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Beating the Heat
Companies prepare workers for record temperatures.
CHRIS CARLSON | Sep 01, 2007
Summer temperatures rising to record levels across the country have had various effects on waste companies. While many companies offer extra training and preparation for drivers, some have had to change pick-up times in order to beat the heat.
Due to excessive heat in Joplin, Mo., Allied Waste worked together with the city to change the pick-up time to 5 a.m. from the usual 6 a.m. According to a press release, the city said it granted the change to protect Allied drivers but told residents that trash would still be collected even if they couldn't meet the new pick-up schedule. On August 14, Joplin, experienced a record temperature of 103 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the Midwest Regional Climate Center.
The new pick-up times were in place from Aug. 14 to Aug. 17. Mary Anne Phillips, recycling coordinator for the city, says temperatures subsided just enough to not have to extend the altered schedule. “It's still hot, but we didn't have the same heat indexes,” she says. Before the schedule was changed, Phillips said two Allied drivers had to be taken to the hospital for heat-related illness. Both drivers were treated and released.
Despite the fact that there is no corporate training at Allied for dealing with extreme heat, the topic is addressed by local facility or safety managers. Jim Zeumer, senior vice president of public affairs and communications for the firm, says local managers typically hold brief meetings at the start of each shift to review any work topics and remind teams about safe operating procedures. “As temperatures and humidity rise, clearly heat becomes a topic of great importance,” Zeumer says. “We'll remind employees about the need to carry lots of water, to hydrate and also to be aware of the signs that their body might be overheating.”
Other companies have also taken steps to protect their employees and alert them to safety procedures. Rumpke Consolidated Cos., Cincinnati, provides annual training in the spring for its employees. Temperatures surrounding Cincinnati also have been extremely high. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures reached record levels for August and the summer as a whole, with 25 days of at least 90 degrees and five days of at least 100 degrees. For August, the average temperature was 7 degrees above normal.
Specifically, Rumpke's training provides clothing and diet suggestions, a review of emergency procedures, posted heat stress reminders for drivers, meetings with supervisors before days with predicted high temperatures, sports drinks and water before beginning routes and frequent breaks at transfer stations and recycling centers in air-conditioned areas.
Along with its own annual training, Waste Management, Houston, also provides heat stress training to new hires during orientation. Ashley Harris, director of governmental affairs for Waste Management's Southern Group office, says there have been heat-related incidents this summer. “However, it was related to more of an individual health problem,” she adds. The training conducted during the new hire orientation includes teaching workers the signs, symptoms and treatments for heat exhaustion, heat cramps and heat stroke. Drivers and helpers also are taught to be aware of co-workers' activities as an added precaution. “The drivers are instructed to work as a team and match the pace of the helpers,” Harris says. “This is done especially on days when the heat index is high with the humidity.”
Republic Services, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., also provides training to remind its drivers of the dangers of heat illness. Instead of meeting once every spring, employees are given training once every month starting in March and continuing through September. Mike Lambert, director of safety for Republic, says there haven't been any incidents to report this summer and that the total number of incidents has been steadily declining since increasing the training over a seven-month period. “It's too important not to do it every month you have heat issues,” he said. “Once isn't enough for it to sink in.” | {
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Proton Wira 2.0 Diesel test:
You may be glad that I'm another Wira Diesel 2.0D owner who's gone Twin Surbo but with quite some mods to the intake to fit it. I used the special rubber housing which I obtained from an agent here in KL Malaysia (the same rubber housing I see in the sample installation pics you have at your website). I, however, did the installation myself following whatever guidelines I found at your website (always preferred to DIY, as I lack confidence in the local agents). Will update you with a link to the pics of the setup when I get the picure site set up at MSN to hear your comments on the setup.
Well, first off, I was a single Surbo user before with the unit fitted in the original airbox. Now I've removed the airbox (space constraint) and replaced it with a K&N filter stuffed between the battery and the hole to the wheel well. Comments: with a diesel, I don't quite get the punch with normal accelerator pressing (as for petrol cars) but the Surbo's "press, gently release and slight press back" approach (must be *very* light on the accelerator in my case) works wonders for the diesel engine. Acceleration and pulling power is definitely more pronounced and noticeable than the single Surbo or non-Surbo case once it appears to be "activated". Strange that the "just press and go" approach of the Twin Surbo, as for petrol engines, doesn't work with diesel engines. Another thing, induction noise is louder now too, though nice but figuring out some ways to further dampen it.
Andy MSM
Malaysia
Surbo Engineering's comments: The Twin Surbo may give more torque at very low rpm, more than a single Surbo, so even it is not activated the Surbo way it gives some advantage over the single Surbo case at low rpm. However, when activated, the Twin Surbo should become even more powerful. Perhaps this is necessary for a diesel engine as it is to begin with, usually less powerful than a petrol engine. Also, there is no throttle in a diesel engine, so the backwave necessary to cause the Surbo to spin the air must come back from the cylinders, and not directly from a closing throttle in a petrol engine. Your added sound level could be due to effectively higher engine compression and more revs. Please keep checking your setup for gaps and cover them, and once all the air is passing through each Surbo, the power will be maximized and perhaps you will not have to step as much on the accelerator as you are now, and that could lower the noise somewhat. | {
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Nora Heysen: A Portrait
Hahndorf artist Nora Heysen was the first woman to win the Archibald Prize, and Australia's first female painter to be appointed as an official war artist. A portraitist and a flower painter, Nora Heysen's life was defined by an all-consuming drive to draw and paint. In 1989, aged 78, Nora re-emerged on the Australian art scene as the nation's major art institutions restored her position after years of artistic obscurity. Extensively researched by the author, Nora Heysen- a portrait is the first biography of the artist, and it has been enthusiastically embraced by the Heysen family. | {
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MARTIN DEMPSTER
Amateur ace Connor Syme shrugged off having his name pronounced wrong on the first tee for the second day running to get off to a flying start in the second round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.
The 22-year-old, who had finished birdie-birdie yesterday for an opening 73, holed from off the green from around 40 feet with a putter at the 422-yard par-4 second to get back to just two-over for the event.
That early boost came after Syme, one of five amateurs in the field in Southport, had once again been announced as “Sim” by starter David Lancaster on the first tee.
Having made the same mistake in the first round, it seemed Lancaster was going to get it right this time as he paused before announcing Syme on the tee only to do exactly the same thing again.
As had been the case the first time, Syme certainly wasn’t affected as he hit the best tee shot in a group featuring 1995 champion John Daly and Australian left-hander Adam Bland.
The Drumoig player two-putted from just off the back left before putting a huge smile on his face by rolling in that monster effort at the second, where Daly also made birdie after hitting his approach close.
At that point, Syme was up to joint-79th, needing to be among the top 70 ties at the halfway stage to make it to the weekend on his major debut.
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Bad weather was on its way on the second day at Royal Birkdale, with the later starters expected to get the worst of the conditions.
It was dry as Andrew “Beef” Johnston got the action back underway on the Lancashire coast, but “outbreaks of rain” were being forecast for the morning’s play.
After noon, there is to be a 30 per cent chance of rain, rising to 80 per cent after 4pm with “outbreaks of heavy rain” between one to five millimetres.
During that spell up to 6pm, the wind could also gust up to 40mph before dropping to 10-15mph for the final three hours of play.
Tomorrow’s forecast is for sunny spells with a chance of showers, especially in the afternoon, but the wind is set to be much lighter than today. | {
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The Caravel Group has transformed its supply chain across continents through digitisation
Maritime transport remains a significant linchpin in the world’s economy. With more than 90% of goods and services travelling via this route, global sea trade remains a significant driver in the delivery of high-quality products and services. Headquartered in Hong Kong, The Caravel Group, taking its name from 15th century trading vessel, ‘the caravel’, has played a key role in the facilitation of global seaborne trade, with strategic locations situated in China, Cyprus, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
While the group is no stranger to increasing competition across the shipping industry, changes in requirements from industry participants, increasing and changing regulatory regimes and pricing pressures have created a seismic shift in expectations from the industry, with digitisation expected to be the driver of change.
“What makes us unique is our range of qualities: from our agility and spirit, our entrepreneurial drive, integrity and transparency in our operations, as well as our diverse set of business operations across the value chain, which allows us to provide integrated solutions. We are a large company, with the energy of a start-up,” comments Chief Operating Officer, Angad Banga. “It is critical for the organisation to drive change, using the business initiatives we create and build over time.”
“Each vessel requires a high level of technical expertise – not just the engineering and crew itself but also the IT systems and OT systems which we provide” - Chief Operating Officer, Angad Banga
Guaranteeing value-added services will be the main differentiator for any business and Banga is keen to embrace and implement new IT and operational technologies (OT) which will demonstrate excellence, each and every time. As an example, The Caravel Group’s Ship Management division, Fleet Management Limited, which is one of the largest and preeminent third-party ship management firms with over 500 vessels under management, has been a key division which has embraced new digital tools. Catering to cargo ship owners worldwide, including bulk carriers, oil, gas and cargo carriers, chemical tankers and more, Fleet Management’s longstanding expertise in technical and management services has been enhanced with innovative software to drive operational efficiency in delivering exceptional end-to-end, value-added solutions to its clients. Banga notes that its ship management system has the ability to provide close to real-time data to clients, something which was previously unavailable.
“The maritime industry is one of the oldest modes of transport, and has gone through several stages of technological revolution throughout history. We expect to see another impressive shift in the near-future. The industry is not necessarily considered innovative, but is actually hugely complex. Each vessel requires a high level of technical expertise to able to manage it – not just the engineering and crew itself but also the IT systems and OT systems which we provide,” he explains. “More and more ships are getting connectivity, which helps us begin the process of digitisation. It means certain applications and certain tasks can be completed on ships without the network problems we previously encountered. Over time, this should hopefully lead to a higher degree of automation – at sea, but also within the offices.”
In the trading of industrial dry bulk commodities, the group’s Resources division has become a key staple for the steel and energy sectors. Its three main subsidiaries – metallurgical, carbons, and ores and alloys – are safely transported as a result of the group’s robust supply chain and logistics capabilities. Nonetheless, as the need for global shipping services continues to escalate, technology has seen a steady rise in demand – something which Caravel has been keen to tap into by taking a greater look at the high volumes of data accumulated across the group, in order to drive greater value and access further opportunities.
“Much of the data is not captured at source in a systematic manner. When the data is collected, it’s not being effectively utilised, which leads to the question of ‘is the business intelligence there?’ ‘Is there a sufficient level of resourcing?’ There are some companies doing it but I think it's at an early stage. This is a key area of focus for The Caravel Group. We will be using several tools to enhance data visualisation and modelling through machine learning,” adds Banga. “We already have some of these initiatives underway, and hopefully, these will be a foundation for enabling future generations of tools that are developed to service our clients. Organisations will need to understand the value of technology, how to use it and to actually innovate.”
Although technology has grown “in leaps and bounds” and accelerated the transformation of businesses globally, he adds the group’s integrated, passionate workforce and client-led focus is its biggest asset. Blending technology, creativity and training has therefore seen the business build a new application which has fully digitised the seafarer experience across their 500 vessels, even before they have joined. Accessible through Android and Apple stores, the new app has led seafarers to join the business quicker and make an immediate difference, boosting engagement and seafarer retention levels in the process.
“We can scan a seafarer’s passport which is then sent back promptly,” Banga says. “Previously, it was a fully manual process, so this has reduced delays in the process. Through the app, users can submit their application, which provides two options: a quick application and a full application. The quick application is where you can apply straight away with minimal requirements, and we can actually start conversations with seafarers looking to apply to us. The full application is a more detailed application where you put all your certifications and take photos of your details, and this information is then uploaded to our proprietary crew management database allowing our on-boarding teams to reduce their manual processes and focus on the value-add aspect to hiring high quality seafarers. It supports those who are interested in joining, and we have received positive feedback both from the community and the industry,” he adds. Following its success, the group is now rolling out similar technologies to transform its quality management systems, utilising tools such as iPads to fully mobilise its inspection and audit processes.
For Banga, implementing such technology has proved highly beneficial, yet he is cautious not to introduce new technologies “just for technology’s sake”. With the number of security breaches rising each year and damage projected to hit US$6trn annually by 2021, according to Symantec, security has become a key driver for the group.
“While the industry continues to shift, it is essential for us build a digital fingerprint in the industry, but to also build the IT foundation needed to have a good security in place,” he adds thoughtfully. “We have a number of partners on board to support us in the delivery of end-point protection. Technology enables us to further this vision.”
Symantec has been one such partner which has been instrumental in the transformation of the group’s digital security from an IT perspective.
“Our relationship with Symantec started with advancing our digital protection, where we explored a number of products in the security space which would help us protect our end-points. We had limited defense, but by expanding our partnership further, we have embedded a strong level of protection,” he explains.
“By implementing tools from Symantec, we can now guarantee robust email protection. Previously, the group received a high volume of malware, which has been reduced significantly since we implemented Symantec’s solution.
“I think the biggest strength is their ability to be able to operate without needing continual updates every time. In some scenarios we need to have a managed anti-virus product that doesn't just simply scan for viruses, but really protects the end-point device from external effects. Other products do similar things, but Symantec was very satisfactory from a result perspective. Following the implementation of the Symantec solution, the number of spam emails stopped in a month was up to 15% of total emails received.”
As the group continues to pioneer new markets and trade routes, it will look towards the use of new digital tools and partnerships in order to remain a key player in the market and deliver dynamic, world-class service to clients worldwide. With its entrepreneurial spirit, its diverse portfolio and strong relationships with clients, partners and its stakeholders, the business will remain agile and responsive to various market trends as the shipping industry endures and thrives.
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WONDER FULL Whitsundays
Step onto white sands sparkling against the bluest sea and sky, and you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d stumbled onto a postcard shoot engineered to perfection. But there’s something truly magical about the region’s natural wonders that shines in every new experience here. The Whitsundays way is all about finding your own pace and the freedom to create your own experience.
74 Island Wonders of The Whitsundays float like jewels in the tropical warm waters of the Coral Sea, a world away from the mundane and at its heart lies the Great Barrier Reef, one of the world’s seven natural wonders.
*Departing Brisbane. Seats are limited and may not be available at peak times or on all flights. Fare price is based on a Saver Fare. Checked baggage charges apply to all Saver Fares. Baggage fees vary by route. Pre-pay $12 for Tier 1 flights, or $15 for Tier 2 flights online for up to 23kg of checked baggage per person per one way flight, or pay $40 at the airport for the same allowance. For information on Tier 1 and Tier 2 flights, please go to the ‘Checked Baggage’ section on the Virgin Australia website. Baggage fee not payable by Velocity Platinum, Gold and Silver Members. Excess baggage weight above 23kg will attract a charge of $15 per kg (or part thereof) if travelling before 16 May; thereafter a flat charge of $40 will apply. No bag may exceed 32 kg. Fare is one way on the net, or $20 more by phone. Change/cancel fees apply. The applicable change or cancel fee will be the fee published on our website on the date you request the change. Name changes and refunds are not permitted. A credit/debit card surcharge of $4.50 per person one way is applicable for all flights within Australia. Fare is correct as at 4 May 2012 and is subject to change.
^Whitsunday Coast departing Brisbane, on sale until 31 May 2012, unless sold out prior, for travel 1 May 2012 until 30 June 2012. Hamilton Island departing Brisbane, on sale until 31 May 2012, unless sold out prior, for travel 1 May 2012 until 21 September 2012. Price is based on an economy Saver Fare and is non-refundable. Seats are limited and may not be available at peak times or on all flights. Package price is per person twin share and is correct as at 26 April 2012. During some periods air and hotel pricing may not be available and surcharges may apply. Prices are subject to availability and are not guaranteed until the booking is completed and confirmed. Full payment is required at the time of booking and cancellation or amendment fees apply. Package pricing is based on web bookings or $30 more per person by phone, capped at 4 people. A 2% credit card fee applies to the total package price. Prices based on lead-in room additional rooms available. Checked baggage charges apply. For bookings made on or before 15 May 2012: Pre-pay $12 for Tier 1 flights, or $15 for Tier 2 flights online for up to 23kg of checked baggage per person per one way flight, or pay $40 at the airport for the same allowance. For bookings made on or after 16 May 2012: Pre Pay $12 for Tier 1 flights or $15 for Tier 2 flights online 1 piece of checked baggage per person per one way flight, or pay $40 at the airport for the same allowance. Baggage fee not payable by Velocity Platinum, Gold and Silver Members. Baggage limits and excess baggage fees may apply. Visit www.virginaustralia.com/holidays for more information.
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The King and I
Hayden Bercy
HAYDEN BERCY(Louis Leonowens) Hayden is thrilled to join The King and I. Prior Credits: A Christmas Story national tour (Flick), Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Ben), The Nerd (Thor) at George Street Playhouse and 2018 US Tennis Open Soloist. Thank you: NETworks, Jason Styres, Lisa Calli, Justin, Emily, Janine, Mom, Dad & Brielle.
Cj Fernando
CJ FERNANDO(Ensemble) Cj is 8 years old from San Jose, California. He grew up singing and dancing with his 2 other siblings, Jenika and Jayden, at PnC Music. This is his first National tour. When not performing, Cj loves playing with BeyBlades!
Kylie Kuioka
KYLIE KUIOKA(Ensemble) Kylie is thrilled to be making her national tour and professional debut! Various credits in her hometown of Honolulu, Hawaii. Special thanks to teachers in her performing arts family who encouraged her. Thanks to The King and I cast and crew. Love to mommy, daddy, Kadyn, family and friends. Instagram: @kyliekuioka
Linder Sutton
LINDER SUTTON(Ensemble) Linder is excited to be making her National tour debut. Her credits include playing Tam in Serenbe Playhouse’s production of Miss Saigon and appearing in the film remake of Jacob’s Ladder. Big hugs to Mama and Daddy always and forever.
Kayla Teruel
KAYLA TERUEL(Princess Ying Yaowalak, Ensemble) Kayla is making her theatrical debut with The King and I tour. She lives in Canoga Park, CA, attends Chime Charter School and dances at Los Angeles Ballet Academy. Kayla would like to thank her family, and also Walker and Catrina of WC Studios and Nancy Carson of Carson-Adler Agency.
Eliot Waldvogel
ELIOT WALDVOGEL(Swing) This is Eliot’s first national tour and he is delighted to join the cast of The King and I. He has previously appeared with the Stockton Civic Theatre, That’s Showbiz! Theatre, and KUDOS Children’s Theatre in Stockton, CA. He would like to thank Mom and Dad (even though he is banned from singing at the table), his sister Miriam, and his dog, Oliver.
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Photo Competition Rules
Top Oil Amateur Photo Competition: rules, terms and conditions
Rules, terms & conditions of the Top Oil Amateur Photo Competition 2018 and voting process for the People’s Choice Award.
The Prize
The winners shall have their photographs and names published in the 2018 Top Oil Calendar and the prizes will be as advised to winners in due course. No alternative cash prize will be given. In the event of the advertised competition prize being unavailable the Promoter reserves the right to offer an alternative prize of equal value.
How to enter
You must be over 18 years of age before you apply to enter or else have written parental or guardian consent.
In entering the competition you hereby warrant that the photograph does not contravene any act, statutory instrument nor is it in any other way illegal, defamatory, seditious or blasphemous or an infringement of any copyright, trademark or industrial design and is an original photograph of the entrant.
The competition is open to amateur photographers only and entrants must not be professional photographers. For the purposes of this competition, a professional photographer is considered to earn more than half their annual income from the sale or submissions of their photography work.
Entry into the competition implies acceptance of these rules. On selection of winners the Promoter may require proof of identity which may be either a valid current passport or driving license or such other proof of identity as the Promoter may in its absolute discretion accept.
Photographs previously used to enter the competition will not be accepted as a valid entry into the Top Oil Amateur Photo Competition 2018.
You must be a resident of Ireland. Photographs entered must be taken within or around the island of Ireland.
To enter the competition you must submit your entry on or before the close of business on the 31st August 2018. Under no circumstances will photographs entered after this period be considered valid entries into the competition.
Winners will be selected based on the quality of the image, that the image reflects truly and accurately the subject title and also the uniqueness of the photograph. Winners will be notified either by email or phone call.
Winners will be publicly announced in Autumn 2018, once the calendar is printed.
The judge’s decision in choosing winners is final and shall not be subject to review or protracted correspondence on the matter.
The judge(s) of the competition will be chosen by the Promoter.
Disqualification
The Promoter may disqualify you at any time if the Promoter is of the view that you have not complied fully with the terms and conditions contained herein or if the Promoter is of the view that you are not physically or mentally suitable to take part or to continue to take part in the competition.
Disclaimer
Neither the Promoter nor any of its servants or agents shall have any liability whatsoever or howsoever arising directly or indirectly from your participation in the competition or the termination thereof whether by disqualification or otherwise and whether such termination or disqualification was lawful or not.
The Promoter makes no representation, assurance or warranty (and as such is expressly denied and may not be implied) as to the condition or fitness for purpose of the prize.
The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any errors or omissions for any printed documentation relating to the competition and calendar in connection with advertising or promoting the competition or the business of the Promoter.
Warranty
You hereby expressly warrant without any qualification whatsoever that you are physically and mentally capable of partaking in the competition and you hereby covenant and agree that you shall not endanger yourself or others by your participation in the competition and shall in any event fully indemnify hold harms make good any and all losses, damages, claims and expenses (including legal expenses) incurred suffered and sustained by the Promoter or any third party resulting directly or indirectly from your participation in the competition.
Right of Record
Give interviews to the Promoter, its servants or agents.
Take part in publicity events and broadcasts relating to the Promoter and the competition including any recorded sound or televised recording as the Promoter shall request.
Ownership in such interviews, events and recordings and the copyright and all moral and intellectual property rights in them shall vest absolutely in the Promoter who may exploit them entirely as the Promoter sees fit.
It is the responsibility of the entrants and winners to ensure that any necessary permission required to enter a photograph into the competition is obtained.
Entrants must ensure that any photographs containing people faces, have been taken with the permission of the person(s) in the photograph.
It is the responsibility of the entrants and winners to ensure that the photography supplied is original and their own work.
The Promoter reserves the right to publish any photos entered into the competition and the names of any entrants/winners in connection with advertising or promoting the competition or the business of the promoter without prior permission from the entrants.
Promoter’s decision is final
By entering into the competition you accept absolutely irrevocably and without qualification that the decision of the Promoter and all things relating to this competition and file and as participants shall be final, binding and conclusive. There shall be no appeal.
The Promoter may, if it chooses, execute its discretion or make any decision in response to an invitation to broadcast to any party any particular matter, including the disqualification of any entrant.
General
This document contains the entire of the terms, conditions and rules of the competition, save where otherwise expressly stated herein, and you agree to be bound by them and them alone. You acknowledge, confirm and agree that the terms conditions and rules shall prevail over any terms, conditions, representations or statements inconsistent herewith and appearing in any advertisement, sticker, letter, flyer or any other document. Any terms, conditions, representations, statements, warranties or advertisements inconsistent with the terms, conditions and rules set out in this document are expressly excluded and the Promoter is not bound by them.
No waiver by the Promoter of any breach of the terms, conditions and rules shall be considered a waiver of any other breach of such or another term, condition or rule.
If any provision of the rules is held by a competent authority, court or tribunal to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, then the validity of the other provisions of the terms, conditions and rules and the remainder of that provision shall not be affected thereby.
The Promoter hereby reserves the right to amend any of the terms, conditions or rules contained herein at any time without advance or another form of communication to the entrant.
To vote in the People’s Choice Award, select your favourite photo and follow the instructions to register your vote.
You can only vote once, however you can invite your friends and family to vote too.
Everyone who votes will be entered into a free draw to win a €50 One4All gift voucher.
The winner of the ‘People’s Choice Award’ is the photo that receives the most public votes.
The closing date for voting is 31st August 2018. The winner will be announced on the promoters Facebook Page on 8th September. The winner of the ‘People’s Choice Award’ will feature in the 2019 Top Oil Calendar, in addition to 11 photographs chosen by the Judge(s). | {
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Real Life Stories
Siva K.
Siva (Name changed to protect his privacy.) returned to his home after work and began preparing dinner. As the food cooked, Siva went into another room to relax and fell sound asleep. A fire broke out, activating the heat sensor in his kitchen. Before a smoke alarm went off, the heat sensor immediately sent a signal to an ADT Customer Monitoring Center. Within seconds the local fire department was notified.
As the firefighters sped to the house, an ADT associate called Siva's wife at work. She said that her husband was indeed home, but that the door was likely dead bolted. Firefighters did, indeed, have to break down the door and found Siva lying near the door, overcome by the thick smoke. They dragged his lifeless body from the burning house and promptly tried to revive him. After several attempts, they were able to bring him back to life.
Weeks later, Siva stood in his charred home with his ADT salesperson, thinking about the ADT system that had only been installed four months earlier. He thanked the representative stating, "If it weren't for you insisting that I needed fire protection that went beyond the battery-type smoke detectors, I'd be dead right now. I'll never again be without an ADT system in my home."
Catherine Chong
At approximately 11:30 p.m. on a February evening, the Customer Monitoring Center received an alarm transmission from the home of Catherine Chong (Name changed to protect her privacy.). Following notification of the proper authorities, ADT's swing shift associate called the premises and inquired as to the reason for the medical alarm signal.
Immediately, the ADT associate began to solicit additional information from Catherine in order to update the medical team heading to her home, while at the same time making sure that this mother-to-be remained calm. Staying on the phone line, the ADT associate was conscientious enough to enlist the support of an outbound teammate who was able to relay crucial information until the paramedics arrived. The paramedics provided verbal confirmation that Catherine was stable and ready to be transported to the hospital.
Azizah Hamzah
With her husband Yusof lying prone on the floor from a fall, Azizah (Names changed to protect their privacy.) signaled the ADT Customer Monitoring Center for help. Following an expeditious notification of the appropriate medical agency, swing shift team member continued standard operating procedure and phoned the premises. A very distraught Azizah answered the phone wondering when medical assistance would arrive.
The ADT monitoring associate first attempted to calm Azizah, assuring her that an ambulance was en route to their residence. The associate then went on to ask a variety of questions that would afford ADT the opportunity to provide an in-depth update and disclose pertinent information regarding Yusof's medical history to paramedics upon their arrival. As a result of thorough probing, the associate was able to notify the medical response team of Yusof's respiratory condition at the time and alert them that the 76-year-old patient had experienced prior bouts with kidney disease and strokes. | {
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Podcast of the Week: The DredgeLand Podcast Spectacular
We’re big fans of podcasts here at We Are Cult, and we’re always looking for new shows to subscribe to. So if you’re looking for ear candy, we’re here to help!
Each week we profile must-hear podcasts by giving podcast creators a platform to tell us about their shows in their own words.
This week: Comedian and podcaster John Dredge tells us all about The DredgeLand Podcast Spectacular.
What’s your podcast about?
We burble on in a ridiculous yet stupid manner for half of an hour of the day. Sometimes we do outside broadcasts and we have been as far afield as Penge. Sometimes we discuss our next-door neighbour, Bernie Clifton, and his motorbike made out of twiglets. Often Haircut 100 are involved, and also bats. We’re doing an episode for Comic Relief in March as part of the world’s longest podcasting marathon, which should be absolutely splendid and splondid. @sotonsuperpod
If you had to describe your show in 10 words or less, what would you say?
Wacky, zutty, zany, oddball, not normal.
Which episode would you recommend for a first-time listener? Do you have a favourite episode?
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Although they share the same autonym with the Central Luoluopo and the Southeastern Luoluopo, the languages of these three groups differ widely. Each comes from a different branch of the Yi linguistic group. These names reflect each group's linguistic affiliation, rather than a geographic orientation: the Western Luoluopo speak a Western Yi language; the Central Luoluopo speak a Central Yi language, etc. Luoluopo is the self-name of these groups. In the past, Lolo came to be the derogatory term used freely by the Chinese to describe all Yi people. As a result, many Luoluopo today prefer to identify themselves as Yi to outsiders.
History
The ancestors of the Western Luoluopo used to live farther to the north of their present location. In the past, war between different Yi tribes and clans was frequent, resulting in massive loss of life. Because of these conditions, many groups migrated out of the area. One historian described the hostilities: "War tactics were ... mundane: ambushes and surprise attacks were favored; because of lack of ammunition, battles were often hand to hand; the goal was not so much to kill the enemy as to capture him. A Black Yi would be held for ransom or allowed to commit suicide; White Yi or slaves were held for ransom or enslaved. Witchcraft and amulets were used extensively."
Customs
These battles were often ended "by the mediation of a third clan, or by a 'waiting-at-home' bride related to both parties (if her pleas were unsuccessful, she would commit suicide). Peace negotiations were long and required expert debaters: compensation had to be decided upon for each life lost."
Religion
Polytheistic animism is the main religious adherence of the Western Luoluopo. Ancestor worship is also prevalent. Two or three ancestral rites are performed every year in honor of the Luoluopo forefathers.
Christianity
Although little is known about the extent of Christianity among the Western Luoluopo, there may be a small number of believers among them. As a result, the Luowu remain completely unreached today, although the first ever gospel recordings in the Luowu language were produced in 1999. Most Western Luoluopo have never heard of Christ.
According to researcher Jamin Pelkey, 188,500 Western Luoluopo live in six counties of northern and central Simao Prefecture in Yunnan Province. In descending order, the Western Luoluopo are found in Jingdong County (57,000), followed by Jinggu (47,000), Lancang (31,500), Zhenyuan (28,000), Simao (14,500), and Pu'er (10,000).
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Operation China, 2000
According to researcher Jamin Pelkey, 188,500 Western Luoluopo live in six counties of northern and central Simao Prefecture in Yunnan Province. In descending order, the Western Luoluopo are found in Jingdong County (57,000), followed by Jinggu (47,000), Lancang (31,500), Zhenyuan (28,000), Simao (14,500), and Pu'er (10,000)..
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Sridhar Rangayan to be honoured at film festival in Spain
Sridhar Rangayan, filmmaker, gay activist and festival director of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, has been invited to Zinegoak Bilbao LGBT film festival in Spain to be presented the festival's highest honour on February 18th.
Zinegoak Honour Award is an acknowledgment of professionals in film and the performing arts, actors, actresses, directors, producers, screenwriters, festivals, etc. that stand out when it comes to talking and creating visibility for LGBTIQ realities and stories around the world.
Paul Guilln, festival director said, We, at Zinegoak, believe that Sridhar Rangayan's tireless work, his leadership and his activist commitment, along with that of thousands of people in his country, have been key to this progress and we trust that these social and legal changes will serve as support for Sridhar to continue his work of dissemination and creation of works that are beautiful and moving but, above all, are necessary.
Rangayan said he is humbled by this felicitation which has been in the past received by eminent directors, actors and activists from around the world. I am proud and humbled to be the first Indian to be receiving this award. It recognizes the challenges in which we all continue to make LGBTQ cinema in India, despite lack of resources, censorship and very little support from mainstream industry, he said.
My films are not only works of art, but also activist tools that informs and also impacts the Indian LGBTQ movement. In the post Sec 377 environment, a film like Evening Shadows will take the conversation beyond legal and political framework to begin conversations on love, dignity and social integration, he added.
Rangayan will also be presenting his multiple award winning feature film Evening Shadows on February 17th at a special screening at the festival.
Currently attending the Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival and the European Film Market, Rangayan said he is very excited by support pouring in from filmmakers and distributors to be part of the 10th anniversary edition of KASHISH which is to be held June 12-16th at Liberty Cinema, Mumbai.
He is also excited by the interest shown in his next feature film Songs Of Eternal Love which he pitched at the queer programmers meet in Berlin. India is the next destination for LGBTQ cinema and the world is keeping a keen watch on the interesting developments here after change in law, he added.
Evening Shadows has already won 16 international jury and audience awards and was released theatrically in India on January 11th.
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Porsche will stop making diesel cars, focus on other technology
Sept. 23 (UPI) — Porsche AG announced Sunday it no longer will manufacture cars with diesel engines in wake of the emission-cheating scandal involving its own models and parent company Volkswagen.
Porsche, which has been making the diesel engine version for 10 years, plans to concentrate on petrol/gasoline, hybrid and all-electric vehicles.
“Porsche is not demonising diesel,” Oliver Blume, CEO of Porsche AG, said in a press release. “It is, and will remain, an important propulsion technology. We as a sports car manufacturer, however, for whom diesel has always played a secondary role, have come to the conclusion that we would like our future to be diesel-free.”
By 2022, Porsche said in a press release it will have invested more than $6 billion in electric cars, which is calls e-mobility, in “creating the basis for sustainable growth into the future.”
Porsche plans to bring its first purely electric sports car to the market in 2019 with the Taycan model.
And by 2025, every second new Porsche vehicle could have an electric drive — hybrid or purely electric, the company said.
The sports car manufacturer also said it is concentrating on optimized internal combustion engines.
“Purist, emotional and powerful sports cars will thus continue to play an important role in the Porsche product portfolio,” the company said.
“Our aim is to occupy the technological vanguard — we are intensifying our focus on the core of our brand while consistently aligning our company with the mobility of the future.”
Nearly 60,000 Porsche SUVs in Europe were recalled, a third of them in Germany, because of emissions cheating. Germany’s Federal Transport Authority order affected Cayenne and Macan diesel vehicles.
“We have never developed and produced diesel engines ourselves,” Blune said. “Nevertheless, Porsche’s image has suffered. The diesel crisis caused us a lot of trouble.”
Porsche’s executives were allegedly aware of the so-called “defeat devices” being used by Audi engines to deliver misleading emissions figures during tests.
VW admitted to rigging diesel cars worldwide to fool emissions checks in a scandal widely known as “Dieselgate.”
Soon after the Dieselgate scandal emerged in 2015, Porsche CEO Matthias Muller moved up to become head of VW, replacing the now-indicted Martin Winterkorn. Later Herbert Diess assumed leadership of VW.
Earlier this year in Germany, Volkswagen was fined $1.2 billion after a German public prosecutor found the company had sold more than 10 million cars with emissions-test cheating software installed between 2007 and 2015.
In addition, the company has allowed $35 billion to settle fines, compensation and buying back cars in the United States.
Last week, the European Union said it’s investigating German automakers — BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen — for possibly colluding to limit development of emissions-saving technology on vehicles. The probe includes Volkswagen subsidiaries Audi and Porsche.
In Germany, diesel cars older than a certain age have been banned in some German cities in an attempt to reduce pollution.
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It's Celiac Disease Awareness Month—Are you the one?
by Brittany Geragotelis
May is Celiac Disease Awareness Month and in honor of it, I'm hoping to shed some light on one of the most undiagnosed diseases in the world. Celiac Disease is an autoimmune disease that affects one in 133 people. Unfortunately, about 97% of those afflicted with CD go undiagnosed—which means there are a whole lot of people walking around in pain and damaging their bodies because they just haven’t been given the proper information. Here’s what you need to know:
• CD is an inherited genetic disease. This means if someone in your family has it, your chances of also having it increases.
• CD affects men and women, children and adults.This disease doesn’t discriminate.
• CD is one of the most common genetic diseases in the world. This disease affects more people than Crohn’s Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Disease combined!
• CD is a multi-symptom, multi-system disease activated by eating gluten. When someone with Celiac Disease consumes gluten (wheat, oats, barley, rye), it sets off a reaction where the person’s immune system begins to attack the body. Continued consumption of gluten can result in things as serious as intestinal cancer, Schizophrenia or infertility.
• You can develop CD at any point in your life. Some people are born with symptoms, while for others it’s a stressful event that sparks the disease.
• There is currently no cure for CD.The only course of action for a person with Celiac Disease is for the afflicted to cut ALL gluten out of their diet.
• A blood test is not enough to be diagnosed. If you’re being tested for CD, insist that your doctor perform an endoscopy as well as a blood test. It’s common for the blood test to give out false negatives.
Part of the reason that so many people with Celiac Disease go undiagnosed is because there are a multitude of symptoms, which are often mistaken for other less dangerous conditions such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Here’s a list of possible CD symptoms. If you have any or all of these, you should request that your doctor test you for the disease:
• Bloating, gas or abdominal pain
• Chronic constipation or diarrhea
• Unexplained weight loss or weight gain
• Unexplained anemia
• Behavior changes (depression/irritability)
• Missed menstrual periods
• Tooth discoloration or loss of enamel
But every CD story is different. This is mine:
Back in March of 2006, I went on a business trip and had an allergic reaction to shellfish. My throat started to close up and I panicked. From that day on, I grew extremely ill. Within three weeks, I’d lost over 20 pounds (at my lowest, I weighed a scary 86 pounds); I was throwing up multiple times a day; I’d lost my appetite and felt naseaus round the clock; It felt like there was a lump stuck in my throat; my chest and back hurt constantly; I was light-headed and faint; my hair had started to fall out; I was having panic attacks on a daily basis and I thought that I was dying.
In a month’s time, I went to a total of five doctors to try and find out what was going on (given the sudden onset of symptoms and their severity, I thought I had cancer). None of them had any answers for me until I saw an amazing man named Dr. Harrary. As soon as I told him my symptoms, he said, “I think you have something called Celiac Disease. It’s a disease where your body can’t process gluten which is found in wheat, oats, barley and rye.” When he suggested this as my possible diagnosis, I shot it down saying, “I’ve eaten bread my entire life. That can’t be it.” But despite my disbelief, Dr. Harrary scheduled me for an endoscopy (a procedure where you’re put under anesthesia and they stick a tube down your throat to take pictures and samples of your stomach; this is a very easy procedure and totally painless) and took blood to test for the disease.
Over a week later, I received the call: the tests had confirmed that I had Celiac Disease. Feeling numb over the diagnosis, I barely listened as he explained that there was no cure, that I only had to adhere to a gluten-free diet and it would be like my body was in remission. But I soon learned that cutting out all gluten from your diet is much more difficult than it sounds. It calls for a complete life change. Difficult, but not impossible.
It took some time to get used to my new way of life, and to be honest, for the first six months I only ate Amy’s frozen dinners (she has a lot of gf items) and gf pasta. I wasn’t in the right mindset to dive into gf cooking. But eventually I learned all the ingredients I needed to look out for and started being a little more adventurous with my meals.
Today, I love cooking; I can take just about any recipe and modify it to be safe for me to eat. I’m in a relationship with a non-Celiac guy who has become quite the expert on gf food and doesn’t mind eating that way if it means I stay safe and healthy. And there have been great strides in awareness over the past five years, including better labeling of food allergens and mainstream companies like General Mills who've begun to make whole lines of gf food (Betty Crocker sells gf cookie, brownie, yellow cake and devil’s food cake mixes at almost all grocery stores; Chex has a bunch of gf cereals; and Bisquik has a line as well.), which will help to bring the cost of these specialty foods down drastically.
I can honestly say that I feel healthy today. As soon as I went gluten-free, I was able to gain my weight back and start getting those vitamins back in my body that I’d lost while I was sick. I’m more susceptible to getting other autoimmune diseases because of my condition, but I’m more aware of reactions in my body now and I know not to give up until I find out what’s wrong with me when I do get sick. Being diagnosed with Celiac Disease isn’t the end of the world; with a few lifestyle changes and a little know-how you can feel better in no time.
If you’re suffering from any of the symptoms mentioned above, visit a gastro-specialist who’s dealt with patients who have Celiac Disease before and request they run a blood test and perform an endoscopy. And remember, just because you don’t have all the symptoms or you’re not in enormous amounts of pain, doesn’t mean you’re not doing damage to your body. If you just want to support the cause, please pass this article on to your friends and family, or wear something green in honor of Celiac Disease Awareness Month (green’s the color to support the cause; I even had green extensions put in my hair!) or donate money to Celiac Research here. Together we can spread the word and encourage diagnoses. | {
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Stand Back, I Think I Know CPR
This woman appears to have suffered a heart attack, I'm pretty sure. Yes, she definitely looks to not be breathing at all, as far as I can tell. Okay, okay. Nobody panic. There is absolutely no reason for anyone to panic. From this moment on, panicking will be completely out of the question.
Everyone stand back! Stand back now! I have a feeling I might know some CPR.
Don't worry, folks, everything is probably going to be all right. If I had to guess, and I most certainly do, I would say that I have this situation totally under control. In fact, I've performed lifesaving CPR dozens of times before. Like inside my head and stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, I beg you, please stop your screaming. Screaming is not going to help matters. Nor will all these loud, persistent criticisms of what I am doing. Especially things like, "Who is this guy?" and "Get this guy out of here right now" and "Why is he undressing her in order to take her pulse?"
What I am about to attempt here most likely requires total concentration.
Okay, first thing's first. What was this woman eating? Of course it's important! I need to first establish what food caused her to have a heart attack before I begin administering all that CPR stuff. Was it pasta? A broad, flat type of noodle? Some chicken? Answer me, goddammit! We need to act fast. Did this woman order the chicken special or not!
With or without the mashed potatoes?
Hmm, by pressing my face up against her mouth, sort of flicking her earlobe back and forth, and then staring slack-jawed around the room, I have surmised that it's time to attempt some chest compressions. Yeah, let's start with some of those. Who here thinks we should do that? Come on, let's see some hands, people! Okay, good, good, very good. Chest compressions it is. Here we go. One, two, three…
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I don't know why I started giggling. That was definitely not planned.
Let's start over. Clean slate. Back to basics. No panicking. Panic-free zone. In an emergency like this, time is of the essence. Yup. Time is definitely of the essence. Of the essence, that is what time definitely is. Essence equals time.
That reminds me, has anyone here seen Time Bandits? Dark, irreverent comedy disguised as a family-friendly adventure film? Directed by the always charming Terry Gilliam? Oh, man, you guys should totally watch it. There's a ton of really great stuff in it.
Okay. Forget the chest compressions. It's too late for those, anyway, whatever they were. I'm going to try to communicate directly with her now. Once I do that, I will do something else.
Helen, can you hear me? I'm going to ask you a very important question, Helen. If you can hear me, answer by blinking your eyes, okay?
Helen, tell me: What is your actual name?
This is worse than I feared. Those of you who were screaming before, go ahead and start back up now. Just really let loose with the screaming. Who knows, maybe the sound of your shrieking will wake this woman back up.
Now, while that's going on, I'm going to start pounding on her chest and probably swear a little, as if I were really upset. That usually works pretty well when you see this sort of thing on television.
And I might say some stuff like "Don't do this to me!" and "Not now, dammit!" and "Don't you know that I love you!" However, please do not get the wrong idea. I am a happily married man with three small children of my own.
Jesus Christ, what is this doctor doing here? Stop pulling me off this woman, you crazy sonofabitch! Can't you see she's in pain!
Wow. She's really getting cold. Like crazy, scary cold. Umm…hey, you know what? Maybe this woman isn't suffering from a heart attack at all. Yeah! How did I not think of this before? She's clearly suffering from hypothermia! Yes, that explains everything. Her pale complexion; her lack of response to being slapped repeatedly across the face; my failed attempt to pick her up from the ankles and shake her vigorously to restart her heart. All the not breathing stuff. It's perfect!
So perfect, in fact, that I should probably go and wait in my car while she warms up. You know, just sit in there, all innocently, and then suddenly driving off never to be seen again. Yes, that's definitely what's needed here. So, if you'll all just forget what I look like, I'll be outside, waiting, and absolutely not fleeing like I did at that other Italian restaurant last week. | {
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The British Broadcasting Corporation launches a new documentary show called Africa Eye. The investigative series features an in-depth probe into the plague of addiction to cough mixture in Nigeria.
The first episode, a co-production between Africa Eye and BBC Pidgin, takes a look at the cough syrup industry to reveal how the addictive cough syrup is being sneaked out of pharmaceutical companies into the black market.
By undertaking an undercover investigation, Africa Eye will reveal senior figures in Nigeria’s pharmaceutical industry who are moving their legally produced products via the back door of their factories and into the hands of drug dealers, who sell the dangerously addictive, sweet tasting opioid.
Adejuwon Soyinka, Editor of the BBC Pidgin went undercover and afterward exclaimed at how much of an epidemic cough syrup abuse has become in Nigeria. “Equally shocking is the sheer size of criminal network involved in the illicit trade,” he added.
According to a recent Nigerian government report, three million bottles are drunk every day in Nigeria’s north alone.
According to Nisha Kapur, Commissioning Editor For TV, Africa Eye will promote culture of investigative journalism across Africa and strengthen the skills of African investigative journalists.
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The Punt #83
After no-one collected two weeks ago, the team decided to take the week off and re-group. We can only hope this will work wonders! Where are they investing this weekend? Head on inside to find out.
Standings
(Total)(Change from last week)
1. Matt ($12.70) (-$10)
2. Tomo (+$3.70) (-$10)
3. James (-$6.30) (-$10)
4. Adrian (-$70) (-$10)
4. David (-$70) (-$10)
4. Ruben (-$70) (-$10)
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Matt
A League – Mariners v Wanderers – Draw @ $3.50 – The most anticipated match since the last time the pride of the west played someone good, the teams will count each other out as they are both set up to make themselves hard to beat. Low scoring draw.
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Test Match – India def Australia @ $1.90 – The Aussies struggled big time on the bunsen in Chennai, and unfortunately it doesn’t look like it’s going to get any better this week.
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A-Leage – Mariners v Wanderers – Wanderers @ $2.90 – They’ve never won or scored against the Mariners, but I have a good feeling and upset of sorts is on the cards here.
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Monday, May 16, 2016
It's
been almost a week since the Pittsburgh Penguins stunned the heavily
favored Washington Capitals in Six games in the Eastern Conference Semi
Finals. I
might be in shock that it happened but I was pulling for the Penguins
all along as the Presidents Trophy curse remains as the last team to win
both the Stanley Cup and Presidents Trophy was the 2008 Detroit Red
Wings. This
year, Washington was as big of favorites to win both since the 2011
Vancouver Canucks. That team made it to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final
before they lost to the Boston Bruins in what was the most controversial
of Stanley Cups in recent memories. As
a Canucks fan, I love seeing the Presidents Trophy winners lose in May
and fall way short of expectations. To see the most explosive player in
the NHL Alexander Ovechkin not win the Stanley Cup really sits well with me as well. In
comparison to the 2011 Vancouver Canucks, they had the two most
interesting players skill wise the NHL has ever seen. They are overrated
in the city of Vancouver, underrated everywhere else in the world. To
this day, people still can't get over how that 2011 team didn't win that
year. The fact that peope still call the durable Swedish twins sisters
speaks volumes of how uneducated American hockey fans are.That's
why, it should give comfort to North America's most hard done by fans
that Ovechkin has never competed in the Cup Finals. At the age of 30, Ovechkin needs to win a Cup in the next few years, or else, he will be crowned NHL's best player ever to never win a Cup. At
some point, the Capitals might want to start thinking of trading the
Russian superstar before his trade value diminishes significantly. The
Capitals have never won the Stanley Cup in their 42 year history and
only one appearance in the Stanley Cup Final. This years
team won't be in tact forever. Eventually, they will run into salary
cap issues if they want to try to improve their team. That's why it was
so important that they won it all this year. Evgeny Kuznetsov will need a pay raise at some point. At
the end of the day, the Stanley Cup is the hardest North American
Trophy to win, every bounce needs to a teams way to win the Cup. Ovechkin
will have a chance to win the Cup again, but how many great
opportunities will he have going forward to win like this year will be
the question going forward.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Manchester United controls its own destiny to get into the Champions
League next year. Will that be enough to save Louis Van Gaal's job?
Only
time will tell. In this unpredictable Premier League season, the only
thing that is a sure thing about today is that West Ham will play its
final game at historic Upton Park.
When I was trying to
pick a soccer team three years ago, there was a lot of stuff to
consider. Logos, colours, jersey style, team name, history, city and
stadium. In fact, its almost impossible to find the
right match.
When
I was looking through the stadiums of the current 20 teams that were in
the Premier League, Upton Park was one that really caught my eye. It
really stuck out because of how noticeably the fans were to the pitch.
The
Wrigley Field image is quite a good comparison to Upton Park. The 112
year old Stadium will say its final good bye when they face Manchester
United, a team desperate for a win.
Next year, West Ham will play their games at the Olympic Stadium. Financially, a big upgrade to what they have now.
It
just won't be the same unfortunately, the newer stadiums seem like they
have more seats and aren't as close to the field. It is taking the
tradition and uniqueness out of England soccer. For this reason, I just
have a hard time with this new trend.
It comes down to
the money. In European Soccer, money is everything if the English teams
want to be as good as Barcelona and Bayern Munich. The EPL is the most
competitive league in the world from top to bottom and because of that,
most English teams struggle playing in Europe mid week.
The
alternative, is to build a new stadium to create more revenue to try to
get the best team possible. That is exactly what West Ham is doing. It
will be Tottenham's turn to do that the year after.
It will be the end of an era in East London tonight, for West Ham's fans. lets hope it ends on a good note.
Monday, May 9, 2016
It's been 207 days since Jerrys Familia silenced the faithful at Dodger Stadium last October. For some of the New York Mets players, it only feels like yesterday.
During the brief five game series between the two teams in the NLDS. Animosity circled the air as both teams fought tooth and nail to see who was going to play in the NLCS.
Unfortunately, Animosity was being built for all the wrong reasons last year. During Game two of the series, Chase Utley slide in hard to break up a double play against then Mets second basemen Ruben Tejada.
What seemed like a hard everyday baseball play, turned into something much worse a few minutes later. Tejada, suffered not only a broken leg, but also a missed opportunity to turn an inning ending double play which led to the Dodgers scoring four times on route to a Game two win and evening up the series.
Thankfully for the Mets, it wasn't a series shifting play.
For the last time ever in the Vin Scully era of Dodger baseball, the Mets will be in Los Angels for a four game series. Instead of the focus being on Vin Scully as he will do his farewell year, the attention will be whether or not Utley will get beaned in the head with an aggressive Steven Matz fastball at some point tonight.
Would it be smart? No, but traditionally the pitcher would do it but that doesn't make it. If it happens in the very first pitch of Utley's first at bat tonight, Home plate umpire would for sure give a warning.
Despite, all of this, the Mets just need to focus on winning. After climbing into first place in the N.L. East yesterday with the Nationals loss and Mets win, there is the slightest of chances that the Mets never relinquish the division lead the rest of the way.
Likely? Probably not, but if there was ever such a hangover the Mets had it was the 2-5 start to start the year. At the same time, the Nats started the year 7-1 but have since cooled down. In contrast, the Mets have won 12 out of there last 16 and are easily the second best team in the National League right now.
Mets need to stay focused on baseball this week and not on revenge. They got the revenge last year in Game Five, it's time to set their focus of appearing in their second straight World Series in as many years.
Saturday, May 7, 2016
I’m not sure people in North America can quite understand what the atmosphere in Leicester is currently. It’s incomparable to anything that has happened in sports5000-1 odds. Those were the odds at the start of the season. If you had a fortune-teller you would be rich by now. Analysts alike continue to preach how much this was a fairytale ending or a really good dream for Leicester City fans.
How much of a dream coming true was this? At the start of the season, the Foxes were expected to be not only in the bottom half of the table, but also relegated. If someone predicted Leicester to win the league last August, people would have suggested that a person spun a random wheel which landed on Leicester. The odds were that stacked against them.
The big reason why the media is calling this such a big story is because all the media talks about is the traditional five teams (Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal.) Any other team that sneaks into the top four is glossed over and handed the label of “a dream team.”
For instance, Tottenham, the team that finished second was laughed at when people asked the question will the Spurs finish in the Top 4.
For me, sports should have peaks and valley's. Just like in North America, the New England Patriots weren't always the best NFL team. In NHL, the Edmonton Oilers weren't always a laughing stock.
European soccer is different, until this season at least. Because in most years it has become predictable to forecast which of the top five teams will finish, as the question has always been where, not who.
That’s what happens when money means everything. Over the 38-game season, eventually the team with the most money finishes higher. Therefore, it wasn’t that surprising when the Foxes got off to such a great start. The simple explanation was that it was early and that it wouldn’t last. After all, Southampton and West Ham were second and fourth by Christmas last year before running out of gas and finishing seventh and 12th respectively. For that reason, it wasn’t unforseen to witness Leicester’s blistering start.
But what happened now might change how people view the Premier League forever. Next year, Leicester will be getting more money, more exposure and Champions League soccer will slot them against the likes of Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, among others. This will all happen after playing in the top flight division in England which was everything but certain.
Hopefully, Leicester City’s story will finally administer parody to the Premier League that now embellishes six different league era winners.
Friday, May 6, 2016
What is better then late baseball at night on the East Coast? Absolutely nothing, the first west coast road trip of the year is a sign of baseball season is in full swing!
I'm was a bit surprised by the start time of last nights game. First pitch was at 10:40 ET and yes, it's late because of the time change but it also the fact that the game started at the bottom of the hour instead of the traditional top of the hour.
Lets be honest though, watching sports late at night is one of my favorite things to look forward to everyday. It's a great memory to look back on especially if it turns out to be an epic game.
Unfortunately, the Mets have gone into a small slump out west as they were limited to only three hits in the 2-0 loss. This was the second consecutive frustrating outing for the Mets offense as they were held scoreless until the top of the ninth on Thursday night.
This should be a minor slump and I wouldn't worry too much about it, keep in mind, the Mets got off to a very bad start on the road last year before going on to cruise to a NL East Title.
Not that I'm scoreboard watching but the Nationals also lost today. The Nats lead remains 1 and a half games. The Mets still haven't hooked up with the NL East leading Nationals yet but when they do it will surly be a fun series.
At the end of the night, it is only a two game losing streak. If you are disappointed it goes to show how high the expectations are for the Mets this year.
Best thing about baseball is that there is always another game tomorrow. Only a 8:40pm first pitch as Matt Harvey looks to solve his own problems when he starts tomorrow.
Thursday, May 5, 2016
The Vancouver Giants are relocating out of the historic Pacific Coliseum and moving into the new state of the arc Langley Events Centre for the 2016-17 CHL season.
When I heard this news, I was a bit disappointed. I was looking forward to watching a few games at the iconic venue on Renfrew Street that saw the Canucks play in two Stanley Cup Finals and the Vancouver Giants win one Memorial Cup in 2007.
The Memorial Cup is the U20 version of the Stanley Cup that is competed for annually in May. A four team tournament that lasts over nine days. The winner of the CHL, OHL and QMJHL winner is represented along with a predetermined host team. Therefore, one team goes into the year knowing they are going to be part of the the Memorial Cup no matter what happens that year.
Unfortunately, maybe this move was going to happen eventually. With the Vancouver Giants attendance hovering just above 5,000 this year, it sure makes a lot of sense for the Giants to play their games in the smaller venue where there will be a lot more empty seats. In addition, the smaller venue might make for a louder more intimidating environment which could lead to a better fan experience and even more fans.
What will be interesting to see is if the Vancouver Giants get renamed the Langley Giants or even the Fraser Valley Giants. Renaming them the Fraser Valley Giants would attract fans around the Fraser Valley to come to the games and people in that region would feel that they have a new team to follow.
Langley Giants has a good ring to it and would be an awesome small town feel for a city with a population of only 25,000.
Unfortunately, the NLL's Vancouver Stealth play out of the LEC and they associate themselves by Vancouver and I would imagine the giants would do the same. Ironically, I can't imagine many people coming from Vancouver to watch a game. This would a great time for the Expo Line to extend out to Langley on the SkyTrain. *Hint Hint to Translink.*
Also, it will be very interesting to see if the Giants come up with a new logo. I have always thought of that logo as the Vancouver Giants and therefore changing the logo would be a great start for a new era of hockey at the LEC.
This might be the end of rumors for WHL hockey as at the AESC in Abbotsford as well. I believe there is a certain distance two franchises have to have the right amount of Kilometers between teams. If this rule is still in place, then that is bad news for the world's most unused arena in Abbotsford.
Over the last few years, I have really gotten into the CHL. After spending three years in Kamloops, I would call myself a Blazers fan. Sadly, the CHL just isn't on TV on a daily bases to get fully into the league. | {
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Submitted by sk.patchai on Thu, 02/16/2017 - 13:01
I passed the PMP Exam on 16th Feb 2017.
Preparation Time: I underwent to 35 contact hours in 2015 December. More than 12 months. Started with Head First – Studied only once. I have started Rita Mulcahy which is really good to understand the concepts in a detailed way - I studied cover to cover for twice.PMBOK: Starting, it was a good sleeping pill. When I completed Rita and start reading PMBOK, it was giving me a good grip on the solid project management concepts. Over the period of time Sleeping Pill became an energy tonic for me to stay connect with PMBOK – I read PMBOK cover to cover more than thrice.
I familiar with all 47 process flow diagrams/refined data model/Difference between PM plans and project documents - I used to draw all process flow diagram and I haven’t memorized any ITTO’s (Priazon YouTube gave a good understanding of Mainline concepts). I used to apply Plan-Do-Check-Act as a tool for my study preparation. When I complete the full mock exam and I use to go through the wrongly answered question and use to analyses the reasons.
YouTube Videos:- iZenBridge free Video – (Mr.Saket), Learnt lots of concepts from his video only and I have gone through all his video in iZenBridge(Highly Recommendable to view and enjoy his energetic orations). Other YouTube – Praizion/PassionatePM/CBT Nuggets/SirGanttalot/Engineer4Free(Network Diagram)/PMChamp and some PMI conference videos.
Other Reference Book: Andy Crowe and KIM Heldman.Supplementary: After completion of two rounds of Rita and PMBOK. I purchased “Earn Your PMP Certification” from Udemy for 15USD with good discount and got 35 Contact hours again and got completion certification – I loved Joseph Phillips lectures
Blogs/Groups: I use to follow all threads in “I want to be a PMP” in LinkedIn. I use to visit other blogs as well - PMzilla, PM Study Circle, Deep Fried Brain, iZenbridge and PM Precast discussion forum.
Free Consulting –Before my exam, iZenBridge Mr.Saket scheduled a Hangout session and gave his feedback and dispelled my doubts and weakness. However, I haven’t enrolled any course with him.
Final Day (PMP) ®: A week ago, I visited a Prometric center and taken a help from staff – with regard to ID card and clarified some rudimentary doubts. 16th Feb 2017 morning 8 clock slots, I arrived one hour before and relaxed myself: I said myself (“Clam-down, Calm-down – You can do it, PMI accepted your application and you’re a professional PM who understood PM concepts from PMI perspective and did 2000+ mock questions.” )Question entirely different from mock and highly situational (90%) and tricky but I didn’t lose my self-confidence and positive energy. I was deeply focusing on exam questions and related with PMBOK and every 20 question I used to take a deep breath and relaxed.
I managed my time very well and I have taken two breaks because mock exam helps me to manage the timings. I have completed the exam before 15 minutes and utilized that buffer time for the review. When the final moment I clicked (Flip coin- I decided if I pass let me celebrate, if I fail I will get one more opportunity to read PMBOK again- I got congratulations message on my screen to celebrate I thank my almighty god and I want to express my sincere gratitude to my wife who gave a consistent support to achieve PMP certification.
For PMP Aspirants:Be positive – You can do it. If you believe you can. | {
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213142344944070439.post7259659196320308494..comments2019-03-21T23:17:32.114+05:30Comments on Devotees Experiences with Shirdi Sai Baba: A Couple of Sai Baba Experiences - Part 1788Hetal Patil Rawathttps://plus.google.com/[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213142344944070439.post-67832811521772106642017-12-06T01:05:38.462+05:302017-12-06T01:05:38.462+05:30Om Sai Ram, Love you baba please bless my family b...Om Sai Ram, Love you baba please bless my family be with them protect them take care of them baba, please extend my project baba I don't have any one other than you to go [email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213142344944070439.post-24430878442459615192017-11-04T23:16:56.539+05:302017-11-04T23:16:56.539+05:30Thanks for sharingThanks for [email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213142344944070439.post-33525718936286219122017-10-27T21:34:02.973+05:302017-10-27T21:34:02.973+05:30Thank you both for your kind words. I'm prayin...Thank you both for your kind words. I'm praying with all my heart but still don't know when my prayers will be answered.<br /><br />Om [email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213142344944070439.post-33143953010493754692017-10-24T17:56:54.971+05:302017-10-24T17:56:54.971+05:30May Baba fulfill your wish. Stay blessed baba is w...May Baba fulfill your wish. Stay blessed baba is with you. Om Sai [email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213142344944070439.post-70726878324987286632017-10-24T12:00:51.065+05:302017-10-24T12:00:51.065+05:30Dear devotee from Canada, i can totally relate to ...Dear devotee from Canada, i can totally relate to ur thots.i m also going thru some things in life where i am desperately asking Baba to listen to me, talk to me, give me advice.. From last 3,4 days i m thinking the same thing continuously and yday very surprisingly i saw a picture on this site for some earlier date-"You want to talk to me, then why fo you look elsewhere,I am in your heart.look for me there".though i find it difficult , i still felt very thankful to Baba to show me tgat msg which was so apt.Baba is thrre with us always.love you [email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213142344944070439.post-35618281716070612072017-10-23T11:14:55.496+05:302017-10-23T11:14:55.496+05:30Thank You for looking after us and protecting us O...Thank You for looking after us and protecting us O Deva.<br /><br />Jai Sairam<br />[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213142344944070439.post-52580654342935185062017-10-22T19:48:44.382+05:302017-10-22T19:48:44.382+05:30Dearest devotee. Om Sai Ram to you and your loved ...Dearest devotee. Om Sai Ram to you and your loved ones. [email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213142344944070439.post-17328962420883740332017-10-21T23:31:46.373+05:302017-10-21T23:31:46.373+05:30Om Sairam
Today I completed my 5 day pooja succes...Om Sairam<br /><br />Today I completed my 5 day pooja successfully by Baba's grace. I did this pooja with devotion and whatever means I had. I pray that Baba accepts my prayers and resolves my problems so that the next time I perform this pooja is to offer my gratitude to Baba.<br /><br />The procedure for this pooja is as follows:<br /><br /><br />Five Day Pooja of Sai Baba<br /><br />1. This pooja is to be performed for 5 days on regular basis. You can start this pooja on any day but thursday is preferable.<br /><br />2. One has to perform this pooja on the same time for 5 consecutive days in the morning or evening as per your convenience.But time of doing this pooja should be same for all 5 days.<br /><br />3. Light 5 lamps in front of Sai Baba.<br /><br />4. Offer one flower in the holy feet of Sai Baba.<br /><br />5. Offer one fruit to baba and distribute it among family members as prasad.<br /><br />6. You can read 108 names of Sai Baba along with chanting sai sai sai or any other mantra that you like..<br /><br />7. Then in the end, sing Sai Baba Aarti and pray whole heartedly in the holy feet of Baba for his blessings.<br /><br />8. On completion of pooja on 5th day, you need to tell about this pooja to 5 people.<br /><br />Om Jai Sairam..<br /><br />It would be helpful if 5 people could comment on my post.<br /><br />Thank you.<br />[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213142344944070439.post-57046299094226513342017-10-21T22:50:50.042+05:302017-10-21T22:50:50.042+05:30Dearest Baba I am truly sorry. You know what is in...Dearest Baba I am truly sorry. You know what is in my heart, more than I do. If I could turn the clock back I would. Mrs S I am sorry forgive me. Baba help me be a better person. I am lacking as a mother, wife, sister, aunt, sister-in-law. The only relationship that I am half decent at, is a daughter and even there I am only adequate. Thank you for your love. Om Sai Ram. [email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213142344944070439.post-85435162978309341992017-10-21T22:40:16.024+05:302017-10-21T22:40:16.024+05:30Dear sanjeena from Canada, faith is what our Baba ...Dear sanjeena from Canada, faith is what our Baba wants, otherwise the rituals are just empty gestures. I pray all our faith strengthens along with our courage and patience. Om Sai Ram. [email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213142344944070439.post-20928755235951965602017-10-21T22:38:55.577+05:302017-10-21T22:38:55.577+05:30Om SaiRam Bless everyone Babaji i love YOU Babaji ...Om SaiRam Bless everyone Babaji i love YOU Babaji YOU are our [email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213142344944070439.post-69873249828419285522017-10-21T16:20:03.969+05:302017-10-21T16:20:03.969+05:30SAI...SAI...SAI...SAI...jigna bosmiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213142344944070439.post-16643501704536390322017-10-21T16:18:15.913+05:302017-10-21T16:18:15.913+05:30Om Sai Ram, Om Sai Ram, Om Sai Ram, Om Sai Ram, Om...Om Sai Ram, Om Sai Ram, Om Sai Ram, Om Sai Ram, Om Sai Ram, Om Sai Ram, Om Sai Ram, Om Sai Ram, Om Sai Ram. Vasant Nerkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213142344944070439.post-17502448365377275642017-10-21T13:27:14.039+05:302017-10-21T13:27:14.039+05:30OM SAI RAMOM SAI [email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213142344944070439.post-42975618617977801162017-10-21T04:43:42.221+05:302017-10-21T04:43:42.221+05:30please help baba please help baba [email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213142344944070439.post-59497938619037671402017-10-21T01:27:30.136+05:302017-10-21T01:27:30.136+05:30OM SAI RAM .. DEVA I SURRENDER TO YOUR LOTUS FEET ...OM SAI RAM .. DEVA I SURRENDER TO YOUR LOTUS FEET PLEASE BE WITH HER ALWAYS BLESS HER AND FULFILL ALL HER WISHES BABA USKA KAAM HO JAYE BABA KRIPA KARO PRABHU KRIPA KARO OM SAI SAMARTH OM SAI RAKSHAK SHARANAM OM SHREE SADGURU SAI NATH MAHARAJ KI [email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213142344944070439.post-40453286076447398632017-10-21T00:45:36.862+05:302017-10-21T00:45:36.862+05:30Om Sai Ram
Om Sai Ram
Om Sai Ram
Sai Kripa Karo,Kr...Om Sai Ram<br />Om Sai Ram<br />Om Sai Ram<br />Sai Kripa Karo,Kripa [email protected]:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213142344944070439.post-58596589050522068172017-10-21T00:20:15.511+05:302017-10-21T00:20:15.511+05:30Baby please help me and save me you know what I am...Baby please help me and save me you know what I am talking about. Please help me utilise my brain and see myself who is good and not good for me. Please help me reduce the hatred I have for my in laws. Also baba please make a strong person and intelligent and help me talk wisely. Baba please please bless my brother, husband and entire family with health, wealth, happiness, prosperity and long life. Baba please make me capable to help others and take my decision myself and reduce my anger and ignore silly things in life. Om sai ram, baba please make my relation strong with my husband. Om sai ram and I want to make my parents [email protected] | {
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Lifecycling visits the home of Takahiro Goko- collector and owner of Swimsuit Department, a retail store that exists online and through trunk shows. Prior to Swimsuit Department Mr. Goko worked with some notable Japanese brands including United Arrows and Landscape Products Co. The interview is a good read especially for those interested in “things” both old and new. His blog is one of my favorite places on the internet to see “things”, highly recommended. | {
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I was asked by Matt Wilson of Ragan PR Daily to comment on the American Airlines trouble with a presumably now former flight attendant who mocked the company and senior executives in YouTube videos he clearly meant to go viral.
Clearly this is a new risk for organizations including government agencies, non-profits and corporations. It’s not new that employees complain about their jobs, disparage their company or bosses, or use their complaints to entertain others. The risk is in the fact that these antics are now so easily spread through the internet and so easily picked up by the media. It is also true, as the Larsen staffers saw, that even though they tried to disguise who they were through using pseudonyms and non-work accounts, these things are not difficult to uncover, and virtually impossible to remove once they get beyond the original post.
But companies and organizations walk a rope here. To appear to be too rough on kids just having fun runs the risk of acting like “the man.” Yet, to allow the kind of disparaging, damaging “entertainment” as the former flight attendant engaged in is to send a signal that such activity will be tolerated, and that will further encourage those so inclined to this kind of activity.
What this means is, employees like the flight attendant probably are not going to be too influenced by the fear of getting fired. In fact, the instant celebrity status of going viral means they have a whole new world of career opportunities. It seems quite clear that Mr. David has an entertainment career in mind.
Which leaves companies like American Airlines (and almost everyone else) in a difficult position. I believe it is essential that organizations of all kinds have clearly written social media policies which make termination a given for publicly embarrassing, disparaging or showing disrespect toward the organization, its leaders or any employee. I do believe that Mr. David should be terminated although a backlash on this is almost certain to be generated on the internet. American should simply communicate that showing respect for others, including employees and executives, is a core value of the company and those not able to share that value simply are suited for the company.
But the real lesson from this incident, like Starbucks and Rep. Larsen, is that these things are going to happen. Now is the time for every organization to think it through. First, what are its policies. Two, have they been clearly and repeatedly communicated. Three, how will they respond when a violation occurs and Four, how will they explain their actions to the world that builds trust and respect rather than loses it. | {
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This seems to be the same as the 0.14 behaviour. What exactly do you expect to see here?
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Vinterriket (reporter)2014-08-12 13:03
I would expect that the little pop-up menu would not indicate that I can eat the rotten chunk when in actuality I can't eat it. (see 2nd pic)
Referencing issue ID 0008618, I reported that issue when corpses became stationary (unable to be picked up), the little pop-up menu indicated that I could in fact pick up the corpse. Neil's commit changed it so now if you hover the cursor over a corpse it simply has a one line description 'a goblin corpse' unless you have some other way of interacting with it.
Since rotten chunks can no longer be eaten, I think the same logic would follow in this case.
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Vinterriket (reporter)2014-08-12 15:18
Ah, I thought this was related to removing saprovorous. Just noticed when playing Tengu that it still says I can eat a rotten chunk when I actually can't.
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The statistical significance threshold for reporting
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When we established Blackwell and Sons and began selling magnificent hand-built Pashley bicycles, which are built for style, reliability and comfort rather than blinding speed, something very interesting happened.
We saw how highly our customers value an uncomplicated, gentler-paced, luxury cycling lifestyle. We listened as they told us how their Pashleys serve as perfect foils for the non-stop, instant-gratification, act-now demands of modern living.
In our customers’ eyes, cycling – for leisure rather than hurtling Lycra-clad towards a finish line – epitomises many of the ideals and experiences they treasured when they were young: freedom, adventure, possibility, friendship, fresh air and simple pleasures – pleasures that didn’t involve clicking a ‘like’ button on a screen.
The more we investigated, the more we discovered a groundswell of appreciation and desire for this kind of slower, simpler and more authentic lifestyle. And so ‘Slow Motion’ was born.
Slow Motion isn’t exclusively about cycling. It encompasses any idea or pastime – from preparing and consuming high-quality food, to walking, gardening, reading, photography or simply breathing in nature – that involves decelerating and opening our senses fully to the people, places and experiences around us.
All of these activities involve breaking away – temporarily at least – from the incessant demands of phones and devices. Slow Motion isn’t a rejection of technology outright. We love gadgetry and openly embrace its capabilities and possibilities. But when it completely dominates our existence, much is lost.
The multiple benefits of a gentler, more appreciative lifestyle are well-documented: Improved health and a longer life, better relationships, deeper friendships, enhanced sensual experiences, improved sleep, reduced anxiety, and more patience, tolerance and general enjoyment of life.
You’ll be seeing, hearing and reading a lot more about Slow Motion as we develop new videos and publish a regular magazine (linked below) to share ideas and stories. So, unclench, breathe deeply … and slow down! | {
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Raise the Hammer
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By jason (registered) | Posted January 05, 2011 at 12:50:46
he doesn't want to be the mayor that lost the Cats.
I can understand why. Nobody would want that. But he may have no choice. The Cats won't play in Hamilton. What can Bob do about that?
Build the 6,000 seater and hope that down the road we can get MLS and CFL back into town and expand the stadium. In the meantime, it will serve the community with soccer games, Pan Am events, concerts in a nice new facility and allow us to tear down Ivor Wynne and redevelop the site. | {
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Attorney Paul Iannaccone reached a settlement on behalf of an 82 year old woman who was hit and killed by a grocery delivery van while it was backing up in an unsafe manner. Case involved extensive discovery and novel legal theories in order to attach liability to business interests that sought to shield themselves with complex contractual arrangements. Case settled at the conclusion of Jury Selection. | {
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Education Policy, Politics, Pedagogy, Entrepreneurship… You name it, I know it. Scalable Solutions More precisely, scalable solutions to systemic problems. Human Behavior Why people do what they do. As individuals, in families, as part of groups, in hierarchies, in society… at all levels. If you want to specialize, choose no more than three domains and say… | {
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Allegations against Joe Biden come to light
In the past few days, former Nevada assemblywoman Lucy Flores published an essay alleging that former Vice President and potential 2020 Democratic candidate Joe Biden.
Flores noted: “He was there to promote me as the right person for the lieutenant governor job,” she wrote. “Instead, he made me feel uneasy, gross, and confused. The vice-president of the United States of America had just touched me in an intimate way reserved for close friends, family, or romantic partners — and I felt powerless to do anything about it.”
Biden has subsequently responded and denied the allegations: In his statement, he emphasized that “not once — never — did I believe I acted inappropriately,” but pledged to listen to any accuser. He did not describe in detail the “expressions of affection,” but said there were also “countless handshakes, hugs” and attempts to “support and comfort” people he met.
I'm interested to hear people's thoughts on the allegations overall. Do you think an allegation of sexual misconduct should be an automatic disqualifier for political office? What were your thoughts on Biden's response to the allegations? | {
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Sydney/London electronic trio Seekae stopped by triple j this morning for the penultimate Like A Version of 2014 to perform a hypnotic cover of Ariel Pink‘s sentimental 2014 track Picture Me Gone, taken from his latest album pom pom.
With just a single electric guitar, twinkling keys, some sparse beats and the sweet voice of percussionist turned vocalist Alex Cameron, the trio captured the bittersweet lament pulsing through Pink’s song about the loss of sentimentality and physical memories in the modern digital era. And they did it in half the time of the original 6-minute slow jam.
While in the studio Seekae also performed a stirring version of their track Another, lifted from their third studio album, 2014's The Worry. Check out both performances below. | {
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The Ahuwhenua Trophy – BNZ Māori Excellence in Farming Award acknowledges and celebrates business excellence in New Zealand's important pastoral sector. This competition is held annually, alternating each year between dairy and sheep & beef. The upcoming 2017 competition is for Māori sheep and beef farmers.
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Ahuwhenua Trophy Entries Open Māori sheep and beef farmers are being urged to enter the 2017 Ahuwhenua Trophy BNZ Māori Excellence in Farming Award.
Entries for the competition are open and according to the Ahuwhenua Trophy Management Committee Chairman, Kingi Smiler, it offers a unique opportunity for individual Māori farmers, trusts and incorporations to get valuable professional feedback on their farming operations.
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For the first time in the 83 year history of the competition, a South Island dairy farm has won the prestigious Ahuwhenua Trophy BNZ Māori Excellence in Farming Award dairy.
The winner is the Proprietors of Rakaia Incorporation whose farm Tahu a Tao has a long and proud history dating back to 1886. The present 216 ha property near Ashburton runs around 830 Kiwi cross cows. | {
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notes from the long run
Juneathon day el número quinze
I was all ready to call Juneathon a day today. Knee is sore – couldn’t be arsed to do any real activity on a Friday evening. Then I read Carlas blog, and decided that as household stuff counts All the tidying and washing up I did when I got home before I could even cook my delicious sausage casserole dinner. So it has unilaterally been decided that it counts, so I’m still in the game… | {
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UPDATE: West Fraser to permanently reduce production in Quesnel, Fraser Lake
After West Fraser’s Nov. 13 announcement that its third sawmill shift in both Quesnel and Fraser Lake would be permanently shut down from January 2019, Black Press caught up with Brian Balkwill, vice president of Canadian Wood Products, to obtain more details on the layoffs.
Balkwill said the change will be permanent after January, and is due to log shortages, rather than the market. He told Black Press that West Fraser had increased its production and harvesting to salvage timber affected by the Mountain Pine Beetle while it was still viable, always knowing it would mean reducing production later on.
“The logs are no longer available to sustain the mills at the current production level. We are dropping back down so essentially our production levels in the mill will match the timber supply. That’s our strategy. It’s not about short-term markets. … It’s more about trying to match our production capacity with the available timber,” he said.
He said the increase in log price as the timber supply drops has meant that it’s not economically viable for the company to travel farther distances outside the timber supply area to get logs.
The third shifts in the Quesnel and Fraser Lake sawmills will be shut down as of Jan. 14, 2019, affecting 50 workers in Quesnel and 40 in Fraser Lake. Balkwill said the additional workers affected (25 in Quesnel and 20 in Fraser Lake) will be in the planer mill, and these shifts will be curtailed once the crews run though the inventory.
“It’ll be weeks after [Jan. 14] that we’ll continue on three shifts [in the planer mill] until we get our inventory level where we want it to be. It’ll probably be the end of the first quarter, into the second quarter, where we’ll have our inventory back where we want it to be.”
West Fraser said in its Nov. 13 press release that it hopes to offer the 135 affected employees jobs at other divisions within the company. Balkwill said it will be easier for employees to remain in their community in Quesnel, with the company having two pulp mills, an MDF plant, plywood plant and sawmill in town.
“That will increase our ability to have people take on positions in those plants,” he explained.
“In Fraser Lake, we only have the one facility, so the opportunities for people to do something in Fraser Lake with our company will be limited, so they’ll be looking at opportunities at our other divisions in B.C. or Alberta.”
He said as long as employees are willing to relocate, West Fraser has committed to finding positions 135 workers.
As to the future, Balkwill said he’s hopeful these production cuts will bring the company back in alignment with log supply so that no further cuts are needed.
“We will continue to look at it as the markets change … there are a lot of things that impact available timber supply. It’s tough for me to say this is the end, but at this time we don’t have any other plans [for cuts],” he commented.
West Fraser supplies lumber to the Canadian and U.S. markets, as well as China and Japan.
The news of West Fraser’s production cuts comes after Quesnel’s Tolko Questwood division shut down operations in mid-October. Tolko cited high log costs and poor market conditions as the reason for the decision.
Conifex in Fort St. James will also be shut down for at least four weeks as of Monday this week (Nov. 12). Canfor’s sawmill in Prince George has also curtailed production at its sawmill.
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West Fraser sawmills in Quesnel and Fraser Lake will be eliminating the third shift at each sawmill to reduce lumber production, according to a news release dated Nov. 13.
The curtailment of approximately 300 million board feet of combined lumber is expected to impact around 75 employees in Quesnel and 60 in Fraser Lake over the first and second quarter of 2019.
The company said in a news release it expects to mitigate the impact on affected employees by offering them work opportunities at other West Fraser operations.
West Fraser attributed the cuts to the B.C. timber supply shortage after the Mountain Pine Beetle infestation.
“Today’s decision better aligns West Fraser’s production with current timber supply,” said the release. | {
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Active attacks targeting a critical vulnerability in older versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser have been carried out by an experienced gang of hackers. And over the past four years, the group has penetrated the defenses of Google and dozens of other companies using similar zero-day exploits.
The latest attack, which works against current IE versions of 6, 7, and 8, was found late last month on the CFR.org and Capstoneturbine.com, according to a variety of researchers (including Eric Romang and those from the FireEye Malware Research Lab). Such "watering hole" attacks get their name because they attempt to plant drive-by exploits into sites frequented by the people the attackers hope to infect, similar to a hunter targeting its prey as it drinks water.
According to a report issued late last week by researchers from antivirus provider Symantec, the attackers are none other than the Elderwood Gang. That's the same group that used a potent zero-day vulnerability in IE in 2010 to breach the defenses of Google and 34 other companies. As Ars reported in September, Elderwood operatives have since wielded a seemingly unlimited number of previously unknown exploits, mainly in an espionage campaign aimed at collecting source code, engineering blueprints, and other forms of intellectual property.
"It has become clear that the group behind the Elderwood Project continues to produce new zero-day vulnerabilities for use in watering hold attacks and we expect them to continue to do so in the new year," the Symantec researchers wrote in their most recent report. The number of infected machines remains limited, indicating that the attack is highly targeted.
Besides a steady stream of reliable attacks that exploit previously unknown vulnerabilities in IE and other widely used software packages, the Elderwood hackers exhibit other signs of above-average sophistication. The attacks set a cookie on the PC of each potential victim to ensure it's exposed to the code only once. That helps keep the campaign stealthy. The latest exploit also conceals malicious payloads in image files that are unique to each attack, measures that also make it hard for researchers to uncover the campaign.
The number of victims affected, the duration of the campaign, and the difficulty of identifying and reliably exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities indicate the hackers are likely backed by a large criminal organization or a nation state itself. At least that's what Symantec researchers have concluded, though some independent researchers have disagreed with that assessment.
Another testament to the effectiveness of the Elderwood gang is the duration of attacks. Romang has found signs the compromise of the CFR.org has been active since at least December 7, a full three weeks earlier than many other researchers suspected. The Capstone Turbine website may have been compromised since the middle of September, when it appears to have been used to exploit a separate vulnerability. The findings reinforce conclusions drawn from a recent Symantec report that zero-day attacks are more common and last longer than many security researchers previously thought.
Avoiding these types of attacks can be challenging, since they target people visiting legitimate websites and rarely provide any visible sign that something is amiss. That's especially true in the early stages of an attack, before AV packages detect the exploits.
In the current attack, the easiest way to prevent attacks is to use versions 9 or 10 of IE, or to use a different browser altogether. Those who can't upgrade to one of those versions should install a one-click fixit app that Microsoft has made available pending the release of a final security update.
Not exactly. The cold war was all about constant threat of using mass destruction weapons. Any use would mean destruction of both sides of conflict, regardless of who attacked first. The real war never came, no attack were carried, this is why it was cold. If you look at it as an espionage, it always been present, recently it moved to cyberspace. If you look at it as war, the war is real with attacks being carried. Cold war seen no direct attacks.
Not exactly. The real war never came, no attack were carried, this is why it was cold.
On the contrary, the Cold War did occasionally turn 'hot' (ever hear of the Bay of Pigs or the assassination of Soviet dissidents?) and almost turned nuclear hot (hear of the Cuban missile crisis?). Just as the Cold War was mostly skullduggery and politics, so it is the Cyberwar era now. But just as with the Cold War, there's a risk that tensions will eventually spill over into IRL war.
Not exactly. The real war never came, no attack were carried, this is why it was cold.
On the contrary, the Cold War did occasionally turn 'hot' (ever hear of the Bay of Pigs or the assassination of Soviet dissidents?) and almost turned nuclear hot (hear of the Cuban missile crisis?). Just as the Cold War was mostly skullduggery and politics, so it is the Cyberwar era now. But just as with the Cold War, there's a risk that tensions will eventually spill over into IRL war.
The key words from your comment is "almost" and "risk". Cyberwar still misses the key element of cold war what was threat of mutual destruction that stopped any direct military conflicts from escalating. There were many wars (Afghanistan, Vietnam), but USSR (Warsaw Pact) and USA (NATO or "West") never declared war against each other nor any rockets were fired. The cyber war is just another act of centuries long rivalry between countries and nations, it's not cold war #2.
"It has become clear that the group behind the Elderwood Project continues to produce new zero-day vulnerabilities for use in watering hold attacks and we expect them to continue to do so in the new year," the Symantec researchers wrote in their most recent report. The number of infected machines remains limited, indicating that the attack is highly targeted.
Do you read your own past articles when you quote them? From http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2010 ... censorship, "These accounts have not been accessed through any security breach at Google, but most likely via phishing scams or malware placed on the users' computers."
But whoever reads the current article will see "hacked Google", "penetrated the defenses of Google"; VERY different thing.
Is there any reason to suppose that this "Elderwood" group only targets IE, or even just Windows?
Going by the operating style which they have shown so far, I for one would expect that they have a nice store of Zero Day exploits against Firefox, Opera, Chrome as well. And they likely don't limit themselves to Windows, either -- or at least, I would be rather surprised if they do.
I would recommend avoiding Firefox entirely since it lacks a sandbox. Consider using Chrome with its sandboxed html renderer & flash & pdf reader. As a (less secure) alternative, IE9/10 has a less restrictive sandbox, but better html5 rendering performance.
Do you read your own past articles when you quote them? From http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2010 ... censorship, "These accounts have not been accessed through any security breach at Google, but most likely via phishing scams or malware placed on the users' computers."
But whoever reads the current article will see "hacked Google", "penetrated the defenses of Google"; VERY different thing.
I was thinking the same thing. I was like "how do you hack Google? They know everything."
Not to say it isn't possible, I'd just feel bad for who ever was foolish enough to try it. Just imagine the possible repercussions...
How are they infecting the watering holes? I find that to be the most interesting aspect of these campaigns.
What I find interesting is how these criminals get names like 'the Elderwood gang' and how is it known which 'gang' is responsible? If so much is known, you'd think they'd be easy to identify. It's not like they're hiding out in The Hole In The Wall. | {
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Light for the world – Mission and Ministry festival 2015
September 17, 2015
The Mission and Ministry Festival for 2015 had a slightly different format. Workshops were offered in the morning on mission (and the process of how churches can connect with local groups), or with time to find out more about the charities which were part of this year’s Lent Appeal. There were displays from World Mission charities and from Mothers’ Union in the Cathedral.
The service to affirm both Lay Ministry and the World Mission of the church began at noon and was led by a variety of ministers, ordained and lay. Bishop John reflected on the collect and the readings. We prayed that we as God’s people would each be a child of light in work and witness. The Old Testament reading was taken from the book of Job (‘and I championed the cause of the stranger’), and the Gospel reading from Luke was the story of the rich man who was dressed in purple and Lazarus.
Bishop John shared how sometimes what we do gets overshadowed by institutional church but this service was to note something which brings light. He wanted representatives of ministries who were there to take thanks back to all who are involved as we were marking what we really are about. The reading from Job describes the reaction of those to whom we go, and the whole book is about Job who remained faithful. We can turn challenges into opportunities as we remain faithful. The Gospel reading was also a clear message. The rich man who overlooked the poor was an insider, rooted in his religion. We rejoice in Jesus who has risen from death and our calling is to bring light. This is our true purpose, thanksgiving and giving at all times and in all places.
Bishop John then presented cheques, each for more than £3000 to this year’s Lent Appeal Charities. Representatives of Faith in Families, the Mampong Babies Home, Alzheimer’s Wales and the Barnabas Fund received them and each expressed briefly their grateful thanks.
We renewed our commitment to be light for the world, and sang together “Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts, shine through the darkness. Christ, be our light! Shine in your Church gathered today”, and Bishop John gave this blessing:
“May the light of God’s word give you vision; may the flame of God’s truth give you strength; may the power of God’s love give you joy; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit be among you and remain with you always…” | {
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Travel Safety Tips
Traveling with children can be a delight and a challenge. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has the following tips for safe and stress-free family travel.
Traveling by Airplane
Allow your family extra time to get through security - especially when traveling with younger children.
Have children wear shoes and outer layers of clothing that are easy to take off for security screening. Children younger than 12 years are not required to remove their shoes for routine screening.
Strollers can be brought through airport security and gate-checked to make travel with small children easier.
Talk with your children about the security screening process before coming to the airport. Let them know that bags (backpack, dolls, etc.) must be put in the X‑ray machine and will come out the other end and be returned to them.
Discuss the fact that it's against the law to make threats such as; "I have a bomb in my bag." Threats made jokingly (even by a child) can delay the entire family and could result in fines.
Arrange to have a car seat at your destination or bring your own along. Airlines will typically allow families to bring a child's car safety seat as an extra luggage item with no additional luggage expense. Check the airline's website ahead of time so you know their policy before you arrive at the airport
When traveling on an airplane, a child is best protected when properly restrained in a car safety seat appropriate for the age, weight and height of the child. Children who weigh more than 40 lbs can use the aircraft seat belt. The car safety seat should have a label noting that it is FAA-approved. Belt-positioning booster seats cannot be used on airplanes, but they can be checked as luggage (usually without baggage fees) for use in rental cars and taxis.
Although the FAA allows children under age 2 to be held on an adult's lap, the AAP recommends that families explore options to ensure that each child has her own seat. If it is not feasible to purchase a ticket for a small child, try to select a flight that is likely to have empty seats where your child could ride buckled in her car seat.
Pack a bag of toys and snacks to keep your child occupied during the flight.
In order to decrease ear pain during descent, encourage your infant to nurse or suck on a bottle. See How to Nurse on an Airplane for more information. Older children can try chewing gum or drinking liquids with a straw.
Consult your pediatrician before flying with a newborn or infant who has chronic heart or lung problems or with upper or lower respiratory symptoms.
Consult your pediatrician if flying within 2 weeks of an episode of an ear infection or ear surgery.
International Travel
If traveling internationally, check with your doctor to see if your child might need additional vaccines or preventive medications, and make sure your child is up-to-date on routine vaccinations. Bring mosquito protection in countries where mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria are present.
In order to reduce jet lag, adjust your child's sleep schedule 2-3 days before departure. After arrival, children should be encouraged to be active outside or in brightly lit areas during daylight hours to promote adjustment.
Stay within arm's reach of children while swimming, as pools may not have safe, modern drain systems and both pools and beaches may lack lifeguards.
Ensure that your child wears a life jacket when on smaller boats, and set an example by wearing your life jacket.
Conditions at hotels and other lodging may not be as safe as those in the U.S. Carefully inspect for exposed wiring, pest poisons, paint chips, or inadequate stairway or balcony railings.
When traveling, be aware that cribs or play yards provided by hotels may not meet current safety standards. If you have any doubt about the safety of the crib or play yard, ask for a replacement or consider other options. (Also applies to travel in the U.S.)
Traveling by Car
Road travel can be extremely hazardous in developing countries. Make sure each passenger is buckled and that children use the appropriate car seat. Let your driver know you are not in a hurry, ask that there be no cell phone use, and emphasize that you will reward safe driving.
Always use a car seat for infants and young children. All infants and toddlers should ride in a rear-facing car seat as long as possible, until they reach the highest weight or height allowed by the car seat manufacturer. Once your child has outgrown the rear-facing height or weight limit, she should ride in a forward-facing car seat. Updated recommendations on safe travel can be found here.
Most rental car companies can arrange for a car seat if you are unable to bring yours along. However, they may have a limited selection of seats. Check that the seat they provide is appropriate for the size and age of your child, that it appears to be in good condition, and that the instruction manual is provided before accepting it.
A child who has outgrown her car seat with a harness (she has reached the top weight or height allowed for her seat, her shoulders are above the top harness slots, or her ears have reached the top of the seat) should ride in a belt-positioning booster seat until the vehicle's seat belt fits properly (usually when the child reaches about 4' 9" in height and is between 8 to 12 years of age).
All children under 13 years of age should ride in the rear seat of vehicles.
Never place a rear-facing car seat in the front seat of a vehicle that has an airbag.
Set a good example by always wearing a seat belt, even in a taxi.
Children often become restless or irritable when on a long road trip. Keep them occupied by pointing out interesting sights along the way and by bringing soft, lightweight toys and favorite music for a sing-along.
Plan to stop driving and give yourself and your child a break about every two hours.
Never leave your child alone in a car, even for a minute. Temperatures inside the car can reach deadly levels in minutes, and the child can die of heat stroke. See Prevent Child Death in Hot Cars for more information.
In addition to a travelers' health kit, parents should carry safe water and snacks, child-safe hand wipes, diaper rash ointment, and a water- and insect-proof ground sheet for safe play outside.
The information contained on this Web site should not be used as a substitute for the medical care and advice of your pediatrician. There may be variations in treatment that your pediatrician may recommend based on individual facts and circumstances. | {
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I tested my Multisite with WPMU DEV and SmartCrawl enabled and I could not replicate problem.
On what particular pages do you see that issue?
Does it shows when you have only WPMU DEV and SmartCrawl enabled? Or one of those two?
Would you mind allowing support access so we can have a closer look at this?
To enable support access you can follow this guide here:http://premium.wpmudev.org/manuals/wpmu-dev-dashboard-enabling-staff-login/
Ok, I went back to double check if I originally tested having ONLY smartcrawl or dashboard activated. as suspected, I hadn't tried that yet. with no other plugins active, they activated and worked just fine. I then went back and one-by-one activated each plugin starting with the most essentials to the least needed.. I found the it was the "WPFW - Menus Management" plugin from codecanyon that was conflicting.
I've granted access now through the dashboard plugin. Now that we know it's not the WPMUDEV plugins, would you still be willing to investigate what might be causing a conflict with the other plugin. It has to be a conflict between these specific plugins because activating that plugin alone does not cause the error.
Also, I can't find any version notation for that other plugin so i don't even know if it needs an update. I'll try simply replacing it with whatever is freshly downloaded from Codecanyon.
It doesn't look like site for this plugin exist anymore, but good new is that I think I have contact to developer of that plugin and we can investigate with him the issue that plugin is causing.
I send him a message so I can get a copy of the plugin and test in my environment and see what is reason for that conflict.
It might be that this plugin is no longer compatible with new WordPress - but I will know soon more and let you know.
It doesn't look like site for this plugin exist anymore, but good new is that I think I have contact to developer of that plugin and we can investigate with him the issue that plugin is causing.
I send him a message so I can get a copy of the plugin and test in my environment and see what is reason for that conflict.
It might be that this plugin is no longer compatible with new WordPress - but I will know soon more and let you know.
kind regards,
Kasia
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Month: January 2009
I have come across many people who would run for their life when they get to know that they have to sell something in a job. There are numerous others who come to me asking for tips to make money and when I say that they will have to sell something, they raise their hands and say, “I cannot sell”.
This is where a conversation becomes interesting. Once I was with a mentor of mine who was talking to a couple of people, telling them how easy it is to sell something on the internet and make money. He was explaining to them that how salemen were the highest paid people and how selling can help them make good money. As he ended his dialogue, an accountant amongst the them said, “But Mr.Dixit, I cannot sell. I am not good at selling and I do not possess selling skill. It requires convincing power”. Mr.Dixit said a sentence or, two in favor of selling and stopped with an open ended question prompting the accountant to speak on reasons why he felt he cannot sell. The accountant then started off on a “convince him” pitch, trying to convince my mentor of the fact that he cannot sell and the reasons why he cannot, including a detailed description of the skills required to sell something which he apparently did not possess.
After about 2 minutes when he stopped, Mr.Dixit asked him a question, “What is it that you did right now? My friend, what you did is selling. You just sold me an idea that you cannot sell. Wasn’t this selling?”
This is how easy selling is.
An interview is all about selling yourself to the interviewer. Your success will depend upon how well you sell yourself. Just keep a couple of things in mind and you would never face failure in interviews.
Be confident of what you are saying. But at the same time be cautious to not be overconfident. Maintain a normal pace and tone of speech.
Use examples and instances wherever required, to add value to your responses.
Don’t interrupt the interviewer because this shows you are either under-confident or, over-confident.
Don’t just start off immediately as the interviewer finishes his question. Take a few seconds to think and decide on your response. About 3 seconds is an ideal pause before you answer.
Never start your responses with “Okay”.
Be enthusiastic and maintain appropriate posture. If you are sitting in a chair with arms (which you would be) rest your hands on the arms of the chair.
Do not play with your fingers.
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Sunday, November 8, 2015
FLOG (Failure Log) Alert:
In a previous post, I started exploring the Light Blue Bean, also referred to as the Arduino Bean. I had little difficulty getting it set up on my PC, and I was excited to try to my first real project, but I made a serious miscalculation by jumping right into a project without prototyping first (something that would have been easier to do with more than one Bean). As a result, I ended up making a soldering error that caused the Bean to stop connecting to the power pin. After several hours of playing around, taking things apart, and re-soldering did not solve my problem, I suspected that I'd damaged the gadget beyond repair.
Another error that I made, when attempting to solder header pins to my Bean (an idea that I took from Lucie's post), was making an assumption that Beans work in the same way as a typical bread board. I mistakenly thought that all of the pins in column 1, for example, could be programmed in the same way as the first pin in that column. Since all of the holes in the first row of my Bean already had solder in them from my first project, I figured I'd just move down a row and start over. This did not work! Only the first pins in each column are directly programmable via Arduino or an iOS device via the Bean Loader or the Tickle app.
Success at Last:
To make a long story short, +Craig Lyndes identified and repaired my power issue and encouraged me to try prototyping again, this time moving my header pins from the second to the top row! I am happy to report that I've got my Bean working again!
Now, I am able to make LEDs blink on demand from a PC, iPad, or iPhone, and I have a working Bean to use exclusively for prototyping. Although I will need to buy an additional one for a future project, I have learned a lot from this process! Thanks +Lucie deLaBruere and Craig.
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Today I attended a lantern building workshop at Thatcher Brook Primary School, taught by +MK Monley and +gowri savoor. These brilliant educators are in the midst of preparing for the 6th annual River of Lights parade, which will be held in Waterbury on Saturday, 5 December.
Having the opportunity to create my own bug lantern, and hearing about some of the various ways that they are constructed and illuminated around the world, was incredibly fun! We started out by taping willow branches into square-based pyramids. After designing them (I was inspired by ladybugs) we glued coffee filters to outside, for the light to shine through.
For the first five years of my career, I taught middle and high school students history and language arts in Vermont. More recently, I've been teaching workshops related to the maker movement and educational tech. | {
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The ad also attacks Murphy’s opponent Chris Gibson, a retired Army colonel from Kinderhook, as being supported by people who want to sack Medicare. Gibson’s own statements have not been as harsh.
It’s interesting that Murphy, D-Glens Falls, responded with a “contrast” ad so quickly. A poll released last week showed he is leading Gibson by 17 points. The non-partisan Factcheck.org questioned the attack ad’s claim that the health care bill “cut” $500 billion from Medicare.
The ad is above, the script is below.
Narrator: Seen this nice lady on TV?
Lady: “And this November, you’re fired.”
Narrator: Somebody sure fooled her …Because in his first year in Congress, Scott Murphy helped strengthen Medicare. He voted to close the donut hole in Medicare prescription drug benefits. And Scott Murphy led the fight to crack down on sixty billion dollars a year in Medicare fraud.
Chris Gibson is backed by politicians who want to replace Medicare with vouchers and cut Medicare benefits by seventy five percent.
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Siblings: How Parents Can Help them Get On
It was a single bounce of a tennis ball that made me a better sibling—and, as it turned out, a better person too. The ball bounced many years ago, around the time I was in fourth grade and my youngest brother, Bruce, was in second. Bruce and I were in our home, playing a game of our own devising that involved volleying the tennis ball off our basement wall. At one point when Bruce was about to begin his turn, I turned away, then turned back, caught his eye and immediately saw guilt there. In the span of a second, a wordless conversation played out.
I cheated, he said without saying. I missed my shot and was hoping you didn’t notice.
I know.
I’m a little bit embarrassed.
I’m a little bit embarrassed for you.
Are you mad?
Nah, it’s not a big deal. Let’s play.
That was that—except it wasn’t. The one thing we didn’t say in that moment—but said with real words, many times in the decades that followed—was how bloody wonderful the entire exchange was, how in a fleeting, silent instant, we had shared understanding, empathy, contrition, forgiveness, a sense of proportion and a strange, intimate peek inside each other’s minds. The fraternal dynamic at play in that chance second informed and improved not just the relationship we shared with each other, but the ones we would later share with anyone else later in life when a similar kind of compassionate mind-reading would be a handy thing to have.
The sibling bond, for all of us, is nothing short of a full-time, total-immersion dress rehearsal for life. Our brothers and sisters teach us about comradeship and combat, loyalty and rivalry, when to stand up for ourselves and when to stand down, how to share confidences and the wages of breaking them. We learn about selfishness and selflessness, mentoring and listening—all of the skills we start life lacking and all of which we’d jolly well better learn if we’re going to function in the larger world outside the home.
In the process, we form a connection with our brothers and sisters that we’ll never have with anyone else. Our parents leave us too early, our spouses and children come along too late. Our sibs are the only people we’ll ever know who are with us through the entire ride.
Sibling socialization starts early—and it has its most powerful expression in what can often be the free fire zone of the playroom. Parents aren’t exaggerating when they say that their children seem constantly to be fighting. They are. One study from the University of Toronto found that in the two to four age group, siblings engage in an average of 6.3 fights per hour—or one every 9.5 minutes. In the three to seven age group it gets better—but only a little—with an average of 2.5 conflicts in a 45-minute play session, or 3.5 per hour. And for the purposes of the studies, a conflict was not defined as a single shove or taunt or other shot across the sibling bow. It meant at least three sequential hostile exchanges—provocation, reaction, and response to the reaction. Factor in the smaller-bore stuff and siblings are, in effect, constantly at war.
Most of those fights involve property—the familial felony of playing with, touching or even looking at someone else’s stuff. “We found that 95% of younger siblings and 93% of older siblings said the taking of property was a major problem in their relationships,” psychologist Catherine Salmon of the University of Redlands told me for my 2011 book The Sibling Effect. “It’s a very important part of the development of personal identity—the idea that ‘What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is yours.'”
But property is by no means the only casus belli. A cross word, a mean-spirited joke, an encroachment across the invisible line that separates your place from your big sister’s place at the dinner table can all be cues for the hostile shelling to begin. Such endless clashing ought to be a highly non-adaptive thing, but the fact that in the long arc of human history it hasn’t been selected against means that it isn’t. Indeed, it’s a very good thing.
Conflicts develop in the real world all the time, but try engaging in longterm unresolved warfare with your friends in school and you’ll soon find yourself alone on the playground. Brothers and sisters, however, aren’t going anywhere; you can argue and brawl all you want, but you’re still going to wind up in the same shared bedroom at the end of the day. This makes sibling fighting a paradoxically low-stakes habit, and that means all kinds of behavioral trial-and-error can go on until, hopefully, the best lessons about conflict avoidance and resolution are learned.
“Competition and conflict will always happen,” Shirley McGuire, associate professor of psychology at the University of San Francisco told me. “[But] warmth, cooperation and trust will happen too.”
A wonderfully designed 2009 study out of Concordia University in Montreal illustrated this nicely. The investigators gathered a sample group of sibling pairs in three age groups—4 to 8, 6 to 8 and 7 to 10, and set them to doing what they’d probably be doing anyway if given a chance, which was fighting about something. The researchers (with the parents present) asked the pairs to describe a common area of conflict between them—the mere mention of which was typically all it took to get them quarreling about it too. They then compared what happened when parents intervened to resolve the conflict and what happened if the grownups stood back and let things unfold in their own way.
No surprise, there were fewer breakdowns in negotiations when parents stepped in—and no physical fighting at all. No surprise either, there was likelier to be some kind of resolution reached, with the parent imposing a solution. But the imposing part was both the key and the problem. History has shown that warring countries are less likely to return to the battlefield if they reach an armistice themselves than if other countries force them to the negotiating table. So too, siblings who are left to find their own way to settle their differences are likelier to reach a lasting solution to their differences.
Significantly, the Montreal researchers found that kids who argued things out on their own did a better job not just of ending the fight and making up, but of devising some rule that would help them avoid the same argument in the future—don’t touch my toy unless you ask, say, or if you use my iPad you have to recharge it. That kind of on-the-fly, interpersonal legislating is critical among friends, coworkers and spouses—all people with whom we share destructible relationships that can’t tolerate too much repetition of the same fight over and over again.
Encouragingly too, the researchers found that kids do a good job of calibrating their argument techniques depending on the age of the family member with whom they’re fighting. Kids in the middle age group, for example, generally take care to add a justification to their point if they’re arguing up the age spectrum, not merely saying to an older sibling, “I don’t want you touching my stuff,” but rather, “I don’t want you touching my stuff because…” an elaboration and justification the big sib is mature enough to respect and require. When they argue down the age spectrum to a little brother or sister they’re more inclined to leave that out because below a certain age reasons matter a whole lot less than rules.
For parents, the fact that these subtle, factory-loaded skills exist at all can be something of a surprise, which is why they too often big-foot their way into an argument when a laissez-faire approach would work best. There are, of course, times a parent must step in. When a fight has turned—or threatens to turn—physical, the combatants clearly need to be separated. Similarly, when a stronger willed child is taking advantage of a weaker one, mom or dad should bring a halt to things. Usually, it is the older kid taking advantage of the younger one, but that’s not always the case, especially when the siblings are close in age and the somewhat older one just happens to be a more timid or sensitive sort.
Those situations aside, it’s best for parents to eavesdrop freely, but tread lightly. The whole purpose of most of the playroom wars is for the kids to learn to find their own way to peace.
It’s not just the crucible of combat that can help siblings socialize one another, it’s also the far gentler business of imitation and emulation. The adoring little sibling who follows an older brother or sister onto the swim team or into the debate club, or who aims to be a National Merit Scholar because that’s what a big sib did is a real and powerful thing. But so is the little brother who wants nothing to do with the high school football team precisely because his brother played on it, or the little sister who wouldn’t go near student council after her sister became president.
Both strategies—known straightforwardly enough as identification and de-identification—are equally likely to turn up among siblings and both are at least partly driven by the never-ending fight for parental attention. Parents are eminently exhaustible creatures, with a fixed amount of energy, time and, yes, money to devote to their kids. Every calorie, hour or dollar spent on one child is, by definition, denied to another. Almost from the moment of birth, kids thus try to game that system, doing what they can to get their share—or more than their share—of what the parents have to offer.
Sometimes that means going with what they know works. If a big brother or sister has always won family applause for starring in school plays, it stands to reason you could do the same. On the other hand, even if you do land the big part, you’ll still be sharing the attention with your sibling. Maybe it’s better to aim for something else entirely—the math club or band, say, and get 100% of the attention for being the family brain or musician.
“Siblings are devilishly clever,” psychologist Frank Sulloway of the University of California, Berkely told me. “Much smarter than psychologists. They are constantly trying to fine-tune their niche to squeeze the maximum benefits out of their parents.”
That can lead them to squeezing the maximum benefits out of their lives as well—provided they do things right. Identifying with the goals of an older sibling clearly worked for the Peyton and Eli Manning, both of whom followed their big brother Cooper—and for that matter their father Archie—into football. Archie had a long career with the New Orleans Saints and Cooper seemed destined for NFL greatness, until a congenital spinal condition disqualified him. As for Peyton and Eli—well, if four Super Bowl appearances and three championship rings between them doesn’t look like success, it’s hard to say what does.
Then too, there are the siblings who serve as equally powerful examples of the benefits of the de-identification strategy—the Emanuel brothers for example. Yes, you probably know of middle brother Rahm—the current Mayor of Chicago and former Congressman and White House chief of staff. But then there’s big brother Ezekiel—author, bioethicist and Harvard-trained chairman of the department of medical ethics at the University of Pennsylvania; and little sib Ari, Hollywood power-broker and co-CEO of the William Morris Endeavor agency. Hard to find a slacker in that nest of chicks.
Clearly, both strategies can go awry as often as they can go right. Would Billy Ripken, the journeyman Major League infielder who developed a bit of a bad boy rep have done better if he hadn’t followed big brother, Hall of Famer, and national legend Cal into baseball, and instead found his own way? Maybe. Would Neil Bush, who got tangled up in a 1980s savings and loan scandal and has long been something of the dark gray—if not entirely black—sheep of the Bush clan have done better if he’d followed the family lead and entered public service? Could be.
There’s no way of saying how these things shake out and often the reasoning is all ex post facto—with parents applauding or lamenting the path their children took only when those children reach adulthood and everyone can see where those paths led. But parents can do a better job of steering their children when multiple directions are still open to them. The key is to be alert to the contexts—or what family psychologists call the domains—in which each child genuinely thrives and then provide encouragement.
That’s harder than it seems. I came from a family of four boys, all of whom dreamed of being Broadway or movie stars. I might well have achieved that goal except for the teensy fact that I had not a shred of musical or acting skill, though my three brothers did. Nonetheless, I looked happy—kind of—when I did land a part in a school play so I was encouraged to keep at it. Had I done so into adulthood, things would clearly not have ended well. On the other hand, if I had had native skill, I might have been reluctant to take advantage of it if my older brother was already thriving in the same niche and I didn’t want to be compared found wanting.
The trick, or at least the one that seems to be working for my wife and myself as we raise our now 12 and 14 year old daughters, is watching as unobtrusively as possible for what their creative default setting is when they’re left by themselves. Both of our girls study dance, but the younger one lives it, breathes it, drinks it in, hanging pictures of ballet stars on her walls and fussing endlessly to get her bun perfect before class because that’s the way the pros roll. Both daughters similarly study writing in school, but it’s the older one who plants herself at the computer, plugs in her earbuds, and writes thousands of words of short stories and fan fiction because, all things being equal, that’s what she’d prefer to be doing.
O.K., we’re lucky because those signals aren’t exactly subtle. But all kids semaphore their joy—with their faces, with their conversation, with their energy level after they go to soccer practice or study for a biology exam or read a history assignment and reveal in nuanced ways if they’ve found something they love or are just passing through. Parents, as trail guides, can help them along.
If siblings can steer one another into different interests and different careers, it’s equally true that they can steer them to places they shouldn’t go at all. Long before the teen years arrive, parents are already worrying about the whole panoply of dangers that await their children there—drinking, smoking, drugs, pregnancy, even criminality. The risks are very real and, as study after study has shown, they become realer still when an older sibling has already fallen victim to them.
A younger sibling who’s big brother or sister drinks is twice as likely to pick up the habit too. For smoking the danger increases fourfold, and for teen pregnancy it’s up to six-fold. “Having an older sibling exposes you to things firstborns simply aren’t exposed to,” said Susan Averett, a professor of business and economics at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., who has studied birth order and decision making. “It is a different experience and you develop in a different way.”
How serious the risk is can often depend on age—with chronological proximity spelling trouble. A nine-year-old boy is simply not as likely to be moving in the same social circles as his 16-year-old brother. But if the sibs are, say, 16 and 17, things are very different, with the little brother far likelier to mingle with the big brother’s smoking and drinking friends.
Gender plays a role as well. A close-in-age little sister is less likely to associate with her big brother’s friends than she would a big sister’s, which means she has less of a chance to be exposed to risky behaviors. The quality of the sibling relationship—regardless of gender—can also have an effect, and here, paradoxically, sibs who don’t get along all that well are safer than sibs who do.
“When siblings are very close,” said psychologist Elizabeth Stormshak of the University of Oregon, “that relationship becomes more powerful and meaningful and can influence risk behavior as well.”
But there are ways around the problems, and Patricia East, a psychologist at the University of California School of Medicine, sees them in play particularly in her studies of teen pregnancy. As with other risk behaviors, a big age gap helps here, as does the same kind of de-identification that occurs when a little sib decides not to pursue the same extracurricular activities as a big sib.
“[The younger sister] decides to purposely go the other way,” said East. “She decides her sister’s role is teen mom and hers will be, say, high [academic] achiever.”
The key for all of these risky behaviors begins with close parental supervision. A ninth grader who starts spending time with an older sib’s 10-grade friends should be carefully monitored—as should the 10th grader in the first place. It helps too if a wayward older sibling is punished in the proper ways. Penalties for smoking or drinking or using drugs should be swift, strict and sure—and it’s important that it all happen with as little family uproar as possible. To a little sib, drama equals attention, and attention equals fun and if sneaking a smoke or a beer is all it takes to stir things up, well, what’s not to like?
For teen pregnancy, of course, things are different. The child-mom needs love, support and care—again with a minimum of histrionics. The fewer such distractions there are, the more the little sister can observe just how impossibly difficult, limiting and exhausting being a mother can be, making her less likely to go that way herself.
There are, surely, uncountable other ways siblings color, shape and shade one another. Girls and boys teach each other about the mysterious mind of the opposite sex; oldest, youngest and middle-born siblings wrestle with the crapshoot of birth order and in so doing, learn about power and status and making the most of a niche they didn’t choose; even the little lessons in parenting that come naturally from babysitting a little sibling—or being babysat by a big one—can pay dividends years later.
The only participants in this life-long dance are, of course, the siblings themselves, and parents who step in too heavily can disrupt what can and should be graceful and growing thing. But that doesn’t mean they can’t coach and coax and gently teach the steps. The goal for all parents should be to help the sons and daughters they love and care for more than anything else in the world grow up to be adults who love and care for one another too. | {
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Don't do that in my ear and tell me it's raining! Featured
When I was just a little boy – standing to my daddy’s knee - I learned the gentle art of appreciating artful dodging from my mother who was a successful local actress, my father who was a very successful car salesman, uncles who were attorneys and politicians, and grandparents who were lawyers and judges.My grandmother once told me my dad was so good at spinning the truth she would know he was lying to her and she’d still believe him. Perhaps that is why I enjoy standup comedy and politics so much – both offer great yarns.Imagine my hope when I first saw President Donald Trump arrive on the scene. He brought with him Steve Bannon, a man who is a legend in his own mind. He brought us Kellyanne Conway, a woman I debated a few times in Philadelphia some 15 years ago. She was defending Dan Quayle and I was promoting a book called “Spin Control.” It was a debate made in heaven. We had fun.
President Trump also brought Sean Spicer, the Kevin James of press spokesmen – so aggressive and wound up on stage he sometimes resembles a ferret on Benzedrine. But he had a reputation for some good stand up comedy, so okay.I was looking forward to some world class spin.
Needless to say I’m disappointed and my dad would be downright angry.The spin of this administration is so chaotic, rough and abrasive; it only provides laughter due to its often sophomoric sensibilities.From “alternative facts,” to air quotes and from “wiretapping” to white supremacy and racism to neglect of the elderly, sick and the poor – it is chaos and bedlam.One of the latest attempts at comedy and deflection involves Spicer complaining the press isn’t reporting on the Clinton campaign for – blah, blah, blah. Well no kidding, the press isn’t reporting on the Clinton campaign. It’s over. They lost. I’ve heard of sore losers, but this is the first sore-winner administration I’ve ever seen. It is as if the Trump administration still can’t fathom the race is over and they are the victors. Trump’s in charge of the country; you can’t keep asking me why the campaign you vanquished doesn’t get as much attention as the President of the United States. It’s disingenuous, Spicer knows it and everyone in the press room knows it.But we’re not Spicer’s intended audience. Neither are Trump supporters, though they enjoy it. The audience is the President. Everything said and everything done in the press room is for the President’s consumption. “Mongo only a pawn in the game of life.” So when Spicer scolded me on interrupting after the press room sat listening to the third round of how the press doesn’t pay any attention to Clinton – blah, blah, blah, I said “But you won.” I was loud. Sometimes the blarney is just too thick.That brings us to Mick Mulvaney. Here is someone brought on stage to explain to us the broad strokes of the administration’s first budget and what we got was nothing but the equivalent of an open mic night at the local Holiday Inn.So repugnant was it that Mulvaney called a budget “compassionate” which cuts food programs to poor school children. He compounded his inexperience at telling an entertaining story by saying the after school meals program was cut because poor kids weren’t making better grades after being fed - so no food for them. Yep. He channeled the Soup Nazi.Mulvaney was, however, breathtakingly honest in screwing the Third World. When an Al Jazeera reporter told him the UN claims we’re facing the greatest humanitarian crisis since the end of World War II with some 20 million people in four countries facing famine and starvation, Mulvaney merely thumbed his nose or gave the finger to those suffering. He didn’t even care enough about them to lie about it. The U.S. just isn’t spending as much with the U.N. Sorry guys. If it was World War II and these were white Europeans starving and dying instead of brown colored people of religions we don’t understand and can’t tolerate, then you can bet your sweet and fluffy posterior we’d support the refugees. But today’s disaffected sufferers don’t look like us. They don’t talk like us. They don’t worship like us and they wear funny things on their heads and want to wage Jihad on us at the drop of an unclean pork chop.One could argue that leaving 20 million people starving and suffering from famine could fan the flames of extremism and create the terrorists we all want to prevent – but the administration is having none of that logic.I queried, or tried to query Spicer about this – but he allowed me no further egress than the doorway of his office while he was scurrying off to wherever perpetually busy spokes people need to go.He asked me why he should call on me and I said something to the effect that it is all about me.I don’t think he caught the sarcasm, or maybe he did. I’ll have to learn to do a better impression of the President if I wish to sell it in the future.I caught a glimpse of Spicer earlier in his main office when the door opened on a meeting. Inside the room were Conway, Bannon, Spicer and Sarah Huckabee Sanders all apparently engaged in shaping the message Spicer would deliver later. You’d think that group of spin doctors could do better.Honestly, it isn’t that these people are unintelligent. They’re smart. And they’re not elitists. But they have a fatal flaw. Some in the current administration not only believe the press is the enemy of the people, but they also think we’re stupid and they are the smartest people in the room.It’s a not-so-rare form of arrogance in government – or from poor stand up comedians.It is the callousness and coarseness of this administration that is becoming a worry.The FBI is investigating the election. The move to replace the affordable healthcare act is facing significant hurdles and the president’s proposed budget resembles something assembled by Ebenezer Scrooge. Meanwhile people are starving, America is retreating from its position as a world leader in humanitarian causes and we are fed a steady diet of baloney that wouldn’t pass muster at my family’s breakfast table.Don’t pour water in my ear and tell me it’s raining. My dad taught me better than that. | {
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Join the weekly Classic Castle set review discussion. Please post your opinions on the set play ability, piece selection, design, etc. Which sets stand up to our catapult of critique and which ones crumble in shame!
This week’s set is 6103 Castle Mini Figures.
Castle Mini Figures was released in 1988. The set contains a lion axeman, black falcon soldier and archer, a villager, and two forestmen. Many accessories such as weapons, shields, and a pitchfork are included in the pack.
This is what LEGO needs to make more of. Packs of figures. Enough to be a good army builder, and a variation so you don't have a 50 man army against an 8 man army. A small, inexpensive set. And look how happy they all are! 10/10!
ok 3rd set in a row in this castle reviews that included the peasent/thief figure:)
to end it Ben, 1974 will have to be next
ok, now for the real set. I know alot of you love this set, I was amazed to see it at first, wanted to buy it very much, but even to this day, I don't have it. Looking back I think 6102 is better but still it's a great set. I wish TLC will start making minifigs pack again, I really think it's about time. It got the dear shield which is still not that common and was only in another set in 1988 (6054) when it came out. It included a backpack which was again only the 2nd (after 6066). 2 forestman which were nice considering (well the more common forestman though), included as I said the peasent minifig as I mantioned, and 3 other great minfigs for those who loves the Lions and the BF. And as you all know the pitchfork, which I still don't consider that uncommon but nice to have. For a minfigs pack I think you really can't ask for more. I guess TLC will find it difficult to remake, not sure if the molds for the forestman hats still exists and I rather have the old version of BF and not the new one.
Well I guess 9.5/10 cause I like 6102 better a bit.
Still TLC can unite them both and make a real nice minifig pack for us (and as I know them they won't).
MAN - now here is a set that should but never will be a legend. We do need minifig packs like this. You get a great assortment of tools, weapons, shields, and minifigs.
Classic smiley, no plot so you can come up with your own. Populate your own little world with as many or as few as you need...
One day a few years back (like 11) I found 6 of these sets on a shelf at an Eaton's store that was liquidating its stock. This was close to the time I came out of my "dark ages". Never since then has there been a minifig pack to compare! 10/10! Will there ever be anything so useful again?
This is a beautiful little set. Although I unfortuatly do not own it, it provides a nice assortment of weapons and acssesories (don't forget the pitchfork!) which, (unlike other packs lego is churning out) is well balenced with some worthwhile figs. There really is nothing bad about this set. A minifig pack done properly can never go wrong.
3 factions and a villager. A good assortment of equipment. I got one of these a long time ago, and the extra guys really helped my (at the time) small armies. If these didn't go for like $30 on e-bay, I'd probably buy more of them.
I would love if LEGO would release a "classic figs" pack containing soldiers and and peasants, but none of those silly kings, witches, or wizards.
This is my favorite Mini Figure pack of the true packs. I prefer 677 Knights Procession, but that comes with a cart too. 6103 is a great set because it has variety. Two types of soldiers, a villager, and forestmen. The only improvement would be to have more women for our medieval villages. As people mentioned, the accessories are great. This was one of my favorite childhood sets.
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Tracking fingers with the Wii Remote
Great tutorial video by Johnny Lee from Carnegie Mellon University showing how using an IR LED array and some reflective tape, you can track fingers in thin air using the Wii Remote. Great alternative to those FTIR (Frustrated Total Internal Reflection) tables. | {
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While Chris played his tunes for us, I got to sit on stage and sign books.
I read stories, poems, and even a bit of creative non-fiction about my blind little pooch, Missy.
Sara, one of my oldest friends going way back to our elementary school days, was awesome enough to drive several hours just to see me read. #FanGirl 😀
Blue Cafe also houses the music studio of Ron Emory from T.S.O.L. He couldn’t make it to the show, grieving the death of his good friend, Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and Audioslave. I did see Ron earlier in the day and was able to wish him an early “happy birthday.” (Cool fact: we share a May 20th birthday).
My wife Libby and I having our photo taken after the show.
We were also celebrating my birthday that night. Gia surprised the patrons with free cake I had her make for the occasion. Afterward, some of us went out for drinks at the nearby Diving Elk. My gorgeous wife got herself an old fashion, and I had a couple of tasty dark beers in celebration. | {
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Wednesday, June 08, 2016
The country laughed the entire time the Republican debates went on and on and on. The entire country laughed as each one of the candidates fell to the wayside, except, for the billionaire Donald Trump.The country is doing it again.This so called racism brought me a little closer to understand the enormous bravery of Judge Curiel. No one should have to live with that level of danger in his or her life. He is doing a good job. But, Trump is correct and Judge Curiel probably knows he is correct in that a lawyer has to explore every opportunity to eliminate the liability within the complaint. If bring up a perceived conflict of interest would bring leverage to a better outcome, then the lawyers have to generate the paperwork to attempt that path to end the lawsuit.Personally, I am quite sure Judge Curiel is a great man. He is brave beyond anything a judge should have to sustain to live his or her life. I do not believe Judge Curiel was bringing bias or worse to the proceedings regarding Trump University, but, the fact remains Donald Trump and his lawyers have every right to explore all avenues available to them.Donald Trump has to get used to separating himself from his businesses.It gets really ugly in a courtroom. I remember when my Ex decided he was going to be a responsible adult and pretend he actually had interest in the children. What he had interest in was ending his liability in child support. But, the things he said about me would set anyone's hair on fire. At one point the Judge asked me if I was offended by some of the statements made. He had me running guns and dealing drugs and participating in white slavery. Go figure. Previous to the break up those words never existed in our marriage. Considering I was raising two young children by myself at that point, the Judge probably was worried I would get upset and might draw one of those guns I was running.There was absolutely nothing to back up those accusations and I received sole custody of the children. Hello? There is a lot of mess that goes on within lawsuits. The American public was allowed to look into the strategy of Trump University and it is simply an ugly thing. I want Americans to ask themselves, "Would I dismiss an opportunity to prevent paying a single dime to any complainant?"In all honesty, until this last order, Judge Curiel probably was enjoying an easy week in court. This case is probably one of his more boring cases. Calm even.That aside Americans need to make up their mind about the elections of November 2016. They need to consider it with brevity and what is sincerely good for themselves and THEIR country. No Congressperson owns this country to do as they please. This is OUR country.
The supremacy is the big social, no no. But, it definitely is okay to be a white man longing for a better quality of life. Supremacy should not be an anchor to guarantee status in the USA.It is okay to be a white man with a spouse or significant other that is a white women. It is okay to be a white man and demand better quality of life, better health and longevity. It is okay to have white children that look up to you. It is okay to live in a neighborhood a family has lived in for a time and aren't necessarily integrated. That's okay. There is no legal requirement for white people to pull up roots and move to a place in order to facilitate integration. It's okay to live where you want to live and where your family has lived all their lives.What is not okay to feel or be so economically deprived it feels like life is very unfair.The USA is big enough to take care of everyone. We need to shed the old paradigms of corruption, cronyism and asking too much of the majority of Americans. It is not okay for million-billionaires to pay zero to 5 percent or 10 percent income tax while white men pay 30 percent or more. Profound poverty, including the working poor, is rampant in a segment of the Caucasian race in the USA. That has to end and the feeling of imposition of burden has to be lifted. White people can live the lives they want to live and fight for a better life, but, hate is not allowed. We all need to pull in the same direction and find better quality of life across the spectrum of our multiculturalism.It is definitely okay to be White.
Words stated in a safe setting tells the real person.June 6, 2016By Judd Legum...A column in the Financial Times (click here) published Tuesday gave us a peek. Mary Childs, a financial correspondent for FT, reported on what she observed at a private hedge fund conference in May.The conference featured a debate between Donna Brazile, former campaign manager for Al Gore’s unsuccessful presidential run and prominent member of the Democratic Party, and Karl Rove, a Republican strategist and commentator best known as the chief political adviser to George W. Bush.At a certain point the discussion Rove offered this “joke” to Brazile, who is black:I did you a great favor bringing you into politics in the 1860 campaign and this is how you repay me? We’re happy you got the right to vote but it wasn’t your current party that was responsible for it.Childs didn’t find this funny, calling Rove’s quip “patronizing and insensitive.”She noted that the hedge fund conference felt like a “safe space” for a white man to tell a highly successful African-American woman that she owed her success to him. Not one of the industry speakers at the conference were black and less than 15 percent were women.At the event, Brazile noted that Rove was also factually incorrect. As a woman, Brazile did not receive the right to vote until 1920 and as a black woman did not have her right to vote protected until the Voting Rights Act of 1965.In an interview with ThinkProgress, Brazile went further, saying Rove’s perspective was emblematic of a problem infecting the entire Republican Party....
Kirk, speaking to Republican leaders, was recorded saying that he
planned to hire a voter integrity squad to monitor African-American
communities that tend to vote Democratic, ABC reports.
“These are
lawyers and other people that will be deployed in key, vulnerable
precincts, for example, South and West sides of Chicago, Rockford, Metro
East, where the other side might be tempted to jigger the numbers
somewhat,” Kirk says on the tape....Mark Kirk is a proud Republican and is a racist. His backpedaling about his endorsement of Donald Trump isdishonest and insincere.Every Republican in office can be traced by to racist words or otherwise. It is far from just Scalise. No one is going to believe an entire GOP party found the light.March 3, 2013...Obama called the comments (click here) by McConnell “hurtful and divisive, especially in these trying times for our country.That brought a charge of racism from MSNBC talk show host Lawrence O’Donnell.Said O’Donnell:
There are many, many, many rhetorical choices you can
make at any point in any speech to make whatever point up want to make.
If he wanted to make the point that you just suggested and I think he
does want to make that point, they had a menu of a minimum of ten
different kinds of images that they could have raised. And I promise
you, the speech writers went through rejecting three or four before they
land order that one. That’s the one they want for a very deliberate
reason. That — there’s — these people reach for every single possible
racial double entendre they can find in every one of these speeches.
It isn’t the first time charges of racism have surfaced against
McConnell. As a candidate for the Senate he was accused to telling
racist jokes in private meetings.“The candidate saw racist jokes as a way to make him seem like one of
the boys in Kentucky,” one former campaign worker told Capitol Hill
Blue.In 2010 he came under fire for refusing to denounce racism in the Tea Party.When Candy Crowley,
host of CNN’s State of the Union asked McConnell about the Tea Party’s
widespread racism, McConnell replied “I am not interested in getting
into that debate.”McConnell was also accused of racism in 2007 when he oppose a Senate
bill that would give Washington, DC, a voting seat in the House of
Representatives.Opponents said McConnell had expressed concern about granting such power to an area with more than 650,000 African Americans.Racist is where the GOP lives. Ryan didn't walk away from Donald Trump, he stated in a textbook meaning Trump made a racist comment, but, didn't denounce him. Ryan has excellent 'trade craft.'March 14, 2014
Paul Ryan triggered a firestorm of recrimination this week. (click here) Speaking recently on Bill Bennett’s Morning in America radio program, the Wisconsin Republican and self-styled budget wonk linked poverty to “this tailspin of culture, in our inner cities in particular, of men not working and just generations of men not even thinking about working or learning the value and the culture of work.”
Setting aside the factual claim—the notion that poverty is especially concentrated in America’s inner cities is an increasingly antiquated one—these comments elicited a quick and forceful rebuke from Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), who decried them as “a thinly veiled racial attack.” She explained: “[W]hen Mr. Ryan says ‘inner city,’ when he says, ‘culture,’ these are simply code words for what he really means: ‘black.’”...
When I hear him speak it is difficult to believe the United States of America has been lost. Bernie Sanders is correct and his words are simply unbelievable. How did we ever get here?Bernie is the future. No doubt at all.
North Dakota, Montana and expecting California. Montana and North Dakota are thought of as Red States. Hillary Clinton is more conservative than Bernie Sanders. That is interesting, very interesting.Congratulations to Senator Sanders on his wins. | {
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Albany Area Chamber of Commerce, Dougherty County School System sponsor event
ALBANY — As educators, government officials and business and community leaders struggle to find new ways to reach and have a positive impact on Albany-area youths, there is a growing realization that strong leadership, both in and out of the classroom, may be the answer.
This month, the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Dougherty County School System, will offer a “Summer School” featuring a keynote address and a teachers-only work session with best-selling author and motivational speaker Ron Clark.
Known to many as “America’s Educator,” Ron Clark is the 2000 Disney American Teacher of the Year, a two-time New York Times Bestselling author, the subject of a television movie and the founder of The Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta. Clark is regularly featured on network and cable television (The Today Show, CNN, Oprah) and was dubbed by talk-show host Oprah Winfrey as her first “phenomenal man.”
“Ron Clark is an educator, but his leadership model and highly motivational message transcends all sectors and is of benefit to schools, businesses and organizations,” Barbara Rivera Holmes, president of the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce, said. “The chamber is proud to partner with the Dougherty County School System in presenting our “Summer School: An Evening with Ron Clark” program to Albany and Southwest Georgia. This is a highly motivational program that focuses on leadership development and emphasizes the important relationship between business, education and the community.”
In a statement released by the chamber, Clark wrote, “I couldn’t be more excited to come to Albany. Many leaders from the area have attended my sessions in Atlanta, and I’m looking forward to reconnecting with them. Also, to have the opportunity to visit Southwest Georgia and be part of an event that is drawing educators from 10 counties across the region is a phenomenal opportunity. I can’t wait.”
Holmes said teachers and business leaders from throughout the region are expected to participate in the event,.
“I want to stress that this is a far-reaching regional event,” she said.
The event also is timely. “Summer School” is coming to Albany just as teachers are preparing to re-enter the classroom and at a time when business leaders struggle to find new ways to educate, empower and employ the next generation entering the work force.
“The Dougherty County School System is thrilled to welcome Ron Clark to Albany, and we hope educators all over Southwest Georgia will participate to learn how to take Ron’s style and success and replicate them in their own classrooms,” new Dougherty County School System Superintendent Ken Dyer said.
From humble beginnings in rural North Carolina to the heart of New York City’s Harlem District, Clark has overcome barriers and faced the challenge of reaching difficult, hard-to-reach youths. His story was deemed so inspiring, it became a made-for-TV movie.
“The Ron Clark Story” is a 2006 television film that premiered on TNT in August of 2006. Based on Clark’s real-life experiences, the movie centers on a teacher from a small town who moves to New York City to make a difference in the lives of his students. The film was sponsored by Johnson and Johnson and stars Matthew Perry as Clark. The film received largely positive reviews and was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards. Perry, for his portrayal of Clark, was also nominated for Screen Actors Guild Award and Golden Globe awards.
The film also was translated for television in Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Sweden and the Philippines.
As a young teacher in the 1990s, Clark pioneered innovative projects in rural North Carolina while working with minority students in a low-wealth area. His highly effective programs garnered national attention and led to a White House invitation to be honored by the president of the United States.
Upon watching a television piece chronicling low test scores and the lack of teachers in inner-city New York, Clark packed his car and moved to Harlem. After being warned by the principal that his class was the least disciplined group she had seen in years, Clark prepared himself by visiting the home of each student before the first day of school. Clark also involved his students in projects in the city and state, and his “low achievers” soon began to excel.
By the end of his first year teaching in Harlem, Clark’s students’ test scores were higher than the “gifted” classes in his district.
In 2003, Clark released the New York Times Bestselling book “The Essential 55” which includes his 55 expectations of students — as well as all individuals, young and old. Clark’s second book, “The Excellent 11,” was released in August 2004 and further captured the attention of parents, educators and students alike.
In 2007, he founded the Ron Clark Academy. To date Clark has trained more than 25,000 educators from 42 states and 22 countries at the school’s home base in Atlanta.
The academy is a privately-funded institution known nationwide for its innovative teaching methods and curriculum based on worldwide travel. Each year students in grades 5-8 apply their in-class lessons to international adventures. And, by the time of graduation, each child will have visited six of the seven continents. Teachers from around the world visit the academy to observe the innovative and “out-of-the-box” methods for achieving student success.
Clark has continued to publish in spite of a busy teaching and travel schedule.
”The End of Molasses Classes: Getting Our Kids Unstuck — 101 Extraordinary Solutions for Parents and Teachers” was published by Clark in 2011. This New York Times bestseller brought to light 101 innovative and classroom-tested ways for improving America’s schools and leading children to greatness.
In another best-seller, called “Move Your Bus,” Clark challenges readers to imagine their company as a bus filled with people who either help or hinder the team’s ability to move it forward. His book identifies “runners,” who consistently go above and beyond for the good of the company; “joggers,” who do their jobs without pushing themselves; “walkers,” who are just getting pulled along, and “riders,” who hinder success and drag the team down. And as the boss, it’s the “driver’s” job to steer the organization, encourage the workers to keep the “bus” moving, and sometimes kick off those who aren’t pulling their weight.
In “Move Your Bus,” Clark teaches strategies and techniques to inspire employees and team leaders alike to work harder and smarter, to maximize team performance, and to take organizations wherever leadership wants them to go.
“Ron’s illustration of ‘Move Your Bus’ has impacted schools across the nation, and to have the opportunity to sit under his teaching could drastically impact education in our own community,” Dyer said.
Clark said his lessons apply to people from all walks of life.
“Anyone who has attended our training sessions in Atlanta knows that my philosophies apply to anyone, not just educators,” he said. “How great is it that the Albany Area Chamber and Dougherty County School System are partnering to create a business and education collaboration? I think it is a wonderful idea, and I am thrilled to a part of it.
“I think it is refreshing and truly terrific to see businesses wanting to work together with the school system. This collaboration could be transformational for Albany and the surrounding areas, and I’m hopeful that the leadership practices that I’m going to share will help fuel the partnership even more.”
The event is scheduled for July 20 at the Albany Municipal Auditorium. A business cocktail hour will precede Clark’s session at 4 p.m., followed by Clark’s keynote address at 5:30 p.m. Teacher-only breakout sessions begin at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are $25 for teachers, $35 for chamber members and $45 for general audience, and may be purchased at the Albany Area Chamber by calling (229) 434-8700.
For more information on “Summer School,” contact Mary Beth Hobby at (229) 567-5100 or [email protected]. To learn more about the Ron Clark Academy, visit www.ronclarkacademy.com.
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For the past 10 years, The Albany Herald has recognized Southwest Georgia’s most promising young leaders through an annual event called 40 Under Forty.
This year’s luncheon, in partnership with the Albany area Chamber of Commerce, was conducted Wedensday at Doublegate Country Club. The banquet room was filled to capacity with award recipients, family and friends, Albany government officials and other community leaders.
“Today’s honorees are growing, capable and impressive representatives of the leadership here in Albany,” Jenny Savelle, chairman of the board for the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce, said.
Albany Herald General Manager Ken Boler said it was hard to select just 40 because so many good recommendations and impressive resumes were submitted for consideration.
“I would like to recognize more,” Boler said.
To qualify for consideration, an individual must be younger than 40. Forty men and women are chosen from the nominees.
“It’s good for you to be here as an example for others. You represent the vision and the potential to impact our city and our state,” Hubbard said. “We encourage you to share your ideas and to listen to the ideas of others.
“You have the ability and the opportunity to truly make a difference.”
The 40 recipients represent a wide spectrum of industries and occupations, including representatives from the military, medical professionals and local educators. This year, 15 of the honorees are employed by the Dougherty County School System. A spokesperson for the school district said 15 teachers were submitted for consideration and all 15 were chosen for the honor.
“This year we recognize all 40 from all fields but especially a large number of school teachers who have the opportunity to shape young minds and to mold the future of our local workforce,” Barbara Rivera Holmes, president and CEO of the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce, said.
Sonya Spillers, public information officer for Dougherty Public Schools, said she personally nominated the 15 school district employees for their hard work and exceptional service in the classroom.
“These are just a sample of the classroom leaders we have here in the Dougherty County School System,” she said. “Because of these and others like them, our district has been able to improve our schools and provide new opportunities for our students.”
One of the honorees, Ashley Morris, who serves as dean of general education and oversees the Learning Support Department at Albany Technical College, is new to the Albany aeea, moving here two years ago. She was previously employed by Savannah Tech and also ran a tutoring business in Central Georgia.
“I think I was nominated because of my service to students and to people in general,” Morris said.
Morris is an ordained minister currently attending Bethel AME in Albany under the pastoral leadership of Rev. Kevin Moore.
“I do ministry whenever I have the time and much of what I do in ministry is related to education,” she said.
As for her work at Albany Tech, Morris said she oversees all of the general education core classes every student is required to take before entering into a specific area of vocational training.
“We are the gateway to the vocational courses. The core classes set the foundation,” Morris said.
Also representing Albany Tech, Mobley is an author, a transformational speaker and a certified life coach. She is the owner of Success and Wealth Institute LLC. A native of Miami, Fla., Mobley earned her doctorate in pharmacy from the Florida A&M University in Tallahassee.
Many of the 40 leaders came from the health profession, including five with Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Others included business leaders, attorneys, officials with non-profits and other professionals.
“We recognize leadership from all walks of life, all occupations and all across our community,” said Savelle.
Dougherty County Commissioner Christopher Cohilas said the 40 Under Forty leaders have a greater opportunity to impact others far beyond Albany and South Georgia, mostly because of technology. The window of opportunity is wide open, Cohilas said.
“There is a big generation gap in how we communicate as leaders. This younger generation is more engaged due to social media technology. They can reach a much broader spectrum of people. Essentially, y’all are the future of this community,” Cohilas said while addressing the 2017 honorees.
Cohilas commended Albany for recognizing its young leaders when many other communities do not. He also offered those leaders some wisdom and advice.
“Be willing to step out of your comfort zones. Look at ideas and issues — especially those that have gone by the wayside. Share your ideas. Do research so when you are discussing your concerns and ideas you have measured reasoning,” Cohilas said.
After brief greetings and a bountiful buffet, each recipient was called to the podium to accept a plaque presented by The Herald and the Chamber. Throughout the ceremony, banquet attendees looked on sharing applause, supportive nods and whispering private words of encouragement.
“This is how you change a city,” Boler said. “What each of you do for the workforce and the community is huge.”
Join the SOWEGA Council on Aging for the 12th annual Comedy Night featuring David Crowe on August 10. Dinner and a show benefitting Meals on Wheels. Tickets $40. Contact SOWEGA Council on Aging at 229-435-6789.
Turner Job Corps Center Community Appreciation Luncheon is on August 4 from noon – 1:30 p.m. Join them for lunch, meet the new director and celebrate Turner’s commitment to our community. RSVP to Sherrye Marshall by July 21 at [email protected] or 229-432-1873.
Open Arms, Inc. has been providing services to abused, homeless, runaway and trafficked youth (ages 0-24) and their families since 1991. As the only licensed, multi-tiered program through the Administration for Children and Families in South Georgia, Open Arms, Inc. provides a compete continuum of care that allows them to reach youth on the streets and transition them into permanent housing. A member of the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce for four years, they say the Chamber benefits them in many ways including networking, meeting new donors, business and marketing exposure to raise awareness about their organization and issues surrounding youth, and resources to improve and expand their organization. | {
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I didn't say I was a fan Keith, I'm his cousin! But I am a fan as well....I was a Beatnik at the Cavern in days of yore when mini skirts were really mini skirts, and we all wore Ban the Bomb badges! But methinks this is :hj: the thread....
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When all's said and done, there's nothing left to say or do. Roger McGough.
We've been fiddling with the camera! I've got a new pic of my glass wall - updated. It wasn't easy - Christine told me to imagine her and her OH standing in front of the shelves, to help me get my perspective.Well, I did, but Keith wouldn't stop dancing around, making silly faces at me!I got another couple of pics around the room too | {
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Kill the old men, young men, young women, mothers, and children. But don't touch anyone who has the mark on his forehead. Start here at my Temple." So they began with the leaders who were standing there at the Temple. | {
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TOP NEWS
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Yardi Systems Buys Software Products
Santa Barbara-based Yardi Systems, a developer of real estate software, said Thursday that it has acquired ARGUS Property Management (CTI) and ARGUS INSIGHT Reporting, two products from ARGUS Software. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to Yardi, the deal will also include a strategic alliance with ARGUS, where ARGUS will become a reseller of its products, and where Yardi will market its Yardi Voyager Commercial title to ARGUS customers. Both companies provide software for managing real estate assets and commercial property. | {
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Discoverer of the forgotten
Father Albert Koch
As recently as a few years ago the Appenzeller Goat was near extinction. An animal that had already fascinated Albert Koch in his childhood. Against the norm of that time, to firstly farm cows, he specialised, on the inherited farm of his parents in the 70’s, completely in farming goats. Not only the love towards the animal, but also the conviction to save something that almost was lost, motivated him to take the courageous step.
Full of passion, innovation and heart, Albert and his wife Vreni were again able to reach society and out past the swiss borders with their goat products. Milk, cheese, body care products and sweets were great favorites and so made possible further development of their assortments. Even today his passion burns within to create new products; we are excited to see what delicacies the future holds for the Koch household. | {
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SFC Group 1: Athlone v Killucan
posted 29 Jul 2017, 14:41 by Athlone GAA
Athlone 0-15 Killucan 1-14
A stirring comeback fell just short as our senior team were made pay for a poor first half performance when they were defeated by Killucan in their opening senior championship group 1 game, played in Moate on Sunday evening.
After Ryan Gaffey had given Athlone a good start with a point from his first touch in senior championship football, the North Westmeath men took over and kicked five unanswered points, before John Connellan finally got Athlone’s second score after 20 minutes. The sides then exchanged points, Athlone’s score coming from Mickey Greene, before Killucan's Killian Doyle got what was to prove to be the game’s crucial score with a well-taken goal. Two more Killucan points from play made the score 1-8 to 0-3 in their favour at half time and left Athlone with a mountain to climb in the second period.
Athlone started the second half brightly with points from a Ryan Gaffey free and Mickey Greene, but two points in a minute restored the Saffrons’ eight-point advantage with 10 minutes of the second half played. Just as it looked like the game might be getting away from them, Athlone stepped up a gear and kicked six points (from Alan Gaughan, Mickey Greene, John Connellan, Ryan Gaffey) to one between the 40th and 50th minutes to reduce the gap to just a goal with 10 minutes still to play. Just when it looked like Athlone had all the momentum, Killucan were able to lift the siege and added two points to put daylight between the sides again. With time running out, Athlone dug deep again and excellent scores from Noel Mulligan, John Egan and John Connellan brought them back to within a point with two minutes to play. Again, however, Killucan were able to break away and another point meant that Athlone needed a goal, but, unfortunately, they were unable to create the necessary opportunity, and Killucan held on to win on a scoreline of 1-14 to 0-15.
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Fatty Alcohol Alkoxylates Market by Manufacturers,Types,Regions and Applications Research Report Forecast to 2023
August 3021:492017
Fatty Alcohol Alkoxylates Market
WiseGuyReports.Com Publish a New Market Research Report On -“Fatty Alcohol Alkoxylates Market by Manufacturers,Types,Regions and Applications Research Report Forecast to 2023”.
Synopsis of Fatty Alcohol Alkoxylates Market
Fatty alcohol alkoxylates (FAA) is a class of non-ionic surfactants, which is readily biodegradable in nature with minimal toxicity as compared to its counterparts. It is mainly produced by the alkoxylation of fatty alcohols with addition of ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO). Fatty alcohol alkoxylates have a wide range of applications such as wetting agents, emulsifiers, and dispersion applications among others and it is consumed across an array of industries viz., household cleaning, industrial & institutional cleaning, detergent intermediates, textile, and personal care among others for the latter applications. Fatty alcohols from the natural and synthetic production routes are used in the preparation of fatty alcohol alkoxylates. On the basis of carbon chain distribution in each type of fatty alcohol alkoxylates, it is used for different applications across different industries. For instance, the long chain alcohol alkoxylates such as C16 and C18 are widely consumed in personal care industry as surfactants and cream base.
The need for biodegradable and non-toxic surfactants from the prominent end-users of fatty alcohol alkoxylates viz., household cleaning and I&I cleaning coupled with the penetration of the latter end-user industries in the developing markets along with the growth of personal care industry are some of the market impetus factors fostering growth of global fatty alcohol alkoxylate market includes, are some growth prospects associated with the growth of global fatty alcohol alkoxylates market. Also, trends such as capacity expansion and expansion of cosmetic manufacturers to the developing markets is anticipated offer lucrative opportunities for fatty alcohol alkoxylate manufacturers. For instance, expansion of cosmetic giant L’Oreal in Egypt to cater the surge in demand for cosmetics and personal care products across Middle East & Africa. According to MRFR analysis, the global fatty alcohol alkoxylates market was valued at USD 564.4 million in 2016 and is expected to be valued at USD 787.8 million by the end of 2023, expanding at a CAGR of 5.0%.
Regionally the global market for fatty alcohol alkoxylates is divided into five main regions namely— North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa. Among the aforementioned regions, Asia Pacific market dominated the market for fatty alcohol alkoxylates in terms of value and volume. In terms of volume, nearly ~ 40% of global market is acquired by Asia Pacific region. Some of the protuberant factors attributed towards this dominance includes the fragmentation of fatty alcohol alkoxylates market with Chinese manufacturers coupled with increasing penetration of the end-use industries can be attributed to the market growth in the region. Also, infrastructural development, rapid urbanization and industrialization in the developing markets is expected to boost the demand for I&I and household cleaning products which in turn will witness considerable demand for fatty alcohol alkoxylates during the forecast period.
The second largest market for fatty alcohol alkoxylates was estimated to be North America in 2017, in terms of value and volume. The penetration of front load machines and automatic dishwashers in the households along with the prevalence of auto wash centres and Laundromat services in the region is attributed to the growth of fatty alcohol alkoxylates market in North America. Also, regulations allied to the biodegradability and toxicity of non-ionic surfactants in the regions is one of the prominent factor for fatty alcohol alkoxylate market growth in the North America region
The report about Global Fatty Alcohol Alkoxylates Market by Market Research Future comprises of extensive primary research along with detail analysis of qualitative as well as quantitative aspects by various industry experts and key opinion leaders to gain a deeper insight of the market and industry performance. The report gives a clear picture of the current market scenario which includes past and estimated future market size in terms of value and volume, technological advancement, macro economical and governing factors in the market. The report further provides detail information about strategies used by top key players in the industry. It also gives a broad study about different market segments and regions.
Key Findings
Global Fatty alcohol alkoxylates Market is projected to reach USD 787.8 million by 2023 with 5.0% CAGR during review period of 2017-2023. Regionally, Asia Pacific accounted for the largest share in terms of value and volume due to growing application industries in the region. As per analysis, the fatty alcohol alkoxylates market is categorised as a fragmented market, however, tier-1 manufacturers dominates the market. Asia Pacific’s dominance is followed by North America and Europe. Asia Pacific is expected to be the fastest growing region in as compared to other regional markets with an annual growth rate of 6.0% during the review period 2017 to 2023. Oleochemical based fatty alcohol alkoxylates, by type is the dominating segment owing to its environmental benefits over the petroleum based alkoxylates
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Sharing Is Caring: Research Shows Splitting Parental Duties Is Key to a Happy Marriage
Do you feel like you do most of the work when it comes to parenting? If you do, you aren’t alone. And new research is showing that it might actually end up hurting your relationship. That is — it might. Okay, so no one is saying that dads aren’t pulling their weight at home. But, when dad does do less, relationship satisfaction seems to suffer. Shocker (said with absolute sarcasm). Check out what moms and dads are doing around the house and how it may impact how they feel about each other.
The percentage of parents who say they share household responsibilities is higher than you probably think it is. Fifty-nine percent of couples say that both parents share the chores equally, according to a Pew Research Center survey. But, when it comes down to who says they do more — moms win. Thirty-one percent of moms say they do most of the chores, versus only 9% of the dads.
A recent study published in the September issue of the Journal of Family and Economic Issues found that when couples perceive parenting/household duty inequalities, they are more likely to negate feelings about their relationship. This is particularly true for women. Researchers found a stronger negative connection between parenting inequality and feelings about the marriage/relationship for moms than they found for dads.
Oh, and they also found that moms were the ones doing the “unfair” parenting tasks. Yep, that’s you mama. Changing those poopy diapers, mopping up the vomit and not exactly adoring your husband for sitting those tasks out.
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Booking the hotel directly with no extra middleman costs: this is the right choice for economically sustainable, good value, authentic and high-quality tourism. Nozio has selected this hotel because it offers you:
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Booking the hotel directly with no extra middleman costs: this is the right choice for economically sustainable, good value, authentic and high-quality tourism. Nozio has selected this hotel because it offers you:
- a high-quality Official Website where you can book at good rates due to no extra middleman costs;
- great value for money confirmed by the real opinions of guests registered to the Nozio Community.
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Booking the hotel directly with no extra middleman costs: this is the right choice for economically sustainable, good value, authentic and high-quality tourism. Nozio has selected this hotel because it offers you:
- a high-quality Official Website where you can book at good rates due to no extra middleman costs;
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Ainsley Dress
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Sheer chiffon is ruched at the shoulders and topped with a waist-accentuating bow. An elegant option for bridesmaids, personalize it with a pair of unexpected pumps (perhaps they're patterned?) and a sprig of in-season flora.
Sheer chiffon is ruched at the shoulders and topped with a waist-accentuating bow. An elegant option for bridesmaids, personalize it with a pair of unexpected pumps (perhaps they're patterned?) and a sprig of in-season flora.
A BHLDN exclusive
By Hitherto
Falls 23.5" from natural waist
Removable chiffon sash
Back zip
Poly chiffon; polyester satin lining
Bust cups and side boning
Dry clean
Imported
Sheer chiffon is ruched at the shoulders and topped with a waist-accentuating bow. An elegant option for bridesmaids, personalize it with a pair of unexpected pumps (perhaps they're patterned?) and a sprig of in-season flora.
A BHLDN exclusive
By Hitherto
Pictured with Grandiflora Bridesmaid Sash
Falls 23.5" from natural waist
Belt pictured is sold separately
Back zip
Poly chiffon; polyester satin lining
Bust cups and side boning
Dry clean
Imported
Sheer chiffon is ruched at the shoulders and topped with a waist-accentuating bow. An elegant option for bridesmaids from Hitherto, personalize it with a pair of unexpected pumps.
A BHLDN exclusive
By Hitherto
Falls 23.5" from natural waist
Removable poly chiffon sash
Back zip
Poly chiffon; polyester satin lining
Bust cups and side boning
Dry clean
Imported
Sheer chiffon is ruched at the shoulders and topped with a waist-accentuating bow. An elegant option for bridesmaids, personalize it with a pair of unexpected pumps (perhaps they're patterned?) and a sprig of in-season flora.
A BHLDN exclusive
By Hitherto
Falls 23.5" from natural waist
Removable chiffon sash
Back zip
Poly chiffon; polyester satin lining
Bust cups and side boning
Dry clean
Imported
Sheer chiffon is ruched at the shoulders and topped with a waist-accentuating bow. An elegant option for bridesmaids from Hitherto, personalize it with a pair of unexpected pumps.
Sheer chiffon is ruched at the shoulders and topped with a waist-accentuating bow. An elegant option for bridesmaids, personalize it with a pair of unexpected pumps (perhaps they're patterned?) and a sprig of in-season flora.
fun, pretty dress
I loved wearing this dress in ivory for my engagement photos. The material is soft and the skirt is flowy - perfectly romantic. I bought a 0 (my usual size). The top was a bit loose on me. I would have exchanged for a 00 if the dress was offered in that size.
January 6, 2015
Okay, but not as expected
I bought this dress to be a bridesmaid in a friend's wedding. It does run a bit large and I went down a size, and it fit alright. I know another bridesmaid in the wedding party had to return hers and get a smaller size.
I ordered the "Ivory", and please be warned that this is NOT ivory. It's a pale yellow. It was a bit of a disappointment because we were really looking for an ivory dress.
November 26, 2014
Not for curvy women
I have a hourglass type body and it doesn't accentuate my curves at all... The belt looks cheap and will be better without it.
The underlayer is way whiter than the top ivory layer. So, it's contrasting.
The top part is cute though.
It's a perfect fit for like garden bridal shower or outdoor rehearsal.
August 31, 2014
Nice
I bought this dress for my civil wedding. It is as expected but whiter than the photo and a teeny bit larger than sizes given as a guide. I bought a 4 but I think a 2 would of been just perfect and the length of fabric "holding" the dress on the shoulders is a bit long for my size (163 cm). So the bust comes down a bit too low ...
But overall, it's a good choice.
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PhotoEgyptians protest new constitution
Reuters: Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Sat 1 Dec 2012, 8:11 AM AEDT
Anti-Mursi protesters chant anti-government slogans at Tahrir Square in Cairo November 30, 2012. An Islamist-led assembly raced through approval of a new constitution for Egypt on Friday to end a crisis over President Mohamed Mursi's newly expanded powers, but opponents responded with another rally in Cairo against the Islamist leader. | {
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Feds To Northwestern Football Players: Union Yes
Wed, 26 Mar 2014 16:17:36 CDTBy: AP
In a ruling that could revolutionize college sports, a federal agency has given football players at Northwestern University the green light to unionize. The landmark ruling by a regional director of National Labor Relations Board means the players are deemed employees under federal law and so can create the nation's first college athletes' union. Union lawyers argued the Big Ten school's football players are part of a commercial enterprise that generates hefty profits through their labor. The NCAA, Big Ten Conference and the private school vehemently opposed the union drive. A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board, Peter Sung Ohr, found that the players "fall squarely within" the definition of "employee" under federal labor law. An employee is generally regarded by law as someone who gets compensation for a service and is under the direct control of managers. Players argued that their scholarships are compensation, and that their coaches are their managers. The College Athletes Players Association, which would take the lead in organizing the players, wants guaranteed coverage of sports-related medical expenses for current and former players. It also wants better procedures to reduce head injuries. Other goals include potentially letting players pursue commercial sponsorships. Critics say letting players unionize could raise the prospects of strikes by disgruntled players, or lockouts by athletic departments. For now, the push is on to unionize athletes at private schools such as Northwestern. The federal agency doesn't have jurisdiction over public universities. Northwestern argued college athletes are students and can't be put in the same category as factory workers. Northwestern University, based in Evanston, Illinois, says it will appeal to labor authorities in Washington. The school has argued that college athletes, as students, don't fit into the same category as factory workers, truck drivers and other unionized workers. | {
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Talk about a scrumptious family meal….and an easy one, too. This chicken and potatoes recipe is all baked together, which makes it perfect for those busy weeknights. Plus, it’s got bacon and who doesn’t love bacon? | {
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We thank God for the opportunity of seeing the New Year 2018. It is a great privilege for you and I to witness yet another year.
If you look back at the past years, so many things have happened— some good, some not too good, and some bad. Many who started 2018 with us have passed on to the great beyond.
Like you and I, they commenced the New Year with high hopes, believing that they would soar to greater height. But alas! They never saw the completion of that lofty project they had been working on. Are we better than them? No. We are still alive by God’s grace.
Last year was particularly challenging for us as a nation. With the economy biting hard, so many people could not make ends meet. So many people lost their jobs and loved ones and so many hopes were dashed. On the other hand, despite the challenges that befell our national life, many still had cause to celebrate in the past year.
So many were promoted at their places of work; some who were jobless gained good employment, while so many spinsters and bachelors met and married their life partners. What does this tell us? At every point in time, there are those that would be rejoicing and those that would be sorrowing. That is the hard fact about life.
Life is never very smooth all the time. Sometimes it would be rosy and sometimes challenging. Whatever may be your experience last year, you must have learnt these lessons about life. However, no matter how difficult or interesting last year was, it is time to forge ahead in the New Year.
The year 2018 is going to be a very interesting one by all reckoning. Already, as usual, so many prophets and prophetesses are predicting about what the year would offer. Some are already predicting doom and destruction. Some predictions are neither here nor there, while some leave much to be desired.
As Christians, we should not be guided by such predictions. Our eyes should be focused on our Creator Who knows the end from the beginning. No one can say authoritatively that this is what God would do tomorrow because no one can instruct Him on what to do. What we should do is continue to pray to Him and seek His intervention. He is a merciful Father.
In this year, we need to seek God like never before, judging from the orgy of violence that permeates the land. The activities of Fulani herdsmen, Boko Haram and Badoo cult members leave much to be desired. We pray that God will bring their evil activities to a standstill this year. Even then, the actions of some members of the political class are far from encouraging.
For the love of money and power, so many of them act in ways that are unexpected of God’s children. And so, we are imploring all to be very vigilant and refrain from being used as thugs or agents of violence. We must be ready to stand up for what is right. Our failures in the past to speak out against injustices have led us to this sorry state. | {
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FOIA Lawsuit filed over State Department role in forging Paris Climate Agreement
E&E Legal Again Forced to Sue State Department for Public RecordsDepartment fails to even acknowledge Request for specific correspondence with and about key green lobbyist who boasted of recruitment by China to organize Post-Obama Climate Agenda
Washington, DC – Today the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) and the Free Market Environmental Law Clinic (FME Law) filed suit against the Trump Administration Department of State (State). This Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit seeks specific records to, from or discussing green-group lobbyist Jennifer Morgan of the World Resources Institute. The requests at issue followed up information obtained by E&E Legal about a coordinated effort, with State’s assistance, between green pressure groups and China to keep the climate gravy train chugging in the post-Obama world.
Specifically, on January 25, 2017, E&E Legal and FME Law submitted a request to the Trump State Department seeking copies of copies of all electronic correspondence sent to or from six State officials sent to or from Jennifer Morgan and which use “China” or several other specific words.
E&E Legal grounded its request in very specific reasons, on which basis it pointed State to precise records with which they could most efficiently begin processing: “with April 30, 2015 through May 30, 2015 emails, beginning 4/15/15 at 8:30 AM from WRI’s Morgan to inter alia Todd Stern and Clare Sierawski (Subject: “US-China longer-term dialogue”).”
E&E Legal also sought copies of all all electronic correspondence sent to or from six State officials sent to or from or referencing four parties involved in arranging a collaborative effort on the climate issue at China’s request.
Regarding this request, which was also grounded in very specific information, E&E Legal pointed State to records with which they could most efficiently begin processing: “with the March 11, 2015 through March 12, 2015 email thread beginning 3/11/15 at 5:42 PM from State’s Trigg Talley to inter alia Todd Stern and Susan Biniaz (Subject “Jennifer Morgan”).”
Morgan, in records obtained in long-running litigation by E&E Legal, boasted to State officials that China’s National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC) recently asked WRI to coordinate think tanks and other advocates — including those identified by China — “stem[ming] from the recognition that this Administration is coming to an end soonish and their desire to open up channels in DC that are additional to the ones that are working well now.” Morgan sought the Obama State Department’s assistance and, records show, was met with an enthusiastic response, with State suggesting they immediately arrange a call for their respective “China teams to talk”.
In other records, State officials engaged in a discussion thread, “Subject: Jennifer Morgan”, which it is implausibly withholding in its entirety as b5, “deliberative process”. Like other records many directly relating to Paris and its circumvention of the U.S. Constitution’s Article II, Section 2 for “advice and consent” of all treaties, this is plainly designed to delay and obstruct public awareness of State’s activities.
State did not even acknowledge the requests at issue in today’s suit, let alone demonstrate by the legal deadline that it is processing them. Overtures to determine whether State would alter its ongoing obstruction met no favorable response. As such E&E Legal is forced yet again to sue to obtain public records, which on their face appear highly relevant to the ongoing public debate about the federal government’s role in what has become a “global warming” industry, and coordination with that movement’s leading activists as well as with other countries which seek the U.S. to adopt the agenda’s harmful policies.
These records are of even greater public interest given recent reports of parties having derailed President Trump’s promise to “cancel” the purported U.S. agreement to the December 2015 Paris climate treaty, which he had unambiguously declared was “bad for US business” and allows “foreign bureaucrats control over how much energy we use”.
It is unclear whether the new administration intends to continue the Obama administration’s clampdown on politically embarrassing but nonetheless public information, or if this failure to correct course is the result of holdovers from the prior administration, who also are behind abusive withholdings in E&E Legal’s other suit against State for similar documents. The latter include redactions of Obama officials joking about how foreign diplomats made clear the U.S. would have to buy others’ participation in a Paris climate treaty, withholding correspondence with lobbyists pursuing the climate agenda as internal deliberative, and even redacting a Rolling Stone reporter’s email to them as he wrote about Obama’s Paris negotiator.
E&E Legal Senior Legal Fellow Chris Horner says, “State continues to withhold records from the public that appear to be highly instructive about the Paris treaty’s development without any legitimate claim to privilege. We look forward to confirming, by this suit and others, that the current Administration will not in fact continue the Obama administration’s brazen practice of keeping records secret, and will reverse these uses of the non-existent yet remarkably persistent ‘political embarrassment’ exemption to FOIA.”
Horner continued, “As the Washington Post would say, democracy dies in the darkness. The Trump administration should shed some light on these schemes which, whether at EPA or State, exist solely due to having avoided our proper democratic processes”.
“Regardless of what lies behind the widespread failure to reverse facially improper withholdings of public records, it reminds us all that the Trump administration should prioritize review of current disputes over withholdings, finally implementing Pres. Obamas much-hyped, thoroughly disregarded transparency memo to the heads of all agencies,” said E&E Legal’s President Craig Richardson. “Any general counsel taking over a private sector entity would immediately review records on its system that relate to current or likely litigation. The obligation is particularly obvious as applies records relating to key priorities and campaign promises. It is critical here, given signs that parties close to the Trump administration seek to continue the Obama climate treaty policy.”
About EE Legal
The Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) is a 501(c)(3) organization engaged in strategic litigation, policy research, and public education on important energy and environmental issues. Primarily through its petition litigation and transparency practice areas, E&E Legal seeks to correct onerous federal and state policies that hinder the economy, increase the cost of energy, eliminate jobs, and do little or nothing to improve the environment.
55 thoughts on “FOIA Lawsuit filed over State Department role in forging Paris Climate Agreement”
Awesome!
There is a lot coming to light about how all of this federal government apparatus has been functioning along its own path, despite (R) or (D) in the White House, and despite any congressional inquiry.
It is the business of government being carried out, but is business that is not being guided or led by our elected officials – congress or presidency. –This is especially a problem in international affairs where a lot gets to be kept in secret due to “national security” type claims of sensitivity, and in other areas where a lot is done in conjunction with large, established bureaucracies carrying out vast but unsupervised regulatory activities, and also interfacing with NGOs and other entities through which ideas, efforts, and activities can be coordinated – all largely outside of the knowledge and purview of us, the populace, the electorate.
FOI is supposed to be our remedy, our saving grace in all of this.
As we all know, all or nearly all of the story lies in documents WE own – we the people, by government carrying out our wishes on our behalf. Not the oil companies, not the carbon trading companies, not China, not Nigeria. On our behalf.
Sorry I can’t agree with this part of your comment, “It is the business of government being carried out, but is business that is not being guided or led by our elected officials – congress or presidency”
This was carried out at the express desire of Obama to aid him in leaving one of his “Legacies”, in this case the successful conclusion of the Paris Agreement as afr as the New World Order are concerned.
A C Osborn February 27, 2017 at 8:34 am
Indeed. So now we have a case where Obama was working with the Chinese as something that could be a leave behind in the deep state recesses of the State Dept working against the Trump administration? I wonder how much hyperventilating reporting there will be about that?
“Sorry I can’t agree with this part of your comment, “It is the business of government being carried out, but is business that is not being guided or led by our elected officials – congress or presidency””
“. . .in this case the successful conclusion of the Paris Agreement as afr as the New World Order are concerned.”
A non-binding non-treaty is what they craved, eh? Not an actual New World Order, just a bit virtue signaling ; ) Unreal . .
Why am I thinking Nutcracker by Chris Horner? The Nutcracker was by Tchaikovsky.
I sure do like these modern day iron maidens. I would day that FOIAs need to extend to personal emails, not just state department records. The leftist deep state are all using obfuscation tactics to get around FOIA.
Unsurprisingly this is the standard in private industry. The legal exposures of employees running business from their personal emails is much too great, not the least of which is compromising customers personal information or the company not being able to respond to lawsuits. It is already a fireable offense in private industry, no reason it should not be in government business, except for politics.
I keep thinking it’s about time for a centralized, independent agency to be responsible for cyber-security and data retention. This would dovetail nicely with the NSA’s stated missions. Few would be foolish to attempt to tamper with NSA back-up hardware.
Paul,
Yes. The model to follow is Google, Facebook, Apple, M$, HP, etc. Industry figured this out a long time ago. Government lags because of entrenched bureaucrats who don’t like change or to give up power for any reason.
Thank you to the folks at E&E Legal and those who fund their efforts. It is not hyperbolic to suggest that they are doing the hard work of representative democracy. The surest sign that all is not going as it should is the refusal to share information because it may raise embarrassing questions. We get that and it is why we are asking for a transparent process.
Trump probably just slow in draining the Foggy Bottom swamp. It is one of the deepest in Washington.
We should be personally financially supportive of the CEI when possible. It is easy to underestimate the importance of their voluntary legal work. It is hard to imagine it leading to other than a better outcome when it succeeds.
Geoff
I hope there are people who can easily contact President Trump on these sorts of things. You can be sure the entire diabolical talents of the Democrat NWO machinery, their moles in gov. and NGOs, UN, t0t@litarian governments have been applied to try to straight-jacket the Trump admin into continuing this destruction of the biggest economic engine and defender of freedom in the world.
All people in the position of powerful influence should be made to declare what they stand to gain financially under the status quo of climate policy.
And what they stand to lose if the racket is exposed and eliminated.
In Australia it is easy to define who among media people, industry union superannuation groups, politicians, businesses, and others who have invested in the bogus science.
I have seen normally even tempered intelligent people on television become unhinged and let fly with totally bogus alarmist clichés the second a comment that irrefutablely and scientifically dismantles one of the the fraudulent tenets on global warming ( climate change).
As soon as the eyes bulge and the spit is all over the place the truth is revealed.
That is my point MarkW. On this site we have seen criticism of people on countless occasions who are not climate scientists, but in the case it’s apparently ok. Lets note that one of the main proponents of scepticism on the is site is a hereditary Lord with no apparent qualification in Climate Science. Sauce for the goose etc?
Only climate scientists are qualified to make statements regarding the laws of thermodynamics. Or the importance of the width of tree rings on a particular tree out of 77 that proved AGW. Only climate scientists can clearly ascertain the correct global temperature. Staticaians, physicists, and the like are by definition, mostly because we don’t agree with the current climate change regime, not qualified.
Le Bottom Line, if you agree with AGW, and especially CAGW, you are no doubt a climate scientist. If you don’t, you are not a scientist, in any field or you are irrelevant.
It is a laughable assertion by the Guardian that the petitioners lack knowledge of “climate science”.
Temperature is a physics problem. As is solar intensity, emissivity, Wein’s law, Plank and the rest of the fundamentals beneath planetary dynamics.
It is the abdication and exclusion of any sound physics in the climate science discipline that has created this bizarre world view where the cold air heats the warm surface.
Showing up with a “climate scientist” name tag means you live in a surreal world of models and virtual reality. It is not a badge of expertise, but rather, an indicator of non-empirical post-modern pseudo-science. Of course there are few astrologist so on the list.
AndyG55.
Pray, tell me, how do you define a valid scientist in the field of Climatology? Seeing as you believe I don’t understand the concept, I believe we would be eager to see how you quantify the description.
Is a climate scientist one who agrees with your preconceived echo chamber views, or one who opposes them? Is is it one who has trained in the subject, produced and published peer reviewed studies and spends a substantial amount of academic time in the discipline? Or are you more of a Monckton/Farage/ Trump fan?
What scientist in the real world could make any number of catastrophic predictions, not have one occur, and still be called a scientist ? Seriously, an astrologer, shaman, or a psychic could have done better. Not only that, the research they are doing is virtually worthless. In fact, I view it as harmful. England was told it wouldn’t have any more snow, so they were totally unprepared a few years ago when snow blanketed the country. Permanent drought in the American mid west, California, and Australia were all the rage amongst warmist. Now all that water is a result of AGW? Along with the people freezing to death from North Africa to Taiwan. I have to go to foreign news services to learn about that. After the warmest year on record ! How much credibility do you have ? Zero ? Or none?
I believe the current administration is on the right path, but I would probably be just as interested in Jared Kushner’s emails to outside entities regarding the Paris Agreement. If reports are to be considered, it was Ivanka and Kushner who were pushing to avoid yanking the US out of the Paris Agreement entirely. I would hazard the guess that there are some gems in his Inbox that would indicate what outside groups were lobbying him or his wife to keep Trump from pulling the plug.
As concerned as I am for Rex Tillerson and his statements on climate change, it is the non-descript actions like the ones EELI are trying to ferret out that are the most dangerous and long lasting. Ivanka and Jared should be put on notice to stop the shenanigans now.
“I believe the current administration is on the right path, but I would probably be just as interested in Jared Kushner’s emails to outside entities regarding the Paris Agreement. If reports are to be considered, it was Ivanka and Kushner who were pushing to avoid yanking the US out of the Paris Agreement entirely.”
The key phrase being: “If reports are to be considered”.
You should be very leery of all reports by the MSM. Their purpose is to misconstrue Trump’s actions and motives, and one way they do that is to make some claim that makes it look like Trump is about to go back on his word. So they put out the story that Ivanka and husband are bending Trump’s ear in order to make Trump back down on his climate change promises.
AFAIK, there is not one public utterance of either Ivanka or her husband that backs up the claim that they are in favor of climate change or that they are trying to influence Trump into making him a fan, too. All we have for this are a couple of claims of reporters.
It’s just more disinformation by the MSM propaganda machine. I notice the same claim is made in this article, too, but again, no evidence has ever been provided that this is true.
Some of you guys have to stop being so credulous when it comes to MSM reporting. They are LIARS, or True Believers who pass on lies! You should assume they are lying unless you can independently confirm it yourself, such as by hearing it from Trump’s own mouth. Don’t be one of their dupes.
You think Hillary was the only one using a private email address? All of this stuff will be off the books, and they will be deleting it right now. To find it, you would have to seize their phones and computers, but since the Weiner episode they’re probably wise to that, so they will be destroying the physical traces too.
@ rubberduck,If it’s true that the NSA can “tap” into anybody’s phone they should have a trail to follow. I would think that anyone in government at higher levels are automatically “tagged” anyway!. I hope this gets done and followed up and prosecution if necessary .
“The latter include redactions of Obama officials joking about how foreign diplomats made clear the U.S. would have to buy others’ participation in a Paris climate treaty…”
Joking? Why would anyone think Obama officials were joking about buying participation in the Paris agreement? He paid Iran billions to sign the Iranian nuclear agreement. He also paid an illegal ransom for Iranian hostages. He was never called to account for such activity, so why would he stop there?
Knute, that is not a good sign unless it’s “fake” news. He has a lot on his plate, maybe he is trying to avoid more protests, delays and outright sabotage by keeping things low key and trying not to get full fledged revolt within the bureaucracy. I hope he isn’t wavering though and leave this up to let’s say Congressman Smith and his investigation and until Pruitt at the EPA gets a better handler on things. He would be better of not go in “shooting from the hip”. The same at State and other reluctant agencies.
He plays a good game bc he moves boldly forcing his opponents to play defense. This limits the other move the player can make. Unfortunately government is a many headed snake and particularly the infiltration of CAGW money.
Chipping away at the tactical part (funding and regs) of the CAGW initiative is what Pruitt will do while slowly replacing the focus on CAGW w a focus on infrastructure rebuild and natural resource development.
If time permits NEW wealth and opportunity should slowly take away from the obession w CAGW.
It’s not about CAGW … it’s about the shear trillions of stupid money that has intertwined itself among the sycophants. It has the unintended consequence of pulling away money from areas of investment that provide a better return for Americans
If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.
When G.W. Bush first won, the previous administration’s staff removed all the “W”s from the White House keyboards.
Childish.
Hillary is an adult.
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How to Make Holiday Gifting as Eco-Friendly as Possible
By Katie Moritz
Our generation likes to vote with our dollars. And there’s no time when more dollars are being exchanged than the holiday season. Not coincidentally, it’s also the time when we create the most waste. According to Stanford University, Americans throw away 25 percent more stuff between Thanksgiving and the New Year than any other time of the year.
One of the forces behind the extra load on our landfills is also one of the most fun things about this time of year.
“Gift giving is one of the most loved parts of the holiday season, but it also creates a significant amount of waste,” said Sarah Hancock, a sustainability writer who blogs about solar energy for Best Company.
It’s not just what we give, it’s also how we give it. Both our gifts and their wrappings contribute to the environmental impact of the holidays.
Want to stay on Mother Nature’s nice list this year? Check out these tips from people who are out here doing it.
Choose your gifts wisely
When you’re choosing your gifts this year, think before you buy. Would something vintage or second-hand be just as good, if not better? Would an experience be even more exciting?
Bake something special for your neighbor, a loved one, local police or fire station or even a stranger.
Giving an experience “avoids unnecessary gift packaging, the possibility of getting your giftee something they don’t need, or supporting a product that was made in an unethical and unsustainable way,” said Marina Qutab, a socially conscious entrepreneur and zero waste lifestyle expert.
“Plus, this kind of gifting comes from the heart and there is more intention behind it, which always lands better with the giftee in my opinion.”
Here’s some inspiration as you write out your list.
A lot of livin’ to do
“Treat your person to an experience that they’ve been wanting like tickets to the theatre, concert or a movie, an art class, or a pass to a local wine tasting or cooking class.” — Marina Qutab
Say it with food
“Bake something special for your neighbor, a loved one, local police or fire station or even a stranger. When you deliver it to this person, take some time to chat with them … Better yet, if you find yourself cooking up a storm, host a dinner, brunch or holiday bake-off at your house.” — Carly Long, international event planning and design firm LLG Events
Unearth your inner artist
“Instead of buying a present, be creative and make something special and personal from scratch. Have a hand at painting, baking a loaf of bread or making some organic soap.” — Marina Qutab
It takes strength to be gentle and kind
“Spend a day doing random acts of kindness, whether with a friend, your family, or just by yourself … It can be for a friend, family or strangers. It can be a fun activity to come up with these kind acts, and if you need help, there’s plenty on the internet. Some of our favorites are taping lottery tickets to car windows, giving a bouquet of flowers to a stranger, putting extra change into parking meters, paying for the coffee of the person behind you, et cetera.” — Carly Long
Put in some time
“Volunteer with your loved one. The opportunities are endless depending on your interests. Look into volunteer opportunities at your local children’s hospital, hospice,… ASPCA, food bank, homeless shelter, et cetera. You can even volunteer to watch your friend or family’s children so the adults can have a fun night out.” — Carly Long
Consider where it came from
“If you really want to give a physical new gift, consider products that help reduce waste, like a metal straw, cloth napkins, beeswax cloth food wraps, metal water bottle, travel mug or reusable grocery bag. Or give a gift certificate to their favorite store. That way they can get exactly the thing they want or need.” — Aran Galligan, designer of eco-friendly jewelry line Aide-mémoire Jewelry
Lose (or re-use) the wrapping paper
If you do want to give a physical gift, think twice about how you’re presenting it. A lot of holiday waste comes from wrapping and packaging that’s used only once and thrown away.
“Most mass-produced wrapping paper can’t be recycled due to the shiny coatings, foils and colors, and therefore usually ends up in a landfill,” Hancock said.
You might have wrapped presents in the comics as a kid, and maybe it’s time to bring that back. These green gift-givers offered their wrapping tips.
Reuse interesting paper
“Use old maps or newspapers to wrap your presents. As a matter of fact, newspapers are known for being the most sustainable material. Old maps will add an extra touch to your gifts.” — Deemer Cass, Christmas tree and decorations expert at Fantastic Gardeners
“Visit an antique shop and look for vintage cards and tiny ornaments. They are a great place to find some gorgeous world maps, too. Attach those tiny ornaments to a festive ribbon and use the vintage cards to write your wishes for your loved ones.” — Deemer Cass
Raid your shopping bag collection
“Brown paper shopping bags are a great gift-wrapping resource… They are simple and plain, but this is what allows you to make them as festive as you want.” — Deemer Cass
Give a second life
“Skip the everyday wrapping paper and wrap in fabric from a thrift store, newspaper, tins, brown paper, (which) can be put in compost later and will have less dyes. You can also gravitate toward using more gift bags which tend to be easier to reuse over and over for years.” — Terra Wellington, author of “The Mom’s Guide to Growing Your Family Green”
Snuggle up
“I grew up in Ithaca, New York, in a pretty eco-conscious family. For the last few years—well, honestly, for as long as I can remember—my family has decided to wrap our Christmas gifts in blankets. We heat the majority of our house via a wood stove, which means piling up the beds with quilts and plenty of blankets. In turn, that means we have more than enough blankets to choose to wrap our gifts in.” — Ethan Peck, United By Blue, a sustainable apparel brand focused on waterway conservation
Get more bang out of your wine bag
“Utilize wine bags that are not just made of recycled material but are designed to keep traveling.” — Kristan Vermeulen, Sea Bags, a company that turns old sails into reusable bags
“Take pages of a magazine and turn them into a bow.” — Kristan Vermeulen
If you buy new, buy smart
“Use post-consumer recycled wrapping paper that can be composted. You can find recyclable tape in lieu of disposable plastic tape, however I am a huge fan of natural twine made from jute, cotton or hemp.” — Marina Qutab
Save stuff for next time
“When you’re unwrapping gifts, save what you can for wrapping and bagging future gifts. Recycle as much as you can of the rest of the wrappings.” — Terra Wellington
Katie Moritz is Rewire’s senior editor and a Pisces who enjoys thrift stores, rock concerts and pho. She covered politics for a newspaper in Juneau, Alaska, before driving down to balmy Minnesota to help produce long-standing public affairs show “Almanac” at Twin Cities PBS. Now she works on this here website. Reach her via email at [email protected] Follow her on Twitter @katecmoritz. | {
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George Will On Wrigley Field: 100 Years Of Wonderful Memories
Baseball fans know that Wrigley Field is the second-oldest stadium in Major League Baseball, but putting that superlative into context emphasizes just how long the Chicago Cubs have been chasing down fly balls in front of brick walls covered in ivy: Wrigley is older than the Golden Gate Bridge, the Lincoln Memorial, the Chrysler Building and the Hoover Dam.
"We tend to forget in a young republic such as ours, a 100-year-old structure is pretty old," political columnist George Will told "The Steve Malzberg Show" on Newsmax TV. Will grew up in Chicago and his new book, "A Nice Little Place on the North Side," details the life of the iconic stadium that turns 100 years old next month.
"More than 104 million people have paid to go through the Wrigley Field turn stalls and there were only 99 million people in America when it was built in 1914. So it's been around a long time," Will said.
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There have been plenty of lean years in that century of baseball. The Cubs last won the World Series in 1908 and last played in it in 1945 — a dubious achievement since so many of the sport's greatest players were serving in World War II.
Will told Malzberg that the iconic stadium, slated for a $500 million renovation, needs upgrades to stay attractive to fans and to put its players in the best position to win.
"Beyond simple maintenance, they're trying to make the club more appropriate for the modern athlete. It needs batting cages he can use during the game, he [needs] video he can consult during the game," Will said.
Will has built his reputation on political analysis, but he is also known for his love and knowledge of baseball, and he discussed the unique hold that sports has on the American psyche.
"We've become attached to the team, the logo, the team colors, the radio broadcaster," he said. "These are little temporary triumphs that form around sports teams that reduce some of the anonymity and atomization of life in our cities."
See "The Steve Malzberg Show" on Newsmax TV each weekday live by clicking here now.
Baseball fans know that Wrigley Field is the second-oldest stadium in Major League Baseball, but putting that superlative into context emphasizes just how long the Chicago Cubs have been chasing down fly balls in front of brick walls covered in ivy. | {
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GameStick launches perorder service
The just out of Kickstarter Android-powered GameStick console from Playjam has officially launched its preorder campaign.
“January was a pivotal month for GameStick with the success of the campaign ensuring that we could bring the device to life.” Said Anthony Johnson, CMO PlayJam, “Since the campaign closed, we have received thousands of e-mails from individuals keen to ensure they remain one of the first to receive the product. By continuing to offer GameStick on pre-order, we will be able to maintain momentum ahead of our planned retail activity”.
Amazon is powering the preorder system (which can be found here). If you order now through the service, you'll get bumped up to the head of the line before the console officially launches in a few months.
The basic GameStick bundle will cost you $79.99 USD with options to add on a case (for $9.99 USD) and a dock (for $24.99 USD) also available.
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The box subscription business has exploded. While it's nothing new, and it's been around for ages now, the overwhelming rise of the internet has breathed newfound life into this online business idea. What is a box subscription exactly? If you think back for a moment to one of the most viral box subscriptions businesses, you'll clearly recall the Dollar Shave Club.
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She was born in Omaha, Nebraska but migrated to New York, where she earned degrees at Barnard College and Columbia University. She subsequently studied at Oxford University and the London School of Economics before lecturing in the History Department at Columbia. She joined the Socialist Party of America in 1909 and began working in the labor reform movement after leaving Columbia in 1913. She was instrumental in labor-Left reform organisations such as U.S Immigration Commission, The American Association for Labor Legislation and the Rand School of Social Science. She was employed by Sidney Hillman's International Ladies Garment Workers Union as director of the union's Worker's University. Poyntz continued to work within the Socialist-oriented ILGWU after siding with the fledgling CPUSA. During the 1920's Poyntz was on the staff of the Friends of the Soviet Union and International Labor Defense. Later she quit her outside work in favor of internal party activities. In 1934 she dropped out of open party activities and began performing underground party work for Soviet military intelligence (GRU).
Poyntz disappeared from her New York City home in 1937, and a police investigation turned up no clues to her fate. In early 1938 Carlo Tresca, a leading Italian-American anarchist, publicly accused the Soviets of kidnapping Poyntz in order to prevent her defection. He said that before she disappeared, she had come to him to talk over her disgust at what she had seen in Moscow in 1936 in the early stages of Joseph Stalin's Great Purge.
Poyntz's murder was the key to the ultimate unraveling of the alleged CPUSA secret apparatus. Whittaker Chambers said he heard Poyntz had been killed for attempted desertion, and this contributed to his caution when he defected in 1938. Elizabeth Bentley stated that in the late 1930s, Jacob Golos, and later in 1945 KGB officer, Anatoli Gromov, told her Poyntz had been a traitor and was now dead. Bentley's defection at the end of World War II likewise was in part motivated by fear of the example set in the Juliet Poyntz case. | {
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Spreading Information Literacy: Our Most Basic Job
At the most fundamental level, college instructors teach students to find answers. We may lecture, assign, and grade, but those tasks support the ultimate goal of instilling in our students the ability to think critically about what they hear and read. There’s no denying that this task has become much more difficult in the age of disinformation and fake news, and it behooves us to take another look at how we teach information literacy.
Although the critical assessment of information has always been a part of education, recently academics have been researching the proliferation of inaccurate information online. Unexpectedly, they have found that people who read fake newsare also avid “real” news readers.
However, the problem arises when a portion of readers actually believe the false news despite being contradicted by facts or scientific evidence. Studies also show that the more people read inaccuracies, the more likely they are to repeat and believe these falsehoods, which is why researchers are also looking into methods to stop their spread. But until they discover a remedy, the misinformation will continue. The need for knowing how to discern false from real has become ever more critical.
This is where information literacy–the ability to assess the need for information and to “identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively use” it–comes in. Identifying involves determining the question to be answered and the extent of the information required to do so. Locating information sources requires the skill to conduct research and knowing how each source of information is produced and distributed. Evaluating information and sources means critically examining their reliability, validity, authority, and bias. The final outcome is using the information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.
The business communication classroom can be the perfect forum in which to teach these important skills. Below are some activities instructors can initiate to help students become better prepared to assess the onslaught of information they face daily.
Team up with librarians. Many campus librarians are also great teachers, and setting up one or two sessions with a knowledgeable librarian can familiarize students with campus resources and thereby kickstart the process of learning to critically evaluate what they read and hear.
Focus on information rather than sources. Assignments typically call for students to assess the reliability of sources, but they must also be able to evaluate the truthfulness of claims, and to do that, they must examine sources other than the original. Called “lateral reading,” such cross-checking is similar to what journalists do before reporting spurious claims.
Teach fact checking. Between library databases, reputable fact-checking websites, and Google Scholar, students have access to a wealth of information that can help them prove a fact. Likewise, a fact that has already been verified as false will appear with a simple search. Students should also know how to follow a trail to find the original source of a fact by examining the path of citations.
Emphasize the interpretation of information. To really teach information literacy, instructors must discuss humans’ culpability in the interpretation of information, including confirmation bias and selective attention. This can be accomplished through cognitive strengthening exercises that help students understand their own blind spots.
Ultimately, today’s landscape calls for information literacy that goes beyond assessing sources. For our students to leave our classrooms as better educated citizens, they must understand how and why falsehoods thrive and how their own thoughts and ideology influence their interpretations of what is true and what is not. It’s a tall order. | {
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By The Fireside | CJ Sapong and Djordje Mihailović join Tyler Terens for an exclusive CFFC Season Ticket Holder Event
On Saturday, Chicago Fire FC hosted the first "By The Fireside" event exclusive to the Club's season ticket holders. Forward CJ Sapong and midfielder Djordje Mihailović joined Fire play-by-play commentator Tyler Terens to answer fan questions, discuss team superlatives, and more. Watch highlights from the event in the video above.
Fire season ticket holders are encouraged to keep an eye out for an email invitation to the next edition of "By The Fireside", or to reach out to their Club representative for more information on how to take part in future events. | {
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Unusual Breed: Kromfohrländer
A Kromfohrländer in one of the two acceptable coat types: rough.
This breed originated in Germany through crossing of the wire fox terrier and grand griffon vendeen, with perhaps a bit more thrown in the mix. It's a fairly modern breed, with its status as a unique breed only being recognized in 1955. The breed comes in two acceptable coat types: rough and smooth. The differences are purely texture-based, with rough being wiry and smooth being soft, as the length of the coat can vary. Coat color does not have a lot of variety with the only acceptable pattern being white with red patches. In appearance, this breed is often compared to a wire haired Parson Russell or Jack Russell terrier. It is medium sized, ranging in height from fifteen to eighteen inches and weighing between twenty and thirty-five pounds.
A smooth Kromfohrländer
Since the breed is fairly obscure, it's obvious why it could be confused with a mixed breed or maybe even a "designer breed" by those who are not familiar with it. The breed is rarely seen outside of its native Germany, and it's even more uncommon to find it outside of Europe. The registries that do accept this breed disagree as to where it should be placed. While the UKC places the breed in with the terriers, the FCI has placed it in with the toy and companion breeds. It's even been given its own section in the group (Group 9 Section 10), which is fairly unusual for the registry. Both placements do seem to be fitting. Though there has clearly been terrier influence on the breed, it was originally bred for companionship. As such, it's known for having a good temperament. Adaptability and high spirited-ness are also traits that are considered key traits of the breed.
The major health concern in the Kromfohrländer is stifle-joint disease, which is inherited. Other conditions are also sometimes seen, namely epilepsy and cataracts. | {
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Glenn Dyer’s TV ratings: SOS for Ten
The ABBA doco on ABC1 should have been grabbed by Ten, or made by Ten, it’s the network’s core strength and audience if it thinks about.
The Glenn Dyer breakdown: ABC1’s ABBA special last night was fantastic (and I was never a big fan). Excellent TV because it explained a small but significant part of Australian cultural history. And, by the way there was a nice example of a person well named for their job. The doco was edited by Charlotte Cutting, and well edited it was!
The ABBA special had 925,000 metro and well over 1.4 million national viewers, most of them above the age of 4o.
Seven’s My Kitchen Rules dominated the night with more than 1.6 million metro and well over 2.4 million national viewers (for a second night). Nine ran dead and second. Ten just showed up and was well beaten by the ABC.
Glee bombed last night for Ten, with two new episodes. Number one at 7.30pm averaged 373,000, number two at 8.30pm had 413,000. The ABBA doco should have been grabbed by Ten, or made by Ten, it’s the network’s core strength and audience. Ten’s hour-long edited highlights of the AACTA awards averaged 318,000 at 9.30pm. So much for the lure of actors in Australia. In regional areas, Ten finished fourth and its main channel share of 6.1% was appallingly low. The ABC and ABC1 are well ahead of Ten in these markets this week.
Seven’s flirtation with the hour-long news special from 6 to 7pm had a large hole shot in it last night with Nine News and A Current Affair easily accounting for the idea, especially in Melbourne where Seven News lost by 184,000 to Nine News and A Current Affair flogged Today Tonight by 175,000 viewers.
Tonight: American idol on Ten. Nine has more repeats and drags out the tired old The Shawshank Redemption for yet another outing. Seven returns Grimm from 9.30pm with back-to-back episodes. That’s after a repeat of that tiring movie Legally Blonde. The night though belongs to Nigella on ABC1 at 8.30pm. SBS has a mixture of foodie programs from 7.30pm, most are repeats. A grim night on the whole.
The top 10 national programs (metro & regional combined):
My Kitchen Rules (Seven) — 2.431 million.
Nine News — 1.695 million.
A Current Affair — 1.605 million.
Seven News — 1.536 million.
ABC1 News — 1.478 million.
ABBA (ABC1) — 1.402 million.
Home and Away (Seven) — 1.357 million.
Today Tonight — 1.225 million.
7.30 (ABC1) — 1.062 million.
Forrest Gump (Seven) — 1.020 million.
The Metro Winners: Last night’s figures should be a lesson to Seven, if they change the 6 to 7pm slot then life will be tough.
My Kitchen Rules (Seven, 7.30pm) — 1.655 million.
Nine News (6pm) — 1.181 million.
Seven News (6pm) — 1.138 million.
A Current Affair (Nine, 6.30pm) — 1.078 million.
ABC1 News (7pm) — 1.030 million.
Today Tonight (Seven, 6.30pm) — 1.026 million.
The Losers: Ten (Glee with two new episodes, both unwatched), Seven in Melbourne at 6pm and 6.30pm.
Metro News & CA: Nine gave Seven a good whacking in Melbourne. Leigh Sales was in Washington for the Hillary Clinton special, meaning Chris Uhlmann got to sit in the chair and cover the election announcement.
Nine News (6pm) — 1.181 million.
Seven News (6pm) — 1.138 million.
A Current Affair (Nine, 6.30pm) — 1.078 million.
ABC1 News (7pm) — 1.030 million.
Today Tonight (Seven, 6.30pm) — 1.026 million.
7.30 (ABC1, 7.30pm) — 715,000.
Ten News (5 pm) — 662,000.
The Project (Ten, 6.30pm) — 472,000.
Ten Late News (10.30pm) — 169,000.
Lateline (ABC1, 10.25pm) — 151,000.
SBS ONE News (6.30pm) — 115,000.
SBS ONE Late News (10.30pm) — 114,000.
The Business (ABC 1, 11pm, repeat) — 91,000.
The Drum (News 24, 10pm, repeat) — 44,000.
In the morning: Sunrise ran long by an hour for the flood coverage.
Sunrise (Seven 7am) — 345,000.
Today (Nine, 7am) — 325,000.
The Morning Show (Seven, 10am) — 179,000.
Mornings Summer (Nine, 9am) — 125,000.
News Breakfast (ABC1, 7am) — 59,000 + 34,000 on News 24*.
Metro FTA: Seven (three channels) won with a share of 34.3% from Nine (three) on 24.7%, the ABC (four) was on 19.5%, Ten (three) was on 15.4% and SBS (three) ended on 6.1%. Seven leads the week with 37.1% from Nine on 26.1%, Ten on 16.6% and the ABC on 15.5%. Main Channels: Seven won with a share of 27.6% from Nine on 17.8%, ABC1 was on 14.7%, Ten was back on 9.7% and SBS ONE was on 4.9%. Seven leads the week with 31.3% from Nine on 19.4%, Ten on 11.2% and ABC1 on 11.1%.
Metro Digital: Gem won with a share of 4.2%, from Eleven on 3.5%, 7mate on 3.4%, 7TWO on 3.3% ABC2 was on 2.9%, GO was on 2.7%, ONE was on 2.2%, SBS TWO, 1.2%, News 24, 1.0%, ABC3, 0.8% and NITV, 0.1%. The 11 channels had an FTA share total last night of 25.2%. GO leads the week with 3.8% from 7TWO on 3.1% and Gem and Eleven on 2.8%.
Metro including pay TV: Seven (three channels) won with a share of 28.2% from Nine (three) on 20.3%, the ABC (four) was on 16.0%, Ten (three) was on 12.7% and SBS (three) ended on 5.0%. The 16 FTA channels had a total share last night of 84.1%, with the 11 digital channels on 20.8% and the five main channels share was 63.3%. Pay TV’s share was 15.9% based on the 200 plus channels on the Foxtel platform. The election being called helped boost Sky News last night with Paul Murray Live getting a solid 45,000 viewers at 9pm
The top five pay TV channels were:
Fox8 — 4.2%.
TV 1 — 2.4%.
LifeStyle — 2.2%.
Sky News, Cartoon Net. — 1.9%.
A&E — 1.7%.
The five most-watched programs on pay TV were:
Family Guy (Fox8) — 74,000.
WWE Raw (F8) — 73,000.
The Simpsons (F8) — 68,000.
The Simpsons (F8) — 67,000.
Family Guy (F8) — 62,000.
Regional: Prime/7Qld (three channels) won with a share of 37.9% from WIN/NBN (three) on 27.3%, the ABC (four) was on 17.6%, SC Ten (three) 11.9%, and SBS (three) was on 5.3%. Prime/7Qld won the main channels with 28.6%, from WIN/NBN on 19.0%, ABC1, 13.0% and SC Ten, 6.1%. The digitals were won by 7mate with 5.2%, from Gem on 5.0% and 7TWO on 4.2%. The 11 digital channels had a total FTA viewing of 28.3% last night. Prime/7Qld leads the week with 36.9% from WIN/NBN on 28.9%, the ABC with 15.9% and SC Ten was on 13.95%.
The five most-watched programs in regional markets were:
My Kitchen Rules — 776,000.
A Current Affair — 527,000.
Nine News — 512,000.
ABBA — 475,000.
Home and Away — 462,000.
Major Metro Markets: A clean sweep (overall and main channels) for Seven in all five metro markets. Nine was second everywhere bar the main channels in Adelaide and Perth where ABC1 got up and Nine was third. Ten was third overall in Brisbane, but the ABC was third everywhere else. Gem won the digitals in Sydney, Adelaide and Perth. Eleven won Brisbane and 7TWO Adelaide. Seven leads the week: Nine, Ten and the ABC are in the minor placings.
(All shares on the basis of combined overnight 6pm to midnight All People) | {
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The Redevelopment Agency was created by the City Council on November 28, 1989, which later initiated the Newhall Redevelopment Plan on July 8, 1997. The Agency was formed to revitalize this area by eliminating blight and providing affordable housing. The presence of aged buildings, severely deteriorated structures, lack of public infrastructures and a declining economy, made this area qualified for redevelopment.
In June 2011, when the State legislature adopted AB1X26, this legislation effectively ended Redevelopment Agencies throughout the state of California. A challenge was filed in the State Supreme Court which upheld the legislatures desire to end redevelopment in California and, effective February 1, 2012, the Santa Clarita Redevelopment Agency was dissolved and a Successor Agency was tasked with fully dissolving the Redevelopment Agency.
What is the Successor Agency and what do they do?
The City of Santa Clarita took on the role of Successor Agency. In this capacity, the City may wind down the activities of the former Redevelopment Agency, dispose of financial and physical assets, and continue to make approved payments for obligations deemed enforceable. Any action taken by the Successor Agency must be approved by a 7-member Oversight Board appointed by various entities as outlined in AB1X26 and financial related actions must also be approved by the Department of Finance. A graphic that shows the new paradigm of redevelopment can be found here.
Who is the Oversight Board and when do they meet?
The appointees of Santa Clarita’s Oversight Board are as follows:
Ken Striplin, appointed by the City of Santa Clarita to represent the former Redevelopment Agency employees. Mr. Striplin was elected to serve as the Chair of the Board;
Sharlene Coleal, appointed by the California Community Colleges. Ms. Coleal was elected to serve as the Vice Chair of the Board;
Darren Hernandez, appointed by the City of Santa Clarita;
John Dortch, appointed by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors as the County's appointee;
Susan Hoerber, appointed by the Los Angeles County Office of Education;
Brian Koegle, appointed by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors as the member of the public; and
Robert Swartz, appointed by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to represent the largest special district in the former Redevelopment Area, which in our case is the County Fire District.
The Oversight Board meets when there are items required to have action taken by the Board. Meetings are generally held on the third Tuesday of the month at 2:00 p.m. in the Century Room at City Hall. The Oversight Board meetings are open to the public and subject to the Brown Act. A listing of meetings held and actions taken can be found here.
Are there currently bills in the State Legislature to keep Redevelopment alive?
While the legislature has indicated that their intent was not to end Redevelopment, unfortunately the result of the Supreme Court’s decision made the end of Redevelopment a reality. California is now one of only two states without some form of tax increment financing, which makes redevelopment projects difficult to implement given the current economic climate. The City is committed to working with the State to create a new type of redevelopment/economic growth program, which maintains the spirit of redevelopment.
How does the dissolution of Redevelopment affect projects in Newhall that are on going or in the works?
There are a number of capital projects in various stages of design and construction. The status of each project is below:
Old Town Newhall Library
The Old Town Newhall Library continues to be under construction and will open in September 2012.
Roundabout w/ Public Art
Without Redevelopment, an important traffic calming measure and gateway to the downtown may not be possible to implement. This modern roundabout proposed for the Southern entrance onto Main Street would serve as an anchor into Old Town Newhall (with a public art component in the center) and slow traffic to further encourage pedestrian activity in the area. This roundabout would also serve as a complement to the entrance of Hart Park, the 265 acre estate where silent film star William S. Hart resided in the 1920s, and encourage pedestrians to explore that hidden jewel. The City continues to seek for funding sources for this project.
Catalytic Project
In 2009, the Agency had the opportunity to purchase an entire block of land in Old Town Newhall to use for redevelopment purposes. The intent of purchasing that property was to relocate the existing tenants and release an RFP to the business community to solicit a full-block development that would further the goals of the Redevelopment Agency. Unfortunately, without the existence of the Redevelopment Agency, it becomes impossible to create that public-private partnership that becomes the catalytic development to further revitalization efforts for the area. That property has since been transferred to City ownership.
Affordable Housing Development
Redevelopment is the main source of funding for projects that impact low- and moderate-income people in our community. A partnership of The Related Companies (Related) and National Community Renaissance (CORE) have worked with the City for a number of years to identify a location and funding for an affordable rental housing project. In 2010, the City acquired the former Caltrans park and ride lot on Newhall Avenue and another adjacent parcel of raw land. CORE/Related developed a proposal, identified funding sources, and designed a 30-unit 100% affordable family development. Planning Commission approvals for this proposed project were obtained on 7/19/11. Due to the status of redevelopment, this project has been placed on hold. In its current form AB1X 26 requires that the balance in the housing redevelopment fund be put into a trust fund to pay down debt, so these funds will no longer be available to use for the Newhall Avenue Development. The City will continue to work with the affordable housing developers to find other sources of funding to complete the development.
What happened to the bills that the legislature was considering related to AB1X26?
In an attempt to fix some of the disparities in AB1X 26, the legislature has introduced a number of bills that will significantly impact how the dissolution of Redevelopment will unfold. The City Council has adopted a support position on the three bills listed below:
SB 654 – This bill would allow the balances in the housing fund of redevelopment agencies to be retained and be utilized by the City for housing construction and other housing-related programs.
AB 1585 – This bill seeks to make technical fixes to AB1X26, to clarify the functions of the successor agencies and oversight boards and to also protect affordable housing funds.
SB 986 – This bill would allow the City to expend the bond proceeds in the manner outlined at the time bonds were issued.
The legislature is currently using the language proposed in these three bills and merging it with language from a proposal from the Department of Finance to create “clean up legislation.” This legislation is designed to make technical fixes to the redevelopment dissolution process to help clarify and streamline the process.
What happens to the properties that the Redevelopment Agency owned?
The Redevelopment Agency did not own any property at the time the Agency was dissolved.
On average, how much money did the City's Redevelopment Agency receive annually?
The Santa Clarita Redevelopment Agency received approximately $4 million per year in property tax increment funds.
How much money did the Redevelopment Agency have when it dissolved? What happens to that money now?
All of the money the former Redevelopment Agency had, including tax increment and bond proceeds, has been transferred to the Successor Agency. By state law, Redevelopment financing is split in to two categories – housing and non-housing. When the Redevelopment Agency dissolved, the non-housing Redevelopment Fund had $381,347; the housing Redevelopment Fund had $8,986,406 ($3,822,466 in tax increment funds and $5,073,940 in bond proceeds). The cash balances are being used to help pay down the former Agency’s debt. The bond proceeds are currently being held until further direction is provided by the State legislature on how to handle.
How much outstanding debt does the Redevelopment Agency have?
The Agency has bond debt in the amount of $72,541,866 (includes both principal and interest) for both housing and non-housing related bonds. Additionally, the Agency owes $18,097,224 (as of 12/31/2011) to the City of Santa Clarita to repay loans made by the City to the Agency to fund certain public works projects.
What happens to that debt now?
No General Fund money will be used to pay off the debt. The Successor Agency will be responsible for ensuring that the debt is paid off according to schedule using the same property tax (tax increment) that the Agency has been collecting. Essentially, for each six month period, the Successor Agency will submit an invoice (or Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule) to the County. The Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule is also approved by the Oversight Board and the Department of Finance. The County will then provide tax increment to the Successor Agency to make the required payments. You can find approved Recognized Obligation Payment Schedules here.
When do the bonds get paid off?
The bonds are set to be paid off in 2042 as identified when the bonds were issued in 2008. There is no change to this repayment schedule as a result of AB1X26.
What is the rating of the Agency’s Bonds?
The bond rating remains at A-. Moody’s recent downgrade did not affect the Agency’s bond rating as our bonds were rated by S&P.
What about the money the City’s General Fund loaned the Agency?
That is unclear at this time. According to AB1X26, only debt incurred between the City and the Agency in the first two years after the establishment of the Agency would be enforceable. State legislators are currently working on a proposal that would makes loans between the two entities enforceable obligations.
Is the City’s General Fund liable to pay back the Agency’s debt?
No. The General Fund is not responsible to pay back the Agency’s debt. The tax increment that would have been received by the Agency will be provided to the Successor Agency to pay the Agency’s financial obligations.
Will the City still invest in revitalizing Old Town Newhall?
The need for community revitalization still exists and the City will continue to play a role in creating jobs, affordable housing, and a healthy environment in distressed communities with the tools available.
What can I do as a resident/business owner to help restore Redevelopment?
Speak out to your elected representatives at the State level and tell them how Redevelopment has impacted you. Encourage them to introduce and vote on legislation that will restore Redevelopment in our community. | {
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13 July 2015
NOTICE: ESCLH Membership Fees
As some of our members did not receive prof. Cañizares's message of 28 April 2015, we kindly repeat the instructions for the payment of the 2015 ESCLH Membership Fee. [Please ignore this message if you already regularised your own situation.]
A link to the Paypal-system can be found on the right-hand side of this blog. Options range from €25 for one year (student), € 50 for two (student) to € 50 for one year (non student) and € 100 for two years (non student). Our members benefit from reduced fees at ESCLH scientific events, such as the biennal conferences (2010 Valencia, 2012 Amsterdam, 2014 Macerata, 2016 Danzig), and receive their own copy of the international peer-reviewed journal Comparative Legal History.
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Dear ESCLH member,We are writing to ask for your subscription payment for 2015. We are currently able to provide a new volume of Comparative Legal Historyjournal to you without further payment, as a benefit of being a member of the European Society for Comparative Legal History. In order to receive your copy, please pay your subscription by 10 May 2015.As a student/PhD student member of the ESCLH, your subscription is €25 for 2015 and €50 for 2015 and 2016.As a non-student member of the ESCLH, your subscription is €50 for 2015 and €100 for 2015 and 2016.The subscription payment can be done:1) Bank transferIBAN: ES43 0487 0372 2020 0700 1596.Swift: GBMNESMMXXX.Name and postal address of the account holder: European Society for Comparative Legal History (ESCLH). C/ d'en Llop, 2 puerta 10. 46003, Valencia. Spain.Name and postal address of the bank office: Grupo Banco Mare Nostrum - Caja Murcia. C/ Primado Reig, 185. 46020 Valencia.2) PaypalPaypal account's holder: European Society for Comparative Legal History.E-mail address for Paypal donations: [email protected] you have trouble to pay either by bank transfer or PayPal please get in touch with the ESCLH Treasurer, Dr. europ. Juan Benito Cañizares-Navarro, at [email protected] sending the money, please email ESCLH Treasurer, [email protected], to confirm the payment. If there have been any changes to your affiliation, academic status (e.g., from being a PhD student to becoming an employed researcher) research interests or contact information, please let the Treasurer know by the same email.In the meantime, we hope you are finding our ever-expanding Blog (http://esclh.blogspot.co.uk/) useful as a gateway to developments in Comparative Legal History. If you have any material you would like to appear there or any suggestion, our web editor, Flavia Mancini ([email protected]) would be delighted to assist.We wish you all a happy and productive new year,The ESCLH Executive Council,Aniceto Masferrer Remco van RheeMia KorpiolaPhillip HellwegeMatthew Dyson | {
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When it comes to distance, there is nothing better than a Red Truck 5110-4 Switch Fly Rod. The 11 feet of reach gives an angler the length to be completely stealthy when high-sticking, or the ability to roll cast or overhead cast to the opposite bank.
Leave no boulder uncovered. With the Red Truck 5110-4 Switch Fly Rod, you now have a whole new way to fish large tailwater trout rivers or small to medium size steelhead waters. Match this rod to a Short Head for fantastic swinging capabilities, or a longer belly single-hand line line like the 5 weight Steelhead and Salmon for the ultimate in dead-drift presentations. Light, versatile and fun to cast, the Red Truck 5110-4 Switch Fly Rod allows you to take control in every situation.
When the leaves are turning color and those Fall-run Steelhead are headed up river, so no time to lose.
Line Size: 5
Rod Length: 11’ 0”
Sections: 4
Weight: 3 3/4 oz.
Handle: Two-Handed Removable Assist/Spey Handle w/ Counter Weights
Reel Seat: Uplocking Anodized Aluminum
Action: Fast
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Joe Turner
11 feet = more trout
3/6/2014 2:28 pm
This is one of the best rods I have laid my hands on. Crafted with due diligence, the rod, has all it takes to catch trophy trout. Excellent length is perhaps its biggest plus point. It is 11 feet long, and gives the freedom to cast and control at a greater distance. At the same time in spite of its length it is easy on the arm and helped me catch good number of trout both on large as well as medium size rivers. Usually though many long rods claim to be designed for trout fishing they only help in making the whole fishing experience a pain. But this is not so in the case of this Red Truck Diesel product because they added the counter weights. Also the ease with which I could swing flies was excellent. At last I got a rod crafted by for anglers, by a group of serious anglers. I also wanted to mention that the Leland staff, who introduced me to this equipment, is excellent. They have good knowledge of fishing and know how to meet fishermen's requirements.
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I never give five stars. . .
2/3/2014 3:44 pm
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Saturday, 22 August 2015
Sounddrown
I've been sleeping quite poorly lately, lots of stress dreams, although I'm not sure what triggered them, I found this site that plays the sounds of waves, and fire, and coffee shops http://soundrown.com/ | {
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Street Skating Lessons
About these lessons
The adventure, exhilaration and fitness to be gained from joining one of London’s mass street skates or using skating for your transportation is unbeatable. Skatefresh has specialised in training and preparing skaters for the very real challenges awaiting you on London’s streets and pavements. The street skating lessons take you through all the necessary skills which safe and responsible street skating should include.
The Skatefresh street skating lessons consist of 2 lessons on two separate days, usually on concurrent weekends. The lesson dates shown are for the first part of the course. You MUST attend both weeks in order to cover the whole syllabus and get some street practice.
Upcoming Lessons : Online Booking
You will be able to pay:
1. Using PayPal (or if you don't have a PayPal account, using a Credit or Debit Card using the "Check Out As A Guest" option in PayPal.
2. Via Bank Transfer
What You Will Learn
The first lesson involves one on-skates theory session in the park (learning to skate curbs, obstacles, rough surfaces, hills and acceleration) and then you are taken out onto the streets and pavements of London to apply those skills in the real urban environment. We firmly believe that skaters who attempt mass street skates before they have acquired the necessary skill level, endanger not only themselves but also other participants. If you are street skating already but want more polish and panache then this course will also provide that content.
You will also learn the skills and confidence to skate solo in the city, able to safely navigate pavements, streets and every manhole cover, curbs, pedestrians, and crossing ‘bobbles’ in between.
Course prerequisites
You must be able to stop well using your heel brake on a slope (we start the theory session with a revision of emergency heel braking). If you do not have a heel brake then you must be able to stop using any other stop in a narrow space and on a slope. You must be able to do the scissor position (one skate in front of the other) and you need to be able to do parallel turns in both directions to a minimum of 90 degrees.
Quads skaters
If you are on quads skates and want to do this course it is essential that you have first done our Improver coarse or that you have had a private lesson and your ability checked. Skating on streets and pavements on quads skates is much more technically challenging than for inline skaters. A quads skater’s ability would need to be better than an inline skater’s, especially in the area of speed generation and fitness as quads are much slower than inlines and speed is what leads to a smooth journey.
Check out this video taken on the Wednesday night skate (14th April 2010) by Min Zaw, one of Skatefresh’s clients. Min Zaw started skating in June 2009 and has progressed to being the skater dressed in black going backwards on the street skate. Asha from Skatefresh is the lady in pink, enjoying an evening off, doing what she loves best.
“I did the street skating course and found it very useful for increasing my confidence and making me realise that a street skate was within my capabilities. If I hadn’t done this workshop the Sunday Stroll would have been a lot scarier and no fun at all. I went on the Sunday Stroll and loved it. What a buzz! Now I’m focussing my time on solo street skating and commuting to work regularly. This would have been impossible without the course as it taught me everything involved”. Sandra (40)
“I did a few Sunday Strolls just by bumbling through it, but after doing Skatefresh’s street course I realised how much more technique I could have been applying. Knowing what I know now, I feel more relaxed and it’s a real adventure each time you set off. I feel like a kid again. Now I’m starting to pass other people and feel my fitness improving and my stroke actually doing something. It feels really great”. Joseph (46)
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Camden Donut Festival
Category
Community Happenings
Date
Aug 11, 2018
Time
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Drawing on local lore, food history and a lot of sugar, Steel House’s Alexis Iammarino and Camden Public Library present the 2018 Camden Donut Festival Saturday, Aug. 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Camden Amphitheatre.
Everyone is invited to join in for doughnut and coffee tastings, storytelling and readings from “Hole History: Origins Of The American-Style Donut.” Historical documents from the library’s Walsh History Center Archives will be on display in the Picker Room, offering a chance to dig into the history of how Midcoast Maine has claim over the creation of the hole in the doughnut.
The regular Saturday Story Time for All Ages with Miss Loraine will be doughnut-themed and take place in the amphitheater, if the weather is nice. Story time is at 10 a.m.
The full schedule is as follows:
10 a.m.: Mingling on the lawn with coffee and doughnuts; also story time for all ages with Miss Loraine.
10:30 a.m.: Iammarino will read Fred Crockett’s account of the creation of the hole in the doughnut, followed by a selection from the book’s opening essay by local food historian Sandy Oliver. Open sign-up for storytelling contest begins (tell your version of who put the hole in the doughnut).
12:30 p.m.: Kids Storytelling Contest
1:15 p.m.: Adults Storytelling Contest
1:30 p.m.: Costume Parade and Awards Ceremony.
This event is part of a 2018 Kindling Fund project, awarded to artist Iammarino and designer Maeve O’Regan to design and publish a catalog from the 2017 exhibition curated by Iammarino called “Hole History: Origins of the American-style Donut,” a collection of art, performance and writing that responded to a claim that the hole-in-the-doughnut was singularly invented by a 19th-century sea captain from Rockport. | {
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Compressed T shirt and compressed towels colours available include white, black, yellow, red, orange, blue and green. Customised colours are available on request.
Both compressed T shirts and compressed towels are put under extreme pressure and it is assumed that customers will expect shirts and towels to be wrinkled and distorted upon initial removal from packaging. Usually one wash and dry will eliminate this. Compressed towels expand in size when placed in water.
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When are your new projects coming out? I have a compilation mixtape of artists from my city, Oxford MS. I just like to motivate people around me and give you an extra push if you’re serious. It’s titled Beasts Unleashed. It will be free on Spinrilla and SoundCloud. I have a solo mixtape I’m ready to drop in 2019 , as well as videos. You can find me on YouTube and Instagram to keep up with the videos.
When are your new projects coming out? I have a compilation mixtape of artists from my city, Oxford MS. I just like to motivate people around me and give you an extra push if you’re serious. It’s titled Beasts Unleashed. It will be free on Spinrilla and SoundCloud very soon. I have a solo mixtape I’m ready to drop in 2019 , as well as more videos. You can find me on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook to keep up with all my videos.
What helped you get into music? I grew up around people rapping all the time. I write music 24/7 and as a music lover I love all types. I studied music when I was younger and played over 3 instruments consistently for about 3 years. At 16 I started recording, editing, and mastering my music and others in a storage room and I haven’t stopped.
What is one thing you would tell your fans?I’m really an independent artist. My music is real and it speaks for itself. Consistency is key and I will always deliver.
What are your biggest goals for 2019?My 2019 goals are to stay consistent. I always feel the need to improve and do better. Where I’m at in life, is not where I wanna be. I will grind 2019 but I stay down and trust the process | {
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After submitting 2 projects to the BCIT ISSP for the September 2017 term I was very pleased to learn that both of my projects were selected to be developed by 2 teams of students. Both teams threw themselves at the projects and 12 weeks later, presented me with some fine examples of their programming efforts.
Emboldened by the success of having both projects selected I prepared for to enter a total of 5 projects for the winter term. Along with 3 new game projects I also resubmitted the first 2 for continued development. None of the 5 projects were selected by the students for development during the winter term. Knowing that I had a less than 50/50 chance of any 1 project being selected, I figured with 5 submissions at least 1 or 2 might have been selected. None were.
Slightly disappointed by my luck I figured that I would leave all 5 submissions in the mix for the up coming spring term. It wasn’t like it cost anything to submit projects. Good thing I did.
Sometime in April I received an email from one of the BCIT ISSP coordinators informing me that the students had chosen one of my projects again. Having submitted 5 projects I was naturally curious as to which project was selected so I wrote to find out. Turns out that 4 out of the 5 projects were selected. Pretty sweet. Of the 12 projects submitted to the Industry Supported Student Projects submitted I had 6 projects selected. 50% selected, right on the money odds wise.
After learning of the projects that were selected I was informed by email that 1 of the teams had dropped out of the program and as such, only 3 projects would be moving forward. A shame but I am sure the students had their reasons. I am sticking to the 50% selection rate however!
The first project was a continuation on the TAOEX online game. The team converted their earlier development to a Unity development and it worked out well. The game looks great, has a lot more functionality, is much more stable and incorporates even more of the rules. The AI has been beefed up and the number of players has been doubled. I am sure I am leaving plenty of their work out simply because I am not sure of what was done nor by whom.
The team consisted of Davis Pham, Anthony Wang, Zhiyuan Lin and Tian Kirkpatric. These guys worked well together, and it shows in what they built.
The second project was the first development of a game I created back in the mid 90’s. The board game Trieris is an ancient navel warfare game where players navigate their ships around the Aegean Sea to sink opponent ships and capture ports.
Armed with photocopies of the rule book and the benefit of only playing the game once, the team set out to recreate the game as a Java based computer game. In less than 3 weeks the TrieHard team managed to put a working copy of the game that met their goal of a proof of concept development.
The team consisted of Michael Minhas, Sang Woo Park, Dylan Sim, Paul Kim and Devan Purhar. This team got an excellent start to the development of this game, a little animation, some sound effects and some more development for the graphical user interface (GUI) and this game could be beta released.
The third project was based on yet another game I created back in the late 80’s early 90’s, this one called MiSDIRECTION. The idea behind designing the game came about from a desire to create a game that would be very inexpensive to produce. Further, it had to be quick to play with few rules and was entertaining to both children and adults alike.
Once again, armed with photocopies of rules and after playing one game on a crude prototype the team took to the task of creating another Java based computer game. The team consisted of Eric Wu, Cooper Shang, Mike Dumycz and Steven Chae.
All of these projects will be flown under the Pixelific Games Inc. banner once they are ready for public consumption. | {
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Harman Kardon AE In-Ear Headphones are the latest in sophisticated and simplistic design,The modern design of the Acoustically Enhanced in-ear headphones features sonic clarity,accuracy at any volume level,and an Apple three-button remote with built-in microphone,the sound reproduction is excellent,This headset also comes complete with its own stylish carrying case.
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Yet another superhero comic is co-opting President-Elect Barack Obama to gain some extra publicity, sales and a claim to being hip to the political beat. Us, we're wondering when enough will be enough already.
The latest comic to jump onboard the Obama wagon (Obamagon?) is Image Comics' Youngblood which, like Marvel's Amazing Spider-Man, will feature Obama himself in a second story in addition to the regular storyline:
President Obama picks new Youngblood team! A new day has dawned in America and for Youngblood that means a brand new direction under the executive direction of the new Commander-In -Chief! Who stays, who goes? Only Obama knows for sure! Rob Liefeld returns to the helm on story and art as Youngblood prepares for an all new direction in 09!
At least we know that we're relatively safe from Obama popping up next to Superman or Wonder Woman; none of the presidential candidates in DC's DC Universe: Decisions series last year shared his name, so unless there was a hell of a write-in vote, he's not the president on DC Earth. | {
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Program for Chiefs of Clinical Services in Health Policy and Management
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Stanford University Graduate School of Business
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2018
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Binder is a Professor of Psychiatry and the founder and director of UCSF's Psychiatry and the Law Program. In 2003, Binder served as a Congressional Health Policy Fellow in the US Senate. She received her MD degree from UCSF and completed her internship and residency at Mount Zion. Her past awards include the UCSF's Royer Award for excellence in academic psychiatry and the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law's Seymour Pollack Award recognizing distinguished contributions to the field of forensic psychiatry. She served as interim Chair of the Department of Psychiatry from 2008-2011 and has been Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the School of Medicine since 2004. She served as President of the American Psychiatric Association from 2015-2016.
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For client-initiated network bootstrap art like Netboot6, what are the details of the parameters? The most important parameter entails the architecture type of the .efi image that the boot server needs to provide. The client machine that has initiated the network boot needs to expose its execution mode to the boot server so that the appropriate boot image can be returned. Recall that UEFI supports EBC, Itanium, ARM 32, ARM 64, Intel 32-bit, and Intel 64-bit. This list may grow over time with corresponding updates to the UEFI Specification of machine bindings. Beyond a UEFI-style boot, some of my co-authors on 5970 worked for IBM and wanted to network boot a system software image over 1) HTTP and 2) not based upon UEFI technology. As such, the parameters at http://www.iana.org/assignments/dhcpv6-parameters/dhcpv6-parameters.xml cover both UEFI and non-UEFI, with the latter class including PC/AT BIOS and both PowerPC Open Firmware and Power PC ePAPR, respectively.
So RFC 5970 can be used in scenarios beyond Netboot6's TFTP-based download. This is enabled by the architecture type field extensibility, and also by the fact that the boot image is described by a URI, not a simple name with an implied download wire application protocol of TFTP as found in PXE2.1 IPV4 usages.
A way to explain this further can be done by examining our Linux configuration use case. In Linux, the DHCP server actions are performed by the dhcpd, or "Domain Host Controller Protocol Daemon." The daemon is parameterized by the file dhcpd.conf.
The notable aspects are 'arch type' field and then the 'tftp' term. The bootx64.efi or bootia32.efi program, also known as the Network Boot Program (NBP), when executed on the local client (hopefully with UEFI Secure Boot logic applied prior to passing control into the image) can use any of the UEFI networking API's in the protocols defined in the UEFI Spec to download further .efi images, data files, or the operating system kernel. The device path protocol on the loaded image protocol of the NBP can be used by the NBP code's implementation to find the network address of the boot server from which the NBP was loaded, too.
As mentioned earlier, this technology isn't limited to a UEFI style boot, though. A Linux PowerPC Open Firmware boot could be done with the same dhcp.conf by adding | {
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Your Blogging Staff
Contributing to this blog:
- "Dave" is Dave Barry, who is a humor columnist and presidential contender.
- "judi" is Judi Smith, who is Dave's Research Department, as well as being interested in men.
- "Walter" is Walter, a bone from the penis of a walrus.
Does this explain why other states were represented in the inaugural parade by world-class marching bands and decorated war veterans but Illinois was represented by a bunch of guys in purple ponchos doing the "cross and toss" maneuver with old lawnmowers?
Mentioning His Daveness in the same sentence with my soon-to-depart governor is a crime against nature.
(I just finished watching Blago's 'closing argument', which consisted almost entirely of eloquently defending himself against minor controversies about how he accomplished his Many Good Deeds for Seniors and Babies, and totally ignoring the audiotapes which were the cornerstone of the prosecution. Looking forward to the rebuttal in a few minutes. Chicago...where the fun never stops!)
This is easily settled. We know where Blago was between approximately 10 and 11 a.m. CST (Central Sucking Thighwound?) today. Now all we need to know is where Dave was. No, "posting on the blog" doesn't cut the mustard.
And come to think of it, "The Blog" and "Blago"? Coincidence? Maybe. Maybe not.
Oh, God, I see that Meanie had already done "The Blog" vs. "Blago" thing. I hadn't noticed, possibly because a 1.75-liter bottle of vodka was obscuring my view of the monitor. In any case I wish that this person, although obviously one of the most intelligent beings in the universe, would stop anticipating my posts. | {
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Monday Madness
Ok…so I wrote this first thing today and didn’t get around to actually posting….
So it’s the first Monday of 2013. I’d like to say that I’m starting my first working week of the year full of life and positivity, but quite frankly I’d just like to crawl back into my bed!
This weekend was short. Dave, Megan and I only had Saturday together as I had to work at the museum for a few hours Sunday. We managed a trip to Starbucks and a shop or two before I was tired and had to head back but it was nice to be out of the house.
Sunday, Megan went ice skating at Winter wonderland and Dave went to his parents for the remainder of the weekend. It was my first day back in work since my illness and as I’ve not fully recovered it completely wore me out.
This morning started early! Harley (our cat) decided he wanted to have breakfast at 5am and I couldn’t get back to sleep knowing my alarm would be going off an hour and a half later. Typically though, I cuddled up to Megan (who had climbed into my bed) and started to drift back to sleep as the alarm sounded. Bummer!!
On a plus though my Mum took Megan to school this morning so that I could get to work early which meant that I didn’t have to put up with Megan’s first day back whinging! (I know, I sound like a terrible mum!). It is also kind of nice to have done my hair and make up considering I’ve spent the days over Christmas and New Year in my pjs!
I also have plans for this weekend that include a grown up night out – go me!! Not often that happens! It’s also my father’s 60th birthday this weekend so I’m busy ordering gifts and planning food for the family gathering on Sunday….that’s if I make it through the week as it’s quite hectic with sofas being delivered, Megan’s play dates after school and a load of university work to get through. I’m not going to stress about it though, as per my resolutions (here) I am going to worry less and prioritise.
Therefore you may just find me slumped at my desk sleeping, but don’t tell anyone!!!
I also found this via Pinterest and although I’ve made my resolutions this year I thought it would be fun to include these! | {
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To the brave belong all things
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
This has been a great blog but I'm onto bigger adventures since having my Alex Morgan Intrepid espionage thrillers by Momentum Books, a division of Pan Macmillan Australia.
Please come by my blog at www.intrepidallen.com - specifically, the blog at www.intrepidallen.com/blog!
See you there
Best,
Chris
Friday, January 14, 2011
It’s an incredible thing (finally, at my age) to start a new year as a father.
Our son, the apple of our eye, has introduced an entirely new perspective on what is important. Now, what I consider important may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I think I’m pretty safe in saying that with a baby in the family, the simple things in life have taken on a whole new dimension.
From the moment I walk in our front door to see the little guy crawling up to greet me, the outside world fades into, well, the outside world. I'm now immersed in the pure joy of watching him discover for the first time all those things we take for granted.
I can sit and sit and sit some more, quietly watching as Morgan plays and roams. I'm in constant amazement, watching him watch his own hands, picking up a ball, leaf or (inevitably) dry dog food; or as he pulls a new expression - a quizzically raised eyebrow, a delighted smile; especially a disdainful frown. It is all absolute gold!
We are so lucky and constantly remind ourselves of that fact, during mini-tantrums, hunger strikes and 3am dance parties in the cot. The days of allowing myself to come home and brood about work and the miniscule aggravations associated with individuals or issues at work are now, very much, a thing of the past.
As usual I welcome your thoughts, questions, comments. Are you a new or reasonably new parent? How have you adjusted to the changes?
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Did you know that obstacles are designed to deliberately manoeuvre us in a direction that someone else wants us to go?
Obstacles take many forms, and there are many more varieties than those you might traditionally associate with a military context. Furthermore, there are people you deal with every day who deliberately use obstacle-like tactics to force you to take a certain direction, much the same way that military obstacles are deployed in times of conflict. Surprised? I bet you're not.
The trick is to know how to get around obstructors, and never allow yourself to be channelled into a space (mental or physical) where your adversary has the upper hand. You need to outsmart, outwit and outmanoeuvre at all times: and bring your best game when you know you're heading into enemy territory. My advice: either breach the blockade head-on, or find a way to get around it without being ambushed.
It can be as simple as identifying the threat for what it is: a personal attack, a diversion, a show of strength, or even a hostile takeover. Then, step back and reappraise your options. Other times, though, you'll find yourself left with little choice but to play them at their own game and fight through. Either way, seizing control is your ultimate objective, and you do this by being aware of the sometime-malign forces at play.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Ever reached a point in your life when you couldn't remember how you got there, didn't want to be there and had absolutely no idea how to get out?
When you feel that way, everything seems so difficult: even the most simple change is like turning a ship in rough seas without a rudder. The reality is we sometimes need to take time out to consider our situation and make some decisions about what is the best course of action available to us.
Back in the day I was taught that even the most complex problems can be reduced to three choices: Left, Centre or Right.
It's that simple! From there, everything evolves in terms of considering the pros and cons of each option. I still apply this basic principle in dealing with just about everything. I believe the complexities of modern life encourage many of us to overcomplicate consideration of inherently simple problems. We make everything sound more difficult than it is and the prospect of identifying any solution seems inconceivable.
Next time, try to step back from the situation and look at it with a view to identifying three different courses of action you could take: this is your Left, Centre or Right.Honestly, Left, Centre or Right. It doesn't need to be any harder than that. What do you think?
Sunday, August 1, 2010
I was astonished by the level of interest inmy last blog(Bully for you?) and I can't thank enough everyone who took the time to share their views and experiences.
Sadly, the number and examples provided - through blog comments, twitter & email - highlighted the extent of this insidious problem. Bullying is widespread, from childhood through to adulthood, and the variety among your responses indicates that it is not limited to a particular demographic.
Common themes emerged from your responses: apples not falling far from the tree; the flow of behaviour from the schoolyard to the workplace; the importance of leadership; and, above all, the importance of leading by example.
There were also many references to our propensity to ignore the problem when we see it, allowing others to suffer the indignity of being bullied while we look the other way or stick our heads in the sand.
If you refer back to my opening comments within 'Bully for you?' regarding bystanders – I put the question to you: is an adult who ignores a colleague being bullied at work really any different to those kids who sit on the sidelines and upload videos to the internet of other students being bashed? The answer is no.
Just as ignorance of the law is not an excuse, neither is affected ignorance a defence against allowing a colleague, friend or, worse still, a child to be subjected to bullying - so as to ensure the bully's attention remains firmly fixed on others.
I agree with the view put forward that jealousy plays a significant role in the psyche of the bully. I'm sure many would consider this aspect to have been discussed ad nauseum over the years so I won't join the fray. Suffice it to say: with any kind of insecurity comes an inherent instinct to attack those we see as a threat. It's a primal instinct. Sadly, however, there are those among us who have yet to evolve. Until they do, zero-tolerance is the only answer.
Pondering all this has drawn me to the 'character' factor. So, rather than belabouring the bully issue further, I'd rather encourage reflection upon the positive: that is, what type of person does not bully and will not tolerate bullying.
Consider how we gravitate towards good people in our lives, the friends we choose and why we choose them, consciously or otherwise. I think it's fair to say that the good among us seek out other good folk to share our journey, based on some kind of shared set of values, likes, dislikes and so on. We may look for people with similar values and morals, or gravitate to those who belong to the same 'tribe' as us, or perhaps it's a geographical thing. Whatever the qualifier, within our own social and professional circles resides the strength to stand up for what is right.
Bullies gather their power from the reticence of others to stand up to them. They thrive because spectators allow them to, leaving the victims to fend for themselves. Again, survival is a primal instinct but with evolution comes enlightenment and there are many things that enlightened individuals can resolve without resorting to or exposing themselves and others to confrontation.
In response to the many requests for an 'answer' to bullying - I don't have the silver bullet, but in my view the power resides with the spectators to not provide the environment within which the bully may thrive. While it's impossible to prescribe an absolute template that will achieve this - because every situation is different - there are basic things that can be done to curtail this type of behaviour:
report it to the appropriate manager, senior person or HR/IR representative - not always ideal but in those places where management do not tolerate bullies you will at least be heard;
if a colleague has found the courage to report a bully, then support them - there's nothing worse for the victim than to make a stand only to be thrown to the wolves by supposedly empathetic colleagues who desert them at the crucial moment;
don't engage in or encourage gossiping about others - gossip only leads to individuals being ostracised and attacked;
don't do business with bullies - this is particularly effective in the small to medium enterprise environment. So, if you come across them actively spread the word, it'll eventually come home to bite them on the bottom line; and,
if you're strong enough, stand up to the bully either on your own behalf or on behalf of a victim.
In essence, don't be one of the adult versions of those rotten kids on the sidelines who upload video of a victim being bashed senseless in the schoolyard.
Remember, bullies are cowards and without the right set of conditions they have no power.
Monday, July 12, 2010
You know, when I heard recently that school bullying had resulted in yet one more poor kid resorting to suicide, I was shocked, really shocked.
Unlike my school days in the 70's, kids now not only have to suffer the degradation of being filmed while being bashed senseless in the school yard - but they're forced to relive it all over again (and again and again...) due to the pathetic bystanders, sitting on the sidelines like jackals, who upload the victim's humiliation straight to the internet. I find myself wondering what sort of an environment these kids come from and what their parents must be like. But that's a Pandora's Box that I'm not about to open today.
[As you read on, please feel free to delete the word 'bully' and insert the word 'coward'].Sadly, the bully virus continues to infect a certain type of individual from childhood through to adulthood. Some carry the disease without showing any obvious signs of their condition until they spray their vile contagion upon an unsuspecting colleague/s. Typically, those poor unfortunates targeted for contamination by these creatures are maligned if they dare attempt to report the symptoms.Bullying of any kind is abhorrent to me. It appears within the workplace under many guises. The classic is the top-down bully usually associated with an overbearing, physically intimidating male manager or supervisor - the embodiment of the schoolyard bully who never grew out of it. There's also 'upwards' bullying where individual supervisors or managers are targeted by a 'mob' type mentality amongst a group of, usually well-organised, disgruntled staff. But it doesn't end there. There are plenty of less obvious derivations.In recent years I've learned that there is an alarming tendency for women to be bullied by other women, one–on-one, in the workplace. Based on the examples discussed with me, victims are usually bright, motivated, energetic and, above all, friendly women who find themselves suddenly dropped within the sphere of control or influence of a woman/or women (because, yes, some travel in packs - often referred to as a coven) with absolutely no regard for new arrivals, preferring instead to suffocate their victims rather than welcoming or encouraging them.
I can name at least half a dozen amongst our closest friends who at some point have been targeted like this. The usual treatment, I'm told, includes outright abuse, derision, intimidation, obstruction, humiliation - the list goes on. In every case it was relentless and no amount of remonstration made the slightest difference at all.
If anything, singling out the bully only made things worse. Some victims were prescribed medication to help them cope. Others were forced to take leave, before going back in to confront the antagonist once and for all... no matter what the cost. However, in every case, the situation became so untenable that the only option was resignation, without any acknowledgement by management of the treatment they'd been subjected to or even a commitment to actually addressing the issue and extracting said bully from their position of influence.
So, bullying isn't always found at the end of a fist. There are many other malicious blows that can be thrown by adults in the workplace.
No matter what form it takes, bullying is ugly, cowardly and totally unacceptable and every one of us has a moral obligation to ensure that it is not tolerated.
So what are your views on bullying? Have you been targeted by a bully? Or, have you been able to take a stand and do something about it?
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
We are on holidays this week, introducing our son ‘Captain’ Morgan to my family, so this post comes to you from Western Australia, looking over Perth’s pristine beaches across to Rottnest Island.
Sitting in our apartment last night, we spent a couple of indulgent moments watching the sun set over gilt-edged clouds at the far edge of the Indian Ocean, as we quaffed an Australian merlot and generally enjoyed life. The moment prompted a number of thoughts, not the least of which was a memory of a period in my life - a little over ten years ago - when I lived in Perth and my career was well and truly in the wilderness.
At that time, having farewelled a promising military career, medical discharge in hand, my employment options were looking dire. This, despite personal and (with the benefit of hindsight) inflated expectations that as a former army officer, the multinationals would be falling over themselves, begging me to take a plum job complete with six-figure salary, flash car and regular business class travel options. Would you like fries with that?
Reality check!Soldiers beware: Being ten foot tall and bulletproof doesn’t really cut it in the corridors of corporate Valhalla.We have a tendency to be classed as square pegs trying to fit into round holes.
It was time to ask for help.
So, I fired a distress flare, writing to a number of senior officers who I’d had the pleasure of serving during my career, in search of written endorsement for my contribution back in the day. I was very pleased to find, within the space of a couple of weeks, that references were speedily returned from some now well-known, some less well-known officers, all equally deserving of their status as patron and mentor.
One of these leaders, not surprisingly, went beyond the call for a letter and over the next few years gave me a lesson in what it really means to be a mentor. In short, having begun the process with a reference, over the following six years this man continued to step up personally with guidance and the occasional catch up session, including ongoing written and verbal references for me, all of which inevitably steered me from the wilderness and into a brighter and significantly more prosperous future.
For that, I will always be immeasurably grateful.
Ever since, I’ve made an absolute point of trying to ‘pay forward’ that same generosity of spirit. I do this by mentoring those people around me who I see as having great potential, expectation and drive balanced with selflessness and humility.
Obviously, these people come into my orbit as a direct result of the opportunities that have come my way, thanks to a mentor who supported me all those years ago. As a result, I believe mentoring is a core obligation for managers at every level in an organisation, if that organisation is to truly encourage and develop its leadership potential as I referred to in my last post.
The great opportunity with mentoring is that there is huge personal reward in being able to guide and advise someone when they are making important decisions about their future.
The trick is to understand an individual’s motivations. I’m not of the ‘greed is good’ ilk, so my approach to mentoring is very much assigned to the person in front of me. Try to understand what it is that motivates them, what they want to achieve, their personal goals and aspirations, without any expectation that your mentoring of them will benefit you. Because it’s not about that.
I encourage anyone with accountability for others to mentor those you are responsible for, and ask yourself, ‘why am I championing this person?’ If the answer is that you just want to see them do well, then you’ve nailed it.
And if you are a person with responsibility for others and you are not mentoring any of them because you are too busy managing, meeting deadlines or focusing on your own career, perhaps you could rethink the way you are developing your team and, importantly, yourself.Mentoring is an inherent element of your personal responsibility as a leader.
Consider me now stepping off my soapbox, and humbly thanking those of you who have already provided commentary on my initial blog posts. Again, I welcome your comments and thoughts on mentoring. | {
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