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BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Oct 15, 2013) - Continuum, a leading provider of fully integrated managed services solutions, today announced the addition of two new industry experts to its executive management team: Paiman Nodoushani, vice president, engineering and chief technology officer; and Jeanne Hopkins, senior vice president and chief marketing officer. The moves deepen Continuum's strengths in product engineering and development, as well as all aspects of partner and acquisition marketing programs.
Nodoushani is responsible for all engineering initiatives worldwide and the company's focus on cloud-based solutions. He brings more than two decades of highly relevant experience to his role as vice president of engineering and chief technology officer. He most recently served as senior director, Cloud Products and Solutions, at Avaya, where he led the company's transformation into a cloud-based solutions player. Previously, Nodoushani was with Cisco Systems for over 12 years, concluding as director of engineering and portfolio management. His credentials encompass applications, virtualization, cloud services integration, content distribution networks, WAN optimization and more.
"I'm excited about applying all areas of my experience to the CTO position at Continuum," Nodoushani said. "I look forward to continuing to enhance our innovative solutions for managed service providers. We have tremendous technology used by over 3,300 partners and we will continue to build best-in-class technology."
Hopkins' extensive experience in the fast-advancing world of inbound marketing and social networking ranks among many reasons she represents yet another excellent fit within Continuum's expanding organization. The newly appointed senior vice president and chief marketing officer is considered a leading authority in these and other fields where data-driven programs and services support growth from the company's perspective as well as the changing needs of partner ecosystems. Her responsibilities at Continuum range from leading the marketing team to enhancing its initiatives to fuel partner growth with end users, while strengthening alignment with other product, engineering and service delivery groups.
Hopkins was named to the 50 Most Influential Sales Lead Management professionals by SLMA in 2011 and again in 2012 in addition to being honored with SLMA's 20 Women to Watch award in 2011 and 2013. She is the coauthor of the book, "Go Mobile," a step-by-step introductory look at starting mobile marketing efforts and the #1 best-selling mobile marketing book on Amazon.com. Hopkins<|fim_middle|> page at Continuum - delivering everything managed services providers need to effectively grow and prosper."
Continuum is the technology industry's only channel-exclusive provider of fully integrated managed services solutions. The SaaS-based platform enables IT solutions providers to efficiently backup, monitor, troubleshoot and maintain desktops, servers and other endpoints for small-and-medium-sized businesses. The comprehensive offering is backed by an industry-leading network operations center (NOC) and Service Desk, completing a unified managed services experience. The company employs more than 700 professionals worldwide, supports over 3,300 partners and monitors half a million endpoints. For more information, please visit www.continuum.net, on LinkedIn or follow us on Twitter @FollowContinuum. | is a frequent speaker on topics including demand generation, mobile marketing and Sales & Marketing alignment at MarketingProfs, MarketingSherpa, Social Media Today, DemandCon, and other marketing conferences. She tweets marketing tips and tricks daily for her followers: https://twitter.com/jeannehopkins.
"We have tremendous opportunity ahead to transform the MSP experience," Hopkins commented. "There's already plenty to build on at Continuum, but we're taking a fresh look at all the emerging requirements and vehicles to support greater success on top of the company's technological advances on the product side. We are putting a full spectrum of new tools, resources and programs in place to ensure Continuum partners have a comprehensive digital communications edge as they search, acquire and on-board new customers."
"As competitors focus on trying to unite disparate systems, organizations and processes, we're powering forward with technological advances as well as best practices and the best people in our industry," explained Michael George, CEO, Continuum. "Paiman and Jeanne further exemplify our commitment to hiring and developing extraordinary talent at all levels of the organization. They are both great leaders with an uncommon grasp of what it takes to win internally and externally. Even though they're driving solutions from different perspectives of the business, we're all on the same | 259 |
Chief Magistrate demands accountability
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"I can't understand that a bench warrant is executed and then the person is let go," the Chief Magistrate said, adding that she has a problem with that.
The magistrate expressed her displeasure with the situation after the accused, Clayton Cain, failed to appear in court after the police had released him.
"An accused person fails to turn up to the court, the bench warrant is executed and then the person is let go and then no accountability, no officer from Calliaqua is here to further account [for] what the position is. I have a big, big problem with that," Browne-Matthias said.
She said that the accused person has never turned up to court.
"And the defendant is at his residence," she said, adding that one day, a pastor had come to the court to say that the defendant had said that he could not attend court.
"This is crazy and just flagrant disregard for court attendance," she said, adding that she is putting the matter for today (Tuesday).
"Obliged, your honour. Very much obliged," said Senior Prosecutor Adolphus Delplesche.
"This has just gone too far," the chief magistrate further said.
Delplesche commented: "Your honour, it can't go further than there. It has hit rock bottom. It could only come back up."
The chief magistrate said the situation is "ridiculous.
"I've never seen anything like this," she said.
Cain was due in court in connection with a drug possession charge.
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Robert Delmont says:
What is going on in the SVG Police? Cocaine disappears from the evidence locker. The most brutal officers get the "best officer" award. They let convicts go free. They beat-up innocent people and then find out they are innocent. They let evidence to be used in a trail go on display for the public to touch. Meat, to be used as evidence is allowed to rot. Is there a more incompetent Police Force to be found anywhere?
The SVG Police have become a disgrace to law inforcement
Vincy Lawyer says:
The entire judicial system needs a total purge. Reading these articles is so troubling. I think there needs to be severe administrative sanctions for Officers of the Court from the highest level to the lowest, who have flout their responsibilities. If such sanctions already exist, they need to be enforced.
It may seem excessive but something needs to be done and done soon.
C. ben-David says:
Just more evidence, if it was ever needed, that our poorly selected, trained, and motivated police are the worst public service in the country. Yes, worse than the medical system.
aubrey burgin says:
Quite interesting. Some individual or individuals should be held accountable and also culpable for such actions. How can someone be taken into custody on a Bench Warrant and released without the authority of the Magistracy? Does the Police own the Courts?Are we really serious when it comes to dealing with Criminal activity in SVG?
The bigger question here we should ask is was corruption involved here. If so stomp it out early because it's the root of bigger criminal activities to | 650 |
As you would expect Bonnefication.com features a lot of heavily modified Triumph Twins, but they are not always what you the reader want to see. Unsurprisingly soft customs are more popular with many, after all, not everyone wants to cut up a perfectly good Triumph motorcycle. Sensible, as they are often harder to sell. It was Dagger Cycles back in June of 2014 who first coined the words 'Soft Custom' (though certainly not the concept) when they submitted a Triumph Scrambler to us here at Bonnefication. A build uncut and simply modified using a selection of aftermarket parts and a nice paint job. Four years later, you can walk into any Triumph dealer and buy a special factory custom sporting parts from the official accessories range, and produce a great looking factory soft custom – but when you park it next to another Triumph Twin, exactly the same colour, with exactly the same official accessories, I doubt it will continue to look the distinctive and personalised Triumph Twin you wanted. If you truly want a personalised and more individualised soft custom, I would suggest shopping from not only the plethora of aftermarket parts available for both the air and liquid cooled machines, yes, including those from the official catalogue, but also the huge amount of generic parts, and those meant for other retro inspired motorcycles. An example of such a soft custom is this build by the chaps at Cadiz based COOLmotorcycles, an Official Triumph dealer, who like many official dealers are prepared to offer their customers a little more individuality. Based on a liquid cooled Bonneville T-120 Black, now named the 'Madame Julie', this Triumph Twin has received some simple modifications making her a little more distinctive, and with any luck, stand out from the crowd. A key item to change on any age or model of Triumph Twin is its seat. On the 'Madame Julie', a custom seat base was fabricated, fashionably crafted and sculpted narrower to expose the frame rails and covered in black leather by X-Sits. Another, is doing something with the horrid stock mudguards – here both front and rear items have been replaced with those from a Mash, which is one of those little retro Chinese motorcycles which COOLmotorcycles are dealers for. These have been modified to fit and painted black, with the rear being fitted with a retro style Shin-Yo mini tail light with numberplate bracket.
Up front, the stock bars have been replaced with those from LSL, and fitted with Max-Inc bar-end mirrors and stock switches and levers, with the le<|fim_middle|>Finishing details on this build include; a sump guard from Triumph's official line up of aftermarket accessories, a stock and drilled chain guard, and slick 'Madame Julie' graphics on each side cover. Simple and effective modifications… perfect – whats stopping you!
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A man of far less perception than Lawrence Washington, who had become the chief manager of the Ohio Company, would have seen that the conditions on the frontier rendered war inevitable, and he accordingly made ready for the future by preparing his brother for the career of a soldier, so far as it could be done. He brought to Mount Vernon two old companions-in-arms of the Carthagena time, Adjutant Muse, a Virginian, and Jacob Van Braam, a Dutch soldier of fortune. The former instructed Washington in the art of war, tactics, and the manual of arms, the latter in fencing and the sword exercise. At the same time Lawrence Washington procured for his brother, then only nineteen years of age, an appointment as one of the adjutants-general of Virginia, with the rank of major. To all this the young surveyor took kindly enough so far as we can tell, but his military avocations were interrupted by his voyage to Barbadoes, by the illness and death of his brother, and by the cares and responsibilities thereby thrust upon him. Meantime the French aggressions had continued, and French soldiers and traders were working their way up from the South and down from the North, bullying and cajoling the Indians by turns, taking possession of the Ohio country, and selecting places as they went for that chain of forts which was to hem in and slowly strangle the English settlements. Governor Dinwiddie had sent a commissioner to remonstrate against these encroachments, but his envoy had stopped a hundred and fifty miles short of the French posts, alarmed by the troublous condition of things, and by the defeat and slaughter which the Frenchmen had already inflicted upon the Indians. Some more vigorous person was evidently needed to go through the form of warning France not to trespass on the English wilderness and thereupon Governor Dinwiddie selected for the task George Washington, recently reappointed adjutant-general of the northern division, and major in the Virginian forces. He was a young man for such an undertaking, not yet twenty-two, but clearly of good reputation. It is plain enough that Lord Fairfax and others had said to the governor, "Here is the very man for you; young, daring, and adventurous, but yet sober-minded and responsible, who only lacks opportunity to show the stuff that is in him." Thus, then, in October, 1753, Washington set forth with Van Braam, and various servants and horses, accompanied by the boldest of Virginian frontiersmen, Christopher Gist. He wrote a report in the form of a journal, which was sent to England and much read at the time as part of the news of the day, and which has an equal although different interest now. It is a succinct, clear, and sober narrative. The little party was formed at Will's Creek, and thence through woods and over swollen rivers made its way to Logstown. Here they spent some days among the Indians, whose leaders Washington got within his grasp after much speech-making; and here, too, | his mind in the excellent society and under the hospitable roof of Lord Fairfax. Three years slipped by, and then a domestic change came which much affected Washington's whole life. The Carthagena campaign had undermined the strength of Lawrence Washington and sown the seeds of consumption, which showed itself in 1749, and became steadily more alarming. A voyage to England and a summer at the warm springs were tried without success, and finally, as a last resort, the invalid sailed for the West Indies, in September, 1751. Thither his brother George accompanied him, and we have the fragments of a diary kept during this first and last wandering outside his native country. He copied the log, noted the weather, and evidently strove to get some idea of nautical matters while he was at sea and leading a life strangely unfamiliar to a woodsman and pioneer. When they arrived they were immediately asked to breakfast and dine with Major Clarke, the military magnate of the place, and our young Virginian remarked, with characteristic prudence and a certain touch of grim humor, " We went, — myself with some reluctance, as the smallpox was in the family." He fell a victim to his good manners, for two weeks later he was "strongly attacked with the smallpox," and was then housed for a month, getting safely and successfully through this dangerous and then almost universal ordeal. Before the disease declared itself, however, he went about everywhere, innocently scattering infection, and greatly enjoying the pleasures of the island. It is to be regretted that any part of this diary should have been lost, for it is pleasant reading, and exhibits the writer in an agreeable and characteristic fashion. He commented on the country and the scenery, inveighed against the extravagance of the charges for board and lodging, told of his dinner-parties and his friends, and noted the marvelous abundance and variety of the tropical fruits, which contrasted strangely with the British dishes of beefsteak and tripe. He also mentioned being treated to a ticket to see the play of "George Barnwell," on which he offered this cautious criticism: "The character of Barnwell and several others were said to be well performed. There was music adapted and regularly conducted." Soon after his recovery Washington returned to Virginia, arriving there in February, 1752. 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Thus the current of his home life changed, and responsibility came into it, while outside the mighty stream of public events changed too, and swept him along in the swelling torrent of a world-wide war. In all the vast wilderness beyond the mountains there was not room for both French and English. The rival nations had been for years slowly approaching each other, until in 1749 each | 745 |
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## Demo
Visualization demo is at: [`Thor`](http://thor.johanpaul.net/path_finding)
## Customization
- The grid size (x and y) and dimensions (square size) can be customized in the `g_s` variable.
- The **directions shuffling** can be replaced with ***actual array tinkering***.
## Recent version
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#### *No path* or *cannot calculate* response
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. Place the flatbreads or pita breads on it and heat until toasted on both sides (turn them during cooking) and puffed up. Leave to cool and tear into bite-sized pieces.
2. Make the dressing: mix the garlic, vinegar, olive oil and sumac (or paprika) in a bowl or jam jar with a lid. Season to taste.
3. Mix all the ingredients together with clean hands in a serving bowl adding just enough dressing to moisten the bread. Sprinkle over a little sumac or paprika as a garnish.
A tawa or tawah is a flat frying pan which you use to cook or heat breads. It conducts heat really efficiently so we find that our tortillas, pita breads and flatbreads positively bloom when we use one. They are quite reasonable and you find them in the discount supermarkets on offer sometimes or in the middle-eastern shops and at Amazon.
In her seminal book 'European Peasant Cookery', food writer Elisabeth Luard has a tip for anyone making a bread salad for diners who may not be keen.
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When scrambling without a rope, you sometimes hold your life with your fingers<|fim_middle|> to sweep across the ridge, causing a temporary white-out. I decided to go on and attack the mound directly, keeping to the boulders where possible.
They weren't boulders. They were giant lumps of saturated mud, interspersed with razor-sharp slate-like rocks. I climbed over these, and through the ever steepening snow in between, until I reached a desperate looking crux.
To my right and above was a swollen melting cornice. To my left and below was a drop into the fog. I took a couple of steps, then the ground beneath my feet collapsed, tumbling down the mountainside with snow and rocks. Shot with adrenaline, I latched onto a rock with a vice like grip, then delicately pulled myself up onto a small ledge. I didn't realise for a couple of minutes, but catching onto the sharp rock had almost sliced the top of my finger off.
I waited there until the cloud briefly cleared. The area I'd just climbed was much steeper than I'd thought and I looked down at the trail of fallen mud and rocks way below. I turned back, but the descent was difficult and uncertain, neither the snow nor the mud being remotely stable.
I eventually ran back onto the ridge to cross to a smaller peak at 2250m.
This might sound absurd, but as I completed this section I felt total euphoria. Music blasting in my headphones, grey clouds clearing to blue skies, then standing on a proud white summit in the centre of an empty mountain range - pumped full of adrenaline. This is why I quit my day job, and I absolutely love it. | and your feet. For me, that's never been more true than today.
I'm in Qabala, a modern town which shares somewhat in Baku's wealth. I set out this morning through the foothills and into the quiet village of Laza (1300m), feeling focused and full of energy.
A steep ascent through deciduous forest brought me out into a rugged alpine landscape, freshly laden with a week's worth of heavy snow. I'd been missing this!
My target was a 2800m peak, which looked enticing amongst the pristine blue sky. At 2200m though, just after midday, things started to get serious.
I'd reached a long ridge, which led onto a huge, sheer lump of a sub-peak, which I'd somehow need to bypass to reach my destination. Approaching from the east, I could see that the southern aspect was a near vertical cliff. The north face was plastered with extremely deep snow and looked prone with the hot conditions on the mountain. Directly ahead, in places poking through the snow, was what looked like a solid line of boulders. Facing that slope directly, it was difficult for me to read its gradient.
As I plotted my next move, two things happened. I heard three thundering rockfalls or avalanches from the surrounding valleys within a few minutes. Then, having been gathering in the north, a huge grey mass of clouds began | 298 |
Home > Archive 〉 2006 〉 January 〉 Editorial
Beyond the River
Explore the trails, streams and quiet places at Guadalupe River State Park and Honey Creek State Natural Area.
By Dale Weisman
It's a beautiful thing:
Families frolic and tube along a lazy bend of the Guadalupe River beneath creamy limestone cliffs. Children and dogs splash in the cool water, while parents chill out in low folding chairs in the precious shade of a flood-battered cypress.
Welcome to Guadalupe River State Park — or at least to the park's idyllic swimming hole, which attracts most of the park's visitors, sometimes in crushing numbers. Sure, it's wonderful to see folks out enjoying themselves in nature, but there are times I desire something from a park experience that's becoming as rare as a golden-cheeked warbler: solitude.
On some weekends, it seems as if most of the state's 22 million residents have descended upon every beauty spot and swimming hole in Central Texas, from Garner State Park to the Pedernales River to Ink's Lake and, yes, to Guadalupe River State Park.
Straddling Comal and Kendall counties, Guadalupe River State Park, owes its name and existence to one of the most scenic and popular recreational rivers in Texas.<|fim_middle|> offered on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Rust House. The 1.5-mile hike lasts approximately 2 hours. While the tours are free, suggested donations are #2 per person or $5 per family. The tours are often led by volunteers from the Friends of Guadalupe River/Honey Creek support organization. | When Spanish explorer Alonso de Leon encountered the clear-flowing stream in 1689, he named it Nuestra Se�ora de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe, patron saint of Mexico). The Guadalupe: a lovely name for a lovely river.
Rising in two forks in the Hill Country of western Kerr County, the Guadalupe meanders from its headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico entirely within state boundaries. Countless springs and tributaries feed the free-flowing Upper Guadalupe, and by the time the river carves a winding, four-mile path through the state park, it carries ample water for canoeing, kayaking, rafting, tubing, swimming and angling.
GRSP might be just another typical Hill Country park were it not for the exceptional public access it provides to a river whose banks are mostly private property. GRSP is also unique in the state park system in that it shares a boundary with a state natural area. Together, the 1,938-acre state park and adjoining 2,294-acre Honey Creek State Natural Area comprise more than 4,200 contiguous acres of Hill Country habitat.
When Guadalupe River State Park opened in 1983, uncluttered countryside surrounded the nearby intersection of U.S. 281 and State Highway 46. Today SH 46 bustles with retail shops, gas stations and restaurants as suburban sprawl creeps ever closer.
"The biggest thing about Guadalupe is that the park is located so close to a major city and still provides access to relatively pristine river environment," says Mark Abolafia-Rosenzweig, superintendent of Guadalupe River State Park and Honey Creek State Natural Area. Mark landed the superintendent job at GRSP and Honey Creek about three years ago. Previously, he had spent 17 years managing Palmetto State Park.
"When I first got here," recalls Mark, "I knew that this place was busy, but I really wasn't prepared for how busy it is. It really never rests."
Based on annual visitation, GRSP ranks among the top five busiest state parks in Texas. Mark estimates that the park draws some 160,000 visitors a year.
"With San Antonio virtually knocking on our doorstep," he adds, "we have an enormous amount of visitor pressure, and that's only going to continue to rise."
Mark acknowledges that it's good so many visitors are discovering the park, but the burgeoning visitation poses challenges for those who are looking for a serene, quiet atmosphere. "It's really hard to find that here," says Mark. "The park's hiking trails and the Honey Creek guided tours certainly capture that quieter experience. That's because more than 98 percent of our guests go straight down to the river and never step foot on the trails. The river is what attracts people, and that's why the park was established."
If some 98 percent of GRSP's visitors flock to the swimming hole on the Guadalupe, I'm happy to be a "two-percenter" and explore the rest of the park.
There's so much more to Guadalupe River State Park than just a good swimming hole. GRSP abounds with hiking trails that traverse the park's upland forests, grassland savannahs and riparian zones. Hikers, mountain bikers and equestrian riders have access to more than five miles of multiuse trails that crisscross the uplands in a looping, figure-8 pattern.
My favorite trail, Loop 3 (accessible from the Cedar Sage Camping Area), meanders through dense stands of live oak and Ashe juniper. An especially scenic stretch hugs a sheer limestone bluff overlooking the bucolic Guadalupe River valley and an undeveloped 700-acre section of parkland on the north side of the river. Pending future development, the land remains closed to the public, with some limited use during the public-hunt season. A development plan is being finalized to accommodate primitive group camping, as well as hiking, biking and equestrian use on this tract.
Back to Loop 3, I had been warned that the overlook area was too rugged for mountain biking. I gave it a perilous try but ended up walking my bike along the bone-jarring trail, studded with limestone outcroppings. Geologists call this stony, water-sculpted landscape karst, a word of German and Slavic origin that refers to a European region riddled with fissures, faults, sinkholes, springs, sinking streams and caves. The Edwards Plateau has its own karst topography, and it abounds at GRSP and Honey Creek, which lie in the recharge zone for the Trinity Aquifer.
I love the lofty bald cypress trees that line the Guadalupe. Their gnarly roots clutch the riverbanks, and they tower above all else. Some of these arboreal monarchs are several centuries old...
Loop 2 (accessible from a trailhead near park headquarters) is smoother and less rocky than Loop 3, offering an easy 2.5-mile path for mountain biking and hiking, as well as a couple of small spur loops to explore. The morning I rode Loop 2, I didn't see a single human soul — just me and the occasional white-tailed deer and armadillo. Other park denizens include raccoons, squirrels, opossums, bobcats and coyotes. Feral hogs are common, too, and I spotted the aftermath of their destructive foraging — swaths of porcine rotor-tilling.
The terrain alternates between juniper-choked woodlands and open grassland savannah dotted with oak mottes — the original Hill Country landscape that predated the arrival of settlers. Accounts of early Spanish and Anglo-American explorers describe rolling hills covered in "belly-high" grasses while "mountain cedar" (Ashe juniper) flourished in canyons and along escarpments. By the mid-19th century, waves of settlers, many of them European immigrants, poured into the region. The settlers upset the Hill Country ecology by allowing their livestock to overgraze, leading to soil erosion, and by suppressing wildfires that had rejuvenated the grasslands and kept the invasive cedar at bay.
In pockets of the state park and Honey Creek SNA, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department plans to use prescribed burning to remove scrub cedar and return the landscape to how it appeared 125 years ago. At Honey Creek, a major research project is now underway in which scientists are monitoring the effects of brush removal and the restoration of grasslands on water recharge and groundwater levels.
While native grasses, such as Indiangrass, switchgrass and little bluestem, are making a comeback in areas of the park, TPWD also protects old-growth Ashe juniper and live oak woodlands — prime nesting habitat for endangered golden-cheeked warblers, which migrate from Central America to breed in the Hill Country during the summer.
Nationally recognized for birding, the area harbors some 160 bird species. Depending on the season, expect to see (or hear) bluebirds, cardinals, canyon and Carolina wrens, white-eyed vireos, yellow-crested woodpeckers, kingfishers, wood ducks, wild turkeys and red-shouldered hawks.
For a combination of good birdwatching and gorgeous scenery, try hiking along the river through riparian galleries of bald cypress, sycamore, elm and pecan. One stretch of trail east of the swimming hole lies below the Wagon Ford walk-in tent-camping area, a secluded alternative to car camping. Tucked away in a shady pecan bottom, Wagon Ford is one of the prettiest camping areas I've seen in any state park.
I love the lofty bald cypress trees that line the Guadalupe. Their gnarly roots clutch the riverbanks, and they tower above all else like the Ents of Tolkien's Middle Earth. Some of these arboreal monarchs are several centuries old and have weathered countless flash floods, including the "500-year floods" of 1998 and 2002. The bald cypress is aptly named because it's a deciduous conifer (most are evergreen), turning rust brown, dropping its feathery leaves and "going bald" each fall.
Lingering by the creek, I gaze at the layers of shadow and light mirrored in the water and imagine sitting all alone in this quiet, green cathedral. I want Honey Creek to speak to me, to impart its wisdom...
A signature tree on the Guadalupe River, bald cypresses also flourish along Honey Creek. To protect the fragile riparian habitat, Honey Creek is accessible only by guided tour, held each Saturday at 9 a.m. The two-hour tour begins at the historic Rust House, near Park Road 31. Master naturalist volunteers from the Friends of Guadalupe River/Honey Creek (a nonprofit support organization) serve as tour guides.
The Honey Creek tour had been on my to-do list for many years, and to make up for lost time, I went twice last summer. My first Honey Creek hike was blessed by clouds and light rain, casting a cool veil of autumn over the late-July morning. Some 25 hikers — mostly families with children — gathered by the back porch of the Rust House, a rustic, wood-framed dog-trot-style house built in 1917 presumably from a Sears, Roebuck & Co. mail-order kit. The Rust House is one of three historic homes in the Guadalupe River State Park and Honey Creek property. The 1860 Bauer House, a classic example of German fachwerk half-timbering construction, is located on parkland on the north side of the river; the Doeppenshmidt-Weidnar House, continuously inhabited from the 1870s until the 1970s, is situated near Honey Creek.
Our tour guide, Tom Anderson, fits the part: "Redwoods" T-shirt, straw hat, walking stick and a booming voice cultivated through years of teaching environmental science and biology in public schools. Now retired from full-time teaching, Tom channels much of his time and considerable energy into the Friends group. "This is my passion, this is what I love," Tom tells me. "I love teaching, and I love this creek."
Tom leads us down the trail into a forest of live oak, Ashe juniper and hackberry. The woodlands give way to live oak-grassland savannah, speckled with white-blooming snow-on-the-mountain. Soon we enter a forested stretch of trail Tom calls "arachnid alley," nicknamed for the huge webs stretched across the trail, spun by yellow-and-black orb weaver spiders.
We reach the edge of a bluff overlooking a fertile floodplain on the north side of the river — a perfect spot to observe wildlife in the grassy valley below. Standing beneath spreading live oaks draped in Spanish moss, I imagine Apaches or Comanches at this very viewpoint, scouting for game or foes.
From the overlook, the trail crosses a natural seep thick with Lindheimer's muhly grass and mullein — a velvety soft plant with medicinal properties, sometimes called "cowboy toilet paper." A loosely stacked stone wall, built nearly a century ago, lends a touch of ranching history to the lush tableaux. The stone walls and other remnant structures are the handiwork of German immigrants who accompanied Prince Carl von Solms-Braunfels into Central Texas and began homesteading the upper Guadalupe River and Honey Creek area in the 1850s and '60s. Early German settlers in the area included the Doeppenschmidt, Weidner, Bauer, Richter and Rust families, who amassed thousands of acres of ranchland over several generations.
As the old ranches began to break up in the early to mid-1970s, TPWD purchased the tracts of land that later became Guadalupe River State Park. In 1981, The Nature Conservancy of Texas acquired the Doeppenschmidt-Weidner family's Honey Creek Ranch and then sold it to TPWD in 1985 to be managed as a state natural area. TPWD bought additional acreage in 1988 to expand Honey Creek State Natural Area to its current size.
The jewel of TPWD's acquisition is Honey Creek itself — a pristine, cypress-lined stream emanating from a gushing spring and quietly burbling through a low, riparian canyon on its three-mile course to the Guadalupe. Located on private ranchland adjacent to the natural area, the spring is a natural entrance to Honey Creek Cave, the longest explored cave in Texas. Known for at least a century, the cave was first surveyed in 1963. To date, cavers have explored and mapped some 20 miles of its passageways.
No one knows for sure how Honey Creek got its name — perhaps for the honeybees found near the creek, or the abundance of honeycombed limestone or the creek's honey-brown hue each autumn when the cypresses shed their needles onto the water.
The creek habitat is ecologically significant and rich in floral diversity. It also harbors state and federally protected species, including the Texas blind salamander and the golden-cheeked warbler.
The final stretch of trail down to the creek winds beneath ancient oaks laden with wisps of Spanish moss. Centuries-old cypress trees rise up from the water's edge, joined by pecan, walnut, sycamore, cedar elm, persimmon and gum bumelia to form a forest canopy that shelters a lush understory of dwarf palmettos, frostweed, switchgrass, maidenhair ferns and columbine. Spatter-dock, a pond lily, floats on the surface of long, smooth pools of water.
It's unusual to see bog-loving palmettos (Sabal minor) this far west in Texas. But then there are many interesting features to appreciate about Honey Creek. Consider, for example, the remarkable outcroppings of black basalt near the confluence of Honey Creek and the Guadalupe River, formed when molten rock squeezed into vertical cracks in the surrounding limestone.
Lingering by the creek, I gaze at the layers of shadow and light mirrored in the water and imagine sitting all alone in this quiet, green cathedral. I want Honey Creek to speak to me, to impart its wisdom, but there's no time today.
Surely the creek spoke to the generations of German ranchers and their children who found not just pure and precious water down here, but beauty and solace. The parkland along the Guadalupe River and Honey Creek is indeed good country.
See it, believe it, for yourself.
Guadalupe River State Park and Honey Creek State Natural Area are located in Comal and Kendall Counties, 30 miles north of downtown San Antonio. From US 281, travel 8 miles west on Texas 46 and then 3 miles north on Park Road 31. The Park offers more than 90 campsites; day use areas for picnicking; river access for swimming (no lifegurard on duty), canoeing, tubing and fishing; a trail system for hiking, mountain biking and equestrian use (no stables in park); and interpretive nature programs on Saturday evenings.
Bergheim Campground & River Outfitter now offers a shuttle service and tube/kayak/canoe rentals inside the park; for details, rates and reservations, call 830-336-2235 or visit <www.bergheimcampground.com>
Guided interpretive tours of Honey Creek are | 3,325 |
Q: How to verify mail origin? I wish to code a little service where I will be able to send an e-mail to a specific address used by my server to send specific commands to<|fim_middle|>A: If you can solve this for generic e-mails, you solved the problem of SPAM.
Given that the mail headers are free form text in which anyone can claim anything, you can't do any sort of authorization nor authentication based on the mail headers. Your best bet is to authenticate the content, and there are protocols for that like S/MIME or PGP. They rely on cryptography for authentication and your server will be able to verify that the content is signed by a certificate you trust. But you'll move the burden on the mail sender that will have to send a properly signed message. Most mail readers though support adding digital signatures to content.
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but how do I make sure that, say, an
e-mail sent by
"mrzombie@thezombie.net" really comes
from "thezombie.net"?
You also may want to look at Sender Policy Framework, as it is at least in part trying to provide a means of verifying that email was sent from authorized domain servers.
Also, serverfault.com may have some helpful answers for you since it is a networking- and server-related question.
A: You can use SPF to verify that a given IP is/is not authorized to send email on behalf of a particular domain (assuming that domain implements SPF, of course), but that only gets you so far. For example, it may not prevent another user at the source domain from impersonating the authorized user.
Authenticating the content with a digital signature is really the best way to go.
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I'll check against a list of permitted e-mail addresses to make sure no one unauthorized will send a command to the server, but how do I make sure that, say, an e-mail sent by "mrzombie@thezombie.net" really comes from "thezombie.net"?
I thought about checking the header for the original e-mail server's IP and pinging the domain to make sure it is the same, but would that be reliable?
Example:
Server receives a command from mrzombie@thezombie.net
mrzombie@thezombie.net is authorized, proceed with checks
Server checks "thezombie.net"'s IP from the header: W.X.Y.Z
Server pings "thezombie.net" for it's IP: A.B.C.D
The IPs do not correspond, do not process command
Is there any better way to do that?
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'Security': the first, second and third concern for many companies.
Corporations seem to be focusing on letting the right people in, keeping the wrong ones out, and protecting their sensitive material.
It all looks very impressive, as do the recent investigations into 'seamless' and 'hassle-free' secure access.
Integrated security and access systems are all well and good. If a door opens upon my approach, greets me by name and wishes me 'good day' (all without me having to break stride) I will be impressed.
But, here is the big question: where is the industry heading? Now that we have the ability to implement a seamless and secure access system, how can we leverage this technology to make our lives easier once we are through the door?
The next generation of secure access solutions should be able to do far more than play gatekeeper.
Feeling thirsty in the middle of the day? You head to a vending machine and are identified upon your approach. You select your drink of choice –no pocket change required.
The<|fim_middle|> guarding the doors is only the first step. | opportunities are endless. This seamless identification can extend to the garage. Instead of scanning an RFID card, you are recognized in your car upon your approach and granted seamless access in and out of the parking lot.
You have a meeting in another department? No problem. You enter the department floor; the secure access system identifies you, and then proceeds to direct you to your meeting room.
How about this? You enter your office, and having been identified upon your approach, the thermostat sets itself according to your personal preference, and your computer automatically logs you onto your account. Everything is ready and waiting for you.
This is the next generation of secure access. It's not a card anymore. It's your identity, and it's seamless. The opportunities and potential of a seamless secure access system are literally endless; and this is before we even consider the benefits such a system could bring to improving a facility's actual security.
With the next generation of seamless secure access, | 192 |
In the hubbub surrounding the release of SRAM's new one-by 12-speed Eagle drivetrains, the cassette and XX1 Eagle 12-Speed Chain have undoubtedly stolen the show with their golden bling and<|fim_middle|> chain lube. The powerlock connector makes this chain incredibly easy to install. The only difficulty I had was determining the correct chain length, but once you figure it out you're set.
It's a chain, but paired with the eagle grupo allows you to climb any hill even if it would be faster to walk. Love it!
Honestly, the only reason I got the XX1 is for the gold. If you are looking for a little flair on your ride, this is a great place to put it! Performance with the full eagle drivetrain is amazing.
I had to go gold for my new eagle setup. The chain is a work of art. The engagement with the chainring is phenomenal. The noise-reducing coating, durability, and let's be honest, color options of this chain make it worth the price. Plus when you replace it, you've got yourself a new gold chain for your neck. | groundbreaking technology. SRAM met the challenge of creating a chain that could handle off-road abuse with smooth-shifting accuracy by investing in all-new tooling and redefining how chains are made.
The advent of 11-speed was met with many a pearl-clutching concern about the strength and reliability of such a narrow chain, and slimming it down another 0.35mm meant that SRAM had its work cut out to create a chain that would stand up to the miles. The Eagle chain starts out with even flatter sheets than standard chains and goes through an unprecedented 37 steps to develop each plate. The end result is precisely shaped pin holes that let the pin sit flush with the plate for increased security and durability.
And last, but not least, that glittering gold bling isn't there solely for looks. The glitzy aesthetics come courtesy of a Ti Nitride finish that increases durability and reduces friction compared to non-coated chains. Ti Nitride does for this chain what anti-friction coatings have done for suspension forks—makes everything run smoother, quieter, and more reliably over time, so you can focus on the ride without worrying about your drivetrain. If glitz isn't your thing, the XX1 Eagle 12-Speed Chain is also available in a more stealthy black colorway that still includes all the Ti-Nitride benefits.
I was really surprised by how much nicer the black chain looks on my XO1 than a classic silver chain. If you're looking to spice up your drivetrain, grab one of these. Wear life is great and it's as light as can be.
The XX1 chain delivers smooth, quiet pedaling and gear shifts when paired with any Eagle drivetrain. The aesthetic gains are a nice added bonus!
I have all the XX1 group set, so just this chain was kind of a no brainer after spending money on the rest of components. Even so, it works as expected, flawlessly.
Black or gold, whatever your flavor, everyone will know you spent a lot of money on your chain.
This year I moved from XO1 to XX1 Eagle and yes, it does work better. Overall smoother operation. The XX1 chain will complement any of your Eagle drive train needs. Highly recommend this product.
Admittedly I picked up this chain because it was black and I thought it looked better on my black X01 set up. It shifted like a dream, the Ti-nitride coating really does make a difference.
One of my first rides with this was a local, evening race. Towards the end of the race my chain got kicked into my spokes and it bent several links on the chain.
I've never had the happen before and I'm pretty hard on my bike. The narrow 12- speed chain, combined with light weight construction does not equal durability.
What more do I need to say about anything that SRAM puts out? The best in the biz in terms of pricing and quality. The bang for your buck is surreal considering how long their components last and how much they can take when comparing them to other brands. You're going to Hollywood, SRAM.
I mean it's black, so it looks cooler. Working well with 11-speed Shimano drivetrain, so not just for Eagle.
Upgraded my drivetrain to Eagle this summer and wanted a little weight savings and bling to the bike. Went with the gold XX1 Chain and love it so far. Wondering how the durability will be based upon other reviews, but only time will tell.
This is a great chain performance wise certainly. It also happens to be absurdly cool looking. So if you need a chain for your eagle 12 speed bike, go ahead and treat yoself to this sweet piece. The coating does appear to actually have a bit of performance advantage over the less expensive options as well which, if I'm being honest, was just an added bonus.
Aside from the riders who habitually break chains, most riders will actually find the Eagle XX1 chain to actually last longer, likely due to the Ti-Nitride coating which is proven anti-friction technology that has been in use on factory Motocross suspension for quite some time now. Not a gimmick, these chains do in fact last longer. If you are always breaking chains, this chain will probably not solve your problems, but if you wear chains out, I feel like the XX1 Eagle chain is, in fact, worth the extra money.
I put about 1500 miles a year on my mountain bike. I do some endurance racing and local sprint races. I upgraded my drivetrain to Eagle XX1 in February and I'd never go back to anything else. So about the chain.
Pros: Super smooth shifting, quiet, stays a lot cleaner than other chains I've used and is easier to clean, the TiNi coating really lives up to the hype, last of all it looks great.
Cons: I only get about 500-600 miles out of a chain before it stretches enough to cause a noticeable decrease in shift performance. I'm light and not a "pedal masher." I'd imagine that a bigger power rider would really struggle with longevity.
The weight savings are great and all, but where you lose out is the durability. I've broken a few of these chains now, and have bumped down to the Xo1 chain and haven't had any problems.
I just started mountain biking so can't honestly assess whether this chain is better than others out there, but I can attest to the fact that it looks amazing in gold. I paired it with the SRAM XG-1299 Eagle 12-speed casette in gold and the combo looks great.
When compared to previous SRAM 1x11 chains, this Eagle 1x12 is remarkably quiet and smooth. Also, the lubricant that came on this chain lasted for over a month of riding before I had to add more | 1,223 |
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This #1 New York Times bestselling prequel to Sex and the City is now a CW TV series!
The Carrie Diaries is the coming-of-age story of Carrie Bradshaw, one of the most iconic characters of New York City and our generation.
Before Sex and the City, Carrie was a small-town girl who knew she wanted more. She's ready for real life to start, but first she must navigate her senior year of high school.
Up until now, Carrie and her friends have been inseparable. Then Sebastian… (more)
Up until now, Carrie and her friends have been inseparable. Then Sebastian Kydd comes into the picture, and a friend's betrayal makes her question everything.
With an unforgettable cast of characters, The Carrie Diaries is the story of how a regular girl learns to think for herself and evolves into a sharp, insightful writer. Readers will learn about her family background, how she found her writing voice, and the indelible impression her early friendships and relationships left on her. Through adventures both audacious and poignant, we'll see what brings Carrie to her beloved New York City, where her new life begins.
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Parkers Marsh Natural Area Preserve is a Natural<|fim_middle|> Bayside Marshes IBA", which also includes the nearby Mark's and Jack's Island Natural Area Preserve and Saxis Wildlife Management Area.
Parkers Marsh Natural Area Preserve is owned and maintained by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. It is open to public access, however it is accessible only by boat and does not include improvements such as docks. Visitors are encouraged to contact a state-employed land steward prior to visiting.
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List of Virginia Natural Area Preserves
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Virginia Natural Area Preserves
Protected areas of Accomack County, Virginia
Landforms of Accomack County, Virginia
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Important Bird Areas of Virginia | Area Preserve located in Accomack County, Virginia. The preserve incorporates beach habitat along the Chesapeake Bay as well as low marsh, high marsh, shrubland, and forest vegetation; the wetlands provide a home for many different species of animals and plants. About 75% of the site is saltmarsh. Marsh elder and black cherry may be found on old dune ridges on the site, as may loblolly pine. Some lower dunes support various grassland species. Peregrine falcons have nested in the area since 1998, and the rare saltmarsh sparrow has been observed nesting at the site. In addition, the beach provides a home for the northeastern beach tiger beetle, listed as threatened in the United States.
The preserve has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by the National Audubon Society as a part of the "Delmarva | 189 |
Adele has a Licence To Thrill as James Bond execs want her to record to new soundtrack
It is rumoured the Skyfall singer has been flown to Los Angeles by MGM bosses to work on new scores for the upcoming film
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LA bound: Adele arriving in LA (Image: X17<|fim_middle|>. I just thought that she has the voice and the tone we wanted."
A spokesman for Adele declined to comment, while a spokeswoman for Spectre did not respond to requests.
Meanwhile, Adele is believed to be buying a £5.2million home in Malibu.
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Has Adele flown to Los Angeles to secretly record the music for the new James Bond movie Spectre, we wonder?
We're told the Skyfall singer, spotted earlier this week at a bash in California, was flown over by executives from MGM to work on new scores.
A source at MGM, which made the film, says: "Everyone thinks Adele is here for her much anticipated new album, but she is actually working on a music idea for the James Bond film.
"She hadn't been in contact with the film bosses for a few weeks, but suddenly she said she had great plans for the theme, so they flew her over.
"The execs made their feelings known to Adele that they want her back for the next film.
"They'll still have to decide whether they want the tune once it's recorded."
Adele scored a global smash with the previous Bond theme, Skyfall, along with a Golden Globe, Bafta and Oscar.
The movie is the highest-grossing 007 adventure of all time.
Recording a second theme would make her the first artist to sing more than one since Shirley Bassey's powerful pipes graced Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever and Moonraker.
James Bond Spectre on location
Adele, 26, who was spotted at dinner this week with Harry Styles and Jennifer Lawrence, flew to LA in early January with two-year-old son Angelo.
Apparently Bond star Daniel Craig, 46, has been a champion for the singer.
The source adds: "Daniel really was the biggest advocate for Adele when she scooped all those awards and asked her to return to sing the new theme."
In 2011 the actor made it clear he wanted her for the soundtrack.
Daniel said: "When Adele's name came up I just jumped at it. I said we had to get her | 381 |
Blazar in the early universe
The National Foundation for Very Long Base Science Foundation's (<|fim_middle|>" supersarpa revealed previously unseen details in a jet of material ejected at three-quarters of the light from the galaxy's core about 12.8 billion light-years from Earth. The galaxy, called PSO J0309 + 27, is a blazar with a jet directed toward the Earth and is the brightest radio-transmitting blazar ever seen at such a distance. It is also the second largest blazar emitting X-rays at such a distance.
In this image, the brightest radio show comes from the core of the galaxy, bottom right. The jet is driven by the gravitational energy of a supermassive black hole in the core and moves up, left up. The jet seen here stretches for about 1,600 light-years and shows the structure in it.
At this distance you can see PSO J0309 + 27 as it was when the universe was less than a billion years old, or just over 7 percent of its current age.
An international team of astronomers, led by Cristian Spingol of the University of Bologna in Italy, observed the galaxy in April and May 2020. Their analysis of the object's properties supports some theoretical models of why blazars are rare in the early universe. The researchers reported their results in a journal Astronomy and astrophysics.
The National Observatory for Radio Astronomy is a facility of the National Science Foundation, which operates under a joint university cooperation agreement, Inc.
CREDIT: Spingola et al .; Bill Saxton, NRAO / AUI / NSF.
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Meeting the Challenges of Rewiring America
A special 1.5 day workshop in Kansas City next month will focus<|fim_middle|> broadband to more communities! | on role that electric utilities can play in bringing better broadband to more Americans.
The 2019 UTC Broadband Workshop is sponsored by the Utilities Technology Council. It will take place August 21st and 22nd at the Crowne Plaza in downtown Kansas City.
Since the rural electrification push of the 1930s and the interstate highway system of the 1950s, the United States has never seen such a need for great infrastructure deployment. Higher capacity and more resilient, pervasive broadband must be brought to all corners of the country if we are to ensure that all of our citizens remain integrated into the global economy. And it is not only the demand for basic broadband but the push towards 5G and further wireless densification that is driving the need for more fiber. How are we to meet this challenge? Electric utilities are uniquely situated to deliver on this demand. From large investor-owned distribution systems supplying essential backbone and middle mile services to the municipally owned and electric cooperative utilities serving smaller, oftentimes more rural, communities –all electric utilities have a role to play in rewiring our country for the future.
This special 1.5-day workshop August 21st – 22nd in Kansas City will focus on these roles, how each complements the other and the challenges faced by each party in deploying broadband infrastructure to their customers and their communities.
The UTC is extending a special offer to municipal utilities that allows them to attend the conference at the reduced, member rate of just $295.00. To take advantage of the special rate, please contact Karnel Thomas at karnel.thomas@utc.org or by calling 202-833-6816.
The workshop website is https://utc.org/event/utc-broadband-workshop/. To see the full workshop agenda, CLICK HERE.
Lunch and Learn: Public Libraries and Broadband
The next edition of CBAN's Lunch and Learn Webinar Series will be held on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at Noon.
Public Libraries - A Bridge Over the Digital Divide will feature a discussion with Jay Peterson, District Consultant for the State of Iowa Library. Jay will talk about the ways in which America's public libraries play a positive role in bringing broadband to small towns and rural communities. He'll cover the following topics and more:
The Library and E-Rate Planning Program and Digital Inclusion Survey
The Urban Library Council's EDGE program
Future Ready Iowa and how Iowa's libraries need a seat at the table
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New Member: HBK Engineering
CBAN would like to welcome our newest Vendor Member, HBK Engineering! A full-service engineering firm, HBK Engineering has extensive experience in fiber optic and electric transmission route development and feasibility studies in urban, suburban and rural areas.
ImOn Bringing Fiber to Iowa City, Dubuque
ImOn Communications, a CBAN Provider Member, is expanding operations to two more eastern Iowa cities. Earlier this year ImOn announced plans to build fiber-to-the-home in Iowa City and Coralville, Iowa. In June, the company announced that it will be expanding its fiber network in Dubuque into residential neighborhoods. Congratulations to ImOn for playing a role in bringing better | 704 |
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Ryan K.: My pleasure, and we look forward to seeing you next month at NADA, in Las Vegas. I know that we're going to be spending some time together, and Aaron and I will be doing a super session on Friday at NADA, talking about what's driving valuation in today's marketplace.
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Welcome to the Kerrigan Advisors Market Update with Bridget Fitzpatrick and Ryan Kerrigan, managing director of Kerrigan Advisors.
Bridget F.: Hello everyone, and welcome to the Kerrigan Advisors Market Update, I'm Bridget Fitzpatrick. Today, we're joined by Ryan Kerrigan, Managing Director for Kerrigan Advisors. Thank you so much for joining us today, Ryan.
Ryan K.: Thank you. Always good to be with you, and share what's going on in the market.
Bridget F.: How did automotive retail stocks do in December?
Ryan K.: Well, we headed down a little bit in December, with the Kerrigan Index down 6.8% for the month. That compares to the overall market, actually, being up almost 3%. However, the bigger story is just how strong 2019 was for automotive retailers.
Bridget F.: Can you tell us more about that?
Ryan K.: Well, 2019 was a blockbuster year for auto retailers. The Kerrigan Index was up almost 43%, compared to the overall SMP that was up 29%. It's worth noting that if you exclude CarMax, that new auto retailers were up 52% for the year.
Bridget F.: What is driving the stock performance?
Ryan K.: Well, I think the automotive retailers, both public and private, have really found their footing. Overall industry volume remains very strong, and retailers had to adapt a little bit to the absence of new car growth.
Ryan K.: Recall a few years bacK, these companies were growing their top lines very quickly, along with unit volume. That put them in growth and investment mode. When we hit this industry plateau, times were still good, but it required much closer attention to cost control, and shifting the other aspects of the business model to continue to grow earnings.
Ryan K.: The publics have done a very nice job of making these shifts, and their bottom lines have been very strong this past year, and the stock market is rewarding them for that.
Bridget F.: Okay. Let's talk about the industry plateau. I saw this discussed in your most recent Blue Sky report.
Ryan K.: Yes. 2019 marks the fifth year in a row in which US auto sales have topped 17 million units. This is a level of sales that our industry only reached twice prior to 2015, and you had to go all the way back to 2000 and 2001 to see that level of sales. While new unit sales have not grown much in the last five years, this remains a very attractive level of sales for car dealers.
Bridget F.: Just because new car sales and not growing, that's not to say that dealers cannot grow revenue?
Ryan K.: That is absolutely true. Revenue growth, for many groups, remains quite strong. Average dealership revenue is up 9% over 2015, average new car transaction prices continue to set new records. In fact, in December, the average transaction was just over $34,000, which is an increase of almost $700 over the prior year.
Ryan K.: The used car market has been downright booming. 40 million units sold in 2019, and used car transaction price is up nearly 9% since 2015. That, and the publics have really led the way in demonstrating how to increase F&I revenue, as well. Each of the publics has done a very solid job of pushing average F&I per transaction up, each of the last few years.
Bridget F.: What are we projecting for 2020?
Ryan K.: Well, by all indications, more of the same. The ingredients are there for another very strong year. Employment and wage growth look to be very strong, and interest rates have actually dipped this past year. So, the macroeconomic conditions are there for a strong 2020.
Ryan K.: NADA has put out it's forecast, calling for 16.8 million new units, and we would not be surprised if we achieve 17 million, once again.
Bridget F.: And there was a large transaction announced this past month?
Ryan K.: There sure was. Asbury announced a very significant transaction, in the acquisition of the Park Place dealerships. This represents, by far, the largest acquisition every done by Asbury. They acquired a total of 10 dealerships, 17 franchises, and $1.9 billion in revenue.
Ryan K.: Now, to put this in perspective, this acquisition will grow Asbury's top line from $7 billion to almost $9 billion.
Bridget F.: What does this tell us about the market?
Ryan K.: Well, I think it tells us a couple of things.
Ryan K.: First, there's very deep liquidity in our industry that allow these big transactions to get done. Asbury announced that they would be doing this with cash, and financing it all with operational cash flow and existing credit facilities. So, for the right deal, the money is there to get big deals done.
Bridget F.: This platform was primarily luxury franchises, correct?
Ryan K.: Yes, that is correct. Park Place was a very significant player in the luxury segment in Dallas and Fort Worth.
Ryan K.: I think Asbury's decision here underlines the continued strength of the luxury market, which grew 3% this past year, while the overall market was flat to down. And luxury SUVs are really showing growth, up almost 8% this past year.
Ryan K.: Some buyers are more comfortable acquiring luxury franchises, as they believe that the buying experience will not shift online, or change as much or as fast as it might in the mass market in the coming years.
Bridget F.: This is one of the larger deals to get announced in recent years.
Ryan K.: Yes, that is true.
Ryan K.: With SAAR flattening, and concern about the economic cycle, there a couple of years in which many buyers were on the sidelines. But, Asbury's stepped up, and I'd not be surprised if there were a couple more to follow in 2020.
Ryan K.: I might add, overall transaction volume remains very strong. Through the third quarter, 161 deals got announced, and we believe that 2019 will be yet another year of over 200 transactions in automotive retail.
Bridget F.: Can you tell us about Carvana?
Ryan K.: Well, the company continues to execute it's high growth business plan, and the market is really rewarding them. The stock almost tripled in 2019, and now has a $14 billion market capitalization. The company is trading at four times revenue, though it's very far from being profitable.
Ryan K.: In fact, the company looks to be losing about $30 million per quarter this past year, and had negative cash flow of almost $600 million in the last year.
Bridget F.: So, how does that all add up?
Ryan K.: Well, Carvana aspires to become the dominant brand in how consumers are going to buy used cars. They believe that they can inspire deep customer loyalty, and these current losses will be more than offset by future profits.
Ryan K.: For the moment, the stock market is believing they can execute on that plan.
Bridget F.: The stock market is buying it. How does the industry see this playing out?
Ryan K.: Many dealers, for their part, are skeptical. They have not found used car buyers to be particularly loyal. So, the idea of trading these kinds of losses for the opportunity of future profits strikes many as a very poor strategy.
Ryan K.: For the time being, in 146 markets, dealers are having to compete directly with Carvana. They're fierce competitors, and have the reputation of paying up for used car inventory.
Bridget F.: All right, Ryan, it's great to spend some time with you today. Any parting words of wisdom?
Ryan K.: I think we're setting out for an excellent 2020. The conditions are right for continued car sales, dealers are very tightly managing their bottom lines. And I know that we, at Kerrigan Advisors, are getting exceedingly busy getting transactions done, particularly in the first six months.
Bridget F.: Okay great, Ryan. Thanks | 1,804 |
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Should two human beings with very different genetic makeup and age be treated the same in terms of medical care? Probably not. They will, however, most likely receive the same treatment if they become ill. And the rest of the world will follow suit. Despite advances in medical science, doctors don't fully understand how patients respond to different therapies.
The 'One-size-fits-all' approach is exclusively used, but it often results in undesirable side effects. Nonetheless, the use of precision/personalized medication can change this for the better. The growing study and research into human genetics and genomes, as well as how they influence health, disease, and drug reactions, has enabled doctors and scientists all around the world to provide more precise diagnosis, drug prescriptions, and effective therapies. Eventually, this keeps the patient off the 'trial-anderror' approach, ensuring an optimal therapy from the start.
Despite its efficacy, the complete democratization of personalized healthcare is yet to happen. Tailoring individualized health care to improve patients' lives – it's a mission. A mission that can become widely possible because of advanced healthcare companies like Aquavit Pharmaceuticals. Headquartered in New York, the Company offers personalized healthcare through innovative technology solutions, biologics and biologics delivery systems.
ATTUNED TO INNOVATIVE CARE
Founded in 2010, Aquavit is constantly setting benchmarks in medical aesthetics through multiple pipelines in the fields of neuroscience, oncology, medical dermatology and immunology (COVID-19). Its uniqueness stems from its patented microchannel technology, which permits intradermal delivery of any medicine or therapeutic agent that can be administered topically or by patch. This novel route of administration makes them a pioneer in the domain. Aquavit is one of the largest manufacturers of microchannel technology and among the top 3 medical aesthetics companies in the US.
With a mission to modernize and personalize healthcare, the company has made great strides, developing formulations, prototypes and much more. Recently, it acquired an exclusive license to market and commercialize a botulinum toxin product, DTX-021, in the United States and Canada. This will help target indications such as Chronic Migraine, Blepharospasm, Cerebral Palsy, Spasticity, Overactive Bladder, Depression, Plantar Fasciitis, Osteoarthritis, etc. Aquavit also has a vastIP portfolio, including 30+ patents and over 25 trademarks.
TETHERED TO CHANGING SCENARIOS
Time is changing, and with that – diseases are evolving, associated with additional characteristics. For instance, COVID-19 basically inflicted respiratory tract infections – both mild and lethal at a fast rate. The Delta variant, on the other hand, transmits faster – and more efficiently. The rapid spread of the virus across 96 nations demonstrates the level of chaos it can bring. And it is not just COVID-19!
There are other infectious diseases that have evolved; these are best addressed through personalized medicine. The cognizance propels paradigm awareness as it has proven to optimize healthcare at reduced time, cost and rate of failure in clinical trials. Aquavit supports this and has customized products assertive to individual channels. The portfolio includes:
AQT- These are microinjection devices to help practitioners administer therapeutic agents directly to skin using drugs of their choice. The series includes AQT-001, an acclaimed product used by renowned dermatologists and other medical practitioners.
Very soon, the company will introduce AQT – 004, a low-dose<|fim_middle|> Inner B System®, the Health-Tech Company is helping people hydrate, cool and prevent breakouts. The product combines Salicylic Acid and Allantoin for blemish control, and comes in a hydrogel form that can be worn under the skin discreetly. It has proven to be very useful for healthcare professionals who are wearing PPE Kits day-in and day-out.
THE ONE BEHIND THE DYNAMICS
Every successful innovation has a visionary behind it who has the experience and motivation to create something worthwhile. Sobin Chang is the brains and visionary of Aquavit. She has a wealth of knowledge in pharmaceuticals, devices, and biologics, spanning from the well-known brand BOTOX® to a $7.5 billion oncology portfolio. She has extensive experience in management, marketing, and research, having worked for Fortune 500pharmaceutical companies over the years.
She has also served at the US Department of Health and Human Services, the Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising and Communications of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA DDMAC), guiding the FDA Modernization Act. Besides Aquavit, she chairs the initiative for the Yale Institute for Botulinum Toxin Research.
She is a Yale trained Pharmacoeconomist with over 60 publications to her credit. She was the opening keynote speaker at the Big Data in Pharma conference in Philadelphia recently. Her astute leadership is helping Aquavit democratize the need for personalized healthcare over the conventional. Her therapeutic experience spans Neuroscience, Dermatology, and Infectious Diseases.
Having a leader of strong acumen, it's no doubt Aquavit has a very dynamic culture. Sobin has created a solid team of fun yet seriously smart individuals. They collaborate and often take on multiple roles to create a model culture that helps Aquavit to thrive.
The cohesiveness was very helpful during the Pandemic. Sobin speaks on this, "We were able to overcome the pandemic through lean operations and focusing on the important matters. We were on video calls all day everyday… Felt like I was in broadcasting". They swiftly switched to online communications and a remote work model, which helped them adapt and overcome the chaos.
A THOUGHTFUL MEMO FROM THE CEO
"Find your roots and be resilient to overcome obstacles and see through your success."
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AQV-1122- It is a flagship drug delivery device that has been formulated to deal with pandemic scenarios. Aquavit has developed a microchannel delivery apparatus for epidermal vaccinations. When vaccinations are administered to the epidermis of the skin, an immune inductive site rich in antigen cells is activated. This allows vaccines to be delivered through the skin. Aquavit's invention is painless, user-friendly, and requires little knowledge. And it is applicable in the current scenario, based on the restrictions to access healthcare. This new technology utilizes the proprietary AQT microchannel technology. By continuing to expand the scope and depth of Aquavit's new delivery technologies, this innovation ensures an insightful contribution to global healthcare as it effectively addresses platform technologies directed toward intuitive methods for immunizing masses against infectious diseases. Its self-administrable technology allows for affordable and accessible healthcare for the masses. Moreover, in case of any unforeseen pandemics, it can be drop-shipped in remote countries that are dealing with limited/minuscule healthcare resources.
MAV- This state-of-the-art analytics AI platform is Aquavit's exclusively developed technology that employs Machine Learning and Data Analytics for skin diagnostics and personalized treatment regimen.
PITO- The PITO – 001 or Apollo™, a Personalized Injection Treatment Optimizer, is a smart technology platform and microinjector built on a desktop configuration that compounds customized formulations for intradermal delivery. It is also integrated with AI and Big-Data technology which analyzes specific needs and recommends personalized treatments (MAV Series). Both of these products are soon to be released. PITO-002 is a similar form factor to PITO-001, and addresses topical solutions including skincare.
Micro-channel® technology- As a transformative innovation, Aquavit's patented micro-channel® technology is a novel route of administration (RoA) for drugs and biologics. This unique technology will facilitate intra-dermal delivery at greater efficacy and speed of delivery for any drug or therapeutic agent currently delivered either topically or via a patch form. It will prove to be a revolutionary breakthrough in Aquavit's mission to modernize and customize healthcare for all.
Aquavit's products have proved to be an integral asset to improve and optimize patient care. Its microchannel technologies are offering customizable options to physicians and individuals. And since these products have a range of applications, it meets patient satisfaction evidently. Over the years, Aquavit's technology treated hundreds of thousands of patients without any complications. The Company has subsidiaries in the USA and South Korea to develop, manufacture and distribute its technologies.
AN INTEGRAL ROLE AMID COVID-19
Interestingly, the pandemic has spurred numerous challenges in terms of healthcare, particularly skin health. Nowadays, everyone on the road has to wear masks all the time. While it plays a vital role in reducing the spread, it can often be hard on the skin and cause a range of skin problems (Acne, Peeling Skin, Rashes, etc.). Aquavit made a significant contribution to this scenario.
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The threat of a catastrophic impact from an asteroid or comet is a staple of popular culture. If there was a dinosaur killer in Earth's past, is there a human killer in our future?
What are the chances and how do we assess the risks? For that matter, what are asteroids, comets, and meteorites, and where do they come from? The Space Science Institute's National Center for Interactive Learning, with funding from the National Science Foundation and NASA, has developed a national traveling exhibition program called Great Balls of Fire: Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors. The project includes exhibits (3,500 sq. ft.), and an education program for museum educators and docents.
Exhibit includes:
Climb into a "spaceship" and blast off to the asteroid belt and Jupiter, on a mission to gather data
about asteroids and comets.
Operate a blink comparator device to understand one of<|fim_middle|> Objects.
Learn how scientists use light curves to determine the shape and movement of asteroids.
Save Earth and learn about gravity by trying to divert a "rubble pile" asteroid from impacting our planet.
Shoot a projectile into a water tank and use a Spin Browser device to manipulate high speed
video of your impact.
Examine a collection of rocks and use a series of tests (magnetism, color, density) to determine
which one is a meteorite (or meteor-wrong).
View clips from Hollywood movies and determine if they got the science right.
Build their own solar system, including asteroid belts and comets, using a 42" touch-table display. | the tools astronomers use to find Near Earth | 8 |
AFI<|fim_middle|> later that day. | FEST 2010 presented by Audi has announced it's Festival's Audience Awards.
World Cinema:BOY; DIR/SCR Taika Waititi — New Zealand.
New Auteurs:BEDEVILLED; DIR Cheol-soo Jang. SCR Choi Gwang-young — South Korea.
Young Americans:LITTLEROCK; DIR/SCR Mike Ott — USA.
Breakthrough (award accompanied by $5,000 cash prize):HAMILL; DIR Oren Kaplan. SCR Joseph McKelheer, Eben Kostbar — USA.
In addition, the Short Film Jury (Kyle Patrick Alvarez, Katie Aselton, Greta Gerwig and Todd Luoto) announced its winners, which qualify for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' annual Academy Awards.
Live Action Short Film:QUADRANGLE; DIR Amy Grappell — USA.
Animated Short Film:MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON; DIR Dean Fleischer-Camp. SCR Jenny Slate, Dean Fleischer-Camp — USA.
The announcements were made at a ceremony at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, and all of the films were screened again at the Mann's Chinese Theater | 241 |
For the sake of this discussion, I'm going to assume the leader is a person of goodwill and wants to find a resolution to whatever issue, disagreement, etc., in the most efficient and constructive way possible.
And, by the way, what I'm going to say applies in EVERY relationship, personal or business, marriage, school or corporation.
Let's first explore the difficulty, then we'll outline the solution<|fim_middle|> together. Brainstorm as peers (even if you're superior in a hierarchical sense) about this "thing" you're looking at together.
Don't stop until (1) you arrive at a solution or (2) one of the parties is no longer willing to participate (don't let that be you). In my experience, there is always a way to resolve an issue so that both people succeed. That's not to say I have not been party to these conversations that don't work out…I have. But as I look back, I think it's been because I moved back to the other side of the table.
Now, some will argue this is fanciful and unrealistic. Maybe so…but my guarantee still stands. | . I know that all this will seem rather simplistic…after all, there's only so many words I can offer here. But don't let the simplicity cause you to dismiss this as invalid. I guarantee this will improve every effort you make at resolving any difference in any relationship.
WOW! And just to show you how serious I am about how much I believe in this, I'm offering…today only…a money-back guarantee. If fact, if you follow the instructions (suggestions actually) and you do not experience relief of your symptoms, simply return the blog and I will refund you TRIPLE what you paid…including the postage.
Seriously…here's the difficulty that always presents itself. A difference of opinion always has a tendency to create a barrier between the parties, even though there is always, I think, a way of avoiding it.
A barrier, by definition, always stands between. Always creates something of an impasse. To overcome an impasse always requires at best a compromise and at worst a capitulation. A compromise means that both parties will not achieve what they want. A capitulation means someone wins and someone loses…power has been recognized and exercised.
Someone might suggest there should be a way for everyone to win. You know: "win-win." I contend that, again by definition, that doesn't happen. But what if both parties…husband and wife…manager and employee…CEO and Division Head…HR Director and employee in trouble…were both able, not necessarily to win, but to succeed.
Success takes the focus off my self-described ideal outcome and puts the focus on a resolution that is mutually beneficial…in which both parties succeed.
So, how does that happen? If we use the picture of two people at a restaurant table, it's very hard to see and talk to the other party if there's a huge centerpiece sitting on the table between them. The centerpiece is bulky, obtrusive and unwanted, it looks different to each individual, but neither has the ability to move it without the other person's permission.
But imagine the difference in perspective if both people were sitting on the same side of the table. There might still be some differences of opinion on how pretty or ugly it was or whether it was appropriate or not, but both people would be looking at it from the same place and would be talking to each other instead of across or through something.
Now the two people, perhaps at odds with each other, have a mutual issue which they are working on together! It provides for at least the possibility of a shared goal…a shared hope…a shared outcome…a shared success.
So what is a leader to do…to walk down this path of mutual success instead of wielded power? I suggest the following 3 not-so-simple steps.
Do whatever is necessary to assure the partner in the process, usually the one being led, really believes that you, the leader, wants them to succeed.
This cannot be done on the spur of the moment when a problem presents itself simply by verbalizing a simple "I'm on your side". Unless you have lived out your relationship with that person in a way that demonstrates your true interest in them, you will be, like my grandpappy used to say, "spittin' in the wind," and you'll find yourself resorting to the exercise of power.
So start now to live out that relationship with all those for whom and with whom you have or share responsibility.
Mentally, place the issue at hand on the other side of the table from the two of you. Respond to the problem as a mutual one that you are committed to working on | 739 |
Who was Charles Garvin and why has the IL AAHAM chapter chosen to honor him with a memorial golf outing and a recognition award to current members?
Charles C. Garvin was a past AAHAM member, Board member and Chapter President. Chuck joined the IL chapter in the early 80's and became certified in 1988. He served on the board of directors in the early 90's. During that time he served as several committee chairs including Membership, Programs and Constitution and By-laws. In 1995, Chuck started his officer term as Vice President of the IL Chapter, succeeding on to Chapter President in 1997, 1998 and 1999. In 2000 and up to the time of his passing on May 28, 2001, Chuck served as Chairman of the Board for our Illinois Chapter.
Chuck was not an AAHAM member in name only. He willingly gave of his time to participate in all chapter events and became well known at the national level of AAHAM as well. He never missed an Annual National Institute since<|fim_middle|> Award
Purpose: To honor Past President and Chairman of the Board of the Illinois Chapter of American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management (AAHAM) Charles Garvin. Award will be given to the member who continues to follow the high standards and commitment set by Mr. Garvin as it relates to AAHAM.
1. Award will be given to current Illinois Members of AAHAM.
2. Award will be presented during the Illinois Chapter Annual Meeting in December of the Calendar Year. The current Chairman of the Board or Current President will present award.
3. The selection of the recipient of the Charles Garvin Achievement Award will be made by the current IL AAHAM Board of Directors and past recipients of the award after a review of the nominations, if any, received from the Illinois Chapter membership at large.
4. Nominations may be made based upon the following criteria:
a. Attendance at Illinois Chapter supported education presentations.
b. Commitment to support the Illinois and National organization.
c. Commitment and/or Development made to any or all of the following special projects
2. Lincoln Log
3. Golf Outing
4. Chapter Excellence
5. Membership Drive
6. Political Developments/Advocacy
7. Membership Survey
d. Demonstrating exceptional professionalism as it relates to the healthcare business.
e. Efforts made to assist IL Chapter in setting and meeting goals.
f. Efforts made to work with other AAHAM Chapters and Professional Organizations to fulfill IL chapter goals.
g. Willingness to be an advocate with the National Office of AAHAM inrepresenting the Illinois Chapter.
5. Nominations of a member for this award should be submitted in a written format based on the above criteria describing the achievements of the nominated member. Nominations must be submitted to the current Board President. | joining AAHAM. He was an active member in educational offerings, social outings and political events related to PFS. Chuck insured that his employers knew the importance and advantages he gained from his membership in AAHAM.
His service to our chapter will be remembered at both the national board level and at the local chapter level. Chuck contributed much to our profession: Chuck presented numerous programs over the years, either as a part of a panel discussion or as a single presenter; authored numerous articles which were published in the Lincoln Log, the AAHAM Journal and the HFMA journal.
As devoted as Chuck was to AAHAM, he was similarly devoted to his family; wife Wendy, son Adam and daughters Kimberly and Laura. Several of Chuck's professional friends were given the opportunity to meet his family as he would periodically bring one of the children with him to an ANI or IL meeting.
Those AAHAM members who have been involved with the chapter for at least 10 years or more were deeply saddened by Chuck's passing. We lost a great friend and a tremendous PFS resource.
The year following his death, the IL Board agreed that we needed to find a way to honor Chuck's dedication to our chapter. We knew after his family and AAHAM, his third passion was golf. The board felt there was no better way to keep Chuck's memory alive than to name our annual golf outing after him. In fact, his son Adam continues to join the IL chapter at both the golf outings and several of the annual December meetings.
The Board also created the Charles Garvin Achievement Award. This award is given based on nominations from the membership at large to those individuals who continue to follow the high standards and commitment set by Chuck as it relates to AAHAM. Nominations for the award are based on attendance, commitment and development made to special AAHAM projects, professionalism and efforts made to assist our chapter in setting and meeting established goals.
Those individuals who have received awards from either the golf outing or from being recognized as a high achiever are honored to receive such an award in memory of Charles C. Garvin.
Charles Garvin Achievement | 425 |
Yo-Yo Ma performed in Seattle on Friday, Oct. 14.
With the Seattle Symphony's associate conductor Pablo Rus Broseta on the podium Friday night, Ma gave a revelatory performance of one of the staples of the cello repertoire: the Haydn Concerto in C Major.
<|fim_middle|> a community affair: At the end of the program, after a remarkably enthusiastic ovation, Ma asked the audience what they'd like to hear. From the many shouted suggestions he picked two: Bach's Prelude to the G Major Cello Suite (No. 1), and the sublimely simple "Appalachia Waltz" of Mark O'Connor. Those serene last notes were like a benediction.
Broseta made a good impression not only as an able and subtle partner in the concerto but in the three orchestral pieces preceding it. Beginning with some nicely characterized Bartok (the "Romanian Folk Dances," with particularly fine playing from clarinetist Ben Lulich), Broseta also presented some elegant and nimble Mozart: the familiar Symphony No. 29 in A Major (K.201), and the less familiar Symphony in D Major (K.196/121). These were well-received hors d'oeuvres for the evening's main event. | Yo-Yo Ma: three short syllables that guarantee a performance to remember. The great cellist and multifaceted musician has been performing in Seattle for about four decades (though never often enough), and he received a rock-star welcome in his latest arrival in Benaroya Hall on a windy Friday night.
With the Seattle Symphony's associate conductor Pablo Rus Broseta on the podium, Ma gave a revelatory performance of one of the staples of the cello repertoire: the Haydn Concerto in C Major. He has never been an artist to overstate or exaggerate, but this might have been the most exquisitely understated Haydn C Major ever to emerge from beneath the bow of a cello. Beautifully shaped, poetically soaring lines floated the melodies out into the audience, and you could see people leaning forward in their seats to listen.
And not just to listen. During the first-movement cadenza, when Ma scooted up to hit a bravura high G, an appreciative voice in the back of the hall declaimed, "Yeah." It might not have been ideal concert etiquette, but it was what most of us were thinking.
The tremendous subtlety, accuracy and lyricism of Ma's playing made listeners re-imagine the whole idea of a concerto. His approach was never "Look at me, the great soloist!" Instead, Ma's attitude conveyed, "Hear how beautiful this music is." Everything he does is in service to the score. Unlike most soloists, Ma likes to play along with the orchestra in the tutti passages as if he were a cello-section member, viewing the music as a joint enterprise rather than a star vehicle.
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The Blacksmith is a fairly new model released by Red Wing Heritage and from what I have read, is meant to take the place of the much beloved Beckman. Both models are made on the popular No. 8 Last and are plain toe. One key difference is the Vibram 430 Mini-Lug on the Blacksmiths versus the Roccia Sole on the Beckman. The Beckman is known as more of a "dressy" boot while the Blacksmith is more for casual wear.
I love this boot! It was love at first sight when I saw these at my local Red Wing Store. The employee told me they only had one pair... In my size! So I immediately got it (along with some Moc-Toe 3371s for the lady) and have been wearing them religiously for the past couple of months.
The main attraction to the 3345s was the tea-core leather. Tea-core leather is dyed twice. For the Black Prairie Leather, S.B. Foot Tanning Co. dyes the leather brown and then puts a layer of black dye on the top of the hide (I probably way oversimplified the process but you get the gist). As the leather ages, the black starts to wear away revealing the boots "true" color. The Beckman 9060s, which are made of Klondike Leather, are well known for this feature and are one of the more sought after Red Wing Heritage Boots. However, the model is uncommon in the States so I was thrilled to find a boot with similar characteristics in the Blacksmith 3345s. Having not handled the Klondike Leather in person, I cannot tell you the differences I see between that and the Black Prairie Leather. It seems, according to others, that the Klondike Leather has more of a shine and polished look compared to the Black Prairie.
While some of the brown has shown through in spots, this boot does make you work for that patina. Personally, I enjoy that and the boots, currently, are great for a casual night out. As they age, I can see them becoming more of a "beat 'em up pair" that really tell a story about where they have been and what they have done! Right now, I usually wear the boots with a black belt and darker denim, especially my NT-15x by 3sixteen which are quite "slubby."
Unlike my Iron Ranger 8085s, the Blacksmiths really did not have much of a break-in period. I found that to be odd as both models are built using the same last and have the same insole/midsole/steel shank/outsole combination. However, the "Smooth-Finished Leather"on the Blacksmith is much more supple than the 8085s' "Rough & Tough Oil-Tanned Leather" and conformed to my feet easily. Also, the backstay and counter of the Blacksmiths aren't reinforced with additional leather like the Iron Rangers and feature a nice, smooth cuff at the top. The result is a a boot that hugs the ankle nicely and, in my opinion, provides more stability and a better overall fit.
As it has only be a couple months and they have not be worn everyday, I cannot speak on the longevity of the boots. I can tell you that in snow and rain, the boots seems to hold up quite well and I have never had any dampness or moisture issues. The construction is top notch with the 270 degree Goodyear Welt and there have not been any stitching problems. The hardware is a dull brass color which is beautiful and I love the speed hooks! Honestly there is not much to complain about; they have even creased rather nicely! The shock absorption isn't the greatest but that could also be because I rotate these with Thorogoods which have amazing shock absorption, no break-in, and are basically built for comfort! Besides that little critique, I would say the Blacksmith is very near a perfect boot for me!
Like all my Product Spotlights, I will be doing updates and the boots age. I am planning on doing a comparison write up between the Blacksmiths, my Thorogood Beloits, and my Chippewa Service Boots in the ultimate plain toe shoot out! Stay tuned!
A Plain Toe Boot Showdown!
The 3345s can be purchased at your local Red Wing Store, on the Red Wing Heritage Website, and at boutique stores such as Franklin & Poe.
Here it is, the other pair I got from the Thorogood 1892 Collection: the Indigo Dyed CXL Beloit 814-9011s. After talking with Clint Greendeer over at Context Clothing (Interview with Clint on the Thorogood Janesville Product Spotlight) and about his favorite 1892 Boots, I had to get another pair! I was torn between the Beloits and the Tomahawk Lodan Green 814-7011s. What made me ultimately go with the Beloits was the indigo dyed Chromexcel Leather and the fact that the 6" service style boots just look better on me than taller models.
The Beloit Boots are inspired by the hardworking farmers at the turn of the 20th century, these handcrafted Beloit boots help today's growers of art, technology, and manufacturing get the job done in style. Just like their Janesville Moc-Toe cousin, the boots are named after a small town in Wisconsin. According to Thorogood, the town of Beloit is known as "the Gateway to Wisconsin" and is the birthplace of the speedometer. The bit of history that goes along with the 1892 Collection is the cherry on top for me. I love heritage boots and the story behind them!
Once you get the boots out of the box, admire the craftsmanship and beautiful leather, you will be presented with two styles of laces: leather and waxed cotton. Personally, leather laces make boots much tighter on my feet and break very easily, so I tossed those aside. The regular laces are just par-for-the-course for me; useable, but nothing special. Luckily, I have a bunch of Pisgah Range LTD Laces and found the Maroon pair to be the perfect contrasting mate for the boots.
After putting on the laces, I did a quick quality control once over. The stitching and welting are well done (really like the storm welt) for the most part. There are a few uneven stitch lines on the heel of the right boot but nothing that would affect them negatively in terms of performance. It is a meniscal cosmetic flaw that make my pair unique to me and remind me that these boots are truly handmade.
Once getting them on my feet, they were quite comfortable. The Beloits use the same No. 60 last as my Janesville and the only difference between the two is that the Beloits were a bit tighter towards the front of of my feet at the beginning. However, after a couple of wears, the Chromexcel leather formed to my feet and I am able to spend all day in them. Hardly a tough break-in!
I really like the cork sole and Vibram heel combination. Cork soles are more comfortable than most rubber ones for me, but of course the downside is that they provide less traction. The rubber heel on the Beloits help balance that out and provide pretty good shock absorption as well. After doing a little investigating, I found that the exact heel model is the Vibram 468 Comfort Cushion which main compound is SBR. I have no idea what that is but I like it!
Inside the boot, you will find a pair of removable Thorogood insoles that the company provides in most, if not all, their models. The one issue I can see with the sole is more cosmetic as the Vibram heel is lighter in color than the black sole. Personally, I don't mind it but I understand why it would bother others.
The boots went through my usual conditioning method, which darkened the boots ever so slightly, on the first day and made the leather even smoother. I love the way Chromexcel feels and often find myself running my hand over the boots when I am sitting down (Yes, I am weird). The normal con, or pro depending on who you ask, with Chromexcel is that it scratches and scuffs easily. In my opinion, it is cool to see the different shades of blue that appear after a few wears but if you are a person that likes a clean looking boot, you might be polishing these often. Me? I work for that patina!
Loose grain seems to be a popular topic in the boot community, particularly when it comes to Chromexcel. Nick, from the Horween Tannery, explains that more here. While my pair of Beloits may not be immune to loose grain, it is not prevalent and again, I like when my boots age and look beat up. What's the point of buying them if you don't wear the heck out of them?!
Some uneven Stitching but No Big Deal!
Currently, the Beloits, and the rest of the 1892 Collection by Thorogood, are on sale at stores such as Context Clothing and Milworks. I read a rumor that the 1892 Line is going on hiatus in May because of Thorogood's new business partnership but I cannot confirm this statement first hand. Regardless, the sale won't last forever and these boots are already hard to find as it is!
The Thorogood 1892 Janesville Natural Nantucket Boots 814-3781: First Impressions: Featuring the Boot's Designer, Clint Greendeer!
Thorogood (Weinbrenner Shoe Company) has been making boots since 1892. The company was started, and still run to this day, in Wisconsin. It is employee owned and unionized, a rarity in today's fashion world! Thorogood's bestselling boots come from the American Heritage Moc-Toe Line. The 6" Moc-Toe Work Boots in Tobacco in particular are a favorite among Thorogood followers!
Quite an impressive line up! This Janesville model, in particular the 814-3781, is a collaboration boot with Clint Greendeer of Context Clothing. Context Clothing (est. 2005) is located up in Madison, Wisconsin and is a specialty store for well made, heritage clothing; from denim to boots to wallets! The store had the honor of being named one of of the top ten independent men's clothing stores in the US by GQ Magazine in 2010!
I had the privilege to get to know Clint and ask him a few questions about the Janesville Nantucket Boot and Heritage Clothing.
How did you get involved with Thorogood?
I (Clint) became familiar with Thorogood while working at Context Clothing. Ryan and Sam (of Context Clothing) met with Thorogood to discuss new styles for the 1892 Collection. They asked me what my ideal Thorogood boot would be, so I started to research vintage Thorogood<|fim_middle|> of a lighter weight. I plan on wearing them as my main summer pair and am really looking forward to seeing their evolution after the hot weather ends!
The Indigo Dyed Travel Wallet made by Corter Leather & Cloth was the passport holder I was looking for! For starters, I, as you probably know, love denim so any product with "indigo" in the description automatically grabs my attention.
The Travel Wallet is part of Corter's 2016 Special Edition Indigo Collection; which also includes indigo dyed Bifold, Mechanic's, Standard Card, & Standard Card Sleeve Wallets. The leather used for this collection is Latigo Leather that the company drum dyed themselves "to be reminiscent of freshly oxidized indigo." Corter also states that the leather is "then hot stuffed by hand with waxes and oils to be soft and ready to use. It will age darker over time, burnishing in spots of high wear and developing a deep blue patina."
Upon receiving my Travel Wallet (On the same day my passport came haha!), I was able to feel how soft the leather is. Not only does the leather feel great, it looks beautiful as well (just look at any of the pictures)! As for the overall quality, it is top notch. The majority of the wallet is perfectly saddle stitched twice (which means it was done entirely by hand, no machines) with matching indigo thread. The result is a stronger, more sturdy leathercraft product than if the wallet was made with a machine.
In fact, the wallet initially was strong that I had trouble putting my passport into it and taking it out! I left my all important ID booklet in the wallet (I mean that's what it's for anyways) and it loosened up overtime by forming to the shape of the passport. In addition to the passport pocket, there are two card slots inside and a boarding pass slot on the outside in the back. The flap is secured with a signature brass snap and there's a branded split ring sewn onto the top of the wallet. To finish it off, the edges are burnished and waxed.
The split ring is another reason I chose the Travel Wallet as I was able to hook it to a key fob and attach it securely to my belt while keeping it in my front pocket on my trip to Italy. Unnecessary? Probably, but hey, I had peace of mind!
The Travel Wallet has aged quite nicely. The edges in particular are developing a nice, dark patina. The places where the dye soaked in the leather more are starting to stand out, making the wallet more personal and unique to me. The quality of the leather and overall construction will most likely lead to this wallet being the only passport holder I'll need in my lifetime! I hope to "travel" with the Corter Leather & Cloth Indigo Dyed Travel Wallet many more times!
The Dakota Leather Satchel Bag has been on many adventures with me and it has held up very well. The bag is made by Portland Leather Goods based out of, you guessed it, Portland, Oregon.
The design of the bag is simple: brass hardware with a magnetic snap closure, a lengthly shoulder/crossbody strap, an inside pocket... There really is not that much else to it! Size wise, the bag is 11" x 9" x 2" and the largest items it can hold for me (at the same time) is my Amazon Tablet (10.3" x 6.3") and my Swell Water Bottle (11.9" tall). The flap is long enough to make up for taller products, such as my water bottle, and will still close securely.
The hardware used is brass and feels very sturdy. On my trip to Rome, I would carry many items with me (including a precious engagement ring), making it quite heavy at times. The satchel never felt like it was about to fall apart. To go with the rugged hardware, the construction was equally impressive. On their website, Portland Leather Goods states that it uses industrial sewing machines and waxed thread to put their products together. When I examined the bag upon arrival, there seemed to have been lots of care gone into making my bag because the stitching was very well done. This satchel is truly "handmade" and not massed produced.
So good hardware? Check. Quality construction? Check. Practical, yet aesthetically pleasing design? Check. But how is the leather? Portland Leather uses oil-tanned, full grain leather that is conditioned to be water repellent. It is recommended by the company that you do not condition the bag for at least six months and that you let the bag get scratched and scuffed without worry. The result is a beautiful patina developed over time.
I have used my bag almost everyday for the last six months and it has aged gracefully. The backside has smoothed out and darkened due to hitting against my denim jeans and jackets and from prolonged exposure to my body heat (translation: my sweat). All the scratches and wrinkles don't look bad, instead the bag looks well used and rugged. No loose stitching, no broken hardware, and no water damage (it has gotten stuck with me in several storms). It is comfortable to wear for long hours because of the strong and, easily adjustable, strap. I really like how the strap's construction allows you to wear the bag in anyway, and at any length, you please.
My one critique of the bag would be to possibly have a different closing mechanism as it is really simple for someone to open the satchel and grab your personal belongings. The magnet makes it very easy to quickly get into but personally, I'd rather have it be more secure. I sometimes wear my satchel across my body and in front, not on my side, so I can better keep an eye on it. This bag definitely isn't for carrying around top secret information and very valuable items (I probably shouldn't have put the engagement ring in there).
Other than that one criticism, this bag has been at my side (or front) for awhile now and getting heavy use. Portland Leather Goods did an overall excellent job with the design, hardware, and construction. If you order one from them, you will receive your items based on how busy they are. I got my satchel in about two weeks which is really quick for a handmade good! The packaging is excellent and it comes with leather care tips and some other well written and designed reading material.
The satchel is currently available in another leather as well: Grizzly (darker leather). It is a perfect everyday bag for your everyday carries. While it is under their "Women" section, this bag is great for anyone looking for something unique, yet purposeful. It will come on many more adventures with me and hopefully last me a lifetime!
Chicago isn't known for having the best selection of brick and mortar stores that cater to people who are into quality clothing and goods. If you live in the suburbs, most likely you have to make a day trip into the downtown area to find a boutique or specialty store. One such store in Chicago is Mildblend, a place that sells raw denim, well-made boots, and other quality items.
Mildblend has a great atmosphere and very friendly staff. At the time, I was really having trouble finding raw denim jeans that fit my frame. I wanted a slim fit, but not too skinny that my legs didn't get any oxygen either. It was overwhelming at first looking at their selection. Luckily, one of their employees assisted me on finding the perfect pair.
Flat Fell Stitched Inseam is 37", Mildblend did free chain stitched hemming and they now sit around 32"
The fabric is probably my favorite denim out there! 3sixteen describes it as "indigo warp and black weft threads." The jeans are definitely dark in color and could be seen as black, not indigo, in certain lighting. That's one of the reasons I love jeans!
With such a dark color and no fades, I was easily able to dress the jeans up. Church? Jeans. Work? Jeans. Wedding? No, just kidding on that one. Regardless of if I should have worn them to a wedding or not, the 3sixteen's look great as part of almost any outfit!
The ST-120x Jeans can be Easily Dressed Up!
The one con of the Shadow Selvedge is that it attracts dog hair like non other. My lint roller as been the jean's best friend! Yes, the sticky sheets do remove some indigo, but definitely not enough to effect fading.
Since getting my ST-120x jeans, I have worn them constantly for the last seven months. They have been on many adventures: Rome, got engaged in them, worn them during presentations, taught classes in them... Yes, I have definitely gotten my money's worth with this pair!
Despite all those adventures, the fades have developed slowly... Which I like. I will never understand why people will roll around in sand to purposely get "cool fades." (To each their own!) As of right now, the jeans have had the most fading in the back and front pocket areas. The knees and leg openings are also starting to see some wear.
I truly love these slow fading jeans as they are a great "project" to have that hopefully will take me many more months/years before it's retirement. So far, the pair has not been soaked. However, they have been washed twice in the bath tub with detergent and then air dried. I think it is important to clean your jeans when they are dirty... Unless you want to be alone the rest of your life.
I have always wanted a 'trucker/biker style" wallet with a leather lanyard or metal chain hooked up to my belt. I have always loved the look and really think it adds a little something to an everyday outfit. Also, I feel like the wallet is more secure with the connected lanyard or chain (even if it's not).
Many crafters out there make absolutely stunning versions of these wallets and you can spend many hours sorting through the depths of the internet searching for the perfect one for you... And you bet I did just that! Until I came across JC Leatherworks Instagram page and saw this picture of the Big Dude Short Wallet and braided lanyard.
That picture shows an excellent patina for natural veg. tanned leather and I instantly knew that was the wallet I wanted. Originally made for @bigdudeindenim (hence the name), the wallet is the perfect size for most back pockets. Michael (@bigdudeindenim), worked with Joel on the design of the wallet and together they came up with the perfect look The braided lanyard is much more stylish than a metal chain in my opinion and the hook slips over most belts easily without being too loose.
After contacting the crafter Joel, he set off to make me my own version of the wallet. Instead of brass hardware I went with nickel and Joel let me pick which concho I wanted as well as a few other personalized requests. Joel and I had plenty of communication while he was working on my wallet and he is a really cool guy!
The wallet has become a staple in my EDC and it has been fun to see the natural progression of the patina. It has enough room to hold most of my cards (I carry a small card wallet with me as well for insurance, AAA cards etc...), cash, and ID.
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What about the moc-toe style do you love?
I love the workwear aesthetic, especially when pairing Moc-Toe style boots with selvedge denim.
Why go with the natural, vegetable tanned leather? What about it drew you to it over other leathers?
I went with natural leather because of the high contrast patina it develops. It's cool to see how the light leather gets darker over time and with more wear.
Besides the Janesville 814-3781, what other boots do you own that are among your favorites? Why?
I am a big fan of the Plain Toe Beloit Boot in Natural Chromexcel. That boot is what influenced me to go with a similar leather for the Janesville in Natural. The Plain Toe on the Beloit looks great with Chinos for a formal look and goes well with denim for the workwear aesthetic.
The 113 Boot is a rugged Moc-Toe in oily Horween Plainsman Leather. I love the natural irregularity in the leather which makes each boot unique to itself and the person wearing them.
What first got you into vintage items and heritage clothing?
Levi's 501 denim was my first calling to heritage clothing. The 501 Jean is a versatile garment that has been worn by many people in so many ways. I like the approach of soaking a pair of unsanforized 501's then breaking them in. The 501s are very versatile! I believe that adds to the non-verbal expression of how we decide to dress ourselves.
What cleaning/conditioning/polishing products do you recommend you use with the 814-3781s?
I recommend a horsehair brush on them every 2-3 wears. When it comes time for boot care, apply Obenauf's LP evenly on the boot. I like to add Obenauf's to the leather laces so they become more flexible and it holds the knot better.
I love a good patina and the idea of wearing these boots and watching them slowly get a rich, dark brown is something I am very excited about! So I decided that I would try out the moc-toe style and got the Janesville Natural Nantucket- 814-3781.
Boy am I glad I did! Not only do they look great but they are very comfortable out-of-the-box, compared to other moc-toe style boots I have tried on in the past, and did not even need a day of breaking in. The inclusion of a removable Thorogood Comfort Insole is one of the main reasons for this no break-in period and allows a person to have more possibilities with what socks they wear. That is a big deal to me as I have the option of taking the insole out in the winter time in order to put on thicker socks!
The Janesville is more simplistic in terms of design compared to their Thorogood Moc-Toe brethren; less stitching and branding, no steel toe etc... While the Heritage Line boots are made for manual labor, the 1892 Collection is more fashion focused. That doesn't mean that the 1892 boots aren't meant to get beat up, no, they are tough! However, I believe these would not pass many regulations for footwear in different industries compared to the Heritage Boots.
That being said these boots hold up well in less than ideal conditions. I trudged them through a muddy hill (which was a bad idea for those pretty white soles) about a week after I got them and they held up (And held me up!) well (although they got really dirty). The ground has been very wet because of constant rain and melting snow. I have had no problems with water getting into the boot. In fact, I ran them once under the faucet after the trip through the mud and not one drop got in. Just working for that patina!
In terms of quality of construction, the boot is very well made. The Storm Welt is perfect and the upper is stitched to perfection. There were one or two loose threads (which I have read can be a problem with some Thorogood Boots), however, nothing alarming that will effect the everyday wear of the boots. I feel people tend to nitpick over the smallest details and forget that products such as these boots are handmade. Minor cosmetic flaws that are barely visible cause me no concern and makes the pair I own unique to me.
When it comes to the price, the 1892 Collection is more expensive than other Thorogood boots (however, they do go on sale from time to time) and are competitively in line with the popular Red Wing Heritage Collection. One of the reasons for the higher cost is that the leathers used to make these boots are of better quality and come from the infamous tannery Horween, which is located in Chicago. Second, the sole is made by Vibram, which is considered one of the best sole makers in the world for shoes and boots. On Thorogoods' other boots, they use their own in house soles that are made specifically for certain work environments and saves on production cost.
I prefer the slimmer profile of the Janesville compared to Thorogood's Heritage moc-toe models. Like Clint, I think they look great with selvedge denim (if you couldn't tell from the pictures). Getting to know the man behind this particular design, and the fact that Thorogood is a company that's located one state north of me, puts a stamp of 'authentic heritage' on these boots for me. I not only own a product from a brand with a rich American history, I also got to put a face to the person who had a hand in the product's creation!
I will post updates as these boots continue to patina and get beat up! Special thanks to Clint Greendeer for taking his time to answer questions for this Product Spotlight!
My pair of Kasuri Selvedge was a great Christmas gift from my soon-to-be bride. What makes this pair of raw denim unique is the dyeing method: Kasuri. Kasuri is a traditional Japanese method for dyeing cloth in order to make patterns. The patterns form because certain threads are bound before the dyeing process so the indigo has a harder time staying on the cloth. This process is repeated until the desired pattern is formed. I would recommend clicking the above link to learn more about this interesting Japanese dyeing method. It really is quite fascinating!
Kasuri Denim Jeans Fit Perfectly in this Lay!
Awesome dyeing methods aside, the jeans themselves are made from 100% Japanese cotton, are 12.5 oz. in weight, with a waist size of 32" (real size 34"). My pair is from the store, Mildblend, in Chicago and they hemmed the inseam to around 32". Selvedge IDs are in the usual cuff areas as well as on the coin pocket. It is important to note that the fly is not selvedge. Instead, I believe that is area is overlock stitched. However, don't quote me on that!
The thread used is more of a passive gold which is a nice contrast to the shades of blue, black, and white of the denim itself. All of the hardware is branded with Naked & Famous and they decided to go with a black leather (although I have seen it listed as blue) patch branded with their usual logo. The overall fit is Naked & Famous's Weird Guy which, according to their website, is the most popular and is a "standard" cut. In regards to the sewing of the inseam, it seems to be a flat-fell seam which will have pretty good fraying resistance.
Now for the best part: the actual denim. At the bottom of the page I posted some close ups of the jeans. The Kasuri dyeing has made unique textures on the jeans with blue, black (or dark blue), and white all being in the mix. The white is from the weft, the blue is the indigo from the warp, and the black/darker blue is due to the dyeing method. From farther back, the denim look like a regular dark wash pair. It is when you get up close that you see all the details that sets it apart from your typical pair of jeans. The lighting also makes a difference. As you can see in the pictures below, there is a major difference between the jeans when they are in natural lighting versus when they are not.
Great Denim Christmas! Pictured with 3sixteen's NT-15x.
I have only worn the pair of handful of times but it looks like the much sought after honeycomb fades will be look as good as the best of them. There was no break in period for the jeans as they are | 1,872 |
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DETROIT (May 7, 2014) – As the Wayne State University College of Engineering ramps up its big data efforts, its students are finding unique opportunities to conduct research in this growing field. Two of those students are Itauma Itauma, a computer science graduate student and graduate teaching assistant, and Haidar Almohri, an industrial and systems engineering Ph.D. student and graduate research assistant.
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Almohri works with Ratna Babu Chinnam, industrial and systems engineering professor, graduate chair and co-director of the Big Data & Business Analytics Group, in the Smart Engineering Laboratory. Their goal is to<|fim_middle|>-doctoral work and hopes to eventually find a faculty position. After graduating, Itauma hopes to explore other promising areas in big data and relate them to different fields of study.
Wayne State University's Big Data & Analytics Group is an initiative of the College of Engineering that aims to assist enterprises in their big data adoption and value extraction challenges. The group — made up of more than 30 faculty members and more than 50 research students from various university departments — works together and collaborates with industry on big data and analytics projects. Anyone interested in collaborating with the group should contact co-directors Ratna Babu Chinnam at 313-577-4846, Satyendra Rana at 512-773-0357 or Xuewen Chen at 313-577-2478.
Wayne State University is a premier urban research institution of higher education offering 370 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 28,000 students. For more information about engineering at Wayne State University, visit engineering.wayne.edu. | analyze the data provided for Ford Motor Company and Lincoln Motor Company automotive dealers across the country and determine the significant factors that affect dealer performance and how performance can be improved by changing the appropriate factor.
"It is exciting and challenging because of all the difficulties you encounter when working on a big data project, such as exhaustive running time and memory shortage," says Almohri.
Itauma agrees that big data research can be demanding.
"Wayne State is a great university and the experience of working with big data here has been challenging and purposeful," says Itauma.
Itauma works with Xuewen Chen, computer science chair and co-director of the Big Data & Business Analytics Group, in the Big Data and Mining Lab. They use MapReduce, a software framework for writing applications that process vast amounts of data to perform sentiment analysis, or opinion mining, on large scale data. Their research will help categorize and understand massive text databases, such as Twitter streams.
Once he receives his Ph.D., Almohri will seek post | 210 |
The harder the steel, the softer the (gr<|fim_middle|> and grooves that show where users drag and grinded their knives and axes. | inding) stone should be. Soft stones disintegrate slowly and deliver more new abrasive particles.
(A knife) grinding is done by moving the blade back and forth on a (wet) grindstone. Use a coarse to grind rough material (e.g. with broken pieces), a moderate to get the cut at the correct angle (an acute angle of 10 degrees) and a fine to get the edge sharp. At the first you practice a lot of pressure, on the last just a little. The remaining burr (curling sliver of metal, rolled edge) can be wiped and straightened by steeling.
A steel (honing steel, bar) is used to straighten the microscopically thin cut which deforms. You use it by gliding the knife over the whole blade length with uniform pressure at the same angle on the steel like if you want to peel off thin strips.
A knife with a unilateral cut you grind only on one side, but at a sharper angle.
Avoid using rapidly rotating stones, because with the produced heat the hardness disappears. So rather handiwork.
In Zonhoven (be) are 7 large blocks of hardened sandstone for centuries. Around 8 to 6000 BC there was a settlement of prehistoric hunters. Between 4,300 and 700 BC is one of these stones used as polishing stone. It wear spurs | 291 |
It's the most wonderful time of the year! No, I'm not talking about Christmas…I'm talking about Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving, as we know it today<|fim_middle|>, highlighting, italicizing, putting in caps this particular command. Don't miss this! it's God's will for you to always be thankful. Doing God's will is of eternal consequence. Jesus said in Matthew 7:21 that only those who do the will of God will go to heaven. Paul tells us in Romans 1 that among the many sins which merit the wrath of God is ingratitude. Unbelief and ingratitude binds the souls in hell together. But how can we be thankful at all times and for all things? Are there not issues which grieve and disappoint us? Of course. The issue is that what God has done for us in Jesus is so much better that it always tips the scales towards gratitude. No matter how well things are going in your estimation now, if you are in Christ you have reason to be thankful. | , began to take shape in 1863 with a decree by President Lincoln. It came to it's current placement in our nations calendar in November of 1941 on the precipice of the Second World War. Thanksgiving as a national holiday was birthed in the midst of hardship, poverty, war, strife, and division. Every exhortation in God's Word is set against the reality of the Fall and the curse. In 1 Thessalonians 5:18, amidst a flurry of exhortations, one them stands out above all others. In everything give thanks for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. This is God's will. That may seem redundant…after all, it's in the Bible and it's in the form of a present active imperative–a clear command. By telling us that this is God's will for those in union with Jesus, Paul is, as it were, underscoring | 196 |
Do you have any tips for me about how to eat at parties? I find it difficult to control my eating any carbohydrate intake.
Your first safeguard is going prepared. Do not save calories all day long by skipping meals or snacks. If you arrive famished, it will be difficult to stop eating once you start. Be good to yourself. Eat a sensible breakfast. For lunch, have something like a lean turkey sandwich, salad, and fruit. Before the event, have a light snack. The idea is to save calories by eating low-calorie, low-carbohydrate foods that are filling, not by skipping meals.
Low-calorie/Low-carb foods - fruits, vegetables, non-fried foods.
Select 1 or 2 high-calorie foods and then fill the rest of your plate with low-calorie, low-carbohydrate options. Be sure to sit down and<|fim_middle|> feel better about your choices, but it will also keep your blood sugar levels and weight down.
For further tips on eating sensibly during the holidays to avoid weight gain see the following article from TheDietChannel: Savvy Eating at Holiday Parties, Holiday Eating: How To Avoid Gaining Weight during the Holidays, 10 High Calorie Holiday Foods to Watch Out For, 10 Tips for Preventing Holiday Weight Gain and 10 Ways to Prevent Thanksgiving Weight Gain.
For more on socialising/parties with diabetes see the following article from TheDietChannel: 3 Holiday Eating Strategies for Diabetics. | enjoy your food. Order another calorie-free beverage and socialize. If you are still hungry later, repeat the process.
Also, engaging in an activity like taking a stroll around the neighborhood or simply standing during the party is another good choice. If people are dancing, join in! By keeping your body moving, blood sugar levels will stay down. Being prepared and mindful of what you eat in social situations will not only allow you to | 86 |
Faster Than Light (FTL) was a software publishing label established by UK video game publisher Gargoyle Games. The aim was for FTL to publish arcade-style games, while Gargoyle would concentrate on its core business of adventure games.
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Light Force (19<|fim_middle|>'s World. The player had to avoid fish and collect objects with the ultimate aim of pulling out enough plugs to drain the aquarium.
Shockway Rider (1987) was set in the future, where gangs of thugs roamed the moving walkways built around a huge city. The player had to collect weapons and bonus objects, and go "full circle" by surviving the perilous journey through the eight districts.
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Hydrofool (1987) was an isometric 3D game set in a giant aquarium, and a sequel to the similar (though drier) Sweevo | 72 |
A cool Star Wars video identifies a number of the ships that arrive at the Battle of Exegol
August 4, 2020 by Josh
At the end of The Rise of Skywalker, when things look bleakest for Poe Dameron and the Resistance, Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca arrive on the Millennium Falcon with a massive fleet.
This fleet was made up of normal people from across the galaxy who decided to heed the call and rise up to fight Palpatine's Final Order, seeking to end the war once and for all. This fleet featured thousands of ships, and<|fim_middle|> (This was the squadron formed by Wedge Antilles shortly after Endor, which flew at the Battle of Kashyyyk and the Battle of Jakku.)
Anodyne Two
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Zay Versio and Inferno Squad (Presumably this means that Shriv was also present, as he typically traveled with Zay)
Kaz and Yeager (The novelization explicitly confirms Kaz's presence, and it infer's Yeager's by mentioning a deep voice responding to Kaz)
One other ship to mention is actually shown clearly in the movie, as Zorii Bliss and Babu Frik show up in Zorii's Y-Wing, much to Poe's excitement.
So that's 42 ships we know of at the Battle of Exegol. That's a pretty small number when compared to the massive number of ships present, but it's a pretty significant number when you consider that each of those ships contains a story behind it that led to them arriving at Exegol – some of which we're familiar with, and some of which we're not.
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Latest issue of Star Wars comic has Luke learning about what happened to the Jedi | a recent Star Wars Kids video explored just a few of them, looking at all the ships of the sequel trilogy:
There are, of course, some really notable ships. Most excitingly, the Ghost shows up in the battle, seen pretty clearly behind the Falcon when they arrive, but also seen landing on Ajan Kloss after the battle was over. The Ghost is familiar to fans of Star Wars Rebels, as it serves as the central hub of the Spectres and the personal ship of Hera Syndulla. The ship flew in battle at the Battle of Scarif, and General Syndulla went on to fight for the Rebellion in several key moments, including the Battle of Endor. We don't know who's flying the ship here at the Battle of Exegol (my money's on either Hera or her son, Jacen – or both!), but it's awesome that it shows up.
This video also identifies a couple other ships we're familiar with. For example, we see a Wookiee Gunship in the background (which appeared in Revenge of the Sith), as well as a couple of Naboo Starfighters flying by (as seen in The Phantom Menace). It's cool how this fleet, which is supposedly made up of people from all across the galaxy, features so many ships that we've seen throughout the saga.
In fact, here are all 34 ships identified in the video as reinforcing the Resistance at Exegol:
MC95C Star Cruiser, MC95D Star Cruiser, MC95E Star Cruiser, MC95A Star Cruiser, MC75B Star Cruiser, Coruscant Freighter, Mining Guild Freighter, Drovan Freighter, MC75C Star Cruiser, Hammerhead Corvette, Dornean Gunship, YT-2400BT Freighter, Durosian Fighter, Lantillian Hauler, Wookiee Gunship, Lantillian Hauler, Gozanti Armed Transport, U-Wing, Victor-Wing Fighter, Razor Assault Ship, Naboo Starfighter, ZH-40 Tribune Light Freighter, Hynestian Star Cruiser, MC95 Star Cruiser, Sullustian Cargo Barge, Nebulon-B Frigate, MC75 Star Cruiser, Mandalorian Fang Fighter, Pelta-Class Frigate, Lancer Pursuit Craft, Lothalian Corvette, Ralltiiri Light Freighter, T-6 Shuttle, Aurore-Class Freighter, The Ghost
But in addition to these ships, we also know of a few others. According to The Rise of Skywalker novelization, written by Rae Carson, these people also arrived at Exegol to help Dameron's fledgling fighters:
Phantom Squadron | 558 |
In economics marketing is a social and managerial function that is concerned with the flow of goods and services from producer to consumer. In traditional understanding, it may be defined as the allocation, circulation and sale of goods. Marketing is also associated<|fim_middle|> included in the company's budget. The popular "4 P's of Marketing" which are product, price, place and packaging which are obviously included in the strategy of development . While doing your business you have to know a company's current market, and set realistic goals and targets, develop new market penetration strategies and implement effective marketing plans within budget are all part of marketing management.
In short, marketing management is a business and main component that makes and develops a marketing strategy of certain company.
© 2010 Marketing management & Webvizarts. All Rights Reserved. | with the process of researching, developing, promoting, selling, and distributing a product or service. In a modernized capitalist economy, where almost all production is directed for a market, such activities are just as vital as the production of merchandises. Marketing management is what guides a firm's marketing plan through the use of accurate market knowledge Marketing management also it is the planning and implementation of a company's different promotional strategies.
So why marketing management techniques are used and what is their role?
The marketing techniques used in management discipline depend on the size of the business and budget as well as the industry. Sufficient research of who the target markets, as well as what it needs and desires, is essential in this type of strategic management. The basic process involves analysis, planning, project management, leadership and follow through. Marketing management techniques rely heavily on predictive analysis.The strategies for each product launch must then be formed into a plan. The plan must be | 188 |
The Portuguese Golf Federation (FPG) has provided its first update on the planned WHS (World Handicap System), and which can be downloaded here. This is<|fim_middle|>ers to the game. Further updates will be provided here and also in the Clubhouse Algarve magazine. Watch this space! | good news for the Algarve as many of the region's golfers are members of a Portuguese golf club and also a club in another country. As a result, confusion can sometimes arise when establishing a golfer's playing handicap, especially with no fewer than six different handicap systems across the world. Standardising the system will also support visiting golfers participating in competitions where official handicaps are required. The reported good progress of how the WHS plans are developing includes the firm expectation that very soon – in 2020 – the WHS will be in place. The new arrangement will unify all the handicap systems currently used by incorporating them into a single system, and establishing the universal handicapping arrangement. The ultimate objective is to establish and maintain the worldwide system, and ensure that it is characterised by clarity, consistency and portability.
A brief introductory video issued jointly by the R&A and USGA can now be viewed on YouTube at: 'WHS R&A, USGA'. Also, when accessing, such as, YouTube, various other posts will be found, many of which are very helpful. Official events scheduled for this year and next are designed to keep golfers aware of how plans are progressing, and include an 'Awareness Campaign', featuring information videos about the system. Once again, the clear purpose of these releases is to share the principles, concepts and terminology of the WHS through uncomplicated presentations.
Another significant dimension of the implementation process will be the 'Training Programme' activities. These involve a structured schedule for handicap managers and sports agents, and will be released after the national training for Handicap Committees, and the international/European level training – probably over the last quarter of this year and the first half of next year. The entire range of various activities are designed to supplement the basic materials already being provided to give golfers general information and also explain the important key aspects of the new system.
With the Algarve traditionally hosting legions of visiting golfers, a unified process will assist with organising competitive tournaments in the region. Ideally, each player worldwide would have a single, portable handicap, able to be adjusted in line with such as course slope ratings, and performances. However, no matter what new system is eventually established, the fact that golfing organisations across the world are in constructive dialogue and actively collaborating is in itself a significant and positive feature of the process.
The main winners in all of this are of course the golfers of today and tomorrow who will benefit from what promises to be a major advance in the handicapping system. This latest innovation will embrace technology to give players and committees the benefit of a simplified system that is designed to be user-friendly and more efficient. Such developments are entirely consistent with the objective of encouraging today's golfers to keep playing and also welcoming new golf | 564 |
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U.S. employment growth almost stalled in February, with the economy creating only 20,000 jobs, adding to signs of a sharp slowdown in economic activity in the first quarter. The unemployment rate fell back to below 4 percent. Job gains over the last two months averaged 186,000 per month. The unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent in February. The annual wage growth was the best since 2009 and the economy created 12,000 more jobs in December and January than previously reported, bringing the total for the two months to 538,000. In another report, the Commerce Department said that housing starts jumped 18.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.230 million units in January. Building permits rose 1.4 percent to a rate of 1.345 million units in January.
Trump administration officials have not made any new plans to send a team to China for face-to-face trade talks although there is much work left to be done to reach a deal, White House trade adviser Clete Willems said. "We're talking to them (Chinese officials) every day, but no one's got any trip plans," Willems told reporters on the sidelines of a Georgetown Law School event. When asked about the prospect for future face-to-face meetings, he said: "Maybe. But there are no plans right now." Willems said the two countries had made progress in talks but that there was still much more to be done. He declined to say whether Trump would set a new tariff deadline should the talks stall.
China's exports tumbled<|fim_middle|> economic concerns sparked a flight on Thursday. Analysts see the peso weakening further to around 48 per dollar by the end of the year, with uncertainties about the elections likely to drag it down.
The IMF raised its 2019 economic growth prediction for Colombia to 3.5 percent and said the country's recovery is gaining momentum despite slowing global expansion.The estimate for this year's expansion is up from a previous figure of 3.3 percent. The body predicts growth in 2020 will be 3.6 percent. The government estimates growth will reach 3.6 percent this year.
Indian inflation likely accelerated in February but remained well below the central bank's target, economists in a Reuters poll said, as only modest rises in food and fuel prices failed to drive a bigger lift from January's 19-month low. The poll showed consumer price inflation is expected to have picked up to 2.43 percent last month from January's 2.05 percent. If inflation comes in as expected, it would be below the Reserve Bank of India's medium-term target of 4 percent for the seventh month in a row and closer to the lower end of its 2-6 percent buffer range for a fourth month.
The newly-appointed Philippine central bank chief said there is room to ease monetary policy given a cooling in inflation, but he was quick to clarify that the timing of any such action would be data-dependent. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno also said in a press briefing that there is an opportunity to further reduce the reserve requirement ratio, which he said is still too high. The annual inflation rate moved back inside the bank's 2-4 percent target in February when it eased to a one-year low of 3.8 percent, but year-to-date inflation of 4.1 percent is still outside that range.
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You can manage your Thomson Reuters Financial and Risk communication preferences by clicking here. | the most in three years in February while imports fell for a third straight month, pointing to a further slowdown in the economy and stirring talk of a "trade recession", despite a spate of support measures. Exports fell 20.7 percent from a year earlier, the largest decline since February 2016, customs data showed. Imports fell 5.2 percent from a year earlier, worse than analysts' forecasts for a 1.4 percent fall and widening from January's 1.5 percent drop. That left the country with a trade surplus of $4.12 billion for the month, much smaller than forecasts of $26.38 billion. Surplus with the United States narrowed to $14.72 billion in February from $27.3 billion in January.
Investors have pushed back expectations for a rise in euro zone interest rates to late-2020 from mid-2020, in a sign that the ECB will have to keep rates lower for longer than even the bank now anticipates. There was also skepticism that the ECB would be able revive inflation towards its near two-percent target long-term. The ECB on Thursday pushed out the timing of its first post-crisis rate hike until 2020 at the earliest. Investors globally have reassessed expectations for central bank tightening because of weak economic data and concern about risks from trade wars and Brexit.
German industrial orders posted their biggest drop in seven months in January, a further sign that Europe's largest economy had a subdued start to 2019, although December's figure was revised to show a rise rather than the previously reported fall. Contracts for goods 'Made in Germany' were down by 2.6 percent on the month, Economy Ministry data showed. The figure for December was revised to an increase of 0.9 percent rather than the drop of 1.6 percent announced a month ago. Separate data from the VDMA engineering association published on Friday showed contracts in that sector declining by 9 percent on the year in January as bookings from the euro zone tumbled by 22 percent. Separately, France's industrial production rose 1.3 percent in January after flat-lining in December, the country's NSEE stats official agency said.
Headline U.S. job growth hit the brakes in February, registering the smallest gain since September 2017 and the third-smallest during the unprecedented run of 101 consecutive months of payrolls gains.
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The Bank of Japan will likely maintain its view the export-reliant economy is expanding moderately but warn of heightening overseas risks at next week's rate review, sources say, as China's slowdown and trade tension cloud the outlook.
European borrowers are starting to raise more debt governed by their own laws rather than the English legal system, creating uncertainty for investors over how bond defaults and bank restructurings will be treated post-Brexit.
TREASURIES: Treasury yields fell after U.S. job growth dropped unexpectedly in February, with the economy creating only 20,000 jobs, a 93 percent decline from the prior month, amid a contraction of payrolls in construction, among other sectors. Benchmark 10-year notes were up 3/32 to yield 2.63 pct. Two-year notes were unchanged, yielding 2.47 pct. 30-year bonds gained 10/32 to yield 3.01 pct.
FOREX: The dollar fell against most major currencies as data showed U.S. employers hired far fewer workers than forecast in February, while the euro rebounded from a 20-month low tied to the European Central Bank's dovish shift the day before. The dollar index was down 0.31 pct at 97.363. The euro gained 0.36 pct at $1.1232, rebounding from a 20-month low of $1.11765 reached on Thursday. Against the yen, the dollar fell 0.42 pct to 111.11 yen. Sterling was down 0.52 pct at $1.3016.
CORPORATES: Corporate bond spreads were unchanged after a disappointing U.S. payrolls report fanned concerns that the world economy was slowing. The CDX-IG.31 index was unchanged at 64 bps.
STOCKS: Wall Street's main stock indexes fell for a fifth straight session and posted their biggest weekly declines since the market tumbled at the end of 2018, as a weak U.S. jobs report ignited more concerns about the global economy. Exxon Mobil dropped 1.41 pct. Costco Wholesale rose 5.09 pct. Amazon, Alphabet and Facebook were down 0.32 pct, 0.24 pct and 0.28 pct respectively, after Senator Elizabeth Warren vowed to break up the three companies if elected U.S. president to promote competition in the tech sector. The Dow fell 23.12 points, or 0.09 pct, to 25,450.11, the S&P 500 lost 5.89 points, or 0.21 pct, to 2,743.04 and the Nasdaq dropped 13.32 points, or 0.18 pct, to 7,408.14. For the week, Dow was down 2.2 pct, S&P 500 fell 2.2 pct and Nasdaq dropped 2.5 pct.
C&E: Oil fell after disappointing U.S. job growth revived concerns about a slowing global economy and weaker demand for oil. U.S. crude was down 0.94 pct at $56.13 a barrel. Brent lost 0.75 pct at 65.8 a barrel. Gold was up 1.11 pct at $1299.76 an ounce.
Argentina sharply hiked its key benchmark interest rate, helping revive the country's peso currency after it had hit a record low against the U.S. dollar the previous day. The peso strengthened after the central bank offered short-term "Leliq" notes at over 59 percent, the highest rate since early January, in a bid to lure traders back to the currency after | 1,355 |
Building on a solid foundation to house the middle-class in India
The Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) Limited is a name that has been associated with the Indian housing sector for the last four decades. As pioneers in housing mortgages, it is a brand name that has been characterised by trust, solidity, both financial and managerial and sound principles. Since the day of its incorporation in 1977, HDFC has defined and set high standards in the housing finance sector.
An eventful journey
HDFC's founder, Mr. H T Parekh had a vision of a dynamic organisation, one that served the customer first. This vision has also enabled HDFC to grow from a humble beginning to one of the biggest players in the housing finance industry.
HDFC's wide spread network of interconnected offices across India and outreach programs in several towns and cities, ensures a seamless experience for home buyers and existing customers. To cater to Non Resident Indians, HDFC has representative offices in London, Dubai and Singapore and service associates in the Middle East.
Over the last four decades, HDFC has grown to become a multi-product financial conglomerate, diversifying itself into banking, life insurance, general insurance, asset management, real estate venture funding and education loans.
Values at the core
HDFC has consistently striven for and developed an excellent reputation for transparency, trust, integrity and an impeccable record of customer friendly services. These uncompromising principles and core values are the unshakable elements that have provided the company with the anchor to stay on course even during turbulent and changing times.
At HDFC, corporate governance is a voluntary, self-disciplining code, which not only includes compliance with regulatory requirements, but also stresses on transparency and fairness as well as responsiveness to customer needs.
Products to address customer needs
Throughout the course of its existence, HDFC has been an innovator. The company was the first to launch almost every housing loan product that is on offer today, right from introducing variable rate loans to offering customised repayment options based on individual customer needs.
HDFC's extensive product portfolio includes housing and non housing loans, catering to the varied needs of different sets of consumers. Its diversified portfolio of loan offerings includes loans for purchase / construction of a home or office, renovation, extension, rural housing loans, loan against property etc.
Technology has always been an important area for HDFC and it was the first company to computerise the home loan process. Today, it has built capabilities to enable customers to apply online for loans at their convenience besides offering a host of post disbursement online services.
HDFC is one of the largest mobilisers of retail deposits outside the banking system in India. It is the only company in the country to have received 'AAA' rating for its Deposits products for highest safety consecutively for two and a half decades from two reputed credit rating agencies.
An effective employee base
While dealing with external challenges, HDFC has always laid equal emphasis on strengthening its most valuable assets – its employees. The organisation firmly believes in participative management, where every employee is encouraged to don the mantle of a leader, albeit in his individual sphere.
HDFC's customer<|fim_middle|> all strategies and proposals for change need to benefit the individual investing in the most precious dream he aspires for – a home. | -centric business model has also resulted in a strong emphasis on training. It is driven by the belief that the rate of learning needs to be faster than the rate of change in the environment and that accelerated learning enhances growth of individuals across the organisation.
At the national level, the company's executives played a crucial role in supporting the Government of India to set up the National Housing Bank (the apex body for housing finance companies) in 1987 and in formulating national policies related to housing finance and urban development. As a part of developmental initiatives for the financial sector in general, HDFC has co-promoted financial intermediaries in various fields such as infrastructure, consumer finance and credit rating.
HDFC has been described as a model housing finance company for developing countries with nascent housing finance markets. HDFC has provided technical assistance in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Egypt and has undertaken consultancy assignments in various countries across Asia, Africa and East Europe.
Over the years, HDFC has received accolades on a regular basis, for various accomplishments, including the company's performance and emphasis on corporate governance, CSR initiatives and HR-related initiatives, its annual report and calendars.
HDFC's success is the result of a consistent approach that has never wavered through the years. And this approach has always put the consumer first – believing that | 266 |
Actress Elisha Cuthbert: The Bombshell Next Door
She may look girly, but Elisha Cuthbert is every bit as kick-ass as the character she plays on TV's '24'
By Johanna Schneller
The two tourists waiting for an elevator at the One&Only Palmilla Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico, were in for a shock. When the doors slid open, there inside, dangling from the ceiling air vent, was a petite blonde woman. And not just any woman, but the Canadian-born actress Elisha Cuthbert, who plays Kim Bauer (daughter of Jack) on the Fox megahit 24.
"The elevator was stuck, I'd been alone in there for 10 minutes, and it was heating up like a furnace. I thought I was going to suffocate," says Elisha, recalling the strange vacation moment over breakfast in Hollywood. "I don't know where I thought I was going. But I'm a doer, so I figured, 'I will get myself out of here.' Just as I was about to pull myself through the air duct, the doors opened." What did she do then? "I said, 'Hi!'" she replies, grinning.
The truth is, Elisha's petite five-foot-three-inch frame belies her strength. The 26-year-old emanates a "been there" vibe—not exactly hardened, but she's certainly no pushover. Her dark eyebrows and platinum hair (she dyes it herself) pack a visual wallop, but she softens the look with jeans, an oversize gray sweater, and a black scarf. For her WH interview she's chosen a low-key neighborhood café on Sunset Boulevard, where she munches on fruit and granola—but she showed up here in a Porsche.
Which is kind of appropriate, actually. In her films—Old School, House of Wax, and The Girl Next Door among them—Elisha has carved out a niche as the hottest girl you might know in real life. She's even become something of a fixture on "sexy" lists, though she's not the type to obsess over her press.
"I don't check," she says, laughing. "In fact, I don't read any Internet stuff. It seems like a dark and evil place. I have a few friends who are in the spotlight, who've called me in the middle of the night crying. I go, 'What are you doing? Get off your damn computer!' I mean, I don't need to know that Joe in his basement in Nebraska prefers Jessica Alba."
Elisha did, however, spend a few years sampling what she calls "the hype and glory" of being a young Hollywood starlet. "For a long time I was naïve about who I was surrounded by," she recalls. "I got caught up in the L.A. scene." She wasn't a party animal; it was more like going out to dinner every night with a circle she enjoyed but didn't quite fit into. "Not that they were bad people," she says. "I just couldn't ask any of them to drive me to the airport."
She's spent the last year edging away from all that, in favor of truer companions, like her boyfriend, Calgary Flames hockey defenseman Dion Phaneuf. "It's the first real, healthy relationship of my life," she says. "I think you learn something from every relationship. But I've spent too much time with people who weren't worth spending that much time with."
That may or may not be a reference to her ex-boyfriend, former Dallas Stars center Sean Avery, who in December publicly referred to her as "sloppy seconds"—a comment that got him dropped from the Stars and suspended by the National Hockey League for "inappropriate public comments."
"I think the way the NHL handled it was impressive, and I was thankful," Elisha says. "He was just another person who was in my life under false pretenses. He wanted the attention of dating an actress. But I don't regret my past relationships. It's more, 'Why was I not thinking right?' I always want to please everybody; a lot of entertainers are like that. The trick is knowing when you're compromising [too much]."
Elisha has been trying to find that perfect balance her whole life. At age 9, growing up in Montreal, she announced to her parents (father Kevin, who runs an auto business<|fim_middle|> the fridge. I like all chocolate, though."
Celebrity crush: "Never had one, not even as a kid. I think I've got to understand and meet someone to have a connection to them."
Favorite workout song: "Lady Gaga, 'Just Dance'. It's an upbeat tune. And I love Sia, she's terrific."
Favorite designer: "I have so many. I love Balenciaga. And Nike. How about that for a gamut? I love Nike's workout stuff, it's so great. The DryFit! Great stuff.
Favorite sport to play: "Volleyball. And I like to ski, too."
Favorite charity: "The Michael J. Fox Foundation. He's Canadian; I grew up watching him. He's an idol of mine."
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Actress Mila Kunis Keeps it Real | , and mother Patricia, a homemaker who used to play on a women's hockey team) that she was going to be an actress. That's a pretty typical dream for a self-professed "outgoing goofball" who always wanted to be the center of attention. What's atypical is that by 11, she'd made it happen. Elisha appeared in Canadian TV shows and films and cohosted the Discovery Kids' series Popular Mechanics for Kids. Right after high school, she Beetled to L.A., promising her folks that if she hadn't found work in six months she'd come home and go to college. "I didn't want to be delusional. I wanted a finish line," she says. "In the last week, 24 happened. It was my 24th audition."
These days Elisha's drive has downshifted—a little. "I used to be hustle-hustle, work-work," she says. "I woke up in the morning and went to bed thinking about acting. I wasn't unhealthy, but I'd say I was borderline." The key to happiness for her now: being less consumed by her career objectives. "Kiefer used to say to me, 'Don't worry about what your next job will be,' and I'd go, 'Ha-ha, yeah, nice try.' But for the first time, I'm trying to not worry. I don't feel like I have to prove anything; I'm not in a panic anymore. I'm certainly not finished, but I feel like I've accomplished a lot. I'm concentrating on other things in my life."
On her diversionary to-do list: reading (she just finished Nikki Sixx's Heroin Diaries), painting (mainly abstracts and portraits), puttering around in her kitchen ("All the appliances are from a restaurant called Koi—they had bought too many—so they're huge. I have a flat griddle and an industrial hood fan. It's like having a Benihana in my house!"), and following her favorite sport (she was thrilled when Canada won its fifth World Junior Hockey Championship in January). And for the first time in her life, Elisha has joined a gym, where she works out for two hours a day. She loves the range of classes—from boot camp to booty burning to yoga. "Once I start one, I can't quit; I'm too competitive," she says. "I try to get to the gym early, ride the bike for an hour, push to that 400-calorie burn, and then do a class."
Elisha also logs a lot of air miles visiting Phaneuf in Calgary. "Until now, I'd thought I was cursed in love," she says. "I thought, 'I got what I wanted in my career, and too bad, you can't have everything.'" What's more, her parents set the bar high. "They were meant to be together. It's awe-inspiring. I don't want marriage if it's not going to be what they have," she says. "But now I know more what I want in a partner—someone with family values, who has something going on in his life."
Of course, there are times when being alone has its advantages too. Not long after the elevator incident in Los Cabos, Elisha had another mishap, this time in Austin, Texas. She found herself in an elevator that plunged 15 floors, four floors at a time.
"It was terrifying—the emergency brake screeching, me holding on to my luggage for dear life," she says. "But I prefer to be alone [in those situations], because you don't want someone with you panicking and making it worse." Somewhere, Jack Bauer is smiling.
Elisha's Favorite Things:
Go-to accessory: "Scarves. I have all kinds, tons and tons, prints and solids, silk and pashmina. I'm always cold, so scarves are really great."
Beauty item: "I'm a huge lip balm person. I love By Terry. It's extremely expensive, but it feels so good. It has a beautiful, floral smell, too."
De-stresser: "Steam shower. I have a steamer in my house, I just sit in there for a long time, and suffocate myself with steam. De-tox, melt away all my problems.
Room in your house: "My kitchen. All the appliances are from an actual restaurant. They were bought for the restaurant Koi, and they'd overbought ovens. I have the most amazing industrial hood fan, it would suck me up through it, I swear to God. I try not to turn it on. It's so loud, you can't even talk while you're cooking. "
Guilty pleasure: "Junk food: I'm a big chocolate fan. Lindor--the little balls--don't give me a bag of those, they'll be gone. They're so creamy and good. I don't know how they stay melty like that, even if you put them in | 1,058 |
The transport of valuable cargo or important people, such as corporate executives, requires extremely skilled drivers, who always have to guarantee the full safety. It is important that drivers can handle any kind of potential threat in three possible contexts: road traffic, attacks from criminal organisations and events or reprisals.
Our class addresses to all professional drivers who transport important people or valuable goods. The aim is to improve the participant's ability to control the vehicle and to handle unforeseen dangers.
The training takes place at our school and the participant can try to handle himself through different critical situations. He can take on unexpected events and practice at different speeds on artificial surfaces that simulate a dry, wet and snow-clad pavement.
<|fim_middle|> | This allows the participant to develop the necessary automatisms to consciously handle the potential threats.
During the training we also test the driver's behaviour on the road. Thanks to an instructor's assistance, we teach the safe-driving techniques, essential to guarantee full safety. We also teach the participant the differences between a common motorists and a professional driver. | 68 |
Apollodorus, The Library, Volume I: Books 1-3.9
The Library provides in three books a grand summary of traditional Greek mythology and heroic legends. Written in clear and unaffected style, the comp<|fim_middle|> Harvard University Press, 1921. | endium faithfully follows the Greek literary sources. It is thus an important record of Greek accounts of the origin and early history of the world and their race. This work has been attributed to Apollodorus of Athens (born c. 180 BCE), a student of Aristarchus. But the text as we have it was written by an author probably living in the first or second century of our era.
In his highly valued notes to the Loeb Classical Library edition (which is in two volumes) J. G. Frazer cites the principal passages of other ancient writers where each particular story is told and compares the various versions to those in the Library.
summary xlv
symbols in the critical notes lix
book iii 295
Volume IILCL 122
Apollodorus. The Library, Volume I: Books 1-3.9. Translated by James G. Frazer. Loeb Classical Library 121. Cambridge, MA: | 203 |
The Colonna dell'Abbondanza is a monumental column located in the Piazza della Repubblica in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy.
History
While the open Piazza we see today dates to the 19th-century clearing of the Mercato Vecchio in Florence, a column at the site was erected in the 15th century, at the intersection of the Roman grid roads, the Cardo and Decumanus Maximus, thus once forming the center of Ancient Roman Florence.
It is likely a monument at the site was present in Ancient Florence, this column, made<|fim_middle|> pietra serena statue by Donatello, depicting an allegory of la Dovizia (Abundance), holding a cornucopia, a theme befitting the surrounding marketplace.
Attached to the column were two chains: one rung the open and close of market, while the other was used to chain swindlers and insolvent debtors for public shaming. In this it served a similar role to the Column of the Vicariate in Naples.
Weather-worn, the head of Donatello's statue fell and was destroyed, the statue was removed in 1721, and replaced by a marble statue by Giovanni Battista Foggini.
During the clearing of the Piazza between 1885 and 1895, the column was dismantled, and the components stored in various sites. Only in 1956, under the engineer Giulio Cesare Lensi Orlandi Cardini, and funded by the local Azienda del Turismo, the column was reassembled with a bronze copy of Foggini's statue by Mario Moschi.
The column is sites some two meters from its original position.
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RHS Unified wins Unified program of the year
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Feature Photo By: Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE- Rangeview Unified team stood for the national anthem before they took on Smoky Hill High School at the Pepsi Center.
Rangeview's Unified program got awarded Unified Program of the year by Chaka Sutton,
the vice president of Special Olympics Colorado.
The vice president stated, "Due to all their great work Rangeview has done the past year with such exemplary manner".
The vice president also mentioned the Unified Program will be awarded at their Hall of Fame luncheon in October.
"I feel extremely happy. I feel like people don't think about the unified team. But they're normal people just like us too," stated junior Breanna Wilson." Any championship is an amazing one, and I'm so so happy that they won! Just proves Rangeview is the best!"
According to Ms.Warner, the Rangeview Unified program has participated in a numerous amount of events through the 2018-2019 school year. Some of the work they have done this past year included:
Rangeview Unified entered this school year after representing the Colorado Rapids as their Major League Soccer Works Unified Team over the summer of 2018. RHS students with and without disabilities were able to sign with the Colorado Rapids, receive official kits and bags, use the Rapids' changing room, practice on their field, play at Dick's Sporting Goods Stadium, and travel with the Rapids to DC, where the students were able to tour the National Mall and stay in a hotel together.
RHS had representation at the state level for Special Olympics this year when two students, junior, Neissie Bradney, and senior, Michael Shumake, joined the Special Olympics Colorado Youth Activation Committee – This committee collaborates with other youth leaders from around the state to determine how to promote inclusion for people with disabilities in their schools and committees.
RHS hosted the Youth Leadership Summit for Special Olympics Colorado, where schools around the state gathered here to learn about how to make their schools more inclusive for people with disabilities. This session was hosted by Rangeview student leaders Nessie Brandy and Michael Shumake.
RHS also hosted the Unified Program first ever prom!
This was the first year Rangeview programs for students with significant disabilities collaborated with Student Leadership. Ms. Warner stated, " student leadership developed a committee that would come and socialize with our students in our classrooms and helped them plan some inclusion campaigns this year."
Rangeview high school student leadership helped raised awareness for people with disabilities by wearing crazy<|fim_middle|> advise that they would like to start Unified Cheer, Unified Bowling, and hopefully more sports in the future. Also, would like to see some more unified clubs for students that are interested in things other than sports, such as a a social club like Score a Friend Club.
Not only can Ranegview's after school activities become more inclusive, but it would be beneficial to find a way to include Rangeview students in a wider variety of classes during the day. The more people are exposed to differences in their daily lives, the more flexible, accepting and compassionate they might become. Lastly, the Unified Program would also like to develop a district-wide committee so the Unified Program can help the Aurora Public School district see the same type of growth in inclusion as the RHS Unified Program have.
The RHS Unified Program concluded, "we could not have made all of the growth without the support of Admin like Vic and Tammy Strouse, all of the general education teachers who have learned how to modify content for our students to be included in more general education classes, special education teachers, our student's' families, students without disabilities who want to help include our students and find a way to make them feel welcome, and coaches like Mr. Palmer, Mr. Carabello, Mr. Weddle, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Ceyrolles, Mr. Dinkel."
VeThalia Warren, Author | socks on International Day of Persons with Disabilities in December.
In January Michael Shumake was selected by Special Olympics Colorado as the Special Olympics Colorado Male Athlete of the Month.
"I feel really good and connected with players. We are really close, we know each other." stated, senior, Micheal Shumake.
In March, the Rangeview Unified Program had their first ever Inclusion Week, which Student Leadership helped their students organize to help spread awareness throughout the school about the students with disabilities and provide a more welcoming, and inclusive environment for them. Student Leadership helped them sell their Inclusion T-shirts that whole week.They also had a Staff vs. Unified basketball game after school and the week rounded off into their first ever Unified Prom, followed by some of the students with disabilities getting a chance to go see the Boys Varsity Basketball win the State Championship.
Ms. Warner exclaims," It was definitely one of the most memorable and exciting weeks any of our students have had."
Over the course of the year the unified sports program participated in flag football, basketball, and soccer at the regional and state level this year and were recognized at the Boys' Basketball State Champion Assembly.
Ms. Warner says that Special Olympics has asked her to coach the Rapids Unified team again this upcoming summer. This year they plan to have tryouts; last year, Special Olympics just picked their entire RHS team- two RHS students (Michael Shumake and Luis Miranda) and two RHS alumni (Arturo Lopez and Nate Wade) made the team.
All of this occurred within this last school year.
The Rangeview Unified Soccer Team takes a team photo at the Dicks Sporting Good Stadium before taking on Real Salt Lake.(Oscar Perez)
The unified sports program has also been providing for the RHS community with their recycling program that began 4 years ago, and got the school thousands of dollars as a reward for saving on RHS' "energy bill". They used this money to install the drinking station in the cafeteria. They also ran the Environmental Club that year. Since then, they have started Unified Sports, and this year, have collaborated more with general education students to make Rangeview more inclusive in more areas other than sports.
Many students in the unified sports program have earned a Varsity Letter for Unified Sports. Many of them have bought the Letterman jackets to wear. With this many of the students are realizing their passions in the opportunities they now have available. Ms. warner explains how this helps them grow personally as well as academically.
In addition, students without disabilities who are able to work with our more significantly impacted students are able to break down misconceptions they may have had about disabilities.
With the influence of knowing there are some schools around the nation that have assemblies dedicated solely to the purpose of inclusion, and their unified games are just as popular as their varsity games, the RHS Unified Program would like to get many more students without disabilities involved in the inclusion revolution.
The RHS Unified Program | 596 |
LRAFB DropZone
COMMENTARY>>What to do in 2009
By Col. Charles Hyde
314th Airlift Wing Commander
General Patton said "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they<|fim_middle|> read the obituary of Kevin McManus, an Airman who was shot down over North Vietnam and spent six years in the Hanoi Hilton. His F-4 pilot and cell mate described his response to difficult circumstances by saying he never shirked from his duty, never wavered from the Code of Conduct and lived the core values long before they were codified. Circumstances change, but our character and commitment to the core values will leave a lasting impact on our fellow Airmen and Air Force.
Second, set a good example. Field Marshall Erwin Rommel summed up this "what to do" by saying, "Be an example to your men, in your duty and your private life. Never spare yourself and let the troops see that you don't in your endurance of fatigue and privation. Always be tactful and well mannered and teach your subordinates to be the same. Avoid excessive sharpness or harshness of voice, which usually indicates the man, who has shortcomings of his own to hide." Attitude and performance follow leadership. Each and every one of us should be a leader by setting a good example.
Third, take care of Airmen. Be a good wingman, and help fellow Airmen watch out for unseen or hidden dangers. Our commitment to never leave a fallen Airman behind starts with a commitment to take care of each other in our daily activities. Next, take care of Airmen by taking care of their families. We have great family support programs that have grown over my career, but nothing can take the place of a visit, phone call, note or invitation from someone who cares. Finally, take care of yourself and your family. Our success requires vigilance and consistency over time. We can win battles and lose the war. Therefore, we must have balance in our lives – spiritual, physical, personal,
and professional – to stand the test of time.
I wish every member of Team Little Rock a Happy New Year! Use your ingenuity to live the core values, set a good example and take care of Airmen. If we do, 2009 will be a great year for Team Little Rock.
posted by LRAFB Drop Zone at 12:52 PM | will surprise you with their ingenuity." Airmen thrive on this principle; we are known as being an innovative and adaptive service that is willing to empower our people and embrace new technology. Armed with a vision and mission, Airmen will demonstrate ingenuity and figure out how to get the job done. As we look to the new year, I'd like to offer three "what to do" things for 2009 – it's up to you to provide the "how" and apply them.
First, live the core values – integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do. How we live out our core values changes with circumstances we encounter on and off duty, but the core values form an unchanging foundation integral to mission and life success. Over the holidays I | 161 |
At Cloncannon Biofarm we have been staging a Platform Ceili on the farm during Heritage Week in August for the last 7 years. This has been a local community initiative to showcase how this and neighbouring communities socialised, entertained and<|fim_middle|> both of them in their 90s danced on the evening and Mick Coffey also sang a song. Another Killea person that had a great love of Irish music, song and dance who loved to support the Platform Ceili at Cloncannon was Margaret O' Sullivan and she attended on many occasions in the early years of our celebration of bye gone days. The strong melodic voice of Michael Quirke is still Weiter lesen… talked about, and his beautiful rendition of Clare Morris. Sadly these great people have move-on to their eternal reward, but we will continue to remember them and celebrate our heritage at Cloncannon.
It is very satisfying to receive an Award from the Heritage Council for our Platform Ceili event during Heritage Week 2013. The National Award is for being a runner-up in the 'Best Interactive Event' category.
I have copied the email from the Heritage Council for your attention. You are invited to the next Platform Ceili at Cloncannon during Heritage Week 2014.
Following your submission to the National Heritage Week Awards in 2013, we are delighted to tell you that your event was placed as a finalist/runner-up by our judges in the 'Best Interactive Event' category.
We would like to recognise the valuable contribution that events of this caliber make towards improving and growing National Heritage Week and thank you sincerely for all the hard work that went into creating your event.
Attached is a badge/logo that can be displayed on your website, in your online communications and in your print literature that identifies you as a National Heritage Week Awards Finalist.
We look forward to working with you again in 2014! | in many cases found the love of their lives. Local farmers had responsibility for assembling the boards and storing them afterwards. The musicians were mainly local with support from musicians from Moneygall and Drom and Inch. The platform dancing usually took place on Sunday evenings from May until autumn and many of the attending would arrive on foot or bicycle.
In 2011 we were truely honoured to have two elderly men from Killea who would have danced on the boards at Cloncannon in the 1940/50s. Mick Coffey and Mick O' Meara were amazing guests, as | 126 |
The Call: Troubles in the eurozone Troubles in the eurozone...
Troubles in the eurozone
By Ian Bremmer and David Gordon 2010 was a difficult year for Europe, and things won't get easier in 2011. The eurozone will remain intact, but there's a serious risk that the debt crisis will become increasingly unmanageable this year. As peripheral countries struggle to implement structural reforms, the politics of austerity will put additional ...
By Ian Bremmer, the president of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media.
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By Ian Bremmer and David Gordon
2010 was a difficult year for Europe, and things won't get easier in 2011. The eurozone will remain intact, but there's a serious risk that the debt crisis will become increasingly unmanageable this year. As peripheral countries struggle to implement structural reforms, the politics of austerity will put additional public pressure on supporters of the EU project in core<|fim_middle|> to undertake currency devaluations.
Ireland, Greece, Portugal, and Spain have all taken impressive first steps on the fiscal side, but policy sustainability remains an open question. Politicians in each of these governments will have a hard time enforcing cuts to wages and entitlements that erode their nations' standards of living. Structural reforms like privatization and trade union regulation will threaten well-organized groups, which will mobilize in opposition. The result will not be explicit rejection of these programs, let alone an exodus from the eurozone. Peripheral Europe is more likely to take a page from developing countries in how they manage relations with the International Monetary Fund and World Bank — with a lot of fudging and passive opting out of important parts of their plans.
The political challenges facing reform in the periphery will make it more difficult for defenders of financial bailouts within core countries, and we're likely to see new political fissures on this issue, especially in Germany. This problem will heighten the sense of broader political conflict on the continent, increase policy coordination risk (especially between Berlin and Paris), and undermine market confidence in the EU's ability to sort out the crisis.
All of this leads to the real danger: that the eurozone countries big enough to matter in global finance — namely, Spain and Italy — will find it increasingly difficult to borrow at rates that are financially sustainable. If that happens, the chances of a systemic crisis will grow dramatically.
On Wednesday, we'll look at no. 3 on our list of Top Risks for 2011: the geopolitics of cybersecurity.
Ian Bremmer is president of Eurasia Group. David Gordon is the firm's head of research.
Ian Bremmer is the president of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media. He is also the host of the television show GZERO World With Ian Bremmer. Twitter: @ianbremmer
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Eurasia Group's weekly selection of essential reading for the political-risk junkie — presented in no particular order. As always, feel free to give us your feedback or selections by tweeting at us via @EurasiaGroup or @ianbremmer. "China Finds Resistance to Oil Deals in Africa" Adam Nossiter, New York Times Many African governments have begun fighting back against lopsided ...
Eurasia Group's weekly selection of essential reading for the political-risk junkie — presented in no particular order. As always, feel free to give us your feedback or selections by tweeting at us via @EurasiaGroup or @ianbremmer. Must-reads "Russia to invest $1 bln in rare earths to cut dependence on China" Gleb Stolyarov, Reuters With China currently producing 90 ... | countries like Germany and France.
In recent weeks, the EU has done little to allay investors' fears about the solvency of both sovereigns and banking systems in a number of peripheral eurozone countries. Key questions on the nature and timing of future financial bailouts remain unanswered, and important potential remedies, like increasing the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) and introducing new eurozone bonds, have been taken off the table, at least for now.
2010 was a difficult year for Europe, and things won't get easier in 2011. The eurozone will remain intact, but there's a serious risk that the debt crisis will become increasingly unmanageable this year. As peripheral countries struggle to implement structural reforms, the politics of austerity will put additional public pressure on supporters of the EU project in core countries like Germany and France.
In recent weeks, the EU has done little to allay investors' fears about the solvency of both sovereigns and banking systems in a number of peripheral eurozone countries. Key questions on the nature and timing of future financial bailouts remain unanswered, and important potential remedies, like increasing the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) and introducing new eurozone bonds, have been taken off the table, at least for now.
At the moment, the core countries, led by Germany, are committed to the euro and the European integration project, even as they avoid efforts to find systemic solutions to the crisis. In Spain and Portugal, governments are moving to fast-track fiscal consolidation and structural reform in an effort to preempt market pressures. While markets remain skeptical, the hope in Brussels, Berlin, and Paris is that this is just the beginning of a sustained rebalancing that will help stabilize the eurozone. In this view, the European economic crisis is the catalyst needed to restore policy convergence within the eurozone and to enforce peripheral Europe's compliance with the "Lisbon agenda" of labor and product market reform. Yet the idea that the EU, the ECB, and national governments can rapidly remake fiscal patterns of peripheral Europe — let alone their labor markets and regulatory regimes — strains credulity. That's especially true given the weak economic forecast for these countries and their inability | 450 |
To put a bow on the event that I highlighted in my last post, the wedding of tag-team partner in fandom Wilma Jandoc and Zarli Win: It happened. Ohhhhhh, did it ever happen, in a simple yet elegant ceremony Sunday morning at the Honolulu Country Club. And IMG_2494 — the file name my trusty camera assigned to this picture and, as I've been telling pretty much anyone who'd listen to me over the past 24 hours or so, my absolute favorite of the whole bunch — serves as testament to that.
This, dear readers, is true love.
As always, thank you for your continued readership of Otaku Ohana. Regular programming will resume shortly.
This past week has been a week of endings, one with no shortage of topics for me to talk about in this space. Curiosity — which I can only describe as "iOS/Android virtual bubble wrap, except with cubes instead of bubbles to pop" — ended. From Up on Poppy Hill's run at the Kahala 8 theaters wrapped up on Thursday (although as I mentioned before, it'll be back on DVD and Blu-ray in September, and it'll come packing that Japanese-language soundtrack that's frustratingly eluded me thus far). On Thursday night, JManga transitioned from being one of the largest legal venues to read manga online to being one of the largest legal venues to view manga covers and nothing else. And Barnes & Noble will be closing its Kahala store, leaving just its Ala Moana store, as well as a scattered handful of comic stores between Aiea and Kaimuki, as the<|fim_middle|> to know that (a) it's a song from the Final Fantasy franchise, and (b) it has the word "love" in it. That's more than enough for me to deem it appropriate as a tribute to my longtime tag-team partner in fandom — and quietly dedicated ffmusic.info CD chronicler for many years — Wilma Jandoc.
Three years, five months and 20 days later, we're on the verge of reaching the pinnacle of that journey. On Sunday, before their closest family members, friends, coworkers and a certain dorky blogger who'll probably end up chronicling a good chunk of what goes on somewhere, Wilma and Zarli are finally getting married.
In any case, it's certainly going to take a bit of getting used to on my part. Then again, so much has changed in our respective worlds over the lifespan of this engagement, changes that I think have been reflected in the ongoing evolution of Otaku Ohana into the blog that you see today, that another change is really par for the course. Her role with Otaku Ohana has evolved over the years, as evidenced by the handful of posts she's contributed during our time on the staradvertiserblogs.com server: more posts about video games and video game-related entities, less about anime and manga. And for good reason: With Gunslinger Girl wrapping up its manga run next month, I think the only two continuing series left for which she's eagerly awaiting new installments are Case Closed and the Vampire Hunter D novels. (Well, okay, that and hoping beyond all hope that someone eventually resurrects Initial D and Musashi #9, but with JManga going pfft and U.S. publishers thumbing their noses at long series, those seem like impossible dreams at this stage.) Anime's been pretty much limited to theatrical productions like From Up on Poppy Hill.
And yet … it would take a lot for me to rebrand this blog in my mind as anything but "Otaku Ohana by Wilma Jandoc and Jason S. Yadao," her name always coming first, even though I've been the primary writer here for a while now. Because as I noted in that 2009 post, I owe my entire side career of writing about anime and manga and the local community of cartoonists and artists and fans to her and our friendship over the years, and I never want to stop paying tribute to that. Sure, our fandoms may change, and her name may be changing, but when it gets right down to it, she's just Wilma, my dearest friend, a cool gal who loves her ramen and shoyu chicken and chocolate, and someone who's just a few hours away from marrying the love of her life.
Again, congratulations, Wilma and Zarli. Now if you'll excuse me, I must go work on writing their card … and stock up on some packets of tissue.
Because I can pretty much guarantee you that I'll be bawling like a baby on Sunday.
P.S. Looking for the Ota-Cool Incoming! calendar? It's right here, the same edition I posted last week. (Just mentally shift the MangaBento meeting in your mind to June 9.) I did get word of some new events, but that's happening later this month and deserves its own post, so there you go. | only places left on the island to buy first-run manga.
I may return to one of those topics in due time. Truth be told, I've been struggling all week to hit my writing stride and form anything resembling a coherent post. Part of it is the usual time-constraint problem that's been plaguing this blog since way back in forever. But it's mostly because I've been thinking a lot about something else that'll be ending on Sunday … and, more importantly, the big ol' katamari ball o' wonderful that will emerge as a result.
To properly discuss this, let's cue up some appropriate music.
Now, I've never played FF4. I have no idea whether Cecil and Rosa actually live happily ever after, or if some Aeri(s/th)-esque event happens and one of them ends up at the wrong end of a giant sword wielded by the Ultimate Evil Who Threatens the World They Hold Dear. Sacrilege for an anime/manga blogger, I know. (It is in my Big Horking Pile of Games to Play Eventually if I Ever Stop Getting Distracted by Bejeweled Blitz and Candy Crush Saga, but that's beside the point.). But I do know enough about this song | 253 |
STUDYING, OR WANT TO STUDY MUSIC? SAMRO AWARDS OVER R1 MILLION IN BURSARIES.<|fim_middle|> of SAMRO alumni," says Le Roux. | SEE IF YOU QUALIFY.
Through its Endowment for the National Arts, SAMRO has injected more than R50-million into music education in South Africa since 1962.
SENA's annual Overseas Scholarships competition is the country's largest music education award, with two recipients each receiving R160 000 (plus R10 000 for travel expenses) to study towards a postgraduate music qualification at an international tertiary institution.
Every year, the competition rotates among keyboard players, instrumentalists, composers and singers. Since it started in 1962, 60 scholarships have been awarded, contributing significantly to the development of the country's future music luminaries.
In 2011, it is the turn of singers to dazzle with their vocal prowess, and the gala evening on 3 September 2011 at the Linder Auditorium will see four candidates (in the Jazz/Popular Music and Western Art Music genres) competing for the two coveted scholarships.
In addition, every year since 1981 SENA has awarded a number of bursaries to deserving students who are studying music full-time at one of South Africa's universities. In 2011, 117 SAMRO Music Study Bursaries, collectively worth more than R1-million, were handed out to students showing merit and promise in various music fields.
"Since we started the bursary scheme 30 years ago, SAMRO has awarded 1 404 bursaries to help students with their tuition fees," says André le Roux, General Manager: SAMRO Endowment for the National Arts.
Many students who receive SAMRO bursaries go on to do well in SAMRO's annual Overseas Scholarships Competition. Both music awards have already yielded several music luminaries and Standard Bank Young Artist winners, and serve as an important stepping stone to a sustainable professional music career.
SAMRO further supports these musicians throughout their career trajectory by commissioning original compositions – a total of 371 to date – which add to the country's music canon while providing much-needed work and income for composers.
"We have built valuable relationships with students, musicians and educational institutions over the decades, and now have a large family | 464 |
I've recently received a barrage of queries about RAID and Security+, so decided to write two posts to answer some of these questions to more people. This post covers RAID-6 and RAID-10. The previous post covers RAID-0, RAID-1, and RAID-5.
This is a continuation of the previous post and covers RAID-6 and Security+, along with RAID-10. The previous post discusses RAID-0, RAID-1, and RAID-5. This post covers RAID-6 and RAID-10. As a reminder, the following table summarizes the primary RAID types.
RAID-6 is an extension of RAID-5, and it includes an additional parity block.
If you have four 500 GB drives used in a RAID-6, you have 1000 GB of usable storage space. The other 1000 GB of storage space is used for parity.
A huge benefit<|fim_middle|> with striping) provides fault tolerance and will continue to operate even if multiple drives fail (as long as both drives in any given mirror don't fail). It provides an increase in both read and write performance and is ideal for many database server applications. It requires a minimum of four disks. The equivalent of half of the drives are used for mirroring data, so they do not provide additional data storage space.
You can read about RAID-0, RAID-5, and RAID-6 here. | is that the RAID-6 disk subsystem will continue to operate even if any two disk drives fail. RAID-6 requires a minimum of four disks.
RAID-6 is good for most servers that are used regularly and need increased performance along with fault tolerance. The exception is database servers that handle frequent data transactions. RAID-10 is a better choice for these database servers.
RAID-6 (striping with dual parity) provides fault tolerance and will continue to operate even if two drives fail. It provides an increase in read performance. However, because it needs to calculate and write parity on two separate drives, it is slower with writes. It requires a minimum of four disks. The equivalent of two drives are used for parity instead of data storage space.
RAID-10 combines a striped volume (RAID-0) with a mirrored volume (RAID-1). It requires a minimum of four disks.
If you have four 500 GB drives used in a RAID-10, you have 1000 GB of usable storage space. The other 1000 GB of storage space is used for mirroring the data.
A primary benefit of a RAID-10 is that provides high read and write performance. It is especially useful with online transaction processing (OLTP) databases, or any system that performs a high volume of small reads and writes.
Another benefit is that the RAID-10 disk subsystem will continue to operate even if a single disk in any mirror fails.
However, these two drives must must be in different mirrors. The data is lost if two drives in the same mirror fail.
RAID-10 is the best choice for most database servers handling online transactions. These transactions typically perform small data reads and writes.
When adding disks to a RAID-10, you need to add disks in multiples of two. As an example, the following graphic shows how you add an additional mirror volume to a RAID-10.
This RAID-10 can continue to operate even if three drives fail (as long as the failed drives are not in the same mirror.
For example, if two drives fail in the mirror as shown in the following graphic, all data is lost.
RAID-10 (mirroring | 459 |
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The Hilton Boston Logan Airport is the most convenient choice of all Boston airport hotels connected directly to the Logan International Airport.Booking a hotel near Logan International Airport (BOS) eliminates the stress associated with early morning departures or late night arrivals. Embassy Suites Boston Logan Airport at Boston (and vicinity), Massachusetts, United States of America: Find the best deals with user reviews, photos, and discount rates for Embassy Suites Boston Logan Airport at Orbitz.
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NEWS: Get your copy of PUSB for Saturday's game vs Brentford
Saturday's edition of matchday programme PUSB is now available to purchase!
Coventry City take on Brentford this Saturday lunchtime in the Sky Bet Championship, and you can get your programme for the game by clicking here.
We speak to defender Julien Dacosta about how he is settling in at the Sky Blues, the challenge of adapting to a new country during a pandemic and his recent run in the starting 11, and the full-back is also on the front cover of this edition.
We also hear from Manager Mark Robins, Captain Liam Kelly and Chief Executive Dave Boddy in their regular programme columns.
There's also an interview with Under 23s head coach Luke Tisdale as he reflects on Monday's draw with Nottingham Forest.
Ahead of the big game, we also take a look at Brentford - with<|fim_middle|>18th February. Every effort will be made to get your programme to you in time for the game. However, deliyvery cannot be guaranteed by matchday due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Royal Mail scheduling.
PUSB | a profile of the Bees, their manager Thomas Frank, the connections, a classic game and the Brentford squad.
There's also news from Sky Blues in the Community and Rob Mason looks at career of Jimmy Hill in his 'Testimonial Tales' feature, while club historian Jim Brown continues the Sky Blue Story in the 1970/71 campaign.
There's all this and more inside this Saturday's PUSB - to get your copy now, click here!
Programmes due to be printed on Thursday | 105 |
The client is a leading player in the consumer goods sector, headquartered in Central Europe. The client' operations are spread across their business units in different parts of Europe.
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The client, one of the largest consumer goods manufacturers in Denmark, had realized that they were likely to lose their customer base and market value unless they revamped and modernized their supply chain management process. Their existing process was inefficient in terms of supply chain visibility and digital capabilities contributing to poor customer experience. The unproductive supply chain management system leveraged inadequacies throughout the delivery and reconciliation processes led to increased error rates and leakage due to lost invoices. Soon they realized the importance of supply chain management to compete in the global economy and turned to SpendEdge to modernize its supply chain management system and enhance the customer experience by leveraging their supply chain management services.
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The client's major challenge was to gain real-time, actionable information on their supply chain activities. However, this was hard to come by in a highly volatile and complex consumer goods environment.
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Phase two of this engagement focused on the development of a supply chain management strategy that helped enhance the client's internal capabilities while offering real-time access to valuable insights on their supply chain's performance.
Our experts developed a suite of supply chain management solutions to help the client drive tangible business outcomes through new models of collaboration – providing deep supply market intelligence capabilities and predictive supply market insights on an ongoing basis.
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The lack of timely, accurate data prevented the client from synchronizing supply and demand resulting in | 22 |
When The Dealer Has Made A Defensive And Both The Second And Third Hands Offensive Declarations
In this situation, the Fourth<|fim_middle|> convince himself that his
side strength is more than his partner expected. Advancing a partner's
suit bid by reason of strength in other suits, while, when the strength
warrants it, unquestionably sound, is apt to deceive the partner, as
his first thought necessarily is that the bid indicates help in the
suit declared.
When the partner has declared No-trump, and the Third Hand has called
two in a suit, the Fourth Hand is in much the same position regarding
the advancement of his partner's No-trumper as the Third Hand when the
Dealer bids a No-trump, and the Second Hand, two of a suit. The only
difference is that in this case there is little probability of
high-card strength being developed on the left.
Next: When The Dealer And Second Hand Have Made Offensive Declarations And The Third Hand Passed
Previous: When The Only Offensive Declaration Has Been Made By The Third Hand | Hand comes more nearly within the
category of a second round, or late bidder; that is, he is in the
position in which a player often finds himself when, after some bidding
in which he has not participated, he is in doubt whether he has
sufficient strength to advance his partner's declaration.
Under such circumstances, a player should always remember that his
partner has counted upon him for a certain percentage of high cards. If
he have not more than that percentage, it would be the part of extreme
folly for him to declare. When the partner has made a suit declaration,
and he has weakness in the suit, but some strength elsewhere, he should
be especially careful, and, before bidding, | 148 |
Indian stock markets have opened with<|fim_middle|> traders should wait and see how markets trade near major support or resistance levels, then follow the trend for short duration trading. | slightly positive numbers, but this week's trend is down in these markets and major indexes are facing resistance at current levels.
If you check Nifty's chart, the index has support at 10,870 on daily charts, which was broken for a brief period yesterday. At the same time, the index is facing resistance near 10,930 on 5-hours charts, which it has been unable to break. These two levels are creating the immediate trading range for Nifty. Since the weekly trend is negative for the index, is it possible that short term trend will also be stronger in the same direction.
Expect a choppy and mostly range bound intraday trend in Indian stock markets today. Yesterday's high and low levels will provide trend-clues for these markets. Whichever level is broken, markets will progress in that direction for the rest of the session.
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A pilot project developed by survivors of domestic abuse will help families and individuals in West Sussex.
The three-year programme adopts 'a whole family approach' to<|fim_middle|> the eight Connect members of staff.
Tonia Redvers, head of hidden violence at YOU said: "We have been working together over the last couple of months getting ready to launch this brilliant new service and we are very excited that this day has finally come.
"This pilot gives choices for change and includes those where a relationship has ended and those who are not ready to end but want to be safe and the abuse to stop.
"We will work safely with all members of the family, offering support for the victim, and any children, and interventions for perpetrators that challenges their behaviours and helps them to understand their responsibility for their actions.
ServicesCentral@westsussex.gov.uk. In the event of an emergency dial 999. | supporting victims and survivors of domestic abuse and their families – with West Sussex being one of only two 'beacon' sites to pilot the work.
Launched at the Assembly Room, in Chichester, on Wednesday (November 14), the West Sussex Connect project is a partnership between West Sussex County Council, UK-wide domestic abuse charity SafeLives, and specialist frontline services.
Representatives from each of the partners gave speeches at the launch, including Rachel Williams, a SafeLives pioneer and domestic abuse survivor who has published a book about her experience.
Talking about the project, Rachel said: "As a survivor myself of domestic abuse and violence, whilst I was on my own journey to freedom, no one ever asked me what 'I' wanted.
"Some services presume they know what is right for those sadly finding themselves on similar journeys, without actually taking the time to ask them.
"I am elated to say that Connect is a result of asking what the victims and survivors want and need.
A county council spokesman said the project would provide a package of support for individuals and families experiencing domestic abuse, helping people recognise the signs of abuse before it escalates and offer a range of new interventions to address needs.
Specialist support will be given to children and young people as well as those with complex needs, such as substance misuse and mental ill health, the council said.
Support will also be given to people who are still in a relationship or living with the perpetrator of abuse.
As part of the work, a project is also underway to work directly with perpetrators to challenge their behaviour and encourage change.
Debbie Kennard, West Sussex County Council cabinet member for safer stronger communities, said: "We are delighted to be working with SafeLives and other partners on this innovative programme which will develop complete care pathways to support victims and help them recover from harm.
The work will be delivered by The YOU Trust, Aurora New Dawn, The Hampton Trust and | 390 |
From Quebec, your ship will travel up the Saint Lawrence River to Lake Ontario, crossing the Thousand Islands archipelago, home to summer houses and migratory seabirds. Your first port of call will be Toronto. Cosmopolitan and dynamic, Canada's<|fim_middle|> unveil multiple original panoramas, in particular near Flowerpot Island*, which you will be able to approach by Zodiac. Then you will head for Lake Michigan where a lovely sailing experience on this veritable inland sea will take you Milwaukee, in the US state of Wisconsin, the end of your voyage following the footsteps of the first settlers, trappers and Native Americans. | largest city will charm you with its museums, parks and gardens. Le Champlain will then sail the canal connecting Lake Ontario to Lake Erie. From this call in Port Colborne, you will be able to see the impressive sight of Niagara Falls. These three powerful waterfalls, renowned the world over, are an exquisite natural spectacle.
The next lake, Lake Huron, boasts a myriad of islands in its northern part, with white rocks capped with conifers plunging into the sapphire waters of the lake. Sumptuous landscapes | 106 |
Valentine's Day Event: Details Announced!
Pokémon GO had been feeling a little stale for the last month, but now the long-anticipated Valentine's Day Event is here to clear the drought!
Boxes of chocolate won't be the only candy around this week. Pokémon GO players will get all of the double-candy benefits of the Halloween event, (although the buddy-walking benefits got cut in half from its 4x boost, and it hasn't been 100% confirmed that you get double candies for evolving, yet). In other words, you get twice as much candy for most things, such as catching Pokémon, hatching Pokémon, walking Buddy Pokémon, and transferring Pokémon to the Professor. And lure modules last SIX HOURS, which makes them twelve times more valuable for the course of this event than they were before.
Confirmed increased-frequency event Pokémon are cute Pokémon like Chansey, Clefable, Cleffa, Igglybuff and Smoochum, but it says that there are other pink Pokémon that will appear more often, as well. If I had to guess, I'd say that we will also see more Clefairy and Jigglypuff. And perhaps we might even see some Nidoran, which is the only<|fim_middle|> male and female genders in the game? Slowpoke is a possibility, and I think it might be funny to see some extra Lickitung, as well. When Gen 2 comes out, Chansey's evolution (Blissey) will literally be the most formidable gym defender in the game. With all of this extra Chansey candy floating around… may God have mercy on all of our souls.
Here in Utah, the event starts at noon today and goes for exactly a week. So get out there and make the most of it! | Pokémon that currently has | 4 |
How do I order my MediHeel pack for personal use?
You can buy online from this website – merely visit the product page and select the items you would like to use. Alternatively, contact Head Office by emailing us and we can provide you with a list of Spas and Salons stocking MediHeel products.
How long should I leave the Tonic on?
Usually you will see results in 10 minutes, in extreme cases you can leave it on for 15 minutes.
How do I apply the MediHeel chemical peel?
For your convenience, we have created a video with step by step instructions to guide you through the process. You can watch it here.
What is the glove for?
The Tonic contains Sodium Hydroxide which can be an irritant to some people, your glove is for your own hygiene and comfort.
How many treatments will I get out of my bottle?
If you work wisely and your cotton wool is really thin, you should work on 10ml per client. This will give you 10 treatments per retail pack.
How long will the feet stay beautiful?
It should last at least 10 days. If you'd like to prolong the results, use our Foot Perfector daily.
Do I get a special rate if I own a salon?
Yes. Please contact us for minimum order discounts and to register your spa or salon on our database.
Can I buy the pumice stone separately?
Yes you can, we sell them individually and it is a great idea to give these to clients to take home, they can use them in the shower with soap and water for maintenance.
It will last at least 2 years on the shelf.
Can I sell the salon pack to a client?
Yes, we retail them to clients.
What if my client wants to go to the bathroom while the treatment is on?
Simply wrap some cling film on their feet and they can walk on their toes.
Can I sell the refill to clients?
No, refills are only for salon use, we cannot guarantee the results without all the other components e.g. the dropper, scraper and dropper.
Will the chemical peel hurt the client?
No. MediHeel's chemical peel is a Keratolytic chemical and only works on the dead skin cells, it will not affect the healthy skin.
Can I use it for eczema and psoriasis clients?
No absolutely not, the skin is too thin under the feet.
Is it safe to use on pregnant women and diabetics?
MediHeel has not been tested on pregnant women, so we cannot recommend its use. It has been tested for diabetics and is entirely safe.
Please exercise caution when using MediHeel chemical peel products on people with any skin thinning disease. MediHeel is not suited for clients with Psoriasis or Eczema.
I'm a Spa - why should I use MediHeel products?
We offer preferential pricing to all our Spa and Salon customers, so you will be able to offer your clients a great pedicure while making an attractive margin.
Our foot peel is a quick and inexpensive treatment – a perfect upsell to a client who walks in for a general treatment and is looking for a little bit of extra pampering.
Stock the full range of MediHeel items as retail products you can sell to clients who want to buy it as gifts or for home use.
How much<|fim_middle|> use MediHeel products in your Salon or Spa, please email us at info@elimspaproducts.com for minimum order quantities and pricing. | will a MediHeel 'Starter Kit' cost?
Check the product page for the latest MediHeel pricing. If you are a corporate buyer wanting to | 32 |
Head of Turing
ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITIES
London WC1H: Hybrid working, with around 40% of your time per month being office based.
Higher education, Further education, Head of department, Schools, Academic leadership
Part-remote option
The Head of Turing is an exciting new role that will provide the overall leadership and project management of the ACU's contribution to<|fim_middle|> of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) is the world's first and oldest international university network, established in 1913. A UK-registered charity, the ACU has over 500 member institutions in developed and developing countries across the Commonwealth. Drawing on the collective experience and expertise of our membership, the ACU seeks to address issues in international higher education through a range of projects, networks, and events. The ACU administers scholarships, provides academic research and leadership on issues in the sector, and promotes inter-university cooperation and the sharing of good practice – helping universities serve their communities, now and into the future.
WOBURN HOUSE
20-24 TAVISTOCK SQUARE
WC1H 9HF | the successful delivery of the UK Government's flagship outward mobility Turing - led by Capita and supported by the ACU and other partners.
This is a rare opportunity to contribute to a leading global mobility scheme supporting UK students from schools, colleges and universities to access international study and work opportunities, delivering transformative opportunities for individuals and communities across the UK.
This is a critical role, and the post holder needs outstanding project and stakeholder management skills and will have experience of working at pace to deliver multi-partner projects. The Head of Turing will be results-focused and innovative and will be accountable for ensuring ACU meets quality standards for deliverables on time and within budget, tracking and reporting on performance metrics as set out in the teaming agreement with Capita.
The Head of Turing will work with Capita's Turing delivery team and ACU's senior team and shared services and will lead the dedicated ACU Turing team to maximise success and impact and ensure delivery of the programme's policy objectives including widening participation. The Head will also be responsible for financial management.
The Head of Turing will report to the COO and provide regular updates for the Senior Executive and Leadership team and to Capita as laid down in the teaming agreement. The Head of Turing will also support the ACU's advocacy of the Turing scheme within the UK education sectors, representing the organisation externally and engaging with stakeholders to promote the scheme.
About the ACU:
The ACU is an international organisation dedicated to building a better world through higher education.
We believe that international collaboration is central to this ambition. By bringing universities together from around the world – and crucially the people who study and work within them - we help to advance knowledge, promote understanding, broaden minds, and improve lives.
We champion higher education as a cornerstone of stronger societies, supporting our members, partners, and stakeholders as they adapt to a changing world.
As Head of Turing, your responsibilities will include:
To lead and co-ordinate contract management with Capita with the COO. This involves Advert template developing a map of KPIs, deliverables and timelines for the ACU components of the Turing contracts ensuring that these are updated and kept live.
To lead and co-ordinate ACU services for Turing including the Assessment Hub, Assessors' recruitment, the ACU Turing team and communications. To work with shared services teams on deliverables.
To lead and co-ordinate service delivery as agreed in the Capita contract and ensure compliance against agreed outputs. This requires an understanding of the Turing Scheme and its key performance metrics.
To act as the internal and external champion for Turing, representing the organisation externally and working with Capita, ACU colleagues, stakeholders and partners to optimise advocacy and communications with the HE, FE/VET and School sectors to encourage engagement with the Turing scheme and high-quality applications, from all four UK nations, particularly from institutions that support widening participation in international opportunities.
Some of the skills you need to be able to demonstrate include:
Strong track record of managing and building the capacity of International Educational projects
Experience and demonstrable understanding of Higher Education and/ or Schools/FE/VET in the UK.
Experience of leading, empowering, and motivating teams to promote a high-performance culture
Our benefits include 31 days holiday per year (including 4 Christmas closure days) plus bank holidays, competitive pension scheme (10% employer contribution plus 5% employee contribution), season ticket loan and excellent support for learning and development through a range of educational and networking activities.
At the ACU, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of gender, race, religion, marital status, disability, age, and sexual orientation.
As Head of Turing, you will be employed by ACU Trading Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary.
Closing date: 10th December 2021
Interview date: TBC, we will be interviewing on a rolling basis and applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
For further information and details of how to apply please visit our website.
The Association | 815 |
Aspire Developmental Services Relocates Lynn Headquarters with MassDevelopment Bond
Lori Russell, Aspire Developmental Services, 781-593-2727
lrussell@aspiredevelopmental.org
MassDevelopment has issued a $2,420,000 tax-exempt bond on behalf of Aspire Developmental Services, Inc., an organization in Lynn and Salem that provides programs for children and adults with physical and developmental disabilities. Aspire is using bond proceeds to renovate, furnish, equip and insure the <|fim_middle|> 176 Franklin Street as its Lynn headquarters. The new building will allow Aspire to expand its day care, early intervention and other services. East Boston Savings Bank purchased the bond.
"Aspire Developmental Services' focus on early intervention ensures a bright future for the children and families it serves on the North Shore," said MassDevelopment President and CEO Marty Jones. "We are pleased to help this organization expand its services and update its Lynn headquarters with this low-cost financing."
Founded in 1951 as the Cerebral Palsy Council of the North Shore, Aspire Developmental Services, Inc. is a private, nonprofit healthcare and educational agency that provides programs for children and adults with physical and developmental disabilities and their families. The agency was organized by parents and professionals interested in providing services for persons with cerebral palsy. In 2015, the organization became Aspire Developmental Services, Inc. Aspire provided services to 1,856 children in 10 communities in 2015 through Early Intervention, the Early Intervention Partnership Program and its Aspire Early Education Center, which is open to typically developing children and those with mild developmental delays.
"We are very excited to begin this project, which will allow for the continued growth of Aspire Developmental Services," said Lori Russell, Acting Executive Director at Aspire. "The project, which is expected to be completed in the summer of 2017, will enable us to serve more at-risk families on the North Shore." | 15,912-square-foot former O'Keefe School building at | 16 |
More great progress is being made daily for the 2014 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo. Make sure you don't miss out on education opportunities, networking and entertainment.
According to Expo staff members, registration is currently up <|fim_middle|>'s entertainer, received Song of the Year for "I Drive Your Truck" at the 2013 CMA Awards and Single of the Year for the same song at the American Country Awards. Be sure to check him out after the Industry Appreciation Party on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m., in the JW Marriott ballroom.
If you have a story idea or think your business would make a good cover feature, come to the editors' booth (#4028) and chat with PRO Editor Jim Kneiszel, along with our other editorial staff members. | 20 percent in company attendance compared to this time last year.
While trade show staff members have been making improvements to this year's show, Indy is also making enhancements to ensure you enjoy your stay.
"The City of Indianapolis continues its own improvements to several downtown hotels including room renovations at The Westin, Hyatt Regency and Crowne Plaza," Bisnette says.
New this year, the Expo Daily News and Expo Program will be combined into one piece — the Expo Daily Program. "The message will be refreshed each day, giving attendees a single piece of literature with all necessary Expo information," Bisnette says.
The new program will include a daily schedule, general information and exhibitor listings. Exhibiting companies have the opportunity to announce show specials, new product introductions, demonstration schedules and other exciting events.
Two new concession areas will help accommodate all the foot traffic. One area will be in the Capitol Ave. lobby for Education Day attendees, as well as the rest of the week, and one area will be on the exhibit floor in Hall A.
There are more than 200 restaurants, bars and nightclubs within walking distance of the of the Indiana Convention Center and downtown hotels so you'll have plenty of options for continued fun in Indy when the exhibit hall doors close at the end of each day.
The JW Marriot — this year's host hotel — is already sold out during two nights of the Expo. Other hotels will fill up shortly, so make your reservations early. Book through our Passkey system to get the lowest contracted rates!
Country music star Lee Brice, this year | 319 |
The Circle of Veterans and Families is dedicating its new "Lawrence's Gardens" program to Navy Petty Officer 1st Class (Ret.) Lawrence<|fim_middle|>MY. They believe in this mission for both now and the future. | L. Ridley in a special dedication ceremony scheduled at The Circle of Veterans Ranch and Rehabilitation Center, Saturday, April 13, 2019, at 2 p.m.
Ridley, father to Circle of Veterans and Families founder Tice Ridley, dedicated his life to country and family. Ridley passed away Jan. 1, 2018 at the age of 65 after retiring from the Navy and the Federal Aviation Administration where he was an air traffic controller before he could complete his lifelong dream garden.
The Circle of Veterans Ranch is located at 19717 Bower Road, Dade City. The event is open to the public and the media, preferably with an RSVP but not required. We welcome all, who wish a Vet and fond farewell. Dedication Ceremony is at 2:00 p.m. Open house, snacks, and refreshments 2:30 to 4 p.m.
The Lawrence's Gardens program will provide veterans in the Circle of Veterans Transitional Housing Program and others, will not only have the opportunity to learn to grow their own food, but they will also learn to grow food sustainably on a large scale. In addition to learning how to grow food in small spaces for their personal needs, they will learn skills needed for agriculture jobs, or to start their own small business.
The initial garden, partially sponsored by a generous donation by Airbnb, is a commercial aquaponics system that is contained on less than a half-acre and can grow up to 400 lbs. of fish and 1,200 lbs. of vegetables per month. The system was installed by Aquasol International, a local company that installs systems all over the world and gives training classes in this way of sustainable growing and living.
The Circle of Veterans Ranch and Rehabilitation center is in the process of converting to a 17.995-kilowatt solar electrical system by mid-April 2019, making it a one of a kind facility in the country for veteran care, with nearly a zero footprint on the environment.
"Dad always taught us to follow our dreams. Now, his dream is helping generations grow," said Tice.
The Circle of Veterans and Families(COV) is a 501c3 Charitable Organization located at The Circle of Veterans Ranch and Rehabilitation Center, a beautiful 10-acre roaming ranch in Dade City/Lacoochee, Pasco County, Florida. The ranch is uniquely modified to create a transition space for education, relaxing, rejuvenating and most of all connecting. We provide transitional housing for eight male veterans at a time but invite other veterans to come and socialize at any time.
Our doors are open when needed, for an hour, a day or as a resident during the Veteran's transition. COV provides can provide alternative therapies, including equine and animal therapy, that don't require the veteran to relive their traumatic experience. We are here to support Veterans and do our part in ending Veteran suicide and Homelessness. The COV is founded by retired Army Major Tice Ridley and his wife Samantha. Tice is a combat veteran that was medically retired in 2014 with nearly 19 years of service. The couple has a son that is a West Point Graduate and currently serving as a 1st Lieutenant in the US AR | 687 |
New Bowlers Sought for Syracuse-ESF Tuesday Night League
Thursday, August 15, 2019, By News Staff
The Syracuse University and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Faculty and Staff Bowling League is seeking new members.
This is a fun handicap league accepting male and female bowlers who are currently employed at the University or ESF, or who are alumni or spouses. Skill level does not matter; beginners to high<|fim_middle|>0428, or Paul Szemkow, league secretary, at pszemkow@esf.edu or 315.960.2066. | -average bowlers are accepted. Beginner bowlers are encouraged to participate and will be coached by more experienced bowlers.
Bowling is at Village Lanes, 201 E Manlius St. in East Syracuse on Tuesdays from 4:55 to 7:30 p.m., from September through April. Practice bowling is 10 minutes before the league starts. Weekly fees are about $13. League play starts Sept. 3. A practice session will be held on Aug. 27.
The league is in search of new members who would like to join a team or become league substitutes. Each team consists of four bowlers with one or two substitutes. Substitutes' fees are paid by the team.
Team captains are Dana Cooke, Eric Greenfield, Aaron Knight, Jason LaTray, Ray Leach, Randy Money, Jeremy Morgan and Don Place.
For more information, contact Martin Place, league president, at martin.place86@gmail.com or 315.730. | 210 |
Mind Your Health: Christine's story - 'I found myself taking the weight of the farming world on my shoulders'
By Claire Taylor Political Affairs Editor
Christine Cuthbertson and her dog Mishka Ref:RH201118091 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer.
NFU Scotland regional manager, Christine Cuthbertson, is a well-known figure in farming circles in Ayrshire. A farmer's daughter with a real passion for the farming industry, she has carved out a successful career path helping and supporting the industry's farmers, an effort she has dedicated her life's work to.
However, despite her bubbly and energetic exterior, Christine has faced her own struggles with mental health over the years and by sharing her story with The Scottish Farmer's readers, she hopes by talking openly about her own journey, she might offer comfort and support to others.
"Growing up, we never talked about how we felt – you would tell your parents if you were sick physically, but you would never say I'm worried or scared<|fim_middle|> health the more we will create a culture where it is okay to say that we're struggling.
"I would urge others that the next time you ask someone how they are – change the question to – how are you feeling?
"By adding that one word you will find a whole new conversation begins and with small changes like these, we will soon normalise conversations around mental health in rural Scotland," added Christine.
Guidance and support
If you have personally been affected by any of the content in this series and would like to seek further advice, please see the contact details of specific organisations below:
Breathing Space – Lines are open Mon – Thu between 6pm - 2am and from Fri 6pm – Mon 6am
RSABI - Helpline open seven days between 7am – 11pm on 0300 111 4166 or rsabi@rsabi.org.uk
SAMH – Call the info service on 0141 530 1000 Mon – Fri between 9-5 or enquire@samh.org.uk.
Samaritans – Helpline open 24/7, on 116 123 or 08457 90 90 90 or jo@samaritans.org
Support in Mind Scotland (NRMHF) Call on 0131 662 4359 Mon – Fri between 9am – 5pm or info@supportinmindscotland.org.uk
If you need urgent medical attention, then please call NHS 24 on 111 or call emergency services on 999. | – it wasn't part of the culture.
"When I was 13 or 14, I was badly bullied at school and during that time I was really unkind to myself. I told myself I wasn't good enough and would never make anything of myself – I brought myself down on a daily basis.
"From a young age I was filled with self-doubt and this never left me right through my childhood and carried on into my working life. I always doubted my capabilities and even when I went on to be successful within the Young Farmers as a club secretary, which I balanced alongside my studying at college, I would break down in tears as I didn't feel capable of doing it, but I always put so much pressure on myself to prove to others that I could manage.
"I always had negative thoughts in the back of my mind, the bullying in my younger years had destroyed my confidence. I felt like I was unpopular, that people didn't want to be around me. My own guidance teacher used to tell me I would never get anywhere – he told me I was a failure.
"Even though I went on to study agricultural sciences, gaining a degree in food production and land use, and even when I achieved the top student of my year in third year – it still never sunk in that I was achieving success. I still found a way to bring myself down.
"You find when you have no confidence, that you over compensate with everything to try and get affirmation from people, but really, I now know, on reflection, that affirmation isn't something which comes easily in the farming industry and that it is something you need to look for in yourself."
Christine went on to become one of the youngest ever senior agents for NFU Mutual at the age of 26 – running her own business selling insurance within the farming community in Ayrshire. Despite displaying one of the highest retention rates of clients at 96% and constantly performing in the top quartile of her profession, she always felt she was being pushed to achieve more and she wasn't quite good enough.
Christine continued: "In my line of work you weren't just dealing with numbers but with real people and these were people you cared so passionately for and would break your back for them. I often found myself taking on the weight of the farming world on my shoulders and would find myself not sleeping at night as I felt there was more I could be doing and felt personally responsible for challenges facing the industry. I worked through foot-and-mouth and the dairy crisis, and my emotions were so wrapped up in the state of the industry.
"Along with the constant challenges being thrown at farmers, soon red tape came in and regulation was everywhere. The days of a hand shake being your word were over and you would find yourself drowning in paperwork.
"The pressure I put on myself built up so much that I would be en route to visit clients who I would normally so look forward to seeing and instead I was having to fight to have the energy and strength to see people.
"There came a point at NFU Mutual where I was carrying the full load of work alone, with the two other partners having left, so I made the decision to leave the business and took a job as a regional manager for NFUS. At the time people told me I was mad for giving up a good business – my own accountant was shocked at my decision – but I knew I needed change. I saw this small window of 'escape' and I took it.
"At the same time, I had recently got engaged to my now husband, Ian and we were moving to a new house. With all the huge changes going on around me, when I did move job I had a complete breakdown and every morning I was in tears at work.
"I couldn't function, I couldn't tell people what was going on and I just had to button up and get on with things. For me, stress manifested itself in physical symptoms. I lost my voice for six months on two occasions, a condition called vocal dysphonia. I had to go for speech therapy. Losing my voice felt like I was losing my identify.
"I broke my leg in 2007 just 10 days before my wedding day and then had to take three months off work thereafter. Here was a physical injury people could relate to, so it gave me the time to recuperate and take some much-needed rest. It did me the world of good, but it is so sad to reflect that it took a physical accident to allow me to have time to mentally heal.
"Looking back, I never took time off to look after myself when I was in a dark place and I really wish I had done. I was so worried about letting my clients and the industry down, that I didn't prioritise my mental health. I cared too much about what people thought of me instead of stepping back for a moment and recognising that this was a matter of urgency and that I needed to address the anxiety I was feeling.
"So many farmers I know will always put everyone else's needs before their own. If an animal appears unwell, a farmer will go out their way to tend to their needs, but they won't look after themselves. When I worked in insurance, I found that farmers would think nothing of spending £500 on insuring a bull but wouldn't take personal insurance out for themselves for half the price.
"Three years ago, I got my beautiful dog, Mishka and I can honestly say she has changed my life. I never used to exercise but now I take her for walks and going out and seeing the enjoyment she has for the small pleasures in life makes me so happy and in a reflective way I realise farmers never really take that time to just enjoy tiny pleasures. They are so often faced with life and death situations, financial stresses, I could go on and these can often get in the way of appreciating the amazing places we are fortunate to live in.
"I now try to fill my life with positive experiences and people. Instead of trying to take on the world, I take pleasure in small successes and trips which can add so much to your life.
"Working with the Royal Highland Education Trust as the local secretary and treasurer has really changed my life. You can be having a crappy day but seeing a group of smiling children seeing farming up close for the first time is such a fulfilling feeling.
"It's been a long journey to get to the good place I'm in today, but I've now learnt to be kind to myself and I've realised you can speak to a counsellor or seek advice from others but really you have to make the choice to want to help yourself.
"We have a choice every time we wake up in the morning whether we are going to have a positive attitude towards that day. The more we open up about mental | 1,385 |
This super sleek kitchen was designed by Meridien Interiors to combine ultra minimalist styling with practical functionality. Designed for a new development of houses in Ringwood Hampshire, this kitchen, although very streamlined in design, provides significant storage and worksurface space suitable for family living.
The Porter kitchen from Second Nature was the ideal choice to create a linear handleless design. The smart rail system which allows the doors to be truly handleless with the rails attached to the carcase rather than the doors, makes this design both practical and aesthetically appealing.
A monochrome colour scheme was selected for added visual impact. Matt graphite frontals on the tall bank of units and wall cupboards, are complemented<|fim_middle|> lighting over the worksurfaces. | by the cool dove grey base units and island. The pure white Bianco Absoluto worksurface further accentuates the minimalist style.
Linear lighting around the underside of the worksurfaces illuminates the recessed rails and the chamfered edges of the doors to stunning effect, while under cupboard LED lighting provides practical task | 64 |
While driving between Skagit Valley tulip farms, across the fields of the old flood plains of Samish Bay, we suddenly came upon the Corner Pub. The pub is on the outskirts of Bow, Washington, a virtually non-existent town that once hosted a thriving sawmill community and railroad station. Bow, then "Brownsville," grew up around the sawmill built by William Brown, in a location that once hosted a village that the natives called "Noo-wha-ah." They would reach the village by canoeing the various<|fim_middle|> did. | rivulets of the old salt chuck, which were later merged by the whites to facilitate water transportation, and called the Samish River and later Edison Slough.
After the railroad station closed, the timber supply declined, dikes organized the water flow, and highway and road changes removed all but a trickle of transit from Bow, the area has become a more spread-out community of farms. The Corner Pub/Tavern is a friendly neighborhood bar which has been around a surprisingly long time and originally seated 10 people. It was constructed in 1928 and became a bar shortly after prohibition. Locals welcome you to share a table, chat over baskets of peanuts, and toss the shells on the floor. We stopped there largely because we thought it doubtful that we'd ever be quite out this way again, but we were glad we | 169 |
Epilogue. To my loved ones lost while I was gone.
* note: please see last day of trip post published earlier this morning, and also refer to prior posts about our recent trip to Greece for Opertion Joshu 2017.
I am home. I have lots to process, as would be expected after such a trip. I have seen and experienced much on mission trips in the past, and this was no exception. It may take many months to emotionally process the journey. The trip home was long…wake up in Athens, take rental cars back, get on bus to airport, check in with group of twelve, through security without incident, board the plane. Eleven hours in the air. Limited leg room, at least for my six foot frame I felt limited. 😳 Arrive in Philadelphia. Upon landing, we are in a thunderstorm. We have to wait to deplane. It is ok though, at least we can stand up and stretch.
Our connecting flight is cancelled which would have taken us to Washington D.C. Our cars are in D.C. No flights available for 2 more days. Rental car will be over $1200 due to needing one way vehicles to accommodate 12 people. We are travel tired. We opt to take cabs to the train station. This still will cost over $800 after incorporating taxis to and from train station. Joe talks to the cab driver who gives us a deal on 2 taxi vans from Philadelphia to Washington D.C. It is the least expensive option. We take it.
We get to D.C. Now 10pm. We have traveled for over 22 hours. We check into hotel and sleep. Up the next morning at 4am east coast time. 11am Greece time. 11am to my body time. I get up and check in on news sites, BBC, Al Jazeera, American news, Facebook and local Greenville news. The most alarming news I get is on Facebook. While I was away, two of my patients have finally found their victory against cancer and have gone to heaven. I am breathless with grief and joy all at once.
They were both taken too soon. Too young. Too much life they wanted to live. They both told me before I left<|fim_middle|>deal" with that concern. Thank you.
← The last days of OJ. | to "Be safe, come back home, we need you here!" I feel as though I failed them in some way. This sounds ridiculous I know, but my selfish side wanted to see them at least once more. We knew the prognosis, the battle that lay ahead. A tough road they were on. They suffered a challenging fight. But the victory was theirs. They are eternally healed. Eternally perfect and eternally joyful. They both had committed their lives and their journey with illness to the glory of God and although they knew they did not have years of life ahead, they never stopped praising God for His love for them, His presence in their lives. They were the epitome of grace. The picture of true beauty. My heart melted with love for them. I know I will see them again one day.
While I walked in Greece, they struggled with illness and the transition out of their earthly bodies here at home. I was trying to reach the Unreached, and they were doing the same here. Their lives are a testimony for God and surely someone here saw their testimony and will be forever changed by them.
God bless their families and loved ones. God bless their souls. They were among the strongest of women I have known. They faced the challenge of each day with immeasurable determination and they defied the odds in every way imaginable. They never let cancer steal their joy or their love for God. The clung to Him through the storm and He delivered. Like He always does. Praise His Holy Name.
What a lovely and peaceful way to say goodbye to the patients we "loose".
I am christian to, and also oncologist. In Africa. I always carry the pain of loosing patients during my holidays, as if it as been my fault, not to be there. So, your words helped me to " | 378 |
Nintendo WiiWare - World of Goo
Published by 2D Boy, Developed by 2D Boy
Genres: Puzzle
US release date: Oct 13th, 2008 | EU release date: Dec 19th, 2008
Price: 1500 points
World of Goo is an award-winning, physics-based puzzle/construction game made entirely by two guys. Grab living, squirming, talking globs of goo to build structures, bridges, cannonballs, zeppelins and giant tongues.
The millions of Goo Balls that live in the beautiful World of Goo are curious to explore - but they don't know that they are in a game, or that they are extremely delicious. World of Goo Corporation is contractually obligated to state that everyone is a winner, and is enthusiastic to celebrate everyone's Goo building opportunities equally.
When it comes to puzzle games, the majority are either rehashes of Tetris or involve gameplay that has a player matching colored orbs or blocks. So it's extremely refreshing to see a title like World of Goo<|fim_middle|>D Boy. This game had a presence at the recent Nintendo Media Summit, so it's...
Wii to get gooey
Sometime in 2008 Wii will be getting a new physics-based puzzle game called World of Goo, according to the developers 2D Boy's website....
Dayat said:
This looks awesome.
Kind of reminds me of Patapon.
Wait wait said:
When is this coming to Wiiware?
Nintendoof said:
Hopefully soon.
Nintenjosh said:
I'm definitely going to get this game.
Dave said:
Best game I've ever played.
Jared said:
This is definitely one of my favorite games. | come out, for more than one reason. This WiiWare release by former EA...read full review
Goo for retail in Europe
According to 2D Boy's Ron Carmel, Europe won't be seeing a WiiWare version for World of Goo as in the US and Japan, but a fully blown disc...
Gooey co-op on WiiWare
According to reports, the WiiWare version of World of Goo will have an exclusive two player co-op mode. Developed by 2D Boy, the title...
World of Goo new trailer
A new World of Goo trailer has been released by developers 2 | 129 |
A slight<|fim_middle|> Professor appeared first on Bitcoinist.com. | beam of good news shines over the bleeding cryptocurrency market as Arizona State University Professor Dragan Boscovic discusses the future of Bitcoin from a trading standpoint. The scholar seems to think that Bitcoin is regarded by investors as a 'valued investment opportunity'.
Dragan Boscovic is a computer science research professor at Arizona State University (ASU) and also a director of the Blockchain Research Lab – a project that aims to further the development blockchain-based technology's applications. In a recent interview with ASU Now, Boscovic offers his insight on Bitcoin's past, present, and future as an investment asset.
In December 2017, with the eyes of the financial world firmly fixed on Bitcoin, two major futures exchanges – CBOE and CME Group – began offering bitcoin futures. It was an exciting time for the cryptocurrency. The launch of futures trading marked a turning point in Wall Street's sentiment toward the crypto industry, allowing for a gradual, but nonetheless definitive, entry into mainstream adoption.
The excitement continued into the new year as the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), which also owns the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), announced that it was developing a cryptocurrency data feed. The service, which gives financial firms access to "streaming real-time, end of day and historical data for the most actively traded digital currencies," was rolled out in March. In addition, the NYSE is developing its own online trading platform.
The vulnerability of a digital currency is based on demand, and it is not open to influence by additional supply. A government can bootstrap an economy by introducing a new supply of traditional currency to influence borrowing. That can't happen with cryptocurrency.
From a consumer's standpoint, cryptocurrencies introduce a new choice – an intangible asset which brings with it further investment opportunities.
What's in it for Other Cryptocurrencies?
It's an encouraging development. Consumers do develop confidence when they see a large institution such as the stock exchange backing and selling cryptocurrencies.
Do you agree with Professor Boscovic? What's your take on Bitcoin entering Wall Street? Let us know in the comments below!
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One of those 'hour long Quickie Projects', right? Yep – or so I thought. Conclusion – perhaps out of a cotton, or a sheet – something that 'slides' on itself and is accurate to work with, but NOT with Polar Fleece. That was more like a 3 hour challenge I am sorry to admit. Oh well – hopefully sharing<|fim_middle|>LY mistakes, should you decide to 'whip up' a polar fleece Pillow Bed!
O'My what fun.. Thank you for the good laugh.
I will say it was fun reading, more than when I have done some of those things. | my saga in this Blog will save YOU time.
Alas, dear #1 Grandson (11 years old), loves Pokemon, and the only Pokemon fabric left at JoAnn's when I went was exactly this 2.5 yard piece of Polar Fleece. OK – great I think, as he really loves the 'snuggly warm' texture of polar fleece, having to have it next to his skin to sleep under instead of conventional sleeping between 2 sheets. What do I know about proper bedding? Anyway – so, OK. It seems long enough for the 5 pillow variety that I wanted to make. Of course, I had searched Pinterest for instructions, but didn't find any with the lapped pillow-sham type closure. I just didn't like the idea of Velcro or ties on the side to insert the pillows – just didn't thank that would be secure enough to keep them in, and Velcro is $$$$, so I didn't like that idea much either. I make gifts to SAVE $$$.
So – laying it all out nice and even, THIS is how one of the ends appeared!!!!! Poochy, ugly, YUCK! Obviously, I hadn't had things laying perfectly when I pinned and stitched across that end. No problem – I'm good at ripping, so I ripped, Petted the entire thing so that it laid (os it layed? I never learned that well) perfectly, and turned the ends in and topstitched. More than 1 way to 'skin the cat' in sewing – exactly why I LOVE to sew! Another realization, since I had purchased barely enough (all there was left) fabric to accommodate the length of the 5 pillows' width, I was eeking it out anyway, so I (in my haste to finish this 'quick' project) neglected to straighten the ends. I know – I don't quilt! Precision is NOT my forte!.
Next, it was time to 'do the math' to stitch 4 lines across to give me the 5 sections for the pillows. No marker really showed up on this fabric, so I marked it with pins place vertically. Smarty pants here then rolled it up so it was EZ to handle at the machine for this stitching, and once all situated and ready to stitch, realized I had put it in opposite of the way I wanted. It would be hard to use the pins in this direction as markings and pull them out as I went, so I just flipped them to horizontal, with the insertion point being the 'mark' to aim for. Are you laughing yet? At this point, I finally was as well!
I will add that I secured the stitching with a couple of 1/2″ reinforcement back-stitching at BOTH ends, AND at the point where the fabric laps at the center of the back side, as there will be stress on these points as pillows are inserted and removed for storage. Finally – DONE! And without much patting myself on the back for smarts as I did this project, I must admit.
Anyway, I scrounged up all the extra pillows on beds around here to stuff it out to see how it looked and to show it off to my Ggrls' sewing class students, and this gal volunteered to be the model. She's about Cole's size, a bit taller, so I know he'll love it – they all sure did!
And…let it be known that Cole is also getting a Sheet SET in Pokemon (purchased at Walmart) for sleeping properly BETWEEN on his real bed. I'll add a pic of him on this gift that I'll take when they are here for the first time at our new TN home at Christmas – please pray their car makes it here and back! I was a smart Nana and took the pillows with us when we went to their house at Thanksgiving to hide in the attic until they get home with this Pillow Bed, as I knew 5 pillows would NOT fit in their car with everything else these kids think they have to travel with these days.
Sew…..have fun, and learn from my SIL | 839 |
My oldest son and my gift for worrying were born on the same day.
When Zack was an infant, newly home from arriving in the world, I had a fear of letting him cry. By that, I mean letting him cry at all. One day, after one of those long nights when mommy and he who cried had been up all night, one of my cousins dropped by to see the new addition to the family. When she arrived, I was sitting on the couch and sobbing. She asked what had caused me to be so upset and I told her that I wanted to take a bath.
My cousin blinked a couple of times and said, quietly because she'd dealt with lots of new mothers in the family, "Mary Anne, go take a bath." I protested that Zack might cry or need me. She said the baby was in his crib and he couldn't yet walk or roll over. He might get upset, but he wasn't going to get hurt because mom took a few minutes to bathe. I took the monitor to the bathroom and had a long soak. Mommy felt much better and when Zack woke, he felt better too - especially because mommy felt like playing.
Each quack got illustrated with a tweak of his tummy or his cheek or a peek-a-boo from mommy. The quacks made him laugh.
When he reached the crawling stage, Zack liked nothing so much as going. He'd take an airing in his stroller if that's all he could get, but what he loved more than anything was riding in the car. Add that to the fact that the kid was brilliant since birth, and you can understand why he'd try to crawl out the door with any friend or neighbor who'd visited. He'd made the connection that if they left, they were probably getting in a car. The kid wasn't discriminating - he once tried to crawl out after the Terminex guy who was a complete stranger.
Although he was a happy baby, he learned, as most of them seem to, that crying would get him good stuff. It would get him a bottle or some cereal. As he aged and his parents aged much, much faster, his night time crying got him carried to his parent's bed. He'd sleep through the night like a little angel. But having found that secure nest, he'd cry if he was put to bed in his own room. One night when he was about two or three, his father decided - ENOUGH! The mother who spoiled the child had given in enough. Daddy would fix this sleeping in his parent's bed business.
My hubby sat outside the child's door while he cried for hours. Naturally, I went to bed but couldn't sleep very well with Zack crying and hubby gritting his teeth and transmitting evil thoughts about mothers who spoil their children. It was about 4 am when John crawled into our bed along with Zack. Yes, the child's natural ability for stubbornness had triumphed.
As he grew, that stubborn streak grew with him, along with so many wonderful and amazing talents that his parent's were awstruck. He was first given an IQ test in 1st grade because the school psychologist - who'd been called in by his desperate classroom teacher - suspected that Zack might be acting out because he was bored. The Doc thought that our son might be so gifted that the classroom curriculum being taught to the others was stuff he already knew. The school tested Zack when he was about 7 and discovered he had a Mensa level genius IQ.
I wish I could say that I suspected my son inherited his brains from mommy, but anyone who's ever seen me try to add more than two numbers together would flat out know I was lying. A kid who enjoys calculus is simply outside of my concept of reality.
But he does enjoy calculus and he did grow. We had many challenges and<|fim_middle|> for a while. Nathaniel was very much a gentleman and Zack stayed understanding and willing to hug his Mom and to hell with the consequences. None of it helped, because we still had to leave and return to Myrtle Beach.
Zack's already adjusting much better than his Mom. The folks at UCF have been phenomenal and my son is going to do great. I'm not sure how well his Mom will do, but Zack's already exploring the campus and studying his books - before the first class and inspired by intellectual curiosity alone.
I'm thinking a lot about Zack's toddler bathtimes. I finally know the rest of that story - the trouble with Mister Ducks is also the the triumph of Mister Ducks - they grow and learn and start to swim away. Behind them watches Mama Duck with pride in her heart and tears in her eyes.
The world is out there for you son - reach for your dreams and realize that as long as you believe in yourself and you're willing to work hard, nothing can stop you from reaching every goal and conquering every obstacle.
And never forget that inside each of Mama Duck's tears is a cheer for the Mister Duck quacking his way to his future. | fought many battles, but he's grown into a handsome 18 year old who will still let Mom hug him. And this weekend, he's spent a LOT of time patiently standing on the receiving end of hugs. He's also let Mom cry on his shoulder and has repeatedly assured me that he'll always be my son and will always love me. And I knew that was true, but still, I cried a river. I'm still crying.
See, Zack will be loving me from 8 hours away for a while. We moved him into his apartment/dorm at the University of Central Floriday on Friday. Or at least, we started moving him on Friday. It was late Saturday before the stuff was there and Mom had bought him all the groceries he'd allow me to buy. And this morning, Sunday, we had to pack up our car and head home to Myrtle Beach - three instead of four. I've warned my youngest son, Sam, that he'll have to put up with a lot of extra love and attention. My hubby will get some of that extra attention too. I think both my hubby and my youngest are more than a little scared about the prospect.
After we'd bought it all, we went to The Titanic Adventure - which was great and I heartily recommend for everyone, but especially for history buffs (Sam was enthralled). I'm sure the cast and others in the audience wondered more than once about the mental stability of the mother who kept bursting out in random sobs and getting hugged and comforted by her oldest son. Hubby's instructions to cut it out just couldn't reach my emotions.
On the way home, I insisted we stop for ice trays. UCF's Tower apartments are top of the line for college housing, but the fridge didn't have an ice maker and Zack drinks mostly ice water, coffee or green tea. He needs ice. We made a late night run on Saturday on our way back from dinner and the Titanic and stopped at a Walgreens. I ran up to a male and female manager at the front of the store with tears streaming down my face and asked for ice trays. The man claimed they didn't sell them and looked like he wanted to call security or the guys with the straitjackets. The woman was sympathetic and told me where the ice trays were located. Perhaps she'd sent a child of her own off to college.
When we left on Saturday night, Sam and I were sobbing helplessly, overcome with pain at the coming separation. Hubby held up in manly fashion and told Zack how proud he was and well he was going to do. Zack's roommate Nathaniel was kind and thoughtful and managed not to dance with glee that the odd crying woman wouldn't be back | 561 |
Air France invests 170 millions of euros in aircraft seats on intercontinental flights
By Sorin Rusi Last updated March 19 2015
At the fair dedicated to professionals in the tourism industry, IFTM-Top Resa, organized during this period in Paris, Air France presented the new offer for products and services of Economy and Premium Economy comfort classes for intercontinental flights. This includes increased comfort on board through ergonomically redesigned seats, an expanded entertainment offer through individual screens and a gourmet catering service.
The total investment in the 10.000 Economy seats is 32 million, in the 1.100 Premium Economy seats is 8 million, and in on-board entertainment (individual screens, variety of options available, etc.) is 130 million. euro.
The new Economy and Premium Economy classes represent the first stage of "Best & Beyond"- the positioning process in the upper segment started by Air France, part of the program Transform NO. The second stage will take place in January 2014, when the company will present the new offer for Business Class flights, and the third in April 2014, when the new offer for La Premiere flights will be launched.
The first flight with the new travel classes will take place next summer, when Air France will gradually equip the 44 777 Boeing with the new cabins and the new onboard entertainment system. Between June 2014 and July 2016, 10.000 Economy seats will be installed on long-haul AF aircraft, respectively on 1.100 Premium Economy seats.
More comfort, more attention to detail, more pleasure to travel
Economy class features new seats, completely revised, with more legroom, more comfortable headrests and a wider table. To ensure optimum comfort, Economy Class seats have been ergonomically redesigned and feature new features such as power sockets and a headphone storage area.
The Premium Economy class, launched in 2009, is enhanced with more comfortable armchairs and more legroom.
Improvements also appear in the field of entertainment on board through the large type screens iPad, with 3 inches larger than the existing ones, High Definition, which will provide passengers with 1.000 hours of music, movies, TV shows and other programs.
As for the catering service, it is improved with a second hot meal and with new gourmet candy and ice cream snacks, which will make<|fim_middle|> in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic! January 14 2022
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The EU Health Agency points out that all EU countries / the Schengen area are severely affected by COVID-19. Romania is colored in red! January 14 2022 | the trip even more enjoyable. This service can be found on board the aircraft starting with the 1 September 2013 date, along with the ecological cutlery created by the Catalan designer Eugeni Quitllet. For children, Air France has provided organic products and an extensive selection of games.
Best & Beyond, a long-term ambition
"Best & Beyond is an emblematic project, representing an investment of over 500 million euros in the new products offered by the company. Our ambition is to be at the highest level in terms of our products and to differentiate ourselves through optimal services for our customers. " , said Bruno Matheu, Chief Officer - LH Passenger Activity Air France.
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Joe Biden awards Elton John with the National Humanities Medal
The Rocket Man was moved to tears by the award at the White House
By JX Soo
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Elton John has been awarded the National Humanities Medal by US president Joe Biden.
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The British icon was awarded the medal at the White House as part of an event titled 'A Night When Hope and History Rhyme' – which celebrated teachers, students, frontline workers, and LGBTQIA advocates.<|fim_middle|> state dinner. | Over 2,000 people were in attendance, with notable attendees including former first lady Laura Bush, education activist Malala Yousafzai as well as AIDS activist Jeanne White-Ginder.
At the event, John played a slew of his hits, including 'Your Song,' 'Rocket Man' 'Tiny Dancer', and 'Crocodile Rock', a song personally important to President Biden. At the end of the event, the singer was awarded the medal for his musical career, as well as his long-time activism for HIV/AIDS efforts. Upon receiving the medal, John was visibly surprised and touched, breaking into tears.
In a statement read at the ceremony, John was credited "for moving our souls with his powerful voice and one of the defining song books of all time. An enduring icon and advocate with absolute courage, who found purpose to challenge convention, shatter stigma and advance the simple truth – that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect."
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"I'm never flabbergasted, but I'm flabbergasted, and humbled, and honoured by this incredible award from the United States of America," John remarked at the ceremony. "I will treasure this so much, and will make me double my effort to make sure this disease goes away. America's kindness to me as a musician is second to none, but in the war against AIDS and HIV is even bigger."
The event was a detour from John's current Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. John's last visit to the White House was in 1998, when Bill Clinton welcomed Tony Blair in a | 330 |
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EMC Corporation this week confirmed rumors that former VMware chief exec Paul Maritz, now EMC chief strategy officer, will lead a new corporate spinoff that will manage products from several divisions, including its Spring line of Java products, its vFabric Gemfire data management software and its Cloud Foundry platform-as-a-service (PaaS). Dubbed the Pivotal Initiative, the new venture will also include EMC's Greenplum big-data analytics group and the Pivotal Labs agile software development tools and services.
In a Q&A-style blog posting on the VMware blog site, Vice President of Global Communications Terry Anderson explained the companies' plan:
VMware and EMC are committing key existing technology, people and programs from both companies focused on Big Data and Cloud Application Platforms under one virtual organization -- the Pivotal Initiative -- led by Paul Maritz, Chief Strategy Officer of EMC. The companies expect to formally unite these resources by Q2 2013, with a specific operational structure to be determined.
The Pivotal Initiative will address "the wide scale move to cloud computing" and "the rapidly growing and fast-moving application development and big data markets," Anderson wrote.
Paul Maritz passed the reins of VMware to incoming CEO Pat Gelsinger in August at the annual VMworld conference in San Francisco. Maritz led the VMware division of EMC for four years.
"Software-defined datacenter" was the buzzphrase of that conference. "Corporate data centers will look like those big public clouds," Maritz explained. "We're trying to pool all the technology, including server virtualization, management, a user portal and, increasingly, storage and networking, which you need to build your own cloud."
The software-defined data center aims to make IT infrastructure more efficient and agile by extending virtualization and abstraction to the storage and networking portions of the datacenter. EMC/VMware sees its new venture as a means of delivering it.
"By realigning resources within the Pivotal Initiative," Anderson wrote, "VMware can more fully focus resources on delivering the software defined datacenter, the de facto infrastructure at the heart of cloud computing, and on end-user computing -- two areas where we see tremendous opportunity for growth."
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This is just a quick entry (why am I calling this an "entry" as if it's a diary? I think "blog post" is the 21st century term) to give a bit of info on the technicalities of what I am actually doing. Now if I can stop making self-conscious parenthetical asides, we can begin.
As I mentioned in my last post (post! See, I'm learning. Oh dear, another parenthetical), I am teaching English to employees of the Kurdish Regional Government. My students work for the Protocol Unit, which is the section of government responsible for the well-being of foreign ambassadors, VIP guests, and the smooth operation of important government events. They have a range of jobs; drivers, bodyguards, accountants, Protocol Officers (Protocol officer are the people responsible for greeting guests at the airport, and escorting them through Kurdistan), office workers.
There are four English classes total. I teach beginners in the morning and a more advanced class in the afternoon. The other teacher, Sara, is an NYU student and my comrade in this adventure.<|fim_middle|>. I really want to be a good teacher, and I felt like I had the potential to be one, but was not yet. I took comfort in the fact that simply listening to me talk, they would learn something. Most of my beginner class are absolute beginners, so I couldn't even give them directions to a lot of the types of activities I found online.
At the end of the first two weeks, exhausted from the combination of long-hours planning and teaching, and the mounting anxiety I'd get each night finishing lesson plans at 12am, I had a really great discussion with Sara on her strategies (she was only spending about 40 minutes planning), and adopted a few of them.
Through trial-and-error, I've started crafting my own methods, messing together some found resources. Some lessons go better than others. But my students are learning (I can tell from the beginners who can now tell me why they will miss class, and- in the past tense!- what they did over the weekend), and my level of anxiety is considerably lower.
That's all for tonight, because I need to take a shower and get dressed. I'm meeting my advanced students at the cinema to watch Monsters' University as late-night field trip. The movie stars at 9:15pm, and yesterday I was in bed by 10:30pm, so wish me luck staying awake tonight, and through classes tomorrow! | We met a couple of times in New York in preparation for our job, and flew over together. She has an intermediate class in the morning, and another class of beginners in the afternoon.
In the first few weeks, the numbers in our classes kept fluctuating, but now my classes have settled at about 10 beginners and 6-10 advanced students. The advance students often have to miss class when work gets too busy, because class is in the middle of the workday, and many of the advance students have important jobs. This presents some challenges in terms of teaching continuity, but I've gotten used to it. They will learn what they learn and miss what they miss. They'll learn more than if they didn't take the class at all.
These English classes are a pilot program, the brainchild of Bekah (my roommate who hired me) so Sara and I have enjoyed all the freedom and chaos that entails. There are no experienced teachers here to tell us how it's done, but also no test to teach to. In the two and a half weeks between when I found out I got the job and the day of my arrival, I spent hours scouring the internet for ESL resources, researching language teaching theories. I arrived armed with a bit of theoretical knowledge, and some strong opinions but little practical knowledge, or even a set curriculum. The first few weeks were mildly terrifying. I gained infinite respect for every teacher I have ever had, bad ones included.
After the day of lessons, I'd come home to spend 6 more hours lesson planning, on the internet looking for resources and ideas | 326 |
Q: Change Caps Lock to still register as caps lock but do Nothing Currently my caps lock key functions exactly like it should, is it possible for me to disable the function that converts inputs to capital without disabling detection of the actual key and without re-mapping to something else. I am using a program to detect key presses and want the triggering key to be the caps lock key, but without caps lock auto-capitalizing everything. For reference, I am using Logitech Gaming Software for key press detection.
A: Using AutoHotKey ( https://autohotkey.com/ ) you can remap the CapsLock button into a hotkey, and<|fim_middle|> keyboard layout, and disable the "CAPS=Shift" option for all of the keys which have it enabled. Then you can install it and load the layout as an input language (language bar options). To expedite the process, here's the built install I just made (you'll still need to set your input to use this keyboard):
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Here's Microsoft's Keyboard Layout Creator:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb964665.aspx
| it will prevent the default purpose of the key.
AutoHotKey also comes with all the documentation you need to use it, including a 'quick start' tutorial for people who don't want to get into majorly complex hotkeys.
A: I'd probably use the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator, load the default US | 63 |
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NIGEL Clough was very disappointed with the Brewers second half<|fim_middle|> save and it has bounced straight to their lad when they can go anywhere. Then they got on top after that.
"We were very dsappointed with that second half performance after being right in the game at half time.
"They stepped it up and we couldn't cope with what they were doing in the second half. We had a few situations ourselves but nowhere near as many as them in the second half and we ended up deservedly losing on the second half performance.
"The way we started the game was good but it seems at the moment that the first attack on our goal results in us going behind.
"The backbone of our experience is in the back four and they need to improve in order to keep us clean sheets."
Jamie Allen's sending off for a second yellow card rubbed salt into Albion's wounds.
Clough said: "I thought the first yellow card was harsh considering the number of fouls in the first half. Jamie makes one foul after he comes on and gets booked but I have no problems with the second one at all.
"You are trying to get back in the game, a third goal goes in and all of a sudden you get a sending off and it turns out to be a very poor day for us."
Oxford United vs Burton Albion on 25 Aug 18 | performance which cost them the game at the Kassam Stadium after it was 1-1 at the break
Albion lost 3-1 and suffered their second away defeat of the week.
The Albion manager said: "The first goal was their first real effort on goal, again. We could have conceded again five minutes after that and then we get back in the game and could have gone ahead before half-time. They step it up after half-time and got that second goal which gave them the impetus they needed.
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First Class was a box-office success, becoming the seventh highest-grossing in the film series, and received positive reviews from critics and audiences, who praised its acting, screenplay, direction, action sequences, visual effects, and musical score. The film's success spawned a number of sequels focusing on younger iterations of the X-Men characters, with X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), and the upcoming X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019). | hnsherr / Magneto (Michael Fassbender), and the origin of their groups—the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants, respectively, as they deal with the Hellfire Club led by Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon), who is bent on world domination. The film co-stars Rose Byrne, January Jones, and Oliver Platt. The film also introduces new actors to the series including Nicholas Hoult and Jennifer Lawrence who, like McAvoy and Fassbender, reimagine popular characters from the franchise (Beast and Mystique) that were already established in the original trilog
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Oklahoma City - The Memphis Redbirds scored six runs in the fifth inning on the way to an 8-4 win against the Oklahoma City Dodgers Friday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
The Dodgers built a 3-0 lead before the offensive output by the Redbirds in the fifth inning gave Memphis the lead for good and sent Oklahoma City to a fourth straight loss.
The win also gave the Redbirds a 2-0 lead in the four-game series between the teams as the Dodgers took the field in specialty pink jerseys and hats Friday night to "Pack the Park Pink" in front of a sellout crowd of 10,347.
The Dodgers (61-53) grabbed the game's first lead in the third inning after the start of the game was delayed one hour and two minutes due to rain in the area.
Tim Locastro led off the bottom of the frame and was hit by a pitch. He advanced to second base on a groundout by Alex Verdugo before Kyle Farmer also was hit by a pitch. With runners at first and second base, Edwin RÃ-os hit a double down the right field line - for his second double of the night - to bring home Locastro for OKC's first run of the night. Will Smith followed with a sacrifice fly to left field to score Farmer for a 2-0 Dodgers advantage.
Jake Peter connected on a one-out single in the fourth inning and scored on a RBI single by Locastro for a 3-0 Oklahoma City lead.
The Redbirds (73-44) got on the scoreboard in the fifth inning after connecting on their first hit of the game. Patrick Wisdom led off with a double and scored when Ramon Urias singled on a fly ball to left field. Edmundo Sosa followed with a RBI single to cut the Dodgers' lead to 3-2.
Memphis later loaded the bases with one out in the inning and Tyler O'Neill doubled into left field to bring home two runs and give the Redbirds a 4-3 lead.
After an Oklahoma City pitching change, Carson Kelly connected on a RBI single into left field for a 5-3 Memphis advantage and Wisdom's RBI single put the Redbirds in front, 6-3.
Rangel Ravelo added a two-run single in the sixth inning for an 8-3 lead.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, Oklahoma City's Angelo Mora drew a one-out walk and scored on a RBI single by Locastro to cut the Memphis lead to 8-4.
Dodgers starting pitcher Kyle Lobstein (0-3) was charged with the loss, allowing six runs on four hits over 4.2 innings with three walks and six strikeouts.
Memphis starting pitcher Connor Jones (1-0) picked up the win, allowing four runs and eight hits over 5.2 innings with two walks and two strikeouts.
The Dodgers have now dropped<|fim_middle|>40 "The Game," 1340thegame.com, or through the free iHeartRadio mobile app. | six of their last seven games.
The Dodgers continue their series against Memphis at 7:05 p.m. Saturday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Fireworks, presented by True Sky Credit Union, are scheduled to follow the game.
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Setting up your own business is a brave, ambitious and darn right brilliant feeling. But while it's great to have the freedom to work as and when you like, there's a few things you should know before reaching for your laptop in bed.
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3) Reach out – use everyone you know. Now is no time to feel coy, capitalise on every connection you have. Use LinkedIn and invite people for coffee? Email your previous employers to let them know what you are doing and that you are available – if that's appropriate. Go to networking meetings and even if it feels weird, speak to everyone you meet there. Trust me no one is good at networking and most people are really glad when you're the one to break the ice.
4) Show you're a professional – don't go anywhere without your business cards, anywhere! Friends and family are going to ask how it's going and are bound to have an idea for a lead or connection you could make. Have a website and business email. This costs so little to set up and you'd be mad to use a yahoo or excite email address – you only get one chance to make a first impression.
5) Enjoy the journey – remember that this is your journey and take the time to enjoy it. If you're up at 5am because you need to get a job completed by a deadline, remember that you are your own boss now, so you could just as easily finish work as soon as it's done and do something for yourself – like finally book a hair cut and arrange a night out!
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Early this morning Dave Ramey of BASC<|fim_middle|> fielding questions in Tim Buckley's class.
The as-yet unpatented Polar Bear Alarm System. | (Barrow Arctic Science Consortium) drove us to the Barrow High School to meet with some of Tim Buckley's classes. Tim is a two-time TEA and has studied Arctic ice with researchers at the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover, New Hampshire. Aaron and I presented our summer 1998 archeology project to several classes talking to between 40 and 45 students.
For dinner we were invited to Jill Exe's house. Jill, as you might remember from an earlier journal entry (April 3), was the Barrow teacher who guided us out onto the ice on snowmobiles. Jill's other guests were Tim Buckley and Robert Suydam, a Wildlife Biologist with the Department of Wildlife Management. Jill prepared a wonderful meal and as seems to always be the case in Barrow, hours of delightful conversation followed.
After hanging around with scientists for virtually our entire time in Barrow this spring and Deering last summer, we were finally exposed to some people who are not directly involved with daily scientific life, Tim Buckley's high school students. We talked to class after class of interested students. This was good practice for our talk tomorrow, which Tim and I are a little nervous about. We will have to talk for an hour, and I wasn't sure if we had an hour's worth of material, but it became apparent with Tim Buckley's class that we have enough material to talk about for several hours, probably three hours if we really wanted to be specific. It is impressive to be able to take so much out of an experience, which truly reflects the effectiveness of the whole project.
were four bears in town today. I have recently been hearing a lot of polar bear tales. Before Barrow I had pictured polar bears from those Coca-Cola commercials with the sledding polar bears. This image certainly does not betray the fact that they are perhaps the most vicious, bloodthirsty mammals alive. I asked other people living in Barrow how often they look for polar bears, and they replied that they are constantly checking over their shoulders while outside. This was a little disturbing, as I can't remember once checking for bears while outside. Supposedly polar bears are left-handed, so, as a few local posters proclaim, when confronted with an attacking bear, dodge his left and "defend yourself."
When returning to the ARF for the day, we found a polar bear alarm system set up for a practice run by the members of the whale census. It consisted of string which was pinched in a mousetrap. A tug on the string causes the mouse trap to close, completing an electric circuit and sounding an alarm. It was concocted by one of the members of the team, with the patent pending. This is because apparently more than once, the whale census guys set it up while camping on the ice and a strong wind in the middle of the night set it off. The result was a bunch of half awake, frightened men armed to the teeth came rushing out of their tents ready to blast anything remotely resembling a bear. Too bad for those guys in white.
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09:30-11:00 Session 10A: Tracking Individuals
Erica Neely
Location: Room 0.8
Katleen Gabriels and Mark Coeckelbergh
'Technologies of the self and other': How self-tracking technologies also shape the other
ABSTRACT. Although there is ample literature on the quantified self, considerably less attention is given to how our relation with the other is being shaped by self-tracking technologies that allow data sharing (e.g. wearables or apps such as Strava or RunKeeper). This paper seeks to fill this gap by providing a conceptual framework for discussing 'technologies of the self and other', by showing that, in most cases, self-tracking also involves other-tracking. We elaborate on two cases and practical domains to illustrate and discuss this mutual process: first, the quantified workplace and, second, quantification by health apps and wearables in a non-clinical and self-initiated context. We argue that these shapings are never (morally) neutral and have ethical implications.
Lachlan Urquhart, Dominic Reedman-Flint and Natalie Leesakul
Responsible Domestic Robotics: Exploring Ethical Implications of Robots in the Home
ABSTRACT. Abstract: The vision of robotics in the home is driven by increased convenience, comfort, companionship, and greater security for users. However, if robots are not being developed in a responsible manner, then the robot industry risks causing harm to users, being rejected by users, or being regulated in overly prescriptive ways. There is a need to create more socially responsible robotics and, in this paper, we explore some of the challenges and requirements for this, both conceptually and empirically. To do this, firstly, we explore the emergence of robots in the home, examining definitions of robotics and the current commercial state of the art. In particular, we consider emerging technological trends, such as smart homes, that are already embedding computational agents in the fabric of everyday life. By turning to human computer interaction, particularly notions of values in design, we unpack the importance of user centric design and the home as a deployment setting for domestic robotics.
Subsequently, we consider the nature of responsibility in robotics, examin-ing what it means and consider lessons from past home information technologies. In this paper, we look at a specific responsibility, namely that of roboticists to ensure they engage with user concerns, needs, and respond to them appropriately in design. In wider IT design, this often does not occur sufficiently, leading to technologies that are not fit for purpose and disrupt the social order of the home.
Working from this basis, we then present findings from an exploratory, qualitative survey we conducted to highlight concerns users have about domestic robots. The survey established a range of themes, but we focus on the form of robots, privacy concerns and many aspects of trust. To explore these in more depth, we then analyse relevant literature from across technology law, computer ethics and computer science, to reflect on how these con-cerns are discussed there. We conclude by drawing together both our empirical observa-tions and conceptual analysis, considering what is needed for the future of responsible domestic robotics: user centric design.
Alexis Elder
Conversations from Beyond the Grave? The Ethics of Chatbots of the Dead
ABSTRACT. In 2016, Eugenia Kuyda built a chatbot trained on over 8,000 lines of text that she and other friends and family of Roman Mazurenko had recieved from him over the years. The resulting bot converses in a style that those who knew him reportedly find eerily convincing. For example, one friend writes,
"What really struck me is that the phrases he speaks are really his. You can tell that's the way he would say it — even short answers to 'Hey what's up.' He had this really specific style of texting. I said, 'Who do you love the most?' He replied, 'Roman.' That was so much of him. I was like, that is incredible." (Newton 2016)
Predictive analytics draw from datasets of past inputs to generate predictions of future inputs in various contexts. For example, when I type "g" into my browser, it suggests the autocomplete "gmail.com", based on my past browsing history, and those of others. Given the volume of data generated by our social interactions, in some ways the idea of a chatbot that draws on this data to generate<|fim_middle|> be an important part of corporate competitive strategy [8]. This concept is known as strategic CSR. One example of a company putting responsibility at the core of its business is Fairphone. This Dutch social enterprise engages in fairer electronics by developing a business model that puts ethical values first [9]. Fairphone produces phones made of conflict-free minerals (natural resources not extracted in a conflict zone and sold to perpetuate the fighting), manufactured with respect for workers' rights and wellbeing, which are repairable and recyclable. The Fairphone community consists of sixty thousand owners of fair smartphones, over ninety-six thousand fans on Facebook and thousands of Twitter and Instagram followers [10]. Despite the popularity of both innovation management and CSR most companies do not necessary connect them and manage them strategically [11]. We lack a broader holistic perspective on the complex connection between innovation and CSR. In other words, we do not have a strategic and generalizable business model connecting innovation and CSR, through which innovation practices can create business value and positive social change. I argue that intertwining CSR and innovation may bring opportunities for both business and society. In order to bring sustainable economic, environmental and social outcomes, companies should have a strategic approach to their CSR and innovation management. This requires a broader, holistic perspective of a company's responsibilities and understanding of innovation. Therefore, in my paper I perceive corporate responsibilities in a broad sense, including both internal and external responsibilities, as well as economic, social, and environmental responsibilities. Moreover, I apply a holistic understanding of innovation, where innovation should be perceived as a process that addresses interests and engages various stakeholders and society at large. Business may apply this approach through expanding the options for collaborations among large industries and SMEs, and cross-sectoral interactions (CSSI), also known as public-private partnerships (PPPs). Social responsibility may inspire and improve firms' innovativeness and ultimately become a source of sustainable competitive advantage. In this paper, I connect innovation and CSR in order to foster the responsible development of products and services. First, I delineate the field by defining the concepts underpinning innovation and CSR. Second, I survey the ways in which companies currently approach these two concepts and I outline the current state-of-the-art, emphasizing that the confined character of companies' social responsibility practices disconnects innovation from CSR. This analysis allows me to provide recommendations for ways in which companies can innovate responsibly, thereby contributing to financial, ecological and social sustainability. I do so by applying the concepts of strategic CSR, the multi-stakeholder approach, CSR-driven innovation and innovation-driven CSR. Both CSR and innovation should be perceived as a strategic tool and a goal. Therefore, companies should explore innovations that are accepted by civil society and address societal, ethical and environmental problems. I argue that the concept of CSR enriches innovation process by emphasizing the interdependence of business and society. At the same time, CSR activities tightly linked to innovation functions might ensure a competitive advantage and therefore be more profitable than those oriented toward public relations, marketing, human resource management [12]. In this regard, I explore the concept of CSR-driven innovation, as an example of a strategic approach to responsible corporate innovation. Moreover, I address a new trend in the development of CSR strategies on the basis of companies' innovation activities: that trend is termed Innovation-driven CSR. I provide examples of companies and their responsible approach to innovation, demonstrating how that social responsibility inspires and improves firms' innovativeness. Lastly, I propose a new approach called strategic responsible innovation management (StRIM) that is intertwined with companies' social responsibility. This approach is intended to redefine companies' perception of a "successful innovation" by shifting the focus from a company's financial success to sustainable outcomes for both business and society. Inspired by the strategic CSR, I claim that linking CSR and innovation should be a strategic choice of a company. Following Mintzberg et al. (1998) this strategy should be developed as 'a transformational process based on learning and growth, both of the informal (culture, vision, position, people) and formal (programs, products, structure, system) parts of an organization' [13]. This business strategy should be integrated with core business objectives and embedded in day-to-day business culture and operations. Furthermore, it should encourage stakeholder dialogue and "social learning" (multi-stakeholder approach). Such an approach would foster the responsible development of products and services that are profitable for companies, accepted by civil society, and relevant to societal, ethical and environmental problems. My study builds on recent scholarship that investigates research and innovation (R&I) in connection with various disciplines, countries and actors [14].
References: [1] Conway, S., & Steward, F. (2009). Managing and shaping innovation. Oxford University Press. [2] Kinkel, S., Lay, G., & Wengel, J. (2005). Innovation: more than research and development. Growth opportunities on different innovation paths (No. 33e). Bulletins manufacturing innovation survey. [3] The Commission of the European Communities, COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, 2003/361/EC. [4] Gurzawska, A.; Cardone, R.; Porcari, A.; Mantovani, E.; Brey, P. (2015), SATORI Deliverable 1.1: Ethical Assessment of R&I: A Comparative Analysis; Annex 3h: Ethics Assessment in Different Types of Organizations: Industry, SATORI Project. Available online: http://satoriproject.eu/media/3.h-Industry.pdf (accessed on 23 December 2017). [5] van de Poel, I., Asveld, L., Flipse, S., Klaassen, P., Scholten, V., & Yaghmaei, E. (2017). Company Strategies for Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI): A Conceptual Model. Sustainability, 9(11), 2045. [6] Porter, M. E., & Kramer, M. R. (2002). The competitive advantage of corporate philanthropy. Harvard business review, 80(12), 56-68. [7] Kramer, M. P. (2001). Strategy and society: The link between competitive advantage and corporate social responsibility. Harvard business review. [8] Gugler, P., & Shi, J. Y. (2009). Corporate social responsibility for developing country multinational corporations: lost war in pertaining global competitiveness?. Journal of Business Ethics, 87, 3-24. [9] Fairphone, https://www.fairphone.com/about/ (accessed on 23 December 2017). [10] Fairphone, https://www.facebook.com/Fairphone/?fref=ts; https://www.fairphone.com/we-are-fairphone/ (accessed on 23 December 2017). [11] Husted, B. W., & Allen, D. B. (2006). Corporate social responsibility in the multinational enterprise: Strategic and institutional approaches. Journal of international business studies, 37(6), 838-849. [12] Maxfield, S. (2008). Reconciling corporate citizenship and competitive strategy: Insights from economic theory. Journal of Business Ethics, 80(2), 367-377. [13] Mintzberg, H., B. Ahlstrand and J. Lampel (1998). Strategy Safari (Prentice Hall, London) in Hanke, T., & Stark, W. (2009). Strategy development: Conceptual framework on corporate social responsibility. Journal of Business Ethics, 85, 507-516. [14] Specifically, I build on the SATORI (Stakeholders Acting Together on the ethical impact assessment of Research and Innovation) project, a five-million-euro initiative funded by the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme. The aim of SATORI is to develop a common European ethics assessment framework for research and innovation (see http://satoriproject.eu/).
09:30-11:00 Session 10C: IT, Civic Life & Political Culture
George Ogoh
Marek A. Bednarczyk, Elzbieta Puzniakowska-Galuch and Tadeusz Puzniakowski
On ethical dilemmas in search
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Kai Kimppa, Sami Hyrynsalmi, Minna M. Rantanen and Antero Järvi
The Return of Evil Companies: Is it okay to profit with the poor at software platforms?
ABSTRACT. In the platform economy, a company (the orchestrator) opens its tech-nological platform for others—i.e. organisations and individuals (complement-ors)—to work with and offer their own products. This kind of an approach can be seen as a useful tool also in development aid. Here, a company, from a western industrialised country builds and offers a technological plat form for complement-ors from developing countries to work with. On the one hand, the spill-over effects from successful complementors would create economical well-being in their re-spective areas. On the other hand, this approach can be argued to be just modernised version of imperialism where rich western corporations are benefiting from cheap labour. In this article, we describe the aforementioned problem and present ethical discussion on the dilemma. Finally, this study calls for further work on understand-ing ethical issues of ecosystem and platform management.
Minna M. Rantanen and Olli I. Heimo
Citizens' information for sale? Secondary use of information in Finland
ABSTRACT. Public healthcare is under pressure to become more efficient. Aging of population is assumed to decrease the funding but also to increase the demand of public healthcare services globally [2]. Governments all over the world are trying to solve this sustainability problem by means of technology. Since many countries have already adopted electronical patient information systems (PISs) to their public healthcare, the next trend seems to be a wider utilization of personal health records (PHRs). [3-5] PIS is here used as an umbrella term to various information systems handling patient information such as electronic medical records (EMR) etc. [6]. PHR has many different definitions that vary from paper charts to complex interconnected systems related to health information. PHRs can be seen as information systems that contain health data and information entered by individuals and provide information related to their healthcare, but they can also provide many functionalities [7]. In this case PHRs are also connected to PISs as well as other governmental information systems. Thus, these governmental PHRs contain also patient information as well as health information of an individual and can be seen as interconnected PHRs [8, 9] In Finland public healthcare has been using solely electronical PISs since 2011 [10]. However, these systems have not lead to the success that was expected, but created new challenges to healthcare [11-14]. Still, Finnish government has been and is seeking solutions to achieve more sustainable healthcare by means of new technologies and digitalization. The latest project is a part of the digitalization of public services and health, social services and regional government reform and is promoting wider utilization of PHRs as part of public healthcare [15, 16]. The government's idea is that instead of using public healthcare, people would first use governmental PHRs as substitute to get advice about health and instructions to self-treatment. The idea is that instead of using healthcare services as much as now, people would use PHRs to store their health information, which would then be passed on to healthcare professionals, but also to other governmental institutes through the national service path. [8, 16]. Although, this transition from expert driven healthcare to more self-help based healthcare is troublesome in itself, we turn our focus solely to secondary use of information gathered about and from citizens. The national service path is going to connect national patient information database Kanta, information systems used by governmental institutes such as public hospitals and social services [16]. Thus, it is going to collect and distribute many forms of citizen's personal information. In the full paper we are going to concentrate solely on public healthcare, since secondary use of information has been a governmental strategy on Finnish government for years [see 17]. With the secondary use the official language is quite unclear and there are situations where one could be left pondering whether the language is actually used to confuse the reader and used to intentionally make the discussion about the subject harder. As an example, the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health describes how the secondary use of patient information will be executed in the near future as follows [17, p.21]: "The development and resourcing of the secondary use of the knowledge: The development and gathering of social- and healthcare (sote) action-knowledge is set a national and regional goals and a national plan for a new sote-infrastructure will be made according to executing and action-requirements. Knowledge gathering and analyzing will be transformed to match the needs of the requirements, accessibility, productisation, tracking and development. Social- and healthcare services are described by classifications and metrics (content of services and use, accessibility, service processes, quality, efficiency and effectiveness) will be unified and developed through knowledge architecture. Coordination responsibility: national. In nutshell the secondary use of data means that the primary use of gathering healthcare data – the improvement of patients' health – is extended with possibilities to do research and otherwise utilise the use of this data. As for the research this leads some ethical questions from the field of research ethics on how to handle the data and that it is anonymized for the protection of the privacy of the patients. This topic however should be correctly handled by the research organisations and their ethics boards. The concept of secondary use leads to more intriguing questions yet unanswered, primarily who will get access to this data and what they can do with it? Even if we could trust the public healthcare and research organisations to not break the privacy of the citizens (intentionally), can we say the same about private sector? The information gathered is highly valuable in non-healthcare applications due the nature of the information in e.g. banking, insurance, and advertising sector and could cause serious harm for an individual if it ends up to "wrong hands". This comes down to trust. The government proposes a supervisory official to grant permits to access the data to the private sector. In the justifications the economic interest of the nation to get more research, economic growth, and more jobs. [18-20] Therefore one could argue that the data is not theirs to give away. Kainu and Koskinen [21] introduce the concept of Datenherrschaft, the mastery over data, as following: "[Datenherrschaft is]the legal right to decide the uses of, and continuing existence of, in a database or another compilation, collection or other container or form of data, over a entry, data point or points or any other expression or form of information that an entity has, regardless of whether they possess said information, with the assumption that sufficient access to justice is implemented for a citizen to have this power upheld in a court of law" ([21], p. 54). While Koskinen [22] later admits that the concept cannot be absolute and Hakkala [23] states that there are situations where it can be overridden, it gives a good framework to analyse the right for a person to decide what is done with their data. As the concept of datenherrschaft clearly indicates the data is not "owned" by the target of the data, yet moreover "the mastery" over the data is upon the person. The mastery in this situation however is vanishing quickly. Yet the problem comes down to trust. Should one trust the organisations the government is selling the data and should one trust the government safety mechanisms? It is clear that if the information is safe if it is not gathered at all. Yet if it is mandatory to gather – for example to promote patients' health and well-being – the information is safest when it is not redistributed to third parties at all. If none the less it is redistributed how one can – or how the government can – control the third party not to sell the information or to use it against the citizen? As the corporations nowadays are conglomerates acting on various different fields of business. Can these corporations use the "research data" combined with their "banking data" to offer insurances, whom to hire to a job, or just to promote advertising in yet another sector? How can an official monitor the use of this data? It is clear that even anonymised the medical data contains various things that can easily reveal the subject as many of the combination of dates, diseases and conditions, or relations to family are unique (e.g. birthday and the dates she gave birth, number of siblings and date of car accident where one of the siblings was injured etc.). Therefore even the argument of anonymising the data before selling it is somewhat "dodgy". The data has been gathered to serve medical purposes, not to be anonymised in another situation. At minimum this kinds of projects should have an opt-out (like in the case of Iceland's biobank, (see e.g. [1]). Then at least those who do not want to use the mastery over their data could save their privacy. Most of all the problem is a fine example of what Koskinen ([22], p. 33) discusses about social contract (see e.g. Locke, Kant, and Rawls) which is about to be "re-negotiated". Whereas Koskinen addresses that the negotiating should be done with strong ethical justification, in this case it seems the ethical justification has suffered in the expense of economic interest. In full paper we will discuss more thoroughly about the secondary use possibilities, ownership of data, and the possible upsides and downsides with the process.
11:00-11:30Break and Refreshments
11:30-13:00 Session 11: ACM Code of Ethics Panel: Don Gotterbarn, Catherine Flick, Michael S. Kirkpatrick, Marty J. Wolf, Ariel Elkin
Location: Theatre 0.4
13:00-14:15Lunch
14:15-15:15 Session 12: Alessandro Caleffi Keynote: Guna on the Way ... Implementing ACM Code of Ethics
More than a year ago in AUSED, arose the opportunity to activate a project, in collaboration with EthosIT and the Milan Polytechnic, with the aim of creating a model for the practical adoption of the AMC Code of Ethics to be used from member companies.
Guna responded enthusiastically to the call and now we are on the path that will lead us to adapt the current company's ethical codes so as to incorporate the principles of IT Ethics included in AMC Code. We will analyze the steps taken and the results achieved.
The next phase will be to use this experience in order to facilitate the journey to other AUSED members who will decide to take this virtuous path.
15:15-15:30 Session 13: Closing Remarks
15:30-17:30 Walking tour of Gdańsk
Disclaimer | Powered by EasyChair Smart Program | conversational responses the deceased would have been likely to utter seems almost inevitable - and inevitable to progress, as language processors and predictive analytics become more sophisticated.
Some find this unethical. The show Black Mirror devoted an entire episode, "Be Right Back", to exploring potential tragic consequences of devices that are almost but not quite real enough... that leave us mired in grief but drawn back in to the pseudo-relationship, unable to move on but unfulfilled by the facsimile of a loved one. (Harris 2013) Some of Roman Mazurenko's friends expressed concern that Kuyda had failed to take this warning to heart. But Kuyda views her work as more akin to a funeral memorial, or a photo album, a more sophisticated way to interact with our records of the deceased, to commemorate without attempting to replace them. And she is not alone. Mazurenko's mother has voiced her approval of the bot. (Newton 2016)
To draw well-founded conclusions about the ethics of this technology, we need to think carefully about grief, loss, death, and mourning. In this project I plan to bring together a number of different resources. Compared to the Western philosophical tradition, classical Chinese philosophers engaged in a rich and sophisticated discussion of the ethics of grieving, commemorating the dead, and responding appropriately to loss, a fact that may be unsurprising given a widespread practice of ancestor veneration. While many Daoists advocated for moderation of grief, including expenses and attention devoted to the deceased, (Wong 2006; Elder 2014; Olberding 2007) Confucians saw grieving as an appropriate response to the loss of a loved one, something worthy of investing considerable time and resources to. (Olberding 2004; Radice 2017) The resulting debate offers valuable theoretical resources for thinking about how and when to move on, and when to remain engaged with, those we have lost. (Olberding and Ivanhoe 2011)
In addition, contemporary work in clinical psychology suggests that grieving often involves thinking of oneself as sustaining a relationship with the deceased, by continued engagement with an internal representation of the loved one. This phenomenon quite long-lived, often extending (for example) well after remarriage and affecting the course of the new relationship. (Klass, Silverman, and Nickman 2014) In this sense, chatbots like Kuyda's merely externalize a robust pre-existing phenomenon, in which we imagine ourselves in conversation with loved ones, using our own extensive knowledge of their patterns of response to generate for ourselves answers like they would have given.
Of course, drawing on memories of loved ones is in some senses quite different from drawing on data generated by them. The ethics of digital artifacts of the dead, and whether or to what extent the dead deserve privacy when it comes to their digital data, has become a rich topic in its own right, (Nilsson, Sahlgren, and Karlgren 2016; Moreman and Lewis 2014; Leaver 2013) and one that needs to be considered in developing an ethics of such chatbots. But even assuming that a person explicitly gave consent for data to be used in this way (and by some accounts, Mazurenko might well have been the sort of person who would have), there remain questions about the impact of these technologies on the survivors. As this case shows, it is entirely possible for some survivors to greatly desire such a chatbot, and others to vehemently oppose it. How should such considerations be weighed? Given that most of us will be mourned by many, how are conflicting desires among the mourners to be arbitrated, and how can or should this be moderated by the wishes of the deceased? (Wisnewski 2009) And to what extent are these desires themselves the sort of things it would be good for those who hold them to be fulfilled? While grieving processes surely vary for each of us, it seems an open question whether our goal should be to move past the loss, or live with it, one confronted directly by the classical Chinese debates cited earlier. (Nussbaum 2008; O'Malley 2015)
My aim, then, is to develop, not a unilateral approval or disapproval of this technology, but an accounting of the ethical issues involved, in order to develop a framework for its development that can account for the many, intense but conflicting intuitions it brings up.
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09:30-11:00 Session 10B: Responsible Research & Innovation
Emad Yaghmaei
Malcolm Fisk
'Broadening the Scope of RRI to Recognise the Importance of the Silver Economy: Lessons from the PROGRESSIVE Project'
ABSTRACT. The 'thematic elements' of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) are well recognised and borne testimony to in multiple publications. The elements can be noted as promoting approaches to innovation that are underpinned by good governance and ethics; and are complemented by a further four calls for specific attention to wider engagement with societal actors; gender equality; science education and greater transparency. A useful guide to these is provided by Wilford et al (2016).
The context for such innovation lies in all sectors. If follows that the realisation of RRI objectives lies both in the minds of those who make or influence political and investment decisions; as well as in the knowledge of researchers, policy makers and practitioners who design products or configure services. The results of such innovation can be reflected, therefore, in the accessibility, usability and otherwise 'fitness for purpose' of a product; or in the manner by which a service is provided.
This paper looks at RRI in the context of what is known as the 'Silver Economy' i.e. that element of our commercial activity that involves or engages with older people. The perspective is not one that sees older people as a market for goods and services (regardless of whether these can be deemed as 'innovative'). Rather, an approach is taken that recognises and appreciates the contribution of older people to the 'Silver Economy' – positioning them as equal to others in their roles as entrepreneurs, designers and employees as well as being consumers. There are, of course, ethical issues, relating to such positioning, that echo RRI elements, perhaps most notably in respect of wider engagement. But for the 'Silver Economy' and in respect of older people more generally, RRI generally overlooks these.
This is the perspective that underpins this paper. It affirms that the demographic change (reflected in growing numbers of older people) and its implications have not been given sufficient attention by RRI. The exception is in the area of ICT where the 'Responsible Industry' project specifically addressed RRI around 'ICT for an Ageing Society' (Porcari et al, 2015). But even in this project there is a fundamental ethical issue that relates to its focus on ICT 'solutions'. To seek a solution, it is argued, implies that there is a problem. It is, therefore, a pejorative term that stands contra to the evidence regarding the generally active role of older people in economic and social life. The Responsible Industry project may, therefore, have fallen victim to a way of thinking that aligns older age with poor health and limited agency. To the credit of the Responsible Industry project, the ICT 'solutions' include 'occupation and social interaction' (though it is unclear if 'occupation' is meant in the sense of employment or entrepreneurship) as well as those relating to health and mobility, but it is affirmed by the project that 'these ICT systems are typically [my emphasis] comprised of sensors to monitor 'physiological parameters' and 'human-machine interface components and actuators' associated with home automation. Little or no consideration is, it appears, given to the older people's access to and usage of e.g. telephony devices, ATMs, online computing whether from their homes, in work or elsewhere.
If the Responsible Industry project is indicative, therefore, of 'RRI thinking' around older age and the 'Silver Economy' the question arises as to how well equipped it is, in its present form, to provide that 'connection' between 'research and innovation with the futures in which they play a part' (European Commission, 2013). After all, those 'futures' include most of us as older citizens. And we ignore the significance of the growth in number of older people at our peril – it being clear from Eurostat figures (for 2016) that older people (aged 65 and over) represent nearly 20% of the European Union's population; with this rising to near 30% by 2080.
Concerns regarding the general omission of ageing within RRI are addressed in this paper by reference to the work of the European Commission funded PROGRESSIVE project (www.progressivestandards.org). This (ongoing) project uses RRI as one of its ethical touchstones but finds its thematic elements as insufficient to 'capture' the range of issues and concerns that relate to older people and the 'Silver Economy' in particular. A wider range of ethical tenets are, therefore, put forward. These (drawing from the PROGRESSIVE project) include tenets that relate to 'wider engagement' (and arguably, therefore, embraced by RRI) and others pertaining to, for example, care, protection and support; autonomy and empowerment; accessibility and usability; privacy and interoperability. These are then considered in relation to RRI thematic elements such as those concerned with gender equality; science education and greater transparency. This simple analysis indicates seeming limitations in the purview of RRI in the 'Silver Economy' context.
Finally the paper explores the relevance of both the tenets from the PROGRESSIVE project and the thematic elements of RRI in the world of standards. Standards are, it can be noted, referenced in some RRI projects but, given the latter's potential to influence the way in which products are developed and services provided, are arguably given insufficient attention. Given the strong commercial interests that are represented in the standards development process, however, this 'semi-detached' position of RRI is no longer tenable. The response should be a broadening of the scope of RRI (where appropriate taking account of the tenets identified in the PROGRESSIVE project). This, it is considered, would enable the ethical voice of RRI to be more readily heard in the world of standards. Given the dangers of rampant commercialism this would be especially welcomed for older people and the 'Silver Economy'.
European Commission (2013) 'Options for Strengthening Responsible Research and Innovation' DG Research and Innovation Science in Society. Porcari A, Borsella E and Mantovani E (2015) 'Responsible industry Executive Brief: Implementing Responsible Research and Innovation for an Ageing Society', Italian Association for Industrial Research (AIRI), Rome. Wilford S, Fisk M and Stahl B (2016) 'Guidelines for Responsible Research and Innovation', De Montfort University, Leicester.
Catherine Flick
Priorities of industry in engaging with RRI - a matter of trust
ABSTRACT. Cyber security is a growing industry - with the emphasis on security growing in a more uncertain technically-dependent world, cyber security is a natural growth area as well. Cyber security is a loosely defined sector encompassing many different types of security-related activities, from penetration testing and forensics to development of secure architectures and data and identity management. However, the nature of cyber security's past is a somewhat "cowboy" culture, with its frontiers of technological crime prevention often a grey area, and white-, grey-, and black-hat hackers operating on both sides of the law to meet their goals. This, coupled with the complexity of the topic and subsequent lack of understanding of the issues at hand as well as poor representation of the field in movies and television shows, means that there is a significant lack of understanding of what it is that cyber security is, what its goals are, and how it works. This often translates to a lack of trust between end-users and security companies and their products.
Trust is a complex word that takes on a specific meaning within the computer security sector, splitting into "trusted" and "trustworthy" (Anderson, 2002). If a trusted system is compromised, it will breach security policy; a trustworthy system cannot be compromised (i.e. is completely secure) (Flick, 2004). The ideal, a trusted and trustworthy system, is one that is both completely secure, and which holds sensitive data. This is largely a technical issue, though a system might be trusted by humans for social reasons. Some systems are provably trustworthy (e.g. the seL4 microkernel[1] and other mathematically proved systems), but most are trustworthy until proven otherwise. Similarly, companies both ask to be trusted and (generally) try to be trustworthy. This is often a technically-enabled social relationship - the companies usually want your data, and you decide whether to give it to them (Erwin, 2017). You might look to see if they are trustworthy - have they had data breaches? How have they responded to attacks? (The obvious Humean induction problem here is outside the scope of this paper.) But often enough you will want their product or service and will trust them with the data they want.
How can a company prove its trustworthiness to everyday users who may not understand the technicalities, theoretical aspects, or even the user interfaces for cyber security? How can companies that have flown close to the wind in their cowboy past, or who have done questionable acts in their time ask to be trusted?
This paper seeks to argue that responsible research and innovation (RRI) practices are a way of improving trustworthiness through opening up the accountability, transparency, and responsibilities of companies so that the general public does not necessarily need to understand the technicalities of the operations or product of the company.
To do so, this paper takes four case studies of cyber security companies that were engaged as part of the European-funded COMPASS project and discusses the aspects of trust that prompted the companies to engage with responsible research and innovation in the first place, and how they situated their understanding of RRI within the goal to achieve trust in their user base and/or the general public.
The general method used to initially engage with cyber security companies was to come into their world, rather than ask them to come into an academic world. In attending their talks, their networking events and speaking at their conferences, and becoming trustworthy to them in our approach. Discussing confidential business information is relatively taboo in cyber security - they are by nature generally quite secretive. Thus, we also needed to be trusted as researchers, which meant significant focus on providing appropriate consent forms, signing non-disclosure agreements, and other trust-building mechanisms.
However, once the trustworthiness of our integrity and research approach was established, they then trusted us with significant amounts of useful information to further understand the opportunities, challenges, costs and barriers to implementing RRI practices in their business. This allowed unparalleled access to their processes, and also uncovered the significant influence of the need for trust in their engagement with the research process.
The findings of these workshops showed that trust was a main driver for all of the companies - they wanted their products and services to be trusted not just by their clients directly, but to build more general trust in the cyber security sector on the whole. The more they could prove their trustworthiness, the more people, companies, investors and governments were likely to invest in them, buy their products or services, or bring them into policy-making at a higher level. In engaging with research in RRI practices, they saw an opportunity to further make a claim to high levels of openness, transparency, honesty, and other reflective characteristics that tended to engender trust in the desired audience. The idea of RRI also resonated with these companies as they sell a somewhat nebulous concept of "security" - often a "grudge purchase" for companies and governments - and the nature of RRI practice is similarly nebulous in some ways, but also something that companies need to buy into and stick with for a while to see the benefits.
Thus, this paper also aims to argue for the concept of trust as a gateway into certain areas of industry to discuss RRI principles and practice. These areas tend to be more technically inclined, with difficult explanations to lay people. Artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, and other similarly complex sectors could also potentially benefit from this approach.
Anderson 2002 https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/Papers/tcpa.pdf Erwin 2017 https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2017/01/26/dpd-enabling-trust/ Flick 2004 http://liedra.net/misc/Controversy_Over_Trusted_Computing.pdf
[1] https://sel4.systems/
Agata Gurzawska
Strategic Responsible Innovation Management (StRIM) – A New Approach to Responsible Corporate Innovation Through Strategic CSR
ABSTRACT. Businesses are increasingly focused on innovation in order to improve their financial performance and market share. At the same time businesses, seek to improve their corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies in order to gain greater social acceptance of their activities. However, surprisingly, they have no strategic model that integrates CSR and innovation. The disconnectedness of these two aspects of corporate activities may lead to avoidable financial losses for a company in the long run, as well as negative economic, environmental and social impacts with associated damage to the company's reputation. Therefore, the challenge is to innovate in a responsible way. An effective strategic approach to responsible corporate innovation would have sustainable outcomes for both business and society. This paper proposes a new approach called strategic responsible innovation management (StRIM). The approach derives from, and broadens, the existing concepts of strategic CSR, the multi-stakeholder approach, CSR-driven innovation and innovation-driven CSR. The field of managing and shaping innovation has gained a lot of attention in recent years [1] among academics, policymakers, and business practitioners. Researchers ask how one can become a successful innovator or create an innovative organisation. However, the success of innovation is understood differently by different stakeholders involved. For companies, success is mainly equated with the generation of economic growth and competitiveness in the market. This involves the development of new products, innovative manufacturing processes or new business models. Innovation implies novelty, but history shows that new ideas do not automatically lead to profit. Therefore, businesses need something more to make an innovation profitable and hence successful. In the business world, success is measured by the overall profits (or losses) of a company over a specified period of time. Many companies that engage in innovation have separate research and development (R&D) divisions, which are often a driving force for their success. Having innovation strategies that focus on the development of new product-service combinations is 'not an industry or size dependent phenomenon'[2]. Therefore, both large corporations and small (under 50 employees, turnover under €10 million) and medium-sized enterprises (under 250 employees, turnover under €50 million) [3] actively engage in R&D activities. At the same time, most large corporations nowadays have policies, officers and/or divisions for CSR. CSR policy is intended to function as a self-regulating mechanism for businesses, ensuring that they comply with both the letter and the spirit of the law, as well as with international norms and ethical standards. An important element of CSR is social accounting, which involves communicating the social and environmental effects of a company's actions to stakeholders and to society at large [4]. For companies that heavily prioritize innovation activities, CSR should consider the ethical aspects of such activities. Nevertheless, as various studies show they have only done so to a limited extent for their innovation processes [4][5]. There are significant challenges associated with implementing and promoting a culture of CSR within a company (for instance, as regards sustainability aspects), ensuring transparency, and collaborating and engaging with stakeholders [4]. Furthermore, there is an ongoing discussion about the real substance of what companies claim to do. Do CSR initiatives have any positive impact on society and the environment, or are they still mostly a marketing tool to promote a company as a responsible business and thereby generate higher profits? The challenge seems to be whether CSR can be linked to improved performance and achieving competitive advantage, in other words whether CSR, in fact, ''pays off''. The pioneers of connecting CSR and competitiveness, Porter and Kramer (2002)[6], Kramer (2001)[7], claim that companies can improve their long-term performance by connecting company's financial and social goals. After decades of development, CSR has evolved and now we observe that CSR becomes integrated into companies' core business operation enabling CSR to | 5,199 |
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As most people know I have had my left leg amputated below the knee on 13th Nov 2020 due to a blood clot caused by surgery from a military injury I sustained during service. . I ran 5k a few days before my amputation because I was scared id never walk again let alone run. I suffered but knew it was worth it especially when you all helped me raise a whopping £11,600 for Royal British Legion. I got my new prosthetic leg on 15th Jan 21 after my horrid fall in December which delayed my goal and dream of walking Into 2021. My first challenge was to walk the route I ran before my amputation and I did it on the 13th April 2021, 13 weeks from the day I got my prosthetic leg and took my first steps. 13 is my lucky number, I had my amputation on 13th Nov 20, fell on my stump on 12th Dec and re-operated to shorten my stump on 13th Dec. 13 weeks after my first steps I set out to walk again unaided over a good distance for charity and it was both painful but exhilarating. before the walk started I never truly believed I could do it but I did and I did because I knew that there was people out there worse off than me who needed the support of the charities I'm supporting.
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On August 17th, 18th and 19th I will aim to climb the 3 national peaks starting with Ben Nevis then onto Scarfel Pike and finishing with Mount Snowdon. This is going to be the toughest test both physically and mentally that I have ever undergone. Its testing for an able-bodied person but for a recent amputee its gruelling. I will be looking for businesses to sponsor myself and a team of 10 others (including my own wife and children) who will join me on the challenge. Businesses will have their logo put on all the walkers t shirts and on a flag which will be displayed for the photo on each summit. Anyone interested in joining us or who wants to offer assistance in any way is to contact me direct to express interest and to find out details or pass on details. My direct email is (jon@pulserategroup.com). We are also looking for as much publicity as possible so please do put media outlets and PR companies in touch with me. Raising money for charities is my goal however, I am hoping to inspire people to realise with the right attitude and mindset you can do anything regardless of your circumstances. We are only limited by out own minds, in the words of my hero Muhammad Ali: If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it then I can achieve it"
Help me support Blesma (The Limbless Veterans), SSAFA (the Armed Forces charity), Royal British Legion and Hull4Heroes because they have, they do and they will support me through what has been one of my hardest battles
I am raising money which will be split equally between my chosen charities. Your help in beating last years funds is hugely appreciated by the charities but personally it means so much and is the reason i will ensure i achieve this goal which to some is small but to me is huge.
I joined the british army as a Royal Engineer and served all over the world. My body took a hammering and i required knee surgery when i left in 2009. That surgery led to 11 years of<|fim_middle|> stump. I came out of hospital on 20th December and was diagnosed with Covid19 on Christmas day 2020. My body had no energy to carry out any form of rehabilitation until January 2021. On the 15th January 21 i had my prosthetic leg made and started my journey to learning to walk again.
3 days prior to my initial amputation surgery i ran 5km to raise money for the Royal British Legion. I ran 5km in 33mins and was in absolute agony at the finish line. I said i would finish even if i had to crawl over the line. Thats because i know where the money raised was going. The Royal British Legion have supported me and many more veterans over the years and i needed to give back. £11,600 was the sum raised and i was over the moon with the generosity of everybody who helped me raise such a great amount. The next time round 13 weeks on from taking my first new steps I walked the same 5km route unaided (No crutches or walking sticks). My new journey has just begun..........
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9th October 2021 almost 11 months after losing my leg I'm going again but this time I'm going to do it. 9th October 2021 I climb the one that beat me, the one that got away, the one that haunts me, the one stopping me from saying I did the National 3 peaks within a year of losing my leg
Mount snowdon complete. That was tough and considering I was still struggling with the stump wound etc I never thought I'd do it but the photo proves I did. What an awesome team, still 1 mountain has beat me…….
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Well done to Lesley for supporting Jon in this challenge!
Fantastic achievement!
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Congratulations John such a positive mindset and great achievement
We met you when you were waiting at the bottom of Scafell in August for your family to come down. Well done for going back and completing the 3 peaks, an absolute inspiration!
We met u at the top! I'm the the lady in the blue jacket that pushed u over!!! 🤣 truly inspirational ♥️♥️♥️Thank you for everything you have done for us xxxx
Good luck and stop eating crayons 🤣🤣
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Contains OS and National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right (2018). Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right (2018). | suffering due to damage caused by a DVT (blood clot) in my leg. On November 13th 2020 I made the decision to have my left leg amputated below the knee to remove the already damaged tissue and vascular system. On 12th December 2020 i fell on my stump causing huge damage to blood vessels, bones and tissues. This resulted in another operation to shorten my | 88 |
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My husband hates eating out. At least he's a good cook.
We live in the boonies (American for rural area). There aren't many options for eating out, or for takeaways (Kiwi for take-out).
Besides, making our<|fim_middle|> so anything that makes ccoking that bit easy is great by me.
We also cook almost everything from scratch - my latest joy is making batches of Tomato Ketchup. It comes out orange instead of red - but tastes devine (well, I thinks so). | own food (from scratch) is almost as easy as buying packaged, processed foods. Especially if my husband is doing the cooking. It is definitely cheaper.
And since I'm a control freak, I like to know what exactly is in my food. If I don't know what an ingredient on the label is (more or less), then I probably won't buy it. I like whole foods.
The electric kettle is CRITICAL to our daily operations at Wellington Road (eg, for the coffee plunger). I might have mentioned it before. Can't. Live. Without. It.
And I love my slow cooker. You can throw dinner in it and forget about it. It's a good thing.
For toasties (Kiwi for grilled cheese sandwiches). A cast-iron skillet is nice, but the sandwich maker doesn't require such close monitoring.
To puree soups. Or make hummus or pesto or smoothies. I really like the food processor too.
I could probably live without the juicer. But with an organic fruit and veggie shop in the village, why would I want to?
I too love my slow cooker (or Crock Pot as it is sometimes known). Its a wonderful feeling to put dinner on in the morning, go out, and return home to the delicious smell of a cooked dinner waiting.
I love my slow cooker and stick blender :) Makes life so much easier. At heart Im really lazy - | 291 |
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Do you long for His return?
What is on your mind and in your heart?
Do you love the world so much that you forget about Jesus, or do you long for His return? Do you grow tired of seeing the sin that runs freely everywhere you look, or do you see the things of this world and find yourself wanting to participate? Do you long for righteousness and peace or do you dread hearing anything to do with God and His Word?
It is a matter of your personal priorities!
I recently have seen several people who speak about our desires to see Jesus. Most of them have presented a very interesting point with respect to what the church is calling the rapture. I am not going to get into the pre, mid and post arguments, but rather the honest desires of<|fim_middle|> Jesus! We are to keep our eyes focused on Jesus. | our hearts. Many of these people are espousing a point of view that states that only those who are earnestly waiting for His return will be raptured. I want you to consider two people from the time when Jesus was born. Simeon was a very devout and righteous man. Anna was an old woman who spent all of her time at the temple. Both Simeon and Anna longed to see the coming of the Messiah. In the midst of a nation who was trying to find the Messiah, these two people apparently lived this desire full time and as a result of their longing, they were allowed to witness what they longed for.
I cannot begin to say that I know how God will work, but I do know that, based on His previous track record, He reveals Himself to those who earnestly and fervently seek Him.
With this in mind, do you need to reevaluate your priorities? Do you need to take a long, hard look at your heart and take a look at the thoughts that fill your mind? If God will rapture only those who earnestly long to see Jesus, where does that leave you?
I want you to think back upon your childhood. Who was it that you looked up to? Who was it that you wanted to grow up to be like?
Chances are that the person you wanted to be like possessed characteristics that could have been reflected in the words of Isaiah. They were an inspiration to be around. It is probably safe to say that most people also enjoyed their company. They stood for what they knew to be right. They lived their lives not for themselves, but for the people that they came into contact with.
Think about those people in your life who have filled this position. What made them do what they did?
Now, take a look at your life. Have you come to embody the characteristics that these other people possessed? Do you strive to fulfill the words of Isaiah 1:16-17. Even though this was hundreds of years before Jesus came, the characteristics are the very ones that Jesus embodied. Hundreds of years before Jesus came to live out these words, God was giving us a glimpse of how He wants us to live. In our society, it is becoming rare for someone to place others first. Placing others first is a sign of love. This love is the highest form of love, for it is an intentional act. It places the welfare of someone else above the welfare of the giver.
When we focus on the goal, the journey becomes easier!
Let this encourage God's holy people to endure persecution patiently and remain firm to the end, obeying his commands and trusting in Jesus.
Can you endure to the end?
If you are like me, it is difficult to do at times. Human nature does not like to be patient and it does not like to endure. Human nature likes to be comfortable and, to be honest with you, patience and endurance are not things that make us comfortable.
Are we able to overcome this desire for comfort?
Are we able to overcome this desire for instant gratification?
It takes faith. It takes hope!
I can almost hear what some of you are thinking, but the faith and the hope is not placed in ourselves. We are to place our faith and our hope in | 665 |
It's been raining here in Portland. And<|fim_middle|> out and outside in a bunch. | I know we're known for it but it's been raining A LOT lately. I used to let it get me down but in the past few years, I've been going out for walks and riding my bike even if the weather is super crappy. I've found that even despite the weather, it still really feels good and a great mood lifter to get outside. I've heard Portlanders boast about never using an umbrella (just a raincoat). I used to never use one when I moved here too - but I realized whoever made that statement doesn't really walk. Maybe from a car to a building but if you walk a few miles, umbrellas really do help a lot. So I started using one again and not only are they super functional but they are charming as well. Using an umbrella also reminds me of my days of living in New York City. I've even grown fond of the windy days when my umbrella turns inside | 188 |
One of the most interesting aspects of life is that facts that couldn't be more plain or obvious are consistently ignored. Still more interesting, while they may appear undesirable at first, these facts are actually the key to being happy. Take this picture for example. What is it's most obvious element? Clearly, the scooter is the most prominent part of the photo. If we want to be creative, we might say it's a photo of man walking his dog, but<|fim_middle|> regularly, we will start to become acquainted with the dominant condition when the mind is truly present: unconditional happiness. Happiness is the dominant condition because, in reality, suffering is only playing a secondary role. | in reality, this part of the photo is only playing a secondary role.
The practice of insight meditation works by directing the mind to observe what is obvious when we simply look at it. There is no need for any creative interpretation about what we are seeing because, when we bring the mind to the present moment correctly, the dominant condition is, by definition, the subject of our practice. If we practice insight meditation | 82 |
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If Pullman's imagination dazzled in the Victorian thrillers that culminated with The Tin Princess, in this first volume of a fantasy trilogy it is nothing short of breathtaking. Here Earth is one of only five planets in the solar system, every human has a daemon (the soul embodied as an animal familiar) and, in a time similar to our late 19th century, Oxford scholars and agents of the supreme Calvinist Church are in a race to unleash the power that will enable them to cross the bridge to a parallel universe. The story line has all the hallmarks of a myth: brought up ignorant of her true identity, 11-year-old Lyra goes on a quest from East Anglia to the top of the world in search of her kidnapped playmate Roger and her imprisoned uncle, Lord Asriel. Deceptions and treacheries threaten at every turn, and she is not yet certain how to read the mysterious truth-telling instrument that is her only guide. After escaping from the charming and sinister Mrs. Coulter, she joins a group of ""gyptians"" in search of their children, who, like Roger, have been spirited away by Mrs. Coulter's henchmen, the Gobblers. Along the way Lyra is guided by friendly witches and attacked by malevolent ones, aided by an armored polar bear and a Texan balloonist, and nearly made a victim of the Gobblers' cruel experiments. As always, Pullman is a master at combining impeccable characterizations and seamless plotting, maintaining a crackling pace to create scene upon scene of almost unbearable tension. This glittering gem will leave readers of all ages eagerly awaiting the next installment of Lyra's adventures. 100,000 first printing; $250,000 ad/promo. Ages 10-up. (Apr.)
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We had a picnic lunch on an empty beach at Rye today, sitting next to a row of groynes that had been sculpted by Nature.
It's not "fine art" photography,<|fim_middle|> it more beautifully. Nature is a master artist.
wow, i love these, absolutely gorgeous photos!! They remind me of Barbara Hepworth's sculptures. | but it quite definitely is "fine art" - aren't they lovely?
These are absolutely fantastic! You lucky thing - nothing so exciting on our beach!
so I've never heard of groynes. It looks like wood? Were they put there by someone, or naturally there? I love how they look ...especially with the moss.
they're coastal defences, intended to prevent longshore drift erosion. This one has obviously seen better days - should be taller, with horizontal struts. The artistic looking holes are where the horizontals used to be bolted to the verticals.
Nifty, those look so cool, and your photography is nice, too!
They are gorgeous! The human hand couldn't have done | 145 |
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How gardening is supporting to combat despair
Sydenham Garden feels out of step with its environment in the city of south London. Fringed with the aid of homes on maximum facets, with a faculty on its doorstep, it is tough to assume that this small patch of green space brings a<|fim_middle|> to speak on gardening in Jamestown
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The web site, run by using the Sydenham Garden charity, is just underneath an acre and boasts a health center with gardens, a nature reserve, and pastime rooms. Therapeutic gardening sessions are held weekly and are run via the experienced group of workers, who're in turn supported through a crew of volunteers.
Christine Dow, sixty-three, changed into the beginning and cited the lawn by way of her GP to help overcome her melancholy. After a year of "inexperienced" therapy, she has become a volunteer; for the beyond a decade, she has spent some hours every week helping others noted the assignment.
"I've lived in Sydenham for 42 years, and my husband become born right here, but we never realized the lawn changed into here," she says.
"My GP referred me to the lawn years in the past when I had depression. It becomes pretty slight, but the concept of gardening might be proper for me. He changed into right. I got here for 12 months and noticed all of the season's change," she recollects. "It's an oasis of calm. You can come here and, for but long you are here, the out of doors global stays outside."
During 2017-2018, Sydenham Garden received 313 patient referrals from fitness experts. An ordinary referral could be between six and one year. "I recognize from our stats that people are going to get as top intellectual fitness advantages from us as speaking treatment options," says Sydenham Garden director Tom Gallagher. "On top of that, you may additionally get bodily, social, and physiological blessings from gardening."
According to the Warwick-Edinburgh scale, the majority of people referred will score within the low wellness class – while beginning but score inside the slight well-being category upon completion.
Sydenham Garden is part of a developing motion dedicated to increasing the role of gardening and different kinds of "green" therapy in affected person recovery and rehabilitation settings.
One of the 1,500 organizations signed up to Growing Health, a national scheme set up seven years ago by way of the charity Garden Organic and the club agency Sustain, the alliance for better meals and farming.
"Gardening isn't always for all of us," says Maria Devereaux, a challenge officer at Sustain. "But, increasingly more now, we've were given evidence that even folks that aren't gardeners are capable of acquiring the advantages of being outdoors, working with nature, and all of the matters that come with it."
Growing Health's original remit changed into evaluating research into how gardening can affect health. However, it additionally set out to find out how food growing and different inexperienced tasks may want to work more closely with the fitness carrier.
The proof it collated shows that were surely viewing a green space via a window can help humans relax and reduce stress tiers. Other evidence showed that the bodily activity of gardening could enhance mental wellness.
Growing Health is likewise keen to spread the best exercise by publishing case studies illustrating how organizations got to where they are and how they forged hyperlinks with different services.
"Collating all that facts collectively [means that] other tasks can use it to paintings with the fitness service," says Devereaux.
GPs have been eager for years to adopt various sorts of "social prescribing" – referring sufferers to non-scientific sports in a bid to enhance their bodily or mental health, says Prof Helen Stokes-Lampard, chair of the Royal College of GPs.
"GPs and our teams will see over 1,000,000 patients these days throughout the USA, and for a number of them, the underlying motive they're traveling their GP is not principally scientific," she says. But it's miles handiest recently that the social prescribing option has been taken more seriously.
"Some people might mock the idea of recommending a gardening organization or exercise elegance to patients, but learning new skills, meeting people and being active could have a truly superb effect on a patient's physical and emotional health and well being," says Stokes-Lampard.
Devereaux concurs: "It's an exciting time; there are a variety of gardens obtainable, and it's about getting access to those for humans' well-being.
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Don't miss your chance to win one of these five great<|fim_middle|>24, from the range. | prize bundles from our friends at Hunkydory Crafts! As well as a whole host of their luxurious card collections, toppers and papers, this prize includes the quality Adorable Scorable and mirri card, glitter for highlighting, and the tapes, pads and adhesives you need to make a whole host of spectacular cards! To see more of Hunkydory's crafting ranges, visit the Hunkydory website.
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The brand new With Friends collection by DaisyTrail is the perfect celebration of friendship, featuring an array of gorgeous illustrations and sentiments for your nearest and dearest! We've teamed up with DaisyTrail to offer six lucky readers the chance to win a complete set of With Friends digikits – five in total – plus CraftArtist 2 professional software. These fabulous downloadable elements will allow you to digitally craft with the most beautiful papers, toppers and more, from your computer!
For a head start on Christmas crafting, look no further than the latest addition to the Sara Signature ranges. Scandinavian Christmas captures Nordic-inspired designs, to achieve that on-trend folksy festive feel. The collection includes stamp sets, decorative and sentiment dies, brads, embossing folders and even ribbon and baker's twine for adding finishing touches to your Christmas gifts! We have two complete collections from Crafter's Companion to give away, worth £135 each!
Held at Penshurst Place, Tonbridge, from 8–10th September 2017, the Weald of Kent Handmade Fair is a weekend of crafting fun that the whole family can enjoy! ICHF Events is offering 13 lucky readers the chance to win a pair of tickets to the event. You'll have the chance to explore craft stalls, watch demonstrations, try hands-on activities and soak up the gorgeous surroundings.
Vibrant colours, friendly sentiments, eye-catching patterns – the Bombay Sunset collection by Kaisercraft has it all! Thanks to JONES CRAFTS, we have 10 prizes up for grabs from this popular range, with each lucky winner receiving a 12x12in paper pack, a set of stamps and a pack of collectables. We love the bold pinks and teals in this collection – perfect for creating invites and decorations for your summer parties! Enter today, and you could win a bundle of goodies, worth over £ | 743 |
New Headquarters Facility
Designed to be a working showcase and manifestation of our sustainability vision.
Photo By: Bill Bass, HARC
Written by Mustapha Beydoun,Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
In the March newsletter, our guest contributor, Rives Taylor from Gensler, examined the collaborative design process associated with our new headquarters facility. Since then, we have moved into our new home and are on track to achieving a LEED Platinum certification for the building. The new building will function as more than office space for our research team; the new building is designed to be a working showcase and manifestation of our sustainability vision.
In this issue of our newsletter, we invite you to visit a webpage dedicated to our new building, aptly titled HARC's New Home: A Vision of Sustainability Realized. Visitors can learn about the building's design, features, technologies, and innovative sustainable underpinnings by exploring<|fim_middle|> the important research that is carried out every day," said Todd Mitc | the interactive story map. The page will serve as a repository for building related announcements and features; and in the coming months, we will introduce a dashboard that will provide real-time and historic building performance metrics.
Upcoming newsletters will include more in-depth examinations of our building and its associated technologies. Through this Closer to Home series, HARC researchers and guest contributors will bring our home closer to yours by examining and explaining a variety of topics in depth including renewables, with a focus on solar and geothermal, ecological surveys, building materials, lighting, mechanical systems and HVAC, native landscapes and irrigation, and building automation, monitoring, and smart technology interfaces.
The goal of our building webpage and future Closer to Home features is to inform and empower you on sustainable practices and technologies that you can incorporate into your home, be it your office or residence, and day-to-day actions to further minimize your footprint on our natural resources. After all, HARC's mission is to provide independent analysis on energy, air, and water issues to people seeking scientific answers and to operate as a research hub finding solutions for a sustainable future.
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"This building is not only a testimony to the legacy of my parents, Cynthia and George Mitchell, but also to the HARC staff and | 388 |
Major European research grant for Surrey astrophysicist
Chair of Surrey's newly founded astrophysics group, Professor Mark Gieles has secured a prestigious Starting Grant from the ERC to fund research that will shed light on the evolution of the Milky Way and its globular clusters.
Competition for European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants is fierce: only nine per cent of applications succeed in securing a grant, which can be worth up to two million Euros. The aim of these grants is to "<|fim_middle|> and velocities of a billion stars in the Milky Way in coming decade.
"The formation and evolution of the Milky Way is an extremely complicated problem, and this ERC project will contribute by trying to understand the mysterious globular clusters," says Professor Gieles. | support up-and-coming research leaders who are about to establish a proper research team and to start conducting independent research in Europe."
The research project conducted by Professor Gieles, entitled "Galaxy evolution through the eyes of globular clusters", will address the origin of the Milky Way and its globular clusters. These are systems containing several hundred thousand stars that are almost as old as the Universe and – therefore – carry important information about the formation and evolution of the Milky Way itself.
Over the next five years, Professor Gieles and his research team will perform detailed computer simulations of the evolution of these systems. The novelty is that the models will be linked to models of the evolving Milky Way, which are also being developed at the University of Surrey. The results will be compared to data of the ESA-Gaia satellite, which will be launched in November this year and will measure distances | 177 |
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