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The Experience of a Game.
This game is one of the best, but it had me thinking — how different it was to play games back then.
This is the Iliad for the SNES; there is much wisdom to be learned from one of the best video games of all time that it has been rightfully picked apart from any angle. Want to learn about its map design? Someone’s done it here. Or their systematic approach to making enemies? Here’s an in-depth analysis.
It has been over ten years since I marched through these Hyrule fields. It was remarkable how much I maintained in some hidden consciousness. I knew intuitively how to solve many of the problems that gave me fits long ago. This made me wonder: there are immense differences in expectations and experiences for video games that are never coming back.
This game’s puzzles are so easy you can use them for consciousness screening.
Playing Illusion of Gaia is like having an intense dream. The game is easy to play subconsciously, and the story doesn’t have any concrete sense of cause and effect; you will be whisked away randomly from desert to sea to land simply because a NPC says “off to ‘so and so’ next!” Anyone who is more sentient than a ham sandwich will be able to thrive. | 2019-04-26T02:49:21 | https://thetop100.blog/tag/retrogames/ |
PWL-GZB 12CAR EMU (64057) departs from PALWAL Railway Station at 10:55.
PWL-GZB 12CAR EMU reach on day 1 to GHAZIABAD Railway Station. The arrival time of PWL-GZB 12CAR EMU at GHAZIABAD Railway Station is 13:30.
PWL-GZB 12CAR EMU covers 80 km to reach GHAZIABAD Railway Station at average speed of 31 km/hr. PWL-GZB 12CAR EMU passes through 17 stations. | 2019-04-22T18:27:45 | https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/pwl-gzb-12car-emu-64057-train |
- I am the creator and first host and producer of the podcast, Humans of Bitcoin, on the Bitoin.com podcast network. I hosted and edited the first seven episodes of the show.
- I co-produced the first season (while living in London) of the podcast, The Gender Knot, which is hosted by award-winning journalist Nastaran Tavakoli-Far. We were recently one of The 50 Best Podcasts to Listen to Right Now by Time.
Originally aired on the 8 Feb BBC World Service Newsday, News Hour, and Global News podcast.
Cue: This story takes place in Colombia, in South America, but it began in Damascus. It’s been nearly seven years since the civil war began in Syria. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 4.8 million Syrians have fled the country.
15 March 2017 - Cue: The UK has resettled 4,500 Syrian refugees. Their journey here is often harrowing, but what is it like once they arrive and begin trying to piece together a normal life again?
Sadiq Khan says: London is open, and he’s using the arts to show it.
John Kerry calls the US elections "downright embarrassing" | 2019-04-26T08:48:42 | http://www.cadyvoge.com/audio |
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The NEVADA REAL ESTATE EXAM PREP SMART GUIDE is the SMART way to passing the Nevada real estate licensing exam with confidence! This exam prep study guide is written by an experienced real estate instructor who has prepared hundreds of licensees to pass the real estate exam. In addition to helpful key point reviews and test-taking strategies, it delivers hundreds of exam-style questions along with answer rationale for easy self-paced review. Ideal when used with our Nevada Real Estate Principles & Practices textbook (ISBN: 0-324-65354-9) by Harry Eastlick for complete exam preparation. | 2019-04-19T19:17:09 | https://www.oncourselearning.com/real-estate/nevada/real-estate/continuing-education |
Request for Comments: 2838 WebTV Networks, Inc.
widely-implemented URI scheme to refer to such broadcasts.
Communications Commission in the United States) and are world unique.
broadcasters use these sorts of identifiers, rather than call signs.
using DNS. Thus, using the terms as defined in RFC 2396, the "tv:"
identifiers to specific channel numbers or directly to frequencies.
country, this form is particularly ill-suited to use on the Internet.
used directly as broadcast identifiers, as in "tv:abc" and "tv:kron".
The definitions of alpha and alphanum are from [RFC 2396].
definition of hostname in RFC 2396, and is case-insensitive.
Thomas, Harald Alvestrand, and Larry Masinter.
to be incurred to the viewer in some instances (e.g., "pay-per-view"
may incur costs to the user.
allocation of international call sign series." | 2019-04-19T13:22:17 | https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2838 |
Each year, HGS helps to fulfill the Supreme Court’s aspirational pro bono service goal by donating funds to two very deserving organizations in the Tallahassee area, including Legal Services of North Florida, Inc. Legal Services of North Florida (LSNF) is a private non profit corporation dedicated to providing free legal representation to low income people with civil legal problems in a sixteen-county area. Client eligibility is based on financial income and asset guidelines set by the federal government. Cases are also screened based on a variety of factors including case type. | 2019-04-24T16:56:50 | https://hgslaw.com/giving/legal-services-of-north-florida/ |
Estuary of Tone River in shower with boats of travellers. Travellers on sandy beach on lower edge. In the distance Mt. Fuji. Top right, cartouche with description of province. | 2019-04-19T01:08:31 | http://collection.spencerart.ku.edu/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&siteId=1&module=collection&objectId=7176&viewType=detailView&lang=en&actionListenerClassName=ch.zetcom.mp.presentation.tapestry.util.customCode.ActivateDetailTabPos2ActionListener |
InspIRCd v2.0.13 has been released, downloads are here.
This version fixes a couple of problems on Windows, mostly related to IPv6 and GnuTLS. Stability problems in extra modules have also been fixed.
The USERIP command (provided by m_userip) has been changed to allow non-opers to query their own IP. Additionally, opers now require the users/auspex privilige to query the IP of other users (which is the same privilige that is needed to see real IPs in /WHOIS).
You can check out the issue tracker for the list of reported and fixed bugs (and enhancements) in this version.
View the complete changelog here. | 2019-04-21T04:10:24 | http://www.inspircd.org/2013/06/05/v213-released.html |
Dan-I - The Skinny Bwoy Agency - The Skinny Bwoy Agency, LLC.
From the UK, Dan-I is a gifted singer/songwriter.
Representing a new, fresh perspective on reggae music, Dan I is a very versatile artist, having previously released music in other genres within the UK music scene. Signed to SBI, Dan I’s current project with the working title of “HERE I AM”, is promised to be an incredible blend of reggae influences, with feature collaborations from Carol Thompson, Luciano and Maxi Priest among others.
Currently, Dan I’s first single ”Girl You Are” was released a few months ago, and already the reception has still been very promising indeed, with many local stations embracing his music.
Dan I’s album material has so far gained the attention of both Greensleeves and VP Records, and with an ever growing fan base, things are heading for a very promising start to Dan I’s musical presence within the UK and Worldwide reggae scene. | 2019-04-23T02:42:06 | http://www.skinnybwoy.com/dan-i.html |
Among the many types of yoga, Aqua yoga is perhaps one of the most unique. As the name suggests, aqua will have some direct association with the water. As such, Aqua yoga is very much a type of water yoga. When it comes to using water for exercising, the effects are usually very complete and holistic.
Aqua yoga is naturally very low impact where it helps to improve your muscle strength and flexibility. This simply means that you will be practicing yoga in a swimming pool or a specially-designed pool.
When you are in the water, there will be some sort of buoyant effect. This will help to remove the pressure of your body weight imposed on your joints. After a long duration, the discomfort you feel during exercising becomes almost non-existent. The idea is very simple because your body holds less weight in the water.
Aqua yoga helps people with all types of medical conditions include pre or post-natal symptoms, knee or joint pains and arthritis, among others. The practice of Aqua yoga requires you to maintain a proper posture and breathing technique in the water.
Besides that, Aqua yoga could at times involve using props and other items during the practice. This include using kick-boards and noodles. Practicing Aqua yoga can be a fun exercise as it adopts 2 types of very effective methods. When you are in the water, your movements are slowed-down naturally which gives you more emphasis on your postural movements. | 2019-04-26T15:51:37 | http://www.yoga.com.my/types-of-yoga/aqua-yoga.html |
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Jomac Pty Ltd, Has been supplying technical support to the Amusement Machine industry since 1983.
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In 2 Amusements is a Perth, Western Australian on-line supplier of one of the largest range of arcade parts and accessories in Australia.
This entry was posted in Links and tagged Links, URL, Websites on 21 July 2014 by Admin. | 2019-04-18T22:19:56 | https://cwispy.com/category/links/ |
Builders and designers in the Dallas area, you know your Westlake clients to be a discerning lot. They want it all – the most up-to-date technology in their new home or remodel – but they want it discreetly integrated and not to overwhelm them.
When your clients think about audio, they want great music and sound for background listening, movie nights, game rooms, and outdoor relaxation and entertaining. In the past, there used to be a tradeoff between aesthetics and audio quality – you could have one or the other, but not both.
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OK, this supermodel twinning with their family members thing seems to be happening a lot lately.
First, there's Taylor Hill and her triplet-looking sisters. Then, there's the fact that Kaia Gerber is basically Cindy Crawford's (yep, that's her mom) clone. And now, there's yet another addition to the club that made us go "whoa!"
Yep, it's Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and her sister, according to her Instagram post.
When we skimmed by this on our feed, we first assumed that Rosie had used a mirror effect to show off her sculpted cheekbones and infamous pout.
Revisiting the post, we realized that there were actually two people in the photo—Rosie and her doppelgänger, which her caption "my beautiful sis" made clear it was, perhaps, her sister Florence.
Between Florence's uncanny resemblance to her sister and her long brown tresses, we had some major Deja Vu to Rosie's early days on the catwalk and as a Victoria's Secret model.
While we're on the topic of Rosie, we highly suggest you go and add her as a Snapchat friend. Girl is always, always, always sharing her favorite products, along with tutorials to stunning makeup looks. | 2019-04-23T19:10:42 | https://www.instyle.com/beauty/rosie-huntington-whiteley-and-her-sister-look-like-twins |
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If you have an eCommerce store then the need to satisfy and delight the customer does not stop at go-live. We support our clients, so they can delight their customer at go-live and beyond. Can we delight yours too? Give us a shout!
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This item is made-to-order and will be posted to you by Umbrellamodels within 21 days of receiving payment. | 2019-04-23T14:40:46 | https://folksy.com/items/7246092-Bas-relief-portrait-sculpture |
V.Q.C SITUATION AT 6:00 PM ON 07.08.2018 NO.OF COMPARTMENTS WAITING IN VQC-II = 17. APPROXIMATE TIME FOR SARVADARSHANAM: 12 HOURS. TOTAL PILGRIMS HAD DARSHAN: 48,893. | 2019-04-25T19:41:02 | http://news.tirumala.org/about-48893-pilgrims-had-darshan-from-3am-to-6pm-on-aug-7/ |
Did Mary Leon not appear indifferant in Ruth's time of need? Yet, Is it not Ruth that she writes in her last days, to save her? She does attempt to visit her in chapter XLI, however I get confused when reading the conversation between the two ladies...In paragraph 3, I had assumed that it was Mary speaking, yet Mary replies. Can anyone make sense of this? | 2019-04-22T06:25:52 | http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=002ZK4 |
What time VSKP-KRPU BI-WEEKLY INTER depart from VISAKHAPATNAM Railway Station?
VSKP-KRPU BI-WEEKLY INTER (18512) departs from VISAKHAPATNAM Railway Station at 13:50.
How much time VSKP-KRPU BI-WEEKLY INTER take to reach KORAPUT Railway Station?
VSKP-KRPU BI-WEEKLY INTER reach on day 1 to KORAPUT Railway Station. The arrival time of VSKP-KRPU BI-WEEKLY INTER at KORAPUT Railway Station is 21:10.
Distance covered by VSKP-KRPU BI-WEEKLY INTER?
VSKP-KRPU BI-WEEKLY INTER covers 358 km to reach KORAPUT Railway Station at average speed of 49 km/hr. VSKP-KRPU BI-WEEKLY INTER passes through 11 stations. | 2019-04-20T22:20:29 | https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/vskp-krpu-bi-weekly-inter-18512-train |
It sounds boring, but one of the most important frontiers in technology right now is how mobile can make paying for stuff easier. And while this year's Mobile World Congress might have been a little lacking in four-star hardware, there were some serious steps taken towards replacing your wallet with your smartphone.
MasterCard's MasterPass lets retailers make their own apps to let you pay for stuff in different ways—sort of like Apple's checkouts. You can use NFC, QR codes (please don't!), mobile credit card readers, or MasterCard's own MasterPass wallet.
For web and mobile use, it simplifies the way you can buy things. It rounds up your payment and authentication data in its cloud service, and lets you plug that into places online. Think of it this way: anywhere you're used to seeing a PayPal option, you might see MasterPass too. Instead of typing out your name, address, card number, etc, you'd just enter your MasterPass password.
Visa announced a new partnership with ROAM, which is a point of sale company. Basically, ROAM makes checkout terminals that you'll find in stores, and has payment tech that helps turn phones into check-out counters, too. That's right: dongles. This will help get Visa Ready—the company's mobile payment initiative—into actual stores.
Visa also partnered with Samsung to pre-install its Visa payWare app on all next-gen phones. That's supposedly going to start with the Galaxy S IV, and will more than likely end up as simple bloatware for a lot of people since there aren't many places to actually, you know, use it yet.
PayPal Here—the company's response to Square—has been available in the US since last March, but it's finally also available in Europe. Why the delay? European countries use a different technology in their credit cards that you'll find stateside, meaning they don't swipe the same.
The Here dongle works in conjunction with an iPhone or Android app, and it accepts payment from credit cards, checks, cash, or your PayPal wallet. Receipts are spit out from a printer, over email, or as an SMS with a link.
Samsung's new Samsung Wallet app is basically Passbook for Samsung phones. The app stores tickets, deals, boarding passes, and membership/loyalty cards. Also like Passbook, it can push location-aware notifications to your phone, so you know when you're near a deal you've opted into. Samsung Wallet won't have any NFC capabilities, though, payment or otherwise. Any NFC payment would fall to partners, like Visa, which Samsung just partnered up (see above).
Samsung already has a number of partners lined up for Samsung Wallet, but we'd expect a few more to pop up on March 14 for the launch of the Galaxy S IV.
Isis, the NFC payment system backed by the collective might of AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, didn't make a peep at WMC. Neither did Google Wallet, an NFC dream deferred going on nearly two years. The biggest NFC payment pushes so far have been conspicuous only in their absence, which means that it's unlikely this will be the year NFC finally gains a foothold. And if not now, will it ever? | 2019-04-20T08:31:46 | https://gizmodo.com/were-this-much-closer-to-replacing-our-wallets-with-pho-5987298 |
Welcome the first ever Double Sided Single Digital Download Cassette! This is a limited edition, one of a kind Haley Johnsen collectable item which consists of a download code to her newest singles “Lift Me Up” and Close to You”. The wood tape is laser engraved to appear like a real life cassette, so don’t try putting this on your cassette player! The artwork folds inside the tape cassette and lists the credits for the two songs as well as the website and specific download code just for you. There were only 200 made, so get yours while they are still available! | 2019-04-19T17:10:03 | http://www.haleyjohnsenmusic.com/shop/digital-download-cassette |
744.607 Secretary of Veterans Affairs as party in interest.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall be a party in interest in any proceeding for the appointment or removal of a guardian or for the removal of the disability of minority or mental incapacity of a ward, and in any suit or other proceeding affecting in any manner the administration by the guardian of the estate of any present or former ward whose estate includes assets derived in whole or in part from benefits heretofore or hereafter paid by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Not less than 15 days prior to hearing in such matter, notice in writing of the time and place thereof shall be given by mail (unless waived in writing) to the office of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs having jurisdiction over the area in which any such suit or any such proceeding is pending.
History.—s. 3, ch. 21795, 1943; s. 3, ch. 84-62; s. 40, ch. 93-268. | 2019-04-20T00:12:50 | http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0744/Sections/0744.607.html |
Every business has to decide whether their marketing plan and the execution of that plan should be done in-house or outsourced to an agency. The decision can depend on a certain number of factors such as the in-house skills available and the nature of the startup business. Here are some key differences between the two.
In-house marketing will require you to pay for training costs, recruitment fees, holidays and wages. It won’t be easy to expand the team when the demand increases. If the business is big, it may have a budget to employ a good mixture of junior and senior marketing executives to carry out the process. However, the results will come from employees with industry experience and a good track record. If you’re a start-up thinking long-term, in-house specialists would be a better option.
On the other hand, an agency would give you an indication to spend for results that can be predicted. Experienced agencies can carry out the marketing plan in a cost-effective way through an already-tested and reliable approach. However, depending on the marketing needs of your business, the sum will vary.
Efficiency needs to be considered between the two. An in-house team will allow you to keep the flow of activities, but it won’t be efficient. Throughout the year, there will be times where intense activity will be required. The in-house team is also going to leave for holidays. An agency can be more effective, and can provide a better solution by scaling according to the demand. Agencies will provide efficient plans for you to choose from.
An in-house team is going to available all year around except for the holiday. On the other hand, the right marketing agency may be busy with projects of their clients and may not have time to plan and execute your marketing plan. The In-house individuals are easier to contact, and the business owner can have a conversation with them face-to-face. The agency team may not be available all the time, and it can be time consuming going for meetings, or explaining them via phone call or chat.
Weather you choose in-house marketing or outsource to an agency, a marketing strategy has to needs to be essential. Here are some tips for new businesses to get started.
To get started, consider making an official blog. You should choose a domain name that matches your business. Unique business names are easily available for domains. I always recommend hiring a web-designer, but you can build your own through a tool like Website Builder by www.webstarts.com for free. Having an official blog will allow you to reach a larger crowd and to refine your overall service.
Every new business can use the power of social media for introduction. Official pages can be created on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and other social media sites. Description about the company’s products and services can be added and images and videos can be included on these pages.
Get your employees to wear clothing that has the company name printed. You can also get stickers printed for your own vehicle and the vehicles of your employees with the company name. People who see the name will have it in their minds.
Start-ups can follow these tips to get their marketing campaign up and running. Remember, especially in the case of social media, there is no sure-fire way to drum up new clients. But launching a variety of online marketing strategies is sure to help you in the long run. | 2019-04-23T20:43:15 | https://www.marketing-ontheweb.com/marketing-tactics/ |
EWG scientists reviewed Arganat Moisturizing Non Foaming Bath Lotion, Geranium for safety according to the methodology outlined in our Skin Deep Cosmetics Database. We assess the ingredients listed on the labels of personal care products based on data in toxicity and regulatory databases, government and health agency assessments and the open scientific literature. EWG's rating for Arganat Moisturizing Non Foaming Bath Lotion, Geranium is 1. | 2019-04-19T07:59:41 | http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/product/697844/Arganat_Moisturizing_Non_Foaming_Bath_Lotion%2C_Geranium_/ |
Bulgarian is an official language of the European Union and Bulgaria and the native language of more than 9 million people. Bulgarian is written using the Cyrillic alphabet and contains 30 letters.
Bulgaria is a European Union member country. It has an emerging economy and has made significant investments in the technology sector.
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Localization is the most effective method to improve communication with foreign populations. Rather than basic translation, localization takes into consideration locally relevant vocabulary and adjusts words or phrases that might be misunderstood in your target audience, protecting your company’s brand value.
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Looking to build your company’s digital presence? It’s time to opt for full stack development services to satiate your wishes!
Full stack development is the modern way to go for companies looking to build their website or application. A full stack developer is one who has an overall knowledge of all the web development stages and can see the entire project right from the initial stages to its completion on his own.
However, being a Full Stack Developer is quite tough thing to achieve. Getting expertise across all tier of technologies is a tough job to do. Further, these technologies are constantly in upgrading mode and hence its almost not impossible to keep upgraded with it.
Hence, instead of looking to hire full stack developer, companies also choose to use the services of a team.
A Full Stack Development Team consist of experts from various development technologies and an experienced one who can club all these experts.
Either way, there are certain key aspects to look for in a professional before hiring them for your web development services.
Before getting into the what of hiring, the first thing to know is that everyone has their own definition of who or what a full stack developer is. So, before all else, find out what kind of full stack development services your applicant claims to provide.
Essentially, there is but one requisite quality a full stack development company needs to possess. This includes having comprehensive knowledge of the entire web development architecture. Full stack development is nothing but knowing about the ‘full stack’ of technology used in web development.
We’ll get into the technical qualities in a bit. But before that, there are certain non-technical qualities that every developer worth his salt must possess.
Is your developer interested to learn new things?
Is he/she open to new ideas, innovative methods and out the box ways of thinking?
Does he/she understand technologies other than slacks?
Is he/she aware of the latest trends in the world of web development?
Can he/she see the big picture and understand the ultimate aim of the customer?
If the answers to most of these questions are in the affirmative, consider moving ahead to the technical domain.
What to look for in Full Stack Development Services?
The first thing to note about job application resumes is that not all of them are going to be cent per cent accurate. And oftentimes, there’s no way to find out for sure. Therefore, it is important that you reduce the dependency on a resume as much as possible.
In fact, you could use the resume to only shortlist candidates of your choice.
Among useful indicators, check for amount of relevant experience in full stack development services. Consider the applicant’s contribution to the open source community and exposure to different technologies.
Some companies these days have completely done away with the process of looking at resumes. Instead, forums like Github are popular places to source young and passionate coders.
Always remember that a full stack developer needs to be able to work with both the front end as well as the back end of the web application.
Back in the day, it was sufficient to know stack just encompassed MEAN (MongoDB, ExpressJS, AngularJS, NodeJS) or LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP). However, today, there is the need to know far more.
Make sure the developer has a fair idea about cloud services, networking and big data.
One more thing to add here, Experienced Full Stack developers use project management tools like Trello, Jira, Asna etc. for project management and versioning control tools like github and bitbucket to manage the code.
That’s a lot of stuff for a developer to be expert in!!!
Well to be frank, it’s not necessary that a Full Stack developer must know all these technologies in very much detail. It might be possible that he/she had very little knowledge or experience for a particular tools or technology but an expert in another tools and technology. You should check and match your requirements by verifying it with the developer.
The crunch moment of every application is the assessment window. This is the most important part of the entire process. Assessing each individual accurately on their level of technical knowledge will determine the quality of your eventual project.
Just make sure you don’t set up a generic algorithmic test. Rather, try to give the candidate a real-life problem, something similar to the eventual project. This will give you an idea of the candidate’s knowledge across all stacks.
Try taking help of a technical expert for this round, both for setting the problem and assessing the answer. The candidate should be scored for quick thinking, level of innovation and accuracy of the solution provided.
It will give you the chance to hire full stack developer who well and truly fits the bill.
What to look for during the interview of Full Stack Development Company?
Once you have a set of candidates to have cleared the technical round, choosing the right one(s) during the interview shouldn’t be too much of a hassle.
During the interview, you can choose to throw the candidate off their guard by asking a slightly unexpected question. Challenge them with some real-life problems and check how they arrive at a solution. You mustn’t look for a specific right answer, but be open to following the candidate’s line of thought.
It will not only tell you about the candidate’s ability to deal with uncertainty but also their speed of thinking.
While most of what’s written so far is a more traditional or classical approach to hiring; you could also go for an alternate method.
To hire full stack developer is unlike recruiting for any other position. You are essentially entrusting someone with the entire bulk of your project.
Why not then just put out details of the problem / project and invite solutions? All you need to do then is choose the solution you like the best. A model like this could work when hiring full stack developers since this is a project-specific deal.
Of course, you’ll still need to check for the candidates’ level of skill just to be sure they’ll be able to pull off the solution they provide.
Even companies like Samsung and Facebook are hiring full stack developers. The times when a web developer could have niche knowledge of a specific domain are well and truly gone. These days, developers need to deal with a multitude of tools – and therefore, you must hire accordingly.
So, there you go. Make your pick from the various options at your disposal. Remember the focus, at all times, must be on the project the candidate is being hired for. Hence, whatever hiring test you devise must have a logical connection with it.
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Quarry Equipment Marketplace has the highest circulation in the aggregates industry, with proven and confirmed 30,000 distribution. It is also the only publication that draws buyers from all of these well established publications: Rock Products, Concrete Products, Cement Americas, E&MJ, Coal Age, C&D World, Equipo Minero, The Asia Miner and much more! Only Mining Media International can bring the entire industry to your door.
If you are trying to buy or sell in the aggregates, mining, quarrying, recycling, or related industries there is no better publication than Quarry Equipment Marketplace. The highest, most proven and targeted circulation of any comparable magazine, and the best value.
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1. Bishnu Prasad Das, Bharadwaj Amrutur and Hidetoshi Onodera, “On-chip gate delay variability measurement in scaled technology node", in Book title: Nano-CMOS and Post-CMOS Electronics: Vol 2. Circuits and Design, Edited by S. P. Mohanty and A. Srivastava, The Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), UK, 2015, ISBN: 978-1-84919-999-5.
P1. Bharadwaj Amrutur and Bishnu Prasad Das, “Gate Delay Measurement Circuit and Method of Determining a Delay of a Logic Gate” US patent No. 8,224,604 B1 and date of Patent July 17, 2012.
P2. Lawrence Pileggi, Bishnu P. Das, Kaushik Vaidyanathan, “Testing integrated circuits during split fabrication,” Application No: PCT/US2015/012220, Publication no: WO2015160405 A3, Publication date, Dec 10, 2015.
J8. Poorvi Jain and Bishnu Prasad Das, "On-Chip Threshold Voltage Variability Estimation Using Reconfigurable Ring Oscillator, "Accepted in IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing.
J7. Govinda Sannena and Bishnu Prasad Das, "Low Overhead Warning Flip-flop Based on Charge Sharing for Timing Slack Monitoring," in IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems (Accepted For Publication).
J6. Govinda Sannena and Bishnu Prasad Das, "Metastability immune and area efficient error masking flip-flop for timing error resilient designs", in Elsevier Integration, the VLSI Journal (Accepted For Publication).
J5. Bishnu Prasad Das and Hidetoshi Onodera, “Frequency-Independent Warning Detection Sequential for Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling in ASICs,” in IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems, vol. 22, no. 12, pp. 2535-2548, Dec. 2014.
J4. Bishnu Prasad Das and Hidetoshi Onodera, “On-chip Measurement of Rise/Fall Gate Delay Using Reconfigurable Ring Oscillator,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II, Vol. 61, No. 3, Mar 2014, pp. 183-187.
J3. Bishnu Prasad Das and Hidetoshi Onodera, “Area-Efficient Reconfigurable-Array-Based Oscillator for Standard Cell Characterization,” IET Circuits Devices Syst., Vol. 6, Iss. 6, pp. 429–436, Nov. 2012.
J2. Bishnu Prasad Das, Bharadwaj Amrutur, H.S.Jamadagni, N.V.Arvind, V. Visvanathan, “Voltage and Temperature Aware SSTA Using Neural Network Delay Model,” IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 533- 544, Nov. 2011.
J1. Bishnu Prasad Das, Bharadwaj Amrutur, H.S.Jamadagni, N.V.Arvind, V. Visvanathan, “Within-Die Gate Delay Variability Measurement using Re-configurable Ring Oscillator,” IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 256-267, May 2009.
C16. Swaati and Bishnu Prasad Das, " A 10T Subthreshold SRAM Cell with Minimal Bitline Switching for Ultra-low Power Applications", 21st International Symposium on VLSI Design and Test (VDAT), 2017, Roorkee, India.
C15. Poorvi Jain and Bishnu Prasad Das, "Within-Die Threshold Voltage Variability Estimation Using Reconfigurable Ring Oscillator", IEEE VLSI Design conference, 2017, Hyderabad, India.
C13. Govinda Sannena and Bishnu Prasad Das, "A Metastability Immune Timing Error Masking FlipFlop for Dynamic Variation Tolerance," ACM GLSVLSI, Boston, USA, May, 2016.
C10. Bishnu Prasad Das and Hidetoshi Onodera, “Reconfigurable Array-Based Area-Efficient Test Structure for Standard Cell Characterization,” IEEE Twelfth Workshop on RTL and High Level Testing, 2011.
C9. Bishnu Prasad Das and Hidetoshi Onodera, “Warning Prediction Sequential for Transient Error Prevention,” IEEE International Symposium on Defect and Fault Tolerance in VLSI Systems 2010.
C6. Bishnu Prasad Das, Bharadwaj Amrutur, H.S.Jamadagni, N.V.Arvind, V. Visvanathan, “Within-Die Gate Delay Variability Measurement using Re-configurable Ring Oscillator”, IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), San Jose, USA, September 2008.
C4. Janakiraman V, Bishnu Prasad Das, B Amrutur, “Voltage and temperature scalable standard cell leakage models based on stacks for statistical leakage characterization”, IEEE VLSI Design Conference, Hyderabad, India, Jan 2008.
C3. Bishnu Prasad Das, Bharadwaj Amrutur, H S Jamadagni “Voltage scalable statistical gate delay models using neural networks”, 11th IEEE VLSI Design And Test Symposium, Kolkota, India, 2007.
C1. Bishnu Prasad Das, Bharadwaj Amrutur, H.S.Jamadagni, “Critical Path Modeling for Dynamic Voltage Scaling (DVS) in Low Power Applications”, 10th IEEE VLSI Design and Test Symposium, Goa, India, 2006. | 2019-04-23T06:22:43 | https://www.iitr.ac.in/departments/ECE/pages/People+Bishnu_Prasad_Das.html |
We’ve talked a lot about how businesses can use chatbots to accelerate sales, marketing and support. Maybe you wonder if we practice what we preach 😉. Here’s an inside look at how we use our bots 24/7.
Dogfooding our own bots is not just a way for us to gain product knowledge or test new functionality. We use our bots to automate everything from workflows to conversations. With the release of Custom Bots and Answer Bot last year, our bots are helping us grow our business – just like our customers.
Below I share examples plus true “lessons learned” advice on getting started with bots at your company.
Now we’re qualifying leads 24/7 and instantly connecting them with the right next step, whether that’s booking a meeting with sales or delivering a relevant piece of content.
We’re engaging higher-intent leads faster.
We’re asking more qualification questions on pages with lower-intent visitors.
On our homepage, the bot triggers after six seconds and routes visitors to the appropriate team based on their goals and whether or not they’re an existing user.
On our pricing page, the bot triggers almost immediately and offers assistance with choosing a plan or connecting with a sales rep.
On our demo page, the bot triggers immediately and gathers the person’s company name, email address and personal name.
On our blog, the bot triggers after a minute if there’s an upcoming webinar that’s relevant to the blog post, and prompts the reader to sign up.
On live chat or bots resource pages, the bot triggers typically after 30 seconds and invites visitors to learn more about how Intercom can help them achieve their goals. At the end of the flow, visitors are given the chance to speak with the sales team, sign up for a newsletter or check out other resources like our blog or webinars.
Determine where you should add a chatbot. Add bots to the pages that your highest-intent leads are visiting. You want them to have as little friction as possible in talking to sales. The converse is true too. On pages that might not convert as well, consider using a bot to add leads to a nurture campaign until they’re ready to talk to sales.
Consider your team size and capacity. If you have a busy team, collect more qualification information upfront before routing a lead to make sure they are a good fit. Or use enriched customer data to determine if visitors meet certain criteria, such as an employee count threshold, before connecting them with the sales team.We took advantage of these features ourselves when we opened our Sydney office. The office was in a brand new region and time zone for Intercom so we added more qualification steps to the Custom Bot to better manage the conversation pipeline for our small group of Down Under teammates.
Never send a low-intent visitor to No Man’s Land. Create simple, straightforward paths for every visitor that lead them to an action, whether that’s scheduling a demo, signing up for a webinar, or reading a relevant blog post. Your bot should behave in a way that reflects your brand – conversational, professional and helpful.
If you want to learn more, check out our guide on using chatbots to acquire, qualify and convert leads at scale.
Perhaps it’s no surprise but our Customer Support team is a huge fan of Answer Bot – we use the heck out of it! 😉 Answer Bot automatically answers common customer questions so our support team can focus on tougher questions and tasks.
Answer Bot has taken on such a large part of our support work that it has become like a teammate in and of itself. It’s completely integrated into our team processes – like updates to other help content and Saved Replies, we are constantly updating Answer Bot replies and creating new ones for new products and features. We have nearly 200 answers set up! Updates to the bot are simply a regular part of our day-to-day work.
Go broad and go deep. Focus on questions your customers ask frequently to maximize Answer Bot’s effectiveness. The more answers you set up for these questions, the more opportunities Answer Bot has to engage.
Think of Answer Bot as a resource for all of your customers, answering topics that impact many of your customers rather than just a small portion. This ensures every answer a customer gets from Answer Bot is relevant to them.
Develop a habit of keeping Answer Bot updated. Check up on your answers once in a while, add new answers as your business changes, and make sure they are up-to-date for your customers. The more up-to-date your answers are, the fewer questions your support team will need to resolve – leaving more time for tougher inquiries or more valuable tasks.
While we use Answer Bot and Custom Bots to streamline our user-facing work, we deploy Task Bots to automate our backend tasks. Task Bots are simple but powerful automations that help us gain efficiency and save valuable minutes, sometimes hours, from our workflows. At Intercom, we use them across sales, marketing and customer support.
For instance, Customer Support uses Task Bots to set reply time expectations with our customers. A Task Bot also automatically asks our customers to rate their conversation with us so our team can gauge how they’re doing. And within our help articles, a Task Bot automatically opens a conversation for people who rate the article with a 😐, so our support team can offer more help.
While these are simple automations, they make a big impact on our customer satisfaction.
On the sales side, our Sales team uses Task Bots to qualify inbound leads who respond to our Visitor Auto Messages by asking for a name, email address and company name before connecting them with a rep. This saves our sales reps a lot of time when you add up the number of conversations they manage daily. They can spend this time crafting more personal conversations with each lead.
The automation technology that enables our bots – Operator – is fully integrated into our sales, marketing and support operations here at Intercom. In the coming year, we will continue to invest in Operator to make our automation capabilities more robust. Watch this space! | 2019-04-23T15:29:19 | https://www.intercom.com/blog/how-we-use-bots-at-intercom/ |
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Constellation Brands announced today the acquisition of its third craft brewery, Four Corners Brewing. The Texas brewery joins Ballast Point Brewing in San Diego and Funky Buddha Brewery in Florida to the Constellation craft portfolio.
Founded in 2012, Four Corners has been a quick growing company and currently sells about 11,500 bbls. According to a press release, the company has capacity to produce 25,000 barrels annually.
The purchase of Four Corners was a strategic one in a number of ways. The three states of California, Florida and Texas where Constellation now owns a craft brewery account for nearly half of all Constellation beers sales. Four Corners is also a cross-cultural craft beer brand, appealing to the Hispanic consumer, which fits nicely with Constellation’s Corona and Modelo brands.
Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ and STZ.B), a leading beverage alcohol company, announced today its purchase of Four Corners Brewing LLC (“Four Corners”), reinforcing its strategy to lead the high-end in the U.S. beer market. Grounded in Texas roots and heritage, this high-performing, dynamic and bicultural (Hispanic and American) brand produces beer that’s refreshing, big on flavor and complements Constellation’s existing portfolio. With flagship brands like Local Buzz Honey-Rye Golden Ale and El Chingón IPA, Four Corners will join Constellation’s Craft & Specialty Beer Group.
Four Corners was founded in 2012 by longtime friends George Esquivel, Greg Leftwich and Steve Porcari, who set out to create a Dallas brewery that would elevate their hometown and revitalize their city’s neighborhoods. Four Corners brews an entire portfolio of authentic, delicious and sessionable beers accompanied by one-of-a-kind branding inspired by their Oak Cliff roots.
Four Corners’ standard of brewing will remain unchanged because the existing management team made up of Esquivel, Leftwich and Porcari, along with their current employees, will continue delivering the same innovative and fresh flavors consumers enjoy today.
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Constellation Brands and Four Corners’ team of employees will work together, with its cofounders, running the day-to-day operations. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. | 2019-04-25T17:04:37 | https://www.probrewer.com/constellation-buys-four-corners/ |
It's Wednesday, you know the drill, Joyce makes up the questions and we answer them. She made me think way harder than I wanted to on the very 1st one. But, I gave it a stab!
1. Describe love using all five senses.
We would most likely think of these descriptions of love when thinking of our spouse but some could also be descriptions of others that we love, family and friends.
NOTE - I cannot wait to read the varying answers to this question.
2. February is Canned Food Month. What's your favorite food that comes straight from a can?
Pretty much any and all of the Progresso Soups. They are the best unless you can have homemade. The Chicken Noodle is my favorite.
3. A principal in a UK school recently sent home a letter to parents requesting they (the parents!) dress appropriately when escorting their children to/from school (basically saying please don't wear your pajamas) You can read the letter here. It's gotten a lot of publicity, both positive and negative. Your thoughts? And do/did you ever make the school run (or hit Starbucks, Walmart, etc) in your pjs?
Well, I am really astounded that this would be necessary but I have to remember we have become a very sloppy and casual society. I do not think it necessary to be dressed to the "9" but surely they could put on a pair of jeans and tee shirt. And, NO, I have never worn my PJ's out in public and you can know that I have lost my mind if I ever do. But, I am seldom in our local Wal-Mart that I don't see men and women in their PJ's and the women often have on the fuzzy slippers. I mean, really???
4. Crew neck, V-neck, turtleneck, scoop neck...which is most prevalent in your wardrobe?
You would find mainly V-necks and turtlenecks and of course, the turtlenecks are for colder weather only. I do have come crew and scoop but very few. They are just not my favorite style.
5. I read here recently a list of four things to avoid so you wake up happier. They were late night snacks, hitting the snooze button, social media just before bed/upon waking, checking emails.
Are you guilty of any of these behaviors? Which on that list do you need to work harder at avoiding?
I do no late night snacking nor do I ever hit the snooze button. But, I will often take one last quick look at my email and FB before turning out the light. Likely a habit that I need to break. I do not do any of that until I've been up a good while in the morning. I have too many other things that I need/want to be doing when I first get up.
6. Share something you remember about a house you lived in as a child? Of all the homes you lived in as a child, which did you love best?
We always lived in very, very modest homes (and lots of them) and I use to dream of living in a two story house. Well, my Dad became the pastor of a church in Virginia when I was 13 years old that had a lovely two story brick house as the parsonage. I was beside myself with excitement when we moved in. It had the high, high ceilings, lots and lots of windows, beautiful wooden floors and I felt like a Princess.
7.Your favorite movie based on a true story?
Remember the Titans - a great football movie and I'm not a football fan but this was a great movie.
Goodness gracious, this little boy "finally" lost a tooth this past Sunday. He has been waiting very impatiently for this event. Many of Clancy's friends have lost a tooth or teeth some time ago so this was of utmost importance to this little fella. He doesn't have to wait any longer. The rest will probably start falling out now and he'll be singing "all I want for Christmas is my two front teeth" this next Christmas.
Clancy's pic just gave me the biggest smile. You can see the joy in his eyes!! I haven't had Progresso soup in years, but now I will pick some up. Have a wonderful week, Lea.
Another great movie title. So many have been mentioned I didn't think of when I answered mine. I love the toothless grin at that age!
I LOVE those soups too, and they have gluten free ones! I TOO loved that movie...but I love a sports movie, lol. Yay for Clancy...hes' such a cutie!
Alise was always later than her friends, too, when it came to losing teeth. She was wishing for her two front teeth one Christmas and it was so funny! Now it's time to start talkinga bout braces! Ugh!
Clancy's toothless grin is just the cutest! Hope the Tooth Fairy was generous! Remember the Titans is one of my faves, too! I'm with you...Progresso Soups are hard to beat!
No doubt how we feel about the pj's, is there. And we both lived in parsonages, but it sounds like you might have had at least one nice one. I'm so grateful precious memories weren't dependent on the condition of the houses in which they took place. My dad was so handy that he kept the outside looking as neat as possible and mom did the best she could with the inside. I treasure those memories.
I don't like how lax our society has gotten in dressing. I've seen people get on airplanes with pajama pants. I love how excited you were about the house you lived in with the high ceilings. How cute that you felt like a Princess. Great movie choice. What a sweet picture of Clancy and hooray for the tooth coming out!
Like you, we keep Progresso soups on hand, especially the ones that are labeled, "Light."
I don't understand why people wear their fuzzy slippers outside of the house! They get dirty!
As for the house you enjoyed in Virginia, we spent 4 years in Virginia, just outside of the DC area with one of my husband's job assignments. All the houses were so interesting and pretty.
Congrats to Clancy on his first lost tooth!! | 2019-04-24T12:50:23 | http://www.ciciscorner.com/2016/02/wednesday-hodgepodge.html |
Jennifer and Margaret Josephs go head to head during a cast trip at a winery. Margaret tells the group about her mother dating a married man when she was growing up. Jennifer remarks that she “sees a pattern.” And then the insults fly with Jennifer telling Margaret, “I can’t relate to people who have affairs with married people.” Damn.
Margaret counters that she told Danielle not to trust anyone in a more general sense. It sounds like Danielle took some liberties with her words. That sounds very similar to the Danielle vs. Dolores Catania feud last season on Real Housewives of New Jersey.
At that same party, Margaret’s husband Joe Benigno and Danielle’s soon-to-be-ex-husband Marty Caffrey get into it. Marty tells Joe that Margaret is “jealous because she’s threatened by [Danielle]. There’s no reason for Danielle to be jealous of Margaret. There’s nobody that looks better than her.” Really? Nobody at all?
It sounds like everyone is fighting on Real Housewives of New Jersey tonight! Make sure you catch the new episode at 9 PM on Bravo. Come back here to discuss the shade and drama in the comments. Follow us on Twitter and check back tomorrow for our recap!
TELL US- DO YOU WANT JENNIFER TO RETURN FOR ANOTHER REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY SEASON? ARE YOU TEAM MARGARET OR TEAM DANIELLE? WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE HUSBAND ON HUSBAND DRAMA? | 2019-04-25T20:33:01 | https://www.realitytea.com/2019/01/16/jennifer-aydin-tells-margaret-josephs-i-dont-relate-to-people-who-have-affairs-with-married-people-on-tonights-real-housewives-of-new-jersey-episode/ |
Fans who are eagerly anticipating the long-awaited “Blade Runner” sequel, “Blade Runner 2049,” will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to step into the unique world of Alcon Entertainment’s new film, months before its October 6th theatrical release. Located in the heart of San Diego’s famed Gaslamp Quarter, the Blade Runner 2049 Experience will replicate the movie’s setting, complete with the unique sights, sounds and atmosphere of Los Angeles, circa 2049. Presented by Alcon Entertainment and Johnnie Walker, the activation will be open to the public over Comic-Con weekend—Thursday, July 20th to Sunday, July 23rd. Everyone is welcome; you do not need a Comic-Con badge to enter.
Setting the tone, the experience begins as guests enter through a gallery of art from “Blade Runner 2049.” An Oculus VR experience will immerse visitors in the world of the film. But that is just the start: as the VR presentation ends, guests will walk into a neon-lit Los Angeles street scene, where they should be prepared to experience what our potential future holds, including impromptu tests to determine if they are humans…or replicants.
Located across the street from the Convention Center, where Comic-Con will be in full swing, the Blade Runner 2049 Experience will run from 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Thursday and Friday; 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday; and 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. Guests can register to enter at a specific appointment time or choose to wait in line; however, appointments can only be made for the same day. Admission is free. | 2019-04-18T16:38:52 | http://www.thatsmye.com/comic-con-2017-the-blade-runner-2049-experience-transforms-san-diego-into-the-los-angeles-of-the-near-future/ |
In our previous post, Finding Partners on LinkedIn, we continued our series with a discussion on how to find partners for your business on LinkedIn. In this post, we continue with a look at how to find and recruit talent on LinkedIn.
If you’re recruiting in the current economic downturn, you’re well aware of the perils of posting a job requisition on even a single online job board. The result is likely to be dozens or hundreds of resumes, many of which are not only not in the ballpark, but not even the same solar system as your requirements.
This growing deluge of eager jobseekers has accelerated an already growing trend in talent acquisition (AKA finding people to hire). More and more enterprises are de-emphasizing offline and online job posting and turning to social media sourcing, using social media sites such as LinkedIn to locate top candidates and invite them to apply, for free.
This new emphasis is akin to a fisherman changing from casting a wide net in hopes of catching a single prize fish to using sophisticated mapping and sonar to fish where the fish are.
LinkedIn is an ideal environment for finding those trophy fish.
If you’re an enterprise of some size and you’re serious about recruiting on LinkedIn, you can sign up for a LinkedIn Recruiter account. This type of account drastically improves your ability to search on LinkedIn, adds the ability to create alerts, gives you 50 InMails (ability to email anyone on LinkedIn) per month, and allows you to check references instantly. As part of their Talent Advantage program, LinkedIn also offers features such as employment ads, annual subscriptions for job listings, and customizable company profiles you can use to display different job information to LinkedIn members based on their profiles.
Be prepared to shell out some money for these features, however. Although details on cost are sketchy, it’s been reported that $29,800 is the minimum investment for the LinkedIn Talent Advantage Starter Package. You can go a bit cheaper by upgrading to one of LinkedIn’s regular paid accounts, which range from $24.95/month to $499.95/month, with discounts for buying a full year.
If you’re looking for talent, say so in your LinkedIn profile. Adding a simple line such as, “Looking for an outreach manager” or “Need a policy researcher,” or even adding, “hiring” to your professional headline can attract interest. Of course, we assume you’ve already described your business in other sections of your profile, so prospective applicants can learn more. This is often more effective than blind job postings, and is more likely to attract passive candidates — those who are not actively looking for a job.
If you’re trying to fill a position, let your connections know. One good way is to change your LinkedIn status, indicating what kind of candidate you’re looking for. Another good technique is to contact your connections, either through LinkedIn or via email, let them know about your talent search, and ask them to recommend people in their networks.
Most groups have an active Jobs section, where members post jobs and find jobs. It’s free for group members to list a job in these sections.
You may have noticed there’s a Jobs link on the LinkedIn toolbar. You can post jobs on LinkedIn, but it will cost you $195 for a 30-day posting, or you can save up to 40 percent with a multi-job pack.
All of these ideas, however, share one thing in common: They’re very similar to the post-your-job-and-hope model of talent acquisition by casting a wide net.
One of the advantages of LinkedIn is that you can find out lots about other members from their public profiles. So to find those passive candidates, or to avoid getting inundated with resumes due to public job posts, use the techniques discussed in the previous section to find candidates to invite to apply for your openings.
In fact, you may find a passive candidate may be a better choice than one who is actively looking. A LinkedIn poll found that 60 percent of employers said that passive candidates made better employees. If you believe, as unfortunately many do, that the best talent is always employed, then you can understand these poll results.
These 24 folks are likely to be not only highly experienced but, ahem, come highly recommended.
One technique you might use with LinkedIn involves scraping the results of searches right into Microsoft Excel. Using Mozenda, a versatile screen scraper that starts at $99/month, you can run the LinkedIn people search and have results exported as a CSV or Excel file. Of course, since free LinkedIn accounts only return 100 name results per search, this is another incentive to upgrade to one of the premium accounts and get 300, 500, or 700 results per search.
Next up: Who is on LinkedIn?
“If you’re looking to gauge brands’ engagement with digital media, look no further than the automotive industry. Here’s why.
In our previous post, Building Relationships on LinkedIn, we continued our series with a discussion on how to build better relationships and connect with those in your space. In this post, we continue with a look at how to find partners for your business on LinkedIn.
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If you’re ready to find a partner — for a joint venture, for creating an event, or to form a new venture — you may find the experience is a lot like dating: Kiss a lot of frogs, and hope to get lucky. That’s partly because meeting with a new potential partner is like a blind date. You know a little about each other, and may have some friends in common, but you don’t have a relationship yet.
Well, there are more than more than 100 million frogs to kiss on LinkedIn, but one advantage of using the site is that you can get to know a lot more about your blind date before committing to dance with them.
This last attribute is very useful in finding members who are interested in making deals, and the seniority level attribute lets you search for decision makers.
Unfortunately, to use this and the other search attributes in the above list, you must upgrade from the free membership to at least the $24.95 a month Business level. But if you’re serious about making a deal with a partner, it’s not much money, and you can cancel at any time. Plus you get more InMails (ability to message random people to whom you are not connected) and search results limited to 300 instead of 100 items.
Even if you don’t upgrade, you can use the advanced search to zero in on potential partners, or better still, use Google to search LinkedIn.
The “site:” modifier restricts the Google search to pages on the target site, in this case, LinkedIn. The plus sign means the keyword is required. In this case, both “CEO” and the phrase “medical device” are required. There are lots of other modifiers you can use with advanced Google searching as well. Remember, however, Google search is limited to LinkedIn members’ public profiles, while the internal search looks at all member information.
Now that you have your candidate list, prioritize it based on the Google results and start visiting their profiles. Be sure to note the LinkedIn Groups the candidates belong to; you may want to join those groups so you can contact them. Also note whether you have second- or third-level connections who may be able to introduce you.
Once you’ve got a short list, be sure to Google each candidate and visit any relevant Websites you discover.
There are many advantages to joining LinkedIn Groups. The most relevant one here is that you can privately or publicly message other group members. You can also use your group membership as a reason to send a connection request. So join the groups your short-listed candidates belong to, and start forging a relationship with them.
You also may want your current connections to connect you. We talk more about this manner of getting connected in the upcoming post Three Degrees of LinkedIn.
We recommend only trying to connect to second level contacts this way (friends of your friends). The positive effect of an introduction can be lessened with third level contacts (friends of your friends’ friends).
Once you’re connected, let the relationship begin! Here’s hoping you get lucky!
It’s the middle of the end for print . . .
In our previous post, Prospecting for Customers on LinkedIn, we continued our series with a discussion on how to locate customers on LinkedIn. In this post, we continue with a look at how to build better relationships and connect with those in your space.
Here are some steps you can take to build a relationship with an individual or an organization via LinkedIn.
Look them up on LinkedIn — Once you’ve identified the prospective contact, do a People Search on LinkedIn by simply typing their name in the search box at the top of any LinkedIn page. If you find them, go to their profile page. See what groups they belong to, or if anyone you know can introduce you. There’s more on getting introduced in the upcoming post Three Degrees of LinkedIn.
Join the groups they are in — LinkedIn Groups are a great way to get to know people. There are thousands of groups, and most are open for anyone to join. By joining a group you can find out more about your target person, and even directly contact them via LinkedIn.
See if they’ve posted in the group discussions — If so, start by commenting on the post item. If they’ve posted a lot, keep commenting on what they say for a few posts, then send them a private message (using the Reply Privately link shown at the end of the post) asking them a question about what they said.
Try to engage them in a conversation — Once you’ve established a bit of a relationship, send your target a connection request, mentioning your common group membership and any discussions you’ve had. Do not just send the default invite; personalize it and give them a good reason to accept. There’s lots more about connection requests in the upcoming post Finding People to Invite.
Once you are connected — Download their vCard. A vCard is a contact information file in a standard format that most email programs can import. The vCard icon on LinkedIn is easy to miss. It’s located at the bottom of the first main box on a connection’s profile and it looks like the following figure. The vCard is likely to include their email address and not much else.
Email them — Periodically (don’t spam) email your contact with a bit of news or other information that they will be interested in, and ask for their comments.
Watch their activity — The various activities that your connections take on LinkedIn show up on your LinkedIn main page in a timeline. If a connection changes their profile, changes their status, or joins a group, a notice appears on your LinkedIn home page. You can comment on these events and activities as appropriate and build your relationship with them.
Ask when the time is right — Only after you’ve established a deep-enough relationship with your new connection should you start discussing the reason you wanted to know them. Exactly when and how to do this is something you’ll have to figure out for yourself. Put yourself in their position: If they asked you to take an action, would you? | 2019-04-26T02:06:51 | https://www.socialmediaperformancegroup.com/2012/11/page/2/ |
Two candidates face off this fall for the Grant County commissioner seat formerly held by Boyd Britton.
Gordon Larson received 34 percent, moving both on to the November election.
12 years, 10 years as chairman.
lack a voice in the county court, he said.
avoid any special agendas, he said.
er said he needs to learn more about it.
about emissions, traffic and noise.
the Malheur Lumber Co. mill in John Day.
pend upon customer demand, he said.
have also expressed interest, he said.
p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in the John Day Fire Hall. | 2019-04-20T00:13:12 | https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn96088264/2018-10-17/ed-1/seq-1/ |
Reflections from University of Michigan Medical School students after their experience of the Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) lecture, field visits, and group discussions.
Posted on December 31, 2014 by Kirsten Mowrey and filed under Programs and tagged Issue 59 Sidebar Integrative Medicine.
Let’s stop and envision an ideal food system. One that gives us the collective ability to feed ourselves sustainably for generations to come; one that provides healthy, safe food for all. A system where most of this food comes from local, organic farms that don’t work against nature, but with it. . .
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MaLora McCullough coordinates all aspects of Morgan Lewis’s diversity and inclusion programs, including developing and implementing initiatives for recruiting, retaining, and mentoring the firm’s diverse workforce. She collaborates with the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee and firmwide affinity groups and works closely with practice group leaders, partners, and other key stakeholders to provide direction to diversity-related efforts. MaLora also coordinates efforts to create and enhance external partnerships to support diversity and inclusion both at the firm and in support of clients. | 2019-04-18T16:21:51 | https://inhousefocus.com/our_presenters/malora-mccullough/ |
That's it?! The Champions League ambitions over for another season! Andres Iniesta silencing the Stamford Bridge faithful with a clinical goal deep into injury-time and ending the European dream and the chance to avenge the disappointment inflicted by Manchester United in last years final.
I'm proud of the team as reaching the semi final stages in five of the last six seasons is an impressive achievement but again we're left empty handed. The bitter taste of defeat still hurts and having come so close again in Europe I'm beginning to wonder whether we will ever win the Champions League.
Preventing Barcelona from having a shot on target until injury time is no easy task but we defended magnificently. Chelsea were accused of being cynical last week but the game at Stamford Bridge was always going to be a different contest. Michael Essien had given the Blues an early advantage in the ninth minute when he scored a superb volley which had deflected off Yaya Toure from a Lampard cross. Barcelona dominated the possession but they found it difficult to find the breakthrough and it was Chelsea that created the better chances. That was until the third minute of added time which cruelly won the game on away goals.
Drogba again had chances to put the tie beyond Barcelona but instead comparisons to last years elimination can be drawn. Just as with the Champions League final he finished the game off the pitch and surrounded by controversy. Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo waved four penalty appeals and I felt Daniel Alves should have been dismissed for consistantly commiting fouls. There were disappointing scenes at the final whistle as Overbo suffered a barrage of abuse from Chelsea players, including Didier Drogba, Michael Ballack and England captain John Terry. The referee is said to have admitted he made mistakes to UEFA officials after the game but that doesn't change the result!
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Sister Kathleen Dooley entered the Sisters of the Divine Savior the same year the Second Vatican Council was drawing to a close. It was 1964. Her struggles and joys discerning life as a Salvatorian Sister coincided with renewal in the Catholic Church. In 1967 Sr. Kathleen made first vows. She began an 11-year ministry doing secretarial work for the SDS Province in Milwaukee. It was a natural fit. She had worked as a secretary for 16 years after graduating from high school.
In the late 1970s, Sr. Kathleen answered God’s call to pastoral ministry. She spent a year at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, Calif., and then a year in a clinical pastoral education program at Bon Secours Hospital in Massachusetts. When Sr. Kathleen returned to Milwaukee in 1980, she became the first full-time Christian chaplain at Mount Sinai Medical Center. She cherishes her five years there, where she served patients and their family members from diverse faith traditions.
Sr. Kathleen now lives at Salvatorian Sisters Residence in Milwaukee, which provides assisted living services. She says her pastoral care ministry was about entering into the joys and sorrows of others. “Not so much doing something, but being truly present.” Just as she did in her ministry, she depends on the presence of God in her life to sustain her day to day. | 2019-04-26T10:14:04 | http://sistersofthedivinesavior.org/sister/sister-kathleen-dooley/ |
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To fit a small wet room for a disabled person. Homeowner has informed us that the size is approximately 2m x 2m.
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The water pump within the very small pond in the garden has stopped working!
We would like a quote to fit Marley composite cladding to the external front elevation of our property (one side).
Old wooden shed, approx 10x4 and contents to be taken down and disposed of.
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I need a quote for fitting laminate flooring for 5 rooms: 3 bedrooms, dining room and living room. Thanks.
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I am looking for someone who can cost my garden, As I would like to have slabs laid, and maybe some other little jobs done.
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My combi boiler, Logic combi 35, is stuck on an F1 error code. This indicates low water pressure but after increasing the pressure and resetting the system, the error stays.
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It is not such a risky venture at $9.99 to join, but you do want to be careful of Reserved Position and sites like it, as their refund policies can be confusing, in this case does not instill confidence.
They claim you have to try the program for 90 days and if you don’t make money in that time you get your refund.
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"Magnetic induction" redirects here. It is not to be confused with magnetic inductance.
Faraday's experiment showing induction between coils of wire: The liquid battery (right) provides a current that flows through the small coil (A), creating a magnetic field. When the coils are stationary, no current is induced. But when the small coil is moved in or out of the large coil (B), the magnetic flux through the large coil changes, inducing a current which is detected by the galvanometer (G).
A diagram of Faraday's iron ring apparatus. Change in the magnetic flux of the left coil induces a current in the right coil.
Electromagnetic induction was discovered by Michael Faraday, published in 1831. It was discovered independently by Joseph Henry in 1832.
In Faraday's first experimental demonstration (August 29, 1831), he wrapped two wires around opposite sides of an iron ring or "torus" (an arrangement similar to a modern toroidal transformer). Based on his understanding of electromagnets, he expected that, when current started to flow in one wire, a sort of wave would travel through the ring and cause some electrical effect on the opposite side. He plugged one wire into a galvanometer, and watched it as he connected the other wire to a battery. He saw a transient current, which he called a "wave of electricity", when he connected the wire to the battery and another when he disconnected it. This induction was due to the change in magnetic flux that occurred when the battery was connected and disconnected. Within two months, Faraday found several other manifestations of electromagnetic induction. For example, he saw transient currents when he quickly slid a bar magnet in and out of a coil of wires, and he generated a steady (DC) current by rotating a copper disk near the bar magnet with a sliding electrical lead ("Faraday's disk").
Faraday explained electromagnetic induction using a concept he called lines of force. However, scientists at the time widely rejected his theoretical ideas, mainly because they were not formulated mathematically. An exception was James Clerk Maxwell, who used Faraday's ideas as the basis of his quantitative electromagnetic theory. In Maxwell's model, the time varying aspect of electromagnetic induction is expressed as a differential equation, which Oliver Heaviside referred to as Faraday's law even though it is slightly different from Faraday's original formulation and does not describe motional EMF. Heaviside's version (see Maxwell–Faraday equation below) is the form recognized today in the group of equations known as Maxwell's equations.
In 1834 Heinrich Lenz formulated the law named after him to describe the "flux through the circuit". Lenz's law gives the direction of the induced EMF and current resulting from electromagnetic induction.
The longitudinal cross section of a solenoid with a constant electrical current running through it. The magnetic field lines are indicated, with their direction shown by arrows. The magnetic flux corresponds to the 'density of field lines'. The magnetic flux is thus densest in the middle of the solenoid, and weakest outside of it.
where dA is an element of the surface Σ enclosed by the wire loop, B is the magnetic field. The dot product B·dA corresponds to an infinitesimal amount of magnetic flux. In more visual terms, the magnetic flux through the wire loop is proportional to the number of magnetic flux lines that pass through the loop.
where is the EMF and ΦB is the magnetic flux. The direction of the electromotive force is given by Lenz's law which states that an induced current will flow in the direction that will oppose the change which produced it. This is due to the negative sign in the previous equation. To increase the generated EMF, a common approach is to exploit flux linkage by creating a tightly wound coil of wire, composed of N identical turns, each with the same magnetic flux going through them. The resulting EMF is then N times that of one single wire.
It is one of the four Maxwell's equations, and therefore plays a fundamental role in the theory of classical electromagnetism.
Faraday's law describes two different phenomena: the motional EMF generated by a magnetic force on a moving wire (see Lorentz force), and the transformer EMF this is generated by an electric force due to a changing magnetic field (due to the differential form of the Maxwell–Faraday equation). James Clerk Maxwell drew attention to the separate physical phenomena in 1861. This is believed to be a unique example in physics of where such a fundamental law is invoked to explain two such different phenomena.
Einstein noticed that the two situations both corresponded to a relative movement between a conductor and a magnet, and the outcome was unaffected by which one was moving. This was one of the principal paths that led him to develop special relativity.
Rectangular wire loop rotating at angular velocity ω in radially outward pointing magnetic field B of fixed magnitude. The circuit is completed by brushes making sliding contact with top and bottom discs, which have conducting rims. This is a simplified version of the drum generator.
The EMF generated by Faraday's law of induction due to relative movement of a circuit and a magnetic field is the phenomenon underlying electrical generators. When a permanent magnet is moved relative to a conductor, or vice versa, an electromotive force is created. If the wire is connected through an electrical load, current will flow, and thus electrical energy is generated, converting the mechanical energy of motion to electrical energy. For example, the drum generator is based upon the figure to the bottom-right. A different implementation of this idea is the Faraday's disc, shown in simplified form on the right.
In the Faraday's disc example, the disc is rotated in a uniform magnetic field perpendicular to the disc, causing a current to flow in the radial arm due to the Lorentz force. Mechanical work is necessary to drive this current. When the generated current flows through the conducting rim, a magnetic field is generated by this current through Ampère's circuital law (labelled "induced B" in the figure). The rim thus becomes an electromagnet that resists rotation of the disc (an example of Lenz's law). On the far side of the figure, the return current flows from the rotating arm through the far side of the rim to the bottom brush. The B-field induced by this return current opposes the applied B-field, tending to decrease the flux through that side of the circuit, opposing the increase in flux due to rotation. On the near side of the figure, the return current flows from the rotating arm through the near side of the rim to the bottom brush. The induced B-field increases the flux on this side of the circuit, opposing the decrease in flux due to rotation. Thus, both sides of the circuit generate an EMF opposing the rotation. The energy required to keep the disc moving, despite this reactive force, is exactly equal to the electrical energy generated (plus energy wasted due to friction, Joule heating, and other inefficiencies). This behavior is common to all generators converting mechanical energy to electrical energy.
When the electric current in a loop of wire changes, the changing current creates a changing magnetic field. A second wire in reach of this magnetic field will experience this change in magnetic field as a change in its coupled magnetic flux, d ΦB / d t. Therefore, an electromotive force is set up in the second loop called the induced EMF or transformer EMF. If the two ends of this loop are connected through an electrical load, current will flow.
A current clamp is a type of transformer with a split core which can be spread apart and clipped onto a wire or coil to either measure the current in it or, in reverse, to induce a voltage. Unlike conventional instruments the clamp does not make electrical contact with the conductor or require it to be disconnected during attachment of the clamp.
where ℓ is the distance between electrodes in the magnetic flow meter.
Conductors (of finite dimensions) moving through a uniform magnetic field, or stationary within a changing magnetic field, will have currents induced within them. These induced eddy currents can be undesirable, since they dissipate energy in the resistance of the conductor. There are a number of methods employed to control these undesirable inductive effects.
Electromagnets in electric motors, generators, and transformers do not use solid metal, but instead use thin sheets of metal plate, called laminations. These thin plates reduce the parasitic eddy currents, as described below.
Inductive coils in electronics typically use magnetic cores to minimize parasitic current flow. They are a mixture of metal powder plus a resin binder that can hold any shape. The binder prevents parasitic current flow through the powdered metal.
Eddy currents occur when a solid metallic mass is rotated in a magnetic field, because the outer portion of the metal cuts more lines of force than the inner portion, hence the induced electromotive force not being uniform, tends to set up currents between the points of greatest and least potential. Eddy currents consume a considerable amount of energy and often cause a harmful rise in temperature.
Only five laminations or plates are shown in this example, so as to show the subdivision of the eddy currents. In practical use, the number of laminations or punchings ranges from 40 to 66 per inch, and brings the eddy current loss down to about one percent. While the plates can be separated by insulation, the voltage is so low that the natural rust/oxide coating of the plates is enough to prevent current flow across the laminations.
This is a rotor approximately 20mm in diameter from a DC motor used in a CD player. Note the laminations of the electromagnet pole pieces, used to limit parasitic inductive losses.
In this illustration, a solid copper bar conductor on a rotating armature is just passing under the tip of the pole piece N of the field magnet. Note the uneven distribution of the lines of force across the copper bar. The magnetic field is more concentrated and thus stronger on the left edge of the copper bar (a,b) while the field is weaker on the right edge (c,d). Since the two edges of the bar move with the same velocity, this difference in field strength across the bar creates whorls or current eddies within the copper bar.
High current power-frequency devices, such as electric motors, generators and transformers, use multiple small conductors in parallel to break up the eddy flows that can form within large solid conductors. The same principle is applied to transformers used at higher than power frequency, for example, those used in switch-mode power supplies and the intermediate frequency coupling transformers of radio receivers.
↑ The EMF is the voltage that would be measured by cutting the wire to create an open circuit, and attaching a voltmeter to the leads. Mathematically, is defined as the energy available from a unit charge that has traveled once around the wire loop.
↑ Poyser, A. W. (1892). Magnetism and Electricity: A Manual for Students in Advanced Classes. London and New York: Longmans, Green, & Co. p. 285.
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↑ Griffiths, D. J. (1999). Introduction to Electrodynamics (3rd ed.). Prentice Hall. pp. 301–303. ISBN 0-13-805326-X.
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↑ Griffiths, D. J. (1999). Introduction to Electrodynamics (3rd ed.). Prentice Hall. pp. 301–303. ISBN 0-13-805326-X. Note that the law relating flux to EMF, which this article calls "Faraday's law", is referred to by Griffiths as the "universal flux rule". He uses the term "Faraday's law" to refer to what this article calls the "Maxwell–Faraday equation".
↑ "The flux rule" is the terminology that Feynman uses to refer to the law relating magnetic flux to EMF. Feynman, R. P.; Leighton, R. B.; Sands, M. L. (2006). The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Volume II. Pearson/Addison-Wesley. p. 17-2. ISBN 0-8053-9049-9.
↑ Einstein, A. (1905). "Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Körper". Annalen der Physik. 17 (10): 891–921. Bibcode:1905AnP...322..891E. doi:10.1002/andp.19053221004.
Translated in Einstein, A. (1923). "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies" (PDF). The Principle of Relativity. Jeffery, G.B.; Perret, W. (transl.). London: Methuen and Company. | 2019-04-26T11:42:02 | http://library.kiwix.org/wikipedia_en_computer_novid_2018-10/A/Electromagnetic_induction.html |
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2012 'Changing Spaces'. Solo Exhibition at the Lee Valley Park Authority Nature Reserve Centre. The exhbition was part of the Cultural Olimpida programme.
2010 ‘London is London, England is England’, Solo Exhibition, Vestry House Museum, Walthamstow, London. This exhibition was part of Waltham Forest Borough Council programme for the Cultural Olympiad. The exhibition was part of the Create 10 festival, an annual summer programme of cultural events leading up to the launch of the 2012 Olympic Games.
Parallel Spaces was my most recent solo show. The exhibition explored the inter-relationship between rural Ireland and rural England. The exhibition was supported by Apex Arts (the Arts Council Waltham Forest), Embassy of Ireland Great Britain, Barbican Arts Group Trust and Arts Council England.
2008 ‘Transition’, The Original Gallery, London. I was invited by Haringey Borough Council to show new experimental work called ‘Transition’. This exhibition was part the Council annual cultural programme for 2008.
‘London, Ireland’ was exhibition hosted by the Irish Cultural, Hammersmith, London. The exhibition explored the complexities of having a dual identity. The exhibition was support by Dion through the Irish Embassy, London and the Irish Post, London.
I was invited by the Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar to exhibit new paintings that explored rural Ireland and urban London and how art could be used as narrative to reconcile these to different environments.
I was invited by Clare Hall Collage to show work as part of the collages annual St Patrick’s week celebrations. The exhibition was support by the Irish Embassy Great Britain.
In 2007 I was invited to exhibit my work in Coatbridge, Glasgow as part of their week long St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
In 2006 I was invite by the Mayor of London to exhibit new work at City Hall as part of the Mayor’s St Patrick’s week celebrations. The exhibition went on to receive public nominations for the Turner Prize.
This exhibition was held at Foursome Investments, a venture capital company that invested in companies that developed renewable energy technological equipment. The exhibition was supported by the Princes Trust.
This was my first solo exhibition which was supported was by the Princes Trust and Haringey Borough Council.
2016 Irish Cultural Centre, London.
I was commissioned to produce a large scale out-door painting which was used to place on Brick Lane, East London.
I was commissioned by Keeping It Simple Training to produce paintings for there London Offices.
Collage Arts commissioned me to produce a series of images that explored the process I use when developing each stage of a painting. The images were used in classes for young people in schools to learn how artists go about developing ideas for new paintings.
I received funding to develop new work for an exhibition which will be part of the Borough of Waltham Forest’s programme for the 2010 Cultural Olympiad.
I received a grant to support the development of my solo exhibition, Parallel Spaces.
I received support from the Prince’s Trust to produce a new body of work for my first solo exhibition in 2004, which was also supported by the London Borough of Haringey.
In 2012 I developed a project called 'Changing Spaces'. The project was founded by Arts council England and form part of the lead up programme to the Cultural Olimpida. The projected was carried out in partnership with the Lee Valley Park and was supported by the ODA.
In 2010 I developed an Arts Council funded project called London is London, England is England. The final artwork was displayed at the Vestry House Museum, Wlathamstow were it formed part the Cultural Olimpida Programme for Waltham Forest Council in 2010.
Worked with young people in schools to develop ideas based on the landscape of Co. Mayo for an exhibition to be part of the Walthamstow Festival. Through the project I created a cultural link with young people in Co. Mayo through the Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar. The young people from Castlebar created work based on the ideas f William Morris. Their work was also part of the exhibition in the Walthamstow Festival.
The project was to inform young people how to assess their portfolio of work in order to gain access to art college.
I was invited to talk about my projected 'Chnaging Spaces', which look at how pyhical changes to our phyical enviournment impacts on our visual culture. | 2019-04-25T16:05:27 | https://jonathanodea.com/cv |
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Crafted from her diary entries, Shann Nix Jones shares an incredible story of how love, hope, and guts combine powerfully to create a life of miracles. Her big-city background and 180-degree turn resulting in transplanting to Wales serve as background for her further adventures with raising goats, creating a business, and saving her husband’s life. Packaged here with skin care products and probiotics, deep gifts of life and love abound.
This book is not to be missed–for those living in cities, on self-sustaining farms, and for all homestyles in between. The message of showing up for your life and allowing for miracles to unfold is universal. | 2019-04-25T15:58:20 | https://ginadrellack.com/2015/05/04/secrets-from-chuckling-goat/ |
Yusuf’s clean-cut appearance and easy manner belie his radical jihadist thoughts.
But after five years in jail for helping the JW Marriott Hotel bombers in 2003, the former Jemaah Islamiah member is embracing the chance of a new beginning offered by his mentor, counter-terrorism expert Noor Huda Ismail.
As a former journalist for The Washington Post , Huda interviewed Yusuf behind bars in 2003, then visited him regularly. Released in 2008, Yusuf contacted Huda for help. “Now he’s in charge of the cafe, he has meaning in his life,” says Huda. | 2019-04-19T13:00:13 | https://prasasti.org/2011/07/14/how-kebabs-and-coffee-help-turn-inmates-from-the-path-of-terror/ |
...and, as this quote by Townsend suggests, to make the time to read.
As I was flipping through Miller's The Book Whisperer I came upon this quote and it stopped me in my tracks.
I used to be an extremely dedicated reader. I have a reading journal to prove it. I would read up to 65 books a year, and this didn't include my Runner's World magazines (which I read cover-to-cover) or any of the incidental reading we all do during the day.
I say "used to", not because I don't read as much, but because my reading habits have changed. I find I spend much more time reading blogs and "How To" tutorials to help me with my new found designing passion. But as valuable as I believe this kind of reading to be, it doesn't push me to be a deeper thinker. I feel like I'm grabbing little sound bites of information all day instead of big chunks of chewy thoughts and words that force me to slow down a little and really think things through.
I know that as time goes on our interests change, but I don't ever want to find myself drifting away from reading literature. As with everything, it's about getting your priorities straight.
The same holds true in the classroom, of course. We need to make time for daily, quiet, reflective reading as well as lots and lots of read-alouds so that we can instill the love of reading in our students at an early age.
So profound and just what I needed to hear. Thanks so much, Barb!
Yes, exactly. I was just thinking about how different my reading at night is from my blog reading. It's hard to make time for everything, but we must carve out the time for these important things. Thanks for the reminder.
This is such a great reminder! I always carve out time for my own reading, but sometimes if time is running short I skip it in the classroom. I think I should be skipping less important things like math...Just kidding!!
I'm sad to say that my computer reading has affected my book reading too. That's hard to admit, because I'm a big book reader. This must change! (I've got a reading log to prove it as well.) So does this mean you're reading Donalyn's book now? :) Thank you for challenging us all to look at our own reading as well as the reading in our classrooms. I'm so glad you joined me today. I love the way you think!
Barb, I sadly have had the same problem. I devoured book after book. Took my Nook everywhere. Now that I am blogging, like you said, I am still reading but in bite size portions. I still read books, but the minutes spent each day in them has decreased. Thanks for the reminder to get back to that and to be sure to be encouraging reflective reading in the classroom!
Great quote Barb! I love to read blogs, but they are like snacks! They just don't satisfy like a good long book. I read before bed, so my routine supports my habit. I believe our school routines need to schedule time for students to just read!
I'm guilty too. My blog world reading has affected my literature reading. And it 's also bothering me. Goal for self: pick a couple "good" books, buy them and put aside more bedtime reading time. Thanks Barb.
I read every night before I go to bed and try so hard to keep that habit alive. But I use to read all the time even during the day. But I find myself on the computer way more during those times or zoned out in front of the television. I love the visual you gave by saying "big chunks of chewy thoughts." thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing this Barabara! Love that quote...really makes you think about how you spend your free time.
Oh I love this quote! Although I don't have a difficult time reading....it often keeps me from doing anything else! I told my class that I read a book a day, during the summer and challenged them kids to do the same. A couple of them actually did it!
I love to read!! Since I'm also going to school, much of my reading is in the form of text books and journal articles. If I'm traveling, I always try and bring some fun books! In 2012, I managed to read some great books from new authors. My favorite was Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin. Hopefully, 2013 will be even more fun reading!!!
I am a book lover too! I try to make time to read at night before bed and will often read on the weekend while laying in bed in the morning. I am a member of Goodreads...an online way to keep track of books that you have read, are reading and want to read. i am often inspired by seeing what my other readaholics are doing!! Like the reast of you teachers, I read more in the summer but I have found that being in a book club has kept me motivated and given me the added bonus of being able to talk about books with some pretty terrific ladies. Our latest book club selection is Invisible by Carla Buckley. Check it out!!!!
Fabulous quote from Townsend. I really should obey it!
I love it Barb...so true! I never read anymore - especially since tpt and blogging. Good reminder. | 2019-04-19T00:54:30 | https://www.gradeonederful.com/2013/01/saturday-sayings.html |
Learn how much air containment is the right amount for your data center.
Air containment can be a tricky subject, and knowing how much air containment is enough for a data center is a very common question. Schneider Electric has gotten this question so much that we decided to test containment across a range of “leakiness” to give some practical guidance. Continue reading to learn more about air containment and how to know how much is enough for your data center.
You have probably heard the term “percent leakage” as a way of assessing the effectiveness of a hot or cold aisle air containment solution, but you may not know what this actually means. One containment-related document defines percent leakage as the open area of a containment surface as a percent the total area. However, this definition leaves some questions unanswered. For example, you may ask if this includes the racks in the surface area or only the containment structure, or if this is with no IT equipment installed. The answers to these questions will significantly change the percent value.
Another document defines it as the amount of air that “leaks” as a percentage of air required by the IT equipment at a given pressure difference (deltaP) between the hot and cold aisle. In this context, “leak” means air that either bypasses the server or is oversupplied through the server. Both documents specify percent leakage values of no more than 3%, less than 5%, etc.
There are many variables when measuring percent leakage. When you finish your containment project and have to validate a percent leakage value, how would you practically validate that only 3% of the surface area was open and that only 5% of air was bypassing the servers? Also, the leakage flow rate is directly proportional to the number of racks, and you could use a different number of racks than what the specification assumed. The racks tend to be the leakiest element in a fully contained pod, so it’s important to remember not to install a containment that is significantly tighter than the racks.
Other variables that you may find in a production environment that complicate a percent leakage validation include IT equipment that has a different fan speed, racks from various vendors have different airflow characteristics, room shape that affects airflow patterns, and more. Practical metrics, including average temperature, the maximum temperature, and temperature variation of the IT supply air at the rack front should be used instead.
Finding the right temperature range is a key indicator for your containment project. The tighter you set your IT supply temperature range, the more containment you will need. A few factors that will help to establish this range include thermal runtime, cooling system redundancy, and ASHRAE upper limits.
Some people decide to set their IT supply air very low (around 65 degrees F), which allows them time to set up emergency cooling in case of a cooling system failure. This factor helps to establish the minimum IT supply air temperature. Be sure to check out Schneider Electric’s Data Center Temperature Rise Calculator to help you find your thermal runtime before you reach a max temperature.
ASHRAE upper limit is a good place to start for the upper limit of your temperature range- the maximum allowable is 89.6 degrees F for the A1 equipment class.
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Nagula offers a unique wining and dining experience at Aliya Resort & Spa. Situated on the veranda of the resorts featured Paddy Museum, this speciality restaurant features Sri Lankan cuisine with a rustic and simple ambiance that leaves you feeling replete and completely content.
Meals are prepared in a traditional village kitchen – in clay pots and on traditional clay stoves, and served in a traditional manner. The seating is simple and comfortable; with charming views of the resorts own paddy fields and fruit trees, and a lovely cool breeze that accompanies this lush view.
An educational and interesting array of paddy cultivating artefacts are displayed; the relics of the past one hundred years or more, depicting the art of manual agriculture and sturdy lifestyle of the people of the Sigiriya Villages. | 2019-04-22T20:12:01 | https://www.themeresorts.com/aliyaresort/dining/nagula.html |
The Hotel room check in is at 4:00 pm. They will accept earlier check in requests, if requested at the time you make your reservation, or phone in the requests at least a day before you arrive.
Come here to sign in and pick up your program for the next few days.
You may bring your Competition and Show & Share Dolls here, to be logged in for display.
You may also bring any donations for the raffles, Banquet tables or auction, at this time.
Bring any pindolls you would like to trade.
There will also be samples of the Evening Quickie Classes on display, along with sign-up sheets. Don't forget to pick up your badges and welcome bag.
All Vendors must have their tables emptied by 4:30, so the Banquet setup can begin.
For those who show up a day early, we will again be going out for "Chicago Style Pizza".
This has become popular with our early arrivals. So, if you plan on coming in on Wednesday, do plan on joining us.
You may dress up Hollywood-ish...Funny or Fancy.
Do you have a funny hat? Glasses? Boa? Wig?
Be prepared to have FUN ! | 2019-04-25T10:08:08 | http://www.windycitydollworkshops.com/Schedule-of-Events.html |
We are launching our first ever Rainbow Fever Night at The Oasis, to celebrate and create a new playground for LGBT community!
For this launch, we will have SPECIAL PERFORMANCE from a FAMOUS VIETNAM DANCER/CHOREOGRAPHER.
Let's make it THE NIGHT! | 2019-04-23T10:34:31 | https://saigoneer.com/saigon-events/15656-rainbow-fever-night-the-oasis |
Still trying to grasp what nio is and how it works? You’re not alone.
So, grab a beer (or 3) and get comfy. It’s time to get nerdy with nio's Director of Innovation, James Holmes. | 2019-04-19T21:28:31 | https://niolabs.com/blog/tech-talk-director-innovation-james-holmes |
Scheduled - We are patching servers with latest Microsoft updates tonight, services will be unstable in this period.
SuperOffice CRM Online software update.
Scheduled - This is a continuation of the maintenance from last Tuesday.
Customers who were updated at this time will not be affected today.
This release is a scheduled maintenance release of CRM Online 8.4 and contains various bug fixes and improvements.
Expected downtime is up to 10 minutes between 22:00 and 01:00 n.d. cet. | 2019-04-20T18:58:23 | https://status.superoffice.com/ |
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With the development of modern industrial technology, the quality requirements for aluminum alloy sheet strips are getting higher and higher. Under the “new normal” of China's economic development, the high value-added, high-tech aluminum alloy sheet has great market potential, especially for aluminum panels for automotive lightweighting, aluminum alloy sheets for aerospace, aluminum sheets for food and beverage cans, and consumption. Aluminum strips for the electronics and construction sectors, PS-based aluminum strips, etc. The aluminum alloy sheet strips meet the requirements of size, performance and surface quality by hot and cold rolling, and can be summarized as “good dimensional shape and high surface smoothness performance” . To effectively meet these requirements, The rolling process lubrication technology puts forward higher requirements, and it is necessary to select a suitable rolling process lubricant. At the same time, the process lubricant should be properly maintained and managed, so that the function of the lubricant can be effectively and stably exerted.
In this paper, the characteristics of some aluminum alloy sheet strip rolling are briefly discussed. The related process lubrication technology is also briefly discussed. At the same time, the challenges faced by the aluminum sheet strip rolling process lubrication technology are also briefly explained.
Aluminum alloy sheet aluminum is the main product in aluminum sheet, mainly used in cans, automotive aviation, PS plate base, building curtain wall and so on. Among them, the aluminum can body is an alloy such as 3104, 3004, and the can material is an alloy such as 5083, 5182. Aluminum can material requirements are very strict, requiring intrinsic quality, deep drawing performance, and good surface quality, high hot rolling finishing temperature, basically above 320 ° C, cold rolling finishing thickness 0.28 - 0.32 mm, thickness tolerance High requirements such as plate type. PS plate is usually made of 1050 aluminum alloy for electrolytic grinding plate, and 3103 aluminum alloy is often used for brush grinding plate at home and abroad. The PS version has high requirements on the quality of the aluminum plate base. The apparent quality, flatness and thickness difference of the aluminum plate base will affect the quality index of the PS plate. The quality of the PS plate is very high, especially for high-end color printing. It is not allowed to have a slight defect in the printing plate. To ensure the quality of the printing plate, the apparent quality of the aluminum plate for the PS plate is the most important. Aluminum alloy sheets for automobiles, especially automobile outer panels, are the top products in the production of aluminum alloy sheets. At present, there are two series of aluminum alloy automobile sheets, 5xxx and 6xxx series, and 5xxx series aluminum alloys have medium strength and good processing performance. 6xxx series aluminum alloy has the characteristics of good formability and high strength. In its research and development, it focuses on 7-point performance requirements such as formability, surface smear uniformity and surface treatment. Alumina sheet is widely used in ceilings, electrical panels, furniture panels, etc. Alumina sheets have strong decorative properties, moderate hardness, no need for complicated surface treatment, and 1xxx, 5xxx, 6xxx series alloys in alumina sheets. More, 1xxx alloy has good characteristics in bright and protective oxidation, 6xxx can be anodized and colored, suitable for building decoration materials.
In addition to the high requirements for performance, aluminum alloy sheet strips place high demands on the surface quality of the strip, such as sticking, scratching, imprinting, pine branching, metal and non-metal pressing, oil staining. , annealing oil spots, color difference, bright strips, orange peel, etc. have clear requirements and regulations, which puts higher requirements on process lubrication technology.
Aluminum alloy sheet with rolling process lubrication technology mainly has three major categories, water-based lubrication technology, oil-based lubrication technology, oil and water application two-phase lubrication technology.
Water-based lubrication technology is divided into emulsion technology, dispersion technology and synthetic liquid technology.
The emulsion technology is to introduce an emulsifier, the emulsifier is a surface active substance, and the lipophilic part is concentrated in the oil, and the hydrophilic end face is in the water to form a protective barrier between the oil beads, which greatly reduces the accumulation of the oil beads. The rate reduces the free energy of the oil bead surface, prevents the accumulation of oil beads, and maintains the dynamic balance of the emulsion, as shown in Figure 1.
Aluminum rolling emulsions often use anionic and nonionic emulsification techniques. Among them, the anionic emulsification technology is more mature and stable in aluminum rolling, and it is a widely used technology. Since the surface of the aluminum plate is often positively charged during the rolling process, the anion technology is used to assist the lubrication component adsorption, and the weak alkaline condition. It also contributes to better cleaning, rust and antibacterial functions.
Houghton has done a lot of research and development and application in the field of water-based process lubrication. Among them, Tandemol technology is widely used. Tandemol 62xx, 63xx, 68xx, 67xx, 69xx, 5xxx series products are compared in aluminum hot rolling and cold rolling. Good use. In addition to the lubrication, cooling and cleaning properties that lubricants must provide, they are also unique in terms of self-cleaning, controllability and stability.
Dispersion technology is one of the emulsion technologies that use cationic emulsifiers. In addition to the bacteriostatic action, the cationic emulsifier has a large size and a uniform distribution of oil beads in a certain pH range, as shown in FIG. 2 . This distribution of oil particles not only greatly improves the lubricating ability of the dispersion liquid (because the oil is precipitated from the emulsion is the premise of lubrication), but also improves the lubrication uniformity and the wetting ability of the oil beads on the surface of the aluminum plate, which helps To improve the surface quality after rolling.
Dispersion technology is less used in aluminum rolling, mainly due to poor stability of emulsion technology, difficult control of lubrication and emulsion, and high maintenance and management pressure. However, Houghton's dispersion technology has been used extensively in steel cold rolling.
Synthetic fluid technology and emulsion technology are different, as shown in Figure 3. The synthetic liquid is a single-phase product, which is very stable, clear and transparent, and has good detergency, but the surface tension of the synthetic liquid is low and the corrosion is strong. Water-soluble polymers are often dissolved in water by forming hydrogen bonds, hydrogen bonds disappear at elevated temperatures, and polymer precipitation promotes lubrication, which is different from the lubrication mechanism of emulsions in the bite zone. There is basically no application in rolling.
Oil-based aluminum cold-rolled oils are usually solvent-based oils with additives (alcohols, esters and acids) and are the most important process lubrication applications for aluminum cold rolling. Oil-based rolling oil technology is mature, basic oil and additive selection, cooling system setting, maintenance management and related equipment process parameters such as rolling speed, reduction, tension setting, etc. have rich experience and mature cases. Learn from.
Most of the current aluminum cold rolling additive technology basically maintains the use of C12-C18 alcohols, esters or acids. Alcohols and esters are mixed and used in a certain proportion. Sometimes the rolling process assists in adding a small amount of acid to achieve surface brightening or to improve lubrication. The key to the design and selection of additives is to balance the carbon chain length of the alcoholic acid. The carbon chain is short, the cleaning performance is good, but the lubrication performance is poor, the carbon chain is long, the lubrication performance is good, but there are many residues, as shown in Fig. 4. The rolling speed of modern aluminum cold rolling mills is getting higher and higher, which requires higher cooling and lubricating ability of rolling oil. At the same time, it puts forward higher requirements on surface residual and annealing oil spots, how to ensure lubrication and cooling, and ensure the surface. Depth is an important issue.
In solving the contradiction between lubrication and decontamination, Houghton has done a lot of exploration work and achieved good results. For example, the introduction of carrier technology, the use of long-chain alcohol esters does not deteriorate the surface cleanliness, the introduction of anti-wear agents, the use of short-chain alcohol esters to ensure cleanability, enhanced lubrication and so on. Houghton cold rolling additive technology is widely used all over the world. In China, Cindol 9xxx series additive products have been well applied in many aluminum cold rolling mills, in high-speed rolling of aluminum cold rolling, high reduction, high surface requirements, There is a good performance in reducing the consumption of additives.
Combining the advantages of water-based and oil-based technologies, and avoiding corresponding deficiencies as much as possible, a two-phase application technique of water and oil was developed. The oil phase and the water phase were respectively applied to the rolls, the water was cooled, and the oil phase provided lubrication. Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the supply of two-phase medium , red for oil supply, at the inlet, blue for water, and both inlet and outlet. The outstanding advantage of this technology is that the lubrication can be adjusted by changing the amount and pressure of the oil phase as needed, or by adjusting the amount of water supply. Tests show that this kind of control method can better optimize lubrication, increase rolling speed, and make shape control easier.
Houghton has this technology, especially in the rolling of steel strips.
Consider the role of process lubrication, lubrication, cooling, cleaning, surface quality improvement, load bearing, etc.
Considering the key points of rolling, hot rolling and cold rolling have different focuses, which are to reduce the internal resistance (the deformation resistance of the strip itself) and to reduce the external resistance (to reduce the resistance of the external friction to metal deformation) . Among them, the surface condition of hot rolling rolls and rolled parts, rolling temperature, process lubricants, etc., cold rolling roll diameter, tension, lubricating fluid, etc. need to be considered.
Considering the difficulty of rolling, hot rolling includes surface defects, high temperature rolling, finish rolling temperature, aluminum powder removal, etc. Cold rolling includes surface cleaning, speed and temperature, reduction ratio, plate type, safety, etc.
Consider different alloys and processes, such as 1xxx alloy with low strength, high reduction ratio, easy to stick aluminum, 3xxx alloy is not high strength, high temperature, easy to produce coarse grains, high strength magnesium plate in 5xxx alloy, high rolling Difficulties, low magnesium content of the board is low , the final rolling temperature range is wide, etc., 6xxx alloy medium strength, high requirements for annealing performance should also be fully considered.
Considering the matching of rolling mill, process and lubrication, each rolling mill, rolling process and process lubrication system are different. The alloy type, production quality, operating condition of the process lubricating fluid, management and maintenance conditions, and demand are all different.
How to improve surface cleanliness: The use of water-based and oil-based products has the potential to cause residual and annealed oil spots. For example, using a water-based product, there is a vapor barrier film between the water-based medium and the plate surface as shown in Fig. 6. When the temperature is low, the vapor film cannot be maintained, and the water-based medium directly wets the surface of the plate to bond with the surface of the plate. It is one of the challenges that it is very easy to bring in residues and bring great difficulties to the purge.
How to improve the self-purification and anti-pollution ability: there are equipment oil leakage, oxidative deterioration, aluminum powder production, aluminum powder and other solid pollution, metal soap base other pollution, water-based emulsified state, fungus breeding, etc. It is also one of the challenges.
Cold-rolled water-based lubricating fluid: aluminum cold-rolled oil has low flash point, fire hazard and poor safety. If water-based products can make up for the shortage of oil base, eliminate the fire hazard and improve the cooling capacity, the water-based cold rolling liquid The use is not extensive, there are some shortcomings or risks, such as 1) more surface residue, 2) microbial breeding risk, 3) risk of discoloration of aluminum plate, 4) lubrication and cooling uniformity is not as good as oil, 5) maintenance management is difficult, the above risks are Common shortcomings of water-based products and the challenges they face.
In the face of challenges, Houghton Company fully considers and understands various factors, chooses the most suitable process lubrication products (to tailor the body), combined with good service and problem-solving ability, rich product and application experience, etc. Satisfactory production and quality needs, and many users of Houghton are a good illustration.
1. The aluminum alloy sheet has its own characteristics in terms of performance, but it has high requirements on the surface quality, which also puts forward higher requirements for the process lubrication technology.
2. At present, the lubrication technology of aluminum alloy sheet strip rolling process mainly includes water-based lubrication technology (emulsion, dispersion liquid, synthetic liquid), oil-based lubrication technology, oil-water two-phase application technology, etc., each has its own characteristics, according to needs .
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SB 4 seems like a NIMBY gambit to water down SB 50 to something the NIMBY cities could tolerate. Weiner is very likely to give into this small vs big city bifurcation, yet Palo Alto is preying he gives into nixing the 'jobs rich' areas upzoning and delaying application to 'sensitive poor communities', both of which the poor people want. There is going to be a lot of horse trading until the next hearing on the 24th. Hope Weiner doesn't water down SB 50 to the point of worthlessness like he did 827.
Fine and other members of the Scott Wiener's fan club have a chance to put money where their mouth is. Next Tuesday, buy the former City manager's share of a single family home. Use it for affordable housing/shelter now. Then use SB50 to upzone it into 4, 8 or more affordable units?
Note that the City of San Francisco Board of Supervisors from where Mr. Weiner started his political life is opposed to SB50. They are already overloaded with people and infrastructure issues. So please do not play the NIMBY card here. The specifics of the bill do not make sense. PA and surrounding cities are already dealing with excess traffic, too many children in the classrooms, etc.
local government has no fee authority to pay for it."
All of these proposals are trojan horses that enable big developers to transform the peninsula into a NYC/Manhattan wannabee, because SF is already suffering from being a Hong Kong wannabee, and they want the rest of the Peninsula to be the same urban jungle nevermind who they displace.
These proposals will accelerate the displacement of ordinary people. The only answer is to reduce the demand side of the equation by incentivizing the creation of new job centers.
Cities should be tallying the costs of these to their localities and sending the state the bill -- for example, from recouping the cost of creating the magical Harry Potter-like expansion of the infrastructure, to the cost of new schools, to funds to restore ordinary people's gardens after drought restrictions that are applied without any regard for the burdens of new development (I still don't have a garden, by the way, since the last drought restrictions, the new development is a slap in the face). Cities should be able to recoup their portion of future water projects, healthcare because of increased pollution, etc etc.
The only way to get these lawmakers to stop pushing these horribly damaging trojan horse proposals (that aren't even that well-hidden giveaways to big developers that only create problems for small cities), is to truly tally the costs and send them the bill.
^^^ The Trojans will be all of the new residents living in Palo Alto under SB50.
If SB50 passes, I can see Palo Altans passing immediate citizen initiatives for large, progressive head taxes on large companies and restrictions on size.
I also agree with the recent editorial in the Weekly, that this sort of this is going to destroy the Democratic party in California, and squander the opportunity to provide universal healthcare. The left proves it is just as susceptible to being co-opted by the plutocrats as the right (only it will be harder to erase the evidence of overdevelopment than it will be for Republicans to stop being the party of lies and corruption).
> The Trojans will be all of the new residents living in Palo Alto under SB50.
The Trjoan Horse was actually filled with Greek warriors who upon exiting the Trojan Horse ramsacked & destroyed Troy.
SB50 is the Trojan Horse & the newer residents will destroy Palo Alto as we once knew it.
What's wrong with Hong Kong, it's the richest city in China. If land valuation permits the construction of high rises then do it. What I object to in SB 50 is the imposition of one size fits all and the inclusion of rent controls including inclusionary zoning. This gets you kicked out of a college prep economics class in high school and a 101 class in college to say nothing of a real estate economics class. Displacement is the history of city building now it's a heartfelt no-no. Wiener is looking for votes in San Francisco the biggest haven for free loader renters in America. Very few of he rent controlled renters are poor, just part of the most liberal city in the U.S.A.
I am originally from Hong Kong. What is wrong with compressed housing?
It accommodates more residents by vertical design like modern parking garages.
More people coming to Palo Alto and they need place to live.
San Antonio Road good use of land and space management. Looks like more buildings of this type are coming.
Good for solving housing shortages in Palo Alto.
Older and nicer residential neighborhoods will stay the same so no problem for residents there.
Redevelopment of Ventura and Barron Park will improve appearance of city an make properties worth more. East Meadow area between Alma and El Camino could use major facelift.
Article II, section 9, California Constitution.
"Older and nicer residential neighborhoods will stay the same so no problem for residents there." - Wrong. I suggest you read the bill. No matter where you live in Palo Alto, your neighborhood is not safe from developers if this bill passes. All it would take is a single bus stop and then zoning would effectively no longer exist within a .25 mile radius. Also this radius applies across city / county boundaries. If Menlo Park adds a bus stop on the other side of the creek then the radius extends into Palo Alto.
XIANG - you live here now - is that because it is nicer and does not have compressed housing? So why did you pick this city instead of downtown SF? The fact that you are here vs some other compressed city says it all. We are okay with Hong Kong retaining the honor of being a compressed city.
Have you not considered that he may have moved to Palo Alto because he's employed there?
You are using your free speech right to rail against SB50, but if you are against it you have to propose how Palo Alto is going to meet its housing commitments. In recent years, Palo Alto has failed miserably in getting housing built. If not for SB50, I think you would continue to sit on your hands.
Why should Palo Alto have to build more housing and all the attendant costs, when the infrastructure is maxed out? Why shouldn't Palo Alto encourage large companies to move where they can grow, as Facebook did? The trying to expand the already maxed out infrastructure is more costly and makes way less sense.
And why should Palo Alto have built more housing anyway? As if people could have seen this kind of crush of large companies. This area has always had boom and busts, and the bust times, when places end up empty, never make housing cheap because investors find it to be such an opportunity to scoop up a (somewhat, for them) bargain.
Encourage your employer to support spending the money to create civic amenities in cities around California that have actually been losing people and want the investment. I will move with you if they do.
"...you have to propose how Palo Alto is going to meet its housing commitments."
Actually, the City of Palo Alto has already met its legal housing commitments. The main thing the City is required to do is establish plans for enough new housing to meet its Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). It did this as part of the most recent Comprehensive Plan update.
I've read that developers have asked for, and received, entitlements to build the RHNA units. The property owners simply haven't gone ahead with permits and construction.
Right now there's no meaningful limit on commercial construction, and it's more lucrative than housing, so financing is probably flowing to commercial projects instead of housing. It's also possible some developers are waiting to see what happens to SB 50 and the other bills currently in the works. If they can get a financial windfall by waiting, then it makes sense for them to wait instead of building now.
Be aware that it isn't profitable to build affordable housing here. Even if SB 50 passes, you should expect new housing to be expensive. I'm looking for better analysis of this, but haven't found anything compelling yet. In the meantime, Michael Goldman's blog (Web Link) and this report from Berkeley (Web Link) are good places to start.
If we are behind on our overall number it’s a matter of a few hundred housing units. Meanwhile the region is underwater by almost 500,000 jobs.
Chris, you can’t just regurgitate what someone-else says without understanding the facts. Corrupt politicians like weiner want you to think it’s palo alto’s fault because we are an easy target. We are nothing in the scheme of this imbalance. He just wants to throw ‘wealthy white privilege’ into the mix because it is the phrase of the day. Meanwhile the Duke and Harvard educated white privileged boy that he is, has been bought by every real estate pac in the business and is just doing their bidding.
Palo Alto generates revenue from over 100,000 jobs. There is no way that Palo Alto will provide housing for for as many workers as it provides jobs, but the posters here are hypocritical in denying Palo Alto has a responsibility to significantly increase its housing commitment. The reason housing is not more affordable is because of density restrictions.
The posters here do not seem to see the irony in the fact that even San Francisco provides net housing for Pal Alto despite the fact that SF itself has a big surplus of jobs.
SB50 will not pas in its current form but the intransigence of Filseth and his cronies will not end well. It needs to show it can manage its resources responsibly if it wants to avoid detailed state regulation.
Palo Alto has no legal or moral responsibility to build more housing. Building more developer-profit multi-story housing will not result in more affordable housing, it will only result in more developer windfalls. Palo Alto can and should build more affordable housing for existing residents, which is why SB 50 must be defeated.
Developers are the agents of demand. As such they are good people. Investment capital is the controlling factor. No profit no can do. Government oversight especially in California turns capital off. Look to Oregon with statewide rent control. Almost for certain this will lead to an investor strike. Money has better things to do than deal with Econ 101 flunkies. Resources are scarce. Government in California and Oregon is the problem. The big factor now in play: global warming.
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The city does NOT generate revenue from the 100,000 workers. Perhaps there's a small amount of sales tax attributable to them, but most of it is generated by residents. Same with property tax. The state captures the lion's share of revenue from the jobs through income tax.
I have to say that it's a little scary how much you don't understand.
Palo Alto has always had a shortage of lower priced housing. Even when I moved to the area in 1960s, housing was expensive. Many who could afford Palo Alto CHOSE to live in Atherton, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Menlo Park. Those who could not afford Palo Alto went to Mt View and Sunnyvale.
Instead of insisting on a city by city housing requirement, it would be better to encourage an area-wide solution. Also cities should require builders to contribute to the needed infrastructure to go with the houses--increased public transportation that goes somewhere useful and on time, more schools, libraries, some good restaurants where the noise level isn't so high. If you want to pack people like sardines, then put it next door to those responsible for all the new housing--developers business developers.
I wonder what the effect would be on global warming if all of the Bay Area and possibly Los Angeles area completely disappeared? My guess is that it would have no measurable effect on the present trajectory. I think the Yes In Your Backyard groups advocating dense housing in our area as a countermeasure to global warming are of course correct in saying it would help, but do not have any idea of the scale of the problem. Only major multinational actions have any hope of dealing in any meaningful way and even those are probably too late. SB50 and 4 are too late to save the world.
Do Palo Alto homeowners want a tall, multi-unit apt. or condo building built next door to their single family home --- with little parking? Yes, this will happen if these bills pass. And every part of Palo Alto would be affected by these bills, not just areas near transit, as Palo Alto is considered a "Jobs-Rich" zone. Not even one parking space is required per housing unit for these tall buildings. Meanwhile, neither bill guarantees that those who these bills purport to serve, people commuting to work in places like Palo Alto, will actually purchase and/or reside in these tall, multi-unit buildings, to be built next to single family homes.
Hong Kong has a well developed transit system. The Bay area does not. Palo Alto especially does not. Don't be trolled by posters saying that developers want what is best for the residents of our city or that Hong Kong is a good example for what this region needs. When those structures on San Antonio are completed and filled it will be clear that the debate over closing Churchill was a laughable distraction from the coming gridlock. What IS clear is that no one ever attempted to anticipate, plan, and build for the future. How is this for a desperate solution? Eliminate Prop 13 and normalize property taxes. Retirees (like me) will move out. Money will be available to build out transit (perhaps even a CalTrain Tunnel!)and Xiang and George can have their Hong Kong II.
Why is Palo Alto considered to be inflicted with a job/housing imbalance, but not Atherton, Los Altos Hills, Woodside, Portola Valley and Hillsborough? At least 5 days a week thousands of workers descend on those very wealthy towns: nannies, housekeepers, gardeners, maids, butlers, security people, chaufers, handymen, etc. Why isn't there no demand that those workers, who are mostly Hispanic, African American and Pacific Islanders be housed there? Is it because the housing "advocates" target only well paid tech workers to be provided with housing? This was a rhetorical question of course, since we know the answer.
Atherton, Woodside, etc. are too intelligent to accept government ignorance and its political agenda. The blue state where economics is the taboo science. If there is a housing shortage why are the school districts overflowing with students (those whose parents can afford the unaffordable). Government has no money except what it can tax. Thirty year bonds for "affordable housing" burdens the rest of real estate. Only one out of four who qualify receive government assistance in housing. Resources are scarce. Palo Alto, the peninsula can't provide subsidized housing to any extent. That's why I'm clearing rent control out of San Jose. First: mobile home parks make perfect land sources for much subsidized housing if this is wise. You don't want people to be married to the government.
Economically illiterate Blue states are the economic powerhouses in this country.
Even in blue states most people do not comprehend economics. Those largely white men do (Republicans with money). With Japan, South Korea, Taiwan coming aboard in development it is pale skinned men who set the agenda. Social studies is a wonderful subject. Get on the internet. All sorts of info at your finger tips. And yes, men are a lot smarter and a lot dumber than women. I.Q. tests, the pride and joy of the science of psychology. Politically correct Palo Alto. Inclusionary zoning in Palo Alto has to go. It gets you an F in economics (too much risk for the investors.
3.65M sq ft office space, 6K residential units, 400K sq ft retail, 300 unit hotel. Assuming the usual (though overly-optimistic) 250 sq ft per employee for office space, and 2.3 people per unit for housing, this project has a jobs/housing imbalance of 1.1. Assuming a more realistic 150 sq ft per employee, the imbalance is 1.8. Including the employees needed for the retail areas and hotel would make the numbers worse in either case.
The lack of housing in Silicon Valley is all about development economics, not zoning restrictions. To fix the problem, we need to fix the economic incentives.
Why not the obvious choice? Let's just close the Cal Ave and Palo Alto Caltrain stations.
Be real. Palo Alto is for the natural aristocracy. An aristocracy based on brain power. What Palo Alto can do is knock down all the old houses and create fire defensive housing under the 2008 building code. A house did survive in Paradise, a new house complying with the 2008 doctrine. Doze Palo Alto before gasoline bulldozers are banned because of climate change. We're not seeing fires anymore but fire storms.
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What Is The Zika Virus And Why Is The U.S. Government Restricting Travel To South America?
The U.S. government last week advised pregnant women not to travel to Central or South America on account of the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
The message was that pregnant women, or women considering becoming pregnant, should exercise “enhanced precautions” when traveling to these places: Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
The virus was discovered in 1947 in the Zika forest of Uganda; although common in Africa, it had not been recorded in the Western Hemisphere until last May, when an outbreak occurred in Brazil. With no immune defenses against this brand new virus in the West, it has been spreading rapidly.
Zika is an infection transmitted by mosquitoes, which is exactly how malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, chikungunya, and West Nile virus are passed along.
How does this work? Female mosquitoes need protein in order to procreate, and they get it by feeding on warm-blooded creatures, including birds, horses, and people. When a mosquito first bites an infected creature, and then bites you, it can pass the disease into your bloodstream.
There are many species of mosquitoes; Zika is spread by mosquitoes of the Aedes species, which breeds in small pools of water.
The aggressive yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, has spread most Zika cases, but that mosquito is common in the United States only in Florida, along the Gulf Coast, and in Hawaii – although it has been found as far north as Washington in hot weather.
For most people the virus is not deadly, or even very serious. Symptoms include fever, a rash, joint pain and red eyes, but they generally don’t last more than a week.
But while the effect of the Zika virus on most humans is not usually dangerous, that’s not the case for a fetus. Infection with the virus appears to be linked to the development of unusually small heads and brain damage in newborns, which is the reason for the Level 2 warning from the CDC.
Since the Zika Virus was first diagnosed in Brazil last May, there have been an alarming number of birth defects recorded.
The situation in Brazil is so overwhelming that Angela Rocha, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist in Pernambuco, one of the hardest hit states, said in an interview with CNN that women may want to hold off on getting pregnant.
The CDC has said that there are at least “a dozen or so” confirmed cases of Zika virus in residents who recently traveled to countries where the mosquito-borne virus is spreading.
While the agency cannot provide a complete breakdown of these cases, since states have to authorize releasing that information, it has confirmed that the number of cases is from 2015 to date, and that confirmed cases are in Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, and Texas. At this point, all the confirmed cases in the U.S. have been in travelers returning from other countries where the Zika virus is known to exist, so it appears likely that they were infected abroad and not in the U.S. mainland.
South American countries have tried hard to wipe out those pesky mosquitoes that carry diseases. Brazil has even used the military to destroy the places where these insects live; Mexico is struggling to defeat dengue fever, which is gaining a deadly hold, by testing its first vaccine, while Colombia is using mosquitoes treated with bacteria to prevent the spread of dengue fever.
For Brazil, it remains to be seen if the threat of the Zika virus will have any impact on this year’s Summer Olympic Games, scheduled to begin in Rio de Janeiro on August 5.
Just another attempt of U.S.A. military labs, to control worldwide population along with HIV and AIDS. Best testing area is Africa (always !) but accidents always are happening !
All right, Andrea G., so who's responsible for the Zika virus being in Uganda in the first place?
We don't have a really good basic sanitation in Brazil. We lots of of cases of Leishmanioses too.
Let us hope they will limit the viruses with vaccines and protection against mosquitoes. Destroying waters is not a good idea; even if the insects breed less because of that, there will be many other bad consequences, including even more climate change.
There's no certainty that the virus really causes fetus problems, the cause may be another... But we don't really know.
Doesn't matter- be here soon.
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The next time someone snubs you at a party and you think hiding is the solution to escape your feelings of rejection, think again. Scientists have shown that reaching out to other people during a stressful event is an effective way to improve your mood, and researchers at Concordia University suggest that the hormone oxytocin may help you accomplish just that.
Mark Ellenbogen and Christopher Cardoso, researchers in Concordia's Centre for Research in Human Development are taking a closer look at oxytocin, a hormone traditionally studied for its role in childbirth and breastfeeding, and more recently for its effect on social behaviour. Their latest study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Psychoneuroendocrinology, shows that oxytocin can increase a person's trust in others following social rejection.
Explains Ellenbogen, "that means that instead of the traditional 'fight or flight' response to social conflict where people get revved up to respond to a challenge or run away from it, oxytocin may promote the 'tend and befriend' response where people reach out to others for support after a stressful event. That can, in turn, strengthen social bonds and may be a healthier way to cope."
Cardoso, who is a doctoral student in the Department of Psychology, says that studying oxytocin may provide future options for those who suffer from mental health conditions characterized by high levels of stress and low levels of social support, like depression. "If someone is feeling very distressed, oxytocin could promote social support seeking, and that may be especially helpful to those individuals," he says, noting that people with depression tend to naturally withdraw even though reaching out to social support systems can alleviate depression and facilitate recovery.
For Ellenbogen, who holds a Canada Research Chair in Developmental Psychopathology, the contribution of stress the development of mood disorders like depression and bipolar disorder has long been a research focus. "I'm concerned with the biological underpinnings of stress, particularly interpersonal stress, which is thought to be a strong predictor of these mental disorders. So, oxytocin is a natural fit with my interests," says Ellenbogen. "The next phase of research will begin to study oxytocin's effects in those who are at high risk for developing clinical depression."
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"Come the Revolution: A Legal Perspective on Air Operations in Iraq Sin" by Charles J. Dunlap Jr.
Has the early part of the twenty-first century shown the most dramatic revolution in the role of law in armed conflict in history? Evidence suggests that it has. Today, for example, allegations about civilian casualties often dominate our discussions about strategy in irregular war, itself a phenomenon that, according to the National Defense Strategy, will preoccupy our military services for years to come. Indeed, as will be discussed below in more detail, adherence to law in armed conflict fact and perception is increasingly a central, if not defining, concern of field commanders, as well as military and civilian leaders at every level. It is appropriate then to pause for a moment and discuss our experiences in Iraq since 2003, and to see what lessons we should—and should not—draw from them. Of course, there are many aspects of the role of law—and lawyers—but this paper will confine itself to some of the issues that arose from the use of airpower. | 2019-04-19T12:46:40 | https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/faculty_scholarship/2182/ |
Underwater photography is a tremendously difficult art to master. It takes vast amounts of patience, photo skills, and expensive equipment. This says nothing about the dive skills needed to get into the position to take that perfect shot; you’ll need everything from flawless buoyancy to proper body and fin control. When wrecks are added into the mix, it makes things very challenging, and the dives are much more complicated.
Wrecks, by their nature, are dangerous places where stupid mistakes can be fatal. To make diving and shooting on wrecks more enjoyable, and safer, it helps to keep a few basic ideas and techniques in mind. Here then are 10 easy tips to help you get that fantastic shot.
Many photographers feel like they need to have the biggest and coolest looking camera gear to take good shots, or try to impress other divers. While this may work fine on easy reef dives or shooting macro subjects, big gear can get you in trouble very quickly on, or inside, a wreck. When swimming down a very narrow corridor filled with silt and metal objects, you don’t want to be dragging loads of excess equipment with you.
In the dark and confined places on wrecks, nobody is looking at your camera and thinking, “Wow that is a huge camera—they must be a real pro!” Instead, the veteran wreck divers you are with look at you and think, “Wow, this idiot is going to get us all in trouble and might end up dead!” Wreck diving is not the place to try and impress people with unnecessary gear that serves no purpose.
Before the dive, you need to get your rig as small and compact as you can get it. A camera, two strobes, and a focus light is an ideal setup. Leave all those diopters, colorful lights, lanyards, cute toys, and whatever else is unnecessary behind on the boat. You also want to streamline the sync cords to your strobes; it is very easy for them to get caught on a pipe, wire or other piece of metal. Get small, get streamlined, and take only what you need—that should be your mantra.
Shipwrecks tend to be the biggest things most photographers will shoot underwater. Even some of the smallest wrecks will be bigger than a blue whale. With subjects this big, there are always many different types of shots and interesting angles to shoot. There will be everything from giant shots of the entire ship, ghostly interior shots or amazing reef and fish pictures on the outside. No matter what type of shots you plan to shoot, one thing remains the same: You will want your widest angle lens possible. There may be a few times a midrange lens does the job better, but 95% of the time you are going to want a super wide-angle lens.
Pull your strobes back further than usual. They should be behind the plane of the rear of your camera. If they are too far forward, you will get them in the picture or have blown out bright areas on the sides.
Make sure your stuff isn’t in the shot. I’ve had many awesome shots ruined by a fin or sync cord dangling in the picture. I loop my sync cords around my strobe arms to keep them from flying away, and I always make sure to keep my legs bent behind me.
Keep your subject, and any straight objects, along the horizontal center line of your shot. Don’t get too cute with trying to put focal points in the lower third of an image—things will get badly distorted. When you learn where to put your subjects, it is possible to create shots that look like they were shot with a rectilinear lens.
Wrecks are bipolar subjects by nature. Dark and silty on the inside and often bright and colorful with difficult ambient light on the outside. For the best wreck shots, bring one video light to use as a focus light and mount it in the middle of the camera rig. This light can also double as your primary light for navigating the wreck, but always make sure to have a backup clipped off somewhere easy to get. There is nothing worse than being in a wreck and having the lights go out. Try and keep this light at low power settings, as you don’t want it to run out of battery!
When you are outside the wreck, turn up the power of this light when shooting and use it as a center fill light. It will reduce the shadows in the center of your image caused by strobe placement. Ideally, you would use a third strobe for this—but we are trying to streamline.
When the time comes for the actual shots, you are going to want at least one good strobe. Since the outside of wrecks tends to “eat” light, the strobe is essential to bring out detail and colors. Otherwise, all the shots are just going to be dark blue/green with little visual interest. If inside a wreck, it is best to keep the strobes folded up and as small as possible as it is all too common for them to bang into things or even for the sync cords to get cut. Just extend them for the shot and then put away again afterwards. You can get memorable, atmospheric interior shots with a single strobe.
The traditional rule in photography is to shoot as low an ISO as possible to maximize color and reduce noise. For wreck photography, it is often advisable to bend this rule a little, especially as most new cameras feature excellent noise reduction on higher ISO settings. Having too much light is usually not the problem on wrecks. Photographers often leave wrecks frustrated with having constantly underexposed pictures, but they are often sticking to the lowest ISO setting rule.
Before a wreck shoot, consider upping your ISO to the 800 range, or even 1,000 on some camera models. You should still get excellent color with an acceptable level of noise, plus you won’t have to fight as much to get enough light into your shots. When you are shooting outside the wreck, feel free to bring it back down again, but inside it is best to leave it a little higher than usual. Fiddling with your ISO inside a dark, cramped space is no fun.
Diving on a wreck is often like a giant puzzle. It takes a lot of work and imagination to piece together what you are looking at and what things are. While this may be a lot of fun for the diver, it is not so fun when sharing your photos with others who don’t know the wreck.
To get non-wreck divers to appreciate your hard work, find objects that they will recognize. The propeller is a great example; everyone knows ships have propellers, so they will quickly identify it when shown. This allows your audience to appreciate the photo and the skill it took to shoot it. If they can’t make out what your subject is then chances are they won’t be looking at it very long.
Finding these objects is not necessarily easy, but there are a couple of things you can do to help along the process. First, educate yourself about the wreck and its history. If you know it is a warship, you should be looking for guns or weapons. On the other hand, if it is a cargo ship, you should think about what it was carrying when it sank. Find books and online material to help. Second, listen to your guide and ask lots of questions. Too often, divers hear about everything they will see in the brief, and then promptly forget it all in the excitement of the moment. Third, talk to people who have already dived that wreck. They might better be able to communicate things that you find important. The more you study beforehand, the more successful you will be in finding interesting artifacts to shoot.
Wrecks are amazing dives with many unique features to shoot, and often amazing artificial reefs. However, it is very easy to come away from a dive with only a bunch of very monochromatic shots to show for all your work. Monochromatic shots can make great images, but often they are just the result of bad lighting and poor shot selection.
When shooting in, or on, a wreck, it is critical to find something that draws the eye of the viewer. Color is the best and most natural choice. Find anything that stands out, from an old beer bottle to a fantastic piece of soft coral. Corals and sea fans make excellent targets on which to focus. If the wreck has stunning marine growth, shoot it! Just use caution to adjust your exposure settings to accommodate such subjects, as they often contrast sharply with the overall background.
It will take some time to recognize what is colorful or not. Some of the most amazing soft coral looks brown in natural light. Hit it with a strobe and BOOM! Vivid bright reds and pinks! Finding color is where a focus light can come in handy. Play the light across everything and note the color. Do this enough, and soon you will be able to shoot the most amazing colorful images on wrecks that everyone else thought were plain and green. It also helps to pay attention to the shapes of objects, as this can help draw you to great color. Educate yourself beforehand, so you know what the gorgonians look like in the area, and what type of soft coral there is. Like everything else with wreck diving, preparation is vital.
Wrecks are usually the most massive things you will ever shoot in the ocean, so step away and shoot big shots of it. Shooting big shots can be tough to do, as low light and poor visibility are ubiquitous on shipwrecks. But don’t be intimidated by this. Instead, increase your ISO to 1,000 and get your aperture as wide open as you can get (i.e., low f-number). Finally, get your shutter speed as slow as you can, while keeping the frame still. The ideal shutter on most cameras is usually 1/80s or 1/100s, but some new models have excellent stabilization, and you can shoot clearly with settings as low as 1/40s. Work on your hovering skills and shoot some big shots outside the wreck.
For those big external shots, it is usually best to set your exposure to the background. If you have a subject in the foreground, you will use your strobes to light it correctly, but if you don’t expose to the background, it is going to be blown out in most big wreck shots. The subjects are always darker, and the background is often very bright in comparison.
You are not limited to wrecks that have excellent visibility to shoot big shots. Even on poor visibility wrecks, it is possible to get very close to an interesting object or colorful marine life, use this as your subject, and then let the poor viz wreck act as a looming shadow or outline in the background.
Too many divers position their strobes at the beginning of a dive and never move them again. Placing your strobes once works for beginners, but for experienced photographers, this is a crime against humanity! There is a reason that your strobe arms are moveable—so do it. You can write a book about light positioning, but let’s take a look at a couple of easy things to do while shooting wrecks.
How you position your strobes will have a lot to do with where you are on the wreck. When you are inside a ship, you can bring the strobes in close to the camera to avoid bumping things in the darkness. If you are shooting in a large flat area, like a cargo hold, make sure to position the strobes above the camera. Make your setup look like rabbit ears sticking up; this will avoiding blowing out whatever you are shooting on the deck. If you are working around the outside of the hull or superstructure, try positioning your strobes in an “L” configuration, where the long side of the “L” is parallel to the hull or whatever vertical surface you are shooting.
In situations where you are shooting something specific, make sure you tinker with your positioning—there is no blanket solution. Try to minimize distracting shadows, and ensure that you don’t have a shadow in the middle of your shot caused by having your strobes spaced too far apart. The best advice is to experiment. You need to be in the habit of always moving and adjusting the power of your strobes if you want to maximize your photography.
Air management is not a photographic technique; it is a survival technique. It is very common to see divers head back down at the end of a dive to get one more cool shot of some animal they see. Usually, they end up buddy breathing with their guide, and that is considered normal. Other times, you will see someone shooting a macro subject while breathing off their guide’s tank. This type of behavior shows a lack of planning and discipline, and it cannot happen while wreck diving.
You need a plan, and you need to stick to it no matter what. You want to shoot the deck gun on the bow, but get low on air in the superstructure? Tough, you end your dive as planned and hit the gun on the next dive. Sticking to the plan is essential when shooting inside a wreck. If you do not have the self-discipline to stick to a plan no matter what, then you probably shouldn’t be penetrating a shipwreck. Wreck diving is not for everyone, and that is fine. Ask yourself if you have what it takes, and give yourself an honest answer before heading into a ship.
Shipwrecks are notoriously silty on the inside, and a single ill-timed kick can silt out a room or passageway; this is known as a “silt out”—and you need to do everything you can to avoid it. When shooting outside wrecks, it is okay to contort yourself and do all kinds of crazy things (without harming the environment of course). Gyrating all over the place is not something you can do on penetration dives into the dark bowels of a ship, however. Even a single thrashing kick and all of a sudden your visibility will drop to zero. Silt outs are a significant safety risk, and many wreck divers have panicked—and died—over the years due to silt out. Stay calm, go slow and keep your cool at all times.
Aside from survival issues, silt outs will end your shots in a big hurry. When you are inside a wreck, it will be very silty, even in the best wreck dives in pristine waters. The silt is often from the breakdown of organic material, so though the water may be crystal clear outside, the inside of a ship will be full of sediment. The sediment is from the decomposition of wooden decks, furniture, clothes, food, etc.
If you are in a group of divers, move slowly and be especially careful when swimming away from a cool artifact. Many times I’ve seen divers do a great job going slow and shooting their subject; then they swim away like they are in a big hurry, which blows out what they were photographing and ruins it for everyone else. Always go slow and don’t hurry on to the next item of interest, your fellow divers will have a much higher opinion of you if you do.
Shipwrecks provide some of the most fantastic dive experiences you’ll ever encounter, but all too often the photos of them are lacking. Making a wreck look interesting, dramatic and beautiful is a challenge, but if you accept this and work hard at it, you will be rewarded with photos that nobody else has. A manta photo is excellent, but not uncommon. A skull in a dark engine room with rusty machinery all around, now that is a photo that will make people stop and take notice!
About the Author: DPG Editor Andrew Marriott is the author of several books on shipwrecks published by Fata Morgana Media. His latest book, co-authored with his business partner Ram Yoro, is on the wrecks of the Philippines. The pictures shown here are from that book. | 2019-04-19T22:34:07 | http://www.divephotoguide.com/underwater-photography-special-features/article/ten-things-get-you-started-wreck-underwater-photography/ |
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and send them out to accomplish mission objectives.
your jets to a place far away from your base.
your units in aircraft carriers while on mission.
other than Charles de Gaulle at the Carrier Port.
[Tip] May the Alliance Be with You!
Join an alliance for great benefits!
powerful enemies beyond your strength together!
members and defend against enemy attacks!
3. Conduct alliance research for various alliance-wide buffs!
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Have you ever started to make a change in your life for the better and you feel like others around you aren't supportive, seem upset, or keep telling you it's a bad idea?
Maybe you decided to change careers or start to set limits with how you allow others to treat you, maybe you changed your eating habits, or it's as simple as you starting to feel and look better.
People don't always appreciate change! But most of all they're afraid.
Everyday we work with women who find themselves taking control of their lives and they face the difficulty of dealing with their loved ones, friends or family, who aren't always supportive of their new triumphs and success!
This is especially true when it comes to setting limits, when we decided to take care of ourselves for the first time ever, or we're taking on something that most other people wouldn't have the courage to do.
The challenging part is not letting what other people say or do stop us from moving forward with our goals, dreams, and what will make us truly happy.
When we begin to pursue our dreams our priorities shift and there is a change in how we act and how we are with people. The things you talk about, the group of people you surround yourself with, and even what you eat and drink might be different.
That means that the way your loved ones might interact with you may be different and that can be challenging for them. They might feel left out or wish they could experience what you are experiencing.
We know that all of you at some point will experience someone trying to squash your dreams or rain on your parade, usually unintentionally.
So often the real reason that people get upset when they experience you changing is fear they're going to lose the relationship they have with you or they're scared for you to fail. Our loved ones want us to be happy and they want to be happy too, but they aren't always good at expressing that. So listen for what they are really saying, even if it sounds selfish, condescending, or controlling, there is something behind it that is more important.
2. Stand up for yourself and what is important to you.
There will never be a time in your life when you will please everyone! Never! So it's time to start pleasing yourself. If something is truly making you happy and it's important to you, stick with it. Share with others about how happy it's making you. It's the moment we're unsure or we're scared that others get scared for you. It's also important to tactfully let others know how they are making you feel, not in a blaming way. We may not change the way they act or the things they say, but we can let them know kindly how their comments make you feel.
3. Take responsibility of how you feel.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. It's important to remember, that the things other people say to you aren't the truth and it doesn't have to stop you. Have you ever noticed that no matter what people say supportive or not we still feel bad, scared, or not good enough. What other people say only bothers us when we are scared our unsure ourselves. So believe in yourself.
4. You are important and so are your dreams.
There are going to be a million reasons why you should put other people first, but the truth is you'll never have what you want if you don't take care of yourself and what's important to you. Who do you put the air mask on first when the cabin pressure drops on an airplane? The answer is you! If you're not taking care of you, you can't take care of anyone else.
Of course that doesn't mean stop being responsible for the feelings of others, but stand up for what's important to you at the same time! No one can stop you from pursuing your dreams! | 2019-04-24T22:17:25 | https://www.hellobeautifulhealth.com/news/2015/5/14/what-to-do-about-critical-loved-ones |
So why not stop and take time on this beautiful day to allow the creator to speak to you through creation. Go out for a walk, turn off the radio or TV so that you can hear the birds singing, go and hug a tree, just don't spend all day going from one box (home) via another box (the car) to other boxes (work, Starbucks, whatever) without ever stopping to enjoy the stuff outside the boxes.
We're off to Eastbourne as a family for the weekend so probably no more blogs until after the weekend. Hope you have a great one.
The tree outside my house is no match for tropical fish and a coral reef - sounds great! Hope the flight back isn't too bad and look forward to seeing you all again!
And good to hear from you too Sarah.
It's still a beautiful day. Just off to meet Brian Meardon, the vicar of Warfield, now so I'll get the roof off the 2CV and enjoy God's creation a bit more!!
Thank you for the lovely picture Simon, it's good to think about the creation and how wonderful God made it. I took some photos of the snow before church on Sunday, a bit too cold for me but looked so lovely.
Hi Simon, thanks for giving me a reminder to just see the beauty and wonder that lies just outside our doors.
Hope you and Catrina have a great time away with the children. Relax!!
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Warren Buffet introduced the concept of economic moat. Moat, as a term refers to the dug up water filled area that surrounded medieval forts and castles to keep the enemy at bay. In the modern economic term, the spirit of this word remains same only it has entered companies’ board rooms and is an important part of long term strategies. An economic moat is the competitive advantage an entity has which keeps it safe from competition over a sustainable period of time. Now this does not mean that economic moat lends immunity but just a solid cushion that ensures its long term sustainability.
Why is a moat important for Investor?
Competition is probably the biggest threat to survival of any business. Even if the onslaught of competition is not be fatal, it can significantly reduce the profitability and market share resulting in shaky performance in stock markets. Moats reflect an advantage over competition and asserts leadership over a long term. It also means that competition will not be able to drive the company down suddenly. So the investment is safe on a long period of time frame. Such companies also build a great brand value which further fuels the share prices. This is why it is important for investors to understand the moats of the company they are going to invest in.
Moats cannot be black and white- what may work in favour of a company in a particular industry may not hold in another. Also, what may seem like advantage may not really reap benefits or thwart competitors. We are going to take a look at numerous advantageous positions that are presumed to be moats but do not end up being so.
There is no denying that economy of scales works in favour of cost cutting but whether it does act as a moat is open for debate. Even if the size of the company is intimidating, it never dissuades competition from entering the market. In fact, unorganised sector in India is a big example of this situation. Look at the yellow taxi unions that are thriving across India and competing with big players like Ola and Uber. This goes on to show that being big may not keep competition at bay. In fact, sometimes big size may actually prove to be detrimental in term of costing of products since fixed expenses are really high and compliance related rules are much harsher. For example- chemical industry. The unorganised players in chemical sector can give a product at a much lower price point as compared to some of the most reputed global players like Dow. Of course, we are referring to general chemicals and not specialities. In the finance industry fintechs being much smaller and nimbler without the regulatory constraints are giving the larger banks sleepless nights. In the Airlines industry, Indigo with much smaller operations successfully fought much bigger rivals like Jet Airways and became the largest domestic airline. Lastly, who can forget the legendary Karsan Bhai Patel who began selling washing powder on the back of his cycle and went to establish Nirma as the largest selling washing powder brand in the world; successfully beating HUL and other large FMCH companies.
Exception: A big competitor with deep pockets can create disruption in the industry. Reliance Infocomm with its Monsoon Hungama offer sent shockwaves in the telecom industry earlier. Reliance Jio is trying to recreate the magic with the 4G offering and is gaining success. In the e-commerce space, the entry of Amazon has started the wave of consolidation in India.
Quite contrary to usual perception, when one or two companies enjoy maximum market share, it usually attracts competition as the sector looks unsaturated. If the market size itself is huge then there is no telling how many competitors will enter the market and erode market share of a present market leader. Consider the case of Micromax, it entered Indian mobile phone market in 2008 and by 2015 it was already challenging the biggest Mobile phone maker Samsung. Cut to 2016, Micromax spiralled downwards and lost more than 50% of its market share in a matter of year! So what went wrong? While Micromax was getting its handsets made from Chinese manufacturers like Oppo and Coolpad, these manufacturers were eyeing the Indian markets. Last year they entered the Indian markets wreaking havoc on the existing players. Even Samsung is on a slide since then! Another global example of this false moat happen to be Nokia and blackberry who sort of packed their operations overnight from being the best and biggest! Patanjali products carving a sizeable market share in the toothpaste, soaps, and many other FMCG categories in a short span of time is also a good example.
Lets face it- there is no dearth of talent and talented people in the market. Qualified personnel with great experience are available for the right money. Also a company boasting of having the best management amongst the industry can lose it really fast. Haven’t we heard of the best CEOs changing companies overnight (all for a better price or opportunity)?
4) People may influence success of a company but cannot guarantee it.
5) Just because one entity has an efficient management does not mean that another cannot.
6) Just because management has succeeded in one line of business doesn’t mean that it can success in another business. Business dynamics differ and as Buffet maintains, between bad business and great management, it’s the bad business that usually wins.
Good products are definitely great selling points and bring in revenues but remember someone will create a better product overtime and then your good product will go down the drain along with revenue flows. In fact if you have launched a super successful line of products then it is most likely to attract competition and replication. And the one example that we can think of it right now is Domino’s Pizza and US Pizza. Way before domino’s or even Pizza Hut, US Pizza had recognised the need of introducing Indian toppings on their pizzas to make them appealing for Indian market. So came Tandoori Chicken pizzas and other similar flavours. Needless to say, it was successful and this was closely followed by Domino’s. Even if US pizza had an upper hand over other pizza makers, it was there only for a very short time. Today Pizza Hut is the biggest pizza vendor in India followed by Domino’s and they still keep introducing new Indian flavours and toppings on their pizzas.
It has been a long list of moats that don’t work so what really construes as a genuine moat? The answer is rather simple to state- it is something that your competitors cannot replicate in a short period of time and without a huge expense. This brings us to valuable intangible assets that a company holds in form of brand value, copyrights, patents, secret recipes and trademarks. These assets actually lend amazing edge to companies over their competitors. Even if competitor is able to catch up, it takes years and by then the brand and reputation of the product is already built. When Nestle Maggi suffered a setback after it was claimed that it was harmful for consumption, people thought that it would be the end of it. Many other brands like Yipee, Patanjali atta noodles and Horlicks jumped at the opportunity to market and introduce their products in the market aggressively. However, once Maggi got back into the market, it was back to square one! The brand is by now so powerful and people so used to its taste that for any other noodle maker it is out and out uphill battle. In India, Software companies can apply for patents only in cases where product is an amalgamation of software as well as hardware. Any product that is purely software based will be denied patent but shall be protected by copyright. This should provide a lot of moat cushioning to existing players with patents in their kitty!
Apart from Copyrights, patents and brands, Proprietary processes can make a lot of difference on the quality and cost of final product. If your process is protected and can offer what none other can, then it qualifies as a wide moat.
End to end network like the one Coca Cola has in India is also a great competition barrier. Right from manufacturing to distribution, Coca Cola is able to control costs and distribution across India. They acquired this horizontal specialisation by taking over an existing iconic Indian brand Thums up. Even though Thums up still remains a more popular and loved brand out of all Coca Cola offerings in Indian market, all the network that came with Thums up actually gave it a definite upper hand and continues to do so. Closer home, it is hard to match the distribution reach and network of the Shriram Transport Finance. GE Finance tried to enter the space but could never achieve success. Again UPS with its global network, and Walmart with its huge well-oiled Supply Chain network are difficult to replicate.
Here are twelve companies that we think have strong moats. The companies are arranged in no particular order. This list should not be construed as an investment advice. | 2019-04-18T21:02:14 | https://www.investorwhiz.com/investment-basics/4-misleading-moats |
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What’s black, yellow, and orange all over? It may just be one of the most unique donations we’ve received yet!
Funded by a private donor, Richard Petty’s Garage built us a sleek 2015 Ford Mustang Convertible with a unique twist on the classic American car. And for all of you SOW supporters out there who are die-hard car enthusiasts, we’re sure you’ll agree that she’s a one-of-a-kind beauty.
And just when you think a car like this can’t get any better, it does.
100% of the proceeds from the sale of the SOW Mustang go to support vulnerable children all over the world!
If you are interested in seeing this beauty in person for yourself, come join us at Mecum’s auction in Kissimmee, FL January 15–24. You could have the opportunity to become the proud new owner of this Richard Petty original, as well as help rescue thousands of children across the globe!
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The Obama administration is trying to keep the Syrian war simmering, hoping that Clinton will take office in 2017, said Jim Jatras, former US diplomat. She’ll want to dig in with both feet in support of so-called ‘moderates’ against Assad, he added.
RT asked Jim Jatras, former US diplomat, whether it is possible that this incident with Syrian rebels threatening American soldiers could be a turning point in the country’s conflict.
“We have US Special Operations personnel accompanying the Turks – let’s call them ally Number 1 - in their incursion into Syria. We know that the primary target is not ISIS/ISIL/DAESH for the Turks, it’s the Kurds, who are also American allies – let’s call that ally Number 2. Now we have so-called ally Number 3 – the Free Syrian Army elements threatening these Americans, who are operating with ally Number 1, that they are going to slaughter them. They don’t want the Americans and Christians here. [The subgroup] that did this supposedly is Ahrar al-Sham, which is a really nasty piece of work. It is as Wahhabist, as radical, as violent as Al-Nusra [Front,] or ISIS. But I guess they are part of the moderates here… If you’re going to put it in a work of fiction, it would not be deemed to be plausible to the reader,” Jatras said.
In his view, though, it’s unlikely to happen under the Obama administration.
“The Obama administration shows all signs of trying to keep the Syrian war simmering until they hope Hillary Clinton can take office in January 2017. And, of course, she’ll want to dig in with both feet in support of these so-called moderates against the Assad government. I just don’t see any signs in reappraisal here,” Jatras added.
Joshua Landis from the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma argues that it’s the US support for the Kurds that could have triggered the US-backed rebels to push American soldiers out of their positions.
“Many of these Arab fighters see the Kurds as enemies who are fighting over the same national territory,” he said.
“There has been a widespread sense that the US is in a war against Sunni Islam; that it has signed the agreement with Iran; that it overthrew Saddam Hussein,” he continued.
“Even the fight against ISIS many of them see as the war against Islam; America should be fighting against the [Shiites] and Assad’s government, they should not be fighting against Sunnis,” he said, adding that it’s a widespread belief.
“We know from various documentaries that the schools in Idlib and the other areas, where the rebels predominate and where Al-Qaeda is very strong, are teaching to young people to lionize [Osama] bin Laden, the blowing up of the World Trade Center, and the fight against America. So this is part of what is going on in rebel-controlled Syria – not all militias, but perhaps more than America really thinks,” he told RT.
Meanwhile, Ruptly video news agency has obtained footage apparently showing an American flag flying over a Kurdish position in Tal Abyad, a Syrian town on the border with Turkey.
There have also been reports that US flags are being flown in the town held by the Kurdish YPG, allegedly as a warning from America to Turkey not to attack the Kurds.
— RT (@RT_com) 16 сентября 2016 г.
“They’ve put their trust on the US. Clearly, the government of Iraq, the government of Turkey, and the government of Iran, and the government of Syria have no interest in pursuing or protecting their sovereign rights. They’ve put their money on the US, and as we’ve seen over the last couple of months… given the right political circumstances, the US would sell them down the river, sell them out, not back them up, and abandon them. I think they are calculating that if they raise this flag, it would potentially give Turkey, in particular, pause in launching any kind of airstrikes,” Johnson said. | 2019-04-25T10:33:39 | https://www.rt.com/op-ed/359664-troops-moderates-syria-american/ |
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The magazine is known for its strong pacifism. It devotes much coverage to combating war, militarism, and corporate power. It supports civil rights and civil liberties, women's rights, LGBT rights, immigrant rights, labor rights, human rights, environmentalism, criminal justice reform, and democratic reform. Its current Editor-in-Chief is Ruth Conniff. Previous editors included Fighting Bob La Follette, his son Robert Jr., William Evjue, Morris Rubin, Erwin Knoll and Matthew Rothschild. Its editorial offices are in Madison, Wisconsin. | 2019-04-23T14:00:01 | https://3dprogressive.com/ |
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