrieve his stolen bear skin rug from a con artist documentary filmmaker, and even though he is broke and beaten down, he will summon all of his limited and depleted powers to protect the weak. He adopts a young girl with fetal alcohol syndrome, and upon learning that the state of Michigan is ordering her institutionalized, he drives past the mental health residential facility where she will forcibly stay. He sees that it has no flowers and little landscape, and immediately decides to smuggle her into Canada.
Children bring out the softest side of Brown Dog. Early in the series, he recalls rising up the ranks of an amateur boxing league until one of his knocked out opponent’s sons started crying. He quit on the spot.
Brown Dog’s code is quietly heroic – defense of the young and innocent, honoring his spiritual sense of justice, and always respecting his greatest “church and home” – the natural world – but it is also vulnerable to the vices, which double as virtues, of Brown Dog’s full throated, open armed embrace of all the pleasures life has to offer.
As America adopts the asceticism of calorie counting, trans fat bans, smoking prohibitions, low blood-alcohol limits, condoms, and jogging, it is encouraging and empowering to read of a hero who not only indulges, but waxes poetically, in the joys of whiskey, cigarettes, red meat, and above all else, overweight women. Out of fear of getting a “bone splinter”, he avoids sex with skinny women, but the proud boozer, overeater, and fornicator will go to absurd lengths to satisfy the imperative of what he often calls his “noodle.”
Throughout the six novellas, Brown Dog falls in love and/or lust with college students, a lesbian social worker assigned to his case, waitresses, dentists, and an assortment of Michigan women who spend their leisurely hours drinking schnapps and eating fried food in taverns and bowling alleys. These affairs result in fights with angry boyfriends, legal trouble, broken hearts, sore muscles, a daughter, and most of all, the nourishment of Brown Dog’s beleaguered spirit. The former Bible student’s religious beliefs are that of a conflicted spiritualism and a vague mysticism, but it is clear that in his approach to the art of living, he believes in nothing so firmly as the supremacy of the senses. When it comes to women, he actualizes the lyrics of Bob Seger – who like both Brown Dog and Jim Harrison – is from Michigan: “Sometimes at night / I see their faces / I feel the traces they left on my soul / Those are the memories that make me a wealthy soul.”
Brown Dog admits to having the worst head of hair he has ever seen, and years of a high calorie, beastly diet have left him with the physique of a Detroit Lions offensive lineman. He spends most winters living in a deer hunting cabin, and doesn’t even have a social security number. Women find him not only charming, but seductive, because, as one tells him, he is “unafraid to love women unironically.”
Although Brown Dog’s code of ethics is important, and its enforcement is what provides the plot in these beautiful novellas, any attempt to systematize the character into philosophy or politics is futile and foolish. Brown Dog is a robust, ribald, and irreverent tribute to the idea and ideal of maximum life, and if Brown Dog is a hero for our times, he is a heroic warrior against the inescapable dullness of American life.
There is no room in Brown Dog’s life for smart phone addiction, partisan politics, yogurt, gyms, social media, or dating through a computer screen. He is a bird watcher, a dog lover, and a man whose heart is too large for his country and his own good.
Jim Harrison once said that he reads “more for strength than for pleasure.” Even if Brown Dog’s tales offer plenty of amusement, they also offer an applicable model for living with aggression in pursuit of pleasure, love, and happiness. More than a reckless hedonist, Brown Dog – as made clear by his sensitivity to animals, children, and friends – is a hero of compassion.
Any American in desperate need of rescue from long commutes, cable news, shop talk from a cubicle, dreary suburban sprawl, and the contrived sexuality of predictable pop culture, would do well to sit down with Jim Harrison’s Brown Dog, and meet a new friend who will graciously give him a tour of a wonderfully debauched and always inspired life of energy, mystery, and avidity.
Jim Harrison has written better books. His early novels – Wolf, Farmer, and A Good Day to Die, along with Dalva and True North, belong on any list of American literature classics. He is often more poetic, more moving, and more brilliant, but he is never more energetic than he is in the Brown Dog series.
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I am a qualified counsellor with experience working in prisons and educational settings, both with common mental health issues and those presenting with more complex mental health problems. My background is working with trauma and how it presents in different settings. I am motivated by working with individuals who present with personality disorder.
I have extensive experience working with IAPT as a Counsellor, and how anxiety and depression present.
We carry out rigorous checks and vet all our therapists before they join the team. They must meet with our high standards of professional specification which includes:
This means that the mental health professional you see will be qualified, experienced and competent.
We are a private mental health clinic and have a number of therapists with different specialities. Because of this, we can offer therapies to help with a wide range of mental health issues from Anxiety to PTSD and child psychology.
First, we carry out a triage step during a 15-minute free initial telephone consultation. Depending on the challenges you’re facing, we will then recommend a counsellor, CBT therapist or clinical psychologist.
We also have clinic locations throughout the North, so there is usually one not too far from you.
As a result, we can usually offer an appointment quickly and at a time and place convenient for you. But, above all, tailored to your needs.
If you’re interested in booking an appointment with Helen Lynas, book a free initial consultation here.
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This last week we acknowledged the 50th Anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s death in Dallas,Texas. For those of us who remember that tragic event the coverage on the news brought back a flood of memories. To this day he is the only former president that has continued to achieve an over 90% approval rating. Impressive results for an impressive man.
Anytime we have the opportunity to remember such an iconic figure we struggle to understand the loss, just as we do with our own personal losses. There was a lesson for the world in this tragedy. His stance on limiting….even refusing to use – nuclear arms when we were on the brink of a world conflict set the stage for a better way. He was especially eloquent on the topic. To quote from one of his speeches, “It’s insane that two men, sitting on opposite sides of the world, can choose to put an end to civilization…We need to do whatever we can to minimize the chances.” The legacy he left us regarding the importance of finding ways to avoid conflict and destruction in our world remain a critical lesson to this day.
He believed in giving, helping, doing for others. His famous statement, “Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country,” will ring forever in our minds. Makes you stop and think doesn’t it? How often are we asking for others or the world to help us rather than the other way around?
His calm reserve in time of crisis also served as a lesson for us in everyday life. We must remain patient even hopeful as life challenges us to an extreme. Sometimes it takes superhuman strength to hold our tongues, turn the other cheek and look for the positive in a situation but we can do it. By doing so we all become a bit of a hero in our own right.
When the student is ready the teacher comes along. JFK will remain a teacher to us and to future generations. His life, however short, was no brief candle but a brilliant torch that served to illuminate the world and help us remember the importance we can contribute to it. Each one of us, in our own unique way, can add rather than subtract to life.
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My trip to Sydney started with pouring rain yet there was still lots to do. The weather cleared and I got to see Sydney at its best.
Sydney is a fantastic city with so many things to do. These were my favourite things to do when it was beautifully sunny outside:
Catch a ferry
The best way to appreciate Sydney is from the water. The city has a system of ferries to get you around. These photos are from my trip from Pyrmont to Circular Quay and then onto Manly.
Go for a walk
Strolling around inner city is great for people watching and seeing beautiful old (and new) buildings.
If you want to walk in nature then I’d suggest heading to:
Royal Botanical Gardens – I walked from the Sydney Opera House around Farm Cove to Mrs Macquarie’s Point then through the gardens. A great mix of sights with a nice café spot within the gardens.
Hyde Park – this park sits next to the CBD and is a beautiful area to stroll and to sit.
Go to the beach
Australia has some of the best beaches in the world so if you get the chance grab your jandals and your togs and head along.
Although Bondi Beach can get busy it’s a great beach to visit although stay within the flags as it can have a strong undercurrent.
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The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir authorities to see that normalcy is restored on a selective basis in the state while keeping in mind national interest.
A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and justices SA Bobde and SA Nazeer asked authorities to restore normal life in the Valley and ensure people have access to welfare facilities
The court said the restoration will be on a selective basis keeping in mind national interests.
The court asked the Centre to make all endeavours to restore normalcy in Kashmir as soon as possible and said that as the so-called shutdown is in the valley itself, then it can be dealt with by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.
The court’s directions came on a plea by Anuradha Bhasin, Executive Editor of Kashmir Times seeking removal of communication restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir.
Attorney General KK Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, told the bench that not a single bullet has been fired and there are some localised restrictions in place, adding that restrictions have been lifted in over 88 per cent police stations in Kashmir division.
He told the bench that all Kashmir-based newspapers were running and the government had been offering all kinds of assistance.
He also said that TV channels like Doordarshan and others private ones along with FM networks are working in the state.
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House of Negritude and Human Rights in Champagney (Haute-Saône)
“The inhabitants and community of Champagney cannot think of the ills being suffered by Negroes in the colonies without feeling a stabbing pain in their hearts..."
Article 29 of the register of grievances of the inhabitants of Champagney of 19 March 1789
The House of Negritude and Human rights owes its name to the former president of the Republic of Senegal, Léopold Senghor, committed defender of the Negritude movement, which granted him patronage in 1971.
This place of memory around the slavery of the blacks was created in 1971 by a "Champagnerot" passionate in local history, René Simonin (1911/1980), who exhumed from the departmental archives of Haute-Saône the only text of its kind: article 29 of the register of grievances of Champagney in which the inhabitants of this modest village demanded the abolition of the slavery of the blacks as early as 1789.
The House of Negritude is also a place of reflection on the latest human rights violations in general and the persistence of slavery in particular.
In the greyness of their everyday life, however, the inhabitants of Champagney had a pride: their brand new church where they met and which was also a place of meeting where ideas and decisions to be taken at Community level were exchanged. The winter 1788-89 was terrible: to the food shortage and cold were added taxes and chores. So they quite naturally answered the call of their priest who asked them to meet to write their register of grievances, on 19 March 1789. Just as naturally, they addressed their material difficulties that were those of other village communities of the time. But they also added a unique article in its kind - number 29 - denouncing the slavery of black people.
“The inhabitants and the community of Champagney can not think of the evils which the negroes suffer in the colonies without having the heart penetrated with the most acute pain, by representing their fellow men, still linked to them by the double bond of the religion, being treated more harshly than beasts of burden…. "
Extract from Article 29 of the Register of grievances of Champagney. The original is kept in the Departmental Archives of Haute-Saône (Document B4213)
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Maybe not what you think. Don’t worry, we probably still have a sufficient number of friends. You know, the people we can call at two in the morning to hold our hair back while we ride the porcelain bus – well, not you... but you get the point. I was prompted to vent on this topic (We’re All Out of Friends) because the comment was made verbatim by an executive leader in a growing tech concern during a recent discussion regarding the difficulty in scaling emerging companies, hers in particular. It was all I could do to not stand and applaud. After some consideration, I thought that it would be overkill given we were speaking by phone. The whole notion is selfish on my part because that phrase, said at that time, in that context, validated what I’ve attempted to explain so many times to business leaders going back years. Many of the attempts have fallen on deaf or defiant ears.
From Whence Companies Come
It’s perfectly acceptable to believe that sapling companies born of a great idea, an innovation, or better yet a product or service that meets a need, may start with a soloist, a small group of friends or maybe a tiny team of like-minded staffers recently emancipated from another company. At some hopeful point, when an impetus to grow arises and more team members are needed, that team is going to likely look close to home, meaning another friend, an internal referral, or maybe even a family member – that is, someone who can be trusted to not disrupt the manageable culture that everyone believes is paramount to the early success. All good, so far.
Fast forward twelve months. Things are going great. Cash flow is rocking, the company is post-beta and new customers are being onboarded weekly. Headcount is up to forty-two and growth forecasts is through the roof. The friends and referral network has produced nothing short of a stellar team to this point including the administrative assistant who is everything to everyone – a killer referral from the VP of Marketing. Other than one high performing sales executive luckily landed from Microsoft through a headhunter, the referral recruiting model has proven to be successful. As managers field calls from countless staffing companies, who have also recognized the success and are circling the wagons, the company line is unwavering and goes something like, “we have a great internal referral system and we rely on that for all of our hiring. It’s the key to our success!”
Culture or Cult?
Few would argue. Any company that achieves this kind of success through near-exclusive referral hiring is doing something right, whether the recruiting model has anything to do with it, or not. Why would you change a thing? Wash, rinse, and repeat please. Yet therein lies the treachery of crossing the chasm.
Too much of a good thing is not always bad, but it usually is. In fact, it almost always is. When scaling an organization, it just is, period. Before the HR hitmen take a step toward me, I’m not saying that healthy employee referral programs are bad. I’ve worked with many companies to design effective programs – ones that reward employees for providing qualified referrals and at the same time add a valuable sourcing channel to a much broader sourcing effort. Referrals have their place and can be valuable.
What I do not advocate is an inordinate number of referrals – let’s say 30 percent – much less an outright attempt to land all the fish on the referral hook. Here’s just one real example of why. While consulting with a midsized (very well-known) consumer web business, the company upgraded its employee referral program by doubling an already fair monetary reward in an effort to quickly ramp a team of engineers, product managers, and designers. Not a bad plan necessarily, but the unintended consequence was very detrimental.
One employee, let’s say a B-player at best, offered up eleven referrals. Low and behold they were all similarly and moderately qualified and, out of dire need, the company was compelled to hire eight of them. Cha-ching for the referring employee at $2,000 per head, and a seemingly quick win for the company. Here’s the rub. The referrals were all OK, very similar in profile, thinking, ability, and even ethnic background to that of the referrer. Superficially, not a deal breaker. After all, this company loves referrals. But, over time what became evident was that the lack of thought diversity, the cultural sameness, and the clique-like behavior all combined to be a big downer. Furthermore, when the group of friends fractured on a personal level outside of the office, it showed up inside. What was initially viewed as a big win eventually played out adversely.
Cult is a strong word with a variety of negative connotation. However, it’s important to recognize that it is the root of culture. Companies who believe they are “building a culture” by hiring mostly through referrals often end up with mini cults. Outcomes vary, but my experience tells me the result is typically negative and the model simply doesn’t scale.
What I’ve learned through working with a number of respected leaders in startup and emerging companies is that they do comprehend why the exclusivity of employee referrals will not scale, but it is against everything in their nature to stop doing something that worked early on and to that point in time, much less pivot to something frighteningly different. What I find odd is that most leaders understand this basic tenet in other business contexts, but not when it comes to a hiring model. What usually happens is that the recruiting process becomes frozen. When an organization starts to run out of friends, fear sets in and all sorts of odd hiring behavior ensues – over-interviewing “outsider” candidates, taking 4-6 months to hire “the perfect” software engineer, or worse yet, not making a hire until dire demand drives a bad hiring decision – the worst outcome.
I didn’t start this post as a doctrine on how to scale a business – that would be ridiculous. But I know a little about measuring productivity and outcomes in talent acquisition and how to quickly identify what works, what doesn’t and executing remediation. That is very relevant to a company’s ability to scale, so there.
The two overarching points here are; one, while friends (aka referrals) can make great additions when a company is young and moving through early stage growth, they should be considered the early core. Charter employees who buy in to an idea love to get their closest allies in the game. That’s human nature. But, that template doesn’t scale through multiple iterations of growth. Yes, that early culture may be what drives the company from inception to market, but that culture will, and should, change over time. At every stage of growth, culture should be additive – new ideas, new faces, new discipline, new competencies and capabilities. Yes, the ideals and beliefs should be able to stand the test under the wing of strong leadership, but it doesn’t mean hiring only those who look like and agree with you. Overcoming that tendency to freeze instead of pivoting is why many companies fail during significant growth and demand. The business books you read will say its capital, but this is easily a strong number two.
The solution, within the talent context, is to quickly get beyond the perceived safeness of hiring friends, and friends of friends. Build a talent acquisition machine that relies on an omni-channel attraction mechanism, is brand-focused, has a consistent assessment strategy (rigorous but realistic), and leverages a healthy employee referral program.
Second and final thought. If you believe your culture is something that was created from the core of initial hires and needs to remain static, you’re going to be disappointed. Yes, an organization’s culture is important, but it should be allowed to breathe and expand. Remember that culture is the product of behaviors and beliefs across the organization. It’s not something you can protect in a glass case, and it surely isn’t free food and foosball tables. Your company’s culture should be open to growth, reshaping, and transformation at every stage of the great expansion. If the goal is to stay small, I needn’t say more – this doesn’t apply to you. But if growth is part of the plan, you will be all out friends sooner than later – then what? | <urn:uuid:696045cf-ac6b-4162-94d1-00597a6c31ba> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blogs/we-re-all-out-of-friends | 2020-08-11T06:38:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738735.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20200811055449-20200811085449-00193.warc.gz | en | 0.964595 | 1,781 | [
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Markets eagerly wait for this year's first policy meeting of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), scheduled for 7 April, though the consensus forecast is maintenance of status quo at 7.5 percent.
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has already surprised the markets with two rate cuts in January and March, which suggests a low probability of any policy action by the central bank at its meeting on Tuesday.
Here is what analysts expect from RBI's meeting:
We expect the RBI to cut the repo rate 25bp in Q2 2015 before entering into a pause. The timing – between April and June remains a close call; our bias is to expect a cut in June. We also expect the RBI to sound more comfortable given the ongoing disinflation. - Barclays Capital
We expect the RBI to leave the policy rate unchanged at 7.5% at its 7 April policy meeting, based on its statement after the inter-meeting rate cut in March. The central bank is unlikely to have gathered new information on the long list of preconditions it set in March for further rate cuts. It may consider measures to improve monetary policy transmission. Given our expectation of average CPI inflation of 5.4% in FY16 (starting 1 April 2015) and assuming the RBI is comfortable with real policy rates at 150-200bps, we see scope for another 25-50bps of rate cuts this fiscal year. Consecutive inter-meeting rate cuts in January and March have made it difficult to forecast the exact timing of the next rate decision, however. - Standard Chartered Global Research
In India, inflationary pressures have been easing in recent months, with prices rising by 5.4% y/y in February. After reducing the benchmark rate by 25 bps following an unscheduled monetary policy meeting in February, we expect monetary authorities to hold the key rate at 7.50% this week. Nevertheless, the monetary easing phase will likely take the benchmark interest rate down by another 50 bps by the end of the third quarter of this year to 7.0%. - Scotiabank Economics
The RBI policy announcement (06.30 BST, Tuesday) is likely to be a close call, but we think that the RBI will follow up on March's unscheduled rate cut and lower the repo and reverse repo rates by another 25bp, to 7.25% and 6.25%, respectively. - Capital Economics
We see room for another cut in the repo rate by the RBI but we don't expect it as soon as this week's meeting as there haven't been any significant developments in terms of data and fiscal consolidation efforts since the last cut in March. However, RBI may cut the cash reserve ratio this week in order to reduce banks' funding costs and hence reinforce the effect of its past cuts. We believe that RBI easing expectations will persist as long as inflation stays below 6%. - Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank | <urn:uuid:7380fa88-9989-493c-a618-e55cd06a96e2> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://www.ibtimes.co.in/what-analysts-expect-rbis-tuesday-meeting-628221 | 2020-08-12T20:59:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738944.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20200812200445-20200812230445-00393.warc.gz | en | 0.964194 | 596 | [
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I can give a Hapkido perspective on this, since at least at my dojang we are taught that you keep your fists closed until you reach 1 dan, at which point you can open them (and do so more and more as you go up from there). We relax it a bit for blocks (we don't teach hard blocks until 9th kup), but not for attacks.
There are two major reasons we give for emphasizing closed-fist technique in sparring:
- It prevents an injury to yourself from a jammed finger or something similar.
- It prevents you from injuring them.
In TKD there may be tournament reasons for keeping your fist closed which do not apply to HKD, but I can address these two reasons.
Injury to Self
From my perspective, once your technique gets into the dan range then it is both natural and desirable that you would open up your hands when doing the techniques where appropriate.
Assuming, of course, that your technique is good enough to justify it. Your training by that point should be good enough that the risk of injury to yourself is substantially reduced, and you can actually make a more nuanced decision about when it might be appropriate, and also are more prepared to deal with the consequences if you are wrong.
Injury to the Opponent
This mostly is involved in attacks. Here the problem is that many open handed techniques–especially if improperly aimed or if there is a mistake–can cause substantively greater damage than a fist is likely to do. It's one thing to miss a bit on a punch to the chest, it's another to screw up on something designed to hit their eyes. Especially in arts where head strikes and throws are banned, there's also less reason to employ open-handed attacks.
Here I think there is still merit in limiting your repertoire that your use while sparring.
With blocks, unless your instructor says otherwise, I'd say "go for it" since many of the safety concerns are obviated by the point that your technique has solidified a little. That said, I might have that conversation with your instructor, since he may have a set point where that becomes more allowable, or may feel that you personally aren't ready for it. On the other hand, he may also feel that now it is time to learn it and use it in a sparring context. | <urn:uuid:883bf533-dd49-4a88-b29a-5d3b1eed04a2> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://martialarts.stackexchange.com/questions/875/should-i-avoid-open-handed-blocks-in-sparring/2537 | 2020-08-14T11:50:25Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439739211.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20200814100602-20200814130602-00593.warc.gz | en | 0.978061 | 486 | [
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Insects are a pain for everyone and the insecticides can be dangerous for you, your kids and your pets. How do you get rid of the pests without using nasty chemicals? Essential oils and plants are a great natural way to repel pest.
To repel mosquitos this summer plant lavender or geranium near your house. You can also make a spray repellent with essential oils. Mosquitos do not like citronella or eucalyptus. Make a spray using 2 cups of water with 20 drops of citronella essential oil and 10 drops of eucalyptus oil. Make sure to store in a dark glass container.
One of the most annoying pests are flies, planting lavender around your house also helps repel these annoying pest. A good spray to make to deter flies is 1 cup of water to 25 drops of mint essential oils. As with all essential oil, recipes use dark glass spray bottles.
Who doesn’t despise spiders? Spider do not like the smell of peppermint so the best way to repel this pest is to make a spray of 8 oz. of water to 10 drops of peppermint essential oil. Spray this around door frames, windows, corners of the ceilings and bathrooms. You can use straight peppermint oil if you need a stronger repellant.
Ants are one of the worst pests. If they get into your home it is hard to get rid of them. Ants have a strong sense of smell and use pheromones to follow a trail. If you get ants in your home put vinegar where ever you see them coming in and they will be disoriented by the smell. Ants use their smell to get back home and will be lost if they encounter vinegar. If you do not like the smell of vinegar you can use lemon essential oil 10 drops in 8 oz. glass of water. Like spiders, ants also dislike the smell of peppermint, use the same mixture for ants and spiders. Planting fresh mint against your house can help deter ants from coming into your home.
Another great way to deter pests is to plant basil against your house. Bugs hate the smell of basil. It will deter most pests that you want to keep out of your home. The herbs are great for your dinner table too. Have a great, bug-free summer. | <urn:uuid:e3d0ed94-49f4-4540-a755-3af805eb0fde> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://hardworkingmom.com/natural-insect-repellants/ | 2020-08-04T14:36:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439735867.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20200804131928-20200804161928-00393.warc.gz | en | 0.920064 | 479 | [
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To allocate memory objects, call:
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deviceis the logical device that owns the memory.
pAllocateInfois a pointer to a VkMemoryAllocateInfo structure describing parameters of the allocation. A successful returned allocation must use the requested parameters — no substitution is permitted by the implementation.
pAllocatorcontrols host memory allocation as described in the Memory Allocation chapter.
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This ensures that applications can correctly suballocate objects of
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When memory is allocated, its contents are undefined with the following constraint:
The contents of unprotected memory must not be a function of data protected memory objects, even if those memory objects were previously freed.
The contents of memory allocated by one application should not be a function of data from protected memory objects of another application, even if those memory objects were previously freed.
The maximum number of valid memory allocations that can exist
simultaneously within a VkDevice may be restricted by implementation-
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feature describes the number of allocations that can exist simultaneously
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The overallocation behavior can be specified through the
For more information, see the Vulkan Specification
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The white house at Plot 3121 President’s Drive in Gaborone Central, the new office of former president Ian Khama, has become the source of a raging storm within the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP).
That is why on Tuesday this week, the ruling BDP Council of Elders including former vice president Ponatshego Kedikilwe, David Magang, Ray Molomo, Peter Siele and Patrick Balopi, knocked on the black gate of the white house on President’s Drive with olive peace branches seeking the reconciliation of the former president and his successor, President Mokgweetsi Masisi.
The veterans are worried that the tension between Khama and Masisi is fuelling divisions within the party and is not good for the government.
They also fear that it could split the party, especially that the general elections are approaching. As the BDP is reeling from the shock of the fallen party heavyweights mostly aligned to Masisi against Khama’s supporters, the veterans approached Khama to douse the fires in their beloved party. Khama, who is widely known for brief action meetings, could not quickly run through the agenda as the meeting with the Domkrag veterans took just over five hours, Mmegi can confirm.
Even after the meeting the elderly men’s faces did not look jolly as one could have expected and clearly it showed that peace has eroded the BDP. According to a source, Khama openly told them that he wanted to know what he has done wrong. “Khama agreed that he would only have a meeting with Masisi if there is something that they could show that he had done wrong. “He said he was the one government was trying to humiliate and trying to control his movements like a child and now he has decided to use his resources. He admitted that he spoke to the media because everyone could see what is happening,” the source said.
Another source said Khama even told them that some of the BDP leadership are always in newspapers attacking him, but he had decided to keep quiet about it.
The source said he did not hide from the veterans that should the situation continue, he would openly take back the war to them.
The source said in the end the veterans told him that they would talk to BDP leadership and find a time to have a meeting with all concerned parties. Recently, the former President has been openly speaking to the media about his sour relationship with
Khama recently told Mmegi that they never met with Masisi since he became President away from coincidental public gatherings. Even though Khama initially claimed in the interview that he has nothing to discuss with his successor, most of his complaints were directed at Masisi.
“I don’t want this thing to go out of hand. It is a very unfortunate situation. I never ever dreamt this could ever happen,” he commented on the frosty relations with his successor.
Despite Masisi’s widely publicised consultations with various leaders including courtesy visits on members of the first Parliament, he has never made time to meet his immediate predecessor. Khama has disclosed that the Masisi administration has summarily cut him off. Public officers have been told to seek permission from the Office of the President if they were to associate themselves with my charitable organisations,” claimed Khama.
Furthermore, Khama said: “Just recently I have been told that the government media has been told not to cover any of my public meetings”. For his part, Khama indicated that he was happy with the meeting with BDP veterans.
“I cannot disclose any issues or the way forward,” Khama said in an interview.
However, political analyst Antony Morima said the allowance of intervention could bring a positive sign. “Again it would depend on how they table their issue to him. I think they could have intervened before primary elections. It would be good if both parties approached could agree and see the need for a reconciliation process. I hope they had followed protocol procedure by starting with the President,” Morima said.
Efforts to contact Council of Elders chairperson, Patrick Balopi were not successful as his mobile phone was off. Balopi was reported to have gone outside the country.
Meanwhile Mmegi has learnt that permanent secretary to the President Carter Morupisi also had a long meeting with Khama on Monday relating to how government and Khama could iron out issues.
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During a hearing on the installation of a pair of Cumberland Farms 24-thousand gallon tanks at this week’s city council session, a new store location moving to Fall River was discussed.
At the public hearing traffic, deliveries and their operations was discussed. The new location would be near the Wal-Mart.
"This is something I have already spoken to Bill Roth about - our City Planner who is excellent,” Pam Laliberte-Lebeau said. “As far as Cumberland Farms goes, I think I said it at the session that there's certain steps in the process. One of those steps in the citing process is not public input."
The city council vice president talked about how public input was not an official part of this process.
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Our Extra Vision Cases are part of our premium line of extra vision showcases, made with sturdy aluminum frames available in chrome or black! Our display case towers are a great way to highlight your finest merchandise, attracting customers and providing elegance to your display! All units ship Knocked Down. Locks included. Order yours today! | <urn:uuid:b0bb4f53-ec18-48bd-a67c-b1ae0a182093> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://www.barrdisplay.com/showcases-counters/tower-display-cases/extra-vision-tower-case.html | 2020-08-10T16:14:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439736057.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20200810145103-20200810175103-00593.warc.gz | en | 0.875868 | 72 | [
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I’m sure Elisa is super excited that Ms. Anne Hathaway won the best supporting actress SAG award for Les Miserables on Sunday! Whoo Hoo! If there’s one thing we know about Elisa is that she loves her some musical theater! Thankfully, New York is the right town to be in for that!
Elisa was able to hang out with Erica while she was in New York for the Les Miserables movie premiere and while she fangirl-d the premiere she didn’t have the good fortune of going to the screening or inside to the after party. What’s a Fangirl to do? Wait outside Hello!
Check out Elisa’s full report for the Les Miserables premiere after party below!
You’ve most likely read The Lovely Erica’s report from the Les MIserables premiere; most of our experience was much the same. Except that I wasn’t lucky enough to attend the premiere. I thankfully had seen the film at one of the firsts screenings (shout out to MTF reader, Dan!) and I wasn’t quite as jealous of Erica as I would’ve been had I not seen it…Not quite.
After the experience on the barricade, which basically helped me complete my Les Mis one sheet (except for Aaron Tveit. I mean SERIOUSLY, AARON TVEIT is the only guy I didn’t get?)! I was happy but I knew I should at least TRY to get Tveit after the film finished. I found a few friends who were waiting around for Sacha Baron Cohen, who’d said he’d sign non-Les Mis stuff on the way out. I had brought along a mini poster but what I really want is a picture with so I decided to wait for him to come out. The film ends and out comes Sacha Baron Cohen. He stops and signs but doesn’t take photos. Oh well, I at least got him on my one sheet.
I wait for The Lovely Erica and her sister to exit the theatre and we head over to the after party. They go in as I continue to wait outside. On his way in, I FINALLY get a photo with Scott Grimes! I’m so excited about this since I missed him a few times recently. I embarrassingly tell him he just followed me on twitter that day. I couldn’t even manage to tell him what a big fan I was! Haha!
I miss Kevin Durand yet again but I manage to get photos with Paul Dano (who was with Zoe Kazan) and John Hawkes.
I’m a big fan of both! Hawkes was fantastic in The Sessions and loved him in Winter’s Bone. John Hawkes asked everyone who took a photo with him to not post it online or on social media because he was trying to disappear from this world. Well, okay then. Richard Kind stops to take a pic with a few people, I forget why I don’t end up with one…
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Anne Hathaway arrives and signs for pretty much everyone who asks as long as they are orderly. I don’t even try as she recognized me at the barricade earlier and that was just embarrassing. Meanwhile, we notice Hugh Jackman’s car is driving by so a friend and I run after it to the other entrance, hoping that the others stay distracted with Anne. We miss him by a few seconds.
We head back to the front, a bit dejected. Everyone else seems to be in so we decide to return to the back where the VIP exit is located. We can see the party going on as well as most of the cast which is cool.
A short while later, I notice Scott Grimes, Kevin Durand, Alan Doyle and Russell Crowe heading out. I manage to snag a pic with Kevin, much to my joy! I also congratulate Size 2 Shoes, a brother duo who performed at the Indoor Garden Party concert the night before and were amazing!
Eventually we notice Hugh Jackman’s car getting ready to leave only for him to sneak out behind us. Oh well! I already had him on my poster. We continue to wait, Eddie Redmayne comes out for a smoke with Zoe Kazan and Paul Dano. Amazing triple threat there. Eddie signs for a few people before going in. Some of the other cast starts to leave; Sacha Baron Cohen, Samantha Barks (who continues not to sign, so glad I had her already), Anne Hathaway (who again lines everyone up and signs for them).
I notice Rutina Wesley walking out and manage to grab a photo with her. So nice!
I had noticed earlier that Oscar Isaac was in the party and I’ve been wanting a photo with him forever! I missed out at the Bourne Legacy premiere and the screening of 10 Years I went to with a Q&A was the ONE he didn’t go to. He started walking out and since, at the moment, he isn’t that much of a recognizable face, I called his name out and asked for a photo. I wish I had my 10 Years poster with me, I usually carry it around because you never know who’ll be around. He kindly stopped and I got my photo!
Erica and her sister come back outside around then and by that time, I’m pretty happy with who I got so, we head out! Successful evening indeed!
Thanks again and don’t forget to follow more adventures on twitter at @Corellianjedi2
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So what can or can't I take with me?
Generally speaking, dispose of all flammable items, liquids, foods and other items that should not be shipped. Anything that can deteriorate should not be shipped. If you have a question about something, just call and ask.
Anything that is definitely a no-go area?
Well, mainly those things you might expect - drugs, alcohol, weapons, ammunition. Shipping certain high value items or collections may require you to purchase extra coverage.
What about my car?
Most of the time we can take your car, truck or SUV with the rest of your belongings in the trailer or container. If this is not possible, we can arrange for an alternate method. We do not transport cars as part of a regular local move, however.
Suppose I pack myself?
Why not? But be aware of the potential problems. For instance, valuation coverage will not pay out on goods packed by their owner, unless the exterior of the box is damaged.
Can I leave my clothes in their drawers?
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Can hypnotherapy help you overcome anxiety?
Anxiety is a condition affecting a growing number of people every year. A quarter of all Australians will experience an anxiety disorder in a lifetime, and approximately 6% are currently experiencing this. Anxiety is often created or heightened by situations and environments, such as relationships, work, and finances. Symptoms can vary from person to person. Common symptoms include laboured or intense breathing, fear, sweating excessively and racing thoughts. The symptoms can feel so intense and real that anxiety and panic attacks are often mistaken for heart attacks by those experiencing or witnessing them.
If you suffer from anxiety, then you will understand how disabling and debilitating it can be. Anxiety can affect all aspects of life, from your social to your personal life and your career. It can hold you back and make you feel unworthy and deficient. If you have tried pharmaceutical treatments without success, it may be time to consider other treatment options such as hypnotherapy.
How can hypnosis help manage anxiety?
Hypnosis allows you to peel back the layers of distress, process them in an effective way and take back your emotional freedom. It is sometimes used to release distress around the root cause of the problem.
During a hypnosis session, the hypnotherapist can help you alter the automatic responses that you experience by replacing them with more positive thoughts and reactions. This can greatly reduce the panic and anxiety we would normally feel in trigger situations. You may also learn new stress management tools, such as controlled breathing to regulate your feelings
More and more medical professionals are acknowledging hypnosis as a valuable method of treatment for various mental conditions. Anxiety is no different, and those that suffer from anxiety can experience the benefits that hypnotherapy has to offer.
What can expect if I undergo Anxiety Hypnotherapy?
Firstly, make an appointment with a registered, experienced hypnotherapist. He or she will interview you about your anxiety to formulate a treatment. You will benefit most if you keep an open mind. During a hypnosis session, you will be guided into a relaxed mindset in which your imagination will be engaged; suggestions and visualisations are often used. In this way, that deeper part of your mind responsible for many of the things you do without conscious thought (i.e. breathing) will be regulated to change your thoughts, feelings and responses in appropriate ways.
Hypnotherapy is a long-standing treatment for many mental conditions. It is recognised in many parts of the world and is growing in its acceptance as a mainstream treatment. Through hypnosis, an individual can enjoy enhanced self-control and greater mental (and sometimes physical) well-being. The suggestable state of hypnosis makes it possible to regulate your thoughts and reactions in a controlled and safe setting.
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Need for speed best drift car
Written by Ian Stokes Published on But keep reading for tips on how to get the best cars in Need for Speed: Heat. The first thing you should know is that almost all the cars in Need for Speed: Heat behave in the same way. They all share the same handling system and they can all be modified to suit any form of racing, be it track, off-road, or drift. Power and acceleration are the only differentiators in play here, and these are both largely down to the upgrades you install, rather than the car itself. With that said, some cars can have a greater potential for upgrading than others — every car will be good enough, but some cars can be so much more.SEE VIDEO BY TOPIC: Need for Speed 2015 - 1 million drift score
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Need For Speed Heat best car: How to pick the top car to suit your events and driving style
Written by Ian Stokes Published on You need cash for new cars , performance upgrades, and, most importantly of all, to customise your ride with massive spoilers and a magenta underglow. Work 9 to 5. Indeed, what a way to make a living. Break stuff. Give capitalism the middle finger by smashing billboards with your car. There are billboards and neon flamingos scattered around the map.
The flamingos are usually hidden in secluded areas, around the back of buildings and under bridges. Go ahead and jump. Another way to make some quick cash is with the stunt jumps. Netting three stars on any of these long jumps will earn you 6, bank. Slide to the left, slide to the right. Need for Speed Heat is a game best played with your car at 45 degrees. Alongside the proper drift events, there are also a series of drift zones scattered across Palm City.
Driving through the first gate will start a scoreboard and you get points for drifting. Feel supersonic. He may have been terrible for the last 20 years, but that little blue hedgehog does have one thing right — you gotta go fast. There are speed traps littered across Need for Speed: Heat and smashing through them at top speed rewards you with another little cash bonus.
Earning three stars on any of these speed traps will reward you with 3, bank. Not bad for doing something you were going to do anyway — driving quickly in a racing game.
How to Drift in Need for Speed Heat
The handling model in the NFS series has always been aimed more towards an arcade style driving, with the exception of the Shift series. At the core of the handling model has been the ability to pull off huge drifts at high speeds, while also battling with cops, outrunning your opponents and constantly having to avoid oncoming traffic. One particular side effect of allowing vehicles to pull off drifts is that this also becomes the only way to negotiate corners if you want to set the fastest time on an event, which is of course not how real life racing works. Even though this handling model has generally been received very well among a large part of our audience, at Ghost we have always felt there was room for improvement. This will allow a vehicle to have an asymmetric and 'non-optimal' but fun to drive handling set up.
How to Make Money in Need for Speed: Heat
Drifting is a driving technique where the driver intentionally oversteers , with loss of traction, while maintaining control and driving the car through the entirety of a corner. The technique causes the rear slip angle to exceed the front slip angle to such an extent that often the front wheels are pointing in the opposite direction to the turn e. The sport of drifting is not to be confused with the four wheel drift , a classic cornering technique established in Grand Prix and sports car racing. Drifting is traditionally done by clutch kicking, then intentionally oversteering and countersteering. As a motoring discipline, drifting competitions were first popularized in Japan in the s and further popularized by the manga series Initial D. Drifting competitions are held worldwide and are judged according to the speed, angle, showmanship and line taken through a corner or set of corners. Japan was the birthplace of drifting. Famous motorcyclist turned driver Kunimitsu Takahashi was the foremost creator of drifting techniques in the s. This earned him several championships and a legion of fans who enjoyed the spectacle of smoking tires.
How to Get the Best Cars in Need for Speed: Heat
If you want to learn how to drift then you need to start with the right car. Here are my top ten picks, in no particular order. Finding a clean and original example is getting tricky, but why would you want to? The good news is that, if your engine is on its last legs, then you have the perfect excuse to replace it with the later 2.
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Before you go crazy, digging into your savings, selling a kidney, remortgaging the house, tearing apart a perfectly good and comfortable road car and rebuilding it into a bone-rattling pro-level drift machine it might be a good idea to see if you actually enjoy this drift malarky. Step one is to get out on track, but in order to get the most out of your new machine there are some basic and essential drift modifications that you should do beforehand…. A good driver's seat and harness should be your first port of call. As a result, while they might be comfortable on a long journey and offer a wide scope of adjustment, they often tend to be lacking in the support department. But a well-fitting seat will hold you firmly in place. In fact, leaving the passenger seat as a recliner can make it easier to get spare wheels and tyres in the back of the car!
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You're going to spend a lot of time racing up and down the streets of Palm City and beyond, so getting behind the wheel of the Need For Speed Heat best car will make your experience a lot more enjoyable. With over vehicles available there's a huge scope for choice in Need For Speed Heat , and due to the various types of events you can compete in as well as the different driving styles you can follow, the same car may not be most suited to every player and race. As well as your regular road races, there are off-road races where traction and suspension play a much bigger part in making your drive a success. You can also choose between driving in a race style with better grip and handling, or a drift style where you have a greater ability to slide around turns without dropping so much speed. For that reason, we've taken a trip to the dealership — your main source of new vehicles in the game — and picked out what we consider to be the Need For Speed Heat best car to match various situations and styles, so you can decide which investments will work best for you. | <urn:uuid:0127dd1f-2a66-49d4-924a-2290cfe6e5ce> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://siciliaterradelsole.com/dating-for-life/need-for-speed-best-drift-car.php | 2020-08-11T10:18:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738746.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20200811090050-20200811120050-00593.warc.gz | en | 0.957731 | 1,497 | [
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King acquired the trademark in the EU for ‘Candy’ from a company that had entered bankruptcy, before word spread in January this year that it had been approved with specific reference to video games and clothing. But the UK registered-arm of ZeptoLab, the folks behind other ridiculously popular games including Cut the Rope, tell us it has “…begun the process of cancelling King.com’s registration of ‘Candy’ in the European Union by submitting an official claim in London.”
This process started on March 20, and ZeptoLab says it’s aiming to “allow game developers and others to freely use the term ‘candy’ to refer to any games that may include candy.”
From ZeptoLab’s perspective, its objections stem from the fact that it uses the word ‘candy’ in its own games – in Cut the Rope, players feed pieces of candy to Om Nom, a little green creature.
“Candy is an integral part of the Cut the Rope franchise, and we do not support King trademarking and preventing others from using it,” explained ZeptoLab CEO Misha Lyalin.
“King has withdrawn its trademark application for Candy in the U.S., which we applied for in February 2013 before we acquired the early rights to Candy Crusher. Each market that King operates in is different with regard to IP. We feel that having the rights to Candy Crusher is the best option for protecting Candy Crush in the U.S. market. This does not affect our E.U. trademark for Candy and we continue to take all appropriate steps to protect our IP.”
King’s main trademark moves of late have been centered around preventing so-called copycat games and applications – ones that use ‘Candy’ or ‘Saga’ in the title, or otherwise deliberately attempt to cause ‘brand confusion’. Whether it would actually bother chasing developers who just happen to use ‘candy’ within their games, especially games (such as Cut the Rope) that pre-date Candy Crush Saga, isn’t clear.
It’s clearly something ZeptoLab doesn’t want to have to worry about though, especially given that it may use the word ‘candy’ in game descriptions or related merchandise – such as t-shirts. It’s also worth noting here that just last year, ZeptoLab UK’s application to trademark ‘Feed With Candy’ was granted, but that’s a much narrower and more specific trademark.
The timing of this announcement from ZeptoLab is notable too. Back in February, King announced it was filing for IPO, and the estimated $7.6 billion flotation is happening this week. Whether this is a deliberate move by ZeptoLab, timed to correspond with King going public and thus attempt to impact its share price, isn’t clear, but we are told that it is “purely coincidental”.
The long and the short of all this is that ZeptoLab wants to “dissolve” King’s applications for registration of the word ‘Candy’ in the EU. And it looks like the Candy Crush saga is set to continue for a while yet.
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HSBC is to close a further 62 branches in the UK leading to the loss of 180 jobs, the bank confirmed on Tuesday (24 January).
The latest closures mark the end of HSBC's branch closure programme, which the bank triggered in the second quarter of 2015 in a bid to optimise its portfolio and reduce costs. A spokesperson said HSBC would attempt to redeploy staff affected by the cuts and that no further branch closures were in the pipeline thereafter.
Under the programme, around 340 branches have been closed, reducing the size of HSBC's network by a third. It would imply that by the fourth quarter of 2017, HSBC would have 625 branches in operation.
Furthermore, HSBC, which cut 800 IT staff in 2016, has already announced 200 additional redundancies in the same department.
The bank is currently pumping more than $1bn into its digital channels, claiming that branch visits by its customers are on the decline, having dropped by 40% over the last five years.
Speaking last week at the 2017 World Economic Forum in Davos, HSBC chief executive Stuart Gulliver said the bank faces some tough decisions in the run-up to Brexit which would have implications for its UK and investment banking businesses.
Gulliver said a fifth of HSBC's trading desk revenue takings could potentially be moved elsewhere in Europe, depending what sort of deal is reached between Brussels and London post Brexit.
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Ryan Rogers, Mary Kay, Inc. CEO, and his wife, Maleiah, hosted 150 partygoers who arrived with donations of new and gently used professional women’s attire for local domestic violence shelters. Each donor received a gift card for their donation.
Models sporting the hottest summer trends were on view as partygoers shopped the store’s selections and nibbled on bites provided by Ford’s Kitchen Catering.
Mystery boxes containing prizes such as jewelry, gift cards to local hot spots, sporting events tickets, fashion items, and more were available for purchase for $100, $250, and $500. All proceeds benefited the Mary Kay Foundation. Three winners also received one of three prizes: a $100 Tootsies gift card and Mary Kay gift basket; a $500 Tootsies Gift Card; and a personal styling session at Tootsies and Mary Kay Gift Basket. Maleiah and Ryan Rogers donated $5,000 each for all seven grand-prize winners in their name to the domestic violence shelter of their choice.
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Members of the Ontario legislature won't get a pay raise before 2019 under proposed legislation that the opposition parties said Tuesday was an attempt by the Liberal government to distract from its "sorry" record ahead of a possible spring election.
The Liberals will introduce the bill next week to avoid an automatic pay increase for MPPs of 5 to 6 per cent that would kick in April 1.
There's little chance the bill could pass before the last legislated pay freeze expires, but government sources said the salary hike would not go through as long as the new legislation is on the order paper.
The legislation will extend the pay freeze – which was first imposed in 2009 and then renewed in 2012 – until 2019, and even then MPPs would only get a raise if the provincial budget is balanced.
The Liberals face an $11.7-billion deficit, and the sources said freezing the pay of politicians and their non-unionized political staff is the government's way of leading by example in reducing government spending.
The opposition parties, however, said the MPP wage freeze was more about distracting voters from the Liberals' poor record in government.
"They've got two police investigations on them, a whole bunch of scandals lined up behind them from eHealth to the gas plants scandals, and this is an attempt to take the attention off what is a pretty bad record on the part of this government," said NDP House Leader Gilles Bisson. "They're trying to position themselves on a populist message in light of what could be an election this spring."
The Liberals attempted to impose a two-year wage freeze on civil servants and more than one million people in Ontario's broader public sector, but the Progressive Conservatives said there were too many loopholes that allowed people to get raises.
"They talk about restraint and they talk about wage freeze, but 98 per cent of the managers did receive an increase," said PC finance critic Vic Fedeli. "We're the only party talking about an across-the-board legislated wage freeze for everybody."
Ontario MPPs are supposed to make 75 per cent of what members of Parliament make, but have been capped at $116,500 a year for the past five years. They would be entitled to a raise of up to 6 per cent this year to maintain that ratio.
MPs got a 1.6 per cent raise in 2013-14 for the first time in three years, and have a base pay of $160,200. The sources point out MPs also have a pension plan, an expensive benefit that former premier Mike Harris eliminated for Ontario MPPs.
Ontario cabinet ministers earn $165,850, while Premier Kathleen Wynne is paid $208,974 a year.
The Liberals introduced legislation last week that would give the government the power to put a ceiling on the salaries of public sector CEOs, which they said would be done on a sector by sector basis. However, the government did not provide any figures on what the new "hard caps" on executive compensation would be, and the NDP said the bill really doesn't let them impose salary limits.
"They've been doing these kinds of announcements in order to take the attention off their sorry record," Mr. Bisson said. "So I take this for what it is, a cynical political play."
The NDP had demanded all public sector executives, including hospital CEOs and the heads of the province's electrical utilities, have their salaries capped at around $415,000 a year, or twice the premier's salary.
"If they wanted to lead by example they would put a bill in the House that actually caps CEO salaries," said Mr. Bisson.
The Tories said the Liberals never managed to impose a real pay freeze on public sector workers in Ontario, despite former finance minister Dwight Duncan's assertion that the government "can't manage the deficit without addressing what is the single biggest line in our budget, public sector compensation."
"So the Liberals talk a mean game, but they never, ever, ever pull the trigger on getting this done," said Mr. Fedeli. "And that's why they have no plan to balance the budget by 2017-18."
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I samarbete med ljudtidskriften SRc presenterar Galleri Box ett specialgjort verk av den irländska tonsättaren Fergal Dowling: ”Simulated immersive audio environments have traditionally concentrated on the use of multiple loudspeakers in various arrays, and often employed in special diffusion systems. In the Mean Time, although purely musical in form, creates an immersive aural phenomenon through the constructive and destructive interference of sound waves generated between the two stereo channels. The phenomenon results in a ’counterpoint’ for two audio channels and can be best apprecialted by a listener situated between the two loudspeakers. There is also an actual tonal musical counterpoint, but in this case it is almost imperceptible as it occurs in between time ranges, in the temporal range that lies between rhythm and pitch.”
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It’s been a rough ride these last few months with the COVID-19 pandemic, but after all the challenges and fluctuating changes, there is finally light at the end of the tunnel for the fitness industry.
In anticipation of gyms and fitness centres across the globe set to re-open thanks to restrictions lifting, gym owners have already started to see positivity through sales as well as confidence in the market from the purchase of machines – including the Evolt 360 Body Scanner.
This month in Australia, certain states across the country will be allowing gyms to re-open with maximum numbers of 100 per venue, and this is fantastic news for all of us in the fitness industry!
Health and fitness industry experts like Adam Griffiths from the HQ team of Body Fit Training in the state of Victoria, Australia said despite the closure of gyms since mid-March, his business was planning to operate more than 100 sites by the end of the year – and the Evolt 360 Body Scanner played an important part in that.
“We currently have 48 open sites (operating at restrictions), with centres in every state of Australia, 3 in New Zealand and 1 in the USA,” he explained.
“We have upwards of 400+ staff facilitating our amazing programming in our studios, and the Evolt 360 Body Scanner is an integral piece of equipment for our 8 and 12-week challenges, along with sites using it during pre-sale for new sites opening as a tool to engage not only new lead and potential members, but as a tool to track members from their first day and all the way through their fitness journey with BFT.”
Pre-COVID, 38 Body Fit Training centres had a grand total of 19,377 scans completed, and Adam was confident those numbers would continue to remain consistent once the doors opened at new operational levels. He said BFT sites were constantly engaging the population by utilising the Evolt 360 Body Scanner and using the data from the machines to showcase how BFT’s unique training protocols could improve not only their Evolt metrics but overall fitness and general wellbeing.
“The Evolt 360 is an amazing motivational tool along with an educational opportunity for our coaches to showcase their level of experience and knowledge,” he said.
“Our members and guests of BFT do get very excited when they achieve a great body scan after a period of hard work with their diet and exercise.”
In New Zealand, gyms and fitness centres were lucky to re-open on May 14 when the country reached Level 2 status. Unrivaled Fitness co-owner and manager Sarah Buckland from Takanini near Auckland, New Zealand said having an Evolt 360 Body Scanner at her centre meant clients could get on top of their health and fitness as soon as they walked through the doors.
“At Unrivaled Fitness, we chose to offer our members a free Evolt 360 body scan when they first joined because it was important for us to know where our members were placed in order to be able to help and support them on their fitness journeys – this helps us gain our members’ confidence,” she revealed.
“After seeing scores such as their body fat percentage or skeletal muscle mass percentage, there has been a lot of member feedback of them wanting to improve these scores specifically.
“We also use the Evolt 360 Body Scanner in our SouthShred Challenges (a bootcamp run within Unrivaled Fitness) where it creates healthy competition between challenge members. It allows us to look at how each member is doing over the duration of the challenges and offer additional help where needed.”
Having an Evolt 360 Body Scanner at Unrivaled Fitness has also allowed Sarah, director Cameron Day and their team of personal trainers to educate members about the importance of keeping track of their lean body mass. She said as people get older, the Evolt 360 was a perfect tool to do just that.
“Most of our older members just want to ‘maintain’ the lean body mass they have, which includes bone mass and skeletal muscle mass, and the Evolt 360 helps us to keep track of how they are training and whether the type of diet and training they have is effective for their goals,” she explained.
As we get older, it’s also a lot easier to gain weight and be at risk of obesity; by keeping an eye on these readings by using the Evolt 360, we can minimise the risk of conditions such as heart disease and osteoporosis.
“There are a lot of smiles and there’s plenty of excitement about re-scanning when members see how much they have changed! The Evolt 360 Body Scanner is definitely a great way to help them feel motivated to start or continue on their fitness journey.”
If you haven’t yet considered investing in an Evolt 360 Body Scanner, now is the perfect time to look at introducing one – call 07 5659 1958 or enquire below.
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Randall Euesta Dees, USN
|Born||8 Oct 1893||Crystal Springs, Mississippi|
|Died||25 Jul 1972||(78)|
Photo courtesy of Bill Gonyo
Retired: Jul 1949
Warship Commands listed for Randall Euesta Dees, USN
|USS Winslow (DD 359)||Destroyer||9 Jun 1939||20 Jun 1941 (1)|
|USS Pensacola (CA 24)||Capt.||Heavy cruiser||12 Jun 1943||19 May 1944 (2)|
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The 24x36 Crosswoods Tier Set features a plaid inspired by floral themes from the bedding ensemble. Rosebush inspired soft-red and green effortlessly mingle among cool tones of blue, black, and tan for a delightful window dressing. Lined, 100% cotton.
- Tan-based plaid fabric with accents of blue, green, and red
- Lined with white cotton
- Hem fold
- Machine stitched
- Single fabric
- Dimensions: L24"xW36"
- Weight: .9 lb
- Material: 100% cotton
- Components: 2 tiers
- Header: 2" ruffle and 3.25" rod pocket with fabric loops on back for optional hanging
- Colors: natural, cobalt, candy red
- Manufacturer Country: India
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Triathlon is one of the most rewarding activities you can participate in, but it is also one of the most intimidating. How do you setup transition? How do you train for three events? What is a catch-up drill? How long should a brick be? Which bike should I use? How do I rig for a flying start, should I? If you have these or any other questions, we have people who are willing and able to help. Triathletes love to help each other, and love to help new triathletes get started in this great sport. Several of our group offer themselves as mentors or coaches. A mentor will help you figure things out, help you understand what you need, and help you plan your training and races. A coach will do much more, as much as you want them to. They will design custom training plans to help you excel, and monitor your progress along the way. If you are scared and confused, don’t fret, feel free to reach out to one of our mentors or coaches and take the first step towards friends, fitness and fun. Note that mentoring is always free, but at some stage you pay a coach.
MentorsClaude Winter ([email protected])
Claude has been training and racing since AOL invented “you’ve got mail”. No seriously, his first tri was the Sung Dynasty 70.3 in 3400 BC. They used sundial’s for timing chips and half the swimmers did not finish. They had not invented the wheel so the bike leg was done by having four servants carry you. The run was made interesting by the introduction of saber tooth cats at mile 70.2. Even at the ripe old age of 7000, he’s still one of the fastest in the group, and the unofficial mayor of sTRIderland.
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Four Products You NEED - Clay Spann Cosmetics
As a YouTube personality, I get sent many products to test out and review. I have way too many beauty products, but I am not complaining. I love having the opportunity to create different looks with products I can trust. Of all the brands out there… I’ve never experienced one that compares to Clay Spann Cosmetics. He is a phenomenal hair and make-up artist… but an even better person! His award winning business is based out of Dothan, Alabama and walking around his make-up area is pretty close to pageant girl heaven… especially when it’s attached to The Competitive Image.
Today we’re talking about 4 Clay Spann products you NEED…
1. “Heather” Lipgloss: Clay will tell you, there is nothing I rave about more than his lipgloss… “Heather.” It is a beautiful color that looks phenomenal on literally everyone. It’s long-lasting and a great option to keep in your purse for any occasion! I love it so much that I beg Clay to rename it “Amanda.”
2. Foundation: I’ve tried a lot of foundations… a whole lot. I have never seen a foundation that provides a better full-coverage look. I use a sponge to apply and then a beautyblender to blend it into my beck and hairline. My skin is challenged by rosacea and terrible under-eye color, but with his foundation… you would never know it.
3. Eye Shimmers: I love to use his eyes shimmers when I am creating a smokey eye or even by themselves. They are super pigmented and I do not experience fallout throughout the day. “Illusion” is my favorite.
4. Customized Eye Palette: My customized palette goes to every state and country with me. I won’t leave Georgia without it. Clay picked the colors that look best for my eyes and shades that allow me to create appearance and stage looks! He can create one for any skin tone or look - making it the perfect compact palette for you!
His products truly are a standout for events, prom, pageants, and everyday life! Although I may not be a rockstar soccer player like I once imagined… I am a Clay Spann Girl for life… and I’d call that a major score!
Redefining Beauty Worldwide,
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Women's Defender at Fitzalan
The ladies at Fitzalan high school enjoyed the Women's Defender session that we delivered last week.
We have developed a host of simple and proven initiatives which will help to significantly empower women, making them safer and building their confidence.
It’s simple, accessible to all, and highly effective.
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In a follow-up report on the increase in leptospirosis cases in Mumbai, India, local media reports the city has seen 27 cases in the past two days and the city’s first leptospirosis-related fatality in a 35-year-old woman.
Doctors say that with the rains slowing down, they are expecting a surge in leptospirosis cases in the city and have warned Mumbaikars of the same.
Leptospirosis is caused by a corkscrew-shaped bacterium called Leptospira interrogans, is often referred to as “rat fever” due to the principal role rats play in spreading the disease (scientists refer this type of animal as a reservoir host). Other animals can also be important reservoirs of the disease.
These animals can spread the disease in their urine, contaminating water, soil, or food. People who live in close contact with domestic animals or wildlife are at higher risk for getting the disease.
People become infected by coming into contact with contaminated urine, water, food, or soil through breaks in the skin, eyes, mouth, or nose. Outbreaks of leptospirosis are usually caused by exposure to contaminated water, such as floodwaters. Person to person transmission is rare. Infected individuals initially experience fever, severe headache and muscle aches, abdominal pain, and occasionally a skin rash. Patients in the later stages of disease can suffer from jaundice, kidney failure, bleeding from the mouth or nose, bloody urine and can be fatal, especially without proper treatment.
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Watch this video tutorial to learn how to make a bone broth in the Instant Pot (electric pressure cooker) or a slow cooker. Bone broth is excellent for the gut health, skin, hair, nails, bones and joints because it contains collagen and amino acids. You can then add to your favorite gluten free, Paleo or real food recipes.
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If at first you don’t succeed and all of that stuff. This morning I rolled out of the sack at 4:30 for another shot at capturing the trains in Kingman Canyon. If I do say so I think this mornings work does a better job of capturing the majesty of the canyon as a backdrop for the trains.
This view is looking west towards the Sacramento Valley. It also presents a more detailed portrait of why train enthusiasts come from and wide to view trains here.
This shot has a Route 66 connection of note. The trestle in the background has stood for more than eighty years. On page 82 of Legendary Route 66, Michael Witzel has a photo of this bridge and a car below it on the National Old Trails Highway from about 1916.
The road between the west bound train and the trestle is the National Old Trails Highway. This was also Route 66 until 1938.
A corporate client asked for photos of trains in Kingman Canyon, a quintessential western landscape where two alignments of Route 66 run, one from 1939 and the other that is the orignal alignment and the route for the National Old Trails Highway. There are also two rail lines, and a sewage treatment facility that compete to detract from the stunning scenery.
To enhance the challenge to my fledgling skills they specifically requested a sunrise time for these photos. The results shown here are not my best work. In particular the sky has a dirty white sock quality to it that I do not feel is appealing.
So, tomorrow morning, at 4:30, we will try it from another angle. Perhaps we can have some clouds to accentuate the dawn.
Another client has requested photos of vintage buildings. As I was driving home this house, one of the oldest in Kingman, came to mind. I love this old place and wonder often why it hasn’t been resurrected and if it ever will be.
Trains seem to be the theme for this weekend. On Friday my pa rolled in from Michigan on Amtrak.
So, Friday night we caught up with him at my sisters house. Saturday after work, largely as a way to beat the heat of our first one hundred degree day, we went to the theater and watched The Proposal, a chick flick that was a rather refreshing change from the crude special effects laden films that seem to dominate the film industry today.
Saturday evening my son stopped by after work and we had our first Hinckley family dinner in more than five years. I should add food to the weekend theme as on Sunday morning, after my photography safari, we headed into the pine forested Hualapai Mountains for a brunch at Haulapai Mountain Lodge, a delightful little eatery a dozen miles south of Kingman and Route 66.
I am taking the next week off from the office for a vacation of sorts. The list of things that need to be accomplished are rather lengthy and include a final outline for Ghosts of the Sauk Trail, a complete layout for Ghost Towns of Route 66, the final edit for Ghost Towns of the Southwest, and arrangement with a gallery to handle the sale our prints.
Then if I get bored there are press releases and their distribution for the Route 66 Association of Kingman that include promotion for Chillin’ on Beale Street, the Street Drags, and the solicitation of monies as the organization has received a matching funds grant for the restoration of a vintage Packard sign. Another priority is extensive organizational efforts to rectify several years of being disorganized so I can start new projects which will in turn result in large piles that are disorganized. I also have two meetings scheduled, one with the editor of the local paper and another with a real estate developer looking to build a promotional website. Additional website issues to be addressed are the writing of text for the Route 66 Association of Kingman site and try to figure our why my site, www.route66infocenter.com, has so little traffic.
All of these items, however, pale pale in importance to finding ways to savor time with my dearest friend. The heat will make that a challenge as it is not conducive to long walks in the desert, one of our favorite past times.
I suppose all of this helps me look forward to the return to the office for rest!
We have been receiving requests for copies of photos that appear here on the blog, on the website (www.route66infocenter.com), in our books, and that accompany some our feature articles for quite some time. These requests as well as the positive response received at a fund raising exhibit at a local gallery prompted us to initiate a series of prints.
The first step was finding a professional photography shop that specialized in museum quality reproductions. This search led us to Tom Alexander photography in Flagstaff just a few blocks south of Route 66 on San Francisco Street. This in turn gave us an excuse for another adventure along the old double six.
This image of the Hilltop Motel, in Kingman, Arizona, was captured at sunrise the morning after a very rare snow. After careful consideration we selected it as the first for our “Icons of Route 66” series that will include other landmarks such as the Hackberry General Store, Cool Springs, Roy’s in Amboy, and Funk’s Grove.
This photo of an old cabin with Shep’s water tower in the background was taken in Chloride, Arizona. This will be the first in our “Ghost Town” series.
This series is very dear to us for a number of reasons. Tangible links to the past are fast vanishing in our ghost towns and these prints will help preserve that legacy.
The prints are 11″ x 14″ but are matted to 16″ x 20″. This is a bit of shameless self promotion but in all honesty I feel these prints would make excellent gifts, really add something to an office or den, and as they are the first in a series might even be seen as an investment.
The prints will tie in with the release of our next two books, Ghost Towns of the Southwest and Ghost Towns of Route 66. However, the ghost town series of prints will not be limited to preserving the legacy of towns in Arizona and New Mexico.
We have already captured a number of images in Rhyolite, Nevada. Plans are also under way to capture the ghosts of the old Sauk Trail.
So, if you would like more information about the prints please drop us a note. As additional service we are also now offering specialized shots for website or promotional needs.
Okay, on to new business. The Chillin’ on Beale Street event last week was so well received there will be another, larger Chillin’ on Beale Street for July. I will keep you posted on details and post photos this weekend.
Then there are the annual street drags which have been expanded into a full scale block party with a wide array of activities. This event has exploded in popularity and for the first time will be covered by ESPN this year. I will supply contact information and details for this event in upcoming posts.
The office/museum/unofficial visitor center seems to be growing in popularity. So, if your in Kingman stop by, we would enjoy meeting you and hearing of your adventure on Route 66. If you have an event, a shop, or museum on Route 66 send us the information and we will post it or make sure it is distributed.
If time allows drop us a note. We want this blog as well as our website to be informative, fun, and reader directed.
Well, from what I could tell on Monday it would seem Williams, Arizona, fared well. The Rumble on Route 66 motorcycle event left many merchants with a smile and the town is still intact.
Now its Oklahoma City’s turn. This upcoming weekend is the scheduled date for the national H.O.G. (Harley Owners Group) event. If the number of motorcycles I have seen heading eastward is any indication this will be a major happening on Route 66.
While we are on the subject of Harley Davidson I should add the recent issue of Cars & Parts had a feature that noted vintage motorcycles are fast becoming accepted participants at some of the most prestigious automotive events. I would say its about time.
I am not a big motorcycle enthusiast but Harley Davidson, Indian, and some of the less well know manufacturers played a very key role in the development of the evolution of the American car crazed culture. I remember how fondly my step father talked of riding his ’29 Harley to California from Iowa in 1938.
I have often noted how much enjoyment is derived from visitors to my office/museum as they travel Route 66. This iconic highway is not the only source for my visitors.
Kingman has a reputation for being a place where folks break down. As the Chrysler dealer is the parent company for our rental agency I meet a lot of great folks through unfortunate circumstances.
This morning I was privileged to meet a well read gentleman with a fascinating perspective on the state of the nation, the fascination with Route 66, and life in general. He came from Cuba to the United States during the mid sixties as a teenager.
His is not a rags to riches story as he is still working on the riches. Still, he has managed to rise from lowly bell boy that could afford to eat but once every other day to owner of his own small transport company.
I am afraid that as a whole we are quite spoiled here in this wonderful nation. Tragically this often leads to a myopic condition where we allow self motivated individuals to sell us on the idea that the problems we face are best addressed by mailing them money or casting our vote for them.
The second tragedy associated with seeing the blessings bestowed upon us as something we are owed and as something that we can have without responsibility is that we tend to see the glass as half full. In short we often have a tendency to whine allot, are unhappy, and allow minor setbacks or irritants to become our scapegoat for (fill in the blanks).
Seeing the nation through his eyes was most inspirational and encouraging.
Enough of the soap box. Its summer. Lets get out there and enjoy what we have. Lets get to know our neighbors with a little lemonade and porch time, lets take to the highway and rediscover what a great nation this is. Lets take just a moment from our day to be thankful for what we do have and not lament about what we don’t have.
First, new business. Arrangements are complete and the printing and matting is underway.
Our ghost town series of limited edition, numbered, matted, and signed 11X14 inch prints will be officially launched on July 1. The first in the series will be this old miners cabin in Chloride, Arizona.
The tangible links to the past in our ghost towns is fast vanishing. In visiting some of these places I was amazed by how many buildings had collapsed in just a couple of years. These prints will forever preserve these scarce remnants as well as enhance a den or office.
It may seem a bit vain but I also feel they will be an investment. As the series progress through the ghost towns of Route 66 the earlier prints are sure to increase in value. Since these will be limited in number to 100 it might be best to order now as well as place your name on our list for notification when the next print in the series will be released. Please contact us for further details. The prints were the reason for our latest Route 66 adventure, a cruise east to Flagstaff. After careful research and evaluation of references we decided to entrust the production of the prints to Tom Alexander Photography in Flagstaff. I am not a big Flagstaff fan. The traffic is the primary deterrent. So, on the majority of our visits we seek out a different restaurant for a fresh dining experience, hit Bookman’s to restock the library, and cruise through.
This trip was a bit different. Mr. Alexander’s photography studios is in old Flagstaff so we got to experience Route 66 as it was during the glory days with traffic thick and heavy.
Parking in the old part of Flagstaff is always a challenge but on this trip it was even more so with a great deal of street repair underway. We were quite fortunate to find at the circa 1926 railroad station that was dead center to our two primary stops, the photography studio and Brix’s, a restaurant my wife discovered on line. The photography shop was four blocks south and the restaurant was four blocks north. As the weather was near perfect, about 80 degrees, this made for a delightful opportunity to explore the architectural jewel box that is the Flagstaff historic district.
As I am heavily involved in relighting vintage signs in Kingman the staggering number that remain in Flagstaff really grabbed my attention. The next time your cruising Route 66 in Flagstaff I strongly suggest parking, at the visitor center/train station if possible, and walk four blocks south on San Francisco Street and then four blocks north on the same street.
The wide array of vintage architecture, fascinating shops and galleries, and numerous side walk cafes will reward your efforts. As to Brix’s, I give it a high recommendation.
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The Distracter Factor
By Mary Ann Bailey
Two of the most common complaints I hear from my clients when they are having trouble accomplishing goals are "I don't have enough time," and "I'm just too busy." Although there may be some truth in these statements, I don't think they adequately explain why people have difficulty reaching their objectives. I believe that there is something else that keeps us from achieving what we want - and it is what I call the Distracter Factor.
The Distracter Factor comes in all shapes and forms and its sole purpose is to do whatever it takes to keep us distracted and diverted from successfully reaching our goals. Some of the more obvious strategies it employs are television, video games, movies, and naps. How often have you found yourself frittering away your time watching TV, playing video games, or just "zzzing" out on the couch?
Most of us, however, can recognize when we are using these kinds of activities as an escape or distraction from something more important that we could, or should be, doing. But the Distracter Factor can also employ more subtle approaches.
It can trick us into believing that busy work is actually important work. It can lead us to think that as long as we are doing things, we must be accomplishing something valuable. It doesn't matter that somewhere along the line our attention has been diverted to less meaningful tasks such as answering e-mails, browsing the Internet, engaging in long-winded conversations, or running unnecessary errands.
How often have you found yourself at the end of the day wondering where all your time went and why you haven't gotten more done on a specific project? You know you were really busy, but somehow the one goal or task that you really wanted to get done somehow seems to have fallen through the cracks, or has been the victim of your distractions. This is the Distracter Factor at work.
But the most toxic ramification of the Distracter Factor is that it can lull us into accepting the fact that we actually don't have the time or energy to achieve our goals, and that what we have accomplished is fine because we at least gave it a good try. It gives us permission to settle for less, to play small, and to sell ourselves short - all under the guise that we are working hard and doing the best we can. So, how does one protect themselves from the Distracter Factor? How can we make sure that we are staying the course, focusing our time and energies on our priorities and not getting sidetracked by its diversionary tactics?
The following exercise offers one strategy for managing distractions and accomplishing goals.
1. Choose one thing you want to accomplish in the day. Start with something small - something that can be completed within 1-2 hours. Be very clear about what it is you want to achieve. Write down your intention and post it where you can see it.
2. Set a time schedule for accomplishing this task. How long will this project take, and exactly when during the day are you going to do it?
3. Once you begin working on the task, observe what happens. Where does your mind go? Where do you see yourself getting distracted? What other activities do you think about doing? Where do you get off course?
4. When you find your attention being diverted to other activities, gently bring yourself back to the task at hand. If you honestly need a break, then take 10-15 minutes and give yourself permission to do something totally different. It might be useful to set a timer, so that you don't go past the 15 minutes. When the time is up, return your attention fully to your task.
5. Repeat this exercise with other small tasks. Observe your actions as a scientist. Be objective, not judgmental. You will soon see how you are using distractions to keep you from reaching your goals and experiencing true success. As you become more aware of your distraction habits, try the exercise with larger, more complicated tasks.
The important thing to remember is that the Distracter Factor only has power when you are not aware of its existence. Once you are able to recognize the strategies it uses to divert your attention, its power disappears because you now have the ability to self-correct and keep yourself on course until you reach your goal.
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Ruth Cabeza acted for the successful adoptive parents in a novel case concerning a geographically split family. The case involved a complex factual matrix concerning issues of domicile, comity, public policy and child welfare.
Jonathan Pennington Legh will be one of the presenters in the Social Housing Law Association’s disrepair webinar on Thursday 21 May.
Alistair Cantor represented the successful respondent, a residents’ association, in a High Court appeal against a ‘negative declaration’ in effect confirming that the appellants (a local authority and another party) did not enjoy the benefit of any easements over a private road.
Joshua Swirsky acted for the successful local authority in R(Idolo) v LB Bromley EWHC 860 (Admin).
Grace Cheng sat as an arbitrator at the inaugural online hearing of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.
Joshua Swirsky acted for the successful local authority in R(Idolo) v LB Bromley EWHC 860 (Admin). The case involved the Administrative Court considering the relationship between the Care Act 2014 and the Housing Act 1996 in the context of someone with serious health problems who had accommodation but it was no longer suitable because of his ongoing care needs. The Deputy Judge also considered a claim for damages under the Human Rights Act 1998.
Our barristers and staff continue to work during this public health emergency. But our chambers’ buildings remain closed until further notice.
Genevieve Screeche-Powell represented the London Borough of Tower Hamlets which successfully defended its decision in a case concerning intentional homelessness and domestic violence.
Genevieve Screeche-Powell is representing the local authority in a Court of Appeal case concerning intentional homelessness and domestic violence.
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(SOLD) Original Oil on Canvas Painting of Venice, Italy, by Irish Artist Cathal O'Briain. Free P&P with Padded Protection within Ireland.
Comes professionally framed in a new, neutral coloured frame to most styles or settings. There is an example on this webpage of a neutral coloured frame.
Painting is signed by artist.
Comes with signed and dated Certificate of Authenticity
Venice, the capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region, is built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. It has no roads, just canals – including the Grand Canal thoroughfare – lined with Renaissance and Gothic palaces. The central square, Piazza San Marco, contains St. Mark’s Basilica, which is tiled with Byzantine mosaics, and the Campanile bell tower offering views of the city’s red roofs. | <urn:uuid:3c54a547-5298-4184-b995-d1c09ea167d9> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://obriainpianogallery.com/collections/famous-churches/products/venice-italy-11 | 2020-08-11T16:58:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738816.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20200811150134-20200811180134-00393.warc.gz | en | 0.930539 | 193 | [
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April 1, 2007 (Vol. 27, No. 7)
Peter Porschewski Ph.D.
Thibault Geoui Ph.D.
Qproteome GlycoArray Kit for Determining the Pattern & Abundance of Glycosylation Epitopes
Glycosylation is the most versatile and one of the most abundant of all co- and post-translational modifications. It results from the addition of sugar residues to a protein backbone to form a glycoprotein. Glycosylation plays an important role in many biological functions, including immune defense, fertilization, viral replication, parasitic infection, cell growth, inflammation, and cell-cell adhesion.
In vivo, glycosylation is tissue-dependent and can vary significantly with cell state. Proteins are glycosylated by the actions of a series of glycosidases and glycosyltransferases that act sequentially on the growing glycan as it passes through the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi apparatus. Since the various enzymatic reactions may not all reach completion, a variety of glycan structures are commonly attached at each glycosylation site. Consequently, under a given set of conditions, different populations of glycosylation forms (glycoforms) may be generated for a single protein.
The number of glycoforms and their relative abundance within a cell are affected by the intrinsic structural properties of the individual protein, as well as the repertoire of glycosylation enzymes available (including their type, concentration, kinetic characteristics, compartmentalization). This repertoire has been shown to change upon changes in cell state (e.g., oncogenic transformation).
In vitro, glycosylation strongly depends on growth conditions—e.g., type of cell, nutrient concentrations, pH, cell density, and age of culture—all of which affect the glycosylation patterns of glycoproteins.
Characterizing Recombinant Glycoprotein from Cell Cultures
By providing researchers with a simple, rapid, kit-based method for determining the pattern and relative abundance of specific mammalian glycosylation epitopes, the Qproteome GlycoArray Kit from Qiagen (www.qiagen.com) can be used as a first-line tool for the gross characterization of recombinant glycoproteins. The technology consists of arrays of selected lectins, which are used to determine the glycosylation features of the analyzed glycoproteins.
Lectins are a family of carbohydrate-recognizing proteins that are classified into a number of specificity groups based on the monosaccharides for which they exhibit the highest affinity. The arrays in the kit contain over 20 lectins with overlapping specificities, which have been characterized using a large dataset of carefully chosen, well-characterized glycoproteins. The different lectins on the array bind specific glycan features. By locating the positions where a protein has bound, using either labeled protein or a fluorescent antibody, the protein’s glycan makeup can be derived.
The analysis delivers a “fingerprint” of the protein’s glycan makeup, which can be deconvoluted to provide information on both the presence and relative abundance of specific glycan features and can be used as a reference to compare protein batches. The analysis can be performed on crude samples in growth media, eliminating the need for time-consuming purification and sample-preparation steps.
Principles and Procedure
Lectins with differing, defined glycan-binding specificities are spotted on the surface of an array. The array is probed with a glycoprotein, washed to reduce background, and visualized using a microarray scanner. Bound glycoproteins can be visualized by direct fluorescent labeling of the glycoprotein target(s), biotinylation of the target(s) followed by detection with fluorescent streptavidin, or by using a fluorescently labeled protein-specific antibody. After scanning the array, fluorescent signals are evaluated using Qproteome GlycoArray Analysis Software (Figure 1).
By providing a comprehensive analysis of glycan makeup, the Qproteome GlycoArray Kit can be used for glycoprotein studies in the fields of clone screening, selection, and optimization; ADME and toxicology; stability testing; and QA/QC and batch monitoring.
Qproteome GlycoArrays provide researchers with a simple kit-based method for characterizing the glycosylation pattern of recombinant proteins. The method is more rapid than conventional methods that rely on chromatographic and mass spectrometric techniques, as there is no need for purification and time-consuming sample-preparation steps.
Peter Porschewski, Ph.D., is a scientist in the protein purification and assays department and Thibault Geoui, Ph.D., is a marketing specialist for proteins at Qiagen. Web: www.qiagen.com. Phone +49 2103 29 16270. Email: [email protected]. | <urn:uuid:7fe9c3e1-d4fd-4c5a-812a-581e0f315065> | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | https://www.genengnews.com/magazine/68/glycoanalysis-of-recombinant-proteins/ | 2020-08-11T16:52:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738816.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20200811150134-20200811180134-00393.warc.gz | en | 0.906172 | 1,058 | [
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Businesses keep the world running, and the commercial buildings where the hard work happens need repairs to stay functional. That’s why it’s important for business owners to stay on top of the maintenance of their commercial buildings, whether they own a small business or a large industrial plant.
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Commercial roofing has many choices in systems. Over the years, some types have taken the lead due to their significant benefits. As technology continues to improve, so does the durability, elasticity, quality, and longevity of the materials. Here are the general choices you have when you start looking at commercial systems.
- TPO Roofing Systems: TPO is short for thermoplastic polyolefin, a flexible yet strong material that can heat-weld seams. It’s ideal for roofing installations and repairs. TPO has become one of the most popular products used for low-slope roofing and now make up more than 50% of the single-ply market. A good product example is GAF’s EverGuard® TPO, which has up to 3x more puncture resistance than reinforced EPDM. This versatile membrane and can be installed in many ways including GAF’s RhinoBond® electromagnetic induction welding system.
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From the Office of the Provost, April 7, 2020
Dear Stevenson Students,
I hope you are doing well despite these trying circumstances. Given the escalating COVID-19 pandemic and associated disruption to living and learning, Stevenson University is implementing a temporary opt-in change to the grading system for undergraduate students enrolled in Spring 2020 semester and Spring 8-week-2 term courses. This option is available only to students in Stevenson’s undergraduate programs.
The University’s standard A—F grading system remains the default for all students, and faculty will still enter the earned letter grade for all students at the end of the semester. The temporary change permits our undergraduate students to opt into an alternative Pass/D/Fail grading system on a course-by-course basis this semester.
In this temporary new system, you will be able to see the grade you earned in a course and then make a decision as to whether to leave the letter grade on your transcript or convert it to a Pass/D/Fail. The deadline for you to opt into the Pass/D/Fail grading system for one or more courses is Monday, June 1, 2020, which is one week after final grades are posted.
We have created a web page Optional Pass/D/Fail Grading System for Spring 2020 Semester that outlines how this optional grading system works. Please review it thoroughly. It is important to recognize that the Pass/D/Fail option is not appropriate in all situations. Opting for Pass/D/Fail is not a decision to make lightly. There are many reasons why earning a letter grade is important, and you must be fully informed prior to making the decision. Therefore, you should review the Pass/D/Fail Information and FAQs and consult with your Success Coach or Academic Advisor prior to making the decision.
Also, please be advised that the last date to withdraw from a class has been extended to April 24, 2020.
We hope this temporary, optional change to the grading scale offers some measure of relief to you. Supporting each other during this time of great global challenge is a natural manifestation of the strength of community for which Stevenson is well known. The physical distance between us does not lessen the vitality of our connection, and the prevailing spirit of community will continue to reinforce us during these unsettled times.
Warm wishes to you and your loved ones for safety and good health.
Susan Thompson Gorman, Ph.D.
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CellSine provides unique services for high throughput screenings on the Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) and on the Angiotensin 2 Receptor (AGTR2). Both are closely related with COVID-19.
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We also have a large Thai style "sala" directly on
our beachfront where you can enjoy a traditional Thai massage
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Our fully insured speedboat is available for private charter for trips to
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trips or snorkeling trips. You can also try waterskiing and wakeboarding
in our calm & beautiful waters. We can arrange motorbikes and 4 X 4 jeeps
for individual exploring or any tour or transport to any of Samui or the
surrounding area's islands and attractions for you.
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A five minute walk along the beach takes you to Maenam village and the ferry pier, which has regular crossings to Koh Pha Ngan and Koh Tao. Nathon, the capital of Samui, is a twenty minute drive from Moonhut, here you will find the Surat Thani ferry pier and a bustling mix of shops, cafes & restaurants. If you want pubs, clubs and an exciting night out, Chaweng Beach is only a short Taxi ride away and offers entertainment to suit all tastes.
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Beautifying homes with finest quality Furnishing Fabric is now easy with Kumar Handloom. We bring to you the most exquisite range of Ragine Velvet Print Fabric, Jute Fabric, Jaquard Chenille Fabric and more in various designs, colors and prints. We guarantee premium quality in our range as it is obtained from reliable and known furnishing fabric producers in the market who are famed for their strict adherence to industry standards. Not only that, but we also double check all the fabrics once received at our premises in Panipat, Haryana, India, to ensure our clients get the best always.
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The 3-pointer-happy Rainbow Warriors (1-0) left an impression enduring enough for the Matadors (0-2) to take into next season when Hawai’i will join them in the Big West Conference.
Hawai’i, who will join the Big West starting the 2012-13 season, hit the Matadors with three quick 3-pointers to start the second half and turned a tight affair into an 86-67 runaway victory Tuesday morning at the Stan Sheriff Center.
The long-distance baskets –two of them from guard Shaquille Stokes – ignited an 11-2 run that turned a 37-34 Hawai’i lead into a 48-36 one with less than three minutes gone in the second half. The Matadors didn’t get within single digits the rest of the way and the Warrior advantage ballooned up to as much as 25.
CSUN guard Stephan Hicks had another superb outing with 22 points and 17 rebounds, but it was all for naught as the Matadors once again shot poorly from the field (22 of 71). Guards Vinnie McGhee and Josh Greene combined to shoot 3-for-21.
The Warriors, on their part, had five more field goals than CSUN despite taking 14 shots less. Hawai’i was 27 of 57 from the field, including 10 of 27 from three-point range.
Guard Zane Johnson did most of the damage from deep for Hawai’i, Johnson made six of his 13 three attempts and led all scorers with 24 points. Forward Trevor Wiseman helped Johnson carry the offensive load and had a double-double with 19 points and 16 rebounds.
The Matadors started the game with shades from their season opener at USC in which they missed 19 of their first 20 shots. Against the Warriors, they misfired on their first five attempts, but settled down far quicker and hit eight of their next 15 shots to take a 20-13 lead with 9:23 to go.
From then on, Johnson and Wiseman took it upon themselves to give Hawai’i back control. The two combined for 15 points during a 19-3 run that put the Warriors up 32-23 with 3:55 to go in the half.
Northridge, which got a solid effort from reserve forward Ari Feldman with his 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting, cut the lead to two with 53 seconds to go in the first half. That’s as close as it got the rest of the night.
After they fell behind by 25 in the second half, the Matadors had an 11-o run to cut Hawai’i’s lead to 70-56 with 5:23 to go. The Warriors responded with a basket shortly after to repel the threat.
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As offices reopen and companies move toward a hybrid workplace, about half of today’s remote workers (and most of their bosses) are eager to return to the office, at least most of the time. I’ve done the remote thing, they say, and it doesn’t work for me.
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Thanks to Jupyter Notebooks, students can solve structural engineering problems by watching structural deformation as it happens, understand signal processing with the help of sounds, music or images, and grasp abstract concepts in physics – all in a simple, accessible manner. The notebooks’ digital environment combines computing power with course content so that students can practice computational thinking. This bolsters their conceptual reasoning and expands their programming skillset. Teachers use them to run virtual demonstrations during class and for assignments that students can work on remotely. In addition, the notebooks’ interactive interface enables students to work out problems and deepen their knowledge.
The project to develop the use of Jupyter notebooks in education at EPFL got underway in 2019. “We’d already been thinking about it for some time,” says Patrick Jermann, Executive Director of EPFL’s Center for Digital Education. “We discussed it with Pierre Vandergheynst, who was EPFL’s Vice President for Education at the time, since incorporating computational thinking into our degree programs was in line with EPFL’s strategic educational objectives. And Jupyter notebooks make it possible to use computational methods to help students understand concepts from a variety of disciplines.”
The Jupyter notebooks are an open-source technology born in the US. “They were originally named IPython Notebooks, after the first programming language they supported,” says Cécile Hardebolle, pedagogical advisor in charge of the project at EPFL. “Then came the Jupyter project, whose name is a contraction of Julia, Python and R – the first three languages implemented in the platform. Today, there are many more.”
To support the use of Jupyter notebooks at EPFL, the project team first had to set up the required IT infrastructure and adapt it to users’ requirements. This task fell to Pierre-Olivier Vallès, a systems engineer at EPFL. “Assembling the various components and getting them to work together was a massive undertaking,” he says. “Our goal was to create a system that could meet EPFL’s needs and fit in with our other IT systems, like the Moodle learning platform and our MOOCs services.”
The Jupyter Notebook for education service was rolled out gradually with help from teachers who were interested in the new teaching method and from those who had already been using the Notebooks for research purposes. Cécile Hardebolle explains: “The real technical challenge was to adapt the system to specific teaching requirements. For example, if a chemistry professor wanted to demonstrate computational chemistry and needed a given library, Pierre-Olivier would add it. We’re always on the lookout for new libraries and extensions that could fit well in an educational setting.” A range of fields taught at EPFL – such as chemistry, machine learning and geographic information systems – can benefit from the notebooks’ digital environment.
Although using Jupyter Notebooks is easy, installing the servers to support them isn’t. The added value provided by EPFL is that, thanks to noto, the JupyterLab centralized platform for education, the Notebooks can be used without downloading and installing special software. This saves teachers a considerable amount of time and means that students can work from anywhere, even if they don’t have a powerful laptop.
The effort to roll out the notebooks service at EPFL has paid off: since 2019, over 5,500 individuals have connected to noto, including professors and users from other universities who are curious about the technology. There are some 2,600 regular users, meaning the system needs to be robust enough to handle a number of simultaneous queries. “If a class of 30 students logs in at once, that must work fine,” says Cécile Hardebolle. “And if 50, 100 or 200 students try to connect at 8:15 am, all the servers must be up and running within 5 minutes.” | <urn:uuid:9f164f34-5e8c-414c-99b6-570c91cb445b> | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | https://www.sciena.ch/teaching/jupyter-notebooks-interactive-digital-tools-for-better-learning.html | 2021-11-30T03:13:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964358903.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20211130015517-20211130045517-00393.warc.gz | en | 0.9564 | 855 | [
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Flexible modules that align with national education standards and can serve multiple disciplines. Untold, “behind the scenes” stories for history enthusiasts of all ages.
12 PODCAST MODULES
Micro-learning for the digital generation.
Modules 1-4 are at the core of our educational offering. These self-contained units are designed to fit into—and provide context/additional depth for—traditional high school/AP history classes covering modern history, international relations, human rights, and civics.
Modules 5-12 dive into specialty areas: psychological analysis of the Nazi war criminals, international trial strategy, the “making-of” Nuremberg, the US military’s role in mounting the trials, and other, never before told stories.
RESOURCES INCLUDED IN ALL MODULES
STUDENT AND TEACHER PODCASTS
ACCOMPANYING PHOTO GALLERIES
CURATED LINKS FOR DEEPER RESEARCH
DOWNLOADABLE TEACHER GUIDES
INDICTMENTS AGAINST THE MAJOR WAR CRIMINALS
Nuremberg prosecutors charged that Nazi Germany was not a real government but a criminal state intent on making aggressive war to steal other peoples lands, enslave and murder them. Three other indictments follow from the first.
Module 1 will provide students with resources to:
- Analyze the factors that led to the outbreak of WWII
- Comprehend the basics of international law in regard to the making of aggressive war
- Debate the merits of the concept of laws against war
- Analyze primary source documents and use them to construct narrative essays
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE
Following the logic of the first indictment, those who planned and waged aggressive war violated international treaties were therefore criminals.
Module 2 will provide students with resources to:
- Understand the narrative history of World War II in Europe
- Evaluate the concept of aggressive war
- Analyze the causal relationships between Nazi ideology and the prosecution of the war
The Nazis violated international rules and customs of war, such as abuse of enemy civilians and mistreatment of POWs.
Module 3 will provide students with resources to:
- Understand the most fundamental laws and customs of war
- Evaluate the purposes of international law
- Debate whether the laws of war are practical or even possible
CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY
Because the brutality and savagery of Nazism seemed so egregious and unprecedented, the lawyers at Nuremberg had to create the charge of Crimes Against Humanity to fit the offenses: torture and slaughter of millions.
Module 4 will provide students with resources to:
- Understand the concept of crimes against humanity as well as the meanings of genocide and ethnic cleansing
- Evaluate whether the concept of state sovereignty allows a nation to do whatever it thinks right if those actions, however immoral, are considered to be in the interest of the state
- Debate the question of who is entitled to be considered human; therefore, who is entitled to human rights
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF NAZISM, NUREMBERG TRIAL STRATEGY AND OTHER WAR CRIMES TRIALS
PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE NAZI WAR CRIMINALS
Were the Nazis mentally abnormal or ordinary family men whose morals were distorted by Hitler’s influence? We’ll share test results from doctors, psychologists, and psychiatrists—along with conclusions from present day experts.
NUREMBERG LEGAL STRATEGY: UNDENIABLE PROOF
US Chief Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson convinced his Allied counterparts to use actual Nazi films, photos, and their own signed documents as evidence against them. As a result, Nuremberg cemented an indisputable legal and historical record of the horrors that occurred. We’ll explain how Jackson arrived at his strategy and why the legacy of these trials must live on.
OTHER WAR CRIMES TRIALS & HUMAN RIGHTS AFTER HITLER
Nuremberg hosted the first, international trial and 12 subsequent proceedings through 1949, but hundreds more Nazis were tried throughout Europe. In Tokyo, crimes from the East were prosecuted. We’ll profile other war crimes trials preceding and following Nuremberg to the present day and provide an introduction to international human rights issues.
MOUNTING THE TRIALS IN WAR-RAVAGED GERMANY
THE US ARMY AND NUREMBERG
Go behind the scenes and witness massive efforts needed to mount the trials in a city reduced to rubble. Learn how the US army guarded prisoners; protected the Nuremberg area; housed, fed, and transported over 1,000 international personnel; and created the infrastructure to support all trial proceedings.
COURTROOM 600: REDESIGNED FOR THE WORLD STAGE
Learn how an OSS architect transformed and enlarged Courtroom 600 in just months, installing photo and film booths to capture the trial from every angle, and creating space for four Allied prosecution teams, eight judges, many defense lawyers, and hundreds of international correspondents.
THE BIRTH OF SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION
Real-time interpretation was pioneered at Nuremberg, delivered to every person in the courtroom via a headphone system. The first, international military tribunal was conducted in four languages: English, German, Russian, and French. Simultaneous interpretation not only shortened the trials, it paved the way for worldwide use.
REPORTING THE “TRIAL OF THE CENTURY”
250 global correspondents convened on Nuremberg to report the horrors of war crimes, war booty, and the Holocaust. Learn how they covered the trial at a time when radio and print media were the only mediums of communication available.
HITLER’S HENCHMEN: BACKSTORIES
Profiles of key defendants’ personal lives, their connection with Hitler, shifting rivalries—and how each was involved in Nazi Germany’s vast criminality.
PODCAST LEARNING OUTCOMES
include critical thinking skills, listening comprehension, and the art of storytelling.
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Chanel Skirt, FR36
Striped cashmere midi skirt from 14A collection
Every detail matters when it concerns Chanel, from the quality of the fabric to the little things like buttons, so you can always expect perfection. This figure-hugging skirt is knitted from soft cashmere to sculpt your figure and decorated with the label’s signature buttons. Complete the look with matching jacket from 2014 Metiers d’Art collection.
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Please behold the most beautiful rainbow snake you've ever seen — just in time for Pride Month!
This is Vespira and she's a sunbeam snake and she has a natural holo highlight to die for.
Vespira belongs to Maura Hennelly from Sacramento, whose tweet about her rainbow noodle child is hot fire.
Hennelly told BuzzFeed News that "Vespira" means "evening star," which she says "captures her beauty quite well." Hennelly got Vespira last year and "fell in love immediately."
"Sunbeams are a very tough species to care for, but Vespira has been doing really well with me," she said.
These snakes are definitely not a good choice for beginner snake owners, but they sure are pretty.
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In 1926, the German architect, Walter Gropius, constructed the first modern, functional curtain wall for the Bauhaus.
Since then, it has remained a staple of modern architecture.
Considering the cost required to erect curtain walling, why has it become a staple of modern architecture?
Maybe it’s the ability to withstand high wind loads even at heights up to 2900 feet. Maybe it’s the way it can be used to transform otherwise dull looking buildings into architectural masterpieces; from Dubai to London, curtain walls can be found in city centres, hospitals, libraries, schools, and new buildings everywhere.
The reasons for creating a facade on buildings stretches beyond aesthetics. Architects also consider how to make buildings airtight and resistant to forces like rain, heat flow, excess light, wind-borne debris, airborne chemicals, wildlife, dirt accumulation, theft, even earthquakes and dangerous levels of noise vibration.
Modern curtain walls are made of light, yet strong networks of transoms and beams to create a lattice that can support glass panes.
In commercial buildings, these panes are designed to:
- Improve energy efficiency by providing thermal insulation.
- Reduce incoming noise without sacrificing daylight.
- Minimise the heat from the sun whilst allowing sunlight in.
- Be impact resistant thus providing a safe and secure space.
- Remain clean by using technology that combines daylight and rain to break down organic dirt.
Attempting to offer so many benefits may seem a tall order, but developments in material science and facade construction have made these, and much more possible.
The earliest design of curtain walling was the Stick Wall system, where the wall is installed on-site, piece by piece. Still widely in use, especially in low to mid-rise curtain walls, this system has low shipping and handling costs. However, its need to be constructed on-site makes it an unwieldy option on high-traffic projects.
A Hybrid semi-unitised system was developed to eliminate the need to construct the wall on-site. This allows most of the components to be fabricated and assembled into a unitised panel in the factory and delivered to be finally put together on-site. This is an advantage when the wall is to be used across floors.
The most modern version is the Unitised Curtain Wall System. Considered the best quality system due to its assembly under strict factory conditions, this system can be rapidly installed; up to three times as fast as with a stick wall system. This type is, however, plagued by one design flaw. There is a possibility of the wall developing a leak at the third joint of every mullion and transom.
Curtain walls are not limited to use skyscrapers alone; modern homes are using them to provide extra features. Again, aesthetics are not the only reason they are used in residences. In homes, they are usually not part of the structure and are often used in public areas of the home.
The type of glazing used can greatly add to the functionality. Glazing can be reflective, low-E, anti-reflective etc. Innovative architects install photovoltaic cells on south-facing walls to capture the sun’s rays for power generation and also to provide a source of passive heating. Some homeowners position plants close to the walls to take maximum advantage of the sun’s rays.
Other treatments that can be applied include a reflective coating for one-way vision and the use of low-iron glass to allow high levels of light and solar energy transmittance.
Nowadays in construction, curtain wall systems are no longer mere building envelopes.
They form a part of the building’s image. A good design and the right fit will guarantee a facade that beautifies and protects any building, whether residential or commercial.
Thinking of using a curtain wall for your next project? Worried about which system is best for you? Contact SRL Limited today and speak with a professional.
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When Libby Russell moved to Batcombe House, Somerset, it was the countryside with which she fell in love. Over the past 17 years, she has taken cues from that landscape to create a garden that is entirely at home in its setting. Natasha Goodfellow reports. with photographs by Eva Nemeth.
As a niece of the 10th Duke of Rutland, Libby Russell is no stranger to beautiful landscapes.
Born Elizabeth Manners, she grew up on the Belvoir estate in Leicestershire and at Haddon Hall in Derbyshire and it was this sense of the beauty of her surroundings — an amalgamation of the light, the views and the colour of the stone particular to a place — that she and her husband, Alexander Russell, were searching for when they began looking to relocate in about 2001.
‘We’d been living near the coast in Kent,’ says Mrs Russell, one half of Mazzullo + Russell Landscape Design, ‘but the land there was very flat and trees struggled to grow. I wanted to find beautiful natural countryside, not too far from London, which we could afford and that I could fall in love with.’
Their search eventually led them to Somerset, to a Georgian rectory built onto a 17th century farmhouse with about 100 acres in the village of Batcombe.
‘Before showing us the house, the vendor dropped us at the top of the land across the valley and suggested we walk back,’ says Mrs Russell.
‘We saw the fields buzzing with insects; the amazing wildflower meadows alive with bellflowers, ox-eye daisies and yellow rattle; the beautiful stream crossed by a bridge of Doulting stone — the stone used in Wells Cathedral. From the top of one of the hills, we saw the views straight across to Glastonbury Tor. Of course, by the time I’d got to the house, I’d fallen madly in love — it’s such a beautiful part of the world.’
The sloping garden behind the house, when they finally reached it, had less to recommend it. Apart from an imposing cedar, ‘the Maserati of its day’, planted by the vicar in about 1785, there was a small area enclosed by a yew hedge and then ‘not much more than two asymmetric rectangles of lawn up a hill’.
Firm believers that ‘so long as the setting is right you can make a house and you can make a garden’, the Russells made an offer.
Believing that a good garden should feel as if it has always been there, Mrs Russell set about designing what she describes as an ‘essential Somerset garden’, complete with hoggin paths, wicker gates and local stone.
‘Somerset is not all lined up and perfect,’ she explains. ‘It’s rolling and soft with winding roads and quirky charm. I wanted something that had that atmosphere and which spoke to the landscape around it — connecting the garden to the other side of the valley, to the wildflowers in the fields and to the striations in the limestone hills made by centuries of grazing sheep.’
There was a huge amount of hardcore to be removed — Nissen huts had been built on the land for the Americans stationed here during the Second World War. An unexploded shell was found when preparing the top borders and the bomb-disposal unit had to be called.
The listed cedar restricted the siting of retaining walls. But most testing were the wildly differing levels and, of course, the drainage they demanded. ‘The whole garden has been an exercise in how you go up a hill and the different ways you can do it,’ she explains.
Her solution has been two-fold. On one side of the garden, she has built a series of gently curving grass banks that both echo the contours of the landscape beyond and act as a visual trick, shifting the axis to make the house feel centred in the space, ‘which it absolutely isn’t,’ she laughs.
On the other, she has opted for steps and a succession of terraces, starting with a herb garden outside the kitchen (a long-held dream) and gradually revealing a kitchen garden, a swimming pool, tennis court and an orchard laced with wildflowers.
Both sides have been designed to indulge Mrs Russell’s passion for plants (she is a long- standing member of the RHS Herbaceous Plant Committee), albeit in markedly different ways. The amphitheatre garden erupts with major displays, or ‘whammies’, every six weeks or so, ranging from magnolias and narcissi in spring, through to asters and grasses in autumn, whereas the terraced garden is managed more intensively.
Here, deep borders burst with generous plantings of Rosa ‘Mundi’, Nepeta ‘Six Hills Giant’, Papaver somniferum‘Lauren’s Grape’ and artemisia. There are beds displaying a more delicate Pointillist style, where digitalis and stachys mix with astrantia and agastache against a backdrop of pyramid yews.
A long espalier of apples (Malus toringo, a species she loves for its blossom and the deep-red, long-lived apples) leads through to the vegetable garden, where the patterned beds vie for attention with goblet-trained pears, cordons of currants, wigwams of sweet peas and a hazel tunnel smothered in gourds, borlotti beans or cobaea. ‘That’s how I like to design,’ she reveals. ‘I like a strong structure and then I let the plants go mad.’
Partly because the garden is open for charity and tours, it is designed to have a long season of interest. Helped by head gardener Tom Price and assistant gardener Sue McCardle, greenhouse-grown annuals and biennials are added to the displays, with dahlias and salvias parachuted in and out of the borders as the year progresses. ‘We’re always trying to find plants that are “good doers”,’ Mrs Russell adds, ‘particularly as I’m often away with work.’
Roses, of which the garden has an embarrassment, have proved such a plant — from ‘Climber Madame Caroline Testout’ (‘properly up to a big façade’) or rambler ‘Ghislaine de Féligonde’ to shrub roses ‘Felicia’ and ‘Buff Beauty’ in the borders.
‘I love plants that are happy in a place and roses do well here. They love the soil, they like the sun and they do give you that amazing oomph, that first celebration of summer.’
Whichever plants she chooses, Mrs Russell is keen that they work with the relaxed, natural atmosphere of the garden. That could mean wildflowers themselves, such as ox-eye daisies and devil’s bit scabious — used to great effect in the beautiful grass-framed plat to one side of the kitchen.
Or it could mean finding cultivars that have the feel of wild plants, but which perform better: umbellifers such as ammi or orlaya, redolent of clouds of cow parsley, or the beautiful Rosa ‘Lyda Rose’. ‘That’s wonderful with ox-eye daisies,’ says Mrs Russell. ‘It looks like the best wild briar rose, but is in fact a repeat-flowering shrub rose. There’s a harmony there, an ease, and one that I hope is true to the essence of this place.’
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Sunday Invertebrates - The Flame Scallop
The Flame Scallop (Lima scabra) is sure to get noticed in any reef aquarium. It's long sensory tentacles give this bi-valve the appearance of having red flaming lips! Hailing from the Caribbean to the Indo-Pacific region, the Flame Scallop can grown to a maximum size of about 3.5" inches. In the aquarium hobby, most are between 2" inches to 3.5" inches.
The Flame Scallop requires frequent feedings of phytoplankton, and it is recommended that a liquid food solution be fed directly to it several times daily. Minimum tank size is 10 gallons, and be sure to provide cavernous rock work, as the Flame Scallop prefers to lie in dim areas near the sandy bottom.
The Flame Scallop is a wonderful addition to any reef tank, however it should be monitored closely especially if there are sea stars, hermit crabs, and predatory fish in the same tank, as they are prone to having their gorgeous orange / red tentacles picked at. A variation of the Flame Scallop is the Electric Flame Scallop which has the appearance of light blue electrical charges dancing across the mantle just inside the shell. | <urn:uuid:334057ac-1b85-48c7-825a-9c21460a7c28> | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | https://www.asap-aquarium.com/pages/sunday-invertebrates-the-flame-scallop | 2021-12-05T00:14:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964363125.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20211204215252-20211205005252-00073.warc.gz | en | 0.921812 | 260 | [
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Shares of Innovative Industrial Properties ( IIPR -1.31% ) declined 17.7% in October, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The stock's return was also negative 17.7%, since no dividends were paid during the month.
The San Diego-based company is a real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in properties used for growing and processing cannabis in U.S. states where medical marijuana is legal.
For context, the S&P 500 index returned 2.2% last month.
We can attribute Innovative Industrial stock's subpar showing in October to continued weakness in the overall cannabis sector rather than to company-specific happenings. Last month, for instance, shares of leading Canadian cannabis growers Canopy Growth, Aurora Cannabis, and Cronos declined 13%, 18.2%, and 9.3%, respectively.
While Innovative Industrial's stock has been dragged down over the last few months by sector weakness, the fast-growing company continues to post great quarterly numbers. In the second quarter, its revenue soared 155% year over year to $8.28 million, earnings per share (EPS) jumped 76% to $0.30, and adjusted funds from operations (FFO) per share -- a key profitability metric for REITs -- surged 90% to $0.59.
After its recent big pullback, Innovative Industrial Properties stock is trading at 23.7 times its forward earnings, so it's looking quite interesting. This is a compelling valuation for a company with its growth dynamics.
Investors should be getting material news soon, as the company is slated to report its third-quarter results on Wednesday, Nov. 6, after the market closes.
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